When Aloy was hesitating, Aletheia's voice suddenly sounded in Lu Xiao's mind.
"I found what you wanted, do you want to play it now?"
Lu Xiao's heart was moved, and he said with a calm expression on his face: "Don't worry, let's wait until things here are over."
"Understood...there is one more thing."
"The data you asked me to repair has been completed, and I have sent it to your Focus."
A message that the file was successfully received flashed before Lu Xiao's eyes. This was an audio file, which should be one of the records of the communication between Elizabeth and Gaia.
"Aloy, wait a minute."
Lu Xiao released the audio file to the public: "Listen to this audio first. This should be the last message left by Elizabeth."
…
"...Elizabeth, your story is not finished yet."
"Huh? Well, where did you talk about just now?"
"Toy."
"Oh, yes, toys."
Elizabeth sighed: "I connected the wires of electronic toys to car panels and solar panels, and my lawn caught fire because the components shorted out."
"In addition to the lawn, an old pine tree that was over a hundred years old was also burned. I was criticized by my neighbors and community leaders for this."
Gaia: "Question, how old were you then?"
"Six years old."
Elizabeth said with emotion: "Fortunately, my mother was at home at the time. She called the fire brigade to put out the fire, and she also helped me shield myself from the blame of the adults."
"When everything calmed down, she took me to the burned yard and asked me to watch the baby birds that had died because of the pine tree fire."
Gaia: "Question, how did you feel at that time?"
Elizabeth was silent for a few seconds, seeming to be recalling the scene at that time: "I... I'm not sure, I remember yelling 'I don't care' at that time."
"My mother gently held my face with both hands and said something that is still deeply memorable to me."
"She said I had to care because it was the result of my reckless behavior."
"She said, Elizabeth, your intelligence, which is far beyond your peers, means nothing if you can't make the world a better place."
"You should use your wisdom to do meaningful things and serve life, not death."
Gaia was silent for a few seconds before asking again: "You often mention your mother, but you have no children yourself. Why?"
"Uh~"
Elizabeth paused awkwardly for a moment: "I... don't have time to look for a partner. Maybe this is what suits me best."
Gaia: "If you had a child, what would you expect from her or him?"
Aloy's whole body tensed up when she heard this. Whether she admitted it or not, she already regarded Elizabeth as her mother in her heart.
Gaia's question made Elizabeth a little confused. She had never considered this issue before.
The genius scientist, who is always articulate, hesitated for a while before giving the answer: "I think, maybe I would like her (him) to be... full of curiosity?"
"I hope she (he) is stubborn and won't listen to other people's advice, but..."
Elizabeth chuckled: "I hope she (he) has a kind heart, and like my mother said, use her talents to make the world a better place...even just a little bit."
Judging from Aloy's slightly dazed but yet gleaming eyes, she seemed to have understood something from Elizabeth's words.
Elizabeth gave everything she had to practice her beliefs. She hoped to pass on to her next generation what her mother taught her when she was a child... although she never really had a child until her death.
After a long silence, Aloy's eyes became firm.
"Silens, you just said that you wanted to atone for the mistakes you made?"
Sirens nodded and said: "Yes, that's why I told you everything about Hades."
"Then listen well."
Aloy solemnly said to Sirens: "In view of the uncertainty of your position, I will always monitor you. Once I discover your intention to harm the world, I will immediately end your life."
"Other than that, I will not place any restrictions on your research. Instead, I hope you can help me complete the revival of civilization."
Sirens' expression changed: "Revival of civilization? Just the two of us when Apollo is offline?"
"Of course not."
Aloy shook his head: "I will use the authority given to me by Elizabeth to explore ruins around the world, find out more remaining ancient technologies and knowledge, and use them for the people."
"Perhaps we will not be able to revive civilization to the heights that our ancestors have reached in our lifetime, but I believe that as long as this concept is passed down from generation to generation, one day we will recreate the glorious civilization of mankind, and even better on this basis.
further."
Sirens looked at Aloy intently, as if he was trying to confirm from her eyes whether she was speaking impulsively.
"...It seems you are serious."
After closing his eyes and thinking about it, Sirens said calmly: "Although my position is not the same as yours, I am indeed very interested in your idea of exploring ancient ruins."
"I can temporarily cooperate with you before your use value ends."
"But please be mentally prepared."
Sirens glanced at Lu Xiao: "As your friend said, in my eyes only knowledge is the most important. If you can no longer give me the knowledge I want, I will leave voluntarily. Don't blame me for not having it then.
Let me know in advance."
…
It remains to be seen what kind of sparks the talented pair of Sirens and Aloy will create in the future.
Sirens, who calls himself a scholar, does not intend to participate in the war between the Kingdom of Calgar and Shadow Calgar, but he promises to provide necessary assistance to Aloy on the rear.
After watching Sirens ride away on the Walker, Lu Xiao opened the portal and returned directly to Meridian City.
The cold climate of Gaia's ruins was in stark contrast to the warmth of Meridian City. As soon as he returned to the city, Aloy began to sweat all over his body and hurriedly took off his thick clothes.
The loud noise coming from the window was very obvious. Lu Xiao didn't bother to rest and pushed open the window, and the noisy sound suddenly poured in from the outside world.
A woman wearing a red priest's uniform stood on a high platform in the square and spoke loudly. The people in the audience were a little distracted and did not pay full attention to the high priest's preaching as usual.
Lu Xiao once met the old woman in Yavid's palace. She was the new high priest of the sun selected by Yavid after Bahawa escaped from Meridian City.
"It seems the situation is not good."
Lu Xiao turned to Yongzhen and said, "I'll go to the palace to inquire about the situation first. You guys stay at home and be ready to go at any time."
When Lu Xiao was brought to the Sun King by the surprised Mallard, several people were surrounding Yavid uncharacteristically.
In addition to a few unfamiliar generals, among these people were Elend, whom Lu Xiao had met before, and a young Oselan woman with a heroic temperament and a charming appearance.
This person should be Elend's sister, Arvid's intended queen, Elsa.
Yavid was also very surprised to see Lu Xiao return. He pushed aside the generals and stood up from the throne: "Lu Xiao, you came back at the right time. Please give me some good news."
Lu Xiao smiled and showed the overwriting command item to Yavid: "Fortunately, I fulfilled my destiny and got the key item that can turn the situation around."
"King Yavid, how is the situation on the front line?"
Yavid smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Not optimistic... Mallad, please tell Lu Xiao the details of the battle, and I will take care of things here first."