Arknights, but keeping Terra in captivity

"roll!"

[Isn't it a sore spot? 】

[Okay, okay, come on, do you need me to comfort you? ]

[Little Wei, you are the one I love most among all the people I meet.]

"You ride on the horse!"

Vishdale finally broke down: "If I don't curse your ancestors for eighteen generations today, I will take your last name-"

Then Wishdale lost the argument.

So Vishdel could only sulk and curse while continuing to advance into the heart of Kazdel.

A few more days passed like this.

In the past few days, Vishdale and Chen Ran have become more and more familiar with each other, more and more accustomed to each other, and even more dependent on Chen Ran's amazing full-map vision.

until--

[Wishdale, stop]

Chen Ran's voice sounded in Vishdale's head, and he called him by his name.

Based on his trust in Chen Ran, Vishdale immediately understood the seriousness of the matter, stopped immediately, and asked: "What's wrong?"

[Change the route, go to the left, not the right]

"?"

Vishdale was stunned. "Go left? But wouldn't that just be a detour? Wait...what's on the right?"

Along the way, Vishdel encountered many 'people' copied from Originium.

There were people she didn't know, but of course, there were also people she knew.

At that time, Wishdale actually had a knot in his heart.

Since she could clone someone she knew...then Hedley? Inès? Or... Theresa?

Thinking of this, Wishdale didn't even dare to ask, and could only ask tentatively: "What color is that... over there..."

【Red Name】

"..."

Red names represent hostile units... Chen Ran explained this to her.

Vishdale was speechless and stunned for a long time.

If it were a few days ago, Vishdale would probably say, "Huh, Red Name? How dare you, damn Originium, copy His Highness? I'm going to kill you right now!"

but now--

【obedient】

Listening to the male voice ringing in his head, Vishdale bit his lip: "Okay..."

Wishdale turned and left.

Although it was a long detour, but in the end——

Vishdale succeeded and arrived in front of the furnace.

Anyway, rabbit head first.

Chapter 168: Vishdale: Old Biden! Give me some gold coins!

While acting as the grandfather for Vishdale, Chen Ran was actually not idle either.

He reached out, held the planet model between his fingertips, and examined it carefully.

Then Chen Ran discovered that this world line was indeed a line of total annihilation.

The moment the Originium lost control, half of the world vanished in an instant.

Whether it is flowers, trees, birds or animals, without exception, all have been crystallized.

So from Chen Ran's perspective, the original color of the planet had long been gone, leaving only the bright orange luster of the Originium.

And after destroying half of the world, the Originium did not stop, and was spreading, eroding and assimilating the other half of the world at an extremely fast speed.

In just less than half a month, the source stone had eroded the remaining one third.

At this rate, within a month, this original planet model will completely turn into a large source stone.

After expressing his emotion like this, Chen Ran once again turned his gaze towards the planet model.

The speed of time flowed differently between the two. During the brief moment when Chen Ran was stunned, it was enough for Vishdel to destroy the furnace, collect the dead souls, and even set out on the road to Rhodes Island.

but no.

Chen Ran looked inside again, only to find that Vishdel was still standing in front of the furnace, seemingly with no intention of moving at all.

【What's wrong? 】

Chen Ran's voice rang in Vishdale's head.

[Although you haven't been to school, Xiaowei, you shouldn't be so ignorant as to not even know what a 'melting pot' is, right?]

[Okay, okay, come on, the Little Sunflower Class is starting]

A furnace is exactly what it means, a burning furnace.

[But what is burning is not coal, but dead souls]

What are dead souls? They are also Sarkaz, but without physical form. However, this also allows them to inhabit inanimate objects, controlling these devices and even providing them with energy.

[The furnace uses these dead souls as fuel, extracting their energy to power the mobile city.]

Listening to the voice in his head, Vishdale couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Ah, yes, yes, I'm not educated, but how could I not know what a furnace is?"

"Where do you think this cannon in my hand came from? And where did the dead soul living in the cannon come from?"

