Chapter 164

In the eyes of various countries, this is a strategic resource equivalent to Valkyrie.

Although Schicksal lack the technology to modify Valkyrie, the young children, who possess a certain resistance to Honkai Energy, can be used for trading or trained into combat weapons.

In fact, many children were taken away by the World Serpent and various countries, but Schicksal only managed to find more than 180 of them. The others were either traded as commodities or consumed in certain experiments.

The brutal training of mercenaries also causes some losses.

Many of Bronya's contemporaries trained to the point of death, and if Bronya hadn't been so talented, she doesn't know if she would have survived.

Girls with even a modicum of attractiveness are trained to impersonate prostitutes; of course, some military personnel simply want to exploit young children.

Not all soldiers are patriotic and dedicated to protecting the people, especially soldiers in war-torn regions, who are more likely to enjoy the thrill of blowing someone's head off with a bullet.

"Bronya, greet Kiana."

"... Kiana... Greetings, my lady."

After a moment of silence, Bronya answered with difficulty.

Many children, including Bronya, have PTSD symptoms, Cocolia has put aside her research to devote herself to helping them through this period.

Bronya, in particular, was extremely talented. Before Schicksal rescued her, she had already participated in several assassination missions. Seeing life disappear after she pulled the trigger through the scope of a sniper rifle had a huge impact on her young mind.

When they first Cocolia Orphanage, they couldn't even speak.

Fortunately, her emotions were not yet numb. Each murder caused her inner pain, so her symptoms were naturally more severe than those of other children.

Cocolia then turned her attention to Bronya.

Her care for Bronya was not because she was her former boss's child, but because Bronya genuinely needed care at that time.

"What an adorable child..."

Freya felt a little envious watching the child, who was two years younger than her, nestled in Cocolia's arms.

It wasn't that she was lusting after Cocolia's body. Although Cocolia was indeed incredibly large and had a very attractive body, Freya would still choose Cecilia when comparing her to her mother, Cecilia.

Unfortunately, the core space of the Black Abyss White Flower is not easy to enter. Freya only occasionally holds the Black Abyss White Flower when she sleeps, and most of the time she places it on the weapon rack in the room.

Bronya appeared very reserved. After all, her training in the army taught her that she could not defy 'big shots'. Whenever a big shot came to the army, if she displeased him, several of her brothers and sisters who trained with her would disappear.

"I'll be sending you a batch of supplies soon. Oh, and as I mentioned before, I'll be finding a better location for you to build an orphanage in the Far East. The agreement there has been finalized. Think about it."

"Yes, Kiana, the orphanage's location is too remote, and for the sake of the children's growth, I also think it would be better to move it to the Far East." Cocolia agreed to Freya's proposal.

Ultimately, the Cocolia Orphanage was located on the Russian border, and she was the most hated person by Russian officers. She would be assassinated every now and then, and on several occasions, the children in the orphanage were also affected.

Although Cocolia retaliated, she only killed a scapegoat thrown out by the Russian military leadership.

In the past, the orphanage was small, and after the children were adopted, only about twenty remained. But now it has expanded to two hundred, Cocolia is not confident that she can protect all the children.

What's more, this is the suburbs. Rosalia had food poisoning a few days ago, and she called an ambulance, but it didn't arrive for an hour. By the time Rosalia was taken to the hospital, Rosalia had recovered in the ambulance and only needed to have some tests done at the hospital before returning home. As a result, she waited for several hours for the ambulance to take her to the suburbs...

"Alright, I'll leave the orphanage to you. Now, let's get down to business. Cocolia, I heard from Jackal that you're the legal representative of Mikoyan, is that right?"

"Mikoyan? Mikoyan Design Bureau? I am indeed the legal representative, but I believe the contract I signed as the legal representative is fake, and the actual legal representative is someone else."

Cocolia replied that although Mikoyan did have a close working relationship with her, the greatsword Armed Dawn Judgment, which Mikoyan had made, was Cocolia's favorite weapon.

However, World Serpent wouldn't leave such an obvious weakness for Cocolia to exploit.

"It's alright, as long as there's a contract, even a fake one. Schicksal will find a better lawyer to charge Mikoyan Company with economic fraud, crimes against humanity, or supporting terrorists. As the legal representative, you can take the initiative to report it."

