Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

"Are you expecting something wrong...?"

Seeing the group looking listless and turning their heads away, Bronya couldn't help but twitch her lips.

"Ah, how alluring forbidden love is, like the fruit of the snake in the Garden of Eden—"

Jiu Xiao started spouting strange nonsense from the side... and very successfully drew Theresa's hatred—

The white-clad nun, watching Penglai Temple's Jiuxiao relentlessly asserting his presence, snapped out of her joy at her student's safety. The bishop suddenly remembered Jiuxiao's unusually lazy behavior in the Sea of ​​Quanta—

"Hey, hey, hey, Penglai Temple Jiuxiao—you still owe me an explanation, don't you? Come and explain to me what you mean by saying that none of my students are normal people?"

"Also, why did Bronya change her clothes and hairstyle in the Sea of ​​Quanta...?"

Theresa glanced at Bronya, who had completely changed her outfit... Her previously styled double helix ponytail was now loose, with only four curls at the ends, and she was dressed in a completely different blue and white dress...

"Huh??? Bronya, you can move around without the exoskeleton now???"

And most importantly, Theresa didn't see any exoskeleton or other assistive devices on the girl's legs, which were covered in white stockings. Bronya was walking in front of everyone using only her own legs.

“Well… Bronya found a gift left to her by Miss Goddess, Miss Wuni’s boss, in the Sea of ​​Quanta… Mr. Kevin and Miss Padoflis can both testify to this.”

"A gift from a god? Which god is it???... Why is this guy like Grandpa, always trying to get attention? Anyway—tell me what you encountered?"

"Well, that's not a very short story..."

...

Not long ago in the Sea of ​​Quanta, Padophiris relentlessly questioned Kevin about who that evil being who had been single for 50,000 years, skipped work all day to eat noodles, and exploited the labor and lives of his descendants, causing Kevin's initially serious expression to gradually crumble...

"Single for 50,000 years, eating noodles every day, and exploiting your descendants? Isn't that just like you, Boss Kevin?"

Without hesitation, Miss Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple sold Kevin and began to settle accounts and enumerate his sins—

“Every generation of Kaslana members is driven by the obsession left in their blood by this evil thing, constantly fighting against the Honkai one after another—that’s right, generation after generation of Kaslana have gone down the same path, almost without exception.”

Jiuxiao immediately pointed at Kevin—

"With such a contrived method, the Kaslana family bloodline has actually continued to this day. Should I praise the Kaslana family for being top-notch ladies' men, always managing to trick beautiful wives into bearing children, or should I say that some wicked person still has some conscience? The records say that when members of the Kaslana family encounter danger, they can receive help from Kevin's projection."

"Cough cough cough... It's all in the past now, all that's in the past—"

The man awkwardly waved his hand, indicating that it was all in the past and didn't count.

“That’s all in the past—Paddo, let me tell you what Kevin is doing now.”

"Shut up! Penglai Temple, Nine Heavens—"

"Hilarious! There's no one in this world who can stop me—Paddo, let me tell you, your scumbag boss now has an anti-Honkai organization called World Serpent under his command, and he's the leader of this organization..."

"But this scum of a man skipped work and left his job to his descendants who are probably generations removed. He just hangs out like a street urchin every day, slurping noodles. Pado, do you believe it or not, if we hang Kevin upside down and punch him in the stomach, we can get a bowl of noodles that hasn't even been fully digested."

"Oh my god... Boss Kevin, you've really fallen this low?!"

Paddo jumped up, grabbed Kevin by the collar, and started shaking him violently.

"I... this... this... "

"I call this training the next generation's abilities; that's my chosen successor—"

Speechless for a moment, Kevin couldn't find any words to refute it, after all—Hōraiji Kyushō was stating the truth... In desperation, Kevin started making things up, trying to fool the cat in front of him—

"Really? Boss Kevin is doing this to train his successor—?"

“That’s right, train her abilities….”

Seeing that Phyllis seemed to believe his story, Kevin breathed a slight sigh of relief... However, sometimes you can fool people, but you can't fool cats—

The canned food, sensing the deception, looked at the refrigerator in front of it and decided to reluctantly part with it...

He took a bite out of Kevin's long legs—

"Meow--!!!"

[That scumbag ate my food!!!]

Chapter 271 The Golden Apple

Compared to that shameless, promiscuous, and treacherous Stancat, the canned cat displayed the chastity and quality a good cat should have—

The cats delivered the righteous punishment to the lying Mr. Kevin... Although it was a bit chilly, all the sacrifices were worth it, as the canned food cat, hanging menacingly on Kevin's trouser leg, remained unmoved.

Even if I, a canned food, lose my old refrigerant unit, I'll find a new one to stick on!

"Huh? Canned Food, what are you doing...?"

Pado looked at Kevin, who was biting down and refusing to let go, with some confusion, then suddenly realized something...

"Canned food doesn't usually bite! Unless... Boss Kevin, you're lying—!!!"

