Colonia Storm Tour

Getting back to the main point, compared to Japanese novels which often feature a strong tendency to idolize foreign desserts or whose flavors are genuinely unique, Chinese novels frequently mention Chinese cuisine, which is truly satisfying. China is among the world's best when it comes to food. The eight major cuisines alone are enough to make the French, who are in the same league, envious. Chinese desserts are just as good as their Western counterparts.

"I think this is probably because of my family background. Those other kids had their parents taking them to the confectionery shop to buy cakes to celebrate their birthdays, or they had pocket money to buy ice cream at convenience stores. As for me... after my parents passed away, I was sent to an orphanage. Because of the pressure of entering society in the future, I have been trying my best to save money and reduce unnecessary expenses. Except for breakfast, which is mostly bread and sandwiches, I don't usually indulge in expensive Western desserts. However, later, government staff discovered my potential in using CR-UNIT. After hearing about the spirits, I decided to join the AST without hesitation for revenge. After that, I devoted myself to intense training and battles against the spirits. I only had a few moments to catch my breath and went to confectionery shops or tea houses with a few colleagues to eat strawberry daifuku, yokan, and wagashi."

The reason why I don't have a taste for Western-style desserts is because I eat very little of them, but I eat more wagashi (Japanese sweets), strawberry daifuku (strawberry daifuku), and yokan (sweet bean jelly).

"My sweet tooth was developed back then, and later I found it hard to get used to cakes and ice cream. Maybe it was because of the large quantity or the excessive sweetness. But now I think it was probably because I was worried about gaining weight, even though both types of desserts are pretty much the same if you eat too much of them."

After saying that, Yu Huazhi looked at the table and said, "It's such a pity that they don't offer wagashi, strawberry daifuku, or yokan here. If you go and try them, you'll definitely discover a whole new world of flavors."

"Really? I'll definitely try it when I go to Japan. Gardenia, which shop did you frequent back then? Could you please show me the way?"

Lin Haiyuan's interest in those sweets was indeed piqued by the words of the gardenia.

"Of course, no problem, leave it to me... But, Chief Lin, I feel like the feeling of you being Chief Lin to me is getting weaker and weaker, is that alright?"

The speaker lowered their voice when they heard the sentence following "There is a gardenia".

"I don't like this feeling of being restricted either, but it's necessary, especially in public, until we all reach Antarctica."

Lin Haiyuan sighed.

Just then, Lin Haiyuan and other magicians, including Hua Zhizi, heard the unique sound effect of the time-space teleportation. All the magicians who heard the sound turned their heads to look.

Weidu Lin Haiyuan and Youhua Zhizi were still leisurely drinking black tea, each taking a sip.

"Hey, Chief Lin, why is there still time-space teleportation at this time?"

This time, Hua Zhizi did not use the name Artemisia to refer to Lin Haiyuan, who was using Artemisia's body.

"It must be a spur-of-the-moment teleportation, probably to send more supplies or anti-aircraft weapons over."

After thinking about it, Lin Haiyuan realized that this was the only possibility.

"Ratatosk has calculated that the island's supplies are sufficient until they evacuate, and we also have enough nanomaterials and other supplies prepared here. But do we have enough anti-aircraft weapons?"

You Huazhizi felt that the defensive line consisting of the Shrike anti-aircraft nest and the Thunderbird unmanned anti-aircraft vehicle Magician was already sufficient. If more anti-aircraft weapons were to be teleported in, it would make evacuation more inconvenient.

"Chief Alice!"

Charlotte immediately stood up from her chair to greet Alice, who was still dressed as a witch, and the other magicians also stood up and saluted Alice.

"Chief Alice?!"

Youhua Zhizi was very surprised to read out her name and title.

Why is she here?

Lin Haiyuan placed the teacup on the tea tray with a puzzled look, and together with Youhua Zhizi, they stood up and saluted Alice, who was walking over.

"Chief Alice, you're great x2"

The two greeted Alice in unison.

"Okay, please sit down first."

Alice had already reached the table as she spoke, but found that there was no third chair prepared. So her deep purple eyes darted between Lin Haiyuan, who was using Artemisia's body, and Youhua Zhizi.

"Should I get a chair for Chief Alice?"

A gardenia asked.

"There are flowers. Alice didn't just ask someone for a chair. She must want to sit on a pair of laps. There's no need to go get one."

Lin Haiyuan's words revealed Alice's thoughts—at this moment, she was not deliberately maintaining the Artemisia state.

"Emmm...you guessed it, you're not going to stay in Artemisia form anymore?"

Alice looked at Lin Haiyuan, who was sitting in the chair like an elegant lady, with a curious expression.

"Yuhana just said she felt something was off. Now that we're in a position where we're safe from being heard by magicians who aren't equipped with CR-UNIT and can deploy their random fields, we don't need to maintain that state."

Lin Haiyuan glanced at her and then patted his thigh with his left hand: "Sit on my lap. Sitting on Youhua's lap will make her more uncomfortable."

"Then I won't be polite, heh, heh, wow~"

Alice took three steps in one go and then sat down on her lap with her back turned.

Lin Haiyuan reached out and firmly embraced Alice's waist, who was sitting on his lap. Then, her snow-white hair and braids clung to his body like soft silk.

