K424 of the Collapse World

Suddenly, a young man's voice sounded behind him. Then, the blond man brushed past his shoulder, walked past the middle-aged man, and sat down on the chair on the other side.

“It is indeed very efficient and scientific, but…”

The middle-aged man paused and turned his gaze to the smiling blond man, with a sharp gleam in his weathered eyes.

"But Mr. Bishop, I seem to have heard that the headquarters' method of training Valkyries is to destroy their humanity and strengthen them like machines. Is this really a good idea?"

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"Ha... that's just a rumor. The truth is not that exaggerated at all. As you can see, the training at the headquarters is indeed strict, but the Valkyries here will also receive ordinary cultural education, and are allowed to learn hobbies such as gardening and cooking, and enjoy the same holidays as the outside world. And those Valkyries who have completed the training and graduated can also be regarded as a legitimate profession, and we will also pay them a salary. By the way, the annual salary of an ordinary A-level Valkyrie is about 100,000 Euros. The salary of the Valkyries in the special technical department will be even higher."

Otto explained calmly, looking at the middle-aged man's thoughtful expression, a smile appeared on his face.

"As for the source of the rumor, I'm sure Mr. Dist can guess who it is, right? That's right, it's Miss Theresa Apokalis, who is also your branch chief. She broke up with me because she was dissatisfied with the Valkyrie system, so she naturally spread news that was unfavorable to the Sky Mandate headquarters in various branches. In addition, they even openly came to the Valkyrie Academy at the headquarters to promote Saint Freya a few years ago. How do you think this matter should be concluded?"

Otto continued, turning his back to the middle-aged man.

"I also know that you and my granddaughter were classmates who received command training at the same time. At the beginning, I also agreed with her whimsical idea. But you should also know that a Valkyrie who grew up in a greenhouse can really obey orders unconditionally like a soldier?"

Hearing this, the man's expression relaxed slightly, but he still looked serious.

"So, Mr. Bishop, what do you think of Valkyries? In your eyes, are they human beings or tools?"

Otto sneered at the man's question.

"Human? Tool? In my opinion, there is no difference between the two."

"..."

Without giving the man a chance to ask further questions, Otto turned around and turned off the image on the light screen in the room.

"Let's leave this matter alone. Theresa and the Valkyrie's affairs are not something you should be concerned about. By the way, do you remember why I asked you to come to the headquarters?"

Seeing that Otto was unwilling to say anything more, the man had no choice but to shut up. He then nodded, turned on his terminal, and brought up a light screen that recorded a person's file.

"The commander of the Turkish branch and the captain of the branch's floating battleship, Yig Azeas. Your Excellency the Bishop, I have asked him to come to the headquarters."

Looking at the plain-looking man in the file photo, Diss couldn't help but frown, with a hint of disgust in his eyes. At least he had some impression of this former colleague.

Because of the other person's character...

"Mr. Bishop... As I recall, this guy was fired after an investigation into the failure of the battle against Anti-Entropy during Operation Ruins, when his entire battleship was destroyed by the Third Herrscher. Why did you suddenly ask me to bring this piece of rubbish here?"

"Waste? You're right... It is indeed waste, but even such waste has its value."

Looking at the file in front of him, Otto nodded with satisfaction.

"Just as I expected... corruption, bribery, tsk, it seems that he has also engaged in smuggling? He is indeed a low-level commander who only relies on subsidies... It seems that those guys in the parliament are also blind sometimes. But now, this guy happens to be of some use..."

As he spoke, Otto received the archive data and

Then he walked to the control terminal set up in the office.

"My rebellious granddaughter seems to be investigating some secrets from ten years ago. The entire Far East Branch is under her control. This is not going to be good. It seems that it is time to put some restrictions on her..."

Having said that, Otto turned around and looked at the middle-aged man behind him with an unchanged expression.

"Mr. Dist, I want this Iger to serve under Theresa as the captain of Hyperion. What do you think?"

"I don't think so, Mr. Bishop. Since you know that Iger is a useless scum, why do you still..."

"Didn't you understand what I just said? Because I just want to cause trouble for my lovely granddaughter... The Red Kite Immortal is just an insider and is not suitable for doing this kind of thing. So, if you want to disrupt Theresa's plan, sending a useless commander by air is the best way at the moment."

"..."

"Just give the order as I said. I just want that naughty girl to stop meddling in other people's business and run her own academy well."

Otto continued to speak, but Dist frowned slightly when he heard it.

"But Mr. Bishop, as far as I know, Miss Theresa is not an easy person to deal with...Aren't you worried that the scumbag will take advantage of your granddaughter? Or that the guy will be killed directly after he angered Miss Theresa?"

"Haha... Don't worry, Igor will not dare to take advantage of Theresa, but Theresa will not do it directly. Even if she leaves the headquarters, she is still a member of the Destiny Organization. If she does that, it would be a blatant betrayal! She still thinks that I have her weakness in my hand, so she naturally dare not do such a thing blatantly... Even if she really kills Igor, it doesn't matter. I can use the reason of harming her colleagues to recall her back to the headquarters."

