Collapse: A little shock to the card world

Yuan Yu was startled, realizing that the people in this world already knew quite a bit about the Honkai.

They've even managed to detect Honkai energy!

graduate School…

Which research institute?

Could it be one of the Moths of Flame's own?

It's unbelievable that it's gotten this far!

As Yuan Yu pondered, his gaze drifted back to the name of that small town.

It looks somewhat familiar, yet also somewhat unfamiliar.

It shouldn't be the place where Herrschers were born, so... this trip is safe...

Yuan Yu finally relaxed and began to enjoy her ice cream again.

Since there's no danger, this is a publicly funded vacation!

Yuan Yu suddenly realized that there were still many advantages to the fact that the Fire Moths were not fully organized yet, for example... they were really free!

Once the car stopped, Yuan Yu lazily stepped out, clutching a cup of ice cream.

Helicopters and tanks have surrounded a small town, but the town had obviously been notified long ago and was not too panicked.

Yuan Yu was still thinking of walking towards that small town, but then he found Chu Yue leaning against the vehicle without moving, so he was happy to have some peace and quiet and stopped.

However, he stopped here, but not elsewhere.

Several armored vehicles rushed directly to the town gate, and squads of soldiers quickly deployed outside the town.

Soon, a camp quickly took shape.

Then another group of soldiers, fully armed and completely covered, entered the town and led one person after another into the temporary camp.

People dressed in white coats began to conduct a thorough check on the town residents who had been brought out.

Yuan Yu stared blankly at this scene, suddenly feeling as if he was... useless?

So what is he here for?

His gaze involuntarily drifted to Chuyue, who was also doing nothing, only to meet her amused eyes.

Do you feel like we're useless?

"Uh...this..."

"You guessed right, we really aren't very useful."

"... "

"We just watch and record it in our minds..."

If nothing unexpected happens, we'll need to create a file once we get back...

Once we've archived the collected testing information and added our own summary, the task is complete. It's that simple, right?

This is our workflow…

"...What if...an accident happened?"

Chuyue gestured with her chin towards the steel behemoths not far away.

"Then it's their turn to perform. We'll continue recording."

"6..."

Yuan Yu shook his head with a slight chuckle.

Life is getting better. They provide food, lodging, and now even travel. As long as you don't happen to run into the crossfire, it's actually pretty good.

As the night passed, Yuan Yu, who was sleeping on the sofa in the car, was awakened by a shaking.

In a daze, he was pulled out of the car.

The cold morning wind blew in, blowing away his sleepiness and making him shiver.

"Holy crap! Sister Yue, what are you doing?"

Although I was sleeping in my clothes, the air conditioning was on inside the car, and the temperature dropped rapidly when I went outside, making me feel completely cool.

"The first day of remote observation ended without much danger; now it's time for our close-up observation and recording..."

"what?"

Yuan Yu, somewhat bewildered, put on the protective suit handed to him and, carrying a Honkai energy detection device that looked like a large brick, arrived at the entrance of the town.

Looking back, Chuyue, who was still standing next to the car, gave him a thumbs up from afar.

"... "

I thought I could relax until the mission was over, but my beautiful fantasy was shattered on the second day.

"Forget it, I'm paying my dues to the ruler, so I must be loyal to him..."

If there's nothing to do, it's hard to feel at ease..."

Yuan Yu shook his head helplessly and walked into the town.

The fully armed soldiers around him saluted when they saw Yuan Yu's special protective suit, thankfully none of them suddenly blurted out something like "Greetings, Commander..."

The town was quiet. Clearly, these soldiers were experienced. Although they had disturbed the townspeople, they hadn't caused them too much trouble.

Yuan Yu wandered aimlessly through the town with his instruments. There were more soldiers on the road than townspeople. He didn't know how to write his observation record after this round of observation.

To describe the orderly life in a small town?

Stop joking, it makes no sense at all.

Only information related to Honkai Impact 3rd can be considered information; everything else is junk information.

Yuan Yu stared at the instrument in his hand with a hint of helplessness.

The pointer above was teetering between 0 and 1, indicating the presence of Honkai energy, but not much…

As Yuan Yu walked, he paused and took a few steps back, looking somewhat puzzled, when he passed a church.

He looked towards the orphanage next to the church, where pairs of small eyes were watching him from behind the windows, filled with curiosity and fear.

It wasn't that he was curious about the orphanage in this world, but rather...

He suddenly had a strange feeling...

The feeling was vague, and he didn't know what it was.

It was a strange feeling, like seeing a ray of light in the darkness.

After glancing at the instrument that showed no change in readings, he turned around and headed straight for the welfare home.

As he approached, the little heads that had been peering out the window were quickly pulled back.

The courtyard gate opened, and a woman cautiously and timidly walked out.

"Sir..."

Seeing how scared she was, Yuan Yu's lips twitched. He wasn't some kind of devil, did he really need to be like this?

However, he still coughed once and said seriously.

"Routine inspection!"

However, after glancing at the children hiding inside, Yuan Yu thought for a moment and whispered.

"It won't scare children..."

"Uh... thank you..."

Yuan Yu stepped into the room, staring at the instrument in his hand while following a strange feeling and walking to one side.

Although there is no danger in theory, what if there is?

What if a Herrscher suddenly appears, jumps over his face, and slaps him to death? Wouldn't that be a very unjust death?

So it's safer to keep an eye on this instrument, whose reliability is questionable.

Soon, Yuan Yu followed his instincts and met a pair of eyes hiding in the shadows.

Her naturally pink eyes are clearly innate.

This is not common in this world...

A strange guess suddenly popped into Yuan Yu's mind. He took a few steps around the obstruction and looked at the pink-haired little girl with a curious expression.

Yuan Yu glanced at the motionless testing instrument, his lips twitched, and he pushed the instrument forward again.

Even when the instrument was held directly to the girl's face, the readings did not change at all.

What a piece of junk equipment! It doesn't change anything even at such close range!

"Woof~ Big dog..."

The girl's indistinct voice came out, and Yuan Yu coughed and withdrew the instrument that was pointed at her face.

"Um... little friend, what's your name?"

The girl's eyes lit up immediately when her name was mentioned.

"I...I am called Alicia!"

Big brother, do you know the meaning of this name?

"Uh... an eternal paradise? A flawless haven?"

"Huh? Big brother, you actually knew that!"

"So, big brother, what's your name?"

"Uh... Yu...

cough~

Alright! Big brother has things to do, go play by yourself!

Yuan Yu sensed that the surrounding gazes were gradually gathering around him, so he immediately coughed and ended the conversation.

He then walked around the entire welfare home before leaving.

After walking a distance, Yuan Yu glanced at the instrument in his hand and smiled disdainfully.

"This is garbage equipment; even a Herrscher couldn't detect it in person..."

That's right, the pink-haired little girl from earlier was a Herrscher.

It's even highly likely that she caused the abnormal collapse energy fluctuations in this town.

However, this Herrscher is somewhat special. Unlike a true Herrscher who thinks about destroying the world, this one is more like... a person.

There are Herrschers who represent space, Herrschers who represent lightning, so it seems reasonable to have a Herrscher who represents humanity.