Collapse, Kaslana's Way of Survival

"Alas, I never thought that I, Pado, would also have to die heroically in front of the Herrscher." Pado sighed to the sky, then lowered his eyes to focus on Kaynor.

"Come on, I won't even utter a single cry... Well, forget it, I won't brag about it anymore. Well, I'm useless anyway, and I don't have any means to threaten you. Can you please just let me go?"

Kainuo touched his chin and watched as the corner of Padu's eye twitched.

"I am not a Herrscher."

Paddo glanced aside without comment.

"I'm really not a Herrscher," Kainuo sighed helplessly, "I'm here to find Alicia. She's not here, so I'd rather spend so much time with you. If you don't believe me, take me to find her and we can confront her face to face."

"Hey, you know Sister Ellie?" Padu finally reacted when Kainuo called out Alicia's full name. She realized something and looked at Kainuo in surprise. "Wait, are you here in Paradise to participate in the trial?"

"Is it?" Kainuo was a little uncertain.

Neither Kevin nor Alicia had told him about the Trial. His purpose in coming here was to learn the secret of the Holy Mark on his body. But who knew if the Trial was a prerequisite for obtaining the answer?

Isn’t that how Kevin played in the Stigmata space?

"Oh my, I never thought that I would have the chance to mentor newcomers one day!"

Padu's eyes widened with excitement. She put the can in her arms on her shoulder and stood up with an excited look on her face.

"And this newcomer is actually a Herrscher!"

"I've already said I'm not a Herrscher." Kayno sighed, "But Alicia seems to be very trusted? You believed me as soon as I mentioned her."

"Of course, everyone in Paradise doesn't dislike Sister Ai Li. This has nothing to do with her strength. Sister Ai Li has a great personality and can definitely be described as being loved by everyone!"

Kaino nodded thoughtfully.

No wonder Fu Hua has such a high opinion of her.

"Ahem, let's not talk about this for now!" Padu coughed twice, then pointed to a complex device erected outside the transparent glass of the living room.

"You're here to look for Sister Ai Li, right? She should be at Sister Eden's or Sister Nia's place. They often get together."

“…These are all names I’ve never heard of.”

Kayno frowned and looked at the device that Paddo was pointing at.

"What is that? A hibernation chamber? And didn't you call for help from Ellie earlier? She should be here soon, right?"

"Oh, how is that possible? The space in Paradise is different from reality. It's divided into pieces. How can sound be transmitted through it?"

Paddo smiled sheepishly.

"Those two shouts I made just now were a complete lie. I wanted you to think I had a powerful partner and was about to come over. That way, you might get nervous and let me go."

Kaino nodded, "So that device is a teleportation device?"

"I guess so?" Padu scratched his head, not knowing how to explain.

"Just think of it as a one-way portal. Through it, you can travel through the divided areas of Paradise. It also serves as a bit of a trial—mainly because I don't know exactly where Sister Ellie is hiding. Otherwise, I could have taken you there directly through the side roads."

"Well, no matter how much I say, it's better to experience it yourself." Padu clapped his hands, pulled Kayno to the complicated device, and opened the portal on it by pressing a button.

"Right!" As if suddenly remembering something, Padu turned around as he was about to step inside, a questioning look in his eyes. "Well, Brother Nuo, since you're a Herrscher, your combat prowess should be decent, right?"

"I already said I'm not... Never mind." Kainuo gave up the argument and sighed, "My fighting ability is pretty good, right? You don't have to worry about that—why are you asking this?"

"Ha, nothing." Padu scratched his head. "Didn't I tell you these areas function as trials? That's why there are monsters inside. The deeper you go, the stronger the monsters become. I'm just worried that you can't defeat them."

"But since you are so confident, let's go forward. I can introduce my shop to you then."

After saying this, Padu stepped into the door.

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Chapter 233 Silver Coins Are Recyclable

After using the Xuanyuan Sword to kill two Honkai beasts that blocked his way again, Kayno looked at Pado who was fighting with a Temple-level Honkai beast on the other side and was evenly matched. Complex emotions welled up in his heart.

Although he had anticipated that Pado's combat power was weak, he really didn't expect that it would take him half a day to fight against a Temple-level monster.

You have to know that this is a Temple-level Valkyrie. Although its combat power has exceeded that of an ordinary B-level Valkyrie, it is still far from enough to defeat an A-level Valkyrie. In the war, its name is not even worth mentioning.

If he couldn't even defeat this thing, how did Padu survive to the end?

"Hey, hey...Ahhh, no! Brother Nuo, save me!"

Just as Keno was pondering Pado's strength, the impasse on Pado's side finally broke. Perhaps due to exhaustion or perhaps a drop in vigilance from the prolonged battle, in the few seconds Pado took to catch his breath, a Temple-class Honkai Beast suddenly approached, arms raised high, and slammed the large shield on its arm towards Pado.

Padu, who was almost exhausted, suddenly had the hair on her tail stand up. She rolled over to avoid the powerful blow and ran towards Kainuo while screaming.

