It's normal for an evil god to raise an Abyss.

After a while, the door creaked and slowly opened from the inside, and a young man in a fur cloak stuck his head out.

"Welcome back, thank you for your hard work."

Rick and the others just nodded in response and walked through the door.

After passing through the door, there is a wide and spacious space in the cave. This place is now a secret base that can accommodate nearly two thousand people.

People relied on spring water gushing out from deep in the cave to ensure drinking water resources, and also raised some livestock in places where they could see the sky.

Of the two entrances and exits, the other one has a road leading to the bay on the coast, where salt and fish can be obtained.

For humans who would die if they encountered an enemy outside, this place was considered a fairly safe base.

The thick rock wall outside can also withstand to a minimum the stray bullets from fights between other races, although this idea is a bit wishful thinking on the part of humans.

Rick climbed the simple wooden stairs and stepped into the settlement.

The people working in the square noticed his return and turned their eyes toward him.

A young girl ran out from the crowd. Although she was petite and slender, her bright hair and sapphire eyes exuded the light of life.

The girl rushed to Rick and shouted:

"It's been too long~~~! How much do you want me to worry about you, my little brother?"

"I came back as quickly as I could."

Unlike the girl's passionate words, Rick kept his words cold and put the luggage on the ground.

"Kelong, did anything happen during the time I was away?"

"I've already told you to call me sister. How many times do you want me to say it, you bastard..."

The girl called Kelong pouted and nodded while correcting him.

"Well, it's okay. At least nothing serious happened that needs to be reported... By the way, you guys should take off that dirty cloak and fur quickly. I have to wash them."

Kelong called out and moved his sight to the back, only then did he see the figures of two girls in black robes that had been blocked by three men before.

"Oh, where did you find such a cute girl~"

Kron looked very excited.

"Sister, our village was destroyed by monsters. When we were escaping, we happened to meet these brothers, so..."

Xueyue controlled her tone and told a lie.

Hearing Xueyue's words, Kelong's expression was somewhat sad, but the next moment he forced a smile:

"Is that so? Don't be afraid. It's safe here. This is your sister, right?"

"Um……"

"Kelong, if there is nothing else, I will take them to learn more about the situation. Their accommodation will be arranged to be closer to my room."

This is of course Rick's consideration. If he is a visitor from another world, he still needs to be careful when exchanging information with each other.

But it was obvious that Kron seemed to have completely understood Rick's words in a different way. She smiled playfully:

"Oh, okay, okay, I understand. After all, Rick is that age too~"

"What do you know? Go do your thing!"

Rick was helpless and finally managed to send Kelon away. Otherwise, he really didn't know what shocking words she would say.

"Well, don't mind it. Kelong always talks irrelevantly."

"I don't mind. After all, being able to joke around in this environment is an optimistic attitude in itself."

Xueyue waved her hands, indicating that she really didn't care about such a harmless joke.

After passing through various caves, which were where other people lived, they came to some more remote caves where Rick lived. This place was far away from the crowd and was suitable for Rick to be alone.

"...I don't know how you came to this world, but as you can see, this world is terrible. If you have the chance, you should leave as soon as possible."

"No, I changed my mind,"

Xueyue shook her head, as if she had changed her mind, but in fact she had revealed her original purpose.

"Now that I have witnessed the miserable state of the human beings in this world, I cannot just ignore it."

"So, you mean to say that you want to [save] humanity?"

Rick's voice turned cold, with a barely perceptible tremor.

"Save humanity? Maybe. If you want to kill all those monsters, I can do it, but I won't do that. The ultimate goal of humans in this world should be achieved by themselves, and I can make the weight of humans on the scale of victory equal to that of other races."

Xueyue's tone was as calm as usual, she was just stating what she was going to do.

"You must be joking. If, if you had arrived earlier, there wouldn't have been so many casualties, right?"

The lock in Rick's heart showed signs of loosening, and his voice became more trembling.

Reward results announced~

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At present, I have indeed not reached the goal (disappointed), but at least the recommendation votes and monthly votes have exceeded half. In order not to let everyone's efforts go to waste, I will count it as two updates. Starting from October 10th, there will be one more update every day (8 words), and it will be completed in two days. I hope everyone will support me in the future~

Chapter 80 Who is not crazy?

There have been a total of forty-seven casualties over the years.

Chad, Anton, Alma, Corey, Del, Cerise, Ed, Darrell, Dib, Lux, Bing, Eric, Charlie, Thomson, Cinta, Yang, Zaza, Zarge, Clay, Golo, Peter, Arthur, Morgu, Jimmy, Dato, Cero, Biggie, Polly, Ken, Shabeji, Liroy, Bobo, Kton, Ruto, Sigel, Xiaou, Wolf, Bart, Yasuo, Kenwood, Peilu, Yahad, Harwood, Barlov, Yas, Meimeigang, Karim…………

Forty-seven different names were deeply engraved in Rick's heart and he never forgot them, because he remembered the voice and smile of each of these names, and remembered when and where they died. It was because they all died under Rick's orders, whether directly or indirectly, so Rick had to bear their names and live for them.

If Rick hadn't put a [lock] on his heart and made his heart as cold as iron, he would have collapsed long ago.

