The civilization before the collapse, heroes and heroes are reborn with me

She was almost driven crazy by those congressmen. They hadn't seen any funding, but were actively urging Anti-Entropy to develop new mechas as soon as possible to retake Haiyuan City or defeat the next Herrscher.

"I advise you to give up that idea, Dr. Tesla." Einstein said without looking up while flipping through the documents. "You also know that destiny and anti-entropy are completely different things. There is destiny, but there is no anti-entropy."

"Ah! Of course you don't need to remind me of this, Chicken Coop Head." Tesla leaned on the table. "Although those radicals have become more obedient after Joachim came back and Cocolia was confirmed dead, the situation is not optimistic for us. Lucifer said that he would not get involved in the fight between Destiny and Anti-Entropy, but the Shaniyat family stands on the side of Destiny..."

"You can't say that, Dr. Tesla." Einstein raised his eyes. "If Lucifer hadn't intervened at that time, we would have suffered great losses in Haiyuan City under the attack of Destiny. We would not be able to return with the remaining mecha troops intact and recover the various experimental data and information in Haiyuan City during this period like we are now."

"I understand what you said... Just think that I was driven crazy by those guys and was complaining." Tesla sighed heavily, "Although Tianming has not made any more moves for the time being, the situation inside our Anti-Entropy is not too good... Xing's recent condition can't be said to be normal."

With Lucifer's restraint, although the Shaniyat family still dislikes Anti-Entropy, at least they will no longer indiscriminately attack any organization or person related to Anti-Entropy as they did before. Unless Destiny finds a reason to declare war on Anti-Entropy again, the Shaniyat family will not pay too much attention to Anti-Entropy for a while.

You know, in the battle of Haiyuan City, the Shaniyat family directly invested all the combat forces that could be mobilized except for the tribesmen who were guarding the front line and could not be transferred back or those who needed to perform other tasks.

This time they still have Theresa and Wendy to help them block it, but whether Theresa is willing to help next time is another matter.

The Shaniyat family has barely settled down, but the Anti-Entropy side is not at peace. Just like the Shaniyat family has always disliked Anti-Entropy, the Anti-Entropy side... how to put it, the children of the Cocolia Orphanage headed by Xing Mal are still hostile to Tianming and Shaniyat. If they are not handled properly, they will sooner or later repeat the same mistakes.

"Speaking of that kid Xing, you with that chicken-cooped hair, tell me... why did Lucifer want to take Xier away?" Tesla sat up, leaned back in his chair and said, "Although we also learned a little bit about Xier before she was taken away by Lucifer, it's just..."

The corner of Tesla's eye twitched. What about Xier's attitude... She was easy to talk to, and she basically answered everything you asked her. But the answers Xier gave Tesla and the others a headache.

First of all, it was confirmed that the forerunners did have an organization, and the code name of this organization was "World Serpent". Xier didn't know more information about the World Serpent. She only said that the four ancestors of the three major families of Tianming, Lucifer, Alicia, Kevin and the Awakened, were all the lords of the World Serpent, and there were a total of fourteen lords of the World Serpent.

This includes Kosmo, who appeared from the Eye of the Abyss with Kevin.

When it comes to fighting against the Collapse, each Lord of the World Serpent has his own ideas, and therefore there are some difficult-to-reconcile differences between them, just like Kevin being sunk into the Quantum Sea. More than a thousand years ago, these Lords of the World Serpent had a civil war because of their different ideas about fighting against the Collapse. The final result was that Kevin was sunk into the Quantum Sea and Kosmo was guarding him.

When asked how much Seele knew about other Lords, Seele just shook her head to indicate that she really didn't know, but Tesla and Einstein couldn't confirm whether she really didn't know or just didn't want to say.

In summary, based on the information provided by Seele, as well as some of Walter's own memories of Kevin that he glimpsed in the Quantum Sea, and Bronya's report, it can be concluded that Kevin's choice of method in fighting the Honkai Impact is quite radical, and the reason is basically confirmed to be related to the death of Lucifer and the previous civilization's tragic struggle against the Honkai Impact.

Just like the crisis in Sky City was carried out by a cadre under the Lord, Kiana was instructed by Lucifer to stop it. Based on this, it can be inferred that they don't care about the battle between Destiny and Anti-Entropy because they have already begun preparing for the final struggle.

