The system handed me over to the state.

Those who pass will continue to survive; those who fail will be exiled into the Sea of ​​Quanta, where they will be eroded, swallowed, and assimilated, eventually becoming part of the Sea of ​​Quanta.

Durandal used herself as an anchor to secure the small world within her body, preventing it from getting lost in the Sea of ​​Quanta and being eroded and swallowed up.

And their world...

Without experiencing the test of Honkai, without breaking free from the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, perhaps Honkai has not yet arrived, or perhaps... the test of Honkai simply does not exist.

"The intersection of parallel worlds... Tong Xi, what do you think?"

Tong Xi has a lot of experience with systems, so she should be able to understand what will happen in this situation.

"The intersection of parallel worlds is not a good thing... If two parallel worlds are only attracted to each other, then after they come into contact, they will only form a channel that allows them to communicate with each other. But if two parallel worlds collide, then you should be prepared for spacetime distortion."

Bronya blinked. "Is this within the scope of your explanation?"

Tong Xi nodded. "Of course, after all, the situation you are facing is very likely a collision between parallel worlds. At this speed, it's impossible for them to be attracting each other."

"When parallel worlds collide, spacetime distortion occurs. For example, the original neighborhood will disappear and be replaced by a neighborhood in a random area of ​​another parallel world. The more severe the collision between the two parallel worlds, the more severe the spacetime distortion becomes. The final result is that the parallel worlds will merge into one world."

"At that time... there were two worlds, only one could survive, and the other... was bound to perish."

Chapter 111: Hypothetical

The crisis brought about by the parallel world made everyone present feel uneasy, but to be honest, at present, they had no way to get there. Although they could explore and even estimate the parallel world, they could not get there because the two worlds were too far apart and there was no stable passage.

In response, Tong Xi informed her superiors of her current situation. After all, the crisis of parallel worlds colliding was quite significant, and if she received permission from above, she could step in to help Shenzhou.

Now, all we can do is wait for the approval from above before we can take any action.

At night, Bronya sat on the bed, staring blankly at the window in front of her, as if she was thinking about something. At this moment, the door opened, and Bronya gradually came back to her senses. She looked at the door and saw Seele, wearing a black and red nightgown, standing in the doorway, looking at Bronya, but not entering the room.

"Can... I come in?"

Seele asked, and Bronya nodded, "Hmm, still not asleep so late?"

"It's only 9 o'clock, how could I possibly be sleeping?"

Seele sat down next to Bronya. "Sister, are you...thinking about something?"

Bronya was silent for a while, then nodded quietly, "Hmm...you won't call me 'Bronya-neechan' this time?"

Bronya smiled and turned her head to ask. Seele pinched a strand of her long hair and laughed, "Otherwise, readers will say we're padding the word count. Besides, the other Seele always calls you that, so I'm thinking of changing the way we address each other, just to make a difference."

"Oh, I see... That's good too."

After a brief sigh, Bronya fell silent, staring at the bright moon outside the window. Seele turned her head and leaned on Bronya's shoulder. "Sister, are you thinking about something?"

"No..."

"Nonsense, you're clearly lost in thought, yet you say you're not."

"no!"

"...When did you become so stubborn?"

Seele asked with some confusion. She had no idea that her sister Bronya was such a stubborn person. Her expression clearly showed that she just wouldn't admit it. Was she being stubborn, or simply not wanting to say it?

Bronya was silent for a moment, then sighed, "I give up. Okay, I am thinking about some things."

"I'm just thinking... about how to explain some things to my parents... these things are a bit complicated."

Bronya managed to say it, but the words stuck in her throat. Was she supposed to tell Seele that she used to be a boy, and then become Bronya?

To be honest, she feels that she prefers being Bronya now to being a man, which is why she doesn't dwell on the past. She doesn't care about her previous 20 years of male life; she focuses more on the present.

Bronya as she is now.

However, given that Tong Xi has forgotten about this matter, if the punishment for complaining were clear and acceptable to Tong Xi, Bronya would definitely file a complaint and force her to make changes. But right now, the unclear punishment system makes Bronya hesitant to file a complaint.

What if the system inflicts a severe punishment? Would it create a rift between her and Tong Xi? Bronya was hesitant to take the gamble...

"Parents... Oh! Yes, I have parents."

Seele realized what was happening, but her expression was also slightly disappointed. Bronya in this world has her own parents, so naturally she would have worries about these things, such as how she gets along with her parents.

