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At least, if she really had a younger sister, she wouldn't be able to resist the urge to go and see the place.
"it is good."
What exactly the two talked about seems to be unknown; at least, the recording equipment on Durandal's body doesn't even have a record of this part.
But the conversation was indeed fruitful; the Goose immediately abandoned its pursuit of Anti-Entropy and withdrew along with the Hyperion.
Only the pink-clad girl remained on the deck, smiling and gazing in the direction of New Zealand.
A slightly languid, girlish voice sounded from behind—it was Ai Yin:
"First it was Rita Losweisse, the S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal, and then Durandal, the current strongest S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal... I almost thought you were actually the third S-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal who has never shown up."
"How could that be? If that were the case, the bishop at the Destiny Headquarters would probably be overjoyed."
"indeed."
Ai Yin nodded in deep agreement, then frowned as she looked at the silver-haired girl sleeping soundly in the palm of the Heavy Armored Rabbit.
"...This child has no way of mastering the powers of the Herrscher of Reason."
She had discovered Bronya's situation and was gradually understanding Jiang Qiao's condition.
Yang's encouragement of Bronya to take the field was, in fact, a test.
They wanted to test the purity of this 'Herrscher of Reason'—in fact, Yang had been secretly holding the Star of Eden, ready to save the day at any time.
Unfortunately, Bronya's answer seemed less than ideal.
"It takes time, you know."
"Even Joyce, the first Herrscher of Reason, grew up under the tutelage of you and Tesla."
Supporting her waist, her slender fingers traced across the duck's delicate face, and with a smile, [Alicia] said quite earnestly:
"Bronya has enough potential, she just needs enough time and experience."
"That's true."
"It looks like Dr. Tesla and I will be even busier in the coming period of time."
Ai Yin agreed, but couldn't help but sigh.
Cultivating Lawbringers is no easy task. Joyce was somewhat better off, but Joachim and the others took several years.
Recalling her experience, she couldn't help but want to say to the girl in front of her, "Why don't you do it?"
Bronya might still need further training, but with this one in front of us—there's no need for training at all; she's already a fully grown form even more swollen than Old Yang.
There's no need to waste so much of their effort.
"Don't worry, I've already arranged the next steps for Bronya and the others." The girl's voice was soft, but her bright gaze was fixed on the distance.
—It's as if we've entered a distant past.
Chapter 148 Alicia's Little Classroom, Let's Begin!
Why is this happening?
Gray Snake is now having some doubts about life, or rather... a more accurate way to say it is doubting the existence of life itself.
In order to welcome back the Lord, they went to New Zealand to obtain the Gem of Desire as a signpost and energy supply, and made great efforts and meticulous preparations for this. As a result... the Fourth Herrscher was directly kidnapped by the First Herrscher of Anti-Entropy.
Even more painful is that the plan in the Shenzhou region—to steal the Chi You—ended in complete failure.
Originally, they thought they could demonstrate their abilities as subordinates, but after all this trouble, it was failure after failure... They didn't prove anything about their abilities, but they perfectly proved themselves to be useless.
"Sigh, nothing's going right."
Ever since the plans of Changkong City and Cocolia failed, nothing has gone smoothly.
Although I wondered if it was because of that venerable master, the thought only lingered for a moment before disappearing.
—Of course, it couldn't be that master's fault, could it?
It's no longer possible to acquire the Gem of Desire, since the Fourth Herrscher seems to have fallen into the hands of Anti-Entropy, and directly into the hands of the Anti-Entropy leader, the Herrscher of Reason. Under these circumstances, even if that organization has been infiltrated by World Serpent and has almost become part of World Entropy, as long as they don't want to directly clash with them, they can't continue to cause trouble for the Fourth Herrscher.
Dealing with Anti-Entropy wouldn't be difficult, but given World Serpent's current strength, going against the First Herrscher would definitely result in heavy losses, and even that long-dormant, hidden secret that even Schicksal couldn't detect would be lost.
Moreover, with Destiny by his side, if the World Serpent were to fight Anti-Entropy, the bishop of Destiny would certainly not mind sitting back and watching the two fight, while also kicking them while they were down at a crucial moment, wiping them out in one fell swoop.
The host of the Gem of Conquest is protected by his own boss, so he definitely can't take action. The Herrscher of the Void's original body is in a similar situation, or even more complicated... After thinking it over, Grey Serpent can only keep its target on Schicksal.
—Who says fate is a powerful, corrupt family?
When Sirin's 'legacy' was divided up, Anti-Entropy obtained the Gem of Conquest and the Herrscher of Reason Core, which originally belonged to Anti-Entropy, while Schicksal obtained everything else—even though they couldn't get the Gem of Desire and the Herrscher of Void Core, Schicksal still possessed the Herrscher Gems 'Plague Gem' and 'Tranquility Gem'.
