On the Ark.

While their appearance might differ slightly from what you imagine, their personality is certain: angels are gentle in any game or story. In this world, even demons are healing people, so angels must be the real deal. Ah, a real angel! I really want to meet one.

Lin Ye started daydreaming again.

At this moment, Shining led Lin Ye to a relatively secluded two-story house. The two walked to the door and saw the access control device. Lin Ye subconsciously wanted to take out his ID card, but Shining stopped him.

“You don’t have the necessary permissions to enter here.” Shining shook his head, then took out his ID card and swiped it on the access control device.

With a "beep," the door opened, and the information on the monitor flashed by, but Lin Ye still glanced at it.

The Shining's access level is six stars.

It was six times more than him...

As expected, interns have no rights; I should get promoted to a full-time position as soon as possible, Lin Ye thought to himself.

The two then went into the small house.

"Now you can tell me about it," Lin Ye asked. "What exactly happened to Nightingale? What are her symptoms?"

"She is infected and her mental state is unstable."

"Mmm, and then?"

"It's gone."

Lin Ye was stunned for a moment: "That's it?"

"Yes, it's gone."

"But... how is this different from other infected people?" Lin Ye asked, puzzled. "Aren't most infected people like this?"

“There is a difference. The difference is that her illness is more severe and her mental state is more unstable,” Shining said softly. “In fact, she has no memories of her past and doesn’t even know who she is.”

"Is it that serious?" Lin Ye asked. "Don't you have any way to help her? I mean, before I did."

Do you know who the best doctor on Rhodes Island is?

"...It's you?"

"No, it's a nightingale."

Lin Ye was even more surprised: "Nightingale? She's a healer too?"

“Yes, she’s probably the best doctor on Rhodes Island, but unfortunately she can’t help herself.” A hint of melancholy flashed in Shining’s eyes. “A doctor cannot heal himself.”

Lin Ye sensed the topic turning heavy: "You said before that she was one of your kind, which means she's also a demon... I mean, Sa, Sa, Sa..."

"Sarkaz, if you can't remember, just call us demons. I don't know why you're so averse to the word 'demon.'" Shining resumed his indifferent expression.

...Another demon?

Although he was a member of the Shining, Lin Ye couldn't help but project the image of a demon into his traditional understanding.

However, when Shining pushed open one of the doors, allowing Lin Ye to see the girl behind it, Lin Ye couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

Is this also a demon?

Chapter Twenty-Five: Wake Up, Little Devil

This is probably a nursing room.

The reason I say "approximately" is because Lin Ye didn't see that many bulletproof glass panels in the guard room. The room was square, surrounding the person being cared for. There were no fewer than five surveillance cameras in the not-so-large room, and perhaps many more in corners that Lin Ye couldn't see.

This is not a nursing room; to be precise, it should be a monitoring room, monitoring a white demon.

probably.

Lin Ye found it hard to convince himself that the person being monitored was a demon, not an ordinary girl.

Inside the transparent bulletproof glass was a pure white world. White cabinets, white beds, white blankets, and a pure white girl already asleep on the blankets. Logically, such an intense concentration of pure white should be jarring, perhaps even reminiscent of light pollution. But the scene before Lin Ye didn't feel the slightest bit out of place or awkward, probably because the girl herself wasn't pure white.

She has long, light blonde curls that reach all the way to her ankles. It's also because she curls up with her knees drawn up when she sleeps that she appears petite.

Lin Ye had once heard that girls who sleep like this are often extremely insecure, so their bodies unconsciously protect their fragile hearts while sleeping. So, can even demons be vulnerable? Do demons also experience insecurity and fear?

Or rather, Lin Ye still found it hard to believe that the girl in front of him was a demon, even though she did have demonic horns on her head.

"Why is this happening?" Lin Ye asked Shan Ling.

What do you mean?

"It's... everything here." Lin Ye didn't know how to put it. Although he had never been to a mental hospital in his previous life, he knew that even the intensive care unit of a mental hospital wouldn't have a place like this. "Are you monitoring her, or taking care of her?"

“Both,” Shining said softly. “Nightingale is a Sarkaz, but she has a deep affection for the color white. Everything here is arranged to stabilize her emotions. However, that’s not enough. The power within her is simply too great. We don’t want her to hurt others, nor do we want her to hurt herself. This is the only way we can do it. This is also one of the important reasons why I came to Rhodes Island. There aren’t many places that can provide her with this kind of treatment.”

Lin Ye didn't know what to say. He looked at the girl inside the bulletproof glass and noticed some unfamiliar equipment next to her bed. It was probably monitoring her physical condition. Several black wires were wrapped around her wrists, which looked rather out of place.

"It seems her sleep quality isn't too bad." Lin Ye finally managed to utter a pointless remark after a long pause.

But what he didn't expect was that this was not just empty talk.

“Nightingale’s sleep quality is impossible.” Shining shook his head. “We have to give her a sedative injection every day so that she can fall asleep peacefully.”

"A tranquilizer?" Lin Ye was quite surprised. "But aren't those things harmful to the body..."

"We all know it's harmful to our health, but we can only choose the lesser of two evils."

"...You also said that she has no memory."

"Ah."

"Isn't she like a blank sheet of paper right now?"

