Collapse, I save everything alone

"Hahaha, this is just a spare body made of soul steel, don't worry about it."

Otto waved his hands and snapped his fingers, changing himself back.

The pair of green eyes stared at Mingyu, as if trying to see through his thoughts:

"Mingyu, what are you thinking about now?"

"...I was wondering what was going on at this hot spring resort that required the Bishop of Heaven's Destiny to visit in person."

From the perspective of ordinary people's thinking, this doubt is not unreasonable.

In the eyes of normal people, the existence of a position like the Destiny Bishop should naturally be a busy person with a myriad of affairs, always staying at the headquarters to dispatch troops and generals to worry about the collapse of the entire earth. How could he have the leisure to participate in the hot spring trip of the Far East Branch?

Hearing his question, the blond man—no, it should be the blond boy now—smiled and answered:

"It's nothing serious. I just came to see if my dear granddaughter is having fun here. Also, I came to see how the outstanding Valkyries and Fate Knights of the Far East Branch are growing up."

"So what are the results of your observations?"

"There are many outstanding talents here. To be honest, your potential is not even inferior to the three S-class Valkyries under my command."

Otto answered calmly.

Among them, apart from Kiana, he thinks the ones with the most potential are Mei Raiden and Seele.

One is a third Herrscher, and the other is a perfect Stigma Awakener, both of whom have impeccable talents.

Of course, in his eyes, neither of these two is the best. In his opinion, the best should be...

"Especially you, Mingyu-san."

"You flatter me."

"I've read your resume, Mingyu. You're an excellent talent. There's no need to deny that."

A red wine glass appeared in Otto's hand. He shook it gently and took a sip.

"You are very talented in fighting, and you also have the corresponding courage. I am very optimistic about you."

A survivor of the collapse of Changkong City, one of the heroes of the collapse of Manila, an excellent student of St. Freya Academy, a fighter who destroyed the base of Anti-Entropy and participated in killing Cocolia... All these data are recorded in the database of Destiny.

In Otto's opinion, Mingyu's potential is no less than that of Youlan Dell, whom he had carefully cultivated in the past.

"Thank you for the compliment."

"So, although it may be a little abrupt, I sincerely invite you here... Are you interested in joining the Apokalis family?"

"?"

Mingyu was surprised.

"The Apokalis family is not a family that relies on bloodline inheritance. As long as there are talented people, they can be accepted into the family. This is why our family has been able to continue to this day. And you, Mingyu, you have the potential and talent to become one of them."

Otto explained slowly.

Unlike Shaniyat and Kaslana, his family has never been bound by the close connection of "blood" and has always absorbed talented people with potential from ancient times to the present.

No, no, no, the reason why it has been able to continue until now is that you, the immortal soul steel man, have always occupied the position of the Bishop of Destiny.

Mingyu complained silently in his heart.

But... he is extending an olive branch to me?

Didn't you dig a hole and design yourself in the virtual space last time...

What caused this destined bishop to change his temperament so drastically that he went from being under strict surveillance to now extending an olive branch?

Of course, he couldn't rule out the possibility that the other party was acting and testing him.

After thinking for a while, Mingyu asked:

"What do you mean by joining the Apokalis family?"

"If it were in the past, I would probably let you change your name and become my brother, but I can't do that now. After all, I am no longer the leader of Apokalis. Therefore, there is only one way left, and that is..."

The blond man said slowly:

"Bring-in-law."

——Since Theresa was created by him, he gave the position of the head of Apokalis to his granddaughter. Now, he can only be regarded as the "former patriarch".

"This……"

Fortunately, Mingyu didn’t drink water now, otherwise the hot spring would have sprayed everywhere.

The "not marrying into the wife's family" most likely refers to... marrying someone who is "the cutest person in the world".

He confirmed:

"Are you talking about Principal Theresa?"

"Of course. Are there any other candidates besides this? Besides, didn't you just let my good granddaughter give you a back massage?"

"No, no, no, that's another matter. Besides, this is somewhat..."

It's somewhat shocking.

"It doesn't matter. Although my dear granddaughter is actually quite old, her appearance and personality are definitely not much different from you young people."

Well...that's true.

Although he is nearly fifty years old, he is sometimes as innocent as a twelve-year-old child.

Cute, indeed, it is very cute...

The blond man in front of him continued:

"One day I will step down from the position of Bishop of Heaven's Destiny. At that time, Theresa will take over my position and become the new generation of Bishop of Heaven's Destiny."

"..."

Mingyu remained silent.

What Otto meant was that the entire destiny could be considered Theresa's "dowry".

"What do you think?"

Otto asked sincerely.

——His main focus was indeed on the plan to resurrect Kallen, but apart from that, he also had to make some preparations for what happened after that.

Specifically, he needed to leave enough savings to Theresa, his successor, after his death.

Considering the plan he was about to implement, his destiny was likely to temporarily break with Theresa. At that time, she must have enough support by her side to keep going.

If Karen is the most important person to him, then Theresa, his granddaughter, can be the second most important person.

Of course, in today's world, the only two people he cares about are Kallen and Theresa.

