Her eyebrows were twitching and her expression was numb.
Did that pioneer casually say something that she couldn't pretend she didn't hear?
"Anyway, anyway, it's okay for me to try. You, you, you...don't put this thing on my chest. I'm not that easily hurt." Kiana said tremblingly.
"Okay." Xing put away the Black Abyss White Flower with regret on his face.
Kiana wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, thought for a moment, and closed her eyes.
As a slight tingling sensation spread throughout her body, the world suddenly changed in her perception, and a huge amount of information and parameters in the space poured into Kiana's brain.
This was not the first time that she had actively used this power that could directly interfere with space, but compared to the past when she had to be careful at all times about whether her body would collapse in the next second or whether her will would be taken away by the sudden will of the Herrscher while using the power, this was the first time that Kiana could embrace this power with her whole body and soul.
She suddenly realized why Xilin had always regarded herself as a messenger of God. This was indeed a power that should only belong to God. In her hands, space became a canvas that could be changed at will, but at the same time, she couldn't help but sneer in her heart... because she suddenly discovered that on this canvas, there were countless areas that she could not reach at all.
Xianzhou Luofu, the starship that brought civilization out of its childhood, has already reached a level of space technology that Kiana cannot understand at all in some aspects.
Is this the angel of God that Xilin brags about in front of her every day? Qiana couldn't help but think.
She suddenly understood why the store manager brought her to this civilization that had long been separated from her childhood.
Just as the store manager said, when people's horizons are broadened and they gain more insights, they will naturally find that those problems that were previously difficult to solve are not a big deal at all.
She followed the coordinates she saw on Xing's phone and finally successfully locked onto the stern young man hiding in a dark alley. Then she used her power to link the two spaces together.
A deep crack slowly opened in front of everyone's sight, and the stern young man tentatively poked his body out of the crack.
The moment he saw the train crew, the young man's stern expression softened noticeably. He looked at the store manager, then glanced at the excited Kiana and Fu Hua floating in the air. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he didn't ask anything in the end. He just turned his gaze back to the store manager and nodded: "Thank you."
"It's okay. I'm still very happy that someone is willing to be a training subject for my employees." The store manager shook his head with a smile, "But you dare to walk into the space crack opened by others for you. Aren't you afraid of being teleported to some strange place?"
"..." Dan Heng didn't know how to respond to this sentence for a moment, so he could only turn his gaze to the senior of the train crew, Walter Yang.
Old Yang snorted and said, "Anyway, it's a good thing that we can all get together. Reviving Jianmu should have consumed most of the power of the star core. The problem of the star core can be solved by Luofu. So, let's go back for the time being--"
"Hmm?" Tesla made a warning sound through his nose.
“Cough, cough, cough—!!” Walter Yang coughed a few times with a dusty face, and said calmly, “So, let’s go to the manager’s coffee shop to have a celebration party. I’ll treat you.”
"Great! Uncle Yang is treating us!" Sanyueqi jumped happily.
"..." Dan Heng was silent for a moment. Although he always felt that it was a bit strange for him to attend the celebration banquet without doing anything after arriving in Luofu, he changed his mind and thought about what to do if the Yiren bastard came to visit him again. So he nodded calmly, "I have no objection."
Xing turned his gaze in Kiana's direction, and the intention in his eyes was obvious.
But just as Kiana was getting ready to open the space door again, an urgent voice suddenly rang out.
"Wait, everyone."
The thing that makes the sound is Jing Yuan's virtual projection.
He looked around at everyone with a smile on his face, and took a closer look at Dan Heng, who looked a little unhappy. The smile on his face became even more intense.
"This sudden change can be resolved so easily. The Immortal Boat relies heavily on the efforts of all the distinguished guests. Before you leave Luofu, can you come to my Shen Ce Mansion for a gathering? I have a few gifts for the distinguished guests of the Starry Sky Train and the Coffee Shop."
San Yue Qi muttered in a low voice: "A gift? Has he finally found his conscience and wants to compensate us for all the hard work we've put in along the way?"
"Just make sure my cafe operates normally in Luofu. As for other gifts or other things, I don't really need them." The store manager waved his hand, "If you really have to give them, you can just give my share to the Starry Sky Train."
"This..." Jing Yuan's expression froze for a moment, then he smiled brightly, "Yes, of course, this store manager is really a wonderful person. It seems that after this matter is over, I, the general, will have to take care of your store's business."
