Ark Chess Player

"They're lying to you. How could I possibly be in trouble? Come on, let me see if you've recovered properly."

Lin Lu pressed down on the shoulders of the running girl, and the data-driven spiritual domain quickly scanned Rada's personal information, feeding it back into Lin Lu's mind.

Rada's life stats are normal, there are no potential health problems in his body, his cell-to-Originium fusion rate is 0%, his blood Originium crystal density is 0.12u/L, and his internal circulation Originium density is quite good. He can be described as very healthy, energetic, and full of vitality.

"You're recovering even better than I expected. You're doing great, and you're full of energy."

Lin Lu revealed a very healthy and charming smile, and he raised his hand to ruffle the girl's golden hair.

Lin's technique was superb, and Lada comfortably squinted his eyes, stood on tiptoe, and laughed foolishly.

After a meticulous three-hour spa treatment last night, Lin Lu's touch skills had reached a new level. Even if he were fired from Rhodes Island someday, he could still open a massage parlor in Lungmen. He had already planned it all out: his shop would only cater to women, and he would name it Lungmen Hot, a name that evokes a sense of bustling activity and carefree wandering.

"Rada, don't cause trouble for the doctor."

The blue-haired, blue-eyed girl put down her book and smiled slightly at the professor, saying, "Good afternoon, Professor."

"Anna, good afternoon. Can you control Sonia behind you? She looks like she's eaten a bomb... Damn it, how did you guys hide that axe in the ward?!"

Lin Lu pointed to Sonia behind Anna. Sonia, dressed in a red and white striped hospital gown, was carrying a short axe and looked menacing.

Sonia stared intently at Natasha, her eyes filled with complex emotions, so much so that the veins on the back of her hands bulged.

Beneath that magnificent Ursus delegation uniform was a glaring sight to the people of Chernobog.

When they needed help the most, they were abandoned and denied the assistance they deserved.

Natasha ignored Sonia's gaze; her attention was completely drawn to one person.

"Natalia?" Natasha murmured, somewhat incredulous.

"You are... Aunt Natasha?"

Separated by Lin Lu and Rada, Natalia and Natasha, sitting by the window, met each other's gazes and recognized one another.

Natalia was somewhat incredulous. She stood up, supporting herself on the table, and stared straight at Natasha.

"Auntie, you're here because of me?" Natalia's smile vanished instantly. She wasn't blinded by the joy of meeting a relative; she quickly realized, "No, that's not right. You didn't even recognize me. You didn't expect me to be here. If it's not because of me, then it's because..."

The white-haired girl's gaze slowly shifted from her aunt to Lin Lu. She seemed to understand something, and her eyes gradually dimmed.

"..."

Natasha remained silent, a silence that served as a tacit answer.

Natalia lowered her eyelids slightly, her heterochromatic red and blue eyes slowly closing.

As a noble family, and one whose main base was Chernobog, the Rostov family operated businesses, both overt and covert, in Chernobog, which gave them a high status there. Now, all of that has vanished with the fall of Chernobog.

Natasha, the commander of the Third Army stationed on the border of the Ursus Empire, came here not because of Natalia, but for one other reason...

This young lady, who exuded a maturity beyond her years, astutely discerned Natasha's intentions.

Are we also pawns?

Natalia asked, having survived a near-death experience in Chernobog, her gaze now able to look far into the distance.

Natasha fell silent again, clenching her teeth, but unable to refute.

Isn't she the same?

Lin Lu looked around, this was something he hadn't expected, how could a perfectly good anti-Ukraine drama have turned into a family ethics drama.

"I'm back! What's up? What's up?"

Rosalyn, with her brown hair, had just returned to her room after her medical check-up, carrying two bags that were stuffed full.

This is a snack that a Rhodes Island operator named Beehive claimed to have a special connection with her, having chatted happily in the infirmary and giving her.

"Ok?"

