Bronie's spirit gradually blended into the sea of consciousness. The consciousnesses residing in all the bodies were actually one entity, yet under the division of an inconceivable power, they could rest individually.
It was a very magical feeling. Let alone ordinary carbon-based lifeforms, even energy lifeforms like Heliobi would probably be unable to experience such a wondrous sensation.
Bronie had indeed gone to rest, but not because of fatigue.
Aside from his main body, Caelus could control a maximum of three girls' bodies simultaneously, corresponding to the three active combat slots in the game.
Seele currently occupied one.
That part of Caelus-Seele's consciousness reverse-mapped into the Sea of Quanta, controlling 'White' Seele's body to act alongside 'Black' Seele to search for the Bubble Universe where Arc City was located.
This was also one of the reasons why Bronie had gone to the Arc City Bubble Universe. Through the connection between Seele and Bronie, they could determine the relative position of the Arc City Bubble Universe to Seele.
Having previously conducted certain research on Seele and Quantum power, if Herta were to step in, she could design over ten rescue plans to prevent the Bubble Universe from eroding and eventually shattering into Nihility.
However, aside from the weapons produced by the System, there was currently no way to perform material transfer between the two worlds. Otherwise, Caelus would have directly thrown over a few Star Destroyers, and aside from the Cocoon of Finality, all other Herrschers would be nothing but little brothers!
Even the cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice.
Whether using the known methods in the Honkai World to protect Bubble Universes or the plans designed by Herta, an executor was needed.
That was Sister Haxxor Bunny's hometown; the cute and kind little angel Caelus-Seele definitely wouldn't just sit by and do nothing!
Moonscar was using Caelus's account to discuss matters regarding Aether Editing technology with Silver Wolf.
Only one control slot remained.
Bronie's consciousness fell silent.
In the Honkai World, Silver Wing's consciousness revived and came back online.
Due to the previous actions within Yae Sakura's Stigmata Space causing the System to glitch the time flow, the time ratio between the Star Rail universe and the Solar System had become 1:3.46—glitched with oddly specific precision.
While the Express crew was resolving the Stellaron disaster and Phantylia on the Xianzhou, about four months had passed over here on Earth.
Today was August 15, 2014.
"Sister Silver Wing, try this. Big Sis taught me how to make it."
Sitting on a massive picnic cloth, Rin smilingly took out the prepared food from the basket.
It was a giant rice ball, four or five times the size of a normal one. The young girl supported the massive rice ball with her small, soft, pale hands. Her eyes reflected the rustling, falling pink and white petals, the light within them growing increasingly bright.
"Isn't this rice ball... made a bit too big?"
Staring at the sakura rice ball in the hands of the pink-haired, single-ponytail girl—which was only one size smaller than a soccer ball—Silver Wing couldn't help but complain.
"Hehe~ It does seem a little bit so, doesn't it?"
Rin tilted her head, acting cute. The dark strands of hair at her temples swayed slightly with her movements, adding a touch of deeply endearing charm.
"I wasn't paying attention, and the rice ball just kept getting bigger and bigger as I made it."
"Well, alright. Anyway, no matter how much you eat in the Elysian Realm, you won't get fat."
Several piping-hot stir-fried dishes were also laid out on the picnic cloth, along with two plates piled high with skewers, and a whole lobster roasted in its shell sprawled on the table. It looked quite like a midnight food stall from northern Shenzhou.
"They should be about finished, right?"
Silver Wing turned her head, looking down from a corner of the cherry blossom mountain forest toward Sakura's trial area.
"Zero-th Blade Flash."
Wielding the Spirit Blade: Frozen Naraka, which was wrapped in wind and snow and translucent as ice, Sakura transformed into an ice-cherry colored shooting star and flashed out. She instantly completed dozens of slashes, accompanied by the frantic spread of frost.
Over ten cherry-colored afterimages appeared on the battlefield. They were not all left by Sakura; half of them came from another shrine maiden who rebelled against the gods.
