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

If it weren't for that sudden battle that wiped out eight or nine out of ten of Luofu Cloud Cavalry's elite troops and generals, as well as the loss of Teng Xiao, one of the Seven Heavenly Generals of the Imperial Archery, and Bai Heng, a warship genius from the Heavenly Ship Bureau, Luofu wouldn't be in this predicament, still unable to recover its strength.

Furthermore, Danfeng later touched upon a taboo and attempted to reincarnate Baiheng, triggering the Yinyue Chaos. Yingxing was caught in the middle and burdened with the Abundant Curse, and Master Jingliu also completely fell into demonic darkness as a result...

His former glory has faded in an instant...

After that, Jing Yuan, the Cloud Cavalry Valiant Guard, took over the position of General of Luofu. For more than seven hundred years, he has been diligently managing Luofu and trying to restore its former glory. Unfortunately, perhaps the Five Valiant Guards of the Clouds have exhausted Luofu's fortune. In the past few hundred years, Jing Yuan has never seen anyone as amazing as those people back then.

Only Yanqing, the disciple he has now taken in, has some of his master's swordsmanship talent from back then, but unfortunately... he doesn't know if he will live to see the day when Yanqing grows up to become the new leader of the Luofu Sword.

“A surprise attack is not out of the question, but… General Jingyuan, let’s be honest, even brothers like us need to settle accounts clearly.”

"Although this alliance with the Jade Treasure is a great reward, the things that Luofu is about to encounter are extraordinary. The annihilation of the Great Monarch is only one aspect. If we are not careful, Luofu will be in danger of collapse."

"I wonder what else my dear brother Emiya would like?"

"Two conditions."

"But it doesn't matter."

"Firstly, after the Starry Sky Train's contribution, the Immortal Ship... at the very least, the Luofu Immortal Ship must truly regard the Starry Sky Train as an ally. If the Starry Sky Train makes any demands in the future, the Luofu Immortal Ship... well, at the very least, you, Jing Yuan, must stand with the train crew without asking why or considering the cost."

"If Jingyuan 0.7 has not yet perished by then, this matter will be easy. But if Jingyuan has unfortunately fallen into demonic darkness, then my little disciple Yanqing will surely do his best for me, his master."

“Very well, then this second request is my personal request. I, Emiya, am known as the Timely Rain because I am always happy to help others in their time of need, but I dislike being bound by others with moral or mission-related obligations. So... if there is a major event on your Immortal Ship, you, Jing Yuan, must sincerely send me a letter of authorization, explaining everything inside... especially regarding a major event that is about to be discussed with a certain blond cosmic merchant, I, Emiya, must lend a hand!”

"Who is this blond-haired cosmic merchant?"

"The second group of people who quietly infiltrated Luofu."

As he spoke, Emiya deliberately raised his voice slightly, so that one of the old men next to him could hear him clearly.

“A blond, handsome foreign man, dressed in a robe similar to that of a priest, used the alias Rakshasa… In addition, he also had a tongue-twisting real name.”

"who????".

Chapter 092: The Immortal Ship Joke.jpg (4/5)

blond foreigner

Ritual robes

Using the alias Rakshasa,

She has a tongue-twisting real name!

Your mother's, the vast emptiness?!

等等… … .

Old Yang pondered for a moment. He knew that Wei Gong had a somewhat wicked personality, and that deliberately pointing it out like this shouldn't be taken so seriously just because it involved the Void Treasury.

Could it be that?

"Otto? Otto from this timeline?!"

Old Deng looked at Emiya with suspicion, a strange sense of unease rising within him. If it really was Otto, the beast of this timeline… then he had to pull out his Eden Star magnifying glass to thoroughly examine this person’s character, character, and character issues.

[Walter's mood score +17]

Tsk, it seems like Old Deng's emotional threshold isn't so easily triggered anymore.

Emiya raised an eyebrow slightly, ignoring Old Deng's thoughts, and continued speaking to Jingyuan.

"Above Luofu, apart from the Great Lord of Annihilation, there are also the secret disciples of the Medicine King, whom I'm sure you know. But these two groups have already formed an alliance... You may not know this, General."

"The alliance between the Medicine King's Secret Teachings and the Great Lord of Annihilation... is indeed somewhat troublesome, but if that's all there is to it, Jing Yuan is not powerless to resist."

"What if there's another force that can hold you back?"

"That blond cosmic merchant?"

"Exactly."

"...Could he be a man of abundance?"

"That's true. His hometown also has so-called demons, monsters, and goblins, which should have some connection with abundance. Therefore... he is also hostile to abundance."

"If that's the case, then they should be reinforcements. Why do you say that this person will become a hindrance to my Jingyuan?"

"He still has a companion, someone who is enough to make you hesitate to act, preventing you from fully focusing on dealing with the Great Lord of Annihilation and the Secret Teachings of the Medicine King."

