The second floor of the lobby.
"Is that our [hope]?"
Sitting at a small tea table, a brown-skinned woman in a white dress looked down at Xia Chuanhu below, with a few doubts flashing in her golden eyes: "Looks... ordinary."
"If you had seen how he acted two years ago, you would not have made such an assessment, Jackal."
Next to the woman called "Jackal", sitting at the same table with her, another woman with short black hair, who was not wearing a dress but a men's suit, but had a very plump and bright figure, spoke up and expressed her opinion.
"He has successfully replaced Qianjie's position in my heart and has become the person I least want to meet and the person I most want to forget in my life."
"When did you become such a wimp, Raven?"
Jackal looked at his colleagues and said, "Indeed, two years ago, I was in North Africa and didn't know much about the Guangzhou plan, but you two... I would say it's an exaggeration. With four heroes working together, can't we take him down?"
"The fact that he is still standing here is the most unshakable fact." Raven glanced at the Jackal, who had no Hercules in his heart. "He is no longer a hero or a Herrscher. In my opinion, he is just like a natural disaster like a volcanic eruption or an earthquake."
"Oh~~~?"
The Jackal raised an eyebrow: "Then it seems to be useful and worth doing experiments?"
"Then think about it. At least I won't help you try to catch him. Besides, our mission this time has nothing to do with him. Except for occasions like this, I don't want to have any intersection with him."
It's even a little exaggerated.
Raven now wanted to leave the reception hall and go to a place out of Xiachuanhu's sight.
The Jackal simply glared at Raven for his shameful behavior of boosting others' morale and destroying his own prestige. "It seems that you have indeed become a coward. But I don't think there is any need to be so scared. There are four heroes on the ship this time, so the plan is absolutely foolproof."
"Even if it is the Last Hope that has been praised by that Lord for thousands and tens of thousands of years, it cannot affect the plan."
(This idiot.)
The raven no longer wanted to discuss this topic with the jackal.
She clearly knows nothing but is still talking here and having unrealistic fantasies. If it weren't for the fact that she really has talent, then her situation would certainly not be much better, right?
(Forget it, whatever she wants to do has nothing to do with me, I just have to do my job well...)
Thinking of this, Raven also began to feel a little doubtful.
Although she was a member of the World Snake, she was basically a standard mercenary. She worked under the World Snake because the World Snake paid her enough. And she always did things according to the standards of a mercenary - doing things for money, and not caring about anything else.
However, this mission made her feel a little doubtful.
(Is that really all I need to do?)
Raven couldn't help but doubt for a moment.
And it was at this time——
"You two are here."
"Master Setsuna?"
"cherry?"
The Jackal and the Raven almost simultaneously looked at Sakura who had come up to them. They were about to stand up and salute, but were stopped by Sakura's gesture that she had prepared in advance: "No need to stand up, it's too conspicuous here."
"Yes... Lord Setsuna, do you have any mission for us?"
The Jackal's tone was a little nervous.
In the world snakes, the position of [Honored Lord] is supreme, and as the most important legacy of the former civilization, the Fire-Chasing Moth, each of the Thirteen Fire-Chasing Heroes is qualified to be a Lord. Although each of the Heroes refuses to take the position, and the Hero outside the organization can only temporarily take over, in the eyes of the Jackal, each Hero is a savior that he needs to respect and admire.
"No mission, I just heard your voices and came to take a look." Ying pulled a chair and sat down between the two of them, "It's not time for us to start working yet. If we have to say, our current mission is to enjoy this banquet."
"Yes......"
Hearing Sakura say this, Jackal and Raven also put their nerves at ease.
Following the direction the two were looking at, Ying immediately saw Xia Chuan Hu: "That's Xia Chuan... Were you talking about her before?"
"Well, after all, he is highly respected by all the heroes and the acting lords, so I am a little curious... Lord Shanshan has fought with him several times. Please forgive me for asking a question, is he really the same as the acting lord said?"
