Live broadcast of Honkai Impact 3rd, I chose to expose Kiana in Sky City!

"Alas, why is it that the more unique a life is, the more it is unable to understand the Lord's painstaking efforts? Whether it is an existence like you that gives me a headache, or those new humans who are "Herrs" and "Awakeners."

"That dream just now was also you..."

After hearing this, Daai-chan also realized that the reason why Mei fell into a dream was probably related to this special gray snake in front of her.

"Yes, it's a pity. Although they are indispensable cogs in rebuilding the order of the earth...but in order to prevent them from making irreparable mistakes during the "incubation" period, I have no choice but to invite a key member of them to return to the dream to rest for a while."

"Besides, judging from the content of the dream, this is not a bad thing for "her."

Before Da Ai-chan could finish asking the question, Kinshe straightforwardly admitted that he had dragged Mei into the Stigmata Project dream.

And the perceptive Da Ai-chan also caught a key word from his words.

"......"gear"?"

"Isn't it a very happy thing to be able to exist as a tool?"

The gray snake held up a ball of light that was half bright and half dim.

"After all, those humans who can't even use tools can only...stay here. So it seems that as a human being, it is better to make yourself more useful, right? After all, the earth is too narrow now, and there is not much space left for "waste". "

"..."

At this point, Ai finally understood the source of her aversion to "this gray snake".

It was indeed just a machine with a human form, without the thoughts or warmth of life.

...No. To be precise, it is precisely because this person's starting point is too cold that he is more hateful than those who simply "don't have it".

"Okay. For you who have been burdened with "obligations" since birth, perhaps it is really difficult to get rid of thinking based on factory values ​​and "meaning"?"

"Well, as an observer who is closer to humans, I will give you some advice."

“Human beings have neither ‘value’ nor ‘meaning’ from the very beginning. It is precisely because they do not have these ‘objectified’ concepts… that they have the potential to transcend all of this.”

Chapter 515 Golden Snake: Humans have their limits, so - I don’t care about being a human.

It’s a pity that Jinshe was dismissive of Daai-chan’s righteous words.

"...Humanitarianism? It sounds like the hypocrites of Destiny or Anti-Entropy may have something in common with you."

"After all, in order to maintain the stability of the ethnic group, civilization does need some "placebo". But now, the ethnic group of the past no longer exists. What a pity

You chose the wrong side at the wrong time."

Compared to the gray snake that had appeared in the plot before.

It is obvious from this gray snake that he disdains humans.

The arrogance towards humans in its words is something that other gray snakes would never possess.

Of course, Da Ai-chan also looked down upon his arrogance.

"......Ah."

She smiled and said nothing.

"However, although it is unnecessary...it does not prevent the World Serpent from giving them some gifts of humanistic care."

"Are you referring to that "holographic movie" that runs on a daily basis?"

After hearing Da Ai-chan's question, Gray Snake began to recite poetry on the spot.

"Great is Qian Yuan, the source of all things, governing the heavens." To them, that is the entire "world" and even the "universe." All the materials here are taken from real human memories. If there is no external force involved, it would be a completely ideal, flawless... paradise on the other side."

Even though it was a false paradise, what the Gray Snake said was not false.

After all, the ultimate goal of the Stigmata Project is to create a world that can defeat Honkai.

To create such a world, civilization needs to get rid of its childhood - and the method is to sacrifice the human being as a carrier.

In this sense, as long as everyone is immersed in a beautiful dream from which they will never wake up, then everyone will live in heaven - although the price is the loss of the concept of 'being alive'.

"I remember a colleague who always said this... 'Humans only believe what they want to believe.' So, isn't it more in line with so-called 'humanism' to welcome eternity in an ideal and beautiful way, rather than watching everything fall apart and falling into eternal silence in the inevitable death?"

Gray Snake's long speech seemed to make sense, and in fact - it did make some sense.

After all, what he expounded was the existence of the Stigmata Project and its concept and stance towards the human species.

It can also be said to be the two sides of human nature.

It is true that there are people who always have a passion for life.

But at the same time, many people have lost hope in the world.

The former will naturally think that a false dream is just a false death.

But the latter would think that indulging in such a dream is at least better than enduring the pain of reality.

"Although this gray snake's words sound unfriendly, his words are more like a confrontation of ideas."

A pink bullet screen floated across the live broadcast room...

It was obvious that Alicia didn't like this golden gray snake, but she could hardly deny that what this guy said made sense.

Although not much~

But this is indeed the position of the World Serpent.

"Indeed, speaking of it, a statement like this that carries a lot of truth in it will surely convince quite a few people, right?"

"Of course, especially after the return of that little follower. Haha~ But these people haven't even realized the true meaning of the Stigmata Project."

In the live broadcast room, comments from the audience floated across.

Obviously, although everyone dislikes this gray snake, they cannot deny that what he said does sound like that.

"...Humanity will not stop here. I see that kind of "future." "

And just after Gray Snake finished speaking, Da Ai-chan suddenly came up with this conclusion.

Gray Snake also quickly realized the key to these words.

"Oh, the privilege of an intruder."

"I just want you to know more about 'human beings' and 'yourself'...Isn't that too much?"

She threw something at the gray snake, who subconsciously dodged it. The moment the candy flew towards the gray snake, it turned into electric arcs and Honkai energy and disappeared beside him.

At the same time, a stimulation similar to nerve current flashed through its central controller.

"?"

The gray snake didn't say anything, but it expressed its meaning: "Are you fucking kidding me?"

