Where is the third collapse? ! !

Su patted the trembling back of her mother, who was covered in a strong smell of cigarettes, and comforted her softly: "Mom, it's okay, I'm here, I'm fine..."

The heartwarming scene lasted for a while before Elena reluctantly let go of Ester.

She took two steps back, blinked, and rolled up her sleeves like a Hercules: "Alright, baby, I've absorbed all my energy and I'm back to full health!"

"You're already a grown-up, why are you still acting like a child?"

The girl pouted, seeing tears welling up in her mother's eyes, and quickly changed the subject: "Okay, okay, Mom, have you read the report I sent back?"

"Of course! But I'd rather have my precious daughter demonstrate it herself to see if the light cone is really as magical as you say."

"Humph."

Ester proudly raised her neck, as proud as a white swan flapping its wings ready to fly.

He lifted his foot and used the teleportation technique to appear behind his mother. Just as he was about to insert another cone of light into her body, his wrist was grabbed by a female security guard wearing a pitch-black mask who appeared out of nowhere.

"It's okay, Louise."

Elena waved her hand and took the initiative to push the light cone engraved with the Yue Guantian Chong into her body.

After a moment, he took it out and played with it between his fingers: "Although I have heard about the effects of this thing from the report, after experiencing it myself, it is indeed true——"

Estelle couldn't wait: "It can be sold for a good price, right?"

"Yes, you still want to take that boy named Fu Li back home."

Elena licked her lips, realizing the value of the light cone.

"No, no."

Ester crossed her arms in front of her. "Dad would be jealous if he saw this."

"How about Ester take him home?"

Mother was eager to try. "You know, honey? When I first became a senator, I faced a situation very similar to yours! Back then, I also wanted to achieve great things and impress everyone, and I was willing to take risks to achieve that."

"It was during that adventure that I met your father."

She held her face in her hands and said with deep nostalgia, "Not only did he save my life, he also used his family's influence to help me gain a firm foothold in the Senate."

Estelle's eyes lit up. "Is there such a thing? Since Dad gave so much, how did you repay him?"

"What else can I do? I'll pledge my love to you, spend the wedding night with you, and then give birth to you, the fruit of my love."

Elena shrugged and looked at Ester with ill intent.

The girl, who understood her hint, was stunned and subconsciously recalled her previous rude behavior of jumping into Fu Li's arms and biting his shoulder in a moment of impulse. Her cheeks instantly turned red.

……

Chapter 20 "Girls' Tea Party (Part 1)"

On the floating island outside the Tianming headquarters, there are many properties purchased by dignitaries from all over the world.

The Mediterranean's mild climate is ranked among the best in the world, making it perfect for travel and vacation; what's more, with security services provided by Tianming, one of the top three super giants in the world, it is no exaggeration to say that it is a concrete Noah's Ark.

The Tianming Finance Department itself is also happy to see the rich people do this. By installing a few more island floating cores and planning them properly, they can exchange them for large amounts of working capital, which makes both buyers and sellers happy.

So who would be unhappy with soaring housing prices?

Answer: Locals.

For example, Anna Shaniat.

The Valkyrie's treatment and salary are absolutely amazing, and the Shaniyat clan also provides a lot of housing subsidies to their younger generations.

The problem is that with wave after wave of real estate speculation, the land on the floating island is so expensive that even the phrase "every inch of land is worth a lot of money" cannot describe it.

Just to build a two-story building with a garden in the outermost satellite community, Anna had to work non-stop for eight years.

The average service period for a Valkyrie is only about ten years, during which time she can live in a high-end dormitory in Vanaheim.

But once he retires and becomes independent, will Shaniyat really want Anna to stay with her parents like she did when she was a child?

Of course, this is only a concern for a few people like Anna.

In the past, the probability of Valkyries who had artificial stigmata transplanted to live to be over 30 years old was only 14.76%.

Buy a house? What house? Why buy a house?

