Swordsman Returns from Another World

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Time flies.

At night.

Baiyou originally wanted to enjoy the joy of the music festival, but an urgent call from Kulusir called him back to the main ship of Rhodes Island.

When he arrived at the gate of Rhodes Island, he saw Kalciel standing there with a serious expression, waiting quietly.

Bai You had never seen Klushier's face so solemn and serious. After getting closer, he raised his hand, gently pinched Klushier's cheek, and asked in a low voice: "Why did you call me back so urgently? What's the matter?"

Kelucier frowned, she tilted her head slightly and gently felt Baiyue's touch, then her brows relaxed a little and she said softly: "Something happened in Columbia, I think you have to go meet everyone from Rhine Life."

Rhine Life...

Baiyou thought about the plot about Rhine Life, nodded, and then walked into the ship under the leadership of Klushier.

The two walked through the long and narrow corridor, greeted the night shift staff on duty, and came to the engineering department.

The engineering department was still brightly lit even at night, and the few staff members in the department were busy doing analysis.

Klushier took Baiyou all the way to the deepest room in the engineering department. As soon as she opened the door, Baiyou saw Hemer sitting at the table with a gloomy face.

Beside her, the white-faced owl was making beeping sounds from time to time and flipping through the documents in his hand quickly and silently, like a pantomime being played at a sped-up speed.

The long glass table with built-in lights was filled with documents, with various data scattered across it like a carpet.

Hemer rubbed his temple, raised his head and looked at Baiyou, and greeted him in a clear voice: "Doctor, you are here."

Baiyue nodded and said, "What's wrong? Is there anything I can help with?"

When she said this, Hemer, who usually had no expression, bit her lower lip in embarrassment. Baiyou then noticed that her lips were so dry that they were cracked, and she was obviously lacking water.

"Just tell me if you can use me, Hemer. There's nothing to hide from me or anything that's embarrassing to talk about." Baiyou saw her embarrassment and advised her softly.

Hemer made up his mind, turned his eyes, looked at Baiyue, and asked with determination: "Doctor, how much do you know about Rhine Life?"

"I started collecting information based on the ideas provided by Saria, but found that these materials have already been included in our database. Although some of them have no evidence, the general context is very clear, and these documents with highly subjective ideas... are obviously from your hands."

"What do you know about the Rhine Life? What do you know about our... no, their past?"

"The Fire Demon Project... Do you also know the truth about Ifrit?"

Bai You was slightly stunned, first surprised, then somewhat enlightened. This time when they came to Xiosta, Hemer and Saria, whose relationship had begun to be repaired, began to investigate the dark history of Rhine Life. Now it seems that they have found out something.

Therefore, when I saw the various deployments that Baiyou had made against Columbia in the Rhodes Island database, I became curious about what Baiyou knew.

Bai You did not answer in a hurry. Instead, he let out a long sigh and took two steps forward.

He came to the white-faced owl, raised his hand and rubbed its feathers. The white-faced owl, who was processing documents, first stiffened all over, then slowly looked up at Baiyou. After confirming that it was Baiyou who was touching him, he narrowed his eyes slightly, stared at Baiyou's face with lifeless and indifferent eyes for a few seconds, then moved his nose and sniffed the faint fragrance coming from Baiyou.

After smelling the scent, she seemed to calm down. She lowered her head again and began to look through the new documents in her hand.

Bai You gently stroked the top of White Owl's head while looking at Hemer and said, "Hemer, Rhine Life is on a path that it cannot control."

"Becoming the sharp knife of the Colombian military, or becoming a tool for idealists to achieve their goals... What do you think the future of Rhine Life will be like?"

Hemer was speechless, not knowing what Baiyou meant, and what this had to do with his deployment.

Chapter 559: Hemer, you've been fooled!

Baiyue continued: "Do you think that Rhodes Island should not interfere in Columbia's affairs?"

"You shouldn't interfere in Rhine Life's affairs... So, you're confused about my arrangements?"

Hemer looked at Baiyou with some embarrassment. She mistakenly thought that Baiyou meant to question whether Rhodes Island should not interfere in these matters. She explained, "Doctor, I don't think your arrangement is wrong."

"It's just... I'm really curious, why do you know so much about the secrets of Columbia and Rhine Life?"

"Where did you get this information from?"

