Doctor will never die in a hellish situation.

After all, no matter what state the Doctor is in, he doesn't like to directly express his true thoughts. If he could be more straightforward and frank, he would have won over Dr. Kal'tsit long ago.

Little did he know, the doctor was truly treating him like a 007 target for exploitation.

However, although Qin Duanyu is even more silly now than when they first met, he is a trustworthy commander who cherishes the lives of his subordinates. Confirming this is enough for him.

"Knowing he's going to be exploited and still laughing, does this guy have Stockholm syndrome?" Qin Duanyu shrugged, completely unable to imagine SCOUT's psychological changes.

Lapland, here I come!

Section 18, Chapter 18: Since that's the case, there's only one answer.

Ignoring the smug SCOUT, Qin Duanyu led Lin Guang straight to Lappland's ward.

If all goes well, this will be the first five-star operator he has personally recruited. Compared to those guys in the personnel department who take the Originium and do nothing, it's more reliable to do it himself.

More importantly, Lapland has extensive combat experience and can be sent out to work and earn money without any training!

The ward door wasn't closed, and Lappland was telling a joke to the medic taking care of her: "...In the end, the earthworm dad chopped himself into mincemeat. Guess why he did it? Because he wanted to play soccer!"

She wore a slightly mocking expression, seemingly enjoying seeing the other person's bewildered expression.

"Miss Lappland, it seems you're recovering quite well." Qin Duanyu suppressed his excitement and greeted the girl, as nervous as a virgin on his first date.

He's ruthless towards his loyal subordinates, but meek and submissive in front of the girl he likes—is this really the Rhodes Island Doctor? It's quite hilarious! ^_^

"Besides thanking you both in person for saving my life, I have some very important information for Rhodes Island to tell you." Lappland first nodded to the two of them, then pointed to the north, where Chernobog was located.

"Is it about the Reunion Movement?" Although Lin Guang was rather clueless when it came to relationships, he was like a different person when it came to work. He understood what Pug meant without needing to be reminded.

“That’s right, I witnessed an internal conflict within the Reunion Movement and was even hunted down by them. I was almost killed,” the Lapplander recounted calmly.

Like Rhodes Island, Lappland was unwittingly caught up in the chaos caused by the Reunion Movement while passing through Chernobog. However, because she was alone and had a small target, and because she was good at chaotic combat, she successfully broke into the outer city.

At that time, Qin Duanyu and the others were still being besieged by Mephistopheles.

But better late than never, she happened to witness two Reunion members fighting. Judging from their clothing and appearance, the two were Sarkaz mercenaries hired by Talulah.

The victor was a female Sarkaz dressed in a red dress. She was skilled in using traps and bombs and displayed extremely formidable strength. Even Lappland could not guarantee that she could escape unscathed from her.

Next, the cunning Sarkaz framed Lappland, claiming that she had killed the mercenary leader. Under the guise of revenge, she rallied the chaotic Sarkaz and used this as a pretext to hunt down and silence Lappland.

W and the original mercenary leader! Qin Duanyu immediately realized.

According to the plot, Scout made a deal with W: in exchange for not taking action, Scout would kill the unfortunate former leader for her, thereby gaining control of the entire Sarkaz mercenary group.

However, since the tool SCOUT was taken away by Qin Duanyu, the bomb girl couldn't find a better solution and chose to take matters into her own hands. No wonder she was offline during the Chernobog battle, and the powerful Sarkaz mercenaries didn't participate in the battle either.

"This intelligence is very valuable. Thank you for your help." Nearl nodded. When she rescued Lappland, the wounds on her body were indeed caused by the Sarkaz's unique Originium Arts and crossbow bolts, which indirectly confirmed this statement.

Since the news is true, there is a lot of room for maneuver.

Every former leader has his cronies, right? Even if W wants to purge these remnants, it won't be something he can do in a short time. Once the news gets out, W will probably be in a real bind for a while.

This is just one of the ideas that Qin Duanyu, a novice in political maneuvering, could come up with. If the all-knowing Kal'tsit were to come, perhaps even more terrifying ideas would be born.

