With Just One Look at ○, Bronya Cured Seele's Mental Exhaustion

"Then let's just take it as a joke."

Liu Bai patted the Raiden Ryoma on the shoulder with a "I'm rooting for you" look on his face.

Mei, who was next to her, burst out laughing.

"It's quite rare to see Dad looking so disheveled."

My daughter's grown up, and she's starting to side with outsiders...

Raiden Ryoma sighed silently.

"Alright, let's put your two issues aside for now. Here, Bronya, this is your birthday present."

Edison snapped his fingers, and a group of men in black immediately pushed a cart covered with a white cloth over them.

"You're really got the villainous boss vibe... Where did this mafia boss come from?" Liu Bai couldn't help but complain as he watched Edison's actions and the man in black behind him.

However, Edison ignored Liu Bai's complaints and snapped his fingers. The men in black quickly lifted the white cloth, revealing the item inside—a large, half-humanoid mechanical weapon appeared before everyone.

"This is..." Although he had seen it countless times in the game, Liu Bai was still taken aback when he actually saw it.

Yes, it has this thing, and it has this mechanical feel all over its body - because this thing is the gift that Seele left for Bronya when she fell into the Sea of Quanta, Project Bunny 19c.

"This is a self-controlled weapon I made based on the weapon design drawings you gave me before, plus some of my personal inspiration. Hmm... I haven't decided on a name yet."

Edison looked with a smile at the girls in front of him, all of whom were showing expressions of shock.

"It can be controlled as long as there is a neural connection. It is also a high-level computer. Even when it is not controlled, it has a strong ability to judge the battle situation. Although it is not appropriate to talk about the battle situation on your birthday, this thing can be used as a household appliance even if it is not used for combat."

"This kind of home appliance is just too outrageous..."

Oh, so the future Big Bronya is already using the Project Bunny as a babysitter, then it's alright.

"So, Bronya, do you like it?"

"Yes, Bronya loves it! Nancy, Nancy!"

Bronya smiled – so they really are Russians? I love this kind of thing with its violent aesthetics.

If you think about it carefully, in the future, besides being a game producer, Big Bronya will also be working part-time as a race car driver, a profession that is considered high-risk for ordinary people.

Among the people I know, truly well-behaved kids are incredibly rare...

"If you like it, that's fine."

Edison was also pleased to see the happy look on Bronya's face.

"How about we give it a name?"

"A name..." Bronya fell into a moment of thought, "Hmm..."

Wait a minute!

How about Project Bunny?

Bronya finally uttered the name.

Oh dear... It's such a majestic robot.

"Hmm? It's cute, but what's the meaning behind this name?"

Edison also felt that the name was somewhat incongruous with the robot.

"Say it in Russian." Liu Bai couldn't help but sigh, sensing the powerful inertia of the world.

"Russian? Project Bunny... Bronya Zhaichik... Bronya?"

Upon hearing Liu Bai's explanation, Edison immediately understood and burst out laughing.

"What a lazy naming method."

"...19c."

Seemingly feeling a little embarrassed, Bronya then added another model that actually looked quite decent.

"Hmm... It's pretty good. Project Bunny 19c. It sounds a bit strange at first, but it's quite interesting when you think about it."

"Whatever makes you happy, Nancy."

Since it's already called Project Bunny, why not just rename it Pink Furry Bunny?

Maybe if you kill Otto with this thing once, Otto won't dare to go out and see anyone.

"Let's go. We've been standing outside for so long, won't the Alliance Leader invite me in for a seat?"

"We're already here, why talk about this anymore... Let's go."

Liu Bai stepped aside and walked inside with Edison.

However, at this moment, Edison suddenly squeezed HOMU's hand.

"?"

You have inappropriate thoughts about dolls too?

Upon seeing Edison's serious expression, Liu Bai immediately abandoned the idea.

"... What happened?"

"Mei, that child." Edison lowered his voice and glanced at Mei, who was chatting and laughing with Seele and Bronya behind him.

"Two months ago, an experiment went awry during the Gem of Conquest experiment—in ME Corp's laboratory."

"... Don't tell me the Gem of Conquest got into Mei's body?"

"How could that be? You know how tight the defenses are in a high-risk laboratory, and Joyce is there too. Even if the pseudo-Herrscher of Herrscher of Thunder from back then came, let alone a gem, it wouldn't be of any use." Edison shook his head. "But what's surprising is that the Stigmata on Mei's body seem to have become more active."

"Stigmata... If I remember correctly, the Stigmata on Mei's body are lightning-related?"

Yes, although this setting is inconspicuous, Stigmata do have attributes.

... Okay, it still has a strong presence in terms of gameplay, with all sorts of gacha pulls and shipwrecks... it would be strange if you didn't remember them for ages.

However, lack of presence doesn't mean non-existent... For example, the most prominent ones are the Kaslana family's Stigmata, which need no introduction. Also, Liu Bai once saw Rita unleash a powerful ice attack during training without relying on the Valkyrie Armor when he was in World Bubble.

