The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

So, after the alarm went off, Bronya, who had not gotten enough sleep to begin with, was immediately filled with sleepiness again.

"..." Mei Raiden subconsciously reached out her hand to Bronya's back, wanting to ask her what was going on, but before she asked the question she wanted to ask, the words she was about to say were abruptly stopped by her.

In the end, she still didn't ask anything, but just waved her hand and said in a somewhat stiff tone: "Good night, I wish you a good dream, Bronya, Seele."

"Good night."

"Good night, Mei-sister."

Click, after everyone said hello, Bronya's door closed again and the lights in the living room went out.

Mei Raiden lowered her hands, turned around expressionlessly, and stared blankly at Kiana's empty room in the pitch-black night.

Although in the end, Mei Raiden did not ask Bronya the question she wanted to ask, the fact is that the answer to that question has naturally come to her mind.

Did Kiana disappear because of the alarm?

No.

Mei Raiden knows Kiana too well.

If Kiana was asleep, even the alarm clock might not be able to wake her up. How could the alarm in the academy wake Kiana up earlier than herself and Bronya?

Therefore, there was only one reason why they didn't see Kiana in the room, and that was that Kiana had already run out before the alarm sounded.

Secondly, as Bronya said, the current St. Freya Academy does not lack top-level combat power. Even if there is any trouble, it is far from the point where students such as herself, Kiana and Bronya need to be dispatched.

Because of this, Kiana’s disappearance could not possibly be due to the need to deal with the Honkai disaster corresponding to the alarm.

Then, there is only one possibility left.

Kiana herself was the culprit who caused this alarm to sound.

What on earth had she done to cause St. Freya's College to suddenly enter a state of highest alert?

When she thought of the answer that came to her mind, Mei Raiden couldn't help but clench her five fingers into a fist.

Chapter 4: Micro Shura Field (k)

Vienna in March is just entering the early spring. After a rainy and snowy winter, the clouds have opened up, allowing this northern basin, backed by the Alps, to bathe in the warm and sunny sky. The ice-breaking streams are gurgling, and colorful flowers are blooming in the lush green bushes. Looking from the high-altitude transport ship to the distant horizon, it is like a gorgeous and exquisite embroidered carpet spreading all the way from the foot of the Alps to the horizon. The European classical-style buildings are piled up on the carpet like building blocks, gradually shrinking at the end of the field of vision and eventually becoming blurred dots. The Danube River, which spans the entire city, is interspersed in the center of the buildings, and long boats are moving slowly in the canal.

Li Shubai withdrew his gaze from the city and instead cast his eyes towards the pure cloudless sky. A hint of surprise flashed across his black pupils.

Taking into account that the passengers who came to attend the inauguration ceremony of the new bishop were not only Valkyries from the destiny, but also some wealthy businessmen and politicians who had a basic understanding of Honkai and had a certain resistance to Honkai, but were not much different from ordinary people because they did not spend too much time training their bodies, the transport ship's take-off speed was controlled within a range that would not cause any pressure or impact on the human body.

But even so, a few minutes after the transport ship left the ground, it had arrived at the midpoint between the floating islands and the ground.

Looking south from the window of the transport ship, one can see the endless white mountain tops of the Alps in the distance, with tall pine forests growing lushly at the foot of the mountains; and in the sky opposite to them, one can see several groups of sky islands that have gradually grown into gray-green blocks.

According to information released by the Tianming headquarters, Tianming's floating island group is suspended at an altitude of approximately 12,000 meters. It has nine main islands and a number of branch islands, occupying a total airspace of more than 1,500 square kilometers.

As the most important administrative hub of the entire Tianming and even the whole world, Tianming's floating islands can almost be called the capital of all mankind.

Of course, in order to maintain the most efficient internal operation and maximize the wisdom of talents, the Destiny Headquarters, while ensuring its purity as the world's largest violent agency, also completely eliminates the possibility of capital corrupting the headquarters members. Except for Otto himself and a few confidants like Amber and Rita, the Destiny Headquarters will hardly participate in any political affairs, and it has also built a social and economic system that is independent of all other countries and self-consistent.

Although all visitors have been reviewed by Destiny before their visit, this is the first time in the five hundred years since Otto fully mastered Destiny that Destiny Headquarters has opened its arms to visitors from all over the world in such a grand manner.

