I manage female characters in all the heavens.

Not only are his physical skills, which he developed from training with Mai Duo since childhood and were outstanding among his peers, now useless, but he also can't even coordinate his game controller when playing games, and he'll be a noob for the rest of his life.

It's a mixed bag, I suppose.

Chapter 239 You clearly want me dead!

"This reason is much more credible than the previous one." Bai Yuekui took a sip of hot water, put down the thermos, and didn't ask any further questions.

She knew very well that a child as talented, strong-willed, and meticulous as Maiduo would often have some little thoughts and secrets that she didn't want others to know.

There's no need to dig into every single thing.

She's experienced, a kind elder, and wouldn't force outstanding younger generations to do things they don't want to do.

As long as we confirm that Mydo isn't doing anything dangerous and that she's okay, that's enough.

She believed that Maido would be fine and wouldn't cause any problems.

This is a kind of trust that comes from watching Maido grow up from childhood to adulthood and treating her as family.

Bai Yuekui stopped talking, lowered his head, opened the terminal, and began to look up information.

The entire library fell silent, with only the soft sounds of breathing and fingertips swiping across the terminal screen.

The light elongated the shadows of the two people, casting them onto the bookshelf opposite them. One was large, the other small; one was tall, the other short, yet they appeared surprisingly harmonious.

Time passed by, second by second.

3:30 a.m.

Four o'clock.

4:30.

Bai Yuekui was completely immersed in her research. She was investigating a technically challenging joint that had been troubling her for several days, and she hadn't found a breakthrough yet.

It wasn't until around five in the morning that she finally found the key knowledge in an old-world biophysics paper, and her mind suddenly cleared.

She let out a long sigh of relief, stretched her stiff neck, put down the terminal, and turned to look at "Maido" next to her.

"Maiduo" lay on the table, her face resting on her crossed arms, breathing evenly, her eyelashes fluttering slightly—she was asleep.

The terminal was still in her hand, the screen still lit, displaying an article about the structural analysis of high-energy battery materials.

Her thumb was still resting on the page-turning button, as if she had gone through a struggle before going to sleep, thinking "I can still learn" and "No, I can't," but in the end, sleepiness won out.

Bai Yuekui took in that conflicted expression.

She couldn't help but chuckle softly, then stood up, put the two of them back in their places, returned to "Maiduo's" side, bent down, and gently picked up the little girl who was sleeping soundly on the table.

"Maido" was lighter than she had imagined, her body was soft and warm, and she smelled faintly of laundry detergent and electronic devices.

The tea lid on her shoulder opened its eyes alertly, glanced at Bai Yuekui who was hugging its master, then closed its eyes again, curled up peacefully, and continued to sleep.

Bai Yuekui, carrying "Maiduo," walked steadily out of the library.

At five in the morning, the sky over Longgu Village was already tinged with the first light of dawn, the air was slightly cool, and it carried the scent of earth and plants.

She walked along the familiar street, across the square that was just beginning to awaken, and arrived at the door of Ulan's house.

The door wasn't locked, so she gently pushed it open with her foot, went inside, placed "Maiduo" on the bed in the bedroom, and pulled the blanket up for her.

Then she turned and left, the door closing gently with a barely audible click.

Although Bai Yuekui is young and beautiful, she is actually a great-grandmother. She usually plays the role of a kind elder in Longgu Village, rather than a cold leader, so it is not surprising that she does such things.

Even Maiduo's father, Wulan Aodeng, was held in Bai Yuekui's arms and coaxed to sleep when he was a child. It is only natural for a grandmother to hold her grandson.

The footsteps faded into the distance.

On the bed, "Maido" opened her eyes.

She stared at the ceiling for a few seconds, feeling the lingering warmth of Bai Yuekui on her body.

She sighed, her voice filled with a complex emotion she couldn't quite describe: "Boss Bai, why are you being so amiable... How can I possibly run away to Lighthouse to become someone important, or even become your enemy in the future..."

She felt conflicted. She turned over, buried her face in the pillow, and closed her eyes again.

This time, she really fell asleep.

Two hours later, the sun was high in the sky, and the sunlight shone through the window onto Maido's face, making her eyes sting.

"...I don't want to get out of bed..."

She was just about to turn over and go back to sleep when the bedroom door was suddenly pushed open!

Xia Dou burst in, yanked off her blanket, and shouted:

"Maiduo, get up quickly! There's a mission! Boss Bai specifically asked you to go! Hurry up and get ready, eat breakfast, and gather at the village entrance in an hour!"

Maido's head was buzzing. She squinted and sat up, looking at Xia Dou with a "Are you crazy?" expression: "What mission is so urgent?"

Xia Dou quickly explained the task to her.

Over the past year, Xia Dou has demonstrated extremely reliable action capabilities as an Awakened One. At the same time, due to his rapid progress in technology, he has now become a general under Bai Yuekui, assisting Bai Yuekui in technical work, as well as monitoring and maintaining the condition of various facilities and equipment in Longgu Village, and dealing with any problems immediately.

A few days ago, an abnormal signal was detected in Longgu Village, not far from a shielding tower in the southeast direction of the village. After several days of analysis, it was finally confirmed that a Mana Flower had appeared there and showed signs of evolving into a blood vortex.

Generally speaking, even if Mana flowers appear, or even evolve into blood vortexes, Dragonbone Village will not care, because there are too many of these things all over the world.

But this time is different. The Mana Flower appeared too close to the shielding tower. If it cannot be destroyed before it evolves into a blood vortex, the shielding tower will most likely suffer, and then it will be another tragedy like the fierce battle a year ago.

Xia Dou immediately reported the news to Bai Yuekui, who then ordered the formation of a team to destroy the Mana Flower. Mai Duo, as one of the main combat forces in Dragon Bone Village, was selected by Boss Bai to join this team.