Of course Vishdale knew, and even knew why Chen Ran asked her to come here.

She only used a dead soul as a weapon, which was enough for her to become a super cup.

If we break the furnace and grab the dead souls inside and use them as weapons, wouldn't Vishdel be able to take off?

But if Vishdale knew everything, why did she just stand there motionless?

Because Wishdale is grilling...oh no, thinking.

“That’s weird…”

Vishdale muttered this in his heart.

Judging from Chen Ran’s tone before, Chen Ran asked her to take a detour.

"It is very likely that the Originium copied Hedley, Inès... and even Her Highness Theresa... on the path I had to take earlier..."

"If that damned Originium had actually replicated Her Highness Theresa in the past, I would have… I would have gone to see it anyway…"

Even if we don't fight or start a war, it's good to take a look at him. That's His Highness...

Uh... well, it's very likely to end up like, 'How dare you...? How dare you! How dare you talk to me with His Highness's face, His Highness's posture, and His Highness's tone of voice! I'll fucking kill you—' or something like that, right?

So taking a detour is indeed the best option.

But the strange thing is——

"Why would I listen to this bastard?"

"This bastard told me to take a detour, and I actually listened?"

"Huh? Why should I obey that bastard?"

What if Chen Ran did it on purpose?

In fact, Theresa is a living person, and Chen Ran deliberately said that she was copied from Originium.

It was just to let Wishdale experience despair and loneliness.

Then he said, "Xiao Wei, now I am the only one with you. Apart from me, you have no one left." This kind of DNA... DNF? No... How do you say that?

Never mind, that’s what I mean anyway.

But the situation at that time was that as soon as Chen Ran said it, Wishdale believed it without hesitation.

Even Wishdale herself didn't know where this unreserved trust came from.

So that's why Vishdale stood there motionless, she was thinking about this.

So what did Vishdale figure out?

No.

Because even if he really came up with something, Vishdale would definitely say something like, "Huh? Am I subconsciously relying on him? That bastard? Bullshit."

and so--

"Hey, you bastard."

Vishdale stopped thinking about it and looked up at the furnace in front of him: "Didn't you say that I should break this furnace and absorb these dead souls? What should I do?"

【Simple】

Chen Ran's voice rang in Vishdale's head:

[The first step is to say hello politely]

[Just say: 'Oi! Lao Deng! Why the hell are you still alive? If you're still alive, then give me some gold coins!']

Wishdale: "?"

"Is this a polite greeting?"

Vishdale was quite amused.

What if it's not the same?

[Xiao Wei, you know what kind of personalities the dead souls have.]

[No matter how you start, you're bound to end up cursing.]

[It would be better to strike first and give them a slap to stun them first]

Even if you lose the argument in the end, you still won't lose out, Xiao Wei.

"Ah, that makes sense."

After hearing what Chen Ran said, Vishdale immediately felt that this was quite to her liking.

Clearing his throat, Vishdale spoke in a clear voice, "Old Bidden!"

【You added a good word】

Just as Chen Ran said.

The word "Old Biden" completely stunned the dead souls who were watching the fun in the furnace.

After coming to their senses, the group of dead souls suddenly became lively, talking and chattering at once, and it was as noisy as a vegetable market.

But Wishdale was not to be outdone. He started a verbal battle with the group of scholars, and scolded a group of dead souls alone.

Although Vishdale always loses when arguing with Chen Ran, it is because of the information asymmetry.

Chen Ran even knew the color of Vishdale's underwear, so he could always accurately break her defense during an argument.

But now it's the other way around.

Vishdale knew very well what kind of people these dead souls were, so every word he said was enough to break their defenses.

So much so that these dead souls felt happy after being scolded... Oh no, after being scolded, their defenses were broken, and they all suddenly became quiet.

Let Vishdel kick over the furnace with one kick, and then catch these dead souls one by one like catching wild Pokémon.

Chapter 169 No? Who uses whom as a side dish? Xiao Wei, you use me?

It was as if there were a circle of floating cannons surrounding Vishdale.