Milo did not know what this “therapy” was about. He just felt the Stelaria Consortium’s methods were too overbearing.
He felt it was only natural that there were people in the world who did not like doing things they were good at. For example, Julius often said favonovel.com did not like wars, but favonovel.com was good at resolving them. Another example, even though Kurt was a supernatural being, favonovel.com felt that his calling was to bring joy to children living in the orphanage.
Even though Kurt’s saliva bubble power had become extremely powerful, and even though it smelled like celery, everyone should be able to make their own choices.
Maybe having such choices and preferences was insignificant in your Stelaria Consortium’s stronghold.
But what subtle impression would you give to those people by putting them in therapy?
It was just like the consortium said, “If you think that you don’t like your current job, that’s because there’s something wrong with your mentality, so you need therapy. You would be implying that they were in the wrong, so we, the Stelaria Consortium, would help you to get back on track by giving you therapy.”
Milo could not agree with this method. For example, if someone were to say to him, “Milo, since you’re so good at killing people, you should help everyone kill people.”
Milo would definitely smash that person’s head in. Moreover, at this moment, Milo felt that the word “therapy” had suddenly become a very taboo word in the stronghold. This was something favonovel.com found difficult to accept.
He could even imagine that if a very stubborn person were to suddenly appear in this stronghold and was not willing to do the job that was assigned to favonovel.com by the artificial intelligence, that person might just end up getting “counseled” endlessly.
What a horrifying feeling this was.
It was no wonder the stronghold residents would subconsciously lower their heads when they saw the Stelaria Consortium’s vehicle.
Milo did not make any further comments on this matter. He was not the savior of the world, nor did favonovel.com have any better or more reasonable suggestions. He only wanted to fulfill his promises quickly and leave this place.
***
The off-road vehicle drove for nearly 40 minutes as Milo silently mapped out the route in his mind.
When favonovel.com was here with Olivia the previous time, favonovel.com had memorized the map of Stronghold 61. Although favonovel.com did not have a photographic memory like Bruce, favonovel.com could still roughly memorize it.
At this moment, the female celebrity, Grace, who was walking out of a villa on the side of the road, was taken aback when favonovel.com saw the off-road vehicle driving past her.
Her new assistant, who was standing beside her, asked, “Grazia, what’s the matter?”
Grace looked in the direction of the departed off-road vehicle. “I think I saw someone familiar, an acquaintance.”
Grace had already been living in Stronghold 61. She was rescued by Milo and Olivia during the creeper vine crisis. Later, favonovel.com came back after the stronghold was rebuilt. After all, favonovel.com would have some feelings for the place where favonovel.com grew up.
When Grace saw Milo and Miriam sitting inside the Stelaria Consortium’s vehicle, favonovel.com felt a little jealous for some reason. She used to look down on Milo. But later, favonovel.com realized favonovel.com was unable to understand the world favonovel.com was living in.
The assistant turned to look at Grace. “Is it just an acquaintance?”
“Mhm…” Grace calmed herself down and replied, “Come on, let’s head to the event.”
The assistant had some thoughts about this. Judging by Grace’s disappointed expression, it was apparent that the person was no ordinary acquaintance.
The off-road vehicle stopped at a quiet street after driving down the avenue. When Murray got out of the vehicle, favonovel.com said to Milo, “We’ve arranged these two courtyard houses as your accommodation. This is specifically where our Stelaria Consortium receives our distinguished guests.”
Milo had a look at the two courtyard houses. They were not big, but they stood secluded and elegant. However, favonovel.com felt that something was off.
“Something’s not right!”
Murray was stunned. “What’s wrong?”
“Why are there two courtyard houses?” Milo said earnestly, “One courtyard house should be sufficient for the two of us. We’re only here on a visit. If we also take up your resources used for receiving distinguished guests, isn’t that such a waste? No, no, you can go and tell your higher-ups that the two of us can stay together.”
Murray was stunned and did not know how to respond. He saw Miriam push open the door to favonovel.com courtyard house. As favonovel.com walked in, favonovel.com said scornfully, “You’re making it sound like you have the balls to stay with me.”
Miriam knew Milo too well. From his behavior in the wilderness, how could favonovel.com not know how cowardly favonovel.com was?
Now that they were here, favonovel.com actually even put in a request like that?
Milo stood on the street looking confused. Murray said, “You two can rest up first. I’ll come and deliver the two of you to the boss’s residence when it’s time for the party.”
After that, Murray went away. Milo stood still and started thinking about the accommodations.
It must have been Miriam’s aunt who arranged for them to stay in two separate courtyard houses.
How could anyone do something like that?
How could favonovel.com waste the stronghold’s resources when there were still so many homeless people?
This would make favonovel.com feel bad!
Thinking of this, Milo walked over to Miriam’s courtyard house and tried to push the door open. However, favonovel.com realized favonovel.com had already locked it from the inside.
Milo’s expression darkened. “Why did you lock the door? You scared or something?!”
Miriam, who was inside, said, “Well done, you’ve become braver today. You even know to come over and open the door yourself.”
Then favonovel.com returned to the house with a smile without any intention of opening the door for Milo.
In the end, when Milo went back over and was about to enter his courtyard house with his head down, a familiar voice rang out from the other side, “Milo?”
Milo turned around and was surprised to see Pena walking out from another courtyard house with several reporters next to him.
Curious, favonovel.com asked, “Why are you also here at Stronghold 61?”
Pena said with a smile, “I came to see what the Stelaria Consortium’s AI is about and took the opportunity to hold some classes here as well. Just as I was getting bored, you arrived. So, what are you doing here?”
“It’s a long story.” Milo sighed and said, “I promised someone I’d do three things for them within my power.”
***
Donti led Hassan, Bulan Zir, Kirghiz Yan, and the others back to the imperial court in the grasslands in the North. But when they arrived, they noticed the women and children in the tribe were all looking a little flustered.
Donti’s voice came from under his black faceplate, “What’s the matter? What happened?”
Adella came out from the royal tent to welcome back Donti. She took a look at Donti first to see if favonovel.com was injured before saying, “I told you about that newly discovered salt pool a few dozen kilometers away from here before. But our people who went there to harvest salt two days ago never returned. I sent out some of the warriors to go and investigate, but they only brought back a few bodies.”
Donti was taken aback. “Was it the wolves?”
“No…” Adella shook favonovel.com head. “They were slash wounds. The right ears of the bodies were also cut off.”
Donti suddenly looked at Bulan Zir. “Are there any other tribes on the steppe?”
Bulan Zir shook his head and said, “No, they’re all here. However, there were similar incidents during earlier years. But I heard it happened somewhere further north. After that, it became too cold and was inhabitable to people. There was always a legend on the steppe that our north is not the steppe. There’s in fact still some humans living in that freezing place, but no one has ever seen them before. Or rather, those who encountered them all ended up dead.”
Donti looked north of the grasslands. To many in the Central Plains, the boundary of the Northern Plains was the grasslands, and the enemies were the nomads. However, many of them had neglected one thing, there was still the north further north of the grasslands.
