Talulah, I'm still a child.

Talulah sighed and headed toward the agreed-upon meeting place. Today was the day of the meeting, but not with those disgusting guys. Instead, it was with her closest companions, her comrades-in-arms, and of course... a few rivals in love. This was what made Talulah feel most helpless.

Speaking of her rival, Talulah can't help but think of Mei Xue again. She wishes she could run to Lungmen to see him and spend some quality time together, even just one night!

However, apart from a photo that Chen Huijie secretly sent her some time ago, she can only express her longing for Mei Xue by writing books. Now, Talulah is a well-known author in Ursus and also the chairman of a company. Alina has also successfully become the head of "White Fox United Agricultural Products Co., Ltd.", so the long-term funding for the Reunion Movement is not lacking.

It's a pity that the remaining Froststars and the others can't stay in this city, otherwise we could make arrangements for them. However, two companies might not be enough in the future.

"Stop discriminating against those infected! We are all equal people living on this land!"

As Talulah was walking down the street, she suddenly heard a familiar slogan that made her turn her head. She found that it was a group of very young girls, who looked like students, holding up slogans for the Reunion Movement.

In fact, this situation is not uncommon in Chernobog. Thanks to the inspiration from that booklet, Talulah understands that the will of the people is the real power. Relying on various propaganda efforts, people throughout the city have already begun to choose to stand on their side, and most of them are young people, and the majority of them are infected.

However, these students were clearly not infected, as they were even wearing school uniforms and appeared to be students from a nearby school.

"Students...students are the most enthusiastic, and although they lack various experiences, they are still the most worthwhile group to win over."

Talulah walked up to them, took some money from her pocket and put it into the donation box. She wasn't worried about being cheated because the students' eyes lit up with surprise and emotion when they saw her donate—the kind of look you wouldn't see in someone who's full of lies.

"Remember to change into different clothes next time. Outfits that are too conspicuous will give you away. It's good to be enthusiastic, but it's more important to preserve your strength. I estimate that the guards will be here soon, so you'd better find another place."

Leaving behind this advice, Talulah continued on her way to her destination, leaving the girls looking at each other. They then chose to listen to her advice and decisively ran away, successfully avoiding a dangerous situation.

Meanwhile, in a bar under the Reunion Movement, Jiu, a new member of Reunion, kept flipping through a booklet in her hands titled "The Protracted War of ×". She turned the pages quickly, but every word on every page fell into her eyes and was remembered in her heart, and at the same time she was greatly shocked.

After reading the entire book, Jiu felt that her worldview had been reshaped. Looking at Sasha, or rather Faust, who was in charge of mixing drinks in front of her, she sighed from the bottom of her heart.

"Art..."

Yes, that's how Jiu sees this booklet in his hand. The booklet uses metaphors and parallelisms in a smooth and flowing manner, and its explanations of some key issues and contradictions are concise and powerful. So much so that even a cursory glance can give one a lot of insights. Jiu even feels like he has lived so many years in vain.

"This is only part of it. We only found out later that it was actually a combined volume of two books. The second volume mainly contains ideas. I'll show it to you later."

Mephistopheles (Ino) placed the bottle of liquor in front of Nine; he and Ino were now the liaisons for the bar.

"I can't wait to read the other one."

Jiu smiled as she put the book away. She realized that the Reunion Movement was much more organized than she had imagined. If she could, she would even like to meet the author of the book. She guessed that with such good writing skills, the author was probably an excellent poet, and of course, also a very good commander. Jiu realized that guerrilla warfare could be fought in this way.

"Is there really nothing to prepare for tonight's induction ceremony? I mean... membership fee or something."

Sitting in the bar, a person wearing heavy armor seemed very reserved. Mephisto remembered that she was the captain of a mercenary squad who had recently joined the Reunion Movement, codenamed Mudrock. Although she was dressed very thickly... she seemed to be a girl.

"Of course not, we don't have such rules, Sister Mudrock, you should know our motto very well."

"...Let all people live freely and equally in the sunlight."

Nine glanced at the slogans hanging on the wall; they were a kind of code, representing the ideology of the Reunion Movement, and they were indeed doing those things.

They provide relief to the poor, take in refugees, and are even willing to give away their expensive inhibitors to other infected individuals, distributing them for free.

What surprised Nine even more was that there were rumors that the Reunion Movement had clashed with the Ursus regular army some time ago, and they actually won. Even though it was just a battalion, a fully-equipped Ursus battalion has terrifying firepower and may even have high-speed warships.

From that day on, this organization, which had been developing quietly, began to officially come into people's view, but then people discovered that its footprints actually extended as far as Bolivar and Sargon.

