Chapter 109: When Otto Realizes Honkai Isn't the Only Solution

Bianka held twin pistols, vigilantly observing her surroundings. The Memorial Arena had been activated, and a dark shadow slowly emerged, imparting an eerie sensation.

Watching the shadow approach, Bianka became even more nervous and hastily fired her guns, but found the effect wasn't very apparent!

Is this the monster in a quantum state?

As Bianka attacked, wouldn't the opponent retaliate?

Quantum Shadows have the ability to split into multiple clones. After splitting, if the original cannot be found, Bianka would face attacks from all directions.

"This is just one Quantum Shadow, capable of splitting into eight. Usually, they appear in groups, but it's easy to handle them. You can use the Space-Time Fracture System or direct physical contact to Honkai them through the observer effect," explained Bronie beside Otto, slowly imparting some small knowledge she had previously told Bianka.

Bianka understood this, but in real combat, there would still be an adaptation process to apply her knowledge.

"It seems these monsters are like Chariot-type Honkai Beasts," Otto couldn't help but comment.

"Why? Maybe it's just game developers being lazy, thinking of reusing models, so they end up with this appearance," Haxxor Bunny joked.

"Haha! Miss Haxxor Bunny, you're really good at joking. I'm just curious. Maybe the Honkai that give rise to Honkai Beasts are also related to the Sea of Quanta and the Imaginary Tree. That's what I think."

"Yeah, maybe our lives are just a game, and all the bad things we encounter are predetermined?"

"If that's the case, what else can we do? In the end, we can only silently accept everything and wait for our fate to come. But do you really want to discuss these philosophical questions with me?"

If everyone is really just characters in a game, what difference does it make if they realize it?

It's just suicide or resignation.

Otto was eager to try, wanting to know what Bronie was thinking.

But all philosophical endeavors ultimately lead to nihilism, something Bronie couldn't be bothered to ponder.

"Never mind, I'm not good at philosophy. But it's something that all Travelers can never escape from, you know, the Paths controlled by the Aeons probably have something to do with philosophical ideas. In the end, we still need to understand it a bit," Bronie shrugged, and Otto fell silent for a while.

The name Aeon was mentioned in the information Bronie provided, but Otto felt that Bronie might not know much about it, so she just mentioned it in passing.

However, Bronie also mentioned that there was indeed some connection between the Aeon and the Imaginary Tree.

"Gazing up at the stars, The Qliphort constantly built walls in light-years to resist potential future enemies. As for that enemy... who knows if it even exists, but the Aeons can see more than we can," Bronie explained.

"So, can the Aeons resurrect people?"

Wow, Otto's probing went straight to the point!

"The Aeon of the Hunt hunts abundance, and the Abundance Aeon spreads eternity. I think these two are unlikely to do that. As for other Aeons, we need to judge based on the nature of the Paths they control and their powers. Who knows?" Bronie shrugged, and Otto remained silent for a long time.

At present, Bronie is the one who told him the names of the Aeons, each representing a destiny, and he also knows their names.

Harmony, Destruction, and so on.

But there are strengths and weaknesses, contradictions, and emotions between the Aeons, so Otto has an impulse to become a Aeon.

But they are powerful individual entities.

Or are they embodiments of some philosophical concept?

Can he become such an existence?

For example, specifically becoming a Aeon just to resurrect Kallen...

Even if it's just for a second, for a moment, it would be enough for Otto!

Otto fell silent, but there seemed to be a glimmer of hope in his eyes, as if a person who had been in despair for a long time finally saw a glimmer of hope.

Bronie felt like she might have said the wrong thing.

"Anyway, Bianka, this is a Quantum Shadow. Note that these monsters appear in groups, and there may also be Void Taurus. Next up is the data on Void Taurus," said Bronie as another shadow appeared in Bianka's training room.

Just dealing with a single Quantum Shadow is already troublesome enough, and now, this one that looks like a Chariot-class Honkai Beast, the Void Taurus, makes Rita even more worried.

