Xingtie: Can’t you just let me focus on completing the commissions?

This seemingly ordinary old man was a genius on par with Black Tower and Screw, yet as a member of the same genius club, his face bore no trace of the arrogance or high spirits of a prodigy. Instead, it exuded a heavy sense of weariness and a numbness and loneliness that penetrated to the very core of his being.

“One, two… there are eleven guards.”

"It's not convenient to take action against these people right now."

After a moment's thought, Emiya used the Faceless King's ability to stealthily approach Chadwick, creating another shadow clone that impersonated Chadwick.

In the split second that the Hound family members were momentarily distracted, he pulled Chadwick, who was sitting on the chair, into the disguise of the Faceless King, and then quickly fled into the distance.

After they had separated by several kilometers, when Emiya released the old man again, the old man silently gazed at Emiya for a long time before softly speaking.

"The imaginary energy within you is very complex... joy, expansion, destruction, preservation. I have never seen anyone like you. You don't seem like someone from the company... young man, what is your purpose?"

[P.S.: Writer's block, so I'm postponing this chapter. I'll make it up another day.]

Chapter 301: The First Guardian in the Personal Library.

Many years ago,

Calderon Chadwick was just an ordinary university professor at the time. He was young, full of desire to explore the unknown and an exceptionally active thirst for knowledge.

Because he often shut himself away and focused solely on his own research, Calderon Chadwick did not pursue any academic fame or glory. It wasn't until his theoretical research in the field of imaginary numbers reached a point where he could no longer delve any deeper into his work that he reached a point where he could no longer pursue it further.

then,

He presented his extensive research findings, which quickly attracted substantial investment from investors.

The biggest financial backer among them is undoubtedly someone from the Interstellar Peace Company.

He is a member from the market development department.

At the time, Calderon Chadwick was unaware of the marketing department's tarnished record; he was simply excited to see such a generous investor willing to fund his project.

But as the direction of the research was continuously assigned and guided, gradually... Calderon Chadwick, with his keen senses, noticed something was amiss.

just,

At this point, there was no going back on his research.

Because of his groundbreaking progress in this research project, he became a member of the Genius Club. This honor made him unclear about his own abilities. When the company invited him to complete the final progress on the final project, he hesitated only slightly before giving himself a flimsy excuse. He was unwilling to let his research results be shelved.

Then, he made full use of his talents and completed the final task.

Its name is Imaginary Number Collapse Pulse.

This is a pulse weapon that can disrupt four-dimensional spacetime, causing the surface of the material world to be blown away, exposing the end of the imaginary space, and then triggering a violent outburst of imaginary energy, destroying the fragile structure of the real space.

The collapse of space alone is enough to easily destroy planets, while the turmoil of imaginary space will cause the complete extinction of all beings affected by such an impact.

"On that day, that button was gently pressed, and afterwards... at least three civilized planets were wiped out."

"I personally unleashed a demon..."

After Emiya revealed his identity and gained the old man's trust through various means, the old man told Emiya about his past. Although his expression was numb, it seemed as if he was crying out in the depths of his soul. The guilt of wiping out countless lives on three planets began to overwhelm this genius who had already achieved great success in his early thirties.

For the next twenty years, while the company was embroiled in internal strife, he destroyed the critical data on the Imaginary Collapse Pulse and fled to various parts of the universe to avoid the eyes and ears of the Interstellar Peace Corporation. He could no longer work for the company, and, most importantly... this weapon should never have appeared in this world.

"I sought help from Mr. Screwgoom, a fellow member of the Genius Club, and obtained a drug. After the Interstellar Peace Corporation secretly re-arrested me, I took the drug, and from then on... my consciousness was completely blocked from all information related to the research on 'imaginary number collapse pulse'."

He had no intention of evading his mistakes. If he hadn't deceived himself, tried to prove himself, and hadn't subjectively wanted to complete that experiment, the hundreds of billions of lives on those three planets wouldn't have been harmed.

After that, the only thing he could do was prevent the company from mass-producing this weapon. He stopped learning any "knowledge," stopped thinking about any "questions," and actively cut off his own "talents," thus delaying the mass production of this weapon... Of course, he also knew that this method was nothing more than a futile resistance.

