Kivotos Warlord Development Manual

"But even if you are as stubborn as a dirty, rotten stone, I don't think the stone will hit someone else's head on its own initiative."

"So why on earth did you let Millennium Academy attack the visiting delegation from Gehenna Academy?"

After hearing Himari's suppressed angry voice, Liyin turned her eyes away from the light screen in front of her that showed that the automatic weapon platform had been offline, and sighed softly.

"The snowy wind outside has already died..."

"..."

"If you think it's fun to lock yourself in a dark room and tell horror stories, I can help you train an AI with a personality as bad as yours to be your audience..."

"I'm sorry, my description wasn't very clear. Let me start from the beginning."

"Egami Yukikaze once encountered a serious accident, so the Federation Student Union once commissioned Millennium Academy to conduct an investigation. Although the information has been destroyed at the request of the Federation, I, who had just joined the "Seminar" at that time, knew some information."

"According to the records of Holy Trinity Academy, when Jiang Shangxuefeng was sent to the hospital by emergency personnel, the halo on his head had been completely shattered. It was only because of his strong physical fitness that he still retained some weak physiological reactions."

"In Kivotos, what does it mean when the halo breaks and disappears? I think you should know, right?"

After saying that, seeing that Himari didn't pay any attention to her, Liyin continued to explain.

"Trinity Academy inferred that she had suffered some special and huge damage, causing her aura to be unable to withstand and shatter. The Federation Student Union also commissioned us to investigate based on this."

"The seniors at the seminar were very concerned about this power that could kill students. While investigating the ruins, they found some documents that seemed to be from an ancient civilization, which also mentioned the halo."

"Unfortunately, due to the long time ago, the data was seriously incomplete, and in the end we still didn't find any valuable information."

"But at that time, the seniors had a guess that Jiang Shangxuefeng's aura might have changed under the influence of some unknown element, and this change also caused her to fall into this PVS-like state."

"Unfortunately, all the medical monitoring data later showed that she could no longer detect even the most basic consciousness, and even her basic physiological reactions were getting weaker and weaker."

"Because it involves the privacy of other academies, the Federation Student Union did not reveal much information to us. The last news we got was that Trinity Academy intended to perform an autopsy on Jiang Shangxuefeng, but this request was strongly rejected by her mother."

"So the relevant investigation work has ended. The Federation and Trinity have strictly controlled the information in this regard. We have no way of knowing what happened after that. The seniors also believe that their guess was wrong."

"But this person who was dead has now reappeared, and her aura has reappeared."

"So the guesses of our predecessors might be correct. Some unknown abnormality has really occurred in her body."

As if she was listening to some ghost story, Himari turned her face slightly to the side and put on a weak look.

"Doesn't that mean that he has always lived well? What you just said is too bad..."

"And is this speculation related to your attack on her? You're not planning to do something worse to her, are you?"

"I'm sorry, I'll be careful with my wording in this regard, but your concern is another guess of mine."

"It is said that a certain student council president of Holy Trinity Academy can see the future in his dreams."

"I just want to know if she foresaw a threat that may lead to the end of Kivotos because of this mutation, which is why she has become so crazy and wants to control all power."

Hearing Liyin bring up this unproven idea again, Himari slumped in her wheelchair with a speechless look on her face.

"If you hadn't asked Nero to mess things up, you two would have been sitting here drinking coffee and discussing how to protect the future of Kivotos, right?"

"Before confirming the other party's true intentions, spreading this kind of news will only cause meaningless panic."

"I admit that she has demonstrated the abilities that a school leader should have, but it is still unclear whether she is seeking more benefits for herself or gaining the power to solve problems."

"What's the difference between the two?"

"I'm sorry, Himari, but in my opinion there is a clear difference between the two."

"Like me, who is as pure and flawless as the ice crystals on the snowy mountains, and you, who are like the rotten sewage in the septic tank?"

"..."

"If this analogy helps you understand, I don't mind."

