Chapter 196

After hearing Chen's words, Shirou laughed awkwardly a few times.

After all, he was used to wielding all sorts of different weapons, but for Chen, using anything other than his two swords as a weapon would definitely feel a bit strange.

"Um?"

Although Chen didn't know why Shirou suddenly had an awkward expression on his face, he didn't have time to ask him. The sparring session was over, and it was time to go to work.

"It's getting late, if there's nothing else, I'll go and get back to work."

Chen spoke briefly and then left, something Shirou was not surprised by.

It's already a miracle that Chen would take this half hour to practice; if it weren't for Wei Yanwu's arrangement, the other party probably wouldn't have chosen this time at all.

We should at least wait until after get off work to talk about it.

"Let me see... the Sniper Team doesn't seem to have any assignments today, so can we leave early?"

While finalizing his upcoming schedule, Shirou showered and changed his clothes in the Knights of the Round Table's changing room.

In the morning, he comes to the Knights of the Round Table for instruction; in the afternoon, he takes a quick look at the Slums; and in the evening, he goes back to his dormitory to cook dinner. This has been Shirou's fixed schedule these days.

Occasionally, the roles are reversed, with the Slums being visited in the morning and the Knights of the Round Table in the afternoon. This is mainly to accommodate Knights of the Round Table members who are not usually present in the mornings.

Sometimes, situations like this happen, where you can leave work early.

"Let me see... did someone call me?"

After routinely checking his phone, Shirou realized that he seemed to have missed a lot of phone calls and a message sent about ten minutes ago.

It appears he missed the other party's call for almost an hour.

There was nothing he could do about it; he had put all his things in the cabinet during practice, so it was normal that he hadn't heard it. It was better than having them on his person and risking them getting smashed.

He had seen the price of that phone; even a secondhand one was much more expensive than his previous phone.

Moreover, this model was only released not long ago, just half a year ago.

Considering this was a phone that Swire had replaced, Shirou could only sigh that Swire was truly wealthy.

After greeting several people along the way, Shirou quickly walked out of the gates of the Knights of the Round Table.

It was nearing noon, and the intense sunlight was shining on the city of Lungmen.

Although Lungmen, this Mobile City, is specially docked in a relatively cooler place, it is currently noon, and most Lungmen residents would not come out at this time unless absolutely necessary.

What would be a stuffy, hot environment for an average person wouldn't feel like anything here with Shirou.

Rhodes Island?

While recalling the information he had just seen, Shirou pondered.

The call I just received was from Minmin. She called more than a dozen times in a row, and finally, when she had no other choice, she left a message asking him to come over when he had time.

Shirou probably has to have some blood drawn again; he's had quite a few injections ever since he agreed to help Minmin with the research.

He didn't feel there was anything wrong with it. If his blood could help in the research of blockers or even other drugs that could suppress Oripathy, Shirou wouldn't mind having his blood drawn every day.

After walking for quite a while, Shirou arrived at the Rhodes Island office.

"Shirou, you're here!"

Having received the news that Shirou was on his way, Minmin had already arranged for someone to warn her when they saw Shirou.

"What happened? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Seeing the other party's impatient appearance, Shirou said with some helplessness.

"Oh dear, didn't our crew receive your blood sample and make some progress in the research? It's only natural to be happy, isn't it?"

Hearing Shirou's helpless tone, Minmin coughed a few times and calmed herself down before speaking.

She was so excited she was almost delirious. Upon hearing that the research on Oripathy on the Rhodes Island main ship was showing some progress, she couldn't wait to share the news with Shirou and, incidentally, have a couple more vials of blood drawn.

"I see."

After understanding the cause and effect, Shirou could also understand why the other party was so impatient.

As far as he knew, the Rhodes Island pharmaceutical company seemed to have set up many facilities similar to the Lungmen office to assist in the treatment of infected people, and even its own ship had taken in many people.

Yes, that's right. Rhodes Island is a large land-based ship. He was a little surprised when he first found out, but he only believed it after Minmin showed him the photos.

Thinking about it carefully, it doesn't make a problem. They already have Mobile City, so having a super-large land-based warship is perfectly reasonable, right?

Shirou's current opinion of Rhodes Island is fairly positive.

Rhodes Island hopes to improve the current situation of infected people, and all of these efforts are made through relatively gentle means, without any extreme actions.

Moreover, they almost never charge money to treat infected individuals who cannot afford the high costs of treatment; in return, these individuals work on Rhodes Island.

The vast majority of them became odd jobs or helped with paperwork, just like the children who are helping out in the office now.

Just hearing these things made Shirou feel quite favorably toward him.

It's important to understand that this isn't just one person doing these things; it's a group of people working together.

It's truly beautiful, and somewhat dazzling.

However, after experiencing some things, Shirou also realized that many things cannot be judged by appearances alone. But based on Minmin and the other Rhodes Island operators in the office, as well as Rosemary and Blaze, Shirou felt that the credibility was quite high.

However, he still harbored doubts, as the orange strip of cloth was still lying safely inside his desk.

"Tsk, Shirou, you're too calm, aren't you?"

Seeing Shirou's nonchalant expression, Minmin made a comment.

"I don't know the actual situation, and you're in such a hurry to find me, besides sharing this information, you're probably also planning to have your blood drawn, right?"

Faced with Minmin's complaints, Shirou directly revealed her true purpose.

