Chapter 140
However, Rita's fondness for Maid Dress, her frequent appearances around K422, and the rumors circulating among some Valkyrie about their close relationship led the intelligence unit to extend an olive branch rather than directly transfer her to the intelligence unit.
K422's position is paramount.
Who knows if this young Acting Grand Bishop has any other plans?
Judging from her beautiful and dignified appearance, Rita is clearly well-suited to be a bed warmer maid.
Of course, the rumors about K422's close relationship with Rita were deliberately spread by Rita. After all, the Schicksal does have a dark side, so Rita could only rely on K422.
Even Valkyrie, due to differences in people, status, region, and so on, engage in acts of discrimination, jealousy, and sabotage.
Female descendants of the Senate and its high-ranking officials, as well as daughters and granddaughters of some researchers, are qualified to become Valkyrie. Due to differences in status and background, there are also small factions among the Valkyrie, led by certain Valkyrie.
Although it's easy to be attracted to powerful Valkyrie after becoming Valkyrie, there are still quite a few Valkyrie who prefer to frame or sabotage others.
Rita had no one to rely on. She was doing well with Laguna's Assault Team, but because the A-rank Valkyrie of the Schicksal lost their fighting ability, Laguna had to go to various places to provide support, so he had to recommend her to the Schicksal Headquarters in advance.
However, even with Laguna as her backer, the A-rank Valkyrie was no match for the Aristocratic Faction Valkyrie with backgrounds such as the high-ranking officials of Schicksal and the Senate.
Rita didn't want to get involved in the conflict between the Aristocratic Faction and Commoner Faction, nor did she want to be targeted by the Senate and higher-ups because of her talents. However, without any backing, she had no choice but to find a way to build one herself.
Yes, that's right.
Rita admits that she flatters K422 not only because of his cute appearance, but also because he can be her backer.
The so-called backing of the Aristocratic Faction Valkyrie was insignificant to K422, the Acting Grand Bishop who was equivalent to a regent.
Incidentally, Theresa was also a candidate for Rita.
Ultimately, Rita chose K422 over Theresa seemed less intelligent, and the clearly more favored K422.
"Kiana, ah~" Rita smiled, picked up a bun, and held it to K422's mouth.
By using the dragon skin as a backing, Rita naturally avoided the conflict between the Aristocratic Faction and Commoner Faction, and also avoided being targeted by the Senate and the higher-ups.
She is currently ranked first among the candidates, and because of this achievement, her timeline for becoming Valkyrie has been moved up.
"Ah-mu—"
They were indeed large, soft, and very elastic buns.
The buns were filled with K422's favorite meat filling, and after taking a bite, the rich and delicious meat juices burst in your mouth.
In that instant, K422 seemed to witness the development history of the land of Shenzhou. The food culture accumulated over thousands of years made her realize, in a way that returned to simplicity, that even a simple steamed bun could be so delicious that it could create illusions.
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K422, feeling a long-lost sense of urgency, lifted the table.
"What the hell? Did we wander onto the wrong set?"
"Kiana, your expression is quite interesting." Rita smiled, took the bun back from her hand, and bit into the hole that K422 had made.
Then her eyes narrowed the next moment, as if manipulated by a mysterious force from the East, and she couldn't help but let out a blushing gasp.
"Ah, it's so hot... so scalding..."
"..."
Liv sighed, rubbing her forehead. She felt that this junior wouldn't be a proper maid in the future.
She took a bite of the bun in her hand, and the scalding hot meat juice instantly filled her mouth, but it didn't burn her. The unexpectedly delicious taste was stimulating her taste buds.
As a result, Liv immediately understood what the frivolous little maid had been emphasizing.
The gravy was indeed very hot and scalding, yet it made you want to have another bite—
"Sister Liv, who made breakfast today?"
"Today's? I heard that Laguna recommended the chef to headquarters. According to Captain Ragnar, she was someone she recently found because her cooking was good, and since she was homeless, Captain Ragnar recommended her to Schicksal Headquarters."
As Liv spoke, she took a couple more bites of the meat bun.
