Collapse, before and after civilization, I am the only one C

He suddenly turned around, grabbed Xiaoyuan's collar with one hand, pressed him against the wall behind him, and held the bath towel with the other hand to prevent it from slipping.

At this moment, Alicia was smiling, as if she was talking about a trivial matter.

April was a little troubled: "But what if in my next life, the one who raises me is still a beautiful girl?"

Although it is a bit narcissistic and this guess has no clue.

However, every time his life starts over, it seems that he encounters only plot missions. Could it be that in the next life, he can still be raised by Kevin or Kosmo?

Alicia: ...

Biting her teeth lightly, Alicia wanted to kick the other person out of the room for a moment.

"Do you really have to be raised by others? Can't you learn from me? I have been raising other children since I was five years old."

A little angry, Alicia hoped Xiao Yuan could be more sensible and not always make her angry.

It would be better if you could be a little sweeter, a little more well-behaved, and a little more conscious in your actions.

"understood."

April nodded, he understood what was said.

"You mean, I want to raise a beautiful girl in my next life, right?"

Tilting his little head, April smiled, even though he had no hope for it.

Come on, he is such an ordinary kid. Without the physique of a monster like Alicia, how could he possibly support others? When he was a kid, he couldn't even support himself.

"..."

"Forget it. I'll find you in my next life. Anyway, it's just a matter of being more careful when traveling around the world."

Besides, Alicia doesn’t really believe in things like the next life.

"Back off, you little brat."

With a wave of her hand, Alicia indicated that the other party could leave. Although she still had many topics to talk about, she didn't plan to continue chatting today because she felt uncomfortable.

As for why they didn't sleep together?

It was simple. Celia's mother had given her some knowledge about sex. She was not afraid, but she was mainly worried that Xiao Yuan would ruin his body at his age.

After all, adolescents always have strange thoughts. At least that's what Celia's mother told her.

"Good night, sweet dreams."

Actually, April has something else she wants to ask. Does Alicia, who is gradually improving, have any way to teach others how to master Honkai energy?

But there was no need to ask today. After all, it was already very late. If we really talked about such troublesome things, with Alicia's responsible personality, she would stay up late to sort it out.

"Yeah, you too, well, I mean, I was in the dream."

"That would be a nightmare."

After saying this casually, April slipped away before the pillow hit her.

He and Alicia lived in the same house, in two rooms. After all, he was not used to being too far away from Alicia, and Alicia was not used to not seeing a little kid within two minutes of waking up in the morning.

After returning to the room, April did not go to bed immediately. Instead, she lay on the table and sorted out what she had seen and heard that day.

"Xiao Ai, you said so many people went down, why is Jun still able to maintain efficiency?"

It is of course unrealistic to have no reduction at all, but it does retain the ability to get things done.

To April, this seemed novel.

[Although I am artificially retarded, I can still explain this to you. ]

[Just like a program, a program is divided into a main program and subroutines. Subroutines can affect most things in the main program, but without these subroutines, the main program can still do things. ]

[It seems that so many people have been removed, but none of them involve the positions that actually do the work. Replacing people in other positions in a short period of time will not affect the work. ]

April nodded. This analogy was much clearer and easier to understand.

Just like the inherent phenomenon of this world, 20% of people account for 80% of the wealth, and this principle applies to most situations.

In every department, there are only about 40% of people who are truly important. The disappearance of the remaining 60% will not cause the department to collapse, but controlling these 60% can in turn affect the other 40%.

After closing the notebook, April came to the window. The place where he and Alicia lived was not high, on the second floor, and he could not see far away through the window.

Not far away are other buildings and some vegetation.

"Xiao Ai, can I see your perspective again?"

【…】

Faced with this abrupt request, Xiao Ai flipped through the system logs.

As expected, I had said before that it would not happen again. Was I a little too easy to talk to?

"Please, Xiao Ai, there are times when I can only think of you."

April clasped her hands together and made a pleading look on her face.

【the last time! 】

Although she deliberately emphasized the tone and used the exclamation mark, April felt that this might not be the last time.

By briefly borrowing Xiao Ai's perspective, April also recognized her own position for the first time.

There were no layers of security outside, and the terrain was normal. The data represented by Alicia was not far away, and seemed to be rolling.

“I always feel that some people are believed for no apparent reason.”

People like Jun don't seem to be wary of himself and Alicia.

[I think I know the answer to this question. ]

Xiao Ai was stunned for a moment and looked through the system logs. Sure enough, the system had summarized this matter before.

[The boy's talent puzzled the other party, but after a deeper understanding, Jun found that you are just clever at best. You may have talent, but you have not yet realized it. ]

【From this sentence, it is not difficult to see that what you think is good is looked down upon by others, and it indirectly reveals that you know nothing at all. 】

For that kind of people, there seems to be no need to worry about the two political newbies, after all, they have no conflict of interest.

"That's a very unpleasant answer."

The perspective returns to the scene where he is sitting on the bed with his forehead covered. His already tired brain is further stressed out by this little incident.

It seems that Xiao Ai is not that useless. At least the human brain is overloaded after receiving Xiao Ai's perception.

a busy day.

It’s time to go to bed. I have to get up early tomorrow, otherwise Alicia will be unhappy again.

