Honkai: It’s broken, I have become the Herrscher of Corrosion?

"London subway accident, Belgrade vendetta, Frankfurt financial crisis, Calcutta disappearances, Bloemfontein arson..."

"Isn't this a vicious incident that could happen in human society under normal circumstances? Ino, are you sure this is related to the Herrscher?"

"On the surface, it does seem to be the case. However, based on the exploration of various surveillance cameras and the first-hand investigation by World Serpent, we discovered this."

Enosiya clicked the mouse, and a picture appeared on the computer in front of her.

"...What an ugly doll. I think it's not even as good-looking as cabbage."

"It is one of the many individuals that rule the Herrscher. There are a thousand of them in total. Although there are many of them, each one is inferior to any other Herrscher."

Xilin scratched her head:

"But... I remember you mentioned that the 1000 Rulers can communicate with each other at any time through quantum communication."

"Ah, that's right."

"But... the death toll from the above-mentioned vicious cases is only over 300 people in total. The Ruler of Rule... is that all? Not to mention measuring it by the standards of a Pseudo-Herrscher. If an Emperor-level Honkai Beast suddenly appeared in Bloemfontein or Belgrade, the number of deaths would be much higher than it is now."

"That's right. What they do is actually amplify the negative emotions in someone's heart, add fuel to the fire of an incident that is already on the verge of breaking out, and make more people panic."

"Ah...? But if it were any other Herrscher, killing a few million people in a densely populated area wouldn't it cause global panic?"

"There is no doubt that the destructive power of the Ruler is so weak. It is undoubtedly the last among the Rulers. The damage caused by you throwing a meteorite after going to the moon, or the damage caused by me launching a meme attack on the world through the Internet, will definitely not be achieved before the end comes."

"Rather than killing them, they prefer to guide humans who already have problems, step by step, into the abyss, and finally completely control their minds."

"Of course, the most powerful thing about the Herrschers of Domination is that they can rob other Herrschers of their powers... well... it's a little different from ordinary plunder. If you think of the Herrschers' use of their powers as a faucet, the Herrschers of Domination's ability is like connecting a water pipe to the Herrscher core of other Herrschers. They use the powers of other Herrschers, but the original Herrschers have to pay the price."

"Oh...wait, but...but that's not right. According to what you just said, I should be their target. After all...I know that I meet both conditions."

"They don't come to me... because of you..."

Enosia smiled and shook her head:

"Xilin, although you are rarely willing to use your brain, I have to discourage your enthusiasm. My presence by your side is at most a trivial reason."

"Let me put it in a more understandable way. You know, the power of erosion can spy on other people's memories and even modify their cognition. If I plan to erode the Cocoon of the End and save the Earth from crisis by modifying the cocoon's cognition, what do you think will happen?"

"How about this... Of course not. Cocoon's level is above other Herrschers. The method you mentioned will definitely not work."

Enosia spread her hands:

"That's right. The Ruler of Domination can only rule weaker Rulers than it. For someone like you who has fully mastered the power of the Ruler of Void and has the Serenity Gem in your body, if they attack you, not only will they not be able to take away your power, but they will also be counterattacked."

"what?"

"Don't think too much. If you compare it to other Herrschers, the Herrscher of Domination is a wimp."

"So... for the Herrscher of Domination, the best prey is undoubtedly the Herrscher who cannot fully use the Herrscher Core, such as Kiana and Bronya."

"However...the temptations from Anti-Entropy are not limited to these two..."

August 2017, 6, Washington.

Tesla paced back and forth at the door of Congress, with anger written all over his face.

Just yesterday, when several wealthy businessmen and politicians were giving live speeches, a mecha originally used for security suddenly rushed onto the podium and cursed at the congressman in front of all Americans.

After such an incident, Dr. Tesla, who provided the mechas to Congress, was naturally summoned. However, when he arrived at Congress on time, he was told that the meeting had not yet ended. Before her anger reached the critical value, the staff made a gesture to her to invite him in.

"Dr. Tesla, the Speaker said you can go in, but you will probably have to wait a while."

Tesla entered the Senate under the guidance of the staff, and a congressman took out a bag of screws from somewhere. Tesla remembered that the congressman was called Mike Waltz, and the person he was arguing with seemed to be someone from the US Air Force.

"Mr. Frank, to produce this bag of screws, skilled workers don't even need to graduate from high school. But do you know how much the Air Force spent on buying this bag of screws? $9! If you were in China, you wouldn't even be able to fit a car with $9 to buy screws of the same specification!"

Tesla stared at the screw in Congressman Mike's hand with wide eyes and found that the expressions of other congressmen were not much better than hers.

She remembered that the price of buying such a bag of screws on Shenzhou’s website seemed to be... 8 yuan including shipping.

"What do you know!"

Congressman Frank stood up from his seat and knocked on the table with an excited expression.

"A poor quality horseshoe nail means a good horse. Losing a good horse means losing an excellent cavalryman. Losing an excellent cavalryman means losing a cavalry company. Losing a cavalry company means failure in battle, and failure in battle means the destruction of the country. Do you still think 9 is too expensive?"

"I just don't understand. We are all working for freedom, but why is it that whoever works more suffers more? Why do you keep harping on the extra dollars spent?!"

"I know what you are going to say next... Let me tell you, the fifty states of America are on my shoulders. It is not your turn to say the words 'serving the country and the people'!"

Congressman Mike was about to say something when he was stopped by the Speaker:

"In order to cooperate with the investigation of yesterday's mecha out of control incident, Dr. Tesla has already arrived at the Congress very early. We can't let her wait forever. Since there is no result in the short term, let's discuss this matter another day. Dr. Tesla, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. We will start right away."