Luo Lin didn't rush to continue the plot but watched Fu Hua's battle operation twice again. She carefully observed the moves used by Phoenix and noticed some clues.
Compared to the Second Honkai Eruption, Fu Hua's combat power after changing into Jingwei's appearance, which could almost be described as earth-shattering, was much weaker now.
It seemed that the damage suffered during the second eruption had a significant impact on Fu Hua.
Her memory was shattered, her body became even weaker, and even in the Phoenix state, many of Fu Hua's moves were only two or three times stronger than Crimson Impulse, not the famed Immortal who could casually move mountains and seas as Luo Lin remembered.
She seemed to rely more on the Cinder Hawk in her hand for output.
When Edge of Taixuan was activated, she appeared cautious.
Luo Lin could see that she subconsciously restrained herself, seemingly not holding much honkai energy in her hands.
She relied entirely on advanced skills to deal with enemies, using the least amount of honkai energy to strike at the weakest points of her opponents.
This attack method seemed to be because Fu Hua had been dragging her weak body for years and couldn't exert her full strength, so she had to compensate for the lack of power with skill. As a result, even when Fu Hua switched to the high-power Phoenix state, she still habitually used the fighting style from her weak period.
—Compared to Phoenix, this is more like an advanced version of Crimson Impulse's skills. Coincidentally, the reward for the Chronology of the Forgotten in the Honkai's Chronicle is the fragment of Valkyrie Accipiter, and after clearing it, you can also unlock Accipiter for use...
"It really is a tutorial level..."
After the girl came to her senses, she couldn't help but laugh or cry.
After pondering for a while, Luo Lin chose to try again. This time, when she joined the battle, she gathered a large amount of honkai energy, not only using fist and foot techniques but also launching "Ki Blasts" at the Nightmares while moving. The rough and violent methods were astonishing, and she actually ended the battle two seconds faster than Fu Hua herself!
"This..."
Luo Lin looked a bit embarrassed at her own fist, feeling somewhat guilty of finding a wicked way to clear the level.
"Let's forget about it and continue with the plot..."
Luo Lin proceeded along the path towards the mountain from the entrance of Cloud Monastery.
She found a shrine at a high place. After pushing open the door, she found a dilapidated clay statue on the table in the middle.
It looked somewhat familiar... Oh, this clay statue seems to depict a beautified version of Fu Hua with giant breasts...
Luo Lin's mouth twitched a bit.
Otto asked, "A dilapidated clay statue... does it have any special features?"
Its special feature is... it has something big, especially big!
Fu Hua also said in confusion, "It seems to be a gift from someone to me... I seem to have some impression. This clay statue seems to have some connection with the owner of the spheres..."
She tried hard to recall, and the surroundings gradually changed with the emerging memories—these were gaps between memories, losing their form and content, leaving only pure mental imagery...
And the primary tone in Fu Hua's mind was "loneliness."
Before she could marvel for a few seconds, Luo Lin fell onto a red floor, surrounded by generated Nightmare, and even a few AE Mechs charging towards her.
The girl narrowly avoided the mechs' attacks, then punched one of the mechs, breaking its arm. She then kicked the wreckage like kicking a football at another mech, which staggered back a few steps before exploding into flames.
Fu Hua, what's going on in your mind!
"I remember now, this was made by Nuwa!"
Speaking of the main character, she appeared. Fu Hua spoke with a sudden realization.
Otto pondered for a few seconds, "Nuwa, the creation god from ancient times in the Shenzhou legend... but in reality, her identity is like yours, a survivor of the previous civilization, right?"
"Exactly."
"In that case, it's normal for her to be associated with those spheres..." Otto seemed to have realized something, chuckled lightly, "Humans regard phenomena they cannot explain with science as magic and sorcery. But in the end, it's a science beyond their understanding..."
Luo Lin kicked down the last monster, watching as the world of memory fragments representing "loneliness" gradually disappeared, and the scenery reconstructed, with lush primitive forests appearing before her.
Fu Hua asked, "It seems that this is a deeper layer of memory... Otto, can you find out what time it is now?"