"Since you two are satisfied with the information I provided, then we're even." Lappland gave a friendly smile, but it carried a cold indifference that kept people at a distance.

“Miss Lappland, your Oripathy is quite severe. Why don’t you stay on Rhodes Island for treatment?” Qin Duanyu advised.

The girl shook her head, her smile unchanged.

Aside from the life-saving grace that night, Rhodes Island had left her with no leverage. The so-called treatment was meaningless. She no longer cared about the corrosive effects of Oripathy; she just wanted to go to Lungmen before her body collapsed.

"Doctor, good news! We have reached a cooperation agreement with Penguin Logistics. After the landship arrives in Lungmen, they will send operators to assist..." Amiya walked in carrying a stack of documents, noticed that the atmosphere in the ward was not right, and quickly retreated.

GJ, the carrots weren't given for nothing!

Qin Duanyu sighed that she was really too concerned and confused. Lappland's weakness was so obvious that no matter how many compliments and praises were given, they probably wouldn't be as effective as the other dog's words, "You're a stupid dog."

But now, let's turn the tide and launch an offensive!

"I'm sorry, Miss Lappland, please allow me to attend to some official business first," Qin Duanyu said apologetically, then left a crack in the door as she left the ward. "Amiya, let me see the list of operators."

"Yes, the first batch of dispatched operators includes Exusiai, Croissant, and—Texas."

Lappland listened with an unchanged expression, but her violently wagging tail betrayed her excitement.

A moment later, Qin Duanyu returned to the ward and asked, feigning nonchalance, "Although I have little hope for this, I'll still ask anyway: Miss Lappland, would you be willing to join Rhodes Island?"

“In that case, there is only one answer!” Lappland rolled out of bed, grabbed the cane next to her and smashed it with her knee, then knelt down in front of Qin Duanyu. “The tyrannical villains have blocked the path of justice. My master, lead the weak in the name of revenge and malice.”

What's the situation?

Nearl was stunned. The doctor had only been away for a few minutes to handle official business, and nothing noteworthy had happened, yet the usually unyielding Lappland had suddenly changed her mind.

What happened next completely shattered the Knight of Light's worldview.

"Our company is severely understaffed, and working hours may be very long. Can you adapt to a 007 work schedule?"

"It's okay, I can endure hardship."

"Also, I'm a bit tight on money lately, so my salary and benefits might be..."

"It's alright. I've saved up quite a bit of money as an assassin. If the doctor needs it, I can donate it."

???

Following Little Melansa, many question marks also appeared on Little Nearby's head.

These days, there are actually people willing to sell themselves, and even complain that the price is too high, offering rebates and discounts?

"Doctor, can you do me a small favor?" After signing her name on the employment contract, Lappland didn't stand up. Instead, she slowly raised her head and asked with tears in her eyes.

"what happened?"

"The cane is made of steel. My knee feels like it's broken. Help me up."

Section 19, Chapter 19: Why is that operator sticking out his tongue?

A beautiful day ended with seeing the job posting.

"Amiya, warn Miss Klose for me: if she submits files haphazardly again, she'll move in with Dobermann!" Qin Duanyu tore up the papers in her hand and roared in despair.

Even though they just recruited a ruthless guy like Lappland, this guy's old injuries hadn't fully healed, and now he's broken his right leg. He won't be able to get out of bed for at least a week.

He had no choice but to expand the workforce through open recruitment.

However, despite having the name of the personnel department, those guys had basically never done any personnel work. They recruited mostly clerical staff who weren't available in Maoyue, and it was completely unclear what they were thinking.

Why not carefully screen out potential candidates, then tie them up under the cover of darkness, stuff them into a backpack, and deliver them to him? Ideally, with some glittering LED lights.

"Doctor, have you forgotten? Amiya is going to see Dr. Kal'tsit for treatment today, and I'm here to supervise her... oh no, to assist you with your work," Winter said irritably as she walked in carrying a stack of documents.

Hey, Black Heart Rabbit isn't here? Then what's the point of my efforts?

Work? Work my ass!

Qin Duanyu slumped into her office chair, as if her bones had been removed.

