On how PhDs become human evil

"What if they really blast me to death? But judging from the fact that they chose impact shells with almost zero destructive power, they probably just want to cripple me... What a violent bunch of women. No wonder the Valkyries of Destiny have such a high percentage of single women."

Not everyone can accept this group of women with incredibly high fighting skills.

"Well, I'll just have a good dream in Yu Duchen's illusion. I'm off to get married now."

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Inside the church, Otto kept glancing at his watch, a sense of unease creeping into his mind: "Strange, it's going to start in ten minutes, why hasn't the Doctor arrived yet?"

"Could it be that he's been entangled with some woman?" Siegfried, who had been dragged over to be the best man, said with a sly smile. "I've heard quite a few rumors from Shigure Kira over the past week, saying that the Doctor likes to touch girls' butts and stuff."

"Shigure Kira really went to great lengths to ruin the doctor's reputation."

Otto had heard about the negative news about Bai Jie circulating within Destiny this week and knew it was Shigure Kira's doing. However, thinking that he might see Bai Jie's frustrated expression, Otto just watched with a smile.

However, judging from the current situation, could it be that Bai Jie was really intercepted and killed by Shigure Kira and her men?

"I heard you guys badmouthing me before I even came in. I just don't understand what I, a shut-in, did to deserve this."

The door to the preparation room was pushed open, and Bai Jie walked in, slightly out of breath.

"Honestly, Otto, you'd better teach those Valkyries under your command a lesson after today. They're all chasing me around like I'm a heartless man. I don't remember offending them."

“You didn’t offend them, but you offended their idol,” Otto said with a smile. “Cecilia is the idol of all the Valkyries of Schicksal, and most of them worship her. Now that you’re going to marry her, do you think they’ll turn against you?”

Although he knew from his childhood that Shigure Kira and the others had a good relationship with Cecilia and often visited her house to play with him and Kiana when their bodies shrank, Bai Jie really didn't expect that Shigure Kira and the others' admiration for Cecilia would be so strong!

Perhaps the rumor that Siegfried touched the buttocks of all the Valkyries of the Hyperion was spread by them.

"Well, anyway, it's good that you've made it. There are still a few minutes before the wedding starts, so hurry up and get ready. I'll be the priest officiating your wedding, so I'll be going now." Otto patted Bai Jie on the shoulder and left, leaving Siegfried and Bai Jie alone.

P.S.: First update of the fifth watch.

P.S.: The author is attending a friend's banquet in Yushan Bay, Jiangyin tonight. She got into a top-tier university, so updates will be a little late. Sorry.

P.S.: I think everyone probably already knows what will happen next at this point in the story.

Section 158, Chapter 19. Author: As expected, showing off one's heroism is the best way to attract girls.

A silence fell between the two men, neither of them speaking to the other.

Siegfried was only a groomsman because he couldn't find anything to talk about with Bai Jie. The two had only met a few times and their relationship wasn't particularly good. His parents forced him to become a groomsman, saying that the Kaslana family, which had been on good terms with the Shaniat family for generations, couldn't lose face.

As for Bai Jie, he simply didn't want to talk to Siegfried anymore. Although so many years had passed, Bai Jie no longer intended to pursue the matter of Siegfried's betrayal of them. In the end, it was all Otto's fault, but that didn't mean he would give the man in front of him a friendly look.

Time flew by in silence, and when the melodious chimes rang out outside, Bai Jie and Siegfried stood up.

"It's time to set off."

A wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event, a ceremony that determines a man's future happiness. At this moment, Bai Jie has finally ushered in this moment.

Bai Jie took a deep breath, adjusted his mindset, and finally straightened his suit and tie in front of the mirror before pushing open the door and walking out.

.......

The road to the cathedral wasn't long, since it was all inside the same building, and it should only take a minute to walk there. But at this moment, it felt like an eternity to Bai Jie.

Before this, Bai Jie had never imagined that he would get married one day. He had become a long-lived being and was only in his fifties. Among the many long-lived beings, he could almost be called a little kid.

