Elysian Realm, Lobby.
"Ah, it feels like Irene has completely burned out." Elysia poked Irene, who was collapsed on the table. Irene simply jiggled slightly in response to Elysia's prodding, giving off an air of 'do whatever you want, I don't want to move anymore.'
"Mm, after all, she was tormented by Sister Mobius for a whole week, and she barely rested," Little Corruption, standing to the side, understood perfectly why Irene was in this state.
After Rin's matter was settled, Irene had been subjected to Mobius's highest-intensity study requirements. Irene herself had been quite competitive about it and hadn't voiced any objections.
However, after a week had passed, even Irene, with her Herrscher physiology, couldn't quite hold on under Mobius's teaching intensity. This wasn't something that could be compared to simply staying up late for seven days.
Since Mobius was a data entity, she could simply rely on Klein to roll back her state to restore her mental energy. Irene, towards the end, had to basically rely on Active Polarization to repeatedly stimulate her mind to maintain clarity and the highest level of learning ability.
If nothing else, the effectiveness was undeniable, and there were no immediate side effects. However, once the effects of Active Polarization wore off, her relaxed mind would naturally suffer the consequences.
But since Mobius hadn't stopped the pace of education, how could Irene stop? So, whenever she recovered enough to function, Irene would continue to use Active Polarization without hesitation to stimulate herself again.
Under the dual study efforts of herself and [Irene], the curriculum Mobius had originally estimated would take a month to complete was forcibly condensed by Irene into just one week.
According to Mobius, with Irene's current knowledge reserve and capabilities, she could easily take a position as a supervisor in any laboratory from their era.
Of course, the kind of laboratory Mobius was talking about wasn't any simple place; they were basically facilities managed by top-tier personnel. Naturally, Mobius wasn't included in that list. She was above the ceiling, and that included people like Dr. MEI and Vill-V, who were also in that upper echelon.
And this was only calculating her knowledge reserve and application ability, without factoring in Irene's most cheaty aspect in this regard: her Herrscher Authority. If that were included, it would be a completely different concept.
In short, no matter what, Irene's knowledge reserve and abilities were now sufficient for her to develop the abilities of the Herrscher of Death from scratch. Her goal in coming here could be considered achieved.
After the teaching was completed, Mobius casually tossed her Signet to Irene as a reward.
"At least you gained a lot." Elysia looked at Irene lying on the table, smiled, and reached out to pet Irene's head.
Perhaps due to the influence of being a Herrscher, Irene's hair was really nice to touch, exceptionally smooth. Elysia even reached up to touch her own hair, feeling that Irene's was even smoother than hers.
Just then, a flash of light appeared at the portal. Kallen, who hadn't been seen for a long time, walked out carrying Judah on her shoulder. At a glance, she saw Irene lying on the table.
"Mm, Irene, why are you like this? What happened?"
"Nothing, just a bit tired." Hearing Kallen's voice, Irene propped herself up and sat up, familiar sparks of Active Polarization flashing in her hand.
Just as Irene prepared to zap herself to wake up, Elysia grabbed her wrist. "You still need to let yourself rest properly. Don't keep your mind so taut."
"After all, the painful learning process is already over. Take a good rest."
"Mm, seeing you like this reminds me of when I used to be pinned to the table by my Old Dad to study," Kallen said, setting the Judah on her back aside.
"Did you actually absorb any of it?" Irene turned her head slightly to look at Kallen, who had sat down.
"Absolutely not! I got sleepy as soon as I touched a book!" Kallen puffed out her chest with great pride. You must be joking; she was a Kaslana. Studying was something that would have absolutely nothing to do with them until they were at least thirty years old.
Although every generation of Kaslana family heads tried to break this cycle—since having a whole family of muscleheads didn't sound very good—basically, after a period of time, every family head would admit defeat.
Previously, Kallen had held unrealistic fantasies about Miss Kiana, thinking that the Kaslana family should finally have someone who could break this fate. But obviously, Kallen wouldn't even bring that up anymore. This was probably just the power of genetics.
