Chapter 52: Can the Fracture Zone Really Create Phantoms With Personalities? Are They Not Real People?!

[homa: Belobog's current Great Guardian has been bewitched by the star nucleus? No way, if that were true, Belobog would have been finished long ago.]

[Kamisato Ayato: Not necessarily. Even if the current Great Guardian has been bewitched, Belobog would still need a process to be Destroyed.]

[Keqing: Unless the current Great Guardian releases the star nucleus recklessly, otherwise she can only Destroy Belobog gradually.

After all, the Great Guardian has no way to fight against the entire Belobog, right? If people find her orders suddenly extremely radical, they will definitely raise questions.]

[Bennett: But even so, there's no evidence that the current Great Guardian has been bewitched, right?]

[Lyney: If the Great Guardian has truly been bewitched by the star nucleus and intends to Destroy Belobog.

I think she would choose to push Belobog step by step towards the Abyss.]

Since Belobog's Upper District and Lower District are separated areas, she would start by Destroying the Belobog Lower District.

It's obvious that Destroying the Lower District is extremely convenient. Considering the living conditions in the Belobog Lower District,

She wouldn't need to do much at all to make the Belobog Lower District be Destroyed by lack of supplies.]

[Ningguang: A very bold speculation, but such speculation is not unreasonable.

In itself, separating the Upper and Lower Districts is almost equivalent to abandoning the people of the Lower District.]

[Lyney: Indeed, the Belobog Lower District is almost like a prison in another sense.

Compared to the Belobog Lower District, the place where I am seems to be much better.]

[Alhaitham: If the Great Guardian is truly bewitched by the star nucleus, it would prove the sixth point Acting Grand Master Jean summarized regarding the star nucleus—the star nucleus possesses the power to bewitch people's hearts.]

[Nahida: I remember, the Traveler once said she dreamed of the sound of the star nucleus. The star nucleus, it couldn't possibly bewitch her too, right?]

[Prince: !!!]

[Furina: What if the sixth point is proven? Jean summarized seven characteristics of the star nucleus.

Only if Luo Feng can prove all seven of these characteristics will I believe him and the star nucleus that Svarog spoke of.]

[Dr.: I think Luo Feng must have also prepared the evidence needed to prove these seven points for us Tivat People.]

The current Grand Protector Cocolia has been bewitched?

How could such a thing be true?

Clara shook her head repeatedly and said.

Hearing this, Seele said:

But if she wasn't bewitched, how could she issue the order to separate the Upper District?

Clara, you are in the Lower District, you wouldn't not know what kind of life everyone in the Lower District is living now, right?

A large number of towns in the Lower District have been eroded by the Fracture Zone and are uninhabitable. The town I originally lived in is also like this.

Sometimes, for a bite to eat, we even need to risk our lives to search for supplies in towns eroded by the Fracture Zone.

The Great Guardian has completely ignored us over the years.

This can be completely considered as her having abandoned us in the Lower District, right?

Clara was somewhat speechless upon hearing this.

Yes, the Great Guardian blocked the road from the Lower District to the Upper District.

It was completely letting the people of the Lower District fend for themselves.

Seele's words are not without reason; this is indeed considered abandoning the people of the Lower District.

Luo Feng, you seem to know a lot of things.

"Then can you tell me, has the current Great Guardian been bewitched by the star nucleus?"

Seele looked at Luo Feng and asked.

Before, she simply thought that Cocolia had abandoned the Lower District.

But after learning about the star nucleus.

Seele had to link the star nucleus's bewitching ability with Cocolia's abnormal behavior.

"You are right, Seele."

"The current Great Guardian has indeed been bewitched by the star nucleus."

Luo Feng nodded and said.

"Damn it, that woman."

Seele clenched her fists tightly.

If Cocolia were in front of her at this moment, one might even feel that if Cocolia were here now, Seele would directly imprint her fists on her face.

"Luo Feng, no matter what you plan to do."

"As long as it is for the good of Belobog, then take me with you."

Seele finally managed to calm her emotions and said to Luo Feng in an extremely solemn tone.

She knew that perhaps the only one who could change the current situation of Belobog.

Was Luo Feng, who could gain Svarog's trust.

"Well... I can take you, but I hope you can follow my arrangements."

"After we go to the Upper District, you cannot impulsively harm the soldiers of the Upper District."

"Let alone look for trouble with Great Guardian Cocolia."

Luo Feng said.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Seele nodded heavily.

"Big Brother, are you going to the Upper District?"

Clara asked curiously.

"That's right, the seven points about the star nucleus that Jean mentioned."

"I need to prove them for them."

Luo Feng said.

He had always paid attention to the relevant information on the Teyvat Forum.

