Honkai's Thousand Laws, Kidnapping Kiana at the Start

"Thank you." Her pale pink lips shimmered in the gentle sunlight, her body clad in light brown wool. The meticulously tailored design made her look full of charm. The black stockings beneath her plaid mini-skirt had a slight silken texture, inexplicably drawing the attention of the men around her.

However, the girl was a little nervous at the moment. She subconsciously tucked a long strand of her bangs behind her ear, tidying her messy hair a bit. A little adjustment added a touch of cuteness.

Born in the most foul and murky silt at the bottom of the pond, submerged by the turbid, dark water, only now did the pure white, flawless lotus finally bloom.

"Thank you," she murmured, saying it again, even though there was no one opposite her.

Only a light chuckle, coming from nowhere in the void, landed on the puppet.

The cracked phone screen vibrated slightly. The girl unlocked the screen.

Several new push notifications appeared before her eyes.

"Please do not consume un-fresh seafood. A family of four, two dead and two hospitalized, after mistakenly eating spoiled shrimp!"

"Be extremely careful when handling shrimp. If you prick your finger with a sharp point, be sure to disinfect it promptly. Today, a 50-year-old..."

"Excessive seafood consumption is harmful to health. A 14-year-old boy lost his life at a young age due to eating a large amount of shrimp."

These were local news push notifications. Seeing this message, the girl didn't show any worry; instead, a faint smile appeared on her face.

"Is this what they call a gentle approach? Kind sheep spirit."

Light filtered through the gaps, falling on the girl's fair neck. A black and white mark emitted a faint glow.

Ding!

Just as the girl finished reading the news and felt a surge of happiness, she took a sip of her milk tea. A new text message arrived on her phone.

Contact saved as [Editor].

"Xiao Lei, the money in your account was suddenly withdrawn. Did you transfer it yourself?"

"Mm, a couple of days ago, something happened at home."

"Oh, I see. Is the money enough? If not, I still have a bit here."

Her fingertips trembled slightly, an ineffable sense of happiness filling her hollow heart.

For so many years, only a stranger she had never met was willing to care about her. The girl's chest felt tight with emotion, but the sun today was good, new, so she smiled and typed back, "The manuscript fees I've saved up for so long are enough."

It was a pity that there was nothing left in this city worth cherishing. After gaining new life, she would face a brand new future.

"By the way, Xiao Lei, I found a new company. The benefits are quite good. Do you want to come with me?"

"What company?"

"It seems to be a company involved in the anime industry and culture. The name sounds like—"

"Kiana."

The girl paused slightly, the smile on her face growing even brighter.

"I'll go."

"Oh, and I'm going to change my artist name."

"Xiao Lei?"

"No, someone thought of a nice name for me."

"Griseo."

Chapter 13: Su Jue's Scheme

Her consciousness was pulled, her soul torn apart. An indescribable, piercing pain almost shredded Su Jue's entire consciousness.

His long-dry lips were cracked, and a grinding sound emanated from his clenched teeth. Until a certain moment, the unbearable agony finally disappeared, and sweat seeped from every pore of his body, dripping onto the floor.

He wasn't constipated, of course.

This was actually the process of the new puppet in the Authority of Domination feeding power back to him, healing his incurable illness.

"It hurt a bit, but my lifespan extended by three months. Worth it."

Drenched in sweat, Su Jue let out a long sigh, feeling much lighter. He beckoned, and the black cat, Tread Snow, leaped onto him, enjoying the petting service.

However, Tread Snow was personally controlled by Su Jue, so he was actually experiencing the dual pleasure of petting and being petted simultaneously. This was undoubtedly the most effective way to cure the symptoms of soul tearing. Theoretically, he could also split off a different-sex clone and experience at the same time...

It was a pity that Su Jue wasn't particularly interested in lewdness. His greatest goal in becoming the Herrscher of a Thousand was simply to survive.

Thinking of this, Su Jue couldn't help but recall Kiana, who had rushed out of the bathroom and beaten him up a couple of days ago. For some reason, he felt a flicker of attraction for a moment.