Upon hearing this, a look of seriousness appeared in Jing Yuan's eyes.

Who could make him, one of the Seven Heavenly Generals of the Imperial Bow, hesitate to act against the hunting order?

Could it be an envoy from the Abundance Order? Or perhaps an envoy from some other faction?

However, the only group with a deep-seated hatred for the Immortal Ship is the Abundant Spawn. Even the Antimatter Legion, a bunch of madmen, wouldn't deliberately be hostile to the Immortal Ship.

Given that one Great Lord of Annihilation has already infiltrated the Immortal Ship, it is unlikely that a second one will appear.

But assuming he was the envoy of abundance, according to Emiya, the blond man should be hostile to abundance, so why would he travel with the envoy of abundance?

"Could it be an old acquaintance of Jingyuan?"

After much thought, a sharp glint suddenly appeared in Jing Yuan's eyes, and he said in a deep voice,

"If it's not the Envoy of Abundance, then the only person who could make me, Jingyuan, hesitate to act is someone from the Immortal Ship, someone I know, but whom I cannot directly attack due to my status. I wonder if my guess is correct?"

"General Shence is indeed exceptionally wise. That person is indeed an old acquaintance of yours, and someone you cannot lift up the stone in your hand."

"The person you speak of is definitely not Yingxing, but you mentioned Shihuomengshen... Could it be..."

Jingyuan suddenly stood up, looking at Wei Gong with excitement, and then spoke.

"Is that Danfeng?!"

"No, Danfeng is on our train right now."

"...Danfeng is back too? Wait, Yingxing has arrived, and Danfeng is here too... Could the person you're talking about be...?"

"The former Sword Master of Luofu, your mentor Jingyuan, a surviving member of Cangcheng who fell into demonic influence seven hundred years ago, 'Seamless Flying Light' Jingliu."

Master...?

The first thought that popped into Jingyuan's mind upon hearing that name was...

She's not dead yet?

As his mentor, Jingliu was already nearly a thousand years old when he was just a child, and now... he's about to suffer a demonic attack and report to the Ten Kings' Division.

How come my beloved teacher is still alive and kicking outside?

Master, you didn't come back specifically because you knew your disciple was about to fall into demonic ways, just to cause trouble and send me on my way, did you?

"...I should abdicate as soon as possible and hand over the rest of the affairs to Fu Qing."

Jing Yuan rubbed his forehead and said something that would make the Grand Diviner overjoyed. It was a pity that the short Grand Diviner was not present at the moment, otherwise he would surely have been overjoyed.

"Hearing you say that, I suddenly remembered a joke from the Immortal Ship. Would General Jingyuan like to hear it?"

"Oh? Tell me."

Upon hearing Emiya's words, Walter immediately looked at Jingyuan with pity. This Shence General had no idea what he was about to face.

"Cough cough..."

Mr. Emiya coughed twice to clear his throat, and then, as if imitating someone else's tone,

"Has Sword Master Yanqing always been so taciturn?" "No, he was a cheerful person when he was learning swordsmanship." "Then why now?" "Perhaps it's because the previous general fell into demonic possession... alas."

"?????"

Jing Yuan's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the man who had suddenly pulled out such a chilling, hellish joke. How could he have come up with such a vicious story so easily?

"Furthermore, are there questions like, 'Is the Azure Sparrow Diviner always this serious?', 'Why is Senior Su Chang always so cold and aloof?', 'Director Qing Ni...'"

"Stop, stop, stop! If you keep telling this joke, I'm about to fall into the demonic realm!"

"So, what experience does Fu Xuan have now to be a general? Think about it, what if you retire and Luofu is handed over to her and causes some trouble? When you hear about it, you'll immediately turn into a demon and become a demon. By the time Yan Qing finds out about you, she'll realize you've completely fallen into demonic possession. Then, with tears in her eyes, she'll say the traditional line, 'Let this disciple repay your kindness in teaching me with this strike,' and finally, she'll chop your clever brain to pieces with her sword."

"Alright, alright, I won't abdicate! I absolutely refuse to abdicate now!"

Jing Yuan clutched his head and let out a mournful cry. The scene described by the person in front of him felt incredibly real to him. Luo Fu's strength was still slowly recovering. Fu Qing was capable but lacked experience in governing a region and was too upright and kind-hearted, making him an unsuitable candidate to take over Luo Fu at the moment. The same was true for the younger generation like Yan Qing, who were still growing. Letting them take over the affairs of the Immortal Ship would probably cause a huge mess.

"That's more like it. You just formed an alliance with us, and now you want to abandon us and leave? What about all the life-and-death struggles we've endured in Luofu?"

“Brother, I am now over eight hundred years old. In fact, I have long had the signs of demonic influence, but I have been suppressing them. If I continue to covet this position of general, what if I fall into demonic influence one day and become ruthless and disown my family? At that time, who in Luofu will be able to resist me, one of the seven heavenly generals who inherited the divine throne?”

