Infinity?
Otto recalled the symbol symbolizing infinity, combined with the green hair beneath his foot.
He could roughly guess who had visited this place.
That was an extremely mad scientist.
Whether it was the "Snake" herself, or the sim of the "Snake" left behind in the Elysian Realm, both were existences that made one shudder.
Compared to the "Snake," perhaps the original Otto could be considered an angel.
But when did she come here?
If it was during the Previous Era, did that mean this body of his had actually existed for over fifty thousand years? Or perhaps, even longer?
But what if... it was the Current Era?
Otto frowned.
And since the "Snake" had come here, did she do anything to his body?
Otto didn't detect any discomfort or anything strange about his body.
There were no tools here, nor were there any laboratories or operating tables.
However, this was truly a headache.
His face had definitely been remembered by the "Snake." Perhaps her gaze had long since fallen upon Otto Apocalypse. It seemed he would have to be careful in the future.
Boys must be careful when they go out, or they might get eaten by a snake.
To be honest, aside from Fu Hua, Otto didn't want to deal with people from the Previous Era.
Time is wealth; time is power.
Like the saying "a tortoise lives a thousand years, a god ten thousand," the MANTISes who had survived over fifty thousand years likely all possessed their own foundations and trump cards.
But with the current development of Schicksal, a confrontation with World Serpent in the future was inevitable.
How could Otto possibly tolerate Kevin executing Project Stigmata?
Sighing softly, Otto opened his eyes and looked at the System panel. The System was still upgrading, but the other functions were not frozen.
The Seven Thunders of Retribution appeared in Otto's hand. He stroked the slightly cold Divine Key, his gaze turning to his Crystals and Friendship Points.
420 Crystals and 600 Friendship Points. (See Chapter 73)
Otto immediately went for a Friendship Supply drop.
[Congratulations Host, you have drawn: Desert Eagle]
Mn, trash amongst trash. As expected, he shouldn't have held any hope for this Friendship Supply.
It wasn't like it was going to give him a Cecilia or a Benares.
Now he only had 320 Friendship Points left. He would wait until he saved enough for a ten-pull to draw again.
His Crystals were just enough for one supply drop. Should he pull?
Otto pondered. Crystals were limited, and he couldn't top up with real money; every chance at a supply drop was precious.
But he had previously drawn the [Cecilia Schariac (Middle)] Stigmata. Otto didn't think he would have a streak of luck and get goods twice in a row.
However, waiting for the System upgrade here was boring. He might as well "pad the blade" (test his luck).
Otto chose to draw from the supply. His Crystals dropped to 140, and the familiar HOMU box appeared on the System panel.
Relaxing his body slightly, Otto sat leisurely on the divine seat, watching the HOMU box explode.
A flash of purple light.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Otto was so excited he almost stood up. Two goods in a row—was this the joy of having European luck?
Do you know the gold content of two consecutive successful pulls?!
[Congratulations Host, you have drawn Stigmata: Elysia (Middle)!]
Another Stigmata?
Thinking of the fear of being dominated by the memories in the Cecilia Stigmata, Otto felt a bit of a stomach ache.
Otto had thought it might give him a Herrscher Core, but he looked at the Stigmata he had drawn with curiosity.
Elysia?
Wasn't this Miss Pink Elf from the Previous Era?
The Standard Supply could drop something like this?
However, Otto wasn't particularly surprised. After all, the System wasn't a proper system, the Supply wasn't a proper supply, and the Host wasn't exactly a proper Host either.
[Do you wish to equip the Stigmata now?]
The System's voice sounded again.
"Can I equip two Middle Stigmata?"
[Yes.]
Otto realized.
Right, this wasn't a game.
"Equip it."
Otto didn't mind. Surely the memories in this Stigmata wouldn't be some strange, bizarre memories, right?
As a male, Otto really didn't want various experiences he could never use.
However, compared to the Elysia (Middle) Stigmata, Otto was actually more interested in the memories contained within the Elysia (Bottom) Stigmata. That segment of memory might be more helpful to his current self.
[Stigmata engraving initiating.]
Otto's consciousness became chaotic. He closed his eyes and lay quietly on the divine seat.
---o---
When he opened his eyes again, Otto found that he was no longer in that mysterious space, but inside a laboratory filled with a sense of high technology.
He wasn't overly surprised.
It wasn't his first time experiencing Stigmata memories. This was likely him experiencing the memory from Elysia's perspective.
He could just treat it like watching a holographic movie.
If only he had some sunflower seeds and cola, it would be even better.
However, Otto suddenly froze slightly, because in his field of vision, he actually saw his wife, Mei.
Long hair like the night sky flowed down to her waist. Beneath her bangs, tea-purple eyes were dark and profound.
Unlike Mei's gentleness, her eyes held a sharpness, coldness, and intellect that Mei did not possess.
This was a beauty of extreme intellectual elegance.
Her nose was delicate and upturned, her pink lips like cherry blossoms. Her devastatingly beautiful face was exquisite and magnificent, like a work of art carved from pink jade.
A black shirt outlined an arrogant curve, while she wore a form-fitting white lab coat that looked flowing and chic.
Her skin was fair as snow, but it revealed a hint of unhealthiness, as if she hadn't seen the sun for a long time. If one looked closely, one could even see the texture of the blood vessels beneath the skin.
Otto gazed at her. He knew clearly in his heart that this was not his Raiden Mei.
This was Dr. MEI.
The legendary scientist of the Previous Era, Dr. MEI.
The Stigmata and Divine Keys of the Current Era were all created by her hand.
And Project Stigmata, Project Ember, Project Ark, and Project Valuka were all created by her hand as well.
He had truly met an unexpected figure.
Otto was a little surprised, but it was a pity that this was only Dr. MEI within a Stigmata memory. If he could meet her in reality, Otto might invite her to dinner and have a long, intimate talk in bed.
Dr. MEI in his field of vision was getting closer and closer. Otto realized then that it was actually Miss Pink Elf who was tiptoeing, sneaking up on Dr. MEI.
What is Elysia trying to do?
Otto watched "himself" sneak up behind Dr. MEI, and then wrap fair, slender arms around Dr. MEI from behind.
Then, she rubbed her cheek against Dr. MEI's cheek.
"MEI, Kevin isn't here, let's go eat, bathe, and sleep together!"
A voice as melodious as an oriole rang out. The tone was cheerful; it was Elysia speaking.
"Ah!"
Suddenly hugged, a startled cry escaped Dr. MEI's lips.
The intellectual beauty realized it was Elysia playing tricks and rolled her eyes at her helplessly.
But before Dr. MEI could refuse, Miss Pink Elf continued speaking in that cheerful voice, blocking the words of rejection Dr. MEI intended to say.
"MEI, you've been cooped up in the lab for days. If you don't go out, you're going to grow mushrooms!"
This was Miss Pink Elf caring for her friend.
Seeing her say this, and considering the work at hand was mostly finished, Dr. MEI could only nod.
Otto watched this scene, feeling the softness of Dr. MEI's cheek.
However, he suddenly recalled what Elysia had just said... Eat, bathe, and sleep?
Hmm...
Forget it, Kevin won't know anyway.