Erii: A Journey Through the Heavens Begins with Frilian

Chapter 93 In the Unknown Future, There Is No Erii

"This is the lighthouse's greatest secret," Bai Yuekui said, pushing open the door to the secret chamber that only the city lord was qualified to enter.

She stepped inside first, gazing into the dazzling light. "What the Lighthouse stole from Dragonbone Village wasn't just the Abyss Armor, but also this."

Behind them, Xia Dou and his group, Erii, and Jingnan followed closely.

As she walked, Erii's mouth changed from "—" to "o" as she stared blankly at the scene inside the huge columnar culture tank.

"What is this?!" Jingnan almost groaned.

"My God, such a big brain, how big must its owner be?" Xia Dou said foolishly.

"Could it be the brain of a Devouring Beast? But it looks too much like a human's," Maido muttered.

"Boss, so what is this? How come there's something like this in the lighthouse?" Shandong asked in a deep voice.

All eyes were focused on the culture jar, which was filled with liquid, and in the liquid, a huge brain was clearly submerged!

The left brain is a complex and intricate mechanical structure, with metal tubes connecting to the bottom of the container.

The right brain is a biological brain, with its surface covered in grooves that trembles rhythmically and extends out as tendrils like mycelium.

The two are interconnected, and mechanical modules originating from the lighthouse are integrated with them, forming this flesh-and-blood cyberpunk picture.

"This half of the right brain originated from the prehistoric Mana giants. Gray, the first lord of the Lighthouse, stole it from us and transformed it into a biological supercomputer, mainly used to predict the future," Bai Yuekui said calmly.

"Predicting the future?!" the group exclaimed in unison.

"We will observe the position and momentum of all microscopic particles in the universe and use supercomputing power to deduce their trajectories," Bai Yuekui said.

"There is no concept of time in the world. Everything is an infinite extension of matter and space. As long as you look far enough, you can glimpse the so-called future nodes," Xia Dou said seriously.

"Douzi, when did you become able to say such profound and mysterious things?" Maiduo asked softly.

Xia Dou touched her nose sheepishly, "Hehe~ I saw it in a book."

"The Clotho System, I think that's the name? It comes from the Fates of ancient Greek mythology," Bai Yuekui continued. "Over the years, the Lighthouse must have relied on it to escape countless disasters, right?"

Jing Nan was taken aback. "You mean?"

"It provides and adjusts safe navigation routes, conducts underground ecological monitoring, and precisely controls lighthouse supplies, among other things," Bai Yuekui explained.

Jingnan fell into deep thought, then suddenly opened his eyes wide. "I remember the navigation log recorded that twenty years ago, the lighthouse got lost in an unprecedented strong magnetic storm and was about to crash into a mountain peak when the central control system was suddenly hacked and miraculously started operating autonomously, carrying the lighthouse to avoid danger and escape the storm in the shortest possible time."

She froze, goosebumps rising all over her body. "So, it's alive?"

"But why do you look so dejected now?" Maido said.

"We are currently in a state of shutdown and dormancy, and we need a trigger to restart," Bai Yuekui replied.

"What was the trigger?" Erii asked curiously.

"Fate is predetermined, yet it is also changeable. Just try to alter the trajectory of a microscopic particle, like a butterfly flapping its wings and then vibrating them again," Bai Yuekui said quietly. "Do you know why Morgan made Mark the next city lord?"

No one spoke; everyone listened silently.

Bai Yuekui slowly paced back and forth, "Because the key and savior in the repeated calculations is Mark. He is the key to the continuation of mankind, the true spark of the beacon, and the opportunity for the gears of fate to turn again."

Everyone then realized what was happening, and were immediately horrified, feeling a chill as if they were being shrouded by the dark hand of fate.

Upon hearing this, Sui Xing was startled and instantly understood something.

She finally understood what Bai Yuekui had said before: why not let Erii become a trump card to eliminate the Mana ecosystem and save humanity and the Earth.

Because all of this was predicted in advance, including Erii and their encounter, but the final result still points to Mark, rather than Erii who suddenly appeared out of nowhere!

So, was Erii not involved in that unknown future?

Where was she at that time?

After learning the lighthouse's greatest secret, the group left the secret room and took their seats in the city lord's office.

Jing Nan was the only native of Lighthouse City present, and she was also the only person handpicked by Bai Yuekui, the meaning of which was self-evident.

"Mark won't stay at the lighthouse. After we leave, you'll be the city lord." Bai Yuekui took a sip of hot, strong tea.

Jingnan hesitated, knowing that Mark was indeed unsuitable to be the city lord, and that only by following the mysterious white-haired woman in front of him could he possibly recover.

"Actually, Erii-san—" She turned her head to look, the words stuck in her throat.

Erii, Natsume, and Maido were squatting in front of the bookshelf, whispering to each other, just like three girls browsing a comic book store.

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"She's a free bird; the probability of her staying in the lighthouse is less than one-tenth of Mark's." Bai Yuekui continued drinking his tea.

Jing Nan sighed, "Alright, I'll temporarily take over as the city lord."

"As for how to govern, there are many cases from the Old World in the Lighthouse's sealed database, so I won't go into details." Bai Yuekui's rosy lips touched a tea leaf, and with a gentle flick of her pink tongue, she put it back into the teacup, blew on it, and continued drinking her tea.

Her gaze swept upwards, passing over Jingnan's poised and elegant face, and she thought to herself that he really did resemble her brother somewhat.

Bai Yuekui did not tell anyone present about the relationship between the lighthouse and himself, nor did he intend to, especially not Jingnan.

At the beginning of the disaster, Gray, the director of the Jiuchuan City Police Department, the commander of the special forces, and the Bai family's nemesis, severely injured Bai Yuetian, Bai Yuekui's older brother, and took over Bai Yuetian's body through a brain transplant surgery.

Bai Yuetian's brain was sealed away by Bai Yuekui and has now become the "spirit" of a computer.

After possessing the body, Gray further seized the right brain of the Mana Giant and ASH, the strongest artificial intelligence in the old world (developed by the mayor and Bai Yuekui's father), established the Kloto System in the Lighthouse, and became the first lord of the Lighthouse.

Later, Gray gave birth to a daughter, May, who then had a son, Charles, and a daughter, Jingnan, with Morgan.

Jingnan was unaware of this and simply believed that she was Morgan's adopted goddaughter.

Therefore, from a biological perspective, Bai Yuekui is Jingnan and Charles's great-aunt.

However, Bai Yuekui was completely unmoved by this, since Bai Yuetian's body was actually Gray's, and naturally there was no question of kinship with his descendants.

The reason for choosing Jingnan is based on practical considerations.

Bai Yuekui knew that Morgan was no incompetent person. The fact that he could appoint Jingnan as the extremely important commander-in-chief of the voyage must mean that Jingnan himself was outstanding, had strong management talent, and was calm, rational and intelligent.

After a brief period of contact and observation, Jingnan's performance was much better than Victor's. Although the latter was not an mediocre person, he was too old, his thinking was rigid, and most importantly, he had followed Morgan for too long. Many of his ideas and ways of thinking were not suitable for being in the beacon of change.

"I don't want the lighthouse to become a meat can for the Devouring Beasts. With so much life essence, who knows how many monsters it could catalyze," Bai Yuekui thought for a moment. "The sailing route shouldn't be too far. If we encounter unavoidable danger, we should contact Dragonbone Village. Once there are no prejudices or barriers, humanity should be a unified whole."

Jingnan gave Bai Yuekui a deep look and nodded slightly.