"Bronya, did you obtain the Core of Reason?"
Mo Yi was both diverting everyone's attention and genuinely concerned about this matter.
Although the Herrscher of Reason was special, the Herrschers of Reason of this era had all stood on humanity's side as Honkai traitors. Aside from the innate nature of the two generations of Herrschers of Reason, it was also because the Core of Reason contained the souls of the three hundred thousand people who had died during the Great Honkai in Berlin.
Just like Hohenheim in Fullmetal Alchemist, whose Philosopher's Stone contained countless people within it, as long as one reached an understanding with those souls, they would help them.
The Herrscher of Reason could sever her connection to the Honkai on her own and resist its mental influence. The three hundred thousand human souls within the Core had contributed immensely to that.
But—
Every power came at a cost. One kind required payment before gaining it, just as a strong body required daily training. The other meant gaining it first, then paying the price afterward. Herrscher power was the latter. In the end, the so-called power of a Herrscher was merely borrowed Honkai power. The Honkai's essence was to grant civilization appropriate despair and trials. How could insignificant humans undergoing the test possibly use it without paying a price?
The more one used Herrscher power, the more one's mind would be corrupted. Whispers called Honkai would constantly echo in one's ears. The Herrscher of Reason had it a little easier with the help of three hundred thousand human souls within her body. On the other hand, the body would suffer Honkai erosion. After Welt Yang became the Herrscher of Reason, his body lost its basic human sensations, leaving him with nothing but pain. Later, when fighting the pufferfish,