Chapter 119
An Yu: "Kick this guy out."
Lecturer: "Listen to me, it's true that a showdown is a foolish thing to do, but as long as we determine Elysia's playtime, we actually have a lot of room to maneuver."
Lecturer: "For example, hypnotizing the other person in reverse."
Lecturer: "We don't even need any methods, because the allure of ideas is something that intelligent beings simply cannot resist, and Elysia happens to be an intelligent being who greatly enjoys exploring ideas."
Expert: "The risk is too high. Elysia might be faking it. After all, if it were really a game, she should have a one-click disguise button."
Lecturer: "Let me volunteer myself, and I hope you'll trust my eloquence, shall I?"
An Yu: "There are two more options, or even three."
Scholar: "Mei Yingba shouldn't be like that. She should be considered a perk for players who spend money on in-game purchases, like a pet, a feature designed to cater to the gaming experience of those who spend a lot of money on the game."
The Great Magician: "Indeed, there are three more options. That means we'll need to prepare even more props for the curtain call."
Lecturer: "I will try my best to disguise myself as Scholar and test An Yu."
An Yu: "I'd rather do it myself."
Model Five: "..."
Volume 1: Chapter 178 176 Himeko:???
Australia, a vast and vibrant land, seems to be radiating unprecedented vitality under the illumination of the "Noah's Ark" project.
"That Elysia is really making a mountain out of a molehill."
Himeko stood at the edge of the encampment, gazing at the distant wilderness, laughing heartily and shaking her head. She truly couldn't understand why Elysia would think of herself as the yet-to-arrive Seventh Herrscher.
However, the girl acted with integrity, so she wasn't disliked.
"Yes," Hua replied softly.
"Just like the previous Herrscher, she can always pinpoint each and every one of them with precision."
Hua continued speaking, his voice steady yet carrying a subtle hint of contemplation.
Precise, as if they had read the script.
"Those people who were exposed before had some merit to them, but what about me?"
Himeko shrugged, and after seeing Elysia off, she didn't dwell on it.
Now that Noah's Ark has set sail, it's safe to say that there are no major disasters in the world.
The original plot twists will not occur in the seventh installment, allowing Himeko to truly experience Australia's powerlessness and her own.
"But..." Hua hesitated, her lips barely moving.
"Say what you want to say. Do you think I'm some terrible superior?"
Noticing her hesitation, Himeko smiled and patted her shoulder firmly, the force causing Hua to sway slightly.
Jiu Hua quickly shook her head and explained, "No, Captain, I was just thinking... the Sixth Herrscher, her birth also seems... to lack sufficient logic."
She gathered her thoughts and spoke calmly, "Although the other person is indeed a homeless child, under the current social welfare system, their life, while still below average, should not warrant such resentment."
"Moreover, based on scattered prior records and descriptions from those around her, the girl was gentle by nature, even somewhat timid, and habitually yielding... not a narrow-minded or extreme person."
"I feel that the birth of the Sixth Herrscher is like..."
Lin paused for a moment, then finally voiced the feeling that had puzzled her for so long. "It's more like the feeling of a homeless child in a colder and more desperate old era, without these welfare systems."
After speaking, the flat-chested girl seemed to realize she had said too much, so she shut her mouth, regained her previous calm demeanor, and let Himeko ponder her words.
Himeko patted Hua twice more. "I knew you weren't stupid, you've got something in your head."
Hua: I'm not a brat...
After that, Himeko didn't hold back. In her conversation with Elysia, she half-jokingly and half-probingly posed the question that had been lingering in the minds of many but dared not utter aloud.
"Elysia, are you a reincarnated person? Like those in web novels... I've been reborn, and this time I'm going to take back everything that's mine."
Elysia:...
She was silent for a moment, then chuckled softly, "Why would you think that?"
"It's hard not to think that way, isn't it?" Himeko shrugged. "Your predictions are frighteningly accurate, and you always act with a kind of... well, a kind of composure as if you know the standard answer."
