I really only stop

"……I see."

Keeping that smile of unknown meaning, Yuxia calmly listened to Lu Xi's narration:

"In other words, although I don't understand why, Celica has changed back to her previous appearance?"

"Ah."

Lu Xi nodded:

"According to Celica, her memory from this morning to just now has become blurred. The strange state that lasted all day today is probably similar to [dream] to her."

Thinking about it with his feet, he knew that the unscrupulous nature of Lika War could never be told to the lady saint in front of him. Lucy simply downplayed the part he participated in, and directly confessed part of the truth.

Anyway, apart from herself, even Celica herself couldn't tell what happened today, even if she omits a little bit of the process, no one will find out.

"That's great~"

To Lu Xi's surprise, after listening to his narration, Miss Saintess actually breathed a sigh of relief:

"I've been worrying about Celica today that there's something wrong with me that I can't fix, and it's reassuring to hear she's fine now."

Even if she felt unhappy because of Celica's actions, she still cared about her immediately—it can only be said that Yushiya really deserves to be a real saint.

He also shook his head with a smile. Just as Lu Xi wanted to say something, the smile on Miss Saintess's face became full of coercion again:

"...So? Did Lucy change clothes in Celica's room?"

For Yuxiya, if the issue related to Celica's safety is the most urgent sequence, when this matter is resolved, her focus will naturally fall on a self-evident second urgent sequence.

really!There's no way to change the subject without a trace in front of the ice-snow-smart Yuxia!

The [Shiran.JPG] smile on Lu Xi's face froze suddenly, and he looked at Nana unconsciously for help.

Obviously understood what Lu Xi meant, Nana thought about it seriously, took out a thick interpersonal communication reference book from her tool bag, and started to study on the spot.

flip book flip book~

Sister!Can such things as wingmen save teammates in crisis be learned on the spot? !

Seeing that she really can't count on the soft girl, Lu Xi's expression paused for a moment like a frame drop, and then became more confident:

"About this, it was just a prank I made to scare Celica. After sending her back to the room, I sent my clothes to Celica's room together with a note that jumped face. The idea of ​​scaring her by thinking it was a ghost now seems to have failed."

Great!It's great that I came up with an excuse to [prank] while escaping from Celica's room!

"Yeah, I can understand."

Nana here seems to have finally completed it quickly, she closed the book confidently, and nodded vigorously:

"It's really scary to have a suit of clothes appear in the room out of thin air! I don't know if Yuxia has ever experienced it, but I once thought the clothes hanging outside the window were floating figures, and then I was shocked!"

Nice Nana!You actually learned the art of flattery so quickly, and you will lend me the book in your hand later!

"Yes, is that so?"

A little shaken by Nana and Lu Xi's singing and saying, Yuxia tilted her head in doubt:

"But, I seem to have heard about topics such as [seaside]—"

"—Yes, yes! I was just about to tell you!"

Lu Xi's desire to survive was overloaded at this moment, and without a single pause, he picked up Yuxia's topic:

"The weather has been getting hotter recently, pick a time when everyone is free, let's go to the beach together!"

"Beach? What seaside?"

Excited footsteps sounded 'thump-dump' on the stairs, and the next moment, Celica, who had no idea that she almost pushed Lu Xi into the fire pit, ran over excitedly and hugged Yushia's waist affectionately :

"Does Yuxia want to go to the beach? Very good! In the storm and the huge waves, only I, the holder of the magic flame, can stand upright——Take this opportunity, let everyone see me [Deep Sea のOverlord] power!"

...It seems that Celica doesn't know about the [Beach] either.

In other words, what Lu Xi just said [she took everything that happened today as a dream] is also correct.

Great, no one lied to me~

The coercion pervading her body has disappeared at some point, and the lady saint, who once again showed a healing smile in her daily state, just nodded calmly:

"Well, I'm looking forward to it too~"

Chapter 395 Water? Respect Paradise?

Sky City Osiris.

Under the almost all-round planning and management of Nova, every street scene here is still as beautiful as the top landscape painting.

Although the arrival of the Cangying Clan has added a bit of popularity here, compared with the boundless administrative area of ​​the entire Sky City, the number of residents in this half of the street is still too small.

Therefore, most of the once glorious Osiris is still as exquisite and beautiful as before but empty, giving people who see such a scene a quiet and mysterious impression.

— Of course, things seem to be different today.

