If we are but a single leaf... then what is the world?
A long ti ago, a sage sat beneath a tree and pondered this philosophical question. And now, the truth of the world, following the advent of a certain ga... has been truly glimpsed by the foolish.
Would one cling to a single leaf that holds only possibilities, or would one travel unobstructed along the branches of the tree? Everyone would choose the latter...
---o---
"Dr. Tesla, you haven't slept for a week. If you keep this up, your body won't be able to take it."
Welt Yang took off his greatcoat and draped it over Tesla's thin shoulders. Looking at her sowhat haggard face, he couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.
"Hah? That ssy-haired genius is exhausted too. Why don't you go bother her?" Tesla shot Welt a glare, as if warning him not to interfere with her experint.
"...Dr. Einstein is already asleep. You're the only one left now."
Welt pointed with a hint of helplessness toward Einstein, who was sleeping soundly nearby. Knowing her habit of "recharging," she would probably be out for several days...
"You damn ssy-haired... you actually slacked off behind my back..."
Tesla, who was about to berate Einstein, lost her steam when she saw the exhausted look on her sleeping face. She just muttered to herself in a low voice.
"So, you should also get so rest," Welt reminded her again. Although he had served as a guinea pig for data calculations many tis during this period, he was in much better shape than these two. At the very least, he was a Herrscher...
"Hmph, I'm not tired at all!"
Though she said that, Tesla still wrapped the coat draped over her shoulders a little tighter. She then turned sideways and lay back in her chair, placing her white-stockinged feet in Welt's lap without a second thought.
This whole ti... she really had been overexerting herself... Perhaps a little rest was in order...
The ga Honkai: Star Rail was like a tube of toothpaste that could never be squeezed clean. Every ti she discovered sothing new, another new thing would pop out from so unknown corner, giving her a pleasant surprise...
But what was the use of knowing? They couldn't replicate most of the things in there. Whether it was Anti-Entropy or Schicksal, they were like people sitting on a massive mountain of gold, with only their bare hands to mine it...
While most people in the Honkai world treated Honkai: Star Rail as just a ga, for those in the know, it had already beco the channel connecting their world to the true "world."
The world of Star Rail was magnificent and vast, a place where danger and opportunity coexisted. In the context of such a worldview, the "Honkai" seed almost "not worth ntioning," but it remained the greatest threat to their world for the ti being.
The Queen had not yet descended, the Serpent still slumbered in the sea...
And the "world" welcod a brand-new change.
---o---
"Your Excellency, the research departnt has been working around the clock to replicate so of the simpler items from Star Rail. But most of them are useless. Forgive for being blunt, but is there really any point in replicating sothing like 'Sparkling Mung Bean Juice'?" Amber said bluntly, looking at Otto, who was still grinding the Forgotten Hall.
"A point? Of course, there is. We... are we not attracting their attention? Even if it's minuscule, even if it's shielded by so power..."
Otto shook his head and continued to focus on the Forgotten Hall before him. All around him were scattered various pieces of intelligence related to [mory].
---o---
[Connection Value with the Honkai world has increased. Current Connection Value: 15%.]
Wende, who was a guest at Miss ryl's estate, heard the system's notification. He expressionlessly took a sip of the special beverage ryl had personally made. Then... Wende's face turned red, then yellow, and finally, a deathly pale.
"!"
The Yin and Yang power within his body seed to sense a great threat and began to circulate on its own, ignoring Wende's will.
"Uh... it's... it's fine."
Feeling ryl's expectant gaze, Wende nodded unconsciously, speaking against his conscience.
[Really? It's okay to tell if you don't like it.]
ryl smiled, lightly typing out a sentence on her tablet for Wende to see.
"Yes, really. It tastes fine."
Seeing ryl's sincere expression, Wende gritted his teeth and decisively downed the drink that contained all of life's complex flavors in one gulp. The Yin-Yang in his sea of consciousness was already spinning like a cyclone!
[Wow! Mr. Wende, you're amazing!]
ryl's eyes sparkled as she looked at Wende, who was still trying to hold it together.
"Benefactor? Are you really alright?" "Tingyun" asked, patting Wende on the back with concern after seeing the strained look on his face.
"I'm... fine," Wende shook his head, indicating he was okay.
"Hmm..."
Jingliu looked thoughtfully at the pained expression on Wende's face, then glanced at the drink in her own hand and drank it all in one go.
"It's fine. Tastes good."
Jingliu finished the drink that had caused Wende so much agony without a single change in her expression, not a ripple of emotion on her face.
Good heavens, this woman's taste buds must be completely shot!
Wende stared in horror at Jingliu, who acted as if nothing had happened. As expected of one of the only two people in the world who could drink Hiko's coffee and be fine!
Well, not exactly fine, but the side effects were minor in comparison.
"Wait... are you blushing?"
Wende's sharp eyes noticed the llow red flush on Jingliu's cheeks...
"Oh? Am I?" Jingliu said, not seeming to care in the slightest. She even, to Miss ryl's astonishnt, ate a small, multi-colored cake. After finishing it, her face simply beca a shade redder.
"Uh... excuse , Miss ryl, could we possibly stay here for the night? Of course, I'm asking for my two companions. I have other arrangents for tonight." Wende suddenly said to Miss ryl in a serious tone.
[Of course.]
ryl nodded and typed on her tablet screen.
"Phew..."
Wende let out a sigh of relief. He was just about to give "Tingyun" so instructions when he realized that the person beside him had been replaced by Jingliu at so point.
"You are not going anywhere tonight."
Jingliu's scorching breath washed over his face.
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