Screw your ■■ riddles! I'm done solving them!

Since turning them into dolls, Chen Luo has almost never interfered with any of their decisions or their careers.

The puppets also have their own lives. Chen Luo only needs the puppets to be able to teleport over unconditionally when he needs them to kill Chen Luo enemies. Chen Luo doesn't care about anything else.

Cocolia doesn't need to constantly inform Chen Luo about what she's doing.

As for whether Chen Luo had any prior knowledge of this matter...

Putting aside the plot, Chen Luo had actually sensed a Kero nearby a long time ago.

Xing Ma'er, Puppet Transformation level is exactly 50%, is a time manipulator who is neither too much nor too little.

"I never expected Anti-Entropy to appear, Major Himeko. What should we do now? Should we retreat for safety's sake, or continue the mission to prevent these things from falling into Anti-Entropy's hands?" Mei asked.

"Well, let's continue with the mission. If we really encounter any danger, we can just escape into a bar," Himeko said after thinking for a moment.

If there are no other ways to escape, Himeko will definitely retreat first, since there are only 4 Valkyrie coming down now.

But with a bar as a place to escape the battle, the problem isn't so big.

"My bar is a place to entertain guests, not a place to escape to. But never mind." Chen Luo protested a couple of times, but then gave up trying to correct him.

I think everyone who has ever witnessed a bar entrance would have this thought, right?

With the most effective means of escape available, Kiana and her companions began to move forward along the passage.

Logically, an environment with such abundant Honkai energy should produce Honkai Beasts, but we haven't seen any along the way.

But looking at the wreckage of those Anti-Entropy Tactical Mech nearby, one can imagine a major battle.

Perhaps the other party did explore before Himeko and the others arrived, but after suffering heavy injuries, they unexpectedly opened a passage for Himeko.

Until Himeko and the others arrived at a door.

There are no more Tactical Mech wreckage left here.

This means that the tutorial provided by Anti-Entropy for Himeko ends here; the remaining areas are for Himeko to explore.

Chapter 443 Screw your decryption! I don't understand anymore!

"This is... a huge stone door? Chen Luo, Fu Hua, what do you think?" Himeko asked, examining the door that resembled a massive stone block.

"My lord, I feel there must be something fishy about this," Chen Luo said after a moment of contemplation.

"... precious.."

"This stone gate is man-made, and it's carved with the mythical dragon from ancient Shenzhou. It seems we've found the right place this time." In the end, Fu Hua stepped forward and spoke into the command channel next to Chen Luo.

"Have you found the right place? Tell you all to step back a little, I'll use my sword to cleave this door open!" Himeko said, picking up her greatsword and addressing Mei and the others.

"Wait, Major Himeko, don't be impulsive. If you don't open the mechanism correctly, you might trigger a trap inside the cave," Fu Hua quickly stopped her.

"This Nine Netherworld looks like an ancient tomb or something... Himeko, have you ever heard of the Dragon-Slaying Stone? If you forcibly destroy the ancient tomb and break the mechanism, a huge rock made of soul steel might fall down and block your way out, and then you might just wait to die in the tomb," Chen Luo interjected from the side.

"Then we can leave through the bar. Chen Luo, you haven't even forgotten that, have you? You're supposed to be a bar owner, for goodness' sake." Himeko chuckled.

"... You wait, I'll Black List all four of you in a bit." Chen Luo said with a dark face, having completely forgotten about this.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. I just saw a stone tablet next to the door. Judging from the pattern on the tablet, the switch to open the stone door is in the path on either side," Fu Hua quickly said.

Schicksal's technology is many years ahead of ordinary society, so the images captured are very clear. Therefore, Fu Hua can easily achieve an immersive experience by relying on the video images transmitted by the Valkyrie who is looking around.

After splitting up, the two teams did indeed find two keys and then opened the stone door.

Beyond the stone gate lies another vast space...

"Himeko, come quick! There are some stone tablets here, and it looks like there are words carved on them. Let me take a look... Well, I can't understand them." Kiana decisively stated that she had no idea how to decipher the words on the stone tablets.

"How strange, this kind of script doesn't exist in Bronya's database either." Bronya tilted her head in confusion.

"Could Fu Hua help us identify what this script is?" Himeko asked.

"Wait, why didn't you ask me?" Chen Luo asked.

"..."

