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

“Well, long time no see.” Jane’s voice came faintly from under the hood. Although Lin Lei could not see her expression, he could feel that this beauty was quite depressed at the moment.

"After all, you are wearing too much, Doctor. I really can't tell...Also, I'd like to ask, don't you feel stuffy wearing this?"

"Well... Actually it's okay, but I'm going up first. Come back to me after you and Amiya finish reporting." The doctor coughed twice and walked straight to Tallulah and Froststar: "How about you two come with me to make a record first? After all, Dredger has not yet taken over the command of the Vanguard Team. He will officially take over after the mission report is finished this time."

"No problem, let's go."

Neither Frost Star nor Tallulah would have any objection to this. After all, with such a short time, Linley would not run away.

“Then Mr. Lin Lei, let’s go too. If we finish our work report early, you can also rest early.” Amiya said softly.

...a quarter of an hour later...

The little rabbit looked at the field report on the table and then looked at Lin Lei. “Mr. Lin Lei, I remember Miss Lin Guang once said that the Silver Song Hotel you stayed in was the most expensive hotel in the Great Knight Territory. How did you manage to spend zero money?”

"And why is it that the travel funds allocated to you... no, the field funding has not been reduced much?"

“Aren’t those people in the Business Association kindhearted? They all rushed to pay for me… I couldn’t refuse, so I had to accept it.” Linley scratched his head. “In addition, I personally think that we can consider developing some more in-depth cooperation projects with the Integration Movement.”

"Well, we have to wait until our medical advisory team reaches a conclusion before we can proceed. But I trust your judgment." Amiya's gem-like eyes blinked. "Besides, I'm more curious about your evaluation of Miss Froststar and Miss Tallulah's actions this time?"

"They handled it pretty well and with a lot of restraint."

Lin Lei said calmly that compared to burning an entire city to ashes, these two could be said to be quite restrained. Only three roads were destroyed this time, which was already quite difficult!

"That's good... Then I have nothing to do here, you can go find the doctor."

When Lin Lei arrived at the doctor's office, Frost Star had already left, and Tallulah was leaning against the wall with her hands folded as if waiting for him. In addition, there was another uninvited guest in the office - Kal'tsit was also here.

The moment he saw the old lynx, Linley had the urge to turn around and leave: “Hey, Doctor Kal’tsit is here too.”

Kal'tsit didn't waste time talking to him and directly threw a nameplate to him: "Your nameplate, and then you and Tallulah have a more important mission to do."

"Could it be that Skadi's problem again?"

"In a sense, you are right. More importantly, someone from the deep sea has arrived... I hope you can solve it."

001. Target: Saltwind City

“I’ll wait for you outside.” Tallulah patted his shoulder considerately and walked out. Now, only Linley, the silent Kal’tsit, and the Doctor were left in the room.

“So, has something happened to our Miss Hunter again?” Linley asked in a low voice as he looked at the two motionless people. “Could it be that the Ghost Shark’s occasional mental illness has become a normal state?”

"Huh? Why do you think so?" Kal'tsit raised her eyebrows.

“Oh? Isn’t that right?” Linley was immediately shocked. “I thought that Rhodes Island had declared the treatment a failure, and that Skadi was completely disappointed with us, so she took Ghost Shark to look for medical advice all over the continent.”

"If Rhodes Island can't do anything about the ghost shark's condition, then the entire Terra continent won't be able to do anything about it."

Kal'tsit said unhappily while looking at the silent Doctor: "You tell me and I tell you?"

"Let me do it." The doctor nodded. "According to Skadi, the ghost shark was taken away by someone who looked similar to her, and now Skadi wants to go and see what happened."

"Similar to her?"

Linley’s first reaction was – similar to this killer whale, does it mean the one with white fur, red eyes and huge breasts? But then he realized: “You mean the hunter?”

"Deep-sea hunters. Both Skadi and the ghost shark that is being treated are members of the so-called deep-sea hunters... and they come from a country in the sea."

The all-knowing old lynx recounted everything he knew, but in a roundabout way: "They gained extraordinary fighting power by implanting the genes of hostile beings into their own bodies."

"Then what is this hostile existence?" the man asked cautiously, while Kal'tsit looked indifferent:

"You will understand when you get to the beach. There is no point in me telling you now... You can only truly and deeply understand something if you experience it yourself."

“You old lady, you might as well not say anything.” Linley rolled his eyes. “That means our Miss Ghost Shark was brought to the seaside by an unknown entity. But how did that person do it?”

"How did she get past Rhodes Island's security measures and find the Ghost Shark?"

"The deep-sea hunters are connected by blood." Kal'tsit then whispered in Agor, "They can sense each other's presence within a certain range, so she can find the ghost shark and take it away."

"But you still didn't say how that person got in."

Linley walked slowly in front of Kal'tsit, and his aura even made Kal'tsit's eyes flicker: "Could it be that you know that person, Kal'tsit? And if the head of the medical department let her in, then there really is no evidence..."

