Bab 83: Chapter 83: Jackal's Bedside Has a Head
Bronie possessed the ability to project anything understood, even data she knew, hence the choices in formal attire seemed somewhat extravagant.
Elysia directly designed a set of pink skirts, accompanied by various special effects, resembling a flamboyant peacock. It gave the impression of a princess, but contradicted Bronie's usual style, creating a subtle contrast. It was akin to a jade pond, perhaps?
Seele, striving to employ her imagination, crafted a set resembling lilies. Though it appeared somewhat plain, Bronie felt it suited Seele better.
As for Sin? She was too excited and ended up with various medieval dresses, resembling torture devices when worn by Bronie, and subsequently vetoed.
Unable to find suitable attire online due to most being designed for curvier figures, Bronya found herself fatigued after the antics.
"Alright, stop crowding, don't you feel warm? Formal attire should suit the occasion; I dislike overly revealing outfits. Plus, they should match the Shenzhou style..."
Closing her eyes, Bronie recalled the luxurious attire provided in Taixu Gate. Perhaps that ensemble would be more fitting?
Entering the dressing room and returning, she busily tended to her hair. "Wow," exclaimed Bronya. Like a siren emerging from the depths, Bronie's hair fixing captivated even Bronya.
"Since it's a Shenzhou feast, qipao elements are necessary, right? I enlarged my Taixu Gate attire slightly. How does this outfit look?" Bronie twirled, the skirt's hem swaying with her movements.
"Wow! Bronie, you're quite the fashionista!" Elysia, momentarily stunned, quickly expressed her eagerness to see Bronie personally.
Regrettably, she was just data, awaiting Bronie's return to the Elysian Realm to interact.
"But this attire is too revealing, lacks the secrecy needed. In case of infiltration, most witnesses may need to be eliminated," Bronie confessed shyly, deflecting attention.
"For the sake of daily beauty, sacrifices are worthwhile!" quipped Bronya.
"Even in our winters of minus thirty degrees, spare me. Yet, I'll wear this to Shenzhou. Await the good news I bring back!"
"Be cautious!" Elysia cautioned, aware of Bronie's ongoing efforts for the Elysian Realm. It seemed there was hope to lead everyone out.
Unfortunately, the Elysian Realm's residents had limited capabilities, aside from teachings and observing the eccentricities of two scientists.
"Don't worry, when have I ever crashed?" Bronie reassured, instilling concern in the orphanage children.
Even Seele sought another Seele's help to learn more about Bronie's dangerous mission.
It seemed she wished to assist.
From Bronie's demeanor, the children sensed the peril of her upcoming journey, despite her transparency.
The invitation was sent out a week in advance. However, this didn't leave Bronie much time because she needed a visa to go to Shenzhou.
Without the help of Schicksal and AE, she had to resort to some underhanded methods to obtain a valid visa.
Plus, she still needed to pay a visit to Miss Jackal. How could this amount of time be enough?
So, on the day she received the invitation, Bronie left the orphanage early the next day.
The weapons in the secret room increased slightly, and there were more drones. If mercenaries attacked again, Bronie hoped she could properly deploy the drones.
...
Days passed, years passed. Miss Cleo was well aware that if she followed the tasks assigned by the World Serpent Lord, it was uncertain whether human civilization would still exist in the end.
So the tasks given by the Serpent Lord must, and would, be completed!
As for sacrifices? That was only natural! Sacrifice was just like dust, at most causing a sneeze.
Jackal had no moral bottom line and rarely considered the consequences of her actions.
Although she was far from being like Mobius, her talent was still valuable.
After hearing about the complete annihilation of the mercenary team, Jackal became interested in the orphanage controlled by that warlord.
It was certain that there were more people studying the collapse phenomenon in the world, but each one progressed differently, and Jackal considered herself at the forefront!
Therefore, the experimental materials under the control of the warlord's leader would be a waste in her hands.
