"Whoa, holy shit... what's going on? My elemental energy seems a bit unstable?" Just as Chen Luo was floating in the sky, he suddenly noticed a slight issue with his control over elemental energy.
Chen Luo immediately pulled out his Vision from his inventory and noticed that it was faintly glowing.
"Wait, what's happening here?" Chen Luo suddenly had the illusion that his Vision was absorbing Honkai energy.
"Clearly, your Vision is absorbing Honkai energy, though I have no idea why." The Herrscher of Sentience, being a Herrscher, was highly authoritative on this matter.
At the very least, the Herrscher of Sentience could track the flow of Honkai energy.
"Fuck, I remember now. According to research, the Honkai civilization and Teyvat are actually part of the same world. And within this setting, there are countless worlds."
Moreover, Honkai Impact 3rd and Genshin Impact had a crossover event before. Keqing, who was notoriously weak in Genshin Impact, became an absolute powerhouse in Honkai Impact 3rd, capable of annihilating everything.
She didn't even need support and could deal millions in damage solo.
"So... I can use Honkai energy too?" Chen Luo said, sensing the gradual transformation of his Vision.
"Probably. Anyway, Honkai energy is an extremely versatile power source—provided you have high Honkai adaptability..."
While Chen Luo and the Herrscher of Sentience were discussing this, his previously unstable control over Anemo energy stabilized again.
It was as if his Vision was slowly adapting to the changes in this world.
Chen Luo wasn't sure if other Visions had this function, but his Vision was obtained through a gacha pull.
If anyone claimed it was no different from other Visions, Chen Luo wouldn't believe it.
"How's it going?" the Herrscher of Sentience asked.
"Hmm, it's a bit strange. I feel like there are two types of energy in this Vision—one is the familiar Anemo energy, and the other is Honkai energy. But it seems like the absorbed Honkai energy is still too little, making it hard to utilize. Plus, my Honkai adaptability isn't very high, so forcing it would cause physical erosion." Chen Luo carefully analyzed his Vision and answered the Herrscher of Sentience.
The moment Chen Luo held his Vision, he gained mastery over it. Combined with his Furniture Mastery ability, he could fully control the Vision, allowing him to dissect its condition in detail.
"I can still use elemental energy, and it's no different from how it works in the original world. However, Honkai energy is indeed more versatile than elemental energy—at least in terms of destructive power. It's a shame my Honkai adaptability isn't high enough." Chen Luo sighed and then checked his talent panel.
[Honkai Adaptability]: 32.5%
"Though I don't know how your talent panel calculates Honkai adaptability, if it's too low, wouldn't you be in danger in Nagazora? That place is filled with Honkai energy—the concentration is terrifyingly high." The Herrscher of Sentience's voice was laced with concern, even though her physical form wasn't present.
For the Herrscher of Sentience, Honkai energy was like a pet—completely harmless to her.
Fu Hua already had high Honkai adaptability, and the Herrscher of Sentience was, well, a Herrscher. Add the modifications from the spacetime turbulence...
The Herrscher of Sentience suspected her Honkai adaptability was almost on par with Kevin's.
And the higher the Honkai adaptability, the greater the combat potential when using Honkai energy.
"Oh, you don't need to worry about that. My Vision seems to be continuously absorbing Honkai energy, evolving in a special direction—like it's... upgrading? I had this feeling when I first brought the Vision to my world. Back then, I thought it was just the Vision adapting to the new environment, but now it seems like it really is evolving."
"The more Honkai energy the Vision absorbs, the higher its evolution level becomes. I wonder if it's possible for it to upgrade from 4-star to 5-star." Chen Luo muttered.
Though the exact evolutionary path of the Vision was still unclear, for now, it was undoubtedly a good thing. Until Chen Luo's Honkai adaptability improved, this Vision would allow him to move freely through Nagazora without worry.
If the erosion from Honkai energy was compared to radiation's effect on ordinary people, Chen Luo felt that as long as his Vision hadn't reached saturation, he could even take a bath in nuclear wastewater.
The items produced by the talent panel were truly the highest-quality artifacts Chen Luo had ever seen within their respective tiers.
The talent panel was indeed the eternal GOD.
"Say, what do you think would happen if you stuffed a Herrscher core into your Vision?" the Herrscher of Sentience suddenly wondered aloud.
"How the hell should I know?" Chen Luo shook his head.
"Then do you think if you collected all 13 Herrscher cores, you could become the Herrscher of Finality?"
"Don't ask me—go ask the Will of Honkai and see if it even wants me." Chen Luo said, exasperated.
"Fair point. With your pitiful Honkai adaptability, which isn't even enough to survive, the Will of Honkai probably wouldn't spare you a glance." The Herrscher of Sentience nodded within Chen Luo's mindscape.
"..."
Chen Luo stared at the "32.5%" Honkai adaptability on his panel and silently made a resolution.
I'll quietly raise my Honkai adaptability and then shock everyone!
But before he could improve his Honkai adaptability, Chen Luo continued using Anemo energy—after all, his Honkai adaptability really wasn't high, and it was still dropping. If he didn't use wind to keep himself afloat, he'd be screwed.
Watching the ground draw closer and hearing faint screams (whether real or imagined), Chen Luo cast the Lightweight Spell on himself.
[Lightweight Spell]
This was a simple wind-based spell Chen Luo had learned from the magic tome given by Yun Lian'er.
During his time on the bus, Chen Luo had been studying it nonstop. Only after the surveillance on him had completely vanished did he silently leave that world.
As the wielder of an Anemo Vision, Chen Luo naturally focused on wind-based elemental magic.
