"XiXi, long time no see." The Herrscher of Sentience patted Book of Fuxi's head and gazed at her tenderly.
Although the Herrscher of Sentience usually seemed a bit boisterous, overly optimistic, and playful, she was also deeply moved by certain things that held great significance in Fu Hua's heart.
For example... eliminating the Honkai?
The idea of a Herrscher personally created by the Honkai consciousness wanting to destroy the Honkai is undoubtedly extremely ironic, yet this ironic situation has actually become reality.
So, the Honkai consciousness is truly hard to describe in a few words.
After the two hugged for a while, Book of Fuxi, also known as the little ancestor—finally released the Herrscher of Sentience.
"Is this what it's like after a thousand years? Are there already people capable of modifying ELFs after a thousand years? This civilization has developed so quickly..." After letting go of the Herrscher of Sentience, Book of Fuxi turned her gaze toward Chen Luo.
Book of Fuxi didn't notice anything unusual about the Herrscher of Sentience because if the Herrscher of Sentience really wanted to disguise herself, it would be quite easy for her to pretend to be the Fu Hua that Book of Fuxi remembered.
There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes, so everyone's perception of Fu Hua has slight differences.
And what an heart demon is best at is disguise.
It's just that this time, the Herrscher of Sentience didn't actually disguise herself; she simply didn't speak much.
As long as she doesn't speak, the Herrscher of Sentience standing there is Fu Hua—provided she doesn't talk.
She absolutely must not speak; the moment she opens her mouth, she'll definitely give herself away.
The six words the Herrscher of Sentience initially said weren't problematic because they came from genuine emotion.
Although the Herrscher of Sentience didn't speak, her demeanor still differed slightly from Fu Hua's. But after over a thousand years apart, some changes are only natural, so Book of Fuxi didn't pay it much mind.
"Oh, let me introduce you. This is my disciple." The Herrscher of Sentience tried her best not to show her characteristic smile or use her cheerful tone.
The Herrscher of Sentience didn't plan to pretend to be Fu Hua in front of Book of Fuxi; she just wanted to see how long it would take for Book of Fuxi to realize she wasn't Fu Hua.
"Disciple? Blockhead, you took on a disciple?" Book of Fuxi looked at the Herrscher of Sentience in great surprise.
"Didn't you tell me before you shut down to find more people to keep me company?" the Herrscher of Sentience asked, looking puzzled at Book of Fuxi.
"Ah, oh, it seems that really happened..." Book of Fuxi said, scratching her head.
Book of Fuxi had thought back then that once she shut down, she wouldn't be able to start up again, so she told Fu Hua not to always be alone.
"It seems listening to my words brought such a big change to the blockhead, even her temperament has shifted subtly." Book of Fuxi sighed.
Book of Fuxi could naturally sense the subtly different demeanor between the Herrscher of Sentience and Fu Hua.
She had been somewhat puzzled by it earlier, but now it seemed it might be her own fault.
However, Book of Fuxi still found it strange—could a thousand years bring about such a big change?
Although a thousand years is an extremely long span of time, the problem is that Fu Hua is over fifty thousand years old.
For 1/50th of that time to cause such a significant change is indeed a bit odd, but she couldn't quite put her finger on why.
Moreover, what the Herrscher of Sentience had just said was something only she and Fu Hua would know.
"Emmm..." Book of Fuxi turned her gaze back to Chen Luo.
If she couldn't figure it out, she'd leave it for now.
Book of Fuxi felt that perhaps her mind was still a bit muddled from just starting up.
"Blockhead... ahem, Fu Hua's disciple, huh? Leaving aside combat prowess for now, being able to repair a ELF already puts you far ahead of some so-called 'experts' from the Previous Era. Not bad for Fu Hua's disciple." Book of Fuxi looked at Chen Luo and nodded with partial satisfaction.
When it was just the two of them, she could call Fu Hua "blockhead," but since there was an outsider present, she should give the blockhead some face.
The reason she was only partially satisfied with Chen Luo was mainly because of his earlier inappropriate touching, which had made Book of Fuxi extremely uncomfortable.
But he really had been inspecting and repairing her, so she had no grounds to complain. Moreover, by human standards, he could be considered her savior.