"You're actually proud of it." Irene placed her hand on her chest. A layer of white mist was released from her hand, sweeping over her body. As the white mist passed, Irene's energy levels clearly improved instantly.
Before Elysia could express concern, Irene spoke up: "Don't worry, this is just standard Herrscher operation. I just used the Authority of Creation to reset my physical state. At least this way, I can muster a bit of energy."
Compared to the extreme mental invigoration of Active Polarization, this restoration of physical state was merely a recovery of the flesh; her mental state remained as it was.
But at least with her body feeling better, she wouldn't have that overwhelming drowsiness.
Irene stared at Kallen for a moment of silence before asking, "Say, Kallen, is it my imagination, or do I feel like you're a size fatter than before?"
"Mm, am I?" Kallen looked down at her body. "It's not like a soul can get beaten until it's swollen, right?"
"Hard to say. You don't think you're still just a simple soul body right now, do you?" Irene looked at Kallen. In the Palace of Consciousness, Kallen was certainly a pure soul body, but having come to the Elysian Realm, that wasn't necessarily the case.
This place was almost indistinguishable from the outside world. It was hard to say if getting beaten swollen was possible.
"Was the training with Mr. Kevin very arduous?"
"Actually, it was okay. I gained a lot of experience." Kallen shook her head. The training was indeed grueling, but as a member of the Kaslana family, the education Kallen had always received was that sweating more during training meant bleeding less on the battlefield. So she didn't feel Kevin's harsh training was any major issue.
If anything, Kallen felt quite satisfied. At least the fighting was exhilarating. Although she was suppressed the entire time, it was truly satisfying to fight, even if she was basically being whipped around like a spinning top.
"As long as you're okay with it." Irene gave Kallen a thumbs up. "At least you suffered physically; I was almost tortured both mentally and physically."
"I can tell. It's the first time I've seen you like this." Kallen nodded in agreement. "By the way, how is [Irene]?"
"Still in my mind studying how to convert knowledge into power. She's much fiercer than I am." Irene pointed to her head. "Speaking of which, have you seen Lixue these past two days?"
"No, I was training." Kallen shook her head. She was getting beaten up; how could she have the mind to care about others? "Isn't she with you?"
"No, haven't seen her for a while." Irene shook her head. "Mm, she's probably spinning around her Master. Though I guess Hua must be feeling quite awkward."
"Hehe, actually, I think their relationship is quite good." Elysia smiled from the side. "Although Hua was indeed avoiding Miss Lixue at the start, I see she has already accepted it now~"
"It seems Miss Elysia put in quite a bit of effort into this." Irene turned her head to look at Elysia. After all, Elysia was definitely quite enthusiastic about this sort of thing.
"No~ I only put in a tiny little bit of effort~" Elysia wore a mischievous smile on her face. How could they think of her like that? She had merely inadvertently revealed Hua's location during a chat. she really hadn't done anything else~
As for Hua, she had discovered early on that Hua was actually a bit of a pushover. Of course, not that her personality was weak, but that she would naturally and gradually accept reasonable and effective mandatory requests.
Sometimes Hua didn't know what she should do, but if someone provided her with an idea that sounded feasible, reasonable, and effective, Hua would likely accept it.
"Alright then. I imagine Lixue probably doesn't have time to pay attention to us right now," Irene nodded. "She should be busy building a good relationship with her Master."
Although it was a bit like eating a meal replacement, Lixue really didn't have many chances to take care of her Master. Moreover, this current Master was clearly much more humane than the Master from back then.
At the very least, she was easier to get close to, which naturally aroused Lixue's desire to build a good relationship with her Master. Mm, from a certain perspective, she should also be practicing how to get along with Fu Hua later.
"Oh my, quite an audience we have here." Just then, Vill-V's voice rang out from the side, accompanied by the sound of a ceremonial cannon. "Everyone, welcome the great Vill-V's new invention!"
"Oh? Has Vill-V invented something new?" Elysia immediately clapped her hands in support. "What is it for? Is it made for Little Pardo?"
"Of course, who else could it be for?" Vill-V nodded. Then, she spread her arms wide before the crowd, showing them that her palms were empty.
