Bengtie: A Genius's Out-of-the-Domain Idea

Aha started faking tears again: "Waaah~ Aha is going to make a scene. Why can't Aha have followers like this? What's so good about that piece of scrap metal, the mechanical head?"

"Aha is a man of his word. Since Aha has been deceived, this power is yours. May there be more deception and pleasure to come!"

Aha did not hesitate to sever the connection between the power of destiny and "pleasure" that was infused into the "Phase Walker".

Let this power belong to Lin Yi and Black Tower and be freely distributed.

Just like the pharmacist once tore apart that abundance.

The Star God of Joy scooped up a handful of water from the ocean called "Joy" and splashed it out, considering it the price to be paid for being deceived this time.

It was seen as a reward for the 'ordinary' toying with the star god.

And perhaps this scam is indeed 'pleasant', and the rootless waters spawned by this vast ocean of 'pleasant' are far more than just this handful.

Amid Ahana's unrestrained and joyful laughter, Lin Yi poured cold water on the situation.

Lin Yi learned from Screw Gum's elegant manners, having observed them for so long: "Thank you for your generosity, but the deception is real, but that doesn't mean the 'threat' is fake."

Bai Ze's true form disappeared behind Lin Yi.

"Pinocconi"

Except for Sundays, the heads of the five major families, the dream master, all family members of the five major families, all tourists, wealthy merchants, dream chasers, travelers and stowaways in the Asdna star system.

Regardless of wealth, status, or wealth, everyone can see the colossal beast in the starry sky.

Lin Yi embezzled public funds to obtain the power of his hunting career.

Bai Ze, whose spirit was under Lin Yi's command, possessed the power to hunt for his destiny.

All the abundant power of destiny that Lin Yi's authority could mobilize.

The protection order enables one to wield the power to protect one's destiny.

Once again, it almost completely drained the untransformed destructive power that Huanlong had extracted.

The power of the Wisdom Envoy and the Protection Envoy sent by the Black Tower.

This power, though small compared to the Star Gods, was immensely vast for non-Star God individuals, and together they formed the colossal beast that stood in the starry sky.

An extremely large Bai Ze Wei Ling.

Its mere claws were enough to obscure the sky above Pinocene.

It appears in reality and in dreams, blurring the line between the two.

The dream chasers still thought they were the dream architects of their family, and wondered what kind of wonder they had created together.

The heads of the families fell into a deep silence.

Even if the five major families of "Pinocchone" united and immediately summoned Ailenev, they would probably be powerless against his imposing figure and immense strength.

Moreover, the incident happened so suddenly that they didn't have time to arrange for a variety of musical instruments.

What else can we do but remain silent?

As the "Fúlíng Ointment" suggests, it is already a rare stroke of luck to simply survive peacefully in this ordinary world; now, it is just that our luck has run out.

Lin Yi: "Bai Ze's true target isn't the 'Phase Walker,' but rather 'Pinocchio'—Ascendar!"

Screw and the others tacitly combined their protective power to construct an amber-colored barrier, shielding this small area. They made it clear that in the event of a devastating attack, they would protect this place and the safety of these eight geniuses.

Chadwick remained bewildered, watching obediently.

With his current power, Bai Ze could easily destroy "Pinocone," so it wasn't worth the trouble. This powerful spirit was truly targeting the very foundation of "Pinocone."

The black hole hidden in the deepest part of the dream, the Great Hole of Asdna, is covered by "Pinocone".

But once Bai Ze falls...

Lin Yi: "When Bai Ze falls, 'Pinocchio' will come to an end, and the memory voids that have been built up and filled will be torn apart."

"The memory will be like a vast ocean pouring out, turning the Asdna star system into a forbidden zone for life, a desolate wasteland."

"The stage for your game that has not yet begun will cease to exist."

Given that Lin Yi and his group were trapped for several months, which could lead to a series of uncontrollable dangers.