Because she was using Artemisia's body, she couldn't smell any beauty's natural fragrance; at most, she could only smell the scent of shampoo and shower gel.

"Emmmmm, although it feels very bouncy when I sit on it, why doesn't it feel like I'm bouncing around?"

Alice turned her head to look at Lin Haiyuan behind her.

"You're not sitting on a soft mat or a trampoline, and I'm holding your waist, so of course you won't feel like you're bouncing."

Lin Haiyuan complained about Alice's excessively flexible thighs and her demands for a comfortable experience.

"Well, that's a pity."

Alice said regretfully, then sat on her lap and began to gaze at the nearby sea, finally fixing her gaze on the black tea.

"Would you like some black tea?"

Lin Haiyuan asked Alice, whom he was holding in his arms.

"Have some tea, it feels wrong to sit here without drinking some black tea."

Alice readily agreed.

"to make."

Lin Haiyuan immediately prepared a new teacup and tea tray on his right, and placed hers on his left. After pouring a cup of black tea from the teapot, Alice immediately reached out to pick up the teacup.

She used her mental powers to manipulate the airflow and cool the tea down a bit, so that Alice wouldn't burn her mouth and tongue while drinking it.

Alice didn't sip her black tea; instead, she drank it all in one gulp, just like a hearty man drinking alcohol.

"How can you drink tea like that? You only tasted a little bit of the flavor."

Lin Haiyuan could only pour Alice another cup of black tea.

"Sorry, it's just how I'm used to drinking tea."

Alice did not reach for the teacup again.

Meanwhile, Yu Huazhi, who was watching the two talking, thought that the scene looked like sisters or mother and daughter getting along.

"Chief Lin, Chief Alice, you two really look like sisters or mother and daughter."

Gardenia frankly expressed her feelings.

"Oh?"

Alice became immediately intrigued after hearing Gardenia's straightforward thoughts.

She turned to look at Lin Haiyuan behind her: "Lin the Madman, why don't we just keep using Artemisia's body? Anyway, your nanobots haven't had any problems. I feel like we're doing just fine like this."

"You can just dream about it. I'm not going to keep using Artemisia's body."

Lin Haiyuan righteously and sternly rejected Alice's suggestion.

"Emmmmmmmm, I didn't expect to be rejected so decisively. I thought you would be unable to resist the benefits that Artemisia's body brought you."

Alice placed her right hand, like a pistol, against her chin.

"Come on, when you're on your period, let's see how comfortable you are. I'll make sure you think men are better."

Lin Haiyuan felt a chill run down his spine when he thought about the physiological phenomena that women have to face every month.

"Emmmmmm!!"

Alice's eyes widened as if struck by a heavy blow: "Oh no, I forgot about that."

"Hahaha..."

Gardenia, standing to the side, gave an awkward yet polite smile.

Even now, when Lin Haiyuan is using Artemisia's body to say these things, Hua Zhizi still feels embarrassed and awkward because she knows from the bottom of her heart that the Artemisia opposite her is actually Lin Haiyuan.

"By the way, I have a great idea that only I can use."

Alice clapped her hands together.

"What's a good idea?"

Lin Haiyuan glanced sideways at Alice in his arms.

"Lin the Madman, have you forgotten? Take that legion commander for example. When his period came, he immediately shot himself and transferred to a clone. The clone's period definitely hadn't started yet, so he didn't have to endure that continuous, days-long, intense pain!"

Alice thought her examples and the subjects she was going to learn from were so clever and wonderful.

"Hey?!"

When Hua Zhizi heard this brilliant idea, she was astonished. She had never imagined that clones could be used to avoid menstruation!

"That was a fantastic and explosive move. But why not learn from that legion commander? That's unrealistic. I'll have Walker.net AI tell Odin that they're optimistic about you."

As Lin Haiyuan spoke, he gently rubbed her fair and tender face with both hands.

"Oh, no, Lin can do this, I can't feel the pain of menstruation."

Alice mumbled incoherently as her cheeks were being pinched and kneaded.

"You can't avoid experiencing it. Since you've made your decision, you have to accept it. Otherwise, what's the point of using the name Alice?"

Lin Haiyuan rebuked.

"Hmm... okay."

Upon hearing Lin Haiyuan's rebuke, Alice could only dejectedly accept that she was not allowed to avoid the headaches caused by her menstrual period by shooting herself.

"Speaking of which, Commander Lin, Commander Alice, and who is that legion commander?"

Just now, Hua Zhizi remembered that Alice had mentioned a certain legion commander. Judging from the subsequent words, this legion commander seemed to have shot himself and then transferred to a clone to avoid menstrual pain, which was unprecedented. So she became curious about the legion commander's name and experience.

"It was the commander of a guard regiment codenamed 00032. She didn't actually take any action; it was just a thought."

Lin Haiyuan then fabricated a non-existent identity.

"Really? I thought someone had actually done something like that."

Gardenia had an "I see" expression on her face.

"Now that we're done arguing, why did you personally teleport here? If there's anything, you could just have someone call me and Youhua to the command room via the communicator, wouldn't that have been enough?"

Lin Haiyuan inquired about Alice's purpose in coming.