The real golden finger in Honkai Impact is Alicia!

On the way back, Prometheus also reported the monitoring situation to Gwen. After the two began to recover, the monitoring transfer from the Destiny Headquarters had ended.

And when Gwen asked Prometheus to control all surveillance in the shipyard during the period of his appearance, no one else noticed the raven's appearance.

Of course, Gwen had no intention of hiding it completely.

When the time is right, Gwen will also tell Otto about it so that he can use the power of destiny to fight against the World Serpent.

On the other side, after the raven returned, he also told the gray snake all about this experience.

"In that case, let this mission end here."

After receiving the words Gwen asked to convey from the raven's mouth, the gray snake nodded and said the words that the raven expected.

Looking down at the information about Gwen collected by the World Snake in the past two years, the Gray Snake's single eye flashed with an unknown red light.

Although Gwen's initial power was far less terrifying than that of the most outstanding fusion warriors, his growth rate was unparalleled.

Therefore, even according to the information currently obtained, Gwen's apparent strength has not yet reached the first echelon of fusion warriors, but it is difficult for Gray Snake to determine whether Gwen can make such a move when the Lord returns from the Quantum Sea. Lord Kevin changed his mind. After all, Gwen had the shadow of that person in him.

Chapter 116 Australian Branch

Unsurprisingly, with the replacement of the hull and the new carrier-based aircraft, Yorktown was able to exert far greater combat effectiveness than before.

However, because the original steam turbine that was retained was not powerful enough, after the hull was replaced, the standard displacement of York City was greatly increased, and the quality of York City was reduced.

Gwen and York City are not worried about this. The hull replaced this time has left enough space for the new power source.

Wait until the next upgrade, York City can get rid of this burden.

However, that will have to wait until York City is completely integrated with the current hull.

But before York City once again upgraded the hull and replaced the last original equipment, Gwen received a rather special task——

After Kiana, Raiden Mei and Bronya graduated, although Gwen's mission frequency was not as frequent as at the beginning of last year, it was not as leisurely as this year.

The reason why this mission is special is because it is no longer Gwen and his team members who are performing this mission, but acting together with Rita——

"Mr. Gwen, we are almost there."

On the empty boat, a gentle voice accompanied by a wisp of fragrance woke Gwen up from her sleep.

Opening his eyes, what caught Gwen's eyes was a bottomless ravine and snowy skin that looked increasingly whiter under the black lace pattern.

And it seemed that she felt the breathing of the person under her suddenly become heavier before she realized that her posture was a bit inelegant. The maid lady straightened her slender waist slightly, but there was no embarrassment on her face. Still wearing that elegant smile, repeating what he said before——

"There are still 10 minutes until the airship lands. Mr. Gwen, please be ready."

At this time, Rita was wearing a black and white maid dress.

It's just that compared to the traditional maid skirt, Rita's skirt has a lot less material. The towering figure in front of her body is looming, and from the angle just now, Gwen can see the bottomless depth in it. Although the delicate collarbone is obscured by the black fabric at the neck, the snowy skin between the two is even more attractive.

Below, the maid's skirt that was supposed to hang down to her calves has become a short skirt that barely reaches her knees. Her round calves are wrapped in black stockings, reflecting the dazzling luster.

"Thank you for your hard work, Rita."

Gwen, who had already cheered up under the unexpected welfare, controlled her gaze and tried not to show any embarrassment.

"That's exactly what a maid does. You're welcome, Mr. Gwen."

Smiling and nodding, Rita seemed not to notice Gwen's embarrassment at all, bowed slightly and said:

"Now that you are awake, Rita will leave first. The airship is expected to land in 10 minutes, and someone from the Australian branch will come to receive us."

The duties of a maid...

"Okay, then I'll take a shower too."

Although when she woke up, she was faced with Rita's flirtatious teasing, which caused some strange thoughts to appear in Gwen's still somewhat chaotic brain. However, Gwen, who showed no signs of strangeness on her face, still nodded and responded calmly.

