"Alright, get up. It's all fixed now. I guarantee you're fine."
Mo Wang called out to Marian, who was lying on the ground with a vacant expression.
"Is it... is it over?"
A glimmer of life finally returned to Marian's unfocused eyes.
Two clear streams of tears began to trickle from the corners of her eyes.
"Hey now, don't give me that look. It's as if I did something to you."
Mo Wang grumbled to himself. Was this really Marian's personality before she was corrupted?
"It seems... it's really working?"
Marian tried to stand up. Although the new parts felt a little strange to move in, they no longer affected her combat ability.
This person, in such a crude environment, had used a pile of parts that looked no different from scrap to completely repair her?
"Don't worry about the details. As a commander, being able to repair a damaged Nikke at any time is perfectly reasonable, right?"
"Is... is that really how it is?"
Marian stared blankly at Mo Wang, feeling that what he said was completely different from what she had seen from other commanders.
"Of course it is. Don't compare me to those good-for-nothings who only slack off in class, copy homework after class, and can barely pass their exams. Repairing Nikkes? As long as I have the materials, I can build you one from scratch!"
Mo Wang crossed his arms and said to Marian with a smug look.
"Mo Wang? That name sounds familiar... Wait, are you the Mr. Mo Wang? The legendary Commander Academy student who founded the major corporation 'miHoYo' and is the creator of the Bangboos?"
Marian looked at Mo Wang in astonishment, as if she were seeing a major celebrity.
Well, in truth, Mo Wang was indeed a major figure in the Ark now.
"Keep it down, keep it down. It's no big deal." Although Mo Wang didn't show any emotion on the surface, he was already celebrating inwardly.
That's right. At this point, there was nothing left to hide.
He, Mo Wang, had now become a full-fledged capitalist!
Let's rewind time to about three years ago—
When he had first transmigrated and discovered he was in the world of Nikke, just how desperate had Mo Wang been?
He found out his identity was an experimental subject created by MMR, and then he was inexplicably thrown into the Commander Academy to become cannon fodder.
The higher-ups were corrupt, societal resources were controlled by the three major corporations, and outside, there were Rapture attacks. Everything seemed so hopeless.
And at that time, Mo Wang realized one thing.
That was, being a commander would not save the Ark.
So, Mo Wang began to do something that went against the nature of all Mo Wangs—he started to study.
From that day on, Mo Wang burned the midnight oil, desperately cramming knowledge into his head.
And finally, after obtaining the Stellaron, he gained the attention of Nous, the Aeon of Erudition.
With the help of his selves from the Honkai and ZZZ worlds, Mo Wang successfully created a pile of black technology in this world.
Among them, the most well-known was miHoYo's one true mascot. It looked like a doll, but was actually a robot, and was incredibly soft to hug.
It could help you with official business, do your homework, clean your room, and cook your meals. It could also fight on the battlefield, handle reconnaissance, and even operate an excavator. It didn't need to eat or sleep, only needed to be charged. It was the world's best employee, a treasure trove of utility—the Bangboo!
Once the Bangboo was launched, it was frantically bought up by the entire Ark.
And because of its affordable price, from the Nikke government down to the common people, everyone had at least one Bangboo.
In just a few years, the Bangboo had become as common as a mobile phone.
And Mo Wang took this opportunity to establish his own company, "miHoYo," while also vigorously developing various civilian goods and high-tech products.
Because of this, the stock of a certain bratty CEO's company had begun to plummet.
Every time she saw him, she would grind her teeth in hatred.
And because Mo Wang had a good public image and most of his products were affordable, he had a very high reputation within the Ark.
If it weren't for the fact that he hadn't yet obtained the rights to produce Nikkes and his foundation wasn't strong enough, Mo Wang would have already become the Ark's fourth major corporation.
"Mr. Mo Wang, why did you come to the front lines? A place like this shouldn't..."
After learning Mo Wang's identity, Marian looked at him with some panic.
"Sigh~ That's why I don't like to interact with you all with this identity," Mo Wang sighed and said to Marian. "Just call me Commander. Between us, there's no need to be so formal."
"O-okay."
Even so, Marian couldn't help but keep her eyes on Mo Wang.
The legendary top genius of the Ark, an expert in materials science, energy science, and mechanical engineering, an existence considered the savior of the Ark... she never thought he would be such a person.
He felt so different from the rumors.
"Then, Mo Wang... no, Commander. What should we do now?"
Marian respectfully asked for Mo Wang's plan of action.
"What plan? We just fight our way to the rendezvous point, find our people, and then wait for support. It's that simple."
Mo Wang shrugged. What was there to ask? Any normal person would know what to do now, right?
What? You want to kill all the surrounding Raptures?
He wasn't from the Paths of [Destruction] or [The Hunt]. He wouldn't do something so barbaric.
"Alright then. I'll lead the way. Please follow me, Commander," Marian said, preparing to lead Mo Wang to the rendezvous point.
"Hold on a second!"
However, Mo Wang stopped Marian again.
"Commander, is there something else?" Marian, who had just taken a step, was grabbed by Mo Wang and almost fell to the ground.
Even if she wasn't damaged before, after being manhandled by Mo Wang like this, she probably would be soon.
"You silly girl, why are you planning to just walk there?" Mo Wang said to Marian with a huff. She was silly after being corrupted, but how was she still so silly before?
"Then how should we get there?"
Marian looked at Mo Wang with a bewildered expression.
If they weren't walking... could they fly?
"Of course we're driving." As Mo Wang spoke, he projected a hammer into his hand. "You stay here, don't move. I'm going to go knock a few screws loose."
Then, under Marian's dumbfounded gaze, Mo Wang used the surrounding Rapture wreckage to build an armored off-road vehicle from scratch in ten minutes.