I am a hero of the former civilization.

That wretched female boss, you just want to add a midnight snack, don't you?

Ryan wanted to laugh, knowing that Sakura couldn't stand Alicia's pleading at all, so he just told the girl not to help with the tidying up and to do it herself later.

After seeing the three of them off at the door, Ryan turned around, glanced at the table full of fruit peels, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Thanks to the Fire Moth, we've all been gathered together. It's been a long time since we've had such a lively gathering, and we even got a stove and a modular piece of furniture from Velvi for free.

Ryan was in a good mood and picked up a broom to tidy up. Just as he entered the living room, he paused, snapping out of his thoughts about Twilight Street, and slowly turned his head.

Wait, how come you've left one person behind?

Chapter 192 These legs, I could play with them for a year!

It was just a casual meal between friends, nothing fancy. Wilvi went straight downstairs. She didn't have a room in the living area and had always lived in her workshop.

Alicia and Sakura headed towards Zone C, but the living area had thousands of rooms spread across three floors, and it would take them half an hour to walk there.

"I'm full, I'm full. Hmm, it feels so good to take a walk after dinner!" Alicia stretched and gently brushed her hand across the roadside plants. "It feels just like any other small town here, Sakura. Didn't you know I had some suggestions for the residential area?"

The underground is certainly not as free and unrestrained as a normal town, but it is not as monotonous as the interior of a ship either.

The corridor is wide, and occasionally people working overtime ride by on balance bikes. The rooms on both sides are not densely packed, and every few hundred meters there is a commercial shop that extends inward to form an even larger room.

It has everything from supermarkets, barbershops, restaurants, gyms, and cinemas. Apart from the metallic colors and the lack of visible building outlines, it's similar to a small town on the ground. At the junction of each zone, there is a giant garden that runs through three floors.

Under the artificial sunlight, there are lush lawns and flower beds, and a commercial street has been built around it. Hundreds of people are strolling or chatting there. A comprehensive school has also been built on one side, but it is not open yet.

"Actually, Dr. Mei has complained to me many times, saying that your suggestions are too wasteful and focus too much on comfort."

Sakura thought to herself, then glanced at Alicia who was admiring the scenery, and changed her mind, saying, "Well, in the worst-case scenario, to accommodate millions of people living underground for a long time, comfort must be taken into consideration, otherwise ordinary people will have mental problems."

"That's right, living is important, but living happily is even more important?" Alicia smiled even more brightly. This was still the underground core area; the huge void above their heads was the real underground city.

There are lakes and mountains there. Except for the artificial sunlight, you can't feel the warmth. Everything is similar to the ground. It is indeed human instinct to seek happiness.

Her opinion differed from Ryan's, but she was more confident than him. Suddenly, she grabbed Sakura's hand and started jogging.

"Let's go for a walk in the park. There's a clothing store here! Want to check it out? I heard they get their clothes directly from the factory, so the prices are really cheap."

"Ellie, aren't you sleepy anymore?"

"I don't feel sleepy when I'm with Sakura. I'm not like Mebius who likes to stay up all night."

Um! ?

Sakura suddenly stopped, as solid as a rock, and Alicia couldn't pull her at all. She turned around in confusion and saw that Sakura's expression was very strange.

"What happened to you suddenly?"

"Ellie, did we forget someone? Dr. Mebius is still lying on the sofa." Sakura said, turning to go back inside.

"Hey, now that you mention it, it's true." Alicia blinked, as if she had been chatting so happily that she had completely forgotten about it, but then she pulled Sakura back as she turned around.

“It’s alright. Mebius is having surgery tonight, and Klein will call her later. If we go, it will upset her. My dear Mebius, she hates being treated like a child.”

That's true. That woman is very concerned about saving face, petty, and speaks very rudely.

Sakura hesitated for a moment, glanced at the clock in the center of the park, and seeing that it was almost midnight, decided it was best not to go looking for trouble.

On one hand, she couldn't refuse Alicia, nor did she want to spoil the latter's fun; on the other hand—

With Ryan's maturity and composure, he should be able to handle it well.

......

Mebius, you're like Akarin, aren't you? They've all forgotten about you, oh, including me.

Because Wilvi mentioned Twilight Street, Ryan immediately got to work. Even as he saw the three off, his mind was still racing with thoughts of what to do next, how to use this opportunity to gain even greater benefits, and how to get May to make the decision to take the risk.

He could multitask and focus without conflict, so while he was dealing with Alicia, he could also think of a second step. It wasn't until he saw the figure on the sofa that his brain was filled with a third thing.

Ryan stood there for a moment, and when he didn't hear any knocking on the door, he gently shook his head.

Forget it, the surgery is starting in an hour, so I'll let you sleep a little longer.

These bizarre lifestyles are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. They go for days without sleep, only managing to snatch a couple of hours of nap time, yet they seem to enjoy it nonetheless.

So, amidst Mebius's soft breathing, Ryan tidied up the room, drank the last sip of tea, then sat cross-legged on the sofa, propped his head up, and looked at the woman with her back to him.

She looks quite beautiful when she's sleeping.

Although she was sleeping on her side, her figure was still perfect. At least in Ryan's eyes, it was a wave-like shape. Then her long hair fell down, revealing her fair neck. Looking further down, her waist was extremely thin, and then it quickly unfolded into an exaggerated arc.

Beneath the hem of her skirt, a pair of beautiful legs in black stockings were perfectly crossed, with slightly bent knees, occasionally rubbing together gently.

