Rita, "..."
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St. Freya Academy, in a spacious and bright apartment, the three little ones, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya, were sitting around a table together with Fu Hua.
Kiana looked anxiously at Bronya, who still hadn't made a move to open the Homu Box in front of her. She couldn't help but urge impatiently, "Bronya, hurry up and open it already, what are you waiting for?"
Bronya glanced at Kiana with an expressionless face, seemingly displeased with her urging, and replied unhurriedly, "Idiot Kiana, not everyone is as lucky as you. Bronya is waiting, waiting for the right moment to hit the jackpot in one pull."
After speaking, Bronya glanced up at the clock on the wall, then quietly swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Just then, a crisp sound of a door opening suddenly echoed through the classroom, breaking the silence.
Everyone turned their heads simultaneously, only to see Fu Lin standing at the doorway, with Fu Shi riding on his shoulder, holding her head with a resentful look, muttering, "Ah, that hurts!"
Fu Lin couldn't help but chuckle at this and said with a smile, "Alright, alright, if you don't want to bump into the doorframe again, you'd better get down quickly. If someone sees you like this, they'll laugh at you. Next time I stream, I'll definitely call you."
But Fu Shi wasn't moved. She snorted and said coquettishly, "Hmph, I'm not getting down. This is your punishment! Who told you to stream without calling me, and even let Kiana☆ sneak in food… I've never even played like that!"
As she spoke, Fu Shi arched her body, wrapped both arms tightly around Fu Lin's head, showing no intention of getting off his shoulder. Her long white legs tightened even more, wrapping around Fu Lin's neck.
Fu Lin looked helpless, feeling Fu Shi's thighs rubbing against his neck while pressing against his cheeks. For a moment, he couldn't tell whether this was punishment or reward.
Taking the opportunity, Fu Lin patted Fu Shi's thigh and perfunctorily said, "Yes yes yes, it's all my fault, the old antique is watching you right now."
Feeling Fu Lin's little action, Fu Shi glanced at Fu Hua faintly, a blush appearing on her cheeks, but she still spoke stubbornly, "So what if she sees, let her see. Anyway, I'm clinging to you, let's see how you sneak with Kiana☆ behind my back now."
Mei walked over, hearing Fu Lin and Fu Shi's conversation, and curiously asked, "Fu Lin, Fu Shi, you're here too?"
Fu Lin answered while his eyes fell on the Homu box on the table, full of curiosity, "Mm, what good treasure did Bronya get? But looking at this, it seems you haven't even started yet. Did I come at just the right time?"
Bronya nodded, "Mm, Bronya is waiting for the right moment."
Fu Lin looked surprised, sizing Bronya up and down, "Whoa! Didn't expect you to believe in mystical gacha timing too. But the smart ones already had Kiana pull for them."
Fu Hua stood quietly in place, her right hand gently pushing up her glasses. Her gaze looked casual, yet it gave the feeling she was secretly observing someone.
Bronya, meanwhile, fell silent. For a moment, the thought of letting Kiana pull for her flashed through her mind, but she quickly suppressed it.
After all, opening boxes should be done by oneself, that's where the anticipation comes from!
At this moment, Fu Lin suddenly said, "Bronya, let me give you a special blessing."
He clasped his hands together and chanted.
But when he spoke the blessing out loud, everyone was stunned.
"Bronya's supply will all not hit pity! Bronya's dungeon will drop nothing! Bronya will lose ranks in Abyss! Bronya's boxes will never pull out…"
Before Fu Lin could finish, Bronya suddenly glared fiercely at him. That gaze was like a sharp blade stabbing straight at him.
"Damn Fu Lin, get lost! If I don't pull anything good it's all your fault!" Startled by her glare, Fu Lin instinctively shrank back, waving his hands hurriedly,
"Just a joke, just a joke! Bronya, you're magnanimous, don't stoop to my level."
Seeing this, Fu Shi trembled with laughter, patting Fu Lin's head and teasing, "You bastard, could it be that your own luck is terrible, so you deliberately jinx others?"
Fu Lin muttered in his heart, 'Even if my luck is bad, it's still better than the old antique's… impossible otherwise, hehe~'
Kiana was laughing so hard she bent over, "Haha, Fu Lin, you're really mean, coming up with such vicious curses."
Fu Lin wanted no part of this blame, but even if he told the truth, no one would believe him.
After all, Yae Sakura's gentle side at St. Freya Academy was well known, already like a caring big sister. No one would believe such a curse came from her mouth.
Bronya turned to Kiana, "Idiot Kiana, and you're still laughing!"
Kiana stuck out her tongue, realizing her fault, not daring to speak again.
At this time, the senior mediator Mei stepped forward, tugged Bronya's arm, and gently persuaded, "Bronya, let's just open it already. It's about time, and maybe good luck is waiting for us."
Bronya took a deep breath, calming herself, then slowly reached for the Homu box.
Just as she was about to open it, Fu Lin couldn't resist joking again, "Bronya, maybe my blessing will work in reverse. Once you open it, it might all be jackpots."
Bronya's hand paused, and she glared hard at Fu Lin again, but still gritted her teeth and opened the Homu box.
Everyone's eyes focused on the box.
As the lid opened, a flash of golden light appeared, and a blue gem floated in the air, faintly glowing.
Bronya frowned slightly, hesitation flashing in her eyes, and softly said, "This is, the Herrscher of Reason's core?"
Kiana looked puzzled, quickly speaking up, "But Welt is in the Sea of Quanta right now."
Mei was also confused, voicing her question, "Could there be a second Herrscher of Reason's core?"
Fu Hua pushed her glasses, calmly explaining, "In theory, there indeed exist two Herrscher of Reason cores in this civilization. One belongs to Anti-Entropy's leader, Welt Yang. The other is the core embedded in the pre-civilization Herrscher of Reason's God Key, Void Archives."
"However, the core within the pre-civilization God Key and the core of the current civilization's Herrscher are fundamentally very different."
After a slight pause, Fu Hua looked at Fu Lin and continued, "As for the origin of this Herrscher core, perhaps we should ask Fu Lin."
Fu Lin didn't speak. He simply stepped forward, slowly grasped the Herrscher core, and pressed it into his palm. Instantly, he produced an identical Herrscher core, this scene left everyone shocked.
Kiana's eyes widened in disbelief, stammering, "Th-this… Fu Lin, are you doing magic tricks?"
After thinking for a moment, Fu Lin handed one of the cores back to Bronya and slowly said, "This is one of my abilities. As for this Herrscher core, I suspect that the 'me' from the previous civilization used the same method to copy it and then placed it inside the box as a reward."
Afterward, Fu Lin explained to everyone the same theory Einstein had given in the main story about the difference between the Herrscher cores inside the pre-civilization God Keys and the Herrschers of the current civilization.