"Flowing Strike."
Lowering her body slightly, gripping the Sakura Blossom strapped to her waist, Yae Sakura displayed an imperceptible extreme speed through her Body Flicker technique. Only several blinding arcs of light manifested in the space.
"Blue Thunder Dragon Roar!"
Boundless purplish-red thunder erupted all around Raiden Mei. The intense pressure pushed outward in all directions as electromagnetic force propelled her body into ultra-high-speed movement.
Dazzling thunder continually flashed. Magnetic storms collided endlessly with ice, snow, and crimson sakura. It was as if a rain of ice sakura and thunder was falling upon the battlefield.
However, the overly violent thunder proved that its master could not yet fully tame its power, and after a brief outburst, she would lack the strength to continue.
Clang!
Clang!
The afterimages on the battlefield vanished, and the lightning gradually died down. The final scene froze on the Frozen Naraka and the Sakura Blossom resting against the left and right sides of the neck of Mei, whose body was covered in wounds and clothes torn to shreds, marking the end of the bout.
"Four months' time... To grow from an ordinary person to this level, Mei truly possesses unparalleled talent in the Way of the Sword."
Silver Wing watched Raiden Mei, who was so weak she was about to collapse onto the ground but was ultimately caught and supported by Yae Sakura.
"Well, she can't exactly be considered a completely ordinary person, right?"
Mei was previously already at the Menkyo Kaiden rank of the Hokushin Itto-ryu.
Over four months of high-intensity training and actual combat, Raiden Mei's strength had advanced by leaps and bounds.
First, with the help of Silver Wing and Elysia, Mei had reconciled and fused with her Herrscher persona. Ultimately, the Herrscher of Thunder was also a Mei-con, just a bit tsundere.
Having the Herrscher persona fully fuse with Mei required Mei's personality to truly mature and gain the other party's heartfelt approval. She was still far from that point, but achieving a preliminary reconciliation was not a problem.
This allowed Mei to utilize a considerable portion of the Herrscher power. She only needed a catalyst to fully Herrscher-ize, roughly analogous to Naruto's Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
Secondly, in terms of swordplay, she could be said to be progressing a thousand miles a day. She even learned some assassination and speed techniques from Sakura.
Sakura was a MANTIS who fused with Yaksha genes, and Mei was the Herrscher of Thunder; the paths of the two were different. Mei could only draw inspiration; she couldn't copy everything entirely.
Silver Wing figured that training one person was the same as training two, so she found a way to use the Jizo Mitama and Fenghuang Down to smuggle Yae Sakura's consciousness, which was located in the Stigmata Space, into the Elysian Realm.
Old Yae was also a master of the sword. She took turns with Sakura to spar with Mei, occasionally teaming up for a 2-on-1 bout to temper Mei's combat skills when facing multiple enemies.
Miss Meal Cooker wanted to cry but had no tears.
At the very beginning, even though Sakura had held back an entire Pacific Ocean's worth of water, she was still effortlessly insta-killed in all sorts of ways by the Setsuna techniques for a whole month. Later, she finally managed to use her Herrscher power to exchange a few blows with the holding-back Sakura.
Then, the 1-on-1 turned into a 2-on-1.
Of course, Mei knew that Silver Wing was doing it all for her own good, so no matter how bitter or exhausting it was, she had absolutely no complaints.
Sakura and Yae Sakura supported the weak Mei as they arrived in the cherry blossom forest.
"Sit down and rest for a while, Miss Mei."
Wearing a red and white shrine maiden outfit, Yae Sakura helped Mei sit down beside Silver Wing.
The girl's black and blue dress was torn and tattered from the battle. Her pitch-black stockings were covered in slashed openings everywhere, causing large patches of her white porcelain-like skin to be exposed from her chest and thighs.
Silver Wing could clearly see the white peaks and the blue panties. The shallow crimson bloodstains gave the girl a distinct, unique charm at this moment.
