Honkai, why do you only play high-end games?

More importantly, in this world ravaged by collapse, "remembering the past" is a luxury.

Only those who own the future can own the past.

Therefore, Lin Wei just continued to move forward, ignoring the relics of the deceased that were half-buried in the dust - the children's dolls and the adults' briefcases.

The dead are gone, and the living must move on.

When the sea water overflows the horizon in the future, the mighty power of nature will finally offer a unified funeral for all the dead souls.

"I thought you were going to go straight to that building."

Yaezakura's cold voice echoed deep within Lin Wei's heart. She sensed that while Lin Wei's heart seemed calm, beneath it lay a turbulent undercurrent. It wasn't anger, but an inexpressible, profound sadness. It echoed there, a mournful song, yet never rose to the surface, locked deep within Lin Wei's heart.

In the vision she shared with Lin Wei, she also saw this jungle of steel tombs made of death, and she wanted to divert her own and Lin Wei's attention because of a sympathetic feeling.

This man's empathy was too strong, Yae Sakura sighed silently. But at the same time, she felt even more pity for him. It was precisely because of this excessive empathy that he was willing to save her from her nightmare...

Although Lin Wei's direction was generally towards the tall building that was taller than any other building, it was still slightly deviated, as if he had other purposes.

"Of course we have to change into new clothes before we meet new friends. We just went through a battle, and these clothes are dirty. The people from Anti-Entropy will think we are rude."

Lin Wei chatted with Yaezakura as if nothing had happened, and there was even a smile on the corner of his mouth, as if this world had nothing to do with him, as if he was really just a tourist passing by.

"Are you so sure there's someone in that building?"

Yaezakura chatted with Lin Wei in a very gentle voice, using this moment to remind him that there was someone by his side.

"Never mind, let's go check it out. I don't remember ME Club ever mentioning moving anyway."

Lin Wei said in a joking tone that only by using such a vast ruined dead land as a cover could Cocolia hide here safely and conduct her "unknown" "great experiment".

"If the building is truly deserted, then forget it. At worst, we can just activate the backup plan."

Lin Wei looked around and finally saw a store in the distance to the west that looked relatively intact. He turned and walked towards it, continuing to talk as he walked.

"If there's no one there, then I'll stay there. I'll wait and see whether Anti-Entropy or the World Serpent comes looking for me first."

Lin Wei was sure of victory. Cocolia had completed all the preparations before starting the Honkai experiment. How could she not design the headquarters building that she had worked so hard to get?

"So as long as I appear there, that self-righteous foolish woman, Cocolia, will definitely appear. Whether she represents Anti-Entropy or the World Serpent, it makes no difference to me."

Lin Wei walked slowly towards the store.

"As long as I can get through her, I can try to connect with Anti-Entropy. This way, even if I've found my first 'foreign aid' in this world, at least I'll have more room to maneuver."

"..."

Yaezakura stopped talking, feeling that she couldn't keep up with Lin Wei's train of thought.

Is this how you conspirators think? How horrible!

But then I thought, this is Lin Wei, not someone else, why should I be so vigilant?

So he gently put down the hand that was holding the knife.

At the same time, I thought to myself, is this how smart people think? That's amazing!

"What if you're wrong?"

Yaezakura thought about it and decided that she couldn't keep quiet, so she asked a question.

Indeed, what Lin Wei said just now were just his subjective wishes. Cocolia and the World Snake might not really follow his ideas, especially the World Snake.

"Haha, it doesn't matter. It's all the same."

Lin Wei laughed, with a kind face.

"Ever since I successfully evaded the search of Destiny with your help, Sakura, the Gray Snake has not been able to manipulate me so easily."

Lin Wei moved quickly, avoiding the scattered dead soldiers and Honkai beasts, and leisurely entered the store she had her heart set on, and began to walk towards the clothing floor, continuing to talk about her thoughts with Yae Sakura.

"And since Destiny doesn't know of my existence, this means that for the next period of time, the only organization in this world that can track my whereabouts is the World Serpent."

At this point, Lin Wei's amiable smile finally turned cold.

"Therefore, if I encounter an accident that is clearly not caused by Anti-Entropy while on Anti-Entropy's territory, then no matter whether the 'accident' I encounter comes from the World Serpent, Destiny, or someone else, all 'accidents' can only have one source - the World Serpent."

