Chapter 190
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Chapter 190: Speculation, the Impact After the Revelation
Chu Yuanqing was deep in thought.
The passing of blessings was a rule established at the very beginning of Final City’s creation.
This is why everyone sees awakened blessers as the torchbearers, and it is also the reason why that great city can become humanity’s last sanctuary.
Although soon after the blessings were born, some people realized that they could be transferred through dying wishes, such cases are rare in the world, and only Final City firmly continued to enforce it as a rule.
There are many reasons for this.
First, the conditions for transferring blessings are too strict; it requires a strong wish at the moment of death, a clear impression of the person receiving the blessings, and sincere trust in them.
Second, the person passing on the blessings cannot possess them themselves, as this would cause conflict and greatly burden the spirit, potentially leading to a collapse of the soul if it accumulates to a certain degree.
Third, the transfer of blessings may contain some memories from the original owner, and even if the blessings themselves do not conflict, there is still a chance of confusion in understanding.
The Final City can achieve this because it is a miracle created from many blessings.
The so-called transfer of blessings is not given to a specific person but to the city itself, turning into a fire that resists the Disaster Wave and helps maintain this rare sanctuary for humanity.
In other words, this rule is about building a home together, allowing you to protect your own home, making both conditions easy to meet.
Chu Yuanqing understands that the biggest obstacle to transferring her own blessing is not the Sea of Truth, nor anything else, but…
Are there really humans in this world who can carry this blessing?
That was the power of thirteen[Calamity Gods], the legacy of the entire Final City, the wishes of many comrades at their last moments, the weight of countless united dreams, and the epic tales and remnants left by the old era.
Chu Yuanqing had walked a long path, experiencing the greatest tragedies, feeling the deepest despair. She endured many personality breakdowns, faced one familiar death after another, shedding blood and tears, forgetting her humanity and self. With the obsession to fulfill her promises, she made it to the end.
But even so, is the Chu Yuanying who witnessed Charlotte take her own life and watched the Final City sink into the sea still truly Chu Yuanying if he remains unmoved and unable to shed a tear?
That was merely an obsession, a lingering spirit. It wasn’t until she arrived in the new era with her daughter that she began to find some sense of being human again by shutting herself away.
This unique experience forged a savior capable of rewriting tragedies and reversing the flow of time.
Without experiencing these hardships, let alone carrying all of Chu Yuanqing’s blessings, it would be impossible to properly combine even some of the blessings left by her comrades, making the idea of defeating the[Calamity God] utterly absurd.
Chu Yuanqing never had this thought before, and because of this truth, she now reflects on its feasibility, feeling unable to act but wanting to leave some bargaining chips for humanity before she dies.
On the other hand, the idealistic nature of magic and the essence of[Pure White]inspired her, leading her to seek hope in the inheritance of blessings.
Chu Yuanqing whispered to herself:
"We should wait until the flowers are fully bloomed to talk about it. The power of magical girls is still too weak compared to the past; they aren’t even qualified to use the lever."
"Also, I should find a chance to visit those forbidden places."
Although the numbers, weights, and even the places of arrival match with the thirteen Calamity Gods, theoretically, the powers of the other side are within me. Even if the concept of Calamity Gods exists, it is without a root, so how could they arrive?
Chu Yuanqing had some guesses about this.
First, there are no Calamity Gods in the forbidden places; they only hold their lingering presence, and what is being nurtured is the Supreme Disaster Beast.
Second, the Sea of Truth has stolen the Calamity God powers from her, allowing the thirteen Calamity Gods to develop normally.
Both of these scenarios have a certain chance of happening.
People of the new era do not understand the power of Calamity Gods, so it is normal for them to call it a forbidden place.
The curse of the Sea of Truth is essentially trying to restore her corrections to the world, allowing the powers of the Calamity Gods to return to their rightful place, which is naturally part of it.
