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

"Is there any information about this from the World Serpent's side?"

Fu Hua considered for a moment before replying:

“I am not the founder of the World Serpent, and the respect that the officials there have for me is only because of the label of ‘comrade-in-arms of the Lord’.”

"Therefore, the other party will not reveal any information about their own lord."

"But through some clues, I can roughly guess that Kevin is not trapped somewhere. He is more like actively searching for what he wants outside of his own world."

"Based on this, in order to shoulder the responsibility of protecting this civilization, he will regularly communicate with the World Serpent to ascertain the current situation."

"But the exact reason is still unknown."

Su Qing'an speculated:

"British sovereignty is subject to interference from the world snake, so they should have seen the disturbances in London decades ago very clearly."

"Although I am not visible on conventional equipment, the World Serpent is certainly aware of my presence."

“If I had kept in touch with Kevin for a long time, even if it was for years, he should have known that I was still alive.”

If Kevin left the original world in search of power to fight the Honkai, he should return after learning that Su Qing'an is still alive.

Even if it's just to find something, Su Qing'an's special status as an ascended being is enough to provide the other party with more help.

There are two possibilities at this stage.

First, the coverage of personal records is becoming incomplete, meaning the other party does not recognize you.

In Kevin's mind, this was just a friend's wedding, and given his personality, he obviously wouldn't return to his home world for that.

Secondly, it is possible that the other party had regular contact with World Snake in the past, but recently it has been cut off for some reason.

The girl retrieved the watermelon from the clear well water, placed it on the stone table, and calmly and slowly cut it into pieces with a clean white porcelain knife. She looked up at the other person and softly asked:

Does it matter?

"The things of the last era are ultimately dust to dust, and digging into them is pointless."

"Kevin has things he wants to do, and if he returns to his home world, whether he needs our help or just wants to catch up, we will come to meet him."

The fairy's slender, white fingers brushed against her lips. She sipped the watermelon juice, tasting its sweetness, then pushed a slice towards the other person and continued:

"As we get closer to the 21st century, you're starting to get a little anxious, Qing'an."

"Given the current trend, the Babylon incident will not occur again, and the girl named Sirin will be chosen once more as the First Herrscher. Her original soul and personality will not harbor any ill intentions towards humanity."

"If we sever the link between Sirin and the Honkai, the story will end here, and she can find happiness. Wouldn't that be better?"

Fu Hua's expression was serious, revealing a hint of inquiry and contemplation. Her blue eyes shimmered in the summer light as she spoke softly:

"Kiana, whom you want to continue to exist, is essentially an accident that evolved from Sirin's sacrifice and tragedy."

“But she is still Sirin; they are just different consciousnesses derived from the same soul.”

"If you want to deliberately shape the original future path just to keep the Kiana you know alive, what's the difference between that and manipulating someone else's life for your own selfish desires?"

She put down the porcelain knife and whispered:

"Neither Sirin herself nor the Kiana you know can define this as redemption."

Su Qing'an showed no displeasure or dislike towards such a heavy topic. He remained silent for a long time, seemingly deep in thought, and did not directly respond to the other person's words. Instead, he suggested a possibility:

“Dr. Mei and Mei’s soul maps are completely similar.”

"In other words, if her soul hadn't entered reincarnation, but instead had slept for tens of thousands of years with the hibernation pod, locked in her original body, then Raiden Mei wouldn't have been born into this world."

Fu Hua said softly:

"Perhaps."

"But even if Dr. Mei has truly escaped her original predicament and has been sleeping in the hibernation pod ever since, Kevin went to wander in areas outside the original world in order to find a way to revive her."

The girl raised her eyes, which shimmered with a calm and restrained light.

"Now that we've confirmed this, what can we do? The best course of action is to use the Black Abyss White Flower to revive the Doctor, so that she won't have to suffer so much in the new era."

"From now on, the Doctor can stop being a leader who bears all the pressure and can be like a normal couple with Kevin, and find the happiness that normal people can obtain in the rest of their lives."

"And once Kevin returns, the World Serpent will no longer be our enemy, and all valuable anti-Honkai organizations can stand on the front line."

"We have already defeated the Honkai, and the subsequent world order can maintain the peace that the previous era longed for."

"And the price that is not considered a price is that Raiden Mei is no longer born after the trajectory of her fate has changed, but her soul map still exists in the world, so she cannot be considered to have truly died."

Fu Hua's tranquil state of mind, which she had maintained for nearly a thousand years, was inexplicably restless at this moment. She clearly knew the significance of these things to her lover, but she still could not resist the fear and shadows transmitted from the depths of her soul.

Su Qing'an was able to understand the other person's emotions through the Manas consciousness, and also understood more clearly why those emotions came about.

The accumulation of [Personal Records] followed his own wishes, only granting his wife the corresponding power, without her gaining any related memories.

But at that time, Su Qing'an subconsciously did not want to see the other party meet such an end again. He was also afraid that after eliminating the hidden danger, some other accidents would happen. This gave Fu Hua a premonition as if he had experienced those worst endings, as well as an implication that his lover would definitely wake up.

From an insurance perspective, these premonitions and hints have undoubtedly played a good role, successfully ensuring that the current future path is normal.

However, this also makes Fu Hua subconsciously unwilling to see the possibility of a similar path to her past self. Compared to Kiana, whom she hasn't had time to get to know, Sirin, who killed her former beloved student, and Raiden Mei, with whom she has only a casual relationship, she feels that the other side is much more important emotionally.

