The Star Knight

Rector: [Have you ever entered Corolin's room?Are there any books, or photos, or symbolic memorials. ] Opal: [Going in, there is a small robot about the size of E7...]

Opal told Rector in detail about Corolin's room and furnishings, and Rector said: [Wheel of Time? 】

Opal said: [Colorin said that Nolan gave him a souvenir, teacher, don't you know this? 】Recter: 【The Wheel of Time... Nolan came from the five-dimensional world. There is a possibility. Next time when he comes back, try to test it out. Ask Nolan what he said, and tell me an answer. ] Opal: [What does this mean? 】

Recter: [I don't know, so to speak, Nolan entered the wheel of time, it should be at a certain time that I don't know.What else did you say? ] Opal told the process of Corolin teaching him, Rector was silent, and then asked: [Pence Chamber of Commerce has contacts with him, do you remember the name? ] Opal: [I... I forgot, I was too nervous at the time. 】

Rector: [Green Mercury seems to be interested in getting closer to him...]

Opal: [Yes, they sent an envoy named Bin Bin. 】

Rector: [Binbin's family has been declining day by day, so it is natural to seek refuge with him. ] Opal: [I saw that there is an artificial star outside the Grip of Light. Teacher, with human ability, can a star be created?How to do?What use was it to him to make stars? 】Recter:【Opal, this is something beyond my ability, I can't answer it for you, you can ask him all your questions directly. ] Opal: [I think he doesn't seem to care about me very much, he is not like you, he is difficult to get close to.I'm afraid that if I say the wrong thing, he will guess that I'm an undercover agent... Although the second layer of memory is sealed by Rajson, what I think in the inner memory world will always be revealed on the surface...] Raket :【so what?You just don't want anything? 】

Opal: [I... um, yes, I may have played a fool too much, he might think I'm a bit stupid.But I didn't handle it well at the beginning, I didn't learn acting, what should I do now? 】Recter:【You can gradually restore your usual performance, you don’t have to play dumb, your mind never deceives anyone, it reads your consciousness directly, so you don’t have any secrets from him, he will believe it unconditionally You, this is also part of Legerson's plan. 】Opal:【Is he also like this when he was your apprentice? 】

Rickett: [His character has always been like this, you have already successfully obtained his affirmation, and you have done a very good job.Legison told me all his arrangements after you left. 】 Opal was shocked immediately.

Recter didn't express any opinion on the clone, but said: [Opal, you can be more active, you can't get his response because you are too passive. ] Opal said: [I don't know how to... face him, forgive me, teacher. 】Recter said:【This is a long and arduous process, we must be prepared for a long-term battle.Trust your heart, you are a warrior of the Burning Star, and you stand strong enough to judge him for all his crimes. ] Opal thought for a while, and then said: [Teacher, he said that he once had an idea, to invite you to the Grip of Light, to chat with you in the garden, to talk about each other's beliefs, ideals, and let you Look at the empire he built. 】Recter said:【I have seen enough, this is a ruin built on blood and bones. ] Opal didn't speak, Rector said again: 【Persist yourself, Opal, next time I need you to test him with a clear purpose. ] Opal said: [Okay, what do you need to test? 】

Rector: [The first point is about the wheel of time, ask him as much as possible about all the content Nolan mentioned.The second point is about Lie Xing. I need to confirm one of my conjectures. His dreams seem to have the effect of consciousness induction. I suspect that he planted a spy in Lie Xing.The third point is about Nolan. I want to know what Nolan told him during his meeting with Nolan. ] Opal: [He met Nolan?Didn't Nolan die before he followed you? 】Recter:【My sense of consciousness can hardly be sustained anymore... Opal, the fourth point, ask him why he wanted to create the No. 2 experimental base without telling me—that is, to create his own replicant individual, to test You need to be especially careful about the fourth point, you will easily reveal your true purpose... If the difficulty is too high, the fourth point can be postponed indefinitely, everything depends on your judgment...] Opal: [I need to pay attention His military actions?teacher. 】

Rector: 【...No need for the time being... Regardless of victory or defeat, death cannot be reversed... Star Knight should not intervene in any faction's war, and I don't want you to bear too much responsibility... Our only purpose is ...] Rector's sense of consciousness was disconnected.

Opal went to the side and sat down, thinking about Recter's instructions, and he finally understood.

But he didn't have a word of comfort, not even an "Opal, forget it".Perhaps in his inherent impression, Corolin has become a synonym for darkness, and replicants... Rector has never known about this.

