Collapse: Raising a Wife Since Childhood

As for the S-level, only those who were born with stigmata could break through, and he who had artificial stigmata probably had no chance of achieving it. Shen Yunie didn't care, his goal was to find the emperor and the girl who attacked the welfare home, and to avenge Ragnar.

Leia had no interest in the book filled with black words, so she sat next to the boy and fell asleep on his shoulder.

The sun was about to set, and a ray of sunlight shone through the window onto the book. Shen Yunie closed the book and rubbed his eyes tiredly, "Sister Leah, let's go back."

Cecilia slept soundly. It wasn't because she had any physical problems. She just became more like a normal person and simply liked to sleep.

"Sister Leah?" He reached out his hand and gently pinched the face.

Sleeping Beauty narrowed her eyes into a slit, secretly glanced at the boy's cheek, and after finding no abnormal expression, she stretched and opened her eyes completely. She yawned and disappeared from the spot, "Okay~ Then let's go back."

Shen Yunie opened her mouth but didn't say anything. She put the book back on the shelf and left the library. The boy's figure became longer in the afterglow of the setting sun. There were also students returning to the dormitory after class. Without exception, they were all looking at the only male in the academy.

He jumped from the age of thirteen to the third grade, and was suddenly promoted to the fourth grade less than three months later. Although the school did not give an explanation, the curious girls had already found the answer themselves: this little brother of theirs had completed the transplant of the stigmata, and was a walking miracle.

"Hune-gaku..." A girl in the crowd started to speak but then shut her mouth halfway. Seeing that the boy didn't hear her words and was walking away, Sau showed a look of regret on her face.

Her girlish heart was suddenly broken. She didn't expect that the distance between them would be so far apart in an instant. This boy would never belong to her after all.

Back in the living room, there was a figure slumped on the sofa. Seeing the boy coming back, Ji Zi smiled at him, and before he could speak, Shen Yunie took the lead and said, "Sister Ji Zi, did you go to drink with Teacher Shirley again?"

The air was filled with the smell of alcohol and Ji Zi's fragrance, the mixture of the two smells was very wonderful.

"Is this her? The researchers from the institute. Ask them to replace your weapon materials with better ones as your birthday present."

"You can let them do this even if they don't drink." Shen Yunie sighed and put away the wine cans, throwing away the unfinished ones. Then he poured her a cup of hot water, "Besides, there's still some time before my birthday, so there's no need to rush."

"Of course it's important! This is Yunet's birthday."

"Okay, okay. Then you take a rest first. I'll go make dinner. Birthday presents and the like aren't that important."

Shen Yunie walked towards the kitchen and looked at Cecilia. Seeing that she was sleeping again, her birthday was next week, but that was announced to the public. When the boy focused on cooking, the sleeping Cecilia opened her eyes slightly and looked at his expression, with a smile on her face.

After dinner, Shen Yunie sat at the table reading a book, while Liya, who had just woken up, ate the food that the little boy had specially reserved for her and watched the TV series with great interest. Neither of them mentioned anything about their birthdays. It seemed that they had tacitly agreed to set their birthdays for next week.

From reading to watching TV series with Leah, until late at night, Shen Yunie stood up on the bed and said to her: "Sister Leah, let's go out."

"What are you doing outside?" Leah returned to his body.

There is a mountain behind the villa area. Shen Yunie walked to the mountainside and stopped at the edge of a cliff. The scenery here is very nice. At the end of winter, many plants have begun to regain their vitality. He sat down beside a few trees that had just grown green branches. In front of him was a crescent moon and the night view of Saint Freya.

"Where is my birthday present? Sister Leah." Shen Yunie looked at the beautiful night scene with a smile on her face.

His birthday is actually today, and today is also the day he met Leah. Because he didn't know when he was born, his birthday was set by Leah to the time they met. The reason why he filled in his birthday a week later in his profile was because he wanted to spend today alone with Leah, just like the days when he was in the orphanage.

"What gifts are there?" Leah appeared and sat down. She was wearing a white dress, and her white legs stretched out in the moonlight looked even whiter and tenderer. She leaned her head on the little boy's shoulder, "It's so fast, Yu Nie is already fourteen years old."

Shen Yunie naturally knew that Leah could not prepare any other substantial gifts, but he still asked unwillingly: "Really no gifts?"

