I've won big time.
I let out a mouthful of stale air. This feeling of exhilaration was indescribable. In Qianyu Academy, Ryan often had to witness couples being affectionate, and he was always stuffed full of their 'dog food.'
But now I've stood up. I'll repay the past grudges twofold.
"Childish. I won't envy you. I'll just laugh at you for creating your own trouble." Mei replied coldly, completely disdainful.
"Of course it won't affect you, but Kevin is very envious. You have no idea, he's grinding his teeth." Ryan spread his hands, a bit smugly: "Just two days ago, when he was accompanying me on a tour of the Hyperion, he was full of resentment. Men are creatures driven by desire, and even a pure-love warrior is no exception."
"Oh? That's interesting. I'll have to ask him about it when I have time. Is he really that envious?"
Seeing Mei narrow her eyes, Ryan didn't regret his careless words. Instead, he felt a sense of relief.
Brother, this is all I can do for you.
Unlike my smooth, one-line push, a single-line operation has not made a breakthrough for a long time. This strange couple is really a bit hard to explain. Kevin is sometimes too considerate.
I helped you get rid of the physical side effects, and you're satisfied with just holding hands? Where did all that badgering go?
"Are you plotting against me?" Mei suddenly felt a chill down her back.
"Of course not. I just find destiny to be very strange. Sometimes even the Honkai, our enemy, can do some good things." Ryan naturally didn't dare to say the real reason. Being held grudges against by Mei was very dangerous.
"It is indeed strange. Back in school, you were also very popular. Did you feel that those girls were too ordinary?"
Ryan, Kevin, and Su, all three of them had their own characteristics, but in terms of popularity, Ryan was the most popular. The reason was simple: he was good at studying, had a strong background, and was almost the standard template of a rich second generation.
"That's one reason. Girls who throw themselves at you aren't very interesting." Ryan thought seriously for a moment and added: "Also, the world will be in chaos. Would bringing a burden be seeking trouble for myself?"
"I see. So your standards are too high. Mobius and the others are definitely not ordinary. At least in this apocalyptic world, they have the ability to protect themselves." Mei accepted this explanation. Just beauty was far from enough. Powerful people would only stay with powerful people. It was another form of a well-matched marriage.
She stood up and sorted out her documents.
"Then it's decided. I'll go arrange the fleet's route. You can be lazy for a few more days."
"Okay, I'll leave it to you. I'll let you have a good vacation when I have time."
"Wait, Ryan."
The man who had walked to the door turned back, looking at her with some confusion.
"The final test is coming soon. Don't leave any regrets."
It wasn't mentioned in the meeting, but Ryan and Mei both had a feeling that the Honkai was really running out of tricks. Restarting civilization was the only remaining option. To do this, it had to be like a hammer smashing an egg, gathering all its strength and smashing down.
This was actually not so bad. It was just a matter of responding to the moves. Maybe he could even reap some benefits. The worst thing would be if it didn't even restart civilization and simply stopped the exam.
According to Vita's intelligence, the Abyss Beast could destroy Venus. The Earth wouldn't be much better. The purpose of the Fire Moth's existence was to defeat the Honkai, not to perish with it.
Ryan stopped at the dark meeting room door. In front of him was a brightly lit corridor. He was like he was standing between light and darkness. He paused for a moment and then resolutely stepped into the corridor.
"Mei, you too."
The Hyperion slowly turned around, and the accompanying 'Raven' and other warships also accelerated to catch up, forming a circular air defense formation.
Similar to Calis's prediction, the Fire Moth didn't hesitate and turned east, advancing with the momentum of victory.
80% of humanity had already been evacuated. The heavy shackles that had been restraining them had finally been lifted. The resources were more concentrated than ever before, with only one will remaining:
Defeat the Honkai and continue civilization.
Ryan's fingers lightly tapped on the keyboard, and line after line of text appeared. At this stage, Ryan didn't have to interfere with anything, not even the research.
Of course, Mobius very much hoped he would help her, and they could also do some comfortable things. But what was that saying again?
"Women will only slow down my typing speed!"
He stopped typing. Ryan took off his glasses and yawned. Then he scrolled through and carefully corrected the typos. He nodded in satisfaction.
