You Have Great Wisdom / Sakura's Weakness

Pardofelis wore a faint air of pride as she looked down at Liu Bai.

"Boss, you said you wanted to scam... no, I mean, recruit people, where are they? We'll show you... what's it called? It's really popular online... parkour, yeah! Parkour!"

Ah, this...

Looking at Pardofelis, who was perched on the wall like a smug little kitten, Liu Bai suddenly realized that he seemed to have overlooked something.

It seems that... although Pardo will be the worst of the Fusion Warrior in the future, within the scope of ordinary people... excluding personality factors, Pardo is actually the pinnacle of humanity in a certain sense, right?

At least in his memory, Kevin and Fu Hua, as ordinary people, could not possibly surpass Pardo in agility and dexterity. In fact, Sakura, who would become Fusion Warrior in the future, could be stolen by Pardo if she was not careful.

"Let me make this clear beforehand, this isn't a scam, we're talent scouts, you know what a talent scout is?"

Liu Bai only thought about it briefly before suppressing the idea. Did he really expect Pardo to go to the battlefield?

"Talent scout... is this really not a scam?"

Pardofelis, having spent time in the quagmire of Dusk Alley, possessed an exceptionally sharp intuition for special matters.

Her intuition told her that no matter what her boss said, this was definitely a scam.

But... she's being taken care of by the boss, wouldn't it be a bad idea to just expose her? She still wants to eat delicious food every day.

"I understand! We are talent scouts from E. L. M.! We're here specifically to find child stars worth nurturing!" After only a moment's hesitation, Pardo nodded decisively.

Listen to advice, eat your fill. If the boss says she's a talent scout, then she's a talent scout. If anyone dares to say it's a scam, she'll fight them!

Chapter 328 You Have Great Wisdom

Pardo ran lightly and swiftly across the rooftops and walls.

It's only thanks to the fact that it's a weekday and the location is remote and sparsely populated that someone would probably have called the police by now—after all, given Pardo's agility, it's considered quite dangerous even in parkour.

"Boss, we've arrived!"

Pardofelis stopped in front of a dojo, behaving like a taxi driver... well, although Liu Bai admitted that he had basically been led around by Pardo the whole way.

Pardo runs faster than I, a ghost, can walk in a straight line; that's quite absurd in a certain sense.

This resulted in Liu Bai triggering teleportation several times during the latter half of the journey.

"Is the person we're looking for inside the dojo? But I feel like if we just rush in, we might get kicked out..."

Pardofelis muttered softly, her innate intuition telling her that knocking must be a terrible thing.

Hearing Pardofelis's mutterings, Liu Bai also calmed down and began to look around at the dojo courtyard in front of him, which was full of Japanese style and had several cherry blossom trees planted in the yard. Just by looking at the thickness of the tree trunks, one could tell that it was a dojo with a long history.

Clearly, this is Sakura and Rin's home, a dojo that appears to have a long and distinguished history.

"Yes, Sakura's family is a rather traditional samurai family. Even in the Far East, they still tend to cling to outdated ideas and traditions."

Since he had already investigated Sakura, Liu Bai had naturally also investigated Sakura's parents and ancestors long ago.

It has to be said that Sakura's family background is somewhat similar to Hua's, but their parents' attitudes are quite different. If Hua hadn't wanted to practice martial arts, Hua's father would have let the martial arts school's legacy end with his generation.

As for Sakura, she was raised by her family to be a swordsman from the beginning... But perhaps it was because of this that Sakura was able to protect Rin and travel thousands of miles to join the Poison Cocoon after the collapse of the Far East Order, relying only on a sword.

However, was the collapse of order in the Far East due to the First Herrscher or the Second Herrscher?

It's difficult for Honkai disease alone to bring down a country. More likely, it's the aftermath of the Herrscher's attack that will cause widespread infection and direct disease, or even a super Honkai Beast invasion... well, the kind of disaster caused by a normal Herrscher.

