Honkai Impact 3rd is not considered a small opening

What's even more interesting is that as long as this money remains under An Yu's name, no matter what changes are made in other continents, An Yu's money will become the most widely circulated currency.

Is justice achieved at the cost of the sacrifice of a few?

"I don't quite understand what you're thinking. After all, the fourth Honkai doesn't seem that dangerous, and you even handled it somewhat dramatically."

Alicia didn't quite understand An Yu's sense of urgency, because current human civilization was truly far beyond what was to come.

Even the number of people killed by the Honkai is far less than the number of people who die in car accidents each year.

At least the collapse doesn't suffer from the more than 1.5 million deaths per year, while car accidents take 1.5 million deaths and injure tens of millions of people every year.

"Yes, humanity is in such a good position right now..."

An Yu even once thought that all of this was due to the changes he brought about.

"But Kevin's rate of progress has shocked me. His talent far surpasses mine. He may be far behind me now, but what about ten years from now?"

An Yu can be confident that he will still be better than Kai in ten years, but how much stronger will he be? And how long has he been stagnating at his current level?

Kevin lost. An Yu didn't know how he lost, but he knew that Kevin's obsession was recognized by the players. How powerless must he have been to become 'obsessed'?

Obsession is not a good word.

“I don’t care what others say about me, but Sister Mei, you, Ying, Ling, Sister Wei, and Doctor Henblanca and Little Gretchen, Danzhu Cangxuan, and so on, you all need to be able to live happily.”

"At least I'm here, so I should do something."

Chapter 254: Two-Five-One, want to take a gamble?

"It seems like you've been thinking about a lot of things." Alicia didn't know what to say, scratching her head, feeling a bit silly.

Moreover, An Yu's words seemed to express concern for them, it was just a little strange.

An Yu sighed: "It's just a little bit realistic, but it's only the worst-case scenario. However, what I've seen and heard recently has made me realize that we should always consider the worst possible consequences."

"This is not the society I envision. What's worse, after all the entanglement of interests, they can even abandon their own race."

"It's hard to believe that they'd sacrifice their lives for dignity, and I don't even think their ideas are wrong."

“National sovereignty is a very important matter, but now it seems that a single country cannot cope with the Honkai. However, they do not want to give the Fire Moth too much power. It would be best if they went there, resolved the Honkai, and left. They should also wait until they have investigated the Honkai before coming back.”

An Yu's tone was somewhat irritated. What's worse, even though he was only a middle school student, An Yu knew the importance of national territorial sovereignty.

In the most normal situation, they wouldn't allow any loopholes, but they didn't handle many ordinary collapse cases well enough, and An Yu noticed something terrible.

They wanted to transform the Firemoth back into a scientific research organization, share its technology with the world, retain a small army, and then, during the Great Collapse, have troops from other continents temporarily form the Firemoth's army.

In their eyes, this was the perfect thing, and they even thought that An Yu, Kevin, and Himiko could serve as permanent legion commanders.

When the time comes, we will unify our leadership over other continents and use our strength to convince others.

As for the fact that the army's combat effectiveness is not as high as it was at the beginning, or that its cohesion is not as strong as it was at the beginning, or that there is a lack of experience, they believe that these are all things that can be overcome.

We can improve things gradually. In any case, the threat of collapse is not very high at the moment, and there is still a lot of room for error. It is entirely worthwhile to use some numbers to test a better future for them.

If he hadn't actually been unable to find any of An Yu's past relationships, he would have been even busier, since An Yu had already heard Himiko complain about it.

As for Kevin?

It's hard to say, but he's very lucky. The people and friends he knows are all great guys, so he doesn't have this problem right now.

"By the way, Ellie, what was your dream again?"

However, as much as it's distressing, there's no need to worry too much about it now. Even if the Fire Moth is really deprived of funding, it still has its own advantages. Students don't need to worry either, because every Honkai outbreak, even if it's just a small Honkai, will provide the Fire Moth with the most steadfast source of life.

Moreover, the benefits for those who flock here are great; once they settle down here long enough, many ordinary people are unwilling to go back.

Another great thing is that the Fire Moth has a group of scientists who value the future of humanity.

A flicker of longing flashed in Alicia's eyes, but it was just a fleeting glimmer, and she shook her head.

