On the Ark.

Of course, Ansel didn't have time to notice Lin Ye's conflicted expression; his entire focus remained on that name: "Skadi, you mean that Skadi!?"

“Yes.” Lin Ye nodded. “I’ve said it several times already.”

"So, are you crazy or just stupid?" Ansel propped his head up with his hand. "Wait, is Skadi back? Did you see her today?"

"Yes, I saw him."

"And then you invited her to be your assistant?"

"Yes."

"She agreed?"

Thinking of the hand that had reached out to him, Lin Ye nodded again: "Yes."

Ansel opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word. He no longer knew how to describe his feelings.

Lin Ye comforted Ansel: "Actually, I don't think Skadi is as scary as you guys say. From a certain perspective, you could even say she's a very gentle person."

"Gentle?" Ansel looked at Lin Ye as if he were a lunatic. "You actually used that word to describe Skadi?"

Lin Ye thought of the huge hole in the wall of the fourth-floor bathroom and changed his words, saying, "Saying he's gentle might not be entirely accurate, but overall he's a good person."

“You’re insane, insane, you’re really insane,” Ansel muttered. “You actually said those guys in the deep sea are good people? How long have you been in contact with them to draw such a conclusion?”

"We talked all night."

"You think you can see right through her after just one night of talking?" Ansel questioned Lin Ye.

Lin Ye thought for a moment and replied, "Although I can't guarantee that I've seen through her, she was indeed honest with me, and based on that, I don't think she's a bad person."

"To be frank with each other?" Ansel sneered. "Do you even know what frankness means?"

Lin Ye thought, "Of course I know. It was a truly honest and open conversation, without any impurities. Unfortunately, I'm too timid and want to live a little longer, so I didn't dare to see too clearly." Okay, okay, such thoughts are really too wicked. As a psychologist, he should be a noble person, someone who has transcended base desires, so he should speak well of Skadi.

He was interrupted halfway through his sentence by Ansel: "Wait, why are you covering your nose the whole time?"

"I'm a little feverish."

"Tsk, wait a minute." Ansel turned around, took a medicine bottle from a drawer in the cabinet, and tossed it to Lin Ye. "Just take one of these, don't take too many."

“…Thank you.” Lin Ye twisted open the bottle cap, swallowed a pill, and continued, “Actually, I still don’t quite understand why you all have such a strong opinion about Skadi.”

Ansel whispered, "It's not just Skadi, okay?"

"Huh?" Lin Ye was stunned.

Ansel sighed: "I've warned you so many times that the guys on the fourth floor are dangerous. Stay away from them and try not to have any contact with them. Why don't you listen?"

His words were full of "pity for their misfortune and anger at their lack of resistance".

“There’s not much I can do about it,” Lin Ye said. “After all, I work there as a psychologist and I’m also the resident of that floor. Amiya asked me to do this. No matter how you look at it, I need to contact the residents on the fourth floor. Besides, I really don’t think Skadi is as scary as you guys say. Also, who else is on the fourth floor? Tell me clearly so I can be mentally prepared.”

Ansel looked at Lin Ye, remained silent for a while, and then sighed: "It's not that I'm unwilling to tell you, but I don't know much about the guests on the fourth floor either. I only know that most of them are from a different world than us."

"Not from the same world?"

"The mainland and the deep sea cannot be considered the same world."

"Oh, I see." Lin Ye understood and nodded. "Those who run on the road really can't stand those who swim in the sea."

“I really want to know what’s going on in your head,” Ansel said with a hint of helplessness. “But the point is valid, because of our different environments, our thinking seems fundamentally different from theirs. I told you before, there are many small groups on Rhodes Island, and these groups have different ideas, but they can generally understand each other. But those guys are different; they have their own unique survival creed and values. And that’s precisely what we can’t accept.”

Lin Ye scratched his head, feeling as if Ansel's words had brought him back to his high school political class.

“I might have made things a bit complicated,” Ansel realized. “These words probably won’t convince you. So let me put it this way: the residents on the fourth floor, especially those from the deep sea, are very dangerous. Skadi, for example, is ostracized because she has too much of a dark past.”

"What dark history?"

“The agents who went on missions with her,” Ansel said in a low voice, “all had accidents.”

"what?"

“I’m not lying to you,” Ansel said. “Skadi has even more combat experience than Nightblade.”

"Really?" Lin Ye was skeptical. "She doesn't look well at all."

Ansel looked at Lin Ye without saying a word.

"Okay." Lin Ye realized what a stupid question he had asked. "You can continue."

“Actually, you’re not wrong. Their race doesn’t seem to be the kind that lives forever,” Ansel said. “So it’s very likely that she picked up a sword and started fighting at a very young age.”

"Really? Is she as powerful as Night Blade?" Lin Ye asked.

“You should compare her to Shining,” Ansel said calmly.

Lin Ye couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

“Strong strength, rich combat experience, and she's been with Rhodes Island for quite some time,” Ansel said in a low voice. “Logically, even if she can't become a core figure of Rhodes Island, she shouldn't be too far off. But the fact is, she has always been a marginalized figure on the island. It's precisely because she is so dangerous that her greatsword attacks not only enemies…” Ansel took a deep breath, looked at Lin Ye's astonished expression, and slowly said, “...her teammates as well.”

Chapter 122 I'm Just a Doctor

Ansel's comments about Skadi made Lin Ye quite uneasy. After all, if it were just a matter of having an eccentric personality, it wouldn't be a big deal; Lin Ye had seen plenty of those. But if she would attack her teammates, that was a different story. Lin Ye couldn't help but recall the huge hole in the wall of the fourth-floor restroom, and the suffocating aura Skadi exuded before shaking his hand.

