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

“The celebration banquet will end after midnight.” Blanca lifted the blanket and said softly, “We didn’t eat anything at the banquet, but we’re going to trouble you to cook us some special dishes.”

"I prefer spending time with everyone at the lab to banquets."

"Looks like my ten years of training in emotional intelligence haven't been in vain; at least you know how to say nice things now." Blanca smiled slightly.

"Everyone from the lab is here. I'm so happy to be with everyone."

"That's quite the unabashed talk of a playboy."

"I'm sorry, I've always been this kind of person."

Blanca gently took Shen Liang's hand across the sleeping Danzhu Cangxuan.

"These days must be wonderful, but baby, you have to keep your word."

Shen Liang gripped her hand tightly.

He knew what Blanca meant. Yes, he meant what he said. Although the manuscript was ghostwritten by Klein, he knew very well that it was everyone's expectation, including his own.

This is the expectation that humans should have for the "son of man".

—The Son of Man was born for all people, and in the darkness he shone his light.

His desire was that all people be saved and that no one perish.

Chapter 54 Before I knew it, my little one had grown so much!

In 2997, the moth that chases the fire stands alone.

If history exists, it should condemn the Fire-Chasing Moths, an organization that poured human effort into, for it acted arbitrarily, possessing the resources of billions of people yet betraying the path set by humanity. They submitted their resignations to the United Nations, departing gracefully amidst the astonishing theories and threats of everyone present.

But history leaves no room for condemnation, and even history itself is not something that has always existed. It's just that history has been recorded for the past thousand years, and many people take it for granted that the river of history is immovable and should flow forever.

But the truth is, nothing lasts forever.

That year, the continent of Mu, the central continent of the Earth, sank in the Pacific Ocean.

That was also the moment when four billion people experienced the power of "God" for the first time. In the ecstasy that the Lawgiver of Knowledge had not caused any disaster, the people thought that the peace they had been waiting for had finally arrived.

But the sinking of the Mu continent shattered everything. Even though the Moth of Fire had issued a warning beforehand and evacuated the entire continent, when the Herrscher of Rock unleashed its supreme power in the high heavens, the Mu continent's inhabitants, traveling by plane and cruise ship, could only look back and see the deep blue sea that swallowed everything, and the broken walls rising from the center of the ocean.

Ninety-seven years later, the Central Plains were destroyed, and every family grieved for the dead, and every house echoed with cries of sorrow. When the swallows returned in spring, their nests were empty of trees.

That same year, the United Nations was shirking its responsibilities, international relations were crumbling, Asia was divided and attacked from north to south, European countries were plundering each other, major cities were guarding themselves against each other and becoming increasingly alienated, war broke out everywhere, and human civilization was on the verge of collapse.

The world is in chaos.

People with insight were deeply worried, thinking of the Moth Chaser, a salvation organization affiliated with the United Nations. At this critical moment when the building was about to collapse, only the Moth Chaser, which had been fighting against the collapse from beginning to end, could take up the banner of savior.

Thus, a government beset by internal strife found a pretext to forcibly support the Firemoth and force them to send troops. Under the banner of fighting for justice, they demanded that the Firemoth base disclose all its research results and hand over fusion warriors to guard various human cities, forcing the Firemoth to hand over what they called "hope for survival."

What is "hope for survival"? No one can really define it clearly. But at this time, people need "hope for survival," and the moth drawn to the flame should be there.

Along the way, this army, which was like a loyalist to the king, grew stronger and stronger. From government troops to mercenaries to ordinary people, and finally to countless disaster victims from the Mu Continent, it even formed a massive refugee group of several million people.

They were interviewed along the way, with reporters crying out "Save us!" and refugees making the sign of the cross in front of the camera, pleading in various languages ​​for the birth of the moth drawn to the flame.

When refugees besieged the city, rockets rained down on the radar towers of the Fire Chaser base, demanding that the Fire Chaser Moths open the gates. Looking down from the tunnels of Mount Kinabalu, the mountainsides were filled with refugees, kneeling with desperation at every step. From Mount Kinabalu National Park to the Kunda Mountains rice terraces, they were emaciated and barely clothed, suffering heavy casualties along the way. They weren't killed by the Herrscher of Rock, but rather because the vast Earth had no city capable of accommodating them; no city had the resources to take in the entire population of an entire continent.

