Ark Traveler, I want to take a day off today too

“I’ve been there? Casimir? I went there to investigate?” Linley was a little confused. “What’s so interesting about that place?”

“Because that place is Miss Lin Guang’s hometown, and it is also a region that is currently quite successful in commercialization.” The little rabbit said as he walked in front of Lin Lei, his lake blue eyes sparkling. “There is a big gap between our initial investigation and Miss Lin Guang’s description, so Dr. Kal’tsit hopes that you can go and take another look.”

Look? Is this something Kelsey would say?

"Kuluciel, could you please go out for a moment? I want to talk to Amiya about something."

Koluchil shrugged naturally: "Of course no problem, and I will prepare a box for you later, and I guarantee that your bow will not look like a bow." Then the Blood Demon closed the door of the shooting range.

Now, only Linley and Amiya were left in the shooting range. The man squatted down so that he could look the little rabbit in the eye. “Amiya, Kal’tsit would definitely not use the word ‘take a look’… and a mission like ‘investigation’ would not fall on someone like me, so tell me… what does Kal’tsit really mean?”

"Hmm..." Amiya hesitated for a moment, but still said softly: "Dr. Kal'tsit wants you to make sure that Miss Lin Guang's family is safe, because she said there is some evidence that...Casimir's Business Federation and the Helmetless Alliance, which is inextricably linked to them, are going to do something bad."

"This is my first time being a bodyguard for someone outside of Rhodes Island."

He smiled and patted Amiya's head lovingly. The white light of the healing grenade flowed into the girl's body from his fingers: "It seems that our Lin Guang's family background is not simple."

“Well, the name of the Linguang family is almost equivalent to glory itself in Casimir.” The little rabbit squinted his eyes comfortably after feeling the warmth flowing through his body, and then he lay in Lin Lei’s arms: “Mr. Lin Lei, are you using your Originium skills again?”

"Well, it's good for your body, so it's good to use it."

“Thank you. You have another goal in going there, which is what I expect.” Amiya buried her head in Linley’s shoulder and said sullenly, “Although the living environment of the infected people in Casimir has improved over the past two years, it is still difficult.”

“I hope you can do your best to help the infected people over there. The entire Rhodes Island will support you. Also, Mr. Lin Lei, you must prioritize your own safety.” The girl stretched out her finger with a ring on it.

"Please make a pinky promise with me~"

“Of course, but since Rhodes Island will support me, can you... give me a raise?” Linley smiled and shook hands with the girl as an agreement, and his words instantly diluted the increasingly serious atmosphere in the shooting range.

“Eh?! That won’t work! Mr. Linley, if your salary goes up any further, you’ll be able to become an elite operator!”

"Then there can't be any subsidies or bonuses or something?"

"Well...."

......

"What's wrong? Why are you so listless when you see me?"

Before Linley could react, a soft and warm figure fell into his arms. The soft and soft touch, like the finest cotton, pressed against the man’s chest. The girl’s plum blossom-like fragrance mixed with the smell of shower gel rushed into Linley’s nose, which made him subconsciously tighten his arms around the other person.

"No, and besides, I'm back, Froststar."

"Welcome back." Perhaps due to the better diet and care in Rhodes Island, the white rabbit looked healthier than a week ago. "From your expression, is this mission not going well?"

“It’s going too smoothly. So smoothly that Kal’tsit is about to ask me to leave again.” Linley smiled bitterly and touched his nose. “You are in a much better condition than before.”

"Well, can you take me with you on this mission?" Shuang Xing blinked her silver-gray eyes, "Well, you don't have to say it, I can see from your eyes that you can't... So in that case..."

The white rabbit then pushed Linley onto the bed, and then pressed himself on top of him to block his mouth. “Then let me collect this ‘debt’ that I may not be able to collect for who knows how long in the future!”

015. Lin Guang comes to visit

“Mr. Dredger, are you back? I have something to discuss with you.” That night, after finishing a day of training, Lin Guang knocked on Lin Lei’s dormitory door again.

Lin Lei was looking at the naked white rabbit sleeping in his arms. The knock on the door woke Shuang Xing up. “Is someone here to see you?” The girl rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked at him.

"Is this voice the one called Lin Guang?"

Linley chuckled when he heard this and said, “It seems like you’ve gotten to know everyone these days.” He then stood up and pulled the blanket so that the girl could lie more comfortably. “Do you want me to bring you dinner?”

"Well...I need to sleep a little longer..."

At the same time, Lin Guang, who was standing at the door, had already pricked up his ears: "Was there a girl's voice in there just now?" "And why did the voice sound similar to Shuangxing's?" But before the female knight could start to think wildly, Lin Lei had already opened the door:

"Lin Guang, what do you want to talk to me about?"

The man's naked upper body, shoulders, and kiss marks on his neck all told Lin Guang that there was someone else in his room: "Uh, are you free now?"

