My days as a Simulation Herrscher since the Honkai Impact

“We can’t be sure if the flow of time is the same in the two worlds, but if we calculate according to our time, it happened at least 50,000 years ago,” Bai Chen replied immediately.

Qin seemed somewhat uneasy. She paced back and forth in front of her desk until, after the sixth lap, she finally made up her mind and sat back down in her office chair.

She looked into Bai Chen's eyes, her tone slightly apologetic yet undeniably firm, and said, "I'm sorry, travelers from another world. Mondstadt is a free city, welcoming anyone from any country to visit and settle here. But what you're looking for is far too dangerous for us. As the commander of the Knights of Mondstadt, I hope you can leave Mondstadt as soon as possible and not bring disaster to this free and peaceful city."

"This is truly wonderful news. I never expected that we would find the target we've been searching for so soon after arriving in this world." Although the Knight Commander Jean politely advised Bai Chen to leave the city, he wasn't angry at all; on the contrary, he was very happy.

The others couldn't help but gather around. When it comes to searching for unknown items, the most terrifying thing is not encountering obstacles or interceptions, but finding absolutely no clues, like a headless fly searching around in a vast world.

“Of course we can leave the city and won’t bring any danger to you. However, I hope Commander Qin can also give us some help within your capabilities, even just some hints, which would save us a lot of time,” Bai Chen said.

Just then, there was a gentle knock on the door of the troupe leader's office. After receiving Qin's permission, a beautiful woman with an unusually voluptuous figure and a seductive aura walked in, wearing a wide-brimmed round hat like a wizard and a dark purple tight-fitting dress.

She is the librarian of the Knights, a beautiful Thunder Witch, Lisa.

"Jin, is there something you need? Do you need me to help you take care of these lovely guests?" Lisa and Jin were quite close, and she asked half-jokingly.

“No, Lisa. I called you here so you could borrow a book from the library, the forbidden book sealed in the safe at the bottom of the library, a book about the Kanria civilization.” Jean pointed at Bai Chen and the metal coffin beneath him.

"That book has been sitting in the library in Mondstadt for so long, it should have been destroyed long ago. If that ominous knowledge is kept, it will become a hidden danger to Mondstadt sooner or later."

Lisa also carefully observed the metal coffin beneath Bai Chen. Soon, she recognized the special nature of the material used in the metal coffin, and her face became unusually serious.

"I see. I'll be right back."

This librarian, who cherished books dearly, showed no resistance for the first time to lending out a book she didn't know if she could get it back. She also felt that knowledge containing taboos shouldn't be kept in Mondstadt. After all, history had already proven destruction, and the cost of destruction still lingered on the earth. Why bother touching this taboo and preserving that potential danger?

“I remember that what we’re looking for shouldn’t pose any threat. There isn’t even a single real weapon in there.” Otto couldn’t help but chuckle at the way the two leaders looked so alarmed. Of course, he also guessed that there might be some special secret about this world, so he said it half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"No threat at all? No, while those items may indeed be harmless, the knowledge they carry is the greatest threat and scourge."

The leader of the guild took a deep breath and sighed, "I don't know much about what happened a thousand years ago. I only know that there was a civilization called Kanria. They possessed all kinds of human technology and were also quite powerful, at least much more powerful than Mondstadt is now."

"However, some of the subsequent heinous experiments attracted the attention of the world. In order to protect itself, the world imposed a certain punishment, annihilating the entire Kanria civilization and cursing everything related to it. Anyone who wants to learn about its civilization and history may attract the attention of the upper world and be punished, while causing a lot of sacrifices."

"What you are looking for must be related to that civilization. And everything related to that civilization is a time bomb. I hope you will keep your promise and leave as soon as possible."

After listening to the introduction by Director Qin, Dr. Mei immediately moved closer to Bai Chen.

She was quicker than anyone else and immediately realized the sense of déjà vu that the leader of the troupe had described.

"Bai Chen, isn't this just another form of Honkai will?"

Chapter Five: Experimental Subject Code Name, Barbatos

When a civilization develops to a certain limit and masters technology beyond a certain range, it will be subject to a purge by higher-level beings from an uncontrollable force, causing it to revert to a primitive state.

This sounds like the same pattern as the Honkai Will using Herrschers to purge human civilization. After all, the world where Teyvat is located is only separated from the real world by a quantum sea, so it's not impossible that it would be affected by the Honkai Will.

“We don’t know much about this world yet, so let’s talk about these things later.” Bai Chen shook his head, disagreeing with Dr. Mei’s opinion.

