A journey of Shadowverse and Honkai Impact 3rd

Aurora Before's ongoing outpost follow-up mission flashed through her mind core. After a while of calculation, Laura Mia came to the conclusion that she could indeed take a break from her busy schedule, but whether she was willing to come depended on her personal wishes.

The completion of the mission meant the return of most functions. Laura Mia, who finally didn't have to devote a lot of energy to the complicated work, breathed a sigh of relief. For a moment, she couldn't help but look at Miss Aurora with a bit of envy.

Being able to do my own thing wholeheartedly in my own little nest, just thinking about it is much easier than the tiring work of being a manager. When will I be able to fly in the sky as I please?

He looked much more alert and started to clean up the redundant data caused by the non-stop work. Sitting in his seat, Laura Mia looked at the participants around the round table and immediately discovered what everyone was doing at the same time.

Whether rigorous or relaxed, standing up and turning around in no particular order means that the task has been completed. Then, every living being who has no reason to stay here will naturally enjoy his or her own leisurely life to fill up with energy for the next work.

After all, even if it is a machine, the metal will fatigue if it runs continuously.

Well, being a manager... means you have to be slow to step out.

There was a subtle sigh, and an indelible melancholy in her pleasant voice, but Laura Mia could do nothing about it. As for the position of manager, the residents who were now clearly divided into two factions would probably not submit to each other. Only she, a poor experimental prototype, could be more or less recognized.

When can I step down? Even in the original experimental plan, I was not designed to manage the administrative agency.

She puffed her cheeks and made an angry expression. Fortunately, there was no one in the conference room and the connection with Aurora's virtual projection was disconnected, otherwise Laura Mia's cute expression would spread everywhere in an instant, letting everyone know that the manager was not reliable.

After confirming the completion of the project, collecting various data and information into the database, and keeping records on paper, finally, after completing all this, Laura Mia gained her own freedom.

The light-hearted mind turned into brisk steps, and the gradually accelerating pace pushed the girl's body farther and farther away from the laboratory, allowing her free and bright body to bathe in the three-color gentle glow of the sky, and her mood suddenly became brighter.

Phew, that’s comfortable! It turns out that the city scenery built with everyone’s hard work is more pleasing!

"I've been waiting for you for a while, Laura Mia~"

A familiar voice came from the side, and suddenly, a girl in a beautiful dress appeared in the originally beautiful street scene. Her pretty and gentle face was full of bright vitality. The natural style painted by nature made the girl's heart jump for joy at the first sight.

"Hey, Sera, long time no see!"

Trotting over and giving her friend an innocent smile, Loramia, who was in a particularly happy mood, wanted to pounce on them, but when she got beside them, the mecha girl just greeted them gently, not letting her weight, which was particularly inconsistent with her body shape, become an unbearable burden between her friends.

"Just a few days, what do you mean by long time no see~"

168. Separation of public and private

The mecha girl's hair color is bright golden and suddenly changes to holy blue. It flutters like flying sparks, reflecting the aurora at night. Coupled with a sailor-like outfit, she has the image of Laura Mia full of energy.

Strolling along with the mecha girl, at first one of them was talking about his boring and complicated work in the past few days, while the other one was listening in a relaxed manner, creating a slightly depressing atmosphere, but then the situation was reversed.

Sera talked about the friends she met in Eyalon, the interesting things that happened after she returned this time, the tragic situation of the former dictatorial ruler of Eyalon, etc. Until the end of the stroll, Sera had not finished telling everything that happened in Eyalon.

"Illmy, come here. I'll give you a greeting and gift from everyone in Eyalon. Although it's not very valuable, it carries a lot of love."

"Okay, I've approved the request."

Walking outside Laura Mia's house, Laura Mia's eyes lit up after receiving the blessing from more than 350 kilometers away in the bright noon of the city of sublimation.

"It seems like the current leaders of Eyalon are pretty good. Just looking at the pictures, they seem to have much more leadership qualities than I do."

"And these unique technologies, well, they're quite valuable for reference. If they're slightly improved, they can also bring some improvement to the combat power of the Sublimation Place."

The cheerful tone showed the happiness in the girl's heart, and the small hug she gave to Sera was also a reflection of her happy mood. The appropriate physical contact made people feel like spring breeze, unlike Femi's which was too offensive, which made Sera feel happy as well.

"Come on, Sera, we'll talk business later. Now let's go to my room and play. This time, I've prepared a lot of fun things that were previously hidden at the bottom of the database. I'm sure you'll be surprised!"

