Bab 29: Chapter 29: Siegfried's Rebellion
Miss Raven erected a tombstone above the dilapidated village. Even though the land was filled with unclaimed tombstones after the wrath of the Second Eruption, Raven felt that she had finally put a period to her past and her brother's. She didn't want her life to be entirely defined by her brother's death or avenging herself against Honkai.
With this in mind, looking at the newly erected tombstone, Cioara asked Bronie, "Sometimes I wonder, if another Honkai Eruption were to happen, how many children like me would there be? So I have this idea of establishing an orphanage. Would you support me?"
"Establishing an orphanage? Or a global chain of orphanages? That's actually a good idea, but if you really want to open orphanage like that, it might affect your mercenary business."
"I'm quite confident in hiding my identity. At least my two accounts are in the top ten on the Charon List, and no one has found out yet."
Cioara knew what Bronie was referring to. Once mercenaries have their vulnerabilities exposed and investigated, future missions become extremely difficult. When a secret is known to a third person, it ceases to be a secret.
"Now that you've figured out how to do it, I'll support you. I can also help you with identity concealment. After all, the information age is just beginning, and mercenaries tend to prefer traditional methods, right?"
"It seems you're quite familiar with this industry?"
"That's because you keep mentioning the Charon List, and I've had some thoughts about Silver Wof of the Ural Mountains."
"Hiss, he's a living legend. What did he do to pique your interest?"
"Nothing much, I'm just a little interested in his network skills, although a bit naive, his skills are visibly growing."
"Weird."
Is Bronie still taking on apprentices in the network? And is she even looking for the number one ranked Ural Silver Wolf in the mercenary rankings?
No, that doesn't seem right at all!
A fifteen-year-old girl teaching on the internet, with the top-ranked mercenary as her student?
"There's nothing to be surprised about. The most interesting thing about the online world is that you can always hide your identity and take off your mask at will. This is an important channel for gathering information in the future. You can't completely avoid it, so I've taken care of it for you in advance."
"I won't pay for that!"
Although Cioara reminded her like this, Bronie responded with a smirk, "I'll deduct it from your bonus."
"Tsk."
The two fell silent again.
It was indeed a bit inappropriate to joke around in front of the tombstone.
So Bronie projected some paper money and lit it.
"Although this is a custom from Shenzou, burning paper money can bring comfort to one's heart. Would you like to try it? Perhaps your brother also needs money in the afterlife."
"If this is according to the customs of Shenzou, then should we come here every year to visit?"
Cioara took the paper money, feeling that this custom was quite good.
Do you believe in the afterlife? From Spiritfarer, Cioara could somewhat sense that Bronie seemed to believe in such things to some extent.
"If not busy, it's good to come and visit. A person has three deaths in total in their lifetime. The first is the death of the body, the second is when they are buried, and everyone knows about it. This is the social death. The last death is when the last person who remembers them completely forgets, when no one remembers that they ever existed. That's the final death."
"So, bringing future children here to take a look and passing down this tradition means that the traces of the other person's existence will be forever remembered, right?"
"That's right."
"Then you should come here with me in the future and take a good look at him. But as for the reward, I can probably only offer you a plane ticket and accommodation at most!"
"It doesn't matter. At least I know that if it weren't for your brother protecting you during that Honkai Eruption, we wouldn't have met in this world. I should thank your brother."
"Hmm, maybe..."
...
After a long absence, the recent Schicksal began to get busy again.
Apart from Otto starting to work zealously, the other reason was the anomaly in the Kaslana family.
Whether it was because the Schicksal was not doing enough for the Kaslana family or because Siegfried had not received compensation from Otto all along, the long-planned escape plan by Siegfried under the Schicksal was now officially underway.
...
"Is it really okay? Siegfried, although I know you have grievances against Grandpa, the Schicksal still remains the primary force against the Honkai in the current civilization. If even a hero like you leaves the Schicksal, the impact on the Valkyries of Schicksal would be immeasurable."
Theresa returned to the Schicksal HQ, and Siegfried entrusted her to help. Theresa did not completely refuse him.
It might be because of Otto's influence, Theresa didn't completely oppose Otto, but instead advised Siegfried not to retaliate against Otto in a too extreme manner.
