Chapter 248

"This war, which has lasted for fifty thousand years, is over. We have won the final victory."

Aponia smiled gently, "The Mu Continent has been integrated into the newly opened world, and after that, the timeline will be reset. No one will lose anything because of the Honkai..."

Fu Hua looked at Aponia, her expression unchanged.

Hearing this, she said, "In the new world, there will be no more Honkai, right?"

"That's not entirely true."

"In fact, we are still in the same universe, and we can still interact with each other. The Honkai cannot disappear and still exists."

"But from a third-party perspective, we are like two corresponding worlds, with the exact same main structure—though there are still significant differences in the details."

Seeing that Fu Hua didn't seem to understand, the Herrscher of Knowledge took the initiative to explain.

"Apart from the Mu Continent, the surface is basically the same, and there is also a cocoon there, but it is now harmless."

Fu Hua nodded upon hearing this.

That's what she really cares about.

"Furthermore, in order to ensure the stability of the New World, people from the past cannot retain their Remembrance."

Aponia calmly and slowly recounted another matter.

Fu Hua felt a pang of sadness upon hearing this.

She asked, "And what about them?"

Aponia knew that Fu Hua was asking about a former friend.

"Those who have had deep contact with the Honkai cannot erase those Remembrance. Perhaps one day, they will remember them."

Fu Hua fell silent for a moment.

"Have you decided which side you want to choose, Hua?"

"Before making a choice, I have a few questions I'd like to ask."

"Ask away, Hua."

"How is he now?"

Aponia's eyes trembled, and she remained speechless for a long time.

Fu Hua's heart sank.

After a long pause, Aponia finally spoke, "There's nothing we can do; even Kevin can't get involved in the areas he's in."

"Dr. MEI knew this from the very beginning, didn't she?"

"Right..."

"I see."

The Herrscher of Knowledge glanced at Fu Hua, then at Aponia, and hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

After hesitating for a long time, she finally patted Fu Hua on the shoulder.

"Old relic, have you made your choice?"

"The people of the Pre-Civilization Era did everything in their power to back up the world before its Finality; this was an unprecedented feat."

"But there's nothing left there for me to cherish. Family, friends, comrades... no matter how much the long years have left behind, we are all just people living in the present."

"Therefore, I've decided to stay, to stay in the Current Civilization."

Aponia sighed inwardly and nodded.

"I will respect your choice, Hua."

Fu Hua suddenly felt a sense of relief. Although her heart was still heavy, she was no longer confused.

"This is the last war I fought alongside the people of the Pre-Civilization. We may never see each other again... Please give them my farewell."

"I will."

Aponia nodded solemnly.

At this moment, the Herrscher of Knowledge seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, they didn't end up arguing.

Let's go, let's go back and check the situation first.

"Aponia, let's get out of here—come on, old man, there's probably a whole mess to deal with over there too."

"Um,"

Fu Hua nodded and then said to Aponia, "Well then, goodbye."

"Goodbye."

The group of people disappeared from the spot.

Fu Hua opened her eyes, and a beam of light immediately pierced her vision.

She gently shielded her eyes with the back of her hand, and it took her a moment to adjust to the sunlight.

The Feather of Dust was still in her hand, and beside her was the projection of the Herrscher of Knowledge; at this moment, she was sitting cross-legged on the highest peak of Mount Taixu.

It feels like a lifetime ago.

She stood up, lightly touched the ground with her toes, and casually leaped down the mountain peak.

With the Herrscher of Knowledge following, the two left Mount Taixu and headed straight for the current Schicksal Headquarters.

However, when the two were halfway there, a voice suddenly appeared in their ears, startling them, especially the Herrscher of Knowledge.

After realizing who the voice came from, the two were relieved.

"Class monitor, Xiao Shi, it's me."

"Tsk tsk, Kiana's really gotten better—by the way, is there any delay in distance measurement?"

"Uh, I don't think so..."

"Hey, I was just kidding, don't look at me like you're going to take it seriously."

