Ah, Grandpa

Sigh, it's not a particularly high-level Skill Book.

Never mind, let me see what it is.

[Skill Book - Implantation (True Goddess Reincarnation TRPG)]

[After learning this skill, the user can permanently implant certain special items into their body.]

After the item is implanted, the holder can reduce its consumption and negative effects to a certain extent.

[Note: Implanted devices can also be removed after a certain amount of time.]

Oh, it seems... well, it's not useless, it just suits me very well.

This ability can help resolve the damage and resource consumption caused by the Voidpower Gem Shard.

Of course you can. Even the 'thing' you're imagining falls into the category of being able to use this skill to reduce stress.

Haha, if I could, I still wouldn't want that day to come.

Looking at the description of this skill, Lin Yu immediately thought of an item.

By implanting special items into the body, the consumption and negative effects of the items can be reduced to some extent.

This, no matter how you look at it, is hinting at something...

—In the future, I might need to have Herrscher Core implanted in me.

Anti-Entropy Headquarters. Between Arks

Inside the headquarters of Anti-Entropy, Tesla and Einstein, having finished dealing with those matters, discovered...

—They didn't even have the energy to curse anymore.

With major countries launching attacks simultaneously, the two men were exhausted just trying to appease them.

In this situation, the radical members who did not participate in the Changkong City operation launched a direct attack from within the Anti-Entropy.

Why not support Cocolia?

What were Tesla and Einstein actually doing?

[Where's the Alliance Leader?! We've already started fighting against Schicksal, why hasn't the Alliance Leader returned yet?!]

[And that man named Siegfried is a traitor to Schicksal, right? — Hmph, who knows if he's just pretending to betray us and infiltrating Anti-Entropy.]

Hey, you know what? Schicksal has already pardoned him and lifted the arrest warrant.

[This must be Schicksal's way of telling us that we'll eventually figure out Siegfried's true identity, so they're pretending to 'appease' Siegfried, making us think that ' Schicksal wouldn't do this if he were an undercover agent,' thus allowing Siegfried to maintain his position on our side!]

Looking at the reports from those who were making trouble, Tesla really wished he could tear those rich people's mouths apart.

"Damn it, these bastards, it's one thing to follow Cocolia and cause trouble, but why do they have such vivid imaginations in this area!"

If Tesla hadn't been presented with intelligence through an intelligence screen that prevented her from taking action, she suspected that if she had seen an intelligence terminal, she might have punched through its screen.

It's one thing for them to clean up the mess after Cocolia caused it, but now, while they're cleaning up, these scoundrels are also fighting amongst themselves.

Unfortunately, at this crucial moment, neither of them had the energy to deal with the comments within the organization.

"His!"

At this moment, Tesla, in a state of extreme annoyance, said to Einstein.

"Cocolia must have been the one instructing them to do this!"

"Ah, we all know it's Cocolia's causing trouble, and then..."

Einstein, slumped over the table, spoke wearily to Tesla.

"Knowing all this is useless. Now that that woman is hiding, we have no way of finding her coordinates."

"To put it bluntly, even if we wanted to clean out the pus and blood, we wouldn't know where to start the incision."

"Wait, what does this intelligence mean?"

Siegfried, who was also reviewing intelligence, was somewhat puzzled when he saw that Otto had been released from the wanted list.

"That bastard Otto, does he really think I'd fall for something so stupid?"

"Ha, what does it matter whether you fall for it or not?"

Seeing the puzzled look on Siegfried's face, Einstein said weakly.

"If you really do fall for his tricks, he can resolve one threat and then take back the Flame-Chaser's Judgment."

"If you didn't fall for it, then he won't lose out."

"There aren't many people on the Schicksal side capable of hunting you down right now, so whether this wanted poster is on or not makes no difference in that respect."

"If you don't go back, Otto won't even need to say anything; people within Schicksal will start saying, ' Siegfried hasn't come back yet, he must have something to hide.' At that point, even if someone wants to speak up for you, they won't be able to do anything about it."

"Moreover... Otto's actions must have other deeper meanings."

"If we take Kiana into account that she's also in Schicksal..."

Einstein, who had thought of a certain possibility, said hesitantly.

"He probably wants to use this method to sow discord between you and Kiana."

"Haha, how is that possible? That's so stupid."

After hearing Einstein's conjecture, Siegfried sneered.

"Kiana isn't some clueless idiot. How could Otto's methods possibly work on our relationship?"

"But, Siegfried."

Looking at Siegfried's tightly clenched fists, Einstein continued.

"Are you angry?"

"Otto has achieved his goal by getting angry."

"... You mean, he did this in such a grand way just to annoy me?"

Siegfried, already burning with anger, still couldn't understand Einstein's ideas.

"That can't be, right?"

Seeing Siegfried's expression, Einstein sighed helplessly.

"Your performance in Changkong City last time was too calm—this is not a criticism, in fact you did very well."

"By taking Mei away from the main urban area of Changkong City as soon as possible and then exhausting Mei's power, the agent named Lin Yu was able to find an opportunity to defeat Mei Herrscher Transformation."

"But what Otto needs is a reckless Siegfried is easily angered by him and prone to losing his temper, not a Siegfried who is murderous but can act rationally."

"After all, for Otto, the latter is far more troublesome than the former."