Now it was Kuranta's turn to be confused, while Linley shrugged. "Of course it's convenient, but I just need to bring her some dinner. Don't leave, don't talk about it? Or should we talk about it at the dinner table?"

"Let's go to the restaurant and talk. You helped me out so I should treat you to a meal." Lin Guang nodded. "Also, I want to ask you in advance, are you going to Casimir again soon? And are you going to Casimir to lead the Great Knight Cavaleliagi?"

“Well, but if you have other questions, how about we talk while we eat?” Linley said as he closed the door. “I’ll just get dressed and come over!”

...Rhode Island Dining Hall...

“It’s only been a few days and they’ve already opened two more stir-fry shops. Did Amiya hire two chefs from Yan Country?” Lin Lei sat down opposite Lin Guang with a plate of stir-fried pork and a packaged stew of potatoes and tumor beasts.

Compared to Lin Lei, who was quite casual in his eating habits, the dishes Lin Guang ordered for himself were all Victorian dishes with more protein and less fat. “It seems that those two chefs were recommended by Miss Lin Yuxia from Longmen. It was said that they couldn’t come here because they had mineral disease and it was difficult for them to survive in Longmen.”

When Lin Guang mentioned a certain mafia lady, Linley subconsciously took out his phone. 'When will you come back to Longmen? I miss you.' The message from the Zalak girl was extremely eye-catching, and most of the messages were her complaints about her father and that stubborn Chen.

Fortunately, fortunately, nothing serious happened. Linley immediately put down his phone with peace of mind, and the change in his expression was clearly captured by Lin Guang - this guy De Ruijie must be a playboy!

“So, Mr. Dredger, you are all right now, right?” Kuranta asked cautiously, and Linley nodded.

“Well, besides, just call me Lin Lei on the boat.”

“Then I will call you Lin Lei. The first question I want to ask you is…what do you think of Casimir?” Lin Guang said, his orange eyes as bright as the sun staring directly at Lin Lei. “You should have been to a village in Casimir, right…”

“Yeah.” Linley nodded and quickly took a bite of rice with a piece of fresh, spicy and salty meat. “Do you want to hear the truth or something nice…”

“Just tell me the truth. You probably don’t know that I was expelled from Casimir as an infected person.” The female knight smiled. Linley didn’t know if it was an illusion, but he could sense that there was a lot of bitterness and understanding behind the girl’s smile.

“Then I’ll tell you the truth.” Linley put down his chopsticks. His expression was no longer frivolous but as cold as steel. “First of all, the era of knights is over. The entry of capital may make people miss the previous era of knights... But ask yourself, did the civilians and infected people really live better in the era when knights were respected than they do now?”

Lin Guang nodded immediately: "You are right, and there are still many people in Simil who are reminiscing about the era of knights."

“But capital… uh, yes, the entry of capital will bring about a huge change in the order of Casimir. However, the result of this change will be that the business oligarchs will control the real economic lifeline and thus the situation of Casimir.” Linley said as he took another bite of rice.

“And if the trend develops in this direction, the poor will become even poorer... maybe before long, someone like Johnny Silverhand will appear.” Although that bastard Silverhand had a bad temper and a foul mouth... his songs and his ideas still made Lin Lei willing to go crazy with him at that time.

"I don't know if the knights of Casimir have the eight virtues of humility, honor, sacrifice, bravery, mercy, soul, honesty, and justice, but in my opinion, there are only two things that a true knight must learn."

The former Knight of the Knights Hospitaller whispered the ideals of that group of knights: "Mercy and sacrifice, saving the innocent, and then charging at the real enemy." Then he patted his face, and Lin Guang also came back to his senses from the momentum of a veteran:

“But, if I remember correctly, in the past, knights were synonymous with oppression.” Linley’s expression became somewhat helpless and accustomed to it. “So if you ask me to look at Casimir, I really can’t say. There are countless cases in this country’s past and future that can be used as reference.”

What on earth had this guy been through? Lin Guang sighed inwardly, and she herself had developed some interest in Lin Lei: “You’re right, I don’t like this country and that city that looks so brightly lit either.”

"But your family should still be in that city, right?"

"Well, Maria should be an adult now." Lin Guang sighed in a low voice, "Since this is how you view Casimir, I have nothing to add... You see it very clearly. In addition, I have a request."

"Just say it."

“At the end of Kim Yu Avenue in Cavalleria, there is a bar called ‘The Terrible Martin’. Please give my regards to the owner and employees there.” The girl then took out two letters from somewhere and handed them to Lin Lei:

"Also, please tell Maria and my relatives that Margaret is fine and that they can rest assured..." But then her fingertips shone with light, "Also tell them that Knight Yao will come back one day."

“I have a feeling that day may not be far away.” Linley smiled and bumped fists with the knight. “I will deliver your request for you. The reward will be the same as before.”

