Even without cheats, we must survive the apocalypse

Chapter 80 Lower Level

How to revive a person who has been dead for many years?

No one knows how to answer this question. After all, resurrecting the dead is the domain of gods in legends.

"From what I have learned so far, Chloe Lobelin's tomb is actually empty. It is very likely that the lady's body has been preserved to this day and is now on this ship."

Chu Xiao couldn't tell whether what Shi Koti said was true or false, but compared to a grand ideal goal, compared to the so-called "evolution of all mankind", he was actually more willing to believe in this purer and more romantic wish.

This conversation with Shikoti helped Chu Xiao sort out some clues, but it did not improve his current situation. After all, he didn't really care what Sir Lobelin wanted to do. The ultimate goal of cooperating with Shikoti was to find an opportunity to leave the Nibelungen and reunite with his sister and the others.

"Anna...does she know about this?" Chu Xiao thought of the eldest lady who was so kind and somewhat naive.

"She probably doesn't know. Sir Lobelin had originally intended to keep his daughter away from matters related to the Order. Given that girl's personality, she might not be able to accept Lobelin's almost crazy ideas."

"original?"

"Well, under the instruction of the knight, Anna has been forced to learn how to handle some specific matters. I don't know what kind of change has taken place in Sir Lobelin's mentality. In short, Anna is now learning how to inherit the knight's career." Shikoti shrugged, "Although the girl is very reluctant."

Chu Xiao thought: No wonder I haven't seen that girl come to visit these days. He originally thought that Anna didn't want to disturb his and Mengmeng's "honeymoon life" and deliberately didn't show up.

After hearing about Anna's recent situation, Chu Xiao couldn't feel happy for the little girl. Such a kind and naive girl, as cute as a princess in a fairy tale, had to take over the quagmire that she didn't want to touch. Chu Xiao didn't know what Anna would become, and whether the cute girl who took over her father's business could still maintain her original appearance.

"Okay, let's stop chatting here. Come with me." Shi Koti left the railing and waved to Chu Xiao.

"I knew it wouldn't be such a coincidence that you would just wander around and run into me."

"There is indeed something going on," Shikoti said, "Come with me, it's almost time. The security department is a bit busy right now, and someone wants to take this opportunity to see you."

"Who wants to see me?"

Chu Xiao followed behind Shi Kodi, and after a brief hesitation, he followed the mixed-race beauty and walked in a certain direction.

The sky had gradually darkened at this time, and the bright lights on the Nibelungen had been turned on, but unlike usual, under the lights, the public areas on the ship seemed much quieter. The news that zombies had appeared on this ship had undoubtedly spread, and for these survivors who cherished their lives, they naturally did not want to encounter such misfortune.

Shi Koti led Chu Xiao to the lower area of ​​the Nibelungen. Chu Xiao had never really set foot in the low-authority area on the ship.

The environment of the low-authority area is not the dirty and messy "slum" - this is not surprising. With Sir Lobelin's arrogance, he would not allow such a dirty dead corner to appear on his ship.

Compared with the high-authority area where Chu Xiao lives, the low-authority area in the lower level may be closer to the form of social operation. As a living space, this is a very vast area, neatly divided into commercial areas, industrial areas and living areas. If the upper area is a place that exists entirely for enjoyment, then this low-authority space is filled with the taste of real life.

As they walked, Shikoti told Chu Xiao that unlike the upper-level areas, the low-level areas, except for a few important facilities, were all operated independently by the residents living in the area. Chu Xiao even saw a school-like facility on the road, but it was not open because there were no students.

Different from the leisurely atmosphere on the upper deck, people in a hurry would walk by quickly on the deck from time to time, busy trying to survive better on the ship. Unfortunately, Chu Xiao only saw anxiety and uneasiness in their eyes.

Chu Xiao couldn't help but sigh. When the Nibelungen was first created, it was indeed designed as a semi-permanent city-state. The space inside could accommodate far more residents than just this many people, and it was definitely not designed to build such a hierarchical world.

"A large ship that can accommodate 100,000 people, ended up carrying only more than 2,000 people..." Chu Xiao looked at the gradually empty cabin in front of him. A considerable number of living facilities were abandoned due to insufficient number of people.

Chu Xiao felt a little regretful. This ship should not be like this. Such a huge sea city-state could not be built in a short time. It should be a huge and long project.

"What do you think?" Shikoti asked casually.

