Didn't you go to Teyvat to earn money to support me?

"Winning all the time, with no one dying?"

“Yes, keep winning. No one will die, everyone will be saved.” Shen Liang said without hesitation. “Sacrifices are needed to prove that we haven’t done enough. I don’t demand perfection, as long as everyone can survive.”

Alicia chuckled silently. Those words were so easy to say, quite fitting for Eve's age. The Fire Moths had always had various goals and dreams, and numerous slogans, but this child's philosophy was unbelievably simple.

Keep winning, no one dies.

Such simple six words, but isn't that what life should be like? Isn't that what humanity should be like? The simplest and most beautiful initial intention is nothing more than this; the dreams of children and the dreams of adults seem to be no different.

But Shen Liang actually did it.

Radiant Son of Man.

“Because you are here, everyone has confidence, but that’s only in terms of confidence. To unite people’s hearts, we also need mutual trust and common goals… Confidence without trust and goals cannot unite people.” Alicia said with a smile, “You do a better job in this regard, Doll. The bond is to take on this responsibility.”

"Huh? What did I do again?" Shen Liang was surprised this time.

But Alicia just smiled and moved on from the topic.

Just kidding, this really can't be discussed in depth. Why do the Firemoths have mutual trust and a shared pursuit? This was originally Alicia's doing. She was the best friend of everyone in the Firemoths, the bond connecting them all. She could use herself to gather everyone's trust, and use her own sacrifice to inspire everyone to pursue victory and revenge.

But since she suddenly felt that she could avoid sacrifice... then the trust and pursuit would be with Shen Lianglai.

As the second link connecting all of Zhu Huo, Shen Liang did not rely on being good friends or besties to make everyone trust each other. He simply brought the women, who make up 80% of the Zhu Huo population, into the same camp. They even shared their biggest secrets, so how could they not trust each other?

What's wrong? You two don't trust each other and there's a rift between you? It's okay, everyone will spread the word in no time. Soon someone will come to advise you that you're all sisters in the same bed, and you can't talk about any problems openly. What, you don't want to talk about it? Oh my god, that must be a big secret. You two have either joined the Honkai or are planning to betray your little wolf dog, right?

The shared goal is easier to understand. Everyone works in the same place, colleagues tacitly understand each other like sisters, enjoy slacking off at get off work for high pay, and go to the gym, drink, and eat hotpot after work. The "Moth Chaser" package includes food, lodging, and entertainment, and most importantly, even provides a partner—a handsome black-haired, red-eyed boy with the highest number of fans globally. Keep in mind this is the apocalypse! In this kind of world, the only goal is to maintain the status quo. If everyone thinks this way, then it's a shared goal. Even if the Honkai is defeated, no one wants to leave this state of being. And if we do leave, will you compensate me for the perk of having someone else's son as a boyfriend?

What, this isn't your goal? Oh my god, then it must be a big plan. You guys have either joined the Honkai or are preparing to betray the little wolf, right?

Shen Liang has tightly bound the entire Fire Moth together on his own. The cohesion of this base is stronger than ever before, stronger than many people imagined when the base was founded... but the reason cannot be said outright and can only be understood tacitly. If it were said outright... Shen Liang would be extremely arrogant.

Chapter Sixty-Two: Even without the commandments, you cannot refuse Aponia

At 10 p.m., in the suburbs of the city where the Fire-Chasing Moth resides, in the Golden Garden.

As the largest private estate in the entire city, and even one of the most luxurious private estates in the world, Golden Garden is Eden's love nest, designed by himself.

She's not only a world-class singer but also a world-renowned fashion designer, so becoming an architect is a natural fit for her. Normally, Eden doesn't live in the dormitory within the Firemoth complex, but rather returns to her private estate under supervision and protection.

This wasn't just because Eden was used to a comfortable life; more importantly, Shen Liang had grown up in the base, and she wanted to take him out to see the world more often. Besides, since she was one of the few who could live outside, she could enjoy some undisturbed time with her little man—something many people envied.

Although the Golden Garden is also open to a certain pink fairy to live in.

Just then, the maid carrying a tray of late-night snacks arrived at the door of the villa's master bedroom and was about to knock. Eden didn't actually eat late-night snacks much; as a top-tier celebrity, she needed to maintain her figure. The snacks were for Alicia and Shen Liang, those two always had very good appetites.

