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

"Superman? Why do I feel that the result of your doing this will cause the crime rate to soar, and at the same time some people will fall into nothingness?"

Otto continued to smile and answered:

"So I said that they have obtained the qualifications to become supermen. Humans are the bridge between apes and supermen. Once the shackles of "taken for granted" and "always been this way" are removed, some people will move forward rapidly because there are no obstacles, while others will act recklessly because there are no restrictions."

"Of course, changing from a camel carrying a heavy burden to a lion that actively destroys everything is only the first step. If you only know how to destroy but not how to reconstruct, you will fall into nothingness."

“After all, if the things that people were supposed to do no longer exist, they will fall into confusion, boredom, and finally into endless emptiness.”

"Well, from the sound of it, there is a way out of both of these situations."

"That's right. The most crucial step from a lion to a superman is selfishness. When everything that is "supposed to be" and "has always been like this" doesn't exist, what am I, what do I want to do, and how do I do it?"

"Selfish, it sounds like they are no different from the first type of people mentioned above."

"No, no, no, there is a huge difference. Of course, when laws, morals and other things that should be followed do not exist, there will inevitably be a group of people who take advantage of social chaos to smash, loot and rob in order to satisfy their own desires."

"Such villains, in the universal values, would naturally be classified as people who harm the interests of others for their own selfish desires, but in my eyes, their behavior is not truly selfish at all."

“Question: What is the purpose of such a group of people killing, burning, and robbing people?”

“The answer is obvious: get more wealth quickly.”

“But then ask: Why would they [want to acquire great wealth]?”

"Then the answer becomes: because more wealth means more material things that can be obtained. In addition to satisfying basic needs, more material things mean that one can live better than others."

"[Living better than others] means that different classes have emerged, and the way to divide classes, if you trace it back, you can find that it is the amount of wealth."

"So, all of these people's actions are based on the assumption that [social class is determined by wealth] and [it's natural]. It can be seen that they are still a group of camels. Even if they have the opportunity to become lions, they will give up because they are used to carrying the burden."

"Or from another perspective, if social class is not essentially determined by the amount of wealth, then when society is in turmoil, no one will plunder wealth, but rather other things that can improve social status."

"I thought of a classic joke. When people asked whether there is an omniscient and omnipotent God in this world, some people asked this question in return: Can an omniscient and omnipotent God create a stone that he himself cannot lift?"

"On the surface, it seems that whether the answer is yes or no, it can prove that such a god does not exist. But in fact, this is nothing more than a self-deception of mediocre people."

"Before these people raise such questions, they take it for granted that an omniscient and omnipotent God also needs to abide by the logic and language habits that humans abide by."

"The fact that God can create a rock that He cannot lift does not affect His omniscience and omnipotence."

"Because what kind of action is called "raising", what kind of behavior is called "creating", and what kind of state is called "raising" are naturally defined by Him. If He does not even have the right to define and the final right to interpret words and language, it can prove that He is not omniscient and omnipotent."

Otto turned around and looked at the weathered wall:

"500 years ago, when people living here encountered disputes, they would eventually turn from doctrine to God. All issues would eventually evolve into [whose words better represent God's will.]"

"But what if God is dead? Ah, I mean, if the moral standards set by God are not the moral standards that people [should follow], then what will happen to people?"

"Of course, I was just an ordinary person in the Apokalis family at that time. My reason told me that I could only think about such things. Otherwise... I would be the next one to be tied to the cross and burned to death."

"The facts prove that even if God dies, society can still develop and humans can still live normally. Take Shenzhou, my old friend's hometown, for example. In the 5000-year history, no matter which religion believed in God, it has never become mainstream. But this has not affected the development of Shenzhou society."

"Oh? From this perspective, the Bishop seems like a revolutionary who wants to abolish the old and establish the new."

"Five hundred years ago, I might have deserved this title because I had just overthrown the old destiny. But now... I am the old one myself, so it is a bit humorous to use this title on me."

“For a [selfish] person, abolishing the old and establishing the new is just a means to help him see more clearly what he should do when all the old values ​​are gone.”

"But unfortunately, Enosia clearly had the ability to do so, but she didn't do it, and voluntarily accepted moral constraints that she didn't need to accept..."

"So... for you, resurrecting Kallen is the conclusion you reached after following the above steps?"

"Even if Kallen is not [Superman]?"

Otto fell silent again, but this time Melide understood that it was not because he did not want to speak, but because... a familiar figure appeared in front of him, Yulandel had arrived.

"Oh, it seems that I have talked too much today. Next, we should get down to business."

Soon, Yulandel walked into the castle. In the empty hall, only Melide greeted her. Seeing her approaching footsteps, Yulandel subconsciously clenched the black abyss white flower in her hand. Her intuition told her that the person coming was not friendly.

"Lord Yulandel, even if you realize that I have bad intentions, you are bound by the morals that you should abide by and will not take action against me before I do something..."

"Alas, what a pity, you missed your only chance to save yourself."

As Melide's voice fell, a feeling of weakness spread throughout Yulandel's body, and she immediately raised the Black Abyss White Flower and stabbed it at her.

The Black Abyss and White Flower did not hit her. When Yulandel was about to attack again, she felt a piercing pain and she found it difficult to even stand.

At the same time, the Honkai energy in her body seemed to solidify, and Youlandel felt that she had no strength to use. This was the first time she had experienced such a state since she became an A-rank Valkyrie.

"No need to guess how I did it, because I have no intention of hiding it. After so many tests before, I am already familiar with your moves. I can naturally predict what kind of posture you strike means what move you will make next."

"As for why the most powerful Valkyrie suddenly lost her fighting power... Don't worry, I didn't inject you with anything weird. With your physique, too little of that stuff would have no effect, and too much would have been enough for you to notice."

"If you want to catch the enemy by surprise, only the [Restraint Barrier] can do it."

"what!"

When Yulandel heard this, her pupils shrank slightly and she looked at Melide with an expression of disbelief.

"That's right. After all, you have personally seen my medical examination data so many times. But the Ruler Core is invisible to the naked eye and cannot be detected by any equipment. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist."

"Ah, let me tell you a good news and a bad news. We know that the constraint barrier opened by the previous civilization had a radius of 100 kilometers, and I am far from that standard. It is hard to say whether my constraint barrier can cover Klosten."

"But... instead, I can freely control the scope and strength of the restraining barrier before it reaches its upper limit with my subjective will."

"For example, right now, everything outside the castle lobby is as normal as it can be, so... no one will know what happened here."

"Are you satisfied with this explanation?"

Melide clenched her right hand, and Yulandel felt as if her heart was being squeezed. She gasped for breath, cold sweat kept coming out, and her vision became more and more blurred.

A few seconds later, there was a loud thud, and the most powerful Valkyrie fell to the ground and fainted.

Melide retracted the restraining barrier and slowly walked to her side.

"People are afraid of extreme restrictions, but what if there are no restrictions at all?"