Chapter 413
The Jackal happily agreed, Freya's attitude at this moment indicated that her life was temporarily safe.
For her, having such a powerful backer was a good thing, but the unpredictable mood swings of the owner of that backer were equally a headache for her.
The price she paid was significant hair loss and a noticeably fuller figure. Judging from the current situation, she may face a midlife crisis prematurely.
(I should probably practice more in the future...)
Jackal muttered to himself, after all, doing scientific research does make it easier to go bald than for ordinary people.
Freya didn't care about the Jackal's humble thoughts. She was overjoyed by his definite order. She gave the two Valkyrie squad a day to prepare and took the opportunity to enjoy herself after her body recovered.
After all, during this time, she was either busy in parallel worlds or exploring the world World Bubble world in the Sea of Quantum that was closest to their world.
Although Bianca mainly resolved the crisis in that World Bubble, and Freya was tricked by SU and sent to a parallel world, she did expend a lot of energy during this time.
The Rita Elements replenished in just three or four nights were simply not enough to sustain her energy expenditure for the upcoming mission.
In the game's terminology, the so-called Rita Element is the fuel required for Freya's actions. The way to replenish Rita Element is naturally to stay close to Rita. As long as Rita is by her side, Freya will regain her energy, and any fatigue will quickly disappear.
However, neither of Rita's two positions—adjutant and head of the Covert Mobile Force— are easy.
Freya returned to her apartment, closed the door, and casually tossed her white coat aside in the entryway, letting it flutter to the ground. As she walked toward the bathroom in the apartment, she pulled off her black stockings, revealing her bare feet.
The hot water from the showerhead soaked her feet as Freya sat on the edge of the bathtub, eating snacks prepared by her personal chef team.
Only at this moment did she truly appreciate the convenience of the Herrscher of the Void's abilities. She could simply send a message to her personal chef team, instructing them to prepare some delicious snacks, and then use the Herrscher of the Void's abilities to teleport to her room.
Freya first set the bathroom walls to be transparent glass walls, then turned on the luxurious large screen in the room, randomly selected a variety show that looked interesting, and then leisurely soaked her feet while crunching on crispy fried snacks.
I must say, the skill level of my own exclusive chef team is quite high.
As a young lady completely unable to take care of herself, Freya is quite picky about her tastes. Having grown accustomed to the dishes cooked by Rita and her personal chef team, she was naturally very dissatisfied with some of the situations that occurred during the previous two missions.
It's not that there aren't top-notch chefs in parallel worlds and other World Bubble worlds, but Freya's exclusive chef team was carefully selected by Otto.
The dishes they made were not primarily for their deliciousness, but rather for Freya's preferences. They even had to consider Freya's mood when deciding what to cook each day. Of course, most of the time they were cooking according to the instructions of a certain maid adjutant.
Freya watched the program for a while, then subconsciously yawned. While using her Herrscher of the Void ability to teleport the unfinished fried snacks back to the kitchen of her personal chef team, she redesigned the glass walls of the bathroom to be opaque on both sides. Then she took a comfortable shower and waited in bed for her maid adjutant to return from work.
However, Freya underestimated the problems that kept emerging during her absence. Although Aurora had the same appearance as her, her acting skills were still lacking. She not only failed to deceive many Valkyrie, but also failed to fool many rulers of various countries.
The suspicions of the rulers of various countries stemmed from the unusually fierce attacks of the Honkai Beast. Before Aurora impersonated Freya, the Honkai battlefields in various places, although intense, were still within a manageable range. However, during the time Aurora impersonated Freya, the Honkai Beast attacks became unusually fierce, which made them suspect that Freya had gone to some ruins.
Because she was trapped in that ruin, the Alliance allowed her twin sister to impersonate her, and it was her departure that caused the Honkai Beast's offensive to become more intense.
Those who can sit in the position of the ruler of a country are naturally not fools. They certainly do not think that the alliance is weak without Freya. On the contrary, the fact that the Honkai Beast's offensive has become so fierce after Freya's departure means that this world cannot do without Freya.