Why sleep so long while alive? After death, you will sleep forever.

However, as the medical technology that Saint Freya has worked hard to develop has become popular at the grassroots level, the number of Valkyries who have similar troubles as Anna is gradually increasing.

It doesn't mean that you have to live on a floating island, but it's easy for people to go from frugality to extravagance, but it's difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

They are all young and beautiful girls who have dedicated their best years to the brutal and bloody anti-collapse battlefield. Can't they enjoy themselves after retirement?

What's more, they are also worried that after being exposed to Honkai Energy for such a long time, if they become dead soldiers one day after retirement, at least there will be someone to suppress them if they stay in Tianming.

If they mutate in the crowds of the secular city, lose themselves and swing their butcher knives and claws at innocent civilians, the Valkyries who swore to fight for all that is good will never forgive themselves even if they die.

However, the material difficulties are still there, so someone must do something for the heroes.

"So, Anna, you've been busy with this recently."

In the pavilion by the lake, Ester put down the teacup in her hand.

"Yes."

Little angel Anna lay on the slightly cool stone table, looking unhappy and unable to breathe in or out.

Tea party evolved from tea party and tea banquet.

It is neither as grand and elaborate as the ancient tea banquets and tea parties, nor does it have a strict set of etiquette and rules like the tea ceremony of China. Instead, it is a gathering to entertain guests with tea or snacks (including fruits, cakes, etc.).

The afternoon tea party currently underway is hosted by the newly elected senator Anna Shaniat, who has invited close colleagues including Ester and Tirispios to come and talk, confide in each other, and chat in order to deepen their friendship.

This is not a sudden whim. Similar social customs already exist within Tianming.

It just happened to be Anna's turn to host this time. Next time it will be Ester, and the one after that will be Yulandel who will be absent due to something. No participant will be left out.

What made Anna burn out was the treatment of retired Valkyries.

Today, the girl who accidentally became a senator not only receives a large allowance every month, but is also allocated a top-notch mansion in Vanaheim, completely worry-free about food and clothing.

But Anna, who had fought on the front lines, always wanted to do something for her comrades, so she proposed at an executive meeting whether a more complete Valkyrie retirement welfare policy should be established.

Otto, who sat in the highest position, readily agreed to the request and kindly threw this important task to Anna who raised the question.

The girl's pressure suddenly doubled, and she thought to herself, yes, I have been complaining about being too idle recently, but you can't just make a big move right away, right?

Her simple sense of responsibility did not allow her to be a hands-off boss. After busying herself to sort out the basic framework and encountering various setbacks in various departments, she finally appeared here with a burnt-out attitude.

"The ways of the world are so troublesome. I miss the days in the Snow Lotus Squad so much..."

She lay on the stone table, her voice muffled.

Organizations that have been operating for a long time, such as Destiny and Anti-Entropy, are simply a pile of shitty code. It is true that they can continue to operate, but it is also true that they have a lot of problems internally.

Military and administration are two completely different concepts. Not to mention Anna, even the most powerful and invincible S-class Valkyrie would wish to become the King of the Great West when faced with the complicated and tangled interests and human relationships of various departments.

Heaven nourishes man with all things, but man has nothing to repay Heaven!

Kill kill kill kill kill kill!

"Sister Anna, don't give up!"

"That's right! We think Oguruma is awesome!"

"Don't lose heart..."

Childish voices of various tones echoed in her ears. Anna propped up her head and found three super cute red little girls in front of her.

"Thank you, Tibao, Tian, ​​and Tianning."

The girl brushed away the hair that had been stuck to her face from lying down for so long and said gloomily, "But Tian, ​​why do you call me Little Chestnut Hat?"

If you don’t know, you might think they went to the Umamusume Theater next door.

The most energetic little girl put her hands on her hips and said, "Of course it's because Anna has chestnut hair and wears a round hat!"

"puff!"

