Xing was also a man of justice, and this time he gave the opportunity to punish San Yueqi directly.
Looking at the two people who shared the same hatred for the enemy, Pei Guang swallowed his saliva and said, "Xing! That's not the case. We have both tricked Qi'er together, so why should we give this opportunity to her?"
Xing: "You put it very well, then let me do it! Heads are meant to be smashed!"
At this moment, Pei Guang's expression changed and he looked at San Yue Qi who was standing beside him: "Come on! Qi Er, just play it~"
San Yue Qi put on a bright smile on her face: "Haha, you still plot against me? Now you know how powerful I am, right?"
Pei Guang admitted defeat and waited for San Yueqi's punishment. At that moment, a little follower beside Hook asked in a low voice: "What are you doing, brother and sister? It's obviously a punishment, but you seem so happy?"
Hook looked at the expressions of the three people, thought seriously, and then clapped his hands: "Hook understands! This is what adults often say, showing affection."
"Oh! Show your affection!"
"I see, showing affection."
Xing: "Show your affection~"
Originally, San Yue Qi's bullet was going to fall hard, but it was broken by Hook and the others. As a result, the bullet didn't use any strength at all, and the moment her hand touched Pei Guang's body, Pei Guang jumped back to avoid it.
"Haha! Your punishment is over!"
March 7: "Wait, I haven't used my strength yet... And what are you little brats talking about? Let me show you how I'm going to deal with you."
Hook and his group ran away, shouting as they ran: "Show your love~Show your love~"
"puff!"
Looking at their backs, Sanyueqi stopped and smiled. The innocent words of the children naturally did not make Sanyueqi shy. Instead, she was curious about who taught these children and why they seemed to know everything.
Children speak without restraint, and what Hook said was not excessive, so March Seventh naturally would not be angry.
Just then, Xi'er came over and said, "Hey, Xing is awake. Looking at your state, are you having fun playing with them?"
Sanyueqi nodded: "Yeah! These little guys are really fun. They are really good at hiding when playing hide-and-seek, and one of them can even disguise himself as an adult."
Pei Guang smiled and added: "How did you say that? Although he is mature physically, his mind is that of a child. What Kudo Shinichi!"
Xing asked curiously: "Kudo Shinichi? Who is that?"
Pei Guang recalled: "An anime character who accidentally turned into a child detective. I didn't expect to encounter this joke here."
Xing: "I always feel like you know a lot."
Pei Guang: "Because I have a complex background~"
While the three were playing, Xier came over with an embarrassed look on her face: "I'm sorry to interrupt you guys, but I have a task for you guys. Don't worry, um... I've prepared the reward for the task, but I don't know if it's enough..."
Pei Guang was overjoyed. He didn't expect that his new teammate would have a mission? He had to do it.
"Oh? Then I have to do this mission."
San Yue Qi continued, "Come here? What mission? It makes you so worried that you come here to ask."
After Xier recalled for a while, she spoke.
"This is what happened..."
After Xing fell into a coma, Pei Guang and San Yueqi waited for Xing to wake up near the clinic, while Xier and Bronya continued to be busy during this time.
Bronya went to talk to Oleg alone, decided what to do next, and then went for a walk with Seele.
It would have been fine if I hadn't gone shopping, but this visit also brought back some of Bronya's memories.
According to Bronya's memories, she seemed to have lived in Rivet Town as a child, and lived in the same orphanage in Rivet Town as her. However, Bronya was taken away much earlier, so the two had no memory of meeting each other.
Thinking of the orphanage, both Bronya and Seele felt nostalgic. They both wanted to go over and see if they could find something worth remembering from the past.
However, there are too many powerful world-ripping creatures in Rivet Town. Even if the two of them go there, they are not sure they can bring back anything. For this reason, Xier thought of Pei Guang and wanted to ask him for help.
After listening to Seele's description, Sanyueqi looked at Seele curiously: "Eh? When did you and Bronya become so close?"
