72. Otto's Plot, Kiana's Night Raid? 3000
Gao Qi, an ordinary employee of Schicksal.
His records show he was born in Arc City, Shenzhou, later studied abroad in Vienna, and was rescued and placed in a Schicksal hospital after being affected by the Fourth Eruption. After recovering, he joined the efforts to handle and provide relief for the Fourth Eruption.
During the relief operations, Gao Qi demonstrated certain leadership and organizational skills, showing excellent performance both in disaster response and in comforting the injured.
Relevant records clearly indicate he is just an ordinary person with no particularly suspicious background, so the personnel department directly approved his recruitment.
Although many people like him, it wouldn't be enough to warrant a personal inquiry from the Grand Bishop of Schicksal.
Thus, after Grand Bishop Otto inquired about him with Rita, the maid immediately began to let her imagination run wild.
[Why would the Grand Bishop... Could it be... about Bianka?!]
The only possible connection between Gao Qi and Otto would be Lady Bianka!
Grand Bishop Otto has always taken great care in nurturing Bianca. Could it be that the incident where Bianca was forcefully hugged by Gao Qi had reached the Grand Bishop's ears—that wouldn't be surprising, either.
"Hmm... Mr. Gao Qi is indeed qualified for the logistics officer position. He excels in logistical support and procurement, and within just a few days, he has already blended in well with the squad members."
Rita's evaluation of Gao Qi was impartial. As a perfect and graceful maid, she had taken care of Bianca since childhood, acting as both an older sister and a mother figure. She knew well how troublesome it could be to look after someone.
Even the well-behaved and sensible Bianca could be quite a headache when she threw a tantrum, not to mention the varied personalities among the young women in the Immortal Blades.
That he could get along so well with these girls and earn their affection was enough to prove his professional competence.
"He is very suitable for the work of the Immortal Blades squad. Everyone hopes he can stay long-term."
Rita harbored no personal bias. The debt of saving her life that night, as well as the misdeeds he committed against her, she would find a way to "repay" him herself.
"However, Mr. Gao Qi is somewhat lacking in combat ability. Although he is physically robust, he is still just an ordinary person. For the missions undertaken by the Immortal Blades, standard power armor may not fully meet his safety needs."
In fact, for some reason, Rita—who rarely advocated for benefits for subordinate team members—subconsciously requested higher-level protection for Gao Qi.
Last night's situation was indeed extremely dangerous. Rita didn't want Gao Qi to face unnecessary risks again, after all... he was also one of the people Rita needed to protect.
And... although it was irritating, she still needed to closely observe what exactly his relationship with Bianca was.
Before that, Rita couldn't let anything happen to Gao Qi.
"Of course, as a male, spending a long time with the Valkyries might lead to some emotional developments. I will prevent anything that could affect the combat morale of the Immortal Blades."
Gao Qi was a man. For these Valkyries who grew up surrounded by girls and knew little beyond combat, he was like Tang Sanzang falling into the Spider Lair—extremely tempting. Rita didn't believe nothing would happen.
If Bianka really liked him... No, Rita wouldn't allow anyone to hurt Bianka! Where was the person who hurt Bianka?!
Since she had transferred Gao Qi under her command, she had to protect him as well.
"Hmm... It seems you hold a high opinion of him. Then I am pleased that Schicksal has discovered such outstanding talent from among the populace."
In response to Rita's report, Grand Bishop Otto nodded, his slender fingers encased in white gloves tapping lightly on the table before him.
"There's an old saying in Shenzhou—'In learning, some may be earlier or later; in skills, each has their specialty.' We don't just need warriors; talents without combat abilities also need protection. Go to the armory—no, to the Research Tower and get him a set of the latest power armor."
Seemingly unconcerned about this individual, Otto waved his hand, and Rita bowed before leaving.
"Then, I shall take my leave, Grand Bishop."
Soon after Rita left, Otto's expression turned cold, becoming exceptionally serious, as if he had begun pondering something earnestly.
From the shadows behind him emerged a white-haired woman with a single braid and an amber cloak.
"Amber, record Gao Qi's relevant information. Thoroughly investigate everything about him and match it with the fragmented data preserved from previous target individuals. If the similarity exceeds fifty percent, continue recording—I will grant you access to the Void Archives."
The Void Archives, a relic of the Previous Era, the First Divine Key, obtained by the first ancestor of the Apocalypse family. his Divine Key records almost all information of the Previous Era, along with a vast amount of scientific technology.
"Yes, Grand Bishop."
Amber nodded. Over the decades, she had grown accustomed to such tasks.
"Amber, are you truly not deeply impressed by that subordinate who spent considerable time with you in Kreuzstein?"
However, just as she was about to leave, Otto stopped her.
"I hold no fondness for traitors to Schicksal, Grand Bishop. Nor do I clearly remember the existence that took K423 away."
Halting her steps, Amber shook her head.
"Ha... Amber, I think you're not lacking. Perhaps you just lack a bit of... appeal? If in the future, at any point in time, you encounter a man who is... probably interesting and—humorous, you must take the initiative."