Rosalyn looked around, and even a clumsy girl like her could tell that something was wrong.

When Rosalyn's gaze shifted to Natasha and Lin Lu, she abruptly threw the bag onto the hospital bed and stormed up.

"Are you trying to bully us? Let me tell you, they're under my protection. I even dared to fight the Reunion Movement back in the day. If you don't want to get punched by me... Ouch!"

Anna gently tapped Rosalyn's head with the book, and she immediately quieted down and stopped being naughty.

Anna said softly, "She's Natalia's relative, and this is the Doctor from Rhodes Island."

"What?! He's the doctor?!"

Rosalyn glanced at Natasha first, but not interested in her, she quickly shifted her attention to Lin Lu.

"Hmm...hmm...hmm, the scent has faded a lot, no wonder I didn't recognize it just now. Let me touch it, oh wow! It smells just like it!" Rosalyn said with delight, stroking Lin Lu's hand.

Are you a dog?

Lin Lu casually picked up Rosalin's head and rubbed her round bear ears, making the girl smile foolishly.

Rub the bear's head, and life will be full of joy.

After Rosalyn's little incident, the atmosphere in the ward was no longer so tense.

Lin Lu led the silent Natasha out of the room. As he pushed Natasha away, Sonia slowly said, "Hey, Doctor."

"how?"

“Let’s talk when you have time.”

Sonia looked directly at Lin Lu and slung the short axe over her shoulder.

"Just the two of us."

Chapter 152 The Taciturn Scout

"Are you ok?"

On the way to the ward, Lin Lu asked with concern, "Major Natasha, do you need me to prepare some stomach medicine for you? Our Rhodes Island Pharmaceutical Company lacks everything, but we don't lack medicine. Since we're so close, the second bottle is half price. How about you buy a case? You can get a 40% discount!"

"Don't look down on people!"

Natasha clutched her stomach; she was indeed in pain, but if she vomited here, her career as an Ursus soldier would be over.

Natasha's first reaction upon seeing her niece Natalia was relief and joy, followed by regret and embarrassment; Natasha was too ashamed to face her.

When Natalia needed help the most, and when the Rostov family was on the verge of collapse, Natasha chose her family over her soldier. Now, the Rostov family is nearly destroyed and in decline, and even the survival of Natasha's brother, Count Rostov, is uncertain.

The way Natalia looked at Natasha made Natalia wish she could find a hole in the ground and jump into it right then and there.

"Shall I rub it for you?"

Lin Lu asked with good intentions, because he didn't want this six-star panel talent to just disappear like that, that would be a huge loss.

Lin's patience stems from his lust for her body. Although the adaptability flaws of Originium Arts make it easy to be deceived, Natasha's combat skills and battlefield mobility are both exceptional, and most importantly... she is still young, and can be exploited for decades to come.

We at Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals need this kind of talent!

"No need!"

Natasha glanced at him, straightened up forcefully, and continued walking forward, enduring the throbbing pain in her stomach.

Lin Lu shrugged helplessly, hoping that he wouldn't inflict a fatal blow on this seemingly rough-around-the-edges but actually sensitive Valkyrie.

“I rescued seven people from the upper Chernobog district, there could have been eight…” Lin Lu paused, a regretful smile on his face. “You saw those five girls just now. They are in good physical condition, their injuries are healing quickly, but some wounds just won’t heal. As a soldier of Ursus and an envoy of Ursus, the people of Ursus should feel respect and admiration for you. But now, they hate you more than they hate the Oripathy infected from the Reunion Movement.”

"Major Natasha, do you know why?"

"...You're asking a question you already know the answer to, Doctor from Rhodes Island."

Natasha glared at Lin Lu, feeling her stomach ache even more.

"Of course, after all, even a small medical vehicle can solve this problem."

Lin Lu chuckled and bowed his head to greet the passing white, round medical robot Lancet-2.