"If you are willing to patronize my cafe, then I am very welcome to do so." The store manager also smiled. "Of course, if you have any requests and want to send my staff... the general should understand."
"Of course I know the rules of the transaction, so don't worry, store manager." Jing Yuan smiled, "As a Luofu general, I am not so confused that I can't even distinguish the positions of both parties."
Now, it is Luofu who needs help from the manager of this cafe. However, for this cafe that can travel between different worlds, Xianzhou Luofu is not an indispensable place. In this case, Jingyuan can only seek help from the other party within the scope permitted by both parties, and must not use any tough measures against this cafe.
"It's enough to know the rules. Go back and get on with your work." The store manager waved his hand, then turned his gaze towards the train crew and smiled, "If you go to my store, I'll ask Kiana to give you a ride. Tesla, can you help keep an eye on these guests on the train crew?"
"Oh, of course, no problem. I have to take good care of this senior from the train crew." Tesla smiled brightly. "Isn't that right, Joachim?"
"...Yes, of course." Walter Yang continued to smile.
Chapter 4: Bronya with a Heavy Head (k)
For all the worlds in different time and space and different regions, this restless night is destined to be a sleepless night.
Not to mention the Xianzhou Luofu, which had been hit by star cores, star core hunters, the revival of Jianmu, the secret teachings of the King of Medicine, and the inexplicably sneaked in within less than twenty-four system hours, causing the entire Six Departments and most of the cave heavens to fall into chaos. On the earth in different parallel time and space, panic and anxiety with different reasons but extremely similar were also spreading rapidly in various "different" organizations.
In 2013, at the headquarters of Satori, Otto, who had been complaining about how boring the world was recently just one day ago, was now looking at the list of Valkyries of Satori with a sullen look. He looked at the two S-class Valkyries and Theresa who were marked as "lost contact", as well as the body of K423, and felt a little numb all over.
It has been about four hours since these people, whom he paid close attention to, completely lost contact, but Otto still has not been able to take any effective countermeasures.
It is hard to imagine that a man of his meticulous character would sit back and watch the situation develop out of control for four hours after encountering such a big change, but one thing that must be admitted is that since Yulandel inexplicably became Spartan, the situation on the scene was no longer something Otto could easily shake.
The missing S-class Valkyrie and Herrscher body, a cafe that was suspected to have clones of Theresa and Rita. According to Rita, the cafe even controlled the power of the Herrscher of Void and the Herrscher of Thunder... A strong sense of crisis and ominous premonition spread rapidly in Otto's mind. Since he became the Bishop of Destiny, this was probably the first time he encountered such a tricky situation. It was even more tricky than facing the first Herrscher of Reason decades ago, because this time he even lost the possibility of letting Destiny overturn the chessboard directly.
As he placed his hopes of resurrecting Kallen on the Herrscher of the Void, he certainly could not accept the possibility that the Herrscher of the Void's body would suffer any accident.
Should I go to Changkong City in person? Otto thought, but he quickly rejected this plan and chose to stay in the Tianming headquarters and continue to be imprisoned.
He was gambling. He was gambling that the coffee shop that was completely out of his control would not affect Yulandel and Rita's loyalty to the destiny, and that the coffee shop would not have much impact on his subsequent plans. Moreover, if he was lucky enough, he could use the power of the coffee shop to allow K423 to control the power of the Herrscher in a way that was not Xilin's plan, which would be a great thing for Otto.
The same panic and chaos also occurred at the Tianming headquarters in early 2017 and mid-2018.
It goes without saying why the headquarters of Satori was in such a mess in early 2017. Any organization would probably fall into panic uncontrollably after most of its top leaders disappeared. Amber was sweating profusely as she hurriedly moved around the various departments of the floating island. If it weren't for Amber's obvious loyalty to Otto, any ordinary worker in her position would probably curse Otto in their heart for disappearing for several hours without any reason.
Compared to the 2013 Destiny, which was extremely panicked but chose to remain inactive, and the 2017 Destiny, which was in a state of chaos despite being panicked, the atmosphere at the Destiny headquarters in mid-2018 was also a bit heavy, but it was not as chaotic as the previous two Destinies from different time and space.
In the spacious conference room, the petite figure of Bishop Theresa of Heaven's Fate sat at the end of the conference table, looking troubled. "So, after Fu Hua and Xi'er were found, the former World Serpent cadre, Misterlin, disappeared inexplicably again?"
