NIKKE, when the stars bloom

[Phoenix: Nonsense! I was the one who slept in the same bed with Honglian and Viper, how could I not know what I did?! ]

【Dorothy: ……】

【Dorothy: ???】

With the question marks and silence on the other end, the lieutenant who had successfully shaken off his sleepiness finally realized that there seemed to be a serious frequency error in the conversation in the chat box...

Da da da da——

Thus, the distinctive sound of tapping the screen is played back.

【Phoenix: Stop.】

【Phoenix: Let’s sort it out. 】

[Phoenix: Tell me first, what did you see? ]

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When the lieutenant hurriedly finished washing up and arrived at the lobby on the first floor as promised, Dorothy, who had been waiting for a long time, was sitting on the sofa with a cup of hard-to-swallow synthetic coffee in her hand, giving the man an extremely strange look.

Afterwards, the two of them tacitly left the Phoenix headquarters without saying a word, watched by the front desk receptionist.

"You'd better explain it to me, Mr. Lieutenant."

As soon as she walked out of the door and onto the empty, clean, yet slightly shabby street, Tao rarely used her political rhetoric and asked directly:

"I have evidence to suspect that someone in Phoenix's jurisdiction is deliberately spreading a religious belief, and it is a religious worship of the only god."

"religion?"

A staunch materialist, Phoenix is ​​pragmatic.

As long as one day he could see God carrying a rocket launcher and Buddha holding a Gatling gun fighting physically or magically in the sky, he would be willing to accept from the bottom of his heart that there really are gods in this world.

but,

Before being able to prove that God does exist, Phoenix is ​​quite opposed to the idealistic worship of gods, and is too lazy to pay attention to those idiots who keep asking others to prove that "God does not exist."

Based on the above extreme ideas, after hearing Ah Tao's question, the lieutenant's face turned as gloomy as a summer rainstorm in an instant.

"Are you sure someone is secretly practicing religion on my land?"

Dorothy: “…”

Hearing Phoenix's question, which did not seem fake, Tao could not help but carefully examine his eyes, and finally asked in a calm voice:

"Second Lieutenant, are you crying thief?"

"?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Phoenix, with his intelligence, naturally understood them instantly.

He didn't think Dorothy would be so bored as to slander him for secretly practicing religion in his own territory.

He also didn't think that the venomous snake who had been in charge of this place for two or three months would be much less observant than Dorothy.

Since Tao discovered the problem of religious spread within just a few days of being here, it means that Viper is most likely aware of the matter.

"Well, I'll take care of this."

Trying to figure out the possible secrets, Phoenix's originally gloomy expression faded as his thoughts unfolded, and his tone changed from anger to calm.

Seeing such a huge change in the man's attitude, and unilaterally ending this serious topic, even though Dorothy felt more confused, it was difficult for her to continue to pursue the blame without knowing what was good for her.

Since he won’t tell me even if I ask, it’s better not to ask to avoid wasting the friendship between both parties.

So, after hesitating for a moment, Ah Tao suddenly changed the subject, crossed her arms across her chest, and assumed a very strong attitude.

"Mr. Lieutenant, now that I have confessed my problem, can we talk about the content of your self-exposure in the chat history?"

"What to talk about?"

The lieutenant raised his eyebrows in confusion and asked shamelessly.

"What's there to talk about? Do you want to know the specific operation?"

Ah Tao: “…”

Needless to say, the impactful image filled Doro's mind the moment Phoenix finished speaking.

Her lips were also sewn shut and her pretty face was given a thick blush.

The best rumor in the world.

Nothing better than letting others fill in the blanks on their own.

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laugh--

Phoenix Headquarters, Administrative Unit Office.

When Phoenix walked into Viper's private office, the clever second in command immediately knew that her hands-off boss was planning to have a serious private conversation with her.

"This way, dear."

The sweet girl consciously put down the work at hand, stood up and walked towards Phoenix's position.

It has to be said that when Viper was working, her demeanor and movements were much more serious than usual. At least she did not pounce on the lieutenant and hug him the moment he appeared, looking like a hungry female hooligan.

Then, she calmly pulled up Phoenix's sleeves, smiled sweetly in front of her trusted subordinates, and led her man into the small meeting room in the main office.

then……

"Someone told me that you are secretly involved in religion. What exactly is going on?"

Without any opening remarks or polite words, Phoenix always unconsciously displays a straightforward and strong attitude when facing Viper.

But it was precisely this respectful and dominant attitude that invisibly touched the sweet girl's heart.

next second...

Click!

There was only a slight click of the door lock.

