"Name?"
"Valentin."
"Wa Ding?" Zi Lan raised her head and looked at the little dragon in front of her.
"Valentin."
"What Lundin?" Zi Lan tapped on the keyboard a few times, then turned around and asked.
"...Wah, Valentine." The reply's voice was a little low, as if he was suppressing something.
"Oh, Warren...Ting?"
This time Zi Lan did not record the information. Instead, she squinted her left eye and raised her right eyebrow and asked again. Her facial expression looked a little funny, and she did not look as steady as an interviewer should at all.
Like a comedian, this interview is just a performance. It's a pity that the little dragon sitting on the other side of the desk was the one who made the show happier.
Valentine took a deep breath and kept telling himself to be calm, to be calm, not to get angry, never to spit out sweet things, and not to summon the sword angel to come out and draw a sword to kill people.
Otherwise, this trip to Rhode Island will be over before it even begins.
After a few seconds of pause, his mentality seemed to have stabilized. Valentine suddenly raised the corners of his mouth and forced a smile, and slowly repeated his name.
"Wa, Lun, Ding."
Each syllable was also deliberately emphasized to prevent the other party from being "inaudible" again.
"OK, Valentine."
Zi Lan didn't make things difficult for him this time, and quickly went through the keyboard to record his name.
Valentine breathed a sigh of relief, thinking not to make any more trouble.
"gender?"
"..."
Good sister, good sister.
Can't you see my appearance clearly...
Even though I look a bit feminine, you can look at the clothes I wear! And listen to my voice!
Why didn’t Xing Yihuang and Raphael have this problem just now?
Several #s popped up on Valentine's head.
He guessed why he was treated like this. The reason was a negotiation at the Growler headquarters not long ago, and the negotiation partner happened to be Zi Lan. But at that time, he refused her request for some reasons, and as a result...
well.
Out to mix, sooner or later have to repay.
But this does not mean that Valentin will sit there obediently, as the interviewer's intentions are clearly visible on his face. He tapped the table, leaned forward, and looked at Zi Lan behind the table, lowering her voice to make it sound hoarse.
"what do you think?"
"Well..." Zi Lan raised her chin slightly, put her right arm on the table, and tapped the pencil on the brim of her hat. She looked like a primary school student who was thinking seriously about the problem.
"female?"
She frowned slightly, moved her golden eyes from the ceiling back to Valentine's face that was about to burst into flames, and softly uttered a word.
Delicate face, very fashionable but not too avant-garde clothes, blue feather-like highlights, light golden eyes, and a real, unpretentious and questioning expression, which seems to be asking Valentine Is the answer she said correct?
Their faces were very close, so close that Valentin could clearly see the sarcasm in the curve of the other's mouth.
To be honest, after coming to the world of Terra, Valentin's patience has improved a lot compared to when he was on Earth. A large part of the reason is that this world is full of handsome guys and beauties. He goes out to the street blindfolded and picks up anyone. Everyone can become a public lover on earth, and it is even easier if they can hype themselves up to become a traffic star.
But this does not mean that you will calmly communicate with the opponent when you encounter difficulties.
What’s wrong with looking good? I'm quite good-looking myself. This skin in the world of Terra is definitely at the upper-middle level. We are all the same people. How can we be willful if we have a little good looks?
I also looked in the mirror when I was taking a shower. Dressing up in women's clothing would definitely qualify me to star in various high-quality loli books!
Of course... Valentin would not say these words, otherwise Zi Lan would use an umbrella to pull him out in seconds. In Zi Lan's eyes, Valentin's little face was red and his eyes were wide open. The boss looked very angry and even wanted to curse. However, even so, he had no extra actions or words, and looked like he was helpless with anger.
Ha, man.
Zilan felt secretly happy.
Hedong in thirty years, Hexi in thirty years. I still clearly remember your attitude in Chernobog. It felt so good to be teased!
The corners of Zi Lan's mouth turned up slightly, and the expression on her face immediately changed, looking like she was succeeding. At this time, Valentine also deflated from the bulging state just now, like a pufferfish that had lost its temper.
Of course, this cannot be blamed on Zi Lan, it can only be said to be the bitter fruit planted by Valentine himself.
At that time, Zilan was shouldering a particularly heavy burden to negotiate with Valentine. The doctor's safety was a matter of concern to the entire Rhode Island. Kelsey constantly contacted them through PTRS to obtain the latest situation. Mia never leaves the doctor's cryogenic chamber day and night. The other operators are basically combat-specialized operators, and their conversational skills are not as good as hers, a former fashion magazine editor.
