Chapter 408

Seeing the confusion on the Jackal's face, she clearly couldn't understand Mei's reason for doing this.

If we simply transform the Previous Civilization into Honkai Civilization, all the humans in the Previous Civilization can adapt to the Honkai. Even if the Honkai doesn't disappear as a result, the Honkai Beast and the Deadman will no longer be the enemies of humanity, since humans themselves have become their kind.

Jackal was truly baffled at this point. After all, if we were to categorize researchers, she would probably be the kind of evil scientist who had no humanity and no bottom line.

Therefore, she couldn't understand Mei's desire for the man she loved most, and the child she had with him, to live a good life.

Similarly, she couldn't understand Mei's belief that the next civilization's humans could defeat the Honkai and solve problems she couldn't.

She placed her hopes on the future.

She believes that the next civilization will produce beings even more capable than herself to fight against the Honkai.

In the Biological Enhancement Technology recorded in the spherical quantum computer, Freya saw Mei's resentment at being just a powerless and weak woman.

Rather than being a weak woman protected by the man she loves, Mei would rather fight alongside him.

She sincerely longs for her next life to be able to fight alongside the person she loves most.

Freya then thought of the Key of Blankness. Perhaps the Key of Blankness created because Mei wanted to fight alongside Kevin, but unfortunately her frail body could not withstand the immense burden it brought.

Freya believed that SU definitely knew about this, but she also knew that SU would never tell Kevin anything.

469. As expected of Lord Freya.

Freya didn't know why she thought Mei had such thoughts. She squinted her eyes, enjoying the closeness with the small animal, and sighed at the Jackal with a fanatical expression.

"You don't need to understand Dr. Mei's feelings. The data in this spherical quantum computer has pointed us in a new direction. We can't just focus on strengthening the physical body; we also need to start from the spiritual aspect."

"Yes, Lord Freya."

As typical evil scientists, researchers like Jackal would never resonate with words like hope or the future.

As a pure scientific researcher, she admired Dr. Mei of the Previous Civilization from the bottom of her heart. The more she studied the data in the spherical quantum computer, the more uncontrollable the fanaticism on her face became, just like a so-called brainless fan.

"However... Lord Freya, if we want to start from the mental aspect, we must understand the corrosive nature of Honkai Energy, which inevitably requires conducting 'some' human experiments."

"I know, don't worry about the number of volunteers. I plan to use this withdrawal of Valkyrie to negotiate with various countries, and they will find a way to provide us with..."

Freya's voice was somewhat cold, and her indifferent tone sent chills down the Jackal.

Despite being an internationally recognized Saintess of mercy, conducting charitable activities around the world every year, she has become increasingly indifferent and ruthless towards anything other than the Valkyrie.

As Freya's assistant, Jackal knew very well that Freya didn't care about the lives of ordinary people.

The reason why Valkyrie still need to go to Honkai battlefields around the world to assist in defense is simply to maintain the Alliance's international reputation. After all, just a few months ago, the Alliance still had an enemy like the World Serpent Organization.

After the World Serpent Organization disintegrated and the remnants of the World Serpent Party joined the alliance, Jackal suspected that Freya might break ties with governments around the world.

After all, even the last organization that could be considered a rival of the alliance was swallowed up and absorbed by the alliance, and the rulers of various countries were extremely wary of the alliance.

Jackal even believes that Freya may have known this, which is why she deliberately used this incident to recall all the Valkyrie and even summoned the high-ranking members of the Alliance to hold a high-profile exchange meeting.

Although Cocolia is a high-ranking member of the league, few of the higher-ups know that she is actually Rita's direct subordinate.

However, she sold a lot of Alliance intelligence to various governments. In the eyes of these governments, Cocolia was a multi-faceted spy, or rather, an insider who would sell Alliance intelligence for profit.

However, Cocolia betrayed the Alliance's internal information at Freya's behest.

It could even be said that Cocolia sold some information that was irrelevant to the Alliance but confusing to outsiders, and obtained a great deal of intelligence from the intelligence agencies of various countries she contacted.

Of course, Cocolia usually keeps a very low profile, which is consistent with her identity as a multi-faceted spy. After all, an investigation into her background reveals that she was originally a Russian military officer and had done similar work, selling a lot of intelligence to the Russian government.

