The system handed me over to the state.

Bronya looked up, pouting with a helpless expression. Seele reached out and leaned on the table to face Bronya, then rubbed Bronya's head.

"In short, it's not impossible to make it within six months. Improvements to nanorobots are indeed achievable, but six months is still a bit tight. I'm afraid of making a critical structural or energy error."

"If only I had a year, I would be confident that I could create a 100% perfect paradox engine in a year."

At this moment, Hei hope sat down beside her. "But aren't you a soldier? Why are you making a soldier do the work of scientists and engineers?"

"Because I am the Herrscher of Reason. The Herrscher of Reason is the most suitable Herrscher ability for scientific research. How could the higher-ups possibly let me go?"

"Moreover, it is quite obvious that the three kingdoms intend to end the war quickly. The longer it drags on, the less clear we will be about what the Shadow Empire is trying to do or what it is hiding in the dark."

"Ending a massive global war in six months is incredibly fast and terrifying. Do you remember the AI ​​named Xiaoyun in the base?"

Hei hope nodded, smiling, and asked, "What's wrong with your daughter?"

Bronya immediately rolled her eyes. What do you mean, "daughter"? That's what Xiaoyun called herself. At most, she'd call her "little sister." "Daughter" is absolutely out of the question!

Adopting an AI as a daughter... it feels like she's having a daughter with Little Rabbit... wait! What am I thinking?!

Bronya immediately patted her cheeks and said seriously, "In short, Xiaoyun, this AI, has completed the initial war adaptation. The simulation test results are very good. The military plans to have her join a military region's combat operations to be responsible for commanding unmanned vehicles or drones to assist the battlefield."

"The specific military region hasn't been decided yet. Also, the two of you, including Fu Hua, will be assigned to different military regions."

Hei hope was stunned, and hope Er looked surprised. "But we... haven't received any notification yet."

"It'll be soon, I estimate they'll be here in a few days. After that... we'll be separated for a long time."

Bronya stretched out her hands, one hand holding Black Seele's hand and the other holding Seele's. "Remember, during the time you're involved in the war, you must protect your life no matter what."

"You must carefully distinguish what you can do and what you cannot do. Never act impulsively, especially you, Seele."

Bronya emphasized Seele, saying, "Black Seele has a wealth of combat experience, and over the years, she has also made good progress in teamwork. Her abilities can even assist her teammates."

"But you are different. You are the Herrscher of Death. If your power is unleashed and you cannot control it well, you may accidentally injure your allies, or even yourself."

Bronya's eyes were fixed on Seele's face. "Promise me, you must control the power of the Herrscher of Death! You absolutely cannot lose control!"

Seele nodded. "Seele...Seele understands. Seele will definitely protect herself and control her power."

As soon as Seele finished speaking, both Seele's and Black Seele's communicators rang at the same time. Bronya smiled helplessly, "Looks like we've been notified. Let's prepare to move in. We should still have a few days to spend together."

There are only a few days left... After these few days, who knows when we will be able to reunite again? However, thanks to the advanced communication network, even though we can't meet in person, at least we can know how the other person is doing, which is some comfort.

............

Five days later, Black Seele was assigned to the Western Theater Command, Seele to the Eastern Theater Command, Fu Hua to the Northern Theater Command, and Bronya to the Superbody Lab via the parallel world tunnel.

Bronya, visiting the New World for the first time in a long time, found that there were huge changes, the most striking being the green environment.

She left the teleportation point and found that the urban environment in the area she was in was already very good. Looking into the distance, she saw a vast city. Had the city developed so fast in such a short time?

Bronya was quite surprised and asked the guide beside her curiously, "Is the development here so fast?"

"Of course, Dr. Bronya, the development of the New World is very rapid with the help of nanobots. Whether it is the speed of building construction or the improvement of urban living systems, it is all very fast."

"Currently, the city is mainly inhabited by survivors from this world, numbering around 50, and the number is slowly increasing."

Bronya nodded. 50 people... Is this all the survivors left in this world? Didn't she realize the nuclear weapons stockpile in the Honkai world was this terrifying?

