Honkai Impact 3rd, but I have too many mods.

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"It's been a long time, Brother Liu Bai." Xi'er nodded shyly.

"Please follow me, gentlemen."

Xing touched her chest and bowed, making an inviting gesture, while glancing at Peruvieri.

Perui Vili naturally knew what was going on—it was because her previous unsuccessful raid had put her on the other side's radar.

Just like the Valkyries in their Far North branch who are mostly orphans, there are also many orphans on Anti-Entropy's side. The only difference is that most of the Valkyries on Anti-Entropy's side probably came from this orphanage, while the Valkyries in their Far North branch may have had some other coincidences.

"Bronya may have already introduced it on the plane, but please allow me to introduce it to you again."

As Xing walked, she politely touched her chest towards Liu Bai.

"Cocolia Orphanage was founded by our mother, Cocolia, and sponsored by Vice President Edison. It is the largest and most well-equipped orphanage in the entire Siberian region."

"What about a house with a fireplace?"

Liu Bai looked around at the orphanage, which covered an area that was probably half the size of the far northern base, and was somewhat surprised.

In his memory, Cocolia's orphanage should be a small courtyard with an attic, and the security measures were average. There was even an incident where Seele was kidnapped by mercenaries.

But here... there are eight hidden, unactivated sentry gun emplacements just at the landing point alone, making it a proper military base.

“There’s no comparison.” Rosalie said, criticizing her own orphanage. “The investment alone is on a completely different level. In terms of overall strength, the Far North Branch can surpass this place, but the investment in the orphanage is far inferior.”

Here, Anti-Entropy is opening an orphanage and setting up a base on the side; they are setting up a base and setting up an orphanage on the side.

Xing nodded slightly with a hint of pride, indicating that everything Rosalyn said was correct.

As for both sides' orphanages being used as talent pools, that's actually quite normal. After all, these orphans basically can't survive in such places without anyone taking care of them. The few who do survive are mostly child soldiers or suicide squads.

These two orphanages at least provide a proper path to growth and becoming a person. Others would love to get into Destiny and Anti-Entropy, but they don't even have the connections. Of course, Kujavina's situation was something she did on her own initiative, secretly causing trouble.

Bronya then jogged up from behind and followed Annie to the orphanage's reception room.

On the way, the group passed a playground where a group of children were playing wildly.

"Is it an eagle catching chicks?" Peruvieri glanced to the side.

A child draped in white cloth, looking like a ghost, was baring its teeth and claws at a row of children.

"Why are you draped in white?"

"Hmm... I don't know, we've been playing like this for a long time," Xing explained. "Maybe it's because 'eagles' are relatively rare here in the snowfields? Instead, there are some legends about snow fairies and elves, which led to the creation of the 'White Cloth Monster'?"

"It was Xing who suggested playing it this way in the first place, wasn't it?" Xi'er complained from the side.

"...Okay, maybe I just thought it was funny. Kids tend to have a lot of fantasies, so that's why I thought of that?"

Apricot looked a little embarrassed after being teased by Seele.

"Anyway, the core is still the same old 'eagle catching chicks' game."

"……very nice."

Peruvelle sighed with a hint of envy before looking away.

At the Hearth House, the fact that Kujavina didn't let them play real-life PUBG was already a sign of Rosalind's strict control.

"Peruvius, do you want to play?" Bai slowed down a couple of steps, positioning himself next to Peruvius. "Playing for a bit now won't take up much time. Do you want to be the eagle or the hen?"

"..."

Peruvian stared at Liu Bai with a cold gaze.

Well, although I could feel Liu Bai's concern, but...

Do you take me for a child?

How could she possibly get involved with these kids and play some game like Eagle Catches Chickens?

Why does my dashing "father" always like to bring up such absurd things?

Sure enough, it has an extra mouth now, doesn't it?

"I think having a childlike heart is still very important. For example, I liked magical girls when I was little, and I still do now."

Liu Bai touched his chin.

"From 'Cardcaptor Sakura' to 'Puella Magi Madoka Magica', and finally to 'Magical Girl Sora Faneia'—a childlike heart can last a lifetime."

"I'll send you a magic wand when I have the chance—I hope you can transform then."

A merciless critique.

Liu Bai pouted: "What I mean is that showing a little childlike innocence won't make anyone think you're immature. Don't always be so prickly."

“…” Peruvieri’s eyes flickered for a moment, then her expression returned to its indifferent state.

Feeling snubbed, Liu Bai shrugged and decided to skip the topic, following Xing's footsteps to the orphanage's reception room.

Compared to the far north base, the reception room here is much smaller, but the atmosphere is not oppressive. The homey decorations and the roaring fireplace make the room feel very warm and cozy.

Cocolia, dressed in military uniform, and Dr. Lobster, in civilian clothes, were already seated around the fireplace.

"Please have a seat, everyone."

Cocolia stood up and invited the others to sit down, then looked at her daughters.

"April, Seele, Bronya, could you please go and get some more tea and snacks?"

"Got it, Mom."

After the girls left, the group sat around the fireplace as Cocolia had arranged. Liu Bai and Rosalin sat next to Cocolia and Tesla, while Kaffa and Peruvieri sat on the edge.

"Let me introduce you, this is Dr. Frederica Nikola Tesla."

"Hmm..." Tesla made a somewhat indifferent nasal sound and extended his hand towards Liu Bai. "You must be Liu Bai. I know you. No need for a long self-introduction."

It was somewhat impolite, but Cocolia smiled inwardly—this was completely different from Tesla's previous attitude.