Once Cocolia spreads the false information, as long as the rulers of various countries believe that Freya is refusing to provide Valkyrie to assist in defense because some countries 'don't give enough,' or even refusing to train Valkyrie for other countries, it will be enough to make those in power panic.

In order to restore this 'friendship', the rulers of various countries will inevitably have to put aside their unpleasantness with the alliance and lower their guard against it.

If Cocolia were to reveal that the alliance needed a group of volunteers, the rulers of various countries would be happy to provide volunteers for the alliance.

The Jackal lowered its head, not daring to breathe loudly.

She felt that this Saintess was even more like an evil scientist than she was.

Although it was clearly to prevent the 'mastermind' from targeting Bianca, they deliberately called all the Valkyrie back.

Considering that the only source of intelligence for all nations is Cocolia, but all of Cocolia's actions are actually orchestrated by Freya, Jackal immediately felt sympathy for the nations that had been manipulated. In the end, it was the Alliance that possessed the strongest military force at present, and without the Alliance's Valkyrie to defend the Honkai battlefields around the world, it would be difficult to maintain the front lines.

In fact, when the diplomatic envoys from various countries arrived, several battlefields were already in Honkai need of attention.

"As expected of Lord Freya."

"Stop flattering them; researchers should focus on producing research results."

Freya curled her lip, and seeing Jackal's sycophantic manner, she felt a chill run down her spine.

She had no doubt about how low the Jackal's morals were. If she really asked him to lick her feet, Jackal would immediately lie down on the ground and lick his tongue wildly like a large dog in spring. Freya looked at the black pantyhose she was wearing today, and when she thought about the other person licking the soles of her feet and licking his tongue wildly, she subconsciously sat up very straight, like a student listening to a lecture in a classroom.

The Jackal tilted his head, not understanding why Freya wasn't continuing to leisurely cross her legs. After all, his Saintess looked rather adorable with her legs crossed.

Even as an evil scientist, Jackal has a relatively normal aesthetic sense. Compared to his boss, who is an old and disgusting man who only wants to steal research results or sexually harass others, Freya, with her cute appearance, is naturally a million times better.

Moreover, they get along quite well in terms of personality. She doesn't need to adhere to any messy frameworks like morality or justice, as long as she can produce useful research results.

"Yes."

The Jackal straightened up, even inwardly marveling at how well he had found a powerful patron.

However, Jackal was unaware that in Freya's mind, he was merely a useful tool to be silenced at will. Although she had gotten used to using him and no longer wanted to kill him outright as much as before, it did not mean that his status had been elevated.

"Of course, having volunteers alone is not enough. Without the right research direction, even if we get a lot of volunteers from various countries, it will just be a waste of the alliance's resources."

"Please rest assured, Lord Freya, I will definitely produce research results."

The Jackal answered very firmly.

Although she was not as knowledgeable as Tesla or Einstein, nor did she live as long as they did, there were very few researchers in the field of biology who could rival her; at least, there were very few in the world at present.

Freya shook her head, then casually patted the kitten on her shoulder, rubbed the head of the Humanoid Honkai Beast, and finally scratched the chin of a cheetah next to her. The overwhelming power from the level of life made the lower life forms not dare to bare their teeth at her.

Looking at the animals that could transform into powerful artificial Honkai Beast, who were as docile as 'little animals', Jackal felt somewhat helpless. She knew that there were many highly aggressive carnivores among them, and these carnivores always caused her some trouble when she fed Honkai Beast every day.

But at this moment, they all looked so 'well-behaved,' 'small,' and 'cute'.

Freya shook her head and said.

"I know that with your abilities you can quickly research directions for mental enhancement, but what if we had a Divine Key related to the Corruption attribute?"

"Divine Key with corrosive properties?"

Jackal was completely stunned, staring at Freya with his mouth agape. She had never heard of Divine Key with such attributes.

"You should know about the Twelfth Herrscher from the Previous Civilization, right?"

"Yes, I do know about it. It is said that a violent Honkai Energy reaction was detected in the body of the Twelfth Herrscher of the Previous Civilization, but she did not have any special abilities, and she still retained human consciousness."

As a member of the World Serpent organization, Jackal himself knew many inside stories.