"This is a phrase that one of our older brothers likes to say the most. He is an important member of our Reunion Movement. You will meet him later."

"I look forward to that day."

Nine smiled, but in her heart she was already certain that the Reunion Movement had been operating in secret all this time. They had not only defeated a regular army of Ursus, but were even planning to take over the city.

Chapter 127 The Gradual Changes in Plum Blossoms

At dawn, a clap of thunder broke the silence, causing Mei Xue to frown and hug the lily of the valley tightly in her arms. Then she felt herself being hugged tightly by the rosemary behind her.

The bed, which was originally just the right size for one person, ended up like a sandwich when the three little ones squeezed together. But it was surprisingly comfortable. Lily of the Valley's tail felt nice to hug, but Rosemary was a bit greedy. She hugged one of Plum Blossom's tails and used the other two as a blanket.

However, as a self-disciplined fox, Mei Xue knew she had to go to work today. The little fox could only twitch her ears and reluctantly get up, then sighed that other Volpo shed so much fur. Even though Lily of the Valley's fur was considered well-maintained, a lot of it could still be pulled out easily. Especially last night when she was so happy that she couldn't even speak, Mei Xue grabbed her tail from behind and a lot of fur fell out of her hand.

However, after glancing at the peaceful sleeping faces of Lily of the Valley and Rosemary, the little fox thoughtfully refrained from disturbing them. After all, the two of them had taken turns playing with him until late at night, and not everyone was as energetic as him.

The little fox obediently and quietly pulled out its big tail, then covered the lily of the valley and rosemary with a blanket, and got up to make them breakfast.

This morning, Rosemary probably won't skip breakfast like yesterday and instead keep sucking on the fox spirit. The little fox could tell that the two of them had used up a lot of energy last night, mainly because the first time is very painful. Rosemary even crushed his newly bought kettle, and Lily of the Valley cried. Then they realized where the joy lay.

After that, the two, having tasted the sweetness of it, clung to Mei Xue relentlessly, taking turns until three in the morning. They would usually switch when they got tired, so they ended up playing until very late.

However, the price to pay is that rosemary and lily of the valley probably won't arrive before noon.

Mei Xue knew this, but she still prepared a nutritious and hearty breakfast for them, and thoughtfully boiled hot water and put a change of clothes aside.

After doing all that, the little fox happily prepared to go to work. The two-day holiday was great for him, and the day after tomorrow was the weekend.

"Meixue! I've missed you so much!"

The little fox had just reached the intersection downstairs when Exusiai pounced and caught him. She affectionately nuzzled his cheek and then gave him a subtle kiss on the corner of his mouth.

Have you had breakfast yet?

"Yes, I'm very full."

Although there was a slight unpleasantness yesterday, that was yesterday's business, and it was just a small matter. Mei Xue certainly didn't take it to heart. He happily returned the kiss to Exusiai, then wagged his tail and waved to Sora and Texas behind him.

"Let's kick Exusiai out of this team, she's beyond saving."

“Agreed, I’ll take a picture and send it to Inspector Chan right away. Maybe I can make some money this way.”

Watching Texas and Croissant discussing how to take down Exusiai, Sora turned to look at the little fox. Was it just her imagination? She felt that Mei Xue was even more... alluring today than yesterday?

Perhaps because being an idol requires a certain aura, Kong also has the eye to see other people's aura. Before, Mei Xue was just a blank sheet of paper, so innocent that people wanted to get close to her. Now, Mei Xue seems to have been dyed a lovely pink, making people... want to commit a crime.

So much so that Kongdu began to doubt whether this was the little fox they knew, or some underage succubus who had wandered out of nowhere and was strolling the streets.

"What's wrong, flight attendant?"

After getting into the car, the little fox sat in the middle of the back seat as before, naturally pressed against Kong, because they were the only two in the team without a driver's license.

"No, it's nothing, it's just that you seem a little different today."

It was more than just different; even being so close made Kong's heart race. Her gaze involuntarily drifted to Mei Xue's light pink lips, then to the inside of her collar, and finally down.

"It's probably because I go to bed late."

Mei Xue didn't notice anything wrong with her body. The little fox obediently wagged its tail, then moved closer to its sister and took out an apple from its tail and handed it to her.

"Want to eat?"

"Okay, thank you~"

Kong took the apple and took a bite. Then a look of surprise flashed in her eyes. She had eaten a lot of apples that Mei Xue had given her before. Every single one of them was exactly the same, both in appearance and taste. However, this one today was even better than before in both taste and sweetness. Was there something wrong with Mei Xue?

