Ark, I got cold a little early

Irritable?

Oh, this is so strange. How long has it been since I felt this kind of emotion?

Ever since learning that Theresa and Tracy still chose to split into two factions and started a civil war in Kazdel that almost affected the entire country, Hongyu's inner irritability gradually became obvious.

call--

After taking a long breath, Hongyu looked towards the place where heaven and earth met in the distance.

The weather in Kazdel has always been bad, perhaps due to the years of civil war. The weather is always gray and gloomy, as if it is being held in someone's palm.

The feeling of depression becomes stronger and stronger.

Hongyu's frown grew deeper and deeper.

"Yu, what's wrong?"

Perhaps noticing that something was wrong with Hongyu, Hedley beside him asked with concern.

"No, it's nothing."

Shaking his head, Hongyu was silent for a moment before looking at Hedley and asking, "Hedley, with the civil war in Kazdel now at this point, have you ever considered joining one of these two forces like other mercenary groups?"

"Why do you ask this question suddenly?"

Hedley looked at Hongyu in confusion and asked.

“I didn’t ask you to throw the question back…”

Helplessly holding his forehead, Hongyu sighed again and replied, "No reason... I just wanted to ask what you think about the future of this team?"

"If you ask that..."

Scratching his head, Hedley spread his hands and said, "I'll probably consider Theresa first."

"why?"

Hongyu asked, raising an eyebrow.

Theresa?

This might indeed be the choice of most Sarkaz mercenaries, but as for why they chose Theresa...

Forgive Hongyu for not knowing, that's why he was curious about Hedley's subconscious choice.

"Perhaps it's because most of the people wandering Kazdel chose her? Or perhaps it's because her idea is to unite all races, starting with the Sarkaz, a naive idea?"

Hedley pinched his chin and continued:

"Her ideas are naive, but are they just as naive as yours?"

"How naive am I?"

The corners of Hongyu's mouth twitched slightly.

He knew that his idea was simply a fantasy to those who became mercenaries for survival, but weren't there so many people who agreed with his idea and chose to join Hedley's mercenary group?

Eh?

I seem to understand.

After Hedley's reminder, Hongyu gradually understood why most people wandering in Kazdel, including but not limited to the Sarkaz, chose to join the Tower of Babel organized by Theresa.

"Huh, it seems... although most people are realistic, they are willing to gamble."

Hongyu chuckled and said:

"They are willing to take a gamble, a gamble that someone with charisma can lead them to fulfill those arguably naive dreams."

"Including you, and us."

Hedley added.

So many people are willing to communicate and get along with Hongyu and are willing to join Hedley's mercenary group.

Isn't it because everyone is a fool, still has their own naive fantasy, wanting to have a stable... home in Kazdel?

"Yes, because we are all fools."

Hongyu smiled again.

"Go away, I won't be a fool with you."

Hedley waved towards Hongyu, then reminded him: "By the way, that W you brought back earlier, she's looking for you all over the group right now."

"W?"

Hongyu was stunned, then slapped his head.

"Shit, I forgot I promised her I'd teach her how to handle Old W's grenade launcher."

"Why don't you go? It's not in line with your character to disappoint the new members."

Hedley teased.

"Bullshit, when did I even have a character setting?"

Hongyu said helplessly.

"Emmm... good guy? Kindhearted guy? Nuclear Sword Immortal?"

Hedley thought about it, and then threw out the names that the other members called Hongyu in private.

"piss off."

Hongyu cursed with a smile.

……

……

……

"Look, for someone using a bomb, controlling distance and timing are the most important things."

Hongyu really had nothing to teach W, and he couldn't let W use the gathered and dispersed energy to smash a mountain like he did, so he had to work hard on the grenade launcher and bombs left by old W to deal with W.

But this can be considered a restoration of W's character design in the original "Arknights" world, right? At least she doesn't have to be a warlock with me (Hongyu thinks she is)...

