Vill-V's Curiosity.

Treasure of Knowledge's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"Although it can be seen that it was developed from the Sword God, your sword strike just now has surpassed the Sword God and turned it into your own sword."

Reaching this point, while not necessarily surpassing one's predecessors, would certainly qualify you as a fully accomplished apprentice.

As he spoke, Treasure of Knowledge raised his hand and patted Gwen on the shoulder, looking pleased.

"Then I'll thank you for the compliment?"

Gwen smiled and looked at Li Sushang, who was deep in thought.

"Su Shang, is there anything you want to say?"

How did you do that?

When Gwen asked, Li Sushang didn't stand on ceremony and asked directly, her bright eyes fixed on Gwen, anticipating his answer.

"A large part of the reason for this is my own unique circumstances."

Ultimately, however, it all comes down to understanding the universe and taking that one step that belongs to oneself.

Seeing that Li Sushang still looked puzzled, Gwen smiled—

"Alright, if you can't figure it out right now, don't keep thinking about it. I believe that with your Su Shang, Su Chang, you will reach this point one day."

"Um..."

Upon hearing this, Li Sushang nodded slightly, temporarily setting aside her doubts.

She has always been free-spirited and rarely confined to one thing.

"Let's go. This trip has been full of twists and turns. We should go back and get some rest."

Although the Hyperion was the flagship of the Far East Branch, Hyperion was still sent back to headquarters when the Supreme Commander Himeko encountered problems and needed to go to headquarters in person.

Once at headquarters, the remaining matters were naturally handled by professionals, so Gwen didn't need to worry about them.

Gwen wasn't concerned with these trivial matters.

After resolving the double time travel, Gwen looked at the points he had spent on time travel in his spending record and an interesting idea popped into his head—

"It would be understandable to spend points for a proper time travel, since it involves crossing the distance between worlds and may even have the function of shielding the Principle of Civilization."

But...

"I've already run all the way back myself, and even getting to Rita's side only counts as moving a physically achievable distance, yet I'm still charged 1000 points a day. Isn't that a bit unreasonable?"

Adhering to the principle of asking questions when in doubt, Gwen approached the only person in this complex system who might be able to provide him with an answer: the store's customer service.

Then, the already insignificant customer service of the online store crashed.

"They're probably cat guests."

Gwen delivered a negative review to the system, then, without waiting for a response, closed the interface.

This was just a minor incident; Gwen still had a lot of important things to do.

Gwen casually made a phone call to some of his tribesmen whom he wasn't very familiar with, asking them to help him buy some grain, and that's how he approached Otto.

Without giving Otto a chance to ramble on, Gwen briefly recounted the events of the day.

After hearing Gwen's account, Otto's face showed a thoughtful expression—

"So... you now possess the ability to kill the Herrscher consciousness and allow the chosen humans to survive and use the Herrscher Authority?"

"That's right."

Gwen nodded.

However, Kiana's situation is rather special—

Sirin could be said to have willingly embraced the Honkai, and the current Kiana and the so-called Herrscher consciousness can perhaps be considered two sides of the same coin as Sirin.

Therefore, her problems cannot be solved in such a simple and crude way.

It's best to let her handle all of this herself.

As he spoke, Gwen glanced at Otto—

"Only Kiana like that has the ability to send you wherever you want to go."

"Okay, I won't do anything to the child until something we all want to happen happens."

Faced with Gwen's warning gaze, Otto decisively raised his hands to show that he was harmless.

After informing Otto of his progress and giving him another dressing-down, Gwen approached Kevin and Sue, who were sitting opposite each other drinking tea.

"You succeeded?"

Upon seeing Gwen, Kevin immediately asked a question, Gwen's image reflected in his icy blue eyes.

"We will live up to your expectations."

Gwen smiled and nodded.

"The efforts of that fool who sacrificed himself were not in vain. The Herrscher of this era have more hope than those of your time."

"Gwen, talking like that will make girls hate you, you know?"

Upon hearing Gwen's words, a certain idiot had already popped himself out.

"What, I can't even praise you anymore?"

Seeing the girl's smiling face, Gwen pinched Elysia's little nose, which elicited a coquettish reproach from the girl.

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Chapter 415 Velvie's Curiosity.

"Ugh, you're so annoying!"

Faced with Gwen's affectionate gesture, Elysia slapped away Gwen's mischievous hand with her small hand, but still stood gracefully beside Gwen.

So...

How did you manage to do that before?

Just as Gwen and Elysia were flirting, another figure appeared beside Gwen, ignoring Kevin and Sue on one side, and not even glancing at Elysia on the other side of Gwen, with a pair of curious eyes fixed on Gwen.

Although she hadn't been able to help at all and could only stay in the Stigmata Space, Velvie was very interested in the fact that humans could control the powers of the Herrscher, still learned about the outside world from Eden and was extremely curious about how Gwen had done it.