"I can't trace the specific year, but judging by this dense and lush forest, it's probably a very distant past." Otto urged, "Hurry up and find Nuwa. Since she is related to the clay statue, she must be somewhere in this segment of memory."
"Okay..."
Fu Hua readily agreed, but now it was Luo Lin who was looking for someone.
Fortunately, with the strong and powerful body of Phoenix, the primitive jungle full of vines and vegetation did not pose much of an obstacle. The Remains of Flame bird just slashed through anything blocking the way, and the path ahead was almost unobstructed.
Soon, Luo Lin found Nuwa at the entrance of a cave—
She was wearing a gorgeous black robe with golden edges, suspended in the air very coolly. Upon careful observation, Nuwa seemed to be sitting on some kind of small flying device, with her feet dangling in the air.
"Yikes! Truly fitting for an assistant at the Mobius Laboratory! Always seeking something floaty to sit on, just like Snake!"
As Luo Lin approached, the girl slightly turned her head, seeming a bit annoyed. "You finally showed up. Do you know how long I've been waiting here? Jingwei!"
"Nuwa..."
"It's unbelievable. You can be so tardy sometimes," Nuwa sighed. "Anyway, follow me into the cave. We have to get things back before it gets dark."
"...Fine."
Listening to this dumbfounded response, Luo Lin couldn't help but facepalm.
Fu Hua, why are you acting so dumb?
"Oh? Is this little girl Nuwa?"
"She's talking to me..." Fu Hua's tone sounded incredulous. "Can people in memories see what I look like?"
"Yes, she can see you and even talk to you proactively," Otto's tone was serious. "But remember, we are just spectators of memories and cannot change the course of memory."
After a pause, Fu Hua replied, "I'm not someone who dwells on the past."
"I hope so," Otto's keyboard typing sound came from the other side. "You need to pay attention to the details of the memory and not miss any clues about the Spheres."
Following behind the slow-moving Nuwa, Luo Lin had her hands free to write on her notebook since Nuwa was on a floating aircraft. Nuwa muttered while writing, "Nuwa, the ancient goddess of creation, she was a beautiful and powerful girl... um, does this sound too vague?"
"What are you doing?"
"You can't tell? I'm creating myths!"
Nuwa explained her purpose to Fu Hua; she wanted to pass on knowledge about combating honkais in this era through mythology. The early development of science and society around the world was largely based on mythology. Instead of directly teaching advanced theories, it was better to package knowledge into a form that this era's humans could more easily accept.
"Yeah, package it as knowledge imparted by a beautiful girl!"
Next, Nuwa revealed her true purpose—she wanted to use the clay ore in this cave to make figurines!
"You mean those strange models you're so fond of?"
"What strange models? Don't look down on figurines!"
The real otaku Nuwa got angry!
Even Otto joined in, "That's right, don't look down on figurines!"
Fu Hua's voice sounded a bit helpless, "But I don't see how these things help spread knowledge..."
"Ugh! Being so boring, even if written as legends, they won't be popular!" Nuwa angrily grabbed the clay in her hand. "Let me help you change into a more popular image—Ta-da!"
The familiar clay statue appeared in Nuwa's hand, a highly beautified version of Fu Hua.
"Innocently cute appearance, but subtly revealing a mature setting, and your poor figure, I also made it more charming!"
"I think your previous remarks could be considered a personal attack..."
"Alright, alright, go out and help me find some more clay."
After saying that, Nuwa turned her head to continue working on her figurines, faintly muttering, "Maybe a little bigger would be better?"
Luo Lin felt Fu Hua's fists clenching, and it wasn't just her imagination.
"Haha," Otto chuckled a few times, "The real Nuwa is quite different from the legendary image."
"She's just a mischievous little girl... She used to love things like animation and manga," Fu Hua sighed, "But in this era, there's nothing like that. She can only stare at rocks all day, as if she's lost her soul."
"It seems like you two have a pretty good relationship. But, don't get too involved. You only saw these scenes with the help of the Memory Deep Dive Device."
Otto said something very scary in a flat tone: "Once you leave this machine, you'll forget them again—just like having a dream."
"What?! You didn't tell me that!"
"Heh... I said you wouldn't get lost in the past, but it seems you have."
Bishop, you're really good with words.
