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Rather, it's more accurate to say that most children haven't been home during this period.

When Angeline arrived at the restaurant, Luna was sitting at the table, leisurely eating her breakfast.

"Luna, good morning—is Daddy in Changkong City today?"

"Good morning—Dad is in the Siberian snowfields today, and will go to Changkong City in a few days."

"Is filming for the Second Honkai Impact War still ongoing?"

“Cecilia’s mother will be moved by the scenery, which will inevitably delay the filming time.”

"That's true."

Angeline nodded in agreement, then helped Hannah sit down at the dining table and began to eat her own breakfast.

The mistress maid would feed Hannah, so Angeline didn't need to worry about it.

After breakfast, Angeline will set off for the Siberian snowfields, leaving Hannah in Luna's care.

Many mist maids roam the Fogsea Manor, so there's no need to worry about young Hannah getting hurt.

……

The Siberian snowfield.

As Qiu Bi's first stop, stepping back onto this land filled him with a myriad of emotions.

Although he inevitably suffered from the exploitation of the wives during this period, revisiting familiar places always brought him new and exciting experiences.

The filming plan for the Honkai series was decided long before the Honkai arc ended, and it is now proceeding step by step.

Strictly speaking, as long as Qiu Bi provides the script, even without his presence on set, the wives can handle everything.

Considering that Cecilia was his lawfully wedded wife, Qiu Bi slightly modified the script so that Cecilia's husband was himself from beginning to end.

However, the character in the drama does not have the ability to "make a contract" and "dies young," leaving the story prematurely.

Qiu Bi's wives and daughters raised many objections, but Qiu Bi ultimately rejected them all by a single vote.

"Honey, I heard you promised Angeline you'd spend the next few days with her?"

"Well, this is the first time Angeline has made a request, so I can't very well refuse her, can I?"

Qiu Bi chuckled helplessly, his brows furrowed with doting affection for his daughter.

Cecilia seemed to be infected by Qiu Bi's emotions, and also showed a look of doting affection.

"Then you should spend the next few days with Angelin. We can handle the filming; the Second Honkai War storyline is almost over anyway."

"Hmm, but... Angeline should be up by now, right?"

"..."

Qiu Bi and Cecilia looked at each other in silence.

At this moment, Qiu Bi was unaware of the terrible things that were about to happen to him—

That was a kind of "family affection" that had gradually deteriorated.

Side Story - Chapter Two: Clues from Other Civilizations

The Second Honkai War broke out in the snowy winter.

Since we're preparing to film a TV series about a broken world, it's only natural that we need to perfectly recreate the scenery from that time.

The Siberian Plain is in autumn; although it is cold, it is not "a land of ice and snow".

In order to recreate the scenery at that time, Sirin joined forces with Anna and used the Herrscher powers of the "Herrscher of Ice" to unleash terrifying ice and snow.

Under their deliberate control, the ice and snow, though seemingly terrifying, did not actually cause any disaster; at most, it simply covered the Siberian plain with a thick layer of snow.

The snow made the temperature on the Siberian plains slightly lower than usual, but it didn't affect the people who were filming.

The wives and daughters of Qiu Bi all possessed superhuman physical abilities and were completely unfazed by the low temperatures of the Siberian plains.

Even Sofia and Alexandra, who are the weakest in terms of physical condition, can ignore the low temperatures of the Siberian Plain. After all, they have lived there for a long time and have experienced even lower temperatures.

"...Cirin understands the reasoning, but why did her scenes end so quickly?"

Xilin clung to Qiu Bi, angrily questioning him.

After absorbing all the powers of Honkai, Sirin was already at the pinnacle, and even changing her body shape was very easy for her.

To suit the filming, Xilin has now adjusted her body to resemble that of a 14-year-old, just like the innocent blind girl she once was.

Just as Sirin was full of anticipation for the filming, she found that her role was small, even minimal, involving only the plot of the Second Honkai War.

Although another "Herrscher of the Void" will appear later, that "Herrscher of the Void" is played by Angeline and has nothing to do with Sirin.

"This isn't filmed strictly according to real-world developments; movies and TV dramas always have elements that deviate from reality."

"But... how could Celine be so arrogant?! Dad, so in your eyes, Celine has a personality similar to a 'pufferfish'?"

At this point, Xilin was already on the verge of tears, and her young appearance had a great impact on Qiu Bi, making him subconsciously want to comfort her.

