Chapter 100

Although it is still not as good as it is now.

Having obtained information that's practically worthless or nonexistent, it doesn't feel any better.

Anyway, the intelligence department will try its best... probably. More accurate information will come in the future; for now, this is all the intelligence we have. You'll have to figure out how to analyze it yourselves.

"Who is Doctor Mei?" Redhead asked, looking bewildered. "Aren't we looking for Researcher Mei? Why are we looking for this MEI?"

"Because..." Himeko was about to speak.

"Let me explain this." Siegfried finally found his chance to interject; he absolutely had to make a good impression in the rescue of Doctor Mei!

Now that Raiden Ryoma is gone, one of his most direct competitors is gone.

And the Doctor, now in an unforeseen predicament, was perhaps in a state of panic, enduring immense fear, unable to sleep at night, and praying daily for the people of the Hyperion to come and rescue her.

The better you perform now, the more favor you will receive from the doctor.

After a hero saves a damsel in distress, isn't it just the traditional scenario where the girl has no way to repay him?

Hehehe~

In short, whether Siegfried can or not, he has to say something now. Otherwise, it would be the worst thing if he were completely useless!

"When you Chinese introduce yourselves to people from other countries," Siegfried asked, "What do you say?"

"This one." Redhead's eyes lit up immediately.

"Hmm~" He cleared his throat.

"My name is!"

"You'll definitely write your name in English, right?" Siegfried interrupted Redhead's self-introduction, saying, "Actually, to be precise, it's not English, it's called Pinyin."

"Its pronunciation rules are completely different from Pinyin; to be precise, it only borrows from the English alphabet."

"So, how would you express Dr. Mei. Mei's name in English or in pinyin?"

"MEI." Redhead replied disappointedly, "But are you sure this MEI is Dr. Mei? If you think this is Pinyin, then Comrade Siegfried should also know that Pinyin includes the tone mark."

"The pinyin behind MEI alone represents many Chinese characters such as sister, beauty, mei, raspberry, and rose."

"Moreover, there are quite a lot of characters in this list that are commonly used in women's names."

"There's another point," the Redhead added, "Japanese can also be expressed using letters, and MEI corresponds to the name Mei."

The meeting room fell silent again, and Himeko didn't rush to speak.

Being interrupted just now did feel a little uncomfortable, but Siegfried said what she wanted to say, and what Redhead said wasn't without reason.

Himeko became curious about how these two were going to continue their conversation on this matter.

Siegfried thought his explanation was flawless, but he never expected to be outmaneuvered.

This can be considered a serious shortcoming of originally ideographic writing systems after they were converted to phonetic writing systems. This is because the same sound can correspond to many different characters.

However, if this were to be translated into a phonetic alphabet and written in written form, it would be a real disaster!

This is not a word guessing game where you have to guess from the context.

And when it comes to expressing names, this pinyin can express just so many names!

There are so many that you can't tell who's who.

Siegfried wanted to say that MEI is actually MEI, not Mei. Her name is actually MEI, but it is expressed in Chinese characters.

However, Siegfried was aware of one problem: his understanding of MEI's true identity remained merely a guess.

It's just a matter of connecting them through some suspicious points.

In reality, there is no conclusive evidence.

Without conclusive evidence, no one can accept the ambiguous and unsubstantiated intelligence provided by the intelligence department as true.

"Actually," Himeko felt it was time for her to step in.

"I started investigating the doctor quite early," Himeko said, "Because what that doctor did seemed a bit... suspicious."

"What?" Redhead was quite curious about this; this doctor was indeed very mysterious. There was practically no information about her on the ship.

Redhead wanted to investigate, but the doctor couldn't find a way to do anything about it.

"What is she doing?" the Redhead asked curiously, "Making Major Himeko suspicious?"

"Buying things," Himeko said, "Although they're not serious contraband, we can't talk about them openly. In your Celestial Empire, they're prohibited from being distributed."

"There are also rating restrictions abroad."

"That's not the point," Himeko said. "Actually, it's Doctor Mei's initial data."

"That is, after asking Ai Yi, that artificial intelligence."

"Her original name was indeed MEI."

"That's something," Himeko said. "If you have any questions, you can actually go find that super AI. Although he's usually very irresponsible and completely idle."

"But she seems to know much more about MEI than we do."

"If nothing unexpected happens."

"This should be what we're looking for."

"So what should we do?" Theresa asked, seeing that the discussion was almost over. "Should we send Valkyrie to England?"

This is a gamble; the intelligence may be accurate, or the intelligence agency may have made a mistake.

Anyway, that's the state of the intelligence agencies right now.

The chances of feeling wrong are very high.

