Whether Chen Ran wanted it or not, for the next period, he had to live the life of a teacher at Saint Freya.
Wendy had returned from outside and had directly moved into Chen Ran's dormitory.
It was said that Theresa once wanted to use Judah to stop this, but in the end, it was unclear what Wendy said that made Theresa not cause trouble for Chen Ran.
When Chen Ran asked Wendy, she just smiled mischievously.
"I just said I belong to you now."
The girl was only wearing a simple loose nightgown in the dormitory, sitting next to Chen Ran without any reservations.
Both of them held controllers in their hands; it was their relaxation time.
Although it was uncertain how long the peaceful days would last, this was now a world belonging to the two of them.
"This excuse is really good; the best part is that I probably can't walk home at night anymore."
Chen Ran said while playing the game: "Otherwise, I might get bagged and beaten up."
Wendy smiled, her eyes crescent-shaped: "It's not as exaggerated as you say."
She adjusted her sitting position, leaning against Chen Ran's shoulder, watching the screen.
"Do we look like we returned to the time when we first met?"
She murmured: "I thought the leisurely time would last a long time, but unexpectedly, after that time, leisure became a luxury."
"Yeah."
Chen Ran sighed: "I can't even believe I still have time to play games all day."
Observing the changes in the Herrschers was left to Bia, and in this simulated scenario, nothing new had happened.
But the system had yet to provide a completion prompt.
Perhaps due to the influence of Stigmata, his consciousness carrying capacity required for simulation time has greatly improved.
He remembers that during his first simulation, he couldn't even last two days.
Although according to the system, this was considered an adaptation period for first-time users, it was actually because his consciousness was too fragile.
But now, even though he is not yet a mental-type MANTIS, he can sustain the simulation for a long time.
In the game, the character died twice, and Wendy pouted, "This is boring."
"Then let's watch a movie."
Chen Ran said, "I also bought some ice cream."
"Sounds good!"
The end result of watching the movie was that Wendy fell asleep in Chen Ran's arms.
The girl breathed evenly, one hand still tugging at Chen Ran's arm.
Chen Ran was afraid to wake her, so he draped his coat over her.
Even though they were in the dormitory, the conditions felt just like being in the wild.
His eyes carried a hint of nostalgia.
This feeling, actually, wasn't too bad.
…
…
The next day, in Chen Ran's office.
"Teacher, is it convenient to talk?"
He finally saw the truant Bronya, but this student seemed to have something to discuss with him as well.
As he was grading assignments, Chen Ran's eyes showed surprise, then he said lightly, "If you have difficulties in life, go find Teacher Himeko; if you have difficulties in learning, you can first consult the Class Monitor."
He smiled slightly, pressing down on the next exam paper he was about to grade, "What's the matter?"
Bronya said calmly, "Bronya was absent yesterday, so she missed the class content. Bronya requests to have a private tutoring session."
"Go find the Class Monitor; she can help you."
Chen Ran didn't feel any anger towards Bronya.
It's just that every time Bronya was around, the things he wanted to do were always interrupted.
Although the final results were good, it always added a few more twists and turns. This made Chen Ran feel that Bronya should be his nemesis.
For now, Chen Ran didn't plan to have any interactions with Bronya.
However, Bronya didn't think so.
She said calmly, "Compared to the potentially misleading teaching experiences among classmates, Bronya feels that interacting with a teacher is more appropriate; otherwise, Bronya might end up submitting a blank paper in the next exam."
"No need; the knowledge from yesterday isn't on the exam." Chen Ran said, assuming.
Then, he saw Bronya's determined eyes.
Only then did the boy realize, "Are you threatening me?"
Bronya said calmly, "Not at all."
"It's just that Bronya has investigated; just now, you were living with Teacher Wendy. If it gets out that a student submitted a blank paper because of you, what would Principal Theresa think?"
Alright, still a threat.
Yae Sakura couldn't help but say, "Um, although I don't quite understand your conversation, should I give you some private space?"
Chen Ran sighed, "That's not necessary, Teacher Yae."
"How about this, Bronya, come find me after school."
"Okay."
Bronya left satisfied.
Chen Ran couldn't help but rub his temples.
Yae Sakura asked curiously, "Teacher Chen Ran, is something happening? It feels like there's something going on between you and Bronya beyond the teacher-student relationship."
"Oh, that's not the case."
Although during the second simulation, he had patted her back and even took a comical photo of her that resembled a paramecium.
But that scene was ultimately discarded, so Bronya probably didn't know about it.
Chen Ran felt a bit uncertain.
Who knows if the system would encounter any bugs.
"That student is a kind of, how should I put it, very troublesome type." He didn't know how to describe it to Yae Sakura, so he said, "If other students come to me with questions, I wouldn't have any doubts, but she's different; she's definitely waiting to make things difficult for me."
The fact that Bronya would ask questions was something Chen Ran couldn't believe even if he were to die.
As long as she wanted to know something, she could find out through Project Bunny.
