Thanks for the invitation, I am in the state of collapse, brushing attribute upgrade

Hearing this, Gwen, who had already put away his surprise, smiled slightly, looked at Rita across the screen, and said softly.

"You are truly... Rita accepts your blessing..."

Hearing Gwen's words, Rita's smile became even more intense, and she bowed slightly to Gwen again.

"I look forward to the day when I see you again."

"Well, that day won't be too far away."

Gwen smiled and nodded, responding to Rita's words.

"I'll bring you a birthday present then—

Just don’t be disgusted by the fact that you arrived too late.”

"Haha, how could it be?"

Rita's eyes softened, and she didn't exchange pleasantries with Gwen. She just smiled and said,

"Rita will be looking forward to that day...

According to Far Eastern culture, shouldn't Rita say now?

I wish you good luck in martial arts?"

"Lend your auspicious words."

Gwen smiled and raised his hand and clenched his fist to show his strength.

When the two of them stopped talking, Otto smiled and nodded at Rita, motioning her to sit down again. He then turned the camera back and asked with a smile:

"So, besides Rita, Gwen, is there anyone else you need me to greet?"

"...

No need, Your Excellency the Bishop. We are still on a mission and I have already overstepped the bounds.

Besides, I don’t want to interfere with everyone’s life and work because of my own affairs.”

In response, Gwyn shook his head, looking like a fool.

"Ha ha……"

Otto smiled when he heard this, gave a final instruction, and then hung up the call.

"By the way, I just entered the contact information of the Far East Branch at all levels into Yuetianli. If you need anything, Gwen, you can contact us at any time—"

I look forward to the day when you return, little Gwen."

"..."

The communication projection disappeared. Gwen blinked, took a deep breath, and then let out a long breath. His eyes were somewhat complicated.

If Gwyn had not known Otto's true identity for a long time, he would probably have regarded him as a caring and reliable superior or even an elder.

Or perhaps, to ordinary people not involved in Kallen's resurrection, Otto is a similar person?

"Ah……

But, it has nothing to do with me anymore..."

Lying on his back on the bed, looking at the soft light from the chandelier on the ceiling, Gwen muttered to himself,

"I was originally just a chess piece. Although I've grown unexpectedly well, after connecting with Kiana, I've become more useful..."

As he thought about it, Gwen patted his cheeks, breaking free from this inexplicable emotion -

"Don't overthink it. If you want to change the tragedies in the plot, you'll inevitably have to face that old man Otto..."

His gaze became firm again, and after calming down, Gwen opened his attribute panel with a thought.

"Gwen——level 7

Strength - S911

Durability - C612

Dexterity - D599

Spirit——SSS1999

Energy——SSS1782

Energy system: None

Development ability: nourish the body with the soul, nourish the soul with the soul, embrace the ten directions, infinite fervor, mutual generation of the five elements"

Although he had not had any systematic training for more than a month, Gwyn's spirit quickly reached the full value of spiritual attributes again during the practice of "Awakening the Nerves", and other attributes were increasing under the effect of "nourishing the body with the soul".

After experiencing the battle in the Quantum Sea, Gwyn, who absorbed quantum energy, saw his already impressive energy attributes skyrocket.

Gwen was confident that he could max out his energy attributes before leaving Changkong City.

"After upgrading to Level 8, the only thing that will work on me in Tianming's virtual training room is the Emperor level, which I can't fully simulate...

Do we need to try to reveal Eden's situation to Kevin and try to enter the paradise of the afterlife?

Hmm... I almost forgot, there's still a planet of virtual soldiers and rift monsters in Cocolia that can be farmed, but going there requires points, and the logistics support is definitely not as good as the virtual training room and paradise of the past in Tianming...

Or... use Kiana and Mei as examples and let them try to master the power of the Herrscher?"

He was thinking about the future direction in his heart, but for some reason, when he thought of Mei and Kiana, a picture suddenly came to his mind -

I was sitting in the jeep and crashed, with Kiana running in front...

"puff……"

Even Gwyn couldn't help laughing when he thought of this scene.

Without getting lost in this ridiculous fantasy, Gwen quickly washed up, went to bed, and fell asleep...

Meanwhile, in the bishop's office at the headquarters of the Mandate of Heaven, Rita was in a good mood, but not that good, and certainly not as relaxed as Gwen.

"If Gwen hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten that tomorrow is your birthday, Rita."

Looking at the clock that still showed five o'clock in the afternoon, Otto smiled and looked at Rita who had come to report on her work but was interrupted by Gwen's communication lock.

"The Bishop is so busy, it's normal for him to overlook something."

Rita shook her head gently, the smile on her face was the same as before, but her heart was not as calm as before.

"You are a good child, but a good child should not be ignored just because he is obedient and well-behaved..."

Looking at the graceful Rita, Otto smiled and shook his fingers, then operated twice on the computer.

"I see you haven't had much vacation lately, so I've approved three days of vacation for you. It's just right for your birthday so you can go back and spend time with your parents and relax—"

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Excellency."

Hearing this, Rita's pretty face showed a hint of surprise in her smile, and she bowed to Otto.

But beneath that beautiful smile, a greater worry quietly rose...

Chapter 182 Rita's Worries

After leaving the Archbishop's office, Rita walked gracefully in the wide corridor. From time to time, passing Valkyries or staff members greeted Rita, and Rita responded one by one with a smile that was perfect, as if it was the same as in the past countless days.

