If Master Keqing Learned How to Act Cute, She Could Easily Crush the Traveler / The Basic Cultivation of a Foodie ...

Kanna pushed both hands forward, and several bolts of lightning spread from her palms, extending toward the targets.

"Strange, this move doesn't seem to have much connection to the things she threw before, does it?" As Elite Operators, everyone tried to develop their Originium Arts so that different moves were related or complementary. Kanna having two seemingly unrelated abilities immediately struck them as rather discordant.

Just then, Kanna vanished from where she stood and reappeared beside one of the Lightning Wedges she had placed earlier. The Palm Thunder in her hand continued attacking the previous target without interruption.

The place where she had originally stood was precisely where the Lightning Wedge that had vanished after the swap had been.

Chapter 19: If Master Keqing Learned How to Act Cute, She Could Easily Crush the Traveler

Originium Arts That Swapped Positions

A look of realization instantly appeared in everyone's eyes.

Kanna had thrown out three Lightning Wedges, which meant she could swap positions with all three of them. They just did not know how many times she could swap, how long the wedges lasted, or how far away they could be from her.

After discussing it, the Operators concluded that if the Lightning Wedges could remain for over ten minutes and reach a distance of one thousand meters, then she would possess the ability to easily influence a localized war.

Next, Kanna demonstrated the technique of flashing chaotically in all directions while firing Palm Thunder.

Even though she deliberately controlled the output of the Palm Thunder, it still took less than a minute to melt the pure iron target in the center.

Above them, Kal'tsit narrowed her eyes and made some calculations, forming a rough estimate of Kanna's displayed combat strength. As for how strong her true combat ability was, Kal'tsit, who had encountered quite a few "gods" and Great Beasts, guessed it was probably more than ten times what Kanna had shown.

Even the combat strength she had currently displayed, however, already far surpassed that of ninety-nine percent of Rhodes Island's Operators.

"Alright! Kanna, you can stop now."

Kal'tsit's voice came through the loudspeaker.

"Your performance was flawless, and the intensity of your combat ability greatly exceeded our expectations. According to the Operator promotion standards, Amiya and I have unanimously decided to grant you Elite Operator status and place you directly under S.W.E.E.P. Welcome to Rhodes Island. I hope Rhodes Island can become your future home and harbor."

Not only did Kanna hear the words from the loudspeaker, but the other Operators who had watched the entire test heard them clearly as well.

For once, no one had the slightest doubt or objection to Kal'tsit's decision.

The combat strength Kanna had displayed was simply too terrifying. She was like a child holding an RPG. What she needed now was not to learn how to show off her strength, but to learn how to control it. Kal'tsit also happened to be one of Rhodes Island's best psychologists.

Everyone would feel much more at ease with such a walking bomb personally managed by Kal'tsit.

After speaking, Kal'tsit turned to Amiya beside her. "Kanna's displayed strength is too exaggerated. Let her study in S.W.E.E.P. for now. If she can fully control herself, then I'll feel more at ease having her serve as your guard in the future."

Amiya nodded, little stars sparkling in her eyes as she looked at Kanna below.

With the test over, the spectators rose and left one after another. Ace hooked an arm around Misery's shoulders and said with an exaggerated expression,

"What kind of luck do you and Outcast have? You can just pick up such a terrifying little one out in the wilderness?"

Misery was a little dazed himself. Although he had suspected Kanna's combat ability from the beginning, after seeing it firsthand, he realized he had worried for nothing.

If she had truly harbored any ill intent toward him or Rhodes Island, then his and Outcast's squad could probably have been easily wiped out the moment they met her.

Looking at it that way, Outcast and he really had been lucky. They had wasted quite a bit of time feeding her along the way, but perhaps it was precisely because of that feeding that Kanna had developed enough goodwill toward Rhodes Island.

When Kanna came out, she saw Outcast, Kal'tsit, and Amiya waiting for her at the door. Her little legs kicked as she hopped over and hugged Outcast, then raised her head, her face filled with pride as she asked,

"Was Kanna super awesome?"

"Ah, yes, yes, yes. Kanna was amazing."

"Then can Kanna eat just a tiny bit more tonight? Mm, just a little bit." As she spoke, Kanna raised her hand and held her thumb and index finger a small distance apart.

"Of course. Such an amazing little Kanna only wants to eat a little more. Who could possibly refuse?" Outcast picked Kanna up, a loving expression on her face.

Chapter 20: The Basic Cultivation of a Foodie

To complete the test, Kanna had used up a full one percent of her "battery."

According to the principle that charging had to fill her up completely, that one percent rounded up to having used all her "battery," making her already scarce energy reserves even worse off.

So naturally, applying to eat just a little more that night was only reasonable.

Kanna leaned against Outcast's chest, narrowing her little eyes with a smug smile.

Though she had no idea why the silly child in her arms had suddenly become so happy, at least all the tests had been completed smoothly.