The speed of running is much faster than the agility in fighting. Before the Temple-level Honkai Beast could react, Pado had already slipped behind Kayno.

"Ugh, Brother Nuo, you have to save me..." Padu complained while holding his heart and panting heavily, supporting his knees. "You actually let me fight a Temple-level Honkai beast alone. Brother Nuo, aren't you afraid that I will die suddenly?"

The corner of Kayno's eye twitched, and after sighing, he condensed the Spear of the Sky and directly pierced through the Honkai Beast that was trying to approach and attack the two of them, then turned around and looked at Padu.

"Although, your strength is a little too weak, isn't it?"

"What can I do? I'm just the weakest hero, not good at fighting!" Padu said while panting. "If you ask me to find a way, escape, or steal things, then of course I can do it easily, but fighting...you're putting it in a difficult position for me, Padu."

Kaino scratched his head slightly embarrassedly. "I really didn't expect that there would be a fusion warrior that weak."

"I'll just pretend I didn't hear that slightly sarcastic remark. After all, what you said is true, Brother Nuo." After a good rest, Padu shook his tail. "But Brother Nuo, do you have any misunderstandings about Fusion Warriors? While it's true that a person's strength will increase dramatically after undergoing the Fusion Warrior transformation, the increase varies from person to person."

"Especially since the Honkai Beast I fused with was a relatively common Honkai Beast—of course, I'm not complaining. If I had fused with a stronger Honkai Beast, I might have died. Brother Nuo, you don't know how low the success rate of the fusion warrior experiment is!"

Keno nodded thoughtfully, gaining a deeper understanding of Fusion Warrior surgery.

According to Padu, the success rate of Fusion Warrior surgery is likely much lower than that of Valkyrie surgery. While both rely on the patient's talent, the level of the Honkai Beast used as the surgical material is also important, even affecting the operator's combat effectiveness to some extent.

"But since you're so weak, how do you usually move around in Paradise?" Kaino asked curiously. "I don't understand why you're releasing Honkai beasts into your own path, but isn't that dangerous?"

Hearing this question, Padu suddenly smiled with a hint of smugness.

"Hey, the strong have their ways, but mortals have their ways too," Padu said. "I got rid of Ah Hua and helped me clean up a few areas before. Then I used a bug to prevent Honkai Beasts from appearing there. Then I opened shops in those places and used those places as fulcrums to take small paths. It's very safe, and there aren't any Honkai Beasts!"

"I don't think you can really be considered a mortal." Kainuo complained.

Compared to the real mortals who died in the collapse of the previous civilization, Pado could be considered a lucky man with a skill.

Walking to the place where the Honkai Beast died, Kayno picked up the shiny silver coin-like objects from the ground and shook them at Padu.

"Although I think this development is a bit too much of a game, isn't this the currency you accept in your shop, Padu?"

Her eyes swayed left and right with the silver coin in Keno's hand. Padu's eyes became brighter and brighter, and she rubbed her hands and moved closer to Keno.

"Hey, of course. Shining and golden, if this isn't currency, then what is it!?" Pado laughed more and more happily, and looked at Kainuo with an expectant look.

"Well, Brother Nuo, I also played a part in the fight against the Honkai Beast just now, right? So, these silver coins..."

Kainuo rolled his eyes and split the money 50-50 between his partner and the other girl.

"Hey, Brother Nuo, you are so generous!" Paduo's eyes almost sparkled.

"I don't quite understand. Do the things that drop after a monster dies really have circulation value?" Kainuo asked Pado, who was rubbing silver coins. "Will this not cause inflation?"

Although Pado had a hard time dealing with the Honkai Beast, it was impossible for other Yingjie to be in the same situation. So, is this thing really reliable as currency?

"Oh, don't worry about this, Brother Nuo!" Paduo waved his hand nonchalantly. "Silver coins are only dropped after the trial participants kill the Honkai Beast. If there are really too many, I can take them to Sister Snake to recycle and exchange them for other things. Anyway, I won't lose anything!"

"But I remember you just stole something from the Snake Sister you mentioned?" Kainuo asked curiously, "Do you dare to go and take it back?"

"W-what do you mean by stealing?!" Padu said indignantly, trying to defend his reputation. "I'm a legitimate businessman. How can picking up junk be considered stealing?"

"Snake Sister dropped something there, and I happened to pick it up when I passed by. This is a very normal thing! Even if Snake Sister knew about it, she would only be angry for a while at most."

"I wish you had realized this when you were taking a rest just now." Kaino smiled and immediately asked another question, "By the way, who is this Snake Sister you keep mentioning? Dr. Mobius? I remember the rumors about her didn't seem good."

"Ah, Sister Snake is actually okay?" Padu said uncertainly. "Just don't go to her when she's angry, don't go to her when she's studying, don't let her get interested in you, don't mention overtime to her, don't tempt her by saying it's fun out there, don't mention Klein to her, don't mention her life outside of Paradise... Uh, forget it, just ignore me."