Since some Tivat People, and even gods, felt that Svarog's evidence was not enough.

He would use more tangible things to convince everyone.

"Besides, to improve the current situation of Belobog."

"Just staying in the Lower District is not enough."

"After all, the star nucleus is not here."

"So, Svarog, can you tell me the route to the Upper District through the Core Furnace?"

"If it's you, you should have corresponding records, right?"

Luo Feng asked.

In the original plot of Star Rail.

Sampo led the Trailblazer team back to the Upper District through a special path in the Core Furnace.

At this moment, Sampo's whereabouts are unknown.

Luo Feng did not expect him to lead the way.

Furthermore, regarding Sampo, a person whose origins are clearly unclear, Luo Feng felt it was better to treat him cautiously.

Svarog: "I do have corresponding records here, I will give them to you now."

Luo Feng: "That's great, thanks, Svarog, please send the records to my phone."

Luo Feng: "Oh right, please also send the records related to the Belobog star nucleus to my phone."

Svarog: "...Understood."

...

The Core Furnace connecting the Lower District to the Upper District was not in the Mechanical Settlement, but in Panyan Town.

After Luo Feng got what he wanted.

He and Seele, Jean, and others walked back along the way they came.

When the group passed through Rivet Town, Seele suddenly stopped.

"Luo Feng, can we take a slight detour?"

"There's a place I want to go see."

Seele asked.

Luo Feng: "Where do you want to go?"

Seele: "The orphanage where I lived when I was little, don't worry, it's not far."

Luo Feng: "An orphanage, I understand."

Seele: "Thank you."

Seeing Luo Feng agree, Seele proactively led the group towards the orphanage.

Along the way, although there were some Rift Creatures.

They didn't take up too much of everyone's time.

Before long, everyone arrived at their destination.

"Such a big orphanage!"

Paimon looked around and said in surprise.

"This was originally a wealthy merchant's mansion, so it's quite normal for it to be large."

"It's just a pity, because the Fracture Zone appeared in this place."

"So it could only be abandoned."

"I am an orphan, and I lost my home on the day this place was abandoned."

Seele said.

Paimon: "Um, I... I'm sorry."

Seele: "Don't mind it, that was a long time ago."

Although Seele said this, Paimon still felt a bit embarrassed.

So she could only awkwardly turn her head and look around.

"Huh, why is there someone there!"

Suddenly, Paimon exclaimed, pointing forward.

Everyone followed the direction Paimon was pointing and indeed saw a little girl about six years old.

"Isn't this place already abandoned, how could there be someone?"

Jean frowned.

"Let's go over quickly, she seems to be in trouble."

Paimon said, and flew over proactively.

Everyone followed closely.

"Little friend, this place is very dangerous."

"Why are you here?"

"How about you tell us where your home is."

"So we can send you back."

Paimon said.

"Home? But the orphanage is my home."

The little girl said Ignorance.

Paimon: "Ah?! But hasn't this place already been abandoned?"

Little girl: "No, I saw the dorm supervisor auntie just now."

"Dorm... Dorm supervisor auntie?!" Paimon scratched her hair and looked at Seele, "Is there still a dorm supervisor auntie here?"

Hearing this, Seele shook her head at Paimon.

"Compared to that, is the device on you capable of taking pictures?"

"Can you take a picture for me?"

The little girl pointed at the phone on Paimon and asked.

"Of course."

Although Paimon was a little confused by the little girl's words.

She still kindly took out her phone and found the photo option.

However, when she aimed the lens at the little girl, something strange happened.

"Huh, where did the person go?"

Paimon looked at the empty screen in the lens and put down her phone in confusion.

"Huh! Isn't she right here? How strange."

Paimon saw the little girl who hadn't moved an inch in front of her and picked up her phone again.

However, when she looked at the phone's camera view, the little girl was still not there.

[Arataki Itto: What's going on? Is Luo Feng's phone broken? Why can't it photograph that little girl?]

[Charlotte: Could it be that Luo Feng's phone's photo function is not as good as our Fontaine's Kamera?]

[Clorinde: I don't think that's the reason.]

[Hu Tao: A little familiar... Could it be a soul lingering in the human world? Speaking of which, does Belobog have something similar to my Wangsheng Funeral Parlor?]

[Zhongli: Considering the information about the star nucleus provided by Luo Feng and Svarog, I think this little girl is not a soul in the true sense.]

...

After repeatedly aiming her eyes and phone at the little girl several times, Paimon finally realized the situation was abnormal.

"Are... are you human or ghost?"

Paimon looked at the little girl in front of her and asked in fear.

"Huh? I'm a person?"

The little girl asked in confusion.

