Rare peace
Although such a minor injury was not worth mentioning in Ximu's career, Ruixia still treated it as a major threat and insisted that she return to the base to have a good rest, leaving most of the work to herself and other teammates.
"Well... you said you wanted to rest, but Ximu is the only one resting, right?"
Molina, who is good at complaining, naturally wanted to express her opinion, but when she saw Ximu was really about to stand up and refuse, she pushed her back calmly.
"Ximu has always had the heaviest workload. What's wrong with letting her take a break?"
Ruixia, who is always easy to talk to, was unexpectedly persistent this time. After finishing the work, she immediately arranged all the aftermath work on the scene, and then picked up the confused Ximu and went straight back to the base.
"Don't we need to stay and help?" Xi Mu was puzzled.
Their first priority after taking over the workshop was to unlock the workbenches everywhere, and then slowly revitalize the assembly lines for making potions, scrolls, and weapons, and officially resume production - with sustainable supplies, they would no longer have to worry about any battles, big or small, in the future.
There must be some monsters on the second and third floors that have not been explored that have not been seen. Is it really okay for them to just leave like that?
"Since that monster dropped the complete authority of the workshop, it's possible that it itself is the combined power of all the people in charge of the workshop... The monsters in there seem to value this kind of tangible proof. As long as you show that emblem, they can go anywhere. Don't worry."
In addition to instructing Zhui'en to protect her two fragile companions, Ruixia also called some mechanical puppets and mechanical beasts to provide them with support. Even if they encountered danger, they could at least buy them time to escape.
Seeing that he was determined to do so, Ximu thought about it and felt that it was feasible, so she had no choice but to go back with him obediently.
Previously, at Morina's request, a small rest area was specially set up in the base. Unexpectedly, Ximu became the first person to experience it.
She sat on the soft sofa and flipped through the drawings and documents that were casually placed on the coffee table. Finding that she could hardly understand them, she stood up and walked around, picked up the magic book that Sorens and Morina had been discussing before, and flipped through two pages.
There's no way around it. "Relaxing and resting" is really unfamiliar to Ximu.
Only in her own tower where she had nothing could she focus on nothing and let go of everything.
The absence of new information means that there is no need to read information, no scheduling considerations, and safety.
In the outside world, if she doesn't observe her surroundings all the time and understand all the situations around her in a timely manner, she will always feel uneasy.
"They seem to have been thinking about that thing for a long time, don't mess it up."
A distant reminder came from above the platform. Ximu put the books and documents back as they were and simply walked directly to Ruixia's position.
The latter lowered the high pedestal and naturally welcomed her up.
After watching the situation of her companions on the screen from various angles, and seeing that Sorens, who had integrated the emblem into the temporary pass, was avoided by other monsters all the way and successfully entered the potion processing area without encountering any obstacles, she finally felt relieved.
"But... making potions requires water, right? Is the water here drinkable?"
Ximu suddenly remembered this.
Because everything they saw here seemed to be different from the real existence, they had not touched any food or water sources here so far, for fear of being assimilated by the abnormal environment here without realizing it.
"Don't worry, when we really start making it, I will carefully inspect all the raw materials to make sure there are no problems before using them."
At this point, Ruixia seemed to recall something and said "Oh". She casually called up the scene near the water truck in the supply area and muttered, "How about setting up a water purification device here? We can handle it directly on the spot and save the trouble of transporting water back and forth..."
Finding that he was not asking for advice, but just talking to himself out of habit, Ximu did not say anything and just sat beside him and observed quietly.
In a short while, she roughly guessed the names and uses of the various tools around her, and could even take the initiative to hand them to him when the other party was too busy to get them.
It was also true that the young man could not take care of other things once he was focused on his work. On one hand, he was analyzing the characteristics of the space-time vortexes in various places, and on the other hand, he was updating the combat performance of the mechanical dolls. While waiting for the program to run, he did not forget to take a look at the recent situation of his companions in the distance. He also repeatedly confirmed and summarized the information sent back by the mechanical insects and mechanical birds at hand.
It was not until he felt Xi Mu's body temperature during the process of transferring tools that he seemed to finally remember that there was a girl sitting next to him. He suddenly stopped working and stared at her blankly for a long time.
What's with this "Hey, why are you here" expression...
You pulled the person up by yourself, but you forgot about it right away?
