Moreover, if one day she truly becomes uncontrollable, I can use the simulation system's judgment to definitively accept the management bug, immediately join forces with Fu Hua, reclaim Fu Hua's body, usurp the power of the Herrscher of Consciousness, and suppress the Herrscher of Consciousness's will.
It's a win-win-win situation, but of course, Bai Chen has to win three times.
Unaware of the trouble she was sowing for her future, Xiao Shi, still cheerful, readily accepted Bai Chen's next suggestion: to give up on continuing to entangle herself with destiny and instead visit the World Serpent headquarters. Once the World Gate opened, they would travel together to the Teyvat continent to suppress the laws of nature.
Both of them were flying at extremely high speeds. In particular, when an intercontinental ballistic missile flew by, Xiao Shi immediately took a liking to this novel technological creation. He abandoned the flying sword beneath his feet and stood on the intercontinental ballistic missile with Bai Chen, and then controlled the missile to continue moving towards the target location.
Although in terms of actual speed, the intercontinental ballistic missile is not as fast as she flies, judging from her happy appearance, she seems to have decided to build herself a flying sword shaped like a missile in the future.
The World Serpent headquarters is naturally guarded, and the Gray Serpent guarding the entrance is the strongest of all the individual Gray Serpents. This is an important member of the World Serpent, but he is not a human with a real body. There was indeed a person named Gray Serpent who followed Kevin, but the Gray Serpents still remaining in the World Serpent are now a network of consciousness created by him.
Speaking of which, when Bai Chen created the Hall of Heroes, the artificial intelligence Hydra used the network cluster consciousness template left behind by the Gray Serpent. It has to be said that it was a true genius. It's just a pity that it couldn't withstand the passage of time and could only continue its existence in the network cluster consciousness.
After greeting the gray snake, Bai Chen led Xiao Shi into the World Snake Headquarters and went directly to Dr. Mei's laboratory below.
"Fu Hua, I know you are a fusion warrior who leans towards the mental aspect, and you once possessed the Feather Dust Divine Key. You must have a deep understanding of mental attacks and mind control."
Bai Chen led Xiao Shi to the sealed door of the biology laboratory and asked a pointed question.
He didn't intend to let Xiao Shi realize the truth about becoming a Herrscher for the time being. Sometimes, not knowing the truth can actually make one happier. But he still needed the power of a Herrscher, so he might as well let Xiao Shi believe that he had made great progress in his mental abilities.
In any case, there were many people in the previous era whose abilities were comparable to those of the Herrschers. There was also the Fusion Warrior Aponia, who was known as the strongest weapon against humans and controlled a mental spell called Discipline. She could even create a complete illusion with just one person and make the other Fusion Warriors fall into it. No matter how much Fu Hua's abilities expanded, it would only make Xiao Shi feel that he was really too powerful.
“That’s right, the Taixu Divine Sword that I created is based on spiritual power… Speaking of which, I also sensed the essence of the Taixu Divine Sword in you, but only a trace. It seems you haven’t mastered it and aren’t paying attention at all.” The Herrscher of Knowledge replied confidently immediately.
"Then please do me a favor and see if you can communicate with the mental world of a special Honkai Beast, awaken it from its slumber, and also confirm whether it possesses any special abilities."
The airtight door to the laboratory opened, revealing a dozen or so enormous glass biological culture tanks. At the very back of the laboratory, floating in the culture tanks were the special Honkai Beasts created by Bai Chen: Nagas.
The small Honkai Beast, with its beautiful but weak body, remained asleep in the cultivation tank, its breath faint, as if it could die at any moment.
Bai Chen had prepared to bestow all the Herrscher abilities upon Naga, hoping to create a super Honkai Beast that could use all Herrscher powers and obey his commands. Unfortunately, for some reason, what he created in the end was such a weak life form.
Despite another Honkai Beast with a similar name wreaking havoc in a certain timeline, even destroying humanity and planets, this name, which held high hopes for it, failed to bring it good fortune. Despite Dr. Mei's long period of nurturing, its condition did not improve.
Bai Chen brought the Herrscher of Knowledge with him this time, partly to let her observe whether the Honkai Beast had developed intelligence. If it didn't have its own wisdom, then it wasn't worth continuing to nurture it.
If it truly possesses sentience, Bai Chen wants to take it to the world of Teyvat, where there are all sorts of magical beasts, gods, wood elves, and various special bloodlines. Bai Chen plans to integrate these genes into the Naga's body and see what kind of special individual he can ultimately create.
Xiao Shi did not refuse Bai Chen's request. Black and red smoke billowed from her body, directly enveloping the Naga in the cultivation tank and causing it to sink into the mental environment she had created.
