An Overwhelming Aura! (Continued)

"Don't say things like that to other people's dolls."

"Whoa! Why are you online all of a sudden?"

"Of course, it's to supervise you—and also, put your skirt down."

"Isn't this the place where you need to wash?"

"..."

It seems that's true.

Herta's expression turned a bit sour.

"Can't you just use the washing machine?"

"And then you're told to go online and spin around in circles?"

"Is it possible that I only came online to check because you didn't use the washing machine?"

"... So you put a doll on the washing machine too? That's a bit scary, Ms. Herta."

"No Herrscher is as scary as the one you raised."

The Herta was quite indignant.

Although it's a little embarrassing to admit, the Herrscher of Dominion always manages to crawl out from strange corners in a bizarre manner has indeed frightened her.

It felt to her like insects raised by Ruan Mei had crawled out from under her bed.

It's not strong, but it's scary.

"Alright, alright, let's put this bickering aside for now. Herta, any progress on last night's experiment?"

"There are some."

When it came to serious matters, Herta stopped arguing with Liu Bai about these trivial things.

However, there's something a little embarrassing about what's below.

The doll still has external perception—after all, without perception, some experiments would be very difficult to conduct.

Turn it down, turn it down!

...alright.

Even now, when Liu Bai is washing her genitals, all she can feel is a faint, almost imperceptible coolness.

... But it feels like this would actually trigger the urge to urinate on the other side.

"Kiana has already shown initial signs of separation... uh, fusion reaction? It's hard to describe exactly, but she's already showing some of Sirin's features."

"Be more specific?"

"Drawn by the other Herrscher Core, Kiana's pupil turned gold last night."

Oh, so that means last night you were briefly transformed from White Comet into Celestial Voyager.

Liu Bai translated it himself.

"Moreover, Kiana's combat power has increased significantly during this process."

Herta continues to add information.

Liu Bai could understand this to some extent.

"Hasn't Sirin come out yet?"

"It hasn't come out yet, so it's hard for me to define whether this reaction is fusion or separation."

Herta looked somewhat excited.

The new territory clearly piqued Herta's interest.

"Let Kiana rest well today. Tomorrow I plan to conduct a larger-scale induction. Whether it will separate or merge, we'll find out soon enough."

"I see..."

Liu Bai felt that the possibility of separation was actually greater.

After all, in the original work, Kiana and the Queen are clearly distinct in their consciousness.

... Although we cannot use the experience from the original work to make inferences here, it still has some reference value.

Could Jin Tong possibly classify this as an elevation of Sirin's power?

"Speaking of which, Herta, have you thoroughly researched the situation of the Herrscher?"

"If you claim to have fully grasped the secrets within, then I can only tell you that you haven't."

Herta gave a less-than-ideal answer.

"Tell me what you want to do first."

"... Artificial Herrscher."

Liu Bai hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Because... it's probably because it's a cosmic wonder, I can actively create Herrscher who haven't been born yet."

"... Not yet born?"

Herta for a moment, "So, the birth of Herrscher is predetermined?"

"Twelve... theoretically, it's thirteen."

Elysia is also Herrscher, but she does not appear in Liu Bai's list of commanders as the Honkai Prince.

A noble, hidden female lead character...

Princesses and such...

"But for some special reasons, I am able to create multiple identical Herrscher."

For example, the Sirin system.

Liu Bai used all of Sirin's power to create an extra gem, one of which was given to Bella, and the remaining ones are currently being researched by the Herta.

"So you know some of the rules of this world, but those rules don't apply to you, right?"

It's amazing that Herta was able to organize what he said in an instant.

"Alright, then you can tell me about this later, just talk about Herrscher... Based on the available information, it doesn't seem difficult to be born while retaining the original consciousness."

"... Explain in detail?"

Liu Bai gently wiped the doll with a towel.

Ugh... it's a little itchy...

The Herta cut off the doll's external perception, leaving only its communication function.

"I won't go into detail about how to become Herrscher. If we're talking about using core empowerment, the biggest problem is actually the impact of malicious Imaginary energy on mental consciousness."

The Herta slowly recounts its story.

"You've probably encountered quite a few methods for altering consciousness, and forcibly infusing negative energy is definitely the simplest and most brutal of all methods—but also the most effective."

"Negative energy..."

"Yes, if I had to describe it, it's that feeling of having a malicious voice in your heart—although sometimes, this malicious voice is real and not just something you imagine."

It's probably the star core that bewitched Cocoilia?

Liu Bai simply matched the description to the description.

"Honkai energy can basically be defined as this type."

Herta continued, "This isn't difficult to solve. Find someone in your family who can fight and forcefully suppress the Honkai energy during the empowerment process, or ask Ruan Mei to prescribe a medicine that can resist negative energy—I just don't know if she can make it here."

"Ruan Mei is really a jack-of-all-trades... By the way, can you do it too?"

Do you think I have time?

Herta glanced at Liu Bai.

The meaning is simple: I have no interest in this matter.

"Okay, I'll think about it, thanks."

Although Herta was verbally impatient, as an advisor, his explanation was indeed very comprehensive.

"Oh, right, both of these methods have the possibility of failure—or rather, there is nothing in the world that is 100% successful, especially in the unknown."

Herta, who was lifted up by the arm, added another sentence.

"If it succeeds, remember to send the person to me for a look."

"Why aren't you participating out of curiosity?"

"No need. This process is nothing new to me—but if anything goes wrong, you can come to me."

"Then I'll pray I don't have to look for you."

As Liu Bai spoke, he helped the doll onto the clothes rack.

Herta: "..."

Herta looked at his hands, which were tied behind his head, and his expression became somewhat tense.

"Liu Bai! You come back here!"

"... What's wrong now?"

"Look at how you've tied me up!"

Herta was extremely dissatisfied with this method of binding, which was akin to torture.

Although she had already broken the sensory link.

But if it's hung here, wouldn't it be for people to visit?

... Although the people here are only the Herrscher of Dominion and a group of intelligent high-ranking Honkai zombie.

But they are all intelligent beings! It would be shameful to be seen like that!

She's not the kind of crazy scientist who can treat others like Kiana and wouldn't feel ashamed to run naked in the street!

"Ah... I originally wanted to tie it up like a teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll)."

Liu Bai hadn't expected that Herta would be dissatisfied with this.

"Why don't you just disconnect?"

"The doll is also a part of my face."

"... I just can't do anything with you."

Liu Bai scratched his head.

Herta had just given him very practical advice, so Liu Bai wasn't going to kick him while he was down.

"Then let me take you back to your room."

"It should have been done a long time ago!"

——

"Is this the Far East Branch...?"

Elinore, having just finished brewing, looked around curiously.

"How's it going? I've managed things pretty well, haven't I?"

Kallen patted Elinore with a hint of self-praise.

Elinore rolled her eyes at Kallen and ignored her.

The best way to avoid being drawn into Kallen's rhythm is to ignore Kallen.

"Speaking of which, it seems that Master still has some things to discuss with the Herrscher of Dominion..."

Elinore looked around and realized that Liu Bai hadn't come out with them.

"He pronounced 'master' so smoothly..."

"..."

Elinore rolled her eyes at Kallen.

You were being forcefully pinned down on the bed and brutally penetrated, and you were able to scream smoothly.