K424 of the Collapse World

"Ah...! No... it's not like that."

"There are still traces of tears in your eyes..."

Hearing what Annie said, Xier rubbed her eyes hurriedly, but did not feel any water stains. Then she realized that she had fallen into Annie's trap.

"Sure enough, that guy just said something to you, right?"

"I... am just a little tired."

"Hey, Xi'er, why don't you tell Cocolia's mother about these things? She shouldn't ignore it, right?"

"Mom is so busy, I don't want to worry about these little things..."

Listening to the conversation between the two people, Lan Feng basically figured out what had happened.

The girl in front of him, although she looked relatively small, was exactly like Xi'er in his memory. However, with her weak personality, she was easily bullied...

"Sister Shilis..."

"Ok?"

"That girl... there's a very strange feeling about her..."

"Don't worry about these things, Xing. This kind of hallucination of yours should be controllable, right?"

"Well, but..."

"Then don't look at it that way, and you won't be troubled."

it is as expected.

Lan Feng was convinced that Xing's hallucination was indeed some strange ability. Xi'er had a natural "stigma" on her body, which was a thing that condensed the power of collapse. Since Xing could "see" these things, it meant that they were also related to collapse.

"My name is Silis, you are Siel Freya, right?"

Lan Feng calmed down and interrupted the conversation between the two. She walked towards Xi'er and said softly. As for Xi'er, Lan Feng had to say that her first impression of her was quite good. Moreover, she used to like this gentle girl very much. If the development trajectory of this world is followed, her body will be completely quantized and disappear after undergoing the x-10 experiment.

This kind of thing...

"Ah... yes."

Looking at Lan Feng approaching, Xi'er looked at this girl who was taller than her with some surprise. She didn't expect that this seemingly cold person would have such a gentle voice.

"Nice to meet you, Xier. By the way, this child is Xing. She came to this orphanage with me."

"Yeah...I know..."

Xi'er was a little flattered by Lan Feng's kindness. It was the first time she met the other party, but this girl named Xi Lisi was so enthusiastic. Looking at Lan Feng's appearance, Xi'er thought that he was a rather cold person.

As the saying goes, you can’t judge a book by its cover… ?

"You have beautiful eyes...are they always blue?"

"Eh...? Thank you for the compliment, but it's always blue...? What does that mean?"

Lan Feng's expression changed slightly.

"No, don't worry about it. By the way, Xier? I can call you that. How long have you been in this orphanage? How do you feel?"

Lan Feng changed the subject. Xi'er didn't notice anything unusual and answered while thinking.

"Yes, it's OK. I've been staying in this orphanage since I can remember... Mother Cocolia is also a very good person. Everyone... most of them are very considerate..."

Ai Ni looked at Xi'er who had just started talking with some surprise, and felt a sense of frustration. She had known her longer, but Xi'er had never been so close to her...

"Ah...you really don't know each other?"

Suddenly being left aside, Annie looked at Xier and Lan Feng and grumbled in dissatisfaction. Then, she suddenly noticed the pink-haired little girl who had been hiding behind Lan Feng.

Come to think of it, I haven't talked to her yet?

"Um, your name should be... Xing?"

"..."

Xing just glanced at her calmly, her eyes flickering slightly, with neither disgust nor liking in them. But in the end, she ignored Annie as if she was just looking at air.

(A guy who looks like a rabbit puppet...)

Annie was a little embarrassed, as if she was being ignored. However, she did not give up and continued to try to tease the cute pink girl.

“Don’t be like that… Don’t always keep a straight face like Shirley. A cute child like you should smile more… Although Shirley is also very cute…”

"..."

the other side……

"Siris... Sister? Can I call you that?"

After a brief conversation, Lan Feng and Xi'er became somewhat familiar with each other. Xi'er, who was often excluded in the orphanage due to her weak character, quickly developed a sense of trust in the gentle Lan Feng.

However, when Lan Feng heard Xier's words, he was shocked.

"...No, please don't call me that. Just call me Shiris."

