Rifle charge in Ark, but without a mount

Especially since they had just come out of the extremely cold Ursus snowfield and encountered such hot weather, it was even more difficult for them to adapt. Even Claude felt uncomfortable and took off his armor and coat, still wearing a thin white shirt, unbuttoning a few buttons on the shirt, revealing his collarbone and strong chest.

Fortunately, they were almost close to the coordinates sent to them by Rhodes Island. As Rhodes Island's largest partner, the entire landship even stopped to wait for him.

He reached out and pressed a button on the dashboard. He calibrated his coordinates again, and then slightly adjusted the direction of the vehicle. His companion had lost interest in talking because of the heat. He had been silent from the beginning until now, and his fair face was red from the heat.

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The vehicles rolled over the dry straw, raising dry dust.

"Here we are."

Hearing Claude's voice, Xinteleia perked up, and when she looked up, she saw the shadow of the landship in the distance. She stood up straight, stretched in the seat, and then let out a long breath, and relaxed completely.

"We're finally here. I almost thought we were going to be steamed to death in the car..."

Claude pressed the clutch and operated the vehicle's gear lever.

"This place is really ridiculously hot. I don't know what's causing it. There's not even a bit of vegetation."

"But we don't have to worry about going back. It seems that Rhodes Island is also going to Ursus. They can give us a ride then, so we don't have to endure the heat."

Xinteleya showed a surprised expression.

"Does this mean we can stay on the landship and don't have to run around anymore?"

"Of course, there is air conditioning and desserts to enjoy every day." Claude raised his eyebrows at her and gave her a teasing smile.

Xinteleya's face turned red and she reached out her hand to pinch him, but when she thought about the fact that he was driving, she gave up and rolled her eyes at him.

"Hehehe!" Claude couldn't help laughing. He adjusted the speed of the vehicle and rushed into the open gate.

The temperature inside the landship dropped immediately. Because of the thick armor insulation, it was very cool inside. There were also high-power fans running on the walls to prevent the temperature from getting too high.

Before they got out of the car, another car rushed up, it was an ordinary off-road vehicle.

As soon as the vehicle stopped, a burgundy-haired Sakota girl rushed down from above, resting her hands on her knees and breathing rapidly. When the girl raised her head, Claude saw that her face was almost as red as her hair.

The vehicle's engine was turned off, and a girl from the Luper tribe came down from the other side. She had long straight black hair and a pair of golden eyes, and looked somewhat like Claude.

They were all wearing black and white uniforms with a capsule-shaped logo on them. After seeing Claude and the others, they nodded to them, picked up the box and walked into the ship. The lively Sakota girl also waved to them.

"Penguin Logistics?"

Claude saw the words printed on the cartons they were holding and thought to himself, are they couriers from a logistics company? He couldn't comment on the Sakota girl, but the Lupo girl was sharp and bloody, and she was not a simple character.

But he was relieved soon. Delivering express in this land is a very dangerous and difficult job. There are no ready-made roads, so one can only rush in the wilderness. One must also be careful of vagrants, scavengers, and looters at all times. It is indeed a job that requires great strength.

"Maybe we can entrust them to deliver medicines for us in the future."

Claude thought to himself that Rhodes Island's location was changeable, and it would be more convenient to entrust a courier like this to deliver valuable and small goods like medicines. He didn't always have time to do such a thing.

Before he could think of anything, a yellow shadow suddenly rushed towards him. Caught off guard, he was hit directly onto the car, and the shadow fell directly on his neck.

Seeing the child burying her head in his chest, Claude smiled gently and rubbed her head and ears, ruffling her smooth hair.

"Long time no see, Xiao Ke, I'm here to pick you up."

Ceobe didn't say anything, still burying her head in his chest. After a while, she finally let go of his hand after Claude comforted her.

"I want to go with you to fight the bad guys." Ceobe stared at him seriously with eyes like red crystal.

"Okay, come and help me."

Claude couldn't help but reach out and pinch her cheeks. She was obviously doing well in Rhodes Island. Her face had gained some flesh and she was wearing new clothes.

Turning around, he looked at Dr. Kal'tsit, Yelena and the others beside him, and even the little leader Amiya was standing inside.

"Dr. Kal'tsit and Ms. Kagami, thank you for taking care of this child."

Claude bowed to them seriously and expressed his gratitude.

"You're welcome, Mr. Claude. It's just a small favor."

"Yes, it's okay. I like Xiao Ke very much, too. I am very happy to be with her."

A smile also appeared on Miss Kagami's serious face.

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Rhodes Island arranged a room for Claude and his friends. Just as Claude put down his luggage, he heard someone knocking on his door.

Claude tidied his clothes a little, then stood up to open the door. When he opened the door, as expected, Yelena was standing outside.

"Won't you invite me in and sit down with you, our general?" Her cold and plain face seemed to be melting with a smile.

