"The location of the Eye of the Abyss is in the Mariana Trench."
After Chen Ran, Bronya, and Sin boarded the aircraft, Bronya introduced Chen Ran to the matters regarding the Eye of the Abyss.
Although she couldn't explain much.
"Bronya only entered the Eye of the Abyss once during the X-10 experiment, so she is not very familiar with it."
Sin casually remarked, "That place is Mom's most important base; Mom is really biased, clearly the Eye of the Abyss cannot allow outsiders to enter."
Perhaps due to the pleasant time spent with Bronya, Sin's eccentric personality had somewhat restrained itself.
But this was only towards Bronya; until now, she had not given Chen Ran a good face.
She hinted at Chen Ran: "Why don't you join Anti-Entropy? After all, working there is no different from working anywhere else."
"That won't do; the risks are too high."
Chen Ran replied calmly, "Besides, I have many things I need Otto's help with; Cocolia can't help."
Anti-Entropy lacks the foundation and ambition of someone like Otto.
Although Einstein and Tesla are both very intelligent and can cooperate with him on some special experiments, the problem is that Cocolia and these two scientists are also deadly rivals.
Sin pouted and said nothing, but thoughts began to stir in her mind.
Chen Ran said the risks were too high; was it because Cocolia failed in the future?
This is not impossible, after all, the Anti-Entropy Alliance Leader stands on the conservative side. Cocolia does not have a trump card against the Herrscher.
Up until now, Cocolia has been able to hold power in Anti-Entropy entirely due to the inherent flaws in Anti-Entropy's system.
However, this is not something she should be thinking about right now.
Sin has never been good at thinking about politics; she believes in absolute force. It's just that when absolute force does not stand on her side, she has to start pondering.
In the aircraft, Bronya asked again, "Bronya remembers Chen Ran saying that in your era, there was also an X-10 experiment, right?"
"Yes, the Sixth Herrscher came about this way."
Chen Ran casually replied, "Perhaps it was due to faith, or perhaps it was due to power; in any case, the Herrscher will betray Honkai, and humanity will also betray humanity."
"However, because it was an artificial Herrscher, the Sixth Herrscher did not fully acquire the Herrscher's authority and was quantized."
Regarding the matters of Seele from the Pre-Civilization Era, he merely treated it as a topic of conversation and told Bronya.
He did not hide the fact that he was here to resolve her quantization.
Cocoon has already begun investigating this matter; although Chen Ran does not expect results, even if there are results, it has nothing to do with him.
Bronya tilted her head and asked, "Then why did the X-10 experiment here turn into a Honkai adaptation experiment?"
"Mastering Honkai at the subatomic level is just adapting, isn't it?" Chen Ran continued to respond calmly.
Speaking of which, although he found the design concept of the X-10 experiment bold, he still admired the courage of the experimenters.
At least they recognized that Honkai is a subatomic-level substance.
The subatomic level is already the smallest level that constitutes matter; anything smaller than that is quantum.
According to the concept of the X-10 experiment, whether it is Stigmata holders or Herrschers, they are all individuals who grasp physical rules from the subatomic level.
But this still does not conceal the roughness of the experiment.
Bronya did not pay attention to the subatomic level statement but asked, "Since the X-10 experiment is an experiment to create Herrschers, why did my mother still go ahead with it? The person who lured my mother into the X-10 experiment was Gray Serpent; what benefit does creating Herrschers bring to him?"
Chen Ran suddenly discovered a blind spot.
Before crossing over, he also did not understand the significance of the X-10 experiment.
Cocolia told the orphans that this experiment could ensure their survival in the world after the Honkai outbreak.
However, Cocolia is not a researcher; how dare she make such a guarantee? A normal experiment should seek out test subjects, not directly involve the children she is close to.
So the only reason is: Gray Serpent guaranteed it and somehow gained Cocolia's absolute trust.
Thus, it was Gray Serpent who promised Cocolia that the X-10 experiment could help the orphans adapt to Honkai; perhaps in Cocolia's understanding, the risks of this experiment were very low.
But what significance does it have for Gray Serpent to make Cocolia conduct such an experiment?
Whether it is Stigmata or Herrscher data, a single X-10 experiment cannot complete it.
But if the X-10 experiment itself is intended to create Herrschers, then everything makes sense:
In 2013, Gray Serpent had already begun preparing to welcome Kevin's plan.
