Canghai City was the closest city to St.
Freya Academy.
As the most prosperous city in its nation, it was practically the favorite destination for St.
Freya’s students.
Whenever there was a holiday or any chance at all, Valkyries would always choose to come to Canghai City for fun—or even to work part-time to earn some living expenses.
Even up until the time Mo Wang had transmigrated, this city remained the most frequently featured location in Honkai Impact 3rd.
At this moment, all the Valkyries of St.
Freya had gathered in the skies above Canghai City.
Though clearly, this time everyone was definitely not here for sightseeing.
“Everyone, prepare!
First and Second Squads, move to prevent Honkai Beasts from entering the city!
Third and Fourth Squads, follow me for support!
Fifth Squad, prepare to intercept that massive battleship hovering above the city!”
At that moment, Himeko was issuing the mission objectives to the Valkyries around her.
There, above Canghai City, a colossal battleship was parked in the sky.
And as the ship sailed in, waves upon waves of Honkai Beasts began flooding into the outskirts of Canghai City like a tidal surge.
“So the Moonlight Throne has finally arrived, huh?” Mo Wang, sitting in the cockpit, couldn’t help but sigh as he gazed out the window at the super-battleship that looked several times larger than the Hyperion.
After all, this ship before him was the culmination of sixty whole years of research by Anti-Entropy—an organization that had basically maxed out its black technology.
Originally, it had been a ultimate weapon developed during the Previous Era to combat the Finality.
One could say it was the crystallized wisdom forged by the people of two eras combined.
[Slacker King of the Hyperion]: “Too bad, aside from being impressive when it first showed up, this thing never got any plot relevance afterward.
Not only that, its main cannon was even stripped off and mounted on the Hyperion.”
[Teyvat Blondie]: “So why strip the main cannon and put it on the Hyperion?
Wouldn’t it be better to just use the Moonlight Throne directly?”
[Savior of Human Order]: “Probably because this thing’s energy consumption is way too insane?
A cannon that requires a Herrscher Core to fire—I bet one shot would bankrupt St.
Freya.”
[Video Store Owner]: “And I remember, this thing is like cursed.
Back in the Previous Era, they shot it at the Finality and didn’t even scratch a layer of skin off.
Later, when they used it against the pufferfish, it was just as pathetic.”
[Trash King of the Train]: “I guess that’s just the common ailment of game players, right?
I mean, look—a lot of people like to strip equipment off characters they don’t like and put it on characters they do like.
Even if the stats might get weaker, at least the proficiency goes up, right?”
[Video Store Owner]: “Sixty years of Anti-Entropy’s work just dismantled like that.
I bet Dr. Get faster updates on g.com.
Crayfish and the Blue-Haired Bird’s Nest are coughing up blood right now.”
[Slacker King of the Hyperion]: “I just think it’s such a waste.
I bet the dismantled Moonlight Throne was immediately sold off as scrap metal by Theresa, then used to pay St.
Freya’s electricity bill.”
[Savior of Human Order]: “Makes sense.
After all, Theresa’s always been a money pit.
She barely has any income coming in, yet she still copies her grandpa and does clone experiments.
Haven’t you seen her become a school idol just to pay off the debt?”
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[Teyvat Blondie]: “I can almost see a golden Judah shining above your head.”
[Savior of Human Order]: “YAMERO!
I’m wrong, okay?!
Big bro, big bro, I’m sorry!
Don’t kill me!”
While the Valkyries were deploying, Mo Wang spent the entire time chatting in the group chat.
After all, just as he’d said, none of this work fell to him anyway.
In just a short while, Himeko had already arranged all the tasks, and the Valkyries had set off with her.
Even the other crew members on the ship had begun their orderly work.
It was as if he were completely invisible.
Though that was to be expected—he was just a leader who’d parachuted in yesterday, and still a student at that.
Those Valkyries probably wouldn’t listen to him much anyway.
If it were anyone else, feeling like not a single person under their command would listen to them, they’d probably be depressed out of their mind.
But Mo Wang was different.
At this moment, he’d even pulled out snacks and a game console, fully intending to slack off.
Damn, yesterday he’d been busy being Kiana’s mental counselor and then buried in paperwork all day—his inner salted-fish soul was already about to explode.
With such a perfect opportunity to slack off now, not taking it would be a crime against humanity!
The crew members bustling about on the Hyperion looked at Mo Wang—snacking in one hand, gaming in the other—and indeed could only wear strange expressions.
“Truly worthy of the school’s Slacker King.”
Those who’d already heard of Mo Wang’s reputation merely tossed out a jab before getting back to their own business.
They probably still regarded Himeko as the real boss, with Mo Wang just being pushed in as a scapegoat.
Squad 5 has successfully landed on the mysterious warship; the operation continues
Mo Wang munched on snacks while playing games, casually overhearing the staff around him reporting intelligence on Valkyrie movements.
In his view, with current Schicksal technology, Divine Machines could easily handle this kind of work, yet those people at Schicksal insisted on following tradition, sending these Valkyries—who at best were only B-rank—to fight against those powerful Honkai Beasts.
To Mo Wang, it felt like they were using these people as cannon fodder.
After all, this world wasn’t a game.
An ordinary B-rank Valkyrie, with their current equipment, would already be at their limit just dealing with a Chariot-class Honkai Beast.
And C-rank Valkyries could only serve as logistics and supply personnel.
Yet Schicksal insisted on sending them to the front lines—if that wasn’t cannon fodder, what was?
In comparison, if this were Anti-Entropy’s side, they’d probably just have a bunch of Titans gang up on the Honkai Beasts in a brawl.
Fully unmanned, sturdy, reliable, and durable!
Wasn’t that way better than Valkyries?
Of course, that wasn’t to say the Valkyrie system was bad.
It was just that Valkyries were better suited for an elite approach—conducting investigations, dealing with difficult high-level bosses, and special missions.
For this kind of Honkai Beast invasion-style combat, robots were definitely more practical.
But unfortunately, some green-hatted Overseer was obsessed with resurrecting his long-lost love and couldn’t care less about the Valkyries’ lives.
Even Theresa had to act cute and beg for every bit of resource she could get.
Someone a thousand times more detestable than a capitalist—no wonder he got cuckolded.
After cursing that yellow-haired Overseer thoroughly in his mind, Mo Wang went back to playing his game.
Fortunately, with Himeko and Fu Hua on this mission, the Valkyries’ safety probably wouldn’t be an issue.
And even if he was worried now, there was nothing he could do about it.
Who asked him to have zero command authority right now?
In everyone else’s eyes, he was just there to take the blame.
Just as Mo Wang opened a bottle of soda and took a big, satisfying gulp, a voice from nearby suddenly made him spray it all out.
“Bad news!
A massive energy reaction has suddenly appeared near Canghai City!
Detected as—Anti-Entropy Titan-class mechs!”
“What did you say?”
Mo Wang slammed the table and stood up, not even bothering with the soda that had spilled on him.
“What the hell?
Is Anti-Entropy planning to start an all-out war?”
[Loser’s Diary, Day 5]: The big shots have already started testing the waters, while this loser hasn’t even earned the right to dip a toe in.
Can’t help but sigh—people’s joys and sorrows really are completely different.
Thank you so much for following this story with me.