I am on the Ark, a succubus, pure and innocent.

"Doctor, even if you insist, I have a way to deal with it." Amiya strode into the meeting room, reached into the crevice and pulled out all the junk food hidden there, laughing:

"Doctor, you don't want Dr. Kal'tsit to know you're sneaking junk food in your office, do you?"

"Eh!"

The doctor was shocked and quickly begged for mercy: "Please, Amiya, she can't find out about this, or she'll yell at me for hours!"

Amiya chuckled: "Doctor, you know what to do, right?"

The doctor nodded repeatedly: "I know, I know, I will never tell anyone about the books you read under your bed at night again."

"..."

Amiya tore open a bag of potato chips and poured it into her mouth in large gulps, finishing the bag quickly like a rabbit eating grass.

"No wow!"

The doctor's sorrowful voice was so heartbreaking that it brought tears to the eyes of all who heard it.

But when Amiya made a move to tear open a second pack, she quickly covered her mouth and behaved herself. These junk foods, which are easy for ordinary operators to buy, are not easy for her to obtain.

Kal'tsit forbids this and that food, making the operators afraid to feed themselves.

Only these junk foods from Kroos can soothe my empty heart at night.

The farce is over.

Bai Yue and the doctor sat down facing each other on the sofa. Amiya, with great service, poured tea for them and inquired with a smile about the purpose of Bai Yue's visit:

"Dr. Bai, judging from your clothes, could it be that you are now a nobleman of Ursus?"

Bai Yue's eyes lit up, her DNA was activated, and she launched into a smooth combo: waving her hand dismissively!

He waved his hand dismissively, saying, "Oh, no, no, my title isn't that high. Just Duke Ulrich, Duke Berga, and Count Chernobog. It's nothing."

"......" X2

Both the Doctor and Amiya were completely bewildered by this Versailles.

Amiya, in particular, dropped her teapot on the ground. Luckily, it was sturdy enough not to break, otherwise it would have taken a while to clean it up.

Before she could even pick up the teapot, she began stammering, "A...a duke? And a duke other than Duke Belga? How did you manage that?!"

Bai Yue's eyes lit up again. Hey, the combo worked!

He quickly adjusted his position, placing his left hand across the sofa behind him and his right elbow resting on the sofa, casually waving his hand as he said quite comfortably:

"Oh, it's nothing really. It just so happens that my direct grandmother was Empress Catherine of Ursus, and the late Emperor Vladimir left a decree that allowed me to inherit my grandmother's estate, register me in the royal register, and also granted me the title of duke."

"......" X2

Amiya forced a smile. By now, she could tell that this unreliable adult was in Versailles, but she couldn't help asking out of curiosity, "May I ask you what inheritance you received from the Queen?"

Bai Yue gave Amiya a "good job" look, then casually put her arm around the Doctor who sat down next to her, letting her lean against her. Then, she simply dropped the pretense and laid her cards on the table, saying smugly:

“There are so many: palaces, castles, manors, there are more than four hundred of them, plus a huge royal hunting ground, several gem mines that were once exclusively supplied to my grandmother, and some luxury items that were only circulated among the nobility. I counted them for half a day and still couldn’t count them all.”

Amiya gasped, "How much money would that cost? Enough to buy so many Rhodes Islands!"

"So, what brings you here today?" Unconsciously, Amiya's voice carried a slight... well, not exactly humble, but there was definitely a barrier between them.

The doctor secretly pinched Bai Yue's soft waist and glared at her from an angle where Amiya couldn't see, saying, "Look how scared you've made the child!"

Bai Yue was certainly not the type to forget her friends once she became rich. This time, she waved her hand casually and said, "There's no need for that, Amiya. Although we haven't known each other for very long, I think we should be considered friends, right?"

Amiya paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "Yes, I understand, Dr. Bai."

The doctor casually hooked his finger around the gemstone button on Bai Yue's front and asked lazily, "So, what brings you here?"

Bai Yue smiled faintly: "I came to see you and also to chat about something."

"Humph."

The doctor gave him a 'good thing' look and then said, 'Well, now that you've seen it, get to the point.'

As Amiya tidied up the teapot, she pricked up her ears, wondering what could possibly warrant such a personal trip from a nobleman with two duke titles.