The room fell silent as everyone seemed lost in thought. Jean pondered the potential impact of these travelers from another world on Mondstadt and even the continent, while the visitors from the Honkai world wondered if this place was another fragment of the Honkai world.

Soon, librarian Lisa brought an old book with a cover made of tanned wild boar hide and handed it to Bai Chen.

"A small piece of advice: don't completely believe what's recorded in this book. It wasn't written by one person, and many parts may even contradict themselves. Just treat it as a reference; at least it will let you know what actually happened in the past."

Lisa had clearly read the book, but she didn't keep it when she handed it to Bai Chen. In fact, she had suggested to the Grand Master of the Knights of Mondstadt that the book be destroyed, but ultimately refused, saying, "It's an old relic after all; you never know when you might need it."

"This is all the help I can give you. I guarantee with the Knights of Faith that you will not find what you are looking for in Mondstadt. Perhaps you could try looking for people in nearby Liyue who know about that history, since the immortals of Liyue are living history themselves."

Qin smiled and said, though politely, her determination to get Bai Chen and the others out of Mondstadt remained unchanged.

She sensed an unusual power emanating from Bai Chen and the others. Unlike the elemental power used by the other traveler, their power seemed somewhat similar to that of this world, yet it was not entirely the same.

For Mondstadt, this was a major destabilizing factor: powerful, unknown, strangers, and potentially involved with the clear purpose of an ancient curse. With Mondstadt's guardian deity indifferent to worldly affairs, the true Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius on a campaign, and most of the Knights of Favonius yet to return, Jean, as the acting Grand Master, could not accept Bai Chen and his companions.

"Alright, we'll be leaving Mondstadt in four or five days. Commander Qin, thank you for the gift. Until we meet again." Bai Chen glanced through the book in his hand, then bid farewell to Commander Qin and left.

He hadn't planned to stay in Mondstadt permanently, since the artifact they were looking for, dating back 50,000 years, couldn't possibly be located in Mondstadt.

After all, Wendy, the oldest and most knowledgeable god of wind in the city, is now sleeping peacefully in the steel coffin next to Bai Chen, with no breath or heartbeat.

The leader of the troupe did not mention what to do with Wendy, and Bai Chen did not intend to just let Wendy go like that. After all, the Gem of Desire he brought was still stuck in Wendy's chest. If Wendy woke up and ran away, it would really be a complete loss.

Soon the travelers from the Honkai world left the Knights Building. Jean stood by the window until the figures of these extraterrestrial visitors were gone and disappeared from sight before she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Qin, the boy in the coffin?" Lisa finally asked the question that had been on her mind.

The female knight remained silent for a while, then sighed again, thinking of the wind god who had fallen into a deep slumber for some unknown reason, and the terrifying power emanating from these visitors from another world.

"...Mondstadt is not in a position to meddle in other people's business right now."

It wasn't that she didn't want to get involved, but rather that she really didn't want to cause any more trouble. Especially the man with short silver hair in that group; Jean felt unparalleled pressure from him. Even the strongest person she had ever met, the true Grand Master of the Mondstadt Knights, couldn't compare to that man.

Moreover, whether it was Qin's imagination or not, she sensed a chaotic and violent aura emanating from that man, and even the leader she was negotiating with seemed to have some ominous signs of being part of a chaotic faction.

"These are truly turbulent times. I wonder when the commander and the others will be back," Qin couldn't help but whisper.

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Inside Mondstadt, behind the Adventurers' Guild.

This is Mondstadt's largest inn, directly operated by the Adventurers' Guild. It not only boasts the most luxurious inn facilities, but also provides the Adventurers' Guild with protection services for guests staying in VIP rooms.

Teyvat has a universal currency called Mora. Newcomers naturally have no way to obtain Mora, but this is not a problem for Bai Chen.

The currency provided by the simulation system can be automatically converted into any universal currency in any world. Of course, Bai Chen explained to the others that it was Mora, which he imitated using the power of the Herrscher of Reason.

Bai Chen booked an entire floor of the hotel, as well as a large banquet hall on the top floor. After a simple settling-in, he, Otto, and Dr. May all gathered in the banquet hall.

A stable imaginary space opens up in the banquet hall, transforming it into a biological laboratory with comprehensive safety measures and experimental equipment.

The metal coffin that had been floating beside Bai Chen was placed on the dissection table in the center of the laboratory. The coffin slid down, revealing the Wind God lying flat inside.

"That's fantastic! We've found the most unique individual in this world as soon as we arrived."

Dr. Mei held a lancet and drew a full 600 cc of blood from Wendy's arm. As she did so, she marveled at how blood was still flowing in a body that had no heartbeat or breath.