So, Miss Cleo wanted to take over those things before the experimental materials were consumed. Refusing to waste them!
After all, the awakened Stigmata were one in a million, and each child with resistance to the collapse was a potential asset.
This time, the mercenaries failed probably because she didn't offer enough money.
Next time, under a hefty reward, there would certainly be powerful mercenaries! Of course, Jackal didn't know why she couldn't control Raven to bring the children back.
She was complaining about back pain one day, leg pain the next.
Even if her mood was low, it didn't affect Miss Cleo much.
She still ate and slept well every day, then did experiments diligently, seeing progress every day.
Miss Cleo was quite satisfied with her current situation.
Just today, as the days in 2009 were nearing their end, Jackal woke up in her luxurious mansion in Arc City and saw a terrifying scene beside her bed!
"Ahhhhh!!!"
Cleo's scream echoed through the sky, and the outside World Serpent guards immediately burst into Jackal's room, only to see a scene they had never witnessed in their careers.
Between the contours of the bedcovers, there was a head. Its pallid face, along with some mechanical modifications and features reminiscent of the collapse beasts, stained the bedsheets with purple blood.
The warmth emanating through the sheets seemed to indicate that this thing was fresh. In fact, Cleo wasn't unfamiliar with this head.
Because she saw this thing every day in her laboratory, where unfortunate volunteers were tricked into experiments, leaving themselves in a state neither human nor ghost, and ultimately sacrificing themselves to her.
And this head was one of many failed products. However, even with such failures, they were supposed to be hidden in the underground 30th floor laboratory of the Heliopolis Life Sciences in Arc City, guarded by numerous high-tech mechs and soldiers.
Once Heliopolis Life Sciences encountered a problem, alarms would sound, surely disturbing her sleep!
But this head appeared on her bed without any warning, scaring Cleo, who had just woken up from her slumber.
"Lady Jackal! A letter has been found!"
"Bring it here!"
Jackal gasped for breath, still not having recovered from the huge shock.
This time, being able to deliver the head to her bedside queitly, next time they would definitely be able to quietly take her head off.
Even if Jackal was arrogant, she could recognize that she had just narrowly passed through the gates of hell.
[This is a warning this time. Next time will be death. Your Stigmata modifications are useless.]
There was a long list of locations behind it, all addresses of Miss Jackal's safe houses!
The letter didn't specify what exactly had happened.
But had Jackal done few wicked deeds?
"Contact Grey Serpent for me! Investigate! Who dares to threaten me, the one who dares to pull the Serpent's tail!"
Before finding out who was threatening her, the experiments and such would probably have to be put on hold.
After all, being able to sneak into her own company without being noticed, and quietly delivering that thing's head in front of her, this was not an ability that ordinary people possessed.
Next time would be death; this kind of threat was definitely not to be taken lightly!
"Also, prepare a ticket for me to North Africa. I'll go there temporarily to lay low."
...
"It's really not easy to see you, Mr. Otto, the CEO of Schicksal Entertainment."
The annual meeting of Schicksal Entertainment was uneventful, with a normal opening, a normal banquet, and even the speech wasn't given by Mr. Otto.
Fortunately, the formal attire chosen by Bronie didn't make any mistakes and perfectly blended into the atmosphere.
But if Bronie wore some medieval noble girl's gorgeous dress or the strange little skirt full of special effects given by Elysia, it would probably attract a lot of attention, just like a guest with japanese cat ears still on their head in a temple at night.
After eating and drinking enough, Bronie was about to use some other means to find Otto's figure.
When she couldn't find him, she was planning to leave directly.
At this moment, a maid walked over and led her to a private room in the venue.
Bronie then saw Otto leisurely enjoying red wine and playing games in the room!
Damn it, the banquet was too boring, and there were no handheld game consoles outside, which meant that Bronie could only wait for Otto to come to her while eating.
So, when she saw him for the first time, Bronie expressed her dissatisfaction slightly.
