Rifle charge in Ark, but without a mount

After the call was disconnected, Kal'tsit, who was wearing a green dress and looked like a young girl, sat in an office chair with a thoughtful expression.

"Doctor Kelsey?"

A petite and tender figure appeared in front of her. She immediately stopped thinking and looked at the girl in front of her.

"Amiya, what's wrong?"

A New Beginning: Chapter 35: The Little Golden Pegasus

This is a small nail clipper, only the size of a little finger, very convenient to carry, and Claude is using it to trim his nails. Don't cut them too short, leave a little length. Too long nails are very dangerous in battle, they will break during violent movements, and tear off the fingers, causing great pain. And this momentary flaw can sometimes bring tragic consequences, so Claude never leaves this flaw.

Claude's hands were white and neat except for the calluses from years of holding swords. He always showed self-discipline in the details of his life. It was not a restriction on himself, he liked this feeling and thought it was good for his moral character.

He gathered the nail clippings into a pile at the table and pushed them into the trash can. He put the small nail clippers into a small leather bag on his waist. He had several bags, some large and some small, which were used to store different things. So in addition to the belt for hanging the long sword and javelin, he also had several belts of different sizes tied to his armor.

The thick cloak was now placed in the car. The climate here was much warmer than that in Ursus. If he put it on, he would be sweating profusely in a short while. So he was only wearing a suit of armor now.

Claude was now sitting in Old Martin's bar. He had nothing important to do. The only thing left was to buy supplies. Cinderella took the child she had found with her. Claude was suddenly free, and he realized that he had no hobbies. Apart from wielding a sword, he didn't know what to do.

A gold coin was turning on Claude's fingertips, and he was doing this idle activity to kill time. Old Martin couldn't stand him like this and reminded him.

"If you have nothing to do, go find Maria. She has been talking about you as her master for a long time."

The gold coin on the fingertips bounced up and was caught steadily by two fingers. Claude looked as if he had suddenly realized something, and at the same time he felt a little guilty that he had not thought of going to see how Maria was doing.

Thinking of this, he quickly stood up, greeted Martin, and walked outside.

"Change your clothes and stop wearing your armor."

Martin shouted loudly to Claude who was leaving. The other party waved to him, but he didn't know what it meant.

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Claude looked at his clothes with satisfaction, which he bought with the gold coin he had just used. Martin had just told him not to wear armor all the time, and he thought it made sense, but habits cannot be changed overnight. After taking off the armor, he suddenly felt uncomfortable, so he compromised and bought a lighter black cloak to wear.

This cape looks like it is made of modern synthetic fibers, with blood-red decorative bands on it. It is flat and crisp. It feels smooth to the touch, and is fastened to the body by straps and buckles printed with logos. Industrial production does have advantages that traditional production methods cannot match. A high-quality cape can be so cheap under industrial mass production.

The cloak also has a hood with a brim that can cover the face, which is very cost-effective for Claude.

Coming to the Linguang family's mansion again, seeing the spacious courtyard inside, Claude pressed the doorbell as usual. But to his surprise, the person who opened the door was not the lively and petite girl, but a tall old man.

The old man had silver hair and looked very old, but he kept his back straight and every step he took was the same distance. He came to the iron gate, looked Claude up and down carefully, and then opened the door.

Claude had some guesses about the old man's identity, so he greeted him directly.

"Mr. Cyril, I have heard of your great name for a long time."

The old man's sharp eyes looked at Claude again, and then his expression suddenly softened.

"Thank you for the compliment. Mr. Claude, you have helped our family a lot. An old man like me has never formally thanked you."

After that, the old man smiled kindly and invited Claude to sit in the living room. Claude gladly accepted the invitation and followed him to the living room.

Maria hurried out of her workshop to open the door when she heard the bell. But when she ran to the yard, she saw a shocking sight. She saw her grandfather walking with a very familiar figure. The two figures were so similar, even their heights were similar, their bodies were both straight, and they walked with the same wind.

"Could that be Grandpa and Master Claude?" Maria stood behind a pillar and poked her blond head out. Claude's black hair seemed to be dyed golden in the sunlight. He and her grandfather were chatting and laughing like people of the same age, which made her afraid to go out for a while.

"Is that Master Claude? I've never seen him like this before." After the two of them left, Maria came out from behind the pillar where she was hiding. But she still stared at the direction of the living room.

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"Is that so? It must have been a very difficult battle. If they were breached so quickly, it would have been difficult to organize an effective defense."

"Who says it's not true? It was a critical moment at that time. Our country was almost destroyed." The old man with bright eyes picked up a cup of black tea, blew away the hot air, took a sip, and then continued.

"But in the final analysis, there is a huge gap in national strength between our country and the Ursus Empire. They can afford to lose, but we can't afford to lose a few times. Now it seems that we were really lucky at that time."

"Mr. Cyril, you don't have to belittle yourself. In my opinion, you did make an unparalleled contribution at that time. Everything you did at that time could not be summarized by luck."

"Haha! I don't know why, but I'm very happy to hear you say that." The old man put down the teacup with a smile on his face.

