The promised third collapse, where is it?!!

The second purple little head that peeked out exclaimed in shock, "What, what's the principle behind this?"

"As independent detection units, the mechanical dogs always defer to whoever has more intel."

Fu Li, the third to poke his head out, explained, "Soth is a primary AI who has personally dealt with all three of us. The intel advantage is clear, so the other dogs naturally have to listen to it."

He asked curiously, "Wait, don't you know what your own family produces?"

Mei sighed, "I'm only interested in sword-type weapons, and my father rarely lets me get involved in ME Inc.'s affairs."

"Then hasn't he considered what happens to the company when he eventually steps down and hands it over to you?"

Fu Li said as he pulled out his phone to check the surveillance, ensuring all ME Inc. personnel had left before running in the opposite direction.

"My father, he said..."

Her pretty face flushed a beautiful red as the girl who followed him whispered, "He said he would hand over ME Inc. to the person I love and who can love me wholeheartedly."

"Oh, so he's handing it over to his future son-in-law to manage."

Fu Li expressed understanding, "That style is indeed quite fitting for a traditional family in the Far East."

"So I have this huge inheritance waiting for me!"

Kiana exclaimed in surprise, only to be immediately smacked on the forehead by the boy's hand: "Don't talk in your sleep during the day."

The force was just right, dazing her without hurting her brain.

"If I said it at night, you wouldn't hear me anyway."

Kiana mumbled, clutching her forehead.

If I could hear it, wouldn't that be even worse?

Mei shook her head, "Unfortunately, ME Inc. is no longer my family's business."

"We'll just take it back when the opportunity arises."

Fu Li said leisurely, "Let the current occupant enjoy it for now. At most, in three years, ME Inc. will definitely be back in your hands."

He wasn't just talking nonsense. Before his rebirth, Mei was already an S-rank.

If she wanted to, taking back ME Inc. would only take a few minutes.

Hearing this, Mei paused, then asked in a seemingly joking tone, "Fu Li, will you help me get it back?"

"It's not impossible."

Fu Li felt that given their relationship, which was like offering a helping hand in times of crisis, doing a favor that would add to her good fortune would be a piece of cake.

"But we have a deal. If it really happens, you have to give me half."

Likely due to its numerous internal technological facilities, ME Inc. was one of the few architectural complexes that remained largely undamaged during the Third Honkai.

Given its scale, obtaining half of it would ensure Fu Li never had to worry about food or drink for the rest of his life.

"Half?"

Looking at his relaxed yet serious expression, Mei felt an inexplicable emotion flowing within her: "If you can help me get it back, I can just give it all to you."

She didn't care about the ME Inc. inheritance at all, but the feeling of having someone willing to stand by her side and help was truly precious.

However, upon closer thought, giving half to A Li would essentially mean Longmai entrusting it to his future son-in-law to manage...

Thinking of this, Kiana quickly inserted herself between the two who were enjoying a pleasant moment: "That won't do! I don't agree!"

Fu Li retorted with displeasure, "We were discussing things, Mei and I. What right do you have, you white-haired demoness, to object?"

"Why don't I have the right?"

The running girl shouted loudly, "ME Inc. is the dowry Father-in-law prepared for his son-in-law! If you get it all, what will be left for me?"

"Struggle for yourself."

Coldly.

"No way! Who would want to struggle when there's ready-made food? If that certain Austrian painter had gotten into art school, he wouldn't have started World War II!"

"No ambition!"

"Nonsense! My battle armor is much bigger than yours!"

"You don't understand that. Men's chest circumferences always exceed those of women of the same age."

"That's just an average! Those people have small chests!"

"You say that as if yours is so big."

"Bet you a fight if you dare!"

As Kiana spoke, she reached out to pull off Mei's jacket.

"Kiana! Wait! Why are you taking off my clothes?!"

Mei, who had been enjoying their bickering, quickly protected her collar, trying to stop the certain pervert's encroaching claws from doing as she pleased.

The panda suit at this moment served its intended purpose. Kiana's smooth combo of moves couldn't break through Mei's defenses. Instead, she herself was sweating profusely and showing off her benefits during the scuffle.

She retreated from the battlefield, put her jacket back on, and glared angrily at Fu Li, who had been watching the entire time with an imposing presence: "Pervert!"

The outsider, enjoying the beautiful scenery, lazily replied, "I don't think a pervert who constantly mutters 'thirsty but won't drink water, ■■ Mei's legs' is qualified to use that word to describe me."

"This young lady only said she wanted to drink Mei's 'girl juice,' why did you extend it for me?"

"Essentially, it's still the same meaning."

"That seems to be true?"

Chapter 56: "Mei, the Power Bank"

Kiana thought for a moment and decided not to dwell on it.