"Okay? We just have the same origin and the same purpose. We both thought of the place where we used to live... We evacuated so suddenly that we didn't have time to bring back many things. And those useless things... I won't go out of my way to search for them..."
Talking about this, Xier's mood was a little depressed. Even she had many good memories in the orphanage.
You may not believe it, but Xi'er is very good at handicrafts and sewing dolls besides fighting. There are many handicrafts she made when she was a child in that orphanage, but...
After hearing the description, Pei Guang took out his wooden sword and said, "We accept your mission! But what is the reward?"
Xi'er was a little embarrassed: "Well... I will give each of you a handmade item that I made by myself, how about that..."
Pei Guang: "Oh? It's a favorability mission? Then we must do it. Maybe if we do a lot of favorability missions, we can directly bring Xi'er into the team in the future."
Xi'er asked in surprise: "Join the group? Go out with you guys? Can I?"
Pei Guang gave a thumbs up: "Of course..."
Xing nodded, "Yes! Xi'er can do it."
San Yue Qi also agreed, "If Xi'er is here, it might be very, very interesting. Hey? I'll contact Sister Ji Zi and Uncle Yang later, I believe they will let Xi'er get on the car too."
Pei Guang said calmly: "It's not a big problem. If I can't get on the car, I still have the Star Destroyer. In fact, I have a bigger idea here, which is that I don't know such a free world. Because I suspect that we may open a home or a training system after completing this mission. At that time..."
Sanyueqi asked curiously: "Is it fun?"
Pei Guang shook his head: "It's not fun. According to the freedom, it might be a business simulation game. Business simulation games are very tiring to play. If nothing else, just look at Beloberg. It fits my perception of business simulation games."
March 7: "Why do you say that?"
Pei Guang: "Because there are troublemakers in the simulated business, and there are troublemakers in Beloberg, but there is only one big troublemaker here."
Xing asked curiously, "Tiaomin? What does that mean?"
Sanyueqi also recalled: "I remember you mentioned this word when we were chatting. Although I understand this word very well...but I feel that you must have meant something else, right?"
Pei Guang explained: "Didn't I tell you that I once played a real-time strategy game. It was a world covered by a cold wave and about to become minus 150 degrees Celsius."
"There is also a stove there for heating, similar to the big stove here. I was very diligent in the beginning, sending people to search for supplies and rescue survivors. But they turned against me because they couldn't have an eight-hour workday and two days off a week?"
As soon as these words came out, Xier was shocked. Eight-hour work system? Two days off a week? It's the end of the world, and you still want this?
Pei Guang continued, "As the weather gets colder, I have issued some extreme laws to survive. Look! It's not too much for a child to work, right?"
Xier shook her head: "Not too much, I have been helping with work since I was very young."
Feeling Xi'er's understanding, Pei Guang continued to ask with some emotion: "Isn't a 24-hour work system too much?"
Xier continued to shake her head: "It's not too much. Some people here work for several days just to survive. I have a record of not sleeping for seven days."
Pei Guang seemed to have found a confidant: "Yes! What I did was not excessive. After all, I did it to survive. As long as we get through this difficult time, we will have an eight-hour workday and two days off. But what happened? These unruly people told me they wanted to have sex with a prostitute in the 110°C below zero. They made plans to fight in the 120°C below zero, but one person died and one was injured in the fight. The most outrageous thing is that the rescue team told me that they need to rest during the eight-hour workday when they were rescuing people."
"When there is no food, you complain and protest, and don't try to find a way to get food. How can I, a manager, give birth to food? When there is food, you complain that the food is not tasty. Please, I work so hard to build it, and people can eat. Now you tell me that the food is not tasty? When I use mass production machinery to complete more dangerous work, you complain to me that there is nothing to do. When the robot stops, you complain about the poor working environment."
"The worst thing is that after we finally stabilized, there are still people who want to become independent and leave. What's even scarier is that in this environment, there are still unruly people who steal my 6,000 units of coal. Damn it!"
