About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

Skadi shifted her gaze from Ghost Shark to Kal'tsit, and spoke about her areas of expertise in an emotionless voice, as if she was interviewing.

Listening to Skadi's 'self-promotion', Kal'tsit sighed softly. She turned off the lights in Ghost Shark's room again and left the special isolation ward in the medical department.

"Rhodes Island won't encounter the situations you describe for a while. We're not bounty hunters, so it's rare for us to directly engage in firefights with large creatures or interfere with established forces."

"So, I'm also good at... well."

After the ability that she was proud of was rejected, Skadi tried to find other advantages of her own, but this sentence was just the beginning and there was no follow-up.

"Rhodes Island's financial situation isn't as tight as you think, Miss Skadi. I'm very grateful that you chose Rhodes Island as a temporary dock. What you and Miss Ghost Shark need right now isn't battles or missions; a good rest here will suffice. I've heard the legends about Agor and the 'Deep Sea Hunters.'"

Kal'tsit temporarily rejected Skadi's intention to join Rhodes Island to "sell herself to pay back the debt". Ever since Che Cheng Zaolu took over and the Casimir Pharmaceutical Factory was built, Rhodes Island's deficit was finally not so big that it could support mon3tr.

"You know our past."

Skadi's tone finally changed. She was a little surprised at the experience of the old lynx in front of her.

"Ah, the nameless creature buried at the bottom of Terra's sea, the hunters who fought against it, engaged in a never-ending war with no victory, only to be swallowed by the deep—"

"..."

Skadi listened to Kal'tsit's narration without saying a word, but she clenched her hand holding the greatsword strap a little tighter.

"You and your race have made great sacrifices. Perhaps the people of this land will think you are a group of stubborn, weird lunatics, but those who have perished will always be remembered."

"Thank you."

Listening to Kal'tsit's words, Skadi was stunned for a moment, and after a moment's silence, she finally expressed her gratitude with a dazed expression.

"Do we really not need to pay money, or materials or something like that—"

"Please don't worry. Rather than going on missions as a temporary operator, I think it's more important for you to improve your interpersonal skills. Ms. Skadi, during this time, try to interact more with the people of Rhodes Island. I know what you mean. Deep-sea hunters are always accompanied by disaster and chaos, but we here on Rhodes Island are already accustomed to being chased by despair."

Kal'tsit said lightly that when she had 'picked up' Skadi and Ghost Shark before, because of Skadi's amazing social skills, the two groups had a fierce fight. If it weren't for Rosemary's help to stop them, it would probably have turned into a larger-scale fight.

"Communication..."

Skadi showed an embarrassed expression. She tried to skip this topic and looked around. At this time, Skadi's sight stopped on a picture of a strange crystal cluster with bright colors in the medical department.

“Is this some kind of work of art?”

"...This is the color ultrasound of Orson's internal organs at that time."

Kal'tsit followed Skadi's gaze and responded somewhat awkwardly, thinking in her heart that she would teach this extremely wicked medical operator a lesson for using this thing as a standby wallpaper.

Although, although it is indeed very beautiful if nothing else, this behavior is still outrageous.

"Orson."

Skadi blinked at the name.

It has been nearly a month since she came to Rhodes Island. Although she has been quietly accompanying Ghost Shark in the isolation ward away from the crowd most of the time, Skadi would occasionally walk around Rhodes Island for some reason.

Occasionally when strolling inside Rhodes Island, Skadi would receive a lot of intelligence about Rhodes Island intentionally or unintentionally. From the daily communication between the operators, Skadi has already known most of the operators working on Rhodes Island.

The only name that Skadi could hear was "Orson". However, she had never seen the owner of this name until now.

'For some reason, the green-haired crocodile thug who hangs out in the medical department all day' once lamented that he didn't know when he would be able to fight Orson again.

'The strange blood demon who occasionally follows me and is suspected of being a stalker' also often imagines 'how to trick Orson into bed (referring to the laboratory bed) when he comes back'. Of course, every time during this imagination, Kal'tsit would knock me unconscious and drag me to the bridge to study for a doctorate.

The 'suspected child laborer leader of the Rhodes Island bunnies' would occasionally lament during breaks in his work that it would be great if Orson could help.

The big cat who runs around with a dangerous chainsaw all day often says, as if he has found a treasure, "This movie is terrible, I'll recommend it to Orson next time!"

Almost more than half of the people can say this name, and now I have even heard this name from Dr. Kal'tsit.

