Swordsman Returns from Another World

This meant that she had to separate from Tallulah again. Of course, what made her even angrier was that although she was separating from Tallulah, Baiyou could accompany Tallulah every day.

When Chen Huijie thought of this, he felt a palpitation in his heart and felt extremely uncomfortable.

Chapter 450: Someone is longing for hope

Bai You followed Chen Huijie into the lobby of the Longmen Guard Bureau, and then took the elevator directly to the top floor.

It was still the same room, but there was a hint of incense in the air, elegant and quiet.

Wei Yanwu was still sitting in his seat. When he heard Bai You come into the room, he turned his chair, looked at Bai You and smiled.

Baiyou opened his hands and said, "Old Wei, sorry for the wait."

"It's really crowded at the end of the workday. Today is the first day back to work after the Chinese New Year. It's so crowded."

Baiyou walked up carelessly, sat down on the sofa, and poured himself a cup of tea without any hesitation.

Wei Yanwu sat in his seat, propped up his chin with one hand, and sighed: "Yes, it's time for Longmen to expand."

"But fortunately, if the refugee camp is on track, there will be no shortage of manpower for the construction of the new mobile city." Wei Yanwu looked at Bai You: "Come to think of it, I have received a request from Rhodes Island to raise anchor today. Are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Baiyou took off his coat at ease, revealing his vest and shirt. He unbuttoned his sleeves and replied, "The warm current is coming. I'm going to Xiosta to enjoy the summer in advance."

"Summer... The weather this year is really strange. It's just the end of the Chinese New Year, but there's already a warm current." Wei Yanwu shook his head: "Sargon's foehn is very abnormal this year."

In fact, it is not only Sargon's fire wind that is abnormal, the situation in the entire Terra has begun to become abnormal recently.

Whether it is the unrest in the northern tundra or the recent several small-scale shipwrecks in Iberia, it means that the whole world seems to be caught up in some kind of activity.

As if sensing something, it eagerly announced its existence.

Bai You smiled and said, "It's okay. It looks like everything will return to normal after this warm current passes. But that's why Xiosta is promoting the so-called once-in-a-century event."

"What did you say? A short-lived summer... doesn't it sound quite poetic?"

Wei Yanwu nodded and said, "So, this is why you left this mess to me and fled to Xiosta."

"That's really harsh. As an independent pharmaceutical company, Rhodes Island can't always stay in one place." Baiyou waved her hands and laughed: "I left Longmen to avoid causing trouble for you."

"Humph, causing trouble..." Wei Yanwu was quite helpless: "The words 'not causing trouble' have nothing to do with you at all."

After he finished talking about Rhodes Island's departure, he added, "The medicine you sent has arrived at the court. I believe it will soon pass the clinical verification stage and then be mass-produced."

"Dayan is a country with a low percentage of people infected with mineral disease, so it probably won't be very concerned about the production of this drug. However, if there is money to be made, then I have reason to speak well of you in the court."

"You should know what this means."

Baiyou spread his hands and said, "I only collect the patent fee for the drug. What else do you want from me?"

"Besides, I'm not making this thing for the purpose of making money." Bai You rubbed his fingers together. "The patent fee I want is just a tiny part, but the original medicine can produce inhibitors continuously. The byproduct inhibitors are the ones that can be rolled out on a large scale."

"It's so cheap that you can just throw in some protein and water and it can be produced continuously. Lao Wei, what does this mean?"

Wei Yanwu whispered, "This means that the general public doesn't have to worry about contracting mineral sickness. They can just drink the secondary potions like drinking water. Even the potions themselves can be taken home and filled with water, sugar, or even... a few pieces of fat meat."

"It's like raising a pet or brewing wine. There are new secondary potions to drink every once in a while. Even if the mineral disease cannot be cured, it can suppress the symptoms forever."

Chen Huijie, who was standing by, was stunned when she heard the news. She knew that Baiyou had developed a medicine that could cure mineralogy, but she didn't expect it to be... so strong.

Doesn't that mean that as long as everyone takes a little bit of the secondary potion, even if it's thrown into a lake, over time the entire lake will become... a body of water that can suppress mineral sickness?

This, this kind of spread... is too terrifying!

It's like some kind of microorganism, naturally opposed to mineral sickness, but able to survive in any natural environment...

This is like another form of plague...no different from oripathy!

As if seeing Chen Huijie's worry, Bai You said, "It's not that scary. These things will stop dividing when they reach a certain concentration in the water. It's impossible for them to multiply indefinitely."

"If another mineral disease occurs, I will be a big sinner." Baiyou crossed his legs.

"So, what about the medicine?" Wei Yanwu asked.

Baiyou smiled and said, "I don't need that much money, Lao Wei, so the calculation of the profits related to Dayan is up to you."

Hearing this, Lao Wei narrowed his eyes: "Do you...do you know how big this business is?"

"I know." Baiyou looked extremely relaxed, as if they were talking about a trivial matter: "But I don't care, Lao Wei."

"All I care about is whether the medicine can be more widely spread and whether it can help more people." He spread his hands: "Look at me, Lao Wei."

"I am the leader of Rhode Island. I am someone who doesn't have to worry about where to find food tomorrow or whether I will have thick clothes to spend the next winter."

"But there are many operators on my island who were starving a few months ago. Just because they are infected, they don't have human rights."

"I am moving forward for them. As I said before, if an arrogant person like me can succeed on this path, it only means one thing."

“This land is thirsty for hope.”

Bai You stared into Wei Yanwu's eyes: "Old Wei, I am an idealist, not a businessman."

"I am willing to give you the job of a businessman because I trust you and I know that you... still have a fire in your heart that has not been extinguished."

"That's all."

Now that things have come to this, Wei Yanwu has no reason to refuse.

He nodded solemnly.