"Let's go to the hangar. The hangar should be completed by now, right?"

After taking another look at the city scenery in front of her, Bronya prepared to head to her destination.

To ensure the successful construction of Paradox and prevent it from being detected by the satellites controlled by the Shadow Empire, Paradox's hangar was placed on the New World side. Once completed, Paradox will pass through the tunnel and directly join the front-line battlefield.

"Please come with me. Dr. Einstein and Dr. Tesla have been waiting for a long time."

Bronya blinked. These two actually arrived so early? How come it seemed like they got the news even before she did? How strange.

Chapter 320: The Strange Western Military Region

"You've arrived."

"So, we'll be living in this place for the next six months?"

Bronya took her suitcase out of her pocket space and placed it in the dormitory. The dormitory was a very standard four-person dormitory, and even the design was exactly the same as the college dormitory of her university days, except that the walls and floors were made of silver-white metal.

It appears that the entire dormitory area is made of metal, with no cement content whatsoever.

"Is this a dormitory made entirely of metal?"

"Yes, Doctor, our dormitory area is entirely made of metal because there are still trace amounts of radiation in the air. The air in the dormitory area is purified, and the metal used in its construction can completely block the radiation from the outside."

The guide on the side explained in detail.

Bronya nodded. So that's why. Although such a small amount of radiation wouldn't do any good to her, it's good for ordinary people to take precautions.

"I'll be living in this metal room for the next six months... so who will my roommate be?"

Bronya looked at Einstein beside her, who took out a suitcase from the pocket space of the mechanical assistant. "It's me, Dr. Tesla, and there's one more person whose identity is currently unknown. There might be one, or there might not be."

"Dr. Tesla is now inspecting the hangar site, and she is very enthusiastic about the work ahead."

Bronya shrugged. After all, Dr. Tesla really liked this kind of thing—big ships, cannons, and giant Gundams. These were all things that Dr. Tesla loved.

The previous Godfather, Heimdall, and Hephaestus were already quite large, but now, with the emergence of the paradox, Tesla has completely gone mad.

What she wants most now is to enable Paradox to deploy a massive army of mechs consisting of Heimdall and Hephaestus.

"Having passion is a good thing, but I'm afraid that such things will turn into a terrible torment under the pressure of time. Anyway, I think it's quite torturous."

She really doesn't think she's a good researcher.

While Bronya lamented the helplessness of her job, Seele and Black Seele, far away, were in the same situation.

Compared to Bronya's living environment as a researcher, the two of them were given preferential treatment in their living area. They had a single room, which was of good quality but very simple. It was a clean, spacious, and sunny room with a wooden bed, a desk, a metal wardrobe, and two basins and brand-new toothbrushes and cups in the corner.

"Miss Seele, this is your room from now on. We've cleaned it ourselves, and everything is brand new."

A soldier in uniform stood ramrod straight to the side and said, "I'm very satisfied. Thank you." Hei hope entered the room, looked around, and nodded.

The warrior was somewhat taken aback by Hei hope's words. Satisfied? When he first heard it, he subconsciously thought she was a young lady from a wealthy family, but now it seemed... perhaps she was a little different?

Hei hope naturally noticed the warrior's surprised expression, and she asked curiously, "Judging from your expression, you don't recognize me?"

Hei hope felt that she, Bronya, and Seele were already so famous. During that time, when they were clearing out the invading Shadow Empire soldiers, even ordinary people in Shenzhou knew them. Why didn't the warrior in front of her recognize her?

"I'm sorry... Miss Seele, I know almost nothing about you."

The soldier's answer surprised Hei hope, who shook her head. "Never mind, that's not important... I'm very satisfied with the living conditions here. Is there anything else planned?"

Hei hope's tone was calm. Over the years of living in Shenzhou, she had tempered her temperament and had a deep admiration for the warriors of Shenzhou.

This can be considered her first step as a real person.

"The following arrangements are as follows: since you are an unofficial member, you do not need to follow our military's internal schedule, and you can arrange your own schedule."

