On the Ark.

Lin Ye's lips twitched slightly. He hadn't expected that he was the real reason for easing Ansel's burden. But he didn't say it outright. After chatting with Ansel for a while longer, he prepared to leave.

Before leaving, Ansel asked him, "Are you going to find the Nightingale?"

Lin Ye looked at him with some surprise: "How did you know?"

“I guessed that,” Ansel said. “Nightingale should still be in the research lab right now.”

"Why?" Lin Ye asked, puzzled. "Didn't you say that we had fewer orders and didn't need to work overtime?"

“Our workload has decreased, and the R&D department’s workload has decreased even more,” Ansel said. “If the R&D department works overtime tonight, they can finish a week’s worth of work and then have seven consecutive days off.”

"I see, that's good." Lin Ye nodded. "Then I'll go find her in the R&D department."

"Well, but before that, there's something I need to remind you of."

"Hmm? What is it?"

“Although I’m not sure if she’s there right now, I saw her during the day,” Ansel said slowly. “If you go to the R&D department, be careful of a white-haired woman.”

"A white-haired woman? Are you talking about Skadi?"

Ansel rolled her eyes at Lin Ye and said irritably, "Is Skadi the only person on your mind? Every time I mention a white-haired woman, you think of Skadi?"

Lin Ye chuckled awkwardly, "No, I was just saying it casually."

“I’m not joking with you. That woman’s name is Warfarin. Although she’s a doctor, she’s also a veteran on the island,” Ansel said slowly. “But I assure you you absolutely do not want to run into her.”

Lin Ye asked, "Is she also a resident on the fourth floor?"

"No, as I just said, she is one of the founding members of Rhodes Island."

"Has a rather eccentric personality?"

"Yes."

"Then there's nothing to worry about, right?" Lin Ye said with a smile. "I've seen more than one strange person before."

Ansel didn't bother arguing with Lin Ye and said bluntly, "She's a vampire."

Lin Ye's smile froze: "Huh?"

Chapter 352 You Smell So Good!

Since Nightingale was still working overtime in the R&D department, Lin Ye went to the cafeteria for a meal first, and then packed a few pineapple buns before going to find her. He wasn't sure if he could bring them into the R&D department, since the R&D department was different from the pharmaceutical department. When Lin Ye went to see Nightingale before, he had to wear sterilized gloves, but there shouldn't be anyone supervising at this time.

Upon reaching the outside of the R&D department's laboratory, he could see that the lights were still on inside, indicating that someone was indeed working overtime. Just as Lin Ye was about to enter the laboratory to find Nightingale, a slightly displeased female voice sounded behind him: "Hey, you in front, wait a minute."

Lin Ye stopped, turned around and looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a woman with white hair and red eyes walk out of the shadows.

Wait... white hair and red eyes?

The moment Lin Ye saw the woman's hair and eye color, his heart skipped a beat. Just half an hour earlier, Ansel had mentioned to him that if he came to the R&D department, he should be careful of a woman with white hair and red eyes, emphasizing that she was dangerous. But Lin Ye thought to himself that he couldn't be that unlucky; it was impossible for him to encounter every misfortune imaginable.

But he never expected that he would encounter this woman before he even stepped into the R&D department. Judging from her appearance, she was most likely Dr. Warfarin, one of the Rhodes Island elders Ansel had mentioned.

Warfarin emerged from the shadows and stopped about three meters away from Lin Ye. She crossed her arms, frowned slightly, and looked dignified: "Who are you? I've never seen you before."

"Uh, because I'm not in the R&D department." Since he'd already run into her, Lin Ye could only bite the bullet and reply, "And I don't come here very often either."

"Then what are you doing here?"

"Find someone."

"Who are you looking for?"

"Liz".

"Liz? What's your relationship to Liz?"

The conversation left Lin Ye speechless. He felt like he'd been caught by the dean of academic affairs during his school days for doing something wrong. Yes, that's right, Warfarin's tone was just like Lin Ye's dean of academic affairs in high school. Except that she was much better looking than the dean, the authoritative air between her brows was indeed somewhat similar.