Moreover, his blood is not composed of normal human blood cells and plasma, but rather a gel-like liquid that resembles blood in appearance but is much more viscous. Although it has the smell and color of blood, it is actually an energy liquid that mimics the form of blood.

This "boy" is not a living being at all, but more like a Honkai Beast. In fact, in Dr. Mei's eyes, the so-called Wind God is actually another form of Honkai Beast, a highly intelligent, anthropomorphic, and transformative energy creature born from the special energy that fills the world, catalyzed by certain special rules.

At this point, Dr. May had not yet met the slime; otherwise, she would have discovered that the wind god and the slime were not merely similar, but were actually of the same race.

“This is one of the only seven gods in this world, the god of wind who governs the wind element, whose full name is Barbatos.” As Bai Chen spoke, he unbuttoned Wendy’s clothes and attached electrode pads all over his body, intending to give him a few weak electric shocks first to see what kind of signal records would be generated when the current flowed through this elemental body.

Otto nodded and created a new experimental document for this experiment on the opened computer. He named the document: Teyvat Continent - Biological Survey - Seven Gods - Barbatos, the Wind God.

"His fusion with the Gem of Desire is quite good, but the way and progress of the fusion is a unique phenomenon that we have never observed before. It's a pity we didn't bring those large-scale all-weather observation devices with us, otherwise, we could have accumulated much more important data." Dr. Mei sighed with some regret.

This is indeed Bai Chen's shortcoming. His research on biology has only just begun in this world, and he can only be considered to have dabbled in it. He does not have much knowledge of large-scale medical and biological research equipment, so naturally he has no way to use the power of the Herrscher of Reason to create these sophisticated instruments worth billions or hundreds of billions.

Otto took two small knives, seemingly intending to take some skin tissue from Wendy for microscopic observation: "And one sample is not enough. Since you say there are seven gods on this continent, we'd better find a way to collect samples from all seven gods and see if it can help us in our war against the Honkai."

The research on Wendy was not a spur-of-the-moment decision. Before arriving in Teyvat, Bai Chen had already discussed the goals of this trip with Kevin and Otto. They not only wanted to retrieve the communication device from the Ark Project hibernation pods, but also needed to obtain valuable materials from Teyvat's unique elemental power system and its distinctive biological ecosystem.

Based on Bai Chen's speculations based on his understanding of the Teyvat world, and Dr. Mei's analysis of Fischl's blood and saliva epithelial cells, they came to a preliminary conclusion: ordinary people in the Teyvat world, or at least ordinary people in the city where Fischl lived, possessed incomplete Honkai energy adaptability.

Or rather, the Honkai energy adaptability that everyone should have was forcibly cut off in some way.

Dr. Mei examined Fischl's DNA composition and found a very interesting insertion point on her gene sequence. Just as Dr. Mei had incorporated the parts related to the Stigmata into the human genome, a gene fragment that was clearly inserted from the outside was placed on Fischl's genetic material. This caused Fischl, who could originally store and manipulate elemental power within her body, to lose the instinct to condense and store elemental power, while still retaining the ability to control elemental power.

Although Fischl cannot use any elemental power without the Eye of God, the gene that allows her to use elemental power truly exists within her body, only it is blocked by another foreign gene.

The Eye of God acts as an amplifier, collector, and converter, allowing Fischl, whose talent had almost completely diminished, to still use elemental power smoothly.

This small segment of foreign gene had been circulating in this genetic system for an unknown period of time. By the time Dr. Mei discovered it, the gene had completely fused with Fischl's own genes and undergone adaptive evolutionary changes. If Dr. Mei hadn't been a top expert in this field, and hadn't had experience with the Stigmata Project, she would never have been able to detect this abnormality in the gene.

This is exactly the same thing that Dr. Mei did in the previous era. The difference is that Dr. Mei buried the Stigmata, humanity's hope for defeating the Honkai, into the genes of everyone, while a certain being on the continent of Teyvat deprived the human race of the infinite possibilities of using elemental power, turning humanity's talent into a gift that only a few can obtain.

This discovery was known only to Bai Chen, Mei, and Otto, who was informed by Bai Chen. Everyone else, including Fischl, was completely unaware of it, and even Kevin was unaware of it.

After all, Kevin was a pure brute, so even if he knew, it wouldn't make any difference. Although he himself had a decent level of education, tens of thousands of years had passed, and he had long forgotten everything.

