About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

Hei put his palm on his hair, and after a brief moment of daze, he suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly went in another direction to look for Ceylon.

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11. A hero saves a beauty...a matchmaker?

"It's been a while since I've looked for someone like this."

After separating from Hei, Orson manipulated Rest like a slingshot to entangle and throw himself upwards, crossing most of the rugged terrain at a rapid speed, and soon arrived at a relatively wide commanding height.

"Anyway, let's explore first... um!"

Orson gently placed his palm on the ground to unleash the rhythm. Invisible ripples of the rhythm spread outward, quickly forming a colorless three-dimensional outline in his brain. However, as the perceived frequency spread to the vicinity of the volcano, a huge and dense noise suddenly surged in, completely disrupting the topographic map Orson was constructing.

"What's going on...is there such a loud noise in a place like this?"

Orson put his hands away and shook his head, then walked towards the place where the noise came from with some curiosity.

Not long after, near the area closer to the inland sea, Orson saw an artificial quarry. Huge machinery kept bombarding the volcanic rock wall, digging out a not-so-shallow tunnel from the side. At the same time, many trucks were coming and going on the road, loaded with gravel and sand, and occasionally some light black minerals were mixed in those stones.

Is this the obsidian mining site? I remember the brochure saying that all obsidian mining operations have been halted for environmental reasons.

Orson frowned. Although he was a little confused about the situation, what he had to do now was to find Ceylon.

"Hello, I want to ask if you have seen a girl?"

Orson found the entrance to the quarry and greeted and asked one of the security guards.

"What girl—Hey, this is a private area! I don't know how you got in here, but get out of here!"

The first security guard responded unhappily after seeing Orson. He waved the crossbow in his hand, trying to drive Orson away impatiently.

"Wait a minute, how did you get in here?"

Another security guard stopped Orson, wanting to know how he ended up in such a place.

"Of course I have official permission. I am a recognized temporary knight guard of Xiosta City."

Orson puffed out his chest and introduced his identity to everyone. Although it sounded a bit intimidating, if you look into it carefully, there is actually nothing wrong with it.

"Hahaha! A knight? I think the two-handed knight sword is almost as tall as you."

The two security guards laughed loudly, and Orson almost had veins popping out of his forehead.

Of course, no matter how unhappy I am, I am not here to cause trouble. Since I can't get any useful information, I'd better leave first.

Before Orson was about to leave, he saw the excavation and collection site behind him through the gap between the two guards.

——That mining model...is it really okay?

When Orson was in the North, he and Froststar had worked together to eliminate many infected mines. Even if it was an infected mine that took pleasure in taking human lives, the tunnel structure for excavating minerals would not be as "deceptive" as the one in front of him.

If we keep digging like this, it might collapse, right?

Orson came to an uncertain conclusion, but he had neither the time nor the real experience to judge it. The most urgent thing was to find Ceylon first.

"By the way—I am indeed a certified knight!"

There is no room for compromise on matters of principle. After telling the two guards that he was a legitimate knight, Orson left this somewhat strange quarry.

It seemed that the young lady was nowhere to be found near the entrance to Tongxista. Orson could only walk along the volcano towards the coast.

"——Hmm?"

After walking for a few minutes, Orson's frequency perception captured the outline of a human figure.

Are you over there?

After confirming the target location, Orson quickened his pace, controlled the Rest to hit the ground, and in this way "threw" himself out, landing on the crown of a tree.

“Really… why are there Originium Bugs even in a place like this…!”

As soon as he got into position, Orson heard a familiar girl's voice, and it sounded like the other person was in trouble.

On a slope surrounded by several trees, a pink-haired Liberian girl, wearing clothes made of expensive-looking materials and a sun hat, was holding a parasol in her hand and confronting several Originium insects that were slowly approaching her.

It can be seen that although Ceylon knew about the existence of the "Originium Bug", this was the first time he encountered a situation where he was surrounded by several of them.

“Don’t come over here—huh!?”

Ceylon's intimidation naturally had no effect on the Originium Worms. One of the Originium Worms closest to him had already entered the attack area and pounced directly at Ceylon without any hesitation.

