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The twelve Herrschers, along with their respective retinues, were conversing with each other.

Eden looked at the girl with a slight sense of confusion. Apart from her hair and eye color, she was almost identical to the Alicia he knew.

Eden glanced at his phone again. This girl also appeared in Honkai Impact 3rd, and she was also a Herrscher of Corruption, but the two were very different.

"Sister Eden?" Ellie curiously came to Eden's side.

Ever since Ellie entered the solar system, she has noticed that Eden has been watching her with a complicated expression.

"Is Eden thinking about Alicia? She should be coming soon, don't worry," Alicia thought that Eden must have thought of Alicia after seeing her.

Ellie didn't have any ill feelings towards her older sister, Alicia. However, in her memory, although Alicia was very kind, sometimes her kindness led to many bad consequences, which forced her mother to spend time dealing with them.

"Hmm," Eden smiled and reached out to touch Ellie's hair.

Eden was looking forward to Alicia's arrival, but he was also worried and confused.

Alicia loves humanity. Would she really stand by and watch human civilization be destroyed, and then become a Herrscher of Essence?

Eden had no idea what Alicia's final choice would be.

However, after gradually learning and mastering the authority of the Herrscher of Essence, all the current Herrschers of Essence, including Eden, have gradually come to understand that abusing authority is an extremely dangerous thing.

The worst consequence of those in power abusing their authority is the death of a few people, or at most, the outbreak of war that kills billions of humans. It's utterly insignificant to the universe, galaxy clusters, or the Milky Way. Let alone the universe, even the extinction of humanity wouldn't have any impact on Earth itself.

However, the consequences of abusing the authority of the laws of the universe can have a cosmic impact, and may even lead to the collapse of the universe.

The cosmic laws and authority of each of the 12 essentialized Herrschers are the cornerstone of the universe's existence, but Alicia's authority is far above theirs.

Eden wasn't sure if Alicia would use her authority to revive human civilization. What if, instead of reviving human civilization, it led to the collapse of the universe...? Given Alicia's 'clever' mind, that was probably a very likely outcome.

Perhaps the destruction of the universe wouldn't affect the Herrschers of Essence, but it's not what they want to see.

"Sister Eden?" Ellie looked at Eden, who was lost in thought again, with a slight puzzlement.

However, despite Ellie calling out to Eden several times, Eden still did not respond.

This made Ellie look curiously at the phone screen that Eden was focusing on; hmm, it looked like a game.

"Am I in there too?" Ellie then saw herself in the game.

Eden then came to his senses.

“It’s just a game, it’s not you,” Eden smiled.

But speaking of which, these essential Herrschers seem to have been born from the game.

Ellie blinked. Why was Eden lost in thought again? The other Herrschers also looked over curiously, but Eden still didn't react and just kept thinking.

Speaking of which, how exactly were the Herrschers of Essence born? Why did the Herrschers become Herrschers of Essence after destroying human civilization?

The concept of the Herrscher being essentialized was proposed by Li Geng in the game. In addition, Li Geng also said that the destruction of human civilization was a ritual.

Eden was confused.

But when Eden came to her senses again, she found that all the Herrschers present were looking at her curiously.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Eden asked subconsciously, but then her expression turned slightly red. She remembered that while she was talking to Ellie, she had been lost in thought and hadn't responded when the other Herrschers tried to talk to her.

"What are you thinking about?" Mebius asked with interest.

"Hmm, how exactly are we, the Herrschers of Essence, born?"

Eden expressed his confusion.

Why do we come to control the authority over the laws of the universe?

Upon hearing Eden's question, some of the Herrschers remained indifferent, some fell into thought, and others simply smiled.

Meanwhile, the surrounding Herrscher members paid no attention and continued to chat happily with the newly arrived Corruption Familia, the Dimensional Fairy Luo Tianyi and Hatsune Miku.

"Eden, you've said something wrong."

Sirin thought it was something serious. She sat on the magnificent amethyst throne, crossed her fair legs, and looked at Eden with a smile in her eyes.

"We have never been the ones who control the laws of the universe."

"We are merely heirs, and we can't even wield much power."

"Without the help of your retinue, Eden, to what extent could you wield the power of the stars on your own? Could you dismantle a planet into its fundamental particles and then put it back together?"

Sirin spread her hands, looking at Eden with a mocking gaze.

"The authority of the stars is quite simple; it's just mass."

Eden smiled helplessly. Of course, she couldn't do it, even if she understood the scope of the Herrscher of the Stars' authority.

