Chapter 436

Unlike most Herrscher manipulate the rules of physics, the Herrscher of Consciousness are rare Herrscher manipulate non-physical rules of thought and mind.

Freya channeled the consciousness of almost everyone in the parallel world into a consciousness network she wove, and constructed a simulated reality within that network.

In a sense, she successfully created a world different from the Sea of Quantum and the Imaginary Tree, a world called the World of Consciousness.

It is not the world of individual consciousness, but a world composed of countless consciousnesses, an ideal world with equal status to the real world.

If the real world is the world within the system of the Imaginary Tree, then this world composed of countless consciousnesses is the world outside the system of the Imaginary Tree.

In that world, there is no Honkai, and it is difficult to be Honkai by Honkai. Although human consciousness can be affected by Honkai, the world of consciousness composed of countless consciousnesses can resist the corruption of Honkai. In the end, the corruption of Honkai Energy is more targeted at the real world and the world within the Imaginary Tree system.

In theory, the Eighth Divine Key Feather of Dust, created by the core of the Herrscher of Consciousness the Previous Civilization, has three thousand feathers that have the function of linking different consciousnesses to construct a world of consciousness.

In other words, as early as the Previous Civilization period, Mei considered creating a world of consciousness, but at that time there was no parallel world for Mei to use to experiment with the special function of Feather of Dust.

Freya agreed to let the two from the parallel world return because she also wanted to continue researching the consciousness world she created in the parallel world.

Mei explored countless paths in the Previous Civilization, but which path would truly lead to the end, or even the true end, was unknown even to Mei herself.

It can only be said that Mei was born at the wrong time, in the worst of times, and had to lead a bunch of useless teammates who only knew how to slack off.

As for whether the path of the world of consciousness is correct, Freya cannot guarantee it with her own hands. After all, she still needs hundreds or thousands of years to verify this path, and even hundreds or thousands of years is far from enough.

Although the Honkai operates according to strict rules, it doesn't mean there are loopholes that can be exploited. Faced with its own anti-Honkai wave, the Honkai suspended the production of Herrscher and caused the Honkai Beast to begin evolving into humanoid forms.

Fusion Warrior, who were born in the Previous Civilization and incorporated Honkai Beast DNA, repeatedly won battles against the Herrscher. In response, the Honkai created the Herrscher of Binding, an anti- Honkai Herrscher of Constraint, to completely counter the Fusion Warrior.

If the first to Tenth Herrscher are power-type Herrscher who master various physical laws, then starting from the Eleventh Herrscher, they can be said to be special type Herrscher specifically targeting civilizations.

After a moment of silence, Otto was the first to back down.

"I can waive the condition that you send me to the Sea of Quanta, but in return, I need all the information you currently have related to the Sea of Quanta."

Freya frowned. Although she didn't think such conditions were tantamount to concessions, handing over the information she possessed related to the Sea of Quanta was within the range of conditions she could accept.

"As expected of you, you're really good at negotiating, but..."

Freya could easily see the negotiation tactics Otto used: first presenting an unacceptable condition, and then offering a less unacceptable one. This negotiation tactic could be considered basic.

However, Freya was certain that Otto's initial goal was definitely to have her send him to the Sea of Quanta, and his current concession was indeed a concession he had made.

If anyone else did this, Freya would assume that the other person only wanted the information she had from the beginning, but Otto was different; he knew his bottom line very well.

Freya is not unwilling to accept the condition of sending Otto to the Sea of Quanta.

In her view, Otto, who did not have the Imaginary Tree Authority, would most likely give it away for nothing if he did this, but even so, Freya still did not want to agree.

If Otto had persisted a little longer, or had offered even more, Freya might have agreed to the deal.

However, Otto did not do so this time.

"I didn't expect you to compromise; this is unlike you."

"... My lovely Freya, you're right, this isn't like me. But you may be the person who knows me best in this world, but the only person who truly understands me and knows what I want is myself."

Otto sighed softly and looked up at the azure sky.

A gentle breeze swept through the tea shop's open-air restaurant, ruffling a single golden ponytail. Otto's thoughts drifted back to that day five hundred years ago—when he launched his toy airplane, which was destroyed by his brother, but he encountered the girl who praised his invention and changed his life.

"Oh, right... Great inventor, I have one more request... Please help me save the world!"

Otto never forgot the request the girl made in her moving voice.

"You can guess my next move from my personality and style of doing things, but you will never know that from beginning to end, all I wanted to do was find my Kallen."

Faced with Otto's sudden exclamation, Freya and Rita both fell silent.

