The system handed me over to the state.

There were no detailed descriptions of the three engravings, so Bronya could only choose based on her intuition. In the end, she chose the engraving on the left.

The moment the imprint touched her, it transformed into a golden light and merged into Bronya's body. Alicia smiled and said, "Alright! We made a promise, you have to give me a present after this, so what is it? Tell me, tell me!"

Bronya remained expressionless in the face of Alicia's coquettishness, but felt a little...amused. Alicia's coquettishness was quite cute, wasn't it? Should she prepare more things to tease her properly in the future?

Chapter 14: A Thousand Calamities and Eden

After saying goodbye to Alicia, Bronya headed to the next space. Unlike in the game, she had no choice in which space to enter; there was only one space, and the inscription on the space was the Seed of the Vanishing Flame.

Is it random? Or is it a boss room?

Bronya was unsure, but she still chose to enter. The familiar sense of spatial separation flashed by, and when she came to her senses, she found herself in a completely new space. It was still the forgotten city, but the surrounding area was completely different.

However, this was not the end. Before Bronya could even land, scorching flames rushed towards her as if they would burn her to ashes. The Heavy Bunny raised its arms and constructed a shield in front of it to block all the flames. After the flames subsided, Bronya looked at the masked man not far away.

Qian Jie... I never expected to run into him so soon.

"The Herald..."

Qianjie muttered something under his breath, and then the raging flames attacked again. Bronya immediately raised her hand, and several steel walls made of Honkai energy rose up in front of her. However, these were useless, as the flames instantly broke through the steel defenses. But at this moment, Bronya chose to rush forward directly, conjuring dual pistols in her hands and spraying bullets at Qianjie in front of her.

At the same time, the heavily armored bunny broke away from Bronya and its hands transformed into spinning drills, piercing towards Thousand Calamity.

However, Qianjie simply raised his hand and blocked Xiaotu's attack. What he did not expect was that Xiaotu's two cannons on her shoulders were already fully charged!

Boom!

The blue shockwave repelled Qian Jie. Before Qian Jie could land steadily, Bronya suddenly appeared behind him, her Nepalese twin knives flashing out and heading straight for Qian Jie's throat and heart!

But the next moment, an even more intense burst of flames erupted. Bronya conjured a riot shield with one hand and held it directly in front of her. The shield, made of Herrscher power, was not so easily destroyed, but Bronya could still sense that the shield was being constantly disintegrated.

At that moment, the Heavy Bunny suddenly burst out from the side in the form of a motorcycle! It crashed directly into Qian Jie's body! Instantly knocking him away. The next moment, the Bunny rapidly transformed into human form, and the twin cannons on its shoulders fired again!

He was directly knocked away from the platform.

After the Heavy Bunny returned to Bronya's side, Bronya looked at the three markings scattered on the ground with some confusion.

The engraved marks shimmered with crimson light. Bronya pondered for a moment, then picked one up and accepted it, while the others disappeared.

Is this "Thousand Tribulations" meant to eliminate the Honkai Beasts on this platform and then fight against himself? It seems like it was planned in advance, otherwise he wouldn't have prepared three imprints.

However... why does it feel like the power of a thousand tribulations isn't as strong as depicted in the game?

Perhaps only Qianjie himself can answer this question.

Continuing her journey into the next dimension, Bronya left the forgotten city and arrived at a forest bathed in twilight—the Forest of Twilight's End...

"So beautiful...the sunset here."

Bronya looked at the sunset and the golden forest before her; the scene was truly beautiful.

"Hello, Herrscher. I never expected to see a Herrscher here one day."

A soft voice sounded beside Bronya. Turning her head, she saw a graceful woman, Eden... Bronya nodded, "Hello, Miss Eden."

"Oh? You know my name. Do you know us well?"

A hint of interest flashed in Eden's eyes. Bronya nodded. "More or less. I only know a little about her, not much. But I didn't expect to meet you here first. I thought I would meet Sakura or Hua."

"It seems you know us very well. If you'd like, could you tell me about it?"

"This place isn't suitable?"

