The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"Eleven degrees twenty minutes north latitude, one hundred forty-two degrees eleven points five minutes east longitude, Dr. Mebius, the location has been confirmed and the dive can be carried out."

In a small submarine that was completely different from the Hyperion, the one who spoke looked like he had just grown up. He had sloppy brown hair and dead fish eyes and looked even more dull and lifeless than Bronya.

"It's okay Night Owl. Keep the state that you can dive at any time, but there is no need to execute it. The time we need is not now, let everyone take turns to rest for a while. We still need to wait for some people."

Mebius didn't even raise his head, just flipping through the pages of the Nameless Book in his hand. He didn't know if it was Chen's illusion, but he always felt that she wasn't very interested in what he just said.

"Are you waiting for someone? Got it, I will pass on the order."

The twitching eyelids blinked imperceptibly, a magnitude that could hardly be noticed even by those who observed it carefully. Chen Tianwu did not put forward his own suggestions, nor did he pester Mebius like a child with a strong thirst for knowledge to ask who was waiting here.

However, he was not sensible, nor did he guess what Mebius was waiting for, he just simply didn't care or care.

It was enough to be saved by the World Serpent when he was on the verge of death. As for becoming a cadre of the World Serpent, that was not important.

The task is just a means he needs to confirm his "existence", or to put it another way, as a person who lives because he is alive, he is just mechanically following the orders of the World Snake.

Thinking about meaning, speculating on his boss's intentions, trying to figure out what he wants, these things are ultimately out of reach and undesirable for him.

However, thinking cannot be completely stopped, even though it has nothing to do with the task. Just like human breathing or the swimming of sharks in the sea, this is the category of self-control of the nervous system. No one has ever been able to stop breathing with self-awareness, and naturally they cannot control the thinking of the brain - let’s use a more awkward word. In other words, isn’t forcing the brain not to think to be a kind of “thinking” in itself?

It was not difficult to quickly notify Mebius of his order. The space in the submarine was limited, and including him and Mebius, it could only accommodate ten people.

Then, he returned to Mebius, found a seat not far behind her, and then took out a notebook from the upper pocket of his uniform. There was a pen in the notebook, which was convenient for writing at any time. Can also be used as a bookmark.

The moment he opened the page, the smell of machine oil and the unique fishy smell of metal erupted from the paper, which made Mebius sniffle even though he was far away.

But Chen Tianwu had no reaction. It's not that he's used to this smell. Some things can't be gotten used to through daily contact, just like no one can get used to the smell of shit.

It's just that, after undergoing a large number of modifications to his entire body in order to survive, he has completely lost his sense of smell.

This is something that is almost unbelievable when I think about it now - forget it...

The metal fingers wrapped under the gloves dexterously controlled the pen tip, and Chen wrote a long series of numbers in the lower right corner of a brand new page in the notebook.

That was nothing else, it was the commission he paid in advance for this payment.

On the almost completely blank left side of the paper, he skillfully wrote many lines of characters from top to bottom, which were all code names for certain families or organizations.

Then, he casually drew a black line in the middle of the paper as a dividing line, filled in the numbers in the half that belonged to the "amount", and made corrections from time to time. The final total added up to the commission in the lower right corner.

That's right, this is a simple account book, which records the whereabouts of every commission commission Chen has made in the past year in a very simple way - so simple that if you use "account book" to describe it, it will probably make a person A large number of accounting students collapsed, but there was no way. Chen's education level was not much higher than that of a girl who was fighting for control of her body with "herself", so she could only use a more primitive method than a running account.

"You donated all your mission commissions again?"

Chen Wensheng raised his head. Mebius did not look back, but his voice was extremely sure, as if he had glasses on the back of his head and saw the contents of his "account book" with his own eyes.

"Ah... um."

Chen Tianwu responded casually, his eyes wandered for a moment, and he quickly focused his energy back on the "account book" in front of him.

He had to check again with his fingers whether he had made any mistakes.

But Mebius didn't seem to want to let him go so easily.

