She didn't even wait for the agreed competition to finish, and ran off to hang out somewhere unknown. As a result, Coco, who was physically and mentally exhausted, was still waiting for Lily after the competition.

Coco immediately threw a tantrum.

Occasionally, Lily would try to talk to Coco, but when she saw Coco’s cold gaze, she would shrink back with a look of grievance on her face.

"In our place... it seems to be called cold violence?"

Ai'er thought about it and felt a little distressed when she saw Lily's expression. She coaxed Coco and said:

"Keke, you see Lily didn't mean it... maybe something happened during the trip..."

"Humph."

Coco obviously didn't appreciate it, and even Ai'er was speechless.

After all, it was Lily who broke her promise first...

"Something's happening, something's happening every day... What else could it be... Why don't you tell me..."

Coco pouted and took a big bite of the pastry in her hand.

It reminded Coco of the white and tender arm she had bitten yesterday.

……

the next day.

The second stage of the qualifiers, and various entertainment activities.

For most of those who were eliminated the day before, today is the beginning of a festive day.

Of course, Coco has to keep fighting.

Sharp came to cheer Coco up:

"Let's beat those people down together."

Yesterday, Sharp, led by An Ling, barely made it to the semi-finals with the last place.

Most people didn't take the competition seriously, and even most of the boys were just cannon fodder.

The semi-finals are where the real test of strength takes place.

"Hmph." Coco responded with a grunt, her face still stern.

"Keke, are you still angry with Lily?"

Sharp looked at Lily, who was lowering her head with a look of grievance behind Coco.

It can be seen that Lily has been apologizing, but Coco doesn't seem to be that easy to appease...

But anyone who sees the look on the little black-haired girl would feel heartbroken.

"Don't be sad, Lily... Coco must be so angry because she likes Lily..."

"Hmph." Coco snorted.

Sharp quickly shut up. There was no room for outsiders to interfere in the quarrel between the two.

And after seeing that she had touched Lily's little head, Coco became even angrier...

Sharp recalled the slightly soft touch he had felt.

"Ouch."

Coco ignored it.

At this moment, Coco felt a warm little hand behind her put a piece of ice into her hand.

"Ouch. Take this."

Coco was stunned and subconsciously tried to throw the thing away.

Who wants your stuff?

But Coco bit her lip and still held the small piece of ice.

"Awoo, keep up the good work. ...I'll be waiting for you, Awoo."

Coco didn't answer or turn around, but just kept listening.

I walked into the competition venue with Sharp, and heard the figure behind me should be far away.

I turned around, but I couldn't see Lily.

After feeling a little disappointed, Coco took the coldness in her palm and looked at it carefully.

It was a...dark cross.

The cross is only the size of a finger, with a small round bump in the middle and no light reflection.

"This is?……"

Coco tried to inject magic power into the circle in the middle, but suddenly a little light flashed. Two thin silk threads appeared at the long end of the cross, hanging on Coco's wrist.

The silk thread was not tied tightly and could be easily torn apart.

Coco raised her hand and held the pendant in front of her eyes to examine it. The inverse cross diffracted the sunlight in the background.

"Hey, Coco? What is that?..." Sharp noticed the small ornament on Coco's wrist: "When did Coco get this ornament? Did she just put it on?"

“…It already existed.”

Coco lowered her hand and held the cross in her hand.

……

……

the next day.

Ai'er put away the things in the room.

After a final check, I saw the woman still leaning against the corner of the room.

The woman was still alive, but she couldn't wake up.

Twice a day when she returned to her room, Ai'er would carefully check the decoration of the room.

At this point Elle will continue on to the large factory.

At this time, less than an hour had passed since Ai'er came out of the factory.

……

During these few days, Ai'er almost stayed in Professor Morris's large factory, looking at this big machine closely from a distance of only five meters away from the Zero Generation Machine.

Maurice placed great trust in Al.

Except for the core area, Ai'er can move freely here.

"Everyone will come to visit today."

Yesterday, Ai'er received this news.

She stood in the huge circular corridor at the edge of the third floor of the factory. The metal railing in front of her was a mottled rusty metal color.

The researchers were hurrying around the corridors on several floors, going in and out of the central cylindrical core.

Ai'er leaned closer to the railing to make way for the passing researchers.

"Those people... I heard from my classmates that they were like high-ranking officials of the kingdom, ministers of various departments... There were many, many of them. They all showed up to accompany the ministers from the empire."

The one who was speaking was a girl who looked to be in her teens next to Ai'er.

She was wearing a white coat and holding a glass of water in her hand. She and Ai'er also watched the hurried footsteps of the people below.

"I don't know why we want to visit this place... I know it's a great place. But none of my classmates want to come to this damn place, even though the money is good for their families. But they don't need it."

"What about you?" Elle asked.

"As for me." The girl put her hands on the railing. "My youth is worthless anyway. Although I may not be able to go out for at least the next ten years and I won't be able to see my friends and family... But if I can go out, I probably won't have to worry about money, work, and family anymore."

"Want to go out?"

"Of course I do. Why not? Sometimes even when I sleep, I regret this decision... For example, after I get out, will my brothers and sisters still recognize me? Do they miss me? Will they take the money and run away, refusing to see me again?"

The girl stood up and waved to Ai'er:

"Well, Ai'er, I should go to work too. Also, don't become someone like me who regrets a previous decision."

“There is no such thing as a perfect decision.”

"But if you think about it enough, you won't regret it."

The girl ran away, clanging on the metal floor.

Just now was just a rare moment of free time for this girl.

"Ms. Elle."

The person who appeared next to Elle this time was Morris' assistant Ella.

"what happened?"

"Next, I would like to ask you to take charge of...the safety of those people."

135. Academic visits to the empire

Ai'er already knew who those people were.

Including the great chancellors and the king's representatives mentioned by Professor Morris before - and the people of the empire. Soon after today, they will come to the only research base in the kingdom to meet.

"Those high-ranking officials in your kingdom are really fearless enough."

"The higher-ups naturally have their considerations." Ella said in a businesslike manner: "We just need to follow orders. Besides, the professor means the same thing."

"Let me make it clear first, I'm just hired, your orders don't work on me." Ai'er also stood up and stretched:

"But if it's Morris's request..."

Ai'er had long wanted to meet those so-called high-ranking officials of the kingdom.

Of course, Elle did not forget the agreement with Morris, and always remembered the deal between the two.

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