Work to Aid the Weak (cont.)

"How about I ask you a question, since you asked me one?"

"Excuse me."

"Ling... Meng... You shouldn't find it difficult to explain Liu Mingying's matter to you, right? Her wariness towards you is only superficial. The simplest way is to drug her and throw her in the house, right?"

Su Mei felt that she really didn't need Kafka's favor, and on the other hand, this matter was really no big deal for Kafka.

Speaking of this, Kafka rested her chin on her hand with a slightly melancholy expression, revealing a wistful smile, "Because she's one of our own girls..."

"So, in other words, doting mothers often spoil their sons?"

"That's spot on!" Kafka's face was now only showing a smile. "But I really can't bring myself to do it."

"You can't bring yourself to do it to your own, but you can't bring yourself to do it to others' either? This is truly the first time I've realized that you Kafka, are a moderate."

"They've always been moderates."

Kafka looked completely innocent.

"So far, maybe only Dr. Ruan Mei dislikes me."

Su Mei smiled.

Listen to Kafka's nonsense, this person is gentle only because others are either too dangerous to mess with or not interesting to tease.

Ruan Mei was someone she could easily mess with, and who was also quite amusing to tease.

"How long do you think it will take for Firefly to actually reach base?" Su Mei changed the subject.

This topic prompted Kafka to pause and reflect.

"Hmm... maybe when her stomach is full. Oh well, the child can't escape anyway. But you should have given her a bottle of Elixir of Love before she came in."

Kafka seemed to be laughing at Su Mei's miscalculation.

Su Mei, however, did not take it to heart.

The Elixir of Love? She'd have to have that to work.

Only Mobius and Liu Bai possessed the Elixir of Love. Naturally, Liu Bai couldn't possibly obtain it, while Mobius had already entered into research mode and couldn't be bothered with her at all.

—Although Mobius usually doesn't bother with her.

Kafka generously switched hands to prop her head up and looked at Su Mei with a smile, changing the subject. "Now that we've talked about my family, let's talk about yours. Your family has so many more people than mine."

"There's nothing to worry about, just let nature take its course," Su Mei replied simply.

They only get pretentious from their senior sister and master; everyone else is pretty straightforward.

"If I don't keep an eye on Sushang might just try to climb into my bed."

"Isn't your family also a case of a doting mother spoiling her son?" This time it was Kafka's turn to mock Su Mei.

"But that loving mother will definitely not be me." Su Mei remained unmoved by Kafka's mockery.

"So, who's your next choice?"

Su Mei's attempts to amuse her were unsuccessful, so Kafka decided to continue the conversation.

"It could be Master Xianyun and his apprentice."

Su Mei pondered for a moment.

"But I actually feel that the timing isn't right for these two people yet."

Although Shenhe showed signs of being attracted to Liu Bai and Acheron, they were not yet in a close relationship.

Xianyun... he's really close to Liu Bai. Although they don't meet often, they have a lot in common. Shenhe was attracted to him partly because of Xianyun.

"I thought you would choose your senior sister."

"You don't need to worry about Senior Sister. Just make her jealous of Master." Su Mei said with a smile, uttering something somewhat chilling. "Do you have anyone to recommend for Kafka?"

"Is it acceptable for Mao Sui to recommend himself?"

Kafka was tempted to try and snatch food from the tiger's mouth.

Su Mei ignored Kafka's reckless suggestion.

Seeing this, Kafka could only sigh, "Alright, how about Peru then? That child is quite awkward too."

"Hmm... she is indeed a good candidate. Are there any others?" Su Mei nodded; Pellervy indeed a promising prospect.

"Xueyi? I've noticed lately that our Judge has become quite attentive to the BOSS."

Kafka was rather indifferent to Xueyi, partly because of their professions, and partly because Xueyi had absolutely no sense of humor.

If you go too far with your jokes, Xueyi might actually take action.

Does she have this function?

"I don't know, but I do know that the puppets on the Xianzhou have a function called 'Five Viscera Gods'. Although it's a bit redundant, it allows the puppets to eat normally—the puppets themselves don't need to eat to maintain their physical activity."

Kafka recalled something.

"Besides, it's not necessary for someone to have that function, you need hands and a mouth." -- You think those people you arranged (in Shaanxi) can only Firefly so far as to reach that level in a short time?

This is a restricted location.

Once Acheron catches the Firefly, it won't be able to Firefly.

Unless the Acheron finds the Firefly utterly useless.

Even so, given Acheron's personality, he would only capture one more person, rather than releasing Firefly and then capturing one person.

For the others, this is an opportunity to break the ice.

