My days as a Simulation Herrscher since the Honkai Impact

After a full night, the fleet had been completely transformed into a weapons production base on Dihua Island. The control center of the entire base was located beneath Bai Chen. He wore a black and gold gauntlet on his right hand, with thousands of metal wires wrapped around it, extending down from his seat to the floor of the hall, connecting to the hidden intelligent control center below.

"Bai Chen, are you sure we want to negotiate aggressively with all the countries on the Teyvat continent? Although this might speed up the search, we don't know much about the military situation in this world. If we encounter an enemy we can't handle, wouldn't that just waste more time?"

Dr. Mei stood beside Bai Chen, asking with slight hesitation. She wasn't worried about making an enemy of the entire world; she was only concerned that spending too much time in this world would affect her plans to deal with the remaining Herrschers and the Honkai Will.

After Bai Chen completed the basic construction of the "Hall of Heroes" last night, he connected a spatial wormhole to the Mondstadt Inn, bringing all the people from the Honkai world into the Hall of Heroes he had just built.

Otto is very interested in Bai Chen's mechanical legion plan and strongly agrees with it. He has now taken Karen to the robot production line to conduct on-site debugging and see if he can add some of his own personal ideas to Bai Chen's production line.

Incidentally, Kallen participated in the operation as Otto's assistant. Seemingly inspired by Bai Chen, Otto also began to teach Kallen some knowledge and skills needed in modern society. After overcoming the initial difficulties, Kallen's current learning progress even surpasses Kiana's. It can only be said that she is indeed a member of the Kaslana family. Although she may not seem very smart at times, once she is determined to do something, she can quickly get the hang of it.

As for the remaining three Herrschers, Bai Chen arranged for each of them to choose one of two production workshops. Since he had already taught them the technology to create pseudo-divine keys, Bai Chen wanted them to seize this opportunity to practice in the workshops and try to create their own divine keys. At the same time, they were also to inject their own special Herrscher Honkai energy into the robots they produced and try to see if they could use Honkai energy to infect mechanical intelligence and create real Honkai mechanical life.

"No, the energy level of the entire Teyvat continent is not high. Although there are indeed gods and immortals who can live for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, they can only move mountains and seas and do not have combat power that surpasses the star level." Bai Chen waved to the air, and a huge projection device appeared under his throne, playing a video in front of the hall.

The video shows the xiao he encountered yesterday, along with an analysis of the xiao's energy levels.

“Although Kevin isn’t at his peak right now, he’s retrieved the Judgment of Heaven’s Flame and isn’t afraid of any high-end forces in Teyvat. As for the ordinary army, I’ll handle that… Besides, May, you don’t think that having obtained the Herrscher of Reason’s core for so long, I can’t create the Moon Throne, do you?”

Bai Chen smiled and pointed to the top of his head. After completing the construction of the Hall of Heroes, he immediately configured a corresponding attack and defense system. The most important weapon in this system was the two Moon Thrones in their full state.

Referring to the Herrschers in the Honkai world, Bai Chen felt that even the shield of the Geo Archon Morax could not completely block a salvo from the two Moon Thrones.

"Mei, you continue your research on Barbatos, the Wind God. Stay in Valhalla and I will find all the experimental materials you need. Not just the blood of the Seven Gods, but also the many immortals of Liyue. They are all intelligent living beings. Every drop of blood, every strand of hair, if we can unlock their secrets, could increase our chances of winning against the Honkai."

Bai Chen patted the armrest of his throne, reassuring Dr. Mei not to worry too much. After all, in terms of war capabilities, what could Teyvat, still in the era of manual warfare, possibly have to compare with his fully automated mechanical army?

Although the mineral deposits beneath Dihua Isle are not abundant, they are sufficient for initial reclamation. While he was talking with Dr. Mei, his mechanical soldiers were being continuously manufactured in the base below.

After obtaining the core of the Herrscher of Reason, all of Bai Chen's previous and current knowledge became useful. The war machine self-production technology of the Honkai world is extremely advanced. This is not just a simple one plus one equals two. With Bai Chen's powerful manufacturing capabilities, he alone is equivalent to the strength of tens of thousands of people. If he is willing and given time, he can even accumulate enough combat power to destroy a civilization, just like the purpose of the Herrschers at their inception: a strategic existence against civilizations.

