"Hey, what are you doing standing there? Come over here and get in the car!"

Not far away, seeing Xia Chuanhu standing still, Theresa waved and urged him.

"Don't rush me, I'm here now, right?"

In an instant, as if he had teleported, but also as if he had floated over, Xiachuan Hu instantly arrived at the military truck prepared by the Siberian branch.

"Please drive, ma'am."

"Good, good."

The Valkyrie, who was frightened by the way Xiachuanhu moved, finally responded after being told and quickly started the vehicle.

11. Let’s go out and make friends

The Siberian branch was not far from the landing point, but even so, it took Xiachuan Hu and others twenty minutes to arrive at the branch.

After asking Theresa to communicate with the head of the branch, Xiachuan Hu and Bianca were taken by a Valkyrie to where they would live next.

only......

"This is it."

Leading Xia Chuanhu to the dormitory area, the Valkyrie turned on the lights in the room. What came into view was a dormitory that looked a bit old. The overall decoration style made it look like an old public dormitory in a military base.

There was an extremely sharp contrast between this and the luxurious single-family villa where Bianca had lived for more than a month.

(The conditions are very difficult.)

Xia Chuanhu glanced at the room and said, "I thought that the accommodation environment of the Tianming branch would at least be guaranteed."

"Well~~~ After all, this is the branch dormitory that we have used for a long time." The Valkyrie laughed dryly twice, "Originally, this was one of the bases established before the second collapse. It was changed to the Siberia branch after the second collapse. Although the headquarters has continuously provided a lot of assistance over the past five years, it is not easy to transform the base."

"But please rest assured, the dormitory is absolutely clean. We do a thorough cleaning every week! Please feel free to move in!"

"I definitely believe you. Well, we'll handle it ourselves from now on. You go ahead and do your work. Thank you for leading the way."

Xiachuanhu smiled and patted the Valkyrie on the shoulder, then took Bianca into the dormitory.

The dormitory is not very big, only about 8 square meters at most? The basic facilities are quite complete, with air conditioning and heating. If you don't do any entertainment, there is no problem living here.

“Mmmmm~~~!”

"Oh? Sorry, Bianca, you're having a hard time with this, right?"

Hearing his sister's voice, Xia Chuanhu put down the luggage in his hand and helped Bianca take off all the extra clothes.

"Theresa is really something. I told you that you won't be afraid of the cold or heat with the amulet I gave you. Yet you worried about me and put on a lot of clothes for me. Are you feeling stuffy? Come, have some water."

"Mmm...gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp!"

Bianca took the bottle of mineral water from Xiachuanhu and drank it in one gulp. Then she calmed down with a flushed face: "Huh~~~ I'm alive... Thank you, brother - are we going to live here from today?"

"Yes, until we solve the missing persons case here. Life may be a little harder from now on. Can you bear it?"

"Of course you can!" Bianca nodded firmly, "I won't complain or cause any trouble for you."

"So good~~~"

After patting Bianca's head again, Xia Chuanhu took her to sit on the bed and began to pack the luggage he brought.

But there wasn't much luggage, just a few sets of clothes, two laptops and two communicators. According to Theresa, although the Siberian branch was remote, the basic facilities were complete, so there was no need to worry about the quality of life.

This is indeed the case. As far as Xiachuan Hu's perception is concerned, the Siberian branch has no other shortcomings except that it cannot produce its own food and relies to a certain extent on the supply of materials from the headquarters.

Even if the headquarters ran out of supplies, the branch itself was located in a small town. Although it was not large and could only be described as a rural town, the supplies were still sufficient. At least all kinds of basic commodities were available, and there was also a supermarket.

The only thing to be aware of is...

"Um, brother...can I ask you something?"

Bianca, who was folding clothes over there, suddenly said, "When we passed by the street before, I felt that the atmosphere here seemed... not right? The faces of those people on the street looked listless, and the way they looked at our car was a little..."

"Well, you have good observation skills."

Xiachuanhu also noticed this.