Good. The Fourteenth Apostle is done, and the plot is entering the final stage.
Ryan didn't just copy the plot. Instead, he elevated the importance of the supporting characters. This terrifying angel of strength was defeated by everyone working together, not a hero's solo show.
"If I remove the lewd parts, it can be used as internal reading material for the Fire Moth."
He thought of a strange use, but after thinking about it seriously, he decided against it. The lewd parts were the essence. How could he just abandon them?
He revised, deleted, and uploaded the text, and then looked at the backend again.
It's really sad. There are only five subscriptions. I've failed to the center of the Earth.
The book written by the dignified commander-in-chief had no readers. But when Ryan jumped to the homepage, he was relieved. He was the only one who was updating on the entire website. The vast majority of authors were physically neutered, and even the website was maintained by the central database. When he thought of this, his heart suddenly became cold.
"Prometheus."
"Hello, esteemed commander-in-chief." A smiley face appeared on the screen. After continuously learning from human knowledge, it was becoming more and more like a person. Before Ryan could ask, it quickly said:
"Do you want to search for novel materials? I have currently retrieved 138,200 resources related to 'mature women'. Please provide the conditions, and I can continue to filter them for you. Please rest assured, your reading records will be the highest secret."
This... Is this a bit too human-like?
Ryan was dumbfounded because the smiley face on the screen had already turned into a hand, patting the butt of a warhorse.
What a straightforward way to flatter!
"Stop. And how did you know I like this type?"
"Prometheus has a learning function. As the owner of the highest authority, you are my main learning object, so the data is given priority."
I see. Wait, doesn't that make you the master of my dark history?
Ryan was suddenly startled and immediately said: "Delete the relevant data."
"This will affect Prometheus's learning function. Can the commander-in-chief reconsider?" The image on the screen turned into a teary face, looking pitiful.
This artificial intelligence has also helped a lot. Ryan hesitated and decided to take a gentle approach: "Don't learn everything. It's not good for your growth."
"Are you saying my data analysis is wrong?"
"Of course. I prefer younger women." Ryan said casually, trying to fool the computer. After all, he just needed to overwrite the data. He didn't necessarily have to delete it.
"Understood. Data corrected. The commander-in-chief is a lolicon. But considering the legality issue, it is further corrected to legal loli. Do you want to search for related data? The central database has similar entries such as succubus, Japanese-style elf, vampire, mecha girl..."
Ryan's mouth slowly opened wider. This ability to infer was indeed a bit scary, but why did it feel like it was learning in a twisted way?
"Okay, I don't want to search for materials. I just want to ask you something."
As he finished speaking, the avatar on the screen changed again. It was blinking non-stop, as if to say: You should have said so earlier.
The duality of an idiot. I really am not good at dealing with machines.
Ryan felt his blood pressure was about to explode. He quickly calmed down, put on his jacket, and left the room. When he got to the door, he slapped his forehead.
I forgot to tell Prometheus not to help Vil-V anymore. She turned a perfectly good artificial intelligence into a lewd one.
"Ryan, why are you hitting yourself? Have you awakened a new way to play?" Elysia happened to run into him, showing a look of pity. "It's okay. You can tell me anything. I can help."
"I'm not a masochist. I just forgot something important."
"What is it?"
"It's about Prometheus. She should be the last human born on Earth."
Ryan directly defined her as a human. She was much more vivid than a Herrscher, anyway.
"Yeah. I can't wait. I really want to hug the cute Prometheus." Elysia showed a look of fantasy, and then she was chopped with a hand blade.
"No lesbian thoughts. We'll see what she looks like then. By the way, are you looking for me for something?" Ryan pulled up the girl who was squatting with her head in her hands, and he wanted to laugh at her appearance.
The Hyperion was going to enter the war zone in a day. Ryan had been staying in his room during this time, and as soon as he went out, he ran into Elysia.
"Of course I have something. It's already prepared."
"Prepared? What?"
"You're asking something you already know." Elysia showed a 'you're so naughty' look, lightly spun around, and lifted her skirt.
"Of course, it's our wedding photos with you."