Whoa, I love wandering around!

"If you don't limit the number of questions, then I'll definitely ask you what your intentions are towards Xia Ling... But right now, I want to know... do you have any hidden identity?"

Theresa's question was the result of careful consideration. From the known information about the Memory Plate and from their Unexpected Encounter, all the signs pointed out that Elysia was definitely not an ordinary Flame-Chasers.

Of course, there are definitely no ordinary people in Flame-Chasers, but in any anime, someone like Elysia would be immediately recognized as a cunning and deeply hidden mastermind. The second position is not one that anyone can convince.

Even if Elysia doesn't answer the question... the act of refusing itself represents a response.

"Oh dear, what a bad start! What identity could such a beautiful Miss Fairy possibly have?"

Elysia tapped her cheek, revealing an adorable expression. "You guys weren't misled by those memories, were you? Elysia is Elysia, you know, maybe just a little prettier, a little cuter, and..."

"Love everyone a little more?"

"You didn't say anything at all!"

Theresa said angrily.

"No, is that really what Miss Fairy thinks?" In response to Theresa's doubts, Elysia didn't argue, but just winked mischievously.

"If you don't believe me, you can open it and take a look."

"Anyway, next person?"

"Sister Elysia, I want to know, what exactly is your mark?"

Kiana asked with some curiosity, "In the Memory Plate outside the Trial, each Flame-Chasers's memory is accompanied by their imprinted name, but only Elysia's imprint is two deliberately blurred squares."

During their exploration, they learned that the name they were marked with was basically an abbreviation of their lives, the most concise summary of Flame-Chasers. Knowing Elysia's marked name, perhaps... they could glean some of her hidden secrets from it.

"If you're referring to those names that are deliberately concealed outside..." Elysia drawled, "It's a secret~"

"Huh—?"

"Actually, I wanted to tell you, but Xia Ling asked me to keep it a secret."

"Perhaps it's because she thought it would be more dramatic?"

Elysia smiled helplessly, "Looks like we can only go next, Mei?"

"I want to know..." Mei pondered for a moment, "What is the meaning of the existence of the Elysian Realm?"

"Although I've never actually been there, I've obtained some information from Raven and Kevin."

"If it's for passing on experience and technology, then this method of inheritance is far too inefficient, much less efficient than Otto's Void Archive. If it's for preserving power... Flame-Chasers is very strong, but before Sister Xia Ling appears, you probably can't leave Elysian Realm, right?"

"I really didn't expect Mei to ask such a question."

A hint of surprise flashed in Elysia's eyes, not because of Mei, but because of Xia Ling.

Because Xia Ling had told her that if it were Mei, she might ask such a question.

"The answer to this question... I'll have to think about it carefully."

"Perhaps I can't give you the right answer, because the Elysian Realm has different meanings in different people's hearts."

"For the Chijie, it is a continuation of war; for Eden, it is the sedimentation of past beauty..."

"For Mobius, it was a derivative of the Stigmata Project, the embodiment of her lifelong dreams and pursuits; for Kevin, it was more like proof, a symbol that Flame-Chasers once existed in the world."

"But if you want my opinion, that's actually simpler..."

"It is a storybook that records a beautiful fairy tale about an era, a journey, and the entirety of thirteen people's lives."

"I hope that every visitor, when talking about the Previous Civilization, can know that that era was not just about smoke and fire, ruins and scorched earth. In that dying world, people still held onto their hopes for tomorrow."

"And what is recorded here are the stories left by thirteen such people—even knowing that civilization had perished, they still chose to fight to the very end, just to forever etch their proud lives into history."

"Is... that the only reason?"

Theresa's mouth dropped open; Elysia's words had indeed shocked her.

"Of course, at least for me, that's all."

Elysia answered without hesitation, because it truly came from her own heart.

"In my view, what should be passed down to future generations should not only be hatred and mission. Only by experiencing the glory of this era can future generations understand the meaning of what we fought for."

"Cold, hard knowledge and technology can be taught in textbooks. What Herrschers should inherit is the glory of being Flame-Chasers and the reason for fighting."

"It is the place where our souls are ultimately entrusted during this journey of chasing fire."

"And you who come after us will witness the footprints of our lives, the imprints on our souls... and find your own answers within them."

Elysia's gaze swept over everyone. Although Xia Ling had reminded her of this issue, she had not made any preparations beforehand.

Just like her imprint, she would only treat these visitors as her "true self".

"You've never talked this much in a row before... Even though we didn't get the information we wanted, thank you anyway."

Theresa could tell that Elysia's words were truly from the bottom of her heart. Although she seemed to be hiding something, it at least proved that... she was not a bad person.

"I didn't expect that this answer would actually change Theresa's opinion of me. Miss Fairy is very happy, isn't she?"

Elysia opened her arms. "Then, can you reward Miss Fairy with a hug?"

"No way!" Theresa immediately ran away as if her hair had been bristled. "You, are you some kind of lolicon? You've already made a move on Xia Ling, and now you want to make a move on me too?"

"Eh~ No one's going to give her a comforting hug? That Miss Fairy is upset again..."

Elysia only gave a token look of sadness before quickly regaining her smile.

"Just kidding, actually... I'm already very happy just to see you all."

Chapter 71 Is it a strange thing? Phosphorus Master (9) Wife (3) Master, why don't the lawyers of pre-civilizations have self-awareness?

As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. With the experience of clearing Elysian Realm the first time, the subsequent clears were a natural progression.

However, after clearing the level again, Elysia never appeared again. The reward for answering the question that time seemed to be just the first time's special right of the Spirit Warrior.

After completing the first ending, everyone quickly turned their attention to the Ending Two. The Ending Two also did not require any special milestones; the items to unlock it could be purchased from the shop—of course, there were negative buffs involved.

