Bronya: Mother, Did You Find Me a New Dad?

"...Um..."

Meeting those eyes, Gwen felt his heart skip a beat, then slowly nodded and solemnly said—

"I will surely return in triumph."

After sending Stargazer back, Gwen couldn't sleep, so he simply opened the system—

Of course, it's not about looking at the shop that hasn't been refreshed yet, nor is it about spending the remaining tens of millions of points.

After glancing at his points, which had increased significantly, Gwen silently shifted his attention to the Chat System.

After receiving the experimental data he sent, the anonymous Netizen did not provide any further feedback.

There were no new messages in the entire friend list at that moment.

With his current energy level, unless he is fighting against Izanami, he can spare some energy to process all the messages.

On Sasha's side, Sage is trying to optimize the Third Magic, hoping to combine it with the Corpse Qi Spirit Transfer Wave to develop a new move, or even bypass the Hades to achieve resurrection.

The Robin didn't leave again, remaining in Penacony. During this time, he released many new songs, which were well-received. However Robin devoted more of his energy to local research in Penacony.

She discovered some problems with Penacony —not some battle of destiny, but problems hidden beneath the surface of rapid development.

During this process, the survivors who returned to Penacony with her also proved invaluable, although some of them chose to leave her and become dream builders...

There is another Netizen who remains anonymous, and for some reason, we haven't heard from them for a long time.

After casually sending a greeting, Gwen finally turned his attention to his first "Netizen"—

"Yes, do you have time?"

I want to come visit you.

"Good."

Before long, the other party responded as if they were Netizen waiting in front of their computer.

The next moment, Gwen vanished from the spot.

"Still up so late?"

Gwen glanced at the sky outside and found it was indeed pitch black. He then looked at Cocolia was wearing pajamas.

Despite being a Great Guardian, Cocolia's home was not particularly luxurious, and her pajamas were not exquisite or fancy, just the most common type on Earth.

Yes, that's right, it's an Earth product—

When exchanging supplies initially required spending points, both sides had some reservations.

However, as Gwen's abilities became more diverse, he was already capable of large-scale supply transport—

It is large enough to serve the upper and lower districts of Belobog.

With a resounding victory in hand and the ability to provide ample resources, Cocolia is arguably the most powerful figure to hold the position of Grand Guardian since the emergence of the Great Guardian in Belobog.

The victories on the front lines and the abundance of supplies have made Belobog quite stable, and its will to Preservation has become even stronger.

However, even so, it was difficult to hide the weariness between Cocolia's brows.

Perhaps during the day, her imposing presence as the Great Guardian wasn't very noticeable, and even her best friend Serval, couldn't see it.

But now, with her imposing makeup and by the side of her greatest ally, Cocolia also showed signs of fatigue.

"I'm too busy with official duties to sleep."

Cocolia didn't mind showing her true self to Gwen and pointed to the official documents on the desk next to her.

After eliminating the stubborn insects in Belobog, Cocolia needs to do a lot to keep Belobog running well, or even better.

In such situations, Belobog's limited population is both a good thing and a bad thing.

The good thing is that there are only so many people in total, so Cocolia won't actually die from overwork.

The bad thing is that there are only so many people in total, so if you want to do as much as possible, you need to use your brain more.

"You've really worked hard..."

Gwen sighed upon seeing the towering pile of documents.

"This year is much better. After the great waves have washed away the superficiality, true talents have emerged."

Although the past two years of training have been tough, it's worth the effort to achieve something.

Cocolia smiled, and even the lingering weariness between her brows seemed to have faded considerably.

Although the Cold Wave still shows no signs of ending, there is at least some hope compared to the dark and hopeless past.

Even if she leaves in the future, Bronya will still be able to make a difference.

"Well, then I'll congratulate you in advance."

Gwen his congratulations, then turned and asked—

"How's the situation in the new urban area?"

The area of land that was previously reclaimed has been developed into the new town of Belobog in recent years, greatly alleviating Belobog's land pressure.

"Thanks to the construction machinery you sent, the construction is mostly complete."

After some more preparation, perhaps we can try a new offensive—"

Cocolia spoke, she suddenly remembered a question she had discussed with Gwen before—

"Speaking of which, is the ally you found for me arriving soon?"

"She's still dealing with the bedbugs on her side, but it'll be over soon—"

Before my decisive battle begins, I will try my best to resolve the issues on your side.

Gwen recalled the outcome of his last conversation with Morgan and slowly said,

"At that time, you will need to put on a show to help the people of Belobog better accept these new compatriots."

"Of course, all of this is in the plan."

Upon hearing this, Cocolia's expression turned serious.

How are your preparations going?

"The odds of winning are very high—"

Gwen smiled.

"Of course, if I lose, I might have to come here to make a living."

"Then I would be most pleased. Belobog is really short-staffed right now. The little kids at school have to do some crafts after class."

