Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

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"...Vilvie! You've ruined my plans again!"

Before even getting close to the blonde girl, they heard Miss Mébius's angry roar... and Ms. Velvi's retort—

"Come on, Möbius—if you actually succeed, guess how many times that beautiful blonde lady will beat you until your skin peels off?"

"You wouldn't want any more fantastical rumors about Dr. Möbius's illegitimate daughter to emerge in the destiny of this era, would you?"

"you--!"

—Judging from the conversation, it seems that Miss Wilvi had the upper hand.

Good morning, everyone! Have you found the answers you were looking for?

Seeing that the two were still planning to continue arguing, Snow stepped in and interrupted their quarrel...

"Oh right—I almost forgot about your argument with Mebius. Mebius, did you notice the Herrscher of Dominion's core? Although you seemed to be off-stage... but those guys beating people up in the theater all said they didn't see it..."

"They probably really turned to dust by us...."

Wilvi muttered to herself, sounding somewhat insecure.

"The core of the Herrscher of Domination? No—I only saw some pink Herrscher of Humanity steal my Klein, and then whisper to me all day—I didn't even get to beat up that Herrscher of Domination."

Mebius's face was practically screaming, "You guys went to beat people up to relieve stress and didn't take me with you—but why did you have to send Alicia over here to raise my blood pressure?"

"Cough cough cough... Your criminal record, Doctor—don't forget your criminal record."

Feeling embarrassed by the angry look on Möbius's face, Velvi coughed awkwardly a few times...

"cut--"

"So, none of you saw or noticed the Herrscher Core, right—"

"We can ask Theresa about the progress—"

“No need, Miss Velvi, we’re here—Miss Alicia said she didn’t see us either.”

Theresa, who had come here alone, shook her head at Vervière.

"Then there's only one possibility... the core is in Otto's hands—by the way, Theresa, where are Kiana and the Bronya who were with you?"

Miss Snow, who had helped everyone conclude that Mr. Otto was fully responsible, looked at Theresa, who was all alone—

"Don't even mention it. When we went to find Miss Alicia, she and Mei were striking some poses that could be misunderstood... and they're still fighting now."

"Is it alright...?"

"But what does Grandpa need that Herrscher core for?"

"We'll only know once we see him."

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Eternal Paradise: Chapter 451 Dad, if you forgot to bring the people along, then I won't be polite!

"Vienna, Austria—"

“I haven’t been back there in a long time… no, I haven’t been back since I decided to part ways with my grandfather.”

Theresa looked somewhat nostalgic upon hearing that she was going to keep the appointment.

“I haven’t been back for two years either—did you see Rita and Durandal, Theresa?”

As if struck by a thought, Snow turned to look at the short, white-haired nun beside him...

"Rita and Durandal?"

When Snow mentioned the two, Theresa paused for a moment, frowned, and then gave an answer.

"It seems that Rita and the others rushed off to go on a mission right after they greeted us that day... They left in such a hurry that I didn't have time to ask them."

"By the way, it seems like we haven't seen the Valkyrie of the Undying Blade out and about lately..."

Theresa added something else after she had thought of it.

"Hmm... I understand—they've probably all been transferred out of Schicksal's old headquarters by Daddy, including Rita and Durandal."

Snow nodded and gave an answer.

"Grandpa? But Grandpa has already stepped down...? How did he manage to mobilize the Undying Blade?"

"...Theresa, Father has only announced the succession to us—the formal coronation ceremony hasn't taken place yet..."

Snow shook his head, looking at Theresa as if to say, "What are you thinking...?"

"So...?"

"Therefore, the current Mandate of Heaven actually has two bishops—and they have equal authority, so they don't need to report to each other for anything they do."

Snow sighed—

"Usually, this situation only lasts for a few days. After the previous bishop announces the abdication, the ceremony for the new bishop is held as soon as possible, thus getting through this awkward period of 'two kings'."

"Moreover, before announcing the succession, Mandate of Heaven had already completed all the preparations—a sudden announcement like Father's is unprecedented in Mandate of Heaven's history..."

"And most importantly—the Divine Mandate hasn't changed bishops in five hundred years. For such a crucial ceremony as the bishop's ordination, the honor guard will probably have to rummage through the Divine Mandate's database to figure out how to conduct it..."