Stripped of its sarcastic tone, this languidness seems natural, as if it's ingrained in its very bones.

Ryan stared blankly, then suddenly remembered something. A few days ago, Mebius had been smugly saying that he had fallen asleep during the Sea of ​​the Sea and had been thoroughly humiliated by her.

No, I have to get my revenge.

He moved closer and stared down at her. He had originally wanted to draw a mustache on Mebius's face, but then thought it was too childish.

How to get back at you? I've got it.

Ryan bent down, slowly reached out, and tickled the sole of her foot.

Well......

Mebius groaned, squeezed his body into the backrest, stretched his legs out as if hiding, scratched himself, and then curled up into a ball like a snake.

Wow, this is really interesting.

Ryan became interested immediately. It was rare to see Möbius so quiet. He gently scratched her calf with his fingernail and pinched her delicate ankle as she straightened up.

Mebius instinctively tried to pull away, but he couldn't budge it. He twisted his upper body, opened his mouth slightly, and made a soft muttering sound.

"Stop it."

In an instant, Ryan withdrew his hand, looked up, and found that Mebius was breathing steadily and showed no signs of waking up.

So you can sleep really well, and you're not even acting. That's more like it. Why do you always try to seduce me? You're naturally very alluring.

There was no need for pretense; every detail conformed to normal human aesthetics. It was at this point that Ryan didn't need to compete with her and could respect his own instincts.

As I stroked down from my knees again, enjoying the delicate touch, a famous quote came to mind.

"I could admire those legs for a year."

Ryan nodded slightly like a gentleman, and then his heart stopped beating.

The emerald green snake eyes suddenly opened, and the bewildered eyes reflected Ryan. It stared at Ryan for several seconds before slowly regaining consciousness.

"How long have I been asleep? Where are Alicia and the others?" she said, then sat up again. "And why are you holding my foot?"

Mebius was still a little confused, only feeling that Ryan's gaze was a bit strange, as if some peculiar hobby was almost discovered, and he desperately tried to hide his guilty conscience.

“I see you’re tired, so I wanted to give you a massage. Don’t worry, I’ll be very gentle.” Ryan removed his hand, straightened his tie, and resumed his gentlemanly expression.

Möbius's gaze softened slightly, then turned meaningful: "Then why did you do it while I was sleeping, hmm? I see, hehehe, you weren't planning to attack me, were you? Just touching me is too restrained, didn't you think of doing anything else?"

You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth; she's definitely cuter when she's asleep.

"Yes, there are some things that can only be done while you're sleeping."

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"For example, if you are tested for athlete's foot, the result is obvious, and I must wash my hands with medical alcohol."

"Go to hell!!"

With a kick of her long, black-stockinged legs, Ryan nimbly dodged, only to see Mebius grit his teeth, stand up from the sofa, and straighten his striped shirt.

"Hmph, if you speak more politely, I might reward you with some perks."

"You think I care? If I really want to do something, you'll have a chance to resist?" Ryan regretted it a little; he should have tied her up earlier.

"Don't forget I'm a fusion warrior too, and CM001 at that. You can't scare me anymore." Mebius proudly raised his chin, and a dark green Honkai energy surged from his body, causing the air around him to distort.

"Look, I've done special training these past few days, and I'm gradually mastering this immense power..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ryan slapped him across the face. Under the authority of lightning, his palm formed a crackling arc of electricity, which instantly pierced through the Honkai energy released by Mebius.

A gentle pat on the groin area with the palm of the hand creates a surprising elasticity and a slight ripple in the flesh.

"Ouch!"

Mebius let out a scream, a sound filled with a certain allure, and then instantly sat back down on the sofa, his legs tightly shut, his head bowed, his whole body trembling slightly.

Why such a strong reaction?

Ryan was somewhat bewildered. His strength had just broken through her defenses, a perfect moment, and he was also teaching her what the difference in strength meant.

"Hey, didn't you do special training? How could you possibly master power if you're so weak? Look at my control over energy, that's what you call perfect mastery..."

Ryan stopped playing halfway through his song, because he saw Mebius raise his head, his face turning bright red, as if it were about to bleed.

He was even more dumbfounded. This thing's resistance to damage was incredibly weak. It could be destroyed with a single blow, and its physical resistance was practically zero.

As a professional fighter, Ryan didn't quite understand, so he glanced at his thighs again.

The stockings and skirt weren't damaged, proving that no real harm had been done, so was it a blow to the soul? Impossible, Möbius has always been thick-skinned.

"Let me tell you first, I didn't mean to bully you. You said you had mastered energy through special training, but you were exposed as soon as you tried. If you were really a Herrscher, you would have been dead just now."

"You'd better die!!"

The green hair stood on end like venomous snakes, and an even larger amount of Honkai energy was being released, melting a hole in the sofa that Ryan had just bought.

That aura left Ryan bewildered; you could say Mebius was murderous, yet his eyes were filled with shame and anger.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?"

"Are you serious? If you're going to fight, go to the training ground. Why are you at my house?"

"Wait a minute, tell me why first."

......

Serene and Erwin walked by, chuckling, with several boxes in their pockets.

The two spoke expressionlessly, occasionally letting out a sullen chuckle. They were quite surprised to find that even figurines were available for sale in the underground living area.

"And it's a limited edition. Do those idiots in the logistics department think every figurine is the same price? We got a bargain."

"Ha, they just need to complete their tasks and distribute the goods according to the categories."