The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

Furthermore, the three Herrscher ladies' behavior of avoiding the captain intentionally or unintentionally does seem a little suspicious.

Therefore, when they were given the task of "During the period of handover and recuperation, please go with the captain to the reshaped world to observe the balance of the world together", Kiana and the other two naturally lost the reason to continue to refuse.

Having said that, they had no intention of rejecting this strange task which seemed a bit out of place.

after all--

"Why hasn't Bronya come out yet?"

Kiana wiped the sweat from her forehead and turned her gaze towards a tin house on the construction site. The two cat ears sticking out from the brim of her hat moved.

"It's just a change of swimsuit, it shouldn't take that long."

——Who could blame the fact that the reward for this mission was a beautiful outfit that even they were excited about?

Kiana still remembers the gorgeous dress [Shishuo Zhuguang] that she saw on her other self [Herrscher of Fire] when she first joined the Hyperion.

Although this mysterious ability sounds a bit redundant, the Hyperion owned by Li Shubai does have the function of designing clothes.

Moreover, in addition to being good-looking, most of the costumes distributed by Hyperion have powerful performances that are not inferior to the Valkyrie Armor. Some strange costumes even contain special abilities.

- For example, the [Blood Moon Demon Shadow] possessed by Fu Hua can transform the seemingly upright class monitor into a creature like the legendary vampire.

The [Shadow of the Rainbow] possessed by Yae Kasumi can greatly enhance her athletic ability.

The most exaggerated one is the [Phantom Night Demon] possessed by some of the Raiden Meis.

God knows how shocked the three Herrscher ladies who had just joined the Hyperion were when they saw the extremely familiar Mei Raiden transformed into a succubus.

Not to mention Bronya and Raiden Mei, Kiana even had a nosebleed on the spot.

In short, after seeing these vivid cases, the three young ladies of Herrscher could no longer simply say "no" to such rewards.

To be honest, before receiving the reward, the three young ladies of Herrscher felt a little uneasy.

Although there is no ugly costume designed by Hyperion, there is no conflict between good-looking and shameful.

Anyway, when Mei Raiden saw her other self turning into a succubus, she almost escaped from the earth on the spot.

"She should be debugging her new mecha." Li Shubai glanced at the eye-catching Kiana and Raiden Mei casually, then looked away without caring. "Unlike you, that swimsuit also comes with a complete set of replacement mechas. Although Bronya can rebuild an external mecha by herself, given her personality, I think she still hopes that the appearance of the external mecha will be more to her taste."

"In this world without Honkai energy, there should be no need to use power, right?" Kiana put her hands on her hips and looked at Li Shubai's profile with a speechless look, "Aren't you worried at all that a fully armed Bronya will cause a commotion among others?"

"What are you afraid of? There's no one else here." Li Shubai shrugged and said indifferently.

"I'm talking about that Vivi." Kiana curled her lips, "She in this world should be just an ordinary person, right?"

"Ordinary people?"

At the moment Kiana finished speaking, Mei Raiden and Li Shubai chewed on these three words at the same time. They looked at each other, and then turned their sights to the depths of the island at the same time, "Are you talking about that, an ordinary person?"

Accompanied by low vibration sounds and rising thick smoke, several huge robots wandered and moved in the gaps between the trees. These robots pushed down one forest after another, and then built foundations made of reinforced concrete in the original place.

Construction materials are quickly piled up in its robotic arm like building blocks.

Li Shubai looked at the rapidly taking shape of the building, then at the bricks in his hand, and at the wall that had just been built under his feet. He was silent for a long while: "So, that guy clearly has that kind of thing to help him, why does he insist on asking us, who are supposed to be tourists, to help in vain?"

"That's because what Kiana won was not only a voucher for a private tour, but also the right to use the facilities for ten years." Raiden Mei sighed quietly, "Why do I always have a strong sense of déjà vu..."

"Perhaps you in some other world have also had the same experience as we are experiencing now," said Li Shubai.

