The Paladin on the Infinite Tour

"Eh?"

Rita's sudden words made Alexia stunned: "What do you mean? Rita, what ability do I have?"

"Of course it's your extraordinary [opposite-sex affinity] ability." Rita said with a somewhat troubled look, "Ever since being taken in by His Excellency Sekiryuutei, Ixia-sama has had an extraordinary attraction. What about the abilities of the opposite sex? Although Bianca and I have never had a clear opinion on this before, but..."

Glancing at the box next to Raven, Rita seemed helpless: "I didn't expect you to even let go of weapons... Are Lady Bianca's love rivals and competitors no longer limited to women? "

"..."

This maid is definitely causing trouble for fun!

Looking at Rita's vague and well-disguised snicker, Alexia raised her forehead and said, "Don't joke, Rita."

Moreover, when it comes to love rivals and competitors... isn't Rita herself already equivalent to Bianca's biggest love rival and competitor? Although both Exia and Bianca think there is nothing wrong with Rita's words, they can both accept it if she becomes Exia's blood partner.

"So....."

Alexia turned her attention to Raven again: "What you wanted to tell me before was just about the Seven Thunders of Purification? Miss Raven."

"Well, I'll let you meet her. Other than that, I have nothing to do with you." Raven took a sip of black tea. "Then I will do whatever you want. Didn't you say you want to hand me over to your bishop?" ?”

"It's still early for that matter. The bishop probably hasn't finished talking to Miss Jackal yet."

Alexia smiled.

"Since you have nothing to do, it's my turn to say something next."

(Sure enough...)

Raven thought to herself.

She didn't think that Alexia really just wanted to have afternoon tea with her, nor did she think that he really just wanted to finish what he had left unfinished with her. After all, with the current situation between the two of them, at worst, she was actually captured by Exia.

And when it comes to treating prisoners... nothing good will come of it.

Tianming has always been interested in the World Serpent, and Raven also knows that Tianming has been investigating the World Serpent in recent years, and has had some friction with peripheral subordinate agencies. For World Snake, this level of loss is actually nothing. World Snake has too many chess pieces that can be used as discarded pieces in various parts of the world.

But now, as leaders of the World Snake, she and Jackal fell into the hands of fate.

The Jackal was personally monitored by Bishop Tianming, and she had two S-class Valkyries and a [finished product] from the Kaslana family. Escape was simply impossible.

I'm afraid the outcome will be that both of them are imprisoned and interrogated by Tianming, right? Or just kill them directly.

All the raven can do now is to try to make the treatment he will receive better in the future, so as not to end up in a too bad end.

"First of all, I would like to ask, Miss Raven, is the specific relationship between you and World Snake really just a simple employment relationship?"

Under the raven's alert eyes, Exia asked such a question.

"...Sort of."

"It seems there is an inside story?"

"I was adopted by the World Serpent when I was a child...well, to put it nicely, [adopted]. Since then, I have been trained by the World Serpent and became a warrior under the World Serpent. But I feel like that My life was not interesting, so I once decided to wash my hands of myself and open a small bar.”

Raven told some of his past events.

"But it didn't take long for me to find that I was more accustomed to the World Serpent, so I became a mercenary and was hired by the World Serpent. To be honest, if you ask me if I have feelings for the World Serpent, my answer is yes, but Not much, that kind of place where human life is not taken seriously and where a large group of fanatical believers and mentally ill people gather, there is really no benefit at all if you stay there for a long time.”

"Of course, if you want to get information about World Snake from me, I won't tell you without using some special means. This is also my professional quality as a mercenary - the employer's information can be You can’t reveal it, otherwise you won’t have a job in this line of work.”

Mercenaries, killers, intelligence dealers...the most important thing for such underground workers is not money, but their own credibility.

As long as your reputation is still there, the money will come naturally. If your reputation is ruined, then you can't continue to hang out in the circle. Raven has no feelings for the World Snake, but with the most basic professionalism, she will not do anything to tarnish her reputation.

(I will try to be as tight-lipped as possible. The problem is with Jackal... I hope her mouth can be tighter.)

"So......"

Alexia leaned forward slightly, crossed her fingers, and met the raven's gaze.

"Since you have no feelings for World Snake and are just a mercenary, are you interested in accepting a new job now?"

"To be specific, it is - accept the employment of [Destiny] and become the Valkyrie outside the establishment of [Destiny]."

54. Destiny deceives people is a professional

Accept destiny's employment?

This proposal put forward by Alexia surprised not only Raven, but also Bianca and Rita.

