The damage control team rushed into the control room. They brought with them a brand new helmet and display.
Someone removed the damaged display. When the damaged display was removed, the brand new display was immediately placed in its original position. When the display was replaced, the new helmet control device was connected. Someone also used a powerful vacuum to suck away all the glass shards that had fallen.
In a short 16 seconds, all traces of the damage caused by Bernhard disappeared.
Working in an orderly and fast manner made people happy. Bernhard's mood was eased by the efficient work of the damage control team. However, looking at the image that appeared on the new display, Bernhard could only shake his head.
The image was from a person's perspective. The image was still moving. It was Anna who was still walking. Bernhard took a deep breath and said, "Experimental Body No.1 is still searching for and killing Gao Qi. However, the possibility of her finding Gao Qi is not high. Bring her back to avoid accidentally injuring Experimental Body No.1."
"Yes, Sir."
Bernhard sighed. Then he cracked his neck and said, "I'll leave this place to you guys. Abat, if you find traces of Gao Qi, I authorize you to use all means to kill him. However, if you can't confirm his location, then you have to exercise restraint."
Abat bowed and said, "Yes, Sir. There's another question. How should we deal with Captain Qi and Leonie?"
"Ask Leonie and Otto to meet me in my office. Now."
When Bernhard returned to his office, he stared at a globe on the table for a while. Then he gently tapped on the globe.
There was a knock on the door. Bernhard said in a deep voice, "Come in."
Otto pushed the door open. Then he asked Leonie to enter first. Then he gently closed the door and stood in front of Bernhard's desk with Leonie.
Without raising his head and still staring at the globe, Bernhard said calmly, "I ended the experiment early."
Leonie was startled. Then she realized what Bernhard was talking about. She lowered her head and said, "Yes."
Otto's expression didn't change. He still stood straight and maintained a perfect posture.
Bernhard sighed and said, "It's a pity. I originally wanted to end the experiment in City One, but something unexpected happened. Gao Qi actually wants to help Thomas become an S-rank Arcanist, but I can't let Thomas become an S-rank Arcanist. Anyone can, but not Thomas!"
Bernhard raised his head and said with a serious face, "But there was a terrible technical error when I ended the experiment early. I couldn't kill Gao Qi."
Leonie was slightly dazed. Bernhard glanced at her and said, "Have you developed feelings for Experimental Number One after taking care of and protecting her for a long time?"
"No! No, I want to be honest. Yes, I have some … sympathy for Miss Anna, and some indescribable feelings. But I will still faithfully carry out your every order, Mr. Bernhard! "
Bernhard smiled and said, "Very good. Experimental Number One is about to return. She will live in the same place as before. You will still be responsible for supervising and taking care of her life."
Leonie said softly, "Yes, Mr. Bernhard."
Bernhard looked at Otto. He stared at Otto for a long time and finally sighed. "It's a pity. I wanted to do it in City One. When you and Gao Qi tried to assassinate me, I wanted to set up a sure-kill trap to kill Gao Qi. But it's really a pity. Ending the experiment early made this idea impossible."
Otto looked very surprised. He looked at Bernhard and subconsciously took a step back.
Leonie also looked at Otto in surprise. Then she took a step forward and stood in front of Bernhard. She looked at Otto warily.
Otto tried to deny it, but he finally decided not to embarrass himself. So he stood up straight again and said, "It seems that the plan I haven't started yet has failed."
Otto admitted his conspiracy and failure. Then he put his hands behind his back, puffed out his chest, and said, "You can kill me now."
"Why do you want to kill me?"
Otto said without hesitation, "To seize power!"
Bernhard looked at Otto with dissatisfaction. Then he said angrily, "I trained you to be a professional general, a successor. I didn't train you to use such a low-level method like assassination to usurp the throne. Are you an idiot?"
Otto still said without hesitation, "I don't want to end up like Anna!"
"Are you really an idiot? Anna is an experimental subject, and you are the commander I trained. If I wanted to erase your thoughts, why would I train you for so long? Wouldn't it be easier to let you read comics like Anna? "
Bernhard was furious, but Otto said coldly, "I know the difference between myself and Anna, but I don't want to be controlled by you. If I want to conquer the world, I can do it myself."
Bernhard stared at Otto for a long time. Then he suddenly said, "I forgive you. You won't die, and you won't be punished. Because I want an ambitious you, not a puppet. Your methods are a little clumsy, but I admire your ambition."
Gently clapping his hands, Bernhard said with a sigh, "It's just that you chose the wrong partner because Gao Qi is your biggest enemy. Even if you just want to kill me and then kill him, you still chose the wrong partner."
Otto didn't ask why Bernhard forgave him, because Bernhard's thoughts were unpredictable. In most cases, he would do whatever he wanted.
"Why? What right does Gao Qi have to be my biggest enemy? Just because he's a magician?"
Bernhard said, "Well, it's time to tell you everything, but where to start?"
Bernhard stretched out his hand and turned the globe. He said calmly, "When the energy went off the charts for the first time, I knew that someone had opened a spatial door. But I didn't know if another child of the plane was born, or if the guardian of time and space had finally come to find me."
Otto's face was a little serious. He said, "Are you a traveler?"
Bernhard smiled and said, "The answer is obvious, so you don't have to interrupt me."
"Sorry, please continue."
Bernhard continued, "I came from another plane. I'm a traveler. I knew that the spatial door had opened, and I was worried that the guardian of time and space had come to find me. With this as a premise, I started to look for new travelers. It was easy to locate the location of the energy fluctuation, which was in Zhaoxi City. But it was difficult to find the person because every traveler would subconsciously hide."