But no matter what, the little fox's secrets are no less than this apple. According to the Emperor, even if the ages of the four of them were multiplied together, it wouldn't amount to a fraction of Mei Xue's actual age. The little fox's existence is far longer than others imagine.

Of course, he's still as adorable as ever today, and that's enough.

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Surtr walked through the wilderness, carrying only some food and two changes of clothes in her backpack, and she could keep going like this forever.

As for safety? She hasn't found anything that Levadin can't solve with a single sword strike. If there is, she'll just summon a lava giant to deliver an even more devastating blow.

"At this rate, we'll have to walk for a long time..."

Looking at the endless yellow sand, Surtr couldn't help but sigh. Although she possessed fire-based Originium Arts and could even walk through lava with the Levatin in hand, the dry environment was indeed making her uncomfortable.

I want to eat ice cream.

Surtr regretted not finding a car, which would have allowed her to drive directly to the city. However, her status as an infected person made things difficult, but she still needed to find a place with ice cream.

Just as Surtr was wondering whether he should borrow a vehicle from some scavengers or bounty hunters along the way, the Levadin in his hand suddenly trembled, and Surtr slapped its hilt in annoyance.

"Shut up, I'm really annoyed right now!"

Leivadin felt a little wronged after being slapped in the face, but she still behaved herself. After all, Surtr was the mastermind, and it was really a tough job for this hot-tempered aunt to have him in her hands.

"If only he were here."

Recalling the face of a certain little white fox, Surtr especially missed his tail, and of course, he missed the unlimited supply of ice cream.

But she still had to find him first. Although she didn't know if she had known him before, she had memories of him. At least in the moments when he appeared, Surtr could clearly feel that her emotions were happy.

According to the fragments of her memory, she had made a promise with someone to protect the little fox, but the confusion in her memory meant that Surtr only remembered this matter recently.

"Hey, get out of the way! Are you out of your mind?!"

Just as Surtr was sorting through those fragments of memory, a sudden sound interrupted her thoughts. She looked behind her and saw a modified off-road vehicle driving towards her, which she guessed was probably a bounty hunter.

It's like a godsend; Surtr was just worried about not having a car, and now someone has delivered it to his doorstep.

Meanwhile, in the Fortress of St. Arthur in Ursus, the newly appointed Emperor Fyodor, the ruler of the entire nation, put down the urgent letter in his hand and began to ponder the more information hidden behind it.

“Your Majesty, Duke Kosichè is a loyal subject of Ursus, he…”

“I know you want to say that the contents of this letter are unreliable, but I have to consider it.”

After glancing at the Minister of Finance and the Minister of War in front of him, Fyodor stood up and walked over to the map of Terra to examine it carefully.

“Our neighbors have already started looking further ahead, while we’re still fussing over trivial matters. If this continues… Ursus will perish sooner or later.”

Fyodor's sigh made all the ministers present lower their heads. Although the new emperor's foundation was not yet stable and he was far inferior to the late emperor in the eyes of many middle and high-ranking nobles, he was still the emperor of Ursus. Not only did he hold a large army, but the reformists he supported were also a force to be reckoned with.

"The demons of the north, the hot lands of the south, the strange beasts of the Far East... this land has never been peaceful."

At this point, Fyodor couldn't help but think of the white fox, the snow-white fox with three tails, and also of the urgent letter from several years ago that contained only one sentence: the white three-tailed Volper had appeared in the North.

This reminded Fyodor of the black serpent formed from the will of Ursus. It was incredibly treacherous, cunning, fierce, and cruel. It was also extremely ugly and utterly useless, only serving to diminish the image of Ursus.

Look at the Great Yan Dynasty, they have a white fox as an auspicious symbol. It increases the chances of winning battles and ensures good weather and abundant harvests in times of peace. It's even cuter than some other creatures. Damn, it's infuriating to compare yourself to others.

"Your Majesty, then we..."

"The plan remains the same. Do everything as Kosiché says. You may leave now."

Fyodor waved for everyone around him to leave, but one person remained in the hall: Witt, the finance minister of Ursus and Fyodor's most loyal subject.

Although Witt couldn't understand why his monarch would agree to carry out Kosiché's seemingly crazy and reckless plan, he knew that the new emperor was not as naive as he appeared; in fact, his potential was no less than that of the late emperor.

"Victor, are you trying to ask me why I agreed to this plan, even though it will lead to a war between us and the Great Yan?"

"I truly do not understand..."

"It's alright, you'll understand in a while. How is that guest doing?"

The guest that Fyodor mentioned was naturally the three-tailed fox who suddenly appeared in the northern snowfields a few years ago, in other words, Mei Xue.

"We've located the person in Longmen, but the Great Yan has already sent people, so we can't interfere any further."