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

"Eliminate the remaining Letchers immediately. We'll deal with the mother whale later!"

"Understood, Commander!"

Bang bang bang!

Artillery fire and bullets drew beautiful arcs in the air.

It didn't take long before the remaining Letchers were wiped out by the counterattack forces. Some Letchers were even so scared when they saw the mother whale attacking that they fled on the spot and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Although Letcher is not afraid of Nikki, when faced with a Letcher who is stronger than him, he will instinctively choose to run away.

Soon, only a stranded mother whale and four nervous counterattack troops remained on the battlefield.

"Commander, that female whale, should we shoot at it?"

Anis asked nervously, holding her grenade launcher tightly.

"Wait a minute, don't you think it looks a little strange?"

Green's brow furrowed slightly. He rubbed his chin and thought for a moment before saying, "The female whale we saw before should have been red and black, right? But this one is blue and white."

"Could it be that there are subspecies among Letcher's people?"

"I'm not sure, but regardless, Commander, we'd better remain vigilant."

Rabi was thinking about whether to retreat.

Suddenly, with a click, a small door opened in the cabin on the side of the mother whale. Then, the four of them watched a tattered four-legged Letcher stagger out from inside.

Just as Lavi raised his gun, a familiar, clear voice rang out from the tattered Lechery: "Hey, everyone!"

"Long time no see, how have you been lately?"

"Ok?"

"Is this voice...Lepchilian?"

Green immediately remembered who the voice belonged to.

Dr. Letcher, who was hunted by Ark and finally escaped with his help.

I didn't expect that he would come back, and he came out of nowhere in such a sudden way.

"Long time no see, Dr. Lepkilian."

"I never thought you were still living safely on the surface."

Green stretched out his hand excitedly, wanting to shake hands with the friend in front of him whom he hadn't seen for a long time, but hiding under the layer of Letcher's four-legged armor, he felt powerless.

"I'm sorry, Commander Green, but I can't take off this armor yet. If Whaley sees me, he might attack me."

Hiding under the armor, Lepchilian explained with some apology why he didn't come out.

Anis listened to his strange speech and couldn't help but tilt her head: "Hmm? Jingli?"

"Who is that?"

"Don't tell me this is the name of the female whale next to it?"

"exactly!"

"Jingli is my good friend, and I gave him this name. How about it? It's very suitable, isn't it?"

Lepkilian smiled brightly and absurdly admitted, "Since we parted ways, I happened to meet Jingli. After communicating with him, we became very good friends."

"Lately, I've been sitting on its body and soaring through the sky."

"I've been to so many places these days... Listen to me, this vast world is completely different now than it used to be."

"but……"

"Before we start catching up, could you give me some water or something to eat? I haven't eaten in ten days..."

Lepkilian's voice gradually faded away.

Seeing this, Green quickly took out an energy bar from his pocket and stuffed it into the gap in Letcher's armor.

"Hey, cheer up! Don't starve to death! Rabbi, go get him some water!"

"learn."

Rabbi quickly brought a large bottle of drinking water.

With Missilis' support behind them, the thing they have the most is supplies. On this trip, they all brought half a year's worth of drinking water and food. The reason they brought so many supplies was that they had made many preparations for establishing a stronghold.

Green lifted a piece of cloth sewn on the camouflage armor and handed the drinking water inside.

Through the small window, he also caught a glimpse of Lepkirian.

I thought the famous Dr. Letcher would be an old scholar, but surprisingly he looked very young. Perhaps because he had been wandering on the ground for too long, he looked a little pale and thin, with messy hair and beard, which seemed to have not been taken care of for a long time.

"Eat with confidence."

"Thank you so much!"

"Whoo~"

After having a full meal, Lepchilian let out a satisfied sound.

Although he liked Letcher very much, as a human being, he did not have the semi-permanent motivation like Letcher. He had not eaten for so long that he almost starved to death on the ground.

"Well, now it's convenient for you to tell me what kind of legendary story you experienced on the ground? And how did you find us?"

Green leaned against the four-legged Letcher armor operated by Lepchilian and asked curiously.

"Well...it's a long story."

Lepchilian thought for a moment. "Let me focus on the main points. Ever since I escaped the Ark's pursuit, I've been wandering on the surface. Because I'm fluent in the Letcher language and know how to get along with them, I've gotten to know several Letchers, including Jingli, who's beside me and is also my good friend."

"Ever since I knew it, I've been flying in the sky on it every day. It feels so great! Haha!"

Lepkilian is indeed a man of temperament.

As soon as he talked about the great adventures he and his friend Letcher had, he immediately began to recount them with great joy: "From south to north, from north to south, Jingli and I have traveled to many places together and witnessed many spectacular and shocking scenery! It's probably difficult to describe those scenes with just words, but I can assure you that the world outside has long since changed into something we have never seen before!"

"The ground is no longer what we imagine it to be."

"A dazzling city shimmering with crystals, a silver lake that sparkles as if alive, and an incredibly majestic Iron Mountain Range forged from steel! Can you imagine such a beautiful place on Earth?"

"Besides that, there are so many other magnificent sights that I simply can't describe in words! It can be said that the ground has now completely transformed into an unknown world that makes people want to explore it day and night without even eating or sleeping!"

"The outside world, you mean the place other than the ground near the Ark?"

After listening to Lepkilian's excited speech, Anis didn't show any surprise on her face: "Actually, we went to investigate once before, and we almost lost the commander that time."

