Transform into Ruan Mei and start from the battlefield of national destiny

Chapter 35 Aponia

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there is a division between light and darkness.

This is the nature of intelligent creatures like humans, and there are no exceptions even in pre-civilization, this technologically advanced region.

It is better to say that it is precisely because of the advanced technology that productivity has been greatly improved, and there is no external interference, that the poor have become poorer and the rich have become richer.

The social classes are severely divided. The meat-eaters indulge in the bright lights and wine, living a life of drunkenness and debauchery, while the ordinary people at the bottom of society struggle for survival all day long.

Dusk Street is a microcosm of this somewhat distorted society.

Outside Dusk Street is a prosperous city with tall buildings, luxury cars and mansions, and the streets are clean and tidy. However, inside Dusk Street, it is a scene of desolation. Garbage is everywhere on the streets and no one cleans them up. From time to time, you can see a collapsed house.

The most striking contrast is between the people living inside and outside Dusk Street.

Just across a wall, there is a huge difference between order and chaos, a well-behaved child living in order, and a beast living in chaos.

Therefore, Dusk Street has become a gathering place for all kinds of criminals, and the vast majority of people living in Dusk Street are not law-abiding. Most of them have blood on their hands and carry wanted warrants on their bodies.

In such an environment, thieves like Padufils who only do petty thefts are actually considered law-abiding citizens in Twilight Street - not to mention, the people Padufils stole from were all rich guys, making her a thief who robs the rich to help the poor.

Today, when she woke up in the morning, Padovanis felt full of energy and started a hard day's work.

First, go to the black-hearted store in the south to buy some French fries to fill your stomach, then go to the black boss in the west to buy some local specialties, and then go to the black market in the east to sell all the local specialties.

Holding stacks of banknotes, Padufilis went to Dusk Street and bought a lot of food, some toys and children's books. Then she carried these things back to Dusk Street and headed north.

That's right, today is the day when the thief Padufils robs the rich and gives to the poor. All the things she carries on her back are prepared for the children in the nursing home.

Somehow, Padofelice always felt that the hair on her head was a little fuzzy.

"Isn't it Sister Aponya who's nagging me again? No, no, I was thinking of playing with the kids for a while, but I better put my things down and run."

"Sister Aponya is a very nice person, but I just don't want to listen to her nagging."

Padufils, muttering to herself, jumped into the nursing home like a cat, then tiptoed and put all the things on the ground in a very conspicuous place, ensuring that anyone passing by would see them immediately.

After doing all this, Padufils clapped her hands proudly and put her hands on her hips, then prepared to turn around and leave. It was at this moment that she received the most intense shock she had ever received, no doubt about it!

"Meow!" A strange cry came out of her mouth subconsciously, and Padufils bounced off and landed several meters away. With such jumping ability, even the world champion would be envious and drool.

"You, you, you—when did you appear behind us?" Padufilis looked at the woman with dark green hair and felt her hair stand up.

Skills that he himself hadn't even noticed, the many high-tech devices on his clothes, the confident and dangerous smile, and the absolutely unforgettable green vertical pupils, it was like being stared at by a snake.

Mouth melon! It must be a very powerful and very dangerous mouth tooth!

After confirming with his eyes, he knew that he was a big shot whom he couldn't afford to offend.

Padofelice quickly got scared. She tried to calm her frightened heart and put on a very forced smile: "Hello, sir, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"What an interesting little cat! Your luck is a little too good." Holhaiya looked at Padfils with interest. The other person's luck was the best she had ever seen in her life. Of course, this evaluation did not include those people whom she could not see clearly, such as her creator.

"Haha, sir, you're joking. If I were lucky, I wouldn't be staying in a place like this," Padufilis laughed dryly and said pitifully, "I'm an abandoned orphan, wandering around Dusk Street. How can I have any luck? sir, you must have seen it wrong."

What Padofelice said was not entirely false. She was indeed a homeless child who had drifted to Dusk Street and almost starved to death on the streets. If she had not learned the stealing skills from a black cat, the grass on her grave would probably be five meters high now.

"It's decided. You will follow me from now on. My organization really lacks a mascot like you." Holhaiya didn't believe Padfils's nonsense at all and decisively expressed his intention to recruit her.

Hearing that Hol Haiya wanted to recruit her, Padufilis's eyes sparkled, but she quickly calmed down: "Well, boss, can we go back and think about it?"

"Consider it? Of course there's no need." Holhaiya rejected it outright.

"..." Padofelice's suspicions grew even stronger. After all, she was just a thief with no special abilities. What on earth did this tycoon see in her? He couldn't possibly want her to be his mascot, could he?

Rather than the idea of ​​being a mascot, Padofelice was more suspicious that he would be caught for human experiments. As soon as he walked out of Dusk Street, someone put a sack on his head, and that was all that happened.

Padufilis decided to struggle. Her eyes were wandering, and she moved her feet slightly. Then she was about to run away, but with a creaking sound, she bumped into something soft.