Because this was not within the scheduled content they had previously agreed upon.

According to the previous plan, after talking to the raven about the unfinished matters, Exia would transfer it to Bishop Otto, who would ask for more information about the World Serpent. No one thought about hiring ravens to do things for destiny at first.

"...Are you attracted to the Seven Thunders of Purification?"

After thinking for a while, the raven patted the black box next to him.

"If there is anything in me that is worthy of destiny's attention, it is only this authentic Key of the Third God, right? As for the counterfeit in your hand, if it can be analyzed and studied, then Should it be able to bring it closer to the real God Key to a certain extent, right?”

(Or... just take the God Key away from me.)

This is the first reason Raven can think of for Alexia to recruit him.

After all, this is the first time the two of them have met. Raven doesn't think her ranking on Charon's list will be known to Exia. She is really just a mediocre person in Exia's eyes. [Use God's Key] Just mercenaries.

but--

"It's just that I didn't expect you to adopt such a peaceful negotiation method." Raven took a sip of black tea, "I thought you would just snatch the Seven Thunders of Purification from me. There are two s The super Valkyrie is here, I can’t resist even if I want to, right?”

I am afraid that as long as the raven feels something wrong for a moment, the two Valkyries next to it will come up and subdue it. And even without them, with the power that Exia showed just now, even if the raven can escape in the end, it will not be able to survive in the future. He will end up disabled for the rest of his life.

(Am I the only one who obeys this option...?)

"You seem to have some misunderstandings about us and destiny, Miss Raven."

Listening to Raven's inexplicable words, Exia smiled slightly: "I don't know what kind of organization World Snake is, but from your description, it seems that World Snake treats its internal members and even cadres like you. You shouldn’t be particularly friendly when you’re at a higher level, right?”

"..."

Roughly the same.

The only judgment standard within the World Snake is [ability]. People with excellent abilities will naturally receive preferential treatment, while people with no ability will only be ruthlessly abandoned. This judgment standard can actually be replaced by [value].

Those who can create value stay, and those who have lost their use value are abandoned.

In fact, the entire human society is like this, but compared to the well-packaged general society, the World Snake is more direct in this regard. However, those who can join the World Snake are all people with outstanding abilities. So in the final analysis, it's not that cruel and heartless.

"I wouldn't say that Tianming is different from World Snake. From what I know about Tianming, Tianming also has its dark side and its unknown shadow."

Alexia's words made Rita's eyebrows tremble.

Where the light shines, there must be a shadow.

The light of destiny is very dazzling, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the [sun] of this world, but such a strong light must be accompanied by deep shadows. Among the Valkyries, in addition to those who stand on the bright side against Honkaimon, there are also some Valkyries who are active in the shadows and specialize in dealing with shady matters.

Rita is such a Valkyrie - the kind who wears two hats.

"However, my invitation to you is not simply an invitation from the standpoint of [Destiny]."

Exia changed the topic.

"Not everyone can use the Key of God. Since you can use the Key of the Third God, it means that you do have extraordinary abilities and are a person with excellent abilities. And being able to become a cadre in the world is in itself It shows that even the World Snake values ​​your abilities."

"So, I hope that your ability can help Tianming. If the users of the Third God Key can join Tianming, then we should be able to have a greater advantage when fighting against Honkai."

In addition to thinking about destiny, Exia also hopes that Raven can use the power of the Third God's Key to fight against Honkai and protect the people.

Even if she is just a mercenary now.

"..."

Raven fell silent.

She heard what Alexia meant.

(He... wants me to save people? Be a righteous hero?)

it's so funny.

A mercenary like her who has been living in the shadows and has taken a lot of lives in order to survive and make money, is she qualified to save people? Is it possible that she will wear the Valkyrie uniform of Destiny in the future and shout "I will protect you!" in the city that was attacked by Honkai Impact! 】Slogan?

Just thinking about that scene makes Raven extremely embarrassed.

It is difficult for people to get out of their comfort zone. Raven has become accustomed to her current life. Even though she once escaped from the World Snake before, her habit still made her go back. By now, she no longer cares about how many people she has killed or what she has done.

To put it mildly, she is a dirty woman covered in filth and has no qualifications to step onto the stage and do good deeds.

(It’s better to refuse. This guy only invited me like this because he doesn’t know what kind of person I am. As long as he tells me a little bit about what I have done in the past, he will definitely regret it, right?)

"I--"

"Ah, right."

Suddenly, Alexia seemed to have remembered something, and clapped her hands to attract the raven's attention.