However, even though she had built a wall of blessings to resist the curse, she was mostly separated from the savior, but losing her power shouldn’t leave her completely unresponsive.
So there is still another possibility.
That is, the thirteen Calamity Gods are indeed being born, and the reason they are being suppressed by the Pure White is that their power is still within themselves, all in a state of extreme incompleteness, unable to avoid glitches that could lead to a total crash, returning to the egg’s life cycle.
Chu Yuanqing went over this again and felt that it actually made more sense, but to know the truth, she still needed to look for an opportunity to visit the forbidden area.
In fact, she could have made this request to the Dream Weaver Rabbit earlier.
But the thirteen forbidden areas, each one is comparable to billions of nuclear reactors; saying it concerns the safety of all humanity is not an exaggeration. Now that she had revealed her identity, making such a request right away would be difficult to accept before the other party confirmed and processed this information.
Moreover, if even nightmares can find her, being too close to the forbidden area would surely attract the attention of the Calamity Gods, and it was hard to say how much conflict would arise then. Without adequate power, she did not plan to take risks lightly.
"Sigh, even if I revealed everything, I still have to blend in with this group of kids as an idol."
Chu Yuanqing sighed inwardly and glanced at her lovely daughter and the green-eyed cat sitting across from her. Her expression softened, and in the peaceful and adorable sleeping faces of the two, she found some healing. Suddenly, she felt that life right now was pretty good and smiled.
Although only a little over two months have passed, being an idol, learning to dance, posting on Weibo, performing on stage, and entertaining the audience feel so different from her past life. Looking back now, it seems like a world apart.
During this time, she experienced a lot of positive emotions through her talent as Pure White Witch, which were far greater than what she felt when fighting the Calamity God, protecting the main city, and saving the world before.
Chu Yuanqing did not find it absurd and felt no sense of loss. The reason she could feel so many positive emotions was that, after correcting history, the world entered a peaceful era, allowing people to have time and energy for entertainment.
This magic, created by the audience’s emotions, was like a boomerang thrown in the past, bringing flowers and praises that had never been received before, pleading to preserve this hard-earned peace and not let the world fall back into devastation.
Chu Yuanqing only felt joy and comfort.
Of course, it would be even better if a certain lantern wouldn’t keep trembling.
Inside the carriage, the atmosphere among the contestants was quite gloomy. Few could sleep soundly like the green-eyed cat. They felt like they had gone through a life-changing exam, with mixed feelings of anticipation, confusion, fear, and unease.
The program group had set up screens in the waiting room to broadcast the live event, but only the two teams in the lounge could watch during the audience voting and mentor comments.
In other words, everyone only knew the vote counts for their own group’s PK teams and couldn’t figure out the "cut-off score" for advancement, leaving them in suspense, naturally affecting their mood.
Time passed, and there were no more accidents on the way to the base.
The 165 contestants returned to the base, waiting for tomorrow’s judgment of fate.
Xie Qing Yu wanted to humbly learn from Violet’s advice and talk with her sister, but the car was full of strangers, and once they got off, Violet immediately left with her teammates. Even when she tried to knock on the dorm door, she was refused a meeting.
According to the orders from the center, she had to leave Sea City that night and return to her original position, sadly waiting for the next chance to meet, pulling along the reluctant Violet, and leaving the Zhe Long base with the farewell from "Dream Weaving."
Meanwhile, thousands of audience members from the second performance had safely returned home and were sharing their experiences on various platforms, creating a huge buzz online.
Xu Ling was among them; she returned home joyfully and, with just a crazy Thursday meal, successfully calmed her fuming younger cousin. Sitting on the sofa with a little dinosaur pillow, she shared the happiness of watching the performance today.
As for the two encounters in the subway and at the event, they seemed to have been completely forgotten.
Xu Ling opened the takeout package; she took out coconut milk tea and a few boxes of Zhou Hei Ya, while the TV was replaying the fourth episode of "Dazzling Stage," and she chatted excitedly:
"Honey Qing’s team won two matches without any mistakes, so they are definitely advancing steadily."
