Chapter 360
He's a top-notch riddle solver.
"Psychological suggestion..." Einstein said softly.
Einstein was obviously the first to realize it, followed by Tesla and Jackal, who both looked as if they had just come to their senses.
For top researchers, these few words of guidance are enough.
Even so, Tesla and Jackal were still somewhat speechless.
It turns out that mental abilities really can make people kinder and more honest.
"Hmm, it's similar to the effect of drinking truth serum. Sister Shiola can't lie; it's a strong form of psychological suggestion," Freya said with a mischievous grin.
Tesla was both amused and exasperated, saying, "A powerful psychic can really do whatever they want..."
On the other hand, Raven couldn't control her mouth at all, and she honestly told a story that would make men speechless and women weep.
409. The Jackal felt that things were really too difficult for him.
The story of Raven, or rather Shiola Natasha, is simple.
She was a survivor of the Second Eruption, and the ugliness of human nature was exposed in the face of resource shortages after the disaster. The deaths of her people on the way to escape the famine made it impossible for Shiola to hope that she could survive. But the Gray Serpent appeared at this time and took Shiola away, who had a strong resistance to Honkai Energy.
At the time, Shiola was with her brother, but in order to save Shiola's life, he reluctantly allowed the Gray Serpent to take her away.
Afterwards, due to her unfortunate childhood, Shiola's life started from nothing.
She worked hard to climb the social ladder, dealing with all sorts of people in various countries, experiencing many things, and spending more than a decade finally accumulating her own assets.
She then used most of her savings to buy a private island in a faraway country, intending to build a large house on it and live a free and peaceful life thereafter.
Although she wasn't Yoshikage Kira, she did yearn for a peaceful life.
Third Honkai Eruption in 2014, Shiola rescued more than a dozen children who had become orphans because of the disaster and built a shantytown called 'Nest' in the eastern district of Changkong City for them to live in. She relied on bringing back food and daily necessities once every one or two months to keep 'Nest' running.
In 2017, Shiola's house was nearing completion, and she could finally bring the children of the 'Nest' to live there together. However, Kiki's Herrscher of Thunder triggered a new Great Honkai of Honkai. Shiola protected the 'Nest' from attack in Changkong City, but when the storm subsided, Shiola received the Great Honkai news that her island had been affected by the Honkai and was forever sunk.
After Freya and the others heard her account of her uncontrollable experiences, everyone was indeed as described by the phrase "men are silent and women are in tears." Even Freya's eyes glistened with tears of sympathy, Tesla simply burst into tears. After a moment of silence, Welt broke the increasingly strange atmosphere.
"Miss Raven, if possible, we hope you will allow us to Anti-Entropy those children. Please rest assured, we will not force those children to participate in any experiments. We just hope they can stay away from Changkong City. You should understand how dangerous Changkong City is right now." After saying that, Welt glanced at Freya.
Welt's answer also impressed Raven.
Most of her savings were lost forever because of Kiki's legalization, meaning she was almost bankrupt.
But the children in the 'nest' still need her to bring them food and daily necessities, which forces the Raven to work hard to prepare the food and daily necessities for the children next month.
Welt's proposed solution clearly alleviates the burden on the Raven.
Raven knew that she had become Freya's prisoner, so she didn't think much about anything else.
The group comforted Raven for a while, but Kiki became the most embarrassed person among them.
She desperately wanted to retort with a triple denial, "I didn't, I didn't, don't talk nonsense," but she was also well aware that when she activated her Lawful Transformation, it did indeed trigger Honkai Great Honkai.
That was the revival of Sirin's consciousness, which can also be seen as the re-arrival of the Second Herrscher.
The intensity of the global Honkai did indeed increase as a result, and several Honkai events occurred in some local areas.
"Mr. Welt, don't be nervous. I haven't forbidden you from contacting your companions."
Freya naturally noticed Welt's gaze. She spoke calmly to Welt, showing no displeasure at his 'probing'.
In fact, Freya found Welt's probing quite reasonable; even Fu Hua, who existed as an ideology, had probing her quite a few times.
She always kept herself on guard, thinking of herself as a great demon king, even though she wasn't there to destroy this parallel world.
Even though the Schicksal assigned her the codename 'Herrscher of Destruction', Freya felt that the name 'Apocalypse Herrscher' that she gave herself sounded better and was more in line with her purpose in coming to this world.
"The children in Changkong City that you mentioned need to be taken care of as soon as possible. Since I came to this world, the activity of Honkai Energy in this parallel world has increased significantly."
