The Great Inventor: Come Save the World With Me!
Fu Hua, needless to say, paid the price of her memories. If it weren't for the Collapse Consciousness blocking her way, she would have almost taken down the six-core Herrscher.
Little Knowledge was very excited, as if he shared in the glory.
"This should also be the first time Otto and Fu Hua have met. Seeing the immortals from the legends of Shenzhou in person, it's no wonder that after Kallen died, he carried a coffin to Shenzhou, intending to have Fu Hua revive Kallen."
Mobius straightened Yaqing's messy bangs.
If someone is called an immortal and displays great power in front of her, she would probably beg for help if she couldn't beat them, and if she could beat them, she would definitely dissect them on the lab table.
"So this web series is a prequel to 'The Shenzhou Swordbreak Chronicle'? Hmm... thank you, old timer."
Little Knowledge's mouth was covered in bread dust. Fu Hua sighed, took out a few wet wipes, and gave Little Knowledge a thorough cleaning.
"The timeline should be like this: Kallen is defeated by Fu Hua, Otto brings Kallen back, Kallen questions Schicksal and escapes to the Far East with the black box, meets Sakura but is captured by Schicksal again, and is killed by the Honkai Beasts released by Otto on the way to the execution ground. After that, Otto should be carrying the coffin to Shenzhou."
Mobius listed the various web series one by one.
"The Shenzhou Swordbreak Chronicle", "Sakura's Reminiscence", "The Gratitude Arc", and this newly released web series.
She said she only watched Honkai because of Yaqing, but in reality, she remembered the plot and timeline better than anyone else.
When Mobius saw the subtle look in Yaqing's eyes, he immediately punched him in the chest in annoyance.
"The weapon you are using exists to protect humanity. Those who are not prepared to protect it cannot unleash its true power."
Facing the fallen Kallen, Fu Hua spoke for the first time, her words piercing Kallen's heart like sharp thorns.
Just then, Otto arrived at the battlefield and saw Kallen defeated. Only one thought remained in his mind.
I will protect her, even if it costs me my life.
So Otto bravely stood in front of Kallen, and despite being powerless, his expression remained resolute as he faced the immortal.
Fu Hua turned to leave, but then turned back to look at Kallen and Otto.
[User of the key, think carefully! What is it that you are meant to protect?]
After Fu Hua left, the war ended with Schicksal's retreat. Otto took Kallen away from the battlefield and returned to Schicksal's European headquarters.
But fate's cruel jokes on the two had only just begun.
"Sure enough, once a plot involves old relics, it becomes absolutely bizarre. Even though all three people are talking about protecting, it feels like they are saying different things."
Little Knowledge scratched his head.
Otto's "protection" refers to protecting Kallen, Fu Hua's "protection" refers to protecting humanity, while Kallen has no idea what protection means.
"By the way, I don't quite understand. Who was the user of the key that the old man was referring to at the end?"
Little Knowledge.
"Then we need to clarify what the key refers to. Is it the Void Archives or the Judah's Oath? I think it's more likely to be Judah, since it's not even clear whether the Void Archives is in Otto's possession right now."
Fu Hua explained that this timeline was completely blank for them; apart from seeing a few words in En Fan and Sakura's Reminiscence, they knew nothing else.
"Judah..."
A sudden glint appeared in Kevin's eyes.
"Do you think it's possible that the previous user of the Divine Key was someone we know? Fu Hua showed mercy to Judah when she saw him because she was thinking of someone."
Kevin's words make a lot of sense.
The others nodded, except for Yaqing.
Kevin's Judgement of Shamash, Fu Hua's Feather of the Wind, Su's Chijie Yicheng, and the Forerunners who are still alive... Su should be considered alive, except for Elysia just made a brief appearance, it seems that everyone has a Divine Key.
"Then whose Divine Key is Judah, whose cross carries such strong religious significance?"
Kevin asked a question, but used an affirmative sentence.
"Yes, whose is it?"
Little Knowledge is trying hard to think.
The religious connotations are strong, and the only person around them who can be associated with religion is Aponia.
"Wow! Sister Nia is using such a huge gold cross, it just looks so out of place."
Little Knowledge couldn't help but shout out.
"So what? Theresa's figure can use Judah, why can't Sister Nia..."
Kevin persuaded Little Knowledge with just one sentence.
"That's true. What about the others? Void Archives, Purifying Thunder of Seven Sins, Abyss Flower, Eden..."
Little Knowledge stopped talking halfway through his sentence.
It's obvious who will use the Star of Eden, since even their name is written on it.
"I haven't thought of anything yet."
"Cut."
After the prologue, we arrive at the main story. The defeat in the Battle of Kipchak brought heavy losses to Schicksal. In order to make up for these losses, the Schicksal leadership issued "Indulgence Tickets," which further exacerbated the rampant extortion in the name of faith.
The conflict between the people of Western Europe and Schicksal is escalating...
In 1476, Otto and Kallen were strolling in a European city when Kallen accidentally bumped into a little boy holding an apple.
Kallen picked up the apple that had fallen on the ground and was about to return it to the boy, but when the boy saw the medal on Kallen's chest, he ran away in fear.
People around them whispered and pointed fingers at the incident.
Kallen was thinking of returning the little apple to the boy who had run away, but she stumbled as soon as she took a step. Luckily, Otto caught her in time, as the injuries she sustained in her battle with Fu Hua had not yet fully healed.
Kallen didn't understand why things had turned out this way.