There were a total of ten people attending the meeting. One team was Bronya and Mei Raiden who completed the "Seele Search Operation", as well as the two Seeles, one black and one white, and the Herrscher of Consciousness who were captured in the Quantum Sea. The other team was Fu Hua who had just restored contact not long ago, and Grayshu who was temporarily staying outside the earth. Facing Theresa were the translucent figures of Kiana and Prometheus on the moon.
Except for Theresa herself, all the participants appeared at the edge of the conference table at the same time in the form of virtual projection via the long-distance dedicated line provided by Su.
"Please allow me to correct the bishop's words. Misterine voluntarily entered that strange space. Therefore, her disappearance is far from being 'inexplicable'. It can only be said to be 'expected'." Prometheus's virtual projection said expressionlessly, "Also, I think I need to remind you that, strictly speaking, Misterine is not an employee of your destiny, and none of you here need to bear extra responsibility for the consequences of her personal choice."
The petite bishop rubbed his brows and sighed tiredly: "... After all, she is a special individual born from the stigmata. In today's world, apart from our destiny, that woman should have nowhere else to go. We can't just leave her in the quantum sea and ignore her."
"Hmph, I think that since that guy is as fond of courting death as the Herrscher of Knowledge, let her do whatever she wants." Hei Xier sneered and waved her hand nonchalantly, "The so-called ideal form shouldn't be so easily destroyed in a place like the Quantum Sea, right? That would be too ridiculous."
The Herrscher of Knowledge, who was kicked for no apparent reason, widened his eyes and said angrily, "Hey! You, are you trying to stir up trouble? I just thought your personality had improved a little, but why are you still looking like you deserve a beating just like before!"
"It's better than that Herrscher who cried and made a fuss after learning that Fu Hua suddenly disappeared." Hei Xier laughed, "Oh, I forgot, you didn't cry and make a fuss, but you almost overturned the entire floating island of Tianming when you were tricked back to Earth."
"you--!!"
Bishop Theresa covered her face with her hands in exhaustion. Fortunately, except for her, none of the people who came to the meeting room were real. Otherwise, if fighting broke out again, the meeting room that had just been repaired not long ago would probably make the finances of Tianming bear a burden that did not belong to it.
"Speaking of which... that strange space..." Xier hesitated for a moment, and her fair face suddenly flushed bright red. "Could it be the coffee shop where Xier and I were captured when we just entered the Quantum Sea?"
"what?"
Everyone in the conference room exclaimed in surprise in unison. Heile and Bronya looked at Xier's rosy face, and suddenly their hearts skipped a beat at the same time.
"I'm sorry, I haven't had time to tell you all that the moment I was captured by the Feather Rabbit and taken to the Quantum Sea, Xier and I were both captured by an invisible force and taken to a coffee shop." Xier weighed her words, "Also, I suddenly remembered that the coffee shop... seemed to have done the same thing to me when the World Serpent launched the Stigmata Project. At that time, I thought it was also part of the World Serpent Project, but I didn't encounter a similar situation for a long time afterwards, so after the Stigmata Project ended, I didn't mention it to you all."
"The coffee shop that took us away for no apparent reason?" Hei Xier frowned, probably because she recalled the terrifying power she felt from the red-haired boy in the coffee shop. For the first time in history, even the Herrscher of Consciousness dared to confront him casually. Hei Xier couldn't help but shudder, and her face turned ugly in an instant. "If it was that boy who was more dangerous than 'Su'... wouldn't Misterlin also..."
"Wait, what's with the boy who is more dangerous than 'Su'?" The petite bishop, who was completely at a loss as to the situation, couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"Is it the red-haired boy?" Kiana asked suddenly, her expression becoming a little serious.
"Yes, a young boy with red hair and golden eyes." Hei Xier nodded with lingering fear, "And... I don't know if it's because that guy is controlling the Quantum Sea in some form, but I can feel that for me who uses the 'Star Armor' as my power, that guy should be an irresistible natural enemy."
"Your feeling is correct." Fu Hua nodded calmly. "According to the information Su provided me earlier, in the strange space that Mistlin went to, there is a transcendent existence who has unified the order of the Quantum Sea. For the two of you, Xier, whose power comes from the Quantum Sea, that person is indeed an irresistible natural enemy."
