But Kal'tsit did not revoke this 'obligatory' qualification; on the contrary, several people in SWEEP currently have this qualification, but the young Red and Manticore don't use it, and the older Scavenger and Ascalon don't use it. (The two 'don't use' have different meanings)
So, it was unexpected that Kanna became the first child to actively recruit someone.
Of course, before Kanna arrived, she had already retrieved Melantha's data and her activities on Rhodes Island from Ptilopsis. It was clear that Miss Melantha indeed had the potential to become a Rhodes Island Operator, and her ability to communicate with Perfumer for so long proved that she could bring an outstanding improvement to Rhodes Island's recuperation system.
Coupled with the information about Melantha from outside that she had previously obtained from Sister Whisperain, Kanna had actually done a good deed.
However, thinking of this, Kal'tsit looked up at the little fellow who was beaming with pride, hands on her hips, head held high, and tail wagging like a small pinwheel. She couldn't bring herself to praise her.
After all, without praise, she was already about to fly; if she were truly praised, she might turn Rhodes Island upside down.
"Ahem, the recruitment of Rhodes Island Operators still needs to be cautious. As a non-governmental organization, when selecting Operators, we try not to involve the politics of other countries..."
Just as Kal'tsit was rambling, Kanna, seeing the situation was not good, turned and slipped out. Not involving other countries? That was simply a joke.
SilverAsh, who was merely a nominal member, was one thing, but they dared to take in Miss Vigna, who had strong claims to Victoria, and Weedchen, who also had strong claims to Victoria, the three sisters who were fragments of Yan's deities, and Jingzhe of Yan's Supervisory Office... So, Kal'tsit's political neutrality, in Kanna's eyes, was a joke, as she couldn't even fool herself... Thinking of this, Kanna remembered that Miss Saria was also on the island. Kanna had met her and her Glasgow gang a few times. The only time they interacted was during their first meeting, when, seeing Kanna was a child, our Miss Saria rummaged in her arms for a long time and pulled out a lollipop.
The sour taste of the candy, once Kanna put it in her mouth, almost made her question life.
Before Saria, who realized her mistake, could apologize, Kanna cried out "Wah!" and ran away.
And after Saria was awkward for a while, not knowing how to deal with the situation, she took her subordinates and went to Kal'tsit to take a mission, leaving Rhodes Island.
Speaking of which, Kanna was also numb from the sourness at the time. She ran to the water dispenser next to the cafeteria and gulped down half a tank of water before the "fatal" sourness in her mouth was removed.
This incident also brought Kanna great shock. From then on, she would no longer accept food from strangers, or anything she found suspicious.
"Um, little sister, do you know where this is? I'm a bit lost." A cheerful voice came from Kanna's ear.
Turning to look, a young lady with thick brown hair was standing there, looking a bit embarrassed.
And the large backpack on her back and the stick peeking out from a corner of the backpack indicated that this was a martial arts girl.
Seeing Kanna's attentive gaze, the girl excitedly took the stick out of her bag. "Are you looking at this? This is called a baseball bat, an indispensable piece of equipment in a sport called baseball!"
"I'm Kanna! Sister, are you going somewhere? I can lead the way!" Seeing the highly recognizable weapon, Kanna immediately recognized her: Rhodes Island's four-star Defender, and also the Defender with the highest block on a single panel—Tortoise, Tortoise.
"Then thank you, Kanna-chan. I'm Tortoise, hahaha. Wait, let me think about where I was going..." Tortoise said, then suddenly started scratching her ears and cheeks. She had been distracted for too long and couldn't remember what she was supposed to do.
After recalling for a bit, as the toughest woman in the early stages, she vaguely remembered some of Tortoise's settings, knowing that she usually liked to recommend baseball to Operators. The areas with the most concentrated Operators, besides the various factories within Rhodes Island, were only the cafeteria and the training grounds.
Obviously, factories and cafeterias were not suitable places to promote baseball, so Tortoise should be promoting it at the training grounds.
"Are you going to the training grounds?" With this thought, Kanna felt more confident.
Hearing Kanna's words, Tortoise slapped her head. "Ah, yes, yes, yes! The training grounds. I was planning to find some interested friends for a baseball game this morning since everyone doesn't have much to do!"
Indeed. Kanna nodded. "Then which training ground are you going to?" Speaking of which, there were several training grounds within Rhodes Island, and she didn't know where Tortoise usually played.
"The one in Area A. I live in Area A, and I usually play at the training ground there," Tortoise replied without hesitation.
"Okay! Follow me." Kanna led Tortoise towards Area A.
They soon arrived at the training grounds. After opening the door, several Operators inside waved to Tortoise, who was following Kanna. Tortoise thanked Kanna and jogged over.
Seeing Tortoise happily chatting with others, Kanna felt that this world didn't revolve around one person; everyone had their own friends.
"Kanna-chan, we're having a baseball game here next week. You're welcome to come and watch!" After greeting the others, Tortoise saw Kanna about to leave and cupped her hands around her mouth, shouting loudly.
Kanna nodded happily. "I will! You must win then!"
"We'll definitely win!" Tortoise raised a small fist, showing her determination to win.
Leaving the training grounds, she met a Rupo who was looking left and right, flustered. Seeing her tightly hugging the smooth, soft purple tail behind her, and running through the corridor with a startled expression, Kanna guessed the reason.
Sure enough, not long after the Rupo left, a wisp of red figure tracked along the Rupo's route.
"Yo! Red, are you hunting tails again?"
"Purple, big tail, very comfortable!" Seeing that Kanna had discovered her again, Red was no longer as agitated as the first time, and even chatted a bit.
"Then I wish you a successful hunt!" Kanna, not wanting to disturb Red's "hunting" mood, quickly yielded the passage.
After Red left, Kanna looked at the passage where the two had disappeared, thought for a moment, and then clapped her hands. That purple Rupo earlier must have been Provence.
She didn't expect Provence to be on the island. But speaking of which, she was a Calamity Messenger, so was her visit to the island related to a Calamity this time?
The reason she thought this was because Kanna's new mission involved participating in a Calamity rescue operation.