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the other side.

After some discussion and thinking, Theresa finally decided to split her forces into two groups. One team, Himeko, Mei and Tesla, would go to Sky City in disguise to find the intelligence dealer for contact. If not necessary, they would only focus on obtaining intelligence and try to avoid conflicts with Shaniyat and the Valkyrie of Destiny in Sky City.

He and Einstein took Wendy and Bronya to Haiyuan City.

Originally, Theresa wanted to deal with Kiana's problem first and then go to Ocean Abyss City, but the actual situation did not allow her to do so. Einstein almost begged Saint Freya to provide them with help this time, but if he went to Sky City and only let Wendy and Bronya follow Einstein to Ocean Abyss City, Theresa would be even less likely to feel at ease.

The information about Kiana is still in an uncertain state, and Wendy and Bronya are her students who live in front of her. She can't let them go to Cocolia. Even if Einstein follows them, Haiyuan City is the base camp of Cocolia. Can Einstein take care of it?

So she did promise Einstein to provide help at the beginning, but her condition was that she would solve the problem in Sky City first, and then go to Ocean City to solve Einstein's problem. But Einstein said that Anti-Entropy really couldn't wait that long. Theresa's attitude was still very tough at that time, until Einstein had no choice but to use a semi-threatening method to force Theresa to join the game.

"Theresa, are you... really okay?" Ji Zi, who was about to go to Sky City, looked at Theresa hesitantly. Theresa had a gloomy face these days. She didn't know what Ni Entropy talked about with Theresa, but Theresa had been in this state for the past few days after the talk.

"Don't worry, Jizi. I'm more worried about you than me." Theresa said, "When you go to Sky City with Dr. Tesla this time, you must be careful. Although Tianming and Shaniyat will not conflict with us on the surface, it's best not to take the initiative to cause trouble. Our combat power is seriously insufficient and we are no match for them."

"I understand. Just leave this matter to me and don't worry." Ji Zi bent down and patted Theresa's shoulder.

"That's it, then. After you leave, it won't be long before I also have to take Wendy and the others with me," Theresa said.

She watched as Jizi chatted with Tesla for a few more words, and then they and Mei boarded the plane to Tiankong City.

Einstein stood beside her and said in a low voice: "Ms. Theresa, I really hope you can understand that we really have no choice this time."

"Heh... what else can I say except that you are right, Dr. Einstein?" Theresa glanced at Einstein and said, "Since you can bring up that matter, do I have any other choice but to agree? But I also hope that you can fulfill your promise and keep that thing in your own hands, and don't let that woman Cocolia get it."

In order to achieve his goal of getting Theresa to go with him, Einstein finally told Theresa about the special weapons they had developed to target the Holy Blood of Shaniyat, and confessed their position and the reasons behind their need to defend Haiyuan City at all costs.

If things really come to a last resort, they can only use that special weapon to suppress the Shanyiat family. But if they do so and weaken the Shanyiat family's combat effectiveness, it is hard to say what Cocolia will do.

For this reason, Theresa had to agree to Einstein's request and go to Haiyuan Town with her to guard it.

The reason why they can't wait is, on the one hand, because the offensive of Destiny on Haiyuan City is intensifying, and they need to prepare early. On the other hand, Einstein and Tesla have finally made up their minds to seize power from Cocolia by force. Theresa is not as reckless as Siegfried, nor as young and ignorant as Wendy, nor as easily affected by her feelings for Cocolia as Bronya. With Theresa's assistance, as long as Haiyuan City survives this time, Einstein will be ready to officially take action against Cocolia.

"Thank you for your understanding and assistance in the end, Ms. Theresa." Einstein sighed and said, "I think we have the same idea in terms of trying not to completely break up with the Shanyiat family."

When they first collected the holy blood of Shaniyat, they did not do so to study how to deal with the Shaniyat family. Instead, they wanted to analyze the principles of the holy blood, hoping to replicate it and then use it. Their main purpose was not to deal with the Shaniyat family.

