"Host, you just used Jizo Mitama, didn't you?"

As Li Zihan was departing, the system couldn't help but ask.

"Mhm."

The youth, whose control over the Oath of Judah and the Thousand Worlds, One Chariot was frankly pathetic, yet who handled Jizo Mitama with remarkable ease, affirmed.

"And… you used it twice, right?"

The system's voice carried a hint of hesitation, as if it wanted to say more but was holding back.

"To be precise, I've used it a total of four times," Li Zihan, who rarely lied, stated.

"The first time was at the Second Rated Power, eroding the Tokyo Skytree and Sister Himeko, who jumped out to actively absorb the Power of Erosion."

"The second time was at the Third Rated Power, used on Sirin, which incidentally affected Kiana."

"The third time was at the First Rated Power, used on the Armed Puppet, which caused a minor effect on Bronya who was nearby."

"The fourth time was at half of the Third Rated Power, used directly on Bronya."

"Honestly, after using Jizo Mitama, I've discovered a lot of very strange things."

Li Zihan reflected with a sigh. His use of Jizo Mitama was basically limited to two things: eroding high-tech machinery and amplifying emotions.

There was nothing much to say about the former, but the developments that arose from the latter had truly left him dumbfounded.

That Kiana girl actually had a considerably high degree of affection for him. After being affected by Jizo Mitama, even though she tried her best to hide it, she could only manage to fool Mei.

If it weren't for her desire to "maintain the status quo," holding herself back, he would probably already be calling Theresa 'Maternal Aunt'.

Then there was Rita. The affection boost gained from using Jizo Mitama on her was actually less than her natural growth, which was truly baffling.

This was a topic Li Zihan had no desire to delve into. In any case, he would absolutely never admit that, among all the Valkyries, he was most compatible with the Scum Maid.

And then there was Bronya. That sanwu loli had been affected once, and her affection level was probably amplified to one hundred and fifty percent.

Then she took another half-blast of Jizo Mitama's Third Rated Power, and her affection was likely amplified to three hundred percent.

Yet even after being affected, Banya remained as lukewarm to him as ever. Even at three hundred percent, she made no move to ask him to stay.

Honestly, it left Li Zihan a little hurt.

It seemed Bronya really wasn't interested in him at all.

He was already trying his best to farm affection points, even using a cheat tool, and it was still fucking useless.

Being a simp truly has no future, Li Zihan thought to himself.

Since Banya wasn't interested in him, then so be it.

His luck with women wasn't so bad that he had to hang himself on a single tree.

Mei had feelings for him, Kiana had feelings for him, the Scum Maid…

Let's just pretend that one doesn't exist.

For now, he wouldn't be in a rush to get into bed with any girls. Instead, he would slowly deepen their bonds and, when the time was right, confess to them one by one. Achieving a harem happy end shouldn't be too difficult.

Li Zihan, who was clearly a very patient person, mused.

"Hey, hey, hey! Host, you're supposed to be a man who becomes a Hero's man!"

The system, feeling that its host's actions didn't quite align with its abilities, shouted with an extremely agitated tone.

"A Hero's man?"

Li Zihan fell silent for a moment, as if pondering something. As his thoughts deepened, his expression grew serious.

"This Hero you speak of, is she beautiful? Does she have a good personality? Is she domestic?"

"Will she continuously corrode my fighting spirit with her gentleness and consideration, smash me with a few hundred million whenever we disagree to wear down my ambition, and then drain my energy with lace stockings, eventually turning me into a useless scrub who does nothing but eat and wait for death every day?"

The system went silent. If it had a physical form, it would probably be trembling.

"If she meets the above conditions, I will give up trying and become the Hero's man," Li Zihan said with utmost seriousness.

"As long as you recommend such a Hero to me and build a bridge, once it's done, I promise I will never call you useless again."

"Did Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei swear their oath of brotherhood inside your stomach?"

The system remained silent for a long while before finally speaking with a faint sigh.

"Or perhaps in your past life, you were actually the Monkey King who ate the entire Peach Garden of Immortality?"

This thing that called itself a Hero-Cultivating System might suck at its supposed function, but its roasting ability was certainly top-notch.

"So useless."

The youth sighed, feeling that this garbage system was probably incapable of helping him get a Hero-type girlfriend.

"Your demands are the ones that are too absurd!!" the system shrieked, its tone reaching a fever pitch.

"Alright, enough of this."

Having once again entered the Second Divine Key, the youth looked at the world bubble that had been opened once more, then leaped into it.

Soon, the man named Su appeared before him.

"It seems you have bid farewell to your companions."

A slight smile appeared on the face of the Forerunner, who had been constantly troubled by the continuation of human civilization.

The Ganges Sands Project and the Stigma Project were no longer necessary.

Because the Ark, carrying the embers of the Ember Project, would be forged in the near future.

The human civilization of this world would be continued.

"I'm just leaving for a little while," the youth said with a shrug.

"This world still holds many things that interest me."

The true nature of the power within this world's Imaginary Space, the power that could convert the entropy of the real world into Honkai energy, truly intrigued him.

The power to freely convert between entropy and negative entropy.

He had a feeling he had stumbled upon something truly incredible.

The youth chuckled softly.

He seemed to have encountered something even more interesting than the Root.

It was a pity he was still too weak right now. Otherwise, he would have definitely gone to investigate the Imaginary Space corresponding to this world.

"I will await your return."

Su spoke, knowing he would likely be the one to retrieve Kevin from the Sea of Quanta next.

Rebuilding the human gene pool was a massive undertaking, clearly not something he could handle alone.

"Of course."

Li Zihan smiled and agreed.

He had been saddled with a task that seemed to come out of nowhere, but he hadn't gotten the short end of the stick.

Ancestor Kevin's combat power was definitely on a whole other level. In the future, if he encountered an unbeatable opponent in another world, he could ask Kevin to sub in for him.

"Next, please send me to the Sea of Quanta."

The youth, who had originally opted for the "X-10" experiment out of fear that Kevin would emerge and bring disaster upon humanity, smiled.

Now, that trouble no longer existed.

"Leave it to me."

As these words left Su's mouth, a spatial fluctuation dozens of times stronger than what Sirin could unleash shook the world.

A dim purple passage manifested within the virtual river.

A channel leading directly to the depths of the Sea of Quanta was created here.