"Then have you ever thought that the attack on the visiting group has already brought a serious credibility crisis to Millennium Academy? If we go into war with Gehenna Academy again, no one in the entire Kivotos will help us?"

"Himari, as you just said, if you hadn't interfered with the academy's defense weapons, she would be sitting here drinking coffee now."

Himari, who was almost choked to death by Liyin's words, took a deep breath and said quietly to her as she looked like she had no idea where she was wrong.

"So how do you plan to resolve this conflict now?"

“Although there were some unexpected events in the plan, after adding the variables of the Federal Student Union and Trinity College, I found that the calculation results have reached a new balance point.”

"It seems that Trinity Academy has decided to wait until Gehenna Academy has been exhausted to a certain extent before taking action. However, I will take the initiative to lead them to the abandoned area that we plan to demolish. According to the power comparison between the two sides, it will most likely be a long and difficult battle."

"Although I cannot understand why Jiang Shangxuefeng wants to stay alone, but according to the calculation results, she no longer has the ability to escape. And if she cannot enter the main control room, you will not be able to take over the control of the school's defense system."

"Once Yuuka and Noah take over the defense system, the mechanical forces gathered at the Millennium Tower will restore the entire plan to its expected calculation results."

"Well, then she can sit here and drink coffee."

After hearing that Liyin had no intention of giving up this bad idea, Himari sighed helplessly.

"What if she really left Millennium Academy?"

"Assuming you can't stop Yukikaze-san, she will definitely start an all-out war as soon as she returns to Gehenna Academy, right?"

"Your guess is also within my calculation range. Theoretically, given her personality, she will not give up the opportunity to seize the initiative on the battlefield. But if she really leaves Millennium Academy, my question will be answered."

"The troops of Gehenna Academy have lost their offensive capabilities due to the containment of Holy Trinity Academy. The defensive weapons we have deployed in the autonomous region are sufficient to ensure that this war ends and negotiations are restarted. By then, I will also give a reasonable explanation and follow-up measures."

"In fact, according to the original plan, it would be difficult for the attacking force of Gehenna Academy to break through the blocking line of Millennium Academy in a short period of time, so returning to the negotiation is an inevitable result."

"If necessary, everyone will be able to drink Millennium Academy coffee by then."

"If Gehenna Academy could act according to the prediction, the Federation Student Union wouldn't have so much trouble..."

"Besides, coffee is not a panacea that can heal wounds..."

"I have investigated and found that the financial situation of Gehenna Academy is not ideal. After Jiang Shangxuefeng took over the leadership of the academy, he did not seem to pay attention to this problem and directly launched several plans that consumed a lot of funds."

"Although she has temporarily solved the funding problem through a complex exchange of benefits, as time goes on, Gehenna Academy will inevitably be unable to bear the subsequent funding expenditures, so I promptly released some news to them that Millennium Academy is in urgent need of some Gehenna specialties."

"Gehina Academy is unpredictable, but Egami Yukikaze from Trinity Academy is predictable."

"..."

Now realizing that Liyin had already planned on the other party, Himari was completely speechless. After a moment of silence, he looked at her and said quietly.

"I think if you use this reason to have a good talk with her, everyone will get everything they want."

"I need to..."

"Okay, that's enough. I already know your weird views."

"Since I can't convince you to stop this behavior, I will continue to support her in my own way."

"After all this, whether Yukikaze-san is willing to sit down and talk to you about the future of Kivotos, or put the barrel of a gun to your unacceptably stubborn head, I hope you can give her the courtesy and respect she deserves."

After hearing what Himari said, Liyin suddenly turned around and looked at her virtual image with a serious expression, and there seemed to be a trace of barely perceptible relief between her brows.

"Of course, the variables you bring are also included in my plan."

……

at this time.

In the main control room of the "Seminar" located directly above Liyin.

"AWP-12, 13, and 14 lines have been connected, and the energy supply has been secured!"

"The main control unit has been reset and the control instructions are being reestablished!"