Liu Bai scratched his head, putting the matter out of his mind for the time being, and decided to discuss it with Mobius later.

Due to his perspective, he hadn't really paid much attention to the first two Honkai. In fact, if he hadn't been teasing Vil-V, he might not have even noticed that Sakura and Rin were still living their normal lives...

Well, on the other hand, the Previous Era was really strict in blocking news about the Honkai, and without in-depth investigation, it's really impossible to be sure just by looking at the news.

However... it probably couldn't be kept secret any longer during the Third Honkai Eruption. By the time of the Sixth Seventh Herrscher, it was basically a "nationwide war of resistance," although the path was cut off by the time of the Ninth Herrscher...

Liu Bai silently recalled his memories, and had to admit that the Previous Era situation seemed quite difficult to resolve.

Even if he could bring out the Moonlight Throne technology that will only appear in the future, it probably wouldn't change anything... If he were to propose the Moonlight Throne Project now, the technology of the Moth Chasers to Fire would probably not be up to par. Moreover, the power that the Honkai has shown so far is not strong enough to cause despair, so the Moth Chasers to Fire's motivation to climb the technology tree seems insufficient.

Judging from the reactions to the first two incidents, they could have been resolved with conventional weapons such as nuclear bombs. However, the third incident turned into a disaster affecting half a continent. Hua, Mei, Kevin all began to shine during this disaster.

No, maybe things would have gotten out of control the second time, but the problem is that, if Liu Bai remembers correctly, that was Elysia's first battle, which is why it felt like she could still keep things under control.

—Although Liu Bai didn't see Elysia's ending in his previous life, just by looking at the special characteristics that Elysia simulated, Liu Bai realized something. Even at this time, Elysia was definitely not an ordinary person.

Therefore, it was probably not until the third catastrophe that veterans like Himiko began to feel pessimism in the Previous Era...

Liu Bai pondered silently.

However, we can at least discuss this technology with Mobius first.

Although the Previous Era is still far from being fully developed, Liu Bai felt that he should make changes as much as possible under the circumstances. After all, he was simulating, not watching a show. The cards he was building for the Previous Era now might come in handy for the current civilization in the future.

However, the only things I can help with right now are Armed Dolls Technology, Moonlight Throne Technology, and God Key Technology... Tsk, right now the only mechanical master who can support the Moth Chasers to Fire is Einstein.

Should we throw Vil-V back?

After all, although this guy might occasionally have a moment of lapse in judgment, he's a genuine mechanical genius who's on a completely different wavelength from Einstein...

"Boss? Manager? Chief? Head?"

Pardofelis waved her hand in front of Liu Bai's eyes.

"Why are all these random, nonsensical names being used?"

Once he came to his senses, Liu Bai gave Pardofelis a light tap on the head.

"I just spaced out for a moment. Where were we?"

Liu Bai's thoughts had wandered a bit far, and he couldn't recall what he had said earlier.

"Boss, you just said that the Sakura family is clinging to outdated ideas—is Sakura our target this time?"

"And her sister."

"Sisters? Twin sisters?" Pardofelis looked slightly surprised. "Boss, isn't twin sisters a bit inappropriate...?"

As a young girl from Dusk Alley, Pardofelis is actually quite good at divergent thinking.

What are you thinking about now?

Liu Bai was very annoyed and directly pinched Pardofelis's cheek.

"Mmm... poof, poof!"

"Don't let your mind wander. Sakura and her sister Rin are very important people, understand?" Liu Bai sighed as he released the girl, who was hard to describe as either a little thief or a silly little cat.

It seems like this girl's IQ dropped rapidly after leaving Dusk Alley.

How could you say something like that? Don't I have any dignity? If other people heard this, how would I ever be able to face anyone... even though I'd be finished sooner or later anyway.

"I don't understand. We're only good at using our hands, not our brains."

Pardofelis rubbed her face and answered honestly, which made Liu Bai spin. Pardo knew very well that she only had a little bit of the cleverness and luck of a thief.