016. The Man with the Bow

Kavaleriyaki, the capital of Casimir, is also known as the Great Knight Territory. In less than a hundred years, this place has become a completely different place under the influence of capital. Extremely modern skyscrapers stand like a forest in the city, and the neon signs on the streets and alleys all show the high level of modernization of the city.

But because of this, compared with the equally modern Longmen, this great knight territory lacks a lot of "human touch", which also made someone who entered the city at night sigh: "This country of knights, at least from the outside, has nothing to do with knights."

It took Linley half a month to get from Rhodes Island to the Great Knight Territory. In fact, he could have gone even faster, but when his motorcycle was at half speed, the Originium engine exploded! If he hadn’t reacted quickly enough, he would have had to run naked into Casimir.

"I should have known not to let Kal'tsit help me adjust that motorcycle. It's a pity that Kal'tsit gave it to me." Linley gritted his teeth in dissatisfaction and came to his first stop - the Silver Song Hotel. He heard that their restaurant was the most famous and the most expensive in the whole of Casimir, so he had to experience it.

“Is this sir’s first time in the Great Knight Territory?” At this moment, a silver-haired Kuranta stood by and greeted him, so Linley looked over in the direction of the voice.

Apart from the silver-haired girl’s slender figure and delicate face, what really caught his eye was the arm armor that was so familiar to him—it was the arm armor of the first Awakener, Queen’s Wrath, called the ‘Oath Keeper’, and it was also one of the equipment that Linley had lost after arriving on the Terra continent.

"Yes, I booked a standard room at the Baiyinsong Hotel, but I just arrived here and don't know how to get around." He said helplessly while carrying a black wooden box that was almost half a person's height.

That guy really knows the origin of this arm armor! Linley's expression was naturally caught by Xinteleya, but now is not the time to ask him about the origin of this arm armor, it is better to establish a good relationship first. And he can live in the Silver Song Hotel? This guy is very rich!

The girl then showed her signature smile of a sweet Internet girl: "You can call me Xinteleya, an 'independent knight' who does nothing."

“Drejie, a bounty hunter.” Linley stretched out his hand and gently shook hands with Cintrea. He then pointed to the monarch butterfly on his back and said, “This is my weapon.”

"It's a beautiful bow." Bai Jin nodded. "Since you don't know how to get there, how about I take you there?"

"Thank you so much." The man took out a stack of banknotes and stuffed them into the girl's hand in a very subtle way. "It's just a small token of my appreciation."

This guy is too sensible! If there wasn't another assassination mission at night, Bai Jin would have wanted to spend more time with this man. "Then let's go now." The girl quietly put the money into her pocket, then walked in front with her hands behind her back.

Unlike the small vendors that can be seen everywhere in Longmen, there is nothing on the streets of the entire Great Knight Territory except for newsstands and some pedestrians. Most of them exist in the form of storefronts, and Bai Jin also asked at the right time:

"Mr. Dredger, what is the reason for your first visit to the Great Knight Territory?"

“I was asked to do some business and visit the son of an old friend.” Linley replied with a smile. “By the way, is Casimir’s Knight Tournament about to begin?”

"Not right away, maybe another month or two."

“Will Miss Cintrea participate in the competition?” Linley said, glancing at the corner. Someone was watching him. Who was it? And what was their purpose? He put one hand in his pocket, and the badge with the Ursus royal family mark was flipping at his fingertips. The demonic power representing the inner guard was directly sealed up by Linley with ice crystals.

"Me? I'd probably go and take a look, but forget about participating." Xinteleya shook her head. "Besides, I use a bow like you, and I'm not very comfortable competing with a bow and arrow in that kind of arena..." If I really wanted to participate, I would probably be wiped out by those two Qingjin.

“Indeed, a knight like you might be able to perform better in the city or in the wilderness.” Linley said in agreement. The two of them talked and watched along the way, and the obscure gaze disappeared after Linley arrived at the magnificent Silversong Hotel.

"This is one of the most luxurious hotels in all of Casimir." Bai Jin's eyes flashed with envy, 'I also want to stay in such a luxurious hotel. The most important thing is that I don't have to go to work! No need to go to work!'

“Thank you very much.” Linley bowed and quickly pulled out his phone. “By the way, you and I seem to have known each other for a long time. I wonder if I can get your contact information?”

"Of course, and I have something to do soon." Bai Jin then gave a string of phone numbers, "I hope we can meet again in the future, Mr. De Ruijie." But before the girl could walk far, her cell phone rang... Unfortunately, the caller was not that 'rich man'.

"Hey, Little Platinum, it seems we need to increase the workload. Do you still have time to guide a newly arrived bounty hunter?" A lazy and frivolous male voice came from the phone.

"Sir Roy, am I violating the rules by doing this?"

