Ark Traveler, I want to take a day off today too

Linley knocked on the table. “How can I guarantee that Your Excellency will not take advantage of my misfortune? After all, as far as I know, you have the power to mobilize all the Knights of Casimir. No matter how strong my fellow Reunion members and I are, we cannot withstand the siege of an entire Knights of Casimir.”

"How about I promise you in the name of Ioletta Russell? Young man, don't be so wary of me... You and I will never be enemies." The old knight whispered, "Before the Knight Tournament officially begins, I can tell you clearly that no expeditionary knight group will return to the Grand Knight Territory."

"In addition, I can also give you the location of the Wuzhou League. Although their headquarters has moved several times over the years, I always know exactly where it is."

“Perhaps, but aren’t there too many superiors who break their promises?” Linley said calmly, “I trust a contract more than a verbal promise.”

The man slammed the hand cannon named Thorn directly on the table. He looked directly at the most influential woman in Casimir and said, "I need a trade agreement with Rhodes Island issued by Cavalleriaki."

"Are you threatening me, young man?" Russell narrowed her eyes. Even though her strength is not as good as before, her aura still exists... She is still the 'Grandmaster' respected by all the Silver Spear Pegasus today.

"I am just telling the truth. As you can see, I have already placed my weapon in front of you. This is the greatest sincerity I can show."

Linley said expressionlessly, the dagger named Remnant Light fluttering in his hand like a butterfly: “A contract is my bottom line... otherwise you should notify the Expedition Knights to enter.”

"Then what use do I have for you? By then, the entire Business Federation will take this opportunity to divide up some of the rights that belong to the Supervisory Council." Russell immediately laughed and scolded, "You kid has made a good plan, but it doesn't matter, I can give you this contract."

"That's fine."

Linley immediately relaxed. “Then please set a date. After all, we still have two Xuantie heads to take. It’s not difficult but it’s still a bit troublesome.”

"That will take some time. Let's wait until the letter you wrote reaches Rhodes Island."

"A great Knight Commander would snoop on other people's letters?"

"I didn't peek, but a kind-hearted person told me what was written on it." Russell said seriously, "Don't worry, apart from me, few people will pay attention to this letter. At most, only those members of the No Helmet Alliance will pay attention to it."

“That’s enough people paying attention to it.”

Linley sighed as he put away his weapon while Russell stood up and walked towards the two of them. The great knight extended his right hand and said, “I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation this time.”

"Pleasant to work with."

076. Gravel

“You don’t look very happy, do you?” Linley looked at Bai Jin, who was drinking a milkshake with an expressionless face, and said with a smile, “Did you not have a good experience at the Champions Wall?”

"No, I'm actually quite happy to be able to go to that kind of place openly, and it's also nice to be able to eat, drink and have fun with you." The descendant of the Pegasus of the Gods took another sip of the milkshake and whispered:

“Lin Lei, you know, my ancestors are all descendants of the Pegasus of the Divine People. Everyone in my family is also good at archery... My parents say that I have a pair of Pegasus eyes, and they also think that I can bring more glory to the family.”

When Linley heard what the girl said, he immediately understood what she wanted to say: “So the man who should have brought honor to his family became a killer for the Wuzhou League?”

"Yeah, do you think my parents would strangle me to death if they knew about this?"

The girl sighed deeply and pushed her strawberry milkshake in front of the man: "Try it too. I don't want to be the only one drinking it... What if you get fat and don't want me anymore?"

"I won't strangle you to death. After all, the Grand Knight Commander also said that Casimir is now a land full of corruption."

Linley comforted the girl while taking a deep sip from the straw she had just used. “Ah, it feels good… And you’ve tried it before, haven’t you? Independent Knight Xinteleya didn’t wait for funding from the Commerce Federation like the Blood Knight did.”

"But it doesn't matter, you have more choices now, don't you?"

He reached out and rubbed the girl's head and pinched her ears. Well, the feeling was quite good: "You are free to choose the day you want to live."

“Hey, Linley, is it okay if I want to slack off on Rhodes Island?”