Kal'tsit led them to an empty cafeteria. Plate after plate of food was rapidly delivered, then just as rapidly disappeared into Kanna's mouth.

By the time she finally stopped in satisfaction, hundreds of plates had been piled across the table.

Fortunately, this cafeteria was a special location only opened when Rhodes Island received foreign guests, so aside from the chefs and those transporting food, there were no unnecessary people present. Otherwise, another crowd would have had their jaws dropped.

"Little Kanna, do you need to eat this much food every meal?" Amiya, who had silently carried plates beside her, found a moment to ask curiously.

Kanna unusually raised her head in the middle of eating. After confirming that it was the little rabbit beside her who had spoken, she shook her head.

"Not really! Kanna is only storing the food she eats inside her body. If necessary, Kanna can go about ten years without food or water, relying purely on what she stored before to sustain her body's consumption. Right now, Kanna is just replenishing herself. Once she's fully replenished, Kanna can go a hundred years without eating."

"Wow!" It sounded very impressive, but the young rabbit could not fully understand everything contained in those words.

"Can you only store energy through eating?" Looking at the mountain of plates before her, even Kal'tsit hesitated. Could Rhodes Island really be eaten bankrupt by this terrifying little one?

Kanna casually grabbed a chicken drumstick and took a bite before answering, "Kanna knows of three methods. Besides eating, Kanna can stand high up during thunderstorms and draw lightning. That is actually the fastest method, but Kanna's whole body will feel tingly for a long time afterward. The other way is to connect Kanna's tail to all kinds of wires and charge up, but then Kanna's tail gets fixed in place and can't move, which isn't fun. Eating is the most fun, so Kanna likes eating."

Ever since entering this body, Kanna had discovered that she had lost the feeling of fullness. Of course, as long as her body had enough energy, she would not feel hungry either.

So as long as she wanted to, she could keep eating continuously, easily eating her way from Glass Vaal to Remupton.

Of the other two methods, she had encountered a thunderstorm shortly after arriving on Terra.

As a chubby little dragon from the Eternal Land, where thunder often roared, she had enjoyed a lightning massage from Terra.

It had charged her up quite a bit, but at the beginning, she had wasted even more while experimenting with how to use her own energy. It took her three days to completely control herself and stop randomly discharging electricity into her surroundings.

As for the second method, that had originally been Kanna's standard charging method in the anime, but she could not find a charging station to use out in the wilderness.

So from the start, she had grown accustomed to using the third method. She also happened to be a foodie, which perfectly complemented Kanna's ability to convert food at a high rate.

Chapter 21: Isn't Charging While Sleeping at Night Just Basic Practice?

After hearing Kanna's words, even Empress Kal'tsit could not help letting out a sigh of relief.

With the way Kanna ate, the Operators would probably have to work overtime day and night to earn enough Lungmen Coin to support her. If something happened and their cash flow got stuck, being eaten into bankruptcy by this little one within minutes was not impossible.

Now that she knew there were other solutions, Kal'tsit began making plans.

Charging was worth considering. The problem of not being able to move while charging was easy to solve—if it could not be done during the day, then charge at night. Charging while asleep could replenish what her body needed while avoiding the predicament of wanting to play during the day but being restricted by equipment.

As for drawing lightning, Kal'tsit truly wanted to witness it.

Since ancient times, thunder and lightning, terrifying and uncontrollable forces, had always been among the supreme authorities of gods in mythology. If Kanna could not only remain unharmed beneath lightning but gain replenishment from it, that would be interesting.

"How much have you replenished now?"

"Halfway!" Kanna checked her body before answering.

Kal'tsit nodded. It seemed there would be no need to excessively "squeeze" the other Operators.

After watching Kanna finish eating, Kal'tsit asked whether she could charge while sleeping.

Kanna scratched her head, then looked at Kal'tsit with a puzzled expression.

"Kanna doesn't know! Kanna can only promise that Kanna won't get hurt, but if someone touches Kanna after Kanna falls asleep, Kanna can't guarantee whether they'll get hurt."

After thinking it over, Kanna felt that the voltage required for the equipment to operate would not affect her even if her vigilance lowered in sleep. After all, an electric current entering a battery would at most stop once it could hold no more; it would not burst from being overfilled.

But while asleep, she could not guarantee her control over the current on her body and skin. So if someone touched her in that state, they would most likely enjoy a round of electrotherapy.

Kal'tsit nodded. "Can you be sure you won't be hurt?"

"Yes."

"Then it's easy. We only need to arrange a private room for you. Once you're asleep, anyone who needs you can only wake you by knocking or ringing the doorbell."

Kanna thought about it. She had long been used to sleeping alone, so she did not dislike Kal'tsit's suggestion. On the contrary, the thought of having her own room made her a little excited.

The two immediately hit it off. Kal'tsit scrapped the room she had previously planned and arranged for Kanna to stay in a single room not far from Amiya's. After receiving Kal'tsit's order, Closure hurried into the room, quickly installed an outlet beside the bed, and rushed back out.