"Even if we ignore this, he is still a very difficult opponent for us at this stage in terms of power." Kiana continued, "The moment before 'Su' opened the entrance to the Quantum Sea and was about to escape from the real world, I felt a very strong force from that entrance. I originally thought that the force belonged to 'Su''s body, so when I took action, I fired out the maximum output I could summon from the 'Cocoon' without reservation, but in the end I didn't cause any damage to the opponent, and he easily resisted it."
"Because the distance was too far, I couldn't see the man's face clearly, but from the way he scolded me... uh, complained to me afterwards, he did sound like a young boy." As she spoke, Kiana couldn't help scratching her hair, feeling a little guilty.
"Wait!" Theresa was confused. She was obviously the Bishop of Destiny, and she was the one who presided over this emergency combat meeting, but at this moment, she had a strange feeling that she was the only one excluded by all the participants in the conference room. "What do you mean by an existence more dangerous than 'Su'?! There is such a thing in the Quantum Sea!? Kiana! Why didn't you report such a dangerous existence to me!"
"Aren't I reporting it? I just bumped into him not long ago." Kiana felt a little aggrieved.
"Actually, if you say it's dangerous, this view is a bit biased." Fu Hua hesitated for a moment, "Based on what Su observed, the existence that unified the quantum sea is generally friendly to the intrinsic world. Moreover, he is not like Suo, who endlessly absorbs the power of the world bubble."
"Really? That's fine then." The Herrscher of Knowledge waved his hands. "Su is a good guy. If he says it's okay, then it's definitely okay. Tsk, let's go. I thought I finally had a chance to show off my power."
"That's what I thought, too." Seele said softly, "After I gained the power of the Herrscher, Diana brought me to that cafe. The manager of that cafe didn't make things difficult for me because I drew power from him. Instead, he gave me an armor as a gift that can control the power of the Herrscher in a more flexible way."
"Wait, that dress was given to you by that boy?" Hei Xier was stunned, and then her face darkened, "How did he know your size?"
Bronya looked in Seele's direction suspiciously.
"Can you please not talk about this kind of thing at this time?!" Xier's face flushed instantly, and her voice was as thin as a mosquito. "And, moreover, my power itself was condensed by borrowing the rules set by the store manager in the Quantum Sea. Things like body, body data..."
Seeing the atmosphere in the conference room uncontrollably deviating in a strange direction, Raiden Mei sighed and helplessly brought the topic back to the topic: "I also believe in Su's judgment, but no matter what, since we know that there is such a person in the Quantum Sea, then it is better for us to establish a relationship with each other as soon as possible."
"Bronya agrees." Bronya retracted her gaze from Seele and nodded expressionlessly. It was unknown what she was thinking. "Since the other party helped Seele, it is equivalent to helping Bronya. Bronya thinks that I should express my gratitude to the store manager."
The voice has a milky flavor and sounds like gnashing of teeth.
"Uh..." Bronya's eager expression made Fu Hua choke up. Her face, which had always been indifferent, was now filled with a strange hesitation. "Well, for such an important matter, I think it's best to think about it carefully..."
"Aiya, what's the point of taking a long-term view? You old antique are really going back to the past as you grow older!" The Herrscher of Knowledge said meaningfully, "Even someone like Su said that person's attitude towards the Eigenworld was friendly. But that's Su, the good guy! You can't have forgotten even Su's memory, right?"
"Relax! Even if that guy is really a bad guy, there are so many of us, and Kiana is here. Can we be afraid of him?"
Chapter 4 Uninvited Guests (k)
"..."
But Su didn't tell you that the store manager has an unclear relationship with everyone's counterparts! Fu Hua wanted to cover her face.
After all, she is a dignified Red Kite Immortal. Although she is not very good at responding to emergencies due to her straightforward personality, no matter how inflexible she is, after going through enough things, she will accumulate enough experience in dealing with abnormal situations.
In most cases, what may seem like a first-time emergency to ordinary people may seem like just an ordinary case that Fu Hua, who has lived for more than 50,000 years, has experienced several times.
As the dignified Chi Yuan Immortal, he has seen all kinds of big scenes.
She has experienced incomparable despair, and also experienced hope after despair. She has experienced wonderful encounters and acquaintances, and also experienced the pain of parting.
After experiencing such a turbulent life, her character should have been as steady as a bell. No matter how bizarre the situation was, it would never cause her calm heart to waver in the slightest.
But... but what the hell (Shenzhou swear words)! How can she tell everyone the truth about the weird existence Su mentioned? Tell everyone directly that your future and past may be destroyed by that guy?
