Chapter 323
Just as the current alliance divides Valkyrie into two categories, one is the biological type that uses Honkai Energy to strengthen its body and enhance its biological attributes, and the other is the ability type that converts Honkai Energy into energy or manifests as a certain kind of ability.
Historically, powerful military commanders were mostly biological awakeners, while strategists were supernatural awakeners.
As for the so-called hybrid type, it's not that it doesn't exist, but it's certainly very rare.
The True Philosopher Girl envied the Valkyrie's treatment.
Although she didn't know what Sealed Rank was, the fact that the Valkyrie's personal vehicle was a spaceship that could travel in the air was enough to make her drool.
Even those who study philosophy cannot be said to have no material needs.
With an endless supply of clothes and nutritious meals prepared by a team of chefs, True Philosopher Girl is practically drooling with envy.
"... Seriously, could I go to your world? It seems more promising than being a researcher... Wait, do you need researchers in 'metaphysics' over there?"
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Bianca and Jimmy were at a loss for words.
They almost accidentally lured away someone's top researcher, and who knows, next time the two of them might be Blacklist by Alexandria and refused entry to the city.
Joking aside, the True Philosopher Girl took on the role of tour guide and, incidentally, hired a tour guide robot.
The True Philosopher Girl launched into a lengthy discourse about how she gained their trust through reverse thinking...
Simply put, Bianca and Jimmy needed a guide, but subconsciously didn't want to be scammed. The True Philosopher Girl wanted to talk to them, but they weren't familiar with her. Since the whole situation wasn't necessarily related to whether they hired her or not, she should proactively step out of this contradiction. In other words, she should change her mindset from 'charging a fee' to 'paying money'.
In this way, they can achieve their goals!
Bianca found this statement easy to understand: as long as the True Philosopher Girl keeps spending money, then they will be the best of friends!
The True Philosopher Girl probably never expected that a straightforward girl like Bianca would have a humorous side, and was immediately amused by her.
The tour guide robot, having received instructions, began introducing the city, while the True Philosopher Girl added her comments from the side.
While Bianca, the True Philosopher Girl, and Pilot Jimmy were touring Alexandria, Freya, far away in the Inca Republic, was also enjoying her 'vacation time'.
Although Freya felt very uncomfortable without Rita's company, after browsing through several souvenir shops, Freya waited outside the theater for Shigure Kira to finish her rehearsal.
Freya's hearing system, far exceeding that of ordinary people, allowed her to capture many sounds.
The enthusiastic praise and high regard made Freya realize that she had underestimated Shigure Kira.
"Okay, I admit I initially looked down on her a little..."
Although she was captivated by Shigure Kira's singing, Freya did lower her opinion of Shigure Kira after learning that Shigure Kira had given up her Valkyrie.
She never imagined that her mother's teammates would be such cowards and wimps.
The more you understand Shigure Kira, the more you can comprehend her pain.
Even though she became an idol by relying on the special power of the golden gem, the special power of the golden gem alone is far from enough to become an idol.
Cheating or deception, it doesn't matter.
In this world, Shigure Kira fights as an idol.
She was never meant to be on the front lines; she was meant to be an angel soothing the wounds of others.
While Freya waited, she heard Shigure Kira rehearsals. She sang it again and again, pouring her emotions and heart into the lyrics and the melody...
This is a realm that even the special power of the golden gem cannot interfere with.
The special power of the golden gem is that it can take over some of the user's bodily functions, allowing him to perform actions that he cannot normally do.
Whether a song has a soul and can be liked by the public cannot be achieved by cheating alone.
Freya heard the shouts and the encouragement, and she herself became even more devoted to Shigure Kira.
"We should take her back. We joked about a Diva Project before, and now it seems like it might actually come to fruition..."
Despite her complaints, Freya no longer looked down on Shigure Kira.
She scratched her head, realizing that she had initially criticized Shigure Kira from the perspective of someone in power.
Of course, this is also related to Shigure Kira's rather unambitious behavior at the beginning.
