Chapter 103

Redhead is so confident, and there's a reason for it.

As the liaison officer stationed on the ship, and also the liaison officer directly in contact with the Valkyrie, the Celestial Empire attaches great importance to this. A professional team, a powerful patron—just ask, and someone will be there to serve you wholeheartedly.

Every step you take will be meticulously planned for you.

"I just need to show up where we're needed," Redhead said, holding his wine glass. "My comrades have explained to me why we're here."

"In this situation, gathering intelligence is like a fish taking a bite; you have to be willing to throw out the bait for the other side to bite even if it hurts."

"Because it is unclear what the other party's purpose was in releasing this information."

"That's why we need to try to test the waters first."

"You mean..." Himeko glanced at the people coming and going and said, "Money?"

It seems like everyone coming and going here is rich.

So, the other party is releasing information just because of money?

"I don't know." Redhead shook his head and said, "I'm not sure about that. If the other party's goal is money, then the first step will be much easier."

"The last thing our professional team has to lack is money."

Redhead genuinely hoped the other party wanted money; Sky City was a paradise for intelligence brokers. This didn't mean there were spies here who could easily gather intelligence.

It's not because of this place, but because it sells intelligence.

Most intelligence brokers are only after money, while some may want political asylum or other benefits.

However, none of the above situations are easily handled by the professional team behind Redhead.

"What I'm worried about now is," Redhead said, frowning slightly, "That the other party doesn't want money!"

If they don't want money or anything else, then they must have had some purpose in releasing this information.

"Then..." Himeko frowned and said, "Kiana, is Mei in danger?!"

"At least not for now," Redhead said confidently. "Trust my team; they are stronger and more professional than you think. This is their territory."

Redhead thought his team had thrown out two baits.

He and Himeko acted as wealthy people, spending money everywhere to make the information seller believe they had the financial means to obtain the information.

The other one is the Valkyrie group.

Valkyrie are valuable in themselves, especially Valkyrie in their apprenticeship stage. If the enemy's goal is to capture Valkyrie, then Kiana and her companions are the bait.

But this is China, and it won't be so easy to make a move here.

Besides...

"Kiana!" Siegfried felt his blood pressure spike.

Kiana has gone mad!

We're having so much fun!

It means exactly what it says.

"Aaaaaah!!!" Kiana felt her blood pressure spike, and she said while stomping her feet, "I know! I know! We can't let our guard down!"

"But! But this is Sky City!"

"It's a really fun place!"

"There's so much delicious food!"

"Kiana," Mei said, feeling a bit uncomfortable, "We're on a mission right now, don't eat too much."

Lollipops, marshmallows, spicy strips, ice cream. Her hands were overflowing with snacks, her mouth was stuffed with small potatoes, and her backpack was already crammed with hot pot ingredients, mini twisted dough sticks, and other things.

Compared to Siegfried and Mei, who were even more vigilant and dared not relax their guard in the slightest,

Kiana acted like she was just on vacation.

I want to eat everything and visit every place.

"But this is Sky City," Kiana retorted. "Besides, our mission was to relax here as we pleased."

Kiana spoke with conviction, and in fact, that was the case.

The task assigned to them was very simple!

It's very simple!

Just let them treat it as a trip.

But Mei didn't think this trip would be that simple.

This is a well-known intelligence hub; they came here to find information about their mother.

Mei couldn't relax.

To this day, there is absolutely no news of my mother.

Mei really, really can't relax and play like Kiana.

"Relax~ relax~" Kiana seemed to see through Mei's thoughts. She opened her huge mouth, quickly finished the snack in her hand, patted Mei's shoulder and said, "It's okay!"

"Everything will be alright."

"Don't worry, Mei," Kiana said confidently. "I trust those who kidnapped the Doctor."

"They won't do anything strange to the Doctor."

Mei couldn't refute it; perhaps it was just to comfort her. But she also genuinely hoped that nothing bad would happen to the Doctor.

"Kiana." Siegfried finally couldn't hold back any longer. He felt he had to assert a little of his fatherly authority and said, "You little brat."

"Don't be so carefree and undisciplined! Don't forget! You are Valkyrie!"

"This time it's a mission."

Siegfried really couldn't hold back anymore.

Kiana may have great potential and will definitely become an outstanding Valkyrie in the future, perhaps even comparable to Cecilia. However, the current Kiana doesn't show any signs of being outstanding at all.

They are undisciplined and lack any sense of crisis, completely unaware of the danger of Honkai.

She hasn't yet transitioned from the mindset of a little girl to that of a qualified soldier.

