Regarding the question of whether one thousand lives are enough to beat Honkai Impact 3rd.

This is a sign that one knows they have a problem inside, but feels helpless about it.

This is an ordeal.

Of all the methods Su Qing'an could think of, forgetting was the best way.

Perhaps only by forgetting the past can he avoid being entangled and disturbed by it.

Resurrection should be a cause for celebration, but the boy, contemplating the remains of the past, found it difficult to feel any joy.

Perhaps life is just a boundless journey, and if we accept all circumstances with equanimity, we may no longer feel lost.

But Su Qing'an couldn't be that carefree. His manner of killing Honkai Beasts was brutal and full of ferocity, like a child venting his inner turmoil by smashing toys.

He shouldn't have been so naive, but theoretically, there's no such thing as rebirth.

The boy was not completely desperate. Even though his past memories had become empty and unfamiliar as the facts burned away, Su Qing'an still held onto other ideas.

In his view, as long as he can see his old friends, being forgotten is not an unacceptable thing.

Just like when the boy first saw Fu Hua in the modern world, even though the fact that she had been forgotten made him sad, he was still able to face it calmly.

As long as... I can still see them, that's enough.

He forced himself to reject the most likely truth, trying to steer the possibilities in his mind in a positive direction.

He thought he might meet Himeko when she was younger, and the former elder had become a peer, which was quite strange.

Perhaps Su Qing'an will witness Kiana's birth, and he may even meet his parents when they were young, which could be seen as fulfilling his initial dream of seeing his family.

Perhaps Su Qing'an has arrived in an era when Kiana and the others have already graduated, and the flames of Honkai are raging ever stronger. He will go with the tide and fight against Honkai alongside them, walking the same path as before.

But that's fine too.

Having someone you know well is a reassuring thing in itself.

On a desolate land swept by a strong wind, a boy dressed in a white shirt walked alone on the road, his eyes reflecting the endless horizon and the uncertain future ahead.

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This is a pre-civilization that has been completely isolated from the previous civilization for 50,000 years.

The future that Su Qing'an envisioned never existed in the first place.

2. A gradually collapsing personality.

This is a wasteland completely corroded into a sandy state by Honkai energy, where Honkai Beasts are born almost every day.

Along the way, Su Qing'an had lost count of how many Honkai Beasts he had killed.

He was gradually becoming overwhelmed by the various tank-class enemies, assassins, and completely unfamiliar Honkai Beast types.

Tiny wounds covered Su Qing'an's body, but fortunately, the symptoms of Honkai infection did not appear due to the presence of the [Holy Mark].

The crimson blood had been drained in large quantities due to the body's prolonged lack of energy replenishment. The physical strength and fitness that had been continuously improved to this day silently bore these burdens, allowing Su Qing'an to continue moving forward without wavering.

As dusk fell on the second day, the earth before us still seemed to stretch endlessly.

The solitude of being alone and the extremely empty view can sometimes even make a boy yearn for battle.

Even though reason tells me that I should conserve my energy to carry the weight of the future, my emotions stubbornly seek an outlet for their pent-up emotions.

This seemed to be the first time Su Qing'an had faced such a long and arduous battle; the slightest mistake could have restarted the boy's life.

The enemy's numbers and lack of supplies are the biggest fatal flaws.

Death may be a good end, but the boy determined to change that future has to suppress all his emotions and his own desires.

Therefore, Su Qing'an suppressed her dark and negative emotions.

He refused all unnecessary battles, and would only actively eliminate threats from Honkai Beasts whose mobility far exceeded his own, or from assassins with ranged attack capabilities.

Even so, the dried, mottled bloodstains still stained the originally white shirt.

This outfit was a funeral garment that Fu Hua had dressed him in. For Su Qing'an, who had nothing at the moment, it was probably the only mark and hope he could cling to in that already extinct worldline.

But... he still accidentally got it dirty.

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Through sheer willpower, physical strength, and various superhuman abilities, the boy finally found a way out on the endless plains during the third day and night of silence.

That was an entrance that was mostly buried by sandstorms.

Even though he knew that what lay before him was a glimmer of hope for understanding this era, his emotions remained unmoved.

Su Qing'an's mental state has fallen into a strange state.

For example, Su Qing'an actually felt that her clothes were neither dirty nor torn.

It remains as pure and flawless as it was when I first stepped into this world.

For example, it automatically filtered out the text at the entrance that was similar to but subtly different from the current civilization's.

For example...

The conclusion he reached after smashing the alloy door with a single punch, entering indifferently, and carefully reviewing the documents inside.

This is a Honkai Beast ecosystem used for certain experiments and observations, and the underground research institute is where the people who used to live here worked and conducted analyses.

