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Chapter 278: "Flashing Appearance"; Frost Leaves

The defeat of the Black Steel members was within Leonard's expectations.

But it was unexpected that two of them were defeated by Rosalina in a row.

It's very simple. Rosalina's performance was very ordinary. She simply did not make any mistakes and defeated the first Black Steel Operator. However, the second Black Steel Operator wanted to make a targeted attack based on the information he observed. However, Rosalina kicked the scabbard and changed to the "double swords" starting gesture.

"Who taught her..." Franca was stunned. She and Rosalina were both used to using single swords.

The second Black Steel Operator lost due to unexpected circumstances and rhythm. The Doctor signaled Rosa to do what she could. The Film Girl's momentum weakened, and she nodded and did not insist.

"Well done, Rosalinda." The doctor lowered his voice at the end of the sentence, "At least Franka shouldn't think you've been lazy during this time."

Rosalina shrank her neck, not knowing how to answer. She felt that nodding was not a good idea, and neither was shaking her head.

"In addition to the reserve operators, Mr. Reynard, do you want to see the performance of the official operators?"

"Ms. Doctor, Rhodes Island's hospitality is a little special." Leonard narrowed his eyes and noticed the doctor's attitude.

"Really? But Amiya said that Mr. Libert spoke highly of us before he left."

"Of course, if you think my words are a bit sharp, then I apologize. Please don't think this is the attitude of Rhodes Island. Rhodes Island welcomes all friends who are willing to cooperate, but to borrow the words of an operator from our island's hometown:

"Friends come with good wine, and jackals come with shotguns."

"What's a shotgun?"

"Oh, that's just a saying, don't worry about it."

Reynard looked at Precious again, smiled suddenly, and waved his hand: "I admit defeat, Madam. Rhodes Island's intelligence is indeed good. I have seen the answer I want."

"Let me introduce myself again, I'm Reynald Themis, one of the field commanders of Black Steel International. Have a good afternoon, ma'am." Putting away his deliberately sarcasm, Reynald took off his hat and saluted, and his cold eyes finally showed some warmth.

"Dr. Precious, I am just an ordinary doctor who has some insights into the field of Originium. Sir, your afternoon is also worth looking forward to." The doctor also bowed slightly and smiled faintly, approachable and bright.

After a small test, the tense atmosphere finally melted away. Xinhuo, who had been on edge, suddenly felt disappointed and confused.

"Then let's leave it to the children. The others can go to the right place to talk about these things. Can I have a cigarette, Doctor?" Leonard was much more casual. He took out a roll of tobacco and asked for advice. "By the way, that child, the Filin girl, you said before that she is still a reserve member, right? Who is her teacher? I guess she must have some outstanding qualities, right?"

"Rhodes Island has a dedicated smoking room, or the deck will also work." The doctor gave an appropriate response and glanced at the newbies of Black Steel. "Newbies do need some space, and adaptability is the best solution. As for Rosalinda's teacher... Franka is her swordsmanship teacher who has taught her the longest, and the other one..."

"We know Operator Franka well. We can see her shadow in that child, but she uses the sword with one hand. It seems that the other one is also teaching her with great care."

"I guess he is a very serious person, right?" It seemed that Leonard wanted to meet him on a whim.

Precious touched his pocket, wondering if it was a bit ungraceful to urge someone to come over at this moment.

An explosion sounded without warning, and the glass of the small window on the second floor suddenly shattered. A column of high-temperature flame flashed by, followed by a flash of white flames. Something or a figure fell from the sky. The members of Black Steel International immediately took action. The old mercenaries immediately divided into two groups. One group held up shields and rushed towards Leonard, while the other group immediately formed a formation to protect the new members who were like frightened feathers. The operators of Rhodes Island immediately confirmed the evacuation route and sounded the alarm. Rosalina protected the doctor.

The drifting white flames suddenly compressed and exploded, blowing away some Black Steel members who had not yet gained a firm foothold. The flames, like giant bird shadows, curled away and three figures quickly emerged. Because their shoulder straps indicated that they were Rhodes Island operators, they did not provoke the Black Steel operators' legitimate defense.

When the doctor saw the man's face clearly, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Brother, you are not really so stingy as to ask me to hang the bridge for you so soon?"

At this critical moment when meeting the exchange operators from Black Steel International, Bai Ge gave her a big job.

To be precise, it was Ifrit who gave her a big job.

Ling Dengxian coughed twice with a dusty face, holding Ifrit in one hand and White-Faced Owl in the other. His eyes twitched when he saw the circle of black steel mercenaries. When he saw Priss's expression and the huge black monster that hurried over, he realized that something was wrong and he might be in trouble.

The White-Faced Owl also noticed the awkwardness of the situation. He nodded and gave Ling Dengxian a thumbs up: "Leave it to Operator White Dove, restart the program." His limbs drooped and he fell asleep directly.

