Chapter 226
I don't know if it was because she became Theresa's adjutant, or if she was just naturally a bit naive, but Amber gave the Assault Team a lot of alcohol.
Once an alcoholic starts drinking, they'll definitely drink more and more, and the more they drink, the more they want to drink... Rita gave them some snacks and some alcohol, but it would have been better not to give them anything at all. After giving them some... the alcoholics will keep asking for more, and Amber simply doesn't know how to refuse.
Of course, the Assault Team have a good alcohol tolerance, so even if they drink too much, it doesn't affect their fighting ability.
Rather, it's more accurate to say that they often charge into Honkai Beast. This behavior only intensifies after they receive the amplification from the Type-B Stigmata.
Freya didn't want to show the new students anything like Wu Song fighting the tiger... cough cough, no, it was Valkyrie dancing with a drunken sword... knocking out the Honkai Beast was just a side effect.
After giving Rita a thorough explanation, Freya watched as the operation gradually came to an end.
At that moment, Welt's smug voice came from the side.
"Acting Grand Bishop, look... the result of the battle between Type 1 and the Emperor-class Honkai Beast, I told you that Type 2 has the potential to develop."
The Emperor-class Honkai Beast only made a light bump, and the New Titan Type 1 was sent flying, with a large dent in its armor. Welt certainly wouldn't let this opportunity pass.
"Welt, do you have a problem with my New Titan Type 1?"
Ryoma, whose hands had been healed, went up to the platform and began to mock Welt.
Others might give Welt face, but as the Alliance Leader of the Father's Sorrow Alliance and Mei's father, Raiden Ryoma felt that he and Welt were on the verge of a fight at any moment because of his daughter's early romance.
"Ryoma? You're back? Is your hand alright?"
"Don't try to dodge the question. What's wrong with Type 1? The purpose of creating Type 1 is to suppress a large number of weaklings, not to suppress Emperor-class Honkai Beast..."
"I'm sorry, that's not what I meant." Welt quickly apologized to Ryoma. He had just been tough on Freya, but now he could only apologize to Ryoma.
It's not that Type 1 is bad, it's just that he accidentally said something derogatory about Type 1 during his argument with Freya.
266. I played games with Amber last night and accidentally stayed up too late.
Because the argument with Freya was too heated, he unintentionally made a slip of the tongue.
Ryoma naturally wanted to have a good discussion with Welt. Even though the new Titan did have many problems, it was still the product of his hard work.
Watching Ryoma drag Welt away, seemingly about to have a long talk, Freya smiled and shook her head.
She comforted Aurora, patted Theresa, who was almost asleep, on the shoulder, and finally focused her attention on the large screen set up on the platform.
The battle in Nagoya City was nearing its end. When 20,000 fully armed Valkyrie entered the battlefield, the war centered on Nagoya City was over.
They were truly fully armed; almost all the Valkyrie were armed to the teeth.
For the Type-B Valkyrie, the Honkai Energy weapons equipped on the current Old-model Valkyrie are no longer of much help.
The attack power released by firearms like Fire Sprite Type I and Water Sprite Type I is not even as strong as the energy attack released by some Stigmata Valkyrie in energy.
Some Valkyrie even completely dismantle the outer shell of their weapons, leaving only the Honkai Energy conversion device inside, using it to forcibly convert Honkai Energy.
With the increasing presence of the Type-B Valkyrie, the development of next-generation weapons is also on the agenda.
The Schicksal weapon research institutions led by the Research Institute 1504 are currently cooperating with the weapon research institutions of the Anti-Entropy organization to jointly develop a new generation of Honkai Energy weapons.
If the two countries' weapons research institutions are preparing to develop a new generation of weapons, then the old generation of weapons will undoubtedly have to be phased out.
Freya, with the idea of making use of waste, prepared to trade these soon-to-be-obsolete weapons.
The Honkai Energy weapons developed by the Schicksal and the Anti-Entropy Organization are highly sought after by countries that suffer from Honkai Beast attacks every year and countries that are constantly at war.
Even Honkai Energy weapons left behind on the Honkai battlefield, even if slightly damaged, can fetch high prices on the black market in various countries.
The Anti-Entropy organization and the World Serpent organization have also been eyeing this market for some time.
Now, Freya plans to use the black channels of the Anti-Entropy organization and the World Serpent organization to trade away obsolete old-generation Honkai Energy weapons.
Ordinary people who are not Valkyrie are not incapable of using Honkai Energy weapons.
