Chapter 117
"Keep your voice down and answer my questions truthfully. If you refuse, I'll take your child back to Schicksal."
The Acting Grand Bishop has the authority to see a lot of things.
The existence of the secret unit has led to some speculation about K422.
This was the main reason she continued the Saintess Parade; she wanted to use the Saintess Parade to cover up her true reason for seeing Cocolia.
Her visit to the Cocolia Orphanage was naturally to continue her charitable work, since the exact amount of funding she would donate to the Cocolia Orphanage was still undetermined.
But she was just pretending.
Due to Otto's technological blockade, not many people in the world know about the Honkai Antibody.
Sensing K422's seriousness, Cocolia knew that if she refused to answer, the children in Cocolia Orphanage might be forcibly taken away.
"Yes, these children are survivors of the Second Eruption War."
"Do they all have high Honkai Energy resistance? Have any of them awakened Stigmata?"
K422 asked again.
Sometimes Otto's methods are unpleasant, but the other party's methods are very efficient.
K422 even subconsciously imitated Otto's actions. Of course, since Siegfried would never like such an approach, K422 deliberately had Siegfried guard the door.
For a woman like Cocolia.
Sometimes, threats are more effective than persuasion in getting the truth out of her than persuasion.
No, no.
Cocolia shook her head.
"Kiana, please don't hurt those children. I know you are kind..."
"Ms. Cocolia, please rest assured, I only used this method because I wanted to hear the truth from you. Please allow me to apologize first—"
K422 bowed his head sincerely and said, "I am very sorry, I made that threat."
"But Ms. Cocolia, I'm doing this so that you won't hide anything from me..."
K422 was somewhat disappointed that she couldn't find the naturally awakened Stigmata at the Cocolia Orphanage.
If a girl with naturally awakened Stigmata can be found, K422 can use her as an example to mass-produce Valkyrie with naturally awakened Stigmata.
Of course, these are all just speculations, not even theories.
People near the Siberian Plains, the main battlefield of the Second Eruption War, were healed by Cecilia with the power of the Abyss Flower after being eroded by Honkai Energy. Afterwards, a large number of Honkai Antibody appeared in their bodies, giving them a high degree of resistance to Honkai Energy. At the same time, most of them developed naturally awakened Stigmata.
The secret force consists of survivors of the Second Eruption War who were taken in by Otto.
In the Schicksal Database, there was a project called "Using the Power of White Flower to stimulate the awakening of Stigmata," but Otto considered that the power of Stigmata might be detrimental to his control over the Valkyrie, so he immediately blocked the project.
So much so that almost no one knew about this situation before she obtained the authority of Acting Grand Bishop.
Many people may know that the survivors of the Second Eruption War have extremely high Honkai Energy resistance. Therefore, after the Second Eruption War ended, many organizations fought over the survivors.
Many survivors suffered heavy casualties during their escape from famine due to capture by these organizations.
Of course, there are also survivors who can no longer survive and voluntarily join those organizations.
However, these organizations were unaware that the reason the survivors had high Honkai Energy resistance was because they had been corrupted by Honkai Energy and then healed by the Abyss Flower.
K422 naturally wanted to repeat this experiment.
Valkyrie with naturally awakened Stigmata is far more powerful than Valkyrie using artificial Stigmata.
As the Valkyrie's strength increases, their mortality rate on the Honkai battlefield will naturally decrease.
"Kiana, may I ask why I am asking these questions?"
"The reason? Ms. Cocolia probably doesn't know the inside story of the Second Eruption War."
The database of Schicksal naturally has a detailed record of this matter, but K422 did not know that Otto had deleted the image of a certain clown, so she had no way of knowing that Otto was the biggest troublemaker in the Second Eruption War.
"At the end of the Second Eruption War, the defeated Second Herrscher went berserk, Honkai Energy spreading from her core spread throughout the Siberian Plains, infecting tens of thousands of people... Then my mother Cecilia healed them with the Power of White Flower."
"It was precisely because of the healing Power of White Flower that the survivors gained extremely strong Honkai Energy resistance, and many even naturally awakened their Stigmata."
K422 did not hide anything from Cocolia.
Since K422 discovered this multifaceted spy himself, he naturally believed that she would not betray him.
She expressed her thoughts.
"I want to repeat the same process. If we can use the Power of White Flower to create a large number of Stigmata, then even men may have the power to fight against Honkai Beast."
Of course, K422 couldn't just create such warriors to fight against Honkai at will.
Giving anyone the power to fight Honkai Beast is tantamount to destroying the foundation of the Schicksal and giving other countries the means to fight against Schicksal.
K422 would never do something so self-destructive.
Just as Otto said, his current safety is entirely based on the strength of the Schicksal.
If the Schicksal were not strong, the Valkyrie of Schicksal might very well become warriors used by various countries to fight against the Honkai. However, the way various countries use Valkyrie to fight Honkai Beast would definitely not be more noble than that of the Schicksal.
"... I want to study the Power of White Flower in detail. The Power of White Flower may be able to create drugs that can improve Honkai Energy resistance. If the Power of White Flower can make people naturally awaken their Stigmata, it can also improve the Valkyrie's survivability."
"Kiana, you actually have such thoughts?"
Cocolia n't help but admire.
126. Great people don't need to wash their own hair.
Cocolia researches Honkai Antibody solely to protect her children from dying in a future Great Honkai event.
