People in Terra, governing a weird little country

Rhodes Island did set up an office in Kjerag. Kjerag's Originium pollution protection clothing, inhibitors, and some other common medicines needed for major projects were basically purchased from there, making it an officially designated supplier.

Ernst remembered that the person in charge of that office was a young but reliable girl. She was said to work in the Rhode Island Medical Department and was Kal'tsit's apprentice. She did a very good job. Ernst had never heard that a person in charge would be parachuted into that office today?

Theoretically, this was an internal job adjustment in Rhodes Island, and Ernst shouldn't have asked about it, but Miss Ascalon...how can I put it, just looking at her face, hiss - with this face, I'm afraid she can't be the head of a pharmacy.

The way you're dressed, the hood, the stern face, and the thing on your arm...if I'm not mistaken, that should be a hidden blade, right?

Are you sure you are not a master assassin from Assassin's Creed?

Ernst was really curious, so he glanced at Kal'tsit. But Kal'tsit's reaction was faster than Ernst's. The moment she saw Ascalon come in, she turned away and ignored Ernst's questioning look.

The head of my intelligence organization is so arrogant that you want me, her former employer, to give her an introductory introduction in front of you?

You have such a strong taste... ahem, don't bully Hakimi like this. You can defeat my body but you can't defeat my spirit!

Ernst frowned oddly.

The old cat seems to be a little disobedient again.

But Kal'tsit didn't say anything, and Ernst couldn't force her to speak, so he could only turn around, drink a sip of coffee, and ask Ascalon, the person involved, directly:

"Ms. Ascalon, you don't look like a responsible person in this outfit. What do you do in Rhodes Island?"

Ascalon explained without any hesitation:

"Prevent infiltration, sabotage, and assassination attempts against Rhodes Island, and solve the problem for Rhodes Island in the same way."

"Pfft! Cough cough cough!"

Ernst choked on his coffee and looked at Ascalon in horror for the second time today, then at Kal'tsit.

There was a hint of hope hidden in Askalon's calm expression, and he met Ernst's gaze with an open look, as if saying: "Look, I won't hide these secrets from you."

As for Kal'tsit, after the cat-like head-turning move, she added an ostrich tactic. She lowered her head and tried to bury her head in her chest. Unfortunately, she was caught off guard by Ascalon today and was not prepared in advance, so she didn't have time to pad her chest.

This made her action of lowering her head seem even more embarrassed.

Kal'tsit's behavior was undoubtedly strange, but Askalon's self-disclosure of his identity was undoubtedly more shocking.

No, man, is that okay?

Stop the infiltration, sabotage, and assassination against Rhodes Island, and solve the problems for Rhodes Island in the same way. Just by saying this, the nature of Rhodes Island can no longer be just an ordinary medical enterprise.

Of course, Ernst had never really thought of it as a medical company. Even without considering Rhodes Island's protagonist status in the game, based on his current understanding of Rhodes Island, this company had a variety of names, including "medical company", "mercenary service provider", "infected person countermeasures organization", "large logistics company", and "construction contractor", as well as some less serious names, such as "Tower of Babel", "company opened by the commander-in-chief of the Three Kingdoms coalition after his defeat in the war", and "a gathering place for immortals, Sarkaz and other types of people".

But it was such an abnormal place that suddenly sent a master assassin to Kjerag and parachuted him into becoming the leader of the Rhodes Island office in Kjerag. It was hard not to think too much.

Old cat, you're not planning on going back to your old ways, are you?

You three (coalition forces) fought against one (Kazdel) and were killed in return. Wouldn't your glorious record be enough to be recorded in history? You even sent a master assassin here. What? Do you think I'm too involved with the Sarkaz and want to help them establish a nation, so you finally can't help it?

But to be honest, isn't it a bit too much of a disrespect to me to send only one assassin? Aren't you afraid that I might get desperate and sneak away to Lateran to fight the host and Terra together?

Ernst let his thoughts wander a little in his mind, and his imagination ran wild.

In fact, he didn't think Kal'tsit would really do that.

Firstly, sending only one Ascalon and even announcing his identity in front of me, this operation somewhat disregarded me and the great god Yelagund. This behavior was more like a flattery to seek cooperation than a werewolf's aggressive move. Secondly, if Kal'tsit really wanted to do this, why would she ask me for the seat of the Sarkaz Residents' Committee Advisor?

Is this specifically to pave the way for yourself to let down your guard?

Ernst didn't think Kal'tsit would do such a meaningless thing. After all, whether he was alert or not, the great god Yelagund was watching here, and he would not relax his vigilance just because Kal'tsit took the initiative to apply to become a consultant.

On the contrary, Lord Yelagund's attitude towards Kal'tsit has always been lukewarm. The closer Kal'tsit and Ernst get, the higher Lord Yelagund's vigilance becomes.

However, to be on the safe side, since Ascalon showed an attitude of "I'm not pretending anymore, I'm going to show my cards", Ernst simply asked directly:

"Did Kal'tsit ask you to take over the office job?"

