Ark, I became an NPC in the online game

Pancho, one of the true representatives of the Bolivarian war faction, was ambushed by the Singas Dynasty army that appeared from nowhere during a mission. The army led by Pancho was quickly wiped out. The valley passage was littered with broken limbs and blood, and Pancho himself was captured.

"Lieutenant General Puyou, the spies have received intelligence. There are enemy patrols on every important road in the canyon... The canyon itself is easy to defend but difficult to attack. This is going to be a tough battle."

Pew Silva rubbed his frozen cheeks. He subconsciously glanced at Rafiela who was wrapped in a furry coat. Seeing that her cheeks were red from the cold wind, he helped her pull up her scarf.

Looking at the soldiers around him, except for a few who were still physically strong and could hold on, some of the soldiers who were rushing on the road in the freezing cold wind could no longer hold on.

"Set up camp... and light a fire."

Although in this cold winter, lighting a fire and cooking would cause smoke to tell the enemies in the canyon that the real Bolivarian army had arrived, Pugh would not let these soldiers freeze to death in the wind and snow. Pugh cared more about the lives of his soldiers than openly informing the enemy army of their arrival.

An hour later, in the tent, Pugh and several soldiers discussed where to attack from, while Rafiela, whose hands and feet had warmed up, was doing some work like serving tea and pouring water. She handed the warm teacups to the soldiers with a smile, and the soldiers' hearts were melted by Rafiela's smile.

There are naturally many family members accompanying the army, but there are still few little girls as obedient and sensible as Rafiela. Many soldiers compared Rafiela with their own naughty children and immediately felt that they could not compare. Such a caring little cotton-padded jacket is indeed the child of other people's families.

After the meeting, it was tentatively planned to launch the attack in the early morning of the next day. Nearly a hundred genuine Bolivarian soldiers were captured. Of course, their main target was still Pancho.

After sending the soldiers away, Pugh's confident expression gradually disappeared, replaced by a hint of worry... This matter is definitely not that simple. He naturally knows the character of his comrade Pancho, who has always been cautious when going out on missions. How could the army of the Singas Dynasty know the news?

Only the top military officials knew about Pancho's whereabouts and mission...Pew pursed his lips, he didn't want to think about it anymore.

"Dad, drink some hot water." Rafiela quietly came to Pew and handed him a cup of hot water.

Pugh took the cup of hot water and rubbed his daughter's cheek with some heartache. Real Bolivarian soldiers have no so-called habitat. In the continuous missions and guerrilla warfare, they have to travel around the world. It is normal for families to appear in the army. This is also due to the open and relaxed atmosphere of the army. There is no strict prohibition on the appearance of families in the army.

"Go to bed early, Lafiela." Piu said softly, "Tomorrow, you and the other aunts and sisters will stand by at the rear of the camp. If there is any unusual movement, retreat immediately. Do you understand?"

Rafiela rubbed her eyes, yawned, and responded.

"...I wonder how Senomi and the others are doing these days."

After muttering softly, Rafiela climbed onto her little bed, wrapped herself up like a dumpling with only half of her face exposed, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Pugh's expression changed and he clenched his fist slightly.

How long will La Fiela continue like this? Is her fate confined to the military?

Pugh has a deep love for Bolivar. If he had a son, he would definitely choose to let him join the army so that both father and son can fight together, but he has a lovely daughter.

Women do have many inconveniences and risks in the military camp. Does this mean that Rafiela's future lies here? Shouldn't she be free to embrace her own destiny and cry or laugh when she wants?

......

After the smoke cleared, the real Bolivarians launched a final wave of brutal attacks. The army was already covered in blood, and many soldiers fell to the ground and lost their lives after being hit by spells or crossbows, but there were still more soldiers rushing forward.

"...my old friend."

Pew supported himself and came to the imprisoned Pancho. His hands and feet were gradually getting cold, and there was blood at the corners of his mouth. With a cough, a mouthful of blood was spat out onto the ground.

