Colonia Storm Tour

The monotonous human form gradually becomes more elaborate, like a sketch stored by an artist on paper and computer. The body contours become more detailed, and the hairstyle is also revealed in the head position.

It's a very common but somewhat short double ponytail, and each strand of hair is becoming clearly visible.

Am I watching someone else's live-streamed painting video sped up? That was Lin Haiyuan's only thought.

Pigtails are a fairly common hairstyle, but unfortunately, they're not suitable for real life. Why? Can any woman be as pretty as a paper doll?

After hairstyles appeared, clothing and shoes followed.

I feel like I've seen this kind of long skirt with the front flaring out diagonally somewhere before. But come to think of it, why are wings growing out halfway up? I can understand having wing decorations on the shoes, but why are wings sprouting from the back too? And these wings look a bit different from those bird-people (angels)... I can't see any feathers.

Next, Lin Haiyuan noticed the symmetrical, slanted tops of Exile's stockings and frowned slightly. He immediately raised his right wristband, which emitted a green plasma blade, to his side.

Looking at the pair of legs and the symmetrically slanted stockings, Lin Haiyuan already had a general idea of ​​what Exile looked like.

The green light emitted by the plasma blade illuminated half of Lin Haiyuan's serious face.

Looks like I need to find out what happened, that look...

After watching Exile materialize for a minute, Lin Haiyuan finally saw her full appearance after her materialized body disappeared, completely covered by a layer of mysterious energy that adhered from top to bottom.

Her long pink hair was tied into twin ponytails with white ribbons, she had gentle golden eyes, white star-edged gloves, a jellyfish-like short-sleeved dress, and a pair of wings that looked somewhat ethereal.

Just as Lin Haiyuan was about to raise his right hand in a fighting stance, he asked, "What's with this look...?"

Before he could finish his question, Exile did something that surprised everyone.

Approaching at a speed that Lin Haiyuan could sense, but Lin Haiyuan's physical reaction speed was still a bit slow. The next moment, what came into his eyes was Exile's face.

Then, the familiar soft and moist sensation traveled from his lips through his nerves into Lin Haiyuan's brain.

Huh? Lin Haiyuan was stunned. He suddenly realized that he had been forcibly kissed. Then he felt the smooth and delicate feel of high-end fabric under his armpits and the smooth and soft feel of the two mounds of flesh belonging to a young girl's skin under his chest.

Exile's hands reached under his armpits to embrace him and kissed him in a way that appeared very affectionate to outsiders.

This feels amazing... Wait, what am I thinking? Why did she come over and hug and kiss me after only saying half a sentence...?

Halfway through his thought, Lin Haiyuan sensed a spiritual energy that he had already recognized as Exile, flowing into his body from both the tangible and intangible realms.

I don't want this kind of mysterious psychic energy...

Lin Haiyuan, needless to say, must have used his mental power, advancing both in the real and virtual directions to use his mental power to prevent and suppress the spiritual energy from entering.

Exile immediately sensed that the spiritual energy within Lin Haiyuan's body was beginning to operate, resisting the entry of her spiritual energy.

A clear look of doubt appeared in her golden eyes, which reflected Lin Haiyuan's image. She sensed a hint of wariness and a trace of suspicion through Lin Haiyuan's eyes.

"Why are you so wary and suspicious of me? A psionicist from another world."

Exile asked himself this question.

"Your appearance and your voice are frightening, reminding me of the end of reincarnation in the virtual realm..."

Lin Haiyuan knew that he had come to the so-called two-dimensional world. Based on the unpredictable quantum tunneling effect, it was terrifying to think about what those virtual evil gods were like. The only thing that was certain was that the two-dimensional image of the end of reincarnation was Madoka Kaname, which was enough to make people wary.

"Psionic energy from another world—have you ever seen that being that has manifested a form similar to mine before you?"

Exile's eyes widened in surprise.

"I've met you."

Lin Haiyuan's answer was a mix of truth and fiction. He had indeed seen the image of the Round God in the End of Reincarnation on a computer, but not when he actually entered the virtual realm in this world and saw that image of the End of Reincarnation.