"Doctor, you can't rest now. You promised to find me a suitable sniper operator." Winter looked at his lazy appearance and slammed her battle axe on the table.

Truth is well-read and has written articles for Originium Arts magazines many times during her school years. In her spare time, she helps organize materials and process manuscripts. More than once, staff members in the back office have suggested that she could play a greater role if she were transferred to an administrative department.

Gumi was once runner-up in the Ursus Scouts competition and is very good at cooking. Her fresh and energetic Ursus-style dishes are in high demand in the cafeteria, and many employees are willing to leave early and lose wages to rush to buy them.

So, after arriving at Rhodes Island, Winter was the most idle member of the Ursus trio.

The reason is simple: there are no fights to be fought.

With Winter's abilities, even elite teams like ACE and SCOUT wouldn't refuse her if she were willing to join other combat groups, but the three Ursus girls didn't want to be separated.

In this case, we can only wait for a suitable operator to join.

There's no shortage of medical personnel; we can easily borrow one from the medical department. Besides, Gummy is also proficient in battlefield first aid, so the pressure of treatment is not too great in most cases.

Winter herself is a powerful fighter. Even though she is assigned to be a vanguard to break into the battlefield and open up the situation, she can also fulfill the duties of a guard. In addition, with the caster Truth, the team is only lacking a sniper operator.

"It's not that I don't want to help you, look for yourself. I require applicants to have sniping skills, but all I get are KOKODAYO!" Qin Duanyu said, flipping through a file. Sure enough, it was still that squinty-eyed rabbit.

He's not stupid; he wouldn't leave a tool that's offered to him unused.

"Tch, shameful, can't even find a single useful operator." Winter curled her lip, but still took a portion of the documents in front of her. "Forget it, it's more reliable for me to do it myself."

Half an hour later, Ursus's battle cry echoed throughout the entire floor.

"Doctor, let me go! I'm going to chop up that damn squinty-eyed rabbit! *Ursus profanity* Tell the cafeteria to prepare the ingredients; we're making spicy rabbit heads for lunch today!"

"Calm down. Klose is still our colleague. It's too much to resort to knives and guns. Besides, the head chef in the cafeteria doesn't know how to cook Chinese food, so it's bound to taste bad."

……

"Sister Winter, Doctor, I've brought you lunch." Around 2 p.m., Gummy walked in carrying two food boxes.

"Thank goodness, you've saved me!" Qin Duanyu grabbed Gu Mi's hand, or rather, the lunchbox in her hand, as if looking at a little angel. "Counting the time in Chernobyl, you've saved me twice now."

Ursus people have a stubborn streak; once they've set their sights on a goal, they won't easily change it, you could even describe them as obstinate. Winter is clearly determined to find the right person, showing no sign of giving up until she does.

If this were in his original world, he would be one of those big spenders who would spend tens of thousands of yuan to draw an operator.

But even if you're reckless, don't drag unrelated people into it!

Not only does Winter refuse to leave, but she also forbids Qin Duanyu from eating. She's even worse than Amiya.

"I'm sorry, Sister Winter is sometimes like this, causing you trouble," Gummy said apologetically. "You guys eat something first, I'll take over your work."

"Hey, Lin Dong, dinner's ready!" Qin Duanyu called out, but found that Lin Dong didn't react at all, blankly throwing documents into the wastebasket one by one, making Qin Duanyu doubt whether she had even read them carefully.

But it doesn't matter, since there aren't any outstanding operators anyway.

Qin Duanyu picked up a sausage and held it under General Dong's nose, trying to awaken her will.

"Huh?! Gummy's here? Sorry, I was so focused on KOKODAYO that I didn't hear you guys talking." Under the temptation of the food, Winter finally snapped out of her daze and said with lingering fear.

At the same time, she looked at Qin Duanyu with reverence.

So, does the Doctor have to fight this kind of thing every day? I'm sorry, I lost. I never even dared to dream of taking the Doctor's place. I'd better just stick to being a regular employee from now on.

This kind of work is simply not something a normal person can do.

"Pfft!" Not long after the two starving people started eating, Gumi, who was sitting at the desk, suddenly burst out laughing.