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The magical girls possess a wide variety of abilities, ensuring that even if unforeseen circumstances arise during childbirth, they can guarantee a smooth delivery for Sophia and Alexandra.

Furthermore, with the magical girls' abilities, they could even ensure that Sofia and Alexandra could give birth painlessly.

Afterwards, Qiu Bi and Cecilia discussed and finalized the specific itinerary.

Qiu Bi, Eden, and Bella went directly to Academy City in Changkong City, while Cecilia and the others went to Academy City in Changkong City the next morning.

After hanging up the call, Eden, who had remained silent, suddenly asked, "Chiubi, are Sophia and Alexandra one of your wives?"

"Yes."

Qiu Bi tells Eden about Sophia and Alexandra's identities.

Upon learning that Sophia and Alexandra were "married women," Eden narrowed her beautiful eyes and gazed thoughtfully at Mu Changqing, seemingly pondering something.

Bella, who was standing to the side, seemed to have thought of something and added as if by magic, "Among Qiu Bi's many wives, there are as many as three married women."

Cecilia is Qiu Bi's "official wife," and strictly speaking, she is not the "married woman" that Bella refers to.

The only women who could be considered wives were Sofia, Alexandra, and Lady Hilfaria, and Lady Hilfaria was once a "ghost"...

Upon learning of these events, even the usually lazy Eden was greatly shocked.

"Qiu Bi, I didn't know you had such a wide range of interests."

Eden didn't know how to describe it, so he could only describe it as "extensive".

"..."

Qiu Bi didn't know how to answer, so he simply remained silent.

After a moment, he turned to look at Amber.

"Amber, we'll need your help piloting the transport ship to Academy City in Changkong City."

Amber nodded silently, indicating that she understood.

Then, Qiu Bi looked at Rita, who remained silent, and immediately became conflicted.

With their upcoming trip to the Academy City in Changkong City, the question of how to settle Rita has become a new problem.

Bella seemed to sense Qiu Bi's dilemma and distress, so she took the initiative to suggest, "Qiu Bi, why don't you take Rita with you to Changkong City? Rita has already come into contact with things related to 'Honkai,' and she is very likely to choose to become a Valkyrie in the future."

As she spoke, Bella looked at Rita, seemingly asking for her decision.

Qiu Bi followed Bella's gaze and looked at Rita as well.

Rita bit her lip lightly, in a state of inner turmoil.

After thinking for a few seconds, she tentatively asked, "Mr. Qiu Bi, may I go and say goodbye to my father first?"

Rita knew very well that among everyone present, the one who made the final decision was Qiu Bi, not Bella, who was a "maid".

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Qiu Bi certainly wouldn't refuse Rita's small request.

In fact, even if Rita didn't want to leave with them, Qiu Bi wouldn't force her to.

After receiving Qiu Bi's approval, Rita lifted her skirt and made an elegant bow before gracefully leaving the tent where Qiu Bi, Eden, Amber, and Bella were staying.

Bella seemed a little worried about Rita, so she told Qiu Bi and then followed Rita out of the tent.

After Rita and Bella left, Amber slowly said, "Lord Qiu Bi, according to the message just sent by the bishop, this global Honkai event is not simple, but related to the arrival of the Herrscher."

"The Sixth Herrscher has arrived?"

Qiu Bi subconsciously sat up straight and released Eden's delicate hand.

Amber nodded and replied, "Yes. The Herrscher who descended this time is the 'Herrscher of Ice,' an A-rank Valkyrie named Anna Schariac. However, her Herrscher personality has been temporarily suppressed by her own will, and this has now been resolved. At least for the time being, there's no need to worry about her losing control."

"Anna will definitely become the Herrscher of Ice..."

Qiu Bi muttered to himself.

Anna becoming the Herrscher of Ice confirmed something else for him—

While the order in which Herrschers descend in this world may not follow the order in which Herrschers descended in previous civilizations, the descending Herrschers will be somewhat similar to those who descended in Honkai Impact 3rd.

However, Qiu Bi was a little curious whether Chen Tianwu would become the "Herrscher of the Stars" as in the original story.

Since Chen Tianwu's sister, Chen Tianwen, did not die in the Manila Collapse, Chen Tianwu should not have been so desperate as to become the "Herrscher of the Stars" on the spot.

In addition, Qiu Bi was also very curious about who the "Herrscher of Flame" would be.

At the very least, the current "Herrscher of Flame" could never be Kiana.

