A Maybach on a rainy night? Talk to my Levadin!

Chapter Three: The Purple Star Descends on Rhodes Island

Strawberry Softcore is the medical unit in Scout Squad. She has a friendly and lively personality and is an absolute optimist. Compared to the other unreliable guys in the squad, she is the most suitable person to be in charge of contacting and communicating with strangers.

As for the threat from the opponent, there is no threat under Scout's gun. Besides, as a medic operator, Smokey has some special skills of her own.

When he sensed someone approaching, Zhao Zizhan was preparing to go home to have a drink of water and catch his breath.

Visibility was very poor in the snow, and by the time Zhao Zizhan spotted the person, the person was already almost standing next to him.

"Don't worry, I mean no harm. I just want to ask you two questions." Dressed in a blue-black uniform, Jiu Mei Ruan Xin gave a French military salute and slowly approached Zhao Zizhan.

"I don't know the way either."

The strawberry-filled girl never expected that the first thing the other party would say would be this.

If you don't know the way, why are you wandering around this icy plain without anything?

The moment this strange person said that, even the most composed person couldn't hold back anymore.

One hour later, the Rhodes Island main ship arrived.

"You mean, you found him on the ice field?"

How could there be anyone on the ice field?

"Without equipment, water, or food, how did this person survive?"

Several agents huddled together whispering, while the protagonist they were talking about, Zhao Zizhan, was sitting in his office, looking around like a curious child.

"Instead of idly chatting here, I think you should all get back to your jobs."

The cold, clear voice that suddenly rang out from behind them was like the King of Hell calling their roll, making the hairs stand on end instantly. They lowered their heads, scattered like birds and beasts without saying a word.

Kal'tsit slowly walked into the office and met Zhao Zizhan's eyes. Beside her was Scout, who had escorted her into the ship earlier.

In the early days of Rhodes Island, the legal successor leader Amiya was too young to rule. During the reign of Empress Kal'tsit, who was in charge of all affairs, she personally handled everything. As the head of the medical department, everyone who entered Rhodes Island had to go through her, and the medical examination alone was an unavoidable step.

She is indispensable for receiving visitors, as in the scene before us.

"Hello, I am Kal'tsit, the head of the Rhodes Island Medical Department. It's a pleasure to meet you," the other person said in a friendly and polite manner, but with a cat-like face.

"Don't worry, we just want to ask you a few simple questions," Scout reassured him from the side. For a Sarkaz, this guy was surprisingly good-natured.

Kal'tsit looked at the boy in front of her with her clear, emerald-like eyes. Alone in an unfamiliar environment, he showed no apprehension whatsoever, but rather a face full of curiosity and surprise. This suggested either that he had an intellectual disability or that he was fearless.

Given that it was able to appear in the center of the ice field unarmed, and that its location was 140 kilometers away from the nearest settlement, it could only be the latter.

According to the footprint tracking report provided by Scout, the other party first appeared 10 kilometers away from the ice field, and there were no traces of any vehicles or personnel in the vicinity. In other words, the other party appeared out of thin air in the wilderness.

Is it a powerful being coming here to experience life, or a visitor from the outside world who suddenly arrives?

Kal'tsit wasn't surprised; her experience was enough to make her unfazed by anything strange.

"Hello, Miss Kal'tsit and Mr. Scout, you can just call me Zhao Zizhan." Zhao Zizhan carefully examined the caged cat in front of him.

This was the first time he had seen the living Kal'tsit in front of him. In the game, Kal'tsit had accompanied him, the Doctor, as Hakimi for six years, and their bond was undeniably deep.

This time I finally saw a live prison cat. The real prison cat was even more vivid and beautiful than the one in the game. Especially after experiencing the Precythian cat before the transmigration, seeing Kal'tsit again was like a spring breeze and jade dew meeting, which was better than countless encounters in the human world.

Perhaps it was because Zhao Zizhan's gaze was too aggressive that Kal'tsit silently assessed Zhao Zizhan's mental state.

Zhao Zizhan, a person from the Great Yan? Kal'tsit pondered the meaning of the name for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright, Mr. Zhao Zizhan, our operators found you in the middle of the ice plains. If you don't mind, we would be happy to know your background and why you were there."

"Actually, I don't know why I ended up there. I was just testing my abilities, and suddenly I was in the middle of the ice field. I don't know what happened." Zhao Zizhan simply shrugged and said, "LeBron James."

"Experimental capabilities?" Kal'tsit accurately captured the key words in Zhao Zizhan's words.

"Yes, I have a kind of... I don't know how to describe it... Originium Arts, which allows me to move freely across this land. However, it seems that because I don't know much about this land, I messed up the first time I used it, hahaha..." Zhao Zizhan scratched his head, looking ashamed.

"Would it be convenient to demonstrate?" Scout asked. "Oh, of course, but it's best not to if it might have any negative impact on you."

"It's alright, I haven't felt any impact so far," Zhao Zizhan shook his head. This was a good opportunity for him to show his value, so how could he let it go?