"Mr. Prey~~~ Catch it!"

"Eh? Shallow?"

Taking the white-haired wolf-eared lady who was rushing straight into her arms, Lu Xi held her up and turned around a little bit, making the latter giggle:

"Why did you come here? It's not close to the residence of the Cangying Clan, is it?"

"Hey~ This is Qianqian's secret, but you can tell Mr. Prey especially~"

Qianqian proudly puffed out her small chest, put her mouth close to Lu Xi's ear, and whispered in a tone of telling a big secret:

"Quietly tell you, there is a super delicious dessert shop at the corner in front! So far, only Qianqian has discovered it, so it is Qianqian's territory!"

Dessert shop?

Hearing this word, Lu Xi was taken aback for a moment, and then heaved a sigh of relief.

As mentioned earlier, after tens of thousands of years of restoration and accumulation, the various resources of Osiris are in an absolute surplus.

Before the Cangying Clan settled in, the desserts, coffee beans and other foods produced by Nova according to the agreement ten thousand years ago had to be thrown away because no one consumed them. A new source of supply—let alone Lu Xi, anyone who comes will have to call it a waste.

As long as Qian Qian likes to eat desserts, it doesn't matter even if the store gives them to her directly.

Smiling and rubbing Qianqian's head, Lu Xi couldn't help being curious about the life of the Cangying Clan in Sky City:

"Is Qianqian happy living here? Compared with Hidden Shadow Secret Realm, does life in Sky City make you feel uncomfortable?"

"Well... Actually, there are, and it's a big discomfort."

Faced with the question from Lu Xi, Qianqian poked her cheek and thought about it carefully, then nodded seriously:

"Qianqian thinks that life here is really comfortable! Not only are there delicious desserts to eat, but also ice-cold sweet drinks every day. If you are worried about getting fat, you can also go to the trial tower to have a good time! Prey Sir, please listen to me. In the past, Qianqian was always scolded for accidentally breaking other people's things. Shidiao, that ghost sister named Nova won't be angry, instead she keeps smiling and encouraging Qianqian!"

Silly boy, that's because the crumb AI deliberately changed the shape of the trial monster into an artistic stone sculpture to trick you into being a coolie.

Well aware of the wonderful characteristics of the trial tower [converting the destructive power released by the tester into its own energy and resources], Lu Xi felt sorry for the wolf-eared lady who was working for nothing, and stroked her hair:

"Is pocket money enough? If it's not enough, I'll ask that otherworldly version of Yang Bailao to deposit more money into your personal ID. It will make the child so tired that he can't even wag his tail."

"Mr. Tail underestimates Qianqian! Qianqian is not a child! Look, she can wag her tail!"

Wagging his tail quickly as if to prove it, Qianqian turned and showed a somewhat puzzled expression:

"Mr. Prey just said [pocket money]? This is Sky City, Qianqian doesn't need pocket money?"

"Don't make trouble, if you don't need money, how do you buy food from the dessert shop—"

Lu Xi's common-sense speech was abruptly stopped by himself. After a while of silence, he activated the [Commander Beacon] on his finger and began to call Nova:

"Nova, what is Osiris' current currency?"

[Reporting, Your Excellency Commander, in order to assist the implementation of the 'Isis Protocol', the Center has temporarily canceled all economic and financial systems within Osiris. 】

"What? Canceled?!"

Obviously this is the first time hearing this news, Lu Xi's voice is a little distorted:

"How do you deal with the daily expenses of the Cangying Clan?"

[Free, in other words, free. 】

Because Lu Xi was in Sky City at the moment, a phantom of Nova the size of her body appeared directly on the spot, bowing gracefully to him:

[According to the results of a social science experiment conducted by Osiris before 16549, the existence of money will obviously affect the residents' willingness to have children.In order for the new citizens of Osiris to reproduce without any worries, Nova will provide full support. 】

"Fart [reproductively]! What do you think Osiris is? Water? Respect Paradise?!"

Lu Xi reflexively vomited something that no one could understand, and then remembered that there was a cute animal ear girl beside him, and quickly lowered his voice a little:

"Because of the declining birth rate, the policy of opening up the reproductive policy is a story that only happens in the book. Now I am asking a question about the economy of Sky City, and I need you to answer it in detail."

