About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

"I feel like this place is a little different than I expected..."

The ears of the little rabbit Carters named [Amiya] moved. She moved towards the target point while looking around the city of Che curiously.

"Indeed, this city is subtly different from other areas of Ursus. It seems to be more vibrant."

The Kuranta woman next to Amiya, with long golden hair that shines like the sun, is a Rhodes Island operator codenamed [Ringuang].

"It's said that this is because Che City itself is dominated by the new nobility, and the focus is on economic development. However, the original intelligence didn't seem to mention that these changes would have such a significant impact. And... it doesn't seem to be an illusion. I just saw a few infected people walking down the street like normal?"

Amiya's ears twitched, and at the same time, everyone had arrived at the passage leading to the underground area.

"Contrary to what Dr. Kelsey said, we encountered no obstructions at all... This should be the core area of Che City, right?"

Amiya frowned in confusion. Ever since landing in Qie City, she had never encountered any obstruction from the other side.

"Stay alert, Amiya. Perhaps the defensive loopholes here are related to the previous Kiri Castle Incident, but it could also be a trap."

Another burly middle-aged man named [ACE], wearing sunglasses and holding a half-man-high shield, spoke in a low voice, and Amiya nodded.

"Unlock completed, you can pass."

The technical operator cracked the electronic lock in front of them, and Rhodes Island and his team arrived at the "heart" of the city of Che - a sarcophagus of unknown purpose.

"Doctor...we are here."

Amiya looked at the sarcophagus, clenched her palms gently, and then moved closer to it.

And at this moment——

"careful!"

Keng!

Lin Guang suddenly rushed to Amiya's side and opened the golden barrier, and an unsharpened dagger was bounced away.

"Isn't this the entrance to Che City? Are you lost?"

"—!"

In the shadows, a Rupert (Junjun, just pretend to be Rupert for the time being) slowly emerged with a hood on. She was as ethereal as smoke, except for the cold gleam of the dagger in her hand.

"Non-combat operators, hide behind me."

ACE raised his shield and walked forward, ready for battle. Amiya also took a fighting stance.

"That uniform is...interesting."

Another female voice was heard, and as it spoke, the temperature around them suddenly dropped at a visible rate, and the cold and biting wind and frost suddenly blew towards everyone from this underground area.

"Is it a warlock this time... and he's very strong."

Lin Guang clenched the war hammer in her hand, staring motionlessly at the white snow rabbit who was from the Carters tribe like Amiya. It seemed that a tough battle was inevitable.

"Cute little bunnies, are you from the engineering maintenance team? Remember to show your IDs, or are you simply intruders?"

Finally, a young man's voice was heard. A pitch-black, indescribable substance slowly spread, and then a black-haired young man emerged from it, faintly accompanied by some kind of melody.

"—"

Everyone present clenched their weapons tightly and stood ready. Although there were only three "enemies" before them, these operators who had experienced countless battlefields knew very well that these three people were enough to shake the outcome of a battle.

When the Rhodes Island group was on full alert, the black-haired young man - Orson's psychological activities at this time were extremely awkward.

——I finally saw the little donkey and I really want to rub it!

Everyone was thinking about what to do if a war broke out, but Orson was the only one who was rehearsing in his mind how to rub Amiya's ears.

In fact, the current situation is not due to Orson's forced appearance, but is the result of careful consideration.

After all, he was a member of the Reunion Movement and had no way of confirming Rhodes Island's current attitude and existence.

The Reunion Movement has changed because of his existence, and no one can guarantee whether Rhodes Island will not also change. For the safety of his companions and the city of Che, Orson must adopt the current steady attitude.

Of course, another reason is that "the guy who smiled at the protagonists when he first appeared, this kind of person has the word "BOSS" printed on his face at first glance", it would be strange if he could be trusted.

The initial deterrent effect was good, so let’s try negotiation next.

"Aren't you going to introduce yourselves, everyone from Rhodes Island? When you arrive in someone else's territory, it's basic etiquette to introduce yourself and state what you're going to do, right?"

Orsen spoke lightly as he slowly moved away from Frost Star. In order to create a scene, Frost Star seemed to have accidentally turned up the air conditioner too high, and Orsen felt a little cold.

"I understand... I'm sorry, our actions were not approved in advance. I'm Ami from Rhodes Island—"

Hehehe——

When Amiya was halfway through introducing herself, something strange happened. The sarcophagus standing nearby opened up by itself for some reason.

"How come the sarcophagus... Doctor!"

Amiya was stunned for a moment, then immediately moved in front of the sarcophagus.

But the surprises didn't end there. When Amiya arrived at the sarcophagus, the little rabbit was stunned for a moment.

"Doctor—empty…?"

"--ah?"

Orson was stunned for a moment, and noticed out of the corner of his eye that no swordsman crawled out of the sarcophagus, but instead there was an empty space.

"Doctor... Doctor!? The signal clearly shows it's right here... What's going on?"

Amiya took two steps back in panic, then shifted her gaze to Orson.

"Don't look at me, I don't know—ugh!"

Before Orson could finish his words, Amiya, who was visibly panicked and anxious, directly launched a spell attack. Judging from the expression on the little rabbit's face, she probably didn't expect to launch an attack on her own initiative.

brake!

The King Slayer at the side raised her dagger to block the magic attack. She immediately assumed a fighting stance. At the same time, Frost Star also drew out her staff, and ice crystals visible to the naked eye appeared behind her.

"Prepare to cover Amiya's retreat, ACE!"

"Wait a moment..."