Indeed, in Theresa's eyes, Siegfried's actions were completely impulsive and immature revenge. Revenge for Otto's inaction, revenge for Otto's order to deploy the Honkai Fission Bombs during the Second Eruption.
"Theresa, do you know the mental state of the Valkyries who experienced the Second Eruption? If my daughter continues to stay in Schicksal, will she end up like those Valkyries in the future? Or... destined to become a sacrifice under Otto's command... As a father, this is not the future I want to see. Which parent would throw their own child into the cesspit?"
Siegfried had long planned this plan, and now, with the cooperation of Anti Entropy, it was officially underway.
"But Kiana has my protection, even I can't..."
"Can you guarantee that Kiana will not become a Valkyrie in the future?"
"I... I can't..."
"So that's the problem, and you know it too, otherwise you wouldn't help me prepare the plane. And Otto is conducting a very dangerous experiment, he is trying to resurrect the Second Herrscher, do you know what that means?"
"I understand, I will assist you well, but Grandpa won't give up his experiment. Just one sabotage may not change anything."
"So the core of the Second Herrscher is the key to the experiment, if it is lost, the experiment will not work."
"This is betraying Schicksal! Schicksal has eyes and ears all over the world, you cannot escape their pursuit."
"So we have to involve Anti Entropy."
Anti Entropy also has Gems in their hands, and doesn't Schicksal covet those gems? Of course they do.
So without a doubt, Anti Entropy is indeed a good place to go.
Moreover, during the Second Eruption, they had already cooperated. Their ideology indeed gained Siegfried's approval. Throwing girls onto the battlefield is indeed too much!
"Well, I accidentally lost my access card. Help me find it. Even if you find it, don't use it, remember to give it to me as soon as possible."
Saying this, Theresa accidentally dropped something like a card from her skirt.
"A plane to Siberia is about to take off. Kiana is mischievous and likes to hide in some corners. I don't think she'll be on the plane, right?"
Siegfried actually wanted to ridicule Theresa's acting skills, they were really bad.
But if she could help him, that would be the best thing.
What else is there to complain about now? Siegfried embarked on his own path of revenge
...
"Cioara, do you like to follow the gossip of the Schicksal?"
Returning to her hometown of Sky City, Cioara reopened her bar. Since returning from Siberia, Cioara felt that her life had become more colorful.
Bronie started creating new folders, and she gradually got the hang of making games. Art, music, and text, unexpectedly, were all created by her own power, similar to that of the First Herrscher.
Cioara couldn't help but comment that no wonder Bronie's game production efficiency was so high. But since she had done all this, did Bronie's company still have a reason to exist?
At least Cioara didn't think there was much need for it. After all, even in programming, Bronie seemed to have created an artificial intelligence to assist in programming.
That's the power of technology.
But just as Cioara watched Bronie gradually complete the game, Bronie suddenly asked this question.
"Schicksal? The main force organization against the Honkai in the current era? What gossip could there be in there? Is it just a multi-angle love affair between Valkyries?"
Yes, Cioara's stereotypical impression of the Schicksal turned out to be this. But thinking about it carefully, in an organization crowded with Valkyries, it was only normal for girls to stick together like this. Multi-angle love affairs and such were just a part of it.
"A n S-Rank of Schicksal named Siegfried who fought against Honkai have betrayed Schicksal, taking the core of the Second Herrscher with him."
"That's quite a big deal. It seems like the World Serpent will be issuing missions soon?"
"That's right, but I think at most it will cause varying degrees of Honkai Eruptions. Following that, the Schicksal will block it, and then there will be no room for the World Serpent to intervene, right?"
"So I will take the route of the tasks issued by Schicksal through the intermediaries of mercenaries. I hope that my business won't be too affected by it."
"Schicksal currently conceals the existence of the Honkai from society, so what kind of tasks could they issue? I'm afraid at most it's just cleaning up the battlefield on the periphery, nothing that mercenaries would do."
Bronie maintained a different opinion, and Cioara also agreed.
"So there's almost no room for us to intervene in this matter?"
"After all, it's the core of the Second Herrscher, if we could get it, it would be great to let Vill-V make another Cosmic Juggernaut in the Elysian Realm. Maybe interstellar travel won't be a problem in the future."