"Thank you for the praise, Book of Fuxi." Chen Luo unhesitatingly accepted Book of Fuxi's compliment.
After all, in this civilization, there really aren't many who can replace Book of Fuxi's battery.
Otherwise, Book of Fuxi wouldn't have remained powered off for so long.
Of course, it's also possible that Fu Hua's head was injured at some point, causing her to forget about Book of Fuxi for a period.
"But... if technology has already advanced to this stage, with things like TVs and sofas, hasn't civilization developed quite highly? Have Herrschers appeared yet?" Book of Fuxi asked hesitantly, looking at Fu Hua.
In the Previous Era, Herrschers were synonymous with terror. Almost every Herrscher had caused nearly irreparable losses to humanity or led to some great tragedy.
Although Book of Fuxi wasn't created to fight Herrschers, Fu Hua, as a MANTIS, had the duty to combat them.
And fighting Herrschers is an extremely dangerous task.
"Um, little ancestor, don't misunderstand. The reason I can repair Book of Fuxi isn't because technology has advanced to that level now, but because of this." Seeing the worried expression on Book of Fuxi's face, Chen Luo felt compelled to explain.
Chen Luo clicked "Claim Reward" on his talent panel and took out the modified Void Archives.
The golden cube spun in Chen Luo's hand, and the originally dazzling Void Archives seemed even more brilliant and mysterious after its upgrade.
"This is... the First Divine Key, Void Archives?" Book of Fuxi looked at the flowing, luminous golden hexahedron before her, searched her database, and remembered.
The First Divine Key, Void Archives, which records all the knowledge of the Previous Era.
"So you have Void Archives. A blockhead who only knows how to fight actually took in a research-oriented talent. I wonder what you can even teach him." Book of Fuxi glanced at the Herrscher of Sentience.
After all, not just anyone can use the First Divine Key, Void Archives; it selects its users based on certain qualifications.
Those who aren't intelligent enough simply cannot gain the recognition of the First Divine Key, cannot use Void Archives, let alone learn the knowledge within.
A vein bulged on the Herrscher of Sentience's forehead, but to avoid exposing her identity too soon, she held back.
Fu Hua wouldn't react to such a comment, but that doesn't mean the Herrscher of Sentience wouldn't.
"So, current civilization hasn't advanced enough for Herrschers to appear yet? That's good. Herrschers are far too terrifying." Book of Fuxi breathed a sigh of relief.
"..." Both the Herrscher of Sentience and Chen Luo fell silent.
If we told you, you might not believe it, but in this household, aside from you, everyone is a Herrscher.
"Eh, why aren't you two saying anything?" Book of Fuxi asked, growing somewhat anxious as she looked at the silent Chen Luo and Herrscher of Sentience.
"Did I say something wrong?"
"Well, XiXi, actually, the first Herrscher appeared several decades ago, and the third Herrscher emerged not long ago," the Herrscher of Sentience said after a moment's thought.
"Herrschers have already appeared? Have they been eliminated then?"
"Not exactly. The first Herrscher, Welt—perhaps due to the unique nature of the Herrscher of Reason, or because of the special circumstances when he became a Herrscher—ended up as a Herrscher on humanity's side. The second Herrscher, Sirin, although not on humanity's side, was eliminated by me together with others. The third Herrscher, who appeared not long ago, isn't fully awakened and was taken back by a certain Honkai organization for cultivation, with the hope of becoming the second Herrscher among humans."
The Herrscher of Sentience began explaining to Book of Fuxi.
"Herrschers on humanity's side? And two of them? This civilization is a bit strange." Book of Fuxi suddenly felt she couldn't keep up with the times.
After all, even though she hasn't experienced this civilization yet, just hearing this information makes this era seem utterly fantastical.
"Well, you two chat; I'll go adjust Void Archives." Seeing that the Herrscher of Sentience was playing the "guess who I am" game with Book of Fuxi, Chen Luo decided not to disturb them further.
Moreover, since he had just retrieved Void Archives, Chen Luo needed to add some initial settings to it.
That's right, after its upgrade, some settings of Void Archives can be manually modified.
For example, the appearance modification and personality customization of the artificial intelligence inside Void Archives.