Catching sight of Fu Li, who was occasionally lowering his head to fiddle with his phone while running, out of the corner of her eye, she couldn't help but call out, "Watch where you're going when you walk, hey! If you fall, this young lady will have to carry you!"

"Sniffle, sniffle, I never realized Miss Kiana had such a compassionate heart before!"

Fu Li wiped away tears of emotion. "Why don't you carry me now then?"

And then he pushed his luck.

"Dream on!"

Seeing that he had a handle on things, the girl didn't nag further.

Mei, however, had noticed from the corner of her eye that the screen showed a video call.

"Fu Li, what are you doing?"

"This?"

Seeing that Mei was asking, Fu Li's tone improved considerably.

He handed the phone over.

Mei took it and saw a real-time overhead view.

"This is..."

"A simple map-opening app," Fu Li said. "I'm video calling a spare phone on VX, and then having Shadow Blade, transformed into a white dove, carry it and fly up to take pictures from above."

The mechanical forces were quite conspicuous in the sparsely populated city.

As for phones, you could buy many second-hand ones for a hundred yuan from street vendors in modern society.

Of course, the registered names would be random.

Mei exclaimed in surprise, "This is possible?"

"Let me see, let me see!"

Hearing something interesting, Kiana quickly leaned in.

Her pretty little face pressed against the phone screen, she excitedly shouted, "It's real! The one leading the charge into the lake is Soth! And that one! Ugh, damn it! It's the Titan that injured my arm!"

That Titan was quite easy to identify; Kiana, who had been attacked at the time, had shot it in return.

Now, not only was its right arm missing, but its chest was also tattered, looking like it would fall apart with a strong gust of wind.

Then Kiana saw a crystal-blue humanoid appear on the screen. He wielded the Shadow Blade and charged forward. After a fierce battle, he sacrificed himself to achieve a mutual destruction with the Titan.

"Huh?"

Kiana scratched her head foolishly. "What's that blue thing?"

"It's a phantom created by Shadow Blade, why are you asking?"

Fu Li, snatching back the control, rolled his half-moon eyes. "Soth alone couldn't completely contain Anti-Entropy's actions. Even if those people were dense, they would have noticed something was amiss after a while. Therefore, I sent out many phantoms to confuse their line of sight."

Blooming everywhere, a dazzling display, harassing the enemy when they are stationed, attacking them when they are tired.

This way, the enemy naturally wouldn't have the time to discern the truth of the intelligence.

The phone surveillance also served to provide vision. Phantoms had no self-awareness; without Fu Li's direct control, they would just lie on the ground motionless.

While saying this, he condensed another phantom and sent it out.

Like the Seven Swords Nuclear Blast, Fu Li could only control seven phantoms simultaneously at the moment.

Taking out that crippled Titan consumed one, so naturally, another one had to be sent out.

"Aww."

Kiana made a soft sound and furrowed her brows in thought. "This kind of operation... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before..."

"Where?" Mei asked at the opportune moment.

The girl glanced at Fu Li and said with a tone of 'not too sure,' "It seems... like a web novel I'm following that hasn't been updated in two or three days, and the author abandoned it?"

Fu Li's lower abdomen trembled slightly, and he inexplicably felt a sense of being targeted.

He quickly took off the ring on his left pinky finger and handed it to Mei, who was closest to him. "Stop muttering, everyone. Pour some Honkai Energy into it first."

Wearing a ring on the left pinky finger generally signifies that the wearer is currently single or is a non-believer in marriage.

Mei's face flushed and she grew a little flustered, being offered a ring by someone of the opposite sex for the first time in her life. Only after hearing the next sentence did she reach out to take it. "What is this?"

"It's a Spirit Gathering Ring."

Kiana took the ring from Mei's hand with casual grace. "I was wondering how you were controlling so many Shadow Blades with Honkai Energy, but it turns out you were prepared all along."

The Spirit Gathering Ring, a C-rank item provided courtesy of angel investor Ms. Susanna, was, as its name suggested, used to store Honkai Energy.

It could be accessed at any time during combat to replenish energy, preventing a situation where one's own energy ran out.

There were various ranks, including C, B, and A. Generally, the storage capacity of a C-rank Spirit Gathering Ring was equivalent to the total Honkai Energy within an A-rank Valkyrie.

"I see."

Mei placed her hand on the ring, and the Honkai Energy within her surged out like a tide.

A moment later, she opened her eyes. "Done."

"Then it's my turn."

Kiana did the same, but soon frowned.

She asked in surprise, "It's full?"

She hadn't even put in a single bit of Honkai Energy!

"Full?"

Fu Li took back the Spirit Gathering Ring and, after sensing its contents, gasped. "[National Essence!] You actually managed to fill it up for me!"

Fu Li and Kiana exchanged a look, and both turned their gaze to the person in question.

"A-rank Honkai Energy reserves?"

"Mei, you're playing dumb!"

"It's not to that extent."