As it turned out, sometimes people really do need a little bit of luck.
For example, the few travelers in front of Susana, who were almost stranded in the desert.
"Even though you guys brought a lot of supplies... it's still a bit irresponsible to take two little kids on a long journey through the desert like this, right?" Susana scratched her head, chiding the one adult and two children in front of her.
"Who are you calling..." Theresa was about to flare up, but then quickly realized that the person speaking was their savior and immediately put the brakes on, her voice turning into a quiet mumble. "Don't treat me like a child..."
She did complain, and she did protest. Theresa had made an effort.
Susana just took it as Theresa not wanting to be looked down upon. There were many precocious children like this in the desert, and even she...
Shaking the image of herself arguing with her parents out of her head, Susana felt that she still had to give the three of them a good lesson.
"If you get lost in the desert, you have to turn back as soon as possible. You must not try to be a hero, you know?"
Theresa hung her head and nodded. Rita smiled and replied to Susana.
"Thank you for your advice. If we ever need it, we will definitely consider your suggestion next time."
Rita's tone was very well-received by Susana. Usually, she was the junior. This was probably the first time she could teach others as an experienced person.
After all, she was a mess at everything she did. It was rare to meet someone who was clueless, so she finally had a chance to show off her skills!
But the confusion came up again. Susana looked at Li Sushang, who had already chugged half a bottle of water, but there was no pity in her eyes.
"Why are you guys in this desert? Aren't you afraid of the Honkai Beasts and the Dead outside the city?"
Mere Honkai Beasts and the Dead...
Theresa said nothing, just turned her head away to avoid causing trouble for Rita.
It was better to leave communication to Rita.
Li Sushang was still chugging water.
"It is precisely because we were attacked by Honkai Beasts that we are here in this state," Rita sighed, looking helpless.
"Is that so?" Susana suddenly didn't know what to say. Seeing the faint sense of loss surrounding Rita, she wanted to comfort her. "I'm sorry... I didn't know you had been through something like that..."
Looking at her now, this lady's attire should be that of a Western European maid, right? And that little white-haired child also had the style of a young lady from over there, even the aristocratic air.
Looking at them this way, the two of them really did look like a master and servant in distress.
But the smaller child had a different style... it seemed to be the ancient style from Shenzhou?
Susana was still considering how to comfort Rita, but in her heart, she had already imagined the tragic life story of the three people in front of her.
A young noble lady who had lived in a honey pot since she was a child was suddenly attacked by the Honkai. All kinds of ferocious and terrifying Honkai Beasts made it difficult for the young lady to eat and sleep. The surviving maid, in order to repay the kindness of her old master who had died in the disaster, chose to take the young lady across the ocean alone...
What a tragic but strong story!
Susana gently wiped away a tear of emotion from the corner of her eye, then looked up, having completely forgotten about comforting Rita.
"If you want to go to the City of Sighs, just follow us. It's safe there!"
When talking about the City of Sighs, Susana's expression became a little excited, and a sense of pride appeared on her face uncontrollably.
"If we're talking about the safest place in the world right now, the first would be ARC City, where the Fire MOTHs base is located. Then there's Future City in the middle of the ocean. And the third would definitely be our City of Sighs!"
"I see. It seems our choice was not wrong," Rita's tone did not change, but Theresa could hear a strong sense of relief.
Heaven knows how Rita did it.
And this kind of flattery, which was almost completely in line with Susana's character, made Susana's heart skip a beat. The desire to continue speaking was already a little uncontrollable.
Using this method to get information from an inexperienced young girl?
Theresa had already seen through Rita's disguise, but she chose to go along with her.
Even though she also didn't quite understand why Rita didn't just reveal her identity here and have the convoy turn back to the City of Sighs.
That's right, this convoy had just left the City of Sighs. Rita had actually recognized the road very well. The route the three of them had taken in the desert for the past two days was almost a straight line towards the City of Sighs.
It was just that Rita was a little unconfident. After all, she had indeed added some "I think" factors to the process of recognizing the road.
The safety of three people could not be entirely based on what she "thought" should be. So for the sake of caution, Rita had always had the idea of leaving the desert first, and then re-entering after making adequate preparations.
But Theresa had already made a decision, so Rita had switched her back-up plan to another, safer route.
They began to follow the tracks of the convoy and successfully met the convoy that had just left the city a few hours later.
In fact, the few of them could have entered the city directly. The place where they got on the car was not far from the City of Sighs. At most, it would have taken another hour to see the gate of the City of Sighs.
It was still because of Rita's lack of confidence and desire for stability that she had taken Theresa and Li Sushang into the car.
It wasn't until Susana explained the car's route that they realized it was a car going in the opposite direction of their destination.
But after thinking about it, Rita still chose not to get off.
This convoy would return to the City of Sighs tomorrow. At that time, the convoy would vouch for their appearance when they entered the city. They were not in a hurry for one day.
And the most important reason was...
...they could charge their phones in the car.
It was just such a simple reason.
Susana left after saying a few words. Li Sushang had filled her stomach with water until it was like a ball, and was now lying on the ground, her face full of happiness.
Theresa, on the other hand, put away the huge parasol and slowly folded it into... a replica of Judah.
Rita, on the other hand, turned on her finally charged phone and silently logged into [Spark]. Then, using the mobile base station in the car, she quickly caught up on what had happened online in the days she had been "out of contact."
...