Feeling the itchy sensation on the soles of her feet, Paipai was immediately awakened. Unable to bear the itch, she started moving around and accidentally fell into Zhe's arms again.
It was just like the first time we met, except this time things were much better.
First of all, Paipai was not at 0721. Secondly, even if she was there, she wouldn’t be so shy. She had already experienced everything she needed to experience.
"It's Zhe. I heard you were going back to the city, so why did you suddenly come looking for this person..."
Paipai hesitated, thinking that it was still daytime, and even if he really wanted to do something before saying goodbye, he should have done it last night.
Chapter 216 In nature, nutritious things are eaten by the strong first!
"Don't worry, I'm just saying goodbye normally. Even though Paipai is cute, don't treat me like that."
Zhe's words did not elicit Paipai's approval, but the latter nodded anyway.
"That's good, but at this point, I really can't bear to let you go. Thank you for taking care of me during this period."
"Well, I'll find time to come back and see you. Or if Paipai wants to come see me, I'm always welcome to do so, so I can take care of you a little longer."
As Zhe spoke, he reached out and touched Paipai's little head. Paipai trembled when he heard it, but did not say anything to refuse.
"Alright, alright...you're really young and energetic. I'll go check it out when I have time."
After saying goodbye to Paipai, Zhe went to see Lucy and Bernice respectively, and also met Wright by the way. As a friend, Zhe also said hello.
Finally, after saying goodbye to everyone, the brother and sister drove away from Wildfire Town, accompanied by Caesar and his group, who followed far behind on motorcycles.
The car window seemed like a scroll that could never be rolled up to the end. As the car body moved and bumped, the vastness of the outer ring in the painting was slowly turning into the colors of New Eridu.
"We can't see Caesar and the others anymore. This means we're almost out of the outer ring road."
Ling looked at the wide road behind her and asked Zhe who was driving beside her, and the latter nodded.
"Yes, the Fire Lake is safe and sound, and Caesar has become the new overlord. With the help of the old generation of overlords, she will definitely grow quickly... Our Outer Rim adventure has finally come to a successful conclusion."
As Zhe spoke, he took out his cell phone and sent a message to inform some people that he was going back to the city.
And it wasn't dangerous to do so. After all, it was Fairy who was actually driving. She was very well behaved today, and it seemed that because Ling was there, she didn't take action first.
In fact, this is her understanding of her own status. In nature, only the strong have the right to eat first, and at this time, Ling is the strong one in Fairy's eyes.
The other party has more actual experience than her, and is now more favored by Zhe than herself, but Fairy will not be willing to fall behind.
Although I know that I may not be able to surpass Ling, as long as I improve my technical skills, I can still strive to be on equal footing.
"Is my brother sending messages to Ambi and the others?"
Ling looked at Zhe who had already taken his hands off the steering wheel. Even now, she still felt it was amazing. It was really convenient to have such an artificial intelligence.
"Yes."
Zhe ignored Ling's wild thoughts and nodded. While answering, his hands did not stop moving.
After all, he was not sending a mass message, but sending individual special messages to each person based on their differences. However, there was nothing he could do about it.
"Brother, you really work hard..."
Ling, who was standing by, made a speechless complaint when she saw this. Zhe did not nod when he heard it, because the hard work was worth it.
Thinking about this period of time, it seems that I have really experienced a lot of things, not only the encounters with the girls, but also the improvement of my own strength.
It can be said that if I had remained as weak as before during this outer ring crisis, the outcome would probably have been different...
Thinking of this, he felt a little emotional.
"Now, even if I encounter the same thing as that time, I will not be powerless."
"elder brother……"
Ling's voice was low. Having grown up with Zhe, she certainly knew what he meant by 'that time'.
There was silence between the two for a moment, and then Yuzhe was the first to break the silence.
“Hehe, at times like this I really have to admit that we’re a family… We must be thinking the same thing.
This place is right at the edge of the city, Ies and Fairy are here too, it's time..."