"Old Pew!" Pancho pounded the ground hard. Seeing his comrade in this state made him grit his teeth and shed tears in a frantic roar. "He is a dove, he must be a dove. I must have revenge, revenge!"

"Seeing you look so energetic...I feel relieved."

A shot pierced the iron door, Pancho broke out, and quickly supported the staggering Pew, repeatedly comforting him, "It's okay, it's just a minor injury."

"Military doctor! What the hell are you doing for a living? Where are the people?"

After the war, military doctors arrived at the battlefield. When they saw the furious Pancho and the pale Pew, they were suddenly shocked and rushed forward to help.

When Pugh was dozing off, he seemed to hear Rafiela crying. He wanted to tell his daughter that she should not cry, but smile more. She looked pretty when she smiled.

While he was wandering, he seemed to see the warm light again. This light reminded him of his friend Sakota whom he met in Dos Solès. Although the other party was much younger than him, Pugh saw the friendship between the two, their chatting after drinking, and the care and kindness towards his adopted sister.

"..."

When he opened his eyes, Pugh saw the military doctors busy at work, saw Rafiela crying beside him, saw the sad faces of his comrades, and saw a Sakota man dressed like a messenger, but unfortunately, it was not Xia Yuan.

Next, it’s time to deal with the aftermath.

Pugh struggled to get up. Seeing him suddenly regain his spirit, the soldiers turned pale, and Pancho gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly.

"Courier, can you deliver a message for me?"

The messenger nodded and took a step forward. "This is exactly my mission."

Pugh smiled, he gently raised his hand and stroked Rafiela's little head.

I hope her future will be worry-free, full of laughter, and that she can continue to live in a sunny place.

The corners of his mouth trembled as he revealed his words and his heart. He held Rafiela's hand and handed her to the messenger, and this warmth would continue to be passed into Xia Yuan's hands.

......

Xia Yuan clenched her hands tightly, causing wrinkles on the letter paper.

Looking at Rafiela sleeping soundly on the bed, he felt an emotion called responsibility... He had the same emotion when he adopted Senomi and Mandela, and when he was taking care of Susie.

Old Pew didn't want his daughter to continue to be surrounded by Bolivar's hatred, so he sent her here... Xia Yuan would naturally give her a bright future.

As for Rafiela, she should settle down in Tremont for now. However, her identity is indeed sensitive. As a descendant of a true Bolivarian, she might be targeted by some people with ulterior motives in Colombia... Then she can go to the black market to get a fake identity, but a fake identity still has the risk of being exposed, so it is better to go to the Tin Man of the Melander Foundation.

After finishing today's work, Xia Yuan glanced at Rafiela who was still sleeping, gently closed the door, changed into his research suit, and walked towards the workshop. He and Xuezhi's work for the day had just begun.

Thirty minutes had passed and there was a sudden movement from the water cup in Xia Yuan's dormitory. A miniature Muir Seth suddenly poked her head out, and she crawled out of the water cup and looked around. She found that Xia Yuan was not there. When she wanted to leave, she suddenly discovered that there was someone sleeping on the bed?

Mini Muirseth suddenly turned into ordinary Muirseth. She carefully came to the bed and found a little black-haired girl sleeping soundly. She seemed to be having a nightmare. There was light sweat on her forehead, her breathing was rapid, and she looked very painful.

Muerseth felt distressed when she saw this. She was also a little curious about the identity of this little girl... She looked a year or two younger than Little Nomi, and was a lovely girl from Liberi. What was her relationship with Xia Yuan? Was she also the little girl that Xia Yuan saved?

"what..."

Muerseth noticed that Lafiela had woken up. The girl rubbed her eyes and looked at Muerseth with curiosity.

"Hello, what's your name, do you need some water?"

Muirseth handed the cup of water to Rafiela who had already sat up. The latter said thank you cutely and took a sip, "I want to find Brother Xia Yuan."

