These people will definitely be useful in the future. It would be good to keep some around to assist Theresa in teaching students.
Otto pondered his own plans while his gaze fixed on the name of the examinee who scored 146 points.
"Beichen? Judging by the name, you're from the land of Shenzhou, right? Place of birth... Arc City? Heh, it seems I can assign him a task now."
Noticing Beichen, he placed his hand on the screen and began composing an email.
After a hearty meal in the cafeteria, Beichen returned to his dorm, a toothpick in his mouth, humming a tune.
He was just about to collapse onto his bed for a short nap before going live.
When he suddenly noticed that the laptop in his room had lit up on its own?
At that very moment, several large characters were displayed on Schicksal's unique system screen.
"You have an email, please check it?"
Upon seeing this message, Beichen stepped forward and opened the email.
The content of the email left him stunned...
[To the survivors of the assessment. We are pleased you have opened this email. Receiving it means you have become a member of Schicksal. Congratulations, you have earned the qualification to gain an in-depth understanding of 'Honkai'. This process is extremely dangerous, and the organization will guarantee your safety, provided you firmly believe in your humanity.]
There were very few people in all of Schicksal who could say something like this directly.
Initially, Beichen thought it was an acceptance email from Dumb Goose.
However, when he saw that the sender was Otto Apocalypse, he froze.
Otto personally sent him a congratulatory email? That was quite the honor.
But would such a high-ranking Archbishop really steal work from his subordinates? Could it be... that Rita and Durandal have both been transferred away from Schicksal headquarters?
If so, they were probably... off to catch some bugs.
Thinking this, Beichen suddenly felt fortunate that he had chosen to hide his identity.
After all, if Kiana found out he was the one who exposed her location, she'd probably want to kill him...
Thinking about it this way, staying at Schicksal headquarters was a wise decision! After all, it was absolutely safe before the birth of Little Owl.
It was a pity, though, that Beichen's inner smugness quickly vanished upon seeing the latter half of the email's content...
[Basic information has been explained. From now on, your main job will be to investigate the folk customs and legends in the Shenzhou region. After preliminary understanding, I will assign you the task of researching corpses. Work hard, and Schicksal will not mistreat any ambitious individual.]
[Sender: Otto Apocalypse, Archbishop of Schicksal.]
Researching corpses...
Beichen felt a vague sense of foreboding...
No way, no way? You're not planning on having me guard Fu Hua the Celestial's remains, are you?
You greenhorn really know how to set people up!
Not everyone has as many spare bodies as you do, you know...
Beichen closed the laptop with mixed feelings and then lay down on his bed to start planning.
As things stood, the path of slacking off and doing the bare minimum was an option.
When Otto entrusted him with an important task, he would just have to reply that Shenzhou's history was too long and the workload was too great for him to handle alone.
This way, he would have plenty of time to stream and play games. It was a win-win, a double win, a complete victory!
With this thought in mind, Beichen started his new stream as scheduled that afternoon.
[Stream started.]
[Pushing... Push successful.]
[Host has started streaming. Please observe stream etiquette and broadcast civilly.]
After the stream started, Beichen began clearing his daily stages for materials and chips.
Once done, welcome messages appeared on the stream screen.
[Welcome Loves Bronya, your Great Inventor, Effort Pays Off to the stream.]
"Good afternoon, big brother! Are we finally going to rescue Miss Wendy today?"
As soon as she entered the stream, Seele eagerly sent a bullet comment to ask.
Seeing her lively attitude, Beichen was taken aback, then replied, "Ah? Yes, that's right." After that, he turned his gaze to the other two viewers in the stream.
Otto and Durandal...
With these two heavyweight guests present, today's stream would likely be very interesting...
After all, due to the significant simplification of Chapter Four, there wasn't much content to broadcast.
Therefore, it was feasible to broadcast Chapter Five as well during this stream.
How could Kiana, whose memory hasn't been restored, clearly see Siegfried, Theresa, and Cecilia fighting Sirin?
Just thinking about it is exciting.
As for whether it would expose me...
Beichen didn't think it was possible, because in the early stages of the main story, the fact that there were two Kianas could only be noticed by understanding Theresa's chronicle plot and the official background.
People who weren't familiar with these plot details would probably just wonder why Class Monitor Fu Hua suddenly betrayed them!
So, the one who would be most shocked wouldn't be Durandal, but Otto.
As for how he would react, that's not important.
Every debt has its creditor, and every wrong has its perpetrator. If you want to find someone, go find the company that made this game.
As long as I don't expose myself, the fire will never reach me...
With this thought, Beichen upgraded his characters and equipment, then clicked on the fourth chapter of the main story: "Let's Go Live!"
Chapter 48: The Left-Behind Old Man Otto Declares Theresa is Naturally Adorable!
Unlike the first three chapters, Chapter 4 of the main story did not have a CG before entering the stage. It directly transitioned to the conversation between Theresa and Kiana.
[Yo, Kiana-chan~ ME Corp is up ahead, ready to infiltrate?]