"Ah~ I know." Kiana said impatiently, "I'm not going to mess up this mission."

"But since we've come all this way to have fun, why can't we enjoy ourselves to the fullest?"

"Anyway, the expenses for this event will be fully reimbursed."

"No reason is needed for reimbursement."

"And the task assigned to us from above," Kiana said, "Is simply to let us have fun."

Yes, that makes a lot of sense.

But Siegfried didn't think the matter was so simple. In fact, since receiving the intelligence, he had thought about many things. It seemed that there were many suspicious aspects to the matter.

Especially this intelligence.

Although it was just a piece of information that wasn't very clear, wasn't this information obtained too easily?

"Kiana," Siegfried said seriously, "Although what you said makes a lot of sense."

"But we still cannot be too lenient and let our guard down."

"The intelligence is available to our intelligence agencies."

"Others will definitely get it too."

"Perhaps our adversary is not the one who leaked the intelligence."

Siegfried frowned and said, "Perhaps it's someone who also received the intelligence."

The intelligence came so easily that the Hyperion's intelligence system, which even Allied intelligence agents couldn't keep up with, received the intelligence immediately after a little reorganization.

This intelligence came far too easily.

The intelligence came too easily.

Because this was information that Gray Serpent had deliberately released, Gray Serpent coldly observed those who had entered the game because of this intelligence, including the Valkyrie team from the Hyperion.

They are not the only group involved, but they are among those who will have a significant impact on the operation.

After the Gray Serpent Raven the Doctor, the Hyperion should have realized what was happening during this chaotic period. Schicksal wouldn't be too willing to accept the loss of a Doctor whose research Honkai.

Of all those who got involved, they were probably the only ones who persevered and held on until the very end.

The person who gets involved in this matter until the very end.

Should we exclude the Valkyrie of the Hyperion?

Gray Serpent couldn't make a decision yet. Himeko, Siegfried, Kiana, Bronya, Mei, and an unknown Redhead arrived.

This is clearly intended to train Valkyrie through combat.

For the time being, although these people may be the group that continues to follow up on this matter, at least for the time being, their influence on their own actions is not strong.

Making a move now might actually have the opposite effect.

Let's leave these people aside for now. The real big fish we're after haven't entered the game yet; the small fry and shrimps are the main targets...

We still have to deal with it.

"Looks like you've captured someone extraordinary." Cocolia, with her voluptuous figure and defying the Slavic woman's rules, tossed her long hair and said, "Doctor Mei, although I don't know who this deity is."

"But I would really like to borrow this person," Cocolia said. "I wonder what kind of price I would have to pay to borrow this person?"

"What do you want to do?" Gray Serpent whispered, "Borrow Doctor Mei?"

Cocolia was a long-time client of his, and also a temporary ally. Gray Serpent knew how terrifying this woman was; she would stop at nothing to get rid of her political enemies.

Suffering and being slandered are nothing to worry about.

If she has enough power, she can silence her political enemies without any reason.

Gray Serpent knew about Cocolia's recent plans, and it was precisely because he knew that he had a bad feeling.

"You should know," Cocolia said, crossing her arms and supporting her exaggerated pectoral muscles, "Raiden Ryoma of ME Company. He's someone I need to deal with right now."

"I must remove this stumbling block, and permanently."

"The information you provided wasn't very good."

"But given your personality," Gray Serpent continued, "That information is already enough. Aren't all the people you've dealt with like this?"

"The past is the past," Cocolia said. "The present is the present."

"Raiden Ryoma is no ordinary person."

"I need to make sure that once he falls, he can't get back up."

"Oh?" Gray Serpent countered, "Then what are you going to do?"

"Treason," Cocolia said. "Once we get her into Raiden Ryoma's bed, Raiden Ryoma will have no place in Anti-Entropy!"

You're overthinking it.

Without any hesitation, the Gray Serpent refused, saying, "This matter..."

"Don't even think about it!"

"Hmph." Cocolia snorted coldly, but didn't say anything more. She knew she hadn't offered her price yet, and if she wanted Gray Serpent to agree, she would have to offer a price Gray Serpent couldn't refuse.

Cocolia wasn't in a hurry; she just wanted to say something first.

The Gray Serpent will be delivered then.

But right now, she's more concerned about something else.

"Those two children."

"How is the situation?"

Chapter 133 The Secret

Raven seems to have temporarily abandoned the idea of reforming the doctor.

We haven't found a good way to force the PhD student to do research yet. Although they say they'll take some tough measures, they haven't actually done so. There's nothing we can do!