All my hunting commissions come from another world?

The group seemed a bit slow on the uptake, and it took them quite a while to realize Zhou Si's question.

The huge, rusty bronze head moved in front of Zhou Si, the frozen shell expanded slightly, and the next moment a blast of cold air hit him, instantly covering Zhou Si's body with a layer of white frost.

"Because it's very uncomfortable."

The immense energy from the Herrscher core surged into Frozen Peak Dragon's body, causing him to instinctively want to release it.

The manifestation of this is that it constantly releases cold air and unconsciously creates those Honkai Beasts.

That's why the Honkai beast horde they encountered was so enormous.

"Then why did you attack me?"

Upon hearing Zhou Si's words, Dong Fenglong's already not very bright brain went blank for a moment. "Didn't you strike first?"

It was digesting its energy and sleeping when suddenly a dragon energy cannon shot slammed into its face.

Who can it complain to?

"Ahem, besides feeling overwhelmed by the Honkai energy, what else do you feel?"

Zhou Si coughed twice to cover up her embarrassment. Fortunately, Dong Fenglong was not very smart and forgot about the previous topic in the next second.

"I don't know why I'm so angry, extremely angry. I keep having this thought in my head that I want to destroy something."

Dongfenglong clearly realized that something was wrong with its condition at the time. The core not only affected its body, but also its mind.

"Then why didn't you go?"

"...I forgot."

Dongfenglong's words left Zhou Si speechless yet relieved; relieved that the one who ate the Fifth Herrscher was such an idiot.

After getting nothing more out of Dongfenglong, Zhou Si arrived at the last dream, where a blue crystal was imprisoned.

The location where it is locked is in the Hunter's Dream created by the Moon Goddess, at which time the Herrscher Core is placed in the Hunter's Workshop.

To say that it is conscious is not accurate. This core is more like a pre-programmed program, faithfully carrying out the process of destroying civilization.

"I see. No wonder Anna's consciousness is still intact."

After learning a little about the Herrscher core, Zhou Si's face showed a knowing expression.

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I woke up in the evening, completely unconscious. I'll go out for a meal to wake up and get back to writing.

Will we win in Chapter Twenty-Three?

In modern understanding, collapse is an unpredictable, periodic natural disaster.

Although Zhou Si, as a time traveler, had forgotten most of the specific details about the Collapse, he still had some impression of the most crucial core parts.

After all, such a long list of settings mixed with a large number of terms and explanations can be quite dizzying to read.

The truth behind the collapse is that it was created by an advanced civilization called the Cocoon of the End, which hoped to create beings of its kind that could withstand its 'embrace'.

However, such contact is too heavy for young humans, and the vast majority of humans are not qualified to accept Honkai energy.

But in essence, Honkai itself is not malicious towards human civilization.

As for the Herrschers, as the best among humans, individuals who have the potential to become the ultimate chosen ones, the Cocoon of the End did not strip them of their consciousness, but rather their consciousness was unable to withstand the impact from the Cocoon.

Ultimately, they can only become puppets dominated by destructive desires, and their remaining human consciousness will be gradually extinguished.

However, the current situation with the Herrscher of Ice is due to a bug.

The connection between the Herrscher Core and the Cocoon was severed because they arrived in another world, and the massive Honkai energy was absorbed by the Frozen Peak Dragon.

The influence of information and energy on Anna vanished briefly at this moment, and that faint trace of human consciousness was preserved amidst these coincidences.

After that, during the battle between Frozen Peak Dragon and Zhou Si, the Blood Mist Twin Blades' ability dragged Frozen Peak Dragon and the Fifth Herrscher into a dream. However, Herrschers themselves do not have the ability to dream, so Anna was dragged in as well.

Through a series of coincidences, an impossible miracle occurred.

Zhou Si returned to the Star Clock Tower, and an idea popped into his mind: if successful, the future of the Honkai world might undergo a huge change.

However, the feasibility of this matter requires the cooperation of other people.

"Maria, how is she?"

Upon reaching Maria's side, Zhou Si noticed that Anna's emotions seemed to have stabilized considerably.

"She has accepted the reality of becoming a Herrscher. Just tell her what's going on, and she will cooperate."

Maria's abilities clearly far exceeded Zhou Si's expectations. He originally thought it was already quite an achievement for Maria to be able to stabilize Anna's emotions.

Is it really possible to achieve this level? Senior sister is amazing.

Maria's communication skills clearly gave Zhou Si a little shock.

Seeing that Maria had given an affirmative answer, Zhou Si walked up to Anna. There were still some tear stains on her delicate face, but only determination remained on her face.

"Mr. Zhou Si, please let me know if there's anything I can do for you!"

Anna said very seriously that since she joined the Firemoth rescue team, she has seen too many people lose important things because of the Honkai.

She was still in pain, but at least she was alive. So she would still dedicate her last bit of value to the fight against the Honkai, just as she had thought when she joined and stayed with the Firemoth.

Anna's realization moved Zhou Si; in the face of suffering, the brilliance of humanity always shines so brightly.

"There is indeed a place where we need you."

Zhou Si spoke frankly, saying that although the current situation seemed to be in his favor, the consciousness of both the Herrscher and the Frozen Peak Dragon was trapped in his dream.