"...Okay, I promise you."

Then he smiled and looked at Baiyou. A long-lost fire ignited in his already tired and weathered eyes.

"Let me add my insignificant fuel to this great idealist." He said loudly: "Doctor of Rhode Island, I promise you."

"No matter what happens in the future, Longmen will always be your steadfast ally, not because of anything else, but just because of what you just said."

"There are people in this land who are longing for the hope you bring."

Chapter 451: The Knight of the Ark is Born

After talking about the problems of domestic pharmaceutical production in Dayan, Baiyou took something out from the inner pocket of his coat.

That is a document.

He looked at the words on the document and seemed to be hesitating, but after a long time, he sighed and stood up.

Holding the document in both hands, he walked to Wei Yanwu's desk and handed it to him.

Wei Yanwu was curious about why Baiyou became so serious. In his opinion, anything that could make this guy put away his nonchalant look must be a big deal.

What could it be... huh?

Wei Yanwu looked at the document in his hand and raised his eyebrows.

Four big words on the document.

"Arknights".

……ah?

Wei Yanwu hissed, opened the file in front of him and began to browse.

But after reading a few pages, he frowned and his expression became increasingly serious.

At the same time, Bai You also took out a new one and handed it to Chen Huijie who was standing aside with some curiosity.

Chen Huijie took it silently, flipped through it, and then frowned, just like Wei Yanwu.

"...white glaze."

Finally, Wei Yanwu raised his head and looked at Baiyou, his eyes were extremely serious, even sharp.

He showed his sharp teeth and whispered, "Do you know the nature of this plan?"

"Look at what you wrote. An organization that transcends national and racial barriers and was born simply for the survival of so-called civilization."

Wei Yanwu tightly grasped the document in his hand: "Tomorrow's Ark, and the Knights of the Ark... This plan is too grand, do you understand?"

"Natural Disaster, Fenfeng, Haisi, and that thing that can't even be named..." Wei Yanwu stared at Baiyou: "I used to think that you were an idealist who wanted to save all the infected, but I didn't expect that you would have such an idea."

That plan listed a large number of possibilities that could destroy the current Terra civilization.

This also gave birth to the final form of Rhodes Island - the Ark.

This plan, named after Arknights itself, is Baiyou's most important plan.

This idea came to me after I saw the Demon King's crown, "Continuation of Civilization".

Baiyue does not intend to leave the future of the current Terra countries to the legacy left by the previous civilization.

Ark Knights will not be an organization limited to Rhodes Island operators. In theory, everyone from all countries can join.

Its main purpose is to do what Rhodes Island cannot do, that is, to deal with the disasters on the land of Terra in a targeted manner.

The threat from the sea, the Originium disaster, the demonic unrest... This series of events are all things that Rhodes Island has no reasonable means to intervene in, so Baiyou must prepare another pair of hands.

Prepare his knights.

Bai You turned to look at Wei Yanwu and asked in a low voice: "Old Wei, do you want to join?"

Wei Yanwu did not rush to reply, but whispered: "How can you guarantee that this organization will not change after your death?"

"The Organization Without Borders, which brings together all the elites of the entire earth, do you know what it will become after being eroded by reality without your innocence?"

"What kind of tyrannical rulers will it foster, and what kind of huge transnational monopoly empire will it create?"

"There is only one possibility for it to get out of control." Baiyue interrupted him: "That is when the land of Terra has become so rotten that it must be ruled by it."

Speaking of the word "rule", Wei Yanwu finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart. In his opinion, the plan before him was extremely absurd.

"You bastard, do you really want to be a tyrant?!" He stood up and glared at Baiyou.

Baiyue responded in a low voice: "I won't become like that, Lao Wei."

"No? How can I trust you, just based on your words?" Wei Yanwu threw the document on the table.

Bai You remained calm and composed, staring into Wei Yanwu's eyes calmly: "Yes, just relying on my mouth."

"And the things I've done."

Wei Yanwu narrowed his eyes and looked at him: "No one can be sure that you will never change in your life."

“Power brings greed and corruption, and feeds on ideals.”

Baiyou laughed and spread his hands: "I have too many ideals to eat, Lao Wei."

"Don't worry, if the Ark goes astray, someone will definitely stop it." Baiyou smiled and said, "I know who will stop it."

Kelsey.

Wei Yanwu seemed to see the answer from Bai You's eyes, and suddenly he understood something.

"Old Wei, believe me, my understanding of this land is different from yours." Baiyou continued in a low voice: "What you understand is the present."

"What Kal'tsit knows is the past, the past of this land."

“And what is imprinted in my eyes is the future of this land.”

"The past, present, and future are all on the Ark. None of them can be missing." Bai You stretched out her hand and opened her palm: "I need you, Lao Wei. I need everyone."

"I need the people with hope born on this land to fight against the disaster that is bound to come and prove it with our own hands."

"It proves that the people on Terra are not a substitute for any civilization, nor are they the legacy left by anyone, but are an independent civilization that belongs to everyone."

"This is the meaning of the Ark of Tomorrow. When destruction comes, we will become the ark of civilization."

Wei Yanwu stared at the white glaze, and so did Chen Huijie.

She stared at Bai You's profile, trying to find some hypocrisy or signs of lies on that face.

But there was no trace of it, not even a hint that he really had such a grand idea that he wrote that plan.

Wei Yanwu slowly closed his eyes.

He sat back and whispered, "Since I met you, I've always been gambling, Baiyue."

Baiyou smiled and said, "This is not a gamble, Lao Wei. This is a choice to create a new future."

"Maybe." Wei Yanwu sneered, "If anyone else said that to me, I would just ask someone to drag that guy out and beat him up."

His hand reached for the pen holder beside him.

"Where is the signature?" He laughed and whispered.