Rebirth in the Civilization Before the Collapse: Heroes and I
Chapter 206

A Name for Griseo by Accident

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Upon hearing this, Pardo, standing next to Zhu Yufeng, couldn't help but burst out laughing. She then waved her hand and said, "Sorry, sorry... I was thinking of something happy, haha..."

Completely oblivious, Kevin assumed this was just another of Pardo's usual nonsensical antics. He nodded thoughtfully, then said, "Indeed, I don't think I considered Su's position..." If he remembered correctly, when Su first discussed it with him, she never thought Lilith was suitable. Was that the reason?

Zhu Yufeng glanced at Kevin. Well, although he seemed to be reflecting on his actions, was Kevin the kind of person who would reflect on his actions? Obviously not.

"... This time, in your first encounter with Xila, the number of casualties was less than expected," Kosma said. "You... well, it seems you weren't injured."

"The main reason is that we were prepared for this, so we weren't caught off guard," Zhu Yufeng said. "The biggest surprise was probably that there was a traitor among Mobius's security personnel."

"I also read the report on the assassination by the Fire Moth, and I really didn't expect that senior Marshall would become a traitor," Disaster said. "I've met him several times, and he seemed like a very kind person... indeed, appearances, as the first impression, can easily influence one's judgment of a person."

She also wanted to complain that the people around her seemed to have a mismatch between their appearance and their inner selves. First, there was her own Amo, who appeared taciturn but was actually incredibly rich in inner thoughts. Then there was Kevin, who always had a cold and aloof attitude but was actually a straightforward and silly guy who loved eating noodles and shipping couples. And then there was Feng... oh wait, Feng seemed the same inside and out. Although she felt that this senior was a playboy in daily life, she had never actually seen him show any enthusiasm for girls other than Elysia and the others.

Sigh... This time it's another ten-day business trip, and Feng might even spend some time alone with Dr. Mobius. At this rate, Little Pardo will soon be the one furthest from the finish line! She might not be in a hurry, but her Sister Daisy is!

"Speaking of which, Sakura, how's your injury healing?" Zhu Yufeng asked Sakura again.

"I can do some basic exercises now." Sakura looked at the wound on her left shoulder, which had almost healed. "However, it will probably take more than a month to fully recover. I should be able to make it in time for the Fourth Herrscher to appear."

"I think that with Jie Ge over there, even if there are two Fourth Herrscher, they wouldn't be enough for Jie Ge to fight alone." Pardo shrugged.

While everyone was talking, Mobius had already sent someone to take the seemingly dead Xila to her laboratory, where she was about to perform the Fusion Warrior surgery.

Then Mobius looked at Zhu Yufeng and said, "Yu Feng, are you done talking? If you are, come back to the lab with me. You still need to have a full check-up and some tests."

Zhu Yufeng nodded and bid farewell to the others. Disaster nudged Pardo, who showed no reaction, with her elbow. "Little Pardo, are you really not going to do anything?"

Pardo looked at Disaster with narrowed eyes. "Sister Daisy, are we scientists or inventors? We don't understand those things, so there's no need for us to get involved."

Disaster: "..."

That's what you say, but aren't you being a bit too optimistic?

"Anyway, since Sister Elysia isn't here and Sister Ying can't participate in training for the time being, then we'll be training with Brother Yu Feng, right? We can play games with Brother Yu Feng during his free time outside of training," Pardo said in a low voice.

Why is she in such a hurry? She can't win the argument anyway.

Disaster was taken aback. It seemed so. When Elysia was around, Maple did spend most of her time with Elysia outside of training. Although it wasn't as outrageous as Lilith's, Elysia was still a very enthusiastic girl. Under those circumstances, Little Pardo didn't really have much room to maneuver.

"Don't worry, Amo and I will definitely cooperate with you this time!" Disaster said confidently, patting Pardo on the shoulder.

Kosma: "?"

On the other side. In Mobius's laboratory.

Looking at the uninvited guests in the laboratory, Mobius was somewhat surprised. "Blanca? What are you doing here? Your daughter is still so young, is a place like this a place for her to come to? And Hen, why are you messing around with Blanca too?!"

"This..."

