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

"Lady Theresa, this is what Bishop Otto asked me to pass on to you."

Theresa took it from Amber. At first glance, it looked like... a book?

Amber bowed slightly and was about to leave.

"Amber, wait a minute. Grandpa...what else did he say?"

Amber shook her head blankly:

"Lord Otto didn't say anything, he just told me to hand it over to you when the time comes. As for the contents and the reason why he did this... you should understand that I won't ask unless Lord Otto tells me."

Amber bowed again and left Hyperion. Theresa took the old-looking book and returned to her room.

Turning the pages of the ancient book, on the title page, there is a handwriting written by Otto:

"To the new Bishop of Heaven's Will, my granddaughter, Theresa Apokalis."

Judging from the clarity of the handwriting, it seemed to have been written a few months ago at most. Theresa continued to read with doubt.

"Theresa, by the time you see this, if nothing unexpected happens, I will have disappeared from this world forever. I believe that when I wrote these words, countless people were hoping that I would end up like this. After all, your grandfather is an out-and-out villain."

"I know better than anyone how many sins I have committed. I am not writing this to ask for your forgiveness. I do not need, nor do I deserve, anyone's forgiveness. I do not need, nor do I deserve anyone to be sad about my departure. The man named Otto Apocalis spent these long yet short five hundred years, which was nothing more than what a man could pay for his own wishful thinking."

"I know you don't need to, and you won't understand, my approach. So what you see here is not the unscrupulous villain who has no sense of guilt. What you see is just a bishop's instructions to his successor, just an elder's exhortation to his juniors."

"I know that when you got the sole succession to the bishop, your first reaction must have been surprise. Because since you were a child, you never thought that such a day would come. Theresa, my child, maybe you yourself don't realize that after so many years of experience, you have unknowingly acquired the ability to manage destiny."

"My public resignation was not entirely false. After being dominated and restrained, all 12 Herrschers were either destroyed or fighting against Houkai. The war between humans and Houkai has indeed entered a new stage."

"Just as I believe that Melide's plan will not work in the end, I believe that under your leadership, Destiny can achieve what the previous civilization could not do and transcend the end. My confidence comes from the people who will unite around you now and in the future. Miracles have happened to them one after another."

"In the future, every Valkyrie will continue to fight on the battlefield until the last moment, just like before; every staff member will continue to stay at their post until the last moment."

"So, as the future Bishop of Destiny, Theresa, you should not underestimate yourself. When you encounter difficulties, every time you deny yourself, you are denying those who are willing to obey your command and fight for Destiny until the last moment. Grandpa hopes that you can be confident rather than humble."

"From top to bottom, from bishops to grassroots employees, Tianming is actually a whole. Rewards and punishments for merits and demerits, good and bad, should not be different. I know that compared to the cold-blooded me, you are obviously a more humane bishop, but excessive emotionality will only make yourself, and the entire Tianming, fall into an endless abyss. The former... I have experienced it deeply, and the latter... I hope it will never happen."

"Therefore, when the re-established rules are clear, whether someone has committed a crime or made a great contribution, they should be handed over to the relevant departments for evaluation, rather than being emotional, resulting in unfair rewards and punishments and favoritism."

"Next, let's talk about those people you are not as familiar with as I am..."

"Amber, judging from her genes and the way she was born, she should be your sister, and you are her savior. She can still do what she should do for a villain like me. In the future, she will be able to share your worries. Although she is not good at fighting, she is smart, alert, loyal and kind. Therefore, no matter how big or small the matter is, you can discuss it with her and then decide whether it is true or not."

"Cheng Lixue is kind and fair in character and conduct. She is excellent in her own strength and is also knowledgeable in military affairs. When you need multiple Valkyries to conduct legion operations, you can rest assured to share any situation on the battlefield with this commander. She can adjust the combat deployment according to changes in the situation and make each Valkyrie team play its role."

"Bianca Orlandel Atagina, my last student... I manipulated her life and planned her destiny. I cultivated her with my true love, but I also used her as a pawn to do whatever I wanted. But there is no doubt that I understand her better than most people in this world."

"There is no doubt that she is a good student with excellent character and academic performance. She can complete every task perfectly. However... the road to hell in this world is often paved with good intentions. She has a terrifying talent and works harder than most people. Maybe in your eyes, in her eyes, this is something worthy of recognition, but... as the strongest Valkyrie, her actions may not necessarily have a positive effect on others."

"A person's talent determines his or her upper limit, while hard work determines whether he or she can reach that limit. As the strongest Valkyrie, she will inevitably become the target of countless Valkyries, but the most desperate thing for humans in competition is that someone with a stronger talent than her works harder than her."

"She doesn't need much effort to destroy a Honkai Emperor with one strike, and a Valkyrie with Honkai adaptability of D, maybe becoming an A-rank Valkyrie is already a miracle for her. Under such a premise, Bianca's shout of "hard work will be rewarded" is more like irony than encouragement in the eyes of others. Such a belief, rather than motivating mediocre people to move forward, is more likely to make them... fall into self-doubt and self-denial."

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"As for the others... you are more familiar with them than I am. They are all genuinely good people and will definitely help you find your own path."

"I will take the vileness into the grave with me; I will bring light to the future because of you. Grandpa believes that you can lead the destiny and reach a height that I have never reached."

"Finally...eat some fruits and vegetables other than bitter melon occasionally. You always stay up late, and your body should be supplemented with more diverse nutrients."

————Otto Apokalis