[Are you familiar with the four powers 0, 1, 2, and 3?]
"Roughly... almost?"
After choosing to accept the belief that he carries 300,000 people, the First Herrscher's ability in Welt's body is gradually awakening.
From physical fitness to analytical ability, Welt's capability grew rapidly in just one hour of travel.
Therefore, the mastery of the Star of Eden is very fast.
"It seems it can be used."
[As long as it can be used.] The Star of Eden shook, [But remember, the nominal power of the Star of Eden is zero, and you must not release it unless I allow you to.]
"Huh? Why?"
The zero nominal power is the most destructive move of the Star of Eden, if this move is not used...
[This big move is unlucky, I have never killed anyone... In short, the chanting time is too long, and none of us can help you delay the chanting time. You are the only one with true combat power. Although there is probably one more... But it cannot be regarded as true combat power.]
"In other words, this trick is not used in person, but as a strategic weapon in a safe place, right?"
[Yes, yes, Welt, your understanding is still good]
"Okay..."
[Don't be too nervous. I have already arranged most things. If you are lucky, you will only need to go through the formalities.]
"...Uh... what do you mean by being lucky?"
At that moment when the atmosphere was already tense, Tian Shi suddenly mentioned luck... which made Welt even more nervous.
[Well, after all, I am not smart enough to be able to plan and make decisions thousands of miles away. Actually, I feel quite insecure myself. If we are going to panic, let's panic together.]
"..." The atmosphere was setting the stage for a decisive battle, and suddenly you told me this.
"What do you mean by let's panic together——!?"
"Senior bastard! Can't you give me a little more confidence?"
[There is nothing we can do. We are the only two adult men here. If we don't fight back, are we going to cause trouble for those two doctors?]
"No no no."
"Okay, we are in the city, it seems the situation is under control." Tesla turned off the car and looked towards the street. Flames and thick smoke were rising, and teams of bodyguards in black suits could be vaguely seen fighting the fire and rescuing people. There was no sign of the fire brigade, which was strange.
"Dr. Einstein, Dr. Tesla, you are here too?" The blonde Valkyrie approached, carrying a spear and holding a white and purple thing that looked like a barnacle.
"Ms. Reanna? You are here too?"
I came here on vacation, but I didn't expect to encounter something like this. Reanna smiled bitterly, "Can anyone tell me what happened? Did Edison fail to control her experiment?"
At the end of her speech, Reanna's face was already full of anger.
"Although it looks like it..." Einstein pushed up her glasses, "But this thing... can this kind of Honkai beast be produced under this concentration of Honkai?"
Indeed, there was a leak of Honkai energy in the city, but the concentration of Honkai energy was not high where they were and was almost harmless to ordinary people.
"This..."
"Although I hate that bastard Edison," Tesla pushed up her glasses, "but I have to admit that she does a better job than your Schicksal when it comes to putting people first."
Reanna was speechless at Tesla's remarks. Reanna, who has worked in Schicksal for more than a hundred years, naturally knows Schicksal's style of conduct. Although what Tesla said is unpleasant to hear, it is actually not wrong.
"I also have doubts about this." At that moment, Reanna's communicator rang.
"Communication from headquarters..." Reanna made a "shh" gesture towards everyone and connected the communicator in her hand.
Reanna put the communicator next to her ear, but even so, everyone could vaguely hear the intellectual voice on the communicator. Sure enough, it was Otto, the Bishop, who directly ordered Reanna, the most powerful Valkyrie of Schicksal.
"My suggestion? My suggestion is not to send troops like three years ago! Those ordinary people will only increase casualties after entering the central Honkai area." The other party's proposal seemed to anger Reanna greatly.
She had no idea why the wise Bishop would make such a suggestion.
"I think the North American side's action is quite powerful. It has begun to organize disaster relief in the outer regions. There is no need to insist on this meaningless method." Reanna looked at the men in black who were responding to the disaster. Their actions were very cautious, much better than those Schicksal guys who would just send their troops driving tanks into the central Honkai area.
It's not that ordinary troops are useless, but the commanders of those Schicksal armies... simply lack experience in fighting Honkai, and can do nothing except waste the lives of those good guys.
"..." Afterwards, Otto seemed to change the subject, and Reanna calmed down. But the new topic obviously made Reanna's expression grow colder and colder.
"Are you saying that this eruption was the fault of Edison, the leader of the North American branch? Well, I will investigate, and if that is the case, I will tear off that girl's head with my own hands, literally, Lord Bishop."
Reanna closed the communication with a cold face, and then her face softened a little. "It seems there is something unusual." Otto's figure appeared in Reanna's mind.
—From this man who was several times older than her, Reanna often felt the Bishop's indifference to life.
Perhaps for those in power, all human losses are just a series of cold numbers.
Reanna has to admit that perhaps this is a mature and reliable commander who can exchange the least number of casualties for the greatest benefits.
What a competent leader should do is not to think about leading his brothers but to lead the entire team.
-This is sacrifice.
It is impossible to negotiate with them, and Honkai will not show mercy to any life. They are cold and ruthless. Hence the so-called "necessary sacrifice."
It is impossible to negotiate with them, and Honkai will not show mercy to any life.
They are cold and ruthless.
However, the more this happened, the more Reanna yearned for another kind of warmth.
She has seen enough sacrifice and tragedy.
Einstein, Tesla, Welt...
It had been a long time since she had seen such an energetic boy.
The last time she saw such an energetic guy was a hundred years ago, the guy who liked to sign with "H·A" and spoke in a skeptical tone.
Ah... a hundred years have passed.
Reanna suddenly realized the passage of time.
A hundred years later, Schicksal is still dead, and everyone seemed to have all their creative cells absorbed by the Bishop. Everyone is like the "Immortal of Shenzhou," old-fashioned and boring.
As a Valkyrie and a war machine, perhaps she shouldn't think so much. But... machines also have feelings.
My machine will protect them today.
Reanna thought.
She remembered the words of "The Catcher in the Rye":[1]
"I'd be a catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be. I know it's crazy."
"I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all."
[1] The Catcher in the Rye, also known as The Catcher in the Rye or The Catcher in the Rye, is a novel by American writer J. D. Salinger. It is a renowned literary work, first published in the United States.