Collapse, the Ordinary Daily Life of the Valkyries

"Then Xier, if you complete this mission and return to your destiny, you can come with me to the Qi々O Scar Wu Temple Liuba Qi? [? Qixing] to learn these things. I promise to teach you until you master them."

Hearing that familiar voice, Xier felt warm in her heart:

"Brother Gao Su... Seele understands, but what are you and Sister Bronya busy with tonight?"

"That guy Walter asked Bronya to be in charge of the Alahato project and gave her a lot of the studio's old information."

Gao Su flipped through the documents on Bronya's back that Walter Yang had asked them to work overtime in the office:

“From original art collections, setting collections, producer’s manuscripts to a complete set of figures in the Alahato series.”

"Anything he thought would be helpful for the project was moved near Bronya's workstation."

"What I didn't expect was that Bronya initially intended to study it seriously and use it as inspiration for a new game."

"Who knew she was so addicted? She hasn't even returned home for so long, and she even dragged me to work as free labor in the company. She's going to get hung up on the street lamp for doing this, okay?"

"Also, as a devoted fan of the series, she's currently unable to fully put herself into the creator's perspective."

"Often, I was so engrossed in admiring her that I forgot about my job. As a result, I was working overtime while she was playing games!"

Bronya listened to Gao Su talking. She was busy and could only lean on her workstation, unable to do anything. She continued to listen to Seele say:

"So, the two of you were working overtime at the company late at night just for this?"

"I guess so. However, I am still very confident about the future product."

Finally, Bronya, with her strong flexibility, took the communicator back from Gao Su's hand:

"By the time a game is released, its sequel will already have a prototype. If we hold a press conference at this time to announce the sequel, we can get double the attention."

"Xi'er, do you think we should add Easter eggs from the previous game into the sequel? This way, we can attract more players of the previous game and we will have more funds for subsequent development..."

When the speaker and the listener are highly in sync, an ordinary conversation will continue to extend in time and the infinite will be narrowed to the finite.

Through Xier's words, she expressed her long-held feelings:

"Sister Bronya, it's getting late now, and I have other things to do tomorrow. How about we stop here for today?"

Bronya relaxed.

"Well, since we're talking about games, I accidentally talked too much. Xier, you still have a mission tomorrow, so go to bed early."

"Then I'll hang up."

"Okay, Xier, I wish you a sweet dream."

"Good night, Sister Bronya."

After hanging up the phone, Xier took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, maintaining this posture for a while.

Bronya stood up with the help of her workstation and glared at Gao Su:

"I'm going to be late for work tomorrow! I have to work overtime every day, all because of you!"

Gao Su patted the duck's butt:

"Don't be so mean, I can finish your game in no time. You're the one who's hanging around in the company pretending to be diligent and doesn't want to leave."

Volume 1: Did We Really Defeat Honkai?: Chapter 6: Gray Snake, Please Witness

"Good morning, Xier. This is the local time in Changkong City. Oh, I'm sorry to wake you up so early..."

The voice coming from the communicator was Einstein, who was forming a new destiny, followed by Tesla's voice:

"But in return, we bring you very good news, Seele. You didn't mishear that voice. It belongs to none other than Gray Snake, a former member of the World Serpents organization." Or rather, one of his remaining members.

"We analyzed the sample data you and Susanna obtained in Changkong City, specifically the products related to the pharmaceutical company that the Faceless Ones attempted to seize."

"Bionic prosthetic limbs, electronic prosthetic eyes, artificial organs...these products all match the artificial body of Gray Snake in the records."

"It turns out that Kiana is not just a special case, nor is she the lucky one in a million."

"But if her case is compared with others, then she is the lucky one in a million."

"Of course, if we use a more rigorous scientific classification, Kiana is a clone and Gray Snake is an artificial human. There is still a big difference between the two."

"In other words, the medical equipment and products collected by the Faceless One during their rampant looting in Changkong City are exactly what you need to assemble a brand new Gray Snake body—this can't be a coincidence."

"But if the Gray Snake is already one of them, why would they go to all that trouble to create another one?"