"A blank sheet of paper?" Shining gave Lin Ye a strange look. "How could it be a blank sheet of paper? If I had to use an analogy, it would be a piece of paper covered in messy lines. You can think of these lines as chaotic thoughts and emotions. Rhodes Island's current medical technology can still control Nightingale's physical problems, but as for her mental state, no one has been able to deal with these lines yet. However, these lines are growing wildly in Nightingale's brain like germs, and sooner or later they will fill this paper. And that day will be Nightingale's..."

Shining didn't finish her sentence, but she hinted at it, and Lin Ye already understood the urgency of the situation. No wonder Shining was so impatient; although Lin Ye couldn't say he could feel Nightingale's pain, but…

He took a deep breath and turned to look at Shining: "What should I do?"

Shining didn't speak, but instead took out his ID card and swiped it on the access control reader next to the bulletproof glass.

The bulletproof glass slowly opened with a slight sound.

Then Shining took out a medicine bottle and waved it in front of Lin Ye: "This is a medicine that can wake Nightingale from its dormant state."

Lin Ye nodded, and just as he was about to take it from Shanling's hand, Shanling took it back.

"Are you really sure?" Shining asked.

Lin Ye was taken aback: "What do you mean? Didn't you bring me here?"

“Yes, but the choice is still yours,” Shining said softly. “Even I can’t turn off the surveillance cameras here. That means once you make a decision, everything you do will be recorded and seen by everyone. Do you understand what I mean?”

Lin Ye was silent for a moment, then said, "If I fail, should I leave Rhodes Island?"

Shining shook her head: "It's not that bad yet. You saved my life. If you want to stay on Rhodes Island, I can help you. You can even continue being your psychiatrist."

"But no one will believe me."

Shining looked at Lin Ye: "In fact, on Rhodes Island, the position of psychologist has always been more of a formality. Even when Zilan was holding the position, very few people would go to her for psychological counseling."

“Because most operators are closed off emotionally.” Lin Ye nodded. “Zilan told me that very few operators are willing to share their inner thoughts.”

“But you’re different. You have the opportunity to prove yourself,” Shining said. “To be precise, once you step into the monitored area, you will definitely prove yourself.”

"Either prove I'm a special person, or prove I'm a fraud?" Lin Ye smiled. "That's quite interesting."

Shining shook his head: "I've never thought you were a fraud, because I've experienced it firsthand from your own experience, and even the Ranger had similar feelings. But Nightingale is different. I'm not sure if a good psychologist can solve her problem, so you can think about it carefully..."

Lin Ye took the medicine bottle directly from Shining's hand.

"It seems you're very confident," Shining said with a smile.

"No, quite the opposite, I'm actually super unsure." Lin Ye smiled wryly. "What psychologist? I'm a complete STEM guy. After two years of work, all I'm really good at is performing sterilization surgery. As for the ability you mentioned, okay, I admit I do have some inexplicable talents. I've always been liked by cats and dogs since I was little... but I don't think it's any amazing ability. Maybe saving you last time was just because you had excellent willpower."

"Is that how you see yourself? Then why did you go in?"

Lin Ye took a deep breath and gripped the medicine bottle tightly.

“Because you told me that there’s someone here who really needs my help,” Lin Ye said. “For a doctor, that’s enough, even if I’m just a veterinarian.”

After he finished speaking, he stepped into the monitoring room.

At that moment, the access control scanner scanned his ID card, and the alarm immediately went off.

"Intern Lin Ye! You have exceeded your authority. Please step back immediately! Please step back immediately!"

Lin Ye turned and glanced at Shining, who was also watching him.

This has already begun.

When the moment arrived, Lin Ye actually felt much more relaxed.

“Anyway, I’m just a veterinarian.” He walked up to the sleeping nightingale, twisted open the medicine bottle, and then said softly, “Wake up, little devil.”

Chapter Twenty-Six: The White Devil

The closer he got to Nightingale, the more he realized she was an incredibly beautiful girl, and he couldn't help but wonder if the demons of this world had gone astray. Not only had they abandoned their vicious appearance, but they had also become beautiful girls, and not only that, they had become people in need of protection and help. This made him marvel at the wonder of fate, and then he fed Nightingale the medicine that Shining had given her.

“Wake up, little devil,” he said softly.

After Nightingale took the medicine, Lin Ye clearly saw her body move, but she did not wake up immediately.

The alarm continued to sound. The "angry" system repeatedly demanded that he, a newly recruited intern with only one-star privileges, retreat outside the monitoring room.

Lin Ye turned to look at Shining and asked, "Can you turn this thing off?"

Shining shook his head and said, "I don't have that authority, but someone with that authority will be here soon."

Lin Ye gave a helpless smile. Trying to contact Nightingale under such tight surveillance without being detected was simply impossible. He had already anticipated this when Shining brought him here. Once he stepped inside, there was no turning back. Although Shining said she would protect Lin Ye and prevent him from being expelled from Rhodes Island, Lin Ye knew it was impossible.

It wasn't that he didn't believe in Shining's abilities. Rather, he knew very well that if he failed tonight, he would lose his foothold on Rhodes Island. Even if he could stay out of Shining's name, it would be meaningless.

It took two years to find Rhodes Island, yet they could be expelled in a single day.

Lin Ye still felt a little sad, but when he saw Nightingale with her brows furrowed and slowly waking up, he forced himself to put these random thoughts aside.

If I can't help this child or prove my abilities, then what's the point of staying here?

He came into this world not to find a place to stay, but to find an answer.

Two years have passed, and the answer will be revealed in his hands.

With that thought in mind, he slowly reached out his hand to the nightingale.