Otto smiled, with a confident look on his face that everything was under control.

"Then let's get that Iger going quickly. This useless commander with an official file can be of some use in this situation."

"I understand, Mr. Bishop... But I won't arrange an escort for him. Let him drive the Night Cat over by himself!"

"Hehe... I'll leave it to you to decide, Mr. Dist."

Changkong City, accommodation area behind the me company headquarters...

"Ig Azeas?"

The girl with loose silver hair sat on the sofa, looking at the identity information displayed on the bloodstained terminal in her hand. She didn't care about the bloody severed hand on the table next to her, and looked at the person who handed the terminal to her with a puzzled look.

"Claire, what is this?"

"Look, isn't it clearly written on it? It's a special certificate from the Tianming military, an identification card for a school-level officer..."

"Hey wait! Where did this thing come from? Are you guys going to assassinate the top leaders of Tianming?"

The silver-haired girl was horrified, her hands trembled and she almost threw the terminal in her hand away. But in response, the short-haired girl next to her smiled and waved her hand.

"Don't worry, Shiris, I'm not crazy enough to go and assassinate the top leaders of the Destiny. I went to patrol the Qiye Street with Bronya today, and we detected the electronic signal of an aircraft nearby. When we got there, there was only a destroyed Night Cat aircraft, a few dead soldiers and a group of assault-level Honkai beasts. The people inside should have been attacked by Honkai beasts. We only found this thing..."

Hearing this, Hillis sighed and continued to play with the terminal in her hand, browsing the identity information on it.

"So he was an idiot who drove an unarmed aircraft into the Houkai Zone. I didn't expect that there would be such a person in the Destiny... Claire, this guy should be dead, right?"

"Yes, there was a soldier in military uniform there. He was shot down by Bronya. Fortunately, one hand was left behind. We can use fingerprints to unlock the terminal..."

"..."

Claire said helplessly, and suddenly noticed the surprised expression on the silver-haired girl's face, so she walked over quickly and sat down next to Shiris.

"What? Did you find any important information?"

With no time to pay attention to Claire who was standing next to her, Hillary looked at the latest message records on the terminal, and her eyes twitched slightly.

"Priority mission: Yig Azeas, from now on, will go to the Far East Branch to serve as the captain of the floating battleship Hyperion. Please ask the branch leader Theresa Apokalis for specific matters. - Otto Apokalis"

(So ​​there really is such a thing as a captain in the plot. And he was appointed by Otto himself. Wait! This... Hyperion's captain... is dead?)

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In the building area inside the ME company, Shiris twisted the blood-stained terminal in her hand, and after repeatedly confirming the authenticity of the information on it, she took the terminal and hurriedly ran to the experimental area with Claire.

direction.

Before arriving at the familiar laboratory, Shiris opened the electronic door of the laboratory without knocking and walked in.

"Hey~Frei, there's something that might interest you. An officer of Destiny died suddenly in a neighborhood near us!"

Seeing the red-haired girl bent over the experimental table, Shilis spoke up and ran over to her side.

"Sirius, what did you just say?"

"Don't worry about those things yet. Take a look at this. Claire and Bronya found it on the outer street. You should know what this thing is, right?"

Looking at Tesla who looked up with a confused look on her face, Hillary handed her the unlocked terminal.

"The universal terminal of the Destiny Organization...? Hey, wait, what did you just say? What officer?"

Tesla took the bloodstained small machine with some hesitation, frowned and opened the terminal that was soaked in blood. After taking a quick look at the information inside, his expression gradually became serious.

"This...! There is no doubt that this terminal is indeed something that belongs to destiny, and there is no doubt about the authenticity of the information. In other words, the guy who was inexplicably killed by a wild Honkai beast is indeed the new captain appointed by Otto to the Far East Branch!"

Tesla said this, hurriedly put down the energy module he was modifying, and swiftly took off his white coat.

"This is troublesome... We need to tell Ain quickly! Shirley, come with us! This matter is very serious, we need to call them over to discuss it quickly..."

"Um......"

Shirley responded softly, and then followed Tesla outside. Seeing this, Claire, who was still staying next to the laboratory, tilted her head with a slightly eager expression on her face.

"Um, Dr. Tesla, what about me? This thing was discovered by my sister Bronya and me, so should I also..."

"I understand. I will go find Bronya later. Ms. Claire, please help me keep an eye on the data of these experimental equipment. Remember not to let anyone in."

"......oh."

Sitting in the conference room after a long absence, Shirley rested her arms on the table and supported her chin. In the hottest summer, she still wore long-sleeved shirts and long pants, and her hands were hidden in thick gloves. But even so, relying on the energy in her body and the temperature control of the biochip, she would not suffer from the hot temperature.

Looking at Tesla and Einstein sitting in the conference room, as well as Thunder Ryuma who came with them, Shiris sighed softly and turned her gaze to Tesla who had turned on the terminal.

