Is Schicksal Still Recruiting Valkyries? / A Letter from Klein; The Hibernation Is Almost Over!

Raven Ling Xi's answer, so Ling Xi said, "Miss Raven, isn't it because you're worried about those children? You feel that if you go to Schicksal, you won't have as much free time to take care of them, and your salary won't be enough, right?"

Raven simply looked at Ling Xi silently without answering, which was tantamount to acknowledging Ling Xi's statement.

"Hmm... Miss Raven, do you know St. Freya Academy?"

Ling Xi stretched and walked to the small bridge, smiling as she said, "The St. Freya Academy, founded by Cecilia and Theresa, almost entirely houses children who lost their families during the Honkai."

"I know, but admission to the St. Freya Academy is not something I can obtain."

Raven shook his head and said, "Although St. Freya Academy is a charitable institution, its admission requirements are quite strict. After all, St. Freya Academy is only so big, and it obviously cannot take care of everyone. And the children here are not qualified to be admitted."

Although Raven disliked Schicksal, she couldn't bring herself to criticize St. Freya Academy, because it was indeed a ray of light in the darkness, but...

There are so many orphans around the world. Most of them either wait to die or end up in welfare institutions. Only a lucky few can join St. Freya Academy, but...

Raven could understand Theresa; after all, St. Freya Academy was only so big, how could it possibly take care of everyone?

"I can give it to you."

Ling Xi smiled slightly and said, "Theresa, the head of the student aid program, is very familiar with me, and Cecilia, the vice-principal, is my... um, my future mother-in-law. So... if you're willing, Raven, I can make sure all the children you've adopted are admitted to the St. Freya Academy."

"Um?"

The Raven hesitated for a moment.

"Miss Raven, think about it. You leave them here, and you can only come back every month or two. Although they are not lacking in material things, what about their education?"

Ling Xi said earnestly, "If they don't receive a good education, they will lack culture in the future, won't be able to find good jobs, and might end up like you, running around every day, risking their lives, only to earn a meager commission. So, Miss Raven..."

As Ling Xi spoke, she grabbed Raven's wrist, forcefully pinning her against the wall, and laughed, "You probably don't want the children to be deprived of education, do you?"

"I..."

The Raven was stunned, unsure how to respond...

Chapter 686 Does Schicksal still recruit Valkyrie?

Faced with Ling Xi's questioning, Raven found himself unable to refute it.

Indeed, because I need to earn money, I can only come back once every one or two months. The children's education is mostly left to their own devices, either through self-study or by older students teaching younger ones. And I...

I only have one or two days a month to teach them. Am I really qualified to be a teacher?

For a moment, Raven seemed to be lost in confusion and wavered. Should he... agree to Ling Xi's request?

No, wait...

The Raven suddenly realized something. Its goal... was not just to ensure that the children had access to education, but also... to give the children a home!

So, besides sending my child to school, I also need to make money, make money, and make money!

"Ling Xi, you're right, children's education is indeed a problem."

Raven took a deep breath and said, "But... I still can't accept your invitation, because I have more things to do, and I... I have to earn enough money."

"Make money?"

Ling Xi was slightly taken aback and asked, "Are you making money so you can build a villa on some small island?"

"Huh?"

Raven was stunned. What the hell? How did this guy know about my plan?

"I have indeed set my sights on a small island, and it's going on sale the day after tomorrow. How do you know that?"

Raven's wariness of Ling Xi intensified at this moment. After all... she hadn't told anyone about this, yet Ling Xi not only knew she was going to buy the island, but also knew she planned to build a villa on it. This... didn't make sense.

"Forehead..."

Ling Xi hesitated for a moment, then said, "Well, although I'm not sure if the property on the island is safe, I advise you to give up the idea. After all, setting up a residence on an island is much more troublesome than on the mainland. Not to mention transportation, just getting water, electricity, and supplies is a very troublesome thing. And what if a child gets sick? That would be a huge problem."

At this moment, Ling Xi wasn't sure if Raven's villa island would sink in the future, after all, the Second Herrscher's consciousness still resided within the Kiana, so...

