Origin and Finality
The King's office in the Royal Palace of the Mu Continent.
"Your Majesty, intelligence has arrived from the front; someone has forcibly broken through our blockade and is heading towards Mullstein," a minister reported to the king. "Buildings along the way have been destroyed; it seems the Fire Moth is already forcibly intervening. Should we send Lord Lionel..."
"What are the chances that Lord Lionel will accept my orders now?" The king looked down at the documents in his hand, his tone unreadable. "And how many troops do you think the Mu Continent can currently deploy to deal with the Fusion Warrior of the Fire Moth?"
The minister looked somewhat embarrassed. "He is, after all, a subject of the Mu Continent, and the Lionel family has served the royal family for generations. Moreover... the royal family has always treated him and his family well. Even if the Fusion Warrior of the Fire Moth are powerful, our Mu Continent's Armed Doll forces have an absolute numerical advantage, and we..."
"I have my own plans. You may leave," the king said calmly.
"...Yes." The minister bowed and left the king's room.
The king rose from his chair, put his hands behind his back, looked at the scenery outside the French windows, and calmly muttered to himself, "The Fusion Warrior could so easily tear apart the defenses along the way in such a short time, you must be the only one, Feng? And... just what kind of being are you?"
After trying all cell cloning and combination methods, only the clone encoded by the genetic information of Zhu Yufeng and Lilith obtained the power. After accommodating the core of the first law, it developed self-awareness and became the first artificial law.
Lilith's past is well-documented, but Zhu Yufeng's past remains a mystery.
After ordering Lionel to contact Davien to bring Lilith onto the Mu Continent's warships, the Mu Continent also launched another investigation into Zhu Yufeng's past. Although the time interval has become quite far, there are still some things that can be found out if you want to.
The problem is that after determining that the existing investigation into Zhu Yufeng's past by the Fire Moth was fabricated, Mu Continent's investigation team discovered that Zhu Yufeng's true past was completely shrouded in mystery.
This person... seems to have appeared out of nowhere during a small-scale Honkai.
His nominal hometown bears no trace of where he grew up, and his past seems to have no connection to this world. It seems that the Fire Moth also had some doubts about his past and launched an investigation. The investigation results given by the investigators Vill-V and Elysia, do not have much credibility in the Mu Continent.
Of course, there is another Qianjie whose past experiences are in a state of emptiness, just like his.
However, compared to Zhu Yufeng, Qianjie's inhuman characteristics were somewhat reassuring. For example, Qianjie had super strong regenerative abilities without undergoing fusion surgery and the powerful strength to tear Honkai Beast with his bare hands. Qianjie always explained his past by saying that he arrived on this planet on Fire Moth investigated this matter again and again, but in the end, Mobius thought it was a waste of time and stopped him.
Mu Continent also investigated for a long time, but ultimately didn't get any valuable information. However, judging from Qianjie Jie's usual uncommunicative behavior and the intelligence sent by his undercover deputy Raphael, at least compared to Zhu Yufeng, Qianjie Jie's background might be questionable, but it was still at a level that wouldn't cause excessive worry.
After all, even if Qianjie were to turn against them now, Kevin and Zhu Yufeng should have no problem defeating him.
This doesn't mean the king is targeting Zhu Yufeng or Qianjie, but rather that a detailed investigation has been conducted on all of the high-end combat forces of the Fire Moth across the Mu Continent, and only the pasts of Zhu Yufeng and Qianjie remain completely unknown.
While the existence of Qianjie in the past wouldn't normally cause excessive worry, it would certainly raise some concerns. After all, Qianjie was a monster whose strength far surpassed that of ordinary people and whose origins were unknown. However, the investigation into Zhu Yufeng and the speculation among researchers on the Mu Continent about the persistently high level of X-law were truly making the king uneasy.
At least Qianjie Jie acts like a monster and never hides his abnormality, but Zhu Yufeng is really too worrying.
In the past, the Sky Moth Fire Moth top-tier combatants with human-like intelligence, according to X Law's speculation. Now, we must also add the fact that their descendants have a high adaptability to Honkai Energy.
This high adaptability is even more outrageous than Kevin's. No clone with Kevin's genes can withstand a core of law. However, the clone with Zhu Yufeng's genes has reached an unexpected level in this regard. Although there is only one experimental subject of ... no matter how you say it, the probability exceeds zero. It is a concept created from scratch.
Based on common sense, one should also question Lilith's inheritance of maternal genes. However, Lilith's past is well-documented, so isn't Zhu Yufeng the one with the problem?
The king gently stroked the pen in his hand. The lawyers were becoming more and more human, and the unknown fear brought by the possible existence of Lawyer X was becoming increasingly impossible to ignore.
Does He truly exist? If so, when did He come into this world? What is His connection to the other beings, and why has He never revealed Himself but only existed in human speculation? Is He waiting for something?
Such questions perplex all researchers who firmly believe in the existence of Law X and continue to strive for it.
Currently, there are three main viewpoints regarding the existence of the X Law. One group believes that the X Law exists in the imaginary space and is a conceptual existence. It has no physical form in our Intrinsic World. All the Laws that have appeared so far are manifestations of its power. When it truly descends upon the world, it will be the greatest threat humanity faces and the final battle against the Honkai. Therefore, this viewpoint names the X Law the Law of the Finality, a Law that exists after the extinction of all things.
Notable figures include Dr. Mei, the Fire Moth. Mobius's attitude toward this matter is currently unclear. The Fire Moth's main research direction still leans towards the theory of the law of the Finality proposed by Dr. Mei.