"Sir, before I arrive here, I hope you can demonstrate your strength during tomorrow morning's training session. This will help the soldiers better understand and respect your abilities and status."

Hei hope narrowed his eyes, convinced of his own strength and status. If he had come here not as a soldier, but as someone else, how would he have been treated? It seemed that the people in this military region were not very welcoming to him.

However, given that they might not know their own identities, Hei hope didn't bother to investigate further.

As for getting angry? She wouldn't get angry at all. Her personality has been honed to a very high level, and she wouldn't get angry over such a small thing.

"I understand. Is there anything else? Didn't your superiors tell you what I'm here for?"

The soldier shook his head. "No, Miss Seele."

Hei hope showed a hint of interest. She had come from the Western Military Region, whose leader was named Tang Huan, a very low-profile general whom Hei hope knew almost nothing about.

After I was transferred here, the soldiers who received me didn't even know why I was there. No wonder they treated me this way.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you for your help. I'd like to be alone for a while now. If there's nothing else, you can go do what you need to do."

The soldier nodded, and after confirming that nothing was missing from the room and that the water and electricity were working properly and that the room was clean, he left. Although he had already checked, he felt it would be better to check again. The reason was that he felt something terrible might happen if he didn't do these things properly.

Hei hope sat down on the bed in the room, took out her phone, and dialed Bronya's number directly. A few seconds later, Bronya answered, and Hei hope requested a video call, which was accepted instantly.

Then Hei hope saw Bronya, who had just finished showering, wrapped in a white towel, her hair wet, looking as fresh and tender as a lotus emerging from water.

Blackie felt a slight stirring in her heart and body, but unfortunately, she could only look at the beautiful Bronya and couldn't do anything about it.

"That's great, I can take a shower, it's so comfortable."

In the other world, Bronya used psionic power to levitate her phone in the air, drying her hair with a towel as she said, "How about over there? My living conditions here are alright, how about yours?"

"It's alright, very clean and bright, the environment is quite nice."

"The only problem is that the people in the Western Military Region may not know what I'm here for, or even think I shouldn't be here."

Bronya on the other end was stunned.

Chapter 321: The Machine Soul is Overjoyed

"Hmm? Why are you stunned? Did something come to mind?"

Hei hope looked at Bronya, who was staring blankly at the screen on her phone, with great interest. She was very curious as to why Bronya had such an expression. Bronya touched her cheek and pondered, "Because I did remember something. Three days after the cabinet meeting, General Tang Huan of the Western Military Region subtly indicated that he did not need your help."

"The subsequent counterattack and advance can be handled by themselves, and they can complete it perfectly without the need for contractors."

"But Su Su strongly opposed the proposal, which is probably why he is so resistant to your presence."

Hei hope frowned slightly. "Resisting our existence? If it weren't for us, it would be questionable whether Shenzhou could have survived this crisis. Our role is so significant, so why does it complain so much about us?"

Bronya shook her head and sat down on the edge of the bed. "I'm not really sure. I've met him before, and he seemed very reluctant to discuss the topic."

"In short, if you encounter anything that's deliberately making things difficult for you, just tell me, and I can go directly to Su Su to complain!"

Hei hope raised an eyebrow. "I don't think it's necessary. Complaining makes me look like a petty person. But I'll keep an eye on this. Is the environment on your side nice?"

Bronya nodded and began to change her clothes right in front of the video phone. Suddenly remembering something, she turned around abruptly and asked, "Are there any outsiders on your end?"

Hei hope shook her head, Bronya said "oh" and then started changing her clothes, not at all hiding the fact that she was still on the phone with Hei hope. After all, they had seen each other so many times, what was there to be shy about?

"My situation is very good, firstly because I am one of the main persons in charge, and secondly because my colleagues are Einstein and Tesla."

"If you really feel wronged, you can just come back."

Bronya wasn't really sure what Tang Huan meant. If he simply disliked them, the contractors, he could have just said so. Besides, this wasn't an ordinary situation; it was a counterattack, involving the fate and future of their country and people. Under such circumstances, was it really okay to substantially target such important contractors?