My outrageous life in Honkai Impact 3

"Really? I didn't expect I to be so popular? So, between me and Cecilia, who's more popular?"

"It's hard to judge Rita. You and Lady Cecilia are legends in everyone's eyes."

"Rita, aren't you curious why I came?"

Xuan Yu finished the fruit salad in one go, her face beaming with happiness.

"Rita dares not presume to know your thoughts."

"You're great in every way, but this is one thing that's a little hard to get used to."

Xuan Yu tapped her fingers on the table, her expression unreadable, and her casual tone gave off the feeling of a friendly older sister.

"I won't bother with formalities, thank you for taking care of Meng'er for so long."

“Since Lady Xuan Yu has said not to use formalities, there’s no need for words of thanks. This makes Rita feel quite flattered.”

"It's really tiring to talk to you. Xiao Chen is much easier to talk to."

Rita knew Xuan Yu was hinting at something, and nodded with a smile. Xuan Yu smiled back.

"Don't tell anyone I'm here. By the way, can you do me a favor?"

"As long as it is within Rita's capabilities, Lady Xuan Yu can arrange Rita as she pleases."

"Actually, it's quite simple. In a while, we'll bring Meng'er and Bianca to Changkong City."

"Ok."

Rita didn't intend to ask Xuan Yu what her plans were. She felt that Xuan Yu could easily perceive any of her thoughts, which made Rita feel even more powerful.

"Alright, that's enough said. I should head back now. Goodbye, Miss Rita."

After Xuan Yu left, Rita looked at a piece of paper and a few banknotes on the table and naturally put them into her pocket.

After cleaning everything up, Rita closed the shop, made herself a cup of coffee, and sat by the window, enjoying the night view alone.

……

"You seem to have eaten a bit too much."

Xuan Yu strolled down the street, and following Luo Meng to the coffee shop was actually a spur-of-the-moment decision. She had entrusted Rita with the task because she was too lazy to handle it herself, and also because, given Bianca's personality, she wasn't sure if Bianca would tell Luo Chen after they met, which would disrupt their previous plans.

"Let's look for Kiana these next few days. Once we finish this phase, we'll move on to the next one. I bet little Sirin can't wait."

Chapter 148 The troops are divided into two groups

On the Hyperion, Einstein and Theresa stood together in front of the unconscious humanoid machine, neither of them uttering a word.

Theresa's face turned ashen; she was so close to succeeding, but that green-haired guy ruined it all.

'Judging from that guy's tone, he seems quite familiar with Judah. ​​What's going on?'

"Ms. Theresa, are you listening?"

Einstein's words brought Theresa back to reality. Theresa paused for a second, then nodded in a perfunctory manner to avoid embarrassment.

Theresa looked like she wasn't paying attention, so Einstein had to explain it again.

"The only thing we can do now is send her to our Anti-Entropy headquarters; maybe there'll be a way to repair her there."

"That's it."

This is the only way right now, and Theresa wondered if she could leave some people in Sky City to continue the search, which would be more efficient.

"Lady Theresa, Hyperion has received a communication from Anti-Entropy."

Upon hearing the staff member's words, Theresa looked at Einstein, who frowned, first shaking his head, then nodding.

"Put it through."

A large screen appeared on the bridge, displaying Cocolia's face to everyone. Theresa frowned upon seeing it, then said irritably, "Cocolia, why are you calling?"

"It's nothing, I just have some things I'd like to discuss with you two."

"Get to the point, we don't have time to chat with you."

"Don't rush, Ms. Theresa."

Cocolia's voice was light and airy, which annoyed Theresa. If it weren't for the fact that Cocolia was also an executor of anti-entropy, Theresa would have hung up the communication immediately.

"I called to ask St. Freya for help."

“I remember you were stationed in Abyss City, Cocolia.”

"Yes, Dr. Einstein. There's a slight problem here in Abyss City. We're surrounded by an unknown force. The city's defenses could be breached at any moment."

