Chapter 462: Chapter 310: Fragmented Love
The operators sat back in front of their computers, and those few who had just shown physical reactions also recovered, quickly returning to their working state.
Two hours passed, and the Ring of Secret Gazing continued to operate until it calmed down.
The main operator reported: "The second memory dive is complete."
Everyone put on neural interfaces and entered Qi Ling’s memories.
They all say... that after bitterness comes sweetness.
Perhaps the gods could not ignore this child’s tragic fate. In a childhood full of darkness, she met the person who changed her life.
The consciousness of everyone kept rising, as if awakening from a long dream, they opened their eyes in a daze and saw a sweet smiling face.
She was a beautiful young girl, wearing a smile like the rising sun, her eyes full of clarity and gentleness, reaching out gently to touch their faces.
"Little monster, why are you crying again?"
"Xiaoqi... I had a nightmare..."
"It’s okay, don’t cry. Nightmares are all fake, good kids don’t cry. Here, let me hug you~"
The feedback brought by the neural instrument was so real that when they were embraced by the girl called "Xiaoqi," everyone couldn’t help but shiver a little.
As they felt the touch of her skin, they just felt a stream of warmth seep into their hearts, and the anxiety and confusion that lingered in their minds at all times disappeared, replaced by unprecedented peace.
In this oppressive Eden Garden, Xiaoqi’s existence was like a beam of light igniting life, illuminating those dark and lightless nights.
Their hearts, filled with childhood trauma, often felt helpless and confused, and every time this happened, Xiaoqi would gently hold them, as if nurturing a battered flower, helping them find the courage to continue living.
"She really is an angel..." an operator murmured, voicing everyone’s thoughts.
Memory fragments kept jumping, all beautiful memories spent with Xiaoqi, and they lived more and more cheerfully, full of vision and hope for the future.
They believed that no matter what they encountered in the future, Xiaoqi would face it with them, that their life could no longer be separated from this companion.
But in the end, without any warning, as Xiaoqi’s corpse came into view, all the beautiful fantasies of the past were shattered.
An uncontrollable frenzy flooded their hearts, burning reason to ashes, their thoughts in chaos, and their bodies growing cold.
The guard’s beatings, the rancid food even dogs wouldn’t eat, the scars from self-harm, and the maggots that grew from untreated wounds... dark memories kept flashing back, occupying their entire consciousness.
Hatred, gloom, mourning... all kinds of negative emotions tore at their hearts like claws, bringing nearly tangible despair.
The impact from this emotional feedback was so intense that the operators gritted their teeth, their negative emotions manifesting physically, causing them to tremble uncontrollably.
Some operators, who had become too engrossed, couldn’t accept the disparity between hope and its shattering, tearing off the neural interfaces, holding their heads, crying and cursing the demons in Eden Garden.
Finally, the second memory dive ended with that death proclamation at the Eden Garden victory banquet.
This dive spanned a long time, and its main theme, like the first dive, was all about Qi Ling’s memories of New Moon Eden.
The content of both memory dives combined showed Qi Ling’s entire childhood, from darkness to the only light, from despair to salvation, and then to becoming a monster living for revenge...
Zhao Yiming removed the neural interface, his willpower truly strong. Even with the memory dive integrating body and mind, he remained unaffected by emotional feedback, as if he had just watched an exciting movie.
The operators also gradually calmed down and began to discuss what they had just seen.
"No wonder she’d target New Moon Eden before, the people she killed should all be directly or indirectly responsible for Xiaoqi’s death."
"The superbrain project conducted by New Moon Eden sounds somewhat intriguing."
"No need to think about it; it’s pure nonsense. The neuroscience group in the research department studied similar things decades ago, and technically it’s impossible to achieve."
"Don’t be fooled into thinking those people at Eden Garden got some key data; if they keep researching, they’ll hit that wall determined by human nature as carbon-based organisms. Their efforts were meaningless from the start."
While everyone was discussing animatedly, Zhao Yiming rubbed his chin and muttered to himself: "So that’s your past, interesting."
The main operator pondered for a moment and quietly said: "President Zhao, we only have one last memory dive opportunity left."
The Ring of Secret Gazing is undoubtedly powerful, but it also has its limits.
Due to current technology, the Ring of Secret Gazing can perform a maximum of three dives on the same person.
The dive process reveals the deepest memories in the subconscious of the subject and is not subject to human control.
Although the first two dives allowed them to learn about Qi Ling’s childhood, another goal remains unmet.
Su Mo, as a rising star in recent years, has grown at an unreasonable and astonishing speed.
Whether it’s deciphering the Crow’s Nest, annihilating the Tooth Tiger, or later sweeping the Seven Stars, all could be called miracles.
He, and his Edge, surely harbors secrets.
These secrets are surely tightly sealed by Su Mo in normal times, making it nearly impossible to dig them up head-on.
