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

Ark Refugee: "I'll wait for you."

"Let's get on the ground."

.......

Put on your coat.

Green called Labi and the other two and took the elevator to their destination.

Amidst the ruins, a brown-haired girl in a floral dress was standing and waiting.

The sky was gray, and the surrounding buildings were also gray. She stood blankly on the ruins, but there was a sense of beauty that was isolated from the world.

"Hey there."

"Are you the one who contacted me just now?"

Green stood behind her and greeted her.

The girl was obviously startled, until she turned around and saw Green in uniform before her. Then a reassuring smile appeared on her face. "Yes, I'm so glad you're here. I am the refugee. Commander, as we agreed before, you will send me to a bunker, and I will live there from now on."

"......"

Green didn't rush to answer her.

He glanced at the pretty brown-haired girl in front of him, and after a long silence, he said, "Are you really okay? Or are you just angry and want to run away?"

She shook her head and said firmly, "I've made up my mind, Commander. I've brought guns, emergency food, books, and camping equipment. As long as we can find a safe place to stay, everything will be perfect."

"By the way, this is the assets I have saved from working over the years. I will pay you half first."

The brown-haired girl took out a card and handed it to Green. Then she smiled and said, "This card has five million credit points. It's one of my few assets. I hope you're satisfied. So, can we set off?"

"What's your name?" Green asked after a long silence, holding the gold-stamped card between his fingers.

"Well...as for the name, it doesn't really matter anymore. Anyway, from today on, I'm going to live a lonely life on the surface." She scratched her cheek a little embarrassedly. "It's lonely, but I think I can still bear it."

"It's okay, I can be your friend and visit you regularly."

"Is it really possible?"

"Thank you, Commander. My name is Vina."

"Green."

Shake hands gently.

There was a hint of longing in Vina's eyes.

"Actually, Mr. Green, I've heard of your good reputation before."

"I know a girl named Nikki. She said you saved her on Earth before. You carried her incredibly heavy body on your back for several kilometers. Even though your legs were about to break, you still brought her to a safe place and saved her life."

"As expected, you are just as the rumors say, a very selfless and gentle man."

"This world is cruel enough. I just don't want to become like it." Green smiled helplessly and finally persuaded Vina: "Do you really insist on living on the ground? In fact, I know there is a human settlement on the ground. Do you want to go there? We can escort you there, but there will be many Letchers on the way."

"No, thank you for your kindness, but I still want to live alone."

"Mr. Green, I've never been happy in my life since I can remember. My parents are dead, and I've inexplicably gotten into a huge debt. To be honest, I'm a little tired of living with people."

"So, please take me to a bunker. I want to spend the rest of my life there. Even if I am killed by Letcher in the end, at least I have tried my best." Vina replied with a smile.

"..."

"..."

Anis and Nian suddenly fell silent, obviously not wanting to discourage Vina's innocent idea.

Even a bunker cannot stop Letcher's heat source monitoring.

Sooner or later, she will die on the ground, maybe tomorrow, maybe one day, she is destined not to have a happy ending.

Chapter 4300: In That Dark and Narrow Place ()

"Since you have made your decision, I won't try to persuade you any further."

As soon as he finished speaking, Green sighed inaudibly.

He understood Vina's feelings very well. She had done nothing wrong, but her life was very difficult for various reasons.

But since she has made her choice, he will not persuade her any further.

"I know there's a bunker in a nearby city."

"But there are many Letchers, Rabbi, Anis, and Nian on the road. Make way."

"Roger that!"

Continue along the ruins and wilderness.

The counterattack force slowly advanced while eliminating Letcher.

The group was quite adept at escort missions, having undertaken similar missions numerous times over the past year. Given the current strength of the counterattack force, they could generally eliminate any Tyrant-class or Heretic-class Letchers unless they faced more than three Tyrant-class Letchers simultaneously.

"Another group of Letchers has been eliminated."

"Well."

"Where on earth did these guys come from? They are creatures covered in metal shells after all. Are there really so many mineral resources on Earth to make Letcher?" After the battle, Anis looked at the wreckage on the ground, muttered to herself while turning the cylinder of the grenade launcher to reload bullets.

"Um..."

"Aliens, I guess."

"Letcher appeared a hundred years ago, but given the level of technology a hundred years ago, no one should be strong enough to independently develop such a creature, right?"

"Master, look at this strange Letcher core. The Ark has always classified it as contraband, and even forbids research. Do you think there are any secrets hidden in it?"

Nian picked up a Letcher core from the ground. The eyeball-shaped core was still wriggling and looked very strange.

Green took the core and took a look at it, thinking about it for a while.

"Now that I say it, I do have a very bold idea."

"Do you think Nikki's core was modified from Letcher's core?" Green speculated. "If you think about it carefully, Nikki and Letcher do have many similarities. Theoretically, most Nikkis possess semi-permanent power and require no food or sleep, resulting in a near-eternal lifespan."

"The same must be true for Letcher."

"After all, even ancient letchers like the mother whale are still alive today. If nothing unexpected happens, they should also be creatures with a long lifespan."

"Commander, that's an interesting point." Rabbi pondered for a moment and said, "Thanks to the information revealed by Nihilista, we can now confirm with a high degree of certainty that Nikki and Letcher's production techniques are indeed similar."

"Huh? Really?" Nien pushed his glasses and shouted in shock. "Then according to this argument, our Nikki and Letcher have been fighting for so long. In the end, they are just two creatures of the same species but with different forms fighting each other?"

"No, Nian, this is just our inference and cannot be confirmed for the time being." Rabi replied.

"But if this is true, then I'm going to question my life." Nian said helplessly.