Having experienced so many defeats, the woman who had neither soup nor meat last night no longer cared about the confidants who were working outside the door. She tore off her serious disguise, put her arms around the shoulders of a playboy, stood on tiptoes and kissed the man's thin lips directly.

After dozens of seconds...

The sweet girl, who was still not satisfied, finally tilted her head back a little, licked her lips, and said in a disgusting tone:

"Dear~"

"Just keep asking your question~ It's not a problem~"

Chapter 305: What to do if you have too many distracting thoughts?

The lieutenant is a bad boy.

Looking through the past records, he only won twice by cheating. Once, he defeated Yuni with the help of Anik, and once, he defeated Mihala with the help of Yuni.

The lieutenant is very stubborn.

As the saying goes, "the more you lose, the more you become addicted to fighting", even though it was his side that surrendered in most cases, the second lieutenant never got stage-frightened, and when it was his turn, he never missed a beat.

then,

The spring breeze reaches the small conference hall, and then it is the turn of the waves to hit the rocks, one after another.

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Clank, clank, clank—!

Kendo field.

The two sword blades, which were almost invisible to the naked eye, intersected with each other, and the steps of the two sword holders were relatively not frequent. One could even feel that they were intentionally controlling their own range of movement.

"Focus! You have too many distracting thoughts!"

Clang——!

With a low shout from Qianghua, the long sword in Honglian's hand actually flew out of her hand, then flew upwards and instantly pierced into the ceiling of the kendo field.

Immediately, the elder sister, who had won the competition as usual, sighed quietly, glanced at her younger sister meaningfully, and shook her head.

"You won't be able to beat me if you keep going like this."

"..."

Faced with her sister's words that sounded like both provocation and persuasion, Honglian pursed her lips, turned her head away like a sulky girl, then tiptoed and lightly leaped towards the ten-meter-high ceiling, holding her long sword in her palm again.

To be honest, she didn't know why she felt so empty inside, and had an uneasy feeling that someone was secretly plotting against her.

That feeling is vague and shadowy, lingering in the mind and making people irritated.

"Wait for me to breathe for half an hour, and then we'll fight again after half an hour." After Honglian said that, she immediately sat cross-legged on the ground with a gloomy face, intending to adjust her state through breathing meditation.

Unexpectedly, just as she closed her eyes and sat down, her sister spoke again:

"It's not a question of peace of mind, my silly sister."

Hong Lian: "... Then tell me, what is the problem?"

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"It's a question of efficiency, dear."

In the council hall, Viper casually put on her coat, letting her chest reveal her breasts. She nestled in her man's arms like a kitten, and explained with a smile:

"There are only seven common emotions that can make people willing to die: family love, love, friendship, morality, hatred, faith, and ideals.

Among these seven emotions, faith and ideals are actually the most extreme and passionate.

Family affection can fade because of conflicts, love can become dull because of time, friendship can end because of ideals, and morality and hatred, both will compromise when facing reality.

But beliefs and ideals will not.

Belief may change the object, but the feeling will only become more intense.

Even if ideals are buried by the environment, they can still bloom again as long as there is an external force willing to dig them out.”

The venomous snake explained slowly, caressing his beloved's chest with his smooth and soft fingers, and continued:

"My dear, it is very difficult for a person to have an ideal.

Especially in this cold society full of selfishness and opportunism. If you want to make most people have ideals and die for them in just three or four years, it would be better to pray that Letcher will split and disintegrate in three or four years.

But

Religion can.

Just give me two years, and I promise to gather a group of tens of thousands of fanatical followers who will be willing to die for their beloved and for your ideals.

If you round it off, they also sacrificed for their ideals, didn’t they? "

The femme fatale's words made sense, but were also mixed with a lot of sophistry.

But Phoenix must admit one thing - change requires soil support.

If Ark wants to change this rotten place in terms of concepts and ideas, it can only start with the next generation.

That is a huge project that will take more than ten or twenty years, and there are too many variables during the period. Even if humans and Letcher can afford to wait, Phoenix, who does not have the ability to predict the future and the perspective of God, dare not wait.

So, after recognizing the current reality, the man with his vicious wife in his arms finally nodded and agreed:

"Then you better be careful not to end up like a cult and get backlashed."

"Follow your orders~"

After receiving the promise from the boss, the second in command, whose power rose to a higher level, smiled sweetly, blinked mischievously with a pair of fox-like eyes, and then raised her head to whisper in her man's ear, and said coquettishly in a gentle and orchid-like voice:

"Then~"

"Where's the reward~"

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