Honkai, why do you only play high-end games?

"Okay, Team Member Anna, that's all for sharing the secret."

Jier closed the safe, sighed with satisfaction, then turned around and looked at Anna, inviting her.

"The weather is nice today. Take advantage of your day off and go for a walk with me. Then, I'll take you somewhere."

"Huh? Uh, oh… okay."

The captain's invitation was a little sudden, but also reasonable. Anna was stunned for a moment before agreeing.

She also really wanted to have a good chat with the captain.

She believed that the captain, who had such a soft heart, must not be a bad person. She must have her own difficulties. As her subordinate, colleague, partner and companion, she needed to open her heart to her.

Perhaps, the captain said so much to me today because he had the same idea?

"Well, that's great. What are you waiting for? Let's go!"

Captain Jier looked very happy.

"it is good!"

Anna was also very happy.

She turned around to open the door and wait to leave here with the captain. But after taking two steps, she found that the footsteps behind her were not right.

Anna turned back in confusion, only to see that the captain had disappeared from her sight.

"team leader?"

Anna was a little stunned. What was going on? A prank?

The door of the small room next to it opened, and a small head with short light blue hair and half of a white shoulder popped out from inside, saying unhappily,

"What's the rush? Shouldn't you change your clothes? You can't go out and relax in your Tianming uniform, right?"

Anna was embarrassed and retreated immediately. Why didn’t you say so earlier?

Chapter 68: I'll take you home

"Ah...what a nice weather~"

At noon, under the tree-lined path, Jie Er, dressed in a cool T-shirt and shorts, looked up at the blue sky mottled by the rustling leaves, and sighed with great joy.

"That's the good thing about Manila in April: more sunny days and less wind and rain. Wait a little longer, in May or June, and you'll know what a storm is like. By then, if you want to enjoy the sunny weather like we have now... Hahaha, Anna, you'll have to wait at least half a year!"

Captain Jier looked at the new recruit beside her with a smile, and told her that the beauty and peace she had now were wonderful times worth cherishing.

"In fact, in the time I've been here, I've seen and experienced enough wind and rain. The climate was so humid at one point that it was unbearable."

Anna smiled bitterly and followed the captain at a leisurely pace.

"If this is just about 'less' now, then I really can't imagine what 'more' will look like..."

"Don't worry, you'll see soon enough."

Jie Er turned his head to look at her and said with a smile,

"Just don't get so upset that you cry and ask for a transfer when the time comes."

"Captain, you're talking nonsense again. I'm also a warrior, an A-rank Valkyrie like you, Captain. How could I not be able to endure this little bit of hardship?"

Anna shook her head and said seriously,

"Besides, this isn't really hard at all, is it? At least now, I'm slowly adapting to the climate here."

At this point, Anna felt that she had taken the topic too seriously and felt a little embarrassed, so she took the initiative to change the subject.

"Speaking of which, Captain, this outfit today should be paired with a pair of sunglasses to make it feel more summery."

"Stop it!"

Jie Er quickly waved his hand to refuse.

"Manila is a place with summer all year round. So, I should be wearing sunglasses all year round. So please spare me this!"

As they were talking, the two of them walked out of the tree-lined path - that was the base of the Snow Lotus Squad, with beautiful scenery and relatively quiet, and would not be easily disturbed by the noise of the outside world - at this moment, they took the initiative to walk into the hustle and bustle of traffic.

There is a constant flow of traffic on the road, and pedestrians on both sides walking through the city. They are the endless vitality in this jungle of skyscrapers.

"Every time I walk out of this road, I like to quietly admire this bustling scene for a while. It's really intoxicating. Every time I see this orderly and prosperous scene, it makes me feel that all our battles and sacrifices are meaningful..."

After a short pause, Jier sighed and said softly. After a slight pause, he asked curiously,

"Anna, can you tell me about your life before? I'm so sorry, we've been together for so long, but we still haven't gotten to know each other well. This isn't how partners should be."