And Da Ai-chan also understood what he was feeling at that moment, so she explained with a smile.

"It's just sharing a candy given by a friend. Because their dreams are created in the imaginary space, we can also feel everything they touch in this form."

"How is it? Very sweet, right?"

"..."

Gray Snake felt a little uncomfortable. He suddenly began to doubt whether it was really "profitable" to have a conversation with this "life outside the domain" in front of him.

In any case, she seemed more detached and elusive than she had expected.

However, the other party did not seem to notice that he was speechless at the moment, but turned another candy into an arc of electricity and held it in his palm, then curved his eyebrows in pleasure.

“Oh, delicious!”

"But the friend who gave me the candy said that the candy in the dream had no taste and the games were not fun. As she said this, she "popped" and fell into the dream of another child. "

"That's probably because what she longs for is not just the candy itself, but the moment of getting the candy, or the moment of sharing the candy with others."

In response to Gray Snake's lengthy speech, Da Ai-chan came up with another theory to refute it.

"So... don't worry, I really didn't do anything to their dreams. It's just that those dreams are too fragile, and even the slightest shock will shatter them."

"If the 'problem of the moment' was not more urgent, I think if they were given more time - say ten or twenty years - everyone would probably realize that they were trapped in a dream."

"If things come to that point... this so-called 'paradise' will probably become 'hell' irrevocably. After all, although holographic games are really fun... but if you are trapped in the world of holographic games, it is a completely different story."

Da Ai-chan stated a fact with a smile.

Voluntarily indulging in a beautiful dream and being trapped in a beautiful dream are two completely different concepts.

The former is voluntary downfall, while the latter is a definite hell.

After all, no nightmare is more terrifying than never being able to escape.

Of course, the Golden Snake didn't care at all.

"Ridiculous. The stigmata are the crystallization of human thinking and will. The moment humans and dreams merge into one, the stigmata space already possesses "everything of humans"."

"You are just like these poor unawakened people. You only believe the answers you want to believe."

But Da Ai-chan doesn't care about this statement.

"But humans don't have the answer. Or, it should be said... most people don't know what they want."

“Because of confusion, we pursue; because of pursuit, we become obsessed; and through this inevitably painful process, we achieve innovations, create miracles - and ultimately break the original "myth."

"So, in the real world, the "future" they can create cannot be simulated through dreams that can only "reproduce history". Such desire, greed, or... unpredictability? They are the fundamental reasons why I like humans."

At the end, she talked about a scenario.

In other words - the reason why humans dream at night is to say goodbye to their yesterday selves and usher in a brand new tomorrow.

Ai Cai smiled gently. It was only then that Gray Snake finally felt the strangeness of "being independent of the world" from her.

"...You are indeed a good talker."

"But what does that have to do with the Stigmata Project?"

I have to say, Gray Snake's words made Da Ai-chan feel very confused.

And just when she was extremely confused, the gray snake made a direct conclusion.

"My duty is not to understand humanity, but to protect the Stigmata space. "The Stigmata Project will never fail" is the only truth we are determined to defend. In other words, whether we wake up from the dream or not... the future of the old humanity no longer exists."

"?"

As the Golden Snake uttered these insane remarks, a winding golden question mark floated across the live broadcast room.

The one who sent her out was none other than the creator of the Gray Snake, Dr. Mebius.

"Is there something wrong? I remember that the purpose of the World Serpent has always been to destroy Honkai, right? He really doesn't know anything."

As the creator of Gray Snake, Mebius's evaluation can be said to be fair and to the point.

The original Gray Snake, after experiencing the baptism of the Destruction Pool, experienced Sakura's assassination, and experienced countless times using other bodies to act again.

Later, Sakura died in the Twelve Herrscher incident. At this time, Gray Snake, who had just finished his long study tour, came to a conclusion - "humanity" needs a "leader", but it was a pity that Sakura was unable to witness this moment in person.

Now the only thing left to do was to say goodbye to Sakura, so not far from Sakura's grave, more than fifty gray snakes stood in unison and bowed deeply towards Sakura's grave - for a deceased hero, for a warrior who had killed them countless times... for a former "friend".

This is the truth that Mei had learned in her past life.

But it is obvious that the long years have changed the views of the gray snakes - or rather, changed the views of a small number of gray snakes.

What made them transform from "life forms that hope to become tools of humans" to "gods" that look down on humans?

"Ultimately, in order to end the childhood of this civilization - we need them to get out of the way."

At this point, the Golden Snake's position has become very clear - he is not standing on the side of mankind, nor is he standing on the side of the old mankind of the present era.

He sees himself as the leader of a new kind of humanity, and is ready to completely wipe out humanity and thus take over the torch of civilization...

Such behavior can be said to have completely deviated from Mebius' original idea.

It can be said to be a complete usurpation of power.

Of course, Da Ai-chan wasn't actually surprised by this.

"Oh, an enemy who is neither reasonable nor humane is really difficult to deal with."

Facing the enemies summoned by the gray snake, she picked up her weapon and started fighting with ease.

After all, she didn't expect to try to convince the other party.

Especially after testing the Golden Snake's true attitude, she could say that she had confirmed that this guy was one of the biggest obstacles to stopping the Stigmata plan.

"If I had known this would happen, I should have let the real 'protagonist' deal with you. But in order to make the 'future' they all look forward to come in a more perfect form, I will restrict your actions."

"...Don't underestimate the 'Invaders', okay?"