That title, you should leave it to that person...

"Ah...I'm sorry, I was too abrupt."

Xi'er hurriedly apologized, a trace of sadness and disappointment flashed in her eyes, and she looked a little puzzled. Lan Feng suppressed her guilt, turned her head, and said nothing more. She did this just because she didn't want to replace someone in the future in Xi'er's heart...

All in all, let's keep it like this...

While thinking, Lan Feng said goodbye to Xier, pulled Annie, who was confused, and left the room.

At this moment, Xing stared blankly at the empty space behind Lan Feng. In her eyes, the white wing began to glow with golden light, but in contrast, the other black wing was filled with ominous black mist, becoming even more hideous...

In the evening, inside the orphanage, in Cocolia's office...

Sitting at the desk, Cocolia looked at the light screen in front of her and searched for certain information through the terminal.

"Xing Maer was born in the Maer family in Luki. She is the fourth eldest daughter of this noble family. Her family has been engaged in business for generations, and their assets are about 8000 million euros..."

"Date of birth is... September 2000, 9..."

Kokolia fell into deep thought while reading the information obtained from the search. In these materials, there was no mention of whether the strange Xing Maer was related to the Honkai research. But thinking back to the strange black fog, Kokolia didn't think it was something that a normal person would have.

"So, I still need to go and verify it further myself."

After organizing the information into a file, Cocolia entered it into a newly created data list, attached a photo of Xing, and saved it.

"Then, next..."

Opening another profile list, the photo on it was of a girl with purple hair and purple eyes. Only the name column had "Silis North" written on it, and the rest was completely blank...

062 Xi'er and Xing>>

Cocolia smiled. This was a very normal situation. Not every child had a background like Xing. Cocolia had expected that she would not be able to get information about Shirley on the intelligence network.

So, Kokolia recalled the physical examination she had undergone with simple instruments, as well as the conversation she had had with the girl along the way.

Kokolia frowned, put her hands on the keyboard, and began to enter the information manually.

[Silis North, height 138cm, weight 31kg, age about 11 years old, date of birth unknown.]

[After probing, I found that there were some loopholes in the logic of her answer. She seemed to be a spy with some purpose...]

Cocolia's hand suddenly stopped, and after a long pause, she deleted the string of words above and continued writing...

[An abandoned baby adopted by the military, details to be verified. Possessing the skills of a first-class special forces soldier, and with experience in fighting against the Honkai, he has a cold personality and is relatively dangerous, but in fact he is gentle, and is considered to be adoptable...]

Entering this information was not only a check-in process for the children entering the orphanage, but also required some people above to review it. However, the information she wrote was no longer the original draft...

(Don't betray my trust in you... Shirley.)

If the report was made according to the previous information, the girl would probably be imprisoned directly. Thinking of the purple-haired girl's petite body covered with scars, and her eyes that occasionally revealed a trace of loneliness, driven by some psychological reason, Cocolia violated her own beliefs.

Despite knowing that most of what the girl said was lies, for some reason, Kokolia denied her own judgment.

"The x-10 experiment... If possible, I really don't want to carry it out..."

Leaning back in her chair, Cocolia murmured, but the next moment, she dismissed the idea and continued to work on the table.

This experiment will not begin until a year later. So, at least during this period of time, nothing should happen. Let's take this opportunity to find out more about her...

At this moment, someone was unaware that he had escaped a disaster and was stretching his limbs wantonly, making sounds like a kitten in comfort.

"Finally there's no one here... Phew~ I'm so tired, I can finally relax. I've been keeping a blank expression and I can't even feel my face anymore..."

Lan Feng stretched lazily while lying on her back on a large bed without any image. With her extremely keen sense of surveillance, she did not feel any sense of being watched in this room. Therefore, she dared to relax like this.

Not long ago, she came to this empty room under the guidance of Annie. She directly chose the house at the innermost part of this floor, which was separated from the place where other girls lived by several empty rooms.