Xier was puzzled by this, but soon she thought of a solution to the problem:

"He's not a Herrscher like Kiana, whose body has a strong recovery ability. Perhaps his original body is damaged and he needs some spare parts to replace it?"

"Well, but this doesn't require a massive effort to collect all his body parts, right? If he's already broken down and tattered, he wouldn't be able to participate in any attack, right?"

Susanna suddenly joined the conversation, and Einstein took out his second analysis:

"They also share another common characteristic of cutting-edge bionic products: 'simulation.' That's right, prosthetic limbs and artificial organs are reproduced as closely as possible to the original human body and organs."

Seeing his best friend speaking complicated terms, Tesla was afraid that Xier and Susanna wouldn't understand, so he started to explain:

"It's hard for them to understand what you're saying, Chicken Coop Hair. For example, take a prosthetic leg."

"In its simplest form, it's a carbon fiber tube connected to a spring that replaces the foot, designed solely for walking."

"Although such prosthetic limbs are sufficient to restore a certain level of physical function to the user, the carbon fiber tubes are not like human calves, and the shrapnel is not like real feet."

"It's not just about appearance—it doesn't give you a sense of touch either."

"Because there is no signal induction between the prosthesis and the nerves, the user will not feel pain even if the prosthesis is broken or damaged."

"Of course, this can save a lot of trouble and reduce the cost of prosthetic limbs. But in recent years, there has been an increasing demand - many disabled people hope to have prosthetic limbs that are closer to their original bodies."

"I want real skin, I want to feel pain and temperature, I want blood to flow through it... I want it to look like a human body."

"However, due to certain reasons, the current scientific research institute under New Mandate has not carried out research in this area."

Susanna was puzzled and confused by this:

"Isn't this great technology? It can also reduce casualties."

"In this regard, Gao Su even proposed a topic, which is the cultivation in Shenzhou fantasy novels, using the power of collapse to practice."

"In short, it's a prosthetic that's similar, if not identical, to real limbs and organs, not just in terms of function, but also in appearance and the user's experience."

"Almost all of the products they're plundering right now are in this category. By the way, isn't one of the victimized medical companies called New Town Pharmaceuticals?"

"This company... hmph, I think you can guess from the name. It has all sorts of shady connections with the notorious Shenyu Art Pharmaceutical."

"But before the Great Collapse... this company had always been one of the giants in the research and development and production of simulacrum prostheses."

"Until later, Kiana and that guy Gao Su caused a big disturbance in Tianqiong City, causing Tianming to shut down the company..."

Hearing this, Xier knew what the gray snake wanted. The gray snake's desire was exactly the same as her previous desire:

"So, Gray Snake, the Faceless One, might simply desire a human appearance, and for that reason, attack New City Medical facilities again?"

Einstein took out the list of prosthetic parts that Gray Snake had stolen:

"Xi'er, your concerns are not unfounded. The possibility is very high. After we compiled a complete list of the 'simulated prosthetics' required by Gray Snake, we discovered that the two missing components can only be manufactured by New City Pharmaceuticals."

"But New Town Pharmaceuticals is a large company with comprehensive security. They won't expose their high-value products again until the Faceless One incident is over. Storing them in the core area of ​​their headquarters is probably the safest approach."

"The next target of the Faceless Ones' attack is likely to be the headquarters of New City Pharmaceuticals."

When Susanna heard this, she instantly became full of energy:

"Got it! Then Xi'er and I will head to New City Pharmaceutical's headquarters right away. As long as we explain our purpose to their person in charge, they should agree to let us wait and see, catching the turtle in the jar."

Tesla reminds:

"Don't hold your hopes too high. Companies like New Town Pharmaceutical, which are inherently mired in the gray area, won't like outsiders getting too deep into their territory, even if we're offering help."

Xier grinned:

"In that case, we can only sneak in secretly or use some force. Susanna, let's go."

"Could this be the new direction of evolution that Gao Su mentioned?"

Tesla looked worried.

"Humanity will eventually evolve, whether it's technology or something else, it will eventually reach the level of its own genes."

