My Synthesizer Has Talent

"What do you mean, you’ll ’make a note of it’?"

"You’re supposed to pay me back!" Zhi Wen said with exasperation.

She had to admire this ancestor before her. He showed absolutely no panic in this unfamiliar environment.

Besides, it was the middle of the night, and she hadn’t slept for three days.

The tea she’d just had revived her spirits, but the physical exhaustion wouldn’t just disappear.

"Tomorrow, take me to see the reincarnated girl,"

Su Qing said calmly.

But his tone, though level, carried a distinct sense of compulsion.

Zhi Wen truly felt a sense of immense danger.

"Alright, alright, our dear old ancestor. You can stay here tonight. I’m going home to sleep."

"I’ll take you to see the young lady tomorrow."

"And we’ll sort out your identity issues while we’re at it."

"And you... still have to pay me back!"

Zhi Wen seemed to truly care about money, emphasizing her words as she spoke of being paid back.

"Mm."

Su Qing, a man of few words, just nodded.

At this point, he really didn’t want to take anything else out of the Synthesizer.

For the beings around him,

the temptation seemed to be too great.

The woman left.

Su Qing fell silent.

’I can no longer sense the path beyond the Ninth Realm.’

’I have to find a path for myself.’

’Xiaoqing’s Inferences were crucial, but I need a Standardized Technique to perform Inferences myself.’

He replicated the Yi Inference Technique nine times.

"Synthesize."

[Synthesis Successful: Standardization Triggered]

[First Level Yi Yan Skill: Can perform Inference on matters of karmic connection (When performing an Inference, your eyes will glow)]

"..."

’Standardization is as bizarre as ever.’

Su Qing sighed internally.

...

...

[First Level Yi Yan Skill: Can perform Inference on matters of karmic connection (The thirtieth Inference will yield the correct result)]

’Excellent.’

’This is exactly the kind of Standardization I need.’

This was precisely what Su Qing wanted: a Standardization that could replace Xiaoqing and was bound by a clear rule.

"Extract."

Su Qing instantly extracted the Yi Inference Technique.

It was an ordinary Inference construct,

but it had been imbued with a new power.

The power of a Rule.

Su Qing had to perform an Inference right away.

The Greed Realm should have been more than a year away from reaching the Spirit Realm.

Why had it arrived a year early?

Su Qing refused to believe the Standardization was flawed.

’Let’s see why the Greed Realm reached the Spirit Realm ahead of schedule.’

Su Qing sat in his chair, his consciousness drifting to another place.

After the thirtieth Inference,

the result appeared directly in his mind.

[A rift passage was opened by an unknown power, allowing the Greed Realm to instantly reach the Spirit Realm and the Demon Realm.]

’An unknown power?’

Su Qing performed another Inference.

It only took thirty attempts, which passed quickly.

[A supreme existence on the Destiny Dao Path. To protect the Host, its identity cannot be revealed. The moment you become aware of It, It becomes aware of you. This powerful being, who toys with destiny, has played a joke on you.]

"A joke!"

’Heh.’ Su Qing was filled with a burning rage.

A joke.

He, and all of Qingsu Island, had been reduced to a mere bubble in the river of time.

And it was all a joke.

An incredibly complex emotion filled Su Qing’s eyes. The fire in his heart made him clench his fists.

’No wonder.’

’No wonder.’

Su Qing was furious, but he was utterly powerless against an existence of that magnitude.

Right now, he couldn’t even defeat the Greed Realm,

let alone some so-called master of destiny.

Su Qing performed another Inference.

Why had It done this?

[It was intrigued by your unique destiny and cast its gaze upon you.]

"..."

’Heh.’ Su Qing was truly, completely speechless.

Su Qing now profoundly understood what Jiang Qingyue must have felt.

This kind of catastrophe was utterly senseless.

All because of curiosity.

...

’So this is what it’s like. You can’t truly empathize until it happens to you... Jiang Qingyue.’

*Sigh...*

Only now did Su Qing understand how glib his apology had been. Back then, he had been confident he could resolve the whole affair just by talking it out.

