Little Feather's Changes

Kevin Kaslana's daily life changed after that day.

Although he hadn't been freed from a constant stream of missions—Mei, who had the ability, hadn't chosen to grant Kevin such a privilege—recently, he was assigned only short-term missions that didn't take him far from Australia, allowing Kevin to find time to come and train and learn from Su Qing'an.

The theory Su Qing'an mentioned is actually not suitable for Kevin.

Because this is essentially just a fool's unconventional approach, a path with a strong personal style.

The boy believed that probably no one but himself could do the same thing, but he also understood that people with excellent Honkai Energy skills did not need to do this to reach the same level.

However, this does not mean that making Kevin learn these things is a meaningless act. On the contrary, it is precisely because of his exceptional talent that he can understand how to use Honkai Energy without any methods, relying solely on instinct.

Therefore, assuming that Kevin Kaslana could one day use this method to replicate the figure in Su Qing'an's palm that day, his combat power would become even more terrifying due to the high efficiency of his use of Honkai Energy.

However, replicating the same training conditions is highly unrealistic, because the Honkai Energy particles in Kevin's palm are obedient and quiet, which is precisely because of his exceptional talent.

Su Qing'an understood that as long as Kevin was taught the basic methods of Honkai Energy shaping, he would be able to easily shape Honkai Energy in just a few days.

However, the boy's expectations of Kevin made him unwilling to directly teach him these basics.

Because if the other party learns Honkai Energy shaping and then uses this theory for training, it would be putting the cart before the horse and going against their instincts.

At that time, it will be extremely difficult to practice micro-operations in this way.

This is like teaching a Tyrannosaurus Rex to thread a needle while suppressing its power. You must let the Tyrannosaurus Rex learn the same method with the weak power of a herbivore before it truly understands how to use its own power. Otherwise, if you let it try to understand it later, you will only get half the result with twice the effort.

Therefore, before truly teaching the basics of Honkai Energy shaping, Su Qing'an needs to let Kevin Kaslana experience a rollercoaster ride through hell.

During this time, he used the Void Sword Qi to set up a special cage for his opponent. As a result, during the training process, the Honkai Energy that Kevin could sense was in a violent and frenzied state, allowing him to experience the difficulty of controlling Honkai Energy in a state of extremely poor Honkai energy literacy, and making him try to overcome it.

However, in order to prevent the opponent from achieving nothing in the early stages and to proceed step by step, Su Qing'an deliberately divided and adjusted the difficulty. The lowest level was when he was in a state where he would be filtered out by the Honkai Energy environment at any time, and the rest were based on this and the difficulty was reduced to different levels.

This was destined to be a long and extremely dangerous special training program. In order to put Kevin at unnecessary risk, all the instruction was rehearsed in the Virtual Pod before the training was officially conducted in reality.

The original Virtual Pod technology required a great deal of energy and computing power to recreate the real Honkai Energy particles and their proper trajectories, but these external conditions were largely resolved after Prometheus's upgrade.

With Mei's silent support, Kevin only needs to fully unleash his potential.

Meanwhile, in order to ensure that Kevin's training results are fully realized, Su Qing'an will cleverly use the nature of soul pressure to make Kevin believe that what he is facing in the Virtual Pod is reality before Kevin officially enters the Virtual Pod.

After the seventy-ninth death Virtual Pod, Kevin Kaslana began to find herself unable to modify her subconscious under the pressure of Su Qing'an's soul.

"This is a good thing."

Kevin vividly remembered the way Su Qing'an said those words; it seemed to be the first time he had ever seen his teacher's expression soften slightly.

Mei once said that because of the Honkai Fission Bomb, the teacher's personality was partially damaged, so there was no need to pay special attention to the other party's potentially cold and indifferent words and actions.

In fact, when Kevin first met Su Qing'an, he could indeed sense the indifference and emptiness that permeated her bones. It seemed that the other party's will and soul were exceptionally strong, so that strange feeling was almost immediately apparent. It was not a state that a normal person could exhibit. However, after hearing Mei's explanation, Kevin was speechless.

