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"Let's go to my office. Don't disturb their work," the supervisor said with a smile.

Behind him, a group of logistics officers rolled their eyes.

Yes, so much work has been assigned all at once. How does that White Night manage to stir things up so much, bringing in so many exchange students? These guys will be Rhodes Island's temporary operators for a while, so all sorts of data need to be entered into the system. In addition, background checks also need to be done by these logistics operators.

The happiest I was just laughing, the more heartbroken I feel now.

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"Sign here, um, and here too..."

In the HR manager's office, the manager personally helped Melantha complete the promotion process. After all the procedures were completed, Melantha was finally no longer a probationary operator.

"Where should I go next?" Melanie asked curiously.

After shedding her status as a probationary operator, Melantha will obviously be assigned to a new position, no longer the former Operations Reserve Group A4. In fact, as mentioned before, with all the other probationary operators in Operations Reserve Group A4 having been promoted to full-fledged positions, and the team leader remaining outside the Rhodes Island main ship, the team has become defunct in name only, and the operators have been assigned to other field operations teams.

"Hmm...that's a good question. Actually, we've had some discussions about where you're headed before, and it's quite difficult. Many department heads and internal organization leaders want to recruit you to their side."

"Yes, the field operations department, all the elite operators, Dobermann instructors... even Kroos from the engineering department came to join in the fun."

Upon hearing this, the supervisor laughed. Yes, even Kroos had come to ask for Melantha...

“Even Miss Closure…” Melantha hadn’t expected this.

"Well, weren't you a test pilot at your teacher's company before? As the strongest ace pilot on this land, Kroos wants to hire you to modify and test new powered armor."

"As for Dobermann, Rhodes Island previously purchased a batch of power armor from your teacher. Although we sent a group of people to your teacher's place to learn how to drive power armor at the same time as the power armor was delivered, they are still novices. There is a difference between being able to drive and knowing how to drive. Therefore, Dobermann wants you to become a member of the instructor team to guide them in driving power armor."

After a pause, the supervisor continued:

"Oh, right, there are also some wishful thinkers who want you to help promote Rhodes Island's non-pharmaceutical products, since you are indeed quite famous—"

Melanza quickly spoke up:

"Well... let's forget about it."

Melanie was adamant about this.

"Of course I know, so we directly rejected them. Please don't worry about that," the supervisor replied with a smile.

Melanie breathed a sigh of relief.

She's actually not very good at standing in front of the camera; she always seems stiff and awkward. Fortunately, she wore power armor during the Cavaliers Major, so she didn't feel uncomfortable and was able to perform her show-like battles even under the public eye.

If it's absolutely necessary to shoot commercials, Melanie will only help her teacher shoot commercials.

“So I’d like to ask what you think,” the supervisor asked Melantha. “Ms. Melantha, where would you like to go? I think we should respect your choice.”

Melanie pondered for a moment after hearing this.

She wasn't someone without her own opinions. When she first joined Rhodes Island, she was just a patient, but she chose to join Rhodes Island and become an operator. Later, she chose to become a student of White Night, and in order to become stronger, she chose to become a pilot. All these choices were made by herself.

Now, the choice is once again in her hands.

Of course, before that, she asked:

Has my teacher made any arrangements for me?

"Bai Ye didn't give us any advice. In fact, we don't even know where that guy is right now. If he didn't tell you personally, then I'm afraid there really aren't any plans."

As casual as ever.

Melantha nodded, then spoke:

"If possible, I would still like to go to the field operations department and become a field operations officer."

"An expected answer. So they really want to go to the place that guy used to be?" The HR manager laughed.

Melanza nodded:

"My teacher made me stronger than before, and I want to use that strength to help more people."

After a pause, she continued:

"Of course, I also want to see...the scenery through the teacher's eyes. Perhaps this will help me shorten the distance between us."

"What a lovely student. I'll pass these words on to him. How could this guy be so willing to abandon you like this?" The supervisor clenched his fist.

Melanie stuck out her tongue.

It seems rather embarrassing to tell them.

“Okay, then we’ll go with your choice. The field operations department is just about to form a powered armor emergency response team, and with your resume, becoming the captain is no problem at all.”

As the supervisor spoke, he entered Miss Melantha's whereabouts into the Rhodes Island main ship's PRTS system and then stamped her paper documents.

"Finally, congratulations, Miss Melantha, on your successful promotion."

