But in the end, he nodded and said, "Let's go. It's only five hours."

"Your Excellency is still the same as always, you like to show off your strength."

"If you're tired, you can always quit."

Dorothy took the lead and walked away.

She walked lightly in the Garden of Eden, and Green followed slowly behind her. The two of them seemed like a pair of lovers taking a walk, and they walked out of the Garden of Eden like this.

"It's been a while since I last took a walk with someone."

"Although I think this is a meaningless activity, it feels good." Walking in the wilderness, Dorothy used her sleeves to block the breeze blowing in her face, with a smile on her face.

"Walking is not a meaningless activity," Green said. "When you're walking with other people, even if it's a little boring, the act of walking makes you feel alive."

"Your Excellency is truly good at speaking."

"It reminds me of a long, long time ago, maybe a hundred years ago, when someone also walked with me like this."

"It's a pity that the man left me without a word."

"I wonder what your Excellency thinks of unfaithful men?"

A playful smile played at the corner of Dorothy's mouth.

This time she came out for a walk with Green simply to vent her anger.

One hundred years of solitude, one hundred years of loneliness.

She wanted to vent everything on him in these short five hours.

Not for anything.

Simply because Dorothy wanted to.

"A heartless man..."

"If it's a peaceful breakup, it would be nice to go our separate ways," Green replied.

"Unfortunately, it wasn't. If it was a peaceful breakup, I wouldn't have been thinking about him for a hundred years." Dorothy said, "That man disappeared suddenly. He hid in the Ark without a word a hundred years ago, and there has been no news since."

"If I had to pick one person among humans whom I hate the most, it would definitely be him."

"Ah, luckily that person wasn't me." Green's answer made Dorothy cover her mouth and smile.

"Why do you think that person wasn't you?" Dorothy smiled and said, "Maybe you are him, but you accidentally hit your head on a rock and forgot everything that happened in the past."

"And this one-sided amnesia is really annoying, isn't it?"

"It seems that the past is like the wind, which blew away gently, leaving a sad girl waiting there for a hundred years."

"..."

"Sorry, I've been talking too much. Let's just take a serious walk."

Dorothy deliberately quickened her pace, leaving Green to catch up with her breathlessly.

Nikki's walking speed at full speed was comparable to that of a jogger, and they rarely felt tired. If she wanted, Dorothy could even walk for weeks without eating or drinking.

Green followed her for a while.

The two walked from the wilderness to the edge of the desert.

As the temperature rose, the soil gradually became scorching under the sun, and sand began to blow across the originally empty wilderness. In the distance, sand dunes covered with yellow sand could be vaguely seen, as well as countless debris collapsed in the ruins.

"Huh...huh..."

Green walked forward a distance, breathing slightly, sweat dripping down his chin.

A long-lost feeling of fatigue surged over my body and heart.

But Dorothy in front of him was still walking briskly, as if she had never felt tired at all. It was not until this moment that Green realized how much he had been spoiled by the Nikkis around him.

"Are you tired?"

"Or are you planning to give up on walking with me?" Dorothy noticed Green's fatigue. She stopped and the teasing on her face intensified. "What a shame! It's such a pleasant activity, but you're giving up now."

"Not yet."

"I just want some water."

Green untied the water bottle from his waist.

Water is essential for walking on the ground frequently, and it has long been Green's habit to tie a few water bottles on his body before every trip.

"Gu..."

The cool water poured into my throat, relieving the fatigue of the walk.

Green wiped his lips, then handed the kettle to Dorothy without hesitation: "Would you like to drink some too?"

Dorothy looked puzzled: "Drink something?"

"any drinks?"

"Water, of course."

"..."

Dorothy calmly stared at the water bottle handed to her, and finally declined politely: "No, Nikki is not human, I don't need to drink water..."

Green smiled and interrupted her stubborn answer: "But you have to drink. Even Nikki can't go without food or water."

"OK then."

Dorothy took the kettle and drank the rest of the water.

A refreshing feeling.

Green took the water bottle she handed back and suddenly said, "Sometimes, I envy Nikki's physique. She doesn't need to eat or drink water, and she's so strong, she's like a superman."

"So you also envy Nikki's physique? Haha, that really sounds like something that person would say."

"......"

Dorothy stared at the familiar yet unfamiliar face in front of her.

She still couldn't confirm whether the man in front of her was the same person as before, but her intuition told her that he was definitely the same person. After all, his tone, personality, and accent were exactly the same.

This caused Dorothy to feel conflicted.

Should she tell Green about the past?

Should she tell him the story of the Goddess Troops?

Maybe he should be told.

But Dorothy had not forgotten that he had disappeared without a word.

