On the Ark.

"As expected of you," Lin Ye praised.

The nightingale lowered its head and remained silent, whether out of shyness or for some other reason, it was unclear.

Lin Ye scratched his head, feeling that things were still a bit difficult.

After all, strictly speaking, the reborn nightingale is quite different from before. Everyone is trying to adapt to the nightingale's changes, and the nightingale is also adapting to its own changes. The white-faced owl said it would take some time, and the nightingale is now somewhat unsure of what to do.

After all, she suddenly "grew up" overnight.

Although she still retains her old habits, she realizes that these habits seem a bit off and tries to change them, for example.

“Pineapple…Lin Ye.” The two walked side by side. Nightingale secretly glanced at Lin Ye and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Lin Ye’s expression had not changed. “Sister Flash said that she will take me out in a while.”

"Go out? Where to?"

Nightingale said, "I'm going on a mission with Shining and Nearl."

"Isn't this a good thing? We should work hard!"

The nightingale gave a soft "hmm" and then looked away.

Lin Ye thought to herself that she seemed much more shy than before. To be precise, the Nightingale of the past seemed to have never been shy at all.

For example, when ordering food in the cafeteria.

"They have pineapple buns for lunch now!" Lin Ye asked Nightingale. "Would you like one?"

Nightingale glanced at the pineapple buns in the shop window, a hint of longing flashing in her eyes, but she quickly suppressed it. She shook her head: "No, no need, I'm not a child anymore."

"puff."

"why are you laughing?"

Lin Ye smiled and said, "I remembered something happy."

"What's the good news?"

"The unlucky kid has grown up."

Nightingale looked away and said to the chef, somewhat sullenly, "I want a serving of potatoes."

Then he really did take a serving of potatoes and leave.

Lin Ye thought to himself, "This nightingale is so interesting!" So he ordered two pineapple buns and then ran to find the nightingale.

Nightingale sat by the window, eating potatoes piece by piece with a knife and fork, seemingly oblivious to Lin Ye's pineapple bun.

"I've heard that kids love desserts," Lin Ye said. "Liz, do you like desserts?"

“I’m not a child anymore,” the nightingale replied.

Do you like desserts?

“I told you, I’m not a child anymore,” Nightingale repeated.

"Oh, so you like desserts?"

"...You're so annoying."

Lin Ye laughed, thinking that nothing had changed. It was just like when he refused to take the medicine.

He skewered the pineapple bun with a fork, and Nightingale glanced over instinctively. Although she quickly turned her head away, Lin Ye still noticed her.

"I don't think it's necessary," Lin Ye said. "Both adults and children love desserts."

The nightingale said, "I don't like eating anymore."

"Really?" Lin Ye held the pineapple bun to Nightingale's mouth. "Then why don't you give it a try?"

Just as Nightingale was about to refuse, she heard Lin Ye speak softly.

“I’ve always known Liz is a very sensible and mature person. Since that’s the case, you wouldn’t just watch me hold this up here, would you?” Lin Ye tentatively waved his hand. “Give me some face, okay?”

The nightingale hesitated for a moment, then opened its beak and took a big bite.

"There's nothing I can do," Nightingale mumbled. "I only ate it out of respect for you, not because I like it."

"Yes, yes, yes." Lin Ye nodded repeatedly, thinking to himself that the unlucky kid was still as interesting as ever.

Chapter 137 The Formal Assistant

Lin Ye wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the Nightingale was much easier to deal with now than before. He didn't know if he had become stronger or the Nightingale had become weaker; probably, he had become stronger.

Five minutes ago, Nightingale said she would never eat pineapple buns again, but five minutes later she obediently finished all of them. Lin Ye found this very amusing, but not wanting to laugh out loud, he pretended nothing had happened and finished lunch with Nightingale.

