"..." Irene said nothing, merely reaching out to pat Kiana's head. Growth sometimes happened in a single instant, including the realization of what one ought to do.
It was simply a matter of water flowing when the channel is formed. Irene wouldn't ask Kiana why she suddenly said such things; as long as Kiana was willing to change, that was a rare and precious step forward.
Of course, thoughts were just thoughts. Thoughts always had to be converted into action; otherwise, they would remain forever inside the brain, unable to effect any real change.
"Mn, not bad. She's finally starting to want to get serious," Kallen's voice echoed from within Irene's mind. "Hey, Irene, you should get involved too. I can provide a few training methods."
"One look and I can tell this child hasn't learned the Kaslana Gun Kata carefully at all. She really needs to be taught properly."
"If I have time, I will participate," Irene's mental projection nodded. "But for now, we have other things to do, so I can't teach her."
If Irene's estimation wasn't wrong, Anti-Entropy should be preparing to invade soon. In that case, she couldn't move around recklessly; she had to wait until this event concluded.
Irene didn't plan to act, but that didn't mean others weren't preparing to. Theresa jumped down from the sofa, looking at Kiana with a face full of gratification.
Kiana had finally decided to get serious. This was a great thing. Regardless of whether this enthusiasm would only last three minutes, Theresa had to seize this period to pull Kiana into a special training session.
"Since that's the case, and if you really have the resolve, Kiana," Theresa looked at Kiana, "then come with me. However, my special training isn't your average kind of hardship."
"No problem, I can take it," Kiana nodded, her face full of excitement and interest. "Auntie, just bring it on!"
"You said it yourself," Theresa nodded, casually picking up Judah, which was placed nearby, and slinging it onto her back. "Follow me. I guarantee that after my special training, you'll feel like you've been completely reborn~"
Hearing Theresa's words, Kiana scratched her head. 'Completely reborn'... what exactly was Auntie planning to do to her?
However, when it came to combat, Kiana would absolutely not admit defeat. Whatever difficulties there were, they could just come at her.
Sitting on the sofa, Irene heard Theresa mention special training and suddenly remembered something. She turned her head to look at Theresa with a smile.
"If it's rigorous training, remember to bring the jeep~"
"Mn? What jeep?" Theresa tilted her head, looking at Irene with some confusion. "Tie Kiana to the back of a jeep and make her run after it?"
"That wouldn't be very useful, right? Valkyries aren't just comparing who is faster."
And besides, with a Valkyrie's physical fitness, catching up to a jeep wasn't exactly a difficult task, let alone for someone from the Kaslana Family.
"Nothing~" Irene dragged out her tone. She didn't expect Theresa to understand the reference. Subsequently, Irene turned the conversation toward Kiana.
"Oh, right, my dear Kiana. Since you've already decided to put in the effort..."
As Irene said this, her face still wore a gentle smile. "Then I will definitely help you make progress in your grades as well. You'd better be prepared~"
"I will definitely ensure you develop comprehensively in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor~"
"Eh?" Kiana froze instantly upon hearing this. Regarding combat power, she indeed wanted to make a change, but when it crossed over into the matter of studying, Kiana felt a bit guilty.
After all, that kind of stuff... if she didn't know it, she simply didn't know it. But having already made the decision to change, Kiana wouldn't regret it. She shouldn't regret it. Probably wouldn't regret it, right?
"Cough, cough," Kiana gave a few light coughs. "Then I'll trouble you, Teacher Irene. I will definitely study hard."
"Heh heh, get ready," Irene said, and then spoke no more, watching Theresa lead Kiana away. Afterward, Irene turned her head to look at Himeko.
"Speaking of freedom, since the mission regarding this matter has been completely judged and settled, should we call the Class Monitor over for a celebration meal?"
"A celebration meal... that sounds good," Himeko nodded. Getting rid of Chiyou was indeed something worth celebrating; she had just been too busy resting earlier to actually think of it.
Since Irene brought it up, they might as well make up for it. Thinking this, Himeko pulled her phone from her pocket and dialed Fu Hua's number.
The phone rang for a moment before being picked up quickly. Fu Hua's voice came through the handset: "Teacher Himeko, have you been discharged? How is your body feeling?"