K422 proposed researching the Power of White Flower in order to improve the Honkai Energy resistance of the entire population and reduce the number of people dying from Honkai Energy radiation.
At the same time, we will study the way in which the Power of White Flower naturally awakens the Stigmata in order to enhance the Valkyrie's combat power.
The stronger the Valkyrie, the more effective her suppression of the Honkai battlefields in various regions, and the more stable people's lives become, which is also beneficial to the world.
Cocolia even forgot about the threat K422 had posed to her.
"Kiana, is that really what you think?"
"Yes, of course, I will maintain the Schicksal's aloof status, but on that basis, I don't mind making some contributions to the world."
This is also a form of political capital.
Just like monopolizing a certain technology, K422 wants to create momentum for itself by monopolizing drugs that improve Honkai Energy resistance.
Even if Otto returns to Schicksal, he may not be able to compete with her for position.
K422 may have considered removing the word "acting" from the title of "Acting Grand Bishop."
Only by mastering the power of the Schicksal can she protect herself, True Kiana, and K423.
"But I cannot trust the researchers at Schicksal, Ms. Cocolia. I remember you have a group of researchers under your command."
"Yes, Kiana, please allow me to contribute to your ideals."
Cocolia was naturally willing to contribute her research team.
Cocolia believed that the results of K422's research would first serve her own people.
K422 nodded. "But I need manpower. You need to know that the Schicksal is not mine yet."
"I understand, Kiana."
Cocolia quickly replied.
Although surprised that the other party was only nine years old and had the ambition to usurp the Schicksal, after careful consideration, it is normal that geniuses exist in this world and that the other party grew up in a special environment and has wisdom beyond ordinary people.
When she was that age, all she did was drink with her father and fight with a little black bear.
It's definitely not comparable.
K422 was pleased with Cocolia's obedience.
"You will continue to take in survivors of the Second Eruption War. I will provide funding for the orphanage. Try to find children who possess Stigmata. Rest assured, I do not intend to harm them; I simply want to understand how Stigmata awaken."
In fact, the Power of White Flower may only serve to prolong life.
The real reason for the awakening of the Stigmata is the erosion of Honkai Energy.
Because most people simply cannot withstand the erosion of Honkai Energy, and they die before they even awaken their Stigmata.
Under the healing power of the Abyss Flower, those who awaken their Stigmata or obtain a portion of its power can possess extremely high Stigmata Honkai Energy resistance.
The database Stigmata that modern humans all carry varying degrees of Stigmata gene fragments. When these gene fragments reach a certain level of integrity in an individual, that individual will reveal the Stigmata.
K422 has also awakened the Stigmata.
However, compared to the power of the six Herrscher, the Stigmata she awakened were not outstanding.
It was as if her Stigmata were still dormant.
Unable to acquire the legacy of the Previous Civilization, K422 can only continue to hone the power it has now awakened.
"Understood, Kiana. I will do my best to get the children to cooperate with you."
"Don't be nervous, Ms. Cocolia. Our plan hasn't even been theoretically established yet. For now, let's focus on investigation. I will provide you with funding to rebuild a laboratory. Please contact me directly if you need anything."
K422 did not intend for Welt and the others to know about this research.
This is also why she used charity events as a cover to find Cocolia.
Siegfried outside the door was incredibly stupid, so K422 wasn't worried about his plans being ruined by Siegfried.
Cocolia nodded.
After sharing his thoughts, K422 invited Cocolia to have dinner with him.
When she came to Cocolia Orphanage, she naturally brought gifts for the lovely little ones, especially delicious cookies, which captivated many of the children in the orphanage.
Even dinner was very lavish thanks to the ingredients provided by K422.
Cocolia felt a headache coming on when she saw the sumptuous dinner.
"Kiana, you can't spoil them too much... It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality."
Cocolia, who was experienced in raising children, naturally reminded her that at this moment, all the children in Cocolia Orphanage began to gather around the table.
Even the A-Lynn Sisters, who had run around the yard several times and could only lie on the table looking pitiful, had their eyes on the various roasted legs, pizzas full of sauce, and huge roasted turkeys.
The soft, fluffy surface of the bread is baked to perfection; of course, it would taste even better if it were slightly charred.
Siegfried was hesitating whether or not to demonstrate his culinary skills to a few people.
"Alright, kids, your Kiana is here."
Because Kiana brought a lot of delicious food when she came, even though the children saw her bullying their mother, Kiana managed to win them over. Even the most foul-mouthed and arrogant Little Xing got excited because of the cookies.
"Kiana- neechan~"
"Elder sister!"
"Big sister~"
"Kiana!!"
The children, mostly six or seven-year-old girls, made very sweet and soft sounds.
K422 immediately clutched his chest.
For some reason, she felt a deep understanding of the feelings of a certain 'Royal Ark' who was frequently taken away by the military police at this moment.
Looking at these children who were only six or seven years old, K422 wanted to express her feelings.
——Elementary school students are so amazing!
"So good, so good, you're all so good~"
That's how you make charity meaningful.
K422 patted the heads of the A-Lynn Sisters, then patted Little Seele's head. Even the foul-mouthed and arrogant Little Xing proudly stuck out her little head, with a smug expression that said, "If you don't touch me, I really won't forgive you."
"Oh no, Ms. Cocolia, I really want to give these lovely children a big cake, no, one might not be enough, I want a hundred..."
"Kiana!!"
Cocolia exclaimed, both amused and exasperated.
If a hundred big cakes were thrown at her, her children would definitely all get cavities.