Four Split Personalities

’Team Nine, prepare to take over surveillance of the princess from now on until the princess’s guard successfully completes the detour. Report to me every 15 seconds, focus on the south, someone is watching from behind, especially Robin Weld, don’t let her work in vain.’

’Team Eight, move in the opposite direction to the west, then replace Team Seven that’s hanging at the rear of the mutant cluster. Don’t forget to replenish some Death Dust. That area is on the edge of the Saintess’s hate zone, so be careful not to have any accidents.’

’Yu Chen, have Snow Mane stop the Expedition Halo and slow down. Then arrange for a few people to continuously monitor both flanks of the team. If the mutants on either side approach within twenty meters of the rear, crash through the other side and then make a slight detour eastward. I will ensure your safety.’

After the last message was sent, Motan had just received a message from the Eagle Eye Squad Four, confirming that the massive amount of revitalization powder thrown by the two Thief players did indeed cause some disturbance to the mutants in the middle of the cluster, successfully creating a thin fault in the ’little tail’ behind the princess’s guard.

This fault is currently of no use, but if something unexpected happens within the next five to seven minutes, the Eagle Eye Eight Squad, also carrying a large amount of revitalization powder and consisting of four Thief players, will double its size, creating a relatively safe passage for Yu Chen and the others.

Although it is almost an unlikely backup measure to be used, insurance is always better not to be sparing.

Perhaps at this moment, Motan, being in a state of ’Absolute Neutrality,’ is not as adept in many aspects as his other two selves, even if using the role of ’Commander’ as an example. As ’Hei Fan,’ without the orderly and kind way of one and the cunning neutral way of another, he still fits most seamlessly with this role.

The reason is simple, because only ’Hei Fan,’ who can understand his other two selves, knows how to rely on others, and can still be normal even with a severe mental disorder, can fully maximize everyone’s strength.

He is not self-centered, nor has he ever thought he could change or achieve something alone. However, because of this, Motan can integrate well into the whole coalition force, creating such a situation with the help of everyone.

Because he has no style of his own, he can become any style.

He can accommodate and understand his other two selves, and he can also include and understand everyone under his command.

This is precisely what the other two personalities cannot replace or replicate...

Perhaps Motan himself hasn’t thought so much about it now, but at least one thing is undeniable.

He felt he was in a very good state, surprisingly good!

"Basaka?"

It took Luna a while to react, she shook her head slightly, "He’s not here. He went with the other Bear Goblins to look for that ’Mother’, they should be at the second enemy encounter area now."

"Is that so, that could be a bit troublesome."

Motan frowned slightly, somewhat worried that being forced offline soon might cause panic, as those Holy Knights who had originally stationed in front of the command tent to ’protect’ him had already been integrated into the main troop. Adding to that, Basaka who usually loitered around was also absent, making logging off, a typically easy task for most players, suddenly difficult.

Of course, dealing with this issue now would actually be quite convenient, except...

Motan stealthily glanced at an Apprentice Alchemist who seemed to be lost in thought and silently sighed.

Indeed, Luna was a bona fide NPC.

But the problem was that this girl had been extremely interested in Motan’s ’offline’ state from the beginning and often tried to feed him some weird potions. So unless he had no other choice, Motan really didn’t want to consider her.

But now it seemed there were no other options. Who knew how great of an impact the Commander’s sudden disappearance would have on the entire coalition force, so it was absolutely necessary to avoid risks if possible.

So...

After hesitating for half a second, Motan, somewhat reluctantly, spoke up, "Luna."

"Hmm?"

The girl tilted her head, then pulled out two potions from her pocket and placed them on the long table in front of Hei Fan, murmuring in her ethereal voice, "I remembered, the Lion King’s Pride Potion you asked for. I specially didn’t alter it, so the taste should still be okay..."

Although it was no longer needed, Motan still opened one bottle and took a small sip, finding indeed nothing strange with the taste, and sincerely nodded, "Thank you."

"You’re welcome. I thought you might need it, so I prepared it in advance."

Luna slowly shook her head and then glanced hazily at the snow-white Angel chess piece on the map, murmuring, "If you’re sure you’re okay, I’ll leave now. I might disturb you here, and Wang Yu and the others are probably in danger right now. Is it really alright to be distracted talking to me?"

Motan blinked in surprise, "Uh, it’s fine, everything is still running smoothly."

"That’s good to hear, I’m also quite worried about Wang Yu’s safety."

Luna smiled slightly, then turned and walked towards the entrance of the tent, "I’ll take my leave, I always feel like I put pressure on you by being here."

Motan, while micro-managing the princess’s guard squad with unfocused eyes, raised his hand and said, "Uh, wait a second—is the Alchemy Workshop busy right now?"

Luna paused mid-step, turned to look at Motan, shook her head, and said, "All the necessary preparations have been completed, so it’s not very busy. Why do you ask?"

"Uh, just wondering, if it’s not too busy then..."

After two seconds of agonizing silence (and sneakily changing the focus of two Eagle Eye squads), Motan managed a sheepish smile, "Could you possibly keep me company for a bit?"

Luna frowned, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Motan nodded with a bitter smile, "Indeed, a bit. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have resorted to biting myself until my mouth bled to focus. But it’s mainly mental exhaustion, so..."

"I get it, it looks like you really do need an alchemist now."

Without waiting for Motan to finish, Luna turned around and came back, speaking in her ethereal, emotionless voice, "I’ll stay with you."

Motan smiled, "Thank you."

"It’s no trouble."

The young woman slowly shook her head and mysteriously produced a bottle of translucent red liquid, handing it to Motan as she said indifferently, "I know a bit about the second stage of the plan as well, and commanding so many people must be tiring. I thought Her Highness the Goddess of Dawn might help you in some way, but it seems like you’re just toughing it out. Drink this."

Motan looked down at the bottle of suspicious potion in his hand and instinctively asked warily, "What exactly is this for? Will it make smoke come out of my orifices after I drink it?"

"You’re overthinking it."

Luna, already flipping through her ever-present, thick notebook, replied calmly as she perused it leisurely, "This is a reagent I accidentally created two days ago. Its effects are somewhat similar to the Lion King’s Pride Potion, but it’s not very effective at restoring physical strength. It’s more focused on relieving stress, refreshing the mind, and being quite suitable for scholars and spellcasters to use in relatively comfortable environments. And... hmm, it’s not too bad to drink."

For a fleeting moment, Motan thought he caught a glimpse of proud amusement on Luna’s face, but upon closer inspection, the girl’s elusive and focused expression hadn’t changed at all.

[Illusion?]

Motan blinked and didn’t pursue the non-existent curve at the corner of her lips any further; instead, he tentatively opened the cork and took a cautious sip.

"How is it?"

The girl, buried in her book, glanced at him and asked offhandedly.

Motan gave a thumbs up and grinned, "Great!"

In fact, because he had held his breath, he couldn’t taste the potion at all, except for knowing it definitely wasn’t pungent.

"That’s good."

Luna nodded and continued to delve back into her book...

"Cheer up~"

Chapter 428: The End