Chapter 435
Do you think I believe that?
Freya spoke in an icy tone, no longer as sarcastic and mocking as before. She looked at Otto, and this was the second time Freya had looked at Otto since their first meeting after eight years.
"Why did those major powers with poor relations with the Alliance suddenly advance their technology so much? Who is behind the newly built Honkai Energy Reactor in their territories? Which bastard has been openly and covertly attacking the Alliance for the past eight years?"
Just as Tesla was able to discover some traces of Otto, Freya also found some of Otto's secrets. After all, in this world, besides Otto himself, Freya was the one who knew Otto best.
Five years ago, Freya had already pondered his thoughts with Otto Two from a parallel world.
After being assassinated by Kiana and having his death announced by Freya, how exactly should this bastard evade the search?
The answer is simple.
All you need to do is hide in a place where the Alliance can't find you.
Even now, the Alliance cannot ascertain the residences of the behind-the-scenes rulers of the Five Great Council Nations, including their key locations and the residences of some of their rulers. Investigating the residences of these behind-the-scenes rulers is even more difficult than investigating the key locations of the Five Great Council Nations.
If Otto sided with one of the five great powers, Freya would be unable to use the Alliance's Covert Mobile Force to investigate without concrete evidence.
Although Freya had considered having the Covert Mobile Force investigate the location of the behind-the-scenes rulers after implementing the Quantum Battle Body technology, since she had indeed thought about simply eliminating all the behind-the-scenes rulers and replacing them as puppets controlling the current country, before she could take action, Immortal Fu Hua went missing.
Based on her and Otto Two's multiple recaps, the only way for that scoundrel to escape the Alliance's search is to seek refuge with the rulers of the five great nations, and it is very likely that the United States of North America, which was originally used as a base by Anti-Entropy.
Judging from the recent performance of various countries, her and Otto Two's predictions were all correct. However, she really didn't expect that Immortal Fu Hua, who was staying in Shenzhou, would be tricked.
"What did you do to Immortal Fu Hua?"
Freya couldn't help but question it.
"... I told you, I didn't hurt my old friend, I just helped her regain some of her original memories."
"If it were a memory, SU would have restored it for her long ago."
Freya frowned as she spoke, though she didn't intend to believe Otto's answer, she instinctively felt that Otto wasn't lying.
"You must be referring to one of the pioneers from 50,000 years ago. Indeed... if the restored memories are of fighting together 50,000 years ago, it won't affect my old friend. However, the pioneers really don't understand people's hearts. They know about 'Miss Hua' from 50,000 years ago, but they don't know about 'Immortal Red Kite' Shenzhou for 50,000 years."
Otto's voice was laced with disdain; he didn't take even a pioneer from 50,000 years ago seriously.
"My lovely Freya, what made you assign me to be transferred to your maid's retirement home?"
"..."
Words spoken without the slightest malice felt like sharp knives piercing Freya's heart.
She fell silent.
Rita, who was sitting next to her, took her hand.
"Lord Freya, don't fall into Bishop Otto's trap of rhetoric."
"Don't worry, I'm not going to be driven crazy by this bastard's talk therapy."
Freya smiled slightly and grasped that soft little hand in return.
Even though Rita, who knew the inside story, never expressed her opinion, Freya knew that Rita actually blamed her a little.
Fearing that Liv would betray her under Otto's orders, Freya moved her to a position where betrayal would be insignificant, thus rendering her betrayal meaningless.
All Freya did was ultimately because she couldn't face the fact that Liv would betray her because of Otto's orders.
"My beloved Freya, when a person's fifty thousand years are filled with painful memories, memories of betrayal, regrets of losing someone important, and heart-wrenching obsessions... what will she face when she recalls these fifty thousand years of memories again?"
"Impossible!!"
Freya retorted loudly without changing her expression.
"It's impossible for the Herrscher to descend now!"
"The Honkai did stop creating Herrscher because of your anti-Honkai wave... and judging from the order of the Herrscher, the next one to be born should be the 'Herrscher of Flames'. I have to say, the four 'artificial Great Honkai's' you carried out in Nagoya City were very successful, adding four Artificial Herrscher to the Alliance that are no different from the real Herrscher of the sequence. It's really a wonder that you were able to find the suitable candidates for Thunder, Wind, Ice, and Death."
Otto smiled and naturally played along with Freya's performance. Her act of pretending to be bluffing was just a way to get information from him.
If he were truly the kind of person who would become complacent after a successful plan, then he would 'inevitably' leak information after realizing that Freya's loud rebuttal actually stemmed from her inner uncertainty.
In Freya's words, villains often die from talking too much, precisely because they become complacent after their plans succeed.
