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It was Otto's confession!
What exactly is Honkai?
Throughout the long years, Otto continued searching for the answer to this question.
He devoted five centuries to this task, and the documents he consulted spanned two eras.
His understanding of Honkai is absolutely unparalleled among the seven billion life forms on Earth.
He's learning more and more.
He knows less and less.
Ultimately, Otto realized he knew absolutely nothing about the Honkai.
Where did He come from, and where is He going?
What force drives Him, and what outcome does He tend towards?
Why was He born? Why did He end? Why did He continue? Why did He stagnate? Why did He erupt? Why did He remain silent?
Is He a personified being, or some kind of timeless rule?
[Questions, questions... Questions are like a surging tide, engulfing Otto, sweeping him away, and pushing him into the darkest, most terrifying abyss—]
[The Abyss Known as the Unknown!]
Otto wanted to move forward, but didn't know where the road led. He wanted to set off, but didn't know where the destination was.
He searched, he doubted, he failed, he was bewildered.
Five hundred years have passed, and not only are the hypotheses he proposed countable, but the conjectures he refuted are immeasurable!
One answer after another appeared in his mind, arranged, transformed, and combined, forming blueprints and paintings, which were torn apart and reassembled, reassembled and torn apart again.
In this cyclical process, a hazy phantom gradually takes shape!
It seems to be educating all the viewers in front of the screen.
It's like the answer Otto found during his five-hundred-year quest.
The result obtained.
That was also the truth he discovered!
Otto's voice rang out in the darkness.
"Now, let's imagine a tree, the tree of imaginary numbers."
There was a huge tree whose top was too high to see and whose branches blocked out the sky.
"Beneath the tree lies a vast sea, its depth unfathomable, its boundaries untouchable."
"In the world, there was only one tree and one sea, and so they began an endless competition."
"The ocean continues to expand and grow, while the giant tree keeps taking root and growing. On one hand, it wants to drown the other, and on the other hand, it wants to absorb the other."
"The tree, nourished by the sea, has endured countless years, like the sands of the Ganges, branching out its branches and bearing the flowers and leaves of Nayuta."
"In this endless process, in some insignificant corner, among some newly sprouting leaf buds..."
"A civilization called humankind was born."
Speaking of which.
It was as if they had witnessed the tree of imaginary numbers with their own eyes.
Otto's voice also carried a hint of excitement.
A glimmer of hope that my long-cherished wish will be fulfilled!
"Imagine this! Imaginary numbers are the starting point of humanity! The beginning of civilization!"
"Time flows along the trunk of the tree of imaginary numbers, branching out into infinite worlds like its crown!"
“Every branch is a form of civilization. Every flower and leaf is a record of their present and past in the dimensions of the world.”
"However, the development of the world needs constraints. In the competition with the quantum sea, the direction of branch growth is constantly being filtered and corrected by a mechanism!"
"A naturally formed mechanism, a mechanism originating from imaginary numbers, a mechanism of nurturing and nourishing, a mechanism of baptism and elimination."
"For humanity, that is a calamity called Honkai!"
"That's right, that's right, humanity can never escape the Honkai."
"Humanity can only move forward, because the tree of imaginary numbers must grow. Otherwise, we will wither away like those failed worlds and become just another bubble in the sea of quantum mechanics."
"If humanity wants to achieve lasting peace, it must return to the beginning of civilization, to the realm of the imaginary."
"And the answer I'm seeking lies hidden within the tree of imaginary numbers!"
In the 559th winter of his life, Otto found the path to truth.
He explored the quantum sea, he surveyed the etheric anchor point, he searched for the creation of imaginary numbers, and he took the enormous Divine Key into his hands.
He experienced setbacks, encountered obstacles, fell into difficulties, basked in failure, and reaped countless rewards of the impossible.
But Otto doesn't need to know that it's impossible.
Because he made the decision, because it had to be possible—
Otto Apocalypse, to reach the realm of the gods.
Otto Apocalypse, ascend the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.
Looking at the golden record on the screen, it was like Otto's confession.
All the audience members fell silent for a moment.
Admittedly, Otto was not a good person.
In fact, most viewers wished they could stab him themselves.
After all, all those outrageous and resentful events were caused by Otto's actions!
The tragedy of the first-generation Walter.
Miss Nancy, the Finns, and even Leona, the strongest Valkyrie in Schicksal at the time!
All of these sacrifices were caused by Otto!
And even the tragedy that later befell Siegfried and Cecilia!
The sweeter their love was, the more the audience hated Otto!
Kiana and K423...
Seele...
Raiden Mei....
The tragic experiences of all the characters who evoke sympathy.
Otto's influence is more or less evident in them!
Even Himeko Murata is still vivid in my mind!
The poignant tragedy of this final lesson!
Fu Hua was killed by Otto with a single shot!
Even the consciousness that existed through Yu Duchen gradually dissipated!
They may disappear from the world forever!
This further fueled the hatred that all viewers felt towards Otto to its peak!
But at this time.
This account, resembling a confession of Otto's life, is presented.
This caused everyone to fall silent for a moment.
One thing about Otto that can never be denied...
That was his deep affection for Karen...
A 559-year-long search!
It is Otto's obsession with reviving Kallen that has kept him going until now!
Perhaps it was this extreme obsession that drove Otto further and further into madness!
But no one can deny that Otto loved Kallen with all his heart, even at the cost of destroying the world and himself!
This intense emotion is incredibly sincere and pure!
[Keqing: 559 years!]
[Qin: Only when I truly faced this number...did I realize Otto's obsession....]
[Hu Tao: Over five hundred years! Always persisting in this one thing...]
Durandal:
[Tesla: But those he hurt will never forgive him!]
[March 7th: Support!]
[Einstein: But...it cannot be denied that Otto did make outstanding contributions to protecting humanity.]
Theresa: Grandpa
[Frinina: But...can Kallen see all that Otto has sacrificed? QAQ]
[Kafka: Otto, it's enough that you know it yourself.]
In a pure white space.
Karen stared at the screen.
His gaze was deep and somber.
He murmured
"Five hundred...fifty-nine years...."
A casual remark about five hundred years ago might not be so jarring.
But at this time, Otto was searching and exploring desperately.
All for the sake of resurrecting Kallen... which is to say, herself...
The weight of these 559 years is incredibly heavy!
Within that space of flowing golden light.
Kevin seemed to have agreed to Otto's terms.
Otto smiled and said
"I am very pleased that the talks have achieved the best possible outcome."
"Let's complete the beacon handover as soon as possible. Do you have any requirements regarding the time and location?"
"It's up to you to decide."
Kevin's reply remained concise and clear.
Otto hesitated for a second.
"Hmm... Let me think... I don't want to wait any longer, I want it to prove its worth immediately."
"Activating the Second Divine Key requires Honkai energy, a large amount of Honkai energy!"
"Ah! I've got it! There's a perfect location right now—Changkong City in the Far East!"
Otto knew this well.
In such negotiations, maintaining composure and calmness is most conducive to the outcome.
The action that best serves to secure one's own interests.
But even knowing this, even though Otto himself was a master at manipulating human nature.
He still couldn't control his emotions.