"……so what?"

Yaezakura somewhat understood Lin Wei's thoughts, but she still wanted to confirm it.

"As the saying goes, once is a bad omen. The first time Gray Snake schemed against me, I could take it as a 'friendly reminder'; but if it happens a second time, I'll consider it a malicious provocation. So, regarding that 'deal', Gray Snake was the one who breached the contract first, and I, Lin, retaliated later. In that case, you can't blame me. Haha... Even if Kevin comes back in the future, he won't be able to reverse the facts."

Lin Wei sneered, "I originally just wanted to live a quiet life in this peaceful Changkong City.

Facing the Ocean, Spring and Blossom,

Scavenging, chopping wood, and caring for food and vegetables.

I just want to be a good person, but you, Officer Gray Snake, won't give me a chance!

"Fight back? How can you do that?"

Yae Sakura was very confused, not because she felt that Lin Wei was insignificant and powerless, but based on her understanding of Lin Wei, he would not be willing to do anything that would jeopardize the "direction of the story."

"...Heh, we have to prepare for the worst, right? If that Gray Snake really pushes us too far, then it's better to perish together than to surrender!"

Lin Wei suddenly stopped, sneered, and then turned the violent emotions that suddenly rose in his heart into an angry gunshot. With a "bang", he shattered the large French window, turned over and jumped out of the store, and then sighed in the cold wind outside.

"This is the bottom line I've set for myself: there is no bottom line. As for the consequences? Ha, what the hell does it have to do with me? I'm not some savior!"

Lin Wei said something insincere. If possible, he didn't want to go any further.

But if he was really pushed to the limit, even Lin Wei himself was scared to think about what would happen if he went crazy.

So, don't push me.

“…I really don’t want it to come to that.”

Yaezakura sighed, and she was ready to face any possible future with Lin Wei.

This silent support warmed Lin Wei's heart, and he turned around and walked back to the store, stepping on the broken glass on the ground, his tone returning to calm.

"Don't worry, it's not that bad. I just discovered a very interesting truth."

"What truth?"

Yae Sakura has full confidence in Lin Wei.

A man who can defeat the Herrscher, you can trust him to do anything.

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"Because I discovered that this world is a 'three-way game.' Of course, these 'three parties' don't refer to Destiny, the World Serpent, and Anti-Entropy. Before recruiting the Far East Branch, Anti-Entropy had no right to participate in this game. So, in reality, this world is actually a game of drawing cards, where Destiny and the World Serpent are scheming against each other."

Lin Wei's smile was somewhat teasing, yet also somewhat eager to try.

"However, my appearance has changed everything. I hold the secret of the Stigmata Project, and I maintain a 'terrifying balance' with the Gray Snake that could lead to mutual destruction. I also possess exact information about the Second God's Key, which is enough leverage to impress Otto. Moreover..."

Lin Wei's smile turned malicious, and he kept searching in various clothing stores. The clothes on display were already tattered, so Lin Wei turned around and looked for the warehouse.

"Haha, Otto still believes that I'm an 'experimental subject' who once escaped from the World Serpent. Therefore, information about the 'World Serpent' is my second bargaining chip to impress him. More importantly, I can easily kill Otto, but the consequences of doing so are also unbearable for me. This is another 'Balance of Terror'!"

"And me, Lin Wei! Even though I'm alone, even though I'm weak now, they can't afford to kill me! The existence of Pandora and Ling forces them to be wary of me! Neither the World Serpent nor Destiny can do that!"

Lin Wei kicked over the rusty store clothes hanger in front of him, and his smile became somewhat unrestrained and wild, laughing at the absurdity of reality and the ridiculousness of the world.

"Hahahahaha! Sakura, don't you think this is interesting? I've become the third fulcrum of this world's 'Three-Party Game'! If I wanted to, I could easily change the entire world's situation! This is my position in this world!"

"I'm an uncontrollable 'chess piece', and I'm also a chess player who uses myself as a chess piece! No matter which side I side with, it will have an irreversible impact on the other side!"

After laughing for a while, Lin Wei, who had laughed enough, picked up the clothes hangers that had fallen to the ground, put them back in their original places, and sighed.