Cocolia laughed.

"Oh...

Okay, just kidding, let's get down to business—"

After exchanging pleasantries, Gwen also became serious and said—

"How's the progress at the Academy of Sciences? Have you finished the materials analysis?"

The two main constraints on Belobog's continued expansion are population and the lack of key equipment.

The Rift will continue to expand, and even if the monsters within are dealt with, Belobog's technology will be unable to eliminate them.

The reason why Cocolia dared to expand its territory on a large scale in the past was largely due to the batch of matching equipment that Cocolia purchased from the mall, which ensured the safety of the Belobog district and eliminated the impact of the Rift in the reclaimed area, making it usable land.

But now...

Chapter 834 Bronya: Mother, did you find me a stepfather?

The equipment that Cocolia bought from the mall was ultimately limited in quantity. It was enough to ensure the safety of the upper and lower city areas and to spare one unit to consolidate the liberated area. That was the limit.

To expand their territory further, they need to manufacture new equipment.

Cocolia had all the design drawings and material requirements, and Belobog also had no shortage of talents in the field of mechanics. Whether it was her friend Serval, or Svarog, who was a robot himself, or even Clara, who was adopted by Svarog, they were all experts in this field.

But before they could even be used, equipment manufacturing was already stuck at the very first step—

Material!

As is well known, Belobog is an isolated city, with human activity limited to the urban area warmed by the heat of the Earth Marrow.

Once outside the city limits, even those wearing the thickest clothing will quickly lose their lives due to the terrible cold and lack of supplies, becoming frozen corpses in the icy wilderness.

With only one city, Belobog's available resources become very limited.

Unable to even utilize the mineral resources of its own planet, Belobog simply couldn't gather the materials necessary to manufacture the equipment.

In addition to updating and maintaining existing equipment, the Belobog Institute of Engineering has also taken on a new task in the past two years—

Under the existing conditions, we should try to statistically analyze and develop existing materials, develop new materials with performance close to the requirements, and attempt to manufacture a weakened version of the target equipment.

While Belobog was trying to save himself, Gwen also took a relevant document back and gave it to Schicksal's research and development department.

However, its progress is still limited by the Schicksal of Earth, and it is helpless when it comes to some materials that require special elements.

Faced with Gwen's question, Cocolia sighed again—

"It's still the same old story, progress is slow, and it may take several generations before we see even a glimmer of hope..."

How's it going on your end?

"There hasn't been much progress so far, but I recently flew around our star system and collected some resources. There might be some progress after a while."

However, before that, I might be able to help you out of your immediate predicament...

"Um?"

Looking at Gwen with his mysterious smile, Cocolia blinked, a puzzled expression on her face.

"It's rather complicated to explain—"

"Change your clothes and take me to see the equipment."

Considering that Belobog's core is quite intelligent, Gwen didn't explain and prepared to start operating it directly.

"Good."

Although Cocolia was puzzled, she did not refute it and went straight back to her bedroom.

Shortly afterward, a faint blue quantum halo flashed around a towering lighthouse in the new city, only to fly out again at an even faster speed the next moment.

Her figure landed lightly in the shadowy corner, the cold scythe reflecting a chilling light. Condensed Imaginary Energy was poised to be unleashed. The sentry, whose surprise attack had been repelled, was on high alert. Her other hand had already pressed the communicator, and she demanded—

"Who goes there!"

Having sensed that familiar yet drastically changed aura early on, Gwen, unsurprised by its appearance, focused his gaze and spotted the familiar figure in the inconspicuous shadows. He raised a hand in greeting—

"Seele?"

Are you on night shift today?

"Instructor?"

Hearing that familiar voice, Seele's tense muscles relaxed slightly, but she still didn't completely let her guard down.

"How did you suddenly end up here?"

In the past few years, in addition to sending supplies to Cocolia, Gwen has also provided a lot of guidance to the few Pathstrider in Belobog, especially Seele, who is a latecomer to the field and uses the scythe, a relatively uncommon weapon.

"I'm accompanying the Great Guardian to take a look."

Gwen stepped aside, making way for Cocolia beside him.

"Seele of the Ghost Butterfly Squad greets the Great Guardian."

Upon seeing Cocolia, Seele was even more surprised, but her eyes still held a wary look.

Please show your identification.

Only after her identity was completely verified did Seele finally relax, but she still went through the motions—

"These are the rules, please forgive us Great Guardian and Instructors."

"It's alright, you did a great job. It's your duty. I'll submit the relevant documents during the day."

Cocolia shook her head and patted Seele on the shoulder with satisfaction.

Although she felt that Bronya was not as good as her, whom she had trained for more than ten years, Seele was good enough to be Bronya's assistant in the future.

"It's been a while since I last saw you, Seele, you've grown quite a bit taller..."