Chapter 339
"The funding used is disproportionate to the research results..."
"There's no such thing as direct or indirect proportion in research."
Tesla also expressed some slight dissatisfaction.
"They could have been better. They were just being passive. When we first merged, we could accommodate their emotions, but now... why continue to let them be? If that's the case, it would be better to let them leave the Anti-Entropy organization. We can promise not to hold them accountable, so they will have their freedom and won't have to worry about being sanctioned."
"I think Einstein is right. The most important thing is that their current behavior is displaced anger. They are transferring their hatred for specific individuals and Bishop Otto onto the current alliance."
Welt strongly agreed with Einstein's statement.
Although such a statement sounds harsh, as Einstein said, many diehards, while not adopting a nonviolent non-cooperation attitude, actually work passively and perfunctorily.
The alliance is indeed one of the two top powers, but as the saying goes, even the richest family has no surplus grain, and the alliance doesn't need such a member at all.
"Ultimately, they've been hating the wrong person all along."
Theresa nodded in agreement.
Many of the conflicts within the alliance stem from issues left over from the period when Schicksal and Anti-Entropy were enemies.
Most importantly, during the reign of Bishop Otto, his persecution of certain individuals, or rather, his orders to eliminate those individuals in order to remove them, did indeed cause many tragedies.
Many researchers' relatives happen to possess Honkai Energy adaptability, thus becoming Schicksal Valkyrie. However, these Valkyrie either disappear in accidents, vanish on the battlefield, or die in battle...
Their subsequent investigation revealed that their relatives who became Valkyrie had become subjects of experiments by other researchers.
They believed that Schicksal was deliberately failing to protect their families, and therefore resented Bishop Otto and the entire Schicksal.
Freya had previously investigated many researchers like this, and those researchers ended up as experimental subjects.
Of course, Freya punished them by making them study themselves or each other.
The punishment was carried out, but the hatred and tragedy could not be eliminated.
In fact, many of these researchers who betrayed their Schicksal to join Anti-Entropy had also encountered Valkyrie with similar experiences through other channels.
Some researchers think that since these Valkyrie are already half-dead, they might as well consider it a contribution to their research...
But when it happened to them, they were upset, their mentality collapsed, and they felt it was all the fault of the Schicksal.
Freya pursed her lips; she didn't belong to the Anti-Entropy system, so she didn't interrupt.
To be honest, she would like to expel them all.
However, both Tesla and Welt were sentimental people. Even though Welt said he would deal with these people, he still wanted to try to get them a lighter sentence.
385. I have high hopes for you.
This emergency meeting involved lengthy discussions.
As witnesses, Immortal Fu Hua and Planck understood the changes this meeting would bring to the League.
On the one hand, the alliance needs to strengthen its friendly relations with Shenzhou; on the other hand, it needs to maintain the previous global military presence and then shift its development focus to cultivating stronger new-generation Valkyrie.
Freya's twenty-year plan, originally scheduled to begin five years later, has now had to be launched ahead of schedule.
Moreover, we must not only shorten the twenty-year plan to ten years, but also make the plan ten times more effective.
As the executors of the plan, Ryoma and the others did not feel that Freya was making things difficult for them.
This is so that Earth's civilization can overcome future hardships.
As for whether or not to share the information about the People from the Sky with the World Serpent Organization, Freya and the others hesitated for a long time before finally deciding to postpone this information for the time being...
In any case, the World Serpent Organization's ideology differs from theirs.
The leader of the World Serpent spared no effort to defeat the Honkai, clearly without considering the situation beyond Earth.
Even if the other side possesses complete technology, they are more like a warrior than a leader of their race.
Of course, Freya could not be considered the leader of all human civilization, but she was an outstanding leader of the Valkyrie.
Freya intentionally severed Valkyrie... or rather, she only wanted to save the Valkyrie and the Alliance's vassals.
The Alliance's vassals include the Valkyrie's relatives, researchers, Alliance staff, and so on—in short, Freya considers them to be her own people.
