I'm living off a woman in Arknights.

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"More or less?" Yun Yi said casually, then pressed on, "Tell me more about the guy who's targeting you."

“Almost…” Swire sighed, knowing that she really didn’t care, so she didn’t dwell on it and instead replied, “I…I didn’t go out before.”

"Yes, your recording says you went to take care of some business. Could it be that the business you were taking care of was something your people set up to lure you into a trap?" Yun Yi guessed.

"Well, anyway, for this reason or that reason!" Swire avoided Yun Yi's guess and continued, "I ran here."

Swire pointed down and said, "It's a place that's considered a slum, but because it used to be a relatively prosperous place, there are more gangs there than in other slums."

"I came here thinking I could also deal with the unusual report my colleague submitted a few days ago, saying there was a suspected illegal gathering here or something." As she spoke, Swire's expression gradually turned ferocious. "Who knew there would be a bunch of people lying in ambush here out of nowhere!"

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Volume Two: Fireworks at Dragon Gate, Chapter Twenty: These missiles are too fragile! We need to find more targets!

“It started with just a few small fry, and suddenly they came up to attack.” Swire’s eyes were fierce as she gritted her teeth, as if those people were right in front of her.

"I quickly packed up and left. But halfway there, because, well, anyway, I stopped for a moment, and then I was intercepted by gang members with guns!"

"I beat him up, and just as I was about to ask him something, a lot of people ran out from both sides. These people immediately grabbed their weapons and attacked me, forcing me to fight my way back into the alley."

After finishing her angry outburst in one breath, Swire calmed down and analyzed, "At this point, I felt something was wrong. Although the Lungmen Guard Bureau doesn't have as much power as you previously demanded, it is at least a legitimate and powerful agency."

"The most gangs can do against us is resort to trickery, verbal abuse, or sneak attacks." Swire seemed to recall those scenarios, a hint of disdain in her eyes, before continuing:

“A large-scale gathering to intercept me—whether successful or not, such a commotion is tantamount to telling everyone that they have gathered to attack the police. If that charge is leveled against them, their entire gang will be severely punished, if not wiped out.”

"It's not like no gang has ever done it before. Those gangs that did it always had to be either fighting to the death or young and impetuous."

As she spoke, Swire touched her face. Although it was smooth now, the blood on her hands reminded her of the danger she had faced.

Yun Yi gently stroked her fingers, helping her clean away the bloodstains.

Skin to skin, the fleeting sensation was strangely vivid.

Swire shifted her gaze and thanked him, her voice unconsciously lowering slightly: "Almost a third of the members in this gang are armed, so it's almost certain that none of them are involved!"

"A gun?" Yun Yi gently touched Shi Huaiya's smooth skin and guessed from the context, "A firearm?"

“It has that name too.” Swire was unaware of the difference (in reality, guns and firearms are quite different), her focus was on the gang that attacked her: “You may not know, but firearms are scarce in Terra, no, to be precise, difficult to popularize.”

Shi Huai Ya gave an example: "It's normal for a gang to have a few guns; they're for the collection of someone at the top of the gang."

"Isn't this just a lack of them?" Although he didn't know why the outdated muskets were described as being scarce and difficult to popularize, Yun Yi understood that she was referring to something, and couldn't help but clench his fist and say, "Someone specifically provided this gang with muskets."

“Obviously,” Swire continued, “They not only provided guns, but also a batch of medicine or people, I lean towards medicine. Otherwise, there’s no way to explain why gangs of varying quality could muster so many people to use firearms, even if they were using them with difficulty, it’s still astonishing.”

Yun Yi raised an eyebrow, finally noticing something was wrong. A hint of a smile crept into her eyes: "Wait, this gun and the musket aren't the same thing. I think you need to explain it to me first. Come to think of it, how many times have we had this communication breakdown now?"

"This is too much trouble. I don't know. Go ask your system." Swire drawled out her refusal. Suddenly, she remembered something, looked up, and saw the increasingly close artillery shells (missiles) reflected in her eyes. "I'll tell you the rest when I have time. The shells are arriving."

Swire turned her gaze away and looked at Yun Yi, who was now eager to try: "Are you sure there's no problem?"

"No problem!" Yun Yi gave a thumbs up, looking calm and confident.

It seemed so unreliable, but Swire muttered to himself.

She almost hallucinated on Pelosi's tail while looking at Yun Yi—speaking of which, who is Yun Yi?

Swire's doubts quickly dissipated as Yun Yi pulled her into his arms, and then everything went black.

The sound of long, drawn-out breathing lingered in my ears, and before Shi Huaiya could ask any questions, the dim environment suddenly brightened up.

Yun Yi released Shi Huaiya and smiled at her. At this moment, her body was covered with a sci-fi membrane that looked like light armor. All around was a vast blue, empty space, and Yun Yi was floating in the center of this space.

