"My superpower."
Haxxor's tone couldn't hide her pride.
Since the conversation began, she had been bombarded with all sorts of intelligence, making her feel as short-sighted as Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. The style and status of a legendary hacker had been dragged down.
Now, it was Haxxor time.
It was her turn to posture!
"This is how all my equipment comes about. As long as I have accurate and error-free data, I can project it. This ability is pretty convenient, right? At least I've never had to worry about money for repairing equipment and bullets in my life."
This was one of Haxxor's biggest secrets.
Aside from her natural intelligence, the most important reason she could achieve what she had today was that she possessed a superpower.
Hmph~ Miss Haxxor is the only superpower wielder in the entire Arc City!
As long as she understood the structure and knew the principles, she could create objects out of thin air through this method of projection. All of Haxxor's armaments were created by her projection ability.
Only a few people closest to her, like Cioara and Theresa, knew her secret. After all, displaying such transcendent ability in Arc City would definitely attract the attention of those madmen who liked to do research, leading to kidnapping and experimentation.
But in the bizarre and motley Galaxy Universe, this little trick wasn't worth worrying about.
Haxxor's mindset was actually a bit complex.
There was a hint of the nervousness of a young girl walking out of a secluded village deep in the mountains and coming to a big city to strive for the first time, and doing so all alone.
Revealing the superpower of creating objects out of thin air was both to ask if this ability could help stop the Bubble Universe from melting, and to display her own capabilities so people wouldn't underestimate her.
The result could be considered achieved?
Haxxor could clearly feel the astonishment subconsciously revealed by Welt, though the others didn't seem to have much of an emotional reaction.
"This ability of yours to generate objects out of thin air... how did it come about?"
Welt's expression became colorful with his silence, and he asked the question in a strange tone.
Caelus grinned as he watched the girl with silver-blue gradient hair showing off her ability in front of the Herrscher of Reason.
Dying of laughter!
Here, only the rabbit wanted to act cool in front of the old senior!
"Uh."
Realizing that Welt's astonishment didn't seem to stem from the ability itself, but rather surprise that she possessed this superpower, Haxxor scratched her head in confusion.
"That's a long story. I'm not sure if it counts as innate or not."
Haxxor opened her hand, clenched it, and opened it again, her gaze falling on her palm.
"It was probably when I was seven or eight? Anyway, I've forgotten the specific time."
"That was before I was adopted by the Taixu Sect. Little Haxxor had been wandering the streets and hadn't eaten a full meal for quite a few days."
"Just as I dug out some bread from a trash can—it was expired but still edible—and was preparing to take it away, I was unluckily noticed by the beggar on that street."
"It's only natural to get beaten up for snatching food on someone else's turf."
The girl tugged at the rabbit ears on her hood:
"At that time, I probably felt like I was going to die. If I had a weapon in my hand, if I had a knife, I should be able to resist, able to survive..."
"Then, the knife just naturally appeared."
Haxxor spoke lightly: "I seized the opportunity to give that beggar a stab and took the chance to escape."
Although it was a question about the source of her ability, Haxxor's explanation made the atmosphere in the living room abruptly turn cold and quiet.
Everyone listened quietly. Upon hearing certain keywords, their eyes looking at Bronie underwent some subtle changes—becoming deeper. Perhaps the narrative style simplified much of the scene from back then.
But Bronya could imagine that feeling. Having lost her parents at a young age, the things she experienced in her childhood were actually very similar to Bronie's.
The loneliness and despair of having no one to turn to.
'White' Seele also seemed to recall the days before being adopted by Mother Cocolia.
"You're really strong, Bronie!"
March 7th quieted down for a rare moment and issued a heartfelt sigh.
"Pat pat, pat pat."
The Stellaron spirit wanted to reach out and rub Haxxor's head to comfort her.
"Stop, stop, stop. I don't need your sympathy. I was just answering your question, that's all. Those things are long past, and the result is that I survived."
Haxxor beamed with a smile. Even Caelus couldn't help but be dazed for a moment when he saw such a pure, valiant, and strong smile.
Thanks to his passive ability to multitask, Caelus pulled the camera out from March 7th's slender waist with lightning speed.
Click~!
Before Haxxor could react, he pressed the shutter.
"Wuhu~ Captured a nice smile. How is it, Ah Qi?"
