“Sophia, stop it!”
The Steam Armor charged, colliding with the snarling, bristling Sophia.
The power of flesh and steel were evenly matched.
But Sophia, leveraging her agility, effectively held the opponent in check.
Why couldn’t it be enlivened with spirit?
Was the armor’s material special?
Or was it simply a characteristic added by the Heart Source’s delusion?
Li Andy observed for two seconds, feeling the second possibility was higher.
So he turned his gaze back to the Military Uniform Jasmine, only to see a petite body break free from the outermost coat.
“Don’t move.”
Li Andy frowned, letting the small white shirt on Jasmine also become enlivened.
But what he didn’t expect was that Jasmine tore open the fabric of her left arm, revealing a fully metal mechanical arm.
As the mechanical arm activated, that strange muddy sensation instantly isolated Li Andy’s spirituality.
As expected...
Li Andy frowned, immediately charging towards her.
“Hmph.”
Jasmine scoffed disdainfully, her mechanical arm transforming into a cannon.
“Boom—!”
Li Andy’s scalp tingled, and he quickly dodged sideways.
A scorching flash of fire narrowly grazed his head, the scalding heat making his skin red.
This brat!
Li Andy looked at Jasmine furiously.
Jasmine shivered, startled by his fierce gaze, then gritted her teeth and activated the steel boots on her feet, letting the steam jets carry her into the air.
Oh my, Iron Man?!
This technological leap is too absurd, isn’t it...? Are you sure this is steam technology?
How could she even imagine that?
“Heh, on this sea, no one can defeat me!”
Jasmine adjusted her military cap, proudly raising her neck, her greyish-white hair fluttering freely.
Youxi summoned the Faceless Nun, launching a sneak attack from behind.
However, Military Uniform Jasmine at this moment seemed to have gone berserk, dodging sideways and directly blasting apart a nun with a single shot.
Youxi’s face instantly turned pale, but she still gritted her teeth, controlling the remaining nun to harass and restrain.
But on the other side, the Steam Armor also seemed encouraged, its core spinning rapidly, its speed gradually surpassing Sophia’s, as if it could resolve the battle very soon.
This arrogant Heart Source is brimming with confidence, how to fight?
Should I become a verbal king and scold her until her defense breaks?
Li Andy’s mind raced, his gaze quickly scanning the surroundings for a solution.
But the more he looked, the more he felt a sense of incongruity.
It was clearly a broken steamship, how could it produce such high technology?
Who gave her this confidence?
Where did the cognitive support come from?
Has the influence of the whispers made her able to deceive herself?
Wait... broken ship...
Li Andy suddenly noticed that the flag and sails of this old steamship were tattered, as if... they had rotted away.
There were also many bullet holes all over the ship.
The environment of the mindscape can reflect the subconscious.
And the subconscious is very difficult to ignore.
So this Military Uniform Jasmine, her identity is actually that of a defeated soldier?
“Brother! Be careful!”
Li Andy looked up and saw the Steam Armor break free from Sophia’s entanglement and charge towards him.
It was incredibly fast, instantly gripping his neck.
Youxi was furious, her hair floating unnaturally.
But the next second, Li Andy raised his hand to stop her and Sophia, who were about to go berserk.
“Heh, you’ve surrendered.”
Jasmine crossed her arms, floating down the deck proudly,
“To catch a thief, first catch his king; I also understand military strategy.”
“Heh.”
Li Andy’s sneer made her frown.
“All your inventions are actually useless, aren’t they?”
“You’re the useless one!”
Jasmine suddenly lost control of her emotions, making the Steam Armor tighten its grip, wanting to teach this presumptuous fellow a lesson.
However, the Steam Armor’s hand lost control and released Li Andy.
Li Andy touched his neck, walking closer to Jasmine, questioning her with each step:
“This ship is so broken, could it be an abandoned warship?”
“Your military uniform doesn’t fit well, so your identity shouldn’t be that of a combatant, should it?”
“Does your dilapidated environment really possess the industrial capacity to produce these materials?”
Jasmine’s pupils trembled; as Andy took a step forward, she took a step back.
“Even with a steam core, this armor actually can’t move on its own, can it?”
“And your mechanical arm and mechanical boots, they’re actually just an imaginative design sketch, aren’t they?”
Boom—
Jasmine’s mind exploded, and suffocating memories surged out like a tide, leaving her suspended in mid-air.
“Shut up!!”
She screamed, clutching her head, but found that only her right hand gripped her hair.
Her left arm was now empty, its joints bloody and mangled, as if something had blasted it away instantly.
The Steam Armor, which she had named “Noise,” also crashed to the ground at this moment, reverting to its rusty appearance.
She remembered, she remembered everything!
She wasn’t some mechanical master; she was just a somewhat talented mechanical apprentice.
Forced to travel with a military ship, responsible for maintaining armaments, she unluckily encountered an enemy fleet siege.
Storms, heavy rain...
Enemy forces, gunfire...
Choking gunpowder, foul-smelling blood...
And the biting, icy seawater that gnawed at her wounds!
She raised her head ferociously, looking at Li Andy, who was within reach, and the originally clear weather suddenly turned into a fierce storm.
“No... No!”
“You’re lying to me! I... I can survive... and become the most excellent mechanic!”
“Slap—!”
A loud slap landed on her face.
“Wake up, that was just a simulated experience.”
Li Andy said coldly.
Military Uniform Jasmine swayed, falling to the ground, like a helpless child, hugging her shoulders and constantly deceiving herself:
“You’re lying to me... Wuwu... That’s not fake... It’s not fake at all...”
“……”
Li Andy took a deep breath, somewhat annoyed, and straddled her, letting his shadow overlap with hers. Then he gripped her disheveled face, making her eyes meet his:
“Does truth or falsehood matter that much?”
Jasmine didn’t answer, just looked at him with choked sobs.
Li Andy thought for a moment, then changed the subject:
“Your design concepts are still very advanced. If you could be equipped with higher industrial technical capabilities, perhaps they could truly be realized.”
“Th-th-that’s for sure.”
Military Uniform Jasmine sniffled, replying incoherently under Li Andy’s palm.
Li Andy was speechless, feeling that Military Uniform Jasmine’s personality was a bit like Sophia’s, both stubborn and naive.
Under the shadow of Li Andy, Military Uniform Jasmine gradually regained her senses.
She swallowed, pulled away Li Andy’s hand from her face, and said:
“The ring, I can give it to you. My consciousness, you can also delete. But... my knowledge and memories of my masterpiece designs must be preserved! Otherwise... otherwise I...”
Military Uniform Jasmine stammered, realizing she couldn’t think of anything to threaten Li Andy with. In the end, she could only let tears well up in her eyes with grievance.
“Pfft—”
The Witch Jasmine’s ring suddenly burst out laughing.
“Oh dear, my good sister, negotiations and threats require bargaining chips. Like this, you might as well say that compared to other personalities, you can accept more different positions and ways of playing.”
“You!”
Military Uniform Jasmine was furious.
But facing Li Andy’s scrutinizing gaze, her cheeks instantly turned beet red.
She raised her right hand, quickly took off the ring with her mouth, and after spitting it into Li Andy’s hand, she transformed into a stream of light, shamefully drilling into the ring.
“Anyway, it’s useless memory... Do whatever you want with it!”