Lu Manman had grown accustomed to having Hua Qingmo by her side, accustomed to his gentle, witty, and humorous way of teaching her various things, accustomed to going out with him, accustomed to their constant banter about wanting to be each other's partners, accustomed to him...
Sigh! Habits are truly a terrible thing.
Before meeting Hua Qingmo, she felt that it was fine for her to be alone with her grandfather, but now that she had gotten used to Hua Qingmo, Lu Manman couldn't accept going back to the past for a while.
The grandfathers were also unable to accept it.
After searching for a while, they found no clues and gave up.
Only Lu Manman did not give up, running out to look for him several times, but she always came up empty-handed.
Perhaps I will never see him again.
After repeated disappointments, Lu Manman cast aside her emotions, her gaze resolute. Let him go; no one in this world is indispensable.
She's just not used to it yet; she has plenty of time to get used to it.
Soon, Lu Manman returned to her old self, acting coquettishly with her grandfathers, searching for supplies on her own, and even achieving her goal of taking her grandfathers out to play.
Fortunately, Hua Qingmo really took Lu Manman's words to heart, knowing that Lu Manman had always wanted to take her grandfathers out to see the world.
They specially modified a mecha, making its cockpit exceptionally large, so that it could take all of Grandpa's away at once.
Lu Manman led the grandfathers on a walk around and looked at Wanwan, which improved her mood considerably.
Even though he had already seen it, the various landscapes outside still impressed Lu Manman. After all, different landscapes have different charms when viewed at different times.
If the journey is long and arduous, it is even more so for grandfathers who have hardly ever traveled far from home.
Shi Tu stared blankly at the sunrise over the sea and couldn't help but exclaim, "It's so beautiful! I never knew the sea that Huawazi talked about was so beautiful. It's even more beautiful than I imagined."
Chen Hua lay on a deck chair on the beach, drinking coconut juice. "I never thought we could travel safely to every corner of the planet and enjoy the scenery of every place. My life has been so worthwhile. It's so much better than our fathers and grandfathers."
Their grandfathers and fathers had a smaller range of activities outside the safe zone than they did, since some of the safe areas outside the safe zone that everyone previously thought were safe were actually expanded by them.
Gu Lin looked at Lu Manman, who was picking up seashells not far away, and said, "We have to thank the children. They always bring us surprises we never dared to imagine."
Qu Fu also looked over, "Ever since Huawazi left, the child has seemed to be in a lot of pain, but thankfully she seems to have finally come out of it."
Zhong Lizhong was somewhat puzzled, "Why do you think the child's reaction was so strong?"
Although they were also sad, they weren't as dramatic as Lu Manman.
Qi Chao: "Perhaps it's because they spent the most time together."
Looking at Lu Manman's flowing long hair, Feng Zhi said, "I always felt that there was more to it than that."
Gu Lin narrowed his eyes slightly and gave the answer that was closest to the truth, "Perhaps this is what Hua Wa Zi was talking about as companionship."
These old folks had long since purified the feelings between men and women in a world without women, so it's truly remarkable that they could think of this.
After enjoying the beautiful scenery, it was time to prepare breakfast. The group went out together and caught a lot of crabs and collected a lot of seashells.
The culinary teacher had also taught us how to cook seafood, and Shi Tu remembered it. Soon, the aroma of seafood porridge wafted through the air.
Shi Tu smelled the aroma in the air and was very satisfied. "Thanks to Huawazi's self-heating pot, I can cook without lighting a fire in the wild."
Chen Hua: "Yes, starting a fire can easily attract mutated beasts. Huawazi arranged everything for us, from the large cockpit mecha to everything we need to take when we go out. He prepared everything for us."
Zhong Lizhong still felt a little regretful, "Yes, but why did he leave?"
Nobody knows the answer to this question right now.
Feng Zhi: "Speaking of mutated beasts, have you noticed that they're much quieter now? Remember what happened with Guji last time... sigh! Mutated beasts were so rampant."
Qi Chao felt a pang of pain as he thought of Gu Ji's miserable state. "It's probably because the child scared them so much that they didn't dare to do anything rash. If... if we had tried a little harder back then, perhaps Gu Ji wouldn't have died. If he hadn't died, the child would have had the ability to bring him back to life, and he could have seen this different world and tasted different delicacies just like us."
Feng Zhi and Chen Hua both fell silent.
Seeing the atmosphere growing heavy, Qu Fu patted Qi Chao on the shoulder, "This is not your fault. Everything is in the past. Gu Ji would not like you to be like this. The dead are gone. All we can do is live well and not let Gu Ji down."
The seafood porridge bubbled and simmered in the pot. Shi Tu stirred it, and the aroma in the air became even more pronounced. A gust of wind carried it into Lu Manman's nostrils.
Lu Manman rolled up his trousers and carried a large pile of seashells, drawn by their fragrance.
"Grandpas, what's wrong with you? Something seems off about the atmosphere."
Gu Lin stood up and took the seashell from Lu Manman's hand. "Hey! It's nothing. I was just feeling a bit sentimental about life looking at such beautiful scenery."
"Yes! You've come at the right time. The porridge is ready, you can eat now."
Shi Tu scooped up a bowl of seafood porridge and handed it to Lu Manman, saying, "Try it. This is my first time cooking seafood. Give me some feedback."
Lu Manman took the bowl, scooped up a spoonful, blew on it, put it in her mouth, and after tasting it carefully, said, "Delicious! Absolutely delicious!"
Shi Tu laughed heartily, "Haha, that's good! Friends, please start eating!"
Lu Manman blinked. "...So Grandpa Shi is using me as a guinea pig. Sigh! I feel a little uncomfortable. I'm going to eat three big bowls later."
Lu Manman held up three fingers.
Shi Tu: "Hey! Don't worry, there's plenty!"
Seeing Shi Tu and the child, everyone laughed, and the atmosphere gradually became cheerful again.
The group had just finished enjoying a delicious seafood congee and clearing away the dishes when the light suddenly went out.
"Hey! My beautiful sunny beach, why is it suddenly cloudy?"
Zhong Lizhong felt a deep sense of regret, but when he looked up, he was stunned into silence.
"Holy crap! Zerg!"
Everyone looked up and saw a dense swarm of insectoids filling the sky.
Without saying a word, the group skillfully hid.
Zhong Lizhong frowned and whispered, "Why are the Zerg so active lately?"
Previously, the Zerg would gather in the air about once every two or three months, but now this is the second time this month, and the number is much larger than before.
Qi Chao was a little worried, "Could it be that they're planning to invade our planet on a large scale?"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than they saw waves of Zerg falling from the sky and disappearing into the distance.
Everyone turned to look at Qi Chao.
Qi Chao: "...I only had reasonable suspicions, and now it seems that they are indeed very reasonable."
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