[Enterprise] came to a conclusion in his mind and stopped pursuing the signs. He turned around and began to work wholeheartedly for the piece of metal.
There were a lot of materials, but she could find them all. The only tricky necessary part was the [Data Core] that acted as a data transfer station.
This thing is not made of a specific material. Any object that can withstand data transcription can be used as the core of the device.
It sounds simple, but unfortunately, things made of unknown materials and unknown names are often the most time-consuming.
[Enterprise] is aware of the observer. As a Siren ship that observes thousands of test sites, it is impossible for the other party to shuttle between the major worlds every second.
[Carrier] is generally used to perform special tasks and can ensure the safety of the main body. It exists on a one-to-one basis. The observer can observe a large number of test sites at the same time, but this is obviously not what they rely on.
That's why the [Enterprise] went to the base where the observer was located and targeted the data core "laid" by the other party, namely the "octopus eggs"
It can integrate with the [carrier], receive instructions issued by the observer, carry the data transmitted by the observer, and perform corresponding tasks, which fully meets the characteristics of the [data core].
[Enterprise] wanted to exchange it for the extremely high purity [Meta-Cube], but she never expected that the other party had no intention of trading at all. After a long struggle, she finally ran away with the core.
As for why he was so seriously injured that he couldn't control his energy...
She could only blame herself for being overconfident. On her way back from obtaining the core, she sensed a spatial disturbance. When she turned around to deal with it, she discovered that the enemy was even stronger than any she had encountered before.
It was this battle that caused her energy to become unbalanced, forcing her to go back to that human for treatment, only to encounter the menacing Observer again...
"Fortunately, everything... turned out OK."
[Enterprise] looked weakly at the human who was smiling at her, and for the first time in a long time, she felt at ease, as if as long as the other person was there, she would be fine.
"Hey! You stole my things, don't you have anything to say to me?!"
A soft voice mixed with anger sounded from the other side. [Enterprise] blinked and turned his head with great effort to look. The huge wound on the other person's waist was heart-wrenching.
"I...did it...?"
The observer's eyes widened with anger. "How dare you ask? You've already stabbed me right through! Not only did you steal my things, but you actually had the nerve to hit me? You, you, you——!
"...I'm sorry, that... is very... important to me..." [Enterprise] didn't look at the human behind him, intending to take responsibility himself, "I... will give you... satisfactory... compensation..."
I thought the other party would continue to pester me, but I didn't expect the observer to agree quickly after hearing what he said, "Okay, that's what you said, you can take it if you want. You said you would compensate me, right?"
"...Um."
The observer rolled his big eyes and smiled slyly, "I want...your little lover!"
"...?"
Little Helena, who had been listening for a long time, wanted to refute immediately, but was persuaded by Su Xin who was resting against the wall. She muttered to herself and stirred the strange-looking fish in the basin.
【Enterprise】After hearing this, the observer was confused and annoyed by her slowness, so he simply said: "This is the human being, I want her!"
"...no."
"Why not? You just said you would compensate me, right?"
"...She's not...my..."
"Oh~ It has nothing to do with you, right?" The observer was more satisfied. "Then I am not considered as poaching. Whatever I do doesn't matter, right?"
[Enterprise] felt it was strange, but after thinking about it, he didn't think there was anything wrong, so he nodded.
"That's great, sister. You see, she has no objection? Why don't you just follow me?" The observer quickly changed the topic and started negotiating.
Little Helena was so jealous that she almost stuffed the spatula into the other person's mouth. Fortunately, Su Xin's next words greatly soothed her young heart.
"Well... my answer is... no."
"Why? Am I not good-looking enough? The body shape can be changed. I can just mold a [carrier] for whatever shape you like."
The specific reason could not be explained, but Su Xin knew that the [Enterprise] who had used the small wrench probably knew her identity. As for the observer and [Helena]...
"I'm just a human..."
Chapter 698 Wild Monster, Here I Come
Su Xin had no intention of giving the small wrench to the observer. After all, from the brief contact in reality, it could be seen that the other party would become a more thoughtful person in the future.
If the Purifier is a girl of the same age who lacks attention, then the Observer is more like an old monster who likes to pretend to be young.
She invited herself to the base as a guest to set a trap for Helena, and at the same time eliminated the senior staff who were monitoring her.
In fact, no one can say for sure whether the death of the senior naval officer occurred in the process of preventing the Enterprise from seizing the Meta-Cube.
At least [Enterprise] doesn't look like an entity that would casually attack humans.
[Ashes] hopes that all factions will develop harmoniously. In comparison, [Siren], who creates conflicts in an effort to speed up development, is obviously more suspicious.