Bai You shrugged and said, "If we want to survive in this land, we must at least know what we are facing. Isn't this information necessary? Of course I will get it at all costs."

"As the leader of Rhodes Island, I have more resources than you think, so I can find some information...that you couldn't get before."

"That's not surprising."

Isn't this strange?

Hemer knew very well that this was not the case at all. That information was not something that could be obtained by the so-called intelligence personnel. These secrets were simply... things that could never be known to outsiders.

Staring into Baiyue's eyes, looking at those clear and sincere eyes, Hemer suddenly felt that he didn't know where to start, and didn't know how to continue this topic.

I am speechless... I don't know how to express it. Hemer used to like Baiyou's eyes very much. She could see hope, warmth, and many emotions that made people feel dependent in those eyes. Her whole body also exuded a gentle temperament.

But at this moment, those eyes seemed to see through everything about Hemer, making her feel deeply awed. She even felt that she had inexplicably become naked, and everything was seen by Baiyou.

Seeing her like this, Bai You raised her eyebrows in surprise. The look in Hemer's eyes suddenly became more wary, which made her confused.

Forget it…I don’t want to think about it anymore.

Bai You then said, "You can directly use the information you think is useful. You don't need to report to me. That's it. Do you have anything else to say?"

Hemer pursed his lips and seemed to hesitate for a moment before saying, "There are indeed some other things."

"Doctor, are you interested in Rhine Life? I mean, the kind of cooperation."

Hemer was born in Rhine Life, but she has both love and hate for Rhine Life. She is obsessed with discovering the truth and is eager to make Rhine Life... pull back from the brink.

That's why Baiyou was confused. If Hemer didn't want Rhine Life to continue on the wrong path, then why should Rhodes Island cooperate with it?

"Why? Cooperating with Rhine Life...what do I want?" Bai You spread his hands and sneered, "What can Rhine Life do now that can attract Rhodes Island? We have already overcome the difficulty of treating mineralogy. It is enough for us to steadily advance the production plan of these drugs. I don't need to meet with Rhine Life at all."

"I just need to stop Rhine Life from doing the most inhumane things that go beyond human ethics. I don't need to cooperate with it, and I don't have that intention."

Baiyue touched her chest with one hand: "For me."

He pointed at Hemer again: "The only reason why Rhine Life is worth my attention is you, Saria, Ifrit, and Mel."

"We are companions, family even."

Hearing this, Hemer felt somewhat relieved. He sighed and said, "I see. So, you haven't changed your mind about Rhine Life or even annexing it, right?"

Baiyue nodded. "Of course, Rhine Life is too big to be annexed. Besides, Rhine Life is deeply tied to Columbia. I don't want Rhodes Island to be tainted by the stench of a political entity."

"Politicians, gaming, political tactics... just because we have to deal with these things doesn't mean I would actively want to."

Hemer nodded, finally showing a faint smile, and said softly: "Then, Doctor, do you have any idea to gather some cutting-edge scholars from Rhine Life?"

"As the saying goes, poaching, do you want to?"

Baiyou raised her eyebrows, laughed, and said, "Great, Sister Hemo, so you are waiting for me here!"

"You want me to poach someone... Okay, of course. Many of Rhine Life's projects are far ahead of Rhodes Island. I'd be happy to recruit more cutting-edge scholars, but... there's a prerequisite."

Bai You raised a finger and said, "The person who comes must be a pure scholar and must not have any intention of interfering with Rhodes Island's actions. Most importantly, he must be familiar with you. I can trust you, but I may not trust others."

“So if anything happens to these people… Sister Hemer, I will find you.”

Hemer nodded solemnly and said, "Of course, this is of course my responsibility."

Baiyue smiled and said, "It seems that you already have an idea in your mind. That's good, Sister Hemo."

"Also, next time, don't keep testing me before you tell me something like this."

Baiyou leaned towards Hemer, and the two of them were getting closer and closer. Hemer became a little restrained and leaned back in his chair, not understanding what Baiyou was going to do.

Baiyou narrowed his eyes and was about to say something excessive, but he felt someone grabbing his collar.

A delicate, white and slender hand.

Baiyou turned his head in surprise, only to find that it was the White-Faced Owl that was pulling his collar tightly.

Ok?

Baiyou obeyed the White-faced Owl's actions and stepped back slightly, but found that the White-faced Owl did not make any other moves. He just wanted Baiyou to stay away from Hemer.