"That part of the data still remains within my 'memory matter.' It's a sliver of hope I hold onto: if I could find a scholar or genius to whom I could entrust the data, I hope they could take my place in curbing the mass production of the 'Imaginary Number Collapse Pulse.' If that's truly impossible... then I can't let the Interstellar Peace Corporation monopolize this weapon."

When only one country possesses an atomic bomb, that country can be a hegemon; but when many countries possess it, it becomes a check and balance.

The company is not without the means to exterminate galaxies; it's just that imaginary number collapse pulses possess elements for mass production and are proprietary.

If the Interstellar Peace Corporation were to obtain this weapon, perhaps he wouldn't need to use it. The others dared not utter a sound, keeping their heads down in silence.

If departments like the Market Development Department were to acquire such weapons, they would be able to plunder even more planets in a more brutal and blatant manner.

“Young man, I hope you can help me deliver this information to Black Tower. She… is both a genius and a human… I have considered giving the information to Screw Goom, but it is ultimately an omnic. I cannot predict whether my weapon will become a tool for omnics to kill organic life in the future.”

"If I told you that I had a way to revive you and take you to the Black Tower Space Station, would you be willing to continue using your talents there?"

"No need."

The old man shook his head slightly and said softly,

“If I wanted to live, I had too many opportunities. From that day on, I was determined to die. If it weren’t for the need to make amends for my mistakes as much as possible, I should have ended my own life in some forgotten corner of the universe.”

"Then let's try another approach, Calderon Chadwick. Would you be willing to entrust your wisdom to me after your death?"

"……What's the meaning?"

"I will store your life story 407 in a 'library,' and Calderon Chadwick himself will become a book in that library. After being imbued with something called a Spirit Origin, everything you accumulated in your previous life—your wisdom, knowledge, experiences, and achievements—will be shaped into a Heroic Spirit named Calderon Chadwick, and from then on, he will be at my service."

"Heroic spirit... my experiences, my achievements? If you can guarantee that my 'memories' won't fall into the hands of the Interstellar Peace Corporation, then these after my death... I'll gladly entrust them to you."

"Then, the contract is complete."

He reached out and activated his "Personal Library," a skill modified from the Library of Alexandria. It possessed characteristics similar to the Hall of Heroes, and the Spirit Origin technology he received from Alaya included a complete "Heroic Spirit Information Registration" system. Emiya's current library possessed this capability.

This library is essentially his "personal Valhalla." After registering as a Heroic Spirit in this "library," one can manifest as a "Heroic Spirit" through the "Spirit Origin" he creates.

of course,

As a price

Emiya himself became the sole power source for the "Heroic Spirits".

"Calderon Chadwick's registration is complete."

"Then, please make your appearance here, the first 'Guardian' of the starry sea."

Chapter 301: I was robbed of over a hundred oak cake rolls, do you have any clues? Yingbao.

“Servant, Caster, Calderon has been summoned. Thank you for giving me a new life, Master.”

She looked to be around thirty years old.

He had an ordinary appearance, but exuded a scholarly air.

Judging from his appearance, this young man seemed to be someone who would stand out in a crowd.

But it was precisely this young man,

They once created extermination weapons that destroyed tens of billions of people.

The old man stared at the young man who had suddenly appeared before him, his lips parted slightly, opened and closed several times, and finally... he laughed.

"The universe is so vast that there are indeed many things that our science cannot easily explain."

"Leave the rest to me."

The young Chadwick gazed at his aged self, a solemn expression on his face.

“I will become a sharp sword, always hanging over the Interstellar Peace Corporation… no, I will hang it over the heads of all ambitious people.”

"Then I'll have to trouble you... Calderon."

The elderly Chadwick smiled and peacefully closed his eyes. Although he could not completely die yet, his final wish had been fulfilled. There was no successor he could trust more than himself. As a heroic spirit, he would inherit all of Chadwick's last wishes and become a sword hanging over the heads of ambitious people.

And he will put a complete stop to his actions.

……

"The fifth destiny."

