Liana's Thoughtful Advice

Liu Bai poured cold water on Edison's gloating.

"But now... things have really gotten out of hand..."

The next day, Hyperion.

"We're approaching the Schicksal Headquarters, but... it seems another group of guests got there before us."

Reanna, who had just returned from the Arctic, sat in the captain's seat and looked at the incoming message with a strange expression.

"The swarm of Assault-class Honkai Beast, led by the Judgment-Class Honkai Beast Benares, is approaching Schicksal Headquarters at an extremely fast speed... It really is an old friend."

There was no need for a special report; the enormous body of the Judgment-Class Honkai Beast exuded a presence that no one could ignore.

"It seems Otto is manually waking up Sirin."

Liu Bai was not surprised at all—he estimated that Fu Hua would punch Bei Bei Long in front of him in a moment.

"However, it seems that this old friend's injury has not yet healed. I can try to offer a lament for this old friend."

Reanna picked up her lance, eager to try it out.

Although Schicksal is also quite annoying, compared to Honkai Beast, Honkai is definitely more hateful.

"Whatever you want." Liu Bai didn't care.

These Honkai Beast, except for Bella, are all weaklings. Whether it's Anti-Entropy or Schicksal, they're just easy targets.

"... Never mind."

Reanna suppressed her eagerness—even though Reanna was usually very composed, she couldn't help but feel enthusiastic about defeating the Judgment-Class Honkai Beast.

"Seele, An, Cocolia! Order all warships to open fire on the Honkai Beast!"

Reanna chose a combat style more suited to Anti-Entropy.

"Yes!"

The main guns of the escorting fleet roared in unison—to be escorted by a fleet of this size, the Hyperion could be said to have lived a life without regrets.

"Mei, do you really want to try your luck with that dragon?"

Liu Bai looked at Mei, who seemed to be in Mei.

"...if you can."

Mei reached out and pressed her hand against her belt.

The current Third Herrscher and the former Third Herrscher... Mei doesn't mind fighting her senior.

"Alright, I'll leave one warship behind. The rest is yours. Remember to finish this quickly."

Mei nodded without saying anything more, and immediately entered Herrscher mode, launching herself from the Hyperion and heading straight for Benares.

"Roar—!" Sensing the familiar power, Benares paused as he charged toward Schicksal, then let out a deafening roar—but even so, the next moment, Benares still charged toward Schicksal without hesitation.

"You can't ignore me..."

Chapter 227 Reanna's Heartfelt Advice

Lightning crackled around the dragon, while the Hyperion and Anti-Entropy's accompanying fleet continued their charge toward Schicksal Airport.

"External defenses breached."

"I'm on the computer, "Liu Bai said softly. Having hacked into the internal network once before, Liu Bai was quite adept at this.

"The defense mechanisms surrounding Schicksal Airport are now completely ineffective."

As the fleet gradually approached the airport, Reanna also saw the Valkyrie and mech units that were on high alert at the airport due to the failure of their defenses.

"Cocolia, Seele, Bronya, Apricot, Theresa, the five of you will lead the mech forces to suppress the airport."

"Yes!"

Cocolia left without hesitation, taking her three little girls and Theresa with her.

At the same time, the Anti-Entropy warships also began deploying Titan, Venom Spider, and other mechs to the airport.

"After all these years, Schicksal has started researching mechs too."

Reanna looked at the Schicksal Headquarters before her and was filled with emotion.

"Compared to back then, Schicksal has really changed a lot, but..."

However, that man is probably still clinging to his delusions.

Thinking of Otto, Reanna suddenly lost all interest in expressing her feelings.

"Ragna, prepare to lead the charge—head against head, your opponents are the elite force 'Unfading Blade' that Schicksal has been building in recent years."

"Hey... I've heard about it before, an elite unit with all A-rank members, is that right?"

Ragna, whose entire body was encased in black mechanical armor, had a fighting spirit gleaming in his eyes.

The years of training in the Arctic have not left any traces of hardship on Ragna's face; on the contrary, they have made this maid-like Valkyrie look even more mature and capable.

"Their captain and vice-captain are Bianka and Rita, right? The thought of actually fighting against those two girls is making me excited."

"You're already thirty, Captain, don't strain your back."

Himeko teased from the side.

"Pah, there are still several months to go." Himeko's sarcasm made Ragna's face darken.

The last normal person in the original Valkyrie Stormtroopers has now also developed "leftover woman syndrome".

"But to be honest, Rita is alright, but Bianka..."

Himeko thought about it carefully.

"Maybe I could pin you to the ground and beat you up?"

"... You saying that makes me even more excited."

Ragna's mind flashed back to the somewhat stubborn and straightforward blonde girl in the orphanage years ago, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

"If I can't beat them, I'll just take off my mask."

