Hello, Arknights

"…It's so dark…" He was unable to move in the dark and boundless world. The breath was always pressing on his chest and he couldn't exhale. He was silent for a long time, staring at the darkness.

There should be light.

But where?

Gradually, his consciousness began to blur: "What is my name?"

From nothing to something, whispers as fine as dust crawled up from under his body like a red virus, gnawing at his flesh.

His vision was about to fade.

At the moment when his vision was about to disappear completely, a ray of light shone down, gentle but not weak, but in front of the seemingly boundless red, it was insignificant.

But, there was light, and he suddenly opened his eyes——

Chi Yu was just about to wake him up and was about to strike him with her claws, but when she saw he woke up, she was slightly startled. But after looking at Ling Dengxian for a moment, she thought for a moment and finally slapped him with her claws.

Well, help him wake up.

"Chiyu!" So, a new day began.

Ling Dengxian was very depressed because he had just been bullied by Chi Yu who had grown bigger and pressed him on the bed. But Chi Yu was also very depressed because Ling Dengxian decided to go out for breakfast instead of cooking for herself, which made her very unhappy because the cooking skills Ling Dengxian had honed in the wilderness were very good. They were not so exaggerated that they would make people's eyes light up, but they were indeed very delicious and had a unique aftertaste.

You can tell he did it on purpose by looking at the bastard's indignant expression.

"I'll go buy some breakfast and come back. You just stay here and don't move." Ling Dengxian looked in the mirror and had no idea what to do about the marks on his face. Chi Yu's last move was more or less a sign of his temper.

"I need to get a haircut and shave." At the same time, he noticed his appearance problem, "I'll think of a way to deal with clothes..."

Casting a reproachful look at the wolf again, Ling Dengxian grabbed his backpack and walked out of the room. He still had to go to Yis to get an advance on his salary.

The living room, which had not been popular for a long time, was silent. Ling Dengxian paused when passing by another room. Mostima's name and photo made him feel a little strange. He actually lived in the same dormitory with her - although she rarely came back.

This dormitory has four rooms, all of which are spacious, at least Ling Dengxian's room is spacious. The refrigerator started working only after he moved in. He was exhausted from cleaning last night in order to get a good night's sleep.

Walking out of the corridor, the cool morning breeze brought the gradually brightening time. Ling Xian reached out his hand to touch someone's head, paused, then looked at the slowly waking steel behemoth, and stepped towards life.

Come to the first floor.

When he knocked on Yis's door, Yis's attitude was very calm, as if Ling Dengxian had joined Penguin Logistics for a long time: "Although the identity certificate has not been processed yet, you can use the salary card now."

"...approximately, how much money is there?" Ling Dengxian asked cautiously.

"Everyone's salary is different. You just joined yesterday, and the boss paid your salary personally. I don't know how much it is, but it should be enough for living expenses."

Yis explained that Penguin Logistics' salary card is linked to the bank, so there is no need to transfer money.

"Well, welcome to Longmen, Mr. Ling Dengxian."

Ling Dengxian set off for the city with some trepidation. On the other side, Old Mu, who was wearing a silver mask and holding a ring, was also helpless. Ever since they arrived at Longmen a month ago and reported the situation to the boss, the boss once again stroked his forehead and remained silent.

Could it be that this guy is fighting with the wilderness?

They are still in shock about the sudden natural disaster. Even though they have experienced such a scene before, they are still afraid of the danger every time they see it.

It was time for them to return to Tobrand today. Lao Mu took this opportunity to go back to his hometown. The other members of the team were basically from Colombia or Victoria.

After getting on the departure vehicle, the logistics staff who was in charge of cooking again was in a very good mood. Everyone looked pleasing to him. Even the movements of the young man who was busy eating in the street shop seemed poetic in his eyes.

"...Captain, I think I saw the target person just now." He realized that this seemed to be important information.

"where?"

"Uh, missed it."

"Little Linda, turn around and let's go back and take a look." Old Mu made a prompt decision to find out what was going on.

But when they returned to the original place, the breakfast shop was already empty.

