Chapter 230
"Cocolia, I'm not angry, really. I was happy to hear it. There's no need to blame them. But, how should I put it, what was supposed to be a normal gathering has turned into a victory celebration because of what you've done."
Freya was quite helpless. After all, there were long tables full of delicious food all around, and the empty center of the hall was a dance floor, a space reserved for people who wanted to dance... Of course, it was mainly a place for Cocolia's children to play. Speaking of which, she didn't forget to glare at the talkative imposter.
For the time being, Freya regarded herself as a parent, watching over Aurora with warm eyes as she pulled Mei toward the dance floor.
Whether it was her imagination or not, Ryoma's aura suddenly weakened.
"It's fine to treat it as a victory celebration. After all, this is indeed a major event that could affect the future of the Schicksal."
"That won't do. We still have to have a celebration banquet. Otherwise, how can I hear your praise again?" Freya's lips curled up slightly, looking quite smug.
The others were speechless, but they were not stingy with their praise and continued to shower Freya with compliments.
After all, Freya described to them that the new antibody could benefit ordinary people, including ordinary men who do not have the ability to adapt. Undoubtedly, this would be a groundbreaking product.
271. Aurora, you liar!
That being said, this technology is not suitable for immediate widespread adoption, and production capacity is also limited...
Even though the database of Schicksal has cloning technology specifically for cultivating blood, the corresponding equipment is very expensive, and the process of converting blood into serum and then making antibodies is complicated.
Despite Freya's success in just three days, she had actually gathered all the necessary techniques a month earlier.
It will take time to mass-produce K422-1 Honkai Energy antibody immediately.
The most critical issue is the impact of this technology.
"... It's not suitable to disclose this technology publicly; the core technology will remain in the hands of Lord Freya." Welt considered the impact of this technology on various countries.
Even if this technology can benefit ordinary people, it would be detrimental to provide it to various countries so that they can produce soldiers resistant to Honkai.
To put it bluntly, the countries will never unite to fight the Honkai, but will instead rely on their soldiers to gain Honkai Energy resistance and immediately launch an attack on the Schicksal and the Anti-Entropy Organization.
Even though Welt was Conservatives and had no ambition to maintain the Anti-Entropy Organization's superior status, during his travels around the world, he witnessed the shortsightedness of the rulers and saw the folly of humanity.
Even though the Conservatives of the Anti-Entropy organization believes that 'eliminating the Honkai without harming people,' it doesn't mean they would trust that the ruling class would use the technology on ordinary people first... No, those in the ruling class would only arm the military.
"From a certain perspective, the new antibody can also be classified as a forbidden technology, and this product is enough to affect an entire generation."
Although the actual situation of the new antibody is still inconclusive, Freya's description of the future makes the new antibody far more epoch-making than imagined.
Opinions differ on whether to widely adopt the new antibody.
While dancing with Mei Aurora noticed that her second sister and the adults, including her adoptive mother and father, were gathered together discussing important matters.
As the Little Princess of Anti-Entropy, she felt obligated to join in, even if she didn't understand what they were talking about, she should still take the important things to heart and ask her adoptive parents later if necessary.
Aurora, who had no intention of serving some Grand Bishop's Aide who was just loafing around, kissed Mei and then apologized to her.
"Mei, I promised to dance two songs with you earlier, but let's save that for next time."
Mei noticed that Aurora's gaze kept glancing towards the parents' group. Although she was a little disappointed, she nodded and replied, "Since you put it that way, I certainly won't stop you. I'm going too."
Mei's father was among them, and as his daughter, she knew that she would eventually inherit his position.
Aurora is the Little Princess of Anti-Entropy. Her second sister is the Acting Grand Bishop of Schicksal and the actual ruler of the Schicksal, while her eldest sister is the acting leader of the World Serpent organization.
As her playmates, Mei and the other kids knew long ago that they were part of Aurora's team, the future Alliance Leader of the alliance.
Of course, Mei does not intend to inherit her father's position, but instead aims for the position of Aurora's adoptive mother... Although Aurora's adoptive mother and her father are executors, Aurora's adoptive mother also has the identity of the Alliance Leader's wife.
"Thank you, Mei- nee, you're so kind."
Just as Iserin was about to step forward to replace Mei, she saw Aurora holding Mei's hand and moving closer to where the parents were, and her face immediately fell.
Where's the dance?
Aurora, you liar!
You promised to dance with me!
Seeing Iserin's pitiful appearance, Huohuo, then picked up a plate and chose his favorite food from the dishes laid out on the long table.
Tonight was supposed to be just a regular gathering, the kind where we wouldn't discuss business.
I don't know why it turned out this way.
But to Huohuo, the Little Princess he serves is becoming more and more like a playboy. To be honest, why flirt with her if he's not going to marry her... She even changed into a dress suitable for dancing tonight and left half a day's 'energy for activities'.
Although Aurora and Mei left the dance floor, Bronya and Seele had a lot of fun there.