Although on the surface there did not seem to be any major problems in the town itself, the overall atmosphere was dead silent. Most people had frightened looks on their faces, and from time to time one could see people wearing different styles of military uniforms passing by on the streets.

In addition, there are many people wearing tattered clothes. The climate in Siberia is not very good. Even though it is September, the temperature here is frighteningly low. In addition to the geographical location, there are also negative effects brought by the second collapse. Even though the Fourth God Key has basically repaired the ecological environment here, the adjustment of the climate cannot be completed in a short period of time.

The severe climate, the tense atmosphere in the city, the uneasy expressions of the residents and the mixture of different forces...

“It’s just a crucible of chaos.”

Xiachuanhu sighed.

"Bianca, listen carefully. Don't leave this base casually in the next period of time. Even if you want to leave, you must tell me or Theresa first, and you must find someone to accompany you."

Natsukawa Tora is not worried about Bianca's safety.

But there are many invisible dangers in this world. Bianca is still like a blank sheet of paper. He is trying his best to guide her in a good direction, but the environment of this town... will probably add some stains to her blank sheet of paper. This is a bad thing, but it can also be said to be a good thing, which will help her growth to a certain extent.

Even so...if possible, Xiachuan Hu still hopes that Bianca will not be affected too much by the bad nature of human beings.

[So... you really can't give us more? ]

At this moment, Xia Chuanhu's ears suddenly caught a sound coming from outside the stronghold.

It sounded like a female, and her tone sounded anxious and lost.

And another voice came in.

[Yes, I'm really sorry, but these are the only supplies we can allocate to the orphanage right now.]

The one who spoke should be the Valkyrie of the Siberian branch.

(The supplies allocated to the orphanage... I see. Theresa did mention this. From the conversation, it seems that supplies are a bit tight - this is a common situation after the war.)

In places after the war, supplies are always in short supply and there will be shortages at all times, with medical resources being the most scarce.

It's been five years, and the situation in Siberia is still so bad.

"...Bianca, let's go for a walk."

After pondering for a while, Xia Chuanhu stood up and said to Bianca.

"Get out? Where?"

“Make friends with the local kids.”

12. Cocolia Youth Edition

As mentioned before, the Siberian branch is responsible for many things in this town.

The first task is to deal with the Honkai beasts that may invade the town, the second is to observe and conduct field investigations on the ecological environment of Siberia, and the other is to maintain local order and distribute relief supplies.

In fact, it is a destiny that fights against the Honkai Organization. On the surface, it is a world-renowned charity and rescue organization. In this sense, it can be considered to have a similar nature to the Red Cross. Therefore, after the second Honkai, the destiny has never stopped its assistance to the Siberian region.

The Siberian branch is the regional head.

The Siberian branch where Xiachuanhu is currently located is its headquarters, and there are various small strongholds throughout Siberia. After all, the Siberian Plain is very large, and it would be impossible to take care of it with only one branch.

But even though Tianming has supported Siberia for five years, there are still many problems here, and one of the more serious ones is the [material distribution problem].

After the Second Collapse, Sentence itself was severely affected and is still in the recovery period. Its actual assistance capacity is limited. While ensuring the normal operation of branches around the world, as well as the normal operation of the Valkyrie Corps, research departments, etc., the budget that can be allocated for material support cannot be said to be much.

And these materials will be distributed to various parts of Siberia...

Not only that, the distribution of supplies is also a problem. A completely equal distribution is definitely not possible, so although it is a bit tiring, the Siberian branch still conducted a thorough investigation of the situation in various parts of Siberia and made a reasonable distribution after weighing the pros and cons - coupled with the support from Anti-Entropy and countries around the world, it has finally been able to hold on until now.

But this approach is bound to lead to a problem.

That is, some people will be dissatisfied with the materials allocated to them because they do not meet their psychological expectations. Some people think they should get more, and some people think that others get more than themselves... Similar situations have happened too many times in the past five years.

