This Really Wasn't Part of the Plan?

"But you still couldn't resist the temptation of Doc Otter and made contact with that realm in your true form."

Upon hearing this, Warfarin felt a vague sense of fear. "So that helmet was used to block mental pollution!?"

That's a good excuse, and we can use it later, but we still need to discuss it with him.

Kal'tsit remained calm and said, "In any case, as one of the few operators who have already directly linked with Doc Otter, I need you..."

In any case, the twisted relationship between Oute and Kal'tsit can indeed be easily understood as one of control and being controlled.

Free clinic.

Lungmen Liaison Office.

"Doc Otter! Amiya!" Huang rushed up excitedly.

After a moment's hesitation, she picked up Amiya, buried the little bunny in her big bunny, and rubbed her cheeks against it frantically.

"Ahhh! This soft, tender touch! Little bunnies are the best! gurgle gurgle gurgle!"

The person made a rather ominous statement and gradually mutated into a strange cry.

Working at Rhodes Island is fantastic!

With this in mind, and after absorbing a large amount of the little rabbit's energy, Huang, feeling refreshed, introduced to Oute, "Doc Otter! Everything at the free clinic is OK! Everything at the office is OK! The real estate leasing is OK!"

"All OK!"

Although Huang is usually very energetic, this is the first time Oute has ever seen him this energetic.

In contrast, Amiya was already dazed and could barely stand.

Oute then pulled Amiya up and said righteously, "How can you treat Amiya like this?"

"She's the leader of Rhodes Island! Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals has a rule: subordinates are not allowed to touch their superiors' faces!"

Then he happily picked up the bunny, rubbed his cheek against hers, and shouted, "But I'm not Amiya's subordinate!"

When this scoundrel is facing Amiya... does he... unleash his true nature a bit?

This silly father-daughter scene made the operators chuckle. And this... also lessened the cold image that Oute had developed from his intense exploitation of manpower these past few days.

Was this also part of your calculations!?

I'm afraid not, it's just another unexpected complication.

"Dooooc otter!" Amiya struggled for a moment, then said, "Still working!"

"Ahem." Oute composed himself and said, "Even though I wasn't here last night, you guys still did a good job."

"But I have three things to discuss with you this time."

"Firstly, we need to build and maintain a prison capable of properly detaining infected individuals," Oute stated bluntly. "Lungmen is currently unable to make fair judgments against infected individuals, nor can it properly handle infected individuals who commit crimes."

"Now that we've taken over the slums, the Lungmen Guard Department's shortcomings in this area will become an obstacle to our work."

"And the obstacles must be removed."

"Secondly, the newly recruited staff members from the Lungmen office need intensive training. However, we currently lack both manpower and a suitable venue."

"Thirdly, there's a smaller task—we must ensure the safety of a female infected person from Ursus."

He made no secret of spending most of his verbal effort on the first point, and as a result, many people understood his priorities among the three matters.

Eyjafjalla then said, "Senior... the training of Lungmen's new recruits and the construction of the prison... could we do them together?"

When Oute puts these three points together, some people will definitely start to imagine: why not just do it all at once?

Most of the time, mixing multiple tasks together doesn't yield a satisfactory result, but this time... it really worked within the Oute's calculations.

"Excellent suggestion. Meteorite, you will oversee this matter." Then Oute added, "Although I just referred to it as a prison in internal discussions, we do not have such authority within the framework of the Yan. In front of outsiders, please refer to it as... Reeducation Center."

This is the name that was finally settled on for Oute, which has a slightly wicked touch.

Finally, he said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I am not good at public speaking."

"But what I want to say is that this contract can provide Rhodes Island with the manpower and resources we desperately need—and it can also give the slums of Lungmen a chance."

"An opportunity for an infected person to stand up on their own."

"We can prove to all those infected that we don't need anyone's charity; what Originium Infection has taken from them can be taken back with our own hands."

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Chapter 124 Was this really not part of the plan?

Oute's cold... speech did indeed stir the hearts of some. It can only be said that the future he painted was so enticing that the form of language itself became irrelevant.

Of course, while the actions led by the two zombies can't exactly be considered "the infected themselves," at least Kal'tsit was infected in this round, wasn't she?

Moreover... the entire Terra rose from the ruins of a previous civilization, so everyone having it is the same as no one having it.

Led by Meteorite, some staff members from the Lungmen Liaison Office led Lungmen new recruits to the site of the "Reeducation Center" to begin simultaneous training and construction work—primarily training.

