Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

Ulpian made no move to refuse.

"The Channel Plan, as the name suggests, is about creating a channel connecting the ocean and the land. Using high-level weaponry to clear the sea, this will buy time for our main forces to navigate. Agor's war plans have always been simple and efficient. This plan aligns well with the thinking of Agor's leadership, but it's also a bit too hasty. Why would they suddenly seek help from the land, rather than ignoring its existence as they have in the past?"

"Maybe it's because they finally realized that Terra is a whole?"

"If they truly had this awareness, they should have established contact with the land long before the sea evolved to its current stage—Iberia wasn't even in its current situation at that time."

"Could it be that your failure in that battle gave them a sense of urgency?"

"It's possible, but not likely."

Ulpian did not directly refute this possibility. Instead, he thought about it carefully for a long time before coming to this conclusion.

"In the battle plan five years ago, I was originally the one who planned to assassinate Chusheng. However, during that plan, I saw something. It is because of this that I am certain that someone among the Agor people, or rather, someone in the Agor high-ranking officials, had contact with Haisi's Chusheng earlier than us. And we knew nothing about it—"

"……I see."

Noah did not ask what that thing was. This should be Agor's secret. It was quite rare for Ulpian to be so frank.

"I'm already investigating. I'll eliminate any potential hazards. Ordinary places are easy to enter, and I can circumvent the Coast Guard's regular patrols. But I'm worried the problem lies somewhere more central," Ulpian emphasized. "Until the very last minute, I don't want to intrude into a research facility housing a major project or the Archon's meditation chamber."

"I'll keep an eye on that, Mr. Ulpian."

Although Ulpian said this, Noah always felt that this person would really trespass into the important place - in order to prevent the hard-earned trip to Agor from turning into an accident, Noah could only make this promise.

Using his abilities, Noa can see through many people, and Ulpian is no exception.

Noya completely trusts Ulpian's loyalty to Agol and his concern for the deep-sea hunters.

Noah's ability allows her to see through many hypocrites and many ugly people, but she can also see through everyone with a pure heart. It is precisely because she is surrounded by these people that she is full of confidence in Terra's future.

"Let's end our conversation here—"

Ulpian was about to end the conversation, but before leaving, he paused and looked into Noah's eyes.

"And one more thing."

The deep-sea hunter seemed a little more hesitant than before, but he still spoke. "Take care of her."

"...?"

"If you really care about the Deep Sea Hunter, keep an eye on her."

Ulpian turned and left. He didn't say who it was, but Noah guessed it anyway.

——But you still can’t let go of Skadi...Mr. Ulpian.

"I promise you, Mr. Ulpian."

-

"Ah-"

"Skadi, what's wrong with you? Deep-sea hunters don't catch colds."

"No... I just felt like someone arranged this for me."

Skadi shook her head and looked at the second captain who had just returned from the council meeting and was taking Dr. Kal'tsit to see Clemenza, and couldn't help but complain.

"It always feels like we're the only two with nothing to do. Noah's not here, the second captain and the doctor are both very busy, and we're the only two who can't help at all."

"Come on, it's good that you didn't cause more trouble."

Laurentina and Skadi are also old friends. They know how silly this child is. She is definitely a comrade worth trusting in battle, but when you need to use your brain in normal times, just try to pretend she doesn't exist.

"I think you're looking down on me."

Skadi said dissatisfiedly.

"I also made a name for myself as a bounty hunter—"

"If we're talking about strength alone, you're certainly a good fighter. But if I asked you to accompany the second captain to negotiate, would you be able to get a say?"

“…I can’t…”

"That's it."

Laurentina knocked on Skadi's head helplessly, as if knocking on a wooden fish.

"I think you could go look for your Miss Noah. Haven't you always cared about her?"

"She just said she was going out for dinner. I can't follow her, right?"

Skadi felt aggrieved. She wanted to follow Miss Noah, but Miss Noah didn't ask her to go out with her. She was a taciturn person and couldn't bring herself to follow her.

At times like this, Laurentina gets excited.

He immediately patted Skadi's shoulder.