The second day of the emergency meeting.
Tesla and Aurora continue to sit in the command center, remotely controlling the ongoing rescue operation in the World Bubble.
Welt used his abilities to secretly travel to North American continent, preparing to confront the veterans who remained at the Anti-Entropy headquarters.
Although the main force of the People from the Sky has not yet truly descended, judging from the clues discovered in the past, Earth's civilization is clearly already known to People from the Sky.
Of course, the idea of Earth's current civilization immediately uniting to fight against the People from the Sky is pure nonsense.
The alliance's next policy has been finalized in an emergency meeting.
The alliance is merely a tool for building a strong alliance. As mentioned before, researchers who are unwilling to cooperate and refuse technical exchanges are now a burden on the alliance.
In addition, some individuals who are perfunctory in their work will also face corresponding penalties.
Having analyzed numerous Divine Key abilities, coupled with his own Herrscher of Reason Herrscher Authority, Welt is a unique intelligence expert.
No one can hide the truth from him.
Even the most advanced electronic devices could not stop his intrusion.
Even Welt himself felt that being an inspector was his duty.
This position is much better than being a combat unit.
Welt didn't know what his wife was thinking. After all, he was one of the four governors of the alliance, the leader of the Anti-Entropy faction, and the former Alliance Leader of the Anti-Entropy organization.
Isn't it beneath its dignity to reduce it to a unit used to calculate combat strength?
Moreover, the so-called minimum standard of Sealed Rank is equal to half a Herrscher, which refers to Herrscher have just been born or have just entered the growth period, not Herrscher whose strength has reached the growth limit.
Of course, whether or not to exceed the limit depends on the situation.
There is no so-called upper limit to the growth of the Herrscher of Reason. However, when the Herrscher of Reason analyzes all the technology and knowledge of a civilization, it means that his growth has reached its limit.
Welt had already analyzed everything that could be analyzed within the alliance once.
In fact, even though Freya was initially reluctant, she still had Welt analyze the power of Wither of the Black Abyss White Flower.
Although he did not receive any combat training, the Herrscher power he possessed was not a 'superpower'.
Currently, the Valkyrie in the Alliance who specialize in combat are divided into two main categories. One category consists of 'biological' Valkyrie use Honkai Energy as a biological enhancement energy source to primarily enhance various aspects of their physical attributes. The other category consists of 'supernatural' Valkyrie use the power of Stigmata to guide the manipulation of Honkai Energy, elements, and other abilities.
While the power wielded by Herrscher is very similar in form to this superpower, the power possessed by Herrscher completely surpasses superpowers and is called 'Power'.
Simply put, Welt doesn't think he's currently suited to be a combat unit.
The most crucial question is, what Sealed Rank is equivalent to half a Welt? Even if he's the worst, can he be the same as Herrscher has just been born or has just entered the growth stage?
With Welt's abilities, few in this world can stop him.
The idea is to let him infiltrate the World Serpent organization; World Serpent's leader Kevin, might not be able to discover him.
His involvement in internal oversight reassured everyone.
Welt, whose sense of responsibility is more than twice that of others, will not confuse public and private matters, even if he is sentimental.
Not long after Welt set off, Immortal Fu Hua also returned to Shenzhou to consolidate the friendly relations between Shenzhou and the Alliance. This time, she even brought Planck with her.
Having such a prominent figure backing them up demonstrates the alliance's stance.
Those who have been paying close attention to the various national powers and the World Serpent Organization of the Alliance naturally noticed the Alliance's unusual movements.
Because Aurora served as her stand-in, the various factions did not realize that Freya had been missing for a period of time. During that time, she neither produced any new research results that would shock others for a whole year, nor did she directly confront any faction, leading them to believe that the 'Tyrant Saintess' had finally become quiet.
As a result, their joy was short-lived. The victory celebration was about to begin when the alliance suddenly made a move, clearly because a certain 'tyrant Saintess' couldn't resist.
It's better to hope you find five million dollars on the ground someday than to expect the other party to keep quiet and not make a big fuss.
