How Did You Get Here?

288. How did you end up here?

If Otto can offer her a satisfactory exchange, Freya wouldn't mind handing over the Second Divine Key to him.

Certainly.

The Schicksal is capable of independently researching the Second Divine Key, Freya will also choose to retain the Second Divine Key.

Unfortunately, the Schicksal lacks talent in this area.

Although the Anti-Entropy organization has some of the world's top researchers, it also lacks researchers in this field.

Although Tesla and Einstein were talented enough to research the Second Divine Key, the experimental projects they were in charge of were equally important.

Freya made a gesture that everyone understands by rubbing her index finger and thumb together.

"... I don't think I need to make it so obvious."

"Well, it seems the issue of who owns the Second Divine Key will take quite a while."

Otto didn't mind raising the price for the Second Divine Key.

Although the Divine Key contain boxes, hairpins, balls, and now even a train engine, they don't seem like proper weapons.

However, the presence of the Second Divine Key is completely different from that of the other Divine Key.

In terms of both size and shape, it doesn't resemble a weapon at all; it's more like a means of transportation.

The Herrscher of the Void can open the gate to the Imaginary Space, and the Herrscher of the Void Core can do the same. Judging from the shape of the Second Divine Key as a train engine, the Second Divine Key is undoubtedly a vehicle used to explore the Imaginary Space.

Otto instantly recognized the value of the Second Divine Key.

This made him wonder what price he should pay to make a deal with Freya.

He didn't want to spend a single extra penny on the Second Divine Key. To him, the Second Divine Key was just icing on the cake. After all, reviving Kallen only stalled the process and didn't mean that the revival plan would end in failure.

But if he spent even a penny less, Freya, given her personality, would definitely break off all ties with him.

Otto didn't want to pay such a price for a small gain. Even if the price of the Second Divine Key were calculated at two or three times its value, Otto didn't want to lose the cooperative relationship with the other party.

Of all the Grand Bishop candidates Otto could think of, Freya was the most outstanding.

Only Freya was able to maintain a 'secret' cooperative relationship with Otto even after she ascended to the position of Grand Bishop.

Although many people guessed that Freya and Otto had a secret cooperative relationship, so much so that Freya and Otto's so-called 'secret' cooperative relationship was not a secret at all, since there were also many people who resented Otto. It's just that most people who knew this secret chose to remain silent.

Just as Freya tacitly approved of the Anti-Entropy Organization's private contacts with the World Serpent Organization, they also tacitly approved of Freya's cooperative relationship with Otto.

The three organizations can cooperate to some extent. The Schicksal has the strongest influence and the greatest power, while the Anti-Entropy Organization has the most top-notch researchers. Both of them make the World Serpent Organization, which is now in a weak position, very envious. However, the Schicksal and the Anti-Entropy Organization are also envious of the Previous Civilization scientific and technological capabilities of the World Serpent Organization.

For the next half hour, Freya and Otto haggled over the Second Divine Key, testing each other's limits...

Of course, after probing for more than ten minutes, Otto discovered that Freya was simply asking for an exorbitant price.

They quickly understood the predicament of the Schicksal.

Even with the addition of the Anti-Entropy Organization to the Schicksal, the Anti-Entropy Organization still has a small number of researchers, which is far from enough to fill the vacant positions in the Schicksal.

The top researchers have either retired or their research projects are too important for them to leave.

In fact, Einstein, who is considered the greatest scientist in human history, is still helping Freya build an ultimate quantum computer to be installed on Space Fortress.

She already had many research projects on her hands, and she also had to take over the research projects left behind Tesla, who was taking care of his children.

It's important to know that Tesla was also a genius, one of the most outstanding researchers in human history.

Otto understood that Freya wanted to research the Second Divine Key.

However, she couldn't find a suitable partner in a short period of time.

Even ordinary senior researchers are simply unable to get involved in research at this level.

If you take such big steps, you're likely to tear your balls.

Otto was also a bit troubled after learning that Freya was asking for an exorbitant price.

