Dimensional Codex System: I'm really not a cultist!

Chapter 221: Chapter 220: The Plucked Strings

“Do I really have to play this, Sanya?”

Gazing at the computer in front of her, Nanoka looked like she was on the verge of tears. She had never been interested in computer games, yet, compared to other Fire Mist Warriors, as a modern girl who grew up in contemporary society, Nanoka was at least not totally unfamiliar with these things. But… this computer looks a bit odd, doesn’t it?

Sanya was no stranger to computers, but the laptop Fang Zheng had given her looked different from any model she remembered; its appearance resembled a thin photo album more than the typical laptop. Moreover, when opened, the display didn’t show on the screen but was projected onto a virtual screen in the air.

Indeed, this wasn’t an appliance from the World of Shana but a high-tech gadget that Fang Zheng had brought back from the Edge of Tomorrow world. In the high-tech realms of the Edge of Tomorrow, Fang Zheng had gathered quite a trove of entertaining gear, and hadn’t passed up on any of these gadgets. However, considering their unique nature, Fang Zheng found it inappropriate to use them in the Main World, but they were suitable for killing some time in the Dimensional World.

Otherwise, how had he endured the long interstellar trips in the Ironblood warrior world?

It could be that the properties of the plane gave an advantage to the civilization of that world, so most of the games and films in the Edge of Tomorrow world were of the science fiction genre. Some of them were familiar to Fang Zheng, but there were also many that he hadn’t heard of, unique to that world.

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But regardless, having new games to play was always something to be excited about, wasn’t it?

“Wow… so many, Sanya, which one should we play?”

“How about the one with the circle in the middle?”

“Alright.”

Heeding her partner’s suggestion, Nanoka nodded, then stretched out her hand and pressed on the virtual screen as instructed. Soon, the scene in front of them changed, and within the boundless universe, a massive steel warship slowly emerged and sailed forward.

“Cortana, I just need to know, have we shaken them off yet?”

“I think we both know the answer.”

Along with the dialogue, a whole new world slowly unfolded before the girls.

For single folks, gaming is the best entertainment, but for Fang Zheng, he had an even better way to pass the time.

Opening his eyes, the first thing Fang Zheng felt was the warm, petite body of a girl in his arms – Tilia curled up against his chest like a small animal, sinking into deep sleep in his embrace. Through the neon light shining from outside, one could distinctly see the girl’s porcelain-white skin, bare outside her semi-transparent pink nightgown, wrapping her undeveloped, tender body, exuding a fatal allure.

Ah… this is indeed hard to resist.

Gazing at the angelically cute face of the girl with her eyes closed in sleep, Fang Zheng couldn’t help but lick his lips. Although Tilia had never explicitly told him, Fang Zheng was well aware of why she ran to sleep with him every day. In fact, more than once, Tilia had hinted, “Elder Brother, you can do anything to me,” but Fang Zheng had yet to truly pluck this delightful fruit.

It wasn’t a case of neither the heart nor strength, nor was it his concern that he could be jailed for three years. To put it precisely… it probably still counted as a sort of premonition.

Fang Zheng could faintly sense that Tilia’s demands were not entirely of her own volition but seemed more like desires driven by some force. If put another way, it was as if “My setting is to give everything to Elder Brother, so please accept me,” was her situation. Rather than a sister deeply in love with her brother, it was more akin to the professional spirit of someone in a particular occupation – because the client has paid, I must welcome and accept whatever the client does with a smile.

This was precisely why Fang Zheng could foresee that if he were to lose control and pounce on her, their relationship might forever be frozen on the level of “master and hired servant,” which seemed acceptable but would always carry a certain barrier.

Just like the Little Angel Nymph, who initially respected Fang Zheng deeply and seemed willing to die for him, in reality, it was also a kind of “exchange.” Therefore, when she lost the chains, the Little Angel appeared quite frightened and uneasy. Only after spending a few days with Fang Zheng in the snow-covered cabin did she truly accept him, and before Fang Zheng left this time, she took the initiative to offer to stay in the Main World to look after Fang Zheng’s “property,” which Fang Zheng considered a normal relationship.

His situation with Tilia was similar to this. If he could restrain himself for the time being, their feelings for each other might deepen, and when Tilia was truly ready to accept him, it would not be too late to make a move.

Truthfully, Fang Zheng was quite expectant of this.

After all, in his own world, Fang Zheng had never done anything like this… Otherwise, his only fate would have been detention centers and prison.

“Sigh…”

Fang Zheng exhaled lightly, shifting his attention from Tilia’s adorable sleeping face to the ceiling. He couldn’t keep looking, as the little temptress was too alluring and made it easy to commit crimes. He needed to distract himself with something else, perhaps… that Soulstone.

With that thought, Fang Zheng reached out and reopened the Dimensional Codex, summoning the still-sealed Soulstone.

Looking at the Soulstone in front of him, Fang Zheng suddenly had an idea.

Why not try putting this Soulstone in?

It seemed like a sign, or perhaps a flash of inspiration. In any case, Fang Zheng hesitated only for a moment before unfolding the Codex, reaching out, and guiding the Soulstone slowly into the slot, and with a “click,” he replaced the original “Arthas” Soulstone.

“—————!!”

The moment he replaced the Soulstone, Fang Zheng once again felt a strange shiver, a pitch-black, icy power flowing through the Soulstone into his body, then quickly disappearing. This was the inevitable reaction when switching Soulstones, but beyond that——Fang Zheng didn’t feel anything else.

He didn’t receive the memories of the other, like he did when activating other Soulstones, nor did he feel any usable skills or powers.

So without breaking the seal, it really couldn’t be used?

Faced with this outcome, Fang Zheng could only shrug helplessly, but as he was about to reach out and remove the Soulstone, suddenly, a voice emerged in Fang Zheng’s ears.

The heavy Stone Gate slowly descended.

In the infinite, transparent black universe, a luxurious Crystal Palace drifted. At the end of staircases as clear as crystal, formed by columns on a high platform, knelt a girl wearing a loose white robe and a large white hat, her hands tightly clasped in front of her chest, her expression calm and devout as she prayed. She prayed and called towards the infinite depths, towards the rift between the two worlds, towards that supreme existence.

“Ah…”

Just then, the girl suddenly opened her eyes, her azure eyes glowing with excitement and joy. Then she closed her eyes again, kneeling tightly on the ground.

“Alliance Hierarch… You have finally heard my voice…”

Accompanied by the girl’s praying voice, clear tear drops traced her cheeks, falling to the ground.

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