"brake!!"

Ceylon closed his eyes and waved the umbrella in his hand, and the Originium worm in front of him was really split into two.

"Eh? This is..."

When Ceylon opened her eyes, she found that the Originium worm had been cut in half. The young lady looked at the umbrella in her hand with some confusion.

"Hello again, Miss Ceylon."

"Hmm? Ah—it's Mr. Orson!"

Suddenly, a familiar male voice came from behind him. Ceylon turned his head and saw the young man he had met once before in the cabin and whom he had a strong crush on. He had come up behind him without him noticing.

"Why are you here... No, please leave immediately! There are a lot of Originium bugs here—"

Ceylon instinctively greeted the other party at first, but then realized that now was not the time to greet each other happily, so he quickly signaled Orson to leave.

"Please wait a moment—"

Orson nodded slightly to indicate that he had received Ceylon's warning, but he did not run away. Instead, he came to Ceylon and gently raised his hand towards the remaining Originium insects.

Swish! !

The next second, the tentacles of the pause symbol emerged from the shadow like a whip blade, tearing apart the remaining Originium bugs.

"Amazing……!"

Ceylon blinked. It was the first time she had seen such Originium skills.

"It should be safe now. There's a gathering place of Originium bugs nearby. You probably accidentally touched a few of them, Miss Ceylon."

After resolving the crisis that was not really a crisis, Orson took back the pause and greeted Ceylon again.

"Normally, there shouldn't be any Originium bugs gathering here... Anyway, thank you for your help, Mr. Orson. By the way, why are you here?"

Ceylon frowned and thought for a few seconds, but she decided to put the matter aside and greeted Orson happily.

"Miss Hei asked me to come here because Miss Ceylon, you left home suddenly and she is very worried about you."

"Hei... well, come to think of it, I was a little impulsive. This must have caused Hei a lot of trouble..."

After hearing Hei's name, Ceylon showed a somewhat conflicted and ashamed expression on his face.

"But even so... I still have to come here, and the sooner the better! If it were Kuro, she would definitely stop me from coming to a place like this, but there must be something wrong around the volcano—ah, sorry, I accidentally started talking to myself."

Ceylon realized halfway through her speech that she shouldn't have complained to Orson about this, and she immediately bowed her head to Orson.

"I'm glad you're okay. Miss Hei won't be too harsh on you."

Orson smiled in response.

"If it were Hei, he probably wouldn't have scolded me... By the way, Mr. Orson, you were really amazing just now! I always thought you were a doctor like Dr. Kal'tsit!"

Ceylon was a little lost at first when talking about her relationship with Hei, but she quickly adjusted herself and asked Orson curiously and excitedly.

"I'm Kal'tsit's... uh, personal bodyguard. Yes, I'm Dr. Kal'tsit's colleague, but my major isn't medicine. I'm responsible for one-on-one security and other matters."

Orson originally planned to honestly say, "I am Kal'tsit's guardian. I brought her out for a trip because I was worried that she would get sick from working overtime," but then he thought of the incident in the cabin where the lynx pinched his thigh, and finally he continued to make up stories according to the previous settings.

"Personal bodyguard—so it's similar to Kuro, right? I see."

After hearing that Orson was also a bodyguard, Ceylon nodded as if he had thought of something.

"But the ability to fight has nothing to do with occupation. It's more like there are more weird people among those who call themselves doctors..."

Orson complained quietly. Ever since coming to Rhodes Island, Orson had a completely new perspective on the profession of "doctor".

"Oh right...! I almost forgot about this because I was being chased by the Originium Bugs. The test equipment I set up over there should have collected enough data to prove whether there is indeed an abnormality in the volcano."

Ceylon remembered the device he had set up earlier and immediately turned around and walked in the previous direction.

"I think we should meet up with Miss Hei first and-haah."

Before Orson could even utter his suggestion, Ceylon had already taken action.

It can be seen that although Ceylon does have the temperament of a very obvious young lady, her ability to take action is also very strong.

While following Ceylon, Orson contacted Hei with his cell phone and turned on the positioning.