After saying that, Bernhard spread his hands and said, "I didn't dare to go to Zhaoxi City personally because if it was the guardian of time and space, he would definitely discover that I'm a traveler. Also, I've already caused a considerable amount of … damage to this plane."
Otto was a little shocked, but this time, he tried his best not to interrupt Bernhard.
"What happened next was very simple. Of course, I sent people to Zhaoxi City to check the situation. Then, I discovered that the matter was actually very simple. Judging from the public news released by Zhaoxi City, only a few people were abnormal. Although they didn't lock onto Gao Qi, he was clearly on the list of key suspects. Moreover, it didn't take long for me to lock onto the biggest abnormality, which was Gao Qi."
Otto finally couldn't help but ask, "Then Gao Qi isn't the guardian of time and space, right?"
"Of course not. His performance confused everyone, including me and even himself. What happened next was even simpler. In order to figure out what was going on with him, I used Anna as an excuse to invite him here. Then, you know, he almost immediately displayed the power of another plane — magical power!"
Otto said, "You planned all of this?"
"You can't completely control a child of the plane. All I can do is push and set up the path, and try my best to push the situation in the direction I want it to develop."
"Gao Qi is the child of the plane?"
Bernhard smiled bitterly. Then, he said with a serious expression, "Words are law. This is the domain of God. Such a powerhouse is naturally the child of the plane."
With a serious expression, Bernhard said faintly, "So, when Gao Qi said 'in my name', I knew that I had to kill him. But I also knew that I couldn't kill him. Many people underestimate the child of the plane. They will always have the misconception that the child of the plane is easy to kill. Then, reality will tell them why the child of the plane is the child of the plane, just like my failure this time."
After a long sigh, Bernhard said with a helpless expression, "I blocked every path of Gao Qi. I tried to block every path that could make him stronger. I wanted to change the trajectory of his life through the law of causality. So, every time he made an important choice, I would immediately interfere with him!"
Otto couldn't control his curiosity and said, "I'm sorry. The law of causality … What does it mean?"
"Gao Qi joined the Bounty Hunter Guild. According to the trajectory of fate, he would become a great bounty hunter, make a group of companions, and become the uncrowned king of this world. But I immediately gave him a lot of gold and a lot of energy cores so that he didn't have to take risks at all!"
Otto was so shocked that he couldn't speak, but Bernhard didn't answer his question.
Bernhard continued, "When Huang Fei got married, Grandpa Tree went to challenge him. He would have gotten to know Grandpa Tree and become very good friends. Then, he would have affected the development of his supernatural power. So, I went too. I also tried to push Rosario and Novich to go too. I let them fight and let Gao Qi use his law. For this, I brought a lot of energy cores so that he could unleash his strength freely and let the Lord of Arctic find him. Then, this was the second time I changed the trajectory of his destiny."
Otto's face was pale. "Then, when Gao Qi was in City One, you asked me to take the initiative to contact him. Those things that happened …"
Bernhard said expressionlessly, "Of course it was me. I interrupted his destiny twice, and he immediately found a turning point for the third time. He could have become an important person in City One. He could have built a school for supernatural power users that could change the destiny of mankind, but I interrupted his trajectory again. I let the Neon people find him. I even let him come into contact with the Space Guardian's divine weapon, but he still … escaped."
Otto said in a low voice, "I don't understand anymore."
Bernhard continued, "The fourth time was a small destiny. He was supposed to rise in the City of Angels and lead his Heaven Defying Faction. It was me, and I was the one who asked Grandpa Dog to interrupt his destiny.
This is the fifth time. Gao Qi was supposed to obtain the City of Sin. He was supposed to complete his primitive accumulation there. He was supposed to make the City of Sin the strongest city and change the destiny of mankind there. This time, I was almost unable to stop him. Especially after he contacted Thomas, I was almost unable to change his destiny. There was no other way. I could only forcefully interrupt his destiny! "
Looking at Otto in despair, Bernhard said with a pained expression, "I tried my best to make Gao Qi and Anna develop feelings for each other. I tried my best to make Anna become Gao Qi's biggest weakness. I was close to success. If Anna was pregnant with Gao Qi's child and gave birth, the situation might have been different. But it was too late. If Gao Qi and Thomas worked together, that damn miser would make up for all of Gao Qi's weaknesses. I would no longer be able to disrupt his destiny. So, I used Anna, my last and most important weapon. I was so close, so close! But the result was still a failure. It was because of a laughable rejection reaction. It was a rejection reaction that had never appeared on any of the other experimental subjects! "
Otto was a little absent-minded. He said, "How did you know about his destiny and how did you disrupt it?"
Bernhard took a deep breath and said, "You don't deserve to know. But you should know that Gao Qi is your biggest enemy. Especially after today, I can almost guarantee that he won't be killed. Even if I use all of my nuclear bombs and bombard his position, he still won't die."
Otto's thoughts were very complicated. He thought for a moment and said in a low voice, "Then, is there no other way?"
"There is a way. The only way, the last way."
After saying that firmly, Bernhard looked at Otto and said in a low voice, "I know your plan. Now, I think your plan can be used. Gao Qi must be crazy enough to want to kill me. He will be willing to cooperate with you."
Otto's eyes were a little complicated.
Bernhard continued, "The key now is still Anna. Wherever Anna goes, Gao Qi will definitely appear. The upcoming Arcanist Competition in City One is the best opportunity. Anna will participate in this competition as the first S-Class Arcanist."
"You will go too, right?"
Bernhard nodded and said, "Yes, I will go too. In City One, either I kill Gao Qi, or Gao Qi kills me!"
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