He tapped the back of the chair, and a full-coverage helmet appeared in Bai Chen's hand. The helmet's appearance resembled a heavily armored knight's visor with a crown on it, both ancient and imposing. It was made of soul steel and contained a terminal connected to the monitoring equipment of the Hall of Heroes.

He tossed the metal helmet in his hand to May.

"If you have time, use this to enjoy the upcoming war." After saying this, Bai Chen focused his attention on the core controller of the Hall of Heroes.

At that moment, the projection device at his feet switched channels on its own without anyone controlling it, and the image of a cute girl with long sky-blue hair wearing a black and white maid outfit appeared in the projection.

That was a highly intelligent artificial core that he configured for this Hall of Heroes. As the supervisor of the core controller, he named that artificial mind Hydra.

"Reporting to the boss, a peculiar energy fluctuation is approaching Valhalla." Hydra bowed to Bai Chen, a long magic wand appearing in his hand.

As she waved her wand, the projection changed again, this time showing the real-time surveillance outside Valhalla, from the small surveillance robots that Hydra had previously released.

Those small surveillance robots are part of the swarm, but they have undergone a new round of mimicry according to the Teyvat biological model, taking the form of lizards, frogs, or birds. Teyvatians without similar anti-surveillance awareness would not even notice these small creatures.

The surveillance footage showed several hundred Thousand Rock soldiers escorting a young woman toward the Hall of Heroes. These Thousand Rock soldiers were different from the previous garrison; their armor was noticeably thicker and more exquisite, and the spears they carried were also meticulously crafted. Although they were standard equipment, the materials were clearly not on the same level as those of the other ordinary Thousand Rock soldiers.

The women protected by the Thousand Rock Army wore a set of light purple, gorgeous clothes, like formal gowns. They had slender figures and exquisite features. What was most eye-catching was the way their hair was braided, with two horn-shaped braids on the sides of their heads, making it look like they had grown a pair of dark purple cat ears.

Elemental fluctuations emanated from her body, and upon closer inspection, one could see a purple Eye of God hanging from the ribbon at her waist.

"I didn't expect her to be the first one to arrive. It's amazing that Yuheng Star, one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, has such leisure time." Bai Chen rested his elbow on the armrest of his chair, propped his chin up, and looked thoughtfully at the girl walking towards him in the projection.

Her name is Keqing. She is one of the seven leaders in power in Liyue, in charge of foreign affairs and also represents the military. She leads her subordinates to handle some emergencies that the Thousand Rock Army cannot easily deal with.

Her arrival was outside of Bai Chen's plan. He originally thought that the first group to arrive would definitely be the immortals of Liyue, but unexpectedly, news of the Thousand Rock Army was sent back to Liyue first.

"Perhaps those immortals want mortals to solve my problems themselves? Ha, if that's the case, then I'm really being looked down upon." Bai Chen snorted, feeling that he might have vaguely guessed the little schemes of those Liyue immortals.

He wasn't interested in the ordinary people of Liyue Harbor, but rather in the immortal bloodlines that had existed for thousands of years, knew many secrets, and possessed unique genetic patterns, making them extremely valuable in themselves.

"Hydra, deploy the Parame engineering vehicles and the T3 special soldier squadron, and bring Keqing from Yuheng Star back to me."

At Bai Chen's command, the two large doors on either side of the hall opened. One after another, small tanks, only half a meter high and one meter wide, filed out from one of the doors. Because they used onboard computer-controlled intelligent autopilot, they saved space in the driver's seat. They were flat in shape, with very thick armor, and had two main gun barrels, all equipped with conventional shrapnel ammunition. The only difference was that they were also equipped with four airborne railguns and a twin anti-aircraft machine gun.

These Paramec engineering vehicles are less powerful than the conventional defensive robots Titans from the Reverse Commerce Group; a single Titan can easily tear apart four or five Paramec engineering vehicles. However, they are cheap to produce, have a simple manufacturing process, high output, and fast production speed. Moreover, being heavy firepower from the late stages of World War II, they are no match for the Liyue Thousand Rock Army, who still use long spears and short swords. Unless the Thousand Rock Army has special battle formations and tactics, they simply cannot break through the outer defenses.

Heavy steel footsteps echoed from another door, and thousands of eerie red lights flickered in the darkness. Their bodies were not covered by any skin, but only by ugly and irregular metal plates. Their heads were like skulls, and their eyes flashed red lasers. These ferocious metal T3 robots walked out of the production line.