"Yes... I have parents... Forget it, don't think about these things anymore. Things will work themselves out. There will be a way and an opportunity to solve it later."

"Let's think about what's next. If I'm not mistaken, the parallel world that's getting closer to here is very likely the main world you live in. Bronya from there has come looking for you."

Seele's expression froze. "Looking for me? Why?"

"I don't know... Maybe it's because after becoming a Herrscher, she still has the obsession to find Seele, or maybe she simply feels that you are a hidden danger and must be eliminated. There are only a few reasons. Of course, I don't care about these. What I care about is that world and what kind of state Bronya is in."

Bronya turned around, temporarily setting aside her worries about her parents, and lay down on the bed, her long gray hair spreading out. "I can confirm one thing: the other Seele is not dead. But do you think the other me is definitely being controlled?"

“From the very first Herrscher of Reason, all links with the Honkai will have been severed. Now it’s my turn as the next Herrscher of Reason, but I’m being controlled by the Honkai will. Is it truly controlled through the Herrscher core, or is it the same situation as Kiana and Sirin, except that another version of me has become a suppressed existence?”

"Then why should I eliminate you? Because you and the other Seele are the only chance for the other me to turn the tide. So killing you is the ultimate goal of the Honkai Will."

"And according to what you said, Otto was modified. I don't believe that man could be modified so easily. She must have left a backup plan, and this guy might not even be dead! Do you believe me?"

Although Bronya dislikes Otto and even hopes that Otto will show up his health bar so she can kill him, she is now quite certain that Otto will not be so easily captured and modified.

"By the way, don't you find it strange?"

"strangeness?"

Seele was puzzled by Bronya's sudden mention of something strange. Strange? Was there anywhere strange? It didn't seem like there was...

Bronya nodded in agreement. "Hmm, that's strange... You said that all the beings appearing around the Herrscher of Reason are modified beings, mechanically modified zombies, mechanically modified Honkai Beasts, and even Valkyries. Does the Herrscher of Reason need to do this to increase the combat power of her zombies and Honkai Beasts?"

"Furthermore, Valkyries have a high probability of being corrupted and killed by excessive Honkai energy. Even if they have undergone mechanical modifications, can they withstand even stronger Honkai energy?"

"But... Durandal was also modified... Most of the Valkyries at Schicksal headquarters were modified, and Rita, the only one who wasn't modified, disappeared. We don't know where she went."

"Have you fought against that modified Durandal?"

Seele froze, carefully recalling every detail from the moment the destruction began until she was thrown into the Sea of ​​Quanta. She suddenly realized something, "No... and, let alone fighting them, those modified Valkyries have never fought us! It's all Honkai Beasts and Death Knights fighting us!"

Bronya's lips curled up slightly. "So, now we can make an assumption. If the enemy of that world was not the Honkai, not the Herrscher, not the Honkai Will from the very beginning, what do you think it would be?"

Chapter 112: A Minor Conflict

The next morning, Bronya didn't go to the company. Instead, she stayed home and started working on countermeasures. She needed to prepare all sorts of contingency plans. Although she had discussed many possibilities with Seele the night before, none of them could be definitively proven.

Therefore, she needs contingency plans. For every possibility, she needs to design at least two contingency plans. Moreover, given the danger of this contact, she cannot involve the Shenzhou army. What if something goes wrong if things are not handled properly?

Bronya needed to devise many plans to prepare for contact with the other party, especially since she didn't know who was behind it all. Bronya was on edge and couldn't put her mind at ease.

She had envisioned several scenarios: a liking for mechanical modifications, a large-scale mechanized army, using biological organisms to create mechanical beings, Skynet? The Matrix from The Matrix?

She felt that these two were the most likely, but of course, it wasn't necessarily these two; it could be similar existences. After all, it was a parallel world, and who knows what strange things had been mixed into that parallel world.

Bronya felt it was better to be a little more careful.

Aren't you going to work today?

Lin Yuxin was somewhat surprised to see Bronya busy in the room. She thought Bronya would continue to go to the company to handle business, but she didn't expect her to be at home.

"Yes, everything at the company has been arranged. In comparison, the matter at hand is obviously more important."

Bronya felt that even with Seele, who had personally experienced it, it was still difficult for her to judge what that world was like. She had never fought against another version of herself, so there was no standard for judging strength. What destroyed the world and most countries and humanity was a sudden, large-scale launch of nuclear missiles, just like Skynet in the Terminator movies.

