Chapter 278

It was precisely because of his outstanding achievements, coupled with his self-centered personality, that he became exceptionally arrogant.

As an ordinary human being, wearing a protective suit with relatively low Honkai Energy defense, he dared to point his finger at the First Herrscher Welt, and spit on her.

Freya shrugged and said, "I don't want to fight that pig general. My saliva is worth more than a pig's saliva, and besides... he is one of the directors of the Human Alliance."

The Human Alliance were split up and recycled ultimately resulted in a unique form of rebirth.

Although the Human Alliance operates in a very secretive manner, Freya has a negative affinity for the Human Alliance, so she seizes the opportunity to cause them some trouble.

To be honest, Freya dislikes Human Alliance very much.

I feel that the so-called Human Alliance is just an ugly collection of interests and desires.

During the period when the People 'Human Alliance was subordinate to the Senate, that was indeed the impression it gave.

As his body grew increasingly plump, this Russian general's appetite and ambition grew along with it.

For more than a month, he kept pestering Welt every day, asking for some kind of doomsday weapon.

If there really were some kind of super doomsday weapon, Welt would love to smash it directly onto the opponent's head or fire a cannon at them.

After chatting and joking around in the conference room for a while, the three of them turned their attention to Theresa's stand-in, A-374.

Noticing the three unusual gazes, A-374 immediately backed down.

He raised his hands, looking like a good boy surrendering.

"Theresa, take the throne."

"Theresa, become the Grand Bishop of Schicksal."

"Become Grand Bishop."

Freya, Welt, and Tesla spoke at the same time.

The three of them hadn't mentioned this topic at all while chatting and joking around. A-374 suddenly froze, pointed to himself, and asked.

"I??"

"Ouch! O..."

Theresa, who had been participating in the meeting via remote video conferencing, exclaimed in alarm.

This is understandable, given that she is one of only four consuls in the alliance system and is tasked with monitoring Archbishop Otto. She is the one who truly deserves to sit in the position of Grand Bishop.

But now... her Grand Bishop is going to be taken by her own double.

"I could accept it if it were Freya, but why is it Xiaoying?!"

"..."

'Kagemusha' A-374 rolled his eyes.

She felt that a certain Grand Bishop candidate Theresa Apocalypse did not have the number 13.

It's important to note that the three of them referred to her as Theresa, not A-374.

It is clear that Theresa is the one who will become the Grand Bishop of Schicksal; she is merely Kagemusha who is temporarily sitting in the position of Grand Bishop for a while.

As for the nickname "Little Shadow," it was naturally given by a certain Grand Bishop candidate who had no sense of the number 13, based on the Kagemusha.

"Theresa, you are the Grand Bishop... Don't give up on yourself just because Xiaoying is smarter, more capable, and works harder than you."

To be honest, Freya felt it was pointless to continue instructing Theresa to spy on Otto.

After the end of the Abyssal War, a large number of homeless refugees emerged around the world. Although the Alliance has done its best to help refugees, many still die every day.

However, Theresa, who didn't hear any words of comfort, was quite upset.

Yes, that's right.

Theresa was increasingly frustrated that her Kagemusha was more like the Grand Bishop of Schicksal than she was. Despite being her Kagemusha, the other party's performance was indeed better than hers.

"Alright, Theresa, don't be discouraged... Either come back to take over and then go back to monitor Otto, or let Xiaoying attend the inauguration ceremony in your place..."

Freya clapped her hands a few times.

The loud popping sounds drew everyone's attention.

Freya could only lament that her Theresa had been having a lot of bad luck lately. In addition, Theresa hadn't stopped Otto during the Abyssal War, or rather, she hadn't properly monitored her target. Freya also felt a little inferior to her Kagemusha.

320. My lord has lived for tens of thousands of years...

"I...I want to continue to stay with...and monitor Grandpa."

After much hesitation, Theresa finally decided to stay with Otto.

Perhaps because the experiment to revive Kallen went very smoothly, Theresa felt a sense of kinship from Otto, something she hadn't experienced in a long time.

However, Theresa's feelings for her grandfather were not simply that of a lover.

Even though Otto looked like a young man in his twenties, Theresa did not develop any romantic feelings for him.

If we're talking about developing romantic feelings, Theresa can only think of her only close friend or relative.

Theresa stayed by Otto's side to protect him.

Ever since learning of Otto's infatuation, Theresa has worried about the blow that the failure of this experiment, which came so close to success, would deal to Otto.

Even though her beliefs differed from Otto's, Theresa herself did not dislike Otto.

From being adopted by Otto to becoming the head of the Apocalypse family, Theresa's 'childhood' was filled with happiness.

At that time, Otto did indeed transfer some of his feelings for Kallen to Theresa.

After all, Theresa has too many similarities to Kallen.

Otto couldn't tell whether it was Kallen's reincarnation or Kallen's child...

Otto also had moments of hesitation, Theresa was naturally worried, fearing that this failure would lead Otto to utter despair.

The companionship disguised as surveillance was the best way Theresa could think of to repay him.

Although Otto's actions in this Abyssal War were tantamount to deceiving Theresa, it left a thorn in Theresa's heart.

Theresa wanted to repair her relationship with Otto, but she was also furious at Otto's deception and wanted to teach Otto a lesson.

Although with her intelligence, it was impossible for her to do the latter.

Welt and Tesla, who were well aware of this, did not object. They looked at Freya and awaited her final decision.

Noticing the gaze, Freya rubbed her eyes and let out a tired yawn.

"... Fine, whatever."

She was actually quite annoyed by Otto's actions.

Even though Otto's reasons were valid, what the other party did was still infuriating.

After all, Freya herself couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't lose control, so it wasn't wrong for Otto to find a super-powerful fighter who could restrain her.

