Danger?
"Later, she took out a lot of things related to my mother and was very kind to me. My relationship with her gradually improved."
Alina felt heartbroken, as if she could see a young boyfriend who had been easily tricked and deceived. His furry little body looked so pitiful. She cried out in her heart: It's all a trick!
"Not long after, she became pregnant and gave birth to a younger brother."
Alina was still angry. Her hands, which were placed at her sides, unconsciously pressed down on the sofa, leaving several large dents. Her eyes were bright and she was focused: Here it comes!
“Everyone around me says that I am the older brother and should take care of my younger brother. When I saw how soft and tiny he was when he was born, I thought it made sense. Although many people also said that his existence would threaten my position, I didn’t care much at the time, especially as he grew older and became more attached to me.”
Alina: Listen to my advice, my little boyfriend!
"As he grew up, I also reached the age to attend military academy and join the army, although... this age was a special provision for me, an orc with a mental strength level of 3s."
Alina: Exploiting children! Employing child labor! They are all bad people!
"Whether it was my father, her, or everyone else around me, they all had high hopes for me. Of course, I later realized that some of them were sincere and some were not."
"I don't know when it started, but he and I became more and more distant. Sometimes when he looked at me, there seemed to be an indescribable indifference in his eyes."
“At first, I thought it was because I was getting busier and busier, and even though I tried my best, I did spend less time with him, so he didn’t seem as close to me anymore.”
Alina showered her boyfriend with affection once again: "Of course not! Haven't you been 'neglecting' me these past few days? Look at what I've done!?"
“But… on that day, I heard the Queen’s teachings to him, and I knew that it was all a lie, even though… I had already sensed it before.”
Alina's bright, sapphire eyes suddenly lit up: Finally... she's been exposed!
[Cheering and jumping for joy! Wuhu takes off. jpg.]
"At the time, I didn't know whether I was angry or not. After all, we weren't related by blood. But... after so many years of friendship, it really wasn't fake."
Alina felt a pang of tenderness: she stroked its fur, thinking of it as feeding the dog.
"Later, I began to realize that the other party was not being honest, but it was all just minor mischief, so I ignored it. Later... my mental state deteriorated. The empire cannot be without an heir, and he has a good reputation among the people, and his daily behavior is not particularly worthy of criticism."
Alina fixed her gaze, straightened her back even more, and then came the key point!
At this point, Chu Yanbing felt as if something sharp had pinched his heart. His icy blue eyes turned blood red for a moment, and the corners of his eyes reddened: "I never expected... that he would do human experiments."
With a low, hoarse voice, Chu Yanbing couldn't control her self-blame and heartache as she thought of the innocent people affected.
The next second, he transformed into the appearance of a little white cat in a flash, the fluffy ball of fur concealing most of his emotions.
Seeing Chu Yanbing like this, Alina's usually playful and witty heart suddenly felt a little sore, as if she had eaten a raw lemon, and her eyes felt dry and uncomfortable.
She knew that he had already processed his childhood experiences on his own. Those experiences of being suppressed, deceived, ignored, and treated coldly had become nourishment in his life, helping him to bloom a hard diamond flower in the icy wilderness.
He had long since become his own protector. If it weren't for the orc's mental disorder, Alina firmly believed that their first encounter would have been even more spirited.
"This is not your fault."
With a lump in her throat, Alina stepped forward, half-squatted down, looked down at the little furball on the sofa, and spoke to comfort it.
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt that words were far too pale and powerless.
Alina gently stroked the cat's ears and changed the subject, "Ayan, didn't I ask you to help find a magical plant that can gather healing energy?"
Upon hearing this, Alina's cat ears twitched slightly involuntarily, showing that he was listening very attentively.
Although the drunken incident had occurred, Alina did not forget her purpose in going to the Flower Fairy Planet, and upon returning, she thoroughly studied the flower nectar.
The conclusion was that the healing power of nectar could be increased by one level after being purified by magical spells, reaching the point where concentrated honey brewed by A-level flower fairies could heal orcs of B-level and below.
Below Grade A, the same logic applies; above Grade A, there's nothing that can be done but delay; for someone with a top-tier 3S talent like Chu Yanbing, it's a drop in the ocean.
Therefore, Alina thought of the magic-gathering plants in her world. Where magic-gathering plants are planted, the concentration of magical elements will become stronger and stronger. This is not only because they attract magical elements from other places, but also because they have a special circulation system that can generate some magic power.
If we can find it, or a plant with the same effect, then the orcs can be saved before the magic here runs out.
Of course, the most fundamental solution is to eliminate the root cause—the Zerg—while the disease can be controlled.
Alina told Chu Yanbing all her analysis and conclusions while she was earning points every night.
Knowing this method, Chu Yanbing immediately sent people to search for the target plant. However, given the vastness of the universe, they all knew that the chances of finding it were extremely slim.