It's okay if you don't think about it, but Pei Guang gets angry when he thinks about it. Compared with the bad people he encountered in the game, the people of Beloberg are simply good people! As a result, there are too many good people, and the leaders have become bad people. In some ways, it is really a kind of conservation.
Although Pei Guang had complained about it before, Xing and March 7 were shocked after hearing Pei Guang’s personal complaints.
March 7: "Ah...what happened next?"
Pei Guang: "Well... after the cold wave passed and the temperature gradually warmed up, I gave up. For this kind of addictive game, I don't want to play it a second time after I complete it once."
After listening to Pei Guang's description, Xi'er sighed: "Indeed, according to your description, these people are really unruly people. On the contrary, in our lower district, although there are some wanderers who are restless, it is because the expansion of the rift has made them completely desperate. If our great guardian here can be like you and consider everyone's survival, they will not be desperate, right?"
Xier looked towards the direction of Rivet Town: "After all, everyone wants to survive, but do we really have hope?"
Pei Guang patted Xi'er's shoulder and said with a smile: "Of course! I won't say anything. In the worst case, I will use the Star Destroyer to take you all away~ Um... the unruly people will stay."
Xi'er also smiled: "Your words are enough. If there is a chance, I will let you be the Great Guardian."
Before Pei Guang could speak, San Yue Qi laughed and said, "Him? Being the Great Guardian? How is that possible? Pfft! If this guy were the Great Guardian, he could completely destroy your Beloberg."
Neither Xing nor Sanyueqi took Xier's joke seriously.
Chapter 77: Bronya's Deeper Understanding of the Will to Preserve
Not only Xing and Sanyueqi didn't take Xier's joke seriously, but Pei Guang himself didn't take it seriously either.
My main storyline is to travel around the world as a pioneer, how can I stay in the Novice Village to manage it? Besides, this game is so free, if I don't want to be one of them, can they force me to be a great guardian?
Not to mention whether it would be forced, just the thought of being a leader in such a real world made Pei Guang feel his head buzzing.
He still has some idea of his political level. He can modify the amount of basic resources in a national policy and play a simulated business, but a real game? No!
Besides, even if I consider the worst and really want to play a business simulation, I have to open a new file, at least there must be sufficient resources and the people's support before I can play it, right? If I take over a game that has been played by others for 700 years and is about to collapse, I will really become a keyboard warrior.
A better planet to play on, and a gift for March 7. A star destroyer and a planet to build from scratch as a home, perfect!
But a broken planet? No.
Pei Guang: "Okay~ What great guardian? We'll go and kill him together in a few days. But before that, let me complete your favorability mission first! It's a deal! I'll help you bring back your precious things, and the reward won't be less."
Xier promised: "It will definitely not be less, and... thank you for your help."
Sanyueqi replied with a smile: "What's the trouble? We just need to go and search for some resources. Hehe, this kind of thing is really interesting, but the storage space is too small."
Pei Guang: "It's okay, wait until there is enough space, and search as much as you want. It's a pity that the Novice Village is too poor, otherwise I would have led you to search hard. I hope the next map will be richer~"
Xing took out his bat and said, "I can't wait any longer. Let's go."
Pei Guang: “Let’s go!”
Xier: "I'll go with you. You can't plunder me, but I can fight and kill."
Pei Guang: "Let's go! Call Bronya and let's go!"
Although Bronya did not join the group, in Pei Guang's opinion, she is an important NPC after all. It would be a bit of a loss if he did not call her on a mission like this that could greatly increase her favorability.
Although Pei Guang is usually crazy, he is not stupid. He will never lose Bronya's favor. After all, if the situation continues to develop like this, Bronya will definitely become the head of the Novice Village.
The Novice Village is a very mysterious thing. In many games, you can always get some props or equipment that can be used in the later stages from the village chief in the Novice Village, which is a good deal to increase his favor.
The Rivet Town Orphanage is located at a relatively high place deep in Rivet Town, where you can overlook the entire Rivet Town. This location is also very interesting. Going east, you can reach the Mechanical Settlement, and going south, you can reach the Rock Town. Although it is in the deepest part of the town, there are two ways to quickly reach these two places.