Therefore, another purpose of the three coming to the Teyvat continent was to find the relationship between the Eye of God and the genes of the Teyvat humans. Dr. Mei was very interested in knowing how the Eye of God was made. After all, even the Teyvats, whose talents were almost completely sealed after being castrated, could use elemental power after receiving the blessing. So, if the Honkai world people who inherently carried the genetic fragments of the Stigmata and had Honkai energy adaptability could unleash even stronger and greater power, wouldn't they be able to exert even more power?

If one wants to find out how the Eye of God is formed, the seven gods who bestowed the Eye of God in the Teyvat legend told by Fischl are undoubtedly the first choice.

Whether Wendy was unconscious or not, this blood test was an unavoidable hurdle. Ironically, it saved Kevin from having to intervene and allowed him to unknowingly avoid a beating.

"But how can I test the genetic material in this kind of blood? It shouldn't have a helical gene structure made of protein at all, or even any protein at all..."

Dr. Mei muttered to herself, her gaze fixed on Wendy's chest. If this were a Honkai Beast, DNA testing wouldn't be possible, but by extracting its core, its biological sequence could be determined using another method.

I wonder if this so-called Wind God has a core. If it does, would tapping it without taking it out affect its vitality?

After hesitating for a moment, Dr. Mei abandoned this terrible plan. After all, it was the only prototype in the world. For the sake of long-term consideration, she could not do something short-sighted before obtaining the correct and usable conclusions.

While the experiment was in full swing, the three Herrscher sisters encountered an unexpected situation on the other side.

After settling into the inn, Bai Chen asked Kiana to go outside Mondstadt and capture a slime unique to the Teyvat world for research.

Kiana was about to leave the city, and Raiden Mei and Bronya, naturally worried, followed her. However, the three had barely left Mondstadt via Kiana's teleportation when they encountered a group of enemies waiting for them.

They were a group of strange humanoid creatures shrouded in black smoke, wielding wooden sticks and torches, and wearing white masks.

Chapter Six: The Abyss Army and the Sons of the Abyss

These strange humanoid creatures emitted one strange cry after another, but these cries had a special rhythm and scale, and were clearly not meaningless shouts, but rather a language and communication with a certain pattern.

Having language is the most basic manifestation of being an intelligent being, and they also carried rough but well-maintained wooden weapons. Therefore, the three girls did not show any hostility, assuming that they were a special savage tribe on the continent of Teyvat and wanted to try to communicate with them.

"Bronya, could you make a translator?" Kiana asked.

Because of the body modification by the Herrscher of Reason core, Bronya's body has fully recovered. Not only can she walk normally, but even her usually expressionless face now shows many vivid expressions.

She rolled her eyes at Kiana, seemingly expressing her helplessness at Kiana's still slow-wittedness: "Idiot Kiana, we know absolutely nothing about the languages ​​of Teyvat. Even the most powerful language translator in the world cannot translate a completely unfamiliar language without a reference point."

"I have a feeling that these natives have ill intentions." Raiden Mei gripped the katana tucked into her waistband. It was a standard Soul Steel weapon forged by Schicksal. Although Raiden Mei, as the Herrscher of Thunder, didn't really need such an ordinary knife, she still habitually carried one with her.

As soon as Mei finished speaking, an arrow made from a beast bone shot out from behind the natives in front of her, heading straight for Bronya's head.

The heavily armored bunny gripped the arrowhead, crushed the bone arrow, and tossed it aside. Realizing their attack was ineffective, all the masked natives ahead rioted, their shouts of "Chuchu!" deafening. Seemingly confirming the three as enemies, they charged towards them, brandishing sticks and torches.

These are a unique life form on the continent of Teyvat, the Hilichurls. Although they appear to be just wild creatures with limited intelligence, historians and biologists on the continent of Teyvat have many terrifying and thought-provoking speculations about their origins.

"Do these... local inhabitants even have any wisdom? What are they doing?" Mei's longsword crackled with electricity as she lightly slashed at her feet, creating a wall of purplish-blue electricity in front of the Hilichurls.

After undergoing intensive training at Bai Chen's elite teacher training program, which included representatives from various organizations, Raiden Mei's mastery of the Herrscher of Thunder's powers has significantly improved. She can now precisely control electricity and magnetic fields, and within a limited range, she can even reverse the molecular bonds within molecules and forcibly separate charges.

Of course, such precise operation is difficult to put to practical use when fighting enemies. The biggest improvement is that she no longer needs to release a large-scale electric field as before. Instead, she can compress her own power and set up a much stronger electric field and reverse magnetic field in a small area than before.

It can even temporarily counteract the Earth's magnetic force, creating a region with a considerable degree of weightlessness.