However, now that things have progressed to this point, Alina's safety is guaranteed.
After all, lower-level orcs can be treated with medicine, while higher-level orcs can be treated by her personally. It can be said that she is now the savior of the entire empire.
No one dared to hurt her.
At least, during her lifetime.
However, this would place the entire empire's burden of treatment on her alone, which is not what Alina and Chu Yanbing want to see.
So, while searching for plants, Alina was also studying magic circles. After all, she couldn't be the one purifying nectar every time, could she?
That's impossible.
"I think it might be in that successful version of the mental enhancement potion, as its effects are very similar."
"Meow?" Really?
The kitten that had been sitting on the sofa with its head down and looking sullen suddenly raised its round little head. Only a little mist remained in its glacial blue eyes, like a subtle softness that had lingered unintentionally.
"Huh? I don't understand..."
Alina reached out and hooked her hand on the kitten's fluffy chin, her eyebrows slightly raised and the corners of her pale pink lips turned up slightly, pretending not to understand even though she did.
Suddenly, an inexplicable fluctuation appeared in the air, and a tall, slender man with broad shoulders and a narrow waist replaced the soft kitten on the sofa.
The moment Chu Yanbing transformed into human form, he reached out and pulled Alina, who was half-squatting on the edge of the sofa, onto the sofa. He supported himself on one side of her, and his flowing silver hair draped over half of her body like a light veil.
Chu Yanbing lowered his body, pursed his thin lips, and said in a deep voice, "Really?"
"Unsure." Alina brushed aside the silver hair on the side of her neck, turned her head slightly, and tried her best to suppress her unease, answering in a serious tone.
With one hand supporting herself behind her, Alina seemed to naturally want to push the person on top of her away with the other, saying, "I'll know once I find it."
Chu Yanbing had already realized that the other party had been pretending not to understand in order to coax him. Feeling warm inside, he naturally raised his upper body, supported himself with one hand, and sat steadily next to Alina. He whispered, "Okay, I'll find it as soon as possible."
With such a wealth of clues already, finding the demonic plant is only a matter of time.
The air suddenly became quiet. Alina felt as if she could still feel the cool touch of the other person's hair on her neck. Her pointed elf ears were slightly red. She thought for a long time but couldn't recall the thought that had just flashed through her mind, so she started to make conversation.
Were the clues I gave you before useful?
Whether it was the aphrodisiac incident or the incident exposed during the Zerg invasion livestream, Alina collected a lot of clues.
“Very useful.” Chu Yanbing nodded affirmatively, then explained:
“Mo Yu is a major general in the Sixth Legion. The Sixth Legion is the Empire’s exploration force, and it’s not deeply involved in either military or political affairs, so it can be said to be neutral. If it weren’t for the magic ball you gave me, which contained her and others’ mental energy, I wouldn’t have been able to capture her so easily this time.”
"That's good." Alina nodded, her delicate eyebrows furrowing almost imperceptibly, inwardly fuming: What was she trying to say just now?!
"..."
It's all his hair's fault! It's so unsettling!
With her lips pursed, Alina said in a slightly annoyed tone, "Can't you tie your hair up?"
"?"
Chu Yanbing was a little confused.
After a two-second pause, she replied decisively, "Sure," while simultaneously using her mental energy to retrieve a beautiful hair tie from her storage terminal, adorned with a silver tassel and rubies.
Although he didn't know why Lin'er seemed angry, Chu Yanbing obediently gathered up his waist-length hair and tied it up.
The fiery red gemstones playfully danced between her fair fingers, the silver tassels complementing the rubies and making her long silver hair even more eye-catching.
Raising her hands to her eyes, Alina's spine relaxed, and she leaned back against the sofa, thinking: I can't look at him anymore! I need to calm down!
What exactly was she trying to say?!
Clues? ...Potion? ...Magic-Gathering Plant?
...
Yes, it's medicine!
"I was thinking, how about we go find the potion together? Just the two of us!"
Alina sprang up from the sofa, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Chu Yanbing.
"No, that's too dangerous."
Chu Yanbing's first reaction was, of course, to refuse. You see, Alina is now seen by some people as the flesh of Tang Sanzang from the legend of the myth, and everyone wants to take a bite!
"It's safer if the two of us go together!"
*
Under the golden sunlight, the misty drizzle seemed to drape the magnificent earth in a thin veil of pale gold, giving people a sense of mysterious sanctity.
No one knows that in the shadows of this planet, renowned for its thriving tourism industry, lies such a dark and man-eating "steel behemoth".
Wrapped in a magic robe and holding a mimic of Chu Yanbing in her arms, Alina, aided by invisibility magic, openly followed the base's insiders and "sneaked" into the scene.
'You just got in like that?'
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