"Frei has just explained this matter. What do you think? The top members of the Destiny Organization were killed in Changkong City. Even if this matter has nothing to do with us, the Destiny Organization knows the news very well and will definitely investigate the situation in Changkong City carefully because of this matter. In this case, the fact that we are hiding in the Collapse Zone will definitely be known to the Destiny Organization."

After Tesla explained the whole story, Hillis spoke up. Although it was sudden, Hillis could imagine what serious things would happen next, not to mention the three regular executors.

Einstein thought for a moment, then raised his head slightly and looked at the terminal in Tesla's hand that was activated normally. His usually lazy eyes suddenly became sharp.

"About this... it is indeed a sudden disaster for us. But Miss Hillis, don't you think it's a bit strange? How could a school-level officer act alone? Driving an unarmed light vehicle alone, he dared to pass through the most dangerous area?"

"These are indeed suspicious points, but we have confirmed that the terminal is genuine, right? In other words, that unlucky guy is indeed an officer sent by the Sky Mandate Headquarters to the Far East Branch..."

"That's true... The terminal and the source of information cannot be faked. The Destiny Organization has always been very strict in handling this aspect. Well, although it is suspicious, it is indeed a big problem..."

"Right?"

Seeing Einstein nod in acknowledgment, Shirley spread her hands and spoke with a hint of helplessness in her tone.

"So, do you have any means to deal with this matter? I'll tell you in advance, please don't count on me, I'm not good at this kind of strategic problem..."

Following Shiris's speech, the conference room fell into a brief silence. Thunder Dragon Horse suddenly felt that everyone's eyes were focused on him, and he smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Unfortunately, the situation happened too suddenly, and I don't have any good solution. Changkong City has been isolated from the outside world due to the outbreak of Honkai. It was originally only a matter of time before we were completely exposed to the eyes of the Destiny Organization. This just shortened that time."

"You're right. This wasn't a big deal. I had a premonition that we would meet again with the Destiny Organization, but it had to happen at this time...! Speaking of which, there's also the Cocolia incident that's weighing on my mind recently, which is really annoying..."

Tesla at the side echoed, her expression also becoming irritated.

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At this moment, there was a slight and polite knock on the conference room door, and a familiar girl's voice sounded outside the door.

"Um...I heard Dr. Tesla is looking for me? Can I come in now?"

"Well, come in, Bronya."

Following Shirley's voice, the door was gently pushed open. The girl with double Roman curls walked into the room and looked at the gloomy people in front of the conference table with a slightly reserved look.

Bronya, who had always been with Seele, had never seen such a scene before. She was shocked by the solemn atmosphere in the conference room. But the next moment, Bronya suddenly thought of something and saluted, straightening her back like she had in the special forces.

"Um... ahem, excuse me, Bronya Zajcek reporting in! Sir, do you have any orders?"

"..."

Tesla and Raiden Ryoma were confused by Bronya's behavior. Shiris looked at the soldier-like gray-haired girl helplessly and clapped her hands gently.

"Relax, Bronya... We don't like formalities here. I asked you to come here just to investigate the terminal we just found. I heard that was the first thing you found?"

As Silis spoke, she motioned for Bronya to sit next to her, then raised her hand and pointed at the blood-stained terminal placed in the middle of the conference table.

"Yes... Sister Shiris, at that time, Bronya's Heavy Bunny discovered the energy reaction and searched along that direction, and found the wreckage of the aircraft and the terminal..."

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"Is there nothing else at the scene? For example, are there any wreckage of escort fighters and transport ships?"

Einstein asked calmly, his tone still as indifferent as usual. If you ignore her eyes that were already fully open.

"I'm sorry, Bronya didn't find anything like that... Based on the situation at the scene, Bronya can be sure that the only aircraft that entered that area and was attacked by the Honkai was that one aircraft."

Bronya said confidently. Hearing this, Tesla raised his head thoughtfully.

"So, could it be some unexpected situation? For example, the officer is actually a defector..."

"Impossible. That guy's terminal still has a mission list sent by Otto himself, so that person can't be a defector."

Raiden Ryoma denied Tesla's point of view with a gloomy look on his face.

"There are too many possibilities, whether something happened to the escort team or the officer himself had a problem with his brain. But no matter what, since he died here, the search team of Tianming may go to Changkong City at any time. It's really a headache..."

Seeing that the discussion was about to reach a deadlock again, Einstein supported his head with his hands, stared at the terminal in front of him, and his expression changed slightly.

"Wait, everyone, have you noticed something?"

As Einstein spoke, he pointed to the personal terminal with the light screen still turned on, and his expression became a little strange.

"I remember that the personal communication terminals of the Destiny Organization have a function activated during the mission. When the superior in charge of communication confirms the death of the subordinate, the information in the terminal will be automatically formatted. This officer named Iger went to the Far East Branch according to the order, so his terminal must be in mission activation mode. Then, why is this thing... still activated as usual?"

Hearing this, everyone's eyes focused on the small terminal. Silis stared at the record in the file column, which showed no abnormalities, and her eyes narrowed slightly.

“Could it be…?”