The property that was about to become the "Reeducation Center" was quite a distance from the office, so even if it were breached by an attack from both inside and outside, there would be no loss.

It's worth mentioning that shortly after the little tiger made its appearance, Jiu swiftly went through the resignation process and left the office.

This seemed highly suspicious to Oute!

It's perfectly normal for someone who's infected to avoid their colleagues, isn't it?

As for those future infected prisoners... Oute will not consider them as his own manpower simply because "they are also infected".

The additional personnel brought by Oute from his own ship filled these vacancies and were stationed at the newly leased property of the office, further ensuring the office's defense capabilities.

Thus, the two highest priority issues have begun to be addressed—yes, the real second issue is the issue of defense.

A few agents, however, dispersed and openly declared in the slums that they wanted to "protect Misha."

"Doc Otter, is it really okay to make such a big fuss?" Amiya asked.

Oute himself also led a small team to participate in this seemingly abstract activity.

"We have a good reputation now," Oute said simply. "Reputation has power; it can bring us many beneficial things."

"For example, the Lungmen Guard Department can't do this except for a few individuals." Oute raised an eyebrow. "Because of the nature of the Lungmen Guard Department, it cannot, and is unwilling to, treat the slums the way we do."

That's not really the point. Rhodes Island does have a higher reputation in the slums than the Lungmen Guard Department as a whole, but that doesn't support the natives serving it wholeheartedly.

In fact, Oute dared to do this because Rhodes Island and Misha had already established a certain degree of mutual trust—even though her name "Natasha" was fake.

Due to a relative shortage of manpower at the office, the slums are now much more tightly controlled than they were at the same point in the original storyline, but the control is still limited.

A small number of Reunion Movement were still able to slip through Lungmen's screening mechanisms and hide in the slums. With the help of those former Reunion Movement from the Black Snake era who had already taken root in Lungmen, aside from a few overly restless individuals (referring to Rhodes Island's standard duties), the others were able to remain hidden.

Relatively concealed.

A masked thug picked up a steel pipe from an alley and struck another thug on the leg.

"Damn it! Are you kidding us?!"

It seems someone provided false information.

"Ahhh...!"

The thug had barely finished shouting when he was struck in the face by another masked thug.

When outsiders seek intelligence from these urban thugs whose average moral standards are questionable, offering generous rewards, the result is most likely to be this...

"There's no point in continuing! We still need to find Misha!" someone else said.

It was clearly a burst of artillery fire.

At the same time, a broadcast drone flew low overhead.

"Warning! Lungmen is about to face a sudden, minor natural Catastrophe. All citizens are requested to stay at home and lock their doors and windows! Warning! Lungmen is about to..."

At the same time, Oute's terminal rang; it was Ch'en.

"Doctor. Oute! A group of Sarkaz mercenaries are scaling the outer city! It's most likely a feint! Find that Ursus woman quickly!"

Why are Hedley and Ines working so hard?

Oute was somewhat surprised.

Climbing the outer city wall?

Lungmen's defenses remain robust, unlike Chernobog, which is practically at a standstill. Climbing its outer walls is an extremely dangerous undertaking. Furthermore, Lungmen has been quietly militarized, meaning that every step of this reckless advance will almost certainly cost lives.

This is precisely why Ch'en directly judged it as a feint attack.

But after a moment's thought, Oute understood.

I understand... They're taking this opportunity to send a bribe to the Regent's faction.

But if you keep sending them away like this, and morale collapses, the exact number of casualties is hard to say!

My Legion!

No, that's not yours yet, it's not even part of the W family's legion—it belongs to Theresis.

Oute pinched the bridge of his nose.

No, compared to the Sarkaz, the office...

It's too late to warn Hedley now. Oute has never established any solid connection with his Sarkaz mercenaries, and he's trying to lead a group of Sarkaz, each with their own agendas, to escape from a formidable city defended by an army...

Oute selected two speed-enhancing trinkets and remotely equipped them to Hedley and Ines, while admonishing them. "There's no need to risk your life for the Black Snake. Even those Sarkaz seem loyal to Theresis should be used for more valuable purposes."

The actions of "Hedley and his group" disrupted more than just Oute's plans.

Black Snake's task for the Sarkaz mercenaries was to "cooperate with Skullshatterer" to retrieve Misha, and... even at the cost of Mephisto, to gather valuable intelligence on Oute.