Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 358 357. Being trusted like this actually feels quite... (rd update)

The news of the train robbery spread throughout the college city like wildfire, and everyone was asking around to find out who was the hero who had pulled it off.

The point is not what you have accomplished, but whether you have accomplished something big.

Xiaoxia became the talk of the town overnight, but she was the only one who became famous.

After having eaten and drunk their fill, the four people from the Yorozuya said that this little thing was not a big evil. They were too disdainful to show off such a small achievement, so they left leisurely, probably to look for their next meal.

As for Ichika, after being properly treated, she left with her juniors who still wanted to see something new in the car. Although she still had mixed feelings, she seemed to have figured something out.

...Maybe it's because I experienced the sense of relief after overturning all the troubles, and I know what I want to do in the future.

After sending everyone away, Seifer waited for Dr. Mei to return the empty bowl and washed it briefly. Then he turned around and found Shengnai sitting quietly in the restaurant with a glass of unfinished fruity sparkling water on the table.

"Shengnai?"

"Hmm? What's up, Cypher."

"Everyone go to rest, you...oh, I see. Don't go to the bathroom now. Dr. Mei is in there."

Shengnai's originally gentle smile turned a little subtle, and she nodded gently: "I know this, but, has Sefer noticed? There have been some major changes in the Academy City."

upper layer?

Sefer shook his head. He had been busy among the students all this time and had never thought about the situation outside. He was even too lazy to check the mercenary support system.

"I've been studying and exchanging ideas at various colleges lately, and for some reason the number of faculty members currently teaching in each college is decreasing."

“Not only the faculty, but even the people responsible for maintaining order at the bottom of the academy are decreasing… Where have they gone?”

Generally, carefree students will not consider this kind of problem, and may even feel that there are fewer faculty members and fewer people to take care of them and talk too much.

Shengnai is thoughtful and good at observation... After a little thought, Sefer decided to contact his contact later.

"I've been busy with various college matters lately, and rarely spend time in the car... Today is a good day, and while I have a rare chance to take a break, I'm going to take a break."

Shengnai's eyebrows were curved, and her smile was clear and gentle. She nodded, trotted off to wash up, looking forward to Sefer's arrival.

Then again, it's been a while since I've used my real body. Lately, I've been using my backup bodies to pretend I can teleport around school.

With this in mind, Cypher walked into the main control cabin and switched controls.

A cylindrical tank rose from behind the control seat. After it slid open, the girl with incredibly long hair, who still had no idea what she belonged to or why she existed in the desert, slowly opened her eyes.

Walking barefoot on the cold floor, Seifer curled up his toes slightly, pulled his coat which still had some warmth, curled his long hair slightly, and walked out of the main control cabin lightly with it in his hand.

To be honest, the corridors and connecting passages of the Safe are very suitable for horror stories, because small maintenance robots often pass by the outside of the corridors, which is the inside of the car body.

The 'clicking' sound didn't sound like something that a normal maintenance machine could make.

Add to that Seifer's gray hair and gray eyes, and I'm sure anyone who bumps into her now wouldn't think she's really harmless.

It’s a pity that there are only our own people in the car now, and... the passengers who don’t quite know what Cypher’s true form is.

It took some time to go to the crew rest cabin. When I passed by Lin Shenxue's door, I could vaguely hear the sound of guitar plucking and singing that I couldn't understand at all but seemed to contain emotion.

It was so vague that I could only hear a little bit if I pressed my lips against the door. At least I didn't have to worry about her disturbing anyone. When I walked into Shengnai's room, she had already changed into a cute pink nightgown and was tying her hair to prevent it from getting tangled or tangled while she slept.

Totally different from Cipher - this was common sense a real girl should have, Cipher hadn't even thought about tying her hair, she didn't sleep much anyway.

"What story do you want to tell me today, Cypher?"

In her beautiful red eyes, there was a hint of expectation and a joy that was hard to conceal.

Maybe Tien was right, there is such a thing as love at first sight in this world... Shengnai's feelings are so pure that they make people feel pity.

In such a broken world, the appearance of such an 'alien' made Sefer's heart throb a little.

Was it because of the change of the original body, not the mechanical and cold divine song of the backup body? She thought about it and postponed the story she had been preparing to tell, replacing it with another one that was more suitable and more lovely.

"Let me think about it. I once heard a story from someone else. It was... well, a story about someone who never gave up hope and fought hard even when their species was facing extinction."

Shengnai held the quilt expectantly and quickly got into the bed, looking like he was about to fall asleep.

From the moment she started telling the story, to the moment when Shengnai was moved to tears by the plot, to the moment when she was completely sleepy and couldn't open her eyes, when Seifer stopped telling the story and hummed a tune, and opened a bunch of panels to check messages until she fell asleep...

It took nearly three hours in total, and I have to say that Shengnai cherishes every moment he can spend with Sefer.

After tucking the quilt in for her, Seifer gently closed the door and walked out, preparing to go on his usual night walk, such as asking Dr. Mei for some research and development projects, when he suddenly received a call.

The sender of the letter was... the one who had come to the academy to guide Sefer and help him adapt to the environment, and who called himself "Da Hong Pao".

"Oh? You got through so quickly. It seems like you really have some ability to accomplish big things."

"Maybe I prefer to be a night owl." Seifer tried to adjust his tone as usual, but found that he didn't have time to cover up his voice.

Perhaps the communication wasn't very clear, so the other party chuckled nonchalantly. "There's an emergency, so your contact has been replaced by 'Silver Sprout' who's on standby in the satellite city. If you have anything, just contact him directly."

Lowering his voice to make it sound thicker, Seifer asked him why he changed people so suddenly?

"This is a company secret. Sorry, even if you were called in by a senior executive to help, we can't disclose it. Anyway, I won't be able to reply to messages for a while."

Cypher suddenly asked, "Is there something wrong with the giant anomaly?"

"No, if it was a giant anomaly, we wouldn't have gone out... Red Crossbow, you don't look like a newly registered independent mercenary."

The other party sighed and hung up the call, while Seifer stood in the corridor with a frown on his face.

The number of management staff and people active in the college city has decreased... Although they didn't all run away overnight, why were they transferred away?

I opened the mercenary message board that I hadn't checked for a while, and the first message I saw was that a "giant anomaly" had been discovered in a certain area of the desert, and countless companies and independent mercenaries were flocking there.

...Tsk, I've been looking at students' message boards so much that I forgot they are the best source of information.

As she was browsing the message board, wondering what this sudden big news was all about, she suddenly looked up.

The door at the end of the crew rest cabin opened, and Feldrich poked his head out of the room. He was stunned to see Cypher surrounded by various panels and texts.

Then he waved impatiently, motioning her to come over.

(End of this chapter)