Einstein: "I thought Dr. Tesla had contacted you." Tesla: "I thought Chicken Nest Head would contact you!" The two of them said it almost in unison, and shirked responsibility with a clear conscience. Even after they found out about the situation, they still showed no remorse, as if they no longer cared about Walter's thoughts. Walter covered his face, unable to express his feelings at the moment. Could I still tell them that I was jealous because of a little girl? But it’s really sour! I, Walter Yang, was also raised by you since I was a child, but I have never seen you treat me so well! But Walter was a mature man after all. After a brief moment of resentment, he quickly adjusted his mood and said seriously: "So the child is stable?" "Yes, her physique is very good, her abilities are very stable, and her control over the energy of the collapse and gravity is excellent. She has perfectly inherited Joyce's strengths."

"Hiss! I don't quite understand what those scientists had in mind when they created a little girl from Joyce's genes?" "I've thought about this, too. I think it's based on the fact that women's adaptability to Houkai is generally stronger than men's. They probably think that women with Joyce genes will be stronger than men and more worthy of study." Einstein answered Walter's questions seriously. Just as Angel and others expected, as long as the settings are rough and vague enough, smart people will automatically add various patches. Walter nodded in agreement, approving of Einstein's rigorous and reasonable conjecture. Just as Walter was about to continue discussing Nindy's problem, a cute little blonde girl appeared from behind the screen and said in a soft voice: "Sister Liesel, Sister Frederica, what are we going to do today?" "Ah! My lovely little Ninti, today the sisters are going to take you skiing, hahaha!" "Little Nindy, I have prepared the skiing equipment. Come, let Sister Liesel teach you how to put it on." "Du~~" The communication was interrupted before Walter could react. They didn't even bother to say "goodbye" to him! Walter's hands were shaking as he staggered to light another stale cigarette. Cigarettes go bad, so does love, right? Chapter 48 Cocolia can’t be that stupid, right? "Little Nindy, are you really not going back to North America with us? Believe me, there are a lot of fun things there, and the weather is much warmer than Siberia, it's very comfortable!" "I am not afraid of the cold. Mommy Cocolia needs me. If I leave, she will be sad." Ningdy tilted her head back, her crystal clear eyes blinking as if silently expressing her reluctance. Tesla instantly imagined the scene of the child grabbing his clothes and crying pitifully to beg him to stay, then he squatted down and hugged Ningdi.

"Ahhh! Don't worry about that female vixen. Little Ninti, come with me. I can't live without you!" "Sister Frederica, be good~~" Ningdy stroked Tesla's red hair and soothed him in a nonsensical but soft voice. Tesla sniffed, hugged Nindy, raised his head, and glared at Cocolia fiercely. Cocolia crossed her arms across her chest, squeezing the huge treasure chest that Tesla would never be able to own in his lifetime, and smiled reservedly and elegantly. "Ah!" Tesla: “(╬￣皿￣)!!!” Einstein sighed helplessly and tiredly. It has been more than 60 years of friendship. In a serious crisis, Einstein fully believed that Tesla would stand up to him. Despite this friendship, Dr. Tesla still often makes people... I don't want to admit that I'm friends with her. "Nindy, we are leaving now. But don't worry, we will come to see you often and will always miss you. If you have any questions in the future, whether it is about yourself, Joyce, or anything else, remember to contact us at any time." Einstein squatted in front of Nindy, combed her hair, and smiled gently. "Ah." Ningdi nodded gently, and then watched Einstein drag the tearful Tesla away and board the return bus. Cocolia came over and stood side by side with Ningdi, watching the Shuchu C fly high into the sky. …… "Damn it, that guy Cocolia just saw Nindy before us, but he dared to be so proud. I'm so angry!" Tesla leaned against the window and said angrily. It is hard to say how much of this concern is due to Nindy's own cuteness and pity, and how much is due to his memory of Joyce. The only thing that is certain is that Tesla cares about Nindy now. Einstein glanced at the floating clouds outside the window without saying a word, but sent a communication signal to Walter. "Ain?" "Yes, it's me. Have you read the information I sent you two days ago?" "I saw it. It's the X-10 experiment. I only knew the name at first, but I didn't investigate it in depth. I didn't expect there were so many things hidden in it. Now, I finally found the reason why Cocolia attacked Ryoma and his daughter." Walter took off his glasses, rubbed his brows with a complicated look, and murmured: "I originally thought that she coveted the power of the Herrscher and tried to use the power of the Herrscher of Thunder to compete with me. Now it seems that I was judging others by my own standards. From the beginning to the end, all she wanted was to heal those children and find Syl Fleurie who was lost in the Quantum Sea." "But why couldn't she just talk to us? If she had just talked it out, we would have understood. It wouldn't have come to this." Walter thought of Thunder Ryoma who was still in prison. Because he didn't want to undermine the rule of law in the Far East, he went through the complaint process and has not been released yet. Then, he had to think of Changkong City. "Ugh!"

