Chapter 117

Dystopia led Kosma to sit on a high chair, holding colorful drinks and swinging her legs.

"You seem to be doing quite well in the Engineering Department," she said excitedly.

An Yu looked wearily at the ceiling. "Stop talking, I'm exhausted these days."

If it weren't for the numerous marks left on his Heart Cocoon along the way, he wouldn't know how he would have survived if Kevin hadn't kicked the door down not long ago.

Now I rely entirely on illusions... bah, on an environment built on Heart Cocoon construct, to survive smoothly in the Engineering Department.

"Is Vill-V 8 really as crazy as the rumors say?"

Dystopia was filled with curiosity, while Kosma, who had followed her, subconsciously frowned. It wasn't that he was worried about Dystopia, but rather that he sensed that An Yu's attention seemed to be on him.

An Yu pondered for a moment, "He's even more insane than I imagined."

He truly hadn't expected that Vill-V's mental state was so unique, almost like multiple personalities living in one room; she really did have a mental illness! And she had even experienced several episodes of schizophrenia.

Not long ago, he attempted to use his Heart Cocoon ability to penetrate deeper into the mind, but he was almost detected by someone with extremely keen perception.

Fortunately, the mark left there was well disguised, and she successfully infiltrated the internal patient circle of Vill-V, which has led to An Yu's recent mental state deteriorating.

"Now, do you still dare to say you want to surpass Minister Vill-V?"

Dystopia laughed and joked.

Why wouldn't you dare?

An Yu raised her chin. "Am I worse Vill-V?"

Dystopia laughed too, "Yes, yes, you're the best, future great inventor!"

After she finished speaking, she looked at Kosma beside her, and felt that Kosmo was unusually silent today.

An Yu also narrowed her eyes. Kosma's ability was so special that the first time he left a mark, it was naturally devoured. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been a second meeting.

Sure enough, Kosma was completely unable to make good use of his abilities, which was another thing that needed to be written down in a small notebook.

Volume 1: Chapter 175 (173) - Guestbook

[Message Board]

Expert: "If you ask me, you've had all the time; shouldn't you have reached a preliminary conclusion by now? Scholar"

The Great Magician: "The world is getting more and more boring. I really don't know what's going on in Elysia's pretty little head."

Chef: "Does nobody care about me? I feel like I'm spending way more time cooking lately."

An Yu: "Your cooking is delicious, Chef. Thumbs up!"

Chef: "But I didn't eat a single bite."

Scholar: "Getting back to the point, I've been thinking about something lately: is it necessary for us to consider this kind of question?"

The Scholar, "The initial conclusion regarding Elysia is: based on existing data and action analysis, Elysia can be trusted for the time being and is currently the optimal partner for cooperation."

An Yu: "@Model Five"

The Model Five are designed to deal with any disasters that powerful individuals might cause.

Model Five: "?"

Scholar: "Okay, never mind. Staying vigilant about the world at all times is indeed a rule we set from the beginning."

Expert: "What's going on with this An Yu? Conductor"

Conductor: "To me, he is no different from you, or from any other personality that speaks on the message board."

An Yu: "I am Herrscher! I am responsible for destroying the Fire Moth!"

Conductor: "Okay, I understand."

Nobody cared; the Conductor the brim of his hat.

Burying the two-word note back into their hearts, this can be considered a way for Zero and the others to communicate.

Although real-time communication is not possible, it effectively isolates the thought interference between different personalities, maintaining necessary independence and... well, peace and quiet.

Some personalities are just too noisy. If you open a chat room, your mind will be a mess all day.

"It seems that the changes in the world have indeed triggered the initial self-preservation mechanism."

This led to the emergence of a personality representing destruction.

The Conductor didn't even need to think about the reasons, because their initial idea was: destroy the Fire Moth -Fire Moth before they destroy the world.

However, everyone's judgment on the Fire Moth later turned out to be seriously flawed, and the appearance of the Goddess temporarily buried these rather radical ideas in their hearts.

Knock knock knock!

Someone knocked on the door, but didn't come in.

"Ms. Vill-V, the high-level meeting is about to begin."

The Conductor nodded.

The good news is that the personality responsible for destroying the world has a good sense of aesthetics; at least in terms of clothing, they no longer have to endure the experts' thick, heavy, and aesthetically unappealing uniforms and clunky boots.

"Elysia possesses power, authority, and prestige; currently, she has both, and Kalpas also helps her with various dirty tasks that are best left unsaid."

"Kevin sunny, cheerful, easily fooled, and stubborn. He cares a lot about the truth An Yu. He's not very smart, but Mei will calmly help him handle problems."

"Aponia ..."

Commander Jiu fell silent again. He was unclear; Ababonia seemed to be merely a figurehead, rarely useful, and seldom spoke.

The consensus among patients in the support group is that it's very dangerous, and someone who is not contributing should not be included in the core three-person group.

"Mobius, stubborn on the outside but soft on the inside, cold and cunning, is actually... harmless. If it weren't for Elysia being in power, he would probably have drowned in his ideals for the rest of his life."

"A person with a completely carefree personality is the easiest to fool."

She quickened her pace. As expected, she was the last one to be notified. There were only three people inside the room. Elysia and Kevin were not there. Mei was sitting in Kevin's seat, and Elysia's seat was empty.