These crudely made T3 robots, with limited capabilities and no special advantages other than being tough and strong, are not even equipped with firearms. Each one carries a long iron rod, about ten centimeters thick and more than a meter long, with a large metal ball at its head and tail for counterweight. Combined with the T3 robot's strength, a swing and a smash would not only shatter stone but also crush flesh and bones.

This is one of the small gifts Bai Chen prepared for the armies of the Teyvat continent. It is not yet clear how much power the holder of the Eye of God can exert, but at least it is enough to fight against ordinary armies.

He's not some kind of demon here to cause species extinction. What benefit would it bring if he actually created a super weapon meant to fight Honkai?

The mechanical legion headed towards the spatial wormhole and quickly crossed the spatial gate, appearing at the location designated by Bai Chen.

That was a shallow pool of water outside the Hall of Heroes. Keqing was leading the Thousand Rock Army around the Hall of Heroes, searching for the entrance.

However, without them having to exert any effort, the war weapons of the Herrscher of Reason from the Honkai world have already come knocking on their door.

Chapter Twelve: Keqing's Highlight Moment

Ke Qing was feeling rather down. Today was supposed to be a rare day off for her, and she had even made plans to sleep in until noon and then have a big meal at Wanmintang. But she was woken up early this morning by her assistant before she was even fully awake.

It turns out that a strange man-made structure appeared on Dihua Isle overnight, while yesterday it was empty and there was nothing unusual there.

The matter was immediately reported to the Qianyan Army stationed there, and soon reached Keqing's hands. Although it was still her day off, she had no choice but to get out of bed to deal with the affairs.

In the past, such sudden anomalies would have been reported to the Celestials' Abode by the officials of Liyue, requesting their intervention. However, since the current generation of the Liyue Seven Stars took office, all such anomalies in Liyue Harbor have been managed and coordinated by the Liyue Seven Stars.

After all, it was a responsibility she had taken on, so it was only right to put in the effort. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Ke Qing stretched and yawned, venting her frustration at losing her vacation, and began to carefully examine the unusual building in front of her.

As one of the Liyue Seven Stars, she naturally knew some secrets that ordinary Thousand Rock soldiers did not, such as the former Keria civilization and the ruins left behind by that civilization.

The ugly building in front of her, made entirely of metal, was strikingly similar to the ruins and artifacts of Kaelia. Keqing felt that this must be a previously hidden Kaelia ruin that had been triggered by some unknown reason and emerged from the ground.

"Get the recording equipment ready. We need to take these images back to the officials in the Jade Pavilion for analysis, and also archive them as a newly discovered relic." Ke Qing instructed Qian Yanjun beside her as she tried to find the entrance to the relic.

However, they had already circled the steel bowl twice but hadn't found any doors that could be opened or were sealed. This puzzled Ke Qing. Although there were many special mechanisms on this continent used to open nearby ruins, she hadn't found anything that looked like one.

Just as she was about to expand the search area and have the Thousand Rock Army disperse to look for the mechanism, a black and gold spatial entrance suddenly appeared behind them.

"It's an entrance that looks like a fairy's abode. It seems there must be something good in this ruin." At this moment, Shi Qing had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem. She even said happily, thinking that she could find good things left behind by a lost civilization in this ruin, and preferably some rare mineral resources.

But then, the grotesque artificial creature that appeared from behind the door shattered her illusions. The first to emerge was a T3 robot wielding a heavy metal staff. Its red laser beam struck the head of the Thousand Rock Army soldier in front of it, and before the soldier holding the spear could even shout a warning, he was swept away by the oncoming staff.

Fortunately, he was a good marksman and managed to block the tip of the long stick with the barrel of his gun, thus avoiding the terrible fate of having his sternum shattered. He rolled on the ground a few times until he reached Ke Qing's feet before he could barely get up.

"Native inhabitants have invaded. Execute the order and eliminate them all." A deep, mechanical voice emanated from the T3 robot's loudspeaker, its steel-framed feet stomping on the mud, burying the flowers and grass in the mud.

"Quickly, everyone form ranks and retreat! Do not engage it directly in combat. This is an ancient artifact, just like the Relic Heavy Machine!"

Keqing drew her one-handed sword and ordered all the Thousand Rock soldiers around her to retreat. Under normal circumstances, if they encountered relics of the Kyrian civilization, such as Relic Machines or Relic Hunters, in the wild, fewer than ten Thousand Rock soldiers would have no choice but to flee; the cost and sacrifice required for a direct confrontation were simply too great.

