Placing her hand on Bronya's shoulder, Mei sighed.
Honestly, she was also furious about Cocolia's actions in the video.
But...
"She's dead, isn't she?"
Mei's words instantly dissipated Bronya's anger.
...Yes.
Although Cocolia's mother did something infuriating in the video, this anger wasn't so deep as to disregard the boundaries between life and death.
"Bang!"
The sound of something heavy falling echoed.
Everyone looked over.
Fu Hua was holding a Homu reward box in one hand.
The one that had just hit Book of Fuxi,
and now this one had hit Fu Hua.
Hmm...was this a coincidence?
Without further ado, Theresa took the initiative to open the Homu Reward Box under everyone's gaze.
After a flash of golden light, a graceful, emerald green figure appeared before everyone.
"A dossier...?" Einstein raised an eyebrow. If she remembered correctly, dossiers should have come from Shenzhou.
Fu Hua, a Shenzhou immortal, couldn't help but gaze upon the dossier with some surprise.
However, discussing its origin wasn't necessary at the moment.
The dossier's greatest use lay in what it contained.
Under the curious gazes of several people, the strange emerald green dossier unfolded.
The first thing that caught her eye were four ancient Shenzhou characters.
"Wind... Color... Scroll."
As a Shenzhou immortal, Fu Hua readily translated the meaning of these characters word for word.
Beneath these four characters lay numerous densely packed characters and strange images.
However...the more troublesome thing was that these densely packed characters weren't written in the ancient Shenzhou language, but rather in a kind of writing Fu Hua had never seen before.
"...I haven't seen this kind of writing either. Perhaps it's from the previous era?"
Einstein regretted her words the moment they left her mouth. She subconsciously glanced at Fu Hua and Book of Fuxi.
These two were antiques from the previous era. If it was truly a writing from the previous era, it would be a miracle they couldn't recognize it.
Kiana, not being the brightest of minds, didn't bother to dwell on it. She simply addressed the situation with the most effective solution.
"Since you don't know, why not open the panel and take a look?"
The others agreed, and without further delay, they opened the attribute panel for the volume.
[Wind-Colored Scroll]
[A unique volume imbued with the power of the Herrscher of Wind. Wendy's stigma is engraved within it. Channeling it grants powerful strength.]
[Effect: Increases all attributes by 30% (100% if the target is Herrscher of Wind Wendy, Morality decreases by 30%)]
[Note: Want to experience the thrill of single-handedly overturning the entire Schicksal headquarters?]
The file's attributes were revealed at a glance.
"...This...seems to be an exclusive item for Wendy?" Perplexed and slightly surprised, Mei immediately understood the item's identity. She also categorized the Wind-Colored Scroll as a separate item, along with her glasses and Bronya's headdress.
Although this file wasn't a limited-edition item like her glasses and Bronya's headdress, requiring only the two of them to use it to trigger its special attributes, the additional condition clearly revealed its true nature.
However, compared to the two previously mentioned, somewhat frivolous exclusive items, the Wind-Colored Scroll's attributes seemed quite simple and straightforward.
As long as Wendy used this item, all its attributes would be instantly enhanced. Doubled even.
Doubling the Herrscher's combat power isn't just a matter of adding one plus one.
"Very good stuff, but also very dangerous."
Einstein gave a succinct assessment of the simple, crude attributes of this exclusive Wendy item.
A 100% increase in all attributes is indeed an exaggerated increase.
But the corresponding side effect of -30% Morality is also a very negative stat.
You have to remember that as a Herrscher of Honkai, they are easily seduced by the Honkai and become enemies of humanity. Their ability to become a traitor depends almost entirely on their willpower.
And yet, you've reduced Morality by 30%. While it's not Willpower itself, isn't Morality roughly equivalent to Willpower?
"That girl's will wasn't strong to begin with. If she takes on this negative effect again... I doubt using this on Wendy wouldn't cause us serious trouble."
Einstein said calmly.
From the video just now, Einstein had seen that although Wendy had managed to escape the control of the Honkai thanks to Bronya and the others, a slight change had caused her to fall back into the Honkai's grip. Perhaps this was related to the girl's situation, but it certainly proved that her will wasn't strong.
"Hmm... That's something we must consider."
Mei nodded slightly, resting her chin on her hand, agreeing with what Einstein had said.
Then, with a raised brow, she said. "However... given the current situation, Wendy is still... recuperating in the New Zealand branch's sanatorium."
"Until we take Miss Wendy away, this thing is practically useless."
Although this issue can still be effective even without Wendy, and without the side effects she suffers,
As rational scientists, Mei and her peers are naturally focused on maximizing the value of an object.
To so hastily use a treasure that could significantly increase a Herrscher's power is clearly not a wise choice.
"I suppose we could try studying this dossier later."
At Mei's words, Einstein's eyes twitched, and she couldn't help but admire her.
Good girl, you're just thinking about how to make the most of this scroll.
You're even more greedy than me, actually wanting to delve into the details of this dossier?
Although Einstein's expression remained calm, Mei could still detect her thoughts from her gaze.
She adjusted her glasses, the slightly reflective lenses giving her a more villainous aura.
To be honest, Mei didn't have much confidence about replicating this scroll.
After entering the research facility, she had specifically researched the magical properties of the items from the Q&A Space.
The results were predictable: essentially nothing.
However, Mei hadn't originally intended to replicate this dossier.
She wanted to research it purely because of the two Hannah stigmata techniques Fu Hua had drawn earlier.
Because only because of the reasons mentioned above, the stigmata technique isn't perfect.
And judging by the description, this scroll seems to contain the Herrscher's stigmata.
Mei plans to study the Herrscher's stigmata, then try to combine it with the technique from Hannah's stigmata to complete the missing third of Hannah's stigmata.
If successful...
Based on the properties this Wind-Colored Scroll provides the engraver...
Mei feels that at least 10% of the power contained in the Herrscher's stigmata can be restored to complete Hannah's stigmata.
It might not be possible to fully replicate the Wind-Colored Scroll, but if she can only replicate some of its power as a second-best option, that isn't too much to ask, right?