However, these two main roads were blocked with obstacles after the evacuation of personnel to prevent the creatures from the Rift Valley from entering directly. Therefore, if you want to reach the orphanage, you need to take a slight detour.
The houses around the entrance to Rivet Town have been almost looted, and because the world-ripping creatures in the rooms have also been destroyed, the streets seem much quieter.
Looking at the quiet street, Xier said jokingly in a relaxed tone: "Thanks to your help, all the world-breaking creatures around here have died. Otherwise, we have to be careful from now on."
Bronya, who was following the team, nodded and said, "Yes, if the Iron Guards were as efficient as you in looting, some of the people who were forced to evacuate wouldn't be so desperate, right?"
As the upper world rift expanded to the interior, many people were forced to evacuate in an emergency. At first, she just saw their sadness, but she couldn't fully understand it. After all, staying alive was the most important thing.
But when she recalled that she had also lived in an orphanage as a child, and that Pei Guang and others might be able to find her old toys and handicrafts, she could completely understand the feelings of the people and the homeless.
The mere thought of finding her past memories made her heart surge with excitement. If she could find the souvenirs again, how could she describe the passion in her heart with words?
Thinking of this, Bronya even wanted to wait until the matter was over and ask Pei Guang and his team to help those who left home to search for supplies. A photo, a memory, the weight of such things can only be understood after touching them in person.
That is why, when Bronya recalled her experience in the orphanage, she discussed with Seele and asked Pei Guang and others for help. This help not only satisfied her desire, but also made her understand the aspirations of conservation more deeply.
Seele agreed with Bronya's idea: "You are right. That is why, although I am angry with those individual wanderers, I cannot feel too much anger. They just live for the sake of living..."
Pei Guang added, "In fact, from a certain perspective, these people are quite powerful. Although they have lost a lot of humanity, they have not lost their animality. If you lose your humanity, you lose a lot, but if you lose your animality, you lose everything. Even animals know to do whatever it takes to survive, but some people... ah. Troublemakers! Troublemakers!!!"
Bronya nodded and said, "If it was before... I might have only thought that life was more important. But now I understand that the so-called protection is not only about protecting people's lives, but also protecting everything they cherish! Protecting everything that belongs to this world and human civilization."
Bronya's will to protect is even stronger, and she understands better what she is protecting.
What she protects is not only human life, but also the will of mankind, and everything on this planet that has not been eroded.
At the same time, she also realized how abominable the Star Core was that was disguised as the Great Guardian and attempted to destroy the world. It first destroyed the things that people cherished, and then made the living people fall into negative emotions before destroying Beloberg and the world.
At this moment, Bronya has made a decision that even if she fights to the last moment, she must protect Beloberg and everything that everyone in Beloberg cherishes, rather than simply protecting her life and maintaining survival.
However, just when she was about to have another realization, she discovered that Pei Guang and Xing were hitting the surroundings with baseball bats.
"Hey? What are they...doing?"
Xi'er also saw their strange behavior, but Xi'er learned to be smart. Facing Pei Guang's abnormality, she has learned to completely give up her brain. Anyway, the goal now is to ask these people to go to the orphanage to search for some things and find some memories.
San Yue Qi took out a bow and arrow: "No~ There are enemies ahead. They are transforming the terrain."
"Transforming the terrain?"
Bronya pondered for a moment, then understood what Pei Guang was doing: "Changing the terrain makes the battle easier. But facing these world-shattering creatures, is this kind of terrain modification useful?"
Bronya noticed that Pei Guang and Xing simply chiseled through a wall, but it seemed that this would only make it easier for the creatures of the Rift Valley to move, and would not be of much help in the battle, right?
Xi'er said indifferently: "Who cares? I'll just swing my sickle and chop it off."
Xier didn't want to think about the battle now. With Pei Guang here, she could just let him be her external brain. She would do whatever he told her to do.