Freya has decided to bring Shigure Kira back, but the current problem is that she can't get past the 'Asgard Wall'.
Freya wasn't simply buying souvenirs; even though she had set limits for herself on the use of the Herrscher of Consciousness's power.
However, the scope of this 'limited' is very vague.
She didn't head straight for the Capitol, but after buying souvenirs, she also gleaned a lot of important intelligence from the patrolling guards.
For example, the Speaker of the Inca Republic was named Sophia Henry Thoreau.
It's a woman.
Therefore, Shigure Kira referred to her as Miss Speaker.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Little Freya..."
Freya waited a while longer before Shigure Kira, who had finished her rehearsal, came out of the theater. To conceal her idol identity, she wore sunglasses and a mask, as if that would prevent others from recognizing her.
Freya stared blankly at the only beautiful head of light blue hair in the vicinity, and suddenly felt that she should still look down on Shigure Kira.
This time, the focus isn't on temperament, but on the other person's intelligence.
That's a bit silly.
Anyone who didn't know better would think she was going to compete with the league's mascot for the title of mascot.
"It didn't take long, Sister Kira." Freya smiled slightly.
This world holds no value for her to protect.
In her eyes, it was nothing more than the perfect testing ground for 'Meme Attack'.
But she wouldn't ignore the Valkyrie's request...
Even though Shigure Kira said she had given up her identity Valkyrie, she had fought for the main world, and even though she was defeated and became a deserter... Freya still wanted to protect her.
To be fair, while it's impossible to test the power of the Herrscher of Consciousness on a large scale, it's possible to perform small-scale tests such as extracting and rewriting memories, mind manipulation, communicating with distant individuals, eliminating thoughts, transferring emotions, and creating pseudo-personalities.
Freya sincerely marveled at the fact that someone like herself possessed a certain latent element of madness.
I initially thought it was just my imagination.
After learning from SU what kind of person she was in her past life, Freya discovered that her past self had left her with a lot of things.
It's not just strange common sense, it also includes the complete lack of moral boundaries.
Thinking about it carefully, or deducing from the results, I must have used the power of the Herrscher of Consciousness to usurp the technological knowledge in the brains of all the researchers in my past life.
Otherwise, it would have been difficult for him to complete the 'reincarnation' plan on his own in his previous life, let alone precisely seize the power of the Herrscher of Finality.
Although the plan may have gone astray, the person in their past life would have had absolutely no bottom line to do something like this.
Freya set her own bottom line, which is why she understood how terrifying people can become once they cross it.
Freya greeted Shigure Kira with a smile while pondering how to breach the 'Asgard Wall'. However, the problem itself had a blind spot—no, a flaw.
To be precise, although FU's plan failed halfway, his failure was only due to his inability to seize the power of the Herrscher of Finality.
However, it did indeed receive a portion of the power from the Herrscher of Finality.
In other words, although Kiana possesses the true powers of the Herrscher of Finality, Freya, as her clone, can share some of the powers belonging to the Herrscher of Finality through the linked mental network.
The Herrscher of Finality possesses the power to absolutely control Honkai Energy.
So, the question is, can the energy barrier made of Honkai Energy stop her?
Freya felt as if she had simply walked straight to the 'Asgard Wall' and used part of the Herrscher of Finality's power to directly dismantle the energy barrier composed of Honkai Energy.
While they were chatting, Shigure Kira decided to personally show Freya around and let her explore the city.
As for the Capitol Building, it is located in the capital of the Republic. Freya can see is only the Capitol Building in other people's memories. If she wants to meet the Speaker directly, she will need to take a train to the capital.
Freya said she was very happy to agree.
From a certain perspective, she wasn't in a hurry. After all, she had contacted Aurora in her dream. Since her companions were 'enjoying' their adventure, she would enjoy this rare vacation.
367. Siegfried was the real disaster for the Snow Wolf Squad.
Freya was indeed enjoying a rare vacation, taking a city tour with her idol, Shigure Kira, who was known to everyone.