Since they couldn't dance, they simply held hands and spun around. If they got bored, they could play hide-and-seek with the A-Lynn Sisters and Xing and the others. After all, the hall was very large and could accommodate hundreds of people for banquets, so there were plenty of places to hide. Alternatively, they could eat with the other sisters at the long table.
Freya glanced at the girl who was tiptoeing closer and couldn't help but smile. Then she looked helplessly at the imposter. The imposter's acting skills were really good. She looked exactly like Theresa and was now sitting at the long table eating bitter melon pie (don't ask why this kind of thing is called a delicacy).
She had previously heard from the imposter that Theresa was in a good situation, and considering that Otto had no reason to deceive himself about such matters, Freya simply let the imposter continue to impersonate Theresa.
The imposter is also a clone of the A-Series, Kagemusha that Otto once prepared, and an organ transplant provider.
After all, Otto's favoritism towards Theresa was so great that even Amber, a clone with almost no emotions, felt envious.
After many A-Series clones lost their value, except for a few outstanding ones who continued to receive combat training, some clones were frozen and preserved, and the rest were used as Theresa's backup.
Theresa is, after all, Valkyrie. Even if Otto arranges an easier job for Theresa, she is still bound to encounter some unexpected events.
If an arm is severed, or internal organs are damaged and cannot regenerate, then clones from the same series, or even the same batch, as Theresa can provide arms and internal organs that will not cause rejection.
Among the many clones of the A-Series, A-374 was not only an organ transplant donor, but also trained as Kagemusha from the beginning because of her skill in imitating Theresa.
If we're talking about the person who understands Theresa the most in this world, besides Otto, it's this Kagemusha who can take Theresa's place in crucial moments.
Actually, calling the other party an imposter isn't entirely accurate; they are a genuine A-Series clone, designated A-374, and are Theresa's sister.
Even her expression while eating bitter melon pie was no different from the real Theresa.
It's no wonder that, besides Freya, only Welt was able to see through the fact that the other party was an imposter.
Of course, Freya was able to spot the imposter because she knew Theresa, while Welt discovered the flaws in A-374 from other angles.
"Lord Freya, just like the Type-B Stigmata, it indicates limited production and controls the outflow of new antibodies."
"Mr. Welt, the new antibody is different from the Type-B Stigmata. The main body of the Type-B Stigmata is the Honkai crystal of a special corridor passage structure, which only I can manufacture. Whether the new antibody can be inherited and whether it can be transplanted again still requires more experiments."
The new antibody is ultimately different from the Type-B Stigmata.
However, she was the only one who had the raw materials for the new antibody. Of course, if we really want to be precise, Welt also had a portion, while the amount Otto had was unknown.
Considering the cloning technology in the database, Freya believed that Otto must have a large amount of serum made from K422-1 blood.
When K422-1's blood is highly active, it is almost like the new version of Holy Blood, possessing a powerful Honkai Energy. However, the serum made after the blood loses its activity becomes highly compatible, which is why it can be made into a neutralizing agent.
Freya used this serum as a base to create the new Honkai Energy antibody.
The original artificial antibodies used by the Schicksal were made from Honkai Antibody extracted from the blood of the Kaslana Family and Schariac Family.
Therefore, it is not impossible to extract new antibodies from hosts carrying new antibodies.
"I don't think we need to restrict the new antibody. Countries will try every means to obtain hosts for the new antibody. Instead of letting them target our Valkyrie, it would be better for us to inject the new antibody into the students sent by various countries and let them conduct their own research... The new antibody is indeed a groundbreaking product, but having the new antibody does not mean that we can obtain the power to manipulate Honkai Energy. The core of the Type-B Stigmata is still in your hands, and the technology for stably infusing Honkai Energy is still exclusive to the Schicksal."
Tesla, felt that Welt and Freya sometimes overthink things.
"We will only temporarily disclose the characteristics of the new antibody and conduct experiments on a small scale. We can even ask countries to provide us with volunteers to speed up the research on the new antibody... Freya, didn't you want to sell weapons? With the new antibody, your weapons can be sold ten times, a hundred times more! After all, with the new antibody, ordinary people can use Honkai Energy weapons."
At this point, Tesla rolled its eyes.
My husband is worried that the ruling classes of various countries will arm their armies and then target Schicksal.
But once war breaks out... you're saying the Schicksal won't launch Honkai Energy fission bomb? Three thousand of them! The Schicksal is eliminating the first and second generation Honkai Energy weapons, not the deterrent power of Honkai Energy fission bomb.
As for certain countries calling for the signing of a nuclear disarmament treaty, I'm sorry, but Schicksal is not a country and has never joined it.
Moreover, the Honkai Energy fission bomb is not a nuclear weapon, nor is it within the scope of the nuclear abolition treaty.
"Furthermore, isn't Freya and Ryoma's Skynet Project about to use aerial fortresses and satellites to blockade nuclear weapons? And doesn't the super quantum computer that Einstein has built already have the ability to hack into the global network?"
"... So, I'm not worried at all. It's mainly Mr. Welt's overthinking this." Freya shrugged. The main reason is that the new antibody is still under development and is currently only being tested on various experimental animals.
