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"Am I being stupid in my analysis?"
"No, it's because the inference is too reliable. We can't do it." Kong laughed.
"Occasionally, my brain works in the right place." Dan Heng nodded.
Haiya looked at Xiao Sanyue with a strange feeling of "You finally learned some wisdom from me".
"March's analysis can be expanded. Swarovski must not only defend against the upper part, but also the underground part. If the underground part of the core is destroyed, the underground will lose central heating... I guess according to his calculations, it is only a matter of time."
Shiluwa also agreed.
In this way, we can roughly understand some of Swarovski's motivations - although it is still in the process of inference, sometimes subjectively giving a potential opponent a suitable behavioral logic will make it feasible and necessary to transform him into a potential ally.
"Then it seems we can't be too harsh on his mechas..." March muttered.
"No, human survival is the top priority. Every day that Svarro blocks the mine, the number of wanderers will increase exponentially... Those scum could have received some appropriate rewards without having to show their bad side to others, but as long as the blockade continues, more people who are not firm in the first place will take risks."
Kong said, "If we can't reach an agreement, or if the other party simply ignores us, violent negotiations are necessary. We must make the other party understand that if he doesn't cooperate with us, he will be closer to the moment of destruction he has calculated."
"...These mechas don't usually go down to the mines. If all of Swarro's mechas can be used to mine the earth's marrow to supply the people he protects, or to resist the rift, the living standards of the people in the lower layers may be better."
Natasha suddenly added something deliberately.
She seemed to mean that since destroying these things wouldn't create any value for humanity anyway, it didn't matter if she did it a little shady.
Kong agreed to a certain extent with the sinister remarks, and exchanged a look with Haiya that showed they understood.
This was not the time for him to complain about Haiya being too Khorne.
After discussion, everyone agreed that while waiting for reinforcements, Kong should try to communicate with the mechas guarding the inner circle to see if Swarovski or someone else on the control side would respond to his call.
"No entry ahead--"
The beetle robot repeatedly played the set expulsion audio with an inorganic electronic sound.
"I want to see Swarlow, your boss. Is he in there?"
The map below was full of neutral light spots, but they could turn all red in an instant. Kong yelled at the robot from five or six meters away, but the robot didn't seem to have any autonomous consciousness at all, and had no intention of submitting Kong's application.
"Mine riot, no entry allowed--"
"I am the unknown guest of the Star Train. I have a way to help Beloberg escape the disaster of the Rift. Let me go to see your boss!"
"Danger ahead, please don't get close--"
"...Tsk, this thing is basically a swarm drone. At least Swarovski didn't give it permission to transmit a meeting request." Kong was helpless.
“Is it because of your lack of status?”
Holhaiya suggested maliciously: "Doctor, can you perform that again?"
"That one? Which one?"
"'I am Captain Lei of the fleet. The fleet is on standby above orbit. If you don't come out, I will bomb you'——!"
Sanyue, who had been teased by Kong several times, raised her hands in revenge by imitating Kong's hoarse voice.
This pink-haired scholar got constipated because of the empty stomach.
He really wanted to grab Sanyue with one hand and rub her head hard, but this time Haiya and Sanyue united as one, and when Kong tried to abuse her, she used her plump body to block Kong's outstretched vicious hand.
"Sure enough, he learned bad things from Haiya! No, let Eula and Befa take care of him next March!"
Seeing Sora's hand being blocked by Holhaya's chest, Seele and Bronya's eyes widened.
Are you guys... also in this kind of relationship? Or are you just having too much fun?
Just now he was immersed in the atmosphere of laughter and fun, but when he was swept away by the two serious local girls, he immediately fell into a low-pressure state again.
Although they were still far from developing a transcendent liking for Kong, they still felt a little envious when they saw Haiya being lifted up - Xier even more so.
She comforted herself that it was to maintain her body's flexibility that she would not become like Haiya and Nata...but when her eyes shifted to Eula, who was smiling a little insincerely, this self-consolation seemed to no longer work.
