“Woo…”

Fu Hua in black opened her eyes and slowly stood up.

"What just happened..."

While muttering to herself, Fu Hua in black looked around. She looked at Fu Hua in white, then at Kiana, Bronya and Raiden Mei, then at Fang Zheng and revealed a bitter smile.

“As expected… that’s how it is…”

"Did you find out?"

Looking at Fu Hua in black in front of him, Fu Hua in white asked in a low voice, and the latter turned his head away.

"Of course... No matter how much I lie to myself, when I saw that scene... No, actually, even earlier, I had already vaguely sensed it in my heart. I just don't want to admit it... Hehe, I am the Ruler who controls consciousness. Isn't it easy for me to deny something?"

Having said this, Fu Hua in black, the Herrscher of Knowledge, lowered his head and clenched his fists.

"In the end, what I always wanted to be was not myself. What I always wanted to destroy was actually myself. I laughed at everyone, but I was the funniest one... My memories, my identity, my body, everything, were not mine..."

"What does it matter?"

At this moment, Fang Zheng spoke.

"Even if it's not your memory, it doesn't mean you don't exist. Other people's memories can also be used as a reference. Didn't you say that before? If you encounter the same situation, you won't be as nagging as she is, isn't that enough? Although you haven't really experienced those things, or it's not you who has experienced those things, but don't you have your own ideas?"

“…”

Hearing this, the Herrscher of Knowledge was stunned for a moment and looked at Fang Zheng, who shrugged his shoulders.

"As the saying goes, there are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand audiences. Even if they encounter the same thing, it doesn't mean they will react the same way. After reading these memories, you chose to fight back. But if it were someone else, they might choose to sink, or become desperate or discouraged... Anyway, this is the choice you made, isn't that enough?"

"hey-hey……"

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, the Herrscher of Knowledge reached out her hand and wiped her nose in embarrassment. At this moment, Fu Hua in white also looked at her and spoke.

"It's not your fault that you were born a Herrscher. The consciousness of Honkai has been lurking in your heart, trying to pollute it, but you didn't succumb. I once lived there, so I know... you are not the embodiment of evil, nor a puppet of Honkai. I abandoned this body, and you were born from it. It belongs to you, but I can't give it to you now..."

Having said that, Fu Hua turned around and looked at Kiana and the others.

"I'm sorry, there are still people who need me, and there are things I have to do."

"……snort."

Hearing Fu Hua's words, the Herrscher of Knowledge snorted.

"…You know your mind is broken. If I die, you will die too."

"I know."

"Then with your current state, even if you control your body, can you resist the erosion of Honkai? Although the Honkai consciousness was driven away by that guy, there is no guarantee that it will come back again at any time, you know?"

"I will do my best to resist. So... I would like to ask you to lend me a hand."

"No way!"

However, the next moment, the Herrscher of Consciousness directly rejected Fu Hua's request.

"You still want me to help you? Hahaha, are you stupid? I won't help you! Go to hell! Sharing a body? I feel sick just thinking about it!"

"Well……"

Hearing what the Herrscher of Consciousness said, Mei Raiden and Kiana both turned pale, as if something had pierced their hearts.

"Since you are Fu Hua, then if you win, I will return this body to you! I am nothing anyway! I will leave you now and stay far away from you! I will never see you again!"

"So, do you want me to rebuild a body for you?"

At this moment, Fang Zheng suddenly spoke.

"When I killed Otto, I obtained the technology to make his soul steel body. If you are willing, I can create a new body for you, okay?"

"Really? Otto is really dead?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, the Herrscher of Knowledge was stunned for a moment, and Fang Zheng nodded.

"Of course, I killed him and his clone to the point where they couldn't die any more... Kevin was the same, I sent him to another world."

"Kevin also..."

Upon hearing the news, Fu Hua and the Herrscher of Knowledge were both stunned, but the latter's expression soon relaxed.

"Let him die. It's better for him to die and reunite with his doctor Mei over there than to live like a zombie."

Having said this, the Herrscher of Knowledge looked at Fang Zheng again.

"I think you're a good person, but I'm not interested in Destiny! Destiny, Anti-Entropy, and World Serpent are not good things! I don't want to join you!"

"That's easy to say. I'm not a man of destiny."

“…Huh?”

"You have Fu Hua's memories, so you should know that we are from another world. We are the Tiandao Palace, which is different from Tianming, Anti-Entropy, and World Snake. We have our own ideas and plans. I promise you that you will not encounter such bad things here. Oh, by the way, we can also go out to outer space, do you want to go out and have a look?"

"Space?"

Hearing this, the Herrscher of Knowledge's eyes lit up.

"Really? Don't lie to me!"

