It was a dilapidated building.
The Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
As a matter of fact, the people in the city had already been properly evacuated before the monsters destroyed the city.
Only the large pieces of equipment were left behind because they were too heavy to be transported.
Everyone had already experienced this.
Apocalyptic monsters only kill living humans, they have no interest in human creations.
Because of that, after everyone was evacuated, the institute only suffered some superficial damage. When the monsters found that there was no one inside, they immediately went to look for other targets.
In the underground research center of the institute.
Gu Qing Shan was controlling a few primitive mechanical arms to create new mechanical products.
Ye Ru Xi pondered for a bit and asked: "Does he always forget to eat and sleep like this?"
10 hours had already passed.
Ever since Gu Qing Shan came here, he had been busy with work and didn't pay attention to anyone else.
Jang Young-ho explained: "Because your technology is too outdated, he has a lot of work to do. I'm guessing that he'll only be able to relax a bit after the basic technological facilities are completed"
Ye Fei Li rubbed her stomach and said: "I'm hungry"
Jang Young-ho asked: "Don't you have instant noodles?"
Ye Fei Li replied: "Eating that all the time isn't a good idea — — - how about we go out and find some ingredients?"
"Hm … that's fine" Jang Young-ho agreed.
The two of them turned to Ye Ru Xi.
"I'll wait here, by the way, I don't know how to cook" Ye Ru Xi said.
"Don't worry, we're not counting on you" the two of them replied at the same time.
"That's good" Ye Ru Xi sighed in relief.
Jang Young-ho and Ye Fei Li then left.
Half an hour later.
The two of them returned with a large amount of ingredients.
They put everything on the large conference table.
"I'm hungry" Jang Young-ho said.
"Me too, but you can't really count on a Man Killer Fiend to really know how to cook" Ye Fei Li said.
"And you definitely can't count on a hitman" Jang Young-ho added.
After that, the two of them stole glances at Gu Qing Shan.
These words were obviously meant for him to hear.
Gu Qing Shan didn't even turn around as she said something to the void of space.
From the void of space behind him, an autumn-water-like longsword flew out and landed in front of the conference table, turning into a cold and elegant woman.
Ye Ru Xi looked at the woman and muttered: "How beautiful …"
The palace maid pulled up her long hair and rolled up her sleeves. Then, she said to the three people, "Young Master is at the most crucial moment of his cooking. He can't get away, so I'll be the one to cook this meal."
"What is he doing?"
"Create a mechanical arm."
"Using a mechanical arm to create a mechanical arm?"
"To be precise, it's using an outdated mechanical arm to create an advanced mechanical arm."
"Then … you can cook too?" Ye Fei Li couldn't help but ask.
Shannu casually replied: "Whatever gongzi knows, I know how to cook as well. Just tell me what you want to eat"
20 minutes later.
After Shannu finished cooking this meal, she turned back into a sword, returned to Gu Qing Shan's side, and disappeared into the void of space.
Gu Qing Shan finally stopped her work.
"That wasn't easy at all"
He sighed and walked towards the conference table.
Jang Young-ho opened a bottle of strong liquor, then a bottle of champagne.
He poured the liquor for himself and Gu Qing Shan, while the champagne was given to Ye Fei Li and Ye Ru Xi.
Ye Ru Xi took a sip, then said: "Give me the one you're drinking"
Jang Young-ho shrugged and poured her a glass of liquor.
Jang Young-ho, Gu Qing Shan, and Ye Ru Xi all drank the liquor together.
Ye Fei Li looked at the champagne in her hand and muttered: "I feel like I've been excluded from a certain circle"
Gu Qing Shan looked at the dishes on the table.
Shannu had prepared a vegetable salad, meat soup, bread, butter, fruits, roasted suckling pig, stewed rabbit, smoked sausage, fried quail, and beef steak for everyone.
"Ah … she's been quite interested in the cuisine of another culture lately, so I'll add one more dish for everyone"
Saying so, Gu Qing Shan searched through the pile of ingredients and took out carrots, onions, ginger, garlic, cooking wine, seasoning, pepper …
He was very skilled at cooking, and with the help of spirit energy, he managed to make a spicy hot pot in just a few dozen breaths' worth of time.
The hot pot was set up in the middle of the table, the fire was lit, and the aroma filled the air.
Various dishes were placed all around.
Gu Qing Shan cut a few fruits and arranged them on a plate.