"She's off to save the world again?"

As she asked the questions, Vill-V walked to her seat.

She glanced at Mobius across from her; this gullible fellow dressed as simply and efficiently as ever, something Vill-V used to envy... because it was genuinely comfortable.

"The Seventh Herrscher has been preliminarily identified as... Himeko."

Aponia's ethereal voice rang out; she usually presided over the meeting when Elysia was not present.

Why Himeko?

No one has asked anymore; Elysia has accurately pinpointed the Herrscher of Death from the Second Herrscher onwards.

How did it lock on? Don't worry about that, it's the goddess's special ability.

Therefore, even though Australia is now thriving and free from those annoying yet unavoidable problems, no one questions Elysia's decision to choose Himeko.

That girl always had a bright smile, was kind to others, had no airs in daily life, and was not kind in administration.

"She wants to change the status quo, and perhaps Himeko is one she can win over," Aponia added.

Why? Because Himeko and she are close?

Vill-V remained silent, knowing that, given Elysia's personality, Aponia would inevitably say something next:

"If something goes wrong on her end, Elysia hopes we won't hold back."

The girl risked her life; frankly, it was foolish, but since the other party was truly powerful, there was nothing Vill-V could say.

"It's just a simple notification; there's absolutely no need to call us over."

Mobius was slightly impatient. "No, ladies, you can discuss the issues, but why do you always call me into these announcement-style meetings?"

Just trying to make up the number of people?

The Conductor continued to ponder. Mobius might have a problem, but Elysia wasn't sure either... It couldn't be ruled out that Elysia liked Mobius, which was why she paid special attention to the cold-hearted doctor.

"There's a second thing," Aponia calmly dropped another bombshell. "The Eighth Herrscher has been born."

The Eighth Herrscher, also known as An Yu, Elysia has always been wary of.

Vill-V:...

She subconsciously looked around.

Judging from Mobius's instantly tense body language, she, like himself, had most likely just found out.

Ling Ermei remained expressionless, showing no sign of emotional fluctuation, as if she had already understood everything.

Vill-V listened quietly as Aponia finished outlining all the recent issues requiring attention, without uttering a single word; she was having a private meeting.

sn[message board]

An Yu: "I am born!"

Expert: "Now we can test the strength of the real and fake An Yu."

Chef Hiss: "That's Herrscher after all."

Scholar: "Who cares? Besides, Aponia still hasn't revealed anything about her resentment."

Scholar: "Looking back: The outbreak of the Second Herrscher seems reasonable and well-founded, but its foundation is not solid. The old laboratory system has been completely replaced. Although it has cost a lot, theoretically it should no longer give rise to innocent homeless children in such extreme situations."

Scholar, "The severity of school violence involving the Third Herrscher should be kept at an extremely low level under the existing high-pressure supervision and guidance system."

Scholar: "The Fourth Herrscher is even more absurd. With 90% of the taxes going to the tax authorities, logically speaking, Herrscher should have emerged from capitalists who have been deprived of a lot of wealth. Instead, it was born in the heart of a rescued girl... Why?"

The Scholar, "The logic that 'those not involved are not qualified to speak of forgiveness' is not inherently flawed, but isn't the timing of this unforgiving resentment—a bit too late? It's as if it was triggered with a delay."

Conductor: "Scholar, conclusion."

Scholar: "High-quality answer: I don't know."

Elysia wasn't surprised by these things, nor was Aponia. Mei, who studied cocoons and imaginary numbers, didn't say anything after her research, and finally simply explained it as: a remnant of the past.

Of course, everything was calculated clearly, and from the perspective of the result, it's actually a good thing. (8 ≠ ≥ ▲)

But.

Elysia knows too much, almost as if she orchestrated it.

She's painstakingly removing all the filth from the Honkai Terminal, which sounds pretty good... but where does the goddess come from?

It's also a terminal? Then, why does it feel like they're using human civilization to give their home a thorough cleaning?

Just kidding.

Volume 1: Chapter 176, Section 174: Scholar: Yes, I am a ghost.

Conductor: "An Yu, do you have any specific thoughts on the Eighth Herrscher's infiltration and contact with the Engineering Department?"

From the Conductor's perspective, the newly born An Yu is clearly a product of the Ten-Person Theory. This world is too gentle and too biased towards Elysia, so there must be someone who unconditionally opposes the goddess.

An Yu: "High-quality answer: Kill them all"

Conductor: "An Yu, @Model Five, we need to make contact with the Herrscher. The Eighth Herrscher has already infiltrated the Fire Moth and is even making contact with the Engineering Department."

Model Five: "..."

An Yu: "Model Five is enough to take the beating."

Model Five: "Maybe I can win."

The Great Magician: "@Model Five, don't mess up your body, I still need to use it."

Scholar: "A hint: the Herrscher of Sentience, that ability is probably related to consciousness."

Expert: "If you can't beat them, just kick out this An Yu and Model Five, and replace them with two new ones."

Chef: "Agreed. If a seasoning isn't needed, then it shouldn't stay in the kitchen."

An Yu: "..." Ba

Model Five: "..."

Conductor: "..."

An Yu: "Next time it's my turn to come out, I'll kill you, @expert."

Expert: "Hey, Conductor, did you hear that?"

Lecturer: "Do you need me to lighten the mood?"