"Feelings? It's not my ship, what feelings can I have?" Chu Xiao shook his head and glanced at the cold space. He could vaguely sense how great the designer of this ship had once been. "I just feel a little sorry for the designer of this ship... This should have been a real 'paradise', not what it is now."

"Really?" Schcotti said, "I know something about the designer of the Nibelungen."

She didn't keep him in suspense: "It's the lady we just talked about who has been dead for many years, the wife of Sir Lobelin, Chloe Lobelin."

Chu Xiao didn't expect to hear this name here again. He was vaguely curious about what kind of person the lady who had died many years ago was.

Shikoti took Chu Xiao through a large low-authority area. After walking through a long corridor, they came to the door of an office. Two women dressed as maids were standing on both sides.

"Please inform them," Shikoti said to the maid, "I have brought him here."

The maid walked in and waited for a moment. A familiar voice came from behind the door: "Come in."

Chu Xiao already knew who was looking for him. He walked into the door with Shi Kodi and saw Anna sitting behind the desk.

After not seeing Anna for a few days, Chu Xiao discovered that this familiar girl had changed a lot. Her expression was calm and indifferent, and it was impossible to tell whether she was happy or angry. She sat with an upright posture, and she already looked a bit like his father.

After seeing Chu Xiao, Anna nodded, and then said to the maid: "You go out first, I have something to say to them."

The maid did not question Anna's order and walked out of the office obediently. When the office door was closed again, Anna's pretty face suddenly fell, and she collapsed on the chair, wailing to Chu Xiao: "Ah, I'm so tired..."

Chapter 81 Weapons

Seeing Anna like this, Chu Xiao felt relieved. At least the girl in front of him was still the same as he remembered.

"You have no idea what courses those people arranged for me!" Anna, scratching her golden hair irritably, complained to Chu Xiao, probably because she finally met her own people. "Sophia forced me to read Machiavelli's The Prince and Sima Guang's Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government. Okay, I admit that I'm pretty good at Chinese, but the problem is that the textbooks Sophia gave me are actually in classical Chinese!"

Such accusations made Chu Xiao feel a little sympathetic towards Anna. After all, forcing a foreign girl to read classical Chinese was really too difficult.

After listening to Anna's complaints, Chu Xiao finally understood what Anna had been living these days. Not only was she almost full of study tasks, but she also had to make decisions on some specific matters under Sophia's supervision, and no matter whether these decisions were right or wrong, she had to bear the corresponding consequences herself.

Chu Xiao could tell that this was clearly a way of forcing Anna to mature quickly.

In a sense, Anna could now be regarded as the direct manager of a small area on the ship, but her personal authority remained at F. Without the approval of Sir Lobelin or head maid Sophia, Anna's scope of activities was even lower than that of people with E authority.

"Of course! I didn't give in!" Anna patted her chest and emphasized, "In fact, I'm already planning my next escape plan!"

Chu Xiao smiled and did not comment on the girl's naive plan. Anna's naive kindness is indeed somewhat out of place in such a world, but it is precisely because the world is so bad now that Anna's existence can make people recall the beauty that once existed in this world.

Originally, Anna should still be studying "Emperor Studies" under Sofia's supervision at this time, but due to an incident at the casino, Sofia had to go there to deal with something urgent, so Anna finally got a chance to breathe.

For Anna, the reason she asked Shi Koti to call Chu Xiao over during such precious time was naturally not to reminisce about the past or complain.

"After all, I have some power now, so I did some work." Anna looked a little proud, as if she wanted to take credit from Chu Xiao. She walked out from behind the desk with a smile and came to the closet in the room.

The girl opened the cabinet door mysteriously and took out the things inside.

It is a gorgeous samurai sword.

The whole knife had obviously been carefully maintained, and the scabbard and guard showed a brand new luster. Chu Xiao took the weapon from Anna's hand and slowly pulled the long knife out of the scabbard.

The silver blade exudes a cold light, and the sharp blade is surrounded by an oppressive chill. Probably for maintenance purposes, the blade is coated with knife oil.

"Is this... the sword that Mengmeng was taken away?" Chu Xiao was a little unsure, because some of the patterns and the shape of the hand guard looked familiar to him, but the blade was obviously different.

The original knife had many gaps and bent edges on the blade due to the adventures along the way. After all, the knife was originally intended only as a decoration, and apart from its gorgeous shape, it could not be considered outstanding. But now, the blade was smooth and flat, and the blade was like flowing water, giving off a chill.

