Hello, Arknights

Chapter 284 Platinum

In the urban legends passed down by word of mouth by the apprentice knights in the tavern, the "Knight" radiates pride and is a star in the arena, seemingly in unlimited glory. Every swing of his spear involves countless money, and he stands at the top of Casimir.

But from Casimir's past stories, the knight's natural enemy quietly emerged, flashed briefly in history, and then quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Some people say that they are the hands that truly control the direction of money in Casimir. In the dark and deep realm, one arrow shoots down the high-ranking knights, the stars on the field, and the delusional road to fame.

Once upon a time, the great knights ruled their territories with their powerful bodies, swordsmanship, and sturdy armor. Naturally, tyrants also emerged who declared their authority, until... the first black iron arrow nailed them in the middle of the charge.

The "Helmless Alliance" is an urban legend that roams around in present-day Casimir.

After a moment of trance, the Kuranta girl was quickly awakened by the cold air. According to common sense, the current situation was probably because she was careless and mistakenly entered the stronghold of the poor.

"Miss, please stay. I'm from another place and I'm lost. Can you help me out?" He had been sitting alone for too long and didn't know what had happened. During this time, Ling Dengxian didn't meet any infected knights or other people passing by. Naturally, he couldn't let go of the archer who broke in in confusion.

The white-haired Kuranta paused, looked back, and saw that Ling Dengxian was indeed not dressed like a local. She hesitated for a moment and sighed: "Okay, I'll take you out later. Do you need help finding Yan Guo Street?" As she said that, she sat down against the wall, keeping a distance from him.

"Eh? How did you know... Oh, sorry." Ling Dengxian was stunned for a moment before he realized that he had spoken the Yan language in a hurry. At the same time, he was even more confused. How could he be so lucky to actually meet a Casimir who could speak Yan language?

The other party obviously understood his confusion as why he could speak Yanyu. With tired and lifeless eyes, he waved his hands weakly and explained, "Did you know that Kasimir University offers Yanyu as an elective? I was one of those idiots who thought I was living too comfortably and took Yanyu as an elective, but I didn't use it after I got a job."

"Huh? Why?"

"At that time, I had just arrived at the Great Knight Territory. Being a knight seemed so glamorous. My family also had physical training and I was quite good at it, so I became a competitive knight on a whim... Forget it. Even if I tell you this, you, a foreigner, won't understand it."

“Girl, it’s very immoral to stop telling a story halfway—” Ling Dengxian took a bite of the roasted animal meat.

The girl was silent for a moment, her eyes twitching: "Brother, I don't think it's very moral to listen to other people's sad stories and get excited to add more food."

"Or do you think my story is very appetizing?"

"No way, baji..." Ling Dengxian laughed dryly, hesitated for a moment, and gave way with concern, revealing a part of the beast meat that was still stuck in the ground, "How about you get some too?"

"..."

"What's your last name, young lady?"

Bai Jin thought of the reading test he had done in college and couldn't help but hold his forehead: "Forget about that... If you really want a nickname, just call me... 'Bao Jin'."

Platinum moved his seat closer to the campfire and felt his body gradually warming up. He inconspicuously observed someone shivering from the cold, watched for a moment, and then picked up the animal meat to grill.

It's not poisonous, at least there's no trace of the toxins circulating in the black market of Casimir. Bai Jin doesn't dare to say that she knows everything about this, but she knows everything that a Bai Jin should know. Maybe there are some things she doesn't recognize, but they must be things in the hands of Qing Jin or Xuan Tie.

If they wanted to kill her, they wouldn't have to do this.

"Platinum?" Seeing her staring blankly after picking up the barbecue, Ling Dengxian also realized the safety issue and awkwardly reached out to take the barbecue back, "Sorry, I offended you."

"You want to hear a story but you don't give me meat?!" Bai Jin said unhappily. He took a bite out of spite and confirmed with his senses that it was not poisoned.

"So Miss Bai Jin, you are a knight?" Ling Dengxian immediately changed the subject, and took a look at her longbow, curiously asking, "Do knights also use bows?

"I used to be a competitive knight, but not anymore. Knights generally don't use bows. Some people say, 'lack of performance'. I... couldn't stay in that circle anymore, and when I wanted to find another way out, I had missed the best time to get a job with a diploma." Bai Jin corrected, complained a few more times, and then looked strange: "No, why do foreigners like you and I send so much junk messages... If you don't come to Casimir to travel in the future, the Business Federation won't make so much money."

Ling Dengxian didn't know whether he should mention Li Boli, whose college life was a wonderful journey. The situations of these two people were completely different...