He has strong fighting skills, is friends with Blood Demon (yes, Skadi misunderstood), has a special relationship with the island leader Amiya, likes to watch bad movies, and is a walking Originium crystal infected person who is still alive for unknown reasons -

From the fragments, Skadi gradually pieced together a somewhat distorted 'Orson', but all this was just the random thoughts of the deep-sea hunter in her spare time. She didn't even know whether this Orson was a man or a woman.

"Dr. Kelsey, what kind of person is that Orson?"

A major principle for deep-sea hunters to survive is "not to take an active interest in something", but after so much "tease", Skadi still couldn't help but want to know more about this mysterious, seemingly non-existent guy.

"Orson? I didn't expect that after [Do you have the ability to help Ghost Shark?], your second question would be about him."

Kal'tsit was a little surprised by Skadi's question. She raised her eyebrows and took a sip of coffee.

"Orson, he's a very popular idiot who few people dislike. Although he usually looks silly, he's very reliable. He saved Rhodes Island and saved many people, including... me."

"..."

Skadi wasn't quite sure what Kal'tsit felt when she said this, but she knew very well that when talking about this name, the doctor, who always frowned, had a rare expression that became calm and relaxed.

"He's not in Rhodes Island right now. I'll introduce you to him if I have the chance in the future."

“I don’t need to build connections with other people.”

Skadi rejected Kal'tsit's suggestion. After receiving an answer that was not really an answer, the deep-sea hunter disappeared alone in a corner of Rhodes Island.

"Don't you need it?"

Kal'tsit glanced at the Deep Sea Hunter's back and drank the coffee in the cup.

"Dr. Kel'tsit, um... I think I saw Miss Skadi just now?"

As soon as Deep Sea Hunter left Kal'tsit's office, elite operator Rosemary poked her furry head out from behind the door.

"Ah, she just finished her personal physical examination. Just as Yu had expected, there is no problem at all. She is as pure as a newborn baby."

"You're amazing... As expected of Ms. Skadi."

Rosemary nodded and marveled at Skadi's strength, then handed the folder in her arms to Kal'tsit.

"I went for the physical examination at the agreed time, Dr. Kelsey."

"Thank you for taking the time to think about your busy schedule, Rosemary."

Kal'tsit put the coffee cup aside, took the folder and started the second personal physical examination without a break.

Rosemary's recovery was very good. Apart from the 'artificial Originium infection organ' buried in her brain, Rosemary's body had been normal for two consecutive months.

Aside from her physical body, Rosemary's mental state had also become remarkably stable. The nightmarish memories that had plagued her in the past had gradually faded. Now, whether in her notebook or in her own mind, all that remained of the kitten were the peaceful and warm memories she had shared with everyone. All of this was thanks to the young man who had intrigued Skadi.

The physical examination was over, and all indicators were normal. However, Rosemary did not leave. Instead, she lowered her head and twisted her tail back and forth, as if she wanted to say something but seemed embarrassed.

"Um...Dr. Kel'tsit, Orson, uh, when will Orson be able to return to Rhodes Island?"

After hesitating for a long time, Rosemary finally plucked up the courage to ask Kal'tsit.

"Well, well, I don't mean that I just want to see Orson. I mean, well... Orson hasn't had a physical examination in a long time, right? The medical facilities over at Longmen are definitely not as skilled as Dr. Kal'tsit!"

After finally expressing her thoughts, Rosemary immediately felt extremely shy. She quickly made up an excuse to make herself seem less "purposeful".

Of course, Kal'tsit guessed Rosemary's little thoughts clearly, but she didn't point it out directly. Instead, she watched Rosemary continue to make up all kinds of wonderful excuses with some effort.

"Not only that, but also, Amiya probably hasn't seen Orson for a long time, right? I'm actually helping her—"

"Rosemary Kitty Kitty~~!"

“Meow!?”

Rosemary, who was still trying to make up excuses, didn't notice the cat coming up from behind her. The cat suddenly hugged Rosemary in his arms, making Rosemary's tail and ears almost stand on end.

"Actually, Rosemary just wants to see Orson, right? There's nothing to be embarrassed about, because I haven't seen him for a long time~"

Huang said with a carefree smile as he rubbed Rosemary's head.

"I, I just want to see if there's anything I can do to help Orson..."

Rosemary blushed and lowered her head.

"Yeah, yeah, after all, what bad intentions could a little kitty have?"

Huang smiled and rubbed Rosemary's ears. After he felt comfortable, he let go and looked at Kal'tsit.