Use nuclear bombs to exterminate the vast majority of humanity, and then create various types of robots to wipe out the remaining humans.

The method of destroying the world with nuclear bombs at the beginning is the same as that of the Terminator. After all, nuclear bombs can destroy the vast majority of humans and landmark environments, and nuclear radiation can compress the living space of surviving humans, while machines do not have this problem.

The electromagnetic shock of a nuclear explosion can also severely damage and paralyze human electronic devices, preventing surviving humans from producing weapons and equipment for large-scale combat.

As for the Honkai world, the equipment restrictions on combat weapons might not be effective. After all, the Valkyrie's armor cannot be destroyed by a simple electromagnetic pulse. Most importantly, the Valkyrie's powerful combat ability means that she will not be too inferior to mechanical creations unless she is completely overwhelmed by their numbers.

This is why the other side chose to modify them, reducing the number of Valkyries to prevent the surviving Valkyries from being rescued and causing them to exert immense psychological pressure on those who know them, thus leading to a loss of strategy in battle.

These are all strategies.

The more Bronya thought about it, the more she felt that the mastermind might not be another version of herself, nor the Honkai will, but a human like Otto.

The only information Seele gave her was that Otto had been modified, but she didn't know the extent of the modification, whether he retained his self-awareness, or whether she saw Otto himself or his soul steel body.

Bronya tapped her index finger rhythmically on the table. Just then, Seele's arms passed over Bronya's shoulders and gently hugged her. Bronya reached out and touched Seele's face beside her. "What's wrong? Aren't you going to play your game? I gave you a beta test qualification. If you can't write a review, I'm going to make trouble for you."

"Hmm, since when do we have to write down our feelings about playing games? It's not like we used to write reading notes when we were kids."

While grumbling, Seele buried her face in Bronya's hair, inhaling the faint fragrance of Bronya's soft, long hair, and exclaimed, "My sister smells so good."

"Hmm? I asked you to use that shower gel and shampoo with me before, but you didn't. Otherwise, you'd smell just as good as me. Have you considered changing your habits?"

Seele shook her head. "Sister, have you thought it through? If Seele from that world were still alive, what would you do?"

"Bring her into this world."

"Huh?"

Bronya spun around in her chair, gently hooking Seele's right leg so she lost her balance and fell into her lap. She sat on her thighs, wrapped her arms around Seele's waist, interlaced her fingers at her legs, and rested her chin on Seele's shoulder. "Isn't this how it should be? Your world has been destroyed by nuclear bombs. Do you want to start over in that world full of nuclear radiation and wasteland, or continue living in this better world?"

"Eliminating nuclear radiation is not the same as eliminating Honkai. Honkai energy can be absorbed and eliminated, but with the current technology in China, it is impossible to eliminate nuclear radiation in a short period of time."

"So, my initial plan is that after we resolve the issues there, the government should step in and temporarily relocate the human survivors to our world, settling them in a safe place."

"Of course, it must be purified and tested. We must ensure everyone's safety. As for the dangers of radiation, I will discuss it with Tong Xi to see if she can come up with a solution. If all else fails, we can wait a while longer, and I will immediately go on a mission to get it back as a reward."

Seele opened her mouth, unsure what to say for a moment. Bronya smiled and said, "What? Aren't you going to thank me?"

"I....."

Seele suddenly realized she didn't know what to say. Thank you? Why should she thank you? Who did she care about? She only cared about Bronya, who was holding her, and the other Seele. She didn't care about anyone else, and even despised them. Bronya's question to her felt like... attributing all the credit for saving those humans to herself.

For a moment, Seele felt a little uncomfortable. She suddenly broke free from Bronya's embrace and left the room amidst Bronya's surprised and puzzled gaze.

Bronya was momentarily stunned, realizing she might have... said something wrong. She could clearly sense Seele's anger... but for a moment, she couldn't figure out what she had said wrong.

At this moment, Tong Xi knocked on the door and stood there, asking curiously, "Did you two have a fight?"

Bronya blinked. "Why are you acting like a mother hen, having to ask about everything?"

"I....."

Tong Xi was speechless for a moment after Bronya's retort. Finally, she took a deep breath and said, "Has anyone ever said that you have a sharp and venomous tongue? You won't make any friends like that."

Bronya looked at Tong Xi speechlessly, "I was just making a little complaint... It's good that you're here, come and use your rich experience as a mother to help me analyze it!"