Then, upon further reflection, Qiu Bi remembered Xilin's current "little devil" personality and her busy schedule where she was often nowhere to be found, and the thought of comforting Xilin immediately vanished.

"Don't give me that. Do you think I don't know your personality? This is just for the sake of the plot. Besides, if I hadn't found you back then, your choice would definitely have been pretty much the same as the script we were filming."

"Hey~"

Xilin didn't refute, but just smiled foolishly.

Qiu Bi shook his head helplessly, then asked in return, "Xilin, what have you been busy with lately? Sophia told me that your communication devices are often out of range?"

"Sirin isn't on Earth, so we definitely can't contact her!"

Xilin's words were surprising, but her tone and expression made it seem like it was perfectly natural.

"Not on Earth? Then where did you go?"

"Hmph~"

Xilin chuckled softly, feigning mystery, then sat down in Qiu Bi's lap and began to tell him about her recent busy schedule.

While described as "busy," they were actually just wandering the vast universe, searching for other civilizations.

The silent Centaur galaxy that Janna once created convinced Sirin that other civilizations existed in the universe, which is why Sirin has been wandering the vast and boundless cosmos.

It's worth mentioning that Sirin made up for all of Delta's shortcomings, not only raising Delta's strength to the planetary level, but also enabling Delta to eat human food normally, instead of devouring Honkai Beasts as before.

As the "Queen" of magical girls and the "ruler" of Honkai power, how could Sirin travel without an entourage?

Planetary-level individuals would be the most suitable companions, but since Janna is now Sirin's mother, she is not suitable to be a companion. Therefore, Sirin chose Delta as her companion.

After wandering aimlessly for a long time, Sirin finally found some clues about the existence of civilization.

However, before Sirin and Delta could investigate further, Qiu Bi called them back to Earth to film the Honkai series of TV dramas.

"Dad, Sirin remembers—you were preparing to film two TV series, right? The one that just finished filming was 'Honkai Impact 3rd,' and the other one was called... 'Honkai Gakuen 2'?"

"Hmm... that was my previous idea, but I have a new one now."

Qiu Bi gently rubbed Xilin's head.

The storyline of "Honkai Impact 2: Retrospective" was very suitable to be filmed as the first installment of the Honkai series, so Qiu Bi named it "Honkai Impact".

As for the plot of Honkai Impact 2: Newcomer...

Naturally, it was directly given the name "Honkai Impact 2".

"Is there still very little screen time for Sirin?"

"It starts off very short, but later he becomes one of the main characters."

"Really? Dad didn't lie to Celine?"

"Of course not, when have I ever lied to you?"

Qiu Bi chuckled and asked in return, then continued, "However, the scenes related to the Second Honkai War need to be filmed twice, which may require some hard work from you."

"No problem! When do we start filming?"

Once filming is finished, Sirin will take Delta on another journey to find civilization, until they find it or new filming begins.

"Filming will begin tomorrow, and I will be writing the script tonight."

"Huh? Isn't Daddy going out to play with Angeline today?"

"Spending time with Angeline won't interfere with my scriptwriting at night, so don't worry."

Upon hearing this, Xilin was skeptical, but did not ask any further questions.

Xilin could roughly guess Angeline's thoughts and knew what Angeline wanted to do, so she didn't quite believe that Qiu Bi would have time to write a script at night.

Qiu Bi couldn't guess Angeline's thoughts, nor did he know what Xilin was thinking. He simply assumed that Xilin's silence was a guess about the content of the script.

"Dad, then Xilin will go find Mom first."

Xilin left Qiu Bi's arms and ran away from Qiu Bi's room.

The Tower of Babylon was abandoned after the Second Honkai War. Now that it needs to be used as a filming location, it was restored to its original state by Sirin with her Herrscher powers as the "Herrscher of Reason". The group's recent residence is the staff dormitory of the Tower of Babylon.

Qiu Bi's residence was the most unique room, with a bed that was more than twice the size, enough to accommodate multiple people sleeping.

After watching Xilin leave the room, Qiu Bi pondered for a few seconds before choosing to leave the room and head to the top floor of the Tower of Babylon.

Angeline said she would arrive at the Tower of Babylon today, but did not give a specific time.

In addition, Angeline seemed to be in a hurry when she left Fogsea Manor, and even forgot to bring her communication device. So when Qiu Bi called Angeline's phone, the person who answered was not Angeline, but the ignorant Hannah.