But Bai Yue was obviously not that tactless. Wait for your girlfriend to say, "Put my work aside, your job is more important." If you did that at that moment, just see if your girlfriend would be angry or not!

Bai Yue watched with amusement as Amiya's ears twitched behind her back, and she slowly and methodically smoothed the Doctor's hair with her fingers, not in a hurry to speak.

The doctor clearly didn't rush him, but simply enjoyed this heartwarming moment.

After Amiya cleaned up the teapot and water stains, and was about to lose her composure, Bai Yue hugged the Doctor tighter and slowly repeated what she had just said to Kal'tsit.

Amiya nodded from time to time, analyzing the situation carefully, while the Doctor closed his eyes close to Bai Yue, making one a little worried that she might fall asleep.

But after Bai Yue finished speaking, she immediately followed up: "So, you want to hire Rhodes Island to do some preliminary cleanup and rescue work, and repair some engineering structures that you can manage, is that right?"

"Yes, yes." Bai Yue nodded gently, stroking the hair on the top of her head with her chin.

Amiya was a little puzzled: "Dr. Bai, this is what we are doing right now, why do you need to go through the trouble of hiring us again? According to you, your cash flow is not very good, is it?"

"Well..." Bai Yue wanted to explain, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Indeed, if maximizing profits is the priority, Rhodes Island should be held fully responsible, and one should not even reveal their noble status until the event is over, thus saving money.

But doing so would be too despicable and would take a heavy toll on people's kindness.

The doctor lazily gave his answer: "Amiya, a good start doesn't guarantee a good result, but a bad start definitely won't lead to a good result."

"If Xiaobai abandons his responsibilities, it would be tantamount to abandoning his people. If the superiors set a bad example, how can the territory possibly develop well?"

Amiya understood and nodded earnestly to Bai Yue: "Okay, Rhodes Island accepts this request. Please trust Rhodes Island's professional capabilities!"

"Of course, I trust Rhodes Island to handle things."

Bai Yue smiled as she looked out the window at the desolate land outside. When dawn broke, this place would be transformed!

Chapter 123 The Sun Also Rises

1 a.m., Rhodes Island, Sarkaz operator temporary dormitory.

Because of the rushed arrival on the island and the ongoing disaster relief efforts in Chernobog, there was a shortage of manpower and resources, so the conditions were extremely basic, with only eight people able to share one dormitory room.

In the dimly lit dormitory, a Sarkaz operator stared unblinkingly at the ceiling, then suddenly spoke:

"Hey, are you guys asleep?"

Upon hearing this, the dormitory, which had just been deathly quiet, immediately erupted into noise.

"Nope."

"can not fall asleep."

"Um......"

"By the way, Ant, you used to work on this landship, didn't you?"

"...Misty, if you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."

"Hey, since you're back anyway, why don't you tell us something? We're all having trouble sleeping anyway, so why don't you tell us some stories from the past? I heard you met Princess Theresa before, is that true?"

"..."

“Mist, don’t ask anymore. Ant never talks about this,” a Sarkaz operator advised.

At sixteen, Wu Se was going through a rebellious phase and retorted directly, "I don't understand. So many of you knew, but you just didn't tell me. Did something embarrassing happen back then?"

"Misty Color, you!" Ant exclaimed anxiously, but was immediately pressed down by his companions.

"Alright, alright, the child is still young and doesn't understand. Please be more tolerant," a Sarkaz agent said, trying to mediate.

Ant struggled, yelling, "I'll forgive you for the *Sarkaz swear word*, you'll see if I don't break this brat's legs today!"

Mist, with remarkable foresight, stood up to prepare to dodge the attack, then her little mouth kept chattering: "Hey, Ant, how does your past Princess Theresa compare to our current Boss Bai Yue?"

The Sarkaz operator holding Ant turned green with rage, glaring at Misty. "Damn it, is this a topic you can even bring up?!"

You're stirring things up, aren't you?!

Everyone thought that Ant was going to get up and dry the foggy clothes regardless of everything, but to everyone's surprise, Ant suddenly went limp, lay back down in bed, snorted coldly, and said wearily:

"I'm not qualified to answer this question, and you're not qualified to listen. It's so late, go to sleep."

"Why!"

The mist persisted, determined to get to the bottom of things.

