(Apologies first. I planned to make up for two chapters this weekend, but I had something to do this weekend. I brought the kids out to play during the Dragon Boat Festival, and I'll make up for it when I'm back.)
"Because the three of you are special." Xiao Ran smiled and rubbed Christine's head. After finding a place to sit down, he patted the space beside him and said, "Since you want to know, I'll tell you."
When Stella saw Xiao Ran sit down, she was the first to pounce on Xiao Ran and collapsed on him. Olu looked at Xiao Ran, then at Christine. In the end, he sat on the other side of Xiao Ran. But as soon as he sat down, he saw Stella's pair of red eyes glaring at him fiercely. He stood up immediately and sat beside Christine in a panic. Then, he looked at Stella enviously as she got to sit close to Xiao Ran.
On the other hand, Xiao Ran couldn't help but chuckle at the sight of the three little ones. One had to know that in the other world, Stella was the one who was taken care of the most and also the one who was the least sensible. On the other hand, although Olu was usually a little unruly, he was a qualified big brother to Stella and wasn't as weak as the current Olu.
But the current situation of the three of them was understandable. Olu had a mother-like person in the Rodriar Research Institute. She was a female researcher who was responsible for taking care of him. In that environment, she treated him well, so it was understandable that he was a little weak.
After that, through the joint modulation and memory modification, Olu changed into a different appearance. But now, this Olu should gradually become more mature as he grew older. In fact, Olu should be about the same age as Sting. But no matter how one looked at it, Olu was about the same age as Stella.
The three of them sat around Xiao Ran obediently. Christine also looked at Xiao Ran curiously, wanting to know why Xiao Ran treated the three of them so well.
At this moment, the door suddenly opened. Lax walked in with a plate full of food. After seeing Xiao Ran, she nodded and smiled at Xiao Ran. Then, she walked over and placed the plate in the middle. She tilted her head and asked, "Is it time for a good baby to sleep while listening to stories?"
"Big Sister Lax." Stella waved at Lax happily. In fact, Lax, who was not much older than Stella, touched Stella's face as if she was coaxing a child. "Hello, Stella, I brought you some food..."
Justin, who had just sat down, pulled Olu up, and said politely, "Thank you for taking care of us, Miss Lacus."
"It's fine." Lax smiled and shook her head. She glanced at Xiao Ran and said, "After all, you should be very special to him."
"Haha, sorry to trouble you, Lax." Xiao Ran shook his head and smiled. He raised his hand and gestured for Lax to sit down. After that, he said to Christine, Olu, and Stella, "The three of you are indeed very special to me. To a certain extent, you are like my children. Will a father treat his children differently?"
"Ah?" Stella tilted her head and looked at Xiao Ran in confusion. Olu looked at Xiao Ran's masked face and was slightly absent-minded. "Father …?"
Christine didn't quite understand what Xiao Ran was trying to say, but she could hear that Xiao Ran treated them like children. Although she was still a little confused, it was enough for Christine to have such an explanation in her heart.
Only Lax, only Lax knew that Xiao Ran had a lot of things that he didn't say. As for the reason, Lax could roughly guess. These three children should have a deep relationship with Xiao Ran in the other world. After all, Xiao Ran was going to leave this world, so he didn't want to bring a deeper relationship with the other world into this world. He didn't want these three fragile children to be unable to accept it on the day he left.
Although Lax had guessed this, she was more curious about what happened between Xiao Ran and the three children. Lax was sometimes very curious, but Lax knew that now was not the time to ask about this. She just pretended that nothing had happened and just smiled at the interaction between Xiao Ran and the three children.
Finally, Stella fell asleep on the bed. Lax took the initiative to cover Stella with a quilt for Xiao Ran. Christine and Olu also didn't want to disturb the sleeping Stella and left the room. Lax finally had the opportunity to ask the question she wanted to know.
"What's the relationship between them?" Xiao Ran looked at Lux, who was sitting beside him, and shook his head with a smile. He explained to Lux the relationship between him and the three little fellows in the other world. When they lost their memories, they were his subordinates. Under his control, they brainwashed the three little fellows many times. After regaining their memories, he took the three little fellows and left the United Nations. Until now, the three little fellows had been following him.
It sounded simple, but it was enough to let Lax understand the relationship between them. The two whispered in the room. Lax would also ask Xiao Ran some questions about the other world from time to time. Xiao Ran would answer all the questions that he could, and Xiao Ran would just smile at Lax and gently shake his head.
After more than half an hour, the communication device in the room suddenly rang. Xiao Ran frowned and quickly stood up to answer the call. The figure of the Warship's captain, Hullo, appeared on the screen.
"Captain, I just received news from Aube. A group of unknown enemies has appeared in our northeast territory. They are currently fighting with the union army. However, the union army doesn't have enough strength to resist and has been retreating."
Xiao Ran heard this news and immediately asked, "Distance?"
Hullo immediately replied, "At the current speed, it will take about ten hours to continue forward. If we leave the sea and enter the sky at full speed, it will only take about three hours."
"Full speed ahead. Send me all the information you have."
Hullo nodded, "Understood."
After the screen dimmed, Lax, who had already walked to Xiao Ran's side, asked softly, "Could it be aliens?"
"It's very likely." Xiao Ran nodded and opened the map to look at the northeast direction. From where Aube came from, the northeast direction should be near the Far East. It was indeed within the union's territory. However, when it came to the Far East, Xiao Ran wasn't sure if the enemy they were facing was aliens.
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