Miss Riddler just wants to level up in peace.

The atmosphere, where neither side seemed to care about the other's feelings and everyone acted as they pleased, made Wendy feel very comfortable.

"How about we treat it as a transaction?"

“I need the power to crave the gem; in exchange, I will give you true freedom.”

As she spoke, Ziyao approached the girl.

Her delicate, porcelain-doll-like face appeared abnormally pale and bloodless due to long-term malnutrition and the effects of Honkai energy.

If she could style her hair properly, she would surely be a lovely young woman.

Unfortunately, fate is cruel to the talented. If she could still communicate normally, Ziyao would have almost thought she was dead.

Under Wendy's slightly surprised gaze, Ziyao reached out and unbuttoned her clothes.

Strange patterns were visible on the girl's lower abdomen, evidence of Honkai energy erosion.

"What do you want me to do?"

Wendy moved back, keeping a relative distance from Ziyao.

In her eyes, the girl was just a little more trustworthy than outsiders, but she wasn't sure if she was playing tricks.

After all, she had been fooled once before when there was a fire outside.

It's hard not to suspect that this was a tactic to gain her trust.

What Ziyao said next made her pause in surprise.

"You don't need to do anything, just follow your heart."

Legalization was inevitable, so Ziyao chose to give up.

Instead of trying to figure out how to deal with the trouble that's about to happen, we should think about how to solve it.

First, she must obtain the gem she desires.

Whether it's used to rescue Kevin or to create puppets that might possess Herrscher powers, it would be extremely beneficial.

The problem is that entropy reversal and destiny will not simply give up, which is a headache.

"Follow your heart...?"

Wendy didn't quite understand what Ziyao meant. Did she mean that she didn't need to do anything?

The unexpected answer left her puzzled, and she became even more curious about the new doctor.

"No need to rush to reply, just follow your heart."

"By the way, Bronya is very worried about you."

After opening the door, Ziyao finished explaining what she needed to say, leaving Wendy alone to ponder.

"How's the situation?"

Stepping out of the room, Bronya immediately went up to ask, while secretly peeking inside through the crack in the door.

"She's not feeling well, why don't you go and ask her yourself?"

Ziyao just received news that Kiana and Mei have finished their mission and arrived in New Zealand by plane.

As a teacher, she had to go to the airport to pick up her students.

The sanatorium is fully equipped, and the staff even provides transportation, making it more than ten times better than the stingy St. Freya Academy.

We traveled by car.

As I got off the bus looking for a familiar figure, before I could even take out my phone, someone suddenly hugged me from behind.

My shoulder sank; luckily, the person wasn't heavy, or I almost lost my balance.

"Gotcha, Nightingale teacher!"

Kiana's lively smile came into view. They were still wearing their combat uniforms, clearly having come straight here after completing their mission.

A soft touch against my back—is this how girls communicate?

"Kiana, don't cause trouble for the teacher."

Mei nodded to Ziyao and handed her a box of osmanthus cakes that looked quite nice.

"Ahem... How's the mission going?"

"Everything went very smoothly. The Moon Throne is temporarily under the supervision of St. Freya Academy, and everyone is safe and sound."

"No, Mei, your silence is scaring other people. At least be a little more harmonious among classmates."

The girl truly lived up to her title of "high-class beauty," rarely speaking a word to anyone except when she was being cooperative.

"I really don't want to be lectured by Kiana on this point."

Mei sighed, "But I still had a lot of fun during this mission."

Kiana's carefree personality makes me a little uneasy about carrying out missions with her, so I can only team up with her.

After leaving the airport, Ziyao gave them a brief explanation of what had happened in the past two days.

Back at the sanatorium.

Bronya and Wendy's conversation went smoothly.

Neither of them were good at initiating conversations, so they remained silent.

Even though they were once friends, Wendy still harbored suspicion in her eyes.

Bronya couldn't help but feel sorry for Wendy. How much pain had Wendy gone through to become like this?

Theresa was pleased to learn this and encouraged them to continue communicating, so that Wendy could calm down and not be affected by the Honkai Will as much as possible.

As for suppressing the Honkai erosion, the Destiny Headquarters sent relevant personnel over.

"Mei has some questions and hopes the teacher can help her."

After packing her luggage, Mei approached Ziyao, who was secretly slacking off.

Volume 1: Chapter 61 Mei's Little Clue

"The Grand Library?"

To preserve the flame of civilization and its records, God established libraries in different places, and New Zealand was one of them.

"Why are you so concerned? We don't even know if this thing is genuine."

When Ziyao heard that Mei wanted to find her, she was suddenly stunned.

The exposure caused a huge sensation online, with both Destiny and Anti-Entropy searching for related information.

She had a bad feeling that something similar would happen again.

"Hmm, I want to know who she is, at least I'd like to remember her name."

Mei showed even more enthusiasm than usual during training, and it was clear that she cared a lot about the white-haired girl in the video.

"..."

Ziyao was at a loss for words; she couldn't very well admit that it was her.

Besides, that only happened in a visual novel, it has little to do with her.

As she thought about it, Ziyao vaguely felt that something was wrong, as if she had forgotten something.

Ideas are fleeting, like the wind that blows them away and they can't be caught.

"The library? Hmm, is there anything that can't be found online?"

“Bronya told me that the librarian of the Grand Library knew a lot about it, and perhaps she knew a clue.”

Kiana thought they were going out to play, but when she heard that they were going to look up information, her excitement was instantly extinguished by half.

The girl, feeling utterly bored, lay on Ziyao's bed, lost in thought.

"Teacher Ziyao, could you please do me this favor?"

Mei pleaded, saying that in their brief time together, she had come to respect this teacher more and more.

Although he was sharp-tongued, he was always willing to patiently share his knowledge and help them many times.

"No problem, as long as it doesn't take too much time."

After thinking about it, Ziyao felt it was unlikely that anything would be found out.

I'll leave Wendy alone for now.

After all, relationships should be built step by step, and it's important to give each other some space.

This deal is entirely beneficial for Wendy, and I believe she will make the right choice.

They drove to the Grand Library, and Kiana, who was bored, followed along.

--dark place.

Cocolia confirmed that Ziyao had left the sanatorium area and immediately notified the nearby Anti-Entropy forces.

Unfortunately, with Wendy's imminent transformation, Anti-Entropy simply couldn't spare enough manpower.

At the same time, she ordered her men to hurry up and make arrangements so that Wendy would lose control as soon as possible, lest things get complicated.

The sun was high in the sky, and the sunlight was bright.

The Great Library is located in the underground shelter.

After a half-hour drive, the group arrived safely at the shelter.

After showing her ID card, Ziyao parked her car in the parking lot.

This place used to be an air-raid shelter, but after it was taken over by Schicksal, it was transformed into a modern refuge facility, which is said to be able to withstand attacks from Herrschers.

The three of them took the elevator and went down to the depths of the underground.

As soon as they entered, the group was amazed by the library.

It is not particularly majestic or spectacular.

The reality was unexpected; the place was very dilapidated, somewhat resembling an old-fashioned DVD shop from the 1990s.

The books were tattered and yellowed, clearly showing that they hadn't even received basic maintenance.

The entire collection of books is even smaller than that of the stationery store near the school gate.