Hello, Arknights

Chapter 321 Candlelight and Cold Wind

Viviana's residence is very simple, but Ling Dengxian is not surprised. The elegance of the Candle Knight is supported by his temperament, not by external things. Just like today, she is not wearing the gorgeous clothes that make her look impressive in front of others, but the clear white collar and black long skirt still carry the elegance of an independent tower.

The most eye-catching thing in the living room was a silent fireplace. Seeing Ling Dengxian staring at the fireplace, Viviana poured tea for him and said with a smile: "Mr. Bai Jin, do you have any opinions?"

"The Kavaleriaki route does not seem to have stayed in the north for long." Fireplaces are not completely absent in the houses of Kavaleriaki residents, but they are definitely not a common piece of furniture.

"The previous owner of this house was an old man named Caprini who was very afraid of the cold. He would light a fireplace and sit beside it to read in winter. When I first came to Casimir, he had just passed away. Coincidentally, I am also afraid of the cold. Sometimes in winter, I would wear two pairs of wool socks when my feet are cold... The person who sent me to Casimir negotiated with me and let me stay here." Elafia opened the curtains. There was a lively small courtyard on the other side of the house. The sunlight passed through the courtyard and was retained by the green color. When it shone into the house, it was already a very cold light. "The old man's vision for home layout design is unique. Even if you are in the city center, you can't feel the noise unless you leave the courtyard."

"I'm afraid of the cold, too. I can't stand it in winter."

Even so, he still went to Ursus and was freezing cold. Ling Dengxian smiled.

"Didn't the people from Red Wine News find out that you live here?" Ling Dengxian was curious about this. Although the place where Viviana lived was indeed inconspicuous from the outside, it seemed that it was not impossible for Red Wine News and other newspapers to find this place with their capabilities.

Viviana's eyes flickered and she shook her head. "...Ordinary gimmick news is fine, but Casimir will not allow anyone to do anything that will truly affect my personal life and bring potential dangers... On the one hand, some people don't want to see it, and on the other hand, I am from Leitania after all, even though I came here in some not-so-glorious ways."

Ling Dengxian automatically filtered out the latter reason, which sounded like it was not something he should get involved in. He raised his eyebrows slightly, and seeing her helpless look due to concern, he thought of a possibility: "Don't want to see it? Huh? Is it McGee?"

Viviana forced a smile and said, "Mr. McKee is quite conscientious."

"I really can't believe this old guy would have this idea - is it what I think?" Ling Dengxian confirmed.

Viviana sighed and didn't talk in depth. She motioned for them to sit down and talk, and asked another question: "Mr. Platinum Knight, what do you think of the Special Championship?"

"Replacing the word 'knight' with gladiator is a perfect substitute. To be honest, after witnessing the knight competition with my own eyes, I can only say that Casimir's knights are quite different from my impression of what knights should be like. I don't really want to admit that this is a country of knights." Without any hesitation, Ling Dengxian bluntly expressed his thoughts.

"Then why did you come to Casimir?"

"Two reasons. One is work, and the other is Lin Guang." Ling Dengxian deliberately downplayed the first reason, picked up the teacup and took a sip. In the mist of the tea, he saw that Viviana's eyes seemed to light up for a moment. He was silent for a moment, remembering what she had said before about the reason why she was concerned about him having Lin Guang, and seemed to understand something.

So he came here for her...

"Because of Lin Guang?" It can be seen that she was trying hard to express her surprise.

Ling Dengxian didn't say much. Anyway, his understanding of Lin Guang was limited, so he didn't need to describe her seriously.

"Lin Guang and I are former colleagues, and we have some friendship on the battlefield, but we are not that close... but sometimes our interactions are quite strange, and I was entrusted with something recently... In my opinion, she is the person who best fits the description of the word 'knight', enthusiastic, not blind, consistent in her words and deeds, firm in her ideals, and actually takes action for the cause she advocates."

Viviana lowered her eyes. She knew all this because, as he said, the Brilliant Knight Lin Guang practiced what he preached.

But she felt that there were still some differences between Ling Dengxian and her, and this was exactly what made her curious, because in her opinion, the current performance of the Platinum Knight was just that of a rare traditional knight, so what was hidden under the floating ice?