Walter let out a long sigh, and at this moment he couldn't help but reflect deeply: because of the concept of "respecting individual will" and the need for development, he allowed Anti-Entropy to reach its current state of almost division, which indirectly led to the tragedy of Changkong City. I'm afraid he is really not suitable to be the leader? Einstein leaned back in his chair, also feeling somewhat confused, and said: "Cocolia is a survivor of the Second Great Collapse. She also fought for Anti-Entropy in the beginning and once faced the Collapse head-on with her mortal body. She has a thorough understanding of the horror of the Collapse. If this is the case, she would not be so stupid as to deliberately create a Herrscher... The incident in Changkong City was probably more of an accident and coincidence. It is also possible that a third party force that no one expected was really behind the scenes." "But I have certainly never heard of the so-called 'World Serpent'." “I was not aware of their existence before, so I cannot rule out the possibility that Cocolia deceived us and tried to shirk responsibility.” Einstein and Walter looked at each other across the screen, and they understood from each other's expressions that neither of them thought Cocolia would use such a clumsy lie to perfunctorily answer them. If it is fake, it will be exposed sooner or later if you check it. But if it is true, it is really terrifying to think about. A mysterious organization that possesses unknown power and advanced technology has been operating under the noses of Destiny and Anti-Entropy for many years, and even hid it from the two major organizations and promoted the awakening of the Herrscher of Thunder - what do they want to do? What else can they do? Walter also felt that this was a difficult situation and said: "Sort it out. What did Cocolia tell you these past two days?" "According to Cocolia, the X-10 experiment requires people with strong adaptability to Honkai energy as experimental subjects. By infusing a large amount of Honkai energy, the secret of the human body's adaptation to Honkai energy is revealed, and the method of treating Honkai energy erosion syndrome is studied. I have read the full set of principles, plans and experimental data. From a professional perspective, it is very dangerous, but feasible. Some of its results have indeed extended the lives of Losaliya Arlene and Lilia Arlene." "But as expected, it was the 'World Serpent''s' secret of the Nightmare Wall and the secret of the Collapse Energy that sent Seele Fleurie into the quantum world." "Yes, Cocolia had doubts before, but she had already sacrificed too much and couldn't turn back. Besides, Xier Fuleia had already fallen and disappeared. Even for the sake of her daughter, she had no choice but to keep going." Einstein analyzed. Walter nodded as he listened, and he found the story of Cocolia and Tiger System being killed by Tiger more and more reasonable and credible. Walter stroked his chin, sorted out his thoughts from beginning to end, and said thoughtfully: "In summary, first, the 'World Serpent' contacted Cocolia and proposed the X-10 experiment, the so-called 'cure for collapsing disease' plan, and Cocolia could not refuse. Then, Xier Fule fell into the quantum world, and the other children in the orphanage also suffered misfortunes one after another. Cocolia was desperate and set her sights on Raiden Mei, a miracle who was born with a stigma and could coexist with the conquest gem for more than ten years." "Not bad at all." "But Cocolia didn't see through the World Snake's intentions. She placed a Collapse Energy Furnace in the Sky City and took advantage of Raiden Mei's shaking to forcibly trigger an artificial Collapse." "Perhaps Cocolia has more responsibilities here, for example, she assisted in these arrangements, or even knew about it... Probably not. As mentioned before, Cocolia knows the horror of the collapse, and what she needs is a perfect experimental subject, not a Herrscher. Moreover, she sent Bronya Zajcek to capture Raiden Mei. She can't be stupid enough to think that she and Bronya can defeat the Herrscher, right?" Einstein was making logical inferences. Yeah, how could anyone think that with a few Titans and a mere Bronia, they could defeat and capture a Herrscher? That's too stupid, and Cocolia is definitely not that kind of person, right? Chapter 49: Cocolia, a Kind of Justice "Ryoma hid it very deeply from her daughter. Cocolia could only find out that the Conquest Gem was in Raiden Mei's body and remained stable for a long time. She probably thought that Ryoma had already achieved the stability of the Conquest Gem, so she boldly attacked Ryoma and then captured Raiden Mei. Who knows..." Who knew the World Serpent could be so crazy? Who knew that Mei Raiden's condition was actually not stable at all? Cocolia was limited by the information gap, and her impatience, coupled with the behind-the-scenes calculations of the World Snake, which ultimately led to the tragedy of Changkong City. If we trace the source, Thunder Ryuma, who implanted the Conquest Gem into Thunder Mei's body, may be the culprit, and those who acquiesced, such as Walter, Einstein, and Tesla, are also accomplices.

