Saiyan stowaways on the Ark

After two or three days of cleaning and repairs, Changquan Town has basically returned to its original state. Being buried by sandstorms is much easier to deal with than being razed to the ground.

Pigar and a line of guards stood at the entrance of Changquan Town, speaking Mandarin somewhat awkwardly under the watchful eyes of the townspeople.

But in the end, she simply crumpled up her speech notes, tossed them aside, and then, with a bright smile, uttered those two brief words:

"Thank you."

The Rhodes Island squad and the Rainbow Squad have finally reached the point where they must leave Sargon.

The former distributed supplies from the safe houses to the affected people, while the latter joined the community to assist with various tasks.

Although they all declined the payment, Pigal insisted that they choose whatever they liked from the old lord's treasury.

As for Tomart, who had been entrusted with a task, while helping to rebuild Longspring Town, he also took a break to go somewhere—the very place where the essence of evolution first appeared.

The unnatural collapse proved that it had suddenly emerged from underground, and after some digging by hand, Tomat discovered the man-made structure, which was now indistinguishable from scrap metal.

He didn't know exactly what it was used for, but he still wrote it down and showed it to the Rainbow Squad.

Since Levi and the others are all from Earth, perhaps they can tell what it is.

"Isn't this Levy's laboratory?"

After receiving this reply, the group thoroughly searched the mine ruins again before leaving.

There, they discovered a sponsorship agreement with Drucchi as the applicant and a Colombian company called Volvotkoczynski as the sponsor.

But this was not unexpected, because Razer and Franka had previously discovered a number of experimental weapons belonging to the company in the Royal Palace while dealing with the ruins. Of course, the person who destroyed these things was Tomat.

"Looks like we can hand in our report now."

The unclear flow of funds has been identified; all that remains is to convey this information to the client.

Upon leaving the mine ruins, the operators, following Pigal's instructions, placed explosives on the ruins for a more thorough blasting and burial.

The old lord sealed it off because of the Oripathy crisis caused by mining Originium.

His own brother, driven by greed, once again took action here.

Rather than leaving it there, it's better to bury it once and for all.

If Druci could see this scene, he would probably berate his father and sister for their foolishness.

However, he probably won't have that chance in his lifetime.

Upon waking, Druich found himself a mentally unstable and deranged cripple, a consequence of Levi's betrayal and the injection of Originium Fluid.

Pigal, as the younger sister, did not express any regret.

Although he was not executed, he was still isolated and imprisoned.

The Sargon nobleman, who was well-educated in Victoria, is now reduced to wearing that tattered suit and shouting all sorts of crazy things in his isolation room all day long.

As for Levy...

Everyone believed that he died in prison, but when people repaired the royal palace later, they did not find Levi's body, but only a passage leading directly from the dungeon to the outside world.

Later, travelers in the desert often saw a madman in a white coat, laughing wildly in the sandstorm while chasing the moon.

After some time, the rumors about that madman also subsided.

He probably died somewhere in the desert.

In the desert, a freight truck bearing the Rhodes Island logo speeds across the sand.

This was an unexpected joy for them—or, to put it simply, a result of what they had lost and then found.

After the operators and members of Rainbow Squad came into contact, they realized that the merchant hadn't been lying by saying "a group of armed mercenaries who weren't Sarkaz stole the car."

They were just too busy to care about these things before.

When it's time to return, we should at least bring this up and talk about it.

As a result, Razer spent a lot of time repairing the vehicle whose Originium engine they had removed, which delayed them by several days.

Fortunately, the Rhodes Island operators did not blame them too much for this incident.

"If you had flown by yourself, you would have arrived at our ship long ago. Why did you deliberately squeeze into the freight car with us?"

The cargo truck, now empty, had enough space to accommodate two groups of people. While not exactly comfortable, it was still a much better mode of transportation in the desert than walking.

Franka looked at Tomat, who had a better way of moving, and was very puzzled.

"There's nothing to do if we rush back. We might as well take our time and enjoy the trip together. I'm not an impatient workaholic. Now that the work is done, let's treat it as a trip and enjoy it slowly."

Although the vehicle had been modified to move quickly across the sand, it was still very bumpy overall, but Tomat stood steadily inside the carriage, looking at the unchanging scenery outside.

"I remember you have the authority to call the aircraft, so why don't you just take us all back?"

"Okay, you can reimburse me for the fuel."

"Razer—"

"Forget it, I'm not going to pay you."

Some people talked incessantly, while others remained silent, but no matter how different everyone's behavior was, it did not hinder the harmonious atmosphere.

This feeling of familiarity is difficult to express clearly in words.

However, the members of Rainbow Team still miss that atmosphere.

“We have an office in Twin Rivers where we can pay you the agreed-upon fees. If needed, you can also sign contracts or cooperation agreements directly. In the future, you can act as our agents to help complete any commissions that Rhodes Island receives in various locations and receive payment.”