"No, I came here on my own initiative."

Ascalon shook his head.

"I don't want to regret it."

What do you regret?

Ernst waited patiently for a while, but Ascalon just stared at him with an aggressive look. Even though Ernst got goosebumps, she didn't say anything.

Ernst had no choice but to ask again:

"What is your relationship with Kelsey?"

Askalon still answered immediately:

"Irrelevant."

She and Kal'tsit really have nothing to do with each other.

This was true both at the Tower of Babel and at Rhodes Island.

During the Tower of Babel period, she was the apprentice of Theresis and Theresa, the senior sister of Manfred, the most powerful warrior of the Military Committee and the leader of Theresa's special operations team. She was responsible for fighting against the attack of Theresa's "rebels" on the secret front as the side of Babel.

During the time in Rhodes Island, SWEEP was only responsible to Rhodes Island and the Demon King. Although she did obey Kal'tsit's dispatches and orders most of the time, in fact, she just didn't want to think, because as soon as she thought about it, she would not help but wonder why she didn't think about it back then, and what was the point of thinking now except giving her a splitting headache and feeling empty in her heart.

In terms of internal authority, she is on the same level as Kal'tsit.

Ascalon answered frankly and readily, but Ernst noticed that Kal'tsit's shoulders slumped slightly, and there seemed to be some emotional fluctuations on her face that could not be seen.

Hmm? Is Hakimi dropping pearls now?

Ascalon, isn't it a bit too hurtful to her to say that?

Restraining the joy of a cat lover in his heart... no, sadness, Ernst was able to confirm that what Ascalon had just said was not a lie.

He has seen countless people and has some experience in judging whether a person's answer is true or false. If it were Vina, Xinteleya and others, Ernst could directly assert the truth of their words. The reason why he added "approximately" before his judgment on Ascalon was mainly to respect their profession.

What if it can really be hidden for people who have never been exposed to this kind of thing?

So, after thinking for a while, Ernst asked the last question:

"Why did you come to Kjerag on your own initiative?"

This question is actually very easy to answer. The standard answer is actually right in front of his face. All Ascalon needs to do is say that he is here to take over the normal work of the Rhodes Island office. After all, as Ernst said before, this is a normal personnel transfer in Rhodes Island. Even if this personnel transfer seems abnormal to outsiders, it is "normal and reasonable."

But Ernst found that Ascalon seemed to be particularly and unexpectedly "frank" with him?

Ernst couldn't tell whether this frankness was real or fake, whether it was fake disguised to look real, or so real that it seemed fake.

Therefore, Ernst just wanted to see what kind of answer Ascalon would give to a question with a "standard answer" already on the table.

This was a simple interview and a simple test. After all, Ernst would have to deal with Rhodes Island for a long time in the future, and he didn't want to face someone he couldn't see through all the time.

Out of respect and for his own image, Ernst put down his coffee cup after asking the question and before Ascalon answered.

To avoid spilling it again, I almost spilled it on someone else just now.

And Ascalon did not disappoint everyone. Her eyes were still firm, and her answers were still clear, neat and extremely fast, as if she had practiced countless times in a deserted place, thought about countless times, and designed various possible emergencies, and finally chose this way of communication - sincerity, which was the killer move.

"I'm here to protect you."

"I feel like there are dangers all around you, and you don't even realize it."

"This won't work. Some tragedies are caused by excessive trust! I can't let that happen again in front of me."

"So, I have to protect you!"

Ernst was stunned.

Around me? Danger lurks on every side?

He looked at Kal'tsit for the third time.

This time, Kal'tsit was stunned.

No, why are you looking at me? I didn't do anything. You can easily be misunderstood!

Fortunately, just as Kal'tsit was about to open her mouth to explain, Ernst withdrew his gaze, forcing Kal'tsit to forcefully hold back the words that were about to come out of her mouth, and she couldn't help but burp.

Ernst looked at Ascalon with a look of disbelief and suspicion:

"I'm surrounded by dangers. How can you say that?"

Askalon smiled slightly. This time, she did not answer immediately. Instead, she raised a finger towards Ernst, put it to her lips, and made a soft "hush" sound.

Then, she took a step. Although she was wearing high heels, her feet did not make any sound. Her light steps seemed slow but were actually fast. In the blink of an eye, she arrived at the office door.

Then she flung the door open.

Vina, Xinteleya and Lola fell in unexpectedly. Vina reacted the fastest. The landing cushion helped her to make the fastest crisis public relations. She held the report in her hand high:

"Ernst, the interrogation with Susie is over. Here are the interrogation notes!"

This statement showed that her presence here was reasonable. After all, it was Ernst's order to let Susie rest for a day and ask her again tomorrow. Besides Daphne and Ernst, the only person who knew Susie was Vina. It was of course the best way for her to ask the question and then hand over the records to Ernst.

