Quadruple split.

Chapter 2657 Interlude: Making the Most of It

"Oops~"

Today's look is that of a dashing, refreshing, and capable short-haired beauty. Gavin, who has set her race as a half-dragon, smiled and said leisurely, "Our White King is truly admirable. Despite having only a half-baked body with almost no combat ability, he still managed to capture the central node of the [Soliber] defense line in such a short time."

Standing next to Gavin, Yin Tian blinked and asked curiously, "But His Highness Arthur has the Black Edge Legion by his side. Even if the town of Soliber is well-equipped and in high spirits, it should be difficult for them to withstand the first wave of attacks without knowing the Black Edge Legion's strength, right? After that, they should naturally collapse like a house of cards."

"Um……"

Jiawen nodded, then said in realization, "Oh, I see."

"Uh, I was just saying it offhand, just guessing."

Yin Tian chuckled awkwardly and shook his head, saying, "Like you, Miss, I don't know much about warfare."

“It’s so hypocritical.”

Jiawen laughed as well, leisurely leaning on the railing and gazing down at the courtyard. While fulfilling her duties as a temporary guardian, she casually remarked, "Compared to a true war idiot like me, even you, Aqing, probably deserve the title of 'God of War.'"

Yin Tian lowered her eyes reservedly, standing quietly beside her young mistress, watching the innocent little figure downstairs hopping around chasing butterflies, without saying anything more.

Clearly, Yin Tian had no intention of showering his young mistress with compliments. For example, statements like "We're actually about the same" would be nothing short of blatant lying. Such remarks would have absolutely no positive effect on someone as self-aware as Jia Wen, and would only lower her self-esteem.

Of course, now that she has spent several years with Jiawen and knows her inside and out, Yintian doesn't need to worry about 'lowering her evaluation' being a huge deal in other people's eyes. However, she also doesn't need to pointlessly protect her young lady's self-esteem when she knows there is a gap in their abilities.

In short, as we mentioned before, Cloudy is a well-rounded all-rounder. Whether it's housework, cooking, sewing, metallurgy, gardening, driving, or other skills, she can become 'proficient' in a short time, and in the areas she is more interested in, she can gradually become 'proficient'.

As for Jiawen, she is a person who is relatively 'unbalanced' in certain subjects.

In areas she is interested in or skilled in, such as political maneuvering, cunning, finance, business operations, and management, Jiawen's level cannot be described by words like 'proficient' or 'masterful'. If we had to describe her, we could only use words like 'monster' or 'prodigy,' which don't seem like positive terms, to give a rough idea.

However, in areas where Jiawen is not interested or not particularly good at, such as cooking, driving, knitting, fighting, and military strategy, she is a completely normal person. Although she is far from reaching the level of Ji Xiaoge's extraordinary skill, she is indeed somewhat inferior compared to Yin Tian, ​​who can achieve outstanding results in almost all fields.

For example, in the military field, even with Ramorlock providing commentary, Gavin was still completely confused while watching the match between Mo Tan and Teresa together. And on a cloudy day…

Well, even Yintian was completely confused. After all, Mo Tan and Theresa were too skilled in strategic maneuvering. In that situation, she, who only had a slight understanding of military strategy, was no different from her young mistress.

However, that doesn't matter. After all, whatever happens on the front lines is none of Jiawen and Yintian's concern. Their casual chat just now was indeed just a way to pass the time.

As long as they have something to talk about and their mouths aren't too idle, Jiawen and Yintian don't really care about the specific content of the topic.

While their mouths were busy, their eyes were also glued to the lovely girl in the courtyard downstairs.

It wasn't that they were worried about the child being in any danger. In fact, even if Jiawen and Yintian were tied together, they probably wouldn't be enough to stop the child from killing them. So, there was only one reason why they were so concerned about Wenqiu:

“She’s so cute!”