Ling Xi also hoped to dissuade Raven from building a villa island, otherwise...

Oh dear, what if the Imaginary Tree corrects history again?

"This..."

Raven initially thought her villa team was pretty good, but after hearing Ling Xi's words, she suddenly realized that it seemed... quite troublesome.

Although the island is isolated from the outside world, so there's no need to worry about the children being influenced by it, but... there are all sorts of inconveniences on the island, um...

Suddenly, the Raven didn't find the villa island appealing anymore...

"Besides, Raven, if you want to make money, wouldn't it be better to join Schicksal and become Valkyrie?"

At this moment, Ling Xi spoke up again, saying, "Although the Valkyrie's salary level has not been publicly disclosed, you should have heard that it is very high."

"Heh, how high could it be?"

Raven just smiled and said, "I take on an A-level commission, which starts at least at 100,000 euros, while a B-level commission is 20,000 to 30,000 euros."

"So, approximately how much do you earn in a month?"

Ling Xi asked curiously.

"Hmm..."

Raven stroked his chin slightly and said, "It's not certain, but I can earn about 600,000 euros a year, which averages out to about 50,000 euros a month."

"Oh..."

Ling Xi nodded thoughtfully...

"What, do Valkyrie get paid that much?"

Raven's face showed a hint of pride when he talked about his earning power.

"Forehead..."

Ling Xi scratched his head, unsure how to answer, since... a bad answer might discourage Raven.

"Hehe, it's okay."

Seeing Ling Xi's hesitant expression, Raven chuckled, "After all, this is a life-risking mission for me, so it's understandable that I earn more. While the Valkyrie also face Honkai, they're mostly idle or training, so of course they don't earn as much as I do from risking my life, after all..."

Raven patted Ling Xi on the shoulder and said earnestly, "The world is fair, and it's normal to reap what you sow."

Ling Xi "..."

"Whoosh..."

Ling Xi felt he needed to explain, so he silently took out his phone, opened his wives' salary spreadsheet, and handed it to Raven, "Here, take a look for yourself..."

"Um?"

Raven, though somewhat curious, took the phone and glanced at it. It was a salary settlement form for the Valkyrie of Schicksal...

[Anna Schariac, B-rank Valkyrie, base income 50,000, allowance 20,000, mission compensation 30,000, total pre-tax income 100,000]

Bronya Zaychik, B-rank Valkyrie, base income 50,000, allowance 20,000, mission compensation 100,000, total pre-tax income 170,000.

[Bianca Saniate (Kiana), A-rank Valkyrie, base income 100,000, allowance 20,000, mission compensation 150,000, total pre-tax income 270,000]

Rita Rossweisse, S-rank Valkyrie, base income 300,000, allowance 20,000, mission compensation 400,000, total pre-tax income 720,000.

Kiana Kaslana, S-rank Valkyrie, base income 300,000, allowance 20,000, mission compensation 600,000, total pre-tax income 920,000.

[Shigure Kira, S-rank Valkyrie, base income 400,000, allowance 50,000, mission compensation 300,000, total pre-tax income 750,000]

Cheng Lixue, S-rank Valkyrie... Total pre-tax value: 800,000!

After that, there were some other B-rank and A-rank Valkyrie's salary lists, mostly Valkyrie from the Blade of Immortality Squad or Cheng Lixue and Shigure Kira Squads, and their salaries...

B-rank Valkyrie generally earn over 100,000 per month. Only a very small number of Valkyrie who don't participate in any sorties that month receive a basic salary of around 70,000 to 80,000. A-rank Valkyrie, on the other hand, already have a base salary starting at 100,000. As for S-rank...

Those are basically people with annual salaries close to ten million. In the past, Shigure Kira and Cheng Lixue had the highest salaries, but recently, with the rise of Zhenqi and Rita, they have been carrying out missions with the Blade of Immortality almost all day long, so their salaries have surpassed those of the other two.

Even so, their monthly salaries all exceeded the annual salary of the Raven...

