Honkai: Man(Sludge) From Future

The incident Cocolia stirred up not only affected Palestine and Israel but even India.

Don't be surprised, it really did affect India.

Because India declared war on Academy City.

If you don't understand, yes, it's the kind of declaration of war you're thinking of.

The reason was also very simple: when Academy City sent its floating warships to Palestine and Israel, they passed through Indian airspace.

The students of Academy City were worried that a war might break out. Given Academy City's track record, they would probably conscript soldiers for the battlefield.

However, the situation was always unexpected. Although India declared war on Academy City, they went and attacked Pakistan.

This move confused everyone in Academy City who was watching the international news.

What could be more comical than this?

But on second thought, India's move was actually quite brilliant. A feint to the east while attacking the west caught their Pakistani brothers completely off guard.

It was clear that the Indians had also discovered that there was a force targeting the Muslims and Jews.

He had unhesitatingly joined the fray, even wanting to strike hard at these believers. Academy City couldn't say they were completely unprepared, but Cocolia certainly didn't expect the Indian fellows to be so fierce, with the heart of a rising empire.

Shirogane Miyuki watched the chaotic world news and sighed, thankful that he had been conscripted by Academy City back then.

According to the laws of past world wars, the chances of being unlucky were highest for those who didn't take a side, second highest for those who took the wrong side, and best for those who took the right side. It was clear that this Indian brother was openly picking up scraps behind the strongest.

You couldn't say he was wrong, only that...

This world was too chaotic.

This was even more true with Fu Hua intimidating Shenzhou. The honest Fu Hua clearly didn't know where she should stand. After all, she had been a warrior against the Honkai from the beginning, and her understanding of governance was still at the stage of "as long as it's good for the people, it's good."

And Academy City's way of playing, where the greater the conflict between humans, the higher the productivity, was already beyond Fu Hua's comprehension.

During the two world wars, Fu Hua had been so thoroughly fooled by Overseer Otto that she didn't know which way was up.

Now, without Otto's guidance, Fu Hua's situation in Shenzhou was in a state of extreme conservatism. No matter what others did, she remained steadfast and unmoving.

Even Shirogane Miyuki could sense the subtle contradictions hidden in the world. The comprehensive social improvement brought about by the Stigma Battlesuits had made the people of Academy City no longer satisfied with the small Nagazora City.

They urgently needed a "vast territory" to paint their own picture.

Currently, it wasn't the people of Academy City who were being conservative, but its Board of Directors.

"Shirogane-niisan, when is brother coming back?"

"It's no use asking him. You might as well ask when your brother is done playing around in that place and then talk about other things."

Hikigaya Komachi felt that her brother had taken off so fast that she barely recognized him anymore. Even Shinomiya Kaguya was at a loss in the face of this absurd scene.

Why? I, Shinomiya Kaguya, have tried everything to fight for the family inheritance and become an excellent chaebol successor, while that Hikigaya Hachiman can just brag on TV all day and get his own fiefdom? Now, even Hikigaya Komachi's status is half a step higher than Shinomiya Kaguya's.

Shinomiya Kaguya even suspected that the only reason Hikigaya Hachiman hadn't joined the Board of Directors was that he simply enjoyed the thrill of conquering foreign lands.

Heaven knows, Hikigaya Hachiman had no such thoughts.

But feelings are feelings, and trust is trust. Just because you have a good relationship with your brother doesn't mean you have a high level of trust in him.

At this moment, even Shirogane Miyuki wasn't sure if Hikigaya Hachiman had really changed.

He could only comfort his friend's sister first. "Your brother probably won't stay there for too long. Judging by the speed at which the Stigma Battlesuits are being deployed, one per person, he probably won't be in much danger. Didn't you see that even the suicide bomber who got close to your brother couldn't harm him at all?"

Although Komachi was worried about her brother's current situation, she felt a little calmer. Dr. Tesla's RoboCop was still trustworthy.

"Besides, your brother can fly at several Machs in the sky. If the Honkai crystals created by the Honkai fission bombs can be mined in large quantities, it will definitely bring more benefits to Academy City. That way... the points we get from the research institute will also increase."

As Shirogane Miyuki spoke, he thought about his future life, which seemed to be getting better.

These words made Shinomiya Kaguya's vision go black. Although she had given up martial arts for literature and tried to learn some of this genetic technology with Shirogane Miyuki, the speed of Academy City's development was always ahead of her learning. At this time, it was not surprising for a few geniuses to appear.

Of course, Komachi didn't want to know about these things. She was just simply worried about her brother's safety, but she didn't know what could threaten her brother.

So she ended up with a subtle attitude of worrying for nothing.

"Compared to your brother's side, I think you should worry more about the situation outside Academy City. At least the people outside Academy City definitely won't have it as good as here. And I also heard that the plan for genetically improved plant-based food has been initially completed. We can directly cultivate enough food in Academy City through synthetic hydroponics?"

Shinomiya Kaguya was quite curious about this.

According to the current production situation in Academy City, anything could be created at the atomic level. Theoretically, there were not many restrictions on basic materials, and with further research into plant genetics, Academy City also had the ability to get rid of its reliance on outside food.

"That's right. These things have been in preparation since the walls of Academy City were built. I didn't expect the research speed of Schicksal and Anti-Entropy to be so fast. I'm more worried about whether the food ripened with Honkai Energy will have any effects."

Shirogane Miyuki thought that since Academy City had already been modified so much, what was so strange about using Honkai Energy to produce food?

"With Academy City's capabilities, even if something goes wrong, they should be able to fix it, right? Look, isn't Hikigaya an example of that?"

Shirogane Miyuki thought Shinomiya Kaguya was joking. He explained, "That's not comparable at all. Now, high school students in Academy City can easily create small immunodeficiency virus-carrying mosquitoes with their handheld tools. If it weren't for the high level of medical care in Academy City, those mosquitoes would have flown out of Academy City and let the whole world have a taste of AIDS long ago. Is this a harm on the same level?"

He believed that if the outside world knew what the researchers in the institute were up to, it wouldn't be just India declaring war on Academy City.