"As expected of Shrek Academy. At this point, I wouldn't find it strange even if they did something like this..."
Inside an enormous mechanical laboratory, a petite figure sat at a workstation, continuously conducting experiments.
She was not surprised in the slightest by what had happened at Shrek Academy. Long before Herta entered Shrek Academy, she had already known what Shrek Academy would do. Everything had been within his expectations.
Then, since he already knew, why had he still gone in?
There was only one answer!
The Herta currently inside Shrek Academy was not Yao Lan's true clone at all, but merely a special puppet that closely resembled Herta.
Not only had this puppet's appearance been recreated, but even its Martial Soul and strength were, to a certain extent, close to Herta's. If someone wanted to discern the true nature of this clone, there was only one method...
They would have to kill it completely!
However, Shrek Academy would not go that far with a genius they wanted to recruit, at least not before they had completely fallen out. Thus, no one could discover this clone at this stage. Even if they came close to finding out, it could directly self-destruct and destroy the evidence.
It looked somewhat troublesome, but the puppet's purpose was very simple: to observe Yun Ming's Divine Position!
Since the Divine Realm had been swept away by the Space-time Turbulence, Herta had no way to study a True God. Thus, she could only use Yun Ming, a Quasi-God, as a substitute.
Although the Aeons of the Honkai: Star Rail universe were fundamentally different from the gods of the Douluo World, Herta still intended to study them. Perhaps she could find some inspiration. While at Shrek, she could also examine its library and see whether there was