"Sister Mei, you've worked hard."
Rin raised her hand, and crimson glowing particles spread out from her small hand, repairing Mei's clothes and injuries.
The Elysian Realm was a world of data and consciousness, and the trial area was a special data zone. Even if one died in the trial area, it would only deplete some mental energy.
"Thank you, Rin." The exhausted Mei tried her best to force a smile.
As the Herrscher of Corruption, it was very simple for Rin to treat physical injuries in the data world, but she couldn't alleviate Mei's mental fatigue.
She was actually very happy. During this time, Mei could clearly sense that she had undergone a complete rebirth.
Besides, although Sakura and Yae Sakura's training was strict, they both knew their limits when striking. They would hold back and adjust their output according to her growth.
Even within the training area, barring certain special circumstances, they wouldn't actually kill her; instead, they would have Rin heal her before starting over again.
This alone made Mei very happy.
After all, human happiness comes from comparison.
From the high vantage point of the cherry blossom mountain forest, Mei gazed into a certain trial area. Within the ruined city area, amidst what seemed like eternal devastation, only a single ramen shop remained completely intact.
"Kyaa—hot, hot, hot, hot! I'll definitely be back!!!"
Having used all her strength to perilously dodge a scorching sword strike by a hair's breadth, the white-haired dumpling, who was full of excitement and preparing to counterattack, was backhanded by her ancestor's massive sword. With the momentum of a C4 bomb explosion, she flew into the sky and got KO'd.
Without a doubt, the Paramecium was absolutely the most miserable one in the Elysian Realm training diary of the original trio...
Compared to Sakura—who looked cold but took exceptional care of Mei due to Silver Wing's relationship and other reasons—Kevin seemed to completely lack an understanding of what it meant to hold back.
Therefore, ever since entering the Elysian Realm, the white-haired dumpling had been constantly getting beaten up.
Taking the most brutal beatings and eating the hottest Heavenly Fire.
Especially after Kiana adapted to the rhythm of fighting Kevin with a baseball bat, she suddenly felt: the sky has cleared, the rain has stopped, and I'm good to go again!
Thus, her overconfidence genes made Kiana volunteer to let Kevin switch back to the Heavenly Fire Greatsword.
Then, there was no 'then'.
The white-haired dumpling's number of deaths to date was unknown. According to rough estimates, her corpses and ashes could pave the entire Elysian Realm.
"Mei, Silver Wing! I'm here!"
The moment mealtime arrived, not even needing a notification, Kiana sprinted over from the respawn point.
"I died eight times, I'm starving to death!"
Like a starved ghost resurrected, Kiana grabbed the sakura rice ball and went into a frenzy: "Awoo, awoo, awoo!"
Her cheeks were stuffed to the brim, looking like an oversized white-haired mole, so cute it could kill.
"Wuwuwuwu! ...Water... water!"
The young girl's delicate little face suddenly turned pale.
"Eat slower, no one is fighting you for it."
Seeing the choking white-haired dumpling violently patting her chest, Silver Wing directly handed her the half-drunk water bottle in her own hand.
"Phew... Saved!"
After chugging it down with a glug-glug, Kiana let out a long sigh of relief, looking at the water bottle in her hands as her expression gradually grew adorable.
"Hehe~!"
I indirectly kissed Silver Wing! (Not!)
"Right, where's Bronya?"
It took her a good while to realize someone was missing.
"She still has things to do, so she won't be eating with us."
Silver Wing helped wipe Kiana's mouth.
Little Duck's consciousness was on the Xianzhou Luofu.
"Mei, Kiana, your training will have to be paused for a while."
"Yay!"
Kiana blinked, then directly jumped up on the spot. Lord knows how many times she had died. Always getting hammered into the ground by Uncle Kevin was about to give her psychological trauma!
"Why?"
Mei asked in confusion.
"We're going on a long trip to execute a mission."
Silver Wing smiled faintly.
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