If she really didn't know something, Project Bunny would simulate data for her and tutor her, so she didn't need anyone else.
So, Bronya must have other matters and needed a private space.
Yae Sakura looked puzzled, "Is it really that exaggerated?"
"Let's hope I'm exaggerating."
"By the way, Teacher Yae, weren't you pulled by Teacher Himeko to handle the situation yesterday? How's the new transfer student?"
Mentioning Fu Hua, who had just transferred to Saint Freya, Yae Sakura's eyes immediately became serious.
"That student is very strong; to be precise, she is a rare formidable opponent in my life. I don't quite understand why someone like her needs to come to Saint Freya as a student."
Chen Ran pondered, "Oh, I see."
He didn't seek out Fu Hua, but judged from her actions that she also didn't seem to remember who Chen Ran was.
Chen Ran had wanted to find Fu Hua to uncover the historical line of the previous civilization's downfall and declare failure directly.
If he had known that night, he should have spent more time with Elysia, at least to clarify the details of how the previous civilization lost.
Yae Sakura said calmly, "In any case, if she comes to be a student, I do feel a lot of pressure."
"Perhaps Schicksal is using her to monitor others; after all, there are many Herrschers here, and it's possible she's coming for you." Chen Ran said half-jokingly.
Yae Sakura nodded, "It seems you have a point."
Chen Ran suddenly became curious about what kind of expression Otto would have if he knew Yae Sakura was here.
…
…
A day of classes quickly came to an end.
His colleagues all left, including Yae Sakura.
Chen Ran briefly told Wendy about Bronya and that he would be back later.
Then, he waited for Bronya to come to his office.
However, Chen Ran didn't expect that he wouldn't just be waiting for Bronya alone.
But two people.
"Humph, this lord will not be left behind by you alone; if you want to ditch me, no way."
The office door was kicked open.
The one who called herself this lord, Sin, said angrily, "Hey, you're Chen Ran, right? Come along with this lord."
Chen Ran looked at Bronya behind Sin.
"Is this also your intention?"
Bronya said calmly, "Sorry, Teacher Chen Ran, Bronya didn't intend to do anything to you. However, Bronya and Sin have many things to ask you."
"For example, why did you appear in Nagazora City in 2013?"
Chen Ran really wanted to dismantle the system in his head.
"System, didn't you say the second scene was discarded?!"
The system remained silent.
Chen Ran looked at Sin and said lightly, "Let me guess, Bronya actually has no relevant memories, and the memories are on you, right?"
"Oh, you can see this lord's special trait at a glance, so this lord will be a bit gentler."
Sin grinned, a sharp knife appearing in her hand without him noticing, "Or do you want to resist?"
"Don't make yourself sound like a villain."
Chen Ran paused and said, "Don't forget, this is Saint Freya, where there are many Herrschers."
His words made Sin fall into silence.
Even the arrogant Sin didn't have the confidence to take Chen Ran away in front of multiple Herrschers.
Let alone, Chen Ran was not someone without the ability to resist.
"Just find a spot to sit." Chen Ran said to Bronya, "Remember to close the door."
"Okay."
The office of Saint Freya's teacher wasn't very spacious, especially with Sin standing directly behind him, making Chen Ran feel even narrower.
"I mean, there's no need to point a knife directly at me." Chen Ran sighed, "Although I'm afraid of pain and death, since you have these memories, you should also know that physical death doesn't mean much to me."
"The time you are in now is the future in my eyes; you are not in the same time dimension, so you cannot kill me."
This is the special aspect of the system.
The system can bring Chen Ran to a future time, although it presents an observable state, essentially, Chen Ran is just physically traversing to this time, but does not belong to the material of this time.
In other words, after he traverses, the total mass of this time and space increases.
And this clearly violates the law of conservation of mass.
According to the law, if he dies in this time, he would directly disappear and return to the original world. But in the original world, he hasn't died.
So even if he were crushed in this time, he would still completely appear in the world he belongs to.
This is what conforms to the conservation of mass.
Even if time is diverted, the system still cannot break the binding of physical rules. But this is a good thing for Chen Ran at the moment.
He can only achieve complete liberation if he dies completely in his original time and space.
For some reason, Chen Ran thought of Elysia, whom he met in this era.
He suppressed his emotions and said, "Since you're here to talk to me, at least you should show some sincerity, right?"
"Humph."
Sin scoffed but still put away her knife.
Although her personality was bad enough to have nothing to say, for now, she was still able to restrain her impulsive temper.
In fact, this girl with shark teeth had a quirky personality, more of a facade to protect herself.
After Cocolia was captured, Sin inherited Cocolia's position as an executor, which indicated that her personality could indeed be controlled.
She had pushed Bronya down out of jealousy, primarily to prevent Bronya from participating in the X-10 experiment, but the subsequent changes caught her off guard as well.
Chen Ran sighed, turned his chair, and looked at Bronya and Sin, who were waiting for answers.
"Then, let's start exchanging information; how much do you both know?"
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Fire Moth, First Research Institute.