If I reveal the little wrench here and heal the other party, who knows what kind of trouble will come out.
It can also be seen from the first meeting between Su Xin and the observer that the other party only regarded her as an "observation object" and did not know what the small wrench meant.
Therefore, Su Xin would not expose the existence of the metal piece, so as to avoid being traced back by the other party.
The most urgent task is to quickly cure [Enterprise], get the data transcription device, find out the truth about marriage, children and death, and finally bring the children back.
"As for the observer..." Su Xin thought about it and felt relieved, "Enterprise will send her back anyway."
Life in the cave was obviously not as comfortable as in the port area or the courtyard. The mosquito bites alone were enough to give Su Xin a hard time.
She fights these annoying creatures every day and suffers from severe sleep deprivation, but she has no mosquito coils. Little Helena is very anxious when she sees this.
Fortunately, Su Xin was smart. She secretly gave the fully charged small wrench to [Enterprise] during the day and took it back to recharge it at night.
The weak state plus the energy lost from charging often brought her an uneasy night. As for the mosquito bites she saw when she woke up the next morning?
Just make the sign of the cross.
Su Xin felt much more energetic after getting enough sleep. She was no longer dazed when she woke up in the port, which made the other ship girls feel relieved.
But no matter how at ease I am, I will still give him every word of advice he needs to receive.
There are some things that the three maids are not comfortable talking about, but as girlfriends, Yixian, Tiancheng and Lafei naturally have no scruples and say whatever they want.
"Can you take care of yourself a little more? How many times have you done this? Even for those kids, you should put the priorities first, right?"
"I never think that 'selflessness' is a virtue, especially when it comes to you. Just think of me as being selfish. I just hope you can think more about yourself."
"You have to understand that you carry everyone's emotions towards you. You are the center of this port. I would rather not have any more family members than to see you sacrificing yourself to bring people home. Do you understand?"
"Lafite...would worry, and would think about it during class, so he couldn't concentrate..."
Su Xin, who was hunching her neck while being scolded, was stunned. She looked up and complained, "You didn't want to listen in the first place, did you?"
"...Rafi is clearly concerned about the commander..."
"Well, I'm much better now. Can you study well in the future?"
Rafi fell silent after hearing that, and stared at Commander Su for a while, who was hinting at a joke. Finally, he grabbed the carrot-shaped pillow and threw it over.
"...Hate."
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha"
Yixian sighed when he saw this. "Did you listen to what I said to your sister Tiancheng? You always make us worry like this. Have you really considered our feelings?"
Everyone nodded, expressing their agreement with this statement.
Su Xin glanced at the serious Chicheng and felt it was a bit ironic, but when she thought about the other party's concern during the previous sleepy period, it didn't seem fake. She couldn't find fault with it and had to give up.
Commander Su, who had stayed in the cave for a long time, missed the quiet and peaceful port area very much. After being scolded, he took Befallen out for a stroll.
She had only been away for a few days, but she always felt that everything in the house was new and strange.
Ming Miao's equipment shop is doing a booming business, with ship girls coming to buy equipment lining up from the store to the door.
"Well, congratulations on your prosperity and keep up the good work."
The royal afternoon tea party is held every day. It is said that Gugu, the companion owl of Perseus, couldn't stand it anymore and took the initiative to ask to go out with the remote-controlled airplane to lose weight.
"Well, stick to it and create more glory."
Because the iron-blooded Eugen stayed in the training ground for too long, his biological ship suit ran away on the spot, and he started a "Doragun" party with the biological ship suits of several other ship girls.
"...I guess besides Nimi-chan who has to go to class, there should be someone else whose ship suit has not gone."
"It must be because she was training with Hood. It's definitely not some weird reason like "she's a leader but doesn't have a giant mechanical dragon"~"
Leipzig from the gendarmerie said that two people in the port area were reported by the public for stalking people. Not only did they not hide their peeping behavior, they did not even plan to change their clothes, which really deserved the name of perverts.
"Oh, Ark Royal Sister——Hmm? Two people? Wait...Are there any perverts in our port area besides Ark Royal Sister?!"
In order to compete for the limited number of desserts on the Vichy battlecruisers, physical education classes in the afternoon were basically held in the cafeteria kitchen. Due to the fierce competition, wrestling incidents often occurred.
"It must have been the Xiangrui ship that did it, right? It must have been!"
The peaceful and joyful life in the port area diluted the hardships that Su Xin had experienced in the [Archives] and made her cherish the current stable life even more.
Unfortunately, things have to be resolved eventually, and dragging them out will always make people feel uneasy.