"Are you stupid? If they didn't invite you, couldn't you take the initiative? There's no ready-made reason, and they don't know Agor well. Wouldn't it be better for you to be their tour guide?"

"...Yes!"

"You're so stupid."

Laurentina's face was filled with frustration. Noah had so many talented people around him, and her own little killer whale was so far behind. If this continued, when would he finally get his girl? Could he really just outlive those people?

"Listen to me—when they come back you..."

-

"We're back—" After returning to the embassy and finishing his conversation with Ulpian, Noah actually thought about a lot of things.

He owed Ulpian a big favor. If Ulpian had not helped to stop Hai Si, there would have been many more casualties in his camp. Just for this reason, Noah had to repay him.

The navigation plan mentioned by Ulpian and Brandus's doubts are both quite tricky, but there are solutions.

As for his last entrustment... Miss Skadi's matter, Noah was a little troubled.

As for taking care of Miss Skadi... Miss Skadi's combat power was much higher than his own, so it wasn't certain who would be taking care of whom. Ulpian certainly wasn't asking him to physically protect Miss Skadi, so what exactly did this care mean?

When Noah came to the hall, she felt that the embassy seemed particularly quiet today. She didn't even hear the noise of these people chatting. She thought that Kal'tsit, Doctor and others might have already gone out. She originally wanted to go over and listen to what was going on.

"Noah, I'll go maintain my weapon first - my weapon may need to have its weight adjusted underwater." At this time, Jian also spoke.

"Okay, then I'll go find Skadi and Miss Laurentina - and ask them where the Doctor and Dr. Kal'tsit have gone." After separating from Mace, Noah went directly to the dormitory on the second floor belonging to Skadi and Laurentina. Perhaps because he was concentrating on the difficult problems given to him by Ulpian, Noah didn't notice the movement in the room at all, and just casually pushed open the unlocked door.

"Ms. Skadi—the doctor and the others…"

As Noah casually pushed the door open, a smooth back came into view. Noah was stunned at first, then his eyes subconsciously looked down, and as a result, from the back to the buttocks, to the legs that were as flawless as white jade and had the same proportions as a supermodel's body, everything was immediately visible.

"……what?"

She didn't even react before she immediately closed the door and thought seriously about what had just happened.

Is it because I opened it the wrong way...

Did I just see Miss Skadi taking off all her clothes in front of me?

But when Noah thought of that smooth back, he felt as if he had made a profit - no, what was he thinking!

Noah quickly shook his head and completely threw away the distracting thoughts.

"Hey, Miss Noah, it's time for you to come. Did you see anything interesting?" At this moment, the door opened a little, and Ghost Shark quietly popped out half of its face. "Do you want to continue looking?"

"...It was just an accident. You guys continue to change your clothes. I'll talk to you later." Noah coughed twice and forced himself to be serious.

But when she was about to turn around and leave, Laurentina grabbed Noah's wrist and exerted force. Noah could not resist the power of the deep-sea hunter at all. She took off on the spot and was pulled into the door.

"Don't be shy—it doesn't matter if we're all girls."

As soon as Noah entered the door, he immediately closed his eyes to prevent himself from seeing something he shouldn't see.

"I'm sorry, Miss Skadi, I didn't mean to peek at you getting dressed—"

“…No…I’m fine.”

Skadi was also very shy at this time, but Laurentina had just said that they were all girls, so if they wanted to have a good relationship, they had to be more proactive.

She also thought it was right, so she agreed to Laurentina's plan.

“…Then I…”

"Ms. Noah, I've changed my clothes, but I don't know if they're suitable... You..."

"I see." Noah breathed a sigh of relief. All she had to do was change her clothes. She opened her eyes, and before her appeared a white-haired girl in a backless red dress. Noah had seen Skadi in a red diva outfit before, but this one was clearly more gorgeous. Miss Skadi was a cold and beautiful woman, but in this blood-red gown, she seemed even more charming.

Skadi gently stroked the gorgeous red dress, the silver embellishments shimmering in the light. She had noticed that she looked a little different in the mirror, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.