"..."

Cocolia instinctively covered Bronya's ears.

Sometimes you shouldn't listen too much to what the Black-bellied Saintess says.

Wow, how come you're so skilled at this!

How many companies you dislike have you smeared?

"First, ruin Mikoyan Company's reputation, then bankrupt it. I will arrange for someone to acquire Mikoyan's shares and help you become Mikoyan's largest shareholder."

"Yes, I understand... Your subordinate will certainly cooperate with Kiana's plan."

Freya doesn't need to elaborate on the details. Cocolia is also a cunning fox who has been outwitting the Russian military for years, eventually forcing them to resort to assassination.

She naturally understood Freya's plan, but felt inexplicably sympathetic towards the Mikoyan Design Bureau that had been targeted.

It's worth noting that Mikoyan is considered the third company in the world capable of manufacturing weapons to combat the Honkai.

It is also one of the only two channels through which countries can purchase Honkai Energy weapons.

Besides Mikoyan providing these Honkai Energy weapons to various countries, Anti-Entropy's ME Company also accepts some black market orders. After all, many of Anti-Entropy's research projects are problematic, and the large shortage has made Raiden Ryoma the world's largest arms dealer.

Now that ME Company is cooperating with Schicksal, they are reducing black market orders. Once Mikoyan is eliminated, no country will be able to obtain Honkai Energy weapons anymore...

After watching the communication screen in front of her disappear, Cocolia silently wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.

This Black-bellied Saintess, in some ways, even more ruthless than Otto.

Restricting the outflow of Honkai Energy weapons and keeping Valkyrie at Schicksal Headquarters increases the value of Valkyrie.

When the Valkyrie are no longer just weapons against Honkai Beast, the Black-bellied Saintess, who has the support of all the Valkyrie, will have no one to challenge her position.

Whether it's a crown or a throne, the other party has it within reach.

Cocolia was actually glad that she had latched onto a powerful patron.

"Mother?"

"It's alright, it's alright. That was a big shot. I was talking to her about confidential matters. Bronya, you go and play with Seele and Rosalia."

"Um."

Bronya jumped off Cocolia's lap.

Then she walked away on her short legs, with a toy gun in her pocket.

This is a side effect; at least for now, Bronya can't shake the sense of security that a pistol provides. Even a toy pistol with a very similar shape and weight can help her sleep more soundly at night.

There were many children like this, Cocolia n't help but sigh.

She sincerely hopes that these children will be able to laugh like ordinary children in the future.

After ending her communication with Cocolia, Freya turned to look at a whiteboard in the corner of her room.

This whiteboard won't be captured on the communication screen. As for the surveillance cameras in the room, Freya has already destroyed them by reducing their power through several double-standard fluctuations, so even neutral units can't use them.

Freya's double standards will only protect friendly units that align with her preferences.

So the TV with the built-in monitor is fine, but the monitor inside the TV is ruined—that's the double standard.

Freya sabotaged the room's security cameras and placed a whiteboard in the corner of the room, all because the whiteboard contained Freya's meticulously planned layout.

She sat in front of the whiteboard, watching the plan unfold like randomly scattered chess pieces.

Many seemingly unrelated plans are connected by nearby points, forming a large network.

Super quantum computers are a technology of Anti-Entropy, which Freya had known for a long time. Therefore, her alliance with Anti-Entropy was for the sake of this technology.

By connecting a satellite surveillance network deployed by Otto with a super quantum computer, it is possible to monitor the entire world's networks.

"I've done so much—raising the Valkyrie's status, relocating Schicksal Headquarters ... and you, you bastard, are still hiding..."

All of this was for the purpose of capturing Otto.

Even though Freya contributed her wisdom to help Kiana take over, she still wanted to capture Otto herself so that her sister would come home obediently. She would not stop her sister from taking revenge, after all, she had the right to seek revenge on Otto.

However, Freya was unaware that Otto Apocalypse, whom she was so fond of, was telling the story of Jason and Medea to a young blonde girl.

He also told her that if she witnessed something similar in real life, she should not sympathize with the princess.

"Doctor, I prefer the story you told before about the princess who slayed the dragon. It was actually a story about an evil dragon, but you never said what happened to that dragon in the end."

