Cocolia: For Seele! / A Major Discovery on Seele's Trailblazing Journey ...

"..."

Listening to Gray Serpent's high-sounding nonsense, Cocolia remained silent for a moment, her expression shifting, but her voice remained largely unchanged.

"Of course, no problem!"

Snakes are the closest allies of Anti-Entropy, so it's only natural that they would collaborate on scientific research.

Although Cocolia was very unhappy with Gray Serpent's blatant freeloading, she still had a considerable dependence on the mysterious World Serpent and, unable to figure out its background, could only endure Cocolia.

"Yes, thank you for your understanding, Ms. Cocolia."

Gray Serpent's voice was tinged with laughter, his tone resembling that of a true English gentleman—

"As compensation for my colleague's last-minute request, Snake will increase the number of instruments in the order by 10%."

However, due to the sudden nature of this matter, the batch of donated instruments will require some time to prepare. They will be shipped along with the donated materials approximately one month from now. We hope you can understand.

"Of course, every operation requires necessary preparation time, especially with such custom-made precision instruments..."

Upon hearing Gray Serpent's offer of compensation, Cocolia's expression softened, and her voice became more gentle.

"Thank you for your understanding..."

On the other end of the phone, Gray Serpent seemed to see Cocolia's delighted expression and continued,

"Because these instruments are so valuable, in order to ensure the smooth running of this transaction, Snake hired a mercenary ranked tenth on Charon's List."

Therefore, please strictly follow the procedures during this handover.

After all, this mercenary was just following the rules and wasn't aware of our established practices.

"I understand, after all, I don't want anything to go wrong with this batch of goods either."

Cocolia raised an eyebrow, but her voice remained calm.

"In that case, I wish you all the best in your career, and hope you become the future Anti-Entropy Leader..."

After complimenting Cocolia, Gray Serpent didn't say anything more and hung up the phone.

"..."

Cocolia casually tossed her phone onto the table, leaning back in her executive chair, frowning as she pondered what Gray Serpent was up to.

Cocolia and Gray Serpent hadn't known each other for very long; it was a few years ago, sometime after she had become a minor warlord.

However, it wasn't a short time either—after getting to know the Gray Serpent and forming a partnership with it, Cocolia quickly rose from an insignificant warlord to become one of the Anti-Entropy Executors and a leading figure of the radical faction.

However, Cocolia felt no gratitude towards the Gray Serpent.

We're all adults now, let's stop being so childish.

Cocolia sees the Gray Serpent's help as nothing more than an investment, with the intention of reaping substantial rewards in the future.

More than gratitude, Cocolia felt fear towards the Gray Serpent and the "snake" it spoke of.

After all, the other side possesses far too much technology and information related to Honkai.

Even though Cocolia didn't understand technology, she felt that there were many things that the two world-renowned conservative doctors might not know.

For example, the data from Cocolia's X-10 experiment was obtained from Gray Serpent.

At that time, Cocolia was in a period of fierce competition with its rivals and desperately needed strong fighting power.

In order to survive, Cocolia even went so far as to put her most beloved daughter on the experimental table.

Unfortunately, Gray Serpent disappointed Cocolia, and the experiment ultimately failed. Cocolia not only failed to gain the fighting power she wanted, but also lost a daughter.

Left with no other choice, Cocolia had to take a risky approach, removing the conservative Raiden Ryoma and usurping his position.

Ultimately, Cocolia's adventure was a success. She successfully took over ME Company Cocolia got everything she wanted, even unexpectedly obtaining several Titan production lines. Not only did she successfully defeat her competitors, but she also became incredibly popular and even rose to become a leading figure in the Anti-Entropy radical faction.

Moreover, Cocolia discovered an even bigger surprise from Raiden Ryoma's legacy—

The Conquest Gem, which could theoretically evolve into Herrscher Core, was actually placed inside his daughter Raiden Mei's body by Raiden Ryoma under the guise of official business.

It's important to know that as someone who personally experienced the Second Honkai War, Cocolia still has a clear Remembrance of the natural disaster caused by the Second Herrscher.