"Really? As expected of Captain Ragnar, he's struck gold again."
"Captain Ragnar's original intention was that the headquarters offered better benefits, so he wanted the chef to come to the Schicksal Headquarters to develop his career, save more money, and get married. He said that the Far East Branch didn't have enough funds."
Liv looked at K422 and continued.
"The reason why the Far East Branch is short of funds is that since Lady Theresa became the Grand Bishop's Aide and did not return to the Far East Branch, without the support of her private treasury, the Far East Branch, which has recently carried out various large-scale construction projects, has fallen into a deficit crisis. It seems that no salary has been paid this month."
"Uh, I know, it's Tesla's fault—"
Previously, Theresa was the manager of the Far East Branch, so Tesla could openly use Theresa's private funds within the Far East Branch.
But now that Theresa has become the Grand Bishop's Aide, she can't leave the Schicksal Headquarters, so it wouldn't make sense for her to use her personal savings anymore.
Of course, projects related to the St. Freya Academy can still be funded from Theresa's personal savings, since Theresa is still the principal of St. Freya Academy.
"By the way, what's the name of the chef Laguna introduced? I'll have her cook some Chinese food for me later."
K422 couldn't help but suggest.
After all, if someone can make steamed buns this delicious, they must be just as good at making other Chinese dishes.
"I remember her name was something like Hua, Kiana. I'll make the arrangements later."
"This cooking is really good. I feel like I've stepped into the set of a food animation. I can't take it anymore, I want another steamed bun."
"Kiana, please try my steamed buns."
Rita, of course, wouldn't miss any opportunity to please K422, and quickly offered the steamed bun she had just received back to K422's mouth.
She and K422 had already shared the steamed bun.
The new steamed buns will meet the same fate.
After breakfast, K422 went directly to the Grand Bishop's office.
Welt, who woke up late today, arrived just as she had arrived, while Tesla, who was obviously busy with the World Serpent mech controller, is probably still in the laboratory.
"Acting Grand Bishop..."
Welt will not choose the name K422 Kiana.
Calling her Freya is even more inappropriate. Aside from the fact that K422 doesn't like anyone other than Cecilia, True Kiana, and K423 calling her by her real name, her current identity is Kiana Apocalypse, the Acting Grand Bishop of Schicksal—
"Mr. Welt, don't be so polite with me. I should thank you for taking care of your Xiao San."
Seeing Welt bow to him with one hand on his chest, K422 quickly raised both hands and waved back.
"The Acting Grand Bishop is here today to..."
"Hmm, let's modify the instructions, add some things, and mobilize a few more Floating Battleship."
K422 snatched the notebook from the Jackal, stuffed it into the desk drawer, and locked it. Since she had promised World Serpent time to retreat, her attention was naturally focused on Shencheng Medicine first.
After all, not many people know that Shencheng Medicine is backed by the World Serpent Organization. Even the Valkyrie who participated in the war only know that the organization fighting a full-scale war against Schicksal is a global pharmaceutical company.
Of course, news of the pharmaceutical company's head being arrested had already spread.
"What is Kiana's purpose in doing this?"
"I need to end the battle quickly and participate in every battlefield. The controller is almost ready, isn't it? As long as we take down the mech forces, it will be a victory for the Valkyrie Schicksal. However, there are still a few battlefields where the Valkyrie are at a disadvantage. I've decided to suppress those battlefields first."
K422 typed on the virtual keyboard that appeared in front of him, planning the route for the next formation. Of course, the most important thing was to change the captain and the Floating Battleship.
"Did Kiana come to the battlefield to reduce the casualties of the Valkyrie?"
"Yes."
"Although I do not recommend that you do this, you are indeed an outstanding Valkyrie, and you will surely become the object of the Valkyrie's pursuit."
Welt sincerely felt that it was a good thing that K422 was appointed as the Acting Grand Bishop of Schicksal, and at the same time secretly decided to speed up the plan to capture Otto.
Although Otto cannot die, Welt decided to prevent Otto from returning to Schicksal. As long as Otto cannot return, the position of Grand Bishop will remain in K422's hands.
