The civilization before the collapse, heroes and heroes are reborn with me

I still remember the decision Karen made in the church a few years ago. She has indeed been moving towards her ideal firmly, but...

Eleanor's eyes lingered on Kallen and Otto for a moment, and finally she sighed imperceptibly.

She had a more or less guessed what Otto had said was the thing that had made him late.

It was a few years ago when Francis Kaslana, the head of the Kaslana family, died in battle. Sacrifice was not a rare thing for the Knights of Destiny. No one was special in the face of death, but... there was something strange about Francis' death in battle. The information about the Honkai in that area was wrong. Everyone thought it was just an ordinary Honkai crusade, but the actual situation was not like that.

After Francis' death, the Kaslana family showed signs of decline for a while because they lost their patriarch, and the patriarch's daughter Kallen had not yet grown up. Who would benefit the most from this?

The European countries and the Castle Parliament who have always wanted to seize power from the Church of Destiny.

Of course, with Shaniyat's support, even if Kaslana declines, those scheming villains will not be able to touch Kaslana. Hundreds of years ago, it was Kaslana and Apokalis who helped Shaniyat, which was in turmoil at the time, and Shaniyat will not let Kaslana and Apokalis down.

Concerning Francis' death in battle, he was the one who was investigating it at first, and Otto joined in after he noticed it. Lately, Otto has probably been busy thinking about how to settle that account, but he never mentioned a word about Kallen.

She had asked Otto why he had kept this secret from Kallen.

Otto's answer was: "I just hope that there will be no haze in Karen's world. For her, her father died gloriously in order to protect the people, and not because of the conspiracy of those despicable villains... It is enough for her to know this..."

undercurrent

In 1470, due to the increasing spread of Honkai, the world's largest and oldest anti-Honkai organization [Senfu] officially announced its military intervention in the politics of European countries in the name of [protection].

The rapid expansion of power brought greater prestige and power to the Mandate of Heaven, but it also gradually corrupted the hearts of the Mandate of Heaven's top leaders. The bishops of the Mandate of Heaven were no longer satisfied with dealing with the top leaders of various countries, but wanted to directly control the European countries. The original intention and mission of protecting mankind from the collapse was gradually replaced by ambition and greed.

However, beneath the seemingly strong appearance of the Destiny at this moment, all undercurrents were hidden in the shadows.

Klosten, Library.

Eleanor was sitting in her seat, taking notes in her notebook, with a classic book she had just taken from the bookshelf next to her.

Otto also sat quietly on the other side, flipping through another ancient book, and from time to time he wrote down some of his ideas in his notebook, waiting to verify them in later experiments.

Between them, Karen was sleeping soundly over a book.

Eleanor rubbed her brows and temporarily raised her head from the book to rest her eyes. She glanced at Karen who came to the library at the same time as them and fell asleep with a book, and said helplessly: "If you really don't want to read, there is no need for Karen to come with you, right?"

She and Otto both took classics from the library, while Karen took a popular chivalric novel. But even though it was a chivalric novel, Karen fell asleep after flipping through a few pages.

"Well... maybe in Karen's eyes, the three of us are just like the three heroes that the outside world talks about. We should do everything together, right?" Otto said after thinking for a while, "Also, if I remember correctly, you seem to be heading north soon. Karen probably wants to spend more time with you."

“Really…” Eleanor looked at Karen who was sleeping peacefully. She felt that there might be other reasons why Karen followed her. After all, reading was what Karen hated the most. She had angered countless teachers because of this. In the end, Karen’s homework was given to her and Otto to make up for it.

Did Karen think that just because she and Otto were reading and she was sleeping beside them, the three of them were reading together in the library?

Are you sure you're not going to use this to deal with those old men in the Kaslana family?

Eleanor sighed deeply. Forget it. It was not uncommon for the Kaslana family to be straightforward and not like reading. Kallen's father also did not like reading when he was young. It was a common thread between father and daughter.

Her eyes fell on Otto again, who had put down the quill in his hand and was staring at Kallen quietly.

Eleanor: “…”

It's another day of envying Karen. Otto is like this, why can't Karen understand?

Eleanor was not blind, so how could she not see Otto's feelings for Karen? She also asked Otto why he didn't just confess to Karen, and Otto's answer was...

