Beng San, I have an unfinished date with her

At this time of year, the area around the orphanage is still a bit cold for ordinary people.

However, there is still life emerging.

Just like this land.

Humming the melody of all things, he touched the stubborn flowers that sprouted from the edge of the boulder with his right hand, and slapped his knees with his left hand.

Several children sat in front of him and closed their eyes to feel the melody that Long was humming.

Although they don't understand it, they haven't systematically studied music theory.

But they could just hear it...Long seemed to be playing a piece of music that contained all the beauty.

When I close my eyes, the beautiful world is completely displayed in my mind.

This is something Past Long learned from Eden - everything has a melody.

Long agreed with Eden's answer.

However, in the past, I was not obsessed with this aspect, so I did not calm down and really listen to this song that belongs to all things in the world.

But now, he has time.

This is what he must do for the future.

...

Bronya's approach stopped.

Long leaned against the boulder with his eyes closed and hummed, caressing nature, looking comfortable and contented.

Several children sat upright in front of him, closing their eyes and listening to the melody.

This scene made her feel a little familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere.

It seems... a similar scene was described in the church when singing the greatness and teachings of God...

[God stands in front of the huge rocks on the earth, stands tall and appeases nature, and bestows knowledge and safety on us like a biological parent. 】

...

She shook her head and shook her wild associations out of her ears along with the memory of church singing.

[We have already agreed to leave the church and run away from home, why do I still think of this...]

Bronya came to a range that seemed to reach the limit of humming...

She suddenly felt the wonderful melody.

...

Like the warmth caressing you, the rain pouring down, the spring warm and the flowers blooming, the cold wind blowing...

And so on.

No matter how incapable of rhythmic cells or imagination, people will generate all kinds of feelings about everything in the world at this moment.

Bronya... seemed to see the world in front of her.

It seems like we only have to go one step further to understand the world.

Understand the nature of all things.

In another moment, she felt that everything in the world was moving away from her crazily, as if it were shrinking crazily towards an infinite point in the center of her field of vision and disappearing.

Her mind, which was filled with the "world" brought by that melody, was emptied out in an instant... The feeling of emptiness came like a tidal wave, and she even felt her body swaying a step, and she almost lost her hand. The dinner plates slid down together.

Fortunately, this feeling of emptiness disappeared quickly. The moment the dinner plate tilted, Bronya had completely woken up and controlled the bowls and cutlery on it.

......

Bronya looked at Long with a bit of resentment.

But just watching, even though she didn't want to admit it, after what happened just now, Bronya had feelings for Long from the deepest part of her heart. She didn't know whether to say it was horror or admiration.

[It seems... I somewhat understand why my mother and those people rushed to that illusory church]

[They showed me the records of Golden Waves. After all, I have never faced the real feeling. It is far inferior to the strong emotional fluctuations of my mother and others who were directly rescued from the disaster...]

[But the feeling just now... was a bit direct]

Bronya went to the central boulder in that field in her wild thoughts.

"Children, Alicia and your brothers and sisters have prepared lunch. Go and enjoy it."

Long's voice also sounded at the right time when Bronya came over, waking up the addicted children from their trance.

The children were very obedient, and then they stood up one by one and elegantly performed various etiquette actions that they knew from various channels before heading to Alicia's side.

Long Tan smiled: "These children like music performances and some classical dramas the most. However, there are no in-depth classes in this area in the orphanage. It seems that they can watch these actions by themselves from various places. Come and find it.”

"..."

"It's already pretty good. It's the best orphanage I've ever seen."

"Oh? Haha, of course~"

Long was a little surprised when Bronya praised her for the first time, but she immediately accepted it with peace of mind.

The three of them have spent a lot of effort on this orphanage and the worldwide child welfare support fund behind it.

“…”

Bronya didn't expect him to be so shameless... Well, she directly followed up with her praise.

Doesn't it stand to reason that you shouldn't politely decline the first time and then accept it with my firm approval?

Don't follow the routine?

Long could understand what Bronya was thinking without using his senses, and said with a smile: "A.L. has made great efforts to support child welfare funds around the world."

"It has provided a complete chain from education to work for many places and many unstable countries, laying the foundation for the steady development of a country starting from early childhood and adolescents."

"Of course, for these Bronya, you may think that they are political decisions and interest exchanges I made in order to control the world..."

"Well... Regarding this, I don't deny that I am indeed concentrating the power of the world." Long waved his hands and said indifferently, then looked at Bronya very solemnly and said: "At the same time, my power is also It has saved a lot of people, and this is an undeniable fact.”

Bronya clenched her fists and finally got down to business. She had been waiting for a while.

"Those things don't matter, but this alone doesn't convince me at all. Russia's environmental damage is becoming increasingly obvious, and the working hours and wages of people working in your industry are also visibly worrying... Even if you don't mention these, after all, it is beneficial to the overall Russian economy. Recovery and social stability have provided jobs...but the most important thing you haven't told me, the thing I want to know most...what is the disaster called the Second Collapse?"

"Is it caused by the A.L Club? Did you hide the lawyer and brainwash him..."

"These answers...are important!"

After a pause, Bronya's intelligence and language skills are really beyond her age, which is very good.

Then he sighed slightly and looked at the sky in the distance and said: On this point, I can completely guarantee that the second outbreak of Honkai Impact was not caused by the A·L Club...and..."

"and?"

"...Let's talk about the other things first." Long did not finish the rest directly, and I don't know if he deliberately whetted Bronya's appetite.

"The control is yours..." Bronya replied helplessly and handed the meal into Long's hands.

