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

Faced with Fu Hua's reply, which revealed her curiosity between the lines, Su Qing'an simply responded with a profound statement.

Hua will find out soon.

The boy suddenly remembered the other person's appetite, and he typed:

Does Hua have a roommate?

Fu Hua, hearing the chatter around her, looked up and met her roommate's turquoise eyes. The girl smiled at her, then typed a reply:

Yes, I think I've already made some friends.

She is a very friendly and cheerful girl.

Then she received a reply that made her cheeks burn.

Making friends is a good thing, but I'm worried you might starve yourself trying to hide your appetite.

The shame of having my little thoughts exposed mingled with the warmth of being cared for, a feeling that lingered in my chest.

Under her roommate's questioning gaze, the girl's face seemed to suddenly turn as red as a sunset, and her eyes rippled with unsteady emotion.

She responded stubbornly yet guiltily:

No, it won't.

The chat ended with a comment from Su Qing'an.

That's good. I have something to do, so I'll talk to you later.

Remember to eat well.

Before Fu Hua could ponder what Su Qing'an was busy with, she was overwhelmed by her roommate's enthusiastic and curious gaze and the ensuing teasing.

...

...

Seele hadn't had such a good night's sleep in a long time. Since the experiment really started, the previous regular blood draws and observations had become trivial in comparison, so the girl naturally couldn't fall asleep peacefully.

Various reagents and blended foods that perfectly meet nutritional requirements have begun to permeate girls' daily lives more and more deeply, and normal foods that used to appear occasionally have completely disappeared.

However, since she has never tasted anything particularly delicious since childhood, Seele's perception of it is only that she doesn't like it.

The little cake that the older sister used to send her was the most delicious thing in the world in Seele's opinion.

This caused her to crave the taste and sweetness of cake for a period of time, even when eating bland and tasteless food.

Because she was a precious experimental subject with an early serial number, the experiments she endured day and night did not involve anything more cruel.

However, the psychological pressure and the fact that companions are disappearing one by one without a sound constantly stimulate the human survival instinct.

Fear, disgust, rejection, avoidance.

Those faint threads that barely formed a circuit in her brain gave the girl her first thought of leaving this place.

But even after Seele was pushed onto the experimental table that caused all her friends and companions to disappear, she was still unable to leave the place.

Those seemingly close adults became the culprits who stripped the girl of the few things she possessed.

The results of the experiment allowed Seele to temporarily escape the tragic outcome.

She was successfully transported to the Sea of ​​Quanta by the power of the Second Herrscher, and after wandering around for a while, she successfully escaped the Sea of ​​Quanta and arrived in Canghai City.

Compared to her friends, her luck was almost equivalent to that of a chosen one.

So when Seele was wandering around Canghai City, she would occasionally feel lonely and realize that she had to cherish the fact that she was alive.

As she hugs herself to the knees, she whispers:

"You can't feel sad, you can't feel lonely."

"Seele wants to go out and see if the outside world is the same as life in the orphanage."

"Seele needs to know whether everyone's experiences are something to be taken for granted."

"If...if not."

"Seele, we must take revenge."

revenge.

The worldview is being reshaped by the outside world. In the fragmented dream, countless messy and trivial scenes keep flashing by, and the emotions, which have gone from being confused to being deeply etched in one's heart, become increasingly profound and dark.

The girls who died in the experiments inexplicably recreated in the dream scenes the real ways of dying that Seele had never seen before.

Most of the children let out silent wails inside the incubation chamber's potion, eventually turning into tiny specks of foam within a minute, which were then converted into high-temperature steam by a large amount of heat energy.

The slowly overlapping scenes were like a mermaid in a fairy tale, turning into bubbles and disappearing into the ocean.

However, if a mermaid dies in the sea, you can comfort yourself by thinking that every drop of water in the ocean has passed by her remains, and that is proof that she once lived.

In the rapidly dissipating steam, there was no trace of those people who had ever existed. All that remained were the brand-new incubation chambers that had been moved from the empty ground, silently telling the story of an endless cycle.

You must live.

You will witness the beauty of this world.

You want...revenge.

Those inhumane scenes and the harmonious and happy images of the outside world intertwined in my consciousness, causing the budding emotions to swell into dark flowers.

Seele murmured these self-admonitions in a half-awake state, her sleep, which was usually more comfortable than in the laboratory, was now squeezed by these thoughts, leaving her no room to breathe.