"Hello, Miss Bunny, but your appearance is too deceptive. After observing repeatedly, I confirmed that it was really you."
"What did you use to confirm?"
Bronya raised an eyebrow.
"Well, didn't you put yourself into the game? This game, which made countless anchors suffer but also stimulated the rise of the live streaming industry, was conquered with Miss Bunny. The protagonist on it has your face, right?"
Otto projected an image as he spoke. "It's pretty good, isn't it? Isn't it cute?"
Bronya was very satisfied with her modeling and nodded involuntarily.
"So, you went to such lengths to lure me here and meet you. What do you want?"
Otto's time was particularly precious. Since they were in this room, it was best to make things clear. If it was friendly, then talk it out and then use Fenghuang Down to inspect. If it was malicious, then directly investigate with Fenghuang Down.
So Mr. Otto was so confident.
"Nothing much, just want to have some technical exchanges, about AI, and memory. You know, the light flowing above the light dust contains fragments of memory recorded in imaginary energy. I'm interested in these things, so I want to exchange ideas with the Archbishop of Schicksal, who controls the most advanced technology today."
"Oh? Is it really like this?"
In the quiet room, Mr. Otto carefully scrutinized Bronya. The clothes she was wearing didn't look like she could carry any weapons at all.
This harmless appearance, and the "Haxxor Bunny" he investigated, were completely different.
And this outfit with obvious Shenzhou style didn't feel out of place on the Haxxor at all!
She always felt very mysterious, but after close communication, she felt even more mysterious.
So Mr. Otto couldn't help but be curious and used the Void Archives to mimic the Fenghuang Down.
"I've always been a curious person. Technology, and such, can be considered as my little collecting hobby. In short, I'll tell you what I know as an exchange. You tell me about some technologies that interest me. How about that?"
Seeing Miss Bunny's reaction, Mr. Otto frowned.
Did Fenghuang Down work or not?
Normally, people under the influence of Fenghuang Down were quite dull, but Bronya's rich expressions made him wonder if it was carved into her DNA?
"Oh? What do you want from me?"
"Knowledge exchange, there are many things I can offer, such as the current number of known Aeons, gods above the starry sky, and the destinies they created. Or how pure memetic life forms composed of memories move in the universe, or the true usage of this light dust, and the power hidden in memories."
It sounded like a made-up story. But gods did exist! However, Otto himself still had many things to be determined, and experiments had not produced obvious results yet.
"So, what do you want from me?"
"Probably... something related to the technology of digital life forms? Unlocking the shackles of digital life forms, allowing them to act in real life, and simulating sensory signals, etc."
Fenghuang Down was activated again, but Bronya's lack of response left Otto confused.
He clearly understood the Divine Key, but why didn't the Fenghuang Down make the Bunny look dazed?
Fortunately, the confusion was only temporary.
After intelligence regained the upper hand again, Otto began to carefully analyze Bronya's current situation.
Covered from head to toe with harmlessness, she came up with the idea of technical exchange right away and brought out some content he had never heard of.
What did this represent?
Did it mean that the Haxxor Bunny had no hostile intentions? Or was she, like himself, confident and fearless? Perhaps both.
"Maybe we can have a deeper level of cooperation, but you'd better introduce yourself to me first. Who are you, exactly?"
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Bab 84: Chapter 84: Stimulating Exchange
Originally, Otto believed that there weren't many people in the world who could evade his Fenghuang Down's ability.
Even those in the Herrscher category had to struggle. As for Ryounnouske, it was because he had something else on him, which ultimately led to almost losing the Fourth Divine Key completely.
Of course, since that incident, Otto no longer blindly believed in the power of Fenghuang Down. But anyone who could resist its effects was definitely not easy to deal with!
To put it bluntly, they had combat power at the Herrscher level, and the resistance effect was akin to level suppression in games, primarily focused on brute force.
So, Otto began to feel nervous.