"True strength comes from being strong within yourself. Tesla, we have to admit that technology is ultimately just an external force to improve ourselves."

"Just like back then, no matter how many mechas Tianming had, weren't they all destroyed into pieces of scrap metal by the Herrscher of the Void?"

Einstein comforted his friend that the ultimate direction of human evolution is still unknown.

But there is only one thing that can be confirmed, that is, self-evolution is always the right direction, because human society is hidden in nature.

Volume 1: Did We Really Defeat Honkai?: Chapter 7: Honkai: Witness the Starry Sky Railway

Tesla, who had disconnected from Xi'er and the others, looked at the red-haired man in front of him with a look of disgust:

"I really don't want to deal with you!"

"The Herrscher Core was given to him by Joachim Nokian Virtanen himself, so it's understandable that I wouldn't let Bronya give it back to him."

Gao Su responded bluntly to Tesla's disdain, and Tesla felt his blood pressure rising:

"I didn't say that!"

"I just came to see him about something. I have a game that requires his image rights. As you know, I always keep my public and private lives separate."

"For games made with Bronya and the others, like the 3D action game 'Honkai Impact 3rd' that Siegfried and I made, where the girls are the protagonists fighting the Honkai, I paid them royalties for their likenesses."

Gao Su's words left Tesla at a loss for words. After the catastrophe known as the Collapse, Walter Young, freed from the burden of fate, became an animation storyboard artist. Einstein took an interest.

"Have you developed a new game?"

"There's a single-player game that's already being tested with Bronya, Kiana, and the others. It's a simple turn-based game that we're looking for Joachim."

However, Tesla had reservations about Gao Su's words. After all, even Honkai Impact 3rd was just getting started, and Einstein was a little worried:

"Is this a big step? I remember you and Siegfried were just getting started with Honkai Impact 3rd, right?"

"It's okay. Although the game 'Arahato α' that Bronya and Walter created previously didn't make much money, at least 'Honkai Impact 3rd' is starting to make money."

Gao Su took out a financial statement and handed it to the two doctors:

"It turns out that after Honkai Impact 3rd came out, it did make money and didn't fail as badly as Alahato α."

Tesla looked at the upward arrow on the report as he responded to Gao Su's words. The captain's ability was indeed obvious to all.

"Will you hurt Bronya and the others too much by saying this?"

"?"

Gao Su looked at Tesla in confusion, and suddenly felt that this doctor was a little low in some aspects:

"Ms. Tesla, if you were in England, you would be like Robert Hooke."

"what do you mean!?"

Tesla was puzzled when he heard the captain mention the name of the director of the Royal Society laboratory whom he had met in the past. Einstein gave Gao Su a meaningful look.

"Dr. Tesla, he wants to be Newton."

"Damn it, you want to challenge me? Who do you think I'm afraid of? After all, I've been through fire and water!"

Tesla's temper can easily explode, but Gao Su naturally has a solution for this kind of angry Tesla:

"Alas, Dr. Tesla, I do not intend to challenge you to a duel. I merely wish to clarify the interests involved."

"What do you want to do!?"

Hearing Gao Su suddenly switch to honorifics, Tesla remembered being tied up by Rita when he and Theresa from St. Freya Academy attacked the Skyward Sword to rescue Kiana. Gao Su took out a ribbon with a mark on it:

"I suppose you are familiar with this ribbon?"

"Give me this! You disgusting pervert!"

Tesla was so ashamed and angry that he tried to snatch it away, but failed because of the height difference. Tesla looked at Gao Su angrily.

This is the ribbon she used to hold her mouth shut when she was caught by Rita. It is her shameful black history. She never expected that it would fall into Gao Su's hands:

"Hey, don't be so impatient. I've already made the ribbon harmless and sterile. If Dr. Tesla wants to talk, please talk to him nicely, or let me talk to Joachim about it."

"We are not trying to stop you, Captain. You can go up and find him yourself."

Einstein looked at his best friend who was being teased and couldn't help but speak. However, Gao Su thought about it and it seemed to be true: