Dragon Gate Swordsman

But...what kind of past had she gone through that would cause her to react like this?

Chongxiao felt a nameless anger rising from the bottom of his heart.

This little girl is infected...

Kal'tsit's gentle consolation was not completely ineffective, but Popka was still very timid and even wanted to crawl back under the table.

"Let me do it."

Zhongxiao reached out and patted her shoulder, and then he was stunned for a moment: Kal'tsit's shoulder had a similar hard touch to Huang's, and it was obvious that it was also an Originium crystal...

Popka was even more afraid of the "monster" Chongxiao, but just as she was trying to curl up back, a soft and bright light sprinkled in this small space.

Taixu Susheng.

The light that burst out from Chongxiao's hand surrounded Popka's hand like a dancing elf, causing the still bleeding wound to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye, without any trace of its original miserable appearance.

What neither she nor Kal'tsit noticed was that within this soft light of life, there was also a flicker of golden spiritual energy hidden...

"Wow... so... so great! It doesn't hurt... at all!"

"Then can Popka come out first? The debris here could easily hurt you again."

After hearing what Chongxiao said, the little girl's left eye immediately showed a look of fear... She was a little afraid of Kal'tsit and Chongxiao, but she was more afraid of the pain of being cut...

So she had to slowly crawl out from under the table, but she didn't expect that Chongxiao would pick her up and even spin her in the air.

"Chongxiao!"

"Don't worry, it's okay. Popka is a strong child, isn't he?"

A scene that surprised Kal'tsit extremely appeared: Popka, who had just met Chongxiao and didn't even know him, actually nodded vigorously, and then lay in his arms like a cat.

"how do you……"

"Just think of me as someone who is naturally popular with children."

Chongxiao smiled as he smoothed out Popka's messy hair, while at the same time sensing if there was anything abnormal going on inside her body.

The good news is that there is no problem except for the mineral disease. The bad news is that the mineral disease problem seems to be very serious...

In fact, Chongxiao was able to do this by still relying on external psychic powers: since he could achieve telepathy and mind reading, he could also actively influence these things. However, due to his congenital defects, his psychic powers could not work on those with strong wills, and it was even more difficult for him to actively exert an influence.

But how could a child like Popka have such a strong will?

At this moment, Kal'tsit was somewhat emotional... She didn't know why Chongxiao could use such a magical healing Originium skill and easily accomplish what she had spent a month trying to do.

But it is undeniable that Kal'tsit, who has always been as calm as a machine, was moved.

Please don't misunderstand, it's not that kind of "touched", but I want to do something that Chongxiao is best at...

"Excuse me, Chongxiao, if you are willing to come to Rhodes Island, you will definitely be the best member of the medical department."

Chapter 149: The Loyal Chainsword Never Wears Out

The reason why Dubin came to Rhode Island to work was actually because of an unexpected meeting.

Her motherland, Bolivar, is currently in a semi-divided state due to a series of reasons. Although no large-scale war has broken out, the social unrest caused by the chaotic political situation still makes ordinary people miserable. Only heroes and ambitious people can thrive.

Like most of her colleagues, Dubin... no, she should have been called Louise Carrillo Gorostita at that time. She was a soldier with great ideals, lofty goals, and extreme self-discipline.

However, as long as she is a soldier, she must obey orders, even if she finds that the government army she serves does not care about the people of Bolivar at all...

In countless small-scale conflicts, Dupin's tactical command ability was honed, but her confidence in the autonomous government was also declining day by day, until it completely disappeared in an arranged conspiracy.

Extremely disappointed, Dupin decided to travel to Victoria, the most powerful country on earth, to find a way to restore order. However, she only saw a declining country on the verge of collapse, which was actually not much better than the divided Bolivar.

Just under such circumstances, she happened to meet Kal'tsit who was going to do some work.

Things were very simple after that. Kal'tsit highly praised Dubin's tactical qualities, and Dubin was amazed that as a doctor, Kal'tsit knew so much about the military status and technology of various countries. He even pointed out the root cause of the civil unrest in Bolivar, which was the secret actions of the two countries of Letania and Colombia.

In short, after thinking for a whole night, Doberman decided to accept Kal'tsit's invitation and join the newly born Rhodes Island to serve as an instructor responsible for the guidance and training of new operators.

But...now she is more like a commander without troops.

The operators who were there when Rhodes Island was first established were all true elites, and any one of them was no worse than Doberman. However, since the open recruitment period was still short, there were not many new operators who were trained under Doberman.

Or to be more precise, there was only one small team and Huang, a guy who had been a mercenary for several years.

"Melaltha, since you know that you can't break through Katie's defense head-on, you should think of another way instead of continuing to hold on to this goal!"

"Yes...Yes! Instructor, I'm so sorry..."

The operator who was scolded seemed to be startled, and then he apologized timidly. Compared with a soldier receiving training, it can be said that he was more like a student in school.

In addition, the code name "Rosary" is most likely her real name... For some people who are too lazy or too thick-skinned, using their real name as an action code name is not unacceptable.

"Don't say that, Instructor Doberman. Rosalina wants to get rid of me first before completing the mission. This is also a tactic, right?"

"The wrong tactics are more likely to result in casualties than no tactics at all, and this decision will only put her in a dilemma."

"Wow... is it that serious?"

If Rosalinha is more like a quiet and gentle rich girl than a soldier, then Katie who just fought against her is a lively baby of the same type as Remuel. Moreover, one of them is from the Filin tribe and the other is Pero, which seems to symbolize something to some extent.

Unfortunately, Doberman doesn't buy it at all!

"Go back to the starting point, Rosa, and then try to reach the target location again. Katie, you will continue to be responsible for interception."

After she finished speaking, she turned to look at the other two male operators sitting not far away, "Don't just stand there and watch. Andchel, you are responsible for supporting Kati, Steward, you are responsible for supporting Rosary. The losing side will run five more laps around the training ground."

Andcher and Steward, who were originally planning to watch the show peacefully, felt a darkness before their eyes, but they were tactful and didn't say much.

Andchel is a Sakota from Lateran. He is too young to be qualified to guard the gun. Also, perhaps for the same reason, he is not too resistant to the Sarkaz, otherwise he would not be likely to join Rhodes Island.

Steward is a Volper from Kjerag, skilled in Originium arts... Kjerag has implemented a lot of open policies in recent years, so young people like him plan to come out and broaden their horizons.

This is the only action team that Dubin is currently responsible for training (Note)

Another point that cannot be ignored is that all of the four people except Kati are infected... Perhaps this is the main reason why they met here.

"Alright, cheer up and don't waste such a good training ground!"

The interior space of Rhodes Island is extremely large, and all kinds of facilities are available. The simulated environment training ground they are using now is no less than those in the basement of the Guards headquarters building.

But just as Dubin was about to give the order for the four to start taking action, someone suddenly interrupted her.

"Are you busy, Instructor Doberman?"

Rhodes Island's elite operator ACE had come behind Doberman at some point and was looking at the young people in the training ground with interest.

Although he is a Fidian, his physique is as strong as Ursus, and he also has a calm mind and tactical training... Dubin has always admired such people.

ACE is probably one of the elite operators most trusted by Kal'tsit. He accompanied her as a driver on her previous trips to Ursus and Victoria.

"They still have a lot to learn... What's up, ACE? You don't seem to come to this training ground often."

Rhodes Island's elite operators are all experienced fighters. Having gone through countless battles, they no longer need to use various environments to train tactics, but should work hard to enhance their own "hard power".

"I guess so. I wanted to tell you that Huang is about to have a real fight with the guests from Longmen. Maybe you will be interested."

Dubin was startled at first, then raised his eyebrows.

"Since you are a guest, why do you have to..."

"I'm not sure, but I heard from Hei Jiao that the guest seemed to know both Huang and Kal'tsit."

ACE shrugged, "So, are you interested?"

As for Huang's strength, if one puts aside his unreliable character, Du Bin still quite agrees with him, and can even say that he feels inferior to him. But when it comes to tactical qualities... mercenaries are mercenaries, and except for a small number of them, they are no match for the regular army.

"Well... let them go and see it for themselves. It should be beneficial to their future studies."

……

As the saying goes, those who poach others will be poached again.

Chongxiao could probably guess the real reason why Kal'tsit suddenly changed her mind and took him to visit Rhodes Island in person, but he didn't expect her to say it so bluntly.

If you agree, forget it. We, the Inspector of Longmen, the major shareholder of the company, and the gold medal screenwriter, are all doing very well. How desperate would you have to be to abandon those two or three Rhodes Islanders who came to you for help... Chongxiao is certainly not belittling you, but as the losing party in the civil war in Kazdel, it was only thanks to the "mercy" of Regent Tracys that they were not wiped out, and they also touched the "forbidden zone" of the infected in a very high-profile manner. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a promising company, does it?