After finishing her meal, Nightingale went straight back to the medical department. Lin Ye had originally wanted to ask Nightingale if she wanted to rest at his place at noon, since his office was quite large, but Nightingale didn't give him the chance. Perhaps it was because Nightingale had been quite busy lately; in order to help her get up to speed as a medical operator, the entire medical department was training her.

Feeling utterly bored, Lin Ye returned to his office alone. He didn't know if White Owl would come to work this afternoon. If not, he would probably be all alone all afternoon.

But what he didn't expect was that someone was already waiting for him in the office.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw his office chair facing away from him and towards the window, as if someone was sitting there.

"White-faced Owl." Lin Ye thought it was a white-faced owl, so he said, "You're late again."

The office chair turned around, but instead of the white-faced owl, the first thing Lin Ye noticed was its distinctive "rabbit ears."

"Long time no see, Dr. Lin Ye." Amiya greeted Lin Ye with a smile.

Lin Ye was somewhat surprised: "Amiya? It's you?"

“Because I’m back.” Amiya stood up from her office chair, hands behind her back, looking quite relaxed. “So I came to visit you, is that not allowed?”

Lin Ye nodded: "Of course, we welcome your inspection, leader. Would you like some black tea?"

“I’m not here to inspect the work, nor am I a leader, so I don’t need to drink tea.” Amiya shook her head. “I’ve just been hearing about you while I was working away from home, so I was thinking of having a good chat with you when I got back, since we didn’t have much time last time.”

"You want to talk to me? Is it about Liz?" Lin Ye guessed.

“Miss Liz is one thing, but of course there are other things. But since you brought it up, let’s start with Miss Liz.” Amiya nodded, then looked at Lin Ye and said, word by word, “First of all, as one of the administrators of Rhodes Island, I thank you for successfully saving Miss Liz. I learned what happened from Nearl, and it was not a simple matter. Thank you for all the efforts you made.”

Lin Ye had already guessed that Amiya would say this: "It's just my job."

“No need to be so modest,” Amiya chuckled softly. “Rhodes Island has always been fair in its assessment of merits and demerits. You think this is just your job, but in our eyes, you accomplished something truly remarkable. Liz’s importance to Rhodes Island is self-evident. Of course, even if it weren’t Liz, I would say the same thing for anyone else on Rhodes Island. So, what do you hope to get from me?”

“…Huh?” Lin Ye felt that Amiya’s statement was strange.

Amiya looked at Lin Ye, remained silent for a moment, and then said somewhat awkwardly, "What I mean is, rewards or something. Well, actually, I'm not very good at saying these things. The Doctor and the teacher haven't let me manage Rhodes Island for very long." She took a deep breath before continuing, "Of course, I will continue to work hard, so I hope you can give me some opportunities, that's roughly what I mean."

Lin Ye suddenly found Amiya quite interesting. Amiya's words had given him a better understanding of her as the young leader of Rhodes Island. If Kal'tsit were here, she would probably calmly say, "This is your reward," and then hand Lin Ye a generous red envelope. That's exactly what Lin Ye wanted, but since Amiya didn't seem to intend to give a cash reward directly, Lin Ye felt too embarrassed to ask. After all, he was a shy person.

"Ahem." Lin Ye coughed twice, thought for a moment, and then slowly said, "I'm not doing this for the reward. Liz is someone I've known since I was little... uh, that doesn't quite sound right. Anyway, that's roughly the idea. You're willing to trust me and let me manage such a large floor..."

Lin Ye originally intended to use flattery to steer the conversation back to the reward, but he didn't expect Amiya's eyes to light up.

"The second thing I want to tell you is about this floor," Amiya interrupted Lin Ye.

"Huh?" Lin Ye hadn't reacted yet.

“When I first entrusted this floor to you, Professor Kal'tsit wasn’t too keen on it,” Amiya said with a smile. “She didn’t want you to interact with the residents on this floor. Fortunately, I convinced Professor Kal'tsit, and you proved yourself. To be honest, this surprised me even more than your successful healing of Miss Liz.”

"...You mean Skadi?"