She doesn't have many volunteer slots available, and she had given them to others because she didn't need them before. Now she can't find enough volunteers to fill the gaps in the short term.
"Lord Freya, you make it sound like you're not worried at all. Otherwise... why would you say something like, 'Whether the new antibody can be inherited and whether it can be transplanted again requires more experiments'? It's obvious you're also worried about the new antibody leaking out," Welt said.
Freya shrugged and said, "Who knows if there will be any accidents after the second transplant of the new antibody? It would be no laughing matter if it creates new Deadman for the Honkai Consciousness... A Humanoid Honkai Beast has already been born, and no one can guarantee that accidents won't happen again."
272. I'll have a proper talk with her tonight.
In fact, Welt's concerns were not unfounded, and Freya's caution was equally correct...
But as Tesla said, when the cost of war is so high that neither side can afford it, even the most foolish ruler will not choose to go to war.
The next day, news spread that the Acting Grand Bishop Schicksal had developed a new antibody.
Although details of the new antibody have not been released, the Schicksal has not denied its effects or the target population for its use.
The rulers of various countries went mad when they discovered that the new antibody could protect them from the erosion of Honkai Energy.
Upon learning that the new antibody was about to undergo in vivo testing, rulers from various countries immediately sent a large number of volunteers to the Schicksal.
With a generous reward, there will always be people who are not afraid of death, and for the ruling class of each country, problems that can be solved with money are never problems.
Freya originally wanted to use the volunteer quota she could mobilize, but she didn't expect that the rulers of various countries were even more anxious than she was, and directly sent a large number of volunteers who were not afraid of death.
Even though releasing information about the new antibody was a joint idea of Freya and Tesla, they still underestimated the global impact of the new antibody.
Even the World Serpent Organization, which maintains a hostile relationship with Freya, sent a research team composed of senior scientists to try to Freya Freya's new antibody research team.
Freya gave the research team sent by the World Serpent Organization return tickets.
Even if she cannot prevent the new antibody from leaking out after its successful development, it does not mean that Freya likes others prying into her research results.
Her research group still consisted of only herself and Jackal.
Even researchers belonging to the Schicksal, whether senior or junior, all wanted to Freya Freya's research group.
But Freya rejected even Cocolia's application, who was one of her own, so why would she give others the same opportunity?
Even though the research team consisted of only her and Jackal, which would slow down the subsequent experimental progress of the new antibody, Freya still had no intention of increasing the number of people.
However, she also knows that the world is paying attention to the new antibody, so she releases experimental data from time to time.
"... Sigh, I didn't expect it to suddenly become such a big news story."
The emergence of the new antibody also shocked Otto.
But he soon understood what the raw materials for the new antibody were, since he himself had used K422-1's blood to make the conduction fluid.
Even if Freya's holy blood were to lose its activity, it wouldn't possess such compatibility. In fact, when blood leaves the body, it reacts with the Honkai Energy in the air, Honkai Energy at the fastest possible speed.
To be honest, Otto believed that the holy blood within Freya had evolved again.
On the contrary, the blood sample from the inactive clone K422-1 showed an extremely high level of compatibility.
Otto's exclamation aroused Theresa's suspicion. She had also seen the news and knew that her sister had made headlines again.
The relocation of the Schicksal Headquarters from Europe to the Far East shocked the world. A little over a month ago, Welt's marriage also shocked the world. Now, the development of the new antibody is like a bomb thrown into a calm lake, igniting everyone's enthusiasm with a bang.
Subsequently, a continuous stream of espionage activities followed.
With the surveillance capabilities of the Schicksal Headquarters, spies from various countries have already filled the Changkong City prison.
"Grandpa, Freya... did she do something good?"
"... Not necessarily. Even if the new antibody she developed can make all of humanity immune to the erosion of Honkai Energy, it doesn't mean that humanity can withstand the disaster brought by Honkai."
The impact of the Honkai is not only natural disasters such as drought, storms, and thunder, but also the crisis of an unknown virus.
Otto still remembers the Black Death that broke out in Europe back then.
The Black Death that swept across Europe at the time was a kind of Honkai blow.
In fact, the Herrscher who appeared in the Previous Era may not necessarily appear in the current civilization era.
The Eleventh Herrscher of the Previous Era — the Herrscher of Constraint —possesses the Anti-Herrscher ability to counter Fusion Warrior, and is also the Honkai Consciousness's countermeasure against Fusion Warrior.
Perhaps this era will see the emergence of Anti-Valkyrie Herrscher target the Valkyrie.
Or perhaps Plague Herrscher enhances the virus's capabilities.
Even though Valkyrie possess physical abilities far exceeding those of ordinary humans, have extremely high resistance to Honkai Energy, and their immune systems are immune to common viruses, this does not mean that Valkyrie are invincible.
"Will the new antibody bring her disaster? Or could the new antibody be another virus?"
The new antibody made from K422-1's blood is undoubtedly closely related to Honkai. In the end, Otto was not without his precautions against Freya.