Chapter 162: Qi Energy Ladder (1/2)

”And there goes humanity's last hope. Now that the baby with the pink lotus died, what did they do to that other baby?” I asked. The more the story progressed, the more I got curious about what would happen next.

For a moment, I thought that the baby with the purple lotus will be killed by the higher class people. And after that, they will then display the baby with the pink lotus in public. Well, the story wasn't as simple as I expected.

I mean, the baby with the pink lotus died! Like why? Shouldn't the baby have some sort of plot armor after fulfilling an ancient prophecy like that?

It just doesn't make sense at all. Even I'm at a loss on how that could happen.

”You probably know what happened next.” Hui-ying interrupted my line of thought.

”No, no I don't.” I denied.

After clearing her throat, Hui-ying continued. ”Well, the higher class didn't have any choice. They already announced the birth of the baby but they haven't revealed it to the public. So what they did was plead with the lower class to hand them the baby with the purple lotus.”

”Of course, the lower class had to agree since they don't stand a chance against the higher class. Had they opposed the higher class, the higher class would've eliminated all of them and had taken the baby for themselves.”

”At least, with the agreement, the lower class attained some sort of equality with the higher class. They wouldn't have to die.”

”Then, that means the hope for humanity is replaced by the baby with the purple lotus. So... you're the baby with the purple lotus?”

”Y-yes... And the baby with the pink lotus is the System.” She continued.

”SHE'S THE OTHER ONE?! SO THERE ARE TWO WOMEN INSIDE MY HEAD RIGHT NOW?!” I screamed at the sudden revelation.

No wonder the System's voice is also that of a woman. Who would've thought that the System is actually another woman! Like why? Why are they inside my head?

”I'm sure you have a lot of questions right now but I'll explain everything to you as much as I can. It's only recently I've remembered all these. I guess it's thanks to the System having a level up.” Hui-ying said in a somewhat apologetic manner. She must've felt bad that the two of them were inside my head.

”Okay, now I have no idea how it came to this but I want to clarify something in your story.” I requested as I continued to ascend upwards.

”Just ask anything, Yongrui. I'll try to tell you everything I know.”

”How did the baby with the pink lotus exactly end up in your head?”

”I don't know either, but I already had her even from my earliest memories. She had always been there and she had always talked like that. I guess she never actually experienced becoming a human so she spoke with such simplicity.”

”I don't blame here. Honestly, the two of you were given too much of a burden. It's as if they just casually handed the world to you.” I sighed after hearing that. ”I'm guessing you were deprived of the outside world and reared to become humanity's last hope. And then again, you weren't technically humanity's last hope so you weren't able to see it through to the end.”

”That's true. That's probably the reason why I wasn't able to save the world even with the help of the System.”

”Also, one question, was the death ever explained? Or did the baby with the pink lotus just died out of the blue?”

”No one knows, she just dropped dead a few minutes after she came out. I can't imagine the reactions of the parents who had to see their only child die in their arms. That would be traumatic.”