The system handed me over to the state.

Both sides cooperate with each other, but given the current situation of Destiny, Destiny actually relies more on the functions and equipment of the outpost.

"Hey! Bronya, what brings you here?"

Busy with her work, Theresa looked up from the towering pile of documents, her eyes and face unusually haggard... her eyes were red and her eyes were slightly dark. Bronya looked worried. "Theresa, are you alright? If this continues... can you really hold on?"

Bronya stepped forward and gently pinched Theresa's cheek. Theresa whimpered, "Ugh... I'm not a child anymore, don't treat me like one."

"Adults know they should seize the time to rest, instead of staying up all night! Doesn't Sister Rita let you sleep?"

"Please don't talk nonsense, Miss Bronya. I've been trying to persuade His Holiness the Bishop to rest, but he refused my offer."

Rita's voice appeared silently beside her. Bronya blinked. "You can be so quiet, Rita-neechan?"

Rita crossed her arms over her lower abdomen and smiled, "It's been a long time, Miss Bronya. It's a pleasure to see you again."

Chapter 227: The Bizarre Britain

"Hmm...so is there something you need?"

Theresa rubbed her eyes and then slumped onto the table, looking utterly exhausted. Bronya had no doubt that if Theresa relaxed now, she would fall asleep without hesitation.

"Come and give us a gift... but looking at you, I don't think you're ready to see it yet."

Bronya handed the golden cube to Rita and instructed, "Show it to her when she's feeling better. As for the others, it's up to you whether you want to show it to them or not."

Rita smiled and said, "Understood, Lady Bronya, I will keep it a secret."

"Um...why won't you let me see?"

"Because the content is a bit stimulating, Theresa should wait until she's in a better physical and mental state before watching it. Besides, do you know how bad it is for your health to be like this? Kiana and the others know to take turns resting and doing things they want to do. Why are you stuck here fighting to the death with your work?"

Bronya leaned down and pinched Theresa's cheek. "Do you... have hidden masochistic or workaholic tendencies?"

"No way! Who would like to be tortured or work like that!"

Theresa shouted somewhat disgruntledly, grabbing the bright green bitter melon juice next to her and drinking it as she said, "So... you just came here to give us something?"

Bronya nodded. "Yes, but I heard that things aren't going very well on your end. What's wrong?"

Theresa shook her head. "No, the progress has been very good recently, there's nothing wrong with it. But your Shenzhou is really amazing, it feels like it's dozens of times more powerful than the original Shenzhou in our world!"

After all, the massive green energy plant, complete with powered armor and special weapons, and even the special equipment and mechs made with the strange purple gem as the energy core, opened the eyes of Theresa and the others.

Theresa even imagined that if they had such technological capabilities, would the Honkai still be able to wreak havoc on the world?

But on the other hand, the world of Shenzhou did not collapse, and their national development was relatively smooth. However, their world... the ruins of the pre-civilization era and the emergence of various Herrschers were all quite unexpected.

Theresa rubbed her temples, looking somewhat helpless. After shaking her head, she looked up and said, "Would you like to stay for a meal? Mei made it; you'll like it."

Bronya was somewhat tempted, but Blackie next to her pinched Bronya's waist, meaning to remind her that she had other things to do and could not waste too much time here.

So in the end, Bronya had no choice but to refuse.

On the way back, Bronya said with a hint of resentment, "I haven't eaten Mei-neechan's cooking in a long time, why did you drag me away!"

"Because we have other things to do."

Hei Xi handed the communicator to Bronya. Bronya pressed the button, and Lao Yu's voice came through: "Bronya, come to us after you've finished your business. We've made initial contact with the Britannian region and made contact with their contractors."

"However... their contractors are somewhat special."

Bronya continued listening. Was the contractor somewhat special?

"The British contractor's name is Otto Apocalypse, a member of the British royal family. His wife, Karen Kaslana, was chosen as the contractor's guardian after Otto was chosen as the contractor."

"Furthermore, among the knights under the British command are Siegfried Kaslana, Cecilia Schariac, Theresa Apocalypse, and knights named Durandal and Rita Rossweisse. You should be very familiar with these names, right?"

Bronya was stunned... She didn't just know it clearly, she knew it all too well! How... how did the whole family end up in Britain?!

No wonder Britain didn't fall, and even noticed something was wrong. It would be strange if they didn't notice such a large family of monsters! Fall... you could kill Otto and she'd call you boss!

