I am the former civilized hero.

"Why would I laugh? Mermaids are rare."

"Pah, that's also a fish. I hate degeneration the most."

"I think you should focus on the word 'beauty'." Ryan pulled the corners of his mouth and let out a long sigh.

Fortunately, it was a mermaid. If it was a merman, he wouldn't know what expression to show, so he just took a closer look.

Her long hair was wet, and the soaked white shirt stuck to her fair skin. Her purple underwear could be seen. It was very beautiful and curious, so I gently touched her fish tail.

The touch is delicate and smooth, and it feels better than stockings, and the fishtail twitches when you touch it.

"Don't touch me!" Mebius screamed, and his annoyed snake eyes could be seen through his hair. "By the way, don't you hate this ugly degradation?"

"How can you say it's degeneration? When you're in the sea, the fish tail should be more convenient, right? This is clearly evolution."

Ryan's angle was tricky, but it sounded reasonable. Mebius was stunned and saw that the other party did not seem to be lying.

Looks like he really likes it? Okay, I'll record this gene fragment. No, how did I fall into the trap? It's so embarrassing to show up like this.

She thought silently, then swung her body like a salted fish, jumped back into the sea with a "plop", and stuck out her green head.

"The blocking drug will take effect soon. I will return to the headquarters when I recover. You can go back first."

Through the sea surface, Ryan could vaguely see the fish tails swaying back and forth, and he felt a little lost.

"You won't come back with me? I won't laugh at you."

"Don't even think about it! If you don't smile, some people will be so happy!" Mebius' voice became sharp. Perhaps influenced by the legend, Ryan thought the voice was very nice and would definitely be good for singing.

But before he could say anything, the head disappeared under the sea.

Oh, it really is like a mermaid that comes and goes without a trace. I should have brought a camera earlier.

Only then did he feel a little regretful, but when he thought about the fact that Mebius could transform into a snake, his curiosity suddenly surged up.

Oh no, why did I become sad?

Ryan shook his head and patted his face lightly to regain his composure. The air current carried his body upwards and he soon returned to the ruined city.

A large number of buildings have become ruins, but fortunately the people have taken refuge underground, and the role of the fortress has been demonstrated.

"Did Mei expect this to happen when she made building the shelter her top priority?"

As soon as this thought came to his mind, he saw fusion warriors everywhere in the ruins. Some of them were thawed ice sculptures, and some had just come from global support and were clearing the ruins.

Ryan did not hide his figure, and the spreading Honkai energy caused everyone to look up, and they saw the man in a tattered white coat in the sky.

The order from the Fire-Chasing Council had been passed down, so of course no one opened fire at this time, but everyone was still in doubt and just stared blankly at Ryan in the air.

For most people, this battle was a bit puzzling. Why did the commander-in-chief change? And what exactly can this 'father of fusion warriors' bring?

You have to say something to comfort people.

Ryan was looking at faces from a hundred meters in the air, and felt that tens of thousands of eyes were focused on him. There were doubts, suspicions, confusion, and even relief. Compared with these burning emotions, it seemed that any words were pale and powerless.

He was not good at talking and could not make long speeches like Carius, and he did not want to explain the cause and effect in a long-winded way.

After thinking for a moment, the man's calm tone swept across New York with authority.

"Everyone, from today on, we will no longer doubt ourselves or waste our time, and we will no longer sacrifice the majority for the benefit of a few. Follow my footsteps, take me as your banner, and we will all -"

“We will fight the Honkai with all our strength!”

This was not an exciting speech, but it answered the doubts of most of the soldiers and cleared up their confusion about the future.

Especially for a man like Andevich, it was more heart-stirring than a long speech. He could finally stop killing his own people and no longer accept inexplicable orders. He could vent all his anger on Honkai and fight with all his might until his last breath.

boom!

The sound of leather boots colliding was like thunder, echoing among the ruins. Everyone stood at attention and saluted, answering with the same posture and voice.

"As you command, Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief!"

Chapter 278 I'm just lazy, what's wrong?

