Chapter 271 Domination

"Heh-owe-"

While sipping the bitter black coffee, Mikael listened to Sakura and Prometheus reporting on yesterday's situation.

"Yesterday, a total of 123 riots occurred around the world. Eighty-seven of them can be confirmed to be caused by the Tenth Herrscher. A total of eleven cores were discovered. In other words, most of the Herrscher individuals were found after causing riots. All managed to escape."

Mikael casually counted these two numbers on the writing board and asked without raising his head:

"Where's the power?"

Sakura's reaction once again exceeded that of Prometheus, and she answered before this artificial intelligence:

"The power of the Ninth and Fifth Herrschers has also appeared. Yesterday I killed a Herrscher with the ability to become invisible. The unanimous conclusion of Velvet and Mebius is that this ability comes from the Fourth Herrscher's ability to treat fluids. control, that is, the invisibility effect achieved through changes in light and shadow.”

Mikael changed to another writing board and circled the three numbers "four", "five" and "nine" written on it in the voice broadcast as clear as a mountain spring.

He also drew two horizontal lines under "two".

"Mikael, do you think the other party even has the power of the Second Herrscher?"

"It's just a guess. If there is no power from the Second Herrscher, how can so many Herrschers coordinate tasks and distribute power?"

"Ahem!"

Prometheus finally had a chance to interrupt. She first cleared her throat to attract the attention of the other two people, and then reminded:

"As for how the Tenth Herrscher established communications, Dr. Mei and Velvet concluded through calculations and analysis of the core of the Tenth Herrscher that they should use the principle of quantum entanglement to coordinate communications. This method cannot be deciphered, and There is no delay in information transmission, which is far more convenient than using the power of space.”

"Well..."

Mikael held his chin up and recalled the two exchanges between himself and Alicia through the so-called intersection of Herrscher consciousness, but he seemed to have never seen the consciousness of other Herrsters in that place, and he always thought that , this method of communication is unique to the so-called "Human Lawyer".

"No, that's not right... Maybe only the Human Herrscher can do it. But the Tenth Herrscher is an exception. They are both independent and unified individuals. Their own quantum attributes are in an entangled state, and their The communication shouldn’t be as close to face-to-face as Aili and I do, but maybe more similar to online chatting?”

Mikael can't figure out the specific principle, but...

"Perhaps I can use the power of consciousness to attach part of the consciousness to Aldemir's consciousness. Perhaps I can sneak into the communication between the Tenth Herrscher individuals in this way? It seems a bit risky. The Tenth Herrscher also has mastered part of the consciousness. With my power, I may not be able to cover up all traces.”

It's a pity. If this could be considered before the Tenth Herrscher mastered the power of consciousness, there would be no need to make so many preparations at all. Mikael could even try to directly use the power of consciousness to control a bunch of Tenth Herrscher's weapons. Individuals may even completely change their cognition, making them feel that they should fight for humanity.

But it's too late to regret it now. After this incident is over, if one or two individuals of the Tenth Herrscher can be captured alive, Aponia can try it.

I don’t know how well the Eighth Herrscher, who had lost his core, was trained and educated by her at the deepest level.

When he came back to his senses, Mikael saw Sakura looking at him with strange eyes. The doubtful eyes made Mikael couldn't help but rub his face to make sure that he was still himself.

"What's wrong?"

In addition to confusion, there seemed to be a trace of annoyance in his eyes.

"I...I just remembered, where is Mei? This is not Mei's office..."

"Ah - you finally noticed this problem."

The mechanical voice of Prometheus mocked silently from the side.

Sakura lowered her head slightly, and her fox ears also moved. She didn't know what happened just now, but she didn't notice anything unusual at all. This was the first time in so many years that she made such a stupid mistake.

"Oh? Mei and Kevin went to the Rhine. The riots there have not completely subsided."

"Well..."

"In fact, the coalition government has collected almost all the illegal activities of departments at all levels. I guess Kiir also thought that once a major unrest occurs, the corresponding crimes will be made public to quell public complaints. Unfortunately, it is all easier now. us."

Mikael took this opportunity to quietly change the topic to avoid Sakura's embarrassment.

"Huh? Then you don't have to go in person, right? In this situation, it's somewhat dangerous."

Mikael spread his hands and said:

"I said before that if you want to invite the king into the urn, you have to show yourself to be overwhelmed and unprepared. And Mei... forget it, in her own words, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs, even though I don't agree with it either. , but you have also seen the result, now I am processing the files for her. "

"...Then at least I should be allowed to be the second line of insurance in the dark. Wasn't it always like this before?"

"Is this..."

Mikael lowered his head and sighed softly:

"Sakura, in the past four years or so, have you really been with Suzu for more than ten days?"

"..."

Sakura had never calculated this, but after searching her memory for a while, she found that since the merger of Fire Chaser Moth and Anti-Entropy, she seemed to have been performing missions forever, and she was always accompanied by the night and the endless smell of blood, so that When Mikael just mentioned the bell, she couldn't form the facial features of the bell in her consciousness for a moment.

No matter how hard she tried, she could only outline a vague facial features in her mind.