Luo Lin felt her teeth itching with anger, but she couldn't do anything about it. The Chronology is not like the parallel worlds the girl experienced before; there's no way to change it. The only thing she can do now is to continue following the plot.
"When I go out, I'll have to find a chance to... hmm, if there's an opportunity..."
When plotting against someone, you can't be too hasty, especially when it comes to doing something to Otto Apocalypse, you have to consider everything...
Luo Lin continued to search for clay ore in the cave, but encountered the peculiar-looking enemy at the depths of the cave.
Haha, old friend, I've seen you more than once on the Memorial Arena. Let her throw a bunch of grenades to break the shield... Oh, it turns out the system warehouse can't be opened now?
That's okay.
Luo Lin could only control Phoenix, gathering Honkai energy to launch a fierce attack against the opponent with a "Ki Blast." It took some effort, but she managed to shatter this individual, who was very familiar with both attack methods and tactics.
Then, the cave began to shake, clearly about to collapse. Luo Lin looked at the pockmarked walls she had created, feeling somewhat embarrassed—using such a high-performance Valkyrie, only to cause so much collateral damage, even managing to collapse the cave itself...
How would Fu Hua handle this?
Luo Lin decisively activated the teaching mode and had Jingwei take over.
Wow, such elegant boxing techniques, such precise evasion, not even using a bit of Honkai energy!
Fu Hua effortlessly dealt with the the Shadow, but unfortunately, the cave still collapsed—due to her extreme evasions, she avoided the opponent's attacks, causing them to hit the walls, resulting in more pockmarks and ultimately the collapse.
"Um..."
Luo Lin chose to continue the plot, turning around and grabbing Nuwa, who hadn't realized the severity of the situation, and ran. She screamed, and the clay statue in her hand slipped and fell out.
Luo Lin reached out and grabbed the object, feeling that Nuwa's flying device was too slow. She simply carried her on her shoulders and ran towards the exit of the cave.
—She believed Fu Hua would make the same choice!
"Ugh..."
Sure enough, when they reached a safe area, Luo Lin set Nuwa down on stable ground. Due to the bumpy ride, she couldn't help but dry heave a few times.
"Ugh, I finally found the clay mine... and my flying device..."
"As long as you're okay, we can find the materials again... the flying device... shall we make another one with soulium?"
"But that would be too wasteful..." Nuwa rubbed her temples and widened her eyes.
"Huh!? What about the super beautiful Jingwei clay statue I just made!? Did it fall accidentally earlier?"
"I picked it up for you."
Luo Lin placed the clay statue in Nuwa's hands, and she caressed the figurine, breathing a sigh of relief.
Fu Hua couldn't help but ask, "Do you really like this clay statue so much?"
"Well... Jingwei is reliable and handsome. Although she seems difficult to approach, she's actually gentler to me and my sister than anyone else." Nuwa pondered for a moment, then said earnestly, "You're a really good person. I want to pass on your story, and I hope everyone will like you."
"..."
Luo Lin placed her hand on her chest, feeling a warmth surging there.
But the next moment, Nuwa's mouth curved into a strange arc, and she said, "But with that face of yours, I think it's difficult. Let's rely on the alternate settings I gave you! Yeah!"
"Hey!"
This time, Fu Hua's body didn't respond to Luo Lin's control. She couldn't help but chop Nuwa on the head with her hand, and she pretended to cry out in pain before running forward while holding her head.
Seeing this, Fu Hua laughed, "If you keep teasing me like this, I'll tell your sister!"
"Hmph, go ahead, anyway, Sister Fuxi will cover for me!"
"Fuxi... Pioneer Fuxi..."
Fu Hua murmured.
Otto looked at the gradually increasing mental activity on the screen with joy and said, "Yes! That's it! Your memories are generating a new response. Let's jump to the next memory!"
"Wait, I want to ask Nuwa a few more questions—"
"I understand your feelings of seeing an old friend, but now is not the time for anything other than finding clues to the Soulium Computer!"
Otto mercilessly pressed the button, causing the scenery around them to warp and change. Nuwa's figure disappeared, and Fu Hua couldn't help but reach out, but still couldn't hold on to the past.
"The next memory is opening! Let's go!"