The Cloud-Raised Brave Man's Travels

"Yes."

After class, Tallulah left Rhodes Island for the first time. Of course, considering her sensitive identity, Tallulah disguised herself. Chen and Patriot followed Tallulah. It seemed that Chen had found what she wanted to do, and Mari went to find her Stalin.

Soon, only Koya and the doctor were left in the classroom.

"So your break is just to attend classes~~ That sounds really boring. Go to the training room and practice some more with our reserve operators."

"I originally came here to look for Tallulah, but seeing how focused they were on class, I didn't want to disturb them. I have to say you're quite thoughtful. Tallulah and Patriot perked up just by looking at them."

"These two are warriors. It's impossible to let them have some free time. Well, I actually want to talk to you about something. Are you ready for the trip?"

"If I remember correctly, you invited me here so I could take a vacation, right? Why don't you see what I'm doing now? I've never worked this hard in the Hestia Familia!"

"Ahem, this time it's really not our fault. You caused this trouble yourself. Because you, a dragon, are too high-profile, Lateran held a meeting of nations. Although we in Rhodes Island didn't receive an invitation, you and Kal'tsit did receive an invitation to attend the ceremony."

"Is this the hometown of Exia?"

"interested?"

"I'm really interested. To be able to raise such a lively child, I guess Rutland must be very free."

Koya thought of Miss Exiah, with whom he had worked several times. He was deeply impressed by this angel lady who could put the muzzle of a gun into the enemy's mouth while shouting "apple pie". Apart from the fighting time, Exiah was also very lively. When traveling to Xiosta, it happened that the boss who was accompanying Penguin Logistics had time and went there before, and as a result, Exiah caused a lot of fun.

"What is this Conference of Nations?"

"The name gives you a good idea. It's a meeting of leaders of various nations, led by Lateran. However, although Lateran announced the meeting, the response hasn't been very positive. While the nations have given Lateran a favor, the people they sent to the meeting can basically be called minions. So, they've set their sights on you. If you agree to attend the International Conference, the importance of this meeting will rise to the highest level. After all, you're a 'behemoth' that can strike at will around the world."

"What benefit did Rutland offer?"

"A lot. At least Rhodes Island really needs this help right now. However, Kal'tsit doesn't plan to go, so if you want to go, just bring a few operators with you. You can also treat this trip to Lateran as a trip. Since they've borrowed your name, I'm sure they'll treat you well. Lateran's desserts are very famous!"

"Actually, I don't like overly sweet food, but I'm really interested in Rutland, so I'll go."

"Okay, then go pick a few operators to go with you. Don't have too many. It's best if you can bring new operators with you to broaden their horizons. They should also have some understanding of Lateran. Finally... don't pick Sarkaz."

"understood."

There was no rush regarding the International Conference. After all, it was a meeting between multiple countries, and the conference would officially begin in half a month. This time, Lateran owed Rhodes Island a big favor. After Koya announced that he would attend the International Conference, Lateran immediately conveyed the news to all countries through the International Messenger.

Those countries that were not very interested in this originally began to take it seriously. They had already gotten a general understanding of Coya through spies, and now they needed an opportunity to have a face-to-face meeting with this "behemoth", and now the International Conference brought this opportunity to them.

The countries that originally planned to send only some small characters to support Lateran, all began to select participants. First of all, good looks were the most important because he was an old pervert. Secondly, the status should be higher. Finally, the candidates should be sensible.

It’s more like choosing a blind date partner than selecting participants.

Koya, on the other hand, obediently ran to the training grounds and began training the reserve operators. Rhodes Island's reserve operators were generally younger or less powerful, with members of Teams A1 and A4 currently training at the training grounds. Koya's arrival didn't excite them; after all, only a few in Rhodes Island knew of him. Most Rhodes Island operators knew they had a dragon so powerful it could control natural disasters, but no one knew its true form.

Koya sat nearby and watched the children acting out a confrontation. From Koya's current perspective, he naturally thought they were just "playing around". Their offense and defense were full of loopholes, but Koya didn't think it was funny. After becoming stronger, they looked down on those who worked hard to become stronger. That was the worst thing!

But now Keya didn't know how to approach these young people. No, he was only twenty years old, about the same age as them... Why was his mentality aging so quickly? Keya quickly threw this terrible thought out of his mind. He couldn't get old before his time!