He believed that the exchange terms he offered were reasonable, but Freya seemed genuinely unconcerned about the Second Divine Key sitting in the warehouse and getting moldy, stubbornly insisting on a price more than twenty times that of the Second Divine Key.

Freya's estimate was accurate, or if it was slightly off, it was only by a tiny margin. Therefore, the price she quoted, which was twenty times the original price, was indeed roughly the same as the price of the Second Divine Key, which was estimated by the notary office and multiplied by twenty.

Otto was very frustrated because it meant he had to spend money unnecessarily.

Although he wasn't short of money, he was unwilling to pay the excess amount.

And the estimate was exactly twenty times.

Otto naturally insisted on paying double the price.

After half an hour without a result, Freya and Otto decided to take a break.

"By the way, my lovely Freya, it's been a long time since I've dined with you and Theresa. Would you like to join us for a meal?"

Otto poured himself a glass of cold water, quickly quenching his thirst and soothing his burning throat.

"...Okay, I'll make arrangements and then go."

After saying that, she ended the call.

With Freya's current abilities, distance will no longer be a problem.

For this reason, Freya kept urging Einstein to complete the ultimate quantum computer as soon as possible.

Only by completing the ultimate quantum computer, capable of rivaling the Soul Steel quantum computer of Previous Era, can we hack into the databases of various countries via the Internet, thereby gaining access to their confidential intelligence.

It even provides Freya with fixed coordinates for high-dimensional space transfer.

Unlike Theresa, who carries a beacon, opening a long-distance portal requires fixed coordinates. Without fixed spatial coordinates, long-distance teleportation can easily take you underground or into outer space.

The portal primarily connects to the Imaginary Space, and then uses the Imaginary Space to connect to reality. For the Herrscher, this is an ability as instinctive as instinct.

In short-distance situations, Freya doesn't need fixed coordinates, but when teleporting over long distances, she needs to perform coordinate calculations to avoid getting lost in Imaginary Space, or she can rely on beacons to provide coordinates.

With all electronic devices controlled by the ultimate quantum computer, and spatial coordinates calculated for her, Freya can be teleported to any corner of the world.

This is also an emergency device prepared to counter the next Herrscher.

Regardless, she is the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal, and naturally she will dedicate all her strength to the fight against the Herrscher.

Unfortunately, Einstein's ultimate quantum computer was slightly inferior in a confrontation with the Soul Steel quantum computer from a Previous Era... to the point that Einstein went crazy upgrading the performance of the ultimate quantum computer, and even dismantled a Soul Steel quantum computer kept by the Anti-Entropy Organization.

In the past, underground structures suspected to be shelters from Previous Era were discovered. Deep within these shelters were placed mercury-colored metal spheres, which were actually quantum computers made of Soul Steel manufactured Previous Era.

The Soul Steel Quantum Computer serves two purposes: first, to manage the daily operations of the underground shelter (this function becomes useless once the shelter is abandoned or the Soul Steel Quantum Computer is recycled); and second, to record data from the history of ancient civilizations.

The fragments of Soul Steel found during the excavation of the ruins also contain a large number of records from Previous Era.

The Anti-Entropy Organization is far inferior to the Schicksal in terms of 'archaeology', so it does not possess many Soul Steel Quantum Computers, while most of the Soul Steel Quantum Computers owned by the Schicksal have been hidden away by Otto.

When Freya tried to find and utilize it, she investigated all the warehouses and storages at the Schicksal Headquarters, but she couldn't find any items that were even remotely related to the Soul Steel Quantum Computer.

"Jackal, are you done washing up? Well then, I'm going to have dinner with Grandpa later, so I'll leave it to you to continue overseeing this experiment."

"Yes, Lord Freya!"

While she was haggling with Otto, Jackal had already changed into clean clothes and put on a white lab coat again.

Freya tugged at her white coat.

Although Aurora still has some psychological trauma from wearing a white lab coat, she still wears one to conduct experiments in her research classes, which shows how much effort she has put into overcoming her fear.