"As long as you know the means to counter them, these monsters are actually quite easy to deal with. The observer effect... Speaking of which, I once encountered a Bubble World where the galaxies repeated destruction every twenty minutes. Inside, there was a race called the Nomai, searching for the Cosmic Eye. It was said that entering the Cosmic Eye would lock all possibilities inside the Bubble World and form a whole new universe. Of course, to the Nomai, the entire Bubble World was the universe."

"That sounds quite interesting."

Otto's thoughts returned from the Aeons to Bronie's words.

He hadn't expected such a Bubble World to exist in the Sea of Quanta.

"Yeah, they invented a technology that could rewind something back twenty-two minutes by absorbing immense energy. With this technology, they explored every corner of the galaxy, looking for the Cosmic Eye. Theoretically, as long as they kept rewinding, they could find the Cosmic Eye in an instant. They planned to detonate the sun to power the rewinding device. However, the plan failed, and the Nomai became extinct for special reasons. After several hundred million years, the sun naturally died, causing the world to continue cycling. The memories of a few people were sent back twenty-two minutes into their past selves."

"Did those people save their universe? Did they enter the Cosmic Eye?"

"There weren't that many fortunate events. I felt it was too dangerous at the time, so I just ran away. Firstly, I couldn't find the device to join the time loop, and finding a tiny thing in a galaxy in twenty-two minutes was too difficult for me. Secondly, I couldn't guarantee that the me who participated in the time loop would still be myself. These pieces of information were what I found outside the Bubble World, and the Cosmic Eye is actually an Ether Anchor."

"The possibilities in the Sea of Quanta are indeed vast."

Otto was deeply impressed by Bronie's experience.

The so-called collecting information from the outside world?

Otto felt sure that Bronie must have explored it herself, always coming out just before the explosion.

But developing a technology that relies on helium flashes to transmit information back twenty-two minutes? Was such technology in Bronie's hands?

Or, based on the chaotic rules within different Bubble Worlds of the Sea of Quanta, perhaps such technology couldn't be brought out and applied in this world?

"In the future, I will make a game based on this story. But that will definitely be a long time from now. Right now, I'm working on fighting games and horror games. In the short term, the story of the Bubble World will remain just a folder of data."

As they chatted, after Bianka became familiar with the tactics of the Void Taurus, she thoroughly eliminated the opponent.

Although she had countless opportunities to defeat her opponent, Bianka wanted to know just how many tricks the opponent had.

Suddenly appearing behind her, or charging and then disappearing, these tactics always made her feel defenseless.

It greatly tested her reaction speed.

"Alright, the data of the most common monsters in the Sea of Quanta has been fully entered. From now on, it's up to your self-discipline. The data in here can really keep you busy, Mr. Otto, I suggest that when exploring the Sea of Quanta, it's best to have equipment to crack electronic devices and enough food. The rest is up to you," said Bronie, feeling that she had already done a lot. The data left in the Memorial Arena could be used even more effectively for training Valkyries in the future.

Staying in Schicksal always made her feel a bit uneasy. Seeing Otto's smiling eyes, Bronie felt a bit annoyed.

She always felt like this guy was preparing some super evil plan!

Although Bronie knew that Otto was a heavy gamer and a hardcore Kallen fan, when it came to Kallen, Otto would never be soft!

"Well, thank you very much, Miss Haxxor Bunny, for your guidance. And the information you provided is actually very important to Schicksal. The Sea of Quanta is full of uncertainty and danger. The intelligence you provide can greatly help Bianka avoid many unknown dangers while exploring the Sea of Quanta."

"You get what you pay for, you know."

Bronie began to ask for payment.

"Of course, no problem, Amber, take Miss Haxxor Bunny to the prepared warehouse. Of course, Miss Haxxor Bunny, if you need transportation services, Schicksal can also provide them."

"No need!"

