Past and Plans!
"No problem, Tesla!"
Although Ling Feng found Tesla's reaction a little strange, what he wanted to know even more right now was something else. He asked, "Tesla, is Your Majesty... the third consciousness?"
"Yes, I told you that, didn't I?"
At the mention of Your Majesty, Tesla pushed aside all the thoughts in her mind and answered seriously. "Put simply, Your Majesty is made from the memories that neither Sirin nor Kiana wanted—the memories they wanted to discard. Those two sets of memories fused together, forming the third consciousness. But I really can't understand why the third consciousness can occupy Kiana's body..."
"Then why does she want to destroy the world? Kiana shouldn't possibly have such dangerous thoughts, right?"
Ling Feng asked again. Your Majesty was always talking about destroying the world, about humanity not deserving to exist. What kind of memories did she have that made her hate humanity so much?
"That, I don't know. But it should be easy enough to guess!"
Tesla gently adjusted her glasses and said seriously, "The Second Herrscher, Sirin—according to what I know, she was locked in a Schicksal laboratory in Siberia from childhood, subjected to all kinds of inhumane experiments. In that kind of laboratory, death was a common occurrence. Yet Sirin endured and survived. The pain she suffered was beyond imagination!"
"In the end, Sirin became a Herrscher and escaped Schicksal's control. She destroyed the laboratory and launched her revenge against Schicksal. Eventually, she was struck by Schicksal's nuclear weapons and perished together with an S-rank Valkyrie. You should be able to imagine the hatred in her heart, right?"
"Although Your Majesty has Kiana's consciousness, she also has Sirin's consciousness. And Sirin hates humanity, so..."
Tesla raised her head and silently looked at Ling Feng. Though she had not finished speaking, the meaning was already obvious...
"Then... is there... any possibility of changing Your Majesty's mind?"
Thinking of Your Majesty's experiences, as well as her inexplicable tears earlier, Ling Feng wanted to try changing her mind somehow...
"I'm afraid that would be very difficult!"
Tesla shook her head helplessly. "Your Majesty was formed from this consciousness of hatred. Hatred is her most fundamental trait, a memory buried deep within her soul. Trying to change that afterward would be far too difficult. And even if you did change her, what then? Would you let her occupy Kiana's body forever?"
"This..."
Let her occupy Kiana's body forever? Of course that was impossible. Ling Feng wanted to save Your Majesty, but if the price was sacrificing Kiana, then that was absolutely unacceptable!
"So stop fantasizing about changing Your Majesty's mind!"
Tesla turned around and sat back down in her chair. "Right now, I'm also looking for a way to awaken Kiana's consciousness. But compared to Sirin and Your Majesty, Kiana feels far too weak. Her only advantage is that she is the body's true owner, but that basically doesn't help at all!"
With a light tap on the table, a holographic projection appeared before Tesla. "I think the best plan is to use virtual reality technology to send a stronger consciousness directly into Kiana's body and erase Sirin and Your Majesty's consciousnesses. That way, only Kiana's consciousness will remain, and she'll naturally return to normal!"
"However, Sirin is the Second Herrscher, and Your Majesty is the Herrscher of the Void. Neither of them is easy to deal with. Erasing their consciousnesses would be extremely difficult. Besides, Kiana's body is currently occupied by Your Majesty's consciousness, which gives her a huge advantage in a battle for consciousness!"
"Then let's keep that plan as a backup for now!"
After hearing Tesla's plan, Ling Feng had no intention of using that method from the start. "Until you can guarantee success, prioritize finding other methods. Ideally, restore Kiana's consciousness without erasing the other two consciousnesses!"
"You're making things difficult for me..."
Tesla rolled her eyes at Ling Feng. "I already told you before, my specialty is mechanical and electronic technology. I'm not particularly skilled in biotechnology!"
"Maybe Schicksal Headquarters has a solution, but if we send Kiana there, I doubt they'll be thinking about saving her. They'll be thinking about how to use Your Majesty for experiments. After all, Schicksal has always been trying to harness the power of Herrschers. They even... want to control Herrschers. Don't forget, the Second Herrscher was created by Schicksal!"
Tesla extended her right index finger and lightly wagged it. She wanted to work hard on it, but unfortunately, she lacked the ability...
After listening to Tesla's explanation, Ling Feng fell silent for a while before finally asking, "Tesla, how much do you know about the Second Honkai War?"