The more Padu spoke, the worse her expression became, until finally her tail twitched violently and she gave up the idea of ​​continuing.

"Anyway, I have a trick for dealing with Sister Snake alone, so you don't have to worry about this, Brother Nuo. But let's put the silver coin recovery issue aside for now..."

Pardo forced a smile and patted the can on her shoulder.

"Meow?"

"Don't be lazy, Can. Go and smell which passage to take if you want to find Sister Ellie!" Padu pointed to three portals with strange symbols that appeared in the distance and gave orders to the kitten on her shoulder.

"Meow!"

The can barked and then jumped down obediently. It kept wandering in front of the three portals, and finally stopped in front of the door on the right, barking continuously.

"Meow meow!"

Kayno looked at the sign in front of the door.

It was a symbol composed of various elements including gold coins, wine glasses, musical scores, and musical notes.

Chapter 234 Gold

"Hey, it's Sister Eden's portal!" Padu said in surprise, "So it seems Sister Ellie is inside?"

"Sister Eden..." Kainuo hesitated for a moment.

Padu had mentioned this name not long ago. The Star of Eden, the God's Key inherited from a previous civilization, sounded like it had a strong connection to the other party. But Keno didn't really know much about this person.

But since there is someone from the Fire Moth group around me, I might as well just ask him.

"Speaking of which, Padu, what kind of person is this Eden?"

"You mean Sister Eden? She's super rich!"

When asked about a topic of interest, Paddo's eyes lit up and she opened her hands wide, as if to describe the vastness of Eden's wealth.

"..."

Are you obsessed with money and can't get out?

"That's not what I'm asking." Kaino sighed. "I'm talking about something more specific and representative. And being rich...excuse me, there are a lot of rich people."

"But Sister Eden is very rich. She's the greatest artist of the ancient civilization and the richest person in the world!" Padu insisted on this topic. "Take the Paradise of the Past, for example. Although its technical support is provided by Dr. Mei and Sister Snake, and it's currently maintained by Sister Snake, strictly speaking, its investor and owner is Sister Eden!"

"Hehe, it may be a bit embarrassing to say this... but waiting for Sister Eden to give me the paradise of the afterlife, this is one of my goals in life!" Padu said excitedly.

The corner of Kainuo's mouth twitched and he couldn't help but hold his forehead.

"Okay, I admit that the description of being rich is indeed quite specific and representative. By the way, my understanding of you has also become more specific." Kainuo said, "Then what else? Is there anything else? For example, her personality and so on."

"Personality... very kind, gentle, and reliable?" Padu scratched his head, his tone becoming a little uncertain. "Sister Eden really strikes me as a gentle and reliable older sister to Yin Lingyi and Qi (Eight). Other than that, I'm not that familiar with her."

"After all, she's an artist who attracts countless attention, while I'm just a thief on Dusk Street. Besides, I'm weak. Even after entering the Fire Moth, I'd hardly ever see her. If I hadn't been lucky enough to avoid the eleventh—"

Padu suddenly stopped talking, and the expression on his face suddenly lost its previous nature and became a little lonely. Seeing this, Kainuo frowned and steered the conversation in another direction.

"It's hard to imagine that an artist could become the richest person in the world. Her talent must be extraordinary, right?"

"Oh, yes!" Paddo was stunned, then nodded quickly. "Sister Eden is amazing! She's beautiful, has a great voice, and outstanding talent... According to gossip, Boss Kevin used to be a fan of Sister Eden's!"

"Him!?" Kainuo's eyes widened.

He still remembers Kevin's face when they met in the Holy Scar Space, which looked like "I'm the boss, you owe me five million."

He really couldn't imagine what the other person looked like when he was chasing stars... But he did remember that in the memory fragments, the other person was indeed a sunny boy when he just joined the Fire Moth.

"Yes, it's Boss Kevin. I heard this from Brother Su, it's absolutely correct!" Padu said proudly.

"By the way, you probably don't know that our clothes were designed by Sister Eden, and they've received widespread acclaim!"

It turns out that she is the culprit...

Keno exhaled, turned and walked towards the portal, waving to Padu at the same time. "That's enough to know. Let's go, Padu."

Seeing Keno step into the portal, Pado was stunned.

"Hey, Brother Nuo seems to have not obtained the mark yet, why can he enter the portal directly?" Paduo muttered in a low voice.

But then she had no time to think.

As the trial-takers entered the gate, the three portals were in a trance and would soon be completely closed. Seeing this, Paduo's eyes widened and she ran towards the gate.

"Oh no, wait for me!"

……

The feeling of teleporting through the portal is not much different from the feeling of teleporting using the power of the Herrscher of the Void. There is just a black screen in front of my eyes, and then the world lights up again.

Tall buildings have been replaced by sturdy old trees, and the ground is covered with bluestone and fragrant grass. The warm sunlight shines on them, giving them a layer of golden afterglow.