I was transported to a broken world, yet my dreams are connected to Star Iron?

　Theresa raised Judas and pointed it at Otto, who was giving a French military salute: "Grandpa, your days of randomly arresting people are over. Hand over Kiana and stop before the Valkyrie troops at the Third Airport suffer casualties!"

　"So there haven't been any casualties yet? Hmm... Theresa, aren't you being a little too kind..."

　Otto frowned slightly, then sighed helplessly.

　"Returning Kiana to you is no problem... However, please be patient and wait a few more minutes."

　"After all... the results of the experiment will be out soon."

　"experiment?"

　Theresa looked at Suzumo with a puzzled expression.

　"Don't look at me. I don't know what outcome he wants to see, but before you come, neither of us can do anything about the other, so we can only wait it out."

　Lingmo shrugged: "However, I believe in Kiana, and I also believe in Sirin."

　“A young girl’s feelings are a wonderful thing, not bad, not bad… Keep up this confidence, Suzumo. Your trust in Sirin is also proving that my experimental direction is indeed correct.”

　Otto clapped his hands lightly, and just then, a small golden cube suddenly flew from the horizon at an extremely fast speed and entered Otto's body.

　Then, Theresa was surprised to discover...

　Otto's facial expressions have gone out of control.

　Chapter 216 Otto: Mr. Gray Serpent, please convey to your lord that I wish to have a conversation with him.

　"Grandpa, what's wrong? What are you up to now?"

　Seeing Otto trying his best to suppress the fluctuations in his facial expression, Theresa immediately raised the crucifix on alert.

　It was as if Otto would immediately smash the cross down on him if he smiled even a little more.

　"Ahem, I'm sorry, Theresa, I did lose my composure a bit."

　After waiting for several seconds, Otto's changing expression finally stopped. He cleared his throat and stared at Rinmo with a strange look, making the girl feel uncomfortable.

　“Miss Lingmo, now that things have come to this, I have to admit… your teaching methods may indeed be unique.”

　"Oh?"

　Lingmo smiled victoriously: "Xilin succeeded?"

　"That's right, she successfully solved the problem I left for her, and in a way that I never expected."

　Otto nodded slightly: "I lost this time, but... I'm very satisfied with my defeat."

　"Hmph, it's good that you know..."

　Lingmo snorted lightly: "Well... as is customary, since you've admitted defeat, there must be some compensation involved, right?"

　"of course."

　Otto nodded readily, then tossed an item to Suzumo: "This should be worth enough, right?"

　"This is……"

　Lingmo glanced at the storage device Otto had thrown at her, and the corrosive power quickly invaded it. She then gasped in shock: "The formula for the God-Slaying Spear?"

　“That’s right. With this, the threat that Destiny poses to you will be greatly reduced to some extent. In addition, for the next period of time, I will also lay low and temporarily hand over the affairs of Destiny to Amber and Rita.”

　As he spoke, Otto looked at Theresa: "My dear granddaughter, if you still want to come back, you can come to Schicksal as an acting bishop, no problem..."

　"I don't want it!"

　Theresa shook her head vigorously: "With Rita and the others in charge here, I'm at ease... But you, don't hide away again and secretly plot some big conspiracy."

　"Hahaha……"

　Otto burst into hearty laughter.

　"Don't worry, my dear granddaughter, and Lingmo..."

　"Next time we meet, I'll give you a big surprise... Don't worry, it'll be something that's beneficial and harmless to humanity's fight against the Honkai."

　As Otto finished speaking, his figure instantly "disappeared" from the spot, leaving behind only a pile of ruined soul steel.

　"...So that's how it is. His soul steel body couldn't hold on any longer. No wonder he left so easily."

　Lingmo half-squatted down, twirled the Soul Steel remnants on the ground with her fingers, and frowned slightly, saying, "However, the core of the Herrscher of Death was taken away by him... Well, since he has the ability to instantly teleport the Void Treasury, then teleporting the core of the Herrscher of Death is not a problem. He probably used the Mimicry of the Thousand Worlds. If Sirin is not here, there is nothing we can do about him."

　"So, what's going on here?"

　Theresa looked at Suzumi with some confusion: "When we were fighting at the Third Airport, we suddenly received news from Cecilia. She said that Fu Hua seemed to be in trouble? She also said that we should be careful that Otto might attack you."

　"So, we had Cecilia, who had returned, take over command from me, and then I took Wendy's beacon and infiltrated the central floating island to help you... But it seems that your fight with Grandpa has always been quite restrained?"

　"Yes, you're right about that."

　Lingmo nodded decisively: "My initial plan was to deal a heavy blow to Otto, but plans don't always go as expected. Sirin didn't receive the boost I anticipated, while Otto had anticipated my actions against him..."

　"It's alright. Grandpa is a cunning old man. It's normal that he can't gain any advantage."

　Theresa patted Suzumo's shoulder reassuringly: "Besides, didn't we also get the formula for the Godslayer Spear?"

　"Uh……"

　A sly smile appeared on Lingmo's lips.

　“I admit I didn’t get a big win against Otto this time, but Theresa, who told you I didn’t get any advantage?”

　"Guess why, after Sirin figured out Otto's plan, she didn't come to meet me right away?"

　"You didn't send her to ambush Grandpa, did you...?"

　"Why are you blocking Otto? He has many Soul Steel bodies; if one dies, another will pop up."

　Lingmo shook her head slightly: "Actually, I arranged for Xilin to help me retrieve something."

　"To be precise... it's a Herrscher core."

　"Pandemic Gem."

　……

　Meanwhile, on the other side.

