Chapter 81
Siegfried simply wanted to talk to the clone who looked exactly like Cecilia and share his feelings.
However, he did not expect to be rebuffed by Welt, and Siegfried felt more and more like a failure as a person.
"Forget it, I'll leave it to you to take care of. I don't know anything about these things. I just hope you won't forget to let me know if anything happens."
Siegfried shook his head; at this point, he could only trust the Anti-Entropy organization.
"I brought you here so you would know about this, since we can't keep it from you forever."
Welt let out a sigh.
In fact, Cecilia's clone also possesses the Schariac Holy Blood.
If the Schariac Holy Blood could be used to create weapons, it would certainly help in killing Honkai Beast and fighting against the Honkai.
But if Anti-Entropy organization actually does that, what's the difference between it and the Schicksal dominated by Otto?
"Welt, thank you for telling me the truth."
Siegfried expressed his heartfelt gratitude.
If Anti-Entropy really wanted to hide this matter, he probably wouldn't have been able to detect it, but Welt told him the truth.
Siegfried does not regret joining Anti-Entropy.
There was even a sense of regret that they hadn't met sooner, and a sense of wishing they had joined the Anti-Entropy organization sooner.
Of course, if he had joined the Anti-Entropy organization earlier, his encounter with Cecilia might have turned into a Romeo and Juliet story.
On the way out of the lowest-level laboratory, Siegfried suddenly asked.
"Now that the Little Princess possesses the new version of Holy Blood, should we take her away from the Schicksal right now?"
Otto clearly values the clone with the new version of Holy Blood more.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have used K423, who had Herrscher Core fragment implanted in his body, as bait on the day the Schicksal Headquarters was attacked.
"It's difficult, and that Little Princess might actually know part of the truth. Unlike you, she gives me the feeling that she's very intelligent."
"... What do you mean by that?" Siegfried asked, annoyed.
"Of course I'm saying you're not as smart as a child, don't be silly... Otto cherishes that Little Princess. You do the math yourself. She has the title of Schicksal Saintess, the right to the Black Abyss White Flower, the surname Apocalypse, and is declared to have the second in line to succeed to the Grand Bishop's position."
Welt provided a simple and clear analysis.
Siegfried rolled his eyes. "Of course I know, that's why I'm so bothered by the Little Princess's close relationship with Otto."
Even though K423 kept emphasizing that his second sister was a good person, Siegfried still harbored resentment towards K422, who was close to Otto.
If it were him, he would never cooperate with Otto.
For example, the champion of the martial arts tournament is full of shady dealings. The moment he receives the trophy, he will definitely smash it. Or he might steal the Black Abyss White Flower and then rebel against Schicksal.
Seeing Siegfried's expression that said so, Welt covered his face with one hand.
The Kaslana Family has an overly single-minded way of thinking, which can be described as reckless and impulsive, or as persistent and stubborn. Once the Kaslana Family has made up their mind about something, they will stick to it from beginning to end.
This demonstrates the Kaslana Family's fearlessness in the face of power, and it is also... the real reason why the Kaslana Family rarely engages in politics.
After all, the Kaslana Family has a penchant for flipping tables.
The easy-to-understand sentence structure is: Siegfried doesn't want to talk to you, and the next second, he chooses to Heavenly Fire Draw.
It's not that he's completely brainless, but rather that the Kaslana Family prefers to let their actions speak for themselves.
86. Got it, got it, it's that same old propaganda again.
Welt didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Welt preferred the simple and unpretentious Siegfried to the Grand Bishop always seemed to have a plan in mind.
The "liking" here refers, of course, to Siegfried as a companion.
The Far East is a good place. It is relatively peaceful compared to other regions, and apart from the frequent Honkai events, it is a safe place.
Because of this, some strange cultural practices have been passed down.
Not long ago, Welt overheard Walter talking about being the top and Sieg being the bottom when he passed by a female member of Anti-Entropy.
Giving it to a young child... cough cough, it's a bit too much for this old man's heart.
