Chapter 117

"You didn't meet the requirements," the system said. "If you had met the requirements, you would have been given a title."

"Okay," Cecilia said. "I don't have anything else to say."

"I have other things to do, so I can't chat with you any longer."

Cecilia quickly logged out of the system and began to recall what she had just learned during her conversation with the system.

'It's almost certain that the system does have the ability to influence me. But the system's influence isn't necessarily a matter of shared prosperity or shared loss.'

Secondly, the system can directly influence existing things, and the degree of influence should be related to the degree of influence the system intends to exert.

The system may not be able to directly grant the final chance to win, but it may influence the conditions under which the draw is given.

'Conclusion to be verified: The system may be controlling the conditions for achieving the title...'

'It also controls the effect of the title.'

Chapter 146 System Title

"A title, huh..."

MEI stood in front of a full-length mirror, holding a small vanity mirror over the back of her neck.

There are two groups of things arranged neatly vertically here.

These are two titles for MEI's equipment; one is the title of "Yes," and the other is "Yes." MEI also has another title, but it's not equipped with that title.

The effects of these three titles are also different.

The "Newbie on the Road" title improves learning ability and increases damage resistance by 50%. Most importantly, it provides a 50% chance to trigger Novice Protection.

Novice Protection grants immunity to damage!

Eliminate any harm!

Therefore, this title is probably the most useful title MEI has received so far.

This damage resistance isn't limited to physical, Honkai, or True Magic damage; it also protects against damage from medications, such as the medicine the Jackal gave her.

Although it didn't completely withstand the effects, the medicine also didn't completely erase its memory.

And the recovery is going quite quickly now.

The purpose of this title is to increase the success rate of character equipment by 10%, which means that new characters can equip items even with relatively low skill levels.

The reason why the MEI character was able to be successfully equipped was also thanks to this title.

However, being able to equip yourself with these items isn't entirely a good thing.

Having too low a Intelligence stat makes it difficult for a character to equip items, and it also severely weakens the character in all other aspects. For example, the character MEI has had all her Intelligence stats nerfed drastically, except for Intelligence.

The last title, the buff it provides is practically a debuff.

Aside from making you an enormous eater, it doesn't offer any other boosts.

Besides, King Arthur is a character who can eat a lot, regardless of whether he equips the title. As long as he equips the title, he can eat a lot.

Therefore, MEI does not have this title.

The two titles currently equipped give MEI a certain advantage, but there are too few titles available. MEI doesn't actually have many choices.

Furthermore, MEI think about titles and the buffs they provide.

It's very likely that they're all related to the system.

"Based on current estimates," MEI said, stroking his chin as he pondered the problem, "The system might not be able to prevent the issuance of titles, but it can modify the difficulty of obtaining them, and adjust the buffs of different titles."

For example, you could earn a title by rummaging through the toilet 100 times, but the system could change it to rummaging through it 1000 or 10,000 times.

'And the buffs obtained from such titles, are these determined by the system?'

'Or can the system only determine the strength of the buff effect, but not what effect it produces?'

MEI was pondering this question; she hadn't thought about it before. Now, thinking about it, she suddenly realized that this title seemed like a very interesting thing.

Since the official activation of the King of Understanding System, I've only managed to get three points so far.

If this is in line with the game's progress, it's incredibly slow!

Other players at this point had taken at least half of what they needed, if not all.

I only took three, which is a bit few.

Moreover, I obtained all the titles by chance. Apart from the first title, the other two titles are somewhat related to the character.

So what exactly is your title?

What is Doctor Mei doing in my office?

Just as MEI was considering her title, Raven suddenly pushed open the door and entered. She was slightly taken aback but quickly relaxed. In this Nest, nothing could stop Doctor Mei if she wanted to.

If she's interested in my office, there's nothing I can do to stop her.

Raven glanced around at the current state of the place and it seemed that only his private kitchenette had been disturbed.

"Have you cooked?" Raven asked. "The ingredients here aren't very fresh. You can order takeout if you want. I can reimburse you for it."

"Really?" MEI pushed up his glasses and said, "That's good."

"But I'd like to know, how much are you planning to reimburse me for being an emotionless, long-faced, incredibly difficult, and utterly awful spinster?"

Silence! Utterly silent! So quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Hahaha~" Raven chuckled dryly, scratching her head as she said, "How could that be?!"

"How could Doctor Mei be that kind of person? Doctor Mei is a pure, friendly, understanding, and great being full of knowledge and wisdom."

"How could such vulgar language be used to describe Doctor Mei?!"

"You're sweating," MEI said, fiddling with the makeup mirror in her hand. "And your eyes are wandering around."

"You seem nervous, why is that?"

