Chapter 82: Stars: Griseo
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Kiana: Hahaha, it's my turn to get the reward this time! ]
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Raiden Mei: Alright, alright, Kiana, stop embarrassing yourself here. You'd better get ready to answer the next question. ]
Even the others in the inventory livestream were filled with excitement; after all, this kind of question was far too simple for them.
"I need to state one thing here. Since this question is too simple, the respondent will be personally selected by this inventory livestream."
The others in the inventory livestream, although dissatisfied, had no choice. After all, the inventory livestream was not something they could resist.
"Alright, alright, it's time to select someone to answer. Let's congratulate Honkai Impact 3rd - Kiana for winning the chance to answer."
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Kiana: Ah, me? ]
At this moment, Kiana pointed at herself in disbelief, staring at the inventory livestream in front of her.
"Yes, it's you! If you don't want to answer, you can just accept the penalty, and then I'll pick someone else."
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Kiana: How is that possible? How could I not answer? Hmph, watch me. The answer to this question is molting. ]
"Congratulations to Honkai Impact 3rd - Kiana for answering correctly. The reward is now being distributed."
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Kiana: Hehe, just watch, see me get a reward. ]
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Bronya: Hmph, this is just a lucky break for a tuna like you. ]
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Kiana: Hmph, you're just jealous of me. ]
"Congratulations to Honkai Impact 3rd - Kiana for obtaining God-tier Cooking Skills."
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Siegfried: Cooking skills? ]
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Kiana: I have Mei, what do I need these cooking skills for? ]
"Tch, don't you know that people of the Kaslana family shouldn't enter the kitchen?"
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Kallen (Resurrected): Hmm, what do you mean the Kaslana family shouldn't enter the kitchen? ]
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Otto: Uh, I think the inventory livestream isn't wrong. ]
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Rita: Lord Otto is right. ]
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Durandal: ... ]
At this moment, the three of them—Otto, Rita, and Durandal—recalled that black, mushy dessert Kallen had just made for them, and they couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Rita, in particular, had accidentally taken a bite and was directly rushed to Schicksal's medical department for emergency treatment. Fortunately, as a Valkyrie, her physical constitution was strong enough, otherwise, she might have already ascended to heaven.
"Alright, alright, let's stop talking about these irrelevant things. Next, we will take stock of the next Flame-Chaser — 'Stars' Griseo."
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Kosma: It's Griseo. ]
The Flame-Chasers also stopped what they were doing and watched the inventory livestream attentively; after all, Griseo was their group's darling.
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"Griseo is one of the thirteen Flame-Chasers of the MOTH organization in the Previous Era, ranked XI, with the Signet of 'Stars'."
"Griseo's mother, Blanca, was once an assistant in Mobius's laboratory. During the Third Eruption, she fell in love with Bin, a squad captain of the MOTHs at the time. After they fell in love, Blanca left the laboratory and recommended Klein to Mobius. Not long after, Griseo was born within the MOTH organization and immediately became a member."
"As a child born in the end times, Griseo was well taken care of by everyone from a young age. Because her father was often away on missions, Griseo spent most of her time with her mother. Blanca would often bring Griseo to Mobius's laboratory. Despite the busy work, Dr. Mobius didn't mind Griseo playing inside and would often give her candy. When her father wasn't on a mission, Griseo met his squad members, Vill-V and Kosma, and received meticulous care from both of them."
"During the subsequent Eighth and Ninth Eruptions, Vill-V, Kalpas, and Blanca sacrificed themselves one after another. Griseo was also severely injured. To save her life, Mobius performed the MANTIS surgery on her."
"The surgery was a success. Griseo survived and thus gained peculiar powers. According to the description by Raven in the Elysian Realm, after Griseo spends a long time with someone, she begins to take on that person's 'color'. Afterwards, she starts to paint, letting the color detach from herself. And her paintings also possess special powers."
"Although physically they remain ordinary paintings, those who view them will experience cognitive biases, and the influencing factor is the color Griseo has absorbed. For example, Griseo once spent some time with Kalpas, and thus absorbed his color. The resulting painting caused viewers to experience irritable and bellicose emotions, which once nearly caused an entire region to fall into chaos."
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[ Honkai: Star Rail - Phantylia: Such magical power. If this Griseo were to stay by Lord Nanook's side for a while, and then paint a picture, would it infect those people into monsters who only know how to destroy? ]
[ Honkai: Star Rail - Nanook: An interesting idea. ]
[ Honkai Impact 3rd - Kevin: Heh, if you have the guts, feel free to try. ]
As the most powerful MANTIS of the previous civilization, Kevin naturally had the capital to be proud.
[ Genshin Impact - Dottore: Such a magical ability, I would love to study it! ]
Griseo's magical ability instantly attracted the attention of some interested parties across three worlds. While marveling at the power of the MANTIS, they were also wondering if they could get their hands on some Honkai Beast genes to become MANTIS soldiers.
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"Considering Griseo's young age and inability to control her own power, the MOTHs did not let her participate in any battles. They sent her to the Deep End, and after receiving Aponia's Discipline, she was taken care of by Aponia."
"As time passed, the previous civilization was in grave danger. After the Ark project was proposed, Kosma, who was originally supposed to execute it, began to resist the plan because he opposed such an act of fleeing. Upon discovering this, Griseo took the initiative to offer to replace Kosma in executing the Ark project. It was also during this period that Griseo accepted Elysia's proposal to become one of the thirteen Flame-Chasers and left behind a memory."
"After the Finality battle broke out, because the Ark had already departed, Griseo did not participate in the fight. However, at the end of the 5th century of the current era, Kevin and Su, who were performing routine inspection reports at Shelter No. 907, had not received any news from the Ark for 15 years."
"Thus, it was determined that the Ark project had failed, and Griseo had also lost contact. It wasn't until after the Finality battle in the current era concluded that Fu Hua and the Book of Fuxi began traveling around. Fu Hua arrived at a city named Phroos, where she discovered the spaceship Griseo used to execute the Ark project. Inside the cryo-pod, she found a grown-up Griseo. The two of them began searching for the truth in this city. Thus, Griseo, one of the thirteen Flame-Chasers, survived."
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