Chapter 68. The Melancholy of Provence(1/2)
It is not that Zhou Jinru has not sent people to search for traces of Eyjafala. There is no relevant news from the branches in Rhode Island. Unexpectedly, the news sent from Provence is not good news.
"It seems that Eyjafala's exploration work has never stopped, and she often enters and exits some dangerous areas, resulting in our people not being able to find her at all."
Zhou Jinru and Amiya looked at each other, and he tapped his fingers on the table: "I don't want to ask why you didn't tell me at the beginning. You have your concerns. Victoria's fundamental interests should be involved behind this matter, otherwise they
We will not expel a geologist. There are only three people here now. You don’t have to worry. There will be no rumors. We still have confidence in Rhode Island’s communication technology.”
Provence said in a deep voice: "Doctor, I think we should start arranging the search personnel immediately."
"We originally had a team of people in Victoria, but the problem is that we have lost contact and there is no response from the branch."
Zhou Jinru rubbed his brows, feeling a headache. The current crisis had not been resolved, but a new problem arose.
After exhaling a hot breath, the man raised his head with a firm gaze: "I will assign a person to you. She claims to be a top agent trained by MI9. She is a newcomer with good quality and an investigator of the Intelligence Department. She should be familiar with Victoria."
"Is there only one?"
Zhou Jinru waved his hand: "There is another one, Breeze, who is coming with you. She is from an old Victorian aristocracy, which will be helpful."
As for Wei Na, Zhou Jinru never thought that Aslan's position in Victoria was quite delicate. Since she escaped from the capital of Victoria, there was no reason to throw herself into a trap.
A doctor who is quite capable of fighting, a fairly capable intelligence officer, and an experienced natural disaster messenger.
After Zhou Jinru thought carefully, if this combination overturned again, he should consider becoming a salted fish.
Amiya recorded the list and said seriously: "Miss Provence, Operator Breeze is undergoing an operation. Mei has returned to the Rhode Island ship with the second batch of evacuated personnel. You have to wait until all personnel have arrived.
Only then can we set off, the process won’t be too long.”
Zhou Jinru nodded. He remembered something and hurriedly said: "The operators who follow me on missions this time will have their bonuses increased by 20% this quarter."
The leader of Rhode Island became vigilant and stared into the doctor's eyes: "Why, you need a reason to increase the bonus. I remember you were just performing an ordinary mission."
"Let's pay it. Occasionally, we should give employees some benefits. After all, they do a good job. Operators who have not been entered into their resumes will be paid according to the temporary agreement."
Amiya seemed to know nothing. Could it be that he had mistakenly thought that Mai was not shut down at the beginning?
There are no relevant records found in the subsystem's records. Could it be a false alarm?
If he said it, Zhou Jinru would not be able to take it back. The bonus had to be increased, otherwise how could people lose their memory on the spot?
"Doctor, you should make this suggestion in a closed-door meeting. I can't sign it."
It’s not impossible to increase money. The doctor’s behavior was too abnormal. Why would he suddenly ask for additional bonuses for operators?
Amiya was keenly aware of something strange in it. Even though she didn't have any evidence at hand, she decided to suppress the matter, maybe she could figure out the whole story in the future.
Zhou Jinru couldn't explain Amiya's doubts. The leader of Rhode Island has a veto power on some decisions, and no one except Kelsey can do anything to her.
Kelsey...
Provence looked at the two people awkwardly, did they really think she was nothing?
"Doctor, let's get down to business."
Zhou Jinru took the initiative to break the silence: "This is the current arrangement. I think Ayyafala can achieve what she has now and has extraordinary abilities. She must still be staying somewhere. Don't worry, there will be no problem."
"I just want to find her as soon as possible. After all, she admires you so much and will definitely return to Rhode Island eagerly when she learns about your return."
"Of course, that's my little lamb... You don't have to worry. After we leave Colombia, the land carrier will set sail and head towards the Victoria border, and it will provide some help."
Provence wondered: "Is this part of the plan?"
Amiya shook her head: "No, our previous plan was to go to Victoria and restart the frigates staying there."
It turned out that this was the case. Now that the trip to Rhodes Island had been arranged, Provence felt at ease. Suddenly, there was a sound of snoring in his ears. He turned around and saw that the doctor had fallen asleep at some point.
Amiya put her index finger on her lips, signaling Provence not to move, and the two quietly left the command vehicle.
"Is it okay for the doctor to sleep in there alone?"
"Let him sleep, he hasn't slept well these days."
Amiya's long ears twitched a few times and she raised her face. A drop of rain fell from a high altitude and shattered on the bridge of her nose.
"It is going to rain?"
