Honkai Impact 3rd is not considered a small opening

"Sister Mei, wait a minute. We're not having instant noodles today, otherwise it would be a waste of my cooking skills."

Just like that, the familiarity in the little things in life makes her feel more at ease.

After finishing her meal, An Yu seemed to have gone to find some side quests again. Moreover, because An Yu kept nagging during the meal, she arrived at the lab more than ten minutes later than usual.

But it's still number one.

Blanca hadn't arrived yet, so Mebius continued browsing through everything that the Firemoth had shared with her, all the things currently known about the Honkai.

Suicide squad, Honkai Beast.

"Doctor, what's wrong?"

After what seemed like an eternity, Blanca's worried tone brought her back to her senses. Mebius looked at the information on the screen, his tone somewhat stiff.

"The creatures infected by Honkai are silicon-based, including the zombies and the Honkai beasts. They are silicon-based life forms."

"Wow, no one in academia has published a paper on this. It seems that the control of the fire-chasing moth is really strict."

"But silicon-based life isn't so bad, isn't it? Didn't someone propose this hypothesis more than a decade ago?"

The surprise that silicon-based organisms themselves brought Blanca was nothing compared to the regret she felt about the academic value, since it couldn't be published.

"I heard that you, Doctor, experienced an attack by suicide soldiers before. Doctor, why do ordinary people become so strong after becoming suicide soldiers?"

"I suddenly feel full of confidence in the future of our laboratory. Our place in history is here today."

The study investigates an existence that has been hypothesized before and boldly predicted in science fiction novels and movies.

The thought alone excites Blanca.

Möbius: ...

What surprised her wasn't the matter itself, but rather that An Yu, that illiterate man, seemed genuinely familiar with the Honkai, rather than just spouting nonsense.

But how did he know that?

Mebius recalled the joke from before: the evil doctor, An Yu with his strange constitution, his past might really be related to the Honkai.

"By the way, Doctor, I couldn't get you bread and milk, or soy milk and fried dough sticks. There were too many people."

"Thank you for your help, Blanca, but I've already eaten."

Blanca: ?

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"I spent a total of 100,000 yuan on cheating before, 10,000 yuan on a computer, and less than 10,000 yuan on groceries, daily necessities and furniture recently. In other words, I am still a little rich now."

An Yu walked around the place rumored to be the center of the world, constantly inquiring about the gossip around her. And sure enough, there was quite a bit of interesting news.

For example, the romantic killer Forget-Me-Not, although An Yu could never connect romance and killer.

Why is it that if someone kills someone and leaves behind a forget-me-not, unscrupulous editors will construct the image of a cold and beautiful assassin?

But to be honest, An Yuzhen had heard of the name "Forget-Me-Not" before. The Divine Armor - Forget-Me-Not... cough cough, that is, Ice Eight, which is also a relic of the past.

However, this is clearly not the same person as Forget-Me-Not, because Ice Eight is Yae Sakura's armor, and Yae Sakura is a genuine country girl.

Getting back to the point, the current atmosphere in the Fire Moth is quite good, giving him a sense of vigorous development everywhere.

That's really great.

Maybe I should make some friends.

It's normal for a savior to be misunderstood, but you still have to try, right?

But without the avenue of school, in this era of skyscrapers and hurried pace, he seemed to have no way to make friends.

Lady Luck wasn't on his side today. Despite the bustling atmosphere around him, a sense of loneliness rose from within.

Perhaps this is the loneliness of the strong.

"Hi, An Yu, did you miss me?"

But a rather playful voice interrupted his self-absorption. Looking at the graceful young woman in front of him, An Yu was somewhat confused.

Didn't you go back to your hometown?

Counting on her fingers, An Yu calculated the time. That's right, including the day they separated and today, Alicia has been gone for at most six days.

"Beautiful girls always appear at unexpected times, just like you never know when you will encounter a flower in full bloom."

"Did your family find you annoying and kick you out?"

Alicia's expression froze for a moment, wanting to make an excuse but not knowing where to begin.

During her time traveling the world, the little radish head from back then has grown into a graceful young woman. To put it bluntly, she has been away from the orphanage for far too long.

Although everyone was very kind, she didn't feel the joy of returning home; their politeness made her feel uncomfortable.

She, Alicia, has no home anymore; she chose to leave herself to escape the Moths of Fire from years ago.

"Oh dear, let's not talk about the past when the beautiful flowers are about to bloom. That's so unromantic."

"Didn't you say you'd treat me to lunch? How about today at noon?"

Alicia seemed to have changed. An Yu looked at her, but couldn't figure out what Alicia had been going through these past few days.

"You seem much more enthusiastic than before, and you're also more unrestrained and a bit freer."

"Never mind, I didn't expect you to be back so early. I haven't even had a chance to spend the money I have. Let's skip the fancy restaurant and go to the supermarket to buy groceries. Pick whatever you want to eat!"

The days of enjoying solitude are gone forever. Looking at the smiling Alicia in front of her, An Yu also smiled and pointed to the nearest large supermarket.

"Anything is fine?"

"Yes, that's true in theory, but it's best not to pick anything poisonous, my cooking skills aren't that good yet."

Chapter 18: Eighteen, we're best friends...right?

It seems that inviting Alicia to dinner made this drastically changed girl very happy; she was humming a song and skipping along the way.

An Yu pushed the stroller from behind, using one foot to propel it along. It's a pity he's too old now; he used to really enjoy sitting in it when he was little.

However, after walking around halfway, looking at the few small shopping carts, An Yu didn't feel any heaviness at all. They felt light and floaty when she slid around, which was very uncomfortable.

