NIKKE, after maxing out the favorability, all the Nikkis are not right

"You've been working undercover in our army for so long, it's been hard." Anis grinned and sarcastically said, "By the way, do you usually get two salaries? If so, please treat me to a meal, Nian!"

"Hey, I don't have that much money!"

"Marian, I've been taking care of you for a while now. You should at least treat me, your senior, to a meal!"

"But I don't have a penny on me. I always ask the commander for food, Anis!"

"Ah—what poor fellows they are!"

After a while of quarreling.

After Anis and Nian calmed down, Rabi said, "Commander, although we are aware of your plan, it is impossible to shoot down the mother whale. With our current firepower, we cannot penetrate its armor and attack the core inside."

"It's okay. John and I have an appointment to meet nearby."

"With the help of a few people from the Heir Corps, I believe we will be able to fight." Green explained.

"Well, John, speaking of which, Commander, do you know anything about that guy?" Anis pondered for a moment and asked curiously, "That white-haired man, who's so arrogant all day long, looks like a human yet not a human. Who is he?"

"Morning Star, have you heard of this name?"

"What? Morning Star? He's the Morning Star?!" Anis' eyes widened in shock. "He was a famous figure during the Second Ground Reconquest Operation sixty years ago. I didn't expect it to be that white-haired man!"

"Wow—Morning Star?!"

"Even though I have no idea who it is, I'll still shout it out." Nian cheered.

"Morning Star was the legendary commander of the Second Ground Reconquest. Under his leadership, the Ark even managed to defeat 70% of the Letchers at one point, but ultimately failed." Rabi muttered silently as he recalled past memories. "Afterwards, Morning Star was imprisoned in a rehabilitation center for suspected treason."

"According to official records, he was shot and killed while attempting to escape."

"That means John is at least eighty years old?" Anis exclaimed in amazement. "He's obviously not Nikki, yet he's lived this long. How on earth did he manage to survive until now?"

"Who knows?"

"But when I think about it carefully, it should be the technology of the paradise." Nian put his middle finger on his glasses and said seriously: "Annis, Marian, what do you think, why don't we get one for the master?"

"Huh? Why?"

"Of course it's lifespan!"

"If Master dies of old age someday, we can still bring him back!"

"Then she looked at him lovingly like in a TV drama and shouted: You haven't married me yet, I won't let you die! Is that right?" Anis grinned and joked.

"Why don't you two just let me lie down."

Green gave the two clowns a cold look.

Chapter 4000: The Unshakable Mother Whale ()

While chatting, everyone continued to move forward along the target ground.

In the boundless wilderness, collapsed ruins can occasionally be seen.

Green gently swept his fingers across the dusty wall, feeling a little emotional.

The civilization that humans have built on the earth for tens of thousands of years has collapsed and decayed so easily. Anyone who comes here can't help but feel a sense of nostalgia and melancholy.

"Yeah~ Yeah~"

The cry of crows came from overhead.

Green looked up and saw Harlan and Isabel gracefully descending from the sky on a flock of crows.

"Everyone is a little late."

"We encountered some clustered letchers on the way, which delayed us a bit." Green explained the reason for being late.

"It's okay, John and the others are already waiting up ahead, let me lead the way." Harlan didn't care much.

"My love, do you need me to give you a ride? I can hold you in my arms and fly you to your destination quickly." Isabel's gaze fell on Green. She never concealed the possessiveness in her eyes.

"Thanks, but no need."

"It's important to maintain formation." Green declined her suggestion.

"Ok."

"Then please let me protect you from behind."

Isabel folded her wings and landed gently behind him.

Her footsteps were so soft that if you didn't listen very carefully, you wouldn't even notice that there was a dangerous Nikki following behind her.

Walking through a wilderness.

Facing the dust, Green saw the towering buildings.

Signal towers, factories, cranes...

Compared to those dilapidated cities, the environment here actually seems a bit industrialized.

"It's hard to imagine that there is still such an industrial place on the ground today." Rabi looked up at the signal tower that seemed to be still in operation and said.

"Where is this place?" Green also looked up at the crane above his head.

"This was the temporary base established by the Ark during the Second Ground Reconquest Operation to retake the ground." John's voice came from above. When everyone looked up, he jumped down from the tall building. "Although this place was abandoned after the war was lost, most of the equipment left here is still usable."

"What is our goal?"

"Look up, look over there."

Green turned his head to look.

A huge artillery battery stands among the buildings.

"Is that... an anti-aircraft battery?"

"Yes, that's the anti-aircraft gun used during the second ground recapture operation. It was manufactured on the Ark, disassembled, and then transported to the surface. It took two months just to assemble this monster." John nodded and answered everyone's doubts. "Without it, shooting down the mother whale would be a pipe dream."