"There's no such good thing in the world. Do you have enough resources to want to make a Divine Key? So why tell me about this? You can't even touch it, and you tell me, are you trying to tempt me to death?"
Cioara knew that Bronie had also had a mercenary career. Basically, mercenaries have a bad habit. That is, they will try to seize any opportunity.
"It's nothing, I'm just gossiping with you. I think you might like this topic, or do you want to talk about the topics that only girls can talk about, like how your figure grew up?"
"Let's forget about that, I thought you wanted to help me smash the core of the Second Herrscher."
"It seems you still have grievances against the Second Herrscher."
"It's just a pity that she died too early, so I didn't have any chance to retaliate against her. But you really won't get involved in that matter, right? I think it's quite dangerous, and without the World Serpent backing you up, you don't have the ability to confront Schicksal head-on."
"I never fight battles without assurance, so if I do take action, I definitely won't fail! But in a while, I plan to go to Siberia again, to experience the artistic atmosphere there."
"Can you see the expression on my face? Do you think I believe what you're saying? What do you want to do over there? What else could be worth your desire there?"
"Of course, it's beautiful girls! Meeting beautiful girls is my source of happiness, and it's like an early preview for when facing Honkai disasters in the future, so I won't be completely helpless."
It seemed that Bronie was determined to go?
Cioara arrived at the front of the bar and pulled down the rolling shutter.
"Why did you suddenly close the door?"
"Do you think I would feel at ease letting you go out randomly? Although I don't know what you want to do, I can't just watch you throw your life away, right? So it's best for you to speak up about any plans you have. If I can help, I won't cause trouble."
And there was one more important point. Even she didn't know the location of this incident, but Bronie seemed to have already investigated it!
"It seems that I hold quite an important position in your heart! I'm glad, but rest assured, Haxxor deals with things absolutely reliably. As a teammate, I'm absolutely reliable!"
"So what about the game? Are you not going to work on it?"
"Don't worry, the game won't be neglected. It's just that my pet AI's programming tasks takes time, so before they finish the tasks I've assigned them, I'll have plenty of time to do what I want to do."
"Well, if there's anything too dangerous that requires my intervention, I'll definitely charge you afterwards. Don't complain when the time comes~"
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Bab 30: Chapter 30: Cockroach
"According to satellite data, what do you think is the probability of anyone surviving inside a renegade Schicksal plane that crashed one week ago?"
"No doubt, it's zero percent. Unless there are MANTIS like me inside of it. But as far as I know, Schicksal doesn't have that kind of technology, right?"
It took some time, but they arrived in Siberia. However, Siberia is quite vast, and this time they were closer to the Ural Mountains area.
Moreover, it leaned more towards the Arctic Circle, so the environment nearby was extremely cold. It simply didn't seem like a place where humans could survive.
"No, but individuals with both Schariac and Kaslana family bloodlines may be much more resilient than we imagine. They could sustain severe head injuries and multiple fractures from falling from high altitude and still survive."
"Where did you get this intelligence from?"
"Don't underestimate my ability to gather intelligence. This area was the site of a plane crash, and although it has been mostly cleaned up nearby, there are always traces left behind. I checked the 'records' left behind at the scene. Take a look."
With that, Bronie projected a large area in front of her.
There were huge aircraft wreckage, burning trees, and amidst the aircraft wreckage, a little girl barely clinging to life was projected.
The flames had scorched the girl's pure white hair, and large fragments were embedded in her head.
"Just like this, she's still alive!?"
Cioara felt a bit incredulous.
"Kiana Kaslana. A girl with this name is destined to be extraordinary. After all, the Kaslan is the bloodline left by their legendary ancestor Kevin."
"But even with the Lord's genes, it's still impossible..."
"Hmm, that's what makes it miraculous! And do you know what's even more miraculous?"
"What?"
"Siegfried has yet to be caught!"
Cioara leaned back, her face full of disbelief.
"The Archbishop of Schicksal, is he dead?"
"No, why would you think that? Kiana's treatment was personally completed by the Archbishop of Schicksal himself, how could he be dead? I'm just thinking, if such a remarkable genius were to fall into our hands, what could we develop her into? It's a pity we're still one step too late."
Bronie felt a little regretful, but although Otto was a bit of a jerk, he was very good at educating children.
There was Theresa and Bianka.