"According to Seele, the Lords of the World Serpent who are hiding in the dark are actually supporting different humans or organizations in different civilizations according to their own ideas of fighting against Honkai." Einstein lowered his eyes and said, "Lucifer does not intervene in either Destiny or Anti-Entropy on the surface. He just believes in the future that Kiana wants to prove to him. What he really thinks is still in doubt. The Jackal who caused the Sky City incident belongs to another Lord who wants to directly artificially select humans to achieve evolution. Kevin will do anything to defeat Honkai regardless of the means and sacrifices. And Seele did say... Destiny itself has a Lord who is not the ancestor of the three families who supports it."

"If Destiny has the support of the World Serpent Lord, then could it be that Anti-Entropy was also supported by such a Lord when it was established?" Tesla said, "After all, according to what Seele said, the Forerunners are actually betting everywhere. For them, whether it is us, Destiny, or World Serpent cadres like Jackal, what we do is actually just a form of resistance to Honkai."

"Then, following your speculation, Dr. Tesla, there is indeed a candidate for the hypothetical world serpent master who supports anti-entropy." Einstein said in a flat tone, "I think Dr. Tesla, you should be very clear about who she is, right?"

The anti-entropy executor from the Far East, Sakura.

Before Anti-Entropy was established, Einstein and Tesla had actually met her. After Anti-Entropy was established, she was also one of the earliest executors to join Anti-Entropy. However, in most cases, she was not interested in the various affairs within Anti-Entropy. She basically ignored the conservatives' placement of Thunder Ryuma in the Far East and the radical Cocolia's actions in the Far East, and watched coldly, maintaining an absolutely neutral attitude.

Einstein and Tesla couldn't do anything about this executor. After all, it was good enough that she supported Anti-Entropy at the most difficult time when it was first established. They couldn't expect too much from her.

Although even if you ask for it, people won't pay any attention to you.

"Although I don't want to admit it, in terms of identity and status, Ying is indeed the most likely one, but..." Tesla said with a headache, "Apart from the fact that she has an executor badge on her identity, she is basically too lazy to communicate with us under other circumstances. Even if she is, what difference does it make if she is not?"

"This sentence can be applied to the Lord who may still be lurking somewhere in Anti-Entropy, even if it's not her." Einstein continued to look down at the information. "After all, it's been so long. If Joachim and Xi'er hadn't brought back the information, we still wouldn't know anything. It's only in theory that there is a Lord who supports us. Or to put it bluntly, the Lord himself may only support us symbolically within the Lord."

"Your words are really hurtful, you chicken-coop-haired guy..."

Einstein did not respond to Tesla's words. She just started to think about the future development direction of Anti-Entropy. In fact, the urging of those congressmen was not unreasonable. What Anti-Entropy lacked now was high-end combat power. In fighting against the S-class Valkyrie of the Herrscher or Destiny, the role that the Titan Mecha could play was quite limited. Basically, at this time, they could only rely on the leader Walter Yang to take action personally.

There was originally another Siegfried, but...

Not only did Lucifer take away the Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire from Siegfried's hand, the attack was also enchanted. According to Anti-Entropy's current technological analysis, except for the Black Abyss and White Flower, which may be able to truly heal Siegfried's injuries, no other means can heal the injuries left by Lucifer at that time.

As far as fighting power is concerned, we can't rely on Siegfried now. It would be best if he could take care of himself.

Although theoretically, Saint Freya is an ally of Anti-Entropy, and Theresa and Wendy can be considered high-end combat forces, the thorn that Otto had planted between Saint Freya and Anti-Entropy is still in effect. Whether Theresa will listen to Anti-Entropy is one thing, and Wendy listens to Theresa.

At present, Saint Freya and Anti-Entropy can only be said to be mutually beneficial. When Destiny attacks, they will join forces. As for other aspects, it depends on whether Theresa herself agrees with Anti-Entropy's approach.

However, although Theresa had some opinions about Anti-Entropy, she was still confident in Walter. This was all thanks to the temporary alliance established between the two sides during the Second Great Collapse. Therefore, after Seele left, Walter once again entered Saint Freya as a history teacher. While teaching, he also guided Bronya on how to control the power of the core of the Herrscher of Reason.

Of course, for Wendy, who is also a human Herrscher, Walter also shared his own experience in the Herrscher core and the use of power.

As for the successor to the core of the Herrscher of Reason, Walter has already identified Bronya as the only candidate. If nothing unexpected happens, Bronya will be the next leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance.

Regardless of how Walter tested Bronya in the Quantum Sea, at least purely as Bronya, Einstein was very supportive of Bronya.

Bronya is also an orphan from the Cocolia Orphanage and a student that Theresa values. If it is her, she can balance the people like Xing well and get support from Theresa. The fourth Herrscher Wendy also has a good relationship with her.

