Why Destroy a Divine Key to Take Its Core? / When in Doubt, Summon the Doctor!

"Yes."

The Klein Puppet nodded silently. "Although headquarters has nuclear power, this energy must be used for the maintenance of the base. Moreover, the energy consumption of the Elysian Realm is too enormous, and I alone cannot maintain large-scale nuclear facilities. Therefore, we can only use small-scale nuclear facilities to ensure the normal operation of the base."

"I see..."

Ling Xi rubbed her forehead, looking somewhat conflicted. To be honest, Ling Xi naturally wanted to activate the Elysian Realm and then meet with the Doctor and Elysia, even though it was just a memory.

Aside from not being able to enhance Honkai Energy, it's no different from a real meeting.

However, if the energy consumption is so high, Ling Xi needs to reconsider. Although activation only requires one percent of the energy, and she only needs to activate it once, but...

Ling Xi feared that once she saw them, she wouldn't want to part ways, and once she started down this path, she might find herself coming back to them whenever she missed them, and eventually...

The reason I came to retrieve the core and the Divine Key was for Danzhu and Cangxuan, and what if they in the Elysian Realm also found out about this...

Ling Xi "..."

"Klein, you know the location of the Divine Key, right?"

Ultimately, Ling Xi decided to dismantle the Divine Key. Of course, the main reason was that Ling Xi wanted to preserve the energy in the Elysian Realm, and it was definitely not because she was afraid that they would beat her up.

"It's right in the lobby."

The Klein Puppet calmly replied, "Does Ling Xi need the Divine Key?"

"Um."

Ling Xi nodded and smiled, "By the way, I should have the authority to take the Divine Key, right?"

"That's natural."

The Klein Puppet nodded slightly. "Ling Xi has higher authority in the base than I do, so Ling Xi can take the Divine Key. However... I suggest that Ling Xi not take the Divine Key that is needed in the plan, as this will affect the Doctor's subsequent plans."

"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid."

Ling Xi smiled and shrugged, saying, "Klein, can you tell me which Divine Key I can take?"

"Ling Xi, please look!"

Klein unfolded the holographic image and then revealed four Divine Key: the Third Divine Key, the Sixth Divine Key, the Ninth Divine Key, and the Eleventh Divine Key!

The corresponding forms are named as follows: Seven Thunders of Retribution, Black Abyss White Flower, Star of Eden, and Oath of Judah!

Ling Xi "..."

Holy crap, it seems like the main characters can use these!

The Third Divine Key appeared in the comic storyline of Dvalinn and Sister Ta, and according to Da Wei Ge's spoilers, it is the weapon of the future cook.

As for the Black Abyss White Flower, it goes without saying that it was used by my wife Elysia in the Previous Era, and in the future it became my mother-in-law's weapon, and then my wife, the Dvalinn, as her weapon...

As for the Star of Eden, I remember it was the weapon of the First Herrscher [Welt Joyce], which was later given to Old Yang, and then to Duckling.

The final Eleventh Divine Key...

Huh? Do you want to be smashed to pieces by Judah?

Damn, looking at this, it seems like they're all Divine Key that will be very useful in the future. Losing even one could completely change the plot.

Ling Xi "..."

Looking at the four Divine Key before him, Ling Xi fell into deep thought...

So, which Divine Key should we dismantle?

P. S.: Theresa, you wouldn't want Judah to be torn down either, would you?

Chapter 519: Why destroy the Divine Key to obtain the core?

Looking at the four Divine Key that Klein displayed, Ling Xi was also conflicted, because all four Divine Key were quite powerful. Of course, in reality, there are no weak Divine Key.

Ling Xi considered the other Divine Key, but the First Divine Key was missing. According to Cangxuan, it disappeared during the rebellion of the Previous Era. The Second Divine Key was with Brother Su, and the Fourth Divine Key was in the sky, still repairing Earth's ecology and also functioning as a communication satellite. It definitely couldn't be dismantled.

The Fifth Divine Key is even more important; it's the core of the Hibernation Pod. Even if I dismantle all the other Divine Key, I absolutely cannot touch the Hibernation Pod!

The Seventh Divine Key, Skyfire Self-Destruction, is still with Ancestor Kevin. Speaking of which, if I dismantle Skyfire Self-Destruction, would Bebedragon be spared from being killed by his father-in-law? Hmm... that's probably unlikely.