Padufilis was full of confusion because there was clearly nothing in front of her. After calming down, she realized that it was the wind that blocked her way!

And there happened to be a gust of wind at the fingertips of that big guy!

Oh no, I really met a big boss!

Padufilis was shocked, but she still had one last trump card, which was -

"Help, Sister Aponya!"

Padovich screamed.

That’s right, this is her trump card. Since she can’t beat him or escape, can’t she just call for help?

"Pado, what trouble have you gotten yourself into again?" As Padofilis's shouting died down, a gentle voice came from the corner of the corridor not far away.

Then, a nun with a figure as seductive as a ripe peach walked out. Her light brown hair was covered by a white veil. Her hands were clasped in front of her towering chest, and her light blue eyes were filled with a gentle gleam.

"Aponia--" The first time he saw this woman, Holhaiya understood why Ruan Mei asked him to come to her.

An equally extraordinary human being, possessing powers that ordinary humans do not possess. Although this power is not strong, it is very profound.

After seeing her, Mebius would surely be unable to resist doing some experiments. In this way, Lady Ruan Mei really dotes on Mebius.

Holhaiya thought so in his heart.

PS: It's strange, some comments are visible to the author in the background, but not to the reader account. You can only see the comments after the paragraph, but when you click on them, they are blank. Some comments are invisible to the author in the background, and the reader account has to flip through them one by one to see them.

PS2: I heard that readers often read the discussion of the chapter rather than the author’s words?

PS3: Do you have any recommendations for book titles for the book test? I haven't decided yet, but I can think of two: "Zongman: I, Ruan Mei, Pursuing the Journey of Life" and "After Becoming Ruan Mei, I Became a God in Zongman." They're all about Zongman, with the main world being Xingtie, and then traveling to other worlds.

Chapter 36 Coercion

"Hello, guest, if little Padu has done something to displease you, please forgive her. I will apologize on her behalf." Aponiya stood in front of Holhaiya and spoke to the uninvited guest who had never appeared on Dusk Street.

Her words were gentle and slow, like those of a loving mother. They were clearly words of request, and her soft tone made it difficult to refuse. It was impossible to say "no", and even her behavior had to be interfered with.

However, this ability has no effect on Holhaiya.

Again, the mechanism is good, but it is useless if the values ​​are not enough.

"Spirit of words? Is this the true form of your ability?" Holhaiya raised her eyebrows and was not angry at Aponya's offense, because she understood that this kind of ability could not be actively controlled. What's more, Aponya's request just now was not really excessive.

Seeing that her ability was ineffective, Aponya fell silent, but there was no panic in her eyes, because the moment she saw Holhaiya, she was mentally prepared that her ability would be ineffective.

Discipline is Aponya's ability, an ability to interfere with other people's thinking through words, which can make people obey her requirements unconsciously. It has extremely strong "persuasiveness" and "command".

In addition, she is different from ordinary people in that she can glimpse... the secret of fate.

The complicated fate of Holhaiya in the past has now fallen into silence, as if it was covered by a layer of fog.

Such a person is obviously not an ordinary person.

After a brief thought, Aponiya was about to answer Holhaiya's question, but just as she opened her mouth, she saw Holhaiya waving his hand.

"Forget it, no need to answer. I'm not interested. It's enough for me to know that you are indeed the person I'm looking for." Holhaiya said.

"You looking for me?" Aponya's eyes flickered slightly.

"That's right, Aponya. On behalf of the World Serpent, I formally invite you. The World Serpent is looking forward to people like you," Holhaiya said, and then shifted his gaze to Padophilis who was hiding behind Aponya. "And you, little cat, I changed my mind. I originally planned to let you join my organization, but after thinking about it, I decided to send you to the World Serpent as well."

Before Aponia could say anything, Padophilis subconsciously called out, "World Serpent! Is that the World Serpent that Dr. Mebius is in?"

It's a giant corporation known to everyone! Countless people are eager to join WorldSnake, not only for the generous salaries, but also for the caring attitude towards employees.

Compared to other large companies that are eager to squeeze out all the surplus value from their employees, the welfare benefits at World Snake can be described as heaven.

There is no salary deduction for leave with legitimate reasons, one month of paid leave each year, a strict five-day, six-hour work system, up to six months of maternity leave and paternity leave, as well as a series of caring measures.

The reason is that the company's boss, Mebius, doesn't care how much money he makes. As long as it doesn't delay his experiments, anything is fine.

Under this concept, Blanca, as an employee, is also happy to give generous benefits to his employees. After all, with Mobius around, World Snake will never have to worry about not making money.

You have to know that the pharmaceutical industry is a truly highly profitable industry.

People are most afraid of death, especially those powerful and influential people.

Mebius did some medical research and development, overcame the difficulties of some terminal illnesses, and developed a batch of new drugs. Even if it could only delay the disease for another year, those bigwigs were not reluctant to invest huge amounts of money in it.