Of course, it is also important that she passed Walter's test, which shows that her character and personality have been certified by Walter as trustworthy.

In addition, Seele, who had followed Lucifer back to the World Serpent, had always had a good relationship with her before the X-10 experiment. Lucifer took Seele away, apparently because he was attracted by her characteristics related to the Quantum Sea.

Just like Lucifer chose Kiana, he might have taken Seer away for the same reason.

As for why he didn't take Wendy or Bronya away...

In fact, Einstein didn't really understand this point.

If Bronya's physical condition is currently unable to withstand the erosion of the Herrscher of Reason's core and Lucifer does not think highly of her, then Wendy is now a serious human Herrscher with an excellent ability to bear the Gem of Desire, but Lucifer only took a symbolic look at her.

"No, maybe... besides Xier, there is another person that Lucifer is paying attention to..." Einstein narrowed her eyes. She remembered the confrontation between Theresa and Lucifer in Haiyuan City that day. Lucifer didn't seem to care about Theresa's offense at all. Instead, he was interested in teasing Theresa.

Jizi asked Lucifer for help at that time. Even if it was just a test of Jizi's will, Lucifer's attitude at that time was definitely not very good. However, Lucifer did not do anything about Theresa's behavior. He was so tolerant.

But, in this case... Among the candidates that Lucifer currently values, what are the common points or connections between Kiana, Seele, and Theresa? Einstein couldn't think of it no matter how hard he tried.

Saint Freya.

Bronya finished her training for the day, and when she looked at her hands, she couldn't help but think of the scene when Lucifer came as promised to take Seele away.

"It looks like we have to say goodbye for now, Sister Bronya." Seele said with a smile, "Of course, maybe our next meeting won't be as long as before."

"Xi'er, why..."

"Sister Bronya, to put it in an analogy, Seele did experience something else in the Quantum Ocean. It's like... before she met you, Sister Bronya, she had already met Mr. Kevin and Mr. Cosmo."

"So... do you agree with Kevin's approach?"

"Of course Xier doesn't agree with Mr. Kevin's approach. Xier wants to go with Brother Lucifer. Of course, Xier has her own reasons, a reason that she has to go. After all, Brother Lucifer is not the same as Mr. Kevin."

What on earth did Seele experience in the quantum sea? The tone in which she addressed Lucifer sounded as if she had known Lucifer for a long time...

In terms of seniority, isn’t Lucifer of the same generation as Kevin?

At that moment, Bronya really felt the same way Mei felt when she saw Kiana. Both of them knew something, but didn't want to tell her more...

The cause of all this is still the same person...

Chapter 94: Another Gamble

"From the data transmitted back from Paradise, her abilities have improved significantly compared to when she first entered Paradise." Wei Erwei crossed her arms and looked at the images transmitted back from Paradise and said, "But... Yu Feng, aren't you afraid that this will become a foreshadowing of our failure in the end?"

Feng looked at the video of Kiana fighting against the collapsed form of Paradise Mebius, and then moved his gaze to the video of Kiana fighting with Hua, Kosmo, Ying, and Qianjie. After a moment of silence, he asked, "How many people still don't know about her identity?"

"Heh... before she let down her braids, I'm afraid no one except Kevin and Alicia would recognize her. But when she let down her braids... anyone who participated in the End War, even if only you and Kevin participated in the second End War, the rest of us will not forget the face of the End." Velvet said, "So, only people like Grace and Destobia who have never seen the appearance of the End will not recognize her."

"Ha... Then, Wei Erwei, what do you think we should do?" Feng turned his gaze to Wei Erwei, "Knowing that she is the End, what do you think is the best way to deal with it?"

Wei Wei was silent for a moment, then said: "It's hard to say. Although I am indeed worried that your training of her will become a foreshadowing of failure in the future, I must admit that the feasibility of this method is actually not low. In the last battle of the end, the failure of mankind also told us the reality that the end is not dead. Even if she is killed now, the end will still come, unless..."

"Unless what?" Feng asked.

Wei Wei lowered her eyes and did not answer.

"It seems like this is just one of the many backup plans you have prepared." Feng shrugged and said, "These past few thousand years...it hasn't been easy for you either. You won't just sit there and wait for death, right?"

"Ha... This sentence is the least convincing coming from your mouth." Wei Wei looked up at Feng, "For us, these thousands of years are just a few thousand years after tens of thousands of years of slumber, but for you, it was a journey of 50,000 years."

“A journey of 50,000 years?” Feng raised his gaze slightly, and the place he was looking at seemed a little far away. “Indeed, I am not a superman. The length of 50,000 years is an almost unattainable eternity in the eyes of mortals, not to mention in the desert of time… However, that is the only hope left by Admiral and the others at the very end.”

