After the proposal, the Valkyrie came to the door

It was from that moment that Anliang vowed to completely eradicate the Cocoon of the End!

If Anliang still harbored some illusions before, that since the power of the Herrschers could be controlled by humans, then perhaps the Cocoon of the End could also be turned into his own, after experiencing the thirteenth cycle, Anliang only had one thought left—kill!

This is not just out of hatred...

In order to fulfill Kiana's last request and prevent the girl from falling into the despair of being controlled by the End again, Anliang's killing intent began to surge like never before!

All those Stigmata Project and Spark Project are bullshit. Coexisting with the Honkai is definitely not a good choice. He will fight the Cocoon of the End until the end of time, until one side completely dissipates!

In fact, Anliang did just that later.

In the middle of the cycle, Anliang had a very good understanding of the Cocoon of the End, and could completely allow Kiana to obtain the power of the End without being affected in any way.

But he still resolutely chose to fight, constantly growing stronger, and after reincarnating hundreds of times, he finally shattered the Cocoon of the End with his own strength, so that there would be no more collapse in the world!

"Although the Honkai has disappeared, humanity has lost a shortcut to exploring the essence of the world, and technological development will be much slower, but this is the normal situation..."

An Liang finished reminiscing, a thoughtful glint in his eyes.

Forcing growth is not necessarily a good thing for civilization, especially since the collapse is ultimately a game played by higher-dimensional beings, and Anliang is extremely wary of it.

A certain star god who called himself the Pioneer Envoy was also a higher-dimensional being. It was because he knew such a guy that An Liang understood better than anyone else how unreliable higher-dimensional beings were.

Their perspective is lofty and their thinking is extraordinary and difficult to understand. They may destroy the world out of good intentions, or save all living beings out of evil intentions, or simply give all their power to an insect on a whim...

Earth is just a small civilization that hasn't even left the solar system, and it doesn't dare to get involved with these higher-dimensional beings.

If any civilization truly believes that it has defeated the End and can therefore exploit the Honkai without worry, then Anliang can only respect and offer his blessings. He mustn't let himself be used as a pawn by higher-dimensional beings, only to regret it when his civilization is wiped out.

"Speaking of which, the higher-dimensional being that laid the cocoon of the end really ran away quickly. I specifically asked Aha to help me prepare a big one, but even after I exhausted all my power to burst the cocoon, it still wouldn't come out. Did it sense something...?"

"What a pity, I was hoping to see what it would feel like to kill a Star God-level being."

An Liang's calm tone revealed a strong sense of confidence, then he looked down at his ordinary body and smiled helplessly.

He truly hadn't expected that his final battle with the Cocoon of the End would downgrade the original high-martial-arts world. The new timeline after the end of the cycle not only didn't collapse, but even imaginary energy became difficult to access.

Even if Anliang has the potential to become an emperor, in the everyday world he can only be an ordinary person with slightly better physical fitness.

"To restore our strength, we can only wait until our civilization develops imaginary technology, or one day encounter an imaginary invasion..."

"But it doesn't matter anymore. I've fought all the battles I needed to fight. Living a peaceful life like an ordinary person isn't so bad."

Anliang dried his face, changed his clothes, and prepared to go to work at the Yuanli Studio.

But before leaving, he couldn't help but think of the girl he dreamed about last night... Has Kiana, who is now a graduate student, found happiness in the everyday world?

……

At the same time, on the other side.

In a European research institute invested by Destiny, a girl with white hair tied in a long ponytail walks out of a high-energy physics laboratory, wearing a white lab coat that doesn't quite suit her style, accompanied by a mature and powerful woman with long, purplish-red hair.

"Miss Kiana, thank you so much for your help with the experiment today."

Pushing up her monocle, the mature and sophisticated woman, whose full name was Elizabeth Changguang McSmith, turned her head and smiled at the girl.

"Director Changguang, I only did a little bit of work and offered some of my own opinions. Apart from that, I didn't help much with the experiment. You flatter me too much."

Kiana scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly.

In the lab, she was just an observer and recorder; she wasn't given any of the technical work and basically didn't contribute anything all day.

But Changguang didn't think so.

"The most important thing in research is a genius's perspective, because it can save you a lot of detours, and Kiana, you are such a genius."