Natasha, who had never used the psychic private messaging function, noticed that Xier looked particularly unhappy, and sent a private message to Xier for some unknown reason.
"Xi'er, have you looked up into the sky?"
"...Nata?? You...oh, don't scare me, is it because I haven't used the private message function?"
In reality, Xier's body froze, and she cast strange glances at Nata repeatedly: "What are you talking about? He said it was a private message, did you really take it as a private message? What if it's monitored——"
"You still don't trust Mr. Kong completely?"
“…I want to trust him.”
Xier pouted her lips - it was a little expression that she wasn't even aware of.
"But he can gather so many girls together, and those two even call him teacher... I can't imagine how much he plays around in private. I will never touch a man like this—"
212. Kong can be my father!
"The Seele I know will express her preferences honestly - and it's okay, Seele. Even if the private messages are exposed to Sora, it will prevent him from doing something so blatantly that will make you and that Iron Guard girl sad."
"Bronya...does she have plans in that regard as well?"
Xier accidentally revealed her true thoughts to Natasha, causing her eyes to curl up instantly, as if she had caught Xier's tail: "...What do you mean by 'also'?"
"... Nata, is there any point in talking to me about this? Tsk, even if I were blind, I could tell what she was thinking just by the way she was talking to the air..."
Xier sat on the abandoned mining machine, not caring that the dust on it might scratch her skirt.
"Indeed, she was particularly gentle when she spoke to Sora. Just like you, she didn't realize that she had already exposed her affection."
"Hey, Nata, just laugh at her, but don't take me with you."
"In fact, from my observation, this Mr. Kong may not have a stable girlfriend, or he doesn't bring his girlfriend with him. If you don't care about a long-lasting relationship, considering his style, you may have a chance if you act now."
"… The situation is so urgent, why are you and Sergei and his gang so concerned about my personal affairs? Don't they have more important work to focus on?"
Xier said in a muffled voice:
"Is it true that people who get older are all keen on——"
"Hmm?" Natasha's smile instantly became more friendly.
"...Well, I'm not the type who can be just anyone - he won't stay, and I don't want to suffer for the rest of my life."
Xier actually understands a lot.
It should be said that if she didn't understand these things in the lower area, she would have been sold out long ago, and it would be useless even if Natasha protected her.
She was certainly impulsive, but when she thought about the trouble that might come later, she didn't want to put it into action. She had no self-respect as a "top predator" at all.
"He is the first person of the opposite sex you care about. If you miss this chance, you may not see another man that catches your eye for a long time."
If it was in front of other people, Natasha would definitely not have made such a suggestion. She also had to maintain the face of the Commander of Earth and Fire. But for Xier, the child she had almost watched grow up, she still hoped to give some advice from a more realistic perspective.
"I won't say anything unrealistic like trying to get him to stay for you, but I think that Iron Guard girl will probably ignore Sora's kindness and seek a passionate blossoming with him—"
"Nata, don't be so pretentious... You yourself have no experience, how can you have the confidence to teach me in this area... Don't you just want me to get some benefits from him? If you asked me to do so, I would have done it long ago-"
Having talked about this point, Xier no longer cared whether this private channel was a truly private channel or not, and she became extremely aggressive.
"Why do you think so? Sigh... If I were as young as you are... Then I would definitely find a way to make this traveler spend more time with me... And be good to the lower classes."
But Natasha directly activated her incarnation, invalidating Seele's true damage:
"Xi'er, I won't make such an inhumane request to you... I won't sell out the happiness of any child - I tell you this because I don't want to see too many regrets."
"What's the regret?"
"I have seen many interrupted relationships, some because of illness or lost youth, and more because of separation... Whether he or you, the time they can exist in this world is not much... He may die in an accident, and so will you. Forgive me for using such an unpleasant wording, but the regret of having experienced and existing is still much better than the regret of emptiness."
