Chapter 286

'Cocolia?'

Otto's reminder brought it to Li Pu's attention.

This Cocolia isn't exactly a kind person, you know. He felt it was hard to judge her; he couldn't say she was particularly kind.

He could be considered a schemer who makes the most of everything.

"Cocolia ..." Li Pu muttered to himself, stroking his chin. "Changkong City."

"Um?!"

As Li Pu was speaking, a question suddenly came to mind.

"Artificial Honkai..."

"Master Otto," Li Pu said uncertainly, "Can a Herrscher emerge from a Honkai that can engulf an entire city?"

Oh...

Right?

The Honkai that destroyed the sky was caused by the appearance of a Herrscher.

What kind of Herrscher?

Li Pu frowned.

If he remembered correctly, Changkong City seemed to be the starting point of the Honkai manga. And Mei, Kiana, and Bronya all made their appearances at the beginning.

One of the more important plot points is...

Himeko had a brief confrontation with Mei, Herrscherization, after arriving in Changkong City.

So...

Is Cocolia's goal to create a Herrscher?

"Actually, that's exactly what I'm worried about." Otto finally became serious, his smile gone. "That's why I came to ask."

"Didn't Doctor Mei's memories tell you anything?" Otto asked doubtfully, "The Honkai in this situation."

What negative consequences will this bring?

"Well..." Li Pu said, his expression somewhat unpleasant, "I'm afraid it really isn't true."

MEI's memories didn't tell Li Pu what the worst-case scenario of the artificial Honkai would be. For example, the emergence of a Herrscher!

Because MEI's memories are incomplete, especially regarding the previous era.

Furthermore, MEI seems to have done some research on artificial Honkai.

However, there weren't many conclusions.

Honkai Energy will produce a Herrscher is a question that remains to be determined and requires further observation.

Only...

I want to know the answer to this question.

Nothing feels more real than a real, artificial Honkai.

"Possibly, maybe not," Li Pu said ambiguously. "I'm not entirely sure."

"By the way," Li Pu said, slightly digressing from the topic, "Since you're thinking about this..."

"Why not choose to remove the Valkyrie from the academy?"

Right!

Mei is the best.

If they don't leave, Mei might become a Herrscher of Reason.

"This is my biggest concern," Otto said. "Although the Celestial Government is a trustworthy political entity, what if we withdraw the Valkyrie now?"

"It means that we chose to run away at a critical moment."

"In some ways, this is almost like betrayal..."

"I have no intention of doing such a thing," Otto said seriously. "The Schicksal desperately needs the support of the Celestial Empire, whether it be funding, resources, or talent."

"Secondly, the influence of the Celestial Empire in East Asia is also an issue that the Schicksal must consider."

"Oh..." Li Pu nodded and said, "I understand."

"You don't actually want to know who did it."

"Is there a way to avoid offending the Celestial Empire and also avoid the risk of the Valkyrie becoming Herrscher?"

"No," Otto shook his head and said, "I have two ideas. One is whether we can stop it at the source."

"Second, if not, what if the most worrying situation arises?"

"Can this Herrscher be used by us?"

"For example, Yae Sakura."

Chapter 305 Mei and the Doctor

"Doctor Mei?"

Mei, slightly uneasy, asked, "Aren't you in the lab anymore?"

What kind of impression does Mei have of her mother?

He is a 'homebody'.

Of course, not the kind of 'otaku' or anything like that.

It's simply because my mother's movements and routines are so easy to predict; she's either occasionally working as a cleaner or constantly in the lab.

Like today, accompanying her out for a stroll...

Ah no.

They're out on patrol.

This is truly an unexpected thing!

"Precisely because they are experimental personnel," MEI said, adjusting his glasses, "That's why they need to come out."

"Like this kind of artificial Honkai, especially this kind of large-scale artificial Honkai."

"It's a very rare thing to encounter."

"A lot of data."

"It's possible that traditional experiments simply can't collect this kind of data," MEI said with certainty. "So if we don't collect data now, when will we?"

"Will we wait until this is over?"

"There won't be any data left then."

What Mei said was really serious, and it seemed impeccable.

Can...

But Mei didn't think that was the case.

Because MEI was wearing a Valkyrie Battle Suit set.

Holy Ritual Attire - Modern Style.

The Valkyrie that Kallen wore.

Let's put it on MEI. Although it's a little out of place, it's at least MEI's first official Valkyrie armor. Anyway, she can use it directly after transforming into Kallen.

Now that I'm wearing it, I might as well.

"Do we really need the data?" Mei asked doubtfully. "If that's the case."

"Us..."

"Collect it yourself." MEI adjusted his glasses and said, "A true researcher should collect firsthand data himself."

"And this is already quite easy."

"We were just sitting in the car."

"Just waiting for the Honkai to happen."

Is it to prevent you from becoming Herrscher?

After Otto spoke with her, Mei roughly understood Otto's true intentions. Although he said he would stop it at the source, he didn't actually do anything about it.

He seems to have started thinking about artificial Herrscher.

In the original concept, Otto's way of fighting the Honkai was to use Herrscher to fight the Honkai, Herrscher with human hearts and human consciousness to fight the Honkai.

The result of doing so was the Hyperion.

Except for the captain, all the crew members Herrscher.

It seems that from this point onward, Otto is about to enter into the plan to create Herrscher.

So, are we sending Otto to cause trouble?

MEI didn't have a good option. Otto's plan was similar to MEI's overall, both relying on True Magic to fight True Magic.

But Otto...

MEI is not very trusting.

After all, this guy has too many criminal records.

"Speaking of which," MEI said, trying to change the subject.

We can't keep bringing up this topic ourselves, saying things like, "Is this how your patrols are done?"

"How could that be?" Kiana interjected, "Actually, I sometimes go out to eat crepes, hand-pulled pancakes, egg pancakes, and things like that. And I also buy some nice clothes."

Yeah, it only happens occasionally.

"It's just that there are occasional occurrences like this every time we go out," MEI said, not at all surprised.

Kiana, that idiot, is able to carry out the mission obediently under circumstances that don't seem to pose any great danger.

That's absolutely impossible!

"Well, never mind." MEI wasn't going to lecture.

Looking out the window, she said, "But it seems the evacuation efforts in Changkong City..."

"It's still quite difficult."

Although Changkong City has initiated evacuation procedures, not everyone is willing to Changkong City. Even for the people of this city, he is just a migrant worker from out of town.

But he was unwilling to leave the city where he worked so easily.

There was no sense of disorder or panic on the streets as reported by Anglo-Saxon media.

The number of people passing by has decreased significantly, yet it is still quite different from what I imagined.

People rushing to work, shopkeepers attracting customers, people taking a vacation and strolling the streets, and street vendors setting up stalls.

There really wasn't a single one missing.

Although these issues were discussed, they did not actually plunge the city into panic.

It seems that many people don't take this matter seriously.

But that doesn't matter.

The evacuation of such a large city cannot be completed in a day or two; these people will have to leave sooner or later.

"Speaking of which," MEI suddenly asked, "Have you encountered any abnormal Honkai Index events during your patrols these past few days?"

"An abnormal Honkai index?" Mei shook her head and said, "No."

"No Honkai events have occurred in the last few days."

There really wasn't a single Honkai event.

"Oh..." MEI said, "That's strange."

Has things calmed down again?