Chu Xiao couldn't help but wave it around, and felt as if he could even cut through the air.

"You could say it is, but it's not." Anna said, trying to take credit for it. "I was able to use my 'privilege' to prepare such a good gift for Meng Meng. The original one is still usable, but it's already tattered. Who knows, it might break at any time."

Although this brand new knife still looks the same as before, its interior has indeed been reforged using the latest technology on the Nibelungen. Both the material and craftsmanship are incomparable to the original decorative knife.

With the cult's technical capabilities, forging an excellent cold weapon is not a difficult task, but Chu Xiao can already imagine how happy Ruan Mengmeng will be when she gets this new weapon.

"Thank you on behalf of Mengmeng." Chu Xiao put the samurai sword back into the sheath.

"Of course you have to thank me!" Anna put her hands on her hips and puffed out her chest, but then she held it back, "It's a pity that I can't get your gun back to you, sorry."

"It's okay, it's not your fault," Chu Xiao gently touched Anna's little head, and found that he actually really regarded Anna as his own. "Although I think that with your father around, I probably don't need my promise, but if you have any problems, no matter how difficult it is, I will help you."

"Really? Then--" Anna's eyes lit up, and something seemed to be about to come out of her mouth, but she stopped abruptly.

"what?"

"Forget it, it's nothing." Anna smiled and shook her head, still smiling, and then pushed Chu Xiao out the door, "Go back quickly, don't let Mengmeng wait too long, the maid at the door will lead the way for you, you won't get lost."

"Girl, don't push me hard..."

At this time, Chu Xiao heard Anna's small voice: "Escape from here quickly."

Almost at the same time, a card was quietly stuffed into Chu Xiao's hand.

After doing all this, Anna didn't give Chu Xiao any time to react and forcefully pushed him out the door.

The office door was closed. Anna leaned against the door and slowly slid down to the ground. Her expression had become depressed. In the office, Shikoti did not leave, but leisurely enjoyed her tea.

"This is really... What made you change your mind at the last minute?" Shikoti looked relaxed, in stark contrast to Anna's expression. "Is it because your conscience won't allow it?"

"Are you making fun of me?" Anna looked at Shikoti tiredly, "Sister Shikoti."

"Your acting skills are great. If I hadn't known some of the inside story, I might have been fooled by you." Shikoti showed no sympathy for her sister. "Aren't you going to ask him for help? The only person you can ask for help now."

Anna shook her head. "It's useless. I know he can't save me. I can't let him disobey his father because of me. I can't let him be in danger because of me again. It's too selfish. Anyway, he has saved me once. I can't let him and Mengmeng be in danger because of me again."

Anna asked Shikoti to help find a meeting with Chu Xiao. Giving weapons was only one of the purposes. In fact, there was another real purpose... or "impulse".

When Chu Xiao made the promise just now, Anna almost shouted "Save me". However, when the words came to her lips, she calmed down, because she knew very well that Chu Xiao could not save her, and her cry for help would only put the man in front of her and the friend she had made with great difficulty into danger.

Anna knew that Chu Xiao and Meng Meng would definitely leave here. She just hoped that when they left, they could take her with them...

“Ahhhh, I… I can’t stand it anymore… Why did I have to do this…” Anna hugged her knees and cried out in pain, “Why did he do such a cruel thing!?”

Seeing Anna crying, Shikoti's face was calm, without any emotion. The "cruel" mentioned by the girl was nothing in Shikoti's eyes, but for a girl who still retained her gentleness and kindness, it was a bit too intense.

In order to train his daughter, Sir Lobelin made a cruel arrangement. In addition to the "courses" mentioned earlier, he also gave Anna an important mission...

The job of "killing".

It includes the abandonment of failed products from the android factory and the execution of the "criminals" on the Nibelungen.

In just two days, she witnessed countless "deaths" that she could not bear.

Chapter 82 Decision

Chu Xiao brought Anna's gift back to the room. Because he was thinking about Anna all the time, Chu Xiao was a little absent-minded. He forgot to knock on the door and just pushed open the bedroom door and walked in.

However, as soon as the door opened, what appeared before his eyes was a beautiful white body, as white as jade, with skin as white as cream.

Chu Xiao blinked, unable to react for a moment. Eta, who had just taken off her clothes, looked calmly at Chu Xiao who had pushed the door open, not caring at all about her own exposure, with an expression that was unwavering: "Master."