Both were kind, brave, and upright individuals.
And in terms of resources, Schicksal was undoubtedly the best.
Although World Serpent had the legacy of the previous era, Bronie's resources were limited, and she couldn't possibly bring Bianka into the Elysian Realm every day, right?
Putting aside the embarrassment of making Kevin's base as a tourist atrraction, the act of getting signets and Elsyian Realm continuously reading one's cognitive behavior was extremely taxing on the body itself.
So after careful consideration, Bronie just felt a little regretful that she couldn't see the birth of Bianka Ataegina ahead of time.
"So your target is that child?"
"No, that was just a bonus. Haven't you felt something wrong with the wind around us? Use your Honkai senses to feel it carefully."
"I'm a MANTIS, not a dog, but what the hell is Honkai senses..."
Cioara followed Bronie's advice and closed her eyes to carefully feel the Honkai energy around her.
"This smell, it's a bit unusual."
"As I suspected."
"Are you just guessing again?"
"I don't have the genes of a Honkai beast mixed in my body, so generally I use a detector to feel it. But I've had little contact with that stuff, and Honkai beasts I usually encounter data bodies in the Elysian Realm, so this is the first time I've encountered it in real combat."
"Over there."
Cioara pointed in a direction where a pile of road rollers had left a road after being rolled. At the end of that road, there seemed to be a strong Honkai energy reaction.
Then Bronie projected a motorcycle and coolly mounted it.
"Come on, get on. You definitely can't stand seeing a mobile Honkai source wandering around in such a place, right?"
"Is this also your ability!?"
"It's very convenient, isn't it?"
Bronie was a bit boastful, but Cioara didn't immediately get on the bike. Instead, she asked, "Have you got your driver's license?"
"You! Do I look like the kind of person who follows the rules? I've been racing in the Sea of Quanta for so long, and I never crashed! You can trust my driving skills, I definitely won't crash!"
"Or should I drive?"
"No! No one can drive my beloved motorcycle. Do you know how fast this bike can go?"
"How fast?"
"I'll tell you, it's not a problem at all to scare you with the truth, even 500 isn't an issue! Alright, enough talk, get in the car quickly!"
"I must be crazy to think you're actually reliable, but..."
Cioara indeed felt that, compared to the risks in the car, letting the Honkai Source escape was even more intolerable.
What else was there to say? She could only get in the bike.
Then Cioara hugged Bronie's waist tightly, and Bronie only felt her head being surrounded by something soft. Excited, Bronie immediately stepped on the throttle!
The tires and the ground experienced intense friction, kicking up large clouds of dust.
The intense sense of acceleration hit them, and only then did Cioara realize that what Bronie said was not false.
"Tsk, why do I feel like you're just like those guys!"
Cioara tightly held onto Bronie's waist, complaining in her ear.
"What?"
Bronie was puzzled.
"Like those guys who ride motorcycles to impress girls, accelerating just to make the girl on the back seat dependent on them or something. That trick doesn't work on me."
"Hahaha... How could that be? Am I that kind of person?"
Bronie's speed slowed down a bit, and she even activated the shield system, reducing the pressure of the wind around them.
"I see, the shield system? So mature shield system applications are installed in the motorcycle. No wonder you're so confident in your car's speed and never worry about the wind."
Could this still be considered a motorcycle?
It could even be said to be a combat aircraft.
The fact that Honkai beasts were wandering nearby also proved that Honkai had definitely gathered to a certain extent in the surroundings, leading to the birth of the Honkai beasts.
But why did Honkai still occur when Siegfried took Otto' Core? Could it be that they simply left the Schicksal in their pockets?
No, a normal human body, even an Awakened with Stigmata, would be suicidal to carry a Honkai Power sourcr in their pocket.
Combined with Bronie's attitude, the mystery seemed to become even bigger.
Mystery people were like this, just like being in the Elysian Realm, they would never reveal the answer until the very end, which made Cioara quite helpless and frustrated.
Last time, she invited Bronie to Siberia.
This time, Bronie invited her to Siberia, which meant there must be something important to accomplish.
"It's a Chariot Level Honkai beast, such beasts are not common. It's like cockroaches; when you see one in a bar, it means there must be a nest of cockroaches in the entire kitchen. You should have told me in advance what could cause so many Honkai beasts to be born. After all, my hometown only has a few skirmisher-type Honkai beasts at most."