What is the purpose of making so many replicants in Cologne?Opal didn't dare to think about it from the first time he saw him, and it was only now that he could seriously analyze it.

He wants to build an army of clones?Isn't he afraid of being seized by clones?

Opal carefully compares Raymond with Corolin. Raymond lacks the most important ability of Corolin-the power of faith.If the clone is brought in front of the main body, and Corolin is asked to teach Raymond the power of faith, can Raymond learn it?

Or did he want to live forever?Is it possible that Raymond, as a clone, can act as a new body when Corolin dies?Then... Opal vaguely thought of a very important thing.

Raymond is a clone made by Corolin. If Corolin is willing, he might be able to create another clone.

Corolin is the father of Raymond, that is to say, if Opal can learn this, it is completely feasible to make another Raymond. The newborn Raymond has no memory of them being together, and the moment of waking up does not even Know who Raymond is and don't love him.

But Opal doesn't matter, as long as Raymond is returned to him, he is willing to take the new Raymond to experience everything they have experienced... No!Ask Lejason to take out their common memories together and send them to Raymond.

……

Then Raymond came back to life.

Opal fell into a crazy conjecture, and he repeatedly told himself that it was true and feasible.

Can it be put into practice?

Is this Raymond still Raymond?Opal can't say for sure, but a Raymond who can move, laugh, and talk to him is better than the robot in the fantasy movement anyway.Even if he doesn't love himself anymore, Opal will still be with him, even as comrades-in-arms, he doesn't have any more extravagant hopes.

Rector's orders had been forgotten, and Opal got up and walked towards the palace. It is impossible for Corolin not to have retained the clone technology he knew. Since these technologies were withdrawn, they might all be stored in this palace now. in the palace.

Opal's palms were covered with cold sweat. He didn't know whether Corolin was monitoring his every move. There were no small robots around—Colorin didn't need to install a monitor when he lived here, and he was enough to monitor the entire palace.

Having said that, Opal still pretended to be indifferent, opened the doors of the palace one by one, and walked around pretending to be curious. In fact, he re-examined the palace, looking for a place where the training cabin might be stored.

Could there be more than one clone in this palace... Opal was shocked by his further speculation.

His footsteps quickened, walking across the icy ground, leaving a line of muddy footprints.

The little robot came to clean it, and Opal didn't find any suspicious secret rooms. Are the technologies for replicating humanoid life forms in the database?

He didn't dare to search, otherwise Coroline would surely find out.

What about retrieving the history of Cologne?

He walked to the library, sat on the chair, opened the information retrieval records, and found that the last time he used the database was 160 three days ago.

It happened not long after the opal arrived.

The search terms are: [The conditions and causes of love. 】

The content is a bunch of complex and confusing multi-party entries, some say it is influenced by hormones, and some say it is influenced by genes. Opal noticed an explanation about "innate love impression", and Cologne made a bookmark on it.

[This effect is usually related to genes, hormones, psychological hints formed in childhood, and personality. In addition to innate factors, an ideal model of a future lover will be constructed subconsciously when a child is a child. This model is commonly known as "dream lover" , does not directly affect the concept of mate selection, but quickly awakens the desire in the subconscious when the two parties encounter each other...] That's enough, Opal came to his senses, what time is it, and he is still watching these.

He flipped the files forward, wondering if he fell in love with Raymond at first sight.It does not seem.

What about Raymond to himself?He never said... probably not, what is Coroline's dream girl type?What kind of person would he fall in love with at first sight?

The penultimate time of checking the data records of Kolorin was 15 years ago. I read a film and television novel of the Republic, and then turned forward...the political structure of the empire and the theory of noble fiefdoms, no, no...Selke alloy is in Applications in architecture... On nothingness... The future of the Republic... Nothing... Opal was dizzy and almost desperate, and turned to the first information on the establishment of the library.

nothing.

Opal's mind was in chaos, full of unfamiliar terms, he opened up all the databases in a desperate manner, 73 trillion search messages, Corolin has seen all these things?Not necessarily... It is possible to read hundreds of millions of articles, but it is too exaggerated to read them all.

He thought about it for a long time, and as soon as his brain became hot, he had to enter "humanoid life form manufacturing technology" in the search bar.

But he held back and sighed, it's not enough now, he has to be more rational.

Otherwise, when Cologne found out and asked, he would not be able to answer at all. Now that he has exposed a bit too much, in case Cologne is using his spiritual power to spy on what he is doing... Opal couldn't help but shudder.

etc!Psychic spying!

