How to Make a Herrscher Defect! / Exploit a Bug to Farm Supply Cards?

Because if he knew the identity of the Sixth Herrscher, he could control her in advance and make related arrangements, which might allow him to further his research on Herrscher, and also...

Based on the current situation, before becoming Herrscher, they were all ordinary humans, and could be interacted with, so...

Mobius also had a new idea: to communicate with the Herrscher, or rather, with the Herrscher's original form before it became Herrscher, to see if he could control the Herrscher, and if that didn't work...

It can also be used to control or eliminate the opposing Herrscher!

In short, if we can know the other party's identity, our advantage will be greatly amplified. At the same time... this may be the easiest battle ever for humanity against Herrscher!

"Hoo... Ling Xi, who is the Sixth Herrscher?"

After finally calming down from his over-excitement, Mobius went straight to asking the most crucial question: the identity of the Sixth Herrscher!

"Mmm..."

Ling Xi scratched his head, and finally smiled and said, "Doctor, do you know why I care so much about Seele? And... your guess last time was correct. I already knew Seele before I came to this world, so that's why... Of course, I have the same attitude towards both the Doctor and Seele."

"Weren't we talking about the Sixth Herrscher? Why are you suddenly bringing up Seele?"

Seeing that Ling Xi's change of topic was too abrupt, Mobius was immediately puzzled, and at the same time... had a bad feeling.

"Well, because..."

Ling Xi sighed and said helplessly, "The Sixth Herrscher is Seele!"

"Ha?"

These eight words immediately shocked Mobius: The Sixth Herrscher, Seele... Holy crap, are you kidding me?

However, Mobius also knew that Ling Xi wouldn't make such a joke, especially one about Seele, whom he cared about most, so...

This matter is most likely true. As for the remaining small probability, it's because Ling Xi may have misjudged or... the butterfly effect!

After all, who doesn't know whether the Herrscher is a designated person or a randomly selected lucky audience member, so...

The Sixth Herrscher Seele that Ling Xi saw back then may not be the Sixth Herrscher in this parallel world!

"Phew... How confident are you?"

After a moment of silence, Mobius decided to ask Ling Xi again to confirm whether the information that Seele was the Sixth Herrscher was just this guy's guess, or... something he had experienced!

"More than ninety-nine percent!"

Ling Xi's answer was also decisive. Although based on that page of the comic and the various things that had recently happened to Seele, Ling Xi was basically certain that Seele was the Sixth Herrscher, but...

There's still a one percent chance, isn't there? What if the Will of Honkai doesn't choose Seele this time?

Even in Russian roulette where you bet on six bullets, there's always the option of a game going wrong, right? Can't I just bet that Seele and the Sixth Herrscher from the manga only look alike?

Although Ling Xi was well aware that Mihoyo's storylines were all angst-filled, so... this one percent possibility was just wishful thinking!

"Hiss..."

Upon hearing this answer, Mobius gasped. Well, since Ling Xi had put it this way, it meant that Seele being the Sixth Herrscher was a done deal. The only possibility was that the Honkai Consciousness had chosen a better candidate for the Sixth Herrscher; otherwise...

Seele, whether she likes it or not, and whether she and Ling Xi accept it or not, she... is the Sixth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Death who represents creation and decay!

Chapter 330: On How to Make Herrscher Switch Sides!

"You've already made up your mind by telling me this, haven't you?"

The two remained silent for a long time before Mobius finally spoke first, asking, "So, what's your plan?"

"What plan could I possibly have? I came to the Doctor that he could find a way to save Seele."

Ling Xi shook his head helplessly, and smiled wryly, "Although this situation hasn't occurred in our parallel world yet, in other parallel worlds, Herrscher... can also communicate and possess independent consciousness, and even..."

Ling Xi shrugged and laughed, "I've also seen parallel worlds where nearly half of the thirteen Herrscher are on the side of humanity."

Mobius: "???"

Although I don't understand it, I was deeply shocked!

"How did they do that? Are they a true Herrscher, or... an inherited Herrscher?"

Upon hearing Ling Xi's words, Mobius became very interested. Good heavens, even Herrscher can turn against her! But... that doesn't seem entirely unacceptable. After all, Ling Xi can be considered Herrscher, but isn't he also her husband? Although...

Ling Xi can only be considered an inheritor of the Herrscher, since the Herrscher Core was not formed by Ling Xi!

"Hmm... I have them all."

Ling Xi thought for a moment and gave her answer!