With his hands clasped together in front of his chest, he gazed at the exquisitely beautiful, smiling girl, his eyes seemingly melting with affection.

"Yeah, that's cute."

Jiawen nodded in agreement, smiling at the little one who raised his face and waved to the balcony, and said softly, "It's a pity that even though this child is as cute as someone who has stepped out of a fairy tale, he still can't have a fairy tale ending."

Yin Tian pursed her lips, hesitating as she spoke, "Miss..."

"it's useless."

Jiawen, who clearly understood what Yintian wanted to say, leaned against the railing and said softly, "According to my investigation, China is already leading the world in the fight against [Pain of Ecstasy], but even so, the limit we can achieve is only to alleviate the pain as much as possible. To be honest, the effect is not as good as [The Realm of Innocence]."

Yin Tian sighed silently, feeling a cold, piercing pain from the inside out, as if an invisible hand had gripped his heart.

That's the embodiment of the word 'heartache'.

Even though she already knew the result before asking the question, before the cloudy day, she still held onto a sliver of hope that she could hear another answer from her all-powerful young lady.

Unfortunately, fate... especially misfortune, never changes according to one's will, whether that person is poor, rich, great or sinner.

Therefore, there is no solution to this problem.

"There is no solution, at least not now."

Jiawen didn't show much disappointment. She simply spoke in her usual calm and composed tone, but without any smile, "According to my investigation, although Academician Mu is a low-key person, based on the 'Merlin' in the game 'Innocent Realm,' he is probably one of the best candidates to lead the team to overcome 'Pain of Ecstasy.' But you know the conclusion he reached, right?"

Yin Tian nodded. Of course, she remembered Merlin's words: only by sacrificing a large number of test subjects could the "Pain of Loss" be broken in the short term, but the cost of breaking it was so great that the method was simply not feasible at the social level.

To put it bluntly, if Merlin dared to propose the above plan, he would likely be immediately placed under close surveillance and investigated, and the possibility of the plan being implemented would be absolutely zero.

Moreover, even if Merlin's plan were approved, it is absolutely impossible for Wenqiu to survive until a treatment plan is available.

in short--

"Since the outcome is already predetermined, then we should accept it gladly."

Jiawen stroked the cold railing, her expression calm, and said, "Neither we nor she should let so-called fate make a fool of us. We all have our own end; that child is just one step ahead of us." Yin Tian turned to look at the indifferent Jiawen, remained silent for a long time, and then nodded slightly, reluctantly giving up that unrealistic hope in his heart.

Jiawen continued to watch the girl downstairs playing with some butterflies, and after a while, she showed the same serene smile as before.

Clearly, she wasn't putting on a brave face; rather, she genuinely and readily accepted the inevitable regret, casting aside the sadness from the future and returning to the present moment.

"By the way~"

As Jiawen pointed out the direction of the butterfly to the girl, she chuckled and said, "Even if it's Xiao Wenqiu, she's definitely not a good child. But if you think about it carefully, we can't describe her as 'evil getting its just desserts,' because it is that so-called 'retribution' that nurtured this delicate and beautiful flower of 'evil.'"

Yin Tian pouted somewhat dejectedly and muttered, "What's this? Is it just bad luck?"

"Who knows."

Jiawen said noncommittally, then smiled and said, "At least she's happy now, isn't she?"

Looking at the girl in the courtyard who was cheering and jumping for joy at Gajres' arrival, and then running to him and leaping into his arms, Yin Tian said softly, "Yes, she's very happy. That's good."

"The medical team and angel fund I've arranged are making preparations, and we'll probably have initial contact with her parents this week."

Jiawen stretched and said leisurely, "Although those two are 'elites' in the conventional sense, since our starting point and purpose are not malicious, they will most likely decide to accept this gift within a few days after the initial contact. In fact, I also plan to arrange a job for them in the Bai Group. After all, given that their abilities are similar... Xiaowenqiu's parents' resilience and loyalty should be stronger than many ordinary people."

