The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

The direct consequence of this incident was the second thing he could not have predicted.

——In other words, Theresa and Kiana already knew all about Li Shubai’s glorious past achievements.

No one knows yet how many misunderstandings, gunfights and bloody incidents this incident will cause in the future.

But at least for now, for Ji Zi, Theresa's words still made her speechless and shocked.

She pondered for a moment, then said with a frown, "That boy... is he such a scumbag?"

If Theresa said that Li Shubai only liked Ji Zi, Ji Zi probably wouldn't believe it because it was too absurd.

But if Theresa told Ji Zi that Li Shubai simply liked all Valkyries, in other words - he was simply lustful, then there was nothing she couldn't believe.

"Do you think he's a scumbag?" Theresa tilted her head, somewhat unable to understand Ji Zi's train of thought.

But Jizi couldn't understand Theresa's train of thought. After hearing Theresa's question, she opened her mouth slightly and said in disbelief: "Isn't it a scumbag to like so many people? You said he likes you too, don't you feel anything about it?"

"I don't think it's a big deal. Although he likes a lot of people, Li Shubai has devoted his heart to the people he likes. In fact, ..." Theresa paused, "Many people also like him and are willing to let him do even more extreme things."

"I don't deny that." Ji Zi smiled, "At least from my point of view, Xilin and that long-haired Rita seem to be very willing to become the other half of that boy."

"But in this case, he hasn't established a real relationship with anyone yet." Theresa said, "Isn't this a reflection of his emphasis on emotional issues?"

"..."Theresa's words left Ji Zi speechless for a moment. Although she always felt that something was wrong, it seemed... as if there was nothing wrong with saying this?

"...Wait, why do I feel like you've been speaking for that guy all the time?" Ji Zi suddenly reacted. She stared at Theresa and said in a strange tone, "Even if you become his subordinate, there are only two of us here. Is it necessary to defend that guy so much? Are you really threatened?"

"What are you thinking? I've already said that I volunteered." Theresa said somewhat helplessly, "Also, I'm not defending him. If he really did something wrong, I definitely wouldn't speak for him. But in this situation, did Li Shubai really do anything wrong?"

"..." Ji Zi fell silent for a moment.

She carefully recalled all of Li Shubai's actions from Changkong City to now. First, he had been spending all his time in the library reading carefully. As expected, he received very high evaluations during the exam. Then, there was yesterday's South China Sea mission...

...Although she was somewhat unwilling, after careful recollection, Ji Zi had to admit that Theresa was right. Li Shubai had not done anything bad. Rather, he had always been fulfilling his tasks conscientiously and responsibly.

"Besides, if you really doubt Li Shubai, why don't you go and confirm it yourself?" Theresa said, "Although I have become his subordinate, he is still a student of Saint Freya. As his teacher, you have plenty of time to personally understand what kind of person he is."

"That's true." Ji Zi nodded helplessly, "Rather than discussing his affairs with you here, it's better for me to confirm the truth myself."

"By the way..." Ji Zi thought about it and asked, "...you said that boy likes me, you are really not kidding me, right?"

Theresa rolled her eyes and said, "Are you still struggling with this question? If you don't believe it, go ask him yourself."

"No... This time I asked this question not because I don't believe it." Ji Zi said, "I was just thinking... If Li Shubai really likes me, how should I respond to him?"

"Why do you need to think about this kind of thing?" Theresa was puzzled. "Li Shubai is not the kind of person who would force others. It's just that he likes you, not that you like him. Can't you just make your thoughts clear?"

"..." Ji Zi stopped talking.

Seeing Ji Zi falling into silence, Theresa suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Wait." Theresa asked tentatively, "You don't like Li Shubai, right?"

"..." Ji Zi still didn't speak.

Seeing Ji Zi's silence, Theresa suddenly felt a little confused. At the beginning, the reason why Theresa told Ji Zi directly that Li Shubai liked her was because she considered that Ji Zi might not like Li Shubai.

