Deep Sea Hunter, but Deep Sea Titan

"Do you have the ability to stop this off-track plan?"

Kal'tsit knew, of course, that "Nautilus" was not a scientist in the previous civilization, but a space enthusiast and a historian of space exploration, so she was not asking Lotin questions from the perspective of a project manager.

"Theoretically, yes."

Lotin answered Kal'tsit's question decisively.

He came to land for two reasons: to develop and to find the key to unlock the "Eye of Iberia".

Besides enhancing Lotin's combat abilities, the essence of "development" also lies in vying with the larger group for "control of the sea."

The default skin possesses the ability of the "Rain Summoner," which allows the user to manipulate the weather to create a favorable combat environment.

As long as the battle lasts long enough, the chance of it raining is 100%. The intensity and duration of the rainfall brought by this ability will also increase with the level. Stronger and more lasting rainfall means a longer period of giantification.

However, if it is the [Creator God] skin, it can "unleash a flood from the abyss". If the power to control the ocean is in Lotin's hands, then the swarms will not be able to stir up the ocean currents and wash themselves ashore, and the ocean currents will be in his hands.

However, unlocking this skin is obviously not that easy.

"I will go and retrieve the key to the lighthouse buried in Casimir."

It just requires Kuranta blood to unlock, since Lotin under the [Light Knight] skin has a Kuranta body.

Furthermore, Lotin was indeed the only survivor of the Fool who made it ashore alive.

"I understand. I'll leave this matter to you."

Based on the intelligence exchanged between the two sides, Kal'tsit had no reason to refuse Lottin's proposal.

Lothing also hoped that Kal'tsit would act as a messenger to contact the Agor, just like in the original work. After all, dealing with the Agor's high-ranking officials was a very painful thing, and it would be best if Kal'tsit could be in charge.

In the original story, Kal'tsit didn't mess things up. Moreover, while in the sarcophagus, he had already given her a proper initial "education" on her mistakes and her depravity.

There should be no problem.

Chapter 70: Midnight Diner

Skadi listened quietly to Kal'tsit and Lotin's conversation, only then realizing that, as a member of the Deepsea Hunters, she still knew very little about why the Sea Kings attacked the Agorian cities.

She knew that her homeland had been destroyed in the invasion of the Sea Siren, and that her family had been killed in the invasion, so she chose to become a Deepsea Hunter to fight against the beast that had destroyed her.

"Were the Agorians the ones who turned them into what they are today?"

Skadi also knew that there were traitors within Agor, traitors known as the "Deep Sea Church," but almost no one mentioned the initial hostility of Hai Si towards Agor.

She never imagined that the Agorians themselves would be responsible for this situation.

So why did these deep-sea hunters abandon their Agorian identity and willingly become hybrid monsters, just to hunt those corrupt flesh and blood?

"Don't waver, hunter. It doesn't matter to you, at least not."

Skadi is a sword for slaying behemoths, not a chess piece for Agor, or rather, the entire Deepsea Hunter program is a dangerous sword used for a high-stakes gamble in the form of decapitation.

The Agorians could never have imagined that it was their sage, Maritus, who accelerated the mutation of the Blue Tree Project—the very thing that accelerated the transformation of the Sea Child.

However, the resistance of the Agorians and Iberians cannot be denied in any way.

"When they swim to your homeland, they are already the deformed flesh and blood we see."

"The sacrifices you made are undeniable; it's not your responsibility."

Lotin stopped Skadi from overthinking. In any case, the Deepsea Hunters should not blame themselves for this disaster, especially Skadi personally.

Skadi believed that Lotin wasn't just saying that to comfort her.

"Why do my blood relatives look so worried?"

Laurentina was in a very good mood, and she brought in food through the window—a very hearty pie.

"Nothing, shark."

Laurentina only needs to be a dutiful nun by Lotin's side, while Skadi has many more things to consider.

"You don't actually have to keep everything to yourself."

Laurentina handed Skadi a freshly baked pie.

"Thank you."

Skadi's emotions had stabilized considerably. She no longer doubted the information provided by Lotin. Having followed Lotin from the Iberian fortress, she had witnessed his words come true countless times.

She had to admit that the food in the Rhode Island mess hall was indeed much better than the Victorian army rations.

Skadi almost thought that food on land was just as bad as it was in Victoria.

"Oh, Kal'tsit and Mr. Nautilus are both here."

"And there are two Miss Agors as well."

The Doctor practically had to be helped by Amiya to get to the cafeteria. She shakily held a Rhodes Island internal meal ticket and got a sandwich from the window.

There was hardly anyone else in the Rhodes Island cafeteria late at night, so the Doctor quickly spotted Lotin and Kal'tsit.

“Very good, Doctor. You have stopped trying to make instant noodles with your mouth and have chosen to eat in the cafeteria normally.”

"While developing new drugs for Oripathy is indeed important, I hope you can pay more attention to your health, Doctor."

Kal'tsit watched the Doctor wolf down his sandwich and a rare look of satisfaction appeared on her face.

"That's just because I don't quite remember how to eat instant noodles!"

Kal'tsit's sudden concern made the Doctor feel awkward. She thought it would have been better if that conversation hadn't mentioned the instant noodles incident.

That time, the doctor's actions truly amazed the surrounding operators. Using his mouth to make instant noodles was far too advanced for the small animals of Terra.

The default skin can also ingest food, but since it's a rare opportunity, Lotin would rather try ingesting food normally. The default food under the skin would mysteriously disappear outside the helmet and then suddenly appear in his mouth.

"Ah~"

"Thank you for your hard work just now. Consider this my apology."

