The Divergence of the Worldline / News from Ursus
"Ahem... Hello sir, although Penguin Logistics may not be well-known outside of Lungmen, we have a good reputation here. No matter how troublesome your delivery is, we can guarantee safe, efficient, and timely delivery to its destination."
The boss was lying on the ground in the back, sobbing, and it seemed he couldn't serve the customers in front of him, so Texas walked up to Logos and said.
"Oh right, I haven't introduced myself to you all yet."
This is Li Gousheng from Rhodes Island...
"Pfft~" As soon as Suika finished speaking, she saw Exusiai and Croissant spit out a mouthful of tea not far away, and Sora was not much better off. She covered her face and thought of all the sad things in her life before she could barely keep her expression.
Even the usually aloof Texas's lips twitched slightly at this moment.
Logos glanced at Suika; although her voice sounded a bit strange, it was indeed the pronunciation of "logos".
Although he understood some of the Great Yan language, his spoken English was at the level of a foreigner who had just arrived in Great Yan, so he didn't notice anything unusual.
But he didn't realize that his eyes weren't blind; he could tell from the strange expressions on the others what kind of trouble Suika was up to now.
"Hello, my name is Logos, from Rhodes Island." Although his self-introduction was very formal, and his pronunciation of Logos was also very standard.
But after hearing the name Li Gousheng, the Penguin Logistics staff said they could no longer look directly at this handsome, aloof Sarkaz guy who seemed even colder than Texas.
"These are the members of Penguin Logistics."
Texas, team leader and ace driver.
Exusiai, Chief Escort.
Croissant, security guard and bodyguard.
"Air hostess, adorable and part of the atmosphere team."
After Suika finished calling out names one by one, she originally wanted to introduce Yi Si and the Emperor, but when she saw Yi Si dragging the Emperor towards the backyard, she gave up.
Since they won't be involved in the escort work anyway, there's no need to introduce them too much.
After exchanging names, Texas led Logos to the adjacent office to sign the escort documents.
Actually, Logos only came here to check on the logistics and see if it met Rhodes Island's shipping requirements.
But when he saw that Suika was also inside, he abandoned that plan and instead chose to trust Suika's judgment.
After all, although this girl can be unreliable at times, she is capable. If a person is a tiger, there will be no sheep by their side.
Only equally ferocious beasts can be called friends by a tiger.
Similarly, given Suika's abilities, anyone who can get along with her, even if they're not very good, won't be that bad.
Just like in Rhodes Island, after this Chernobog operation.
Even though she was still just an ordinary field operator, most field operators were very cautious when facing Suika.
Among the Rhodes Island operators who can communicate with her without pressure, besides the Elite Operator, there are only a very few people whom they believe have the potential to be promoted to Elite Operator.
Therefore, Logos believes that although these people may not seem numerous or very professional, they will definitely be able to meet Rhodes Island's requirements.
When the Emperor finally sobered up, he looked at the stack of transport lists in front of him and tilted his head, wondering how his company had suddenly gained so much business after he just took a nap.
After hearing the whole story from Texas and Exusiai, he stroked his chin.
"So, does this mean we owe Suika another favor?"
"Girls, do a good job, don't let Suika down." The Emperor waved his hand, indicating that since Suika trusted everyone at Penguin Logistics so much, then this matter would be entirely entrusted to Texas and the others.
On the other side, Suika and Logos walked out of Penguin Logistics together.
"Isn't this the way back to Rhodes Island's base?" Suika asked, somewhat puzzled, after walking for a while.
"I didn't say I was going back to Rhodes Island," Logos shrugged.
"This isn't the way to the city government either!"
"I didn't say I was going to the city government!"
After staring at each other for a few seconds, Logos, sensing the gazes around him, reluctantly retreated.
"There was an application for treatment on board the ship, Kal'tsit told me to check on the patient's condition on my way back."
"Oh, interesting..." Suika smiled as she recalled taking those three children to the Rhodes Island main ship in Karaton.
As I walked along the logos, the Suika seemed increasingly familiar. Wasn't this the direction leading to the old street?
Walk two blocks further and you'll reach your place.
Just when she thought the patient was a neighbor from the old street, Logos turned around and walked to the street next door.
He quickly stopped and carefully examined the sign in front of him.
"This is it."
Suika glanced at it and realized, well, it was someone she knew— the Lee's Detective Agency.
Then she knew who the patient was: Fury, one of the few female Furys in Rhodes Island — Waai Fu.
When the two knocked on the door and entered, Lee and his group were already there. Upon learning the reason for their visit, they were all pleasantly surprised.
Lee was particularly surprised to see Suika. A year or two ago, she was just an "ordinary" messenger, but now she was an employee of a foreign company.
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Seeing that it was another acquaintance of Suika, Logos naturally stood aside and waited for Suika's introduction.
In response, Suika simply repeated her old trick, applying it twice.
When they heard that the handsome young man in front of them was actually Li Gousheng, everyone in the agency looked at him with a strange expression.
After all, even in the rural areas of the Great Yan Dynasty, it's rare to find people giving their children a nickname like "Gousheng."
The contrast between this very rustic name and the cool, handsome logos is quite striking.
Ah Geng turned around and walked into a house not far away without any expression on his face. After closing the door, a deafening burst of laughter suddenly came from behind him. After laughing, he walked out again without any expression on his face.
"You seem to have said something bad... didn't you? Did you!" Logos said through gritted teeth, staring at Suika's face.
"How could that be? The name is naturally a transliteration, and it's normal for it to have a slight accent after localization..." Suika's eyes darted around, not daring to look Logos in the eye.
Logos could only note down the name and ask someone about it when he got back.
After exchanging a few words and introducing themselves, the group looked at Waai Fu, who was sitting not far away.