Zhe said as he gently patted the steering wheel, then turned it and drove the car towards a road away from the main road...
"Master, you have deviated from your course. This is not the way home."
After handing the control of the steering wheel to Zhe, Fairy still gave a diligent reminder, and the latter whispered comforting words after hearing it.
"Don't worry, Fairy, the route is correct. We're on the way home."
As Zhe spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Ling beside him. In his opinion now, where there are people important to him, that is home.
The car drove along the edge of the city, heading towards an increasingly quiet area. The route branches shown by the road signs along the way became fewer and fewer, and finally there was only one destination left...
[Towards the ruins of the old capital, on the edge of the Great Rift Valley]
"We're here, let's go up."
Zhe said as he got out of the car first, followed by Ling, Ies, and Fairy.
The three of them and Bangbu slowly walked to a continuous iron net that seemed to have no end, and on the other side was a huge hole.
"It seems like we haven't been back here for a long time, brother."
Ling was moved by the scene and couldn't help but sigh. Zhe nodded and looked at Fairy beside him.
"Fairy, do you know where this is?"
"Search complete. This is the edge of New Eridu in the middle of the Great Rift Valley. The Great Rift Valley is the predecessor of New Eridu, the product of the Eridu major void out-of-control disaster, commonly known as the fall of the old capital..."
After Zhe asked, Fairy quickly found the answer on the Internet, and the latter nodded after hearing it.
"That's right. There's nothing in the Great Rift Valley that can be eroded. Void Zero can't erode the rift and convert more etheric active energy into expansion, so the loss of control has been curbed."
"It's thanks to this that the construction of New Eridu was possible... But without it, driving forward from here would lead to the road to the north side of Eridu..."
As the brother and sister talked, they seemed to recall the past: Zhe, who was deceived by a fake antique, Ling, who was clamoring for snacks, and...
Their teacher, and their former home - the Helios Agency.
In fact, it is there now, just across the Great Rift Valley, deep within the Zero Hollow, beneath the rubble of the old capital's ruins...
"...Teacher, here we are again... It's been a while since we last met, and a lot has happened. I'm not sure if I'll tell you this, but my relationship with my brother has become even closer. Even though he's still not satisfied with me, he's still looking for other girls."
"Is it just because of me? Ling clearly agreed at the time, right?"
As Zhe spoke, he stretched out his index finger and tapped Ling's forehead. The latter chuckled and stopped talking.
Chapter 217 Ambi: Zhe... No, Master~ So you like this?
The wind carried away the unfinished words. Ling picked up Ies and brought him close to the protective net. Bombu reached out with his little hand and tied a red scarf to the iron mesh. The bright red curtain danced in the wind...
"Master, Assistant 2, please allow me to express my condolences for this crucial loss. If you wish, I can search her name and pinpoint her location on the memorial."
Fairy looked at the brother and sister who were feeling a little heavy-hearted and tried to comfort them. Zhe was silent for a while and then spoke softly.
"…Carlos. Carlos Arna."
"The name was not found in the database of victims of the Fall of the Old Capital incident. Only one match was found in the information related to the Fall of the Old Capital incident. Hmm..."
Fairy fell silent after saying this. With his ability, it was certainly not difficult to search for this information, but the content was...
[The culprits responsible for causing Hollow Zero to lose control and triggering the tragic fall of the Old City, including Carlos Arna, Senior Research Director of the Helios Agency, will be forever condemned to shame.]
After seeing this, she, who had regained some humanity for unknown reasons, knew that it was not convenient to tell what she had found at the moment.
"I'm sorry, Master, I'm not capable enough to find a suitable candidate..."
"No, Fairy, you actually found it, didn't you? You've changed a lot to even say something like that."
Zhe reached out and touched Fairy's little head while continuing.
"The official culprit for the fall of the old capital, Carlos Arna—she is our teacher."
"She educated us and raised us. The HDD system and Ies are both her achievements. She also saved us on the day the old capital fell..."
Ling added at this point, then turned to look at Fairy.