She swallowed her saliva and said in a panic, "You, you, please say something. Can you not be silent like this? Tell me quickly that you don't like him!"

"I don't dare to nod my head easily about this matter..." Ji Zi spread her hands and said frankly in a frivolous tone, "In terms of personality, that guy is indeed quite to my liking, and his appearance is not bad either. In addition, if it is confirmed in the end that he really cured my body... I think I am not so cold-hearted as to reject the affection of a lifesaver who is quite to my liking."

"That means..." Theresa said with a bitter face, "If he really told you that he liked you, you..."

"Then I'll be with him." Ji Zi smiled, "I believe that life is short and we should enjoy it while we can. I finally solved the problem of life expectancy and can date without any worries. I just happened to meet a boy who is my type and has been very kind to me. In addition, this boy also likes me... So there should be no other choice but to agree."

Theresa, who knew that Ji Zi never joked about emotional matters, was dumbfounded.

What a joke! Ever since she went to the Hyperion, Theresa could clearly realize that there were so many people who liked Li Shubai... Whether she was considering from Li Shubai's point of view, or from the point of view of the Valkyries who liked Li Shubai, or even from Ji Zi's perspective, Theresa didn't think they could really be together.

"Wake up!" Theresa, who felt something was wrong, tried to save Ji Zi's rationality and said hurriedly, "Didn't you think Li Shubai was a scumbag just now? You definitely don't want to be with a scumbag, right!"

"...If he really saved my life, then he must have paid a price accordingly." Ji Zi spread her hands, "You know my physical condition. If it could be easily cured, we wouldn't have been troubled for so long."

Jizi suddenly changed the subject, which made Theresa stunned for a moment: "So?"

"Since he never mentioned what happened last night, either before going to bed or this morning, it means that he doesn't want to force me to do it with such a ridiculous reason." As she spoke, Ji Zi suddenly snorted with disdain, "So he is still a rookie. He could have done it right away, but he didn't even have the courage to do it even after I was confused... Emotions can be cultivated over time. Even if I expressed my disgust, doesn't he have the confidence to change my opinion?"

"At worst, I'm already unconscious. I don't know anything, so I won't say anything if he uses my body for a while." Ji Zi spread her hands, "He didn't even use this God-given opportunity to enjoy himself... He obviously cured my body, but his personality is too easy to be taken advantage of."

"Stop, stop, stop, my friend. You better hold back a little. If you keep driving, the book will be gone." Ji Zi's fierce words made Theresa's eyebrows jump, feeling overwhelmed. She quickly changed the subject, "Since he doesn't want to force you to do this, then you shouldn't just stay with him after Li Shubai healed your body, right?"

"Then let me ask you, Theresa." Ji Zi said, "If Li Shubai confessed to you and said that he liked you, what would you do?"

"Of course I would accept his confession and be with him." Theresa answered without thinking.

The moment Theresa's clear, pleasant voice fell, the air in the ward froze again. The detection equipment beeped, and the two breathing sounds rose and fell in the silent air.

After realizing what she said without thinking, Theresa's mind went blank for a moment, then she raised her head and looked at Ji Zi's subtle smile. Her cute little face turned red and almost burned: "Why are you looking at me like that?!"

"..." Ji Zi said nothing, but just stared at Theresa's blushing face with a happy smile.

Her silence made Theresa a little angry. Knowing that if she didn't explain, she would be laughed at by this bad friend for the rest of her life, Theresa quickly said, "How can my situation be the same as yours?"

"Oh?" Ji Zi raised her eyebrows, with a very bright smile on her mature and bright face, "Then tell me what is the difference between our situations."

"He...he helped me find Cecilia's daughter." Theresa pursed her lips and took a deep breath. "He brought little Kiana...Yulandel back to me, and let me know...my niece is still alive in this world. He also helped Kiana solve the problem of the Herrscher of the Void..."

