Traveling through time, I'm making pancakes in Warhammer

Nat Star, Kalimdor's nest.

Photos of Howard and Arabelle were played back and forth on the city's huge screens, with a long scrolling subtitle below. It roughly meant that vicious criminals were roaming around in the Upper Nest and committing crimes. A reward was now offered for them, and any citizen who saw these two people could execute them on the spot.

Howard squatted in an empty corner, covering his face with his hands.

Because at this moment, the big screen showed him wearing a maid outfit.

And as if to prevent someone from confusing his gender, his gender was thoughtfully marked in large, bold red letters on the other side of the photo: male.

Arabelle stood aside, repairing the mechanical arm with a small screwdriver. When it had just grasped the wall for cushioning, a lot of small pieces of gravel and dust had fallen into the gap, and now she was trying to clean it up.

When she finally restored the robotic arm to a barely usable state, she saw Howard squatting on the side, autistic.

She probably guessed the reason why Howard was autistic, so she tried to comfort and enlighten him.

Arabelle bent down slightly, placed her hand on Howard's shoulder, and said softly, "It's okay, don't be embarrassed. You don't look ugly in a maid outfit at all."

Hearing this comfort, Howard lowered his head even lower.

Then he jumped up again.

It suddenly occurred to him that now that he and Arabelle were wanted, what about the people who had helped him? Honestly, although Howard hadn't had a good impression of Adrian at first, he was now somewhat of an ally. And what about Lucy?

Arabelle was confused as to why Howard had such a big reaction, but as soon as Howard opened his mouth to say Lucy's name, he immediately forced himself to continue.

Because what if he told Arabelle that Lucy might be in danger? There were only two of them now. If Lucy was really in danger, he didn't think that he and Arabelle could bring Lucy and other innocent people out. Moreover, bringing them out was only the first step. How to get them out of trouble completely was a bigger problem. If the two of them rushed to rescue people rashly, it was more likely that both of them would be killed together.

"Arabelle, could you please...step aside for a moment?" Howard said.

Seeing the increasingly serious expression on Arabelle's face, Howard looked into her eyes and said:

"Arabelle, there are things I've been hiding from you until now, and I'll keep hiding them forever. But I'm not hiding these things because I don't trust you, but..." Howard struggled to think and organize his words, "but... sometimes knowing a secret is like being cursed. I can't escape it, and I don't want you to..."

Then Arabelle reached out and placed her index finger on Howard's lips.

"That's all right," Arabelle said. "I'm glad you told me this. I'll be waiting outside. Just go do your thing."

Howard: "...Thank you."

But before Arabelle walked out, she looked back at Howard one last time and said, "If knowing a secret is equivalent to being guilty, I don't mind being your accomplice."

Although this sentence sounds very romantic, it is precisely a reflection of Arabelle's extremely naive understanding of the universe. She knows nothing about the Warp, the Chaos Gods, and her own insignificance.

But his ignorance is precisely her protection. Ignorance is the gift bestowed by the Emperor to mortals. Those who know too much and lack the power to resist often end up in a very tragic situation.

Howard: "But I mind."

Arabelle smiled at Howard and left her hiding corner. After Arabelle was completely gone, Howard took out the Om Messiah.

Howard: "Oh my Messiah, I need to know what's going on with Adrien's family right now."

A picture appeared on the screen of Om Messiah. It was a surveillance camera outside Adrian's house. The picture on the surveillance camera was at night, and the time was now evening, so Howard was sure that this was not real-time surveillance.

Then the black surveillance screen suddenly lit up, and a black car with its headlights on broke into the surveillance screen from below. The car stopped in front of Adrian's house, and then the door opened. A man hurriedly got out of the car and walked into the house.

Howard recognized that the person who got out of the car was Adrian, and then the time in the lower right corner of the surveillance began to fast forward. Ten minutes later, someone else came out of the room. It was Adrian again, but this time he was holding Lucy in his arms. He put Lucy in the car, and then someone else came out of the house. It was Adrian's wife and his housekeeper. Adrian also sent his wife to the car, and then said something to the housekeeper. Finally, the housekeeper got in the driver's seat and drove away, and Adrian also disappeared from the surveillance screen on foot.

Om Messiah: "Master, please rest assured. Miss Lucy and her mother are currently safe. Although Mr. Adrien can still move freely, he is under surveillance. Any emails sent to him will be blocked."

Howard felt a little relieved after hearing this news. Of course, he knew that the Adrien family was not in danger now not because the mastermind had a conscience, but simply because getting rid of them would not bring any benefits other than venting anger. Not everyone is a fool who can lead troops to land and fight hand-to-hand after their teammates decide to orbital bombing. It is better to keep these people who have no strategic value and see if they can fish.

In this way, there is no need to worry about the safety of these innocent people for the time being.

Howard: "Om Messiah, I want you to protect Adrien's wife and daughter. At least, don't let people hostile to them track them through electronic devices or other channels. Can you do it?"

Ohm Messiah: "Answer Master, no problem."

Howard: "Oh my God, can you send Adrien an email that won't be intercepted or monitored?"

Ohm Messiah: "Reply Master, yes, please enter the email content."

Howard: "You are under surveillance now, but this email I sent you will not be seen by the person monitoring you. Madam and Lucy are safe now. I will do my best to protect them. Don't worry too much. Next, I will send you a fake email. This fake email will be seen by the person monitoring you. I don't need any help from you at the moment, so how you react after receiving this fake email is up to you."

Howard: "That's all."

Ohm Messiah: "Master, the editing is complete. Are you sure you want to send it?"

Howard: "Send."

Ohm Messiah: "Master, it has been sent to Mr. Adrien's email."

Howard: "Great, now, let's send a fake email."

Ten minutes later, Howard walked out from that inconspicuous corner. He walked up to Arabelle, who was leaning against the wall in a daze, snapped his fingers, and said, "Now, let's go back."