Based on the fact that he was able to lie on the sofa intact the next day, Kiana's consciousness had actually recovered at that time.

If it had been Sirin, he probably would have already become Benares's excrement.

He wondered where she was now. The only 100 yuan he had on him was tricked away by him, so she must be having a tough time.

In this world, being a hero wasn't easy.

Su Jue knew very well that during his time in Sky City, Kiana had been saving people attacked by Honkai Beasts. But no matter how good Kiana's physical condition was, she still got hungry and tired. Moreover, the Herrscher of Void's consciousness within her was constantly draining her strength.

Coupled with her upright personality, she would definitely not be willing to steal or rob. Perhaps one day when he went out, he might find a defenseless Herrscher of Void?

Thinking of this, even the usually calm Su Jue couldn't help but show a slightly lewd smile.

However, he immediately suppressed the smile. Even if the Herrscher of Void truly collapsed from exhaustion, Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, and World Serpent, the three major powers that had long been eyeing her, would likely swarm her. He, who only had Cat Power at level 5, wouldn't even get a single hair.

Su Jue had also secretly established his own vision, which he named [Kiana], a combination of Herrscher of a Thousand and his own name.

However, it was currently just an ordinary two-dimensional cultural studio, relying on the output of some two-dimensional products to make a living.

With the Authority of Domination of the Herrscher of Domination, as long as there were existing products, it could be replicated at almost zero cost.

Although the authority had not been fully unlocked yet and more complex and precise equipment could not be manufactured, it was more than enough to keep a small otaku culture company running.

He had grand plans in his heart. Once he had more puppets, he would go to Schicksal and Anti-Entropy to steal their design blueprints and mass-produce high-tech products.

The prerequisite was not to be caught like the original Herrscher of Domination.

With the acquisition of the young girl puppet who could paint this time, [Kiana] could completely venture into businesses like anime production. This was the advantage of a hive mind. As long as one clone possessed a certain talent, he could master that talent. Even if the talent was poor, it didn't matter. With more puppets, they could amplify each other.

This little Griseo was undoubtedly the first step for his forces to start accumulating wealth.

Thinking of this, Su Jue raised his hand slightly, and a puppet in the shape of a young girl appeared before him.

This was the fifth puppet, a puppet produced after choosing Shirozou, besides the middle-aged man and woman, the kitten, and the boy.

Although the effect was not as good as a puppet directly transformed from a person, the advantage was that Little Griseo did not need to die and could live as a normal human. Su Jue could control this clone to achieve the effect of two individuals existing simultaneously.

In a detective novel, this would be a perfect alibi.

[Griseo]

This was the name Su Jue gave to this young girl puppet. This name was not chosen randomly but was well-prepared.

When playing the game that year, Su Jue, as a player, was grinding the newly released Elysian Realm.

At that time, he saw Elysia slumped in the hall of the Elysian Realm, weeping uncontrollably. That scene was unforgettable for him.

At that moment, he thought, if I could become a hero, I would win everything.

Although there was a slight deviation now, and he had become a Herrscher, he still had to consider if this was the only chance in his life.

To reforge the glory of the Previous Civilization's Thirteen Flame-Chasers, I am duty-bound!

However, if he really did this.

When Kevin returns from the Sea of Quantum, and sees his dead friend appear before him, he would probably want to scatter Su Jue's ashes.

Of course, these were just thoughts. Su Jue would be brain-dead to directly use these identities to cause trouble. He would more likely stab them in the back from the shadows, and perhaps even shift the blame to World Serpent, which would be delightful.

In the empty living room, Su Jue's laughter echoed.

Cough cough.

He laughed too loudly and forgot that his body was still very weak.

Gasping for breath, Su Jue accidentally choked on a mouthful of blood, and couldn't help but spray it onto the young girl puppet he had just summoned.

The blood flowed down the body of the young girl puppet, which was still in its nascent form, but was completely absorbed before it could fall to the ground.

Click.

Unexpectedly, this puppet actually moved on its own. Although Su Jue's blood could indeed enhance his control over the puppet, this situation was clearly a little unusual.

