Ark, they took my future seriously

"Fuck, are these unruly people so powerful?"

"Am I going to die now?"

But death is also a good thing, as it allows you to go back to the original state.

But what to say in the end?

Alina and I are just ordinary friends, and there is nothing to rely on, so let's target Tallulah.

If it weren't for Tallulah's inexplicable suspicion, this file wouldn't have been ruined.

[Lying in the midst of Alina’s words, you used up your last bit of strength to say, “Tallulah, I’m not lying.”]

【The deduction is over, please choose your reward. 】

[1. Skills learned in this exercise (Seven Mudstone Styles, Hundreds of Fairy Tales.)]

【2. Memories of the experience during this exercise.】

"Choose 2." Carlo said without hesitation.

This time, the plot was only played out for more than half a year, and I didn't learn any useful skills during this period.

Instead of using two useless skills, it is better to use memory to understand the personalities and ways of speaking of everyone in the Integration Movement.

That’s right, it’s not for watching the little movie of myself and Boss Mudrock.

Chapter 4 I won't make the same mistake again

[Under your command, the patrol team was just a mob. You returned victoriously to the camp, and the soldier in charge of protecting the villagers found you. He told you that most of the villagers had been successfully relocated.]

【But a few children cried and said that the teachers had gone out to look for something and had not returned yet. 】

【When you heard the news, your heart and lungs went into arrest.】

This message suddenly popped up in the system, and Tallulah was immediately confused.

I'm in cardiopulmonary arrest?

What could cause me to go into cardiopulmonary arrest?

and many more?

How many children?

They couldn't be talking about Alina.

The moment this thought came to mind, Tallulah, who was currently performing the deduction, suddenly paused in her breathing, and just as the system described, her heart and lungs stopped.

Alina is her best friend in the snowfield, a confidant with whom she can talk about anything, and a shoulder of support.

The thought that Alina might be in danger, even if it was just the description given by the system, made Tallulah feel like she was falling into an icy cave.

"Impossible... Impossible... How could Alina die? Carlo should be with him, maybe..."

Then, as if she had discovered something extremely absurd, Tallulah shook her head and laughed.

"How could that guy who came from nowhere care about Alina's safety?"

[The shield guard tells you that the remaining patrol forces fled to the east, and you realize that Alina is likely to encounter patrol members.]

[You ran out of the camp like crazy. In a hurry, you forgot to use the sled and the snowmobile, but you used all your strength and were much faster than them.]

[Your Originium skill melted the snow blocking the road, and your feet stepped into the muddy soil. ]

[I don’t know how long it took, the cold wind penetrated my lungs, and the pain pierced my brain. ]

[You hear a girl crying in front of you. You are very familiar with this voice. The owner of the voice is Alina.]

[You follow the sound and what comes into view is snow stained a dull red by blood, with more than a dozen bodies lying on the snow in all directions.]

[You recognized the owners of these corpses. They were the infected people you just let go.]

【These are the people who attacked Alina.】

[But your mind is not on who the murderer is now. Your eyes pass over the corpses and you see Alina kneeling on the ground hugging someone.]

[Fortunately, Alina was not injured. But the person in Alina's arms was in a bad condition.]

[The Carlo you didn't believe in died because of protecting Alina. ]

[Carlo is dead now. Alina tells you Carlo's last words before his death. Carlo joined the Reunion Movement for no other purpose but for the future of the infected. He never wanted to deceive you.]

[Alina takes you to the wooden house where Carlo usually lives. You find a notebook in the room. Carlo's notebook contains some prophecies, which say that you will be possessed by a black snake and personally direct the destruction of the integration movement.]

[The news of Carlo's death reached the Mudstone Squad, which was developing its power in the eastern part of Ursus. After the Mudstone Captain learned of the news, he immediately angrily accused you of not trusting them and causing Carlo's death for no reason. Then the Mudstone Squad left the Integration Movement and vowed to fight you to the death.]

[Half a year later, the integration movement moved south, but the journey was not smooth. You were attacked by Mudstone's suicide attack. This powerful warrior defeated several of your teams. Although you finally defeated her, your misfortune has just begun.]

[Due to the interference of mudstone, your whereabouts were betrayed by a traitor in the team. Then the regular army of the empire, like a steel torrent, encircled and suppressed your main force.]

[You managed to escape, but Patriot, Froststar, Alina, and thousands of members of the Reunion Movement were wiped out.]

[You fled in a panic and returned to a village near the snowfield. You had killed the patrol team that was searching the village, so you thought they would take you in.]

[But their greeting was not out of kindness. The moment they saw you, they tied up the severely injured you and escorted you to the picket cell.]

[In the cell, you began to doubt your past self. You couldn't understand the meaning of what you had done in the past. Perhaps you didn't need to respect what the infected people were thinking.]

【The black snake killed you.】

【The deduction is over, please choose your reward. 】

[1. The skills learned and the enhanced martial arts from this game. ]

【2. Memories of this experience. (Not optional)】

After receiving the reward, Tallulah felt that her physical strength had increased several times. At the same time, some of the governing experience she had gained from long-term decision-making in the simulation also filled her brain.

