Arknights, but the family has fallen again

An aura of "peerless and independent" in the physical sense emanated from the terrifying giant sword behind her.

But the Rhodes Island group moved forward fearlessly.

Desiree was a little dumbfounded. She carried her briefcase and chased after Otto.

She tugged at Otto's clothes and said, "Hey! That girl looks very fierce! We are all civilians, we can't beat her!"

Amiya gave an awkward smile: "Ms. Skadi...she's just not very good at communicating with other people."

Eh!?

"Doc Otter." Skadi took a step forward and closed her eyes.

"Don't move." Otto looked solemn and tried to gather up Skadi's messy long hair.

"Why is this happening?"

"Wanted to clean it up, but the bounty hunters came."

Desiree poked Amiya and asked, "What is the relationship between Dr. Ott and her?"

Amiya had already opened her mouth, about to answer her, but Desiree was clueless: "Father and daughter? They look like!"

The little rabbit's cheeks puffed up.

Although she is not satisfied with this position, she never wants it to be taken away by anyone else.

Desiree actually muttered again, "No, no, no. Although Dr. Ott's temperament is very mature, which makes it easy for people to ignore his age, he shouldn't be very old... Could they be a couple?"

Now not only Amiya, but also Kal'tsit's face turned dark.

Not only does he not know what is good for him, he is simply not caring about his own life!

Thankfully, before Desiree was "held grudge" by the two future leaders for her nonsense, Otto brought Skadi over.

After walking for a while, under the silent gaze of the villagers, half fearful and half respectful, the group arrived at the camp in Liquan Village in silence.

Otto, Ghost Shark, and Skadi's silence was due to their personalities. Desiree vaguely felt that she had made a mess, but Amiya and Kal'tsit...

The free clinic consists of several unfolded "base vehicles", tents and sheds, providing the village with cheap treatment within its means.

Inside one of the "base vehicles".

Otto and Desire sat on one side, facing the Kuranta infected people, who were the reason why they had worked so hard to come to Liquan Village.

"Don't worry about the previous details, Miss Desire. They are just tricks used by giant corporations to acquire land cheaply."

No, no, no, the problem is clearly your complicated relationship, right? You're such a master at diverting attention!

Come to think of it, looking at that Kal'tsit's eyes... I shouldn't have mentioned "couple" just now...

Desiree subtly saw through half of it.

"This is..." She decided to get into work mode quickly.

"A victim of Gale Industries," Kuranta said of himself. "Just remember that!"

Who is the target of the class action lawsuit?

Having such an arrogant employer is the most troublesome thing...

"Do you know about Zvonek's new plot?" Kuranta said, "In order to speed up the work, Gale Industries has recruited a large number of damn infected people!"

He suddenly remembered something: "No, Dr. Ott, no! I'm not talking about you! I just..."

Ott said: "This is a normal reaction. But remember: Gale Industries, which deliberately created this situation, is the culprit for your infection."

"Dr. Ott, you're right! It's Gale Industries!" Kuranta was encouraged and continued to tell Dessite, "These bastards! They're clearly producing their own products, so they could easily pass them on and get the protective equipment at cost! But they deliberately distributed defective products to us!"

Desiree frowned and wrote it down.

"They actually left the replaced Originium engine out in the open! As a result, there was still Originium left to react, and that night an infected person was killed by the explosion!"

With such rough construction methods, it is only a matter of time before something goes wrong!

A chain reaction?

but……

"That night? What time exactly?"

Kuranta suddenly froze. He muttered, "After twelve o'clock, is it late at night or early in the morning?"

In spoken language, many rather vague concepts exist at the same time.

Generally speaking, late night refers to the period after 10 pm, while midnight is considered early morning. However, there is also "midnight" between 12 pm and 2 am.

However, one thing is certain:

Illegal overtime work in Gaelic Industrial City.

Desiree wrote it down.

"Did Gale Industries make any compensation?"

Kuranta was furious: "Compensation? Those damn vampires! They're asking us for compensation!"

"Those bastards said we didn't operate properly! They said we placed burning materials nearby, which was the main cause!"

"Did you release him?"

“…Let him go.”

Okay... this one might be attacked, but getting compensation won't be too difficult.

“How many people were harmed?”

"There are still about thirty alive."

"The family can also file a lawsuit."

"There are probably seventy or eighty households there."

This amount of money is not enough to cause any serious damage to Gale, and it can't even attract much attention!

"Presumably, Gale's previous construction had similar problems?"

"Of course! The faces of these beasts! They're nothing like the first time!"

"Like? Haven't you seen it in person?"

“…No, I’ve only heard of it.”

This kind of giant company has done all the bad things you've heard about, but if you've only heard about it... then the previous victims may have already been dealt with! Most of these people have signed a settlement, at most as a small essay to convince the judge and jury!

Desiree subconsciously reached a hand behind her back and rubbed her waist.

Due to the arrogance and stubbornness of the "experts", Danshu (Dates) seems to have the ambition to bring down Gail from a legal perspective.