"Hey, me?"

Kiana pointed to herself in surprise.

For her, who had previously been more of a researcher, being praised as a research genius was a first.

"Director Changguang is joking. I can't even understand many parts of the experiment, so how could I possibly be a genius..."

"Haha, at first I also thought you came to the research institute to get a degree, since your theoretical knowledge was completely inadequate, but your keen intuition for experiments changed my mind."

Changguang squinted his red eyes, a beam of light reflecting off his monocle.

Edison famously said that genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration, but that one percent inspiration is the most important, even more important than the ninety-nine percent perspiration.

"This may sound harsh, but it's the truth. No matter how solid your theoretical knowledge is, you can't become a genius, while even if a genius's theoretical knowledge is lacking, inspiration can make up for everything."

Changguang patted Kiana on the shoulder, his tone full of emotion.

“I once met a genius like this, her name was Mei. In high school, she shocked the world with a paper on quantum mechanics, and later she easily overcame many difficult problems. For Mei, experiments were more like a process of verification, because she often guessed the real answer before the experiment even started.”

"That's really impressive!"

Kiana nodded, seemingly confused, recalling that in past reincarnations, Mei seemed to be the companion of her ancestor Kevin; in other words, Mei should be considered her grandmother.

"Kiana, you are a genius like that too."

Changguang looked at Kiana, who was still a little confused, and said with a smile, "You give me the same feeling as Mei, having the ability to know the answer before the experiment even begins. Thanks to you, our research in the field of imaginary numbers has been able to progress so quickly."

"Uh, maybe I was just lucky?"

Kiana gave a subtle smile.

"If you're lucky enough to get it right ten or more times in a row, that's a kind of talent too!"

“Mei has also been researching the field of imaginary numbers recently, but with your help, we might be able to catch up with Mei and surpass her once again… So, keep up this luck, genius Kiana!”

"Changguang said excitedly, then turned around and went back to the lab to continue his research, leaving Kiana speechless."

The girl stood there stunned for several seconds, then shook her head and walked out of the research institute.

She knows her own situation best. She struggles with basic knowledge every day, so how could she possibly be a genius?

But Changguang was right about one thing: she did know the answer to the experiment in advance...

After all, Herrschers exist on the imaginary side, and the Herrscher of the Void is even more so, being able to connect to the Imaginary Tree. Her own experience, combined with the correct theories she heard from the two great scientists of Anti-Entropy during her research, is enough for her to serve as a guiding light for scientific research in this world where imaginary space has not yet been observed.

As for why she pursued graduate studies after the cycle of reincarnation ended, and even went to great lengths to use her family and aunt's connections to get into the Destiny Institute to dabble in imaginary numbers...

That's naturally because of a certain captain named An Liang!

"It will be soon. In a few months, the research institute should be able to observe and access the imaginary space, and at that time, I will be able to absorb imaginary energy to restore some of my power."

Kiana murmured to herself as she walked out of the research institute.

Although she didn't know where the captain was, there was one thing the girl was certain of—

Captain, only the strong deserve to be captain!

"So... wait a little longer, Captain! I'll be back to find you soon!"

Kiana spoke with a firm tone, looking up at the deep night sky. The shadows of the stars and moon were reflected in her beautiful blue eyes, like two points of purple fluorescence, deep and magnificent.

P.S.: Kiana has also made her appearance! As the Captain's first love and unattainable love, she intends to regain her past powers and will definitely beat the Captain to his knees, imprisoning him in a hidden imaginary space where no one can find him, making him the Star's wrathful fangs! But the Captain might also use this opportunity to regain his powers, hehehe, the foreshadowing has been laid. It remains to be seen whether the Captain will be humiliated by Kiana first or regain his strength first. Of course, it's also possible that he will regain his strength after being humiliated...

Then, in order to make the plot of Kiana's appearance coherent, this chapter also has 3,000 words. The update time has not changed, but the word count has increased. Don't you guys really want to vote and support the author?

Chapter 135 Fu Hua and Xiao Shi have arrived at the battlefield!

The Principles Studio, after get off work hours...

Anliang put down his paintbrush, saved the CG he had just finished, and then checked the overall progress.

The character illustrations, facial expressions, and game scenes are all finished. The key plot points and the game's ending CGs are two-thirds complete. If all goes well, we can finish next week.