"If Teacher Himeko wishes to ask about the recent classes, please rest assured, there have been no problems."
"Relax, my body is fine. I've fully recovered," Himeko looked at her phone. "Also, thank you for your hard work covering my shifts these past two days, Classmate Fu Hua."
"Take a break tonight and come to my villa. We're holding a celebration party to celebrate the Chiyou matter."
"Okay, Teacher Himeko. May I ask what time? I will arrive on time."
"You can come now if you want." Himeko looked toward Mei. After all, if they were going to hold a banquet, there definitely had to be someone cooking. And as their current sole chef, Mei...
Mei, who was currently in the kitchen checking the ingredients in the fridge and thinking about tonight's menu, felt Himeko's gaze. After thinking for a moment, she raised her hand and made a 'seven' gesture.
Himeko nodded and spoke into the phone: "Anyway, before 7 o'clock. Don't be late."
"Understood, Teacher Himeko."
Himeko put away her phone. However, speaking of Chiyou, Himeko turned her head to look at Irene: "Come to think of it, I've been resting for the past two days and haven't asked. What about the bodies of those two heroes, Danzhu and Cangxuan?"
"They were handed over to the Shenzhou side," Irene looked at Himeko. "They promised to let the two heroes return to Taixuan Mountain to sleep. They will find peace."
"Mn," Himeko nodded. "That's good. If not for those three heroes, I really don't know how we would have dealt with such a colossus as Chiyou."
"Mn, I believe they will take good care of them," Irene nodded, then stood up and headed for the stairs. "Alright, I'm going to rest for a while. Call me when it's time for dinner."
"Go on, go on." Himeko waved her hand. Irene had been covering her shifts for the past two days; she must indeed be very tired.
Upon returning to her room, Irene immediately threw herself onto the bed. After lying down properly, she sank into the Palace of Consciousness.
After entering, Irene looked up at Pardofelis, who was standing beside Rin's sickbed: "How is it? Pardo, do you feel it's effective?"
"Mn, mn," Pardo nodded, her face full of happiness. "I feel like Rin's activity level has increased a lot, and her body has become much more solid. It feels like we don't even need to find Su."
"Mn, that's good." Irene nodded, breathing a sigh of relief in her heart. Although she had always said Su might be able to help Rin or Danzhu and Cangxuan, Su was, in the final analysis, a warrior.
A Psychic Fusion Warrior wasn't omnipotent; there was no way to guarantee Su would definitely be able to help with the current weakness of Rin's or Danzhu and Cangxuan's souls.
But she could do it now. Irene raised her hand, and a blue electric spark immediately flashed in her palm.
This was the innate skill, 'Active Polarization,' rewarded to her by the System along with the potion.
[Active Polarization]
[Type: Skill]
[Effect: Lock onto a target. Upon physical contact, the user can forcibly cause a certain type of energy within the contact range of the target's body to exhibit a polarization phenomenon, such as vitality, mental power, Honkai energy, etc.
The effect of the polarization phenomenon: The affected state will exhibit an extreme tendency toward activity. If the user selects the target's vitality, it will extremely activate the life force. Possible effects include rapid recovery of injuries and escaping a near-death state.
Or, if mental power is selected for Active Polarization, possible effects include escaping a comatose state, relieving mental listlessness, mental concentration, etc.
This also includes Active Polarization of various energies. For example, with Honkai energy, it can strengthen the erosion speed, flow speed, and even micro-force of the Honkai energy.]
[Note: Active Polarization can also perform Hyper-Polarization, but it is not recommended for use on the user themselves, as extremely activated elements will cause severe side effects.]
[Note: Active Polarization is an innate skill and can be used while in a Possession state.]
It looked complex, but after researching it, she determined that this was actually somewhat similar to a universal stimulant. It could extremely stimulate certain things to polarize them.
If injured severely, activate vitality to recover quickly. If mentally listless or suffering a mental attack, activate mental power. If lacking Honkai energy, activate the Honkai energy in the body for rapid recovery.
The magnitude of the enhancement was quite astonishing. As for the so-called 'Hyper-Polarization,' Irene had also tried it out. Of course, not on herself. She went to the training camp and got a Titan to activate the Honkai energy within its body.
