Chapter 487
FU and Mei had schemed against the alliance, so they were naturally aware of Bianca's fighting prowess.
Even without Freya on the moon, Bianca could handle any enemy with her own fighting prowess.
After all, Bianca's compatibility with both the Type-B Stigmata and the Key of Reason is exceptional, and she truly deserves her title.
"The Radiant Knight Durandal? Hmm, even if her projection only has 70% of its combat power, it's enough to deal with the vanguard force invading that parallel world Earth. However, our goal is to join forces to fight against the People from the Sky Civilization of that parallel world and increase our experience in fighting against People from the Sky Civilization."
FU said with a smile, and casually picked up a piece of white radish for Sirin.
Both the Abyss Civilization and the Moon Civilization must embark on the path of conquering parallel worlds, and conquering parallel worlds inevitably means fighting against those hunting civilizations that are closely connected with the Honkai.
The People from the Sky are just one of many hunting civilizations, and may not even be the strongest.
The other party's caution might be genuine, but it could also be a sign of incompetence.
However, whether the opponent is Ainz Ooal Gown, who is fighting against thin air, or Cautious Hero, or the weakest of the four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King's Army, as FU said, they need to fight against a People from the Sky Civilization that has not reached the level of crossing parallel worlds in order to deduce the strength of the People from the Sky Civilization they are really going to face.
While such speculation is generally not very accurate, it's still better than knowing nothing and going to war with People from the Sky Civilization from another parallel world. That's not courage, that's suicide.
Even if the anthem of humanity is an anthem of courage, and the greatness of humanity is the greatness of courage, then true courage is the courage shown when facing fear, not the foolishness shown by an ignorant newborn calf.
"In other words..."
"That's not enough. This time I plan to send Welt, Sirin, Seele, Wendy, Kallen ..."
"Wait, that Welt Joyce should be one of our men."
"I'll return it to you after this."
FU, who was interrupted by Freya, said somewhat impatiently, but his impatience subsided when Sirin put a few large pieces of meat into the bowl in front of him.
However, FU was clearly annoyed by Freya's unwillingness to contribute too many combat troops.
570. Everyone's heart is black, and their hands are black too.
Freya had many reasons for not wanting to send a large number of troops. Even if the Abyss Civilization could join forces with the Moon Civilization to fight against the People from the Sky Civilization, it did not mean that the Abyss Civilization would give up on annexing the Moon Civilization.
Even if the Moon Civilization were to be annexed now, it wouldn't bring much improvement to the Abyss Civilization. However, compared to joining forces with a civilization that harbors disloyal intentions, it would be much simpler to transform the other party into a member of the Abyss Civilization.
The reason the Abyss Civilization didn't do that is because they currently lack the ability to wipe out everyone in the Moon Civilization.
If a hostile Abyss Civilization fails to eliminate all its enemies, it cannot afford the consequences.
However, if Freya weakens her own fighting power and sends a large number of Valkyrie to that parallel world, as long as the enemy is trapped in that parallel world, the Moon Civilization will have to face the problem of insufficient fighting power.
By then, Freya didn't think FU would lend a hand; given his nature, he would definitely try to kill the Moon Civilization.
Freya refused to send out a large number of combat forces and instead sent out the Quantized Valkyrie in a safer way. Although the Quantized Valkyrie has the characteristic that it doesn't matter if it dies, the combat power of the projection is only 70% of the original, which also means that the manipulator cannot exert its full strength.
FU would never agree to the Moon Civilization playing a minor role in the upcoming conflict.
"Don't even think about it, FU. The development of the Moon Civilization requires a lot of manpower right now. The alliance doesn't have any extra combat power. The only ones we can send are Bianca and an Artificial Herrscher team."
It is assumed that Freya, Kevin, Fu Hua, and others constitute 80% of the Alliance's combat power, while the remaining 20% is shared by Artificial Herrscher, former Herrscher, Valkyrie, Fusion Warrior, and researchers.
The Moon Civilization couldn't spare too much fighting force, while the Abyss Civilization was watching them from the sidelines with predatory eyes.
The talks suddenly reached a stalemate.
Kevin frowned and looked at Freya, but Freya interrupted him before he could speak.
"Don't even think about it. With my and Fu Hua's power, we can't control FU. The only one in the league who can control him is you."
Freya was not telling the truth.
With her abilities, she could actually solve the problem, but Mei's restraint on her was too severe, and her power itself was too dangerous, basically uncontrollable.
Upon hearing Freya's words, Kevin seemed to understand their situation and nodded slightly.
"Don't worry, I'll stay at the base... You have spatial attributes, so you should be more suited to go to that parallel world than I am."
This was a drill against the People from the Sky, and even Kevin understood how important such an experience was.
This is similar to the difference between having no prior experience in clearing a boss fight and having prior experience in clearing a boss fight.
Kevin's words put Freya in a particularly difficult position. She had been to parallel worlds twice before, but... both times she was tricked into going there.