"Then let the pest control operation begin! Little Bunny drone, launch!"
A large number of drones were projected, firing randomly at the Chariot-level Honkai beast hidden in the forest.
Maintaining distance for long-range bombardment was the safest approach.
Energy blasts, electric beams, and even electromagnetic-accelerated bullets were used.
To avoid guessing whether the enemy Honkai beast might have any strange special shields, Bronie's attacks were always diverse.
Of course, this barrage was also some practice against Kevin.
After all, if Elysia really wanted to leave the Elysian Realm, Kevin might transform into a roadblock, turning into his Succubus form to block her path.
So Bronie preferred long-range bombardment.
"Aren't you afraid of attracting the attention of Schicksal with all this noise?"
Cioara was quite helpless. On this snowy field, a bombardment of this scale would surely cause the snow on the trees within a hundred miles to fall.
The Valkyries of Schicksal were not to be trifled with; they would surely detect the traces of battle and immediately come after them.
Cioara didn't want any conflict with the Valkyries of the Schicksal.
A handsome drift slowed the motorcycle's speed, leaving a long trail on the snow-covered ground.
Steam rose, faintly covering the huge Chariot-type Honkai beast's remains.
"Relax, I've used a silencer."
"What kind of silencer! The noise was so loud just now!"
"Relax, relax. Look at the drones in the sky."
The drones patrolled in the sky, each time they passed through the air, it was like a ripple on the water's surface.
But how was that possible in the air?
"When I was a hacker, I often faced areas that could only be infiltrated with special methods, so silent based technology was very important. Actually, this was originally developed to solve the noise problems caused by the crowded interior space of Arc City and the factories producing throughout the night. However, this noise reduction capability is too powerful, isn't it?"
"How many magical technologies do you have?"
Cioara relaxed a lot now.
A Chariot-level Honkai beast would require a huge cost for a normal tactical team to defeat.
Even Valkyries, such beings, would require at least a B-rank team of three to deal with.
But Bronie easily dealt with it, wielding countless magical technologies.
"The Silent Bunny is just a trivial tool, but if you really count it, I probably have all the technology inside Arc City in my brain. In short, I can ensure the basic technology needed to maintain the internal ecosystem for space travel."
"Alright, I know you're very powerful, but if you input your memories into the Elysian Realm, it will probably feel even worse."
Bronie shrugged helplessly at Cioara's words.
"I don't know yet. I never thought about creating my own memory replica. Although it's another option to survive, I probably won't do it until the last moment. One handsome and charming Haxxor Bunny is enough!"
As they chatted, Bronie and Cioara got off the motorcycle.
They arrived in front of the Chariot-level Honkai beast.
"Wow, this is my first time observing a Honkai beast at such close range. It's hard to imagine that a creature like this exists in this world."
"But isn't it just a Honkai beast? Haven't you seen more powerful ones in the Sea of Quanta?"
"But this is a Honkai beast!"
Okay, forgive yourself for not keeping up with the trends of the times.
How did these Honkai beasts become such rare creatures?
"You better stay away from the Honkai beast, or else the radiation from the Honkai might give you Honkai disease, and it'll be troublesome to treat."
"Oh, I almost forgot."
For Bronie, Honkai was both familiar and unfamiliar.
Familiar because Bronie knew most of the settings of Honkai energy.
Strange because she only knew those settings and never had any close contact.
But now, it seemed that the Honkai energy emitted from the corpse of the dead Honkai beast was constantly scattering some kind of radiant energy, like thermal radiation, which could be harmful if they stayed here too long.
Who knows, they might not grow taller in the future.
"Okay, let me take a look. You really hit hard; you effortlessly broke through the tough armor of the Chariot-level Honkai beast and left almost no wreckage behind. But if the corpse of the Chariot-level Honkai beast isn't handled properly, it could still spawn new Honkai beasts."
Cioara's claws suddenly extended from the remains of the Honkai beast, extracting a purple crystalline structure. Then, using the crystal, she created an Archangel-type Honkai beast out of thin air!
"Let's go. We need to meet the mastermind behind this Honkai beast and safeguard the nearby villages from the Honkai invasion."
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