Hello, Arknights

"Why is the knight's code name 'Platinum Knight'?" Texas sat down next to Ling, who was still a little out of breath, and handed him a bottle of water.

"Hmm? Texas...are those people chasing us?" Ling Dengxian was lying on the railing of the park to take a rest. Fortunately, he had the foresight to start running as soon as the game was over. He put away his "armor" and took off his visor. Facing those reporters who smelled interest, he was able to get out of the predicament easily.

Nearly an hour had passed since the end of the game, and the result was just as he expected. There was no unexpected strong opponent in this melee to disrupt his rhythm.

"No, don't worry." Texas shook his head, "You run pretty fast."

"How come you found me so quickly? Do you have any tracking techniques?" Ling Dengxian took the water, but his posture was a little strange. He still kept leaning on the railing by the lake, slowly calming his breath.

Texas swung his tail, and one of his wolf ears drooped slightly. "I'm Rupert. I've memorized your scent a long time ago."

Ling Dengxian couldn't help but laugh: "That's right, it seems we have known each other for quite a long time..."

Texas' eyes were slightly warm, and he also leaned on the railing, but found that his hands were sticky, and then he silently looked at Ling who was unable to stop him.

"..."

"..."

"Well, I didn't have time to tell you that the paint was not dry yet, and I was still thinking about how you would help me get out of this situation without embarrassment when you came..." Ling Dengxian was too embarrassed to look at Texas' face, his eyes focused on her long and beautiful tail.

Texas was silent and thoughtful. The blue paint did not have as pungent a smell as ordinary paints. In addition, her attention was on Ling Dengxian, so she suffered along with this idiot this time.

"excuse me……"

"Come here," Texas motioned for him to come closer.

Ling Dengxian approached with a guilty conscience, and Texas expressionlessly used the paint in his hands to print neat palm prints on his face, and also rubbed his forehead a few times.

"No wiping today."

After a short while.

"Then why is the knight codenamed Platinum Knight?" Texas asked as he wiped his hands with a wet towel and had to take the gloves back to wash.

"Well, uh, the girl who led me out of West City asked me to call her that. She said she was once a jousting knight. Although her code name might not have been 'Platinum' at the time, I thought that doing so might remind her of the past. She seemed to care about it."

"Of course, I took some inspiration from it. If it was something like 'White Flame Knight', the opponent might be wary of Originium skills. The first battle is still very important."

Mou Ling stared at the towel eagerly. He felt uncomfortable with the paint solidifying on his face.

"Then have you ever wondered why she's not a jousting knight now?"

"Don't touch my pain point." Texas glanced at him, indifferent.

Ling Dengxian smiled when he heard this: "Well... just treat it as a little Easter egg in life. I think she doesn't like a boring life. Maybe there will be some small risks, but... if she is still paying attention to the knight competition, then she will receive this little Easter egg. I hope it can arouse her interest."

"If she comes to my house, I won't help you." Texas rolled his eyes at him. "Let's go. Your friend is quite noisy. S'Ertel just sent a message saying that if you don't go back, she will compete with Huang in climbing street lamps."

"Lorna..." This name from Tobrand, which once gave him a headache, still gives him a headache now!

He met this guy when he and Texas went to the West City District to look for materials that day. At that time, he was still making a simple wooden armor, but this guy came out from nowhere and handed him tools, which almost scared him to death.

Lorna's internship certificate was ruined because of the chaos - there was nothing left of the restaurant, but the boss still gave her a letter of recommendation from another city in Colombia. After getting the certificate, she began her travels. Every time she arrived in a new place, she applied for a short-term cook or medical assistant position. Then she was lucky enough to receive a positive review from the client and was planning to sign a long-term contract with her. Then it was natural for her to come to Casimir, and happened to meet Ling.

"Well, the paint on the forehead is a bit...that sight." Ling Dengxian hoped to get the prop "wet towel".

It doesn't actually affect the view.

"No deal." Texas was not fooled, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "Give me your hand."

Ling Dengxian stretched out his hand with half-dried paint on his fingertips and took off his paint-stained gloves. Of course, he did not take off the hand with the source stone crystal.

Texas sighed and wrapped his long tail around his wrist, "Don't pull."

"Eh?"

Texas twitched his wolf ears.

Wine Newspaper.

"Yes, Miss Planster, as you said, the independent knight has indeed performed outstandingly and has now become a dark horse... Haha, of course, of course, we are the Red Wine News! Of course, we are the first publishing newspaper.

"But Miss Planster, it's just a melee. It's a good show for the dark horse to win over the others, but there's only one game. No, no, no, I'm not questioning your promise, but can you provide us with his position after the next game? Interviews are the highlight of the news."

The editor listened to the call quietly for a while, and the expression on his face gradually turned into confusion: "Change the target? He won't play in the singles competition anymore? Then how can he make money from endorsing products? How can he get into the sights of big companies?"

"That's what he's considering." The complexion of Nightmare, who was on the phone, was actually not very good, a little pale, the red pupil of her right eye was competing with the color, and the burgundy hair color was also strangely changing in depth. She calmed her mind and concentrated her energy, and finally calmed down the abnormality in her body and recovered her complexion.

