108. Farewell

  Seria is a tall woman, and her face fits the aesthetic of outsiders, slightly red, with round tours, like an apple—people outside like slightly dark and rosy faces because it indicates suffit sunlight and nutrition, a sign of good health.

  Ludvia and Anaerobic, these are two pioneers who have made signifit tributions to the sger profession, Li Aozi thought, yes, that's it.

  The Brotherhood of the Subway's affinity rgely stems from their respect for others' identities and beliefs—except for the officials of the Four Kingdoms.

  Li Aozi nodded and responded:

  "Long live the allied brothers, rades underground. This is Jane Neria, a warrior of Autumn Dawn and the Rose Army."

  "o meet you."

  The members of the Brotherhood of the Subway have a good impression of the Rose Army, or rather all those who resist the Four Kingdoms. Seria immediately stepped forward, csped Jane's hands with both of hers, and shook them sincerely, a genuine smile spreading across her face.

  After some small talk, the two members of the Brotherhood of the Subway became familiar with each other, iably asking:

  "In the ret battle, did you eliminate all those Law III agents?" Zhou Liefeng couldn't help but ask.

  "I did it." Li Aozi nodded: "Those Law III scum deserved to die long ago."

  "Well done, sger, truly refreshing. If not for the agreement above, we wouldn't want to deal with these bad guys."

  Seria ughed:

  "They still have a lot of supplies they haven't moved yet, piled orain—e on, sger, take as much as you , if not, we have a small cart here. Also, warriors of the Rose Army, you are in dire need of medie, take more, our brothers and sisters on the front lines ."

  Jane nodded slightly in thanks.

  Taking advantage of this, Li Aozi spoke:

  "I'm not short of supplies; I have cleared out the Abyss Humanitarian Relief anization. However, I just want to ask the rades of the Brotherhood for a favor."

  Zhou Liefeng was surprised:

  "You actually took down the Abyss Humanitarian Relief anization? That's great—just say it, as long as it's not excessive, we're happy to help."

  Restricted by the collectivism of the Brotherhood of the Subway, they must be responsible for the collective and ot act freely. Li Aozi's as helped them vent their anger.

  "It's like this."

  Li Aozi pushed Qiu Ran forward:

  "As you see, this young dy is a victim of the Abyss Humanitarian Relief anization—in fact, we haven't pletely taken down the Abyss Humanitarian Relief anization, there are still many victims a subjects waiting for us to liberate, many of them children."

  "I uand your meaning, you want to send them home?"

  Zhou Liefeng uood, looking sympathetically at Qiu Ran, he said with :

  "You've suffered, rade. Where is your home? If it's nearby, we'll send you back, or... would you prefer to rest at our tral station city first and anize a return trip when there are more people?"

  "I... I live in Ligou Vilge, a rural town oskirts of a numbered city in the Frost-Pted Republic."

  The enthusiasm of the Brotherhood of the Subway members trasted sharply with the indifference of the Abyss doctors, leaving Qiu Ran at a loss for a moment. She hesitated and stammered.

  "Well, sorry, this pce is too small for me to find immediately."

  Zhou Liefeng said regretfully.

  Numbered cities have no designated names and are generally deployed on the way to the outside.

  "In that case, we will send you back to the Frost-Pted Republic first. We'll give you some travel expenses, sorry we 't send you directly to the Four Kingdoms, please uand."

  Seria suggested, affeately saying:

  "Don't worry, you'll be home soon."

  Home.

  Is this word too heavy?

  No, maybe it's just a dream?

  "Home?"

  "Yes, we'll wait here until the other test subject victims are rescued."

  Zhou Liefeng nodded:

  "Some people may be homeless—it's okay, we take them back to the tral station, maybe the Brotherhood of the Subway bee their new home."

  "Go... home."

  Qiu Ran's eyes blurred, then she realized something, turo look at Li Aozi, made up her mind, walked forward, aended her hand:

  "Mr. Li Aozi, as previously agreed, with Omega Energy—"

  "You keep it."

  Li Aozi interrupted her, holding his long knife, and turo leave.

  Qiu Ran was stunned, hurriedly shouted:

  "But we agreed, you send me away, I give you this ability—"

  "I'm not sending you away, don't misuand."