"Hope... such a vague hope... Aponia confessed to us the truth that Lionel had told her only five hundred years ago, after Midrash, that is, Mostima, was completely killed." Weiwei said, "Feng, can you imagine how this vague hope that is close to despair feels to me?"

Feng was silent.

"Yes, Mebius and Alicia both proved that you were still alive at that time. Aponia made public the truth that Lionel had to bear, letting us know that you are indeed still alive and that you may come back. But..." Velvet took a deep breath and said, "That means that you have experienced 50,000 years before you reunited with us. When Alicia decided to sacrifice herself to exchange hope for the Herrscher of the current civilization, I warned her that it would be difficult for her to maintain her self after returning to Honkai, and the same is true for you. That Final Battle was essentially you returning to Honkai on her behalf!"

"... Haven't I always used the stigmata of the Shaniyat family as a medium to transfer power?"

"But... we can't hear your voice, so how can I tell whether it's your will or just your residual echo?" Wei Wei whispered, "At times like this, I would rather be a complete fool, a mediocre person, because mediocre people don't need to know these things, and mediocre people don't need to consider these things. But I am Wei Wei, a genius among the crowd... I have to consider these things."

"That's really... thank you for your hard work, Wei Liwei. I should say that everyone who has persevered until now has worked hard. No matter what, I am back after all. Although it cannot be said that I have returned completely now, there will definitely be a day when I will return completely to this world." Feng said with a smile.

Velvet looked at Feng, sighed, and then turned her gaze to Kiana, who had just defeated Mebius on the screen. "Speaking of which, Mebius and I are actually a little curious. Since the Second Herrscher Sirin and the currently unawakened Herrscher Kiana are two completely different people, how did her consciousness enter the Second Herrscher's Herrscher Core and thus come to this world?"

"Yeah, what's going on?" Feng looked thoughtful.

Wei Wei glanced at Feng unhappily, "Yu Feng, you had just returned not long ago, and we were not sure about Kiana's condition, so we didn't confirm it with you in detail. But based on recent observations and collected data, as well as our understanding of you, you must be aware of it. In my opinion, you are not the kind of person who would firmly believe in someone just because of a story without any basis."

"Huh? So I knew about it?" Feng tilted his head.

Wei Erwei's eyes twitched: "Yu Feng..."

"Oh, everyone has their own little secrets. You hide from me and I hide from you. Just like you all have a lot of back-up plans, I am willing to believe Kiana, of course I have my reasons."

Wei Erwei and Feng stared at each other for a long time, neither showing any intention of giving in.

"Alright, alright. Actually, I didn't intend to hide anything from you." Feng raised his hands to show his surrender. "Regarding the relationship between Kiana and the Second Herrscher, I can indeed explain it. To put it bluntly, Kiana's consciousness was directly inserted into the Herrscher core of the Second Herrscher by me."

"You mean, the time when the Second Herrscher was let go by Otto and landed on the moon during the Second Collapse?"

"Yes, it was at that time." Feng said with his arms folded across his chest, "The reason why Otto dared to do this under your noses at that time was essentially the result of his cooperation with Mobius, right? He wanted a chance to see me, and Mobius wanted to maximize the authority of the Second Herrscher, realize the complete awakening of the Second Herrscher, completely open up the way, and re-establish the connection between me and the Eigenworld."

Although Mobius was actually a little surprised by Otto's action of letting the second Herrscher go, Otto's action of letting the second Herrscher go was not in her plan, but since she knew in advance that Otto might do this and the data she got afterwards also made her very satisfied, she did not bother with Otto and began to further collect data on the six-core Sirin who had obtained the authority of other digital Herrschers.

"Because to me, whether the current civilization can defeat the collapse is not that important."

Suddenly, Mobius' voice sounded behind them. She slowly walked over and said, "Wei Weiwei, tell me the truth. If it were you, do you think the people of the modern civilization are more reliable than Yu Feng? Just based on their current performance?"

"First of all, I have to correct something. I am still in the stage where I am being given special attention by Jian. If you really rely on me, the collapse of the current civilization will not be so simple." Feng spread his hands and said.

"Simple? No matter how simple it is, when the final end comes, they will still face the same end we faced back then." Mobius sneered, "Perhaps simple for them means that they feel that Honkai is nothing special, and that they can still rely on mechas to fight Honkai head-on."

