Chapter 259
Forced by the necessities of life.
It's unlikely to happen as frequently as it did at the beginning.
Six months have passed.
It has come to this point.
Only then was it barely possible to restore stability.
The tower has become an integral part of everyone's lives.
When everyone realized that the benefits of each Tower Charging were negligible.
Consciously reducing the frequency and prioritizing daily life is a more normal thing to do. This is all reasonable.
"It's like a game. When an event first comes out, everyone is very excited. But in just a short while, everyone gradually has their own plans and intentions."
"Isn't that so?"
"..."
Kiana and Seele and a few other girls were playing board games together.
Smiling.
She set up many implicit rules.
Consider it a surprise.
Everyone has noticed some of these things, more or less.
She was very happy too.
The villages near the tower developed rapidly.
Leveraging the tower, we can develop tourism, adventure industries, logistics, support services, and so on...
Kiana did it intentionally.
Aside from Mount Everest, which is the highest peak, she felt it was somewhat shameful that it didn't even have a tower.
So he just threw one over there.
The other towers are frequented by regular visitors almost every day.
"So we really don't need to climb the tower?" Sister Rin was still unwilling to give up.
Kiana, however, said, "That's useful for ordinary people. It can slowly improve their physical fitness, and even if they are physically fit and experienced, it will be easier for them to climb to the top of the tower."
"But what are you?"
"You're already Herrscher, why are you climbing the tower?"
"..."
She said.
"At most, this event can only help the public reach the level of A-class Valkyrie. S-rank is a stretch, let alone Herrscher."
Don't assume that Herrscher are just about skillful maneuvering.
Not good at physical combat.
But that's only relative.
Compared to Fusion Warrior like the Thirteen Flame-Chasers, or Valkyrie at the S-rank level.
The Herrscher's body is indeed somewhat frail.
But if you really think that the Herrscher, who can move freely in outer space regardless of low pressure, low temperature, and cosmic rays, is the kind of guy who's as fragile as paper.
That would be underestimating them too much, wouldn't it?
"So, this won't work for you."
Kiana rolled the dice and began moving her character.
"Kevin and Sue are better at climbing towers than you are."
She said.
"But if they've already undergone Fusion Warrior surgery, then there's no need for them to go."
"..."
"Or do you still want to be tortured a little? I can help you preserve your memories, my lovely Rin."
Kiana looked at Ling with a mischievous grin.
Sister Rin shook her head vigorously, "Then, then I'd better not."
Miss Sakura looked at her younger sister and couldn't help but smile.
Eden, too, is a faint smile.
It's worth mentioning that nowadays, not only Rin, who has been implanted with Herrscher Core and given the identity of Herrscher by Kiana, but also Eden, Aponia, Sakura, as well as Mobius, Vilvi, and others have all been turned into Herrscher by her.
It is not necessary to apply the authority of those thirteen Herrscher within the established system.
Because Kiana can manipulate any authority.
However, those thirteen are still more representative.
Many of the girls among them were too lazy to think about it or customize their own powers, so they just used the ones that were already there.
To avoid trouble.
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249. The hidden score evaluation mechanism of the Tower.
For example, Mobius and Vilvi chose the power of the Herrscher of Reason.
Bell should have been the most suitable for the powers of the Herrscher of Erosion. But she felt she couldn't use them and didn't like them, so she chose the power of restraint.
Sakura chose the power of the Herrscher of Fire.
Because the power of the Herrscher of Fire is essentially the manipulation of molecular motion.
Therefore, acceleration is heat, and deceleration is freezing.
In other words!
In reality, the power of the Herrscher of Ice is similar to the power of creating inorganic matter.
She wasn't called the Herrscher of Ice because she lowered molecular motion and formed ice. Rather, she created ice first, and then the ice lowered the surrounding temperature, thus creating a cold climate.
This is the difference in the order of events.
Eden, on the other hand, didn't have any particularly satisfying power.
Kiana specially commissioned a new authority for her.
Music.
Or sound...
Calling it the Herrscher of sound is quite fitting.
Manipulating vibrations, sound waves, frequencies, and so on...
That's about it.
In fact.
None of the 108 Towers were given any specific Herrscher authority by Kiana.
Perhaps only when someone climbs the tower will they gain their own authority and confirm their status as a Herrscher.
Strictly speaking, the greatest significance of ascending the tower and becoming Herrscher is not actually gaining power.
Rather, it is the sublimation of one's life level and the leap in one's overall status that comes with becoming Herrscher.
Becoming Herrscher is the safest option, as it involves comprehensive upgrades. Gaining additional authority certainly provides a specialized power, but it's not the fundamental benefit.
Thus.
Even as mentioned before, there's almost no benefit to Fusion Warrior climbing towers.
But if one can reach the top, become Herrscher, obtain the authority of Herrscher, and increase one's own foundation.
It's not something that can't be done.
On the contrary, it's very profitable.
Even if you, as Herrscher, want to climb the tower, that's not impossible.
At worst, it'll just be a dual-core Herrscher.
If you have the ability, conquering more towers and becoming a multi-core Herrscher is not a problem; quantitative change leading to qualitative change is not an issue.
Kiana wouldn't have any objections.
So, fundamentally!
The reason why Kiana's organization was Sister Rin up trouble was because she knew very well that Ling's past was meaningless now.
Climbing towers does not increase physical fitness.
Because of the Herrscher Core nourishing her body and the surge of Honkai Energy, she naturally grows.
It's much more efficient than climbing a tower.
If you can't improve your physique and there's no hope of clearing the level for the time being, why would you still go? Isn't that a waste of time?
Want to play?
And I have no memory of it.
What are you going to do?
After all, canceling memories is essentially one of the challenging aspects of the level set up by Kiana.
At the same time, it also makes the entire strategy process appear fairer and more just.
Kiana herself doesn't know what kind of people the 108 Herrscher who will belong to her in the future will be.
Although she is able to see the future by observing it.
It can even be directly anchored.
But that would be really boring.
She didn't forbid Kevin and the others from going, naturally because even for them, clearing the level wasn't so easy.
At least for now, they aren't even Fusion Warrior.
Even if you have a slightly better chance of winning than the average person, it won't be by much.
For ordinary people to become Fusion Warrior, they not only need opportunity, but also the possibility of success. But they don't need that. Because they are destined to succeed.
It would be better to wait until you become Fusion Warrior and are more confident before giving it a try.
In that case, even if it's Weakening Period as punishment, with a strong physique as a foundation, one won't become completely useless.
That's acceptable.
"My adorable little husband, do you mean... becoming Fusion Warrior will ultimately have some impact on the success rate of clearing the game...?"
When Mobius returned that evening and heard Kiana's argument, he went straight to Kiana, drank the water in front of her, then abruptly put down the cup and stared intently at Kiana.
Staring intently.
"Contrary to what outsiders say, it's not fair regardless of an individual's strength... Luck, courage, strength, even equipment, and all other factors have little impact on the outcome..."
"That's not how it works, is it?"
"..."
"Of course!"
Kiana bluntly stated, "If this tower is truly a selection process, do you think I want those selected to be mediocre individuals who only passed the test by chance, or do you want more talented people and more outstanding roles?"
She looked at the girl beside her and continued speaking.
"The balance I'm referring to, if we consider it numerically, includes a balance of many factors such as intelligence, physical strength, muscle strength, agility, special talents, luck at the time, and so on..."