"Well, I don't think you came here just to see an old man like me. I've wasted a lot of your time. You should have a good chat with Maria. I think it's been quite a while since we last saw each other."

Claude looked up and saw a familiar little golden head sticking out from the second floor. Seeing that he had noticed him and waved at him, he couldn't help but smile.

"Well, old man, I'll be leaving for now."

Maria ran down from upstairs quickly, greeted her grandfather happily, and then asked Claude to go with her, saying that she had a gift for him.

As Claude walked, he secretly thanked himself for having prepared a gift when he came, otherwise he would not know what to do now. His gift was a cloak. Yes, because the beast was too big, he made several cloaks with its fur.

Soon they arrived at a small house in the backyard, which was filled with various processing equipment. Claude clearly saw a thick cable extending from the underground outside into the small house. Maria rushed into the small house, wearing a white work suit made of thick cloth, which looked a bit bloated.

After a while, the girl came out of her hut, holding a helmet in her hands. With a smug look on her face, she handed the helmet to Claude.

"Hey, Master Claude, I made this. Even Master Koval said I did a great job."

Looking at the helmet in his hand, this helmet is based on the traditional knight's helmet, with steel wings raised on both sides. It looks very imposing and adds a lot of heroic feeling to the helmet as a whole. The overall color of the helmet is a black with a little gold. It looks like brass painted with black paint, simple and majestic.

Claude looked at the helmet in his hand. The weight of the helmet was not heavy, but he could feel its solid structure when holding it in his hand. Claude also liked its shape very much. Especially the pair of upward-raised steel wings, which was a common decoration method in the First Legion. His subordinates liked to decorate their armor with feather elements, and Claude was no exception.

"I like this helmet very much, Maria. I will always wear it." Claude put down his helmet and put it on. The size of the helmet was just right, and there was no extra shaking when wearing it on his head. He reached out and lifted up his visor.

"By the way, I have something for you too." Claude began to look through the bag he was carrying. He took out a thick cloak with thick and dense fur that reflected a warm light in the sun. He then handed it to the smiling blond Pegasus.

"Is this for me? It looks warm." Maria took it without hesitation. As soon as she touched it, she felt the soft and thick fur on it. Claude also felt very strange. It was a carnivorous beast, but its fur was as soft as those small animals.

Seeing her holding the cloak with great affection, Claude interrupted her.

"Okay, put that aside for now. It seems like you're pretty good at mechanics, but have you neglected what I taught you?"

Maria's expression suddenly became stiff. Although she had not been too lazy during this period and had made some progress, she still had no confidence that she could fight with Master Claude.

"Don't waste any more time, get out your practice swords."

"Okay..." Zero

Maria hesitantly found the practice sword.

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The dull edge of the practice sword easily passed over the shield and struck the wrist of the sword holder. Maria's wrist went numb and she involuntarily let go of the weapon, and her sword fell to the grass.

Claude put away his blade and said nothing for a while. Maria lowered her head in worry.

"Very good. It seems that you have not been negligent during this period."

The unexpected words made Maria raise her head. Claude took off his helmet and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

"But I clearly..."

A slender and strong hand covered her head and rubbed it gently twice.

"Don't underestimate yourself. Do you think anyone can stick with me for so long? Your growth has far exceeded my expectations. I should say that you surprised me, Maria."

Under the setting sun, the little Pegasus's face looked a little red.

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"Where did you go today? Why did you come back so late? By the way, this cape you bought is nice."

When they returned to the hotel where they were staying, they happened to run into Xinteleya who was walking down from upstairs. She was wiping her wet hair with a clean towel.

"I went to visit Maria. The talent of that child really gave me a big surprise today."

Claude answered casually and then asked her again.

"Where are you going so late?"

Hearing his question, Xinteleya's expression suddenly became helpless.

"It's the child you picked up. Her clothes are so tattered that she can't wear them anymore. I just gave her a bath and I'm going to go out and get her another set of clothes."

"And that guy is too restless. He kept moving around while I was bathing her. I was struggling for a long time. You go and look after her. I'll go out and buy some clothes."

"Your hair isn't dry yet, or I'll go."

Xinteleya seemed a little surprised, and she continued to ask.

“Can you pick out clothes for girls?”

"It's just clothes, as long as it's not ugly and can be worn, what else do you need to pick? Tell me her size and I'll go buy her a set directly."

"...I'd better let me go. I always feel a little uneasy leaving it to you."

"It's okay, it's okay, just wait a moment, I'll be back soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, Claude turned and walked out.

Turning left and right, Claude arrived at the store where he bought clothes during the day. As soon as he walked in, a waiter came up to greet him.

"Sir, are you buying clothes? Are you buying for yourself or for someone else? Please feel free to look around."

"Do you have clothes for girls this tall?" Claude said as he casually drew a line. The child didn't measure her height specifically, but she should be around 1 meters tall.

"Yes, yes. Are you an adult?"

Claude thought carefully about the girl's condition and then said affirmatively.

“It’s an adult.”

After a selection, Claude picked out a set of clothing suitable for outdoor activities. It was orange and black, and the cut was very decent. There was only one thing that made him feel a little inappropriate, that is, as an outdoor activity clothing, the legs were actually two stockings, leaving a part of the thigh completely exposed. It really didn't seem to provide effective protection.