They crossed half the globe to worship the Fire-Chasing Moth, amidst hunger, disability, and plague. The world's cameras were focused here, on the Fire-Chasing Moth whose gates remained closed.

Everyone is waiting for the choice of the Fire-Chasing Moth.

History will not record the cruelty and irony of this scene. Some expect the "fire-chasing moth" to produce results that save the world, while others simply see it as a means to divert attention from domestic rebellions. Many people may not have even heard of this Asian military base, but under various propaganda campaigns driven by different motives, everyone sees it as a lifeline.

If a lifeline works, that's great; if not, it can be used to distract from anger.

In reality, no one truly cares about the lives of the millions of refugees outside the base, just as no leader truly believes that a group of scientists can fight against the Honkai Apostles, who have become like gods. During this period, countless religions have sprung up, but none of them can save people from the overwhelming despair. Rather, it's more accurate to say that the more people believe in God, the more desperate they become, because God is destroying their homeland.

It's hard to say what they're hoping for as they stare at the moths chasing the flame; perhaps they're just looking for a reason to despair and then succumb to the madness of the pre-apocalyptic world.

History books will never record that, amidst all the malice, the door opened.

A beam of light shone out.

No god has ever saved them, no god has ever stood up in this overwhelming despair—it is the Son of Man.

—They are children who chase after the flame.

On Asian New Year's Eve in 2997, the Moth of Flame declared independence.

The Son of Man, Eve, drew her sword and led 360 fusion warriors across the Himalayas. On the Ganges Plain, she killed Rock Law, quelled a 100,000-strong beast tide, and climbed to the top of Delhi's Qutb Tower. She turned back, scattering blood foam, her sword gleaming coldly.

Feeding on Honkai Beasts, seizing Herrscher cores for his own use, he instantly kills heroes, terrifying them, and stands alone before the world. Facing a film crew broadcasting globally, the 1.49-meter-tall boy, his black hair flowing, smiles charmingly—

"Whether it's the United Nations or nuclear weapons, if you want to live, you'd better be more restrained. From now on, the moths that chase the flame have a new master."

after that.

During the Asian New Year, as people bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new, Mei, the commander-in-chief of the Moths of Fire, severs ties with the United Nations' Center for the Investigation of Paranormal Phenomena.

In February, 1,457 Fusion Warriors severed diplomatic ties with the militaries of various countries and remained out of contact.

In March, 22,475 researchers declared themselves stateless.

In mid-March, the Fire Chaser Council announced that it was unable to control the Fire Chaser base, and Commander-in-Chief May announced that council members who were unwilling to accept the new ideas of the Fire Chaser Moth would be expelled from the country.

In May, the Fire Moth delivered a speech defining the Fusion Warrior as a minimum-level strategic soldier in nuclear deterrence and demanding that all countries treat the Fire Moth as an equal.

In September, the Firemoth dispatched fusion warriors to raze the Twin Towers, the largest human city landmark in North America, to the ground when the North American government was completely unprepared, as a punishment for the country's insolence.

In October, Eve, the daughter of humanity, took over as deputy commander of the Moth Chaser, leading a massive army to conquer the Yarlung Tsangpo River, pacifying 16 million square kilometers of land in East Asia, slaying countless Honkai Beasts, and leaving the land scorched. Fusion warriors emerged in unison, like divine warriors descending to earth, and the Asian land was returned to human hands.

Countries remained silent, and from then on, the moth that chases the flame had no further voices of doubt regarding its independence.

In February 1998, the social media account "Children of Man Eve" surpassed 500 million subscribers, topping the subscription charts and maintaining its number one position in terms of topic index.

In the same month, the United Nations of the Fire Chasing Era disintegrated.

