Deep Sea Hunter, but Deep Sea Titan

"It won't happen again."

The brass giant unfriendly clutched the business card and membership card in his hand and left the Kroos shop with Skadi.

The child wasn't particularly bright to begin with, and this Blood Demon was still pushing fancy products to take advantage of others. Although there wasn't any malicious intent involved, it was still a rather unethical act.

"Oh, so that was a souvenir."

Skadi pursed her lips; she still didn't quite understand why land dwellers would pay such a high price for an ordinary can of food.

From then on, even though Skadi wasn't particularly familiar with normal prices on land, Kroos never tried to fool Skadi again.

Another group that was very interested in Lottin was the Rhodes Island medical team, especially one of them, codenamed "Warfarin," a Blood Demon.

She was an expert in the field of blood research, and despite Kal'tsit's stern warnings beforehand, she still fantasized about obtaining some of Lotin's blood as research material.

"Blood Demon".

"Please do not approach Nautilus."

Laurentina's hunter's senses remained sharp; the Blood Demon with the blood bag and support was unable to get close to Lotin, and the patrolling sharks were quite aggressive.

The only thing that could spark discussion among Rhodes Island operators is probably the race of the person beneath Lotin's outer shell. Some people saw Lotin's spending records at Rhodes Island's hair care center and therefore believed he was Kuranta, but the engineering department, based on the water bill, was more inclined to believe he was Agor.

In the Doctor's mind, Lotin's true identity could only be that of a person from a previous civilization.

On the bridge of Rhodes Island, the Doctor leaned alone against the railing, waiting for that towering figure to appear.

“Mr. Nautilus, thank you for listening to my story.”

The astronaut stood on the other side of the railing, and in this posture, he queried the PRTS database under Kal'tsit's guidance. Finally, after Kal'tsit left, Lotin saw a photograph.

That was a photo of Precy and the Doctor from back then, seemingly taken when the PRTS system was first run. At that time, Precy and the Doctor stood on either side of the railing.

"In the laboratory, I heard her voice again and saw the scene I saw in the sarcophagus that day."

Judging from the Doctor's description, this doesn't seem to be the result of the Originium Ghost directly haunting the Doctor. Rather, it's a lingering effect of Precys' influence on the Doctor before her first hibernation, because she didn't recall any more memories.

The fragments of memory merely repeat the same content as her recollections in the Chernobog sarcophagus, which only exacerbates the Doctor's current amnesia and makes her feel increasingly out of place in this land.

Why does she harbor such hostility towards you?

The Doctor couldn't help but ask the question. In the Doctor's eyes, "Nautilus" was one of the few people besides Amiya who would tolerate his willfulness after he woke up.

When she offered to rescue Frostnova and the Yeti squad, the other party didn't ask anything except for a gold coin, regardless of her responsibilities or Rhodes Island's stance.

Of course, the PhD is not an irresponsible person; it's just that everyone has times when they are caught in a dilemma and feel overwhelmed by the heavy responsibilities.

With just one gold coin, he could achieve his wish without asking where he was going, even though the doctor was unaware that some people were not even eligible to pay tithes in the first place.

The doctor's pale hair fluttered in the wind. She was not particularly strong, but her fingers were still tightly squeezing the emergency sanity serum in her hand.

"The Doctor from Rhodes Island."

"Excessive fatigue makes one's emotions unstable."

"The important thing is that you don't need to be hostile towards me."

Under normal circumstances, the doctor would obviously not ask such a question. Lotin took out a bottle of blue potion and handed it to the doctor. The mana potion was excellent at relieving fatigue and had an even better calming effect.

Lotin had observed the Doctor's daily work at Rhodes Island. She always had a smile on her face. Many of the infected employees had tragic pasts, and the Doctor needed to accept their pain and give them the courage to face life again.

Keeping the Doctor in a state of high pressure and pessimism for a long time might lead to a situation similar to what happened before she lost her memory, which would definitely benefit Precys.

The "Doctor Training" that the system had previously prompted him to do still needs to be carried out. Although it doesn't need to be as exaggerated as during the fragment collection period, it should at least make the Doctor more confident about the future. However—hopefully, it won't produce some strange results due to overdoing it.

"Thank you."