Ximu was not angry, and even thought that Ruixia's sudden confused expression looked very cute.
After a long while, the boy finally recalled the whole thing and apologized repeatedly in embarrassment: "Oh, sorry, sorry, I wanted to talk to you because I was worried that you would be bored alone, but then I got busy..."
"It doesn't matter."
The girl smiled faintly, but her eyes were much gentler than usual, "I like this."
They have been traveling a lot all the time, and it is rare for them to have the opportunity to sit quietly next to each other like this.
She sat beside him, clearly feeling the breath of the person next to her, looking at his lively and focused appearance, and imagining his past life, which made her feel a rare peace of mind and tranquility.
The sense of change brought about by unfamiliar experiences should have made people uneasy, but as long as she was with Ruixia, she could always calm down quickly, as if even the world had become gentler.
When the young man heard her say this, he didn't know what he was thinking, but the corners of his mouth turned up, and he was obviously very happy.
"Oh, right."
With a frustrated expression of "Why did I forget again", Ruixia lowered the workbench, ran to an operating table, picked up something, and hurried back excitedly.
"Didn't I get the rune engraving method from that Nebula guy? I asked for your hand armor because I wanted to try it out, but I forgot to give it to you after I finished it... Oh, it's all my fault, otherwise I wouldn't have hurt you!"
The armor only covers the skin on the back of the hand, and it can't protect the palm...
Having said that, Ximu felt touched by the concern and didn't mention such a depressing thing.
This set of white light armor looks no different from before, but if you use magic to explore it carefully, two different runes will gradually emerge on it.
"Is this... 'power' and 'acceleration'?"
"Yes, I think these two types of amplification should be more practical for you. Moreover, this engraving technique is very complete. The bonus brought by wearing it is effective for the whole person, not just limited to the place where it is worn."
That's not bad.
As expected of an engraving technique produced by a legitimate magic academy, it is indeed much more surprising than the skills circulated in small shops outside.
"We're already working on 'Pure Heart' type magical instruments, but the blessing runes for this kind of spiritual energy are quite complex, and the special ink we prepared previously is not enough, so it will take some time before they can be implemented," Ruixia explained.
Ximu nodded and put on the armor directly.
"If your skills improve and you have enough props, you can just bring a few more. That way I'll feel more at ease."
Where did this come from?
The girl looked at Ruixia, and after reading a hint of worry in his expression, she reacted belatedly.
——It might be because of the two previous hallucinations.
She had a vague idea of what was going on, but from other people's perspective, it was easy to think the worst of it since she suddenly fell into a coma and was always difficult to wake up.
Ruixia felt particularly deeply about this point. After all, he was the first one to meet Ximu and was the only one who had seen how badly she was injured.
Even though she can now use magic normally, it is only natural that Ruixia would immediately worry about her mental trauma if she showed any signs of instability.
She did suffer tremendous mental trauma, but the way she was "traumatized" was completely different from what ordinary people understand.
In fact, she knew that she only looked healed.
But that doesn't mean "getting better" or "normal", it's because——
She had reestablished a connection with the being that should have brutally destroyed and devoured her.
Even though the ceremony was destroyed and she was washed thousands of miles away by the underground river, somehow, even after nearly a century, He found her again.
This damn fate seems to be unavoidable.
During a casual chat some time ago, we were discussing what we were going to do after leaving this place. Everyone was talking at once, with endless complaints and prospects.
She looked around blankly, without any clear goal at all.
Is there anything she absolutely has to do?
Is there someone you must see at all costs?
Is there any principle in life that you cannot compromise on, even at the cost of death?
She has always been just an empty shell used to hold killing.
But what's different now?
When she heard Morina's nonsense, she would smile knowingly;
When she saw Sorens risking his life to protect his companions, she felt a little guilty about her past rudeness;
Although he still disliked the carefree Zhui, he had to admit that in the dangerous battlefield, he was the only one who could instantly grasp her intentions and keep up with her movements...
And Ruisha.
Fluffy and warm Ruixia.
How could there be such a lovely person in this world, with such dazzling eyes, but a personality as delicate and clean as a glimmer of light, not grand, not dazzling, but bringing vitality to the withered doll little by little, making it grow flesh and blood unknowingly.
If you ask her now if she is willing to go with Ruixia, she will not hesitate at all.
but……
She really can't.
Someone like her, who has no control over her own fate, will get him killed.
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