"Let me think... Ah, I've got it!" Zhao Zizhan said with a smug look on his face, and then disappeared from Kal'tsit and Scout's sight.

"Wow"

Scout, seeing the figure suddenly disappear before him, spoke in the voice of a priest.

Kal'tsit took a sip of water without any expression.

About seven minutes later, Zhao Zizhan reappeared in front of the two of them, carrying a huge snowball in his arms.

"I just went outside the ship, and since there was nothing in the snow, I made a snowball and brought it back."

Zhao Zizhan's operation was simple: first, return to the original world, then use the snowfield as an anchor point to travel, make a snowball, return to the original world again, and then use the Rhodes Island office as an anchor point to travel.

When facing a cunning old cat like Kal'tsit, Zhao Zizhan's approach of simplifying things by making them more complex is quite necessary.

Being able to travel between the two worlds is her trump card, so naturally she can't reveal it all. However, lying to Kal'tsit would be very difficult, and since her future development would inevitably involve this place, trying to deceive everyone would be extremely difficult. It would be better to package it as some kind of special ability, thus saving herself the trouble of explaining later.

Moreover, Jiang Cheng believed that, given Hajikai's performance, she wouldn't react much to Jiang Cheng's abilities.

As expected, Kal'tsit's face remained impassive: "Very creative Originium Arts."

She turned to look at Scout, who shook his head at her, indicating that he hadn't noticed anything either.

But Scout's expression was quite eager, as if he had seen flames and golden light when drawing a card.

At this moment, he wished he could grab Kal'tsit's hand and shout, "Kal'tsit! We got the super-sized cup!"

Long-distance instantaneous teleportation—such an extraordinary ability! Isn't this the perfect savior descending upon our reconnaissance team?

This kid absolutely cannot be allowed to release the reconnaissance team!

Chapter Four: The Book's Pedigree Report

"We will then conduct a series of tests on you, including physical examinations, tactical planning ability tests, and individual data collection, to help us better assign you to a specific role."

"Before that, Raidian operators will take you on a tour of the Rhodes Island main ship and prepare your personal quarters."

Zhao Zizhan's onboarding process went very smoothly as both parties were in love. Kal'tsit informed Jiang Cheng of the upcoming onboarding procedures while slowly getting up and walking towards the door.

Standing at the door, Kal'tsit turned to look at Zhao Zizhan: "I'm not sure what kind of future you will have on Rhodes Island, but I'm sure you're not as naive and ignorant as you've deliberately shown me. Whatever your purpose, since your vision aligns with ours, Rhodes Island will always welcome you with open arms. We can try together to change this land, to change the future of the people of Terra, which is built on suffering and despair."

Before Zhao Zizhan could respond, Kal'tsit opened the door and left the office, indicating that the head of the medical department was quite busy.

“She means welcome. Don’t mind her, that’s just how Kal’tsit is. You’ll get used to it,” Scout patted Zhao Zizhan on the shoulder. “Come on, I’ll take you to see Raidian.”

Rhodes Island is actually quite large, and its interior space is also quite magnificent. I had already seen this when Scout took me aboard the ship. This behemoth is several times larger than an aircraft carrier.

Scout was quite familiar with the paths inside Rhodes Island, and in no time he led himself to the location of the logistics department, where he met the beautiful, dark-skinned, four-armed Liberi girl who was holding her chin and looking troubled.

She wore a slightly loose uniform, revealing two dark, pine-like peaks below her collarbone.

"Raidian, I've brought a newcomer to meet you."

Scout called out loudly and led Zhao Zizhan forward: "This is our new probationary colleague who just joined us today. Could you please show him around and assign him a dormitory? I have some reconnaissance work to do, so I'll be leaving now."

Raidian was pulled from his thoughts. Looking at Zhao Zizhan, brought by Scout, and noticing his still-childish face, Raidian smiled gently: "Oh, a new kid here. Welcome to Rhodes Island."

She looked Zhao Zizhan up and down, his appearance devoid of any racial features: "Hmm... I can't tell what race he is at all... Do you have any personal needs regarding the dormitory? Like, do you want your bed converted into a large water tank or something?"

"Ah, no need, no need... a normal dormitory is fine," Zhao Zizhan quickly waved his hand.

"What a gentle child, not wanting to trouble others... It's alright, Rhodes Island has all sorts of operators, you'll definitely like it here. Come on, I'll show you around the different areas."

Raidian always had a lot of patience and tolerance for children. He casually called out to one of the operators next to him and then led Zhao Zizhan on a tour of the ship.

Raidian introduced the various departments to Zhao Zizhan as they walked, and Zhao Zizhan listened attentively, observing the staff members in each department.

It's a bit strange, really. Rhodes Island wasn't as vibrant and thriving as Zhao Zizhan had imagined; on the contrary, it was rather deserted.

The large landship didn't have many operators, just a few here and there, making the interior seem very empty. We hardly saw any familiar faces along the way.

This was quite different from what Zhao Zizhan had anticipated.

According to Zhao Zizhan's thinking, even if he didn't know someone every three steps or an old friend every five steps, he should at least know most of them, right?

