Chapter 265

Ai Yue was taken aback. "Didn't I say that?"

After saying that, he realized that he hadn't actually said that.

"Just call me Ai Yue."

Ai Yue replied calmly, then quickly changed the subject, "In short, you need to know your current situation."

Immediately afterwards, Ai Yue reached out and touched Suo's brow. Suo subconsciously closed her eyes, and then she felt her consciousness being guided by a powerful will, beginning to concentrate towards a core.

"Can you sense it? That is your 'core,' your true weakness and source of power."

Ai Yue withdrew his hand. "Simply put, I borrowed the mechanism of the Cocoon of Finality and transformed you into my first Herrscher."

"It sounds like a great honor."

Suo opened her eyes and gave a faint smile. "Won't others have any objections to bestowing such an honor upon me?"

"I decide everything about the Herrscher, including their life and death, and even the limits of their abilities are locked. What kind of honor is that?"

Ai Yue couldn't help but shake his head, and his gaze towards Suo was also a little strange. "They have their own future to forge, and they don't need such methods at all. Compared to honor, it seems more like a torture device."

This statement is indeed true, because the Herrscher system itself is a system designed by the Cocoon of Finality to select its agents. Those chosen to become Herrscher will have their will twisted by the Cocoon of Finality into the shape it needs.

It's important to understand that since the Cocoon of Finality lacks a true will to control everything, its actions must follow a pre-set mechanical logic, making it difficult to develop targeted countermeasures for special situations.

Even so, the Cocoon of Finality can transform its chosen people from staunch warriors against the Honkai into agents for the destruction of the world. As a god with a powerful will, Ai Yue can naturally do the same thing when using the Herrscher system, or even do it more thoroughly.

It can be said that from the moment when Sa's will established a link with this body, the other party's will no longer belonged to her, because Ai Yue could directly brainwash her and turn Sa into a puppet completely set by himself.

This is completely different from setting up characters in a game, because Suo is an intelligent being with intellect. It can be said that if Ai Yue did this, it would be equivalent to trampling on everything the other party possesses.

In comparison, even the power of life and death and the upper limit of one's abilities are not important matters.

Fortunately, Ai Yue had a very high moral standard and would not stoop to betraying his conscience for the sake of a mere Suo. Therefore, he did not interfere with Suo's consciousness in the slightest, but preserved it completely.

Even so, Ai Yue can still bypass Suo's will at any time and control her body. Even if she dives into the depths of the Sea of Quantum and tries to use the properties of the "sea" to shield herself from his constraints, it will have no effect.

In other words, from this moment on, Suo has become a puppet in Ai Yue's hands, and can only have limited free will if she does not go against Ai Yue's will.

Suo naturally understood this, but even though Ai Yue had said such harsh words, the other party still had a smile on his face, "At least the fact that you are willing to use such methods on me is enough to prove my value in your heart, isn't it?"

Ai Yue frowned slightly, then took a half-step back without leaving a trace.

What's going on? This guy seems like a total simp—is this really her personality?

"In short, this is the level of authority I'm currently giving you."

Ai Yue continued, "With your current strength, you can independently relocate and transfer World Bubble of level two or below. For World Bubble of level three, you will need to apply to me before a decision is made."

As he spoke, he displayed a virtual screen in front of Suo, which described in detail the hierarchical rules of the World Bubble.

Based on factors such as the completeness of the underlying rules and the lifespan of the World Bubble, Ai Yue divided the scale of the World Bubble into five levels. The World Bubble that Kevin and others brought over before, which was only the size of a city, was actually not even the most basic level one.

"So, the transport of level four and five World Bubble can be postponed because their structures are relatively stable and their lifespans are long enough?"

Suo quickly understood Ai Yue's arrangement. "But given your personality, it definitely wouldn't be just that, would it?"

"Of course, while there's no corresponding solution for this kind of World Bubble at the moment, we can't just do nothing,"

Ai Yue switched to another screen. "I need you to mark them, and then arrange for the relevant departments to repair and reinforce them to extend their lifespan."

Since the Sea of Quantum is a sea, it naturally possesses the "unpredictable waves" characteristic of a sea. If it encounters a situation of strong erosion, even a Level 5 World Bubble that has just fallen into the Sea of Quantum is likely to be eroded into numerous holes in a short period of time, directly falling to the Level 1 or 2 scale.

The repairs and reinforcements that Ai Yue mentioned were preparations made to deal with this situation.

As for the personnel responsible for these tasks, the first batch will naturally be selected from the current Fused Warrior.

Ai Yue also plans to select qualified individuals from among the Sea of Quantum survivors who have settled in the "Abyssal Eye" once the number reaches a certain level, to train subsequent personnel.