However, during the use of Honkai Energy weapons, ordinary people's bodies are inevitably corroded by Honkai Energy. Valkyrie have artificial Honkai Antibody in their bodies, so they can naturally resist the corrosion of Honkai Energy.
Ordinary people who are not Valkyrie will only have their lifespan greatly reduced if they use Honkai Energy weapons, and may even die from the Honkai Energy.
However, the market demand for Honkai Energy weapons is still huge, so this movie not only promoted the power of the Type-B Valkyrie, but also how powerful 20,000 fully armed Valkyrie can be.
It can both deter other countries and stimulate their desire to buy.
"The ending of the Nagoya City operation was rather uneventful; nothing unexpected happened."
Watching the screen, the last Honkai Beast in Nagoya City was defeated and then bound by the Valkyrie who swarmed in, and the war finally came to an end.
Meanwhile, the Honkai Beast that scattered and fled were ambushed by the Valkyrie forces in various passages, and their fates were either death or capture...
If we were to use a movie analogy, this would only be considered a documentary; it lacks the amazing plot twists and brilliant climaxes found in movies.
However, Freya herself dislikes surprises. She had anticipated more than ten unexpected situations and formulated dozens of different plans from the very beginning of this operation.
Even though the Assault Team and Lewis's team, which were tasked with the rescue mission, ran into trouble, Freya still managed to place the secret force that Otto had given her nearby.
The entire team consists of almost all members at level two or three awakened, with a few possessing their own Stigmata —an elite squad.
In addition to a large number of Floating Battleship waiting in the sky, Freya also deployed a highly mobile airship destroyer force to provide support to the Valkyrie forces guarding all entrances and exits of Nagoya City.
As a result, most of Freya's plans were not put to use.
Of course, this is a good thing, indicating that no accidents have occurred.
Freya was also worried that an ordinary operation to retake a city might go wrong. Although she did not bring the full combat power of the Schicksal, the 20,000 fully armed Valkyrie plus a large number of Floating Battleship were the strongest combat power that the Schicksal could muster.
The remaining Valkyrie and Floating Battleship had to stay behind at their base. Freya didn't want to have a happy outing only to have thieves break into her home.
Freya had no intention of playing the exchange game with the ruling classes of various countries. After all, it would be a fool to trade one's own golden nest for someone else's silver nest or doghouse.
"The number of Emperor-class Honkai Beast is one and five Emperor Honkai. Other types of Honkai Beast are being severely suppressed by New Titan Type 1. Only a few of our people were unlucky enough to suffer minor injuries..."
Theresa, who had almost fallen asleep, quickly straightened her face and replied.
"Theresa, you were asleep just now, weren't you?"
"No! Don't talk nonsense! I'm not! I'm awake!"
Upon hearing Freya's words, Theresa shuddered and perked up instantly.
She glanced around and realized everyone was staring at her with a "who the hell are you trying to fool?" look, so she quickly took off the headphones that were hidden by her white hair.
The adjutant on the other end of the headset also fell silent.
"I played games with Amber last night, and we accidentally stayed up too late..."
Theresa's voice suddenly became dozens of times weaker, leaving everyone both amused and exasperated.
Freya and the others could understand Theresa's behavior. Amber's position was special, after all, she was originally Otto's adjutant, and after being abandoned by Otto, Theresa took over.
However, Amber's body is special. Her original flesh has been modified over a long period of time and replaced with prosthetic limbs made of Soul Steel.
Although Amber's body wasn't entirely replaced with Soul Steel, it was enough for Otto's consciousness to attach to.
Tesla's testimony also confirmed that Amber's body, like that of the former strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal Leanna, was Otto's backup body.
The reason Otto suddenly appeared in front of them, catching them off guard, was because he had taken over Leanna's body.
Faced with the sudden attack from the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal at the time, no one expected that this fatal blow would come from their own side.
Because of her special position, Amber was inevitably subjected to surveillance and was not trusted by anyone except Theresa.
Amber, who always obeys Otto, has never stopped Otto's evil deeds. In fact, she is Otto's accomplice. Therefore, when Otto is not around, Amber has to bear the hostility of everyone in Otto's place.
However, while it was the same Amber to everyone else, it held a different place in Theresa's heart.
Theresa, being a clone of Kallen, knew very well that Amber was just like her.
Although both are clones of Kallen, they have different fates. No, it should be said that Theresa has a different fate from the other clones.
The clones, including Amber, envied Theresa for being so favored by Otto.