Of course, this had nothing to do with Freya, so she added.
"However, this matter has nothing to do with me. The activity of Honkai Energy did not increase because of my arrival, but rather it suddenly increased, which allowed me to successfully arrive in this parallel world."
Freya answered in a very serious tone.
Although she didn't intend to take the blame, she knew who was responsible for the increased Honkai Energy activity in this world. After all, without the beacons that SU had placed in this world, Freya wouldn't have been able to locate it correctly.
However, SU was able to do this because SU no longer exists in this world, which is why he was able to interfere with this parallel world.
Seeing Freya's indifferent expression, Raven hesitated to speak. Given the Kaslana family's character... or rather, Kiana's qualities, she instinctively felt that this matter was definitely related to Freya, even if not directly, there must be some indirect connection.
But since Freya had already denied it, Raven naturally didn't have the courage to do something reckless.
"However, the sister Shiola in this world is indeed very similar to the sister Shiola in my world. They both accumulated a large amount of assets and both bought an island. The sister Shiola in this world sank forever along with the island after building the house, while the sister Shiola in that world sank shortly after buying the island... Hmm, both are quite tragic."
However, what happened to Raven did enrich Raven character. Of course, Raven herself is already quite voluptuous, but she doesn't give off any of the vibe of a cold-blooded mercenary or terrorist.
Rather, it's more accurate to say that it's hard to hate them.
No one expected Raven to have such an experience. Of course, the fact that the other party was a survivor of the Second Eruption was surprising, but it was not particularly unusual.
In this world, countless children have become orphans due to the Honkai event, and many Valkyrie are direct victims of the Second Eruption.
Like many others, the Raven inevitably encountered famine and other situations during the catastrophe that followed the end of the Second Eruption. Faced with resource shortages, the ugliness of humanoids was fully exposed.
Even one's own biological parents would sell their children for a bite to eat, or even use their children as a food reserve.
Raven can be considered lucky, but they can also be considered unlucky.
Freya did not sympathize with Raven because of this, but she herself had no intention of killing Raven.
She also explained why the Raven has strong Honkai Energy resistance.
When Raven learned that Cecilia Schariac had given her life in exchange for her own, she suddenly didn't know how to face Kiki.
Even though Kiki is just a clone, Raven can't ignore his past actions.
When the object of her hatred becomes the daughter of her savior, the stark contrast leaves Raven unable to process her emotions for a while.
"Sister Shiola, you probably need to rest now, so go back to your room first. Let Jackal keep you company, you don't have to be polite with her."
"???"
Freya even assigned the Jackal to work as a servant for the Raven. The Jackal, who stayed quietly by the side, never expected to be implicated.
She felt like the island the Raven once owned, caught in the crossfire for no apparent reason.
She's having such a hard time.
"Oh, then I won't stand on ceremony and make her do what I need. I really need a maid to take care of me because of you. My back still hurts."
As Raven spoke, he rubbed his lower back.
Freya subconsciously wanted to complain that this year's body pillows were terrible.
But thinking about it carefully, Rita seemed to have back pain often at first, but later on, when Freya hugged Rita, she could hardly feel any bones.
"Soft and boneless" is probably the best description of Rita's plush pillow.
"Okay, I understand. Let the Jackal sleep with me tonight."
"..."
The Jackal felt that things were really tough for him.
Not only does she have to be bossed around by that little girl, Shiola, but she also has to be Freya's body pillow at night.
Do you know what it means to be Freya's body pillow? Does it mean two beautiful girls snuggling together? No, it means life is as fragile as paper... Yes, Jackal felt that this was exactly how he felt when Freya hugged him.
One wrong move and your life is over.
Kiki, Jackal, and Raven, who served as sleeping companions, had naturally heard plenty about the deeds of their 'predecessors'.
Of course, there was originally only one 'senior', and that was his exclusive soft pillow for sleeping—the arrogant Jackal, for the first time, felt admiration for someone else.
Even the Lord of the World Serpent had never inspired such heartfelt admiration in the Jackal.
It is said that this senior was Freya's sleeping companion pillow for several years.
Another 'predecessor' is the idol body pillow, but like them, it can only be considered a temporary body pillow.
Freya is not only picky about her bed, but also about her body pillows. Even with Kiki, Raven, and Jackal as substitutes, her sleep quality is not very good.
Freya's poor sleep quality also made her sleeping posture even more unsightly, causing her to subconsciously hug her sleeping pillows, such as Kiki, Raven, and Jackal, even tighter.