Phyllis gave Kevin a look that said, "Boss, you've changed," forcing the latter to make a pleading face towards the kitten food can.

"I'll go to work as soon as I get out, okay? I'll go to work as soon as I get out—"

"Meow--!"

Having received Kevin's assurance, the canned food finally released its grip, but continued to bare its teeth at the man.

"Speaking of which—Bronya and the others should be considered to have cleared the game, right...? Where's the completion bonus?"

Jiuxiao seemed to have thought of something and began looking around, trying to find some treasure...

"Brownie thinks that with our way of passing the level, there probably won't be any treasures or rewards—after all, it seems that the examiner was driven away by you, Sister Jiuxiao?"

Brownie shrugged, looked around at the empty space, and announced that their grand adventure reward had arrived!

"That's hard to say, Miss Brownie—Miss Paddo, since you've met that goddess, received her help... and have lived here all this time, you should know something, right?"

Jiuxiao looked at Pado beside him... and the latter, as expected, took out a "golden apple".

"Hmm... if there's any special reward, it's this... This is something that the golden, glittering deity entrusted to me—she told me that someone with a younger sister will supposedly use it in the future..."

"I think she was talking about you, right?"

Phyllis looked at Bronya in front of her with some curiosity. He seemed to be the only one in the group who had brought his sister with him.

"The golden apple in the Garden of Eden symbolizes the 'truth' that enlightens humanity from ignorance..."

Looking at the golden apple, Jiuxiao fell into deep thought...

"This thing... we're not going to just eat it, are we?"

Taking the golden apple from Paddo, Bronya tossed it, feeling its weight—it was heavy. Unsurprisingly, this golden apple, shimmering with an unusual light, might indeed contain gold...

"Eating gold... even you warriors, Mr. Kevin and Miss Paddy, would get indigestion from that, right???"

The ducks stared at the golden apple in front of them, perplexed—although the apple looked delicious and fragrant... it was made of gold...

"Meow--!!!"

Unlike the hesitant group, the instinctive cat jumped up, took a small bite of the golden apple... then curled up to one side, smacking its lips contentedly, seemingly enjoying the taste...

"Wow—canned food, don't eat random things!!!"

However, after seeing her cat take a bite of the fruit, Pado nervously picked up the can and examined it thoroughly...

Thankfully, the cat's health indicators were all normal, except that its body was glowing...

"It looks edible..."

Seele nodded as she looked at the satisfied-looking cat.

"That is indeed something edible...or rather, it's like the apple from the Garden of Eden in human mythology, its allure being greatest to creatures that are less intelligent—"

Looking at the cat radiating golden light, Jiu Xiao seemed to have finally confirmed something.

“Bronya, eat that golden apple... and your legs and lost emotions will be fully restored, if nothing unexpected happens—this is the embodiment of the truth sought by all scholars and scientists.”

"Could Bronya share this golden apple with everyone? If this is a reward for completing the game, then Bronya didn't complete it solely through her own efforts..."

Bronya looked around at the crowd, seemingly wanting everyone to share the small apple equally.

"Whatever... but I don't need this. Since it's a gift to you, what you do with it is your business, Bronya."

Jiuxiao shrugged indifferently.

"However, as the recipient of the gift, barring any unforeseen circumstances, even if the apple is divided equally, you'll likely receive the most benefits, since you're the designated person—"

"Then let's divide it equally..."

Bronya nodded, pulled out a military knife, and began slicing the apple.

.....

"Hmm...it tastes pretty good?"

After Kevin, Nine Heavens, and Big Seele all refused the Golden Apple, only Bronya, Brownie, Seele, and Paddo, the custodian of the Golden Apple, ultimately divided it among themselves.

Aside from Bronya, the other three gave feedback such as "my thinking has become much sharper," "the taste is pretty good," and "I'm so excited, cat!" Nothing particularly noteworthy happened... Only Bronya stood there blankly after finishing the apple—

...

"It's good to see you again, Bronya... I hope this brief reunion won't surprise you too much—"

Deep within Bronya's mind, the girl saw a familiar figure.

“I know you have many, many questions—but I’m sorry I can’t answer most of them. The figure you see is just an echo from the past—the only purpose of this body is to guide you to grasp the authority called ‘Truth’.”

"Sister Snow?"

"Wait a minute, is Sister Snow a god???"

Bronya stared incredulously at the blond figure before her, as if she had discovered something entirely new.

“Indeed—the being named Snow Apocalypse is indeed a god, but that is not the point of this journey… Come forward, Bronya Zaychek—grasp that light, that beam of light called Truth.”

“I have included all the answers you desire—and that true gift is one of them.”

The golden-haired girl looked at the gray-haired girl with a faint smile, making room for her. The latter nodded and extended her hand towards the beam of light in front of her...

"Responsibility is the foundation of a person's identity. Child wearing a crown... I hope you have found your own foundation."

A faint sound rang out, and a white light completely enveloped Bronya's vision—

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