"Anyway, I still have some moral principles. Of course, there are also reasons why things that are too private are difficult to deal with. I can only collect some information in real time, and then our people will analyze it and give you the most likely hot spots first."

"Okay, okay, we can't force Miss Planster, but the benefits won't be reflected immediately, so..."

"It's okay," Nightmare smiled, took the coat handed over by his subordinate, took off his hat, and put on his round-frame glasses. "After all, the special tournament hasn't started yet, so there's no rush."

"Then I wish you a happy life and good work."

He smiled at the mirror, and when he turned around again, the scepter and the director in front of the specialists had disappeared, replaced by an introverted salesman selling daily necessities.

"director……"

"Okay, please make way, it's time to go to work." Although it was not the first time she changed her clothes, she couldn't help laughing when she saw her subordinates looking a little uncomfortable. She revealed some of her true expression, put on a baseball cap, put on her shoulder bag, waved her hand, made a gesture to cheer herself up, and ran towards the target intersection.

"Hello, sir... Allen Technology's selection of desk lamps, new arrivals... take a look."

The stopped passerby looked down and found that it was a somewhat rustic salesman. He looked at his watch and waved his hand apologetically: "Sorry, I'm in a hurry. I wish you good luck in your work."

"...Miss, can you spare me a moment? Daily-use pen, resistant to breakage, with large ink volume, carefully selected by a big company..."

"I...thank you, I'll buy two and you don't need to give me the change."

……

Calculating the time and estimating the distance along the way, Planst met her target at the third traffic light as she expected.

"Hello...sir, you seem...in need of a towel?" she asked timidly and tentatively, like a foal that had just become independent.

"Thank you...but, maybe it's not necessary." Ling looked carefully at the Lupo girl beside him and said.

"You, you don't need to worry about the price. This is the company's new series of towels. Buy one get one free, it's a good deal."

"Uh, so...how much is it?"

The introverted salesman quoted a not-so-introverted price.

"No, thank you. Actually, I like the way I am now." Ling Dengxian said seriously.

"Then you are quite...'eccentric', sir."

The four words were a bit harsh to his ears. Ling Dengxian's eyes twitched and he looked away slightly. In the blink of an eye, his smile disappeared.

"Sorry, my friend is still waiting for us, ma'am, please make way."

"Sir… I'm sorry if I offended you, and I wish you good luck." Taking a few steps back, his eyes filled with guilt, Nightmare gave way.

When Rupert passed by, he looked at her twice more, frowning slightly, and she felt a subtle sense of disobedience.

The target was getting further and further away. The "introverted" salesperson took off her glasses and narrowed her eyes. The "target" was very alert and she had not achieved any substantial results at all.

"Hello, can you buy some towels?" A calm male voice came from behind. Planst turned around, tilted his head, and smiled again, but it was neither an introverted smile nor a smile belonging to the "director", but another kind of cheerful smile.

"Sir, you look tired?"

"It's just work," his blond hair reflected his tiredness, "My boss and a client need some for a drinking party. Try to get as many as you can. Thank you."

"Do you think running errands is unlucky? Then I have good news for you, sir."

"A guest who calls himself the 'Platinum Knight' just paid the extra money, so these towels are given to you."

The tall Kuranta was silent for a moment, then took out his wallet and handed over the money in silence.

"You are so unenthusiastic." Planster smiled.

"...Casimir doesn't need to be unique."

"Maybe... there's just no need to be unnecessarily unique." After handing over the goods, Nightmare took off his baseball cap and looked at Tianma, who was heavily bound by the city. But for a moment, he put away the purity of that moment again.

"Then I wish you a happy life, Mr. Lin Guang."

Ma Enna turned around and rushed to her boss's cocktail party, pausing when she passed by the newsstand.

Maybe I can buy a copy of the Times when I go back today.

Apartment downstairs.

"Brother Blackhorn, Operator Night Blade, we are back."

"Brother Baige, you guys are finally back. Where have you been? Why are you covered in paint?"

"It's just a small matter. What about Lorna and Huang? They won't really climb the street lamp, will they?" Ling Dengxian took off his coat and held it in his arms.

"Not really. Surtel persuaded them to stop."

"How do you stop it?"

"He said he was going to look through your sofa to see if there was anything secret that couldn't be shared with others."

Ling Dengxian's face changed: "Not good!" and he immediately ran upstairs.

"Is it true?" Heijiao and Yedao looked at each other, and some associations emerged in their minds.

"His diary." Texas opened the box and took another pocky in his mouth. "There are indeed a lot of things that would be embarrassing if they were discovered."

"Oh, this... Oh, by the way, it seems that Operator Lin Guang has sent a message. He hopes that Brother Bai Ge will go to Lin Guang's house for a meeting. It seems that Bai Ge's performance is a bit too outstanding."

"How did she know it was him?"

"I don't know. I heard that the two of them had met in a previous operation? It seems so? Maybe they had seen Brother Bai Ge's Originium skills?"

Texas nodded: "I'll tell him later."