I write obituaries for the gods

She turned to look at the rain outside the building, gently stirring her long hair with one finger.

"Well, it was just a strange, inexplicable curiosity."

"curious?"

“Think about it, you’re a prophet your whole life, but there’s someone you just can’t see through no matter what you do,” Li Zhanyi frowned slightly. “It’s like you’re trying to climb the ranks in the top-tier Legend game, but you get captured by one person every game, and your rank gets stuck there and you can’t go any higher.”

"What a strange metaphor..." Lin Chen retorted.

"Well, that's roughly the idea," Li Zhanyi waved his hand. "Now think about it, if you encountered someone like that... wouldn't you feel a desire to conquer them?"

"The desire to conquer?"

"I want to try and see if I can see through the prophecies that I can't understand."

Li Zhanyi turned her head and stared at Lin Chen, her eyes as dark and serene as the night.

As she stared, a faint blush rose to the girl's cheeks. She patted her face and shook her head, saying:

"Oh dear, what strange things have I said again? Don't think I'm up to something! After spending some time with you, I've come to like... well, I just... find you pleasing to the eye! Okay...!"

After saying that, Li Zhanyi hurriedly turned around and went back to his room.

But before she could take a few steps, her wrist was grabbed—

"...!"

Li Zhanyi turned her head sharply, and what came into view was Lin Chen's smiling face.

He looked very clean-cut, and after shedding the slight dishevelment from running in the rain, his composure made his temperament even more profound.

"Then I'll wait until you see right through me, roommate," Lin Chen said softly.

Li Zhanyi pursed her lips, momentarily speechless, unable to utter a single word.

She stood there, hesitant for a long time, before finally gently patting Lin Chen's hand:

"Okay, okay... Ugh, this makes me look so stupid... Come on... Come on! Let's play games! The girls are waiting!"

"Okay, let's go." Lin Chen nodded slightly.

In the courtyard outside the building, the delicate fragrance of pomelo blossoms wafted through the rain.

......

The party lasted until the early hours of the morning, and Professor Jürgen ultimately emerged victorious at the dinner table.

He and Lin Chen helped the three drunk people to the next room, and then took Liti home.

“Liti needs to take an anti-diarrheal injection tonight, so she won’t be staying here overnight,” Jürgen and Liti waved goodbye together.

"Goodbye!" Lin Chen, Zhan Yi, and Hui Hui waved together.

After the two left, Huihui sighed like a little adult and said:

"Finally finished, time to clean up."

Lin Chen smiled and gently patted Huihui's head. Everyone then began to clean up the mess together.

"Huihui, how's school lately?" Lin Chen asked Huihui as he put the bottle back in the box.

"It's alright," Huihui nodded thoughtfully. "After Liti came back to school, those bad guys didn't dare to bully her anymore. But now I will protect her, and no one dares to bully her."

"That's amazing!" Li Zhanyi smiled.

"Look, Litty even gave me a feather!"

Huihui took out a small feather pendant from her chest and showed it to Lin Chen.

"Brother, she said she gave it to you too."

"Ah."

Lin Chen also took out a small feather from his chest and shook it gently.

“I have one too!” Li Zhanyi said with a grin, taking out a feather.

It seems everyone really likes birds.

"How about over there? How's the Investigation Bureau?" Huihui asked in a nonchalant tone.

"You've even learned to trick me," Lin Chen chuckled. "Don't worry, Huihui, I'll be fine."

"Well, whatever you do, be careful," Huihui said seriously. "Anyway, I always leave extra food when I cook and put it in the refrigerator. If you want to eat it, just heat it up. If you don't want to eat it, I'll take it to school as a lunchbox the next day."

"Huihui is so nice." Li Zhanyi smiled and rubbed Huihui's head.

After tidying up, the three said goodnight to each other and went to their rooms to sleep.

After lying in bed, Lin Chen first injected himself with a blue factor, then closed his eyes and entered the "Mirage City".

He wanted to see if there was any useful information in Baiduozhi's memory.

......

Chapter 115 I've Come to Find You (Second Update)

After entering the "Mirage City", Lin Chen lowered his head and looked at his feet.

Beside the grave of Captain England, a brand new grave appeared, with the inscription "Bai Duozhi" on it.

They don't even have their own names?

Lin Chen closed his eyes, resonating with the tombstone, and the surrounding scenery flashed rapidly.

"..."

Everything around me was blurry.

Inside the incubator, Baiduozhi gazed at the blurry scene outside, listening to their conversation with the ears of a newborn:

"...Wouldn't using this kind of prototype be too cheap for the artificial god project?"

"...It's hard to say. His mental strength is incredibly powerful, but his physical body probably can't develop properly..."

"...Can this kind of stuff really be brought to the forefront?"

