Honkai Impact 3rd, what should an ordinary player do at the start?

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Almost simultaneously, Siegfried, whose spine had been broken by today's events, did not forget his secondary reason for coming here. He found a safe place, opened his communication, and reported the events of the day, including Jiang Cheng's self-proclaimed titles, to his theoretical superior, who was also the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance, who had almost no power.

"You mean, the new Archbishop of Destiny claims to have killed Otto to take his place? And then he simultaneously won over members within Destiny and concealed Otto's death?"

Walter Young's expression was barely holding back.

He didn't even notice when his flat-framed glasses fell down.

In reality, he hadn't suffered any damage to his strength at all. He was wearing glasses just to look cool. His eyes were fixed on Siegfried, and he watched in disbelief as the extremely dejected and almost unrecognizable man slowly nodded.

"That's what that kid said... His combat strength is extraordinary, I can tell. He also has someone with him... someone who looks just like Cecilia."

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If it weren't for the fact that it was Siegfried who said it, Walter would have really thought someone was talking in their sleep.

How could Otto be killed so easily? With so many bodies existing simultaneously, even Joyce only had a slight chance of defeating one of them.

Furthermore, with the entire Destiny as his backing, five hundred years of accumulation have allowed him to master countless advanced technologies and unknown backup plans.

Just the matter of controlling destiny is absolutely impossible. Who could win over so many high-ranking officials under the nose of Otto, who had served as a bishop for five hundred years and had almost complete control over destiny, and even conceal Otto's death and become a bishop without anyone suspecting it?

There is no one in this world who can do such a thing. This is the only thing that can be absolutely certain. Even Joyce could not do it.

He really wanted to know the specific reason, what exactly did that person named Jiang Cheng say?

But Siegfried...

what……

He seems to have become even more dejected than Kiana was after she was knocked off the snow mountain. In just a few days, his originally white hair has turned into an old woman's gray hair, as if all his life force has been drained. His stubble is also messy and unkempt.

Just looking into those lifeless eyes, Walter had no way of forcing this man, who had suddenly aged twenty or thirty years, to recall something that would obviously cause him extreme pain.

"You should rest and recover well..."

He could only leave a few words of comfort before hanging up.

Even Walter is now completely perplexed.

After much deliberation, he turned to his trusted friends, hoping to glean more useful information from Tesla and Einstein.

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"Damn."

"That bastard Otto deserves to die!"

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Chapter 156 Contact with Entropy in Progress

Regardless, Otto's death is what deserves the most attention and celebration.

Whether it's true or not, let's at least vent our anger a bit and have some fun first.

The following is about the chess master and (eight) Lin Qiyi...

No one dares to easily affirm or deny it.

"The possibility that Jiang Cheng is lying is very low; the possibility that Alto was not completely killed is very high," Einstein said coldly, lifting his head from the pile of documents.

“Chicken-hair, how can you be so sure they’re not working together?” Tesla immediately questioned.

"It's very simple."

Einstein picked up the screen and held it horizontally in mid-air so everyone could see the text and images displayed on it: "Because Jiangcheng has stopped at least 70 ineffective human experiments conducted by the Heavenly Mandate Headquarters, implemented all the social welfare programs that only existed in theory, and eliminated seventeen exorbitant taxes, including the courtyard cultivation tax, blood selling tax, rainwater tax, and courtyard uncleanliness tax..."

——Gu!

He was speechless for a moment.

Walter opened a section remotely, and the latest news showed that a large number of Destiny personnel were resisting these orders. His previously stern gaze immediately turned worried.

"He lost so much weight all at once, can he maintain it?"

Even if they want to reform, this is taking too big a step.

After confirming that the person named Jiang Cheng was at least not a pure bastard like Otto, he even worried that the workings of destiny might be malfunctioning.

—Even though it makes no sense.

Because Einstein didn't even nod.

In those blue eyes, there was also shock and utter bewilderment, only the voice remained calm as it tapped on another item on the screen—

"It's very stable. After the reduction of human experimentation, a lot of human and material resources have been freed up. Those experimental projects were originally similar to the exploration of the human body, which was solved in the last century. They were just repeatedly consuming resources and defrauding funds to persecute others."

"Determining how many pieces of wood a beaver can use, and whether a beaver can throw wood, can consume a lot of resources. Removing these items will only make the process faster and more efficient. The only risk is the issue of popularity."

“I don’t know what he did, but the disturbances caused by those people were kept to a minimum in the news and did not affect the operation of the Mandate of Heaven. His orders were also delivered effectively and no branch dared to refuse.”

"This is not scientific!" Tesla exclaimed, his eyes wide. "How did he manage to do such a thing?"

