Luo Lin stood there with her mouth half open, feeling a bit dizzy.
"The 'Helix' signet even has this kind of function?"
The Valkyrie keenly felt a subtle connection between herself and the figure standing under the metallic giant tree—similar to the feeling when summoning other character cards from the Valkyrie team or controlling multiple personas remotely.
The other Luo Lin crossed her arms and confidently replied, "Vill-V herself is skilled in dividing consciousness and constructing multiple personalities, so it's quite normal for the 'Helix' signet to have this function."
"No wonder not many people are compatible with her signet. Is it because of split personality?!"
Just then, a system prompt arrived belatedly—
[Congratulations on achieving the achievement "Please, Another Me"]
[Please, Another Me: Obtain a secondary consciousness by any means.]
The achievement badge was conspicuous gold, with silhouettes of Seele and Veliona holding hands and touching foreheads intimately.
Below the badge was a small description: [Chatting with oneself is a feature of Honkai Impact 3rd, it's irresistible.]
Luo Lin was stunned for a moment, "By any means...?"
The second black-haired girl spread her hands and said, "I think it means if you directly purchase a secondary consciousness from the versatile crystal shop, you can also trigger this achievement."
The Valkyrie looked around, "Hmm, seems like you're the only secondary consciousness? I thought there would be a direct split into eight, directly paying homage to Vill-V."
"Are you impatient to throw a party in your mind?" The second girl explained somewhat helplessly, "The 'Helix' doesn't directly super-evolve your consciousness but gradually exercises your spirit, selectively splitting out consciousnesses specialized in certain skills... just like Vill-V herself did."
She sighed, "Moreover, the 'Helix' signet has only just taken effect, equivalent to Level 1, and the maximum number of supported secondary consciousnesses is only 1. You have to give it some time to level up, right?"
"So, how do I level it up?"
"I'm not sure about that. Why not ask the versatile system or Vill-V herself?"
The other black-haired girl approached Luo Lin. She tilted her head, and appraised "herself," puckering her lips, "Besides... you really have a mom-like vibe."
"?"
Luo Lin's mouth twitched. She felt a pounding sensation in her temples.
Sensing the situation wasn't favorable, the second black-haired girl quickly changed the subject, "Oh dear, let's first see what rewards the system has given."
She gestured, and the system panel appeared as desired in front of the girl.
[Achievement reward: "Plunge into the Flow of the Past," Path to Acheron (Scythe), a spiritual skill book suitable for strengthening split consciousness.]
Luo Lin took a deep breath, "Wow, they even came up with corresponding skills?"
The Valkyrie eagerly clicked the prompt box, and a scythe with blue and white tones and a pocket watch descended from above, landing steadily in her hands.
[Path to Acheron (Five-Star·Scythe·Lv50·Not Over Limit)]
This scythe was the exclusive weapon of "Stgyian Nymph," and when equipped, it effectively increased critical hit rate, critical hit damage, and physical damage. When used by "Stgyian Nymph," it also increased the damage of their skills.
Although the scythe was still not over the limit, Luo Lin expressed satisfaction. At least the "Stgyian Nymph" no longer needed to wield an energy scythe created by the "Key of Revelation."
Luo Lin put away the scythe and looked at the pocket watch in her other hand.
[Plunge into the Flow of the Past: When equipped in the "Elysian Realm," choosing the 'Helix' signet increases its initial level by one. When fully charged to 600, it can cause a huge loss of life to all enemies on the field.]
[Charging method: Gain 120 points of charge each time the weapon is actively used, with a six-second trigger interval.]
Luo Lin pinched the watch with the Roman numeral "V" and observed it, realizing that its hands had long stopped moving, with some signs of repair.
This thing was an assistive prop used during the trial of Elysian Realm. When fully charged, releasing its skill would summon a holographic projection with a Vill-V expression pack (looking very mocking), which would explode the entire field after a short delay.(Editor: I have no clue about this, can someone explain in the comments? I cant find any relevant info for the props.)
It was quite useful for triggering charges for bow and blade characters, even exploding three times in double layers (referring to fully charging beforehand), which was quite useful.
Moreover, Luo Lin always felt that the holographic projection looked very similar to Mona's E skill in the neighboring game Genshin Impact...
As for the other part of the reward, the so-called skill book, it fell into the hands of Luo Lin's second self.
The black-haired girl held a hefty book in her hands, reading it with relish.
"Just giving a skill book actually gave a whole book!?" Luo Lin fiercely complained, "And why does the binding style of this book seem familiar..."
The cover of the skill tree was adorned with gear decorations, wrapped in a light golden protective shell on the edges, and the title of the book was treated with embossed golden text, shimmering brightly—
"How to Get Along with Yourself—by Vill-V."
"...Did I poke Vill-V's nest?"
"After all, this is the reward brought by the 'Helix' signet."
The other Luo Lin casually flipped through the pages and said, "Moreover, this is not an ordinary book. Just like the Key of Revelation, it can be directly used through mental linkage."
The second girl tossed the skill tree book to Luo Lin and sighed helplessly, "Ah, but unfortunately, only the main consciousness can read it... Oh, according to the book, it's best to give your secondary consciousness a code name for easy communication. Do you have any good ideas?"
"...How about calling you MK2?"
"That lacks distinctiveness, doesn't it!?"
The other black-haired girl pouted, looking like some new species of pufferfish, "Oh, since I appeared because of the 'Helix' signet, then just call me Helix~"
Luo Lin glanced at Helix, "To be honest, the name you gave yourself isn't that great..."
"In the end, I and you are actually the same person. You're bad at naming, so naturally, I'm also bad at naming, right?"
Helix reached out with a smile, pinched Luo Lin's cheek, and showed a blissful expression, "Hmm~ the feel is just as good as Bianka, Kiana, and Sirin's, no wonder everyone likes pinching my face so much."
The Valkyrie grumbled, "It reels completely different from my personality..."
"Of course, you naturally have this side—just because my way of thinking has changed and become more active, daring to try out these suddenly emerging thoughts, making this aspect of your personality more prominent!"
The black-haired girl straightened her chest, "Only in this way can I fully utilize the bonus brought by the 'Helix' signet, have more inspiration, excel at operating instruments and equipment, and even transition from being a Valkyrie to becoming an inventor and engineer!"
She waved her arm, clenched her fist, "—The future is in my hands."
Maintaining this posture, Helix took a deep breath, posing with a cool expression, "How was that? Wasn't my speech awesome just now?"
Luo Lin: "..."
"I can also help you control other character cards, fight together in the Abyss, and conduct research in the spiritual world, exploring unsolved mysteries. I'm very useful, you know... Hey, don't just turn around and leave without saying anything, wait for me!"