Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

These terms left Otto completely bewildered.

"For you right now, all you need to know is..."

Mei Zijing thought for a moment, then spoke.

"Your wish has a sliver of possibility that is infinitely close to zero, yet not zero."

Chapter Eighteen: The Song of Cangxuan and Danzhu (Part 1)

one question.

Are Honkai Beasts truly like wild beasts, devoid of reason?

No.

Honkai Beasts possess their own will, and the most outstanding among them even possess intelligence. When a Honkai Beast reaches the Judgment level, it will acquire sentience.

Chi You, on the other hand, was once a Honkai Beast of the End-of-Day level, surpassing this level.

When a civilization that transcends an era arrives, so too does a calamity that transcends this era. For the Fire Seed Project of Shenzhou, this calamity is Chiyou.

but……

Chi You did not actually hate them at first.

.........

More than four thousand years ago

South China Sea

"Cangxuan, are you sure there's something wrong here?"

"Some data we observed a few days ago was not quite normal."

Wearing ancient yet exceptionally fine clothing, and holding an instrument completely unlike anything from this era, Cang Xuan lay on the ground searching for something.

"I see the Fire Seed Project is going quite smoothly, isn't it? Oh, by the way, I recently made a clay figurine for Hua, it's so cute!"

Danzhu's mind was clearly not on this; she sat on a nearby boulder, swinging her toes.

Beneath the giant rock, Chi You listened to the two men chatting and found it quite interesting.

"Strange...this data is really strange, but there doesn't seem to be anything unusual around here?"

Cang Xuan stood up and dusted himself off.

"Cang Xuan, are you even listening to me?!"

Danzhu said angrily,

"Isn't there nothing unusual? We've been looking here for several days now."

"I heard you, a clay doll, right? Hua probably won't be happy."

Cang Xuan sighed helplessly.

"This blockhead is even more stubborn than Melutina. No wonder she insisted that we come here to help... I wonder how things are going in Scandinavia."

"They should be alright, right? Melutina is so strong, she even came back from the moon."

Danzhu, however, was quite optimistic. Hugging his knees, he looked up at the sun in the sky after a moment.

"Ji Lin must be getting impatient. Shall we go to her place for lunch?"

"Speaking of Ji Lin..."

Cang Xuan crossed his arms and frowned slightly.

"That child is really amazing. Looking at it this way, Dr. Mebius's persistence in the Stigmata Project back then... wasn't without reason."

"Hey, Cangxuan, you don't want to follow the Doctor's path, do you? The Sacred Mark Project will kill a lot of people!"

These words startled Danzhu, who quickly asked a question.

"It's not that bad, I was just expressing my feelings. Ji Lin was able to awaken because of the circumstances."

Cang Xuan shook his head.

"The key of control in her hand is the strongest one. Even in the previous civilization, no one had ever been able to use it."

"That's right, it's the Key of Domination that Dr. Mei personally developed, possessing the powers of six Herrschers."

Danzhu smacked her lips.

"Both Kevin and Melutina can't use it, Ji Lin is truly a gifted genius."

"The Empress of China is naturally extraordinary."

Cang Xuan began digging a hole in the ground.

"I heard that Lian Shan really found the treasure needed for the marriage proposal?"

"Yes, it seems they'll be coming to propose marriage to the Youxiong family in a few days."

Danzhu shrugged.

"Speaking of the Key of Domination, Ji Lin seems to have named it after his title, 'Xuanyuan Sword.' I think that's a good name, so why don't we call it that?"

"I don't really care, the Xuanyuan Sword is fine with me."

Cang Xuan continued digging the pit.

What are you digging for?

"Hmm? Oh, I think this place is nice. Let's bury a piece of cultural heritage here as well."

"...You just said there was something wrong with this place, didn't you?!"

"But they haven't been able to find out, have they?"

Cang Xuan said with an indifferent expression,

"However, the rocks below are really hard, so it seems we can't bury it very deep."

"..."

That's right, after all, that's where my head is.

Chi You obediently lay prone on the ground, letting the two above him writhe around.

Although from its inception, it was driven by a destructive will that wanted it to destroy civilization and the Divine Land.

But Chi You had its own ideas. Right now, it could listen to these two interesting fellows bickering to pass the time, but what if it really killed them all...?

How boring that must be!

"Let's bury him here, Danzhu. Come on, let's go eat."

"Okay...?"

Danzhu suddenly glanced suspiciously at his bottom, sensing that something was amiss.

"what happened?"

"No, no, it's nothing. Ji Lin's noodles should be ready soon."

"Well, speaking of which, when Hua was seriously teaching them how to cook noodles, I really had the illusion that I was watching Kevin..."

"Me too! Me too! What kind of weird quirk is this?! Why do all the Thirteen Heroes think of noodles when they talk about food?!"

"This is what they mean by 'if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too.'"

……

Noodles? What's that?

Chi You suddenly became curious and slowly raised his huge head from the soil, turning it towards the direction they had left.

A moment later, its massive, mountain-like body slowly moved, and it actually walked slowly towards the direction where Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu had left not long ago.

……

Youxiong clan

"kindness……"

Ji Lin looked at the noodles in front of him and felt that something was missing.

"This side doesn't look good either."

"Clan leader, what does it matter if the noodles look good or not? Lord Chiyuan said that as long as they taste good, that's all that matters!"

The old man next to me said with a smile.

"But this is my first time cooking, so I have to come up with something new for them to try. Haven't Cangxuan and Danzhu always said we need to be more innovative?"

Ji Lin said with some difficulty.

"I see. The two gentlemen must be right."

Upon hearing this, the old man nodded. In their hearts, Cangxuan and Danzhu held the highest positions.

"Right, right! I think if I pour all this pretty red powder in, it will look beautiful! Just like my clothes!"

Ji Lin's eyes lit up instantly upon receiving the affirmation.

"What?! Wait, wait, clan leader, please wait a moment!"

Although the old man's expression changed drastically, he was still a step too late and watched helplessly as his clansman poured all the powder into the dough.

.........

five minutes later

"This side..."

Cang Xuan hesitated for a moment.

Why is it so red?

"My lords, that's because..."

The old man hurriedly tried to explain, but to his surprise, Danzhu simply waved his hand.

"Oh, Cangxuan, why do you care so much? If we want them to be innovative, they have to be willing to try. Look how beautiful this color is."