Elysia hesitated for a moment, then said without hesitation, "Pretty much."
"Hey, you're just telling me this like that?" This time, Himeko was speechless.
"Shouldn't you at least be a little more aware of keeping your special identity a secret, sis?"
Elysia shook her head, her pink hair swaying as she did so, her smile still bright:
"You're a good person, and the main reason you became Herrscher was because of the infighting among humans at the time, which caused the situation in Australia to drag on indefinitely. Even Australia itself couldn't solve the problem and opted for a reactive approach."
"But things are different now. Humanity is thriving, and Australia's problems will be solved soon. I believe Himeko would never have the idea of destroying the world."
The girl's smile was incredibly infectious. Perhaps it was because she had an almost predictable advantage from the start that she was able to choose to face everyone with such unwavering honesty.
While sincerity may be difficult to resonate with, it is rarely off-putting. For Himeko, with her carefree yet sensitive personality, sincerity should play a significant role.
"But!"
Elysia changed the subject, her tone becoming slightly more serious. "You may be about to undergo some trials, some resentment stemming from history."
Yes, history. That's what Aponia told her. If she didn't want to expose her dreams, she should blame everything on history, on Previous Era from 200,000 years ago.
"Don't worry, I can definitely handle it."
Himeko stretched out her hand, clenched her fist, and stopped in mid-air.
Elysia laughed and punched him in return.
"Yes, we will succeed."
Dreams are ultimately just dreams, and they can be influenced by reality. But if a dream is exceptionally realistic, could it also subtly affect reality in some ways?
Although Elysia had no idea where this resentment had accumulated in reality, perhaps it was truly history?
Himeko returned to the camp, and Hua sat on the steps by the door, chuckling to herself.
"Attend more parties or go out with friends more often, so that others won't think you're dull."
Hua smiled and shook her head; apart from the captain, she had very few friends.
"Since you're here, you might as well keep me company and have a chat. Elysia didn't hold back at all."
Himeko reached out her hand and looked directly at the girl sitting on the steps. Hua's eyes were clear as a stream, reflecting the image of another person, not Himeko.
[That day, Hua and Himeko talked for a long time until An Yu completely understood the source of the Seventh Honkai Eruption through the Heart Cocoon.]
[In the normal timeline, there is no Noah's Ark, and humanity is not united.]
[Due to its natural geographical advantages, Australia has unsurprisingly become... a breeding ground for Honkai Beast.]
3. [With frequent Honkai events around the world, the largest manpower that the Fire Moth could ultimately mobilize was Himeko's army.]
Trying to resolve the situation in Australia by manpower alone is nothing short of wishful thinking.
5. [But while mushroom eggs are possible, Australia doesn't need this kind of help. 90% of Australia's area is uninhabited; why pay such a huge ecological and political price?]
[With over 8 million square kilometers, yet only a resident population of over 40 million, and a total GDP of less than 2 trillion.]
[To deal with the Honkai Beast here, we need to invest nearly 60% of our annual revenue, and we have to persist for several years.]
Unfortunately, the military spending of most countries is between 5% and 18%.
[Furthermore, there's another important issue: Australia doesn't have mushroom eggs, and they don't accept aid from other continents, which is a huge political problem.]
[Whether Australia leaders are incompetent or not is unclear, An Yu won't let them become incompetent. An Yu will create a fantasy where they strive relentlessly, filled with ambition, yet no matter how hard they struggle, they're like sinking into a quagmire, unable to change anything.]
[Why? To give Himeko a bit of empathy.]
[Let Himeko know what the situation in Australia should be like, and at the same time make her realize that none of this is reality.]
[Anyway, Himeko such a competitive person... let her keep trying in the illusion, An Yu is pretty sure she won't be able to beat it.]
[The Seventh Honkai Eruption.]
Volume 1: Chapter 179 177 Elysia: I feel a chill down my back
[The Sixth Divine Key is being manufactured methodically.]