The Eighth Divine Key and Tenth Divine Key keys are Feathered Dust and the Xuanyuan Sword, respectively, both Immortal, and both are very important Divine Key. Finally...

Rin and Elysia's cores should both be in the base, but he doesn't know if they have become Divine Key. Moreover, the cores he initially intended to take were these two.

Furthermore, Rin's core shouldn't be considered a core right now, since she's still in Black Box. And according to the plot, it will only appear when Rin obtains Kallen and Yae Sakura, at which time the Twelfth Divine Key, Jizo Mitama, will be generated!

However, no matter how much I complain, I can only choose one of the four Divine Key: Black Abyss White Flower, and Judah are not acceptable.

That leaves only Star of Eden and the Seven Thunders of Retribution. Ling Xi actually prefers the Seven Thunders of Retribution, since this thing doesn't appear until much later in the game. Even when Jackal used it to snipe Otto, it was only in 2015.

Before that, I should have already woken up the Doctor and the others, and then I could recreate the Seven Thunders of Retribution, which shouldn't affect the subsequent plot too much.

Although the subsequent plot is no longer important to me, but...

I also want to do my best to maintain some of the plot, after all... other things may not be important, but Ciliate is still necessary. As the absolute protagonist of the Honkai Impact 3rd, if she were to die, I might not be able to control the future of this world.

"Klein, then I'll choose the Seven Thunders of Retribution."

After some deliberation, Ling Xi ultimately chose the Seven Thunders of Retribution. The reasons have been analyzed above. This is the Divine Key that has the least impact on the plot, and in the future, she can awaken the Doctor and have her help repair it.

"Okay, no problem."

Klein nodded, then brought up a new virtual panel and said, "Ling Xi, the Seven Thunders of Retribution are stored in the armory. You'll have to go there to get them yourself."

"I see... Okay, I understand, then..."

Ling Xi nodded, and was about to ask where the armory was when Klein had already opened an inner door in the hall using the computer.

Ling Xi "..."

Afterwards, Ling Xi and Cangxuan went to the armory together and saw the Divine Key stored in the sealed compartments. They were all arranged in order, making it easy to find which Divine Key was which.

"Seven Thunders of Retribution..."

Ling Xi's target was naturally the Third Divine Key, the Seven Thunders of Retribution, because the humans of the Previous Era could not directly use the power of the Herrscher Core, so they could only make the Herrscher Core into Divine Key, and the Seven Thunders of Retribution was Divine Key made from the third Herrscher Core!

It has seven forms, and its destructive power ranks at least in the top three among all the Divine Key!

The other two Divine Key are, of course, the Skyfire Judgement and the Star of Eden. To be honest, if I didn't need the Herrscher Core, I really wouldn't be willing to dismantle such powerful weapons, but...

I'm sorry, for Cangxuan and Danzhu's sake!

Ling Xi picked up the Seven Thunders of Retribution, but instead of leaving immediately, Ling Xi looked at the remaining Divine Key and asked, "Klein, I can take any of the four Divine Key you mentioned, right?"

"Um... yes, do you want to take them all?"

Klein felt this was a bit inappropriate, but since the Doctor had programmed her to obey Ling Xi's orders, she had no choice but to accept it if Ling Xi really wanted to take away the four Divine Key!

Of course, even if she doesn't accept it, Ling Xi can still take it if she wants, since she doesn't have any fighting ability.

"That won't be necessary."

Ling Xi smiled and shook her head, saying, "I'll only take the Seven Thunders of Retribution and the Star of Eden. The rest... I'll leave to those who need them in the future."

"OK."

Seeing that Ling Xi hadn't completely cleared the place, Klein a slight sigh of relief.

"By the way, Klein, do you have a way to destroy the Divine Key more gently?"

After returning to the hall, Ling Xi put Star of Eden aside, held the Seven Thunders of Retribution in her hand, and asked Klein a question.

After all, the Divine Key contains the Herrscher Core, and Lightning Herrscher Core with extremely strong destructive power. Therefore, Ling Xi dared not carry out violent destruction here. What if the power of the activated core razed this place to the ground?

Therefore, Ling Xi plans to destroy the Divine Key a relatively gentle way, perhaps by taking it to a more distant place to destroy it.

"The Divine Key Destruction?"

