Like the light of water on a flat lake, the sparkling waves spread along the plane to infinity. There is nothing but the water and light of this flat surface. This water light does not reflect a certain light source, but it itself is shining, and its light illuminates Xiaomei's vision everywhere. The water is so soft, with a faint blue, it looks clear and transparent, but when you look down at the water, perhaps because it is too deep, you can't see the bottom at all, and the depth where you look is still water-colored, and the color of the empty water just changes from light blue to dark blue.

This wonderful space is so clean that Xiaomei, who came here, couldn't help but have the idea of "I am the only impurity here" in that moment. However, it was only a momentary thought, and she had lived until now with her own persistence, and she had already made up her mind that she would not be shaken by anything she saw. In the past mysterious events, there were often some forces that forced people to fall into a certain emotion and thinking, and in that case, there was no way to resist it, but now, she didn't feel that there was any mystery imposed on her.

Even, the heart that was worried and distressed because of the predicament before has become calmed down because of the sight of this water.

Like a cage, the small spatial structure that protects and imprisons Xiaomei crumbles. In Xiaomei's eyes, it is like substance, like a soft and light candy paper, disintegrating into crystal pieces and scattering in all directions. At this time, the space that still protected her well in the face of the spatial rift seemed so fragile. Xiaomei subconsciously stretched out her hand, as if she wanted to redeem it, she didn't even know what she was thinking in her heart, at this time, she didn't even think about the danger of these space debris.

However, when her fingertips touched this piece of crystalline spatial structure phenomenon, these structures shattered more completely at her fingertips. Not far away, the spilled debris melted into the water and light, and it disappeared in an instant.

The force that held Xiaomei in mid-air disappeared at the same time, and Xiaomei fell from the sky, but soon a soft force rose from below to support her body, allowing her to stand on the infinite surface of the water. This gentle change gives people a sense of tranquility, and the previous slow and unstoppable, distorted and dangerous situation, in the face of this situation, seems not to extend from an abnormal change.

Although it felt almost the exact opposite, Xiaomei was not deceived by this inconsistent feeling, and she knew that this was still part of the executive engineering component. Although I don't know what is going on with the ring-shaped branching structure I saw before, the world of water and light in front of me is undoubtedly its "depth".

It doesn't take much evidence, just by experience and intuition, Xiaomei can already be sure that even if the mastermind behind the scenes has malicious intentions towards her, he must need her - what exactly do you want her to do? I don't know. But have you not already escaped from that distorted and terrible distortion and arrived at this peaceful place? If you want to kill yourself, why do you want to bring yourself here with this mysterious power?

Xiaomei didn't see anyone else but herself, but at this time, she was not in a hurry at all. She knew the answer she wanted to know was probably close. Perhaps, the mastermind behind the scenes will stand up on their own - although Xiaomei doesn't know what exactly caused the other party to show up. But it doesn't matter, as long as you meet, you will naturally have the opportunity to uncover deeper mysteries.

Xiaomei stood alone on the water, she stayed where she was, squatting down to touch the water. When her fingertips touched the light blue water, she didn't feel the coldness of the water, but it was as dense and soft as jelly, and she poked her fingers into it with a little more force. The fingers are wrapped in the surrounding substance – which is definitely not water in the common sense – like a baby's tongue sliding over the skin, giving it a moist and warm feeling.

The main body of this watery color is not a liquid, but a semi-solidified state, but what kind of substance it is cannot be judged from the details observed. In short, Xiaomei had never seen it before.

"It's 'debris.'" A voice came from behind her. This voice was as she thought, it was extremely familiar, maybe she didn't remember it before for some reason, and even, she just ignored it, and never took the initiative to remember it. But when the voice sounded, the memory of the past revived from the heart.

Although from the perspective of human common sense, it is only "a month" time, but when Xiaomei heard this voice, she had an emotion that she could understand, as if it had been a long time but it was like yesterday.

She turned and looked at where the voice was coming from. That thing was the same as her, standing on the same plane in the water, and the distance between the two sides was less than ten meters away.

It was exactly the figure I thought: an incredible animal, looking like a cat and a rabbit, with crystal eyes clear and calm, although it seemed to be laughing, but in fact, it was just because its mouth was such an arc. This existence has never had emotions in the real sense, and the emotions and thoughts that people observe it and think about it are actually just illusions and illusions of their own.

It is mysterious, but also wonderful, and sometimes it makes people feel malicious, but they don't know where to show it. Strictly speaking, it is the source of the magical girl, and the real core that has always supported the magical girl crusade. Without it, the number of surviving mystical experts would have been halved.

I don't know why, but I rarely observe its activity, and even unconsciously ignore that it's all around me. No one knows why it gives the power of a magical girl to humans, or what the ultimate purpose of all its actions is. It's just that, as long as the mysterious experts who can see it know, it certainly doesn't do nothing, nothing. And just ...... I just couldn't observe it.

"Long time no see, Kewpie." Xiaomei said its name. In the past, she would be distressed by the existence that the name represents, but now, she has not much to lose, and there are too many things that have happened that are already irreparable compared to what she wants to retriev. To this day, she is still as confused as everyone else about Kewpie's existence and behavior, with a deep, but not bad, premonition.

It's like, it's going to do something amazing at some point.