Although Himeko didn't say anything, it was as if she had said everything.

"Come on, I'll show you what I've got!" Chen Luo said, somewhat annoyed.

Whom do you look down on?

It's just some ancient script.

"Wow, Chen Luo, are you really capable? I didn't expect you to be so versatile." Kiana exclaimed in surprise.

"This is a script that has been passed down in ancient Shenzhou. Let me decipher it in a moment. Oh, deciphered. [For those destined to live in the future, I am Lian Shan, the leader of the tribes of Shenzhou. My comrade-in-arms Ji Lin, sealed the monster Chi You, who was threatening Shenzhou, here with her own life. The only thing I can do for her is to record her legend with these stone tablets, hoping that future generations will remember her sacrifice.]" Chen Luo recited the ancient script recorded on the stone tablet word by word.

"You actually did it! I'm really impressed with you." Himeko clapped her hands gently.

"That's right." Chen Luo said after placing the paper that Fu Hua had just written on aside.

"..." Fu Hua and Theresa watched Chen Luo from the side, their expressions extremely complicated.

"So this is indeed the Nine Netherworld. What's next?"

"The inscription on the stone tablet ends here; the rest should be on other stone tablets," Fu Hua couldn't help but say.

Although Himeko was concerned about why she was asking Chen Luo, Fu Hua would answer, but Kiana's words distracted Himeko.

"Himeko, look, there's another stone tablet over there. Let's hurry over there."

"Okay, we've found another stone tablet. I've sent you Chen Luo's image. Now, analyze the text on it."

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[Text Analysis]: This ancient text was successfully deciphered, and its meaning was explained to Himeko.

Reward: 50 Primogem

Difficulty: One star

Upon seeing this, Chen Luo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Why did Chen Luo steal Fu Hua's job? Wasn't it just to earn some pocket money?

"I understand. Oh, and by the way, each of you left a crystal here," Chen Luo said.

"Understood, translate quickly." The four Valkyrie took out a crystal from the bag they were carrying and threw it on the ground.

After hearing what Himeko said, Fu Hua picked up a pen and paper and began to write.

"[A year ago Ji Lin, carrying the Xuanyuan Sword, ventured alone into the Nine Netherworld to seal Chi You. I wanted to find her remains, but I couldn't find the Nine Netherworld in the vast ocean. Just when I was about to give up, the Chi Yuan Bird kept circling the sea. She was Ji Lin's beloved bird, and it is said that the name came from one of her former friends. In the end, she brought me here, but she left first.] This stone tablet ends here, and in the end, it only says that the Chi Yuan Bird guided the way forward."

Before Fu Hua could write more than a few words, Chen Luo had already expressed the whole meaning.

[Ding! Mission complete]

Regardless of Himeko's reaction, Fu Hua and Theresa both looked at Chen Luo with some surprise.

"What? You don't really think I can't read these words, do you?" Chen Luo tilted his head.

"Why do you think you can communicate with everyone else in the bar without any problems? Do you think the whole world speaks Chinese?"

Thanks to the bar's help, Chen Luo can understand any language that is widely spoken and Human Order in the world.

However, Chen Luo couldn't understand those secret codes that only one or two people could understand.

However, it is clear that the inscription on the stone tablet is just ancient script, and it has not reached that outrageous level.

Specifically, this script is an ancient incantation used since ancient times to seal away evil in the land of Shenzhou. However, because many people know about it, it is also considered one of the commonly used scripts.

Himeko soon found the third stone tablet.

The third stone tablet essentially states that when Lian Shan arrived, he couldn't even find Ji Lin's body, and the only remaining item, the Xuanyuan Sword, was nowhere to be found. So he erected a stone tablet in Ji Lin.

He also sculpted a statue of Ji Lin's favorite Chi Yuan.

After Chen Luo finished translating, he naturally received 50 Primogem.

"Wait, if the body is gone, then the Stigmata on it must have disappeared too, right? Damn it, it was all for nothing in the end." Himeko said, somewhat disappointed and resentful.

Although Himeko is a seasoned warrior, she can still feel emotionally stirred when faced with such a situation.

"Alright, just because no body was found in Lian Shan doesn't mean there really isn't one. Why don't you continue exploring? And even if you don't find anything, I have another excellent solution to your physical problem," Chen Luo said.