"Of course, please come in, ma'am." Claude smiled and gave the girl a knight's salute, then opened the door as wide as possible and let her in.

There was only a table and two chairs in the room. Claude pulled out a chair and let her sit down, then he wanted to find some drinks or something. He had just arrived here and there was nothing in the room to entertain guests.

Yelena was not in a hurry. She sat at the table and waited quietly. She was still wearing a hospital gown, but she looked much better and her face was rosy.

Claude arrived at the cafeteria. It was already past lunchtime and the place was deserted. He explained the situation to the staff, who gave him a pot of tea and a plate of snacks that looked like they were made by him. He said goodbye to the kind cafeteria employee and quickly returned to his room.

Putting the things in his hand on the table, he sat opposite Yelena.

"Are you feeling better? I heard your condition is under control."

Claude leaned back in his chair, looking lazy and relaxed, which was his normal state when he was with his friends.

"I have controlled it, but I can't stay here any longer. You are all fighting hard over there, how can I just sit here and wait?"

Yelena lowered her eyes and ate a piece of dessert in small bites.

Claude suddenly felt a little emotional. Whether it was Alina or Yelena, the girls of Ursus always had a tenacious character. They had experienced countless hardships but still wanted to overcome them. They were as tough and transparent as ice and snow, which attracted others and made them respect them from the bottom of their hearts.

"I am here to pick you up personally, right? We still have a lot of struggles to do in the future, but we can't do without your strength."

Claude supported his face with his left hand. The setting sun dyed his face golden, and the corners of his mouth were curved upward.

A blush appeared on Yelena's snow-white cheeks, and she couldn't help turning her head away.

"I heard that you captured a landship. What were the casualties? I know nothing about this side." She quickly changed the subject.

"The casualties are not small, but still within an acceptable range."

World-weary

Claude shook his head slightly and said nothing more.

"If I were there at that time, I would have been able to help, and maybe the casualties would have been less." Yelena couldn't help biting her lips and lowered her head slightly.

"Don't let your imagination run wild. If you hadn't come here for treatment in time, you would have died in a few months given your condition at the time."

Claude interrupted her negative emotions. She was a very determined girl who easily got stuck in a rut.

"Don't be sad, don't blame yourself, every sacrifice they made was valuable. There are still countless wars waiting for us in the future, and I may die one day, we are all like that. So don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Claude poured himself a cup of tea. He liked the taste very much. The rich aroma lingered at the tip of his nose, and his whole body became quiet from the inside out.

In this quiet atmosphere, they spent the whole afternoon together, until Dr. Kelsey came and took Yelena away for a checkup.

Claude was in a good mood. He washed up and prepared to go to bed when his door was suddenly knocked again.

But he frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then opened the door.

"Doctor Warfarin, what brings you here?"

The white-haired blood demon lady was still outside the door. She greeted Claude with a smirk on her face.

"I want to ask you, Mr. Claude. Today is our physical examination day. Are you interested in getting a physical examination? It is very good for maintaining good health."

"Physical examination?"

Only then did Claude realize that he had not had a physical examination in all these years. Although he was confident that he was in good health, Originium and the like were still very dangerous things, so it was indeed necessary to have a physical examination here.

"I'm very interested, Miss Warfarin, how much does this medical examination cost?"

"It's free, of course it's free. This is a benefit for you, Mr. Claude. All your companions have this benefit." The white-haired Miss Blood Demon replied quickly.

"Does that require me to make any preparations? Or is this enough?"

"That's all, please follow me."

As soon as she turned around, Warfarin couldn't help but reveal a joyful smile on her face. Of course, the physical examination was true, and it was Kal'tsit who asked her to invite Claude. But a physical examination would definitely require blood draws. Even if she "accidentally" drew more blood, it shouldn't be a problem~~~

Soon they arrived at the physical examination area, where many operators were queuing up. Claude saw five or six operators of different races at a glance, and couldn't help but sigh at the richness of Rhodes Island. He didn't have to queue up here, as he had his own dedicated channel.

As soon as I walked through the door, a robotic arm sprayed disinfectant on me. Following the instructions of the medical operator, I changed into a set of clothes for a physical examination. It was a white long coat and trousers, which looked very simple.

According to the procedure, Claude began the physical examination.

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The postscript of the eagle's successor written by the world-weary Xinzhong is completed

"Are your muscle fibers made of alloy? How can you have such strength?" A medical operator looked at the data on the paper in his hand with amazement.

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"Is your brain a computer? Mr. Claude, so far, no one has been able to handle such a large amount of calculations."

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Claude's physical data quickly attracted the attention of the medical team. They discovered that Kuranta's body was even stronger and tougher than Vaifan's. And not only in terms of physical strength and power, but also in terms of thinking ability and reaction speed. Almost second only to the two deep-sea hunters.