Caelus looked at the smile frozen on the screen, nodded in satisfaction, and raised an eyebrow at Little March.
"As expected of the student I taught. This photo can rank third among the works of our Xianzhou trip."
March 7th grinned and gave Caelus a thumbs up.
The heavy and slightly solemn atmosphere was enlivened again by the two.
[These guys have pretty good personalities. If we can act together with them, it should be quite a good journey.]
Haxxor expressed her opinion to Bronie in the mental channel.
[Indeed.]
Bronie smiled abundantly.
We haven't even gotten to the good part yet; the fun is still to come!
"...Understanding and Reconstruction. It is indeed the ability of the Herrscher of Reason. Although extremely weak, it is undoubtedly authentic. But why can't I sense the existence of a core?"
Welt's smile became gentle as the atmosphere warmed up, but then he became confused again.
Analyzing based on Bronie's description of Arc City, he could deduce the approximate mass of that Bubble Universe. It belonged to the smallest batch among the numerous Bubble Universes; even if all the energy inside were added up, it might not be enough to birth a Herrscher.
Welt couldn't figure it out.
But the vast world is full of wonders. This wasn't some serious problem that had to be figured out clearly. If there were no clues, let it end here.
Old Yang hesitated for a few seconds, then looked at Haxxor with a smile: "If you are willing, I can help you develop your ability."
"?"
Haxxor was stunned. In the background of her body, Bronie curled her lips but did not take back control of the body to agree immediately. Instead, she let Haxxor act freely:
"Help me develop my ability?"
"Hey, let me tell you, Uncle Yang used to be a Herrscher."
March 7th adopted the posture of a senior and patted Haxxor's shoulder:
"Don't ask what a Herrscher is, because I don't know either. But I remember Uncle Yang said that he once possessed the same ability as you and saved his world several times. He is a very great savior!"
When it came to the level of understanding regarding Welt on the train, aside from Himeko the Navigator and the out-of-bounds Caelus, if Little March claimed second place, no one would dare claim first!
As for why she knew Uncle Yang so well...
That goes back to those dark days in the past. Before the Star Rail crew boarded the train, there were only four people on the train.
Dan Heng was a boring gourd who you had to poke five times to get two sentences out of, so she could only go to Sister Himeko and Uncle Yang and listen to them tell stories of the past to relieve her boredom.
"Cough, Little March, those are all old stories, no need to mention them again."
Being praised like this, Old Yang felt a bit overwhelmed.
Haxxor opened her mouth.
The same ability?
Saved his own world several times?
She somewhat understood what Welt's surprise and subtle expression just now meant.
It was like bragging about your Gold rank on a new account while playing a game, only to find out the opponent was a Challenger re-leveling. Haxxor felt a little embarrassed.
"Can you?"
Haxxor's eyes shimmered with a faint light.
She understood that Cioara had always stopped her from getting involved in the dark world's affairs because she was too weak. Even though Haxxor was a legendary hacker famous in Arc City, in the eyes of the three major factions of Arc City, she was just an ordinary mercenary.
The reason Haxxor argued with Cioara was that she was confident that as long as the three major organizations didn't cooperate, she could handle it.
But confidence didn't mean arrogance. Although she had only touched the tip of the iceberg of the Galaxy Universe through the interstellar network...
Haxxor had already realized the vastness of the stars. What she previously considered 'very strong' was limited to the Arc City shrouded by the Light Curtain. Placed in this universe, it was purely a roadside stray.
It wasn't self-deprecation, but having a clear self-positioning. A person's value lies in self-knowledge!
Haxxor wouldn't retreat because of this. She still had confidence, confidence that she could grow up quickly.
Having seen it means having it. As long as she could obtain accurate data on interstellar-era weapons, perhaps she could project and copy them.
Haxxor instantly fantasized about upgrading Crusher Bunny 19C to Star Crusher Bunny 19C.
When the time comes, let's see what reason Cioara still has to stop her.
Using the ability of Understanding and Reconstruction through Bronie's body seemed a bit stronger than with her own body. The process had a subtle anomaly that Haxxor couldn't describe, but as long as the result was the same, there was no problem.
The gold content of saving the world several times was enough to prove Welt's mastery of the ability. She had always groped around on her own, so having someone to lead the way was naturally good!