"Of course you can, provided you don't get caught by Kal'tsit and Amiya. If you get caught, you might end up hanging on the bridge like Warfarin." The Slacking Pioneer warned the girl, "But you will most likely be assigned to a field service or guard position by Amiya and the others."

"how about you?"

“Me? I’m a cook in the Rhodes Island cafeteria.” Linley said as a matter of course, “Logistics Operator, do you understand?”

"You're in logistics? Are all of you in Rhodes Island so casual?" Bai Jin suddenly lost his voice and said, "Then I can only be a medical worker."

At that time, the Platinum Lord of the No Clan Alliance would have to work as a cleaning girl in someone else's company, and the salary wouldn't be much... But then the girl realized, "That's not right. Why would a logistics officer be sent out on a business trip, and let him fight against the Reunion Movement?"

The girl’s beautiful brown eyes narrowed immediately. If her eyes could turn into needles, she would definitely poke Lin Lei twice without hesitation. “Are you teasing me again?”

"I'm not kidding you. At least on the surface, I am indeed a logistics operator for Rhodes Island and a part-time field agent."

Linley rubbed his nose. “It’s just that Kal’tsit is the only one I have direct command over. Even if Amiya wants to transfer me, I have to go find Kal’tsit.”

"Aren't you the personal guard of the head of the medical department?"

“You can understand it this way, but most of the time she won’t come to see me, and I’m too lazy to look for her.” Linley lied without blushing or beating his heart. He then drank the milkshake in one gulp. “So where do you want to go next, my dear Miss Cintrea?”

He bowed slightly and extended his hand to the girl in front of him, and Bai Jin put his hand on the other's palm unhappily and let the other pull him up:

"I think no matter where I say I want to go, you will ask if we can go to the Red Lantern Knights' base."

“Huh?! How did you know that…” Linley looked surprised, as if he was shocked that the girl had finally figured it out.

"Bullshit, if I didn't know your little tricks, I would have jumped out of Baiyinsong's hotel a long time ago." The girl sighed, "But let me make a deal first, if I go today... you have to accompany me all day tomorrow, and you are not allowed to go anywhere, okay?"

“Of course.” Linley said with a smile, “But to be honest, I didn’t expect that the Grand Knight Commander would show up in that museum today. This was actually quite unexpected for me.”

"I'll just take it seriously and leave."

The girl waved, and the man followed her like a pug.

......The headquarters of the Red Lantern Knights......

Compared with the Red Pine Knights, which only had a rather shabby warehouse for their base and training, the Red Lantern Knights of the Blood Knights were much more magnificent - it was a large square venue, and the one-way glass curtain wall and reinforced concrete made the entire building look modern and solid.

But before the two of them approached the building, a knight named Zalak with long pink hair stopped them and said, "I guess you two are the Mr. Drezer and Ms. Platinum of the Helmetless Alliance that the Grand Knight mentioned."

Linley looked at the beautiful female knight with a wheat-colored complexion and frowned as he asked:

"Yes, may I ask who you are..."

"You can call me Li, an insignificant fourth-rank war knight." Li made a simple salute in front of the two of them: "Because I guessed that you two would come, the Grand Knight Commander specially ordered me to lead the way for you two and serve as your guard."

At this point, the girl put a finger in front of her beautiful lips, as if thinking about something: "But I think with your strength, you two won't need my protection."

“Perhaps. But please thank the Grand Knight Commander for his kindness later on our behalf.” Linley said calmly. “I want to ask, is there any difference between you leading the way and us going directly to apply for a visit?”

"The Red Lantern Knights never welcome anyone to visit or tour the place. Unless the spokesperson of the Knights Association or the Business Federation has any needs, the Red Lantern Knights will only open the place for a short period of time."

Li was still smiling, but Bai Jin was extremely alert in her heart... Even though it was their first meeting, she always felt that the woman in front of her gave her the same sense of oppression as Zofia, and what was with that breastplate? How could such a small person have such a big chest!

Linley, who was unaware of what Platinum was shouting in his heart, also understood what the other party meant:

"Then I think Miss Li, who represents the Supervisory Council, will be able to take us to see the Blood Knight safely, right?"