Paimon: "But, but if you are a person, why can't my phone show your figure?"

At this moment, Luo Feng walked forward, raised his hand, and patted Little Paimon's shoulder.

"Don't be afraid, Little Paimon."

"The little girl in front of you is not some ghost."

"She is just a product of the Fracture Zone."

"That's also the reason why the phone can't photograph her."

Luo Feng said.

"A product of the Fracture Zone...?"

"She's a phantom created by the Fracture Zone combining the memories and habits of people from the past?!"

Paimon exclaimed.

Luo Feng: "That's right."

As he spoke, Luo Feng pressed the photo button on Paimon's phone, aimed at the little girl.

However, naturally, the little girl's figure did not successfully remain in the photo.

Luo Feng took the phone to the little girl and let her look at the photo.

"Strange, I'm not in the photo?"

"I'll just wait for others to help me take a picture."

The little girl murmured softly.

Then, in front of Paimon, Lumine, and the others, she turned into Fracture Zone energy and disappeared.

Just like how Rift Monsters such as the Outer Universe Eye and the Fire-Bringer dissipated.

"Di... disappeared?!"

"Really a Fragmentum Monsters?!"

Paimon cried out.

Lumine, Jean, Klee, and Barbara also showed surprised expressions.

Seeing this, Seele said:

"It's normal for you to be surprised the first time you see this kind of situation."

"Actually, it's just as Jean summarized earlier."

"The Fracture Zone can create beings that possess the original consciousness and habits of the creatures it has corroded."

"That little girl just now was such a creation."

"If you stay in Belobog a little longer."

"You'll probably get used to seeing things like this."

As a warrior, Seele had been near the Fracture Zone many times.

Over time, she had seen this situation multiple times.

Naturally, she wouldn't be too surprised by it.

"She was still just a little girl."

Barbara pursed her lips and said somewhat sadly. "The original model of that little girl is probably long gone."

"After all, that's just a Fragmentum Monsters mimicking the habits of the original."

Seele said.

Despite saying that, Seele still felt a little down thinking that the little girl had been corroded by the Fracture Zone.

[Zhongli: As expected, is this the result?]

[Monet: The scene before our eyes, coupled with the words of Seele, who is a local, now makes it almost certain.

What Acting Grand Master Jean said, "The Fracture Zone can create beings that possess the original consciousness and habits of the creatures it has corroded," is true.

Although we have seen this ability of the star nucleus, the Fragmentum Monsters before us somehow feel regrettable.]

[Lyney: If I hadn't known everything beforehand, I would probably have thought that little girl was a real person or a soul.]

[Navia: Yes, I really thought that little girl was a real person just now. What a pity...]

[Hu Tao: Such an existence can't even be considered a soul.]

[Yae Miko: It's like the phantoms stored in the Ley Lines on the Teyvat Continent; ultimately, it's just a string of data.]

[Dr.: Considering the danger of the Fracture Zone, even a phantom like the little girl might suddenly become extremely dangerous. Interesting, I really want to observe it more.]

[Candace: It's hard to imagine how troublesome it would be if the star nucleus descended upon Teyvat and created Fracture Zone phantoms like the little girl.]

[Dehya: Even if it's a phantom, if family members see it, they will miss it, right?]

[Nilou: But, these phantoms might also turn into vicious monsters, right? In that case, the people who miss the phantoms will be in danger.]

[Candace: Therefore, this is the danger of the star nucleus.]

...

"Everyone, let's go, we should leave."

Seele saw that Barbara and the others were a little down and quickly said.

Luo Feng nodded and agreed with everyone, saying:

"Seele is right, it's time for us to go see the Upper District of Belobog."

"In that place, there are more things you need to face."

"Facing the enemies in that place, you need to be even more vigilant."

As Luo Feng spoke, he couldn't help but think of the Rift Monsters in the Upper District that possessed the power of the former Great Guardian, such as the Guardian's Shadow and the Devourer of Shades.

Compared to the Fragmentum Monsters that Jean, Lumine, and the others had already faced.

Rift Monsters like the Guardian's Shadow would be more troublesome.

Just in time, some people on the Teyvat Continent had doubts about the strength of Fragmentum Monsters.

Luo Feng would just let these people see what kind of power Rift Monsters of the Guardian's Shadow level possessed.

Hearing Luo Feng's words, everyone also cheered up and continued on their way with Seele.

Luo Feng looked at Seele's back and couldn't help but think of Bronya's figure.

Speaking of which, Bronya frequently appeared on the Fracture Zone front lines in the Upper District.

If I were to bring Jean and Lumine to challenge the Guardian's Shadow.

I wonder if I could meet Bronya, the future Great Guardian.

......