Didn't you go to Teyvat to earn money to support me?

Eden observed them. Everyone here was looking away from each other, trying to appear indifferent. But today was supposed to be a holiday, yet none of them were out shopping or enjoying the beach. Instead, they were all hiding in the sanatorium.

Although they said it was for sauna purposes, everyone was actually on edge with anxiety.

including her.

Eden sighed softly.

—Women.

Then someone finally knocked on the door. Almost instantly, Sakura, Hua, and Pado jumped up and went to open the sauna door, bumping into each other at the same time. After hesitating for a moment, Sakura took the initiative to open the door.

"The surgery is over." Mei came in, having just taken off her white coat. Her face was full of exhaustion, but also obvious joy.

Facing the sharp gazes of the six people, Mei forced a smile.

"Say it quickly!"

“It was a success. It’s not a suicide bomber, it’s a boy,” Mei said with a smile. “Very healthy, 3.12 kilograms.”

The sauna erupted in an instant. The girls who had just been saying they didn't care rushed out wrapped in towels, not even wanting to put on shoes, and then huddled together on the stairs, tumbling and scrambling down the stairs.

Mei and Eden exchanged a glance and smiled slightly. "Aren't you going?"

Eden took a deep breath.

“As expected, Miss Eden is much more composed than those young girls,” Mei said with a smile. “Going to the ward now is pointless. Danzhu and Cangxuan will not allow them in. Visiting will only be allowed after sterilization is completed in the afternoon.”

“No,” Eden whispered.

"?"

“It’s torn…” Eden whispered. “I’ve been sitting here, and I got up too quickly just now and tore the towel… If I run out now, it won’t cover me at all.”

By the afternoon, the intensive care unit was bustling with noise.

"It really is a boy, Möbius, how did you conduct the experiment?"

Qianjie carefully held the swaddled baby, pulled back the pink towel to take a look, and was shocked. "Didn't you say it would rely entirely on your genes? I'm not very educated, but I know that even if the XX chromosome is multiplied ten thousand times, it still won't produce a Y chromosome!"

"A thousand calamities!" Kevin shouted, chasing after him. "Is that how you treat a baby? Put the child down!"

“This kid will have to call me uncle in the future! Mind your own business!” Qianjie retorted, but holding the baby, he didn’t dare to run. He could only block Kevin with one hand and hand Shen Liang to Ying with the other.

The pink-haired assassin looked down at the sleeping child, countless emotions flashing in her beautiful eyes. Finally, she gently stroked the child's sparse, soft hair. "Is this... our Eve?"

"Let me see! Let me see!" Pado squeezed through the crowd and finally reached the front, blinking as she looked Shen Liang up and down. "This little face is all wrinkled up, how can it be so ugly?"

"Babies are all like this before they've fully grown in. You'll only see them as cute after three to five months," Su explained with a smile.

"No, no, no, even though it's ugly, I still think it's cute!" Pado touched Shen Liang's nose very carefully. "As expected of me..."

"What is it to you?" Mebius joked.

Under the mocking gazes of the crowd, Pado's face turned red, but she still couldn't say the words, and could only huff angrily.

"My brother! Is my brother not allowed?"

"Of course! He'll be our youngest little brother, the Firemoth!"

Alicia bounced around for a while, but finding no one would give her a seat, she could only grumble and chime in, "But you have to be careful, Paddo. This is Dr. May and Dr. Möbius's carefully nurtured little superman. He grows much faster than ordinary people, and he'll probably be adolescence in two or three years. You'd better watch out, or he'll be as tall as you in no time!"

"Grows as soon as it gets windy? Nezha?" Hua suddenly asked, puzzled.

No one reacted to this statement. Three seconds later, Eden covered his mouth, trying his best not to laugh out loud.

"Two or three years? How should we educate someone who grows up so fast?" someone asked.