"I don't want this incident to affect the relationship between her and me. I...I don't want her to think that I approached her with such an intention."

So she didn't say anything more. In fact, she could have gone and told Karen about it directly. At least after Karen knew about it, she wouldn't be like she is now. But she still chose to say nothing and do nothing.

Because she also has her own selfish desires.

Otto looked at Kallen, and she looked at Otto, but they both chose silence and concealment, and chose to do nothing and wait for time to pass...

They all knew that time could not stop at this moment forever, and they all knew that the undercurrent hidden in the shadows would surface one day, but they still chose to remain silent and choose to deceive themselves.

"I really envy her for being so pure until now..." Eleanor said softly, "You still haven't told her about Tianming's recent actions, right?"

"The war with humans is still far away from her." Otto lowered his eyes and said, "The resistance of European countries is vulnerable to the knights of destiny. After all, their soldiers are just some peasants who have just learned to use weapons. They are different from the knights of destiny who specialize in fighting Honkai... Kallen only needs to follow her ideals and concentrate on fighting Honkai."

"If one day, she joins the battlefield against humans according to the bishop's order and begins to doubt the rationality and justice of the war, what will you do, Otto?" Eleanor asked.

"No, there won't be such a day." Otto whispered.

Eleanor was silent for a while before she said, "Otto, do you think your father will be satisfied with this after conquering all of Europe?"

Otto was silent.

"According to Marco Polo's Travels, there is a rich and powerful country in the East. Throughout European history, the goods brought by the Eastern Empire have always been valuable items that are hard to come by... Otto, do you really not know what will happen next?"

Otto pursed his lips and gradually closed his hands on the table. He had to admit that Eleanor was right. His father would never be satisfied after conquering the European countries. The legendary ancient empire in the East full of gold and spices was his father's main goal.

But he still held on to some hope. Perhaps, that empire was just like the other European countries? Perhaps the Knights of Destiny could deal with them just as easily as they dealt with other European countries?

"Otto... no matter what the final result is, you have to prepare early." Eleanor said, "You must know the story of Attila, right? The Scourge of God swept across Europe, and her tribe even lost to the Eastern Empire in the far east and had to go west..."

Otto took a deep breath, pressed his forehead and said, "Eleanor, you are right... I should have been prepared for this earlier. No matter how much I deny it or how reluctant I am to admit it, the fact is the fact. By the way, I remember that you have read a lot of historical materials and books on this subject, right?"

He generally read books related to natural and scientific research, while historical books were the ones that Eleanor was interested in.

Eleanor pushed her notebook towards Otto: "If it's historical information about the East, it's all here."

Otto took the notebook, flipped through it, and said, "Can I borrow it for a few days?"

It's not that he couldn't look for it himself, but now someone had taken notes, and this person was also his friend, so he didn't have to search through the vast amount of information again.

I have to admit that Eleanor's notes are really good. Not only are they convenient for reading, but where there are conflicts, it also indicates which page of the corresponding book the conflict occurred on.

"Of course, I'll be leaving Klosten for the northern battlefield soon anyway." Eleanor's eyes fell on Otto's own notebook. "But I've always been curious about where all those inventions you made came from."

"If you want to take a look, it's not impossible. After all, I also borrowed your notes." Otto pushed his notebook towards Eleanor.

Eleanor picked up the notebook and flipped through it: "Your handwriting is much better than that of your two brothers..."

"I can't compare to you." Otto smiled and said, "My notes are basically what I read in the classics. I wrote down whatever came to my mind immediately, so some parts are a bit sloppy and messy."

Kallen, who had been sleeping, suddenly raised her head slightly and looked at the two people who were discussing their notes.

Karen: "..."

If she was not mistaken, the notebook in Eleanor's hand was Otto's, and the notebook in Otto's hand was Eleanor's, right? They were talking about the method of taking notes and their respective note-taking habits?

Kallen thought about it carefully, and then found that she really couldn't get a word in...

Come to think of it, each of the three of them actually had a notebook. It was Karen who suggested buying one for each of them, saying that each of them would have one to record their growth. As a result... Eleanor and Otto did take notes very seriously in their notebooks, but Karen's notebook... well, except for the first few pages, everything else was very white.