"It's less of an ideal and more of a fantasy. I want to find a paradise, the paradise in fairy tales, where there aren't so many worries and everyone can understand each other."

An Yu: ...

Now that I remember, that was indeed your fantasy.

"It's a bit difficult, after all, there are many times when the three of us—you, Sister Mei, and I—can't understand each other."

Undeterred, the adorable Lisia smiled, her eyes crinkling: "If it's just this level of misunderstanding, then it's still my ideal paradise."

Unfortunately, the situation of her, Sister Mei, and An Yu is almost impossible to replicate.

"That's true. I'll just ignore them and focus on doing my best. I won't force them to cooperate if they don't."

The Fire Chaser later published many policies, some of which were difficult to understand. However, two hours later, each policy was accompanied by a paragraph of plain language.

Improve benefits and make empty promises.

Although it was somewhat presumptuous, the Fire Moths had been doing quite well lately, so they were only given a warning.

Then the other factions were shocked to discover that the Fire Moth seemed to have been printing money illegally.

However, no trace of the money being printed could be found.

Wilvi ignored these things, and doing such things made her feel very excited, after all, she was not an honest person at heart.

"Logically speaking, when there are problems with the economic system, ordinary people suffer the most. For the rich, their assets have only decreased, but they are still rich."

An Yu didn't want to reply; the topic was too heavy, making him feel guilty.

"But, Big Kid, do you think if we recruit refugees and personally pick them up and drop them off, and guarantee them jobs, won't the Moth Chaser become the next Mu Continent?"

"No, what is Mu Continent anyway? Perhaps in this situation, it's nothing more than a background prop."

An Yu was stunned. He didn't understand politics anymore, but:

Is this really feasible?

"It's feasible. Right now, everything seems fine for the Fire Moth, but all the problems can be summed up in one thing: a lack of manpower."

“Even Big Brother, you probably don’t know how big the difference can be between state-owned technology and civilian technology. If it’s a country that’s biased towards one area during wartime, how small that difference can be.”

"In particular, our Fire Moth technology is actually quite good. In terms of fighting against Honkai, it even surpasses that of the Mu Continent."

"If we want to expand, according to the legion system you mentioned, the only thing that restricts us is raw materials and manpower."

An Yu remained in a daze. It wasn't that he didn't understand; it was just that the great magician's thinking was a bit too idealistic.

Where will you get your raw materials and manpower? And where will you get the land?

Seemingly noticing An Yu's confusion, Wilvi shrugged.

"There's no other way. Every major change is always dangerous, so we're taking a gamble. We're betting that one of the next three Herrschers will be one that only we can handle."

"Don't ask why it's three times. Money can't put food on the table. If things don't change much in the future, and we still haven't won the bet by the third time, then... we should just admit our guilt."

Velvi shook her head. There was nothing that could be done about it, and if the Fire Moths weren't irreplaceable, they would actually be committing a crime.

If the current Fire Moth is truly irreplaceable, then she is the light of humanity!

The thought of the whole world's lights shining on her and everyone watching her made Velvi a little excited.

"Pure gambling?" An Yu was a little unsure, after all, it was like playing a joke on humans.

"No, I'm not a gambler, and I have no interest in becoming one."

"If my hacking skills haven't deteriorated, then the only geniuses in the world who 'emerged out of necessity' are all moths drawn to a flame."

"Is that how you say it where you're from? It's called a child of destiny, born to bear the mandate of heaven."

Chapter 255: The Soul of Machine 252, Activate!

"Okay, just kidding, my big brother, my confidence comes from you."

"If there really is a protagonist in the world, then it can only be you. Of course, there is no such thing as a protagonist in the world, but your strength has indeed made me much bolder in my actions."

"By the way, can you withstand a hydrogen bomb now?"

An Yu pointed to herself, looking confused: "Me?"

"You must have tried it in simulation training, how long could you withstand a missile attack?"

An Yu's face darkened after hearing this. Putting aside the question of whether she could withstand it, did Sister Wei foresee such a terrible situation in the future?

"Don't worry, this thing can't hit the Fire Moth. Trust my air defense deployment."

"Then why are you asking this?"

“Because I also trust the air defense deployments of other continents.” Velvi spread her hands again. She didn’t really want to discuss particle beam weapons. These weapons were just scary. In this world, even if they were shot down, they might not be able to break through An Yu’s defenses.

