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

If Gray Snake's plan is too exaggerated and not the type she needs to be involved in, Raven will not hesitate to intervene directly.

"The Holy Mark Project..."

The gray snake slowly uttered a word, and then unconsciously increased the strength of his hands, tearing the pure white thin blanket on his body, revealing a piece of snow-white scenery. Raven's face changed and he slowly said,

"Judging from the current situation, Cocolia seems to be planning to trigger an artificial collapse in Changkong City, inducing Raiden Mei, who has the Conquest Gem in her body, to completely transform into a Herrscher.

Then, he will capture Raiden Mei directly and use the Conquest Gem in her body to rescue her daughter who is trapped in the quantum sea. At the same time, he will complete the Heavenly Father, which has been unable to be completed due to the lack of a strong enough power source..."

As he expressed his guess, there was no trace of pride in Gray Snake's words. Instead, there was a hint of helplessness and... joy?

Even Raven, who claimed to be quite familiar with gray snakes, couldn't be sure for a moment whether he had heard it wrong.

However, Gray Snake obviously didn't care about Raven's mood and continued:

"In that case, why not just use the chicken to lay eggs? Add some ingredients to this collapse and turn it into an experiment for the Stigma Project."

Although after the appearance of Hatagi, the seventeenth version of the Stigmata Project, which was originally stillborn, seemed to have taken shape, it had not yet been verified.

Therefore, Gray Snake needs to make preparations for both scenarios and advance the progress of the first version at the same time.

"..."

Thinking back to some of the materials he had been allowed to view, Raven's heart was filled with mixed emotions.

However, what he had seen and learned helped Raven to slowly calm down the waves in his heart, and his emotions gradually returned to calm.

"what do I need to do?"

“It’s simple. Send the base materials of the Stigma Project to those crude laboratories where Cocolia can’t find them.

If Cocolia is really preparing to start an artificial collapse, then this will be the first experiment of the Stigmata Project.

Of course, if our guess is wrong, then it would simply be an additional variable in Cocolia's experiment, not worth mentioning."

Gray Snake's voice finally returned to its usual composure, but it left Raven silent for a moment.

Although he didn't want to admit it, a big part of the reason why Raven chose to leave World Serpent after earning enough money for retirement was because of those anti-human plans.

Although there are examples from previous civilizations, these plans can be said to allow people who would have died due to the collapse to play a greater role, and even allow some of them to awaken the stigmata and survive, and then contribute to the continuation of civilization.

However, Raven couldn't accept this statement with peace of mind.

Even after becoming a mercenary, Raven believed that his hands were stained with blood, but this kind of thing... was still a little hard to accept.

Originally, Raven thought he could escape before participating in this plan, but now it seems that he will be dragged into it by Cocolia beforehand...

So... do it?

Raven couldn't help but feel a little hesitant.

As if he had guessed the thoughts of his colleague's adopted daughter, Gray Snake continued:

"However, I need to remind you that since there are many of our people there, entrusting you with this task is not necessary, and the reward is also very limited."

"?"

The raven was moved when he heard this, and understood that the gray snake was hinting that he didn't need to get involved.

However, before the raven could express its opinion, the gray snake said:

"Besides that, there is another mission in Changkong City that you can try."

"What mission?"

Although this inexplicable feeling of being protected made Raven feel very uncomfortable, she was not a rebellious girl, so she followed Gray Snake's words and asked.

"In the information Cocolia gave you, there should be someone named Yuan Zhisheng, right?"

Seeing that Raven was not too concerned about the previous question, Gray Snake asked leisurely, as if the previous conversation had never happened.

“Yes, is there something wrong with this person?”

Raven raised his eyebrows, his body relaxed, his right leg lifted up and placed on his left leg, looking exceptionally white and slender in the sunlight.

"Combining information from various sources, this alias Yuan Zhisheng, whose real name is Caesar, is a fake identity.

If nothing unexpected happens, his true identity is Gwen Kaslana, the rising star of Tianming who has gained fame in the past two years.

As he spoke, the gray snake seemed to have remembered something, and there was a hint of laughter in his voice.

"Come to think of it, you two have indirectly had some interactions."

"Um?

That rising star of destiny?

What connection does it have with a gutter rat like me?"

Raven's dark red eyes flashed with curiosity, and he couldn't help but ask.

“Remember the Ganesha I asked you to sample earlier?

That was him and another rising star of Destiny, Yulandel, who is almost certain to become the new generation of S-class, teaming up to kill her. "

Gray Snake reminded concisely.

"..."

Subconsciously, Raven touched his belly——

Under the smooth and tight skin, many organs have been replaced with machines. Although the effect is no worse than the original one with the technology of World Snake, it is not his own after all.

However, despite some inexplicable emotions in his heart, Raven showed a smile on his face, and even changed his legs with interest:

"Oh?

So it’s the owner of the house?

So what is my mission? "

Although because of that Ganesha, she eventually lost a lot of things.

But as a thief, isn't it normal for her to be beaten when she steals other people's things?

The raven is not so twisted as to think it is natural to steal other people's things.

Then, Raven heard the answer that froze her smile—

"Approach him and try to be friends."