The other solution Chen Luo mentioned refers to the newly acquired body of the Seventh Herrscher. Although the original body certainly cannot be used by Himeko, Chen Luo can simply replicate it.

Then it will be double the Herrscher of Flame, double the fun.

The ability to transfer consciousness is something that even Aponia and Mobius could accomplish, let alone Chen Luo.

Ahem, Chen Luo respects Himeko's choice. Anyway, there are several ways, and it's Himeko's business how she chooses. Chen Luo is just here to help.

Chen Luo didn't care; as long as Himeko was happy.

"That statue over there by Himeko is the Chi Yuan, right? Let's go investigate it."

"A statue?" Himeko looked up, lost in thought. Kiana.

"Didn't the stone tablet just say that the Chi Yuan is guiding the way forward? Maybe there's something there," Kiana said.

When Himeko and the others arrived near the Chi Yuan Bird, they discovered that the Chi Yuan Bird statue that Lian Shan had carved for Ji Lin was indeed enormous.

"The Chi Yuan is pointing the way forward. Could it be that there's some secret in the direction the Chi Yuan's head is pointing?" Kiana pondered.

"There's only a stone wall where the head is pointing. Could there be something hidden behind it? I'll go take a look." Himeko said, and then she took action.

"Nothing special about it," Himeko said after walking up and down the stone wall for a while.

"So you've finally come looking for me? You filthy humans. Ha..." A clear, ethereal voice rang out.

"What's that sound?" Himeko instantly looked around warily.

"The stone wall is glowing!" Raiden Mei exclaimed.

"The Honkai energy reflection suggests that the rising stone wall is reacting to the Honkai energy emanating from Major Himeko..."

No sooner had Bronya finished speaking than Himeko was suddenly sucked into the stone wall, which was generating a tremendous suction force.

"If people with Honkai energy can be sucked in if they touch the stone wall, then we can go in too! Hurry and chase after them!" Kiana, who had just seen Himeko disappear, seemed to have thought of something and rushed towards the stone wall.

After the stone wall began to glow faintly, Kiana's figure disappeared.

Bronya and Mei exchanged a glance, and fearing something might happen to Kiana, they quickly followed her inside.

"Kiana is quite clever," Chen Luo said to Fu Hua and Theresa.

"Kiana is very smart, but she just doesn't like studying. However, her talent is exceptional," Fu Hua commented fairly and objectively.

While the phrase "smart but not serious about learning" might be used by kindergarten or elementary school teachers to appease parents, it's a perfect description of Kiana.

A quick path to becoming Tai Xu Sword God —who can withstand that?

Chen Luo was almost crying with envy.

"Of course, she doesn't even know whose niece she is," Theresa said, arms crossed.

"Kiana is a fake idiot, you're the real idiot," Chen Luo retorted.

"What did you say?!!"

"Oh, right, didn't Durandal say she was coming to Nine Netherworlds with us? Where is she?" Chen Luo suddenly asked.

"Isn't it all because of you?" Although Chen Luo wasn't very good at changing the subject, Theresa still fell for it.

"What did I do this time? What did I do?" Chen Luo was truly innocent this time.

"Durandal was originally supposed to come, so she even took yesterday off. But since you said you'd postpone it for another day, we moved the departure date to today. The problem is, Durandal's vacation time is limited, so she can't take another day off today," Theresa said irritably.

"Oh, well, it's definitely my fault."

While Chen Luo and the others were discussing, Kiana and the others were also moving forward. After passing through the stone wall, Kiana and the others arrived in a fairly vast space.

Strangely, although the time difference between their entry was only about six or seven seconds, when Kiana and the others followed, they could no longer see Himeko, and the detectors did not react.

After entering the Great Void behind the stone wall, Kiana and her companions circled around several times without finding any way out. Moreover, the terrain was extremely complicated, which made them quite frustrated.

A full hour passed like this.

During that hour, Kiana and the others would frequently ask Himeko if she had returned to the bar through the bar's main entrance, and Chen Luo would always give a negative answer, which was one of the reasons why Mei and the others kept searching.

"Kiana, during the hour you've been going around in circles, I've observed the data you've transmitted. The terrain here seems to be arranged according to the Bagua (Eight Trigrams)." Just as the group was getting increasingly anxious, Fu Hua's voice came through the communicator.

"Gossip? What's that?" Kiana asked, puzzled.