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Then she took out the recording device she had hidden, which she had originally intended to use to trick the junior senator into saying something inappropriate, and then use that to blackmail him into increasing funding and resources for her research institute, and pressed stop.
Möbius was indeed a mad scientist.
However, she always had a detached, overarching concern for human affairs.
She proposed using technology to drive human evolution in modern times, and is actively preparing for this.
However, when the Honkai had reached its final stage and humanity had no hope left, preparations began to be made to allow humanity to survive in an additional form. This plan was proposed by Möbius, who even did many crazy things for it.
From a personal perspective, Mebius was definitely not a good person.
Even though she would at least obtain verbal consent from the experimenters before conducting the experiment, it was still the same.
But from the perspective of humanity as a whole, you'll find that Möbius is like a tinkerer; whichever part of humanity has a problem, she uses her own methods to fix it specifically.
That's the kind of guy she is.
So after hearing Roland's words, Möbius, who already had a strong sense of crisis, slowly frowned.
After thinking for a while, Mebius took the recording equipment back and then contacted Mei. After thinking about it, he even called Alicia, a girl he usually didn't feel comfortable with.
She wanted to play this recording for them.
After all, it seems it's time for the moth that chases the flame to change.
....
85. The Third Condensation of Divinity
After Roland left the spark with the Fire Moth, he waited for Thousand Tribulations and the others to return.
First, he made arrangements for the fallen warriors so that the other members of Anti-Entropy would have no worries. Only then did he accept the spoils of war: the corpse and core of the Sixth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Death.
Tiamat threw the Herrscher of Death's corpse directly into the Sea of Life, and information about the Herrscher's structure and details could be summarized quickly.
The core of the Herrscher of Death was brought before the two rituals by Roland.
"If it were you, me, and Tiamat, the three of us could put the Herrscher Core directly into our bodies without any problems. However, the downside of doing so is that it would be very difficult to utilize. Moreover, although the Honkai Will cannot affect us, it will likely use the Herrscher Core as a basis to give birth to a second personality in us."
Upon hearing Roland's words, Ryougi Shiki frowned and began to ponder.
After all, when it comes to the dangers of multiple personality disorder, few people know better than the Ryougi family.
However, multiple personality disorder also has its advantages.
Roland, on the other hand, continued speaking.
“Such a second personality would carry a lot of malice and would fight us for control of the body—if we don’t directly fuse with the core, we could give it to Velvie and make it into a weapon or some other kind of prop.”
“But Vilvie… if we let her create an item with all her might without reservation, then we can’t suppress her personality. And if we don’t suppress her personality, then what she creates will depend on her inspiration and creativity.”
"so..."
What do you think?
The words Roland spoke to Ryougi Shiki were, but after that, Roland no longer called upon Ryougi Shiki.
And as soon as Roland finished speaking, Ryougi Shiki's furrowed brows relaxed, and the expression on her face that had always been neither cold nor assertive melted away, replaced by a gentleness that you would almost never see on Ryougi Shiki's face.
The current Ryougi Shiki has a different person in charge!
This matter was originally controlled by [ ], that is, by the Root Form itself, but she told Roland last time that he could call her if anything happened, so now Roland can also call her out.
"Another personality..."
Root Style looked at the Herrscher Core in Roland's hand, then placed her finger on it, and her eyes flashed.
After doing all this, Root Style nodded with a smile.
"Shiki and I are essentially two separate personalities, with Shiki being a part of me... So, in this case, I am the primary personality, and Shiki becomes a personality that relies on the Herrscher core. After that, the Honkai will cannot affect us, and because Shiki is the Herrscher personality, she can also unleash the full power of the Herrscher. This model is feasible."
"but..."
Root Style looked at Roland with his gentle eyes.
"...What's your suggestion?"
Roland shrugged.
"I don't recommend relying too much on the power of the Herrscher core. Although I'm not the kind of person who likes to directly reject the act of borrowing external forces and thinks that borrowing external forces is a low-level thing, the power of the Herrscher is a power that does not truly belong to oneself. To truly control this power is very complicated and may even require paying a price, while the gains are completely unrewarding."
Roland is the kind of person who believes that one must have the corresponding awareness before doing something.
