Chapter 42 White hair, red eyes... I see, it's Illya!
「 The residents on site are very anxious. Some of them are injured, some have their husbands trapped in the mining area, and some have relatives and friends whose whereabouts are unknown...
In this situation, Xing no longer refused and immediately expressed her willingness to lend a helping hand.
Going deep into the mining area, while searching for Oleg and helping the injured miners along the way, Xing and the others quickly got a new clue: the inner circle of the large mining area has been occupied by a group of robots! Neither the mining team nor the vagrants can get close.
Leaning on the railing and looking down, March 7th, did saw several robots patrolling around in the mining area.
"It should be the robots of the great Svarog..." Seele murmured to herself.
"Svarog? This name..." March 7th felt it sounded familiar.
Dan Heng reminded, "Remember the robot we defeated in the boxing gym?"
"Oh right!' March 7th, finally remembered. Then what is the origin of this great Svarog?"
"It's a long story, this 'great one'... He suddenly appeared after the Silvermane Guards were transferred away, and quickly became a tyrant in the lower zone. He himself is a robot, claiming to be the guardian of humanity, and all masterless robots obey his command. Now they occupy the Furnace Core Hub and do not allow anyone to approach."
Bronya frowned, "Can command robots... a 「Guardian of Humanity」, I've never heard of such a thing..."
"Underground, there are many things you haven't heard of, 'Missy'."
Seele said with a teasing smile, "And, it seems your so-called Architects are not omniscient and omnipotent either."
"Do you two have to argue about every sentence? What time is it now? Let's talk about business first!" 」
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~Honkai: Impact 3rd World~
"I feel... Bronya-neechan and I are like fated enemies,"
Seele said timidly.
"Correction, they are our counterparts, Seele."
Bronya and Seele were strolling through the Valkyrie Academy. It was originally a very ordinary stroll and chat, but because their counterparts in the light screen were so eye-catching, they became the subject of discussion wherever they went in their academic life.
"Don't look at them arguing all the way. If you ask me, Seele is obviously sharp-tongued but soft-hearted. The scene of chasing after her wife in the crematorium is about to be staged!"
"—Really? I'm not well-read, don't lie to me!"
"Who's lying to you? wait! Look, it's Bronya and Seele themselves!"
"Ahhh! The CP I ship has become real!"
"Hey, hey! Seele, can you perform that? That 'Disappear among the sea of butterflies!' - That move almost blinded my eyes in the dorm bed just now, it was so cool!"
Shipping one CP in two ways, watching live at the scene, and watching the live broadcast on the light screen, so shippable! Love to ship!
"In the academy, Bronya is clearly stronger, but in the light screen, it's completely reversed. A beautiful and strong military officer, Missy X a handsome little punk from an underground gang, you understand me so well!"
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「 In the depths of the Great Mining Area, a white-haired girl wearing a red dress and bare feet was standing on the edge of a cliff, looking up at a huge vein of ground pith.
"This vein... everyone is fighting for it..."
The girl turned around, her delicate little face full of worry, "Mr. Svarog, look - what a big vein. Clara has never seen so much ground pith..."
Standing beside Clara was a burly robot. He was covered in iron armor and wore a large black windbreaker behind him, exuding an imposing aura.
"Calculating - based on average mining efficiency, this vein can sustain Belobog's energy supply for two hundred and thirty-one days, with a positive or negative error of seven days."
"But you didn't summon me for these ores. Tell me your true thoughts, Clara."
Svarog looked down at the girl in front of him, his eyes on his head emitting a highly oppressive red light. 」
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~Type-Moon World, Today's Menu For The Emiya Family Worldline~
"Wow, this big robot feels a lot like a Berserker."
Shirou Emiya was carefully flipping the fried shrimp in the pot with chopsticks while occasionally looking up at the content on the light screen.
When he saw Clara and Mr. Svarog appear together, his first thought was of Illya and Berserker.
Speaking of which, this white hair and red eyes... well, it's really intriguing.
"Berserker is much taller than it, Shirou,"
Illya's voice came from the living room.
Two people were sitting in the living room at the moment. Saber and Illya were enjoying themselves curled up in the kotatsu, their faces completely melted. It seemed... they had already become prisoners of the kotatsu.
"Speaking of which, does this Miss Clara also know some magic?"
Artoria suddenly asked.
"Haha, Saber, there's no such thing in another world,"
Shirou's voice came from the kitchen.
Artoria carefully stared at Clara's bare feet in the ice and snow, showing a surprised expression:
"It's so cold, yet she walked so far with bare feet, won't she get sick? The physique of people in another world is really unusual..."
"Don't they have a 「Aeon of Preservation」 in their world? Maybe it's magic bestowed by the Aeon to protect her feet from freezing?"
"We don't have an Aeon, but fortunately, we have this."
Illya curled up completely into the kotatsu like a melting slime, only revealing a cute little head outside.
"Shirou, once you get in here, you can't get out. It's almost like being blessed by an Aeon..."
As she spoke, Illya let out a sound of enjoyment.
"Ah, even Illya..."
Shirou smiled helplessly. He continued to flip the dinner in the pot, and the rich aroma immediately filled the kitchen.
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「 "...Yes." Clara looked sad. "Many vagrants and miners were injured because of this. Can you help them?"
"I have stopped the conflict between the two factions and temporarily controlled the mining area. Assessment result - within thirty days, there will be no sudden variables, and no large-scale armed conflict will occur."
"I understand Mr. Svarog's intention, but... Clara feels it's not enough, this alone is not enough."
Clara lowered her head, a faint light flickering in her eyes: "The mining team, and everyone from 「Wildfire」, still don't understand Mr. Svarog's original intention... If we could do more for everyone..."
Svarog's voice was as cold as ever: "My mission is to 「Preserve」 the lower zone. The trust of a few samples is redundant in the calculation."
"Human behavior always deviates from rational calculation, Clara—" 」
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