Alicia once proudly declared that Shen Liang inherited her "can eat whatever he wants and not gain weight" physique. Sakura laughed and said that it was because you grew in all the right places, but the doll is a boy. Alicia said that you are so good at talking, as expected of my Miss Sakura. But how do you know that the doll did not grow in the right places?

The maid reached out her hand, but before she even touched the door, she heard a faint panting sound from inside. Because Eden was aloof and spoke very slowly, he was very perceptive.

She hesitated for a moment, didn't knock, and listened for a while longer.

"...Ten centimeters?" Eden's voice was hesitant.

"I...I'm sorry, Eden, you should do it." Alicia's voice trembled slightly, which was unusual for her. "I...I can barely handle anything under ten centimeters. Anything over ten centimeters...that's terrifying."

The maid outside the door was startled again. Ten centimeters? What ten centimeters? Just to get by?

At this moment, another maid carrying pigeon soup behind her blushed slightly and gently poked her lower back. The maid with the plate saw her blush, thought for a moment, and immediately understood.

Good guy...

The maid, her legs pressed together, was overcome with embarrassment. As Eden's maid and a trusted member of the family, she naturally knew about Eden's relationship with that handsome, dark-haired boy. At first, the whole world believed the doll was Eden's groomed princess, only those on the inside knew the boy was Eden's pet wolfhound. But… that child looked so cute and so small… yet he…

The maid had never experienced anything like this before; she had only seen similar things in some video materials.

A new conversation broke out in the bedroom, still in a flustered tone.

"Even a fusion warrior won't do, fusion warriors are girls too, baby... please, don't make me..."

The maid listened excitedly, but soon heard the boy's slightly dissatisfied voice.

"So you mean I should do it myself, Alicia?"

Do it yourself!

The maid was even more excited! The child's personality and appearance didn't match at all. Was he really that strong and domineering? Oh right, he wasn't just a weak little princess. He was the most radiant son of humanity in the Fire Moth. His beautiful appearance was just a disguise. In essence, he was a decisive and ruthless young general.

"But anything over ten centimeters is too big... It's scary. Boys should be the ones to do these things... How can we let a cute girl do something like this?" Alicia's tone was a little aggrieved.

The maid wanted to hear more, but then she heard Eden suddenly say from inside, "Why have you been waiting outside for so long?"

The maid quickly calmed down and composed herself. The fusion warriors had excellent hearing; they had probably been heard by everyone inside as they walked, and eavesdropping here would have been discovered long ago.

Then, a maid carrying a tray opened the door, placed cassava cheese bread, sliced ​​Spanish sausage, and pigeon soup on the small table in the bedroom, and then quietly glanced around the bedroom.

Surprisingly, it was very clean. The bed was flat, and the blankets and pillows were neatly folded as if no one had used it. The air smelled of air freshener, and there was nothing unusual about it. Eden was sitting in a wicker chair next to the small table, flipping through sheet music. Shen Liang, wearing only her newly changed pajamas, sat in Eden's lap, rehearsing a new song with her. Alicia was just as they had imagined, wearing a seductive black embroidered cheongsam-style nightgown, sprawled on the bed, flashing them a sweet smile.

But there was nothing special about it; it just looked like three people were chatting.

—As expected of a Fusion Warrior, your hand speed is really fast. It probably only took you a few seconds to disguise yourself like this? Hmm, the Son of Man, the second-ranked Moth of Fire, the Queen of the World, truly lives up to her name.

The maid left, convinced.

At this moment, Shen Liang jumped off the rattan chair, took a bite of bread, and then turned around to offer one to Eden, who smiled and declined.

"I feel like there's something off about the way that maid is looking at me..." Shen Liang dipped his finger in the pigeon soup, slightly puzzled.

"Do you think that among all the young and beautiful girls in our entire Moth Chaser organization, how many of them actually look at you with the right eyes?" Alicia forked a sausage and held it up in front of Shen Liang, watching him take a bite without hesitation with a smile. "Anyone with even a little self-confidence would want to try and win over our savior, even if they actually did, they would find that this little savior, apart from being a bit picky about aesthetics, is basically indiscriminate in his acceptance of anyone."

"Why refuse?" Shen Liang said calmly. "Why refuse something that can make both of us happy?"

"Baby, you should at least try to hide your scumbag nature... You're so open about it that I don't know if I should be jealous or not."