In April, the Tenth Herrscher Incident occurred, with the Herrscher of Domination manifesting as a thousand individuals. This Honkai event was the weakest and most absurd in the records of the Firemoth. Of the thousand Herrschers of Domination, over four hundred had undergone genetic fusion with the Son of Man. The moment they were chosen and corrupted, their Herrscher cores were directly taken by the Son of Man because their Herrscher compatibility was lower than that of the Herrscher of Man.

The remaining five hundred or so Law Masters were also accused by the Son of Man due to the mutual resonance among the Law Masters, and the disaster was extinguished before it even began.

In June 1999, the Eleventh Herrscher incident occurred. The Herrscher of Binding could strip Honkai energy and bioelectricity from a radius of one hundred kilometers. The Child of Man used Feather Dust to control the Herrscher, and then froze the battlefield with the Hibernation of All Things, assisting Kevin, the first Fusion Warrior, in killing her from a distance.

Due to the son of man's perception of the Lawgiver, the city was evacuated, resulting in fewer than one hundred deaths.

In January of the 3000th year of the Fire Chaser, the twelfth Honkai Impact 3rd occurred. Sakura's younger sister, Rin, was suspected to be the twelfth Herrscher and was imprisoned. Later, she was fused and absorbed by the Child of Man, and analysis revealed that the Herrscher's ability was a virus that controlled biological and electronic devices.

In the same month, the man's son got engaged to the famous singer and diva Eden.

The number of subscribers to the social media accounts of "The Son of Man" and "Eden" dropped by nearly 100 million, while the number of subscribers to their social media accounts dropped by nearly 30 million, though their topic index remained number one.

In February, the Son of Man recaptured West Asia.

In the same month, she got engaged to the fusion warrior Padofelis and the twelfth herrscher, Rin.

Social media account subscriptions have stopped declining, and the topic index remains number one.

In April, the Son of Man recaptured the Siberian plain.

In the same month, he got engaged to his childhood sweethearts, Danzhu and Cangxuan.

In July, Australia was recaptured.

In the same month, he got engaged to the fusion warriors Sakura and Hana.

Social media account subscriptions are on the rise, and the topic index remains number one.

In September, South Africa was recaptured.

In the same month, he became engaged to the fusion warrior Velvey.

In December, Africa was recovered.

By now, all social media platforms have become accustomed to it.

Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever rivers flow, all things must return to the earth!

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hawaii.

The rooftop on the seventh floor of the Ivy Hotel is a presidential suite with a private swimming pool.

It's still winter at this time of year; even in Hawaii, the temperature doesn't exceed ten degrees Celsius, and it's quite cold to be outside naked. But some people are still lying on beach chairs by the pool, naked except for swim trunks, with their eyes closed, enjoying the cool evening breeze.

With a creak, the French windows of the balcony were pushed open, followed by a woman's helpless laugh.

"Everyone's looking for you downstairs. We're having barbecue tonight, but you're not here. I knew right away you ran into my room again."

The boy turned his head away, and the beauty reflected in the woman's eyes made her almost lose herself. He had long, black hair that reached past his waist, soft bangs that fell in front of his innocent red eyes, and fair, delicate collarbones that were so alluring they took her breath away.

He was probably in his early teens, even a little immature, but his undeveloped beauty was already breathtaking. The woman knew very well that the Moth Chaser was full of stunningly beautiful girls, but all the girls paled in comparison to the boy.

However, Mei didn't feel inferior, because this perfect young man had close relationships with all the girls.

Shen Liang didn't reply, but just blinked.

Mei sighed again, walked behind him, took off her wool coat and draped it over the boy who was being chilled by the wind. "You still don't want to have dinner with Kevin?"

"Kevin likes to prick my face with his beard. It would have been fine if it were ten years ago when I was still a kid, but now that I'm the face of Moth Chaser and the deputy commander, he still picks me up in front of reporters and rubs his stubble against me... Sigh." Shen Liang's tone was calm, but still helpless.

“You’re not a child anymore? Have you changed in appearance in the past ten years?” Mei ruffled his long black hair and laughed. “Kevin isn’t young either. We’re different from you. He’s over thirty… Ha, he has a whole beard now. We’re all getting old, but you won’t, kid.”

Upon hearing the word "getting old," Shen Liang's fingers trembled slightly.