I'm not Yingjie

"Another revelation from the Lord, haha." The man scoffed. "You should adopt them and give the homeless a place to go. Don't push everything onto that 'God' or 'fate' that doesn't exist at all. It's boring."

"..."

"Tsk, whatever you want. This is your sanatorium anyway."

The man seemed to notice that the nun's unchanged expression concealed some emotional fluctuations. He turned his head away and said nothing more. After watching his back as she left, the nun started talking to the little girl again.

Her gentle words soothed the girl's anxiety.

"Doesn't that big brother with the mask like me?" the little girl asked timidly. As she had no family, she was very sensitive to the outside world and could sense that the conversation just now was about whether to adopt her.

"No." The nun showed a gentle smile and gently stroked the girl's head. "He's just...not good at speaking...like you, he's still learning how to get along with others normally. Before that, he can't express his thoughts well."

"But he definitely doesn't hate you. He is very gentle to many people, including you."

"Y-really?"

"Ah."

The nun sighed and wanted to touch the ugly stripes, but stopped.

Those stripes don't hurt, they are just like lines drawn on the body, but they are actually rooted in people's bodies and take their lives.

In the year or so since she started taking in these people, more than a dozen people, including children, have died.

They had no abnormalities at the beginning, but later developed symptoms such as organ failure, vision loss, shock and hemorrhage. No matter what medicine or doctor they took, they were helpless.

All she could do was pray for them before they died, hoping that their souls could rest in peace.

"What should we do?"

She murmured a heartfelt prayer, praying that it would be answered.

However, she didn't know who would respond to her. Just as the man said, she didn't even know who to pray to.

Chapter 9: Man and Lawgiver

"A guest?" Mebius, who was putting the blood extracted from Lin's body into a container, raised his head, raised his eyebrows and glanced at Lin who was standing obediently beside him.

She wouldn't be surprised no matter who said this word, but she did feel a little surprised when the guy who was busy with nothing but missions said it.

"Compared to that, what I found in you is more interesting." Mobius did not make any further comments. She projected the desired image with ease, then pointed at the graphic on it and said, "In terms of both consciousness and body, you are very different from the past. In terms of physics, you and the previous Lin can even be said to be two different people."

"First, the two potions I gave you before have similar ingredients, but the former is not as stable as the latter. After the Honkai disease serum expelled the Honkai energy from your body, the parts that were originally corroded by the Honkai returned to normal. However, the transformation of those potions does not fall into this range, and you were transformed in the embryonic stage to enhance your drug resistance."

"To put it bluntly, the conclusion is... you have developed resistance to the drugs. Both the positive and negative effects have basically lost their effectiveness. There are also more impurities from the drug in your blood, and some of the drug's effects on your thinking activity remain."

Mebius handed over a mirror. After Lin took it, he saw through the reflection of the plane that there was some light green in his dark pupils. It did not fill the entire pupil frame when the drug was fully effective, but it gave people a creepy feeling when observing carefully.

"Interesting, isn't it? A little white mouse whose pupils change color."

Lin put down the mirror, the green light in his eyes flowed and gradually dimmed.

"But this change is within my expectations. Being able to survive a certain death is just a small matter. The important thing is that your consciousness has also developed some... 'small problems' after entering the Herrscher core."

Mebius pulled out her swivel chair, sat on the soft cushion, raised her chin, and stared into Lin's eyes with a strange look mixed with fanaticism.

"Tell me, what 'special' feelings did you have after entering the Herrscher's core? Note that I said 'special', not your personal feelings. It must be a feeling that belongs only to the Herrscher and cannot be experienced by humans. That is the answer we are looking for."

Lin even felt that she would pounce on him and dig out his brains in the next second.

So Lin began to recall the empathy he experienced in the dark space where his consciousness clashed with that of the Sixth Herrscher, which was of extraordinary significance to humans.

"The Sixth Herrscher said something to me." The words said by the consciousness of the Sixth Herrscher, who had been pretending to be a human and a Herrscher and was finally named Seele, may not be entirely true or false, but if you want people to believe the lie, you must add some truth to it. Lin believes that some of the clues revealed are likely to be true.

"..." Mebius also knew that this was a critical moment, so he didn't interrupt and looked at Lin with anticipation.

"'You and I are now one, so you are also a Herrscher.'"

Mobius's keen sense of smell allowed her to immediately detect the extraordinary significance of this sentence: "Does this mean... that your consciousness at that time was actually a Herrscher consciousness?"

"At that time, in addition to fighting against the consciousness of the Sixth Herrscher, I could also vaguely sense a 'presence' through the power of the Sixth Herrscher."

"..."

Lin said solemnly: "I can't explain what that feeling is. Maybe it's a connection of consciousness, or maybe it's a connection unique to Honkai, but I can feel that the Herrscher Core is connected to a similar 'thing', but that 'thing' is much larger than the Herrscher Core. The Herrscher Core may be the secondary body in this connection, equivalent to the relationship between the main unit and the sub-unit."