Orson stretched out his hand to stop the two sides, but before he could finish his words, Lin Guang rushed over with a shield raised and a dazzling light emitting from his body.

——I’ve been completely identified as a villain, huh…

Froststar waved his staff, and ice and snow quickly gathered in front of Snow Rabbit, turning into a frozen shield.

“Crack!!”

Lin Guang smashed the ice crystal into pieces, but she also lost her subsequent strength.

The King Slayer disappeared from his original position almost at the same time, and when he reappeared, he had already come to the blind spot behind Lin Guang, aiming the dagger in his hand directly at the gap in the opponent's armor and swinging it.

"Lin Guang!"

Amiya raised her hand, the ominous black Originium spell gathered at her fingertips and was ready to be unleashed.

"Ahh, that's enough—[Curtain Call]!"

Orson rubbed his hair with an expression of "Why did it turn out like this?", then released Curtain Call, instantly stopping the fight that was almost completely out of control.

"Ahem! Give it to me, I'm going to stop. First of all, I have no idea what your purpose is in coming here."

This is a lie! This man designed a surveillance network specifically for his encounter with Rhodes Island from the very beginning.

"And before you came, we didn't even know this thing could hold anything."

This was a lie! The man knew from the beginning that there was a fool lying inside, whose face and body could not be seen.

"Finally, whatever you were looking for is lost, and it has nothing to do with us."

This is the truth! The doctor disappeared in the plot, and Orson is now confused. He didn't even come here before to avoid spoiling the plot.

As Orson explained, he walked to the sarcophagus and patted the stone coffin.

"Do you decide to continue fighting, or—"

"Genetic verification passed, lockdown lifted. Welcome, Doctor Orson."

After Orson touched it, a female electronic synthesized voice came from inside the sarcophagus.

"..." "..." "..."

Everyone was stunned.

73. My house is pretty big. Would you guys from Rhode Island like to come visit?

"Uh... Is he the doctor you're talking about?"

After a brief silence, Lin Guang put away his shield and wondered what had happened to his Originium skills being suddenly "blocked". He then returned to Amiya and asked in a low voice.

"No... not really."

After Orson's emergency power outage just now, Amiya is finally much calmer now.

"Although I haven't seen the Doctor's true appearance, the Doctor in my impression isn't this... um, petite?"

Amiya looked at Orson, who was about the same height as Junjun in the team, and whispered, and this sentence just hit Orson's few soft spots.

A few weeks ago, Junjun was still a little girl who could be petted by me at will. However, in less than a month, Junjun has grown to be almost as tall as me. Who can resist this?

"You're not much older, little bunny!"

Orson, whose defense was broken, directly fought back.

"I, I'm almost 1 meters tall including my ears...!"

Amiya retorted unwillingly, standing on tiptoe.

"……Well"

Orson was stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked Frost Star behind him.

"Do you Carters count ears when you measure height?"

"Except for places like restaurants, buses, and movie theaters, where ears are counted, other places shouldn't be counted, right?"

Froststar responded uncertainly.

"So, there is such a saying."

Lin Guang nodded thoughtfully, while Amiya, standing beside him, said anxiously, "I'm going to apply to change the height calculation method when I get back to Rhodes Island!"

"In the final analysis, height and such are not important at all... No, that's not right! I was going to talk about something else!"

Amiya suddenly realized that she had gone off topic, but thanks to the mysterious topic of "rabbit's height" as a buffer, the tension between the two groups of people dissipated a lot.

"According to the information provided by the doctor, this machine shouldn't 'actively' react to other people. However, not only did you activate the sarcophagus's system, but you were also diagnosed as a 'Doctor'... Who are you exactly?"

Amiya frowned and looked at Orson. There seemed to be many mysteries about this young man.

"Hmm... Come to think of it, I haven't introduced myself yet. That Carters is Froststar, the other one is Kingslayer, and we, including myself, are all leaders of the Reunion Movement."

Orson introduced the code names of Junjun and Shuangxing, and then returned to himself.

"You can call me Tuner or Silence, it's your choice."

"Tuner..."

Many of the Rhodes Island people frowned when they heard the name. [Silence] was only mentioned in the North and some surrounding towns, but most people had heard of the name [Tuner] recently.

"I'm Amiya, an agent for the multinational pharmaceutical company [Rhodes Island]. The two next to me are ACE and Rin Guang, both of whom are also operators affiliated with Rhodes Island."

Amiya also introduced her team. She said that she was the first to illegally invade the territory, and she was the first to accidentally attack the other party because she did not control her emotions. Now they did not continue to pursue and attack, which was very forgiving.

"Amiya from Rhodes Island, huh? Anyway, we're not making any progress by continuing the standoff here, so why not find a place to sit down for a while and sort out the current situation? After all, this machine is the core power source of Chernobog, and we're actually very curious about its nature."

Orson suggested changing the place to talk first.

"It's a good suggestion, but it could also be a blatant trap. Do you think we'd agree to such a ridiculous invitation?"

ACE rejected Orson's suggestion and was as steady as a defensive tower.

"Very good, commendable vigilance."

Orson nodded, and at the same time, he was thinking:

——As expected of Big Brother ACE! He's so steady and reliable. After all, he's the one who gave me my life!

As the first brother recognized after the server was opened, Orson still has a high degree of favorability towards ACE. Now that Black Snake has been suppressed in his nest and listens to storytelling every day, big brother ACE will not have to die in the city to cover the doctor's retreat.

"Ahem, let me put it another way. If this is an invitation from the current Lord of Che City, you should have no reason to refuse, right, everyone from Rhodes Island?"