In her office, Kaltsit received the hastily arrived Silence.
"Doctor Silence, do you have an urgent matter, or is Ifrit's health deteriorating? If you need anything, just say so. I will try my best to allocate any resources and Operators Rhodes Island has for you." Seeing Silence rush over, Kaltsit calmly raised her teacup.
"It's not Ifrit's problem, it's Kanna's." Silence shook her head and continued.
"Before that, I want to ask, who exactly is that 'Nian'?" While walking to Kaltsit's office, Silence had briefly learned about Nian's information from Ptilopsis's communication.
And this information was so simple that it made her fearful: Nian, from Yan, entered Rhodes Island as a visitor two days ago, applied for Operator qualifications one day ago, was directly approved by Kaltsit without an Operator test, and was personally recruited by the Doctor today as a member of Kanna Squad. Her age, physical condition, and strength were all unknown.
It could be said that apart from the time she entered Rhodes Island, this information contained nothing else, yet the two people with the highest responsibilities on Rhodes Island, besides leader Amiya, had both interacted with her.
This completely contradicted Rhodes Island's strict vetting procedures as Silence knew them. She had reason to suspect that Nian was backed by someone Rhodes Island couldn't afford to offend, and given her origin from Yan, she naturally wondered if this Miss "Nian" was an official envoy from Yan. Only someone of such status could receive such a smooth passage from Kaltsit.
Kaltsit looked at Silence for a moment, then shook her head slightly. "I know what you're trying to say, but I can only tell you that she is not official personnel, or rather, given her identity, she absolutely cannot be official personnel. As for the rest, I'm sorry, I cannot tell you. However, you can rest assured that she will not harm Rhodes Island, nor will she affect any of Rhodes Island's policies or plans."
After listening to Kaltsit's words, Silence was silent for a while, carefully processing the information within Kaltsit's words. After processing it, she slowly exhaled.
"Alright, I trust the judgment of you, Doctor Kaltsit, and the Doctor. The reason I brought her up is that Ifrit told me earlier that Kanna and this Miss 'Nian' each ate half of the Heart of Pure Water in the Greenhouse cabin—the same Heart of Pure Water that transformed Dahlia into a Purewater Spirit."
Seeing that Kaltsit was not going to reveal more information, Silence recounted what had happened not long ago.
"Pfft~~" After hearing Silence's words, Kaltsit couldn't help but spit out all the tea in her mouth... "Where did she get pure originium... Alright, it was my oversight..." One second ago, Kaltsit was still wondering where Kanna got the pure originium, but then she suddenly remembered that during the Chernobog battle, Kanna mostly acted alone and was on good terms with both Madam Fumizuki / Wen Yue of Lungmen and Patriot of Reunion Movement. It was not at all strange for her to have pure originium in her hands.
She was well aware of why Kanna and Nian dared to eat that thing, but this matter was difficult to explain... "Where is Kanna?" Kaltsit turned and asked Priestess, who was nearby.
A few seconds later, a monitor turned on, showing several people getting into the elevator leading to the deck.
Just before, after Ifrit and her group left, Rosmontis's treatment had also just finished.
Kanna then took Nian and Rosmontis to the Engineering Department.
Upon entering, Nian immediately began to survey the place, evaluating the equipment inside. By the time they reached the outside of Sister Vulcan's workshop, Nian had a fairly good grasp of the Rhodes Island Engineering Department's capabilities.
Just as she had observed since entering Rhodes Island, the forging level of Rhodes Island, in her opinion, barely passed. However, there were some highlights, and in terms of materials, these blacksmiths were very solid.
When the workshop door opened, a wave of heat blew out from inside.
Nian sniffed, nodded, and said, "Not bad." It seemed the person inside was likely the master responsible for forging basic materials at Rhodes Island. From the smell in the air, her use of materials was very precise; as long as the Operator's technique wasn't too poor, the items produced could be used in many places.
Hearing the door open, Sister Vulcan also turned to look, and upon seeing Kanna, she pointed to a spot not far from the entrance. "Your weapon is over there, it's almost finished with maintenance. If you're going out to test weapons, take Little Knives with you; it's not good for that child to stay here all day."
Hearing Sister Vulcan's words, Cerberus, who was nearby, gave a simple, honest smile.
Kanna waved at Cerberus. "Cerberus, want to come play?"
"Little Knives wants to go!" Hearing Kanna's words, Cerberus pushed off with her legs, performing a very agile somersault to land in front of Kanna.
Kanna reached out and touched Cerberus's forehead, then walked to the spot Sister Vulcan had indicated and took down her greatsword.
Nian looked up and scrutinized Sister Vulcan, a sense of affirmation in her heart. This person should be Rhodes Island's forging master. From her appearance, she had a very distinct Minos style. Even though the room was filled with modern automated machinery that was not at all Minos, that large furnace and the new weapon being forged inside showed that her skill could be called master-level even outside.
After observing Sister Vulcan, Nian then examined Kanna's weapon. After seeing it, she had to admit that Kanna's weapon was made with considerable care.
According to her evaluation of Rhodes Island's equipment so far, most weapons scored 60-70 points, but she gave this weapon 90 points.
Mainly, both in terms of materials and concept, Kanna's weapon was impeccable. Even if it were handed to her, she would at most reinforce it to some extent to make it more durable, but she would not change the weapon's usage method or the "thought" it embodied.
"Alright, I'm taking the weapon. Thank you, Sister Vulcan!" After taking her weapon, Kanna patted Little Knives, who was eager to go, and then, holding Rosmontis's hand, walked out.
After the door closed, Sister Vulcan, who had been swinging her hammer, stopped and looked in the direction Kanna and the others had left.
"This feeling... is it that newcomer?"
Just now, when Nian raised an eyebrow, Sister Vulcan had the illusion of being completely seen through. If not for the habits formed by years of forging and a mind hardened by the constant swinging of her hammer, she would have almost lost her rhythm from that one glance.
The last time she felt so transparent was when she was a child, just learning to forge, standing before her master.
"It seems Rhodes Island has another extraordinary person..." Sister Vulcan's iron hammer swung again, accompanied by crisp clangs echoing through the room.
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