For some reason, Karen suddenly felt uncomfortable. She wanted to say something but found that she couldn't get a word in. Otto and Eleanor were talking about historical books. She usually slept with a book, so she couldn't talk to these two people at all...

But she felt that she should do something...

It's like... a feeling like something of yours was stolen?

Karin couldn't figure out what this feeling was. After thinking for a while, she finally decided to continue sleeping on the table, as if she didn't see anything. She had been sleeping all the time and had never woken up.

Not long after that, Eleanor went north to the Shaniyat family's base in accordance with her family's arrangement to lead the fight against the Honkai beasts in the north. Things developed just as Eleanor had initially warned Otto. After conquering the European countries, they were not satisfied with the Mandate of Heaven's control over only the European high-level officials. In order to further expand their power and seize more wealth, they finally decided to launch an expedition to the East.

However, the Tianming Army, which had been on a smooth journey to the East, stopped at their expected target and encountered an attack from the Ming Empire, which dominated the East.

After several encounters with mixed results, the two sides launched a decisive battle on the Kipchak steppe in 1475.

At the beginning, the two sides were evenly matched and it was difficult to tell who would win. However, years of fighting had made it impossible for Tianming to continue to consume the Ming Empire, so Tianming ordered the knights to use the Honkai energy weapons secretly developed by Otto in the organization. Under the risk and pain of being eroded by Honkai energy, the knights finally gained the upper hand. However, just when the balance of victory tilted towards Tianming...

The Red Kite Immortal who had guarded Shenzhou for thousands of years took action.

In front of the Red Kite Immortal, even Honkai was no match for them. The Satori army, which had just gained the upper hand, was instantly defeated. In a panic, in order to save the situation, Satori dispatched their strongest force, Kallen Kaslana, one of the three heroes of Satori.

Eleanor Shaniyat, another of the strongest fighters in the Mandate who is comparable to Kallen, was unable to control the Shaniyat family because of her family's principle of not getting involved in any worldly disputes. Therefore, from the beginning of the war, no one from the Shaniyat family was in the Mandate's eastern expedition army.

Although she doubted the justice and rationality of this war, as the captain of the Destiny Valkyrie Corps, Kallen chose to fight for destiny.

The Destiny Army, which was winning victory after victory at that time, had too many incomprehensions about Shanyatid's refusal to join the war. They laughed at the Shanyatid family for losing an opportunity to make a fortune, and were glad that no more people would share the wealth they were about to get. But at this moment, even Kallen Kaslana, who was invincible in their eyes, even though Kallen had the Key of God [The Oath of Judah] in her hand, was ultimately no match for the Red Kite Immortal.

The Destiny's Eastern Expedition... ended in complete failure.

Tianming is on the way of retreat.

"Karen...are you feeling better now? Drink some water and don't be so stubborn." Otto handed the water bottle to Karen.

Kallen took the kettle from Otto's hand, looked at the gloomy sky in the distance, and asked in confusion: "Otto... have we, or destiny... really done something wrong? Shouldn't this war have existed from the beginning?"

The last words that the Red Kite Immortal said to Kallen have always troubled Kallen.

"The weapon in your hand was created to protect humanity. Those who have not realized the power of [protection] cannot use its true power."

Judas has even greater power, but...does he know what he is protecting? Is what he is doing what he understands as protection?

Faced with Kallen's question, Otto remained silent for a long time.

Did destiny do something wrong? There is no doubt that this war started from the very beginning just because of the selfishness of my father and his people. It should not have happened from the beginning, but it happened as it should.

But could he answer Kallen like this? Tell Kallen that her destiny was rotten to the core? Could Kallen fight against the entire destiny? If Kallen was determined to do this, no, she would definitely do it, but would he be able to help her then? If he couldn't help her, he would no longer be the omnipotent inventor in her eyes.

He…would no longer be needed by Kallen.

The failure of this Eastern Expedition will definitely cause a big rift within the Mandate of Heaven. By then, Eleanor might come back from the north. If Eleanor is still here, with the help of the Shaniyat family, maybe...

Otto thought so, but said to Kallen: "Kallen, don't think too much. If there is any problem, I will definitely help you solve it. You just need to rest and recover. This expedition to the east... is indeed a strategic mistake of destiny."