"Of course I'll investigate! I can't go back to Earth right now! I'd be bored to death on the moon if I couldn't play games online!"

"..."

"..."

Both the Herrscher of Knowledge and Fu Hua were somewhat at a loss for words.

As participants in the plan, both of them knew that Kiana was now practically a god on Earth.

Being forced to stay on the moon was something they had no choice but to do.

But.

The idea that the God of Earth has no games to play sounds absurd, but it's actually a very serious issue.

If the Earth God becomes extreme because he can't play the game, it will be a disaster for humanity on Earth.

"I don't think it's a big problem. Don't even mention leaving this to Bronya; with your current abilities, you should be able to handle it, right?"

That Herrscher of Knowledge.

"Indeed, I just thought about that. I'll give it a try after I finish talking to the others."

Fu Hua: "Kiana, how is she?"

"... Are you asking him?"

"Um."

"To be honest, his final appearance was very similar to Otto's back in Krosten Town..."

"Is it gone?"

"Yes, we haven't heard from him since."

Fu Hua remained silent for a moment, her expression not changing much.

"Squad leader, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, just a bit sentimental. The war is finally over."

The Herrscher of Knowledge glanced at her, and his lips twitched slightly, looking somewhat unnatural.

Kiana, however, seemed to have thought of something and frowned, asking, "I think I sensed Aponia earlier; she said thank you to me. Does that mean something?"

"Dr. MEI's plan has succeeded."

"Oh--what?! What plan?"

The Herrscher of Knowledge smiled slightly, as if the joy he had just felt was immediately suppressed by something.

"I'm not entirely sure either,"

Fu Hua said, "But one thing is certain: the Pre-Civilization was not the Destruction, and it has now been reborn in a new world."

"..."

For a moment, Kiana's brain went blank.

"Wait, I need to sort this out!"

"Before we went to see Cocoon, we were trying to guess Dr. MEI's real plan, and then he was going to be involved in its execution."

"And now, the battle is over, and I have become the Finality..."

As she spoke, her doubts grew stronger.

Is Dr. MEI's plan really just a matter of taking the final step?

The Herrscher of Knowledge crossed his arms and said, "At your current level, you can't understand such profound questions. In game terminology you're familiar with, it's like the Pre-Civilization saving its game before the Finality, and then using a cheat engine to directly modify the code and complete the game."

"..."

"You're the new administrator, so you'll definitely turn a blind eye to this kind of cheating, right?"

Kiana's malfunctioning brain started working again, but skipped the complex process and went straight to the most crucial result.

"So, the people from the Pre-Civilization are still alive and able to live normal lives?"

"Right."

Where is Elysia?

"That's all I can tell you. The old man was completely absorbed in contemplating life just now. Luckily, I managed to get some information from Aponia."

The Herrscher of Knowledge put his hands on his hips and became smug.

"Simply put, Elysia was originally unable to recover, since she was destined to return there eventually."

"However, due to someone's ingenious idea, at the moment Elysia successfully activated her power, they pulled a switcheroo, preserving her consciousness and inserting their hypnotized alternate personality into it."

Then, the Herrscher of Knowledge spread his hands. "The rest is simple."

Kiana opened her mouth, her eyes wide with surprise.

After a long pause, she exclaimed, "Truly worthy of being called Vill-V..."

Fu Hua spoke again, "Next, I plan to return to Schicksal to see how the others are doing and to see if there's anything I can do to help."

"Okay, class monitor, we'll talk again later."

"Good."

Communication ended.

The Herrscher of Knowledge turned to Fu Hua: "Aren't you going to tell her the truth?"

Fu Hua shook her head.

Those Herrscher of Knowledge were not surprised at all.

"That's true. Back then, it wasn't her who did it, so the matter could have been let go; but this time, she acted on her own volition..."

"Let's go, Xiao Shi."

"Oh."

Kiana ended her communication with Fu Hua and the others, then turned to look at Durandal beside her.