In the St. Freya's Cave, Duckling is considered to have inherited the Herrscher, while Mei is the true Herrscher. Ciliate... could also be called Sirin, as she possesses both. The Herrscher of the Void is her own power, while the Herrscher of Flamescion...

I wasn't sure if it was Himeko's power, but it did become the power of the Kiana later on!

As for Wendy, she was almost won over by Duckling, but then Cocolia turned against her and became human, otherwise she might have ended up on the human side!

As for the Shi Bao, there's no need to say more. He never had any ill intentions towards humans. Of course, regarding the dismantling of the Schicksal Headquarters, I can only say well done!

Unfortunately, after being tricked out of his core business by his own mother, he ultimately embarked on a path of no return—fraud...

"However, Doctor!"

Ling Xi continued, "After a person becomes Herrscher —I'm referring to the initial Herrscher chosen by the Will of Honkai —a completely new consciousness will appear within her body, or what we might call the Herrscher consciousness. But from another perspective, the Herrscher consciousness and her own consciousness are both her own; it's just that... one is full of malice towards humanity, while the other is simply her own consciousness!"

"The best option to turn Herrscher into an ally is to eliminate or suppress the Herrscher's consciousness, and then let her own consciousness continue to control her body and use the Herrscher's power!"

Ling Xi gave a simple explanation of the principles of Herrscher consciousness, which also explained to Mobius why some Herrscher could become teammates!

"I see..."

Mobius nodded thoughtfully. Since Herrscher can communicate and becoming Herrscher doesn't significantly affect the original consciousness of the master, it seems that as long as the Herrscher's consciousness is destroyed, saving Seele might not be impossible.

However, although it sounds simple in theory, it's actually quite difficult to implement...

Um, sorry, Mobius hasn't researched anything about consciousness yet. After all, that thing is too mysterious. The only thing he's ever come into contact with regarding the soul and consciousness is the Soul Fragment that Ling Xi gave him last time!

Soul Fragment...

Suddenly, Mobius seemed to realize something and asked, "Ling Xi, you already knew about Seele's matter, didn't you?"

"Um..."

Ling Xi nodded silently and said, "To be precise, after I met Seele, I thought of this possibility, but I wasn't sure at the time. However, as time went by, I became truly certain that Seele... she is the Sixth Herrscher!"

"Whoosh..."

Mobius sighed slightly and chuckled, "So... the Soul Fragment you gave me before was actually prepared for Seele, wasn't it?"

"Well... yes, but that's not entirely true, because..."

Ling Xi calmly said, "The Gemini Stigmata, the Sakura Stigmata, the Elysia Stigmata, and even the Kaslana Stigmata, all possess the first ability of Soul Fragment, which is to preserve consciousness, so..."

"My initial thought was that if we couldn't change Seele's fate, then we could only... well, anyway, after that we could use the Gemini Stigmata to preserve Seele's consciousness, then find a way to eliminate the Herrscher's consciousness, and finally use the Soul Fragment to resurrect Seele!"

Now that things have come to this, Ling Xi no longer intends to hide it from her Doctor, since she needs Doctor help with this matter.

"I see..."

Mobius nodded silently, then deliberately smiled and said, "Alright, it seems I used Seele's things. Does this mean I owe her a favor?"

"No, Doctor!"

Ling Xi immediately grasped Mobius's hand and smiled, "The Soul Fragment belongs to me, not to Seele, so... Doctor doesn't owe Seele anything."

Ling Xi had no intention of using the matter of the Soul Fragment to morally blackmail Mobius, because she neither needed to nor could she do so!

"Um... okay."

Mobius shrugged and said, "However, since I used up my Soul Fragment, I will naturally try to help Seele get through this. If all else fails, we'll prepare for the worst and have Seele's consciousness temporarily stored in the Stigmata Gene. That way... at least we can gamble on the future!"

"Um!"

Ling Xi nodded silently...

Although she didn't want to do this, because the body created by the Soul Fragment was ultimately a manifestation of the information in the Stigmata Gene, although it could be called Seele, it still had some differences and limitations from the original body.

For example, the personified Stigmata figures must replenish their energy daily and cannot stray too far from their host, and...

The future version of myself will not be able to change to other Stigmata, because if I change the Gemini Stigmata, Seele will also disappear. Of course, with Seele as the Stigmata, I will not change it!

Finally, there's one crucial question: who knows when we'll get the next Soul Fragment!