The doctor accepted the magic potion, and Lotin said it was very effective in relieving stress and fatigue, essentially a powerful tonic.

"The Doctor from Rhodes Island."

"When you need my strength, just drop a gold coin."

"See you in Kazimir."

The astronaut transformed back into the Brass Giant, standing with his nun and hunter, a purple aura gathering around him, just as he had arrived, before disappearing from the deck of Rhodes Island.

"Doctor, you're here."

Amiya tugged at the Doctor's sleeve, bringing him back to his senses.

"Amiya, we still have a lot of work to do. Let's go back."

The doctor put the magic potion in his inner pocket and returned to the lab with Amiya.

“I am clearly your only surviving member of the same race.”

"A fellow species that lives in the form of carbon-based life forms."

"Why would you prepare the bodies of a Kuranta or an Agor for yourself?"

After Amiya left, the Doctor put a gold coin into his breast pocket and muttered to himself with half-closed eyes.

Chapter 72: Wei Yanwu's Dragon Bubble

"Old Wei, are you sure this is the tribute item described in the painting?"

The old man Zhalak who had previously advised Luo Ting to show mercy to those shadow guards was none other than Lin Gerui, the "Rat King" who controlled the dark side of Lungmen.

"There can't be any mistake."

In front of a pond in the courtyard of the Wei family mansion, the bronze statue of the giant from the Scroll of Mountains and Seas has been sculpted, and various jade artifacts have been thrown into the water as offerings to this guardian of the mountains and rivers.

However, when Wei Yanwu threw sacrificial jade objects such as jade pendants into the water, there was no reaction.

"Could it actually be that they are not the same person?"

However, the Shadow Guard clearly reported to him that the "Bronze Ghost" summoned a heavy rain, which sank the Third Army's flagship in the rain, forcing the Inner Guard to submit to his men.

The Third Army was routed, and the enemy couldn't even confirm what force had destroyed their army; the Emperor of Ursus probably didn't want to know either.

"Little Weiwei, I heard he was accepting gold coins?"

A rap penguin wearing sunglasses, a trendy T-shirt, and a gold necklace simply threw its Colombian gold coin into the pool, and the coin indeed disappeared.

"Oh, that's really amazing."

The Emperor feigned a sigh, but Wei Yanwu knew that the old monster penguin was definitely faking it. He suspected that the Emperor had also seen other forms of the brass ghost.

In any case, the emperor's coin toss did indeed get Lotin a reward.

The default skin's tithe is in gold coins, while the tithe for the [Light Knight] skin is in "Glory" earned by defeating knights.

The skin "Mountains and Seas Scroll" has not yet been unlocked by Luo Ting, but Wei Yanwu is offering a tithe based on the records in the copy of the Mountain and Seas Scroll in the Yan Kingdom's palace, in a manner corresponding to the "Mountains and Seas Scroll".

Skins that haven't been unlocked will not generate any rewards.

"Commander Wei, this is from Rhodes Island."

The servant brought out a terminal from inside the house, which indeed contained corporate emails from Rhodes Island.

The email contained a lot of elaborate language, but it can be summarized in one sentence:

"Nautilus has entrusted Rhodes Island to convey his message: He awaits the tribute you have promised."

"You are right, Your Majesty."

Given the dire state of the Ursus Third Army, Wei Yanwu had no intention of going back on his word. In the end, Lungmen did indeed benefit a lot from it. It would be a complete loss to offend this Bronze Ghost for the sake of a little money.

The scene of the bronze giant crushing the mortal army in the rain further solidified Wei Yanwu's conjecture.

This brass giant and the bronze giant recorded in the Shan Hai Illustrated Scroll are indeed different in form, but the same in spirit.

This money was definitely a profitable investment.

Befriending him would be entirely beneficial for Da Yan.

Meanwhile, at the Rhodes Island office in the Grand Knights' territory, a purple aura was gathering.

Kal'tsit and the Doctor had already contacted the operators stationed here in advance, telling them not to be too suspicious of the giant and the two Agorians, and thoughtfully added that "they will leave on their own soon."

Perhaps because Rhodes Island has influential partners here, and because Rhodes Island’s treatment plans and management advice for local infected people are affordable, this Rhodes Island office is larger than that of Hill County.

