Making Promises to the Herrscher of Corruption

You're clearly laughing!

Seeing this, Li Sushang couldn't help but get anxious. In the era she lived in, there was no nutrition science. Her nutrition was Equilibrium when she was a child, and her parents were not tall, so it was no wonder she didn't grow tall.

Besides, to be honest, she's only a teenager now, and there's still a chance she'll develop further!

Seeing that the girl was getting anxious, Gwen also stopped smiling and, seeing that no one was around, suddenly reached out his hand.

"Ah!"

Li Sushang felt a sudden lightness as Gwen picked her up and spun her around twice—

"With Su Shang here, how could I not be happy?"

—Don't worry too much about your height. Even if you're only 1.5 meters tall, you're still our heroine.

And..."

He leaned close to the girl's ear, his warm breath gently caressing her delicate earlobe—

"I also really like petite girls like Su Shang..."

"Don't say things like that in a place like this..."

The girl felt her face burning hot, and she gently punched Gwen with her small fists, but she kept her voice very low, worried that someone would see them.

Even those who are considered heroes of the martial arts world still carry a certain amount of shyness when it comes to such matters.

"Then let's go back and talk about it slowly..."

Gwen chuckled softly, placed the petite girl on the ground, and patted her little head—

"I'll leave this place to you. I have some things to take care of. See you tonight—"

"Okay, you go ahead and get busy. See you tonight."

Upon hearing that Gwen had important business to attend to, Li Sushang nodded repeatedly.

"Um..."

Gwen his right hand to his side, opening a spatial portal to Anti-Entropy.

However, just when Li Sushang thought Gwen would leave like this and she could have some peace and quiet, she suddenly found herself enveloped by a shadow, and a scorching heat attacked her lips, instantly assaulting her like flames, leaving Li Sushang at a loss.

By the time the Little Sword Immortal remembered to struggle, the fiery heat before him had vanished, and Gwen's leisurely voice echoed in his ears—

"While grief is certainly something to mourn, we shouldn't dwell on it. What we're trying to do is ensure that this sorrow never happens again..."

"Really..."

Li Sushang, her pretty face flushed, rubbed her lips vigorously, but they still felt burning. She muttered a few complaints, but the sorrow in her heart had faded considerably...

After saying goodbye to Li Sushang, Gwen returned to Anti-Entropy's base.

Walking down the corridor, Gwen returned to the meeting room where he had been before, only to find that the people who had been missing earlier had already returned.

"You're back so soon?"

The group, who had been having a serious discussion, stopped abruptly upon seeing Gwen.

"You're back so soon?"

Siegfried asked in surprise.

"Yes, although it's not small in scale, it's just a few ordinary Honkai in the end, and it's easy to deal with."

Gwen nodded, glancing at Izanami, who was sitting in the corner sipping tea.

"How are things? Does the environment on this planet make you feel uncomfortable?"

"No..."

Izanami shook his head slightly, seemingly intending to reply to Gwen in this way, but after hesitating for a moment, he added—

"On this planet... the alien Imaginary Energy that you named Honkai Energy, while it can have unknown effects on living beings' bodies after reaching a certain energy level, poses no significant threat to us as Pathstrider— "

Therefore, there's no need to worry about Tirnan not adapting to the environment of this world.

You're so thoughtful—

I will take precautions to protect his health before bringing Tirnan out.

After all, the power belonging to the Annihilation Lord within him hadn't been completely dissipated; who knows if those things would undergo new changes after encountering Honkai Energy.

Gwen nodded and smiled.

"Did you bring anyone else back with you on this trip?"

"Raiden Ryoma hesitated," he said.

In his mind, Izanami, who was not far away, was his daughter from World Bubble, so naturally he cared a lot about the person who was brought back with her.

"The Annihilation Lord?"

"Sounds like some really impressive guy..."

Unlike Raiden Ryoma, Siegfried activated his ancestral intuition and sensed the danger lurking within.

"Yes, they are among the top-tier powerhouses even in the vast starry sky beyond our Solar System— "

However, the other side follows Nanook, the destroyer, and takes it upon themselves to bring destruction to the universe.

These basic facts about the universe will be explained to you by Tirnan later.

He was a Sea Ranger that Mei and I met by chance.

You can think of them as wandering knights or wandering swordsmen in traditional stories, who are righteous, help those in need, and are respectable people who are willing to give their lives for justice.

He had nowhere to go for the time being, so I invited him back as an instructor and teacher to help Earth better understand the vast universe outside.

Gwen explained.

"Have you already started preparations for leaving the department?"

That's fine...

Chapter 715 Promising the Herrscher of Erosion

Although Dr. Einstein was also curious about the world beyond the Solar System that Gwen had mentioned, he did not express it like his friend Tesla did. Instead, he changed the subject—

"After defeating the Honkai, contact with the outside Solar System is inevitable."