"Miss Kallen's words..."

"My beloved Freya, what I resurrected was merely a fake possessing Kallen's memories, Kallen's thought patterns, and Kallen's body. Her soul was just a product pieced together from the remnants of Kallen's soul..."

Otto, who clearly guessed what Freya wanted to say, shook his head. Otto knew very well that his adopted granddaughter, who was cold and cruel on the surface but overly kind at heart, had never resented him and even wanted to redeem him.

From a certain perspective, he was also one of the people she valued, just not as much as those she valued more.

Her sharp tongue was merely a disguise for her inability to express her true feelings.

I really want to know who raised her to be like this.

Oh, it seems to be myself.

Otto smiled slightly. He had thought that the only thing in the world that could still stir his heart was Theresa, but he never expected that his second granddaughter, who had never been so lovable, would have such a lovely side.

"I am more selfish than you think, and I cannot compromise with anyone. Unlike you, I would not agree to Tesla cutting off the Valkyrie' privileges for their own good."

Otto's words also silenced Freya, who did indeed have the idea of recruiting Otto into their group deep down.

Judging from Otto's achievements, his previous behavior can only be considered a matter of personal morality. Those who were persecuted by Otto may resent Otto immensely, but Freya was never the one who was persecuted.

Rather, she was one of the few people who gained Otto's approval.

As the backup body for the Herrscher of Finality, the traces of truth she carries have led Otto to refer to her as a "surprise box," resulting in increasingly better treatment and Otto increasing his efforts to cultivate her.

Freya is equally selfish. She constantly fights for better treatment for the Valkyrie, not because of Valkyrie tragic fates, but simply because she grew up with many Valkyrie, many of Valkyrie are like her mother, her sister, or her younger sister—family members she cherishes.

Freya never stood on the side of justice or spoke up for the innocent; she was just like Otto from beginning to end.

She agreed to Tesla's reduction of Valkyrie's privileges because she felt the privileges were too excessive and harmful to Valkyrie.

As Otto said, she would constantly compromise for the people she cared about.

"I can't convince myself that the fake Kallen is my Kallen, my lovely Freya, if this cute little maid next to you were to die..."

"..."

Freya understood Otto's meaning perfectly; in fact, she herself had made the same choice in her past life.

However, his past self failed. Just as Jana said, his soul was eventually devoured by the Honkai, and the remains he left behind became his present self.

"Your Excellency, are you really unwilling to come with us?"

"It's not that I'm unwilling, it's that it's impossible."

Upon hearing the nostalgic address, Otto smiled and shook his head, then his expression turned serious.

"Since you refuse to send me to the Sea of Quanta, then give me all the information about the Sea of Quanta. I will tell you the location of Immortal Fu Hua."

"... will be assimilated."

"I know."

"Even if they don't assimilate, they can't come back to this world."

"I see."

"Even if Kallen's soul is there, you cannot find her among countless souls."

"I see."

"You can't succeed."

"I see."

"Even so, you still intend to go to the Sea of Quanta?"

Even so, I intend to go to the Sea of Quanta.

"..."

"..."

"I can send you to the Sea of Quanta, but on one condition, no, on two conditions. The position of Immortal Fu Hua is a bonus."

"My lovely Freya, you're quite the negotiator."

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Freya never wanted to become a savior just because she possessed great power.

She never believed that she possessed great power and could eliminate all villains. Even in the world of consciousness she created, differences would still arise due to human nature.

She also doesn't believe she possesses great power; all the evil is her responsibility. Even though she carries the title of Saintess, the Schicksal Saintess is ultimately just Saintess of the Schicksal.

This Saintess was merely a tool used by the Schicksal to demonstrate its benevolence. After all, the Schicksal was only a transnational charitable organization internationally, and was not actually regarded as a special armed group by various countries.

That's right. Countries have never recognized Schicksal as an armed group with the right to conduct military operations, but have always regarded it as a charitable organization.

In other words, if any country wants to take action against the Schicksal, it will immediately issue a military condemnation based on the Schicksal's previous armed violence, which means sending troops to surround the Schicksal and seizing all of its scientific research results.

However, the ideal is very rich, but the reality is very harsh. The countries that want to do this do not have the military power to threaten the Schicksal.

Even if they have excuses, they still lack the power to put those excuses into action.

Freya harbors no hostility toward others, nor does she dislike the various countries that have conflicts of interest with the current alliance. She has never regarded humanity as an enemy, and her annual charity tours around the world have funded many impoverished individuals.

