Chapter 85: Chapter 85 The Impending Great Battle
Bubbles’ ability to name things was definitely questionable…
But no matter how we hinted, subtly or explicitly, Bubbles insisted that the name she had chosen was the most suitable for her daughter, and eventually, we had to compromise.
After all, Bubbles was the little one’s mother…
After completing the transfer of the affiliation, Bubbles returned to her crystal column to continue her uncompleted “Supreme Perfect Cracked Platinum Edition Full Occupation Domination Career,” and we left the Mother Nest with Little Baobao.
In that case, Bubbles really was an irresponsible mother.
“Do I have to learn how to take care of kids from now on?”
Looking at Little Baobao beside me, licking a lollipop while clutching the corner of my clothes tightly with her little hand, I said helplessly.
“Of course,” Sandora said with a matter-of-fact expression, “just enjoy it. This little girl isn’t just any Xyrin Host. Normally, the physical copies created by Xyrin Hosts are just simple duplicates like those subordinate soldiers without independent personalities. But this little one is a complete individual specially nurtured by Bubbles. She not only has the usual architectural abilities of Xyrin Hosts but also possesses creative abilities like Bubbles. This is quite rare. Now that Little Baobao is registered under your name, you are her guardian. Take good care of her. Xyrin Hosts and regular Xyrin Apostles are quite different. Their infancy doesn’t advance much faster than human children—well, consider it fulfilling your strange uncle’s Lolita nurturing fantasy.”
So Little Baobao was such an incredible character? A complete individual sounds like it’s hard to come by, but…
“This… it’s not the same…”
I said with a somewhat tearful tone. Judging from how Little Baobao almost ate Dingdang as food a moment ago, she was completely a clueless child right now. Although she has some foundational knowledge imparted by her mother and is easier to provide for than a typical human child, that is still a huge trouble!
Moreover, speaking of Lolita nurturing, I already have a Lolita to nurture by my side…
I turned my head slightly and looked at Pandora on the other side. I don’t know when she started mimicking Little Baobao, clutching the corner of my clothes tightly while occasionally glancing at Little Baobao with hostile eyes before crunching her lollipop noisily.
…She was jealous, and although it was unbelievable, it was indeed the case. Pandora, who was usually aloof and indifferent to her surroundings, was now clearly showing signs of jealousy, even though she herself might not realize it.
In the following days, everything was quite calm.
After Caesar was tricked by us last time, he hadn’t shown up again, although we all knew he was somewhere secretly plotting something. Until the opponent took action, we could only wait and see. Reck and his superpower soldiers were exhausted daily under Lin Xue’s training, but they seemed to enjoy it immensely. Modis III had already selected the first batch of candidates for superpower activation. They all had good potential and currently low strength. As soon as the automated incubator Bubbles had set up near the capital started operating, their activation could begin immediately. We could also obtain a lot of Autite. My sister would occasionally turn ‘dark,’ then coerce Qianqian into using her powers. As a result, the next morning, we would see a recovered Qianqian apologizing to everyone in the base…
I unexpectedly found that this new little Lolita, Little Baobao, was incredibly easy to raise, surprisingly so.
She never cried or made trouble, ate punctually, and slept obediently. When left alone, she would quietly find a place to play. Though she was clingy, if I was working, she would obediently stay by the side, accompanying me with a naive smile… uh, until I had to accompany her anyway…
In short, she was an extremely easy-going child, like air; she wouldn’t be a problem even if neglected.
What relieved me more was that Little Baobao actually showed interest in fairy tales and dolls!
I had thought that every child from the Xyrin Empire was only interested in firearms, ammunition, and marching into battle!
The heaps of storybooks and dolls I had kept in my personal space for Pandora finally found their place—Little Baobao’s room was almost filled with these Lolita accessories!
An overly affectionate uncle on the brink of bursting.