154. Also, let me accompany you.
After Welt became a special advisor, he was given certain powers by K422.
This access allows him, like Tesla, to see cutting-edge technologies stored in the database that are outside of forbidden technologies.
The sheer amount of cutting-edge technology that Welt could see sent shivers down his spine.
Although many of the experiments involved human experimentation, which both Welt and Tesla found extremely objectionable, they couldn't help but marvel at Schicksal's technological prowess.
Although in terms of science and technology alone, Anti-Entropy still leads the way.
However, Schicksal's various uses of Honkai Energy and other advanced technologies still far exceeded the two's imagination.
The two men clearly sensed that K422 had also blocked them from using more advanced and extremely dangerous technologies.
Neither of them expected that Schicksal had accumulated so much technology, including many cutting-edge technologies that were legacies of Previous Civilization.
It must be said that the Schicksal has a very strong advantage in this regard.
The Schicksal holds an important international position and enjoys a good reputation internationally. It also possesses a Valkyrie force capable of fighting against the Honkai, which allows it to easily establish Schicksal branches in various locations, thereby excavating and managing the ruins of Previous Civilization.
Welt did not want to kill Otto.
Based solely on what he learned from the database, Otto clearly possessed far more technology, making him indispensable to the world.
Although Welt hated Otto, and because of the original Welt and his own father, he hated him so much that he wanted to kill him, he ultimately chose to give up his hatred in the face of the world and his personal hatred.
Of course, the rise of the K422 also meant that Welt no longer had to hold back against Otto.
Once K422 has completely taken over the Schicksal, he will no longer need to face Schicksal as an enemy when he fights Otto.
One of the reasons Otto has always been a troublesome figure is that he controls the massive organization, Schicksal.
Currently, no organization can directly confront the entire Schicksal.
Welt's gaze finally fell on the young girl, and he couldn't help but laugh.
When the Schicksal became one of their own, nothing was more reassuring.
"Welt... so you really are a lolicon?"
Tesla's voice suddenly came from the side—
Welt, who was about to exclaim in admiration, immediately tensed up.
"Just kidding, then what is the Acting Grand Bishop doing?"
Tesla yawned widely. She had been working all night to create the controller for the World Serpent mechs and hadn't slept yet, but she was still on time for work.
Yes, that's right, Tesla arrived at the office just in time.
Although weariness kept creeping over her, causing her to lean against Welt, she still rubbed her sleepy eyes and continued designing the controller with her companions who were still working on Anti-Entropy via the communicator.
Unlike some human stamp, which is probably still sleeping in.
"Please adjust your schedule for the next period of time, Sister Tesla. Would you like me to arrange for you to share a room with Mr. Welt?"
Feeling overwhelmed by the sweetness of Welt and Tesla's reliance on each other, K422 raised an eyebrow and joked.
When Tesla heard K422 say that, his face first turned red, but then he became angry and embarrassed.
"Mind your own business!"
"Oh, really not?"
K422 believes that given Welt's personality, unless Tesla forcefully pushes Welt forward, their relationship is unlikely to make much progress.
"Shut up!!"
Tesla his hand, as if trying to grab something and throw it hard at K422.
Seeing that things were going badly, K422 quickly set its route and drove past the Tesla.
Tesla, so tired she could barely keep her eyes open, was momentarily dazed. When she came to her senses, she found that K422 had already run away. Furious, she could only take it out on Welt, who was standing nearby, and gave Welt a good few punches.
But soon he was so tired that he closed his eyes.
"Perhaps we should consider what the Acting Grand Bishop said..."
Welt muttered to himself.
He didn't think K422 was just joking. The other party had obviously noticed that Tesla had been sleeping only two hours a day for a week, and last night he didn't sleep for two hours at all, which caused all the accumulated fatigue to explode at once.
Welt felt that K422's arrangement of him and Tesla in the same room was likely intended to get him to persuade Tesla to get some rest.
Of course, Welt can understand Tesla's feelings right now.