As for what big news the alliance is going to make, various countries are worried that they might become its targets.
The World Serpent Organization, on the other hand, adopted a "go ahead and hit me if you dare" attitude.
Clearly, the World Serpent's leader is not concerned about escalating the conflict with the Alliance. Despite numerous technical exchanges and trades of new antibodies with the Alliance, the World Serpent organization itself remains hostile to the Alliance.
The World Serpent Organization even launched a highly competitive program called "The Judges," recruiting elite officers.
This has led to constant friction between the two top powers, with small-scale battles being a regular occurrence.
The World Serpent Organization, which is not afraid of trouble, and the various national forces that are always on guard, are actually worried that the alliance's unusual movements will implicate them, or rather, target them.
Even if the World Serpent Organization is not afraid of war, what is left for them after the war is ruins.
"... White Serpent, what do you think that Schicksal Saintess is thinking?"
"The white-haired youth sitting on the throne asked."
His gaze was so sharp that no one dared to meet his eyes, but the white-haired girl he questioned was fearless, her blue eyes as calm as a still lake.
After a brief eye contact with the white-haired youth, the white-haired girl replied.
"I don't know what that Saintess is thinking, but Saintess is very ambitious and she would never take short-sighted actions."
You mean?
"My Lord, although the Alliance and the World Serpent are enemies, neither side can afford the cost of a major war... That Saintess will not start a war for the sake of starting a war; war is merely a means to an end for her."
The white-haired girl said calmly.
As a disciple of the World Serpent Lord and its acting leader, her existence is not dispensable now that the World Serpent Lord has returned.
Kevin, the lord of the World Serpent, truly put his heart into nurturing her.
The members of the Ice-bound Serpent organization she founded are all elites selected from the World Serpent Organization.
Kiana shared her impressions of her second sister, but of course, she also concealed a lot of important information. For example, the reason why 'Freya' seemed so well-behaved for a while was simply because her younger sister was impersonating her at that time.
This led to the ruling class of many countries, as well as the Lord of the World Serpent, suddenly discovering that Freya had been so obedient during this period. Although some members found it strange, they had no evidence and therefore could not prove anything.
"... So, what do you think her purpose is?" Kevin asked.
He knew clearly what kind of relationship the girl in front of him had with the girl sitting on the throne in the Alliance.
Although the girl joined the World Serpent organization to find Otto and seek Otto, she could have returned to his side three years ago after assassinating Otto.
The reason she remained in the World Serpent was simply to gain control of her own power and to help her second sister in her own way.
Kevin didn't mind at all.
In any case, the girl also has Kaslana's blood in her veins.
Kevin didn't care what the girl's motives were for joining the World Serpent Organization; of course, his guidance also played a part in her naiveté.
He wasn't worried that the girl would refuse to answer the question; if the girl's mind was only that narrow, he wouldn't have chosen her as his successor.
"Your Majesty, for that Saintess, her primary goal is to make the alliance stronger."
Kiana appeared very open and honest.
Just as Kevin commented on her, Kiana's purpose in staying here was to win over a group of helpers who would only obey her orders.
She neither distorts nor denies the facts.
For her own purposes, Kiana didn't mind revealing some secrets to Kevin.
Yes, the alliance's primary goal is to become stronger.
"To achieve this goal, she will definitely destroy all obstacles in her way."
This is also the message Freya wanted to convey to Kiana through Kevin —don't come and cause trouble, or I'll beat you up!
Kevin pondered for a moment, "Is her goal really just to make the alliance stronger?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"It's a bit strange, it doesn't feel like her style. There must be something I don't know about."
Although Kevin believed Kiana's answer, he would only Kiana it as a reference.
Trust is one thing, but believing is another.
Kevin closed his eyes and began to ponder. He felt that the Saintess's behavior was somewhat familiar, but he did not have any such friend in his memory.
The friend who left the deepest impression on him was someone who had been by his side ever since he woke up; his name was SU.