Chapter 160

"Are you mocking me?" Cocolia, feeling she couldn't take it anymore, said, "You've been mocking me all along, haven't you?!"

Do you think I'm stupid?

"How could that be?!" MEI said, "I am a very cultured person, completely different from some hypocritical people. I generally do not laugh at others."

"I would only laugh at someone if they did something so absurd and ridiculous."

"You never intended to negotiate, did you?" Cocolia said, annoyed and embarrassed.

"Of course!" MEI pushed up his glasses and said, "Who gave you the courage to think you're qualified to negotiate with me?"

"Fish Leong?"

"Negotiation with you," MEI scoffed. "You're overthinking it."

"I'm just telling you the truth," MEI said. "You can probably take this as an ultimatum. This isn't negotiation at all! If you don't meet my demands..."

"I'll make you pay."

This is not a negotiation at all!

"Aren't you being a bit too arrogant?!" Cocolia said. "Do you really think you have victory in the bag?"

"You're nothing but a person who's abandoned by everyone," MEI retorted. "What do you think you have to offer me in this negotiation?"

"I can Bronya's life!" Cocolia suddenly said coldly, "Mrs. Aleshkevich!"

"Since you know there's a Biological Chip in Bronya's brain."

"Do you know that Biological Chip can be destroyed?"

Do you know the consequences of damage?

"You think I'm a hypocrite," Cocolia said. "Using the name of mother to manipulate Bronya, to scheme against Rosaliya and Liliya."

Do you think I would do such a thing?

Could it be?

To be honest, Mei was genuinely worried after hearing Cocolia's words. She really didn't expect Cocolia to pull such a trick on her. It was truly disgusting!

"Isn't your bottom line that you don't kill children?" MEI retorted.

"She died because of you," Cocolia said. "And all I did was burn out the chip."

"..." MEI really didn't expect that.

"I don't think you'd dare." MEI pushed up her glasses.

"Then give it a try," Cocolia said viciously. "Since you've said it yourself, I'm already abandoned by everyone. So I don't have many cards left to play."

"I'll play this card, see if I dare to play it."

To try or not to try?

MEI was a little unsure; she really wasn't sure what Cocolia wanted to do.

"Heh heh heh." Cocolia chuckled coldly. "Looks like you're hesitating."

"That's good."

"The Moon Throne," Cocolia said. "This is what I want now. So, it's your turn to make a choice."

Should we choose a person? Or a warship?

"Okay!" MEI made the choice almost without any hesitation.

She truly hadn't expected that Cocolia would threaten her with Bronya's life.

And among the people and warships.

"I choose Bronya," MEI said through gritted teeth. "If you dare to lay a hand on Bronya, I will definitely kill you."

"Mother..."

Bronya stared blankly at MEI.

Mom... Mom!!!

The emotions that Bronya had lost in the experiment finally began to resurface at this moment—a warmth, a genuine care and love from a mother!

Even if she doesn't allow me to call her that!

But Bronya could feel it!

That which truly exists is called maternal love!

"Very good," Cocolia said. "I thought you would hesitate for a long time before making a choice."

"There's no good choice here," MEI said, adjusting his glasses.

Every captain knows what choice to make at this moment: if not Valkyrie, then what?

"Very good," Cocolia said. "Indeed, you seem to be a competent mother."

"Then let's not waste any more time, we don't have much time left."

"You know what to do, right?"

"I don't want you to resort to any tricks."

"Hmm..." MEI pushed up her glasses.

'No, what does it mean to be a competent mother?'

'Shouldn't he be a competent captain?'

'Are you sure you didn't misunderstand?'

'Cocolia?!'

Chapter 186 Oh my god!

"Child... Mom..."

"Betrayed by everyone..."

"Hehehe..."

Cocolia's eyes were half-closed; this was probably the first time anyone had said this to her. Had she really fallen so low that everyone had turned against her? Was it really like that?

But honestly, it seems like Rosaliya and Liliya left way too easily, didn't they?

Although these two girls are indeed not very resistant to temptation.

I boarded the ship just for a couple of delicious snacks.

This must have disappointed her a bit.

Was she really that worthless? Had she become so alienated from everyone? She had her reasons for doing this. To fight against the Honkai, she had no choice but to do it.

This might be too unfair to the children.

