My only wish for you—
May the spring flowers bloom and you have peace for life.
Su Ming’an walked out of the room.
It had become very quiet around his ears, with nothing left.
No one would incessantly call him "Grandpa" anymore, nor would there be a blonde young man who loved sunflowers, hugging his arms and cooing at him with joy on his face.
In the corridor bathed in warm light, the wreckage of over a hundred Mechanical Army units piled up in the rain pool, and the relentless downpour pierced through the shattered glass.
On his shoulder lay bloodstained white feathers and several strands of golden hair, reflecting the light from above like interwoven rays of the sun.
On his right forefinger, the Ring of Time shone brilliantly.
[Ring of Time (Purple Grade, lv.5)]
Duration of control skills +0.5 seconds (cannot override strength disparities for forced determination)
Special Skill (Time Loop): Consumes mana points to select a certain range of space around you, reverting everything within that range to its state from two hours and twenty minutes earlier. (This skill cannot be used on living beings)
Beings currently recorded by the Ring of Time: Tretiya, Bi, Yao Wen, Noah.]
He reached out to touch the name "Noah", and the ring reflected a delicate purple light, as if responding to his touch, as if the departed were still by his side.
The Ring of Time’s reversion capacity had increased to two hours and twenty minutes, be it repairing buildings hiding clues or fixing objects, it was a mighty skill. Equipment could only make a significant breakthrough every ten levels; if, in the future, the Ring of Time could reverse the time of living beings...
He stared at the gemstone ring sparkling with purple light, his mind adrift with complex thoughts.
Several soldiers finally arrived. They stared in shock at the corridor littered with the carcasses of the Mechanical Army, unable to imagine what had transpired there.
"Take him back home... After the war is over, bury him in the flowerbed behind the city, the one with the sunflowers," Su Ming’an murmured softly without turning around, continuing to walk forward.
For more "Noahs" who yearned for spring, he couldn’t indulge in emotions here, nor did he have time to grieve.
The soldiers looked at each other, only then noticing the blonde young man leaning in the corner. His expression was utterly serene, his smile half-present, as if still reminiscing about spring. It was as if he had found eternal rest among the chaotic feathers.
Su Ming’an walked down the corridor and through the windows; the war below in the City-State was still raging fiercely.
[Su Ming’an (21:35): Cmdr. Mu, I’ve taken over the control at the central console, but I’ve only managed to stop half of the Mechanical Army. What do we do next?]
[Cmdr. Mu (21:35): Wait.]
Su Ming’an’s fingers paused slightly.
[Su Ming’an (21:35): Wait?]
[Cmdr. Mu (21:36): Given the current situation of the City-State, our chances of winning are around 70%. You just need to wait for people to break into the building. Focus on restoring your mana points for now.]
[Su Ming’an (21:36): That’s too low, I need 100%.]
[Cmdr. Mu (21:36): ...]
[Cmdr. Mu (21:36): I never doubt your determination... I do have a way to increase the chance of success, but it’s dangerous. I wouldn’t recommend doing it.]
[Su Ming’an (21:36): Dangerous? For the overall situation?]
[Cmdr. Mu (21:36): No, for you alone, it’s extremely dangerous.]
Su Ming’an stared at the blue keyboard in front of him for three seconds, then typed rapidly:
[Su Ming’an (21:36): Then it’s not dangerous, tell me.]