"Now I finally understand why Britain didn't fall. This whole family was born in Britain, even Theresa was there... I'm starting to suspect that Otto's abilities there might be related to the First Divine Key."

"Maybe so. Anyway... we're going to communicate with Britain next. If their presence can attract a lot of attention from the Shadow Empire, then we can focus on preparing for the war six months from now."

"Moreover, if we are lucky, we may also gain a staunch ally in the upcoming war."

Yes, if they could bring Britain into their ranks, they might even be able to wipe out the countries of the Americas and other parts of Europe before the Shadow Empire could.

Hmm... that's a bit unreliable. After all, nobody knows about this right now, and most people don't even know what the Shadow Empire is, so there's no need to emphasize it.

Of course, there is another important issue: if Europe and the Americas were to be purged, to uninformed people, it would appear as if China and Britain had launched World War III. Who knows what the historical record would say about that?

Moreover, while this is my own opinion, it's unclear whether the domestic authorities share the same view, so I'd like to wait and see for a while.

Back at the base, Bronya immediately went to the control room with Seele, who was already waiting there. "Sister Bronya, you're back!"

Seele smiled and greeted Bronya, who nodded. "Yes, I'm back. How did it go?"

"We have successfully contacted the contractors there and the Queen of Britain. They said that the European Union did not inform its member states of the dangers of the Shadow after the meeting. Fortunately, they discovered it in time, so now they are able to keep the Shadow out of the country and also find out the hidden Shadow Empire infiltrators."

Bronya rubbed her chin. "How did they do that?"

"It's said that the device was developed by Mr. Otto, the contractor. He's known as a great inventor in Britain and is a very famous technology developer in the country. As for Karen, she's the daughter of the patriarch of the Kaslana family of the British royal family and one of the knight commanders of the Royal Knights. She and Cecilia Shaniat, who is as pure as a hundred flowers, are known as the Pure Knights. Hmm... I'm so envious."

Chapter 228: The March

Bronya remained silent, and Seele continued, "These two are said to have their own crushes. Miss Karen likes Mr. Otto, but Mr. Otto often refuses Miss Karen's invitations, citing his lack of time due to his research. As for Miss Cecilia, she and that knight from the Kaslana family, Qi Gefei, are getting along very well. I heard that they confirmed their relationship some time ago and are even preparing for their honeymoon!"

"Oh! Right! And there's Theresa Apocalypse. She looks like just a child, but she possesses superhuman strength. Her weapon, the Oath, is said to weigh several hundred pounds! It's really powerful!"

Are you envious of them?

Bronya suddenly asked, and Seele's expression froze for a moment before she quickly shook her head and said, "No...no, I'm just a little... curious and gossipy!"

Bronya smiled. "Seele, you are capable of far more than all of them. The moment you gained the ability to control the Quanta Sea and the Herrscher of Death, they were destined to be unable to catch up with you."

"The power you possess is so great that even I am somewhat envious. So, there's no need to envy others; you have far more than anyone else."

Seele nodded and smiled, but after Bronya turned her head away, her smile became somewhat forced. Was she really envious of their powerful strength?

No... what she truly envied was the family dynamics among them, the loving relationship between Siegfried and Miss Cecilia, the pursuit between Miss Karen and Mr. Otto, and the extended family atmosphere of the entire Knights Order—all of which she greatly admired.

She also hoped that she could have such a good family relationship with Blackie and Bronya.

At that moment, Black Seele, standing behind Bronya, saw Seele's expression, took Seele's hand, and turned to leave amidst Bronya's surprised gaze. "You continue. We're not missing any of the two of us here. Just call us if you need anything."

Then he left.

Bronya smiled helplessly, then turned to look at Lao Yu, who had just arrived. "How's the situation? What did they say after the alliance was established?"

Old Yu shook his head and brought up the holographic image, saying, "The situation is not very optimistic. I just compiled the specific communications intelligence and handed it over to His Majesty. His Majesty and the others are discussing whether to form an alliance with Britain. In addition, our gunships have returned and relayed the situation to us in various places."

"First of all, the intelligence that Britain itself transmits is something they don't trust except for China, because they intercepted some intelligence from the Shadow Empire's infiltrators, learned that the Shadow Empire had declared war on us, and considered us a viable ally, which is why they wanted to contact us."

