I'm on the Ark, and I start out as Gretchen.

Moreover, he even revealed her gender without ever having formally met her.

"Ok?"

Faced with Mudrock's lack of response and movement, Gretchen tilted her head slightly, a hint of confusion appearing in her large violet eyes.

"Haha, Mudrock, that rumoredly powerful little guy, actually came to find you!"

"No

"I was right, and she even guessed your gender perfectly. Most people probably wouldn't have recognized you."

Before Niyan could answer, her teammates chuckled and spoke up, as if they had seen something extraordinary.

"Um... Hello, my name is Mudrock."

Hearing the cheers of his comrades, Mudrock slowly stood up, hesitated for a moment, and then stretched out his hand, which was covered by a large protective suit, to Gretsch in front of him and said.

"Hello, Sister Mudrock..."

Hearing Mudrock's voice, which sounded heavy and faint due to her protective suit, Greta didn't hesitate at all and gently took her hand.

To be honest, the little girl had a very good impression of her first meeting with Mudrock, especially considering W's negative example.

The handshake ended quickly. After a polite, light handshake, Niyan withdrew his hand and asked, "Did you come to see me for something?"

Although Mudstone has a somewhat naive personality, that doesn't mean she's stupid.

She didn't believe at all that Gretsch had come to see her simply to get to know her, even though the little one in front of her seemed innocent and adorable.

But you have to understand, innocence and cuteness don't guarantee survival on this frozen land... especially since this little girl previously displayed terrifying combat power.

“???)? Hmm... Let me think about it.”

Looking at the tall, sturdy figure before her, Gretchen immediately fell into deep thought. Clearly, Mudrock had stumped her.

In a sense, Mudrock did overestimate the little girl in front of him...

Because Gretchen really only intended to get to know them this time, and had no intention of getting any more tickets.

"...?"

After hearing what the little girl said, Mud Rock was stunned again, and finally a question mark slowly appeared above his head.

Behind her, her comrades and companions burst into laughter again.

"Haha, you actually thought of that now? Little sister, you're really cute."

"Even the mudstone was stunned, hahaha."

Even Alyona, standing next to Gretsch, couldn't help but cover her face, finding it hard to look at.

However, the little white bear quickly put down his hand, coughed lightly twice, and looked at the mud rock to explain, "Gresh just saw you last time and thought your color was very beautiful, so she wanted to get to know you."

"Strictly speaking... there's nothing else."

"Um……"

After listening to her companion's words, Gretchen paused her thinking for a moment and nodded her little head in agreement.

Because the little girl really hadn't thought that far ahead this time. Before, all she could think about was getting to know the Sarkaz girl! But after getting to know her... she hadn't thought about anything else.

However, it wasn't entirely without follow-up...

After nodding in agreement, Gretchen blinked her beautiful violet eyes, as if remembering something, and looked at Mudrock calmly, asking:

"I've got it, Sister Mudstone! Your colors are so beautiful... Can I use them to paint a picture?"

The little girl paused for a moment before adding her condition: "In exchange, I can promise you one thing I can do. Don't worry, I'm very strong..."

After she finished speaking, Gretchen stopped talking and just stared at Mudrock with wide eyes, silently and intently waiting for her answer.

To be honest, the conditions Greta offered were, in a sense, a bad deal.

However, the little girl never cared much about such things. In her opinion, if she could use this opportunity to establish a connection with Mudrock, or even get closer to him, then this condition would be very worthwhile.

"What is color?"

Upon hearing this, Niyan pondered for a moment before asking a question instead of refusing.

She developed a slight interest in the color that Gretsch had mentioned from the beginning.

"Yes, color is color..."

Upon hearing this, Gretchen looked at the heavy color behind Mudrock and explained in a low voice.

In reality, many times the little girl didn't not want to explain properly, but rather she simply didn't know how to explain... This is why, later on, she had to create a "guardian".

Because there are many things that Gretchen herself simply cannot explain.

Hearing Gretchen's strangely familiar words, Alyona's light green eyes flashed with a hint of helplessness, then she looked at Mudrock again and said:

"What I'm about to say involves some of Gretsch's secrets. May I speak further, Miss Mudrock?"

Unlike Gretchen, who is naive and often completely uninhibited, Alyona is quite cautious and mindful in this regard.

After all, one of the two of you is enough... it's better if the other one is smarter.

"……Can."

Looking at the two people in front of him, Ni Yan remained silent for a while before agreeing in a deep voice.

After saying goodbye to his teammates, Mudrock and the two little ones left the area under the watchful eyes of a group of mercenaries, heading towards the edge of the deserted encampment.

However, it would have been better if they hadn't left. Once they left, only the three of them were left together, and at this point, Alyona's color began to fail to cover the color of the mudstone.

