K424 of the Collapse World

"According to Principal Theresa, the work of supporting the Far East Branch was ordered by the Bishop."

After a quick glance, Otto shook his head.

"Unfortunately, I am not personally aware of this matter."

"What? Could it be that Lady Theresa issued a false order privately..."

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"Hehe... Don't jump to conclusions. This secret order document seems to be fine, but several key authorization agreements are invalid. With the authority of the Far East Branch, Little Theresa has worked at the headquarters for more than 30 years, so she wouldn't make such a low-level mistake."

After returning the terminal to Yulandel, Otto thought for a moment and suddenly laughed.

"It seems that among Theresa's Valkyries, there are also some little girls who are as rebellious as her. Just take it as my order. No matter who posted this message, as far as the result is concerned, the matter was indeed resolved smoothly, wasn't it?"

"But, Bishop..."

"Well, we don't have time to deal with these trivial matters now. It's time to put the calibration experiment of the Sky Key on the agenda."

In the medical testing center in the southern part of the Far East Branch, next to the electronic door of an experimental treatment room, the girl with red wolf ears leaned against the wall opposite the door, silently looking at the locked metal door in front of her.

Not long ago, when she returned from the frontline, she ignored the branch base's air clearance verification and broke through the airspace to send Yae Sakura to the treatment department here. Afterwards, she accepted the investigation of the Valkyrie Corps and went to the technical department to hand in the borrowed Swift II armor.

After completing these procedures, Charlotte, who had nothing to do, returned to the medical center and waited for Yaesakura's treatment to be completed.

But before that, someone had arrived before her.

"By the way, why are you here too?"

Diana looked at the wolf-eared girl with a strange expression and spoke first. Next to her, Mei also sat on the bench in the waiting area at the door, sitting close to the silver-haired girl.

Diana, who had exhausted her Herrscher energy, could no longer provide assistance to the rescue team, and Mei's lightning power was also of little help in the post-disaster rescue and cleanup work. So, after the incident, the two, unwilling to be idle, made an appointment to come to the treatment area together to see if there was anything they could do to help...

"Um... Miss Fenrir? Are you and Miss Yaesakura also acquaintances?"

Seeing this wolf-eared girl whom she knew but was unfamiliar with, Mei stood up and greeted her politely.

"I guess so. Sakura Bunny is one of the few people of my age in this era. Now that she's in trouble, I have to show some concern for her anyway..."

"Hey! Big sister is not a rabbit, she's a fox!"

Before Charlotte could finish her words, she was angrily interrupted by the little guy floating next to her.

That's right, Hiyamaru was also left outside. Although she was Yaezakura's companion spirit, because of the rule that no outsiders were allowed to enter the medical center, this little life with wisdom was also rejected. Moreover, during the treatment process of the medical staff,

Can tolerate a chatterbox interrupting work...

"It doesn't matter whether it's a fox, a rabbit, or a donkey. As long as you know that I'm referring to Miss Yaesakura, isn't that enough?"

Not caring about Hiyomaru's correction, Charlotte said, and her vertical pupils turned their gaze to Mei again.

"Is Miss Raiden also Sakura's friend?"

"Eh? I..."

"Yes, Yae Sakura is Mei-senpai's swordsmanship teacher, and we also want to come and see how she's doing."

Before Mei could speak, Diana answered first, facing the scrutinizing gaze of the wolf-eared girl, and waited nervously for Charlotte to speak next.

Although it has been a long time, Diana can still clearly remember the attack two years ago when she was on a mission with Fu Hua in Singapore and she almost died at the hands of Charlotte...

The fear and despair of approaching death is an experience she will never forget. Now, even though they are partners in the battlefield, they can even trust each other with their lives. However, when they met in such a private occasion, Diana still had some mixed feelings.

It wasn't because of hatred or revenge, she had already let go of these things and didn't mind the past. She just didn't know how to face this girl...

“Come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve seen a Pseudo-Hermaphrodite being eroded a second time by Honkai.”

"Yes..."

"Does this happen to you Herrschers? I used the core of a Honkai Beast to fill my heart and turned into a Pseudo-Honkai Beast, but I didn't have a similar problem~"

Compared to her restraint, Charlotte seemed to have completely forgotten about the matter and talked with the girls naturally. Because of her liveliness, the atmosphere was not too awkward.

While they were chatting, the lights above the treatment room suddenly went out, and the door was unlocked...

"Eh? Is Big Sister's treatment over?"

787 Crack in the Heart

Tesla rubbed his head and walked out of the treatment center slowly. The next moment, he saw four pairs of eyes staring at the door...

Diana and Mei were sitting on the bench, Charlotte was leaning against the wall next to her, and Hiyamaru was floating in the air.

Slightly startled, Tesla frowned slightly and looked at the people in front of him with some dissatisfaction.