"But speaking of which, we haven't found our next destination since leaving Casimir. We're currently just anchored in areas with signal radiation. Now that the infected factory is up and running, we should definitely consider our next course of action. Where are we going next, Dr. Kal'tsit? For example, somewhere not far from Che City, in two words, a territory affiliated with the Yan Nation?"

Huang spoke madly to Kal'tsit, and the latter sighed.

"Listen carefully Huang, we can't go to Longmen now."

"Eh—why?"

"Woo..."

After hearing this news from Kal'tsit, Huang and Rosemary's tails and ears drooped at the same time.

"First, Longmen's nature is rather unique. Its leader, Wei Yanwu, is a manipulative and cunning ruler. He likes to use everything around him as a pawn. If we rashly show up at Longmen, he'll definitely try to use various methods to make Rhodes Island a bargaining chip in his challenge to Yan Nation."

Kal'tsit mercilessly dissed Wei Laoer.

"One of the biggest reasons Rhodes Island has been able to survive is by not actively engaging in political turmoil. We are simply too insignificant, so insignificant that if we were accidentally caught in any vortex, we would be shattered in an instant. Absolute neutrality is the basis for our survival."

Kal'tsit's analysis was very logical, but Huang, who had inexplicably made up for a section of Terran Political Science, told his master to stop reading.

"Wow wow wow... Basically, if we go to Longmen now, we might encounter unexpected danger, right? If that's the case, then there's nothing we can do."

Huang gave a summary of Kal'tsit's paper that even a monkey could understand.

"I'm glad you understand, Huang, Rosemary. I'm also concerned about Orson's physical condition, and Rhodes Island's PRTS system also needs his assistance in updating, but we must position ourselves correctly and cannot—"

Ding-ling-ling-ling~~

The ringing of the phone interrupted Kal'tsit's words. She frowned and took out her phone, but when she saw the caller's name, she immediately put it to her ear and answered.

"I can hear you here, yes. Um, it's nothing, everything is fine here. Please don't use Originium techniques carelessly—what?"

“…” “…?”

Huang and Rosemary, one big and one small, blinked. Although they couldn't hear the details of the conversation on the other end of the phone, thanks to their excellent hearing, they still heard Orson's voice and the reason for the call:

Orson, who is in Longmen, needs the help of Rhodes Island at this time, and the situation is very urgent. Orson's voice is also extremely sincere.

"Even if you say so, Orson, the current situation in Rhodes Island..."

Kal'tsit seemed like she wanted to say something, but Orson seemed to be making a more sincere request.

"..."

Finally, Kal'tsit hung up the phone with a subtle expression and looked at Rosemary and Huang in front of her.

"We're going to Longmen next."

"Hey! Isn't this change of expression a little too fast!?"

Huang complained loudly. After all, it took a few minutes for Kal'tsit to tell the two of them "why Rhodes Island cannot appear around the Dragon Gate" in a serious manner. However, after Orson called and pleaded for mercy, Kal'tsit wanted to drive the Rhodes Island forward 4 and crash into the Dragon Gate.

"The political situation is always changing, Huang. We are completely different now than we were three minutes ago."

"Wow... Dr. Kelsey's excuses are even worse than yours, Rosemary."

After listening to Kal'tsit's nonsense, Huang frowned and whispered in Rosemary's ear to complain.

"...Rhodes Island won't be sending out all its troops. I will select some people to go to Longmen for support. You don't seem to meet the selection criteria for this operation, Huang?"

"I was wrong, Dr. Kal'tsit!!"

Huang admitted his defeat on the spot like a tiger falling to the ground. If anyone is to blame, it is only Kal'tsit who used her power for personal gain, which is really heartless.

“Please take me with you…!”

When Rosemary the Kitten heard that she could go to Longmen and have a chance to meet Orson, she jumped up and raised her hand to sign up.

"Well, Rosemary, you might want to go to Longmen. That city is one of the most modern towns in all of Terra."

Kal'tsit nodded and included Kitty in the list.

"The main help Orson needs from Rhodes Island is for Originium Infection Inhibitors. Therefore, our team directly landing at Lungmen won't have many members. It's best to keep it within 4-5 people."

Although she couldn't resist Orson's sincere and powerful request for help, Kal'tsit was very clear that some things could not be fooled.

"1,2,3, , ... Amiya should be going too, so we can only call one more person at most?"

Huang checked the number of people and included himself, then asked uncertainly.

"About the same. If ACE or SCOUT hadn't made any arrangements—"

"Can you take me with you?"

Skadi's voice came from the office door. She should have left long ago, but for some reason she appeared here again.

"I came back to get my gloves. I just heard the conversation and I... hope to participate in this operation."