Crimson Heron Immortal, I Am Not Lying

Otto was indeed trying to raise the Honkai, but he didn't make it too obvious.

In this situation, Kamiya Pharmaceuticals spent its own money to help those people, found people to conduct human trials to develop new drugs, and even took the blame itself. For Otto, this company was the best 'partner'.

Of course, Otto was still secretly sending industrial spies into Kamiya Pharmaceuticals in an attempt to uncover its secrets.

Unfortunately, Otto's spies were only able to steal some of the enemy's experimental data; they couldn't do anything more profound.

In this situation, Otto would naturally not choose to take any further action.

However, the honeymoon period between Kamiya Pharmaceuticals and Schicksal has come to a complete end today.

The appearance of the Third Divine Key and the identity held by the woman named Xiola became reasons for Otto to take action.

Moreover—the chaos created by this group almost caused Theresa and K423 to die in the Nine Nether. This alone is enough for Otto to sentence them to death.

In fact, before sending Amber out to greet Lin Yu, Otto had already dispatched Schicksal staff and several A-rank Valkyrie to Kamiya Pharmaceuticals to conduct some 'inquiries'.

Holding back for fear of alerting the enemy—this strategy is clearly unsuitable for the current situation.

If what Xiola Natasha did was indeed related to Kamiya Pharmaceuticals, then she must have maintained regular contact with Kamiya Pharmaceuticals.

Now that this woman has been taken back to the Far East Branch, Kamiya Pharmaceuticals will find out about her mission failure and the exposure of her identity sooner or later.

Instead of waiting and giving the other side time to prepare, Otto thought it would be better to send someone over first to catch them off guard.

If Rita hadn't participated in the Nine Nether mission and been injured, Otto would have almost sent Rita, a clever and capable subordinate, to investigate the enemy's true strength.

However, thinking of Rita's Otto, a smile suddenly appeared on his lips.

Even though Rita failed in her mission, Otto still felt that this subordinate was incredibly reliable.

She usually runs around doing so many shady things for Otto, which is enough for Otto to praise her.

And now, she has also brought Lin Yu, this lucky charm, into the Schicksal.

If it weren't for Lin Yu, K423 and Theresa would have been killed by that woman named Xiola using the Divine Key.

If it weren't for Lin Yu, Otto wouldn't have even had the chance to discover the major problem with Kamiya Pharmaceuticals.

It has to be said that if Otto initially thought, "This kid has some use. Let's train him a bit and see how he performs if he doesn't die at K423's hands," then now, Otto's thoughts have changed somewhat.

From the moment Lin Yu appeared in his field of vision, Otto's plan began to advance by leaps and bounds, as if he had taken a flight.

In just about forty days, Lin Yu accomplished great feats such as 'saving K423', 'cultivating a relationship with K423', 'bringing back the Herrscher of Thunder ', 'saving Theresa twice', and 'finishing off Chiyou '. He even indirectly led Otto to discover the anomalies of Kamiya Pharmaceuticals.

To be honest, anyone who has such a useful and obedient subordinate would not want that person to die out there.

As long as Otto can accomplish his plan, he will eventually hand over the position of Archbishop of Schicksal to Theresa.

After Theresa takes over, some people who were intimidated by Otto will definitely have some bad ideas.

By then, even if Theresa is capable of fighting, as the archbishop, she cannot act arbitrarily.

At times like these, she needs a capable and trustworthy right-hand man to help her clean up the mess.

However... it's too early to think about these things now.

Although Lin Yu is indeed a lucky charm for me, he also has a flaw.

He genuinely hated the Honkai.

Moreover, judging from the attitudes of his old friends, Rita, and Bianca towards him, he is clearly the kind of self-destructive bomber who doesn't value himself much.

Although this mission ultimately required a gamble, we didn't hesitate to borrow the power of the Herrscher of Thunder to launch an attack...

Even just thinking about it in his mind, Otto thought this young man had gone completely mad.

The faster and more fiercely such a person charges, the greater the probability that he will die on the battlefield.

Whether for his own plans or for Theresa's future, Otto felt that he should take some action.

Persuading Lin Yu with words—this method is clearly not going to work.

This method will work, and old friends won't have such a headache anymore.

Otherwise...

—Implication to him through the Feathered Dust, to tell him not to be so careless about his own life?

As Otto was pondering these matters, there was a soft knock at the door.

"Lord Otto, Lord Lin Yu has arrived here."

"Come in."

After Otto finished speaking, Amber opened the door, led Lin Yu inside, bowed respectfully to Otto, and then left.

Before Amber set off, Otto had already instructed him that he planned to speak with Lin Yu alone.

After Amber left, Otto began to scrutinize the boy before him.

At this moment, apart from the tattered armor that he hadn't had time to remove, Otto couldn't see a single scratch on Lin Yu's body.

So that's how it is. Bianca used the Black Abyss White Flower on him.

Moreover, this kid tensed up as soon as he saw me, he was incredibly nervous.

Ha, even with his great strength and courageous spirit, this young man is still essentially a naive kid.

"Alright, alright, relax, Lin Yu."

At this moment, Otto suddenly stood up, exaggeratedly spread his arms, and gave Lin Yu a bright smile.

"You are a great hero who killed the Judgment-class Honkai Beast Chiyou and surrounded your homeland, Shenzhou."

