You asked for healing, but you wrote Honkai Impact 3rd?

The last passage he wrote immediately caught Otto's eye.

"Help her gain a deeper understanding"—this phrasing was undoubtedly a researcher's euphemism.

It was that woman!

Otto had once interacted with the mysterious Mobius, and that genius scientist had left a deep impression on him.

When Su Nian wrote her novel, she had used a few names he had heard before.

After all, Dr. Mei's contributions to quantum mechanics were prominent, making her a celebrity easily found online.

But these names were never exclusive to any one person, nor did using them forbid others from sharing the same name.

In reality, plenty of people bore those names—Kevin was a common one, and Elysia had various English transliterations...

He hadn't made any connections along those lines before.

Now, the more he pondered, the more he sensed something off.

But if the image and personality of this Mobius in Su Nian's novel were based on the Mobius he knew...

Then things were getting interesting.

How could Su Nian possibly handle the character of someone so dangerous?

Positive images were the easiest to craft, but someone like Mobius—unfathomable, driven by her own pursuits—had the most inscrutable mind.

Even if Su Nian truly knew Mobius and was a world-class master of psychology, intimately close to her, she still couldn't pull it off.

Clearly, Mobius couldn't have crawled into Su Nian's head to write for her, yet from earlier performances, Su Nian couldn't have made such a basic mistake either.

His expectations were raised further. Otto seemed to have discovered a new use for Su Nian.

The highly valued Su Nian, oblivious to all this, paced slowly around the studio, walking off his meal.

Don't rush, I'm still furiously typing away.

Chapter 25: The Herrscher That Can Be Soloed by All the Heroes Appears

Su Nian shook his head and sighed, wondering what state his opponents were in.

Writing the story of these Thirteen Heroes fit the theme well enough—it was decent content.

But clearly, he struggled to master "visual impact," and the final work... would probably still have some flaws.

No matter how good the prose, no matter how vividly words could paint a scene, it couldn't compare to Honkai Impact 3rd's ultimate art slapping you in the face directly.

Old Mi had its faults, but its art was absolutely top-notch.

Thinking this, Su Nian shook his head. "Ah, I'm still too weak after all."

This extremely Versailles-style remark was heard word for word by the audience in the livestream.

Thankfully, the studio's soundproofing was excellent; otherwise, the other contestants would have had a mental breakdown, and several might have been eliminated before the results came out.

[The one true god of this competition says he's too weak?!]

[LOL, the judges praised you that much, and you're weak?]

[If the other contestants heard that, they'd have a total meltdown, emo for half an hour, then headbutt a block of tofu to death. Su Nian is inhuman.]

[Go to the southwest outskirts of the City of Romance, where one of the world's five great palaces, Versailles, is. Tell them to stop public tours and move in!]

After his Versailles moment, Su Nian felt he was in the right state and sat back down, pondering how to write the next parts.

The chapters on the Thirteen Heroes of Fire weren't all long, but combined, they represented a terrifying workload.

Though miHoYo's text seemed brief, when you saw the actual word count, you realized how massive the information density was.

Su Nian thought carefully, sure he hadn't missed any details.

Before the Tenth Eruption, the timeline of other events included Mobius creating Gray Serpent, retrieving Cosmo, Chijie finding his adjutant, investigating Aponia, and the creation of two Divine Keys.

None of these involved Kevin. Su Nian at least had to flesh out Kevin's story up to the Binding Tragedy.

Otherwise, if the storylines got jumbled from piecing things together, even he couldn't guarantee he'd understand it.

If other contestants were confident in their story control, they could skip writing an outline entirely.

But the story was too vast, and the settings written now weren't just for this tale.

Writing in detail would definitely pay off later.

Honkai, Honkai, Honkai, Honkai, Honkai—he was a historian of the Honkai!

The upcoming Tenth Eruption was another watershed moment.

The Tenth Eruption didn't actually focus much on Kevin; instead, it was more like... Dr. Mei showing off her prowess, wearing the Blank Key she'd developed and unleashing her might.

Under Kevin's watch, Mei used the Blank Key, relying on three Herrscher Cores to continuously unleash the authorities of the Wind, Thunder, and Flame Herrschers, annihilating all the individuals of the Thousand-Man Herrscher lured to the island.

And Mei's final strike fully released the Herrscher of Flames' Core, nearly perfectly simulating the full-force blow of the Herrscher of Flames.

The sheer spectacle of that strike...

That brilliant blaze bloomed, like flames falling from heaven.

Many people knew about this and would chatter about it with amusement, half-jokingly teasing.

If Mei weren't a researcher, then Kevin's title as the strongest in Moth of the Fire might not be secure, right?

Say what you will, jokes aside, Mei was truly a genius.

This could be considered another form of recognition from the players.

The subsequent appearance of the Thousand-Man Herrscher also made Kevin's words in The Past's Paradise—that every Flame-Chaser had the ability to defeat a Herrscher alone—an indisputable statement.