If it weren't for the Valkyries of the Siberian branch maintaining order, things would have been in chaos over the past five years.

The situation at the Cocolia Orphanage is a fairly typical one.

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(It’s the same this month...)

On the street of the town, a young woman wearing a military coat and waist-length golden curly hair was walking on the street with a sad face.

The woman should be around 30 years old. If you don't look at her sad face, she is actually very pretty, as pretty as a doll, and has a very tall figure. Even wearing a rustic military uniform can't hide her outstanding figure. If she dresses up carefully, she will definitely attract the appreciation and pursuit of many men.

But such conditions do not exist in Siberia.

The woman's name is Kokolia. She is the founder of the only orphanage in the town and one of the people who assists the Siberian branch in managing local order.

She is quite upset now.

Because the aid materials we received from Tianming this month were very limited, there was no way to provide the children in the orphanage with good meals.

In terms of numbers, Kokolia actually knew that the supplies she received from Tianming were increasing, and she also knew that the Siberian branch was intentionally taking care of her orphanage. However, the number of children adopted by her in her orphanage was increasing, and no matter how much Tianming took care of her, the resources were a little stretched.

Although in addition to destiny, Cocolia has another channel to obtain supplies, and she was able to establish the orphanage by relying on that channel, but it is precisely because of the support from there that the orphanage has been able to survive until now. It would be embarrassing to continue asking for help now.

Today, Kokolia finally came to the Siberian branch with a thick face and tried to apply for more supplies without any hope, but the result was...

(As expected, I can only——)

"Ah! It's Mama Cocolia!"

A young boy's voice pulled Cocolia back from her thoughts, and before she knew it, she was back at the door of her own Cocolia Orphanage.

Several children were standing at the door, waving at her with smiles on their faces.

Suppressing all the gloom in her heart, Cocolia walked towards them with a smile: "Why are you all standing outside? Aren't you cold? Come inside, it's warm inside."

"It's not cold. It's not cold where Mama Cocolia is!"

"It's Mom Cocolia. You must be cold after being out for so long. We've prepared some hot water for you. Have a cup to warm yourself up!"

"I'll get the cup!"

The children gathered around Cocolia, talking a lot and making a lot of noise.

These children are all orphans. Due to the social impact brought about by the Second Collapse, countless children were displaced. The reason why Cocolia established an orphanage was because it was impossible to abandon the children.

Looking at these lively children, the haze in Cocolia's heart that emerged from her failed plan was slightly dispelled. She smiled and walked together with the children: "You guys~~~ You don't need to worry about mom's affairs. What's more, I am an adult, and I will take care of you."

"Besides, I've told you many times not to run around the house. What if you fall?"

(Yes, I can’t give up yet… There must be a chance to save more children and better protect them… There must be a chance.)

As of today, there are nearly 200 children in the Kokolia Orphanage, and if you count those who died young and those in other towns, there are actually more. To be honest, Kokolia herself is a little overwhelmed, and those who help her manage the orphanage have advised her not to accept any more orphans. If she continues to accept orphans, something will happen sooner or later.

Cocolia herself was actually somewhat persuaded, but even so, she couldn't do such a cruel thing as turning away homeless children.

(I...have to save more children.)

As long as she can save these children, Cocolia doesn't mind doing some dirty things.

Even if——

"Ding dong!"

The doorbell suddenly rang at this moment.

Cocolia was slightly stunned - is there anyone visiting?

"...Kids, go play first. There should be some guests coming. Mom will go check it out."

“Okay~~~~!”

After leaving the children, Cocolia came to the door, opened it halfway, and looked outside through the gap: "Excuse me, who is this?"

"I'm sorry to bother you."

A very gentle male voice came from outside the door, and Xiachuanhu's figure like the winter sun also appeared in Cocolia's sight at the same time.

"Hello, beautiful lady. May my sister and I come in and visit you for a while? It's snowing hard outside, and we'd like to find a place to take shelter."

13. Are you destiny or anti-entropy?

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