It can be said that Zi Lan, who was negotiating alone at the time, had the hope of the entire Rhode Island on her shoulders and decided the safety of the doctor, Amiya and other operators.
Then this hope was extinguished by Valentin so lightly, especially the sentence "I am a very casual person, and I find this matter very troublesome."
Do you know how many people may be killed by your randomness? Do you know what environment we are in now? We have enough manpower and Longmen coins, but we can't exchange for one of your clinics?
Zilan actually had a plan for this outcome, which was to explain her own situation, saying that her team was definitely not "terrorists who could threaten the security of the city-state", and she prepared a bunch of various documents.
In the end, the last document was not used, and he didn't even hear himself finish his reasons.
Trouble is just an excuse. Zi Lan knows very well what this guy is worried about. He is afraid that he will be targeted by Chernobog officials because of this matter.
But if the Qicheng government really wanted to attack Rhode Island and his group, how could they let them in?
Zi Lan knew very well what was going on when Amiya and everyone were outside. Being hunted by many forces, he fled with the doctor for dozens of days and arrived at Chernobog. The doctor was in danger. The only hope at that time was to enter a clinic for infected people to resuscitate the doctor's life, and at the same time, he was much safer. . Maybe they can't avoid the opponent's fighting, but this is Ursus' territory, and Chernobog's city walls can help them block some threats.
In Chernobog, the infected clinics and hospitals belong to two parties: one is Azazel, whose attitude is unclear and is monitored by the Chernobog government, and the other is excellent in quantity and quality. Growler's clinic, and the Chernobog government's surveillance of Growler is much smaller. After all, an infected gangster BOSS is far less of a threat than a retired Ursus general.
When Zi Lan walked out of the Growler headquarters, her heart was gray, just like the sky before a natural disaster. Dust covered the city like a heavy blanket, making the people below breathless. She had only felt so hopeless twice in her life, once when she learned that she had ore disease, and once now.
Originally, Azazel was just a dismissed case in her heart, but in front of Valentin, she was forcefully rejected without even saying a few words. Now she can only go to Azazel, and pray for the future. What accidents will happen.
It turned out that God was still on Rhode Island's side. Although they went to Azazel and had several accidents during the treatment process, they were always safe until Chernobog was captured by the Integration Movement.
Maybe Amiya and other operators didn't feel much about this matter, but Zi Lan, as the negotiator, definitely kept Valentine, the culprit who almost caused the doctor's death on the spot, in mind.
Then the scene just happened.
"This female... sir, please don't get excited. As an interviewer, I not only have to believe my own eyes, but also what the interviewer says. My eyes tell me you are a lady, but it is obvious that you If you don’t agree with the information my eyes give me, then please tell me your true gender so that I can record the information.”
"As for what I just said, please don't take it to heart."
Zilan put away her smile of successful mischief and returned to her normal appearance, looking like a bird that hadn't gotten enough sleep.
"I am, male, male, thank you." Valentin sat back on the chair, stretched out his hand and repeated his gender, making his voice louder and emphasizing the syllables to prevent Zilan from "not understanding" again.
"Gender, male." This time Zi Lan stopped teasing Valentine and directly recorded the message.
"Mr. Valentine, you have to understand my difficulties as an interviewer. I have seen hundreds of interviewers of all kinds in this room. Although there are few who like women to dress up as men or men to dress up as women, they are not No. So my initial judgment was helpless."
"After all..." Zi Lan looked Valentin up and down, her eyes making him feel a little uncomfortable, as if Zi Lan's eyes could see through him, looking at him from the inside out.
Valentine silently covered his chest.
"You're prettier than some women."
Zi Lan gave her conclusion.
"And there are several people in Rhode Island who look like women like you. Likewise, there are also many women who look like handsome guys."
Zilan thought of Xing Yihuang who was sitting across from the desk not long ago.
Valentine knew who she was talking about.
"Sister Li, Sister Li." That's it, Valentine couldn't say anything more.
Of course, this cannot be the reason for you to deliberately mispronounce my name!
Valentine added silently in his heart.
"Code name?"
"Code name..." Valentine was stunned. After coming to this world, he only used one code name, which was the experimental code name he got during his life in Rhine: "Isis".