Hemer breathed a sigh of relief, sat up straight, and continued, "Guan, regarding the Rhine Life Scholars, I will make a detailed plan for you later, Doctor."

Baiyou nodded, raised his hand and naturally placed it on the top of White-Faced Owl's head.

The silent white-faced owl narrowed its eyes, the feathers on its head drooped down, and without resistance, it turned its head slightly, enjoying the caress of Baiyou.

White-faced Owl…what a strange reaction.

Baiyou didn't think much about it and said, "Then I'll wait for your good news, Hemer."

"You don't have to worry too much about the things going on inside Rhine Life. If you are determined to change something, I will definitely go with you."

Baiyou's promise has special meaning to the operators of Rhodes Island.

Because everyone knows that Baiyou is a man of his words. He fulfills all the promises he makes to others, and even things that are close to miracles are done by him with ease.

Hearing Baiyue's words, Hemer nodded deeply to express his gratitude, and lowered his voice and said: "...Thank you very much, Doctor."

At this time, Hemer didn't know how much he would have to go through in the future because of Baiyou's promise.

But it must be said that this sentence, together with Bai You, may occupy an extremely important part in her boring scholar life.

Chapter 560: Ferry

After dealing with Hemer's affairs, Baiyou and Klushier left the engineering department together.

In the corridor outside the engineering department, Baiyou turned her head and stared at Klushier.

The engineering department was bustling at night, but the corridor across the wall was deserted. All the operators in Rhodes Island knew not to mess with the operators in the engineering department late at night. Those who worked overtime to the point of madness would tie any intruders to the top of the bridge and burn them to ashes.

Therefore, the corridor outside is deserted.

Baiyue stared at Krusil intently until Krusil raised her hand and scratched her face uncomfortably and asked, "What's wrong, Doctor?"

"Is there something on my face?"

Baiyue sighed lightly and replied, "Actually, you don't have to speak for me like this, Koluchil."

Kelucil was stunned.

"It's obvious to me that Hemer is focused on research, and Saria doesn't have a strong political sense. Even if they want Rhodes Island to interfere with Rhine Life, they won't think of poaching."

"So there must be someone fanning the flames. Considering that you were the one coordinating most of the events in Xiosta this time, I understand that you must have said something to them."

"You did a great job." Baiyou raised her hand, pinched Klushier's cheek, and said with a smile: "Although I have always hoped that you were a simple engineer who didn't have to get involved in these things, it seems now that my little profiteer has undoubtedly been thinking about me in his heart."

Keluchil was shocked. She slapped Baiyou's hand away, then stood on tiptoe to rub Baiyou's face, and asked in surprise: "What's going on? What's going on? Did something happen to you today?"

"You don't usually say things like that! What's wrong with you today?!"

Bai You was amused by her. He chuckled, raised his hand, grabbed her wrist, and said, "What do you think of me? Really."

Klushier giggled, let go of Baiyou's face with her hands, moved forward along her cheeks, and then suddenly hugged Baiyou's neck.

"In my eyes? Probably... well, let me think about it, it's really embarrassing to say sweet words here."

Kelucier narrowed her eyes and whispered, "I like you so much that I'm crazy about you. You guessed my true thoughts even though I only said a few words to you."

"It's as if you can see through everything... humph."

"Are you free tonight?"

Baiyue smiled helplessly and said, "Sorry, I promised Lappland and the others to attend the barbecue party tonight, so... do you want to come?"

"Well... okay, let's go together. Of course, before we go, I want to get a little closer to you in this little moment."

Klucil smiled, raised her head, and leaned forward.

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Inland sea cross-sea port checkpoint.

A ferry full of passengers is moving forward.

This was the last ferry of the night, and due to recent events in Seastar, even the late night ferry was packed.

The month-long extended music festival has made people in Colombia and surrounding countries crazy, and the news effect brought by the lava giant...

There is an endless stream of tourists coming here to visit, which even makes people wonder where all these idle people come from in this world?

"Show me your ID and ticket..."

"John's Mama Candy~Yan Country Spicy Melon Seeds~Pure Water Produced by Rhine Life Laboratory——!"

There was a commotion in the cabin, along with loud music.

Several Sarkaz were looking at their phones excitedly, humming along with the sound coming from the phones. It seemed to be a recently released rock song that was somewhat harsh.