As the personification program of the Osiris center, Nova is excellent, but because of the influence of the "Isis Agreement" as one of the underlying agreements, her obsession with having children is too great.I don’t know why recently, first [Human Ranch] and then [Water? Respect Paradise], my thoughts have a tendency to plunge into the book world.

What the absolute rationality of AI brings to human beings is a cold and ruthless impression—this kind of problem that is often discussed in science fiction movies on Earth, unexpectedly will happen to Lu Xi after the time travel.

[Yes, even if the reason of 'supporting the ISIS agreement' is excluded, the system of 'free all expenses for citizens' currently being implemented in Sky City is very reasonable. 】

Knowing that the matter of giving birth should not be rushed, Nova accepted it as soon as it was good, and switched to the serious mode in an instant:

[Although through the unremitting efforts of Your Excellency Commander, the population of Sky City has increased for the first time since ten thousand years, but the number of these new citizens alone cannot support a sound economic system. 】

While explaining, the AI ​​girl vividly popped up a virtual screen for Lu Xi:

[On the other hand, the current Osiris is still in a state of excess resources where productivity is far greater than demand.Even if all facilities and goods are free to citizens, there is still a large amount of surplus resources being discarded every day—yes, under the current situation, Osiris doesn’t even need to start the recycling rate as high as 90.00% [-] The secondary utilization system, because our original resources can't be spent-according to the judgment of the center, although there is no harm in enabling the economy under the existing conditions, it will not bring benefits, so the all-free plan was implemented. 】

"If you explain it in a way that Qianqian can understand, the current situation is [My family has so much money that I can't give it away for free, so I can only burn it]... Well, I didn't expect Sky City to be so rich."

From Nova's calm narration, Lu Xi heard the horror hidden in Osiris, and Lu Xi fell into deep thought while snoring on the head of Wolf-er Niang.

Is this the trouble of the rich? Even if all the employees under him are made to be poor faces, our family's great cause will never be defeated.

"—However, I think this situation will be alleviated soon."

Suddenly thinking of his purpose of coming here, Lu Xi smiled slightly:

"After all, that's why I'm here today."

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Chapter 396 Mr. Wei'an Guangzheng Road

"Bro."

"Lu Xi, you're here."

He was not at all surprised by Lu Xi's sudden appearance here, and Broca, who was dressed in a capable hunter uniform, just nodded slightly at him:

"According to what you said a few days ago, the Hidden Shadow Hunters have recently reduced the amount of tasks to go out, and instead conducted comprehensive tests on the characteristics and performance of the trial tower in various scenarios. Now they have come up with enough Reliable results."

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll treat you to a drink another day."

Regarding the efficiency of the little brother's work, Lu Xi is absolutely at ease:

"So, what about the test results?"

"Very reassuring."

The rigorous little brother did not give a general evaluation based on his impressions. Instead, he took out a densely written booklet from behind him, and read in a calm voice that could not be disturbed:

"The first is the most important safety issue. According to Miss Nova's introduction and the tests of the hidden shadow hunters, this trial tower facility can indeed judge the strength level of the subjects independently, and recommend suitable difficulty levels based on their strength. This The criteria for judging are very flexible, even if the same hidden shadow hunter enters the trial tower wearing a bow and unarmed, the suggested difficulty is different."

Just like the [suggested combat power xxx] [current combat power xxx] that you often see before entering the copy of the game, the test tower of Osiris is also loaded with corresponding functions.After testing by hidden shadow hunters, the effect is quite good.

"Very good. In this way, all adventurers who come here can choose the difficulty that suits them."

Nodding in satisfaction, Lu Xi turned to ask:

"Let's not mention the casual adventurers who are willing to repeatedly brush in the low-difficulty trial tower and the macho adventurers who are willing to challenge a slightly higher difficulty. Suppose there is a slag with a combat power of only 5 who insists on challenging the highest difficulty that is absolutely impossible to beat. What will happen to the trial tower?"

"...It is difficult for me to answer this point. After all, it is difficult to find such a weak member of the Cangying clan."

For the first time, Broca's face showed a hint of embarrassment. Facing this question, he hesitated for a while:

"However, I once challenged the most difficult trial tower without any weapons. Although I used my skills to dodge several attacks, I was finally defeated by the full-map AOE laser cannon of the trial monster. ——Fortunately, the emergency protection function of the trial tower is quite complete. After judging that I would definitely not be able to withstand that attack, a layer of protective shield was automatically blocked in front of me, and there was also a magic spell of quick healing on it Mode."