At least give Lotin a place to appear from the teleportation.

"Gu dong gu dong."

A rolling sound caught the attention of the Rhodes Island operator on duty. He quickly got up to check the situation in the hall and found a brass giant, more than 4 meters tall, standing blankly in the hall, surrounded by red plush toys scattered all over the floor.

The doll's appearance cannot be described as cute or adorable; it can only be described as extremely abstract.

"Could it really be Wei Yanwu's Dragon Bubble?"

Luo Ting immediately checked with the system and found that he had indeed received the tithe tax paid by Wei Yanwu.

This time he was very unlucky, only getting 3 skin fragments for the [Shan Hai Hui Juan] skin. The rest of the lottery rewards were all from that malicious Wei Yanwu Longpao.

"What a strange doll."

Laurentina gave a disgusted look. This dragon bubble doll couldn't really be described as "ugly," but it did present a unique abstract feel.

"How do I handle this?"

The Rhodes Island operator on duty looked awkwardly at the pile of strange dolls. He hadn't expected that the mysterious brass ghost on the ship would have such a strange hobby.

"Take care of all the trouble."

Loting put a Wei Yanwu bubble into the system space and took out a gold coin, instructing the Rhodes Island duty officer to make sure to destroy these tacky dragon bubble dolls.

Because this dragon bubble was so peculiar, Luo Ting even considered keeping it as a keepsake and then showing it to Wei Yanwu to observe his reaction.

It's absolutely hilarious.

A soft white light surrounded Lotin, the rust on his brass diving suit gradually faded, and a tall knight golem appeared in the lobby of the office in his place, while Laurentina also changed into her priest's robes after a long absence.

Skadi's clothes also changed for the first time. The hunter's black attire gradually changed to a solemn robe with a white background and gold trim, while the abdomen remained black.

This aura reminded Lotin of the "sublimation" skin of the operator Skadi.

"Turbid Skadi" is an existence that cannot appear in a normal timeline, and her solemn religious attire as a ruler of a large group should not appear with her either.

The outfit in front of me is only somewhat similar in style, nothing more.

The hunter still wielded her greatsword, but had temporarily transformed from a deep-sea hunter from a foreign land into a knight's greatsword foot servant.

This outfit suits Skadi well, but for Lotin, having his teammates share his power through the system means something else entirely.

This means that Skadi's level of self-confidence has reached a critical point, at least a step further than before.

The Silver Knight pushed open the door to Rhodes Island's administration hall. Neon lights blurred the lines between day and night in the Great Knight Territory, and the light pollution here was even worse than in Lungmen.

All sorts of advertisements filled every corner of this place, even more exaggerated than the first-tier cities that Luo Ting had visited before his time travel. The atmosphere of the entire city had reached a point of entertainment to the point of imbalance.

Here, everything is clearly priced, even the most sacred and traditional things in this land of knights.

The lighthouse that Lotin was looking for was in the Knight's Treasure in Waterdrop Village, a remote place that even the Knights of Kazimierz rarely visited.

"I've said it before, I can be your sword too."

Why can sharks monopolize everything?

Skadi's voice was intermittent and very faint, but her thoughts were already being conveyed to Lotin through typing on the system interface. Being able to change into new clothes along with Lotin's changing appearance, just like Laurentina, made her happy.

"Because I am willing to give everything to become a nun who belongs only to him."

In her response, Laurentina displayed the composure unique to a victor.

"Therefore, these alone are not enough to get you what you want."

The enchanted fingers gently traced Skadi's cheek. The Knight of Light's helmet completely blocked Lotin's view; his eyes were completely obscured by the striped cutouts of the metal helmet, making it impossible for him to see or investigate.

"Isn't that enough, salvage worker? You're really greedy, just like back at the fortress."

"But I will try harder."

"So, please look at me too!"

Lotin's response hinted to Skadi that he was manipulating her, intentionally or unintentionally shaping her into the kind of person he desired. Skadi, already deeply entangled, even found it enjoyable.

"hunter."

"I hope this is the result of your careful consideration."

That's not enough; the current level is not sufficient.

In Lotin's view, Skadi has fully demonstrated her potential, but she is still one step away from achieving it, until the sword belongs entirely to him, no longer slaying for Agor, but wielded solely for him.