"Instead of taking off your mask, you might as well just say Liu Bai's name."

Himeko's comment made Ragna feel terrible.

"...What's the meaning?"

Ragna's expression suddenly turned strange.

"Don't tell me that Bianka and the Alliance Leader..."

"Halfway?" Himeko said uncertainly, "After all, that child is a bit slow-witted."

"..."

"..."

Not only Ragna, but even Reanna gave the computer in front of her a strange look.

"Lord of the Alliance Leader, although I shouldn't be saying this, I should still be mindful of the Doctors' feelings."

As a loyal knight and guardian of Anti-Entropy, this was the first time Reanna had expressed her opinion on Liu Bai's romantic relationship.

Fortunately, Edison wasn't there, otherwise he probably would have lost his temper again.

Reanna didn't comment on Liu Bai's love life before because she felt that as an old-fashioned person, she shouldn't interfere in the affairs of young people—although her Alliance Leader didn't seem to fall into the category of young people.

Secondly, she felt that her wisdom was less than one-tenth or one-twelfth of the Alliance Leader's, and that Liu Bai could definitely handle it without her saying anything.

But now...

Even Reanna felt things were getting a bit out of control, okay?

Don't act like meeting a young girl means it's related to you!

She doesn't ship Einstein and Liu Bai like Joyce does, nor does she ship Tesla and Liu Bai like Yang does. If you really want to say she's on Liu Bai's side, she is.

But recently, Reanna has had a subtle feeling that she seems a little "unsteady".

"I may not have much to say on grand principles, but you should think about what will happen after you have a body."

Anti-Entropy certainly won't let Liu Bai remain a ghost forever. In another ten years or so, Reanna estimates that her "girls" will lose their patience and completely go berserk. At that time, they will definitely do whatever it takes to give Liu Bai a body.

By then... Reanna felt as if she could already see her Alliance Leader reaping the consequences of his actions.

"Lord Alliance Leader, are the number of women associated with you approaching double digits now?"

"Forehead..."

Liu Bai thought about it for a moment and felt that they were indeed quite similar.

"In other words, once you have a body, you will need to satisfy at least two people a day."

Reanna was still being tactful in her words.

More than ten years from now, these young women will all be thirty years old, right?

There's an old Shenzhou saying, "Women are like wolves at thirty, tigers at forty, and can suck up dirt while sitting still at fifty." What about our own PhDs in their seventies and eighties now? They'll be almost a hundred years old by then, okay?

In a few years, Planck will be 100 years old, right?

If they really did it that way, Reanna thought that even if Liu Bai's prosthetic body was made of the best materials, it would probably still need to be replaced every three days...

Therefore, it's not unreasonable for Reanna to think of Liu Bai's best interests.

"..."

This statement is truly irrefutable, but why does it always evoke a sense of sadness?

"And... excuse my intrusion, but isn't the other S-Rank Valkyrie Rita, related to you...?"

"Cough cough."

Okay, Reanna understood when she heard Liu Bai's awkward cough.

So Reanna kept quiet.

"... Well, since things are like this, why don't we just try to kidnap them both? Rita is hard to say, but I think Bianka is worth a try."

Ragna, feeling as if he had just heard a dirty joke, made the suggestion after a brief silence.

However, Ragna specifically emphasized Rita in his proposal.

It wasn't that Ragna lacked confidence in Rita, but rather that the Cleaners, these black gloves, were truly conscience-crushing machines; after working in this field for a long time, one's conscience and humanity would vanish.

This kind of thing cannot be determined by so-called "confidence".

"Hmm..." Liu Bai thought for a moment, then shook his head and refused. "Rita is still suffering from amnesia, and if Rita doesn't leave, Bianka definitely won't leave either."

Liu Bai felt that the two were like twin flowers, one of them would never abandon the other.

"I see. Then I'll continue to fight with the mask on." Ragna nodded.

Since there's no way to poach talent, there's no need to cause trouble for promising juniors.

"But speaking of which, is it still impossible to get through to Fu Hua and Bianka's communication devices?"

"Lord Fu Hua, how does the black tea taste? Is it to your liking?"

Rita looked at Fu Hua with a smile.

"... It's alright." Fu Hua nodded somewhat stiffly.

Things seem to be getting a bit complicated; I didn't expect Rita to show up here too.

Bianka is easy to fool, but Rita, the shrewd maid, is not.

"Speaking of Durandal?"

"Durandal has been ordered to clear out the enemies at the port—unfortunately, as her maid, I cannot do the cleaning myself."

Rita took a sip of the black tea she had brewed herself, then looked at the screen next to her.

"I thought they would choose to hide under the cover of Honkai Beast... I suppose..."

Rita's voice grew softer and softer, and Fu Hua couldn't hear what Rita said at the end.