"Oh? Have I told this story before? Well, it seems I have."

The blond man peeling an apple for the blond young girl smiled slightly.

"Since the princess who slays the dragon is an evil dragon, the people she wants to protect are naturally not normal humans, but the dragon-people cursed by the dragon. Even though they look like ordinary humans, they are still feared by people from other countries... However, only the princess and her cursed people can fight against the evil dragon..."

"What do you think should happen next in this story?"

183. Isn't this a classic, straightforward story?

Otto looked at the young girl in front of him with a pleased expression.

The evil dragon princess slays evil dragons, and the dragon-cursed race she wants to protect.

This story is undoubtedly a reflection of his beloved K422.

Of course, Otto was indeed surprised by the true nature that the other party gradually revealed after letting the real Kiana go.

"Do you think the princess will be exposed and attacked by humans, or by the cursed race she protects? The cursed race is enemies of dragons, and that lovely princess is either a real dragon or an ordinary human suffering even more curses..."

Otto continued speaking to the blonde girl, placing the peeled apple on the portable table beside him and waiting for her reply.

In fact, Otto still couldn't figure out exactly what his beloved K422 was.

Even when far from Schicksal, Otto never let up on his attention to K422. He naturally discovered that the other party was deeply favored by the Honkai, even reaching the same level as the Herrscher, no, even above the Herrscher.

However, the other party's personality does not seem to be affected by the Honkai Consciousness. Just like the first First Herrscher Welt Joyce, he is just an ordinary person except for possessing the power of Herrscher.

Of course, in terms of personality, the two are very different.

Otto was equally surprised that the other party could perform so well in the position of Acting Grand Bishop.

It even exceeded his expectations.

Ultimately, he manipulated Schicksal only to revive Kallen, while the other side manipulated Schicksal to protect more people.

Perhaps she was indeed an evil dragon, but she treated the cursed race as family.

"Doctor, at the end of the story, the princess who slayed the dragon transformed into a dragon. Whether she was originally a real dragon or became a dragon because of a curse, she appeared before the cursed race in place of the original dragon to protect the cursed race."

The blonde young girl was very interested in the story.

The story is not difficult to understand. The cursed race is feared by human kingdoms, but only the cursed race has the power to fight against the evil dragon.

After the princess of the Cursed Clan kills the dragon, the human kingdoms may destroy the Cursed Clan. After all, when there is no dragon in the world, the Cursed Clan, who can fight against the dragon, will become worthless. The many human kingdoms that fear the power of the Cursed Clan will surely besiege the Cursed Clan.

Therefore, in the end of Otto's story, the princess transforms into a dragon and appears before the cursed race.

In the eyes of the cursed race, the princess who went alone to defeat the evil dragon did not return; instead, an evil dragon appeared before them.

That's the end of the story.

However, in the heart of the blonde young girl, the story was far from over.

She felt the story was somewhat sad, and the fact that it didn't have a real ending meant that the conclusion was open-ended.

Perhaps the princess, who is deeply loved by the cursed race and loves to sing, will eventually fall to the blades of the cursed race in the form of an evil dragon.

Did the princess shed tears then? Did she regret it?

The blonde girl didn't know the answer, so she looked at Otto and asked.

"Doctor, is there really no ending to this sad story?"

"Who knows? Perhaps the ending I predict will be different from the ending you want?"

"... Doctor, who exactly are you?"

The blonde girl quietly raised the corners of her mouth and calmly looked at the blonde man in front of her.

The man who suddenly appeared and became her attending physician was quite special. In terms of appearance, the two of them were both blond, and he took care of her with a kind fatherly attitude.

He told himself many interesting stories.

But the young girl felt that the other party had ulterior motives, and that the so-called story was like a form of guidance.

The story of the dragon-slaying princess that interested her the most gave her the feeling that it was adapted from a true story; however, without the memory, she could not make a judgment.

All she knew was that she was a survivor of the Second Eruption War; even her birth date was just something she filled in randomly, and she chose her own name.

A young girl named Bianca Atagina was curious about the other person's purpose in doing so.

"And me? I'm the guardian of that lovely Little Princess, and you could also call me her father. Of course, I'm her grandfather."

Otto smiled as he met Bianca's scrutinizing gaze.