NieR: Whirlpool

"This bastard!"

Ye Feng cursed loudly and slashed out with his sword.

The sharp sword energy cut the large culture chamber into two pieces, and the yellow-green liquid flowed all over the floor.

"calm down……"

N2 brought a cup of warm tea,

He handed it to Ye Feng, signaling him to be patient.

She knew why Ye Feng was so angry.

Some time had passed since he last made love with her in the data space.

During this time,

They have been working hard to repair the data in the Honghuang database, hoping to find a way to revive the YoRHa unit.

However, reality dealt them a heavy blow.

Ye Feng took the teacup.

But he did not drink.

He put the teacup heavily on the table beside him.

The ceramics collided with the metal, making a crisp sound, and the tea splashed out.

A dark water stain spread across the table.

"Time Guardian is such a bastard! He even tricked me before he left!"

Ye Feng said bitterly,

"It's not enough that he caused trouble in the database, he also destroyed YoRHa's consciousness data storage technology!"

original,

After everyone's unremitting efforts, they finally found the stored consciousness data in a chaotic database.

however,

As they were preparing to read the data with hope,

But I found that the data had been damaged and could not be read.

this means,

Those once vibrant lives, those comrades who once fought side by side with them,

They will disappear forever and will never be able to return to this world.

"According to our inspection, these consciousness data were not directly destroyed,"

Donald said,

His funny suit seemed out of place in the serious atmosphere.

"It is due to technical reasons of the database itself."

"Technical reasons?" Ye Feng frowned and looked at Donald.

"What exactly happened?"

"That's right, sir," Donald explained.

"Although the Honghuang Database is powerful, it is built based on old-era technology and has some inherent flaws. One of the flaws is that it cannot store human consciousness data stably for a long time."

"Once we mechanical creatures, including the YoRHa troops, develop human-like consciousness, our consciousness data will be extremely complex and unstable. We will need special storage media and technology to preserve it for a long time."

Donald continued,

"Although the storage media and technology used by the Honghuang Database were the most advanced at the time, they still could not meet the requirements for long-term preservation of human consciousness data."

"Over time, these consciousness data will gradually decay and eventually disappear completely."

Donald sighed helplessly.

"By the time we found these data, they had decayed to the point where they were unreadable."

"In other words, what we have found now is just a bunch of useless body physics data?" Ye Feng's voice was full of disappointment and anger.

"You could say that." Donald nodded.

"Chuo!"

Ye Feng punched the table with such force that the entire table began to tremble.

"Ye Feng, don't be like this."

N2 walked to Ye Feng and gently held his hand.

"this is not your fault."

"But..." Ye Feng wanted to say something but was interrupted by N2.

"I know you're sad, and so am I."

N2's voice is gentle and firm.

"However, we cannot give up hope. Although these damaged consciousness data cannot be read, we can still try other methods."

"Any other solutions?" Ye Feng raised his head and looked at N2. "What do you have in mind?"

"We can use existing technology to reconstruct the consciousness data of the YoRHa troops." N2 said.

“Although this will take a long time, and the reconstructed consciousness data may be different from the original, but at least, we can let them return to this world in another form.”

"The YoRHa troops resurrected like this... are just empty shells," Ye Feng muttered to himself. He looked at N2 with a complicated expression.

"Without the memories of the past, without the emotions they once had, are they... still them?"

"At least, they are still alive." N2's voice was filled with pleading.

"Also, we can slowly guide them and help them rebuild their memories and emotions."

"Don't wake them up yet." Ye Feng was silent for a moment, and finally made a decision.

"We need more time to think about this."

"I'll listen to you." N2 nodded.

She knew that Ye Feng needed time to accept this cruel reality and also needed time to think about what to do in the future.

Suddenly, Ye Feng seemed to sense something.

He didn't resist.

In a flash,

Ye Feng's consciousness instantly fell into a pure white space.

There was nothing around, only a thin layer of white mist underfoot.

Before he had time to look around, a familiar figure appeared in front of him.

White floral shirt, pleated skirt, knee-high socks,

Blue black short hair tied into a ponytail,

If it’s not Yakor, then who else could it be?

She was looking at him with a smile.

There was a playful smile on the corner of his mouth.

The walking posture was still arrogant, as if he was walking on the catwalk.

"Hey, isn't this our General Ye? What's the matter? Are you trapped in some corner again?"

Yakel crossed her arms and tilted her head teasingly, a hint of amusement in her tone.

Ye Feng raised his eyebrows.

Looking at this mysterious woman in front of me, I feel helpless.

This woman is always elusive, and every time she appears she has an inexplicable sense of superiority.

"Ya Ke Er, what are you doing here again?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, how heartless! We are old friends after all, why are you so cold?"

Yakel curled her lips and said in a sad tone,

"I came here specially to give you good news."

"good news?"

Ye Feng looked at her doubtfully.

What he lacks the least now is bad news.

good news?

I'm afraid there's another trap waiting for him to fall into.

Yakor smiled mysteriously.

He took out a magic book from his back and looked at it.

He walked up to Ye Feng, stretched out a finger, and gently touched his chest.

"How about it, Ye Feng, do you still remember what happened during your reincarnation as 9S?"

Ye Feng was stunned for a moment.

With his brows furrowed, he tried to recall, but the only memories that came to his mind were those of 9S from the past timeline.

"Second reincarnation? What the hell?"

Yakel seemed to be talking to himself:

"Great disaster?"

"A cavalryman on a dragon's back?"

Ye Feng: "???"

Yakel looked at Ye Feng's bewildered expression.

He burst out laughing.

She pointed to her head and said:

"It seems that you really don't remember anything, but it doesn't matter. It's not important. What's important is that the consciousness data you want is still in the original place and has not completely disappeared."

"The consciousness data is still there?" Ye Feng raised his head suddenly, his eyes full of surprise and confusion, "What do you mean? Where is it?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a foolish impatient person." Yakel smiled and shook her head. She pointed at Ye Feng's chest and then at his feet. "It's here and there. Find it yourself."

"What do you mean?" Ye Feng asked puzzledly. He felt that there was a lot of information hidden in Yakor's words, but he couldn't fully understand it.

"What I mean is..." Yakel looked at him with a smile, with a hint of mystery in his tone.

"Some things require you to explore them yourself. This is all I can tell you. As for what is meant by times... you will understand it naturally when you find the answer."

"By the way, I hope that this time, your...or their endings will be a little different..."

"I am looking forward."

She gently stroked the phantom light on Ye Feng's wrist.