If she ignored the cherry-pink hair color and the red highlight on her forehead, she would never think of it as a bell.

"Ultimately, this matter is my responsibility. I'm sorry, Sakura."

"No."

Sakura quickly shook her head, "There has to be someone to do that kind of thing, and I, who have received all kinds of training from Poison Chrysalis, am the best candidate. Besides, I do this so that I can better fight with Honkai after defeating it. Ling, He...well, that's it."

At the end of her words, the corners of her mouth slowly raised.

Looking at this hopeful smile, Mikael was speechless for a moment, just silently crossing his hands in front of him.

"Anyway, now that Fire Chaser has merged with the coalition government, there is no need to continue your work. Enjoy a good vacation. As for the security work on Mei's side, besides Kevin, there are also Qianjie."

As he spoke, he took out a pocket watch-like object from somewhere and handed it to Sakura:

"Originally I wanted to take you to the World Bubble to see Ling. Well, they are responsible for searching for the Mu Continent World Bubble. But considering the issue of the tenth collapse, we can only allow you to remotely communicate with Ling in this way. Communicated.”

"My body is facing the quantum sea... uh, using this? Can I communicate with the bell?"

Sakura originally took Gnius with one hand. As soon as he heard that he could communicate with the bell, he immediately released his left hand holding the handle of the knife and held it carefully.

"Why are you so careful... When Qianjie was communicating with Yimer, I didn't know what happened. I even dropped it to the ground twice, but there was no problem."

"oh oh……"

Sakura tried hard to suppress the excitement and excitement that couldn't help but pour out of her mind. This was not difficult for her in normal times, because the most important thing for a killer is to maintain a stable emotional state at all times and not be trapped by external objects, but now...

But she was Sakura after all, and the disturbing feeling only lasted for a moment. She took a deep breath, nodded slightly to Mikael, then held Gnius tightly and left.

"Okay, okay! Prometheus, let's deal with other files!"

Mikael stretched slightly, and he didn't know if he thought of something, but secretly clenched his right hand.

"Well... I'm sorry, Captain Mikael, but now comes the part you hate the most - checking various fund discrepancies and approving funding applications from various departments."

"I……"

There was no other way, so Mikael was forced by Prometheus to work for a day. During this period, he received instructions for handling more than 200 global riots. It was not until the night got thick that he shuffled out of the office.

"Heh-owe-"

As soon as she walked out of the door, she saw Ellie leaning against the wall, nodding her head and yawning in a daze.

She heard the door opening and closing while she was half asleep, so she raised her head and rubbed her eyes:

"Ah! Mikael, you finally came out!"

As if infected by a mysterious power, Mikael also yawned, and then replied slowly:

"Well, what about your side? How about the new recruits?"

If Ellie is fine, of course it won't be Michael's turn to deal with those many boring documents.

Unfortunately, the mass-produced fusion warriors under the previous general mobilization have all completed their surgeries under the auspices of Spacey, and will be ready to join the army in the next two days.

Although due to funding issues, the number of people was repeatedly reduced and most people were assigned to other positions, the number of people who eventually became fusion warriors still exceeded 2,000.

This number is only one-tenth of Mikael's previous estimate, but for a counter-entropy that has only had single-digit members for a long time, even after the unprecedented expansion after the eighth collapse, it is only more than 60 people...

No, to be precise, Fire Chaser Moth has never had the experience of managing so many fusion warriors.

Managing ordinary soldiers is already a laborious task, but it is also assisted by regulations and supervision systems.

As for fusion warriors... although these people themselves were proven to be "reliable" and "firm-willed" before becoming fusion warriors, what people fear most is the gap——

Many "little financial experts" who are accustomed to living a hard life quickly squandered their huge wealth after winning the lottery and becoming rich overnight.

Many people are cautious and abide by their duties when they are ordinary, but they become corrupt and degenerate when they suddenly gain power.

The same is true for fusion warriors. Their so-called "reliability" and "firmness" are based on their status as ordinary people. But after suddenly gaining power far beyond ordinary people, can they still maintain their true intentions?

Alicia's main job in the next period of time will be screening. With her extraordinary insight into people's hearts, she can understand a person's thoughts in just two or three sentences.

But this must be a tiring job, so when Mei comes back, Mikael will also be with her, but the difference is that Mikael uses the power of consciousness.

However, this is actually only a small part of the problem. The biggest problem is——

"Hey, Mikael, how do you plan to organize these two thousand people?"

Mikael rubbed his sore eyes, one head and two big ones.

What he told Yiwen Jielin before was indeed true. His Anti-Entropy did not plan to have so many people. He had even planned to transform Anti-Entropy into "Ying Jie", and the rest would be mixed with ordinary troops. Improved Fire Chaser's efficiency in handling the Herrscher's following Honolulu events.

But the appearance of the Tenth Herrscher disrupted this plan.

No one knows whether there are individuals of the Tenth Herrscher among this group of fusion warriors, or how many there are.

There is no way to quickly screen - these fusion warriors themselves will emit Honkai energy radiation, and the Herrscher only needs not to use the power, just like Mikael did in the Fire Chaser Moth at the beginning, or Kiana in Like Sky City, the intensity of the Honkai energy reaction they emit is not as high as that of the Fusion Warriors.