While the Herrscher of Knowledge was working for Bai Chen, in the Teyvat world, which was separated by a vast spatial distance, a drone carrying Bai Chen's communication information landed precisely in the hands of Dr. Mei, who was still busy in the laboratory.
"A new Herrscher has been born so quickly? And it has taken over Hua's body, mistaking itself for Hua, completely losing its Herrscher instincts, and wants to take humanity's place to defeat the Honkai?"
Dr. Mei listened to the message coming from the drone and couldn't help but show a surprised expression. She knew that the Herrschers of this century might be somewhat special, but the birth of such a special individual was really beyond her expectations.
She took out a uniquely shaped piece of jewelry from her pocket. It was a pink crystal flower, an exquisitely crafted brooch, but unfortunately, it seemed to have been struck by an external force, with cracks along the edges.
This is an antique she retrieved from the deepest part of the Paradise of the Past. Its original owner never imagined it could have any effect; he simply kept it as a souvenir and placed it in the place he felt was most suitable.
Mei gently stroked the pink crystal flower, recalling the old friend who had caused her so much trouble during this time, and sighed deeply.
"Alicia, what exactly did you leave behind for this world on your last night? If I had known I would wake up 50,000 years later, I would have asked you that question no matter what."
She originally wanted to return to the Pure Land of Past Lives to seek answers, but unfortunately, even within the Pure Land, the preserved memories contained no recollection of this particular aspect. This left Dr. Mei uncertain, unsure whether she could reopen the gates to the Pure Land of Past Lives with the help of Bai Chen's Alaya-vijnana Project.
"Forget it, being timid and hesitant will only lead to failure. If we fail, we can just sacrifice the Paradise of the Past, it's not that important anyway."
After pondering for a while, Dr. Mei finally made up her mind and began to compile the secret documents to be passed on to Bai Chen.
Chapter Thirty-One: God-Created Beasts and the War of the World
In the underground of the World Serpent headquarters, in Dr. Mei's private biological laboratory, the Herrscher of Knowledge was intently exploring the mental space of the small Honkai Beast in front of her.
The spiritual world is a very magical and special landscape. Different people usually have different perceptions of it. For some, the spiritual world is a lush jungle, while for others it may only be a barren desert.
Exploring the human mind is an extremely dangerous thing, let alone exploring Honkai Beasts that are completely different from humans. However, this is nothing to Xiao Shi, who has the identities of both a Fusion Warrior and a Herrscher.
"Oh, this is truly a wondrous spiritual world."
After passing through a chaotic mental fog, the Herrscher of Knowledge successfully arrived at the deepest part of the Honkai Beast Naga's mind.
This wasn't just emptiness, proving that the Naga truly possessed their own intelligence and spirit. However, the scenery that unfolded here surprised her: a vast, shimmering seabed teeming with countless Honkai Beasts of all kinds. The sheer density of the Honkai Beasts was overwhelming, creating a scene of sardine crowding.
Almost every type of regular Honkai Beast appeared here, some even being newly emerged species of this era, ones that even Fu Hua had never seen before. Each Honkai Beast had a thin pipe above its head, extending into the distance and connecting to somewhere on the seabed. It was as if they were all puppets controlled by someone, subject to an unfathomable entity.
Upon closer inspection, Xiao Shi discovered that the pipes were not only used to control the Honkai Beasts' actions, but all the white pipes also possessed biological properties and seemed to have the function of providing nutrition to the controller at the other end of the pipes.
In the spiritual world, there is no concept of distance or space. Xiao Shi followed the seabed and immediately arrived at the center of all the pipes.
The enormous creature she had envisioned did not appear. In the very center of the Naga's spiritual sea, there was no shape of any living being. All the white pipes entered a bottomless black rift, and the Naga's true main consciousness was submerged beneath this rift.
Xiao Shi wanted to go deeper, but found that the Honkai Beast in front of him was too weak. If he continued to explore, it would directly burst its already imperfect mental space.
Inside the laboratory, the dark red mist dissipated, and the Honkai energy with mental attributes was returned to Xiaoshi's body. She turned back to Bai Chen and shrugged, indicating that this was all she could do.
"This little fish does indeed have its own spiritual world and wisdom, but its spiritual world is very strange. I saw countless Honkai Beasts connected together in it."
"Under normal circumstances, only one image of a being should appear in a being's mental world, which is itself. If multiple images of beings appear in the mental world, then it must have a deeper connection with these beings."
After a moment's thought, Bai Chen understood the reason for this scene. The Honkai Beast Naga was not a naturally born creature, but the only individual he created. Moreover, both before its creation and during the repair process after its birth, countless Honkai Beast genes were injected into its body as repair fragments.
These Honkai Beast genes accumulated in its body, which caused its special mental state.
"Its spiritual characteristic is to devour, even if it's very subtle. But when I enter its spiritual world, I can feel that although it's very scared, it's still filled with a desire to devour me. If you really want to raise it, you might as well find more things that it can eat."