However, the reality is that once they awaken from the dream, the consciousness of Frozen Peak Dragon and Anna will be affected by the Herrscher Core again, and the massive Honkai energy will still be unable to be released, so the battle outside the dream will begin again.

Zhou Si is not the Moon God, so he cannot forcibly trap others in dreams. Once the Frozen Peak Dragons' bodies are harmed in the real world, they will awaken from their dreams.

Therefore, during this period, Zhou Si needs to make thorough preparations to accomplish what he envisioned.

The previous civilization created Herrschers, besides Ellie, who fought for humanity.

This is something he cannot accomplish alone; he needs the help of many others.

With that in mind, Zhou Si used the Hunter's Book's mail function to start sending messages to his companions outside.

First, the members of the research team, the help of the Shuangmei duo, are indispensable. Anna's body has long been digested by the Frozen Peak Dragon, and her consciousness is stored in the Herrscher core.

Therefore, Dr. Mebius and the others need to prepare a new body for Anna, and the separation of the Herrscher core also requires their help.

Secondly, there are the Lone Birds and the others. Once the Frozen Peak Dragon wakes up from its dream, under the influence of the Herrscher Core and Honkai energy, it will definitely not obediently let Dr. Mebius and the others operate it.

Therefore, Zhou Si and his team must render the Frozen Peak Dragon incapable of resisting the moment it awakens.

Finally, there's Alicia. After all, there are still too many unknown mysteries surrounding the existence of the Herrschers. They only have one chance. If they just proceed in the dark, there are too many uncertainties, and the possibility of failure is too great.

Fortunately, they weren't completely without resources; there was a readily available Lawyer they could refer to.

But the prerequisite is that Ellie is willing to acknowledge her identity and become the subject of Dr. Mebius's research.

This might seem like the most difficult part, but in Zhou Si's mind, it was perhaps the least worrisome.

If it's Alicia...

......

Pink Fairy: [I have no problem~]

[Who would have thought that Zhou Si would be the first to discover the beautiful girl's biggest secret?]

Sitting atop the peak of Suga, Alicia gazed towards the direction of the icy cliffs, her pink eyes showing no sign of tension or fear.

She had long harbored some suspicions about her identity, and as their understanding of the Honkai deepened and more and more Herrschers appeared.

The scales in her heart were increasingly tilting in a certain direction.

Ellie had thought about this day coming, but she never expected it to actually happen like this.

'It's so great to have met Zhou Si.'

Ellie clasped her hands together, feeling genuinely fortunate to have met Bai and Zhou Si in Changkong City.

This situation was infinitely better than the best-case scenario she had ever imagined.

This might be the first time Alicia has wished she were truly a Herrscher. If what Zhou Si said in the letter is true, it might really change the future of their world.

As for the possible consequences...

She believed in Zhou Si and Dr. Mebius.

Pink Fairy: [I'll cooperate with you and Mebius?]

Looking at Alicia's answer, there was no hesitation whatsoever, not even a hint of doubt.

Zhou Si felt even more confident about this attempt!

Looking at Zhou Si's confident expression, Anna couldn't help but ask that question.

"Will you win?"

"Will win!"

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pypypy

Life should be like Stardew Valley

6 am, 5 pm

Shenmu Feng, who works like a slave in the Padya region, is exhausted every day.

When the string in my head is about to break

He remembered the letter his deceased grandfather left him.

The story begins

Chapter Twenty-Four: Go and destroy the Herrscher Core.

"Open your mouth and stick out your tongue."

"what--"

Wearing a white lab coat, Mebius looked at Alicia in front of him with excitement in his eyes, but his mouth still had that sarcastic and mean look.

"Hmph, no wonder you never go to the Firemoth Organization's physical examinations, so you have something to hide."

"If Dr. Möbius would let me hug him, I'd be willing to go to the First Institute for all my future medical checkups, okay?"

Alicia lay on Mebius's lab table, feeling completely relieved after the brief confession session.

Some secrets kept in your heart will only make you feel increasingly suffocated.

Besides, Mebius in his juvenile form is just so cute!

Möbius frowned, staring at the pink-haired man on the lab table with slight disgust, and subconsciously took a step back.

"Was your relationship originally like this?"

Melo, who had just entered the laboratory, watched the two with great interest.

"Stop disgusting me, come and lend a hand."

"Yes yes~"

Melo responded naturally, and then a blue data stream flashed across his body, transforming his previously tightly wrapped investigation team uniform into a loose white lab coat.

Although this was the first time Mebius and Melo had met in person, their online private interactions were probably the most frequent in the group, even though Melo, strictly speaking, was not involved in scientific research.

However, due to the unique advantages of the Mech race, even a true genius like Mebius had to admit that there was indeed an insurmountable gap between the races.

For this reason, Melo became the target of Möbius's most desired study, besides Zhou Si.

Incidentally, Alicia has now successfully surpassed Lone Bird to become third on Mebius's guinea pig ranking list, thanks to her status as a Herrscher.

"Alicia, choose one."

After a brief preparation, Mebius placed two items in front of Alicia.

On one side was a syringe as thick as Alicia's forearm, filled with some unknown liquid, and on the other side was a baseball bat made of some unknown material.

"Dr. Möbius, what are you trying to do?"