Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

But we did not give up. After several days of fierce fighting and at great cost, the Destiny Organization successfully repelled the extraterrestrials.

This is a victory for humanity, a victory for us in defending our home!

We've lost our cities, our mountains, our rivers… but we're still alive, and we still retain one thing: the right to reclaim everything!

Bishop Otto Apocalypse delivered numerous speeches after the war, comforting the world. Many of Otto's speeches touched the despairing masses, and overnight, countless Otto zealots emerged around the world.

With Otto calming everyone down and all the AIs returning to their positions, the power of global connectivity was once again demonstrated. Many supercomputers, including Cortana and Aida, continuously calculated and mobilized resources and manpower from around the world under global connectivity, enabling people to rebuild their homes as quickly as possible.

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"Sigh... Now the whole world will truly remember Hiyokumaru. But the idea of ​​someone from outer space is just too ridiculous..." Jiuxiao turned off the TV speechlessly and slumped onto the sofa.

Himeko shook her wine bottle and said to Jiuxiao, "No! People from beyond the heavens really exist. My father was dedicated to researching people from beyond the heavens."

However, Jiuxiao didn't care much. If there were extraterrestrial beings, so be it. They couldn't possibly attack Earth in his lifetime!

Everyone is still grieving the death of Himeko; they weren't that sad when she disappeared.

But after calming down, at a certain moment when my thoughts were racing, I suddenly remembered fragmented memories related to Himeko, which were like being slowly tortured to death.

Jiuxiao: "Sigh..."

Kiana: "Sigh..."

Kaguya and Mei: "Sigh..."

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During the time that Himeko was at St. Freya Academy, she was bedridden. Originally, Himeko only needed to rest for a month, but Theresa forced her to stay in the hospital for another month.

As a result, after being discharged from the hospital, before he could even catch his breath, he was overwhelmed by a mountain of work.

During the day she attends classes and at night she is busy with work. Himeko only sees Himeko occasionally at the dinner table or when dealing with the troubles caused by Kiana.

Himeko felt regret at Hishimaru's departure, but not excessive sadness, because she had experienced enough of this kind of thing.

Listening to everyone sighing and complaining all day long, Himeko was on the verge of depression.

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, Himeko picked up her sake bottle and started smashing it against Kiana's head, one by one. The bottles struck her heads with a crisp sound.

"Listen to that voice, what a brilliant mind!"

"Himeko?!" "Himeko-sensei!!"

The few people who were still feeling depressed on NetEase Cloud Music looked at Himeko with some anger after she knocked on their heads.

But Himeko, in a carefree and cheerful manner, directly linked arms with Jiuxiao and Kiana, then took a big gulp of wine and threw away the empty bottle.

"Hiccup~ Kiana of the Nine Heavens, and Mei of the Glowing Flame... living in sadness all day long, you can't become a good Valkyrie!"

Kiana looked at Himeko with teary eyes, sobbing, "But Hishimaru is our family... I still can't accept all of this..."

"I've been thinking... if I were stronger, more versatile..."

Before Jiuxiao could finish speaking, Jizi pressed her finger against his lips, interrupting him.

Himeko gently wiped away Kiana's tears with her other hand, shook her head slightly at Jiuxiao, and said:

"Don't think like that, Jiuxiao... There are many things in this world that we cannot avoid. We can't take all the blame on ourselves; that would be a desecration to either Feiyu Maru or anyone else."

Himeko pressed Kiana and Kusanagi's heads into her arms, and also pulled Mei and Kaguya over.

"I am also deeply saddened by Himeko's departure... but people must move forward. Dwelling on past sorrows will not change anything. If you cannot overcome Himeko's burden and continue to wallow in despair, then I suggest you retire directly and not become Valkyries..."

"The struggle against the Honkai is brutal, and no one can be sure that they will survive to the end."

Even your teacher, Himeko… has lost so many comrades-in-arms, they were all inseparable family to me, and I too have been overwhelmed with grief… but in the end, I had to wipe away my tears and continue fighting, because this is the fate we knew from the moment we became Valkyries. Even I, perhaps, will suddenly die in some battle…”

"Looking back can be a driving force for us to move forward, but it's meaningless to just dwell on sadness. If everyone truly keeps Himeko in their hearts, then let's move forward with Himeko's strength!"

"When you weep for the sun you have missed, you will also miss the stars." This is a poem by Tagore that I love, and I'm sharing it with you!

Himeko smiled gently and ruffled their hair.

Kiana wiped away her tears, looked at Himeko with determination, and said, "Himeko...we will definitely become the strongest Valkyrie!"

Jiuxiao continued, picking up where Kiana left off. "We... will definitely defeat the Honkai!"

Mei: "For the people we love..."

Huihuo: "At all costs."

"Looks like you understand now, so... let's have a party, drink all the sadness down, and then welcome a new beginning!!"

With a smile, Himeko pulled out several large cases of wine from behind her, determined to drink with everyone until they were completely drunk!

