The theater reigns, the pure white hall, among the thrones.
"Buzz~"
Ling Ke, as always in loose casual clothes with a cola-flavored candy in his mouth, passed through the space gate and returned here.
And on the other side of the "gate"—
"Boss, we can't finish all this delicious food by ourselves. Can we share a bit with the kids over there?"
The cat held a transparent plastic jar in her arms, full of candies of various flavors.
To this—
"It's all given to you. It's yours. Naturally, you can decide how to distribute it."
Ling Ke stood beside the "gate" and said with a smile: "However, I don't recommend eating too much at once. Also, don't eat before bed, as it can easily cause cavities."
"Oh oh~ I get it."
Pardot gestured in agreement.
"Then, goodbye boss."
"Uh-huh~ See you next time!"
Familiar with what they're used to, after a brief farewell, the spatial gate closed.
Ling Ke, with the candy still in his mouth, walked straight back to the throne and sat down.
He raised his hand and teased the little potted imaginary tree next to him, and a sense of closeness spontaneously arose.
A few hectares less.
"Buzzbuzzbuzz~"
In front of the throne emerged a large "omniscient" curtain of light.
Its total number had already exceeded twenty.
Obviously, as the time in the current world drew closer and closer to the anticipated "opening moment," the number of "actors" he paid attention to each day also grew.
He had long stopped focusing only on those who "go against the times."
Instead, he now precisely tracked what each key person was doing.
For example: a Fire Moth congressman who had reached some shady deal with the high command of the "Honkai God Cult."
Another example: some unlucky fellows being hunted by an assassin with the codename "Dark Rose."
And... a few days ago, on a whim, the clever girl from Tianzhu Elementary School who briefly entered the theater master's domain.
Let's recall what happened after that day.
"I really didn't expect anyone to pray to me."
Ling Ke sneered, "Unfortunately, no matter how devout you are, it's useless. I won't be so kind as to look after strangers who don't say a word."
"I have no plans to seek trouble or develop faith."
"But that's the general situation."
"Now, a special case."
Ling's gaze fell on a certain "omniscient" light curtain.
There, a blonde man was shown move by move.
Vezi-l.
"Otto, Otto, sometimes I have to admire you."
Ling Ke's eyes slightly narrowed. "In terms of stepping on landmines, Raiden Mei is far inferior to you."
Yes, in the months that had passed, what Otto had done greatly disgusted him.
His level of disgust was not far from that of this man's earlier strong support for involuntary human experimentation.
Because what Otto was manipulating had a particularly repulsive name—
"Cult."
And it was the type of cult that politicians covertly supported for profit.
All one could say was—
"In this world, there are still too few warriors who can beat this kind of scum up in the street."
Ling Ke looked disgusted.
Think about it—if he were a justice-filled "heroic savior," he should act now.
But unfortunately, he wasn't just a "world-destroying player," he was also a villain, and the future of this Honkai's three worlds had nothing to do with him.
This wasn't his hometown, and he truly felt no sense of belonging.
So, discarding the lofty reasons mentioned earlier, his current exaggerated thought was simple—
"I didn't want to interfere too frequently in how things develop, but now... it's better to throw in some congestion."
His eyes narrowed slightly. "Otherwise, wouldn't I be disgusted in vain?"
"When I was still in my hometown, I played until I had the power to spray everything."
"Not to mention now."
Thinking this, Ling silently influenced something, "Let her do what she wants."
Then—
"It's about time."
"My 'think tanks' have also done a good job analyzing and have slightly adjusted the 'script,' which is harmless."
"So—"
Ling Ke slightly raised the corners of his mouth. "The evil god (me) has answered your prayer and caused a great disturbance, little girl."
With the communication of this thought (divine will), then—
"Boom~"
The "Cocoon of the End," which could not be identified through conventional means, emitted a strange fluctuation in the Earth-Moon universe.
The next moment.
A mosquito-sized Honkai Beast, sudden-level, appeared beside the smart girl from Tianzhu Elementary School and landed on her shoulder.
Just like Sileno, who had once been caught in the Babylon lab, the latter, who had been praying devoutly, looked in astonishment at that tiny particular life.
"God, is that you?"
"Do you want to know my name?"
The girl quickly knelt down, "What an immense honor."
"I am your most faithful believer."
"My name is: Jiali."
Same time.
"Uh-huh~ um-huh~ um-huh~"
Sirens of cacophony sounded.
At Fire Moth's headquarters, branches, and main bases.
And on the New World Snake's side—
"!!!" ×N
All devices used by both sides to detect abnormal changes in Honkai Energy worldwide declared an overly intrusive fact.
In the original historical trajectory, the Third Eruption that was supposed to break out in Changkong City in the Far East... its location had changed, and the timing had changed.
At this moment—
"What's happening?"
The upper ranks of Fire Moth were in chaos.
"Didn't you already capture the body of the Third Herrscher?"
Someone shouted angrily.
Obviously, they didn't know... or: Mebius, who had long secretly turned traitor, deliberately withheld key information.
That is: in this current era, there was no so-called Will of Honkai (Prometheus 17) to help open the backdoor.
Therefore, the time, place, and type of Herrscher descent were all uncertain.
On the other side—
"Where is the outbreak's center?"
Inside the headquarters base of New World Snake.
Mei, Alicia, and others were in a meeting.
This uproar—
"Tianzhu Kingdom, Dahavi."
The Gray Serpent himself, who was always connected to the "Gray Snake Network," fully fulfilled his intelligence duties.
For a moment—
"Dahavi?"
Mei frowned.
At this point, the conference room door opened.
Kevin Kaslana stepped directly in.
By chance, he heard that place name so prominently.
Immediately, he frowned too.
Dahavi, the largest slum in Asia.
That place—
"Hua should have arrived there."
Kevin said in a deep voice.
Yes.
Kevin hadn't attended today's remote virtual meeting because he had to train "himself."
After all, this meeting was originally just a routine intelligence briefing exercise.
With "Mei Zai" around, he didn't have to worry too much about these things.
But Hua... or Fu Hua, who was also a "returnee," was also not here... Naturally, it was because she was on a mission.
That is: to investigate "Honkaiism" in Dahavi.
If necessary, she, who had regained her full strength, could wipe out all enemies there.
And now, it seemed—
"I'll head out too."
Kevin looked at Mei. "The course of history has completely changed."
"Hua is the only one there, so I'm worried."
Hearing this—
"All right!"
Mei nodded. "Go as soon as you can."
"Remember, be extra careful."
"Hmm!"
Kevin replied seriously.
Immediately, just after entering the conference room, he turned around again.
That resolute expression—
"But we can no longer call him a 'little follower.'"
"Far away, at Fire-Chasing Moth's headquarters," Mebius, who hadn't yet cut the remote virtual projection, said: "And—"
"You can expect new 'materials.'"