"What is that? Have you seen it before?" Kiana asked curiously.

"...No." Li Shubai shook his head, "But I can roughly guess what the situation is."

For example, there are summer life plots and winter life plots.

As time gradually approached noon, the sunlight in the sky became increasingly fierce.

At twelve o'clock noon, as the semi-automatic construction robots slowly stopped their activities, Wei Wei's unique exaggerated voice came out from the radio again.

"Attention to all construction units! Attention to all construction units! It's time for the lunch break! All biological, mechanical, and virtual employees, please go to the construction site canteen to pick up your lunch boxes immediately. I repeat. All biological, mechanical, and virtual employees, please go to the construction site canteen to pick up your lunch boxes immediately. No more waiting after the deadline! No more waiting after the deadline!"

"..."

The sound of rolling waves echoed in my ears.

Li Shubai, lying on the beach chair, took off his sunglasses and glanced left and right at the two women who were also lying on the beach.

"Are you ready to go?"

"No." Kiana crossed her slender legs under the parasol, yawned lightly, and said concisely, "There is plenty of food in my imaginary space. If I go to look for Wei Erwei now, won't I continue to be exploited for my physical strength?"

"I agree." Mei Raiden lazily touched the frame of her glasses with her fingers. "Based on my understanding of Weiwei, if she finds out that we are slacking off, she might take advantage of the situation and ask for even more outrageous conditions. It's better to pretend that we can't hear her voice now."

"That makes sense." Li Shubai put his sunglasses on the beach chair and looked around. "Huh? Where's Bronya? Didn't she go swimming in the sea after changing into her swimsuit?"

As soon as the words fell, a huge water tornado suddenly rose into the sky.

Countless sea fish were mercilessly swept up by the terrible ocean whirlpool, and then fell to the seashore like rain, flapping their wings weakly.

At the same time, a petite girl wearing diving goggles emerged from the sea. She was wearing a huge sea-blue exo-mecha, and several miniature floating cannons slowly surrounded her body.

Seeing Bronya frying fish, Li Shubai's eyes twitched slightly. He squatted down and picked up a sea fish that seemed to have lost consciousness: "The power of the Herrscher of Reason can also be used to fry fish."

"This is all thanks to the gift from the captain." Bronya pressed a button on the side of her face, and her diving goggles spread out, completely exposing her silver-gray eyes that were filled with excitement and exhilaration. "If Bronya had used her own mecha, she wouldn't have dared to use her maximum firepower in the sea so recklessly."

Suddenly, Bronya paused. She raised her hands with mechanical arms and hugged her chest as if she was on guard against something. "However, Bronya will not fall for such a simple reason. I hope the captain will not have unnecessary expectations."

"What are you thinking about?" Li Shubai rolled his eyes. He shook his hands and put on a disdainful expression. "I'm not someone like Rita who has special fetishes. Come back and say this to me after growing up for eight years."

All of a sudden, the three young ladies who were determined not to get involved in the Shura Field fell silent after hearing Li Shubai's words.

Although Li Shubai's original intention of saying this was quite simple, it was true that he liked his Valkyrie, but he was not the kind of person who liked to force others.

So when he realized that Bronya seemed to be wary of him because of his relationship with other Bronyas, he naturally chose to clarify himself with the most straightforward words.

Apart from expressing that he was not going to do anything to Bronya, this sentence had no other meaning.

But in the ears of the three ladies of Herrscher, Li Shubai's declaration was no different from a prediction of Bronya eight years later.

What should I do? Bronya's eyes instinctively flashed with panic.

If someone else had said this, she would have been able to remain calm and indifferent. If necessary, she would not mind humanely destroying the person who made the outrageous statement.

But...the person who said this was "that" captain.

Chapter 4: The Brave and Intrepid Raiden Mei (k)

Although the captain's love life can be said to be as messy as a coil of wire being teased by a cat.