"Yes!"

"Those places are dangerous, and there are probably more dangerous places out there, but I want to go see them anyway!"

Lepchilian nodded and described his next exploration plan.

Now that he has established a good relationship with the mother whale, he will definitely continue to live his free and adventurous life.

Although there is no one to talk to, only Letcher is there for company, which makes it a bit lonely, and it is also difficult to find food on the ground.

But rather than living a stagnant life in the Ark, he would rather die on the path of knowledge and exploration.

Green also knew Dr. Letcher's stubborn pursuit of knowledge. After a moment's silence, he didn't try to persuade him. He just smiled and said, "I see you're doing well. I'm so lucky."

Lepkilian smiled cheerfully and said, "Yes, my friend, I'm happy to see you still fighting on the ground! And compared to before, I feel like you're in better spirits now!"

"Ha, not that good."

"It's just that I've been lonely on the ground for a long time, and it feels really good to occasionally run into old friends."

"me too!"

"By the way, Dr. Letcher, how did you find us?"

Anis asked with a slightly surprised look on her face, "Also, don't you consider Letcher your friend? You know, you just smashed hundreds of Letchers. Don't you feel bad?"

Lepkilian turned to look at her with a hint of guilt on his face. He explained, "Well, I was just passing by on Jingli. I happened to see you guys struggling, so I asked Jingli to turn around and come over to help."

"As for the fact that I consider Letcher a friend... although it hurts, in my heart, you are my irreplaceable friends. If a friend is in trouble, even if I like Letcher, I will not abandon you."

"Wow, thank you so much for your help!"

Nian also smiled and politely said something, but she also raised her own question: "By the way, can I ask why this female whale looks so beautiful? Obviously, the female whales we have seen before all looked very fierce and weird, but this one looks like a high-tech flying machine!"

"Good question, my friend!"

"Because I convinced Jingli!"

Lepchilian laughed and said loudly.

"Convince... Letcher?"

This time even Green was confused.

Now he finally understood how the people of Ark felt when they saw the academic research reports on Letcher published by Lepchilian.

Faced with a group of creatures that had fought against humans for a whole century and killed countless Nikkis and humans, Lepkilian not only managed to communicate with them, but was even able to persuade them... If this explosive news were to get out, Ark would probably start a new round of public opinion ban.

Think about it, Ark sacrificed so many Nikkis and soldiers, spent so much money and fought a bloody battle with Letcher for a century, but failed to defeat Letcher. Instead, their own front was defeated step by step, and finally they were forced to retreat underground.

So you, Dr. Letcher, tamed the enemy so easily?

Simply outrageous.

In response to everyone's questions, Lepchilian enthusiastically explained, "Because the whale is a very ancient species, it often needs to eat to replenish its energy. It usually descends to the ground to prey on animals, just like a whale in the sea can consume a lot of krill in one bite. It has a really big appetite and can consume many animals at a time."

"So one day, I asked it if it wanted to switch to a vegetarian diet."

"So it started eating fruits and grass, and after maintaining a vegetarian lifestyle for a period of time, its appearance also changed!"

"Long-term vegetarianism will change your physical form? Are you kidding me? Is this really possible?"

Anis's mouth twitched. She had been fighting on the ground for so long that she could be said to know Letcher very well. When she heard what Dr. Letcher said, her first reaction was disbelief.

"Of course, this is amazing, right?!"

Lepkilian sighed.

"Wow!! This is absolutely amazing! Come on, are you just going to give me a perfunctory sigh and call it a day? There has to be evidence to support this kind of thing, right?!"

Anis's mouth curled even wider.

"Although I don't know why it has changed like this, I think this may be the mystery of nature."

"Letcher is also part of nature? Ugh, that's really ridiculous."

Chatted for a while.

Jingli, who was stranded quietly on the land nearby, suddenly let out an urging roar.

The horn-like roar seemed meaningless besides being deafening, but Lepkilian interpreted Jingli's message: "I'm so sorry, everyone, Jingli seems to want to leave. If possible, I'd actually like to take you around the world on Jingli, but he's actually quite shy and a bit socially anxious. Seeing so many people at once is a bit overwhelming for him."

"Anyway, next time we meet, I will definitely convince it."

"Okay, take care of yourself."

Green nodded and was about to say something goodbye.

Suddenly, Lepchilian pulled out a map from his bosom and handed it to him solemnly through his armor.

"Oh right, my most important friend, Green!"

"Next, let's move on to this map. This is a map that encompasses everything I've seen and heard on the ground so far. I drew this map with my own hands, stroke by stroke, using my whale-like eyes."

"I hope this gift can also make you curious and want to explore the outside world!"

"Lepchilian... you drew the map yourself? Do you even know surveying?"

"Of course, for zoologists, map drawing is also a basic skill. Let's take a look!"

Green opened the map in his hand in surprise.

With the Ark as the center, he saw lakes, mountains and crystal cities around him, and there were snow-capped mountains and swamps outside.

Lepchilian's drawing skills were very good. Although the map was only drawn with a pencil, the markings on it were very complete, and even the approximate area of each region and their shapes were outlined in detail.

Green took a deep breath, quickly put the map away and handed it to Labi beside him.

No one knew better than him how precious this gift was.

As for Dr. Letcher in front of us, perhaps the word "doctor" can no longer describe his courage and adventurous spirit.

He should be the greatest adventurer and pioneer of this century.