After inheriting Raiden Ryoma's legacy, Cocolia felt she saw the possibility of grasping that terrifying power into her own hands—

Over the years, Cocolia has been collecting information about Herrscher, and her first contact with Gray Serpent was due to trading this information.

Combining the information she possessed with that of the Raiden Ryoma's legacy, Cocolia came to a conclusion—

If Herrscher's physical body is in the high Honkai Energy environment of the Great Honkai, there is a chance of becoming a true Herrscher. If the Herrscher's physical body is in an extremely negative emotional state, this possibility will be infinitely increased.

Raiden Mei is clearly a very good Herrscher prototype.

If the plan succeeds, Cocolia will obtain a complete Herrscher Core, fully complete her role as the Father, master Herrscher- level power, and can also use this core to open the Sea of Quantum and welcome back her beloved daughter...

Therefore, Cocolia began to secretly prepare for this plan that only she knew about—

Using connections to make the students at the Senba Academy ostracize and bully Raiden Mei, putting this Herrscher body in a state of intense negative emotions;

Under the guise of experimentation, a large number of Honkai Energy reaction devices were purchased from World Serpent in preparation for the production of a large amount of Honkai Energy needed for Herrscher.

At the same time, he did not forget to entangle himself with the conservatives in North America, delaying their plans to send people to the Far East, and avoiding external interference with his own plans...

Everything was for... Seele...

Meanwhile, on the outer edge of the world, in the boundless Sea of Quantum, a frail young girl, used by her foster mother as an excuse for her ambitions, continues to wander like a walking corpse.

Although she made a promise with her Sister Bronya to see the sea together in the future when she sank into the Sea of Quantum, the girl named Seele still encountered numerous hardships and dangers when she was alone in the lifeless Sea of Quantum.

Even setting aside the inexplicably appearing quantum monsters, the lack of food and water caused the girl, who had just entered the Sea of Quantum, to feel the shadow of death.

Fortunately, it seems that the promise to see her Sister Bronya again gave this frail girl a certain strength of belief. Despite being so hungry that she was dizzy and seeing stars, Seele still managed to survive.

Even now, although she still feels hungry and thirsty, the girl, who has not eaten or drunk anything for who knows how long, is still alive and well.

Chapter 127 Seele's Great Discovery on Her Trailblaze Journey

However, even though she didn't starve or thirst to death, the lack of a stable place to live, and the fact that she often had to drift in the Sea of Quantum for a long time after a ruin collapsed before she could find a place to settle down again, made Seele's life very difficult.

However, with the promise to go to the sea together, Seele gritted her teeth and persevered, and her fragile spirit even gained a bit more resilience because of it.

Besides her unmet physiological needs, Seele's life is constantly threatened by quantum monsters that may appear at any time in the Sea of Quantum.

However, while these external threats are dangerous, they are not the most lethal.

In contrast, the loneliness and fear that comes from the depths of one's heart when one is alone in the strange and dangerous Sea of Quantum, away from familiar surroundings and people, is the most deadly.

Fortunately, although she fell into the Sea of Quantum alone, Seele still had a friend she could talk to...

"Call...

Finally, I've found a place to stay temporarily..."

With shoulder-length short hair that was black with a bluish tinge, ocean-like eyes, and snow-white Seele, Vollerei stood outside an abandoned hut, wiping the sweat from her forehead and letting out a long breath. A genuine joy appeared on her delicate face.

"If you had listened to me, you would have come this way. We could have rested here a long time ago. Why waste so much time?"

Compared to Seele's gentle voice, a somewhat arrogant female voice rang in Seele's mind, scolding Seele for the mistakes she had made by not listening to her.

"Sorry..."

Faced with the nagging voice in her mind, Seele, who had become familiar with the other person's presence over the course of an unknown period of time, gave a shy smile and apologized softly.

"Hmph~"

The angry female voice, which sounded very resentful, did not continue to berate Seele after hearing her apology. She just snorted and stopped talking.

"Let's see if there's anything here that we can use..."

Although it might seem pitiful to only be able to find useful items in the occasional ruins, Seele, being in the Sea of Quantum, had no choice but to find some joy in her suffering in order to alleviate the pressure in her heart as much as possible.