"If it weren't for his help, Grandpa's plan would have gone smoothly. I can't imagine how many heavy trials and difficulties would be waiting for these two children in the future." Theresa raised her head and glanced at Ji Zi with a complicated look.

After thinking for a while, Theresa still didn't say what Ji Zi would have encountered in the future if Li Shubai hadn't been there: "So, if you just let me be his wife, wife, wife...wife! I can't think of any reason to refuse."

"So, what's the difference between this and me?" Ji Zi smiled. "Even if Li Shubai doesn't want to force us with such things, neither you nor I are the kind of people who can accept other people's favors with peace of mind... That kid probably knows this, so he has a good impression of us that can be called love."

Chapter 4: The Beacon of Lost Rosemary (k)

Quantum Sea Hyperion.

After Kiana and Theresa returned to the original world, the Hyperion, deep in the quantum sea, did not stop its actions.

On the bridge where all electronic equipment was turned on, indicator lights flashed with rapid beeping sounds. Kiana [Hersher of the Fire] stood in front of the steel guardrail with her eyes closed, a fine layer of sweat seeping from her forehead, and a faint glow emanating from her body.

Beside her, Kiana [Sky Ranger], who had neat straight silver hair, clenched her sweaty palms and looked at her other self with a tense and complicated gaze.

The scene outside the bridge was still the chaotic appearance of the quantum sea. Complex and seemingly dirty colors filled every corner of the window. Bubbles with different scenery flowed rapidly to the rear like running water.

For the Hyperion, which has four Herrschers of the Void, all the crew members on board have a very deep understanding of the concept of parallel worlds.

They all clearly realize that even though there is no difference in history, physical laws, the speed of time, and even the species and human identities within the world, there are still unchangeable differences between parallel worlds.

For example, among the current members of Hyperion, Mei Raiden [Herser of Thunder] and Kiana Kaslana [Herser of Fire] are both from the same parallel world. Although they have the same identities as Mei Raiden [Dawnbreaker] and Kiana Kaslana [Sky Ranger], their respective experiences, personalities, and most basic ages, as well as the reasons and methods for coming to the Hyperion are completely different.

Although they all knew that the other person's identity was the same as their own, and even had a high degree of similarity with themselves in various aspects, they all had their own rational judgment, and of course they would not simply regard the other person as the same person.

Similarly, the consequences of this difference between the worlds... were also discovered by Theresa after she gathered all the members of the Hyperion.

That is, the so-called quantum sea, the gap between the worlds, in fact, also exists in different areas.

Whether it is the Herrscher of the Fire or the Sky Ranger, in their world, the two Kevin Kaslanas, who were the leaders of the Thirteen Heroes of the former civilization and the leaders of the World Serpent, were trapped at the bottom of the Quantum Sea 1,500 years ago by Su, who was also one of the Thirteen Heroes of the former civilization, who used the first rated power of the Second Divine Key, Thousand Worlds One, Horizon Inversion, to sink the Sumeru Mustard Seed into the depths of the Quantum Sea.

According to the theory proposed by Einstein, if each universe is regarded as a cup filled with water, the so-called quantum sea is the water overflowing from these cups, forming puddles mixed with various elements between the cups.

Therefore, although Dr. Einstein and Dr. Tesla generally defined the quantum ocean as the "gap between the worlds", the real quantum ocean is not a simple single entity, but a kind of existence composed of independent "small puddles" that gather elements overflowing from various worlds.

After deducing this, the members of the Hyperion even speculated that, under extremely small odds, there might be two Kevins who were also trapped in the Sumeru mustard seed by Su and met at the bottom of the same quantum sea.

But now is not the time to worry about such insignificant things.

Last night, after Kiana from the world where the captain is currently located returned to her original world through the most basic authority as a crew member of the Hyperion, she should have sent the space coordinates back to the Hyperion, but there was no movement at all.

Was it because Kiana didn't have enough precision in controlling the power? Or was it that Sirin was interfering? Or was it simply that Kiana herself had some hidden agenda? While the Valkyries of the Hyperion were thinking about these issues, someone who no one had expected suddenly sent a beacon back to the Hyperion without any warning.

