Takumi's arrival drew complaints from the dolls.
They were busy, and his sudden appearance startled them.
Everyone glared at Takumi.
Then they continued carrying their things and went back to work.
Seeing this, Takumi sighed with black lines forming on his face.
Forget it, he didn't bother with the dolls.
He turned around and headed to Herta's office.
Ch. 775 Bestow a Trial on My Civilization!
When Takumi came to Herta's office, the place was bustling.
Various Herta dolls were running around inside, seemingly very busy.
One of the Herta dolls was constantly processing the workload.
Seeing this scene, the corners of Takumi's mouth twitched slightly.
This girl Herta really was a fanatic for her dolls.
"Just wait a moment! I'll finish my work first. Get whatever you want to drink."
Herta looked up at Takumi and then continued working.
She did have something to discuss with Takumi, but it had to wait until she was done.
"Fine."
Although speechless at her behavior, Takumi wasn't shy. He went straight to the rest area.
He wasn't sure what she was thinkingthere were so many dolls here, they didn't need to eatbut she had still prepared all kinds of snacks.
Takumi opened the refrigerator and looked at the expensive snacks and drinks inside. He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Could it be that all the money she saved from her perpetual motion machine experiments had been spent on these things?
But her body wasn't even here.
Still, judging by the contents of the boxes, there was a high chance some of these things belonged to a certain cheongsam girl.
After grabbing some food from the huge refrigerator, Takumi sat nearby and waited quietly.
Herta quickly finished her work.
Not long after, one of the dolls came over and sat in front of Takumi.
"What do you want from me?"
Takumi looked at the doll across from him with curiosity.
Why had this girl called him here?
"Of course there's something! I need your help."
Herta looked at Takumi seriously.
She clearly needed him for something important.
Seeing this, Takumi raised an eyebrow.
"Explain."
If she needed his help, it certainly wasn't something minor.
Takumi didn't agree rashly.
What if this girl had taken an interest in something about him?
Although Herta was a super genius, she was also completely driven by curiosity and self-interest.
One moment she could be obsessed with something, and the next, completely bored.
You could be researching something together, and she'd decide it was dull and leave you to finish it alone.
So, Takumi had to know what this girl was up to.
"Help me run a Trial of Civilization for several planets."
As she spoke, she showed him the details of the planets involved.
Takumi looked over the information.
Mechanical civilizations? Biological civilizations?
Rubbing his chin, Takumi mused.
"How do you want to do this?"
"If I perform the Trial of Civilization with Herrscher of Erosion powers, I could destroy them all instantly."
These worlds didn't have Honkai energy. They used electric or nuclear energy instead.
If he intervened, those civilizations would be wiped out in seconds.
"Don't be too strong," Herta cautioned. "Just make it similar to what we saw in the earlier stages of Honkai Impact."
"Avoid using targeted abilities for now."
"The power of erosion should be considered the final trial."
"Let's start with physical elements first."
She had clearly already come up with a plan.
Seeing that Takumi wasn't outright refusing, she immediately presented her proposal.
She even selected the elemental sequence she wanted.
First, the Rhythm of Thunder.
Second, the Rhythm of Wind.
Third, the Rhythm of Ice.
Fourth, the Rhythm of Fire.
Fifth, the Rhythm of Rock.
Sixth, the Herrscher of Metal.
Seventh, the Herrscher of Wood.
Eighth, the Herrscher of the Void.
Ninth, the Herrscher of Dominance.
Tenth, the Herrscher of Law.
Eleventh, the Herrscher of Restraint.
Twelfth, the Herrscher of Erosion.
Looking at the list, Takumi asked in surprise:
"So you're going to gradually escalate things with elemental power to force them to evolve?"
After reading her plan, Takumi understood what Herta was thinking.
Force these mechanical lifeforms to evolve, again and again.
If they managed to survive even the final erosion trial, they would've truly passed.
Then Herta and her team would've successfully completed their experiment.
"That's right! That's exactly what I thought."
"But limit the power. Let them face gradually increasing challenges."
Herta smiled at Takumi.
She looked forward to seeing how far these civilizations could go.