Lola's reaction was a little slow, but the big white bear girl was worthy of being Kjerag's first top student. Vina took the lead, and she immediately learned from her and raised her hand as well:

"Master, I'm here... I'm here... I'm here to discuss with you the venue layout for this year's Harvest Festival!"

The Harvest Festival is coming soon. During the Holy Hunting Ceremony of the Harvest Festival last year, Ernst used the customized fireworks imported from Longmen to liven up the people of Kjerag and also gave Enthiodis a slap in the face. This year, Kjerag has developed rapidly, and the Harvest Festival party can be directly separated from the Holy Hunting Ceremony. Ernst intends to make it a show like the Spring Festival Gala, so naturally he needs the engineering department to build a stage.

And Xintelaiya, poor Xintelaiya, she was at the bottom, and she had no cushion to cushion her fall. Not only did she have nothing to report, she could only raise her hand and shout loudly:

"Um, Boss, I was just about to knock on the door to tell you that they want to see you!"

Ernst watched the three men stand up and dust themselves off, then looked at Askalon, only to see her remain calm and walk back to the compartment in the room.

This time, Holhaiya opened the door himself, gave Ernst a polite smile, and at the same time, glanced at Askalon provocatively:

"I'm working here. I'm the new head of the Rhodes Island office. We're all government employees. How can this be considered dangerous?"

"Rather, you are...haha."

The subtext of this statement is that you belong to Rhodes Island, but you are not one of us, so you should be more careful in what you say and do!

The newcomer is really brave to regard them as a threat!

But Askalon didn't care about Holhaiya's warning at all. What's wrong with being one of his own? Her Highness Theresa also treated the Doctor as one of her own, but what was the final result?

Even if they were family members, this excessive trust could lead to misfortune! That was why she needed to take precautions.

As for herself?

Of course Ernst could trust her unconditionally. As a Sarkaz with a dictionary, there was no word of betrayal in Askalon's dictionary. All the betrayers had been killed by her!

Ascalon's expression remained unchanged. Finally, he raised his head and glanced at the surveillance camera in Ernst's office.

On the other end of the surveillance, Miss Joyce Moore, Kjerag's Minister of Finance and Kjerag's network engineer, shrank back and subconsciously tried to disguise herself as a bamboo pole.

After doing all this, Ascalon retracted his gaze, looked at Ernst, bowed slightly, and when he raised his head again, there was a confident smile on his face.

PS: Yes, I am the moderator of Theresa Bar.

PS2: To commemorate, I completed Black Dragon with a single player Tachi today. Perfect. By the way, do you guys have any game recommendations recently? I tried Mingchao, but it doesn't seem to suit me. There is still more than a month before the DLC of Elden Ring, so I want to find some games to kill time. Preferably one that can be played online.

Chapter 482 Kal'tsit: Ha, ha, ho——

Kjerag, Tukarim, Government Office Building, Ernst's Office.

Indeed, Ernst did not understand at all why he, Prime Minister Kjerag, needed a guard from Rhodes Island, and why a guard from Rhodes Island would come to protect him, Prime Minister Kjerag, but after all, Askalon came.

Askalon was a burly woman. Like most of the Sarkaz - except for a little lich who had lost the Sarkaz - she had a broad mind and the ambition to embrace the universe and swallow the heavens and the earth. Her height of 175cm made her stand out among the Kjerag government. Although Ernst did not understand why the head of a Rhodes Island office had to stand guard at the door of his office every day.

But in the end, Ernst couldn't stop her.

There is nothing we can do about her. Strictly speaking, Ernst is not Ascalon's superior and has no command authority over Ascalon. As an operator of Rhodes Island, she is free to be where she wants and do whatever she wants unless Ernst is directly involved. What Ernst can do is very simple. He can go find Kal'tsit or Amiya and ask them to order Ascalon to stay away from here.

But it was not appropriate to do so. After all, Ascalon had said, "I am here to protect you," and "If you don't want to see me within your field of vision, I will hide." After saying so much, it would be a bit inappropriate for him to forcefully drive him away.

Rhodes Island and he still have a cooperative relationship.

Besides, it’s not like he had never mentioned this matter to Kal’tsit.

"Does Amiya know that Ascalon is here?"

Kelsey nodded:

"she knows."

Ernst asked again: "What is her attitude?"

Kal'tsit replied: "She agreed. This was approved by Amiya."

As the nominal supreme leader of Rhodes Island, Amiya mostly listened to Kal'tsit's advice, but she was also a child with her own ideas. Ernst had seen how popular Amiya was on Rhodes Island when he visited the ship last time. It can be said that even if you only regard Amiya as a mascot, she is a very popular mascot. Not to mention, Amiya is obviously not just a mascot.

Her status in Rhodes Island comes from Miss Theresa, and Miss Theresa's status is not inherited. According to Amiya, the predecessor of Rhodes Island, the Tower of Babel, was built by her personally. She was a real powerful leader!