"I'll give you a sweet kiss from me." Leah turned around and leaned in close to the boy's delicate cheek and kissed him. She licked her cherry-colored lips and smiled, "Happy birthday, my little boy. Remember to make a wish, so that I can stay with you forever."

Shen Yunie felt the remaining fragrance on her lips, and wrapped her arms around Leah's body, pulling her closer to her, "One is not enough."

After saying that, he raised his head slightly and kissed the cherry lips again, and put the tip of his tongue into the mouth, and the fragrance spread in the mouth. It was rare for the little boy to take the initiative, and Leah wanted to take away the oxygen in his mouth, but found that after the transplant of the stigmata, the little boy's physical fitness became several times stronger.

Until the end, their faces were slightly red, and they separated panting, and a silver thread stretched out and disappeared into the air. Shen Yunie showed a satisfied smile. He didn't care what the birthday gift was, as long as Leah was by his side, it was enough.

In front of him was a beautiful scenery, and beside him was Leah, who was made even more perfect by the scenery. The boy slowly closed his eyes and made a wish in his heart.

63. First Mission

In the test of the memory battlefield, the tall iron walls around turned into a battlefield. In front of Shen Yunie was a huge chariot-shaped Honkai beast, which raised its head and roared. As the strong wind blew, countless sand and stone debris hit his body. He wore a cloak made of special materials on his back to block in front of him, forming a semicircular shield to resist the debris.

"Shen Yunie, activate the bracelet." The voice of the radio sounded to remind the young man.

The metal bracelet that appeared on his wrist was pressed once, and then quickly returned to the body. Shen Yunie stood up, and the huge chariot-shaped beast in front of him was already rushing towards him. The bracelet climbed to the palm of his hand and then expanded and lit up with gray light, gradually changing into a gray ancient knight's lance, the length of the lance was equal to his height, because it was still under testing, the lance body had no patterns or other functions.

As the Honkai Beast raised its front limbs and smashed down, the Knight's Spear was transformed, and Shen Yunie immediately raised his hand and stabbed at the opponent. "Bang!"

The Chariot Honkai Beast was like being hit by a high-speed train, its body was knocked backwards, and one of its forelimbs was nailed with the Knight's Spear. It fell heavily to the ground, and before it could recover and go crazy, Shen Yunie had already rushed up, pulling back his spear on the opponent's body and jumping up to the head, and then shot it down.

The head of the Honkai Beast that had just been raised completely dropped down, and after the young man landed steadily, the huge body began to gradually disappear. Then the battlefield scene around him disappeared and turned back into the original metal wall. He saw a researcher in a white coat with a document in his hand walking towards him.

"Well, it seems that you have almost adapted." The researcher was writing something on the file, looking up at the boy with admiration in his eyes. As the only knight of Saint Freya, he has strong combat power and high adaptability. There are many other advantages like this. He is also the most watched person in the academy.

"If you have any questions or suggestions for modification regarding the Knight's Lance, please let us know."

"Opinions..." Shen Yunie looked at the gray knight's gun in his hand, and recalled the previous feeling in his mind. He was used to using the black abyss and white flowers, and he had quite a few opinions. "Well, I will report to the doctor at the research institute after I summarize them. Thank you."

The female researcher stared at him with her beautiful eyes, then pretended to be heartbroken and said, "You really have an objection? We spent a lot of effort to make this the most suitable for you, but I didn't expect you actually don't like it..."

The expression on Shen Yunie's face froze. Didn't you ask me to give you some suggestions?

Seeing the unhappy expression on the boy's face, the researcher immediately laughed while holding the document, and at the same time did not forget to comfort him: "Okay, okay, I was joking. You are welcome to give us your opinions. We will make changes according to your opinions. Get ready to carry out your first mission, little knight."

"Yeah." Shen Yunie's complexion returned to normal, and he said goodbye to the researcher and left.

Some time had passed since the days of learning, and the initial model of the weapon had been manufactured. The next step was to carry out the first mission, which he was quite concerned about. It was to go back to the welfare home and the town where he used to be to investigate the situation, and to go back again after four years.

"I wonder where the other people from the welfare home were taken." Shen Yunie sighed softly as she walked back to the villa, looking at the environment on campus.