Then the Titan exploded. It exploded very decisively. After research, Irene confirmed that what caused the Titan to self-destruct was the extremely activated Honkai energy.
That Hyper-Polarized Honkai energy overloaded the Titan's safety system and energy system in almost an instant, sending it into a runaway state. And what does a runaway energy system become? Naturally, a bomb.
And so, the Titan blew itself up. It could be said that Active Polarization was somewhat like the flip side of the Power of Binding. Judah could bind all energy, silencing it.
Active Polarization was like giving all energy a vicious kick, directly causing it to start racing wildly.
It was a terrifying ability. You could say Irene had now become someone who brought death with a touch. As long as Irene wished, Active Polarization could directly turn any entity with Honkai energy inside it into a living bomb.
Unless the opponent's body was extremely tough and could withstand this extremely activated Honkai energy, or their reaction was fast enough to directly use up this portion of activated Honkai energy.
But that was very difficult, because extremely activated Honkai energy did not listen to commands. However, it wasn't impossible.
Moreover, this skill had a weakness: the things that could be activated were limited to the part she physically contacted.
But this didn't affect Irene now. Even in her base state, she possessed extremely formidable combat power. If they had the skill, they could dare to let her touch them.
Of course, as long as it was used properly, Irene could also become an incredibly strong healer. Restoring mana and health was a piece of cake for her. Mn, identified as a 'Poison Healer'.
And what Irene needed to do now was very simple: use this skill to activate the Corruption virus currently constituting Rin, making her complete her regeneration faster. At the same time, she could also activate Rin's weak soul.
From the current look of things, the effect should be quite good. Of course, the skill had to be used, but Su also needed to be found. With this skill, Su would also be able to be saved.
"Really, someone sends a pillow just as I'm dozing off." Arcs of electricity rippled in Irene's hand as she placed it on Rin's head. As the current flashed, ripples oscillated across Rin's body, visible to the naked eye, like a system refreshing.
However, Active Polarization wasn't a convenient skill that could be used continuously. After the activation ended, the activated object would exhibit a period of listlessness. This was the price of Active Polarization.
Simply put, it would become much calmer. During this period, Active Polarization could not be used on it again. Consider it the last bit of face left for physics by this skill.
Of course, if Irene wanted to turn something into a bomb, she didn't need to care about that; she just had to increase the degree of activation to the death.
After confirming that Rin's condition was stable, Irene looked toward the other two lying on the hospital beds, Danzhu and Cangxuan. These two could also use Active Polarization to speed up their recovery.
And compared to Rin, whose specific condition couldn't be seen, the recovery speed of these two was immediate. When she first came in, they were in an almost transparent state, but now they already presented a semi-solid state.
Presumably, after a few more times, they should be able to recover, right?
After applying the same electric treatment to both of them, Irene stretched her waist and turned to look at Lixue. "According to the training schedule, I'll trouble Miss Lixue for today's teaching."
"It is merely an exchange; I do not feel I can teach you anything." Lixue nodded, and the surrounding space began to pull open at this moment.
"Miss Irene's talent far exceeds my imagination."
Just as on the Hyperion, when Irene was able to fly using Honkai energy while only at the 'Still Water' realm, shocking Fu Hua...
Inside Irene's body, the expression of surprise on Lixue's face, having watched all this happen, wasn't much better.
Because this skill was truly not simple. To really be able to master the surrounding Honkai energy and make it present a semi-solid state to carry a person in flight...
How could the 'Still Water' Sword Heart possibly achieve that? Irene did it purely by relying on her own talent to communicate with the surrounding Honkai energy. It was pure stats; no mechanics involved.
If the realm of Taixuan Sword Qi practitioners was consistent, then the person with stronger Honkai Adaptability would definitely be stronger. Because fundamentally, the Taixuan Sword Qi was built upon Honkai Adaptability.
The stronger one's Honkai Adaptability, the more Honkai energy one could naturally harness, and the Honkai energy harnessed through the Taixuan Sword Qi would also rise with the tide.
"But I still don't know anything right now." In the stretching space, Irene pulled out a rapier and assumed an interception stance.
"Miss Lixue, if you please."
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