Xiao Shi reflected on his feelings just now and gave his opinion.
Bai Chen nodded thoughtfully. He had originally planned to bring the Naga there once the space gates on both sides were stable and the situation on Teyvat became clearer, and to adopt a free-range and devouring approach to see if he could cultivate a special Honkai Beast at the level of a Demon God.
In any case, it already possesses a great deal of power and has the foundation to become a demon god.
After adjusting the supplies in the biological laboratory and increasing the nutrients for the Naga, Bai Chen took Xiao Shi away from the laboratory to a nearby lounge, brewed a pot of coffee, and played the latest fighting game with her while waiting for Dr. Mei's reply.
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The people of Teyvat, of course, were unaware that the one among the demons who had invaded their world, the one who controlled the massive steel factory, had already left the continent and returned to his own world.
In Liyue Harbor, all the residents came out onto the streets, looking up at the magnificent yet chilling scene in the sky.
The battle that just took place could be easily seen even in the distant Stormterror's Lair, far behind Mondstadt. Some scholars as far away as Sumeru even witnessed the clash between Honkai energy and elemental power through their observation devices. Not to mention Liyue Harbor, which wasn't far away; almost everyone saw the flames shooting into the sky from the aftershocks of the battle.
The tremors caused by the destruction of the ley lines, once freed from the restraint of the Geo Archon Morax, rushed towards Liyue without any hindrance. Fortunately, there was a magic circle left by the immortals beneath Liyue Harbor, which stabilized the ley lines, causing only some old, dilapidated houses to collapse, without causing greater chaos or a tsunami that spread to the sea.
This is certainly part of the reason why residents came to the streets, but more importantly, it was the enormous creature flying overhead at that moment.
It was a black and gold ship that blotted out the sky. "Blotting out the sky" is not an adjective, but simply a description of just how enormous the ship was.
The movement of the ships even turned the entire Liyue Harbor from daylight into darkness. When the bow of the ships reached the edge of Liyue Harbor, the people inside the harbor still could not see the stern of the ships.
Keep in mind that the ship was floating high in the sky and flying at a considerable speed. Even so, people on the ground could not see its entirety. You can imagine what a magnificent spectacle it was.
If placed within the mythology of Liyue, this would be a celestial vessel inhabited by the immortals, carrying an entire immortal world, much like the sacred land of Penglai, possessing eternal time and endless beauty.
Only the Hall of Heroes could drive such a spectacle across the Teyvat continent. This is what the Hall of Heroes looks like when fully deployed. Bai Chen never intended for the Hall of Heroes to remain in one place from the very beginning of its design. The mineral veins beneath it would eventually be exhausted, and the Hall of Heroes would need powerful mobility to travel to various parts of the Teyvat continent to find the minerals it needed.
The entire factory production line, capable of manufacturing the entire mechanical legion, was shut down and housed inside the ship's hull, requiring an exceptionally large amount of space. As a consequence of its massive size, the Hall of Heroes was not fast-moving, and because its auxiliary propulsion alone required a considerable concentration of oxygen for combustion, it was destined to be unable to fly at high altitudes. Furthermore, in order to minimize weight, the seemingly thick and sturdy outer deck was actually not very defensive; the main defensive measures relied on Bai Chen's Herrscher powers to reinforce the deck, as well as the abilities of other Herrschers.
Bronya is currently driving the Hall of Heroes. Although she has been studying overtime recently and has received guidance on various ability development, the total amount of Honkai energy she can mobilize is still a big problem. She is completely unable to condense creations as recklessly as Bai Chen.
Fortunately, she still has Raiden Mei, the original Herrscher of Thunder, by her side. As a power bank, she is continuously injecting Honkai energy into the entire Hall of Heroes, assisting Bronya in controlling the massive ship's hull, and at the same time, providing power for the ship's propulsion.
As for the various defensive weapons, countermeasures, and even space jump engines originally installed on Valhalla, most of them are in a state of shutdown. It would take a certain amount of time to actually manufacture those things, so what has been installed so far is only a simple prototype shell. Many internal details have not yet been perfected and installed, and it still depends on the ability to activate them.
If technology is lacking, power can make up for it, and Bai Chen has made good use of this advantage.
However, the Hall of Heroes is not something that the Teyvat army can easily challenge. Around Gaia's ships, countless small drones and Heimdall in their normal state are conducting escort patrols, and their firepower is sufficient to deal with most of the Teyvat conventional army.
The strongest defensive system is located at the head of Valhalla. A chilling ice sofa is placed on the hull of the ship, with the Judgment of Heavenly Fire lying across his knees. Kevin, with his short silver hair, sits quietly at the bow, suppressing any possible enemies.
