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"Uh... yeah." Unexpectedly, Bella saw through her so clearly that Kiana stopped pretending. "We have made great progress with the [Stigmata Factor Activation Potion]. In addition to the [Stigmata Factor Activation Potion], we have also made some progress in the research of the [Stigmata Factor Supplement Potion]."

Ever since Kiana snatched Cleo away, the series of research on the stigmata has made a leap forward.

It hasn't changed. Cleo has a lot of information about stigmata. After all, she is a genius from the World Serpent, and she is specifically responsible for stigmata.

However...even with her help, the research on the stigmata has only progressed much faster, but is still far behind the previous civilization.

"Isn't that pretty impressive?" After hearing what Kiana said, Xilin thought about it and gave her a little compliment.

In fact, earlier on, Xilin really hated hearing the word "stigmata".

Because when Xilin was first in the "Babylon Laboratory", the experiments conducted by those experimenters were related to the stigmata.

Artificial stigmata were developed by Tenmi using the stigmata of Kaslana and Shaniyat as prototype data.

The 'first generation of artificial stigmata' has little to do with Xilin and the others, but a large part of the data of the 'second generation of artificial stigmata' comes from the 'Babylon Laboratory'.

The artificial stigmata that the Valkyries now carry are the 'third generation artificial stigmata', which were improved by the [Biochemistry Department] under Kiana based on the second generation.

Therefore, Xilin once hated the holy marks.

Even now, Xilin doesn't like things like stigmata, whether they are the type passed down from the previous civilization and called "natural stigmata" by the current civilization, or the "artificial stigmata" developed by Tianming, Xilin doesn't like them all.

However, even though she didn't like it, Xilin knew that Kiana needed the stigmata, so she naturally wouldn't cause such meaningless awkwardness with Kiana.

"Sister Kiana is so amazing." Upon hearing that Kiana's two research projects had made some progress, Raiden Mei exclaimed sincerely.

With the memory of [Shigen Mei], Raiden Mei certainly knows the power of the 'Stigmata'.

Even in the 'original timeline', Destiny and Anti-Entropy still had only a limited understanding of the 'Stigmata'.

And now, the department led by Kiana has actually reached this stage in the research of "Stigmata".

"It's just a small sign." The more she was praised, the more "modest" she became. She waved her hand and said, "I'm still a long way from success."

However, it is normal for Kiana to be humble, because in fact, the more Kiana studies these things, the more she finds that the scientists of the previous civilization are really monsters.

Kiana doesn't know exactly who it is.

But she had met Dr. Mei in the World Bubble, and had heard about Velvet, Mebius and others from Mei Siyuan...

Kiana used to just think, 'Wow, these doctors are amazing.'

Although she had such an exclamation, she didn't know exactly how great they were. At most, she felt that these doctors from the previous civilization were slightly stronger than Lobster Head and Chicken Coop Head.

And now...Kiana has truly realized what it means to 'the more you learn, the more ignorant you become'.

"That's right!" Kiana suddenly thought of a question.

Dr. Lobster Head and Dr. Chicken Coop Head are both very powerful and useful.

But they are anti-entropy people.

"Alas, Otto is no longer useful and is a nuisance."

"If Otto hadn't been there, would I have been able to recruit and integrate Anti-Entropy?"

"Uh, no... this behavior is a bit too otaku, let's forget it."

Although she could indeed disclose the information to Anti-Entropy and Otto would not object, no matter how one looked at it, this approach was not quite right.

'It's a bit troublesome.'

"Sister Kiana, are you okay?" Seeing Kiana's ever-changing expression, Raiden Mei asked with some concern.

"It's definitely okay." Xilin said with certainty. "She's like this, I'm afraid there's something wrong with her mind."

"Uh..." Kiana came to her senses after being reminded by Mei and Silin. "I was just thinking that although there are some signs of progress in the development of various stigma potions, it is still a bit slow... Should I ask the doctors at Anti-Entropy for help?"

"But Anti-Entropy and Destiny don't get along well."

Because of Kiana's intervention, the relationship between Destiny and Anti-Entropy has eased a lot in recent years.

Of course, the most important thing is that Otto doesn't cause trouble...

In addition, there is another important point, because in Otto's view, after his long-cherished wish is fulfilled, Kiana will definitely recruit Anti-Entropy.

It can also be regarded as paving the way for Kiana, so the relationship between Destiny and Anti-Entropy is gradually easing.

However... Destiny rarely causes trouble for Anti-Entropy, whether before or after Walter Young was exposed.

Before Walter Young was exposed, Otto always believed that the leader of Anti-Entropy was Walter Joyce, so he was a little afraid and did not take any action against Anti-Entropy.

