PDLP Chapter 65 (4k) AuthorityStatus, A Mortal's Dream
Chapter 65 (4k) AuthorityStatus, A Mortal's Dream
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Seele kicked Alicia away (she was faking it) and flew directly towards Yun Fuyu, hiding behind him and watching Alicia warily!
Yun Fuyu felt a heavy weight on his head, and his resolve grew stronger—he had to be wary of Alicia! Unless he could win her over... that would be too difficult. He chose the innocent, cute, and easily swayed Seele!
Standing in front of Alicia, who was curled up in a ball, Yun Fuyu's face darkened: "Alicia, I don't believe you can't tell the relationship between me and Seele! You'd better give me an explanation!"
Alicia, rubbing her forehead (pretending to be red from Seele's kick), said defiantly, "What's your relationship with me? Tell me yourself!"
Yun Fuyu was speechless—he and Xi'er really had no relationship whatsoever. If anything, they were just friends? The kind of "ordinary friends" destined to depend on each other and walk side-by-side?
Alicia sobbed, "I just really like Seele, you have nothing to do with her, why are you stopping me from pursuing love..."
Seeing Yun Fuyu's face darken, Xier also became somewhat displeased. Alicia immediately sprang to her feet, tossing her pink ponytail with a flourish: "Alright, it was just a joke with you two! Don't take it to heart~"
Seele was about to retort: He and I are not...
Never mind, she seems to have said that too many times already, she's tired of it...
Seele hesitated, then continued to hide behind Yun Fuyu, always on guard against Alicia.
Finally, everything settled down. The three of them sat around the conjured round table. If we divide them into five points, Seele is at point 1, Yun Fuyu is at point 2, and Alicia is in the empty space between points 3 and 5...
She didn't care anymore at this point. After sitting down gracefully, she asked, "What do you want me to know? Let's share some information and see what the situation is like now."
Yun Fuyu: "That suits me perfectly. What I can tell you is that I know the general story of this world from now until its destruction, and I possess this special dream we are in. As you can see, we are connected here through something like 'trust,' and you are the only person who has successfully arrived here after me and Seele."
"Furthermore, the power of this dream is still unclear. All we know is that after Seele and I made a 'pledge,' I was able to share a portion of her power and help her break free from the Herrscher's tyrannical consciousness. Other than that... well, let's put that story aside for now, it's not important."
He was referring to the time they inexplicably traveled to the Sea of Quanta. However, the Sea of Quanta has nothing to do with them right now, so this story will be put on hold for the time being, and there's no need to worry about it.
As Alicia pondered, Seele suddenly raised her hand timidly: "Um, actually, Seele knows some other information..."
"Eh?"
Yun Fuyu asked in confusion, "Why didn't you tell me this before? Did you only find out recently?"
Seele shook her head: "No, I found out when I was in Herrscher form."
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I recognize you, you are not human...
The inhabitants of the "Tree" should not have love or hate, much less be born into the mortal world. I witnessed with my own eyes you and the "Meteorite" fall into the "Cretaceous"... but that was clearly something that happened countless years ago.
Why are you here blocking my way?
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"this!……"
Yun Fuyu was stunned. He was clearly an ordinary transmigrator. He hurriedly got up in the morning, washed up, stuffed two chocolates in his pocket, and went out, but before he could even eat them, he was killed...
"...That should be it, I still remember it."
After silently recalling, Yun Fuyu shook her head at them: "I have absolutely no idea what Xier means. In my memory, I was just an ordinary office worker, the kind who was too lazy to even eat breakfast in order to sleep a little longer."
Alicia remained silent for a moment, unable to think of anything useful, and then said, "This is an unsolvable mystery for us, let's skip it for now. Instead, let's examine my questions: First, what power does this so-called 'dream' possess? Second, how did you obtain the authority of a Herrscher?"
Yun Fuyu nodded: "Alright. Let me first tell you what I know and my guesses..."
The power of dreams may be related to Alicia, while the information he vaguely obtained is related to "trust".
The reason he obtained the Herrscher authority was what he had told Seele before: by sharing Seele's power through dreams, his own strength, and the Great Free Heaven, the three combined to create a power similar to the Herrscher authority.
Seele: "I once guessed that the clouds and rain were related to the end. If this condition is true, then all the doubts can be explained by a theory."