"Oh no! This..." Raven tried anxiously to explain.

"That's not what I said, absolutely not!"

"I heard it from Rosaliya," MEI said. "It was what you said when you were talking to the Jackal."

"Is it you? Jackal? Or are they both involved?"

"Jackal!" Raven betrayed the Jackal without hesitation, saying, "Because you destroyed her laboratory, she holds a grudge against you, which is why she always says that."

"How could I, an admirer of Doctor Mei, say such a thing?"

Anyway, it's better for me to die than for my friend. Jackal, I'll come to see you later.

I hope you pass away peacefully.

Mei shrugged; she hadn't intended to delve any further into the matter. It was a minor, insignificant conflict on a secondary issue. Regardless of who said it, they couldn't escape the truth.

Well, that doesn't include Rosaliya with the big mouth for now.

We'll deal with that blond-haired little girl slowly after we get to the Hyperion.

"Doctor Mei," Raven said, seeing that Mei didn't continue, she clasped her hands together in a slightly obsequious manner, "That... you were in my office, you know..."

"I'm researching this," MEI said, pointing to the back of his neck. "Do you recognize this thing?"

What is that?

The Raven, however, curiously went over to take a look.

"This is Stigmata?" Raven asked in surprise, "You actually have two Stigmata?"

Raven felt like she recognized it at first glance, but she wasn't quite sure. This looked like Stigmata, right? It felt really unbelievable.

Most people are lucky to have one Stigmata, but Doctor Mei actually has two.

Could it be a tattoo?

Why didn't we notice it at first?

"This thing..." MEI wanted to say it was a title, not Stigmata. But after starting, she decided against continuing. There's a difference between titles and Stigmata.

This isn't a game world; you can change Stigmata at will.

Here, Stigmata are an important symbol of becoming Valkyrie or being qualified to become Valkyrie.

Stigmata can be viewed as antibodies against Honkai Energy.

However, this Honkai Energy antibody is not an ordinary antibody. First, not everyone has Stigmata. Second, Stigmata are theoretically a special manifestation of Honkai Energy.

Therefore, this thing also belongs to the Honkai series, and since it is Honkai, it has a special characteristic.

This thing is deadly; those who can adapt to it can obtain the Stigmata, while those who cannot will die.

Of course, the advantage of this thing is that once you obtain the Stigmata, you will be qualified to use Honkai Energy and will not be infected by Honkai Energy.

But...

"Don't you recognize him?" Raven asked, a little puzzled.

Doctor Mei surely recognizes this Stigmata, right?

"Of course I recognize it," the doctor said, arms crossed. "But this is different; it's not the same as the Stigmata you've always known."

"I'm fine, you go do your work."

Mei ignored Raven's astonishment and walked out of Raven's office with her arms crossed.

She could have figured it out herself if Raven hadn't pointed it out, but Raven's sudden remark made her think of an interesting question.

What is the source of the power of the title?

Based on the law of conservation of energy, the energy of anything cannot appear or disappear out of thin air. The same applies to Stigmata; they are products of Honkai.

It originates from Honkai Energy and ultimately consumes Honkai Energy.

What is the source of the title's energy? What energy sustains the title's effect? Where does this energy come from? And where does it disappear to after it's used?

This is a very worthwhile question to explore.

'Maybe...' MEI's eyes gradually brightened as she said, 'I can find out the system's energy source.'

It's certain that the title is given by the system, and it must be inextricably linked to the system. Once we understand the basic operation of the title and its energy source...

We have also found a starting point to study the system.

Moreover, it is the most important entry point.

So how do we conduct this research?

MEI wasn't in a hurry to do this; they hadn't gotten anywhere with their previous research on the system. Aside from dismantling the Jackal's lab and getting some tools, they hadn't gained anything else.

The system is a very mysterious entity, and it is impossible for it to easily unveil itself.

To study a system, you need to find a highly feasible entry point.

"Energy!" MEI said with certainty, "We must study energy."

The system needs to maintain the things living outside, which means this title necessarily requires energy. However, for ordinary maintenance, it may not require a very large amount of energy.

Therefore, to observe this energy, it is necessary to cause large-scale fluctuations in the energy.

For example, to make the title's effect take effect.

How will it work?

Mei glanced back at Raven's office, then immediately turned and pushed the door open, walking inside.

"Raven, I think I need your help," MEI said. "If you help me, we'll call it even."

"If you don't help me."

"You will bear the consequences!"

Chapter 145 The Moon Throne

Anti-Entropy, an organization that separated from Schicksal, can be considered to fully embody the human nature of infighting to a certain extent.

Perhaps from the day it separated, it was destined that this organization would not be too stable.