"However, it is a bit of a pity that the two Grade A teams did not meet in both rounds. To be honest, if the opponents were stronger, the performance on stage would surely have been better, right?"
Pei Xiaotong complained:
"It’s not that easy! This isn’t some action-packed anime. Even in ‘Heart Flow,’ there are basic rules to follow, right?"
The little girl began to doubt herself, so she quickly changed the subject:
"I remember during the livestream, didn’t they say there was a dance piece where Honey Moon was the Carry Center? What do you think?"
Xu Ling answered without hesitation:
"It’s great! Honey Moon looks more radiant than ever. I guess it’s because it’s her first time as the Carry Center, right? She seems to be in much better shape than in the last round; her energy even has a hint of Miyuki’s charm. You could say her improvement is super fast."
"Unfortunately, her ‘Heart Flow’ effect was too much like a team effort, unlike the Great Devil who could attract votes. Instead, it made everyone shine with vibrant colors, and in the end, the vote count was only three hundred more than the last time."
Pei Xiaotong felt a bit envious. She had also studied dance for a while, but she hadn’t kept it up. Seeing Chu Wang Shu, who was also a high school student like herself, shining on stage and being widely noticed, always gave her a strange feeling of being both close and far away.
"That’s good enough, right? It should be enough to move up!"
Xu Ling replied confidently:
"Of course! I calculated it, and Honey Qing’s team will definitely move up. Even though Honey Moon’s individual ticket is the lowest, it can still rank in the top 15 out of 165 players, which is already very impressive."
Pei Xiaotong listened with great interest and asked about some lesser-known players. While chatting, she realized that she had already watched the fifth episode ahead of time, thanks to her cousin sister’s "spoilers," which left her feeling a bit empty, as if she had spent her joy too soon.
Xu Ling ignored her little cousin’s disappointment. After chatting and expressing herself, she went into her room, picked up her keyboard, and started bragging with the other friends online. She wrote nearly a thousand words and posted her thoughts on Weibo about the second performance.
Afterwards, she happily created a new folder and tugged Pei Xiaotong, who was nearly in tears, preparing to start editing the video and work hard with her "black slave" given by her aunt.
That night, the topic of the second performance became a hot trend.
It’s worth mentioning that the audience had all signed confidentiality agreements. Not only were they not allowed to upload any videos within a week, but even the specific ticket counts for each performance could not be posted online. Otherwise, internet users could easily calculate the elimination lines for this round.
So, the discussions were limited to "who won," "which team’s performance amazed you," "what was Chen Yining’s [Heart Flow] effect," and "Chu Yuanqing’s limited edition with white hair and golden eyes"… all these mixed-up, yet intriguing topics.
Especially the latter, it almost shocked all the Qingmen followers who were not at the scene. They searched the internet for pictures of the Pure White Witch, but still could not find a great hero.
There was nothing they could do; even Xu Ling, who was a big fan, was stunned for a while in that situation. She could barely remember waving her support stick, so how could they expect to capture those few seconds of a special moment?
This was the same for other viewers, which meant no one was able to take a picture of that scene.
Therefore, Chu Yuanqing’s alluring appearance with her white hair and golden eyes, as told in stories, made the online audience feel particularly jealous; as they say, what you can’t have is the best.
Everyone’s imagination only grew wilder, which allowed this news to spread even more.
In the end, the few frames of the Pure White Witch that were not recorded became the biggest mystery on the internet overnight, strangely becoming the most anticipated part of the fifth episode.
That night, the serious and pure Little Yuanxiaos in the Chu Yuanqing fan support group began to show signs of craziness, like a group of zombies, furiously tagging friends who were at the performance site.
Yes, looking at that scene, they almost wished to become dark magicians, using soul-searching spells to extract the image of Honey Qing with white hair and golden eyes, then expressing their delight with loud, sinister laughter.
