Chapter 45: The Rider on the Dragon's Back

[Chapter One: Sirin's Magic of Happiness. Simulation End.]

[A simple and happy family... If it weren't for the Honkai, if mom didn't die... could I also have this kind of happiness?]

[Congratulations to the player for achieving the ending: A Solo Hero.]

[A Lone Hero: You may be an ordinary person in the eyes of others, but your existence has changed the fate of others and the face of the world.]

[Simulation Rating: 74 points.]

[The simulator is currently retrieving rewards corresponding to the player's simulated performance.]

[Player - Chase, receives rewards:]

[Honkai Adaptability (Blue): You have a certain degree of Honkai adaptability.]

[Resilience (Green): You have a strong willpower.]

[Judgment-level Honkai Beast - Benares (Purple): Loyal Bella ultimately escaped the Queen's clutches and came to her brother's arms to avoid trouble.]

[Note 1: Influenced by the power of the Herrscher, the quality of the talent [Honkai Adaptability] has risen to purple.]

[Honkai Adaptability (Purple): You have extremely high Honkai adaptability, an excellent subject for the Herrscher. (You are a natural fit for the Herrscher!)]

[Note 2: The talent [Resilience], through frequent use, has evolved and now has a quality of blue.]

[Resilience (Blue): Your willpower is as solid as a rock.]

[Rewards distribution completed, please check carefully.]

Chase sat up in the tent, looking somewhat dazed at the text that popped up on the simulator panel, questioning it in his mind.

What about Sirin?

[Your score is not enough to receive corresponding rewards.]

In other words, can Sirin be brought out of the simulation? Chase walked out of the tent, picked up a metal cup, scooped some snow, and lit a fire to boil water.

Will characters brought out from the simulation retain memories from the previous simulation?

[The simulation target will retain all simulation memories.]

Chase nodded, indicating understanding. He asked the last question.

How do you get simulation attempts?

[Not yet refreshed, please pay attention to the simulator panel.]

[Current simulation attempts: 0]

Chase understood. By now, the water in the cup had boiled. Chase moved it away from the fire, blew on it, and steam billowed out.

Chase's fingers pointed at the simulator, selecting the option to extract rewards.

Then, the simulator panel shook, and several lines of text jumped out.

The talent lines entered his body, and another line, [Judgment-level Honkai Beast Benares], fell to the ground. In the moment it touched the ground, it emitted a dazzling light.

When the light dissipated, sitting on the ground was a grey-blue-eyed girl. Rubbing her eyes with one hand, sitting in a duck-like posture, her eyes revealed a clear and foolish look, as if she hadn't figured out the situation yet.

"Hey, Big Brother?" Bella saw Chase and looked surprised.

Chase smiled at Bella, "The ground is a bit dirty; don't sit there."

"Oh, okay." Bella obediently nodded, stood up, and walked to Chase's side. She sighed and said, "Big Brother, you've grown so big..."

Chase smiled. In reality, he was indeed bigger than the Chase who could only be called a teenager in the simulation.

"This is a long story, so, let's just leave it at that." Chase said as he stroked Bella's head.

The less people knew about the simulator, the better, it wasn't that he didn't trust Bella, it was just that this world was too dangerous and complicated.

Aeons... Paths...

It was said that the Aeon of Remembrance also had memories of everything in the world.

Records everything without dislike or favoritism. Legend has it that after everything comes to an end, Fuli will use the memories of the universe as a blueprint to bring the worlds back to life.

Of course, these were just afterthoughts.

The current Chase was also nothing more than a wanderer in the lower city of Belobog, and hadn't even set foot on the path of destiny yet.

Bella nodded with seeming understanding and took the water Chase's handed to her and drank it in small sips.

"Bella, this is no longer your original world." Chase found another cup, rethrew some snow, and placed it on the fire to boil the water again, "I won't go into details because it's troublesome to explain."

Bella's movements stalled for a moment before she opened her mouth to ask, "What about the Queen-sama?"

"Sirin... I haven't brought her here yet." Chase's tone was tinged with loss and helplessness.

"Oh." Bella didn't ask any more questions, feeling a bit lost as well.

Although the Queen-sama didn't like her very much, she was still the Queen-sama's loyal dependent.

And now, with Her Majesty the Queen absent, only Bella can stand in for Her Majesty to protect her brother.

What's going on? Why does one feel a bit of joy in one's heart?

Bella, still just a child, doesn't understand these things.

So, there was this scene: a young boy and girl sitting by the bonfire, each holding a cup of hot water, chatting away.

Perhaps it was the light emitted when summoning Bella, or perhaps it was the newly lit bonfire, but a few wanderers stealthily approached.

Bella was the first to notice the newcomers and quietly alerted her brother.

With a slightly narrowed gaze and an unfriendly expression, Chase looked at the newcomers.

"What do you want?"

"What's wrong, can't we pass by?" The leader of the wanderers spoke arrogantly, seemingly ignoring both Chase and Bella.

Chase sighed, somewhat helpless. He was familiar with the behavior of these wanderers; they were just here to seize things upon seeing something unusual.

Before the simulations began, he had fought with these people many times for a bit of supplies.

But now...

"Bella, knock them out," Chase ordered directly.

Bella didn't hesitate. With a quick move, she approached the wanderers and swiftly knocked them out.

Chase skillfully ran over, searching their bodies. Anything useful was kept, and the useless items were taken away to be dealt with in Boulder Town.

He planned to make a trip to Boulder Town to sell some supplies and, in passing, deliver some goods to Dr. Natasha.

Since the simulation counts required real-world actions, and the tasks released by the simulator needed to be completed in reality.

Thus, Chase had to walk around, trying to find opportunities to trigger the simulator tasks.

[Found Side Mission: Help Xier·No Surname Resolve the Riot in the Large Mining Area.]

[Mission Description: The mining team discovered a new vein with astonishing reserves. The local wanderers want to profit from this and demand a sealing fee from the mining team. The two sides have not reached an agreement, leading to a conflict.]

[Reward: Xier·No Surname's combat experience and a small amount of goodwill from the other party.]

Chase was puzzled. Xier·No Surname, what a strange name.

Although the reward didn't include simulation counts, it was better than nothing. At least it rewarded combat experience...

"Bella, can you transform back to your original form?" Chase asked.

Bella nodded.

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"Then, transform back and take me to the destination," Chase said with excitement in his tone. Today, he could finally play the role of a dragon knight.

...

That day, the wandering thugs finally remembered the fear of being dominated.

At the center of the conflict, a huge and terrifying dragon flew in the sky, casually summoning thunder for judgment, knocking everyone involved upside down.

The group of wandering thugs stared in shock at the dragon. Only then did they notice a person standing on the dragon's head.

[This chapter was hard to translate... Had to fact check and ask AI bots that led to more nonsense.]