The Lightweight Spell was one of the simplest and most essential spells to learn.
Perhaps because he had gained Tome Mastery upon touching the magic tome, Chen Luo had no trouble using these beginner-level spells. In fact, he could cast nearly every spell in the entire book—though some were too powerful for him to fully control.
With Furniture Mastery combined with the Herrscher of Sentience's ability to alter consciousness, Chen Luo had effectively gained proficiency in all weapons—be they melee, firearms, staves, or anything else.
Truly, Furniture Mastery was the eternal GOD.
Thanks to these wind spells, Chen Luo's descent slowed even further.
Since he wasn't in a hurry, he might as well enjoy the scenery from above.
[Ding! Random quest triggered.]
Just as Chen Luo kept stacking Lightweight Spells on himself, a notification suddenly rang out.
[The Lonely Girl]: I believe there will always be someone who genuinely wants to be my friend, regardless of my status. And if I could choose how they appear, I'd want them to descend from the sky.
(A girl who was once a wealthy heiress but lost everything overnight, her heart now shrouded in darkness. Though she has despaired of the world, even those trapped in the abyss yearn for light—and that tiny, fragile, yet precious wish. As for why she wants them to descend from the sky? Every girl has once dreamed of a prince falling from the heavens, hasn't she?)
Reward: 500 Primogems (excluded from event rewards) + Random item.
Difficulty: 3-Stars
(Note: Well, technically, you just need to land to complete the quest… probably. Just don't crash into her.)
Chen Luo had the vague feeling that the quest's footnote was being a little cheeky.
But how could he pass up such a quest?
Making friends? That's something I… really suck at.
Could he just have the Herrscher of Sentience alter her consciousness?
The idea of befriending someone was almost cruel to Chen Luo—he barely had any close friends himself.
After entering high school, he never had time to maintain friendships, and bonds like that required effort.
"No, I need to think of something flashy." Chen Luo fell into deep thought.
Even as he pondered, he adjusted his landing trajectory toward the quest marker.
Upon accepting the quest, he could already see the target's coordinates—not far from his original landing spot.
***
"Someone like me should just die. Maybe I never should've been born in the first place. Everyone only pretends to get close to me because of the name 'Raiden Mei.'"
"Every single one of them just wants to mock me. Every face is twisted with malice…"
"The world is wrong—this hypocritical world deserves to be destroyed…"
A beautiful girl sat on a school bench.
Her long, straight black hair—typical of a Japanese girl—and deep, dark eyes gave her an air of quiet elegance. The ribbon tied at the back of her head added a delicate charm, and though young, her features carried a mature beauty beyond her years…
In this school, now overrun by Honkai-corrupted zombies and beasts, such a girl seemed utterly out of place.
Strangely, the wandering zombies paid her no attention.
Perhaps it was fate's cruel joke—or its inevitable design.
Just as the girl's hatred for the world deepened, she felt a shadow fall over her.
Looking up instinctively, she saw a boy descending slowly from the sky, carried by the wind. A gentle breeze swirled around him, and his silhouette, backlit by the sun, seemed almost ethereal… sacred, even.
"Tap."
The boy, who had fallen from who-knows-how-high, landed lightly before her—unhurt, without so much as a shockwave, as if he were nothing more than a drifting leaf.
"Wandering swordsman (Saber) Chen Luo, summoned from another world. Tell me—are you my Master?"
Cloaked in the wind, the boy stood before her like a knight, his blade at the ready.
"...Huh?" The girl, still lost in her dark thoughts, tilted her head in confusion.
What… was happening?
"No refusal? Then it's settled. A pleasure to meet you, my queen. My name is Chen Luo. I look forward to serving you."
With a slight bow, Chen Luo smiled at the girl on the bench.
Wondering why he never bought Language Mastery? It was because the Bar's buffs already granted him fluency in basic languages.
Even without it, all he'd need was a dictionary to master any tongue.
"Since it's our first meeting, I'll lend you this for self-defense."
Without hesitation, Chen Luo tossed his Vision to her.
Still processing the absurdity of the situation, the girl instinctively caught the expensive-looking glass orb.
This was Chen Luo's grand entrance.
He didn't even need to see the person—just the quest description told him exactly who it was.
For an unconventional client, an unconventional approach was best.
"You are…?" Her mind, which had shut down from feeling abandoned by the world, slowly began to reboot.
"Chen Luo, a traveler journeying through countless worlds. I sensed your wish for a true friend and came to answer it. I'd love to explain in detail, but now's not the time."
Seeing her bewildered expression, Chen Luo grabbed her free hand, yanked her off the bench, and immediately broke into a sprint.
The zombies had no interest in Raiden Mei—implanted with a Herrscher core and slowly awakening—but Chen Luo was fair game.
The moment he landed, the once-aimless zombies began converging on them.
The only victim here was Mei, who had been peacefully stewing in depression before being forced into sudden cardio.
"Master, where's your school's kendo club?" Chen Luo asked without turning.
Just as Mei opened her mouth to answer—
"Whoosh—!"
An arrow shot toward Chen Luo from behind.
But to hit him, it would have to pierce Mei first.
As dread gripped her heart, the Vision in her right hand suddenly glowed. A fierce gust of wind deflected the arrow, sending it harmlessly into the grass.
"This is…?" Even while being dragged along, Mei couldn't help staring at the Vision.
"That thing will protect you. I enchanted it with several wind spells—at least these basic zombies won't scratch you."
With Omni-Proficiency, Chen Luo had no trouble applying enchantments from the magic tome.
Plus, the Vision's high compatibility with wind magic made the process effortless.
Once again—Furniture Mastery, the eternal GOD!