　"It seems your worries were unnecessary, Natasha."

　Gray Serpent stood up: "In fact, Miss Suzumo is fully capable of handling this crisis... However, I did manage to capture quite a few scenes of Miss Suzumo in battle, especially the scenes when she used the power of Lord Alicia. I can go back and report to the Lord."

　"Did the Lord ever assign you this kind of task?"

　"Of course, Your Excellency is extremely concerned about Miss Lingmo's physical and mental health. After all, according to seniority, Your Excellency is also Miss Lingmo's... cough cough, never mind, forget what I just said."

　The gray snake, who was extremely knowledgeable about unofficial history, promptly stopped its mouth, which was eager to share.

　"In any case, it's time for us to go back..."

　"Don't rush off, everyone."

　Just then, a voice with a light laugh came from not far from where the two were hiding.

　"Since you've all come all this way to Tianming, how can I, as the host of Tianming, not show you the proper hospitality as your host?"

　"Oops……"

　Raven's expression changed, and the Seven Thunders of Purification instantly appeared in his hand, aimed in a certain direction.

　"Make as much noise as possible to attract Suzumo and the others..."

　"Grey Snake whispered."

　"Don't get excited, everyone. I can swear to Karen that I have no ill intentions towards either of you."

　Otto's figure emerged from the black mist, and then he gave the two of them a slight bow.

　"I just want to...make a deal with you."

　"trade?"

　The gray snake and the raven exchanged a glance.

　"You're not thinking of forming an alliance with us to deal with Anti-Entropy, are you? Forgive me for being blunt, but even now, I don't believe that Anti-Entropy has the ability to completely destroy Schicksal. After all, Anti-Entropy has gathered more than half of the Titan Legion this time, while Schicksal only has one mechanical unit and two organized Valkyrie units stationed there."

　"Even though snakes are good at hiding, they are not so blind as to not see the current situation."

　"Hahaha... Don't worry, you two, I have indeed come with sincerity."

　"Because I can give you something that you can't get right now, but desperately need—a Herrscher core from the current civilization."

　Otto stretched out his hand, and a gem emanating a black mist emerged from it.

　"At the same time, I hope that the reward I receive will be easy for you as well."

　Chapter 217 Lingmo: What do you mean by "Youlandel's gaze towards you is very strange"?

　"Ringling ringling~"

　Nearly a week has passed since that fateful battle, and the group that ended the dispute is finally almost done dealing with all the aftermath of the incident.

　Hearing Xilin's sweet voice, Lingmo smiled slightly, put down the documents in her hand, and then poured a glass of water and handed it to Xilin.

　To her surprise, after taking a sip of water, the strange little pufferfish's face immediately turned rosy, and it then murmured as it hugged Lingmo's arm.

　"It's so hot... Lingmo, what did you add to my water?"

　A bead of cold sweat appeared on Lingmo's forehead.

　"Hot water, add some yourself if you want to drink it."

　Completely ignoring the clingy little pufferfish, Suzuma calmly rolled up the documents beside her into a tube and tapped Xilin on the head, knocking out the girl's improper thoughts.

　After all, even if she liked erotica a lot, after being attacked by Wendy, Kiana, and Sirin together every night, Suzuma had to admit that she might not be that much of a 1.

　It's just a possibility; after all, they were outnumbered, and Lingmo thought that was understandable.

　In short, in order to avoid her legs becoming too weak to go to the meeting room later, and to prevent the documents she had just organized from getting wet with the strange liquid, Lingmo decisively changed the subject.

　"Any new developments from Destiny's side?"

　"Hmm...you'll have to ask Kiana about that."

　Sirin thought for a moment, then closed her eyes. When she opened them again, Kiana, who was yawning, was now controlling her body.

　"Good morning, Lingmo..."

　Kiana seemed to have just woken up. After rubbing her eyes vigorously, she received Sirin's memories: "Oh, you mean destiny? There haven't been any changes lately."

　"The cooperation negotiations led by Durandal and Rita went very smoothly. Schicksal and Anti-Entropy have reached a preliminary agreement to jointly resist the Herrschers that will appear next... or it could be a matter of persuasion."

　"That's why I said, without Otto, Schicksal wouldn't have so many problems, but..."

　Kiana remained strangely silent for a moment, then, under Suzumo's questioning gaze, she gently locked the door from the inside and casually used her powers to create a soundproof barrier.

　"Lingmo, there's something I'm not sure if it's just my imagination... Let me make this clear first, I have no proof of this. If it turns out I'm wrong, don't laugh at me..."

　"Oh?"

　Seeing Kiana, who is usually so carefree, actually show such a hesitant expression, Suzuma, who is always on the front lines of gossip, immediately perked up.

　"What happened? Tell me in detail."

　"that……"

　Kiana bit her lip slightly, then whispered, "These past two days, because of my status as the Second Herrscher, I've been frequently dragged by my aunt and the two Doctors to attend the negotiation meetings between Anti-Entropy and Schicksal..."

　"Then, I discovered something that might not be right."

　"On Schicksal's side, Durandal, the one with the title of the strongest Valkyrie... she, she..."

　"What's up with her?"

　Lingmo was a little confused: "What kind of weird play did she secretly play with Rita during the meeting?"

　"Nah!"

　Kiana quickly shook her head: "But it does have something to do with that, because I noticed that the way she looked at me seemed a little strange..."

　"However, it wasn't the kind of look of affection that I could tell clearly. Her gaze... seemed very subtle and complex, and I can't quite put my finger on how to describe it right now."

　"?"

　This truly piqued Lingmo's curiosity.