"I said, have you donated all the rewards World Snake has given you in this way for more than a year?"

"Um."

With the previous foreshadowing, Chen Tianwu didn't feel very nervous when Mebius actually asked the question.

Of course, there is really no need to be nervous.

Whether it's called remuneration or commission, it doesn't matter. When they are delivered to Chen Tianwu, they become his property. How he handles his property, World Snake has no reason to comment on it - except for one possibility, That is, he donated the money to Destiny, Anti-Entropy or Shenzhou. But that was impossible. The objects of donation were all those he had inspected during his vacation, and he also used some resources within World Snake to confirm that the other party had no relationship with other organizations, just to prevent this possibility. There is a saying that although he has never gone to school, he has worked hard on his own since he was a child and is much more cautious than a certain puffer fish.

But the tension did exist for a moment. For the members of the World Serpent, as the Lord, "Mikael", although they have admired the name for a long time, and have great respect for this hero who single-handedly defeated more than half of the Herrschers in the previous civilization, but after all, the person they interact with the most on weekdays is Or Dr. Mebius.

The impression that Dr. Mebius left on most members was not scary. To be precise, she never seemed to pay too much attention to any one person. Rumor has it that she had some interest in jackals, but after observing them for a while, she became disillusioned. Since he doesn't pay attention, he naturally doesn't care much - this is Chen Tianwu's own idea. This may be a good thing for others, because he has never seen Dr. Mebius scold someone.

But that doesn't mean everyone isn't afraid of her. It's strange to say that in Chen Tianwu's memory, there is indeed no memory of Mebius getting angry, but as long as she exists there, no matter what she is doing, whether she is reading a book, drinking coffee, or... Taking a nap... As long as she exists there, there will be an indescribable coldness spreading behind everyone's neck, as if...

It seemed as if a huge python was staring at him from behind, silently spitting out messages.

However, even if you put all this aside, when a person is talked to by a leader for no reason, no matter how amiable the leader usually behaves, it is difficult not to be nervous.

This is true for most people, but Chen Tianwu is different.

He was nervous for a moment because of human instinct, but he was only nervous for a moment because... he didn't care.

"Have you never considered leaving some savings for yourself?"

While various thoughts flashed through his mind, Mebius just scratched his index finger on his teeth and gently turned the pages of the book.

"In this world where you can die at any time, savings are the most unnecessary thing."

His voice was light and airy, and so was that of Mebius. Both of them knew that it would be difficult for such topics not to affect other people's moods, so they deliberately lowered their voices.

"From a certain point of view, what you said is indeed true. But people should always give themselves a little hope when they are alive. The allowance of more than one year as a World Snake cadre plus the remuneration of twenty-seven missions is placed on the second Was it enough to buy several golf courses before the collapse? Even if you save one-tenth, no, one percent, by the time the collapse is resolved, it will be enough for you to live without worries for two lifetimes. "

"But that doesn't make sense to me."

After Chen Tianwu's dull response, Mebius was silent for half a minute before speaking again:

"Night Owl, you may have misunderstood. I'm not saying that it's wrong for you to donate all this money to Honkai Impact patients. Raven also likes to use her own allowance to support children, but she still saved enough money for herself. Some time ago Isn’t she still clamoring to quit World Snake because she has saved enough money to buy an island and live with her children for the rest of her life..."

"The day after she bought the island, the Second Herrscher woke up again at the Destiny Floating Port above the White Sea. The island she bought sank under the impact of the collapse. I watched with my own eyes without saying a word. She walked into an empty office and cried and rolled around inside - she even forgot that the walls of the office were transparent."

"Pfft——"

Perhaps it was an illusion, Chen Tianwu seemed to hear someone laughing, but when he looked up, Mebius still had the same cold look, neither close nor distant, as if the world had nothing to do with her.

"That's why I said that we should wait until the collapse is over before we consider how to spend the money."

Amidst the soft sound of the pages turning, Chen Tianwu's eyes glanced at the numbers on the paper aimlessly.