After Einstein finished speaking, Tesla, who was also slumped over the table, weakly continued speaking to Siegfried.

"His announcement of this message may seem like a big deal, but in reality—did he suffer any loss?"

"Under normal circumstances, no one can catch you and take you back."

"If the arrest warrant is gone, your reputation will be ruined, your mood will worsen, and even subtly, your desire to kill him will continue to rise."

"If Otto continues to provoke you, you will eventually lose your composure and fall into his trap."

"For the person who has the initiative, his actions may seem like a concession on the surface, but in reality, there are only two possibilities: he gains or he makes a huge profit."

"They gained these benefits simply by withdrawing a useless arrest warrant. And now..."

" —Siegfried, do you still think that Otto's son of a bitch's big news this time is meaningless?"

Listening to their analysis, Siegfried finally realized just how vicious Otto's actions were.

He had to admit that, in terms of political maneuvering, the entire Anti-Entropy regime was far inferior to Otto's.

Although Cocolia was the one who started this incident, judging from the current situation, Otto probably played a significant role in fueling it behind the scenes.

Siegfried, the unlucky guy who was trying to save his friend's daughter, was initially used by Otto after he was used by Otto and then his power was depleted, and he was chased after. After finally returning to Anti-Entropy, Otto started to torment him again with a single command.

Damn, how is he so smart?

If this bastard didn't act like a bastard and instead used his brain to fight the Honkai...

Perhaps the world would be free of some tragedies.

Chapter 80. Sigh, Grandpa

Anti-Entropy. Radical Temporary Base

Inside the temporary base, Cocolia recalled everything that had happened yesterday and felt as if she had fallen into an abyss.

Before yesterday, although Otto's pack of hounds had entered Changkong City, the overall course of events was still favorable to their Anti-Entropy.

Although the Far East is the territory of Schicksal, Raiden Ryoma has laid many traps in Changkong City.

After Raiden Ryoma was caught out of his way and sent to prison by Cocolia naturally accepted all of Raiden Ryoma's plans.

Relying on the contingency plans left by Raiden Ryoma and the advantages in Anti-Entropy electronic warfare, Cocolia once suppressed technology in terms of intelligence.

Originally, if she had simply forced Raiden Mei to awaken step by step, she could have continued according to plan, using the Titan Mech to deplete the Herrscher of Thunder's power, and then having the seemingly harmless Bronya use her Quantum Mech to deliver the fatal blow and knock the Herrscher of Thunder.

Yes, that was her initial plan. In this plan, her adopted daughter Bronya was the one responsible for retrieving Raiden Mei.

But ever since she discovered the Schicksal agent named Lin Yu, everything began to spiral out of her control.

Siegfried took Raiden Mei with him.

It's astonishing that even after the warships on the Schicksal side captured the Herrscher of Thunder, they still had the power to launch such a terrifying bombardment, destroying most of their Titan Mech squadron.

Bronya, whom she sent on a free mission to be ready to retrieve the Herrscher of Thunder, also lost contact with Cocolia's side.

Even at the very end, Cocolia, relying on her intelligence advantage, discovered that Schicksal had actually committed a large number of troops.

Cocolia originally thought that the forces she would face were only the Far East Branch Schicksal and some Valkyrie.

However, upon seeing the large number of Valkyrie and the Divine Machine Force, even the incredibly confident Cocolia had to admit that she had indeed gone too far this time.

Cocolia, who failed to defeat the Herrscher of Thunder in the first instance, worked so hard for so long, only to have Otto steal the credit.

Moreover, due to insufficient troops, Cocolia was forced to retreat.

Cocolia, unable to fully digest the X10 Experiment data and thus unable to put the Quantum Teleportation System into practical use, must face another problem.

Cocolia didn't have time to take away the 'legacy' that Raiden Ryoma left behind in ME Company.

Sooner or later, the pursuers from Schicksal will take advantage of the fact that Cocolia's Titan Mech was destroyed by the Hyperion's cannon to reach ME Company.

It was clear that she could no longer stay in this place, so after taking the legacy left by Raiden Ryoma, Cocolia made a decision on the spot.

She decided to blow up ME Company's headquarters in Changkong City!

Cocolia obtained this thing through underhanded means. To put it bluntly, after acquiring the technology, most of the remaining creations were not worth her much heartache.

As for whether this approach is wasteful and extravagant...

Hmph, wasting money is better than giving it to Schicksal.

With this in mind, Cocolia decisively activated the self-destruct program after completing the preparations.

Of course, Cocolia kept her eyes open.

The technology and creations from ME Company are things that Schicksal can take away without losing out.

After discovering that the Anti-Entropy faction has retreated, Schicksal will definitely send people to retrieve these items.

In this situation, Cocolia delays the internal explosion of ME Company, the people from Schicksal who are rushing over to scavenge will be caught in the explosion as soon as they arrive at ME Company.

Although she didn't think the Schicksal members who came to collect junk were that important, since she had chosen to abandon ME Company headquarters, Cocolia was definitely planning to maximize her benefits—killing them one by one!

Then, with these thoughts in mind, Cocolia returned to the temporary base only to discover...

Something happened.

Although I don't know why, ME Company, which had already initiated its self-destruct program, didn't explode??