jdhmnovel Chapter 421 Kidnapping Requires Skill
Chapter 421 Kidnapping Requires Skill
"Your Excellency, Miss Karen, thank you so much for your trust. You won't regret it." Li Muyang couldn't help but smile.
“Then… I look forward to your continued support.” Otto smiled and bowed slightly, and Karen nodded slightly in return.
It's obvious that Bishop Otto isn't planning to go back; he's chosen to work for Old Li... more importantly, he wants to take Kallen to explore other worlds.
Going back to Honbunbun... to be honest, Otto feels a bit ashamed. Just like that saying, only the dead Otto is the best bishop. This is no joke. If the living Otto goes back to Honbunbun with Kallen, how will he face the main characters?
Were all those tears shed in vain? That's a small matter.
Mainly Sirin, Cecilia, Himeko, etc...
The most important people are Lao Yang and the people from Anti-Entropy.
On the other hand, even if all those who were tricked by the bishop chose to forgive Bishop Otto out of respect for Li Muyang's resurrection and for Miss Karen's sake, Bishop Otto himself would probably be too ashamed to stay and wouldn't be able to bear being treated coldly.
It's impossible for Bishop Otto to feel absolutely no guilt towards others; otherwise, he wouldn't have made the plan to save the world. No one can deny that Bishop Otto contributed to the current state of the Honkai world and the opportunity to defeat the Honkai.
Otto is not black and white; he is complex and therefore cannot be viewed one-sidedly. Thus, he is by no means completely without guilt about what he has done. He simply knows what he truly wants and suppresses this guilt for the sake of a longer-term goal.
Even Otto couldn't bring himself to go back to his ordinary daily life as if nothing had happened afterward.
Therefore, let's continue our journey! Anyway, with Karen by our side this time, Bishop Otto's incredibly sharp sword will have a sheath, making it less likely for him to hurt others.
Since they had reached an agreement, there was no need for further discussion. Li Muyang immediately went to the small world, created new bodies for the two of them, and then resurrected them.
Oh, there's a little detail: Li Muyang first revived Bishop Otto, and then, after instructing him on how to do it, had Bishop Otto transfer Kallen's soul into her body.
As for why he did this, it was to settle the Bishop's long-standing concerns, which was equivalent to Otto personally resurrecting Kallen.
“I’m still very curious about the existence of the soul!” Otto said to Li Muyang with the awakened Kallen in his arms. “I have spent hundreds of years studying it, but I have not been able to touch the threshold of the soul. However, I have glimpsed a bit of it in the Venerable One’s methods.”
Li Muyang's lips twitched: "This title... Your Excellency, you should just call me by my name. I can't accept it!"
Otto smiled calmly: "Then Old Li, you don't need to call me Bishop anymore, just call me by my name."
"Alright! Otto."
"Yes! Old Li!"
Li Muyang coughed lightly again: "Ahem, actually, the existence of the soul is a special form that is related to spiritual power and consciousness. It is a kind of energy body that is difficult to touch and requires specific means to interfere with it... I'm sorry, if you ask me to explain it in scientific terms, I can't explain it clearly either."
"I can only say that I can modify the soul, but the specific principles are difficult to explain in scientific terms."
At this point, Li Muyang remembered something and explained, "Actually, all traces of development in your world are recorded in the Imaginary Tree. In a sense, it can be considered a storybook. Otto, your attempt to reach the Imaginary Tree back then was, in a sense, a lucky accident."
"Unfortunately, you lack sufficient understanding of the Imaginary Tree, and you are unable to mobilize its power or truly modify its recorded story. Otherwise, you would have had a real chance to resurrect Miss Kallen."
Otto's expression was complicated. He had never imagined that he had come so close to success. Sensing Otto's complicated feelings, Karen held Otto's hand tightly, and the two smiled knowingly.
Li Muyang: *burp*
Okay, it sounds simple, but in reality, in the world of Honkai Impact 3rd, anyone who can modify the records of the Imaginary Tree is at least at the Star God level.
If Otto could truly modify the tree of imaginary numbers, he would ascend to godhood in one fell swoop.
In the original storyline, Otto merely influenced the parallel world slightly by his own will, saving Kallen in the parallel world at the cost of erasing his own existence.
Otto killed Otto.
I kill myself.
To be honest, it's only because Otto hadn't encountered the concept of destiny at the time that he succeeded, if he were in the Honkai Impact universe.
Of course, it is also possible that it will be blocked halfway, because the Imaginary Tree of the Honkai Impact 3rd world and the Imaginary Tree of the Honkai Impact 3rd universe are not on the same level. The former has the same level of existence as the latter, but the former is just a branch of the latter.
However, if Otto possessed the somewhat idealistic power of destiny in the Collapse Iron Universe, he might actually have a chance, given his will and wisdom.
