What? My cheat code is making my own gold coins explode?

From the moment he entered the cockpit, Einstein began observing and sketching the pilot of the aircraft.

The person's primary language is Chinese, they are from China, their estimated age is thirteen or fourteen, their physical appearance is obscured by their combat uniform, and their foreign language proficiency is low.

The organization behind it is unknown, but it comes from Shenzhou? It's unlikely. Although Shenzhou and Tianming are on equal footing, Shenzhou does not have access to Tianming's technology. Tianming's current technology is not enough to create such a machine. It cannot be ruled out that Tianming's bishop Otto Apocalypse is secretly using pre-civilization technology to conduct research and development.

To be precise, in this world, destiny reigns supreme at the forefront of technology, and no country can rival it.

There is too little information. Just the fact that the other party revealed his name does not prove anything. It can only confirm that he and the organization behind him have an extraordinary background.

Could it be... a snake?

"Young man, before we discuss cooperation, may I ask your name?"

The event, which Einstein considered for no more than five seconds, occurred during the brief moment when the outer hatch was closing. She tentatively asked Zhao Si a second question.

"Zhao Si, Zhao as in Zhao Qian Sun Li, Si as in slow and deliberate."

[Host, you were indeed quite slow and methodical when you were trying to get points from others.]

Zhao Si ignored the system's intrusive chatter and continued discussing the cooperation with Einstein:

"Dr. Einstein, I noticed you've been hesitant to speak to me before. Are you trying to ask about my background?"

Einstein paused for a moment before choosing to tell the truth:

“That’s right. At this time of great collapse, I have a responsibility to ascertain the stance of the new forces.”

A tech geek is still a tech geek, even a high-ranking tech geek like Anti-Entropy is still a tech geek, his eyes scanning himself and the cockpit, does he really think he's blind?

Zhao Sineng is certain that Einstein had been evaluating Exusiai and himself ever since the GN particle propagation severed communications.

The third-party forces that appeared at the very beginning of the second Honkai outbreak were too eye-catching on the battlefield.

There's just one question: when Zhao Si was picking up her equipment, she could see Einstein staring intently at her. Did she really not realize that?

Given that radicals will eventually take control of anti-entropy, Einstein's current performance is worthy of her future.

For a moment, the inner thoughts of the two people in the cockpit were mirroring each other.

One person believes that skill level corresponds to physical age, while another believes that skill level corresponds to future performance.

No, no matter what, there was way too much internal monologue between the two of them.

It's time to end this silent dialogue.

"My name is Zhao Si, a new driver."

“Affiliation… Celestial Being, the armed organization of Celestial Being.”

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PS: I was supposed to write two chapters this morning, but while I was writing, I went to watch the last four episodes of 00 and saw them fight back-to-back. Even with Li Fengzi's dual-furnace regeneration system, which has all the superior performance of the system, he was still defeated by 00R, who fought back-to-back for four episodes. His technique is truly shockwave-like. If it were a larger version of Amuro, he would have already scored a full-court goal.

However, upon rewatching, I realized that the 00R's GN Composite Sword III not only produced power-generating battleships, but also had guns with large muzzles. It's a pity that it didn't bring more than two GN Sword IIs in the final battle, and only mounted physical swords on the sides of the skirt armor, which didn't consume energy.

So the next chapter will have to wait until this afternoon or evening.

Chapter Six: I've Come to Eradicate the Root of the Twisted World

“Celestial Being, the Celestial Armed Organization…”

I've never heard of such a thing before, but the fact that they would hire underage child laborers to pilot such machines makes it hard not to suspect the organization's motives.

"I'm sorry, young man, I have absolutely no idea about your organization."

Seeing Einstein's confused expression, Zhao Si didn't feel offended at all. After all, this thing was something he made up, just changing the name to fool this great scientist.

Even if Einstein wants to ask about the organization's origins later, Zhao Si won't follow up with any fabrications. As long as he can defeat the Honkai, that's enough; there's no need to talk about anything else.

Therefore, Zhao Si concluded:

"The Celestial Armed Organization aims to eradicate all conflict in the world, and now, the root of the world's distortion lies in this Siberian plain."

"So, I've come with Gundam Exia."

Zhao Si's tone was serious and firm, and coupled with his youthful face, it made Einstein, who was standing next to him, even more certain that this Celestial Armed Organization was no pushover.

"Can you tell me about the Celestials..."

"It's time to move on, Dr. Einstein. There's no point in saying more. Where should we take you next?"

Zhao Si spoke up in time, interrupting Einstein's question. The latter's lips moved slightly, but he ultimately did not continue speaking.

She could understand the wariness of strangers; she couldn't possibly make things difficult for a child.

It's just a pity for this child, being dragged to the battlefield by some celestial being.

“Then send me to the Tower of Babylon. Young man, if you are willing to trust us, you can follow me into the Tower of Babylon. I will take you to see the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance.”