The forest ranger explained the upcoming procedures to the members of the Rainbow Team.

After some discussion, Ash decided to lead the other members to settle on Rhodes Island temporarily.

However, it was not the Rhodes Island office in Twin Rivers, but the Rhodes Island main ship.

Everyone has their own subjective reasons, such as being interested in Ursus, wanting to see the Ursus tanks, or wanting to learn more about Terran culture and entertainment. But the most important reason is that they want to communicate more with Tomat, who are also "outsiders".

"Well then, welcome to Rhodes Island, and welcome to Terra."

A gust of sand swept by, and the vehicle carrying the inhabitants of the two worlds disappeared into the horizon of the Sargon Desert.

[Event] Beneath the Tide, Seafood abounds: Chapter One - The Path Has Narrowed

(The timeline of this volume, like the Originium Dust operation in the previous volume, is independent of the main timeline of the previous volumes and belongs to a relatively later period. After all, Yostar hasn't updated the main story yet, so this is what I'm writing for now. Therefore, the characters' personalities, behaviors, and strengths may be slightly different from those in this volume, as well as Rhodes Island's reputation and technical level in Terra.)

"Dong dong dong."

The woman with red eyes abruptly stopped combing her smooth silver hair, halting her usual grooming routine that she wouldn't let others see.

Her beautiful face remained completely expressionless; she merely sniffed the air as she heard the sound.

The scent, which isn't usually considered refreshing, has a hint of familiarity.

That was the salty, fishy smell of the sea.

And this kind of smell shouldn't be here.

Because this is her personal cabin on Rhodes Island.

Rhodes Island was located inland, far from the sea.

This scent, which foreshadowed impending crisis, prompted her to constantly reflect on whether there had been any oversights in her recent mission, causing her to once again draw attention to "those things."

"Um...Skadi? Did I call you by the wrong name? Could you open the door from inside?"

Skadi's personal cabin is rarely knocked on, and no one would call out to her like that, because most people think she is an operator who is difficult to get along with.

Cold, arrogant, indifferent—well, actually, many operators have this kind of difficult-to-get-along-with personality.

So much so that, in private, some nosy agents would often create a table to rank these people based on their level of aloofness.

Skadi is always at the top of the rankings, while Kal'tsit is always number one.

The voice calling her sounded somewhat familiar, but this only aroused her confusion.

The sounds outside could be coming from other Rhodes Island operators, but why is there a smell of the ocean?

The greatsword displayed in the corner was easily picked up by the not-so-tall girl. She opened the cabin door, ready to face the voice urging her from outside.

It was Tomat—an operator Skadi had a slight impression of.

She remembered the last time she was on vacation in the chaotic Siesta, this man and the other operators made a fire on the beach, roasted a giant Agor beast, and held a banquet.

The taste is not bad.

If I remember correctly, he even mocked himself.

"It's you. What's the matter?"

The source of the smell didn't seem to be Tomat, but the stronger seawater scent she smelled when she opened the door convinced her that something was nearby.

Could it be that Tomat also sensed something and knew some of his "secrets," which is why he came to find him?

Although she herself had not deliberately learned about Tomat, she had heard many strange rumors from others: their great power, their rare race, and their connection with giant beasts.

However, because they were not related to what I wanted to know, there was never much in-depth interaction between them.

"I just wanted to ask..."

Tomat, who was standing in front of the door, had half of his body behind the wall. He was only leaning out his upper body and talking to Skadi. Judging from his movements, it seemed that he was dragging something in his hand.

Tomat walked hesitantly to the Skadi cabin, the sound of fabric rubbing against the smooth floor echoing behind him as he moved forward.

—Tomat was grabbing a tall, unconscious woman by the collar and dragging her into Skadi's room.

And she is the source of the scent that Skadi smelled.

Is this person your friend?

She was tall and pale, wearing a dark cloak over a white bodysuit that resembled a diving suit, and long boots that tightly hugged her legs, but her heels were covered in mud with green seaweed.

This was a beautiful woman who exuded a cold aura even in her unconscious state. However, a swollen lump could be seen under her elegant silver bangs, which was probably the reason for her unconsciousness.

"...Could you explain that?"

Skadi's expression froze as she looked at the woman lying in her cabin, but since she didn't usually have many changes in expression, no one noticed Skadi's unusual behavior at this moment.

When faced with Tomat's question, she simply asked about the cause and effect, and then looked around hesitantly.

But she herself didn't know what she wanted to see; she was simply blocked in her thinking because of the huge amount of information contained in the current situation.

"This person secretly ran to Rhodes Island and was immediately detected by the detector. Then someone sounded the alarm, and she was chased and intercepted by the operators. I happened to be nearby and stopped her. However, her aura was very similar to yours, so I thought she might be a relative of yours. I brought her over for you to see."