According to some statistics, after Mebius established the World Serpent, the average age of the population within the radiation range of the World Serpent increased by three years.

Therefore, even in the chaotic Dusk Street, Padufilis often heard the names of Mebius and the World Serpent.

If I could become an employee of World Snake, why would I still be hanging around in Dusk Street? That would save me hundreds of years of detours!

Padofelice was a little moved: "Boss, are you from the World Serpent?"

"Me? Of course not." Holhaiya immediately shook his head.

"Ah? So you said you represent the World Serpent..."

"Although I'm not an employee of World Serpents, I know that guy Mebius, and she owes me a lot of favors." The implication is that he can use the favor to get Padofelice to join World Serpents, but this is actually a lie.

Ruan Mei personally nominated Aponia to join the World Serpents, so how could Mebius refuse? As for Padofelice next to him, just consider it a buy-one-get-one-free deal.

Faced with the temptation of a high salary, Aponya's expression remained unchanged. She shook her head calmly and said, "Thank you for your kindness, sir, but it's not necessary. I still want to stay here and take care of the children."

"Children?" Holhaiya was a little confused.

"Sister Aponya has adopted many children." At this time, Padofelice said on the side.

Upon hearing this, Hol Haiya closed her eyes and sensed the atmosphere within the sanatorium: "These people..."

As Padofelice said, there are indeed many children in this sanatorium, but their life breath is unstable. Holhaiya feels a familiar breath from them.

Collapse.

"You have adopted many children suffering from Honkai disease?" Holhaiya looked at Aponia.

Honkai disease is an incurable terminal illness. Every time it occurs, it is accompanied by extremely intense pain. Currently, there is no means of intervention.

A trace of sadness flashed in Aponya's eyes, and then she nodded.

So that's why. No wonder after arriving at Dusk Street, I felt that the concentration of Honkai disease here was slightly higher than that of the outside world. It's no wonder that so many patients suffering from Honkai disease gathered here.

At the same time, Holhaiya also came up with a good idea to let Aponya voluntarily join the World Serpent.

"Miss Aponya, you don't want anything to happen to the children, do you?" Holhaiya looked at Aponya with a smile.

"!!!" Aponia's expression changed for the first time, and Padfils's reaction was even more intense.

"You, you, you, what do you want to do? Don't have any bad ideas, otherwise I will directly publicize what happened today!"

"Hehe, don't be so nervous, little cat. I'm not the type to attack children. I just want to remind you that the Honkai disease in those children can break out at any time."

"When the purple lines cover their bodies, they will never be able to open their eyes again."

"And the World Snake has a way to cure Honkai disease." Holhaiya smiled, certain that the purpose of his trip had been achieved.

Chapter 37 The Greatest Magician

The next day.

With an unhappy look on his face, Mebius took Klein and Sakura to the seminar venue, while Blanca drove Ruan Mei to the pastry shop where they had been yesterday.

"Ms. Ruan Mei, if you need anything, just call me." Blanca said and left. After all, as the second person of the World Serpent, the burden on her was still a bit heavy. Being able to pick up Mebius at the airport was already a break from her busy schedule.

"It's okay, go ahead and do your work." Ruan Mei nodded.

The gentle tone made Blanca sigh, thinking how nice it would be if the Doctor had the same personality as her adoptive mother.

If Mobius heard Blanca's thoughts, he would definitely laugh at her immediately. After all, he was raised by Ruan Mei and had lived with her for so many years. Mobius had some awareness of his adoptive mother's true character.

People outside always think that Möbius is the craziest scientist of this era, and if he is not restricted, he may disrupt this era. But what they don’t know is that compared to Ruan Mei, Möbius is much more humane and has more moral concepts - at least Möbius still cares very much about human beings.

After Blanca left, Ruan Mei enjoyed tea and listened to opera in the store, quietly waiting for the magic show in the afternoon.

Perhaps it was because today was the day of the seminar, or perhaps it was because it was a weekday and it was drizzling outside, there were no other customers in the store except Ruan Mei. Even the waiters in cheongsams were huddled behind the counter listlessly.

Sitting by the window on the second floor, Ruan Mei listened to the opera playing beside her while looking at the rain outside the window.

The drizzle of spring rain hits the pond surrounded by rugged rocks, splashing ripples on the surface of the clear water.

After taking a sip of tea, the sweet aftertaste of the tea soaked between her lips and teeth. Ruan Mei couldn't help but close her eyes. She touched the green purse at her waist with her left hand, and a green Ruan Xian appeared in her arms.

With his right hand on the string, he plucked it skillfully, and a pleasant sound rang out, blending seamlessly with the surrounding heaven and earth...

"Oh! Such beautiful music!" When the ruan stopped playing, a hearty voice rang out, "Such beautiful music would surely lose its luster without a corresponding performance."