Things get even more interesting after Walter Young is exposed.

In Otto's opinion, Anti-Entropy without Joyce is just an insignificant small organization, even though it can be regarded as the second largest force in the world after Destiny.

It can even be said that in Otto's eyes, Anti-Entropy is just a small organization that unilaterally regards Destiny as its imaginary enemy.

So under such circumstances, the relationship between destiny and anti-entropy has indeed eased a lot.

"Sure enough, there's something wrong with your thinking." Xilin nodded in understanding. "For this kind of thing, you can just go to that Walter."

"As much as I hate that guy, he's the kind of person who thinks about the bigger picture."

Xilin is a very vengeful person. Even after more than ten years, she still remembers the guy who attacked her.

"Well... although I don't know much about Alliance Leader Walter, I think Anti-Entropy will not act on impulse when it comes to matters concerning all of humanity." Raiden Mei certainly didn't know much about Anti-Entropy. After all, Raiden Ryoma had almost never let Raiden Mei come into contact with Anti-Entropy.

But... [Mei Siwon] knows a lot about anti-entropy.

"Emmm...you are right." Kiana pondered for a moment and nodded.

Indeed, what Xilin and Raiden Mei said made sense.

Cocolia did not join Anti-Entropy, Anti-Entropy's Eagle brand has no leader, and Walter was not injured in the [Second Sequence Collapse], so Anti-Entropy is now dominated by doves.

"However, the Stigmata potion is different from the Anti-Houkai potion. The Stigmata potion will greatly enhance the combat power of the Destiny, which is very disadvantageous to Anti-Entropy. Moreover... Anti-Entropy does not like the Valkyrie, so it spends a lot of money to develop various combat mechas."

"Oh... that's true." Raiden Mei nodded, pinching her chin. The reverse entropy she learned from [Siyuan Mei] was indeed like this.

"Then just reorganize Anti-Entropy." Xilin made a very radical suggestion. "Although it's a little early, it doesn't matter. Kiana, you can just take Otto's place."

"I think Senior Sirin is right. This is a good suggestion." Raiden Mei nodded after thinking for a moment, agreeing with Sirin's proposal. "If Sister Kiana doesn't want to be the Archbishop of Destiny, you can give the position to Theresa."

Very good, the always conservative Mei Raiden felt that Xilin’s proposal was too conservative.

"Hey, hey... don't say it so lightly." Kiana felt a little pain in her head, but... she had to admit that their suggestion was indeed better.

But isn't it too early to send Otto to see Kallen now?

In fact, when Kiana and Otto first mentioned the deal, she had not yet realized the sudden increase in her power. In addition, Kiana felt that if she changed some things too much, she would easily lose her advantage as a "time traveler".

After all, isn't the biggest advantage of those time travelers in novels that they are familiar with the 'plot'?

As someone who has experienced it once, Kiana of course has the 'script' in hand.

But now it's different. Kiana, whose power has increased more than ten times, doesn't even need the power of a [false god] to send Otto "back"... although Kiana has never tried it.

But what does it matter? If it succeeds, everyone is happy, if it fails, Otto will die... anyway, it's Kiana who wins.

"Kiana, you can indeed consider it." Seeing that Kiana showed a thoughtful expression, Xilin persuaded her. "For this kind of thing, the sooner you solve it, the better. After all, you will have more time to recruit Anti-Entropy."

"And after recruiting Anti-Entropy, I have more time to do what I need to do."

"Hmm..." Kiana looked at the rice in the bowl. "How about killing Otto with the rice still warm?"

"Forget it, let's eat first, and then think about these things after we finish eating."

Thinking of this, Kiana took two mouthfuls of rice.

In fact, there is a reason why Sirin and Raiden Mei gave Kiana this advice.

First of all, Otto had already begun to delegate power to Kiana, Cecilia and even Theresa.

Although Theresa is rather dumb and doesn't seem to notice this at all, the power possessed by Kiana and Cecilia is actually no less than that of Otto, so Otto is no longer very important.

Secondly, neither Xilin nor Raiden Mei likes Otto.

Of course, Mei Raiden has no direct connection with Otto, and she has never even seen Otto... But after reading the memories of Mei Sigen, it is clear that Mei Raiden has no good feelings towards Otto.

Xilin was even more direct. Her dislike for Otto was written on her face. She never forgot that the real culprit of the Babylon Laboratory was Otto... If Otto hadn't been useful to Kiana...

Finally, here comes today’s question. One less Otto can be exchanged for an entire Anti-Entropy. Although it is hard to say whether it is a profit or not, it is definitely not a loss.