Bronya shook her head. She was here for the trial, to see how difficult it was, not to chat with these heroes. Eden, noticing this, smiled and said, "I understand. Well then, I wish you all the best in getting what you want here, little Herrscher."

Bronya nodded, Eden disappeared from her sight, and Bronya focused her attention on the upcoming battle.

Ten minutes later, as the aftershocks of the explosion subsided, Bronya could clearly sense the enhancement of these monsters. Although the monsters were still the same Honkai Beasts and zombies, their strength had obviously increased.

It's probably a one-sided buff to Paradise. Now things are going to get interesting. I wonder if she'll be able to personally experience the power of the collapse of the pre-era civilization on real difficulty.

With this in mind, Bronya continued her battles in Paradise. As the number of imprints increased, Bronya also discovered some new uses, such as recovering the spilled structural energy at the moment of the artillery explosion to replenish the energy needed for the next artillery attack.

At the same time, Bunny can fight independently. Bronya specially constructed a shield and a longsword for Bunny so that Bunny can fight alone.

He himself fights using the guns and knives he has constructed.

However, when Bronya cleared Paradise on Hard difficulty and returned to the rest hall, she clenched her hands tightly. She felt... something was missing from her fighting style...

She recalled the scene of Walter fighting alone, and in a daze, she realized that Bronya's current fighting style relied entirely on Little Rabbit and her own assassination skills and combat experience.

But I can't do that. Bronya did it because her abilities were limited, and overuse of the Herrscher of Reason's power would corrode her body, but I don't have such limitations!

Bronya slapped her forehead. Sure enough, her mindset from the game was limiting her. She needed to explore more ways to use the Herrscher of Reason's power, and it absolutely couldn't be limited to just Little Bunny.

"You're back! I've been waiting for you here for ages! You wouldn't happen to be a battle maniac like Qianjie, would you?"

Bronya, who had just returned to Paradise, was welcomed by Alicia. Bronya stepped forward and said, "I'm back. I have a question for you."

"Okay, go ahead and tell me. But what about the gift you promised me?"

Seeing Alicia's expectant gaze, Bronya silently took out a game console from her system space and said, "This is the gift."

"Huh... is this... a game console?"

"Well, just think of it as a toy to pass the time when you're bored. There are lots of games in it, enough for you to play with."

Chapter 15: A Race Skilled at Gathering

"Ah! How can you be so amazing! Did you give me this gift just to watch me get tortured? How could you be so vicious!"

Alicia looked at the defeat displayed on the screen and let out a defeated wail. Bronya simply said calmly, "Your troop assembly speed is too slow. The Darram is a race that is good at assembling troops. This race is good at multi-front warfare and large numbers of troops. Although I am a Terran who focuses on black technology, I have few units in the early game. If you fight on multiple fronts, it will be very difficult for me to develop."

Bronya's explanation to Alicia was very clear and logical, and Alicia nodded repeatedly. Then, she suddenly asked a question, "This game... is it a multiplayer online competitive game?"

Bronya nodded. "Yes, there are people with them, so don't worry."

Bronya switched to multiplayer mode. This was a specially processed game console that could directly connect to players in another world, so there was no need to worry about having no one to play with in multiplayer.

Now Alicia was really into it and started looking for people to play with in multiplayer games, while Bronya sat down in the lounge next door, opened her little box, and revealed the candy inside.

The Reloaded Bunny appeared beside him and pressed down on Bronya's hand as she opened the box. Its meaning was clear: it didn't want Bronya to try the unknown things the system had given her.

But Bronya shook her head. "It's okay, I'll be fine."

So Bronya moved the heavy bunny's hand away, put the candy from the box into her mouth, and after tasting it, she felt a little puzzled. The candy wasn't sweet, or rather... it had no taste. It only had the shape of candy, but no corresponding flavor, so... what is this?

Just as Bronya was wondering, a sudden wave of drowsiness washed over her, and she couldn't resist it, falling asleep. The Heavy Bunny caught Bronya and placed her on the sofa in the lounge, quietly watching over her.