The sensations emanating from her stomach and the general weakness began to break free from the constraints of the dream and were clearly transmitted to the girl's consciousness.

Immediately, the illusion of falling continuously from the deep sea vanished the moment I opened my eyes.

Seele's chest heaved unsteadily in soft arcs as she looked at the unfamiliar scene before her, subconsciously suppressing the sound of her breathing.

The girl struggled to breathe quietly, cold sweat spreading down her back and soaking through the white fabric.

The ceiling, bathed in the warm glow of orange-red lights, was unlike the deathly white of the orphanage, giving it a gentler appearance. The only sound in the quiet room was the hum of the airflow as the temperature control system regulated itself, and the comfortable temperature it provided made this cold winter less daunting.

Seele's eyes were illuminated by the orange light, and the deep blue sea within them gently rippled. She murmured to herself in a daze:

"Where...am I?"

"It seems like a stranger saw her before, and then Seele fell asleep."

She felt the crispness of uttering words and the much more comfortable feeling in her throat, but her little mind was a little confused for a moment.

Seele couldn't help but purse her lips, but then she felt a sweet scent enter her nostrils, making her miss the cakes she used to eat.

This was the result of Su Qing'an carefully washing the little girl's face with a hot towel, then casually applying a brand-new cantaloupe-flavored lip balm to her.

The reason, of course, was that her lips were dry due to excessive lack of moisture.

Seele pondered the current situation with confusion, barely supporting her frail body, and touched a pair of cotton slippers with tags that had just been torn off with her toes, which were covered by bear socks at some point.

She subconsciously and naturally shoved her little feet into the warm fleece layer and rubbed them against it.

The girl strangely sensed a kind of comfort that corrupted humanity in these details.

She tilted her head and looked at the little dinosaur pajamas on the clothes rack next to her, which looked very warm, and hesitated whether to wear them.

I must have been taken home by that strange stranger.

Given that the other party was most likely the one who lifted her inability to touch anything, and considering the authenticity conveyed in that martial intent, Seele shouldn't have thought the other party was a bad person. However, her strong psychological defenses prevented her from having any thoughts of trust.

but……

It's winter outside... Even if you want to find a chance to escape, wearing some thicker clothes isn't a bad choice. Besides, it can also lull the other person into a false sense of security and make you seem very obedient.

Just like the submission she showed when she silently endured all the cruel experiments.

A dark, menacing glint flashed in the girl's eyes, but the way she sullenly put on her dinosaur pajamas quickly dispelled that slightly sharp, negative emotion.

She held the dinosaur tail behind her with her little hands, feeling the softness of the fabric, and thought that the person who picked her up was like a tireless old woman.

These details, one after another, are handled with the care and tenderness of a precious treasure.

Very strange.

The person who picked me up must be a strange person. Who would be so considerate to a complete stranger?

Even that older sister only gave her a piece of cake before leaving her life.

She gripped the tail of the dinosaur pajamas tightly, thinking.

This is just another lie.

Seele... won't fall for it again.

32. Sugar that is not sweet at all.

A warm breeze filled the room, and the temperature throughout the apartment was perfectly regulated.

Su Qing'an, wearing a white shirt, sat in a corner of the sofa.

As always, he didn't buy himself any new clothes, even though he hadn't brought any luggage.

The reason is that teachers receive complimentary shirts and related clothing, and most teachers would choose to wear their own casual clothes. However, for teenagers, these complimentary items are something that can save them a lot of trouble.

As a result, Su Qing'an used the entire budget that could have been spent on herself to buy daily necessities that the little girl might need.

For example, this little dinosaur pajama set.

The boy glanced at the tail that was dragging on the ground and thought he had a good eye.

It's both warm and stylish.

The little girl in her dinosaur pajamas looked at the indifferent-looking boy with a wary expression, convinced that he must be a bad guy.

Although she was rubbing her tail and secretly kneading the fabric, her little actions were really cute.

But while those eyes were observing whether the other party was making any strange moves, they were also secretly scanning their surroundings.

Seele is clearly looking for an excellent escape route so that she won't miss any openings that arise when the opportunity comes.

After a long silence, Su Qing'an finally spoke first.

He tentatively asked in the language of this country:

"Nice to meet you. My name is Su Qing'an. And yours?"

Seele hesitated for a moment, then touched her lower abdomen and frowned as she said: