"Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Company is a pharmaceutical company that has not been registered for a long time and has a complete armed force and pharmaceutical and scientific research technology. It focuses on the treatment of patients with mineral disease."
This is Valentine's first impression of Rhode Island, which comes from the X-girl Encyclopedia in his previous life. At that time, he only thought that the Rhode Island company was so powerful that it could have a complete scientific research and pharmaceutical industry chain in a short period of time. As for the complete sentence about armed force, he selectively ignored it.
What kind of complete armed force can a pharmaceutical company have? Isn't it just an action team composed of several people? Although some operators are very good at fighting, Valentine does not believe that Rhode Island's armed forces can be compared with that of a country or region.
But all this was shattered and shattered into powder after he saw the real Rhode Island.
At this moment, Valentine was standing on the front deck of Rhode Island. In front of him was a steel city wall that was tens of meters high. Under the sun, the city walls reflected a pale yellow light, cold and hard.
Under his feet was the foredeck of Rhode Island, which was as cold and hard as the city wall. When he stepped on it, he could hear the sound of hard objects hitting solid metal, which was extremely dull. The top of the deck was painted with a layer of dark gray anti-slip paint. It was rough to the touch and you could clearly feel the fine particles inside. It was probably like the city wall with some Originium powder added to enhance spell resistance.
"The Rhode Island base is about 2.3 square kilometers in size. This is the outermost edge of Rhode Island and the forefront of threats that Rhode Island faces. What you see now is her first line of defense, which is made of doped Made of alloy steel mixed with Origin Stone fragments, it can withstand the impact of large siege blasting crossbows. Because of the addition of Origin Stone, it also has a considerable defensive effect on magic crossbows."
"The front deck of Rhodes Island is about 40,000 square meters in size. It can dock a variety of flying equipment. In an emergency, it can even forcefully take off military aircraft. Of course, all aspects of the deck are in full compliance with military standards. , just because it’s not long enough to take off those military aircraft.”
Amiya gently touched the city wall and introduced it to Valentine and his party.
It was already very late when Valentin carried ACE out of the city. After reuniting, Amiya and the others rushed to Rhode Island without stopping, driving in the wilderness for a whole night before arriving at the docking station of Rhode Island. After arriving on the island, Amiya asked Linguang and Dubin to go back and recover first, and she led Valentine and his party to the accommodation area to rest.
After all, no one could get a good night's sleep after a night of bumping in the wilderness.
Raphael lightly touched the city wall, and a little bit of holy light glowed from her body.
"Rhodes Island's walls are better than those in most cities I've seen..."
"Of course." Amiya nodded, and the bunny ears on her head dangled twice, directly attracting Valentine's wandering eyes.
"There are many aspects to consider when building a city wall in a city. Coupled with certain operations among politicians, most of the city walls are not of good quality and are just superficial."
"Chernobog is a good example." Raphael thought of the day when the Integration Movement attacked Chernobyl City. A large number of Originium explosives directly tore a large hole in the city wall that could accommodate an entire army to pass through.
"Of course, the walls of Rhode Island will not be that fragile. This is the result of the Rhode Island Department of Industry. They were involved in all steps from sketch to completion."
“No one wants to make the walls of their home extremely strong.”
Amiya is happy to introduce the good aspects of Rhode Island to Valentin and others. After all, they are three powerful operator seedlings. Of course, she must introduce the best aspects of Rhode Island to them and use her best efforts to educate them. Leave. Of course, there was nothing wrong with Rhode Island in her eyes.
"Well, Amiya, I want to ask a question." Valentin raised his hand after touching the deck and walls.
"What's the problem? Mr. Valentine?" Amiya had a smile on her face.
Although she was exhausted physically and mentally, Amiya could not show her bad side in front of others. As the public leader of Rhode Island, this is the most basic operation.
It's just that the Vaifan in front of her was a little too familiar, and he directly called Amiya by her name. Although she didn't hate it herself, it did make Amiya feel a little uncomfortable.
"You said at the beginning that Rhode Island is a pharmaceutical company that has not been registered for a long time and has a complete armed force, right?"
Valentine specifically emphasized the words "not long", "complete armed forces" and "pharmaceuticals".
"Yes." Amiya looked at Valentin who already showed disbelief, already knowing in her heart what he wanted to ask.
"And you just mentioned the Ministry of Industry."