The beautiful girl with long black hair who was stuffing sweets into her mouth in the distance couldn't hold back and sprayed it directly on the face of her friend opposite her.

"Sorry, Aisha."

She heartlessly picked up a tissue and wiped the man's face, then continued to curl up on the sofa that she had moved to the courtyard and eat French fries.

The brown-haired girl called "Elsa" was obviously used to her friend's usual unkempt appearance. After nodding apologetically to Anna, she continued to lean against the stone pillars supporting the four corners of the pavilion with her arms folded and closed her eyes to rest.

"Colorless Radiance, Asia Lopez of the Divine Authority Squad..."

Anna silently recited the names of the two people in her heart and responded with a smile that said it was okay.

The Theocracy Squad is affiliated with the Senate's combat sequence.

With a full complement of six members, all of them are elite, and they are a violent organization that can compete with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

From the perspective of common sense, it is true that Anna has become a member of parliament, but everyone, including herself, knows that this girl is just a puppet.

Even so, Aisha still brought her good friend, Colorless Huihuo, who holds a special status in Destiny, to appear here to serve as the escort for the tea party.

It is obvious that this powerful swordsman with S-level strength, the former Valkyrie who served as the captain of the Glow Squad, has a very good impression of Anna who proposed the Valkyrie retirement protection policy.

Anna felt someone elbowing her waist while she was lost in thought. She turned her head and found Estelle winking at her.

"Well done, you even won over that old fogey."

'No way.'

Anna smiled bitterly.

Just do your part.

The speakers hidden in the surrounding environment were playing the hottest album "Air Cocoon INSIDE". The cheerful rhythm unknowingly dispelled the girl's inner boredom.

Anna hummed a tune and looked around, then lowered her eyes in disappointment: "Miss Mockingbird didn't come?"

As the sister of Archbishop Sunday, the second-ranking member of the Senate and the Vatican's ambassador to Andorra, Robin, who also grew up in the Papal States, was invited to attend the tea party.

"I've been busy lately."

Estelle bit her straw and said, "That Lady Eden has been quite aggressive lately."

"Eh? Are there any conflicts between the two of them?"

Anna said blankly that she also liked Eden's operas, especially "The Death of the Nightcap King", and she would watch it again every week.

"Healthy competition isn't really a contradiction, and I personally think it's a good thing."

A pleasant voice and the sound of footsteps echoed simultaneously: "It is necessary to have an opponent who is as good as oneself. Often, only when people are under enough pressure can they create more popular works."

It was the returning Death Knight Ironmade.

She looked apologetic and bowed politely: "I'm sorry, everyone. Something urgent happened and I'm late."

There was a hint of blush on her dignified and beautiful face, a sense of laziness between her eyebrows, and her skin was as tender as a watered flower.

This comfortable state of "wearing new panties on the first day of the new year" immediately made the girls present realize that something was wrong. After thinking about it for a while, they still couldn't figure out what was going on.

It's so funny. None of these people have ever been in a relationship.

"It's okay! Please sit down, please sit down!"

Anna quickly pulled out a chair, and Ironmade sat down, smiling at Ester opposite him.

The rich young woman felt uncomfortable watching her. She thought to herself, "What's with that triumphant expression on your face? Have I ever lost to you?"

Hearing Eden's name, Tirispios on the other side felt a little embarrassed.

She had just joined the large organization where Eden was located, the Myth Sequence Alliance, so she could be considered a small scoundrel.

The lack of martial ethics before the mandate of heaven brought her and the British royal family a great sense of crisis. Now that the country's strength is declining, she must find another way out.

Of course, Britain has done many similar things in its history, and even more excessive ones are everywhere. We just praise the eldest brother and don’t talk about the second brother.

"Come on, Lady Tirispios."

Anna, holding Tibao, changed the subject: "I heard that your brother left the British mainland?"

That's what a tea party is like, just say whatever comes to mind.

From big things like the world situation to small things like love guides.