The first parallel world she went to was the parallel world of the two, but she was tricked there by SU. In order to deal with the hidden mines she left in the World Serpent Organization, SU tricked her into going to the parallel world, and then used this opportunity to become the deputy leader of the World Serpent Organization, and prematurely detonated all the unstable factors within the World Serpent Organization.
Although the World Serpent Organization was eventually destroyed, and one of its leaders, Gray Serpent, became reclusive, World Serpent organization still retained some elites.
The second parallel world she visited was the Light Chaser Parallel World, a post-apocalyptic world where Theresa, Bronya, and others, whom Freya called Light Chaser, struggled to survive. She was also tricked by FU, who had schemed against her, and ended up in that world for a period of time.
If conquering parallel worlds wasn't the future direction, she would never want to go to any parallel world.
The two sides then discussed the topic of combat capabilities for another half hour.
"Not enough, too little."
"..."
FU again objected to Freya only providing Bianca's Immortal Blade, the Silver Wolf and Radiance Squad, Mei's Artificial Herrscher Squad, a Covert Mobile Force Squad, five Valkyrie squad, and three Fusion Warrior Squads.
As FU said, such combat power is fine for fighting a rural war, but it is far from enough for a galactic war.
"Stop joking. I don't believe that in the parallel world you provided, Earth and the People from the Sky Civilization have already gone to war. I think it should only be a local war. Since it hasn't developed to the point of going to war with the People from the Sky Civilization, there's no need for so much combat power... Besides, your Abyss Civilization probably hasn't developed a biological spaceship that can cross the solar system yet."
Freya said.
She didn't believe that FU didn't have other ideas.
The Abyss Civilization appears friendly and without any malice, but precisely because it was created based on FU's Abyss Civilization, the very absence of malice could be a form of malice.
FU smiled slightly, and now, having eaten and drunk his fill, he was swirling his wine glass and speaking in a pretentious manner.
"As you guessed, that parallel world did indeed only encounter an invasion by the vanguard, but our enemy is the entire People from the Sky Civilization of that world, not just that small group of the vanguard of the People from the Sky Civilization."
"But our only enemy now is that small vanguard force."
Freya was too lazy to pay attention to FU's plan to trick her again, especially since FU also planned to send a large number of Honkai Beast to that world, which made Freya suspicious of the situation in that parallel world.
"I will not increase our combat strength. Even if it prolongs the battle, it doesn't matter. Even if the People from the Sky have the ability to move over long distances, we can quickly send reinforcements. Besides, we are too ignorant about the People from the Sky right now. We don't know much about even the vanguard."
Although Freya really wanted FU to provide some information, she knew all too well that given FU's nature, the information he provided would definitely backfire on her.
After all, I am that kind of person myself.
"Tsk."
FU was increasingly displeased. Even though Freya's current fighting strength was only slightly more than Bianca's and a Valkyrie squad at the beginning, it was still insignificant compared to the tens of millions of Honkai Beast they planned to send out, and the hundreds of thousands of Humanoid Honkai Beasts.
Of course, not all Humanoid Honkai Beast here are combat-type. Humanoid Honkai Beast that can be compared with Emperor Honkai and Emperor-class are not easy to create. FU secretly saved up all the resources and poured them into Himeko, which is why Himeko was able to fight against Kevin.
Although Himeko couldn't beat Kevin in a one-on-one fight, she could at least hold her own against Kevin for several hundred rounds.
That being said, there are over ten thousand combat-type Humanoid Honkai Beast, and among the tens of millions of Honkai Beast, there are also quite a few Emperor Honkai and Emperor-class, including three very rare Broodmother Type.
This was not the full fighting force of the Abyss Civilization. Freya had no doubt that the other side could instantly produce ten times that number, and for Kevin, this number could likely be achieved with just one sword strike.
Although Freya may need many hits, neither these Honkai Beast nor the Humanoid Honkai Beast can harm her.
Freya wanted to smack her lips too, but she didn't expect the other person to beat her to it.
"If you really want to show your sincerity, you should demonstrate your full fighting strength..."
"So, if I use half of my fighting force, you and Kevin won't launch a direct attack on my second base?"
Before Freya could finish speaking, FU immediately asked a question, but both Freya and Kevin remained silent.
If the Abyss Civilization's combat power is reduced by half, neither Freya nor Kevin can guarantee that they won't take action.
FU rolled his eyes at the two of them without any hesitation.
Everyone's heart is black, and their hands are black; no one has the right to laugh at anyone else.
"If we continue this discussion, it will never end. Let's wait until we truly launch a counterattack against the People from the Sky Civilization in that parallel world. As for the allocation of the resources recovered from that world..."
"Okay, let's stick to what we agreed on at the beginning. Whoever gets it first keeps it."
"Sure, but if the Honkai Beast you send attack humans in secret, we will immediately side with the human civilization in that world."
During FU and Freya's heated discussion about other allocations, Kevin would occasionally add his own suggestions, and SU would also offer some opinions from time to time.