With good luck, you might get a legendary gold item on your first try, but given my luck...

It's more reliable to try for the pity system by doing 100 pulls. However, even with the pity system, you still have to choose one out of five. If you don't get Soul Fragment, you'll have to do another 100 pulls!

However, the rewards for the missions issued by Sirin are really stingy. Of the more than 130 supply cards I received, 50 came from Sakura, about 20 each from the Doctor and Elysia, and less than 50 were obtained through normal missions!

Oh right, didn't I just push Seele yesterday? Then Sirin should give me ten cards, right? I'll go find her and ask her when I have time later. Nobody can take my kickback, not even my little angel Sirin!

Also, I remember that after achieving a godlike streak, there should be five more cards left, and after ten godlike streaks, there should also be five more cards left, so...

Let's continue searching for Seele tonight, after all, we still haven't gotten ten supply cards from Seele!

Chapter 331: Exploiting a Bug to Farm Supply Cards?

The two talked for a full half hour in the Imaginary Space, mainly discussing matters concerning the Sixth Herrscher and rescuing Seele. Mobius had already drafted a corresponding plan, starting with...

Naturally, the study is about "consciousness," something that is both mysterious and ever-present!

As for research on the level of consciousness...

Mobius felt it necessary to have some academic exchanges with Mei, after all... there must be some kind of relationship between quantum technology and consciousness, and Mei just happens to be a master in the field of quantum mechanics!

Back in the real world, Ling Xi gave the Space Gem to Mobius. At the same time, Ling Xi did not take back the Flame Herrscher Core, because his Doctor seemed to be working on some kind of Divine Key Project recently, so he decided to leave the Herrscher Core to his wife to study slowly, since he wouldn't need it for the time being.

After all, Ling Xi had obtained the Lightning Herrscher Core Wind Herrscher Core from Sirin, and kept them on her person, which was enough to deal with any unexpected situation.

"Oh, finished chatting?"

When Ling Xi left Mobius's laboratory and came to the hall, Elysia was playing cards with Seele. When they saw Ling Xi, the two of them came over almost at the same time.

"Yes, we talked about some work-related things."

Ling Xi nodded to Elysia, made up a reason, and then looked at Seele, smiling, "Sorry, Seele, I kept you waiting."

"Mmm..."

Seele shook her head and laughed, "It's only been thirty minutes, what's so long about waiting?"

"Hmm... that makes sense."

Ling Xi smiled and gently took Seele's hand, saying with a smile, "Seele, come on, I'll take you to test your Honkai Energy Adaptability."

"Okay!"

Although Seele was a little confused as to why she needed to be tested again, she obediently chose to comply.

"Wait, I'll go too."

Elysia also joined in, laughing, "After all, I'm also very curious about how much Seele's Honkai Energy Adaptability can increase."

"Okay, let's do it together. It's a good opportunity for you to get tested, Elysia."

Ling Xi didn't refuse. Holding Seele's hand with her left hand and Elysia's hand with her right, they went to the laboratory together to ask the Doctor for help in testing Honkai Energy Adaptability.

As for the final result... it was pretty much as expected. Seele's Honkai Energy Adaptability increased by about 15 HW, which is consistent with yesterday's number of attempts. As for Elysia, there's no need to say more. Even at this point, it's still a 1 in 10 ratio, and it's very difficult to improve.

What's more, it used to be a three-person team, but now with Seele included, they can have a whole mahjong table, and...

The bed I bought back then seems a bit too small now.

After the Honkai Energy Adaptability test was completed, Mobius used the excuse of a medical check-up to keep Seele behind, asking Seele to cooperate with some sample collection and testing. After Seele is very likely to be the future Herrscher of Death, so how could Mobius not be interested?

Besides, if we could get some useful information from Seele earlier, we might have a higher chance of changing Seele's fate in the future!

"Sirin, where's my supply card?"

While Dr. Mobius was taking Seele to undergo various tests, Ling Xi also entered the consciousness space and decisively asked Sirin for her supply card!

"Don't worry, I've saved it for you."

Sirin rolled her eyes at Ling Xi, then threw out ten supply cards and laughed, "I thought you were too busy with important business to remember this."

"Ahem, don't talk nonsense. That's to enhance Seele's Honkai Energy Adaptability!"

Ling Xi also shamelessly answered Sirin!

"Cut..."

Sirin just looked at Ling Xi with disdain. If she weren't powerless right now, she would definitely give this guy a good beating. He really... has never seen such a shameless person!