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"She's a master of social engineering, helping us secretly eliminate countless spies and moles from other political entities and forces. She's so resentful because she can't trace your identity. In principle, Rhodes Island operators can conceal their identities, so there's nothing she can do about you."

Otherwise, Bai Ye's application process would have been terminated during the onboarding phase, and she wouldn't have been able to join Rhodes Island at all.

"Aren't you curious about my identity?" Bai Ye suddenly asked tentatively.

Kal'tsit shook her head:

"To be honest, the fact that I didn't stop her investigation into you clearly shows that I'm also quite interested in it. However... as long as your safety is ensured, your identity doesn't seem to be that important. At least that's how it is for me."

After a moment of silence, Bai Ye replied:

"I will tell you about myself after I've dealt with Victoria's matter. By then, you should have resolved your grievances with Lontinim, Sarkaz, and Kazdel, and you'll have the resources to help me."

White Night clearly needs Kal'tsit's help with many things. As things stand, she's probably the one who knows the truth about this land best.

“It seems you’ve made up your mind.” Kal’tsit nodded. “Personally, I also want to use your help to understand the problems left over from back then. However, I don’t know if Rhodes Island is ready.”

Unlike Rhodes Island in the timeline before Bai Ye's journey, the current Rhodes Island has neither experienced a crisis nor a war. Most of its employees are oblivious to the horrors of the battlefield.

Most of the veteran agents from the Tower of Babel era were actually unwilling to join the war easily.

Because they had already experienced the horrors of war three years ago.

Chapter Ninety-Two: How did you know?

What Bai Ye found particularly interesting was that when Amiya learned of the Doctor's whereabouts, she immediately suggested rescuing him. However, at the Rhodes Island decision-making meeting, many people opposed this.

In other words, Rhodes Island three years later was no longer a monolithic entity, and there were even significant disagreements on whether to save their former high-ranking officials.

The question isn't "How should we save her?", but rather "Should we save her at all?".

When Bai Ye learned of this, he found it quite amusing, but also felt fortunate for the Doctor, as she had been kept in the dark and knew nothing about it.

Yes, after losing her memory, the Doctor is almost a completely different person. This is the consensus among the operators Bai Ye knows who used to work with the original Doctor. To these people, the current Doctor is like a completely unfamiliar individual; they cannot see any connection between this white-haired girl and the Doctor of the past.

Apart from the ever-present hood and mask.

However, although the Doctor has changed, Rhodes Island has changed, and the operators have changed, there are always those who haven't changed.

Therefore, in response to Dr. Kal'tsit's concerns, Bai Ye shook his head:

"Rhodes Island doesn't need to be prepared; it's enough that someone is prepared."

“They’ve been preparing all along,” Kal’tsit nodded.

Some people are still in Kazdel. Although they have left, their hearts and souls remain in that land and that war. And this time, it is nothing more than a continuation of the war that happened three years ago.

The aftermath and consequences of the civil war three years ago continue to influence the landscape of Victoria and the entire world to this day.

"So, what are your plans regarding that red dragon? Rhodes Island could actually take her in. I'll talk to HR about it," Dr. Kal'tsit said earnestly.

Bai Ye blinked.

Kal'tsit, you old hag, how come you look so skilled?

"Because this girl really has a talent for picking up people; she always brings back some weird and wonderful people." A loud, carefree voice rang out from outside the door.

Kroos walked in from outside.

Upon hearing this, Bai Ye suddenly realized that what the Oil Blood Demon said was true; many of Rhodes Island's dangerous individuals were actually picked up by Kal'tsit.

"What are you doing here? Where did you start eavesdropping?" Dr. Kal'tsit gave Kroos an annoyed look.

Of course, this was Bai Ye and Kroos's own interpretation, since it's common knowledge that the old woman is expressionless.

“‘However, I don’t know if Rhodes Island is ready.’ Yeah, this is it.” Kroos said, mimicking Kal’tsit’s voice.

Bai Ye nodded, indicating that Kroos was not lying.

He already knew this guy was here, but since their conversation wasn't exactly a secret to the Blood Demon, Bai Ye didn't stop Kroos from eavesdropping.