He didn't know how to evaluate the government that chose to release the Honkai Fission Bomb due to the information gap, but Kevin understood that Su Qing'an had not done anything wrong; everything the person in front of him was doing was for the sake of civilization.

If Kevin's initial impression of Su Qing'an was that of a bland and lifeless pretty boy, now that he has received her guidance and learned bits and pieces of her past, he inevitably feels a greater sense of respect for her.

After more than half a month of training in the Virtual Pod, Kevin could clearly notice that Su Qing'an's true nature seemed to be returning little by little. It was like a desolate wasteland gradually coming back to life, and the once empty shell of a boy's gaze into the distance had become warmer.

Mei said that Su Qing'an had a strong will, and the reason he had a personality disorder was that the Honkai Energy Fission Bomb buried some very important things.

With the passage of time and some deliberate rehabilitation, he was eventually able to slowly return to his original state. But even though he understood this, Kevin still felt somewhat dazed when the teacher's expression softened.

Perhaps Kevin Kaslana has always been lonely, both before and after the Great Honkai Honkai, he has always been able to easily acquire a level of power that others can only dream of.

During his time in recruit camp, the instructors felt there was no need to teach him anymore after only one month. After being assigned to a team, he quickly became a reliable member of his teammates.

Kevin groped his way forward alone. Because he was always able to do something perfectly quickly, there was always an unknown darkness ahead, which inevitably led to some bumps and stumbles along the way.

Is it lonely? This innate talent and unwavering will bring with them heavy shackles and a long and arduous road.

So when Kevin Kaslana first learned that someone was far more powerful than him, his first reaction was not the distress of having his leading position taken away, nor the relief and joy of thinking that he could unload his burden, but simply pure joy.

Therefore, he never felt any jealousy or longing because Su Qing'an was about the same age as him.

Kevin is an absolutely pure person.

Such people tend to focus only on the path they should be on, and the scenery along the way or whether there are people ahead are not things that should cause them negative emotions.

Therefore, he could study with sincerity, treat Su Qing'an was about the same age, with respect, and earnestly understand the other's strengths.

Perhaps, as the teacher himself said, his Honkai Energy literacy was extremely poor.

The more Kevin participated in the special training, the more acutely he became aware of the flow of Honkai Energy, and through this, he became more certain that the other party had never lied.

But it is precisely because of this that Kevin thinks the other person is very outstanding. Being able to do something that he himself could have done only shows that a person's efforts have reached a certain limit, but being able to do something that should not have been possible shows that the other person has paid an unknown price and suffered unseen hardships.

Therefore, this strength would not be diminished in the slightest by the constraints of his natural talent. In Kevin's eyes, these flaws were like the scars that spread like branches on the boy's neck and wrists, proof of his past battles and struggles, medals that should have been bathed in glory.

As the Stigmata Completion Project is completed, all the hardships the teacher endured will become invaluable assets once his Honkai Energy literacy is perfected.

Numb nerves, broken limbs.

In the midst of the crimson burst, only black and white vision remained, along with the scene of Honkai Energy particles exploding with a deafening roar.

But the boy's words prevented Kevin from fully immersing himself in the sensations of his impending death. Instinctively, he regulated his breathing and asked:

"Why is this a good thing? Won't it weaken the effectiveness of the special training? We won't be able to experience the real urgency of death through the Virtual Pod anymore."

Su Qing'an said softly:

"The purpose of training you is to make you stronger, but the fact that soul pressure can no longer modify your subconscious means that I can no longer seriously tamper with your soul without destroying your personality and will."

"That's a good thing, Kevin."

"In a sense, this is far more important than you completely mastering the control of Honkai Energy."

Kevin seemed to understand, but not quite. In his mind, these changes were subtle and not immediately apparent, and his combat strength would not be affected by them.

But even a teacher who is usually taciturn is willing to say a few more words about it, which shows that this subtle change really has extraordinary significance.

