Arknights? Colonization Ark!

No. 132: The hotpot is so delicious!

It was clearly a frosty day, but as soon as this woman stepped in, the air in the entire hotel began to get hot. The guests thought it was because they had eaten too much and shouted to the waiter to turn up the air conditioner. They also opened their collars to get some fresh air. No one noticed that the problem was caused by this girl with a high ponytail.

The girl found an empty table, pulled out a chair and sat down on it carelessly. Her tail swung back and forth, and the tip seemed to be burning with flames.

With a pair of purple eyes, he noticed that the people around him were sweating profusely. He tapped his head with his folding fan in frustration.

"Oh, I almost forgot it's already this month. I forgot the time when I went on a long journey. The people of Longmen are really not as good as Shang Shu."

With a wave of his right hand, the folding fan spread out like a peacock, and with just two gentle waves, the temperature in the entire room suddenly dropped.

The father and daughter upstairs also obviously noticed the temperature change. Lin Yuxia looked up from the attic.

"dad...."

"Let her be. As long as she doesn't cause any trouble, don't get involved in these people's business."

Now Lin Gerui suddenly lost the spirit he had when he talked with his daughter before, and seemed more like an old man in his twilight years.

Still muttering

"I can't do anything about it. I can't do anything about it. My bones can't stand the torture of these old monsters."

The bored girl downstairs finally waited for her beloved. The waiter brought an exquisite clay pot and placed it on the wooden table in front of her.

Don’t be fooled by the antique look of this restaurant, it is actually just a shell. There are electric stoves in the wooden tables. Its cuisine is as diverse as Longmen’s, and you can even order French fries there.

Nian looked at the red soup in the pot, mixed it with a spoon, scooped up a little and put it to his lips, not caring about the scalding heat and sucked it directly into his mouth.

Smacking his lips slightly,

"Hey~~ What's the difference between this white one and the other?"

Just as Nian was about to get up and pay to leave, a strong, spicy smell drifted into her nose. The hot smell stimulated her mouth to secrete saliva crazily. After swallowing a few times, she shouted in surprise.

"That's what it tastes like!"

Under the waiter's puzzled look, Nian slapped a few Longmen coins on the table, then stood up and ran towards the scent.

"Guest, that's the box!"

How could Nian, controlled by his appetite, care about so many things? After traveling for many days, satisfying his appetite was the most important thing.

Following the charming fragrance, Nian finally walked to the door of a private room. She couldn't wait to open the door and see the scene inside, but it was completely different from what she imagined.

Nian was very surprised. He was not from Simuitai?

There were only two people in the room, the man was mature and tough, and the woman was pure and charming. It was obvious at first glance that they were not from Dayan. Their temperaments made Nian feel somewhat familiar, but he couldn't tell where they were from.

"Would you two mind filling up an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks?"

Just as he was about to say this, he noticed that three pairs of bowls and chopsticks were already placed on the table.

“It’s already prepared.”

She is a carefree person and won’t care about these things now. Is there anyone who would eat her?

Dare to set your sights on the Sui Beast. Let's not talk about whether you can beat her or not. This is Chunchun trying to deceive Dayan. Even if Wei Yanwu risked his life, he would not dare to let anything happen to her.

Since she knew that the other party came to see her, she sat down opposite them without hesitation, fanning the pot with her hands to release the aroma.

"Authentic!"

Nian couldn't wait to eat and didn't bother beating around the bush, so he just asked

"Tell me, for the sake of this hot pot, what do you want to do with me?"

After the emperor mentioned the giant beast to Zhang Miao, he had been sending people to look for possible traces of it. However, the number of giant beasts that have entered the world is very small, and most of them are just a glimpse and quickly disappear. Only in Dayan are the traces of giant beasts more frequent.

After Lexington hacked into the Longmen network, Zhang Miao quickly learned Wei Yanwu's deepest secrets.

There was a giant beast named Nian lurking in Longmen, and even Zhang Miao had seen her name in the past.

This guy loves making bad movies.

Looking at the silver-haired girl in front of me, whether it is her figure or anything else, she has nothing to do with "giant".

"I want to know how much you know about this thing."

Zhang Miao placed a document and some photos in front of Nian. Nian recognized the things on them after just a few glances.

Sea Si

"The beach in Dayan was in turmoil for a while because of this thing. Is there any problem?"