He used Cocolia's hands to conduct the X-10 experiment, intending to create a Herrscher, and then use the Herrscher's power to welcome Kevin. But unexpectedly, the first experimental subject of the X-10 experiment turned out to be Seele, who possessed Stigmata powers.
Stigmata can adapt to Honkai and even manipulate Honkai.
But Cocolia did not know any of this; Gray Serpent concealed the matter of Stigmata from her.
Therefore, the collision of Honkai Energy and Stigmata's power, combined with the proximity to the Sea of Quanta, caused Seele's quantization.
The Sixth Herrscher was formed due to the X-10 experiment and retained human emotions; this data was recorded in the World Serpent, which led to Gray Serpent's actions.
However, the Pre-Civilization Era did not have the concept of Stigmata, so the experiment failed.
In other words, this is another cycle.
Chen Ran couldn't help but look at Bronya, and Bronya looked back at him.
Clearly, although Bronya did not know about Kevin, she had guessed that the X-10 experiment of the Pre-Civilization Era was the culprit leading to the current situation.
If Seele did not have Stigmata.
In the Mariana Trench of 2013, there should have been a Major Honkai Eruption.
Thinking of this, Bronya instinctively frowned.
It was also because the X-10 experiment failed that Cocolia, under the deception of Gray Serpent, took action against Raiden Mei and Wendy in succession. Cocolia was also involved in the Singapore incident.
Bronya said lightly, "World Serpent... Bronya will find time to visit."
Clearly, this series of traps was all orchestrated by Gray Serpent, and Cocolia had fallen right into it.
"I think you don't need to find time to visit anymore."
Chen Ran sighed and said, "Believe it or not, by the time we reach Abyss City, the people from World Serpent will also appear."
Gray Serpent would definitely not miss this opportunity.
The Herrscher Core was an important material for opening the Eye of the Abyss, and Kevin definitely had the beacon of Earth.
As long as the Herrscher Core was in place, he could emerge from the Sea of Quanta.
In other words, after calculating Cocolia so many times, in the end, Cocolia still had to help Gray Serpent do things.
"Well, although my relationship with Kevin is good, I absolutely support you in this matter."
He shrugged, "But I probably can't beat Kevin, so all I can do is go back and talk bad about him in front of his girlfriend."
Sin, who was beside them, still hadn't reacted: "What are you guys talking about?"
Chen Ran looked at Bronya, who slightly shook her head.
This kind of thing was not suitable for Sin to know.
Otherwise, with Sin's temper, she would probably go all over the world looking for the people from World Serpent to fight.
However, this did not mean that Bronya would let it go.
She was a killer trained by a warlord, and if she could give World Serpent a hard time in the future, Bronya would definitely not hold back.
However, Chen Ran couldn't help but think about another matter.
The origin of Abyss City was related to the Eye of the Abyss.
And the formation of the Eye of the Abyss was related to the destruction of Mu Continent by the Herrscher of Rock.
The black hole opened a quantum channel, and Mu Continent completely disappeared.
So, if the Eye of the Abyss was here, did it mean that the destruction of Mu Continent was inevitable? Then what about Blanca and Griseo...
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The aircraft safely arrived at the uninhabited island above Abyss City.
It was unclear what kind of technology Schicksal and Anti-Entropy had each developed, one could build a base in the sky, and the other could build a base underwater.
Even Newton's coffin lid couldn't hold it down.
Although the Mariana Trench was not the deepest ocean in the world, it was not far off. The pressure of deep water was difficult for large metal structures to withstand, not to mention the power and freshwater supply systems of the base were hard to solve.
One could only say that Anti-Entropy's technology was too abnormal.
At least in Chen Ran's understanding, the previous civilization era couldn't achieve this. Of course, it was also possible that they could, but it wasn't necessary.
After all, Fire Moth didn't need to hide like Anti-Entropy.
Suppressing his urge to complain, Bronya took him to a base on the uninhabited island.
"The location of Abyss City in the Mariana Trench is very difficult to reach by normal means, so we need to use the Titan to go down."
"You haven't piloted a Titan before, so come with Bronya."
Although the record for manned nuclear submarines underwater is ten thousand meters, this does not simply illustrate the difficulty of constructing buildings underwater.