"Why doubt life? In the end, we still have to fight anyway." Anis didn't care. As a nihilist, although she sometimes fell into philosophical contemplation, most of the time, she was lazy and decadent and didn't care about the question of position. "The essence of this world is that the strong oppress the weak. Whether it's Nikki or Letcher, there's not much difference in the end. Although I don't understand Letcher's language, I think this kind of situation must exist in Letcher's society."

"Look at those low-level Letchers who charge headfirst into battle without caring about anything. Do they look like the mass-produced Nikkis created by the Ark who keep rushing to their deaths?"

"Well, don't look at me saying this, I don't sympathize with Letcher."

"I'm just making an analogy. In fact, I wish these damn iron monsters would get out of the earth as soon as possible so that I can sleep soundly every day." Anis explained casually.

"But even without Letcher, life wouldn't necessarily be better, right?" Vina, who had been quietly following the others, finally found an excuse to interrupt. "Most humans are firmly controlled by this society from the moment they are born."

“Most people’s lives are nothing more than being born, learning, working, and dying.”

"Even without Letcher, we'd still be plagued and anxious by all sorts of man-made problems. That's just how human society is, isn't it?"

"......"

"That's true, I can't argue with that."

Anis, who is always eloquent, was speechless.

Throughout her long life, she never stopped thinking about the meaning of life.

But after thinking for a long time, Anis came to a conclusion.

That means there is no meaning in living.

Life is life. All ideals and meanings are ultimately given by outsiders or the environment. And those who speak in an official tone and sound glamorous cannot be trusted.

Don't look at what they say, look at what they do.

Those high-ranking officials who love to talk official jargon, after a few words of praise every day, happily go back to drinking red wine, eating steak, and living in a big villa. But you, on the other hand, believed their nonsense, embracing a false sense of collective honor, ran to the front as a soldier, sleeping in trenches and caves every day, gnawing on dry rations and Popeye. Now you have the real life.

The atmosphere in the team fell into a depressed atmosphere.

Green smiled and said, "The world is not static. No matter what, we are still working hard, right?"

Anis chuckled and said, "Well, that's true. Anyway, I'm determined to follow the commander. As a senior figure, if we really become rich and conquer the earth in the future, you have to plan for the rest of my life, right?"

"Anis, how do you plan to spend the rest of your life?" Green asked jokingly. "Lying on the sofa like a paraplegic in a wheelchair every day, having to wait on others to take care of you when you eat, drink, defecate, or urinate?"

"Well..."

"That sounds a bit too much. I'd rather do everything myself, from eating and drinking to defecating and urinating. It would be weird if someone else served me." Anis pouted and said, "On second thought, I think the way things are now is pretty good."

"We have food and drink, and we can fight on the ground from time to time. These days are quite exciting."

"Well, Commander, do you think I have some warmongering genes in me?"

"Really?" Green tilted his head and asked back.

"Really? When I was surrounded by Letcher, there was a moment when I felt very excited, like I was itching to fight. But this feeling came and went quickly, and it disappeared every time the battle was over." Anis explained.

"That might just be an illusion brought to you by nimph."

Chatting while walking.

Soon after, Green arrived at the nearby city ruins.

This city that was destroyed a hundred years ago is called "Edor". It is considered a large-scale ruin in the wilderness. Even John mentioned it by chance before. It was a large battlefield where Ark and Letcher fought fiercely during the Second Ground Reconquest War.

After capturing the city, Ark built many bunkers underground to defend against Letcher's attacks.

Although most of these bunkers are now abandoned, they should still be able to be used as a small base if they are cleaned up a bit and their power systems are restored.

"This is the abandoned bunker I stumbled upon earlier."

“But there’s still a problem.”

“How do you deal with eating problems?”

Green looked at Vina.

Although she was carrying a particularly large bag, it was filled with food, daily necessities, and a water purification device.

However, these foods are not long-lasting.

It will probably be eaten up in a few months.

At that time, she could only risk going to the ground to find food, and if she chose to go out, she would be at risk of being discovered by Letcher.

"Mr. Green, please rest assured. I'm just a girl and don't eat much. This food is enough for me." Vina took off her heavy backpack and said, "In order to survive, I even learned some plant cultivation techniques. As long as there is electricity, I think I can still be self-sufficient."

"Look at this."

Vina took out a small dark green bottle from her backpack, with some algae floating in it.

Green took the bottle and took a look at it, then couldn't help asking, "What is this?"

Vina explained, "I spent a lot of time researching this type of algae that's very easy to grow and survive. It's not very tasty, but it can provide the most basic nutrients the human body needs."

Is there such a thing?

Green stared at the algae in the bottle curiously.

Although I don’t know whether what Vina said is true or not.

But if it is true, in this cruel apocalypse, her invention is indeed of some value. If she hands it over to Ark, the government will at least give her a position.

Even Anis was startled and couldn't help but smack her lips, "Uh, Vina, I thought we were both office workers, but your ability to study is much better than mine."

"Honestly, if you have this skill, why don't you become a scientist instead of working on the ground?"

"Actually, this technology isn't perfect yet. Right now, it's barely enough for me to eat and drink. It would take a long time to improve it further." Vina shook her head, a hint of helplessness on her face. "Besides, even if the government was willing to give me a job, I don't think I could pay off my debts."

"Sorry, everyone, I'm really tired of the endless work."

"I want to live a leisurely life every day, listening to music, hanging out my clothes, writing poetry, and doing what I like. But as long as I stay in the Ark, I have no choice. If I don't work, the final outcome will probably be to be transformed into one of the millions of mass-produced Nikkis and die in obscurity."