"Hey, don't you guys have anything to do? What are you all doing here?"

"How's Big Sister?!"

Before Tesla could say anything, Feiyumaru rushed up and asked, almost hitting Tesla in the face.

Fortunately, at the last moment, the reaction assistance function of the mechanical arm armor on her right wrist took effect in time, driving her body to make precise movements beyond the reaction speed, and she grabbed the over-excited little fox in mid-air.

"Pay attention to me! Seriously... I know you care about her, but can you please not rush at me like a bullet? This genius's head can't withstand your impact!"

Tesla breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the little red girl in his hand with lingering fear. The physical body shaped by the power of Jizo's soul was not as weak as it looked. Even if Feiyumaru was only about 20 centimeters tall, her head could easily knock a hole in the thin metal wall...

“Goooooo…”

With his hand held by the metal arm armor, Feiyumaru gradually recovered from his excitement and shook his head hurriedly, as if to indicate that he did not mean it.

"Now that you've calmed down, sit still!"

Tesla sighed and threw the Hidamaru back to the bench where Diana and Mei were. Then, the red-haired girl re-examined the girls standing in front of her and adjusted the frame of her glasses.

"So, you all came here for Yaezakura?"

"Yes, we are a little worried about Sister Sakura's condition, so we wanted to come and see..."

Mei bowed slightly and looked at Tesla with hope.

"So that... Dr. Tesla, how is she doing now?"

"About this matter..."

After hearing Mei's question, Tesla's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible haze. However, before she organized her words to explain, she noticed another girl standing next to her with her eyes closed.

"Wait, what are you doing here again? Fenrir, I remember you went to the Armed Registration Department to cancel your armor. Are you back so soon? Besides, this matter has nothing to do with you..."

Although Charlotte officially joined the Far East Branch, Tesla did not like this girl who was wavering. It was easy to imagine how she felt when she saw this fence-sitter in the Medical Research Institute, which was a confidential area.

She was concerned about the safety of Shirley, but she had to stay here to do her job and could not meet the girl. Just from this point of view, she was already full of resentment...

"Hmm~ So

What? "

"So, you should go and finish your own work instead of wasting time here!"

As Tesla's tone took on a hint of dissatisfaction, the red-haired, wolf-eared girl finally opened her eyes.

"The cancellation process has already been completed. I just took the time to join in the fun...Also, I'm a little surprised that it was Little Fleur who was in charge of Miss Sakura's medical care?"

"Are you dissatisfied with my work?"

"I've never heard that Little Fulei has obtained a degree other than physical Honkai..."

Charlotte said with a smile, her furry ears twitching, and she pretended to smile indifferently, confronting the hostility on Tesla's face.

"...Don't get me wrong. I am only responsible for the Honkai detection and analysis part of the work. The specific implementation of the treatment work is done by the experts in the medical department."

"Oh?"

"Detecting the energy properties of Honkai creatures is still within my professional scope. Fenrir, if you don't want to be kicked out for disturbing my work, I suggest you keep quiet."

Tesla snorted. Although he said this, he also took a step back and acquiesced to Charlotte staying here.

She also realized that her emotions were a little impulsive...

"So, how is Miss Yaezakura doing?"

Diana asked anxiously, her eyes unconsciously glancing towards the open door of the treatment center behind Tesla, trying to find the ward where Yaesakura was.

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Of course, it was impossible to see clearly what was going on inside from this angle. Moreover, Diana could not just barge into this confidential area without following the rules and get herself into trouble.

"Big sister... can she be saved?"

Higyokumaru could have used Jizo's soul as a link to sense Yaezakura's condition. But now, the power of the 12th God's Key was sealed by Yaezakura herself, and she, the embodiment of the corrosive force, had lost the power of reverse sensing...

"Don't make blind guesses. Yaezakura is no longer in danger and is in a relatively stable condition. What you think will not happen."

In order to prevent the little fox from losing control of his emotions again, Tesla quickly raised the issue that the girls were most concerned about.

"Her condition is that the energy of a Honkai creature has mutated in some way, causing abnormal corrosion. In addition, in order to prevent the corrosion from spreading, it is best not to get close to her now."

As he spoke, Tesla pressed the electronic button next to the door and lowered the heavy electronic door, completely blocking the girls' view from trying to find out what was going on.

"However, rather than saying it's a mutation, I personally think that what happened to Miss Yaesakura is more like an energy evolution that is not controlled by the host..."

Tesla continued to speak, and unanswered questions began to appear on the face of this young lady with a doctorate.

"According to my analysis, the active evolution of the Honkai energy can theoretically enhance Miss Yaesakura's combat ability, allowing her to manipulate more and higher concentrations of Honkai energy. At the same time, the loss rate of Honkai energy is around 5%, and there will basically be no side effects. However, Miss Yaesakura took the initiative to resist the gift from Honkai and used her own energy to suppress the Herrscher energy in turn. However, the conflict reaction between the two energies caused her to become what she is now."

