Chapter 172
After all, unlike most Valkyrie, Captain Lewis has a boyfriend she's dating.
Yes, unlike most Valkyrie who are alone, she is a winner in life. Moreover, in the Valkyrie squad with a high casualty rate, she has the lowest casualty rate in the squad due to her protective trait, and she herself has not lost any limbs due to the fierce battle.
In terms of the number of battles fought, she far surpasses most A-rank Valkyrie squads; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to rate her S-rank at any time.
Previously, Otto created a Honkai Beast with the number K422-1, which even Maria Schariac, a quasi- Saintess, couldn't withstand, but Captain Lewis was able to protect his teammates.
Moreover, despite suffering serious injuries, Captain Lewis recovered quickly. Although she still needed a wheelchair, she was able to move normally two months later. At that time, Maria and other A-rank Valkyrie still had to rely on wheelchairs to move around.
Lewis is muscular and has a sharp, angular profile, which contrasts sharply with the other Valkyrie who have fair skin and slender figures.
However, most Valkyrie squad felt they were stronger than the Lewis squad, since the Lewis squad was better at defensive battles. For example, after the Valkyrie squad suffered a defeat on the Honkai battlefield and retreated to their base, the Lewis squad performed far better than the other Valkyrie squad in the base.
However, because Lewis was too low-key, most of the Valkyrie inevitably underestimated him.
Freya's decision to place Lewis's team behind the Assault Team did indeed cause discontent among many Valkyrie, who felt that if they were equipped with the Type-B Stigmata, they would be far superior to Lewis.
Yes, Lewis has a boyfriend, and she even changed into the Type-B Stigmata first. At the same time, she can manipulate the earth and gravity, which is why many Valkyrie are jealous of her.
The most important thing is her boyfriend; he's supposedly very handsome.
Welt's question was indeed very important, and it touched on the meaning of the Valkyrie's existence, but he didn't know what those Valkyrie were thinking.
While working in the St. Fountain, Freya also listened to the opinions of the Valkyrie.
She knew that her reputation came from the support of the Valkyrie, so she maintained the persona that Otto had created for her in front of Valkyrie.
Insufficient production and technological upgrades are the best excuses, but... the Valkyrie's biggest reason for this problem is that Lewis is just too damn jealous of them.
They're not stupid; the education they received from Schicksal isn't so bad that they can't see the future.
The Valkyrie of the Aristocratic Faction were even more shrewd, knowing that pleasing Freya would benefit the Aristocratic Faction's development...
However, Lewis received a lot of attention from Freya, and was the first to have his Type-B Stigmata replaced. She also disliked it because the Type-B Stigmata strengthened her body too much. How could the other Valkyrie not have any objections?
This is the main reason for the problem.
Freya is seriously considering how to resolve this issue. She certainly won't approve Lewis's retirement, but Lewis's exceptional physical abilities will indeed affect her personal life.
Freya felt that this issue really needed to be addressed, otherwise Captain Lewis's boyfriend would definitely be finished.
"Speaking of which, Lord Freya, is it possible to increase production?"
"Hmm... Sister Tesla, let's disconnect from the staff team for now. I've been keeping this a secret all along. It's fine to tell you, but it's not good to leak it out."
"Clear--"
At this point, Tesla, who wasn't being silly, cut off contact with his staff. Anyway, this wasn't the first or second time, and in most cases, Tesla wouldn't proactively contact his staff.
Freya also released anti-Honkai wave at this time, Welt, as Herrscher, was naturally more sensitive to it Tesla and Theresa.
But what frustrated him the most was that... although it wasn't the first time he'd seen it, Freya's 'barrier' with its ability to identify allies was something he couldn't understand, and even the Herrscher of Reason's abilities couldn't analyze it.
"Simply put, the output is ten per day."
"..."×3
The difference between producing ten a day and one a week is too big.
One Valkyrie per week, and at most forty or so per year. In the past six months, Freya has used various excuses to transform more than twenty members of the Assault Team and more than a dozen members of Lewis's squad.
But in reality, at a rate of ten transformations per day, 3,600 Valkyrie could be transformed in a year, enough to complete the transformation of all the active Valkyrie Schicksal.
