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"Yes, you over there thought I was a newcomer to the World Serpent, so you casually reminded me... that not all of the Thirteen Heroes of Fire Chaser are good people, and told me to be careful during the trial."

Raiden Mei raised an eyebrow: "Thirteen Heroes?"

Mebius fell into deep thought upon hearing this.

Kiana was also puzzled: "What is that? Why have I never heard of it before?"

Bai Yan maintained an attitude of taking it for granted, still somewhat puzzled by the reactions of the others.

He then looked at Raiden Mei with an inquiring gaze.

"What's with your reactions? Did you mean that the memories you entered weren't there?"

"Let me just read a few: The first one is Kevin with the [Salvation] mark; the second one is named Alicia, but I don't know what mark she has, and she didn't really talk to me; the third one is Aponia with the [Discipline] mark, her abilities are very troublesome..."

After Bai Yanqing finished reading it clearly, the rest of the group was collectively confused.

however.

Möbius: "Wait a minute?! You mean Gretchen?!"

Kiana: "Gresh? I think I remember her. Who is she again?"

Möbius reminded him, "Hen and my former lab assistant, Blanca's daughter, she was very young back then..."

Then she stared intently at Bai Yan: "Why is Gretchen here?!"

"During the eighth collapse of the previous civilization, Blanca perished, and Gretchen was critically injured and on the verge of death."

"Out of desperation, you performed a super-transformation surgery on her, making her the youngest fusion warrior and thus allowing her to survive."

"Her ability is very special. After spending a lot of time with someone, she will be influenced by that person's 'color'. For example, paintings created after being influenced by Qian Jie's 'color' will cause viewers to have irritable and belligerent emotions that they cannot control."

"For this reason, the Firemoth sent it to the deepest depths, where it was cared for by Aponia..."

Upon hearing this, Mebius gradually clenched his fists.

Volume 1: Chapter 211: Bai Yan: Watch my map attack!

After recounting the girl's tragic experience without shedding a tear or blood, Bai Yan remained completely unmoved.

For some reason, this indifference provoked Mebius's anger.

It was as if she had actually experienced it.

But soon she seemed to remember something, and slowly calmed down.

Her gaze, filled with a thirst for the truth, led her to ask, "Thirteen Heroes, is this an organization? What are the criteria for joining, or rather, for being listed? Why these specific individuals? And why is Gretchen included?"

The jackal closest to Mebius clearly sensed its lord's emotions.

So she couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "My lord, what's going on with Miss Gretsch?"

“…If I remember correctly,” her hand trembled slightly, “she was not even ten years old when she became the Eighth Herrscher!”

“Is that so?” Bai Yan said calmly. “That child is quite strange. He’s like a blank sheet of paper. You can’t see sadness or joy in him. He’s also very simple-minded. You can’t tell that his parents died young at all. Maybe Kosmo is good at taking care of children.”

"..."

Bai Yan paused and then said, "Where were we? Oh right, Thirteen Heroes."

"This story begins with the tragedy of the restraints, and the one who initiated the naming of the title was Alicia."

Upon hearing this, Möbius nodded: "That's certainly like her style."

Kiana: "A tragedy of restraint?"

Having fought the Herrscher of Binding twice, she already knew this enemy quite well.

A barrier that nullifies Honkai energy—a rather troublesome ability.

Moreover, the one from the previous civilization seems to have mutated...

Bai Yan countered with a question: "Then how did your previous civilization resolve the issue when it encountered the Laws of Binding?"

The two were silent.

Durandal was deeply concerned about this tragedy.

She immediately pressed on, "So, in the parallel world you went to, how did people spend their previous civilization's era?"

"The specifics are unclear, but after that battle, the original four-figure number of Fusion Warriors were reduced to just 13."

The atmosphere in the meeting room became heavy.

At this moment, Theresa suddenly realized: "But we, the modern civilization, seem to... uh..."

She suddenly fell silent again.

People from pre-civilized times did not have Judas.

“But then again,” Bai Yan’s mood gradually eased. He could see that even Ragnar was beginning to believe him, so he added, “Raiden Mei over there told me that Alicia is actually the Thirteenth Herrscher, and shortly after she told me, a new area suddenly appeared in Paradise, which startled me.”

Raiden Mei shook her head, indicating that she knew nothing about it.

Mebius reacted in bewilderment once again: "That's what she said? Alicia said she's the Thirteenth Herrscher?"

Bai Yan spread his hands: "I don't know. After all, I'm not very familiar with that Ying Jie. She just keeps pestering Raiden Mei. She's the one who told me this information?"

Raiden Mei: “?”

“She’s willing to tell you what sweet words you used to deceive her, isn’t she?” Möbius said.

"No, it's just that after we chatted a few times, her attitude towards me improved a lot."

"Then I'd like to ask, what did you talk about with me in the parallel world?"

Raiden Mei crossed her arms, her delicate brows furrowed as she stared at the other person.