The sacrifice of Pinocchio will save many more people from being trapped for months or even years, thus sparing them from disaster.

This is an economic calculation that is very easy to make.

Or perhaps... the trolley problem?

Lin Yi is not a bad person, but he is not entirely a good person either. He made this decision without much psychological burden.

But if it really explodes... it seems the company would be the one to benefit?

They hold sovereignty over Asdna State Penitentiary, and the controversial Pinocchio family is gone.

At the same time, a large amount of memory leakage will occur here, and coincidentally, the company still has a large insurance debt to pay out...

Fortunately, it can't be fried.

Lin Yi said sincerely, "Perhaps you can stop this time, or perhaps you can't, but I think destruction is always easier than protection."

"Moreover, a joyful game shouldn't only bring joy to the organizers; everyone who participates should also feel joy, shouldn't they?"

"Being forced to participate in an unknown game can't bring genuine joy."

"The god of joy should not deprive them of their right to laugh..."

Under the starry sky, Bai Ze rubbed his claws, knowing that Pinocchio might be trampled by this behemoth at any moment.

In the dream, a genius spoke earnestly and humbly, and then remained silent.

Who knows if there are other eyes watching this place from within the "Crossroads of Fate"?

On the distant horizon, Elio gazed toward Asdna, though it was an immeasurable astronomical distance away and impossible to see.

It's keeping track of time.

We await this crucial juncture, one that will be extremely important in the future but which the Star Core Hunters are powerless to interfere with, to determine its future course.

And they hope for a better future.

Chapter 359 We can't exactly fight the Holy Grail War in the Ironforge, can we?

Regardless of what the incompetent Eriol thinks or what the future holds.

Lin Yi threatened to destroy the game stage and end Aha's fun, but it's hard to say whether he really threatened Aha.

Theoretically speaking, it's quite reasonable that He could be fooled if He hadn't carefully observed just how strong this ant really was.

But it is reasonable that He knew everything and gladly accepted and cooperated with this performance.

After all, it's hilarious that a few soon-to-be-funny creatures threaten the God of Fun to avoid unknowingly becoming his fun or else he'll destroy it.

However, the threat of destroying the game stage is no different from a puppy baring its teeth at Ahha; what truly has an effect is probably that final word.

"Being forced to participate in an unknown game can't bring genuine joy."

The next moment, Aha's demeanor suddenly changed, showing none of the integrity and majesty of a star god.

He appeared in a flash, gliding over like Sambo delivering a bomb, and grabbed Lin Yi's leg: "Let's play~ Let's play~ Aha, I promise it'll be a lot of fun!"

Lin Yi's face darkened, and he almost frowned so much that a # symbol appeared on his forehead.

To get along with Aha is to be able to adapt to the ever-changing and unpredictable nature of this star god and change your way of interacting with him accordingly.

Unless you can consistently bring Him a lot of joy and make Ahab accommodate you.

For example, Lin Yi adapted very well to Aha's changes at this moment. The "Phase Walker" slammed into Aha's head, which was tightly hugging his thigh, but was blocked by the mask time and time again.

It made a series of thumping sounds, like striking a wooden fish.

This stance implies that Aha is now interacting with Lin Yi and the others as a 'genius,' not a Star God, presenting a good opportunity for 'revenge' and 'reconciliation.'

Lin Yi: "Aha, where's your integrity as a Star God? Where's your dignity? Give me back that oppressive aura from before!"

"Couldn't you protect Astaroth the way you protected the Phase Walker? Let me blow up an air bomb and then be helpless, and then laugh at me like you just did?"

Aha, shameless and persistent, completely disregarded the fact that he was a star god, a unique and magnificent special life form: "Ah~ha~"

"In short, if you don't accept Aha's invitation and participate in this game, don't even think about leaving."

Lin Yi felt that the "Phase Walker" didn't feel very good to use, so he reached behind him to grab the Black Tower's diamond hammer, but he missed.