"Hey, you haven't answered me yet," Warfarin said, somewhat annoyed.

Left with no other choice, Lin Ye revealed his identity and explained his purpose.

"Lin Ye?" Warfarin frowned slightly, then murmured, "I feel like I've heard this name somewhere before."

"Is that so?"

"Hmm... but it doesn't matter." Warfarin stared at Lin Ye and said, word by word, "Lin Ye, right? Although I know you meant well by bringing Liz a late-night snack, don't you know that food isn't allowed in the R&D department's lab?"

Lin Ye was stunned for a moment, then looked down at the gun in his hand.

Damn, so that's why I was targeted. I shouldn't have taken any chances; I should have just picked up Nightingale and gone out for a late-night snack.

"I'm sorry," Lin Ye said apologetically. "It was my oversight. I'll just wait outside in the corridor and won't go in."

"Hmm, that's more like it." Warfarin didn't intend to make things difficult for Lin Ye. After Lin Ye admitted his mistake, she didn't plan to pursue the matter any further, so she turned to leave.

But before Lin Ye could breathe a sigh of relief, she seemed to suddenly remember something and turned her body back.

“Wait a minute,” Warfarin said. “Are you an employee of Rhodes Island? Why don’t I have your blood in my blood bank?”

No, nothing?

“No, I remember the blood type of every operator in the blood bank, and yours is definitely not among them,” Warfarin said. “Aren’t you an Infected?”

Lin Ye shook his head repeatedly: "No."

“Even if you’re not infected, you still need to make a backup here.” Warfarin slowly walked towards Lin Ye. “This is something every member of Rhodes Island has to do. Although I don’t know how long you’ve been with Rhodes Island, since you’re a new face, it shouldn’t be long, so hurry up and make up for it now.”

"Fix, fix it?"

“Yes.” Warfarin took out a syringe. “We’re right at the entrance of the R&D department, let me draw some blood from you.”

When Warfarin emerged from the shadows and stepped into the light, Lin Ye noticed that her skin was excessively pale. Then, looking at Warfarin holding the syringe, she recalled Ansel's words that Warfarin was a vampire, and her heart skipped a beat, causing her to involuntarily take a step back.

Warfarin naturally noticed Lin Ye's actions, so she stopped and her expression suddenly turned somewhat bitter.

"You're so afraid of me, it seems you've heard rumors about me from others," Warfarin said softly.

Lin Ye was stunned. He felt that Warfarin seemed to have suddenly transformed from a stern and authoritative head teacher into a woman with a story to tell.

“Judging from your reaction, it must be,” Warfarin said. “After all, even among the demonized Sarkaz, our Blood Demon Clan is the most infamous. But I can understand, since I know what my people have done. It’s normal for you to fear my race.”

"I...that's not what I meant..."

“Whether that’s what I mean or not doesn’t matter.” Warfarin took a few more steps forward and said, word by word, “But what I want to tell you is that I’m different from most of my kind. As a blood demon, I do love blood, but I also have self-control. I’m not a vampire controlled by desire. As a doctor on Rhodes Island, I can distinguish between food and patients, and my patience is definitely better than anyone else’s.”

Warfarin spoke at length, and her words made Lin Ye feel somewhat guilty.

Yes, why would he believe the rumors? Just because Warfarin is a vampire? Warfarin was clearly trying to help by offering to store his blood sample, yet he took a step back out of fear. How much harm that tiny step could have caused this well-meaning Rhodes Island elder!

Damn it! He claims he'll protect Skadi, Blue Poison, and others from the rumors, yet he's hurting others because of them! How can this be allowed! What's the difference between Warfarin and Skadi?! They both have white hair and red eyes… wait, I'm focusing on the wrong thing. They're both people hurt by the rumors, how can he treat them differently!

In those few short seconds, Lin Ye's heart was in turmoil. After feeling guilty, he understood what was happening, then took a deep breath and apologized to Warfarin: "I'm sorry, Dr. Warfarin, I misunderstood you. Please put my blood sample into the database."

At this moment, Warfarin had already walked up to Lin Ye, and Lin Ye's words made her smile slightly.