"Well, afterwards I had a blood test done and found that Mei's compatibility with the Gem of Conquest was an absurdly high number—it was almost as if this child was destined to become Herrscher," Edison said in a low, very serious voice.

"So?"

Liu Bai remained calm, saying that the Third Honkai Eruption was nothing.

It's not like our own side lacks Herrscher or top-tier combatants.

Even if Joyce can't reach her, there's still Reanna, the Schicksal strongest Valkyrie.

"So I want her to accept the power to Gem of Conquest."

"... Nancy, are you running a fever?" Liu Bai glanced at Edison strangely. "Why would you suddenly think of something like this? This is no joke."

Edison was not the kind of scientist who enjoyed conducting human experiments.

"No, the acceptance I'm talking about doesn't necessarily mean becoming Herrscher... What do you think of exoskeletons?"

"Huh? Um... wait, you mean..."

After a moment of surprise, Liu Bai understood what Edison meant.

"You mean... to make an exoskeleton for Mei, following the methods of the God Key?"

It must be admitted that Edison's idea was simply ingenious.

"Exoskeleton is just a metaphor, and we don't actually have to stick to this form... Well, for example, the transformation device in tokusatsu movies? To be honest, I think it's the perfect equipment, but unfortunately it's quite difficult to make."

Edison rubbed his temples in distress.

"However, even so, figuring out how to craft Gem of Conquest into equipment is still a challenge for us."

"...I can."

After a moment of silence, Liu Bai said something that surprised Edison.

Looking at his skill panel showing level 6 God Key Crafting, Liu Bai could only say that the world was truly full of coincidences. Well, it was worth raising Mei as an apprentice.

"Although we can't create overly powerful God Key, we can still make the basic ones."

"What level of foundation?"

"Eden Star in base mode is so basic—it might be slightly better, but don't get your hopes up."

Liu Bai answered honestly and conservatively—after all, he had no experience with this!

"Then let's keep it simple." However, after hearing Liu Bai, Edison lowered his requirements instead. "Ideally, it should be the kind that can be disassembled—my best outcome is that Mei's Stigmata can continuously steal the power of the Herrscher while maintaining human emotions—that is, a steady and continuous flow."

"... You're just making things harder for me."

Liu Bai twitched the corner of his mouth.

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

The difficulty doesn't lie in maintaining rationality. In other words, even if a sudden consciousness tries to suppress the host's own consciousness without the host actively seeking power, it's not 100% successful. Intermittent resurgence is common.

Moreover, the fact that losing Shibao proves that as long as the subject's consciousness is large enough, it can even reverse the whitewashing and directly control the Herrscher's consciousness.

Therefore, under the condition of slow and steady flow, this aspect of safety can also be guaranteed.

However, the real challenge lies in how to continuously and steadily extract the power from the gem.

This is only possible because Mei and the Gem of Conquest have a very high compatibility. If it were anyone else... well, they would definitely be dead—Dr. Dr. Maki is very familiar with this kind of thing.

To put it in a more mystical way, one could even say that Mei was destined to receive the power to Gem of Conquest.

... Isn't this a bit too much of a destiny?

The sudden sense of destiny made Liu Bai wonder, "What would happen if I didn't do this?"

Liu Bai clicked his tongue slightly.

Seriously, seeing things from Lord God's perspective always brings up these strange ideas out of nowhere.

It's not some world of cultivation, how could anything be predestined?

And... wouldn't it be interesting if I actually created something like a Herrscher of Herrscher of Thunder transformation device?

Mei, facing Herrscher of the Void, held up the transformation device and shouted, "Gaia—!"

... Oh no, it seems like the scientists' motivation has finally arrived.

Liu Bai's understanding of the plot of "Honkai 3rd" will be based on the book's release date.

Chapter 158 A Glance, Bronya Heals Seele's Mental Turmoil

"However, besides the gems, there's something else."

After finalizing the solution for the Gem of Conquest, Edison changed the subject.

"Although Mei is quite skilled in martial arts, she has never systematically practiced how to control Honkai Energy. Bringing her here this time is also a good idea to let her train in this aspect."

"This is Reanna's job, don't talk to me about it."

"... You've really mastered the art of being a hands-off manager." Edison's lips twitched.

"You flatter me, you flatter me."

"..."

Edison really didn't know whether Liu Bai's personality was good or bad.

Why does she act like a housekeeper?

Hmm... though this feeling is surprisingly not bad?

Edison thought to himself.

Now she's in a position to benefit from being close to the source... Well, back when she was still in Schicksal, Einstein and Tesla dominated Liu Bai for so long, now that she's in Anti-Entropy, it's her turn to have some alone.

She's worked so hard for Anti-Entropy for so long, can't she enjoy herself and have Liu Bai all to herself for a while?

Let the music play and the dancing continue!

Well, Edison didn't consider Planck or anything like that at all.

"Then let's build another laboratory here during this period."

"By the way, does Ryoma know about her daughter?"