Each machine in those civilizations had independent thought.
With no limits on development, this would be an interesting test.
Using Honkai energy as a test would be the best way to push them.
Elemental challenges would ease them into it.
Then something more outrageouslike the Herrscher of Law showing them magicwould test them further.
Like the EXE side of things.
And finally, they'd face the Herrscher of Restraint.
On the EXE side, Takumi had handled things easily with the Herrscher of Restraint's power.
If these new civilizations could withstand all this, it would be impressive.
"I don't think so," Takumi said. "Erosion Herrscher completely counters mechanical life."
"Passing this trial won't be easy."
"The likely outcome is total destruction."
"If they fail once, try again."
"There's plenty of time. Just adjust the time flow."
Herta didn't mind.
Experimentation included failure. These were machines, after all.
Even in failure, data would be saved.
They'd analyze it, fix the problem, and try again.
Eventually, someone would evolve to resist erosion.
"So this is just Herrscher resistance training, huh?"
After hearing all that, Takumi smacked his lips.
This was definitely resistance training.
"Exactly! It's a Herrscher drill."
If it were just the Santengzi's Herrscher, Herta wouldn't be interested.
But Takumi was different.
So she wanted to give it a shot.
"I'll give you a batch of low-spec Herrscher cores. You can handle the rest."
"Can you make some puppets?"
"Let them guest star as Herrschers 1.3 or something."
After finishing the proposal, Takumi made his decision.
He wouldn't participate directly.
He'd just have Prometheus help.
Takumi only needed to supply some lower-tier Herrscher cores.
Just like with previous civilizations.
Herta had no objections.
In fact, she was delighted.
"Yes! Hurry and give them to me!"
Her eyes lit up.
Now she could experience being a Herrscher herself.
The Herta Herrscher would soon be online!
She planned to test every single Herrscher core Takumi gave her.
Herta hadn't expected this outcome.
She'd assumed Takumi would create some Herrschers for her to fight.
Instead, she would experience them herself.
This was incredible.
Takumi could only stare, speechless, at Herta's enthusiasm.
Ch. 776 Is the Herta Doll Self-Cast?
As expected, he is a guy driven by interest.
Don't hold the Herrscher Core and lose interest in those civilization trials.
Takumi suspected that Herta would concentrate on studying the Herrscher Core next.
But after thinking about it, Takumi didn't bother to care.
Just do what you love.
It doesn't matter!
Thinking of this, Takumi began to get a batch of Herrscher Cores for Herta.
And Herta also summoned all her puppet clones.
The dolls she made were very lifelike.
I just don't know if she made the mold herself.
It would be great if those joints could look like normal people.
Takumi glanced at them, and then couldn't help but feel something in his heart.
He immediately added something to these Herrscher Cores.
After using it, those dolls would turn into normal people.
Twelve cores were produced, and Takumi thought for a while and produced another one separately.
This one was undoubtedly stronger.
Because it was the Core of the Thousand Herrschers.
The Herrscher of Dominance can manifest itself in many ways.
The one she gave Asuka was not a clone.
If you give this one to Herta, let her play with her own doll.
"Why did you get another one?"
Herta looked at the Herrscher Cores that Takumi had made, and her face was filled with questions.
Wasn't there only twelve cores?
Why did he get one more core?
"This is for you."
"Domination Herrscher's Core."
"Use it to play with dolls."
"There is still a Core of Control with Asuka, but she plays with her own power."
"Can you use this to play with your own action figures?"
"With this, it will be more convenient for you to control other low-profile Herrschers."
Takumi also explained after taking out the core.
Hearing this, Herta's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Is that so?"
"Really not bad."
"Then let me use it on my body!"
Has such an effect?
That's really great.
Herta definitely wouldn't reject this thing.
She was very interested in it. If she hadn't been here to study the evolution of the world, she would have asked Takumi for a core to play with.
It's really great that Takumi came to her door now.
"I have nothing to repay you, how about you take a doll back to play with?"
Herta tilted her head, then looked down at herself.
She decided to give Takumi a doll.
You know, she has never given a doll to anyone.