However, the fact that Freya is indispensable does not conflict with the rulers' pursuit of their own and the country's interests.
Freya thought Rita would be back early tonight, but as the head of the Covert Mobile Force and in charge of the Alliance's intelligence agency, Rita's work was far more extensive than she had imagined.
The Honkai Beast's offensive became exceptionally fierce. The Valkyrie who were assisting in the defense of Honkai battlefields in various places became the first targets to attract fire. The fierce offensive left them exhausted and even made them overlook the small, clandestine actions of various countries.
In the days following Freya's return, the Alliance's attention was drawn to the visitor from the parallel world and Freya herself. It wasn't until Rita discovered that several Pre-Civilization Ruins under the Alliance's management had been violently mined that she finally realized the seriousness of the situation.
The Schicksal sends Valkyrie to the battlefield as expendable resources, exchanging them with various countries for management and excavation rights to Pre-Civilization Ruins discovered around the world.
To avoid countries playing word games in this regard, Freya signed new strategic treaties with various countries after Schicksal and Anti-Entropy merged into an alliance. In this treaty, Freya demanded all rights to the Pre-Civilization Ruins within the territories of each country, on the condition of strategic cooperation.
In other words, several Pre-Civilization Ruins that have been discovered within the borders of various countries have already been branded with the Alliance's name by Freya and are now the Alliance's private property.
However, now, Pre-Civilization Ruins in various countries have been subjected to violent excavation, and a small number of objects related to Previous Civilization have been forcibly demolished.
Because the Alliance's attention was focused on the Honkai Beast' unusually fierce offensive, Rita, who had returned to her post in the intelligence agency, was having a terrible headache.
"Those guys... they're nothing but a bunch of hyenas and vultures, thinking only of themselves even at a time like this."
Although the Alliance took away the important spherical quantum computer and other important objects and equipment after the excavation of those Pre-Civilization Ruins, a considerable number of objects and equipment remained inside the ruins to keep them running at energy efficiency.
Regardless, the Pre-Civilization Ruins all serve as underground shelters. Freya and Welt both believe that leaving a few shelters behind will allow them to save people even if the Honkai them in the future.
Freya and Welt actually disagreed on this matter. Freya believed that the ruins should be completely emptied, but Welt believed that such an approach was like draining the pond to catch all the fish, and that they should take a win-win approach and maintain the superficial friendly relations between the alliance and other countries.
After all, only energy-efficient items and equipment remain in the ruins. Most of the valuable items have already been taken away by the Alliance. Even if those few Pre-Civilization Ruins are returned to the various countries, they will only receive some less valuable items and equipment.
Using these things to do favors can also eliminate the lingering effects of Freya's earlier domineering attitude.
Rita wasn't upset about the items and equipment that were forcibly removed from the ruins, since those things weren't of much value to the Alliance.
The important thing is the attitude of each country; no country has admitted that they did it.
Of course, someone who secretly did such a thing would never admit it.
Rita rubbed her throbbing temples. The Covert Mobile Force she had sent out hadn't actually found any important clues. The reason why the rulers of various countries could so shamelessly deny everything was because they simply didn't leave any clues behind.
However, it would be quite ridiculous to say that the rulers of each country were unaware of a situation that clearly occurred within their own borders.
However, diplomacy is all about who can be more shameless.
Celluli, the Artificial Herrscher of the Dark Rose Squad, looked at Rita with curiosity and sighed.
"Lady Rita, is it really that difficult?"
Is it difficult?
Rita, who was engrossed in a large amount of intelligence, was taken aback when she heard this, and then gave a wry smile.
"I just didn't want that person to be disappointed. Even if all these hyenas and vultures die, it won't bother me. But that person still has some expectations."
In Rita's view, Freya's deliberate and high-profile recall of the Valkyrie was also intended to send a warning to the rulers of various countries.
However, her good intentions were once again ignored.