Furthermore, this is the first time Chen Luo has gotten his hands on a 5-star item, so he naturally wants to carefully examine the interior of Void Archives.
[Void Archives: Revelation · Upgraded Form] (Bound): A 5-star top-tier weapon upgraded from [Void Archives: Revelation]. After the upgrade, all aspects of this weapon's performance are greatly enhanced, and special functions have been added.
① Replication:
Can completely replicate all weapons and equipment below 6 stars. When replicating equipment below 5 stars, the user only needs to touch it for a period of time and understand a certain degree of its construction to fully replicate it.
When replicating a 5-star weapon, the user must understand its construction and master over 80% of its structural blueprint to successfully fully replicate the weapon.
When replicating a 6-star weapon, the user needs to touch it for an extended period and completely understand its construction to replicate the weapon to a certain extent.
When replicating consumables, a certain amount of Honkai energy, spiritual energy, or magical energy will be consumed for construction. The constructed consumables can be maintained for a long time but still have a time limit and cannot exist permanently.
(After a weapon is perfectly replicated or partially replicated, the corresponding blueprint will be generated inside Void Archives, and it can be constructed the next time it is used.)
② Storage:
The interior of Void Archives is an infinite great library. When knowledge is stored or texts are input into Void Archives, the user will receive extremely high bonuses when learning this knowledge (photographic memory, rapid comprehension, enhanced experience, enhanced inspiration...).
When the input target is spells, magic, or other types of offensive/supportive techniques, and the user understands the content of the technique and reaches a level of proficiency, they can instantly cast the spell by paying a certain cost. The number of casts depends on the user's mental strength. (This cost can be excessive spiritual energy, magical energy, Honkai energy...)
③ Wisdom:
Knowledge is power. The stronger the user's mental strength, the more they read, and the more knowledgeable they are, the greater the bonus in power when using Void Archives.
Useless, discarded, or forbidden knowledge can be stored and sealed away, transformed into certain mental attacks that cause mental attribute damage to enemies.
④ Assistance:
This Divine Key comes with a part of the artificial intelligence Prometheus. After the upgrade, this AI's computational ability is greatly enhanced, helping the user rapidly analyze, input, and crack certain data. The more complex the data, the longer the time required. After data analysis is complete, and before the user understands the data, it can be used as a one-time item, but its power will be somewhat reduced.
(The appearance, personality, and attributes of this artificial intelligence can be freely set)
"Emmm, how should I put this... Although the various descriptions of the upgraded Void Archives seem quite complex, the entire thing screams one phrase—illiterates should not use it." Chen Luo felt somewhat awkward looking at the upgraded Void Archives.
It's not that the upgraded Void Archives isn't powerful—it is, very powerful. If Dr. Mei had possessed this Void Archives back then, the strongest warrior of the Previous Era might not have been Kevin, but Dr. Mei.
However, on second thought, this Void Archives is actually most suited not for technological civilizations, but for magical civilizations or civilizations with certain forbidden knowledge.
Looking carefully at each function description of Void Archives, no matter which function, it requires corresponding knowledge to use.
The first function, Replication. If you're too dumb to understand the construction of the equipment or weapon, you can only use Void Archives to replicate equipment or items below 5 stars; the strongest functions are completely unusable.
The second function, Storage. If you're illiterate, what's the use of having endless knowledge in the great library if you can't understand it?
Not to mention the mobile turret aspect of the storage function.
Instant casting after learning magic? Hilarious, as if you could even learn it!
The third function, Wisdom. This goes without saying; it literally has [disdain for illiterates] written all over it.
The fourth function has relatively fewer restrictions for illiterates; almost anyone can use it.
But what's the use of only being able to use the fourth function?
"But thankfully, I have Furniture Mastery." At this moment, Chen Luo felt increasingly grateful for his initial skill.
Chen Luo is just a traveler above average but not quite a genius. Without Furniture Mastery, he wouldn't be able to handle this Void Archives at all.
But with Furniture Mastery, Chen Luo can truly claim mastery over all professions, which also means he possesses corresponding expert-level knowledge.
With this bonus, using Void Archives becomes much easier.
"But... this AI customization, isn't it just character creation?" Chen Luo looked at the last sentence in the entire description.
Is this character creation feature... legitimate?