Schicksal Negotiation - Part 2

"Ai-Chan, start recording, and as the highest secret, no one has access except the bishop." Kallen was silent for a while, realized the importance of the event, and decided to seal it as the highest secret in Schicksal's file. "Add the previous conversation to it."

"Okay, boss." A virtual image of a cabbage head appeared out of thin air above the table, and after saluting Kallen, it disappeared again.

"Then let's start the formal negotiation. Let me think about it. Let's start with the first question." Kallen took a deep breath and said solemnly.

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"Yes, Otto is real. He saved you, but this question is more complicated. You can discuss other questions first."

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"I want to live a good life, but because of a bet with another high-dimensional creature, I have to come to this world. For myself and for everyone in this world, defeating the honkai is just to survive, nothing more. The content of the bet is not a lofty ideal, and even He is just watching the fun. It is based on the game as the standard."

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"Yes, it's making games. When the game content is good, He can help us. For example, the previous stigma..."

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"I need some money and a lot of people to speed up the game progress. By the way, I also need a class of St. Freya's students, including teachers. I also need, um, is Theresa in this world? I need her."

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"She's here? That's good. I like her? Uh no no no, I do like her in some way, but definitely not what you think. Just kidding."

"The game is actually equivalent to a parallel world or a world bubble. It is another world that successfully defeated the honkai. It has similar things and people to this world. So, I need the parties to cooperate in making the game. The quality will be much better and it will be presented in the form of a game. It also has great reference significance for you."

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"Yes, it's to make a story that touches everyone. Otto's detailed story is also in it. They defeated the honkai, but that must not be the best process. I believe so firmly. Touching everyone does not mean touching the protagonists in the story. When you are the protagonist, when you know that the content of the story will happen around you, you will feel the malice and injustice of the world, instead of simply evaluating their experience. So, I want to change it as much as I can."

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"I probably will make the existence of honkai public. But honkai can't be hidden anyway. The second big honkai directly affected the whole Siberian region, and the third one destroyed Nagazora City. Since honkai will be public sooner or later, I might as well make it in advance in the form of a game, so that people can have some reaction time."

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"Defeat honkai? If the game progresses smoothly, naturally it can be defeated. When the game progresses to that step, you will naturally know why. Sorry, I can't get more evidence."

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"The last question? What kind of person is Otto? Well, this question is hard to answer. He is neither a good person nor a bad person. If he had a tombstone after his death that wrote his life's merits and demerits, he would surely have positive merits on one side and negative ones on the other."

"If he died, all those who knew him and were hurt by him countless times would open champagne, but after being happy, I think those who really understood him would also leave a glass of wine for Otto. He doesn't need anyone's evaluation and doesn't care about anyone's evaluation either. The evaluation of good and bad people is too thin, but his life is indeed magnificent. I don't like him, but I admire him."

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"Alright, that's all for now," Kallen said, clapping her hands to end the questions and stopping AI-Chan recording.

"About working with the Valkyries," Kallen said, "you can only choose from ten of them right now. They're all pretty busy with their own missions. This is just until we see better results." She continued, "Since this job involves coordinating with Valkyries, we'll mostly give you female staff to work with."

Luo Mo nodded. "Thank you very much. I'll head over to St. Freya Academy and ask the Valkyries there."

Kallen breathed a sigh of relief. If it was a Valkyrie on duty, it would be a lot of trouble. The academy was relatively easier.

"Bishop Kallen," Luo Mo began, "I have an important question." He looked at her, knowing this was the biggest issue he needed to resolve. "If I need to call on S-rank Valkyries, or even you, would that be possible?"

Kallen paused before responding. "Must it be that way?""Yes," Luo Mo replied firmly.

Another moment of silence passed. "Let's revisit this later. For now, you can call on Theresa," Kallen said, a knowing look in her eyes. "As for the others, that depends on you."

Luo Mo then asked, "Since Immortal Red Kite also needs to go to the academy, would you consider joining us? It's always good to have someone watching your back."

Being around Fu Hua made him feel remarkably safe.

There was something about this "ordinary" immortal that gave him an unmatched sense of security.

"Do you want Immortal Red Kite to protect you?"