Einstein remained silent, pondering the veracity of Cocolia's words.

“Dr. Einstein, I know we have many differences of opinion, but you can’t just stand by and watch someone die, can you? And what about Ms. Theresa…”

"Stop. Don't try to morally blackmail me. I haven't settled the score with you for Luo Chen yet."

"But what if I say I have information about Luo Chen?"

Cocolia's words startled both of them. Theresa began to consider whether to agree to Cocolia's request, while Einstein pondered where she had gotten the information.

"PhD……"

"The choice is yours, Ms. Theresa."

"OK then."

Theresa looked at the screen, trying to appear serious, and said in a deliberately low voice, "Cocolia, I can come to your aid, but you must tell me everything you know."

“Yes, Ms. Theresa, it’s a pleasure doing business with you.”

Cocolia turned off the communication, spun around in her chair, and stood up to look at the gray snake behind her.

"I have done as you asked."

“Very well, Ms. Cocolia. I will keep my promise to you. Let’s proceed according to our previous plan.”

Gray Snake handed the briefcase to Cocolia, who took it and watched him leave until he disappeared from the room.

On the other side, after finishing her conversation with Cocolia, Theresa seemed somewhat sullen. Einstein spoke up, "Ms. Theresa, I think we need to change our plans."

"Is what Cocolia said true?"

"Probably. Based on her demeanor just now, I'm pretty sure Cocolia isn't lying."

With Einstein's explanation in mind, Theresa nodded, eager to know the information Cocolia had given her.

Theresa, have you and the Doctor reached an agreement?

Himeko changed into her everyday clothes and saw Theresa looking worried as soon as she entered the room. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Theresa had been caught slacking off.

"Himeko, you've come at the perfect time."

Theresa told Himeko about her decision. As soon as Himeko heard that there might be news about Luo Chen, she couldn't sit still and hurriedly ordered the Hyperion to fly over there.

"Stop, stop, stop! Don't be in such a hurry, we still need to discuss how to divide the teams."

“That’s true. I’ll go and call Mei and the others over.”

Himeko hurriedly ran off the bridge and soon pulled Mei, Yuno, Bronya, and Lilith, who had been staying on the bridge, over as well.

"Alright, now that everyone's here, let's discuss this."

Theresa shared her decision with everyone, and apart from Lilith, the expressions on the faces of the other three changed considerably.

"Now we will split into two teams. One team will come with me to Haiyuan City, and the other team will go with Himeko to the Salt Lake Base to repair the humanoid machine."

Himeko also wanted to go to Sea Abyss City, but for the sake of the overall situation, she agreed to go to the Salt Lake Base. Now it's mainly the other people.

"Headmaster, Bronya wants to go with you."

Theresa anticipated that Bronya would volunteer, after all, it was Cocolia, and no matter how much Bronya said she was severing ties with her, Cocolia was still Bronya's mother.

"Alright, you three, have you made up your minds?"

"Yuno, you and Lilith should go with the headmaster."

Mei's words were surprising, catching everyone present off guard. She was clearly the one who most wanted to see Luo Chen, so why did she choose a different option?

Seeing their surprise, Mei said firmly, "As for Kiana, besides Luo Chen, I'm the only one who has the best chance of persuading her to come back."

“That’s true. Kiana usually listens to you two the most. Sometimes Theresa and I can’t even control her.”

"Okay, I'll ask Wendy to come with you then, it'll be safer that way."

After assigning tasks, Theresa told Mei and the others to rest a bit more, while Hyperion flew back to St. Freya first, and after a short rest, they split up to carry out their respective tasks.

On the deck, Mei looked up at the sky, gazing at the stars, lost in thought, unaware that Yuno had come up beside her.

"Mei, what are you looking at?"

Yuno asked a question, and Mei looked down at her and gently shook her head.

"It's nothing."

"Yeah, that's good."

The two gazed at the night sky together, and after a while, Yuno's voice rang out again.

"Your explanation just now wasn't really what you thought, was it?"

"Why do you say that?"