"Why don't you let me give it a try?"

"Try what? Do you perhaps intend to come and kill this monster who has fallen into demonic ways?"

"I mean... let me try to see if I can get rid of your... demonic possession."

[Jing Yuan's emotional value +99].

Chapter 093: Jing Yuan, it's time for you to collect gold coins! (5/5)

"Injury", "Defilement", "Anger", "Other-transformation", "Neutral"

Five symptoms of demonic possession.

"Injury" means that the body is severely damaged by external forces. However, due to the extraordinary tenacity of the celestial beings, they will enter a long and painful self-healing phase, which may last for hundreds of years.

"Impurity" refers to the coexistence of the virus with the body after its invasion. According to the pharmacological research of the Immortal Boat, the cells of the Celestials and Fox People in the Immortal Boat contain a large number of pluripotent stem cells. After the body is damaged, they will actively adapt to the body's instinctive needs and transform into corresponding cells. Sometimes, viruses can also become a part of the body's functions and evolve into pluripotent stem cells, which will also continuously transform into this virus, thus coexisting with the Immortal Boat people for a long time.

"Otherification" means that the physical body begins to mutate, and it is unable to control the stability of the body to maintain a human form. This is the strange appearance of the golden branches that Emiya and others saw before. In that form, it is already a hunting mortal enemy, a bountiful monster.

Aside from the first three physical symptoms of demonic possession, what truly troubles the people of the Immortal Ship are often the latter two mental symptoms of demonic possession.

Anger can cause extreme joy or sorrow, emotional instability, irritability, and even aggression towards others.

"Apathy" causes people to forget their memories, leaving them in a daze and unable to control themselves, eventually leading to them becoming unrecognizable to their family and friends, like a walking corpse.

According to some of the meditation therapies in the Immortal Ship, the latter two are generally regarded as the accumulation of memories that prevents the brain of the immortal species from storing such a huge amount of data. Even if some data is deleted, the remaining emotions, no matter how small or weak, will unconsciously rise during sleep after accumulating for hundreds of years, which will then lead to the occurrence of the demonic body.

Therefore,

On the immortal ship are elixirs that suppress emotions and sever desires, as well as medicines that erase memories and wash away past transgressions.

However, both of these are too contrary to human nature and are usually not accepted by the celestial beings.

"I wonder which demonic symptom the general is currently experiencing?"

“I often feel anxious and angry, and sometimes when I am reviewing government documents, I forget things that happened just a few hours ago.”

Jing Yuan sighed softly.

"I have lived for over eight hundred years since I was born. According to the average lifespan of the Immortal Ship people, I am considered a rare person of advanced age. Ordinary people of the Immortal Ship will begin to show signs of demonic yin around the age of four hundred and fifty, and six hundred and fifty is like a death calamity. Although I do not mean to boast, the fact that I have been able to persist to this day without too many abnormalities is also the result of my extremely strong will."

"I see, Alzheimer's disease."

"If that were all, it would be easy to cure. In fact, the most troublesome thing about this demonic body is not the symptoms, but... its irreversibility."

Upon hearing this, Emiya raised an eyebrow slightly, immediately understanding the meaning. In fact, the five symptoms of the Demonic Yin Body wouldn't be a problem in some worlds with advanced medical technology, but... the Immortal Ship's constitution stemmed from the blessing of the Abundant Pharmacist. Even if someone was born with a deficiency and later tried to compensate for it, the compensating part would be forcibly squeezed out.

If we use a game character as an example, it means that the initial appearance is locked, and once any changes occur, it will be forced to revert to the initial appearance.

Unless, like some games, there are 'item cards' that give you the 'permission' to change the initial appearance again.

This "authority" is also only held by the "Abundant Pharmacist".

"I certainly don't have a solution that addresses the root cause, but I might have some solutions that address the symptoms."

After a moment's hesitation, Emiya spoke to Jingyuan.

"Back in my hometown, there was a group of alchemists who, in order to enhance the brain's computational capabilities, forcibly divided the brain's thinking into multiple equal parts, thereby achieving the effect of parallel thinking and calculation."

"Segmented thinking sounds good, but it merely redistributes thinking functions; the brain's original storage functions remain unchanged."

"Then... how about trying the product from Welt's hometown, called the Key of God, which can make you unleash your full potential with a single punch by burning your memories?"

"I also have elixirs that can make one forget the past on my immortal ship, but I am unwilling to make that choice."

"After listening to your explanation, this demonic body is indeed quite troublesome."

The human brain capacity is definitely limited, and many bodily functions are fixed after birth, which means that you cannot forcibly increase the brain capacity in any way, and any external objects implanted will be rejected by the body.

Just like a computer, the size of its C drive is fixed. You can't expand it or use an external disk. The end result will definitely be that the C drive is full until it can't hold any more, and the entire computer will completely freeze.