Although the signal in this area has been very poor due to the influence of volcanic thermal radiation and excavation equipment, Orson uses an independent frequency band and is not affected by these factors.

"Just ahead—ugh!"

Ceylon suddenly paused in the middle of his words. Orson looked in the direction Ceylon was going and indeed saw a quiet metal instrument in the grass.

However, the appearance of the detector could not be described as "good" at all. Several stones had fallen on the top of the machine, and fragments reflecting light were scattered everywhere around it.

"How could this happen... Um, is it rocks that fell from the volcanic rock wall?"

Ceylon walked to the detection instrument to check the damage, but it was obvious that even Orson, who knew nothing about it, could see that this thing was broken and couldn't be any worse.

"Anyway, please stay away from here, Miss Ceylon. If the damage is really caused by falling rocks, then this place is not safe."

"Well...you're right, Orson..."

Although Ceylon is very active, fortunately she is not one of those stubborn daughters who insists on doing things on her own. After Orson pointed out the possible risks of staying here, Ceylon immediately followed Orson away from there.

——But, could it really be a falling rock?

While leading Ceylon out of the danger zone, Orson silently looked at the volcanic rock wall in front of him. Although there were indeed some rubble rolling down from it, judging from the trajectory of its movement, it was basically impossible for it to hit the detection equipment accurately.

I always feel that this matter has become complicated.

Orson sighed. After experiencing a series of incidents at the Casimir Dragon Gate in Che City, even a simple-minded person like Orson had more or less realized that he might have a physique that made him "easily involved in trouble."

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"Miss Ceylon!"

"Um... I'm sorry, Hei. I ran away from home without informing you. I thought the Originium bug activity wouldn't spread so quickly—Ugh!"

"You should talk to the master about those things later. Compared to those things, are you injured?"

"Don't worry about me, Hei. I didn't even twist my ankle or tear my clothes."

After finding Ceylon, Orson and Hei met at the agreed location. Upon seeing Ceylon, Hei, who usually had a blank expression, immediately showed a hint of worry and concern. He quickly walked over to Ceylon and hugged her.

"Really? Please allow me to check for you, Miss. You should know that when a person is nervous and excited, the brain will secrete substances that can suppress pain-"

"Hei! I'm fine, Orson is still here..."

Ceylon scolded Hei softly and stopped him. Although it was an inspection, it looked like "touching around" to others.

"...Ugh! Sorry, Miss."

Hei finally realized her problem. She quickly withdrew her hands and returned to her usual cold and serious appearance.

——I feel like I’ve seen this kind of relationship somewhere before.

As Orson watched the interaction between Hei and Ceylon, he vaguely felt that he had experienced a similar situation.

Orson closed his eyes and thought for a while, and finally came to a conclusion -

This seems to be the way he gets along with his 'adopted sister', Miss Jingzhe from the Supervisory Office of the Dali Temple of Yan State.

"You two are closer than I thought."

Orson smiled and lamented the close relationship between the two.

"...I'm sorry to have seen you lose your composure in front of the young lady. More than that, I'm truly grateful for your help, Orson. If it weren't for you, the young lady might have been injured right now."

Hei looked at Orson and felt a little embarrassed at first, then he bowed very seriously.

"Speaking of which, Hei, how did you and Orson suddenly become so close? I remember when we were in the cabin of the Land Cruiser, didn't you specifically tell me to stay away from... uh, cough, cough, anyway, what's going on with your relationship?"

Ceylon asked curiously and almost accidentally said that "Hei asked him to stay away from Orson".

Of course, what Ceylon didn't know was that it didn't matter if he said it out loud. After all, Orson had already known that "Hei was wary of him", and the person involved had even come to his door.

"Well, Orson was invited by Mr. Herman to sign a business contract. He's one of Rhodes Island's agents. Initially, I had some preconceived notions about Orson, but over time, he showed a side of me that I hadn't noticed at first. So, I chose to trust him, and now I'm Orson's property."

Hei explained the relationship between the two to Ceylon without reservation, and did not hide his mistake of initially treating Orson as an extremely dangerous terrorist and wanting to expel him violently.

"Haha, I see. That's really amazing—wait a minute."