"Kal'tsit, you're finally going to make a move against Lontinim? White Night was right, we've been preparing for this for a long time!" Kroos said with a smile as she looked at Kal'tsit.

However, the latter shook his head:

"So the preparations you're talking about are creating a cabin for the Doctor that will automatically play 'Kroos's Midnight Video Convenience Store' at midnight for three consecutive months?"

“Uh…” Kroos was speechless for a moment.

"Warfarin is bad enough already. If the Doctor adds to the misunderstanding about the Blood Demon, the Kazdel matter will be forced to be postponed even further," Kal'tsit sighed.

“Don’t we already have White Night?” Kroos pointed at White Night. “To be honest, I don’t want the Doctor to go through that again. She’s actually quite good as she is now.”

"Looking at her always reminds me of a carefree, happy little dog. Isn't this much better than her previous appearance and life?"

Kelsey didn't say anything.

Kroos didn't get the response she expected, so she turned to look at Bai Ye:

And what do you think?

“I don’t know, after all, I wasn’t a member of Babel before.” Bai Ye shrugged.

“Even the old guys in the Tower of Babel probably don’t have your level of access. By the way, did you cheat? Your PRTS access level is even half a level higher than mine as the chief engineer. I didn’t even know PRTS had this level of access,” Kroos asked with great interest.

She seemed quite happy.

"Now that you've heard it, go and prepare." Kal'tsit sighed.

"So soon?" Kroos's expression froze. She had originally wanted to slack off a little longer. This feeling was somewhat similar to that of a college student who wanted to play games before exam week.

Yes, he knew he needed to study, but he wanted to postpone it for another day or two, since the pea flour cake and tropical-flavored iced tea weren't ready yet.

The teacher then announced that the exam had been moved up...

This is probably Kroos's current state of mind.

It's always better to prepare early than to rush.

Kal'tsit shattered Kroos's fantasy of slacking off again.

Despite her grumbling, Kroos was still prepared to do it.

But before leaving, she turned around, looked at Kal'tsit, and asked earnestly:

"Should we tell Amiya?"

"..." Kal'tsit shook her head. "Not for now."

……

After Kroos left, Kal'tsit continued the topic that had been diverted earlier.

“We should have a better solution now.” Bai Ye certainly wasn’t going to leave the Red Dragon on Rhodes Island.

"There is another place that can provide the same medical environment as Rhodes Island, as well as exchange scientific research resources with Rhodes Island."

"You mean, the Chernobog branch?" Dr. Kelsey suddenly realized.

“But you’re planning to let the two Draks meet?” She frowned.

“It’s not some big secret, there’s no need to hide it from Talulah,” Bai Ye said matter-of-factly.

Dr. Kal'tsit blinked, carefully observing Bai Ye's expression, before revealing a strange and inexplicable expression for the first time:

"you……"

She was about to speak when she thought for a moment and changed her mind:

"Contact with mucous membranes and exchange of bodily fluids with an infected person may also lead to the spread of infection."

"..."

Bai Ye was stunned.

"You wouldn't... really have already?" Dr. Kal'tsit pressed.

"..." Bai Ye opened his mouth.

He was stunned by Dr. Kal'tsit's sudden, witty remarks.

At the same time, he did not expect Kal'tsit to suddenly bring up such a topic.

He painstakingly posed a very pointless question:

"Kal'tsit, how did you know?"

Chapter Ninety-Three I'm Not Afraid

"You guys wouldn't really have...?"

White Night's reaction made Dr. Kal'tsit narrow her eyes slightly.

Clearly, even Dr. Kal'tsit was somewhat surprised, but she could understand the relationship between Bai Ye and Talulah.

After all, Bai Ye and Talulah had been cooperating for a long time, and Bai Ye had helped Talulah with many things.

Over time, such things seem less surprising.

"..." Bai Ye was speechless. He hadn't expected that Dr. Kal'tsit would be able to see through his expression. He even thought he had hidden it very well, and that few people knew about it.

Dr. Kal'tsit sighed and explained:

"You may not even realize it yourself, but when you mention Talulah, your facial expression involuntarily softens, just like when you mention those two Deepsea Hunters."