“Humans need time. We can’t wait for the baby to grow up in an orderly manner. This may be forcing growth, but it is necessary. We need to see results as much as possible. For example, the Stigmata Project based on the baby must be implemented within five years.” Mei pushed up her glasses, was silent for a while, and then said softly, “This is unfair to the baby, but... forgive me. I will do my best to make up for the baby’s growth and help him build a normal personality as much as possible.”

“It’s not your fault, this is a plan for all mankind,” Kevin comforted her. Mei bit her lip, not looking at him, but gazing deeply at her creation.

The newborn baby was passed around among the girls like a precious exhibit, and every girl who held the baby couldn't help but pinch his face or touch other parts of his body, until it was Eden's turn last.

The world-renowned diva lowered her head and kissed Shen Liang's forehead.

"In the name of Eden, I grant you 'freedom from worry,' and may you have enough wealth to live a carefree life at any time."

The girls were taken aback by her action.

This scene was like something out of a fairy tale, where a princess is born and witches come to congratulate her and bestow blessings upon her.

The first to react was Alicia. She immediately stepped forward, bent down, and kissed Shen Liang's face. "In Alicia's name, I bestow upon you 'sweetness.' May you always be beautiful, always the most beautiful child in the world, and always make everyone feel that you are sweet and lovely!"

"Hey, is this a blessing for a boy?" Kevin couldn't help but ask.

"Does being pretty only mean being a girl? My expectation for a doll is that it be the prettiest in the world. Of course, it only needs to be a tiny bit less pretty than me, yes, just a tiny bit less... Okay, being as pretty as me isn't a problem either~"

Laughter rose and fell, and Mei stepped forward to kiss his lips.

"In the name of plum blossoms, I bestow upon you the blessing of 'being loved,' wishing you, my darling, to always be loved and never despair."

This was May's greatest worry and her most cherished hope; she was acutely aware of human prejudice against those who were different. And if this child were ultimately led astray by those prejudices, it would be a consequence of her own incompetence.

Mei looked at him and suddenly had a feeling. She had spent her whole life fighting for "humanity," and this child seemed to embody her "self." She would never let this child lose the feeling of "being loved."

Even if it costs me everything.

“In the name of Mebius, well, I shall bestow upon you ‘Serpent’s Shedding’,” Mebius lifted his chin and kissed him. “I am a pragmatic man. Since you have at least fused with my underlying genes, I will certainly not be stingy with this ability. Well, this is also a necessary ability for the Son of Man Project to continue.”

“In the name of Vervière, I bestow upon you ‘intelligence,’ and I have a share in that. Of course, you can’t be that stupid.”

"Is it my turn? Sorry, let me think... In the name of Sakura, I grant you 'immortality'. May you never lose your sense of being human, no matter the time or the place."

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Eden's Concert! But the main character is a girl with long, straight black hair!

One kiss after another, one blessing after another.

"In the name of Hua, I bestow upon you 'protection,' wishing that Eve will always have benefactors to protect her in times of danger, and also hoping that Eve will protect those who love her."

"Hehe, I never thought I'd be working on such a big project with the bosses of the Fire Moth! Let me see where you've all kissed, um, nowhere to start... then kiss here! In the name of Padofelis, I grant you 'childlike innocence,' hoping you'll always be as happy as a child, without having to worry about anything, just like me!"

Pado was dragged away by Qianjie, who had a dark expression. Eden, carrying Shen Liang, who had been woken up by the countless blessings from older sisters but was still not crying or making a fuss and was blinking, walked to the bedside. On the bed was a mature, beautiful, and gentle woman, leaning against the headboard, silently smiling as she watched the noisy crowd, but her face was weak and pale.

Eden handed Shen Liang to her and whispered, "Aponia, it's your turn."

Aponia smiled and shook her head, saying softly, "There's no need. I'm different from you. You only need to pamper him and show him love, but I'm going to give him three thousand commandments, endless constraints. When he grows up, he'll only feel fear and hatred towards me. Like the last witch in a fairy tale who bestows a blessing, all she does is cast a curse."

"You think that way?" Eden smiled.

Aponia looked at her, puzzled.