"If you had come earlier, wouldn't so many people have to be sacrificed? Wouldn't their sacrifice be meaningless? Answer me, you guys!"

The [lock] in his heart collapsed briefly, and what rushed out was the boy's undisguised venting.

Is this venting of anger, or anger without any reason? Rick and Xueyue both understood this clearly. When those people died, Xueyue had not appeared. Even if she did, as an outsider, she had no obligation to rescue those people.

When you try your best and finally see a glimmer of hope, the true emotions in your heart will seep out without hesitation. Rick hammered the table with his hands, tears streaming down his face, and Xueyue just looked at Rick quietly without saying anything in rebuttal.

"I'm sorry for making you feel embarrassed..."

After re-strengthening the [lock] in his heart, Rick regained his composure and apologized to Xueyue.

"It's okay. I've been through similar desperate situations and I understand how you feel. This will really do you good. If you're really as hard-hearted as you pretend, then I've really chosen the wrong person to help."

Xueyue threw a wet tissue over and continued,

"Humanity [does not exist], and I should [not exist] among humans. It is enough for me to be a [tool]. Sooner or later, humans will spread across the earth and touch the sky."

“But [we are] just trying to survive now.”

"True, but humanity will eventually win, won't it?"

Xueyue spoke in a firm tone, words that sounded like something out of a fairy tale.

"...You are really a lunatic."

"Who isn't?"

Rick and Xueyue both showed similar smiles at the same time.

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"You really like to take the long way around~"

Xueyue walked out of the room, and Paopao was waiting outside the door.

"It shouldn't be difficult for you to stop this war by force."

"That would be Xueyue's victory, not humanity's. If that were done, all the efforts of humanity in this world to survive would become a joke."

"Well, it's up to you, but this chaotic world is quite to my taste. After fighting for the Star Grail for so long, I can't help but want to join in."

"I will satisfy you, but not now. You need to wait for a while. Is that okay with you?"

Bubble smiled softly:

"Opinion? Of course not. You know, I don't care about the survival of any race. My attack is just a boring diversion. There is no question of opinion or not."

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Time passed slowly. Over the past few months, the number of times Rick led people out for surveys decreased significantly. This was certainly not because there were fewer situations that needed to be explored, but rather -

Xueyue used "shadows" and spread them to various places, which enabled her to directly monitor local conditions and obtain intelligence.

Shadows are everywhere, so the possibility of being discovered is almost zero, and tracing their source is even more impossible.

Relying on Xueyue's intelligence support, the need to go out to gather intelligence was greatly reduced, while possible dangers were also avoided. As a result, Xueyue's goal of "not letting anyone sacrifice again" became a reality.

A monotonous life is very boring, and the humans in this world are busy surviving, so it is impossible to develop too much entertainment. However, the girl who looked about ten years old that Rick brought back today after his solo investigation was much more interesting.

Although the child was wrapped tightly in a hooded robe, Xueyue and Paopao could tell at a glance that the child was not a human, but a Mecha-Machina, the tenth species.

The Ex-Machinas are a race composed of machines that can analyze and imitate. They have the ability to analyze, copy, and reproduce the attacks they receive, and generally act as a unit of a linked body (multi-machine).

Well, this Ex-Machina who appeared alone in front of him, and Riku who brought her back and tried his best to conceal his identity, would undoubtedly be an interesting drama.

Xueyue couldn't wait to take out a watermelon and a spoon and eat the watermelon and watch the show.

"You went out by yourself for five days without telling anyone! Five days! How long do you want everyone to worry about you?"

Kron shook Rick's body violently, and Rick foamed at the mouth before he even had time to refute.

At this moment, Kelong caught a glimpse of the girl beside him.

"Where is this child from? He is so cute~"

Kron threw Rick aside and hugged the girl who looked a little timid.

"What? Rick, if you want to find a wife, why don't you just say no~"

"Kron, is there anything wrong with your brain? What idiot would travel five days to find a wife?"

Rick answered helplessly, but Kron continued excitedly:

"Rick didn't show any signs of that before, which made me worried~ Don't worry, I won't disturb you~"

"Don't make gestures with your hands."

Rick couldn't help but feel a headache when he saw Kron making a circle with his index finger and thumb and moving the index finger of his other hand in and out of the circle.

Fortunately, the Mecha-Machina named Shuvi would not understand this kind of dirty joke. If he had played such a joke on Xueyue and Tavel before, he would probably have been severely punished.

Rick caught a glimpse of Xueyue who was watching the show on the side, feeling helpless but also somewhat relieved.

Chapter 81 Hubie

"Rick is amazing. He always finds girls when he goes out~"

Hubie's identity was explained away as that of a survivor of a destroyed village, and Kron didn't seem to have any doubts.

"I see. I'm so sorry. Something bad must have happened to you. What's your name?"

Kelong's tone was gentle.

"Hubby..." Hubby answered in a low voice according to the timid personality that he simulated.

"If you come here, it means you are safe, but how did you and Rick meet?"

Hubie couldn't answer for a moment because this was not part of the conversation he had rehearsed with Rick.

Rick winked, signaling Hubie to cooperate with his argument.

However, as an Ex-Machina, Shuvi can’t possibly understand what Riku’s eyes mean.

I can only speak the truth intermittently:

"Hubby... kissing... forced... straight behavior..."