The pie was cut into small pieces, and Laurentina forked one of them and fed it to Lotin.

Even Laurentina herself didn't expect that Lotin would actually survive her reckless behavior.

Laurentina kept a watchful eye out of the corner of her eye. Although the hooded woman was completely covered up, the taut chest of her dress already indicated her potential threat.

"Thank you for your hard work, nun."

Since Lotin doesn't actually need to eat, he eats regular food more often to alleviate the discomfort of his rapidly depleting mana, or simply as a form of entertainment.

Especially since it came from his nuns feeding him.

"Mr. Nautilus, may we eat together?"

The doctor also sat down at the table; it seems Sister Agor really likes to stick to him.

"Please go ahead, Doctor."

"Your constitution is ultimately different from mine."

There are also differences in the physical bodies of members of the previous civilization.

"I hope you can balance your work and rest time more rationally."

Seeing the Doctor's worrying health condition, Lotin couldn't help but express his concern. If the Doctor were to die prematurely due to overwork, wouldn't Precys be tempted to accelerate Project Originium and overturn the table?

"Thank you, I'll keep an eye on it."

The fact that this Rhodes Island doctor can nonchalantly devour sandwiches and coffee after working intensely with his emergency sanity-boosting liquid shows he's a truly ruthless individual.

However, she didn't seem like she would actually pay attention.

"I should also reflect on this."

Kal'tsit had to admit that the Doctor was putting so much work on himself because of her.

Her physical condition was good enough to support her working tirelessly on drug development, but the PhD student clearly couldn't.

"Please don't use my workload as a reference to set standards for yourself, Doctor."

"Amiya, please use a tougher approach when necessary."

"Whether she's slacking off or acting recklessly."

The little rabbit nodded, then looked at the professor with concern—because she seemed to have almost choked from eating too fast.

Before his transmigration, Loting was also a player of "Arknights", so he still had a strong impression of Amiya's ear-piercing voice.

"It's alright. Don't make things difficult for Amiya."

The doctor smiled nonchalantly. Despite the bitterness of life, she still found joy in it. Few operators could see her when she was down. She buried all her fatigue beneath the surface and never let it show to anyone.

Few people have seen the doctor's reflection in the mirror at dawn, and even she herself dares not face that confused, bewildered, and helpless self.

"Oh, by the way, you're leaving Rhodes Island for Kazimierz the day after tomorrow, right?"

The doctor was planning to talk to Lotin alone before he left, as a fellow member of the same race. She was drowsy and on the verge of falling asleep while doing experiments in the lab when she heard Precys' voice again.

That's why she opened a packet of emergency sanity solution to drink.

"That's true, but before I leave, I'd like to have access to Rhodes Island's database."

Lotin chose to stay on Rhodes Island temporarily not only to find a safe place to rest, but also to gather more information about Precys.

Volume 2: The First King of Season 24

Chapter 71: Titan, you're still a Ditto!

Lotin's arrival did not have a significant impact on Rhodes Island's daily operations, after all, there were quite a few extraordinary people working on Rhodes Island.

Except for one thing: Rhodes Island's operations team, at the Doctor's call, paid Lottin a tithe, which was the reward the Doctor promised when requesting Lottin to defend Lungmen.

These Rhodes Island operations team members, who fought alongside Lottin on the front lines, had witnessed the devastating power of the Brass Giants on the battlefield. Therefore, under the Doctor's encouragement, they were not reluctant to throw out a gold coin as a tithe.

After that, two groups of people showed great interest in Rhodes Island. The first group was the Rhodes Island Engineering Department, led by Kroos.

"Rhodes Island special canned goods, 5 gold coins a can, no deception."

As a blood demon, Kroos was excessively lively, and she would always stare at Lotin's brass diving suit or spacesuit with rather blatant eyes.

Of course, there were also the two shiny gold coins in Ms. Agor's hands.

Before leaving, Skadi was procuring necessary supplies, because Rhodes Island's office in Kazimierz was only temporarily set up up to the Grand Knight Territory. From the Grand Knight Territory, it would still be quite a journey to reach the border village that Lotin had mentioned.

Skadi clearly lacked knowledge of basic prices on land; she was even about to pull out Ursus gold coins to buy the canned goods.

Prices are high on the edge of the Iberian security zone, so Skadi wasn't surprised by the price of the canned food.

The bronze giant looked down at the blood demon peddling his wares and asked sternly:

"Blood Demon".

"Is this canned food made of gold or silver? Why is it so expensive?"

Lotin was not short of funds; the three of them had accumulated a large number of gold coins, including coins from Iberia, Victoria, and Ursus.

Lotin wasn't unable to afford the gold coins, but he was unhappy with Kroos's attempt to take advantage of him.

"Uh, actually it's a souvenir, yes."

That canned food was actually a creative souvenir product designed to make money off visitors, not real travel rations.

"This is the kind of canned food that's really good for travel."

When Cleo Hilton felt a strange sense of pressure, she gave up the idea of ​​selling fancy products and instead took out real long-distance mission rations.

"By the way, Mr. Nautilus, how many suits of armor do you actually have?"

Kroos was not only a businesswoman but also an engineer. She knew that the brass diving suit was an Iberian model, and she had never even seen the white spacesuit before.

How were these armors maintained? And how did Lotin change them so easily?

Kroos was very curious about this.

"I can give you a year's membership to the convenience store, allowing you to enjoy the big discounts at Kroos all year round."

Kroos handed over a business card and a membership card with a cartoon bat printed on it.

"So many items. More than you can imagine."

"Blood Demon, I advise you not to have any wicked thoughts."