To be honest, even if the Platinum Knight was willing to destroy Ingla's reputation and risk offending the local family to beat up the Rusty Bronze Knight, it was just the spirit of youth. The Rusty Bronze Knight's family was even happy that someone taught Olmer a lesson and did not target him. His behavior was just a small part of the storm that did not have a deep impact. Even the families that might be offended did not care about it, and it did not cause more trouble. Judging from the standards of a person who might be looked at differently by Margaret Linguang, his overall performance can only be said to be mediocre.

"I once read epic poems, poems, and novels about Casimir in the tower of Leitania, but I couldn't find any evidence for anything in the books after I came to Casimir. This bustling city was extremely different from what was described in those pages and poems... I was disappointed until I saw the figure of the Knight of Glory."

"Strong, upright, noble, ideal... When she matched herself piece by piece with the words in those poems, my doubts also built up a tower layer by layer. I really hope to see this tower collapse and shatter..."

"So I asked questions, looking for everything about her that was beyond the sight of the Casimir people. Until I saw her standing in front of me and questioning me with my own eyes, proving her determination, I will continue to doubt her and pay attention to her." Looking at Ling Dengxian again, Viviana smiled apologetically, "So, sorry, if we meet on the field then, I will not hold back."

“I must go and get the answer myself.”

Ling Dengxian relaxed his brows: "Of course it should be so."

Three days later, the Grand Knights welcomed a special "guest". As the roar of the landship gradually weakened and it stopped, it successfully docked with the mobile city, announcing that a seemingly ordinary pharmaceutical company had arrived in Cavalelia.

"Well... the supervisor has arrived. It's such a sad thing." At the docking station, a woman with long white hair fluttering seemed a little lost.

"You've been working very hard these days, so please don't act like you're lazy, okay?" Ling Dengxian, who had hurried over, handed her glasses in a bad mood to prevent the wind and sand from blinding her eyes.

"You want the cool feeling of being alone, okay? And you got the wrong shade of sunglasses. They're not suitable for today."

"How can I tell the difference when you prepare so many?! Isn't it a waste to buy so many?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? I didn't spend the budget. I have my own pocket money, okay?" The doctor nudged him unhappily and changed the subject. "By the way, didn't you have a competition today? It ended so soon?"

"My opponent is Olmer Ingla. He withdrew from the special tournament. But that's OK. I don't like using the lance provided by that company anyway. It doesn't feel right."

"So, you earned the appearance fee for nothing? You treat me tonight." The doctor did not miss the opportunity to make a killing.

"Stop it. I have something useful to buy. I don't plan to use it myself." Ling Dengxian slapped away her shamelessly extended hand.

"Is it for me? I just want the most distinctive wine from Cavalleriachi." A certain white-haired lady continued shamelessly.

"Go away. Director Kai told you to drink less. A woman who drinks all day long will never get married."

A sky-blue little dragon in a dormitory of Ling on the land ship that had just landed sneezed, poked its head out in a daze to look at the situation, and finally burped and shrank back to continue sleeping soundly.

Last night, this guy sneaked into the Rhodes Island food storage warehouse and left a lot of empty wine bottles on the ground. This is the mysterious story of Rhodes Island.

At this moment, Amiya, who was facing a special application to leave the ship alone, looked embarrassed: "Ms. Zi... Doctor Kal'tsit said that your personal freedom will not be restricted, but your identity..."

The person standing in front of her who required her to look up to talk was the former Giant Wolf Mouth Zi, who was usually in charge of looking after the library.

Luper, with long purple-red hair, said calmly, "Is there a problem? Even in Syracuse, I should be a dead person in the social personnel investigation."

“It is precisely for this reason that… once we attract Casimir’s attention here, the chain reaction it triggers will be even more difficult to resolve.” Amiya maintained an embarrassed smile.

"I'm just going to pick up Operator White Pigeon. I'm not going to do anything shameful. Or are you still worried about me?" Zi tilted her head. "Then you shouldn't cause trouble for me."

Before Amiya could ask, she took the initiative to explain: "It was Bai Ge who guaranteed me, so the responsibility is on him."