"Huh? Me?"

Anna was a little embarrassed by this question and lowered her head in embarrassment.

"My life before was so simple, I don't even know what to say... If I had to say anything... I was born a Valkyrie, studied and trained as a Valkyrie, took the promotion tests, and then continued studying, training, and taking the tests... Captain, don't laugh at me, it wasn't until I passed the A-rank Valkyrie test that I was officially appointed a Valkyrie."

Thinking of how she stood under the banner of destiny and swore an oath, Anna felt dazed.

I was so naive at that time that I thought that oaths and missions were both beautiful and great things.

"Now it seems that I have never really come into contact with this world. I really shouldn't have done that."

"It doesn't matter. People always grow up. You still have a lot of time, so don't rush. Take your time and see what happens."

Jie Er smiled and comforted her.

The words "walk slowly, look slowly" made Anna stunned. She had just heard someone else say something similar not long ago.

Then a smile bloomed like a flower,

"Thank you for your blessing, Captain. I will."

Jier casually waved his hand to indicate that he was welcome, then tapped the terminal on his wrist a few times.

After a while, a powerful motorcycle roared out from the corner of the street, approached the two of them, and then stopped beside Jier with a low roar, giving a feeling of a scene from Beauty and the Beast.

Jie Er showed a happy smile, turned over and rode on the bike gracefully, twisted the throttle skillfully, and comfortably enjoyed the ups and downs of the engine roar, and then waved to Anna.

"Come on, get in the car, I'll take you for a ride!"

Anna obediently got into the car and sat quietly in the spacious back seat, keeping a polite but not distant distance from the captain's body.

"Sit tight!"

Jier laughed loudly and stepped on the engine. With the roar of the accelerator, the whole motorcycle stood up like a horse, and then lowered its head while neighing, and rushed out like an arrow.

"Captain, be careful not to exceed the speed limit..."

Although Anna was very inexperienced, she had a lot of experience in these exciting things. Of course, she would not be frightened by this action. She just reminded her captain loudly with some helplessness,

"It would be ugly if I got a ticket!"

"..."

Jier seemed a little disappointed, so he stepped on the accelerator a little harder and sped up a bit. He moved smoothly and gracefully in the endless stream of traffic, overtaking one car after another, and then they all waited for the traffic light at the intersection.

When faced with a car owner who rolls down the window to greet him, Jier will respond with a polite greeting, then wave to the other party, and then rush out at the moment the green light comes on, leaving him far behind and moving forward rapidly.

"Ah, he's really handsome..."

The car owner watched the two figures disappear from the car window, sighing in admiration. He sensed their passion for freely swaying their life energy, and he envied them immensely.

Anna was also a little surprised. It was the first time she discovered that her captain, besides being steady and ruthless (?), actually had such a flamboyant and unbridled side.

Is this still the captain who used to study desserts with me?

Anna muttered quietly in her heart.

The motorcycle moved quickly and steadily along the road beside the Basig River.

Anna saw a bustling city on her right, a wide and calm river on her left, and an equally wide city across the river - this was Manila, standing on both sides of the river and built on both sides of the river.

Anna saw water birds flying over the river, splashing long white water droplets, picking up struggling fish from the water, and flying high into the distance. Anna believed that was the direction of the birds' home.

As the motorcycle continued to move forward, the water surface gradually widened, and a huge bridge was built across it. Looking further into the distance, there was the vast sea - Anna knew that they had arrived at Manila Bay.

The river flows into the sea, and the straight road seems to have come to an end.

Captain Jier did not stop speeding, the car body tilted, and the rear wheels slid into the coastal highway with a "swish" sound and continued to move forward.

Anna sat firmly on the back of the motorcycle, motionless. The Valkyrie's core strength meant she didn't have to worry about being thrown out by a sudden change.

Although she was helpless, she did not intend to persuade her captain to restrain himself anymore, because she had already discovered that Captain Jier was enjoying this moment.

