The small boat departed, leaving a small cross by the river, and then both the boat and Feng Chen dissolved into light spots and vanished.
From the black box on the ground, a stream of light shot out.
Feng Chen almost lost his footing. Although his injuries had healed, his body still felt fatigued.
"Jun Chen?" The original Jizou Mitama had disappeared the moment Feng Chen touched the black box, leaving behind a comatose Yae Sakura. Yae Sakura had just woken up and, seeing Feng Chen emerge from the black box, felt a sense of foreboding.
Neither of them was injured, but the fatigue from the battle with Jizou Mitama had transferred to Yae Sakura, while the data consumed by Shadow Knight: Moonblade had become fatigue and transferred to Feng Chen. They looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing more.
If only time could stop at this moment... Feng Chen and Yae Sakura thought simultaneously.
"Quest Four: Before leaving Changkong City, acquire your own name, become friends with Yae Sakura, and achieve 66% completion of the 'Good Person Card' from Yae Sakura."
"Congratulations on getting your own name. You haven't broken your promise, Jun Chen."
"I almost did. Honestly, I probably already have, right? It's just that you didn't appear, giving me this time."
"But we haven't officially met, have we?"
"Alright, whatever Miss Yae says goes."
After a moment, Yae Sakura spoke, "Jun Chen, that..."
"I know. Originally, I was considering whether to confess, but I think it's necessary now. Listen carefully, Miss Yae, I am a Herrscher, created by Honkai itself. I know you harbor hatred towards Honkai and Herrschers. If you want to kill me, now is the best time."
"Pfft!" Yae Sakura chuckled charmingly. "If I kill every Herrscher I meet, wouldn't I have to kill myself first? I knew you were a Herrscher the first time I met you, Jun Chen. I just didn't know how you would wield this power. Only now do I realize how weak your combat power is, Jun Chen. You can't even defeat me, a Simulated Herrscher. I just don't know what your abilities are?"
She didn't want to reveal that Jizou Mitama was actually the Herrscher of Erosion, fearing that it would drag Feng Chen into her own affairs. However, she never imagined that Feng Chen possessed a system called "Honkai."
"Honkai hasn't given me any abilities at all. The Honkai Energy in the Herrscher Core I was given isn't even enough to be considered a Simulated Herrscher. I apologize for disappointing you, Miss Yae."
"But what was that armor you were wearing just now?" He hadn't expected her question to lead to Shadow Knight: Moonblade.
"It's... an ability, perhaps? I just don't know what it is myself." He felt that the System not giving him abilities was for a reason. After all, his system was Honkai itself; what abilities could he expect?
"Please do not speak nonsense, Host. I have given you abilities; you are simply too weak to use them."
"If Yae Sakura weren't here, I would definitely take out my notebook."
"Also, a reminder to the Host: regarding Shadow Knight: Moonblade, please do not entertain any thoughts of obtaining this armor unless you acquire it from Hua. Otherwise, anything the Host draws related to Shadow Knight: Moonblade during gacha pulls will only be data."
"Then should I give Kiana Kaslana to Yae?"
"As you wish."
Yae Sakura's stamina was far superior to Feng Chen's, and she quickly recovered her strength and stood up.
"Do you want something to eat, Jun Chen? I made some rice balls."
"Huh? Okay, thank you." At this moment, Feng Chen hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation, thinking they were just ordinary rice balls.
Then, Yae Sakura produced a rice ball larger than a person's head. Who knew how she had carried it?
Feng Chen took a bite and found that besides its size, the rice ball was delicious.
After eating one, he felt his stamina had recovered significantly and wondered, Does this rice ball have a special effect?
"Nonsense, these are Yae Village Special Rice Balls, made specifically for restoring stamina. Hurry up and complete Quest Four. There are three rice balls, enough for you to use the Moonblade armor three times." It was rare for the System to urge him to complete a quest.
"Only three times? Once I get stronger, I won't even care about this armor."
"Then I'll just recycle the data for you. I can even exchange it for Honkai Energy." As he said this, the words "Recycling data" appeared in Feng Chen's eyes.
"No, no, please don't! Don't do that!" It felt as though the System, being Honkai itself, valued Honkai Energy more than its own existence.
"Honkai Energy is a part of me. A little Honkai Energy is like a cell in your human body; once enough accumulates, it forms a corresponding life form. I merely have the ability to manipulate these 'cells.' Therefore, if humans want to destroy Honkai, they must completely eradicate Honkai Energy. But humans use Honkai Energy to fight, so it's impossible for humans to destroy Honkai."
"Can I destroy you?"
"No. Even if the Host possessed the strength of a Six-Core Herrscher, as long as you use Honkai Energy, I cannot die."
"...Then who can kill you?"
"The Host."
"But you just said I couldn't kill you?"
"I said that as long as you use Honkai Energy, I cannot die. I didn't say you couldn't kill me."
Indeed, "killing" and "dying" were two different concepts. If Honkai were "killed" by Feng Chen, it wouldn't reach the concept of "death" because Feng Chen possessed Honkai Energy, and there were many other organizations in this world using Honkai Energy, such as Schicksal and Anti-Entropy.
"So troublesome."
"What's wrong, Jun Chen? Your expression looks a bit off?"
Yae Sakura noticed Feng Chen acting strangely after eating the rice ball. Had the ingredients expired and given him a stomach ache?
"It's nothing. Miss Yae, do you need some water? I happen to have some here."
He casually took out a bottle of water, a move that immediately aroused Yae Sakura's suspicion.
"Jun Chen... where did you get that water from?"
Damn it! Feng Chen cursed inwardly. What was I thinking just now? Taking something out of my inventory in front of Yae Sakura? This is hard to explain.
"It's... my ability, perhaps? I only learned it recently."
"Oh?" Yae Sakura drew out her words, then smiled. "It seems your control over Honkai Energy is quite good, Jun Chen. You have great potential to be a Herrscher. Honkai must be very happy to have created such a talented Herrscher."
Although her words were just a joke, they made Feng Chen recall a question.
"What kind of existence are Herrschers, in the eyes of the people in this world?" He didn't plan to ask anyone else; he would find the answer himself.
"But I'm not afraid that Dust-kun will be used by the Honkai. After all, Dust-kun is too weak as a Herrscher to be of much use."
"Besides... Dust-kun is a good person."
"Congratulations to Host for receiving quest rewards: Yae Sakura Affection +10, Yae Village Special Rice Ball x3"
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