Although everything they found and the dwellings they tidied up would eventually be destroyed when the ruins collapsed, Seele still enjoyed it immensely.

If she doesn't tidy herself up to give herself a real sense of being alive, Seele is really afraid that one day she'll forget what it feels like to be alive...

"Hmm... it looks like this house is very well preserved..."

Pushing open the door, she saw that although the room was somewhat desolate, it was small but perfectly furnished. Seele's delicate face couldn't help but show a hint of surprise again.

"Hmm, looks like you've managed to tidy up another tiny place..."

The arrogant female voice seemed indifferent to this doomed game of make-believe, and only replied to Seele out of boredom.

"Then, let's work together!"

Accustomed to the voice in her head, Seele paid no attention to the other person's attitude. She picked up a broom from the corner and began cleaning the little dust on the floor.

Although falling into the Sea of Quantum will not cause any new dust to accumulate in the house, but will instead be slowly corroded away by the Sea of Quantum, the existing dust and stains will not disappear as a result.

Seele, who was looking for some warmth and life, obviously wouldn't let these dust and stains remain.

Soon, the not-so-large house was cleaned by Seele, and after finishing her work, Seele went into the study.

In a world where communication is limited to the voices in one's mind, these books are the most precious things to Seele.

Although Seele didn't recognize most of the text, even just looking at the illustrations was Seele.

However, before Seele could find any books she could understand, she saw a brand new Invitation Letter on the bookshelf, as if it had been placed there just before the house fell into the Sea of Quantum, and it even reflected a faint light in the dim glow of the Sea of Quantum outside the window...

"This is..."

Looking at the Invitation Letter that was clearly different from the other books on the bookshelf, Seele hesitated for a moment, apologized to the original owner of the place, and still reached out her little hand to the Invitation Letter.

However, just as her fingertips touched the Invitation Letter, before Seele could even feel what this strange Invitation Letter was like, it suddenly lit up with a bright light, startling Invitation Letter so much that Seele instinctively withdrew her hand and took two steps back.

"Careful!"

Almost at the same time, a voice in Seele's mind shouted out.

The next moment, Seele's originally sea-blue pupils turned scarlet, and her originally gentle temperament became wild and violent.

With a completely different demeanor, "Seele" stared sharply at the Invitation Letter, her right hand clenched, a faint crimson energy swirling around her, ready to launch a fatal attack at any moment.

However, under Seele's gaze, the light emanating from the Invitation Letter did not change in any way, and quietly dissipated, revealing the invitation inside... a notebook?

"What... what's going on?"

Having had her body control taken away before Seele looked at the familiar notebook and asked the "Seele" who was controlling her body in confusion.

How would I know?

She replied irritably, and after carefully observing for a long time, finding that the notebook had undergone no special changes and seemed to be just an ordinary notebook, "Seele" reached out and used a wisp of red energy to take it off the bookshelf, while mentally scolding Seele in her heart.

"Next time you encounter something that looks suspicious, don't touch it with your bare hands!"

"I'm sorry, I'll be more careful next time..."

Faced with Seele's seemingly irritable but actually concerned scolding, Seele, already used to that tone, apologized at lightning speed, causing Seele's scolding to pause. In the end, Seele could only snort in dissatisfaction and begin to check the notebook she had taken down.

However, no matter how Seele flipped through the pages, the notebook, which looked exactly the same as the diary Seele used in the orphanage, showed no abnormalities.

"Could it be... just a notebook hidden by magic?"

Based on her limited knowledge, Seele proposed a very childlike possibility.

"Ha?"

Upon hearing Seele's words, the "Seele" controlling the body showed a disgusted expression.

"Where did you come from, you idiot?"

This thing doesn't look like a regular laptop at all!

"But... it looks like an ordinary notebook..."

Seele weakly expressed her weakness...

In the apartment, Gwen, unaware that a new friend had quietly appeared on his friend list, was still peacefully cultivating. Amidst the invisible fluctuations, a golden Crystal Flower shone brightly from the open box beside his bed...

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Chapter 128 Raiden Mei's Training