Collapse, Kaslana's Way of Survival

Regardless of Xier's purpose, just learning to cook with Kiana... It goes without saying that this process must be extremely difficult.

"Uh-huh."

Theresa, who was watching from the side, smiled slightly cunningly and suddenly said, "Little Kainuo, you and..."

drop--

Theresa was interrupted by a harsh voice.

"Auntie and Xier, please wait a moment. I'll check the text messages."

Kainuo's brows jumped when he roughly guessed who the sender was, and he opened the message with a little excitement.

【elder brother:

Long time no see, this is Bianca, your sister.

I apologize. Although this is a special day, recent Honkai events have begun to occur frequently around the world, and the Bishop has assigned us many tasks. While I do have time to rest, I'm afraid it's unlikely I'll be able to travel to Saint Freya to meet you. Therefore, I'm sending you this message—the gift I mailed to you should arrive at the same time you receive it.

Well, before you unwrap it, take a guess with anticipation. I prepared this especially for you after consulting Rita. According to her, boys her age really like these handheld game consoles (actually, there are very few boys around us, and the ones who come into contact with them the most are the bishops, so I'm a little skeptical of Rita's authority on this matter).

Oh, by the way, someone has informed me that I need to sign for a package from the Far East Branch. I think it should be a gift from you and Theresa's ex-aunt... so I'm looking forward to it.

Speaking of which, Rita also asked me to attach a photo of me on a mission. Frankly, I don't quite understand what she means, but I'll do as she says.

Finally, happy birthday to you, brother... and to Miss Kiana.

Your sister

Bianca

With an unconscious smile on his face, Keno clicked on the picture.

This is a photo of Bianca slaying a Honkaimon. Whether it's the photographer's skill or Bianca's own aura, the photo shows her looking dashing and handsome.

After saving the picture, Kainuo hesitated for a moment, blinked, and finally gave up the idea of ​​replacing Xier's photo as the phone wallpaper.

Just as the message was closed, Kainuo's phone beeped again.

Kainuo raised his eyebrows and looked at the sender of the message in confusion. The familiar yet unfamiliar green avatar clearly revealed the other party's identity.

Klein?

When did you add the other person as a friend?

I clicked it in confusion, and another email popped up.

To Kainuo:

Hi! Long time no see, did you miss me?

Well, I don’t know if you miss me, but Alicia, who hasn’t seen you for almost a year, definitely misses you!

Hmm~ I heard from Klein that today is your birthday, so Miss Fairy, who is loved by everyone and makes flowers bloom wherever she goes, pure and flawless, as beautiful as a crystal flower, specially sent you birthday wishes! So, are you touched?

If you're moved, come meet your friend in Paradise—I'm kidding, of course. As always, when you're truly confused about pre-civilization, come explore the secrets of ixlingviliu (seven) 岜二爸. I believe you wouldn't set foot here on your own initiative before then.

Come to think of it, if the signal in Paradise hadn't been so bad, I would have sung you a happy birthday song. Oh, what a pity.

Your good friend, the beautiful and charming Alicia

ps: Klein has something else to tell you, it’s below.

Hello, Kayno. According to your doctoral proposal, you should be struggling with finding a Herrscher core in a way that doesn't violate your conscience.

As it happens, I recently got a piece of related information.

In the Pacific branch of Destiny, researchers there rely on implanting the Desire Gem into the body of the A-rank Valkyrie Wendy to maintain the stability of the gem. As a result, Wendy is unable to walk and has been imprisoned and isolated.

Looking at this unexpected message, Kainuo frowned.

Medical treatment, how long is it? n......

"Well, Master Yulandel, I didn't expect you to like things like Hom dolls?"

After unpacking the package that was as tall as Theresa, Rita looked at the doll inside and said with a smile:

"If you like, Rita can also dress up as a doll."

"Don't be ridiculous, Rita."

Sighing helplessly at her lieutenant, Bianca looked at the box in her hand expectantly.

What kind of gift would your elder brother give you on your first real birthday?