However, there are more than 600 Thousand Rock Army soldiers present now. If there were only a dozen or so similar relic machines, it wouldn't be impossible to fight them.

Thinking this to herself, Ke Qing's eyes widened. She watched as row after row of T3 robots, their eyes glowing red and wielding heavy metal clubs, emerged from the portal without stopping, seemingly without end. In the short minute that they had formed their formation, more than 50 robots had already approached them.

Even worse, after more than 50 robots emerged, several steel boxes made entirely of metal appeared from the wormhole. These steel boxes were topped with massive cannon barrels, the appearance of which reminded Keqing of the Final Machine Anzhi had found in the Jade Pavilion.

That thing was definitely not meant to smash people; it was designed to launch some kind of high-powered missile. If it were just a homing missile like the Relic Heavy Machine, that would be fine, but if it were even more powerful…

The robot formation moved slowly forward, while the Thousand Rock Army's array retreated continuously. Keqing did not order the Thousand Rock soldiers to attack until more than 60 steel boxes appeared behind the door. Looking at the massive steel army forming a vast expanse of land ahead, the Liyue Seven Stars' mindset shifted slightly.

"Retreat! Quickly, everyone retreat!"

Keqing knew things were probably not going well. The robots and steel boxes looked very sturdy, and she was the only one present with the Eye of God. Although she could defeat the relics left behind by Keria with her lightning-attribute Eye of God, with such a large number of them, even if she could cut them down, if she were to take one or two hits and enter a wounded and paralyzed state, many of the Thousand Rock Army she had brought would probably not make it back alive.

However, another spatial wormhole appeared behind them. The spatial gate controlled by Bai Chen could not only open in one place. Not to mention opening two at the same time, even six would be more than enough.

"Lord Keqing, you go first, we'll stay behind to cover your retreat." The leader of the Thousand Rock Army came to Keqing's side. This was a young man whom Keqing had high hopes for. Keqing even felt that if given more time, he could defeat the holder of the Eye of God with his spear.

“How could I possibly abandon you all and leave alone? Besides, it’s not like we don’t have a chance. These are all mechanical creations after all. As long as we find their core, we can easily destroy them.” Keqing shook her head, pointing her one-handed sword at the newly appeared wormhole behind her. Of course, she knew the weaknesses of mechanical creations, but these newly appeared mechanical products did not have the obvious weaknesses exposed like the Relic Heavy Machine.

But there's no better way right now; we can only try searching little by little. Once we get back, we must gather all our strength, first having Ye Lan come to gather intelligence. After obtaining the exact number of enemies, we'll then go to Ning Guang to call upon the Qunyu Pavilion and use the Gui Zhong Machine on the Qunyu Pavilion to blast this inexplicably appearing ruin to pieces.

Having made up her mind, she gave the following orders to the Qianyan Army beside her:

"Break through to the rear!"

The soldiers of the Thousand Rock Army stepped forward, gripped their Thousand Rock Spears tightly, and roared in unison.

With their roar, a faint, earthy-yellow light appeared on the spears in their hands, connecting with each other and spreading to cover everyone.

Thousand Rock Army Battle Formation - Dragon Roar! Although the Thousand Rock Army itself does not possess Visions, their weapons and armor are crafted from minerals with affinity to the element, containing simple runes left behind by the Liyue Immortals, and have undergone alchemical processing.

This allows the Thousand Rock Army to easily mobilize their meager rock elemental power after forming a battle formation. Although they cannot use elemental combat skills, they can enhance themselves, gaining greater strength and higher defense. The more people there are, the stronger this force becomes. Currently, there are over 600 people in formation, and their overall combat power far surpasses that of ordinary Vision holders.

On this continent filled with all sorts of bizarre elemental creatures, Hilichurls, abyssal monsters, and various relic artifacts, if they don't even have such abilities, how can an army composed of ordinary people protect their people?

"For the Emperor, for Liyue, everyone, charge!" The leader of the Thousand Rock Army stood at the front of the formation, holding his spear horizontally, and was the first to charge towards the Parame engineering vehicle behind him.

Their forward sprint and the faint elemental fluctuations around them triggered the automatic defense mechanism of the Parame engineering vehicle. The first security lock was released, and after determining that it was under attack, the engineering vehicle transmitted this determination to all the omnic legion terminals, simultaneously releasing the security locks of all engineering vehicles.