The plan went more smoothly than Ryan had imagined. Except for turning New York into ruins and accidentally injuring many people, all the goals were finally achieved.

As the saying goes, a short pain is worse than a long one. Just like that unique inauguration ceremony, the short part was the speech. The Fire Moth finally distinguished the enemy from his comrades.

No one will be sent to the occupied areas to carry out a fatal reconnaissance mission if they offend the powerful, and no city will be abandoned as garbage. The soldiers are not fools and have long discovered that those bigwigs who talk about justice are all harboring selfish motives.

They can threaten the Fire Moth for their own "territory" and conduct human experiments to achieve unspeakable secrets. They are indeed fighting against Honkai, but they are more focused on fighting for power and profit.

Fortunately, they finally showed mercy and handed over all power to the warriors represented by Ryan.

Ryan was certainly spotless. He even put the blame for New York being reduced to ruins on the Faith Cult. If it weren't for their obstruction, this war would never have happened, and they actually repelled the Herrscher's raid.

Of course, Coleman, Vinal and the twins always felt that something was wrong, but they would not say it. As far as the vast majority of fusion warriors were concerned, those who dared to take the risk of going on the operating table were absolute eagles, and they were tired of endless internal reviews.

So let's just put the blame on those traitors. Anyway, they will be mortal enemies in the future, so it doesn't matter how you stigmatize them.

The ruins are still being cleared, and in the past few days they have found that their choice was correct.

The commands are becoming more and more efficient and clear, and Dr. Mei is like an artificial intelligence, cleaning up the mess at an unimaginable speed.

Rebuilding cities, adjusting branches around the world, integrating production capabilities, and evacuating some dangerous strongholds. The most terrifying thing is that even the construction materials and transportation forces have been planned, as if they had been prepared for a long time.

Now even the veteran members of the Fire Moth were confused, because there was no opposition to this major adjustment. You have to know that there are people backing those strongholds, and those integrated factories are sacred private property.

In the past, I don’t know how long the dispute would have taken, and I don’t know how many times the interests would have been exchanged. But this time, they were able to withdraw smoothly, taking away all the people and supplies, and even the drawing of lots was rejected.

Perhaps, the people above really had a conscience suddenly. After all, he was detained in the underground city and did not send his trusted followers to rescue him.

"In Africa, only Madagascar will be retained as a base. All other bases will be evacuated to South Asia, and the troops will be concentrated in the Middle East. All South American forces will also be evacuated. The redistributed branches will strengthen the Isthmus region and Antarctica. This is the new organization material, as well as the list of branches to be abolished."

In the slightly luxurious office, Mei was pointing at the electronic map and talking. She had been dealing with the aftermath these days and felt a little tired but more excited.

She can finally become a chess player and control the entire world according to her own ideas. The energy brought by the fusion of warriors allows her, a workaholic, to work without sleep.

I wasn't wrong about this man.

Mei glanced at Ryan. She didn't believe in fate, but she also felt that the world was full of wonders. Thinking back to a few years ago, when this guy had just transferred to Qianyu High School, she would never have thought that he would sit in this seat.

It's a miracle, that is...

"Mr. General, are you listening to me?"

Ryan covered his mouth and yawned quietly. He had slept for several days before recovering and was still a little dizzy.

"I'm listening. You're doing great. I really didn't choose the wrong person."

"But why do I feel like you're throwing all the troubles to me?"

“Striving for the future of civilization and working for human civilization, how can it be said to be troublesome?”

"Stop talking about these big principles and tell me what I did well."

Mei didn't buy it, and Ryan sat up straighter with some annoyance, thinking that he really could never become Karius.

He relies on this small group to control the Fire Moths, so it is impossible for him to put on airs, and he doesn't want to do so anyway.

Not to mention that power can make people feel satisfied and stagnant, Ryan can't change interpersonal relationships. Is it a purge to release military power over a cup of wine? Isn't this crazy?

"Let me see." Ryan perked up a bit. With his intelligence, just one look would be enough.

"Give up those areas that are bound to fall, concentrate the forces to form a fist, and retain the bridgehead for counterattack, especially in South America. The south and north are like two pincers, ready to counterattack at any time."

