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Chapter 249 "Visitors"

When Zi saw that Ling Dengxian was safe and sound, she naturally stopped attacking, but Hong found it difficult to stop her actions.

It was as if it was an etched instinct, and she wanted to bite Zi.

Although he was finally calmed down by the elite operators, Ling Dengxian was almost mistaken for an accomplice in the process. The sharp blade that brushed his cheek told him that he was no match for Hong.

"I'll take Red to see Dr. Kal'tsit. White Dove, you and Stormeye take... this 'visitor' to the visitor room first, okay?" Ace turned his head naturally and asked for his opinion.

"Ah... Director Kai said I would go find her after I picked her up."

"You didn't say how urgent it was, did you?" The Sarkaz man carrying a bow and arrow patted his shoulder, smiled gently, and didn't pay much attention to the "visitor". Ling Dengxian was also acquainted with him. Ace introduced him to him when he was dizzy at the party last night.

The impression is quite deep because I memorized a lot of words at one time.

"Well... that's true."

"But, Ace, there are other guests in the visitor's room - no offense, but I guess you, young lady, don't want to be in the spotlight, right?"

"I'm fine." Zi didn't have any objection, she wasn't really here to visit.

"Then let's go to my dormitory? My dormitory is quite big - ah, maybe I need to borrow a few chairs from the visitor's room." Ling Dengxian remembered the last time he sat on the same bed with Feng Di, and added in time.

"Now that we have a plan, let's do it. I'll go get the chair." Stormeye smiled brightly and finalized the division of labor.

"No, um, we need someone to come along, right?" Ling Dengxian was a little surprised.

"Why? Although the day shift is over, some of us still have to be on duty and busy in the manufacturing station and report room." A Caprini doctor said unhappily.

"Yes, isn't Bai Ge your friend? She won't do anything bad to you, right?"

"No...her situation...why did you leave me alone to take care of it?" Ling Dengxian was puzzled.

Upon hearing this, several elite operators present were slightly stunned, as if they remembered something, and looked at Ling Dengxian with some hesitation to speak.

"Of course it doesn't matter."

Ace touched the red head that was still staring at Ling Zi and the others, and gave Ling Dengxian the helpless smile that he had seen many times.

"Well, Kal'tsit said you're worth it."

I hope my character is not so bad... You know, my character before I met Fangpi... was not consistent...

But he couldn't find a reason to say these, and he couldn't express them. It was just a feeling, exactly the same feeling Rhodes Island gave him. Theoretically, he should feel uneasy, but he was surprisingly at ease.

"Okay... don't be too relaxed and careless with outsiders."

Everyone laughed unconsciously upon hearing this, but when they came to their senses, they seemed unable to laugh anymore.

So the two of them went to the dormitory. Zi thought for a long time and couldn't help asking, "They obviously trust you, but why would you..." As she spoke, she pointed upwards and felt very conflicted for a moment.

"Ah, that... a small punishment is a big lesson. My understanding is to adapt to the local customs. When you hang me up, you should be friendly."

"...What did you do?"

"Don't ask me that. It's not me... I'm not the main culprit. The real culprit is still repairing the circuit."

"I'm glad you're okay." After Zi understood the general situation, he didn't say anything more, and for a moment he looked exhausted.

"Where's your black wolf?"

"It's similar to yours, but I'm following orders here. Zi has been with me in battle for seventeen years, and now is the time to return her freedom when she has the chance. Not bad, Zi may be the first warg to return to the Wolf's Mouth in the Wilds."

"...To be honest, I don't know whether I should comfort you at this time."

"It's nothing. Just like what you Yan people say, there will always be separation and reunion. This has been difficult to achieve since ancient times." Zi shook his head, with an unconcealable loneliness in his eyes.

"People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions; the moon waxes and wanes; it is impossible to have everything in life." Ling Dengxian murmured, but it seemed as if someone was saying these words in his ear at the same time.

"..."

"Today's moon is pretty good."

"I will start to handle your matter." Ling Dengxian said solemnly. Although he and Zi had a feud and had fought with swords before, he could not ignore Zi's sincerity after walking all the way from Ursus, or he simply could not ignore it.

"Don't change your plans because of my changes. This is the only thing I hope you can remember." Zi's eyes were sharp and sharp.

"Of course I know. After all... you have been sincere enough."