Flames erupted, nearly a hundred jets of fire shooting out from the tops of the engineering vehicles surrounding the perimeter. Although artillery fire was not chosen, the Guardian electromagnetic rifles relentlessly unleashed a barrage of ammunition upon the Chiiwa soldiers in the center.

These bullets, with muzzle velocities exceeding the speed of sound, would be nothing short of a blatant massacre against the armies of ordinary nations on Earth, especially without cover. However, when they approached the Thousand Rock Army's battle formation, these metal bullets seemed to encounter an unseen obstacle. A special force permeated the area around the Thousand Rock Army soldiers, preventing the bullets from actually hitting their bodies. Instead, they lost kinetic energy and fell around them one by one.

However, this came at a price; all the Thousand Rock Army soldiers turned pale. The Battle Formation Dragon Roar did indeed have the special function of blocking projectiles, but this blocking distributed the impact of the projectiles to each individual. If it were only a dozen or a few dozen bullets, it wouldn't have much of an impact, but now there were hundreds or thousands of bullets. Distributed in an instant, even with the physical strength of the Thousand Rock Army soldiers, they couldn't help but feel a dull ache all over their bodies.

Keqing was aware of the impact these bullets had on the Thousand Rock Army. She hadn't expected the engineering vehicle to launch such a dense and rapid attack, far exceeding the tracking missiles of the Relic Heavy Machine.

To prevent her troops from suffering losses, she channeled a surge of intense lightning elemental power, and a small mark instantly appeared in front of her.

One, two, three... a total of seven marks appeared above the group of construction vehicles. This was Keqing's proud elemental combat technique, Star Return.

Although she only uses a maximum of one mark during normal battles, Keqing can use up to seven marks in a critical situation, detonating them seven times in a short period of time.

A flash of lightning streaked across the sky, and Keqing transformed into lightning, appearing at the location of the first mark. The detonated lightning mark exploded with a deafening roar, and the surging electric light instantly paralyzed the construction vehicle below.

This engineering vehicle doesn't use elemental power as its core; instead, it uses electricity as its primary power source. Furthermore, to save materials and streamline the manufacturing process, Bai Chen hasn't equipped these ordinary legion members with EMP defense systems. Keqing, possessing the Lightning-attribute Divine Eye, is indeed the nemesis of these mechanical legions.

Keqing hadn't expected her attack to be so effective, which boosted her confidence. Her longsword, crackling with electricity, pierced the head of a T3 robot beside her, sending it flying. She instantly reappeared at another location marked by lightning.

Lightning flashed across the battlefield, and Keqing, with blue-purple arcs of electricity swirling around her body, appeared with thunderous roars with each of her appearances. Like a war god, she was invincible wherever her longsword pointed, seemingly capable of annihilating all these mechanical creations single-handedly.

This greatly boosted the morale of the Thousand Rock Army. They were already entangled with the T3 robot legion. These steel-made robots were not afraid of the spears in the hands of the Thousand Rock Army. They tried their best to stab the robots in the chest, but could only make a small hole. However, if the long clubs in the hands of the robots hit them, they would immediately break their bones and fall to the ground, unable to get up again.

Fortunately, the robots are not agile, and could even be described as clumsy. As long as you dodge one of their attacks, you can counterattack three to five times. These newly manufactured robots have not yet experienced the baptism of war, and the intelligent cores they are equipped with have no similar experience or materials to accumulate. They are not only rigid in their responses, but also often get stuck.

However, as the battle progresses, as long as sufficient combat data is collected, the intelligent core will upgrade and evolve on its own until finally, each T3 robot is a weapon master who has fought for many years.

"Patrolling on the Heavenly Street!"

With the elemental energy around her reaching its limit, Keqing swung her sword at an open space in front of her. In an instant, more than a dozen Keqing phantoms made of lightning flew out, flashing across the sky and bringing with them bolts of lightning that paralyzed all the T3 robots and engineering vehicles in the entire area.

However, Keqing also discovered that this paralysis was only temporary. Soon, the interior of the engineering vehicle would recover and launch another attack on her.

Despite being protected by lightning, Keqing has been hit by the main cannon three times in this short period of time. Although she hasn't suffered any major damage yet, her stamina has dropped significantly.

An escape route was also within reach. Bai Chen only opened two small spatial wormholes this time, which could only accommodate two engineering vehicles side by side at most. The deployment speed was too slow and could not keep up with Ke Qing's consumption.

All I can say is that Yuheng, one of the seven stars of Liyue, is indeed quite powerful in combat.