The Jackal's question caused Sakura to fall into silence for a moment: "...It's hard to say. In terms of strength, he is undoubtedly above each of us, but whether he is as powerful as she said remains to be confirmed. Are you interested in him, Jackal?"
“You could say that.”
"It seems that you and Mebius are indeed the same type of people. She also has a great interest in Xiachuan." Ying took a sip of the wine in her hand. "But from my personal evaluation, you'd better not do that. It may bring us immeasurable losses."
Even Ying, who was ranked among the top in combat power among the Thirteen Heroes, commented in this way.
The jackal had to look again at Xiachuanhu below.
Then, as if to change the subject, Raven said, "Speaking of which, Ying, if I remember correctly, you were also in charge of that person's protection. Is it okay for you to be here now?"
"Well, no problem. After all, I'm not the only one responsible for protecting her. We can just take turns before the mission begins."
"Besides, I also think it's a good thing to let Hua have more contact with her."
Thinking of the person who was in charge of the same mission as her, and the person she had to protect, even Sakura's heart began to waver.
.......
at the same time.
In a room on the Golden Court that doesn't show up on the map.
Sitting on a gorgeous chair, the girl with her eyes blindfolded looked like an exquisite doll, sitting there motionless.
In front of her, a gray-haired girl with a mature temperament that did not match her youthful appearance looked at the doll in front of her, complex emotions that could not be expressed clearly flashed in her eyes, her lips opened and closed, and after pursing her lips several times, she spoke her voice reluctantly and as if unable to accept it.
"I didn't expect that meeting you again would be like this..."
"——Eden."
21. Rita's Undercover Investigation
The welcoming banquet lasted about three hours.
Because the boarding time was originally in the afternoon, it was completely dark when the banquet ended. As the banquet ended, all the guests who had gathered in the venue left one after another. As the first night of this voyage, I'm afraid the next night will be very lively, right?
However, that has nothing to do with Xiachuanhu.
The only mortal entertainment he still cares about now is playing glue and games. He doesn't care about entertainment like singing together or gambling.
But his lack of interest doesn't mean that others are not interested. At least Vita really wants to go.
So in the end—
"Then I'll leave Vita to you, Ragnar."
"Well, don't worry, leave it to me!"
After patting his chest to make a promise, Ragnar left with Vita. As for Cocolia, she had already left with Tesla and Einstein.
After watching the two figures disappear around the corner, Xia Chuanhu also looked at the beauty beside him——
"Rita isn't going to play?"
"Of course I would like to if I could, but unfortunately, I have some personal matters to deal with, so I can only be patient for now. Where's the teacher?" Rita asked with a smile.
Xia Chuanhu shrugged: "Same, it seems that we can't enjoy each other properly. You said that before boarding the ship... So, Otto's instructions?"
"Yes."
After taking a quick look around, Rita was the first to walk out of the hall. She led Xiachuanhu to a place where most passengers would not go before stopping and speaking again: "I am here this time, just as the teacher said, to carry out the bishop's secret mission. Of course, I am the only one, Mr. Ragnar, who is here for vacation."
"And this is also my first mission after being assigned to the secret force directly under the bishop."
Otto's secret army?
Xia Chuanhu raised his eyebrows: "Rita, have you...changed your career to become an assassin?"
"I can't hide it from the teacher after all."
Rita smiled.
"I did accept the bishop's invitation and joined the secret forces directly under the bishop, engaging in a series of tasks such as assassination, intelligence gathering, and infiltration investigations."
"...How did you come up with this idea?" Xia Chuanhu leaned on the railing, "I heard Ragnar talk about your past, you..."
"I just want to maintain the hard-earned peace. Please rest assured, teacher, I don't have any bad thoughts. I just think that I may be able to perform better in the other world than destroying the Honkai beasts on the battlefield."
Just like in memory.