With each of her movements, the entire space trembled. Swire swung her tiger tail to steady herself, only to find that she was standing on a transparent board.

"Wait a moment." Yun Yi noticed Swire's condition. With a thought, a chair that looked like a miniature Nirvana, but softer because it was covered with a blanket, appeared out of thin air and floated in front of Swire.

Yunyi smugly gestured for Shihuaiya to sit down.

Swire touched the seat; the realistic feel of it amazed her, but now was not the time to ask.

Swire climbed onto the chair and sat down. The chair then slowly floated up, and the surrounding azure blue was replaced by various colorful landscapes from top to bottom.

The angle is a bit strange, like an aerial shot.

At this moment, Yun Yi adjusted his posture and made a motion as if drawing a knife from behind his back. The entire space's perspective shifted slightly, causing it to tremble.

Swire realized that she was likely inside a colossal machine resembling a steam knight or a royal guard mech, and that Yun Yi was the pilot of this machine. (This text does not include crossover characters or any world-building added due to the crossover.)

But looking at the seemingly endless space around her, even without considering the visual illusions caused by the surrounding scenery, Swire felt that it was at least a hundred meters long—wasn't that a bit of an exaggeration?

Yun Yi was unaware of Swire's shock. After settling Swire in, she focused all her attention on controlling the mecha.

The Nirvana mech mode has far more features than Yunyi had imagined, even in its basic version.

This made her a bit flustered as she was driving for the first time, and the jolts that almost caused Swire to fall at the beginning were all due to this reason.

Multitasking while focusing on the big picture.

Yun Yi gradually got under control of this difficult guy by relying on the mental attributes that had been greatly improved due to the upgrade. The data stream in his eyes kept flashing and intersecting.

Outside, the gray-white mecha expanded in the wind, only stopping when it reached the same height as the tall building next to it.

Immediately afterwards, indicator lights all over the mecha lit up with blue light, and the titanium gray mechanical joints, supported by various hydraulic systems, moved the entire mecha into a low stance, staring at the sky, ready to draw its sword from behind at any moment.

The mech's red-glowing eyes were fixed on a missile in the sky, while the numbers in Yun Yi's eyes inside kept fluctuating.

When the missile reached a suitable altitude, Yun Yi synchronized with the mecha, drew out a railgun shaped like a greatsword, and then, with the support of the nozzles on his arm, swung it towards the sky with all his might. The deep blue arc of light instantly detached from the sword and spread straight upwards, covering the sky and tearing the entire firmament in two, where it lingered for a long time.

The missile, which was the target, did not last a second in the arc of light, and was quickly annihilated in the afterglow of the arc of light amidst a series of explosions.

"Easy peasy." After saying those nice words, Yun Yi couldn't help but grin and chuckle a few times. The feeling of being pushed back, the power, and that soaring strike—it was just too exhilarating!

After laughing, Yun Yi felt a little annoyed. If she had known that the missile was so fragile, she would have started by trying the weakest attack method. Now, it was over before she could even get started. Wasn't she just torturing herself?

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Volume Two: Fireworks at Longmen - Chapter Twenty-One: A Heartless Woman! T^T

“You really look like…” like a foolish hunting dog. Swire couldn’t bear to look at you.

Yun Yi blinked, but didn't move.

She still doesn't know how to easily sever her connection with the mecha.

She didn't want her incredibly cool mecha to suddenly become someone asking for advice, completely ruining her image.

So, Yun Yi simply asked for help, "Swire, you're the best at thinking! Quickly help me think of a good target that won't have any negative consequences if I make a move!"

"To cancel this great mode after just one movement is too hellish!" Yun Yi tried his best to look pitiful, but because he was not skilled and his body could not move, it looked a bit distorted and funny.

“!” Shi Huaiya’s expression wavered for a moment, but she was amused by the close-up of Yun Yi’s funny face.

A glint flashed in her green eyes, and she suddenly became interested.

Well, this Dragon Gate needs a cleaning sooner rather than later.

"I can help you think of something," Swire said with a smile, crossing her legs and lifting her feet. "But you have to follow my instructions."

"No problem!" Yun Yi suppressed the urge to give a thumbs up and urged happily, "Have you got the first one yet? You should have decided by now, right?"

"What's the rush? First, tell me how long your mech can operate, and the specific data and mechanisms." Swire rolled her eyes at her, genuinely feeling that her brain wasn't working too well right now. "You're going to be the first one without thinking anything through? Be careful you don't make a mistake and ruin such a good mech."

"Ugh! Let's not do that kind of thing!" Yun Yi felt heartbroken just thinking about it, and decided it was best to listen to the wise man.

Having made up her mind, Yun Yi compiled a list of parameters for the Nirvana and its various modes, along with her own combat-oriented information, and uploaded it to Swire's subsystem.