Up and down, go to the deepest: 200. The blood will that becomes the node

"So... By the way, Bronya, have you eaten?" Long was about to say something, but then he looked at the plate he just took from Bronya, then changed the subject and asked her.

"....?" Bronya didn't speak, but you could almost see a question mark appearing on her head, and she frowned slightly [Are you kidding me? ]'s expression: "I think our topic just now has reached the key point."

"Ah...I know. But, have you eaten?" Long raised the plate again and continued to ask.

Bronya looked at Long's expression carefully to confirm that he was not making trouble out of nothing. She covered her forehead and responded helplessly: "...No, let's get down to business first. You won't die if you skip a meal."

"That's not okay~ When you are still growing, you are different from me, so you can eat it. By the way, Bronya, don't use that power to strengthen and fix your body frequently at such a young age. If something happens After subconsciously relying on it, the power obeys your thinking and completely fixes the body in a certain stage. What if you were still eleven or twelve years old at that time?"

"Once people get used to it, it's often difficult to change. Do you plan to stay like this for the rest of your life?"

"..."

Bronya was stunned. She really didn't know this. She suddenly panicked a little and then felt relieved and thought: [Fortunately, I just thought about it... and didn't really do it. 】

He didn't even notice that he subconsciously believed every word Long said.

At this moment, the dinner plate was handed to Bronya, and Long held it firmly with one hand without any sway.

"...Okay, I'll eat it, you say."

Bronya took the dinner plate and leaned against the boulder, sat cross-legged next to Long, placed the dinner plate on the grass in front of her and ate slowly.

It was obvious that he was no longer as defensive as he was at the beginning, and Long continued to display his subtle natural talent that made people let down their guard.

"What Bronya wants to know most is about the second collapse, right?"

"Ah."

"Okay, then let's start with..."

Bronya's attention was attracted, and she didn't even take out the spoon she put in her mouth, holding it in her mouth and looking sideways.

Unexpectedly, Long suddenly said: "Then let's start talking about your power."

"..."

Bronya's movement suddenly stopped. After being stunned for a few seconds, she exhaled a clear breath helplessly, relaxed her shoulders and neck to express her protest, and then continued to eat, ignoring Long's deliberate antics.

The corners of Long's lips curled up like a mischief, and he looked at the sky and began to narrate: "You must already know that people like Bronya are called [affiliators] in the church."

"Um.."

"However, that title was not created by them, but came from a concept put forward by a great scientist named Mebius a long time ago."

"However, her concept has to change a bit."

"why?"

"Because there are already other human beings in this world who can use this power and are not [affiliators]."

"what?"

"Yes, people who can use that power are not just [Affiliates]. In essence, the Affiliate is just that the power belonging to that god comes to a world and selects the adaptability of the native creatures in that world. A higher biological individual, so that it can use the power of the god from outside the world."

"To put it simply, those who are compatible are the native creatures of that world that the god likes more."

"But because of the way that god brought his power to the world..."

Bronya: "Is there really a god that the church believes in?"

Long did not continue talking, but changed the topic: "My descendants began to awaken to this power as I became sober. Their connection with this power is much closer than that of [Affiliates]."

"Your descendant?" Bronya came to a conclusion after thinking, and couldn't help but look up and down again. Long said uncertainly: "You... have lived for a long time?"

"Well... it's not a long time, after all, since I came to this world more than 5 years ago, I was forced to fall into a deep sleep after less than ten years of activity. I spent most of the next 5 years This is how I fell asleep to recuperate from my injuries, and I only woke up 11 years ago.”

"Not...a long time? Are you teasing me like this just because I'm only ten years old? Fifty thousand years? I don't believe in this power. If you say you have lived for thousands of years, I will still believe it. 5 Ten thousand years? Human civilization has not yet been established, and each one is just in the tribal period." Bronya shook her head repeatedly, and even felt that this was something Long was perfunctory or deliberately fabricating.

Long was not excited about Bronya's disbelief. He just said with a faint smile: "Those things don't matter anymore. It doesn't matter whether Bronya believes it or not. After all, it's all in the past. It doesn't matter what I want to say." Influence."

"By the way, where did you talk about just now?"

"Your descendants."

"Well, Bronya's memory is very good~"

"...You know the answer and you still ask me?"

"Let's liven up the atmosphere."

"...As expected of a couple, they both like to tease people." Bronya lowered her head to scoop out a spoonful of stew and whispered, then ate it.

"..."

While Bronya was eating, Long looked at the blue sky and continued: "Well, my descendants... I feel a little guilty for them, because my sleep prevented them from activating the test in their blood. After refining and awakening the power, many clan members were killed and injured in the confrontation with Honkai over the years."

"Because of their relationship with me, they can obtain stronger power than those who are compatible with me, but the disadvantage is that they are closely related to me. Once I stagnate, the channel for them to awaken their power will also be closed. Of course, those who have passed the trial and the gods People who have made a connection will not be affected."

"In this regard, it is not as stable and convenient as those who are friendly."

"So...I have made some changes over the years. I want to make the Affiliate...closer to the essence of power."

"More...closer?" Speaking of Bronya's focus, this made her put down the tableware in her hands and concentrate.

Although it is not the main goal she wants to know, after all, it is also a matter involving her future strength, so it is impossible not to pay attention to it.

"Well, that's the consciousness that appeared in Bronya's mind when she was attacked by Qianjie. That consciousness is contained in the blood of my descendants and was born based on me before I fell asleep 5 years ago. He is a descendant test The gatekeeper and examiner of refining awakening.”