Then the situation became a vicious cycle. Freya became even more sleepy because of her poor sleep quality, and her terrible sleeping posture made Kiki and the others suffer.
As a member of the Kaslana Family, Kiki's sleeping posture was naturally not much better. However, she finally learned the truth that there is always someone better.
If my sleeping posture and Aunt Flo's are as bad as Mount Fuji in the Far East, then Freya's sleeping posture is about as bad as the world's highest peak.
Of course, Kiki, Raven, and Jackal were all somewhat surprised after learning the identity of the sleeping pillow.
After all, none of them expected that in that parallel world, the person accompanying Freya would be that maid.
You should know that in this world, that maid has always been by the side of Durandal, the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal.
Then the Raven and the Jackal left.
Freya also gave general answers to several questions raised by Tesla.
Or you could say it's the Eight Trigrams.
However, Freya and Einstein quickly settled into professional mode and began discussing matters of expertise.
After a brief period of gossip, Tesla also joined the professional discussion.
If the Jackal were here, it would definitely join in at this moment.
Welt, Kiki, and Mei were left aside, clearly unable to join the increasingly complex professional discussion among the three researchers.
After all, even if two parallel worlds are very similar, their development can be vastly different.
"A new antibody. If our world had a new antibody, perhaps... many things wouldn't have happened," Tesla suddenly sighed.
Since they were exchanging professional knowledge, Freya naturally didn't hold back on sharing information about the new antibody.
Although the Schicksal has artificial antibodies and the World Serpent Organization has human modification technology, both approaches carry significant risks.
It can be said that the reason why Freya's world and this world have such different technological developments is that Freya developed a new antibody, which completely changed the course of the original world.
Whether it's the merger of Schicksal and Anti-Entropy, or the World Serpent's tacit truce, both symbolize the changes the new antibody has brought to that world.
With a safer and more stable Honkai Energy antibody, ordinary troops that would otherwise only waste tax money can now hold out on the battlefield for a longer period of time.
Don't underestimate this seemingly small change. Remember, often, even just one more minute of perseverance can completely turn the tide of battle.
Although regular troops are still of no use in the current Honkai battlefield, whether it is the rampant Emperor Honkai or the increasing number of Humanoid Honkai Beast, many common sense rules of this world are not applicable in Freya's world.
Of course, the role of the troops has always been to assist in combat. However, in the past, they could not hold out for too long. Now, both the enemy and the allies are much stronger, which means that they can only do evacuation work and cleanup.
Well, in the past, they couldn't even clean up the mess, so they could only launch a few missiles or drive tanks to fire a few shots. In short, they did whatever wasted tax money.
For the people of this world, the new antibody has no magical ability to change much.
For Freya, even though she brought a new antibody that turned the Valkyrie into Type-B Valkyrie, many things were still beyond her control.
The more they struggle, the more ridiculous they appear.
"Sister Tesla, you should know that the interests represented by the new antibody are too huge. I don't think the new antibody can change the world... The most important thing is that it is better to give the new antibody to Schicksal or World Serpent than to Anti-Entropy."
"Why?!" Tesla asked, puzzled.
"It's because the internal divisions within the Anti-Entropy organization in this world are so severe, with radicals and Conservatives seemingly on the verge of fighting each other."
Freya learned about the Anti-Entropy organization in this world from many perspectives. In fact, among the ten million people she controlled, thousands had direct or indirect connections with the Anti-Entropy organization.
Freya was not comfortable handing over the new antibody to the Anti-Entropy organization in this world. Not only were there two opposing factions within the organization, but the executors also did their own thing and hardly interfered with each other. Many of them simply got involved with other forces.
If the new antibody is handed over to the Anti-Entropy organization, it might end up in the hands of other organizations that very night.
At that time, the new antibody may become the trigger for a major war.
410. White hair, young lady, arrogant
Although the original intention of the new antibody was to reduce the risks of Valkyrie modification surgery, and later to protect more people from Honkai Energy infection... in the eyes of some people, the new antibody is a highly profitable product.
In fact, there had been several incidents of transport vehicles carrying new antibodies being robbed in the original world. However, most of the robbed transport vehicles were heading to remote disaster areas, and the number of new antibodies in the transport vehicles was not large, so these robberies did not attract the attention of the upper echelons of the Alliance.
Although her maid adjutant dispatched Covert Mobile Force after learning of the incident to eliminate the gang that robbed the transport vehicle, the gang had already sold the new antibody for a sum Freya had never expected.
Freya was the developer of the new antibody, so she naturally knew how much it cost.