But they couldn't come to a conclusion for the time being, so they could only attribute it to Knight Casimir's training method.

Soon Claude came to the last item, the blood test.

As expected, it was Dr. Warfarin who drew his blood. But he did not feel any resentment, after all, the other party had a legitimate reason and he had already agreed.

He sat on the chair, rolled up his sleeves and stretched out his arms.

As mentioned before, Warfarin is an excellent doctor under normal circumstances. She drew blood from Claude with skillful movements. The whole process was smooth and there were no unnecessary movements. It took less than a minute to draw a full tube of blood.

Looking at the half-filled blood samples next to him, Claude hesitated for a moment, but still said nothing. After all, this lady was not a truly evil person, and there was no need for him to be too serious about such harmless details.

After changing back into his clothes, Claude returned to his room. The results of the physical examination would be sent to his terminal.

The Rise of the Reunion: Chapter 67: Days in Rhodes Island

Claude frowned and focused on the object in front of him. When the time came, he suddenly pulled out one of the blocks. The small tower made of blocks was shaky, but it didn't fall down, and the top had been pulled out of shape.

Now all the building blocks formed a delicate balance. Taking away any one piece might cause it to fall. Claude showed a smug smile, looked at his companion across the table and stretched out his hand to signal.

The yellow-haired girl showed a distressed and hesitant expression. She stretched out her hand to pull out a building block, but hesitated. She wanted to pull out another one, but dared not pull out more after pulling out half of it. However, under Claude's urging, she still hesitantly pulled out a piece, and then it collapsed under Claude's expected expression.

"Aha!"

Claude showed a victorious smile, took the last piece of honey cake under Xiaoke's gaze, and ate it up in two bites.

“Ooooo…!”

Listening to Xiao Ke's wailing, even the honey cakes seemed particularly sweet. It was obviously a small thing, but Claude felt a great sense of accomplishment.

"As a general, you're fighting with children for food."

Cinderella rolled her eyes at him. The three of them were sitting around the table, playing the game of pulling out blocks. Naturally, Claude won. At this stage, his control over his body had reached an extraordinary level. He easily calculated the structure of the remaining blocks, so there was no reason for him to fail.

This was their second day on Rhode Island, and Claude had some free time after a long time, feeling a bit bored. This morning, Xiao Ke came to find him and said that she had found a fun game, and then the following happened.

After having enough fun, Claude deliberately lost to Xiao Ke a few times to prevent her from being too frustrated. They spent the whole morning playing this game.

In the afternoon, Claude couldn't help but feel itchy again, so he picked up his weapons and equipment and walked towards the training ground. The training ground here has very complete facilities, so it's better to go there if you want to exercise.

The armor plates on his body made a sound of friction, and Claude came to the training ground. It was the time for the operators to train, and it seemed very enthusiastic.

The Rhodes Island team members were doing all kinds of training, some training endurance, some training strength, some training their own Originium skills. Some training marksmanship. The firearm in the hands of the Flin girl attracted Claude's attention. She raised a gun that looked very similar to a modern pistol with both hands, aimed at the target opposite, and hit it continuously with a regular shooting rhythm.

As mentioned before, the guns on this land are completely different from what Claude remembered. They are not fired by gunpowder. Instead, each bullet has a spellcasting unit, and it is ultimately fired from the gun using spells. The more powerful the Originium skill, the more powerful the bullets fired.

Compared to the crossbows that everyone can use, the threshold for using guns is too high. You must have strong Originium skills and exquisite control over Originium skills to make the bullets fired have sufficient lethality. Therefore, it is not popular in this world.

Of course, there is another more important reason, which is that the etched bullets used by guns are very expensive and have no cost-effectiveness compared to crossbows. But seeing this black-purple-haired Filin girl using those precious etched ammunition like splashing water, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. Because in his impression, the salary of Rhodes Island operators should not be high enough to buy such bullets casually.

This means that the girl must have bought it at her own expense, and it seems that she is from a wealthy family.

Claude noticed that every time she fired, the girl would concentrate her mind with all her strength. Then she would trigger the bullet in her gun. This process obviously consumed a lot of energy. After a while, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and her hit rate also dropped significantly.

A white-haired Vaifan female mercenary was guiding her. Although the horns on her head were black overall, the tips were blue like electric currents. She was not tall, but still taller than the girl from the Filin tribe.

They seemed to have a good relationship, but the girl from the Filin tribe seemed to be more introverted. After she found that her hit rate was getting worse and worse, tears appeared in her emerald green eyes. She became a little panicked, but the more panicked she was, the lower her hit rate would be, because her control over her Originium skills became chaotic.

Claude, who seldom saw firearms, couldn't help but stand and watch for a while, and then he attracted the attention of Instructor Doberman.

"Mr. Claude, are you interested in firearms?"

Claude looked at Instructor Doberman, shook his hand, and then answered.