dtnovels Chapter 187 The Moon Throne is Born
Chapter 187 The Moon Throne is Born
"Captain on the bridge—"
At Theresa's request, Sora once again ascended the Hyperion. Although this wasn't Sora's first time on the Hyperion, it was her "first time ascending the Hyperion in a proper way." Thinking back to how she had always managed to get up there before, Sora felt a little helpless.
"What are you muttering about, Captain? Landing on the bridge? What, you want to replace Himeko?"
Theresa stood there in front of the control panel.
Since Ai-chan was in charge of a significant portion of the work, and other crew members assisted her, Theresa appeared quite relaxed at this time.
"Headmaster, how could I dare... Even if I did have such thoughts, it would be to succeed, not to replace!"
"There's no need to hide it; it's a good thing for young people to have goals."
Theresa glanced at Qiong, completely surprised that Qiong actually had feelings for Hyperion, even if only for a moment.
"Should I talk to Himeko and consider letting you be the acting captain for a day?"
"Um... never mind."
Suddenly, the image of a little man in a naval uniform with red hair popped into Qiong's mind, but knowing he was not qualified to be a captain, he declined the temptation.
Besides, if I'm not mistaken, he's the captain of the Pioneer's Tail—though he's a hands-off manager who leaves all the work to that Celestial Lady.
"why?"
That shouldn't be the case. Isn't it normal for boys to like big warships and massive cannons? Sora also seemed to be implying that...
"Because...right! I don't know why, but it feels like the acting captain tends to become a deck cleaner."
Theresa: ?
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"Report, confirmed that there are no survivors or Valkyries in this area!"
Upon receiving the report from his researchers, Einstein knew that the experiment could begin.
"Edison, let's see just how much value your life's work truly has... System control, ready. Output control, ready."
Under the cover of night, the giant cannon mounted on top of the Anti-Entropy base quickly began to charge, and its aiming reticle locked onto the Lava Emperor that had been wandering in the area.
The Honkai energy detection system emitted a piercing buzz, and the reading system beside Einstein showed a red indicator light spiraling upwards along the grooves of the cannon barrel. As the high-purity Honkai energy underwent several jumps and compressions within the core of the Moon Throne, the instrument readings were nearing a critical threshold… It was said that the previous civilization could allow the Moon Throne to output at 200% overload, but Einstein wasn't that daring. Although the outer shell handcrafted by Walter shouldn't be too bad, if the barrel exploded, she might really be going to meet Joyce along with the entire base.
"emission."
0.01 seconds later, the burst of rays tore through the air, and a blinding white light with a diameter of two meters shot toward the Lava Emperor.
Ironically, the Moon Throne (prototype), theoretically the most powerful Honkai energy conversion device on Earth and also what Nancy Edison called humanity's greatest civilian invention, ended up becoming the ultimate weapon against entropy when the project was actually implemented 50 years later...
The locked-on Lava Emperor was instantly pierced through, leaving a two-meter-diameter hole. Its incredibly tough armor and perpetually burning body vaporized under the scorching heat of the Moon Throne. The Honkai energy crystals within its body didn't even have time to react before being torn apart by the white light; boiling molten material at the cut immediately cascaded down like lava, scorching the ruined ground black...
The Lava Emperor and its Honkai energy were converted into light and heat by the Moon Throne.
"Expand the range and power, and continue testing."
In the initial test, Einstein gave the Moon Throne a passing grade.
Now, the weapon that embodies the ideals and will of those people has truly come into being.
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"Headmaster, please let me down!"
"No, it's too dangerous down there!"
"It's dangerous down there, shouldn't I go down to provide support?"
"Children shouldn't be involved at this time; they should stay put!"
"You think you have a three-dimensional defense system?!"
"Um?!"
Seeing that Judas's mouth wasn't clean, Theresa touched Judas's mouth.
However, perhaps realizing that the threat of force was not good, Theresa put away the cross just a moment later.
"Qiong."
Theresa flashed her signature amiable smile.
"Why do you have to get off the boat? You've been working so hard, take a rest."
"My baseball bat..."
"The headmaster will send you a bundle when he gets back!"
"Those are different!"
"Listen to me, listen to me properly, Himeko. I might consider the salary deduction because of you~"
"..."
Qiong is now in a difficult situation. Not to mention that Koch and the other two are still down there and know nothing (let's send them a text message to take care, I believe the strategist will find a way out), let's talk about his baseball bat. That thing was lent out and hasn't been returned yet! Theresa can't understand the value of that baseball bat to him at all.
When Arvit took the bat, he felt insecure for days – he could do without the bat, but he couldn't be without it!
"By the way, I have a few questions I'd like to ask you."
"What's the problem?"
Goodness, he said Theresa's smile is so beautiful, is something wrong?
But for Himeko...
"I think I told you to keep a proper distance from Professor Welt, right? Didn't you hear me... You were tricked into coming here by Professor Welt, weren't you?"
Were we tricked by Walter? Qiong began shaking her head rapidly.
"No, no, no, it has nothing to do with Uncle Yang. I came here on my own initiative."
"Really?"
Seeing Theresa staring at him with a disbelieving look, Qiong felt he needed to emphasize something.
"Headmaster, Uncle Yang is absolutely a good person! A really good person! Not to mention the time he saved you, when he fought Chi You, and last time when Cocolia attacked the academy, it was Uncle Yang who took care of that fake alliance leader—"
"Mmm, I know."
Theresa sighed softly.
The poor child has been completely bewildered by these sugar-coated bullets from Anti-Entropy—no, not sugar-coated bullets, but a mind-altering potion.
Siegfried, too, spends all his time trying to persuade her to believe in anti-entropy! He's the nominal head of the Kaslana family, can't he be a little more cautious?
If we consider that Mei's father is Anti-Entropy and Bronya's mother is Anti-Entropy... given Sora's emotional state, wouldn't she defect to Anti-Entropy at lightning speed after graduation?
With that in mind, Theresa made a decision.
"I've made up my mind. Himeko's salary is safe."
"The headmaster is wise!"
Seeing that Himeko's salary was secured, Sora immediately began to flatter Theresa.
"But you still have to move in. I know tomorrow might be too rushed... How about three days?"
"what?"
Sora looked utterly dejected. He was so comfortable eating and sleeping well with Himeko, but over there, without Mei providing meals or Bronya to play games with, he would be very lonely.
Besides, Kiana goes to Himeko's house every day, which is enough to prove that the quality of Theresa's food... well, it should be said, is quite terrible?
"Don't make that sour face. I'm not going to hurt you! After careful consideration, I, the headmaster, have decided that it's really not a good idea for you to live with so many girls! Besides, keeping a little distance from your girlfriend might actually strengthen your relationship!"
Although I wanted to start cursing directly, it's rare to see Theresa with such a smiling face, and if I just started cursing... I felt like I'd be attacked by Judas.
"Headmistress, aren't you and Kiana girls too?"
"It's okay, we're family!"
"No, we are not!"
Theresa certainly wouldn't break up the couple, but she had to work on strengthening the connection between Qiong and her real family, not for any other reason than for the sake of family.
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You think my plot is too slow? Fine!
So, I've decided to release my dear Seele and Ancestor Kevin ahead of schedule. (Don't ask, just take the blame from Old Yang.)