Hearing Bronie's decisive response, Otto was also puzzled.

To be honest, the reward proposed by Haxxor Bunny was nearly a ton of Soulium.

That stuff, well, there's plenty on the moon, and Schicksal often digs up ruins and hoards a lot of it.

But most of the Soulium is temporarily unusable. The ones that can be processed and used are very few, and even the Void Archives might not be able to summon them.

So those things are just sitting in the warehouse collecting dust, occasionally being used to make weapon blades.

It can only be said to have some uses, but definitely not many.

Suddenly wanting that stuff, Otto also felt it wasn't impossible to give it, anyway, it's just gathering dust in the warehouse.

Bronie naturally knew this and, for Otto, it was useless, but for Bronie, it was very useful!

Otto was very curious, so he followed Bronie to the warehouse.

Humming a tune from Outer Wilds, Bronie arrived at the warehouse and observed the situation inside.

"This tune is actually often played in that Bubble World. Every time I hear it, I think of that place. The scene with helium flashes is really beautiful..."

"I'm looking forward to the game you're going to make."

"Maybe there will be some small changes, but the general story won't change. These Souliums, well, they are indeed about to go bad. So, I've received the reward you gave."

Following Otto's gaze, Bronie projected an operation panel and seemed to enter something on it.

Pixel blocks popped up in the operation panel, gradually merging with the Soulium.

The Soulium began to deform, gradually forming a small cube, just like pixels.

Then came the scene like special effects, countless small blocks merged with each other, but the volume did not change, and then folded into each other. Finally, the huge amount of dormant Soulium in the warehouse disappeared, and a small cube appeared!

Otto felt it's little unbelievable.

Watching Bronie effortlessly hold the cube in her hand, it seemed that the weight of nearly a ton had disappeared.

Was this reasonable?

Is this world really real?

"Hehe, the world is false, everything is a program. You don't have such thoughts, do you?"

"No, no, no, Miss Haxxor Bunny, I'm just amazed by your abilities. As a scientist, I always maintain curiosity about everything. This is what drives us to explore the truth of the world, right?"

"After all, I'm a hacker, and modifying reality data is no problem. It's just a little trick that can't be seen, a good method for traveling. Of course, in the vast universe, there are actually many similar methods."

Walking out of the warehouse, you could see the sky.

But now it was daytime, so you couldn't see the stars. But Bronie's meaning was clear.

In the universe, there are endless possibilities. As long as you have patience to search, you will eventually have a chance to find the answer.

Maybe the answer you want is in the starry sky.

Or maybe you just don't have the confidence to find it?

Otto looked at Bronie's back and suddenly had this question in his mind.

Although the road to resurrecting Kiana was still long, five hundred years seemed not that long after all.

Aeons, Paths, Imaginary Tree, Sea of Quanta.

The answers are among them, and Honkai is not the only solution.

"Wait, Miss Haxxor Bunny!"

What's up? Please stay a while?

Originally, Bronie thought she had scared Otto into not moving.

Who knew, folks, Otto stuck with her!

"What's up?"

"Perhaps in the future, we can cooperate more deeply. Whether it's fighting against Honkai or exploring the truth of the world. But the most important thing I still can't understand is, what do you want to do in this world?"

Yeah, Haxxor Bunny has such powerful abilities, but Otto still can't figure out what she wants to do.

Fight against Honkai?

Come on, that's really unnecessary, but Haxxor Bunny is a good person, she must be trying to find a way to fight against Honkai.

Maybe looking for Soulium is also part of the plan?

Make games?

This is even more confusing for Otto, a traveler of the Sea of Quanta, how could she stay in one world for a long time?

But when he asked this question, Otto was even more nervous and cautious than Haxxor Bunny.

"It's nothing, I just want to turn this imperfect world into what I want it to be. Honkai is... very powerful, I just want to find some excitement, overcome some challenges. After all, isn't that what life is all about, to have some fun?"