She smoothed her long silver hair, letting it fall naturally on her shoulders, which perfectly set off her fair skin. The dress had a high slit on one side, revealing her black boots. Skadi couldn't help but lower her head shyly, her cheeks slightly flushed.

The bright red clothing paired with Skadi's already fair skin creates a very strong visual impact.

After looking him up and down, Noah could only come to one conclusion.

"Beautiful--" Noah felt that she indeed lacked some artistic accomplishment, and it was not easy for her to use fancy words to describe Skadi's charm, but she was somewhat confident in her own aesthetic taste.

"Miss Skadi, you look good in anything you wear."

"...That's not the right thing to say now." Laurentina on the side was speechless. Doesn't this mean that your clothes are no different from before?

"Really?" Skadi was overjoyed. She was so naive that she had never thought about Laurentina's idea. She just felt sincerely happy that Miss Noah actually praised her.

"But why are you suddenly wearing this evening dress? Are you going to a ball or something?"

Noah asked curiously, but Skadi didn't know the specific reason, so she looked at Laurentina.

Laurentina blinked.

"Do I have to have a reason to wear nice clothes?"

"… Mainly because this outfit isn't suitable for combat."

“I also feel it lacks a certain practicality.”

"...You two...are truly a match made in heaven." Laurentina looked at the two idiots and couldn't help but cover her head helplessly. "Forget it, why should I care about you? Just go and take care of your own business."

Chapter 48: The Missing Tulia

Laurentina didn't want to argue with Noah and Skadi about whether the clothes had any practical value. Anyway, her goal had been achieved, and Noah was indeed amazed. It could only be said that the woman Skadi fell in love with was just like her, with a missing thread in her head, or maybe even more than one thread.

Fortunately, Laurentina has a good attitude and can keep her sanity even when she is caught between these two talented people.

Now she felt that she would not be surprised by anything, unless some sea creatures invaded the city, broke through the Coast Guard's defenses, rushed all the way to the embassy and appeared in front of them.

However, if such a thing really happened, then Agor's security facilities would really be doomed - if they were rushed to such a place, the Coast Guard would almost be wiped out.

"Where did Dr. Kelsey and the others go? I didn't see them after I came in."

Noah still made his purpose clear.

"Swordfish called both Doctor and Kal'tsit out. He must be going to meet the Archon—the one from the previous battle of wits. After all, Doctor Kal'tsit also has the title of ambassador. I guess he's going to discuss cooperation, right?"

Laurentina responded.

"Apart from going out and accepting the gazes of the Agor guys, there's nothing much to do right now. This is the first time I've noticed a deep-sea hunter has so much free time."

"So what are you guys like normally?"

Noah couldn't help but wonder.

"Training, training, training, killing Haisi, training—" Skadi counted on her fingers, "In short... a lot of training."

"That's Captain Three's arrangement. Swordfish wouldn't do that. She wants us to cultivate our sentiments, have our own hobbies, care about our mental health, and even take us to see plays at the theater."

"So the captain said you're too relaxed and spoiled."

Skadi complained, but judging by Noah's previous encounter with Ulpian, it was very likely that he had said it himself.

"I think Captain Three's requirements are too strict, but we are no weaker than Captain Three's team—" Laurentina didn't actually want to compete with them, but she always had to praise her own team when talking about it.

"Training is about not getting killed on the battlefield—at least that's what my captain said."

Skadi is like a machine that broadcasts Ulpian's famous quotes, always saying what Ulpian said.

"Then I guess we don't have any other plans until the Doctor and Dr. Kelsey come back."

Noah touched his chin and looked at Laurentina and Skadi.

"How about this, since you all have time, why don't you lead the way so I can get to know your city better? Maybe we'll visit often in the future."

This is not a lie. After all, on land, Rhine Life undoubtedly represents the symbol of the highest technology. If Agor wants to exchange technology with the land, she, as the acting chief, will definitely travel frequently between the two places. In order to prepare for that time, she must first understand the so-called nature of Agor.

And - Noah was thinking of composing a song for Agor as well.