NFBE Chapter 7 Departure
Chapter 7 Departure
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When I woke up the next day, it was barely dawn, so I guessed I had slept for at most five hours.
Yun Fuyu yawned, moistened her eyes, and then officially got out of bed. Clutching her lower back, she realized that sleeping in a sitting position was utterly inhuman; she felt like her discs were about to herniate.
He shifted his body and looked at Seele, who was sleeping on the other side. Her brows were slightly furrowed, and her eyes were twitching rapidly, making it hard not to guess that she was having a nightmare.
"Seele, Seele?"
Yun Fuyu called her name softly, and Xi'er quickly woke up from her sleep, looking at the person in front of her with sleepy eyes.
Oh, it's time to get going.
Soon, the two got up and extinguished the fire completely with seawater. Then they went to the beach, washed their faces, rinsed their mouths with the bitter seawater, and officially set off for home.
This trip to the beach wasn't entirely fruitless. First, Yun Fuyu carried two large buckets filled with seawater, which would be their drinking water. Second, they were lucky enough to find a large coconut at the foot of a tree, though it looked unripe, so they didn't think much of it and just carried it back.
Finally, there was an unexpected and pleasant surprise: Yun Fuyu seemed to have a very good resistance to Honkai energy. In fact, when he woke up this time, he could feel that his body strength was getting stronger and stronger, and he didn't feel tired at all while carrying two buckets of water weighing nearly 40 kilograms.
He comforted himself, thinking, "Well, at least I'm a time traveler. It's okay to have some perks from time travel, right?"
As for Xier, Yun Fuyu looked back at the girl who was walking steadily with him. She noticed his gaze, tilted her head in confusion, and then smiled gently.
Yun Fuyu couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Xi'er, what secrets do you hold? That power of creation... it's really not like that of an ordinary girl.
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Hen and Kevin sat together at the dining table on the warship. Although they couldn't reveal to the United Nations that he had already taken orders from May, the warship was full of May and Kevin's staunch supporters, so there was no need to worry.
Hen ate meat in big mouthfuls, mumbling incoherently, "It's been more than half a year since the Fifth Herrscher descended. Judging from the speed at which Herrschers appear, this Great Collapse was probably caused by one of them."
Kevin didn't eat as rudely as Hen, at least he seemed quite refined on the surface, but in fact he ate just as fast as Hen. As he ate, he said, "The data detected by Mei's lab shows that there is a clear core area of Honkai outbreak, where the Honkai energy concentration has soared to 1,500 HW."
Hen: "Blanca said that the First Research Institute detected two Honkai energy cores, but the second core area quickly calmed down, so they didn't pay attention to it."
Blanca, Hen's wife, currently works at the First Research Institute. The First Research Institute is headed by Möbius. Because Möbius is a veteran member of the Fire Moth and was a key figure in Honkai research before the Honkai phenomenon received public attention, his status is exceptionally high. It is said that before Dr. Möbius appeared, in the capital of Mu Continent, mentioning "Doctor" invariably referred to Möbius.
However, correspondingly, Mebius has received an exceptionally large amount of negative public opinion. Accusations include disregarding human life, abusing poison, and ignoring the lives of volunteers… Even more serious, some have said that she has long since abandoned her human status and defected to the Honkai side.
Let's leave that aside for now and get back to the conversation between Hen and Kevin.
Although Kevin was known as a powerful warrior, he also keenly sensed the anomaly and pressed for an answer: "Why wasn't the second core area reported to Mei?"
Hen: "Don't ask me, this was Möbius's decision, I only found out before I left."
Kevin couldn't help but wonder: Was Mebius up to something again? Why was he deliberately concealing the truth?
He didn't send a message to Mei about this, for a simple reason: Mei would definitely know everything that happened on the warship, so why should he bother?
The warships rapidly approached the area of the Great Collapse outbreak in the southern border of the Mu Continent. They had set off at dawn and would reach their destination in three hours at most.
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Yun Fuyu and Xier continued their journey through the desolation. The way back was easier than the way they had come; after all, they had to hack their way through thorns and brambles back then, but now... luckily, they found a man-made path along the beach! What else could they have done?
We dare not walk on the main road, for fear of being blocked. The side roads, however, are fine, because few people use them to begin with, and after the collapse, there will be even fewer people on them.
Finally, before the sun had even reached its highest point, Yun Fuyu and Xier had already returned to the base.
The tap that had been turned on yesterday morning hadn't brought them much water; it only filled about half a basin. Yun Fuyu cautiously tested the water for any corrosive energy. Luckily, while it wasn't entirely free of it, it wouldn't affect him or Seele.
The two of them happily ate another can of food together, and even threw some military rations into the empty can, added water, and boiled them until they were broken up. Surprisingly, the taste was alright. After all this busy work, they took a short nap at noon, and when they woke up again, Yun Fuyu began to plan their "moving."
He's now almost superhumanly strong and can carry large quantities of supplies. A simple estimate suggests that using Seele's original bedsheets as bundles, he could easily carry a week's worth of drinking water and two weeks' worth of food. Considering their stamina, traversing a thousand miles might be difficult, but walking three hundred kilometers in two weeks should be no problem.
After all, Yun Fuyu was truly full of energy and didn't seem tired at all. Although Xier's physical strength was slightly weaker, with Yun Fuyu helping her, her gentle yet resilient personality always allowed her to do much better than others imagined.
Food wasn't a problem for the time being, but safety, sleep, and hygiene were still somewhat of an issue. Ultimately, Yun Fuyu and Xi'er were just strangers who had met by chance, and he really couldn't ask Xi'er about her personal situation. For example: just how strong was her power? Where did her power of creation come from?
For example: What are those days of the month? Do I need his help preparing anything?
How can I even ask that?! Won't they suspect me of having ulterior motives?!
Sleep can be compromised, but hygiene and safety cannot be compromised!
After much thought, Yun Fuyu had a sudden inspiration. He listed all his thoughts in detail, subtly hinted at them to Xier in certain places, and then openly discussed them with Xier.
Things went smoothly. Seele listened attentively to his explanation and seemed thoughtful about the "hygiene" aspect that was emphasized. After the discussion ended, everyone went their separate ways to pack and prepare their things.
First, it was time to do the laundry. Xi'er offered to help him with the laundry, and Yun Fuyu didn't refuse, handing over all his clothes except for his underwear and socks.
After washing, we need to dry them quickly so we can set off smoothly tomorrow. Because we're near the sea, the air is quite humid, so Yun Fuyu followed Xier's instructions and built a small fire and a clothes rack with a pitchfork, which will at least speed up the drying process a bit.
Next came packing. Using only bed sheets as wrappings was a bit rudimentary, but it had to do. Anyway, Yun Fuyu was strong, so he could take as much as he could. He packed two huge bags, and Xi'er came over to check them over and helped reinforce them. That was it.
Then came preparing weapons, which was really difficult. Yun Fuyu racked his brains and managed to pick up a few steel bars, only to find that he could bend them with his bare hands... So, he wrapped the steel bars around his neck a few times, padded them with some soft cloth, and made do with them as a makeshift glove.
Finally, I took another nice shower and got myself thoroughly cleaned up, ready to set off the next day!