"you sure?"

The raven, who suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, asked in disbelief.

"Yes, the World Serpent needs him to have a World Serpent friend."

Gray Snake seemed to see the look of astonishment on Raven's face, and there was a hint of laughter in his voice.

"..."

Hearing the gray snake's suggestive words, the raven blinked and instantly realized that there might be something else going on behind the scenes that he didn't know about.

Chapter 156 Troubled

"It seems like you've started some plans that I'm not aware of?"

Although it seemed like she was about to become part of a conspiracy, Natasha was actually quite relaxed. Her crossed left leg even trembled slightly, making her look quite relaxed.

As for the "you" Natasha mentioned, she was naturally referring to the gray snake.

As the de facto adopted daughter of a certain Gray Snake, Natasha knew a little about the Gray Snakes. She knew that the so-called World Snake was largely built up with individual Gray Snakes as its skeleton.

Similarly, Natasha also knew that those plans hidden deep in the shadows...or conspiracies, were mostly driven by Gray Snake.

Then, Natasha heard another answer that made her expression stunned:

"No, actually I don't know why I do this."

"what?"

This time, Natasha even subconsciously made a sound of surprise and doubt. Her pretty face, which was pure yet somewhat charming, even revealed an expression that could be called silly and cute, which gave people a huge sense of contrast with her hot body that could not be covered by the thin blanket.

Although our World Snake does have a so-called Lord, is there anything else about the World Snake that you, Gray Snake, don’t know?

Are you trying to fool Kojima Bakugo?

In response to this, Gray Snake seemed calm and added slowly:

"This is a direct order from the Lord. Perhaps it will end quietly as the situation progresses. At that time, you can simply treat this mission as non-existent.

However, this mission may become more important for some reason, and may even lead to a huge change in your identity..."

"Are you saying that a stinking gutter rat like me will ever be able to run out into the sun and bask in the sun?"

Hearing the familiar alluring tone of the gray snake, Natasha, who had just rubbed her cheeks and sorted out her expression, was no longer as surprised as before. She even asked back with interest -

Based on Natasha's understanding of the World Serpents, if the Gray Serpents could issue a mission for which he didn't even know the reason, then it could only be an order from their mysterious Lord.

Compared to the mysterious Lord's rare personal order, Natasha was more interested in the reasons behind this mission.

Even the Gray Snake used such a foolish tone to deceive her. Natasha couldn't help but be curious about why her mysterious master would give such an order.

Hearing Natasha's doubts, Gray Snake just chuckled:

"You are meant to be a bird soaring into the sky, not a rat in the gutter."

"Alright, alright, don't say that to me anymore."

Hearing Gray Snake's words, Natasha felt goosebumps all over her body.

After staying in the shadows for too long, even just hearing words like this makes you feel uncomfortable.

Moreover, listening to Gray Snake's words, Natasha always had a feeling that she would soon end up like those guys who were completely exploited by Gray Snake.

Rubbing her shoulders, Natasha said unhappily:

"Just send me the plan. I'll take this task."

However, Gray Snake once again gave an answer beyond Natasha's expectations -

"No plan."

"Ok?"

Hearing Gray Snake's answer, Natasha couldn't help but widen her eyes slightly, then her eyes rolled, and her voice became a little more calculating.

"If I have to make the plan myself, I'll have to raise the commission fee..."

"of course."

There seemed to be a hint of laughter in Gray Snake's voice, but it was unclear whether it was because of Natasha's words or because of the bird that had crashed into the net...

In the apartment, Gwen, who had no idea that he was being targeted, once again looked through the notebook he had read many times -

Although because its owner was only a healer, this notebook did not contain the combat training methods that Gwyn had expected, and the insights into the cultivation of the microcosm recorded in it were of no use to Gwyn.

However, the use of energy involved also brought Gwyn great benefits.

At least, it showed Gwyn how to use energy.

As for external surveillance?

Gwen thought that someone would come to monitor him a few days after he came into contact with Raiden Mei, but in the end he didn't feel any obvious surveillance until spring break.

Regarding this, although Gwen was somewhat puzzled as to why that madman Kokolia hadn't also put him under surveillance after the appearance of a guy who might ruin their plan, he didn't delve too deeply into it.

Although his spiritual perception was sharp and allowed him to quickly detect malicious gazes, Gwyn could do nothing if the other party was only observing through technological equipment such as cameras.

And...even if they monitor us, what can we do?

Although there is no awesome system that simulates the star creation map and can be given away by clicking on it at the beginning, Gwyn is not a newbie time traveler who starts in Changkong City.

With Gwyn's current strength, no matter how Cocolia targets him, it will not have any direct impact on him.

At this point in time, a solid foundation of A-class combat power, the fourth-generation God-killing armor, and a God's Key, even if it was just the Xuanyuan Sword, which was almost a shame to the God's Key, was enough to push Gwyn to the first echelon of this world—

Unless the enemy was openly hostile, Walter Yang, the First Herrscher, would generally not go all out and kill.

Siegfried may hate Otto's lackeys, but unless they have a falling out, he, who is already in poor condition, will not waste time fighting Gwyn to death.