Su Qing'an's statement was not without reason. As his emotions gradually rekindled, his actions in Yakarta became increasingly clear in his mind.

The feeling of killing often lingers in the middle of the night, sending a sticky and icy sensation to his nerves. Even though it doesn't shake him, the mastermind behind the scenes who forced him to take action still caught Su Qing'an's attention.

In fact, considering that the other party could not possibly be Herrscher, the ability to rewrite consciousness must also have limitations and limits. Even with these considerations, the various unknowns about the missionary and the existence of the missionary itself made Su Qing'an feel vaguely uneasy.

As the only being able to sense these anomalies, Su Qing'an himself was not worried about his own victory or defeat in his encounter with the opponent, but he had to worry about the others, including Kevin, whom the young man had high hopes for.

Now that Kevin's soul has finally changed under his pressure, Su Qing'an is no longer worried about whether Kevin will become a puppet after meeting the missionary.

This is not an unnecessary worry, because people like Kevin Kaslana are often naturally prone to being drawn into unexpected vortexes and disasters.

Just like Kiana and her group always seem to encounter bad luck wherever they go, and almost every mission they take on ends in an unexpected turn of events.

If it weren't for Little Feather's strong protests and Fu Hua's missions always taking her to all sorts of random places, Su Qing'an would have really wanted to leave Udu-dust with the little girl to take care of her. He sighed inwardly, but his face remained expressionless.

I don't know if it's because I haven't fully recovered my safety, or because I don't want to be bothered and teased by the Little Feather who are almost like kindred spirits.

Speaking of Udu-dust, as their emotions gradually returned to normal, Su Qing'an became increasingly confused about Little Feather's condition.

Sometimes he felt like he wasn't just possessing a feather, but rather raising some strange pet. The other person's reactions even gave the boy the eerie feeling that he might have a daughter.

However, the Little Feather is connected to its own soul, and the gods all acknowledge that its soul has a special existence. In addition, the existence of Udu-dust has become a point of contention after the restart. Therefore, Su Qing'an cannot confirm whether these reasons caused any subtle changes in it, thus giving birth to spirituality.

In short, she is cute.

Su Qing'an glanced at the Little Feather that was swaggering on Kevin's head, then silently looked away as if she hadn't seen it.

... Although I felt a little bad for Kevin, he wouldn't notice Little Feather's prank anyway, so I decided to just let it go.

Consider this tuition fee.

Kevin straightened himself up and stepped out of the Virtual Pod. His physical condition was far better than Fu Hua's at that time. Even though the death he experienced inside was more profound, the physical effects were far less severe.

This naturally strong and robust physique is one of the core reasons why Kevin has been able to persevere under Su Qing'an's training until now.

Kevin picked up a dry towel and dried his wet hair. His cold and handsome face was full of the solemnity that came with years of war, but the Little Feather that slipped to the ground with his movements ruined this image.

The boy glanced at the Little Feather bobbing on the ground, trying to express its accusation, and remained silent.

Theoretically speaking, Udu-dust exists as a real entity; otherwise, the person who initially created it using the Herrscher Core would probably be somewhat at a loss due to the lack of adaptability to the Divine Key.

However, this entity is clearly different from normal matter, and the previous Udu-dust had always been in a mysterious mode that was neither visible nor touchable to outsiders.

The reason why the Little Feather was accidentally wiped on the ground by Kevin with a towel is that [Udu-dust • Critical] affects not only Su Qing'an herself, but also Udu-dust, who is also a participant.

Now, the Little Feather, though still invisible to outsiders, has become something that can be touched.

The implications of this make it impossible for the young man not to be even more cautious in using [Udu-dust • Critical Point].

Kevin glanced at the time on the communicator and said:

"Thank you for your help today, teacher."

Su Qing'an stretched out her fingertips and rubbed the Little Feather, which had become dejected because it felt useless, and responded indifferently:

"Um."

Shortly after Kevin left, the watch on the boy's wrist lit up, and the image of Prometheus appeared...