Partner returned to his seat, and Zhou Pangzi quietly sneaked over.
“Should we say something?”
Zhou Pangzi asked Yao Ruoning pitifully for help. Pretending to order, but actually finding Yao Ruoning for a whispered conversation.
“It’s a kid’s matter, and he hasn’t been playing with us lately. Can you help us talk to him?”
Yao Ruoning actually didn’t really want to get involved.
It was really hard to handle. It would probably need a Psychology Expert to guide him, right? Especially since that Partner’s family had such a huge upheaval. What could a 34-year-old Old Man do? He couldn’t just play Honor of Kings with the little bro, could he?
But it turned out he really did play a round with the little bro.
Yao Ruoning picked Lü Bu, held the high ground for 5 minutes, and the base exploded at 7 minutes.
Whose problem was it? It couldn’t be Yao Ruoning’s problem, right?
After being glared at fiercely by Partner for a long time, it seemed she really was blamed.
She casually brought up the topic Zhou Pangzi had asked her about: “I heard recently that you don’t play with them anymore. Why?”
Partner was a bit embarrassed, leaned over, and said quietly, “I’ve been training recently. I want to get stronger. I want the power to protect myself.”
Yao Ruoning didn’t think too much about it, and rubbed his little head: “Remember to explain clearly to your friends, okay? Communication is very important. Don’t let your friends worry.”
Partner nodded.
She then continued: “Also, while you’re busy with your own things, you still need to maintain good relationships with your friends, okay? You need to squeeze out some time to maintain your relationships with friends.”
Yao Ruoning was pretty good at talking, spouting one grand principle after another, but she herself hadn’t managed to do what she said. Partner wouldn’t refute her, though. Partner nodded again, treating her words as authority.
Just as she was about to finish work, the Human Alliance News finally came on.
Someone in the shop was watching the News and shouted loudly, because Magical Girl Silver Lin had appeared.
The crowd split into two groups. One group was still singing and cheering, and another group gathered around to watch the News.
The Store Manager turned on the public TV installed in the Milk Tea Shop and switched to the News.
Inside, a Human Alliance official read out that the matter of [Temporary Shipping Day] was officially confirmed, and announced the shipping companies that would definitely participate.
And gave those shipping companies a bit of advertising, saying that if you want to ship goods, you should go find so-and-so.
Then the commentator pretended to ask, how should the security issue for Shipping Day be handled? If a Demonic Creature attacks, what should be done?
The News screen cut to an official from the Witch Faction.
First they talked about his identity and status, then lavishly praised Magical Girl and their Witch Faction, and finally this official said they invited Magical Girl Silver Lin to participate in the escort.
The screen cut again, and the Video Silver Lin recorded today was played.
In this selfie Video, Silver Lin said she accepted the invitation and would participate in [Temporary Shipping Day] to protect people’s safety.
Interestingly, at this time the one publicly inviting Silver Lin was the Witch Faction, not the Human Faction.
Seeing this, the customers in the Milk Tea Shop all started discussing it.
Some were worried, some were happy.
If Silver Lin went to escort the fleet, those people would basically be safe, and there was a high probability she could protect the fleet across Earth, from west to east, to Yiri City.
But there was a problem here. What about Yiri City?
The News continued. Now it was a promotional segment, saying everyone should actively and enthusiastically participate in this [Temporary Shipping Day].
If you have shipping needs, hurry. Ordinary people with cross-region needs should also hurry and make arrangements.
Once Mountain King Silver Lin leaves, who can protect Yiri City?
Then they interviewed an official from the Human Supremacist side. They mentioned the security issue of Yiri City.
“Revive humanity’s glory, we bear no blame!”
The official from the Human Faction said this, “Under our human protection, Yiri City will definitely regain its former glory. Magical Girls are ultimately just a bunch of ignorant little kids.”
Then they briefly mentioned Yiri City’s security issue. They would reasonably arrange active-duty military, Special Task Force, and Defeated Team to guard against possible danger.