Under such circumstances, it would obviously be unwise to stick to the original plan and disperse these fusion warriors to various units.

As a side that is engaged in a defensive counterattack or a war of annihilation, Metropolis feels that its enemies are too scattered and is trying hard to bring them together so that they can all be killed in one fell swoop. How can there be any reason to actively disperse them?

But if you don't do this, not only does Anti-Entropy not have the experience to manage more than 2,000 people, but it actually doesn't have the ability to manage more than 2,000 people -

After all, management is based on contact in a hierarchical structure. No one has ever successfully managed more than fifty people directly.

Even many monitors during their student days would manage their classmates in groups. Direct management is not impossible, but that kind of organization is definitely not able to meet the needs of training.

Assuming that the current sixty people in Anti-Entropy can be assigned as managers to the new fusion warriors, then one person will have to manage forty on average. However, most of the so-called "old fusion warriors" currently in Anti-Entropy They are also the products of the eighth collapse.

Not to mention, under the oppression of the Tenth Herrscher, except for the acquaintance Ying Jie, Mikael and even Destobia could not guarantee the possibility of becoming an individual of the Tenth Herrscher.

Without considering other issues, the best way would be to put it aside and wait until the tenth collapse is over before considering it again, but that is obviously impossible.

It's not that all those two thousand people are Herrschers, so it's impossible to leave them alone. If you do this, not to mention whether others will have objections, wouldn't it be easier for individual Herrschers mixed in to fish in troubled waters?

Mikael tapped his arm twice with his index finger and quickly took transitional measures:

"Let's start with this, setting up a three-month training period, using the excuse of training new recruits and integrating warrior tactics with coaches...

"Well, this can't be regarded as an excuse. In short, I just told them that there needs to be a three-month training period for recruits. During this period, everyone is divided into four teams. You, Hen, and Blanca will each lead a team. I You can help me lead that team first, and then...

"There is no need to spread the original fusion warriors among them in the form of officers at all levels. Directly divide these recruits into hundreds of teams, and they will elect the squad leaders themselves."

"Well..."

Alicia frowned slightly and understood what Mikael meant——

"You are saying that if there is an individual Tenth Herrscher among them, they will never let go of this opportunity. After all, only by becoming the squad leader can you have the opportunity to secretly incite more people to cause trouble.

"Hmm... That's really insidious, Mikael. Moreover, a squad leader can directly manage a hundred people. As a normal training requirement, it is barely enough, but if you want to incite them, it will be quite difficult!"

Mikael poked her face dumbfounded:

"You can obviously praise me for my wisdom, but you insist on saying that I am insidious..."

"Then...then I didn't think of the right words for a while!"

Mikael rested with her against the cold wall for a while, and suddenly said:

"You go back first, I still have some work to do."

"Oh? Are you going to Mebius's laboratory again? Or... Huh? Where's Hua? I haven't seen her all day today. Did your enlightenment yesterday work? Do you want me to go again?"

"That's not necessary..."

The corners of Mikael's mouth twitched and he refused her kindness.

"However, the following matter is really related to Hua. But I am going to Velvet's workshop."

"oh?"

Seeing how frank Mikael was, Ellie couldn't say anything.

She pretended to be relaxed and sighed, "Oh, now that I think about it, it's been a long time since I went to the workshop to see Velvet!"

Mikael raised his eyebrows and invited without thinking:

"Huh? Let's go together then?"

"Forget it...forget it, I'm quite tired today...then, I'll leave first! You have to come back early!"

Mikael tilted his head, not quite understanding why she changed her mind again.

He shook his head, watched as Ellie's back disappeared from sight, and then walked towards Velvet's workshop.

As usual, he did not use the power of space to move quickly.

That is fast and convenient, but... after all, it is different from a "person's" living habits.

It's as if, in theory, both Herrschers and Fusion Warriors could escape sleep, but no one has ever done so.

They still feel sleepy, which is a testament to being human.

Besides, it's only a few steps away.

"Huh? You came so late... I left my things behind the door, you can just get them yourself."

Hearing the footsteps behind her and knowing it was Mikael, Velvet ignored him and was doing something with an unexplainable machine.

Mikael didn't care about anything else and directly picked up the golden long sword behind the door. In the middle of the sword guard was a gem that continuously emitted a dark red light.

"I didn't expect you to make something so quickly."

"Humph, this is the only one. I don't have time for the others for the time being. And... how should I put it, we don't fully understand the analysis of the so-called domination power, so I'm not sure what function this God's Key will have in the end - absolutely nothing.

"But then again, can't you just reproduce the power? Why are you so anxious to use the God's Key?"

Reproduction can certainly be reproduced, but firstly, the core of the Tenth Herrscher is not "complete", and secondly, the reproduced power is temporarily useless. It is impossible to rely on this to penetrate the enemy's interior - although it can be reproduced, the "dominance" reproduced by Mikael is not one of the original individuals of the Herrscher.

But...

"I didn't say it was for me..."

Mikael stroked the golden sword with patterns with his palm and smiled involuntarily.