"You two know each other?"
Although they couldn't see what was on the papyrus, they could guess what it was by looking at Schrödinger's facial expression.
"Um... It's an, uh, old friend or boss?"
Schrödinger put her mask back on; this kind of face still made her feel a bit embarrassed to face Tian Shi.
"Oh yes~ I can tell there's a story behind this."
"If I had to put it bluntly, it's a story that was one step away from tragedy."
Obviously, Schrödinger didn't have much patience for Shakespeare, and Tian Shi also answered Schrödinger's biggest concern.
[No, it's still 2012.]
"Phew... that's good."
If she really miscalculated the time, she felt she might as well stay in the quantum ocean for the rest of her life.
"Tragedy... Well, I've created many tragedies, but if it's a tragedy happening around me, forget it."
Shakespeare wasn't a person without emotional intelligence; seeing that Schrödinger didn't want to talk, she changed the topic.
"Then, let's get down to business."
Shakespeare turned to Bianka and Rita.
"Well, I'm going to give you two some advice."
"Advice?" Rita looked away from Schrödinger and frowned.
Normally, this kind of "advice" is never good news.
Shakespeare didn't keep them in suspense.
"In short, if you want to survive in this world, you have to conserve ammunition."
Shakespeare's eyes focused on Rita's scythe and Bianka's dual pistols.
"Although it's not completely impossible to replenish energy, the rate will be hundreds of times slower."
Needless to say, Bianka's dual weapons are no better than fire sticks without energy.
And Rita's scythe, although it's a melee weapon, many of its functions and attack modes also require energy support.
In this world, the Honkai energy concentration is extremely low, and it's no exaggeration to say that the natural replenishment efficiency is hundreds of times slower.
"This is really not good news." Rita's expression was a little solemn.
"If I possess a weapon, I can make the weapon enter the 'infinite energy' state."
Tian Shi said from his side: "However, there's only one." This news made Rita and Bianka look much better. Although it was only one, it was enough.
"Could it be that the combat training you've received since childhood has made you inseparable from this 'Honkai'?"
Shakespeare looked at Bianka's somewhat grim expression and scoffed; obviously, she was still resentful of Bianka's earlier words "red dwarf."
"Hey! Stop looking down on me! If you're capable, let's have a competition! I promise I won't use Honkai energy!"
Unable to bear the provocation, Bianka raised her fist and looked fiercely at Shakespeare.
"Hahahaha... What are we competing in? Close combat?"
Shakespeare glared back, unwilling to be outdone.
"The captain is very good at close combat. Miss Bianka, if you accept this, you might not win."
Schrödinger spoke in a muffled voice through her mask.
Although Schicksal is a negative point, Schrödinger and Reanna have a pretty good relationship, so there's no prejudice.
Even the current situation is because she provoked it herself. Although Schrödinger was very unhappy with the fact that two people were Tian Shi's "hosts," she couldn't bear to see them fall into a trap.
She wants to restore her image in Tian Shi's heart!
"Hey, hey, hey! Someone's rattling on! This captain declares that you'll lose all your bonuses and overtime this month!"
There's a traitor among us!
"Hmph! My close-combat skills aren't weak either!"
Schrödinger's words aroused Bianka's competitive spirit; she raised her chin and refused to admit defeat.
"From martial arts to weapons, I'll take it all!"
"That's what I was waiting for!"
"What are Bianka's chances of winning?"
Seeing them both heading out to play, Tian Shi was a little bewildered and patted Schrödinger on the shoulder.
Although Schrödinger couldn't hear him, she quickly understood what Tian Shi wanted to ask.
"It's not very high. It will be very difficult for Miss Bianka to defeat the Captain without using Honkai energy. If the Captain is also a Valkyrie, I'm afraid her strength is at least infinitely close to S-rank."
Since she had been with Reanna for a long time, Schrödinger had a rough idea of the Valkyries' strength rankings.
"This is unexpected." Rita looked a little surprised.