If it were last year, there would be no problem with the Human Alliance arranging things this way, and Yiri City’s citizens would feel very reassured.
Ever since the Ganlong Island Incident, and then Lightning Man, Biscuit Boy, and Lifa Male appearing one after another in Yiri City, ordinary citizens could all feel that things had been uneasy recently.
Aside from Biscuit Boy, the other two Cadre-level Demonic Creatures both had the strength to flat-out push through Yiri City. They were not something Jin Luan and Huan Hong could handle, much less something Yiri City’s human forces could handle.
If another Cadre-level Demonic Creature came, and Silver Lin was not in Yiri City, what then?
Such uneasy Question spread across the internet. Humans in the Eastern Region discussed it all night, and humans in the Kingdom of Western Alliance discussed it all day.
Next Day, in the Three Sisters Group of Jinyin Hong San Jiemei, they were also chatting about her.
Although they didn’t say it outright, it seemed like they cared about her a lot and worried about whether she would eat poorly or sleep badly after going out to sea. In reality, they hoped she would stay in Yiri City.
They had also participated in Ganlong Island, so they knew very well how terrifying Cadre-level Demonic Creatures were. They had seen Lightning Man and Lifa Male with their own eyes.
Yiri City was already almost unable to do without Silver Lin. Once she left, it was impossible not to be afraid.
Huan Hong openly tried to persuade her to stay, completely shedding tears, of course, her Acting wasn’t very good. Those tears were made with chili.
Jin Luan also very rationally expressed that she wanted her to stay, caring about her safety.
Silver Lin acted positive and optimistic, saying she wanted to go out and broaden her horizons and see the outside world. That was basically refusing them.
Xia Shiyao felt uncomfortable all over, and rarely went to the Study to quarrel with Father. In her view, among those encouraging Silver Lin to go escort the fleet, Father was definitely one of them.
Among the people Silver Lin and Song Wuli knew, the most anxious was not herself, but instead Jin Luan.
Seeing that she couldn’t persuade Silver Lin, Jin Luan began collecting Green Master’s photos and videos, learning Green Master’s handicraft skills, and planned to use force.
To increase the success rate, she also tried to contact Green Master himself, but couldn’t get in touch.
Compared to Jin Luan, who was addicted to female beauty, Huan Hong at this time was practically like an excellent Magical Girl. She increased the intensity of her training.
The training equipment she ordered arrived. During normal school days, she wore a 30-kilogram weighted chainmail, then put on her school uniform to cover it.
After school, she didn’t stay at home either. In Magical Girl form, she wore over 200 kilograms of load for training.
Besides the chainmail on her body, she also wore heavy metal rings on her feet, and special metal outer arms on her arms, holding dumbbells.
A load of over 200 kilograms was a weight that could crush Silver Lin to death. Even Jin Luan couldn’t lift it.
The current Huan Hong could already jog slowly.
The bonus provided by Resonance State was getting higher and higher. Compared to her former state at Yinmiao Temple, the current Huan Hong alone could fight five of her past self.
Everyone had things to be busy with. The matter of Silver Lin going to escort seemed to have already become settled and unchangeable.
Another day passed, and Song Wuli got to indulge his urge to be a leader again.
On this day, the Company had several Probation Defense meetings, including with the Programming Group and Art Team, but none of it had anything to do with Old Song.
He was in charge of the Probation Defense for Copywriting Team 1 and Copywriting Team 2, and was one of 6 interviewers.
Greta had also returned. After not seeing this Outsider Woman for so long, the people in the group missed her very much.
As soon as she arrived at the Company, she gave Old Song a colleague hug, and then went to hug the others in Team 2.
Chang Kaihuai handed over coffee early in the morning to bribe Old Song: “Brother Song, please show mercy.”
Chang Yong also hurriedly offered a bag of fruit: “Bro, if I say anything wrong later, give me a chance.”
“That won’t do. I’m the Company’s dog.”
Song Wuli smiled, then said seriously: “Please call me Iron-Faced Selfless Song Qingtian.”