Something even bigger than the Herrscher Core?

In fact, before this, many people have speculated whether the collapse might be controlled by one or more higher-dimensional consciousnesses, but there is no evidence or signs to show that this speculation is correct, because judging from the performance of the collapse, it is more like a "response" to humans. Every large-scale collapse will evolve to target one or more parts of humans. It is a single response method.

Therefore, another speculation came into being, that is, the highest existence in the Honkai - the Herrscher is actually a sub-body of the Honkai collective, which continuously splits out sub-bodies to attack humans, until finally the true concrete manifestation of the entire Honkai descends on the human world and brings destruction to the world.

That concrete entity is temporarily named "The End".

Lin's feelings now undoubtedly deepened the correctness of this statement, but this is not information worth celebrating for humans. It can even be said to be extremely bad news.

Because humans simply cannot resist the embodiment of the entire collapse.

The appearance of individual Herrschers one by one has already dealt a heavy blow to humanity. Every large-scale collapse is like cutting a wound on the already fragile shell of humanity. If the "end" really comes, it will be equivalent to giving humanity a fatal blow and will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

Moreover, the weight of that straw is likely to be heavier than all the previous weights combined.

"Interesting." However, Mobius seemed not to realize this, or rather, she realized it but didn't care at all. She smiled slyly for a moment, "Since you can connect to that existence, it proves one thing. The Sixth Herrscher did not lie. You did become the Herrscher consciousness at that moment, and you were recognized by Honkai, and you retained your human personality."

Collapse recognition?

This is more like using a forged access card to accidentally enter the correct forbidden door, which the Honkai itself will not recognize.

"Then we can confirm something very important. Hum... follow me."

Mebius stood up from her chair, not picking up anything from her desk, but walking straight to her private laboratory deeper inside her private office.

In the "Mobius" laboratory, there is a Mobius laboratory that belongs exclusively to Mobius. It is Mobius' private area where she can conduct some experimental projects that are different from the requirements of the Fire Moth. Most of them are small projects. Of course, more of them are... doing some unspeakable things.

Mebius placed his hand on the touchpad and confirmed the fingerprint. He then scanned her pupils with infrared rays to confirm the pupil patterns. Then, with a mechanical biting sound, the not-so-big mechanical door slowly opened.

"My authority in the Fire Moth Chaser can be said to be high or low, depending on how those old guys treat me. Of course, I have no interest in talking to them, and there is no need for me to say anything. I usually get what I want before they warn me."

“So, admire with the right attitude of humility and contempt the most exquisite creation of nature and the worst evil of man that ever existed.”

"The Second Herrscher's...Herscher's Core."

In that small laboratory, stored in a transparent container was a gray gem that shone with a light that distorted space.

Chapter 10 Experimental Waste

"Although I know you are already a faceless man with severe facial nerve paralysis, at least you should give me some reaction at this time."

Mebius closed the door and locked the laboratory door. Seeing Lin Bolan's calm expression, there was a hint of unkindness in her tone.

"...The core of the Second Herrscher, this is not something that can be possessed by a private individual." Lin's attention was focused on the gray gem that seemed like it could break through the vessel and disappear into the crack in space at any time. Just placing it there could make people feel physically and mentally uncomfortable.

The Second Herrscher was the one who took the longest time to subjugate. Her power and influence caused the Fire Moth to be helpless against this humanoid monster that appeared for the second time. To use a commonly accepted saying, "The Second Herrscher appeared too early."

Yes, the Herrscher of the Void is ranked second in the Herrscher ranking, but her evilness has surpassed all the Herrschers today except the Sixth Herrscher.

Therefore, after defeating the second Herrscher, the research on this Herrscher with special powers has never stopped. From the corpse to the core, all possible research methods have been used, going deep into every pore and every fluctuation of Honkai energy.

Most of the current Honkai equipment comes from the research on the Second Herrscher, including Honkai energy conversion devices, space-time rupture devices, Honkai energy detectors... The harm she caused to mankind is comparable to the legacy she left behind.

Therefore, the importance attached to the Second Herrscher's Core is actually much greater than that of other Herrscher cores, which also involves the research on the Quantum Ocean that Einstein is responsible for and which set off recently.

The core of the Second Herrscher appeared in Mobius's laboratory, which is really not good.

"It's just borrowed. I'm no less knowledgeable than others in studying this core. Instead of placing it high up as a decoration, it's better to make good use of it before that rough-minded Vivi makes it into a weapon. It might be an experiment concerning the life and death of mankind." Mobius licked her lips, her eyes full of excitement. Her only feeling at the moment was impatience.

"Since you briefly became the Herrscher consciousness, and in a state where your human personality was not contaminated, then let's think about it in another way. Is it possible that you were actually a Herrscher consciousness afterwards, but you still maintained your human personality and could not be detected?"

There is some truth to this statement.