Black Tower leaped high into the air, executing a magnificent front flip to propel himself straight down with his hammer: "Ada~"

Lin Yi narrowly avoided being injured by leaning back.

If you hit someone, you should hit them in the face; if you insult someone, you should talk back. Although Black Tower isn't petty, he doesn't hold grudges much either, because he usually vents his anger on the spot.

However... Lin Yi was having a hard time keeping his composure. Black Tower really had a high level of trust and 'understanding' with him. He almost took the hit for Aha.

In the end, Lin Yi and the others agreed to Aha's request to participate in the game and have fun with Him, but on the condition that they could not be trapped here for the time being and that they would come when the time came.

Lin Yi and the others were also interested in this game hosted by Aha, but they couldn't just wait around; they had to deal with some of their own loose ends.

The goal was achieved, and I even got a considerable amount of "pleasure".

Aha left, this time for real, but before leaving, he left a unique mark on the hands of Lin Yi and the others.

This mark looked exactly like a Command Seal from the Holy Grail War to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi then smiled and dismissed the idea. How could that be?

This is Honkai Impact 3rd, not Type-Moon, so where does this Holy Grail War come from?

It can't be a collaboration with miHoYo, can it?

Even if there were a collaboration, it's impossible for these two companies to actually work together.

Furthermore, what will be the real-world effect of this collaboration? Will it open a pathway to a truly unknown world beyond this intrinsic universe?

Even Akivilli couldn't manage this kind of box-stacking behavior.

Judging from Aha's actions, the commotion is quite large, and the number of people involved is also considerable.

This doesn't fit the mystery surrounding the Holy Grail, nor does it match the number of participants in a standard Holy Grail War, so it must be just a coincidence.

Surely this can't be a true Holy Grail War that spans the entire Asdna star system and involves millions of Masters, right?

If that's the case, Lin Yi will... he'll... he'll give Zhu Xing three days off, and won't bother her for three days.

After this incident, the geniuses discussed among themselves and decided to go to the "Banquet Dimension" to welcome Chadwick back and let him understand the current situation.

My plan to properly reconnect with this disconnect is on hold; I'll definitely do it next time!

Heita, Ruan Mei, Stephen, Abis, and Yu Qingtu all left first.

Hei Ta, Ruan Mei, and Yu Qingtu were all going back to handle some experiments that required constant attention. Aha's game might start at any time, so it was best to prepare in advance and also to organize their findings.

Stephen, needless to say, would rather face something like—"Shocking! My son is a genius!"

—A few things about my adopted son being a genius~

—How old is he?

And many other situations that you don't want to face.

Stephen got his adoptive father's fruit shop back.

Abyss hadn't yet processed the monitoring data on the abnormal fluctuations in the Void, and she wanted to go back and deeply compare and experience it, so that the bone-corroding poison of the Void could be completely dispelled and cured by the apothecary's sweet rain.

After the erosion of nothingness was gone.

How much has she changed? As an individual, can she regain her former inspiration without being entangled with Lin Yi's soul and thoughts?

Screw Gum and Lin Yi returned to Shan Jian Tian. Screw Gum still had a large number of inorganic legions that he had recruited while fighting the insect swarm that needed to be gathered and sent back.

He had previously agreed to talk to Zhenzhu, and being a gentleman, he believed that he should not break his promise unless there were unforeseen circumstances.

Lin Yi also had to go back and send the "Shenxiao Space City" back to the "Traltkutli" star cluster base.

Lin Yi also had to lend a hand in sending back a large number of inorganic Empire units belonging to Screw Gum.

He'll definitely deliver what he brings; otherwise, if ScrewGumu had to handle it all himself, it would take a long time and be a lot of work.

The Black Tower's wardrobes, which contain clothes and are no smaller than the "Black Tower Space Station," will also be sent back to the Black Tower.

Chadwick followed Screw and Lin Yi first.

Lin Yi and his team gave Chadwick four options—