In the past, the Fire Moths formed a long snake formation. To put it nicely, it was to support each other, but in reality, it was because the various councillors did not want to lose their territory, and sometimes they would even harbor enemies to protect themselves, just like Takeuchi deliberately released the Honkai Beast into Tokyo.

That way we will be defeated one by one and won't even have time to get support.

"You're still clear-headed." Mei snorted, pointing at Africa and South America. "These two continents have basically been lost. It's meaningless to keep some strongholds that are divided from each other, and they can also become their bases."

"You want Honkai to focus?"

"It's better than running around everywhere. You are in such a hurry to take charge of the Fire Chaser Moth, don't you just want to have a fair fight?"

"That's right, playing the cat and mouse game will always result in loss of one thing while focusing on another." Ryan nodded. This was what he thought.

The collapse is completely random. It can occur anywhere. There is no front or back. However, the world has changed since the third Herrscher.

Not to mention the Honkai beast, even if the Herrscher appears, they will be dead as long as they are caught. The combat power of both sides seems to have reached a balance. The only difference is who can concentrate and form a situation of having more people against fewer.

For example, if the Seventh Herrscher hadn't been dragging her feet, Ryan would have brought ten upper-level fusion warriors to encircle and suppress her, and she would have had trouble escaping.

"I took advantage of the targeting of Honkai. That thing up there may not have intelligence, but it can use its instincts to make the right choice and won't send down a Herrscher to die."

"So the fifth Herrscher descended suddenly and disappeared suddenly, and the sixth Herrscher showed almost no signs. But it is safest to descend under the protection of its own kind. This is because the overall combat power of the Fire Moths has surpassed theirs, and the Herrschers cannot descend in large numbers at once."

Mei also had some guesses and even more data.

She pressed a button, and dense red dots appeared on the world map, with the density in Africa and South America orders of magnitude higher.

"According to Skynet's observations, the frequency of these two continents' descents has indeed increased."

"This is inevitable. In a heavily guarded place, even a Judgment-level Honkai beast must die. And do you remember the previous paper?"

"The strength of the Herrscher is proportional to the Honkai energy environment. Just like a fruit that matures, it will fall down when it reaches the critical point." Mei replied coldly, almost understanding what Ryan meant.

"This is what I want. I have given them enough assets. Judging from absolute rationality, the chance of destruction in a head-on confrontation is higher."

Ryan shook his head with a sigh. Doing so was not a good thing. At least the difficulty would increase dramatically, but it could also prevent the Herrscher from being shameless and raiding everywhere, destroying cities one by one.

The latter is a slow death, because if the Herrscher shamelessly waged guerrilla warfare all over the world, no one could stop him. Similarly, the Herrscher would be more likely to fall if he did so.

assets?

Mei finally understood why Ryan did not hunt down those traitors desperately. During the days when she was cleaning up the mess, many branches had chosen to disobey orders.

This was due in part to the fact that Calis had prepared a retreat route in advance, but more importantly, it was because the Herrscher showed a terrifying rationality and did not kill indiscriminately. It was precisely because of the overall disadvantage in combat power that they needed the strength of these people.

As for what to do in the future? The Herrers do not have the emotion of "shame".

“Ryan, you are building a profit group.”

"Yes, if you tie a single monster like the Herrscher to interests, they will make a choice and won't even abandon their pawns easily, as long as the remaining people are still useful. And those who rushed over are not easy to deal with. Only we have become pure."

Mei narrowed her eyes, thinking that the man in front of her was too scary. He used the "targetedness" of Honkai to turn a destructive machine without emotions and even little IQ into a "human".

As long as one is human, he or she will make choices and hesitate, which makes it easier to deal with.

The Fire Moths are united, but Honkai is divided into two interest groups. Out of rationality, the Herrscher has to swallow this sugar-coated bullet. The world is too fantastic.

This is an open conspiracy, and the more rational creatures are, the more likely they are to fall into it.

"I seem to see the dawn of victory."