Genshin Impact: Starting Guide - End of the World Qi Bao

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Seeing this, Zhen Qibao was filled with rage.

"You! Know! The! Law! You... deserve to die!!!"

The system watching from the side wanted to laugh but was too embarrassed to laugh out loud, so it held it in.

Kiana looked at the little rabbit with a dark expression.

"Hey, stop holding it in, or you'll hurt yourself."

"Ahem, I am a professionally trained system. Unless there are special circumstances, I generally don't laugh."

Kiana's lips twitched.

"Oh. A special case? I think you've been brainwashed by the Herrscher of Knowledge through the screen, little bunny~ Come, let me see~"

"do not want!"

An angry Kiana didn't care about anything else and pounced on the little rabbit, pinning her down and starting to tickle her while commenting on her actions.

"Hmm~ So this is what Bronya's touch feels like?"

The system said with a laugh.

"Hey! Don't think about other women when you're touching me."

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Jue Xi held Kiana in his arms and told her about what had happened during this time. Kiana naturally didn't struggle, but she felt somewhat powerless.

After saying that, Juexi released Kiana.

"Thank you, Kiana."

Kiana smiled and waved her hand.

"It's alright, Captain. It's all over now. But I really didn't expect you to have such a wonderful dream last night. Okay, I'm so hungry, Captain!"

Jue Xi smiled.

"Yeah, but cooking is out of the question. I don't want to cook for a fake, a law-abiding citizen. You've pulled this stunt on me, and now I'm almost embarrassed to kill you."

The Lawbringer of Knowledge paused for a moment.

"Captain, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"I'm in a good mood right now. As for the Law Master, I'll only say it once. Change back, and I won't kill you."

Jue Xi paused deliberately, then waved his hand, instantly transforming the surroundings into the shape of a theater, with wisps of black energy emanating from his hand.

"I don't want to say it a second time."

Upon seeing this, the Law Master immediately distanced himself from Jue Xi and dropped his disguise.

"Why? How did you find out, Mu Juexi?"

It's simple. You've read my memories and know what I want most. You know I most want to be gently woken up by my beloved Kiana in the morning, but that's impossible. I knew from the beginning that you weren't Kiana.

"Why? Isn't that what you wanted? Your relationship should be good, right? If your relationship is good, why is it impossible?"

Jue Xi seemed to remember something, and a gentle expression appeared on her face.

"Sigh, I do want to, but my Qibao is such a lazybones. I'm always the one who wakes up first. It's impossible for me to cook for her as soon as I wake up. Even if she wakes up first, she'll just lie in my arms and pretend to be asleep. She'd never put my head on her chest."

The one who understands the law said, "Although I don't understand, I am deeply shocked."

"Is that all?!"

Jue Xi slowly walked to Shi Lu's side and whispered in her ear.

"That's right, but that's not the deciding factor. The deciding factor is that I used my ability while I was holding you just now. I must say, I'm very satisfied with your power."

The Herrscher of Knowledge gritted her teeth. Having seen Juexi's memories, she naturally saw some... memories she didn't want to see, such as the Herrscher of Death... and the tragic appearances of the various Herrschers who died at Juexi's hands. She knew that once her powers were taken away, she was doomed.

Although the Herrscher of Knowledge doesn't sweat, she felt herself breaking out in a cold sweat at this moment, and she was terrified. She truly didn't understand why her 'god,' after granting her abilities, gave her the first task of finding this man. The Herrscher of Knowledge asked cautiously, forcing herself to speak.

"Could you... please let me go? Master... please..."

Jue Xi nodded and patted her on the shoulder.

"Hmm, not bad. You're pretty savvy. It's just that I don't really like this position."

The Herrscher of Knowledge understood something; she recalled the Herrscher of Death's appearance in Juexi's memories... She immediately knelt down and pressed her head deeply to the ground.

"Not bad. You know so much. Well then, become my puppet, how about it?"

The Law-Aware One swallowed hard; she knew this was not a question.

"I do, I do."

As soon as she spoke, Juexi felt a new surge of power within her. A satisfied smile appeared on her face.

"Is this the power of consciousness?"

Jue Xi glanced down at the trembling Herrscher of Knowledge kneeling on the ground.

"Get up. Go do what you need to do, do whatever you want. Don't worry about my feelings. Just pretend you've never seen me."

"what?"

The Herrscher of Knowledge felt that she had become stronger, though she didn't know why, but it was probably related to this man. What puzzled her most was that the man didn't seem to intend to stop her from killing humans...

She stood up shakily, simply out of fear.

"I'm leaving?"

Jue Xi was somewhat impatient.

"Hurry up, hurry up, do you expect me to take you home?"

Those who understood the law quickly shook their heads.

"No, no, I'll leave right away, I'll leave right away."

Jue Xi, annoyed, simply waved his hand and disappeared from the theater. Having fully acquired the power of law, he was naturally no longer controlled by the illusion. After the theater dissipated, he returned directly to his inn. Jue Xi muttered to himself.

"Phew, don't blame me."

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Kiana, who had been watching the whole thing unfold, went from being touched at the beginning, thinking that the captain had actually distinguished things from the start, to getting angry later on.

"How could the Captain let this Herrscher of Knowledge escape! She's nowhere near as good as Xiao Shi. The Captain has become a Herrscher killer, how could he let this one go!"

