Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Theresa couldn't help but frowned as she looked at Kiana, who kept her eyes on the man in black robe.

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“This is the bishop’s office.”

"Ah, thank you so much."

"It's nothing."

Jiang Ming bowed slightly to Cecilia to show his gratitude. Cecilia waved her hand gently and then knocked on the door of the bishop's office.

The door opened and a woman wearing orange goggles and with her white hair braided into pigtails walked out. It was Amber.

"Lady Cecilia? What can I do for you?"

"Ah, Miss Amber, someone here said that there is something to report to the Bishop."

Cecilia looked at Jiang Ming beside her, and Amber actually noticed the man in the black robe. Naturally, she would not disbelieve him. After all, who in Tianming dared to joke with the bishop?

Of course, she would bring a stranger like this whom she had never met before directly to the bishop.

"Please come in. Thank you for your hard work, Lady Cecilia."

"Yeah, it's okay."

Watching Jiang Ming walk into the bishop's office, Cecilia looked at his back as if she was worried, and then left.

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"..."

The office was the same as always. Jiang Ming looked at the office that was no different from the one decades later and had some ideas in mind.

Amber successfully brought Jiang Ming to Otto, but he had his back to them. Amber bowed slightly.

"Your Excellency the Bishop, someone here wants to see you. He said he has something to report."

"...Yeah, I understand."

Otto, who seemed to be worried, turned around and responded, but when he saw Jiang Ming in a black robe in front of him, he couldn't help but take a step back, with cold sweat running down his face.

Seeing this, Jiang Ming smiled slightly, took two steps forward and bowed slightly.

"Long time no see, Your Excellency the Bishop. It has been 500 years since we last met. But please forgive me for visiting you at such an inopportune time. I hope Your Excellency the Bishop can sit down and have a good talk with me..."

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Chapter 176: Watching the show from the perspective of destiny, everything in the world is a chess piece

Office of the Bishop of Providence.

"Why did Mr. Black Robe come here suddenly?"

Otto poured a cup of black tea for Jiang Ming himself with a flattering smile on his face, but Jiang Ming chuckled when he saw this, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

"Don't use that on me, Your Excellency the Bishop. I have seen most of what you have done in the past 500 years. For example, you were honest with the First Herrscher, but you got punched in the face. Haha. Oh, sorry, sorry. I shouldn't have exposed your shortcomings, Your Excellency the Bishop. After all, I'm here to talk business."

Jiang Ming waved his hands to apologize, but the smile in his heart did not diminish at all. Although Otto couldn't see his expression, he knew that he was still laughing at himself and never stopped!

But if he got angry over such a small matter, Otto would have lived in vain for the past 500 years. Judging from what he said just now, the man in black robe in front of him must have been paying attention to him for the past years, and even knew that he and the First Herrscher were honest with each other...

Is this because he is bored... or is he afraid that the cause and effect he calculated might be wrong...?

Thinking of this, he showed his fake smile.

"Haha, I'm sorry to make you laugh, Mr. Black Robe."

"Just speak in a normal tone. I'm not used to you speaking like that."

"Of course, Mr. Black Robe, but I have a question."

"......What?"

Jiang Ming frowned slightly. He should have known the situation of the Babylon Laboratory by now. He still had the mind to talk to him about this. It seemed that he had already handed the task over to Theresa and the others...

“Haha, Mr. Black Robe, you once said that you would pass on everything you have to your own inheritance 500 years later, but now more than 500 years have passed. Did you miscalculate the cause and effect?”

Jiang Ming snorted.

"...Heh, I said I never made a mistake, Otto. The reason I showed up at this time is simply because I am not interested in the First Herrscher. My successor will appear within 20 years. You don't need to worry about that. It's just that you may need some help now."

"...Mr. Black Robe means...?"

Seeing the expression on Otto's face finally change, Jiang Ming nodded.

"Yes, the second Herrscher has appeared. She is very important to me. In some ways, she may be very important to you as well. Her power is to control imaginary space. You should have found all the abilities of Herrschers in the Void Treasures, right?"

Imaginary space...

Jiang Ming was right. Ever since the First Herrscher appeared, Otto had been searching for the abilities of every Herrscher in the Void. But if that was all, it wouldn't be enough for him to tell him in person...

Thinking of this, Otto pondered for a moment and asked.

"I think if it's just the Second Herrscher, it shouldn't be enough for you, Mr. Black Robe, to come see me in person. Is... something else going on?"

"Your Excellency the Bishop is indeed very clever. Yes, something is indeed wrong."

Jiang Ming rested his arms on the table, folded his hands in front of his mouth and nose, narrowed his eyes, and spoke in a serious tone.

"Do you remember the white-robed man who killed the Seven Swordsmen of Taixu 500 years ago? He and I are not actually companions. We are also mutually beneficial, but now there are some differences between us."

"He wants to help the Second Herrscher and let her live well. Soon, the Second Herrscher will start killing people. This will not have good results for your destiny, nor for me, because it will indeed cause the cause and effect I calculated to go wrong."

Jiang Ming paused and continued.

"I know your current strength. If he is here, you will never be a match for the Second Herrscher even if you try your best. That's why I choose to help you. Do you understand?"

"...The woman in white robe?"

"No, he can transform into anyone he wants, male or female, young or old. He has traveled through the world many times in various identities, and no one except me can tell. But if you are afraid that he may be lurking nearby, then you don't have to worry."

As if he saw the doubt in Otto's heart, Jiang Ming slowly stirred the black tea in front of him with a spoon and said calmly.

