Arknights, But Terra is Caged Chapter 28

As Chen Ran was about to say something else, he saw Heart of the Corrupted Skadi, who had already lain down, get up by herself. She then floated gently, looking everywhere for her phone.

Only three hours of playtime a day? That's fine. It's still night, and I can sneak in some more.

But to be honest—

Heart of the Corrupted Skadi wasn't exactly addicted to the internet.

Because the ultimate goal of the Sea Creatures' Great Swarm was to get fries at the dock.

Now that she was being taken care of by Chen Ran, with no worries about food or drink, and her goal had been completely achieved, If things had developed normally, Heart of the Corrupted Skadi's previous state of being at the bottom of the tank, listless and unmoving, would have been the correct one.

It was already clearly stated in Heart of the Corrupted Skadi's module text.

After destroying all of Terra and ascending to the starry sky, with no goals left, Heart of the Corrupted Skadi chose to give up thinking, letting her consciousness dissipate and her body expand until she transformed herself into a new universe.

It was only now, because of Chen Ran's appearance, that she was anchored here.

But she still had nothing to do, so what else would she do if not play on her phone?

So, watching Heart of the Corrupted Skadi happily float away, happily float back holding her phone, sit on Chen Ran's shoulder, and start playing with her phone, Chen Ran reached out and poked Heart of the Corrupted Skadi's little head, saying, "Other little rabbits know to hand over their Authority to me all at once. What about you, Red T?"

"Not to mention Authority and the ID of a newborn, what about Great Silence? Give me something!"

But when Heart of the Corrupted Skadi heard this, she tilted her little head and reached out her small hands, tapping randomly on the phone screen.

Seeing this, Chen Ran leaned over to take a look and found that Heart of the Corrupted Skadi was typing "How to make spicy rabbit head" into the search bar.

"What's wrong?" Chen Ran asked. "Did that little rabbit offend you?"

"?" Heart of the Corrupted Skadi looked at him with pure innocence. "Didn't Lord God say you wanted a little rabbit, and you wanted it all packaged and delivered?"

"Good heavens, after all I said, all you remembered was eating, Red T?"

042. Heart of the Corrupted Skadi: Amiya, you are disloyal!

If Heart of the Corrupted Skadi's current innocent gaze hadn't made it clear that she wasn't lying—

As he thought this, Chen Ran suddenly caught sight of Amiya out of the corner of his eye.

He turned his head and saw Amiya, like a little hamster, peeking her little head out of the cage, looking left and right.

Seeing this, Chen Ran naturally waved to Amiya and said, "Little rabbit, come here."

Hearing this, Amiya obediently floated out of the window. After floating all the way to Chen Ran, Amiya said, "Um... I'm very sorry, Lord God..."

"What are you apologizing for all of a sudden?" Chen Ran asked, slightly curious.

But Amiya stammered, unable to explain herself for a long time.

As Amiya remained silent, Heart of the Corrupted Skadi, who had been sitting on Chen Ran's shoulder, looked up at Amiya, then turned her head to look at the small castle behind her.

Heart of the Corrupted Skadi clearly remembered that the small castle was also partly hers.

So, when she saw Amiya leave without closing the window, Heart of the Corrupted Skadi was naturally displeased.

Heart of the Corrupted Skadi then stood up from Chen Ran's shoulder, turned, and floated over to close the window of the small castle.

Finally, Chen Ran guessed what was going on and turned back to look at Amiya, saying, "Is it because I gave you a bunch of crowns before? So, little rabbit, you feel that the loyalty you've offered me is worthless?"

"Mhm..."

Amiya nodded her little head.

"Don't worry. Even if I were truly a god, the normal procedure would be for believers to offer sacrifices and then start asking me for extraordinary powers. How did it end up the other way around with you, little rabbit?"

"That's because Lord God has already helped me a lot..."

As the epitome of truth, goodness, and beauty, Amiya wouldn't think that asking for things was a matter of course. "But I..."

"No, I just dumped the mess for you, little rabbit, to clean up yourself."

Chen Ran waved his hand. "After all, you know the situation on your home planet better than I do. Just because the higher-ups have all been wiped out doesn't mean the remaining Terrans are all embodiments of truth, goodness, and beauty."

"Mmm..."

Amiya opened her little mouth, then closed it again.

Because she really couldn't refute him.

After the 'Tower' incident, what would happen next on the Terra (Demon King Rabbit route) planetary model?

First, dire news came from within the Tower. Oh no, not dire news.

Then, the remaining Terrans discovered they had become masters of their own destiny.

Finally, the throne was vacant, but there were countless people who wanted to climb onto it.

Even if you wiped out the entire upper class of a feudal slave society, the remaining Terrans would still build a feudal slave society.

If you let those Terrans continue to develop, it would only be another cycle.

Do you understand the value of going in circles for ten thousand years?

Amiya naturally understood this, so she gently floated onto Chen Ran's shoulder, sat down, and lowered her little head. "Then... Lord God, what do you think I should do..."

"I don't know."

Chen Ran gave an excellent answer: "If you ask me, I'll just tell you that there's a can of insecticide over there, one spray and it's done—but I know you wouldn't want that, little rabbit, so I can only say I don't know."