Of course, they also knew that Freya was deliberately controlling the number of Type-B Valkyrie.
If Valkyrie using the Type-B Stigmata goes out of control, the damage she causes is comparable to that of a fully armed A-rank Valkyrie.
But this approach is truly outrageous.
"How about doubling the current production?" Tesla suggested.
Welt shook his head. "Controlling the number of Type-B Valkyrie is the right thing to do. The Aristocratic Faction has many problems; the Acting Grand Bishop previously wanted to redefine the Aristocratic Faction..."
"The Aristocratic Faction isn't entirely useless. The connections they represent are no less than those of the higher-ups at Schicksal. There's still room for improvement with the Type-B Stigmata. If we can find the complete Stigmata Project, we can upgrade the Type-B Stigmata. However, the Valkyrie level definitely needs to be revised. Creating Kiana-class would be a good idea."
"Okay, I'll go and draw up a document."
"No, I was just kidding." Freya quickly stopped Theresa when she saw that she was taking it seriously.
193. That's a really big overhaul!
Creating Kiana-class is obviously a joke.
However, the Valkyrie's ranking does need to be re-planned, and the Valkyrie has objections to changing the order of the Type-B Stigmata, which is actually due to her jealousy of Lewis... This problem is quite difficult to solve.
Of course, Freya was not in a good position to handle this matter.
Some of the Valkyrie, when they get jealous, look like villains from a shoujo manga to outsiders. But in reality, the Valkyrie who are jealous of Lewis can't really be considered bad people.
Their jealousy of Lewis was indeed due to Freya's bias towards Lewis.
Freya, as the pinnacle of the Valkyrie, is bound to cause many problems with her biases.
Even if Lewis's achievements are impeccable, it doesn't mean that the accomplishments of other Valkyrie squad over the years can be denied.
Although the Valkyrie of the Aristocratic Faction often cause problems, the connections behind Aristocratic Faction also mean that they can secure many benefits for Schicksal and expand the Valkyrie's careers.
Most importantly, Freya felt that Valkyrie should not be reduced to combat units. Even though they symbolize the military power of Schicksal, Valkyrie themselves should be able to do much more.
With physical strength far exceeding that of ordinary people, the Valkyrie is perfectly capable of engaging in some exploratory work.
Take, for example, the lunar landing problem that is currently troubling various countries. With the Valkyrie's physical abilities, plus the technological power of Schicksal and Anti-Entropy, she could definitely establish a lunar base on the moon. Ordinary human bodies might not be able to adapt, but the Valkyrie should have no problem.
Freya's target is the ruins on the far side of the moon.
Even transforming the Schicksal Headquarters into a space station and sending it into space was for this purpose.
The database of Schicksal contains detailed records, in which the ruins on the moon are key to the victory of the Second Eruption War, and the Soul Steel from the moon records information about the great war Previous Civilization and the Herrscher of Finality.
Anti-Entropy also preserves this piece of Soul Steel that records the great battle between the Previous Civilization and the Herrscher of Finality.
Freya wanted to see it for herself, but she was always too busy and missed the opportunity. This time, Welt and Tesla held their wedding in the Far East, and Freya took the opportunity to use the Anti-Entropy device to check the information recorded on that piece of Soul Steel.
"The problems should be addressed one by one. Valkyrie using Type-B Stigmata and those not using Type-B Stigmata are different types Valkyrie combat power. Therefore, the Valkyrie ranking system does need to be modified. I personally suggest a star-rating system."
"A star-rating system?" Welt and Tesla asked curiously.
At this point, Freya had already deactivated the anti-Honkai wave. The production of the Type-B Stigmata needed to be kept secret, so she deliberately released the anti-Honkai wave to destroy the monitoring device through friendly forces.
Freya had no idea how many surveillance cameras she had destroyed, but she felt that Otto, or the Great Ancestor Kiana spoke of, must be watching her.
Unfortunately, her anti-Honkai wave cannot be released permanently, since maintaining anti-Honkai wave requires consuming Honkai Energy within Freya's body.
"Simply put, Valkyrie with an awakening rate of 1-20% are one-star, Valkyrie with an awakening rate of 21-40% are two-star, and so on, with 81-100% being five-star. In fact, Valkyrie with an awakening rate of 100% are considered to have awakened their Stigmata."