Therefore, the immortal said:

"Qing'an, what do you want to change? The situation of Dr. Mei and Mei means that only one of them can exist at a time."

"This is the same situation as Kiana and Sirin. Rather than actively seeking answers, quietly waiting for the outcome is a better choice."

Su Qing'an remained silent.

This is an age-old and unsolvable trolley problem.

The possibility and question I'm raising now is undoubtedly a proactive step towards the scene of the trolley's impending disaster, forcing me to make a corresponding choice.

However, once this choice is made, it means that unless the records are stacked, one side is destined to disappear.

His wife's words were telling him that he didn't need to face this trolley problem that might not even exist, that there was no need to bring everything under control and try to save it, and that some trajectories and destinies should follow their natural course and be subject to their due outcome.

This is by no means a wrong choice; in fact, it is quite the right one.

Because those were all just my own speculations, Dr. Mei may have died long ago in the previous era, leaving only that white-haired warrior who shouldered everything to live alone in this world, his heart frozen and his eyes like a cold pool.

This is the original trajectory, and it will also cause the future to veer in the predetermined direction.

And that's also Kiana's problem.

If Su Qing'an's goal is to ensure that the people he knows and is familiar with can survive in this world without affecting their original personalities, values, or sense of self, then he will have to let some tragedies repeat themselves, or forcefully use his Manas consciousness to control all the key figures and make the world put on a stage play for them.

But it's obvious that this is not only a taboo subject for him, but also something his wife doesn't want to see.

Not long after Su Qing'an woke up, she was troubled by this.

Is there really no way to have the best of both worlds?

Now, decades after his awakening, he has a preliminary answer to this question.

Su Qing'an said softly:

"The original world, and even any leaf world included in the Imaginary Tree system, are all governed by its rules and laws. Whether it is a test falling from the collapse or an existence in the cycle of reincarnation, they all essentially depend on the Imaginary Tree for their existence."

"Therefore, all the Honkai energy contained in those world bubbles that were cut off is the ashes left over from the trials that were once brought down, and it will not generate Honkai energy on its own."

"Similarly, since the World Bubble has broken away from the Imaginary Tree system and lost its connection with the cycle of another soul-matter dimension, the beings within the World Bubble not only have to worry about the erosion from the outer quantum sea, but will also fall into an eternal cycle as time goes by."

"Because the spiritual matter there is limited, it is scattered throughout the world. Perhaps ten thousand years from now, or ten thousand years ago, we will see countless people who seem familiar."

He paused, then continued:

"Hua, do you believe that if my records were superimposed somewhere, there would be a power that could correct them?"

Fu Hua realized the other person's subtext and replied:

"According to what you said before, the world bubble has broken free from the control of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, and the rules within it are merely past inertia, like a train that has lost its driving force."

"The so-called corrective force is the force that controls the train to travel along a predetermined track. It can adjust the train when an accident occurs, either to the left or right, or to accelerate or decelerate, to ensure that the destination is correct. However, the trajectory of the world bubble only has the choice of moving forward or stopping, and it does not have the qualification to correct itself."

As the girl whispered, her tone softened and slowed, she gradually understood the true meaning, murmuring:

"But the intrinsic world has a corrective force."

"You want to use this? And then, while circumventing all the tragedies, create an opportunity for the corrective forces of the intrinsic world to bypass layers of logic and causal changes and thus be born?"

"Yes, they are all Herrschers, and they are all humans who have the hope of controlling the power of Herrschers. Perhaps the ethereal corrective force will indeed distort this."

But this is a very simplistic approach.

Fu Hua was able to see from the previous Lostbelts that required the two of them to personally erase them that the rules of the Corrective Force could not restrain the causality created by higher-dimensional life. This is a power with clear limits, and placing hope in it is really like a whimsical gamble.

Since Su Qing'an took the initiative to propose the corrective force at this time, he must already have a series of plans and schemes in mind on how to build upon it and carry out the work.

Su Qing'an took a bite of watermelon, listened to the cicadas chirping in the courtyard, and said softly:

"During the recent birth of Principal Theresa, I witnessed the weaving pattern of the soul map and understood how to use the essence of dimensional ascension, its mechanisms and ecosystem, to weave a brand new soul, and even replicate the same map."

"The power of correction has its limits. It is part of the mechanism of the Imaginary Tree and naturally cannot violate the rules of the Imaginary Tree. However, I can help fill in the logical gaps caused by the mechanism that it cannot violate."

That is, a soul that is completely consistent with the original trajectory.

The young man looked into his wife's eyes and continued:

"so……"

“I hope Mei is still alive. Even though this situation makes many things more uncertain, it at least gives me the possibility of fulfilling Kevin’s wishes without abandoning the rest.”

"Whether this plan can be carried out depends first on confirming Mei's status."

"If she is still alive, I will make an initial attempt to interfere with Raiden Mei's birth at the appropriate time, to see if I can use the corrective force to make things simpler."

"If we succeed, the difficulties that follow will be easily overcome."

26. Friends who are still alive.

The girl was silent for a moment, then said:

"If the power of correction truly exists in the world, then Raiden Mei will still be Raiden Mei. She will receive the same education as before, be influenced by the same living environment, and be molded into the girl that you and I both know."

"The only difference is that their soul maps are different, but their appearance, personality, age, and cognition are no different from Raiden Mei's."

"That's like Seele and the Herrscher of Death; sometimes the differences between them aren't important."

Fu Hua paused for a moment. She didn't intend to oppose Su Qing'an's plan; rather, she was indifferent to it.