This time the system did not arrange an identity for Emiya and the others. Originally, Emiya planned to go with the old setting of a husband and wife with children, after all, because Vera used her power too early, she was still only one meter sixty, and Zoe was just a little runt.
But this decision met with fierce opposition from Vera and Zoe, even Acheron didn't want to be his wife anymore. In the end, everyone could only become four siblings who believed they loved each other.
This time they would be living in Jarilo for a long time, not only needing to exchange for Zoe's companion weapon, but also to build an environment suitable for Zoe to live in, as well as reliable forces who would stand up and protect Zoe in critical moments.
Jarilo had only one city, and the only reliable forces were the Great Guardian and the Silvermane Guards.
The Builders were people of the Preservation Aeon, and the Landau family had by now basically become blood-sucking parasites, with only a few still holding the front line to protect the people.
It was said that the Interastral Peace Corporation had already withdrawn completely before the Antimatter Legion arrived, but they left behind monitors.
If something happened to Jarilo, they would likely rush in to interfere, even forcibly buy out Belobog.
Belobog was far too thin and weak, unable to withstand any storm. Let alone being bought out by the Interastral Peace Corporation, even the Fragmentum, the cold, and the exhaustion of the Geomarrow were enough to soon wipe them out.
Zoe's displayed path was Erudition. She was born with all kinds of rich knowledge, and was extraordinarily smart.
In less than a week after arriving at Jarilo, Zoe had developed an anti-cold potion that could immunize against the cold for a whole day, and also a mutated ice dendrite that absorbed snowstorm energy to quickly grow strong.
According to Zoe's abilities, Emiya and the others planned to help Jarilo resist the cold and the Fragmentum, step by step expand the city again, even build a strong nation, and let that nation become Zoe's solid backing.
In this process, they would plant the seed of the belief in self-reliance into everyone's heart, letting them understand that a good life is created with their own hands, not from the illusory protection of a Aeon.
They would slowly erase the sense of presence of the Preservation Aeon, even considering abandoning Belobog, this city whose Geomarrow resources were nearly exhausted, to establish a capital elsewhere, so they wouldn't need to look at the faces of the Builders and the Interastral Peace Corporation anymore.
Jarilo's Stellaron was watched by the Preservation Aeon. Emiya and the others absolutely could not take it with their own hands.
Only when the locals grew strong, no longer relying on the Preservation Aeon, could they themselves take the Stellaron out.
It could be said, Emiya and the others' action goal, for Jarilo's last people, for Emiya's family, was completely beneficial without any harm. This was a world where only the Preservation Aeon is hurt.
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[One Day Later]
Bronya, in a daze, felt like she had returned to her big bed at home.
"Huu, so cold!" With eyes closed, she pulled at the blanket to cover her exposed back, then instinctively wriggled forward a few times, hugging a small warm and soft body, filled with alluring fragrance.
"Tch, don't hug me so tight, I'm about to suffocate!" Zoe furrowed her brows, forcefully pulling her small head out from Bronya's tall firmness.
"That's why you guys, why do you all grow so big, aren't you tired!"
"Ah!" Hearing an unfamiliar childish voice, Bronya woke as if from a dream, let out a sharp scream and rolled out of the blankets.
"Hiss!" The outside was already bone-piercing cold, and Bronya was still completely naked. This nearly froze her so badly that her eyes rolled back and she almost fainted.
"What's that sound!" Emiya heard the scream from Zoe's room and rushed in at the fastest speed, afraid that the silly-looking woman might hurt Zoe.
"Sigh, why is it always me who runs into this kind of situation..."
Helplessly shaking his head, Emiya let Bronya punch him flying ten meters away. By now, he was already too lazy to resist his bad luck.
After the awkward little incident, Bronya learned from Zoe that she had already been unconscious for a week.
When she was first brought in, her body temperature was terrifyingly low, so out of no choice they had stripped her and used the body heat of the girls present to warm her.
Seeing she was slowly recovering, Vera and Acheron had already gone out hunting. Zoe, afraid of cold, had stayed buried under the blanket sleeping, while also looking after Bronya.
"Miss Zoe, you mean my subordinates are also still alive?!" Bronya was overjoyed, her bright smile lighting up the dark cave several degrees.
"Mm, go see them, and bring me something hot to eat too." Zoe quietly watched Bronya's departing back, inwardly assessing whether this person was worth cultivating.
When Emiya and the others dug the cave, they had planned to stay for over three months, so they carefully dug out three bedrooms and one hall.
The girls and boys each had their own room, plus a storage room and a dining hall, all connected by a two-meter wide and tall corridor.
The corridor was filled with the rich fragrance of stewed meat. Bronya had been hungry for a long time, and normally she should have really wanted to eat, but at this moment her heart was extremely heavy.
The meat fragrance not only failed to give her appetite, it even made her feel heavier.
Originally, everyone should have returned home to properly eat a meal of meat. But now they were buried forever in the snowstorm.
Her nine subordinates were all gathered around the charcoal fire in the hall. Above the fire was a big, exaggerated iron pot. The subordinates scooped meat soup from it as they sat, talking in low excited voices.
"Everyone, I'm sorry, this disastrous defeat was all my fault!" Bronya pressed her lips tightly and bowed ninety degrees to her subordinates. "When we return to Belobog, I will voluntarily resign..."
"It's alright, Lady Bronya, as long as you are safe and sound."
"Yes, yes, my lady turned misfortune into blessing this time. You'll surely grow stronger and stronger in the future."
"To fight side by side with such a brave and fearless figure like you, this is something I can brag about for a lifetime when I go back!"
The new recruits' passionate words cut off Bronya's self-blame.
Even if their education level wasn't high, they could still tell right from wrong. Their lady was not only beautiful and kind, but also fought with great bravery. If she left the Silvermane Guard, it would be Belobog's misfortune.
"Everyone... everyone... wuwuwu..."
Bronya seemed to lose all her strength, collapsing straight onto the ground. She could no longer suppress her emotions, and in front of these trustworthy subordinates, she burst out crying loudly.
The crying was unusually infectious. The recruits also couldn't help crying. They had only just come of age, and suddenly went through such a brutal battle. In truth, they had been holding themselves up by force all along.
"Go cry off to the side, or the blood will splash on you."
A deep, magnetic voice appeared untimely. Bronya quickly wiped her tears, opening her hazy eyes. When she saw Emiya's face with its annoying grin, her sadness was immediately swept away by shame and anger.
"It's you, you big pervert, how do you still have the face to come out here!"
Bronya had always been focused on her subordinates, and had forgotten to ask Zoe who that peeping creep really was.
Now seeing her enemy, her eyes burned with rage. She didn't even care that Emiya was holding a whole basin of meat, and charged forward to fight him to the death.
"Misunderstanding, this must be some kind of misunderstanding!" A female Silvermane Guard hurriedly stepped up to pull Bronya back.
"Lady Bronya, this is Emiya. It's thanks to him and his two sisters that we all survived."
"Now that you mention it, I think I really did see him before." Bronya instinctively touched her cheek, and instantly felt a burning pain. "You, did you take advantage of my weakness to hit my face?!"
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