Seeing that Gwen already knew what she should do, Rita smiled and nodded, turned and left, leaving Gwen with a graceful figure from behind.

“Maid’s wake-up call…

Hmm…I’m so envious, so envious…”

At this moment, Alicia in Gwen's mind also started to go crazy.

Listening to the girl's voice, Gwen could even picture the pink-haired girl rolling around on the bed, shouting that she wanted it so much...

"So, no matter how envious you are, this is not my maid, let alone yours."

Already able to turn a blind eye to Alicia's daily seizures, Gwen got out of bed and walked into the bathroom to wash up briefly, changed clothes, and walked out of his lounge.

After waiting for a few more minutes, the airship successfully landed at the parking lot of the Australian branch.

On the airport pick-up area, a woman with silver hair and blue eyes, wearing a uniform with beautiful lines, was waiting here.

Seeing the two people stepping out of the airship, the silver-haired woman immediately moved her slender legs towards the airship, and finally came to the two people at the moment they stepped off the airship.

"Welcome to the Australian branch, Mr. Gwen, Miss Rita."

With a ceremonial smile on her face, the silver-haired woman extended her left hand to Gwen.

However, before Gwen stretched out her hand, Rita on Gwen's right took a step ahead, stretched out the hand wrapped in a black silk glove and grasped the outstretched slender hand——

"Hello, Ms. Merlin,"

Although it was a little over the rules, considering the position of Gwen and Rita, Rita's movements were fine.

With an elegant smile on her face, and the white skin between her black gloves and sleeves looking particularly fair in the sun, Rita took over the task of communicating with the other party:

"It seems that you are responsible for receiving me and Mr. Gwen this time?"

Regarding the scene in front of her, Gwen didn't show any strange expression, just smiled in response——

Australia was the penal colony of the British in the early years, and it was also the place of exile for those losers in the early years of Destiny. In the early years, most of the old forces in the Castle Council were dumped here after being suppressed by Otto with a finger.

Compared with the place in the far east where Otto gave Theresa casually as a toy, this place in Australia can be called "little temple demons with strong winds and Chi Qian with many bastards", although its strength is not very high under Otto's suppression. The same thing, but there are many more things than the Tianming headquarters under Otto's complete control.

Before going on the mission, although Ge Wen received a piece of specific information about the Australian branch, only one piece of information was far from enough for Ge Wen to have an in-depth understanding of the complex personnel composition of this branch.

In contrast, Rita is a professional at dealing with this kind of problem.

Therefore, Gwen is happy to let Rita handle these complicated interpersonal relationships.

And Rita did not disappoint Gwen. She blocked the soft nails in the words of Ms. Merlin, whose great-grandfather occupied an important seat in the castle council.

Seeing this, Merlin could only temporarily put aside some of his thoughts and led the two of them into the headquarters of the Destiny Australia branch.

Half an hour later, during Merlin's introduction to the Australian branch, the slightly unpleasant atmosphere among the three people gradually eased.

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, Merlin also tentatively asked:

"Speaking of which, you two are here to see the progress of the experiment on the Desire Gem?"

A breeze blew through the forest, blowing the silver-haired beauty's hair scattered around her shoulders, revealing her swan-like white and slender neck. In addition, the harmonious atmosphere among the three people at the moment seemed to be just a casual chat among young people. Just ask.

However, Rita's answer was clear and accurate, and she was not shaken by this seemingly harmonious atmosphere——

"You can say that, but..."

Chapter 117 Merlin’s Changes

"To be more precise, we are here to recover the Desire Gem."

Rita's gentle but firm voice made Merlin's originally warm smile stiffen a little.

"Recycle the Desire Gem?"

Merlin quickly put away his slightly stiff smile and put on a puzzled expression:

"However, the fusion experiment of the Desire Gem obviously went smoothly..."

"Miss Merlin said it was smooth. Does she mean that after the Desire Stone was implanted in Miss Wendy's body, an excellent A-level Valkyrie lost her legs and could only live in a wheelchair?"