For an organization like Anti-Entropy, which was founded not many years ago, solving some internal problems is as difficult as climbing to heaven. How did a huge, corrupt organization like Destiny, which has stood in the world for so many years, manage to operate so quickly and clean itself up so efficiently?

The descriptions on the screen seemed ordinary and mundane, as if they only required one command, but as a high-ranking member of another organization, she knew better than anyone how impossible this was.

If solving the problem were really that simple, then Cocolia and the radicals wouldn't be so agitated, and the group wouldn't be so internally divided.

Incomprehensible.

Completely incomprehensible.

This is just like that old Chinese proverb, "When a sow climbs a tree, the sun rises in the west."

"After Edison, none of us have ever been involved in politics." Einstein simply rubbed his eyes, seemingly calm, but his fingertips, which were lightly wiping his eyes, were trembling almost imperceptibly.

yes……

Who can understand this?

So far, the biggest goal besides fighting the Honkai has been solved so easily.

Jiangcheng has accomplished something like this, reformed things to this extent; even if Otto isn't dead, he's practically as good as dead.

Her influence was practically zero. She seriously doubted that even if Otto reappeared at Schicksal headquarters, would his words still be effective? Could he still command the street cleaners?

If reform requires great perseverance, ambition, and absolute control, then rapid reform requires control over the entire organization to the point that even the janitor's entire family can be investigated.

Without absolute control, without the ability to rewrite everything with a single word, it is impossible to go against the interests of so many people, to trample on their interests according to one's own will, and even more impossible to shake those corrupt and filthy interests that are intertwined and spread throughout the organization like the roots of a plant, pulling out radishes with mud along with them.

The world is never short of leaders who wanted to reform, but died or fell into the water because they touched the interests of others.

A president could be easily shot, and an emperor could receive a casual report of drowning.

Any reform should be gradual, step by step, to uncover the intricacies of the system, to gradually clarify the connections between interest groups, to follow the flow of wealth, and to sever the tentacles of corruption little by little, until finally, without the other party's knowledge, a decisive arrest is made. Only in this way can stability be ensured, ensuring that it does not affect others, and ensuring a swift and decisive resolution, rather than leaving them to cut off their tails and try to survive.

If we want to achieve thoroughness and stability, then we can only proceed in an extremely slow manner. If we try to act quickly, the end result will only be chaos, causing widespread panic and creating opportunities for others to exploit the unrest. Even the most swift and decisive measures will only backfire if we cannot fully determine which part of the enemy we are targeting.

But Jiang Cheng's actions completely defied this common sense, solving the corruption in such a simple way without causing any turmoil.

This is precisely what Einstein couldn't understand or comprehend, the only thing he could confirm was—

"Regardless of what kind of conspiracy is hidden, Jiang Cheng himself is certain that it is the same as what Siegfried said."

"It has a kind of innocent naiveté/foolishness like that of a college student who has never been out in the world and has experienced the harsh realities of society."

"Even if it's for fishing or some other conspiracy, Otto would never go to such lengths. The number of people in the top ranks of Schicksal is also pitifully small. The only possibility is that Jiang Cheng, whom Siegfried described as looking somewhat naive and innocent, is acting out of his own selfish desires."

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…Zero Dream a Five Wings】Eight Streams》Neon Flow Yo…

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Only here, Siegfried made no secrets, or rather, even he could not possibly conceal, omit, or distort such a crucial matter according to his own will.

Mistelin and Kiana being around the same person is at most a matter of personal moral failings, but has nothing to do with true public morality. Moreover, those two girls were the ones who took the initiative. Whether it was Jiang Cheng's stunned reaction when he was confessed to, or his behavior of being casually embraced by others, it was clear that Jiang Cheng was the one being pursued.

There was no conspiracy or trickery involved, nor was it a deliberate attempt to lure people in. In fact, the boy was just as he had seen before, unknowingly winning over others with his gentleness and care, helping them. What right does this love, which is earned through kindness, have to be denied?

I don't know Mistelin's past, but her sincere love is genuine. I know Kiana's experiences and the hardships she has endured.

In fact, just by referring to the experiences of Raiden Mei and Kiana, one can imagine what Mistralin, the so-called crystal, experienced.

They must have had similar tragic and unknown experiences, but only Jiang Cheng was willing to help and care for them, willing to ignore the mud on their bodies, and willing to bend down in the dark to shield them from the cold wind and rain with his own body.

When you feel cared for and loved, you come to like the people who care for and love you.

Isn't this a normal thing?

What right do they have to criticize?

--he.

Ultimately, he was the one who accomplished nothing.

