The experiment records turned page after page, all numbers and no names: Xiao Xiao's face went pale

It simply presents the answer to everyone.

The experimental records were turned page by page.

[Sample 1: Failure.]

[Sample 2: Mental breakdown.]

[Sample 3: Unable to withstand Honkai Energy.]

[Sample 4: Failure to become Herrscher.]

Each page of records only has a number, not a name.

Xiao Xiao's face turned pale.

They don't even have names.

"In his eyes, names evoke emotions." Ning Rongrong bit her lip. "Numbers are easier to calculate and easier to discard."

Otto stopped in the Laboratory and looked down at a report.

The report contained preliminary conclusions of a certain plan.

He paused for a moment, then folded the page.

"Not enough."

"Kallen's world should not be made up of losers."

"A more stable container must be found."

The scene changes.

The figure of a sleeping girl appeared in the Cultivation Pod.

She has a similar appearance to Kiana, but her eyes reveal an innocence and naivety. Countless pipes connect her body, and cold symbols flicker on the bulkhead.

[K-423.]

[Planned container.]

[Used to house the core and related powers of the Herrscher.]

He Caitou's lips moved slightly.

"Container?"

"He doesn't even see living people as human beings," Bei Bei said in a deep voice. "He only sees the tools that bear power."

Xu Sanshi slammed his hand on the table.

"How is this any different from crafting Soul Tool? No, it's even worse than Soul Tool! At least Soul Tool aren't forcibly shoved into a person's body!"

He Caitou glanced at him and nodded seriously.

You're right this time.

Xu Sanshi was about to retort, but he was stunned when he heard this.

"You're not even going to argue with me?"

"There's no need to argue about this."

In the image, Otto is standing in front of the Cultivation Pod.

His face was reflected in the glass, as was the sleeping girl's face.

You will be a crucial part of the plan.

You don't need to know who you are, nor do you need to understand pain.

"As long as the mission is accomplished, that's enough."

The girl inside the Light Screen did not respond.

She was unaware that her future had already been written by someone else.

Tang San's gaze grew increasingly somber.

"He once suffered because Kallen was treated as a sinner. But later, he inflicted the same fate on others."

"That's the most terrifying thing about obsession," Gu Yuena said. "It makes people only remember the wounds they've suffered, but forget that they also create wounds themselves."

The Dragon God slowly opened his eyes.

Treating life as a vessel for power will inevitably backfire. Because life is never a tool; it has its own will.

The Dragon Prince looked at the Cultivation Pod and asked in a low voice:

"If K-423 eventually develops her own consciousness, will she still obey Otto?"

"No," Huo Yuhao replied quickly.

"Why?"

"Because once true consciousness awakens, the first thing it often does is not to obey, but to ask... Who am I? Why do I exist? Who decides my fate?"

Gu Yuena glanced at him sideways.

"You seem to understand this feeling very well."

Huo Yuhao remained silent for a moment, offering no explanation.

The recording on the Light Screen continued.

[Project K-423 enters its second phase.]

[Objective: To enable the container to stably bear the power of the Herrscher.]

[Risk: The container personality may exhibit uncontrollable deviations.]

[Solution: Remove if necessary.]

Ning Tian suddenly clenched the hem of his clothes.

"Personality... can also be erased?"

"For him, anything that affects the plan can be eliminated." Ning Rongrong's voice was soft, yet sharper than any rebuke. "He wanted to revive Kallen, but he never considered that others also had people they wanted to protect."

Dai Hao snorted coldly.

"The most terrifying thing about this kind of leader isn't his lack of ability, but his inability to hesitate when his subordinates are sacrificed."

"But he's not alone." Zhou Weiqing stared at the screen. "Who else is he collaborating with?"

As if in response to his question, a new scene unfolded on the Light Screen.

Amidst the swirling snow, a tall figure stood beneath the Sky Vault.

Long black hair, a cold and stern face, and a huge weapon in his hand. His eyes revealed neither joy nor sorrow, as if he had already witnessed the rise and fall of civilizations.

[Kevin.]

[One of humanity's strongest warriors.]

[A key executor of the Project Finality.]

Otto stood before him, holding a sealed file in his hand.

"Humanity’s Will to Protect has lasted for fifty thousand years."

Kevin looked at him calmly.

"It has never abandoned civilization."

"And it never truly saved civilization," Otto smiled. "Fifty thousand years of protection doesn't mean it was right. It was just long enough that everyone forgot their original purpose."

Kevin did not answer.

"What do you want?" he asked.

"An opportunity."

For whom?

Otto's smile paused for a very brief moment.

For everyone.

This statement is so perfect that it's hard to believe.

Zhou Weiqing scoffed.

"That kind of talk again. She says she's doing it for everyone, but all she thinks about is Kallen."

"But this time, he did indeed hide Kallen." Xue Ye frowned. "Could he be planning to exploit humanity's 50,000 years of protective will?"

In the Light Screen, Otto handed the file to Kevin.

The files document a massive plan.

It involves the future of civilization, the laws of Honkai, the survival of humanity, and some ultimate power that cannot be easily touched.

Otto did not tell the whole truth.

He only told Kevin that the plan could give humanity a real future.

But he hid the most important part... At the end of this road, there is a door that opens only for Kallen.

[Information concealment.]

[The partnership was established.]

[Actual objective: To use Kevin and humanity's 50,000-year-old protective will to attack the Imaginary Tree.]

Rong Nianbing's brows furrowed slowly.

"The Imaginary Tree?"

"It sounds like the foundation that supports the world." Tang San looked at Ye Yinzhu.

Ye Yinzhu gently shook her head.

"I can't determine exactly what it is, but if someone wants to challenge the World Root, it's definitely not as simple as a personal grudge."

Kevin asked in the video:

What if we fail?

Otto replied:

"Then I'll take responsibility for the consequences."

What if it succeeds?

"Humanity will gain a future."

What kind of future do you truly want?

The wind and snow brushed past Otto's shoulders.

He did not answer.

He gently stroked the old object hidden inside his sleeve from an angle where Kevin couldn't see it.

Those were Airplane Model Fragment that Kallen had seen before.

A'Dai watched this scene, a complex expression in his eyes.

He's lying.

"Yes," Tian Hen said, "But he didn't lie for power."

"It doesn't matter who you lie to," Niu Tian. "A lie doesn't become righteous just because the motive is appealing."

The Light Screen suddenly went black.