Just then, rustling sounds came from under the bed again. Alicia jumped onto the table in fright and hugged Shen Liang. Shen Liang sighed heavily, picked up a dinner knife, then lifted a corner of the carpet and hurled the knife!

The knife, imbued with the power of the abyss, gradually disintegrated the enormous cockroach into minced meat upon impact.

"Ahhh! A ten-centimeter cockroach!" Alicia clutched Shen Liang's head in terror. This was no feigned; she was genuinely terrified. Shen Liang could feel her pulling hard on his hair.

"It's rare to see cockroaches this big in the South, but for a Fusion Warrior to be so afraid... I've already dealt with it, so if you pull my hair again, I'll throw you onto that carpet where the cockroach crawled."

"Baby, you're so mean! Why are there such big cockroaches in the Golden Garden? The book says that if you find one, there are ten thousand hiding in the shadows! Baby... Waaah, baby, you have to hold me! You can't bear to see my feet touching this kind of ground, can you?"

"The Golden Garden is very well maintained. The cockroaches must have crawled in when we opened the windows for ventilation," Eden said lazily. "But thankfully, the baby is here today, so even a ten-centimeter cockroach can be handled."

"There are still ten thousand more lurking in the shadows! Doll, doll... why didn't you use the Seven Thunders of Purification to pulverize that cockroach into atomized pieces! The Black Abyss White Flower's decomposition ability will leave behind a pile of minced flesh, so disgusting!"

"The Seven Thunders of Purification can only kill one. After the Black Abyss White Flower is decomposed, if there are other cockroaches that come to eat its scraps, the corrosive power I have hidden inside will infect the other cockroaches and kill them all. It just so happens that Velvet hasn't figured out how to make the Corrosive Key yet, so I'll test the knife for her first."

"So that's how it is? You're really ruthless, doll! I especially love the 'extermination' strategy! Here's a girl's kiss for you~"

Eden watched helplessly as the young couple, who were willing to use the abilities of three Herrschers for a single cockroach, thought, "Is this how you use the Divine Keys? The Herrschers will be crying."

After having a late-night snack, I went to bed.

Three hours later, around midnight, the bright moon hung high outside the window. Because the curtains were not drawn, the moonlight shone on the bed like silver, so bright it looked as if there were streetlights in the window.

The bed was a mess, the storm had passed, and Shen Liang embraced Eden, feeling her burning heartbeat and her sweaty body. He had originally planned to take a shower, but Eden didn't seem to care about the sweat; she was simply enjoying the tenderness.

"Eden, your heart is beating so fast."

"I haven't calmed down yet, of course my heart is beating fast." Eden's voice was soft, though slightly hoarse, but she didn't mind. After all, once she became a fusion warrior, she didn't need to protect her voice as much. She held Shen Liang's hand and pressed it to her chest, chuckling softly, "You see, how fast it beats shows how happy I am, because my heart is telling you how much I love you every single second."

Artists are just different. Shen Liang couldn't think of a way to say sweet nothings to make someone happy anytime, anywhere. He could only hug the woman's waist tighter and give her his best smile.

"Where's Ellie?"

"She was so tired she fell asleep first." Shen Liang hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "She might have fainted."

Eden chuckled and hugged her little wolfhound even tighter, their deep red and black hair intertwined, heart to heart.

"Did you see Aponia today?"

"Ah."

"How does it feel?"

"What...how do you feel?"

"She has secluded herself in the deepest part of the prison for many years, supervising and reforming the prisoners. She rarely sees you, right? She is mainly raising Gresh now, because people are not too comfortable letting Gresh follow Blanca. After all, she is a Herrscher. Even if they believe that she will not betray humanity, it is not good to be raised by a Herrscher who hates humans."

"Yes, she brought Gretchen."

Eden keenly sensed that the boy's emotions were somewhat fluctuating.

Does this topic make you unhappy?

"No, I really like Gretsch. Gretsch is one of the few people in the base who calls me brother."

I wasn't talking about Gretchen.

"..."

Eden's gaze softened, and she gently stroked the boy's back to help him relax. "What can't we talk about? We'll be together forever. Tell me, you don't like Aponia, why?"

“Mom Aponia…I don’t know.”

"Isn't she kind to you?"

"Do not."

Doesn't she love you?

"……Do not."