Although she became stronger without any effort, Tallulah was not very happy about it. The result of this deduction made her fall into deep self-blame.

"Because of my negligence, people who could have been my companions turned into my enemies, and ended up ruining a promising future. I am such a sinner."

Although he said that he respected other people's choices and ideas, he always had doubts and suspicions about Carlo.

Tallulah reviewed what Carlo had done in the simulation and found that he was a good person who truly worked for the infected.

Help villagers repair their houses, help with farming, and teach their children.

How can someone who can be friends with Alina be a bad person?

Not to mention that Carlo also predicted the cause of her death, so it was obvious that he was no ordinary person.

But what exactly is a black snake?

"When I meet Carlo, I will definitely ask him clearly." Tallulah said to herself.

"However, before that, let's do a second round of deductions first. This time she won't make the same mistake again."

Chapter 5: Climb the Dog Empire

Carlo started the simulation again.

[Your team is now facing a dilemma. In front of you is the lack of understanding of Ursus, and behind you is the pursuit of Regent Tresis. Sitting and waiting for death is not a good idea. You must make a decision in advance.]

[Should we lead the team into Ursus, or stay in Kazdel? ]

I'd better go to Ursus first, but don't look for the Integration Movement.

The last time he took the initiative to join, he aroused Tallulah's suspicion. This time, Carlo learned his lesson and prepared to join the Integration Movement naturally according to the development of the plot of Arknights.

[In mid-October 1094, you entered Ursus and took on the task of escorting goods for some merchants. You will not have to worry about food and clothing for the time being.]

[At the end of October 1094, a man who claimed to be from the Integration Movement came to you. He told you about the various situations and discrimination faced by the infected, and invited you to join the Integration Movement.]

[Mudstone strongly opposes joining the integration movement.]

【Do you agree to join the integration movement? 】

???

After seeing this message, Carlo's mind was filled with endless questions.

My goodness, last time I simulated it, I spent so much money to contact the Integration Movement, but this time I didn’t do anything and the Integration Movement came to me?

Even the time was advanced by more than 20 days.

So after all the trouble in the last deduction, it might as well have been better to do nothing?

【accept. 】

Carlo quickly gave his answer.

As long as I work diligently for a few months, I think if I write a few letters to Tallulah, she will pay attention to me.

Influenced by the previous deduction, Carlo was very conservative this time. He was prepared to move forward steadily and gain Tallulah's trust little by little.

However, before he could carry out his daily work, Tallulah issued new orders.

[The next day, Talulah thought you were trustworthy, so she gave you an order to go to the northern snowfield to support the struggle of the integration movement headquarters.]

[Your next choice is: 1. Obey the order and head north]

[2. Refuse. As a newly joined team, I am not yet capable of taking on the task of confronting the Empire.]

"Uh..." Carlo held his forehead with his hand.

He surrendered voluntarily but was not trusted, and without doing anything, he was directly called to Tallulah's side.

Alas, the human heart is unpredictable.

If only Tallulah had been so sensible last time, but this time, I won't listen to you.

If you let me go, I will go. Wouldn't that make me lose face?

If I readily agree, will you still suspect that I have other intentions?

So Carlo politely rejected Tallulah's request on the grounds that the north was extremely cold and increasing the population would hinder the development of the organization.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

After receiving the news of Carlo's rejection, Tallulah fell into deep thought.

She remembered that Carlo had asked to come to the North last time, so why didn't he come this time?

Could it be that something happened that caused Carlo to change his original idea?

Tallulah recalled the last simulation. The last time Carlo proposed to go north was in December, when the Integration Movement had just experienced several split events.

"Could it be that Carlo proposed to go north in order to change the current situation where people in the integration movement kept giving up the struggle?"

and many more.

Tallulah suddenly realized:

"Carlo refused because increasing the population would hinder the development of the organization. Could it be that he had foreseen all this before the Reunion split occurred?"

What did I do in the last deduction that I left such a capable person aside?

The other party clearly came with the sincere intention of building an organization, but I was suspicious of him in every way and even let him die at the hands of thugs.

"Talulah, Talulah. The failure of the integration movement last time was all because of you." If what happened last time was not a deduction, Talulah would have wanted to slap herself twice right now.

Fortunately, there is still a chance.

As long as she made a sincere and honest request to Carlo, he would definitely come to the north to help her for his great cause.

……

[After hearing the reasons you gave, Talulah was deeply shocked. She saw your ability from your words. Talulah personally appointed you as the staff officer of the Reunion Movement Headquarters and gave you a death order to send your team to the northern snowfield to help solve the Reunion Movement's predicament.]

"Is Tallulah sick? She's not shocked at all."

"I just found a random reason to reject her, but she actually promoted me directly and made me a staff officer of the headquarters?"

Carlo now feels that he was a clown in his last deduction.

If I had known that Tallulah was the kind of person who liked to take initiative, I wouldn’t have taken the initiative in the last simulation.

Forget it, forget it. Since Tallulah has given the order, I have no choice but to go.

[You decided to lead the team to the northern snowfield, but this action caused Ni Yan's dissatisfaction. Until the day before departure, Ni Yan did not speak to you again. Even if you went to find her, she just raised her head and ignored you.]

How do you respond?