The Dark Web (Continued)

Due to permission restrictions, the location of the building in the data is not specified, but the construction progress is visible.

It was completed a month ago.

One month ago...

A flash of inspiration struck Mobius; she found the "KY-00" project.

One characteristic of the "Moth Chasing the Flame" project is that, although it strictly stipulates the confidentiality between superiors and subordinates, due to some historical reasons, the start time of all projects is public.

The "KY-00" project puzzled Mobius from the very beginning because it had two launch dates.

One coincides with the start time of the second phase of the Flame-Chaser project, and the other is... as expected.

Mobius compared the end date of this Engineering Department project with the second launch date of KY-00, both of which were on the same day. That is to say, the former had just ended when the latter was officially launched after being voted on.

"What exactly are you plotting..." Mobius frowned. "Are you already considering the aftermath of the 'human conflict' after the Honkai ends? How arrogant and conceited you humans are."

Lunar Remains, Svatogor 51, Stargate Attack, KY-00...

This series of events, spanning decades, now seem to be connected by an invisible net.

"Don't run too far, sister!"

She seemed not to hear what was said behind her, excitedly chasing after the rolling swim ring. In the sea breeze, it rolled faster and faster, and when she saw her own swim ring speeding up, she also took off to catch up.

It's getting closer, almost within reach.

Children are always the most energetic. In the blink of an eye, she had already run behind the swimming ring, and at that moment, she only needed to reach out to stop it.

But...

"Smack!"

She kicked the swim ring, sending it flying and rolling on the beach.

"Ha ha!"

The purest joy of childhood.

She only wants to chase after this swimming ring, what else is there to consider?

Special Feature: Painters and Painting (Part 1)

At 3:14 a. m., Lin had a nightmare.

He dreamt that he was being led to the execution platform, where a fair and just judge declared that he had been having relationships with multiple women at the same time, committing the crime of being a scumbag, and should be sentenced to death.

His respectable girlfriend stood on a high place, coldly raising a pistol and aiming it at him, who was sweating profusely.

The spectators below cheered. A tyrant who had taken possession of multiple beautiful girls and deceived them emotionally and physically was finally going to return to hell.

"Wait a minute, I can explain!"

Lin shouted to the audience, but everyone had the same smile on their face. Could they not hear him, or did they simply not want to listen?

In the blink of an eye, the faces of the people below the stage all transformed into those of girls, and he recognized every single one of them.

He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and with a gunshot, his consciousness faded away.

"Wow!"

Lin screamed and sat upright, panting heavily in the dimly lit room.

It took him a long time to return to reality from that nightmare. He breathed a sigh of relief in the quiet darkness, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

Thankfully, it was just a dream.

"Hmm~ Honey, what's wrong?"

A gentle whisper made Lin freeze.

A warm little hand is placed on his shoulder.

And that hand, after a brief pause, mischievously reached under the covers, its target...

Lin was jolted awake and grabbed the wrist of that hand. He turned his head and saw a pretty face with a mischievous grin.

Vill-V? Besides Vill-V, he also heard another steady breathing sound. Lin turned his head and saw a girl with long wine-red hair sleeping on the other side.

A casual glance reveals the floor under the bed and the trash can filled with... reproductive isolation devices.

Lin remembered. Yesterday, Vill-V came to his house on Yan Luo's way back to school. Halfway there, Eden pushed open the door and came in, and then...

He rubbed his throbbing head and said to Vill-V with annoyance, "You've been up all night, can't you learn from Eden and get some rest?"

"She's been hogging all the time, so of course she can rest now that she's had her fill..."

"So you're not planning to come back now..."

While Lin was struggling to deal with Vill-V, his phone rang. He immediately picked it up with a sigh of relief, ignoring Vill-V's sullen expression, and checked who had sent the message.

Even if it was a scam text message, he still wants to thank the scammer today.

However, he was stunned when he saw the contents of the text message.

At 3:21 p. m., Lin, dressed casually, stood at the airport arrival gate, yawned, and rubbed his dark circles.

No, this can't go on. Ever since the first time, Vill-V has been pushing her luck and coming almost every day. Although Vill-V is the most knowledgeable one, and they've tried all sorts of things, she's a warm, generous, and understanding girl. But his physical condition is deteriorating. No matter how strong his recovery ability is, it can't withstand this kind of thing: Monday and Tuesday, Pardo; Wednesday and Thursday, Eden; Friday and Saturday, Vill-V; and Sunday all at once.

... Speaking of which, he's no longer just a scumbag, he now completely fits the definition of a degenerate scoundrel, doesn't he?

But he seems unable to escape this kind of life.

With deep sorrow, Lin lamented that his peaceful life was gone forever, and waited for the person he was supposed to pick up.

Lin never expected his family to return from abroad at this time. When he received the text message this morning, he thought he had misread it.

"Forest!"

A middle-aged man carrying two large suitcases waved to Lin, who gave him a relieved smile and waved back.

This middle-aged man was named Hen. When Lin and Mobius lived together, Hen's family lived near their home. Mobius and Hen used to be colleagues, so the two families often had contact.

However, due to work reasons, his family went to the Mu Continent, and it has been several years since then, during which time they have lost contact.

So it was quite unexpected that Hen would send a message saying they were back and asking Lin to pick them up at the airport.