"But since the evolution of Honkai is beneficial, why does Miss Yaesakura want to resist the evolution of Honkai? It won't do her any good..."

"Maybe, but I think there must be some deeper reason."

Charlotte suddenly interrupted and continued Diana's words. At this moment, a hint of gloom once again appeared in her seemingly calm expression.

"Ms. Yaesakura's energy perception accuracy is much more precise and thorough than ours. In this case, she was willing to be eroded a second time in order to resist the evolution imposed by Honkai. Something special must have happened..."

"Eh...what could that be?"

"..."

Charlotte was silent for a moment, and the solemnity on her face began to fade, and was soon replaced by a relaxed smile.

"I don't know~ Maybe we can only wait until she wakes up and then confirm it."

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Walking out of the elevator of the government building, Shilis slowly walked through the quiet branch corridor, heading towards her goal...

At the end of the corridor, the familiar door is the entrance to the principal's office. However, after the Herrscher of Time, the Far East Branch is in a special period of dealing with various events. Theoretically, the headquarters should not be so quiet at this time.

Or had the civilian members of the command center and the scout Valkyries also been sent out to assist the rescue team?

How is this possible...

Walking along the extended corridor, the view seems to be

It was like an unstable picture with ripples. Silis vaguely saw that every closed door she passed by along the way was reflected with a familiar picture. Some of these pictures were past experiences that she had a vague impression of; some were vague images hidden deep in her memory; and some were fragments of memories that had happened recently...

what happened?

These hallucinatory images suddenly appeared, which was undoubtedly an abnormal situation. But now, although Shirley's rational mind has noticed this, for some reason, her subconscious mind believes that there is nothing wrong with this situation...

Looking at the electronic door slowly enlarging at the end of the passage, it was the only clear thing in Shiris's vision.

It seems...she will get the answer soon.

788 Reunion Beyond Time

As for the study of the natural law of "time", human civilization is currently only at the theoretical stage. At most, there are hypotheses such as time paradox that make sense but cannot be verified. Moreover, most of the time, the philosophical significance of these theories is far higher than the scientific significance. To a greater extent, they are just a kind of fantasy science...

After all, facing a pure law that cannot be seen, touched, observed or interfered with, all humans can do is to use their imagination to infer its essence based on its known characteristics.

Imagination is not bound by the rules of the world. In people's imagination, if time can be controlled at will, there seem to be countless ways to interfere with the world through time. For example, the most common time travel, traveling back in time, and influencing future history by intervening in past events; or making time relatively stop, and doing whatever you want in a stagnant world...

No matter how many conjectures there are from ancient times to the present, they undoubtedly show people's desire for supernatural powers. Imagination gives beautiful colors to empty rules, and countless seeds of dreams are born from them. However, these hypotheses that stop at the theoretical stage, no matter how far they extend and branch out, cannot give people a glimpse of the truth in the law of time.

For example, if we let a person's partial time go backwards and restore her to the state a few years ago, then will this individual affected by the power of time affect the entire world? Is the time reversal effect on her the law that cuts her off from the concept of the original world and turns her into a new independent existence; or will this influence spread out and affect the origin of this world line?

After the individual is reset to the state of a few years ago, will the period of time she experienced still exist? Will the apple she ate during that time be restored? Will the friends she made during that time forget her existence? And will the people she saved in the past die again on the original fate trajectory and be abandoned by the "present" time...

Just a little bit of imagination based on the theory of time will lead to too many unsolvable problems. As the person who directly experiences the law of time, even if she does not do research as her main job, she still has a strong interest in these theories. She really wants to know what the law of time prescribed by the world is like, how much of the scientific fantasy that humans have about it is pure and meaningless fantasy, and which part is consistent with the truth of the law...

The confirmation and in-depth exploration of these time theories will determine when human civilization will touch the true four-dimensional rules. If time permits, Shiris will naturally do her best to discover the theory of this power and hand it all over to Einstein. If it is the doctor who proposed the theory of relativity, I am afraid he can really create super-technological creations such as time machines.

But now is not the time to think about such things...

When she pushed open the door at the end of the corridor, the illusion of the silver-haired girl disappeared. The familiar command center terminal room was the same as she remembered, with no changes in structure or layout from a few years ago. The room was a little empty against the backdrop of the huge photon instrument, and she easily found the target person of this trip from one side of the terminal, the short girl in nun's clothes.

—Teresa Apokalis

Although Shirley herself was also short now, she had been restored by the law of time to the same size as Theresa. But looking at the silver-haired girl in front of her, Shirley seemed to see another self in nun's clothes, and this sense of déjà vu was much stronger than before...