MTLNOVEL Chapter 4: Chapter 4: Pink Pretty Girls, but There Are Two of Them
Chapter 4: Pink Pretty Girls, but There Are Two of Them
The Fire Moth, as an organization that truly governs civilization and fights against destruction in this world, is almost equivalent to the Earth United Government.
As an apparently unremarkable human settlement, Twilight Street theoretically has no chance of coming into contact with the Fire Moth, unless something worthy of the Fire Moth's attention occurs on Twilight Street.
In the original plot, the intersection of Twilight Street and Fire Moth was due to the large-scale spread of the Honkai energy in the sanatorium, which infected most of the residents of Twilight Street. Coupled with a metaphorical song, it led to the destruction of the entire Twilight Street.
Although Ai Yue did some things to try to change the course of the future, it seemed that the Fire Moth would notice Twilight Street no matter what.
In this way, the matter of the sanatorium will definitely not be covered up.
All I can say is that what is meant to come will eventually come.
Ai Yue shook his head slightly and did not try to dismantle the box violently: "I have no use for this thing. If you want to use it, you have to go next door."
This is actually a lie. The metal used in this box is something that Ai Yue has never used before. It is conceivable that the things inside must be very helpful to him.
But the situation is still unclear, so Ai Yue decided to let Pardofelis run to the next settlement to hide according to the original plot. In the original plot, the other party escaped because of this.
The next door that Ai Yue mentioned was actually another settlement across an uninhabited area. If Pardofelis sold the stolen items on Twilight Street, clues would be easily found, so she chose to sell valuable items in other settlements.
Although the price will be lowered, it is still much safer.
"Is that so? That's nothing we can do." Pardofelis glanced at Ai Yue, who didn't seem to notice anything, and nodded. "It seems that I can only get the canned food when I come back."
Pardofelis obviously planned to leave now. After all, this thing looked like a hot potato, and it was better to deal with it as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble.
After seeing off Pardofelis, Ai Yue was not idle either. He went back to the house, took out a handbag, picked up a box of canned food, turned around and left home.
The sanatorium is located in the center of today's Twilight Street. It used to be a church, but now few people can maintain their former faith.
Ai Yue came to the backyard of the church with ease, took out the spare key from the corner, opened the gate and walked in.
After taking a few steps, he felt a fierce gaze suddenly coming towards him.
Ai Yue turned his head and saw a masked man leaning on a broom looking at him. It was obvious that he was cleaning the backyard.
"Hello, Mr. Kalpas." Ai Yue greeted him casually, "Are you still cleaning so late?"
The person in front of him was named Kalpas, a helper at the sanatorium, responsible for cleaning, moving things, and other odd jobs. He was usually taciturn and only showed his irritable side when facing the owner of the sanatorium.
Of course, now only Ai Yue knows how dangerous the person in front of him is.
"I was punished." Kalpas simply responded, "Why are you here at this time?"
"There's a troublesome people coming to Twilight Street. they probably heading this way." Ai Yue handed the can food in his hand to Kalpas, "Is Aponia here?"
He was not surprised at all that Kalpas was punished - it would be a surprise if Kalpas was not punished one day.
"She's telling the kids a bedtime story." Kalpas took the can and turned to walk towards the warehouse. "You go in by yourself. I get annoyed when I see her."
Ai Yue didn't care and turned around and walked into the house.
The current owner of the sanatorium, Aponia, was originally supposed to be a nun in the church. She was born with extraordinary superpowers, but she was also a person who often made things worse.
For example, the reason why Twilight Street was destroyed in the original plot was because she couldn't bear to see people who were eroded by Honkai die in pain, so she tried to gather them together for treatment.
This approach did reduce the chance of Honkai infection in Twilight Street at the beginning, but the Honkai infected people concentrated together became a larger source of infection, which eventually led to an all-out outbreak, so that Twilight Street almost turned into a dead zone.
Of course, this is just the ending that would have appeared in the original plot - at least now this possibility has been strangled in the cradle by Ai Yue.
