Honkai, why do you only play high-end games?

And there is obviously no signal on the seabed.

A shallow bounty

After hesitating for a while, I decided to offer a reward.

After all, even though I've been on hold for so long, I still want my work to have some results. Now that it's been recommended, I want to try to see if it can make it to the list.

Many readers also know that I don’t have many manuscripts in reserve, I just write and publish them.

I originally thought about updating twice a day, but writing nearly 10,000 words a day is too tiring.

I've been writing alone for a while now, but I've had no motivation at all. I've felt like giving up after just today.

After thinking about it, I decided to push myself and offer a small reward.

It's not that I want to make money this way,

You know, I didn't even offer a bounty during the time when it was on the shelves and at its peak popularity.

The main reason is that I am afraid of owing too much and not being able to pay it back, so I just close it.

I thought I would write it slowly, and you guys can read it slowly.

But I got sick and delayed it for a long time, so not many people watched it. If I offer a reward now, the pressure shouldn't be that great.

After some calculations, if I only offer a 24-hour reward, I probably won’t owe much given the current number of readers.

So, even a coward like me mustered up the courage to offer a reward.

I read other people's books to learn how they set their prices.

It seems that Hedgehog Cat has always counted 2000 words per chapter.

As you know, my books are usually at least 4000 words long, so I'll just calculate it as .

The prices are as follows:

1000 recommendations + 1 chapter

200 monthly tickets + 1 chapter

200 blades + 1 chapter

20000 rewards + 1 chapter

Silver Treasure Chest + 3 Chapters

Gold Treasure Chest + 10 Chapters (It's so damn expensive, how dare I open it?)

…………

That's about it.

Treasure chests and such, just writing for fun

It's expensive, and I don't want you to waste your money.

After all, I only get silver treasure chests for myself, right?

That's about it. The reward will end at 24: tomorrow night.

I will update twice a day for as many chapters as I can owe...

The account is quite easy to calculate.

that's it

~

Chapter 102: Two or Three Things About Destiny

Destiny headquarters, floating island.

"Is that so? Okay, I get it. Thank you for your hard work."

Communication hang up.

In the empty Vatican headquarters, the slender Amber gently moved her slender and beautiful fingers away from her ears, and then stared blankly at the seat at the highest point surrounded by several steps, seeming a little at a loss.

At this moment, the throne, which is as magnificent as the Vatican, is also as empty as the Vatican at this moment.

"What should we do now that the Bishop is away?"

When the bishop is present, I only need to complete every task assigned by the bishop carefully, and then report them to him truthfully, objectively and accurately, and then accept his new work arrangements, and repeat this cycle over and over again.

From the beginning to the end, there was no matter that required her to make the decision, and she had never had such an overstepping thought.

The more "loyal" one is, the more confused one becomes at this time.

"...Never mind. Let's wait until the Bishop returns and decide."

After just a moment's hesitation, Amber decided to handle it in the way that was most familiar to her memory - sealing it and keeping the archive.

"I just hope it won't hinder the Bishop's plan..."

Amber felt a little uneasy.

Although he was a little nervous, he maintained his calm and indifferent expression. He slowly left the Vatican and prepared to deal with other work first.

After all, Otto left most of the daily work to Amber, and she was very busy.

Because of this, the temporary absence of the bishop will not affect the normal operation of the Mandate of Heaven.

I have to say that Amber's working ability is undoubtedly powerful.

"pat, pat..."

The crisp and rhythmic sound of footsteps echoed in the slightly empty corridor. Amber walked while browsing the upcoming work schedule in the eyepiece, and skillfully classified and summarized them, filing all the most important parts, and handing them over to the Bishop for his decision after his return; while she herself dealt with those tasks that were relatively urgent but did not involve major issues.

But what if it is both urgent and important?

Amber paused and couldn't help but start to worry again.

"What should we do? Should we call the Bishop through the emergency channel?"

Amber killed this idea as soon as it came to her mind.

"No, I can't disturb the Bishop, otherwise, I..."

At this moment, an elegant girl's voice interrupted Amber's thoughts.

"Good day, Master Amber... What a coincidence to meet you here."

Amber, who had come to her senses, quickly responded.