Although Theresa can be sacrificed in the plan to resurrect Kallen, he will still make some preparations for the future if Theresa survives.

——Especially recently, after he discovered the existence of the World Serpent.

This organization is unfathomable, and Otto has not yet fully investigated the purpose of their actions.

Although on the surface Skywill still be the largest organization occupying half of the world, he has to expend his energy to deal with these venomous snakes hiding in the shadows.

The more he investigated, the more he saw how hidden this organization was.

I'm afraid that their members are spread all over the world, hiding in the top levels of various organizations. Their history... may not even be shorter than their destiny.

If you want to uproot them all, even with the power of destiny, it will take a lot of time and energy.

And... who is the leader of this unknown organization?

According to the intelligence he had gathered so far, the person the World Serpent was following and serving was most likely a Forerunner.

He was very clear that the Red Kite Immortal, a pioneer from the previous civilization, was not the only one in this world. If there were other pioneers behind the World Serpent who tried to fight against Destiny and stop his future plans, it would be a big trouble.

He was well aware of how powerful the Red Kite Immortal had once been, so he did not want to have an overly intense conflict with this group of pioneers.

This also caused some deviation in his thinking about the future.

——Otto knew very well that he and his destiny were not omnipotent.

The attempt to wipe out the First Ruler and those who rebelled against the destiny fifty years ago led to the emergence of anti-entropy;

An attempt to eliminate Siegfried, an overly powerful threat, more than a decade ago also ended in failure, and ultimately allowed this threat to still be active in the world to compete with him;

Not long ago, the Singapore operation, in which the World Serpent was suspected to be involved, caused him to lose the Serenity Gem, a precious core of the Herrscher.

Now, it is not too long before the end of the world. He must put all his energy and resources into the plan of Kallen's resurrection to ensure that the plan is foolproof.

Therefore, in order to avoid complications, he had to slightly adjust his considerations regarding other matters.

For example, the previous investigation was targeting Mingyu.

——Now, as long as it does not affect the core nodes of Kallen’s resurrection plan, he can show the greatest goodwill.

Even though he had previously arranged for Rita to promote the relationship between him and Kiana and make him a sacrifice for the awakening of the Herrscher of the Void in the future, it did not prevent him from now throwing out another possibility for the future to Mingyu.

Anyway, when the time comes, the relatives and friends who will be sacrificed to awaken the Herrscher of the Void don't necessarily have to be Mingyu.

Only by casting a wide net can one accomplish things, and this is what he has always done.

Even if the original plan A fails, he can immediately activate the long-prepared plan B, plan C, and even more backup arrangements to achieve his goal.

If something like what happened to Joyce and Siegfried in the past, where they were forced to rebel, were to happen again, coupled with the influence of the World Serpent, it would probably cause irreparable damage to his plan.

Therefore, Otto hoped to tie him to Theresa's warship so that he could help her after he was gone.

The best relationship that binds two people together is naturally marriage.

Of course, he could also choose to get rid of Ming Yu now to solve the problem once and for all, but...

According to the report from Rita, the third Herrscher already has a strong bond with him. If he acts rashly now, it is very likely to cause a large-scale Herrscher-level incident.

Now the Third Herrscher is also under Theresa's command and will be her important subordinate in the future.

Considering the most critical growth of K423...this man cannot die now.

Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, Otto decided to extend an olive branch to Mingyu, showing goodwill to him, and letting him become his own person, or Theresa's person, either one is fine.

The blond man shook the red wine glass in his hand, waiting for Mingyu's reply slowly.

Mingyu was silent for a moment, then responded firmly:

"I'm sorry, but I decline your offer."

"That's such a shame."

Otto shrugged regretfully.

He probably guessed the purpose of Otto's previous remarks, which was nothing more than trying to recruit him.

The change in his attitude towards himself... maybe it was because of the previous incident that made him start to seriously investigate the matter related to the World Serpent?

In his eyes, the organization that had been lurking for a thousand years was probably an existence that needed to be taken more seriously than he himself.

He was right to think so. After all, after Kevin returned, the World Snake would indeed possess the combat power to crush Destiny. At that time, even if it wanted to completely destroy Destiny, it would not be impossible.

That's why Otto didn't plan to continue investigating me, but instead extended an attractive olive branch to me.

He probably wanted to make sure that he would support Tianming in the future...or in other words, support Theresa.

After he leaves, if Destiny and the World Serpent are at war, then Theresa's successor will need to gather a large number of available talents around her.

I have to say, when it comes not to resurrecting Kallen, he does look like a normal person, with some good intentions.

If Joyce had not experienced the virtual reality incident, he might have really believed and accepted Otto's kindness here.

But unfortunately, this is no longer possible.

What goes around comes around, he will never forget what happened in the past.

Ming Yu turned around and looked at the wide hot spring pool in front of him, and added:

"However, I will always support the principal, so you don't need to worry about that."

Let's put things one way and one thing at a time. Although he will not obey Otto, Theresa will still do what she has to do.

In this way, Otto was given the answer he wanted.

"Ha ha……"

The blond man gave him a meaningful look, then stood up from the hot spring pool:

"Okay, I'm going to go back first. Don't tell Theresa that I was here."