Starting from the Collapse World, I became the behind-the-scenes boss

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Meanwhile, Kiana, having saved enough for her journey, also boarded a ship leaving Sicily.

The girl slowly looked away from the dock after scanning back and forth several times without finding the person she wanted to see.

Sure enough, my encounter with that boy was just a coincidence.

The world is so big, how easy is it for two people to meet?

However, this is not necessarily a bad thing.

When we meet again, I'm sure I'll have a whole bunch of interesting stories to tell them.

Unfortunately, she couldn't tell the other person about what happened in Raymond, even though it was something very interesting.

Not bringing the boy into the broken world is her bottom line.

Kiana still feels a surge of emotion when she thinks of that silver moon, which was even more dazzling than the sun.

One day, she will become just as amazing!

Stepping onto the ship's deck, Kiana made a silent resolution.

Chapter Twenty-Three: Jackals

They cruised leisurely on the sea, occasionally disembarking to explore the land. It took Shihen and Raven almost a month to travel from Sicily to India.

Well, in the end, it was only because they received a call from Jackal urging them that the two of them took a plane and covered half the distance in a few hours.

In the southwestern territorial waters of India, on an unmarked, uninhabited island, lies the base of the World Serpent.

Following a guide, Shihen and Raven boarded a small boat and ventured deeper into a hidden waterway concealed within a cave. After a long and winding journey, they finally entered the base.

It has to be said that the way this base was built gives it a very villainous organization feel to it.

What reputable organization would hide its base so well?

Walking through this dark, cyberpunk-style base, Shihen suddenly felt like he had become a heinous villain, the kind of guy who could run into superheroes on the street and have them jump out and slash him with knives.

Living in a place with this kind of art style every day, it's no wonder there aren't many good people in World Snake.

Even if you catch a white fluffy ball and lock it up here for a long time, its personality will probably become twisted and depressed.

They ventured deep into the base and soon encountered the jackals.

In the spacious and bright reception room, a woman in white with waist-length brown curly hair and dark brown skin was waiting anxiously.

Upon seeing the two people, or rather, upon seeing Shi Hen, the woman's eyes lit up immediately, and she couldn't help but complain, "You guys are too slow!"

She'd set up the experimental setup, but these two guys hadn't even gotten halfway there!?

If she hadn't urged us, things would probably have gotten too cold.

"Don't you have a lot of tasks? Can't you just do something else to pass the time?"

Raven took a half-step forward to shield the boy behind him and said in a nonchalant tone.

She disliked jackals who were obsessed with science.

"I'm too lazy to explain to you; you wouldn't understand anyway." Sharing the same loathing for the raven, the jackal's gaze fixed on Shihen. "That thing is on you, isn't it?"

Nodding, Shihen reached out and beckoned, and a silver metal ring appeared from the void, emitting a faint white halo.

"Good, very good!" After carefully examining the Moon Throne and touching it to feel the texture of the special soul steel, the jackal's face lit up with joy. "As long as we unlock the secret of this relic, we will know how the previous civilization perceived Honkai and imaginary space."

Going a step further, even controlling the occurrence of Honkai would be a piece of cake!

As he spoke, the jackal's expression gradually became frenzied.

"..."

Looking at the jackal in this state, Shihen's expression turned strange.

Having personally experienced the power of this relic, he wanted to tell you that you're just dreaming; this thing is actually just a toy.

But seeing the jackal so engrossed in his fantasy, Shihen hesitated for a few seconds but still couldn't bring himself to say it.

Well, let the child be happy for a while longer.

"Alright, that's all for you. Go find somewhere to stay, just don't bother me."

The jackal carefully packed the Moon Throne into a box, waved to the two of them, and left first.

Throughout the entire process, she neither introduced herself nor asked Shihen's name.

"Has she always been like this?"

Shihen turned to ask the raven.

"Huh? Which aspect are you referring to?"

After a moment of surprise, the raven asked.

"It's just... that... way of speaking, it's very exaggerated."

Shihen carefully considered his choice of words.

Controlling the occurrence of Honkai is something even the Moth to a Flame wouldn't dare to dream of.

“You’ll get used to it.” Raven waved his hand, looking like he’d seen it all before. “Don’t let Jackal’s appearance fool you. She’s actually one of the world’s top geniuses. She’ll have to pay you patent fees several times a year.”

Given the high bounty on Shihen, he has become a unit of measurement for a large sum of money.

