Handling Future Accidents

"Hey, did you hear?"

"Hear what?"

"What Erwin said."

"Doesn't Erwin always spread rumors?"

"I didn't know before, but now it might be true."

"Tell me about it."

"You know that high-ranking official, Huang Hao?"

"Yeah, the legendary Prophet, right?"

"Exactly. I heard that based on his intuition, he feels like the next one won't be coming."

"Things have been fine lately, why would it be coming?"

"Right? Do you believe it?"

"I don't, anyway."

"And then there's this..."

Angela closed her phone, no longer looking at the words below. She said to Huang Hao with a touch of sadness, "Father, this..."

Huang Hao comforted Angela, "It's okay, An'er. If it's really like what they say, that would be great."

"It's too late to warn them now. I uploaded the Herrscher's data years ago. Now, go chat with a few friends."

"But..."

"Enough." Angela tried to say more, but Huang Hao cut her off. "We can question the warriors' backgrounds, but we absolutely cannot question their faith and unity, not even others'..."

Seeing her father so resolute, Angela fell silent.

"An'er, you've been doing a lot lately. Rest for a while, stay here quietly. I'll handle the rest." Huang Hao affectionately patted Angela's head and teleported away.

Thinking about how she often went to play with Hen and Elysia, and how she often bummed instant noodles from Kevin, Angela didn't feel tired at all. However, she still listened to Huang Hao and stayed obediently in her room, playing the game Huang Hao developed (copied).

Huang Hao arrived at Mobius's laboratory door and knocked politely.

The door opened, and it was the armed puppet, Klein, the usual little assistant opening the door.

Before Klein could speak, Huang Hao said, "Klein, I'm sorry to trouble you."

Klein was very accustomed to Huang Hao's sudden arrival. "Okay, please wait a moment."

Klein went back to inform Mobius, and soon came out.

Seeing Mobius emerge, Huang Hao spoke first, "Long time no see, Mobius."

Mobius: "If you have something to say, say it quickly. It's not related to the recent rumors, is it?"

Huang Hao: "It seems my rumors are spreading quite far. Even those who stay in the lab know about it."

Mobius scoffed, "Everyone takes the arrival of the Honkai very seriously. You wouldn't have come to me just to talk about this. Speak quickly."

Huang Hao: "I sent you the data for the next Herrscher years ago, didn't I?"

Mobius nodded, confirming she had seen it, and reflected, "A Herrscher whose ability is to isolate Honkai Energy. There are currently no countermeasures."

Huang Hao sighed, "Even you have no solution. Find a way now, take your assistant, and leave here. Go as far as you can."

Mobius: "What bad luck is befalling my assistant again? Did he enter that domain?"

Huang Hao: "That's right. But that's all I know. I have no idea about the time or location, which is very troublesome. However, just in case, it's best to leave."

As Huang Hao finished informing Mobius, she suddenly said, "I'm very curious. You're no different from a normal person. Logically, you shouldn't even be able to defeat a well-trained ordinary person. Where does such immense power come from?"

Huang Hao deliberately delayed his movement and whispered, "If you ask a shadow about others, you won't get any answers, because there's no one there. But, the answer lies above the shadow."

"But I'm asking others who are above the shadow."

"What casts the shadow is not oneself." The delayed flames slowly rose, and Huang Hao finally left with a flourish, leaving Mobius with a puzzled expression.

"The one who casts the shadow... I think I understand." After hearing these words, Mobius's long-standing question was finally answered. "It's truly amazing, but that's not all..."

After playing the role of a cryptic messenger, Huang Hao went to Qian Jie's place. He arrived at the house, the door was unlocked, and he walked straight in, seeing Qian Jie hitting a special punching bag.

Huang Hao greeted him, "Hi, old friend."

"Huh? It's you."

Huang Hao: "Are you feeling any better lately?"

Qian Jie: "Same to you."

Huang Hao remembered that Immer had died long ago, and since there was a long time between these two Honkai events, Qian Jie shouldn't be causing any trouble. He had intended to warn him about being instantly killed in the domain, but then he recalled Qian Jie's love for battle and decided not to mention it.

Qian Jie: "Why are you standing there? Want to spar?"

Huang Hao: "Oh, nothing. Just catching up with an old friend, and bringing you a few boxes of lemonade."

Qian Jie: "..."

"Get lost."

"Will do."