Another view holds that the X Law has always been lurking among humans, observing them and walking alongside them on the land of civilization. He is the first Law to possess humanity, and also humanity's final guide and savior in the end times. He should appear before all Laws. Therefore, this view names the X Law the Origin Law, born before the creation of heaven and earth.
A leading figure in this view is Dr. Einstein, who believes that the competition between humanity and the Honkai is a blood-soaked marathon with no future. However, even in seemingly hopeless situations, there may still be a glimmer of hope, and the Honkai is not necessarily humanity's enemy.
As for the last viewpoint, the one that was initially proposed, the first two viewpoints both branched off from this one. This viewpoint itself has been continuously refined as research has progressed, simultaneously absorbing the theories of both viewpoints while branching out into two. Simply put, this viewpoint is: the Origin will change and Finality with time. It is humanity's observer, the recorder of civilization, and the judge of the end times. Born before the creation of heaven and earth, existing after the destruction of all things, it accompanies human civilization throughout its existence, awaiting the restart of the next civilization after the demise of one.
He is a ferryman of the sea of time, Herrscher who possesses temporal and spatial powers that are beyond human reach, the Herrscher of Time.
Similarly, all three viewpoints agree that Ugar is the companion Honkai Beast of the X Herrscher, and is the strongest Honkai Beast whose position has not been Honkai Beast since its appearance. Apart from destroying a city when it first appeared, Ugar has not attacked humans in most cases. On the contrary, it seems to be observing humans.
To reiterate, Ugar is at the End-of-Day level because the highest-level Honkai Beast is only at the End-of-Day level...
To this day, the Mu Continent still lacks a complete method to defeat Ugar. Theoretical solutions exist, but no one dares to challenge Ugar before they are fully confident. If their plan fails and Ugar becomes enraged and turns against humanity, no one dares to bear the resulting losses.
Ugar's stability also contributes to the second point mentioned above. As the Honkai Beast that accompanies the X Herrscher, Ugar's attitude generally reflects the attitude of its master.
However, most people, including the king, did not really agree with this idea. The reason was simple: if the powerful force of the Ugar itself was a threat to humanity, the idea that those who are not of our kind are bound to have different intentions was already deeply ingrained in human DNA, and they found it difficult to trust an unknown entity.
If you cannot control something, you must first ensure that you have the power to kill it.
This applies to both Ugar and the Fire Moth.
If you are not absolutely certain that you can control it, then the best course of action is to completely eliminate the threat.
It is here that the King and Lionel disagreed. In Lionel's eyes, fighting the Honkai was of paramount importance. Even though Mu Continent and the Fire Moth broke off relations, he tried to promote cooperation between the two sides to avoid a civil war among humans. But the King did not think so.
The king is getting older, and the "victorious cycle" of humanity's fight against the Honkai has somewhat affected his mindset. He wants to pass on a better country to his children, rather than leaving behind a powerful but Fire Moth that will threaten his children in the future.
"A savior..." The king lowered his eyelids, "But even if he is a savior, if he cannot be controlled by humans, who can guarantee that the hero won't be the next demon king?"
That's what they say, but the king was well aware that the mindset of someone called the savior was naturally beyond that of ordinary humans. Since he had chosen to save the world, how could he possibly walk the path of a demon king? However, those in high positions always want to hold power in their own hands, and therefore cannot tolerate any existence that can challenge their status.
He could feel himself getting older and increasingly unable to handle things. He wanted to leave a better country to his children, but he worried that they wouldn't be able to deal with the problems ahead and that they would be labeled "incompetent" in the end.
"Humanity... does not necessarily require the appearance of a savior, and the savior is never a single person. If he threatens us, we have no choice but to replace him."
Whether it's Herrscher or Fusion Warrior, Mu Continent is researching ways to kill them.
For example, the Honkai Energy Disruption Bomb.
The outskirts of Mullstein.
"Commander Lionel, our defenses have been breached from the outside, and the invaders have already reached the city center. Should we...?"
Lionel's gaze never left the electronic screen. He simply said, "No need to manage too much. Now that the defenses have been breached, rebuild them and ensure that the disaster in Mullstein does not spread outwards."
"But... how are you going to explain this to His Majesty the King?" The vice commander's expression became somewhat complicated. "There's no doubt that it's the Fire Moth! This time, we absolutely must kill the Ninth Herrscher and obtain the Herrscher Core. If we don't take action, are we just going to hand over the Herrscher Core to someone else? Wouldn't all our efforts this year be a joke?"
Lionel lowered his eyes, and after a long while, he sighed and said, "Lord Brian, tell me... which is more important, the survival of human civilization or the struggle for power?"
"It hasn't come to that yet, has it?" Brian looked at his superior with some confusion. He had been promoted by Lionel, but he also had a secret order from the king, which made him have some complicated feelings about his superior.
No one can deny Lionel's achievements, but he still can't quite understand why Commander Lionel is so wary of the Honkai. So far, humanity is clearly still in the lead in the battle against the Honkai, and this lead should continue for some time to come.
Therefore, he felt that Lionel seemed to be making a mountain out of a molehill.
Brian silently clenched the token the king had given him before he set off. If necessary, he would obey the king's orders and take over command of Lionel, but... he didn't think that was necessary now.
Putting aside the fact that changing generals on the eve of battle is a cardinal sin in warfare, as Lionel's subordinate, although he should be considered a spy, Brian still admires Lionel's character. Apart from seemingly taking the Honkai too seriously, he is admirable in every other way.
If Leonard himself produces this token, it basically means that Lionel will be dismissed after the war ends.
If possible, Brian doesn't want to do that, unless... Lionel really intends to hand over the Herrscher Core to someone else.