Behind Scar was a dignified blue-haired woman, his wife Bianca.

As he approached, Hen looked Lin up and down with delight. "It's been so many years, you've grown quite a bit taller, and you're getting more and more handsome."

"It's alright, you guys haven't changed much."

"Speaking of which, where is Mobius?"

"Um... her..." Lin's smile was a little forced, "She's been away on business recently."

"Oh, I see." Even though Hen found Lin's smile a little strange, he didn't pay it any mind. "Anyway, we're not leaving after we get back, so we'll have plenty of time to run into each other again."

"Speaking of which... where is Griseo?" Lin then realized that one of his family members was missing. He looked around for the short figure, but couldn't find him.

"Griseo, she's not..."

"Brother Lin, where are you looking?"

Lin was stunned when he heard the ethereal, teasing voice, and then a pretty figure walked from his side to him.

"Griseo?"

Lin found it hard to reconcile the smiling young girl in front of her with the small girl who liked to walk barefoot on the ground.

Have they grown this big already?

Her ethereal blue hair, inherited from her mother, reached down to her knees. More than pretty, her face was adorable, and she still retained some of her former innocent look. She also had a perfectly proportioned, even well-developed, teenage figure.

"Haha, you haven't seen each other for years. Did you think Griseo was still the same as before?" Hen couldn't help but laugh when he saw Lin's stunned expression. "She's only two years younger than you. Don't think she'll never grow up just because she calls you 'brother'."

"Brother Lin, are you staring at the ground looking for the money you dropped? Or are you looking for me?" Griseo couldn't help but smile, and Lin, seeing the smile of his long-unseen neighbor girl, couldn't help but smile back as well.

"So you're still living in the same place as before, while Mobius moved to the villa area?"

Hen sat in the back seat and chatted casually with Lin, who was driving.

"Yes, after all, I'm an adult now, so I can have more freedom."

"That's true. He's a grown man, it's not really appropriate for him to live with a pretty older woman."

Lin's fingers stiffened for a moment, but his face didn't show any unusual expression.

Griseo was tidying up her paintbrushes and drawing paper in the passenger seat. According to Hen, she was still drawing on the plane. Lin remembered that Griseo had indeed loved drawing since she was a child, and he used to sit with her in front of her drawing paper for an entire afternoon...

At that time, an afternoon felt incredibly long.

"By the way, Brother Lin, do you have a girlfriend?" Griseo's blank face was the same as before, without any scheming or flaws, only the most innocent childlike side.

"Yes," Lin sighed as she thought of it, "But she's working on her thesis at school lately."

"University? You've found a girlfriend older than you."

"Wouldn't that be better?"

Lin then shifted his focus to his conversation with Hen, completely unaware that the moment he said "yes," Griseo's paintbrush in the passenger seat made a crisp sound...

Special Feature: Painters and Painting (Part 2)

"Want to come to my house?"

Lin's hand trembled, and he almost crashed the car into a telephone pole.

"What's wrong? Is it not okay?" Hen asked in confusion.

"Um, it's not that it's not possible, it's just..." Lin's mind raced, "It's just that my house is messy and I haven't tidied it up."

"So what? It's normal for boys' homes to be messy." Hen said dismissively. "At worst, we can have Griseo up for you later."

"No, no need."

Lin smiled awkwardly, thinking to herself that those two ladies were not someone she could handle.

Vill-V and Eden haven't left yet; they're at his house preparing for tonight's second round. He's already thinking about how to fool the Hen family.

Actually, Vill-V and Eden knew Hen. At that time, Lin was also good friends with the two of them. However, he couldn't quite explain why there were two girls and a mess of... well, you know, in the home of a single adult man.

"Don't worry, they're just my sex partners!"

... Should I say it with such a cheerful expression?

Lin himself couldn't bring himself to say it. He felt that if he really thought that his relationship with those girls was just about physical needs, then he would be a hopeless beast.

"Please wait at the door for a moment."

After Lin opened the door with his key, he stopped the Hen family with a serious expression. Griseo tried to peek through the crack, but Lin blocked her way.

"I'm going inside to tidy up. Don't come in until then."

Without waiting for their reply, Lin rushed into the house and locked the door from the inside.

Wearing only Lin's shirt, Vill-V was lying on the sofa watching TV. When she saw Lin return, she greeted him with a cheerful smile, "Ah, Lin..."

"Shh!" Lin lunged forward and covered Vill-V's mouth, nervously telling her to be quiet.

"Hmm (starting so early)?" Vill-V looked at Lin's hands on her body and showed a puzzled expression.

"You and Eden hide for a while, I have two elders coming."

Vill-V pried Lin's hands off, her mischievous nature getting the better of her, and said with a wicked smile, "Wouldn't that be even better? Let our elders see how charming our dear is."

"What a load of rubbish." Lin sighed after saying that, and pinched Vill-V's cheek. "Just this once, from now on you're in charge."

"Oh~ From now on, I'll be in charge~"

Vill-V narrowed her eyes, stared at the helpless Lin in an exaggeratedly drawn-out tone, and stood up with a grin. "Alright, you said it yourself."

Lin then found Eden in the bedroom, who was cleaning up the remnants of last night's "battle." After briefly explaining the situation, she tilted her head and smiled, "Okay."

"Then..."

"A month has twenty days."