As for laser weapons... they are actually particle beam weapons, which does sound scary, but for a monster like An Yu, the main damage comes from the second electronic pulse.

Many people may not know how ineffective the second-stage damage of particle beams is in the Honkai world. The attack method of Hina Dya in Part 2 is this, and well, it can't kill a Honkai beast in one hit.

"Vilvie! We are not the enemy of the world!"

An Yu sensed something was wrong; Wilvi had already begun to imagine a scenario where the Fire Moth was at odds with the world.

Moreover, he looked very excited.

This emotion is not normal!

"Yeah, I know, I'm just making the worst-case scenario guess."

Wilvi didn't argue with An Yu, nodding perfunctorily while pondering the recent policies regarding the collection of raw materials and personnel.

"By the way, since you have this idea, why don't you try this, the God-Slaying Armor Unit 1?"

At this moment, An Yu suddenly became interested. He was indeed interested in the Godslayer Armor. In the Honkai Impact 2 setting, even if it didn't fully appear, showing half of it should be enough.

"So, what role can it play now?"

If An Yu remembers correctly, the idea behind the Godslayer Armor is to distort its own existence through belief and correct everything.

An Yu doesn't know the underlying principle, since the setting of Honkai Impact 2 is much more chaotic than that of Honkai Impact 3... Anyway, this is the result.

Vilvi paused for a moment: "It doesn't seem to have any effect yet, um, but maybe it'll add a bit of spice?"

Yes, the Godslayer Armor isn't a Gundam. To be precise, it's more like the Valkyrie Armor from the future. After all, its main purpose is to improve oneself, not to give you super high explosive power like a Kamen Rider just by wearing it.

"what?"

"You can't expect me to be very attentive to the development of this project while I'm dealing with so many other things."

"Although the project has been officially launched, the results are not ideal. Some people have even questioned me to my face. That guy said I play too many games. Humans are not the Eldar, there are no evil gods or emperors in the world, and it is impossible to correct oneself through beliefs and emotions."

"Although I think the imaginary space and the quantum sea are quite similar to subspace."

"Oh, An Yu, you haven't played this game before, right?"

An Yu suddenly felt a little deflated. He really didn't understand what the Great Magician was saying, but then he suddenly remembered that the humans in Honkai Impact 2 and Honkai Impact 3 were not the same species in a sense.

Those who practice soul resonance over there even have stigmata that are twisted and materialized after the individual comes into contact with Honkai.

Wilvi cupped An Yu's cheeks, looked at his dejected expression, and smiled. She knew that Big Brother wouldn't really be discouraged and would recover on his own in a moment.

“However, I refuted him. Perhaps there are no emperors in the world, nor are there any demons like the Four Little Vendors, or things like original sin, but the soul exists.”

"However, based on my previous research, we are not as extroverted as in various games. Yes, extroverted. Our soul and essence are more introverted, so we are not easy to approach."

"Do you know about machine spirits? I even suspect that such things actually exist. Anything complex enough can develop sentience, but it's just suppressed by something."

"You can think of it as artificial intelligence, but the reality is much more complex than it is now. However, it's not quite accurate to say that it's suppressed by something, because the rules governing the machine soul are more like introverted ones that haven't yet chosen their own... um, representative? So this phenomenon rarely occurs."

You should understand what I'm saying, right?

Vilvi's research is very diverse; she has a deep understanding of human nature, the soul, values, and the formation of personality.

However, after she laid these facts out in the open, she felt that everyone else's faces darkened.

A law-abiding old man.

But An Yu's face also darkened.

"Sister Wei, where did you learn about the soul?"

Wilvi's gaze suddenly drifted upwards. "Speaking of which, this ceiling is really beautiful. Should I give it a thorough cleaning?"

"Ahem, that's not important. These are all old stories. Maybe the people who helped me with my research back then are long gone."

There was nothing she could do; Virvi didn't think she was wrong at all. When she traveled the world back then, she encountered quite a few bad people.

Even his escape skills were honed out of boredom during that period. It's normal for him to occasionally take a look when he gets interested. Anyway, those guys were never good people to begin with, and he was already very magnanimous by not killing them.

"Actually, I understand. Just like cat owners sometimes fantasize about their kittens turning into catgirls, it's normal for you mechanical enthusiasts to fantasize about machines having souls."

"However, well, Sister Wei, this is a fact, not a guess."