With Theresa's cute figure appearing on the avatar, the obvious conflict atmosphere of the fourth chapter faded quite a bit.
At this moment, a blue bullet comment floated by.
"Infiltrate? That sounds so cool. Are Theresa and the others acting stealthily to rescue Wendy and the others?"
Seeing Seele's guess, Beichen smiled without saying a word.
Soon, this little newbie would find out what the Kaslana family's infiltration method was.
[Of course, I'm ready. Sigh...? Why is Theresa in command this time? Where's Auntie Himeko?]
[Cough, cough, who are you calling an aunt? This is the second time! If there's a next time... I absolutely won't let you off. Anyway, ME Corp is extremely dangerous, so I'll infiltrate with you this time. If it were just you, you probably wouldn't even know how you died.]
Not long after Himeko finished speaking, Theresa, as the overall commander, also spoke.
[Oh right, I'll join you guys too. After all, three people make a Valkyrie squad!]
When Kiana heard that these two seniors intended to personally assist, she was quickly moved and didn't know how to respond.
[Himeko... I really don't know how to thank you both enough.]
[Just smiling is fine... That's a silly grin! Can't you just honestly say "thank you"! You're so insincere.]
[Alright, alright, let's end the conversation here. Before the mission begins, I'll explain the situation. Intelligence has confirmed that Mei, Bronya, and Wendy, who were captured by Anti-Entropy, are currently being held in the ME Corp headquarters building.]
[It's regrettable that Schicksal is not prepared to declare full-scale war on Anti-Entropy at this time. However, even so, it doesn't mean we should tolerate being bullied by others.]
Theresa's speech was quite mature, forming a stark contrast with her adorable appearance.
However, considering their environment and the difficulties they faced, the viewers in the live stream didn't find it abrupt.
Seele even sent a bullet comment, exclaiming: "Theresa... she's so cute and so reliable. Can I become like her in the future?"
Not long after her blue bullet comment floated by, a green bullet comment followed.
"She is indeed very cute. Heh, Theresa's judgment is very reasonable, just a bit overly cautious."
Otto naturally liked it when people praised his granddaughter, but he felt Theresa was still too polite.
How dare these Anti-Entropy people interfere with Schicksal's business?
Were they really so arrogant that they wanted to contend with Schicksal?
It was clear that their internal conflicts had reached an irreconcilable point.
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At this time, they should have actively reported to me, and used this opportunity to uproot their forces in the Far East!
"At this time, I think she should rely more on her own family."
Although the bullet comment floating across the screen was very plain.
But the feeling produced by those who saw it was completely different.
For example, Seele felt very confused, not understanding why this viewer would mention family.
Beichen saw it at a glance: this was an old grandpa complaining that his granddaughter wasn't close to him.
The left-behind old man Archbishop Otto? Hahaha, Otto's age did match the title of "old man."
"It seems this viewer has unusually complex emotions towards the character Theresa. But I think you might be overthinking it."
Beichen joked, then continued to click on the screen to start playing the plot.
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[So, the primary mission is to infiltrate the building and rescue the three Valkyries. The secondary mission, well, cause some destruction if there's a chance~]
[That last sentence shouldn't be said by a nun.]
[Oh my, don't worry about such trivial matters~ Also, although Major and I will also participate in this mission. However, the ME Corp headquarters building is heavily guarded, so we still need to prepare for infiltration properly.]
After Himeko finished her complaint, Theresa began to assign the mission objectives for the current operation.
"First, explore the area around the building to find a way inside, and try to scan the internal structure," she instructed.
With that, the communication ended.
Once the game switched to the actual gameplay interface, Beichen began clearing the stage.
Since the main enemies in this story arc were from Anti-Entropy, most of the enemies on the map were mechanical Titans.
Titans have a characteristic of being slow-moving but having a large amount of HP.
There were also some more specialized units, such as suicide spiders and wizard mechs.
These units possessed special abilities but were relatively fragile, with Ri Duck being able to take them down with just a few shots.
Among them, there was also a type of ancient mech whose paint scheme was primarily white.
These mechs, overall, were just a bit tougher than ordinary mechs, with the added abilities of running and heavy attacks.
Their truly lethal aspect, however, was... their defensive mode, which could reflect cannonballs, rendering ranged damage completely ineffective.
In the first stage of Chapter 4, Beichen encountered this type of mech.
But if ranged attacks were ineffective, then melee was the way to go~
As everyone knows, these big guys are only truly agile when they're running.
Therefore, before the mechs that dropped from the air could even stand up, Ri Duck quickly circled behind them and finished off the wave of enemies with basic attacks.
For the next wave, Beichen directly controlled Bronya, activating her ultimate to transform Project Bunny into a motorcycle and fly into the air, then summoning floating cannons to target the ground.
With a 'boom!' of laser sound, the enemies' health bars disappeared...
"It feels... too fast," Seele commented through a bullet message as the stage clear screen popped up.
Why did this infiltration mission feel like... the three of them could have just leveled the entire place, yet they chose to infiltrate instead?
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