Changes require reference objects, but changes in the types of consciousness cannot be judged by reference objects. The Sixth Herrscher also said at that time that even if Lin was expelled from her body, she would not attack him. Does this mean that Lin is actually in the same camp as her?

"Then let's give it a try. Try to resonate with this Herrscher core. You have briefly used the power of the Sixth Herrscher, so you may also be able to use the power of the Second Herrscher." Mobius' tone became more and more excited. She had already held up the transparent vessel, in which the unknown liquid wrapped around the Herrscher core. "A Herrscher with a human heart, don't you think this is the future of mankind?"

"I can not do it."

"...Huh? What did you say? Did I hear you wrong? You said you can't do it before you even start?" Mobius pondered for a moment, put down the Herrscher Core in his hand, and smoothed his hair in confusion.

"I can use my power because my consciousness is in the Herrscher core. I can't feel anything from the outside that can connect with this core."

"..."

What was this? Was it a waste? The Herrscher Core that she had stolen with so much effort was going to be put back just because of this guy's words?

To be honest, Mobius considered whether to directly implant the Herrscher Core into Lin's body. The birth of Herrscher was the result of the Honkai energy gathering in the body to form the Herrscher Core. Implanting the Herrscher Core into the human body is equivalent to replicating this process. Under the premise of not being corroded by the Herrscher Core, a new Herrscher is likely to be born.

But if the consciousness of the Second Herrscher revives in Lin's body, and the real Herrscher of the Void, who is very different from the imagined Herrscher with human consciousness, returns to the world, then the current Fire Moths and human society will be unable to stop him.

Therefore, this method of trying to use the power of the Herrscher externally became the purpose of her experiment.

At this point, the experiment was declared bankrupt due to Lin's indifferent denial.

"That's right. If it's that easy to create a Herrscher, then the complexity of consciousness won't be recognized." After coming back to his senses from a slightly depressed mood, Mebius sneered, "But there is no doubt that your consciousness is special. Live well and wait for the day when you can use it."

She remembered that there was a special Key of God in the Key of God plan formulated by Mei.

That was a vision after the Key of God, a Key of God that was unique to mankind and did not require a fixed Herrscher core.

An armament that can directly trigger abilities at the level of a Herrscher and reproduce the power of a Herrscher.

If that idea can be realized, then artificially creating a Herrscher with a human personality may also be possible.

"In that case, you can go back first. Today's experiment ends here." Mobius looked at the Herrscher Core and sighed. She was a little reluctant, but it would be a bit troublesome for her to contain this thing alone. It would be better to let the Fire Moth for more strict supervision.

As she walked to the door, she glanced and remembered something.

"Oh, by the way, please help me throw this thing away. Just throw it into the garbage disposal room."

Mebius walked to a corner of the laboratory and pointed at a bag at her feet. It looked heavy and full of something, and it would be difficult for her to move it alone.

Lin happened to pass by the garbage disposal room on his way back, so he nodded, walked up and picked up the bag.

To be honest, it's lighter than expected.

Generally, waste from experiments is heavier and has a higher density than ordinary substances, but this bag of "waste" only weighs... as much as an adult.

Lin looked at Mebius wordlessly, his eyes already a little icy.

"Ah……"

Mebius didn't seem to want to explain anything. She just signaled with her eyes that he should take a look at what was inside, then turned and left.

Lin opened the bag without hesitation, and what appeared inside was the "thing" that made him silent.

A "thing" that is similar to the guess, but completely different.

Chapter 11 New Betting

"Wow."

Push open the door and let in a little light.

There was no place to stand as far as the eye could see. All that could be heard was the clanging sound of empty and deflated wine cans. The dark room was filled with the pungent smell of alcohol. The moment the alcohol entered the nasal cavity, it began to stimulate the nerves in the brain.

"Bang." Another can of wine was thrown to the ground. The light that Lin did not completely cover was revealed on the hand of the person sitting at the small table. She seemed to be completely unaware of someone coming.

Or maybe...she doesn't really care.

Lin glanced at her back, squatted down to pick up a can, and glanced at the outer packaging.

The alcohol content is 4.3%, which is not high, but it is indeed beer.

My impression is that she is not a good drinker and her alcohol tolerance is also the type that makes a lot of noise but does little. Compared with her hearty beer drinking, other people's more profound memories of her are probably that she would force others to drink, but she would get drunk and crazy before anyone else.

But now, this person may have drunk more alcohol than she drank in the previous month, but he was so quiet, as peaceful as if he was sleeping.

"Lin? Or Desdobia?" She finally responded to the beam of light at her hand, but she did not turn back to look in the direction of the light. She just reached her hand into the darkness ahead... and took out another can of wine.

"it's me."

"Haha... a rare guest."

"laugh."

The red-haired woman with disheveled hair opened the beer and drank it all in one gulp. She turned her head slightly and through her tired eyes revealed between her messy hair she saw the complete Lin standing at the door.

This brought some comfort to her exhausted face.

"It seems that you are almost recovered. Are you okay?"

"...No, there are still some."