What Mebius said is absolutely correct. Although World Snake has frequent missions and can tire people to death when they are busy, the treatment is indeed generous. The part of the advance payment for this mission alone is enough for him to buy in Manila. A small house.

But what's the point.

His thoughts accidentally touched the place that changed his entire life.

He lost everything there, lost his sister, and even lost the qualification to live as a "human being" in the normal sense.

The place name Manila conveyed to him, if there is any unbreakable feeling, it would be the Valkyrie who only met twice...

So, what’s the use of saving so much money? His sister is no longer here, and he has even lost his sense of smell, taste, and hunger because most of his body has been fitted with prosthetics. He only needs an injection of nutrient solution in his neck every day to survive until he no longer wants to live. On that day, what was the use of his money?

Just donate the money to those in need. Chinese people are superstitious about "spirits in heaven". If the sister really still exists in the form of a "soul", then the kind-hearted child will definitely be proud of the choice his brother has made. Bar.

As for Anna... I really want to... What would happen if she knew that I had done such a good thing... But there is no chance. I don't even know why she avoided me when we met for the second time, and why she left without saying goodbye.

She is the Valkyrie of destiny, and I am a cadre of the World Serpent. There should be no chance for us to meet again...

Should...

But Chen still felt a little unwilling. Most of the time, another idea popped up in his mind - maybe it is because I am a cadre of the World Serpent that I can survive, so I can have the possibility of seeing her again in the future, even as an enemy, even if I am killed by her, I am willing.

He didn't know why he was so obsessed with this Valkyrie who had not been with him for a long time. Maybe people still need to find a spiritual sustenance when they are alive - just like people must breathe when they are alive.

This spiritual sustenance cannot be right in front of us. If it is too easy to contact, it will not be enough to become a belief that supports it for a long time.

It cannot be a person or thing that you don't understand at all and have never come into contact with, because how can something that originally has no concept and no emotion become a sustenance?

A girl like Anna, who is beautiful enough to attract the affection of a young man, is just right.

Although this is just wishful thinking.

Holding the necklace dangling on his chest, Chen Tianwu bit his lip and shook his head silently.

He still has a brain. Although he disagrees with what Mebius said from the bottom of his heart, he will not refute anything. What he said just now is enough.

"Did that girl give it to you?"

Chen Tianwu's eyes widened a little. He didn't understand why Dr. Mebius liked to pester him so much today. What's the point?

However, if he remained silent for a long time without answering, it would only confirm the other party's speculation, and then she would ask more embarrassing questions because of the burning gossip fire - Chen certainly didn't experience this, but it was generally written like this in novels.

But when it came to responding, he didn't know how to word it. But he couldn't hold it back for too long, giving Dr. Mebius enough time to fantasize...

"Yeah."

This was the perfect answer he came up with after his brain turned over and over again.

At least the speed of answering is impeccable.

"Heh, don't try to hide anything from me... Do you think the World Snake knows nothing about your past? In this era, it may be difficult or easy to find information about a person. Of course, the most important thing is - I know the necklace on your neck. It belongs to the Shaniyat family, right?"

"Ah?"

Chen Tianwu's doubts were not about why Dr. Mobius knew his past and why he knew the origin of the necklace. He was just confused by Mobius's gnashing attitude towards the surname "Shaniat"...

"Huh. The direct descendants of the Shaniyat family have always been sparse, but there are many hybrids. Just check which direct members have the possibility of having a destiny intersection with you. Anna Shaniyat, the captain of the Snow Lotus Team of the Southeast Asian Branch of the Destiny, right?"

Chen Tianwu did not speak, mainly because he really didn't know what to say at this time.

Looking at him with a sidelong glance, Mebius suddenly sneered twice without disguising:

"Haha, with your current condition, maybe you have Shaniyat's blood in your body. But it must be very rare. It doesn't matter. I forgot to tell you that the people we are waiting for... are the Snow Lotus Team... Oh! They are here!" (End of this chapter)