Chapter 489: Let go of Fu Lin!

Yet Kiana protested loudly, 〈Bronya! What do you mean? Are you saying I'm worse than my other self?!〉

Himeko, 〈Kiana, I don't mean to hurt your feelings, but... yeah, you kinda are.〉

Kiana, 〈...〉

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As the fourth video finished playing, Fu Lin let out a long breath of relief and then smiled as he said,

"Alright, dear viewers, it's time to say goodbye for today's livestream! Up next, we'll be distributing the compensation rewards!"

Fu Lin paused slightly, then announced, "Congratulations to Sirin for receiving a swimsuit identical to the one worn by the Frigid Empress !"

Sirin quickly caught the swimsuit that appeared out of thin air. A faint blush spread across her face as she muttered to herself, "Could it be that big brother wants to see me in a swimsuit..."

Next up was Fu Hua. Fu Lin continued, "Congratulations to Fu Hua for receiving a vial of genetic medicine!"

Fu Hua looked a bit surprised at the bottle of soda-like genetic medicine that suddenly appeared on the table. After examining it carefully, she commented, "This is the genetic medicine? Why is the packaging so simple, and the color looks just like soda? Better put it aside just in case."

Finally, the corners of Fu Lin's mouth lifted into a smile as he slowly said, "Next, let's congratulate our Bishop Otto for receiving a rice ball specially made by Kallen!"

[Miss] Otto, 〈!!!〉

Yae Sakura, 〈A rice ball made by Kallen? I haven't had one in so long. Bishop Otto, may I...?〉

[Miss] Otto responded without hesitation, 〈No!〉

Yae Sakura sighed in disappointment, her ears drooping slightly, 〈Alright.〉

Higokumaru, 〈Stingy!〉

With this final reward distributed, the livestream came to an end, and the screen went black once again.

Meanwhile, on Mount Taixuan, Theresa stared wide-eyed in amazement at the gigantic rice ball in Otto's hands, exclaiming, "Wow, that's a huge rice ball, Grandpa!"

Otto blinked, a trace of undisguised joy flashing in his eyes. He gently picked up a grain of rice and put it in his mouth, softly saying, "Hmm, it's Kallen's taste..."

Moments later, Otto lay on the ground fully content, occasionally letting out a satisfied burp.

Theresa crouched beside him, poking his bulging belly repeatedly with her finger, asking with concern, "Grandpa, are you okay?"

Otto weakly raised his hand and waved it, replying feebly, "I'm... fine... hic~"

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Inside the livestream space, Fu Lin stared blankly at the system panel. Looking at the displayed stream points, he couldn't help but sigh, "The stream points this time are quite impressive. The old me would've been excited, but now it feels kind of dull."

Fu Shi, beside him, heard this and curiously asked, "Why's that?"

Fu Lin slightly smiled and explained with a hint of nonchalance, "Because now I can freely replicate anything I've touched, so I don't need to spend a bunch of stream points to exchange things repeatedly."

As he spoke, Fu Lin flipped his right hand upward. A Herrscher of Sentience core appeared in his palm as if by magic, which he casually tossed to Fu Shi.

Seeing this, Fu Shi quickly reached out and caught the core, then absorbed it into her body without hesitation.

As the core entered her body, her control over the authority improved, and her core capacity was enhanced.

Seconds ticked by. After about ten seconds, Fu Shi slowly opened her eyes, her face filled with disbelief. She stared at Fu Lin as if she had seen something unimaginable.

"Fu Lin, you... can really replicate things infinitely?"

Fu Shi's voice trembled slightly, still not recovered from the shock.

Fu Lin smiled faintly, nodded, and replied calmly, "Yes, that's correct."

Fu Shi's mouth opened wider, her eyes filled with astonishment, "How is that possible? Don't you feel anything weird?"

Fu Lin shook his head and answered with ease, "Nope, I don't feel anything strange at all."

Hearing this, Fu Shi couldn't help but exclaim, "You can ignore the law of conservation of energy?! That's way too overpowered!"

However, her surprise didn't last long. A thought suddenly flashed through her mind, and her eyes lit up with excitement. She shouted, "In that case, I can absorb an unlimited number of Herrscher cores? That means surpassing Kiana☆ is just around the corner!"

Fu Lin was taken aback for a moment, showing some hesitation as he replied, "Uh, probably..."

Just as Fu Lin was speaking, a cheerful, lively voice suddenly interrupted him, "Sorry, but that's not possible～"

The unexpected voice shocked both Fu Lin and Fu Shi. They turned in astonishment toward the source.

To their surprise, Elysia in her Herrscher form was standing nearby, smiling sweetly at the two.

In unison, they exclaimed, "Elysia?"

Elysia smiled and waved at them, then lightly skipped a few steps forward like a happy little bird and dove straight into Fu Lin's arms.

She hugged Fu Lin tightly, her face glowing with happiness as she sweetly said, "Fu Lin, did you miss me?"

Upon seeing this, Fu Shi immediately rushed forward, grabbed Elysia's waist, and began pulling with all her might, yelling, "Let go of my Fu Lin!"

However, Elysia remained completely unfazed, clinging to Fu Lin like a koala. No matter how hard Fu Shi pulled, she refused to let go.

Elysia put on a pitiful expression and said, "Let me be a little selfish just this once～ Pretty please, oh great Herrscher of Sentience～"

Hearing this, Fu Shi's chest heaved in anger as she growled, "Even if you say that, I absolutely won't agree!"

While the two were in a standoff, Fu Lin suddenly reached out and pinched Elysia's soft cheek.

The real and delicate sensation surprised Fu Lin, and he curiously asked, "This body of yours?"

Elysia giggled and said, "Of course I got it from a livestream reward! So? Doesn't it look exactly like my original body?"

Fu Lin nodded and carefully examined Elysia's figure, sighing in amazement, "You can even get something like this?"

Then, recalling what Elysia had said earlier, Fu Lin asked, "Right, you said 'not possible' earlier, did you mean that even if Fu Shi absorbs more Herrscher cores, she still can't surpass Kiana☆?"

Fu Shi, hearing this, also let go and looked at Elysia with a puzzled expression, clearly waiting for an explanation.

Elysia thought for a moment, then answered seriously, "All Herrschers are merely projections of the Finality.

Even if you absorb countless Herrscher of Sentience cores, you'd only reach the energy storage capacity of the Herrscher of Finality, how could you surpass the Finality itself?

Not to mention, a single authority could never compare to Kiana☆, who possesses the powers of all the Herrschers."

After hearing this, Fu Shi remained silent for a long time. Deep down, she had not entirely ignored this truth.