After seeing this, Raven just wanted to silently light a cigarette and then choose to die...

Schicksal...

A B-rank Valkyrie's basic monthly salary starts at 50,000, and with her own strength...

She should at least be an A-rank Valkyrie, so...

All these years of relentlessly taking on jobs, traveling the world, and working 007 every day, all I get in return is a monthly income of less than 50,000 euros. What was it all for?

"Um, Miss Raven, are you alright?"

Ling Xi put his phone away, afraid that the girl might throw it away in her excitement. It contained many precious photos of him, all of his wives.

"Phew... I'm alright."

Raven forced a smile at Ling Xi, then asked in a very gentle and polite tone, "Excuse me, Captain Ling Xi, is your squad... short of members?"

Ling Xi "..."

Chapter 687 A Letter from Little K: Hibernation is Coming!

And so, Raven successfully joined Schicksal and passed the A-rank Valkyrie assessment, officially becoming Schicksal A-rank Valkyrie.

The children she adopted were taken back to the Schicksal Headquarters by Ling Xi, who planned to let them return to normal school life first, and then selectively send them to the St. Freya Academy when they were older.

Raven had no objection to Ling Xi's arrangement. After all, St. Freya Academy was a Valkyrie Academy, and children who were not Honkai Energy Adaptability might not have been able to adapt.

As for Ling Xi's initial thoughts about Raven, well...

She had initially had some ideas, but seeing how obedient the Raven had become, Ling Xi suddenly lost interest. She realized... she still preferred the Raven's rebellious nature. Besides...

There are already seven wives waiting to be fed at home, and six more in the Elysian Realm, plus about seven or eight more promised in the future, hmm...

Until my strength is further enhanced, I'd better give up.

Speaking of which, it's been more than two months since the Third Honkai Eruption, and the main storyline should have started by now, so why haven't the Doctor and the others woken up yet?

Could it be... that they'll awaken again after the first chapter of the game begins? But that would be 2016 by then, two years away...

"Beep beep..."

That day, Ling Xi was contemplating life at home when the family communicator suddenly rang.

"Little Ke?"

Upon hearing the voice, Ling Xi immediately realized something, quickly pointed into the air, pulled out a holographic screen, and found that it was indeed a communication request from Little Klein.

"Xiao Ke, is something the matter?"

As soon as the call connected, Ling Xi saw Little Klein on the other side of the screen; she was still the same as before.

"The Elysian Realm Program has issued a notification that Dr. Mobius and the others will wake up in about 24 hours."

Little Klein also opened a holographic image and said, "However, because the base was sealed off by self-destruction, we cannot break through the base from the inside unless we use violent means, but that may cause the base to collapse. Therefore, I need Ling Xi to come and pick us up and take us back with your spatial power."

"Heh, don't worry, I would have come even if you hadn't told me."

Ling Xi seemed somewhat excited. After more than 50,000 years, she... could finally see the Doctor and the others again. Although for her, less than fifty years had actually passed, but...

An ordinary person's life is a hundred years, so is fifty years... that short?

Therefore, when Ling Xi learned that the Doctor was about to awaken, she was filled with immense joy and excitement. Finally...

I'm so glad to see you again.

"Little Ke, is there anything I need to prepare?"

Ling Xi recalled the situation when she awakened Cangxuan and the others. Although the Fifth Divine Key shouldn't have these side effects, but...

What if?

"Just prepare transportation; nothing else is needed."

Little Klein also shook his head slightly. After all, the Fifth Divine Key is the Key of Stagnation. Using it to hibernate is equivalent to pausing time, so naturally there will be no side effects like those of a traditional Hibernation Pod.

"Yes, no problem."

Ling Xi nodded and said, "I will arrive early tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll go do my thing now. There are still some things I need to take care of before I leave."

After informing Ling Xi of the matter, Little Klein planned to continue with her own affairs.

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

Ling Xi didn't try to stop her, after all, she would see him tomorrow, and in person at that, and... if nothing unexpected happened, she would probably stay in Mobius's lab for Little Klein's sake, and then...