Alicia pondered for a moment, then shook her head sharply: "Yes and no! Let me explain a theory to you—"
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If we were to categorize Honkai energy into levels, the highest level would be the Imaginary Tree. The underlying principles are far too complex, but it can be understood as follows: it is precisely because of the existence of imaginary numbers that the real world experiences Honkai. Therefore, the Imaginary Tree is the highest level of all Honkai energy.
Beneath the Tree of Imaginary Numbers lies the Herrscher of the End. Although the End is also called a "Herrscher," the End is the factorial of the power of all Herrschers; all Herrschers are dimensional projections of the Cocoon of the End! Therefore, the Herrscher of the End is actually countless times stronger than a regular Herrscher! Furthermore, the Cocoon of the End is connected to the end of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, so its power is naturally beyond question.
Below the End are the conventional Herrschers, defined by the Firemoth: possessing an infinite supply of Honkai energy, wielding a power almost equivalent to the origin of the world, and able to summon Honkai Beasts at any time.
Below the Herrschers are the most common Honkai Beasts. However, the companion Honkai Beasts of Herrschers are half a level higher than ordinary Honkai Beasts. Companion Honkai Beasts are usually a bit more intelligent, but not that much. Their power is usually related to the Herrscher; a classic example is Seele's Great Freedom, which possesses a certain degree of power of creation and destruction.
As for ordinary Honkai Beasts, they are divided into the following levels from lowest to highest: Assault Class, Knight Class, Ballista Class, Chariot Class, Temple Class, Warlord Class, Emperor Class, Judgment Class, and the newly added End of Dharma Class. But in the end, they are still all Honkai Beasts.
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Alicia: "I believe there is an insurmountable chasm between these four and a half tiers! This cannot be achieved through mere increases in power, but rather through a fundamental 'authority'... or, in fantasy terms, 'rank'."
The rank must not be overstepped!
Therefore, in Alicia's view, Yun Fuyu's acquisition of Herrscher authority merely by fusing Honkai Beast genes was an event that transcended his rank. The reason that could support his transcendence did not lie with the Great Free Heaven, but rather with this dream world or with him himself!
Even so, it's still very strange that she could access the authority of an existing Herrscher. Seele's authority is completely in her possession, and the Great Free Heaven is running around and playing carefree outside. Where did Yun Fuyu get her authority from?
"...!"
In an instant, everything before my eyes became hazy and distant, and all that I could see and hear became imperceptible.
Yun Fuyu muttered to himself in a daze: Yes, Xier's authority is still in her hands, and the power of the Great Free Heaven has not been affected. Where did the powerful authority he obtained come from?
Is this the end? Or is it just a dream?
Yun Fuyu then thought: The authority of the Herrscher often depends on the core of the Herrscher, but there is no sign of the core being formed on him; after participating in the fusion surgery, he so easily obtained the authority of the Herrscher of Death, without even the slightest side effect!
In the story, Kevin, after fusing with Parvati's genes when the Herrscher of Flame descended, was covered in frost, his body temperature plummeting to minus thirty degrees Celsius, suffering severe side effects. Now, however, the Herrscher of Flame is nowhere to be seen, much earlier than in the story, and this technology is still in its infancy, yet Cloud Auxiliary Rain shows absolutely no abnormalities!
He had previously accepted that all of this was happening, but now he felt that something was amiss everywhere.
Her vision gradually cleared, and the voices around her grew closer. Xi'er asked with concern, "Ah Yun, are you alright?"
He clutched his dizzy head, his voice muffled: "Um...no...but..."
He suddenly grabbed Seele's hand, his voice urgent: "Seele, listen to me! I suspect there's something wrong with everything right now! Let's work through this together..."
The words have not yet fallen.
Ding!
A crisp sound suddenly exploded in my mind!
In Yun Fuyu's eyes, everything that had been blurry and hazy suddenly became incredibly fantastical! The shallow water on the ground reflected the pale purple starry sky, but the shimmering starry sky twisted and spun, as if a giant vortex was sweeping across the world! Seele's figure shattered amidst the distorted light, while Alicia's figure was completely pulverized and vanished into nothingness!
"...Yun...you're here..."
"..."
"Wake up! Yun Fuyu, are you here?"
As the calling voice grew clearer, the objects before him gradually materialized. A strange power coalesced into a silvery-white chain on his wrist, the other end linked to the owner of the voice. He was tightly holding the owner's hand.
Seele's eyes instantly filled with surprise: "Yun Fuyu, is that you?"
