Hello, Arknights

As the gate slowly closed behind her, the fatigue accumulated from the long journey in the wilderness almost overwhelmed Miss Lupo, but she still forced herself to submit the report back to the ship.

Walking into the Rhodes Island reporting center, she was not the only operator who had returned. Several Rhodes Island operators who were as dusty as Provence sat on chairs nearby, waiting for the temporary captain to finish his report. They smiled helplessly at each other and did not have the energy to chat.

Seeing that Provence also looked exhausted, they waved to her with all their might: "It's Miss Provence... Ahem, we haven't seen you on the island for a long time, are you okay?"

"I encountered a little danger this time, but fortunately, with the blessings everyone gave me before I set off, I was safe." The girl with lavender hair smiled and found a place to sit down and take a breath.

"The Messenger of the Scourge has such a hard time..."

Provence smiled softly when she heard that. Of course it was hard and dangerous, but she had no complaints as long as there was a place like Rhodes Island that made her feel that it was all worth it.

"Miss Provence, you don't know that you have been away from the ship for quite a while, and there are many new people on our island."

"That's a good thing - wait, I almost forgot to help pass on a message!" Provence remembered the task that was almost overwhelmed by fatigue, "Is there a person codenamed 'Bagpipe' among these newcomers? Someone asked me to pass on a message to her."

"Bagpipe... I seem to have some impression of it. It's a Vaifan, right?"

"I don't know about that. I forgot to ask, but judging from the name, it should be a girl. Of course, I can't reveal the name." Provence gave a look that said "I hope you understand."

"Hmm...if it's that girl, it seems she's on a mission. She left around the same time as us, so she should be back in the next two days."

"Okay, thank you." Provence was about to sigh when a shout came from the corridor behind him:

"Granny! You're running away!"

"You're slow to react! Bagpipe, never mind, I'm here first, remember to treat me." A petite girl with gray hair, Kuranta, appeared at the entrance of the corridor. Although she ran very fast, she was always careful not to sweep passers-by with her lance.

"Kuranta runs so fast..." Following closely behind him was an orange-haired Vaifan girl, her blue eyes slightly rippling with emotion.

"Hehe, you've got to accept the defeat. I'll hand in the report." Kuranta, named Grani, rushed into the report room. Vaifan sighed and quickly cheered up. He looked around and found Provence and others.

"Hello! It's you, the one who lost to me in the arm wrestling contest... Bud, Bud Stick?"

"Bagpipe, my code name is 'Cliff Moon'... By the way, Miss Provence, it's a good idea to come early. I didn't expect them to come back today. This is the Miss Bagpipe you are looking for. Ask her if she is the one you are looking for." The young man with the code name Cliff Moon introduced Provence to Bagpipe, "Bagpipe, this is Miss Provence, the Messenger of the Scourge. She seems to have something to ask you."

"Ya Yue, it's time to go. You look very energetic. Do you need to rest?" A Caprini woman holding a staff came out of the report room. "If you still have the energy, I don't mind taking you to the training ground to make sure you get a good night's sleep today."

"Goodbye, both of you!" Yayue clasped his fists and decisively ran to have a meal and rest with his partner and temporary teammates.

"Wow, what a beautiful tail... so fluffy, Miss Provence, can I touch it?" Bagpipe was immediately attracted by her big tail, which was different from that of the ordinary Luper people.

"I'm sorry Miss Bagpipe, I'm a little tired today, let's do it another day... Someone asked me to bring you a message."

"Huh? Who is it?" Fengdi remembered that the "Bud Stick" operator just now seemed to say that she did have something to bring to him.

"He said his name was Ling Dengxian—"

Fengpipe was stunned for a moment, then immediately rubbed his face: "Wait a minute, who are you talking about? What's his name?"

"Ling Dengxian, there is a little blue-black wolf following him."

"It's him... Is it really Xiao Xian?! Why is that little wolf beast still following us... No, this is not the point! Where is he? Is he okay? What did he say?" Fengdi suddenly felt excited, even though he was a little tired after having just finished the mission.

"Ms. Bagpipe, don't be so excited. You just got back so don't push your body."

"I'm Waifan, I'm fine. How is Xiaoxian doing?" Feng Di also calmed down a little. She had always been confident about Ling Dengxian's safety, but she was still very happy when she heard that he was indeed safe.

"Well, he said, 'I'm in Longmen and have a job, don't worry.' He was indeed doing well, at least that was the case when I left." Provence could see that Fangpi seemed to care about Ling Dengxian a lot, but thinking about it carefully, Ling Dengxian seemed to have a good personality...

"Uh..." The sudden feeling of disgust almost made Provence, whose strength was declining, vomit stomach acid. She took a step back and fell into the chair.

"Ah! What's wrong with you? You are the one who is exhausted! I'll carry you to the infirmary. Grani, I'm leaving first!" Bagpipe acted quickly, carried Provence on his back and went straight to the medical department.

Grani, who came out thirty seconds late, looked around: "Where's the bagpiper?"

Provence's abnormal condition improved quickly. After discussion, Bagpipe submitted the report and natural disaster observation data on behalf of Provence, while Provence stayed in the infirmary to rest first. Mr. Grape was taken care of by Provence's relevant friends.

Provence was so tired that Bagpipe waited until she fell into a deep sleep before leaving. After successfully completing the reporting task with Provence's report and information, she couldn't contain her excitement and immediately asked if there was any mission to Longmen.

"Operator Bagpipe, you have just returned to our ship. We do not recommend that you continue to carry out overseas missions. You still need to be tested for infection..."

"Hmm... I know and I will do it, but if there is a mission from Longmen, I will also go." Fengpipe did not intend to rest.

"Well... not yet, but if there is a need, we will notify you if a related task arises." The personnel officer in charge of task dispatch had no choice but to agree.

"Okay. Thank you for your help." Bagpipe was very happy and ran back to the dormitory to share this with Triangle.

"Ms. Bagpipe has great physical strength... She is worthy of being a Vaifan girl," the personnel officer exclaimed. She had also heard of this newcomer who had performed so well in the physical fitness test.

"Are you busy? Thank you for your hard work. Here is a task for you. Please start looking for candidates." A black-haired film man in a white coat brought a document and said, "Please help me."

"Doctor Yaye?"

"Is it strange that I'm here?" The girl smiled.

"After all, everyone knows that you have a very regular schedule - eh? Longmen?"

"Well, any questions?"

"No, it's just that an operator just applied to go to Longmen to carry out a mission, and here just happened to be one... and it's a support mission, which is quite suitable." The personnel officer couldn't help but sigh at the wonder of this coincidence.

"Well, Director Kal'tsit said that we need to find a candidate for this mission first. The specific execution will probably take more than a week. There is no rush. The other party has not arrived at the designated location yet, and we have not arrived at the designated route yet."

"oh, I understand now."