That's true, but Zhao Si could always sense a hint of pity in his eyes.

What? Pity whom? Me?

"Don't look down on me, Dr. Einstein."

Zhao Si put his helmet back on, pushed the control stick with both hands, and the Exia took off.

Einstein, standing nearby, looked completely bewildered, wondering how the driver-child had switched to another channel.

Alas, it was the Celestial Armed Organization that ruined this child.

With an extra person unsecured in the cockpit, Exia's speed stabilized at Mach 0.1. Even so, Einstein could feel a backward inertia, and she could only grip the back of the cockpit seat even tighter.

"Look, those two below are Schicksal's A-rank Valkyries, Salome Jokanan and Shub Nicholas, belonging to Schicksal's highest-ranking Valkyrie squad—the Snow Wolf Squad. Before the signal was cut off, I controlled the intelligent machine Enis to fight alongside them."

Thanks to Exusiai's ability to fly over the plains, Einstein was able to observe the situation below through Exusiai's monitor. Seeing that only two or three Honkai Beasts remained to cause trouble, she did not ask Zhao Si to go down and help.

What interested Einstein even more was that before she could remind Zhao Si, the Exia piloting page had already locked the number of moving objects below and processed the image to place in the upper right corner of the screen.

Clearly, this machine named "Exusiai" is not only controlled by Zhao Si, but also assisted by intelligent AI.

"I understand. I hope they won't complain about me later..."

"Don't get your hopes up. They suffered a bit when Enis lost control, and they'll definitely blame you."

Einstein interrupted Zhao Si's hopes with his voice, and the latter smiled helplessly, his hand unconsciously pushing the control lever forward, almost knocking Einstein over.

"Running away is shameful but useful, but you ran away a little too quickly."

Einstein's tone was less reserved than before, perhaps because he was speaking to a child.

Below, Shub Nicholas, who had just executed the last tank-class Honkai Beast with her spear, let out a long sigh of relief. Fine sweat trickled down her thighs and into her boots, but the cold made her shiver.

"Hey Salome, that robot is flying over there and heading towards the Tower of Babel. Shall we get together and shoot it down?"

Due to the continuous operation of the Gundam Exia, GN particles were constantly being dispersed around the mobile suit. The combat personnel, who had no countermeasures before, were unable to send messages and could only use the most primitive face-to-face communication.

After clearing the Honkai Beasts from the scene, the two couldn't even contact Siegfried Kaslana inside the Tower of Babel, let alone connect to headquarters.

"The other side has absolute air superiority, we can't touch them, let's save our energy and go back to find Dr. Einstein."

Salome wiped her 12 blades with snow, then put them back into the three magnetic pointers that were floating behind her, forming a ring.

"Or perhaps, that machine was heading in the direction of Dr. Einstein, and it's very possible that it has already rescued or... well, killed Dr. Einstein."

"Salome, you're being too pessimistic. Even though we're on different sides from Anti-Entropy, we can't just curse Dr. Einstein to death."

"This is a subjective guess, just a guess."

Salome watched as the blue and white mecha, with its back to her, stopped in front of the Tower of Babel, from which two figures descended, and she felt a sense of relief.

"Let's go to the Tower of Babel. Captain Siegfried and the First Herrscher are inside anyway, this machine can't cause any trouble."

"okay!"

Salome beckoned to her companion, and Shub readily agreed. On the way, Salome reported the condition of the mecha to the Bishop of Destiny, awaiting his judgment.

Once the machine stops functioning, the signal is fine again; the connection is obvious.

On the other side, Einstein glanced at Zhao Si's right hand resting on the butt of his rifle on his thigh, said nothing, and simply led the other man forward.

"The Honkai energy reaction inside the Tower of Babylon is high. If your combat suit can effectively insulate against Honkai energy, do not expose your skin to the outside."

Zhao Si nodded. He was a little nervous at the moment. Although he knew that the people gathered here were all orderly, they were different from Einstein. They could easily subdue him.

Having a standard-issue pistol in hand might increase one's intimidation factor.

Regardless of the circumstances, this trip to disembark is necessary; gaining people's trust is essential for better integration into the storyline.

"We've arrived. Let me introduce you: Theresa Apocalypse, a Schicksal S-rank Valkyrie, and Siegfried Kaslana, a Schicksal S-rank Valkyrie."

When Einstein and Zhao Si entered the first level of the Tower of Babel, she began to introduce them before her own people could even ask questions.

"And this is Welt Yang, the leader of our Anti-Entropy alliance, and also the First Herrscher. It was he who rescued you from the snowfield."

These words, which were clearly intended to coerce and win over En, caused Theresa and Siegfried, who were huddled together, to frown slightly.

Who is this?

Zhao Si feigned sudden realization, then raised his pistol and aimed it at Walter Yang:

"So, it was you who knocked me unconscious on the snowfield."

In an instant, the atmosphere inside the Tower of Babel became tense and on the verge of conflict.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.