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Those infected individuals who are desperate participate for that slim chance of survival.

Under the deliberate packaging of merchants, the method for people to achieve their actual goals became "participating in knightly competitions and becoming a knight."

But few participants aimed to "become knights".

For those people, being a "knight" is merely a profession and a means to an end.

As for why the business alliance insists on using "knight" to package this "profession," it may simply be because this gimmick or "wealth code" is more effective in Kasimir.

Rhodes Island's special agent, Ironhide, is also a well-known martial arts movie star from Yan Kingdom. When occasionally gathering everyone for film appreciation, he once complained about something similar—Yan Kingdom's film and television works contain many taboos that seem like nitpicking, but they can easily present certain content on the screen by focusing on certain themes, such as the war of the gods in Yan Kingdom a thousand years ago.

Over time, filming a certain subject has become merely a convenient way to pass censorship, and one cannot expect a large number of works on that subject to be of high quality or to embody the original intent of filming.

Producers who choose themes for convenience and actors who accept exorbitant salaries that are completely disproportionate to the quality of their performances are like the merchants and knights of Kazimierz.

Under the knightly competition system established by these people, talking about honor is meaningless, and how could those knights who count gold coins until their hands cramp up feel uneasy about whether they "deserve these rewards"?

Gohan looked thoughtful, then asked Tomat:

"And who is Mr. Thomas...?"

Thomas answered quite decisively:

"Of course, it's people who 'don't want to get involved in these things'."

*I often read manga and anime adaptations, and only today did I realize that in the original storyline of Z, Gohan and Piccolo transformed into Great Apes twice during their training. One transformation was in the manga, and the other was original, where Goku's spaceship projected a moon, turning Gohan into a Great Ape. Putting aside the fact that Piccolo destroyed the spaceship later, creating a plot hole, this design is still pretty good. Even if that planet didn't have a moon, they could still transform.

[Main Text] Terra Battle: Chapter Two - Hell

Rhodes Island has confirmed that Nearl, the Radiant Knight who was once exiled by Kazimierz, will be their contestant.

And the business has been carried out smoothly and in an orderly manner.

With the joint approval of the Oversight Council and the Business Alliance, Rhodes Island was granted a usable block on Plot Zero and established an Infected Persons Care Center there—commonly known as the "Rhodes Island Medical Inc. Kazimierz Branch".

With the help of anacondas and others driving engineering machinery, the rescue center was established at an astonishing speed.

With a legitimate identity and official stance, Rhodes Island quickly began various relief efforts, such as free clinics in the slums and providing medical advice at the Infected Knights Arena.

Although they had been doing these things before, these safeguards made things go much more smoothly.

The infected individuals were fine with attending the free clinic, but they became extremely resistant when it came to "going to the base in Block Zero for further treatment."

Some emotionally agitated patients even said things like, "So you just tricked us into going there?"

Rhodes Island on Plot Zero naturally had no conspiracies, so what they feared were the other parts of Plot Zero—the medical quarantine zones managed by the Commercial Alliance.

Clearly, there is something fishy going on there.

The business alliance's secret handling of infected individuals is indeed happening, and that's something the Overseer ordered the Red Pine Knights to investigate.

However, because they found a better partner—Rhodes Island—they did not accept the conditions offered by the Overwatch Council in order to gain more favor with the Infected Knights. Sona and the others knew that what the Overwatch Council really wanted was just the list of members of the Unarmored Alliance.

Rhodes Island will not send them to steal lists that are of little value to Rhodes Island, nor will they send them to pull the power switch and create chaos, making them the scapegoat for any accidents that occur during this time.

Furthermore, he will personally investigate the matter of Plot Zero.

These concrete actions have already earned the knights' unconditional trust in Rhodes Island.

On the Rhodes Island, Blue Gold Roy stayed there longer than expected.

For reasons unknown, he talked a lot with the doctor and also became friends with many other operators.

In contrast, Platinum became much more "melancholy" during Roy's time on Rhodes Island. People still remember that although she was initially cold-tongued, she was actually quite playful.

However, after learning that Roy was actually Platinum's former boss, and that they worked together in an "unpleasant" organization, she understood more or less why she was depressed.

In the doctor's office, Blue Gold Roy was talking to the doctor.

The discussion focused on the current state of the Unarmored Alliance and the situation of business alliances.

This suggests that the top brass of the Unarmored Alliance no longer intends to obey the Business Alliance's commands and is looking for an opportunity to break away.

However, this matter has not yet reached the grassroots members of the Unarmored Alliance, and among these people, there are quite a few who are relatively loyal to the Business Alliance.

The business alliance, on the other hand, has started to fight its own battles due to recent events. Some want to maintain friendly relations with Rhodes Island, while others intend to continue to resist. A small group of others intend to stay out of it and be ready to break away from Kazimierz at any time.

Those who continued to resist planned to send the Unarmored Alliance to take action—but this went against the Unarmored Alliance's wishes. Basically, only a small number of members would try to conceal their identities and take on "private jobs" arranged by the Business Alliance for money.

Therefore, whether it's someone who has directly interacted with members of the Unarmored Alliance in the past, or a member of the Unarmored Alliance who remains loyal to the business alliance.

They could all become obstacles to the Unarmored Alliance breaking free from the control of the business alliance.

Eliminate business alliance contacts who know your identity, eliminate members who may leak information, and then destroy the Unarmored Alliance list.

