On the way to becoming the strongest, I first became a popular person.

Chapter 212 Welcome home

In the reception room, three people sat opposite each other. Seeing that they had important matters to discuss, Ling Fei took the others away.

"Everything is just as I said just now. I'm sorry for lying to you, Xiao Di." Zhang Wen said softly, looking at her apologetically, "My last name is not Li either. My real name is Zhang Wen."

She had been waiting in that place for half her life just for the appearance of this child. That identity was naturally fabricated, and the so-called son and daughter-in-law were the subordinates of the Dongfang family who died on the front line. Everything was done to give Shichu a legitimate identity in the Federation so that she could live a normal life here.

"Grandma Zhang." Shi Chu looked at her deeply, pursed his lips, and then asked, "How did you know I would appear there?"

Zhang Wen was silent. In fact, she was just following orders. She only knew that this child was very important and special to the Dongfang family.

"Let me tell you."

Dongfang Qunyu suddenly spoke and gave her a look. Zhang Wen understood, stood up, left the reception room and walked out.

"Click."

There was a sound of locking at the door. They were the only two people left in the quiet room, and you could hear a pin drop.

The young beta girl and the old beta man sat opposite each other, and a heavy atmosphere filled the air.

Shi Chu lowered her eyelashes silently and said nothing. She was filled with mixed feelings at this moment.

The person in front of her was Grandma Fang, whom she had known for more than two years. She was her teacher and the person in charge of the Dongfang family.

He is the one who manipulates and commands all this.

Dongfang Qunyu looked at the girl in front of him who was familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar. After not seeing her for a year, he sensed a different aura from her than before.

She was more mature and cold-blooded than before, just like she had experienced many things in this year of sleep. She carried a murderous aura of gunpowder and fire, a sense of vicissitudes of life that came from being tempered by war.

She is no longer the ignorant girl. She is full of curiosity about the world and is cautiously testing everything.

She was more like those figures that he had captured in the vast ocean of books and disappeared in the past history. They were extremely powerful and ruthless. They were the strong ones who stood at the top of mankind at that time, and also... the heroes who dedicated everything and died for mankind.

This kind of her fits the image I have of those people.

Rather than the impression left by the first meeting: an innocent child, with a peaceful and quiet aura that was very appealing, as if he came from another peaceful world and had never been baptized by war.

Unlike the Federals who are nervous and extremely eager for excitement because of the threat of star beasts, she looks quiet like a flower from a peaceful era, but deep down she harbors a madness that is even more terrifying than that of the Federals. It is an indelible mark engraved in the depths of her soul.

She didn't seem to remember those things, so she didn't say anything.

Out of selfishness, I actually hope that this child can live a peaceful life in the Federation without having to think about his tragic and desperate past.

Although He did not clearly state her identity, and He Himself did not know what had happened that year, from the few words that had been passed down, it was known that not all of those who had sacrificed did so voluntarily. There was even an ignorant child among them, and she was one of them.

Just because they were chosen, they could only "volunteer", and finally survived after experiencing countless painful tortures, standing at the pinnacle of human strength, becoming hope and savior, and then in the next moment... died for humanity.

Today's Federation is built on their bones, and every human in the Federation is a sinner who survived by sucking their blood.

Dongfang Qunyu suddenly spoke, breaking the silence: "Do you remember?"

"Yes." Shi Chu said calmly, looking up at the old man in front of him, his eyes unconsciously revealing a murderous aura, "Do you know who I am?"

"No, I don't know. I just guessed something. Maybe... you are part of the Blazing Alliance's plan?"

That cruel and horrific human experiment program was deliberately erased from history.

"Alliance?" Shi Chu looked a little dazed.

"Yes, you should have noticed that the last chapter of history in the old calendar was artificially erased and hidden."

This is indeed the future of the alliance.

She laughed bitterly in her heart and suddenly asked, "So, what is the Blazing Front?"

"It's a game created by the Dongfang family to commemorate that period of history. The battle between star beasts in the game imitates the situation of humans at that time, and is used to warn humans."

It is true, Shi Chu's eyelashes twitched slightly.

When she logged into the game yesterday, she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. No wonder it was called Blazing Front.

It is a blazing fire, a flame that never goes out.

"So you knew I would be there, so you sent someone to wait there?"

"Yes, but it may not be accurate to say so. We have been waiting for you. There is more than one such arrangement. For a long time of a thousand years, the Dongfang family has been looking for your trace."

"More than one place?"

"That's right. He has calculated every possible location and time point where you might appear, a total of 48,657 places, half of which have been ruled out. You appear in the 24,184th possibility. We acted according to His instructions. After we found you, we will protect you as much as possible and provide you with help."

Shi Chu's eyes narrowed.

Him?

Could this be the person who is truly hiding behind the scenes?

"Who is He?"

"I don't know his identity because he never mentioned it, but I think he should be an old friend of yours."

Dongfang Qunyu looked into her eyes with a serious expression, and said word by word: "The Federation's mastermind, Shouyue. Or, he is the mastermind of the alliance you once knew, Tianxing."

Star?

In the sea of ​​​​consciousness, the girl on the throne looked at the dim blue light, reached out her hand and gently stroked it, calling its name.

However, there was no fluctuation in the ball of light, only dead silence.

Shouyue...is he really a star?

If it was Tianxing, why didn't he respond to me?

She concealed her expression calmly and asked again, "So the reason you accepted me as your apprentice is to complete the instructions it gave you?"

Dongfang Qunyu was silent for a moment before speaking: "This is partly the reason, and partly my personal thoughts."

There are many ways to support and help this child, why did I choose to take her in as my apprentice?

In addition to fulfilling His instructions, she also wanted the child to live a happier and freer life this time, without having to carry those heavy burdens, and to live a reckless life.

With me as her backer, those villains will naturally be a little afraid and dare not to make plans against her.

Perhaps she is the savior of the Alliance and the hope of mankind, but in her own eyes, she is just a child, even a few years younger than her youngest granddaughter.

Why should one child be burdened with so much?

She felt sorry for the child and admired the other party's past efforts.

"Well, let me formally introduce myself."

Dongfang Qunyu suddenly stood up and stretched out his hand to her. A kind and gentle smile appeared on his weathered face. He said solemnly, "I am Dongfang Qunyu, the 179th head of the Dongfang family, and also the successor of Chihuo's legacy."

"Welcome to the Red Fire Human Federation."

This is a new human regime built on the ruins of the Blazing Human Alliance.

"Welcome home, Shichu."