But now, that same senseless suffering had befallen him.

It would be a lie to say he didn’t feel hatred.

’Be as open as a valley.’

’I still can’t do it.’ Su Qing laughed at himself.

His people were all gone.

All of them.

The Immortal Enlightenment Tree King was gone, too.

Only now did Su Qing truly understand.

Don’t flaunt your wealth.

’And that includes your destiny.’

His turbulent emotions gradually calmed.

What was done, was done.

He had no choice but to face it.

He couldn’t just fantasize about becoming powerful enough to reverse the past and prevent it from happening.

After all, no future version of himself had appeared to stop this.

’Destiny... is truly a curious thing.’

Su Qing let out a long sigh.

At this moment, all he wanted was to drink himself into oblivion.

Unfortunately,

his body could not get drunk. Neither could his soul.

...

「The next day.」

"Oh!"

"The ancestor is awake!" The pretty, slightly round-faced woman hurriedly contacted the lab’s doctor.

Su Qing glanced up at her, then paid her no mind.

This young woman usually enjoyed wiping down his body, calling it "providing care" for him.

Any fool could see she was just taking advantage of the situation.

The assistant’s ears flushed under his gaze.

But Su Qing’s gaze was so tranquil.

As placid as stagnant water.

He said nothing.

He was simply waiting for Zhi Wen to show up as she’d promised last night.

She was supposed to take him to see Su Hongshang and the others.

"What is it, Assistant?" a lazy voice emanated from the watch on Huang Xiaoshu’s wrist.

"Doctor, he’s awake."

"I know. I’m going back to sleep for a bit. You go ahead and handle the ancestor’s identity registration for him."

"Huh? Handle his identity registration?"

"That’s right. Go on, I’m exhausted."

The connection cut out.

Huang Xiaoshu looked at the ancestor before her with some timidity. "Hello, Ancestor. My name is Huang Xiaoshu."

"Can you understand me?"

Su Qing gave her a level look.

’Timid and shy by nature, but a whirlwind of efficiency when she gets down to business.’

’A good tool.’

"I can understand you. I’d be even happier if you would go handle my identity registration first,"

Su Qing said, his tone flat.

Without a proper identity, he couldn’t use any of the Jianmu Omniscience Institute network devices, even if they were right in front of him.

That was the crucial difference.

"Okay, okay! Ancestor, just a moment."

Huang Xiaoshu’s face flushed even redder at the thought of how she’d drooled while wiping his body.

’And this ancestor has such a commanding presence... It’s just like the plots in those novels...’

*Ancestor Lord Falls in Love with Me*.

*Three or Two Things with My Ancestor Husband*.

*Woke Up to Find I Have Several Ancestor Husbands*.

...

Ever since the ancestors, especially the handsome ones, started arriving at the Jianmu Omniscience Institute, novels like these had started popping up.

Huang Xiaoshu had secretly read a few.

Say what you will, they were really good and completely satisfied her fantasies about the ancestors.

...

True to form, Huang Xiaoshu was quick when it came to business.

"Ancestor, what is your name?"

"Su Qing."

"Thank you for telling me, Ancestor." Huang Xiaoshu put on a serious face to handle her task.

But inwardly she was swooning. ’The Ancestor’s name sounds so nice! So cool!’

Su Qing had no idea what the young woman was thinking.

If he did, he’d make her understand that some things were best not coveted.

After what had happened, Su Qing really had no desire to make friends.

Not even Dao Companions.

Fate’s mockery was simply too sickening.

He was terrified it would strike him down again.

’I should probably synthesize the God Demon Devouring Universe Map a few more times.’

’Perform a few more Immortal Transformations.’

’Synthesize all the Visualization Maps I’ve collected.’

Su Qing sighed. He really didn’t know how to advance anymore.

Only the God Demon Visualization Map was still showing progress, so this was his only option.

However, Su Qing didn’t want to start synthesizing just yet.

Once he synthesized and extracted the result, Su Qing estimated he’d have to enter a period of seclusion, so he needed to take care of a few things first.

...