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Upon hearing this, Ashburn shook his head helplessly and said nothing more.

Qiu Bi and the others followed Raven and Ashburn into the orphanage and looked around at the small orphanage.

Compared to the "Cocolia Orphanage" that Qiu Bi had visited, the Ciola Orphanage was undoubtedly much smaller.

Neither the attic nor the courtyard can compare to the Cocolia Orphanage.

The only entertainment the children have is perhaps the slide in the middle of the yard.

The attic has only two floors. The first floor is the area for daily life, as well as the bedrooms for Ashburn and the Raven. The second floor is the room where the children live.

Because the attic is small, children cannot have their own rooms and all children share rooms.

It was during class time, and only Ashburn was in the Siola Orphanage.

"Raven, with your salary, even if you move to a bigger house, it shouldn't be a burden, right?"

"Of course, but..."

Raven turned to look at Qiu Bi, "Mr. Qiu Bi has many daughters, you should know that children's education is very expensive, right?"

"Uh... sure."

In fact, Qiu Bi never cared about this matter.

Putting aside the fact that Cecilia is the headmistress of St. Freya Academy, Qiu Bi never considered these things, even when he lived in the Academy City of Changkong.

At that time, Qiu Bi not only had a huge destiny behind him, but his salary was also quite high, enough to allow his wife and children to live a wealthy life.

The raven seemed to have found a common topic, and immediately started to chatter on and on, complaining incessantly.

“Mr. Qiu Bi, although my salary is not low, it is necessary to maintain the normal operation of the orphanage and to support the schooling of eight children…”

“If my salary weren’t insufficient, I would even like to enroll my children in tutoring classes.”

Raven and Ashburn were orphans in their childhood, were not adopted by any orphanage, and did not receive a formal education.

Now that they run the Siola Orphanage together, they naturally don't want the children to be "illiterate".

"Natasha, you two take your time chatting. I'll go prepare some food for you."

Ashburn wisely avoided joining in the conversation and went straight into the kitchen to prepare food.

Raven watched Ashburn walk into the kitchen, then lowered her voice and said, "Mr. Qiu Bi, when do you think... humanity will truly defeat the Honkai?"

"I can't say for sure, it could be tomorrow, or it could be a few years from now."

Qiu Bi gave an ambiguous answer, then asked in return, "If the Honkai ends, what are your plans?"

Upon hearing this, the raven was stunned.

"I don't really have any plans."

Aside from fighting, perhaps the only thing Raven excels at is managing things.

After humanity defeats the Honkai, she will likely stop fighting and instead seek a stable job.

but……

New problems followed.

Although the wages for a normal job are not low, they are not enough to support a large orphanage.

"...Humanity should wait a while before defeating the Honkai."

The raven seemed deeply affected, lying lazily on the sofa, as if it had become a "salted fish" without any dreams.

Qiu Bi chuckled, then asked curiously, "What do the children at the orphanage call you and Ashburn?"

Generally, children in orphanages usually call men "Dad" and women "Mom".

—At least that's how it has been with all the orphanages Qiu Bi has seen over the years.

Ashburn and Raven are siblings, so it would be quite inappropriate for the children to call them "Dad" and "Mom."

“Well… the children call Ashburn ‘Dad,’ and as for me… I’m ‘older sister,’ of course.” Raven pouted. “I don’t want to become a mother at such a young age.”

Afterwards, everyone chatted about everyday things, tacitly avoiding the topic of "Honkai".

The "Honkai" is still something that only a small number of people know about, and the general public is completely unaware of it. Ashborn is no exception.

Raven said he was inviting Qiu Bi and the others to his home, but in reality, it was just a simple meal together, with no special purpose.

After the dinner party ended, Raven and Ashburn escorted Qiubi and the others out of the Shora Orphanage.

As Qiu Bi and the others walked away, Ashburn narrowed his eyes.

"Natasha, why did you suddenly invite your 'colleague' to visit the orphanage?"

"nothing……"

Raven shook his head, staring blankly at Qiu Bi's retreating figure.

Based on the information she had, Qiu Bi would be a good candidate to entrust her orphan to.

No one can predict what will happen in the Honkai War; something unexpected could happen at any time.

