Honkai Simulator: Start with Confessing to The Herrscher of Finality

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The Herrscher of Sentience is immensely powerful.

Her existence relies on the collective human consciousness; as long as humans acknowledge her presence, she will persist. In principle, countering her seems straightforward:

All humanity must collectively deny her.

Deny her identity and existence, reject any association with her persona.

This task is incredibly challenging, akin to convincing the entire world to accept virtual currency—a feat no less difficult than achieving global consensus.

After realizing this approach was impractical, Xia Chen devised another plan: shifting the Herrscher of Sentience's self-identity from Fu Hua herself to a derivative form, such as becoming Fu Hua's sister or daughter instead. However, he wasn't entirely clear on how to execute this transformation, which led them to seek guidance within the World of Eternity.

And they succeeded.

At this moment, the Herrscher of Sentience is undoubtedly questioning herself. She wonders if her changed personality is truly due to experiencing death once?

Her emotions start becoming agitated.

Until Elysia appears.

For some reason, Elysia possesses a calming influence on the Herrscher of Sentience. Being just a child, she candidly expresses her distress, "I don't resemble the Old Timer at all."

"Why should you?" Elysia responds with a warm smile, "Hua is adorable, and so are you. Each has their own unique charm. Two different kinds of cuteness mean double the joy!"

"You knew all along, didn't you?"

The Herrscher of Sentience isn't foolish, stating angrily, "From the beginning, the World of Eternity was just a deception targeting me, right?!"

She feels deeply betrayed.

"Hmm, it's not a deception, oh no." Elysia blinks, smiling gently, "You can sense it, can't you?"

The Herrscher of Sentience falls silent.

Indeed, she hadn't sensed any malice from Xia Chen, the Book of Fuxi, or Elysia; otherwise, she wouldn't have ventured here, let alone merely expressing anger.

"Living in someone else's memories and assuming their identity must be exhausting, right? I can understand that feeling," said Elysia, her words as light as drifting petals. "Given this situation, why not give yourself a chance?"

"A chance? What do you mean?" Herrscher of Sentience was puzzled.

Elysia blinked, "Why not embrace your true self?"

"You truly are just... yourself."

In the grand hall of the Elysian Realm, Xia Chen was examining its layout.

Although he had visited this place multiple times in the game, it was his first time experiencing it in reality. The hall felt like a hidden paradise, akin to another small world with beverages, magazines, newspapers, and various collectibles—ensuring there's no shortage of entertainment.

However, he noticed that apart from Elysia, hardly any Heroic Spirits appeared in the Paradise lobby. It seemed as if everyone preferred solitude, confining themselves within their rooms like individuals with social anxiety.

Xia Chen initially worried about potential conflicts with the Heroic Spirits here, but now those concerns seem unfounded. Aside from Mobius and Elysia, he hadn't encountered anyone else.

Perhaps being a Herrscher played a role too.

In the previous life's game, Raiden Mei also had to knock on doors one by one to find all the Heroic Spirits, didn't she?

Xia Chen wasn't particularly fond of collecting, and the imprints from the Garden held little use for him. However, he did have numerous unanswered questions.

For instance, regarding the Honkai Sources on the moon, how did the fusion warriors manage to seal them there and maintain the containment for so many years until Sirin's emergence?

Additionally, there were the Commandments.

What kind of power could control human actions?

These were questions he desperately wanted to ask, but without trusting Mobius, there was no one else he could turn to for answers.

As these thoughts crossed his mind, someone emerged from within the Garden of Eden.

"Klein, Klein."

Mobius, seated on her motorized chair, called out to the Garden's administrator. However, instead of finding the administrator, she spotted Xia Chen sitting on the sofa.

"Eh? The little white mouse hasn't left yet?" The researcher spoke with a sardonic tone, "Little white mouse, you missed quite something yesterday, did you know?"

"It doesn't matter; if you want to tell me, you will," Xia Chen casually replied. "If not, there's nothing I can do about it."

Unlike Raiden Mei, who had the determination to uncover everything, Xia Chen lacked such persistence.

Mobius chuckled lightly, "There's some truth to that. Has spending too much time with Hua dulled your desires, little white mouse? This is indeed a topic worth researching."

"Just my personality, really," Xia Chen responded straightforwardly. "I don't believe the information you possess would be practically helpful to me. My focus isn't on scientific research, only combat."

Indeed, another reason for his disinterest was that knowledge from the previous civilization era held no direct benefit in enhancing his fighting capabilities.

Undoubtedly, the most valuable legacy left by the previous civilization is the Stigmata, and Xia Chen's Stigmata could already be considered top-tier without exaggeration.

Mobius looked at Xia Chen, "Well, well, little white mouse, you certainly dare to speak your mind."

She scrutinized his body for a moment before continuing, "However, you're not entirely wrong. The conditions within the Elysian Realm alone indeed may not suffice to enhance your abilities significantly."

This was precisely why Mobius had been contemplating experiments on consciousness transfer vessels, aiming to achieve her resurrection through this method.

She never considered transferring into Xia Chen's body, possibly due to his ability to enter quantum superposition states, which made her somewhat cautious. Experiencing the same events across different timelines could easily lead to mental instability or schizophrenia.

Xia Chen's body, with its peculiarities, was deemed unsuitable as a vessel.

Mobius openly proposed, "Little white mouse, how about a deal?"

"What kind of deal?"

"I am highly intrigued by the stigma space within you," she paused briefly before adding, "I can reside in your stigma space. Naturally, as part of the bargain, I will leave behind something immensely valuable for you."

"So, you're no longer hiding your intentions, huh?" Xia Chen remarked sarcastically, "Are you trying to resurrect yourself using my body?"

"You... No, you're far too dangerous." For the first time, Mobius candidly assessed him, "Your existence is filled with too many unknowns. However, it's precisely these uncertainties that intrigue me."

"Don't worry, I'll create a memory backup for myself and can assist you with one as well. That way, if either of us accidentally dies someday, we could still be revived, wouldn't you agree?"

"This tomb named Elysian Realm can indeed withstand the relentless flow of time."

Mobius's proposition was genuinely enticing.

He knew that this world possessed the ability to resurrect through consciousness, after all, each time Otto switched bodies essentially marked his rebirth.

While containers cannot collect dispersed consciousness on their own, consciousness has the autonomy to choose its vessel.

This concept lies at the core of Holy Marks.

From this perspective, might there also be a chance for the Holy Mark holders' consciousness to 'resurrect' within their bearers?

For instance, through Psycho-awakening.