This is also the basis for Dr. Kal'tsit's judgment.

"Is it really that obvious?!" Bai Ye blinked.

"Yeah, just like an idiot," Dr. Kal'tsit commented mercilessly.

"..."

Bai Ye nodded silently.

Dr. Kal'tsit then spoke:

"I suggest you go to the medical department for another check-up. By the way, it seems you haven't participated in the annual Rhodes Island operator physical examination, have you?"

"That seems to be the case." Bai Ye recalled for a moment, "I've only ever had a pre-employment physical examination."

At least back then, the medical examination data still looked like that of a human being.

No, yes, it is indeed human.

Now, Bai Ye can no longer guarantee that his data will be considered human after it's released. Leaving aside his over 90 points in physique, strength, and agility, his modified right hand alone is outrageous enough.

As for Dr. Kal'tsit's concerns, Bai Ye was aware of them. After all, the essence of an infected person is an excessive amount of Originium particles circulating in their body, and certain behaviors may lead to the spread of the infection, such as the transfer of Originium particles during certain exercises.

Initially, Dr. Kal'tsit wasn't worried about Specter, or Laurentina, since apart from her spine, Laurentina's body didn't have any somatic cells that had combined with Originium. Her infection was confined to a specific area within her body.

However, this person can only be considered a special case, since she is a cyborg from the Sea, and is different from the normal natives of Terra.

Talulah, on the other hand, is a standard, or rather, normal, Oripathy patient. Although Rhodes Island has always emphasized that infected individuals do not require special isolation and that close contact does not lead to the transmission of Oripathy.

However, Bai Ye's situation involves zero-distance or even negative-distance contact, and Rhodes Island absolutely cannot guarantee that this is safe.

“…Cough, there’s really no need to worry about that.” Bai Ye shook his head. “I know my own health best. I won’t get infected.”

As he spoke, Bai Ye opened the game system attribute panel that only he could see. Although normal players would not become infected, the attribute panel did not include any display functions related to Oripathy.

However, Bai Ye's attribute panel is specially designed, since he transmigrated in his physical body, unlike a player who has a spiritual projection. Therefore, Bai Ye can choose to display more detailed items.

Regarding Oripathy, both of Bai Ye's stats were a perfect 0, almost identical to those of ordinary players. This could be considered a perk Luna gave to his new employees. Otherwise, given Bai Ye's adventurous nature, he might have contracted Oripathy from inhaling too many Originium Particles. He might have died before finishing his work.

Bai Ye's physique was roughly the same as that of a giant beast, and even his physical examination data was a pure zero. Therefore, Dr. Kal'tsit almost mistook Bai Ye for a giant beast cub from somewhere at first.

If White Night is a behemoth, this is probably the first time Kal'tsit has ever seen such a young behemoth.

……

Since Bai Ye didn't want to have another medical check-up, there was nothing Dr. Kal'tsit could do. She couldn't force Bai Ye to go to the medical department either.

However, Dr. Kal'tsit felt that there was actually no problem with Raphsini, whom Bai Ye brought back, staying on Rhodes Island.

After all, Rhodes Island has now entered Kazimierz territory and is about to dock at the Grand Knights' territory. Rhodes Island is quite safe here. After all, Bai Ye wields considerable influence in the Grand Knights' territory and has a good relationship with Russell; Rhodes Island won't be targeted here.

Unless someone wants to start a war with Kazimir.

Thinking about it this way, whether it was docking at Lungmen before or the port of the Great Knight Territory now, they are both pretty good places. At least no one will target Rhodes Island.

"There are quite a few infected people in the Grand Knight Territory. They have been oppressed by the Corporation, and their resistance is suppressed by the Unarmored Alliance. Rhodes Island should be able to do a great job here. The Grand Knight Commander of the Overseer Council seems to be interested in cooperating with us."

In fact, Bai Ye had almost reached an agreement with the legendary Pegasus, but Bai Ye did not have the authority to sign contracts on behalf of Rhodes Island, so after the agreement was reached, Rhodes Island's professional department still needed to step in.