People are in Type-Moon, but they practice science

Coincidentally, the gray snake was already waiting there with an umbrella.

Chapter 66 Twelve Trials

Subtitle: Yingjie Limited Edition

Paradise of the Past. A giant virtual space facility.

This is a corner of the World Serpent Sacrifice Field, and it is also the place where the World Serpent cadres of all generations have accepted the trials of many heroes from the previous era civilization. However, at this time, although there were no visitors in the Paradise Hall, more than a dozen heroes came to gather spontaneously.

"Kevin, have you heard recently?" Su squinted his eyes as usual, and looked like he was asleep to others, "About Alicia's visits."

"Hmm..." Kevin, who was sitting next to Su, was staring at the dough kneading in Wei Wei's hands in the kitchen. He remembered the last time the heroes gathered here for team building, which was the last time. "That's true."

My dear friend, are you listening?

Su sighed, "Alicea's behavior has been very unusual recently, and she hasn't tried to hide it."

Recently, in addition to chasing her fellow heroes and asking the question "red pill or blue pill", Ai Li has also traveled to every corner of the paradise of the past, even to the deepest places. Although she is usually very outgoing, there is no need to be like this.

Ai Lishia's behavior may seem mysterious to others, but she is not unfamiliar to the heroes. Therefore, many of her abnormal behaviors caught everyone's attention at the first time, which is also one of the reasons why they gathered here.

"I think you all need to think about Alicia's question," Su said, "This should be the reason why she has been acting like this recently."

No one answered for a while.

Although the 12 heroes have gathered together for a rare occasion, without the most lively one who is good at adjusting the atmosphere, they will obviously become "free and undisciplined". In short, everyone will do their own thing.

Velvet was still in the kitchen, Qianjie was standing alone in the corner farthest from the crowd, Honest Hua was waiting for someone to speak first, Eden was shaking his red wine glass, next to him were Mebius and Ying, and Gretsch was openly... drawing in a corner, and next to him were Kosmo and Aponia. Well, the small groups were clearly divided.

And Padre Felice...well, she doesn't have much to say and isn't likely to make any constructive comments, so let's ignore Padre's opinion for now.

"Aili..." Eden, Ai Li's good friend, took the lead in speaking, "She has indeed been like this recently. Although she hasn't proactively told me anything, I feel that she should be planning something good."

Mebius also joined the conversation, but she didn't say anything too harsh in front of Eden: "Who knows what she's thinking?"

Su said, "I think you have all been asked that question by Alicia?"

"What Alicia said is that we should interfere with the development of this era?" Ying shook her head. "This goes against the original intention of establishing Paradise. We are just memories, just afterimages of the past."

"Indeed," Kevin said, "According to Mei's plan, our main bodies outside have their own plans for this era. If Ellie is referring to this kind of thing, she can't be unaware of the impact this will have."

"Everyone, I think you have fallen into a misunderstanding," Su's words attracted the attention of all the heroes, "The question about the so-called 'red and blue pills' is not the point - the key is, 'reality is not what you see'. If the red and blue pills correspond to the paradise and the outside world respectively, then this sentence expresses the illusion of the outside world - if the outside world is false and the paradise is false, then the 'truth' should naturally be somewhere else."

Kevin's expression finally changed: "Su, you want to say that this era has failed, and the outside world has already-"

"No, Kevin," Eden said without worry, "it's not as bad as you think."

Su: "Yes, I think since it is not a bad thing, we might as well make a bolder assumption - the so-called 'reality' should be outside the entire 'outside world'."

"What an absurd inference," Mobius frowned, "Could it be that the whole world is fake, like a paradise in the past run by machines?"

Aponia spoke: "How sad and lamentable, fate is a thread in the hands of others..."

Kosmo was secretly listening nearby, looking surprised, "This..." (Is this possible? But how can I prove it... Also, should I express my feelings as well?)

Qianjie's voice came from the corner: "Boring."

Finally, Mebius made the final decision: "Another unfalsifiable hypothesis. Unless there is an 'external existence' that can be proven to be self-evident, we don't need to continue this topic."

"——As for evidence, I have it," Weiwei came out with a plate of food. "I've been using equipment to track Alicia's movements, and I found that she secretly sent a message to the outside world a few days ago."

Then Weiwei projected a letter and a photo.

Everyone unanimously ignored the fraudulent information in the letter that was impersonated by Kevin.

"Who is that?" Mebius stared at the photo. It was of a boy about 14 years old, obviously a stranger that no one present knew. "Hmm, a new friend of Alicia?"