In her dreams, Chu Yuanqing was awoken by the jumping lanterns. Sleepily, she took off her pendant and pressed it under her pillow, ignoring the unfair buzzing sounds by her ear, and continued to sleep soundly.
The girl’s body held a silver magic like the moonlight, which grew fiercely in a continuous response. The overflow that couldn’t be absorbed surged into her soul, watering a pure white flower, weaving a magic yet to be born.
At the same time, what truly caused a shocking stir was not the beauty of the Pure White Witch, but another piece of news about her.
—I am "Pure White."
The truth that Chu Yuanqing revealed to Dream Weaver Rabbit resonated like the sound of cracking porcelain, echoing through all the higher-ups involved in the Dazzling Stage project, creating a real tsunami.
This statement was even more explosive than when Tony Stark said, "I am Iron Man."
The significance of "Pure White" to the world, under the witness of 17 years, needs no further proof. In fact, one could say that its survival may last as long as humanity’s own.
It can be said that as long as "Pure White" has existed, humanity has studied it, hoping to replicate similar miracles and keep the "Calamity Seed," which brings destruction once hatched, sealed away forever.
The results, of course, were nothing.
That wall was merely a symbolic mirage; the real seal that suppressed the "Calamity Seed" was Chu Yuanqing herself. Unless technology advances to trace back causality, any research will just be a waste of effort.
So, the leaders of humanity have accepted the reality that the "Pure White" is about to collapse. In an extremely high-pressure and temporarily safe environment, they created the plan known as "Dazzling Stage," which involves the participation of governments around the world.
And now the truth has come to light: the "Pure White" is the creation of an unnamed savior.
Every change in "Pure White" is closely tied to the other person’s mental state and physical condition. There is even a comparative report organized by "Dream Weaver" on this matter for everyone to review, which serves as solid evidence.
Everyone’s reaction to this is different.
Some radicals believe this is undoubtedly bad news; even though Chu Yuanying’s contribution is great, tying the fate of the entire group to one person is still not good news. They believe he should reveal how he created "Pure White" and accept official treatment and monitoring.
Others are particularly excited. Since "Pure White" is the creation of a specific person, does that mean it could also be replicated? Creating such a refuge makes that savior a huge treasure, and building a good cooperative relationship with them would undoubtedly help eliminate the Disaster.
Still, some remain skeptical about this answer and do not believe "Dream Weaver’s" speculation. They even suspect that Chu Yuanying is a spy put forth by the disaster beast and the Church of the Gods, aiming to make the Human Alliance crumble from within, erasing all the crises brought by the Fire Seed Program.
But no matter the thought, everyone reached a consensus.
That is, no matter what it takes, they must find Chu Yuanying.
No matter if it is cooperation, communication, control, or even a request, the first step must be to find this person; otherwise, all plans are just nonsense.
Chu Yuanqing had long anticipated the official response. She had seen the ugliest, deepest, and most disgusting sides of human nature and understood that once truly found, one would be caught in an endless whirlpool, making it hard to carry out any plans normally.
Otherwise, being honest with Dream Weaver Rabbit about her identity and using global power to expose herself in the most efficient way to reach ‘Fully Blooming’ would be the right choice.
And the facts have proven that this decision was correct.
As ‘Weaving Dreams’, the foundation of trust for cooperation with the Human Alliance, must remain absolutely neutral, as a superintelligence loyal only to human civilization, responsible for all Fire Seed Programs, the database is also open to all countries participating in ‘Dazzling Stage’.
So, such important news would not be shared only with Donghong Federation; other major and minor countries would also know, causing potential undercurrents to begin flowing as everyone seeks that savior who, in a sense, no longer exists.
And all of this has not yet affected the underground base in Sea City.
The next day at noon.
Dream Weaver Rabbit arrived at the multimedia classroom as usual, looking at the 165 contestants present, ready to announce the final results of the second round.