Otto's handsome features twisted slightly. As early as five hundred years ago, he had mastered consciousness transfer technology, moving his will into a body made of soul steel.
In a sense, the current Otto is a "clone." To prevent accidents from hindering his cause, he has created countless soulium bodies and even split his consciousness for preservation.
He seemed to be trying to recall some deeply buried memories, but in the end, he found nothing and could only shake his head regretfully.
Amber remained expressionless in the face of such banter.
"For someone like you, transforming into a beautiful young girl shouldn't be a problem. A wise and elegant tall blonde woman is shown to be quite popular in big data—I don't mind the lost memories, even if they were quite good."
Away from outsiders, Amber, who is of the same generation as Theresa and is also Otto's "granddaughter," isn't particularly respectful toward the Overseer.
"No, no, that's enough, Amber. Although I've discarded my human body, my preferences are still quite normal. Now, carry out your task."
Instantly wearing a displeased expression, Otto instinctively furrowed his brow and immediately waved his hand, ushering Amber out.
"After all, it's just a possible candidate. It might not actually be him—the Void Archives."
His expression grew calm once again as a small golden cube instantly materialized in Otto's hand. As it spun rapidly, countless data, like pages of a book, began to appear in the air.
In his eyes, from five hundred years ago to the present, countless major historical events in the world were listed in detail, like a timeline.
At each point in time, during each event, one or even multiple individuals were recorded, accompanied by detailed notes and comparisons, with varying degrees of similarity.
These individuals, men and women, young and old, had different names and identities, but they all shared certain similarities—black hair, black eyes, and smiling faces.
Some were still alive, while others had long vanished into the river of history.
Reaching out, Otto began to arrange the relevant data, marking it one by one on a world map.
"Vienna... Mount Taixu... Manhattan, New York... Siberia... Nagazora... The Schicksal Headquarters, before the Honkai eruption."
One by one, points of light lit up on the world map. Otto continuously summarized the commonalities among the participants in each major event, finally inputting the newest entity named "Gao Qi" into the records.
Similarly, several individuals with different names, like Gao Qi, also existed at this current historical juncture.
Why he was doing this, Otto didn't know. He had completely lost his memory of the origin of this matter—or perhaps he had deliberately removed this memory himself, hiding it to prevent it from being completely erased by some force.
Otto only knew that his past self had left him one sentence, one obsession.
Find him, at all costs, and I can... bring her, bring Kallen back!
The next moment, although Otto didn't move, many words at the edge of the Void Archives' image suddenly began to distort, as if a delete key had been pressed, rapidly vanishing.
However, before the crucial data could be erased, Otto completely retracted the Void Archives, giving the "deleter" no opportunity. He was long familiar with this kind of "deletion behavior." Apart from some key information that was completely erased unexpectedly over five hundred years ago, he had now learned to use false information to confuse this suddenly appeared "deleter."
"Are you afraid? Are you fearful? The person you're willing to let me, let our memories become disjointed and full of gaps to conceal—who is it? My God, you are truly pitiful."
With a faint smile, Otto opened the blinds, gazing out the window at the sun slowly setting above the clouds, and let out a long sigh.
"But I must act quickly—Serpent, you want to find him too, don't you?"
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"Good night, Mr. Gao Qi."
"Mr. Gao Qi, you're from Shenzhou, right! Are there any fun places in Arc City? You must know the roads here better. We have a few days off, so take us out to play!"
"What are you thinking? The Honkai beasts haven't decreased these days. We can't leave everything to Sky City's own mecha forces. We have to work overtime too. Miss Rita will be back soon, and she'll deal with you! Let Gao Qi rest!"
After finishing dinner and completing their daily training, the chattering girls stayed up until midnight before reluctantly being ushered into their dormitory by Gao Qi. In battle, they were unwavering Valkyries, but in their daily lives, they were just good sisters a few years younger than Gao Qi.
Several days had passed since Rita left. Without her around, the soft-hearted Gao Qi found it difficult to manage these lively young women, and he could only reluctantly make a promise.
"Sleep well. You'll still have vacation time. Once the mission is over, I'll have Rita give you time off."
"Hooray!" xN
Finally, after coaxing and persuading the girls back to their dormitory, Gao Qi let out a long sigh of relief. However, he didn't rest immediately. Instead, he cleaned up the messy dining area, placed the pots, pans, and dishes into the washing machine, and returned to his own dormitory, collapsing tiredly onto his bed. Without the help of machines, he could never manage so many young women on his own.
But before long, his relaxed body suddenly tensed up. The power of a MANTIS gathered within him as he warily looked in one direction of the room—Honkai energy reaction!
A deep purple flash of Honkai energy appeared before Gao Qi. The next moment, a white-haired girl burst out from a portal that opened above the bed, landing directly on top of him.
Moving faster than him, the girl covered his mouth with one hand and raised her index finger to her lips with the other, her azure-blue eyes filled with tension.
"Shh—don't make a sound!"
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