Theresa couldn't make a concrete judgment; her miscalculation and naiveté regarding the Doctor's kidnapping missed the best opportunity for a rescue. More importantly, it now seemed there was someone capable of helping her make the judgment.

Anyway, Theresa considers herself the mascot... no, the dean, and she's not doing it for nothing.

At least she understands that some things can be taught to others.

Of course, one must have the ability to judge people.

Now there's someone who seems capable of taking on a great responsibility, and Theresa wants to see if this guy is really up to the task.

Redhead knew the question was directed at him, and all eyes were on him.

"Go!" Redhead said after a moment's thought. "This is the only information we have right now."

"Then let's get ready." Theresa began to assign tasks.

"Let's go to Sky City!" Redhead immediately added, "We can have Himeko or Siegfried lead the team and take the Trainee Valkyrie to Sky City for a look."

"Sky City?" Theresa asked, somewhat puzzled. "Why are we sending them to Sky City?"

"Not going to England?"

"Because the intelligence came from Sky City." The Redhead shook the single-page intelligence report and said, "You all should know about Sky City, right..."

"It's a paradise for information brokers."

Theresa still didn't understand why they had to go to Sky City. She asked in confusion, "Why not England?"

"Won't you find out everything once you go?"

"Because Sky City is the offline exchange center for intelligence brokers all over the world!" Siegfried suddenly realized and said, "So the person who knows this information should still be in Sky City."

"Once we find the exact source of this information," Himeko said, "We will be able to obtain more accurate information."

"And make reasonable arrangements based on more accurate intelligence."

"Moreover, intelligence is a mix of truth and falsehood," Redhead said. "The intelligence we see may be entirely false, entirely true, or half true and half false."

"Perhaps it will be ten lies and one truth, or the opposite."

"But whichever it is, I think information brokers sell information."

"It's not necessarily about making money; there must be other motives."

"The mastermind behind this must want to do something with this intelligence."

"Therefore, it is definitely not a wise choice for us to rush to England," Redhead said. "We might just fall into the trap set by the mastermind behind it all."

"Since the intelligence came from Sky City, let's go Sky City to investigate first."

"This will be much safer, for the Trainee Valkyrie."

"Intelligence gathering is something they need to go through."

"Nothing develops people better than a real operation," Himeko said. "Only by engaging in real operations can they grow."

"The knowledge learned from books and in the classroom is only useful when it is applied in real life."

"So we're going to Sky City." Redhead said with even more certainty, "Let them go and gain some experience. Now is a great opportunity."

"And what about you?" Himeko suddenly asked. "A liaison officer for the Navy?"

"You're from China, aren't you?"

"Sky City is a city in the Celestial Empire." Himeko asked, "And you are a native of that place?"

"Aren't you planning to lead the team there?"

"This..." Redhead hesitated a bit. China is a big country. Although he is a Chinese, he doesn't live in Sky City.

"I'll go." Redhead hesitated for only a second.

To truly understand Valkyrie, you must start by getting familiar with the basics.

They don't even go and act with them.

That's absolutely unacceptable!

Chapter 130 Its Meaning is Home

"My head hurts, I want an iced cola."

"But my head will hurt even more after drinking it!"

A girl got out of bed.

"Since you know that drinking iced cola will make your head hurt even more," another girl scoffed, "Why do you still drink iced cola? Are all of you scientists out of your minds?"

"Because iced cola is a belief!" The girl jumped out of bed as if she had been stimulated.

"Only Coca-Cola is truly a century-old beverage! Coca-Cola is just a sugary drink for couch potatoes."

"Don't use your ignorant arguments to judge Coca-Cola."

"There's nothing in this world I can't live without Coca-Cola!"

The other girl said nothing, nor did she think she had said anything. What Baishi, what Keco? All she really wanted to say was: Baishi is Coca-Cola! Don't be so arrogant!

"A talent that lasts a hundred lifetimes is not worthy of being a Coca-Cola!" a girl shouted.

"I didn't say anything," the other girl said calmly.

"Huh!" a girl said disdainfully, "Are you an airhead? You actually said it out loud just now."

"Besides, I don't have mind-reading abilities."

"Really?" The other girl didn't react at all, and even seemed to want to laugh. "Whatever, but you don't seem to understand the situation at all!"

"This is the Nest, one of my bases. Or to be more precise."

"This is an orphanage."

"Please have some self-respect."

"Doctor Mei."

This girl was naturally Mei. When she woke up, she found that the dungeon had changed again. She wasn't surprised at all; she knew it was going to change dungeons after she inexplicably fell asleep.

But I wasn't worried at all; I always felt that these guys didn't need me to be afraid of them.

They wanted them to save Kevin, the owner of the diary...

Hmm... when did I read my diary again?

I forgot, but it doesn't matter, I'll remember it sooner or later anyway.