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Chapter 195 Once you're in the store, don't even think about running away.

However, the thought that the lump of flesh inside the ring was the ancestor of all mankind still made the girl feel uneasy.

Ning Fu paused for a while, seemingly giving herself time to digest the information, before continuing after half a minute, "Actually, this speculation is eighty years old now. During that period, due to the immense pressure from external enemies, everyone was frantically researching various strange artifacts, as if the real apocalypse would arrive the next day. This madness also spread to the expectation of primordial life... Many people cut off a small part of it and implanted it into their own bodies."

"Eat...eat it?" Elori was startled.

“Eating is only one of them. There are also injections, surgical stitches, and stuffing them directly into the stomach.” The governor sighed. “I won’t laugh at their stupidity and madness. What could be more insane than a giant ancient worm coiled on the moon, ready to kill all of humanity at any moment? Most of these people died, either turned into a pile of minced meat or had their life drained, but a few still managed to survive.”

"These survivors gained extraordinary abilities. They were not only stronger than ordinary people, but also more adept at using artifacts and even tools made from them. Apart from not having wings, they resembled the angels of the past, so some people called them half-angels."

"This is a positive cycle: successful people inspire more people to try, and numerous case studies allow future generations to summarize experiences, improve solutions, and then give rise to even more successful people. It is precisely because of the existence of these demigods who have a natural affinity for strange things that the speed of human technological breakthroughs has reached an unparalleled peak."

"With the support of technology, Project Great Wall has also been changing, evolving from an underground fortress for survival to a comprehensive refuge that can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people, and finally forming the large city that can fully realize internal circulation today. Now, the success rate of merging with primordial life has increased to 87%, and it has become a sacred festival in the Second New Paris City - the Festival of Merging."

The consul, Nymph, spoke quickly and in a very light tone.

However, Elori felt an indescribable heaviness.

Even with an 87% success rate, it means that thirteen out of every hundred people will die. And on this path of continuous improvement? How many people have paid the ultimate price? The other person spoke briefly, but what she heard was the history of the past eighty years.

"You... you've also merged?"

The angel looked at the people behind the wooden table.

No one answered; they simply responded with faint smiles.

Elori turned to look at Raphael.

The latter nodded slightly at her.

"Don't worry, I've been vaccinated. The safe limit for unprotected exposure is five minutes. Just showing my face for a moment shouldn't be a problem."

"Vaccination??"

Their conversation echoed in Elori's ears again.

So that's what he meant by vaccination.

The answer to the question is self-evident...

They all underwent the test of primordial life.

“Child, no angel has ever been fused, for the last angel died before the Age of Madness.” Nymph’s voice suddenly held a hint of pleading. “Compared to us ordinary beings, angels are the most outstanding creations of primordial life. Therefore, we hope you can participate in the Fusion Festival celebrations, receive the primordial gifts, restore the Angelic Alliance to its former glory, and lead us to a new future!”

……

After listening to Elori's story, Lin Qing was still in a daze for a long time.

What is this all about!

Clearly, her home world, Paris, and Jiangcheng world, while seemingly similar, are actually worlds apart. Giant monsters of unknown origin on the moon? Please, by the time the Crystal Palace was built, Earth had already established several research and tourism bases on the moon.

The thought that the Dimensional Organization actually obtained its technological support from this world and developed into an existence far beyond this place made her marvel at the wonder of history.

Of course, at this moment, the technological level of the Second New Paris City still far surpasses that of Jiangcheng World. Being able to develop a super city hundreds of meters underground, cultivate plants and produce food using artificial light, and even have the leisure to raise pigeons in the square, shows that they have at least mastered the fusion energy hurdle.

"Uh...you didn't agree to their offer, did you?" Lin Qing coughed twice.

“I agree,” Elori nodded.

"Why? Wasn't it said there was a 13% chance of dying?!"

“That’s the proportion of ordinary people. They say the angels are more resilient and have a better match.”

"Come on, they've never actually seen angel fusion." Lin Qing frowned. "What I mean is... why are you helping them?"

“They are the successors of the Angel Alliance, and I am an angel. What’s so strange about helping them?” Elori asked, puzzled. “Although the city has developed, the crisis is not over. A large crystal cluster is being formed, and it is very likely that the next projection will penetrate the existing base’s barrier. Most of the people living here are French citizens from a century ago. Perhaps the florist’s children and descendants are among them. Helping the Angel Alliance is helping my own compatriots. If I can save them from annihilation, I have no reason to refuse.”

She paused for a moment, then said, "Would you consider your fellow countrymen as insignificant strangers just because a century has passed?"

Lin Qing was stumped by the question.

Damn, this little girl is quite the talker.

That being said, she was separated from the Jiangcheng era by more than a century, but her desire to save the world did not diminish because of it.

"Alright... you can do it this way, but what about your original world? If you die here, you can't go back."

A bitter look appeared on Elori's face that seemed out of place for her age. "I've actually thought... I might never be able to go back. I was able to come here entirely thanks to the demons, but Gustav is dead, and no one knows how to find that intrusion point that leads back a hundred years."

Even if the demon hadn't died, such an intrusion point wouldn't exist, Lin Qing thought to herself. The same world wouldn't overlap with itself; the demon must have used other methods to travel between the two worlds. It's just a pity that it was destroyed by Chen Xuan and Liu Shuyue during its escape, causing the timeline to shift forward by a hundred years.

So, it seems there's nothing wrong with her helping New Paris. If things can't go back to the way they were, then this is undoubtedly Elori's only home.

Then the problem is coming.

The other party was unwavering in their mindset, and from the actual situation, it was the right thing to do. So why did the shop choose her as a customer?
There must be demand for a transaction to take place, right?

As Elori had previously stated, she didn't know what kind of ability she needed to buy to resolve the "confusion" in her heart.

It seems that being the store manager isn't so easy for Chen Xuan.

Lin Qing decided to do something technologically advanced—she had Xiao Lü play herself and Elori respectively, then used a large language model to have ten thousand rounds of dialogue, and selected the optimal solution from them.

“Hmm—I understand.” She murmured in a deliberately profound tone, “You are not afraid of death after failure, and you also hope to lead your people out of their current predicament, but the key problem is that you do not know if you have that ability. Apart from your identity as an angel, you have nothing to rely on. So you are afraid… afraid that you will give them hope, but in the end achieve nothing and only bring despair.”

silence.

But the more silent they are, the more resounding their message becomes.

After a long while, Elori let out a sigh of relief. "Maybe I realized this a long time ago, but I just didn't dare to make up my mind to face it. I think... it's not a problem that can be solved by ability. Thank you for listening to me... Anyway, I feel much better now."

"You're welcome. As I said before, solving problems is one of the store's value-added services." Lin Qing waved her hands repeatedly, indicating that it was nothing to mention. "Besides, who says we don't have the ability to solve this problem? Our store's motto is to use our abilities to solve any problem!"

(End of this chapter)