But to be fair, whether it is Kiana, Bronya or Raiden Mei, they don't have much resentment towards this captain.

After all, if they encountered any difficult problems, most of the time, the captain would be the one rushing to the front.

After working together for a year, these three young ladies who later became Herrschers were still not ready to pack themselves up and send themselves to each other like the other Hyperion peers. However, leaving aside matters of love between men and women, Li Shubai was undoubtedly an excellent captain.

In just one year since they joined the Hyperion, the captain's elaborate plan has almost been completed. Although this "clone Earth" is not yet able to leave the Stigmata space, as long as they steadily advance the plan formulated by Li Shubai, this planet will sooner or later be able to break away from the Stigmata plan, become an anchor point in space, and be nailed into the picture scroll called the universe.

Li Shubai's attitude towards work is quite strict. Even if they are not assigned to work by the other party, the three ladies of Herrscher can often see the captain's vigorous and decisive figure in Hyperion, the moon, the earth and other places.

Therefore, after the initial vigilance, the three Herrscher ladies have gradually become able to evaluate their captains from a more objective and fair perspective after a year.

Having said that, these more fair evaluations are all based on the scores given by the identity of "Captain".

Even if they recognized Li Shubai's identity and talent as a captain and were willing to complete his instructions to the best of their ability within a reasonable scope, it did not change the three ladies' evaluation of Li Shubai's private life.

Putting aside the reasons, no matter how outstanding Captain Li Shubai is, it is an undeniable fact that he has always maintained both physical and spiritual connections with multiple women.

Dedicating yourself to work wholeheartedly does not mean working 24 hours a day.

But because of this busy work, Li Shubai and the Valkyrie's alone time was forced to be shortened, but it was also unavoidable.

I want to be with the Captain.

In order to restore the civilization of 50,000 years ago, we must engage in busy work.

When this mood contradicts and conflicts with reality, the only thing the Hyperion members and Li Shubai himself can do is to make the best use of their free time as much as possible without interfering with their work and plans.

Whenever the captain finishes the work at hand, a Valkyrie who has also completed her work will always appear in front of him at the first opportunity. They express their love and affection to each other and spend a happy and tender time together.

However, because this "clone planet" plan is too large and sophisticated, the time and place for Li Shubai and the Valkyries to complete their work are always irregular.

After many trade-offs between work and rest, the entire Hyperion once again became a chaotic place that combines the concepts of both "office" and "home".

In the last second, perhaps all the members of the Hyperion, including the captain, were still immersed in a tense, high-speed and precise working atmosphere.

But when the phased mission comes to an end and it enters the irregular rest period, the Hyperion will immediately transform into a beautiful hotbed filled with life and warmth in the next second.

Of course, neither Li Shubai nor the Valkyrie are the kind of people who have their heads full of mean thoughts.

So during their break time after work, they would do more than just that.

However, it was proven that when two or more people who had each other's XP were in the same space, even if it didn't turn into the most intense real-life fight, they would involuntarily produce strong flashes that would make passing dogs subconsciously cover their eyes.

The direct result of this series of facts was that during the time when the Hyperion was completing its work and mission, even though the three Herrschers had tried their best to avoid the captain, they still inevitably bumped into the captain and a Valkyrie who were communicating with each other.

It is no exaggeration to describe the Valkyrie following the captain as ever-changing.

For example, several of their own "selves" were Herrschers who were also Kiana, Bronya, and Mei Raiden; and those familiar acquaintances and relatives of theirs, such as Rita, Yulandel, and several Seeles; and someone who looked very similar to their elders - Misterine; and even their real elders, Theresa Apokalis, the dean of Saint Freya's academy and the acting captain of the Hyperion...

They snuggled up to the captain, feeding each other during meals, resting their heads on each other's thighs and arms during naps, and even on the frosted glass in the bathroom, the three Herrschers often saw two blurry shadows playing around. If they couldn't suppress their inner emotions and desires, they would even start a fierce real gunfight without paying attention to anyone else...