At least for now.

Kal'tsit certainly didn't expect Chongxiao to agree. Rather than recruiting, it was more of a gesture of goodwill. After all, Chongxiao had some say in Longmen, and if they were to cooperate in the future, it should be smoother.

"Ascalon isn't here?"

"Yes, I asked her to go take care of some things. She won't be back for at least three to five days."

Although it wasn't very obvious, Chongxiao's disappointment was palpable.

The two of them had already arrived at Rhodes Island's office area.

Compared to other places on the ship, this place seems much busier. After all, when the organization was first established, various rules, regulations, documents and archives needed to be implemented, while also taking into account external personnel recruitment and corporate promotional materials.

This scene reminded Chongxiao of the hustle and bustle when the Guard Bureau moved to the new headquarters building...

The situation in Rhode Island is even worse, because it is easy to see that the busy staff do not seem to be very professional.

"A few months ago, they were just ordinary civilians."

"……clear."

This simple sentence made Chongxiao fall into silence.

Including the child named Popka whom we just met, Rhodes Island has taken in many infected refugees, and not just the Sarkaz.

These staff members who look unprofessional should be the refugees.

Kal'tsit had originally wanted to introduce Chongxiao to the ranger who was temporarily in charge of personnel work, but when she saw his anxious look from afar, she was embarrassed to go over... He was an obviously elderly Safra man. The population size of this race was not large, and there were even fewer who possessed the characteristics of their ancestors.

In addition, Kal'tsit also mentioned the secretary who stood beside the ranger to help: an Agor girl with white hair and red eyes.

"Engineering? Then why is she working here?"

"As you can see, Rhodes Island is extremely short of manpower right now... But Lucille has protested to me several times about Wendy being transferred here to help."

Uh...what is this hinting to me?

Chongxiao smiled awkwardly.

Just then, someone contacted Kal'tsit with the help of a communicator.

"Really? You're all ready? I see. He'll be there soon... Audience? No, don't worry about them. This is just an ordinary sparring match. There's no need to keep it secret."

No need for confidentiality?

Chongxiao could tell that when he and Huang fought, there would definitely be many Rhodes Island operators watching.

It doesn't matter... It's good to give them a little shock from the Lungmen Guard Bureau, and then we can spread the news by moving around Rhodes Island to prevent anyone from worrying about Lungmen.

The office area is just above the training ground, and you only need to take the elevator down more than thirty floors to get there.

Chongxiao had no comment on Kal'tsit's intention to build up a special fighting force for Rhodes Island... After all, it came out of the war, not a real medical institution, so it was necessary to hire some people to fight and ensure safety.

But when he saw the numbered training grounds with his own eyes, he realized that he seemed to be wrong.

After coming out of the elevator, turn two corners and look forward along the wide passage. You can see at least four different entrances to the training grounds. The signboards on the walls next to them introduce the projects and basic environment of this training ground.

There are a variety of simulated environments such as dense forests, deserts, shallows and grass, and a very professional full-angle monitoring and recording system that even the current Guard Bureau does not have is installed, so that the operators can review after the battle and correct their mistakes and shortcomings.

You're telling me this is training guards and bodyguards?

Chongxiao looked at Kal'tsit with a strange look: Could it be that she wanted to train the troops under the guise of a medical institution and prepare for a "second round" with Tracy?

"Dr. Kelsey, Inspector, this way!"

At this time, a Carters woman standing at the entrance of the training ground called out to the two of them.

Through Kal'tsit's introduction, Chongxiao learned that this was also an operator of Rhodes Island, codenamed Violence... but she looked more like a gentle person, which was incompatible with this word.

At this time, the training ground was already quite noisy. Many operators rushed here quickly after hearing that Huang was going to practice with the guests from Longmen, which made Chongxiao wonder whether the entertainment facilities that Kal'tsit mentioned were not activated at all.

How else could they be so boring, huh?

The terrain of this training ground is very simple, with only some pillars of different shapes and heights. It must be simulating a dry wilderness covered with rocks.

Huang was doing a simple warm-up in the center of the venue. There was a long-handled chain saw next to her, which made Chongxiao feel his eyes twitching.

Although you said that you didn't want to use Yan Country's swordsmanship anymore, but the chain saw... isn't it a bit too brutal for a girl?

"Let's just watch it here. Good luck, Chongxiao."

"...Kal'tsit, you don't really think it's possible for me to lose to Xiao Huang?"

Hearing this, Kal'tsit looked at him meaningfully and did not answer.