No. 666 was commissioning Klein to investigate a matter.
"Senior Chen Ran, the information you wanted has been investigated."
"This is the experimental data regarding Fire Moth's upcoming experiments; the X-10 experiment you're concerned about is also recorded here."
Klein provided the information on subject 666.
"Thank you so much, Klein. I'll treat you to a meal sometime."
"Oh, it's nothing." Klein glanced at subject 666, her eyes revealing confusion.
Despite the 99% similarity between subject 666 and Chen Ran, the previous statement was indeed something Chen Ran would say. However, its voice lacked any emotion.
Rather than expressing gratitude, it was more like a mimicry of gratitude.
This was the flaw of subject 666; it inherited the system without any emotions.
Even if it intended to imitate Chen Ran, it was more about not wanting to trouble Chen Ran, and nothing more.
However, this mimicry had gone unnoticed before, but now it was detected by Klein.
Yet Klein didn't say anything.
She wasn't particularly familiar with Chen Ran, so she just felt that he seemed a bit strange now.
Subject 666 immediately began to review the information it received.
When Chen Ran re-entered the simulation, he instructed subject 666 with a priority directive: find everything related to the X-10 experiment.
This included the personnel who proposed the experiment, those who contacted Elysia, the content of the experiment, and so on.
As an emotionless AI, subject 666 naturally complied.
The content of Fire Moth's X-10 experiment did not surprise subject 666.
Subject 666 shared Chen Ran's memories, so it was naturally aware of the story's plot before the crossing, and thus knew about the design of this experiment.
In simple terms, the X-10 experiment was essentially a replica of the Babylon experiment.
It relied on injecting Honkai Energy into human individuals to enhance their suitability for Honkai Energy. That was the entire design of the experiment.
The design of the entire experiment could be described as very poor; subject 666 was certain that such an experiment could not have originated from Mobius or MEI.
After all, if it relied on Honkai to enhance suitability, then after each Major Honkai Eruption, Fire Moth should have many warriors to replenish its ranks.
But in reality, that was not the case.
This was an experiment that was flawed from the design stage, and the reason the X-10 experiment led by Cocolia had results was entirely due to the power of Stigmata.
One could say that the person who proposed this experiment should really be punished.
But whether Chen Ran was angry or surprised, this experimental design had actually passed through Fire Moth.
Moreover, the individuals executing the X-10 experiment were neither from the First Research Institute nor from MEI's laboratory.
It was an organization hastily assembled from temporary personnel, simply named: Honkai Investigation Team.
Clearly, the higher-ups of Fire Moth had begun to harbor suspicions about the First Research Institute.
This suspicion might have originated from Mobius's private actions in Nagazora City, or perhaps even earlier. Subject 666 did not know.
But it knew that it needed to find a way to get involved in this experiment.
Even without Mobius, Fire Moth would not conduct an experiment with such a poor design; there must be some special circumstances involved.
Moreover, this was also a way to connect with the person behind the X-10 experiment through Elysia.
The existence of that person made both Chen Ran and subject 666 feel uneasy.
Was this some kind of high-dimensional existence's will intervening violently? Or was there someone else who noticed Chen Ran jumping through time?
This matter could not be resolved; neither Chen Ran nor subject 666 had the confidence to create a full-domain connection and Stigmata terminal.
As for how to participate in the X-10 experiment, subject 666 had many methods.
Whether it was to bring up Mobius or to criticize the X-10 experiment as worthless using theoretical arguments, it could do so.
However, doing so would waste time on a worthless experiment, which was somewhat against subject 666's principles.
Moreover, from a perspective of seeking benefits and avoiding harm, if it participated in the experiment, it would fall into that person's trap. According to calculations, there was actually only one best course of action.
After coming to this conclusion, subject 666 began to head to another location.
Two hours later.
Subject 666 intercepted Sakura outside Fire Moth.
"I no longer have the task of monitoring you."
Sakura, with her pink hair, said lightly, "So, what is it?"
"Help me with something."
Unlike Chen Ran, who would tease people, subject 666's way of solving problems was more straightforward and blunt.
"I need your strength to investigate an experiment."
"Cocoon is not your private organization," Sakura replied indifferently.
Subject 666 calmly said, "But you are a normal person."
"You will understand after you read this."
When subject 666 revealed the X-10 experiment information to Sakura, even the gentle girl rarely showed anger.
The design of the X-10 experiment was so poor that even an outsider could see its flaws.
It could be said that the only premise for this experiment to proceed was that it did not regard humans as normal lives but as disposable resources.
Even Mobius would not do something so excessive.
"Can you confirm the information is real?"
"I cannot."
Subject 666 replied flatly, "So, what I need is your strength, not Cocoon's."
Finding Sakura was the fastest way to break the deadlock.
If a high-dimensional existence also needed to warn him through Elysia.
Then, this meant that the power of the high-dimensional was not easily used in this world, or rather, it was significantly restricted.
Thus, the advantage still lay with Chen Ran and it.
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