She never expected Shakespeare, who came from a world without Honkai, to be so strong.
"Then it seems Lady Bianka is going to be in trouble."
Rita smiled bitterly, then looked at Schrödinger.
"The Man in the Iron Mask... No, Miss Schrödinger, would you like to spar with me?"
Rita extended an invitation to Schrödinger.
"After all, you are the first officer, and I am the assistant... We are both assistants, and it would be inappropriate for us to watch them spar and do nothing."
"...?" Inexplicably, Schrödinger felt a slight sense of competition.
This little girl... The eyes under Schrödinger's mask narrowed slightly.
"Alright, if it's a sparring match without using Honkai energy, I still have some confidence."
Schrödinger immediately agreed, but the other party's implied sense of competition really made her feel a little uncomfortable.
"Tsk... so strong."
"..." Both Rita and Bianka were unexpectedly defeated.
"I almost lost."
Although Schrödinger won, she looked at the two tired people in front of her with emotion.
This kind of fighting ability at this age... Schrödinger felt that the other party might become the next Reanna.
"It wasn't easy for me to win... Really, both the strength and speed... Miss Bianka, are you really twelve years old?"
Shakespeare thought to herself that she had been very close.
Compared to Schrödinger, who said she almost lost but was actually very relaxed, she herself was actually almost knocked down by Bianka. It would be a shame if that really happened.
"Let me tell you, if you exercise too much as a child, your breasts won't grow."
"..." Tian Shi curled the corner of his mouth.
He felt that these words had an inexplicable connotation for Fu Hua.
"If it can't grow, it won't grow. It's just excess fat that affects combat."
Bianka stubbornly said while looking at Rita with a bit of envy.
"Don't worry, Miss Bianka, I believe your breasts will definitely grow bigger in the future... although I think it's still a bit difficult to become like Miss Rita," Tian Shi rubbed Bianka's head and consoled her.
Although Tian Shi couldn't remember the specific three-dimensional future of the two, he knew some people who were better than Rita, and Bianka was definitely not one of them, otherwise he would have an impression of her.
However, Bianka was definitely the closest. Well, by the way, in fact, Rita's data in the future is B: 92 W: 61 H: 92, and Bianka's data in the future is B: 88 W: 59 H: 89.
If Tian Shi's impression is not incorrect. As for B, W, and H, they are bust, waist, and hip respectively, which should be common sense... I won't go into details about the basic test points of LSP.
It can be seen that Rita wins with a slight advantage overall.
Tian Shi is very skeptical. When both of them are twenty-five or twenty-six or older, will Bianka completely surpass Rita?
After all, from being flat-chested to being comparable to Rita, this development speed is truly astonishing: after all, on paper the two are separated by four years, but in reality they are only separated by two years.
In the future, Rita simply grew one size, while Bianka built a tall building from scratch.
Then again, it's precisely thanks to the small tablet that Bianka doesn't doubt her age, right?
After all, a normal 14-year-old girl has been developing for a while... Sad, but not entirely sad.
At least Bianka truly has a promising future, but Fu Hua... ummm... No future left.
"Who needs your comfort in this kind of thing!"
Bianka swatted away Tian Shi's hand with a disgusted look.
[Rita and Bianka Compatibility +5%]
"I'm still looking forward to that day." Rita chuckled secretly beside them. No wonder her compatibility has increased.
"I'm just trying to comfort you, okay..."
Tian Shi pouted and curled his lips. Little Bianka, who now has not too much pressure and responsibility on her shoulders, is much more interesting than Durandal in the future, who will become a rigid, honest, and hardworking person.
Although everyone has their own advantages and maturity is not a bad thing, at least Tian Shi can see the liveliness a girl should have in the young Bianka in front of him.
"If you don't appreciate kindness, I'll stab a doll and curse you with an amulet... ahem, anyway, you won't grow breasts. Ghost curses are very effective, you know, right?"
Tian Shi pondered for a moment; he should save some face for his disciple...
