Man in the Ark: Revitalizing Kazdel

Chapter 397 Enemies and Friends

"..." Kel'tsit remained silent throughout Precious's lecture. Perhaps because she had silenced him, her eyes were still filled with suspicion and wariness.

Precious didn't think much of it and shifted his gaze to Roy.

Mon3tr seemed to be very afraid of Priseth. It curled up its huge body into a ball and tried to hide itself behind Roy.

"Roy, I'm pleased that you've kept your promise. However, the you who appears here is still not the real you. What are you afraid of?"

It was a light sentence, but it brought an extremely heavy sense of oppression.

"Sorry, I have to be cautious when facing you who has the authority over the Originium." Roy shook his head slightly and answered seriously.

"Haha...it seems you don't have a clear enough understanding of your own abilities. But it doesn't matter, you will understand it later."

Precious said something incomprehensible and turned to look at the last person present.

"I know your name, Theresa. According to the PRTS system's logs, you are the first Terran the Doctor has ever met, and the holder of civilization's continued existence."

"Hello, nice to meet you, Precious." Theresa smiled and extended her hand to show her friendliness.

"..." Precious looked at Theresa deeply, gently held her hand, and quickly let go.

"Theresa, what you and Roy have done has severely hampered the Originium Project. To ensure the continued progress of the project, I must take appropriate countermeasures."

"We will be bitter enemies for the foreseeable future."

While speaking these words, Precious had a friendly smile on his face, as if he was chatting about something insignificant rather than destroying a nascent civilization.

The atmosphere immediately grew tense. As Kel'tsit had said, Precious never considered her actions evil. The arrogance of a higher-level civilization gave her confidence in her choices.

"Perhaps through conversation we can find common goals and become friends." Theresa smiled faintly, taking it all in stride. She lived up to the name of the Demon Lord of the Sarkaz.

"The doctor is full of expectations for your civilization. I have always been curious about what attracted her to it. So next, I will find the answer in my own way."

"Hmm... I just woke up from a long hibernation and I feel hungry again. Doctor, is there anything to eat? I remember you used to like to stock up on snacks as midnight snacks."

Precious touched his hungry stomach and looked at the doctor expectantly.

"You just came out of hibernation, so it's not suitable for you to eat snacks. We are just preparing dinner. I will make you some porridge."

The doctor took the initiative to hold Precious's hand and led her to familiarize herself with the current Rhodes Island.

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"Doctor, first cook the rice until it's soft, then add the minced meat and vegetables. Boil for five minutes and it's almost done." Back in the kitchen, Theresa caringly instructed the doctor on the steps of cooking porridge.

For a Rhode Island kitchen equipped with modern appliances, cooking porridge is easy. Even a novice can easily do it. Just set the water level and time, and the automated program will do the rest.

"Okay, I understand." The doctor followed Theresa's advice, washed the rice, put it in the pot, set the program, and then returned to the dining table to chat with Priss.

"Doctor, I want to know. What interesting things did you experience during your early awakening? Can you share them with me?"

Precious rested her hands on the table, her bright eyes wide open to reveal only the Doctor. She completely ignored Kal'tsit, who stood guard nearby. She had already retracted the Mon3tr, which was too large to fit in the space.

"Well, I need to think about where to start explaining." The doctor thought for a moment and began his narration.

Precious remained silent throughout, not interrupting. She was already content to hear the Doctor's voice again. She had endured ten thousand years of loneliness just for this moment of reunion.

The doctor did not mention the imminent failure of the Preserver Project or the loss of contact between the Heaven's Fulcrum and the Deep Blue Tree. It was not appropriate to discuss such serious topics now.

"Ding ding ding..." The timer program finished executing. The doctor stood up and went into the kitchen. He poured the minced meat and vegetables into the boiling porridge. After stirring evenly, he closed the lid.

"Wait a little longer, you can eat it soon."

"Well, the porridge that the doctor cooked for me personally is worth the patience."

The five-minute wait passed quickly and the prompt sounded again.

The doctor carefully came out with two bowls of fragrant hot porridge, placed them in front of Prissus, and sat down next to them.

"Doctor, do you remember? Among us, only Ed has always followed the tradition of slaughtering animals with his own hands, marinating them, and then baking them in the oven."

"He has always opposed oblivion, so he created that powerful weapon despite opposition. However, our enemies cannot be defeated by weapons. Those artificial celestial bodies should now be orbital tombstones."

"...Let's not talk about this now. Drink the porridge first and see how it tastes." The doctor gently interrupted Precious's memories, scooped up a spoonful of meat and vegetable porridge, blew it cool for her, and brought it to her mouth.

"Okay, okay... let's not talk about that anymore. Thank you, Doctor." Precious smiled sweetly, opened her mouth and bit the spoon, rolled her tongue, and the delicious taste continued to stimulate her taste buds.

"Well, it tastes really good, much better than Ed's cooking." Perhaps it was the special filter that helped, but Princess gave it a very high evaluation.

"Eat more if you like. I know a lot of delicious food and I'll take you there when I have time."

"Sure, as long as it's the doctor's request, I'm willing to try it with you."

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"The Doctor and Miss Precious have such a good relationship..." At another table not far away, Theresa had been observing the interaction between the two, hoping to get to know Precious from the side in this way.

"Yes, their relationship is beyond description. Well... it's like the eternal twin moons in the night sky, entangled with each other and inseparable."

Even though the Doctor and Precious had their differences, their relationship hadn't deteriorated to the point of a complete break. If they could resolve their differences and work together to help Terran civilization develop, it wouldn't be impossible for them to rapidly develop into an interstellar civilization.

"Kal'tsit, you seem to know something about Precious. Can you tell me about it?" If you want to turn an enemy into a friend, you must know the other party well enough, so Theresa hopes to get information from Kal'tsit.

"Well, I'll take the time to compile it and send it to your desk later."

"Thank you for your hard work, Kelsey."