Wearing that green Snake Scales will reduce the wearer's Honkai Energy recovery efficiency by 20%.

Fortunately, they can easily offset this level of loss with their collections.

Having the experience of clearing the first ending, I'm also making steady progress on the Ending Two —except for Theresa is still having a tough time.

"Help!—Don't kill a loli!—"

Theresa, tightly bound by the Serpent's tail, cried out for help, "How come everyone has the ability to absorb energy?!"

"It's hard to doubt that Sister Xia Ling didn't design it this way on purpose... Lin Menglin's order is just six fingers."

Due to bad luck and the lack of Theresa's direct confrontation, this attempt also quickly ended in failure.

However, the group was not discouraged. After all, they had already explored most of Mobius's skills, so clearing the level was only a matter of time.

Now, they are faced with another problem—the method to unlock the Third Ending remains elusive.

Fortunately, Theresa's secret weapon is already on its way.

"Theresa, your package—"

Xia Ling returned from the Elysian Realm trial with a thick stack of documents in her hands.

"Ha, here it comes!"

Theresa immediately jumped up from her slumped position on the sofa.

That's right, this is the secret weapon she asked Amber to compile before she set off: a collection of Previous Civilization histories unearthed by Schicksal and Anti-Entropy.

This thing was initially used to guard against Elysia, but after a few weeks, everyone has basically realized that Elysia doesn't have any ill intentions towards them, since she rarely even makes suggestive remarks.

"Then let's see if we can fill the gaps in the intelligence we've gathered from the Elysian Realm with real-world data..."

Soon, after a day of investigation, the group did find a clue.

During their exploration, they encountered a turning point where Elysia attempted to hypnotize Kevin with Feather Dust to ask him what the last Divine Key looked like.

Of course, Kevin was unable to provide an answer at that point.

At the very beginning, both Kiana and Theresa immediately thought of Kishinuma. According to Xia Ling, this Divine Key can be said to have only appeared in the current civilization. In the Previous Civilization, it was indeed in an incomplete state.

But... they discovered a problem from the records of the Void Archive.

"What is... the Thirteenth Herrscher?"

Kiana tilted her head. "Is there... Herrscher like that?"

"It seems... there might be some, right?" Theresa had even more question marks above her head than Kiana, after all, Kiana wasn't good at history, but Otto personally taught her history.

"I remember Grandfather mentioning something about Thirteenth Herrscher... but he didn't say what the Thirteenth Herrscher was. It's strange, why is Schicksal's record a blank when it comes to such important information?"

"Judging from the information, it's not that the records of Schicksal are blank, but rather..." Durandal discovered a mark on the record. "This record only comes from the Void Archive, and there are no relics or explanations that correspond to it."

"And what about in the Trial Elysian Realm?"

"No, the only related point is Elysia's node."

After some discussion, everyone's attention turned to Fu Hua.

"Uh... don't worry, I haven't forgotten this." Seeing the distrustful looks from the crowd, Fu Hua quickly raised her hand to prove that her memory was still reliable.

"The Thirteenth Herrscher... does exist. The reason is simple: I know of a campaign to subdue the Thirteenth Herrscher."

Fu Hua pushed up her glasses and revealed information that surprised everyone.

"What exactly are the powers of the Thirteenth Herrscher?"

Theresa's eyes sparkled.

"Have no idea."

"Huh?" ×5

"Ahem, it's not that I forgot this time, but rather that I didn't participate in that punitive expedition at all."

"As for the reason..." A clear look of confusion appeared in Fu Hua's eyes. "I really forgot about that, but I can be sure that it was out of my own will, and not because I was entangled in other matters."

"As for the powers of the Thirteenth Herrscher... after that campaign, all relevant information was blocked by Vill-V, and she completed the historical record on her own. For some reason, we have never mentioned this matter."

"This is truly... mysterious..."

After further investigation, the information about the Thirteenth Herrscher became even more perplexing.

"At least we have a direction now, don't we? In any case, we do have a direction now."

Although she didn't get the result she wanted, Theresa quickly cheered up.

"This Thirteenth Herrscher definitely has a big problem. Even if it's not the Third Ending, it's definitely a big secret. In any case, researching in this direction is definitely the right thing to do!"

"If we start with the candidates..." Mei suggested, "Can we rule out the possibility that members from the Fire Moth might become Herrscher?"

"After all, there are detailed records of the events involving Rin and Himiko, who were transformed from members of the Fire Moth into Herrscher."

"Even if it really involves some secrets, if an insider becomes Herrscher, it's impossible not to leave any signs—we'll always encounter related incidents."

"It seems... that's true?"

Mei's analysis sounds very reasonable.

"But speaking of this, why didn't the Herrscher of the Previous Civilization overcome the Herrscher Persona and regain their own consciousness?"

Bronya suddenly asked, "Even if everyone's will is weak—there are so many Mental Perception Fusion Warrior from the Previous Civilization. They should be able to suppress one or two Herrscher Persona together, right?"

"After all, Class President in Changkong City, even with only one feather left, Kiana managed to suppress Sirin for quite some time..."

"Yes, what happened?"

Hearing the lively discussion next door, Xia Ling couldn't help but glance at Elysia beside her.

"Elysia doesn't know?"

"But regarding the so-called Thirteenth Herrscher ..." Elysia's expression softened. "Isn't this Elysian Realm the best record of it?"

Chapter 72 Wow, I love to travel around!

"However, if we explore in this direction, we might have to abandon our previous formulaic approach and start exploring those extremely dangerous points instead?"

Theresa pondered, "After all, there are some options that we previously considered high-risk, or options that would require a lot of sacrifice, that we haven't even considered."