"Acting Grand Bishop, the awakening rate of Stigmata cannot simply represent combat strength..."
Welt offered a contrary opinion.
Just like Himeko is currently the strongest fighter in the Assault Team, she has an awakening rate of 78%, which is the so-called four-star level, while Laguna's awakening rate is only 56%, which is three-star level. However, the difference in combat power between the two is not large. In fact, if Laguna and Himeko were to fight seriously, Laguna would win 100% of the time.
"The star rating represents the awakening rate, as well as the control ability and Honkai Energy resistance. Ultimately, the Type-B Stigmata mainly strengthens these aspects. As for the others... we'll have to evaluate them. For example, if the power drawn from the Stigmata is combat-oriented, it's a one-star combat-oriented Stigmata; if it's strong in support, it's a one-star support-oriented Stigmata... and even within the combat-oriented type, there are differences between defensive and offensive types..."
For some reason, Freya came up with some game settings at this time, thought they were quite useful, and decided to use them.
Compared to rare ratings like R and SR, the star rating system is indeed easier to understand.
In fact, the awakening rate of Stigmata represents the Honkai Energy resistance and control that the Type-B Valkyrie gains, which is something that Valkyrie modified with artificial Stigmata simply cannot surpass.
Even if Valkyrie is terrible in actual combat, it doesn't mean she's really weak. Her extremely high Honkai Energy control can be used to pilot Titan Mech.
The main reason why Anti-Entropy's Titan Mech suffered repeated defeats in battles against Honkai Beast was that they were simply mobile Honkai Energy to the Honkai Beast. How could mechs without any Honkai Energy control compete with Honkai Beast in terms of maneuverability?
Freya considered having some Valkyrie become Gundam pilots, cough cough, Titan Mech pilots, but she didn't want Valkyrie piloting Titan Mech to engage in close combat with Honkai Beast. Mikoyan's heavy firepower and Honkai crystal inlay technology, combined with Anti-Entropy's Cannon Titan being developed, would be a powerful combination.
The star rating system best represents controllability and Honkai Energy resistance.
But as Welt said, actual combat strength is different from theoretical combat strength.
"For example, one-star all-area type, one-star high firepower suppression type, one-star long-range annihilation type, one-star stealth infiltration type, one-star external armor enhancement type, one-star high mobility close combat type, etc... these are all considered combat types, right?"
"Those with more comprehensive abilities are all-around types, while those who excel at firepower suppression are firepower suppression types. For example, Captain Lewis's next path is the external armor enhancement type. She is suitable for equipping a lot of armor. With her current abilities, she could even modify Titan Mech into armor and wear it. As for Sister Laguna, she is definitely a high-mobility close combat type... or a tank-riding knight type."
"... I feel like they've mixed in the Honkai Beast models too. They might as well call it Laguna type, or Warlord Laguna melee type. The Assault Team are probably all this type."
Welt couldn't help but complain.
The star rating system does indeed apply to the case of Type-B Stigmata, since the higher the Stigmata awakening rate, the stronger the Honkai Energy resistance and Honkai Energy manipulation.
"As for the original Valkyrie ranking system of ABCD and S, it can be used as a team rating, which is directly linked to merits. The treatment of Valkyrie, or rather the treatment of Valkyrie squad, will be directly linked to the team's evaluation."
While the Valkyrie before Schicksal existed in squads, they still somewhat promoted individual heroism. As a result, many Valkyrie did not care about teamwork, leading to exaggerated battle casualties.
"The candidate level has been directly canceled. The trainee level is used to refer to the girls who have not yet become Valkyrie, which are the students of the St. Freya Academy... Students who graduate from St. Freya Academy will be recruited by various Valkyrie squad, which will be like a university-enterprise recruitment fair."
"... This is a really big overhaul."
Welt and Tesla thought those original CD-level Valkyrie would probably cry.
She had finally become Valkyrie, and her beloved Saintess Lord had finally become the Acting Grand Bishop. These were two things that should have brought her so much joy, so why did they turn out like this...?
Freya's approach was tantamount to directly eliminating the past CD trainees and allowing the newly recruited Valkyrie trainees who had just undergone surgery to choose to join various squads. Of course, the squads and the graduates chose each other.