In terms of guiding the Lord away from the Sea of Quanta and helping him restore his energy, these two gems, which are both Herrscher cores, have the same effect.
However, compared to the Gem of Desire outside, these two gems are much more difficult to obtain.
After all, they're all at Destiny Headquarters now.
Fortunately, the World Serpent lies in the shadows, and both of the two major organizations that are in the open have agents within the World Serpent.
Just as he knew that the Desire Gem was at the New Zealand branch of the sanatorium, Grey Serpent also knew about the current situation of the Tranquil Gem.
Just as he yearned for gems, several years after the end of the Second Honkai, that Archbishop of Destiny had been trying to use the gems he possessed to create an artificial Herrscher who could wield gems like the Herrscher of Reason.
Currently, the person in charge of the Silent Gem Artificial Herrscher project is Dr. Magi, the chief scientist of the Third Research Institute of Destiny.
According to intelligence from World Serpents, that person and the jackal are the same kind of people—cold-blooded, ruthless, and standard researchers with no bottom line. At least in experiments, he certainly didn't perform much better than the jackal.
Such people are quite easy for the World Serpent to deal with.
After all, they possess the 'treasure trove' of an entire civilization.
However, if you want to target someone close to Otto, you must divert that person's attention; otherwise, given that man's sensitivity, you risk losing more than you gain.
"It seems I need to make a big enough commotion to attract the attention of that bishop."
The hoarse voice revealed Gray Serpent's next intention.
However, while he had a clear goal, he also felt a bit of a headache.
...Cocolia, that guy, actually died.
While the woman's death was a good thing for the idealists of Anti-Entropy, it was a considerable source of distress for a strategist like Gray Serpent, who was hidden in the shadows. The passing of a useful and indeed highly effective but ultimately worthless person like Cocolia was a real problem for him.
But that doesn't matter. Even without Cocolia, World Serpent can achieve its goal if it wants to, it just takes more time and effort.
"Drip."
The unfamiliar communication made Gray Snake somewhat puzzled.
As a hidden entity, World Serpent's communication channels should be extremely secretive and isolated. Theoretically, it would be impossible for unfamiliar communications to occur outside of World Serpent's executives.
Although he was wary, out of curiosity, he took the initiative to connect to the communication.
The moment the video connection was established, the gray snake froze.
The reason was none other than the incredibly familiar, sweet, and lively young girl's voice coming from the other end of the communication:
"Hello, hello, hello~ Can you hear me?"
This common greeting, which theoretically should never appear on the World Serpent Communication Channel, did not puzzle Gray Serpent. On the contrary, it made Gray Serpent somewhat... well, by machine standards, it should be called a system crash.
As the most unique and eloquent individual among the gray snakes, the gray snake should not lack words to communicate with others.
But even with the entire Grey Serpent Network as his backup, he was still stuck in a prolonged malfunction when faced with the person he was talking to.
"Hmm~ Don't stay silent. I specifically asked Miss Dodo for this contact information. In the past, we should have met before, right? Möbius's creation... um, is it called Gray Serpent? Oh dear, could it be... you don't want to see me? If so, I'll be very sad."
"...You flatter me, Your Majesty." Gray Serpent chuckled dryly, his hoarse voice becoming much more restrained, and said in a low, humble tone, "Is there something you need me to do for you?"
If this were seen by outsiders, or those familiar with the Gray Snake, it would probably be quite a surprise to them.
When did that gray snake start treating others like that?
—But this is not surprising, after all, the master in front of him at this moment is probably the one with the most special status among all thirteen heroic lords.
"Hmm~ It's nothing, I just need you to send a few people into Paradise."
The pink-clad girl smiled and revealed her purpose.
—Although St. Freya Academy in the Far East is also a good place to train Herrschers, in reality, that place is more like a game of make-believe, and only Otto would place his hopes on human relationships to play such a slow game.
Jiang Qiao, however, did not have such patience, not only because it was too slow, but also because this method itself required a baptism filled with blood and tears. In the original story, Himeko Murata played this role.
It's slow and the cost is too high. He can't find a reason to choose this method. Maybe Jiang Qiao would go there to give them a wonderful school life, but that would definitely not be now.
If St. Freya won't work, then anti-entropy is even more impossible.
While Tesla, Ai, and even Yang are indeed more capable than St. Freya, to put it bluntly, the education that Anti-Entropy brought to the Herrschers was more application-oriented—the evaluation is that of the renowned teacher Rayleigh.
After the two places mentioned above were rejected, there was only one place left in the world that was most suitable for a Herrscher to grow up in—Paradise of the Past.
As a large-scale simulation facility left behind by a previous civilization, it contains memories of the glorious past and the stories and beliefs passed down by the thirteen heroes of yesteryear. Without a doubt, this is the best place to temper one's will.
The World Serpent uses this place as a training ground for its cadres, and this is precisely why it benefits from it.
"this..."
"What's wrong?" [Alice] raised an eyebrow.