Mebius yawned. Theoretically, the authority of domination could also do such a thing. In fact, the authority of many Herrschers can influence each other. The authority of the Herrscher of the Stars can also affect spacetime, as can the authority of the Herrscher of Domination, and theoretically, the authority of other Herrschers can also do so.

However, theory is one thing, and practice is another.

"There's no need to think too much about this, because we can't find the answer either. We became essentialist heralds not because we were inherently heralds, but because we inherited that status."

Sirin doesn't care about these things. The origin of the Herrscher of Essence is something she doesn't need to worry about or think too much about. Thinking about it is useless, and she can't find it anyway.

Although the essentialist heralds are the fundamental laws of the universe, as long as they don't use their authority, they naturally won't affect the operation of the universe. The universe is running just fine on its own, so why would it bother with anything else?

After this little incident, the Herrschers were able to relax a bit and unwind.

"Airi, come settle down in the Saturn star system. There are Herrschers all over the solar system now. You and your familia can come to Saturn and live with me. Later, I will also arrange for Alicia and her familia to come to Saturn with me."

Eden extended an invitation to Ellie.

“Okay,” Ellie agreed without much thought.

For the Herrschers of Essence and their respective families, where they live is not an issue.

The solar system is now quite full, which has become a habit for humans on Earth's outer space stations.

Interlude 356 (39)

Earth's Outer Space Invisible Observatory

A small blue and white spaceship entered the observation station. As soon as the girl piloting the spaceship opened the hatch, she saw a banner welcoming her erected in the docking area.

Members from different clans gathered at the observatory to welcome the 12th member.

This made the dimensional fairy girl from the Corruption Clan feel a little shy.

"Um, hello everyone, my name is Ai, and I come from the Corruption Familia." Ai, the girl being stared at by the other Familias, blushed and was quite at a loss.

"Hi, hello! I'm Ao Yunxi from the Clan of Life and Death! Observer No. 6 at the observation station!" The red-haired, dragon-horned girl, Ao Yunxi, walked up to Xiao Ai with great enthusiasm and took her hand.

“We’re all family from now on, so there’s no need to be so nervous,” Ao Yunxi said with a friendly smile as she introduced Xiao Ai to the observers from other clans.

"Hmm," Xiao Ai's tense expression relaxed considerably.

"Hello, Xiao Ai, I'm the stationmaster of the observatory, Gray Sasha from the Familia of Truth. Welcome to the observatory."

Grey Sasa smiled and said that she was actually still Grey, a member of the Herrscher of Truth, but after splitting into the Familia of Truth, she used various different personality data, which gave her different consciousness and ways of thinking.

"My name is Viya, I come from the Time-Space Clan, and I am Observer No. 2 at the Observatory," the mature woman with white hair and purple eyes calmly nodded to Xiao Ai.

"Hello, little Ai, I'm Yui from the Thunder Familia."

"I am Feng Xiao of the Storm Clan."

"..."

The 11 members from different clans greeted Ai and introduced themselves.

Xiao Ai also got to know the members of the observation station for the first time through this opportunity.

"Okay, everyone's finished introducing themselves. Shouldn't we start preparing the welcome banquet? I've already prepared a lot of ingredients!" Ao Yunxi said eagerly.

"I've prepared some unique dishes today! Everyone must come and try them!"

"Boom"

"Whoops"

Ao Yunxi had barely finished speaking when she received a sharp rap on the head from Hui Shasha.

Hui Shasha calmly withdrew her hand.

"Xixi, you'd better not make those awful... uh, unique dishes anymore, the taste..." Xiao Xiao, an observer from the Mind Clan, hesitated before speaking to Ao Yunxi in a relatively tactful way.

"It's really awful," Fate said bluntly. As an observer of the Radiant Flame Clan, she knew that the members of the Radiant Flame Clan loved good food, and Fate was no exception. However, she didn't know why, although Ao Yunxi could cook many delicious dishes, her original creations were always unpalatable, which Fate found hard to accept.

"Ah, is it really that hard to eat? In that case, I'll try to improve it!" Ao Yunxi said with some regret, but then she replied energetically.

"I remember the welcome banquet menu only had very ordinary home-style dishes, where did you go to make those unique dishes?" Ao Yunxi suddenly heard this question.

"Oh, of course it's stealing..." Ao Yunxi said subconsciously, but then immediately realized what she meant and covered her mouth.

At this moment, a mature dragon maiden behind Ao Yunxi looked down at her, her blue eyes, nearly 2 meters tall, filled with a sense of intimidation.

Fengxiao, from the Storm Clan, dislikes food being wasted, especially when the food is cooked badly and has to be wasted.

"Hehehe," Ao Yunxi chuckled as she looked at Feng Xiao.