'Snapped'

He placed his hands on the handles of Kal'tsit's chair and leaned forward towards Filin. At this distance, they could feel each other's breath. Kal'tsit still looked at him quietly, without any fluctuation in her emerald eyes.

“Kal’tsit, every time you don’t want to lie but don’t want to tell me the truth… you always have this expression.” Linley leaned close to Kal’tsit’s ear and whispered, “But never mind. I forgive you… But I hope that when I come back… you can tell me how much you know about this.”

As he spoke, he touched the other person’s cheek, which was full of collagen. It was as smooth and elastic as water. It was hard to imagine that this was also a BBA. And this time, Kal’tsit did not open his hand, but allowed Lin Lei to touch her.

"Then Doctor, did Skadi mention where she was going before she left?"

Lin Lei turned his head and looked at the Doctor who was happily watching the show. At the moment, the Doctor was enjoying the show very much. In a sense, she was suppressed by Kal'tsit every day during the time when Lin Lei was away.

This "empress dowager" who can be said to have the power to cover the sky with one hand has finally come to this day, and her posture is really good.

Before she knew it, Jane's nose started bleeding, and she kept giggling from time to time.

"PhD?"

"Doc? Are you okay?"

"Hmm? I'm fine. Sorry, I was distracted." Jane put the tissue into her hood to wipe the blood from her nose and responded rather embarrassedly: "What did you just say?"

"I say, did Skadi mention where she was going before she left?"

"Oh...well, she said she was going to Saltwind City...but we don't know where that place is, and..." The doctor turned his head to look at Kal'tsit beside him. The meaning was self-evident - Kal'tsit didn't tell them where this place was either.

"But according to our speculation, it should be a place near the sea, and it is very likely a city in Iberia." The doctor said very seriously, "But you may have to find the specific location yourself."

“Okay, it seems that this is the only way… But is it necessary to let Tallulah go with us?” Linley sighed and looked at the two of them. “She just came back from Casimir not long ago. Is it really okay to let her go out on a mission again?”

"This time it was Tallulah herself who strongly requested it. We thought about it and decided that it would be a little dangerous for you to go alone. It would be just right if there was someone to look after you." The doctor said helplessly, "And even Frost Star couldn't persuade her."

"Okay... Then I'll pack up today and leave tomorrow."

The man nodded and was about to turn around and leave, but at this time Kal'tsit called him:

“Lin Lei…wait a minute…”

"What else is going on?"

"(Ager's language) The Deep Sea Church and the Iberian Inquisition... Be careful of these two forces. Also, not all deep sea hunters are as easy to talk to as Skadi... Also, come back alive."

"(Ager) I understand, I'll be back."

......

"It seems like you had a good chat with them?"

Even after returning to the Rhodes Island ship, Tallulah did not take off her mask, and Linley smiled and shook his head: “It’s just that I have to go out again, but why did you have to come with me?”

"Why? Don't you know this clearly in your heart?"

Tallulah’s iron-gray eyes looked at him with a half-smile, and her slender jade fingers drew circles on Linley’s chest again and again. “Because there are several people who run faster than me… If I don’t try harder, won’t I even be able to drink a bowl of soup, my knight?”

002. Crazy Blood

“Come to think of it, I haven’t been to the beach yet. Have you been there, Linley?” Tallulah looked at the pale and exhausted Linley while driving. “Hey, I didn’t do anything last night. How did you manage to be so weak?”

“Uh…it’s nothing. But if you sucked the red and white together, I couldn’t stand it.” Linley looked exhausted. “I almost thought I was going to become a mummy.”

"Don't give me that. If you knew this was going to happen last night, would you still go?" The dragon girl sighed and glanced at the man who was holding the corpse. "If I had known, I would have come last night. I was so considerate to leave time and space for you, Shuangxing, and the blood demon."

“Hiss… Of course I have to go!” Linley opened his eyes wide and said proudly, “Don’t look at me as weak now, but both Warfarin and Froststar are still playing Jenga on my bed and haven’t woken up yet!”

"Pooh!"

Tallulah then spat lightly: "Rogue, but you should be happy secretly. There are only two of us now... Later, I heard that Longmen will send people over for exchange and study... Guess who will come?"

"Hiss... Could there be a star bear?" The man's eyes widened, while Tallulah smiled: "

“Why don’t you think about it again? Is there only one person here for the exchange and study? And I can assure you that this news is reliable~” Tallulah said as she threw her phone to Linley:

"My sister told me this."

“Mr. Chen? So she still sends you messages?” Linley was stunned. “So you two are so close?”

"Huijie and I have lived together since we were young. Although we have different fathers... we have the same mother and the same uncle." Tallulah drove the car with one hand, while the other hand was placed on the man's palm:

"Although we often quarreled, we always made up in the end...At that time, we also played with Beatrix and Lin Yuxia." Draco's eyes were full of nostalgia for the old times:

"That period was probably the most childish time in my life, but then... you know."

“But it’s all in the past, isn’t it? Memories will become the motivation for the living to move forward.” Linley stroked the other’s hand and closed his eyes and asked softly, “Also, it sounds like many people have never been to the seaside, right?”

