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

……

Su Qing'an closed his eyes, turned off his phone, and began to wonder if he had been neglecting Xi'er's education.

Previously, in order to prevent the little girl from getting bored at home, we had set up a personal computer in her room and placed it on her desk, but now we realize that this was a complete mistake.

The previous civilization's control over this aspect was clearly not like that of previous societies. I'll just set her internet access to a youth mode from now on.

This way, all problems can be solved at their root.

Seele is unaware that she has inadvertently revealed many details, and as a result, she is about to be shut out of the adult world.

She simply said in a very serious tone:

"It's a big no-no to linger in the scene when you could fast-forward to the full corridor view."

Su Qing'an pondered the meaning of the three words "full corridor" for a while, and based on Xi'er's historical travel records, he could deduce its profound significance.

The boy silently flicked the little girl's head with his finger, and under her resentful gaze, he said calmly:

"Your sister Xiaohua is only 15 years old, don't have any weird ideas."

Seele sat on a chair at the dining table, covering her head, and muttered:

"What about at 16?"

Su Qing'an walked into the kitchen and opened the rice cooker. The egg porridge inside was in the keep-warm mode, and a rich aroma wafted out.

He responded expressionlessly:

"……no."

The little girl began to apply what she had learned to other situations:

"17?"

"No."

"18? Sister Xiaohua is an adult now, right?"

Su Qing'an had already started serving porridge to the two of them when he paused for a moment, finding it somewhat amusing.

Why is this little guy so concerned about his relationship with Hua? Is it because Hua improved his favorability towards him yesterday?

The boy's lips curled slightly, and he said with a smile:

"We'll talk about that later."

Xi'er stopped worrying about Su Qing'an's response; after all, this guy just treated her like a child.

Adults tend to ignore children's opinions, and whether the conclusions children bring are right or wrong, they are rarely considered by adults.

The little girl knew that Su Qing'an wasn't that kind of person, but she also understood that he might inevitably have those traits.

So she directly steered the conversation to the wonderful world of adults, indirectly aiming to make their relationship closer.

It seems that as long as the older brother remembers how he first warmed his hand, it will be fine.

That was already a great victory for Seele.

With that thought in mind, Seele slumped onto the dining table without any ladylike manners. Her feet, off her slippers, dangled a few centimeters off the ground, swaying and swinging incessantly.

The socks with skirt-like trim and cartoon patterns made her feet look rather cute.

The little girl tilted her head to look at the boy's back as he served rice, a smile on her lips.

Su Qing'an fell into thought because of the topic of age that Xi'er mentioned.

Wait until Hua turns 18...

If I live to see that time, many things will fall into place naturally without me having to force them.

If not, there's no need to say more.

[Stigmata] can perfectly suppress the corrosive effects of Honkai energy on the body when not in combat.

However, after actively driving the artificial stigmata to fight seriously, the parts of the body that were eroded during the process could not be slowed down by simply absorbing Honkai energy.

The resulting situation is a continuous depletion of lifespan.

In Su Qing'an's eyes, the opportunity to fight with all his might was a precious thing that needed to be weighed against its advantages and disadvantages.

Even in the early stages of the Honkai outbreak, I shouldn't have to worry about the cost of fighting with all my might.

Based on past memories, the Third Herrscher is unlikely to appear in Canghai City.

Therefore, the following opponents will not put the boy's body into an unbearable state of overload.

But what happens after that?

Without the ability to transplant a natural holy mark, death awaits Su Qing'an.

The boy, however, didn't want to consider these things he was already used to. He placed two bowls of porridge on the table and warned Seele:

"You can't say those things to your sister Xiaohua."

The little girl blew on the slightly hot porridge in her spoon, and upon hearing this, she said matter-of-factly:

"Xi'er would never do something like that to deliberately bully Sister Xiaohua."

Seele's inner thoughts, however, were a completely different story.

In her opinion, Su Qing'an wouldn't check her chat history with Sister Xiaohua anyway, so she could decide what to do.

What we say now doesn't count.

The main thing is that this kind of thing is really interesting.

I believe even the older brother could understand; just imagining the girl's adorable, slightly flushed face after a blush made the little girl feel like she was about to play with her...

No, it's the value of teasing.

In fact, if Su Qing'an knew the reason why Xi'er found it interesting, he would probably feel a little guilty.

The fact that Su Qing'an deliberately didn't tell the other party that he was a teacher shows that the two of them are completely cut from the same cloth.

Su Qing'an glanced at Xi'er, who had a natural expression, and said helplessly:

"That's good."

He had specifically warned her that if Hua got angry and forced her to turn every meal into a green pepper feast, then Xi'er would be asking for trouble.

But when she recalled Fu Hua's doting expression towards the little girl yesterday and the canceled scheduled punishment...

Su Qing'an suddenly realized that in the end, it might still be a great victory for Seele.

60. Su Qing'an respectfully followed the teachings.

With that phone call over, time has slowly moved into the next month.

The 3726 miraculous beams of light have stabilized, and their number and fluctuations in Honkai energy have remained unchanged.

This was quite unusual compared to the previous situation where things changed almost every day, and it naturally attracted the attention of the troops stationed in the area.

At midnight on the seventh day, the intelligence was exchanged once again.

After reaching a consensus that everything would remain calm, the Fire Moth urgently convened a meeting to contact all the team captains.

However, they are now facing an unprecedented calamity, and all hypotheses can only be based on vague speculation.

These speculations are easily overturned and completely dismantled once reality changes.

No one could find any clues or come up with a meaningful solution from these vague ideas and few leads.

So, aside from increased security, the meeting ended in a somber atmosphere.

But everyone understands one reality—if this isn't the Honkai itself, then it will have to do other small things.

The countdown to the third collapse had already begun.

This global catastrophe is like the Sword of Damocles hanging over everyone's face, ready to fall at any moment.

Himeko became unusually silent that day. Standing on the outside of the base, she silently turned off the virtual screen.

The woman gazed at the ever-present sandstorm, remaining there until the night deepened.

The pillar of light remains eternally burning, like a bonfire blazing in the center of an ancient cannibalistic tribe.

Countless branches curled up in the flames, their writhing, withered cries echoing loudly in Himeko's ears, as if they were weeping.

Crackle, crackle.

Everything gradually cracked in blood and fire.

……

……

The day after the meeting ended, Himeko sent a message to Su Qing'an.

The boy then realized that the current collapse was no longer under anyone's control, like Mount Aconcagua at an altitude of 6959 meters.

This extinct volcano in Argentina silently displays its fangs that have never died, but this feat of resurrection is so unprecedented that the timing of its eruption is unpredictable.

So people can only hope that this dormant volcano will actually erupt; at present, the timing is just uncertain.

Su Qing'an understood what Himeko was worried about and afraid of.

It is unknown.

But it is not the unknown of time.

Rather, it is the unknown location of the outbreak.

If that day truly comes, Mount Aconcagua will remain silent, but Mount Popa, far away, will quietly lose the flowers on its summit.

The scorching lava will engulf the Nat Temple and the stupa, carrying hellish sulfur as it tumbles down the seven hundred steps, sweeping across the world and unleashing a devastating fire.

The moths, which should have been drawn to the flame, lost their way and plunged into the deepest hell along with the 37 statues that collapsed on the mountaintop.

If things don't go according to plan, the losses, far exceeding human budget, will shatter all the original arrangements like a hammer blow.

By then, the enormous ship will be rotting away, and no one will be able to escape its effects.

The collapse of Canghai City is a foregone conclusion.

This area is not far from the base where Himeko is stationed.