"Maybe he moved to another welfare home. If you want to know, you can probably find out by searching." It was rare to see the little boy showing a sigh of relief. Leah said thoughtfully, and she smiled. "What's the matter, do you miss Bianca?"

"That idiot should be fourteen years old now." Shen Yunie smiled as she recalled the experience of living with the girl for a whole year. It was a pity that she didn't get to see her face clearly before they parted. She didn't know if that idiot girl had matured after leaving her.

If we meet again someday, she will be surprised to see that I have regained my sight and become a knight.

When they returned to the villa, Himeko just walked out of the room and smiled at the boy. The two sat down at the table to eat. The next task was for Himeko to take him with him. "Hune, don't worry, it's just an investigation mission. It's not dangerous or difficult. I applied to the principal for this so that I can go and see where the teacher used to live."

"Well, I should go back and pay my respects to the dean." Shen Yunie nodded lightly. The Far East Branch only manages the Far East, while Siberia and the rest above are handled by another branch. When the beast tide and the emperor appeared, this place attracted the attention of the branch. Now, after a few years, they are preparing to send a Valkyrie to investigate again, and Jizi took over this matter.

"Don't be too sad about the teacher's matter." Ji Zi reached out and touched the boy's head, speaking in a gentle tone.

The time for the mission was coming soon, and Shen Yunie's Knight's Gun had not yet been transformed. Because the mission was mainly for investigation, the dangerous difficulty was the lowest, and the Valkyrie with low combat power could also complete it.

It was the first time for the two siblings to carry out a mission together. Ji Zi seemed very happy, but also a little nervous. She was afraid that the attack and destruction of the welfare home would leave a shadow on her junior brother, and this time she would make him unhappy. Before boarding the plane, her expression became more and more nervous.

Shen Yunie squeezed the big hand that was wrapped around her and said softly, "Sister Ji Zi, it's okay. It's all over. I won't be sad anymore. I want to go back and see the dean even more."

Feeling the change in the strength of her hands, the nervous expression on Ji Zi's face finally disappeared. She was stunned for a few seconds and gradually smiled, "Well, let's go."

The special plane began to prepare for takeoff after the two boarded it, gradually accelerating and drawing an arc in the air. Shen Yunie looked at the changes in the surrounding scene, feeling a little excited. He wanted to go back and see what the town where he used to live was like, the orphanage that had become a ruin, and the hill where he would sneak out on his birthday to see the scenery with Leah.

The plane can only land at the airport in Siberia City. The town is located near a remote snowfield, so Ji Zi and Shen Yunie need to drive together for the rest of the journey.

"We have to buy some food and tents first. The town may have been abandoned, so we have to be adequately prepared." Ji Zi looked at several photos taken by satellite on her phone. The information said that the collapse energy value of the snowfield has begun to increase in recent times. Perhaps there is a collapse beast, or it may just be due to the land.

The two rested in the city for one night, and only drove towards the town early the next morning.

64. The Past

The town is very remote, arguably the most remote place in all of Siberia. Jizi's car drove through towns and villages, and then there was a winding and rugged mountain road to go.

"It's hard to imagine how we can get out of here." Feeling the difficulty of driving an off-road vehicle on the mountain road, Ji Zi couldn't help but say. There are more than 100 kilometers of this road. How can a 13-year-old child with poor eyesight get out?

Although Shen Yunie saw it for the first time, he still felt that this land was somewhat familiar. He had left footprints step by step before, and thought: "I probably didn't walk all the way, I walked halfway and then walked into the snowfield."

"Isn't that more difficult..."

After all, if you keep walking along the road, you can still rest in the village, but if you walk into the snowfield, there is no place to rest. Just from this, Jizi can tell that the perseverance of the junior brother has exceeded her imagination.

"It's okay, because I'm not alone." Shen Yunie said with a faint smile. He didn't feel any pain in this long wandering life, because he had always been accompanied by Leah. Even when they walked into the snowy plains, it was freezing cold without a fire or food, so the two of them hugged each other to keep warm.

Jizi thought that this meant that the deceased Dean Ragnar was blessing him. He stopped talking and started to concentrate on driving, a little curious about what the place where his junior brother used to live was like.