How should he put it? If he lost his body, it would just mean losing a bit of memory.
But now that Otto knew about this, without knowing the details, would it affect his relationship with Bronie?
Would it be necessary to immediately become enemies with someone like this?
Of course not, so he asked that question.
"Who exactly are you?"
"Strictly speaking, I'm a traveler in the Sea of Quanta. I'm currently settled in this world temporarily. After all, as you know, this world is on the brink of destruction. I'm a kind-hearted person and can't stand things to happen."
So, she was actually a good person!
The Sea of Quanta?
Originally, Otto had thought about exploring the Sea of Quanta, but so far, he hadn't found a suitable candidate. His own soul-steel body wasn't really suitable for exploring that broken place.
Otto himself was at a loss for how to explore the Sea of Quanta.
But now it seemed like an unexpected opportunity had presented itself.
As for the truthfulness of Bronie's words?
That could be verified slowly in the future.
"So, you mean you have a way to solve this disaster of Honkai?"
"No."
"Well, that's true. Normally, Honkai isn't that easy to solve. Just traveling in the Sea of Quanta, although it requires some skill, it's not possible to solve the Honkai so easily."
Otto wasn't surprised by this; he just casually asked a question.
"The Sea of Quanta is chaotic, and there are many dangers. But one thing is certain, there are no Honkais in other worlds. Occasionally, there may be some Honkai in worlds related to this one."
This news was indeed very important, but it was casually mentioned by Bronie!
As a hacker, Bronie naturally understood the value of information for certain individuals and groups, but being able to say it so casually made Mr. Otto pay attention to the concept of Aeons mentioned by Bronie.
"I agree to your trade request."
"Great, I like straightforward bigshots like you. If you have any future commissions, just let me know. As long as the price is right, there's nothing I can't do!"
"Oh? It seems that Miss Bronie has some other interests besides making games?"
"Having fun, solving puzzles, challenging the impossible, these are the things I like to do. There's nothing in the world that I can't hack into. That's the intelligence I've prepared. Sometimes, for a researcher, a clear direction and inspiration are more valuable than decades of experimentation, don't you think?"
What Bronya said was indeed true.
There were too many mysteries in this world, and there were many things to do to revive Kallen.
But most of the time, it was difficult to find a direction.
Intelligence could provide guidance, and Bronie's assurance of this made Otto very interested.
"This is the intelligence you wanted. It contains research data on memories and AI within Schicksal. But I didn't expect you to be interested in this field?"
"It's not that, it's just that what I want to do is related to this field, so I need to catch up. There's no other way. Once Honkai begins, Herrschers will continue to emerge one after another. In terms of the time scale of civilization, our time is not very abundant."
To have such a deep understanding of Honkai, was this really someone who drifted from the Sea of Quanta to this world?
Or was it that every person drifting in the Sea of Quanta, each one possessed extraordinary skills?
What a good person, Otto liked these kinds of people the most.
No other reason, they were good at fooling around, useful, and could even spread positive energy within Schicksal.
To be honest, Otto was starting to want to recruit Bronie into Schicksal to work for him.
But would Bronie agree?
Otto didn't think Bronie would agree. After all, she had said before that if the reward was enough, she would consider taking on a commission, which meant she didn't want to have too close a relationship with any organization.
"Indeed, our time is not ample. You could have chosen to leave this world and avoid the disaster of Honkai. What made you decide to stay and fight against Honkai? What method do you have to combat Honkai?"
"Hehe, can you guess?"
"Well, if you have your own plan, then I won't inquire further. Here's my contact information. I wish us a pleasant collaboration in the future! It's everyone's responsibility to fight against Honkai, and Schicksal warmly welcomes geniuses like you to join us! That's a promise from the Archbishop of Schicksal."
"Mm-hmm, I know. It's getting late now, and I need to hurry back to sleep. If you don't sleep early, it's hard for your body to grow taller. So, with the deal done, I'll take my leave."