However, Dr. Einstein felt that the more pressing concern should be the ongoing series of Honkai.

"Indeed..."

Gwen nodded, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

"I've basically searched all the locations that suddenly Honkai today, but I haven't noticed anything unusual—"

In other words, at least during my investigation, none of the Honkai today have a direct connection to the Erosion Herrscher, whose existence is unknown.

Or perhaps this is simply the resurgence of the Honkai after a period of silence.

Or perhaps... this is a harbinger of the appearance of the Erosion Herrscher, or even the Finality.

As for whether it was related to the high-tech products he brought back from scavenging, Gwen pondered for a moment but then dismissed the idea—

The idea that the more advanced the technology, the more rampant the Honkai becomes is merely an extension of the argument; the more fundamental logic is—

The magnitude of the Honkai increases with the amount of heat generated and consumed by a civilization.

The more advanced a civilization is and the more advanced its technology is, the more heat it generates and consumes, resulting in more severe Honkai. This can be interpreted as the more advanced the technology, the stronger the Honkai.

Otto's act of sealing off the advanced technologies he obtained through archaeology and scientific research, rather than using them on a large scale, but only as a technological reserve, has thus played a role in controlling the speed of the Honkai's development.

Although the things Gwen back were technologically advanced, they are currently in the reverse research stage and have not consumed a lot of energy, so there is no reason for them to cause a sudden upgrade of the Honkai.

"In other words..."

The Erosion Herrscher may very well have already been born, but is currently hiding in some corner we can hardly detect?

Tesla scratched his head and asked with a serious expression.

While Gwen was dealing with the Honkai, Schicksal sent over a document containing information about the Erosion Herrscher, which sent chills down Tesla's spine.

Aside from their Alliance Leader, their main fighting force against Anti-Entropy consists of Titan Mecha.

If such Herrscher truly exists, then Anti-Entropy's effective combat power consists only of Welt Yang, the Alliance Leader, and Siegfried, the assistant. As for the others... it would be good enough if they didn't rebel and cause trouble. How could Tesla, who has devoted his energy to these mechs for decades, accept this?

"That's possible..."

Gwen nodded and said seriously.

Now that Mei is no longer there to carry it to the Elysian Realm, who knows where the Erosion Herrscher is still that abandoned robot, is now?

If the other party really had a brain fart and did something big... then humanity could really regress by one or two hundred years.

"What a troublesome enemy..."

Siegfried scratched his head, indicating that he disliked this troublesome enemy.

"After all, it is an existence created specifically to target human technological civilization, so it is reasonable that it is difficult to deal with."

Gwen crossed his arms, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"However, based on what I understand, the Erosion Herrscher seems to have some special characteristics as well—"

Compared to other Herrscher, it seems more likely that their existence stems from a desire to survive and a fear and resistance to death.

The Previous Civilization Rin was completely corrupted after being shot, becoming a full Herrscher.

In the present civilization... it seems that the fading fairy lady in Gwen's Remembrance ultimately wanted to use the safe and closed network of the Elysian Realm as her home.

"You mean, we could try to deal with them from this angle?"

Raiden Ryoma hesitated and said—

"But the other party is, after all, Electronic Ghost- like entity, and may even be Strong Artificial Intelligence that surpasses the ones in the movies. What should we do?"

"Since the other party wants to live, as long as they don't cause trouble, who would bother to kill them for no reason?"

"What a useful Electronic Ghost!"

Tesla scratched his pigtails in frustration—

"If I were given an electronic commander like that, I would dare to attack the Destiny Headquarters."

"Remember not to blow up my house when you're attacking."

Gwen laughed.

"And my home—"

Siegfried also realized that his home was still at the Destiny Headquarters.

"I was just using a metaphor, do you understand metaphors?"

Tesla glared at the two jeering guys.

"However, if the other party is just an Electronic Ghost that wants to live in absolute safety, then Dr. Einstein thinks it is worth trying to lure it into a trap."

Instead of provoking his friend's anger as usual, Einstein looked thoughtful and said...

"Inviting the enemy into the trap?"

Tell me about it...

Gwen asked curiously.

"It's very simple: give the other party a reasonable opportunity to be permanently preserved—"

Suddenly, Gwen's Changguang voice rang out in the room—

"For example, we could hold an A or virtual character selection competition to show that humanity wants to record it as a milestone in the development of civilization, and see if the other party is willing to use this opportunity to protect themselves through humanity."

"Are you keeping your communications on?"

Gwen asked in surprise.

"Hmm~"

Surprised?

Surprised?

Changguang said with a grin.

"What a pleasant surprise!"