Opal seemed to see a glimmer of light in the darkness, he closed his eyes and began to meditate, released his spiritual power, surveyed the entire palace, searched darkrooms and other places.

It seems that there is a layer of spiritual enchantment of Cologne shrouded here, and Opal's spiritual power has been heavily suppressed. He knows that this is not aimed at him, but at the measures laid out by Rector and Legerson... so as not to be caught by them. peep.

The spiritual power is like a hurricane wall, and Opal can't take a panoramic view of the entire palace with all his strength. The barriers are unfolded heavily, and the resistance increases the closer to the center of the palace, until it is almost impossible to enter half an inch in the corridor.

Opal got up, walked through the corridor from the database, and tried to find the place where Corolin's defense was weak. His mental power had been suppressed to the point where he couldn't use it. As soon as he released it, he was pushed back like a tsunami by the mental barrier laid down by Corolin. .

He walked through the circle of the storm, and the pressure around him eased instantly, and he found himself standing in the eye of the storm—that was the throne of Cororin.

The spiritual power can only cover a small part of the central hall. Opal sat on the throne and felt that there was a secret door behind the throne...

There is a staircase behind the secret door, which leads to the space under the palace of the hanging island. Corolin’s power of faith guards the entire space. Opal cannot break through from any angle, but this is already a great gain. .

what is inside?A row of replicant life forms exactly like Corolin?All the replicas in the experimental field have been destroyed by Corolin, and the only one left, the underground here may be a new laboratory.

Opal thought of Nolan's phoenix again. He hadn't seen the phoenix when he arrived here. It wasn't in Corolin's room, and it might be in this basement.It is more likely that it is not a replicant, nor a phoenix, but something else—the source of Coron's power of faith.

Opal's only thought now is to revive Raymond, he thought over and over again, from morning to night, lying on the bed, thinking carefully about all possible solutions.

Where did the technology for making clones of human life come from in Corolin?He must have learned it from someone else. The Ivory Tower No. 2 experimental site, the Star Knights are all related to the Ivory Tower. Maybe it was Corolin who got the technology from the Ivory Tower without telling Rector. Create a laboratory.

Then Opal can also enter the ivory tower one day... When the decisive battle between Rector and Cororin is over, can he beg Rector to let him create a Raymond?

Recter probably won't allow it. It's okay to create other life forms, but it happens to be Corolin.He will never allow such existence to exist again.

If Raymond hadn't died, maybe with his strength, he could help Rector fight Coron after learning the power of faith... Shall I tell Rector about this?Opal returned to the hall again, detecting the barriers laid by Corolin, and thinking about what might be inside.

In an instant, the barrier Cororin had set up kicked back, pushing his psychic force out of the throne.

Opal was shocked, knowing that he had been discovered, what should he do?

He stood in the hall at a loss, retreated a little, and nothing more happened.He turned around a little scared, went back to the corridor, and lay on the bed, did Corolin notice that he was spying on the secrets of the palace?

Opal became more and more confused, and he fell into a strange dream.

In the dream, he was naked, being looked at by a pair of eyes in the sky, as if something had crossed tens of thousands of light-years and invaded his dream.

Cologne's voice sounded in his dream, asking him some words, Opal didn't even know what he answered, something vaguely invaded his body, which made him feel unspeakable.

Its daybreak.

The moment he opened his eyes, he knew that Corolin must have discovered this matter!

Opal lay on the bed panting crazily, as if he had never slept, his whole body fell apart and he was exhausted to death.

He recalled repeatedly, thinking what did Coroline ask him in the dream?My memory was blank and I couldn't remember anything.

Did Coroline discover all this?So should you run away or stay here and die?

No, not necessarily, Cologne can't break through the barrier of his inner memory world, and can only produce dreams in his outer memory world.He must have noticed that Opal was sitting on his throne, using his spiritual power to detect the underground space of the throne.

But he didn't know why he did it.

If the self in the dream answered fluently and didn't show any flaws, then maybe you can still take a gamble.

If he was discovered, the first thing Cologne would do after he came back would be to clean himself up, but with his character, he might not kill him.Would he show mercy because Opal and his clone were once in love?

Give it a try.

Opal decided to stay here, whether it was for Rector's mission or for himself, he couldn't leave.

These days, he practiced swords and meditated as usual, and never touched the forbidden area of ​​Corollin.

Opal gradually felt relieved and figured out one thing: if Corolin found out the truth, he could also let the officers of the Meteor Corps come up to arrest him.

He is still alive and well in the palace, which proves that it has been concealed.

After a cosmic month, Cororin returns.