Then they turned a corner and looked at Feng Di, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time in front of Ling Dengxian's dormitory. Ling Dengxian was stunned, and the latter's eyes lit up when he saw the two of them: "Xiao Xian, where have you been? I thought I would come to talk to you in the evening, but you were not here."

"Sorry, I went out for an appointment." Ling Dengxian felt very sorry that Fengdi had been waiting for so long. "You can send me a message... Uh, well, you and the communication terminal are not compatible, so you can ask other operators to pass on a message."

"A message... Ah! Oh, right! Xiao Xian, I think you'd better find a chance to visit Provence. She seems to have fallen ill after delivering a message for you last time, and she has been recuperating ever since."

Ling Dengxian immediately thought of the figure that looked like purple lavender, and asked with concern: "Is she sick?"

"Yeah, he looked very haggard... and said he had a headache."

Ling Dengxian was stunned again, and then speechless. It had been so long since they last parted, and the time he and Provence had spent together was very short. It was impossible for her to have such feelings...

It seems that the conditions covered by the curse are wider than I thought.

Sometimes his heart may be really big, and this should be a sword of Damocles hanging over his head, but he forgets it again and again.

Probably because... he wasn't the one suffering from that uncontrollable pain.

Judging from Lin Yuxia's situation and Xiaoxie's reaction, one of the triggering conditions should be "like"... This is a word he is very reluctant to mention because it will make him seem overly self-conscious.

"Okay, I'll go. Do you want to come with me, Dizi?"

"Me? Eh, hehe... Although I really want to go, I'm afraid I can't go if the time is not right. I'm still very busy when I'm not on vacation. I have to fulfill my duties and honor the promises I made..." As she spoke, the Vaifan girl secretly glanced at his reaction. Ling Dengxian was thinking and didn't notice her little action.

"Is that so? Then I'll find time to go see Provence tomorrow. Which dormitory does she live in?"

"West District 426, I will be attending physical training with Seti tomorrow, Xiaoxian, you have to be careful on your own." Bagpipe expressed his regret for not being able to go.

"Okay..." Ling Dengxian suddenly realized a different problem, "Wait, Dizi, you said you still want to participate in training?"

"Well, what's wrong?" Fengpi thought about it but couldn't find anything wrong.

"The kind with instructors?" "That's about right. What's wrong?"

Ling Dengxian glanced at Zi, then remembered that he had not yet entered the bedroom: "Let's talk inside."

After entering the dormitory, Feng Di sat next to him on the bed again, but this time she remembered Ling Dengxian's instructions last time, so she took off her boots and knelt down.

"I still want to say that your bed is so big, Xiao Xian, and it's so elastic~"

"Then do we have to sleep together?" Ling Dengxian joked.

"..."

"Don't be silent, Di Zi, I was just joking!"

"Yes, yes! I was just thinking about other things, not random thoughts!" The blushing Vaifan girl shook her head vigorously and tore his quilt in panic.

"Well, that! Yes, I want to ask that..." Ling Dengxian quickly changed the subject and asked Feng Di what she thought about the fact that he was not assigned an instructor even though his level was not as good as hers.

"This? I know that."

Fengdi buried half of his face in the quilt, adjusted his state, and answered: "The reason is that Seti and I are retired soldiers. We are highly adapted to the militarized combat thinking, which emphasizes collectivism, standardization, and interchangeability. We make decisions based on functions rather than individuals. Now in Rhodes Island, we are operators. Operators are required to maximize their personal expertise and rely on a small number of elite forces to complete targeted goals. Retaining the original situation may sometimes contradict Rhodes Island's combat policy, so special transformation training is required."

"In fact, I've gotten used to it a long time ago, but Sadie hasn't yet. So I just continued with her. There's no harm in it anyway."

"That's it, no wonder..."

"Knock knock knock." There was a knock on the door. Ling Dengxian just stood up, but Zi opened the door quietly before him.

"Two...three, Dr. Kal'tsit has finished her work ahead of time. It seems she can't rest." Stormeye spread his hands, and Ling Dengxian responded. The former quickly glanced at the room, roughly understood what was going on, and couldn't help but smile awkwardly.

"I can go by myself, you continue with this Waifan." Zi suddenly said.

"No!" the legendary Sarkaz archer said firmly.