"Good day, Lady Rita, you don't have to be so polite."

Without any further consideration, that mysterious voice can only belong to one person.

"I'm so sorry to interrupt your thoughts..."

Sure enough, Rita came slowly from the other side of the corridor, and the eye that was not covered by her short hair showed a hint of just the right amount of apology.

"Forgive me for being so rude. It's just that Rita has never seen Amber-sama lingering in a place like this, so I couldn't help but call out to you. If there's anything wrong, I apologize..."

"No, no, you're too polite!"

Amber waved her hands repeatedly at Rita's "humility". She couldn't stand it and didn't dare to be questioned by her again. She quickly changed the subject.

"Lady Rita is returning to headquarters at this time. I guess the mission is coming to fruition?"

Amber remembered that during this period of time, Rita should be traveling around the European continent, looking for the trace of the Second God's Key.

"Master Amber, you're joking. I've just encountered some minor obstacles at work recently..."

Rita gave a wry smile upon hearing this, still feeling a lingering fear about this somewhat absurd and arduous task.

Finding the Second God's Key was the top priority arranged by the Bishop. All other tasks had to give way to this matter. Amber saw Rita like this and hurriedly asked what happened.

"Sorry for the loss of composure. It's not really a big deal."

Rita put away her bitter smile and explained,

"The investigation on the European continent went smoothly. Although we found nothing, it has led us to focus our final attention on the British Isles..."

"England? Isn't that...?"

Amber was surprised.

"Yes, it's exactly where I was born..."

Rita couldn't help but smile helplessly, feeling unbearable to look back on her experiences of the past two years.

After traveling all over the world, he finally found that the target of the mission seemed to be in Europe, which was Tianming's doorstep.

This result alone was enough to make her feel uncomfortable.

As a result, now——

"Yeah, who would have thought? The Second God's Key might be right here in my hometown..."

This feeling is like going to the hospital when you feel unwell, doing all the tests, and trying a lot of elimination processes from morning to night, and finally successfully confirming the diagnosis - a cold.

It made her feel that all her previous work had been in vain.

"Why didn't I start my investigation from the place I was most familiar with?"

Rita couldn't help but doubt herself.

"This is really out of control..."

Amber couldn't understand what was going on in Rita's mind at the moment, so she just asked with some confusion,

"Isn't this going well?"

"Yes, so far it's been going smoothly, but after that, there were some unexpected things."

Rita shook her head slightly, smiled bitterly and said,

"As you know, our previous investigations around the world have always involved requesting assistance from local governments, universities, museums, and other professional institutions in the name of Heaven's Mandate. We've secured experts from various fields, allowing the search for the Divine Key to proceed in an orderly manner."

"Yes."

Amber nodded slightly.

"...But in the UK, when I visited a professor at the University of London as planned, claiming my destiny, there was a misunderstanding, and he rejected my request...After that, I repeatedly encountered setbacks when contacting other universities and professors."

"It turned out to be like this..."

Amber nodded in understanding.

Although she was surprised that Rita, who was always meticulous and demanding, would fail in interpersonal communication, she did not think it would be a big problem.

"Then why doesn't Lady Rita take action in other areas? For example..."

"For example, the government. Master Amber, I think you know how efficient the British government is."

Rita smiled kindly. "Rely on those bugs? No chance in my next life!"

"..."

Amber was also speechless.

But Rita's setbacks don't end there.

"The British Museum, which we once considered our greatest helper, suddenly closed two weeks ago under the pretext of preserving its collection. Director Catherine took advantage of this period to travel to Central Asia to inspect the historical sites there..."

"Well, that's really unfortunate..."

Amber was speechless about this series of coincidences and accidents. It was so unlucky.

"Yeah, what a coincidence..."

Rita also agreed helplessly,

"So, for the British Isles, we can only rely on ourselves. I've asked Alvette and the others to reorganize the historical data about the British region so that we can find clues from the details..."

At this point, she couldn't help but say,

"Although there have been a series of setbacks, at least the databases of various universities and museums are still open to Tianming, allowing the Valkyries to access them at will... But during this period, Alvette and the others will have to work hard again..."

"Look, Master Amber, I even have some free time to go back to headquarters and see if I can help my team members with some paperwork..."