Freya was just pretending that she was insecure. As the person who knew her best in the world, Otto could tell that she was giving herself an out.
After all, this information was already included in his subsequent terms of the deal, and Otto wasn't worried that Freya would renege on the deal after obtaining the information.
He began to speak smugly, as if he were a villain who had been fooled by Freya's bluff.
"Since the Honkai will stop creating Herrscher because of your actions, it doesn't mean it won't create Herrscher again because of changes in the situation. My old friend is a very suitable vessel, just like you used those eligible individuals as vessels to pull the Herrscher's power out of the Imaginary Space."
"The Honkai skipped the order of the Herrscher of Flames's arrival and directly bestowed the power of the Eighth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Consciousness, upon my old friend..."
Otto presented his terms of the deal, only to see Freya suddenly put on airs, sipping her tea while stroking the thigh of the maid beside her, looking every bit the pervert.
Freya's sudden, uncharacteristic behavior made Rita blush, but also left Otto speechless.
Yes, Otto didn't expect Freya to actually intend to renege on her debt.
"My dear Freya, this is not like something you would do."
When Freya was still very young, Otto showed her the harsh reality, making her understand what compromise meant, and instilled in her the idea that he could negotiate with her and would agree to exchange things as long as the conditions were equal.
Although Freya compromised in the face of the harsh reality he presented, she still managed to secure better treatment for Kiana and Aurora.
For young Freya, that impression was too vivid and intense, and Freya maintained this tacit understanding with him until he disappeared eight years ago due to an assassination attempt.
This is why Freya, despite sensing which projects were related to her among the various expenditures of the Alliance, did not stop those projects but instead allocated more budgets to them.
This is both a compromise and a transaction, and a so-called win-win situation.
And this was the first lesson Otto taught Freya.
That's it?
Freya gave Otto a disdainful glance, as if she hadn't grasped his unspoken message at all.
"Lord Freya!"
Feeling Freya's hands becoming more and more comfortable touching her, and starting to probe under her Maid Dress along the silky black stockings, Rita, her face flushed, quickly reminded her.
"Sorry, sorry, it's just a habit."
With such a seductive and alluring maid in the house, it would be strange if Freya could resist, especially since it was Rita was always the one taking the initiative to seduce her.
Despite her usual flirting with her maid, she's actually the one who gets devoured.
"Even if the Honkai changes its mind and the Herrscher reappears, so what? Do you think I wouldn't be prepared? For Herrscher Killer like me, so what if Immortal Fu Hua becomes Herrscher? The Alliance has prepared quite a few Staff of the Underworld. The Honkai's Honkai are certainly not for nothing."
Fu Hua Two from a parallel world is Herrscher, and after being unilaterally defeated by Freya, she was left behind to accompany Kiki. This is why the other Twos returned to the parallel world, while Fu Hua Two and Kiki stayed behind. Mei Two also chose to stay for Kiki's sake.
After all, the Alliance is a large and powerful organization, so it's not afraid of supporting three more mouths to feed. Because of Fu Hua Two's experience of becoming Herrscher, she wasn't surprised when she heard Otto say that Immortal Fu Hua had become Herrscher. She was just wondering why the Honkai would do this.
Even Herrscher of Consciousness who manipulates consciousness, Herrscher of Consciousness, has absolutely no chance of resisting Freya, whose abilities and consciousness have both exceeded limits after entering the Finality Mode.
"It's very simple, Honkai plans to replicate everything you did in the parallel world."
Otto, sensing that Freya was going to renege on the deal, clearly didn't want to continue the transaction, but he still managed to say his terms.
"Grass!!"
At that moment, Freya had no intention of maintaining any tacit understanding with Otto. She stood up and walked to Otto's table.
"What did you say? Say it again! What is the Honkai planning to do?!"
Otto, unfazed by Freya's imposing presence, calmly straightened his collar and sleeves. He still wore his usual white shirt, gray-black trousers, and a purple robe. Facing Freya, whose face was somewhat ferocious, he spoke very indifferently.
"My dear Freya, do you really need me to repeat myself? Or do you want to know the whereabouts of my old friend from me?"
"What do you need?!"
Freya frowned. Although she had initially intended to renege on her debt, she now habitually followed the tacit understanding between herself and Otto.
Although Freya had made their deal public this time, Otto didn't care about these small details at all. He looked at Freya with a look of satisfaction and a slight smile on his lips.
"Don't you know what I need?"
"I can't possibly send a dangerous guy like you to the Sea of Quanta!! You bastard, let's make a deal!!"
506. My lovely Freya, you really know how to negotiate.
Freya rejected Otto's request without even thinking.