But at this late hour, this was the only clothing store still open, and the other clothes there were not as good as this one, so Claude didn't hesitate, paid the money, and walked towards their residence.

A New Beginning: Chapter 36 Interesting Rhode Island

"Looks good."

Claude stood a little further away, looking at the effect of the clothes he bought on his body. For now, he was quite satisfied. The black and white fabrics formed the main body of the clothes, with orange and yellow embellishments. The lower body was fixed with orange and yellow belts. A pair of brown and black stockings were also connected with thin ropes, perfectly outlining the well-developed body curves of this child. The loose sleeves and thick-soled hiking shoes fixed with buckles added a touch of youth and vitality to her.

After coming back and carefully measuring the child's height, I found that she was less than 1 meters tall, and it was only because of her thick-soled shoes that she looked a little taller than normal. But because of the excellent design of the clothes, they still fit her very well.

Claude also bought her an extra weapon bag to carry her weapons, otherwise it would be too inconvenient to always hold them in her hands. Now she was looking at her things curiously. She had never worn such clean and tidy clothes. It looked strange to her, but she didn't hate it.

"Like it?"

"Hmm!!!" The girl with long yellow hair nodded vigorously, and her big pointed ears trembled, conveying the mood of its owner at the moment.

"I didn't expect you to be so good at picking clothes. I was a little worried." Xintlia also looked at Claude with surprise.

"I fell in love with it at first sight. I guess it's fate." Claude was also proud of his unexpected performance this time.

"Okay, I have to go out tomorrow, you guys should go to bed early." Claude said as he left the room and closed the door. They had booked two rooms in this hotel. Old Martin's tavern was running out of room because of the good business. And they would not live here permanently, so they did not rent a room. They just booked a room in a hotel for a few days.

Claude walked into his room. It was not very big. There was a single bed, a coffee table and a few chairs. There was also a bathroom for showering and going to the toilet. Overall, the conditions were not very good, but it was still expensive here.

After taking off his armor and clothes and taking a shower, Claude wrapped himself in a towel and lay on the bed. But he couldn't fall asleep for a while, so he took out his portable terminal to see if there was any interesting news on it. But he was soon disappointed. All he saw were advertisements, all kinds of advertisements, food advertisements, weapon advertisements, clothing advertisements, car advertisements... It seemed that he could only see advertisements on the network connected to the Great Knight Territory of Casimir.

Just when he was about to give up, he suddenly came across an interesting piece of news.

"Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals is recruiting outstanding talents. Those with long combat experience will be given priority. Infected people are not limited. Once you join the company, you will immediately enjoy free medical care, free food and lodging. The salary is generous and the work is easy. If you are interested, please contact xxxxxxxxxx."

"Not limited to infected people?" Claude thought of the girl he picked up. That child was obviously infected. If Rhodes Island was really as good as they advertised, then entrusting the child to them might be a better choice. Moreover, they also have advanced medical technology and should not let her oripathy continue to worsen.

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Claude's off-road vehicle was speeding across the vast and flat Gobi Desert. In such an endless place, he could step on the accelerator to the bottom. The speed indicator on the vehicle's dashboard had reached the highest speed and would not change. The car window was open, and the violent wind blew into the car from outside, bringing with it a tearing sound.

"We should be almost there! If we are heading in the right direction."

Claude's voice was very loud, but there was no other way, otherwise in the current environment, no one else would be able to hear what he said.

As soon as he finished speaking, a thin black shadow appeared on the distant horizon. After driving forward for a while, the shadow gradually revealed its full appearance, revealing a huge landship. The black shadow just now was the tall pillar on it.

"Unidentified vehicle, unidentified vehicle, please stop approaching our ship. Please show your identification code, otherwise we will attack."

A voice suddenly came from the vehicle's radio, and Claude reacted immediately and said the identification code that Kal'tsit gave him.

" CT1x-【World-weary novel transfer station 948324092】

.I made an appointment yesterday, please open the entrance. "

"Welcome, Mr. Claude. Gate No. 3 has been opened for you. Please board the ship from here." The voice suddenly turned into a gentle and intellectual female voice.

"Thank you, ma'am."

"You're welcome, PRTS is at your service. I'm the Elementary Rhode Island Terminal System, you can tell me if you need anything."

"……Ok, I see."

Claude couldn't help but marvel at the scientific research capabilities demonstrated by this organization. Seeing the gate in front open, he drove the SUV directly up.

As soon as the car got on, a staff member wearing a Rhodes Island uniform came to guide him. Claude followed the guidance and parked his car in an empty parking space. This was an empty and huge steel space with many cars parked inside. There were also many people talking around, and cars kept leaving and coming in.

Claude's boots stepped onto the steel deck, and he looked up to see the people who came to greet him. One was Ms. Kal'tsit, whom he had seen in the terminal before. The other was a petite Carter's girl, with brown hair and ears, and big blue eyes. She tried to look dignified, but her childish appearance and deliberate behavior made her look a bit cute.

Claude stepped forward with his two companions.