Hen smiled awkwardly, wanting to explain, but Blanca, who was standing next to him holding Griseo, spoke first, "I heard that you were assassinated, and that there was a traitor among your guards. Although Hen showed me the news afterward, I still want to confirm with my own eyes that you are alright."

"So you just go along with her nonsense?" Mobius squinted at Hen.

"No problem, Doctor," Klein said. "Before Blanca arrived, the lab had already suspended all experiments and equipment that might be harmful to children. Blanca won't be staying for long either, and we can restart them soon."

"Hmph, you'll only cause trouble." Mobius crossed his arms. "Don't worry, with Yu Feng here, what could I possibly do? He promised to protect me, and he basically took care of the assassins this time."

Since the news that Modesti had rebelled and was still alive could not be revealed, the only thing that could be blamed on Zhu Yufeng was Marshall's head, as well as the director of a certain Third Research Institute, who was also killed by him. So, it really was like that.

"Oh—" Blanca drawled, then said meaningfully, "It seems, Doctor, you don't trust Maple at all~"

"I trust him." Mobius wasn't oblivious to Blanca's unspoken meaning, and she readily admitted it. She had already acknowledged these feelings, so what was there to be awkward about?

This surprised Blanca, and her smile deepened, "I never thought you'd be so frank, Doctor."

"Alright, alright, I've seen you now. I still have experiments to do, so you should go back early. When you've thought things through and dumped him, I might consider bringing you back as my assistant," Mobius said, waving his hand.

Zhu Yufeng silently observed everything. In his mind, Mobius was extremely hypocritical towards Blanca's family. Griseo was genuinely concerned, while Blanca was as stubbornly concerned as ever. Only Hen was singled out and targeted relentlessly.

My heart aches for a second.

Hen frowned as he looked at Zhu Yufeng. "Elysia has only been gone a few days. How did Dr. Mobius manage to take advantage of you, young man? Did you even consider your ages? When Dr. Mobius was your age, you were probably still in elementary school somewhere."

Isn't Elysia good enough? She likes you too.

Or is it that young people in this age group... actually prefer someone a bit more mature?

Big trucks are hard to drive, aren't her peers more appealing?

Hen felt it was very necessary to guide his reliable and capable junior.

Zhu Yufeng looked at Hen with a puzzled expression. He felt that Hen's gaze had become strange, as if he were being stared at by another Kevin...

Blanca also sized up Zhu Yufeng. This should be considered her first formal meeting with Zhu Yufeng. Before, she had been Klein for help and relying on information brought by Hen to learn about him. Now that they had met in person, well... Zhu Yufeng seemed calm and reliable. Moreover, it was clear that he didn't care about some of Dr. Mobius's actions. He might actually be the kind of person who understood the doctor.

Doctor, you're missing out on finding a guy like that! You'd better seize the opportunity!

Forget it, given the doctor's awkward personality, it would be too difficult for her to catch up. I'd better step in and help her out!

Zhu Yufeng looked at Blanca again. What was going on? Why was this woman looking at him so strangely?

Before Zhu Yufeng could even think of how to start the conversation, Blanca spoke up first, "Speaking of my child with Hen, although we've already named her, Dr. Mobius has been quite kind to our family. So, Dr., Feng, how about you give her a nickname or something?"

Mark. "?"

Why do this? Didn't we already discuss nicknames and such?

Mobius was also somewhat puzzled. Given Blanca's personality, shouldn't she have already considered various names for the child as soon as she found out she was pregnant? So what was the point of her asking this? Hmm... just like in his previous life, Blanca had asked him the same question, and his answer then was...

"What does that have to do with me?" Mobius frowned. "Why are you asking me about your own business?"

Blanca smiled and looked at Zhu Yufeng: "Dr. Mobius is just that kind of person, but I think it's the same for you, right, Feng?"

Zhu Yufeng remained silent. It would be strange if he still didn't understand. So this person wanted to match him up with Mobius. As for this question, he felt he couldn't just answer it casually. Although no one had told him, he did know that Hen and Blanca's daughter's name was Griseo. He gave her a nonsensical nickname, and everyone would definitely mention it when talking to Griseo in the future. As someone who knew about it afterward, he shouldn't just lie about it.