Taking a deep breath, Bianca slowly opened the box...

Then he froze in place.

"Home Cooking: From Beginner to Mastery?"

Coo day!

New volume to organize ideas... Well, that's it (funny)

Chapter 150 Destiny

"Wendy?"

Theresa was startled and the bitter melon cake in her hand dropped to the ground. She was stunned and frowned with a puzzled look.

"I do know something about Wendy, but why are you asking her, nephew?"

"I got a clue about this Wendy through some personal connections. I heard that Heaven used her to store the Gem of Desire, which resulted in her legs being disabled and imprisoned. Her personal freedom has also been restricted." Kaino stared at Theresa, who was glancing around. "Is this true?"

A lonely and helpless girl was imprisoned due to an experiment related to the Herrscher Core. Whether it was to follow Kaslana's heart of justice or because of his own desire for the Desire Stone, Kaino had no reason to sit idly by and intervene as a third party, which was his style.

Theresa twisted her hands together and thought for a long time with a frown on her face. Then she took a deep breath, raised her head, and stared into Kainuo's eyes with a serious expression.

"Nephew, please stop asking. These are not things you should know right now." Theresa's tone was more serious than ever. "Be obedient. Auntie is doing this for your own good."

The atmosphere at the table suddenly became serious, and even Xier and Bella, who were listening at the side, didn't dare to turn around and look.

After staring into Kainuo's eyes for two or three seconds, seeing that he had no reaction and seemed to have given up asking questions, Theresa slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it seemed that my pretending to be serious temporarily scared little Kainuo.

If her eldest nephew really insisted on asking about Lingling Yin Linviiii, she couldn't say for sure whether she would soften her heart and tell him everything.

After all, this matter has a history.

"Anyway, nephew, don't ask or investigate again," Theresa thought for a moment and then warned him worriedly, "After all, personal relationships sound really unacceptable..."

De Yi Liu Yi...??ii???Bo Zuan? suddenly stopped talking, a flash of lightning passed through her mind, her eyes slowly widened and she looked at Kainuo in disbelief.

Before, my thoughts were all on how to get away with this matter, and it was only now that I relaxed a little that I noticed something was wrong.

A personal connection that could easily reveal the location of Destiny's Desire Gem and the circumstances surrounding it...

Personal relationships be damned!

"Nephew, where did you get this information from?"

"Someone named Klein suddenly contacted me, and she's suspected to be related to the World Serpent organization?" Kainuo's voice was a little uncertain. "I don't know any more specifics. But her intelligence network is very extensive, and she knows a lot of secrets."

"But I didn't expect that you, Auntie, have just noticed this issue of personal relationship. Shouldn't a normal leader have noticed it from the beginning?" Kainuo said with a hint of teasing.

It was natural that he had intentionally exposed the news about Klein. After all, she was his aunt, not Otto, so there was nothing he couldn't say.

Not only that, although Klein had been showing goodwill when they met, in fact, he had actually been monitoring him for half a year or even longer, and had asked him many riddles without answering them.

No one likes someone who always sends you messages but is vague about what they say. In comparison, Alicia, who only met you once but sent a congratulatory email on your birthday, is much cuter.

It's a bit weird though.

"Klein?"

Theresa's face fell as she heard this, and she collapsed on the table with her hands on her head.

"Another name I've heard of before... Wow, what's going on lately? Why are all these mysterious organizations popping up?"

Theresa said this, smacking her head twice with her fists.

"It's so annoying."

"So I'd like to trouble you, Auntie, to help investigate." Kainuo said with a smile, "Of course, if possible, don't let the Destiny headquarters know."

"Okay, okay." Theresa nodded dejectedly.

"So what Kainuo just said was true?" Xi'er beside him couldn't help but frown and click her tongue. "Steelmanship has truly once again refreshed my understanding of its limits."

"Aha, haha." The person in charge of the Tianming Far East branch laughed awkwardly.

"Speaking of which, Auntie, are all the other branches of Tianming so cruel?"