"Of course I won't lie to you. We in the Tiandao Palace are a space civilization. Entering and exiting the Milky Way is as easy as playing. I think your temperament is quite to my liking. What do you think? Since you have nowhere to go anyway, why don't you come back to the Tiandao Palace with me?"

"Um……"

Facing Fang Zheng's invitation, the Herrscher of Knowledge thought for a moment and then nodded.

"Well, you'd better not lie to me, or I won't let you go even if you're very powerful!"

"A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. I won't lie to you."

After that, the group returned to the battleship. Lying in front of the porthole, looking at the earth and the starry sky outside, the Herrscher of Knowledge also widened his eyes in surprise and excitement, staring non-stop like a curious baby.

"I never thought that the Herrscher that appeared this time would be like this..."

Looking at the Herrscher of Knowledge lying by the porthole from a distance, Cang Xuan couldn't help but sigh. They had already met Fu Hua, and it must be said that Fu Hua was quite surprised to see her old friend again. After all, in her opinion, the two had already died, but she didn't expect to meet them again now, five thousand years later...

As for why the Herrscher of Consciousness became like this, Fu Hua also gave her own answer. She had abandoned her body and let the empty shell nurture the soul of the Herrscher. Of course, it is difficult for ordinary people to resist the control of the Herrscher. However, the problem is that Fu Hua's brain has more than 50,000 years of memory. As a result, this Herrscher was just born and was completely defeated by Fu Hua's flood of memory. He didn't even have time to form his own personality.

This is also the reason why the Herrscher of Consciousness thought of himself as Fu Hua from the beginning.

"Isn't this great? We've always hoped that Fu Hua would become like this, but unfortunately... she still looks the same."

Dan Zhu was smiling beside her, looking relieved. By the way, the Herrscher of Knowledge's new body was created by her. Originally, Dan Zhu was going to use the image of the Red Kite Immortal that she had made for Fu Hua, but was firmly rejected by the Herrscher of Knowledge. In the end, she still reshaped a body based on her current appearance.

"...There are actually four Herrschers gathered here. To be honest, I would never have dared to think of such a thing in the past..."

Cang Xuan sighed beside him. Now on this warship there are the Herrscher of Sky, the Herrscher of Thunder, the Herrscher of Principle, and this new Herrscher of Consciousness...

If this happened in the past, it would be enough to scare the people of the Fire Moth to death. You have to know that in that era, they feared the Herrschers like a tiger and killed them as soon as they were killed. How could it be like this now?

By the way, Fu Hua went back to Tianming to report to Theresa, because the Herrscher of Knowledge didn't want to see her... Well, from Fang Zheng's point of view, Fu Hua's emotional intelligence was too low, no wonder the Herrscher of Knowledge hated her. If she could coax him a few words, maybe the Herrscher of Knowledge wouldn't be so upset.

Unfortunately, in this regard, Fu Hua is a straight woman.

A woman of steel who has been straight for 50,000 years, not to be messed with.

As for how to guide the Herrscher of Knowledge, Fang Zheng said that he would do it himself. He felt that if he handed it over to Fu Hua, it would probably end badly. Just like what he saw in his previous memory, Fu Hua had taught seven apprentices before, and all of them turned against her and stabbed her in the back, and even killed her - this shows that this person really doesn't know how to raise a child. If he handed it over to her, the Herrscher of Knowledge might really become a Herrscher.

As for the method adopted by Fang Zheng, it is also very simple, that is... playing games!

"Yuuki! Where do we jump?"

Holding the controller and looking at the screen in front of him, the Herrscher of Knowledge was very excited. Playing games together was the easiest way to get closer. Of course, it also depended on the game. Some people would end their friendship right after playing some games... But for Fang Zheng, he naturally had a choice.

"Jump to the factory over here!"

"Bronya objects."

However, just after Fang Zheng made the decision, Bronya, who was sitting on the other side, spoke silently.

"The factory is a densely populated area. If we jump down like this, we will be easily killed by concentrated fire. Bronya suggested that we should choose a relatively sparsely populated and remote place, conduct reconnaissance first, and then..."

"Oh, you are so boring."

Hearing Bronya's answer, the Herrscher of Knowledge pouted in dissatisfaction.

"I just don't believe it. Can this group of people kill us? I am the Herrscher of Knowledge. Am I afraid of a few mortals joining forces?"

"This is a game, not reality."

"I'm not afraid of games either!"

"Okay, okay, stop arguing."

Fang Zheng interrupted their bickering.

"Like Xiaolu said, what are we afraid of? They are just a bunch of rookies, just chickens and dogs. We can beat them to death with a frying pan! Besides, this is just a game. When playing a game, the key is to be satisfied. If you either kill everyone or hide in the bushes, what's the point of playing?"

Having said that, Fang Zheng waved his hand.

"Listen to me, jump into the factory and we'll kill them!"