nycdaug Chapter 104 The Unreceived Letter
Chapter 104 The Unreceived Letter
Qiong decided to call this unexpected new armor "Dragon Lord MK2000 Fire Attribute Specialized Type", or "Dragon Fire" for short.
As for why it's called that? Because Theresa's armor focuses on being compatible with the fire gun, making it a Valkyrie armor specifically for fire-attribute abilities. Holding a baseball bat in this Valkyrie armor wouldn't actually make much of a difference...
But regardless, the task assigned by Theresa still needs to be carried out.
"So soon? Leaving tonight? You've only just recovered!"
Mei saw Sora's worry. Although he wanted to criticize Theresa for being too impatient, it wasn't appropriate to say that to others.
"There's no other way, Mei. With great power comes great responsibility. Now that I have this ability, of course I have to go and help out the other Valkyries..."
"Understood. Bronya will keep a close watch on Sora's room and will not let that idiot Kiana take over!"
Qiong: ?
Judging from Bronya's words, Kiana wanted to take advantage of his absence to stay in his room and kick her out.
With Bronya and Theresa around, Paramecium probably won't be able to stay at Himeko's house for the next two weeks.
"Alright, Qiong, keep yourself alert when you're out there. If anything happens, remember to call us. We're your strong support."
"Don't worry, I won't disgrace St. Freya Academy!"
As she watched Qiong leave, Himeko muttered to herself.
"That's strange. I clearly called Teacher Bai. My child is away on a long trip. Doesn't he come over to say a few words?"
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Donegal has given up trying to understand the thought processes of these women, because if he did, he would only be the one to suffer.
Last night was not without progress. Before Serim erupted, Baiji, who was brought out by the light, had a friendly conversation with Songque and Serim.
I even saw a sparrow who was unusually tough on Serim—though it only lasted thirty seconds.
Ultimately, both sides reaffirmed their consensus on the dome and their opposition to the outbreak of disaster. Simply put, they were accepting of everything except the parts they could not accept.
Getting back to the main point, as Sora's dog brother, Donegal doesn't really care about the outcome other than Sora falling in love with an Earthling and not choosing any of them, but the current situation has touched on a point that it cares about.
It openly and secretly sided with Serim, and also supported being a little faster. Soon, Sparrow was the first to surrender, followed by Whitey's compromise, but the most steadfast was actually Lamp, which puzzled Lamp quite a bit.
Lamp: You asked me to do it, but you voted first?
Songque & Baiji: Anyway, Qiong isn't here tonight...
After a reluctant new consensus was reached, Donigor was assigned a task: to sneak into St. Freya with a letter crafted from everyone's own words and deliver it to Qiong. Although Baiji and Songque would have been more suitable, they both firmly refused the request.
But the Qiong people weren't in St. Freya at all. Donigor circled the school several times but couldn't find them.
Never mind, just find a way to let others know and pass it on!
"Hey, what's this? A letter for Little Gray Fur?"
Kiana found a pink envelope on the ground with a note addressed to Qiong.
"It's really not easy..."
They argued for ages just over the color of the envelopes...
Donegal, who was hiding in the corner, naturally recognized Kiana, who had picked up the envelope, and giving it to her would not be a problem.
"Kiana, it's so rude of you to open someone else's letter!"
"But Mei, don't you want to know who wrote the letter to Little Grey? Besides, he's not at the academy. What if he misses something?"
Ignoring Raiden Mei's attempts to dissuade her (Raiden Mei didn't really want to), Kiana opened the envelope. Inside was just one line: "See you at Houmu Paradise at 9:00 AM on Saturday."
Yes, just this short sentence, those few people wasted countless sheets of paper, and in the end they wrote just this businesslike sentence. It's so good that even a dog would shake its head. Luckily, dogs don't fall in love.
"Hmm, it's written in a very businesslike tone, not like a love letter... It's unsigned, so who wrote it? Should we tell Little Gray Hair?"
Bronya advised the idiot Kiana to mind her own business.
"Woof woof woof! Give it away, give it away! You can't do this!"
If the message isn't delivered properly, he'll be in big trouble when he gets back.
Kiana, can you hear dogs barking and someone talking?
"Oops!"
One thing is certain: Qiong will not receive this letter. At this very moment, he is flying over the Southern Sea towards Manila...
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Manila, from the outside, is a very prosperous international metropolis.
But how many people will survive the massive collapse that occurs here next year?