After another nearly three hours of driving, the outline of the town gradually appeared in their sight. It was called a town, but it was just a slightly larger village. Shen Yunie had not seen many things when he was young, but just a few more people was prosperous enough for him.

"It has become like this." Leah looked at the nearest building. One of the walls was badly broken and no one lived inside. "The marshmallows here used to be delicious."

"No one lives here." Shen Yunie saw the place where he used to stay for the first time. Seeing the scars on the walls and the desolate streets, he couldn't help feeling a little sad. Many people died here after the virus and the beast tide, and most of the remaining survivors left. "The flour shop should not be there either."

Ji Zi's car stopped a distance outside the town, and the two got out and walked into the town. Shen Yunie looked around, and felt a familiar feeling in his heart. After such a long time, this place did not look brand new, but became more and more dilapidated.

"Let's go talk to the mayor." Ji Zi said.

"I want to look around and go to the welfare home."

There were only three or two people walking on the street, and when they saw a stranger coming, they all cast their eyes towards them. Their eyes fell on Shen Yunie for a few seconds, and they couldn't recognize who it was for a while, and people continued to do their own things.

"The welfare home is on the road behind the town. Just keep going up and you will get there." Shen Yunie pointed at the road with a helpless smile on his face.

Ji Zi hesitated for a few seconds and then nodded, reaching out to touch the boy's head and comforting him: "Then go, I will be there later. Don't be too sad, these things are not something we can control."

"I understand." After saying goodbye to her senior sister, Shen Yunie walked straight towards the road. The few houses on the street still had signs hanging on them, but there were far fewer of them than before.

Leah appeared, walking with him with some regret in her heart. She smiled faintly and said, "You know, I was the one who walked this road holding your hand... Yune, there are marshmallows over there, I want to eat them."

Her eyes fell on a small shop nearby and she immediately became interested.

"Very familiar, I used to buy fruit and flour here." Shen Yunie nodded, and walked towards the shop. Sitting behind the counter was a child who was younger than him. He was looking at this outsider brother with curiosity. He smiled gently, "How much is one?"

"One ruble." The little boy stretched out a finger and looked at the handsome face for a long time before whispering, "Brother, you look so familiar."

A small marshmallow appeared in her hand. She walked a little further and was about to leave the town. When she reached a place where no one could see her, Leah took the marshmallow and ate it in small bites. Then she pointed at the surrounding scenery and told him that these were the places he had passed by before.

For example, the path in the field, the woods where we first encountered the Honkai beast, and finally this long sloping road.

"Sister Leah, we are almost there." Shen Yunie saw a small forest in his eyes, and his subconscious told him that this was the forest in front of the welfare home. His heartbeat suddenly accelerated a lot, he was about to see the place where he had lived since he was a child, but it was a pity that there was probably nothing left here.

Leah nodded, having many memories of this woods, "Yeah, this is it."

There was an open space above a small slope. A welfare home had been built here, but it was destroyed four years ago. Then, under the wind and rain, the ruins gradually disappeared and eventually became an open space. There were two protruding stone piles on the empty flat ground, which attracted attention. Shen Yunie walked closer to check. When he saw the wooden board with inscriptions in front of the stone piles, his expression suddenly changed.

Leah walked forward and looked at the words with her mouth wide open in surprise. She pointed at one of the wooden boards and stammered, "This, this... Shen Yunie's tomb? Was this erected by someone from the welfare home later?"

"That should be it." Shen Yunie scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly, "I didn't expect to see this."

I'm afraid there are really not many people in this world who can see their own grave with their own eyes. I feel a little uncomfortable, but I figured it out after thinking about it carefully.

After he was knocked out, the orphanage collapsed, and he was unconscious for a long time. The people in the orphanage naturally thought that he and Ragnar died in the ruins and fire. It was probably someone who missed him very much and came here to build these two graves in the days that followed.

"Should we keep this?" Leah pointed at the board and asked in confusion. She didn't want to keep it, because it was too unlucky, after all, the little boy would die right in front of her.

Shen Yunie walked forward. The words on the wooden board were carefully carved, and the materials were also well chosen. Otherwise, it would not have remained intact after so many years of wind and rain. He sighed, picked up the wooden board with a smile, broke it, and put it on the ground. "No need to keep it. If that person comes back, he might know that I am still alive when he sees this."

But who is that person?