The raven didn't want the children in the orphanage to be left homeless and without care after its death.

As long as I maintain a good relationship with Qiu Bi, he shouldn't abandon the Xiola Orphanage after my accidental death; at the very least, he'll help settle the children who have nowhere else to go.

"Ashiborn, take good care of the children, I must go."

"Is it another business trip?"

"Yes, I need to go to Coral Island for some business."

The raven waved and then left in another direction.

Chapter 291 Coral Island Area

Manchester, England.

Qiu Bi, Eden, Bella, and Amber, dressed in casual clothes, left Manchester Airport at a leisurely pace.

After leaving the World Serpent's old base, Amber drove the transport ship back to Destiny Airport, and then followed Qiu Bi and others to leave Destiny Airport. They boarded a plane as usual and chose Manchester as their first stop for their trip.

"The world is about to descend into turmoil again..."

Qiu Bi sighed softly.

With the arrival of the Fifth Herrscher last night, the world, which had finally achieved peace, was thrown into turmoil once again. Overnight, various Honkai events broke out one after another, and even an Honkai event comparable to the "Great Honkai" occurred.

If left unchecked, it could very well lead to the swift arrival of the Sixth Herrscher.

Although the Human Alliance did not suffer many losses in the Fifth Honkai War, it did not want to face a new Herrscher in the short term.

Each time a new Herrscher arrives, it results in the death of at least one city's population.

Even if a Herrscher can consciously choose to restrain their power, the "Great Collapse" will not care about the Herrscher's subjective will.

"Speaking of which... Amber, do you know the location of that Honkai incident?"

"Lord Qiu Bi, are you referring to a Honkai event comparable to the 'Great Honkai'?"

"Yes."

"The Honkai incident covered the Coral Island area. The Bishop urgently dispatched a Valkyrie squad to be stationed there today, but no S-rank Valkyries were dispatched for the time being."

"Coral Island area?"

"Yes, does Lord Qiu Bi have any suggestions?"

"……No."

Qiu Bi casually brushed it off, then pondered it carefully.

There is only one Herrscher associated with the Coral Island region, and that is the "Herrscher of Ice," Anna Schariac.

However, compared to the original story, Anna in the present has not experienced those despairing things, and Chen Tianwen has not died, but has become a new student at St. Freya Academy.

As for Chen Tianwen's older brother, Chen Tianwu...

Although she couldn't become a Valkyrie, she chose to settle near St. Freya Academy, working part-time to earn money while taking care of Chen Tianwen, who was attending school.

Chen Tianwu and Anna had never met, so naturally, none of the subsequent events would have occurred.

It's unlikely that Anna will become the "Herrscher of Ice" now, at least that's what Qiu Bi thinks.

Lost in thought, the four of them left the airport, hailed a taxi at random, and headed to the hotel they had booked in advance.

This is a vacation, so we can't let things related to "collapse" affect our trip.

……

Two weeks later, in the Coral Island area.

Anna looked worried and paced back and forth in her room.

After Cecilia's special training, her strength is considered quite good among A-rank Valkyries, enough to handle most Honkai events.

but……

This does not mean she has the ability to guard the vast coral island area.

Moreover, the Valkyrie squad only has six members in total. Whether they are dealing with Honkai events separately or acting together, they will be constantly running around trying to keep up.

The Coral Island area is not small at all, and the coastal areas have also seen the appearance of marine Honkai Beasts, which are far more numerous than the Honkai Beasts on land.

After these Honkai Beasts were born, their first action was to launch an attack on the Coral Island area.

They are already exhausted from dealing with the collapse events on land, so how can they spare any attention to deal with the Honkai Beasts in the ocean system?

Therefore, Anna had to make a difficult decision—

She split the Valkyrie squad in two, with her in charge of intercepting the Honkai Beasts in the marine biome, while the other members went to resolve Honkai incidents in various parts of Coral Island.

Even so, it is still only a temporary solution and cannot completely resolve the various collapse events.

Anna has already requested support from the United Nations, but the reply she received was that an S-class Valkyrie has been dispatched to provide assistance.

At first, I felt very excited and even couldn't help but guess which S-class Valkyrie it would be.

however……

Anna's excitement wore off as she waited day after day.