The sacred main island of Asgard, in Norse mythology, has another name - the Realm of the Asgard, the kingdom where Odin, the god of the gods, lives. This main island named after the city of gods is also the heart of the Destiny floating islands. The landing site of the transport ship was chosen to be the sixth airport adjacent to the main island of Asgard. Before it completely landed on the ground, the voice of the announcer sounded on the radio.

"Dear guests, we have arrived at our destination safely. The transport ship will need to land at the designated helipad. To ensure your safety, please do not leave your seat before the hatch opens. When leaving the transport ship, please check that you have taken all your belongings with you. There are professional guides waiting at the entrance and exit. Each floating island group is equipped with armed equipment. To ensure the personal safety of all distinguished guests, please strictly follow the instructions of the guides."

Li Shubai, Kiana [Herser of Fire], and Raiden Mei [Herser of Thunder], who were sitting side by side by the window, looked at each other, silently unbuckled their seat belts, and when the transport ship came to a complete stop, the three of them stood up from their seats and followed the large group out of the transport ship's hatch.

The temperature of the floating islands is even milder than that of Vienna, which has just emerged from the severe cold season. The sky is covered with a honeycomb transparent film, and the green belts on the roadside are planted with cypresses with long and narrow branches and leaves, which is completely different from the self-contained main island. Putting aside the helipad at the edge of the airport, the airport used for the take-off and landing of transport ships looks like a viaduct built between floating islands.

"Theresa and the others seem to be arriving earlier than us." After taking a quick look around the surroundings, Li Shubai suddenly asked, "I remember the transport ship they took seemed to be the previous one we took. So, they should have already arrived at the main island of Asgard."

"Do you care about them very much?" Raiden Mei [Herser of Thunder] asked calmly.

"What do you mean by caring or not caring? Isn't she your teacher?" Li Shubai said, "Compared to that, it's even more confusing that you guys are still so reluctant to let her get to know me, right? Honestly, if you guys hadn't taken such good care of me during this period, I might have really suspected that you Valkyries who claim to be my subordinates were trying to sideline me."

"What's wrong? Captain, are you not satisfied with your current life?" Kiana [Hersher of the Fire] put her arms around Li Shubai's shoulders from behind and rested her chin on the boy's head.

"It's not that I'm dissatisfied, I just feel that many things are not right." Li Shubai rolled his eyes, "Also... can you at least care a little bit about the differences between men and women?"

"What's wrong with me?" Kiana [Hersher of the Fire] asked with a smile.

"You leaned against my back and asked me what was wrong with you..." Li Shubai looked around and said in a frustrated tone, "You are about to take up the post of Archbishop and Saint, so you should at least pay attention to other people's opinions."

"That means the captain doesn't really care, right?" Kiana [Hersher of the Fire] chuckled, "That's fine, I don't care what others think."

"You don't care about other people's eyes, but you should care about me who is being stared at by such a piercing gaze." Li Shubai sighed, "After all, I am a man with a girlfriend."

"Girlfriend? Oh, you mean Yulandel?" Kiana [Herser of the Fire] put on an indifferent expression, with no intention of letting go. "It doesn't matter, she won't care."

"Uh...you don't care?" Li Shubai suspected that he had heard it wrongly.

"Of course I don't care, she is my sister." Kiana [Herser of the Fire] shook Li Shubai's shoulder, "Look, Captain, you have lost a large part of your memory now, right?"

"That's right."

"That is to say, whether it's me or that Yulandel, you are actually in a relatively unfamiliar state, right?" Kiana [Herrser of the Fire] said in a gentle and persuasive voice, "And I am Yulandel's sister, a blood relationship."

"I know." Li Shubai nodded, "Yulan Dai'er told me that you are her sister."

"So, your understanding of Yulandel, at least during the time when you lost your memory, is definitely not as familiar as mine, right?" Kiana [Hersher of the Fire] raised her neck and put on a proud expression as if she had won a victory.

"That's true..." Li Shubai frowned, "But, generally speaking, how could a girl not mind her boyfriend being hugged by other girls? Put yourself in his shoes, I definitely can't stand it anyway."