Then, with a flip of her hands, a bronze-colored wristband appeared in Vill-V's grip.
"Ta-da~" Vill-V shook the wristband at the group. "This is the great Vill-V's freshly baked Anti-Kevin Armament Model 777~"
Hearing this name, Kallen nudged Irene with her elbow and whispered, "What the hell is that Anti-Kevin Armament? Has it already developed to number 777?"
"Also, aren't they comrades? Why does this Miss Vill-V still want to research armaments specifically used against Ancestor Kevin?"
"Actually, it's not like that. It's just a simple name," Irene explained to Kallen in a whisper. This Teacher Vill-V just preferred doing this; it could be considered a past obsession.
"Oh."
"So, what use does this Anti-Kevin Armament Model 777 of the great Vill-V have?" Elysia looked at Vill-V with a smile. "What can it help Little Pardo do?"
"Oh." Vill-V looked around. "Regarding that, of course, it would be best to find that Little Pardo to come here. After all, this is a magic prop I specially crafted for her. If she doesn't use it, what meaning does it have?"
"Is Sister Vill-V looking for us?" Just then, from the portal, two Little Pardos carrying Can jumped out right on time.
"Ah, you've arrived just in time, my dear assistant." Vill-V looked at Pardo, who had just run out, smiled, and then shook the wristband in her hand again.
"The equipment made for you is ready~"
"Huh?" Hearing that it was for her, Pardo's eyes flashed with a clear stupidity as she looked at Vill-V in confusion. "What equipment?"
"Hmm? How could my cute assistant forget? Have you forgotten about the Quantization problem on your body right now?" Vill-V looked at Pardo with a smile. "I researched for a long time just to solve this problem for you. Did you forget?"
Suddenly feeling a chill, Pardo immediately shook her head. "No no no, absolutely not! I remember now! Aiya, I didn't expect it to be made so quickly!"
"Mm, that's more like it, my cute assistant." After nodding in satisfaction, Vill-V beckoned to Pardo. "Come, put it on and feel it properly~"
Pardo nodded obediently, stuffed Can into the arms of the Realm Pardo beside her, and then sidled up to Vill-V, taking the wristband from her hand.
"Mm, which hand do I wear it on?"
"Whichever hand you feel comfortable with."
Hearing Vill-V's words, Pardo put the wristband on her left wrist.
"Alright, my dear assistant, now let us witness a miracle!" Vill-V took off her hat. Finally, like a magic trick, Vill-V pulled a handgun out of the hat and pointed it at Pardo.
"However, for a wonderful magic show to be staged, does our dear assistant need a little bit of help~?"
"No, no, no need, no need!" Pardo waved her hands frantically upon hearing this. She understood Sister Vill-V's temperament. If she dared to nod now, Sister Vill-V would really open fire.
Although logically speaking, her Super Luck would trigger Quantization at the right moment to dodge the gunshot, she really didn't want to be shot by Sister Vill-V.
As Pardo waved her hands, her left hand soon began to flicker with the familiar blue quantum glow, becoming somewhat hazy and illusory.
But this time, the illusory feeling of being unable to grasp anything completely disappeared. Instead, there was a vague sense of control.
"?!" Pardo cried out in pleasant surprise. She then followed that feeling and tried to expand and shrink the range of Quantization according to her own thoughts. "I... I can control it!"
"Heh heh, this is just the basic function~" Vill-V snapped her fingers proudly. "It turns your uncontrollable random Quantization into an active skill that you can manipulate as you please!"
"When you want to phase, and how much you want to phase, is all up to you!"
"At the same time, I also corrected a tiny little issue. You can now actively enter the Sea of Quanta, and the wristband will leave a quantum coordinate at your original spot to allow you to return."
Vill-V's voice was filled with confidence. "You can travel freely within the Sea of Quanta, and within a certain range, you can use this coordinate to return directly to the Proper World."
Hearing that she could use this wristband to enter the Sea of Quanta and even return, a glint flashed in Irene's eyes.
"Can one use this wristband to freely enter the Sea of Quanta and return?"
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