Ant immediately retorted, no, he growled, "Because we are the weak, the fools, the insects hiding in the shadows, who don't know when they'll die in battle!"

"Princess Theresa and Chief Baiyue are strong, wise, and the light that shines upon Sarkaz and this land."

"How can the weak judge the strong? How can a fool question a wise man? And what right do insects have to look up to the light?"

"Mist, just like when I didn't understand it in the past, but fought for the vision that Princess Theresa described on impulse. If Chief White Joy can also make you feel the same impulse, then fighting for him is a hundred times more correct than the answer your dull brain can come up with!"

"..." The mist remained silent.

Dengdeng!

There was a knock on the door.

The Sarkaz operator closest to the door quietly picked up her weapon, then suddenly realized she was on Rhodes Island and unlikely to be attacked, so she reluctantly put it down, got up, and opened the door.

What are you doing in the middle of the night?

The Sarkaz operator who knocked on the door blushed and stammered with excitement: "Leader Bai Yue... ah no, I mean, leader, tsk tsk tsk, look at my mouth, it's Princess Bai Yue!"

"what?"

The Sarkaz operator who opened the door was a little confused. Dude, you don't have to flatter like this. Succubus is powerful, but she's not so obsequious as to call you Your Highness, is she?

Aren't you afraid that if the Regent finds out, he'll send people from thousands of miles away to deal with you?

Seeing his confusion, the stuttering Sarkaz operator immediately began to explain:

"First... no, it's His Highness Bai Yue. Somehow, he acquired the title of Earl of Chernobog, and now the entire Chernobog region belongs to him. Just recently, someone released the news."

He swallowed hard before continuing, "His Highness seems to have said that anyone who participates in the upcoming Chernobog reconstruction work, whether they are Sarkaz or Infected, can become a Chernobog citizen and receive protection under local laws."

He explained again, afraid that his words were too convoluted: "In other words, we can have our own houses and our own property in the future, and we will no longer be evicted by others. We can have a home of our own!"

The Sarkaz operator who opened the door stood there dumbfounded for a while. After the stuttering operator left, he looked back at his companions who had gathered behind him and scratched his head vigorously with both hands:

"Am I...am I dreaming? No, how could this be? Is His Highness lying to us...is he just going to make us do hard labor and then kick us aside once the city is rebuilt?"

"Hmph." Ante's lips curled into a wide grin, but he looked at him with disdain and said with a strange expression, "Come on, if His Highness wanted to do that, he would just make you look 'good' and then who would dare to disobey?"

Ant's words made everyone's faces light up with understanding. Yes, if His Highness could just recreate that "human flower garden" technique from that day a few times, who among them wouldn't obediently listen?

Even if it's hard labor, it's still much better than turning into that thing directly.

After the realization came, there was ecstatic joy.

"I am Chao, Your Highness!"

That night, the Sarkaz's temporary dormitory was filled with ghostly howls.

......

The next day, the sun rose as usual.

The Sarkaz operator basked in the sunlight and was surprised to find that the sunlight was so warm—no, it wasn't the sunlight that was warm, but the warmth emanated from within.

It was the warmth ignited by Bai Yue, who had accumulated the weariness of most of his life and now unanimously called His Highness, with the flame of 'home'. No Sarkaz could resist this temptation.

"Well?"

Bai Yue looked at the Sarkaz gathered together, somewhat bewildered, and asked Vishdel, who had been waiting for her at her dormitory entrance since early morning, "What are they doing?"

Vishdale laughed matter-of-factly, "Of course, we await Your Highness's command."

Bai Yue was even more confused. She tilted her head and pointed to herself: "Your Highness? Me?" Then she realized: "Oh, you mean Dmitri's identity? Don't call me that, I don't like it."

“No,” Vishdel shook his head and said, “They probably don’t know your true identity. They simply admire you as the leader of the Sarkaz, which is why they call you Your Highness.”

"what?"

Bai Yue was even more confused than before, and asked, utterly bewildered, "Why?"

Vishdale also realized what was happening, and after considering it for a moment, an unconcealable sense of bewilderment appeared on his face:

"Little guy, didn't you spread the rumor that even Sarkaz and Infected people could become Chernobog citizens as long as they participated in the Chernobog reconstruction work?"

No!