Even after a year, the three Herrscher ladies still couldn't adapt to the atmosphere of the Hyperion, which could change drastically at any time.

For the sake of her own physical and mental health, Mei Raiden once, on behalf of the three Herrscher ladies, implicitly expressed her opinion to her counterpart, [Herscher of Thunder] Mei Raiden - they were not going to interfere in the emotional lives of other people and the captain, but before other people and the captain changed the attributes of the Hyperion from "place of work" to "home", could they give the three of them a little hint in advance so that they could avoid suspicion on their own?

To this, another Raiden Mei [Herser of Thunder] responded:

"Although your request is indeed reasonable, we cannot guarantee when we can finish the work at hand."

She said this in a tone that was almost indifferent.

"Moreover, every time you and your lover are intimate with each other, you report it to outsiders - can you do this yourself?"

Well, as a fellow Raiden Mei, she had no way to refute the opponent and could only return empty-handed.

Since the current situation cannot be changed, the only thing the three Herrschers can do is to make necessary compromises with the environment.

To put it bluntly, life is a process of compromise and adaptation.

Compared with the members of the Hyperion and the contributions made by Captain Li Shubai, it is no exaggeration to describe the compromises made by the three latecomers as insignificant.

Just by adapting to this work environment that could change suddenly at any time, they could rewrite the past of human extinction in the pre-civilization era. For the three Herrschers, this was a completely tolerable exchange.

Even if they occasionally come across several other versions of themselves fighting with the captain, those "selves" are not their real selves, but just their counterparts.

As long as the person who hugs the captain, vents emotions to each other, and gives each other joy and warmth is not the real self, then no matter how uncomfortable it feels, for the three Herrscher ladies, it is just "uncomfortable".

——But what if the captain still feels dissatisfied after having several "isotopes"?

What if the captain aimed at his true self?

A year ago, perhaps Kiana, Mei Raiden, and Bronya would have been able to firmly express their resistance and disgust to such improper thoughts and leave Hyperion without any hesitation.

However, a year later, they instinctively felt overwhelmed and panicked by the captain's "predetermined declaration".

Mei Raiden pursed her lips. She first glanced at the expressionless Bronya, and after accurately catching the flash of panic, she suddenly seemed to have made up her mind, stretched her slender legs, and walked in front of Li Shubai with big strides: "Since Bronya can't do it, what can I do, Captain Shubai?"

"Mei...Mei?" Kiana exclaimed in disbelief.

Among the three latecomers, strictly speaking, only Mei Raiden, who accepted the inheritance of the Paradise of the Past, has an inseparable feeling for the era 50,000 years ago.

There was no way she would give up the chance to travel with the Hyperion, and she, Raiden Mei, was also the oldest "senior" and "sister Mei" among the three of them.

If the captain really targeted one of the three of them, then, both emotionally and logically, Raiden Mei felt that she had the idea of ​​stopping the captain for that person.

With this thought in mind, Mei Raiden ignored Kiana's gaze full of disbelief and astonishment, and gently raised her white neck.

She placed her forearms under her swimsuit-covered breasts, squeezing those already proud and majestic breasts even more majestically.

"How is it, Captain Shubai?" Raiden Mei said softly, "Bronya needs to make you wait for eight years, but I don't think I need to. Judging from your appearance age, you are even younger than me."

This is indeed a true statement.

Although Li Shubai's real age is far from as young as he looks, if you look at his appearance alone, he is even younger than Raiden Mei in 2014.

In other words, the exact same age as Kiana was at that time.

Of course, Kiana was almost an adult at that time, but Mei Raiden's face looked older than her peers.

Therefore, even though Mei Raiden is only one and a half years older than Kiana's physical age, and only three years older than Bronya, if the three of them stand together, it always gives people a strange sense of time dislocation.

Today, Mei Raiden is already over twenty years old.