"It's good that you understand," Warfarin said softly. "Actually, I don't blame you if you don't understand, after all, my people are all like that. But I hope you can know that I am not just an ordinary blood demon. I have been here since the founding of Rhodes Island. I am a veteran of this company, a doctor who heals the sick and saves lives. I will not lose my mind because of blood. Even if that kind of blood is sweet and delicious to me, it is absolutely impossible... Hmm?"

Warfarin suddenly stopped halfway through her speech, and Lin Ye noticed that her brows, which had finally relaxed, furrowed slightly again.

"What's wrong, Dr. Warfarin?" Lin Ye asked.

At this moment, Warfarin's image in Lin Ye's mind had changed from a "bloodthirsty demon" to a strong woman who, despite being slandered by rumors, remained true to herself and treated others with sincerity! That dignified and towering image was instantly established. However, Lin Ye soon discovered that there was still a slight discrepancy between his perception of Warfarin and reality.

“Hold out your hand,” Warfarin said.

Lin Ye stretched out his hand and then rolled up his sleeve. Warfarin grabbed Lin Ye's hand, then lowered her head and sniffed Lin Ye's arm.

"W-what's wrong?" Lin Ye suddenly had a bad feeling.

When Warfarin looked up, her expression was completely different from before; it was full of shock.

"How...how is this possible!" Warfarin said slowly, "You, you..."

"What's wrong with me?"

"You smell so good."

Lin Ye: "?"

Chapter 353 I'll only take a tiny bit (4K)

Lin Ye thought he had misheard: "What, what did you say?"

"I said, you smell so good... You seem a little afraid of me." Warfarin, who was almost pressing her lips to Lin Ye's arm, immediately reacted after hearing Lin Ye's words. She raised her head abruptly and coughed lightly twice in the face of Lin Ye's shocked gaze. "That's not a good idea. You know, I'm a doctor."

"...I wasn't afraid of you anymore."

"Really? That's great."

"But why did you act like that just now..."

“What did I do just now? That’s just your imagination,” Warfarin said seriously. “I just wanted to draw some blood from you.”

"Is that so?"

"Of course, hey, don't look at me like that." Warfarin sighed. "Who am I? I'm Dr. Warfarin who manages the blood bank, I'm one of the founding members of Rhodes Island, I'm... In short, I'm a very self-controlled person. Even if your blood smells the best, I can't possibly lose control of myself. You can trust me."

They were saying roughly the same things, yet the Warfarin of a few minutes ago and the Warfarin now gave Lin Ye completely different feelings. A few minutes ago, Warfarin's words carried a faint sadness, a melancholic air that instantly stirred Lin Ye's sympathy and pity. But now, Lin Ye felt that Warfarin was making excuses, concealing some hidden agenda. The same person, the same words, why did she evoke such a completely different feeling in just a few minutes?

Was it because of his own blood?

Lin Ye sniffed his arm, then asked Warfarin with some doubt, "Is my blood special? Can you smell it?"

“Of course not… It’s impossible. Even for us, it’s not that easy to smell blood.” Warfarin coughed twice more. “In short, don’t worry. I have absolutely no interest in your blood. Don’t misunderstand me just because I’m a Blood Demon. The Blood Demon race is just a very ordinary branch of the Sarkaz race.”

"I feel like you didn't say that just now."

"You're so annoying." Warfarin grinned, revealing sharp fangs. "Why are you being so long-winded, you big man? Stop talking nonsense and let me draw some blood from you. I'll just make a record of it afterward."

Lin Ye was still taken aback: "Do we really have to pick them now?"

"Yeah, didn't you just agree? Please, I'm very busy, I'm incredibly busy, you know?" Warfarin said with her arms crossed, in a serious tone, "So many things are waiting for me to do, so many projects are waiting for me to research, and it's already a rare opportunity for me to take your blood for a record... um."

Warfarin suddenly covered her mouth.

"W-what's wrong?"

Warfarin shook her head without saying a word, only thinking to herself, "Thank goodness, I almost drooled from talking too much."

"Alright, enough talk, come with me." Warfarin took Lin Ye's hand and turned to walk in another direction.