He nodded hesitantly: "Of course it's me."
Not knowing what Xi'er was thinking, she suddenly rushed over and hugged Yun Fuyu, her voice trembling slightly: "Thank goodness... you're alright..."
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As the soft warmth enveloped him, Yun Fuyu's heart suddenly raced. But upon hearing Xi'er's words, completely bewildered, he had no time for tenderness and quickly asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
He looked around and was slightly surprised to find that Alicia was no longer there!
In the end what happened? !
Seele hugged him tightly before letting go. As she recounted her story, everything unfolded from the beginning—
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"Sweetie~ I'm busy with something, can we go play somewhere else first?"
Seele scrolled the mouse wheel with one hand and gently stroked the fur of the kitten that was the Great Free Heaven in disguise with the other, her eyes fixed on the computer screen. This was a necessary part of their act; the development of feelings always takes time, right? Otherwise, "Seele" wouldn't have a legitimate reason to stay by Yun Fuyu's side.
But slowly, Seele began to sense something was wrong. She looked down at the Great Free Heaven, where the kitten lay limply on its side as if it had lost all its strength, its breathing short and rapid, and its fur had lost its luster.
Seele panicked and immediately blocked all signal fluctuations, pouring the power of creation into the Great Free Heaven in an attempt to heal its abnormality.
"...How...why is it not working?"
However, the power vanished without a trace, and for the first time, the omnipotent authority of creation lost its effect.
Furthermore, as Seele poured in her power, her own continuous Honkai energy was slowly decreasing, as if someone had cut off the water pipe at the source, causing the water level in her body's pool to gradually drop.
Seele stopped in time, her gaze fixed intently on the unusual state of both the Great Free Heaven and herself. But at the same time, a warning suddenly rang in her heart—it was the connection of fate between Seele and Yun Fuyu, a bond that was sending her a warning!
Is there a problem with Yunfuyu?
In the simulation, nothing should have happened on the first day, so how could this have happened?
This warning brought a sense of impending death, making her feel dizzy and disoriented. Seele dared not let her guard down and, forcing herself to stay alert, carried the Great Freedom toward Mebius's research institute.
—Although it might expose Seele's true identity, the situation is urgent, and Seele has no other choice but to do this.
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Meanwhile, Mebius, who was still performing surgery, was also extremely nervous. Cold sweat dripped through his protective mask, and he felt that his whole face was wet.
Initially, the fusion surgery progressed very smoothly, the effects of various drugs were textbook perfect, and the experimental subject's condition gradually approached the expected level.
At this point, Möbius implanted a portion of the flesh and blood of the Great Deity into the experimental subject to observe and verify the body's rejection rate. This step also progressed smoothly.
However, the subsequent formal gene fusion encountered unforeseen problems.
Modifying a person's genes is an incredibly complex undertaking, with difficulties and consequences far beyond what most people can imagine. It's like smashing all of a person's genes, then integrating gene fragments from other individuals, and finally allowing the body to heal and regenerate.
In macroscopic terms, this person's flesh and organs would be genetically destroyed, broken, and decayed, with only the skeleton barely remaining. Möbius intended to use induced and reduced germ cells to reconstruct the experimental subject, while ensuring that the brain remained unaffected during the process, so that the subject would still be the original person.
Therefore, in the incubation chamber and on the operating table, Yun Fuyu's body had decomposed inch by inch from head to toe, resembling a humanoid creature made of flesh and blood. This required an exceptionally high level of mental fortitude from the person wielding the knife; otherwise, witnessing this scene might even cause them to flee in terror and disgust.
Mebius, she is absolutely the most suitable person to lead the surgery, without exception.
From this point on, there was very little she could do but pray that the experimental subject's genes would successfully fuse with those of the Great Free Heaven. And that's when the unexpected happened.
In previous experiments, the genetic compatibility between Yun Fuyu and Da Zizaitian was measured at a reference value as high as 86%. Theoretically, he should have been able to easily fuse genes and reconstruct his body. However, at this moment, Yun Fuyu's genetically decayed body remained in this state, showing no sign of actively fusing genes!
If the fusion cannot occur actively, wouldn't the surgery designed by Mebius be flawed from the very beginning?
But it wasn't like that during the experiment!
—In reality, at this very moment, Yun Fuyu is passively usurping the authority/status of Xier and the Great Free Heaven. Before the usurpation is successful, his body will not react accordingly.
(Unfinished)