"There's no need to belittle mechas like this." As for her expertise in the field of mechanics, Wei Wei felt that she had to defend mechas. "The main reason why mechas are easily infected by Honkai is their low Honkai energy utilization efficiency. The accumulation of Honkai energy that cannot be utilized will easily erode the mecha's system. If we correct this, improve the utilization efficiency of Honkai energy, and properly handle the Honkai energy that cannot be utilized, we can still effectively prevent mechas from being infected by Honkai."

"Okay, okay, of course I know that." Mobius curled his lips and said, "But can that kind of mecha be mass-produced? For example, among the pile of anti-Kevin weapons you designed, which one can be mass-produced? Moreover, regarding the subject that mechas are easily corroded by Honkai energy, we have already done research in the pre-civilization period, right? In addition, mechas are too bulky, and some things that humans can do, mechas cannot do."

"I remember that there is a divine machine named Heimdall in Destiny, right?" Feng said, "I have read the information about Destiny Airport before. Heimdall is the safety lock guarding Destiny's most dangerous Honkai Laboratory."

"Heimdall of Destiny and Hephaestus of Anti-Entropy were essentially developed based on the information we left behind. Look at how many Heimdalls there are in Destiny and how many Hephaestus there are in Anti-Entropy?" Mebius said unhappily, "What's more, no matter what kind of mecha it is, it is impossible for it to fight in a Honkai energy environment for a long time."

"That's true..." Even Velvet had to admit that Mebius was right.

Whether it is Heimdall or Hephaestus, they are naturally qualified in terms of combat effectiveness, but the fact that the mecha cannot fight for a long time in a high-Honkai energy environment is an unchangeable flaw of the mecha.

All current improvements to the mecha are merely extending the time the mecha can fight in a high-Honkai Impact 3 environment.

In addition, the high cost of the mecha itself is also a problem. Anti-Entropy adheres to the principle of people-oriented and replaces the Valkyrie with the mecha. There is nothing wrong with it morally, but how to say it... Now the world's way of fighting against Honkai is mainly based on the Valkyrie, supplemented by the coordination of mecha and various heavy firepower weapons.

Titan mechas may be useful in patrolling and suppressing riots during normal times, but when Honkai breaks out, all of these Titan mechas will become enemy units one by one.

This is also the reason why Mobius has never been optimistic about anti-entropy. It can be seen from one look that it has never been severely hit by the collapse of the previous civilization. The previous civilization basically used fusion warriors as the main force to fight against the late stage of the collapse, and the role of various mechas was to clear the debris.

Not to mention that once erosion occurs, even the most advanced mecha will be of no use at all.

"After the second Herrscher, no serious Herrscher has appeared." Mobius looked at Feng, "But I think the time until the final end will come won't be long, right, Yufeng?"

"Probably less than two years." Feng said lightly.

"Less than two years... this is really..." Wei Wei's eyes changed, "The time left for us is really much less than expected, or is it that Jian started to interfere?"

"Perhaps the Herrscher that appears next will be stronger than the previous ones?" Feng's tone remained calm. "Anyway, it is true that the time left for humans is indeed short."

"In such a short time, are you so sure that this K423 can become what you want?" Mebius turned his gaze to the screen.

"It's not that I want her to be what she is. Her future depends on herself." Feng corrected, "Also, Mebius, although there are some twists and turns, she has her own name after all. Don't always call her that."

"What if she loses to Honkai in the end? What if she still becomes the enemy of humanity? Yufeng, tell me, if that day really comes, what will you do?"

Feng turned his gaze to Mebius: "What will I do... I don't need to tell you the answer to this question. For me, it's nothing more than fighting the final battle again, and putting my life and existence on the table again."

"This isn't much of a plan. What on earth did she do to make you risk all this?"

"Well... maybe, I've grown some feelings for her because I watched her grow up?"

"Come on, you've only been with her for four years at most. When you were in the Fire Moth, you wouldn't necessarily remember a person's name in ten years. Even if she's a little special..."

"That's enough. She is indeed 'special'." Feng said meaningfully, "When I say special, I don't mean how long she and I have been together, but that she has indeed played a helpful role in my 50,000-year journey."

Velvet and Mebius both turned their gazes towards Kaede.

"Maybe I have some feelings for her because I watched her grow up, or maybe I just want to repay her for her being the End." Feng looked at Kiana who had entered Kevin's trial gate on the screen, "For me, the End War has been fought for the third time."

"I have always believed in repaying kindness with kindness and repaying grievances with grievances. The End of the Past helped me to meet you now and reunite with you whom I love deeply. So, in return, I am willing to take this gamble and give her a chance."

Chapter 95: Fire

Paradise of the past.