The larger the material space, the harder it is to dive, that's a fact.
Even military nuclear submarines being able to dive below a thousand meters is quite remarkable, and for ordinary people, the pressure from deep diving is too great.
To counteract the pressure difference, the inside of the submarine must also be filled with strong air pressure, which has high requirements for the human body.
The deepest part of the Mariana Trench is eleven thousand meters underwater.
But the Titan is different.
After the X-10 experiment, Cocolia developed a Titan capable of quantum leap.
Quantum leap is recognized as a method that can travel long distances, ignoring space and obstacles, and can be said to be a good helper for exploring the ocean and space.
Chen Ran did not refuse.
However, Sin's gaze at him was somewhat chilling.
He almost forgot that Sin was a twisted Duck fan.
But at this moment, no matter how twisted Sin was, it didn't matter; Chen Ran really couldn't pilot the Titan.
He followed Bronya to find the location of the Titan.
Unlike the small version in the game, the real Titan was at least four stories high.
The armor researched by Anti-Entropy was designed to match the size of Honkai Beasts, and the main attack method of the Titan... to his shame, was still to swing its fists.
So the Titan's size could not be small at all.
Chen Ran complained, "Who on earth designed this Titan? Walking on two legs wouldn't consume a lot of mobility? It's completely meaningless except for looking a bit cooler."
In terms of practicality, the energy consumed by the Titan was too much, whether it was the meaningless legs or the outdated attack methods.
To this, Bronya could not deny.
She opened a Titan cabin, sitting in the pilot's seat, and Chen Ran squeezed in as well.
The Titan was a combat weapon, and whether it was autopilot or manual control, it could be completed, but because of this, each Titan's control room could only accommodate one person.
With two people, they could only squeeze together.
Although Chen Ran tried to sit on the edge, the left side of his body inevitably made contact with Bronya.
Fortunately, he was not a pure-hearted young boy, so he wouldn't blush just because of the warmth from skin contact.
On the other hand, Bronya slightly flinched, somewhat unaccustomed to being next to a male.
However, because she often had a blank expression, it was hard to tell anything from her face.
"Prepare, Bronya is starting."
Quantum leap allows the Titan and everything inside it to undergo a brief quantumization, using observation technology to reach the other end, and then relying on superposition and collapse to reconstruct.
This would not cause discomfort to the human body, but theoretically, a person's body would undergo a process of reconstruction.
Soon, Chen Ran and Bronya embarked on a journey of spatial traversal.
It was an extremely brief yet long journey.
It felt as if everything around them had solidified, then transformed into a four-dimensional matrix, and the matter that constituted the world became all subatomic particles.
It was as if with a thought, these subatomic particles would be directly blown away.
Chen Ran had an epiphany.
He admitted he had been somewhat rash; the X-10 experiment was not as terrible as he had described. At least he sensed the deeper design of this experiment.
The fundamental purpose of the X-10 experiment was to allow people to grasp matter at the subatomic level.
And if expressed from a macroscopic perspective, it was a terrible experiment, but from a microscopic perspective... no, from a conscious level, the X-10 experiment was actually the closest way for consciousness to grasp matter.
In other words, this experiment was actually a brief pulling of consciousness and matter into the same dimension, allowing consciousness to grasp matter in a special way.
Perhaps it was a stroke of luck, or perhaps it was a pre-existing study.
In any case, the design of this experiment was actually identical to the concept of the Herrscher controlling Honkai.
The deepest meaning of X-10 was to express the authority constructed by the Herrscher from a shallow microscopic level. But because it was too hasty, it turned into a rushed and failed blind experiment.
From this perspective, whether it was the initial experimental plan of the Tower of Babylon, the X-10 experiment, or Jackal's experiment in Tianqiong City, their design ideas were all the same.
They all originated from humanity imitating the Herrscher's expression of Honkai.
After realizing this, Chen Ran had an epiphany.
If Honkai was the language of the universe towards civilization, then World Serpent should have mastered the way to decipher that 'language.'
It was also evident why World Serpent did not continue researching male Stigmata.
It was no longer needed.
As his thoughts raced, Abyss City was right in front of him.
The Titan's leap was even more powerful than he had imagined, and the technology of Abyss City underwater was also higher than Chen Ran had expected.