However, there is one thing: like Amber and other clones, Theresa was a failed product intended to replace Kallen, but she failed to replace Kallen.
Even the relatively successful Theresa was, for Otto, merely a pretty doll to pass the time...
Theresa and Amber were practically inseparable. In order to improve Amber's treatment and even to treat Amber better, Theresa insisted on eating and sleeping with Amber during this time, and even played games with Amber.
For Amber, who had dedicated her entire life to Otto, Theresa brought her a completely new life.
For the first time, Amber realized how fun games could be. No wonder Bishop Otto often slacked off playing games. When she saw that her score was not high and she failed to make it onto the leaderboard, Amber even felt a little frustrated and disappointed.
Everyone knew about Theresa's little tricks.
Even though Freya and the others knew that Amber was innocent, as a clone of Kallen, she was unable to disobey Otto's orders.
While she was described as Otto's accomplice, she was more like the weapon a criminal used to harm others.
How can a knife used without any subjective intent be considered an accomplice?
That being said, Otto could attach his consciousness to Amber, which explains why Amber was particularly attractive to hatred.
"Sister Amber? Never mind, do as you please."
Freya gave up on lecturing.
She also hoped that Amber could have a better life.
Although she maintains a cooperative relationship with Otto in private, Freya still has to appear as if she is irreconcilably opposed to Otto in front of the members of the Anti-Entropy organization.
Just as she acted in front of the members of the Schicksal, showing herself to be deeply favored, even more like the first successor than the first successor of the Grand Bishop.
Since Theresa's exhaustion was caused by Amber, Freya didn't care what happened between the two of them that night.
Was she really playing games all night, or deepening her relationship, or expanding her knowledge...? Freya also hoped that Amber could be integrated into the core of her power.
However, Amber is more like a "tool" that Otto has discarded than a "person".
Before this shift in stance, Freya had no intention of assigning her an important position.
Twenty thousand Valkyrie thoroughly swept through Nagoya City, eliminating hard-to-capture Honkai Beast on the spot, and capturing as many special or even rare Honkai Beast as possible.
Freya ordered them to capture the Deadman in Nagoya City, and they obeyed, knocking out and taking away Deadman they encountered.
"It's over."
As the sky gradually cleared, Freya squinted her eyes.
"It always feels like something's missing," Tesla said with some regret.
Theresa quickly chimed in, "Yes, it's over."
The other girls nodded in agreement.
Nagoya City is just a small gathering place for Honkai Beast. No matter what kind of accident happens, it won't reach a level that Freya's preparation plan cannot compensate for.
In fact, even if the Assault Team in the rescue squad is too drunk to be of any use, a single Emperor-class Honkai Beast won't cause much of a stir.
Freya also regretted that the Nagoya City operation lacked any surprises.
However, just as she easily recaptured Nagoya City with a strong hand, the Honkai also revealed more than a dozen hidden cards after playing the new trump card of Humanoid Honkai Beast ...
Freya never knew when the Honkai Consciousness would say "Solvadora" and then pull off a stunning reversal, while the battle in Nagoya City had no impact on the current situation.
267. Some things cannot be forced.
"Equipment, skills, levels... that is, military mechs, next-generation weapons, the application technology of individual manipulation of Honkai Energy, and the enhancement of Valkyrie's combat power... In the next few years, we must comprehensively improve these aspects."
Freya plans to work on a five-year plan as soon as she gets back.
Five years later, in 2013, she was only fifteen years old (actually only seven), far too young to be considered either an heir or a ruler.
She has enough time, but whether the Honkai Consciousness will allow her to get through these years peacefully is another matter.
However, the Schicksal and the Anti-Entropy Organization need time to develop, the modification surgery needs time to be perfected, and the Stigmata Project from the Previous Era needs time to be investigated...
"Kiana? What are you talking about?"
Theresa heard Freya's mutterings and asked curiously.
"It's nothing, well... well, I can't say it's nothing. Starting tomorrow, I'll work two hours overtime."
"Wait a minute, Freya! I've been working overtime for two hours, and I still need to go home to cook for Aurora!"
"Alas--!!"
Tesla raised his voice and shouted before Theresa could even utter a sound of surprise.
Now, this "cabinet" is working more than ten hours a day, and if they work two more hours overtime... it's going to be very difficult for Tesla, who has gotten used to the experience.
In particular, she also had to allocate time to be with her adopted daughter Aurora, so that this little angel wouldn't feel like she was no longer loved.