The Cloud-Raised Brave Man's Travels

When Amiya led the two into the room, four people were already waiting. Koya looked around and recognized three of them: Skyfire, Provence, and Eyjafjalla. However, Koya's relationship with them was limited to acquaintance, having met them no more than three times. Koya had never seen the pink-haired girl from Liberia before, and the confused look on the Doctor's face suggested she wasn't from Rhodes Island either.

Oh... by the way, the mask on the doctor's face was taken off after the Originium Potion was released. Under the mask was a very attractive beauty, our Miss Doctor.

"Doctor, let's not waste any more time. According to the current data, the Xiosta volcano is about to erupt!"

"Ah."

The doctor was unusually calm when she heard the news. The reason was that the playboy standing next to her was her confidence!

"Koya? Can you solve it?"

"There are two options: I can use my divine domain to forcibly suppress the volcanic eruption. As long as I'm in this city, the volcano will be quiet for a day, but it will still erupt after I leave. The advantage of the first option is that it's very safe and hidden. Tourists who come here will never notice the problem with the volcano. The disadvantage is that it's obviously a temporary solution, not a fundamental solution. The other option is to absorb all the fire elements in this volcano, and then it will become a completely extinct volcano. The advantage is that it solves the problem, and there will be no more volcanic threats after Xiosta. The disadvantage is that it will cause a lot of noise."

After listening to Koya's description, the doctor turned his gaze to Ceylon. He was already familiar with Ceylon's identity from Skyfire and Provence's introductions. Naturally, among the few present, Ceylon, the mayor's daughter, was the only one qualified to determine the future of Xiosta. However, the doctor didn't expect an answer from her. Although he wasn't good at judging people, Ceylon's pure personality was so typical that the doctor could tell at a glance that she wasn't determined to answer at this moment.

After three minutes of silence, the doctor spoke.

"Koya, let's suppress the volcano with the divine domain first. We are here for vacation, and we will leave after the Obsidian Music Festival, Miss Ceylon."

After saying that, the doctor pulled Koya out of the room. The volcanic eruption was not important. As long as Koya was in the city, the volcano would never erupt. If Ceylon still had not made a decision when they were about to leave, the doctor would let Koya directly extinguish the volcano. Anyway, he came out to show his strength.

The doctor confirmed his room with Amiya on the terminal. It was a double room, and she and Koya would be staying together! She was very satisfied with this arrangement, but she still had some important questions before they could get married. The doctor took Koya to the room.

"Koya, what exactly is the Demon King's Crown? The potion you brewed with your horn is effective on all infected people, but its effect on Amiya is very limited. The dose of potion that can completely cure late-stage mineral sickness in others can only prevent the spread of the Originium in Amiya's body. The healing effect is not as good as the amulet you gave her..."

"You didn't ask me these questions when we were in Rhodes Island, but why are you asking me these questions without any scruples when we're in Xiosta?"

"Because Ascalon and Logos followed Amiya to Xiosta first, where they are is the safest place."

"Okay. The Demon King's Crown is simply a terminal that connects to all the Sarkaz terminals. Everything about the Sarkaz can be known from the crown: history, knowledge, martial arts... As long as the Demon King's abilities are sufficient, then to a certain extent, the Demon King can be called omnipotent."

"So what does Amiya's condition have to do with this crown?"

"The Demon King's Crown is like a car engine. If you took an airplane engine and put it on a car and ran it at full throttle, what do you think would happen? Amiya's body isn't strong enough to support the power of the crown yet. The immense energy contained in Originium has somewhat 'reinforced' the car's hull. The potion you gave Amiya was probably blocked by the crown. After all, without the support of Originium, Amiya's body would likely collapse."

"Does the crown have the power to stop you?"

"Hey...don't expect too much from a little dust. Besides, my horn is just to harmonize the energy and make it more usable. It's not a panacea."

"I read in novels that the entire body of a dragon can be used as medicine."

"Read less novels."

After Koya finished speaking, two auras disappeared from the room. Askalon and Logos left. Askalon probably went to Amiya to continue protecting her in the dark, while Logos probably found a high place and quietly enjoyed the breeze.

"Come on, we agreed to let you come here for vacation. Let's go to the music festival and have fun at the beach. What kind of music do you like?"

"...I have only heard the music Hera played on her harp."

"Uh, I'd better take you to the beach! There are lots of beautiful girls there!"

“Yeah, I’m also interested in this.”