In the room, Etta must have just finished a shower and was changing clothes. There was a large pile of new clothes on the bed, which must have been taken out by Ruan Mengmeng and specially for Etta to choose from.

Chu Xiao was not a virgin, nor was he the old-fashioned harem anime hero who was in a panic. This kind of scene was nothing to him. Therefore, he nodded calmly to Eta, and seemed very calm about the beautiful scenery in front of him.

Etta's figure can be said to be excellent, with a pair of long straight legs, a slender waist that seems to be able to be held in one hand, and a slender posture as if it was carved by ancient craftsmen using the most gentle white jade. There is still moisture between her hair that has not completely dried. In her beauty, like a lotus emerging from water, there is a hint of inhuman beauty.

When he first met Etta, the two of them had taken a bath together, but at that time Etta was at least wearing underwear, which was far from being as "open" as it is now. Besides, Chu Xiao had just boarded the ship and was full of vigilance. He really didn't have much time to appreciate the beauty beside him.

I don’t know why, although they don’t look similar at least, at this moment, Chu Xiao actually saw an aura in Etta that was similar to that of his own sister.

"Master?" Eta tilted her head and moved closer to Chu Xiao with an alluring body fragrance.

Chu Xiao suddenly felt his heart skip a few beats and coughed deliberately to cover up his momentary hesitation: "Put on your clothes, it's almost time for dinner - where's Mengmeng?"

There was no need to ask this question, because Chu Xiao had already heard the movement coming from the bathroom. The girl's voice came from the sound of water in the bathroom: "Brother Xiao, wait for me! I'll be out soon!"

Not long after, Chu Xiao heard a rustling noise, and Ruan Mengmeng rushed out wrapped in a bath towel. The girl appeared in front of Chu Xiao with a pair of delicate bare feet, stepping on the blanket in the bedroom. She was just casually wrapped in a bath towel, revealing her delicate collarbone and shoulders, and under the bath towel was the girl's iconic long legs.

She was still steaming, her hair was not dried yet, and her bare feet left wet footprints on the carpet. As soon as she saw Chu Xiao, she rushed over and hugged him without hesitation, asking with concern: "Brother Xiao, that bad woman didn't do anything to you, did she?"

"Don't worry, I'm fine. Shikoti didn't do anything to me." Chu Xiao comforted his girl, "Put on your clothes first."

"It's okay. It's getting dark anyway, and we'll have to take off all our clothes again soon." Ruan Mengmeng grinned and rubbed against Chu Xiao's body intentionally.

Chu Xiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You little girl... do you want to be a female demon who eats people without leaving any bones?"

He pinched Ruan Mengmeng's face, which looked very rosy under the water vapor: "Hurry up and put on your clothes, and then come to the living room. Someone has prepared a gift for you."

Ruan Mengmeng climbed down from Chu Xiao's body obediently: "Gift?"

Chu Xiao tidied up the clothes that were messed up by Ruan Mengmeng, turned and walked out of the bedroom. Before leaving, he took another look at Eta who was getting dressed.

He pinched the last chip left in his pocket and told himself: I have to make a decision.

In the living room, Chu Xiao sat on the sofa, playing with the card that Anna had secretly stuffed into his hand, with a long gift box on his legs - the samurai sword was put into the gift box by Anna's maid. It looked very delicate and felt like a gift.

He didn't have to wait long. Soon, Ruan Mengmeng put on her clothes and walked out of the bedroom holding Aita's hand.

The girl immediately saw the box on Chu Xiao's leg: "What is this?"

Chu Xiao didn't keep anyone in suspense and handed the gift box to Ruan Mengmeng: "Anna prepared this for you, open it and take a look yourself."

Hearing Anna's name, Ruan Mengmeng smiled, but then became a little worried: "How is she now?"

Chu Xiao didn't know how to answer this question. Anna's behavior in front of him was normal, but his intuition told him that Anna's current condition was not good: "She should be fine. Although she has conflicts with her father, they are father and daughter after all. Nothing can threaten her."

"Well, I used to quarrel with my old man often, but we will be able to make peace soon." Ruan Mengmeng said, her hands moved quickly and she had already opened the gift box, "Wow, my knife!"

She excitedly took the samurai sword out of the gift box, stroked the gorgeous wooden scabbard, and couldn't wait to pull out the long sword.