Chapter 171 Cocolia and Ninti

One month after the launch of the global connectivity service, a day worthy of celebration, came a piece of bad news.

Global connectivity couldn't handle the simultaneous operation of a large number of supercomputers and crashed...

Since the global connectivity feature was rushed out of production, it was quite unexpected that it lasted for a month.

Fortunately, the reconstruction work has been carried out in a reasonable and orderly manner, and all that's left is to proceed step by step. Otherwise, even if Otto hung Iserlin and Changguang up, he would still make them re-establish a new global connection.

However, global connectivity also gave Otto an idea. If connecting a global network can have such an effect, then what about connecting the thoughts of all people?

Human potential is limitless. If we were to integrate the thoughts of 85 billion people worldwide, the resulting computing power would far exceed the combined computing power of all the computers in the world.

If the plan succeeds... ha, that's practically creating a god.

Otto decided to name the project "Global Connectivity".

Unfortunately, scientists like Iserline and Changguang already had huge dark circles under their eyes, looking like they could die at any moment. Coupled with insufficient resources and technology, the "Global Connectivity" project could only be postponed indefinitely.

Otto still drafted the plan, but in the end, he wrote the completed plan into the Void Treasury and then burned it.

The creation of a consciousness god through global interconnectedness is an unimaginable feat, capable of effortlessly altering human thought and cognition.

So, will this ultimately benefit humanity or destroy it...?

In any case, Otto knew that humanity could never become the central authority that governs thought, because humanity's only enemy has always been itself.

But if it's artificial intelligence...

Otto thought for a moment, then summoned the Void Treasury that he had imprisoned. The Void Treasury, which had been imprisoned for an unknown period of time, thought that Otto had come to his senses and was ready to make a deal with him. However, Otto raised his hand, gave it a big slap, and then imprisoned it again.

Even an AI like Void Archives is limited by its underlying logic—the destruction of Honkai. And in order to completely destroy Honkai, Void Archives has no bottom line.

Therefore, Otto decided to leave the decision of the future to people themselves regarding the plan for global connectivity.

Otto's Soul Steel body was mostly destroyed by Himeko. Although he had expected it, seeing the pile of mangled remains still gave him pause. He didn't know what the future held, but Otto had to admit his blood pressure was soaring. Luckily, Himeko hadn't touched his own body or Kallen's corpse, otherwise Otto would have rushed to St. Freya Academy right now, dug up Himeko's grave, and destroyed the Jizo Mitama.

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Long ago, in a safe house somewhere in Cocolia.

Just as Cocolia was being attacked by the mech controlled by the Herrscher of Corruption, the Herrscher assassin hidden by Schicksal—Ninti Apocalypse—appeared and saved her.

Looking at Ninti, who resembled her daughter, Cocolia was overjoyed. However, the first words Ninti spoke to Cocolia ignited her anger.

“Cocolia, His Holiness the Bishop asked me to convey a message to you.”

"what?"

Are you satisfied with my experiment?

Otto, looking like his own daughter, calmly uttered those words, sending chills down Cocolia's spine. Then came a burning rage that made her grit her teeth. Cocolia wanted nothing more than to tear Otto apart and devour him alive.

"Natasha's eyes are so bright and lively, but you... ah..."

But Ninti's lifeless eyes and innocent face made Cocolia restrain herself from venting her anger on the child and turn away.

Ninti didn't understand what Cocolia meant, but her mission was to either kill Cocolia or stay by her side. Ninti didn't want to kill Cocolia, so she had no choice but to stay by her side.

The situation outside is not good, and Cocolia, who has nothing in her hands, can't do anything to Ninti, so she can only let Ninti follow her secretly.

There are only two people in the safe house, so one of them is destined to suffer from insomnia.

Ningdi also possesses a Stigmata, whose power allows her to remain undetected except by S-rank Valkyries and certain special individuals, unless she chooses to conceal herself. Cocolia, on the other hand, is an ordinary person. Although she can sense Ningdi's presence, Cocolia cannot locate her if Ningdi chooses to hide.

So, after confirming that the environment was safe and there was no danger, the sleepy little Ningdi found a corner to lie down and go to sleep.

Ningdi slept soundly, while Cocolia was about to crack open.

The sudden disappearance of such a large child from her sight made Cocolia wonder if she was actually dead and that Ninti was just a hallucination caused by her longing for her daughter.

Cocolia, who dared not relax her vigilance in the slightest, remained on high alert, constantly on guard against attacks from Ninti or the Herrscher of Corruption.

As a result, nothing happened until the next day, when the sun was high in the sky.

Then Cocolia saw Ninti quietly appear in the corner, yawning and stretching.

Good morning. Looking at your dark circles, haven't you had any rest?

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The outside world remained in chaos, communications were cut off, and Cocolia was without the newly established communication system that Iselin and the others had set up. With Anti-Entropy overrun and her armor lost, Cocolia was helpless against the rampaging Honkai Beasts. Running around aimlessly with Ninti was impractical, so the two were ultimately forced to retreat into the shelter.