When Calderon, the Servant from beneath the starry sea, was created, the gate of the imaginary number, symbolizing "memory," silently opened to him; with just a gentle push,

Emiya then entered the path of memories, becoming a path-walker with five different paths.

【blazing a new trail (56%)】

【Destruction of Fate (25%)】

【Joyful Destiny (45%)】

【Protect your destiny (30%)】

【Memory's Fate (17%)】

After surveying his own progress on his destiny path, Emiya displayed data in his mind. This data was a comparison of the depth of his destiny path at the "Commander" level. Once he reached 100% progress, he would be equivalent to stepping into the Commander level.

Even without the blessing of the Star God, one can still step into the realm of the Envoy, just like in the Yellow Springs.

"Destiny cannot be determined by enlightenment in Longchang; it is purely by accumulating achievements. The further you go, the harder it becomes to accumulate achievements."

The destruction of numerous civilizations by the Great Lords of Annihilation was both a practice of the path and an accumulation of achievements.

The same applies to those who remember; collecting enough memories is accumulating achievements.

This has little to do with vague and ethereal enlightenment. The individual who walks the widest and broadest path on this road, and whose belief is the strongest, is the one who stands at the pinnacle.

However, simply accumulating achievements is not enough to reach the position of a Star God.

However, no matter what, I am still far from becoming a Star God. It is more important to be pragmatic and focus on the present, becoming a Commander is the top priority right now.

"The 'memories' of a member of the Genius Club are 17% complete."

"Genius is an extension of broad knowledge and profound thinking, so this progress is reasonable."

"It's unknown whether there are other similar 'memories' that can be collected within Pinocchio."

"Perhaps we can make a quick push on the 'Path of Memories' here."

After carefully storing Chadwick's "Memory Essence," Emiya also temporarily stored Calderon's Spirit Origin. In the current Pinocene operation, the fewer people the better.

Back in the golden hour, I observed the situation on the shadow clone's side. The little girl from the Iris Flower family was still following her shadow clone around, racking up her WeChat steps. If she had a WeChat Moments, she would definitely be number one in the Iris Flower family today.

"Just consider it a form of exercise."

Mr. Emiya grinned mischievously, then ran towards the Dream Shop. Before he even arrived, he saw a group of members of the Hound family searching the streets for someone.

After listening for a bit, I learned that this group was looking for a silver-haired woman and a gray-haired woman.

"It seems the performance went very smoothly?"

After leaving the street, Emiya mentally searched for the route to the Otti Shopping Center, then planned his route and headed towards several nearby dessert shops.

Just as I found the third dessert shop, I heard a familiar voice at the entrance, seemingly choked with sobs, speaking with difficulty.

"You have a good eye! I also think these desserts are very, very good... If you've already chosen, I'll pay right now."

"Your voice sounds a little strange. Did I buy too much?"

"N-It's okay. You need to be full to have the strength to avoid those guys, right? This is a normal expense, um... it's a normal expense."

"Then I'm relieved. But it seems we can't afford to buy another one of your favorite oak-smoked cake rolls. Here, you can have this one."

"Really? Then I'll accept it without hesitation..."

Before that familiar voice could finish speaking, a man's voice abruptly cut in from behind them.

"How many oak-smoked cake rolls do you have left? I'll buy them all."

All-inclusive?!

The silver-haired girl unconsciously turned her head, subconsciously wanting to see who else had such good taste as her, and who actually liked this kind of cake roll so much.

What came into view was a face that was unfamiliar...yet somewhat familiar.

How to describe it?

Ayanokouji's facial features, Emiya's eye color, Silver Wolf's bubblegum, plus Kaffa's sunglasses and hairstyle, and... his own hair color?

This person seems to be a composite of the genes of several Star Core Hunters, even more so than the child Star.

As she stared at the stranger, the stranger seemed to notice her gaze and suddenly gave her a strange smile.

That smile looks familiar...

It seems like I've seen it often on someone's face?

Miss Firefly found the person increasingly familiar, but couldn't immediately identify him. It wasn't until he began devouring the oak-wrapped cake rolls that a possibility suddenly occurred to her.

She took out her phone and quickly sent a message to someone.