That person was Rita Rossweisse [Lost Rosemary], whom Stargazer had thought would never contact the Hyperion again.

However, the beacon she sent back was not a space beacon based on the power of space manipulation, but a beacon limited to the quantum sea, which was developed based on her ability to travel freely in the quantum sea.

Although the beacon of the Quantum Sea cannot be deciphered by the ability of the Herrscher of the Void alone, Lost Rosemary is not the only one on this ship who can directly interfere with the Quantum Sea and travel freely in it.

Among the two Yulandel who are still on the Hyperion, whether it is the [Brilliant Knight·Moon Soul] wearing the fourth-generation God-killing Armor, or the [Genyuan Knight] who has completely awakened the Kaslana Stigma, both of them can use the power of the Sumeru Mustard Seed and the World Bubble in their bodies to cast the star armor and transform their forms into [Immortal Star Anchor]. And with this power, they can do something similar to the Lost Rosemary.

With two Yulandel, plus two Xier Fuleai [Twins of the Other Shore] and [Nightmare Star Abyss] who can also freely interfere with the Quantum Sea, it is natural for them to easily interpret the beacon sent back by the Lost Rosemary and convert it into a space beacon that can be directly read by the Herrscher of the Fire.

But even so, making the huge Hyperion perform such an ultra-long-distance jump is still an extremely energy-consuming task even for the Herrscher of the Fire.

The Sky Ranger watched as the Herrscher of Fire's face became paler and paler, and he couldn't help but pursed his lips tightly, hating his own weakness and incompetence.

If she could use the power of the void as freely as Sirin and the Herrscher of the Fire...

At this moment, Sky Ranger interrupted his useless thinking, and turned his gaze behind him, looking at the azure pupils at the elevator door with sharp and alert eyes.

The door opened quickly with a sound of mechanical steam. After seeing the person coming, Sky Ranger did not relax his gaze, but became more vigilant.

"Hi! Cute Kiana." The visitor seemed not to notice the vigilance in Sky Ranger's eyes. She raised her arm with a happy smile on her face and waved at Sky Ranger. Her sweet voice was full of vitality, "Or... should we call them cute Kianas?"

"What are you doing here?" Sky Ranger asked calmly, but suddenly got stuck in the middle of the question, "Um..."

"It's Alicia!" Miss Fairy, whose clothes and outfits gave people a pink impression, couldn't help but pout in dissatisfaction after hearing the Sky Ranger's hesitant and confused words, "We've been together for so long, and you still don't remember my name? Miss Fairy is really going to be angry!"

The strange thing is that even though she had such an angry expression and said that she was angry, the fairy lady's beautiful and elegant face still gave people a feeling of helplessness, similar to seeing a cute child acting coquettishly. There was no deterrent effect at all.

"Um..." Faced with the fairy lady's quite natural closeness, the Sky Ranger, who was originally a little alert, couldn't help but scratch his head in embarrassment.

Even if all the members of the Hyperion have met each other, it does not mean that everyone is completely familiar with each other.

Especially for the Sky Ranger who has spent a lot of time in recent times to master and train the power of the Herrscher, although she is not completely unfamiliar with her, and knows that this seemingly charming fairy lady is one of the thirteen heroes of the former civilization like her ancestor Kevin, she still has only a relatively vague impression of Alicia, so much so that she can't even remember her name at once.

As if she felt the Sky Ranger's embarrassment and guilt, the Fairy Lady's beautiful face with a hint of anger melted instantly, and her slightly pouting red lips blossomed into a mischievous smile that was neither subtle nor ostentatious.

"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore." Alicia said happily in a sweet and soft voice like marshmallows, "Although I heard about Kiana from Mei earlier, but after actually getting to know her, I found that, as expected, a beautiful creature like a beautiful girl, no matter how you describe her, can never be better than the real person in front of you. Why didn't I meet Kiana earlier?"