After seeing this, Swire muttered, "So it's called Nirvana," and then began to carefully sort through most of the information about the mecha and its pilot, Yun Yi.

Yun Yi didn't just wait idly.

She brought up the system interface and added all the attribute points she had received from previous upgrades to her spirit attribute.

Yun Yi felt as if his thinking speed had been boosted, suddenly becoming exceptionally strong.

She excitedly tried to take full control of the mecha, but was soon overwhelmed by the increasingly complex operating procedures.

"System, while the Nirvana is very powerful, its operation is a bit too complicated. Is there a solution?"

Upon hearing this, Swire looked up at her with disdain (disappointment), then quickly lowered his head to continue studying.

The system then displayed: [There are many subjects and solutions available, but the subjects currently lack sufficient points. The most suitable method left is the simulation training mode, which is recommended to be used in conjunction with the training ground.]

"There's even a simulation training mode?" Yun Yi asked in surprise.

She searched through a pile of data for a while and actually found the pattern.

[Activating this mode will automatically sever the link with the mech and deploy the mech projection, synchronizing the main body's movements and actions in real time.]

"System, you're amazing!" Yun Yi said sweetly, and immediately activated the training mode. A gray-white mecha projection appeared in the blue space besides her and Swire.

At the same time, her mental link to the mecha was instantly severed, and she was instead connected to another, relatively vague entity.

Yun Yi immediately relaxed, pressed her fingers together and exclaimed, "That feels so good!"

The feeling of being unable to move is really uncomfortable, but once you can move again, you feel more relaxed and comfortable, both physically and mentally.

Perhaps it's the allure of comparing a basket of ba si > flags durian/.?

"Stop daydreaming. If you're going to practice, then get down to business!" Swire walked over unnoticed and said calmly, "I guess this is the only day I can let you run wild with me without any worries. Think it over?"

The implication was that once he mastered the skills, he could pilot the mech to his heart's content today? Yun Yi nodded in delight and obediently replied, "I'll start practicing right now!"

"You really do like it." Swire's eyes flickered. It seemed that Yun Yi's reactions were only predictable and could be guided when it came to mechas. The reason was probably because she liked them.

Perhaps we could consider gifting her a set of custom mecha figurines from various countries?

Swire kept the idea to himself for the time being.

She brought her attention back and instructed, "Before you practice, you need to shrink your mech to its smallest size, activate anti-tracking mode, and land on the roof of the building next door."

Swire tapped his arm, indicating, "Then, you have an hour and a half to practice with all your might."

"It will be noon when we finish, after which we can begin a seven-hour sweep."

At this point, Swire added, "Also, you should note that this sweep can be completed using Nirvana's small-scale equipment, so you should focus your training on these devices later."

"Thanks for the external brain." Yun Yi gave a thumbs up, then made an OK sign, revealing a carefree smile: "You're in charge, I'll get right on it!"

“However.” Yun Yi’s eyes lit up slightly, his golden-red eyes like flowing lava, rolling with starlight and heat.

She looked at Swire and opened her arms, inviting, "Before that, give me a hug?"

“…I can only earn points if I take the initiative.” Swire turned her head away from her gaze and said, her hands unconsciously crossing her arms.

"So, I just wanted a hug," Yun Yi said calmly.

"Then why won't you let me hug you first?" Swire's gaze swept over Yun Yi's noticeably red ears. "Isn't it all the same?"

"I didn't think that much about it, I just wanted to. Come on?" Yun Yi spread his arms wider and invited again.

"So willful." Swire pursed her lips, turned her face away and snorted softly, "I can't do anything with you. This is a one-time thing, and it won't happen again."

"Hurry up, you don't want me to go forward on my own, do you?"

"Of course not." Yun Yi's eyes lit up, and he immediately moved closer.

She gave Swire a bear hug, pulling him completely into her arms.

The two embraced, their similar body temperatures touching, yet they could still sense each other's warmth, clearly indicating to the one embracing that it was another life.

She has thoughts, hands, and feet; she can run and jump, yet she leans against you quietly and comfortably, as if conveying some captivating message through this contact.

Yun Yi sighed, feeling a sense of wonder—why was the hug like this? A feeling of joy and security welled up inside him, filling his heart.

It was just a simple action.

Before Yun Yi could fully savor the moment, this embrace ended much faster than the last one. As always, Swire pushed Yun Yi away at a certain point.

Yun Yi blinked his slightly blurry eyes and asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

“You should practice.” Swire’s tiger ears tilted forward slightly instinctively, and her tiger tail swayed gently with her mood, the tip of the tail curling slightly. Even the tone of her voice was unconsciously gentle—all of which indicated that she was in a good mood—but the content of her words was a sharp rejection: “Don’t forget that we don’t have much time.”

After saying that, she ignored her physical condition and turned to walk quickly toward the seat that was floating in mid-air.