Completely taken aback by the overcast sky on this floor, she paused for a moment, then smiled wryly and said, "Miss, aren't you being a little too 'frugal'?"

"Even if you use 'make the most of everything' directly, I won't feel offended."

Jiawen chuckled softly and said calmly, "I like Xiaowenqiu very much and don't mind giving her some money and energy unconditionally. But that doesn't mean this favor will be wiped out. However, from another perspective, this act of 'making the most of resources' or 'squeezing out surplus value' is actually a win-win transaction. After all, her parents won't lose anything because of this favor. On the contrary, having two secure jobs in the Bai Group is a blessing that countless people can only dream of in their entire lives."

Yin Tian laughed and joked, "That's right. Take me for example. Although I'm working like a slave, I cherish this job very much. I'm afraid that you, Miss, will fire me."

“I am honored, Ms. A-Qing.”

Jiawen raised her eyebrows slightly, chuckled, and said something. Then, she looked thoughtfully at the butterflies fluttering around Wenqiu downstairs and asked curiously, "Are there always butterflies here?"

Yin Tian frowned slightly and asked curiously, "What do you mean? Were there no butterflies here before?"

"I don't know if there were butterflies before, but if I remember correctly, there shouldn't be a single insect near the boss's residence, let alone butterflies."

Jiawen narrowed her eyes and said cheerfully, "However, there are actually butterflies in this yard, and several of them are even sentient, willing to play with a little girl for so long."

Yin Tian's expression immediately turned serious, and he said in a deep voice, "I'll catch one and take a look—!"

Having said that, the quick-witted sorceress raised her hand and, with effortless ease, condensed a ball of evil energy, transforming it into a palm shape as she stealthily reached out to grab a lone black butterfly.

Then, under Yin Tian's dumbfounded gaze, the butterfly that had crashed straight into the [Fel Grip] continued to fly as it always had. As for the fel magic that Yin Tian had summoned, which possessed the power of a high-level peak, it instantly dissipated after a butterfly-sized hole appeared in his palm, incidentally inflicting a magical backlash on its master.

“Woo-hoo!”

Yin Tian immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, then quickly condensed the spray of blood into several drops in mid-air, and sacrificed them in the next instant, restoring his health, which had plummeted to 67%, back to 75%.

"really."

Jiawen, standing next to her, nodded and said slowly, "I knew it was something the boss came up with to coax the kids. Ha, the boss knows how to coax kids... If this had happened a while ago, I probably would have read it as a grammatically incorrect sentence."

Stunned by the backlash from [Sinful Butterfly], Yin Tian, ​​still feeling dizzy, staggered and complained with a pale face, "Miss... couldn't you remind me a little next time? If I hadn't disconnected from that hand immediately, I might already be rebuilding my character."

"Will not."

Jiawen shook her head and said with great certainty, "I believe the boss will definitely control his power and keep the power of those butterflies at a level that won't hurt... well, kill you instantly."

Cloudy: "...Although I expected it, every time I witness that gentleman's strength, I feel like we're not even playing the same game."

Is it possible that we're not even playing the same game?

Jiawen casually remarked, then waved to Gahrez, who was downstairs about to take Wenqiu away, and called out, "Brother Gahrez, if you have time, would you like to come up for some tea?"

With at least twenty sets of data still to be calculated, Gajres turned to look at the two on the terrace. Just as he was about to decline, he heard Wenqiu let out a joyful cheer: "Yay, Wenqiu wants to drink tea!"

“Uh, but Xiao Wenqiu, I…”

"I sent a message to Grandpa Merlin and asked him to agree to let Brother Lei accompany Wenqiu for tea!"

"I think we should just forget about it. My advisor definitely won't agree..."

"Yay! Grandpa Merlin agreed!"

"what?"

"Grandpa Merlin also said he'd come over for tea too!"

"Huh??" *3
Chapter 2648: The End