He could feel that he could still control this body, but there seemed to be something different in the unseen.

It, it seemed to be alive?

Chapter Fourteen: Puppet · Griseo

A faint glimmer, like twinkling stars, cast a faint blue hue, reflecting in Su Jue's eyes.

She was glowing.

In the faint light, the clone, which was originally just an ordinary puppet, gradually took on special colors.

Light blue hair spread along Su Jue's fingertips, and simple white floral ornaments bloomed at the tips of her hair. Her face became exquisite, with a fair and delicate face like porcelain that no master could sculpt. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, like a young child just waking from a dream.

She opened her eyes, and two clear, pale purple gems were set in her cute eyelids, exuding a captivating dreaminess.

A simple, soft dress materialized from the faint light, covering the girl's pure and flawless body. However, the smooth shoulders seemed to be ill-fitting, with the straps hanging loosely, vaguely revealing her delicate collarbone.

She stood barefoot on the cold floor of Su Jue's house, her cute little feet, each toe seeming to twitch restlessly.

Without a doubt, this was the Griseo from Su Jue's memory.

However, in this world, the stories of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers had not yet been sung, and the hymns of the Elysian Realm had not yet echoed.

Even before Su Jue had the thought of naming her, the name Griseo had never appeared.

Yet, this young girl puppet now appeared before Su Jue in a perfect state.

She was alive, in the image from Su Jue's memory, in the most beautiful aspect of a young girl.

If he hadn't known clearly that this was just a puppet, Su Jue would have thought he had accidentally summoned the starry-eyed girl from the Elysian Realm.

No, it was different.

After carefully examining her from head to toe, Su Jue finally dismissed this idea, because this Griseo was actually created based on his personal preferences in many aspects. Even in her light blue long hair, there were streaks of bright red hair, like those dyed by the blood he had just spat out, adding a touch of strangeness to this girl who should have been as pure and flawless as a blank canvas.

Her purple eyes blinked, and Griseo (for convenience, I will call her Griseo directly, but do not consider her the same person as the original Griseo) raised her head and looked at her creator.

As expected, she's still a puppet.

Through the abilities of the Herrscher of Domination, Su Jue could clearly feel that although this young girl puppet had taken on the appearance of Griseo, she could still be completely controlled by him, without much self-awareness.

It hadn't transformed into a singular individual. Su Jue let out a sigh of relief. What if it had actually gained self-awareness and turned into a traitor?

However, the biggest difference between Griseo and other puppets was that she had gained sentience. In the previous play, the Mother character Su Jue had designed was deaf and mute, precisely to prevent his control from being too stiff and discovered by Kiana.

But now, Griseo's eyes were bright and full of spirit. Su Jue only needed to give her a simple command, and she would act in the way Su Jue intended, no longer worrying about being discovered as a puppet.

The only drawback was that she could only act in this form. Su Jue couldn't reshape her face to look like anyone else.

But why had this change occurred?

Could it really be just because his blood had splashed onto the puppet?

Or was this an evolutionary form of the hive's collective consciousness?

He furrowed his brow, lost in thought.

Suddenly, he felt a soft, yielding touch on his palm, smooth and silky.

"Tread Snow?" he called out immediately, but quickly realized that Tread Snow wasn't under his control and wouldn't move on its own.

Lowering his gaze, he saw Griseo rubbing her small head against Su Jue's palm, like a real kitten trying to get its owner to play with it.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Su Jue tentatively stroked the girl's hair. The Herrscher of Domination's power immediately fed back a sense of joy to him.

It was over. The figure had truly come alive.

Unlike the peaceful suburbs, ever since the Herrscher of Void awakened two months ago, Honkai Energy worldwide had become significantly more active, with frequent reports of Honkai Beasts and MANTIS appearing. Sky City, as a refuge, had naturally been attacked by Honkai Beasts multiple times. However, since the attacked areas were not extensive, people in other parts of the city continued to live their normal lives, unaffected by the assaults.

And the peaceful life in District W-024 was shattered by the piercing sound of an alarm under these circumstances.

Roar!