This series of straightforward compliments made Sky Ranger's face, which looked very heroic because of her dress, slightly blush, but she immediately filtered out these useless information and grasped the key points in Alicia's words. She asked hesitantly: "You... know Mei?"

"Of course!" Alicia nodded without hesitation, smiling brightly, "However, to be more precise, the Mei I'm familiar with is the one on this ship, who is more mature and more... um? Cool and beautiful? Mei won't be offended if I use this word."

Alicia's voice was full of both mischief and calmness. The Herrscher of Fire's eyelids twitched and the sweat on his forehead increased.

Both the Sky Ranger and the Herrscher of Fire and Fire recognized who the Raiden Mei described by this bad woman was.

More mature and cool than Dawn Strike, isn't that referring to the Herrscher of Thunder?

Perhaps because they were both Kiana, Sky Ranger noticed the emotional fluctuations of the Herrscher of Fire at the first moment. She first looked back at the expressionless Herrscher of Fire with a helpless and pitying look, and then immediately changed the subject: "We will discuss Mei's matter later, Miss Alicia..."

"Miss, just take it off." Alicia blinked her clear eyes and interrupted Sky Ranger's words crisply, "You are Mei's friends, just call me Alicia! Or, do you mean that Kiana doesn't want to be my good friend?"

Can I say I don't want to? Sky Ranger thought to herself, but for the sake of the safety of the other self behind her and the Hyperion that was making a space jump, she could only follow Alicia's words and continue: "Of course I am willing, but as you can see, we don't have much spare time and energy to talk to others now, so Alicia, can you leave here first?"

What you mean is, we are doing serious business, you are in the way, can't you leave first?

Miss Fairy is a considerate and beautiful girl. Although she was warned by Sky Ranger in a rather obscure way, Alicia was still not angry. Instead, she restrained the smile on her face and sighed softly. After incorporating her apology into her tone, she apologized sincerely: "I originally wanted to make you relax a little, but it seems that it has the opposite effect. Sorry, Kiana."

"But... maybe I can help you." After being teased, Alicia's expression became a little serious. "Although with the help of others, you successfully read the quantum coordinates that Miss Rita sent to the Hyperion, but it is not a beacon made by the power of the void after all. When converting properties, it is inevitable that there will be a small error, making it difficult to locate the exact position."

Sky Ranger did not speak, but turned his gaze and looked at the Herrscher of Fire, who had a profound control over the power of the air, with a puzzled look.

After noticing the Sky Ranger's gaze, the Herrscher of Fire and Fire, who was unable to speak due to the warping, nodded slightly in a slight arc.

"So now——" Alicia's beautiful face was filled with a happy and confident smile again. She raised her hand and made a happy "yeah" gesture, "——it's time for Miss Fairy to appear!"

Sky Ranger said helplessly: "So, how are you going to help us?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sky Ranger's mouth suddenly closed.

Not only that, even the Herrscher of Fire and Flame, who was performing a space jump, noticed that something extremely unusual was happening to him.

She didn't know what Alicia had done, nor did she know what had happened specifically, but the moment Alicia finished her words, the Herrscher of Fire suddenly discovered that her power of the void, which she had already become so familiar with that she could wield it with ease, had suddenly become even more refined and acute.

Although the total amount of Honkai energy and the scale of power that can be controlled have not increased further, but at the level of Herrscher of the Fire, even if the precision of controlling power is only slightly improved, the impact is enormous.

There are still two seconds left to reach the beacon destination.

Is this the mark of the "True Self" that Mei once told me about? The Herrscher of Fire and Flame let out a breath, and his sight suddenly became sharp.

——Even through the glass window of the Hyperion, the biting cold had already faintly penetrated into the skin of the Herrscher of the Fire.

And this also silently confirms the coordinates given by Lost Rosemary, and its destination is exactly where Kevin Kaslana of the Eigenworld is!

Chapter 4: Game in the Deep Sea of ​​Quantum (k)