Although the city we visited was not the capital of the Inca Republic, the city where Shigure Kira resided still had many places worth visiting.
Moreover, the world is set in a time before the 20th century, and the cities retain many antique and quaint landscapes.
Freya herself loved such simple scenery, and the so-called small bridges and flowing water brought her a special kind of feeling.
Of course, because Freya had previously bought so many gifts, carrying bags and bags of them, Shigure Kira had to suppress her own desire to buy more.
Afterwards, the two enjoyed a wonderful day of sightseeing.
As night fell, the two arrived at a highly-rated open-air restaurant.
Seeing Freya sit down obediently, Shigure Kira pulled out a chair and placed the dishes she had just ordered in front of her.
"Little Freya, come and try it! This is the restaurant's specialty... grilled corn with some kind of sweet and sour sauce."
Shigure Kira also placed her food in front of her, picked up her knife and fork, and began to cut the corn cob whose outer skin was roasted until crispy.
"The Inka people are lovers of root vegetables... In addition to potatoes, taro, uluku, maca, and other root vegetables are also common on the Inka people's tables..."
Shigure Kira had worked as a tour guide for a while, introduced the city's delicacies.
After potatoes, corn and various types of quinoa are perhaps the next most popular staple foods.
The Inca people even call quinoa the mother of all grains.
Once the corn kernels are removed, they can be stored for a long time. In addition to serving as a staple food, the Inka people can also use corn and corn stalks to make sugar and even popcorn.
Shigure Kira ordered a serving of popcorn.
As one of the places of origin, chili peppers are naturally an important part of Inca cuisine. Even the most ordinary food can become more appetizing after being transformed by chili peppers.
Freya listened to Shigure Kira's introduction while savoring the fragrant and crispy roasted corn on the cob. The chili peppers that came with the corn weren't spicy, but they added a lot of unique color and flavor to the ordinary roasted corn on the cob.
Of course, this might be a delicacy unique to the Inca Republic in this world.
After all, this world itself is composed of different eras and different worlds. Even if an era does not surpass the main world, it still has its own unique logic.
"Not bad, somewhat unexpected... I hadn't had anything good to eat in the past few days."
Freya said calmly.
She would never use pig swill to describe the food she ate a few days ago, since she herself had never eaten pig swill, so how could she know what it tasted like...
Besides, why should she compare the taste to pig feed? It's only natural that it tastes good, but it would be even more frustrating if it didn't.
In my memory, there was often a complaining phrase: "I eat what the dog eats" to show that one's life was difficult, while "I eat what the dog eats" to show that one's life was affluent.
In reality, a bag of premium dog food might cost more than the monthly salary of an average worker, so the saying "I eat what the dog eats" has a different meaning.
Of course, there's another type of dog called a single dog.
Freya's thoughts drifted as she savored the unique flavor of subtle spiciness and sweetness mingling in her mouth, her eyes half-closed in quiet enjoyment.
"However, I had a lot of fun today, which reminded me of a story my mother once told me."
"Oh?"
Upon hearing Freya's words, Shigure Kira stopped cutting the corn cob with her knife and fork and curiously pricked up her ears.
"Mother Cecilia told me about her first encounter with Mr. Siegfried ..."
"..."
Shigure Kira's face scrunched up, revealing a sour expression.
Of course, the corn on the cob didn't have the sour and astringent flavor.
"For young mothers, let alone a good-looking playboy like Siegfried, well, even normal men are rare."
For Freya, the story her mother told with shame was essentially about a playboy deceiving a naive young girl.
"Mom has always stayed at the Schicksal Headquarters, so how could she be familiar with men's routines? Just like in Roman Holiday, Mom has never tasted freedom and longs for Dad who pursues freedom."
Freya shrugged, feeling that her experience today was quite similar to this pattern.
There are still differences.
On one side is a popular idol, and on the other is the Schicksal Saintess and Grand Bishop's Aide. Of course, in this world, few people know her identity, so she is just like an ordinary commoner.