For some inexplicable reason, this place seems to have lost its value as a permanent residence, and all the confidential data and expensive equipment have been transferred to other research institutes.

In short, this place has been abandoned.

The energy supply here should have been automatically shut off, but when Su Qing'an stepped in, the sensing system responded to the inefficient instrument that converts Honkai energy into power, and soft light illuminated the field of vision, dispelling the darkness.

Everything inside appears peaceful and tidy, with an orderly yet technologically advanced interior design as the main theme.

The presence of [momentum] barely disrupted the remaining defense system the moment Su Qing'an stepped through the door. He stepped into the spotless ground like a ghost, encountering no obstacles other than the doorway.

The combination of various factors made finding information very simple.

Many details reveal that the technological level of this era is already extraordinary.

If it's a completely abandoned research institute, it can only mean that the device that converts Honkai energy into power is only of ordinary value in this era. Otherwise, there's no way to explain why it wasn't taken away.

According to the researcher's tedious written report, the instrument was not even as big as a refrigerator, but because it was too outdated in terms of technology, it was not worth taking with it and was therefore left behind.

These details should have been noticed by Su Qing'an with keen insight, leading to the deduction of a fact.

But he is completely unaware of it now.

Su Qing'an only found some sealed compressed biscuits and bottled water in the box. He began to try to get out of his depressed state after not eating for several days. He chewed the food expressionlessly.

The taste was unexpectedly good.

But the boy didn't care about that; he was now examining the old notebook he had found in the cabinet.

The old brown cover is quite different from the high-tech style here, but you can tell by touching it that it is made of metal, and even the entire outer shell of the notebook is made of this metal.

It is probably made of some kind of special alloy, and its lightness contrasts sharply with the coldness and heaviness of the metal.

The side latch uses a twelve-digit roller code. Su Qing'an's fingertip lightly ran over it, and the hard alloy split in two.

After forcibly opening the notebook, he was puzzled to find that the pages inside were blank, with only a few words appearing in different places as if playing a crossword puzzle. At first glance, they were messy and had no discernible pattern.

Su Qing'an couldn't find a way in the other materials to help her quickly leave this desolate place that was disconnected from human society.

He opened the book, which resembled a diary, not to pry into someone's privacy, but to find helpful information.

But now it seems that the owner of this diary really enjoys playing strange code games. Just as Su Qing'an was trying to find the pattern and meaning in it, he turned to a normal page.

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The underground electric vehicle is an outdated model; even if it were given away for free, it would still be a bit embarrassing to drive it to pick up my daughter from school.

It's more cost-effective to just leave it at that and get reimbursed in cash. I've been in this awful place for a year, and I hope my application for the *** project will be approved so I can finally go to ***.

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Judging from the person's tone and the events described, this should be a diary that has been forgotten here.

Some of the writing was blank, as if it hadn't been written at all. For example, when the researcher mentioned a specific place to apply for, he seemed to have some taboo about the name of that place and simply left it blank. He even left the reason for going there blank.

It's strange, but that's not something Su Qing'an intends to worry about.

Are they new energy vehicles?

The boy packed his things, hesitated for a moment, and ultimately decided not to take the diary with him.

This is, after all, someone else's private information. Even if the other party doesn't want it or forgets to take it, since it has been confirmed that only one page contains useful information, there is no need for me to bring it along.

Su Qing'an turned and left; he was going to find the people he knew.

Since the fact of the restart is unchangeable, changing that future is something I have an obligation to do, and finding them is the first thing to do if I want to change their future.

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After Su Qing'an left, the lights in the research institute gradually went out, and the diary on the table was left open.

The writing on it was clearly visible in the darkness.

The Mu Continent has one-sixth of the world's population, making it an ideal place for further development. However, even with such advanced facilities, experimental sites are not accessible to ordinary researchers.

I was incredibly lucky to be assigned here, let alone to the research institute on the Mu Continent. Perhaps as someone without much talent, I already know enough beforehand, but for my family's sake, I must strive for even greater things...

The entire diary is a rambling account of the inner turmoil of an ordinary researcher and his unease after learning the truth about the world. He understands that the world may be entering a crisis that could shake the entire human civilization, and that only by climbing up can he better utilize his value to protect his family.

However, Su Qing'an strangely failed to see any of this. In the boy's eyes, it was just a strange codebook containing bizarre secrets that no one wanted to explore. As a traveler eager to find a human city, Su Qing'an naturally wouldn't delve too deeply into the truth.

Therefore, he left.

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The new energy vehicle is equipped with very high-end features. Although the researcher said it was an outdated model, Su Qing'an felt that the meaning behind his words was more about disdain for its appearance than technical aspects.