The little rabbit offered a rather understated explanation.

"Is it possible that the captain is afraid of the negative consequences of killing the Lawbringer? After all, last time he almost caused Eden's death in Australia just by saving Carol. Who knows how many people this Lawbringer will kill, or if there are any important people among them? Will saving this person lead to the deaths of others? There's nothing we can do but let him go and let nature take its course."

Kiana was still very angry.

"Looking at it this way, weren't all those people killed because of me? If the captain wasn't afraid of me, he could have easily dealt with all those Herrschers, right? How many people could he have saved?"

Having lived with Kiana for so long, the system was becoming more and more 'human', and she asked Kiana with some confusion.

"But even without you, those people would still die. Does this really have anything to do with you and the host? Just because you have the ability to save them doesn't mean you have to. They were destined to die anyway, not for the two of you. What kind of logic is that? If Kiana thought like this, if a poor person wins the lottery, does that mean they should give all their money to other poor people? That's not right. Saving them is a favor, not saving them is their right. This isn't your world, this is the previous civilization. Even if the price of saving the previous civilization is you, Kiana, your complete disappearance, can you say it doesn't matter? Besides, if the previous civilization really defeats the Honkai, the impact on history will be enormous. Have you thought about that, Kiana?"

Kiana, overloaded by what Rabbit said about CPU, collapsed to the ground, unable to get up again...

Chapter 152 The Lawgiver of Knowledge (Part 2)

Shortly after Dr. Su joined "Moths of Flame," the Eighth Herrscher appeared. Initially, mysterious cases of people falling into a deep sleep occurred across the country. Victims would suddenly fall asleep while using the internet and never wake up. By observing the victims' brainwaves, they discovered that these people were all dreaming, and... they were likely having the same "dream." Chief Scientist Dr. Mei ordered Dr. Spassy and his Fifth Scientific Division to study "dreams."

In the real world, more and more victims are falling into a coma every day. A month later, the number of people suffering from "sleeping sickness" exceeded two million. Hospitals had already reached their capacity limits, and large numbers of "sleeping sickness" patients were collapsing at home and on the streets, unable to receive treatment. They could only die quietly in their sleep.

Ultimately, Dr. May and Dr. Spasi announced that the root cause of this "Sleeping Beauty" was the power of an undetermined Honkai energy source. The individual who triggered the "Sleeping Beauty" was identified as the Eighth Herrscher.

The Eighth Herrscher's ability is initially defined as a memetic weapon. It can pollute words; when people see words that have been polluted by it, their minds are infected and they fall into a dream world controlled by it.

The words that are contaminated are constantly changing and increasing.

While the "Fire-Chasing Moth" was searching for the Eighth Herrscher's keywords to find it, the Eighth Herrscher was also searching for the location of the "Fire-Chasing Moth" through keywords.

"laugh......"

Ultimately, the Eighth Herrscher beat the Flame Chaser to the punch... The Eighth Herrscher found the keywords to locate the "Flame Chaser." On that day, in an instant, all the members of the Flame Chaser who hadn't received special psychological training fell into a deep sleep.

Before the impact could spread further, Dr. May and Dr. Spassy issued "consciousness shackles" to the surviving members.

"Mind Lock" is a drug that can cause disorientation and cognitive impairment. It forces members to actively filter keywords when they see them, which gave the remaining members of the Firefly Moth a much-needed reprieve.

However, as the number of words infected by the Herrscher increases, the effectiveness of the drug becomes weaker and weaker.

......

At this moment, the Fire-Chasing Moth made its final struggle... Su, dressed in special clothing, was covered in various tubes and immersed in nutrient solution.

Spassy looked at Su in the nutrient solution with a serious expression.

"Relax, Sue. Your brainwaves have returned to normal. The observation center will activate in 5 minutes. It's okay, don't be nervous, we still have a chance. Now, please repeat your task again."

“Okay, Dr. Spacie. I will unlock my consciousness after the Observation Hub is activated. I will actively enter the dream created by the Eighth Herrscher and find its location within the dream. Then, after 10 minutes, the Observation Hub will pull my consciousness back to reality.”

Spassy took out his wine jug.

“Yes, Sue. We don’t know what’s in the dream. You need to engrave this task firmly in your conscious and subconscious mind, and remember that all the beauty in it is fake. Also, Sue, I want to apologize to you. If you can come back, I’ll treat you to a drink.”

Dr. Spacy took a sip of his drink, knowing this might be the last time they would see each other.

Su nodded.

"Doctor, this is my own choice."

Su knew perfectly well that this was just a nice-sounding excuse, but it was her last chance...

Spassy waved his hand.

"Alright, Sue. Enough with the chit-chat, let's begin the experiment! Good luck..."

The Observation Hub is activated. All psycho-sensory fusion warriors are releasing their shackles of consciousness and entering its dream world. Observer No. 27 has completed access.

Spassy picked up the flask and took another big gulp.

"Phew... I hope I can take it down soon. The mind lock is making me dizzy, I can't even taste the alcohol. It's really funny... I'm getting more and more confused as I get older. I actually turned my own student into a fusion warrior. And I even sent him to hell with my own hands."

And Dr. Spassy’s assistant, who had been following him, spoke from behind.

"Doctor, don't blame yourself too much. This was Dr. Su's own choice."