"Of course not, because if it was against the rules, I wouldn't have called you." 'Qingjin' Roy said jokingly as always, "But I hope your personal affairs won't affect the next work. In addition, we will also conduct an investigation on the wealthy bounty hunter."

"Is there something wrong with that guy?"

"It just looks too normal, which is quite unusual among bounty hunters... and the name Dredger... sounds a bit familiar."

Linley was naturally unaware of the intrigues going on within the No-Heroes Alliance. The first thing he did upon entering the room was to place the box on the ground. The power of icy shadows spread directly from his feet to the entire room. “No surveillance, no secret passages… Very good.”

After the frost dissipated, Linley opened the huge black box. In addition to the Breath of Leviathan and 12 specially made arrows that must be inside, there were also the clothes he was going to wear this time and his ID card.

"Next, we should go visit the bar that Lin Guang mentioned. After all, it's just right to go there and have a couple of drinks at this time."

017. You probably haven't killed anyone yet, Maria

'Hell Martin' is a bar with a western style. The people who often come to this bar are mainly retired war knights and competitive knights. At this moment, there are only a few people in the bar except the owner and bartender Bald Martin.

An extremely muscular Ursus old man was holding a heavy jukebox while arguing with Kuranta who was holding toast. In between them was a sweaty blonde Kuranta girl with long golden hair and golden eyes, and a look very similar to Lin Guang. There was no doubt that this was Maria Lin Guang, the only daughter of the Lin Guang family who now lived in Casimir.

"Can you two wait a moment before arguing? Master Koval, can you hold it steady? It will be almost done once I install this screw!"

Unlike her sister, Maria had a high talent in studying mechanics and engineering, and she was currently serving as an apprentice under the Ursus elder. Of course, as a friend of the Linguang family, the two elders would not formally accept her as an apprentice.

After all, both the old craftsman and the old knight beside him believed that the child of the Lin Guang family must be a natural knight. The two of them also stopped their usual quarrels and asked the little Lin Guang in a low voice:

"By the way, Maria, are you really going to participate in the knight competition? It's no joke. Have you told your aunt and uncle about it?"

"No, my uncle has been working overtime this month, and I haven't seen him until now..." The girl smiled awkwardly, and the jukebox played melodious music again, "As for my aunt, she will definitely be angry if she knows..."

"Have you asked your sister?" A strange male voice suddenly appeared in the bar, "Also, boss, give me some French fries and a beer."

"Wait a moment." The middle-aged man with a shiny bald head fried French fries with his only remaining right hand and the robotic arm in his left hand.

"Who are you?" Before the old craftsman and the old knight could speak, Maria timidly looked at the man sitting at the bar, and the other man turned his head to look at her. His black eyes with a hint of scarlet were like a man-eating beast, and murderous aura rushed towards the girl from all directions!

"Ah!" The girl screamed and almost fell to the ground, but the man grabbed the girl's hand and then gently pulled and lifted her to the high stool.

“Girl, you should be careful too~” Linley sighed, “Do I look like a bad guy?”

“Your eyes… are… very scary.” Maria mustered up the courage to speak. Linley didn’t say anything but rubbed his brows. “Looks scary? That’s good. At least in a certain sense, I should look like a bounty hunter.”

"Are you a bounty hunter?"

“For now.” Linley said as he took out two letters from his coat lining. “I have to say that you and your sister are indeed cut from the same cloth.” He secretly sighed at the beauty of the girl’s youth as he handed the envelope to her.

"Your sister asked me to bring it to you. She also asked me to say hello to everyone in the bar... but there are not many people here." The man complained, "If there are only a few people in the bar at night, then it will be closed soon, right?"

"It's the off-season for the bar now. When the Knights Tournament starts, more people will come." The bald boss explained softly, and then he used his metal arm to pick up a plate of fries and handed it over: "Your fries."

"Sure enough, fried food and wine are more suitable at this time." Crispy French fries only need a little bit of coarse salt to be delicious, and the French fries that Martin made for him were of coarse potato, the crispy shell and soft core can be said to complement each other.

Linley began to eat with a crunching sound. He looked at the old man who was still glaring at him with a puzzled look on his face: “Why are you two looking at me like that… I shouldn’t have done anything out of the ordinary, right?”

Martin on the side added: "Besides, you two are no match for him. If you were thirty years younger, I'm not sure. So don't make that expression now."

“Humph, if I were thirty years younger, I could beat him with one hand.” The old knight snorted coldly, then he frowned and walked towards Linley and held out his hand: “Fogwald, once a knight of war, is now an old drunkard who eats and drinks for free every day.”

“Drejie, as you can see, I am a temporary bounty hunter.” Linley still smiled. The provocation of the old knight was nothing to him. After all, in a sense, they were his colleagues’ elders. At this time, it was better to let these old men be happy.