"Indeed." Before Kiana [Hersher of the Fire] could respond to Li Shubai's words, a stern and majestic voice suddenly sounded in front of the two of them.

Li Shubai and Kiana [Hersher of the Fire] looked closely and saw a blonde woman in a pitch-black military uniform appear in front of them. The over-the-knee armored boots made the Valkyrie's figure stand out straight. Her expression was calm and majestic, and her azure blue eyes, the same as Kiana's, were filled with dissatisfaction.

"Did you hear what the captain said, Kiana? Let go of your hand immediately."

"No." Kiana [Herser of the Fire] covered her mouth and rolled her eyes. "You are not the captain's girlfriend. What qualifications do you have to tell me what to do?"

"Ah?" Li Shubai was stunned.

"Yulandel is the captain's girlfriend, and I am Yulandel." Yulandel [Brilliant Knight·Yuepo] said calmly, "So, of course I am also the captain's girlfriend. There should be no more simple and easy-to-understand truth in this world."

"But you're not the Yulandel who confessed to the captain." Kiana [Herser of the Fire] glared at her fiercely. "Let's take a step back and say that even if you are really the captain's girlfriend, so what? You're not the only Valkyrie who has a relationship with the captain."

"That's right. If we really want to talk about the depth of our relationship... Yulandel, you might not even be as good as Kiana and I." Raiden Mei [Hersher of Thunder] suddenly interrupted the conversation between the two sisters who were at loggerheads with each other and smiled brightly, "No matter from which aspect."

Li Shubai blinked his eyes and his brain short-circuited.

A trace of extremely deep pain flashed in the eyes of Yulandel [the brilliant knight Yuepo].

"That's what I mean." Kiana [Herser of the Fire] confidently tightened her arms around Li Shubai's chest and muttered in a low voice, "Besides... you are not the Yulandel who confessed to the captain."

Just when Yulandel [Brilliant Knight·Moon Soul] was defeated repeatedly by Kiana [Hersher of Fire] and Raiden Mei [Hersher of Thunder], a voice full of charm calmly joined the fierce battle.

"You two, when fighting with your companions, using the majority to fight the minority is not a recommended approach."

The person who spoke was Rita [Cang Knight·Yuehun], who had come to the side of Yulandel [Shining Knight·Yuepo] at some point in time. She was wearing a uniform similar in style to Yulandel's, with a fluffy cake skirt swaying slightly, and two blooming roses pinned in her gray-gold bangs.

"And, just as the captain said, you are the Saint who will soon become the Archbishop. Even if you cannot restrain your love for the captain, shouldn't you restrain yourself in public?" Rita [Blue Knight·Moon Soul] raised the corner of her mouth slightly, teasing but politely. "Even if you don't care about other people's eyes, you should consider the captain who is being stared at by strangers, don't you think so, Miss Kiana?"

"But there are no strangers around here anymore," said Kiana [Herrser of the Fire].

"That's because everyone has followed the logistics personnel who came to guide them into the main island." Rita [Blue Knight·Moon Soul] responded calmly, "Compared to the other guests who have always obeyed the instructions, you are more like an outlier who doesn't follow the rules."

"I am already an archdeacon. Do I still need to abide by the rules specially set for guests?" Kiana [Herrser of the Fire] smiled righteously. "Even if I don't abide by the rules, what can the Destiny Headquarters do to me? Rita, you know me well. You should also understand that I don't want to be an archdeacon at all, and I have no interest in the inexplicable position of the Saint, right?"

"Of course Rita knows this too." Rita [Blue Knight·Moon Soul] sighed softly, and she turned her gaze to the silent Yulandel [Brilliant Knight·Moon Soul], "Not only Miss Kiana, Lord Yulandel also thinks the same way."

Li Shubai looked at Youlandel [Brilliant Knight·Moon Soul] on the left, and looked at Kiana [Herrser of Fire] on the right, and after a moment's silence, he suddenly said dryly: "I now believe that you really don't want to usurp my position."

"Huh?" The four Valkyries present were stunned at the same time.

"You are not even interested in the bishop's position that actually rules the world... How can a small captain like me make you want to usurp the throne?" Li Shubai spread his hands. "Although I am surprised that you can control this organization that rules the world so easily, but since you are not interested in ruling others, it should also mean that you don't value power that much, right?"