Then let's be more straightforward.

"Let's call her Griseo," Zhu Yufeng said.

He wasn't interested in names from the previous civilization, although he considered names like Kiana or Bronya. However, he thought those names were actually quite nice from the previous civilization, and if Blanca used them as a reference, then...

So let's be more straightforward.

Blanca and Hen exchanged a surprised glance; this boy had actually thought the same thing as them!

Hen nodded inwardly. "Not bad, as expected of the boy I've chosen. He has some of my own charisma back then. Such a young man should be with someone his own age to be the best match! Elysia, while you're away, I'll definitely find a way to take care of him! I'll also let others know that in the Fire Moth, Aifeng is the king! My wife will definitely understand me!"

Blanca nodded inwardly, feeling that Feng was becoming more and more pleasing to the eye. She believed that he should understand some of what she had just said, and even if he didn't understand, it didn't matter. Although she couldn't personally assist him, she could still remotely command Klein and Hen. She just didn't know if Klein could communicate with the Doctor's other assistant Rovoc.

The more helpers you have, the better.

Zhu Yufeng silently watched Hen and Blanca, who looked at him with obvious satisfaction, as if they were looking at a son-in-law.

Hopefully, he's not really looking at his son-in-law with those eyes, otherwise he'll just go straight to jail himself.

"The name you came up with is very nice. To be honest, that's our daughter's name," Blanca said with a smile. "Then I'll thank you on behalf of little Griseo, Maple."

"No need."

He didn't even consider that, and he certainly didn't want Griseo to believe it if Blanca mentioned her name and that he was involved once Gretsch regained her memories. Given Griseo's personality, he was bound to actually believe it.

"Oh dear, boys shouldn't be too shy." Blanca shook her head gently, then looked at Mobius. "Doctor, sometimes you should take some time off from your experiments to do other things. If you're always buried in experiments, you'll miss a lot of scenery, and some scenery, once missed, may never be seen again."

Mobius: "..."

Even though she's never been in a relationship, why treat her like a fool? Do you really think she can't understand what's going on?

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

It sounds like it's related to me, yet it also seems like it has nothing to do with me.

"Ahem." Hen coughed twice in a mock manner and said, "Well, I also have something I'd like to say to Feng as a senior. You two can chat for a while first. Feng, let's talk over there."

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

Alright, alright, stop acting like you're about to make a big deal out of this. Every time Zhu Cangxuan and his buddy open a betting pool, aren't you buying Elysia? Who's the one who always manages to put him and Elysia together in missions? Besides Elysia's personal reasons, do you really think he doesn't know the other reasons? I know what you're trying to say just by looking at you.

One Kevin is enough...

He pulled Zhu Yufeng to a secluded spot and looked at him seriously, saying, "Tell me the truth, Feng, what kind of person do you think Dr. Mobius is?"

Zhu Yufeng replied expressionlessly, "I trust her, regardless of how the world judges me."

"What about Elysia?" Hen asked again.

"Impeccable Rose Maiden, is this alright?" Zhu Yufeng asked.

Hen pressed on, "Is that all? You've fought alongside her for so long, do you have any other thoughts?"

"Flawless is the best compliment for her," Zhu Yufeng said calmly. "I know she likes to be praised, especially from the heart. I thought of many ways to describe her, but in the end, I still chose the word 'flawless'—simple and fitting. She has always radiated kindness to the world, shining with her own light, as if the gods have bestowed upon her all beauty." Yet, she also accepted the shackles and suffering along with her.

"That's right." Hen patted Zhu Yufeng on the shoulder. "You need to know that Wuxia is not untouchable, because she is still a human being after all, and she will still have people she likes and people she loves."

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

Let him think about it. The Present, Vill-V is listening, isn't she? Vill-V can probably get involved in the spaceships and equipment for your moon landing afterward! Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen anyone support Vill-V. But, could Vill-V herself count as one of the eight people?

Before the trend of shipping the Fire Moth "De" and "Zhu" gets even stronger, we need to resolve this issue first. For example, we should bury that pair of idiots, "De" and "Zhu" Cangxuan" – they're the ones who promoted it the most!

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