The Captain's Workplace Philosophy

"Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Speed things up—the great Lord Nightless Sky Fire Apricot has fed you round fellows quite a bit, and now that the great Fire Apricot is in trouble, you must naturally give it your all!"

"Every single fat cell in your body grew because of the great Fire Apricot, so quickly move your round, plump butts, get your muscles moving to burn those calories, let your fat burn! Burn for the great Fire Apricot!"

In the underground water system, dozens of kayaks, fully loaded with goods, sped through the Dark Current, piloted by hundreds of Raccoon, like schools of fish migrating during the breeding season.

The lead boat was not carrying any cargo; instead, it carried Lin Yu, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, Old Zheng, Qin Siyu, and Stiller.

The Captain stood imposingly at the stern of the lead ship, shouting through a megaphone.

"Faster! Faster! Get the oars moving—you're all fat, is that all the strength you have? Use your fat! Fat! Fat!"

Although each ship is powered by an alchemical engine, they are currently sailing against the flow of the underground water system, and each one is almost fully loaded.

So while it can move using only engine power, it's far from reaching its "maximum speed"!

The most important thing now in transferring these "illegal assets" under the name of Nightless Sky Fire Apricot is to "race against time".

Therefore, the Raccoon on each boat also held oars and kept rowing against the current to speed up the journey.

However, the Captain was far from satisfied with the current pace.

"What did you all eat to grow up like this? You fatties, get moving!"

The Captain spoke with great passion.

Stiller, sitting closest to the Captain, had gone from initial shock to becoming somewhat unfazed by the Raccoon's roar.

While the Captain temporarily turned off the loudspeaker and cleared his throat, Stiller also joined in.

"How come you're communicating with these Raccoon... in the same language we speak?"

The Captain looked at Stiller, and unlike his passionate address, Captain tone was now very patient and gentle.

"Oh, of course. After all, while not all Raccoon can speak fluently, and even fewer can read and write, under the great Your Excellency Fire Apricot, all Raccoon can at least achieve the 'listening' part of 'listening, speaking, reading, and writing'."

"I speak human language, and they understand me!"

The Captain spoke proudly, Stiller seemed to understand, but still shook his head.

"I know you all understand human speech, but I'm curious... because you Raccoon seem to have your own language system, right? Why don't you use your own language when you scold them?"

Stiller said.

After hearing Stiller's words, the Captain thought for a moment and then replied.

"Because we don't actually have a so-called 'language,' or rather, we do have one, but it's quite primitive, evolved from our earliest calls. Those languages are inefficient for communication, have low information density, and limited vocabulary, making them unsuitable for the situations where we now possess Wisdom and need to communicate in most situations."

"Moreover, Raccoon's calls sound too weak—in this situation where they need to be urged and encouraged, it's far less convenient than me using human language."

Stiller nodded. "I see."

As he spoke, he pulled a bottle of Orange Water from his tactical waist pack.

"You must be tired. Have some beverage to soothe your throat."

The Captain saw the Orange Water handed to him by Stiller, quickly took it, then leaned over the edge of the kayak to wash his hands and the orange juice packaging with water, before unscrewing it and taking a big gulp, revealing a satisfied expression.

"It's so delicious, so delicious!"

He then lowered his voice and leaned closer to Stiller.

"Alright, since you bought me a drink, I'll tell you a little more—there's actually another reason why I'm cursing like this."

"That is... I not only want these Raccoon to understand my words, I also want Your Excellency Fire Apricot to understand what I'm doing!"

"Admittedly, Your Excellency Fire Apricot can understand our 'language,' but shouting at this time will undoubtedly increase Your Excellency Fire Apricot's comprehension costs."

"Therefore, I spoke in a language she could understand, so that Your Excellency Fire Apricot could more directly feel that I was doing things for her and supervising the other Raccoon on her behalf."

"I've realized that while it's important what you actually did, it's equally important that the person who sent you the food saw what you did!"

The Captain shared his experiences as Raccoon with Stiller.

Stiller was deeply impressed. "That's a very Wisdom statement."

"Indeed, only achievements that are seen by the leaders can be considered true achievements."

"Good luck, Captain."

Stiller patted the Captain on the shoulder in encouragement.

While the two were negotiating, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot in front also turned around.

"What are the Captain and the Artificial Humans Gulu about?"

The two of them were near the alchemy engine at the stern of the ship, where the enormous noise was enough to drown out their voices.

Upon hearing Nightless Sky Fire Apricot's question, Lin Yu, who was sitting slightly back, overheard their conversation but after a moment's thought, shook his head.

"I don't know, I didn't hear it clearly."

"They're probably talking about the taste of Orange Water —I think Stiller was sharing his drink with the Captain."

As Lin Yu spoke, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot nodded, not pursuing the matter further.

"I see..."

Then, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot started another topic while talking about Orange Water.

"Speaking of 'Orange Water,' I wonder how Sherlock's investigation on the ground is going?"

"We've got too many unexpected problems here, and now we have to go to the Great Wilderness... and even if we go back to the City That Never Sleeps, we have to be careful. It seems like we can't contact that 'Detective' for a while."

Upon hearing Nightless Sky Fire Apricot's words, Lin Yu also took the opportunity to sense Fu Luo's location.

"He seems to have left the room. He's probably somewhere near the Nightless Sky Family Restaurant now, maybe going to have a meal."

"If he finds out the results of his investigation, he should try to contact us."

"That's true," Nightless Sky Fire Apricot nodded. "After all, this case is becoming increasingly perplexing. Even that famous Detective probably won't find anything for the time being."

"So, let's focus on doing our own thing first—hopefully he can investigate the Truth behind the Paris case as soon as possible."

"After all... I still want to ask this great Detective to find out the guy who reported my Warehouse to the Security Bureau!"

Lin Yu chimed in, "We don't need to wait until the real culprit in Paris's case is found before discussing this. After all, the fact that you were reported is most likely related to Paris's case—the timing is just too perfect, it's almost like it was all planned!"