Practice makes perfect – even if you don't do anything the first time, you'll dare to try a second time.

"Well, actually, Inazuma's group is fine too," Kafka added.

Su Mei was too lazy to even reply to that question.

Do those people need her to take care of them? With a wave of her hand, Liu Bai could have them washed themselves clean, stripped naked, and delivered to Liu Bai bed—a whole group, no less.

Poverty alleviation should also adhere to basic principles; at the very least, there should be poverty, right?

"How are Eden and Guinaifen?"

"Miss Eden is out of the question, but as for Guinaifen... that's not impossible."

Su Mei nodded slightly. "Let me think about it some more."

"You, sit down."

"Hmm? Hmm??"

The Firefly, its mouth stuffed full, wore an expression of utter incomprehension.

Acheron's expression remained calm.

Firefly's attack was too slow; she was too clumsy with words to effectively wear down Liu Bai's stamina.

But if the person above is bad at speaking, they can't be bad at speaking as well, can they?

The higher-ups need technical expertise, but the lower-ups don't—or rather, they don't require as much technical expertise.

"Mr. Liu, Liu Bai, you also have a few words—um!" Acheron's commanding expression made Firefly realize that there was no point in arguing with Acheron —so was this person mentally ill or did he look down on her?

Liu Bai picked up Firefly and used her as a pillow, then plugged in the power cord.

"Waaaaah—!"

... I feel that the Firefly will be defeated before the Acheron, who are three thousand times more sensitive.

Sky Dome Zone

"Your Excellency...yes, Rita understands."

"What message did Otto send this time?"

Ragna, who was sitting in front of Rita, asked the question.

"Regarding the matter of Li Mengyue (1)... Lin... I really didn't expect that even the Zero Edge of Er Liyue would cause such a big mess."

Rita rubbed her temples.

Is it that Liu Bai is too good at causing trouble or just has bad luck?

"Liyue ...is related to Liu Bai, right?"

Ragna realized it immediately.

"So Otto wants us to go to Liyue? He's abandoning us here?"

"After all, we've been here for so long and still haven't gained anything."

Rita sighed.

This was also thanks to Gray Serpent and Jackal. The two of them would have a symbolic fight every few days, making it quite a spectacle, so every now and then they could send Otto a respectable battle report.

But nothing is nothing, and after such a long delay, Otto is probably getting impatient.

"I thought our bishop would send Bianka."

"Lady Bianka is not a weapon to be used casually... Lord Ragna, I'll continue to entrust the affairs of the Sky Dome Zone to you. I'll lead the team to Liyue."

"...Ah, so you weren't taking me?" Ragna was clearly a little disappointed.

After all, she felt that Liu Bai, this handsome young man, really liked her.

"You can go if you want," Rita said, very agreeable.

Ragna sighed and thought for a moment, then said, "Never mind, I'll just stay here."

Her constant companionship with Rita is quite arousing suspicion. With Gray Serpent and a small network of Herrscher of Dominion here, it's actually quite convenient for her to be here.

—So when will Rita raise the flag of rebellion against Schicksal?

"Rita, you should go on your date with your boyfriend."

"I really envy Lord Ragna for being able to say such sour and childish things so calmly."

"..."

The little angel from back then has become incredibly sarcastic!

"Although, I am seriously urging them to get married," Ragna said with the last trace of an elder's stubbornness.

"Do we really need to discuss the topic of pressuring people to get married?"

Rita smiled and asked in return,

"... No, please spare me, Lady Rita."

Ragna immediately backed down.

"Ah, I'm a rich woman too, aren't I..."

Rita smiled helplessly, too lazy to pay attention to Ragna's complaints, and left the room to start gathering the team.

Liyue... Judging from the current situation, it's clear that Acheron was behind Liyue's situation.

Only Acheron would possess such power.

This trip will probably allow me to slack off even more comfortably.

Rita didn't actually tell Ragna everything.

Her trip to Liyue this time wasn't simply about taking people with her; she was carrying out two missions: humanitarian aid and diplomatic condolences.

In other words, her identity has changed from "S-rank Valkyrie carrying out a secret mission in the Sky Dome Zone" to a diplomatic envoy.

Although she is the most socially adept high-ranking Valkyries in Schicksal, but...

A squad armed with the Undying Blade is sent to the rescue?

If the other party isn't stupid, they should be able to spot the trick, right?

If it were a normal procedure, should I disguise my team members as helpless little girls?

Forget it, stop joking. Who would dare to let an all-female team into Schicksal's ranks?

There are very few Valkyries who can fight bears and tigers.