"...Let it stay in the background, we'll always need it eventually."

The scene shifts, and Lin Chen sees Bai Duozhi crawling on the ground with his slender limbs, his ugly face trembling incessantly.

He was working out his body, and even though his bones couldn't withstand much muscle growth, he was still determined to do it.

He at least wanted to be able to stand up on his own.

"That monster single-handedly dealt with a Gamma-level monster, really?"

"Would it be possible to go out as the main promoter while wearing a mask?"

"No! A demigod shouldn't be depicted as such a dark little monster!" a majestic voice declared. "Move him behind the scenes; WHALE needs testing anyway."

"..."

"I want their approval, but they don't take me seriously at all..."

In the dark room, Hyakutochi sat with his arms wrapped around his knees, looking at the person in front of him.

Standing before him was Euclid.

In front of the stool, Euclid squatted down and gently pressed down on Badoch's head with his hand.

“Child, those who change the world are never the clowns standing in the spotlight,” his voice was like a cold machine, “the real players are those hiding in the shadows.”

"Will I die?" Bai Duozhi whispered. "This so-called 'ideal state'... will it require my brain?"

“You will not die, you will become free,” Euclid shook his head. “As long as you stay in the Ideal Country, your soul will transcend the physical world, and your consciousness will be able to exist independently of your body.”

"You can be anyone: invade their consciousness, become them, and live the life you want."

After hearing this explanation, Lin Chen understood why Bai Duozhi was able to achieve astral projection.

It is the power of the "ideal state".

He continued flipping through the pages, wanting to see what else Euclid would say.

"..."

After Euclid's speech, a ripple of ambition gradually appeared in Baidozhi's eyes.

The scene changes, and in the hall, Baiduozhi looks down at Euclid below.

"What's wrong? Did you need something?" His tone had lost its previous respect.

“I heard you gave the door opener to Left Shrimp, and he’s working with Captain England to film footage with ‘Utopia’,” Euclid said. “That was a terrible choice.”

"I thought you had no right to tell us what to do after the Tekkaku Bridge incident," said Tomohiro, shaking his head.

Euclid raised his head, and the next second, a bolt of white lightning hung above the throat of Badozhi.

"No! You...you dare!"

“The Republic is merely a phase, a data collection center, and should not frequently demonstrate its capabilities,” Euclid warned. “And you, you and the Republic are merely assets of the Foundation. You are not the king of the Republic. Remember that.”

"I...I understand!" Bai Duozhi shouted, "Please..."

The white lightning subsided, and Euclid traversed time and space to arrive at the top of the stairs, slowly walking towards Baidozhi.

"Export the latest subspace depth data and compile it all for me," Euclid commanded.

"I can't give it to you! I'm sorry!" Bai Duozhi shouted. "Eldest brother...eldest brother personally sealed those documents. He would have noticed if you had touched them."

Upon hearing this, Euclid remained silent for several seconds.

He shook his head and said:

“‘Whale Nest’ will be restarted soon, and our experiments will continue.”

"Do you...do you really think the hawks will approve your experiment?" Bai Duozhi asked tremblingly.

“I will find a way to get them to approve it,” Euclid whispered. “The ghosts of history are hunting us; they will be afraid, and you should be afraid too.”

"I understand, I understand! I'll do whatever you ask!"

"very good."

Euclid suddenly stopped.

He looked around, his gaze sweeping over Lin Chen before landing on Bai Duozhi.

“Ghost of history, I know you are watching us.”

He spoke in a low, muffled voice, muffled by the metal mask, which was sickening.

"If you overheard this conversation, you'd better get away immediately."

"Otherwise, I will come looking for you very soon."

As Euclid spoke, he picked up a device and pressed it against the head of Baidozhi.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Chen's memories vanished.

"..."

Standing in the center of the white city, Lin Chen remained calm.

He had already experienced Euclid's intimidation before, so he wouldn't be frightened again.

After sorting through this string of memories, two pieces of information are worth noting:

First, Byakuchi was born from the "Artificial God" project, which is easy to understand: to create demigods through experiments.

This aligns with the information Lin Chen learned from Johnston's memories: the Foundation does indeed have a plan to turn humans into demigods through experiments.

However, the specific principle behind it is unknown.

Secondly, Euclid mentions a place called "Whale Nest," which, according to the dialogue, appears to have been closed after the Iron Point Bridge incident and is scheduled to reopen soon.

Does this mean that Whale Nest was responsible for the collapse of Ironhorn Bridge?

And now, Whale Nest is about to reopen...

Captain England was unaware of the existence of the Whale Nest, but he most likely knew that such a powerful trump card existed behind it.

That's why he was so arrogant during the bunker incident.

Whale nest, a den of whales.

If the ideal state is just an experiment, is Whale Nest the prototype of this weapon?