Then the two of them happily ran to the beach. As for the music, the doctor never mentioned it again. He had grown up listening to Hera's music. What kind of music could possibly match Koya's ears? It would be best not to drag him to the rock and rap stations. Koya might have a stress reaction.

There were quite a few Rhodes Island operators playing on the beach. For some reason, Ifrit set up a small stall on the beach to sell barbecue. Of course, she didn't sell it to tourists, but only to Rhodes Island operators.

(I plan to write the story of Long Night Coming to Light later, so Platinum will not appear in this story.)

The doctor led Koya to a place shaded by a parasol. There were already people there. Two demons, one gold and one silver, were lying on beach chairs, resting their eyes...

"Shining, Nightingale, do you need me to put sunscreen on you?"

Koya didn't know either of these two operators... This was normal. The number of operators in Rhodes Island was very large, and Koya's range of activities was very fixed, which naturally led to him not knowing many Rhodes Island operators. It was rather magical that he could meet three familiar operators in the room at once. However, considering the identities of Provence, Skyfire, and Eyjafjalla as researchers, it was not difficult to guess that the three should have taken the initiative to run to Koya.

"Doctor, you're here. But Nightingale and I have already applied sunscreen, so I won't bother you."

"Oh, what a shame. Never mind, Koya, can you help me apply it?"

"You still need sunscreen with this outfit?"

Although the mask was removed, the doctor was still wearing the Rhode Island coat that covered his entire body. Except for his face, there was no skin exposed. Why would he still wear sunscreen?

"How about I apply it for you?"

The doctor drooled at the corners of his mouth as he looked at the chocolate abdominal muscles faintly visible under Koya's T-shirt.

No need!

"Is this Mr. Koya? Thank you for the potion ingredients."

Watching the interaction between the doctor and the strange man, Shining guessed Koya's identity, and quickly stood up from the recliner and bowed to Koya to express her gratitude. Because of the appearance of the Originium potion, Nightingale's Originium disease has been cured, and Koya has done her a great favor.

Koya quickly helped Shining up. He thought that he had done nothing at all. He just provided the Sky-piercing Horn... Horns were like nails to him. As long as he didn't cut too many at once, it wouldn't have any effect on him. What Shining should really thank were the researchers who discovered the special abilities of his horn and put it to use.

"You two should be more normal. We're all Rhodes Island operators, so why are you being so polite? By the way, Shining, your swimsuit looks great today. When you bent over just now, Koya's eyes were almost glued to you."

The doctor's words of success made the two people fall into silence -

Chapter 231: Arknights: Volcano Crisis

In the end, Koya and the Doctor still lay under the parasol. As there were only two chairs, Shining and Nightingale were forced to squeeze into one chair. But looking at Nightingale's expression, she seemed quite satisfied with the arrangement. The Doctor was now curiously stroking Koya's body back and forth with his hands, and he stayed on his abdominal muscles for a particularly long time.

But… Koya looked at the doctor's black robe with a bit of helplessness. What kind of nice person would wear such thick clothes at the beach? Couldn't he just learn from the Shining next to him? That's how a girl should dress at the beach. Feeling the rough fabric against her skin, Koya's face was filled with disgust.

Just when Koya was looking down on the doctor, Ceylon, Provence, Tianhuo and others had already arrived at the gate of the city hall. Eyjafjalla did not come due to health reasons. With Ceylon's identity, they were not hindered at all and met Kronin, the assistant mayor and messenger of natural disasters who currently manages the city of Xiosta.

As for why the mayor's assistant is the one managing the city, it is because Ceylon's father left Xiosta three months ago, and even most of the mayor's affairs in Xiosta are handled by Kronin, and the mayor seems to be busy with other things.

After listening to what Ceylon said, Kronin didn't even raise his head.

"Miss Ceylon, rumors of an impending volcanic eruption have been circulating in Xiosta for a long time, but I didn't expect them to fool you this time. According to the data from the monitoring equipment we've buried on the volcano, the volcano is currently very stable and there are absolutely no signs of an eruption."

"Have you ever been to the scene? Even though the abnormality is visible to the naked eye, you actually say there's nothing wrong with the equipment?"

"It seems that Miss Ceylon has already gone to explore the volcano herself. You must be very tired today. Someone, take Miss Ceylon home to rest. As for the liar who is bewitching her, arrest him immediately!"