"This is indeed one of our company's departments..."
"Is your company really a pharmaceutical company?" Valentine made it clear directly.
It looks like a base as big as a small city. Its quality exceeds the walls of most cities. It has a front deck the size of three aircraft carriers according to military standards. There are also those high-rise buildings behind the city walls, as well as the complete armed forces and sounds Amiya said. The Ministry of Industry, which is very low-key but actually very powerful...
You told me this is a pharmaceutical company?
Only a ghost can believe it!
"Alas..." Amiya sighed softly.
"We are truly a pharmaceutical company."
She had seen this situation too many times.
Many operators who come to Rhode Island to apply for jobs will feel that they have gone to the wrong place after seeing a base that is comparable to a city. After receiving a positive answer, some applicants will directly choose to turn around and leave, and the remaining applicants will wait for a while. Every day, the tourists will enter a state of "Wow, what a great cow".
Because Rhode Island is really awesome.
First of all, in terms of the scale of this mobile base, it is first-rate in the entire Terran world. Although it is not that big in terms of military bases, in the civilian field, Rhode Island's base is definitely one of the largest and most sophisticated.
Especially in terms of protection, only Rhode Island has military-grade walls and decks. As far as Amiya knows, none of the large-scale civilian mobile bases that Amiya knows about are like this. Some don't even have walls on the ground. You can see the buildings inside.
As for why Rhodes Island's base thrives, it must be attributed to the external environment. Rhode Island is a noble company, a pure company, a company that is free from vulgar tastes. They do not place their headquarters in a mobile city-state that looks like a turtle shell like other companies. They can only rely on natural disaster forecasts and Move the city-state at a crawling speed to avoid catastrophe. Once a city-state makes a mistake in judgment, it will have no choice but to be destroyed.
Rhode Island is different. Its base is mobile, and the Source Stone core is no worse than those of mobile city-states, and is even better than some old mobile city-states. As mentioned at the beginning, city construction must be carried out with political interference. With the participation of those officials, they may cut corners.
But Rhode Island is different. The company's top managers live in the same base as the lower-level employees. If the Source Stone core shrinks, it will threaten everyone. Therefore, when building this base, Rhode Island's top managers They were so picky that they almost drove all the employees of the Ministry of Industry into psychosis.
So they got a corporate headquarters that was as good as a military base.
If it was just about carrying out trade or avoiding natural disasters, there would be no need for Rhode Island to be of such high quality.
However, Rhode Island is a noble company, a pure company, a company that is free from vulgar tastes, and a company that treats infected people equally. They have the world at heart and pay attention to the suffering of the people at the bottom. They often travel around and travel to various countries. and regions, appearing next to cities after natural disasters, conducting trade, treating infected people who have lost their homes, and mining some source stones. Because of this, Rhode Island has been included in the list of undesirable companies by some countries, so they need such sophisticated defense measures and armed forces.
In name, it is for self-protection and prevention of terrorist attacks, but in fact, everyone knows what it is preventing.
Although Rhode Island has only been registered for a short time, they should have become famous in the Terra world for their good deeds. However, the reason why they did not do so was because of the obstruction from the top officials of those countries. In this world where infected people are inhuman, the speed of transmission of all messages that are beneficial to infected people is as stagnant and backward as in the Middle Ages. Although they dislike Rhode Island, they are extremely helpless in needing Rhode Island's products, so now Rhode Island can still travel to and from various countries, regardless of the attitude of those countries towards infected people.
"Do you understand? Mr. Valentine?" Amiya looked at the stunned Valentine after explaining.
Raphael glanced at Valentin's face, then reached out and poked him. Xing Yihuang glanced at Raphael, then put down his hand that had been raised a little, and once again moved his eyes back to the wilderness in the distance.
The winter wind on the deck is colder than the city of Chernobyl. From here, you can vaguely see Chernobog in the distance, a city that has been turned into ruins. The natural disaster has stopped, but the dark clouds still linger above the ruins, hanging over the survivors like a sword of Damocles, making them breathless.
No one knows whether there will be a second natural disaster.
"What, do you miss that city?"
A voice rang in her ears, but it was not Valentine. Xing Yihuang looked around and could only see the city walls and decks covered in black. Valentine stood there motionless, his arms frozen in the air, and thick black lines appeared on the edges of his body.