"Didn't you ask us before why we were involved in investigating Hollow Zero? This is why we are involved."
The brother and sister became rope makers in order to accumulate enough observation data so that they could one day penetrate deep into Hollow Zero and enter the former site of the Helios Agency.
They believed that if there was a clue somewhere, it must be there. The brother and sister could swear on each other's lives that the teacher would never be the culprit of all this.
They want to uncover the truth behind the fall of the old capital and clear their teacher's name. She is innocent because...
When he said this, Zhe seemed to sense something and turned to look in one direction. Fairy beside him also reminded him at this time.
"Warning, a living being has been detected approaching. According to the database, the other party is likely a friend of the owner, who has been to the video store before..."
"Ya? Why are you here at this hour?"
Zhe spoke before Fairy could and revealed the identity of the person. The other party was the head of Anti-Aircraft Section 6 - Hoshimi Masaru.
"It's me, Zhe, Ling, and this unknown lady. I never expected to lose to you."
As Xing Jianya spoke, she slowly walked up to them.
"Uh, what do you mean by losing to us?"
Ling doesn't quite understand Hoshimiya's personality, so it's normal for her to be confused by the latter's strange behavior.
"I'm currently training to be the first to reach the Great Rift Valley Memorial. I also want to spend some time with her alone."
Ya walked straight to the monument next to the protective net and gently touched a name engraved on it. Seeing this, Zhe immediately thought of something.
"It turns out that Ya is also here to remember the deceased."
"Well, my mother."
"My condolences... I hope you can find peace soon."
After hearing what Zhe said, Ya looked calm and then shook her head.
"Thank you, I'm not going to get any peace."
When Xing Jianya said this, there was a hint of indifference on her face, and Zhe was slightly stunned when he saw this.
"Hmm? You said... you don't want to find peace?"
"That's right. I won't need peace until all the criminals and those involved in the fall of the old capital are brought to justice."
Ya's calm gaze looked straight over, something seemed to be burning quietly in the depths of his red pupils, accompanied by an extremely calm voice.
"I want to catch them all, leaving no one behind."
Ya's words made Ling tremble involuntarily. The former's words were indeed oppressive to her. Fortunately, Zhe changed the subject in time.
After a brief conversation, Zhe took Ling and the others away, and that night, they finally returned to the video store.
The sisters Odile and Odette had also returned from visiting relatives at this time, and with their help, the brother and sister no longer had to clean.
After sitting in the car for a whole day, Ling felt extremely tired. She didn't even participate in the usual activities at night. She took a shower early and went back to her room to sleep.
"Zhe!"
Ambi, who had been waiting for a long time, naturally pounced on him the moment he saw Zhe coming back. The cat next to him saw this and exclaimed that he was so cunning, but then followed him.
Both of them came together after hearing the news, and since they had no commissioned tasks, Xi En was also free.
As a top hacker, she deliberately turned down the original commission for tonight, but the other girls were not so free.
Colleen and Ailian both had to go to work, and Nicole's purpose was to pay off her debts, so it was naturally impossible for her to come at this time, even if she couldn't help but want to... pay off her debts.
There is no need to say much about Keleda and Qingyi. One is the president and the other is a public official. It is of course difficult for them to find time in the evening after receiving the news in the morning.
But even so, the other girls should be in the video store tomorrow.
Separating the girls by such a coincidence did relieve some of the pressure.
Don't get me wrong, it's not Zhe who is worried about these pressures, but the space and quality are not enough to accommodate the beds for so many people.
(System: It doesn't matter, Master, go ahead and do it. I'll take action when the time comes!)
"Hmm? Zhe, how come you found a beautiful girl when you went to the Outer Ring this time?"
Xian looked at Fairy who had just come out of the room on the first floor. The latter had just gone in to install the HDD. Now that she was done, she came out naturally.
When Xian and the others looked at Fairy with her delicate face, they felt that she did not look like a woman from the outer ring at all. Instead, she looked more like a lady from a wealthy family in the city.
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