In a sense, there is an absolute distinction between public and private life. She looks like she is at work, and she has the joy that is unique to a girl when she is off work. Looking at Laura Mia like this, Sera always feels that this energy is really familiar. Suddenly, when she remembered the reason, she couldn't help laughing.

Femi and Lola Mia must have a lot of common topics, but that child always lacks some sense of propriety when doing things, unlike Ilmy who is so amiable.

Letting her little hand be held by Laura Mia, she entered her house almost synchronously. In the soft and bright light, Sera felt the familiar feeling of weightlessness, as if the experience of walking in space was full of the charm of freedom. Unfortunately, the virtual scene has boundaries after all, and people cannot roam around freely.

A temporary air vent appeared behind Laura Mia, and the whirring sound of the air was particularly noticeable in the room, indicating that the room was not a vacuum like the outer space. After a while, the mecha girl took out a bunch of strangely packaged things from her workshop, and the bumpy sound of the things moving forward in the box immediately attracted Sera.

"What are these?"

Grabbing the transparent box from the front, Sera had the illusion that she was looking at a box full of snacks judging by the way the items were stacked, but some relatively normal objects dispelled this idea.

Among them was a can similar to a spray can, but no one knew what strange substance was hidden inside it. There was also a pair of glasses, and no one knew what magical system was built into it. In short, the box of things that Laura Mia moved had an antique feel that was collected by someone.

"According to the information I've looked up, this bottle of fragrance has the magical effect of improving luck!"

Laura Mia opened the lid of the packing box, then grabbed it, and the full box of items suddenly scattered like flowers in the gravity-free living room. Each of them gained their own freedom, and flew to their favorite corner with a strong sense of disorder.

Uh……

Looking at the mecha girl who seemed to be particularly fond of a can of air freshener, Sera narrowed her eyes subtly and waved her hands to push away several packaging bags that blocked her view, trying to find some secrets related to luck from the object in Laura Mia's hand. But no matter how she looked, Sera's outstanding eyes could only see the exquisite green plants painted on the surface, without any mysterious connotation.

"What's the reason for improving luck?" Sera asked tentatively.

"The diary that the researchers left behind shows that before every major ritual, they would use this jar of fragrance to improve their luck. The diary records their great successes!"

Laura Mia put on an expression that said "absolutely right," and her firm tone was filled with a strange sense of conviction. Then, the excited girl said something in advance.

"Sera, get ready, I'm going to spray! Luck up, up~"

I don't know which database she found a sound effect similar to the game upgrade from. Her playback skills, which were more advanced than any ventriloquist, immediately made Laura Mia a member of the People's Artists, and made Sera, who was frowning, bathe in the fresh and pleasant fragrance.

"And these are analytical glasses that show favorability. They combine the human body's micro-expression algorithm to generate a corresponding score, and then you can get other people's impression of you!"

Picking up the seemingly ordinary black glasses and showing off their effects, Laura Mia saw Sera's smile as expected, and the words that came out of her were consistent with her prediction of Sera's reaction.

"Then why don't you try it on yourself, llmy? I'm curious to see how it analyzes me in this state."

"Okay, okay, I'll try it first."

He put on his glasses, adjusted the focus, and aimed at Sera's pretty face. Then, accompanied by a very subtle data output sound, an orange-yellow danger level suddenly appeared on the lens that was visible only to the wearer of the glasses, indicating the fact that Sera was smiling but had a dagger in her heart towards Loramia.

"Huh? That's not right. My glasses must be broken. Sorry, Sera, I'll take this back and fix it before giving it to you."

Laura Mia took off her glasses in surprise, and her angry look clearly showed her indignation about the mistake with her glasses, which made Sera laugh and cry.

Choosing to believe where you shouldn't, and choosing to deny where you should, Loramia's little temper, hmm...

Very human spirit!

"What if I say that the analysis of these glasses just now is correct? llmy."

Sera spoke deliberately, which immediately caused Laura Mia's angry denial. Regarding this matter, the mecha girl was absolutely unwilling to believe that the analysis results were correct.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Sera, why don't you like me so much? We're obviously best friends!"

169.llmy wants to listen to music

A magical fragrance said to improve luck, ordinary glasses that can analyze people's affection through micro-expressions, a prehistoric hard drive containing countless mysterious messages...

After tasting a bag of fairly normal self-heating rice, Sera was convinced of one fact.

That is, what Laura Mia took out must be the remains of a researcher! This strong personal style is almost becoming an infamous achievement!

"I didn't surprise you, Sera..."