Skyfire and Provence exchanged a glance, seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes. Sure enough, things had turned out like this again. Provence grabbed the still-dazed Ceylon and ran away, while Skyfire set fire to the City Hall, trapping all those pursuing them inside. Of course, Skyfire had no intention of making a big deal out of it. After Ceylon and Provence disappeared from sight, Skyfire began to retreat as well. Five minutes after she left, the fire in the City Hall was extinguished.

After the flames died down, Kronin sat in his office with a sullen face, his attention drifting from the documents before him to who knows where else. Kronin was well aware that what he was doing was not fair, so he naturally didn't dare to openly issue a wanted notice for Tianhuo, Provence, and the others. Unwilling to swallow his anger, he approached Hei, and after some deception, Hei believed that Tianhuo and Provence were villains who had a purpose in approaching Ceylon.

"Koya, Doctor~~Help~~"

From a distance, Keya saw the big-tailed wolf pulling the pink bird running towards him. Tsk... there were two more loner people on the beach. Ceylon looked a little embarrassed. It was because of this hot weather that she wore such thick clothes. She first ran to the mountains to do some scientific research, and just ran all the way from the city hall to the beach. It would be strange if she was not embarrassed.

Koya stood up from the beach chair, put the doctor aside, and caught Ceylon, who was about to fall over. Although she was a little embarrassed, she still smelled good. Koya helped Ceylon to sit on the beach chair, and then Shining began to perform a basic examination on Ceylon.

"It's not a big deal. I'm just tired and a little overheated. I'll be fine after a rest."

Spots of fluorescent light fell from Shining's hands onto Ceylon, making her look much better, and she finally stopped panting.

Only then did the doctor curiously ask Provence next to him what had happened.

"This is it, this is it—"

"Uh-huh."

Provence briefly recounted what had happened after Keya and the doctor left. Simply put, Ceylon was still unsure of Keya's abilities and wanted to make preparations in advance, then get rid of Provence and the others and go to the city hall to explain. However, the result was—

The doctor's eyes lit up after hearing Provence's description. Just this short snippet had already given him a 100,000-word, twisting story! With a hint of curiosity, the doctor asked Ceylon, who had recovered and was slowly drinking water.

"Miss Ceylon, are you sure your father is still alive? Could he have been killed by Kronin?"

"puff--"

The bird sprayed water, physically... Koya, standing in front of her, became soaked all over. Really, shouldn't this kind of wet temptation happen to girls?

A red light flashed across Koya's body, and the moisture evaporated instantly. Ceylon coughed a few times and looked at the doctor in confusion.

"Ahem, the situation is very clear now. First of all, there is definitely something wrong with Xiosta's volcano, there is no doubt about that. But Kronin, Xiosta's messenger of natural disasters, insists that there is nothing wrong with the volcano, so the problem must be Kronin. Since Kronin has a problem, does the mayor know that Kronin has a problem? If he knows but doesn't react at all, was he killed by Kronin? Xiosta's music festival should be very important, right? As the mayor, he just disappeared for three months? No matter how you look at it, it seems like he's gone."

"No, not really?"

Ceylon's face was no longer confident, because what the doctor said made so much sense!

"Miss Ceylon, how long has it been since you last contacted your father?"

Although Koya didn't really want to think of things so badly, but Dr. Naihe's words were very convincing and he felt that they made a lot of sense, so he subconsciously asked Ceylon a question.

"My relationship with my father wasn't very good. I wouldn't deliberately contact him, so the last time I contacted him was when he left three months ago."

"Hmm, it looks like there's a real big problem!"

Everyone present tacitly accepted the news that Ceylon's father had been murdered; he had not contacted his daughter for three months, and as the mayor, he had no news when the city was hosting the most important music festival. At the same time, when he was in the city hall, Kroenig had the audacity to send his men to arrest Ceylon. No matter how you look at it, it seemed like Kroenig was trying to kill the mayor and cover up the truth himself!

"What should I do?"

Ceylon is feeling extremely helpless now. When she thinks that her father might really be gone, she becomes a little confused. She subconsciously looks at the man in front of her for help. Looking at Ceylon's tearful eyes, Koya can't bear it. It would not be a good sight to see a beautiful girl crying. He quickly looks at the doctor for help. The doctor is the smartest person present.

"Well, first of all, it's not appropriate for us in Rhodes Island to take direct action right now. Even if we do, we need to have a legitimate reason. So, Miss Ceylon, the most important thing right now is for you to submit a request for assistance to the Rhodes Island office in Xiosta in your capacity as the mayor's daughter and a natural disaster researcher. Of course, we'll handle special matters as soon as possible. Ascalon, could you please come over? Oh, and check on Kronin's background while you're at it."