Unable to protect Cecilia, and only able to watch Kiana fall off the cliff, he still cannot protect Kiana now...

So no matter how dejected his expression was, or how disheveled he was because of what he had seen and witnessed—that someone with the same appearance as Cecilia had fallen for the same person as Kiana—Siegfried's evaluation of Jiang Cheng was objective and fair, without much personal interpretation or denial based on his own selfishness or personal feelings.

That is why the three of them can now evaluate and calculate the relevant preparations from the most impartial perspective.

"In short, the worst outcome would be to become enemies with Jiang Cheng. His naivety and purity do not hinder the terrifying power of his abilities."

Einstein slowly gave his assessment—his calm voice unusually earnest.

“I agree with that,” the seemingly young female scholar typed on her keyboard, a 3D map of the floating island appearing in the holographic projection. “If only we hadn’t been blamed for the terrorist attack on the floating island…”

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A piercing buzzing sound suddenly ripped through the noise and arguments in the room. Thousands of miniature screens embedded in the walls projected the location of a region, their color simultaneously turning crimson, and the alarms on the ceiling began to spin wildly. The alarm bells, which were only activated in the most urgent moments—the Great Honkai-level destruction—began to echo frantically throughout the base.

“Report level SSS.” The mechanical female voice, accompanied by a rare electrical noise, said, “A Herrscher-like energy clash has occurred at 35°41’N, 139°41’E.”

There was no time to hesitate.

The previous conversation was instantly forgotten.

Tesla's pale fingers left afterimages on the control panel, the floor cracked open, and a circular screen rose up as if from a science fiction novel. The screen displayed a satellite image of a bay being crumpled by some force, the outlines of mountains distorted into jumbled black lines in the thermal imager—everything had become a chaotic mess. Just watching this scene as an observer, Walter Yang couldn't help but loosen his tie, his brown eyes behind his flat-rimmed glasses reflecting the exponentially rising Honkai energy curve.

“It’s not Honkai Beasts…” Einstein’s voice sounded like it had been sanded down. “It’s living natural disasters devouring each other. The energy levels are… almost like Herrschers.”

Walter unbuttoned his trench coat, revealing a decorative element inside the lining, specifically for showing off, featuring the Allahato logo.

He lightly tapped the central screen with his fingertip, and the spy satellite, which was currently over the Pacific Ocean, immediately turned its lens. The image captured by the ultra-high frame rate camera plunged the room into deathly silence—the moment a silver-haired figure collided with a girl wreathed in lightning, the seawater within a radius of twenty kilometers instantly vaporized.

"Damn! The energy release is equivalent to 117.4 times that of the Tsar Bomba that was developed in that place back then." Tesla slammed his fist on the table. "And it's still multiplying."

Einstein cut off the signal source on the screen, and the images of explosions and continental shelf tremors affected satellites high in the sky.

When she projected the last three sets of data onto the video, the blue line representing the Earth's magnetic field was twisting into a knot in that almost deserted area.

“The Earth’s axis has shifted by 0.17 arcseconds.” Her voice seemed to come from a great distance. “If this continues, the electromagnetic field’s reaction will cause the Far Eastern Islands to begin sliding into the Mariana Trench in nine hours.”

"Didn't that guy named Jiang Cheng say he had already dealt with the Herrscher?" Tesla almost couldn't help but curse.

“It has indeed been resolved,” Einstein said calmly. “The specific location of the collision between the Third Herrscher and the Third Herrscher was the No Man’s Land. The area over Tokyo was just the first time the energy conflict occurred. It flew high enough, far enough away, and the magnitude of the impact was suppressed to the minimum. Otherwise, from now on, we should be using the death toll to replace the data. The problems caused in the Far East and the whole world are simply because the power of the magnetic field is too strong. A slight deviation could lead the whole world to destruction.”

"Don't be nervous... The fact that they can do this means that they can at least communicate with (eight) Wu Liu, Dad and wife."

Walter silently stroked his right abdomen, where the wound seemed to have skipped over the repaired body and been etched into his soul.

As he turned, the hem of his trench coat swept across the assembled robot, the blue light from the screen casting interplay of light and shadow on his face.

“I will ask this time,” he said, putting down his non-prescription glasses. “This kind of destructive power is not at the level of a Herrscher. The Third Herrscher is probably the same as him. Maybe I can help out there.”

Joyce...

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The answer to this question is self-evident.

As the screen was about to turn off, Tesla couldn't help but slam his fist on the table. "Don't go! You should talk to us first..."

“There’s no need to waste time,” Walter said, as he pushed open the hidden door, a gust of wind ruffled his gray trench coat. “The current strength of Destiny is enough to easily wipe us out.”