That being said, Freya also disliked white coats.

"Oh, right, Jackal..."

After giving the Jackal a few more instructions, Freya found Rita and, using the beacon on Theresa, led Rita to Otto's secret laboratory in London.

Yes, the laboratory is that close by.

"Oh, Theresa, good afternoon."

Upon seeing the white-haired girl with a bewildered expression, Freya affectionately hugged her.

Although it is very similar to A-374 in terms of touch and smell, the Theresa in front of you is the real one.

"Freya? What are you doing here?"

Theresa was unaware of the portal that had just opened and was currently filled with deep confusion.

Freya didn't bother to explain, but instead changed the subject, saying, "By the way, Theresa, I came here at Grandpa's invitation. He wants to have dinner with you and me."

Theresa was suddenly stunned. After she finished processing what Freya had just said, she felt terrible.

"Wait a minute, you said Grandpa... invited you to have dinner here?"

Theresa increasingly felt that Freya was making fun of her.

Given Freya's personality and Otto's caution, Theresa simply didn't believe it, not even a single punctuation mark.

She simply didn't believe Freya could receive an invitation from Otto.

Even if the person in question suddenly lost their mind, they wouldn't issue such an invitation; they'd be avoiding Freya like the plague.

"Impressive, right?"

"Stop lying, tell me, how did you get here?"

Theresa still didn't intend to take anything seriously.

She didn't believe Otto was out of his mind to invite Freya over for dinner.

The most crucial point is that Theresa is curious about how Freya ended up in this laboratory.

This secret laboratory is located underground in a very secluded location, making it impossible to break in by ordinary means.

Freya came in, and even brought Rita with her.

However, no alarm sounded in the underground laboratory, which shows that Freya must have thought of a way to avoid the laboratory alarm.

"Let's not talk about that. By the way, where is my dear grandfather?"

Freya replied with a smile.

"Freya, don't change the subject. You're definitely hiding something from me!"

The Kaslana Family's intuition suddenly kicked in at this moment, and Theresa's gaze sharpened.

She felt that Freya did not enter the laboratory through the main entrance, even if the other party claimed to have received an invitation from Otto.

This laboratory is crucial for Kallen's resurrection, and its importance to Otto far surpasses that of the entire Schicksal.

In other words, even if the Schicksal lets Freya play around, or even lets her mess things up, as long as the laboratory is fine, Otto won't care too much.

But if something goes wrong with this lab, even if Schicksal still exists... Otto will still go crazy.

"Intuition, tsk..."

Freya was speechless at Theresa's reaction.

To be honest, lies have no effect on intuition, which is an irrational method of deciphering.

"There's nothing there, my silly little sister."

Even though Theresa suddenly became very intelligent at this moment, Freya still did not reveal her reason for entering the laboratory.

After all, she used the Herrscher of the Void's ability to create a beacon and attached it to Theresa.

Although Theresa may not care about this small matter, she will definitely feel resentful.

As Otto said, by doing so, she was essentially using Theresa as a stepping stone and bait.

"No, I don't believe it. You're definitely hiding something!"

Seeing Freya pulling Rita as they tried to escape, Theresa's intuition grew stronger.

Soon, Freya arrived at the restaurant to wait for Otto, while Theresa sat down to the side, looking as if she wouldn't give up until she answered the question.

Perhaps they felt their living seal had become arrogant.

Freya had no choice but to find an opportunity to teach this troublemaker a lesson.

Okay, she admitted that the reason she kept going around the beacon was that Freya really didn't want to explain how she attached the beacon to Theresa.

After all, the true power of the Herrscher of the Void resides in her own little sister.

Without a true Herrscher of the Void as a reference, and Freya not being a genuine Herrscher, she didn't know how powerful the Herrscher of the Void's abilities were, nor how to condense a beacon... but instinctively she knew that a beacon could serve as a lighthouse for long-distance teleportation, preventing her from getting lost in the Imaginary Space.