"Do you want to tell the boss?" asked the logistics staff.

Old Mu thought about it and shook his head: "I'm not sure if the other person is Brother Ling, so I won't tell the boss yet, so as not to recognize the wrong person - if he is, he and the boss will meet sooner or later if they stay in the same city, so there's no need for us to add unnecessary details."

"Captain, can you explain what 'additional painting' means?"

"..." Old Mu forgot that these guys under his command had only passed the elementary level of Yanyu.

Mou Ling, who had just finished breakfast, rested for a while contentedly. He was not in a hurry at all about Chi Yu's breakfast. If he couldn't buy a suitable one, he could go back and make it for her.

"Then let's go and take a look at Longmen first. After all, I'm going to be working in logistics in the future, so it would be good to be familiar with the route." Ling Dengxian stretched lazily and decided to deal with his hair problem first. The owner of the breakfast shop was very alert when he saw him like this.

But when he took out the Penguin Logistics salary card, the other party immediately showed the same expression as the guards of the Guard Bureau before.

Should we say it’s worthy of being a breakfast shop located near Penguin Logistics?

When Ling Dengxian walked into the "Fireworks Barber Shop", he saw an unexpected person. If it was someone else he was not familiar with, he might not have noticed him, but this person was indeed a bit conspicuous.

"Ling Dengxian?" Rupert with a big tail looked surprised and stopped brushing his hair.

"Good morning, Provence." Ling Dengxian reacted to the unexpected encounter. He didn't expect that they had a good connection.

"What's wrong with you...Oh, yes, you do need to take care of this." Provence had gotten used to it after spending some time with him, and now that he had entered the mobile city, he still had to deal with it.

"Well, what about you? You can wash your hair in the hotel, right?" Ling Dengxian was puzzled as to why she appeared here.

"Ah... It's difficult for me to take care of my tail thoroughly by myself. I still have to let a professional do it, hehe." Provence put down the towel, picked up his tail and smiled proudly. The well-cared-for big tail looked like a lavender bush.

"What a nice tail..."

"Really? No one else has such a fluffy tail. Do you want to touch it?"

Ling Dengxian's eyes lit up: "Is it okay?"

"Well, no problem." Ling Dengxian was about to start... Just as he was about to start, a young Liberian woman came out from the inner room after finishing her work: "Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Ah... please help me cut my hair and shave my beard..." Ling Dengxian successfully missed the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

"Miss Provence, have you considered getting an annual membership? It's a pleasure for us to take care of tails like this... and it's very fulfilling." Liberi suggested, and the Lupo girl smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, I'm a messenger of natural disasters, so I can't come here often, but I will still come to your store next time I come to Longmen."

"That's such a pity..."

Longmen's policy towards the infected who are messengers of natural disasters is still quite open-minded. After all, they are also taking risks for the safety of the mobile city. Whether from the perspective of human feelings or interests, the person in power in Longmen will not neglect them.

"Do you have time later? I think it would be a better way to express my gratitude if I could treat you to a meal." Provence asked as he sat next to him.

"Yes, there is nothing to do today. Work will start tomorrow." Ling Dengxian nodded.

Ling Dengxian, who had just finished dressing up, looked at himself in the mirror and nodded with satisfaction. His hair had grown a little longer and he felt like he had grown a little taller.

"Let's go."

After paying the bill, the two of them just walked to the store entrance with the clerk saying "thank you for your patronage" when a car rushed out from the alley across the street with a "boom" sound. It did a tailspin and stopped steadily in front of the two of them. Sakota stuck his head out of the car and said, "Get in!"

Ling Dengxian and Provence were still in a daze when flames suddenly erupted in the alley, followed by a group of people rushing out with crossbows in hand.

"Hurry up!" Angelica and Croissant each pulled one person into the car, and then the car drove away with a group of pursuers.

The young Liberian woman from the Fireworks Barber Shop looked back at her employees and said, "What are you looking at? Keep working."

As for her, she had prepared herself mentally when Ling Dengxian took out her salary card from Penguin Logistics.