"……I see."

A light female voice came from a distance and soon disappeared. With Koya's presence, Ascalon, who was responsible for protecting Amiya, did have some free time and could help the doctor with something. The most important thing was that they had just learned the truth about the Demon King's Crown from Koya not long ago, and Ascalon was embarrassed to refuse the doctor's request.

"Don't worry, Ceylon. The volcano won't erupt as long as Koya is there. And trust the strength of our Rhodes Island operators. Tomorrow, Ascalon might be able to lay all the bad things Cronin has done before you. Then we will help you."

"Thank you, Doctor."

"You can stay at the hotel we booked tonight. Um... Is it okay to squeeze in with Tianhuo?"

"Ah."

"As for now, change into your swimsuit and have some fun. Don't worry, nothing will go wrong with us here—"

·Dividing line·

Elsewhere, upon receiving Kronin's order, the older sister, Hei Feilin, immediately dropped her current task, quickly donned her gear, and headed for the beach. While her current work was important, anything else automatically took a lower priority compared to Ceylon! However, when Hei arrived at the beach, he saw his own daughter standing in the water in a swimsuit, shooting a man with a water gun and a wide smile.

Hei, with over a decade of experience as a sniper operator, determined that his young lady's shot was either in the abdomen or chest. Ceylon's eyes were fixed on the obvious abdominal and chest muscles beneath her T-shirt...

Hei squatted on the ground with his head in his hands. He wondered when his eldest daughter turned into a nympho. Should he tell the mayor? If the mayor knew that his daughter had become like this, would he be disappointed? Hei felt like his head had grown bigger.

"Ceylon, please restrain yourself."

"Ok?"

The doctor was helpless standing next to Ceylon. Was the young lady's true nature exposed? She just stared at Koya and sprayed water, her eyes almost sticking to Koya. Ceylon didn't even have the slightest thought of hiding it.

Ceylon was a little confused for a moment when she heard the doctor's words, but she soon reacted.

"Is it obvious?"

"Obviously."

"Well--"

Ceylon crouched down in shame. She was simply curious. For the past twenty years, she'd been well-protected by her father and Hei. Forget having a boyfriend; even a man who approached her would be chased away by Hei. So, Ceylon had been having a bit too much fun just now, but her curiosity about Koya was more of a curiosity, like the curiosity of seeing a new animal.

While Ceylon was fretting, Keya had already quietly exited the station. It was a familiar process again. With a flash of red light, Keya's body became dry, and the salt particles stuck to him were blown away by the wind. Speaking of which, while the beach in Xiosta was fake, they had indeed made an effort to make it look realistic, even the water was salt water.

When Keya walked back under the parasol and lay on the lounge chair to enjoy a moment of peace, Shining walked up to Keya and said to him with a smile.

"Can you look after the nightingale for me?"

"sure."

Koya had assumed that Shining was simply asking him to keep an eye on Nightingale and provide her with the necessary assistance. Although Nightingale's Originium disease had been cured, her body was still far from perfect, frail, and she was also experiencing a mild form of psychological isolation. It could be said that Nightingale was still a patient in need of care. However, the care Shining was referring to seemed a little different from what Koya had imagined.

Shining picked up Nightingale from the lounge chair next to her and put her in Koya's arms...

"The Shining? Isn't this a little off?"

"Hmm? Really? But I see your hands are already moving. Take good care of Nightingale."

Shining said this and walked towards the doctor without looking back. Ceylon had returned to normal, while Amiya and Ifrit had joined in the water fight, their laughter and cheers already spreading across the area. Koya, on the other hand, was deep in thought, cradling the cuddly Nightingale. In Rhodes Island, because Koya often stayed in the medical department, he had met Shining and Nightingale more often than the other operators. Koya thought he understood Shining and Nightingale, but the current situation still left him a little bewildered.

But Keya didn't dwell on it. No matter what Shining and Nightingale thought, he was the one who got the upper hand. Nightingale, so soft and sweet, so cute!

Nightingale was wearing a very cute swimsuit today. The white bikini made her look cute yet had a bit of personality. Keya's hand was currently around Nightingale's waist. Due to her physical condition, Nightingale had not exercised much, so her waist was soft and very comfortable to pinch.

"nightingale."

"Ok?"

"Nothing, I just feel a little strange. The Shining actually sent a little lamb like you into the mouth of a big bad wolf like me."