There are two tombs here, and the words engraved on the other one are: Grave of Dean Ragnar. She was indeed buried here, and everything was left here with the fire.

Shen Yunie looked at the words quietly, then knelt down in front of the wooden sign, with conflicting emotions in his heart. He completed the task assigned to him by the dean's mother, but he was still unable to avenge her. "Dean, I'm back to see you. I found Sister Ji Zi, her eyes have been healed and she is now a Honkai user. I will find the emperor in the future and avenge you."

Leah stood behind the boy and watched the scene quietly. What neither of them noticed was that on one corner of the broken wooden sign, there were a few small words engraved: In memory of the best brother in the world.

65. Detection

Shen Yunie waited quietly for a while, and Ji Zi walked along the road until she came to the flat ground. She saw the two piles of stones from a distance and asked in surprise: "Yunie, did you do this?"

"It was done by friends from the welfare home. It should have been a long time ago." Shen Yunie replied calmly. He saw that the pile of stones was a little loose, so he reinforced it a little. Although there was nothing buried underneath, not even a cenotaph, it was still a kind of memorial.

"I see." Ji Zi looked at the words on the wooden sign and bowed deeply to it. "Teacher, although I couldn't see you for the last time, I found my little junior brother. I will help you take care of him in the future."

The welfare house had long since disappeared, leaving only an empty field and two piles of stones. She looked at the other pile of stones, wondering why there was no wooden sign there. "Why is there no wooden sign here?"

"..." Shen Yunie had already buried the wooden signboard of her own. If Senior Sister saw this, she would definitely be angry, right?

The two of them left here together, but Ji Zi stopped him halfway and did not return to the town. "I have asked the mayor. The place with high Honkai energy is on the edge of the snowfield over there. They said that they could hear the roar of monsters, and several workers are missing. Let's go directly to the snowfield to investigate, or you can rest if you want."

Shen Yunie knew that he was already well taken care of. If he was really carrying out a mission, he would not have the opportunity to visit the welfare home, let alone rest. Instead, he should directly ask the mayor and then set out to investigate in the snowy plains.

"It's okay, I'm not tired either. Let's go directly to the snowfield." He was very familiar with the road to the snowfield. He had walked it countless times with his eyes closed.

Shen Yunie and Ji Zi walked on the mountain road. After walking for a few kilometers, the scene in front of them changed to a vast mountain covered with snow, and the misty plains were endless. The snowfield was very large, and he had only walked one-tenth of the distance at the beginning. If he really wanted to cross the entire snowfield, it would be impossible to complete it without two or three months.

The body's keen perception detected the difference between the snowfield and other places. Shen Yunie said to Ji Zi in confusion: "The collapse energy here is heavier than other places. It seems that something happened before."

Ji Zi shook her head. "I heard that there was a real meteorite disaster. It happened more than ten years ago. At that time, I had just become a Valkyrie."

After walking down the mountain for a while, they could already feel the cold wind blowing. Shen Yunie's first mission was more like sightseeing. Most of the necessary items were brought by Ji Zi. She took out a pistol-like instrument and a detector from her backpack and threw them to the boy, saying, "Yunie, when we enter the snowfield, we will walk three kilometers from both sides and come back after detecting the values ​​and installing the detector."

"Okay." Shen Yunie had used this thing to measure the Honkai energy value of his body before. He pressed it on his wrist, and a value of two hundred points immediately appeared on the screen.

For ordinary people, if their points exceed 100, they will become dead. However, those who have transplanted stigmata have a higher resistance to Honkai, and there is no possibility of mutation before 700 points. The stronger the Honkai users have, the higher their resistance.

The closer they got to the snowfield, the colder the wind blew. Shen Yunie put on a wireless headset and separated from Ji Zi before stepping onto the snowfield, heading to the other side. Not long after, Ji Zi's worried voice came into his ears.

"Be careful not to go too deep, walk on the edge, and come back when the distance is enough."

Walking on the edge of the snowfield, Shen Yunie was always paying attention to the distance. He glanced at the snowfield and asked, "Sister Leah, do you remember the meteorite disaster more than ten years ago?"

Leah tried to recall something, but finally shook her head. She couldn't remember anything. "No feeling. Do I look like an alien?"

"No, that's not what I'm talking about..."