Even though her only targets of hatred were the 'actual rulers' of various countries, this was not a reason for her to help others; she was never a savior.

Moreover, when countries encounter crises, it is these 'actual rulers' who should be the ones to resolve them.

In the eyes of these so-called 'actual rulers', the adult world is devoid of good and bad, morality and evil, dreams and the need for a savior; all that exists is so-called interests and the continuation of their rule.

Just like the United States, which constantly talks about freedom and human rights, the capitalist rulers who manipulate the country behind the scenes have never cared about the lives of the common people.

As the first country in the world to develop industry using Honkai crystal and the characteristics of new infected individuals, even with Otto's assistance, they still couldn't change the fact that they turned their ignorant people into infected individuals.

On one hand, they exploit infected individuals to generate profits, on the other hand, they spread harmful statements about infected individuals, and even directly smear the alliance.

Even as Honkai events increased and Honkai Beast invaded cities more frequently, and the Valkyrie and Fusion Warrior of the Alliance became more active, a large number of ignorant people still believed these claims, and there were even several demonstrations demanding that the United States expel the Valkyrie.

Even in Shenzhou, which has the best relationship with the alliance, there are many ruling structures formed by family factions.

Frankly speaking, the most interesting thing about this ancient country with a history of five thousand years and protected by the Immortal Red Kite is that any problem it encounters at any time can be found in a similar situation in its long history.

Therefore, the statement that "the only lesson mankind can learn from history is that mankind never learns from history" is very suitable for this country.

Freya deliberately placed the original guardian deity of Shenzhou Immortal Red Kite, into the position of diplomat, even though she knew Fu Hua would favor this country.

However, since Immortal Fu Hua disappeared, the Shenzhou, which has not yet been conquered, has blocked all intelligence, and the diplomatic team led by Fu Hua has been placed under house arrest on the grounds of stealing state secrets.

Of course, this is much better than people in some countries directly attacking the alliance's branches within their own borders.

Freya almost considered withdrawing even the branch's limited defense forces from the various countries, but if she did so, many people in those countries would likely die.

After all, the branches in each country are currently responsible for supplying treatment and preventative medicines to the Shencheng Medicine in each country. Once even they are withdrawn, the suppressed new Honkai disease will immediately rebound.

Although Freya did not intend to become a savior, it does not mean that she would do nothing within her power.

Of course, she didn't care what others thought of her sharp tongue but her unwavering commitment to saving lives.

Freya, who had made a deal with Otto, looked at the information Otto had given her and fell into deep thought.

She truly hadn't expected Otto to betray the rulers behind the United States so easily.

But upon closer reflection, it does seem like something Otto would do.

"Is this alright? My dear grandfather, even if those people deserve to die, they still took care of you for a long time."

"My lovely Freya, do you think I'm the kind of person who would care about such favors?"

Otto couldn't help but retort sarcastically, in fact, his act of joining the United States' rulers was from the very beginning a means to use their influence to conceal himself.

Whether it's the partial scientific research results he handed over or the acceleration of the United States' research on the Honkai crystal, he is actually pushing this most carefree nation to the brink of disaster.

If we're talking about the country Otto hated the most, that's right, it was the United States.

After all, when he originally wanted to destroy the Anti-Entropy organization, it was this major power that provided the Anti-Entropy organization with great protection.

Of course, there are quite a few people in the Anti-Entropy organization who hate this country.

Although the Anti-Entropy Organization has relied on the influence of this major power for a long time, the rulers behind it have never been honest.

Many of the radicals in the Anti-Entropy organization, the so-called Reformists, have deep-seated interests entangled with the financial magnates of the United States.

Simply put, the Anti-Entropy organization possesses a wealth of technology, and the rulers of the United States want the Anti-Entropy organization to convert this technology into profit, such as selling the weapons manufactured by the Anti-Entropy organization around the world. In fact, there is no more profitable business than starting wars in other countries and then selling arms between them.

The rulers behind the United States are extremely enthusiastic about this kind of 'business'. Unfortunately, the Alliance Leader and some of the executors of the Anti-Entropy organization have never wanted to associate with the rulers' financial tycoons, and are therefore regarded as a thorn in their side.

The internal conflicts within the Anti-Entropy organization are also partly the work of those rulers.

However, the core of the Anti-Entropy organization has always been the brilliant scientists led by Tesla, and the real decision-making power has always been in their hands.

Freya shrugged and offered no comment.

In fact, she felt that Otto was right. Otto was not that kind of person to begin with, and besides, he had ulterior motives for joining the United States and joining the rulers behind it.