Although they make a small-scale visual novel, with only about 200,000 words and a limited number of CGs.

But Anliang was able to finish drawing all the content in such a short time, which is absolutely amazing. The overtime pay that Dayaya gave him was not for nothing.

And this is not even the limit of Anliang's actions.

If he extends his overtime hours a bit more, he might be able to finish all the art this week.

However, Anliang is not planning to work overtime today.

Work isn't everything in life. Alicia and Fu Hua should be arriving soon, so he plans to go home early, prepare some good food and drinks, and have a nice meal together that night.

With that thought in mind, Anliang quickly shut down his computer and said something to the big duck at the next workstation.

"Bronya, I'm leaving now."

"Wow, so fast..."

Bronya looked up, instinctively wanting to use her power as a Russian female executive to get Anliang to stay with her a little longer.

But before she could finish speaking, Xi'er, who had come to find her right at the end of the workday, smiled slightly and asked in a soft, sweet voice.

"Bronya, could you go to the supermarket with Seele to buy some things later?"

"Oh, this... no problem."

Bronya hesitated for only a moment before she saw the captain's figure disappear into the distance.

There's no other way, I'll just have to spend the night with Seele. As for the Captain... he can run away, but he can't hide. Skipping one extra day won't affect her future attempts to seduce the Captain...

Bronya comforted herself inwardly.

But what she didn't know was that after Anliang got off work smoothly, he hadn't gone far from the Yuanli Studio when he took out his phone and sent a message.

[Anliang: Xier, thank you so much for your help today.]

[Seele: You're welcome. Bronya is always so engrossed in her work and likes to drag people overtime with her, which isn't very good. Anliang, if you need any help next time, feel free to come to me anytime (＾_＾)]

The girl's reply touched Anliang deeply.

Since Seele arrived, he and Qingque no longer have to worry about leaving whenever they want but their boss is still working overtime. For working people, such a girl is simply a true little angel.

Although there was a misunderstanding when we first met, it was still a win-win situation to become friends with Seele in the end.

[Anliang: Thank you again. If Xier ever needs anything from me, please don't hesitate to ask, and I'll definitely help.]

[Seele: If another Seele and I want to visit Anliang in the future, please don't refuse, okay?]

Anliang: No problem, you can go anywhere in Tianqiong City you want.

Unaware of any danger, Anliang replied decisively, then avoided the subway during rush hour and opted to scan a shared bicycle and pedal furiously.

About ten minutes later.

An Liang returned to the Golden Courtyard without blushing or panting. Without taking a break, he rolled up his sleeves and headed straight for the kitchen.

"Although there are only four of us eating tonight, including Fu Hua and Xiao Shi, a martial artist can eat as much as several people, so we should prepare more substantial dishes."

Fu Hua and Xiao Shi have come all this way, we can't let them go hungry!

Anliang put a large bucket of rice into the pot and, displaying the skills of a master chef, no longer fudged the food like he did when eating alone. Instead, he processed the various ingredients at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

An Liang now would fit perfectly into the set of either "Cooking Master Boy" or "Food Wars!".

but……

It takes quite a bit of time for one person to prepare food for four people.

An Liang had just finished preparing the ingredients when the doorbell rang.

"Ta-da! Your pink fairy is back! How about a big hug?"

Carrying large and small bags, Alicia couldn't wait to rush towards Anliang the moment he opened the door.

Coach, someone has charged at you with the ball!

With his solid lower body skills, An Liang managed to withstand the cute star flying ramming attack performed by the pink fairy, and then, with a wry smile, he hugged the girl's waist.

"Okay, okay, then let's hug."

"Ugh, just one hug? It feels a bit perfunctory..."

Alicia felt the large hand loosen around her waist and pouted.

Anliang was somewhat helpless.

"It's not that I can't hug them a little longer, but do you really want Fu Hua and Xiao Shi to wait outside the door?"

"Oh right, I almost forgot... cough cough..."

When An Liang reminded her, Alicia blushed slightly and quickly moved aside from the doorway. "Hua, Xiaoshi, you should come in too."

"Hehe, Sister Aili, it doesn't matter if we wait a little longer. After all, there's a saying that a moment of bliss is worth a thousand pieces of gold!"