【Relic: Translator's Earring】
【Secret Phrase: All things have a voice, but translation distorts meaning】
【Ability: Translation】
【Description: Deciphers specified objects, translating them into language or symbols within the wearer's cognitive system.】
【Side Effect: In a quiet environment, the wearer is prone to hearing faint whispers. When lucky, you might gain inspiration and knowledge; when unlucky, you might hear the murmurs of unknown existences.】
【Suggestion: When using, it is recommended to maintain "noise" in the environment; never wear it while sleeping.】
【Production Team Message: Translation is never the original meaning; "understanding" itself is a distortion.】
As memories revived, the earring became more solid, but Li Andy's spirituality was rapidly draining.
Just as the earring was about to reach "reality," his spirituality ran out.
“Bang—”
The light blue water droplet shattered, scattering into tiny stars.
At the same time, half of Jasmine's corpse fell in front of the three of them.
The girl's gradually dimming eyes, just like the dissipating earring, symbolized the loss of existence.
Above, the battle between the Jasmines grew increasingly out of control.
Once "memory" had given birth to self, it also developed the instinct for survival.
“Everyone, quiet down!!”
Li Andy endured the headache from his depleted spirituality and roared at the sky.
Instantly, all the warring Jasmines were frozen.
Only the Jasmine referred to as the root remained, like a ragdoll about to break, her body limp, staring blankly at the frozen sky.
Li Andy let out a soft breath and, supported by Youxi and Sophia, approached Jasmine.
He now fully understood the pain of this girl with dissociative identity disorder.
“Noisy, chaotic....”
As memories continuously expand, you will feel incredibly crowded, as if your skull is about to burst.
“Left and right brain fighting each other.... unable to distinguish self... reality being stripped away....”
The tiny self-consciousness is like being constantly washed away by surging waves in a tumultuous sea.
“Brother...”
Jasmine's hollow eyes looked at him, wanting to say something, but her linguistic organizational ability was churned into a mess by the chaotic memories.
“Don’t speak yet, I’ll expand your ‘memory’.”
Li Andy leaned down, letting Sophia and Youxi support the girl, while he cradled the girl's face and gently placed the memory collector's earring on her small earlobe.
The next second, the “ink drop” automatically extended two fine threads, attaching stably without needing to pierce.
The moment he put the earring on the girl, Li Andy suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction. At the same time, his spirituality was also replenished and expanded.
What's going on?!
Li Andy was slightly stunned.
Could it be the side effect of the memory collector's earring at work?
This side effect can increase the maximum spirituality?!
“Brother, are you alright?”
Youxi and Sophia looked at him worriedly.
“Andy, don’t push yourself.”
Li Andy looked at the girls' pure, unadorned faces and suddenly wanted to give them some accessories, like earrings, hair ornaments, or necklaces.
Beautiful things indeed seem to need a little embellishment.
'Stop! Now is not the time to think about these things! Focus your mind!'
Li Andy shook his head, casting aside those distracting thoughts.
He snapped his fingers towards the sky.
The next moment, the scene abruptly shifted to a massive conference hall. All the Jasmines in the sky, upon breaking free from their frozen state, were forcibly pressed into beehive-like audience seats by a powerful force.
They looked at each other, surprised and panicked, but upon realizing they no longer had to fight for their "existence," their hostility immediately dissipated by nearly half.
Li Andy looked at them and spoke forcefully:
“If you don't want to disappear!”
“Then you yourselves must actively enter the earring to 'sleep,' without interfering with the main body's normal operation!”
“The dominant personality is and only is Jasmine Harveys!”
“As for you, how you take turns coming out for air in the future, you can discuss and negotiate internally.”
“Additionally, I need you to compile a memory association directory, and respond promptly when needed.”
The Jasmines paused, then discussed noisily.
There were those who agreed, those who questioned, and those who opposed.
But Li Andy's attitude was clearly not one of negotiation with them.
Perhaps because there was no longer a conflict of survival, they also knew their current position, and gradually, the questioning and opposition began to decrease, and their voices gradually tended towards unity.
“Seconded.”
As a Jasmine wearing a witch hat was the first to agree, more and more responded.
“Seconded!”
“Seconded!”
“Seconded! Um... I have a suggestion, when everyone is doing those things with brother and First Miss, can the feelings and experiences be synchronized a little?”
Swish—
All the Jasmines looked in unison at the oddball in the corner... a Jasmine with pigtails.
The pigtail Jasmine's face turned pale, and after swallowing a mouthful of saliva, she stammered, “I'm going to sleep first,” then, with a whoosh, transformed into the first stream of light and merged into the root Jasmine's earring.
Then, the other Jasmines also voluntarily closed their eyes, turning into countless streams of light that gently descended.
“Wow....”
Sophia stared blankly at this beautiful scene, watching the earring's color constantly change... It was sometimes gentle and warm, sometimes piercingly cold, but ultimately, it returned to a chaotic black.
As the redundant memories disappeared, Jasmine's eyes gradually focused. Various delayed program instructions began to respond and run again.
Her vision blurry, she looked at the three of them and subconsciously called out.
“Dad... Mom...”
Li Andy and the two girls' expressions changed simultaneously.
Jasmine also clearly paused, during which her memories seemed to have been sorted and replaced, and her gaze immediately cleared.
“I... I'm sorry...”
Coming to her senses, she shrank her neck a little self-consciously and corrected herself,
“It's brother... and First Misses....”
“……”
Li Andy finally let out a sigh of relief.
It seemed the first attempt at 【Relic Manifestation】 was a success.
Although Jasmine still looked a bit expressionless at the moment, her emotions were clearly much livelier.
The only concern was whether the earring would need spiritual replenishment later. If so, what would be the replenishment amount and frequency?
“Hoo—”
Sophia also sighed in relief, showing a helpless smile.
To be honest, being suddenly called "Mom" made her feel a bit flustered.
After all, she was still so young, it was normal to feel unaccustomed... right?
When she glanced at Youxi's expression, her inner tone suddenly became uncertain.
Because the other person's eyes were now sparkling with a strange light.
Not at all like being unaccustomed!
That gaze... it was as if... as if Li Andy had heard her call him "Master" and hit some kind of excitement point!
“It's good that you're okay.”
Youxi smiled as she helped Jasmine up, affectionately holding her hand, just like a gentle First Miss. Then, she looked at Li Andy and urged,
“Brother, let's go home quickly!”
Li Andy looked at Youxi with a slight confusion, but being in a mindscape, he dared not think too much.
“Wait, there's one more thing.”
Although he also wanted to go back immediately, he hadn't forgotten that he had taken on a commission to 【find the things Professor Youge left behind】.
He looked at the two people who were almost forgotten, scratched his head, and finally remembered their names, Irene and Eric. In reality, they were a father and daughter, oh no, they were a couple.
Li Andy recalled the feeling of dissociative identity disorder and being mentally interfered with earlier, and used the ability of the mindscape to synchronize this influence onto the father and daughter.
Gurgle... Dream bubbles emerged.
Irene and Eric frowned tightly, falling back into a nightmare.
On the dark sea, a ship laden with indentured laborers and coal fled in a storm.