Laura Mia, who failed to achieve her goal, was surrounded by an invisible low pressure. She was bored and drifted in the zero-gravity environment. She seemed to have lost the motivation for life and turned into a salted fish. Beside her, various objects she took out were slowly floating in the air, silently accusing her of the immoral behavior of littering.

"That's because the themes of these things don't fit with me at all."

If it was Femi or Arisa, they would be a perfect match, and it would be easy for them to have their eyes light up.

"By the way, llmy, where's Miss Aurora I met earlier? Is she still isolated in the experimental facility?"

Although she had suffered a great failure in communicating with her friends, it did not mean that Laura Mia had lost her vitality. When she heard this question, she turned over and faced the girl sitting in the air with her best front face.

"Alter is still in isolation. I was previously analyzing the underlying protocol after her transformation into a necromancy in the laboratory. Probably speaking, she has become a walking signal base station, sending out signals from time to time."

"Furthermore, this is transmitted in the form of high-order waves, which conventional electromagnetic wave communication equipment can neither receive nor detect. It took us several days of research to confirm this possibility."

"In other words, the coordinates of the Sublimation Site may have been exposed to an unknown entity. And considering that it can receive high-level waves, we speculate that it may be a product of a necromantic starship."

Sera's expression became serious as Loramia explained. When she heard the word starship, her mind flashed through the creations of civilization that were capable of traveling in the sea of ​​stars. Although their majestic figures were insignificant in the sea of ​​stars, they were enough to block out the sky and the sun when placed on the ground.

"Is it that serious? A necromantic starship, the mere thought of it is too much."

"It can't be helped. After all, Tianhai Center used to attract so much attention as the landing point for the space elevator. There must have been far more starships crashing with the space elevator than anywhere else. With so much time accumulating, it's impossible for something like this not to happen."

Compared to Sera's worries, Loramia looked fearless. After not detecting any trace of creations in the past few days, she ruled out the possibility that the being receiving the message was a creation. Otherwise, such an important experimental base as the Sublimation Place would inevitably attract the siege of creations.

And since it is not a terrifying creation, the Place of Sublimation can safely participate in this intelligence pursuit.

The people of the Sublimation Place did not think that the unknown existence could be as wealthy and powerful as them and possess such extraordinary wealth.

"Oh, by the way, Sera, we should be able to build a high-order wave transceiver in a couple of days. Do you want to join our action team and see what's going on?"

With a bright smile, Laura Mia's face showed pretty sunshine and plenty of courage. Facing the unknown existence that might be extraordinary, they wanted to take the initiative to attack and measure the opponent's level, rather than relying on the stronghold for a sure defense.

"Okay, after all, it was my fault. I didn't expect there would be these problems with the death component."

Sera accepted Laura Mia's invitation without hesitation. She felt that she had her own reasons for doing so and wanted to see if it would have any impact on the Sublimation Place. If there were any hidden dangers, it would be better to eliminate them as soon as possible.

A hint of determination emerged on the girl's quiet face, and in the eyes of the approaching mecha girl, it was a manifestation of Sera's concern for everyone, which made the girl smile even more brightly, shining brightly as the pearl of the machine.

"Then, for the next two days, Sera, you should rest well. Laura Mia will take care of all your food, clothing, housing and transportation. Even if you have to give a public performance at the invitation of your fans, I will stay by your side."

After approaching, she gave her a hug, and her face was shining with a flawless luster. Witnessing Laura Mia's intimate actions, Sera was not as wary as she was with Femi. Although she felt a little uncomfortable about the safe distance being breached, Sera couldn't refuse because of her good friend's cheerful expression.

"Food, clothing, housing and transportation, all of that is fine according to normal human standards. As for fans? Where can I find that?"

Feeling the touch on his right hand, the wrist-mounted computer where golden light and blue light intersected began to emit virtual light spots, and with the help of Laura Mia, formed a picture about the dating forum.

Although it looks different from a human palm, the warmth that resonates through the mechanical material is still warmth, revealing her beautiful and flawless heart.

So cute, llmy.

"Sera, look, I've got it for you! This is the public forum of the Ascension Place. As the researchers used to say, everyone can freely post and do whatever they want."

The cyan pupils met the sky-blue pupils, and then fell on the displayed forum screen. With the girl's voice coming from her ears, Sera saw the fiery red words in the forum, like a burning flame, soaked with people's enthusiasm.

A resident with the ID "Pianist" uploaded the video of Sera playing the harp and a high-level recording. The resulting music received one of the highest number of likes in the entire forum, and some of the comments even made Sera blush.