He initially thought the Eye of the Abyss would be a city full of leaks, but unexpectedly, it was a water-sealed underwater space, and the internal pressure was surprisingly similar to that on land.
He didn't know how Anti-Entropy achieved this.
But that didn't matter.
Chen Ran and Bronya first got off the Titan, and Sin followed suit.
She whispered to Bronya, "Rozaliya and the others are still at the orphanage; if you have time, you can go back and take a look."
Now that the Fourth Herrscher incident had not occurred, Schicksal had not fully waged war against Anti-Entropy, and Cocolia didn't have to lead the kids from the orphanage running around, so the children's lives were relatively peaceful.
Bronya nodded, "I understand."
Soon, Chen Ran met the true master of Abyss City.
That was Cocolia.
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The birth of Abyss City was related to the previous civilization era, but Cocolia did not have a good expression towards Chen Ran.
In her heart, Chen Ran was already a bastard who deceived her daughter.
Of course, in Chen Ran's heart, Cocolia was the old bastard who deceived Bronya.
This internal war phantom god had no bottom line; whether in Nagazora City or Singapore, she would take lives without hesitation.
But now was not the time to turn against each other.
Cocolia naturally had someone to deal with, and whether he could survive until Cocolia was born in reality was another matter.
Chen Ran paused and said, "Nice to meet you, Miss Cocolia. I believe you already know my intentions."
Cocolia replied blandly, "Of course I know, but I've also said that you only have one chance."
"Of course, after all, there aren't many Herrscher Cores."
Cocolia's voice suddenly turned sharp: "Moreover, Bronya cannot enter the Eye of the Abyss; only you can go in."
Bronya was slightly taken aback: "Mom?"
"What do you think that place is? I'm doing this for your own good."
Cocolia was always aware that she could not persuade Bronya with words.
However, that did not mean she could not solve it in other ways.
For a warlord, going back on one's word was just a common occurrence.
"Sin, from now on, you must stay close to Bronya; don't worry about the Eye of the Abyss." Cocolia said, "This Mr. Chen Ran won't die anyway, will he?"
Chen Ran smiled wryly but did not deny it.
He had no position to let Bronya accompany him on this adventure, after all, the current Sea of Quanta did not have the Herrscher of Reason core.
However, Bronya said seriously, "Cocolia, you promised Bronya."
"Sin, make sure to keep an eye on her." Cocolia directly ordered Sin.
Sin nodded, "I understand, Mom."
Chen Ran's eyes carried a hint of apology: "Bronya, it seems our journey can only end here, but I will do my best to bring Seele out, not just for you, but for myself as well."
Bronya instinctively wanted to resist but was grabbed by Sin.
"You're crazy, Bronya. You only have one life, but Chen Ran has many. Mom is not wrong this time."
She held Bronya's wrist, and the pain made the girl calm down involuntarily.
Bronya had once been a killer; killers are not without feelings, but they maintain calmness and restraint at all times.
With Sin around, she had no chance.
So if she wanted to go to the Eye of the Abyss, she had to find another opportunity.
Suddenly, she spoke up: "Chen Ran is here for the first time, and without a plan to break into the Sea of Quanta to find someone, it's like searching for a needle in a haystack. Although Bronya doesn't know how vast the Sea of Quanta is, we still need to devise a way to find Seele, don't we?"
Cocolia, who was ahead, turned to glance at Bronya.
Bronya stared expressionlessly ahead, as if everything had nothing to do with her.
Cocolia looked at Chen Ran: "Are you confident…"
"There's no need to worry about that."
A sinister voice came through, causing everyone to pause and look towards Cocolia.
To be precise, it was the communicator on her body.
A virtual projection appeared, revealing Gray Serpent, who spoke lightly: "Regarding research outside the Sea of Quanta, World Serpent can provide a lot of information, including methods to find someone within the Sea of Quanta."
"I believe you should be quite clear about this, Mr. Chen Ran."
Chen Ran narrowed his eyes slightly.
"If I'm not mistaken, that method should be the one MEI taught Kevin on how to find the Herrscher of Death, right?"
In the storyline, Seele was able to meet Bronya because they were both in Welt Yang's three world bubbles at the same time.
But now, without Welt Yang, searching for someone in the Sea of Quanta was akin to looking for a needle in a haystack.
However, Gray Serpent's appearance seemed to tighten the threads of fate once more.
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