"There's just too little information about the Twelfth Herrscher. That man named SU should know more."

Freya suddenly revealed a contemptuous smile.

"In fact, the Previous Civilization deleted a lot of information related to the Twelfth Herrscher. The Twelfth Herrscher was the sister of a Fusion Warrior at the time. Because a violent Honkai Energy reaction was detected in her body, people's fear of Herrscher reached its peak. In order to avoid accidents, Fire Moth imprisoned her in the base underground, and Mei was responsible for studying the secrets of her."

"The Herrscher girl kept begging to return to her sister's side, and her sister kept pleading with her as well. However, in order to maintain internal stability, the Fire Moth dealt with the matter in a low-key manner, or rather, in order to Fire Moth, they even concealed the relationship between the Herrscher girl and that Fusion Warrior."

"When the sister of a warrior who fought to the death for humanity was killed by the increasingly intense fear of humanity, those low-ranking soldiers disobeyed Mei's orders, stormed into the cell, and murdered that unarmed 'girl'... You should know what the conditions are for becoming Herrscher."

Speaking of this, Freya also felt a bit emotional. If the Mei of the Previous Civilization had been more forceful, then the Twelfth Herrscher might have been the first controllable Herrscher of the Previous Civilization, which would have provided a new direction for Mei's research.

"It is a strong negative emotion."

The Jackal showed no pity for the girl's tragic plight, and simply replied calmly.

"That's right. In the pitch-black cell, the girl, who still retained her human consciousness, constantly felt loneliness and fear, and was about to experience the personality split unique to Herrscher Transformation... Once she showed signs of personality split, it meant that the aggressive Herrscher Persona was awakening. But in the end, soldiers like thugs rushed into the cell and killed the unarmed girl. In that instant, whether it was hatred or despair, the girl's heart was filled with a large amount of negative emotions... The Herrscher Persona was fully awakened."

"So that's how it is. So the Twelfth Herrscher was awakened by the Fire Moth itself."

The Jackal couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, and then it dawned on him why there was so little information about the Twelfth Herrscher from the Previous Civilization.

The Twelfth Herrscher's achievement was manipulating a large number of nuclear bombs stored in the base to completely destroy the three remaining human cities.

If the Twelfth Herrscher was awakened by the Fire Moth, then such a situation would inevitably cause internal panic.

After the destruction of humanity's three remaining cities, only 31,022 people remained in the entire world, residing in the base.

It's important to know that many of the people in the base had relatives living in those three remaining cities, and Mei, who was already in a high position at the time, had to block this information.

The Fire Moth members in the base were unaware that their relatives had been vaporized instantly in the intense heat of the nuclear explosion, all because of their own actions.

"SU was an opponent at the time. He wanted the girl's older sister to stay by her side, but his proposal was not approved by the higher-ups at Fire Moth."

"That gentleman did indeed know more inside information..."

470. That bastard bishop once told me...

Jackal's exclamation was nothing more than, "That guy named SU, how the hell does he know everything?"

Of course, SU is a veteran OB.

The Second Divine Key is the best tool for being an OB (observer).

"Lord Freya, since the Previous Civilization concealed information about the Twelfth Herrscher, is it still possible for us to find the Twelfth Divine Key with the Corruption attribute?"

After hearing this story about the girl, the Jackal couldn't help but ask.

After all, the World Serpent Organization doesn't have much information about the Twelfth Herrscher, let alone the Twelfth Divine Key.

In fact, the World Serpent Organization doesn't even know if the Twelfth Divine Key exists.

The last Divine Key created by the Previous Civilization was the First Divine Key, Void Archive, which, like a tombstone of the Previous Civilization, recorded all of its culture and history.

"I can't be 100% sure, but there's a high probability we'll find it."

After all, after Freya conquered the parallel world, she learned a lot about things that would happen in this world a few years from now.

For example, in that parallel world, in 2014... which is two years from now, the Third Honkai Eruption occurred in Changkong City, Mei Herrscher Transformation.

Meanwhile, in the second half of 2016, starting with the appearance of the Moonlight Throne of Anti-Entropy, the Fourth Honkai Eruption occurred, and Wendy Herrscher Transformation.