So if the goal is to become the strongest in the world, and one cannot treat external forces and one's own power as equal forces, accept them, accommodate them, and ultimately control everything... Roland doesn't know if the other party will succeed, but at least in terms of awareness, Roland feels that they are not quite up to par.
His vision is too narrow and insignificant; he is too timid and insecure.
They completely lacked the swagger of the world's strongest.
However, the fundamental goal is not to become the strongest in the world, so the Herrscher Core is not very effective.
"Our ultimate goal is to fight the Honkai, but after we defeat the Honkai, whether the Honkai energy will remain in a different form or disappear completely is something I cannot be sure of."
"The core power of a Herrscher is to manipulate Honkai energy, so if all Honkai energy disappears, it is impossible to be certain how much of the Herrscher's power can be retained."
"However, if you really have the idea of becoming a Herrscher, we can give it a try."
"After all, the rules of Honkai will disappear when we go to another world. The Honkai will cannot enforce the law across other worlds. Once we go to another world and leave this vast universe with the Tree Sea system as its core, the Cocoon of the End will no longer be able to contact this core."
"So we could take this core to other worlds and see how it reacts then."
Upon hearing Roland's words, Root Nose nodded.
"Then go and have a look."
"Row."
Roland greeted Tiamat via the Divine Communication System, and then returned to the Imaginary Space of the Type-Moon world with Ryougi Shiki.
In that instant, the Herrscher Core, which had previously seemed to be the source of power in Roland's hands and had been radiating strength, fell silent.
Moreover, unlike the dead Herrscher cores of the new era, this time it has truly fallen silent, showing no reaction whatsoever.
At this point, Genji understood why Roland didn't have a high opinion of the Herrscher Core.
Without Honkai energy, it seems to have no function at all. So rather than calling it a powerful treasure, it's more accurate to say that it's just a tool for using Honkai energy.
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The Root Formation once again touched the core of the Herrscher.
However, this time is different from the last time.
Last time it was in another world, where the Herrscher Core was empowered by Honkai energy, while the Root Form lacked the empowerment of the Root due to its location in another world.
But now, it's the other way around!
The Herrscher Core stopped operating, while the Root One, after touching the Herrscher Core, used its simulated Root state to analyze the object called the Herrscher Core with all its might.
About half an hour passed before Root Style removed its hand from the core of the Herrscher of Death.
"Alright, I've almost finished analyzing it—the structure of the Herrscher core itself isn't complicated, and I'm pretty clear on where the mystique lies. Since this is how you manage death, then when you get back, let Velvey go ahead and turn it into tools. As for me, I already have other ideas."
Upon hearing what Root said, Roland didn't rush to nod, but instead turned his gaze to Root, waiting for her answer.
"Although the Herrscher Core is just a tool for using Honkai energy, when I was analyzing it, I discovered the so-called Herrscher personality... Apart from us visitors from another world, if people from the world you call Honkai become Herrschers, they will be affected by the mechanism you named Honkai Will, and thus directly fall into corruption. The consciousness that falls into corruption is what you call Herrscher consciousness."
"Therefore, there is no need to use the Herrscher core, but I have thought of a brand new way for me and Shiki to get along using a similar method."
"Go back, I'll meet with Shiki."
Hearing what the root said, Roland breathed a sigh of relief.
"are you ready?"
"We should have been prepared long ago..."
Will I be able to see you again next time?
Genyuan paused for a moment, then gave a very warm smile.
"Yes, just call me when you need me."
Upon hearing what Root said, Roland nodded, and then led Root back to Anti-Entropy.
Upon returning, Genji smiled at Roland.
"I'm going to meet with the Japanese woman now. It'll be quick, probably only a few hours, so I'll have to trouble you to take care of me during this time."
"No trouble."
Roland immediately set up a barrier, and the Origin Style sat on the sofa and slowly closed its eyes.
The next moment, a surge of magical energy erupted from Ryougi Shiki, and Roland also received a notification sound that surprised him.
[Member Ryougi Shiki is currently undergoing the process of condensing her divine essence.]
[Is this permitted?]
.....100 million..
86. The Divinity of Ryougi Shiki
Root Shiki has always known about Ryougi Shiki's existence, because Ryougi Shiki is, strictly speaking, a part that flowed out from her personality.