"With such achievements, you should be more confident in front of me—this nervous demeanor is not suitable for a great hero who has made great contributions to Schicksal."

Upon hearing Otto's words, Lin Yu's body tensed up even more.

Wow, that's even scarier.

Who are you calling a great hero?!

"You wouldn't dare! This is all what I should do!"

Seeing Lin Yu's expression, Otto became even more certain that his judgment was correct.

Lin Yu is an outstanding warrior, but apart from that identity, he is still a boy under eighteen years old.

In Otto's view, Lin Yu was still unable to adjust his mental state in time when facing someone in a superior position like Otto, which led to unnecessary tension.

That's not good. If he can't adjust his mindset in time, he won't be able to help Theresa deter those villains.

As for Lin Yu at this moment, his body tensed up when he saw Otto —and it wasn't an act.

Damn it, he's a time traveler, and one who knows Otto's character. It would be a miracle if he could completely control his emotions when facing a big boss with no sense of shame or brains.

Moreover, this level of tension is necessary for Lin Yu.

Besides the 'vengeful ghost' persona he presents to the public, he actually has other personas as well.

In Otto's presence, he was just an innocent little brat.

A naive young brat should be nervous when he sees the archbishop.

So far, his idea hasn't caused any major problems.

Those smart people are indeed not easy to fool, but once you've fooled them initially, you'll have much more room to maneuver later.

They are very confident in their intelligence, and this confidence will prompt them to fill in some details in Lin Yu's mind that Lin Yu himself is unaware of.

Even Otto, once he believes in something, is easily prone to filling in the blanks in his mind along the lines he deems correct.

As for Otto's talk about being a great hero and having confidence—nobody would believe that nonsense.

Putting everything else aside, just look at Siegfried in the distance and Cecilia right next to him.

Those who believe Otto's nonsense and work for him are fine as long as nothing goes wrong, but if something does happen, they can only clean up Otto's mess. After cleaning up the mess, they might even be deemed too 'threatening' by Otto and silenced.

"Sigh, expecting you, young man, to adjust your mindset so quickly is really asking too much."

After sitting back down, Otto gestured for Lin Yu sit down as he smiled helplessly at him.

"But you have to get used to it slowly and not show this kind of cowardice in front of others."

"You are an elite of the Apocalypse clan, and in the future, you will surely become a pillar of Schicksal."

"To display this attitude in front of others is tantamount to exposing one's own inner weaknesses."

At this point, Otto's tone suddenly became a few degrees lower.

"Don't assume that everyone in Schicksal is 'one of us.' No one knows whether your colleague in front of you will show their fangs to you in the future."

"... I will remember this."

Well said.

Of all the Schicksal, you and I are the ones I trust the least.

"Alright, just remember this. I won't ask any more questions. Just remember to write the report and upload it to the headquarters database later."

At this moment, Otto looked at Lin Yu with a strange expression in his eyes.

"I originally wanted you to heal your injuries first, but since Durandal has already healed them, I think we shouldn't delay any longer."

"Tomorrow I will host a banquet to celebrate our Schicksal's victory over the Judgment-class Honkai Beast."

"At that time, some of our elites from Schicksal will attend this banquet—as the protagonist of this banquet, you'd better stand up for yourself."

"Understood."

Ha, this is really troublesome.

However, it's also clear that I have initially gained Otto's trust.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to take all the credit from me and actively promote me.

However...

Looking at the golden feathers before him, Lin Yu sighed helplessly in his heart.

Even if she gained Otto's initial trust, Feathered Dust still had to eat.

That's normal. If his wariness of me disappeared so quickly, I would have felt something was wrong.

After using Feathered Dust on Lin Yu, Otto looked at Lin Yu, who had suddenly become incredibly relaxed, and nodded with a smile.

Although Otto had already considered Lin Yu as someone who needed to be trained, this did not mean that he completely trusted Lin Yu.

If Lin Yu's answer satisfies him, he might reduce the frequency of using Feathered Dust on Lin Yu in the future.

However, that's a story for later.

As for now...

At this moment, Otto looked at Lin Yu in front of him and smiled as he spoke to him.

"Lin Yu, answer my question."

"Why were you able to unleash such terrifying power in the Nine Nether this time?"

What secrets are you still hiding?

Chapter 123. Crimson Heron Immortal, I Didn't Lie

As the golden feathers fluttered down, Otto clearly saw Lin Yu's body begin to relax completely in that instant.

Although he hadn't fully trusted Lin Yu yet, Otto had already etched the wrong impression into his mind even more deeply because of his first impression.

In Otto's eyes, Lin Yu only completely relaxed his tense mood and entered this extremely relaxed state after being hit by the Feathered Dust.

"A secret? If I had to tell you, I had a strange dream about a week ago."

At this moment, although Lin Yu still maintained a blank expression and bewildered look in his eyes, his tone of voice did carry a hint of doubt.

"At that time, I saw the legendary Crimson Heron Immortal in my Shenzhou."

"The immortal taught me the legendary martial art 'Tai Xu Sword Qi,' which is coveted by martial artists. However, when I asked him to teach me, he said there wasn't enough time, so he taught me the three aspects of Tai Xu Sword Qi: mind, form, and spirit."

"But it's so strange, even though it's a dream, why is there never enough time in the dream...?"