"Brother Xia Yuan is at work now. Let's go find him together after he gets off work, okay?" Muerseth said with a smile. She took out a candy from her arms and handed it to Lafiela. "My name is Muerseth, you can call me Miu Miu... Do you want some candy?"

"Miu Miu... My name is Rafiela."

"Hey, what a cute and nice name. How about calling you Elara from now on?"

Rafiela put the candy into her mouth and tasted the sweetness of orange, which made the corners of her mouth curl up slightly.

Not long after, through Muirseth's questions and conversation, she quickly learned about Rafiela's past and the reason why she came to Tremont, which made the kind elf couldn't hold back her tears. Rafiela was a little panicked when she saw this scene, but she turned to be the one who comforted Muirseth.

Muirseth knew that Lafiela's future "father" or "brother" was Xia Yuan, so she briefly introduced Xia Yuan's current work and identity, so that Lafiela gradually had such an understanding. Lafiela also asked Muirseth many questions, many of which were about Xia Yuan, and many about Senomi, Mandela and Susie.

After get off work, Muerseth extended his hand to Lafiela, and she smiled and said, "Let's go see Xia Yuan together."

Rafiela jumped down from the chair, nodded, and held the water elf's hand. It felt as cold as if it had touched water.

"Xuezhi, you've worked hard today. We need to complete another data report tomorrow." Xia Yuan took off his protective glasses and said to Xuezhi who was working on the computer terminal beside him, "By the way, Yara told me this morning that the Rhine Life's touring exhibition has begun, starting from Saint Sophie City. A briefing from Yara will be received in mid-March."

As the director of the Human Resources Department of Rhine Life, Yara believes that the touring exhibition is a good way to expand Rhine Life's reputation and influence. This is the first time that Rhine Life has carried out such a large-scale event. Yara, who has a certain network of relationships in various places in Colombia, naturally participated in the exhibition throughout. She and several researchers are currently exhibiting in the city of Saint Sophie.

"Really? That's great!"

Seeing how devoted Xuezhi was to her work, Xia Yuan smiled and said, "Go home early. Although it's not as cold as before, it still gets dark very quickly. Don't keep grandma waiting anxiously."

"What about Senior Xia Yuan...the director?" Xuezhi coughed lightly and quickly changed the address.

"It's better to call me senior as usual. I will go home after finishing this forging work."

Xue Zhi said "oh" and left quickly after putting on her research coat. Xue Zhi liked the updated research coat of Rhine Life very much. To her, it was like a beautiful and durable new piece of clothing.

After Xuezhi left, the studio fell silent after a long absence. Xia Yuan continued with the basic forging movements. As the progress bar went up little by little, he heard the sound of a door being pushed open.

Anyone who can enter and exit his workshop needs to swipe their ID cards. Apart from Xue Zhi from the Mechanical Power Department, the only others who can enter and exit are the general manager and the director.

Xia Yuan stood up and looked back.

"Hello~ Xia Yuan, I'm here with Elala."

Muerseth led Lafiela's hand into the workshop. Lafiela was attracted by the equipment and the machines in the room. She looked curious. Muerseth brought her to Xia Yuan and handed Lafiela's hand to Xia Yuan. "Really? We can't let Ella wait for too long."

"You are Elara's brother now, right?"

Xia Yuan hummed, "Senomie is used to preparing your portion of food. Do you want to come and eat today?"

"Hmm... Yeah, okay. Wait a minute. My work will be done soon. Let's meet at the gate later."

"it is good."

Amid La Fiela's exclamation, the gentle Miu Miu turned into a puddle of water and disappeared in front of her. Xia Yuan's mouth twitched. He should have told Muerseth that he wanted to dissolve the water clone and disintegrate in the pool, otherwise he would have to mop the floor.

He held La Fiela's hand and said gently, "Let's go home."

"Brother...Okay."

La Fiela grabbed Xia Yuan's hand and smiled faintly.