Wei Wei poured herself a cup of tea and said, "Don't waste your time. I checked the Paradise database. It doesn't exist in anyone's memory record. No one knows it."

Grace stopped painting at this time. She stared at Qin Xuan's photo, "I've never seen... new colors..."

Mebius was not convinced, "Why did it have to be Alicia——"

"Hi~"

As soon as you mention someone, they will show up. Ai Li, the topic of conversation among the heroes, appears at the right time. "Did you miss me when I was away? It seems that even without me, everyone can get along well with each other. I feel relieved."

"Alicea, stop pretending," Mebius couldn't help it, "You were clearly eavesdropping outside the hall just now, weren't you?"

"Oh, that's too much. I just care about you all."

"So, you also invited that person through the World Serpent. How is the progress now?"

"Oh? It seems that everyone is paying close attention to this matter. Don't be anxious." Ai Li changed the subject. "Before 'him' arrives, we need to prepare a warm 'welcome ceremony' - yes, just like we usually treat visitors~"

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"——So, this is what you call a 'welcome ceremony'?"

Qin Xuan looked at this familiar paradise game space and felt a little pain in his liver. Why do I have to brush paradise after traveling through time?

"Yeah, is this the process that everyone is most familiar with?" Ai Li walked beside him, still wearing the Yingjie uniform. "Twelve Yingjies are here to give the trial. This is an unprecedented treatment for the World Snakes!"

Chapter 67: The Three Talents Packing Plan

Subtitle: I will become a master of human resource mining?

For Qin Xuan, the Collapse copy is originally a virtual world. So, what is the difference between the Paradise of the Past, a "virtual world" set up in this copy world, and the copy world itself?

The answer is that there is no essential difference.

From the perspective of the reenactment weapon "Principle and Law Reaction" that operates the entire world, the world of Honkai itself is a simulated world, and the Paradise of the Past is set as a "highly simulated" small world. The amount of computing required is almost the same. In essence, they are both "fake", but the world structure has been adjusted - just nest the Paradise of the Past into the world of Honkai.

"Well, the trial is just ahead, so we can't hesitate like this," Ai Li beside her showed her presence, "Although I am happy that Xuan is reluctant to let me go, it is the right choice to take a brave step forward."

"...You seem to be getting into the role of game guide very well."

Qin Xuan was not hesitating, he was still thinking about some issues.

"Is this a rare opportunity?"

"By the way, what is the purpose of this trial? I don't think it's as simple as just getting them to recognize me."

"Hmm, hmm, hmm~ My smart master, even if I don't tell you, you can probably guess it, right?"

Because of the memory sharing, Ai Li could easily guess Qin Xuan's thoughts, and Qin Xuan could also quickly understand Ai Li's intentions.

"Give me a trial and give me a seal?"

Qin Xuan thought of the key point, "After all, this world is derived from the intelligence of the Philosopher's Stone. The imprint is the manifestation of the spiritual characteristics of the heroes. If I can take them out of the paradise and exist outside the paradise... it is equivalent to being taken out of this copy world by me.

"If the mark can be materialized in the outside world... then the owner of the mark, that is, the spiritual intelligence entity that transmits the mark, can also appear in the outside world?

"Is this possible?" Qin Xuan asked himself. No, it is possible. He looked at Ellie who was smiling beside him.

The successful case is just around the corner. Of course, the method of swallowing Venus UO has limitations and cannot be used as a universal method. Moreover, this relationship is too close.

Under ideal circumstances, it would be possible to bring it out to the outside world by simply establishing a connection through means similar to engraving.

Of course, the most direct way is to seize the authority to re-enact the weapon... No, the current Ellie, the cross, and the seal that is about to be obtained should already be within the scope of seizing authority, and it is even possible that it can be seized permanently.

Otherwise, Qin Xuan could just continue to produce copies by re-enacting weapons and constantly create various plug-ins from all over the heavens and worlds.

"How is it?" Ellie raised her index finger and put her other hand on her waist, as if imitating the actions of Mistryn. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to recruit talents. If you want to replace the clock tower and build a scientific side, you can't do it alone."

Indeed, the Honkai talent packaging plan can be launched.

Qin Xuan could only say: Ai Li, that’s great, you did a good job, you did a good job!

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Gray's inner world.

Faced with the "reborn" Skeleton King, Gray's consciousness seems to have no way out, and she can no longer rely on her omnipotent teacher.

"You don't have to be so vigilant," the Skeleton King said, "I can't hurt you in this spiritual world. And I can't hurt you either. Here, I coexist with you. If you die, I can't live alone."