"Speaking of invitations, first of all, you have to explain what kind of benefits and benefits you will get after joining Tianming, right? What new people should be most concerned about when joining Tianming should be what they can get, right? Monthly salary and social benefits, etc... ..By the way, Miss Raven, you didn’t seem to say anything when you invited me to join the World Snake. Could it be that the treatment of the World Snake is not that good?”

"Well......"

Raven really didn't care much about World Snake's treatment. After all, before becoming a cadre, World Snake didn't pay her much attention. After becoming a cadre, the money she saved was enough for her to travel to any country in the world. When you live a free and easy life, your basic salary doesn't matter.

"This is the basic welfare package of our destiny, Miss Raven."

At this moment, Rita handed the tablet to Raven at the right time: "From the world's highest basic salary to comprehensive social welfare arrangements, you can also enjoy this part of the benefits directly after joining Destiny... ....”

Like a female demon who abducts ignorant humans to sign a contract with herself, Rita explained the benefits of destiny to the raven in great detail in a very vivid tone and words with some spiritual implications.

Looking at the various benefits listed on the tablet in his hand, Raven suddenly had an idea——

(It seems that it’s not impossible to destroy it in the destiny?)

55. The anxiety that only three women have

Tens of minutes later.

Under Rita's persuasion and superb words, Raven, who fully understood the benefits of joining Destiny, put her hand to her mouth and coughed twice: "Ahem... Okay, about joining Destiny I know the benefits, it’s indeed a very good benefit package.”

I have to admit that in terms of guaranteed benefits, Destiny is much better than World Snake.

The lower limits of the two are not at the same level, and in terms of the upper limit, Tianming is also much more generous than the World Snake, which has always been pursuing secret actions. If you work hard, the money you earn may be much more stable than World Snake, and maybe even higher than World Snake?

After all, if Snake wants to make money in the world, based on Raven's working situation, he will basically have to be idle for a long time after making a profit. How can there be so many employment opportunities for mercenaries in this society, and it is not a war period.

What's more, she is a top mercenary assassin who occupies both the first and second positions on Charon's list. Her price is not cheap. There are not many people who can afford to hire her, which naturally results in her business being rare and expensive.

In contrast, Tianming was simply giving her money.

"...But now I can't accept the employment of Destiny." Raven returned the tablet to Rita, "After all, my employment relationship with World Snake has not expired. If I break the contract in advance, I will have to pay Compensation is also related to my credibility. So if Tianming wants to hire me, let me think about it... I will just go to Gray Snake to apply for resignation later."

"Of course, I probably can't bring out the Key of the Third God. The only person I can hand over to destiny is myself - are you disappointed?"

Alexia smiled and shook her head: "It is enough that an outstanding person like you can join Tianming. The Key of the Third God is not a necessity for Tianming."

The Soul Steel weapons of the Gods series and the fourth-generation God-killing Armor under development - as long as Destiny is given enough time, the time will eventually come when the God Key will be eliminated, and Exia can continue to travel to other worlds. , it is not impossible to bring back weapons that surpass the God Key directly from another world.

Even based on the current situation, Tianming still has these three Herrscher gems recovered after the second Honkai Impact.

If those gems are used, it will not be difficult for Destiny to create a weapon with the same performance as Exia's Seven Thunders of Purification.

"However, since you said so, Miss Raven, we will not force you. As long as you intend to join Tianming, Tianming welcomes you at any time - if it is convenient, how about we exchange phone numbers?"

"Can."

Raven's phone number was originally a secret. After all, she was in this business. The fewer people who knew her phone number, the better. Even those who hired her only knew the contact information of the intermediary. She Only four or five people in World Snake know my contact information.

Under normal circumstances, Raven would not tell others her contact information casually, but now facing Alexia, she was not prepared to fool him with fake contact information.

Looking at the phone number entered into his personal terminal, Exia smiled and put it away.

"You can contact me at any time if necessary, but please try to pick up your call during the day. I may not be able to pick you up at night."

"night?"

Raven glanced at Bianca next to her, and slightly curved her mouth: "Oh~~~~I see, you want to be intimate with your little girlfriend tonight, and you really can't be disturbed by people like me. By the way, you have to be intimate with your little girlfriend tonight. How old are you this year?”

Alexia: "Seventeen."

Bianca: "I'm sixteen. Rita is two or three years older than Alexia, right?"

"Yes. It's my twentieth birthday." Rita smiled.

(Seventeen and sixteen...tsk.)