They only talk about strategic mistakes but never mention their root causes.

Karen looked at Otto. She knew that Otto avoided her question, but she finally chose to remain silent and stopped asking Otto.

She remembered the time when she was defeated by the Red Kite Immortal. Otto, who was supposed to be at the back, appeared on the battlefield at that moment, opened his arms firmly, and stood between her and the Red Kite Immortal.

"If it's you, you can definitely solve any problem. I... believe in you, great inventor..."

Vain

“To Otto:

I already know about the failure of the Tianming Eastern Expedition. I will return to Tianming soon to officially take over the position of the head of the family. In addition, the medicine you developed is very effective. Thanks to your medicine, the number of Shaniyat people who died from the Honkai infection on the northern front has been reduced.

However, regarding the indulgences distributed by Heaven's Will..."

The brown-haired girl stopped writing here and was thinking about what she should write next.

Indulgences... This ridiculous way of making money was finally resorted to by the Apokalis family. The current Apokalis family is no longer the enlightened one who fought side by side with their ancestors. Tianhui's eyes have been obscured by worldly greed.

However, there is still one person who can carry the banner of the Apocalis family. Only if he becomes the bishop, the destiny can continue to exist...

However, he had no intention of becoming a bishop. All he had in his eyes was Kallen. He was willing to bow down and give up everything for Kallen...

She wanted to tell Otto that now was the best time for him to win the hearts of the people and prepare to seize the position of bishop, but she also knew that he would not listen to her advice. The power, fame and wealth that ordinary people longed for were nothing but dirt to him.

She sighed deeply, and finally wrote a few words at the end of the letter, warning the recipient that Tianming was about to face a huge turmoil.

"Hey, have you replied to your crush?" A young man's voice sounded from behind her. "I say, Eleanor, do you really have to treat that weak and incompetent guy like this? You are so sincere to him, but he doesn't necessarily care about you that much."

"Constantine, you are one of those people who unfortunately has a big mouth in the Black Abyss, right?" Eleanor said coldly as she put the letter she had just written into the envelope. "Besides, the medicines that were sent to us before were all developed by him. If this is considered incompetence, is there anyone in the current Destiny who is not incompetent?"

"Heh... I'm just reminding you." Constantine's tone changed from joking to indifference. "Eleanor Shanyat, I advise you not to forget that it has only been a few hundred years since Lancelot's incident. You should know what she brought to the Shanyat family in the end. Because of a ridiculous woman, she failed the name of Shanyat and brought shame to the family..."

Eleanor's hands gradually closed: "...I know, and I have never forgotten. I don't need you to remind me."

"I really don't understand. What on earth could attract you to that weak man? Or do you [White Flowers] all like this type? That's not right. The Lucifer that Lady Alicia likes is not like this..."

A branch broke through the ground at Constantine's feet, and almost in the blink of an eye, the sharp thorns on the branch scratched his cheek, leaving a bright red mark.

"Watch your mouth, Constantine, or next time it won't just be your face that's cut, but your neck." Eleanor's tone became stern.

"Tsk... Are you planning to turn against your family for that man?" Constantine reached out and wiped his wound, and the next moment he was back to normal. "Forget it, just assume that you are right. That guy is a little smart, at least much better than his ignorant bishop father... But if you really want to snatch him away from Kallen Kaslana, it shouldn't be a difficult task, right?"

"This is my own business, you are meddling too much."

"Although we [Black Abyss] don't care about so-called feelings, we also know that even if we do something, it's better than doing nothing, right?"

"…Are you done? Are you guys [Black Abyss] so free now?"

"Okay, okay. After all, I am the one arranged by the family to assist you. Seeing that you look like you are going to hang yourself on a tree, I just come here to remind you."

"..."

"...Let him go, and let yourself go, Eleanor..."

There was no more sound coming from behind. Constantine had already left. In the candlelight, Eleanor's expression was difficult to make out.

How could she not know what she should do? She had always known that just waiting would not produce any results...but...

"He can only see Kallen, not anyone else..."

Because only because he fell in love with Kallen, he could finally become the Bishop of Destiny as predicted by his ancestors, revitalize the corrupt Destiny, and lead mankind to expel the Collapse in the end.

In his life, Kallen should be his only one.