"Wouldn't anyone?" Luo Mo replied. "I'm just an ordinary person."

Kallen gently touched the 'Hannah' stigma in front of her. "When can we expect results?" she asked, changing the subject.

"If you and Schicksal give me your full support," Luo Mo replied, "I can have it ready in a month. As for this stigma, you're welcome to study it as a gesture of good faith." He saw Kallen's interest in the stigma and was happy to offer it.

He knew that no matter how many stigmata he had, he couldn't equip every Valkyrie. Plus, the technology behind those high-level stigmata was impossible for Schicksal or anyone else to replicate. This low-level, side-effect-free stigma, on the other hand, was perfect for wider use. Letting Schicksal research it and find results would benefit him as well. So, offering it as a sign of goodwill was the best move.

Kallen nodded and showed her appreciation by adding a zero to the contract's initial capital.Schicksal had plenty of money, but they needed stigmata and skilled Valkyries.

Bishop Kallen treated Luo Mo to a meal, showing how much Schicksal valued him. She also arranged for him to meet with leaders in Schicksal's entertainment game industry and instructed them to work with Luo Mo on developing new games.

At Luo Mo's request, Kallen even transferred the rights to the Homu franchise to his company.

The president of Schicksal (in corporate side) had given a direct order, so even though they didn't understand why, everyone agreed.

It's worth noting that, aside from the decent Homu games and their popular merchandise and comics, Schicksal's game industry was pretty much nonexistent. They were getting crushed by Anti-Entropy's game division. Luo Mo couldn't quite understand why. Schicksal had the technical know-how, so how were they losing so badly?

Then it hit him: Schicksal focused mostly on biotechnology and Valkyries, while Anti-Entropy had a Herrscher... Suddenly, it made a bit more sense.

After a quick hello, Kallen arranged a room for Luo Mo to rest. Once Fu Hua finished her mission and returned to headquarters, they would fly together to St. Freya.

Now that he had some free time, Luo Mo wanted to ask the system more about stigmata. The system's response was,

[Different stigmata have different standards and effects for different people.]

"Get to the point!"

[Generally, 2-star stigmata can be removed and worn within 10 minutes. 3-star stigmata need a week to adapt and take a month to remove. This is all assuming they don't interfere with daily life or cause any harm to the body.]

"What about 4-star stigmata?" Luo Mo asked.

[4-star stigmata are divided into regular and exclusive types. Exclusive stigmata have stricter requirements for use, but also stronger effects. The time it takes to wear a 4-star stigma depends on how well someone adapts. It might be faster than a 3-star stigma, anywhere from a day to a month. Regular 4-star stigmata take a long time to remove, and exclusive 4-star stigmata cannot be removed at all.]

Luo Mo felt a bit of panic. "Does that apply to me too?" If he couldn't change stigmata freely, it would severely limit his abilities.

[Your body's resistance comes from the system, not Honkai energy. You're not affected by those limitations. But the effects of stigmata will only boost your physical strength and resistance, without granting any extra abilities. And you don't need time to wear a stigma, but the removal time is the same as for anyone else.]

[Reminder: Don't change 4-star stigmata too often. Because of their special rules, your body can only handle up to 5 different ones.]

[Also, 4-star stigmata worn by others will shatter instantly when removed and can't be used again. Stigmata you remove aren't affected by this.]

So, he could use two 4-star stigmata early on to boost his safety, Luo Mo thought.He would need to think carefully about which three stigmata to choose for the long term.

Even with three stigmata, he wouldn't have any special abilities. This seemed like a good training aka raising setup.

Giving stigmata to others was definitely more beneficial than keeping them for himself, so his role would be more of a support role.

But that was okay, He couldn't fight as well as the Valkyries who trained regularly, so not having to go into battle wasn't a bad thing.

emm... huh?

Suddenly, Luo Mo remembered the basic abilities of Hannah's stigmata.

No wonder Hannah was so weak. All the special features were gone, leaving only physical enhancements and resistance. He vaguely remembered that Hannah was good at attacking, so maybe this could be improved a bit, which would be pretty good. It seemed like stigmata had more uses than he initially thought.

Luo Mo realized that it wasn't Hannah who had a problem, it was himself.

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edited, thank you for reading this

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