[After all, it's not time for the final battle yet, so there's no need to rush.]
[With expert Vill-V leading the effort, An Yu acting as her subordinate,]
[In the normal storyline, Ji Vill-V would be kicked out of the fourth production team after the production of Divine Key 4 Part 3, but Elysia won't do that, although the budget will still be cut.]
[Vill-V has far too many whimsical ideas, but they serve no real purpose; they simply highlight the surprise and incidentally burn through the budget.]
[You don't know the cost of living until you're in charge of the household. Although she had acquired a huge sum of money from plundering the wealthy, Mei was never blinded by these large figures. She remained very rational in matters of finance.]
"Can you understand it?"
The expert stood beside the Herrscher, her tone calm. The young man gave her a familiar feeling; perhaps they had crossed paths at some forgotten point in time.
Or perhaps, this is merely a protective illusion carefully woven for her by the Herrscher Authority.
"Give me some time, and I'll be able to understand it."
An Yu raised her head and answered as if it were the most natural thing in the world, even a little too confident.
The expert's lips twitched slightly, and his cool, silky gloves rubbed An Yu's cheek without any hesitation, as if he were assessing the texture of some material.
"Cooperation?"
An Yu:...
He paused for a moment. His collaboration with the Scholar, Vill-V, had gone far beyond his expectations. Even with a different personality, the process was still as smooth as ever.
"I will teach you how to truly understand and master the core technologies of these Divine Key."
The expert leaned against the control panel beside him and laid out his terms. "And you, with your abilities, help me suppress those other... noisy personalities within me."
An Yu's pupils contracted slightly. Vill-V always managed to give him some unexpected surprises, but that was normal, since normal people couldn't understand lunatics.
"I refuse."
An Yu didn't have time to waste with expert Vill-V; he also had to pretend to be tricked into revealing information by the Lecturer.
And if those noisy personalities are really suppressed, what will happen to the Heart Cocoon he finally managed to infiltrate the patient support group and obtain a legitimate identity?
Why?
The expert paused for a moment. Based on her analysis of An Yu's previous behavior patterns, and the degree of obsession she had shown with the Herrscher Core and the crafting of the Divine Key, she should have been unable to resist such temptation.
"Your taste is terrible; we're not the same kind of people."
Incidentally, the heavy clothes and boots that Vill-V wore were all made by experts.
The public has long suffered from the experts' suffering!
Expert:?
"I can tell you definitively the insurance measures within the Divine Key."
She quietly laid out her chips, of course, she wouldn't tell An Yu everything. With her confidence, she believed that as long as one measure was still usable, the destruction of the Divine Key would lead to the destruction of the Herrscher Core as well.
This is also Elysia continuing her experience from previous levels. Incidentally, the Second Divine Key has turned into a locomotive again.
Since no one has access to the Void Realm, and Elysia can't use it properly, this thing is better suited for civilian or exploration purposes.
"Why do you think I have the power to destroy the Divine Key?" An Yu asked, puzzled.
The expert blinked. Oh right, Elysia's ability to predict the future and her seemingly omniscient and omnipotent image were so deeply ingrained that she subconsciously assumed An Yu was a threat capable of breaking through all limitations, but she overlooked the limits of the abilities that the other party was currently displaying.
"Then why did you insist on watching from the sidelines?"
An Yu gave a more straightforward answer, "Can't I just simply ensure that I can use the Divine Key normally in the future?"
Expert:...
Yes, you can, but going to all that trouble just to avoid problems using the Divine Key seems like a lot of effort for little reward.
But then Vill-V thought about it again. No one stipulated that Herrscher were highly intelligent; in fact, the previous six Herrscher had already proven their intelligence.
Although Elysia values An Yu, aside from Elysia incredibly accurate prophecies, she doesn't seem to exhibit any high intelligence in her daily life.
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Expert: "An Yu's intelligence seems to be on par with Elysia's. Even if she excels in some areas, overall she's not the type to be infallible."