"In this world, if there is something he wants to do, he will do it openly. If there is someone he wants to kill, he will kill him openly. All we have to do is confront them head-on, so you don't have to worry to that extent."

Otto narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this and continued to ask.

"May I ask how strong the white robe is compared to you, Mr. Black Robe?"

"They are almost evenly matched, but his control over space is definitely the only one I have ever seen in my life. I am also superior to him, but he has already come into contact with the Second Herrscher. If I am correct in my calculations, you should have sent your granddaughter and an A-rank Valkyrie to investigate not long ago, right?"

"......amber."

Otto immediately stood up and gave instructions to the white-haired girl beside him.

"Yes, Your Excellency."

"Immediately pass my order to Siegfried, Shub-Nicholas, and Salome Jokanan to put on their equipment and quickly head to the Babylon Laboratory. Also, have all the Valkyries at the Skyward Headquarters ready for battle."

"Yes."

"Wait a moment."

Just as Amber responded and was quickly making preparations, Jiang Ming called her and released a force of pressure that froze Amber in place.

"..."

Otto looked again at Jiang Ming who was still drinking tea in front of him. Jiang Ming also looked at him and spoke slowly.

"Don't be anxious, Bishop. If you send them now, you will undoubtedly alert the enemy. Although the First Herrscher noticed the Second Herrscher a little later than I did, they have already rushed here as quickly as possible. Moreover, he doesn't know about the existence of the white robes. Let them scout the way first. They will suffer a great loss."

"Just let them ambush nearby first."

"Oh, by the way, one more thing, Otto."

There was a hint of unapologetic tone in Jiang Ming's voice.

"I don't care what your previous relationship with Anti-Entropy was. This time, if you want to win, you must form an alliance."

After saying that, Jiang Ming ignored Otto's response, took a sip of the black tea in his hand and looked towards the location of the Tower of Babel, his whole body exuding a sense of mystery.

"I will take action myself after a while. After all, the real show... is about to begin."

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February 2, noon, United States.

Arizona military base.

A man wearing glasses stood in front of a magnetic storm mecha. The reflection from the glasses made it difficult to see his appearance clearly, but his calmness could be clearly felt even from a distance of 100 meters.

Walter faced the magnetic storm mecha in front of him and stretched out his right hand.

"let's start."

As he finished speaking, dozens of paralysis missiles burst out towards him, and he quickly pushed the Honkai energy in his body, and a hint of red light flashed in his brown eyes.

Empty!

The next moment, the originally exquisite missile was disassembled into parts without a sound due to an irresistible force.

Walter exhaled lightly, somewhat dissatisfied.

"Huh... the power is still not enough. We must prepare before [her] appears."

"Alliance leader."

A somewhat lazy voice came from behind Walter. He looked back and saw a blue-haired girl with a messy hairstyle like a chicken coop appeared behind him, reporting.

"She's already here. We observed her reaction in Siberia. As for Tianming, it's only a matter of time before Otto observes her reaction."

Walter nodded slightly after hearing this and gave the order.

"Well, inform Tesla to mobilize the Titan troops and set off in two hours. I will go to Siberia personally."

"...We may not be able to convince [her]...We must be prepared to eliminate [her]."

Walter subconsciously clenched his fists, looked up at the blue sky, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"...Alas, are the days of peace over so quickly?"

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2000年2月2日，中午11:52。

Under Otto's order, Theresa, who was riding on the Destiny transport plane, landed near the Tower of Babylon. Because the snowflakes raised by the helicopter wings blocked her view, Theresa had to raise her hands to block them while walking into the tower.

"Hey, welcome, Theresa, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

At this time, a brisk voice sounded from in front of Theresa, and a beige-haired girl with brown skin and lavender eyes greeted Theresa handsomely.

"You're...Patrick! Long time no see!"

This is Patrick Highsmith, known as the "Genius". He holds three doctoral degrees from MIT, is an A-rank Valkyrie of the Skybound Intelligence Department, and is also a member of the Snow Wolf Squad, Skybound's strongest team.

Theresa breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously when she saw that her companion on this mission was her, and she was somewhat fortunate.

"Phew, I feel relieved with you here, Patrick. This incident is indeed a bit scary, but with an expert like you here, I believe the truth of this incident will soon come to light."

"By the way, is there any progress in the investigation now?"

"Unfortunately, not yet. The surveillance equipment in the research area has been running all the time, but it didn't capture the criminal's appearance. Only the researchers who were blown into a bloody mist were captured clearly."

“Ahhh!! Stop talking like that!!”

"Haha, okay, although most of the supernatural events in this world are caused by Honkai energy, we should still investigate it further."

"...All right......"

That’s right, most of the supernatural events in this world are caused by Honkai energy. Although that’s what it says, it’s really weird that more than 300 people were blown into blood mist in different ways.

After the two of them investigated, they found that at 10 o'clock last night, the output power of the Honkai energy reactor suddenly disappeared for 5 minutes, which means that someone must have tampered with the reactor.

But the reactor is filled with high-concentration Honkai energy, which ordinary people cannot withstand. Only Valkyries can enter, so Patrick suggests that the two of them go to investigate together.

"Huh?! Investigation? Just...just the two of us?!"

"Is there any other choice?"

Patrick suddenly smiled knowingly at Theresa, and his white teeth seemed to show that she meant no harm.

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Tower of Babel, reactor area.

The two people who came here did not find any ghosts or anything like that, but instead found a small amount of residual Honkai energy.