Traveling through time, I'm making pancakes in Warhammer

Chapter 353: Double Perfection

The situation at this point is quite interesting.

As early as a week ago, when Howard and his group broke out from the human hiding place and contacted the human headquarters, the nun, the elves and Howard were all vigilant and alert to each other. The nun was even more prejudiced and disgusted with the other two.

However, due to the current situation, although the three of them were unhappy with each other, for the common interests and to resolve the crisis at hand, the three of them endured their unhappiness and tried their best to avoid the outbreak of conflict.

But now, after so many things have happened, the three of them have exchanged their hearts with each other, they have worked together, helped each other on the battlefield, cared for each other and enlightened each other. They can definitely not be called enemies, but conflicts have inevitably broken out.

Seven days ago, be it interests or justice, something beyond personal likes and dislikes forced these three people who were originally going to be enemies to be bound together and taught them to cooperate and understand each other.

Now, the same thing has pushed these three people, who no longer have any hostility towards each other and have even developed a friendship, into a situation where they have to turn their swords against each other.

Howard, Gloria and May stood in a triangle.

Howard held in his hand the source of this conflict—the container that contained the energy source.

The nun pointed the special pistol given to her by Esrick at Mei in her left hand and held Durandal in her right hand. She put on her combat helmet and looked ready to fight.

Mei also drew her scimitar and pointed it at the nun, calm and cold, yet revealing a sense of weakness.

If it were the nuns from a week ago, even ten more might not be enough for Mei to beat.

But now Mei is in a weak state after using Soul Echo, while the nun has obtained Last Breath and Durandal. With one gain and one loss, it is still unknown who will win and who will lose.

The stalemate continued, but neither was willing to make the first move.

"Miss Gloria, I don't want to be your enemy." Finally, the Eldar broke the silence. "You've seen this, even the Orcs consider this energy source ominous. Think back to the Mechanical Sage. The corruption he suffered may be even more severe than Harden's. This thing is very dangerous, especially among Mechanical Sages. It will bring disaster to you."

Mei looked at Howard and said, "Mr. Howard, what do you think?"

Howard confirmed May's judgment: "I also think this thing is not a good thing."

"Since you think this is an ominous object, why are you fighting so hard for it?" The nun retorted, "Howard, don't forget that you are human, and the only entity in this universe that can represent human interests is the Empire. You can't..."

But halfway through her words, a look of struggle suddenly appeared on the nun's face, which was covered by the helmet. Finally, she gritted her teeth and dropped the gun in a huff.

Seeing that the nuns had put down their weapons, Mei also put away her scimitar.

"Howard, I…I've been thinking about what you said these days."

But laying down her weapons did not mean that the nun agreed to the Eldar's plan. She took off her combat helmet and looked at the human with sincerity she had never seen before:

"I've been thinking about what you said. I'm willing to believe it. I've tried very hard to communicate and understand. I hope to change who I was before. I really did try. Just like you sought help from those stone aliens, I supported you. I also felt a peace and even... happiness I've never felt before... But... if the price of practicing justice and kindness is endless concessions, if this peace and happiness will lead me to betray the Empire, something I would never allow, then I would rather this never happened. I would rather go back to who I was at the beginning."

"But I don't want to go back. I don't want to be like that again..." The nun said this with a pleading tone: "So, please don't let me down. Don't let me believe everything you say and then tell me it's all just an untouchable illusion, okay?"

Among the three people today, Howard is the weakest in terms of military strength.

But after the differences of opinion, both the powerful nuns and the elves hoped to gain the support of this human being with the weakest military power.

The expectations of the two ladies made Howard feel like he was carrying a heavy burden on his shoulders, and the energy source in his hands seemed to be getting heavier and hotter.

Is there really no way to have both?

Howard sat down holding the energy source, silent.

When the nun looked at Howard, a trace of imperceptible sadness and disappointment flashed across her eyes.

She also wanted a win-win solution. She asked this human this question because she hoped that this human could come up with a method that would allow her to be loyal to the empire while not harming the opposing elves.

But now it seems that she still has too many unrealistic expectations of this human being.

The nun threw away the pistol loaded with Dying Breath bullets and instead grasped Durandal's sword hilt with both hands.

At this point, if victory can only be decided by sword, she must win fairly.

The nun slowly took up her starting stance, while Mei also held two swords in her hands.

"Wait a moment!"

But just when the two sides were about to fight, Howard stopped them.

At the same time Howard spoke, the two ladies simultaneously put down their weapons and looked at the human.

They have always had hope for Howard. Although they appear to be on edge on the surface, they are also keeping an eye on Howard's situation.

Even if they really started fighting, they would really stop as long as this human told them to stop.

Of course, the situation may not be that simple if a real fight breaks out, but at least this is what they think before the fight begins.

"you……"

Hope rekindled in the nun's eyes, but she was not sure. She was afraid that this hope was just a bubble that would burst if she spoke it out.

"I have an idea, would you like to hear it?" Howard said.

The nun and the Eldar nodded simultaneously.

"It's known that this thing is a hot potato." Howard said, holding up the energy source in his hand.

"What are yams?" asked the nun.

The nun's mind always goes off track inexplicably in strange places.

"In short, this thing is a nuisance! It can bring some benefits, but according to Harden, it also has great harm. Although we are not sure what these harms are, I think Harden's words can be trusted. What do you think?"

The nuns and the Eldar nodded.

"Besides, Harden is stronger than all of us combined, and stronger than all the military forces on this planet combined. You don't have any objection to this, right?" Howard said again.

The nuns and the Eldar nodded.

"However, even such a strong player like Harden is afraid of this energy source and even calls it a curse. So can we conclude that if Harden cannot solve the problems caused by this energy source, then we who are far weaker than Harden cannot solve the problems caused by this energy source either?" Howard continued to ask.

The nun and the elves hesitated for a moment before nodding.

"Sister, do you remember what the Mechanical Sage said? In the first meeting, he said that the secret of Karenya must not fall into the hands of mediocre people. When you questioned him, he said that after he got the energy source, he would hide it and study it. Sister, do you think he can handle this thing that even Harden regards as a curse?" Howard asked.

The nun continued to shake her head, but soon she seemed to come to her senses: "So after all, you still want to persuade me to let the Eldar take this thing away?"

Howard was nearly suffocated by the nun's witty thoughts. After taking a deep breath, he asked again:

"Sister, are you fighting for the good of the Empire or for the good of the Mechanical Magos?"

"Of course it's the Empire!"

"Then the question arises: can the Mechanical Sage represent the interests of the Empire?"