This is not a secret, and Nian didn't know why the other party asked this. When he picked up the tea from the side to moisten his throat, he suddenly heard Zhang Miao say something.

"They are coming ashore."

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

Stimulated, Nian immediately picked up the information and read it carefully. She found that the biological analysis on it was quite professional. Both the calibration curve and the biological matrix analysis were accurate and impeccable. Of course, there were still a lot of missing parts. It was obvious that the other party was unwilling to tell the whole story.

She immediately realized that this was not something that the Terrans could make, so she raised her head and looked at the two people's appearances carefully, and couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Wow, there are still some alive!"

But she was only surprised for a moment. After all, she was not 20 years old. Native humans were not as attractive to her as hot pot. If she were 20 years old with a violent temper, she might have killed the two of them to pieces on the spot.

Then he shook his head again

"Just go ashore. This is something the Terrans should be concerned about. What does it have to do with us?"

For Nian, the threats from the north and under his feet are far greater than those from Hai Si. This is not to say that Hai Si is inferior to the former two, but it is a matter of compatibility.

As for Haisi, Nian Da can join if he can't defeat him, but the others will be fatal, and maybe Haisi can kill the evil demon as well, and the whole family will be happy.

She took a piece of meat from the pot and put it in her mouth, quietly feeling the spicy taste stimulating her taste buds. The slight pain made her unable to stop. She was so emotional that she recited a poem directly to the food in front of her.

"The spicy aroma hits you right in the mouth, and the taste of the rap is overwhelming!"

Looking at the stubborn Nian, Zhang Miao felt a bit of a headache. His knowledge of this kind of creature was basically limited to the myths and legends on the market. The Emperor and Kal'tsit refused to reveal too much, and the Doctor didn't know. He really didn't know, and at that time he didn't have the time to care about these guys who slept for hundreds of years.

"But I see that Miss Nian seems to be very concerned about human cultural products. If the Terrans perish, does it matter if Miss Nian can no longer eat hot pot or make movies?"

Lexington, who had been silent on the side, hit Nian's sore spot as soon as he spoke, and even the movement of reaching out to grab the meat was frozen in mid-air.

"If you are willing to help a little, we can provide Miss Nian with a lot of benefits."

Chapter 133: This kind of art is still too advanced

Lexington's tone and attitude were just right. Anyone who spoke to her would subconsciously develop a tendency to lean towards her, and Nian was no exception.

Tsk.

Even if I don't say it, I'm very happy in my heart.

Look at their attitude! Look at Da Yan's attitude!

They come to find them when they are needed, and keep an eye on them when they are not needed, for fear that they will cause trouble. As beasts of the year, not only do they not receive an annual salary, but they even have to pay for the hotpot themselves.

"No, no, although hot pot is delicious, we can't interfere with the lives of the Terrans at will."

As she spoke, she kept putting the cooked meat and vegetables in the pot into her mouth, her movements were so fast that afterimages almost appeared.

Zhang Miao saw that this was too much, and knew that this meal was not for Nian alone, so he decisively joined the battle, talking while eating.

"So you can help Da Yan build a mobile city and army, but you are unwilling to help us fight against Hai Si. Why? Do you think our strength is not as good as Da Yan's?"

Nian quickly waved his hand to deny it. You can't say such things casually.

"Of course that's not what I meant. It's just that our relationship with Dayan is a little... different, so we are doing some things for them. As for fists, I think there are few people with bigger fists than you."

Even though it was their first meeting, Nian didn't even know the other party's specific origins, and only had some guesses. However, as someone who had inherited Nian's vague memories, she was also very clear about the gap in strength between these people and the Terra people.

Even after tens of thousands of years, the fleet that covered the sky and the sun is still fresh in the memories of these giant beasts, even though none of them has ever been truly beaten.

After saying this, Nian had a smile on his face as if his appetite was satisfied. He turned around and started struggling with the fish balls in the pot again. However, the fish balls were slippery and he couldn't get them out. Angry, Nian wanted to use prohibited weapons, but found that a pair of chopsticks had grabbed the fish ball before her. Then, he was surprised to find that Lexington had put the fish ball into his bowl.

"Oh! Thank you, beautiful girl."

"..."

Lexington continued with his expression unchanged.

"Then how can we make our relationship with Miss Nian different?"

“Emmmm… This might be a little difficult.”

Nian couldn't say that it was because Dayan killed his cheap old man that he had to cooperate with Dayan in order to prevent the guy who betrayed his children from being resurrected, right?