Nian looked curious. "This thing is quite old, I mean. Is it still usable?"

Anis: "After sixty years, even the best parts would have probably rusted."

John nodded and said, "That's why we have to fix it."

"build?"

"us?"

“But we don’t have such technology!”

"Repairing things is not our strong point, so why not call Rita here?" When it comes to repairing things, the first person Anis thinks of is Rita. In her impression, there is no tool in the world that Loli Lao Deng cannot repair. The only drawback is that the fee is a bit expensive.

"It's okay, I know." John turned his gaze to Green and said, "Green, I'll leave this to you. I'll teach you how to repair this fort."

"no problem."

"Commander, we can handle the repairs." Rabi looked at Green and reminded him, "This kind of large artillery fort shouldn't be easy to repair with human power."

"I don't need your help."

"Niki is on standby."

"Let's go."

John shook his head, rejected Lavi's request, and took Green on the road to the fort.

Anis looked at the backs of the two walking side by side and couldn't help but curl her lips: "When did these two guys become so close?"

Harlan chuckled and said, "If it were you, after wandering the earth for more than sixty years, when you finally met someone of your kind who you could talk to and speak the same language with, you would inevitably be very excited, right?"

"Well."

"That's true."

"Commander, you are also a man. Friendship is very important to men."

"But I still feel a little uncomfortable with them just leaving us aside like this." Anis found a telephone pole to lean against, then looked at Harlan and the other two: "Since we have nothing to do anyway, why not come and chat?"

"What do you want to talk about?"

"Your story."

"Harlan, Isabel, Noah, since you are all Nikki, why don't you return to the Ark?"

Anis's question seemed to touch upon the minefield of the three people.

Harlan frowned, Isabel had a gloomy look on her face, and Noah looked away. All three of them looked unwilling to answer.

"It's over, I seem to have cast a silence spell!"

"Hey, is there such a spell? Then I want to recite it too. Why don't you return to the Ark? Why don't you return to the Ark? Why don't you return to the Ark? Why don't you return to the Ark?"

Nian chanted rapidly, which eased the awkwardness a little.

Isabel was silent for a moment before she replied, "Because we all hate the Ark. So, I hope you won't mention it if possible."

Anis: "You hate them all? John and Cecil too?"

Isabel: "Yes, without exception."

Anis: "Why?"

Isabel: "I've already said that, please don't pursue this issue any further."

Anis, being cheeky, chuckled and said, "Oh, come on, just tell me!"

Isabel: "I refuse."

Seeing the small talk reaching another impasse, Harlan stepped in with a smile, "It seems neither of you is willing to give in. But I'll explain why for now. Everyone here has been betrayed before."

"Betrayal? By whom?"

"ark."

"..."

"Really? But in my opinion, this reason is too common and a bit disappointing."

"What did you say?"

Agnes's attitude obviously aroused Isabel's anger.

But her subsequent explanation was understandable: "Isn't it true? In the Ark, it's hard to find someone who hasn't been betrayed, right? Nikki betrayed humanity, humanity betrayed Nikki, tycoons and high-ranking officials framed each other, and the people and the government lacked trust. Even the most selfless saint, if they lived in that world, would eventually be transformed by the Ark into a corrupted lunatic."

"So, it's no big deal, right?"

"..."

Harlan shook his head and explained gently, "That being said, what is normal for some people may be special for others. Perhaps you take it for granted, but for us, it may be a pain that we will never forget."

"What is magic to others is poison to me."

"It would be meaningless to compare who has suffered the greatest betrayal."

"Makes sense."

"I'm sorry, I didn't think before I spoke." Anis thought for a moment and apologized sincerely.

"It's nothing. I overreacted just now. Please don't take it to heart." Isabel also apologized. It can be seen that she does have many prejudices against the Ark.

"Can I ask you one more question?" Nian tugged at the hem of her skirt, which was blown by the breeze, and suddenly asked another question: "The Ark calls all the Nikkis living on the ground pilgrims, but when I lived in Paradise, I didn't seem to see any other pilgrims coming here."

"Don't Snow White and the others live here?"

"........"

"Snow White and her friends once lived with us in the Garden of Eden," Isabel explained. "But in the end, due to differences in our philosophies, we decided to go our separate ways. That's all."

"Does parting ways mean having different goals?" Rabi asked.

"No, our goals are the same. Our purpose is very clear: to reclaim the land and eliminate the Queen."

“But when it comes to methods, there’s an unbridgeable gap.”

There are also factions among the pilgrims.

If we say that Snow White and her companions are the most pious and selfless pilgrims.

The Paradise faction represented by Dorothy is nothing but ambitious people.

Rather than completely destroying Letcher, they wanted to take revenge on the Ark before that.

"so."