"Um... sir, are you an operator from Rhodes Island?"

Just as Keya was daydreaming, Finn, who had just finished a round of training, came to Keya first and greeted him warmly.

"Let's leave it at that."

"That's great! Could you please serve as our training opponent? We're so familiar with the members of Team A4 that we've already guessed their moves before the battle even begins. There's no training effect at all."

Finn was obviously an impatient person. After hearing Koya's agreement, he pulled him to the training ground and told him the reason while running. When the two stopped, they were already standing in front of the A1 and A4 team members.

"Everyone! This is also a Rhodes Island operator, and he can help us train. Oh... Oh, I forgot to ask you your code name, sir."

"My code name?... Well, actually, I didn't give myself a code name. You can just call me Koya."

"Hey, Mr. Koya doesn't have a codename. Could he also be a reserve operator?"

"No, I just don't like using code names. Okay, you guys want to train, right? How do you need me to cooperate with you?"

"Hmm... What weapons are Mr. Koya good at?"

"I'm pretty good at melee weapons, and I also have a little bit of Originium skills."

"That's great! Could you spar with us?"

Koya naturally agreed to this request. He was originally following the doctor's advice to train these reserve operators.

An hour later, Team A1 and Team A4 were completely defeated. Koya's training for them was simple: stand still and defend for five minutes, then knock them down with a single strike. They didn't even have to use weapons. Fighting them felt like playing with children. Even during the five minutes of defense, Koya kept talking, constantly pointing out the mistakes Fen and the others made during their attacks. Offense was even simpler: find the flaw, strike, and then point out their mistakes.

"Koya... I asked you to train them, not to bully the kids."

"Cough cough."

When all the members of Team A1 and A4 went to the medical department for psychological treatment, the doctor appeared and scolded Koya harshly.

Chapter 239: Arknights: Public Information

It was Koya's sole responsibility that all members of teams A1 and A4 received psychological treatment. Although he held back when fighting, he subconsciously mentioned all the shortcomings of these newbies when defending. Although they were all facts, what he said was indeed a bit harsh. Koya pulled at himself helplessly, and more than ten scales like black gems were torn off and handed over to the doctor.

"It's not appropriate for me to visit them now. I'll give them these scales as my apology. The rest can be sent to the Engineering Department in Korshir. She's been talking about this for a long time."

"Okay, but first tell me what this thing is used for. I don't believe you would give me a useless handicraft."

"My scales carry my aura. Ordinary beasts wouldn't dare attack anyone with them. Besides that, they can serve as a heart shield. My scales have quite a high defensive power."

"It's quite appropriate. Those children haven't truly grown up yet. Rather than giving them power, defensive items like this are just right."

The doctor nodded, then stuffed the scales into her coat pocket. Fortunately, her coat had many pockets, otherwise they wouldn't have fit all the scales.

"Alright, that's the end of that. From now on, don't spar with these reserve operators when you come to the training ground. You know Rhodes Island is short of manpower, but you still act like you want to beat them into retirement. How terrifying."

"Ahem, I'm reflecting on this."

·Dividing line·

This is Rhodes Island's internal chat software, based on network technology. Even operators in other countries can contact those at Rhodes Island headquarters. So, this world is really strange. They have things like live streaming to the entire world, but they can't even make a phone call across borders. Is this really reasonable? Shouldn't network technology be developed based on communication technology? Why on Terra, it's like they skipped communication and went straight to the network...

Ahem, the topic seems to have gone off track again, so let’s focus on this communication software. In addition to the large group that includes all operators, some operators also set up small groups for private conversations.

[Reserve Operators Landing Group]

"Finn, Rosalina, I heard that both of your reserve teams were beaten to tears by someone? Hehehe, I'm going to Rhodes Island soon. I'll help you teach that guy a lesson!"

"Ms. Franca, even you knew about this? No, we didn't cry!"

Franka is an elite employee of Black Steel International Security. Black Steel is a strategic partner of Rhodes Island. Before the outbreak of the Che City incident, Rhodes Island chose to hire Black Steel for many overseas missions due to the lack of operators. Franka has cooperated with Razer and Rhodes Island operators many times, and also taught reserve operators during the rest period in Rhodes Island.

"I didn't cry. I was beaten so badly that I went to get psychological counseling."