In last month's assessment, Rita met all the requirements for promotion to S-class and passed the final assessment, successfully being promoted and becoming the first S-class in the post-second collapse era.

Having achieved this, Rita's reputation naturally rose to a higher level. Even other staff members who had no direct work contact with her knew this S-class Valkyrie who often regarded herself as a maid.

However, at this moment, the heart of the first S-rank of the new era was not as calm as his appearance.

As the only person who knew that Gwyn's true identity was not simply a Kaslana bloodline that was wandering outside, and that he was not from this world, but was carried back from the Quantum Sea by Yulandel, and who had also discovered Gwyn's similarities with Otto in appearance early on, Otto's previous words had a few more unusual meanings to Rita.

Rita is a good child - good children should be obedient, so Rita doesn't do things that are not allowed;

Go home and spend time with your parents when you have time - Rita, you are not alone, you still have parents and relatives, so you'd better be obedient;

Although she would rather think that she was overthinking it, her personality made Rita not bury her head like an ostrich and pretend that the matter did not exist. Instead, she thought carefully and tried to avoid omissions.

After returning home, Rita put on an apron and started preparing breakfast as usual.

Today, Yulandel is still out on a mission, Gwyn is in the Far East, and even Anna is not at the headquarters, so Rita needs to prepare very little.

Even though Rita's sharp knife skills still prepared the ingredients meticulously, the gloom in the depths of her eyes did not disappear, but became even heavier.

Judging from Otto's attitude towards Gwyn in recent years, Rita has basically confirmed her previous guess -

Otto may have confirmed through some channels that he was not aware of that Gwyn, who came from the Quantum Sea, did have some kind of relationship with him.

Moreover, this relationship is probably very special and close, so special that Otto even adopted an attitude similar to that he had towards Theresa.

However, Rita still doesn't know whether Gwen is the new Theresa, or whether he receives similar treatment because of a relationship and an unknown plan that he is unaware of.

The former is certainly good, and Rita can put aside most of her worries about Gwyn.

But if it's the latter...

Rita smelled a hint of burnt food, and her thoughts disappeared. She quickly dealt with the food that she had cooked because of her distraction.

A moment later, looking at the slightly burnt dish on the table, Rita, who hadn't made such a mistake in a long time, sighed softly:

"No, I need to adjust my condition in these three days...

I can’t become part of the trouble before I can help him…”

Muttering in her heart, Rita glanced at the photo on the table beside her——

The photo was a group photo taken on Rita's birthday last year. Rita, wearing a small crown, was pressed in the middle by Gwyn, with Yulandel sitting on her left, and Anna on the right helping Gwyn hold Rita down with ill intentions. The bright sunshine shone on the faces of the four young people, making their smiles look particularly brilliant.

"Ugh……"

With a deep sigh in her heart, the first S-class Valkyrie of the new era of destiny felt powerless from the bottom of her heart.

Even though it was already a prestigious S-rank, Rita, knowing the size and power of the Destiny, had absolutely no confidence in confronting it. At this moment, she could only pray that Gwyn was not involved in the Sirin Plan...

At least it wouldn't be the planned sacrifice.

Otherwise, Rita might have to face the choice between family and friends...

"Gwen... I hope you can continue to grow until... you are strong enough to escape the Bishop's grasp..."

While Rita was worried about whether Otto would involve Gwyn in his future shocking and cruel deeds, Otto, who had no idea what this good boy was thinking, was carefully checking the log records sent back to the server by Yuetian.

Even though it was only a small part focusing on positioning errors, Otto still wanted to see what the secret was that Gwyn believed he could only tell him after returning to headquarters.

Looking at some of the data, Otto's brows were already furrowed together, and he squeezed out the word "Chuan" -

This part of the data gave Otto a very familiar feeling.

After Otto searched his database, his eyes fixed instantly—

"This is……

He wouldn’t have returned…”

Thinking of that possibility and the possibilities hidden behind it, Otto's originally good mood instantly turned much worse.

Noticing Otto's change in mood, Void Wanzang, who had become much quieter after Gwyn left the headquarters, suddenly spoke up—

“Although it’s incredible, he comes from the Quantum Ocean after all.

Given the limited understanding of the Quantum Ocean by current civilization, it is normal that they have not been able to discover some characteristics in him that can connect to or even enter the Quantum Ocean.

After all, that was a field that even pre-civilizations could only explore to a limited extent.”

"..."

Otto did not comment on Xukong Wanzang's words. He just tapped the table lightly with his fingers, making a crisp sound, and thought in that inexplicable rhythm.

Judging from the error data sent back by the log, the accident that Gwen encountered before was very likely related to the Quantum Sea. In other words, Gwen was very likely to have connected to or even directly entered the Quantum Sea before.

If this happened to someone else, Otto would just be ecstatic.

After all, even with the Sirin Project, Otto would not put all his hopes into it. He did not stop exploring the untapped blue ocean of the Quantum Sea, but he was always suffering from a lack of manpower. If he could have a high-quality guinea pig, Otto would not mind training and using it.

But if this person is Gwyn...

The situation that emerged was far beyond his plan, which made Otto recall some painful past.

Fortunately, although Gwyn's life has been arranged, Otto also left room for dynamic adjustments.