"Uh, well..."
Tesla thought for a moment before answering, "Other than classified information sealed away by Headquarters, I basically know everything I should know."
"I see... all right, then..."
Ling Feng walked over to Tesla, leaned in slightly, and smiled. "Dr. Tesla, can you tell me everything you know?"
"I never expected this to be connected to Kiana too..."
Back in the apartment, Ling Feng was still thinking about his conversation with Tesla that afternoon...
From Tesla's account, he learned the general course of the Second Honkai War in 2000. Put simply, Schicksal had brought this upon themselves. They wanted to further exploit Honkai power, but accidentally created the Second Herrscher, Sirin. Sirin not only destroyed the Siberian laboratory, but nearly massacred all of Siberia!
Afterward, Otto sent Kiana's mother, the S-rank Valkyrie Cecilia, to fight Sirin. Tesla did not know the details of the battle, but in the end, Sirin and Cecilia perished together. Theresa brought the severely injured Sigfried back to Schicksal!
Later, devastated by the loss of her friend Cecilia, Theresa left Headquarters and came to the Far East Branch, where she founded St. Freya Academy. There, she began training Valkyries in a way different from Headquarters. Kiana was later taken out of Headquarters by Sigfried and sent to St. Freya Academy to be trained under Theresa. Then Sigfried disappeared!
That was everything Tesla knew. While there were many details she did not know, at least the general events of the Second Honkai War were now clear...
Turning off his phone screen, Ling Feng recalled the scene when he engraved Kiana's five-star Stigmata and muttered, "No wonder Kiana has such incredible talent. Both your parents were S-rank Valkyries. If you were useless, then your dad must have been cheated on..."
Valkyries also depended on bloodlines. Ling Feng knew that better than anyone. In his era, marriages between Valkyries were common. His own parents had come together that way, and he had perfectly inherited their talents, becoming an S-rank Valkyrie!
Looking at it that way, it was no surprise Kiana had such absurd talent. But now the problem was... Your Majesty occupied Kiana's body...
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PS: The update was a little late, sorry. A senior student asked me out for dinner!
Your Majesty, From Now On I'll Call You Consort Ai!
Ling Feng opposed Tesla's method of saving Kiana by erasing Sirin and Your Majesty's consciousnesses. Sirin had a pitiful past, while Your Majesty had been a tragedy from the moment she was born. In her memories, there was nothing but hatred, or rather...
Your Majesty was the embodiment of the hatred in Sirin's heart. The girl's slightly airheaded and adorable traits were probably caused by Kiana's consciousness influencing her. Thankfully, Kiana's consciousness was there. Otherwise, Your Majesty might have been even more evil than she was now!
"What should I do..."
Ling Feng felt miserable as he considered what to do in the future...
Should he erase Your Majesty's existence? Perhaps... that was the correct choice. After all, Your Majesty should never have existed in the first place!
But Your Majesty already existed. Erasing her consciousness would also be killing someone. And since Your Majesty was a fusion of Sirin and Kiana's consciousnesses, would erasing her consciousness also affect Kiana's?
Kiana was not very smart to begin with. What if damaging her consciousness turned her into an idiot? Her father was an S-rank Valkyrie. If Ling Feng turned Kiana into an idiot, maybe one day Sigfried would come looking for him with Heavenly Fire Self-Destruction to have a chat...
Sigh, what a dilemma...
That night, Tesla called again. It was still about the same thing: Your Majesty was on a hunger strike...
Ling Feng: "..."
"I say, what's wrong with you this time?"
Carrying dinner into Your Majesty's room, Ling Feng looked at her helplessly...
"Hmph!"
Your Majesty merely turned her head to the side. Apart from using "hmph" as her catchphrase, she did not say a word!
Ling Feng: "..."
"Is the food not to your liking?"
Ling Feng carried the dinner over to Your Majesty. From what had happened at noon, he knew she was not truly refusing to eat. There had to be something she was dissatisfied with!
"Hmph!"
Your Majesty snorted again and turned her head the other way...
Ling Feng: "..." What the hell...
Helplessly, Ling Feng could only sit by the bed and wonder what was wrong with Your Majesty this time. A woman's heart was like a needle at the bottom of the sea—he was now experiencing that firsthand. It felt like communicating with a girlfriend. You could never guess what she was thinking, and if you said the wrong thing, she would say you did not love her before starting an argument...
