Chapter 264: Chapter 23: Observer Effect
Elysia watched the pensive group and cautiously raised her hand. "Um, can I ask a question?"
Vill-V gestured with an open hand, "Go ahead."
"Earlier, Luo Lin mentioned that the 'Signet' she obtained is something that can only enhance combat power under certain conditions..."
The pink elf turned her head, gazing at Luo Lin, "So, for you, what are the specific limitations and effects of our 'Signets'?"
Vill-V nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I'm curious too! Why didn't you choose my and Mobius's Signets earlier?"
Mobius remained silent, but that didn't mean she had no thoughts on the matter.
Purely because of her sudden loss of control over her emotions earlier, she now felt she had been too harsh. She could awkwardly tilted her head, nodding.
Luo Lin licked her lips and whispered, "Okay, let me think about how to explain..."
The girl briefly explained the activation requirements for 'Helix' and 'Infinity'—one involved using weapon skills at high frequencies, while the other required the activation of summoning creatures, assisting Valkyries, and ELF killing moves.
"Weapon skills? Summoned creatures? Assisting... Valkyries? ELF... killing moves?"
Mobius and Vill-V looked puzzled.
Though they understood each word, the combination left them scratching their heads.
Clearly, the "proprietary terms" of Honkai Impact 3rd weren't straightforward to grasp literally, let alone the nicknames created by players during the gameplay's "popularization" and "localization."
What's a "Cat Swimming Bull," "Lelatelei," "Leaf Cattle," "Seaweed," "Black Core White Core," "X Wound Sky," "Honkai Pig," or "Show Lo"... especially Show Lo? Luo Lin still couldn't understand why "Illusory God Corpse: Nihilism" had such a name.
Luo Lin had no choice but to explain to everyone, "Support Valkyrie skills are the extra help provided during my 'special' trials, which can help me gather enemies or provide defense reduction effects..."
After hearing Luo Lin's explanation, Vill-V pondered, supporting her chin, murmuring, "Why do you still have moves like Black Holes and Sky Thunder during battle? Are those supposed to be Support Valkyrie skills? As for ELF... is it like Klein?"
Vill-V's words drew a fierce glare from Mobius, but at this moment, she was in her Expert persona, unconcerned about saying something low-IQ.
"How about letting Klein accompany Luo Lin on a trial to show us?"
"Um, maybe not."
Mobius's gaze became even fiercer. Luo Lin tactfully changed the subject, "Weapon skills are special attacks carried by certain weapons, like there's a bow called 'Azure Flash,' which consumes its own energy after targeting an enemy's weak point to provide a teammate with an Honkai energy pack..."
"Is there such a thing? It sounds like some kind of Honkai compression and distribution technology?" Vill-V became interested. "The technological advancements in the current era are impressive."
Luo Lin scratched her head awkwardly.
Although the equipment description in the game labeled 'Azure Flash' as "one of the latest weapons developed by the Anti-Entropy lab," after the baptism of the game's 'Signet' and the difference in real-world effects, she couldn't confidently say that the bow she found in reality had the same effect.
"In other words, Elysia, can I borrow your bow for a moment?"
Elysia decisively handed her bow to Luo Lin.
The Valkyrie initially intended to shoot arrows directly, but after some thought, she switched back to the 'Dark Feathers' form.
At this moment, Luo Lin looked at her Valkyrie panel and unsurprisingly found 'Whispers of the Past: Sonnet (Lv.50)' in the weapon slot.
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Why was it only Lv50? Could it be enhanced later?
Luo Lin stared at the heavy longbow in her hand and only snapped out of her daze after a few seconds.
She pulled the bowstring, smoothly aiming it into the distance.
With the infusion of Honkai energy, a pink crystal arrow condensed and then shot out, creating a pink-purple crystal barrier on the ground.
One second later, the barrier burst open again with crystal effects, quite spectacularly.
Elysia cooperatively exclaimed "Wow" and applauded.
Luo Lin breathed a sigh of relief. "This is the weapon skill of Elysia's bow... Raven, why don't you give it a try?"
"Me? Can I?"
Raven was stunned for a moment. She looked at Elysia and was surprised to see the pink elf excitedly urging the mercenary to try, "Natasha, you should try too."
"Alright."
Raven took the pink longbow, weighed it for a moment, then carefully aimed into the distance. Following Luo Lin's instructions, she infused Honkai energy into the bow, condensing crystal arrows...
Boom! Splash!
Raven looked at the identical domain exploding nearby, her mouth half open in shock. "It, it really works?"
"Let me see!"
In her low-IQ expert persona, Vill-V eagerly grabbed the longbow and fired again at the ground...
"Crack."
The crystal arrow created a pit, indicating that Vill-V had inputted too much Honkai energy, but the "weapon effect" she wanted to see didn't appear.
Vill-V frowned. She realized something. "It can't be used multiple times in a short period... the Honkai energy on the bow is somewhat chaotic..."
After waiting a few seconds, Vill-V tried to trigger the weapon effect again, and sure enough, it reappeared.
"Hmm..."
Vill-V stared at the longbow for a while before looking up at Elysia.
"Elysia, did you know your bow had this effect?"
The pink elf shook her head, "Nope, if it weren't for Luo Lin, I might never have known about this feature."
"Is that so?"
Vill-V raised doubts. As a master weapon equipment maker, she could confirm that this bow didn't have this design before.
Strangely, they really could use this "weapon skill"...
Vill-V pondered for two seconds, then massaged her temples, saying, "No, I need to conduct an experiment."
The next moment, she opened her eyes, with a hint of confusion in them.
Vill-V raised her hand, pulled the longbow, surrounded by overflowing Honkai energy, and shot it out with a magnificent burst.
However, it only created a pit on the ground, without triggering the "weapon skill."
Vill-V's eyes cleared up again as she looked at the pit. She nodded slightly, "Indeed, the problem lies in the 'technique' and 'perception' of using the weapon."
Elysia realized something. She asked, "Did you just switch to a different persona?"
"Yes, it was a persona that had no knowledge of this bow's 'skill,' merely using Honkai energy for charging without triggering the effect..."
Vill-V stared meaningfully at Luo Lin, "Quite an interesting discovery, don't you think?"