Kiana possesses the "Saintess Power," and the "Honkai" would only make Kiana a Herrscher, which would be like "giving away" Herrscher cores to Qiu Bi and others.

……

Manchester.

Rita and Bella wander through the city ruins.

During this time, when encountering Honkai Beast corpses that had not yet been collected, Bella would often put them into her "personal space" as food for Delta in the future.

Rita kept her eyes straight ahead and slowly walked towards the edge of Manchester.

Strictly speaking, Rita's family was actually considered "noble," although they had long since fallen on hard times, they still lived in a noble courtyard.

The aristocratic courtyard in downtown Manchester has long been demolished, and high-rise buildings have been built on the site.

If you want to find a noble courtyard, you can only go to the edge of the city, far from the city center, or even further into the suburbs.

Rita runs a flower shop in the city center, but her home is on the outskirts of the city.

This shows just how hard Rita had tried to survive, having fled all the way from the edge of the city to the city center.

Thinking of this, Rita suddenly realized something was wrong.

If that tank-class Honkai Beast really followed her maid all the way from the edge of the city to the city center, then why didn't she sense anything?

Rita pondered for a moment, but still couldn't figure it out, so she voiced her doubts to Bella for an answer.

"That Honkai Beast didn't appear at the beginning; it only appeared when the maid arrived near the flower shop—if nothing unexpected happens, that maid came looking for you from the start."

"Looking for me?" Rita was taken aback. "Why would you suddenly contact me?"

"..."

Bella glanced at Rita sideways but said nothing.

Rita frowned, puzzled and confused.

If you want to find the answers to the questions in your heart, perhaps the only way is to return to the noble courtyard and find your father.

A moment later, Rita and Bella arrived at the front of a dilapidated courtyard.

Looking at the dilapidated state of the courtyard, Rita couldn't help but remain silent.

The dilapidated state of this courtyard was not caused by nature, but by the work of Honkai Beasts.

Most of the courtyard collapsed and crumbled as if it had been crushed by some heavy object. The rest of the courtyard suffered varying degrees of impact, and looked quite miserable.

Rita remained silent, as was her original intention.

Bella looked around the courtyard, her beautiful eyes involuntarily narrowing.

She actually had some impression of this courtyard, after all, among the few Honkai Beasts in Manchester that reached a size of thirty meters, one of them had attacked this courtyard.

If Bella hadn't summoned lightning to strike, this courtyard would have long been reduced to ruins; it couldn't have been as simple as just most of the courtyard collapsing and crumbling.

Rita remained silent for a moment, then slowly walked into the dilapidated courtyard.

Bella remained silent and stayed by his side.

Rita first went to the flower field where flowers were planted.

Huge footprints covered the entire flower field, turning the once beautiful flower field into a "basin".

"..."

Rita bent down and picked up the broken flowers mixed in with the soil.

Bella stared at the flower fragments in Rita's palm, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.

"This is an anemone, which represents 'unrequited love' or 'forgotten love'."

Rita offered a brief explanation.

Bella nodded in realization, but did not speak.

Rita lowered her eyes and stared for a moment, then waved away the remains of the "anemone," letting them drift away in the wind.

Rita then continued on her way.

This time she didn't stop, but went straight through the "basin" formed by the flower field and into the ruins of the courtyard pavilion.

Amidst the ruins, she not only saw the corpses of the maids, but also the "dismembered remains" of her own father.

Bella stood with her arms crossed, leaning against the broken wall, silently watching Rita's next move.

Even after witnessing her father's gruesome death, Rita's expression remained unchanged. Instead, she slowly picked up the bodies of the maids and her father and carried them to the "basin" formed by the flower field.

Under Bella's watchful eye, Rita dug into the soil with her hands.

Even when her hands were cut by sharp objects buried in the soil, she did not utter a single groan of pain and remained silent throughout.

Bella stared for a moment, then sighed silently, and snapped her fingers.

A flash of lightning suddenly appeared.

The dazzling electric light coalesced and took shape, transforming into a long-handled lightning bolt resembling a shovel.

"Use this to dig the soil."

"Thank you, Miss Bella."

Without hesitation, Rita gripped the handle of the lightning shovel and silently continued digging in the soil.

It would not be an easy task for Rita to dig up dozens of graves all by herself.

As the sun set, Rita managed to bury her father and a small number of her maids.

Bella's only help to Rita was providing her with a shovel for digging; she showed no other inclination to help Rita.