On the Ark.

Lin Ye scratched his head, unsure of what to say for a moment. After hesitating for a while, he finally uttered a few words: "I already said, I'm a professional."

……

It took Shining quite some time to finally accept Lin Ye's identity as a veterinarian.

"Not a veterinarian, but a pet doctor," Lin Ye corrected Shanling's inappropriate statement. "There is a difference between a veterinarian and a pet doctor."

"I really didn't expect this." Shining didn't know what expression to use to express her feelings.

The person who pulled her back from the brink of losing her mind wasn't a learned medical doctor, nor a psychic scholar with profound insight into human nature, but... a veterinarian? The thought that her life had been saved by a veterinarian gave Shining a strange feeling.

But she quickly brought her thoughts back.

"So, you did those things without taking any drugs or using the power of Originium?" Shining grasped the key point.

Lin Ye chuckled wryly, "Actually, it's just about calming down cats and dogs that are all puffed up with their fur. It's just their nature."

"We're not some cats or dogs with their fur standing on end," Shining said softly, yet she felt there wasn't much difference. Because the other party was indeed using the same methods for dealing with cats and dogs when she was about to lose her mind, and it was working. In other words, she wasn't fundamentally different from cats and dogs?

“Very interesting.” Shining nodded, then asked, “How far can you go?”

"Ok?"

“I told you before, I’m not an Infected, but because I’ve been in contact with too many Infected and Originium, my sanity has become somewhat out of control.” Shining tapped her head with her finger. “But real Infected people face much more severe symptoms than I have. So, can you do the same thing to them?”

Lin Ye realized that this was the crucial issue. He had waited two years for this opportunity.

The opportunity to truly participate in the game.

This should have been exciting news, but he didn't show any emotional fluctuation. Instead, he casually said, "Probably."

“In that case,” Shining took a step back, her face serious. “Mr. Lin Ye, I sincerely invite you to join Rhodes Island Medical Corporation.”

Chapter Four: The Knight of Nearl is Going Insane

Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals.

Heavy footsteps echoed in the corridor in front of the duty room. The blue-haired girl who was typing on the computer in the duty room stopped, turned her chair around, and looked at the blonde woman who walked into the duty room with a smile.

"Welcome back, Knight of Nearl," the blue-haired girl said with a smile. "Did you complete the mission?"

"Yes, it's just transporting a batch of building materials."

The woman known as the Knight of Light was dressed in heavy armor, with a black shield and axe strapped to her back. She had golden eyes, long golden hair, and a pair of golden animal ears that trembled slightly when she spoke.

The latter was probably the only thing that could damage her dignified image.

Lin Guang took down the shield and axe and placed them by the door, asking, "Is it your turn to be on duty today, Finn?"

“Yes.” The girl called Finn nodded, her blue animal ears twitching slightly. “I was supposed to be a ranger, but he and Amiya went out, so I filled in for him.”

Amiya went out?

"Hmm, it's a task the Doctor gave her, but the Doctor isn't at the company right now." Finn stretched. "I'm a little bored. I want to go out and do a mission too."

Nearl didn't reply, but instead began to remove her armor. Rhodes Island was like home to her, and naturally, she wanted to relax after completing her mission and returning home. She planned to go to her friend Shining's place for a bath, just like they always did.

But to her surprise, Shining wasn't at the company.

"Shining went on a mission?" Nearl frowned. "Which squad did she go with?"

"She didn't go with the team; she went alone."

Where did you go?

"Chernobyl."

Nearl pondered all the information about the place name in her mind, but had not yet found what she was looking for. Finn spoke again: "Shining submitted an application to the company ten minutes ago, but the Doctor and Amiya are not here, and I don't know how to reply to her."

Fen seemed somewhat troubled.

"Application? What application?" Lin Guang asked.

"It's more of a recommendation than an application. Shining recommended someone to the company, hoping they can hire him." Finn turned back and started rummaging through the documents on the table. "Let me see, I just printed these out."

Nearl seemed puzzled: "Why would Shining recommend an outsider to the company? That's not like her... Who is she recommending?"

"He seems to be a doctor."

"...There's actually a doctor she finds acceptable?"

“Hmm, is something wrong… Ah, I found it, it’s here.” Finn handed the application report to Lin Guang. “I didn’t even look at it carefully.”

Lin Guang took the application report, glanced at it, and his expression immediately changed: "How is this possible?"

"what happened?"

Finn looked at Nearl with some surprise. In her memory, Nearl, who had the title of "Knight," should always be able to maintain absolute composure, even on the most dangerous battlefield.

Nearl didn't answer Finn immediately. Instead, she read the report again before handing it back to Finn with a serious expression: "Shining said she found a doctor in Chernobog who can instantly restore the sanity of infected individuals."

Finn first gave an "oh," not immediately reacting. But two or three seconds later, her expression changed along with Lin Guang's.

"Can Originium or a tranquilizer restore the sanity of the infected?

“Sedatives can’t restore the sanity of infected individuals; only Originium can. However, the more times Originium is used, the greater the harm to the body and brain. Then, it will be very difficult to bring them back to their senses the next time they lose their minds.”

As someone infected with the virus, Lin Guang has a deep understanding of the phenomenon of dementia.

"How did you do that? A new type of drug? Is it harmful to the human body?" Finn asked three questions in a row while reviewing the report she had just ignored, and then she was even more surprised, "Without using any drugs? How is that possible... A natural ability, can anyone really do this?"

