Azur Lane Mobile Front.

Since setting foot on this land, Yi Xian's face has always carried a trace of sorrow.

She walked side by side with Rob, glancing left and right every now and then.

The scars visible everywhere seem to be an accusation against the Sirens' wantonness.

Looking into the distance, the broken walls and ruins are still faintly visible.

The vast land was eerily quiet.

Upon closer listening, one could only hear faint sounds made by the animals moving around.

It's important to know that the riverbanks have always been densely populated areas.

"..."

Yi Xian remained silent throughout his journey.

Rob also followed along and watched the whole way.

"Don't worry about it too much, this isn't our home after all."

Luo Bo reached out his hand, wanting to comfort Yi Xian.

But his hand remained suspended in mid-air for a long time before he finally put it down.

"Don't worry, Commander, I'm not just lamenting the situation here."

Yi Xian forced a smile and shook her head.

"Tell me, Commander, if it weren't for you, would our side have ended up like this?"

As he spoke, Yi Xian's gaze once again turned to the distance.

"Huh? This..."

Although Rob felt that it was indeed his arrival that changed the fate of Donghuang, and even the entire world.

However, he felt embarrassed to say this to Yixian's face.

"Hehe~ Let's go, Commander, that should be the place you're looking for."

"Hmm? What, Yixian, you know about this?"

"I'm just guessing."

"If I remember correctly, there is a similar shelter or similar place in our area."

With that, Yi Xian summoned the mecha and mounted it on his body.

"Come on, Commander. How about I give you a ride?"

"Then... I shall respectfully accept your offer."

...

Before long, Yixian brought Luo Bo to the foot of the mountain.

A closed door appeared before the two of them.

Such a thing, of course, could not possibly stop Yi Xian in his current state.

With almost no effort, the two entered the deserted shelter.

Not long after they entered, Luo Bo and Yi Xian were so surprised that they were speechless.

"Hey, hey, hey, where's the wreckage you promised?"

"Damn, they scooped the whole person up!"

What appeared before Rob and Yixian was none other than the complete Arbitrator, Hermite.

Although there is no ship equipment, there is no doubt that Hermite, as a "human" being, is complete.

Not far from her, several square objects with somewhat damaged outer shells sat quietly.

Chapter 701: Long-lost Fragments of Memories

The long-dormant arbitration body, Hermite, now has its eyes tightly closed.

She lay there quietly, as if she had become one with her surroundings.

Putting aside her troublesome special abilities as an arbitration body and her powerful combat strength, just looking at her like this, Rob actually thought for the first time that Antix in front of him was quite pretty.

However, just as this thought crossed his mind, a long-lost headache surfaced.

"Hiss~ Yixian... help me up."

Rob, who was already experienced, knew what was going to happen next.

So, while he was still able to speak, he immediately asked Yixian, who was beside him, for help.

"commander?!"

A look of panic appeared on Yi Xian's face, and she quickly reached out to support Luo Bo.

However, Rob, who had almost lost control of his body, seemed to have lost all his strength and fell straight down.

Even Yi Xian was nearly pulled down by this sudden force.

However, her excellent physical condition as a ship and her daily training allowed her to quickly regain her balance and support Rob.

However, Rob is no longer able to know these things.

His consciousness once again traveled through a pitch-black corridor.

When the light appeared, the scene before my eyes had changed completely.

...

"Luo, come and take a good look at my latest completed Antix model."

"I named her 'Hermet,' what do you think?"

The person appearing in the picture is a white male wearing a researcher's white lab coat.

Her hair, which hadn't been trimmed in a while, was combed back into a short braid.

Also, because I haven't taken care of it for a while, the stubble on my chin is quite noticeable.

If you add to that the heavy dark circles under their eyes hidden beneath their black-rimmed glasses, this is probably the typical look of a research student.

Not far from him, numerous detection instruments were examining a young girl.

The girl's appearance was none other than Hermite, the arbitration body that Rob knew.

"Hermit... is it another tarot card?"

A familiar voice came through, and the owner of that voice was clearly used to the other person's behavior of "showing off girls".

"Hey kid, how many is this now, Austa?"

"Hey, you're not planning to release the entire Tarot card series, are you? The higher-ups have given you so much funding?"

"Are you a dog?!"

It is clear that the owner of this voice harbors deep resentment towards the other party for having ample research funding.

"That's right, the Arbitrator series is indeed planned to fill the entire sequence of Tarot cards."

“You know, X is not easy to deal with. And these girls are more targeted than Ange’s ‘works’.”

When the word "X" was mentioned, both of them fell silent.

"I'm sorry, Luo, I shouldn't have brought this up."

"Good man Richard, she..."

"Forget it, don't say anymore..."

"It's all in the past, and besides, don't act like she's really gone, okay?"

"Ha ha--"

An awkward laugh ended the conversation.

After a while, the sound came again.

However, this time, the scene shifted to another location.

Hermite, who had just awakened, was currently getting used to her "ship equipment".

The ship's equipment, modeled after the anglerfish, looks rather unique compared to those ships.

"Even I have to admit, Luo, you really have a knack for weapon design."

"Why don't you just come and help me out?"

"It's such a waste to have your talent spent learning about humanities and such from those ships every day."

Austa's voice came again.

"Get lost. If it weren't for research funding, would you still want my weapon concept?"

"Wait, Luo."

Austa's voice interrupted the other person's next words.

"You're still researching that bullshit?"

"Didn't Anjie and I both verify that the so-called giant humanoid weapon simply doesn't work?"

"Nonsense, do I look like someone who would give up easily?"

"Oh, that's true. When it comes to stubbornness, Anjie and I combined are no match for you by even a fraction."

Austa nodded, indicating that you were right.

"However, as a friend, I still have a word of advice for you."

"Don't get too involved in things that are unrealistic."

"You don't know anything! That's a man's romance, okay? Do you think everyone's like you, spending all their time figuring out how to pick up girls?"

"By the way, what exactly did you use as a reference?"

"The girls you've sculpted are all incredibly beautiful."

"At least Anjie can use herself as a reference, what are you using?"

"Hey Luo, didn't we agree not to bring this up?"

The memory was interrupted once again amidst Austa's panicked voice.

...

The scene shifts, revealing a completely different picture.

However, the two people having the conversation looked quite somber.

"Ling, how's the pollution situation?"

"The confirmed contamination rate among the troops involved in the operation is...63.2%."

"The rest are still under investigation..."

The girl answered the question in a completely emotionless voice.

"What about the different models of the main unit?"

"No contamination has been detected in the host computer."

"That's alright..."

“Austa, I think Ling and the others need a backup plan.”

"A backup plan in case the final host is contaminated."

"...Perhaps you are right..."

...

The excruciating pain, almost tearing his skull apart, returned to Rob's senses once more.

The scene before us has returned to this shelter hidden in the cave.

Hermite, who was lively in the previous scene, has now returned to a lifeless state.

"Commander? Commander, how are you?"