"Before coming here, I heard that in another training room, the mercenary Dr. Kal'tsit brought to the island earlier had also pushed the iron ball for strength training to its maximum. Everyone suspected the iron ball was malfunctioning, so Closure must be in such a hurry because of that."

Before coming, Amiya had gone to the command room to retrieve Kanna's Operator ID card. Seeing Closure rush off, she explained the reason.

"Oh!" A flash of golden light appeared in Kal'tsit's eyes as she immediately recalled who the mercenary Amiya was referring to.

Rhodes Island had previously taken in a somewhat mentally unstable nun, Specter. After hearing the news, a mercenary with considerable ties to Rhodes Island had come to the island. Since the two belonged to the mysterious Sargon and knew each other, Kal'tsit had approved the Abyssal Hunter who called herself Skadi joining Rhodes Island.

Because Skadi had previously completed a mercenary mission for Rhodes Island perfectly, the testing stage had been waived and her application was directly approved.

Kal'tsit was not surprised to hear about Skadi. After all, when it came to Skadi and the mysterious Sargon, there were not many people on this land who understood them better than she did.

Chapter 22: Encountering a Little Red Hood

The instant Kanna heard the news, she guessed that person had to be the silly orca.

She had not expected Skadi to arrive on the island around the same time as her. Since they were both on the island anyway, they would meet sooner or later. Kanna became a little interested and planned to find time to check out Specter and the cheerful orca.

After arranging her accommodations, the others left one after another because they had things to do. Everyone was fairly reassured about safety within Rhodes Island, only telling Kanna to bring her communicator whenever she wanted to go out and play. That way, even if she got lost inside Rhodes Island, they could quickly locate her.

After everyone else had left, Kanna stayed in her room for a while before deciding to begin Kanna's Great Rhodes Island Adventure Plan.

The moment she stepped outside, she sensed someone watching her.

With only a slight glance, she spotted a little red hood hiding not far away.

She waved at the other girl. "Hello! I'm Kanna. Want to play together?"

As an Operator she often used, Kanna naturally recognized her, even though she was much younger than in the game. The legendary mysterious wolf hunter of Rhodes Island, the absolute nemesis of all Lupo, one of Rhodes Island's S.W.E.E.P. members, and a genius girl skilled in mobile combat, special operations, and covert operations—Red.

At that moment, Red stared at Kanna with a surprised expression.

"You can see Red? Red's skills are still not good enough. Red needs more training!"

Muttering to herself, Red vanished into the corner.

Kanna scratched her head. Red was somewhat withdrawn in the game settings, but that was because of her unusual personality and experiences.

She had not expected that a simple greeting from her would cause such a huge emotional reaction in Red.

As she walked outside, she opened her communicator and found the contact method Kal'tsit had set up earlier.

After hearing Kanna's words, Kal'tsit on the other end fell silent for a few seconds.

"Thank you for the reminder, Kanna. The person you saw was named Red. I'll go speak with her. I believe you can become good friends afterward."

Kanna's room had been specially arranged by Kal'tsit, with Red's room right next door.

Kal'tsit knew that Red would become curious about unfamiliar things and keep watching until she understood them, only then losing interest. Her original intention had been to let Red keep an eye on Kanna.

Yet she had not expected Red to be discovered by Kanna the moment they met, then fall into self-doubt because of Kanna's greeting.

Kal'tsit had no choice but to put aside what she was doing to find Red and soothe her emotions.

Fortunately, quite a few people on the island could spot Red. If they met a few more times, Red would eventually get used to it.

After ending the call, Kanna continued her great adventure.

Thanks to the Operator badge hanging from her body and the fact that she was a child, she was easily let through whenever she encountered Operators patrolling and maintaining security along the way.

Those who had met Kanna before would even greet her kindly.

Accompanied by a burst of floral fragrance, she opened a large door and was greeted by all kinds of indoor plants and flowers.

She carefully walked inside. It was clear that the owner of this place had invested a great deal of effort into it.

After all, Terra suffered constant catastrophes. Gathering so many different kinds of flowers and plants was troublesome enough, and they also had to be cultivated and provided with suitable environments and matching ecosystems.

That made this little garden especially precious.

As a polite little child, although she was curious whether these flowers and plants from Terra could be eaten and what they tasted like, she would not casually take a bite without the owner's permission.

Chapter 23: Kanna's Great Rhodes Island Adventure

Suddenly, Kanna's ears twitched. She heard faint breathing not far ahead.

She crept over and saw a Vulpo girl sleeping soundly beside a platform.

Her flaxen hair and youthful, beautiful appearance immediately allowed Kanna to recognize her. Perfumer Lena, the healer Kanna had trusted most in the early stages of the game, who, together with Hermo, had helped her through one difficulty after another.

Then this had to be the greenhouse Lena had modified within Rhodes Island. No wonder there were so many varieties of flowers here.