Ark, they don't revolve around you

"You don't know him as well as you think."

She turned around, seemingly unwilling to say more, but Mostima was unwilling to let her go, and unconsciously put his hand on Kal'tsit's shoulder.

"I know him!"

Her tone had never been so firm.

Kal'tsit looked back, and this usually expressionless woman smiled with a hint of mockery and self-mockery on her face - Mostima seemed to see the gloom in the depths of her eyes.

"You don't understand, just like I don't understand."

She stammered, her voice almost inaudible, "We had a chance to understand, but perhaps everything is irreversible."

"..."

Mostima's hands stiffened slightly.

Kal'tsit always liked to speak in riddles, but this time she understood and even sensed the woman's dejection - Mostima rarely saw frustration in this woman.

"Mostema, do you know that I had misunderstandings about the Doctor before?" Kal'tsit said softly.

"……Misunderstand?"

"I knew the former doctor, that cold man. I thought he did something wrong..." Her tone was so calm, "Even if he said he had amnesia and tried to ease the relationship with me, I still couldn't forgive him."

Mastema opened her mouth slightly in surprise.

This is indeed rare.

Kal'tsit, the Doctor, and Amiya - these are the three people who actually lead Rhodes Island. Among them, Amiya is young, and the helm of Rhodes Island is in the hands of the Doctor and Kal'tsit.

They have always cooperated well and never expected such a story to happen.

"But it was just a misunderstanding. It should be cleared up, right?"

Kal'tsit's neck lowered a little bit.

"Half a year ago, the truth came out. The doctor was right. He was right all along."

Kal'tsit bit her lip. "I was going to apologize to him, but do you know what he said to me?"

Mostima remained silent, but answered in his heart.

If it was a doctor she knew, he would surely understand.

"Of course he understands." Kal'tsit whispered quietly, clenching her hands a little tighter, "Because he doesn't mind at all..."

She has a clear memory.

Just one afternoon half a year ago, Kal'tsit found the doctor who was researching a cure for the oripathy in the laboratory.

“I asked Theresa,” she said, “and you were right… your choice was the only option at the time.”

Zhuang Ning did not stop what he was doing, nor did he even look at her. He just replied calmly: "I really killed Theresa."

"I know your difficulties."

"Well, I did it after all... and I don't think I did anything wrong, Kal'tsit."

Zhuang Ning's voice was like a machine. "Kal'tsit, our relationship is good as it was before. Don't let it change."

"You and I each have our own duties, for Rhodes Island." He was silent for a moment, and whispered softly: "For Terra."

This reply made Kal'tsit a little dazed.

In the past, Zhuang Ning would always take the initiative to talk to Kal'tsit, asking about what happened in the past and easing the relationship, but she was unwilling to accept it because of the grudge in her heart.

After being rejected again and again, the Doctor gave up completely and stopped looking for Kal'tsit. The two of them led Rhodes Island, but they were like strangers.

Until she learned the truth, the Doctor was no longer the Doctor who had just awakened from the sarcophagus, and was tired of meaningless socializing under pressure from all sides.

It's just like the Tower of Babel back then.

He has changed. This cold doctor was created by Kal'tsit.

"It's too late to save it..."

"How can it be irreversible?!" Mostima was furious. It was only one year, and the Doctor was such a good person. Could it be that -

"Sometimes, you and I always take things for granted." Kal'tsit said again, this time without mockery, but with more self-blame, "But that's wrong."

"We used to be very selfish and only thought about ourselves."

"As for him, he is so powerful and trusted by others, how could he get hurt... You and I would think so, Mostima."

Mastema's face turned even paler.

At some point, he had already clenched the staff in his hand, and his eyes were burning with resistance.

She heard Kelsey conclude.

"The Doctor has sealed himself off. You can't break it."

"—You don't know him that well, Mastema."

It was this sentence again. She wanted to refute it, but the words were stuck in her throat.

It's just very uncomfortable.

The room fell silent for a moment.

……

Zhuang Ning turned off the light and the room became dark instantly, but he could see everything in the darkness.

His mind was clear and he had no sleepiness at all. This was the reward the system gave him - sleeplessness.

He closed his eyes and smiled. It was great that he didn't need to sleep at all, not even at night. He could save several hours every day.

But Zhuang Ning still shrouded himself in darkness.

Being wrapped in darkness is his most peaceful moment, with no one to disturb him and no pressure.

Now Zhuang Ning is not alone, he has Rhodes Island behind him. Although the antidote for oripathy has been developed, it is too expensive to make and the production is insufficient, so it cannot be popularized at all.

Even so, it is a strong enough capital that entities in every country will salivate over it.

How to utilize it and maximize the benefits...this does require a long period of thinking.

Zhuang Ning enjoyed this kind of time very much.

The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, but then, there was a slight sound at the door.

Someone came in with small steps, as light as a cat.

In the darkness, Zhuang Ning opened his eyes, his right hand unconsciously pressing the gun at his waist.

It was a modified gun that could be fired without the need for Originium skills. As long as the distance was close enough, it could open a person's skull.

His breathing slowed down, as if he was falling asleep.

——Zhuang Ning didn’t know who was coming, but Rhodes Island was not safe.

In other words, anywhere other than home is not safe. Even if he has never had sleepless nights in the past, a gust of wind can wake him up.

That person is near

At the same time, Zhuang Ning raised his gun in a standard posture, and the opponent took a small step synchronously - it looked like he was actively moving towards the muzzle of the gun.

Zhuang Ning saw clearly the identity of the visitor.

w.

She raised her hands in surprise, then said unhappily, "I just wanted to scare you."

She noticed that Zhuang Ning's eyes were very cold, and he had no intention of releasing the gun.

Chapter 4 Don't bother me

When w returned to Rhode Island, he felt a rare sense of nervousness.

This kind of tension is different from the killing on the battlefield. It does not involve life and death, but it grips her heart more tightly.

She recalled her last conversation with His Highness, in the palace of Kazdel. Theresa looked back and said, "You've been in a trance lately, w."

“Is there…?”

"Are you tired of Kazdel?"

W answered flatly: "No, this is my home."

She didn't lie, it was good to accompany His Highness, and Kazdel was also thriving.

But she was always in a trance, and a person's image appeared in her mind, which she couldn't forget for a long time.

"You're thinking about the Doctor." Theresa chuckled, but didn't mean it.

"How is it possible..." W wanted to refute.

Theresa's words left her stunned.

"You like him." The prince said bluntly, "You care about him more than following me."

w held his breath blankly. Theresa always had the ability to see through the truth. She said this, perhaps this was her true heart.

"Since you like it, why don't you go back?" Theresa's fingertips stroked W's silver hair, as soft as water, as if she was looking at her own child, "Please say hello to the Doctor and Kal'tsit for me."

So W set sail, and on the way back he thought of that person again and again.

She felt that she was really disgusting, but she couldn't help imagining the doctor's expression, so she laughed out loud again and again.

It was already late at night when we entered Rhode Island.

w had been away for half a year, but fortunately his ID had not been cancelled, so he encountered no obstacles when he came back.

The corridor was empty. She thought the doctor should still be sleeping at this time.

Then scare the Doctor when he wakes up and mock him - just like before.

A sly smile gradually appeared on w's face, and his steps became lighter.

Walk through the door.

She couldn't help but complain that the doctor was still so defenseless. If a killer like her sneaked in, how should she deal with it?

As she was thinking, a black gun was pointed at her.