Fu Hua was having a headache. With her conservative personality, she would rather learn from Yulandel and fight a million Honkai beasts to the death than to be bothered by such things.
In fact, Fu Hua was not the only one in the meeting room who was troubled by what attitude she should use towards the man whom Xier called "store manager".
In addition to her, Kiana, who dealt a heavy blow to the coffee shop, also showed a somewhat embarrassed expression.
Compared to Fu Huaxiang, who is good at keeping things in her heart, so even if she is extremely embarrassed deep down, she still pretends to be calm and puts on a calm expression like an otherworldly master, Kiana, who has never been able to hide her inner thoughts, has an expression that is obviously more eye-catching.
Therefore, the moment Kiana's expression changed, everyone in the conference room subconsciously turned their eyes in Kiana's direction.
"What's wrong, Kiana?" Raiden Mei asked softly.
"That's right, that..." Kiana stammered, "Didn't I say this before? When Misterine asked me to snipe at 'Su', I mistook the power emitted by the store manager for 'Su''s true body, so... I accidentally used the maximum output of 'Cocoon'... and launched a somewhat... somewhat powerful attack on him. Although he successfully blocked the attack, but... but I seem to have accidentally made him very angry..."
Hey, after saying that, Kiana let out a stiff laugh that was filled with guilt, and tapped her forehead lightly with her knuckles, and a five-pointed star flew out with a bang.
"..."
As a result, everyone in the conference room could not help but fall silent, and an awkward atmosphere quickly spread in the air.
To be fair, after the incident with Twin World Bubble and Foros ended, probably none of the participants who completed the information sharing would think that there was anything wrong with the Final Shot that Kiana fired.
To put it bluntly, she was just following the plan made by Mistrine and Prometheus, and carried out a precise strike on the designated coordinates within the scheduled time.
But if the shot affected other people besides the target, that would be a different matter.
At least, after Kiana said "I accidentally made him very angry", all the participants present did not think that there was anything unreasonable about the other party's anger towards Kiana.
The reason why they are Valkyries is that even if they possess power beyond that of most ordinary people, they will use moral standards far beyond that of most ordinary people to restrain themselves from using this power to do evil. Therefore, after knowing that Kiana's Final Strike implicated innocent people, even if they did not think that Kiana really did anything wrong, the participants still felt an emotion similar to guilt towards the "store manager".
Fortunately, the power of the "store manager" was enough to resist Kiana's full-strength attack. Otherwise, if an innocent victim was killed by this final blow, not to mention others, even Kiana herself would probably feel guilty for a long time and would not be able to sleep all night.
The awkward atmosphere lasted for a moment, and the petite and immature bishop coughed and snorted: "No matter what, it's a good thing that there are no more serious consequences. Kiana, can you confirm the coordinates of that cafe in the Quantum Sea? I'll prepare some gifts and apologize to the manager of that cafe on your behalf."
"If you want to go to that cafe, I can help you." Before Kiana could give an answer, Xier raised her hand. "Because of the integration of the rules of the Quantum Sea, the actual status of that cafe in the Quantum Sea is actually very similar to the 'Cocoon'. Its location is in a very special space even in the Quantum Sea, so it is difficult for us to go to that cafe using normal methods. However, as long as Diana is here, I can follow its connection with the 'entity' to visit the cafe."
Just as the essence of the Herrscher's core is the "projection" of the "cocoon" in the imaginary space in the real world, as the embodiment of power, the spirit deer Diana and the flower fairy Flora who obey Seele's orders are actually also the store manager, or in other words, the "projection" of the rules created by the store manager.
Therefore, as long as Xier has such an idea, she can go to the coffee shop that does not belong to any real world at any time and anywhere through this channel that belongs only to her.
In a sense, this is probably a kind of care from "parents" to "daughter".
Although Xier still found it difficult to regard the manager of the cafe as her father, the manager of the cafe... seemed to find it difficult to accept in a short period of time the fact that the Quantum Sea had inexplicably given her a child. However, Xier herself did not have any subjective aversion to the manager of the cafe, nor did she resist the special powers granted by the other party.
"Thank you for your help, Xi'er." The petite bishop nodded. "Qiana, please record an apology video. I will prepare some gifts and visit the coffee shop in person tomorrow to apologize to the manager."
"I know~" Kiana nodded with a wry smile.
