Ark Journey

Don’t ask me why there is this thing in the office drawer. I just don’t know.

Alina had never seen that little square thing before, so she took it and looked at it curiously.

"what is this?"

Tallulah leaned over to Alina's ear and told her what it was for.

This made her pretty face, which was already rosy, turn even redder.

"I guess it's not necessary..."

"It's up to you."

Chapter 54: Artificially Rewinding the World Line

At night, after a busy day, Tallulah finished washing up and just sat down at the desk to read a book and learn some theoretical knowledge when she heard her door open.

When he opened the door, he saw that the visitor was Xue Zhi.

"Come in, what's up?"

"There are indeed some."

After entering the room and sitting on a chair, Xue Zhi looked at Tallulah who was making coffee and couldn't help but said:

"Don't bother with that. Besides, it's not a good time to drink coffee at night, right?"

"Too."

Then she placed a cup of hot water in front of Xue Zhi and sat down opposite him.

"What exactly is it?"

"You should know the names Wei Yanwu and Chen Huijie, right?"

After hearing these two names that had not been mentioned for a long time, Tallulah was stunned.

She stared into Xue Zhi's eyes, and a thought that had been put aside arose again. She wanted to find out who he was.

"How do you know this?"

"In fact, I know more, such as your identity, but there is no need to worry about anything else. I am here for no other purpose. I only serve my own heart."

Xue Zhi spoke very frankly, looking Tallulah straight in the face without dodging.

She looked away and sighed.

"...Okay, after all, if you really want to do something, I can't stop you, and I'm afraid even my cheap adoptive father can't do it. Tell me what you want to talk to me about."

The real drama is here.

"I might go to Yan Country later, and my destination is Longmen. The first thing I want to ask you is if there is anything you want me to bring with you, such as a letter or something. I remember that you and Chen Huijie had a good relationship when you were young. I haven't seen you for such a long time, so you should let me know that you are safe."

Tallulah, who thought she would not hear any more explosive content, once again wondered why Xue Zhi knew all this.

At the same time, she sat back inconspicuously, with a defensive look on her face.

"You're not going to say 'I held you in my arms when you were a kid' next, are you?"

"Your way of thinking is really out of line. Do I look that old? Seriously, my actual age may be a little younger than you."

Seeing Xue Zhi's helpless expression that didn't seem fake, Tallulah smiled sheepishly, then quickly returned to seriousness.

"That's not the case. I know what you said. I will write a letter to Huijie and my uncle when the time comes. But why do you want to go to Yan Country?"

Xue Zhi waved her hand, and a map of the Terra continent drawn by magic appeared on the table, but it only showed the parts of Ursus and Yan Country.

"That's the second thing, about the future of the Reunion Movement. Tallulah, what do you think of the environment we are in now? Is it suitable for survival?"

"It's not suitable. Not to mention the natural environment, you reminded me yesterday that this place is actually in the radiation zone of a large number of Ursus troops. The reason we haven't been surrounded is because we still have the advantage of information asymmetry."

Xue Zhi nodded, and then pointed to the southeast of Ursus, a large piece of land sandwiched between Kazdel and the Dragon Gate of Yan State.

"It's like this. Based on your identity and some situations in Ursus, I think this location is the most suitable place for you to survive and even establish a country."

Tallulah understood what Xue Zhi meant.

"You mean we should plan an expedition in the future?"

"Perhaps migration is more appropriate. This place is too barren and too dangerous to be suitable for long-term development. Besides, there is a very valuable city near the location I mentioned, Chernobyl."

A miniature model of a moving city quietly appeared on the map.

Tallulah remembered some of Black Snake's teachings.

"I seem to have heard of it. It is a city within the sphere of influence of the emerging nobles."

"Yes, and it has two advantages. One is that it is new enough, and the other is that the energy system of the core city is very special. It is enough to last for more than ten years without replenishment."

Faced with Xue Zhi talking about the situation in Qie City in detail, Tallulah felt a little uncomfortable.

"Ah? I don't even know this. Is it you or me who is being trained as the heir to the Duke?"

"Of course it's you, that's all I know."

"Okay, so your idea is that we move south and then take this city as the real foundation of the integration movement to develop, right?"

Xue Zhi corrected Tallulah's words.

"Almost. However, I estimate that the number of members of the Integration Movement will not be so large that a whole city will be needed to accommodate them. It will be enough to just capture the core city. And you are also aware of the conflicts between the new and old nobles in Ursus. It will be easier to attack the city-states owned by these new nobles."

Tallulah scratched her hair with an awkward smile, and then Xue Zhi saw a few silver-gray hairs falling to the ground.

"That... I actually don't know. The nobles I met were probably carefully selected by my adoptive father, and there were no emerging nobles among them. All I know about them is what I read in newspapers and books."

"It doesn't matter. You don't need to know anything about them. You just need to know that there is a conflict between the two parties, and it's not a small one."

"Ohhh, I see."

Looking at Tallulah nodding repeatedly, Xue Zhi suddenly felt that she was a little dazed.

I really don’t know how Old Black Snake educates her children. Judging from Chen Huijie’s opinion, the two sisters should be spiritual girls.

"But this plan looks promising, but do we have enough strength to complete it?"

"This depends on our efforts."

"We? You're not going to Yan Country?"

Xue Zhi placed a thick blue drawing on the table. Tallulah took a glance at it but found that she could not see anything on it.

"Yes, but going to Yan Country doesn't mean I can't help you. I will try to raise an army there to support your attack on Qie City. It doesn't matter if I can't raise an army. I can fight against thousands of troops if I go there myself.