When Takumi heard this, his head suddenly filled with black lines.
"No need to!"
What do you want a puppet for?
He didn't need it.
"That's a pity!"
Herta felt a little regretful when she saw that Takumi didn't want it. But she didn't think too much about it. Instead, she couldn't wait to fuse the Herrscher Cores Takumi gave her into the dolls.
At the same time, one of Herta's puppets took the Core that controlled the Herrscher and left.
This was to be sent to the main body.
Seeing the Hertas turning into Herrschers one by one, Takumi nodded with satisfaction.
After becoming Herrschers, they were already exactly the same as human beings.
They even changed their clothes.
Twelve styles of Herta appeared in front of Takumi.
Takumi couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
Black and white silk stockings were all arranged.
"Did you do this on purpose?"
Looking at the changes in these dolls, Herta suddenly had black lines all over her head.
She wondered if Takumi did it on purpose.
The purpose was to change her clothes.
Also, Takumi had changed the joints of these dolls. Everything had become normal.
She wouldn't believe it if he said it was careless.
"It looks better this way!"
Takumi said with a straight face.
Herta hummed, but she didn't bother to refute.
Exposed doll joints were just her bad taste.
It didn't matter now that these Herrscher dolls had been repaired.
"I need to prepare."
"You go back."
After saying that, Herta ignored Takumi and began to direct these Herrschers to go about their business.
Takumi's role had been played, and then Takumi could leave.
He looked at Herta who no longer paid attention to him, and Takumi shook his head.
He said nothing, immediately got up, and left to return to his home.
After Takumi left, Herta also became busy.
She began to prepare for the civilization test.
In addition, everyone from the Genius Society must be called over.
After all, how could they miss such a thing?
Takumi didn't care about what happened afterward. He had returned home now.
When Bronya saw Takumi return, she couldn't help but ask:
"Did Herta want something from you?"
She was also in the group, so she naturally knew that Herta had just called Takumi.
This made Bronya wonder, what was that guy from Herta doing with Takumi?
As an old acquaintance, she knew very well that that guy from Herta would not ask Takumi for anything unless it was for research.
"She wants to give the world she raised a civilization test."
"So she asked for the Herrscher Core."
There was nothing to hide. Takumi told her the reason.
After learning about the situation, Bronya was stunned.
"Good grief!"
"She's really going all out."
"I remember the only civilization that has emerged now is the mechanical civilization made of screws, right?"
"And now she's starting to give civilization trials?"
"Is this serious?"
"Their technological level has just reached mastering nuclear fusion, and they're still on their home planet."
Bronya couldn't help but complain.
How impatient was Herta?
Shouldn't they wait until they leave their planet?
Start now?
"She wants to pressure that civilization and make it try to evolve."
"The Herrscher of the End is Corruption."
"I suspect she's working on her abilities against the Herrscher."
At this time, Takumi couldn't help but complain like this.
That guy's research was always like this, so Takumi was very suspicious.
"No doubt!"
"She's definitely studying this."
As soon as Takumi finished speaking, Bronya started complaining.
Is there even a need to doubt?
There was no need to doubt it at all.
This was probably exactly what Herta was doing.
Takumi smiled, but he didn't care much.
If he cared, Takumi wouldn't have let her use the Herrscher Core.
"I thought she had something to do with you."
After understanding these things in detail, Bronya shook her head.
It was a civilization trial.
It was quite interesting.
She could go and have a look then.
"That's it."
"By the way, I gave her the Core of the Thousand Herrschers to play with."
"That guy even wanted to give me a Herta doll!"
"I'm really speechless. What's the point of bringing it back?"
When this was mentioned, Takumi couldn't help but complain.
Only Herta could do such a thing, right?
It's unbelievable.
"Herta doll?"
"Hmm"
"As expected of her."
Bronya didn't know what to say.
It really was something Herta would do.
According to her level of narcissism, those dolls were her most proud masterpieces and how she looked when she was young.
Giving it to Takumi, maybe she thought it was a very precious thing, right?
Although it was a bit dumbfounding.
Ch. 777 That Was My Very First Marriage Ship!