"Of course." Rita [Blue Knight·Moon Soul] covered her mouth and chuckled, "After all, to borrow a line that Miss Mei once said--"

"—You are more important than this world."

The frosty face of Raiden Mei [Herser of Thunder] suddenly turned bright red.

Chapter 4 Inauguration Ceremony (k)

As the sun sets, the cathedral on the first main island of Asgard begins to ring with the sound of sonorous bronze bells. The moment the bells ring is used as the dividing line, the church areas on the nine main islands all respond with interlaced bells, announcing the fact that darkness has already arrived.

Of course, for everyone who visited the Destiny Floating Island on this day, the moment when night fell actually heralded the beginning of the day.

Accompanied by continuous salutes, one firework after another exploded in the cloudless night sky. The night sky was briefly illuminated, and the colorful sparks gradually extinguished their light in the process of falling.

After hundreds of years of development under Otto's control, the Mandate of Heaven, which originated in early medieval Europe, has gradually transformed from its original religious organization into a violence and scientific research institution with a more modern style and more in line with the values ​​of the modern world. However, since the political framework of its organization still uses the centralized management system of five hundred years ago, the leadership position of "Archbishop", which has a strong religious color, is still retained by Otto.

Of course, as a leader with absolute dominance over the Mandate of Heaven, if the successor is chosen by Bishop Otto himself, it is almost impossible that any short-sighted person would question the legitimacy of the successor, and he does not need to seek the opinions of anyone else on the issue of succession.

In a sense, the name [Otto Apocalis] itself can be equated with the word [rules] in destiny.

Therefore, the inauguration ceremony of the two female bishops, Yulandel and Kiana, completely skipped the election and deliberation stages that other religions should have, and instead went directly to the mass after the new bishops' initial inauguration.

At first, all the guests present treated the inauguration ceremony of the two bishops with a pious attitude. However, since both Yulandel and Kiana had bluntly told Otto before taking office that they did not like this overly solemn atmosphere, Otto, who had resigned from the position of bishop, personally came out to ease the atmosphere of the entire inauguration ceremony after the two bishops took office. He used his superb control skills and a more friendly attitude to naturally transform the resignation ceremony of the previous generation of bishops, the inauguration ceremony of the two bishops, and the first mass of the new bishop into a grand celebration similar to a gala.

Beautiful fireworks flashed in the night sky, and beautiful and elegant music came from the open church door. Since the celebration has begun, there must be a luxurious dinner full of delicacies... Although the guests came from all over the world, in this era of information explosion, as top elites in various fields around the world who have received elite education, the guests who are qualified to participate in this historical moment have more or less made their mark on other important occasions. Therefore, most people actually have a basic understanding of the identities of other guests, and almost everyone has adapted to the change of atmosphere at the first time. Handsome gentlemen and dignified ladies gathered in groups of three or two, chatting about various upper-class topics; envoys from various countries and even leaders were full of polite but not necessarily sincere smiles; unmanned intelligent robots were interspersed among these people in suits and leather shoes, carrying trays full of high-heeled glasses to and fro, and the glasses and the wine in the glasses reflected the bright fireworks in the night sky.

The entire first main island of Asgard was immersed in a noble, elegant and peaceful atmosphere. Almost everyone had a smile on their face. Of course, there were a few exceptions.

For example, Siegfried Kaslana, a one-armed man, took a glass of red wine from a famous winery from the tray in the hands of the intelligent robot, and then sat alone on the top of the high wall on the side of the church.

In terms of identity alone, if Siegfried could escape the wanted list of Destiny, then, in the absence of Anti-Entropy leader Walter Yang, he, as the head of Kaslana, would not be inferior to any of the guests present. But he was sitting alone in the sky, and his whole body was as rough as a rock. If Siegfried accidentally spilled the wine on himself, he would probably be mistaken for a sloppy drunkard.

However, Siegfried now didn't care about his terrible appearance at all.

In fact, he had been here for more than six hours.

If someone told Siegfried that he, as one of the three most wanted criminals wanted by Bishop Otto himself, could stay in the First Sky Island of the Destiny Headquarters for an hour... he would probably laugh, accept the other person's flattery shamelessly, and then turn around and forget about it. He knew the defense strength of the Destiny Headquarters very well, and also understood the importance of the First Sky Island to the entire floating island group. Logically speaking, if special abilities such as consciousness control were excluded, even a mosquito would not be able to escape under the monitoring system of the floating island group.