After three days of holiday-like life, Su Xin said hello to the seven people in the room, and returned to the dim cave under everyone's helpless and understanding gazes.
This time she planned to stay a little longer, hoping to let the whole incident come to an end. After curing Enterprise, she would send the observer away and return to the courtyard to recuperate.
The recovery speed of [Enterprise] is not slow. Except for the occasional complaints of "bias" by observers, everything is normal.
After Su Xin got familiar with the situation on the island and confirmed that there were no large beasts, she also obtained the right to go out and explore freely from Little Helena.
The main thing is that the little guy and the observer have been getting along very well recently. They are whispering to each other all day long, and I don’t know what they are talking about. Even traveling together has lost its appeal.
Su Xin felt it was strange. After asking twice without getting an answer, she decided not to pursue the matter any further and went out for a walk.
After exploring the island, use the ship girl state to visit the opposite island. After visiting the opposite island, continue to open the map around it.
In less than two weeks, Su Xin had visited all the nearby areas. Considering the long time it took to go back and forth, she felt deeply sorry for not being able to understand the situation in this world.
It was not until she saw the [Black Shadow] wandering on the sea level on the island farthest from the cave that she adjusted her attitude, picked a sunny afternoon, and called the [Enterprise] who had recovered his mobility to go out.
Since the [Company] knows my identity, it is only natural to ask them to be my babysitter while I take the opportunity to speed up the progress of the second phase of scientific research, right?
"You have to be a good long-range assistant. Although I have some strength, it is still difficult for me to face it alone."
[Enterprise] Just now, when I saw her running forward on the sea water, I couldn't stop my curiosity. Now that I saw that she was going to show more, I naturally agreed.
So Su Xin silently summoned her own ship equipment, and after confirming that [Frederick the Great] was under development, she drew her sword forward while guiding the slender missile at her lower back to launch.
With a soft "swoosh" sound, the startled [Black Shadow] came face to face with Su Xin, whose physical skills were at MAX, and started the first battle in a long time.
Chapter 699 Halfway
Although he was said to be playing a supporting role, [Enterprise] had no confidence in Su Xin, so he did not hold back when he attacked.
She used her longbow to quickly and accurately shoot the shells fired by [Black Shadow], and used her own energy to circulate through them, turning them into duds that would not explode.
At the same time, the mist-like [META energy] spread out, tearing off and engulfing the energy covering the [black shadow], thereby suppressing the opponent's performance.
Su Xin dodged twice at first, but found that the opponent's energy bombs would be detonated as soon as they were fired, so she simply let go and moved forward.
The missile flew faster than her legs and reached the target first. [Black Shadow] raised his hand to knock it away, but it exploded as soon as it touched her.
As a dull explosion sounded, flames mixed with energy raged in a small hemispherical area. The strong airflow caught Su Xin off guard and she staggered, almost falling into the water.
"...Is it so powerful? Could it be that... 'Law of No Injury When There's Smoke'?"
The dazzling light like a small sun gradually faded, and the [black shadow] that was hit was like a peeled egg. A large amount of energy on its body was dissipated, revealing its original clothes.
Su Xin felt that the effect was quite average, but the [Enterprise] understood how hard this energy shell formed by [META energy] was.
It is an "armor" covered with most of the energy in the body. When attacked, it can spend an equal amount of [META energy] to offset the damage.
Therefore, small explosions pose little threat to [Black Shadow], but powerful penetrating attacks do have some effect.
But consuming energy to repair the body is the most basic combat skill, especially for the extremely high energy concentration of [Dark Shadow]. In most cases, injuries can be recovered in the blink of an eye.
Although this missile did not cause any fatal damage, judging from the energy shell that was offset, it was definitely not something that an ordinary ship girl could achieve.
This surprised [Enterprise] and made them more certain that Su Xin's background was special.
Her expression became even more strange when she saw this guy, who was most likely not human, rushing towards the [Black Shadow] with a knife and engaging in close combat.
Just by looking at the missiles, she thought the other party was a mage. Could it be that he was practicing both magic and martial arts?
The two sides were too close, so Enterprise couldn't help by shooting arrows, fearing it might hurt friendly forces by mistake. So Enterprise had to speed up the process of tearing off the opponent's META Energy to make it easier for Su Xin to fight.
Without the "turtle shell" and "self-recovery buff", [Sombra] didn't dare to take the strange knife head-on, and his IQ was not enough, so he was beaten by Su Xin all the way.
Five minutes later, it fell on the choppy sea with its eyes wide open, gradually disappearing, leaving only a dark Rubik's Cube.