He abandoned the goddess troops, Lilith, Snow White, Rapunzel, Red Lotus, and her. The promise he once made was ultimately not fulfilled, but now, he stood in front of her nonchalantly, and openly showed his amnesia, as if that would earn her forgiveness, as if that deserved everyone's understanding.

How could such a good thing happen in this world?

My dear commander, if you really want to gain my forgiveness, what you have done now is not enough, far from enough.

Dorothy clenched her palms, then loosened her fingers a moment later, a smile on her face. "Sir, let's keep going. The flower I'm looking for is in the desert, perhaps hidden under some steel bars. If you don't want to look for it, you can always tell me."

"Let's go, sir."

Following Noah's coordinates, Dorothy and Green traveled westward and arrived at the ruins of a city.

Under the collapsed radio tower, a pile of steel bars and rubble covered the white flower.

Dorothy stood not far away, admiring the flower for a while, but a trace of sadness appeared on her face: "It's a pity that this flower is buried. It seems that I am destined not to get it."

Seeing her lament, Green walked over and lifted the steel bar: "If you want, I can help you pick it up."

Dorothy smiled and said, "You are truly kind-hearted. For a flower, you even went to such great lengths to lift a steel bar heavier than your own body. Is it necessary for you to go to such lengths for me?"

"Let me make it clear first, this is something you have to do for me."

"I won't help."

Clang.

Green struggled to remove the steel bars buried in the rubble.

He usually does a lot of physical work. After all, he also had to hug Nikki, who weighed hundreds of pounds, and be intimate with her, so he still had some strength.

But the weight of these steel bars is no less than that of a Nikki.

Green finally ran out of energy.

With a clang, a broken steel bar fell at his feet, and as it fell, it also cut a wound on his finger.

Seeing him injured, Dorothy's heart tightened slightly.

Although she said she didn't care, she was still a little worried.

After all, the human body is too fragile, and even tetanus can easily become a fatal disease.

Fortunately, Green was used to being injured. He silently took out some disinfectants from his waist bag, quickly disinfected them, put a Band-Aid on the wound, and then worked hard to clean up the ruins.

But how could humans, with their weak bodies, clean up this ruin?

Dorothy watched helplessly as a sharp stone cut his arm, leaving a bloody mark on his skin. Even so, he still stubbornly looked for the white flower for Dorothy.

"..."

Dorothy finally couldn't bear it anymore.

She put away the hypocritical smile on her face and revealed her purpose in an unquestionable tone: "Enough, Green, can't you see that I am torturing you? Stop your meaningless actions. I won't thank you."

Green wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at Dorothy: "But don't you want flowers? I've found them for you."

With a smile on his face, he produced a white flower from his sleeve as if by magic.

"It's hard to find, so you might as well take it."

"..."

Dorothy stared at the flower in a daze.

This delicate flower reminded her of the past. She still remembered that Snow White loved flowers very much at that time, so they grew many different flowers in the base together, and those flower seeds were also carefully selected by the Goddess Army.

There is nothing more beautiful than that era.

Dorothy regained consciousness from her recollections. She took the flowers and suddenly revealed a sarcastic smile, as if mocking Green's senseless behavior. "What a pity! This unknown white flower isn't what I'm looking for."

"The flower I'm looking for is very special. Its name is Lilyvis."

"Have you ever seen this kind of flower?"

"I seem to have some impression of it, but that kind of flower doesn't seem to grow in the desert..."

Green sighed inaudibly. The desert sun was fierce, and coupled with the intense exercise, he was sweating profusely.

"Yes, so your efforts were in vain." The sneer on Dorothy's face became even more intense. "Haha, what should I do now? Your efforts are in vain, and you must be very hot and tired, right? After all your efforts, you didn't get any rewards, but instead you got hurt and despaired. This is the reality, this is the result of you promising to take a walk with me."

"Well, how are you feeling now?"

"It's a bit of a pity."

Green stood up from the rubble.

His slightly regretful expression made Dorothy's face gradually become distorted.

"pity?"

"Is that all you feel?" She gritted her teeth and angrily asked, "Shouldn't you say something else?"

"What else can I say, Dorothy?" Green asked, looking at her gradually twisted brows.

"For example, why didn't I help you? Why did I keep mocking you, ridiculing you, and deliberately causing trouble for you? I did so many excessive things to you, and yet you just felt pity?"

"You...you should be cursing and getting angry at me!"

"I have no reason to be angry with you, Dorothy."

Green sighed slightly.

He knew the reason Dorothy was so savage and bitter. After all, it was the Ark that had abandoned the Goddess Army, abandoned her as the goddess of victory who protected humanity. Because of this, all the humans living underground owed her a thank you and an apology.

And Green decided to be the first to apologize to her.

"Dorothy, I actually heard your story from Lavinia."

"I know I'm unworthy to do this in front of you, but regardless, humanity owes you."

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