(I originally thought Chen would be the first person I married...)

As if mocking himself for being about to marry Cecilia while still thinking about Chen, Bai Jie gave a bitter smile full of complex meaning.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, a figure appeared in my field of vision, a figure I hadn't seen for some time.

With her long, flowing white hair, golden eyes, and haughty aura, who else could she be but Sirin, the Servant of Whitebeard?

Today, Celine wore a white evening gown, her snow-white shoulders exposed to the air, white formal gloves on her arms, and her favorite high heels, the toes of which sparkled, probably inlaid with diamonds.

"If it weren't for the different eye color, I would have mistaken you for Cecilia," Bai Jie laughed. "What brings you here? Didn't you say you were going to travel all over the world?"

"I heard you're getting married. As my Master, how dare you marry another woman without my consent? You've got some nerve."

At this point, Xilin suddenly changed the subject.

"However, since the object of your affections is that woman, she is barely worthy of you."

Do you know Cecilia?

"This has nothing to do with you. Instead of worrying about this, why don't you hurry up and get over there? Do you want to be late?"

"It's all because you stopped me."

After Bai Jie finished speaking, he started jogging.

Watching Bai Jie's figure jog away, Xilin, leaning against the wall, smiled slightly, recalling memories from long ago.

It was a dreamlike memory, yet it gave Celine a sense of the warmth of home.

“Now I can truly become your daughter, Cecilia, right?”

.......

The cathedral was already packed with people. The guests were seated on the benches on the left and right sides. On the left were Chen, Kal'tsit, SilverAsh and other White Knight friends, while on the right were Cecilia's family.

Under their tense gazes, Bai Jie and Cecilia walked in hand in hand, through the virgin path in the center, which was covered with a red carpet.

Bathed in the colorful light streaming through the stained-glass windows above, the sacred sounds of the solemn pipe organ, seemingly reaching the ceiling and carrying blessings and praise, filled the entire chapel.

Bai Jie, dressed as the groom, and Cecilia, dressed as the bride, stood before the altar deep within the sanctuary.

Before the altar, Otto, having changed out of his centuries-old bishop's robes and into clergy attire, held a Bible in his hand and wore a kind smile.

"I never imagined I'd be officiating at someone else's wedding. Being God's representative is quite an interesting role."

"Are you ready yet? Hurry up," Bai Jie urged.

From the moment he started, he felt a gaze piercing his back like a knife. He knew without a doubt that it was from Chen, Kal'tsit, and Exusiai. Although they said they were fine, they were definitely still somewhat dissatisfied.

I reckon in a few days I'll be beaten up by them in a mixed-gender brawl.

"Alright then, let's begin the wedding."

Otto opened the Bible in his hand and began to recite the oath.

"Love is forgiving and compassionate... Love does not envy, love does not boast, love does not seek reward... Simply offer your body and soul to the one you love, and in this way—"

The ceremony proceeded smoothly in a solemn and respectful atmosphere.

"—Therefore, so-called love is a struggle. Even if you swear right now to love each other for a lifetime, you cannot be complacent. The happy life you embark on from today is not the end, but a journey—"

The proceedings continued solemnly and respectfully...

"From now on, on your path forward, you will inevitably encounter various hardships and difficulties. These will whisper in your hearts like demons, testing your love. You must overcome these trials through a struggle of the soul, supporting one another and believing in love. You must protect your love and your family. True love is a struggle—"

And so... the ceremony proceeded to the oath-taking stage.

“Fafner Schariac. You understand that love is a struggle of the soul, yet you still take Cecilia as your wife under the guidance of the gods, and marry her. In health or sickness, in joy or sorrow, in wealth or poverty, you will love her, respect her, comfort her, and help her. You will support each other, and you will always give your heart to her until the end of your life. Do you swear this oath?”

"I do." Bai Jie's tone was firmer than ever before.