“Yes, Miss Skadi is just one of them, but she’s the most crucial one,” Amiya said. “She’s the core of the fourth-floor residents. I didn’t expect you to gain her support in such a short time. I was just hoping you could make contact with her without offending her.”

"Really? But I think Skadi is quite easy to talk to." Lin Ye put on a little act. "We had a very pleasant conversation."

It seems they've forgotten about almost getting slashed by Skadi in the bathroom.

Fortunately, Amiya didn't expose her, but instead said with a smile, "As expected of Doctor Lin Ye, just like the rumors say."

"Rumors? What rumors?"

“It has a magical power to make women obedient, and now it seems even Miss Skadi is no exception.” Amiya slowly placed her finger on her lips. “Ah, it seems men are no exception either.”

Lin Ye suddenly coughed.

Alright, alright, he still shouldn't underestimate one of Rhodes Island's leaders. He's already a leader; how could he be someone to be trifled with?

“I’ve seen your application,” Amiya said. “To have Miss Skadi as your assistant. To be honest, Professor Kal'tsit doesn’t seem to want this to happen. She originally wanted to reject you outright, but I stopped her.”

Lin Ye immediately tensed up: "Is it not okay?"

Amiya didn't answer immediately, but looked at Lin Ye: "Are you really going to make Miss Skadi your assistant? To be honest, even I don't know much about Miss Skadi, and her file isn't so easy to access."

Lin Ye hesitated for a moment, then thought of Skadi's eyes when she left, and nodded solemnly: "I've made up my mind."

“In that case,” Amiya said, seemingly having anticipated Lin Ye’s choice. She took a document from her pocket and handed it to Lin Ye. “Miss Skadi will be your assistant from now on. Good luck, Dr. Lin Ye.”

Chapter 138 The New Commission

The document was naturally his previously submitted application report, only now it bore Amiya's neat signature.

“It was originally supposed to be signed by Kal'tsit,” Amiya said with a smile. “You mustn’t tell her, though she can’t possibly not know.”

"Understood." Lin Ye put the application report into his desk.

Amiya watched his movements and said, "So your assistants have already decided? Shining and Skadi? To be honest, I think it's unlikely I'll see them in your office anymore. Shining's focus is definitely on the medical department, and Miss Skadi spends very little time on Rhodes Island."

"It's okay," Lin Ye said. "Anyway, I don't have much to do. Most of my work involves just spacing out."

"...I'm your boss, aren't I? Is it really okay for you to say such blatant things in front of your boss?" Amiya couldn't help but complain.

"Sorry." Lin Ye scratched his head. "I misspoke. Actually, I work hard every day. I wish I could spend 25 hours a day in the office."

Amiya laughed out loud: "You're really funny."

Lin Ye shrugged: "Because I really don't have anything to do, unlike you guys. Speaking of which, you and Miss Kal'tsit are basically never on Rhodes Island either. May I ask why?"

“Of course.” Amiya nodded. “There’s nothing to hide; it’s all work.”

"Work?"

“Yes, Rhodes Island is still in its development phase. We need more funding and connections to make our home bigger and more vibrant,” Amiya said. “For example, Kal'tsit and I have been busy recently purchasing a batch of building materials from Ursus to renovate Rhodes Island.”

Lin Ye was taken aback: "Modify Rhodes Island?"

“Yes. We need to transform Rhodes Island to be more like a warship than a real island,” Amiya said. “Only by using better materials and eliminating the unnecessary parts can Rhodes Island operate faster when natural disasters strike.”

"I see."

“But this work isn’t going smoothly. Ursus isn’t an easy country to talk to, especially when it comes to the infected.” Amiya sighed. “They keep raising the price, trying to get more profit from us. This makes Teacher Kal’tsit very angry, but there’s nothing we can do. We need these building materials so badly, so even if we’re angry, we have to keep negotiating.”

Lin Ye sensed that Amiya and Kal'tsit's work was not simple either.