At the border between Leithanien and Victoria, holding the entry permit she had just received, Nian asked, "Are we going straight to Hillock County to find Grandma Outcast?"
Misery shook his head: "No rush. I just contacted Outcast; it will be a while before she arrives. I contacted our office here in Victoria and we're going to check it out. Kanna, do you remember Red? The one from the Reunion Movement?"
"Red? You mean the one from the Reunion Movement? He joined Rhodes Island?" In an instant, Kanna remembered him. Kanna actually wasn't surprised that Red had joined Rhodes Island, but she didn't know why he was suddenly being brought up.
"Not long after you arrived in Leithanien, the group from the Reunion Movement willing to join Rhodes Island arrived at the main ship. Before I left, I heard that Mr. Red had taken a field job after completing the test for Elite Operator, coming to the office here in Victoria to assist with some work."
The incident where Patriot and a group of Reunion Movement elites joined Rhodes Island had caused quite a stir on the ship. It's worth knowing that there were many people in Rhodes Island whose families had been destroyed because of the Reunion Movement, such as those little bear cubs. In the end, it took Amiya a tremendous amount of effort to calm the dispute.
However, many Operators who pitied the victims of the Chernobog incident didn't like these Operators who had transferred from the Reunion Movement. So, to avoid trouble, after these Operators joined Rhodes Island and underwent brief medical examinations and treatment, they all accepted field assignments to work around the world, amidst Amiya's apologetic expressions.
Because they had anticipated what they would encounter at Rhodes Island, everyone didn't hold any grudges. Red, in this instance, had accepted the mission to come to Victoria to assist the local office in handling some trouble.
"Hiss, I keep feeling like Victoria and Red have a sense of déjà vu. Hey, Uncle Misery, which city is the office in? Do you know the people here?" Kanna scratched her head, feeling like she had an impression of this matter, but couldn't recall it because the keyword hadn't been triggered.
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"Oh, our next destination is Kaladon. One of our Rhodes Island branch offices is currently established there. From what we understand, Kaladon is also the most Infected-friendly city-state in all of Victoria. Hmm, the captain at our branch office is called Kugen—a name that sounds quite unlucky, but he's a very meticulous person, skilled at sifting through vast amounts of information to extract the most crucial details. He's a very reliable man."
Misery's tone made it clear he had a very favorable impression of this Victoria branch's person in charge, Kugen.
Kanna, on the other hand, was even more conflicted. Upon hearing 'Kugen,' she was certain this was related to the plot, though she wasn't sure exactly which part. Still, once she arrived and met the people there, she believed she'd remember.
"Alright then, onward to Kaladon!" Kanna waved her small hand, and the vehicle roared as it entered Victoria's territory.
Two weeks later, in the city of Kaladon, the team met with Captain Kugen formally after entering.
"Let me introduce you. This is the leader of this branch office, the Kugen I mentioned earlier. This is Kanna, and this is Nian... Don't underestimate them just because they're girls." After brief pleasantries, Misery introduced everyone.
Upon hearing Kanna's name, Kugen, who hadn't shown much interest before, suddenly perked up. He walked over to Kanna with a look of astonishment and circled around her, taking a good long look.
"You are Lady Kanna?"
Kugen immediately used an honorific, nearly throwing Kanna off balance.
"Uh, if there isn't a second Kanna on Rhodes Island, then that must be me!"
"Was it you who single-handedly destroyed the army of Glamorgan and took away the slaves from those mines?"
"Of course not. Outcast was the captain for that mission; I was just a fighter."
"Was it you who summoned a Catastrophe when Victoria's army arrived, blocking them outside the canyon?"
"Uh, that one I did do."
"Was it you who made that Grand Duke lose all face at Rhodes Island?"
"Now that's going too far. At that time, I should have been with Kal'tsit in Siracusa, or Laterano, or Iberia? Anyway, I definitely wasn't at Rhodes Island then."
"And was it also you who... that Grand Duke..." Here, Kugen made a throat-slitting gesture.
"That guy died from a gunshot, a gunshot! If I had done it, he'd just be a pile of charcoal."
Hearing these increasingly outrageous rumors, Kanna was speechless. How did the news get so twisted as it spread?
"Alright, the last one I know wasn't you... after all, at that time, well, I assisted with your grandmother's route planning." Seeing Kanna stomping her foot in anger over the rumors, Kugen suddenly said with a mischievous look.
"Huh? You knew and you still talked nonsense!" Kanna prepared to pounce and teach this joker a lesson, but was easily scooped up with one hand by Nian beside her.
"My apologies. Everything you did in Glamorgan caused quite a stir in Victoria, Kanna. Your name is known to every Operator still in Victoria. Knowing you were coming this time made everyone very happy. The other two have already prepared a delicious meal at a bar not far away to welcome you all." Kugen pointed to a shop in a corner of the Infected district nearby.
"If there's good food, I'll forgive you for the food's sake." After having her head ruffled by Nian, Kanna shook her somewhat messy hair, then put her hands on her hips, saying with a look that said 'you know what's up, kid.'
"No problem. Although Victoria doesn't have any unique delicacies, we Operators often travel all over and have picked up a few interesting tricks. I guarantee you'll be satisfied." Kugen patted his chest, assuring Kanna.
"Let's go, time to eat!" Kanna nudged Nian's waist with her elbow and eagerly headed out.
Ten minutes later, led by Kugen, the group arrived at the entrance of the bar he mentioned.
"'Green Spark'? Such an elegant and somewhat strange name for a bar?" Standing before the door, Nian looked at the words on the sign beside it, wondering if a bar with such a weird name, tucked away in a corner of the Infected community, would really have customers.
Seeing the sign, Kanna instantly activated her deeply buried memories. "So it's here. Pink piggy, I see you."
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