"Of course."
Old Yang nodded with a smile.
In his view, Haxxor's use of the suspected Authority of Reason... with the girl's intensity of ability, perhaps it couldn't be called an Authority, only an ability. The application was too rough.
Being an isotope of Bronya and possessing an ability similar to the Herrscher of Reason's Authority reminded Welt of the days when he handed over the inheritance to Bronya. He inexplicably felt a sense of déjà vu, as if he had traveled back a few years.
It was quite fate.
Watching the two who were about to establish a teacher-student relationship, Caelus grinned and rubbed Stelle's raccoon head.
Bronie, who came from a Bubble Universe in the Sea of Quanta, was a bug. Her Understanding and Reconstruction ability could only be called a youthful mini version of the Authority of Reason. Without Project Bunny, 'Bronya' would be a B-rank Valkyrie in combat power at best.
The upper limit was much lower than the Herrscher of Reason Duck.
That was in the Honkai World.
But in the Galaxy Universe, it was different.
The energy Haxxor consumed to use her ability was neither Honkai energy nor Quantum power, but something closer to original Imaginary energy.
This meant that Haxxor could step onto a Path in the Galaxy Universe!
As long as she accessed the Path system, her energy level would instantly leap. With Old Yang's teaching on ability usage techniques, Caelus could let Bronie and Haxxor grow quickly in a short time.
Let Haxxor possess the power to at least stand up to Silver Wolf as an equal.
Otherwise, in the future, if the two argued over snatching Seele and started fighting, escalating to offline real-life combat, and Haxxor got insta-killed by Silver Wolf, where would he go to watch the fun!?
"By the way! Uncle Yang, Bronie wants to join us and become a Nameless!"
March 7th raised her small hand with great interest.
"Yes, is it okay?"
Haxxor looked at Welt.
Welt chuckled softly: "Have you really decided? Becoming a Nameless means you no longer linger in the past, but choose to trailblaze the future."
March 7th: "Compared to caring for yourself, you love exploring the world more."
Stelle: "Go to worlds to unfold adventures and rummage through all the treasure chests."
Caelus: "Our journey is the sea of stars~!"
"Stop talking, I'm joining!"
The beautiful future was tempting Haxxor into becoming a true rabbit with red eyes.
"Alright then, the Astral Express's door is open to anyone who yearns for the stars." Welt nodded.
"So, I've successfully joined the partnership just like that?"
Haxxor blinked after hearing this. Joining was that easy?
You know, even joining the Taixu Sect gang in Arc City had a lot of procedures. Yet, such an organization capable of shuttling through the galaxy—she joined just like that, with such ease.
No second interview?
"How could it be that simple? You haven't passed Uncle Yang's Eighteen Mecha Array Trial yet; how can you be called a qualified Nameless? We didn't use it last time, but this time we must let the new junior challenge it."
"Bronie, let me tell you a rule of the train."
Stelle coughed twice lightly, walked up to Haxxor looking like a proper human, and pressed on the girl's shoulder.
"What?"
"When I'm not free, new members have to help me grind the daily missions for the Forty-Two mobile game and the event missions for Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter."
"Hey! You, don't hoodwink the rookie."
March 7th put her hands on her hips, assuming the posture of an upright magistrate investigating a criminal.
"Then change the rule to helping all seniors grind game missions?"
Stelle sheepishly changed her tune.
"Oh..." March 7th hesitated.
"Hai, wouldn't it be better to leave that kind of thing to an automated script?"
As a true god in the gaming field, Haxxor waved her hand: "A trivial matter."
"Speaking of which, hackers are indeed convenient."
"I want to be a hacker too." Stelle and March 7th spoke in unison.
The sudden tacit understanding reminded Stelle of something. She glanced at her phone screen; it was nearly 10 o'clock.
At this time point...
"Caelus-cub, give me the earrings."
Stelle poked Caelus's side.
Caelus looked sideways at the Stellaron spirit and took out the Potara Earrings from the System equipment space:
"Are you sure you want to play like this?"
"Hehe~!"
Stelle's pretty face put on a thieving, cheeky grin, as if she said something but also seemed to say nothing.
"Ah Qi, come try it with me!"
Stelle hopped and skipped like a child who had gotten a long-awaited new toy.
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