Kaino tapped the table twice, his tone filled with confusion. "You just captured your own Valkyrie and used her for experiments, crippling her and then confining her. Aren't you worried about the people below becoming disloyal?"

Kaynor knew that Saint Freya was established to make the Valkyries more like young girls of their age rather than overly mature soldiers, but the Valkyries of other branches shouldn't lose their humanity, right?

People tend to seek benefits and avoid harm. Doesn't the Valkyrie of the Pacific branch really worry about becoming the next Wendy?

"Ah, about that...Wendy volunteered for the experiment."

At this point, Theresa forced a slightly frustrated smile, her eyes darkening. "Besides, Wendy is actually a student of St. Freya."

"Huh?" x2.

Kainuo and Xier were both shocked and looked at Theresa in disbelief.

"Aunt, you didn't force the person to come over?"

Kainuo stared at his aunt, whom he had more or less some respect for, and was filled with surprise.

Based on his understanding of his own period, shouldn't the other party come directly to the house to ask for the person at this time?

"This matter is very complicated, it's not that easy. To be honest, I really don't want to tell you."

Theresa sighed and counted on her fingers as she spoke.

"It's been over a decade since the Second Honkai Impact, and most branches have recovered from the painful lessons of that incident. Rather than fully militarizing in anticipation of a Third Honkai Impact, they'd rather achieve some results on their own, contributing to the fight against the Honkai Impact while also earning funds."

“But the branch’s achievements are the achievements of their branch, not the achievements of other branches.”

"Unlike headquarters, which can easily produce a large number of mature technologies and products, each branch can use a successful technological product to control all other branches and gain considerable influence within headquarters. For this reason, while the branches are not completely incompatible, they are wary of each other."

Theresa paused, looking somewhat dejected. "Saint Freya isn't much different in this regard. We could have sent your research and development of the Bengbeng Ball to headquarters to get results quickly, but it was withheld for funding reasons."

"Okay, I roughly understand." Kainuo said a little depressed.

So although it's not as bad as in Reverse Entropy where the executives each have their own agenda and collude with external enemies to divide power, Destiny is actually not much better except that there is Otto who can always have the final say.

If this continues, humanity will be doomed to collapse sooner or later.

Chapter 151 Plan

"its not right."

As Kainuo was thinking, he was suddenly stunned, then he quickly shook his head to get rid of the thoughts in his mind, and then looked at Theresa again.

"Aunt, I was asking you about Wendy. Why are you suddenly talking about the relationships between the various branches?" Kaino asked doubtfully. "Does this have anything to do with Wendy being grounded?"

"It's a big deal."

Theresa sighed softly.

If it were in the past, she would definitely have mocked her eldest nephew harshly in this area where she was slightly proficient, but now she really was not in the mood.

"The Pacific branch requested the Valkyrie's participation in the experiment, claiming it was necessary to safely store the Desire Gem. Wendy, upon hearing the news, volunteered to participate." At this point, Theresa's face was filled with regret again.

"At that time, after several years of hard work, the Far East branch was finally established. Saint Freya had just opened not long ago, and I hadn't yet figured out the intricacies of the various branches. My grandfather hadn't explained anything to me, so I respected her wishes and wrote a letter of recommendation to recommend Wendy."

"I was very unwilling at the time. After all, if Wendy was trained well, she could have become an S-rank Valkyrie."

"and then?"

Theresa's face darkened. "After a while, I wanted to ask Wendy how she was doing and if the experiment was going well. By then, I knew the details of Project Sirin and that the gemstone containment experiment wasn't as safe as the Pacific Branch's recruitment advertisement claimed. So, I was worried about Wendy, so I contacted her."

"As a result, Wendy lost contact!"

Theresa once again slumped over the table with her head in her hands.

"I called Wendy, but no matter how many times I called, there was no such person. I asked the head of the Oceania branch for any information about her, but they also told me that there was no such person. During that time, I almost wondered if there was something wrong with my memory."

As she spoke, Theresa buried her head deeper and deeper in her hands.

Kaino blinked and nodded in understanding.