Unlike most Infected, I didn't have Originium Crystals appearing on my skin, so I didn't look like Infected.
Logos looked at Lee, because it was obvious that he was the person in charge here.
"Six months ago Waai Fu went to the countryside with his classmates. We thought there would be no problem, and Waai Fu was quite skilled, so the adults didn't go with him."
Unexpectedly, they ran into Ursus spies operating in the vicinity.
This young girl recklessly barged into someone else's lair alone. Although she successfully injured the enemy and retrieved the intelligence they were preparing to send to Ursus, she was stabbed in the arm by the spy with Originium weapon.
Although A tried her best to control it after returning, daily checkups showed that the concentration of Originium in her body was constantly increasing.
I heard that Rhodes Island has very high-quality Originium blocking drugs that can control Originium concentration, so I specifically asked the inspector in charge at the time to help Waai Fu get a spot."
Lee was in a terrible mood. When he heard that Waai Fu had been stabbed by Originium weapon, he felt like the sky was falling.
Fortunately, the firm has a quirky doctor who's usually unreliable but always steps up when it matters.
Even though he couldn't completely control Waai Fu's condition, he miraculously prevented it from showing up on the surface of Waai Fu's body.
At least outwardly, Waai Fu still appears to be a normal person.
Logos took the daily monitoring report on Waai Fu that Lee handed him, read it carefully, and nodded.
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"I understand your needs, and Rhodes Island is very willing to accept Miss Waai Fu, a compassionate and righteous lady."
According to Rhodes Island's patient and family management regulations, you can arrange for no more than two people, excluding patients, to be stationed on the ship long-term...
After logos finished speaking, Lee and his group breathed a sigh of relief.
"Can I come back?" Waai Fu asked cautiously, yet with a hint of reluctance, after the atmosphere had eased.
"Of course, no problem... This doctor is quite skilled, and your treatment after the infection was very timely."
With the current Inhibitor, it's entirely possible to prevent the concentration of Originium in your body from continuing to rise as long as you don't use Originium Arts for an extended period.
If you wish to return to Lungmen later and have a fixed channel for obtaining and purchasing blocking agents, you can apply to become a permanent field operator.
Because Rhodes Island and Lungmen have established a cooperative relationship, we will set up an office locally to facilitate communication and cooperation with Lungmen.
According to the information I've seen, Miss Waai Fu has good combat skills and is also clever and quick-witted. She could apply to come and Lungmen permanently.
This way you won't have to leave your hometown, and you can also ensure that Oripathy is under control.
After logos finished speaking, Waai Fu's eyes were full of surprise. She had thought that she would never be able to come back after leaving Lungmen this time, but she did not expect that there was such a way.
"But Waai Fu is still a student... and he's just joining a company like this..."
With the ability to establish a long-term partnership with Lungmen officials, Lee isn't worried that Rhodes Island is some shady, disorganized company.
However, joining a foreign company still made Lee, a traditional Great Yan person, somewhat hesitant.
"The relationship between Rhodes Island operators and Rhodes Island is not entirely one of superior and subordinate; it's more like a collaboration, and it won't affect their ability to work in other industries."
Furthermore, Rhodes Island will not assign unreasonable tasks to its operators, and operators have the right to refuse if they are dissatisfied with their work.
For example, Ms. Suika, although she is also an operator of Rhodes Island, she is not permanently stationed on the ship, but is a photographer who travels around the world...
The logos pointed to the Suika and then said.
Suika nodded at the gazes cast upon her by Lee and his group.
"I happened to bump into him while I was strolling outside, and since I was bored anyway, I followed him over to take a look."
Oh, an operator?
I'm not Infected, but my Rhodes Island identity is quite useful. At least when applying to enter other countries, showing this identity can reduce a lot of unnecessary screening procedures.
After all, they work for pharmaceutical companies, so it's normal for them to be constantly on the go.
After Suika finished speaking, Logos nodded noncommittally, although it sounded like Suika wasn't entirely sincere.
However, this kind of honesty is surprisingly effective when dealing with someone like Lee, who is quick-witted and has high IQ and EQ.
For example, right now, after listening to Suika's explanation, Lee thought for a while and then agreed.
Then Lee took Logos inside to discuss the details, while Suika plopped down next to Waai Fu.
"Could you tell me how you discovered the Ursus spy and then displayed your extraordinary prowess to defeat him?"
Waai Fu secretly glanced at Hong and A.
The former was cleaning, while the latter had returned to his room to prepare those chilling "potions."
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she quietly told Suika what had happened.
From her tone, Suika could tell that although she regretted being scratched, her eyes were bright throughout, and she didn't seem to have any regrets at all.
She also complained that if she hadn't been unfamiliar with the terrain and intimidated by the other person's desperate actions, he wouldn't have been able to hurt her at all.
"Haha, this is the result of not having enough real-world experience..."
"Yeah! Although I often fight with petty thugs on the street corners, I thought I had enough experience, but when faced with a life-or-death battle like this, I still hesitated..."
Waai Fu reached out and scratched his hair, then sprawled out on the sofa in a slumped manner.
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Suika patted her on the shoulder.
"Don't be sad. You were injured for the country. You are treated the same as other soldiers. The country will not allow anyone to discriminate against you."
While Infected generally have low social status in various countries, there is one group that still receives at least a basic level of protection: military personnel.
After all, Originium products are used by the military from internal affairs to combat, so the chances of contracting Oripathy are far higher than for ordinary people.
If the infected soldiers were suffering from Oripathy... it's important to understand that in the war environment of Terra, it's quite normal for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Infected soldiers to perish in a major battle.
If you oppress too much, what if people rebel?
Even the Old Nobility of Ursus dared not openly oppress the Infected veterans.