The relocation went smoothly; perhaps it's more accurate to say they've become quite adept at playing hide-and-seek with the Schicksal.
The important equipment in the base was moved in just one hour.
As for the personnel... half of them, because they were affiliated with the Far East Branch, simply changed into uniforms with the Schicksal logo and infiltrated the Far East Branch.
Anyway, Tesla has already revised the membership list of the Far East Branch.
She herself is now a member of the Far East Branch.
Of course, one's appearance must be disguised.
Siegfried, Welt, and others rented a house very close to the Far East Branch.
While completing the relocation, Anti-Entropy also kept an eye on the old base site, wondering if they could trick Schicksal once.
But after waiting for a long time, the Schicksal still hadn't taken any action.
After several days of research, Tesla, Einstein, and Conservatives researchers deciphered Otto's satellite network and successfully created a bracelet for K423. As long as this bracelet was worn while sleeping, it would not be detected.
In layman's terms, it's an automatic network-sharing device with IP address spoofing capabilities.
The purpose of disrupting the IP function is naturally to prevent Otto from locking onto their location. After wearing such a bracelet, K423 no longer needs to wear the signal-blocking helmet specially made by Tesla and Einstein.
K423 almost cried because she hadn't seen her two older sisters for several days, but thankfully she was very sensible and knew she had to wait for Tesla and Einstein.
In fact, K423 said nothing, just sat pitifully to the side, constantly urging Tesla and Einstein to work overtime on their research.
She's practically a master at getting updates.
Raiden Ryoma's eyes lit up, thinking that when Tesla and Einstein were doing their research, he should have this little cutie supervise them.
After all, groundbreaking geniuses can sometimes be too self-centered.
Often, while doing research, I would turn to things that interested me.
Raiden Ryoma hadn't forgotten the time he asked Einstein for help in improving the Electromagnetic Cannon. A few days later, he received an Electromagnetic Automatic Noodle Machine from Einstein.
So the question is, how big was the area of his psychological trauma at that time?
What about that Electromagnetic Cannon?
"Ryoma, what kind of mischief are you plotting?" In the living room, Tesla was dressing up the K423. Seeing Raiden Ryoma deep in thought, she couldn't help but glare at him fiercely.
If it weren't for Raiden Ryoma's pleading today, Tesla wouldn't have wanted this little cutie to go out.
I wonder how many people would covet such a cute girl when she goes out.
"Come on, Xiao San, this is your hat and these are your sunglasses. You can't take them off."
Okay.
K423 obediently replied. Although she now had the name Aurora, she still preferred Sister Tesla to call her "Xiao San".
"Tesla, aren't you being a bit too protective? It's just letting Aurora meet my daughter."
"Don't give me that. Don't forget about Mei being kidnapped three years ago. Where is Mei now? If it weren't for that Xiao San, would you still be keeping Mei's whereabouts a secret from us?"
Tesla cannot say that Raiden Ryoma's caution was wrong.
After all, according to their investigation, the kidnapping of Raiden Ryoma's daughter was likely carried out by executors within Anti-Entropy.
However, they still haven't identified the real culprit, and Welt doesn't want them to suspect their comrades-in-arms. Therefore, Raiden Ryoma has chosen to continue concealing Mei's location.
Welt didn't say anything about it.
However, being wary of his companions was indeed unpleasant for him.
He personally did not believe that the Reformists would take such action.
It's no wonder that Conservatives refer to the Reformists as radicals.
The internal division of the organization into two major camps is a natural drawback of the alliance structure. However, Anti-Entropy is not suitable for the management style of the Schicksal, nor does it have the talent to implement such management. The executor system is also still irreplaceable.
"I'm sorry, I just didn't want Mei to get hurt."
Over the years, Raiden Ryoma has made thorough preparations every time he goes to see his daughter.
Not only did she hire a stand-in to attend the meeting in her place, but she also prepared several identical cars to leave together. In the end, she disguised herself and hid in the trunk of a cleaner's car to leave.