C.73 Flexible bottom line

In fact, the suggestion from Mei Raiden and Sirin is very good, and Kiana is not reluctant to do it.

But Kiana has a big concern, that is [Herrserker of Constraint].

In the [original world] in Kiana's eyes, the [Herserker of Constraint] did not really appear because of Otto, and this power also disappeared with Otto.

Compared to the brutality of the previous civilization, the current civilization's way of fighting against the Ruler of Constraint can be said to be without losing a single person.

Of course, Kiana is not without the ability to fight against the [Herrserker of Constraint]. After all, no matter what kind of power it is, it still follows the principle of "exchange", even the incredible [Power of Constraint] is no exception.

Although this power has an absolute advantage in fighting against Honkai energy, it does not mean that the [Herrserker of Constraint] itself does not need to consume energy when driving this power.

In other words...the barrier was once able to block the [Herrserker of Fire] and even easily damage her core.

But now that Kiana has ten times more power than before, [Hersher of Constraint] is absolutely unstoppable.

This is not a blind guess, because several years ago Kiana tried to let Otto drive his soul steel body to unfold the [Divine Grace Barrier], and then the [Divine Grace Barrier] and Otto's soul steel body were destroyed by Kiana in one blow, without even using her full strength.

So it's totally fine for Otto to say byebye now...

The only thing that makes Kiana worried is that if Otto dies, then the responsibility of [Herder of Constraint] will be taken over by someone else.

It would be fine if he could make the other party a member of his side, but what if he couldn't communicate with the other party at all? Wouldn't that be harming a person for nothing?

It might sound hypocritical, but Kiana is not willing to do that.

Even after recruiting Anti-Entropy, the Stigmata series of potions can be developed faster, there can be more powerful Valkyries, and these powerful Valkyries can protect more people...but these are all based on the premise that 'it is very likely that one person will have to be sacrificed'.

If this problem is not solved, Kiana will not be able to kill Otto with peace of mind.

"Well... Sister Kiana is right." After listening to Kiana's concerns, Raiden Mei nodded slightly and stopped talking about her proposal.

"..." Xilin pursed her lips, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Anyway, this is all for later, let's talk about it later." Kiana said as she picked up the fried meatballs. "The most important thing now is to eat."

It would be a sin if you couldn't enjoy your meal because of such a small worry!

"You are worthy of your name." Xilin sighed and started to eat seriously.

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......

"Actually, there is another plan." After dinner, they did not return to the room so quickly.

At this moment, Mei Raiden suddenly put forward her own idea.

"Sister Kiana, you just mentioned so many questions about willingness or not, but they are actually just trivial matters." Raiden Mei said seriously. "'Recruiting Anti-Entropy' and 'cooperating with Anti-Entropy' are two completely different things."

"Since Sister Kiana hopes to use the power of those two doctors, why don't you cooperate first? At least ask Anti-Entropy about their willingness to cooperate."

"These are much better than your blind guessing here, Sister Kiana."

Indeed, just like Kiana just said, Anti-Entropy really hates the "Valkyrie" of Destiny, because this is not only sending young girls to the battlefield, but also damaging their lifespan.

That's why Anti-Entropy has invested a lot of money in the development of mechas.

"Hmm... Mei, you make sense." Kiana thought seriously about the suggestion made by Mei. "Indeed, if the stigmata series of potions are successfully developed, strengthening the combat power of the Valkyrie will not be the top priority."

"More importantly, the Stigmata Potion will replenish the Stigmata Factor in the Valkyrie's body and activate it, which will also increase the chance of her awakening the 'Natural Stigmata'."

"And regardless of whether the awakening is successful or not, the lifespans lost by the Valkyries due to the artificial stigmata will be restored or even extended. At the same time, the Valkyries will no longer feel pain when activating the stigmata."

"I think Anti-Entropy will help with this."

Mei Raiden only stated her proposal, and Kiana quickly sorted out the advantages of developing the 'Stigmata Series', and these advantages could greatly increase the probability of anti-entropy cooperation.

"..." Looking at Kiana who was analyzing seriously, Xilin pursed her lips thoughtfully. "Kiana is becoming more and more like Otto in some aspects."

"This should be the so-called 'open conspiracy', although I don't know if Kiana herself is aware of this."

"But if you offer a price of 'freeing the Valkyries from pain and not shortening their lives', given the personalities of those guys at Anti-Entropy, they will definitely accept it."

Most of the illusions that Xilin had seen before were from Kiana's perspective, so she was able to understand the personalities of those people in Anti-Entropy.