“How could that be?” Nearl said coldly. “There’s absolutely no scientific basis for this. We’ve been researching for so many years, no, and it’s not just Rhodes Island; so many medical and biological organizations have been searching for drugs that can control the minds of infected individuals. But after all these years, we haven’t found a better method than Originium and tranquilizers. If this person really has this ability, then what’s the point of Rhodes Island’s existence?”

"Uh, that seems to make sense." Finn felt her brain wasn't quite working properly. "But, Shining wouldn't lie about something like this, would she?"

"She doesn't lie, but that doesn't mean she can't be lied to."

“…But Shining is one of Rhodes Island’s best healers; this is her specialty,” Finn said. “Could anyone really lie to her?”

“Her swordsmanship is far superior to her medical skills, but she still only wants to be a doctor.” Nearl felt a surge of energy rise in her chest. “Don’t let her mature appearance fool you; inside, she’s just a silly girl who hasn’t grown up yet.”

Show, show off to the girl...

Fang was speechless. Shining was one of Rhodes Island's most outstanding operators, even surpassing Nearl, who was known as the "Knight," in terms of rank. That's why Rhodes Island had sent her out on a mission alone. In Fang's eyes, an operator like Shining was undoubtedly worthy of her respect, while Nearl, the Knight, saw Shining as a seemingly mature but inwardly childish and silly girl.

Well, this contrast is actually quite cute.

But Finn couldn't say anything, since the only person on Rhodes Island who truly understood Shining was the Nearl in front of him.

Furthermore, while Finn didn't entirely agree with Nearl's assessment of Shining, she found the contents of the report even more unbelievable. To restore the sanity of an infected person on the verge of losing control without the aid of Originium, tranquilizers, or drugs was simply incredible from any perspective.

“Contact Shining,” Nearl said.

"Oh, oh, oh." Finn immediately dialed Shining's number, and thirty seconds later, she said to Nearl with a wry smile, "It's off..."

Lin Guang took a deep breath.

As an infected person, she didn't want to get angry. Because anger would only push her towards losing control.

“Chernobyl, right? I’m going to find her.” Nearl put her half-removed armor back on.

"But you just got back. Should I ask someone else to verify this?"

“No need. I must handle Shining’s matter personally.” Nearl slung her shield over her shoulder. “Tell me their location. Which medical school in Chernobog are they in?”

"Let me see." Finn started looking at the report again, then her expression became even stranger. "It doesn't seem like it..."

"Biological Research Institute?"

"It's not..."

Lin Guang frowned: "Where else could a biology PhD be?"

“He’s not a biology PhD either.” Finn smiled wryly as she unfolded the report. “Shining said the other party was a veterinarian…”

silence.

A long silence followed.

Silence is the dominant theme of Rhodes Island tonight.

Lin Guang took several deep breaths, the armor on his chest rising and falling slightly.

Don't get angry, don't get angry, getting angry is like... like a yarn!

Shining, you actually got crippled by a veterinarian!

Nearl couldn't take it anymore. She knew all too well how naive and foolish her seemingly mature partner was inside. But naivety and foolishness weren't Shining's fault; those who took advantage of Shining's naivety and foolishness were the ones who deserved to die.

Those who deceive Shining must be personally killed by me, the Knight of Nearl!

Hmm, killing them is too much; at least one of their legs should be broken.

Thinking this, Lin Guang picked up his axe again and stepped out of the duty room, one step at a time.

Seeing the Lightbringer's angry back, Finn swallowed her words, not wanting to provoke him any further.

Shining wrote two reports, and Nearl only read the first one. The first report described the other party's identity and the method for controlling the infected's sanity without using Originium or tranquilizers. The second report explained the method, but Nearl was already furious after reading the first one, so she was even more hesitant to give out the second one.

Because in the second report, Shining described in detail the other party's methods—using their hands.

Shining said that the veterinarian could calm down a cat or dog with its fur standing on end using only his hands, and that this effect could even work on a large number of humans and infected people.

"His hands seemed to have some kind of magic; just by gently stroking the other person's body, he could quickly calm them down."

Perhaps to make the report more convincing, Shining added a sentence after the report.

"It's true, I've tried it."

Fen couldn't help but rub her forehead.

Is this really the Shining?

Is she really not the author of low-quality erotic novels?

If Nearl Knights saw this, they'd probably lose their minds.

Author's BB:

Someone asked what happened to the promised Dangerous Games main story. Let me explain here: I actually wrote it, and even posted it the day before yesterday. But the editor took it down. Firstly, many settings haven't been resolved, and power balance is also an issue. Secondly, to be honest, I don't play that many games, so if I really wanted to write it, I'd have to search through materials and videos everywhere. And coincidentally, Arknights had its open beta launch a few days ago, so I had the idea to write about Arknights.

Many readers have told me they prefer my stories about girls and slice-of-life scenes to action-oriented ones like "Dangerous Games." So I posted a poll in a group to get everyone's opinions. Turns out, twice as many people wanted to read "Arknights" as they wanted "Dangerous Games." That's how this book came about. To be honest, this type of book is definitely my forte… So "Dangerous Games" will be postponed for now. I've been under a lot of pressure lately, so I'll stick to writing something lighthearted and fun with girls.

Chapter 5: Rhodes Island has a side business.