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

"But didn't the commander tell you that there are other places where survivors live on the ground?" Anis advised again, "Just think of it as a new place to start over. Why do you have to live here?"

"......"

Vina was silent for a while, and seemed a little shaken.

In fact, she knew that human beings are social animals. Once they leave the society they are familiar with, they will feel inner anxiety, pain or regret. This is an instinct that exists naturally in their genes. Few people can live alone away from society.

But...

No relatives, no family, no friends.

She had nowhere to go.

Vina didn't want to trouble the people in front of her.

She knew that secretly begging Green to bring her to the surface was already a luxury. Few commanders were willing to take on such a dangerous job. Even if there were, those people would ask for an exorbitant price. Without 18 million credit points, there was no way to negotiate.

The commander in front of her didn't even ask her the price and came straight to the appointment.

What more could she ask for?

A stranger who had never met her did so many things for her. Although it was a commissioned relationship, he had done his utmost.

Can't bother others anymore.

Vina made up her mind and walked into the bunker.

"I've decided I want to live here."

"Also, don't think my life is terrible." Vina took out her phone and shook it, still able to vaguely see one or two bars of signal. "This place is not far from the underground Ark, and I can still occasionally find a signal and connect to the Internet."

"But the environment here isn't great." Green walked in and took a look at the dim bunker. "If you live in a place like this for too long, your body and soul will eventually become moldy."

"Actually it's not bad."

"Mr. Green, you haven't experienced my life, so you say that. But for me, when I think of the unfair things I experienced in the Ark before, and the things that made me anxious every day, I feel that the suffering in front of me is nothing." Vina said with a smile.

"Uh-huh." Anis grumbled and said helplessly, "Well, what else can I say? Since the person involved thinks it doesn't matter if they jump into the fire pit, we can't say much."

"Since you have made up your mind."

"Then we can only wish you good luck."

"Lavi, Anis, Nian, let's help Miss Vina clean up."

"receive."

After spending several hours cleaning up the huge bunker and restoring the power, Vina gratefully handed another bank card to Green.

"Mr. Green, this is the commission fee. I raised the money by selling my house."

"Money is of no use to me anyway, so I'll give it to you. I hope you can use these credits well for me."

"Why don't you keep it for yourself, in case you plan to go back someday?" Green really didn't want to accept the money.

"I have no way out. Even if I go back, all that awaits me are debts, as well as a fixed-term imprisonment and fines for going to the surface without permission. Is that right? Anyway, I won't go back, and I don't want to go back." Vina said firmly.

"......"

"it is good."

"If you really want to go back someday, tell me and I will do my best to find you a place to live."

Green nodded, turned and left.

After leaving the bunker and returning to the ground, everyone did not rush to leave. Instead, they were all silent and thoughtful.

"Since we're here, let's find a high point and map the area."

Green took Nikki and the others to an abandoned high-rise building and looked into the distance.

Mountains, rivers, sky.

The sun rose to its highest point and then silently fell into the ocean.

Green admired it all in silence.

The endless horizon seemed to be asking him, how long will you live in that dark and narrow place?

Chapter 4000 The Meaning of a Name ()

After sending Vina to the bunker.

Green continued to wander on the ground with the counterattack troops. It was not that he didn't want to go back, but when he was about to go back, Anderson sent him a rescue mission.

"commander."

"Long time no see, I'm operator Shefti."

Amidst a buzzing sound, Green took out his terminal.

As the screen flickered, a blue-haired girl wearing white headphones appeared. She was the Ark's operator, named Shefty.

The so-called operators are intelligence personnel who are specifically responsible for connecting with commanders. In addition to guiding the progress of missions, detecting Letchers and transmitting intelligence, operators are also the central government's insurance measure to prevent commanders from defecting or accidents.

When a commander is killed or unable to fight, the operator must immediately inform the central government and wait for a response from higher authorities.

As the ace of the central government's intelligence department, Shefti is usually responsible for coordinating tasks with the counterattack forces. When Anderson has something that is inconvenient to tell Green, she is usually responsible for conveying the message.

"Shefuti, I was just about to go back. What's going on?"

"Deputy Commander Anderson just assigned you a mission. There are two tasks for you to complete in sequence. The first is to rescue a unit of Nikki's who have lost their commander. The coordinates are approximately around KQ166.43."

"The second task is to survey a certain terrain from a distance."

"According to the information I have, a woman named Nikki who got lost on the surface recently claimed to have discovered a very large lake."

"You don't need to go there. Just go to the designated high point and observe the terrain from a distance."

"Got it. In that case, let's keep in touch and let's go."

The mission was a bit troublesome, but nothing compared to the previous trip to the park.

After Green led the team to the target location of the first mission in a hurry, he took over the command of Nikki's team that was fighting hard. Soon, the surrounding Letchers were cleared out by the counterattack troops. After the surviving Nikkis breathed a sigh of relief, they began to clean up the battlefield with lingering fear.

"Where's your commander?"

"She ran away."

"Ran?"

"Well, this battle wasn't originally that difficult. With our unit's strength, we could easily handle these Letchers. But the commander's sudden escape left us completely bewildered," said Nikki, the team's captain. "She just ran away, yelling something like if she failed again, she'd be turned into Nikki by the Ark, and then she disappeared to who knows where."

