Into the Sea

"Because I... I am not a complete Herrscher."

Nu Ba said this to Mei, leaving her somewhat stunned.

"Miss Nu Ba... you're not a complete Herrscher... what does that mean?"

Faced with Mei's question, Xu Yanwu ultimately chose to tell her, half-truthfully, why he had said that Nu Ba's body was not that of a complete Herrscher.

"Herrschers possess Herrscher Cores, like the core of the Herrscher of Thunder within your body... the one called the Conquest Gem."

"And because of the Core's power, the Herrscher of Thunder can control electromagnetic fields... something you should understand very well yourself."

As Nu Ba said this, Mei nodded. What Nu Ba had said was indeed true.

Xu Yanwu pointed at Mei, then at himself—more specifically, Nu Ba's chest, where a spot was glowing. "The Core inside my body does not possess a similar ability."

"I cannot manipulate electromagnetic fields, control molecular motion like a Herrscher, create ideal fluids, or control cells... As far as this Herrscher Core is concerned, it can do none of those things."

Mei looked at the glowing spot on Nu Ba's chest and asked, "But I can clearly sense that your Core stores far more Honkai Energy than mine..."

"Does storing more Honkai Energy make someone a Herrscher? Does it grant them those Herrscher abilities?"

Nu Ba asked in return, "Does a Honkai Energy reactor store a lot of Honkai Energy? Then why isn't a Honkai Energy reactor a Herrscher? Try making one shoot lightning."

Mei was immediately left speechless by Nu Ba's words.

Yet for some reason, Mei felt that Nu Ba's manner of speaking resembled someone she had met before...

"Although this Herrscher Core has an energy application system like the Cores of other Herrschers, aside from storing an extraordinary amount of energy, it has no