Otto then explained to her the source of all evil: the issuance of the Indulgence.
Everyone is guilty, and it is Schicksal's responsibility to help them purify themselves. Therefore, those who did not participate in the war must pay an equivalent amount of wealth to cleanse their sins.
Kallen kept recalling Fu Hua's last words.
[User of the key, think carefully, what is it that you truly wish to protect?]
"What indulgence scroll? That's nothing but robbery!"
Little Knowledge couldn't stand it anymore; she still had a sliver of chivalry in her heart.
"We should send that old fogey to Western Europe and get rid of all those old geezers..."
"Then I wholeheartedly agree!"
Before Little Knowledge Shi could finish speaking, Yaqing excitedly agreed. He was usually disgusted by the board of directors, and if Fu Hua could get them to..., his mouth would stretch to his ears.
"Well, we live in a society governed by the rule of law."
Fu Hua coughed, reminding the two of them.
"Huh? I'm talking about the old antique in the story. 1476 is a society governed by the rule of law. Even if it is a society governed by the rule of law, with the old antique's combat power, Kevin is still sealed in the sea. He must be invincible in the world."
Little Knowledge became more and more excited as he thought about it.
With no Herrscher yet, Su Zi trapped in the Chijie Yicheng, and Kevin sealed in the Sea of Quanta, as long as there are no hidden Precursors, Fu Hua is currently the strongest fighting force in the world.
"You old fogey! Even the Mandate of Schicksal dares to attempt to unify the world, why don't you believe it? It can be replaced."
Little Knowledge was so excited that he felt as if he had seen a blueprint for the world.
"I can't do it. I don't understand governance or planning."
Fu Hua's words were like pouring a bucket of ice water on Little Knowledge's enthusiastic heart, instantly extinguishing his passion.
"You old-fashioned relic, you're really boring."
Little Knowledge lay down on the sofa, as if she had lost all purpose in life.
Yaqing truly felt it was a pity.
"Well."
"Well."
Otto sighed.
The teacher and the student sighed almost simultaneously.
"Really... I don't know how a plan like the Atonement Scroll, which is beneficial in the short term but has endless future troubles, was approved within Schicksal. The Schicksal Church back then was really rotten."
Even Otto couldn't help but complain.
Although an indulgence can bring enormous wealth in a short period of time to make up for the deficit, it has endless troubles in the long run. The main issue is the control of people's hearts. There is an old saying in Shenzhou: "He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world."
The Schicksal Church has now separated itself from ordinary people.
Otto believed that soon, the plot would soon include ordinary people's dissatisfaction with the Schicksal Church, which, in the context of 15th-century thinking, would likely involve speeches.
"That's really going too far. Schicksal was absolutely rotten back then."
Kallen puffed out her cheeks, just like a pufferfish.
This adorable scene left Otto completely speechless.
It took Otto a while to react. He took out some snacks and said with a smile, "Kallen, don't be angry. Here, have something to eat. There's no need to be angry over someone who's about to die."
A person who is about to die.
Otto was very confident in himself. The Schicksal Church was rotten to the core, and probably no one but him could save it. But the author of this post seemed unwilling to pass the position to Otto.
But none of that matters, because 500 years later, Otto was still the Otto, which means he won that power grab.
"Hmm."
Kallen devoured the snacks on the table, eating as if it were a whirlwind.
Kaslana's bloodline played its greatest role at this moment.
An ordinary person would be surprised to see this, but Otto seemed to be used to it, resting his head on one hand and looking at Kallen with affection.
"Hiccup~"
Until Kallen burped.
Otto then stopped taking snacks out from under the cabinet.
"Are you full?"
I'm full.
Kallen stroked her belly, which looked like she was three months pregnant.
This is Otto's old trick: whenever Kallen gets angry, he takes out a bunch of snacks. Kallen will never have a problem with food, and after eating them, Kallen's anger will subside by more than half.
Otto's trick never fails.
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Chapter 442 Great Inventor, Come and Save the World with Me!
The Otto in the story and the real-life Otto chose the same tactic, using food to distract Kallen.
Kallen, who had just been looking worried, suddenly had her eyes light up and began to eat heartily. After finishing, she felt it wasn't enough and kept her eyes fixed on Otto's matcha cake.
Otto had no choice but to hand the matcha cake to Kallen, gazing at her quietly with a doting smile on his face.
Just after Kallen finished eating, a woman's pleading voice caught their attention. I went over to take a look and found that it was a woman with a child. Because she didn't have money to pay for Indulgence Tickets, the child was about to be forcibly taken away by the church staff.
Kallen, driven by a sense of justice, rushed forward to stop him, but was instead bitten by the man who claimed that it was precisely because knights like Kallen had suffered defeats that the Indulgence Scroll was issued.
When Otto appeared, the member of the Schicksal Church showed a look of terror on his face when he was with Otto. He was ruthless in his words, but he still left in a hurry.
Kallen tried to help the mother and daughter, but they only said "sorry" before turning back to the flower shop, their eyes seemingly lifeless.
Otto and Kallen's Candy.
It tastes strange, yet you can still feel the sweetness.
There are no taboos.
Just as the audience was immersed in the rare sweet moments between Kallen and Otto, a sudden twist revealed the wickedness of the Atonement Scroll and the corruption of the Schicksal Church.
"Damn it, how can you say that? It was clearly the decision made by those higher-ups, yet they're trying to shift the blame onto the knights who fought valiantly!"