[Lady Vill-V once said that her own talent terrifies even herself!]
[And honestly, she wasn't wrong.]
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The V-tuber girl chattered on without pause.
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[Because if she wills it, she can become it.]
[If she believes herself to be a lecturer, she can deceive herself, rapidly acquire knowledge, cultivate the mindset, partition her consciousness—and a corresponding personality is formed.]
[In just two or three short months, she became a gold-medal instructor.]
[After becoming an Aeon, she even split off a 'Helix Aeon' personality. True to its name, this persona handles all affairs related to the Aeon.]
[Simple and efficient.]
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Back in the real world.
Reactions varied—awe, skepticism, all sorts of voices.
Although the authenticity of the Sky Screen was beyond doubt by now.
Someone like Vill-V… was simply hard to believe. It felt unreal. A part of you instinctively wanted to deny it.
However.
To Vill-V herself, none of this mattered.
Having her long-held secrets exposed like this left her with complicated feelings.
Especially for the 'Original' Miss Ego, who was naturally quite shy.
Her little face had been flushed red the entire time.
And with Elysia occasionally teasing her on a whim, she only grew more flustered.
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[According to official historical records.]
[The most famous Divine Key project in the armament field was proposed by Lady Vill-V.]
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The chibi Yuzu on the big screen displayed various documents, all still looking remarkably genuine.
Mainly, surviving pages from historical texts.
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[This includes the later, more advanced Ego Awakening project, which was developed based on the foundation of the Divine Key project.]
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"Oh?" Vill-V's attention was caught.
She—or rather, the entire world—knew about the existence of the Divine Key project, but this so-called Ego Awakening project…
What was that?
She was… a little interested.
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[As everyone knows!]
[Since the Previous Era's fight against the Honkai, there have been several projects continuously overseen by their leaders. No matter how many times they were updated or passed down, they remained crucial pillars of the Stellar Alliance.]
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The chibi Miss Yuzu waved her hand, displaying corresponding images on the screen.
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[Yes!]
[They are: the MANTIS Project, the Stigmata Project, the Project E.L.F, and the Divine Key Project.]
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"Quick, quick, write this down!"
"Key points! Highlight them!"
Some people started bustling about.
Others didn't fully understand but were impressed nonetheless.
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[Among them! The MANTIS Project was upgraded and became the God-Making Project.]
[The Stigmata Project was later upgraded to the Star Ring Project.]
[The Project E.L.F was updated into the Swarm Project.]
[As for the Divine Key Project, as mentioned earlier, look—this is the Ego Awakening technology.]
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Images! Explanations! Basic data! All were displayed.
Even if it felt like this content creator had just copied and pasted from some wiki.
Many still treated it like a priceless treasure.
After all, bootleg recordings had poor image quality, so taking notes was essential. No slacking off.
Damn, this was all ready-made answers!
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[And as we all know, Lady Vill-V's Divine Key Project initially referred to the project that used Herrscher Cores as a foundation, deploying Herrscher authority through the form of weaponry.]
[But there are only so many Herrscher Cores. In the fight against the Honkai, people needed more secondary weapons to meet broader demands.]
[Thus, subsequent R&D and manufacturing of such weapons were all included under the Divine Key Project.]
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Since Miss Yuzu was explaining Vill-V, she naturally focused on her.
But many scientists, researchers, and scholars worldwide couldn't help but wail in despair.
"Could you talk about the others a bit more too!"
"We don't mind if you go off-topic!"
It wasn't necessarily about stealing ideas or anything…
But if they could gain some inspiration, that would be wonderful.
After all, whatever a big shot casually let slip could be enough to fill several issues of top-tier journals.
PhD candidates, master's students—they might be counting on this to graduate.
Save us, Big Sister Yuzu!
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[Later on.]
[The so-called Ego Awakening refers to when a Divine Key reaches a certain level, completely transcends all limits, gains true sentience, and achieves a state of absolute symbiosis with its owner.]
[In this state, even if the owner dies, they become the continuation of the owner's will.]
[The ability to take human form, possess self-awareness, and have emotions are the hallmark features of Ego Awakening.]
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The well-behaved little Klee, who had been chiming in occasionally, raised her small hand again and said sweetly and happily,
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[That's right, that's right~]
[The Dodoco that Mama Alice and Mama Kiana made for Klee's birthday is Klee's best friend.]
[When the mamas aren't around, it's Dodoco who plays with Klee.]
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Weapons taking human form?
What kind of black technology was this?
There were always some people around the world who were a bit more old-fashioned, especially older intellectuals who felt they couldn't keep up with the times.
Weapons and armaments having intelligence? That was understandable.
But on the screen, the Sky Screen showed someone marrying their own equipment… Was that really okay?
"I'm so damn jealous!"
"Tell me, where can I get a wife like that—beautiful, virtuous, never argues, obeys your every wish?"
"Go, Sister Vill-V!"
"I want a weapon that can awaken too!"
All sorts of young people, especially the single ones, were clamoring, their lamentations rising like a tide.
Many soldiers from Fire Moth or other organizations looked at the weapons they once considered their lovers and found them lacking now.
Just imagine!
Presentable in the living room, capable in the kitchen.
Can be a bodyguard, a comrade-in-arms, a bedmate, a wife…
What man wouldn't be tempted by a girl like that?
What's that? Not human?
Even better?!
Absolutely fantastic!
Over here, Vill-V had already switched to her Expert personality.
Her eyes sparkled, shining brighter the more she looked at the Ego Awakening technology, growing more and more satisfied.
As for the Divine Key technology? What was that?
A prerequisite? Didn't exist.
She wanted to try going straight for the… endgame.
Elysia, holding Vill-V's hand, was bouncing with excitement.
"Vill-V, my 'Whispers of the Past'!"
"I know, I know…" Vill-V brushed her off.
Elysia could tell.
But she didn't mind.
Because she knew Vill-V would definitely keep her in mind.
That was enough.
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[In fact.]
[The Divine Key Project and the Ego Awakening Project share some similarities with the Project E.L.F and the Swarm Project.]
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The content creator girl continued.
The image on the tech screen behind her changed accordingly.
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[The Divine Key Project aims for the ultimate armament, and through Ego Awakening, it can take human form.]
[The Project E.L.F involved creating puppets from Soulium to fight in place of soldiers.]
[Initially, due to low Soulium production, puppets were generally made with a two-heads-tall proportion. Later, when resources became abundant and Soulium went through several generations of upgrades, they were set to a little girl proportion.]
[The Swarm Project was built upon this foundation.]
[Like clouds covering the sky, blotting out the sun. A collective, united as one.]
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