In addition, Gretchen did not resist the color of the mudstone, so while walking, the little guy had already silently been stained with the color of others.

After all, for Gretchen, the stronger a person is, or rather, the more intense their allure, the easier it is for her to become involved with them.

To get infected.

The same principle applies to each person's unique artwork based on their color. The stronger the owner of a color, the stronger their ability to create artwork using that color.

P.S.: I'm having trouble concentrating tonight, so I'm going to sleep now. I'll definitely update Chapter 2 before 6 AM tomorrow. Writing it now would be a waste of time and the quality wouldn't be good.

Greetings, everyone.

Chapter 84 Gretchen: Sister Mudrock, may I take a look?

Because of Mudrock's calm and reserved aura, it wasn't until the three of them reached a secluded corner that Alyona and Mudrock noticed Gretchen's subtle change.

Alyona, who knew the little girl's characteristics, quickly realized what had happened, but Mudrock was different.

"...?"

At this moment, Mudrock, through the thick protective suit, looked at Gretchen in front of him with some doubt.

Because now, she actually felt a sense of friendship, or rather, an aura, from the little girl. It felt very close, yet it also made her confused, since she had never felt this way before.

"This is what we couldn't say earlier: Gretchen has now been influenced by you, Miss Mudrock," Alyona explained with a somewhat helpless expression, glancing at the two people, one large and one small, who were staring at each other.

?;;

"As for the interpretation of color, you can think of it as a characteristic, and everyone's characteristics are different. Gretchen is special; after spending a long time with someone, she will unconsciously pick up that person's color."

To be honest, Alyona was feeling quite tired while working as a translator. For a moment, she even started to wonder why she was in this place and dealing with Sarkaz mercenaries.

But after thinking about it for a moment, oh... it was because she couldn't resist Gretsch's coquettishness and was worried about her safety that she came. Oh well, it's alright.

“Unconscious contamination… Since you can obtain my color so easily, why do you still choose to trade?” After hearing Alyona’s explanation, Mudrock was slightly taken aback again, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes beneath his mask.

“Because it’s not important to get stained with color. What’s important is to use that color to paint…” Gretchen explained in the same tone and expression as Mudrock in response to her question.

"Besides, I don't like owing people anything."

"..."

Hearing Gretchen's last familiar words, Mudrock fell silent again, as if deep in thought.

“Miss Mudrock, there’s really no need to worry. Even if Gretsch uses your colors to paint, all she’ll end up with is a painting with a little bit of special magic.”

Alyona was starting to resign herself to her little girl, who always only spoke half of what she wanted to say or couldn't express herself clearly. But what could she do? She was her savior, so she had no choice but to spoil her.

"Moreover, painting can effectively help her get rid of other people's colors, and generally speaking, the painting will eventually be returned to its rightful owner as a gift."

"So, no matter how you look at this so-called deal, it's beneficial to Miss Mudrock, isn't it?"

After explaining the situation, Alyona fell silent, simply staring at the large man before her, awaiting his decision.

"...I agree to this, but that condition is unnecessary. Just like you said, I don't like owing people anything." After a moment's thought, Mudrock's final answer came through his protective suit in a low voice.

“???)?”

Upon hearing this, even Gretchen, who was still in the process of being dyed, couldn't help but be stunned.

Because the little girl had never thought about development, how did it suddenly turn out like this... Originally, she just wanted to use this one condition, and afterwards she kept getting involved with Mudstone.

But how come the relationship suddenly disappeared with a "snap"?

Gretchen didn't understand, but she was deeply shocked. She had to admit, Mudrock truly was an honest man; he was so genuine…

"...Alright then, in that case, I'll bring it to you later after I finish the painting. As for the conditions, I'll keep them. You can come find me if you need it."

After organizing her thoughts, Gretchen continued speaking in the same tone as Mudrock.

However, the little girl seemed to remember something, she took a few steps back and suddenly threw herself into Alyona's arms.

?;

"?"

After catching the little cutie who suddenly pounced on her, Alyona was slightly taken aback, a hint of doubt flashing in her light green eyes.

However, she quickly realized that the color of the Grey in her arms was fading, so she didn't make a sound to disturb it.

"..."

Finally, with the help of her companions, Gretchen was able to emerge from the mudstone's color in a short time and return to her blank state.

As for why the little girl suddenly wanted to fade the color... the reason is very simple: she just remembered something, but being in "mudstone mode," she couldn't bring herself to say it...

So, Gretchen had no choice but to remove the color from the mudstone.

However, it didn't have much of an impact... After all, she had already memorized the color, and if she wanted, she could even re-apply it when Mudrock himself wasn't around.

……

Having returned to a blank state, Gretchen is now staring intently at the mudstone in front of her with her beautiful, bright violet eyes.