Therefore, from the moment he boarded the transport ship heading to the Sixth Skyport, Siegfried had been mentally prepared for being discovered, or even surrounded by the Valkyrie troops.

However, he didn't feel any signs of being discovered until now.

Three days ago, when Siegfried first saw Otto's live speech and the "Kiana Shaniat" appearing on the screen, God knows how angry he was.

Siegfried simply didn't believe that Otto would give up his position as Bishop of Heaven's Will without any reason.

He could basically guess that Otto had made such a big fuss to let the girl appear in the live news broadcast to show the world that there was a high probability that he wanted to use the girl's appearance and identity to attract himself and the people of Anti-Entropy... and then catch them in the trap.

But even if he knew that it was a bait thrown by Otto, given Siegfried's character, no matter how angry he was, he had to "fall for it".

After all, judging from her appearance, even if the girl appearing on the screen is not her biological daughter, she must have a close relationship with her.

The worst case scenario is... when he and his biological daughter escaped from the Skyrim headquarters, he was not able to bring all the "Kiana Kaslana" clones out of Skyrim.

After losing so many things, Siegfried had long since realized his own incompetence and powerlessness, but even so, he would not allow Otto to continue trampling on the kindness of his own daughter.

With the awareness that he might not be able to achieve anti-entropy, Siegfried, who was on high alert, boarded the transport ship, and then... in an unexpectedly smooth way, he arrived at the first main island of the floating island group together with all the other guests.

Then, without being visited by any Valkyrie, he watched helplessly as Otto once again announced the fact that he had abdicated right under his nose, and then in a silent and solemn atmosphere, he completely handed over the power of the bishop to Yulandel and "Kiana Shaniat".

When the two girls officially became the bishop and vice bishop of the Destiny, and then naturally began the grand celebration, Siegfried, who was blowing in the wind in the sky, became messy.

How come the development of things... is completely different from what I imagined?

It is impossible to cause trouble... Although he is a wanted criminal, he is not a thug in the true sense. How could he destroy this lively and peaceful celebration without any reason?

As for that "Kiana Shaniat"...regardless of whether she is his biological daughter or a clone like Kiana, since Otto has really handed over the position and power of the archbishop to her, then no matter how passionate Siegfried is, he cannot say "she has been oppressed and treated unfairly by Otto."

So, after taking a glass of wine from those intelligent robots and confirming that he really did not seem to be targeted by Destiny - at least not by Destiny's monitoring system, Siegfried was naturally confused.

He took a sip of the fragrant wine, his confused and dazed pupils reflected the fireworks blooming in the night sky, then he lowered his eyelids and searched for his daughter on the ground.

After seeing the white-haired ball following Theresa and eating heartily, and another white-haired ball that had mixed with Theresa and her group at some point, Siegfried felt like a deflated ball.

"Kiana looks quite happy..." he muttered in a low voice, "That Kiana Shaniyate...seems to be getting along quite well with Kiana and Theresa."

So, was Otto really going to abdicate? Was Kiana Shaniat not a bait thrown by Otto to him and Anti-Entropy, but was indeed one of Otto's heirs? Siegfried felt that his brain was not enough.

And...if that's the case, then, could "Kiana Shaniat" really be...

Thinking of this, Siegfried suddenly felt his lips and tongue become inexplicably bitter. He took another sip from the rim of the goblet, hoping to cover up the bitterness in his mouth with the mellow taste, but found that there was not a drop of wine left in the glass.

Should I go see her? Just as Siegfried was struggling with this matter, a slight sound of footsteps suddenly sounded beside him.

The moment he heard the footsteps, Siegfried relaxed his tense muscles, and all the confusion and bewilderment he felt disappeared. Instead, he switched completely to a combat mode of thinking.

Is it finally here? Siegfried did not choose to act rashly at the first moment, but shook the wine glass in his hand slightly, and said in a low tone, full of calmness and absolute confidence: "If I were you, I would not face the strongest knight of Destiny alone. Go and tell Otto that if he wants to take me away, then let him come to see me in person."