However, Anti-Entropy has been in constant friction with the Shaniyat family since its establishment. After Siegfried's defection, the Shaniyat family's attitude towards Anti-Entropy deteriorated significantly, forcing Einstein and Tesla to find other ways out. Holding this trump card in hand is to at least be qualified to negotiate with the Shaniyat family when the time comes.

This is what Einstein said to Theresa. She would never use this kind of weapon unless it was absolutely necessary. But Haiyuan City was too important. At least before Walter came out of the Quantum Sea, Haiyuan City could not be lost.

"Does Cocolia know about your trump card or not?" Theresa asked.

"When we collected the holy blood sample from Cecilia, Cocolia had not yet joined Anti-Entropy, and we kept our research on the holy blood highly confidential. Even Mr. Siegfried didn't know about it." Einstein replied.

Theresa frowned and thought for a while. She felt that something seemed to be wrong. Although Einstein and Tesla also had a mecha unit, they would join the Haiyuan City battlefield with Einstein this time. In terms of combat power replenishment, Cocolia really needed this mecha unit. Everything was logical, but she just felt that something was wrong.

It's a rather ominous feeling.

"What's wrong with you, Ms. Theresa? Do you have any concerns?" Einstein asked.

Theresa expressed her doubts very frankly: "Even if Destiny has torn apart the first line of defense of Haiyuan City, Destiny is currently steadily winning. The pressure of attacking Haiyuan City is not so great that Cocolia is so eager to ask for help, right? Why is she so eager to ask you to take another anti-entropy mecha unit to defend Haiyuan City? It's as if she is sure that Haiyuan City will face a large-scale attack from Destiny next."

Einstein fell silent after hearing this. She had thought about this too. She certainly suspected that this was a Hongmen Banquet set by Cocolia, but on the one hand, Cocolia agreed to some of the conditions proposed by herself and Tesla and immediately fulfilled them. On the other hand, Haiyuan City was indeed important and could not be lost, so she had to go there and then pull Theresa on board as an insurance.

"Perhaps we can only know the answers when we get there," said Einstein.

Klosten.

At this time, the originally peaceful old Mandate headquarters, Kolosten, was now charred black. A fire caused by the explosion swept through the place. Although the Valkyries who stayed here reacted quickly, they only caught the accomplice of the fire in the end, because the mastermind behind the incident still did not come in person. Mandate only got a pile of Titan mecha fragments that were scrapped due to the built-in explosive bombs.

"There is always a loophole in a perfect plan? Perhaps this is the old saying in Shenzhou, 'a cornered dog will jump over the wall... haha..." Otto stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at the Apokalis family members who were kneeling in a row in front of him.

"My Lord, this... this really has nothing to do with us!" one person said, "We didn't expect Cocolia to do this!"

"Your Excellency the Bishop, the things have been salvaged." Ivar came over and handed a box to Otto. "The things inside are not damaged."

Otto only glanced at the slightly burnt box and said, "Besides this?"

Ivar was silent, then looked at Amber on the other side. Amber walked forward and handed Otto a half-burned notebook.

Otto reached out and took the half-burned notebook from Amber. Against the backdrop of the night, Otto's expression was a little unclear. At least Amber didn't understand what Otto's expression was at this moment.

Otto's eyes fell on the notebook. After Siegfried's defection, how long had it been since he had experienced the feeling that things were beyond his control?

A smart person is always easier to understand than a fool, but Otto didn't really understand what Cocolia was thinking about. Would it be good for her to anger him or would it be more beneficial than harmful? Or did she think that the deployment of Anti-Entropy in Haiyuan City could really stop the destiny?

Or is this the final madness of a dying man?

"Have you calculated the damage suffered by Klosten in this attack?" Otto said, "The money and time required for reconstruction will be handed over to me later. As for now..."

Otto glanced at the Apocalis family members and said, "After dealing with the traitors, prepare to attack Haiyuan City. Change the original plan and increase the investment in armed forces. There is no need to wait any longer. Once the reinforcements arrive, advance the front immediately."

Chapter 71: Intelligence Transaction

Tianqiong City, an underground stronghold.