After that, K423 was captured by Fu Hua and taken to Schicksal Headquarters, Theresa betrayed him in order to rescue K423.

Later, under Otto's experiment, K423 awakened as the Second Herrscher, and Theresa, Einstein, and others joined forces to launch an attack on Schicksal Headquarters.

Himeko then equipped the Key of Blankness of Flame Herrscher Core 'Gem of Calamity', which possesses the strongest destructive power, and used Otto's God-Slaying Spear to restore K423 to its original form before falling into the Imaginary Space, where her fate remains unknown.

Then in 2017, Theresa and others were labeled as traitors by the Schicksal and were hunted down by the Schicksal, forcing them to flee everywhere.

Later, they learned from World Serpent that K423 was in Sky City. At the same time, Einstein and others discovered unusual activity in Sea Abyss City. The Anti-Entropy organization split up and took action there. Mei and Einstein went to Sky City, where they encountered K423 and witnessed Freya's arrival.

Meanwhile, another group of people, traveling from Sea Abyss City to the Sea of Quantum, fell into a snake's trap but rescued Welt, who was trapped there. Subsequently, Kevin, the Lord of the World Serpent, also escaped.

Finally, facing her, the Herrscher from another world, the three major organizations of the parallel world suffered successive defeats. Kevin had just escaped his confinement, was frozen by his own power. Schicksal was usurped by Freya, and then the ever-spreading Mind Plague allowed Freya to gradually conquer that parallel world.

Among them, shortly after the Third Honkai Eruption occurred in Changkong City, when Raiden Mei Herrscher Transformation, Theresa, who was in charge of the Far East Branch, discovered the Twelfth Divine Key.

In other words, the Twelfth Divine Key is most likely still in Changkong City.

"Historically, the Schicksal once possessed two special boxes. The golden box contained the First Divine Key, the Void Archive, which was brought back from Asia by the ancestors of the Apolcalis Family. The other, a nameless black Divine Box, was the Divine Box used to create the Twelfth Divine Key."

Freya subconsciously pursed her lips as she said this.

"The Black Divine Box was ultimately left in the Schicksal by the first ancestor of Apocalypse. Incidentally, the first ancestor of the Kaslana Family was Kevin Kaslana. Although his child was the first head of the Kaslana Family, he was not the first Kaslana in the current civilization. And the 'Apocalypse' who accompanied Kevin Kaslana was SU."

"Apocalypse, or 'apocalypse', can be translated as Revelation, World Destruction, Cataclysm, End Times, etc., and is clearly a commemoration of the destruction of Previous Civilization."

"Simply put, the reason why there is no information about the Twelfth Herrscher within the World Serpent Organization is because that information was hidden by SU, so that apart from him, no one in the World Serpent Organization knows where the Twelfth Divine Key is."

"However, SU underestimated the stupidity and greed of humanity. He left two Divine Box Schicksal Schicksal, no, at that time it should still be Schicksal Order. One of them, Void Archive, was chosen by Otto, while the other Divine Box was stolen by Kallen Kaslana, the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal at the time. Although Schicksal eventually captured Kallen in Shinano in the Far East, they did not find the black Divine Box that she had taken away."

After hearing the explanation, Jackal suddenly realized that both World Serpent and Schicksal were organizations established by Kevin and SU.

Combining Freya's earlier account of the girl's story, and her final statement that SU was an opponent of that matter, it becomes clear that SU must have felt great sympathy for the girl's plight.

Considering that the Divine Key is a god-slaying weapon made from the Herrscher Core, the Herrscher's consciousness is very likely to exist within the core. Perhaps SU hid the Twelfth Divine Key to give that girl a moment of peace.

Although the Jackal understood SU's actions, he still couldn't comprehend them.

Simply put, it's because we can't connect emotionally.

"All this effort has been in vain. If it were me, back in the Previous Civilization I would have established my authority and deployed firepower around the prison. Anyone who stormed the prison, whether a soldier or a high-ranking officer, would have been shot dead on the spot."

"..."

"That way, the Twelfth Herrscher will never awaken. No, keeping the Twelfth Herrscher locked up will only gradually overwhelm her with increasing pressure. Hmm, we should arrange for the Twelfth Herrscher to meet with her sister more often, and then use her sister to keep the Twelfth Herrscher in check."