Chapter 85: It's Actually Bread

A small portion of text got ommited last chapter, I fixed it now. Ofc for those who still get the old text, just delete book+ add it again.

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"My regret? Why are you asking about my regrets?" Luo Lin paused for a moment, then suddenly realized something. She looked at the Fenghuang Down floating in Senti's hand, and cautiously asked, "Don't tell me there's still a piece of quantum erosion related to me in there?"

"You're really smart, you guessed it right." The Herrscher showed a relieved smile. "There's still one last piece of quantum erosion on the Divine Key, and it clearly points to you, Luo Lin. It's related to you."

"I can clearly feel the connection between myself and this strange consciousness space. If I can add the intact Fenghuang Down and the assistance of the Herrscher Core, I'm a hundred percent sure I can unravel this tangled space." Senti paused and locked eyes with Luo Lin. "According to the logic of resolving quantum erosion before, the person associated with the erosion must resolve their inner conflicts and live happily... So, Luo Lin, do you have any regrets? Share them with everyone."

There were just too many... Not only the mainline quests like "Final Lesson," "Chocolate Gate," "Eternal Paradise Werewolf Hunt," "Sakura Samsara"...

Even the Captain storyline with "Star-watching Under the Moon" and "Sanguine Night" were unresolved conflicts...

Luo Lin pondered for a few seconds, then her eyes lit up. "If I could defeat the Honkai, I'd be incredibly happy. Can I say that?"

The Herrscher choked, coughed several times before regaining composure. "This is just a slightly special consciousness space. It's a bit... inappropriate to defeat the Honkai here. Choose something else."

"Then..." Luo Lin thought for a while, then reluctantly said, "Now that you mention it, I can't think of anything particularly regretful. Mostly, the so-called 'regrets' are things that the me before transmigration had no control over in the story. I was just an observer, watching the writers unfold their tales of joy and sorrow."

"And now... that I've truly arrived in this world and have the ability to influence the story..." The black-haired girl turned her head, watching Sirin cuddled in Cecilia's arms. Though her face was still red, she had stopped crying and even showed a faint smile, seemingly comforted by Cecilia.

Luo Lin spoke softly, "Looking at them, and remembering Teacher Ragnar who is still alive, and those Valkyries I saved... This is proof of my efforts, the best reward for me."

She hoped to see scenes like this—overturning tragedies, making up for regrets, and moving towards a new, bright future.

"I don't think I've reached a point where I need the consciousness space to simulate something to satisfy my desires. There are still too many things I haven't done. Why should I be held back by 'regrets' that haven't even happened yet?"

Luo Lin smiled, her eyes determined.

"Someday, humanity will completely defeat the Honkai!"

Senti was startled by the girl's ambitious aspirations, but soon found herself attracted by Luo Lin's vision, feeling a sense of longing.

Beside the two in intimate conversation, Fu Hua wore a face of shock and existential doubt—ever since Luo Lin turned the tables on Sirin with just a few words, she had been in a state of confusion, reaching its peak when Cecilia emerged from the girl's stigmata from behind.

Fu Hua.exe ceased functioning.

She didn't even have the brain capacity to process the banter between Senti and Luo Lin, as there was just too much information to process. But Fu Hua was simply in a daze, pondering a very important question—

"Can stigmata actually carry a person's soul? Does this mean the true purpose of the Stigmata Project is..." Fu Hua pursed her lips, as a warrior skilled in martial arts, speculating the goals set by Mei, the top genius of the previous era, was somewhat difficult for a Transcendent.

Furthermore, she had burned her memories more than once, leaving very few clues about the Project Stigma. It took Fu Hua several minutes to come back to her senses.

After pondering for a while, the Herrscher suddenly raised a question, "Then according to your inner thoughts, as an action-oriented person, I don't think you have many regrets about major matters right now... But what about smaller things? Have you done something lackluster or lacking in the past few days?"

"In the past few days... I've been so busy, you Herrschers kept popping up, I barely had time to sleep at night... Wait a minute..." Luo Lin's expression turned serious, she pointed her finger, "Solving current issues, executing tasks, then resting properly... I haven't rested, I was supposed to be sleeping while Abyss was being cleared... Oh no, I missed the Arena too, I haven't even done Infinity Abyss..."

The girl exclaimed, "My crystals! My crystals!"

[Host, don't panic. Your attentive system has already prepared relevant services. During this time of resolving the abnormality in the consciousness space, the system found that the flow of time in the consciousness space is much faster than the real world.]

The inorganic voice of the system sounded, giving Luo Lin a strong sense of comfort. She sincerely thanked the system, "Thank you so much, System. Can I call you Bro System from now on?"

[Too tacky, no, can't you just call me System normally?]

"Of course, no problem, you call the shots."

Luo Lin acquiesced readily, feeling relieved.

Senti could sense the warmth flowing through the girl's heart, realizing that these so-called "crystals" were very important to Luo Lin, and this so-called "System" had also helped her accomplish a great deed.

But why was the quantum erosion still lingering on the Fenghuang Down...

"Senti, what's wrong?"

"...This quantum erosion isn't disappearing at all."

Even Luo Lin was surprised, "Crystals are great things. I just thought I missed the Abyss and Arena settlements, and not being able to hoard crystals would suffer a major setback... I can feel how important this is to me. Why hasn't the erosion dissipated yet?"

They exchanged a glance and saw the same confusion in each other's eyes.

"Perhaps, you should think smaller?" The Herrscher scratched her chin, suggesting,

"Like getting stuck at the vending machine trying to buy a can of soda, or not having satisfying snacks..."

"Snacks... snacks!" Luo Lin's mouth twitched. "Could it be my consecutive failures in baking toast and cookies?"

"..."

Senti also froze.

...

Half a minute later, Luo Lin, accompanied by Senti, Sirin, and two floating souls, arrived at what seemed to be a street-side stall in the consciousness world—after all, during the night in the consciousness world, most humans had completely disappeared, leaving behind things that were conveniently accessible to Luo Lin!

As she rubbed her hands together, following the process she had learned from "G,"; kneading the dough and preparing the cookie dough... just as Luo Lin gathered her courage to face the oven again, Cecilia finally couldn't bear it anymore and reached out to grab her.

"What's wrong?"

"Where did you find such a strange and outrageous baking method? Let me handle this!" Cecilia declared, transforming into a master chef.

Luo Lin sadly realized that most of what she made was seen as useless trash in the eyes of the white-haired Valkyrie, and ultimately ended up in the trash can.

Soon, the first batch of fragrant, warm toast and cookies came out of the oven.

Sirin licked her lips and couldn't help reaching for a cookie, but Cecilia slapped her hand lightly, "Be careful, they're hot, wait a bit... Oh right, Luo Lin, you handle the next batch."

"What!?"

"What 'what'? You didn't complain about guarding Babylon Tower as a temporary commander, and now you can't handle a simple toast?"

Hey! Look at my temper!

Luo Lin was furious.

"I'll deal with the bread today!" After about half an hour, Luo Lin walked out of the kitchen, her face covered in ash and flour, with burnt and floury patches, making her look like a lost zebra.

Finally, success was achieved, but at what cost...

Sirin was a little shocked, "What... what's with your appearance?"

"It's the chef's outfit. Here, Sirin, taste this..." Sirin took a bite and felt that the taste was acceptable, not as top-notch as she imagined, but it had a unique flavor—it was filled with the maker's heartfelt intentions.

"The taste is a bit different from what I imagined." The purple-haired girl commented on the bread, "But I really like it!"

"That's great."

With that, the last piece of quantum erosion disappeared in a somewhat cheerful atmosphere.