"The progress bar is not reading. Senior Xiaoyu, please check the line status again!"

"It's a problem on my end. There are a few unresponsive devices that triggered the program's alarm. They've been dealt with now. Maki, take another look!"

"Okay! Haru-senpai!"

"It still doesn't work! But it seems like there's a new error?"

"This time it's a line problem. Several core data links have failed to be established. Maki, wait a moment. I'm working on it!"

"Qing, my command is not working. Please help me confirm whether all data cluster services are started!"

"Strange, I went through all the service programs and didn't find any failures... Wait! There's a port conflict!"

"Okay, Senior Xiaoyu, try again!"

"No problem, the build was successful this time! Maki, take another look!"

"OK!~"

"The operation instruction was constructed successfully, trying the global broadcast link communication test!"

"As long as the data is sent back for verification, the academy's defense system will be back to us—"

"Warning! Serious error!"

"What's going on?!"

"It's a problem with the physical layer! CDL-0 loop was not successfully connected! Yuuka!"

"I see! Contact the engineering department immediately to check it out!"

……

at the same time.

Millennium Science Academy.

Data center underground computer room.

The shell casing with a faint smoke fell along the metal grille into the heat dissipation duct filled with cables. Nekomaru Hibiki, who belonged to the engineering department, lowered his head with a miserable expression and looked at the team leader Utahara-senpai and his companion Kotori who were beside him with painful faces.

Then, amid the ringing of the phone, Xiang swallowed his saliva quietly, looked at the petite gray-haired girl who was pointing a gun at him, and slowly raised her hands.

"I...I surrender..."

"But could you please not destroy the equipment here..."

Seeing that the other party looked like she was easy to bully, the gray-haired girl in a loose black hoodie on the opposite side cooperated by putting down her G3 rifle. Then she took two steps forward and stretched out her right hand towards her who was slumped on the ground, as if she was going to pull her up from the ground.

At the same time that Xiang was grabbing the other person's little hand, the inspection light on the ground also illuminated the attacker's appearance.

It was none other than Tsukiyuki Chiba, the second in charge of the "War Research Department" from Gehenna Academy.

"No problem, but you have to promise me not to fight back!~"

"...Okay...Okay! I won't take advantage of the situation to attack you!"

Xiang seemed to have not expected the other party to be so easy to talk to. He quickly patted his chest and made a promise. However, perhaps because his movement was too large, the large wrench on his bag fell to the ground with a clang.

Xiang, with a panicked look on his face, quickly looked at Chiba, who had a subtle expression on his face.

"Well... As an engineer, it's normal for me to carry a few wrenches with me..."

"No problem, I totally understand. It's like me, as an enemy, carrying a lot of plastic bombs around with me!~"

As she spoke, Qianjiang lifted up her loose hoodie with a bright smile, revealing the black cotton shorts underneath, her snow-white and delicate slender waistline, and the rectangular bulges fixed to her body with black tape.

While speaking, Qianjiang spread out his left hand and showed the remote detonator with the safety button pressed.

"It's okay even if you suddenly counterattack, but I can't guarantee that the remote control that fell on the ground will not be triggered. These explosives should be enough to flatten the entire machine room, right?"

"Wow...I promise I won't resist..."

Chapter 69 Let Everyone Calm Down First

Frightened by the attacker's actions, Xiang, who was about to cry, raised her hands again. Then she saw Qianjiang waving her hands, indicating that she should put her hands down first.

Then the gray-haired ball put on a gentle smile that was almost exactly the same as Xuefeng's, and pointed to the phone on the ground that was still ringing.

"Let's get through the phone first. The person who will contact you at this time should be the "Seminar", right?"

"If it's them, please say hello to them on behalf of the "War Research Department" of Gehenna Academy! ~"

"Okay...okay..."

……

The view returns to the main control room of the "Seminar".

When the call was connected, Yuka and the girls from the Ministry of Truth, who learned about the situation from Xiang, were immediately panicked.