So, she tried to enjoy the feeling.

The sea was calm and wide. Anna saw tourists gathering on the shore and countless seagulls circling in the sky, chirping and waiting to be fed by people. She thought that next time she had the chance, she would come here and try it.

There are a lot more pedestrians, bicycles and motorcycles on the coastal highway. Compared with the noisy traffic on the riverside highway, there are more bustling people here, showing another kind of prosperity that is different from the previous one.

As if to fit in with the crowd, Jier slowed down his car considerably.

Anna saw many pedestrians walking and talking under the shade of the trees along the road. She also noticed that these trees were all tall coconut trees. The shade under the sun might not be big, but the coconuts hanging on the trees were really bigger than each other.

"Aren't these people afraid of being hit?"

Anna was a little worried and thought to herself, if someone hits your head, it must be very painful, right?

As the motorcycle continued to move forward, Anna gradually began to really enjoy this moment, enjoying everything she saw.

Jier took Anna along the coastal highway, walked across the entire Manila Bay, then crossed the bridge, walked to the other half of the city on the other side of the river, and roared into the city.

Along the way, you can see a wide variety of shops and office workers in suits walking through the intersections. They are in a hurry and few of them look up at the goods on the street. They just pass each other in the crowd with their own anxiety.

It was too hasty, and Anna, who also passed by, felt a little regretful about it.

……

The two of them just kept going, neither of them speaking, but neither of them feeling awkward. Just like that, accompanied by the vibrations of the car body, accompanied by the roar, they passed through the hustle and bustle of the world, blending into it.

From then on, they themselves became part of this, and then continued to move forward with their own insights.

Just as Anna was gradually feeling satisfied and happy, she began to feel the roar gradually become quieter, the speed of the car gradually slowed down, and then in a quiet and remote place, it stopped just as quietly.

The car tilted, and Jier stretched out his slender legs to support the ground, turned his head and smiled at Anna behind him.

"We're here, get off the car."

Her language style is always concise.

Anna got out of the car obediently after hearing this. The familiar quiet atmosphere around her made her think she had returned to the base.

Jier smiled slightly, parked the car, locked it, and then walked forward on her own, waving to Anna to follow.

"Captain, where is this place?"

Anna looked around. Although this place was relatively remote and quiet, it was different from the environment of her team's base. This was another place.

"This used to be a church, but now it's an orphanage, funded by destiny. It's been there for a long time."

The quaint old church not far from Jieer,

"Come on, go with me and take a look there."

Anna naturally would not refuse, and walked closely beside her, moving forward side by side.

Walking out of the quiet, into the bustling, and then back to the quiet; the subtle feeling of this experience made Anna extremely enjoyable and she liked this feeling very much.

The stone-paved path winds through the blooming garden, turns a few corners, and arrives in front of a building.

Anna saw that it was an old, old-fashioned iron gate with a curved shape in the middle. It was now tightly closed, along with the small door on top. Behind the gate, it seemed as quiet as outside.

Jier stood there waiting with a normal expression, so Anna also stood there waiting, because she knew that there must be a reason why the captain brought her here.

It seemed like a long time had passed before a somewhat staggering figure came out of the door. He fiddled with the door for a while, then slowly opened the door with a creak and walked out. Jier hurried to greet him, and Anna followed politely.

"Jie'er, are you here to visit the children again?"

The enthusiastic voice sounded a little dry. Anna could see clearly that it was an elderly person, wearing an old but clean nun's uniform, with a stooped and thin figure, as if the wind would blow over.

As if she was afraid that she would fall, Jie Er rushed over to support the old woman and said apologetically,

"I'm so sorry that I have to trouble you to open the door every time I come here."

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm very happy that you can come, and the children are happy too..."

The dean patted the back of Jie'er's hand with his withered hand and smiled gently.

"I'm old, but I can still walk. Don't worry about me, kid."

"Is this child your new companion? Good, good...good..."