The team was personally led by Bai Yuekui and consisted of six people: Xia Dou, who was in charge of control and technology; Shan Da, who was in charge of defense and attack; Xu Tong, who was in charge of guidance and medical care; Sui Xing, who was in charge of ranged attacks and support; and Mai Duo, who was in charge of killing enemies and reconnaissance.

An hour later, in the square of Longgu Village, a modified large off-road vehicle had started its engine, emitting a deep roar.

Bai Yuekui sat in the driver's seat, wearing a light combat suit, with his signature fur coat and Tang sword Alaya-vijnana on the passenger seat.

Her face looked more tired than a year ago, but her gaze remained sharp as a knife.

Shan Da stood beside the car, carrying a large hammer on his shoulder; Xu Tong squatted on the roof of the car, idly counting ants on the ground; Sui Xing leaned against the wall not far away, closing his eyes to rest, but his bow and arrows were already prepared.

"Maiduo" strode over, carrying a folding rifle on her back and a tea lid on her shoulder.

"Everyone's here." Bai Yuekui glanced at everyone and said briefly, "Get in the car."

The six people filed into the SUV. "Maiduo" climbed into the passenger seat, hugged Boss Bai's coat, and curiously played with Boss Bai's knife. The others sat in the back.

The car emitted a screeching sound of tires, then suddenly lurched forward, speeding southeast along the dilapidated road.

The dust kicked up by the wheels left a long yellow trail behind them.

The atmosphere inside the vehicle wasn't tense. Such small-scale field missions were commonplace for the Awakeners of Dragon Bone Village.

Although the target is the Mana Flower, it shouldn't be a big problem as long as it's destroyed before it evolves into a blood vortex and gathers a large number of Devouring Beasts.

Bai Yuekui glanced at the people in the back seat through the rearview mirror and said calmly, "You haven't forgotten the rules, have you?"

The air inside the car seemed to freeze for a moment.

This post-apocalyptic world is extremely dangerous. Even the simplest missions can lead to accidents and sacrifices. Therefore, everyone must leave a will before embarking on each mission, so that it can be made public at the rites of return if they accidentally die.

Firstly, it provides comfort to the living and prevents the atmosphere from becoming too oppressive; secondly, since resources are limited in the apocalypse, it's good to arrange one's estate before death so that others won't feel embarrassed to deal with it later.

Thirdly... if you don't want your shameful last words to be publicly revealed after you die, then do your best to live on!

Shandong University student sighed first, pulled a small recorder from his pocket, pressed the record button, and gave the camera a look of utter despair.

"Hello everyone, this is Shandong University. I'm here again to record my will. If you see this video, it means I'm already dead. Same as always, honey, my secret stash of money is hidden..."

Dragonbone Village has a currency system, which is a crystal coin made from cut marrow crystals. Everything in Dragonbone Village except for combat-related items needs to be purchased with crystal coins, including food and housing.

“You always talk about your secret stash of money. Can’t you just hand it over and change the subject?” Xu Tong interjected from the side.

"Bullshit! You think you can hand over your secret stash of money?!"

Everyone fell silent.

The recorder was handed to Xu Tong, who waved at the camera and smiled broadly: "Everyone's antidote is made from my poop, you know. The thought of everyone dying and not being able to get my antidote makes me want to cry..."

Sui Xing took the recorder: "Stand up straight, all of you. What kind of behavior is this, crying and sobbing like this..."

Then it was Xia Dou's turn. She coughed lightly and said seriously, "Dad, hurry up and burn me my game console. I'm going to hone my skills so I can beat Mai Duo in my next life! And..."

"Maiduo" rolled her eyes. You'll never beat me in games in this lifetime!

The recorder eventually ended up in "Maido's" hands.

She held the little thing, remained silent for a few seconds, and then gave the camera a slightly arrogant smile.

"Ministers, step forward, get into position, I have only three things to say!"

"First of all, the succession of the Justice Squad Leader must not be lost. From now on, Tea Lid will be the new Justice Squad Leader. You all have to listen to it, treat it as the boss, and take good care of it!"

"Secondly, Old Deng, brother, don't cry, and don't blame others because of what happened to me. If the invincible Madonna falls, it will only be due to force majeure, and no one should be held responsible for it!"

She paused, her smile widening even more: "Third, who's going to smash Xia Dou's game console for me? I absolutely won't allow her to hone her skills and surpass me after I'm dead; I'll cut her off completely!"

Xia Dou yelled, "Hey Mai Duo! That's too much! How could you let someone smash my game console? Stop it now! Stop bullying me like that!"

Maiduo turned off the recorder and tilted her head back: "I won't!"

Xia Dou gritted her teeth, snatched the recorder, and added another message to herself:

"One more thing, if I die, there's a book called Maido's Diary locked in a cabinet in the old warehouse of the school. Please find it and read its contents aloud in front of everyone!"

"Mai Duo" flew into a rage: "You Xia Dou, you're trying to kill me!"

Society is death, and death is still death.

"Maiduo" crawled directly from the passenger seat to the back seat and started fighting with Xiadou over the dashcam.

Xu Tong fanned the flames from the side, while Sui Xing crossed her arms and looked out the window with an aloof expression.

Shan Da, who was accidentally kicked in the face, had to crawl into the passenger seat to avoid getting involved in a fierce fight.

Bai Yuekui gripped the steering wheel with one hand, rested his other hand on the car window, and sighed softly.

"Making a ruckus..."

Chapter 240: An aura of dominance is emanating from within.

To the southeast of Dragonbone Village, there is a large shopping mall left over from the old world. Although it has long been destroyed and ruined in a violent geological disaster, it still retains a relatively intact overall structure.