Kiana spread out the map of Sky City on the table, then took a marker from Mia and marked the places where she had been today. Rita stood aside and looked at the map thoughtfully and said, "It seems that Lady Kiana has indeed done a very detailed investigation during this period of time..."

"This still depends on you, Rita, investigating Shencheng Pharmaceutical in public, right?" Kiana looked at the map and pointed to a place. "Based on the suspected places where the collapse has occurred, Shencheng Pharmaceutical's industrial park is the most likely... No, it should be said that the base camp of Jackal and the others is almost certainly there."

"The Shencheng Pharmaceutical Industrial Park?" Rita thought for a moment and said, "I agree with you on this point. During the day, I also went there as a representative of Tianming to inspect. The person in charge of leading me always guided me to follow the route they arranged. If I asked to go somewhere, I basically did not leave their sight. At that time, I guessed that the industrial park might be hiding some secrets."

"Then this should be considered as one of the evidences." Kiana said, "However, even if we have confirmed that their base is in the industrial park, I think they should have made sufficient preparations to deal with my arrival. It will be difficult to sneak in and disrupt their plans. We must have a detailed plan."

Rita looked at Kiana who was lost in thought, and she couldn't help but think of another person. If Yulandel hadn't mentioned to her before that Lucifer had taken over the training of Kiana after she was 12 years old, she would never believe that this was the daughter taught by Siegfried.

"By the way, Lady Kiana, did Lord Lucifer tell you some... more detailed information about the Jackal's actions this time?" Rita asked, "For example, what is the purpose of their method of causing Honkai?"

Up to now, she only knew that the Jackals had a big conspiracy that would lead to the death of most people in Sky City, but she was still confused about how the Jackals were going to implement it and what their purpose was.

"This..." Kiana lowered her eyes, "According to what Feng... Lucifer told me, and my investigations over the past few days, they will first distribute potions to the residents of Sky City. That potion seems to be able to catalyze the power of the holy marks in their bodies. When the potion is almost distributed..."

"It will trigger the Honkai and directly select the entire human population of Sky City. Only those who have awakened the stigmata can survive, and those who have not awakened the stigmata will die." Rita's eyes darkened, "This is really... a crazy experiment. If things are the same as what you said, Lady Kiana, then Rita can also confirm how they will distribute the potion."

"Is it the anti-Honkai vaccine that Destiny sent to support Sky City?" Kiana said, "First, they caused the Honkai everywhere, and then used it to distribute and inject this batch of anti-Honkai vaccine to the people of Sky City on a large scale, thus achieving their goal."

"Then it should still be in time. They haven't started distributing the vaccine yet," Rita said. "But even so, we don't have much time left."

Kiana put one hand on her chin and glanced at Mia. She knew that she had to come up with a feasible plan or work with Rita to come up with a feasible plan. Feng had handed the team over to her, and she had to bring them back intact. If they broke into the industrial park by force, even if the Jackal was also a subordinate of the World Serpent Lord, he might not hold back. In other words, there was no room for holding back.

Breaking in by force might be successful, but the risk is also great. Kiana really doesn't think that doing so will keep Mia and the others safe.

At this time, in another place in Tianqiong City.

"Oh, the bosses are quite punctual." The girl with a hood on her head and her whole body covered by a cloak tossed the coin in her hand while looking at the people who came to her.

Mei was also looking at the girl in front of her. She hid her whole body under the cloak, and one could only infer from her exposed coin-tossing hand that she was a slender girl. Was this the intelligence dealer who was in contact with them?

After all, the other party had agreed that she would toss a coin at the meeting point.

"Hello, Miss Kong Meng, I am the trader who came to meet you this time, Wuliangta Jizi, and the person next to me is Dr. Tesla." Jizi stepped forward and said. The other party had their information in his hands, so it was not surprising that he knew them.

"Hmm... I thought the person coming here would be Theresa, the head of the Far East branch." [Kong Meng] threw the coin in his hand high up and then grabbed it. "But it seems that she really has no chance to come here. After all, just before you came, something big happened."

"Big thing?" Tesla frowned. "What big thing?"

