Su Shijie held two bundles of ordinary wildflowers. He placed one where his second brother had died, and the other beneath the solar panel he had wiped clean.
Squatting in front of the flowers, Su Shijie gave a self-mocking smile.
"I don't even know where you died. Don't take it personally.
"Even though I always found you pretty annoying, we'd known each other since we were toddlers. I guess that counts for something. Find yourself a good father in your next life."
After a moment of silence, Su Shijie stood and turned away. Carrying the comically oversized bundle on his back, he leaped straight onto the treetops and swiftly vanished deeper into the forest...
After rescuing everyone and confirming that his father had left, he had also declined the invitation from the two members of the maintenance team.
He planned to make his own way through the forest to the Floating City.
"At least it had a proper ending..."
Leaving the shelter made Su Shijie somewhat sad. But this time, he had come back to save his father, only to find that his father did not need saving. By a twist of fate, he had rescued a large number of shelter residents who had been intended as sacrifices. It could be considered doing a good deed without leaving his name behind.
Su Shijie had no desire to be a savior, but having grown accustomed to an era of peace, he did not mind offering a little kindness when it was within his power.
After the two maintenance team members found and shut down the high-powered Interference Device, he used the shelter's network to leave a message for his father and the others, letting them know he was safe.
At the same time, he asked them to wait for him in