Isn't Saria, the ruthless person who can blow up Jeston with three punches with her bare hands, also a shield healer instead of a fighter?!

Even though I can beat a pardoner to a pulp with one punch, at least I'm still somewhat familiar with magic, right?! What's wrong with me being a warlock?! (Shocked)

"This distance..."

W's eyes twitched as he looked at the Originium bomb on the ground, which couldn't be said to be very close, but could be said to be not far away at all. He looked at Hongyu beside him with a confused look on his face.

"Oh, of course, except when I'm around."

Hongyu could naturally see the fear on W's face, but he just held down W's shoulders to restrain her body from escaping.

"Now, face the explosion!"

As he said this, Hongyu pressed the remote control in his hand while W looked at him with an expression of "Fuck! Do you want to die?"

“[Sarkaz Curse]!! You [Sarkaz Curse] guy!! You [Sarkaz Curse]!!”

Listening to W's angry curses, Hongyu kept smiling, then stretched out his hand to block the incoming blast wave, saving W behind him from being blown away.

Ah, as expected, when you are in a bad mood, it is nice to play with children or eat a string of candied haws...

Now that there are no candied haws for me to eat, I have to let W down.

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"So... call me brother."

Holding Amiya's shoulders, Tracy ignored his rebellious sister who was hitting his back with her pink fists, and looked at Amiya seriously and spoke.

"Eh?"

Amiya blinked. Is this kind of thing really important?

"Brother Tracy."

Although she didn't know why Sister Theresa and Brother Theresis cared so much about how she addressed them, the well-behaved Amiya still spoke honestly.

After finally hearing Amiya call him brother instead of uncle, Tracys patted Amiya's head with a look of relief and then said:

"Is there anything you want? I'll bring it to you."

"Is anything really okay?"

After hearing Tracy's words, Amiya's eyes suddenly lit up.

It's true that she is a very well-behaved girl, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have something she wants.

"Well, I swear on the name of Tracys."

Tracy nodded.

In his opinion, Amiya is a girl who knows how to be content. Even if she gets his promise, she will not say anything that will make things too difficult for him, so he is particularly relieved.

"Then...Brother Tracys, I want to see Yu again."

Amiya spoke after considering for a moment.

“?”×2.

"You all keep saying that Yu is on a mission far away. I haven't seen him for a long time. I miss him very much."

Theresa, Theresa: ...

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100

Chapter 100: W starts playing with bombs.

Hong Yu, who wanted to remove the American cockroach that was clinging to her face but failed in the end, said helplessly: "You are too frightened, aren't you?"

"You [Sarkaz swear]! Who scares someone by throwing a bomb that does no damage but has a huge attack range right in front of him?!"

W, whose expression gradually became abstract, still held Hongyu tightly.

Yes, isn’t that you in the future?

"Well, that's not important. What's important is whether you can loosen up? It's a little hard."

Hongyu patted W's back to signal her to let go. He felt that his face was about to be flattened by the opponent's bulletproof breastplate.

"[Sarkaz swear words]! [Sarkaz's particularly dirty swear words]!!"

Well, it seems she still needs some time to buffer.

Emmm...Are these things that future W likes to play a little too advanced for current W?

……

……

……

It has been a while since Hongyu took the initiative to bring W into the team.

Tonight, Hongyu and W sat together by the campfire. His expression now showed a kind of distress that he had never felt even when he was facing "years old" and "newborn" alone.

"How should this word be written..."

"I can't understand."

Putting the book aside, W looked at Hongyu, raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you teasing me on purpose?"

"Eh... maybe I shouldn't have promised so confidently that I could take good care of you."

Helplessly holding his forehead, Hongyu pointed with the pen in his hand at the font written by W...if it could be considered a font, and said:

"You should at least be able to read, right? Otherwise, what if you can't even understand the mission description when you're looking for missions without a contact?"

"Aren't there still you guys?"

W put his hands behind his head and then just lay down.

"Eh……"

Hongyu sighed again.