But what can be done about it?

This is for the sake of the world, for the future of humanity! She had no choice.

"I'm sorry... Bronya," Cocolia said silently to herself.

Is there any way in the world to have the best of both worlds?

She wants it all!

The Moon Throne? How could it possibly be given away! Giving it away is impossible, absolutely impossible in this lifetime. Bronya can't give it up either; only by taking both Bronya and the Moon Throne can the current situation be maintained.

MEI has started her unscientific DIY again.

This time the problem is more complicated. Controlling the Moon Throne is relatively easier to manage. However, Bronya's Biological Chip is a major issue.

What should we do?

MEI seems a bit tricky.

Although I knew about this a long time ago, I was assigned the role of MEI relatively late. Therefore, I haven't had time to begin research on Bronya's Biological Chip.

Therefore, things are now quite tricky.

'Hmm...' MEI pinched her chin, thinking, 'Biological Chip... hmm... signals... what are signals?'

MEI believes the signal from this Biological Chip might not be very strong. While a chip may have a communication module, achieving long-distance, even interstate or transoceanic signal transmission inevitably requires an auxiliary signal receiver—a relay tower or relay satellite—to facilitate signal transmission.

Instead of directly blocking the signal or directly targeting the Biological Chip, it would be better to try starting with the repeater.

So what would a repeater be?

MEI secretly glanced at Bronya beside her, and at the Rabbit 19C behind her, which only had half a body.

'Could it be Rabbit 19C?' MEI suddenly thought of this question.

Hmm, speaking of which, this Rabbit 19C seems quite worth taking apart.

It's not absolutely accurate, but it's worth a try.

Biological Chip can emit very weak signals with short reception distances, making them ideal for relay communication. In such cases, the Rabbit 19C is the perfect choice.

Furthermore, the Rabbit 19C has enough energy and space to install larger and more professional communication facilities.

Secondly, they are also very easy to capture.

Bronya couldn't understand what MEI was doing; all she knew was that MEI was setting up a hacking device to break through the firewall of the control system and gain control.

It was as if she had just opened the door to the control room.

Bronya couldn't understand it, and I suspect very few people could understand MEI's actions.

Bronya really wanted to say that she didn't have to be chosen. She could have chosen the Moon Throne, and Bronya wouldn't have blamed her. Because she knew very well that now that the ship had sailed this far, it couldn't possibly return to the Reverse Merchant side intact. Otto wouldn't allow that to happen.

If it cannot belong to the Hyperion, then it can only belong to the seabed.

Once the Adversity Quotient (AQ) gains control, Otto will definitely sink it!

And Canghai City will suffer the same fate then.

Between the lives of millions and her, she could understand her mother's choice.

Bronya wanted to speak, but she couldn't. She couldn't disobey the commands the chip gave her; she could only watch as her mother quickly built that strange-looking, clumsy, but actually very useful device.

"It looks about right."

MEI clapped her hands and said, "I think it should be usable."

'This thing actually works.'

In the Sea of Quanta, Shirley was utterly speechless at the appearance of the thing MEI created.

"Hmm..." Seele said, "I have a feeling that Sister Mei's plans are not so simple."

"Hey," Kevin, who was also watching the live stream, asked, "Who exactly is that woman named Cocolia? You should know, little girl, right?"

"Yes, it's Mom," Seele said after thinking for a moment.

"Your own mother?" Kevin asked back.

"No, that's not true." Seele shook her head and said, "I'm an orphan, and so is Bronya ... at least she's found her mother now."

"My Mei, she's not..." Kevin gritted his teeth but was helpless.

I've been here too long, haven't paid attention to the real world for far too long. I never imagined! MEI's children are all so grown up, and there's more than one!

'My Mei!'

Kevin cried out in his heart.

"Hmm." Kevin thought about it carefully, but there was no other way. But Mei is still my wife. Even though these children aren't his, they were Mei's children back then.

Mei is my wife, so my wife's children are also my children.

Although Kevin felt that logic was full of blood and tears, he still stubbornly said, "Then from today onwards I am their father."

"No, you're not," Seele said, shaking her head.

"No?! Why not?!" Kevin said arrogantly, "Mei is my wife, no matter what she becomes, she will always be my wife!"

"Oh, your wife has so many children," Seele said. "And they're with different men."