"Hmm~ o(*￣▽￣*)o~!" The female knight made a gesture of invitation: "The other two guests can just call me Li."

077. Dikaiopolis

“It seems that your Supervisory Association is not very welcome here.” Linley glanced at the knights who were competing with each other in the training ground on the first floor. The armor of these people was basically the same as that of the knights of the Boiling Blood Knights he had met on the street before.

Furthermore, if nothing unexpected happened, each of these warriors in armor was an infected person, and the condition of these infected knights was better than those Linley had seen in the underground area—both mentally and in health.

As Linley and Bai Jin followed Li along, the knights on the sidelines noticeably slowed down their sparring movements. It was obvious that they were observing the three strange visitors. At this time, a white-haired Kuranta girl in a welcoming-style uniform came over gracefully.

"Are you three here to visit the Blood Knight?"

The girl who was suspected to be the receptionist had a good figure and appearance, except for a glaring black crystal on her neck - she was also an infected person.

Li nodded politely, "Yes, we were asked by the Grand Knight to come here to visit the Blood Knights... And if I remember correctly, we made an appointment in advance over the phone."

Knight Zalak flashed his phone and the receptionist nodded: "Okay, I have confirmed it. Please follow me. However, Lord Blood Knight may be in training, so you may have to wait a while."

“That’s fine. We have plenty of time.” Linley responded softly. “Also, why do you have to add the word ‘Sir’ after the Blood Knight’s title? Is it because of some rule of your Crimson Knights?”

"No, because every member of our Knight Order had their lives saved by His Excellency the Blood Knight." A trace of admiration flashed in the girl's eyes. "Without His Excellency the Blood Knight, we might have died on the land of Casimir."

"I see."

Linley nodded thoughtfully, and the three of them followed the girl into the elevator. During this time, the girl asked Linley a question:

"Your Excellency doesn't seem to be sensitive to the Originium crystals on us? We are infected~"

“I know. Many of my colleagues are also infected with oripathy like you.” Linley touched his nose. He noticed that not only the girl from the Knights of the Red Lantern, but also the gravel pricked up her ears, as if she was very curious about his work background.

"So in my opinion, whether or not you are infected doesn't have a big impact."

"How do you get along with each other?" The girl asked subconsciously, "Oh, sorry, I said too much..."

“Nothing. There’s nothing wrong with me telling you about it.” Linley looked at the numbers that kept climbing. “It’s just like eating together and training together like any other person. It’s just that the colleagues who have oripathy have to go to the medical department for checkups from time to time. Other than that, there’s no difference.”

"That's great." Li also spoke up: "If there is a chance, Li would also like to go to your unit to see how the infected and non-infected people get along with each other."

“There will be a chance, and it won’t be too late.” Linley responded calmly, and at this time, the numbers on the elevator had stopped...

'Ding~'

The elevator door opened, and the receptionist said softly, "Three of you, we're here. Just turn left in front."

Like the plain decoration on the first floor, the decoration style of this floor, which theoretically belonged exclusively to the Blood Knights, was also extremely plain—there were only a few inexpensive potted plants used for decoration in the bare corridor, and no landscape paintings or decorations.

“I have to say that I am even more curious about this Blood Knight…” Linley said in a low voice, while Bai Jin beside him nodded in agreement.

When the three of them arrived at the entrance of the Blood Knight's independent training ground, the girl at the front desk quietly left, and the door kept making a ding-dong sound.

“This guy is quite unique. Even the No-Hero Alliance has never troubled him in all these years.” Bai Jin muttered, and Lin Lei turned his head to look at her curiously: “How did you know?”

"Nonsense, both me and my master are at the Platinum level, and the Platinum level is responsible for arranging all team missions. We have never received any mission to monitor or assassinate him, and he is still alive and well, which means that the guys above me have not taken action."

"I see... You are really young and promising, Miss Bai Jin." Li laughed softly.

"It's the same for you. In my opinion, it's rare for someone so young to become a fourth-level knight, especially since you are a..." Bai Jin glanced at the barcode on Li's right arm and said hesitantly.