"Ai, Li, hope, Ya, are you underestimating Lady An Yu's savings, or are you underestimating the culinary skills of your destined one?"

"Well, I have both, but which one would make you feel better?" A few days ago, Alicia wouldn't have been so careful, but back at the orphanage, everyone's politeness calmed her down a lot.

As a solitary traveler, it's perfectly fine to be enthusiastic, cheerful, and even have a lot of bad intentions, but it's still best to avoid using other people's things; it feels a bit awkward.

You really underestimate me!

"I was planning to introduce you to Sister Mei, but that's impossible now!"

With a slight turn, it drifted along with the trolley, but recently it has become much stronger, and in order to avoid crashing into the container, it was forced to stop and brake.

Do you think my knowledge is sufficient for the lab where a 'PhD' works? I don't care.

"I can give you my spot; I make a good living writing novels anyway."

"Wow, that's amazing!" Alicia followed An Yu back to the place they had visited before, watching the other person pick and choose.

Her cooking skills are amazing, and so is her education. She doesn't look very old, yet she can work in a place like a laboratory.

"Forget it, I won't go and cause trouble. I'm going to go to the army and see if I can sign up."

However, it seems that this sentence touched on An Yu's G-spot.

"How about you join the army using my identity, and I'll use your identity to work in Sister Mei's lab? Once we've all started our jobs, we can switch back."

"Alicia, as my best friend! You'll definitely be willing to help me with this, right!"

If it weren't for the potatoes she was holding, which were covered in mud, An Yu would have already gone over and held the other person's hand tightly.

"Although it feels a bit like a form of emotional blackmail, the problem is that I don't know anything about the lab, so I can't fake it even if I wanted to."

With a helpless shrug, Alicia spread her hands. Considering An Yu's enthusiasm, she would definitely be willing to help if she could.

But if you don't know it, you just don't know it. It's like math; if you haven't learned it, you can't do it right.

"But Sister Mei only agreed to let me work as a security guard. I don't think it requires any skills."

Alicia: ...

Wow, suddenly everything makes sense.

So he was a security guard. What an amazing profession that saves you from taking forty years of detours.

"But isn't it wrong to deceive those who care about you?"

An Yu's expression froze, and she stopped talking about the topic, continuing to pick through the vegetables.

"Do you prefer chicken, pork, or fish? Oh, beef won't do, it takes too long to stew..."

An Yu's thoughts suddenly froze for a moment. She thought about the communal meals in the army and then picked out a plate.

Since potatoes need to be stewed for a long time, wouldn't it be better to choose beef?

"Hey, why aren't you saying anything? Don't you like it?"

Alicia is going through an extremely difficult internal struggle. When she traveled the world in the past, she was very poor and often went hungry. Eating meat was a luxury.

So

"I understand. We all love to eat, but we're too embarrassed to say it. That's okay, I'm a foodie too."

"Unless I'm too lazy to cook when I'm home alone, I will never neglect my stomach as long as there are other people at home."

Alicia held her breath, rolled her eyes, said nothing, and obediently nodded.

After they returned from their stroll, Alicia thought it was time to leave, but An Yu pulled her to the second half of the area that they hadn't explored before, as if An Yu would feel uncomfortable if she didn't see the whole thing.

It can be quite frustrating, even though you usually don't discover anything significant after exploring the entire An Yu area. But if you don't explore An Yu completely, you always feel like you've missed out on some amazing opportunity.

"I feel like I bought a bit too much."

Alicia estimated and calculated the price, and felt a pang of heartache.

Wow, that's so expensive! It feels like I could live on bread for a month or two.

"Yeah, that's a lot, but since we're cooking at home anyway, we can just put the leftovers in the fridge."

After paying the bill, carrying the heavy plastic bag, An Yu looked at the even heavier plastic bag next to her and decided to go back and ask for a suitcase, as the plastic bag was too tight on her hands.

But this weight seems very light to Alicia?

"Pretty girls always have some special talents... You can only look at them with curiosity, and it's strictly forbidden to look at them like they're looking at a monster."

As she spoke, to An Yu's even more astonishment, Alicia effortlessly crossed her arms and struck a cross pose while carrying such a heavy object.

"I suddenly don't want to join the army anymore. Alicia, teach me to become stronger! I'm very eager to learn."

"From now on, I'll give you my entire salary, I can cook for you every day, and I can even do chores like cleaning, as long as you're willing to teach me how to become stronger."

"It sounds weird," Alicia muttered to herself, feeling that An Yu's description was somewhat...ambiguous.

"But I don't know how to become stronger. I've been strong since I was little, and other kids always call me a strong girl."

There was a hint of resentment in his tone; who likes such a nickname?

Moreover, she is much more special than that. Cute Licia is prepared to hide her true self for the rest of her life. She grew up in human society, has human emotions, and experiences human happiness. She is human.

Well!

Such enviable talent! An Yu stopped talking, but after only a few minutes, she couldn't help but start a conversation again.

"By the way, Alicia, if you join the army, remember to hide your phone well, otherwise it will be confiscated if you get caught."

Alicia: ?

"Also, don't ask why in the army. If you encounter some strange instructors, they might make you run laps, although it's not tiring."

Alicia: ?

"By the way, how old are you this year? I was kicked out when I was 16. It's really strange. They clearly set the standard at 16, but they won't accept people who are just 16 years old."

As Alicia watched An Yu continuously impart her experience to her, her expression gradually turned pale.

"Can't she be 16?"

Help! Help! What is she doing here? The cost of living here is extremely high.

"It's possible in terms of policy, but they kicked me out. Sister Mei told me it was because I was too young, having just turned sixteen."