The rulers of various countries knew nothing about power. Rita wanted to get those visitors from parallel worlds to talk about their experiences and, incidentally, explain to those ignorant people what it meant that Schicksal's satellite network could amplify Freya's mental power.
"Saintess Lord, do you still have any expectations for humanity?"
Unlike most Valkyrie who still see themselves as human, none of the members of the Dark Rose Squad consider themselves human. After all, they were originally human, but now they are all so-called Artificial Herrscher. Not to mention that the Dark Rose Squad is a special operations team composed of Artificial Herrscher and Deadman.
The girl, with her abnormally pale skin and dry, white hair, let out a chilling laugh.
"I think the Saintess Lord should just do what she did in the parallel world, without having to worry too much, and turn everyone in this world into puppets."
Celluli clearly has no affection for humans.
She is no longer human, either physically or mentally.
Rita frowned slightly. She didn't like Celluli's deliberately creepy laughter, especially since she had a deep-seated dislike for this girl who liked to clean but was actually a fool.
After all, she was Freya's adopted daughter. She was a very well-behaved child, but because she suffered from congenital aplastic anemia, she was disliked by her family and experienced the hardships of life at the same age as Bronya.
Of course, her power as Artificial Herrscher is 'blood'.
Celluli was able to serve as Rita's second-in-command, and her power was not simply to manipulate blood, but also to read intelligence from it.
"If you continue to laugh like that, that person will dislike you."
"Haaah!!"
As soon as Rita finished speaking, Celluli, who had panicked, lost her balance or rather, her legs went weak, and she knelt down directly on Rita's desk, slamming her forehead hard against the desk.
Seeing Celluli fall, even Rita couldn't help but feel a headache coming on for her.
"That was a really hard hit. I hope his brain, which isn't very bright to begin with, is damaged."
"No, it's okay, I'm fine, I won't keep laughing like that."
With a silly grin on her face Celluli hurriedly got up from the ground, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Rita, seemingly expecting a reward from her.
"... Hmm, there should be some leftover fried snacks left over from that person's personal chef team's kitchen."
Based on Rita's understanding of Freya, she's sure Freya has plenty left.
Whether it's fried snacks or leftovers from that adult, they're all great gimmicks, perfect for getting rid of the mentally challenged kids in the Dark Rose Squad.
Rita didn't know how to evaluate the Artificial Herrscher in the Dark Rose Squad.
She wasn't sure whether their mental defects stemmed from being transformed into Artificial Herrscher, or whether their mental defects were the reason they successfully became Artificial Herrscher.
Freya adopted many children, but not many of them successfully became Artificial Herrscher after undergoing experiments. Those who failed the experiments did not suffer any tragic fates, but they did have to stay in secret medical institutions for a few more years.
Of course, Celluli was very powerful and helped her a lot, and besides, Rita had never lied to her.
"Next, Lord Freya will probably want some sweets, so I need to speed up my work, otherwise Lord Freya will feel lonely."
Rita, who was communicating with the Artificial Herrscher with infiltration capabilities in the Dark Rose Squad that had been dispatched, was naturally unaware that she had actually guessed Freya's craving for sweets.
Freya, impatient and restless in her bedroom, suddenly craved something sweet and made a request to her team of chefs.
Since it was Otto who selected the chef team, they can naturally do everything.
Freya didn't have to wait long before she received a reply that the dessert was finished. Then, using the Herrscher of the Void's spatial teleportation ability, she teleported a small cake from the kitchen into her room.
While eating cake and watching variety shows, Freya's gaze kept drifting towards the door.
Gradually, her somewhat anxious yet expectant gaze became indifferent. Although she had replenished her sugar intake, she couldn't muster any enthusiasm.
Before long, she even lost her enthusiasm for watching television programs.
Just like the post-coital slump after a good "go for it," everything suddenly felt dull and tasteless.
It wasn't until Freya closed her eyes that Rita finally managed to find a clue among the vast amount of trivial and useless information.
"The Human Alliance? It's them again?"