The destination of this migration is the Laminar Abyss behind Liyue, which is not only the richest place in Liyue in terms of mineral resources, but also has ready-made cavities below, with a network of underground tunnels that can lead to various places in Teyvat.
The Hall of Heroes can be inserted directly into the Deep Rock Abyss, completely blocking the entrance to the deep pit beneath it, and establishing a complete mechanical empire beneath it. Mechanical legions will emerge from every underground part of the Teyvat continent along with the tunnels.
Although there are many layers of seals there, those seals are merely a matter of how much effort Kevin puts into them. Violence may not solve all the world's problems, but it can at least break 99% of the sealing devices on the Teyvat continent.
Once all the ore beneath the Layered Rock Abyss and within the mine tunnels is converted into mechanical legions, no one will be able to stop Bai Chen from turning Teyvat into his own backyard.
As for the Heavenly Principle that once destroyed Kanria... please, he's now hoping for the Heavenly Principle to descend soon so he can extort control of this world from it and find all the truth about everything he needs in its inventory.
Unfortunately, whether out of cowardice or because they couldn't find a way down, the elusive Tianli has still not made any move, not even a divine punishment. This has left Kevin, who has been waiting to confront the great enemy, feeling extremely bored. The combined mode of Tianli Armor, Herrscher, and Hero that Bai Chen specially designed for him also had no chance to be used.
Of course, none of this mattered to the people of Liyue. They had no idea what kind of covetousness Bai Chen harbored towards this world; all they knew was how majestic and terrifying the Ark that passed overhead was. Many even knelt down in the streets, repeatedly bowing before the Hall of Heroes above, ultimately murmuring prayers for divine protection and for their safety from disaster.
On the Wangjing Terrace, Ningguang held a telepathic talisman in her hand, gazing at the Sky Fortress slowly passing overhead. Her expression finally stiffened, a rare occurrence for her.
"This is the lair of the demons from another world, their war nest, where countless relic mechs are born."
Beside Ningguang, Yelan pressed one hand to her forehead, her voice filled with disbelief and confusion, as if she were talking in her sleep.
"The Rock King Emperor just fought one of these demons. Although I didn't see the final outcome, it seems he has met with misfortune. These demons are heading straight for the Abyss of Layered Rock. If they occupy that area, not only will we lose countless mineral veins, but their power will also increase significantly. Add to that the intricate network of underground passages and those things sealed beneath the Abyss of Layered Rock..."
Ye Lan really didn't want to continue. In all the years she had been the head of the intelligence department, this was the first time she had sincerely hoped that the intelligence she had received was wrong, that things hadn't turned out so badly, and that the foreseeable future wasn't so terrible.
Ningguang raised the telepathic talisman in her hand and aimed it at the Hall of Heroes in the sky. As a product of the immortals, this thing could not only transmit sound, but also transmit images at the same time, just like a clear video call on a mobile phone.
"You must have seen the terrifying weapons in the sky. Those are demons from another world, and they were merely weapons created by one of them in a single day and night. The wind god Barbatos, and the rock king who just went to fight, have probably already fallen. Do you think your god can escape unscathed?"
She spoke to the other end of the Pure Sound Talisman.
The other half of this talisman was carried by the Cloud-Riding Wind Master. Relying on the immortal's ability to ride the wind and cross the sea, it has now crossed the vast ocean and arrived at the other side of Liyue Harbor, across the sea, in the land of Inazuma, which is under the control of the Thunder God.
Without delay, Gan Yu immediately found an old friend she had met before: Yae no Miko, the only nine-tailed celestial fox still existing on the Teyvat continent and the chief priest of the Inazuma Narukami Shrine.
"Oh dear, this is really a headache. Why did such a major event have to happen at this turbulent time?" A charming and alluring female voice came through the talisman. After learning about the events of the past few days, the Eightfold Divine Child couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Inazuma Raigin is already deeply embroiled in his own troubles, and is even struggling to protect himself, so where would he find the extra energy to deal with the invasion of demons from another world?
Even the usually elegant fox lady became unusually anxious: "I will settle everything here as soon as possible. Give me one day, and the Inazuma Samurai can be temporarily under your command. Ningguang, you must keep them on the mainland, you absolutely cannot let them go into the sea."
The cruelest betrayal of my life
Although the plot has been suppressed in anticipation of the Stigmata Project, this Stigmata Project is still a foregone conclusion.
The original plot was also about opening the Stigmata Space to create a global sea of consciousness, but the Stigmata Project is actually something similar. Now I'm basically stuck in a teleportation loop...
Ganlinniang, another day of revising the outline. Of all the fanfiction I've written over the years, this book has been the most backstabbed!
...But considering the story is only half told, I'd better stop now and wait until everything is over, to avoid being betrayed again...
Chapter Thirty-Two: Aponia
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