"..." Amiya's bitter smile became even wider, while Zi waited patiently for her decision.

The key point is that Dr. Kal'tsit is not here now. It is obviously a critical moment to meet with people related to Casimir, but she received a message from Victoria and temporarily changed her itinerary and left the ship.

This also led to her having to make many decisions on her own. Before leaving, Kal'tsit asked Warfarin to help out more, but the latter was confined to the medical department the next day because of a laboratory explosion - Amiya didn't know why the medical laboratory exploded, and it exploded the day after Kal'tsit left -.

Fortunately, we arrived at Cavaleliaki very quickly. The doctor had arrived here ahead of us, and with her help things would surely go much more smoothly.

"How about this, Miss Zi, you come with me and you can't leave without permission before you meet Operator Bai Ge, okay?" Amiya finally gave in. Zi thought about it and nodded in agreement. After all, she didn't really have any ulterior motives. As long as she could accurately understand Bai Ge's current situation, it would be fine.

Amiya was relieved to see that she agreed. After all, with Zi's sensitive identity, if something unexpected happened after entering the capital of Casimir, Rhodes Island would easily be put in an unfavorable situation.

"Then Miss Zi, would you like to change into something more appropriate? Because you will be meeting a spokesperson for Casimir later, and your attire is a little...easy going."

Zi had almost no other clothes. Apart from the field combat uniform she wore on the island, she would borrow the Rhodes Island uniform from Ling Dengxian's closet.

"Well, I'll go to Bai Ge's dormitory."

"Ms. Zi, we have actually prepared your uniform..."

"Thank you." Since there was a more suitable one, Zi didn't refuse and simply followed Carters to change clothes.

At the docking station, Ling Dengxian was waiting and chatting with Precious. Suddenly, his pocket vibrated. He checked the message and found it was a message from Platinum.

"Are you free? Come to Plot Zero and let's talk."

Different from his previous writing style where he either didn't send any messages or sent a long string of complaints and grumbles, this message was concise and clear, which naturally attracted Ling Dengxian's attention.

"What's wrong? Oh, it's your girlfriend Casimir." The doctor popped his head in to watch the fun.

"Please be careful with your words, Doctor. Let's start by banning rumor-mongering from you and me." Ling Dengxian rolled her eyes and wanted to hit her but held back.

"Oh sorry, it's 'the petite female friend you accidentally made without Casimir knowing about Operator Texas'."

Ling Dengxian could no longer bear it and gave her a slap on the face: "Correction! Texas knows about this."

"...You're still so proud? No wonder Texas is upset with you." The doctor rubbed his forehead and said contemptuously, but in fact, Rupert did nothing. Even when she asked why Texas followed her to stay in the hotel, her answer was actually quite surprising:

"If there were three fewer people, he should be able to sleep in the bed."

Even Precious, who is extremely intelligent (and self-proclaimed), could not guess the specific reason behind this.

"Or is the bed a secret code between you two?" Thinking of this, the doctor inadvertently blurted out his own thoughts.

"Don't make trouble. I contacted Huang and asked her to come over to protect you for me. It looks like the situation is a bit special. I really have to go."

"OK, I was just kidding. Have a good trip." The doctor waved his hand with a smile.

"Shunmao, Huang hasn't come yet!"

……

After saying goodbye to Huang and a certain troublesome doctor, Ling Dengxian went straight to Plot Zero. He has lived in Cavaleliaki for such a long time that he has at least memorized these key routes and will not fail at the critical moment.

"Miss Platinum?" The pure white Kuranta stood in a very conspicuous place, carrying the longbow on her back.

Bai Jin turned around with a distant look in his eyes. Ling Dengxian felt a sense of scare and stopped.

A cold wind blows.

"...Ling Dengxian, that's your name, right?" Her hair was blown by the wind, and her eyes flashed between her snow-white hair.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

Bai Jin's expression was a little uncertain in the wind, and finally she turned around and looked at the dead silent area:

“…This is where I work.”

Ling Dengxian suddenly understood what she meant.

The wind stagnated, and he interrupted her softly but clearly:

"You said you would come to watch every one of my special tournament matches."

The girl looked back, speechless.