Chapter 112: Towards Londinium

Adopting Rafiela just before departure did not disrupt Xia Yuan's plan. After bringing Rafiela and Muirseth home, Senomi, Mandela and Susie were delighted and curious to see their friend whom they had not seen for a long time. They really wanted to know why Rafiela appeared here.

After hearing her friend's question, Rafiela's expression darkened. She wiped her tears and choked up as she said that her father was no longer in this world. This made the three little ones feel a little ashamed. Mandela stepped forward and gave Rafiela a small hug.

"Let's be sisters from now on."

Rafiela looked into Mandela's golden eyes, then glanced at Senomi and Susie who were standing behind her with gentle expressions on their faces, and nodded slightly.

Mace and Kanelian cleaned out a study room for Rafiela to use as her bedroom. After dinner, Rafiela, tired from the long journey, soon returned to her bed and fell into a deep sleep.

"From now on, Rafiela is your sister... I hope you can be her reliable sisters." Xia Yuan said to the three little ones.

"clear."

The three little ones agreed very readily.

Muirseth watched the family's conversation from the side, propped up his head with a slight smile on his face.

The next day, Xia Yuan took La Fiela to the black market in the downtown area. When they opened the door of the bar, it was not open yet in the morning. The man behind the bar was yawning. When he saw Xia Yuan, he was stunned for a moment. He asked tentatively, "Sir, the bar is not open yet."

"I'm looking for the Tin Man."

The latter immediately understood, lowered his head and left.

The Tin Man has many safe houses. After contacting him, Xia Yuan took Rafiela to a grocery store and saw the Tin Man puffing out smoke in the warehouse.

"The Melander Foundation is very satisfied with your success, Mr. Xia Yuan. You have not let the Melander Foundation down." The Tin Man continued smoking his cigar. "I am honored to be your shortcut to the scientific community. I hope we can continue to cooperate like this in the future."

Xia Yuan nodded and narrowed his eyes. "...I have a child here, can you put out the cigar?"

"..."

The Tin Man stubbed out his cigar unhappily and asked in a low, mechanical voice, "What's the matter?"

"Get this child a Colombian household registration." Xia Yuan touched the head of La Fiera beside him. La Fiera was curiously looking at this man who looked like steel, and seemed very interested in him. "Her father entrusted her to me before he died. I want her to live happily."

“It’s certainly a minor problem.”

The Tin Man waved his hand nonchalantly, crossed his legs, and looked at Rafiela's face with an inorganic look, which startled Rafiela slightly and she hid behind Xia Yuan.

"...Why are you scaring the child for no reason?"

"My fault."

The Tin Man didn't want to continue talking to this very protective angel in front of him. He coughed lightly and narrowed his iron eyes.

"After you entered the scientific community, did a scientist named Lorcan Williams write to you?"

"After the seminar, many young and old scientists sent me emails. If you are talking about Locke from the water tank laboratory, he naturally sent me an email to congratulate me and invited me to visit his laboratory. He said that he could integrate biology and machinery to conduct organic ergonomic prosthetic experiments... What happened to this Locke?"

"Nothing. I just applied for a huge amount of funds from the Melander Foundation for a scientific research project some time ago. We at the Melander Foundation are also very curious about where this money was used."

The Tin Man returned to silence. "The identity of the kid next to you can be obtained within two days at the earliest."

"Okay, I owe you one."

Xia Yuan took Rafiela's hand and left. The Tin Man then took out his cigar and started smoking again. He looked into the distance and chuckled twice.

After obtaining Rafiela's identity, like the other three little ones, she started to apply for school enrollment. In the future, she will go to school like the other three little ones, enjoy a peaceful study life, and decide on her development path after she becomes an adult.

If raising Senomi and Mandela was intentional, he had no idea about Rafiela. It was more like raising a daughter. No matter what she likes or what kind of work she does in the future, Xia Yuan will support her.

This is Old Pew's wish and also Xia Yuan's idea. After all, Lafiela is soft and a little naive, so just let her choose the right path for herself. Although she will accept a forced path for her, this may not be what she wants.