But Isis is the goddess of life, magic, marriage and fertility in ancient Egyptian mythology. She is not a good match for a grown man like him, okay? Although the civilization of ancient Egypt may not exist in the world of Terra, the goddess definitely cannot escape. To be honest, he didn't want to use this code name at all, and he didn't know what Dr. Herington was thinking at that time.
In his previous life, his most commonly used codename was "Gabriel", the left hand of God, the angel who blew the trumpet of the Last Judgment. Penguin and X-Signal all use this nickname.
But in this world...
"Can I go out for a moment?"
He pointed to the door behind him. Zilan raised her hand and made a "please" gesture.
Valentine nodded, stood up and left the office. He opened the door and saw Raphael sitting at the door waiting. Raphael met his eyes and responded with a caring smile.
"Have you finished recording?"
Well, Sakta people, angelic people.
"Not yet, I'm going to come out and ask you something."
"Raphael, is there a Sakota named Gabriel in Lateran?" Valentine thought for a while and asked the question.
When she heard the name "Gabriel", Raphael's expression changed obviously. It seemed that the name brought back some bad memories for her. But soon her face returned to its original color, but the smile on her face looked a little stiff.
"How did you know that name?"
She asked back, without answering Valentine's question.
Stable.
"In Chernobog I learned some religious knowledge of the Lateran, and that name was in it, as well as yours."
Valentine lied.
"...There is indeed such a Sakota man with this name." Raphael's face looked a little unnatural.
And my relationship with you is not normal.
Valentine added silently in his heart.
"Thank you." After getting the answer he wanted, Valentine turned around, opened the door and entered the office: "There is no code name. Can I use my own name as a code name?"
"Of course." Zi Lan nodded.
"ability?"
"Well...I'm a medical warlock."
"Medical Warlock." Zi Lan looked at the computer screen.
"No more?"
"Huh?" Valentine was a little dumbfounded.
"What else could there be?"
"Did you rely on your own medical magic to defeat Tallulah and save ACE?" Zi Lan's eyes became sharp, which made Valentine feel even more stressed.
"This issue……"
"Everyone in Rhode Island knows about this. We have suffered heavy losses. Since the doctor's rescue operation, all the news coming from the front line has been bad news. We need a good news to dilute this heavy atmosphere. The doctor is very disappointed with many operators. It's too far away, and they don't feel much about it, but you and ACE are people around them."
"The staff of Rhode Island all knew that there was a god who blocked Tallulah's attack and rescued ACE, which diluted the heavy atmosphere at the beginning."
"I think it's better for you to be serious. After all, so many people have been lost..." Valentine felt that he couldn't keep up with the brain waves of this group of people.
"The deceased would not want to see us like this, always looking at the scars of the past and unwilling to look up at the road ahead. We care about the deceased more than you think, but we will not continue to grieve. . Moving on is the best way to commemorate them."
"We will not forget them."
"You are the employer and you have the final say." Valentine shrugged.
"So do you have any other abilities? For example, the ability to change the properties of electricity at will? Can you both heal and kill? Or are you an extremely powerful warlock? Medical treatment is just your second attribute?... "
A series of question marks were thrown out from Zi Lan, which made Valentine feel dizzy.
Does having Doraemon in my head count as my other abilities?
Valentin wanted to throw these words out and block Zilan's mouth, but he couldn't.
Otherwise, after the interview, Kelsey would drag him into the laboratory for biopsy research.
"Does swordsmanship count?" Valentin thought about it carefully, and this swordsmanship can barely be regarded as a special skill.
Although he is not skilled.
"sure."
A few minutes later, Zi Lan completed the information entry, and the name Valentine was added to the Rhode Island employee network.
"The information entry is completed. Congratulations, Mr. Valentine, you have become an honorable Rhode Island operator."
"Looking forward to cooperating with you, Ms. Zilan." Valentine held Zilan's extended hand.
Although the interview was not pleasant at first, the final result was good.
"The next step is your pre-employment test. Please follow me." Zilan stood up and opened the door to the room.
"Is there any test?" Valentine froze on the spot.
"Of course." Zi Lan stood at the door and looked at Valentine, with a smile of anticipation on her face.
"The entry test is divided into psychological test and practical test. And..." Zi Lan paused.
"I'm curious about your swordsmanship."
This sentence was like a bolt of lightning that shattered Valentine who turned into a statue. When he turned into powder, he silently typed "GG" on the ground.