"Just chatting—but if I had to pinpoint the moment when her attitude clearly changed, it would be when I told her I was the Herrscher of Rock. She even kept asking me how Anna was doing, which was quite inexplicable. Later I found out that Anna in the parallel world was gone too."

Everyone fell silent.

Bai Yan shook his head and sighed, "Alas, what a terrible world."

Mebius clearly didn't care about any of that; she only cared about what the Thirteen Heralds had to say.

She continued, "You said a new space appeared in Paradise, but what happened next?"

Bai Yan, however, revealed a serious expression: "I don't know the specifics. After Raiden Mei came out, she only told me that the Herrscher of Corruption and Paradise perished together. Oh, and she solemnly told me at the end, please remember Alicia."

He then looked bewildered and said, "I don't understand what that means, but I really don't have much of an impression of Alicia. You know, I'm not familiar with her."

Apart from the parties involved, everyone else was completely baffled.

There are indeed 14 Herrschers in the records of the previous civilization.

But what the 13th Herrscher is is quite puzzling.

All eyes turned to Möbius, awaiting the answer from this figure who had survived from the previous civilization.

“That’s strange,” Ragnar said, puzzled. “Xiao Yan used to be hard to resist, especially by young girls. Why is Ying Jie not so interested in him?”

Durandal frowned upon hearing this, but remained silent.

Bai Yan shamelessly said, "I wasn't that outrageous before. You guys are too confident in your random statistics. The only Valkyries I'm close to are those with normal orientations—maybe Alicia is a lesbian who just happens to like girls."

These words elicited varying reactions from the crowd.

Raiden Mei stared coldly at Shirohiko, as if she were looking at a dead man.

Theresa pondered for a moment, her eyes involuntarily glancing at Mistelin, who had been watching the whole thing unfold. Then, she made a connection to that familiar face and immediately glared angrily at Bai Yan.

Bronya looked at Bai Yan without saying anything.

Seele suddenly lowered her head, as if she were comforting someone.

"puff--"

Mebius burst out laughing.

At the same time, Ragnar silently turned around, lowered his head, and his shoulders trembled slightly.

Rita's lips twitched, but she didn't say anything.

Kiana and Sylvanas looked at the reactions of the people around them and scratched their heads in confusion.

Most people got caught up in some kind of emotion.

Seeing this, Bai Yan casually asked Mebius, "So, what does 'Thirteenth Law' mean? Did Alicia later become a Herrscher?"

This question finally drew everyone's attention back.

However, some people have already made a mental note of Bai Yan, and are preparing to settle scores with him later.

"You'll have to ask her about this yourselves, since she didn't tell me about it."

Why didn't she tell you? Do you two not get along?

"...Why should I be close to her?"

"Oh, so you, Doctor, are also a staunch advocate and have a keen sense of smell."

"..."

The only smile on the field belonged to Ragnar.

"Bai Yan, what is 姛?" Youlandel asked.

Kiana also subconsciously looked in this direction.

However, Bai Yan did not respond, but instead suggested, "How about we also go to the Paradise of the Past World here? What does the Lord of the World Serpent think?"

The jackal immediately said, "I'm afraid that won't work. Paradise is a secret within our World Serpent; how can we allow outsiders to enter?"

Bai Yan shrugged, indicating that he didn't care.

Mebius replied, "There's nothing to keep secret. Let them come, but the number needs to be limited."

Volume 1: Chapter 212: Identifying Treasure: Wait a minute, I still have testimony to give.

They agreed to go to the World Serpent, but didn't set off immediately.

Because some people still want to settle some past issues.

As everyone knows, Bai Yan is a good person.

Durandal, Rita, and Ragnar can all attest to this, and even Seele is convinced that her childhood acquaintance is innocent.

But Kiana didn't believe it. Back at the place where Otto disappeared, the two had a fierce confrontation.

Although both of them have returned safely, Kiana's level of trust in Shirohiko is only slightly lower than that of Otto when he was alive.

Now that Theresa is the bishop, she immediately and unconditionally supports Kiana's doubts.

Then Durandal switched sides.

It's not that she should side with her sister, but after hearing Kiana's account, she also felt that Bai Yan had a problem.

Why did you go looking for Otto for no reason, and why did you choose that time?

—Is the desire for power so intense?

Therefore, the headquarters of Destiny quickly turned into a courtroom.

Plaintiff: Kiana; Defendant: Bai Yan.

"Ahem, suspect Bai Yan, do you have any excuses for Kiana's accusations?" Theresa cleared her throat and said sternly.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone turned to look at him.

Apart from Fu Hua and the World Serpent, most of the people from the past gathered here.

Even Mistelin stayed here, wanting to see what the commotion was about.

Bai Yan felt a chill run down his spine.

Kiana said she had ulterior motives, and then demanded to prove that she didn't.

No one knows how helpless he was!

“Young Miss, even if I do have ulterior motives, at least list a few truly harmful possibilities. On one hand, you want to make accusations, and on the other hand, you want me to use my imagination to devise several evil schemes. Isn’t that a bit too much to ask?” Bai Yan said, spreading his hands.