"Is this the source of your vigilance and doubt? I see. Please don't worry, I am not the end of reincarnation. The end of reincarnation only exists in the illusory realm; she cannot actually come to the mortal world."

Exile's eyelids softened once again, like a mother comforting a frightened child.

This made Lin Haiyuan feel even more strange. He didn't like being looked at like a child, but he didn't resist Exile's spiritual power.

The retreating and dormant spiritual power merged with Exile's spiritual energy in a clear distinction, and ultimately this spiritual energy settled and distributed within Lin Haiyuan's mind and body.

"What are you doing by channeling your psychic energy into me? Or is kissing also an example of that?"

Just as Lin Haiyuan was about to push her away, she seemed satisfied and pulled her head back, smiling gently at him.

"That is my gratitude to a hero, and the highest reward I can give at the moment. I hope you like it."

She blushed slightly as she said this.

However, Lin Haiyuan's expression wasn't as good as she had imagined; instead, it looked rather strange.

"If it were in the past, I would have been very happy, but now... I already have a wife and children."

Lin Haiyuan smiled helplessly.

Fortunately, Alice and the others weren't here, otherwise he would have been in a real mess. Lin Haiyuan was thankful.

"Hmm... really? But it doesn't matter."

Exile's expression didn't seem to care at all.

She was carefully observing Lin Haiyuan in her mind: he didn't look like a husband with a wife and children at all; instead, he seemed more like a cynical playboy.

Lin Haiyuan didn't try to use his mental powers to find out what Exile was thinking. Using mind reading on another psychic would be detected, and it would be very embarrassing if someone found out.

I hope you won't do anything that causes headaches in that area; a sudden kiss like that is terrifying.

“Okay, I’m not going to dwell on that now. So, Ms. Exile… I have a lot of questions for you, and I want to know more about you to answer my questions.”

Lin Haiyuan spoke in a way that made people feel at ease, and extended his right hand to the "Yuan Shen" Exile in front of him—the plasma blade on his right wrist guard had already been retracted.

Do you enjoy communicating directly through heartfelt dialogue?

Exile tilted her head slightly and reached out her left hand to grasp Lin Haiyuan's right hand.

"That's not all. In the vacuum of the universe, when I speak with my mouth open, it doesn't make any sound to the outside world, which looks silly. Besides, communicating directly through the mind is more efficient."

Lin Haiyuan slightly tightened his grip on her left hand; the fabric of the glove and its softness gave one a gentle enjoyment.

"Let's get down to business, Miss Exile... no, your real name shouldn't be Exile. Who would use 'exile' as their name? Tell me your name first."

Exile looked at him with a smile: "My name is not Exile, my real name is Iroha."

"A simple and straightforward name. Let's get to know each other again. Hello, Ms. Iroha."

Lin Haiyuan said seriously, "My name is Lin Haiyuan. As you know, I am a psionicist from another world, and I am also the supreme commander of the flank of the Burning Wind Colonia."

“Hello, Mr. Lin Haiyuan, I am the last surviving psionicist of the Light and Shadow Extreme Civilization. I used to be like you... from another world.”

The first part of Seye's words was expected, but the last sentence was quite intriguing.

Also from another world? From the next universe or something else? Or from the so-called "three-dimensional" world? In any case, she is showing that she is also a time traveler.

"The pinnacle of light and shadow? This empire's name is quite interesting... but what's even more interesting is Miss Seiye's description later, which suggests it comes from another world?"

Lin Haiyuan never expected to encounter another time traveler—it wasn't 100% certain whether the controller of the Ring Messenger was a time traveler.

"So you're interested in that part after all. From now on, you can call me Iroha. I'll only call you Hayashi Kaihara."

She somewhat presumptuously confirmed that the two of them should address each other by their full names.

"...Well, all right."

After Lin Haiyuan uttered a line from the dialogue about the peacekeeping bomber accelerating its return, he waited for Miss Seiye to continue speaking.

"My past was not my past in the past, but it is my past now. This may sound a bit convoluted, but there is something that you, Lin Haiyuan, may not understand. As a materialist, you should not believe in the existence of the soul. However, you hold a materialistic belief and possess strange energy. In my case, a soul from another world merged with my soul, resulting in the complete fusion of the two souls. This resulted in me having two sets of memories and experiences, as well as a power that should have been separate. After enough time has passed, my mind and body have accepted this fusion and become what I am now."