The girl shrugged at Theresa, who was standing beside her, indicating that it was all her father's fault.

"Moreover, in a normal succession, the transfer of power actually begins before the announcement of the succession—this will prevent the new bishop from being so flustered when he actually takes over the mandate of heaven."

"The consequence of the old man's sudden departure is that we will be delayed for most of the day by the various reports and handovers from all the departments of this group of people."

"Theresa, think back to the pile of documents that appeared on the desk of the protagonist of the Eastern Destiny, in the very early days of the Destiny split..."

"The complete destiny will only have more..."

Snow twisted his slightly sore wrist. Even a god would feel a little tired when reviewing these endless documents.

"But you still approved them all... This is the real Apocalypse, isn't it? If you can't learn it, goodbye!"

Theresa gave a "you're still the best" look and cupped her hands in greeting.

"Tsk... If you had been more diligent, I wouldn't have had to stay up all night—at least half of those documents mentioned you as the reviewer, which means it was something you left me with because you didn't handle it properly before."

Snow glared at Theresa, who was bowing respectfully to him, then suddenly looked at her as if he had just remembered something—

"Oh right, you said that Rita and Durandal left Schicksal with the Valkyrie of the Undying Blade..."

"That's right, so what?"

"Did you see a Valkyrie inside wearing a white and blue Valkyrie armor in a style somewhat traditional to China, with brown hair and twin tails?"

"Twin tails, brown hair, blue and white Valkyrie armor, Chinese style?"

"Yes, it should be with a sword—"

Snow seemed to add another sentence.

"With a sword..."

"Hmm, no—those Valkyries of the Undying Blade don't dress as casually as the Divine Authority Squad, wearing only an armband. They all wear the same uniform."

“If the person you mentioned really exists, I, the Dean, would recognize him at a glance.”

"...I see."

Theresa's reply put Snow into a brief moment of thought, until someone barged into their location.

"Lord Snow, Lady Theresa—we have discovered something new, and you must come and see it for yourselves."

The newcomer was an unremarkable Valkyrie, panting heavily as if she had run all the way here.

"Take a breath and then tell us what happened."

Seeing the flustered Valkyrie, the blonde girl frowned slightly.

"Hoo-hoo—it's like this, Lord Snow and Lady Theresa, when we were taking inventory of Lord Otto's affairs and property as ordered by you, we found a girl in his private laboratory...and a Valkyrie armor that seems to be the same model as Durandal and Rita?"

Snow and Theresa exchanged a glance, and the blonde girl roughly had an answer in her mind—

"A Chinese woman with twin ponytails, brown hair, and brown eyes—right?"

"Ah—that's right, wait a minute? Your Excellency, how did you know?"

The Valkyrie nodded, looking at Snow with some curiosity—

"Hmph... I know perfectly well what kind of formidable figure that old geezer was hiding. I originally thought he had already awakened her and taken her away, but I didn't expect to catch him red-handed..."

Miss Snow curled her lip in disdain, revealing an expression of complete control...

"I see... but I still suggest that Your Excellency take a look?"

The Valkyrie nodded in sudden realization, seemingly lost in her own thoughts.

"So what happened over there? That old auntie named Li Sushang, who's from five hundred years ago, is crying and making a scene to see my dad?"

Snow raised an eyebrow, revealing a curious expression.

"No...the lady was very quiet after we woke her up. She just asked us what time it was and about some of the customs and traditions of our modern civilization..."

"It's just that the way you speak is a bit awkward... but with Lady Fu Hua's help, it's actually not too bad."

“Fu Hua…no wonder she’s so well-behaved—but now that we have Fu Hua, what’s the point of calling us over? If it’s population registration, just do it.”

"No, Lord Snow, and Lady Theresa—the first person to discover the Valkyrie in Lord Otto's lab was a well-known shill on the Destiny Forum..."

"She posted something like, 'Shocking! Former Archbishop of Destiny was keeping a mistress...'"

"so?"

Theresa, somewhat confused, asked another question.

"So it was quickly noticed by Lady Kallen Kaslana... Lady Kallen is currently arguing with that Miss Li Sushang—they would have started fighting if it weren't for Lady Fu Hua stopping them!"

"—Blanch!"

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