They would surely be incredibly passionate in order to save those who had once been in the same predicament as them.

"May I make a suggestion?"

Faced with Ai Yue's publicly stated plan, Suo raised her hand like a primary school student asking a question. Only after receiving Ai Yue's permission did she continue, "I once created many agents to collect energy on my behalf because of my obsession. Could they also be of use?"

"Of course, there are also those World Bubble that you've implanted with special rules,"

Ai Yue nodded. "So your first task is to settle them down. You'll continue to oversee the agents, since they're your creation. As for the World Bubble..."

"I will remove the previously implanted rules and reposition or patch them according to your questions."

"Any other tasks besides these?" Suo asked first.

"There is none left."

Ai Yue shook his head, a subtle smile appearing on his face. "If you're ready, then you can begin your sentence."

With Suo as his replacement, he no longer needed to worry too much about the Sea Urchin Plan.

"I will obey your command."

Suo lowered her head again, "Suo will certainly not let you down."

Ai Yue wanted to say something like, "I don't have any expectations of you," but considering that she had just started working and that it would be inappropriate for him, as her boss, to dampen her enthusiasm, he simply nodded in the end.

But after a while, Suo remained in the same spot, which made Ai Yue frown. "Aren't you going to do your work?"

"My Lord,"

Suo raised her head, a subtle emotion on her face. "I do not have the ability to freely enter and exit this space."

The space where the Cocoon of Finality located is "locked," and only those with the appropriate permissions can enter this space.

Obviously, many people may have this permission, but it certainly does not include Sa.

After seeing the other party off, Ai Yue finally calmed down and crossed the item "finding an agent for the Sea Urchin Plan" off his to-do list.

Although Suo's strength is not as great as before, with the Core of Light given to her by Ai Yue, she will basically not encounter any danger in the Sea of Quantum. If something unexpected happens that is beyond the opponent's ability, she can use the ability of the Herrscher system to directly rescue her from the Sea of Quantum.

Even the worst-case scenario...

Ai Yue turned around and looked at the Cocoon of Finality.

Under his will, the cocoon once again emitted a pure white light, and then began to become transparent, thus revealing its internal structure.

In an inconspicuous corner inside, something that had never existed before appeared—a pure white egg that resembled the Cocoon of Finality, but was much smaller.

If others could share Ai Yue's view at this moment, they could see through its outer shell and into the curled-up creature inside.

This is the most crucial element in the Herrscher system that Ai Yue possesses, which Ai Yue calls a "save point".

As the name suggests, as long as the "Suo's Egg" inside the Cocoon of Finality does not disappear, no matter how many times Sa has died, she can be resurrected here with the help of the power of the Cocoon of Finality. Furthermore, every time she returns to the area covered by the Cocoon of Finality, her consciousness will be recorded again by the save point, forming a new save file.

After all, if such a useful tool as Suo were to malfunction, Ai Yue wouldn't be able to find a second one in a short time.

"Alright, the problem of the Sea of Quantum is temporarily resolved."

After confirming that the "Suo's Egg" was in good condition, Ai Yue looked at the next item in his to-do list and muttered to himself, "The next thing to do is..."

"Earth is such a wonderful place."

Vita stood on the balcony, gazing at the neon lights of the city, sipping her fine wine, and couldn't help but sigh.

Unlike So, who had already started using a sewing machine, Vita's life during this period could be described as quite enjoyable, and she seemed to be completely "forgetting about So".

Of course, considering her terrible relationship with Sa, even if she could only make a living by performing on Earth, Vita probably wouldn't miss the life she was bound by Sa.

Of course, life on Earth is wonderful. There is no strife, no apocalypse, and more importantly, no missions of the Saha. As a guest of Ai Yue, Vita also enjoys quite luxurious treatment here. Not only does she have Aponia her companion, but the administrators of various regions and countries are also very generous in satisfying her needs after learning her identity.

During this process, Vita gradually learned about everything Ai Yue had done on Earth.

Single-handedly, in a civilization that was already heading headlong towards its doom, he not only managed to reverse the future that should have been heading into the abyss, but even went so far as to "overcorrect" and achieve a perfect ending that was beyond everyone's imagination.

God knows how shocked Vita must have felt when she heard Vita say that no one on Earth died as a result of Aponia Herrscher of the End.

In literary works, this kind of plot development is usually referred to as "deus ex machina".

But there's a limit to deus ex machina, okay? This level of deus ex machina is just ridiculous! Ai Yue and this world are from completely different styles!

This is the assessment that Vita has of Ai Yue now.

If we consider the history of Earth's civilization after the Honkai invasion as a novel, it gives the impression that the original author abandoned the story after the Seventh Herrscher was killed, and that the rest of the content was just a continuation by a fanfiction author.

