Honkai Simulator: Not for Kidnapping Herrschers!

It wasn't too late, though.

For Chen Ran, failing to capture Cocolia was an accident. But for Cocolia, directly clashing with Schicksal was also unexpected.

He didn't know why Raiden Mei was taken away before Cocolia could inject the Herrscher core into her, but regardless of Cocolia's intentions, Raiden Mei was still the ultimate target.

Therefore, as long as Raiden Mei was secured, there would be no problem.

However, to quickly end this scene, he still needed to find the crucial element.

Chen Ran wouldn't deliberately prolong the scene just because Wendy was present.

He always knew what needed to be done and when.

Just as he was contemplating where to search, Wendy suddenly spoke, "There's a passage leading underground here. Do you want to go in?"

"Underground?" Raiden Mei exclaimed, "ME Company doesn't have a basement."

She had been to ME Company before, but she had never heard of a basement existing.

Chen Ran said, "Let's go down and take a look. This might be your father's secret."

ME Company's underground facility was vast.

Wendy, having studied estimation, quickly determined that the area was at least four thousand square meters. Such a large space was maintained entirely by small-scale robots.

It was clear that Raiden Ryoma had hidden this place meticulously, indicating it was a crucial part of ME Company.

However, all the robots were inactive, suggesting Cocolia might have gotten there first.

With that thought, Chen Ran's hopes dwindled.

"This is probably ME Company's Titan production line. The materials are all piled here. But the important task is to find where the Honkai Energy reactor is supposed to be placed; nothing else matters."

He reminded Wendy and simultaneously attempted to connect to the network.

After the last simulation, the System had provided him with knowledge about computers, which came at just the right time.

This System seemed to know exactly what he lacked the most.

Kiana couldn't use computers, so her role was to find any special items within the facility. Chen Ran told her to bring anything that looked unusual.

Although Kiana didn't know much about Anti-Entropy at this point, she had good luck!

It was like gacha pulls; she could always get a gold-tier item in ten pulls.

Wendy also went to search for things, but compared to Kiana's aimless wandering, her objective was much clearer.

Four thousand square meters was no small area, and she had to hurry.

Conversely, Raiden Mei had no specific task.

She just looked around, feeling lost.

It was evident that her father, Raiden Ryoma, had kept many secrets from her, even causing her impression of him to change.

Just then, Raiden Mei's gaze fell upon a display case.

Her eyes widened slightly in surprise because, through the transparent acrylic, she saw a katana inside.

The girl's eyes couldn't help but show a hint of contemplation as her body unconsciously moved forward.

The display case had no obvious opening and was sealed tightly. But the moment Raiden Mei touched it with her hand, a synthesized voice suddenly announced, "Information recorded successfully."

"Identity confirmed: Raiden Mei."

"Verification passed. Opening now."

The display case opened.

Chen Ran, Kiana, and Wendy, who were nearby, stopped their actions. They watched as Raiden Mei took the weapon out of the case.

"Plasma Shadow Show."

She saw the design blueprints next to the weapon.

On them, there was only a short description: ME Company's greatest masterpiece.

Wendy, standing beside her, couldn't help but comment, "This weapon looks amazing, much better than mine."

It was worth noting that Wendy was currently an A-rank Valkyrie of the Far East Branch, using Schicksal's third-generation standard Valkyrie Armor, which was already considered very advanced.

Although there were rumors of fourth-generation armor at headquarters, it was still just a rumor.

But Wendy felt that even while wearing her third-generation Valkyrie Armor, she would have to be extremely cautious when facing this sword.

A Valkyrie's strength came from training and equipment, and she felt a pang of envy.

Chen Ran smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll get you a good one when we get back."

After all, he had spent some time with Vill-V. While his weapon design skills might not match Vill-V's, with sufficient materials, it wasn't entirely impossible.

Wendy's eyes lit up with anticipation. "Okay, okay!"

Kiana, on the other hand, looked thoughtful. "That's strange. If this weapon is so good, why wasn't it taken away?"

"Can't they find this place?"

Kiana's question stumped everyone.

Chen Ran frowned, "Honestly, I don't understand either."

The Plasma Shadow Show was Raiden Ryoma's ultimate weapon, its value self-evident.

Since the robots here had stopped, it meant Cocolia should have come down. But why wasn't the almost undetectable Plasma Shadow Show taken?

No one would believe Cocolia had a change of heart.

Either Cocolia hadn't had time to get here, and the person who stopped the robots was Raiden Ryoma.