The five levels, including S, ABCD, will become the rating system for Valkyrie squad, rather than Valkyrie ratings. Valkyrie treatment will be directly related to squad evaluation.
Even Aristocratic Faction Valkyrie, if they don't manage their Valkyrie squad properly, will probably not get many missions despite having a D-rank Valkyrie squad, and may not even be able to recruit new members in the future.
"As for the draft order, it's mainly because of Captain Lewis..."
"Hmm, is it related to Lewis?" Welt asked, puzzled.
Although he was the one who brought it up, he didn't know that the Valkyrie' objection to the ranking stemmed from their jealousy of Lewis having a very handsome boyfriend, and the two were about to get married. This also led Lewis to dislike the further enhancement of his physical body by the Type-B Stigmata.
So, Captain Lewis really is a case of "if you don't court death, you won't die."
Although she is indeed a good person and very upright, giving the impression of a female soldier protecting her country, she is also a bit naive. She doesn't hide anything from her teammates' curiosity or other Valkyrie's inquiries.
That's why those fair-skinned, slender Valkyrie who can't find men have a particular grievance.
Incidentally, Captain Ragnar's first words after learning about this were, "Why don't the normal people explode?", which was echoed by several Valkyrie in the Assault Team.
After Freya explained the reason briefly, everyone was dumbfounded, and even Theresa fell silent.
She tolerated Tesla's marriage, after all, Tesla was twice her age.
But Lewis can be said to be someone she's been watching for a long time. Of course, Lewis was a lovely girl at first, but somehow she went wrong and became a complete tomboy.
Using Freya's knowledge from her previous life, it was a transformation comparable to that of Oogami Sakura.
"There's really no way to resolve this," Welt sighed, surprised that there was such a hidden story behind it all.
The order of appearance wasn't the real reason; Lewis's reckless actions were the real reason he angered the other Valkyrie.
"So we can't handle this. Hmm, next topic..."
"Acting Grand Bishop, this is the next matter."
Freya, Welt, and Tesla began processing the next important document. The other documents only needed to be read. Theresa once again placed the documents that required her review and stamping in front of her, and then raised the stamp high in her hand.
With a thud, bright red ink left a mark on the lower right corner of the document.
A few days later, Mikoyan's chairman went to court, where he was accused by Mikoyan board of directors of war crimes, crimes against humanity, mass killings, intimidation, and other crimes.
Ultimately, in a trial shrouded in secrecy, the chairman was dismissed, Cocolia became one of Mikoyan's directors, and the chairman's private assets were divided among various countries and by Schicksal.
Many of Mikoyan Company's technologies also ended up in the hands of Cocolia.
A few days later, Cocolia brought the board of directors of Mikoyan to the Schicksal Headquarters. After negotiating with Freya for an hour, Cocolia became the chairman of Mikoyan, holding 51% of the shares, and Mikoyan was also brought under Schicksal's control.
194. She has more and more secrets.
In early March 2008, Cocolia successfully integrated Mikoyan Manufacturing Company. In addition to weapons manufacturing plants, Mikoyan Company also had aircraft and tank manufacturing plants.
However, what is most important to Freya is the Honkai crystal Inlay Technique.
Simply pressing Honkai crystal onto a weapon doesn't guarantee a successful socketing. Like in most games, you need specific socketing slots to embed Honkai crystal into weapons...
Judging from the current situation, Freya may have three, four, or even five slots for heavy firepower, and then Honkai crystal will be embedded on it... well, to be honest, it feels like even Herrscher Core can be embedded on it.
In fact, when Cocolia taught her Mikoyan's Honkai crystal Inlay Technique, Freya discovered that the prototype of this technique could be found at Schicksal Headquarters.
Located on the lowest level of the laboratory on the Floating Island of Helheim, the Schicksal Headquarters, are several sets of rare and powerful Fourth Generation Valkyrie Armor. These Fourth Generation Armor are all god-slaying weapons with cutting-edge technology.
With the current scientific research capabilities of Schicksal, it is impossible to analyze this thing. In the end, the person who created this thing is that bastard bishop. The only thing she admires about him is his intellect.