You Have a New Job (Continued)
Therefore, perhaps an overly extreme stimulus plan is unnecessary. Even if Kiana is still unable to complete the transformation independently, the success rate is quite high if she uses the energy of the Gem of Serenity.
Of course, Otto didn't need much, but rather 100%. However, there is never anything 100% certain; even the initial sacrifice plan could only be an expectation, not an absolute one.
At least, by being more restrained, we wouldn't have to worry too much about Fu Hua's attitude.
"We're still one step away, but how do we push this step forward? There are more and more variables beyond the game, and I must be extremely cautious... Perhaps we need to wait a little longer? Hmm, before that, let's get our hands on the beacon of the Chikai Ichijo, which is also an indispensable part."
There is a priority and an order to things.
K423 is there, and so is the Herrscher of the Void. Even if people can escape, St. Freya can't. Whether to take extreme or restrained action in the future depends entirely on the progress after K423.
However, once we obtain the beacon, there's still a lot of observation and verification to be done. The sooner we get it, the more confident we'll be in our plans, so it's definitely better to get it sooner rather than later.
"Knock! Knock!"
"Enter."
After a gentle and polite knock, a long-eared priestess entered.
Otto revealed a gentle smile that was not a pretense.
"What is it, Sakura?"
"It concerns the major inspection that preceded Durandal. After further verification of the relevant data, we discovered quite a few individuals who committed serious offenses. I think we still need to discuss the specific handling methods with Mr. Otto."
Yae Sakura said with a gloomy expression.
From being clueless to being able to share the burden with Amber, Yae Sakura demonstrated excellent intelligence and learning ability in the process, and later showed quite reliable decision-making ability.
At least in Otto's eyes, this friend whom he met five hundred years later was a beautiful gem that was very worthy of being polished—and unlike Durandal, Yae Sakura's value went far beyond her combat prowess.
Otto smiled calmly and said:
"These people seem to be giving you a headache? I've already entrusted them entirely to you, so what are your thoughts?"
"...Mr Otto, I want to kill someone."
"Oh?"
"Throughout history, incompetent officials and corrupt bureaucrats have harmed countless people, while Schicksal is the main force against the Honkai, bearing the lives of hundreds of millions and the future of civilization. I... I don't like killing, but they really... really shouldn't have gone so far."
Yae Sakura bit her lip, her eyes filled with a dim, melancholy look.
Otto smiled at Yae Sakura, not directly expressing his opinion on her thoughts, but instead took the documents from Yae Sakura's hands and began to read and annotate them.
After a while, Otto returned the documents.
Yae Sakura opened it and took a look.
"What are these that you've circled?"
"An object to be handled with care".
"Why! Bing?"
Yae Sakura stared at him, puzzled.
Otto looked gently at Yae Sakura and said:
"Because they have powerful backers, and the value provided by those backers outweighs the harm they cause. From the perspective of stability and etiquette, this is the best choice. What do you think, Sakura?"
"... What if I want to treat everyone equally?"
"It will be quite troublesome. They won't dare to do anything like openly rebelling, but they will likely be passive-aggressive or even outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant... You know, human nature is never pure; it's a mixture of black and white. The investigation has gone deep enough and the results have been good enough. Without properly tolerating some darkness, it's impossible to command everyone."
Otto explained meaningfully.
He has done this for five hundred years.
No one could defy him, but he never expected everyone to be of pure heart; that was simply unrealistic.