Who can say for sure?
"So... Minister, what are your instructions for the next step?" Otto asked with a faint smile. He was always busy and had spent some time in the consciousness space having heart-to-heart talks with Kallen. The leisurely days had made him feel that his brain was getting a little rusty, so it was time to get some exercise.
As for the body... wasn't it just created?
Li Muyang waved his hand dismissively and, without any ceremony, told Otto to start his work.
Actually, we need to select people and prepare to expand our workforce.
To be honest, in the main world, Old Li was quite disdainful of those arrogant cultivators in his own world!
It's said that everyone is cultivating immortality, and everyone considers themselves a cultivator, but in terms of actual combat strength, most of them are just at the level of ordinary cultivators, and it's a case of weaklings fighting each other.
Whose fighting game is turn-based?
Basically, the highest realm a cultivator can reach is fully demonstrated during their Golden Core stage.
Li Muyang couldn't tell before, but now he can basically tell at a glance.
No wonder in those novels, sect elders can recognize the chosen ones at a glance. Even a mediocre person has their unique side. Geniuses and prodigies are extraordinary. There is a huge difference between feigned ordinariness and true ordinariness.
Ordinary can't be faked, and neither can genius.
The more knowledge-poor a person is, the more inexplicable courage and self-confidence they possess—this statement is becoming increasingly valuable.
However, while there are overly arrogant beings in the main world, there are also many cautious and cunning individuals. In a world with a large number of cultivators, various special methods of long-range curse killing are never a joke.
As the head of the Public Security Bureau, what kind of cases hadn't Li Muyang seen? He had also picked up some of those cases from what he had witnessed.
Some techniques are too advanced to be passed down, but there are always talented people who research similar methods on their own. This leads to the frequent occurrence of people with poor reputations suddenly dying!
Those who excessively enjoy causing trouble and annoying others don't live long. Who told them to offend too many people? If the resentment of cultivators gathers even slightly, it can be truly deadly. Even online, one dares not act recklessly, otherwise, it's hard to guarantee that someone won't trace it back through the internet!
In short, most of the talented people in the main world have been lured away by those prestigious and righteous sects. They all have their own plans and have already prepared for their future! Li Muyang doesn't have enough resources to seduce them!
Old Li didn't want the rest of the misfits.
Therefore, Li Muyang prefers recruiting people here to the main world! In this Dharma-ending Age, there are countless cultivators without a future! They're perfect for filling manpower gaps!
Li Muyang's first task for Otto was to use the Bureau's system to select enough talented individuals in the Miscellaneous World to fill the Bureau's manpower.
Selection of personnel!
The specific method can be described as dreaming.
Huang Liang is a dream.
The management bureau's system will first select a group of talents. The first criterion is naturally talent, followed by the basic character demonstrated. These are just basic requirements.
Otto was then responsible for setting the dream mission storyline; as long as one could pass the test, they were considered to have met the standard.
Therefore, Otto's first task was to go to the Bureau to write a script to increase the difficulty for the candidates!
After learning about the specific tasks, Otto expressed his satisfaction with the job, saying it was very interesting!
Isn't it just to give newcomers some experience?
I know!
Jie Jie Jie!
Seeing Bishop Otto's interest, Li Muyang felt a pang of sadness for the newlyweds, but then he thought that with Karen around, things should be alright.
Moreover, Li Muyang's requirement was to select a sufficient number of suitable new employees. Otto's professional ethics meant that he could not accept mediocre candidates, but he also could not reject them all.
As for what exactly constitutes "suitable"... well, first and foremost, one must have impeccable character! Stubborn individuals are undesirable, arrogant individuals are undesirable, those who refuse to listen to advice are undesirable, and those who are utterly ruthless are even more undesirable!
And those who are all talk and no action, who always like to take advantage of others and justify it by claiming it's thrift, who feel comfortable bothering others and think they're not wrong... all of them are eliminated! No consideration whatsoever!
Otto listened to Old Li's complaints and was speechless. You have so many requirements! This is going to eliminate a lot of candidates. Fortunately, Li Muyang doesn't need too many people. In fact, as long as someone is a little normal and not too unreasonable, it will be fine.
In short, we need no extremists!
Otto finally nodded. That made things much simpler! After all, not everyone is a saint, someone who, like the main characters, has a steadfast heart, never forgets their original intention, and practices what they preach. Such people are rare and precious!
Three-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged cows and horses aren't everywhere.
That's definitely a capitalist's statement!
He entrusted this task to Otto and Karen. As for Xuan Yue, Li Muyang would assign them other follow-up tasks after they had taken care of their own affairs.
As for what's next, Li Muyang will have to return to Great Xia to settle the remaining matters.