Sometimes they would hide in one of those cars and then get off midway to take a taxi.
"I know, I know, you're all doting fathers to your daughters." Tesla waved his hand, then carefully straightened K423's clothes.
Welt and the others sitting on the sofa all had expressions that said, "How dare you say that?"
Siegfried was especially helpless.
He is clearly the legitimate father.
But K423 became increasingly distant from him.
"You're overthinking it. We were never close in the first place..." Einstein manipulated his personal terminal, still using the Far East Branch's permissions to conduct an investigation.
There are quite a few research institutions related to the Far East Branch. Einstein was considering whether to issue a few research projects to the research institutions under the Far East Branch in the name of the branch, so that they could study the technical difficulties that the Anti-Entropy Organization was currently facing. Once the Schicksal had finished their research, they could rightfully reap the rewards from the research institutions.
Simply put, it means using the money of the Schicksal to have its members conduct research on Schicksal Anti-Entropy Organization.
Tesla also thought the suggestion was good.
After all, she had already stopped many research projects in order to take care of K423.
Although she could finish those research projects in a few days with a little effort, she could spend more time with K423 if she handed them over to the people at Schicksal to help with the research.
"... It's all Tesla's fault."
Siegfried muttered under his breath after being criticized.
"Alright, Siegfried, stop worrying about it. Look, there's new information..."
The Anti-Entropy organization genuinely felt that having the Far East Branch as a backer was a good thing, as intelligence within the Schicksal was easier to obtain than ever before.
"The Schicksal Saintess is going to Russia to suppress the Honkai battlefield? Otto must be joking, she's only nine years old!!"
Even though he harbored resentment towards K422, Siegfried still cared about the latter's safety.
Sending a nine-year-old child to the Honkai battlefield once again enraged Siegfried.
"To be precise, she should be a little over a year old, but like the Xiao San, she should have only been awake for about six months."
After careful examination, Anti-Entropy and the others also realized that in order to match the clone's age with the real Kiana's age, Otto accelerated the clone's growth rate. In this process, it inevitably caused damage to the body and reduced the clone's lifespan limit to some extent.
Transforming into Valkyrie also reduces lifespan, but fortunately, K423 is highly adaptable to Valkyrie modification surgery, so the lifespan loss is not significant.
Upon seeing the survey results, Tesla immediately regretted that he was not an authority in the medical field, otherwise he could have found a way to make up for the loss of lifespan.
Tesla also asked Einstein to look for things in the database.
Fortunately, the Anti-Entropy organization has a lot of talent, and several of its executors are in the medical field. What they lack now is information about the Valkyrie.
Unfortunately, Valkyrie's information is strictly blocked, and even Theresa's access is insufficient to investigate it.
Or perhaps Theresa was forbidden from accessing information related to Valkyrie.
"She's only been Valkyrie for a little over a month, right? I think her name appeared in the Honkai Beast escape incident before, and it seems she was the one who dealt with that Honkai Beast," Tesla said after thinking for a moment.
"Emperor-class? You're saying she can already defeat Emperor-class Honkai Beast?" Siegfried looked incredulous.
Welt shook his head. "No, this also includes the Saintess Parade, which means this is an event organized by Schicksal to boost morale."
"To boost morale... I get it, I get it, it's that same old propaganda again."
Siegfried immediately understood.
"So, this Little Princess is probably fighting against a seemingly powerful Honkai Beast on a stage carefully arranged by Schicksal, which can be considered as an explanation to the various branches that failed to obtain ownership of the Black Abyss White Flower."
Everyone was slightly taken aback upon hearing Siegfried's analysis.
Feeling the gazes fixed on him, Siegfried said irritably, "What? I'm not really brainless! This kind of thing isn't hard to understand; it's just a political performance."
"Russia? I remember Cocolia is in Russia."
When Einstein thought of the Anti-Entropy members in that region, a woman as cunning as a fox immediately came to mind.
"Tell Cocolia to be careful and not let the Schicksal find any clues."