In this way, these assassins, who usually hide their whereabouts, will once again disappear into the shadows, and no one will know their true identities. Even the business alliance will find it difficult to track them down.

After that, whether you start your own business or join someone else, you won't face much of an obstacle.

These things should have been known only to the two Blue Gold and three Black Iron members, and even the Platinum members were unaware of them. Yet now he has told the Rhodes Island doctor without a second thought.

"...In short, thank you for your trust, Mr. Roy. However, is it really appropriate to reveal so much to us? According to you, Xuan Tie has greater strength and higher authority than you, and it seems that you and Miss Platinum are both acting on your own."

For now, the doctor will consider what Roy told him as a form of "trust".

Or perhaps, like Platinum, it's a bargaining chip used to gain Rhodes Island's trust in return.

However, the Doctor could still tell that "telling Rhodes Island this information" was not part of their plan.

"Indeed, many of the things you mentioned, Miss Doctor, should not, in principle, be told to outsiders, but principles are rigid, while people are flexible..."

Roy maintained his nonchalant attitude, as if he didn't mind revealing that he had recently attacked Rhodes Island members.

"And I am still alive."

Roy looked at his empty sleeve.

"This shows that Xuan Tie allowed this behavior. Whether it was Xiao Baijin's matter or my matter, Xuan Tie knew about it and allowed it long ago, which is why she and I have been alive all this time."

According to Roy, if he had really done something he shouldn't have, he would have died long ago.

The fact that one is still alive is the best proof that "this behavior is condoned".

"But isn't there another possibility? For example, even if Xuan Tie doesn't allow it, there's nothing they can do anymore."

The doctor smiled and calmly stated his "idea".

"Because you and Platinum are both on my turf now, they can't make a move, or..."

The doctor tapped the table lightly with his hand, the crisp sound echoing in the space where only the two of them were.

This was a theoretically very dangerous conversation.

As the leader of Rhodes Island, the Doctor easily exposed himself to the fact that he was left unprotected.

On the other side was the Unarmored Blue Gold Grandmaster, who was considered capable of taking down any one of the Kazimierz.

"You don't dare to make a move?"

Upon hearing this, Roy paused for a moment.

Many things flashed through my mind in an instant.

It's a bit like a revolving lantern that appears when life is in a crisis.

But he shook his head, clearing his mind of unnecessary thoughts, and smiled:

"Haha, maybe, but don't worry, I'm not here to cause you any trouble. As you can see, I just want to be a diner on Rhodes Island until my arm is healed."

"Indeed, the Unarmored Alliance attacked Rhodes Island members under your leadership. Even if no one was injured and many of your members were killed in the process, it cannot be said that past actions will be forgiven."

The doctor closed his eyes, revealing a perfect opening for the assassin.

However, Roy did not make any suspicious moves. He simply sat there, legs crossed, listening quietly.

“But Mr. Roy came in person and was happy to share so much information, and he was also injured. Rhodes Island will not harm you without our permission.”

The doctor opened his eyes, stared intently at the other person, and asked:

"So, just say it, what exactly are your requests?"

It's impossible that he was just talking about so many secrets related to the Unarmored Alliance because he couldn't keep his mouth shut and wanted to chat with someone.

Roy wasn't embarrassed that his thoughts had been seen through, but instead went along with it and said:

"It's not a request, it's just my personal opinion. Whether it can be implemented depends on the attitude of the other Xuan Tie, and of course, the most important thing is your opinion, Miss."

"Go ahead."

Roy paused for a moment, then said in a tone that slightly toned down his frivolous manner:

"Can the Unarmored Alliance join Rhodes Island? It doesn't necessarily have to join your headquarters, but at least... could it join your newly established Kazimierz branch?"

The doctor asked very briefly in return:

"reason?"

Roy replied:

"The tyrannical knightly class once drove the people to the brink of despair, and the Unarmored Alliance was born to hunt them down and uphold justice for the people. But we fought with our own will, and our arrows were not only used to hunt knights, but also to hunt anyone who inflicted violence and injustice on others."

“But when merchants take center stage in Kazimierz, and the Unarmored Alliance becomes an organization at their beck and call in order to gain greater support, our only remaining adversary is the knights they call ‘obstructing prosperity’.”

"After a while, they became 'knights who didn't listen to them'."

"Now, all that's left is 'anyone who doesn't listen to them'."

"The Unarmored Alliance has become a tool for them to eliminate dissidents."

“We used to be the watchers of the chessboard, but now we’ve become pieces to be discarded at will—we just want to get out of this situation, nothing more.”

The doctor asked, rather surprised:

"Don't want to be a pawn? But your request is nothing more than joining us and becoming a pawn of Rhodes Island, isn't it?"

"If you don't want to do it, why not establish yourself as king? Whether as an independent assassination organization or trying to build a company, you, the Unarmored Alliance, can become inspectors or even pawns."

According to Roy's previous account of the Unarmored Alliance's plan, they did intend to do something similar, but Roy's demands contradicted this.

To this, Roy frankly stated:

“You are neither capitalists of the Business Alliance nor knights and nobles of the Overwatch Council; you are simply providing aid to the infected.”

“In this Kazimierz, where you must take sides and see things in black and white, you have carved out a field that neither the Business Alliance nor the Overseer’s Council can interfere with, and it is thriving. This is enough to show that you have the ability and willingness to ‘stand up for the suffering’.”

“You are both players and regulators. You are the ideal state that the Unarmored Alliance once envisioned—a powerful force that cannot be manipulated by others.”