After falling into a deep sleep, Bronya entered a world constructed from memories. She relived Bronya's life from the moment she was born, even up to eight years into the post-Honkai Odyssey in the game. When she woke up, Bronya was still somewhat dazed.

A distant voice echoed in my mind.

Now... you are whole.

The sound came suddenly and disappeared just as suddenly. Bronya muttered to herself, "Complete... What is complete?" At that moment, memories gradually surfaced in her mind, and Bronya understood.

She suppressed the urge to return to St. Freya Academy and calmly adjusted her state. Was this the complete meaning? To relive Bronya's experiences in her memories.

In other words, from now on, he will not only possess Bronya's appearance and power, but more importantly, she will also possess her emotions and experiences.

"Tsk...that really caught us off guard."

Fortunately, these emotions and experiences did not backfire on her; she remained herself.

When Bronya woke up, she looked at the heavily armored bunny guarding her side and smiled gently, then froze... Huh? She could smile?

Bronya touched her face, creating a mirror image. After making several expressions in front of it, she blinked. This... is a bit strange... how come she's suddenly not expressionless anymore? She can even smile?

Well, this is a good thing. This is the difference between myself and a real Spanish duck, and it allows others to better distinguish between themselves and a real Spanish duck.

"Hey? You're awake. Gray Serpent just came by and said he has a mission for you."

At this moment, Alicia moved closer to Bronya and handed her a tablet computer. Bronya nodded, took the tablet, and tapped it a few times.

After roughly reviewing the mission details and requirements, I pondered the mission. The mission was quite simple: to cover the evacuation of a research organization belonging to World Serpent in Shenzhou. This research organization was a research team under Jackal's control. Because they had recently been targeted by Destiny, Jackal decided to evacuate the research facilities and related team members there as a precaution.

There were only some automated robots and a small number of armed soldiers guarding the place, which Gray Serpent was worried about. In addition, the organization had limited manpower, so she needed to take action.

"The mission has arrived... See you in a few days."

"Hey! Are you leaving so soon? Why don't you stay a few more days and spend more time with me?"

Bronya turned her head, her expression indifferent. "Do you want to continue being tortured? Then I don't mind."

Alicia pouted, her face full of resentment. "Fine, fine, it seems my charm will only last for a day. I'm so beautiful, yet I can't even spare one more day."

Bronya didn't speak. Alicia's charm was indeed formidable; otherwise, she wouldn't be called the Pink Fairy. However, Bronya wasn't particularly interested.

Bronya's indifference left Alicia feeling somewhat helpless. Sigh, why are the Herrschers of Reason so boring? Are all the Herrschers of Reason like this?

After leaving the base, Bronya opened her system interface. Because the system had given her a response, this mission was also classified as an emergency mission by the system.

Evacuation Operation

The World Serpent Research Institute in Shenzhou has been discovered by Destiny. You are tasked with clearing out the invading Destiny forces and ensuring the safe evacuation of the researchers.

[Clearing the Destiny Force: 0%]

Researchers who were safely evacuated: 0%

[Mission Rewards: The higher the cleanup and evacuation percentages, the greater the rewards.]

[Note: Destiny forces defeated by World Serpent members do not count towards the mission progress.]

The mission rewards weren't clearly marked; all that was known was the objective, and even the reward for the outcome was unknown. He began to lament the unreliability of this system. At the same time, he summoned his Heavy Bunny, which transformed into a motorcycle, and headed towards his destination. The city in Shenzhou was called Ninghai City, and it would probably take him about two days to get there.

I hope everything goes smoothly on the journey.

Meanwhile, at the Schicksal headquarters, in the Archbishop's office, Fu Hua stood before Otto, staring intently at him. "A mission?"

“That’s right, a new mission. We’ve discovered a World Serpent’s stronghold in Ninghai City, Shenzhou. I need you to take care of it, and bring back all the research data and equipment inside.”

"I see."

Fu Hua responded coldly and turned to leave. Otto immediately added, "Rita will be with you, as will the Undying Blade. They've already set off. The contents inside are very important, and I can't allow... any mishaps!"

Fu Hua paused for a moment before continuing to leave the office. Ninghai City?