Ott made a judgment and transferred the thread out.

Leishi Village.

"Welcome to the Casimir Rural Dispute Mediation Association. How can I help you?" The bounty hunter put his feet up on the table, where his lunch was also.

I don’t know if he thinks the frozen Casimir dumplings are too unpalatable.

"Oh? That's not very legal, ma'am. But then again, it's been a few years since this happened, right? Why are you only thinking about this now...blood debt pays with blood?"

"...Yes, indeed. If Gale Industries' attention is diverted, the likelihood of them remembering their previous victims will be greatly reduced."

"...There's nothing to thank me for, ma'am. Honestly, the fact that you were able to get through to this number is a blessing in itself." Tolan smiled frivolously. "After all, we're not a big organization. We don't have anyone waiting by the phone every day."

Chapter 300 Fishing Master

"How does it feel?"

Ott walked up to Lin Guang.

In the city, the tall sculpture is nearing completion. Although it is still surrounded by iron sheets three circles to the left and three circles to the right of the construction site, the artwork still has sharp corners.

"The Laika War ended before I was born," Lin Guang replied.

"That's awkward."

“…” Lin Guang sighed.

After taking root in the countryside of Zwonek, Ott naturally began to plan his march into the city.

He chose a poor excuse:

As a pharmaceutical company, Rhodes Island has long-term contact with infected people and needs to purchase infection prevention equipment. To ensure long-term procurement, Rhodes Island needs to build a permanent base in the city.

And in order to ensure the self-sufficiency of the office...the office needs to hold certain assets.

It would have been impossible for the city bureaucrats to allow Rhodes Island to move in, but Chesper held his nose and endorsed Ott.

Desiree read the slogan posted outside the construction site: "Shields transform into musical instruments, while spears, swords, and staffs form musical notes."

"They all sound like beautiful things!"

Lin Guang remained silent.

The knight's weapons and armor not only served as decorative objects for consumption, but also became sculptures that gave meaning to a contract...

Money will circulate, contracts will be torn up, but what about the "knight" that gives meaning to both?

"Lin Guang, let's go, we still have work to do." Otto interrupted the knight's philosophical thoughts.

Gale Industries.

"...You mean, Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals wants to purchase a batch of angiography equipment production lines?" The person in charge said in disbelief.

Angiography is the most effective and affordable infection detection technology available, and the least expensive of any viable technology. Its principle is similar to that of 21st-century cell phone cameras combined with flashlights to measure blood oxygen levels.

The infection monitoring bracelet that almost everyone in Rhode Island has uses this technology.

However, due to limited space on the ship, production costs, and staff salaries, Rhodes Island was unable to handle the full production process. Only the inhibitor inside the bracelet was a pure Rhodes Island product.

The person in charge narrowed his eyes: "It's not that we don't have this assembly line, nor is it not for sale."

He said aggressively, "You guys from Rhodes Island... don't you want to stay in Casimir?"

Even if no one stopped it, giving a multinational corporation like Rhodes Island the opportunity to legitimately establish its presence would be extremely unbelievable in a mercantilistic country like Casimir.

Mercantilism is a defensive trade strategy. On Terra, it emphasizes that in international trade, important strategic resources like precious metals and Originium ingots, which also serve as currency, must be traded in such a way that the country gains more than it loses.

Foreigners should just come to Casimir and spend their money, don’t think about making money from here!

The Supervisory Board and the National Council are resisting the entry of new oligarchs, and the Casimir Business Association generally does not accept foreign players.

In the original worldline, Rhodes Island only had the status of a member of the Commerce Federation during the tournament, and was not a true member - of course, it was impossible for it to become the president.

"Rhodes Island is just passing through Zvonek. You should have heard about our purpose." Otto replied.

As expected, the Casimir ship started leaking from the top.

Gale understood, slightly concealing his suspicions. "The tournament is about to begin, and Rhodes Island wants to bid for the in-game medical service."

With a hint of boasting, the person in charge said, "It's not a secret!"

If it really isn't, then there's no point in showing off.

No, he had misunderstood one thing: this wasn't a true "bid." Under fair competition, the only company that could win this order was Rhodes Island.

And Otte can not only create a fair competitive environment.

Ott said: "In recent years, the existence of the Infected Knight has not only brought a large amount of gambling revenue, but also opened up a blue ocean for the infection monitoring and infection prevention industries."

"I think... after practicing it by themselves, Gale Industry should have a deep understanding of it?" Ott pointed at the table.

In order to complete the new Ibaraki site quickly and cheaply, Gale Industries, which contracted the new site, recruited a large number of infected workers.

This move not only provided a large number of consumers for Gale Industries' infection detection products, but the fear of infected people also prompted the general public to frantically buy protective equipment.

"It's just a common business practice!"

Ott is noncommittal: "Watching it happen might be normal. But actively promoting it is another matter."

The person in charge's face turned cold and he leaned forward: "Can I understand this as a threat from Rhodes Island?"