Although it wasn't outwardly apparent, he was still happy with the current situation; he just didn't show it on his face.

"Hehe, this is a contribution to humanity! Shirou, you must live to be a hundred and do less of that fighting and killing! If something happens to you, it will be a huge loss!"

Seeing that her purpose had been exposed, Minmin simply stopped pretending and got straight to the point.

Not only her, but all the researchers involved understood that the progress in this research was mainly thanks to Shirou.

Without Shirou, there are no materials; without materials, research will stagnate or even lead to a dead end.

Therefore, Shirou's safety is definitely the most important thing!

Upon hearing that Shirou had recently been working for the Knights of the Round Table and even hunting down infected individuals, the researchers felt quite uneasy.

The kind of heart attack that's about to happen.

Amiya

"Didn't I already say that I'm no longer interning at the Knights of the Round Table? I'm currently there as an instructor dispatched by Penguin Logistics Knights of the Round Table. If there's nothing else, I won't be called on. Besides, even if I agreed, Chen and the others definitely wouldn't be happy."

Faced with Minmin's inexplicable concern, Shirou waved his hand and said...

Ever since seeing his stats, Minmin has been saying almost the same thing every time she sees him.

"Haha... It's a professional habit of mine. I always mention it when I see someone like you."

After a few dry laughs, Minmin said.

After all, Shirou already has a criminal record with her.

Although it was said to be due to the work of the Knights of the Round Table, after understanding the situation, she realized that it was mainly because Shirou cared too much about the safety of others, which put himself in such a dangerous environment.

It's not that this is bad, but there are actually other people from the Knights of the Round Table there right now, but Shirou still took on all the responsibilities himself.

It's like worrying that others might get hurt because of it.

Minmin had seen this kind of person a few times on Rhodes Island; they were basically regulars who frequently visited the Medical Department.

I mention it every time I see it; it's become a habit.

"It's okay, but do I still need to have my blood drawn this time?"

Noticing the other person's awkwardness, Shirou changed the subject.

Every time he came, it was either for blood draws or on his way to blood draws. Shirou reasonably suspected that if the research progress continued like this, the day when he would have his flesh cut off was not far away.

Although it is a good thing to be able to help others.

But just thinking about that situation still sends chills down Shirou's spine.

"Let me think... I just drew one a couple of days ago. Let me assess the situation later. This time, the main reason is that there was a message sent to you from the Rhodes Island main ship."

After hearing what Shirou said, Minmin began to think that having blood drawn every two days seemed a bit harmful to her health. However, considering that Shirou's health had always been very good, even to an unbelievable degree, Minmin felt that a higher frequency might be acceptable.

However, some tests are still needed before anything is done; she understands the dangers of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

"Then it should be possible to send it directly from a mobile phone, right?"

I initially thought it was something urgent, which is why I made so many phone calls.

That's all?

Are there any messages that can't be sent via mobile phone?

After a while, Shirou had become quite used to using his phone.

It's not that he's become decadent, but rather that after studying some relevant knowledge for a period of time, he has already gained a certain level of understanding of mobile phones.

He only felt like he entered a new world after he changed his phone.

It wouldn't be wrong to say that his previous phone was a basic feature phone; it was so different from the phone he has now.

This applies to both functionality and hardware.

However, Shirou is quite self-reliant and did not become a mere accessory for a mobile phone like Exusiai or Croissant.

"That's a video! Who knows how long it will take to upload it!"

Minmin felt her intelligence was being insulted. Of course she knew she could use a cell phone, but if it could be transmitted like this, why would she need to personally call the other person over?

That video is very long!

"Is that so? Will that video be very long?"

Actually, Shirou didn't care too much, since he was going to pass by here anyway. He just thought something urgent had happened, which is why he was so worried along the way.

Shirou originally wanted to ask if there would be a lot of technical terms in it, since medical students always use a lot of technical terms that Shirou couldn't understand at all.

The main reason Shirou had this idea was because that's exactly how Minmin spoke to him.

And that Mr. Ah whom I knew was also one.

Shirou often found himself overwhelmed by what he heard, which is why he wanted to ask this question, to prepare himself mentally and avoid falling asleep immediately.

However, Shirou quickly realized that this was inappropriate, since Minmin was the kind of person who often used proper nouns, and asking such a question could easily lead to misunderstandings.

That's why he changed his question to the duration; as long as it's not too long, he should be able to hold on for a while.

"I don't know, I didn't see it either. That was a message for you, not for me."

As Minmin led Shirou into the office, she answered.

"Uh... okay."

Unable to confirm the information, Shirou felt he needed to make himself a cup of coffee to perk himself up.

After all, I had just sparred with Chen, so I was quite exhausted.

Upon entering the office, Shirou greeted everyone he encountered along the way and asked the children who helped with odd jobs at the office to prepare his lunch.

After all, he will most likely spend his lunch break here today.

Shirou was quickly led to an office where several medical operators would usually handle other matters or take a short break when they had nothing to do.

"It's right here. Use my computer to view it."

Holding a USB drive, Minmin put it directly into the computer next to her.

Shirou quickly saw the video on the screen; the video title was Amiya.

Shirou found the name a little strange, but didn't think much of it.

Soon, Shirou saw a... little girl in the picture?

"Who is this...?"

Pointing to the little girl in the picture who should be Casters, Shirou asked her a question even though he already knew the answer.