After all, how could the Thousand-Man Herrscher not count as a Herrscher?

Herrschers are the highest agents of the Will of Honkai. The Herrscher cores within them can connect to the Imaginary Space, drawing vast amounts of Honkai Energy from it into the real world, which is why Herrschers can suddenly unleash powerful attacks.

So much so that a single one of them could carry out the task of destroying a civilization.

But there was one Herrscher that was an exception.

That standout was the Thousand-Man Herrscher!

Individual strength was mediocre, but their numbers were extremely large. If you looked at the Thousand-Man Herrscher with a mindset of seeking entertainment, they undoubtedly became the "mysterious farming spot" of the Previous Civilization.

Directly dropping a thousand Herrscher cores—even if some Divine Keys were destroyed by Chijie, the quantity was still enormous.

Together with the remnants of the Previous Civilization, they left a massive fortune for the next civilization.

The current civilization's Schicksal and Anti-Entropy seemed to have started from the very beginning by digging up graves, relying entirely on the precious legacy left by the Previous Civilization.

But not everything could always be viewed dramatically.

The most terrifying thing about the Thousand-Man Herrscher was their random conversion. Without any hint, they infiltrated human society, and some even became high-ranking members of Moth of the Fire.

People you originally trusted could, without you knowing when, turn into Herrschers, making you do wrong things or even killing you without mercy.

Even after this incident passed, its influence would linger.

Were there still well-disguised Thousand-Man Herrschers that hadn't been discovered yet?

No one could guarantee it.

No one could guarantee that such a disaster wouldn't happen again.

Once the seed of doubt was planted, it would take root and sprout.

Trust would collapse, and guilt would be established.

Even in a time of life and death, if some people could truly set aside their baseness and unite with all of humanity...

Because of this incident, everyone would no longer trust each other.

Although the Thousand-Man Herrscher's performance was lackluster, only by carefully savoring it would you understand their terror.

Humans are emotional creatures, and since ancient times, attacking the heart has been the superior strategy.

Unlike their predecessors, the Thousand-Man Herrscher was precisely such a "heart-attacking" Herrscher.

Su Nian remembered that the first Thousand-Man Herrscher discovered seemed to have directly attacked Mei, which was how it was found out.

Mei was simply too much of a genius, and also an indispensable talent for Moth of the Fire.

So, the Tenth Herrscher took the risk of being discovered to directly attack Mei.

Su Nian recalled the introduction in the manga. The Tenth Herrscher was first discovered because a chef became the first of the Thousand-Man Herrscher and attacked Mei while she was eating.

Unfortunately, it was still too bold.

[That day, at lunchtime, in the kitchen of Moth of the Fire, a woman in a white chef's uniform stared at her own transparent hands.]

[At that moment, Mei was dining in the cafeteria.]

[The chef's entire body turned transparent, and she quietly approached the defenseless Mei.]

[Just as the attack was about to succeed, it was discovered and subdued by Kevin, who was always following and protecting her from the side.]

The fastest-recorded Herrscher to die was born.

"Worth a try" ×

"Worth a die"?

With Kevin right there, the probability of trying to turn a bicycle into a motorcycle right under his nose was the same as the success rate of his Hypermutation Surgery.

Infinitely close to zero.

I sprained my ankle, so I can't go out to play during the May Day holiday.

Chapter 26, Fear Not a Strong Herrscher, Fear a Herrscher with Knowledge

[Appears and Dies! The Fastest Legend]

[Kevin is protecting her right there, how dare you?]

[Could it be that Moth of the Fire wanted to make a move? No, this is too reckless, not like a schemer]

[What kind of close protection? It's clearly a romance in progress]

[Shipping it! Shipping it!]

Obviously, the Tenth Herrscher's first possession was too hasty and swift, so no one took her seriously—they only saw her as a disposable pawn.

After all, compared to her predecessors, she lacked the vast momentum and destructive power; if Su Nian hadn't mentioned it, no one would have associated her with a Herrscher at all.

But then a scene that made them drop their jaws appeared.

[On that chef, Mei discovered a crystal suspected to be a Herrscher core.]

[Although this crystal's physical properties matched a Herrscher core, its energy level was far below that of other Herrscher cores.]

[Over the following three days, in major cities, 15 humans suspected to be Herrschers were found.]

[Ten days later, that number rose to 92.]

[On each of them, the same crystal, suspected to be a Herrscher core, was discovered.]

Su Nian wrote this passage with rigorous use of uncertain terms.

This made the audience's imaginations run wild.

Suspected Herrschers, suspected Herrscher cores, a transparent ability...

Could this be the legendary...

"Artificial Herrscher."

"Artificial Herrscher?"

Otto paused at this point, blurting out a bold guess. Welt repeated it in confusion.

"Of course, Herrschers can be artificially created. Without a doubt, if the technology and available materials aren't quite successful, making an immature Herrscher isn't that big a problem, right?"

Otto speculated like this; if his guess held, it would be reasonable.

A disposable pawn that died so easily might be a failed product.