Will she still receive patent fees?

Shihen looked somewhat uncomfortable.

They're a villainous organization, how can they openly sell patents?

"She herself owns more than a dozen listed companies."

The raven looked down at him with an expression that seemed to say, "Little brother, you're still too young."

We're all in this game, everyone has a few alternate accounts.

"……All right."

Shihen nodded reluctantly.

Sure enough, everyone's playing the behind-the-scenes game.

No wonder that in his system, which doesn't even deserve a name, the main quest is to become the mastermind behind this world.

"However, even though Jackal is a genius, you'd better stay away from her." Raven curled his lip and warned, "If she tries to give you something to eat, just refuse, unless you want to end up on the lab table."

The jackal is only distracting her for a moment because of the relic. Once she comes to her senses, she will definitely turn her attention to a Stigmata Awakener like Shihen.

Having worked with Jackal many times, she knew his character better than anyone.

The other party never cares about ethics or morality.

"Oh."

Shihen nodded in agreement.

If his body were stuffed with some random stuff, like extra arms or something, he wouldn't want to try and see if the resurrection armor could refresh that state.

What if the system thinks he's more capable this way?

While theoretically, Grey Serpent shouldn't allow this to happen, things could get complicated if Jackal brings up the Stigmata Project.

In short, it's always better to be cautious; he wouldn't entrust his safety to the moral standards of the World Serpent.

"What do we do now?"

Shihen asked.

It must be said that Jackal was indeed ruthless and efficient. After taking the relic, he completely ignored them and didn't even bother to say goodbye.

The guide stopped at the entrance to the reception room, indicating that the other party was not qualified to enter the room.

"Of course, it's about doing something fun!"

The raven licked its lips, its wine-red eyes filled with excitement.

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boom--

Amidst the deafening explosion, Shihen felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and his body involuntarily fell forward.

Ah, I'm dead again...

This was the last thought that flashed through Shihen's mind.

Chi~

The glass hatch opened, and consciousness returned to the body. What came into Shihen's view was an unfamiliar ceiling.

who I am? where am I? What am I going to do?

Before a series of questions could even be resolved, a melodious female voice, tinged with smugness, rang in the boy's ear: "Hmph, now you know how powerful your older sister is, right?"

Coming to his senses, Shihen looked at the smiling raven and curled his lip: "He's just bullying her because of his experience..."

"Ok?"

The raven's brow furrowed slightly.

"Natasha is awesome!"

Shihen immediately changed his tune.

The raven nodded in satisfaction and extended a hand to the boy.

Slightly taken aback, Shihen did not refuse, and grabbed the other's hand to get up from the consciousness immersion pod.

As one of the world's most advanced technologies, the consciousness immersion pod has achieved almost 100% realism and is a high-level training facility in this base that requires queuing and reservations to use.

However, as an organization cadre of the same level as the base owner, Jackal, and given that they were originally one of Jackal's guests, Raven naturally had special privileges.

So, they brought Shihen to this training room, and the two of them used the consciousness immersion pod to do something that countless game enthusiasts longed for but could not achieve—holographic games.

Considering the difference in strength between the two, Raven decisively chose the mecha piloting training mode, and then Shihen was repeatedly defeated.

No matter how good Ren Shihen is at fighting, his tactical mech is still fragile. Can he really jump out of the cockpit and engage in real combat?

After the move of sacrificing the mech to destroy Raven was arbitrarily banned by the opponent.

Ha, what a petty woman.

Glancing at the raven's delighted face, Shihen muttered a complaint to himself.

"Let's go, are you hungry?"

Immersed in the exhilarating feeling of being stronger than the boy, Raven led Shihen outside the training room.

Since we've already used the equipment, there's no need to hold onto the spot; there are plenty of people waiting in line behind us.

"Ah."

Following beside the raven, Shihen nodded gently.

Although you only need to lie down in the consciousness immersion pod, mental activity is still very physically demanding.

"Is there anything you want to eat?"

"I asked the raven."

Will Sister Natasha cook for me?

Shihen glanced at the mercenary with some surprise.

Having spent so much time with the raven, he had never seen it cook.

"I can have a chef make it especially for you."

The raven spoke calmly.

In World Serpent, the privileges of senior members are written into the rules and regulations, and there's no need to hide them.

"...Sister Natasha is amazing."

Shihen gave a thumbs up.

As an ordinary member of the organization, he naturally chose to cling to the leg of the cadre Raven.