Ling Dengxian really wanted to beat her up.

"Operator White Dove...if you have any opinions about the mission arrangement, you can tell us. There's no need to create such a difficult problem in this way," said the white-haired Filin who appeared from behind M3. His blood pressure was rising. "Do you have anything else to say? You can say it now or later. We just have to do it on the deck."

Ling Dengxian glanced at the guilty Ifrit and sighed, "No, I will submit a self-review report later."

Going back a little bit in time, the cause of the incident was actually very simple. He asked Grani to rest in the dormitory and accompany Bagpipe, and he immediately set out for the training ground, but he took the wrong fork in the road and missed a floor. He happened to meet the White-Faced Owl who was taking Ifrit to find him, and learned about the "good thing" this guy brought him, but he was anxious to get there, so he didn't care much about it. He just said that he had to take care of things here first, and he was still lost. As a result, the White-Faced Owl volunteered to take him to the training ground, and then Ifrit discovered that the training ground was below, but he didn't notice that there were many people, and said that he could open the movable window from here and jump down.

However, he also discovered that the valve of the movable window was stuck and needed to be repaired. Ling Dengxian was still thinking about how to open the window urgently - yes, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this plan as long as it didn't attract attention - but Ifrit didn't say anything and directly used the Originium skill to try to solve the problem partially, but then he failed to control the size of the flame column and it exploded.

However, Ling Dengxian also learned a lesson from this, that is, if the flame expands rapidly in a confined space, even a white flame with a low temperature can cause an explosion.

Oh, no, he had already caused a similar incident in Longmen, and an unfinished building was sacrificed as a result.

All I can say is that this time we have learned our lesson once and for all.

"Mr. Reynard... He, Operator White Dove, is Rosalina's second swordsmanship teacher." Precious felt it necessary to explain the identity of the visitor to the Black Steel representative who was on the sidelines.

"It's just that it's usually more... surprising."

Leonard agreed: "It's really unexpected, and it's pretty much what I guessed... He is indeed a person with 'extraordinary qualities'."

Rosalina couldn't bear to watch and turned her head away so as not to bring more embarrassment to her teacher.

Shuangye pretended not to know this person, put on her hood, fumbled for her Walkman and listened to music with wired headphones. In the absence of new wireless headphones, she could only find this alternative form.

Kal'tsit took action and asked M3 to carry the three people away.

"I had been planning to have him take care of the exchange students from your company, but now it seems that may not be appropriate." The doctor smiled awkwardly but politely, having already anticipated the outcome of the three people's handling of the matter.

"Oh? That's harmless. Extraordinary people will naturally encounter extraordinary accidents. We can't deny a person's talent because of this small episode. Please proceed according to the original plan." Leonard looked at the back of the white dove as it left, and his interest grew stronger.

Although it caused a little confusion, after M3 took the three people away, the exchange students from Black Steel and the operators from Rhodes Island still started to get to know each other, and some people also spontaneously chose opponents to compete with and went on stage.

Xinhuo looked at the second-floor window that was still smoking and felt speechless. He did not even notice the momentary threat that the flame shadow brought to everyone when the person fell. He just thought that this person who was making so much noise was just a weakling who was trying to attract attention.

"Is there anyone in Rhodes Island who can fight?"

The cold air surged, not the coldness felt spiritually, but the release of Originium skills on the physical level.

He turned around and saw a fellow tribesman with white hair and red eyes who slowly put away the earphone cord and took off the long-handled axe from his back. He looked at him with a sharp look and said coldly: "Want to spar?"

The snow-white axe blade, the snow-white face, and the little fox revealing its sharp fangs.

When Xinhuo felt the power of the axe blade transmitted from his crescent-shaped blade during the first confrontation, he knew the end of his arrogance.

"By the way, I am a 'weakling'." Frost Leaf Three Axe said calmly as he pushed Xinhuo back to the edge of the field, "A weakling who is taken care of by many other weaklings."

Good opportunity, taking advantage of the moment when she lowered the axe blade to speak, Xinhuo immediately counterattacked.

Facing these in the wilderness, you who have lived a life of luxury certainly don't have the courage to -

"Swish--" The long frost cone broke through the air and pierced through Xinhuo's clothes, shattering his counterattack and interrupting the slash in the air. He still wanted to resist and used the Originium skill as well. The flames had just risen when the chill brought by the axe blade had already stopped at his face.

"How can you, who have always been well fed, understand those scenes of facing piles of dead bodies in the dark corners of Columbia?" Frost Leaf put away his weapon, jumped off the platform, trotted to the deck, and went to find his "weak" captain to reprimand him for bringing shame to himself.

"Although the candidate is different from what I thought, the result is the same." Franka patted Jessica's head with a smile and made a face at Razer.

"Let him think about it carefully. What he has learned is naturally the most solid and reliable. But if he has learned it wrong...it doesn't matter. Just give him another beating and restore it to factory settings."