Honkai, why do you only throw me into high-level battles?

Actually, Bronya is a very kind child at heart, but she hasn't realized it yet.

Or rather, she hasn't had the chance to discover her true self.

All of this will have to wait until the biochip in her brain, both a help and a hindrance, is destroyed.

And it will also have to wait until Fu Hua, the great actress, plays that extremely chuunibyou game with her in her mind. Only through this process can she slowly find her true self—

From an emotionless girl to someone more lively;

Until finally, she becomes an energetic gamer…

(ノへ￣,)

Ahem…

At this moment, Bronya feels a loneliness deep in her heart, which makes her feel she has to help this unfamiliar father and daughter.

Having never known what familial love is, she craves it more than anything. It is because of this that she treasures this sincere and passionate emotion, not wanting it to be hurt, and hates seeing regrets.

Having the chance to help reunite a family, Bronya feels as if her own regrets have been compensated.

Therefore, she readily agrees to help Lin Wei. This is for Seele, but it is more for herself.

"What do you want me to do?" After calming down, Bronya replies quickly.

Lin Wei is relieved. This makes things much easier. He then explains his plan without holding back.

"I have all of the Thousand Fists Association's transaction data and financial records from recent years. I've also collected all of Singapore's flight, cruise ship entry and exit, and import and export data over the years. The information is too complex and messy. My device isn't powerful enough. I need you to help me analyze the connections between these data."

Lin Wei briefly explains his thoughts.

"Focus on analyzing the three… no, five days after each large transaction. Five days' worth of flight, cruise ship, and other entry and exit data. Analyze their trajectories, the cities they visited, and the cargo records of the cruise ships. See which data has the highest probability of overlapping with the path data after the most recent large transaction. Then, investigate those data further. Find out which companies, organizations, and personnel are involved to narrow things down..."

"If you need any additional information, just let me know, and I'll get it for you." Lin Wei feels very confident. "Just identify a few of the most likely targets, and I'll take care of the rest."

He has the most confidential information. He even manually searched the memories of the dead, who are supposed to be tight-lipped. He has a good starting point for his investigation.

The rest is mostly public information, and he only needs to collect it online—something the Key of Corruption is very good at.

"..."

So complicated?

Bronya tilts her head, looking back at Project Bunny, who shrugs, not saying a word, seemingly telling her that it's up to her.

She looks back at the computer screen emotionlessly, wondering, Isn't this a game chat?

Why are we talking about things outside the game?

......

Is World Serpent difficult to find?

Yes, very. They are deeply hidden. Even Otto, after so many years, has been unable to find them.

But, is World Serpent easy to find?

It is also very easy to find—He has been to the North African desert, and he knows about the Heliopolis Life Sciences Pharmaceutical company in ARC City. He only needs to follow the script.

It seems simple, but there's always a price for taking shortcuts.

If he uses this method to attack World Serpent, it would be considered a "declaration of war," which would put him at a disadvantage and might even cause Grey Serpent to use all of their resources to hunt him down.

There are too many variables. Things could easily get out of control.

It's not worth it to risk his life for someone he just met.

And the current world situation is like this: everyone is holding their breath, being quiet, fighting without destroying each other, waiting for the starting pistol before turning on each other.

Lin Wei would have to be crazy to be the first one to stand out!

Therefore, he needs to change his approach—He was a "victim" captured by the Thousand Fists Association. All of his actions were in retaliation and to seek justice.

I didn't know this was World Serpent's property. It was all a coincidence, a misunderstanding.

They don't tear down the stage, but secretly attack each other under the table. That's fighting without destroying each other.

And if someone from World Serpent reveals themself because of this, he'll have a good reason to pursue them relentlessly, taking the initiative, and even if Kevin comes, he can defend himself, rather than being seen as a troublemaker and being eliminated.

Besides, what if he's wrong? It's just an ouroboros ornament. It's not conclusive proof. If he overestimates his "God's perspective" as a transmigrator, he'll become arrogant and foolish, and sooner or later he'll pay the price.

What if she's being held by another unknown organization?

Then, he'll have done all this for nothing.

And even if that poor girl has indeed fallen into the hands of World Serpent, how would he know which base she is being held at?

Does World Serpent only have those two bases?

Lin Wei sneers at the thought. Of course not!

Therefore, he needs to plan carefully and not act rashly.

Before leaving the underground hell that was the Thousand Fists Association, Lin Wei has already thought about all the causes and consequences and has prepared for this—

Bronya is the best partner right now. This will accomplish two things: finding clues, and improving their relationship. This way, when he contacts the protagonists, it won't be too abrupt.

If Bronya refuses, then he'll at least have achieved the goal of improving their relationship. He'll have removed the thorn between them.

After that, he can contact the doctors at Anti-Entropy, change his approach, and seek their assistance—

Perhaps he can also improve his awkward relationship with Anti-Entropy this way.

No matter what happens, Lin Wei doesn't think he'll be at a loss.

Two birds, one stone. A complete victory.

......

"It sounds very complicated, and it involves a lot of data. Transferring information online will be too slow. I have class tomorrow morning, so I don't have much time to waste. I've decided on another way to meet. Be prepared."

Bronya sends a message. Just as Lin Wei finishes reading it, the computer screen suddenly turns dark, and then, along with the lights in the room, it starts to flicker. After a few seconds, it returns to normal.

Looking at this familiar scene, Lin Wei looks at the girl on the screen, wearing a white nightdress, her hair loose, her gray eyes calm and emotionless. He has a headache—Again, how are the circuits in this world connected to the internet?