After all, I'm a good teacher who cares about my students.
I'm definitely not afraid that Fu Hua will find out one day and put a Taixu Sword God on my head...
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about those stupid breasts anymore!" Shakespeare clapped her hands with a dark face.
Although she didn't know what Tian Shi said, she could still guess something from Bianka's expression.
Well, since she was a "red dwarf," Shakespeare had nothing to do with breasts, and the same went for Schrödinger.
"Let's exchange real information!" Shakespeare smiled, "What is the purpose of your expedition? In return, I will tell you the true purpose of our journey on the Caledonia."
"Well..." This question made Bianka and Rita look embarrassed.
"Go ahead. This information must be kept secret outside, but inside the World Bubble... even if it leaks, it will only spread within the World Bubble. Otto cannot control it to that extent."
Tian Shi's simple and blunt reasoning convinced them both.
"Rita, tell them; I don't remember what the Bishop said."
...
"So, our mission is to explore the 'aether anchoring point'. Do you have any clues about its existence?"
Rita concluded after recounting Otto's long speech.
"My old brain can't understand it at all."
Cervantes, who had boarded the boat at some point, smiled bitterly.
And Shakespeare looked at Schrödinger.
"First officer, is this a bit like what you said about the multiverse or something?"
"Perhaps. Otto is still the same." Schrödinger nodded: "Then let me talk about the quantum sea... As we all know, the quantum sea is not a real sea, nor is it a planet, and it has nothing to do with liquids like water."
"Indeed, we should consider the quantum sea as a cornerstone that does not belong to any 'single universe'. It is a 'medium' that can harbor countless worlds. In this sense, we call it the quantum sea. All the different world bubbles are contained in the quantum sea... Although I think a bubble bath would be more appropriate."
Schrödinger paused.
"And all the quantum seas are made of aether... They will form a membrane like water in the natural ebb and flow. Please consciously associate life, and with good luck, these membranes can evolve into world bubbles."
"This..." Tian Shi immediately recalled these theories. He once acquired a skill called "quantum theory" from Einstein.
"In other words, the 'aether anchor' that Otto is looking for is something that can stably transform the 'membrane' into a 'bubble'?"
"Yes, in addition to that, there are also things about membranes and projections..."
Schrödinger wanted to continue talking, but stopped when she saw the headaches on Bianka's and the others' faces.
Were you really talking to a deaf person just now?
"I feel what I've said is vivid and concise enough."
Good thing I even took into account these people's cultural level! Forget it, not everyone is named Einstein, and you can't expect a twelve-year-old girl to understand something.
"This kind of thing isn't something I should be thinking about." Bianka screamed in despair.
"It's okay, I can understand."
Schrödinger was used to this situation. It seems this girl also taught part-time for a while in the past. Presumably, her students were also very distressed.
Schrödinger's words made Bianka look even more bitter, but the facts were there, and Bianka couldn't refute them.
"By the way, when I was in the orphanage, the counselor criticised me: 'My goodness! Idiot! Do you have no brains?!'"
Bianka perfectly imitated the tone of the orphanage counselor.
"And—'Don't believe it so quickly! Can't you think twice before acting!?'"
Well... it turns out the orphanage counselor is quite perceptive.
"But, accordingly, I think your decision-making ability is excellent, Bianka. And you never stop until you hit a wall, which is a very valuable quality."
"I think what Mr. Guardian Angel said is very reasonable." Rita nodded her head.
"How is it that it looks like a deficiency from any point of view, but it turns into a valuable advantage for the two of you?"
"Well... Maybe Rita and I are intelligent people?"
Tian Shi half-jokingly said: "The decision-making of intelligent people is very problematic. It would be great if there was someone with strong decision-making ability nearby at this moment."
"I can't get comfort from your words at all."
[Bianka Compatibility +5%]
"It doesn't matter if it's comfort or not, as long as I know you're very talented... That's right."
Tian Shi suddenly remembered something.
"Were any of the counselors at your orphanage named Ragna?"