However, Otto's timing was terrible, disrupting Freya, Ryoma, and the others' plans.

Kevin's return also signifies the resurgence of the World Serpent Organization.

Although the other side is still a salted fish, the countries are no longer only choosing the alliance of Schicksal and Anti-Entropy to cooperate with, but also have added a World Serpent Organization that has made a comeback.

Freya and Ryoma originally intended to use this advantage to sign some unequal treaties with various countries.

However, the rise of the World Serpent Organization can no longer be suppressed.

Don't assume that just because the World Serpent Organization is labeled as a terrorist organization, no one will cooperate with it.

For certain large conglomerates that can influence national policy, it doesn't matter whether the World Serpent Organization is a terrorist organization or not, as long as the World Serpent Organization is worth investing in.

Even if experiments are conducted in cities with millions of people, resulting in the deaths of millions, what does it matter to these ruling classes as long as they are not the ones who die?

Freya rubbed her temples.

From another perspective, Otto's actions are entirely justified; perhaps his actions are laying the groundwork for something in the future...

So let's not even talk about condemning Otto. If it weren't for Otto's lack of interest in showing off his achievements, some shameless people would have already asked Freya for rewards for his accomplishments by now.

No matter how justified Otto's actions were, Freya felt very unhappy and secretly cursed Otto in her heart, thinking he was a really bad person.

The main reason for their failure in the Abyssal War was actually their misjudgment of Otto's actions. They believed that Otto would focus on reviving Kallen and that he would not interfere with his plans as long as others did not disturb him.

While this speculation is correct, the course and outcome of the Abyssal War show that this event had a significant impact on the world.

Such a huge impact will definitely affect Otto's resurrection of Kallen.

This is one of the reasons why Otto had to act.

Another, more important reason is Otto's prediction. He believes that the world needs someone who can restrain Freya, only then will Otto feel at ease handing the Schicksal over to Freya.

Although Theresa is the first in line to the throne and is indeed the successor to the next Grand Bishop, only Freya is qualified to be the next Grand Bishop after Theresa.

"Alright, that concludes Theresa's matter. Next is the Coral Island issue. Where is Mr. Ryoma? Wasn't he supposed to be attending the meeting today? Mr. Welt, Mr. Ryoma is your adjutant, why didn't he attend today's meeting?"

"Freya ... As I said at the beginning, the Australian government has questions about the 'Coral Island' project, so Ryoma has to negotiate in person," Welt said.

A year ago, Freya and Ryoma had already planned to transform the Schicksal Headquarters into a Space Fortress and launch it into a geostationary orbit around the planet.

The originally chosen location was the equator in the far east.

However, it was later discovered that in order to cope with the increasingly rapid development of globalization and regional cooperation, a large-scale project called 'Coral Island' was launched at the junction of the two continents, spearheaded by Southeast Asian countries and Australia, becoming the largest artificial land reclamation project in human history.

Freya naturally intended to reap the benefits, since the 'Coral Island' project itself had received investment from Schicksal.

After suppressing the World Serpent Organization, countries witnessed the strength of Schicksal, further amplified by the powerful addition of Anti-Entropy.

When Freya and Ryoma planned to increase their investment and become the owners of this artificial city, the project manager dared not object.

However, the person in charge did not expect that in just one year, the situation would take a sharp turn for the worse, and the World Serpent Organization, which had been constantly suppressed, suddenly made a comeback.

This also gave rise to ulterior motives among the ruling classes of Southeast Asian countries and Australia.

"Negotiation? Did he bring an air fleet?"

"..."

Hearing Freya say that, Welt was speechless.

He had never met a collaborator who brought an airborne fleet to negotiate a project.

If Ryoma really takes the floating fleet away, who knows what kind of trouble might happen? At the very least, the diplomatic issues will be a real headache for a while.

"Freya, don't joke around. Ryoma isn't going to start a war; he's going to negotiate this matter with the leaders of Southeast Asian countries and Australia..."

Although Welt didn't think Ryoma could convince the other party.

But as Ryoma said, how can you know if you can succeed if you don't try?

Some things, even if you do them, have only a tiny chance of success, but if you don't do them... there's not even that tiny chance of success.

"Leave the Coral Island issue to Ryoma. Next topic... Hurry up, I plan to go back to the lab to retest some interesting experimental data."

"The main problem is still the World Serpent."

Welt released a new report.

Through Cocolia, the all-powerful spy, the Alliance learned that the true leader of the World Serpent had awakened. The Gray Serpent, which was already recruiting new members in a grand manner, became even more aggressive in its recruitment efforts.

They also forcibly conscripted many outlaws from war-torn areas.

Although the world was originally in a state of balance under the maintenance of the Schicksal, no one took the initiative to start any major war.

But diplomacy between nations involves more than just trade; it also includes war...

When the benefits of waging war far outweigh the benefits of trade, the ruling class of the country will wage war.

The benefits of war naturally include the costs that must be borne.

Therefore, major powers will not easily go to war with other major powers. Even if the benefits are great, the cost of going to war with a major power is too great. After all, no one wants to be hit on the head by a missile or a nuclear bomb.

Just like this war between the World Serpent Organization and the Alliance.

Because of this war, the World Serpent Organization lost countless warplanes and a large number of warships, and also lost tens of thousands of members, directly leading to more than 100,000 members defecting from the organization.

In order to revive the World Serpent Organization, Gray Serpent had no choice but to arrange a decisive operation with Kiana. In the end, Gray Serpent achieved its goal, even though the price it paid was too high.

Even if the entire World Serpent is destroyed because of Kevin Kaslana's return to the organization, Gray Serpent would consider it well worth it.

On the other hand, as victims, many Valkyrie sacrificed themselves because of this ridiculous war, which also intensified Freya's disgust for the Gray Serpent.