"......"

"understood."

"I just received notice that your mission has been canceled. Retreat, everyone! Thank you for your hard work." After Green gave the troops the order to retreat, he fell into deep thought: "Hmm... So the commander is a woman?"

"Because of repeated mission failures, she was afraid of being turned into Nikki by the Ark, so she defected."

"Shefti, does the central government have a precedent for making a female commander into Nikki?"

"It seems there are, but most of the recorded cases are of female commanders on the verge of death." Shefty consulted government intelligence and replied, "For commanders who are seriously injured and on the verge of death, becoming Nikki is the only way to save their lives. Even if it goes against their wishes, living is better than dying. This is considered a consensus within the central government."

"......"

"That's true, but is living really better than being dead?" Anis snorted, a hint of disdain in her eyes. "She worked tirelessly for Ark for so long, and now that she's finally free, they're digging her out of her grave and turning her into Nikki. The bigwigs at Ark really know how to squeeze out surplus value."

"Anis..." Xie Futi called out Anis's name helplessly.

Let’s talk about who is the most difficult person to get along with in the counterattack force.

That had to be Anis.

As long as the subject of Nikki came up, her sharp sarcasm never ceased, though she certainly didn't mean to do so.

In fact, Anis might be a little annoyed with everyone.

Whether it was a human, Nikki, Letcher or something else, Anis would never let go when it was time to tease.

But fortunately, she was also a straightforward girl. When she thought that her words might upset Shefti, Anis quickly apologized: "Sorry, Shefti, I just felt a little excited when I thought about these things. I didn't mean to say that."

"It's okay, I understand how you feel. Let's move on to the next mission."

"I heard that recently a Nikki got lost and discovered a super-large lake that didn't exist on the map. According to the central government's speculation, this might be a terrain created by heretics." Xie Futi explained.

"you sure?"

"We can't be sure whether this is the influence of heretics. It is also possible that there are many unknown creatures in this world. Therefore, we must obtain more intelligence before the central government can proceed with the next step of exploration." Xie Futi said.

"Well, after all these years of fighting, are you finally thinking about the next step?" Anis curled her lips. "I thought those high-ranking officials were content just to guard their golden toilets on the Ark. But, to be honest, I don't have high hopes for that."

"When you start to think the future is looking up, the grandpas at Ark will definitely give you another big shit."

"Okay, enough talking. Where are the coordinates, Commander?"

"PX986.74."

"Let's go."

"Hopefully we don't run into too many Letchers along the way."

There is nothing to say about the dull march.

The four of them continued on their way and took two days to reach a certain high ground. They used a long-abandoned stone house as their base and began to survey the terrain in the distance.

"The concentration of Elvira particles is 2.45%."

"Communications are normal, Commander, please release the drone for aerial photography."

"it is good."

Under Shefti's command.

Green released his drone and maneuvered it higher into the sky.

As the camera gradually zoomed out, the drone flew over layers of dense forests, and then its camera captured a shocking scene.

A deep blue lake, like the sea, occupies the original mountains and plains, flowing peacefully like an abyss.

It is hard to imagine that a long time ago, this place was a vast plain with rolling mountains and golden wheat fields, but now, all that comes into view is a vast ocean.

The scene transmitted from the camera shocked everyone.

What is most terrifying is that the lake seems to be alive.

Even in this brief moment, Green saw with his own eyes the water level of the lake rising and swallowing up the trees on the shore.

"Commander, did you see that?"

"The lake seems to be expanding," Rabbi said with a serious expression. "This may be due to the influence of heretics. I suspect the heretics living beneath the lake are jellyfish."

"Didn't Fire Dragon say before that Jellyfish was a otaku? But now it seems that she is very active?" Green asked.

"Ha, maybe it's because that guy Nihilista woke him up from a good sleep, and now he can't sleep again." Anis giggled and said, "Even NEETs who like to stay at home will occasionally go out for a few days a year."

"By the way, Master, do you think jellyfish are cute?"

"Especially the tone of her voice."

"She looks like the kind of girl next door who hates socializing." Nian had also seen the jellyfish once, and the little girl who reluctantly ran out to grab a handful of the fire dragon did leave a deep impression on everyone.

"cute?"

"Um..."

Green recalled the appearance of the jellyfish with a slightly subtle expression.

There are many creatures in nature that have existed for a long time, but when it comes to antiquity, there are probably few that are older than jellyfish. Jellyfish even predate the dinosaurs, dating back to 6.5 million years ago, before the Cambrian period even began, but jellyfish-like creatures were already roaming the oceans.

Speaking of jellyfish.

Despite their beauty, jellyfish are actually ferocious carnivores that feed throughout their lives, primarily on zooplankton, small fish and shrimp, and even their own kind. Jellyfish are also highly venomous, hiding their venomous tentacles beneath their beautiful exteriors.

The reason why the jellyfish was made to look like a jellyfish by Letcher.

Perhaps it is because beneath her quiet and lovely appearance, there is a bottomless desire hidden.

"Compared to other heretics, jellyfish are really cute."

"Also, do you remember the name of the jellyfish?" Green looked at Labi and the others.

"Name? Wait a minute, Master, let me think about it!" Nian racked his brains and was the first to raise his hand: "I remember, it seems to be Libe Oreo!"