"Wow...that's even more outrageous! Xiaomei, wait, I'm here to avenge you."

"No, no need."

"Franka, please don't mess around. I don't want you to be beaten and sent to psychological treatment too."

"Hey...Dobin, do you look down on me? And aren't Finn and the others your students? How can you bear to see them bullied?"

"By the end of the battle, neither Finn nor Rosalina had a single scratch on their bodies, and the Doctor even offered an apology on their behalf. If you ask me, Finn and the others' mental fortitude is too weak. Most importantly, Franca, the one who made them cry was the black dragon. Are you really planning to challenge him?"

"Ahem... well, little Rosalinsha, I brought you some aromatherapy. What do you think of the smell of lavender?"

"Ms. Franka, please answer me first, how did you know about this?"

Rosalina felt as if her cheeks were burning. As a cat with mild social anxiety, she wanted to dig a hole and bury herself in it when others knew about her embarrassing things. When she was fighting with Koya and heard him talk about her shortcomings, she felt really aggrieved, as if all her efforts for so long had been denied. However, she didn't cry. But as Beagle, Kati and others cried in grievance, Rosalina couldn't hold it back anymore. Although she didn't cry, she was indeed very frustrated.

Now, after psychological counseling, she also understood that there was nothing wrong with what Koya said. He even pointed out all the shortcomings of these reserve operators. If these problems could be corrected, Instructor Doberman would probably recognize them and they would become official operators of Rhodes Island.

However, although I understand it, why would such a dark history be spread?

"Warfarin posted this news to the Rhodes Island group chat. Didn't you see it? Most people probably know about it by now."

"Ah ah ah ah."

Rosalina hugged her head and screamed!

Among the large group of people in Rhodes Island, there were many who shared the same opinion as Franka. They all felt that Koya had deceived Rosalina and the others and sent these children to psychological counseling. Therefore, the training ground was particularly lively now. Many operators without missions gathered here, wanting to teach Koya a profound lesson so that he would never bully children again!

As mentioned before, the only ones who knew Koya's identity were the operators who had accepted the mission to bring back the doctor, so when these uninformed operators excitedly ran over to teach Koya a lesson, they were also taught a lesson like children.

"Operator Winter, your combat skills are too crude. Your attacks are completely disorganized and rely entirely on physical instinct. If you encounter an enemy with better physical fitness than you, you will be like a helpless bear."

Bang! The invincible Stalin was thrown over the shoulder by Koya and couldn't get up again.

"Operator Lappland... your Originium skills and combat techniques are very mature, but could you please stop nagging me about Texas? It's really annoying."

Ding X2——Both of Lappland's weapons were directly grasped by Koya in one hand, and the collision of palm and sword blade made a sound of metal collision. The experienced Lappland immediately threw away the weapon, and took out a dagger from his leg and slashed towards Koya's neck, but was kicked away by Koya.

"Ms. Seria, your fists are really powerful. Oh, and I have a set of boxing techniques here. Are you interested?"

Saria, a Medical and Heavy Armor Operator, possessed a pair of fists stronger than ninety-nine percent of the Guard Operators. Of all the training sessions, Koya had the most fun fighting her, even engaging in conversation as they sparred. Koya unreservedly shared with Saria some of Jacob's wielding techniques. After the battle, she was the only Operator to leave the ring on her own. Saria, sweating profusely, emerged from the ring, a stark contrast to Koya's effortless demeanor.

Operator Hummer, who was watching the match from the audience, was seeing Saria in such a state of disarray for the first time.

"Lin Guang...why are you here to join in the fun?"

"I can't miss the opportunity to spar with Mr. Koya."

Lin Guang didn't use the hammer and diamond shield she usually used in Rhodes Island, but instead took up a standard spear to fight Koya. Koya also took interest and used the spear skills she learned in Chaldea with Lady Skadi. Naturally, Lin Guang was one step behind, but Koya was also a little surprised, because Lin Guang's combat effectiveness with the spear was countless times stronger than with the hammer. As expected, the best fighters in Rhodes Island are those who can heal others.

Just when Koya had this idea, Gavial also came. Koya knew Gavial because he often went to the medical department. However, Koya did not expect that Gavial's fighting ability was so outrageous. She also used her fists to fight Koya head-on. Although she did not have the assistance of Originium skills, her wild fighting skills were also eye-catching. In terms of the fighting ability shown in the ring alone, Gavial could even be compared with Saria. Sure enough... Koya's idea that all the capable fighters were in the medical department was confirmed.