Although with her current Imaginary Tree Authority, she might be able to open a passage to the Sea of Quanta, the risks involved are too great. Of course, whether she can succeed is one thing, but whether she can send Otto, this dangerous person, there is another.
"A fair and equal deal has always been our tacit understanding. You're not going to tell me you're planning to renege on your promise, are you?"
Freya frowned, adopting a serious and earnest expression.
Otto was speechless. Just over ten seconds ago, his adorable goddaughter was planning to renege on her debt, but in the blink of an eye, she was speaking so righteously.
"Is my request unreasonable? Based on what I know about you, you should have some clues about the Sea of Quanta, but you are unwilling to take the risk of going Sea of Quanta. I am willing to take the risk for you."
"..."
Freya did not speak.
Just as she was the person who understood him best in the world, he was also the person who understood her best in the world.
In the past, before Freya had access to the Imaginary Tree Authority, she avoided investigating information related to the Imaginary Tree.
The Imaginary Tree can be considered a true deity, nurturing countless worlds and serving as the birthplace of all truths and laws.
Simply put, it's like the Gate of Truth in a certain alchemist's game. Although the Gate of Truth contains a witty truth, it is actually a mechanism that operates according to strict rules.
The Imaginary Tree is rooted in the Sea of Quantum, together forming the Honkai world and engaging in an endless competition.
Time flows along the trunk of the Imaginary Tree, branching out into infinite worlds like the canopy of a tree.
Each branch nurtures a world, most of which are Imaginary Space, but occasionally Real Space where life exists will be born.
One of them is the world they live in.
Honkai is a mechanism that emerges from the competition between the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quantum to filter and correct the direction of branch development.
That's right, just like Kiana's biggest fan, Jana, said, the Honkai phenomenon is the correct one.
Worlds that cannot survive the baptism of Honkai will be eliminated and fall into the Sea of Quantum, turning into fragmented World Bubble.
It is known that only the complete Second Divine Key, Thousand Worlds Samsara, can open the door to the location of the Imaginary Tree. Dr. Mei, who created the Second Divine Key in the Previous Civilization, is truly a god forever.
Despite various political struggles, a host of people holding her back, and her relationship with Kevin, she managed to resolve almost all the problems. Even though some plans ran out of time, those that had been planned beforehand continued to proceed smoothly after her death.
Like the Sea of Quantum, the Imaginary Tree Numbers is essentially without physical form, but there exists a 'place' where the Imaginary Tree can be observed, which is the Sea of Quanta that Freya and Otto spoke of.
The Thousand Worlds Samsara can open the gate to the Sea of Quanta, and the complete Second Divine Key, Thousand Worlds Samsara, is in the Alliance, or rather, under Freya's jurisdiction. Moreover, she possesses the Imaginary Tree Authority and has experienced the Ordering process. Even without the coordinates provided by SU, she has already locked onto the location of the Sea of Quanta.
"I refuse."
Freya refused Otto's request again.
"I clearly have a safer way, why should I need you, you bastard, to increase the risk?"
She retorted sarcastically without thinking.
In Freya's view, even if she herself went to the Sea of Quanta and there was a high probability that she would be assimilated by the Imaginary Tree, it would be better than letting that bastard Otto go to the Sea of Quanta.
Sending this bastard to the Sea of Quanta isn't taking a risk; it's just asking for trouble.
In fact, the most suitable person to go to the Sea of Quanta has always been right beside us.
Whether it's the enhanced spatial attributes after awakening or the temporal attributes she gains, Aurora is the most suitable candidate to go to the Sea of Quanta.
However, since the person in question had not yet reached the Imaginary Tree Authority and had not experienced the process of becoming ordered, Freya postponed her idea of exploring the Sea of Quanta.
After all, the so-called Sea of Quanta is the true body of the Imaginary Tree. Even if one cannot control the Imaginary Tree through the Sea of Quanta, one can still find loopholes to avoid Honkai by analyzing the specifications of its operation.
Regardless, with only a superficial understanding of the Sea of Quanta, Freya wasn't very confident about exploring it. Even so, she would never give up this opportunity to Otto.
Even if Otto himself emphasizes his willingness to take risks, it's the same.
Faced with Freya's mockery, Otto calmly straightened his collar.
"Immortal Fu Hua is important to you, and the Sea of Quanta equally important to me. I think the value of these two things should be based on the perspective of the parties involved. You should understand the kind of disaster that would be brought about if a super Herrscher of consciousness replicated what you did in a parallel world."
"I understand the dangers better than you do."
She said this to Otto without any politeness.
As Herrscher with both superpowers and consciousness exceeding their limits, Freya is well aware of how dangerous consciousness-based abilities are.
Moreover, if it is a ' Willpower System capable of distorting reality, then the level of danger will increase to another level.