"I'll be in charge of cooking this month, you can go and rest," Feng Xiao said earnestly, patting Ao Yunxi's shoulder.

"Ah, I'm still very confident in my cooking skills! It was just an accident that those dishes tasted bad!" Ao Yunxi looked at Feng Xiao pitifully.

Ao Yunxi loves cooking and enjoys watching others savor her dishes with satisfaction. As the head chef at the observation station, she frequently prepares various delicacies; if she didn't cook for a month... she seems to have gotten used to it. Often, after creating a unique dish, Ao Yunxi's cooking duties are taken over by someone else because of the wasted food.

Xiao Ai couldn't help but secretly cover her mouth and laugh as she watched the scene unfold before her.

"Xiao Ai, Xiao Ai, let's go eat together. Xi Xi will soon be lectured by Feng Xiao." Fila took Xiao Ai's hand and went to the restaurant with the other observers of the clan, leaving Ao Yunxi to endure Feng Xiao's nagging alone.

"Does Senior Fengxiao hate wasting food?" Xiao Ai asked Fate curiously.

"Hmm, Senior Fengxiao is actually a germaphobe. She doesn't like seeing trash in the trash can. All the medicine and vegetables that she throws away have to be thrown in the trash can," Fate said with a helpless smile.

"XiXi actually makes quite a few bad dishes, and she often throws them away, which arouses Senior Feng Xiao's germaphobia."

"I really don't know what she was thinking. The trash can automatically disposes of the garbage; it doesn't even look dirty."

Fate and Xiao Ai arrived at the restaurant chatting and laughing. Feng Xiao and Ao Yunxi had already prepared a welcome banquet for Xiao Ai's arrival. A little while later, Ao Yunxi and Feng Xiao also arrived at the restaurant, and the 12 members from different clans sat down together at the round table in the restaurant.

“Let’s welcome our newest member to the observatory! Xiao Ai!” Gray Sasha said, looking at Xiao Ai.

“…Um, I…” Xiao Ai stood up at this moment, but she was a little nervous. However, the other members of the clan were quiet and looked at Xiao Ai with smiles on their faces.

"I will try my best to do my job well," Xiao Ai said under the watchful eyes of the family members.

"Alright, just focus on doing your job well, no need to try too hard," Hui Shasha said helplessly to Xiao Ai.

"Okay, everyone, let's start eating!" Grey Sasha then said.

The family members then began to eat, chatting and laughing as they enjoyed the welcome feast. Ai, too, relaxed her nervousness and became much more cheerful amidst the conversations with the family members.

However, at the same time, the astronauts from a certain University of Tokyo who had unexpectedly established contact with the observatory were also eating. Despite the isolation provided by the hatch, for some reason they could still smell the delicious food and hear the laughter of their fellow astronauts coming from inside the observatory.

Although they had established contact with the observatory, the three astronauts, Lao Lü, Lao Yang, and Tie Kuai, did not often go out of their way to disturb them. They would only occasionally accept the observers' invitations to have a meal at the observatory.

The astronauts were indeed curious about what was going on at the observatory, but they also guessed that a new alien civilization had sent members to the observatory.

"Old Lu, what do you think the new aliens look like?"

"do not know"

"Iron block, what do you think?"

"do not know"

"Why do these alien civilizations look so much like human women? And why do they have so many strange humanoid features? There are not only dragon girls, but also demon girls, elves and the like. Are they alien civilizations or something else?" Old Yang didn't say these things out loud. He just ate his space food and wrote down what he had seen and heard that day in a paper record.

It was just a record; they never told Earth about the logbook containing the contact information with the observatory members.

Old Yang actually had many questions, but obviously many of them could not be answered in the short term, or could not be answered at all.

"..."

Neither astronaut Lao Lü nor Tie Kuai responded to Lao Yang's question. It was impossible for them not to be curious, but they restrained themselves from asking casually. Faced with an alien civilization with a level of technology far exceeding that of human civilization, the astronauts were naturally very cautious.

"Knock knock," came the knocking sound from the hatch leading from the space station to the observation station.

Old Yang floated over and opened the hatch, where he saw the red-haired dragon girl named Ao Yunxi standing at the door.

"Would you like something to eat?" Ao Yunxi looked at the space food in the astronauts' hands; it didn't taste very good.

Although she had an unexpected encounter with the astronauts from Dongda University at the beginning, Ao Yunxi did not receive any orders to erase their memories. She simply treated the three astronauts as guests who came to have dinner.

"Okay," the three astronauts agreed without hesitation and went to freeload a meal.

The astronauts' idea was very clear: they just wanted to freeload and do nothing else.