For the safety of his old friend's daughter, he gave the gem away and allowed it to stay in the city for more than a decade, hidden in the body of a little girl who had no power to control it. How could he treat a Herrscher's gem that could give birth to a new Herrscher at any time so carelessly? Walter and Einstein sorted out the cause and effect of everything, and finally found out that they were also one of the murderers, and were no more innocent than Cocolia! "call--" Walter lowered his head deeply, and his waist seemed to be bent a little by the heavy sins. He felt that the whole incident had become completely clear at this point, and all the previous confusing points had been filled in, becoming a flawless true history. "Yang, things have already happened. We still have a lot to do. Now is not the time to be depressed." "I know... the victims in Changkong City, North America should also provide more support. Although it is meaningless compensation, we should do something at least." "Yes, I will. In fact, Cocolia is better than us at this point. She started taking action very early. The Tachibana Foundation almost spent all its money to aid the victims in Changkong City. It must be because of her instructions. We can also cooperate with Cooperation with the Tachibana family is the most efficient way.” "Okay, I'll leave it to you." Walter nodded with a look of disgust, not paying too much attention to the details, but changing the subject, saying: "So what do you think about Cocolia's three cooperation requests: building a base in the East China Sea and exploring the Eye of the Abyss?" There were three demands, but Walter only mentioned two. Einstein did not seem to have any doubts and gave a long-thought-out answer: "The purpose of studying Abyss City is to enter the quantum world and find Xi'er Fule'ai. I have no objection to this and I can agree with it. If the East China Sea Base is just for expanding power, she has the qualifications based on her performance in the Siberia collapse incident. But I am worried that her purpose is more than that. You know what I am saying." Walter sat up straight, his expression completely serious. "I understand that the East China Sea Base is likely to serve her third cooperation request - to eliminate the Herrscher of Thunder." "I think we can allow her to build it for now. It will take time anyway. We don't know what the situation will be like when the East China Sea Base is fully completed. After all, it is expanding the strength of Anti-Entropy, so we might as well let her do it." "That's what I thought. We can build it, but we'll discuss how to use it after it's built. As for the Herrscher of Thunder, Raiden Mei's matter... tell her that I'm still observing, so don't act rashly for now." Walter had another headache. How should I put it? After Walter thought he had sorted out the incident in Changkong City, he felt that Cocolia was not that evil. At least her intentions were good. It was just a momentary carelessness and mistake, right? The fact that she proposed to destroy the Herrscher of Thunder clearly showed that she felt remorseful for the incident in Changkong City, which was why she was determined to eliminate this huge source of danger that had temporarily gone dormant. It was a very reasonable application, so reasonable that Walter found it difficult to refuse it. He felt that Mei Raiden had a good personality and might have the potential to become the next Joyce, allowing humanity to regain the power of a Herrscher. However, this reason seems to be even more insane than the World Serpent's. How can it possibly convince Cocolia who is determined to make up for the mistakes made by Changkong City? "Just say it's my order, and use your authority as leader to hold her back for now." "Okay, I'll keep an eye on her too... I have a suggestion. You can talk to Bronya and have her persuade Cocolia. Cocolia values ​​her children very much. Most of the mistakes she made before were because of these children. Bronya's words should be more effective than the leader's authority." "Bronya? You make sense. I'll give it a try." "Well, I'll keep an eye on her and let you know if anything goes wrong."

Einstein said this, and then looked at Walter quietly with a gentle and caring smile. Walter noticed this concern, and his heart warmed. He smiled and said: "Okay, I'm fine. I just need to keep moving forward. I won't just give up. It won't help." "I know. When I first figured it all out, I also thought it was ridiculous and funny, like fate and destiny had changed our lives. We didn't want to, but we worked together to push the events of Changkong City forward." "Then, remember these regrets and do better in the future... You have been in Cocolia for two weeks. Apart from the last time I contacted you and the information you sent me two days ago, you didn't send me any information during this time."