D-Doctor! Excuse me, but could you please move a little? You're stepping on a coin...

My dream is for all Terra to know… Okay, maybe just Lungmen… Umm, well, maybe I'll just start with Rhodes Island, or even just you! Yes, my dream is for you to know my skill…

Aaaugh… I forgot to turn out the lights when I left the office yesterday… Hm? Rhodes Island has power generation facilities so we don't have to pay for electricity? R-Really? Does that mean I can start eating dinner every day?

So this is the Originium ammunition that Jessica ordered... Uh, D-Doctor, the amount on the bill, is it right? Or maybe it's in the currency of some small, remote country? It's not? It's Lungmen Dollars? I-I-I-I see... Nonono, I-I'm just a-a-a little surprised, hehehe...

Oripathy... Hm, even though it's a bit outside my field of study, it might be worth looking into... But if I add another research project, I'll go from two meals a day to two days a meal... Aww…

Frugality is a virtue, but for me, it's more like a habit... E-Even so, if you or my friends ever have money troubles, I'll gladly help out! I'm serious!

You'd like to take a look at my clawhook? That's probably fine... B-But whatever you do, don't push this button. And watch your thumb when you're holding the grip... W-Wait, you're not winding the rope correctly, and... Oh, I-I'm sorry, don't mind me, you can keep looking at it...

After I become a great, world-famous scientist with lots of money, I swear I'll have three meals a day and dessert too, just like Jessica... And then, with the money I can't even spend, I'll invest it into making Lungmen a better place. Um... if a day like that ever comes.

Money is very important. Before I went back to Lungmen, I turned down a big retention fee from the research institute, so my self-funded research project went under... But, it's more important to be home. I can always save up again, and now I won't go dizzy looking at all those big numbers!

…Doctor fell asleep? Then I'll handle the rest of the work, though I am a bit hungry.

Oww... my head! Sorry... Oh, a-are you the Doctor? It's a pleasure to meet you! My name is Snowsant. Sorry, I shouldn't be walking with my head down…

Woah... This isn't something you can learn with more effort...

Wha-what? A promotion? I… feel a bit more pressure, but I'll be okay. This is proof that I'm one step closer to making something of myself!

'Heaven rewards the hard-working.' Wouldn't you agree, Doctor?

It'll be all right. I just need to remember my training and work hard…

You want m-me to be the squad leader? But I really don't know anything about battle…

Clawhook checked and ready! Take a deep breath... I can do this!

I see the enemy!

M-Me?

I'll do my best!

I hope my clawhook won't malfunction…

This is my first time being so close to a battlefield...

Clawhook standing by!

Please hold still, don't make it hard on you!

So… heavy…

Claw's all good for a catch!

As long as we work together, there's no obstacle we can't overcome! R-Right, Doctor?

Not a single resource wasted, a flawless victory!

Some enemies got away, sh-should we chase after them?

I, I'll go salvage some damaged parts, to at least reduce our losses…

Wooooah, so this is what it's like inside Rhodes Island... I'm so jealous…

Eeh-eeh!

Yes, Doctor?

Arknights.

So today's a holiday? No wonder the canteen has such an amazing spread. I can finally enjoy a proper meal, heheh. Speaking of which, Rhodes Island sure has a lot of holidays. If I take another job in the downtime, maybe I can make a little more money...

Good day, Doctor.

Rhodes Island maybe can't offer me a super comfortable life... No, I get enough food and warm clothes here, that's already pretty comfy... A-Anyway, I'm extremely grateful to have a work environment that supports my R&D like this. I will double up my efforts, and get results worth the experimental funding.