No, isn't it already done now? It's just that there are very few people left who can be surprised, and even those who survive rarely have the opportunity to see this scene in front of them, so they don't even have a chance to be surprised.

Xiaomei felt that she had found the right master, and the execution engineering component appeared on the transformed cosmic joint experimental fleet of "Sha", and everyone thought that it was inseparable from "Sha". Xiaomei originally thought so, but when she saw Kewpie here, the suspicion of "Sha" in her heart disappeared, and instead of it, it was an affirmation that Kewpie was behind the scenes.

The executive engineering components were not made by "Sha", but by this strange lifeform "Kewpie".

However, although Xiaomei felt that she should know why Kewpie made the executive engineering component, and why she dragged most of the surviving mysterious experts into the spiritual abyss around the execution engineering component, in reality, no matter how much she thought about it, she couldn't get an answer.

"What are you doing? Kewpie. Aren't we companions? Xiaomei wanted to be angry, wanted to be angry, and wanted to interrogate in a stern tone, but after she really said it, she realized how calm her tone was, just like the water in front of her," ...... I ask you, Kewpie, are you still a member of NOG? ”

"Of course." The cat-like and rabbit-like animal did not hide from Xiaomei's gaze, as always, with that mysterious smile, with a voice that seemed to be like mood swings, but with a calm tone of course, "It's because I'm NOG that our goals are always the same, so I'm here." ”

"You made the executive engineering components?" Although Xiaomei wants to believe what it says, and, from past acquaintances, the other party has never deceived anyone, but when a person tries to believe its words, he finds that his understanding of his words is always too one-sided. The meaning it conveys is often complex, like being able to peek into the future, but not being able to fully tell others what you see.

To believe Kewpie's words based on your own knowledge and understanding will often only witness specious things happening.

Xiaomei can't blame Cuppy for this, because since the other party is telling the truth, and she can't understand it, or can only understand part of it, it's completely her mistake to be too narrow-minded and ignorant.

Therefore, if she talks to Kewpie, Xiaomei tries to ask some direct and concise questions.

"No, it's made by Sha." Kewpie's answer, although a little out of her mind, did not make her waver in the slightest.

"So, what are you doing here? Could it be that you're trying to help your peers who are affected by the execution of engineering components? Xiaomei asked.

“…… It is true that the Execution Engineering Component will have an effect on many things, however, the companions are not affected by the Execution Engineering Component, at least, the Magical Girl can neutralize or transform that effect into something usable. That's why you're here, Xiaomei. Kewpie replied, "It's the power of the magical girl that caused the executive engineering component to react and bring you here." But at the end of the day, it's also a kind of luck that you've only been here for such a long time. ”

"I'd love to believe you, but what's going on with the others? Surely you don't know anything, do you? Kewpie. Xiaomei didn't dwell on why she was here. She's been searching for the mastermind behind it, so that her remaining companions can get rid of that malignant psychic influence and get all the combat units back on track. As long as the cosmic joint experimental fleet can work normally, then it is definitely not too difficult to break through the mystery of "three light years".

They still have one last decisive battle left, and since they have come to this point, so many people have sacrificed, and almost the human civilization of the entire earth has been hit, they must not stop here.

Xiaomei already has such an awareness.

"That's a normal reaction. The execution of the engineering component didn't affect them, but don't forget, everyone is still on the battlefield. There are so many mysteries that you can't see or touch, even if you stay in confined spaces, hide behind defensive shields, and protect yourself with all sorts of mysteries. Even if the Combined Space Experiment Fleet has been transformed by Sha and has an executive engineering component. Nor does it mean that you can rule out all interference on the battlefield. Cuppy's voice was as calm as ever, "You take it for granted that 'the fleet was not destroyed' as proof that you are safe, but this is not the case. This battlefield is worse than you think. ”

It is precisely because Kewpie's statement perfectly plucks himself out of this crisis that it feels like sophistry. However, from the experience of past conversations, it does not lie. Xiaomei was a little conflicted in her heart, not knowing whether to believe it or not, but after a few seconds of silence, she threw "believe it or not" aside. Now, it is not a question of believing or not believing, but, rather, the actual situation must be resolved.

"Since you're still NOG's companion and know what's happening in the fleet now, you can't do nothing, right?" Xiaomei said to it seriously, "If you tell me that you are staying in this place to solve the problem of the moment, then I will believe you." ”

However, Kewpie did not answer "yes" directly. It just paced slowly, getting closer. As it approached, Xiaomei saw ripples of water-colored water under her feet, spreading in all directions and into the depths below, reaching the deep blue that her eyes could not penetrate.

Subsequently, all 15 ships of the Space Joint Test Fleet appeared in the water as shrunken and reflected. Xiaomei saw that the entire fleet was wrapped in dense threads, some of which had penetrated the fleet's defenses, turning ships into marionettes.

"You see, no matter how you solve it, you can't solve it. As long as you remain on this battlefield, there will inevitably be an unpredictable, impossible mystery to judge whether it is good or bad, affecting everyone in some way. What you see here is only part of it. Kewpie said, "When one influence is removed, another will appear, and you never know how many mysterious things are affecting you from unknown angles." In this case, it is better to bear some of the influences that you can bear. ”