Thinking about it is useless. In the end, you either ignore it or rely on Lao Yang. As for Qiong, he can't contact Chen Tianwu and his sister now. Even if he did, he can't possibly say that the Great Collapse next year will kill your sister and that you will become crippled and have to join the World Serpent to transform yourself into a cyborg in order to survive, right? Who would believe that?
What Qiong can do now is to get in touch with Anna, the future Herrscher of Ice, in advance and try to make her braver—if she is braver, many things will be solved.
"Hello, I am Qiong, a male Valkyrie sent by the Far East Branch to support the Snow Lotus Squad."
"Valkyrie Sky, right? Hello, I'm Emilia, the vice-captain of the Snow Lotus Squad."
The green-haired, bespectacled woman who called herself Emilia looked at Sora again and again, repeatedly comparing her documents with those provided by Theresa.
"Hmm, this doesn't seem like it..."
"Doesn't look like what?"
"Excuse me, I didn't mean to offend you, but I just feel that you are not quite like the Far East Branch leader, Theresa, described you as being able to stand up to Lady Durandal for five minutes without being at a disadvantage? And being proficient in all martial arts?"
"Um, Vice Captain, just assume that Lady Durandal went easy on us. As for weapons, all we have are baseball bats and lances."
Give him a bow, and he really won't know how.
"Participated in and successfully defeated the pseudo-Herrscher, and also assisted in the fight against the Third Collapse of Changkong City?"
"You can't say it's wrong, can you?" Qiong nodded.
"It took less than two months to go from learning from scratch to becoming a B-rank Valkyrie?"
What could Qiong say besides nodding?
Emilia truly didn't want this to be a joke; the document was absurd in every way, yet it had Theresa's handwritten signature as a guarantee...
However, since it's true, the Snow Lotus Squad's recent situation of being constantly on the go and unable to get away can be resolved!
"Welcome to the Snow Lotus Squad! On behalf of the entire squad, Vice-Captain Emilia, a B-rank Valkyrie, welcomes you to the Snow Lotus Squad!"
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Emilia quickly began to consider assigning tasks to Sora.
At first, she was quite indifferent when she heard that the support was a boy. Even though some of the Valkyries in her team were as excited as if they had never seen a man before, she was not. The Snow Lotus Squad needed strong and capable Valkyries as support, not just decorative vases who could only handle logistics.
Although the vase is indeed beautiful.
But looking at it now, there's also Theresa's guarantee and request for special care—she understands, he's a genius new Valkyrie, after all, let him see more of the world, arrange for someone to take him to the front lines to temper his arrogance and prevent him from dying, and incidentally relieve some pressure.
So who should mentor him? Mia? No, no, that infatuated girl might leave a bad impression on Qiong; Daphne or Helena? No, they don't have enough experience, they're not qualified to mentor a newcomer; myself and the captain? No, the pressure at the beach has been too much lately, they're always running around, so mentoring a newcomer is out of the question.
Looking at all the Valkyries in the team, Emilia realized that there were actually very few who could mentor newcomers effectively without being too busy...
But if they have plenty of free time, do they still need to ask for support?
"Fine, Anna it is."
Emilia made up her mind.
"Private First Class Qiong, step forward!"
Qiong was stunned for a moment. Him, a private first class?
At least give Theresa a corporal rank!
"You're temporarily assigned to Sergeant Anna's squad. Leader's uniform—well, never mind, leader's insignia and recent combat report—then report to Anna!"
Anna?
Just what he wanted!
"A battle report..."
After connecting with the Snow Lotus Squad via communicator, Qiong didn't go to Anna immediately. He still needed to think about the communication techniques and review the combat report.
"A Honkai Beast from the sea?"
According to the report, the Snow Lotus Squad originally had more than enough people to handle occasional Honkai events and even had time to take turns resting. However, in the last half month, Honkai events have become more and more frequent, and the squad has gone from being able to take turns resting to being on the verge of collapse. The entire squad is operating at full speed and barely managing to stay afloat.
Moreover, most Honkai events involve Honkai beasts emerging from the sea. These sea beasts seriously endanger the lives and property of people in coastal areas. Unfortunately, the Philippines is an archipelago, and the constant need to guard against Honkai has left the Snow Lotus Squad members physically and mentally exhausted.
Well, Theresa's mission is indeed urgent. It's not difficult, but it requires running around every day.
"Hello, you must be Qiong, the team member who came to provide support?"
"Yes, I am."
Looking up, he saw a chestnut-haired girl smiling at him.
Hmm, it's kind of nice.
"Hello there!"
The chestnut-haired girl saluted.
"I am Anna Shaniat, a Rank B Valkyrie from the Destiny Snow Lotus Squad!"