However, the twelve brothers and sisters have different thoughts, and the only one who really walks around the world in a swagger is the young one.

"But why did you come to me? Wouldn't it be better to go to Dayan or Victoria? In terms of military strength alone, wouldn't their armies be more helpful? And do you really need help from others to fight against Hai Si?"

Don't be fooled by their carefree behavior, they are actually clear-headed. Except for the younger sister who stays at home all day and never goes out, all of them are clear-headed.

She glanced at the two people's faces and suddenly realized what was going on. She said with a smirk on her face

"Oh~~ You didn't come to me to fight against Hai Si, did you?"

"cough."

Zhang Miao coughed, drawing Nian's attention to him.

"That's not the case. After all, everyone has a responsibility to fight against Hai Si. But whether it's Da Yan, Victoria, or even Sargon, they all have their own coastlines to defend, and I've already arranged for a messenger to notify them."

As for asking Nian to confront Hai Si head-on, that is pure nonsense. How could a blacksmith be sent to the battlefield?

This time he went to find Shangnian, firstly to test the attitude of these giant beasts. After all, he still remembered the words of the emperor. These giant beasts were not of the same kind as them. Zhang Miao didn't want to have to free up his hands to guard against these guys when fighting against Hai Si again.

Secondly, they were impressed by Nian's personal abilities. It was rumored that Dayan's industry had received a lot of help from Nian. Whether it was metal smelting or industrial design, Nian could help Kazdel's production and construction greatly accelerate.

"Given the all-pervasive erosion and infection capabilities of the Haisi and the long coastline, I believe that neither Da Yan nor Victoria can hold out for long, so we decided to attract all the Haisi to Iberia and have a decisive battle with the Haisi there. So helping us is helping Da Yan."

"I believe that even the legendary old master would not refuse my request, right?"

Fighting Haisi is everyone's business. Are those people just going to sit at home and enjoy the results?

What a joke! If anyone really dares to think so, Zhang Miao will definitely throw Hai Si into his bed. One more country won't make much difference to Terra, and one less country won't make much difference. Do they plan to let Zhang Miao be their nanny?

In Zhang Miao's view, Haisi is an opportunity, not only an opportunity to eliminate the hatred between the Sarkaz and the Terrans, but also an opportunity to eliminate the hatred between countries. He learned this from his ancestors.

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Use the huge, somewhat controllable disaster of Haisi as an anvil to forge the loose nations of Terra into one.

The only thing he was worried about was whether his skills would recover faster or Hai Si would evolve faster. However, with the Doctor around, it was a way out anyway.

I also thought about it and felt that what the other party said made some sense, but the question still remained

"Why should I help you?"

The brothers and sisters can help Da Yan to a certain extent because they have a common enemy - the Sui Beast.

But they have nothing to do with Zhang Miao... Well, they are somewhat related, just a hotpot meal.

Although the hotpot tasted really good, it was too much to ask her for help.

"We can do for you what Dayan did for you. Do us a favor and we owe you one."

For Zhang Miao, this is his first time selling his face, but he doesn’t know how much his face is worth.

"Um....."

For Nian, this favor from Zhang Miao was really different. If it was Victoria or Ursus, she might have just gotten up and left, but the special nature of Zhang Miao's identity forced her to start considering the gains and losses.

Lexington, who was standing by, immediately stood up after noticing Nian's intention to move, walked slowly behind her, and whispered in her ear:

"I remember Miss Nian seemed to like making movies, right? It's just a pity that after making a movie once, the investors lost all their money and no one dared to ask Miss Nian to be a director since then."

Lexington's words were like a sharp sword piercing Nian's heart. She was so hurt that she couldn't even hold her chopsticks. She stuttered when she spoke.

“Art…art…art always transcends the times. It’s just that the appreciation level of those mediocre people is too low.”

You call that art? Now apologize to the word art!

No. 134: Rising Star Director: Director of the Year

Zhang Miao had seen her work, which was simply a bunch of thesis defense. However, Zhang Miao didn't know why Lexington suddenly brought up this, and he suddenly felt a vague sense of uneasiness in his heart.

"Miss Nian is right. It often takes a long time for the public's artistic taste to change. Before that, artists who transcend their time are usually not understood by ordinary people because their works are too high-brow. Only after they die will people understand the greatness of their works."