"Good afternoon, Doctor." A clear female voice came from the medical cart's communication device. "Doctor, you've been staying up too late lately. Please take care of yourself and get some rest. Otherwise, Dr. Kal'tsit will give you another lecture."

"Okay, okay, don't tell Dr. Kal'tsit."

"Dr. Kal'tsit knows everything."

Upon hearing this, Lin Lu crossed his arms and chuckled, "I, Dr. Rhodes Island, am also omniscient and omnipotent."

Lancet-2 raised its medical spray module and said nervously, "Doctor, are you feeling unwell somewhere? Let me take a look."

"...Did Kroos install the Onmyoji program on you?" Lin's lips twitched slightly, and he raised his eyebrows.

After seeing off the medical robot that still had work to do, Natasha's gaze followed its round, chubby figure away.

"That is……"

"The Lancet II, manufactured by Raytheon Industries. It's a Raytheon-like STyper 62 six-wheeled work platform customized by our Rhodes Island chief engineer. Its round appearance makes it quite cute, so it's become a kind of mascot. Although she can be a bit pessimistic at times, everyone likes her." Lin Lu replied with a smile, then, as if remembering something, his smile turned slightly melancholic. "If Valery could come back alive, he'd probably be very happy to see her... She's much cuter than my Noah Armor."

"Valery..."

Natasha narrowed her eyes. She remembered the name; she had heard the distress signal countless times in Chernobog.

"The only man in the Chernobog military police force who fought to the very end, he is the true hero of that city," Lin Lu said in a deep voice. This was the first time he had praised someone like this, showing that the man had indeed left a deep impression on him. Even though they had only met once, it had stirred his emotions.

Lin Lu slowly stopped in his tracks. He looked at the critical illness sign on the door and couldn't help but sigh.

These wards are generally used for patients infected with Oripathy, especially high-risk patients who require special observation, such as the Sarkaz warrior with a single horn that Lin Lu picked up from Chernobog.

The Sarkaz warrior codenamed Flamebringer has an 18% Originium fusion rate in his cells! He is highly infected, with obvious signs of Originium erosion on his face and neck. The Originium crystal density in his blood is 0.41u/L, which means he has entered the middle stage of infection, equivalent to half of his body being buried in the ground.

If Rhodes Island fails to develop a new drug for Oripathy in the coming years, the cure rate is...0% given current medical conditions.

Due to Yan Ke's physical condition, he woke up on his first day at Rhodes Island, staring blankly at the quiet and peaceful private hospital room, as if he had seen a ghost. When Lin Lu used the Ashina sword technique—the tranquilizer gun—he was prepared to die, but he never expected to survive.

It's common knowledge on Rhodes Island that Sarkaz people have a much higher resistance to anesthetics than others. Lin Lu had warned Amiya beforehand to keep a close eye on Yan Ke and not let him get away.

Despite Scout's kind warning, the monitored Flamebringer ignored it, wanting only to retrieve his weapon and leave this hellish place.

When Yanke brute forcefully pushed open the door, he found more than a dozen elite operators fully armed and waiting to welcome him. Poor Yanke experienced the same treatment as when the Rhodes Island doctor woke up.

It's worth mentioning that, unlike the witty and resourceful Lin Lu who knows how to utilize all conditions on the battlefield, the simple-minded Yan Ke immediately declared that he would fight ten of them.

As a result, on the first day that Yanke woke up on Rhodes Island, he was sent to the intensive care unit by elite operators and given an IV drip. He is currently lying in the next intensive care unit.

Under Amiya's charismatic leadership, the cunning bunny forced Flame to sign a contract to hire an operator for Rhodes Island and deducted three months' salary from his salary as medical expenses for Oripathy.

Rhodes Island is not a charity and would never provide free medical services to anyone. That's how Yanke became Rhodes Island's newest Guard Operator without even realizing it.

On the day of the incident, Scout's expression when he visited Yanke was quite something.