"Shouldn't you change your clothes first?" Lin Wei reminds her kindly. After a year, Bronya's childish look is fading, and she looks more like a young woman.

Although she's still as flat as a board.

"It's not necessary. It's getting late. Bronya thinks we should save time." Bronya, who has hacked into Lin Wei's computer just like last time, stares at Lin Wei's eyes for a few seconds, making sure he doesn't have any dirty thoughts before nodding in satisfaction. She says emotionlessly, "Bronya thought it would take more effort to hack in. It's a bit disappointing that it was so easy."

Lin Wei rolls his eyes, not wanting to argue with a little girl. He changes the subject, "So, how do we start?"

"Save the information you have in your computer. Bronya will access and analyze it locally to assist you with your operation. The information is complex, so it might take some time. Please do not disturb me during this time." Bronya replies formally.

"Okay, I'll transfer the information I got from the Thousand Fists Association to the computer. I'll also collect the required information online in real-time and transfer it to you. We can start anytime." Lin Wei nods. Bronya nods as well, indicating that they can start.

Lin Wei takes out Pandora, connects it to the computer, and starts to infiltrate the internet. He's not destroying anything. He just secretly and quickly hacks through firewalls, collecting vast amounts of data from companies, departments, ports, and customs, and transferring them to the computer.

Bronya closes her eyes slightly. Her gray pupils become deeper. A blue light screen appears, with massive amounts of data flowing through it. The biochip in her body acts as a relay, transferring the information to Project Bunny, which is connected to her nerves, allowing the quantum supercomputer to start working.

Lin Wei sighs as he watches Bronya on the screen.

Right now, Bronya is only slightly better than the "humanoid machine" that will be in Grey Serpent's hands in the future.

She still has some human emotions, but her way of thinking is already close to that of a machine.

Compared to this logical, quiet, and slightly timid mechanical girl, Lin Wei prefers the future Bronya, who's witty, brave, and also very emotionally intelligent.

Lin Wei quietly looks at Bronya, knowing that he is essentially using her as another "humanoid machine."

After all, Grey Serpent, who became active in ARC City as an "information broker" after the Great Eruption, uses this method to collect and sell information.

Lin Wei's plan is based on this, almost completely copied without any changes.

Lin Wei even wonders if Chen Tianwu's role after joining World Serpent is similar to what he's doing now—after all, "Agent Owl provided World Serpent with a massive amount of information support."

Does World Serpent, with all of their intelligence capabilities, really need Chen Tianwu's help? It's hard to believe.

Based on the timeline, Chen Tianwu was brought into World Serpent after the destruction of the Thousand Fists Association, and Raven was "ordered" to eliminate the organization, and Raven only rejoined World Serpent after the Herrscher of the Void awakened and caused a Great Eruption.

From "Queen's Arrival" to the birth of the Herrscher of Ice, it's less than half a year…

What does this mean?

It means that even if Chen Tianwu joined World Serpent on day one, after his mechanical transformation, passing the organization's assessment, and completing his training in the Elysian Realm, he wouldn't have much time to do anything…

Yet, he still became World Serpent's "sharpest fang."

The question is—how did he achieve such outstanding results in such a short time?

His KPI is insane!

Lin Wei can't help but think that it must have been by using a humanoid machine, or something similar…

It also fits his lazy personality, right?

Lin Wei shakes his head helplessly. It's hard to say how a few lines written carelessly by the writer would evolve in a real world.

┐(￣ヘ￣;)┌

While lost in thought, he collects the information that Bronya needs. Time passes, and the computer's fan becomes overloaded, buzzing loudly before failing completely. Now, it's Pandora that's keeping the computer running.

Lin Wei ignores it. It's just a computer.

Finally, Bronya locks onto a location and marks it on the map, displaying it on the screen.

"Coral Island?" Lin Wei is surprised, looking at the marked address. Why there?

"Based on the information you provided, the final destination after each transaction is here, with an overlap rate of 87.3%. Bronya has also marked other possible locations on the map, but it's best to focus on the most likely location first."

As Bronya finishes speaking, several red dots appear on the map, mostly in different regions of Shenzhou and Southeast Asia.

Lin Wei looks at them, comparing them with the information he got from the boss, narrowing things down. He finally decides to visit Coral Island first.

"Thank you, Bronya." Lin Wei glances at the time. It's almost dawn. It's probably almost time to wake up in the Far East. He thanks her apologetically. "Is there anything I can do for you?"

Bronya tilts her head and thinks for a moment, "Play games? Are you interested?"

"Okay," Lin Wei is stunned, then smiles and agrees. "I'll contact you when I get back."

"Yes, and please get a new computer." Bronya says before quickly logging off. She doesn't say anything like "be safe," they aren't that close.

And Mei has started knocking on the door to wake her up. If Mei sees that she stayed up late, she'll be lectured.

Silly Kiana enjoys that, but she doesn't.

"Bronya, who are you talking to?" Mei knocks on the door, opens the door slightly, and asks curiously.

She just heard Bronya talking to someone.

Did she learn to talk in her sleep from Kiana?

"No one, Mei…" Bronya sits on the bed, looking dazed. After hesitating for a moment, she says, "Mei, can you ask for a day off for Bronya today?"

"What's wrong, Bronya? Are you sick?" Mei quickly walks to the bedside and touches Bronya's forehead. She's not having a fever.

It seems I was overthinking things…

Mei, relieved, sees Bronya's exhausted face. She doesn't look like she just woke up. It's like she stayed up all night.

She turns to the computer and touches the case. She's instantly enraged, "Bronya, you stayed up all night again!"

The angry shout comes from inside the room. The once peaceful Valkyries' dormitory is now facing another disaster…