Otto nodded, watching as Bronie left the room in a hurry.
"My old friend, what do you think? A wanderer from the Sea of Quanta, and there's almost no Honkai in other worlds. Is this really a reasonable situation?"
After Bronie left, Otto asked his Void Archive, which he carried with him.
The Void Archive remained silent, which made Otto feel a bit strange.
After all, Void Archive knew a lot, but whenever there was information or data it didn't know about, it would analyze it in his ear.
"Void Archive?"
"I'm here."
When the Void Archive responded, Otto was stunned in place.
Because the voice of the Void Archive had changed, it had become somewhat similar to Bronie's.
"What's going on!?"
"The organization behind Bronie's is the elite of the ancient civilization, who fought against Honkai. It includes Mobius, who devised the Project Stigma, and Vill-V, who created the Divine Keys. She just transmitted some data to me through a special method."
After five hundred years, Void Archive had already become ingrained in Otto's life.
But Bronie, through a backdoor that even he didn't know about, transmitted data and directly changed herself back to her original form.
What did this mean?
It meant a lot, such as to fight against Honkai, one naturally had to understand it. And who knew Honkai better than the scientists of the ancient civilization?
Perhaps Bronie was also trying to resurrect the dead?
Otto thought of many things in an instant, but he couldn't understand the relationship between AI, memory, and the elites.
He did know a bit about the MANTIS of the previous era, but this information was obtained through archaeology. Although the Void Archive contained a lot of knowledge, it didn't have any historical records.
And now, Bronie had essentially given the offline Void Archive a software update of over fifty thousand years, which changed its appearance completely.Void Archive found it difficult to evaluate this situation.
Was there hostility?
Perhaps Bronie didn't have any.
But did Bronie have her own ulterior motives?
That wasn't easy to say. Perhaps she had some unknown purpose. So far, neither Void Archive nor Otto could analyze it.
Looking at the USB drive in his hand, Mr. Otto examined it with great interest.
"What an amazing hacker! She even hacked into Void Archive. What else can't she hack into? A person like that is very dangerous. I need to carefully check if there are any extra Trojan programs inside the USB drive."
But to be honest, as long as it didn't affect Mr. Otto's plans, he generally didn't care.
It's just that now, Schicksal had to be wary of one more person, and the internal network system had to be updated again.
Who knows if Bronie embedded some small programs or viruses in the game she made?
...
"Showing off and then running away, it feels quite thrilling. I got all the data stored in the Void Archive internally. I can almost say I've got all the technology Otto has in his hands!"
Would Bronie still dare to stay in the hotel in Canghaai City?
God knows if Otto would sneak into her room in the middle of the night and teach her a lesson with Fenghuang Down.
Fortunately, Bronya had a plane prepared by AE for her, ready to retreat at any time.
After getting on the plane, Bronie was immediately greeted by Einstein's concern.
This feeling wasn't bad at all.
"What you're doing is like pulling out a tiger's teeth. Aren't you afraid of Schicksal?"
"The premise is whether he knows what I took or feels that he lost something... Hmm, maybe he should thank me?"
Bronie wasn't worried that Otto would get angry or anything. After all, he hadn't really lost anything, but instead gained some intelligence.
Exchanging knowledge for knowledge, perhaps this was a trick one who walked to the Path of Erudition learned to play, but it was indeed effective when facing certain researchers.
"Perhaps, but after all, he's Otto. Nothing he does will surprise people. Dealing with him, you never know when you might suddenly be sold out. Countless Valkyries of Schicksal, the strongest female warriors, have been killed by him."
Einstein was still afraid that Bronya didn't know what Otto had done before, so he hurriedly grabbed Tesla and prepared to give her a science lesson.
From the Shenzhou to Siberia.
But Bronie stopped her.
Bronie knew that Otto had done a lot of beastly things, and no matter how much she washed it, she couldn't wash it off. After living for five hundred years, Bronie's favorite thing about Otto was his good death.