"Shall we get straight to the point?" Bai also liked this direct style.

Let's skip the pretense and pleasantries and get straight to business.

“Alright, let’s talk about the Herrschers first.” Tesla straightened his collar. “After the Herrschers were attacked, they all went into a dormant state. You have a lot of cores, right? Are you going to handle the next steps yourself, or should we handle it together?”

"Myself, no, I can't say it's myself, but the World Serpent is also assisting me."

The Herrscher of Domination is now on our side, but Liu Bai and Tesla lack a foundation of trust, so this can't be said directly.

"You really don't need us?" Tesla seemed surprised by Liu Bai's answer.

"Isn't it inconvenient to move around in some places due to Entropy?"

Liu Bai gave a somewhat reasonable but actually ambiguous answer.

"Don't talk like we've been turned into an underground organization by Schicksal." Tesla wasn't fooled. "Don't you trust us? We'll do our best to assist you with the Herrscher matter."

Tesla couldn't understand why Liu Bai would reject such a beneficial proposal.

"Is that a fair interpretation? After all, we haven't had much contact."

"...You guy."

Tesla gritted his teeth. "Tsk, fine, if that's how you put it, then so be it. But we will still continue to fight the Herrscher of Domination."

"Hmm... wait, cooperation isn't out of the question." Bai looked at Tesla, who seemed a bit sullen, and suddenly changed his mind.

"Huh?" Tesla frowned. "Are you kidding me?"

"No, seriously, if there's a lack of trust, shouldn't we work on building trust?"

"Forehead……"

The unexpected and direct statement left Tesla, who was about to get angry, momentarily stunned.

“That’s right. Since there’s a lack of trust, then we should build trust.”

Tesla nodded silently. That made sense, but it was not easy to do.

"How do you think we should build trust?"

"It's simply about helping each other out—for example, is there anything your Anti-Entropy team needs my help with right now?"

"This..." Tesla pondered.

Entropy Reversal is actually quite stable. Although it is generally inferior to Destiny, fortunately, it doesn't have any major problems.

For a moment, given the abilities Liu Bai had demonstrated, Tesla really didn't know where this person could be of any help—there were many challenges in scientific research, but this person was clearly not a talent in scientific research.

Tesla glanced at Cocolia.

Any suggestions?

"You talked to Himeko about the end of the world, right?" Cocolia asked after a brief pause. "We executives even had an internal discussion about it."

The idea of ​​the end of the world is something that people talk about every year—don't underestimate the diversity of human species.

Normally, everyone would consider this statement as the ramblings of a lunatic or someone with ulterior motives, but... the persuasiveness of Liu Bai, this alien, is on a completely different level.

Especially after Liu Bai arrived, he has been trying his best to minimize casualties and mediate various matters. He has done all sorts of good deeds, so it seems untenable to say that the aliens have ulterior motives.

Whose ulterior motive is this—trying to help others achieve unity?

"I have said that, but I already know most of what Himeko has said, and there's not much more to go into.

Liu Bai nodded.

Rosalyn, Peruvieri, and others who were unaware of the situation all looked puzzled.

"The end of the world? Why didn't anyone tell me?" Tesla asked in surprise.

“It’s because of insufficient intelligence,” Cocolia explained. “Based on the information relayed by Himeko, we can’t deduce anything. If it weren’t for Mr. Liu Bai’s actions all along, we would actually be more inclined to believe that it’s a psychological warfare tactic of ‘alien invasion’.”

After speaking with Tesla, Cocolia looked at Liu Bai: "Currently, there's nothing on our side that absolutely requires your help. What about you? Is there anything you need from us? Or is there anything we can cooperate on?"

"..."

That was a really good pass.

This actually makes it impossible to directly ask Liu Bai for the core.

Reverse entropy...

Since Cocolia wasn't causing any trouble, Liu Bai felt that there wasn't much for Anti-Entropy to do.

Um... this is a bit awkward. It seems like there aren't any mandatory requirements between us?

"How about helping me analyze the alien technology?" Bai thought for a moment and then asked.

We still need to find something for these people to do. For scientists, aren't there only a few conditions that they can't refuse?

“I have a damaged alien suit of armor here. Its technology level is quite high compared to this place. It originally came from an interstellar empire with a territory of tens of thousands of light-years.”

This statement once again shocked everyone except Kafka.

“Tens of thousands of light-years…” Tesla’s expression was inscrutable.

The distance from Earth to the center of the Milky Way is approximately 25,000 light-years.

"Is the organization being somewhat careless?"

"..." Should we care about this at this time?

"Ahem... forget what you just said." Tesla coughed awkwardly. "Go on, go on."

Since light-years are used to represent area, it should refer to the farthest straight-line distance of the territory—but even so, it's still terrifying.

Interstellar Empire...

"I can allow you to study this mech as much as possible without further damaging it."

Although the Firefly's armor is a mass-produced model, it is not a common item.

A common misconception is that mass production equals low-end products. However, in reality, mass production often represents the optimization of technology, production lines, and production methods.

Compared to those ultra-high-end weapons that are difficult to develop even with the resources of a whole nation, or that are still only in the blueprint stage, these mid-to-high-end equipment that have already been mass-produced are the most useful crystallization of civilization.

Of course, since the Firefly's armor involves reproduction, the conditions here are almost impossible to crack—however, even absorbing a little technology would be good for the future.

Chapter 199 Liu Bai's final destination is the bus...

"...Wasn't I asking you if there was anything we could help you with?"

Tesla instinctively engaged in a confrontational argument.