If such a thing happened in a novel, it would probably be met with a barrage of criticism from readers, but if it happened in real life, it would only receive unanimous praise.

"Since you like it here, why don't you stay?"

Aponia stood beside her, admiring the dazzling neon lights together. "Now that things have come to this, you should make your decision, shouldn't you?"

"Certainly."

Vita nodded. She naturally remembered that she still needed to give Ai Yue an answer. "However, although Earth is very good, it does not belong to me."

"Should we still leave?"

Aponia wasn't surprised to hear this, but simply sighed, "That's a real shame."

"What, you can't bear to part with it?"

Vita smiled and looked at Aponia beside her, "I thought you actually hated me."

"I personally have no feelings of like or dislike towards you,"

Aponia shook her head. "But your existence should be very valuable to Ai Yue, right?"

"What? What a cold-blooded way of thinking. Is Ai Yue the only person in your heart?"

Vita couldn't help but frown, but then smiled. "However, it's not entirely incomprehensible. If such a miraculous person appeared in my life, perhaps I would become similar to you."

As the person who has spent the most time with Aponia these past few days, Vita naturally understands everything Aponia has been through, so it's not hard for her to understand Aponia's current state of mind.

But she is, after all, Vita —having broken free from the nightmare that had bound her for so long, the freedom she desired most was now within her grasp, so of course she had no reason to give it up.

"But where do you plan to go?"

Aponia ignored Vita's assessment and simply asked, "Are you perhaps planning to return to Venus and rebuild your home?"

"No, that place isn't really my home, after all, I'm just a false creation."

Vita sounded slightly melancholic when she said this, but then smiled. "As expected, I still want to see beyond the Solar System!"

"But didn't you say that the Solar System is surrounded by Imaginary Energy Tidal Belt and can't leave at all?"

Aponia looked at Vita curiously, "Do you have some other special methods?"

"I don't have any, but that person definitely does, right?"

Vita smiled and pointed to the sky, then, under Aponia's helpless gaze, said, "While I said I didn't plan to stay on Earth, I didn't say I was going to leave Ai Yue's protection, did I?"

"Imaginary Energy Tidal Belt zone shouldn't be a problem for him... right?"

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Goodbye, Mom.

Does Ai Yue have any way to help Vita leave the Solar System?

Even now, having learned of Ai Yue's strength and wisdom, Vita still dares not draw any conclusions.

Because the "Imaginary Energy Tidal Belt" surrounding the Solar System is indeed a huge obstacle.

It is a natural barrier composed of pure Imaginary Energy, which completely isolates the Solar System from the outside world. Not to mention using technological means, even if Sa has mastered god-like powers, he is still helpless against it.

Rather than describing this as a tidal zone composed of Imaginary Energy, it is more accurate to describe it as a vast ocean composed of pure energy. Galaxyes like our Solar System are like islands of varying sizes scattered across this ocean. Only by finding a way to cross this unpredictable sea of energy can we reach other galaxies.

Vita remembered clearly that in order to escape the influence of the Cocoon of Finality and find a safe area suitable for rebuilding Friusa, So had spent a huge amount of resources to build an ark to save the world, attempting to cross the Imaginary Energy Tidal Belt and go to a place outside the Solar System.

But even though that ark sailed at the edge of the Solar System for an incredibly long time, it was never able to break through.

Ai Yue is certainly much stronger than Suo, Vita certainly believes that he can overcome the obstacle of the tidal zone on his own. However, overcoming it yourself and helping others overcome it are two completely different concepts. The most crucial issue here is the amount of resources consumed.

In other words, Vita was very worried that if fulfilling her request consumed too many resources, Ai Yue might change his mind and ask her to change her request.

No, it doesn't even count as going back on one's word, since Ai Yue never promised to fulfill all her wishes.

Although Vita still harbored some expectations, she had already begun to consider how to negotiate with Ai Yue.

If leaving the Solar System is not an option, then swimming in the Sea of Quantum might be a good choice?

Besides, asking Ai Yue for the right to use an asteroid shouldn't be too much to ask, right? He's now the true ruler of the Solar System, and there are so many asteroids on the edge of this area that nobody lives in anyway. I can even help him clear some land!

"It's best not to overthink it."

Faced with Vita's doubts, Aponia simply smiled and said, "Instead of getting caught up in this, why don't you just go and ask Ai Yue? Perhaps things aren't as difficult as you think."

"That's true. What if this kind of thing isn't difficult for him at all?"

Vita nodded in agreement, but judging from her absent-minded expression, she probably hadn't listened to Aponia's words. "I've decided, I'll stay here one more night, and go find him after breakfast tomorrow morning!"