"It's a derivative disaster, we have to hurry up."
…
"……senior?"
"senior?"
"Senior, are you asleep?"
The girl's calls echoed in Zhou Jinru's ears. Listening to them made people feel happy and made him drink two large bowls in a row.
No one can refuse farming!
nobody!!!
"Senior, wake up quickly!"
Lamb, my lamb~
Zhou Jinru was woken up by the girl, and when he opened his sleepy eyes, what caught his eye was a girl with short pink hair and tight clothes with an anxious look on her face, and shouted:
"Senior, your stamina is almost over. As a captain, it's not the time to rest yet. Go and farm Mana when encountering demons!"
Then he lay down on the floor.
Who am I, where am I, who pushed me just now?
The floor beneath him shook again, and there were faint shouts from outside. Zhou Jinru finally woke up. Someone was pushing him. It was obvious that something happened outside!
"Why did I fall asleep?"
He quickly opened the car door and rushed out. At a glance, he saw Amiya running from the front. The little rabbit ran out of breath and shouted: "Bo, doctor, the natural disaster has intensified!"
At this time, there was light rain in the sky. Raining in such weather was extremely abnormal. The dense raindrops fell on the ground and quickly wet the muddy ground.
Zhou Jinru hugged Amiya and asked loudly: "How are you now?!"
"We are now escaping from St. Aral, the movement speed of the block is very slow, and the natural disaster..."
Zhou Jinru looked behind Amiya. Under the lights of the Rhode Island camp, what he saw were several thick cloud pillars. No, those were not cloud pillars at all, but tornadoes!
The strong wind caused Amiya's long ears to fold back on her head, and the worry on her face was so intense that she couldn't let it go.
"I remember that the purpose of moving the city was to escape from the range of underground mineral veins. Why did the geological disaster suddenly turn into a wind disaster?"
Zhou Jinru felt that there was no reason to talk about natural disasters. Even natural disaster messengers like Provence could only speak based on experience, let alone a dabbler like him.
Provence said it was a derivative disaster!
"What now?!"
"The Originium veins underground will destroy the chassis of the block, and some associated monsters have appeared on the surface. We were attacked just now, but the crisis has been resolved now."
The attack must have been an accident.
Zhou Jinru thought like this, and he rubbed his somewhat stiff face: "In other words, the source stone veins in the underground are constantly extending, chasing the foundation of the block and refusing to let go?"
He rarely uses anthropomorphic rhetoric, because these things seem to be intelligent.
Amiya nodded: "The core city of natural selection is accelerating, but the current crisis has not been resolved."
Of course, it has not been lifted. If he had successfully gotten rid of the lingering Originium veins behind him, then he would not be sleeping on the floor due to shaking.
"The Communications Department connects to the natural selection core city's dedicated line!"
Asker's figure quickly appeared on the terminal screen. The elderly man also had a serious expression and said, "Mr. Aguang, I have heard that you were attacked."
Zhou Jinru said angrily: "You are really well informed. I just heard that we were attacked."
"Let's get straight to the point. It's not easy to pull the blocks away from the core city. How are you going to deal with the monsters behind you?"
"This is what I want to say. Whether our friends in Rhode Island are sure they can solve those things, we need time."
"There's no time now!"
"You have to fight for time even if you don't have time. Mr. Aguang, my request is not too high. Your location is on the periphery of Broken Avenue. Hold on there and you will get what you want."
Zhou Jinru was silent for a moment, then grinned: "You may not be willing to give me what I want."
Ask was about to say something when he saw a girl in black uniform pushing past him and occupying the entire screen: "Aguang, you are closest to the core city. In addition to dealing with those monsters, you can also protect the safety of the core city. I
Can I trust you?"
"cannot!"
Zhou Jinru grabbed his hair and immediately rejected the girl's request: "Kesha, after Rhode Island evacuated some of its personnel, the number of people left here is less than half of what it was when we arrived. The core city is too big for me to hold!"
This is a truth. Except for some logistics personnel, the Rhode Island members who are still on the block now only have a limited number of more than a hundred people left, and most of the personnel have been evacuated with the second batch of personnel.
"No, Miss Kesha, if we just defend the core city, Rhode Island can do it. As long as you are willing to open up some permissions and take advantage of the terrain, it will not be a problem to survive the natural disaster."
Amiya intercepted Zhou Jinru's words. Her explanation obviously gave Kesha a shot in the arm, but it also brought new problems. How to make the Timos family completely trust Rhode Island. After all, they have a complete building in their hands.
Mobile city.
"Yes, as the head of the Timos family, I agree to your request. This is a mutually supportive cooperation, and we should trust each other."
To be continued...