The faint holy light on Raphael became brighter, like a torch in the darkness. The four pairs of small wings behind her became extremely huge at this moment, covered with golden feathers, and an angel-shaped shadow flickered behind her.
"It's beautiful, 'God will heal'." A Feilin tribe member with long white hair appeared next to Xing Yihuang, and his voice was exactly the same as the one that first appeared in her ears.
Xing Yihuang just glanced at him, then turned to look at the angel behind Raphael.
"Isn't she already soulless?"
The moment he saw the surroundings, Xing Yihuang understood who this white-haired film was.
"I'm really surprised that you can be so calm... If Valentine were there, he would definitely yell and ask me who the monster is, or give me a sword directly."
The system has completely abandoned the vicious character set at the beginning.
"And don't call me System anymore. I have a name. You can call me..."
"Jiao Zhengyu."
Xing Yihuang frowned. This name is very strange, but considering the character of this system, it seems reasonable to choose a strange name.
"As for Raphael's soul, what's behind her is not a soul, but a spirit."
Xing Yihuang looked behind him, but there was nothing.
The meaning is obvious.
"Raphael is a Sakota, an angel, God's favorite, so he is naturally different from ordinary people."
"The 'god' who made them loves angels very much. Not only do they have special effects on their bodies (referring to small wings and halos), but their souls are also blingbling."
After receiving the explanation, Xing Yihuang's expression did not change much. He just snorted softly and seemed to be very hostile to a certain Sarkota.
"In this world, there are only two people you can talk to, Valentine and you. I told you about feelings a long time ago, but after all this time, your progress is worse than a sudden drop from the sky?"
Jiao Zhengyu covered his chest with a look of pain on his face, his two pointed cat ears drooped down, and his white cat tail curled up between his legs, looking like an abused cat.
"And this Tianxiang looks like a golden-haired loser. How can he compare with you, the heroine I have chosen? You have broken the heart of my system..."
Xing Yihuang's eyes turned cold, and the eyes he stared at Jiao Zhengyu were like ice cubes, making him feel the cold threat to his life.
"In the past two years, you didn't seem to have given me any help except what you said to me that day."
"How else do you want me to help you, create an accident for you, such as Valentine suddenly rushing in when you are taking a shower and asking to use the toilet so that he can see your naked body? That is a stupid two-dimensional animation. It’s characteristics have no logic at all, okay!”
"And even if this happens, I guarantee you will punch Valentine out of the room and punch through several walls the moment he opens the door."
Jiao Zhengyu looked helpless.
"This is your youth, I can't interfere. But it's good to be like this now. Since you were a child, you haven't been in contact with many people of the same age. People like Valentine who have lived with you for two years are more... No, it's normal for you to have a crush on him. Maybe the feeling in your heart is just the result of being suppressed by Dugu for too long. Now that you have joined Rhode Island, you will have more friends and meet all kinds of people. If you are a person, maybe your feelings for Valentine will gradually fade away and you will find your other half among many partners."
Xing Yihuang looked at the dark clouds in the sky in the distance and did not respond.
Jiao Zhengyu was right, although she didn't want to admit it.
Before meeting Valentine and Jiao Zhengyu, her life was as dark as that dark cloud. Countless dangers lurk in the shadows. Xing Yihuang walks every step of his life cautiously, walking on thin ice, fearing that he will fall into the bottomless abyss if he is not careful. During this journey, she had no friends, and all she saw were malicious faces. Soon, she got tired and her steps began to feel a little sloppy, but she still moved forward, her desire to go home supporting her and preventing her from falling on the road.
During the darkest moment of Xing Yihuang's life, a hand stretched out to support her. She looked up and saw Valentine's face. His right hand held a torch, which dispelled the surrounding darkness and gave her the warmth she had not seen for a long time.
That was the first time Xing Yihuang saw light. Even though it was floating unstable, it was still burning.
A friend of the opposite sex who supports you and gives you light when you are in the most difficult time, a friend who walks with you when you are abandoned by the whole world and everyone else is watching indifferently, is undoubtedly a gift from God. Gift.
Having feelings is inevitable.
But it's hard to say whether he is the other half of your life.
"The world is a beautiful place. There is no need to hang yourself from a crooked tree. There are so many fragrant grasses in the world, why should you cling to one?"
"If you are really not good at expressing your feelings, just let it go, so as not to increase your pain and help others, how about it?"