Amiya had initially lifted her small head, but after hearing his words, she lowered it again.

In any case, Chen Ran's attitude was clear: he wouldn't interfere. If he were forced to, the only solution would be extermination.

"I understand," Amiya said, as if she had made a firm decision. She raised her small head again: "Thank you for your magnanimity, Lord God."

"Don't thank me."

Chen Ran rubbed Amiya's little head with his fingertips and said:

"Although in game novels, characters must grow for the story to be told well."

"But little rabbit, don't go from embodying truth, goodness, and beauty to suddenly thinking 'What should I do? Only killing will do!'"

"Having one internet-addicted girl like Skadi is already enough trouble for me. If another Death Rabbit shows up, the fun will be too much."

After all, with Heart of the Corrupted Skadi setting such a high bar, who knew what kind of decision Amiya had made with that determined look on her face.

And as Chen Ran watched Amiya freeze for a moment, then scratch her cheek with a mixture of embarrassment and awkwardness—

Slap, slap.

Suddenly, a sound like a phone screen being swiped from behind made both Chen Ran and Amiya instinctively turn their heads.

They saw that Heart of the Corrupted Skadi had finished closing the windows of the small castle and was returning the way she came—

Only to discover that her exclusive throne, Lord God's shoulder, had been occupied by a little rabbit!

How could Heart of the Corrupted Skadi stand for that?

And from the order in which Heart of the Corrupted Skadi was tapping the screen, Chen Ran could roughly deduce that she was probably still searching for "How to Make Spicy Rabbit Head."

But judging by the force with which she was tapping the screen...

If last time Heart of the Corrupted Skadi was innocent and pure, Then this time, it was clear that Heart of the Corrupted Skadi had brought some personal grudges with her.

... ... ...

... ...

"Something's strange."

Late at night.

Chen Ran, as usual, was lying on the sofa, scrolling through his phone, But he muttered to himself:

"How long has it been?"

"The day before yesterday, I brought Red T here."

"Yesterday, I used a bug to turn myself into Homelander."

"Today, I can create things out of thin air."

"It's only been three days?"

It really was like: Day one, protect our Earth; Day two, protect my Earth; Day three, I don't eat beef anymore?

Yet here Chen Ran was, still lounging on the sofa, playing low-dimensional games with Heart of the Corrupted Skadi and Amiya.

Chen Ran felt that his mindset was actually quite good, Although it was more likely because he was naturally lazy and his daily life was going quite well.

If it were someone who had to work to support ten evil sword immortals...

Never mind.

Chen Ran put down his phone, turned his head, and glanced at the hamster cage on the desk... no, the small castle.

"What are Red T and the little rabbit up to?"

"The little rabbit might be asleep, but Red T is definitely still up late."

"But today Red T hasn't come to stuff her feet in my mouth, nor has she come to steal my phone. So what is Red T doing?"

The answer was, Heart of the Corrupted Skadi was holding Amiya's phone and, right in front of Amiya, was swiping away.

"Mmm..." Amiya said with a hint of distress: "If even the Black Crown is considered common trash by Lord God... then what should I offer to thank Lord God for everything He has done for me?"

Heart of the Corrupted Skadi, who had been scrolling through her phone, heard this, raised her little head, and then held up the phone in her hand, reaching out to point at the screen:

"Eh? Miss Red Skadi, what do you want me to look at?"

Amiya looked confused and instinctively read the text on the screen: "Mmm... taking off the black stockings from my legs and offering these original, freshly squeezed stockings as a gift would be the best—Eh, eh, eh?! Wait, wait a minute! Miss Skadi, what are you showing me?!"

Heart of the Corrupted Skadi tilted her head, seemingly not understanding why Amiya was reacting so strongly.

But when she looked down at Amiya's legs and saw that the Demon King Rabbit was a bare-legged person, with no stockings on her legs, Heart of the Corrupted Skadi finally understood.

Heart of the Corrupted Skadi slid her phone again, showing Amiya the screen:

"The best Christmas gift... is your girlfriend wrapping herself up with a red ribbon and giving herself as a present—No, this one won't work either!"

Amiya still knew a thing or two about shame.

But Heart of the Corrupted Skadi blinked her eyes.

Giving black stockings isn't allowed because you're not wearing them, that reason is acceptable.

Giving yourself isn't allowed? Then you're unwilling.

"You are disloyal," Heart of the Corrupted Skadi declared.

Amiya: "?"

PS1: What the—? Why does my book have a "yuri" tag added by someone? I'll delete it.

043. Little Rabbit, why are you wearing Red T's clothes?

"N-no, no, no..."

Amiya shook her head, drifting backward.

"Um... I think whether or not one wears black stockings, and offering oneself... uh... offering oneself... shouldn't really be a matter of loyalty, should it...?"

Unless her Lord God was actually the god who controlled lewdness, And taught that submission meant true○black stockings or something...

Thinking of this, Amiya couldn't help but curl her toes. It was a shame she was floating, otherwise she could have dug a three-bedroom apartment out of the ground.

Fortunately, her face was covered by a black veil, which added a touch of hazy mystery while conveniently hiding the shame on her face.

But Heart of the Corrupted Skadi didn't care about any of that.