Klein looked at Ling Xi with a puzzled expression. "Why would Ling Xi want to destroy the Divine Key? It's our weapon!"

"I'm sorry, Klein."

Ling Xi apologized and then smiled helplessly, "For some reason, I need to use the power of the Herrscher Core, but we don't know where the other two cores are, so I have no choice but to take them from the Divine Key."

"Hmm? Ling Xi only wants to take the core?"

Upon hearing Ling Xi's words, Klein also asked a serious question.

"Yes."

Ling Xi nodded silently. If it weren't for the Herrscher Core, she wouldn't have brought Cangxuan back to headquarters.

"Huh?"

Klein looked at Ling Xi with a puzzled expression and said, "If you just want to extract the core, why don't Ling Xi just extract it directly? Why destroy the Divine Key?"

"Ha?"

Klein's question left Ling Xi completely bewildered. She asked, "Then... how do we retrieve it?"

Ling Xi remembered very clearly that before the final battle, the Doctor had all the Divine Key dismantled and then handed the cores over to her to fight. So... the core of the Divine Key is the Herrscher Core. Once it is lost, wouldn't it be the same as destroying it?

"Hmm... like this."

Klein touched the Seven Thunders of Retribution directly, and then the Seven Thunders of Retribution began to change shape. The Divine Key split in the middle, revealing the Herrscher Core inside.

Ling Xi: "???"

Chapter 520: When in doubt, summon the Doctor!

"Forehead..."

Looking at the Seven Thunders of Retribution in his hand, and then at the Lightning Herrscher Core leaking out from within Seven Thunders of Retribution, Ling Xi was somewhat bewildered. This was...

"Soul Steel".

Klein said quietly, "After you left, Ling Xi, the Doctor and the others recreated the Divine Key. However, this time the Divine Key is made entirely of Soul Steel, so it can not only change its form, but also flexibly extract the Herrscher Core."

"If you want to use the Divine Key, you have to put the core back in."

As he spoke, Klein pressed down on the Seven Thunders of Retribution again, and then the Seven Thunders of Retribution transformed back into its Katana form.

Finally, Klein added, "Of all the Divine Key, only five cannot extract the Divine Key Herrscher Core due to their abilities. The other Divine Key can freely extract their cores, so... why would Ling Xi want to destroy the Divine Key?"

Ling Xi "..."

"Cangxuan!"

Ling Xi turned around and looked at Cangxuan. This girl must be from the Previous Era, so why didn't she tell her about this?

"Uh... I don't know either."

Cangxuan seemed a little embarrassed, shrugged, and said, "After all, the work of creating the new Divine Key was entirely handled by the Doctor and Vill-V. We in Shenzhou have never seen Divine Key before."

Ling Xi: "..." What use are you to me...

I was just agonizing over which one to disassemble, but it turns out... there's no need to disassemble anything at all. Speaking of which, Hua has had the Feathered Dust for over three years now, right? Didn't that girl discover that the Divine Key's core can be freely disassembled?

If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have had to bring Cangxuan on this wasted trip.

"Why..."

In the end, Ling Xi could only sigh helplessly and ask, "Klein, how do you disassemble the Divine Key? Can you teach me?"

"Hmm... all I need to do is sense it."

Klein calmly said, "The Divine Key is made of Soul Steel, so it is somewhat like a smartphone. It will react accordingly when it receives a corresponding signal. The method I just used is an electrical signal. Ling Xi... you can try using a Honkai signal. You just need to release Honkai Energy into it and then use your consciousness to control the Divine Key to transform."

"Induction..."

Ling Xi frowned slightly, then connected the Divine Key according to Klein's instructions, and finally...

"Dudu..."

The Seven Thunders of Retribution were unleashed, revealing the Herrscher Core once again.

"So that's how it is..."

At this point, Ling Xi had already mastered the use of the Divine Key, and... the new Divine Key was even more wondrous than the Divine Key, because it allowed her to directly connect to the Divine Key with her brain, thereby performing certain operations, such as...

Retrieving a sword from a distance!

As Klein just mentioned, the Divine Key is somewhat similar to a smartphone. Therefore, as long as the user is familiar enough with the Divine Key, they can control Divine Key at will, making it a true intelligent weapon.

In short, since the Herrscher Core could be obtained without destroying the Divine Key, this is ultimately good news.