This was the most fitting description offered by my darkened sister when she saw me fervently decorating the room for Little Baobao, as Pandora, expressionless by my side, viciously bit into her lollipop until I hugged her small face to mine and rubbed it for a long time, eventually dispelling the clouds to a sunny expression.
However, calm days couldn’t possibly continue forever.
Not long after the first batch of standard Superpower Army from Central Superpower Bureau completed their training, I received a message from Sicaro through a secure channel.
Numerous demonized creatures had appeared and gathered at the border of the Auduo Empire, accompanied by energy reactions more intense than typical Abyss creatures.
Almost without analysis, we concluded that those brain-burnt demonized creatures were initiating a new round of siege warfare, and this time, they even had a chief-level Abyss in command.
“It definitely cannot be Caesar personally commanding,”
Sandora said confidently and provided her analysis.
“His method of operation is all too familiar to me, this cunning fellow always uses indirect battle methods. The Abyss appearing on the Auduo border is likely a decoy to draw us away. As the former Xyrin Emperor, he’s well aware of the Empire’s military expansion rate. Right now, our outpost has just been completed, and the new Xyrin Host still can’t be activated. If we don’t support Auduo, then the human forces in this world will face a severe blow, and the Xyrin Empire will encounter significant difficulties establishing a foothold on this continent. However, if we go support them, it means our main base will be directly threatened by the large Abyss army led by Caesar himself. By then, neither Bubbles alone nor the immature Little Baobao could withstand their assault.”
“That means if we expand in the usual way of the Xyrin Empire, this time we’d certainly receive a fatal blow from Caesar, but—” I revealed a slight smile, looking at Lin Xue who was hugging an energy crystal and had already fallen into a daydream state, “now we have a surprise force Caesar could never anticipate!”
“Those superpower users?” Lin Xue woke from her daydream state and then shook her head, “They are indeed stronger than those Earth superpower users who have not undergone crystal radiation, but their numbers are too few, facing a large army of magical beasts directly commanded by the Abyss, they probably won’t make much of a difference.”
“That’s exactly why they are a surprise force,” Sandora raised a finger and waved it in the air, “I’m not asking them to face the large Abyss army at the Auduo border, but to face the big boss here—Caesar!”
Qianqian and her sister simultaneously expressed disbelief, then shifted gears and nodded together, “Hmm, it’s worth a try…”
Even Sandora showed an expression of slight disbelief.
Since Qianqian and her sister acquired superpowers, they had become the main combatants at the base. Although I was very reluctant to put the two girls in danger, the determination of Qianqian and her sister was beyond my expectations. Moreover, according to them, they risked exposure to radiation just so they could help me. Not allowing them to participate now would render their efforts meaningless, wouldn’t it?
With no other choice, I agreed, ensuring their safety first, they could participate in the military operations of the Empire, and equipped them each with a significant number of Xyrin Elite Forces.
The direct result was that Lin Xue became extremely jealous and clung on persistently, even admitting her position as Mistress to obtain an army of the same scale from me.
Upon hearing Sandora’s plan to use those freshly graduated superpower users against Caesar, Lin Xue immediately shook her head like a bobblehead, firmly opposing, “No, absolutely not! That Caesar is someone you guys couldn’t handle even together, sending those newbies is akin to sending them to their deaths!”
“Don’t worry about that,” Sandora said with a mysterious smile, “Caesar is highly suspicious. Once he realizes he’s facing a band of unknown, new type of soldiers and our main forces have moved to another battlefield, he’ll suspect that he’s fallen into our trap and go to Auduo to help his Abyss allies. So, those superpower users only need to use their quirky abilities to hold him off, and your job will be to use your Prediction Ability to tell us the enemy’s next move—I suppose, such a task shouldn’t be a problem for you now, right?”
Upon hearing Sandora’s explanation, everyone showed a dawning understanding. Although the plan was risky, it was worth trying. Lin Xue also nodded, brimming with confidence, “Just a short period of precise prediction, that won’t faze me!”