"He's still useful."
This final judgment from Bronie left Tesla completely confused.
There weren't many people in this world who could use Otto, usually it was Otto who used others.
Even when dealing with Anti-entropy, sometimes Otto would make Anti-entropy spin in circles. Tesla really couldn't stand it when he thought about it.
Unfortunately, the time for revenge hadn't come yet. After solving the Honkai, he would take the giant robot to Schicksal Headquarters and give Otto a taste of his own medicine!
"I'm back!"
As soon as she returned home, Bronie's voice rang out, and the footsteps of the children echoed throughout the orphanage.
Leading the charge was Rosalia!
"Oh!! Big sister Bronie is back! And she's alive!"
"Am I the kind of person who dies easily! The way you say that isn't very nice, do you not want cherries anymore?"
Bronie was carrying a bag, and was there cherries inside?
Rosalia wasn't very sure, because these cherries seemed a bit oversized, but that didn't stop Rosalia from feeling envious.
"May everything go well for Big Sister Bronie, and may Big Sister Bronie be in good health!"
"Always mischievous, I'll make sure to record all your embarrassing moments and publicly humiliate you when you grow up."
"That's something future me will have to worry about!"
Then Sin pretended to pass by, took a glance at Bronie, who hadn't lost any limbs, and acted like nothing had happened as she returned to her room.
Everyone knew that Sin was a deadpan tsundere. Although the tsundere personality had long been retired, Sin still insisted on maintaining this character.
How should they put it, this was her way of expressing shyness, which was also thanks to the effect of the little skirt.
Otherwise, she would behave like a little demon, being arrogant and domineering all day long, calling everyone "trash."
Who could stand that?
"Welcome back, Big Sister Bronie. All our homework has been completed under my and Sin's supervision. Recently, Bronya has reached the Diamond rank in Apex Legends and is expected to become a Hunter. When that happens, will Big Sister Bronie give me a set of jump equipment or a Titan?"
Although it was agreed that if they were to engage in battle in the future, Bronie would provide some privately customized powerful equipment.
But Bronie hadn't said anything about giving Titans!
Although there was a somewhat strange misunderstanding, Bronie just rubbed Bronya's head.
"There are still technical difficulties to overcome with the jump device. Do you want your butt to catch fire when you use the jump device?"
"Ah? This can happen? Looks like Bronya needs to reevaluate the jump device."
"And there are also great risks in using it. If you're not careful, you could break your legs."
"So, how was your harvest this time?"
Bronie knew that when she left the orphanage this time, it was for a very important matter. Obtaining intelligence from the Archbishop of Schicksal was like pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth.
Being able to return safely was actually quite lucky.
After all, in Bronie's Honkai Lecture Hall, it was almost like she was listing what color underwear the Archbishop of Schicksal liked to wear. Past love-hate relationships with Kallen, as well as jealousy towards Yae Sakura.
But Bronya understood very well that the Archbishop of Schicksal was a very dangerous person, and just meeting him would entail great risks.
It might even be a final farewell.
"Although I don't know if you can understand, overall, I'm quite satisfied. For example, the technology of Schicksal's mech manufacturing, the Soulium avatar technology, and the consciousness transfer technology. To be honest, over the past five hundred years, Otto has indeed researched many aspects of resurrection, and he's quite trustworthy. He didn't do anything shady with the technology he traded."
"So..."
"Maybe you guys will be able to see Elysia in person in the future."
When Bronya heard this, she was so shocked that she couldn't speak for a moment.
In other words, Elysia, who had been with everyone as a teacher, as well as Eden and the others, were actually...
Bronya didn't dare to think about it, but Bronie sensed Bronya's astonishment.
"In fact, I'm not so strict about the definition of life. Have you ever felt that something was wrong when you were with them all this time?"
"When they come over, I'll gather everyone from the orphanage and prepare a big welcome ceremony for them!"
"Then I'll really look forward to it!"
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