Ai Yue found the room where the children lived with ease, knocked on the door and walked in.
There were about a dozen children in the room, the oldest was no more than thirteen or fourteen years old, and the youngest was only five or six years old. They sat around a girl with long flaxen hair, listening attentively to a story she had told countless times.
"It's Brother Ai Yue!"
Seeing someone coming in, the children were stunned for a moment, then ran over excitedly and surrounded Ai Yue: "Brother Ai Yue is here, do you have new toys?"
In the children's hearts, Ai Yue is a super nice guy who always brings them fun toys every time he comes, so he is very popular here.
"Of course I have," Ai Yue smiled and raised the bag in his hand so that everyone could see it. "But before that, I have to check if everyone has taken the things I gave you."
"I'm bringing it with me."
Everyone responded in unison, and at the same time raised the things hanging around their necks to show them to Ai Yue.
It was a pendant with a very simple appearance. It looked like a shoddy product. Its size was also exaggerated. It was several times larger than ordinary pendants. It looked a bit funny when it was hung around the children's necks.
But this is a guarantee that can allow them to live a few more years.
Ai Yue took the pendant handed to him by the child beside him, and the system immediately displayed the information of this item——
[Honkai Energy Adsorption Device (Normal)]
[Current Status: Good]
[Core load rate: 67%]
This is the third thing Ai Yue has made since coming to this world, and it is also the most crucial one.
This thing he called "Honkai Energy Filter" can not only suppress the erosion reaction in the body of the Honkai Energy infected person, but also absorb the Honkai Energy emitted by the infected person, thereby effectively blocking the Honkai Energy infection.
With this thing, plus the large adsorption devices he placed in various places in the sanatorium, he can basically prevent the occurrence of Honkai energy explosions in Twilight Street.
Of course, this kind of thing still needs regular maintenance. After all, it can only absorb Honkai energy but cannot purify it. Once overloaded, it will cause the Honkai energy stored inside to explode, causing the infection to worsen.
Therefore, Ai Yue would come to the sanatorium regularly every ten days to replace the core.
The cores that have absorbed Honkai energy are also good things. Ai Yue can collect them and make them into a stable energy source to power various other small things on his body.
For example, the "Time and Space Fracture Technology" he is using now.
After replacing the cores for everyone and taking out the prepared toys, Ai Yue was finally able to get rid of the children's blockade.
"You are still so popular, Mr. Ai Yue."
Aponia, who had been watching all this with a smile, came over at this time. She urged the children to go to bed quickly, and then bowed to Ai Yue, "But why are you here so late? Is there something urgent?"
Aponia is still wearing a very conservative nun's uniform. However, even this kind of clothes that wraps the person like a sack cannot completely hide her exaggerated figure. Along with her body movements, it always inadvertently outlines her amazing body curves.
However, Ai Yue was too busy to appreciate the beautiful scenery. Seeing Aponia coming over, he immediately stepped back, frantically taking something out of his handbag.
When Aponia started talking, Ai Yue finally took out a pair of full-coverage earmuffs and put them on his head.
As a weak woman, Aponia was able to build a sanatorium in this chaotic world to protect so many displaced people from harm and ensure that they had enough food and clothing. Naturally, she had her own abilities.
She possesses an incredible talent and is a natural hypnotist. She can use words to issue commands and constraints to others, thereby restricting their behavior.
This ability is called "Discipline" by Aponia, and the earmuffs worn by Ai Yue are used to resist the opponent's ability.
It is called "Anti-Aponia Earmuffs" and is developed using the opponent's hair as the basic material. In theory, it can filter out the power of "discipline" in the opponent's words, thus making it immune to the opponent's hypnosis.
But the reason why it is only theoretically possible is because Aponia did not use the discipline on Ai Yue after he put on this thing.
"Mr. Ai Yue, if you keep doing this, even I will be unhappy." Aponia and Ai Yue walked out of the room, closed the door, and said in her usual calm tone, "I have repeatedly emphasized to you that I will never use the commandments on you unless there are special circumstances. Why don't you trust me?"