I don't know how Lorna is doing now? Is she still in Tobrand?

"Performance? It seems that knight competition is not a sport of competitive sports? Okay, okay, you don't seem very happy. If you can't let go of the past, I won't ask." Ling Dengxian saw that Bai Jin's face was getting darker and darker, as if the conversation reminded him of the past, so he quickly apologized.

Bai Jin originally wanted to refute that she had let it go long ago, but when the words came to her lips, she found that she couldn't even convince herself. She was stunned for a while, and could only sigh and take a big bite of the barbecued meat. The delicious taste flowed through her teeth, and the bitterness wandered between her brows.

"Life is *Casimir's curse*." (Casimir's words)

"Hey, I didn't ask before. Didn't you say you would take me out? Why are you still sitting down?" Ling Dengxian asked.

"Is it not okay for me to warm up because I'm cold too? I just got off work after being tortured by work, what's wrong with letting me take a break?!" Bai Jin glared at him and almost kicked him.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please please please..." Faced with the outbreak of Platinum's exploited labor force, Ling was afraid.

Bai Jin was so angry that she muttered to herself as she added more firewood to the campfire. After she calmed down, she realized that something was wrong with the stranger in front of her. She had said so much, but she still knew nothing about the other person!

"Hey...what about you?" She didn't look at him again, but her hand had already touched the quiver beside her where the boy couldn't see her.

"Me? Just call me Bai Ge. I work in a pharmaceutical company and I'm a medical student. Well, let's just say that our company came to Casimir to discuss business, and I came along to help the company collect information." Ling Dengxian said naturally. He was a little proud at first, but he lost his temper when he saw the surrounding environment. "Well, I'm still a directionally challenged person. It's an old problem."

"What company does Miss Bai Jin work for? If it's convenient, I'll go there just in case."

"…in the service industry, you have to do everything yourself, and then a group of leaders will supervise you."

"A group of leaders?" Ling Dengxian was surprised. "Good fellow, you get more pay for doing less work? You might as well just quit."

Bai Jin was silent.

If she could resign, she would have done so long ago!

The expulsion from the No-Hero League would make the headlines of newspapers!

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. It makes me upset. Let's go. It's almost time. The security here is not good at night. There are many infected people, bandits, and thieves. Don't go out at this time in the future - I mean don't come here, the West District."

The moon was shining brightly, and after venting his emotions, Bai Jin's steps seemed to be a lot lighter. He led Mou Ling through the alleys and streets, and gradually returned to the brightly lit world.

Ling Dengxian saw the infected knights again. They gathered together and were in a state of anger. Bai Jin led him around them. Ling Dengxian could only hear a few words in the night wind.

"Red Pine... Knight... Injured... Helmetless Alliance——"

Suddenly he stopped in his tracks because he heard two words that made his eyes change instantly: a code name.

"What are you standing there for? Let's go. The main road is just ahead." The tired girl waved her hand. "I'll take you here."

Ling thought for a moment, waved his hand, smiled slightly, and called the white-haired Kuranta: "Miss Platinum!"

"What are you doing..." The latter turned back vigilantly and grasped the longbow.

"Nice to meet you. Let's have dinner together next time. It's my treat."

Bai Jin looked him up and down several times, narrowed her eyes, and stared over his shoulder at the infected knights. The night wind lifted her hair, as white as the hem of her skirt.

"If this is a pick-up... so unsophisticated." Bai Jin put his weapon on his back and disappeared into the deepening night, neither agreeing nor refusing.

Ling Dengxian sighed, his ears turned red, and he was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a hole to hide in, but when he turned around, he saw a familiar red-haired figure.

Surtel was amazed. She really didn't expect that Ling Dengxian could really reproduce the lines in the TV series one to one, and was even criticized in person. As a friend, she was really... happy both physically and mentally.

"...Why are you here?!" Ling Dengxian said in shock.

"Me? Not important. I'm here with someone to look for someone. By the way, White Dove, have you seen a Rhodes Island operator codenamed White Dove?"

"you……"

"Texas is looking for him."

The words were choked back because Ling Dengxian saw a Rupert walking out from a hidden corner. Although he still had a blank expression on his face as usual, Ling Dengxian couldn't help but feel a little scared.

He really wanted to know if they had heard the conversation just now.

"White Dove, let's sleep outside tonight." Texas pointed at himself and her without further explanation.

Ling Dengxian covered his face. This was certainly not a hint, and the two of them had never reached that stage. But at the same time, he didn't think that this was a sign that Texas was very happy.