It is worth mentioning that Xing originally planned to live with Lan Feng, but under the persuasion of Lan Feng and Annie, she reluctantly chose the room next to Lan Feng, which was the second to last room.

"I really regret it... Why did I use the simulacrum?

"You want to contact Cocolia in the Herrscher state?"

The long hair that was dyed purple by the flowing Honkai energy has returned to its silver color and is spread flat on the pure white bed sheet. It shines like diamonds under the sunlight coming in through the window. At this moment, Lan Feng just wants to keep his normal state. After all, when he is not in combat, he has been controlling the flow of Honkai energy in his body, including when he is sleeping, so he can't relax for a moment...

It is really comfortable to return to normal state when you are tired.

"Xie'er..."

Thinking of the previous encounter with Xier, Lan Feng's heart sank again.

The moment she opened the door, she saw clearly that Xier's eyes were blood red...

Although it returned to its gem-like deep blue color in the next moment, it was obvious that the so-called "holy mark" on Xier's body seemed to have begun to stir.

No, nothing should have happened to Seele in the years before she met Bronya. In other words, there was nothing wrong with her...

So, that's just normal, right?

Thinking about these trivial questions uncertainly, Lan Feng raised one hand and looked at the brass key in his hand.

This room is now mine. Although it only has a bed, a dressing table, a desk and a chair, it is indeed a nice room.

Thinking of her life of struggling to pay rent, she felt a little unreal. Although she was living under someone else's roof, Lan Feng was still relieved to have a new home so easily.

——Dongdong

"Tsk... who is it?"

When Lan Feng was relaxing, he would naturally lock the door. After all, if someone broke in and saw him with silver hair, who knew what bad things would happen.

He stood up straight, and his silver-white hair was instantly dyed with purple, which then slowly faded to form a normal purple color. His azure blue pupils also turned into dark purple the next moment.

She moved off the bed and tidied up her dress which was a little messy because of her rubbing. It must be said that people's adaptability is really strong. Lan Feng basically no longer feels embarrassed about skirts at this moment.

Knowing who was outside the door, Lan Feng was too lazy to adjust his facial expression. With a tired look on his face, he turned the lock under the door handle, unlocked the door, and opened the door...

Xing stood at the door, looking at Lan Feng hesitantly as if she wanted to say something.

"Sister Shirley, um... Sister Annie asked me to invite you to dinner..."

"Sister Annie...? Oh! It's her. How do you get along with Annie?"

Lan Feng almost forgot who Aini was again, and he smiled and shook his head. It was only an afternoon, and Xing could actually call Aini "sister". The process of getting familiar with each other was really fast. Originally, Lan Feng was still worried about Xing's social problems, but now it seems that there should be nothing wrong.

"She's very kind and cares about me, but I still like Sister Shilis more..."

"Hehe... Xing, get along well with Aini. She is a good girl."

Xing's previous psychological problems were probably caused by a long period of abnormal and closed life. If she can find friends, she should be allowed to develop her own social circle. In this way, that strange mental illness will probably be cured without treatment, right?

Lan Feng thought about it and finally gave up asking about Xing's hallucination.

(Reading minds? No, it should be the ability to see through certain psychological activities. The wings she mentioned, the banknotes with open mouths, etc., should correspond to some negative psychological activities...)

For example, greed for money or something...

Is this ability innate? Or...

"Forget it... Xing, will Cocolia also dine with us?"

"No, Cocolia...Mom, she just left here, saying she had something to deal with..."

Noticing how Xing addressed Cocolia, it seems that Cocolia has had contact with Xing during this period of time...

"Well, then please tell everyone that I'm not feeling well and won't be going to dinner. Go quickly, Xing."

Since Cocolia is not here, there is no need to force myself. Waves of fatigue kept coming. The tense conversation on the road took up too much energy. At this moment, Lan Feng just wanted to have a good rest to recover his spirit. He gently touched Xing's head, closed the door, and returned to bed.

(After that, let’s live a peaceful life for a while... There will always be a way to solve those complicated things in the future...)

Outside the door, Xing looked at the closed door, silent for a long time...