"But it's really enviable. She's already a young lady, and a highly popular competitive knight, Night Knight. The extra salary after becoming a full-fledged operator is probably nothing. In the end, she can't experience the joy of being a regular operator." The supervisor said, handing the materials to Melantha.

Rhodes Island's official operators have decent salaries, and field operators also receive a certain percentage of reimbursement and field allowances. Usually, being promoted to a regular operator would make ordinary operators happy for a while, but Melantha didn't really feel anything.

In fact, she had never cared about Rhodes Island's salary.

"Oh right, there's one more thing—"

As the supervisor spoke, he took out a postcard. It featured an official close-up shot of Night Rider after he won a match. In the postcard, Night Rider's power armor and faceplate emitted a purple glow around the eyes. His long, slender black body was depicted in a leaping motion, showcasing a sense of speed and power, full of tension.

This is also one of the most popular photos of the Night Rider.

"Please sign your autograph for me. Actually, I'm a fan of yours too."

……

If their subordinates found out that their manager had actually done the same thing, these guys would probably be crying their eyes out. Damn privilege!

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After obtaining the signature from the HR manager, Melantha returned to her room with her belongings. The communal suites for Operation Reserve Group A4 had been assigned to the new reserve operators, and as a full-fledged operator, Melantha was also given her own dormitory.

Although her official status hadn't been officially promoted, the personnel department had already prepared a room for her in advance, and her belongings, originally left in her old dormitory, had been moved here—of course, beforehand, the logistics staff had asked Melantha if these items involved any privacy concerns. They would only move them if there were no privacy issues.

Melantha looked at the things neatly arranged in the room, along with her luggage, and her thoughts drifted back to the days several years ago when she was learning swordsmanship from her teacher.

Sure enough, a long time has passed.

Suddenly, the terminal on the desktop vibrated. It turned out to be an email from the Rhodes Island system. Melantha opened it and was surprised to find that the email was from her teacher.

The girl quickly perked up and opened the email to read it carefully.

The email was very simple, mostly congratulating Melanie on her official appointment. It seemed to be a scheduled email, set to be sent automatically once Melanie was officially appointed.

However, because it came from her teacher, Melantha read it very carefully. This diligence was rewarded; at the end of the email, Melantha saw a location marked by White Night where he had left a gift at his Rhodes Island storage, waiting for Melantha to retrieve it after she became a full member of the team.

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Melanie was already getting ready for bed; she had changed into her pajamas. But after reading the emails, she was wide awake.

After changing out of her pajamas and into her outer clothes, Melansha left the dormitory.

It was getting late, but the nightlife on Rhodes Island was just beginning. Some office workers were heading to the bar for drinks, while some diligent operators were heading to the training grounds. Melantha lowered her hat brim, walked through the corridor, and arrived at the storage warehouse.

Following the instructions in the email, she found the gift that Bai Ye had left for her.

The storage period has been quite long, probably since Melantha left Rhodes Island's main ship for Lungmen. Even Bai Ye himself probably didn't expect Melantha's official promotion to take so long.

Melanie opened the cabinet and carefully took out the contents.

It was a long, narrow box, and when Melantha took it out, the box vibrated slightly.

"Huh?!" Melanie didn't dare to open it here, so she hurriedly carried the box back to her dormitory.

"Finally, someone took this thing away..." Behind her, the operative guarding the warehouse couldn't help but sigh.

This thing is too eerie; it often vibrates on its own, like it's haunted. Since the operators are too afraid to open other people's personal belongings to check, they just made a note of it and then left it at that.

As for reporting it? As long as it involves White Night, Kal'tsit won't interfere unless it goes too far, so reporting it won't do any good.

Fortunately, Melanie had taken the things away. Although she didn't know what was inside, at least she wouldn't be startled during her nighttime patrol.

……

Melanie didn't linger for a moment and quickly returned to her dormitory.

After closing the door, Melantha placed the box on the table. The box was surprisingly light and made of wood. After Melantha laid it flat, the box suddenly opened automatically, and then a sword flew out from inside.

Melantha quickly reached out, and the sword miraculously fell into her hand on its own.

It turns out that the gift Bai Ye left for Melantha was a longsword.

Inside the wooden box, there were some simple instructions.

For example, this sword was custom-made according to Melantha's body data and sword-wielding habits. The design was proposed by Bai Ye, and the forger was a certain Miss who wished to remain anonymous as a fragment of the Year Beast.