Jiao Zhengyu's words were like a lightning strike hitting her, making Xing Yihuang's heart tremble.
give up? This seems like a good choice.
but……
Why should I give up?
Do I like him now? like.
This is enough.
Maybe I will fall in love with other men in the future, but right now, he is the only one in my eyes.
"If that's the case, then you should be bold enough to go after her and hit the bases boldly. Knock that blond little Bichi down and let her watch from the side while you hold Valentine. You and I will give her a double blow mentally and physically. , doesn’t this feel good?”
Jiao Zhengyu noticed the change in Xing Yihuang's heart and directly changed his words to add fuel to the fire.
Xing Yihuang imagined the scene and it gave her goosebumps.
But it feels pretty good?
"Yes, it is definitely one of the joys of life to see your competitors defeated miserably at your own hands. What are you waiting for?"
Jiao Zhengyu started to fan the flames, the hair on his tail stood up, and he looked very excited.
"But I can't do it." Xing Yihuang poured a basin of cold water on Jiao Zhengyu next to him with one sentence, soaking him from head to toe.
All the words he said were in vain, this girl still couldn't let go of her airs.
Gan.
Jiao Zhengyu stamped his feet angrily, his face full of disappointment and helplessness towards Xing Yihuang.
Yes, reality requires logic, but emotion does not. No matter how clear and reasonable you tell her, she won't listen to you and make changes.
"You don't listen to anything I say. You have been maintaining this kind of aloof relationship with him, unwilling to move forward or retreat. Do you still blame me for not giving you advice?"
"...I'm sorry." Xing Yihuang blushed rarely.
"Fortunately, Valentine is a virgin, has no experience in love at all, and has a very traditional mind. Otherwise, he would have been eaten up by Raphael."
"You still have a chance, but there is no advantage. There is still a long way to go, and there is no danger in the short term. I can only give you some suggestions. How to do it depends on yourself."
"...Of course, if you keep doing this, Raphael will capture Valentine sooner or later, and you will be the one who is stepped on."
"I understand." Xing Yihuang lowered his head, his voice was very soft and without any confidence.
"I finally understand why the creator said that humans are the most complex creatures in the world. Their emotions are much more complicated than our artificial intelligence..."
As the mental space dissipated, Jiao Zhengyu's voice became smaller and smaller, and the scene in front of Xing Yihuang returned to normal again. Valentin still listened to Amiya's introduction with a dull look, while Raphael stood beside him and looked around from time to time.
As for Xing Yihuang himself... he still maintained his aloof persona and followed behind them, remaining silent the entire time.
This is how she looks from other people's perspective. Standing beside and behind Valentin, not too far nor too close, Amiya spoke just loud enough for her to hear. The suit on her body is very slim, and it can be seen that Xing Yihuang is a girl with a good figure. Although she looked a little underdressed, she didn't shiver at all while standing in the cold wind. The long hair is blowing in the air but not messy, and the face is as warm as the surrounding environment, and the overall look is extremely handsome.
She is a very handsome girl. Usually such a character is very popular in social circles, and is accepted by both men and women. If the aloof persona is abandoned, the popularity will be reduced.
If Xing Yihuang knew the definition Amiya gave her, he would definitely have a black question mark on his face.
She just doesn't like communicating with people.
The introduction about Rhode Island ended quickly. When Valentin saw the internal structure of the Rhode Island base, he shut his mouth completely, and all the doubts in his mind were wiped away. He only has one thought now: quickly complete the entry procedures and join this military company disguised as a pharmaceutical company.
"Join Rhode Island?" Amiya looked at the three Valentines.
"That's right." Valentine nodded vigorously.
"Then these two ladies..." Amiya's eyes shifted to Raphael and Xing Yihuang beside Valentin. Although Rhode Island's intelligence showed that the relationship between these two people and Valentine was unusual, she was not sure that Raphael and Xing Yihuang would definitely follow Valentine and join Rhode Island.
"I am willing to join you for a better tomorrow for humans and infected people." Raphael nodded slightly, the smile on his lips was very contagious.
Xing Yihuang didn't speak, just nodded.
"Then I will prepare for the pre-employment interviews for the three of them." Amiya's heart was relieved, and she was sincerely happy for the three operators who were about to join Rhode Island.
"Everyone, please come with me."
Valentine's life in Rhode Island is about to begin.