"'Commodity'?" Li didn't mind the barcode on her arm at all - it was a symbol of her existence at the bottom of Casimir, but she never thought of erasing it. "I also lament my fate. If I hadn't met the master that day, I would probably have been a commodity instead of a 'knight' all my life."

This girl seemed to have a complicated past. Linley sighed in his heart and glanced at the knight. At this time, he heard a voice from inside the room:

"Come in, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

The man’s voice was loud and steady. Linley took the lead and walked in without hesitation. The two girls looked at each other and followed him in.

This was a knight of extremely tall stature. His blood-red armor looked extremely thick and was carved with many intricate patterns. The two horns on his head that snaked out to the sides made Linley wonder if he could sleep on his side.

‘Knight of the Blazing Axe’, ‘Blood Knight’, ‘Casimir’s Bloody Goblet’, this Minoan Knight had too many titles, and even through a helmet, Linley could feel that this man was looking at him.

In a sense, he could be said to be the first infected knight champion in all of Casimir. He stood quietly in the training ground, his aura restrained and powerful. It could be said that he was completely different from the Rusty Bronze who was almost killed by Linley in the underground arena.

However, Linley had seen people who were similar to him before—Lin Guang, who was currently on Rhodes Island, also had the same style.

"Visitor from the Supervisory Council, no matter what your purpose or needs are..." The Blood Knight's voice was as calm as before, and the battle axe in his hand was already burning with blood flames, "Let us communicate through fighting..."

078. Proof

"Dear Blood Knight, isn't it inappropriate to fight a man so soon after meeting him?"

Li frowned and said that ever since she started serving the Supervisory Council, almost everyone, whether it was the children of Casimir or the infected people on the streets, regarded this champion as a hero, but his actions were not what a hero should do.

Who would just come up and start a fight with someone?

Linley looked around silently, then once again looked at the Blood Knight who was standing in the middle of the field like a statue: “Okay.”

"Mr. Dredger, you don't have to do this..." Li immediately whispered to dissuade him, "If you really want to fight, it should be..."

“That’s not necessary. After all, you should have the obligation to see what level I am at.” Linley laughed softly. “Otherwise, the old lady won’t be at ease, right? Besides, I’m a little itchy… Compared to beating up a young girl, it’s more interesting to fight with a fighter like this, isn’t it?”

Almost at the same time, frost surged from under Linley’s feet, and a cold wind began to blow throughout the entire training ground. He slowly walked to the center of the training ground. “How do we determine who wins and who loses?”

"How about thirty rounds?"

The Blood Knight said as he retreated to the rear—because he wanted to leave enough space for Linley. “Would you consider wearing some armor or something?”

In response, Lin Lei shook his head: "There is no need, it's just a sparring match... Besides, I don't think you have the right to hurt me." As he spoke, he drew out the residual light, and the ice shadow crystals extended from the blade section by section. The original short knife now turned into a sword that was almost as long as the original Chi Xiao.

"Hmph, arrogant!"

The Blood Knight snorted and then slashed horizontally at high speed. In an instant, blood flames appeared like a curtain! At the same time, several blood blades slowly rose from the ground, and Linley casually cut off the residual light!

‘Dang~’

The axe, which could be called extremely heavy, could no longer move forward, and the blood on the axe blade began to solidify at a speed visible to the naked eye! Then Linley stomped his feet, and one after another, ice crystals blocked the path of the blood blades like a thicket of thorns.

The two of them just stood there and started wrestling, and the Blood Knight took this opportunity to speak:

"What is your purpose here?"

“Aren’t you afraid that those people might hear you when you say this?” Linley laughed softly, “Or is it that their cameras can only see what you are doing?”

"They can see everything we do here, but they probably can't hear anything we say. But it's always a good idea to keep an eye out."

"You represent the Supervisory Council, the force that those guys dislike the most... I must do something to ensure the safety of those knights." The Blood Knight said lightly: "But your power is indeed beyond my imagination..."

“No, you said one thing wrong.” Linley sneered as he loosened one hand and clenched his fist to hit the Blood Knight’s chest. The Blood Knight responded with a similar move! But instead of using his fist to condense a blood spear, he chose to use the Originium technique to condense it into a blood spear!