Then she took some foie gras, made an ancient smoked foie gras, and arranged them on a plate ("This is my personal taste, if General Ye isn't used to it, you can choose not to eat it" Gu Qing Shan said)
Then she made a fish in vinegar sauce, served it, and placed it in front of Ye Fei Li ("Thank you, I really like this" Ye Fei Li said)
A sumptuous feast filled the entire table.
Ye Ru Xi had been watching Gu Qing Shan cook the entire time, only now did she carefully put a piece of lamb into the hot pot and ate it.
Delicious.
This isn't the taste of the Apocalypse.
Ye Ru Xi froze for a bit, then muttered: "I'm now completely convinced that you aren't people of this world"
The four of them began to eat.
After a single meal, they had also finished quite a few bottles of liquor.
"General Ye, your alcohol tolerance is quite good" Jang Young-ho praised.
"That's right, I'm impressed" Gu Qing Shan also praised her.
"This world is too torturous, who wouldn't drink when there's alcohol?" Ye Ru Xi asked.
Everyone went silent.
Gu Qing Shan raised her glass and toasted her: "That's worth cheering"
"Come"
Ye Ru Xi drank the entire glass, then pushed it back to Gu Qing Shan and gestured for him to pour some more.
"That should be enough, I won't drink any more tonight" Gu Qing Shan said.
"No, pour some more. I want to use this glass of liquor to make something clear to you" Ye Ru Xi said.
Hearing her say that, Gu Qing Shan had no choice but to fill the glass and hand it over.
Ye Ru Xi received the glass and said: "I … carefully thought about it, and decided that I can't go with you for now"
"Why not?" Gu Qing Shan calmly asked.
"Because I can't let go of this world. In truth, I have a lot of friends who live in this world. I can't bear to part with them, and I can't bear for them to face the Apocalypse, so I can't abandon them" Ye Ru Xi replied.
"If it weren't for that, you would've been willing to come with us to see the wider world, to meet more interesting people and events, right?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
Ye Ru Xi slowly nodded, her gaze filled with yearning.
Gu Qing Shan silently smiled.
He appeared to be a bit happy.
"What do you think?" he asked.
Jang Young-ho commented: "Not bad"
Ye Fei Li also commented: "Hm, not bad"
Gu Qing Shan looked at the confused Ye Ru Xi, cleared her throat, and said: "Listen to me, if you were willing to abandon everything without hesitation and come with us, I would have considered this as a mission to be completed"
"But when I saw you, you were helping the civilians settle down. Later, you got angry at me because of the potholes. You left silently after being betrayed by those people. Even when you were bombed by nuclear bombs, I only saw sadness in you. I didn't see any intention of revenge."
Gu Qing Shan leaned forward and whispered: "General Ye, more and more people are turning into wraiths within the Apocalypse, but fewer and fewer people are living like humans within the darkness. I think you can be considered one of them"
"Which is why I'm now officially requesting you to become our partner"
"Partner?" Ye Ru Xi asked.
"That's right, partner. We have a lot of benefits, knowledge, authority, I guarantee that you won't regret joining us" Gu Qing Shan replied.
"But as I said earlier, I want to protect this world — —" Ye Ru Xi said.
Gu Qing Shan cut her off: "Your world, I'll save it for you. Once everything is over, are you willing to join us and leave with us?"
Ye Ru Xi looked at him and spoke hesitantly: "The Apocalypse has existed for so many years, but it has never …"
"It's only a low-level Apocalypse" Gu Qing Shan calmly replied.
Ye Ru Xi stayed silent for a bit, then nodded.
Gu Qing Shan raised his glass.
Ye Ru Xi brought her glass closer.
The glasses clashed.
The two of them drank it all at once.
"Is it settled?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"It's settled" Ye Ru Xi replied.
Gu Qing Shan tilted his head and looked at the void of space.
"[Chaos], do you see it? This isn't because I want to save the world, it's because your Deity wants me to, otherwise she wouldn't leave "he said in his mind.
From the void of space, a line of grey text appeared with difficulty:
[Special request: Challenger of Apotheotic Combat named Gu Qing Shan, please save this world right away, and make sure to bring Ye Ru Xi back]
Reading through it, Gu Qing Shan slowly smiled.
"I remember … there was some sort of notification before, telling me not to save the world — — who was it?" he teased.
All the grey text in the void of space disappeared.
No answer.
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