To create Honkai Impact 3rd in a world where Kallen exists.

That's right, that's right. This is the key to Mei's final choice of cards, so you naturally need to understand the context and remember it well.

"Hmm... Hmm? What kind of test points? Is there going to be a Honkai Impact 3rd knowledge quiz?"

Theresa retorted upon hearing this.

This... is really unnecessary. Although the game Honkai Impact 3 has incorporated a lot of Destiny knowledge, whether it's the events of 500 years ago, the legend of the Red Iris Immortal of Shenzhou, or the classification of Honkai Beasts, they are all considered the best choice for Valkyries to learn.

The more significant meaning is that one can openly and honestly refute others' claims, demonstrating that one is simply reviewing old knowledge to gain new insights, without worrying about parental reprimands.

"It's not impossible. For example, we could test how the principal's height is calculated."

Luo Mo paused for a moment, then casually replied.

"ah?--"

"Ahem, the reason I made you remember this was simply because it's closely related to the later plot... No need to worry about it, Theresa... You're already very tall."

Luo Mo chose to lie and say...

Don't you see, Theresa's legs are already starting to extend over there?

"Humph--"

"This reminds me of when Mei would say, 'Kiana, you've done a great job,' whenever Kiana failed a test."

Brownie smiled, his expression bright and cheerful, yet laced with malice.

Luo Mo: "..."

"Captain, you're not going to have surgery next, are you?"

Eileen's question was somewhat abrupt, and asking it with a smile was indeed dangerous, but Luo Mo was prepared. He immediately swore on his conscience that there would be no knife involved.

Brownie: "What else?"

Luo Mo: "Or let Theresa stop growing taller, isn't that vicious enough?"

"...!?"

Theresa didn't understand, but she felt as if the other person had that serious illness.

...

Having reached the deepest part of her memory, Mei is only a short distance away from the very bottom. She will face Aponia directly, and confront the prophecy that has troubled her for ten days.

When she saw the figure ahead, all she held was the blade.

Aponia admitted that she did know the images of fate and had experienced setbacks because of them.

At first, she resisted fate, only to prove that fate was inescapable; then, she tried to change humanity with precepts, but human nature remained unchanged and could not be altered; finally, she tried to turn every human into an island, where they could be happy and fulfilled alone… Humanity cannot bear to be alone…

Aponia was a failed hero, for in her many attempts there was only constant failure and greater failure; she never embraced the future she hoped for... but only met with a dissipating end.

She wanted to deny the fate she saw, but reality only told her that fate was undeniable.

In the end, the two could only turn against each other with weapons.

Amidst the golden beams of light raining down from the sky, Aponia revealed her golden wings. The slight flapping of her wings created a hurricane, which descended from the sky like a divine messenger, unleashing a deafening roar and ceaseless thunder.

Golden lightning covered the entire area, leaving Mei nowhere to hide.

But... this did not make Mei unable to resist; she learned more than just that in Paradise.

She has already obtained all thirteen of the heroes' seals. Although it is still very difficult to fight against them, she will not easily admit defeat in this life-or-death duel.

Moreover... it seems that the feeling she received from the other party was not as irresistible as in the final form of Thousand Tribulations.

In the end, she triumphed, ending with a single blow from the dragon...

"Aponia...do you still firmly believe this?"

Mei sheathed her sword and glanced at the butterfly-like figure falling from the sky.

Elegant and captivating, it still radiates beauty even against the light, yet it is defeated by her and falls to the ground.

Muran reached out and covered her eyes, her vision blurred, and she even felt a sense of unreality.

To be honest, she had anticipated all sorts of scenarios after her failure, and even Aponia explained with a smile that it was just a joke and she was prepared for it all. But in the end, when she succeeded despite everything...

Before Mei could relax, suddenly, countless transparent cracks appeared before her eyes.

Like a flower in a mirror or the moon's reflection in water, everything suddenly collapsed.

The space underwent a dramatic change, leaving no trace of destruction.

But she remained where she was.

Everything that had just happened seemed to be just an illusion, but Mei didn't even know when she had stepped into that illusion.

The scene returned to its original state. Aponia knelt in the center of the field, slightly raising her eyes to look at Mei, who was at a loss in the illusion, and gave a faint smile.

She gently parted her lips, praising as if from the Bible.