When in Xiosta, Koya felt that there was something wrong with Shining. He clearly had the aura of a swordsman, but insisted on saying that he was a medical operator. But now, looking at this medical department full of talented people, Koya understood. It turns out that everyone in the medical department is like this!

After an afternoon of non-stop arena fighting, Koya's reputation had spread throughout Rhodes Island. The operators who had participated in the mission to bring the doctor back also told their friends that Koya was the black dragon. Word spread from one to ten, from ten to a hundred... By dinner time, everyone in Rhodes Island knew Koya's identity.

This was something the doctor had been pushing forward step by step. It was impossible for other countries to know who Black Dragon was while none of Rhodes Island's operators were aware. Furthermore, Rhodes Island's actions were expected to become increasingly larger, and Koya's presence would provide a shot in the arm for those confused and wavering operators.

For example, after a certain Platinum Lord learned that Koya was the dragon that froze a mountain, her first thought was not to pass the information back to the Heroless Alliance, but to wonder if she could leave that place with Koya's protection.

Ah. By the way, most of these cannon fodder sent directly to Rhodes Island don't know Koya's identity. Those who do know Koya's identity are his confidants. It would be best if these cannon fodder can get intelligence, but if they can't, there's no loss.

There are many operators who have the same idea as Sintela. Before Koya's identity was exposed, these spies were doing their spy work, but when Koya stood in front of them so openly, their inner thoughts deviated a little bit.

"So, those operators who came to challenge me this afternoon were all bewitched by you?"

"I just asked Warfarin to share the news in the chat group that you beat Finn and the others to the point where they needed psychological treatment. How the operators act is up to them."

"Doctor...you're quite scary. If I were your enemy, I'd probably be completely fooled by you."

"Hmph, don't even think about such an impossible thing. I will always stand by you. You are my grandfather."

Time slowly passed. At twelve o'clock in the evening, after Rhodes Island had quieted down, the sound of information transmission could be heard from every room.

"Haha, our little Platinum is quite capable. He's only been in Rhodes Island for a few days and he's already figured out Black Dragon's identity."

Although many spies were already wavering, it would take time for the wavering to grow. That night, many factions received this semi-public intelligence. The state powers that already knew about it naturally made no comment. However, those weaker than the state powers, such as the Casimir Business Alliance (Casimir's main military force was still in the hands of the Supervisory Council, and the No Hero Alliance was unlikely to be able to gather intelligence outside of Casimir), Columbia Rhine Life, and Black Steel International, were all ecstatic after learning of Koya's identity.

"Did Bai Jin really find out?"

"Well, it's not really known. Rhodes Island is preparing to release this information. I believe that most forces on Terra have obtained this information by now. Monica, today's mission is up to you. I have to go meet the Black Iron Lord."

"understood."

"To be honest, I thought Little Platinum would defect."

"She will defect. After all, she never really liked the No Heroes Alliance."

"Yeah...but I didn't expect that the first person to leave the No Helmet Alliance would be the receptionist we originally booked. Sigh~it's actually quite difficult to find a satisfactory employee."

·Dividing line·

Koya didn't care about these things. He only cared about why there was another blood demon on his bed besides Kulusier?

"We share happiness and difficulties together!"

"Ahem... Sorry, I accidentally let it slip, and then this guy insisted on coming with me."

"So, come~~~"

"Come!"

Koya took up his gun and went into battle, and the two blood demons were defeated - after the battle, the two blood demons stuck to Koya's neck, one on the left and one on the right, sucking, licking and biting him. Although they knew it was impossible to break his skin, the two little blood demons still enjoyed it.

"Come to think of it, Warfarin, your skin color has returned to normal."

"Because I sucked your blood. The pale skin is actually a problem caused by the blood demon rejecting blood for too long. I feel like I haven't tasted blood in a hundred or two hundred years. But Koya, you are really amazing. Just two drops of blood can make up for the damage I have done to my body over the past hundred years~~I like you even more."

"Do you like my blood or me?"

"Hehe, adults don't care about reasons, they only care about results. Don't worry, my little boyfriend, you are my first man and you will be my last man."