Kiana didn't know how she got home that day. Did she pass out from the kiss? And then Ryn carried her home? She didn't want to think about it; the more she did, the shyer she got.
"What are you thinking about?" Ryn hugged Kiana and gave her a big kiss.
"I'm not telling you, nyaaah—" Kiana made a face and slipped out of Ryn's embrace. "I'm going to find Kika. She recently got a Valkyrie battlesuit from Otto, it's super cool."
"Go on... be careful on your way."
Ryn and Kiana were quite envious of Kika's Valkyrie battlesuit. Unfortunately, that dog Otto had bailed on the one he was supposed to give them. Ryn had originally planned to ask Otto for a set like Kika's, but Otto told him that even if he embezzled ten times more money, it still wouldn't be enough to cover the cost of Kika's equipment.
After testing Kika, that dog Otto discovered her talent and immediately used a large portion of materials and funds to build her an external battlesuit, which Kika named Sabayon. It was said that Otto was also planning to build a floating fortress for her, but Amber rejected it and cut more than half of Otto's budget for the latter half of the year.
"Stigmata? You there?" Ryn tapped the Stigmata on his hand. He had no money and no face to ask for armor, and he certainly couldn't build a set himself. His only hope was to see if his Stigmata could give him a cheat.
[Hmph, you only remember me now? You've been getting quite cozy with Kiana these past few days!]
"What... can Stigmata get jealous?" Ryn was a bit confused. Isn't the Stigmata a part of him? How could it get jealous?
[It's not me who's jealous, it's you, you bastard, you're being so indecent! How old is Kiana? You pervert, I despise you.]
"What are you talking about? I've only been kissing and hugging her, I haven't done anything bad!" Ryn knew, of course, that Kiana was still young, so he hadn't done anything out of line. In a few more years... when Kiana turns 16, he could live a wonderful and happy life.
[Perverted lolicon, go to hell!]
"Ahem. You've gotten me sidetracked. Let's talk business. Sister... my dear Stigmata sister, do you have any powerful armor or something you can lend me..."
[I prefer your untamable self. Change your tone.]
"So, do we have any?"
[No, but I have blueprints. Though, this world probably can't build it. Wait until you become the Herrscher of Reason and craft it yourself. After all, some of the materials are conceptual... you can construct them with the power of the Herrscher of Reason.]
"Blueprints are good too! I heard from Otto that the First Herrscher, the Herrscher of Reason, is the sovereign of Anti-Entropy, a Herrscher who fights for humanity. Maybe I can ask him for help!"
[He's too weak right now. If you ask him for help, you'll drain him dry before he can even make a few components. You'd be better off just asking Otto for a suit of armor.]
Darn it, the First Herrscher can't be that weak! Apologize to Mr. Yang! Oh, he's seriously injured and on the verge of death right now, so never mind. He hasn't fully grasped the secret of the 'Yang gets up from a supine position' technique yet and is still recuperating at St. Freya, posing as a teacher.
"By the way, you said when I become the Herrscher of Reason... what does that mean?"
[It's exactly what it sounds like. What else could it mean? I also have a copy of the Herrscher of Reason's authority. And not just the Herrscher of Reason, but also the Herrscher of Metal, Herrscher of Blood, Herrscher of Rock, and so on. If you're bold enough, I even have the authority of Finality here. Interested?]
"Give me a copy of Finality's."
[Sure. The second I give it to you, the Honkai God will instantly obliterate both of us. Even the Imaginary Tree would come over and slap you a few times.]
"..."
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If you can't give it to me, why did you even mention it? Are you messing with me?!
[Hehe, I can't give you my copy of the authority of Finality, but you can seize the authority of Finality that belongs to this world. That way, it won't be considered out of scope, and the Honkai God won't interfere.]
"That works too. Hook me up."
[Can't. It hasn't appeared yet, and you can't handle it in your current state.]
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"What about the Herrscher of Metal's?"
"That won't work either. The trials of this world have been partially tampered with by a predecessor, and the Honkai God has approved it. So, the authorities in this world are fixed. You can fuse and sublimate on top of them or evolve a single one, but you cannot introduce a Herrscher authority that has not yet appeared."
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I'm flipping the table! This won't work, that won't work, then why are you telling me all this?
"So what can you give me? Something I can get right now." Ryn felt so tired. He had learned about so many great things, but none of them could be used by him.
[Reason, Void, Lightning, Wind, Ice, and so on are all possible, but I don't recommend you choose them now. I've acquired something better for you. It's not exactly an authority, but it's more powerful than some. You should fuse with this first, and it will be easier to fuse with others in the future.]
"What is it?"
[A Planet-class Honkai Beast, the core of the Herrscher of the Ocean, Janna.]
"??? A Planet-class Honkai Beast? This thing definitely isn't from our world, right?! Didn't you say we can't exceed the designated scope of authorities?"
[Janna is special. She was personally created by a god, but the Honkai God had a bit of a morbid sense of humor. It's no big deal, though. This little quirk means Janna's core won't do anything to you.
Janna is not a Herrscher in the traditional sense; 'Herrscher of the Ocean' is just a title she learned from humans. Her true identity is a Planet-class Honkai Beast that formed in the Centaurus galaxy and completely silenced the neighboring galaxy.
Janna possesses an unimaginable amount of Honkai energy. Her 'Domain,' a field formed by Honkai energy (think of it like Superman's bio-electric field), is in no way weaker than the Herrscher of Finality from our world. Battles between Herrschers are mostly a contest of the strength of their 'Domains,' because a Herrscher's combat power primarily comes from manipulating their own authority to drive the Honkai energy within their 'Domain' to achieve the ultimate manipulation of physical laws.
Everyone has their own 'Domain' to some extent. For example, the Herrscher of the Void can't just command the Honkai energy within another person's 'Domain' to open a wormhole inside their body. But she can directly crush their 'Domain' with her own, dragging you into her 'Domain' for spatial cutting.]
"So, if I fuse with Janna's core, I'll have the same Domain as her? I'll be invincible?"
[Unlikely. This isn't Janna's complete core, only a part of it. Even with the complete core, you would still need to grow. A Herrscher's core is just a key; the ultimate growth potential of a Herrscher is unpredictable.
However, after the fusion, you should be able to endlessly devour Honkai energy, and your strength will have no upper limit. Energy-based Honkai attacks will no longer work on you; only extreme physical attacks will be able to harm you.]
"A life of cheats needs no explanation. Tell me what to do."
[First, find a Bubble Universe. The fusion cannot be done in the prime world. You need a major Honkai eruption to ascend to a higher plane of existence.]