478. She instantly did a 'double straight' pose.
Rita chewed on the words "Human Alliance," a hint of helplessness creeping onto her face.
Ultimately, the Human Alliance is still part of Schicksal, and its actual actions are no different from most mercenary organizations. However, the Human Alliance is backed by the Schicksal Senate, so even if it gets some junk from Schicksal, it still gives the Human Alliance power far exceeding that of most mercenary organizations.
The Schicksal Senate is secretly manipulating the Human Alliance behind the scenes, cooperating with various countries while betraying the interests of the Schicksal.
Many Valkyrie who went missing on the Honkai battlefield were secretly transported by the Human Alliance to research institutions in various countries. Because the Human Alliance is backed by the Schicksal Senate, they know very well what kind of people have Honkai resistance.
Therefore, he not only acted on behalf of the Schicksal Senate, but also on behalf of various countries, engaging in many shady acts, such as fabricating accidents to cause families to be destroyed and people to die.
Compared to this, the radical actions of the Schicksal can only be considered despicable, while the actions of the Human Alliance are truly outrageous.
However, Grand Bishop of Schicksal Otto of Destiny was indifferent to the Schicksal, or perhaps he deliberately indulged it; he never paid any attention to these rats stealing rice. After all, no matter how full these rats were, they only caused him to lose some rice, and did nothing to affect what Otto cared about.
But Freya could not turn a blind eye. After becoming the Acting Grand Bishop of Schicksal, she continued to suppress the Senate and its Human Alliance.
To her, who was still very young at the time, the Senate and its Human Alliance were like hyenas and vultures coveting the throne and countless riches beneath her, while outside there were even more jackals, tigers, and lions waiting for their chance.
However, Freya was not a young lion, but an incredibly powerful dragon even in its youth.
Her strength stemmed from her own formidable power, which intimidated all those who coveted her.
However, after she had consistently used her strong style to suppress the Senate and Human Alliance, eliminating the covetousness of various countries towards the Schicksal, she could no longer show any weakness.
Any act of weakness will make the Schicksal a target for the beasts to tear apart.
Freya had always shielded Theresa from those malevolent gazes, to the point that now she could only show her vulnerability when she was alone with her husband.
She cannot show weakness in front of anyone, because she is the Saintess of Schicksal, the Acting Grand Bishop of Schicksal, and the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal.
Her weakness and her unease will become the weakness and unease of the entire organization.
Rita knew very well how exhausted the person she served was, and she dared not relax even for a moment.
Are assassinations by various countries ineffective?
Yes, in terms of the outcome of the assassination, it was indeed useless.
With Freya's physical attributes and strength, she was not afraid of any assassination attempts, but the betrayal from those close to her turned her heart completely cold.
Freya even transferred another maid that Otto had arranged, simply because she didn't want to bear the possibility that the maid might betray her one day. Although she transferred her away from her side, Freya still made sure to send her gifts every month.
Because of her consistently assertive demeanor, Freya's slightest attempt to keep a low profile can cause political turmoil. Her annual large-scale charity events are nothing less than her baring her teeth and brandishing her claws at the outside world.
As Freya's personal maid and adjutant, Rita knew Freya's true nature very well.
She can risk everything for those who are important to her, yet she also fears their rejection and betrayal. Rather than scheming or fighting with others, she prefers to enjoy all kinds of delicious food with a smile.
Rita always remembered how, over the years, the little girl in her arms would often wake up in the middle of the night from nightmares.
But she never showed it to her family.
The alliance is now so powerful that no one dares to covet it, yet the herd surrounding the behemoth has never dispersed.
The more assertive she appears, the more patient the surrounding beasts will be. Those jackals, tigers, and lions have enough patience; they lack the power to fight the dragon, yet they covet the young birds and wealth protected by it.
This dragon didn't care about wealth, but the nest she built with it protected the young birds she cared for from harm.
She could abandon the throne, she could abandon wealth, but to protect those fledglings, she, disguised as a dragon, could only sit firmly on that throne, guarding her vast fortune.