In Xiachuanhu's memory, Rita was one of the only three S-class Valkyries with a destiny, and she was also a well-known assassin in the society. In the past two years, because Rita had never shown any bad behavior, he thought that Rita would not go down the same path.
I didn't expect that it is still...
"Since this is your own decision, I won't say much." Xia Chuanhu reached out and touched Rita's head. "But you must remember not to sink too deep. You are different from me. Once you sink too deep, it will be difficult to get out. I don't want a good girl like you to become dirty."
"Teacher... Thank you very much for your concern. I will keep it in mind."
Reaching out to play with her hair that was messed up by Xia Chuanhu, Rita smiled and said, "Let's get back to the point. Regarding this mission, the bishop has told me that if I encounter a situation that is beyond my personal ability, I can try to seek your help."
Xia Chuanhu: "I think so too. That guy is thinking of taking shortcuts to get me to help... Tell me about your mission first. You are not going to assassinate someone here, right?"
Rita shook her head: "To be precise, this is a mission to find someone - Teacher, do you know this person [Fu Hua]?"
"Yeah, I know. A-rank Valkyrie of Destiny, right? I saw it in the database."
Fu Hua.
This is a name that Xia Chuanhu is quite familiar with, not only because of the reason he mentioned, but also because this name is also a name that he remembers very clearly. In the past, he seemed to particularly like this person named Fu Hua.
But after seven years here, he has never seen Fu Hua once.
"What's up with her?"
"In fact, Lady Fu Hua has been missing since about three years ago." Rita explained, "Among all the A-rank Valkyries, Lady Fu Hua is a special one. She has the right to meet with the bishop directly, and she does not accept any general missions. Only the direct mission of the bishop can allow her to go out."
"The most recent mission that can be confirmed was during the Second Collapse. He assisted the former A-rank Valkyrie Cheng Lixue and the Bishop in raiding the Second Herrscher, which severely injured the Second Herrscher. He also received very serious injuries and had to return to the headquarters for treatment."
"After that, there was no record of Lady Fu Hua's mission. Three years ago, the bishop wanted Lady Fu Hua to carry out a mission, but he was unable to contact her. After multiple investigations, he was unable to find Lady Fu Hua's whereabouts. Lady Fu Hua has been missing since then."
(I see...it seems to be related to the World Serpent, right?)
Xia Chuanhu knew that Fu Hua herself was a member of the Fire-Chasing Moth of the previous civilization. Like Ying and Qianjie, she was one of the Thirteen Fire-Chasing Heroes. Although her seat was very far behind, her strength was unquestionable.
World Snake planned the Guangzhou incident two years ago, and Fu Hua's whereabouts were unknown three years ago.
From a larger time scale, the two events occurred very close in time.
"So, your coming here means that Fu Hua is now on the Golden Courtyard?"
"At least that's what the bishop instructed."
(Where did Otto get the information?)
This was the first question that came to Xia Chuanhu's mind.
Clearly, Fu Hua's whereabouts have been unknown for three years, but when the Golden Courtyard made its debut, they sent Rita directly over... Isn't the speed of the information a bit too fast?
"So are you going to look for Fu Hua next?"
"Yes."
"Be careful. If you encounter a problem that you obviously can't handle, call me and I'll get there as soon as possible. Don't push yourself too hard."
Xia Chuanhu advised: "It's not shameful to fail. At worst, I can get you out from Otto and help me."
"Hehe~~ Miss Vita should be very angry. I saw everything just now. I didn't expect that the teacher would be so popular even in Anti-Entropy."
"Uh.....If you see me, come and help me out."
"Because it's rare to see the teacher in such an awkward state, I looked at him a little longer. I will keep your advice in mind. Thank you for your concern. Then I should go to carry out my mission. See you later, teacher."
After waving her hand, Rita quickly left Xiachuanhu's sight.
22. It’s a super cat!
After Rita left, Xiachuan Hu also quickly left the place.
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