"Currently, the member states of the European Union controlled by the Shadow Empire have begun to deploy troops towards Britain, and war may break out at any time. Furthermore, both sides have discovered a large number of search and download traces on the Internet. The Shadow Empire is downloading and searching all intelligence and related information from every corner of the Internet. Fortunately, our Great Firewall has blocked and blocked it. Therefore, the only relevant information about China is the smear and fabricated materials from abroad. Of course, some historical materials have fallen into their hands, which is unavoidable."

After all, everyone is very familiar with the relevant historical records of each country. As for whether you face these histories squarely... well.

"Finally, based on our gunship patrol information, we can confirm that most of the US and European troops have been mobilized and are all heading towards Britain. Most importantly, our satellites and radar can confirm that the missile bays of the US and most European member states are in a state of readiness, ready to launch at any time."

Bronya frowned slightly. "Could it be... that they plan to destroy Britain first, and then target our China?"

"We cannot rule out this possibility, and we should pay attention to one thing: we can be fairly certain that after the Shadow Empire takes control of these countries, they are very likely to use Britain as a trial battle to get used to the way we fight in our world, and to combine it with the original power of their empire to form a completely new tactic."

Old Yu's expression was very serious. After all, they themselves didn't know what the combined effects of magic and technology would be. The most important thing was that, at this stage, the contractors from those countries... The gunships had been trying to contact the known contractors using special methods while on patrol, but they hadn't been able to reach any of them and had no idea what their situation was.

"Things... are in trouble. If all those contractors are controlled, and they find out that the system still exists, then the problem will be huge."

After all, the contractors themselves are very powerful. Even if the technology in their memories has been deleted by the system behind them, their strength is still difficult for ordinary troops to deal with. They can only rely on Bronya, Seele, and Black Seele.

"Bronya, we need your help now."

Bronya nodded. She knew what she needed to do. She had to find Tong Xi now. First, she could find out the situation of the other contractors through Tong Xi—whether they were being controlled or in a normal state. Second, she could contact the system behind Tong Xi directly to get specific information about the country.

"I know what I should do... but I think at this time, we can apply for assistance from Destiny."

"Destiny? You mean...those little girls?"

Old Yu stroked his beard. "It is indeed a feasible plan. Their strength is comparable to that of Contractors, but the problem is... as Herrschers, won't they really have an impact on our world?"

Bronya shook her head. "No, not Kiana and Mei. You can ask Durandal, Rita, and Bishop Theresa for help. They are not Herrschers, and their power can be purified by Tong Xi. In special circumstances, she can take action."

Old Yu nodded. "Okay, I'll contact Destiny to apply for assistance, but we still need progress on your end. Go now, we'll contact Mr. Otto, the contractor from Britain, again in three days. You can come and take a look then."

"Well, I see."

Bronya has left for now. Next, she needs to find Tong Xi, who is still slacking off on vacation in Kyoto. It's time to find her something to do!

Chapter 229: Misjudging Strength?

"Get up right now! You lazybones!"

"No! This is the last level of my game! Don't pull me! Please, don't pull me!"

Finally, with a wail from Tong Xi, the large red "Death" character on the computer screen, like a dish symbolizing Tong Xi, mercilessly mocked her. Tong Xi stared blankly at the computer screen in front of her, then raised her head and stared intently at Bronya in front of her.

"Why are you staring at me? I have something important to talk to you about. It's much more important than your game. And look at the way you are now."

Bronya took out her phone, scrolled through it briefly, and a few seconds later showed a photo to Tong Xi. "Look, this is you, this is the real you! You used to look like this, now look at yourself!"

In the photo, Tong Xi is smiling and has a dignified demeanor, just like when Tong Xi first appeared, when we thought Tian Tian was also dignified, virtuous and beautiful.

And now?

The woman's hair was disheveled, her face was pale, her eyes were bloodshot, and she had dark circles under her eyes, clearly indicating that she had been staying up late for a long time.

“I find it strange... You said your body is different from ordinary humans. Even if your lifestyle becomes messy and you neglect yourself, and your appearance becomes a mess, that's one thing, but look at yourself now.”

"Anyone who didn't know better would think you were about to suddenly die from the shock!"

Tong Xi rubbed her eyes. "Okay...it's definitely my fault...but your sudden appearance did surprise me...what happened?"

Bronya was somewhat surprised by Tong Xi's sudden change in attitude. She shook her head and said, "Get yourself ready first. I'll wait for you outside. Come find me when you're dressed and ready."

Bronya reluctantly left the room, waiting for Tong Xi to come out.