Facing Merlin who was pretending to be stupid, Rita still had her usual smile on her face, but there was also an obvious coldness on her face.

Although the experiments related to the desire for gems were conducted in the Oceania branch, all experimental records related to the Herrscher need to be sent to the Destiny headquarters in a timely manner, so Rita is also very aware of what is happening here.

“We are also extremely sorry that Miss Wendy’s experiment failed.

However, compared to other experimental subjects, being able to stably accommodate Miss Wendy, who longs for gems, is already a huge improvement.

Moreover, once the desire gem is taken out and leaves Miss Wendy's body, it is extremely unstable and will inevitably cause a disaster.

In addition, Miss Wendy's legs had adapted to the presence of the Craving Stone.

Once it is taken out, Miss Wendy will completely lose her legs, and even lose her life due to her desire for the gem. "

Regarding Rita's unkindness, Merlin did not back down. He first expressed regret and then began to talk about the dangers of taking out the desire stone.

However, the worried look on Miss Merlin's pretty face did not cause any change in Gwen's expression -

"I think, Ms. Merlin, you seem to have made a mistake."

Putting his hand on Rita's shoulder, Gwen looked into those blue eyes, her voice was as smooth as ever, and she was not affected by the words of the lady opposite at all -

“Our trip is to retrieve the Desire Gem, and we didn’t say we would only retrieve the Desire Gem——

Considering the special circumstances of the experiment, this time we will bring the A-level Valkyrie Wendy back to the Destiny Headquarters to use the headquarters’ technology to overcome this difficulty. "

"I see, please forgive me for being too preoccupied..."

Merlin had a look of surprise on his face when he heard Gwen's words, but then he hesitated and said:

"But based on the situation in the Australian branch, would it be possible to transfer another A-level Valkyrie..."

“Returning to the headquarters for treatment, Miss Wendy may still stand up again.

Staying in the Australian branch, she could only gamble on the unknown luck. "

Rita had a gentle smile on her face, but her soft words contained an irresistible meaning——

"As for your question, Miss Merlin—

Is the Australian branch in such a desperate situation that it needs a girl who can't even stand up to protect it?

In that case, I think it may be necessary to report to the Bishop to sort out the Australian branch...

A person like Miss Merlin is overqualified to be a receptionist. "

In the end, the threat was self-evident.

Although it is not in line with Rita's usual style, the other party's behavior of repeatedly talking about him and even telling lies can trigger Rita's further actions.

However, this time the operation was not completed by Rita alone, but together with Gwen. Rita had some things that she did not want to reveal in front of Gwen, so her words were not as calm as she was used to.

"Is that so..."

Nodding slightly, Merlin sighed, and then showed a polite smile:

"It seems that Bishop Otto has made up his mind..."

"Your Majesty the Bishop's determination will only be stronger than we imagined."

The smile on Rita's face was a little more subtle. She glanced at Gwen from the corner of her eye, but saw that there was no strange color on her face.

Although he could help the Herrscher awaken to a certain extent and extract some power from him, Gwen only told Otto, and Otto did not tell anyone else.

However, as someone who had seen Gwen and Raiden Mei separate, and who also knew Raiden Mei's identity as the Herrscher of Thunder and Gwen's lightning ability, Rita also had vague guesses about this.

"In that case, you two, please come with me."

Looking at Rita for a moment, the smile on Merlin's face became even brighter.

At this time, the three of them had arrived at a fork in the road. Merlin reached out his hand and motioned for the two of them to follow him to the left:

"I'll take you two to the laboratory."

However, before Rita could answer, Gwen had already taken a step forward and put his hand on Merlin's arm——

"Please wait a moment, Ms. Merlin."

Facing Merlin's somewhat doubtful gaze, Gwen smiled slightly and said with a smile:

"If it's convenient, I'd like to take a walk in the garden again...

I think this shouldn't be a big deal. "

"of course."

Merlin smiled and nodded, and retracted the arm that was pressed down by Gwen without any trace. A strange color flashed in his eyes, and he said warmly: