Four Split Personalities

Luwei spoke with profound meaning, and then scratched his back with the wrench in his hand, continuing, "Anyway, although I don’t know the essence of Cordova, he was still successfully mapped onto the artificial soul I created. Honestly, this is very valuable for research..."

"You old man, how dare you..."

Cordova was furious.

"So I also studied it thoroughly at the first opportunity."

Luwei casually finished his sentence.

Cordova: "Damn..."

"And then, I came to a conclusion."

Luwei took a deep breath and said somewhat melancholically, "Artificial souls meet all the hardware requirements, but they cannot become real life through any means, so if we want mass production of Rune Bodies with low-level intelligence similar to Cordova, unless..."

"What did you call low intelligence?"

Cordova was furious again.

"Unless what?"*3

Ji Xiaoge, Lujiang, and Femigel completely ignored him.

"Unless we extract a real soul and then infuse it into a Rune Body."

Luwei painfully closed his eyes and shook his head, "The moment I reached this conclusion, I knew that the mass production plan could be completely scrapped."

...

Shaven Empire, the capital city of Telon, Duke Galos’ residence, basement

"Interesting, such interesting craftsmanship..."

Looking dignified and immaculate, dressed in an exquisitely hand-woven robe, Master Merlin stared eagerly at the pile of ’wreckage’ before him, muttering feverishly, "I could try this, it’s an interesting project indeed. Later I’ll make a list of the ’materials’ required for subsequent experiments, haha, this is fascinating. Not to mention on Earth, such audacity is impossible even across the entire galaxy. It is a challenge to human common sense, beyond even reference. But no matter... I can do it... I understand the wonders of this world ... and now, all I need to do is to master this wonder, and I can complete it... Of course, to meet that little devil’s demands, you need to prepare an ’inhumane’ experimental environment as those mediocrities call it, and plenty of live specimens, various kinds of them, ah ha, full of value! The ladder of truth! This is truly thrilling!"

The Dark Elf girl standing beside him watched silently for a long while before coldly asking, "Someone will get the job done for you."

"Then let them hurry!"

Merlin nodded, then quickly walked over to an experimental table that had been set up for a few days, fiddling with the papers, reports, and bottles and jars on it, mumbling something...

"The perfect culture medium, I hadn’t expected this world to have so many little monsters so fond of flesh; I’ll feed you well."

"Another batch died... Okay, it doesn’t matter, as long as the host dies faster the problem is solved, it’s not difficult for me."

"Just enhancing strength, speed, and spiritual power is not enough, there’s still room for mixing... I know..."

"Splitting? They are splitting? My goodness, a miracle of creation, requires more observation..."

"Solution Number Three exploded a person, good, maybe before improving to Four, I could try that Half-Dragon Person..."

Merlin danced excitedly.

The expression on Ji Xiaodao’s face grew increasingly ugly.

"Lady Silent Prayer..."

Standing behind Ji Xiaodao, Galos coughed lightly and said softly, "Rest assured, the test subjects provided to Master Merlin are all condemned prisoners, so..."

"I know, I’ll leave it to you after."

The girl coldly cut him off, then turned and walked towards the staircase, "He’s a madman..."

...

Violet Empire, the capital city of Sālāmù’ēn, Tri-color Courtyard

"I admit, you are a madman, Tan Mo."

Shu sighed, pushed back the bottle that looked like clear water on the table to him, and said lightly, "But I am not."

Sitting across from him, Motan raised an eyebrow and grinned, "Flattering me won’t benefit you, Your Highness, and caring about those unnecessary things will benefit you even less."

"My father’s life is not an unnecessary thing."

Shu did not show any anger, speaking as if he was discussing everyday matters.

"Yes, yes, I reckon your brother’s life must be precious too."

Motan chuckled lightly, took back the potion that was pushed back to him and stuffed it into his pack again, looking at Shu with interest: "You had the chance to be someone who could make yourself happier, my friend."

"Happiness is a luxury to me, my friend."

Shu also smiled, shaking his head: "It might belong to anyone, but it will never belong to Shu Bresen, ever since I chose ’responsibility’."

"Ha, responsibility~"

Motan clapped his hands and nodded: "Not bad, not bad, it’s been a long while since I’ve felt like throwing up like this."

"I don’t expect you to understand me."

Shu shrugged and made a comical face.

"No, I understand you very, very well."

Motan shook his head, and said seriously: "But that doesn’t cover up the fact that the food I ate just a while ago is trying to revolt."

"Haha, I knew I wasn’t wrong about you."

Shu laughed happily, even to tears: "I thought I’d never meet a truly interesting person in my lifetime."

"If what you call interesting equates to being inscrutable, such people are not rare."

Motan yawned and waved his hand: "But as for you, you’re a bit more boring than I thought."

"I envy you."

"Well, you should."

"Ever thought about staying to help me out?"

"What’s your offer?"

"Second to none."

"Aren’t you afraid I might actually agree?"

"I’m afraid, but I know you won’t."

"Then why the hell are you asking?"

Motan replied languidly, then stood up and stretched: "Well, I guess this is goodbye then."

Shu nodded slightly: "Thanks for this time, don’t be shy to ask for my help in the future."

"Ha, as if you couldn’t handle it yourself."

Motan grinned and raised his eyebrows: "After all, whether it was me or that busybody, in that game just now, we were merely pawns, at most pawns with the same interests as you, the player, weren’t we?"

"But I still took it upon myself to owe you a favor."

"Very good, my friend, Shu Bresen."

Motan nodded, yawning as he walked out, chuckling lightly: "Since that’s the case, you better pray hard, pray that the day I come to call in that favor never comes."

"I will."

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

...

One hour later

Noble District, at the highest level of the garden spire

The girl who successfully combined Eagle Eye Technique with Eye of the Mage dismissed her spell, gazing far at someone swaggering away with Blood Seeker and leading the Small Priest...

"Well, the real game, begins now."

The Tumultuous Souls and Overture: End