“Cecilia Shaniat. You understand that love is a struggle of the soul, yet you still take Fafnir as your husband under the guidance of the gods, and marry him. Whether in health or sickness, in joy or sorrow, in wealth or poverty, you will love him, respect him, comfort him, and help him. You will support each other, and you will always give your heart to him until the end of your life. Do you swear this oath?”

“I swear.” Cecilia nodded with a goddess-like smile.

Otto then looked up at the guests and asked a question:

"In the name of the Lord, I ask the guests attending this wedding: Do you approve of this marriage? Those who approve of and bless this marriage, please answer with silence..."

silence.

The guests temporarily quieted down, and the only sound in the entire church was the sacred and clear music played by the solemn pipe organ.

then--

"On this auspicious day, witnessed by the great Lord and dear family and friends, the two of you hereby make a vow. May God bless you—"

P.S.: Second update of the fifth day.

P.S.: Because I'm always glued to my phone when I attend weddings, I know absolutely nothing about the wedding ceremony or the wedding speeches. The descriptions in this story are copied from "The Awkward Magic Instructor and the Forbidden Codex." To be honest, the gods in the Honkai world seem to be Honkai consciousness, so the thought of Otto witnessing this wedding in the name of a god is incredibly ironic.

Section 159, Chapter 20: Ah Wei: I finally don't have to die.

"What the hell is this ridiculous project proposal?! Go back and rewrite it! How did someone with an IQ below 130 even get into my lab?!"

From within the equipment department of Destiny, a familiar voice rang out, followed immediately—

"boom--!"

The alloy door of the equipment department was forcibly broken open from the inside using physical means. The azure sky fire still lingered on the broken edge of the door. Then, several researchers wearing white coats scrambled out of the door in a disheveled state.

Inside the equipment department, Bai Jie put away the simulated Heavenly Fire Judgment and looked at the researchers whose attention had been drawn to him: "What are you looking at? What's so interesting? Get back to your work! I want to see the prototype of the [High-Frequency Assault Rifle] completed before the end of today. If it's not, you'll all have to work overtime today!"

"Yes, sir!!! Minister!!!"

In that instant, the people in the equipment department displayed military-level teamwork, their voices so uniform that they sounded as if they came from a single person.

Looking at his research team with a sense of disappointment, Bai Jie sighed deeply: "They just got married the day before yesterday, why do I have to come to work today? That bastard Otto, didn't he even give us time for our honeymoon?"

Two days ago, after his wedding with Cecilia, Bai Jie was surrounded by a group of people that night who tried to get him drunk. In particular, that girl Shi Yu Qi Luo rushed up to Bai Jie with a case of beer and challenged him to a drinking contest, chugging bottle after bottle into his mouth, giving off a heroic feeling of "it's either you or me."

Logically speaking, didn't she just abduct her boss? Bai Jie really didn't understand why Shi Yu Qi Luo was targeting him like this.

Bai Jie's alcohol tolerance was only average at best, so in order to avoid being forced to drink, he activated the [Ocean] memory before drinking, converting all the components of the alcohol into fruit juice. In this way, what Bai Jie drank was just pure fruit juice.

So it's really great to carry several memory modules with you at all times.

However, halfway through the drinking session, Bai Jie's little tricks were discovered by Chen, so he had to drink to apologize. He drank more than a dozen cups in one go, which made him drunk. Not to mention that he was then pressured to drink more by those unscrupulous guys... Thanks to this, Bai Jie didn't even do "that" with Cecilia the night before last.

Because he drank too much, Bai Jie slept all day yesterday and didn't wake up until late afternoon. He thought that since he got married, he could take a few days off, at least to go on a honeymoon with Cecilia, but Otto, that unscrupulous bourgeois boss, said that several research projects were at a critical stage and that he had to come to work today.

Bai Jie was really calm at the time. If Cecilia hadn't stopped him, he would have pulled out his "Great Compassionate Bodhisattva Gatling Gun" and rushed to Otto to ask for leave.

Yes, that's right, Bai Jie was very calm at the time.