"At least before Kevin returns, the relationship between me, Otto, and the Gray Snake is essentially like this. Even if Otto doesn't know of my existence at the moment, I can make him aware of my existence! If he sides with Destiny and Otto, the World Serpent and the Gray Serpent will be completely passive!"

"This is my backup plan just in case..."

Lin Wei muttered to himself as he took out all the cash he had on him and put it one by one into the cash register's storage cabinet according to categories.

After paying, Lin Wei turned and walked into the store's warehouse to look for unopened clean clothes.

"...You are very sad, Lin Weijun."

After a moment of silence, Yaesakura's voice sounded softly, like a gentle comfort.

"...Yeah, a three-way game, what a ridiculous thing! It sounds good! Ultimately, it's all just a bunch of scheming and fighting for our own selfish desires. Otto and I are both such selfish bastards."

Lin Wei sneered, as if mocking himself.

"Compared to us, the Grey Snakes are more like the ones trying to save the world. Even though I don't like their 'Stigmata Project', compared to clowns like us."

Lin Wei paused in tearing the clothes packaging and sighed.

"Ying, am I annoying because I'm so calculating?"

At least, Lin Wei himself hates it.

"..."

Yae Sakura didn't know what to say, but with the help of the Key of God, she appeared in front of Lin Wei and gave him a silent hug. Her pink hair carried the fragrance of cherry blossoms, and the furry touch of her fox ears gently brushed against Lin Wei's ears.

Then, return to oneness again.

"...Forget it! I only took care of the child for a few days. Do you really think you're a good person?"

Lin Wei laughed at himself, took a few selected clothes, walked to the floor mirror that had just been cleaned and asked Yaezakura,

"Ying, which one do you think looks better?"

Yae Sakura looked at Lin Wei in the mirror through Lin Wei's eyes. He was a handsome guy, not as terrible as she said!

Seriously, how can you belittle yourself like that?

I was angry and said something in a bad mood,

"I don't understand your aesthetic standards five hundred years from now. Decide for yourself."

After saying that, he hung up the "phone" and left.

Lin Wei was confused. It was fine just now, what happened?

………………

A girl's temper fades quickly. After Lin Wei changed into new clothes, Yaezakura reconnected and silently took over Lin Wei's body, rushing towards the ME Club building at the fastest speed he could currently endure.

Yaezakura was extremely fast, and with all sorts of dodging and evading, she often passed by the Death Soldiers and Honkai Beasts before they could react, leaving them wandering around aimlessly in the same place, searching.

Then, when he was about to approach the building, he quietly logged off and left.

Well, it seems like I'm still angry...

Lin Wei touched his head awkwardly, and then, holding his cane in one hand, he walked leisurely towards the tall building that he could admire more spectacularly from a close distance, blatantly ignoring the Titan mecha that was secretly patrolling around him.

And those tall mechas seemed not to see Lin Wei, allowing it to pass in front of them all the way to the door of the building.

Lin Wei smiled slightly, not surprised at all, he naturally knew the reason.

"Verification passed, welcome home..."

As soon as I approached the gate, the thick iron door that was originally closed opened automatically, as if welcoming the owner back.

Every isolation door in the building is like this. In front of Lin Wei holding the Key of Corrosion, they are useless and will not cause any alarm.

Just like that, I took the elevator in the center of the building as if walking, and went straight to the top floor!

Then, after watching a good show on the surveillance camera, Lin Wei clapped his hands while watching - if it wasn't strong enough, try harder.

Unfortunately, Lin Wei couldn’t continue the show after watching it for a while.

Feeling unsatisfied, Lin Wei had no choice but to take the stage herself——

"Hello everyone? Everyone from Anti-Entropy..."

Chapter 15: Otto, you bastard!

How did he get in?

Cocolia's face suddenly darkened. She looked at the two doctors who were also looking confused and startled, and rebuked them harshly.

"Is this your version of 'courtesy first, force later'? Are you going to keep me from leaving this room if I don't give you an answer? This is ridiculous!"

"Cocolia, stop spitting blood!"

Tesla is mad and blaming me? Damn, I wanted to ask you something!

But now that there were uninvited guests, it was not practical to continue the internal struggle, so all the anger was vented on Lin Wei who came in.