"Well, after all, Kosice told me that the whole of Iberia is now in a state of isolation. They exclude outsiders, and the internal situation is even more chaotic." Tallulah said while enjoying the massage given to her by the person next to her:

"But it is said that a long time ago, Iberia was the most powerful country in the entire Terra continent. I heard that they once had an invincible fleet..."

“And then it was destroyed by a pirate and his fleet?” Linley scratched his head, while Tallulah was bewildered.

"Pirates? What are those? But I don't know what happened more than 50 years ago. The whole of Iberia entered a state of isolation. Since then, no other news has been heard from this coastal country."

“That sounds quite scary. There’s a sense of strangeness that shifts from technology to the supernatural. And even if a squid appears and says it wants to mate with you, I wouldn’t be too surprised.” Linley then stared at the unchanged scenery in front of the car with a pair of dead fish eyes.

"What strange things are you talking about? Is it your previous experience?"

"I guess so. I once went to a place called Yanan to treat a disease... If I have a chance, I can tell you about what I saw and heard at that time." The man looked at the girl's serious face and chuckled.

"But do you really know where your destination is if you drive like this?"

"I don't know. Aren't you waiting for me to tell you?"

"This is very simple. As long as you know what Skadi did in the past, you can understand how she would choose to go to Saltwind City."

......The bridge of Rhodes Island......

"At most one month, Kal'tsit. Our ships will soon reach Casimir... and Casimir is not that far from Victoria."

Ascalon, who was once the bodyguard of Princess Theresa and is now the head of SWEEP, appeared in Kal'tsit's office again. His red pupils were even more indifferent and cold than Kal'tsit's - like a complete weapon.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we will soon run into the Regent and the guys from the Military Committee. Is it really okay to transfer that guy away from Rhodes Island at this time?"

"There's still time."

Kal'tsit gently shook her head, and a rare look of uncertainty and worry appeared in her emerald eyes: "Problems at sea will always have to be solved... and he is the person I trust the most."

"Are you so confident that he will help you? Even those deep-sea hunters will be seduced by the call of their own blood...Aren't you afraid that Dredger will also fall into the curse of the crazy blood?"

In response to the Sarkaz’s question, Kal’tsit simply shook her head: “Perhaps others will be bewitched by that bloodline and power, but Linley won’t…”

"Well, do you have any conclusive evidence?"

"No, this is just my simple trust..." The doctor shook his head and went back to work: "I trust this person more than anyone else, just like I believed in Theresa and the Doctor in the past..."

"Then you are not afraid..."

"Don't be afraid, because we have sworn with each other's souls." Kal'tsit glanced at the assassin and said, "Now do what you should do, Ascalon... Also, if there is any news related to Hill County and OUTCAST, tell me as soon as possible."

"I see... I'll come over if it's urgent."

...a small town on the Iberian border...

By the time Linley and Tallulah had finally reached the border of Iberia after all the hardships they had endured, nearly half a month had passed. The number of towns and people on the road also decreased as they advanced.

"Is this place Iberia? It feels worse to me than the infected settlement on the Ursus snowfield..."

Tallulah leaned on her sword and murmured to herself as she looked at the extremely desolate and dilapidated town. The off-road vehicle that she and Linley had originally used to travel had been scrapped a week ago. In a sense, it was a miracle that they could complete such a long journey on their own two feet.

Iberia gave people a feeling of desolation after extreme development and abandoned and destroyed, while Linley felt that this place was very similar to a small fishing village...

"I don't know if there is an outer god named Kos in this country."

The corners of the man's mouth twitched, but he still took the girl's hand and walked towards the border town first - here, there was an intelligence dealer named 'Jose' who had done business with Skadi.

003. Old Jose and the Wandering Singer

There are no border guards or soldiers defending the city. This Iberian border town does not have the kind of vigilance of Ursus or Casimir, and this city also does not look as prosperous as the cities in the latter two countries.

As soon as Tallulah and Linley reached the entrance of the town, they were able to get a full picture of the place. Except for the tavern at the end of the entrance avenue, which was still intact, the houses in other places were dilapidated, just like the slums in a South American city.

The people standing at the intersection looked at the two of them as if they were little sheep, but when Linley took down the bomb harpoon gun that was still dripping with blood, these people immediately turned their heads to the other side.

That’s right. After realizing that their destination this time was related to the sea, Linley had Klushier take out the sealed harpoon gun without any hesitation. But unfortunately, so far this bomb harpoon gun has not caught any fish except for killing a group of bounty hunters and bandits.

The gun tip, which was a model of brutality and ferocity, was enough to intimidate all the "hunters" who wanted to rob each other, and Linley himself released his murderous intent towards these people without a care in the world - just kidding, in a city without supervision like this, even if you kill eleven out of ten people, it would be considered as eliminating harm for the people.

"Aren't you going to do it?" Tallulah asked directly. As long as the man gave the order, she could turn this place into a real scorched earth.