Skadi, returning to infinity

Kal'tsit, who had just finished her work, was just passing by the sword sheath when she saw Lady Oni talking to another familiar person.

She immediately recognized the other person with their back to her as Skadi.

She hadn't heard the previous conversation, but she was very sensitive to Lin Yuran's suggestion about "children."

Hidden quietly behind the glass wall behind where they were, Kal'tsit listened to Skadi's reply.

"I don't have that idea."

Skadi genuinely hadn't considered this.

"Although I did not have any children of my own, I still have offspring."

"Those children who were born into this world because of me, those children who possess some of my abilities and bloodline power, let's just consider them as..."

My offspring.

"For example, Anna, for example, that lazy bird, for example..."

Skadi directly rejected the idea of ​​having children.

"Why don't you just answer me, Miss Skadi?"

"Having never thought of such a thing, does that mean you haven't decided yet, or that you don't want to say it out loud?"

At this moment, Madam Ghost pressed on with her questions relentlessly.

"You didn't think of that, did you?"

"There are too many things to do, how can I have time to think about the children?"

"Moreover, it takes so much time and energy to raise a child and help them grow up."

"There's no need for me to do it right now."

After hearing her answer, Madam Ghost shook her head.

"It's a pity. With the power of your bloodline, Miss Skadi, once a descendant is born, it will definitely be an extremely powerful being."

"It might even provoke some enemies that are impossible to deal with."

"indeed......"

"It is a very wise choice to not have children for the time being."

Skadi's reasons for doing so are completely different from what the Ghost Lady said.

However, she didn't refute anything. Since the misunderstanding had already occurred, she decided to let it continue.

"If one day in the future I will not have to worry about anything, I will definitely raise my next generation well."

"After all, I also want my bloodline to be passed down."

"I also want to see children who have my genes and bloodline living happily..."

"Thank you, madam."

"After talking with you, I've let go of a lot of things."

Skadi stretched, feeling quite grateful to the Ghost Lady.

“I do wish you were truly honest and open, Miss Skadi.”

“Your every word and action affects everyone on Rhodes Island.”

"In the future, even the entire continent of Terra will be watching you."

"At that time, Miss Skadi, what will you think and what will you do?"

After the ghost lady finished speaking, she suddenly disappeared, leaving Skadi standing there.

After a while, she turned around, looked in Kal'tsit's direction, and called out softly.

"Kal'tsit, I'm back..."

Chapter 18: Don't Try to Guess Kal'tsit's Thoughts

"Ah."

She glanced at her calmly, offering no real response to her words.

"Then... I'll go to sleep now?"

Seeing her like this, Skadi knew it was very late.

So he didn't say anything more, but simply flashed into the ship's interior and looked at Kal'tsit.

"Go and rest. We can talk about it tomorrow."

Kal'tsit turned away, but she didn't really remain silent.

"Let's keep your return a secret until we've decided whether to tell the other operators."

After reminding her, Kal'tsit stopped talking and left.

"Ah."

Skadi echoed Kal'tsit's response, but Kal'tsit ignored it.

What exactly is Dr. Kal'tsit thinking...?

Back in my room, I looked at the familiar furnishings.

The cleanliness and tidiness of the room indicates that it is regularly cleaned.

Lying in bed, Skadi wasn't sleepy at all; what she was thinking was what Kal'tsit was really thinking.

Does it seem like they have a problem with me?

Skadi looked at her fingers with a somewhat dazed expression.

"Is it because I haven't been back for too long? Or... something else?"

Before carrying out this plan, she instructed herself on how Rhodes Island would operate after she left.

But judging from Kal'tsit's expression, it seems that she doesn't have any objection to this.

What exactly is it?

"Xiao Ai".

Unable to figure it out, she stopped thinking about it and summoned Xiao Ai.

"What's wrong, dear Skadi?"

Xiao Ai changed her L2D avatar, transforming into someone wearing pajamas.

She yawned while hugging her pillow, seemingly a little annoyed that Skadi had called her out at this time.

Is there a solution to Ore disease?

She has been researching this for four years, but apart from making significant progress in treatment and suppression, completely solving Oripathy remains a long way off.

That makes things very difficult.

"You can kill them and use their souls to reshape them into bodies."

Xiao Ai was probably woken up and was grumpy in the morning, so she brought up the matter again.

...I know this is the best way for me right now, but it's only a temporary solution.

Her life energy is immense, and it is indeed possible for her to help the soul be reshaped into a physical body.

However, Skadi is still unclear whether there will be any side effects or whether this will lead to a series of very serious consequences.

"So what do you want? It's completely certain that Oripathy is God's punishment for this world."

"Moreover, it was created using the power of the rules of the Ark world."

"Unless you can find the culprit, or become a god yourself and use divine power to erase this rule."

"Otherwise, as long as that guy is around, things will never change."

Xiao Ai also put away her morning grumpiness, looked at Skadi, and said seriously.

"Let's solve the problems within Rhodes Island first, then we can consider other things."

The ideal is to benefit all under heaven when one is successful. Rhodes Island's problems haven't even been solved yet, and they already want to cure Oripathy across the entire Terra continent? That's far too ambitious.

They've gone too far.

"Then my solution is the best: kill them and then resurrect them."

Xiao Ai yawned and gave a choice.

"...Is there a better way?"

"Then you tell me yourself."

Xiao Ai passed the question back to her.

"Um... is this really the only way to treat it?"

"After four years of research, don't you understand the nature of Oripathy?"

"To humans, this is Oripathy, a contagious disease with a 100% mortality rate."

"But if we really trace it back to its source, it is a curse cast upon the lives of those who abused Originium on the continent of Terra; it is the wrath of the gods."

"Since it involves the gods, the only way to do it is to fight against the gods."

"If you can't do it now, then don't think about it too much."

"If all else fails..."

You can use this...

As Xiao Ai spoke, she suddenly turned on Skadi's screen and showed her a product displayed on it.

[Oripathy Inhibitor Type α, Grade B, 300 Power: This is a medicine used to continuously reduce the effects of Oripathy.]

It causes pain, but can suppress the progression of Oripathy for three years. It needs to be used again after three years, and can be used a maximum of three times per person.

[Originality Inhibitor β-Type, Grade A, 1000 Willpower: This is a medicine used to suppress Oripathy. Although it cannot cure it, it helps to...]

After use, it can slowly reduce the density of Originium crystals in the blood. For five years, Oripathy will not worsen, and the amount of Oripathy in the blood will slowly decrease. After five years, it is necessary to...