Gray's nervousness eased a little, but she was still worried. "But, you clearly took away control of my body before..."

"Your life is threatened," the Skeleton King replied. "Although this body is just a weapon simulating the spirit of King Arthur, it still has accurate judgment functions. Your Dragon Blood form is not stable enough, and the system judges that it is not the best way to break the deadlock."

Seeing that Gray seemed to be indignant, the King of Arms continued, "You rely too much on your 'teacher'!"

"I……!"

"When your teacher passed on the message to you, he also gave you an 'insurance', right?

"That is a means for you to regain stability after the next dragon blood rampage, so you feel that you can do whatever you want and increase the dragon blood at will?

"You are so insensitive to your own body that you don't even want to look at it: you don't realize that running away is not without its aftereffects.

"Even if you stop running wild, the concentration of dragon blood in your body is rising, but your mental state is still hesitant. It's only a matter of time before you are devoured by the dragon's instinct.

"It's because you only have the power of a dragon, but not the heart of a dragon." The Skeleton King asserted.

Gray's heart felt like it was struck by a heavy hammer. Her strength had indeed increased, but she still couldn't leave her teacher, just like an immature pheasant wielding a divine weapon. But Gray quickly calmed down, "I have only been training for a short time, and I do have some shortcomings. Is this the reason you pulled me in? To help me with King Arthur's way of growth?"

"No... that's just the simulated data left in my mental information. Without the help of the main body (re-enactment weapon), there is no way to reproduce it completely."

"Then what should I do?"

"It's very simple. This body no longer exists as King Arthur's spirit. Since it depends on you, it is only for the purpose of tempering Gray's spirit."

The image of the Skeleton King in front of Gray suddenly changed, and he became a man covered in silver-white knight armor and riding a white horse, Donstarion.

She held a pure white holy spear, and the aura of the Lion King was overwhelming. She then pointed at Gray and said, "Come on, try to defeat me."

Clarify your self-awareness through battles in the spiritual world!

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Unlike Raiden Mei who came to the World Snake for the first time in the original work, the paradise of the past is one-way transparent to Qin Xuan, and the "riddler" tactics of the heroes cannot take effect.

This time the situation was reversed. The heroes knew almost nothing about Qin Xuan, and to a certain extent they needed to find out Qin Xuan's background.

"Hey, boss, are you new here? Do you need me to show you the way? This is the only fee I'll charge!"

When Qin Xuan just stepped into the first trial door, the proprietress of the Paradise Store suddenly appeared and said so.

Qin Xuan looked at Padufilis's furry cat ears and tail with some interest. This look made Padufilis shrink back, reminding her of the horror and trembling she felt when facing a certain snake sister.

"Um..." Paduo said cautiously, "If the boss has no needs, I'll leave first. I won't disturb you--"

"Wait a minute, you can't leave," Qin Xuan tried to stop him, "Where's your mark?"

"Hahaha, boss, you can't believe it... I am really a member of the trial, right? I am just a salesman, I don't have the power like Boss Kevin and the others..."

"I believe it, I believe it very much!"

Chapter 68: Empty Dreams, Floating Life

To be honest, Qin Xuan was stunned when he saw that the first person to appear was Maomao.

If we look at it from low to high in the ranking order of Yingjie, it is true that Pado is the first one to go up. But the question is, isn't it a bad idea to beat up the proprietress of Paradise Store at the beginning?

No matter what, Maomao's real strength does not reach the performance in the original game. When she was still alive, she specialized in escaping various combat meetings and missions of the Fire Moths. She is truly the weakest hero.

Therefore, the so-called trial of heroes does not necessarily have to be completed through fighting.

The direct reason why Ying Jie was willing to give the imprint was mainly "recognition".

"Padochil, don't run away. I won't do anything to you. On the contrary, I'm happy to discuss a business deal with you."

After some business negotiations, Qin Xuan successfully traded the "Empty Dream" imprint from Padophilis in exchange for a simple gift - "a string of cat bells that would prevent the can from getting lost" and "diverting Sister Snake's attention and making her forget about the cat as the experimental material for a long time."

"Thank you, boss! I wish you good fortune!"

After they became "friends", Padu's attitude really changed and became noticeably more enthusiastic, "This way is the entrance to the next trial - if the boss needs to take a shortcut to paradise, you are welcome to find me anytime!

"Hey, as long as there's 'business' to discuss, everything is negotiable!"

"Oh, touch the cat ears on your head and the cat tail behind you, can we talk about this?"

"Hey, this won't work!" Maomao crossed his hands in front of his chest and made a big cross.

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