"Eh? So you guys still don't know about this?" [Kong Meng] raised his eyebrows and said, "Anti-Entropy raided the old Mandate headquarters, Kolosten, and a big fire burned a lot of things inside. Mandate has further sent more troops to Haiyuan City, right?"

"What?! Raid on Kolosten?" Tesla's eyes widened. Einstein was in charge of the affairs in Haiyuan City, and they had been busy all the way here. Tesla also analyzed the photo for a long time to confirm its authenticity, so he didn't have time to contact Einstein.

But what the hell is a raid on Klosten? It's just the old Mandate headquarters, what good would a raid there do for Anti-Entropy?

Tesla was stunned for a moment.

"After all, in many cases, human plans are always inferior to God's plans." [Kong Meng] stretched and said, "Bosses, this news is given to you as a gift. I still have to give you what I owe you. I wonder if you guys want to trade anything else besides those photos and videos with me this time?"

Jizi and Tesla looked at each other, and Jizi said, "Let's see those photos and videos first."

"Okay, I'll pay you and receive the goods!" [Kong Meng] said readily.

After getting the photos and videos they wanted from the other party, Ji Zi and Tesla first confirmed the content inside, and then Tesla said to the other party: "We have seen what you gave us. Do you have any recent whereabouts and news about the girl in these photos and videos?"

They didn't have much time left. Instead of taking photos and videos and slowly analyzing Kiana's movements, it would be better to directly ask this intelligence dealer who seemed to be well-informed. After all, they still wanted to find Kiana before Xianming and Shaniyat.

"Yes, but... this is a different price." [Kong Meng] spread his hands and said, "As for this price, why don't you bosses decide for yourself?"

Although no price was given, the meaning was clear: you have to pay extra.

Often, the situation where a clear price is not given is the most difficult to deal with, because you have no idea how much money will satisfy the other party, so you can only ask for a higher price.

"We can get this information ourselves by spending some time, right?" Tesla tried to lower the other party's psychological price.

"Oh? Really? Then let's go?" [Kong Meng] didn't care at all. There was really no need for her to care. It wasn't like she had to hurry.

Tesla choked. Why did she feel that this information dealer cared about money but didn't seem to care about money at all? It was true that he would add money, but it was also true that he would just run away if she and others didn't pay.

"Please name a price, Miss Kong Meng," said Ji Zi.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, but I see that the bosses are quite friendly, how about giving you a discount?" [Kong Meng] said with a smile, then reported a number, and then stood there waiting for the reactions of the Tesla people.

Tesla's eyes twitched slightly after hearing the number reported by [Kong Meng]. Was the other party really giving a discount? Was it really not a reverse discount? This... Never mind. Although it was higher than he expected, he could still afford it. After all, Theresa's affairs were not fair, so he naturally had to find a way to help Theresa find Kiana...

Not to mention that if you try to bargain with the girl in front of you, there is a high probability that she will just walk away, and then it would be a waste of time.

So in the end Tesla paid the money and exchanged information.

"The boss is generous and straightforward!" [Kong Meng] gave a thumbs up. "Since the boss has paid, we will definitely not let him suffer any loss."

As she spoke, she took out a chip and said, "Everything the boss wants is in here. Now that the transaction is complete, let's go first!"

Tesla took the chip from the other party and his eyes twitched. Did the other party really come prepared?

"Let's go back first." Ji Zi said.

Mei, who had not spoken a word, looked in the direction where [Kong Meng] left with a somewhat puzzled look. She felt that when the other party was talking to Tesla and Jizi, his eyes swept over her several times, with a bit of inquiry in his eyes, as if there was something on her that was worth paying attention to. If it was before the Battle of Destiny, she could still think it was the Conquest Gem, but as for now, she really couldn't figure it out.

When Jizi and others returned to the temporary base, [Kou Meng] was humming a song while walking on the deserted path due to the collapse.

Suddenly, she stopped and said in a somewhat ambiguous tone: "Boss, we can talk it out. Why do you have to put a knife to my neck right away?"

"What is your purpose?" the man asked in a deep voice.