Her explanation would have confused most people, but it was perfectly understandable to Lin Hai, who had similar experience.

The only difference is that his process was that you were the one who was transformed, and his soul assimilated the other person's soul, thus rightfully using that body. On the other hand, Miss Iroha's process was the opposite; the soul of the person who transmigrated was tragically assimilated by the backlash.

“My adherence to materialist beliefs does not mean that I will ignore the facts. Seye, we know about the soul and acknowledge its existence, and we also have some basic knowledge about the soul.”

Lin Haiyuan spoke modestly about the technology used in the Phoenix Nest, since guiding the needle into the body was hardly anything advanced.

If creating weapons capable of destroying the souls of intelligent beings on a large scale is considered to be a smattering of knowledge, then the realm of souls still holds many questions and gaps for them.

"Oh—oh~"

Seye looked at Lin Haiyuan with disbelief and surprise. She had never expected that he and the forces he represented would acknowledge the existence of souls and even have rudimentary technology targeting them. This was vastly different from what she had seen before.

"We should use our science to analyze and explain its origins, consequences, and possible changes, rather than viewing it as an incomprehensible divine power or an untouchable forbidden sanctuary."

Lin Haiyuan's statement is referring to the fact that their science is different from the psionic theories of idealistic fools.

"Your materialism can be called heresy compared to your contemporaries, and you are still a materialist heretic to idealists."

Seye subtly expressed her opinion that they seemed to be pleasing neither side.

“That’s no reason for us to ignore the reality before us. We’re not here to discuss whether it’s heresy or paganism. Let’s get back to the question: how much do you know about that other world from the memories of that poor fellow from another world?”

Lin Haiyuan could tell from her description of the other world that it was a transmigrator from the same or similar world as him who had been absorbed by her.

Seye conveyed a vast amount of information about another world to Lin Haiyuan through telepathic communication.

Lin Haiyuan learned everything through that data. Simply put, the person whose soul was transmigrated and assimilated was from the same world as Lin Haiyuan. However, that person's thoughts were really somewhat lacking compared to the active Lin Haiyuan, Alice, and Moni.

It's a fact that any ordinary Chinese person knows: their understanding of the essence of these worlds—the understanding of those ACG works and games—is extremely rare. You could say they are a person who lacks entertainment. But strangely enough, their obsession with the image of "Madoka" seems to be a way of channeling their lack of entertainment into that aspect.

This deep-seated obsession with a particular, meticulously crafted character also led to the strange changes in Iroha.

"The elephant changes with the heart"

For such a change to occur in an idealist, the difficulty is neither high nor low. In addition, the Light and Shadow Extreme Civilization is also an extreme idealist civilization established by humans born in a different environment.

The nation's thinking was like the description of extreme idealism in the constellation of stars.

"Science has proven that consciousness can create reality. We should give enough patience and respect to those naive people who play with the 'bricks of matter' and deceive themselves with completely opposite theories."

However, despite their polite remarks, they still couldn't help but label materialists as foolish materialists (-40), and materialists would in turn label them as foolish idealists (-40).

It is worth mentioning that their scientific theory is mainly psionic theory, but they do have a systematic psionic theory and actually possess psionic power. They chose the mind over matter and then achieved a higher level of transcendence, completing psionic ascension. All races within the entire civilization possess psionic characteristics and are qualified to step into and explore the virtual realm.

In this situation, having absorbed the soul of another time traveler and possessing everything, Iroha's mind was also influenced by it. In this state of mind over matter and transcendence, a complete transformation of both the external and internal aspects was only natural.

"So you've become this way, and your personality is also becoming similar to hers, but you haven't completely become her yet."

Lin Haiyuan briefly summarized the subsequent results.

"Well, I haven't perfectly and truly become the image and personality of that woman or goddess that ordinary people from another world are obsessed with."

Seye acknowledged.

"Okay, so what happened next in the psionic empire you're in, Seye, that made you the last survivor?"

Lin Haiyuan pretended not to know, or perhaps he genuinely didn't know the specific details.

"Hmm... Lin Haiyuan, you don't know?"