According to the research of current civilization's Honkai scholars: only sufficient population and prosperity will attract the "reward" of the Big Boss Honkai, supporting the outbreak of a Great Eruption and the birth of a sequence Herrscher.
This was also one of the main reasons Cocolia chose Nagazora City as the location.
Another reason was that this place had long become a tacit enclave of Anti-Entropy through their gradual encroachment over more than a decade. The local government officials were uniformly returnees from North America, making it extremely difficult for the Far East official power to reach in, which was more convenient for Cocolia to operate.
As the key element for catalyzing a Herrscher and inducing the Great Eruption, the Gem of Conquest was undoubtedly the core of this plan.
That thing was currently hidden inside Raiden Mei's body.
Raiden Mei was a rare natural Stigmata awakener.
She awakened this power when she was just a tiny, cute little thing.
The overly powerful force naturally backlashed against the girl who was the host. To save his precious darling, her father—Raiden Ryoma, also an Anti-Entropy Enforcer—had to seek help from the Anti-Entropy Sovereign who had not yet gone missing at that time.
Hearing about this, the Lord Sovereign generously gifted the Gem of Conquest to Mei, using this method to suppress the rioting Stigmata in her body.
Honestly, when she first learned the intelligence that [the Gem of Conquest is inside Raiden Mei's body], Cocolia felt this matter was ridiculously absurd.
The little girl originally had a nuclear bomb in her body, and then you guys stuffed a Honkai fission bomb into her body, fearing that there wouldn't be a chain reaction when the time comes, right?
Now she really became a "Two-Dimensional Beauty" (Pun: "Ni Ci Yuan" sounds like "Secondary Element" or "2D", but here implies "Atomic/Nuclear" or "Double Source").
Complaints aside, after receiving the news, Cocolia organized all-round surveillance of Chiba Academy, while preparing various conditions to induce the Third Eruption and numerous means to capture the Herrscher afterward.
To ensure Raiden Mei's actions didn't go out of control, she even played the last trump card in her hand.
That was her most outstanding daughter, a leader among A-ranks in all aspects, worthy of being called a 5A-level scenic spot of the new century!
With Bronya leading the team, plus the heavy drones, Titan Mechas, and other technological creations sealed by ME Corp, as long as they didn't encounter a Critical-level existence, the probability of them failing was zero!
One hundred percent zero!
How can you lose with Flying Dragons riding the face!
If I lose, I'll do a handstand and eat noodles!
Capture Raiden Mei and then bring her back to ME Corp, stimulating the dormant Gem of Conquest in her body through prepared means.
Nagazora City would become Hiroshima in '45. Simply beautiful!
Besides that, data on the birth of a Herrscher is also especially important.
Just like those scientists who obsessively want to build large particle colliders to observe various reactions of elementary particles.
Herrschers are the only ultimate life forms currently known to mankind. Once such data is obtained, even the most respected scientists in the world would forget food and sleep and take action regardless of everything.
That is supreme wealth worth far more than trillions, even arguably priceless.
Not to mention, according to Cocolia's vision, their operation might even capture a newly born, intact Herrscher of Thunder completely.
A living Herrscher!
In the Previous Civilization Era, that doctor titled "Infinity" created the Stigmata prototypes that current humanity relies on to fight against the Honkai merely by dissecting Herrscher corpses.
Once the Herrscher that Raiden Mei turns into is under control, just thinking about such a scene makes Cocolia unable to contain herself.
And this is also the main reason why the Anti-Entropy Conservative faction hasn't completely torn off all pretenses with Cocolia.
Raiden Ryoma is an Anti-Entropy Enforcer after all. Even though the gimmick of defrauding about 3.4 billion US dollars under the guise of financing the development of ultra-high frequency electromagnetic field confinement is indeed scary, let's not mention whether he really did it. Even if it's true, the uncrowned king of ME Corp gets thrown into jail for embezzling some waste paper printed by a nuclear-powered money printing machine?
Then you are underestimating the laxity of capitalism. Haven't you seen the Great British Empire building High Speed 2? A mere 30-plus kilometer line actually cost a full 27 billion pounds (106 billion was the budget) and hasn't been completed yet. The California High-Speed Rail project in the beautiful country took nine years to build 476 meters and spent 11 billion US dollars. Did you see any relevant person suffering jail time?
Raiden Ryoma was simply abandoned, abandoned by a part of the Conservatives behind him, conveniently to balance the books.
Lieserl Albert Einstein?
Frederica Nikola Tesla?
Cocolia admitted that in terms of scientific research, these two were indeed very capable.
However, today's Anti-Entropy has developed for more than half a century. With intertwined interests and the Sovereign who held great power missing for a long time, the current Conservatives are no longer the one-man rule of these organization founders.
Those guys cowering in the back want this and want that; they want the benefits but dare not do such things that risk universal condemnation.
But it doesn't matter.
Cocolia sneered coldly.
"I will do what the Conservatives dare not do; I will manage what the Conservatives dare not manage!"
Let the Far East people suffer a bit; I will bear the infamy.
She suddenly reached out her hand and slowly clenched it towards the direction of Nagazora City.
"Cowering in their own little patch of land, lukewarm and timid. How can we fight against the Honkai together with such a group of insects?!!"
The thin mist in the mountains was colorful under the sunlight, lingering dreamily around Cocolia.
The patterns on her clothes surged and floated in the mist, seemingly alive.
Even the sun probably knows its place.
Seeing this, the temporarily acting adjutant and female driver, Yuya, who had been waiting nearby, couldn't help but reveal a look of admiration and longing in her eyes.
This is Lord Cocolia, arrogant and handsome, to be admired from afar but not to be desecrated.
Heard that My Lord is still single. Wonder which lucky person will have the opportunity to kiss her in the future.
The golden-haired, golden-eyed Yuya's thoughts gradually wandered, so much so that she didn't even hear the sudden ringing of the communication device.
Cocolia certainly wouldn't be so careless. She gathered her mind and placed her hand on the earring-shaped communication device: "This is Cocolia... What did you say?!"
After saying a few words to the other side, her face changed drastically. She frowned, muttering 'Bronya' as she turned back.
Opening the car door, she sat in the driver's seat, stepped on the gas, and sped away.
Yuya put her hands on her face, breathing in the car exhaust with an intoxicated look.
Ah~ As expected of Lord Cocolia, even leaving is so vigorous and resolute~ It's just not very good to leave me here alone. In the wilderness, heard that an earthquake and forest fire happened at the Yae Village ruins last night, and someone nearby heard the huge roar of a mysterious monster. If I get attacked, I, a mere B-rank little woman...
"Lord, wait! Your subordinate is still here!!!"
The Yangwang U8 speeding down the mountain paused, and finally stopped reluctantly by the roadside.
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