  Li Aozi waved his hand without looking back, impatiently saying:

  "The Brotherhood of the Subway is sending you away, thank them."

  "But—"

  "No buts, you're still far from home."

  Li Aozi's response left Qiu Ran speechless for a moment, watg Li Aozi swagger away, she lowered her head and gratefully said:

  "Li Aozi, you are the one who should be remembered."

  "He 't hear you anymore."

  Jane said lightly, turning to Zhou Liefeng and Seria, she said:

  "rades of the Brotherhood of the Subway, I wonder if you are willing to take a ission ter. I don't want those supplies, just treat it as payment."

  "Of course, we're happy to help the warriors of the Rose Army." Zhou Liefeng nodded: "Besides, these supplies are precious, it's a good deal. Please, go ahead."

  "The Rose Army has statioroops at Algart and Xiwangbao stations, these should be the closest—about 600 kilometers. I hope you go there, the Rose Army is willing to accept these liberated test subjects, their abilities, and their hatred for the Abyss o be released."

  Jane implied:

  These people are already far from the Frost-Pted Republic, most are outsiders, they have been deprived of freedom for many years, and their past lives have been severed—joining the Rose Army could use their awakened Omega Energy in battle.

  Zhou Liefeng didn't mind, the treatment of the Rose Army is better than wandering as drifters, there would definitely be arras.

  "No problem." Seria also agreed: "But the distance is a bit far, we o notify the ittee."

  "I'll discuss it with the military colleagues then."

  Jane said:

  "It might take a long time for a round trip, you use the Rose Army's unication equipment to report to the headquarters."

  "What else I say, with your assurance, I believe the highest ittee will agree to such a good deal."

  "Thank you for uanding."

  Jane nodded.

  Qiu Ran g her and suddenly said: "Aren't you going to help Li Aozi?"

  "I have no obligation to help him, and I've already informed the Rose Army leadership, I'll act acc to orders."

  Jane said lightly.

  "Are you kidding—Li Aozi saved your life! Is this how you treat him?"

  Qiu Ran angrily questioned her.

  "reement was: give up Omega Energy, in exge for my departure, and provide the location intelligence of the Abyss Humanitarian Relief anization."

  Jane's deep purple eyes were filled with cold rationality, she calmly said:

  "This was just a transa, dy."

  "We saved you!" Qiu Ran's face turned pale with anger: "If it weren't for Li Aozi saving you, we would have left long ago!"

  "Returning a favor with kindness is not good behavior—besides, the one you wao save was Nomi."

  Jane pointed out:

  "I have pleted the transar. Li Aozi has tacitly agreed that we are even."

  "But what you say is too heartless..."

  "No, for me, you are just strangers. Moreover, the one who truly o sider repaying the favor should be yht?"

  "I..." Qiu Ran was stunned.

  "What is your retionship with Mr. Li Aozi?"

  Jane asked:

  "Friends? Lovers? One-night stand? Retives? Colleagues?"

  "None of them." Qiu Ran bit her lip and admitted: "We just traveled together."

  "In that case, what right do you have to questio helping?" Jane said harshly.

  "I—" Qiu Ran was shaken.

  "Do you think the Brotherhood of the Subway is a charity? They did this because Li Aozi gave up the supplies and attacked the Abyss Humanitarian Relief anization. Otherwise—let me be blunt—what right does an ordinary rural female meic have to get a free ride home?"

  Jailted her head slightly and said:

  "I even suspect that Li Aozi had some extraordinary retionship with you, like exging Omega Energy for something—now it seems, he really did a charity."

  "And charity never exists iside world."

  "Do you uand, Miss Qiu Ran?"

  Qiu Ran was silent for a while, then turo the Brotherhood of the Subway members and said:

  " I make a call to my family?"

  "Law III cooperates with us, but they might track us."

  Seria took out an old-fashioned flip phone from her pocket and ha over:

  "Use mine."

  "Thank you."

  Qiu Ran thanked her, took the phone, flipped it open, quickly dialed a few numbers, and then put it to her ear:

  "…Hello?"

  "It's me, Qiu Ran."

  "Are you all okay?"

  FAL