"But boss, you're a smart and good person, so I'll do whatever you say."

"..."

Liu Bai was immediately at a loss, and suddenly looked at Pardofelis in front of him with a different kind of gaze.

"Did we say something wrong?" Pardo, a little nervous.

There's something wrong with that.

Liu Bai smiled at Pardofelis.

"Pardo, you are actually very smart... or rather, you have great wisdom."

Liu Bai tapped Pardo's head again.

What...?

Pardofelis blinked, looking bewildered, and suddenly wanted to find a mirror to look at herself.

Could it be that I have some strange thing growing on my head?

Chapter 329 Sakura's Weakness

"Boss, you're not joking with me, are you...?"

Pardo touched her head to make sure there was nothing strange growing there, then looked at Liu Bai with a puzzled expression.

"I am very serious—I can see myself clearly, be optimistic and positive, know what I can do and what I can't do, who I can trust and who I can't, and know when to stand up for myself and when to protect myself. In addition to my initiative, many people may not actually be smarter than me."

"Is this a compliment...?"

Pardofelis scratched her face.

"Boss, do you mean I can actually be a boss too?"

"..."

It has to be said that Pardofelis's words completely ruined the atmosphere that Liu Bai had built up.

But... that's not entirely unreasonable, since not every leader is a positive buff to the group.

If we were to describe Pardo in gaming terms, it would be something like, "This character has no leadership trait."

It's not great, but it's definitely not a bad thing either...

Of course, from the perspective of a shop owner, Pardo really has potential.

Liu Bai reached out and tapped Pardo on the head.

"If we fight again, we'll be fools!"

Pardofelis held her head in her hands.

For some reason, she felt that her boss seemed to really enjoy tapping her on the head.

—Nonsense, Vil-V won't let us knock, and Eden is too tall, so it's inappropriate and troublesome to knock on him. If we don't knock on Pardo who's always sneaking around like a cat, who else can we knock on?

Moreover, in terms of feel, Pardo is also a very good one.

"If I don't want to be a boss, I don't want to be a boss. Boss, please stop hitting me on the head."

Pardo muttered, and at the same time, Liu Bai looked up and saw two pink-haired figures, one large and one small, appearing below the slope.

"Hmm... is it already time to get out of school?"

Liu Bai changed from tapping to kneading, and casually reminded, "Pardo, the person is here."

"People... Oh, oh."

Pardo's eyesight was much better than Liu Bai's. After being reminded by Liu Bai, she immediately noticed the two sisters holding hands and carrying schoolbags at the bottom of the slope.

Pardo immediately hid behind a telephone pole, holding her breath and waiting for the other person to pass by.

As they drew closer, Pardofelis, with her keen hearing, could vaguely hear the sisters' conversation.

In contrast to Pardo, Liu Bai floated leisurely in the air.

"Ring, what did you learn from your teacher at school today?"

"Addition and subtraction!"

A clear, childlike voice rang out, and Pardofelis subconsciously looked up at Liu Bai, who was floating in the air.

This little girl... could she still be in elementary school? Or just started elementary school...?

Even she felt a pang of guilt upon hearing that innocent child's voice, while the boss remained unfazed, floating in the air—that's what makes a boss a boss.

"Good girl~ Did Naling finish her lunch today? She wasn't picky about food, was she?"

Dressed in a sailor uniform, a typical high school girl, Sakura smiled and held her younger sister's hand.

However, at this question, the younger sister—that is, Rin—blushed and lowered her head guiltily.

"So you're a picky eater?"

"Sister~~"

Rin started to whine to her older sister, Sakura, and kept shaking her hand.

"Okay, okay..." Sakura touched her sister's cherry blossom hair, which was exactly the same as hers, with a helpless expression.

Although I know my sister's picky eating is wrong, I just can't bring myself to scold her...

Sakura sighed softly, but the next moment, her martial arts instincts immediately sounded an alarm.