Melantha suddenly realized why the sword in her hand felt so natural, as if it were an extension of her own body; it was custom-made for her.

In addition, this sword is not actually a single, complete unit, but rather a composite of 49 individual throwing knives. Normally, the knives are held together by a magnetic field, making it indistinguishable from a normal longsword. However, once Melantha enters the power armor, the longsword splits into 49 independent floating blades. Each throwing knife is connected to the power armor's auxiliary AI, allowing it to move at the pilot's will under the joint control of the pilot and the AI.

This technology was developed jointly by another incarnation of a Sui Beast fragment and Bai Ye's own research institute.

Melantha was very fond of the longsword in her hand. After all, it was custom-made and felt very comfortable to hold, as if this sword was born to be held by her.

Thank you, teacher!

Melantha was very grateful. Although she didn't know the cost of the sword, she knew how precious it was.

In fact, the mere fact that this sword was personally forged by Nian was enough to make most martial artists in the Great Yan envious. After all, as the avatar of a giant beast who possessed the power of forging, Nian rarely forged swords for others. Even when he did, it was always according to his own whims, doing whatever pleased him. Forging a sword according to someone else's requirements and allowing it to be modified like this was probably a first.

Only Bai Ye's influence could make Nian obey his every word.

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The next day, Melantha put on her Rhodes Island uniform again and went to report to the field department.

Originally, the head of this department was Bai Ye, then it was Typing Girl. As Typing Girl became the head of the core city branch, the position of field operations head became vacant.

The current supervisor is a veteran officer who was injured during a field mission and is no longer fit to continue fieldwork, so she was invited back to work in the office.

This is the normal model for appointing field supervisors, rather than having them directly appointed by Kal'tsit like in White Night.

However, the field operations department during the "White Night Era" did lay the foundation for the current structure of the field operations department, and subsequent supervisors have basically followed the systems and settings established by White Night.

Of course, the dispatched operators all fondly remember Bai Ye, because this supervisor was truly exceptional. If an accident or emergency occurred, he could arrive immediately to rescue people. In the past, however, if such a situation had occurred, there was a high probability that the rescue team would only be able to collect the bodies by the time they arrived.

……

The field manager was no stranger to Melantha. Although she didn't follow the Cavaliers Major closely, she recognized some of the well-known players.

However, compared to the so-called "Night Knight" title, the field supervisor was more concerned about the girl's identity as a powered armor pilot.

"Are you Mr. Bai Ye's student?" The supervisor looked Melanie up and down with a blank expression.

"Yes." Melantha nodded and met the eyes of the supervisor in front of her. Although she was not good at communicating with people, Melantha would not embarrass Bai Ye when others mentioned her teacher's name.

“Welcome to the field department. I’m Graphite.” The supervisor smiled, seemingly pleased with Melantha. She stood up and pointed to her right leg towards Melantha.

Melanie saw that it was a mechanical leg, gleaming with a metallic sheen.

"Your teacher is my savior. When I was on a field mission in Rembit, I had an accident and my right leg was crushed."

"If it weren't for Supervisor Bai Ye, I probably would have bled to death in Rembiton's mine."

After a pause, Graphite continued:

"After Director Baiye left, we wanted to form a special operations team with high mobility, strong combat capabilities and comprehensive skills to fill the gap, so that we could save more field operators' lives just like Baiye saved me."

"However, we lacked high-speed flight vehicles and decent equipment at the time, so this plan has only become possible now."

As he spoke, Graphite looked at Melantha earnestly and said:

"Because of high-speed aircraft and powered armor, we have a way to form a rapid response team, so we can find a way to fill the vacancy left by the departure of Director Bai Ye."

"Now, we have the powered armor and the high-speed aircraft. The team members have completed their final training in Lungmen. All we need is a captain."

Clearly, the captain has been chosen now, and that is Melantha.

"I understand." Melanie nodded seriously. "I won't let you or the teacher down."

Melantha was overjoyed because joining this special mobile team would be like completing what her teacher had done, giving her a unique sense of inheritance.

"Haha, you're too serious, kid." Graphite laughed and patted Melantha on the shoulder. "The team hasn't been formed yet."

She then continued:

"However, I happen to have a small task for you to complete."

As he spoke, Graphite pulled a briefing from the table beside him and handed it to Melanie.