The Honkai Simulator is not used to kidnap Herrscher!

"what's up?"

Chen Ran's eyes were slightly surprised, and he smiled: "Could it be that you missed me?"

Wendy looked at Chen Ran and said, "I don't miss you, but someone must be missing you."

Before Chen Ran could react, she activated the Valkyrie assistance system.

The Valkyrie's space-time rupture system is a new auxiliary function developed by Destiny from the corpse of the Second Herrscher. It can stagnate time and space in a small range for a short period of time, putting it in a state of fragmentation.

Naturally, the energy consumption required to activate this auxiliary function is very large, especially when used continuously, Wendy's face couldn't help but turn pale.

A hint of shock flashed across Chen Ran's pupils.

In the rupture of time and space, he saw his body being hugged by someone.

"We can talk properly this time."

Before he could react, he found that his lips were blocked by the girl's lips.

The two bypassed time and shared a kiss.

Wendy, who activated the space-time rupture system, had a flash of shock in her eyes.

You made me work so hard for so long, and you actually did this?!

Although the space-time rupture system only lasted a few seconds, Wendy felt that her whole body and mind had suffered a massive blow.

She began to feel that time was taking so long.

Until the space-time rupture system was closed, everything disappeared.

Chen Ran felt the lingering warmth on his lips, as if what just happened was just a beautiful dream.

"Sure enough, she came to see me."

Chen Ran had too many doubts at this time. According to the system, after completing the simulation scene in the future, everyone's memories related to him would be erased at this time in the future.

The system needs to plan future destiny nodes according to what happens in the simulated scenario, so his existence must be erased.

Otherwise, it will easily trigger a butterfly effect.

But the situation now is that Wendy clearly still remembers him.

He looked at the equally bewildered girl and couldn't help but smile, "Hey, do you mind if I go to St. Freya with you?"

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"The massive Honkai explosion in Changkong City didn't produce a true Herrscher. The Herrscher you fought previously did reach Herrscher strength, but our observations of its core revealed an incomplete core, meaning it was somewhere between a Herrscher-like and a Pseudo-Herrscher."

At the temporary base near the Hyperion, Theresa breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Wendy returning with Chen Ran.

Chen Ran is an intelligence officer planted by Tianming in Changkong City. She doesn't care about his identity. It is enough to know that he is Tianming's man.

As long as Wendy is okay.

Wendy listened to Theresa's story, but she felt a little absent-minded.

She looked at Chen Ran secretly, and had so many questions she wanted to ask him.

There was no doubt that the 'Wendy' she met was also her. After all, it was only a year later, so she could still recognize herself.

But what is the relationship between that 'self' and Chen Ran?

The worry and confusion on the girl's face were clearly visible. Theresa, who was standing beside her, looked at Wendy and couldn't help but sigh.

"Forget it, you guys should have a good rest first, I'll take care of the follow-up matters here."

"Okay, teacher."

Just like a student who couldn't stand the loneliness when she heard the bell for the end of get out of class, Wendy jumped up and, ignoring everyone's surprised looks, dragged Chen Ran away.

Chen Ran: "..."

Wendy dragged him directly to a deserted place and couldn't help but laugh, "Aren't you afraid of being misunderstood by your teacher Theresa?"

"It's fine if it's a misunderstanding, but you have to explain to me clearly what her relationship is to me, and what her relationship is to you?"

The girl put her hands on her hips and looked up at him.

Chen Ran sighed.

He didn't know what to say. After all, no matter how you looked at it, what he was doing seemed more like a fairy tale.

However, Chen Ran also knew that Wendy from a year later was by his side.

It was obvious that the two Wendys must have reached some kind of tacit understanding, and if he told a lie, he would definitely be exposed by the other party.

What's more, I don't want to lie.

We can't let Wendy down.

"Okay, since you want to know the truth, then you must first promise me that you won't tell Theresa."

"Don't worry." Wendy promised solemnly.

Although the girl is straightforward, she also knows what should and should not be said.

"Then I have to say, I'm not actually destined to be a person. To be precise, I came from 50,000 years ago..."

The boy concealed the part about the system and briefly recounted how he came from 2014 years ago to 2013 and then to .

As he spoke, Wendy felt as if she had experienced something mysterious.

His eyes were fixed on Wendy's reaction, but on the surface he said nonchalantly, "Remember those 1s I told you about before?"

"Remember……"

Wendy, who was still marveling at the wonders of the world, nodded subconsciously.

Chen Ran sneered, "Looking forward from this perspective, everyone, including me, is just a cold number 1."

Wendy felt a chill.

The boy did not want to deceive the girl, whether it was the one in front of him or the other one who might be across the world.

"My goal is simple: to find the answer to the collapse and the end in the future."

"But I think you can understand the butterfly effect. If that era defeated the end, all the people and things in this era would most likely not appear."