Accompanied by pleasant tones and beautiful melodies, the mechanical mind enters the moving world created by the musician, allowing unprecedented peace to be infused into the listener's soul. Suddenly, I see the Istres of the past, white-winged birds flying over the clear lake, and ethereal clouds dotted around the towering buildings like hair ornaments...

My words can't even begin to describe one ten-thousandth of the feeling I get from listening to it. I hope everyone will listen to this song about humanity and witness that glorious and beautiful era.

"I've watched this video and this song so many times. If possible, could Sera... play it for me individually?"

The mecha girl's eyes were filled with expectations more precious than gold and pearls. Her face approached and seemed to glow, drowning Sera's vision. In the exchange of eye contact, the girl naturally agreed.

"Okay, llmy, you have to listen carefully when it plays~"

170. Prepare to Attack

The floating sound does not need a variety of words to describe. Looking at the listener's tranquil face and gentle expression, you can get a glimpse of how brilliant the world woven by the invisible notes is. Even a mechanical mind can be captured and given a new experience, feeling the reality of music.

If emotions are born from the combined effects of hormones, nerves, etc., then Serra's music involves not only simple physiological phenomena, but also goes deep into the spiritual realm, triggering the resonance of life and drawing traces of the world.

As Sera's only listener, what was reflected in Laura Mia's eyes was the girl's gentle demeanor as she immersed herself in depicting the world. Her fingers on the instrument were slender but powerful, and the feeling brought by each well-placed plucking was inexplicable and mysterious, making the girl unable to tell what the code flowing in the core of her mind was. She only knew that it was indeed beautiful and if she had the chance, she would like to keep listening.

"It sounds good."

Also good looking.

Her half-open eyes fell on the fingertips that were plucking the silk strings. Her peaceful and quiet expression became even more wordless because of the end of the music, as if all the stopped notes were leaping on the player. In this moment alone, the image of Sera in the girl's eyes had a natural and moving brilliance.

Laura Mia sat on the sofa in the living room, her comfortable posture showing her leisurely state of mind at home. After listening to the performance several times, the inexplicable waves in the girl's heart became more obvious, and her eyes were filled with an inexplicable and wonderful appreciation, which was a recognition of her existence and a little dependence on her.

It's not that the mecha girl who is the manager of the sublimation place has any unusual feelings for Sera. Fundamentally speaking, this is more like a fan's admiration and following of an idol. They hope to see or hear more news about the admired person and witness all the stories of her ascending to the throne or eventually falling into the sunset.

"It's great to get praise from you, llmy, for the piece I played casually."

Sera sighed modestly, and the Holy Mana returned and disappeared from the living room, making an exquisite large harp disappear from Laura Mia's sight, and at the same time, the leisurely atmosphere in the living room also disappeared.

"Oh, I see. I'll be right over."

Suddenly, she received a call from the sublimation place. The serious mecha girl took on her work attitude and performed her work demeanor in front of Sera as if she was making a phone call. Then, she focused her eyes on the girl and told Sera that the call had ended.

"What's going on~"

"The transceiver is complete. According to the laboratory, it can receive and track first-order and second-order waves, and even higher-order waves. It has reached the standard for short-range interstellar communication."

She responded to Sera's question in a cheerful and bright tone. During the two days in the Sublimation Place, except for the necessary actions, Laura Mia had been happily together with Sera. They had really spent some comfortable days together. But now, another exciting and interesting action was about to begin, which made the girl bathe in a celebratory atmosphere.

"Ahem, considering this operation may be quite dangerous, I, the undisputed number one administrator within the Sublimation Center, will be personally involved this time. Sera, just look forward to my wonderful performance!"

Suddenly, she made a serious opening speech about how she would definitely make a great career. The hilarious demeanor coupled with Laura Mia's flamboyant performance made Sera's mouth twitch and she almost laughed out loud. However, in order to protect the girl's little thoughts, Sera still answered with a bit of doting.

"Then I'll leave it all up to you, llmy!"

"Well, leave everything to me!"

The words of gathering and setting off came to an end here, and the two people with dazzling friendship walked together, from leaving the house to the nearby laboratory. Although their ways of moving were different, everyone could see the inseparable momentum.

Laura Mia's speeding and Sera's space teleportation, one had excitement written all over her face, breaking through the air that was blocking her way at a faster speed, while the other had a calm expression, and a seemingly short step could cover a very long distance, but the fact that they were always following each other said it all.