Was Skadi's eventual agreement to become his assistant due to his talent? If not, would Skadi have already attacked him? This left Lin Ye quite conflicted. Fortunately, although Ansel said Skadi's greatsword would target teammates, he couldn't pinpoint which teammate Skadi had attacked. In the end, Ansel could only admit that he had heard about Skadi attacking teammates from someone else. However, it was true that teammates who followed Skadi on missions were frequently injured, and their opinions of her were not good.

This put Lin Ye at ease a little.

“If Skadi really would attack her teammates, then Amiya and Kal'tsit wouldn’t have let Skadi stay on Rhodes Island, right?” Lin Ye said to Ansel. “So, it could also be a rumor?”

Ansel seemed unable to refute this argument. He wanted Lin Ye to agree with his point of view, but because he hadn't had much contact with Skadi, he couldn't produce any solid evidence. His face flushed red with frustration, and he snatched the medicine bottle from Lin Ye's hand: "I can't be bothered to talk to you anymore. Believe it or not, I've already warned you, I've done more than enough."

Then he went to bed, leaving Lin Ye completely bewildered.

The next day, Ansel was still angry. Without saying a word to Lin Ye, he left the dormitory and went to work.

Lin Ye felt somewhat helpless about this. Looking back on last night, it seemed that Ansel had been trying to keep Lin Ye away from Skadi, but Lin Ye could always find various reasons to "protect" Skadi. So why was this happening? He had only seen Skadi once, or if you count the first time you saw her from afar, that would be twice.

It didn't seem right to fall out with my roommate over a woman I'd only met twice. I had to find a way to appease the angry rabbit when I got back tonight, Lin Ye thought to himself as he left the dorm.

Since he didn't go to practice swordsmanship with Yato last night, Lin Ye woke up relatively early today and didn't even set an alarm clock.

When they arrived at the sanatorium, the sun had just risen, the nightingales were still asleep, and the Shining was on night watch.

"Didn't we say that yesterday's method had already greatly reduced the mental burden on Liz?" Lin Ye asked, looking at Shining who hadn't slept all night, "Why are you still keeping watch?"

"That's what they say, but how can we just leave her alone? We need to observe her for at least a few more days," Shining said calmly. "Besides, I also want to see her more."

"Okay, so what are our plans for today?"

“Continue to use your abilities on Liz,” Shining said. “Just like White Owl said, if Liz doesn’t have too many adverse reactions, then perform the dream entry once a day until we fully understand the dungeon in Liz’s nightmares, and then let White Owl set up an escape route.”

Lin Ye nodded, then frowned slightly.

"What's wrong?" Shining keenly noticed the change in Lin Ye's expression. "Are you in a hurry? Should I wake the others up now?"

"No, it's nothing."

"Just say what's on your mind," Shining said, rising from her chair. "If it's not a matter of privacy."

Lin Ye hesitated. He had originally wanted to ask Shining if she noticed any changes in Liz since yesterday. However, he had already asked her that question yesterday, and Shining's response was that Liz was tired, so there was no point in asking again. It would be better to observe her after today's dream ended.

However, we can ask another question.

"This is a personal matter," Lin Ye said. "I hired an assistant last night."

"Ok?"

"Her name is Skadi."

“Oh.” Shining nodded. “Skadi.”

Do you know who she is?

Shining shook her head: "I don't know."

Lin Ye was speechless: "...Then what did you 'oh' about?"

Shining shrugged and said, "I have to respond to you, don't I?"

"Let's forget about this kind of response."

“Just kidding,” Shining said. “I don’t know as many people on Rhodes Island as Fleur or Nearl, but I’ve heard of Skadi.”

"Really?"

“Why would I lie to you about something like this? However, while I do know about Skadi, that's all I know,” Shining said. “You'd better ask Kal'tsit about Skadi. But why are you suddenly asking about her?”

Lin Ye smiled bitterly: "Because many people are advising me to stay away from her."

"Is that so?" Shining asked, intrigued. "Why?"

Lin Ye looked at Shining with some surprise: "Don't you know the rumors about Skadi?"

"I've heard some of it."

“That’s the reason,” Lin Ye said. “Everyone, no, to be precise, almost everyone told me that Skadi was a dangerous person, that the residents on the fourth floor were all dangerous people, and that I should stay away from them.”

“Is that so?” Shining nodded and asked, “Then what do you think?”

"What I think... to be honest, I also feel she's a pretty dangerous person," Lin Ye said, scratching his head. "But it doesn't seem as exaggerated as they say. Well, 'dangerous' doesn't quite fit; at most, she's just eccentric. I don't know her much more yet. I want to help her, and Amiya thinks so too, but the others..."

Shining listened quietly to Lin Ye's words, then interrupted: "So you're hesitating?"

"Hesitation?" Lin Ye thought for a moment, "It seems so."

"It's quite surprising that you're hesitating about this," Shining said softly.

Lin Ye asked, puzzled, "Why do you say that?"

“Because the same thing happened before.” Shining looked into Lin Ye’s eyes and said slowly, “except that the object of your affections was Liz. Have you forgotten? A month ago, almost everyone was against you getting close to Liz.”

Lin Ye was stunned.

"So why care about what other people say?" Shining asked Lin Ye. "Why don't you believe what you see yourself? You don't seem like the type to doubt your own judgment."

Lin Ye looked at Shanling with some surprise, and then realized that what he was struggling with seemed to be a bit foolish.

Yes, why not believe what you see with your own eyes?

That's really stupid.

Lin Ye smiled and said, "You're right, thank you for reminding me."

"You'll think of these things sooner or later," Shining said calmly.