"I'm just an intelligence dealer, what purpose does it have to matter?" [Kong Meng] shrugged as if he didn't care about the knife at his neck. "But this boss, isn't it a bit against the rules for you to threaten an innocent intelligence dealer like me?"

The man's eyes darkened. He didn't say anything, but he didn't move his knife. His intuition told him that the information dealer in front of him was not an ordinary person...

Suddenly, the back of his head was pressed against by a hard object, followed by the sound of a gun being loaded: "I never thought that the former ME Club president, Raiden Ryoma, would be reduced to threatening the information dealers?"

It's a female voice.

But when did she get behind him? Why didn't he notice it at all?

Raiden Ryoma was silent for a moment, then decisively put away his sword. He realized that he was no match for the person behind him. The fact that she could stand behind him without him noticing basically meant that she could kill him at will. Coupled with the unknown intelligence dealer in front of him, he didn't think he had any chance of winning.

He made the move just now because he felt the intelligence dealer's scrutiny of his daughter. Maybe Mei felt that she had lost the Gem of Conquest and was no longer of much value, but after all, she was once the container of the Gem of Conquest and had awakened to become the Herrscher of Thunder. She still had a lot of strategic value to Tianming.

The situation in Sky City is now quite complicated. People from Shaniyat and Tenming are all here, so he has to worry about his daughter's safety. He originally didn't want Mei to come, but Mei insisted on coming.

"I was rude." Thunderbolt Ryoma apologized decisively, "I have not had much time to accompany my daughter since she was a child. I am sorry for the offense, and Ryoma is willing to compensate you two for it."

The gun against the back of his head was taken back, and a girl with a white high ponytail and sunglasses walked out from behind him. Raiden Ryuma stared at the other party closely. Although the other party seemed not to be looking at him, Raiden Ryuma knew that he had no chance of winning against her. Even if she was not looking at him at the moment, he would still be killed instantly by the other party as soon as he drew his knife.

After being severely hit by the opponent, Raiden Ryoma left without any hesitation.

After watching the other person leave, Feng glanced at Paduo beside him and said, "Did you do this on purpose?"

"Brother Yufeng, you can't slander me. I didn't do it on purpose. It's a deal that comes to my door. Why not make more money?" Paduo shrugged and said, "I remember that a long time ago, Brother Yufeng, you told me that I and Sister Meiyi in Paradise would have a good relationship in the future. Didn't that make me look at her a few more times?"

As she spoke, Padu began to count today's gains again: "Oh, I think I like this sister Mei now. I made a lot of money just by looking at her a few times."

Feng felt helpless, and in his heart he wondered if Padu was about to become a rich woman who would catch up with Eden. If Padu kept making money like this, as long as time was long enough, it would not be a problem for her to catch up with Eden...

By the way, what will this encounter in the sky look like in the end? It's really something to look forward to.

"Okay, Brother Yufeng, where can you find such a good thing as making more money without losing out?" Paduo reached out and patted Feng's shoulder. "Brother Yufeng, is there anything you want now? We can buy it for you!"

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No, how can this make me feel like I'm being kept by Padre?

Chapter 72: Thoughts Under the Night Sky

Sky City.

Sky City was bustling under the night sky. Feng and Pado stood on a tall building overlooking the city that might face a crisis in the future.

"Brother Yufeng, since Theresa didn't come this time, Kiana and the others are missing an important helper. If they only rely on Jizi and the others, they probably won't be able to help Kiana, right?" Padu looked at Feng and said, "What if Kiana fails?"

Feng was silent for a moment, then said: "It won't be a problem if Theresa doesn't come. Kiana can handle these things herself."

Paduo lay directly on the guardrail and said: "Actually... Brother Yufeng, I think Sister Snake might be right. I remember when she was talking to us and others about the current Stigmata plan, she said..."

"People always have to grow up after childhood, and a person's growth is destined to be accompanied by pain." Feng's sunglasses reflected the light of the neon lights in the city. "For Mebius, this version of the Stigma Project is also to allow the humans of the current civilization to transcend childhood and usher in a new round of evolution."