"Mei, do you know that... someone once said exactly the same thing to me?"

"At that time... she also resolutely rushed towards an ending that was already destined."

"From beginning to end, I could not see her fate."

Her tone lowered, and her understated narration contained intense and complex emotions, carrying a flavor that Mei didn't know, revealing a tragic truth.

"So I thought things had taken a turn for the better, and she had accomplished something I couldn't do in a way I didn't know about."

"But, as you know, the outcome has not changed. That once glorious civilization can no longer be found even in the sand."

"So... you've chosen to continue searching for answers in this paradise of the past?" Mei asked, puzzled, unsure of what the other was thinking.

The illusory scene she had just witnessed had exhausted her strength, and... she seemed to understand what the mental perception warrior meant: the Aponia before her was not someone she could defeat in this space.

"Do not."

Aponia shook her head, denying the other party's claim.

That answer, compared to the others, is no longer important.

Perhaps, on her journey through the pre-civilization era, she had already overlooked too many things that she shouldn't have overlooked.

"I choose to remember everything about that person, with the 'gift' bestowed upon me by heaven."

She spoke softly, with a hint of sadness, quietly explaining, yet her voice clearly reached Mei's ears.

"I recorded every moment that person's life intertwined with mine, and carefully reviewed them over a long period of time—"

“I saw how she survived, I saw how she fought, I saw her walk through the mud, I saw her crowned with thorns... attending her final banquet in her new finery.”

“In her life, I discovered things that I had previously overlooked.”

"What is it?"

Mei asked softly,

She also understood that she was now approaching the true core and meaning of this paradise. The person described by the other person was gradually emerging in her mind.

Even though... it seems slightly different from that person's consistent optimism.

But comparing the two, she couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness.

Aponia glanced at Mei, her eyes filled with undisguised longing and admiration. Mei knew that it wasn't for her.

She just hadn't expected that Ying Jie, who was of the same rank as her, would have such faith in her.

The voice had grown louder, more like the unspoken emotions pent up inside the other person…

"Just like you and I are now, on that day, she stood in front of me and told me about her fate of disappearing in ten days."

"And fourteen days later, the new clothes Eden had prepared for her would be finished, and there would still be genuine joy and anticipation in her eyes. Sixteen days later, Kevin's birthday would arrive, and she would softly sing a lullaby, leaving him with a final gift."

"Then, she said that sentence too."

“…” Aponia paused for a moment, looking at Mei with pity, seeing her reflection in her.

She said in a deep voice

"You understand now, Mei... You all ultimately made the same choice."

"Even if the future cannot be changed, I will decide for myself the process of reaching that outcome." How admirable!

"But when that helplessness really comes your way, can you still say it so calmly?"

"I don't know... but until then, please keep moving forward. Rather than talking to me about things that can't be confirmed, you should... go and see your own kind."

……similar?

Mei seemed to have realized something.

The traitor Möbius spoke of, the secret that distinguishes Alicia from others, Aponia's unwavering trust, and everyone's adoration...

In the end, she returned to where she started and found the person she had first met.

At every opportune moment, someone guides her to continue this trial.

"Your continuous quests, the meaning of the existence of the Pure Land of the Past, the secrets guarded by the true depths..."

"You are now qualified to go to the location of the 'Thirteenth Herrscher'."

As gentle, almost sacred, words lingered, a corner of the true face of paradise slowly unfolded before Mei.

A door emitting a pure, bright light slowly unfolded in the air, and a series of transparent, white steps descended. In the deepest part of the depths, no one could have imagined that a door would hang down from the sky.

But it appeared quietly, welcoming those who had passed the test.

"Go, she's waiting for you."

Aponia turned her back and said softly, "The only person present is Mei; there are no other candidates."

Mei's eyes trembled slightly, but she still took the first step.

"Open that door to the end."

"...a noble and pure soul"

Following the fluttering and swirling of blue butterflies, winding upwards from the tips of pale white fingers, from the gorgeous and beautiful patterned clothing to the long, smooth pink hair, it concludes with a familiar, ever-present smile.

The so-called Thirteenth Herrscher, the secret guarded by Aponia.

—It's Alicia.

She smiled as she looked at the newcomer, Mei, whom she had always trusted, who had finally arrived before her.