Or Cocolia did it deliberately.

Many thoughts flashed through his mind, but he couldn't grasp a clear thread.

"Forget it, let's not dwell on it for now. At least this is a good thing." Chen Ran paused and said, "I just used the network to investigate ME Company's interior, but I didn't find anything."

"Cocolia didn't have time to make arrangements. This time, we've alerted them. Let's head back first."

Europe, Schicksal Headquarters.

Rita stood before an office, pressing the doorbell.

A mature man's voice came from inside, "Come in."

Otto was seated at the front of the conference room, looking at ease. "What is it?"

"Intelligence from the Far East has arrived, regarding K423 and Raiden Mei."

Rita paused and said, "K423's behavior has been normal, and Raiden Mei shows no obvious symptoms of discomfort. However, because our intelligence personnel were too perceptive, the Changkong City plan is about to fail."

Otto narrowed his eyes.

Anti-Entropy also needed to obtain an Artificial Herrscher to carry out the 'Divine Right Plan'.

Raiden Ryoma wanted his daughter to live, Cocolia needed abundant experimental data, and Otto also needed a control experiment to supplement the Sirin Plan.

In other words, it was the tacit understanding between Schicksal and Anti-Entropy that led to the entire tragedy in Changkong City.

But now, this plan was being disrupted by an outsider.

After a long moment, Otto spoke.

"The plan proceeds as usual. We don't need to interfere; Anti-Entropy will have their own ideas."

"After all, no one dictates that a Herrscher must be a specific person. Schicksal is not short of partners, nor opportunities for cooperation."

Chapter 61: The Happy and Unhappy Girl (4k)

After leaving ME Company, they parted ways.

Kiana returned to school first, while Chen Ran and Wendy followed Raiden Mei to her home.

Cocolia would undoubtedly make a move against Raiden Mei, that much was certain. Therefore, Wendy and Mei had to stay together.

He couldn't be the one to stay by Raiden Mei's side.

That would be a 'campus belle bodyguard' scenario.

Though, it wasn't entirely unacceptable.

Although Raiden Ryoma was under guard, his private property had not been seized.

Thus, whether it was Chen Ran or Wendy, they saw several nice cars in the indoor parking lot of the detached villa where Raiden Mei lived.

Wendy couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, so rich. It feels richer than the Far East Branch."

Chen Ran, standing nearby, finally couldn't help but ask, "Wendy, did you have a hard time at the Far East Branch?"

"Ah, it wasn't hard,"

Wendy's eyes showed a hint of confusion. "It's just that Teacher Theresa often sighed about funding issues, so I couldn't even bring myself to buy ice cream when I wanted it."

"Oh, right, you said you'd take me for ice cream."

The girl's eyes curved, showing a hint of anticipation.

Chen Ran smiled, "Of course."

The Wendy from the previous simulation and the current Wendy couldn't be said to be complete opposites, but they were certainly very different.

The girl standing before him was poised and didn't hide her emotions.

She would be proud of her strength, and she would also frankly express her desires.

To the current Wendy, the world outside the Far East Branch was a completely different, dazzling place.

Her strength was entirely the result of diligent training, but in doing so, she had neglected the enjoyment of entertainment.

In Chen Ran's words: she was easy to fool.

Raiden Mei, who had overheard the entire conversation, clearly noticed this as well.

She finally spoke, "Add me to the group. My treat."

Raiden Mei's gaze towards Chen Ran held a hint of warning.

She consciously protected Wendy from being deceived.

Chen Ran chuckled at this, "Then I'd be delighted, of course."

Changkong City, movie theater.

Chen Ran said to the two girls beside him, "One large caramel popcorn, one large buttered popcorn. That should be enough, right?"

Raiden Mei offered no opinion.

Wendy blinked, "It's so hot today."

Her voice was sticky and petulant, "I really want something cold."

Chen Ran sighed, "Then we'll add an ice cream."

Raiden Mei's eyes sharpened, "No, Wendy already had two ice creams earlier."

After putting Wendy's luggage at Raiden Mei's place, the three of them didn't return to Chiyou Academy. Instead, they took Wendy to get acquainted with the city.

For the girl on the mission, this was undoubtedly a very big temptation.

Her personality was rather straightforward, and she didn't know what politeness was.

So she directly ate two ice creams.

Chen Ran couldn't think of anything else to do for a moment, so he suggested going to the movie theater.

Raiden Mei didn't refuse.