So long as a girlfriend wanted to argue, she could argue no matter what. That problem was unavoidable. Right now... Your Majesty was probably like that. She would not say a word and insisted on making him guess...
Ling Feng recalled how he had gotten Your Majesty to eat lunch earlier that day, and suddenly remembered...
"Your Majesty? Please eat?"
Ling Feng brought the dinner before Your Majesty and said tentatively, "For the sake of destroying human civilization in the future, please fill your stomach first!"
"Hmph!"
Yet Your Majesty still would not eat...
Ling Feng: "..."
In the end, Ling Feng could only hold the tray in his left hand and a spoon in his right, then scoop up a piece of meat and bring it to Your Majesty's mouth...
"Hmph, human, at least you know what's good for you!"
Your Majesty gave a cold snort, then swallowed the meat from the spoon in one bite...
Ling Feng: "..." Damn, so she wanted me to feed her? Is that really Your Majesty's setting? And if you want to be fed, can't you just say so? Why make me guess!
Forget it. He could complain about that later. First, he needed to fill this Queen's stomach. Ling Feng scooped up another piece of meat, and Your Majesty instantly bit it down, chewed, swallowed, opened her mouth, and waited for the next bite...
Just like at noon, Ling Feng slowly fed Your Majesty an entire dinner...
"Phew..."
After feeding her the last bite, Ling Feng let out a breath. His arm felt a little sore. At first, he had thought feeding a girl was enjoyable, but after doing it a few times, he discovered that while it was enjoyable, it also tested the endurance of one's arms...
Still, it was good that he had finally finished...
"Mm, human, you performed well!"
After finishing dinner, Your Majesty nodded in satisfaction and looked at Ling Feng. "Go. Bring me another serving. If I want to destroy humanity, I must first understand humanity. I'll begin with its food. One serving isn't enough!"
Ling Feng: "..."
Why did you have so much drama even after dinner? And if you want more food, can't you just say so? Why beat around the bush like this?
"All right, I'll get you some!"
Naturally, Ling Feng could not refuse Your Majesty's request. She was Your Majesty, after all. Though she was now a Queen without energy, she was still a Queen...
Since Tesla did not have any more meal sets here, Ling Feng could only go to the academy cafeteria and buy another one. He cut up the fried chicken cutlet, sweet-and-sour pork, and lion's head meatballs into chunks, making them easier to feed her with a spoon...
Then Ling Feng returned to Your Majesty's room. Your Majesty very consciously faced him and pointed at the fried chicken cutlet with one finger. It seemed she wanted to eat that first...
"Come on, open wide. Ah!"
Scooping up a piece of chicken cutlet, Ling Feng carefully fed it to Your Majesty...
"Mmm, mmm, mmm..."
Your Majesty took it into her mouth in one bite, chewed twice, and her eyes lit up. She seemed to like it very much and swallowed it immediately...
"Uh..."
Then Your Majesty showed a pained expression. It seemed... she had choked...
Ling Feng: "..." I've never seen such an embarrassing Herrscher. You should leave the group...
Fine, complaints aside, Ling Feng still handed her the seaweed egg-drop soup. "Your Majesty, if you choked, have some soup. You'll be fine right away..."
"I..."
Your Majesty did not immediately drink the soup. Instead, she said with difficulty, "I... I didn't... choke..."
Ling Feng: "..."
"Your Majesty, would you like to try the seaweed egg-drop soup? It's delicious!"
Ling Feng could only phrase it differently...
"Gulp, gulp..."
Thus, Your Majesty picked up the bowl and began drinking. As the proud Queen, the future Herrscher of the Void who would destroy the world, how could she possibly choke? She was drinking the soup purely because it was delicious!
"Phew..."
After downing the bowl of soup, Your Majesty immediately felt much better, looking thoroughly satisfied. She had never expected human cuisine to be so delicious. It would indeed be a bit of a shame to destroy it all just like that...
Then Your Majesty looked at Ling Feng and said, "Human, you are quite good. I will ask you once again: are you willing to become my servant? I will grant you supreme power!"
"Uh... well, Your Majesty, do you still have any power right now?"
Ling Feng asked weakly...
Your Majesty: "..."
"Hmph, foolish human. You don't know what's good for you!"
Your Majesty snorted coldly, then opened her mouth again. The meaning was obvious enough...
"Yes, yes, yes. You're the Queen, you're always right..."
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