During the era of the Flame-Chasing Moth, Velvie had her share of wild ideas and similar thoughts.

However, faced with a Previous Civilization's Herrscher who couldn't even communicate and who appeared with the intention of causing a major disaster for humanity, Velvie's idea remained just that—an idea.

Now that Gwen has actually realized his original idea, Velvie naturally very curious to know how Gwen did it.

"In short, because of Elysia's sacrifice at that time, the Herrscher of the present civilization have a glimmer of hope—"

If Herrscher is born without any intention to approach Honkai, they will only be Honkai to a destructive will similar to that of Herrscher from Previous Civilization by Honkai along with their powers, rather than having their body directly occupied by the consciousness cast by Honkai.

If one loses in the battle of wits, the Herrscher's physical form will become the Herrscher, and their consciousness will be imprisoned in the spiritual world.

If successful, and the Herrscher consciousness is destroyed, then the original body can take over the core and powers within the body, becoming a human who wields the Herrscher Authority ...

As he spoke, Gwen glanced at Elysia, who was still smiling beside him, and said meaningfully—

"Of course, I prefer to call it... the Human Herrscher..."

Upon hearing the name Gwen, Elysia's pretty face flushed red, but she still tried her best to maintain a calm expression.

"Even so, those Herrscher avatars only offered a sliver of hope—"

Upon hearing this, Velvie suddenly realized what was happening and pinched the brim of her hat with her right hand—

"The will cast by Honkai along with its powers may not be as terrifying as a fully-fledged Herrscher wields those powers, but in a battle of the mind, humanity cannot possibly gain the upper hand."

So, you used your own powerful mental strength to help others fight against the Herrscher consciousness?

But neither the Soviet Union nor Aponia could accomplish anything similar back then.

As she spoke, Velvie stared intently at Gwen, anticipating his next words.

"Because whether it is Su or Aponia, they may be able to influence a person's senses, peer into a person's heart, create an immersive illusion, and inscribe inviolable the Law on a person's soul."

However, all of this they did was done externally.

I, however, entered their mental world through a spiritual connection, directly turning a one-on-one duel into a two-on-one battle.

Faced with Velvie's probing gaze, Gwen smiled slightly and explained casually.

However, after Gwen finished speaking, Sue suddenly spoke up, drawing everyone's attention—

"No...

It's not that I'm incapable of entering other people's mental worlds, but even if I did, it would be difficult to contend with the consciousness cast by the Honkai.

"So...

Ultimately, it's because you're too strong.

Hearing Sue's response, Velvie nodded slightly, twirling her magic hat in her hand, and looked at Gwen with an inquisitive gaze.

"Although I suspect there are other factors at play, this statement is probably correct."

Gwen nodded, and as he looked at Velvie, a thought suddenly occurred to him—

"Velvie, you're not planning to create a weapon specifically for me like you did for Kevin, are you?"

How could that be?

Upon hearing this, Velvie covered the lower half of her face with her top hat, leaving only her bright eyes visible, and looked at Gwen with a smile.

Gwen, after all, her savior who allowed her to return to this world, and...

His gaze swept over Elysia, who was watching the spectacle with amusement, and a smirk appeared on his lips.

Gwen doesn't seem to pose the same risk of getting out of control as Kevin.

"Actually, looking back now, my success back then also had a lot of luck involved. It was under the influence of Elysia's power that I was able to enter Anna's mental realm in full condition and master this technique."

After making a joke at Velvie, Gwen continued to explain—

"At the time, I had already planned that if things couldn't be done, I would directly use the Kusanagi to forcefully control the situation."

"Kusanagi?"

Upon hearing this unfamiliar term, Velvie asked in confusion.

"It's that unfinished Divine Keys from back then."

Gwen explained.

"Oh, that..."

Velvie suddenly realized, and then a look of great interest appeared on her face—

"By the way, let Kevin meet the child quickly."

"?"

Unexpectedly, Kevin turned his gaze to Gwen, realizing he had something to do with himself.

"That's true."

Gwen immediately understood, closed his eyes slightly, and communicated with Ling in the Stigmata Space.

Soon, a flash of light appeared, and a petite pink figure appeared among them, causing Kevin and Sue to freeze involuntarily.

"Brother Kevin, Brother Su..."

Ling, on the other hand, waved and greeted the two of them quite naturally.

Seeing Kevin's reaction, Velvie unconsciously nodded slightly.

Judging from Kevin's reaction, he seems to be the same person he was back then, and there haven't been any of the changes she was worried about.

A short while later, Ling returned to the Stigmata Space, leaving only Gwen and the others in the room, along with Eden who had appeared with Ling.

This time, Velvie didn't look at Gwen, but instead turned her gaze to Kevin—

"Kevin, that plan..."

"It seems that it was a success."

Kevin nodded slightly.