[This is not an ordinary year. You have initially learned the rules of the game and obtained an entry ticket. ]

[Also, this year, a major incident occurred in the Fire Chaser. The strongest person in the human race, Cecilia the Poison Pupa, also known as Yuan, died in the Second Herrscher incident.]

[His death was not meaningless. The sword scar that was several miles long proved the upper limit of Taixu Sword Qi, and the strange ability of the Ruler of the Void also made the Fire-Chasing Moth develop rapidly.]

[What is hard to accept is that after Yuan died, no one was able to deal with the Second Herrscher's companion beast.]

[The upper limit of human beings is not low, but the current situation of top combat power is really not optimistic. 】

[Similarly, one thing that no one has mentioned is, if Yuan had not exchanged the Second Herrscher, would humans really be able to deal with him? ]

[Many people know the answer, but no one has said it out loud, and the importance of the Fire Moth has increased significantly. ]

[Fortunately, the current Fire Moth is still a place with dreams. Fair! Fair! It’s damn fair! ]

[Himiko's potential is revealed in small-scale battles one after another, and she has a tendency to lead the army alone. ]

[In the new year, you are 17 years old, and Alicia steps on the corpse of Beibeilong and joins the Fire Moth. ]

[Although her fighting style is extremely gorgeous, with the Taixu sword energy in front of her, Alicia's situation is not difficult to accept. ]

[After all, the body of the dead minister of the poisonous pupa shows everywhere that he is a human being. ]

[Speaking of which, I'm really lucky. Because of your dedication in the last life, both Alicia and Qianjie have a better start. ]

"It's too close." April pushed Alicia, but the girl didn't care.

Just as April was about to say something else, the girl's soft body had already leaned on his back. The boy could only smile helplessly and let the other person rest her chin on his shoulder.

"You don't have to come here. My situation is very special right now."

"Using the corpse of that big guy as a stepping stone, I am now as dazzling as a big star under the lights. As my brother, you can be illuminated by the lights even if you do nothing."

Because the hot breath from her speech kept hitting the boy's ears, Alicia looked at the rather gloomy building in front of her and was not satisfied with Xiao Yuan's decision.

"We were meant to be together. If you feel any psychological burden because I'm too dazzling, I'll be very sad."

"..."

"Don't be too narcissistic. Currently, the Fire Moth can be divided into two major departments: politics and military, as well as the special department of Poison Pupa. You are also well-known in the army. Jun doesn't have to worry about politics at the moment."

"So it's a normal decision for me to try to interfere with the poison pupa."

Moreover, he was familiar with the place and found it easy for him to do things.

He doesn't need to sit in a position that is too high because others will definitely not allow him to do so.

There is no denying Alicia's strength, and Jun rose to prominence before Alicia. If he can rise again in the Poison Pupa... then the other old guys can go back home and grow sweet potatoes.

"I don't understand that. I just want you to work with me, and this place doesn't seem to have a very good reputation."

“Because things are really being done here.”

He patted Alicia's hand, indicating that it was okay.

"Besides, we finally came to this place where our destiny intersects. I just want to cancel the half hour I spent cutting your hair at noon. What have I done wrong?"

April spoke in a rather resentful tone, as if jokingly.

The working hours at Dupua are not 996, and are even easier than in most places. However, once there is a task, you have to come back and work overtime even if you are on vacation.

The only impact of April's coming here is that the time I set aside for combing Alicia's hair every day for an hour and a half is reduced by half an hour.

"Well, I can make up for it in the evening."

Alicia shook her head and continued with Xiao Yuan's topic. After all, as long as Xiao Yuan really decided something...she would generally not refuse it as long as it was not too excessive.

"Your hair is made of gold. If you comb it for an hour, it will be almost dry naturally."

"It's okay, I'll wash it twice." Alicia shook her head. This kind of thing was not a problem for her at all.

"..."

"Hey, hey, hey! Are you two done yet? Go show your affection somewhere else, not in front of our department!"

The person at the door is Yimer. As for why he has fallen to the level of guarding the door...

In fact, it is very normal, because this guy is not very strong. If April had not brought him with him, he would just be a poisonous pupae guarding the gate.

Oh, in the original plot, he was the one who had been developing for several years but was still complained by Alicia for not being strong enough.

"Hello, I'm April, the new guy at Poison Pupa."

Alicia shook her head and left without looking at the stubborn child again.

"Huh? Did I see correctly that the one who left just now was Alicia, the one who killed the Emperor-level Honkai Beast alone? Are you here to join the Poison Pupa?"

Yimer's mouth twitched. Is this the idiot in front of him who came to experience life? Oh, he looks quite similar to the boss, but the height difference is very obvious.

"If it's politics, don't blame me for not reminding you, little guy, the last minister who was parachuted in committed suicide by shooting himself three times in the back."

Actually, his life has been pretty good recently, because he was always taken care of by his boss before and lived a hard life. In addition, he cooperated with Lark to propose the reform of the poisonous pupa, so no one bothered him.

And I don't know when it started, but the justice of sacrifice seems to have become the principle followed by the Poison Pupa. If you look into it, it's probably because the boss had been taking the lead in practicing it before his death.

And when the boss really died on the road to fighting the Honkai, those people who didn't care gradually recognized the justice of his sacrifice.