"Okay, this is the answer you want. Whether you are satisfied or not, it is at least absolutely true."

Chen Ran didn't know how serious the consequences would be if he revealed the answer, and he didn't need to care about it.

From a temporal perspective, his appearance in the past would inevitably have an impact on the future. For example, the premature appearance of the stigmata, or the weakened version of the fusion warrior, or the Soldier God Plan proposed by MEI...

These are things that can directly affect the future.

It can even be said that if he were lucky enough to defeat the end, then all these people and things in the future would not exist.

So, even though he was greedy for the good things about Wendy, he knew that he couldn't get too deeply involved in such feelings.

The system once said that the simulation and real memories cannot be confused. Perhaps this is the reason.

And since Wendy was eager to know the answer, he simply didn't hide it.

"I live in the past. Perhaps my final fate will be like the many refugees from Changkong City you have met, dying in despair and wailing."

"So, you... or rather, you from the future, shouldn't have come looking for me."

Wendy didn't quite understand this.

But across the world's barrier, Wendy in the dimension of consciousness understood it.

Her eyes drooped slightly: "This bastard, does he think this is protecting me?"

The girl had already made up her mind to get involved.

In the paradise of the past, although she was unable to see the full picture of that era, she knew that a brilliant civilization was in destruction and collapse.

Chen Ran was one of the many people of that era. Although he was special, his life still ended with the end of the era.

She wanted to say something to Chen Ran, but found that Chen Ran still couldn't hear her voice.

Unless the time-space rupture system is activated again, the two will have the opportunity to have a conversation after a certain period of time.

She could only listen quietly and attentively to the words between Chen Ran and her past self.

Although Chen Ran said these words as if nothing had happened, the young girl Wendy still felt a hint of pain in his words.

The mere fact that Changkong City had suffered a disaster was enough to shock her.

So, what about the disappearance of an era or an epoch?

So, is this the reason why Chen Ran can talk about the "Number 1 Theory" so casually?

Her eyes fell on Chen Ran's, and she mustered up the courage to ask, "What about me... I mean my future self, the me you'll meet a year from now."

The girl had already heard from Chen Ran about her experience a year later.

But at this moment she didn't care about the so-called experiment, but asked: "What do you think of me?"

"Of course I want to hold you in my arms."

He couldn't help but pinch the girl's cheek: "But you know, I can't be responsible for your future, and you can't participate in my past."

"This time we can embrace each other in the cracks of time, but next time we may never meet again."

Even without systematic intervention, everything in the future will change under the influence of the butterfly effect.

Unless you need an anchor point to lock onto a single living individual...

and many more……

Chen Ran's eyes narrowed slightly, and his hand couldn't help but loosen from Wendy's cheek.

The girl puffed her cheeks, obviously dissatisfied with his sudden attack.

"Wendy, I found a solution."

He said, "I have figured out a way to ensure that no matter how the future changes, you will not disappear."

Just as Otto can protect the protagonists from disappearing due to the flow of time in the torrent of imaginary numbers, he can also set an anchor point for Wendy to appear in the future.

"I can't guarantee that future history will remain completely unchanged, but I can protect you from being affected as much as possible."

Chen Ran thought of the stigmata.

At present, the stigmata are an artificial gene bank of memories that fight against the collapse. This gene bank implanted in the memory can directly form the consciousness to fight against the collapse.

But what if he could read all of Wendy's genes and form a 'stigma' related to Wendy?

Just like an anchor point fixed in a numerical sequence, as long as the genes related to it are not dispersed, then at some point in the future, an individual named 'Wendy' will be born, and then possess the stigmata and become a Herrscher...

Chen Ran's pupils shrank slightly.

If that is the case, then doesn't he determine a person's fate?

Or is it because of his involvement that Wendy's appearance is inevitable?

Chen Ran didn't know.

He said, "Let's go back and remember to keep it a secret for me."

Wendy nodded: "Well, I will definitely not say anything."

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When Chen Ran set foot in Saint Freya again, he suddenly felt complicated.

He told Rita about the current situation in Changkong City, but Rita did not stop him. During this time, he also assisted Theresa in the rescue of Changkong City and assisted in handling public opinion.

For Rita, Kiana's entry into Saint Freya has already completed a stage of the mission, so Chen Ran's importance has been greatly reduced.

If someone was more ruthless, Chen Ran would have been killed to silence him at this time.

Chen Ran didn’t know what Tianming Headquarters was thinking, but he didn’t want to know.

Since the simulation scene has not been exited, he should do something more meaningful.

For example, analyze Wendy's current body and then try to figure out how to 'construct a Wendy'.

This is a very complex challenge.

Even if the entire Fire Moth team tried their best to make a person appear in the future, it would be impossible. He couldn't do it either.