"I trust you very much, really." Ai Yue nodded sincerely, "But, there are some things that have to be considered in advance - for example, if you think this is a special situation, what should I do?"
Aponia looked at him speechlessly and decided to change the subject: "So, you came to visit tonight. Is there something urgent? For example, do you have new products that need to find buyers?"
Aponia has special abilities, is a native of Twilight Street, and takes care of so many patients, so she is very famous. Even rich people choose to get along well with her by donating supplies to the nursing home, so she has a wide network of contacts.
After making the Honkai Energy Adsorption Device, Ai Yue became Aponia's most important customer, and thus gained the other party's friendship. He was able to use her connections to sell the things he made in exchange for some canned food to survive.
With Aponia as a guarantor, buyers will be more likely to trust Ai Yue. At the same time, Ai Yue can sell goods more easily, and the sanatorium can also take a commission and get some supplies. It can be said that it is a win-win situation for everyone.
"It's not, but..." Ai Yue wanted to explain it roughly, but suddenly froze, and then smiled, "No, it seems that you already know"
Aponia just waited quietly for his next words without saying anything.
"The sanatorium will soon welcome a special guest." Ai Yue changed his words, "And I plan to sell you, me, this sanatorium, oh, and Mr. Kalpas, all for a good price."
"Such a big deal is not something that ordinary people can do." Aponia was not angry at Ai Yue's frivolous description, but continued to ask, "Mr. Ai Yue, who is the transaction partner this time?"
Just as Ai Yue was about to speak, he saw a little nun trotting over in a hurry: "Sister Aponia, a strange guest has arrived... Hey, is Mr. Ai Yue here?"
Ai Yue smiled at her and said, "Is it the lady with pink hair?"
The little nun was a little shy, hiding behind Aponia, but still half of her body was exposed. When she heard Ai Yue's question, she nodded: "Yes, both ladies have beautiful pink hair."
'Two pink-haired girls? Besides Sakura, theoretically the only one with pink hair seems to be...'
Ai Yue thought for a moment, then he took a deep breath: "It seems that the outcome of this matter will be better than I thought."
Thinking of this, Ai Yue looked at Aponia on the side and said, "Let's go and meet the new guests."
At this moment, two uninvited guests were talking in a low voice in the church.
"No doubt about it. The concentration of Honkai energy here is the highest in this settlement. It seems that the person we are looking for is here."
The woman, who had covered most of her face with a hood, leaving only her mouth and some pink hair exposed, put her hands on her waist and whispered, "Elysia, isn't it a bit too hasty for us to come here rashly?"
"Is there?" The girl named Elysia was still looking around at the interior decoration of the church. Although it was extremely poor, she still looked at it with great interest. "Sakura, you are a little too nervous. Maybe things are not as bad as you think."
"You are too optimistic, Elysia." Sakura sighed, "The fact that the enemy's men were able to steal the tactical box without the two of us noticing is enough to show that there is a deep secret behind it. The enemy may have an unimaginable understanding of the Fire Moth. Even our information may be on his desk. Facing such an enemy, we must be cautious."
"But everyone here says that Ms. Aponia, who maintains the sanatorium, is a beautiful and kind nun," Elysia said with a smile, "How can such a person be a bad person?"
Sakura sighed and said nothing more.
Elysia is such a person. She always treats everyone with kindness, but she can't do it herself.
Fortunately, she has already requested support from her superiors. Even if the opponent's strength exceeds expectations, she should be able to resolve it as long as she delays enough time.
At this moment, Sakura raised her head slightly—her keen senses told her that two people were approaching this side.
But judging from their footsteps, neither of them seemed to be a threat...
The girl was still thinking, but the two people had already appeared in her sight.
"It's really you guys."
Seeing two strange yet familiar faces, Ai Yue took a deep breath and controlled his emotions.
He took a step forward and stood in front of Aponia, and took the initiative to speak: "I wonder why the two of you from the Fire Moth have come all the way here?"
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