“You really don’t need to give him any blessings anymore, because you have already given him the most important thing. After all, we only loved him after he was born, while you had the greatest courage to express your love before he was born.” Eden stroked Shen Liang’s face, slightly unwilling but also helpless. “My dear Aponia, how could he hate you? In Aponia’s name, what you have given him is the most important thing… ah.”

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Three years passed by easily.

East Asia, the private stage of international superstar Eden, the world's largest performing arts center, Golden Garden.

As half the stage lights dimmed, fireworks burst forth from the central stage, shimmering brilliantly. Beams of light shone on the mature beauty with long, dark red hair who had taken to the stage. She wore a form-fitting, delicately gold-embroidered cheongsam with a black and red skirt, the curves of her breasts taut and smooth, her slender figure exquisitely beautiful.

So beautiful it's mesmerizing.

A deafening roar of cheers erupted from the audience.

"Eden! Eden!"

"The last and only diva in the world!"

"I've been waiting for you for so long! Goddess!"

"Eden is still so beautiful. She was Miss World number one ten years ago, and she still is. Doesn't she get old?"

"Haha, I heard that after the diva almost had an accident at her concert in Australia, she joined the Fire Moth. You know, the one that talks about receiving super-mutant factors or something... The success rate of that kind of surgery is very low, but she did it. That's the effect of super-mutant surgery, right?"

"Asian cheongsams still have a certain charm. Eden's dress...tsk tsk, isn't this her best performance costume?"

Despite the thunderous roar from the stands, there wasn't actually a single spectator in the Golden Garden at that moment.

All the audience members were watching the concert via live stream, and their cheers, shouts, and other comments were sampled and broadcast through the audience's broadcast unit. They were essentially just a virtual 3D projection sitting in their seats, but even as a projection, the animated gestures made the concert look exceptionally lively.

This type of concert is because, in today's world, organizing large-scale gatherings of people is no longer feasible.

Not long after the Herrscher of Flame incident ended, Australia was engulfed in flames, and the entire world learned of the Herrscher's terror and the Honkai's world-destroying power.

Human settlements have shrunk dramatically, forming hundreds of densely populated cities of varying sizes around the world, each with its own defenses against the Honkai invasion. In this climate, discussing entertainment or singers is utterly absurd. All cities are operating under wartime conditions; what celebrity has the resources to hold a so-called concert?

But Eden is Eden after all.

As the last superstar in the global music scene, only Eden can be a little willful in this apocalyptic world and hold her own concert via global live streaming.

Perhaps it's because many of humanity's leaders are fans of Eden, or perhaps it's because humanity, which has been suppressed and struggling to survive for years, needs a way to relax and de-stress through art and culture, or perhaps it's for other reasons. In any case, Eden's application was approved by leaders of countries around the world.

Although the Golden Garden concert hall only has 300,000 seats, meaning only 300,000 people can wear VR headsets and enjoy the concert up close via projection, the number of people watching the concert online has already exceeded 100 million, approaching one-thirtieth of the current human population.

The spotlight shone on Eden, illuminating her perfect figure in every detail. Although Eden's stunning beauty was known to all, only now could the viewers fully appreciate her physique.

She was the kind of woman who could make men feel inferior at first glance. Although she was tall, charming, and captivating, the combination of her languid demeanor and wealth gave her an air of nobility.

Once a noble quality is established, it creates a sense of distance. So, although Eden is a singer with extremely high looks, few people describe her as alluring; most people regard her as an inviolable, perfect goddess.

Eden's concerts are different from others; she prefers self-expression because, strictly speaking, she doesn't rely on performances for a living. She was already a leading woman on the wealth list, and her personal wealth was even greater than the combined income of many countries before the end of the world.

So Eden is simply here to sing. She wants to sing, so she's going to do a global live stream to sing. If some cities disagree, Eden doesn't really care; she just needs an audience.

Eden then adjusted the microphone, and without giving any opening remarks, simply nodded slightly towards the audience.