She paused and said, "I am of course pleased that you want to be a clean person, but if you want to embrace a passionate life, I also support you."
"...Wait a minute, let me sort it out."
Xier's eyes started to roll around, and smoke came out of her head: "So you said so much just to prove that you don't care whether I give him some benefits or not?"
...Oh no, Xier was distracted by her own muttering.
Natasha thought to herself that something was wrong.
On the other hand, the sometimes chaotic social and family relationships in the underground seemed to have also affected her cognition... In the upper-class area, there were many men and women who had never held hands with the opposite sex in their lives and sat together staring at each other. Although she was not at that level, it was limited to being with patients...
She seemed to be able to handle the opposite sex with ease because she had read enough anatomical diagrams, medical journals, and patients' bodies, and had also heard enough flirtations from some low-quality patients, and she often fought back physically.
After Natasha examined herself, she found that Xier's doubts seemed to be correct... The reason why she was still single after so many years was certainly related to the fact that she had paid too much for the Earth Fire and the clinic, but more importantly, she did not want to take that step.
If she is like this, is it necessary for Xier to do that?
Forget it... stop teasing Seele and see what Commander Bronya will do.
I’m afraid that Xier will regret it by then.
"Kong, you said before that there would be a backup plan at midnight. What did you mean?"
After several changes in address, Bronya was able to communicate more naturally and smoothly with Sora. It might also be because Haiya did not show the kind of reservedness that opposite sexes should show in the outside world when getting along with Sora, which shocked her greatly and made her want to show herself a little bit -
As the heir of the City Builders, she shouldn't have any special feelings towards the opposite sex, but after questioning her mother and becoming confused, she seemed to have transformed this need into absorbing some kind of emotional value from Sora.
The girl had never experienced love from the opposite sex, nor had she experienced fatherly love. She instinctively longed for the kind of love that was often "expected", but she couldn't tell to which category the series of good feelings that had grown from Sora's guidance and help in strengthening her beliefs should be attributed.
Maybe both. Bronya's life is incomplete. She longs for two things she lacks. Before, she could completely ignore these two gaps and continue to move forward firmly, but now, maternal love has become ethereal. She lives with Cocolia day and night, and the gentle mother in her childhood memories has been slowly replaced by the gloomy and stubborn image at the table. Now she is even equated with the Rift...
She began to be afraid and wanted to escape, but the responsibility pulled her back and forth between firmness and weakness.
Once she stopped and waited, she couldn't help but think, and would be at a loss, wanting to seek Sora's next instructions, as if that was all she needed to do to fulfill Sora's expectations.
But Sora could see her growing dependence...
He admitted that he liked Bronya - the kind of liking an elder has for a younger person, and also a little bit of the indecisive liking for the opposite sex, but he didn't want Bronya Rand to become a guy like Char Aznable.
No, to be more precise...I don't want her to become Harman Kahn.
He could give Bronya the motivation to persevere, but he didn't dare to replace the most important position in Bronya's heart - that position should be Beloberg... or even Cocolia? At least from the information collected before, her mother had given her true maternal love in the process of raising her.
He thought about not trying to win the girl's favor by being too pretentious and acting like a savior - but the problem was that there was no one else in the entire Beloberg who was more experienced than himself in dealing with such a complicated and deceptive matter.
Helplessly facing the little girl's eager gaze, Sora could only speak the truth: "I have a mobile suit that can be deployed at zero o'clock. These robots below cannot compete with it in terms of strength and protection level. If Swarovski refuses to show up and the soldiers can't get in... In order to save the energy of my comrades and protect their lives, I will use it to carve a path to the mechanical settlement."
"That's it."
Bronya nodded to herself: "I knew you would be able to deal with it."
"This is no small difficulty, Bronya. As the commander, you should consider how many favors you owe to the Nameless Guest after mobilizing them so many times. How long will it take for Beloberg to pay them back? And whether your soldiers can leave us alone and work alone by relying on local forces?"