Besides, your uncle Wei Yanwu is the top leader of Longmen. I can also buy various materials in Longmen to help you build a mobile city. Of course, it is like the one we are standing on now, but it is possible that I can get a better blueprint. Your uncle can't refuse to help you, his niece, right? Your mother is his biological sister."

Tallulah had no doubt that Xue Zhi could build a city, but she was not sure whether Wei Yanwu would help her.

"maybe."

"Don't worry, Tallulah. It doesn't matter if he doesn't help you. I have some understanding of the social structure of Longmen. Those businessmen will refuse anything except money. And I never lack money."

Tallulah had some expectations about this. If Xue Zhi really had no other thoughts as he said, then in her heart, this person must have had a very rich material life and then sought the meaning of life.

Chapter 55: It's Coming (Happy)

"Actually, there's another reason why I want to leave."

"what?"

Xue Zhi glanced at Tallulah's desk, where lay a book he had given her earlier.

"I can't interfere with your development. Although the books you read were all taken out by me, I don't actually have a deep understanding of them. I'm afraid that after you have developed a little, you may go down the wrong path because of me."

"Is this so serious?"

"Yes, you will understand once you learn more."

"Well, did you tell Alina about this?"

"I'll talk to her later."

"Okay, I'll think about what you said."

"Well, I won't bother you anymore. Remember to take care of yourself. You are the leader of the Reunion Movement."

Tallulah smiled and showed off her biceps, but Xue Zhi didn't see many muscles. She really didn't know how she could have more strength than Hedley with such slender arms. It can only be said that the racial advantage is indeed great.

"Don't worry. I am Draco after all. I won't let this happen to me. And I know that health is the capital of revolution."

After leaving Tallulah's dormitory, Xue Zhi returned to her room. As expected, Alina was there.

Seeing him come back, Alina came over and helped him put away the clothes he had taken off.

"You're back? Wait, why do you smell so strongly of Tallulah?"

Xue Zhi, who had just hugged Alina's slender waist, tilted her head.

"I just talked to her about something, but you can smell it? We were separated by a table when we talked."

"Maybe it's because I'm more familiar with Tallulah, and you don't have any smell, so it's easy to get it once you come into contact with others."

"alright."

"What did you talk about? Is it related to what you talked about when you came to see her during the day?"

"Correct."

Sitting at the table, Xue Zhi reconstructed the map using magic.

Alina, who was lying on his lap, watched him operate quietly.

After repeating what she had just said to Tallulah, Alina stroked her chin and began to think.

"It feels like this plan is going to be very difficult to implement, and can we do it without you?"

There was worry and reluctance in her eyes when she looked at Xue Zhi. They had just come this far but were facing separation.

"Have some confidence in yourself and everyone in the Reunion Movement, girl. You can do just fine without me. This is why I'm leaving. You must learn to develop independently instead of beating up Ursus with my help. But before I leave, I will try my best to help you solve most of your problems, and after I leave, I will stay in Ursus for a while to help you attract her attention and buy time for development."

"So when are you leaving?"

Looking into Alina's eyes, Xue Zhi suddenly felt like a bit of a scumbag, leaving right after taking someone's body.

He reached out and tucked her hair behind her ears, then he smiled and said:

"There's no rush for this. I always feel like there are still some things that haven't been arranged."

Putting her cheek on Xue Zhi's shoulder, Alina asked:

"Well, Tallulah should be holding a group meeting in a few days, or should I talk about this?"

"You come on, I'm not very good at this. But there might be some arguments, so be prepared."

"it is good."

Now that everything was said and done, the two who had been silent suddenly looked at each other and laughed.

Xue Zhi carried the blushing Alina to the bedroom, and then gently threw her onto the bed when the lights went out.

The rubbing sound of clothes and the deliberately suppressed moans of pleasure soon echoed in the dark room.

This night was very restless. Tallulah, whose brains were instilled with a lot of things by Xue Zhi, and Alina, whose bodies were also instilled with a lot of things, did not fall asleep until very late.

About hundreds of kilometers away from this city, the Internal Guards who were tracking the Integration Movement found some people who could provide him with help, although those people seemed reluctant.

Petrov is the captain of a high-speed battleship. As a platoon leader, although his rank is not high, he is a technical soldier and has more than 30 people and three high-speed battleships under his command who are ready to be deployed at any time, so his life is pretty good.

But today he felt that his good days were over. He should have accepted his fellow countryman Vasily's request to change shifts instead of insisting on patrolling and encountering this unspeakable thing in front of him.

Faced with the internal guard who had already boarded the warship, Petrov could only open the hatch to let him in.

The troops in this vicinity, especially those in the armored units further north, have more or less heard of the existence of the Internal Guards, and know that these people have very high authority and can even represent the will of His Majesty the Emperor to some extent.

Petrov even knew that there were some extremely dangerous and mysterious things in the northern border of the empire that needed these people to solve.

However, although he admired those who transformed their bodies in order to fight danger, he was also afraid of being drafted to face the unknown monsters in the north.

On the bridge, Petrov asked the internal guard in a humbly manner.

"My lord, what do you need?"

"Follow my orders and do as I say. As for your superiors, I will take care of them when the time comes."

Petrov was frightened by the heavy breathing of the inner guard and the dark traces that spread involuntarily under his feet. He felt very distressed about the battleship that had been with him for a long time, but he could not say anything. He just hoped that he could repair it after completing the request of this person.