However, in reality, he only saw two elite operators he knew on the ship, and he didn't recognize most of the other operators. The only thing that reassured Zhao Zizhan was that after arriving at the engineering department, he finally saw some familiar faces.

Not that Wendy, but the seven-time champion of Crisis Contract, the true King of Push, Wendy.

When Zhao Zizhan saw her, she was doing ship maintenance with her bionic sea dragon. After a brief greeting to Zhao Zizhan, she went back to her work.

"Wendy is just a little shy. She's a bit introverted, but once you get to know her, you'll find she's a great friend," Raidian gently explained, afraid that Zhao Zizhan might misunderstand that he disliked her.

"Although everyone has different personalities and problems, everyone is a very good kid, just like you."

What kind of natural motherly body is this? Zhao Zizhan felt like he was being coaxed into becoming a placenta by Raidian all this way.

He naturally wouldn't have any special opinion about Wendy. The engineering department staff all have their own quirks and deep feelings for their engineering creations, just like Wendy's feelings for the bionic sea dragon and the Mechanist's feelings for the crazy deer.

Rather, it was only when he saw Wendy that Zhao Zizhan felt a little relieved. Finally, he had someone he knew. What's going on? What's the situation at Rhodes Island now?

Where is Amiya? Why can't I find her?

It's obviously impossible to see all the operators at once, as everyone has their own things to do, and the elite operators are even less likely to stay on the ship.

There were many things to do to settle in Rhode Island. It took Raidian and Zhao Zizhan quite a while to finally get everything settled. Sitting in his own dormitory, Zhao Zizhan let out a long breath, his face beaming with excitement.

I'm so lucky, I actually ran into Rhodes Island.

That's it!

Next, all I need to do is make sure that Deadpool, who poses a threat to my life, dies, and prepare to deal with all sorts of probing and pressure from various sides.

Although a Deadpool appearing in the city would most likely be dealt with quickly by the agents sent by Kassel, especially since Shilan City is now full of hidden talents, Zhao Zizhan, who has already died once, is very afraid of his own life. He dares not gamble on whether that Deadpool in the ditch will come back to kill him.

If Zhao Zizhan wanted to survive that thing, he had two options.

Strengthen yourself, or build a good relationship with the powerful figures on the island and bring your own people to take care of it.

Zhao Zizhan is not a child; he wants it all.

We need to strengthen our own capabilities and also rely on powerful figures on the island; only then can we be considered truly well-rounded.

As for how to achieve this, he already has some ideas.

As for now... Zhao Zizhan silently murmured, "Go home."

Back in his familiar yet unfamiliar room, watching the sun set in the west, Zhao Zizhan glanced at his watch and compared it to the alarm clock on his desk.

"Sure enough, the time ratio between the two sides is 7.5 to 1, and when I was in the Dragon World, time in the Ark World did not pass."

As I took off my wet military overcoat and cotton shoes, I heard the sound of a car engine coming from downstairs.

Mom and Dad are back.

Chapter 5: The Plan to Cling to a Powerful Backer

"...Mom and Dad, you're back?"

As soon as Zhao Zizhan reached the second-floor stairwell, he saw the two parents changing clothes in the living room on the first floor. This wasn't the first time Zhao Zizhan had come into contact with parents in this world, but he still couldn't quite find a way to communicate with these new parents.

It's not that this is bad for the parents.

Quite the opposite.

They are so kind.

Zhao Zizhan had an unhappy childhood in his previous life and had no experience of interacting with a normal elder. As a result, when he met this couple in this life who valued their children very much, made sure to come home for dinner together no matter how busy they were with work, let their children go wherever they wanted to play, and valued their healthy growth more than their grades, he felt that his outlook on life had been refreshed a lot.

"You mean, actually, you can get a hot meal after school, someone will give you pocket money when you leave in the morning, and you won't get scolded if you don't do well on a test, is that what you mean?"

Interacting with these parents has somewhat touched upon Zhao Zizhan's blind spots in knowledge. In addition, although he has gained the memories, Zhao Zizhan is not very familiar with this couple, which has led to him being stuck in a dilemma.

"Zizhan, how are you feeling? Are you hungry? Mom will cook for you later."

The couple changed into their loungewear in the dressing room before coming over to cuddle with Zhao Zizhan. Zhao's mother gave him a hug and then went to the kitchen to get busy, while Zhao's father sat on the living room sofa, instinctively reaching for a cigarette, but stopped immediately upon seeing Zhao Zizhan and started peeling an apple.

"Zizhan, don't stand, come and sit down," Old Zhao patted the sofa, and Zhao Zizhan obediently went over and sat down.

Seeing Zhao Zizhan's expression, Old Zhao couldn't help but pat the back of Zhao Zizhan's head.

"You silly child... Sigh, life is full of unexpected events. If you survive a near-death experience, you're bound to have good fortune later. Here, have some fruit. Your mother and I will take a few days off in a couple of days and then take you out to play."

Zhao Zizhan was a little unaccustomed to this happiness, and took the apple, saying, "Thank you, Dad."