That's right, going to the parallel world provided by FU to fight against the vanguard of the People from the Sky is not the only reason. Conquering the Earth in that parallel world is also FU's goal.
Freya and Kevin chose to object, but they also knew that if they were to fight against the complete People from the Sky Civilization in that parallel world, even if it wasn't a People from the Sky Civilization that spanned multiple parallel worlds, they would still need to utilize the resources of that parallel world to develop.
In other words, this is a developmental competition between the Abyss Civilization and the Moon Civilization, with that parallel world as its stage.
Freya's side, burdened by over ten million survivors, was unable to spare a significant amount of combat power, giving it no advantage whatsoever compared to FU's Abyss Civilization.
They can't muster much combat power, and they can't even send out many logistical troops to develop in parallel worlds.
However, Freya's side wasn't without any advantages. After all, the place invaded by the vanguard of the People from the Sky was Earth in a parallel world, which meant that the possibility of encountering human civilization in that world was very high.
Freya and Kevin plan to have the Valkyrie they send establish trade routes with the local human civilization, which is also a way to recycle resources.
Freya and Kevin chose to cooperate with the civilization of that world. FU chose to convert the humans of that parallel world into the Abyss Civilization. Of course, Freya was not naive enough to think that the civilization of that world would be friendly, so she arranged for Valkyrie to be mental beings, capable of modifying the mind and memories of their targets.
However, if Freya and the others really did that, Fu would definitely convert humans without considering the consequences.
FU cannot stand idly by and watch the Moon Civilization grow stronger on its own, just as Freya and Kevin will not stand idly by and watch the Abyss Civilization grow stronger on its own.
In fact, the best way to allocate resources is to divide that world into two regions, with each side controlling one region and not interfering with the other.
But who will get the best territory will surely lead to new disputes.
Finally, the talks concluded with Theresa making several compromises in exchange for FU delaying the Honkai Beast' operation by one month.
Half a week later, the first Quantized Valkyrie and quantum Fusion Warrior arrived in that parallel world through the coordinates.
However, the Quantized Valkyrie and the quantum Fusion Warrior immediately sensed the incongruity of that world upon arriving.
"Huh? Why is the Honkai Energy level so low?"
This is a parallel world where Honkai Energy is almost imperceptible.
It's not that there are none, but rather that there are so few that they are almost negligible.
In such an environment, both Valkyrie and Honkai Beast will be affected to some extent, especially their own Honkai Energy recovery speed.
Whether they are Valkyrie or Fusion Warrior, at their current level, they all inevitably rely on Honkai Energy.
"This is a bit bad."
"We haven't been scammed, have we?"
"It doesn't matter, it's just a quantum body anyway."
"That's true... However, this world seems..."
"Hmm, it's quite similar to the world of the Light Chaser that Lord Freya described."
The advantage of the Quantum Phantom System is that even if the body they are currently using is gone, it will not affect their original body. Therefore, the Valkyrie and Fusion Warrior quickly calmed down and began to look around at their surroundings.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that this parallel world, or rather, this Earth, was not much better than the utterly terrible world of the Light Chaser.
Several Valkyrie even tried to use their communicators to post in the Valkyrie community, where they discovered a video being filmed. Meanwhile, several squad leaders reported their situation to Freya.
"Lord Freya, the first, second, and third operation teams have safely arrived at the target world, but the target world..."
"What's wrong?"
Hearing the doubtful answer from her favorite Valkyrie, Freya couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Even though the Quantum Phantom System was very safe, she couldn't guarantee that an enemy's attack wouldn't be able to penetrate its protection.
Just like in the era of cold weapons, a country forged a large number of incredibly hard swords. In a war between countries, having hard swords naturally meant an advantage. However, when this country went to war with another country, it found that each of the other country's soldiers was carrying a submachine gun, and there was also a musket squad following behind. The super swords that should have been able to cut the enemy's swords in two were not used, and the other country's army was wiped out in a hail of bullets.
Simply put, no one can guarantee that the Quantum Phantom System can remain invincible indefinitely.
Freya only hoped to use the Quantum Phantom System to create more advantages before her enemies could crack its secrets.
The Valkyrie on the other end of the communication was pleased with Freya's concerns, but she also knew what information Freya needed.
"Lord Freya, it's like this. After arriving at the target world, we found ourselves in an environment where we could hardly sense Honkai Energy. Not a single building we could see was intact. It's very similar to the world of the Light Chaser you mentioned. I suspect it's just a planet that's entered its final stage, or perhaps a planet that's entered the reboot phase."
Freya encountered two parallel worlds. The Light Chaser parallel world was in its late stage, while the Two's parallel world required artificial intervention to enter the restart period in advance. It was in the middle stage itself. However, before the Herrscher after No. 5 arrived, the civilization of that planet had already completely lost.
Freya felt a pang of guilt towards that world, but if given another chance, she would still do the same.
Freya frowned at the information reported by the Valkyrie, while Rita quickly projected the newly added photos and videos from the Valkyrie community onto the wall.