"Maybe, being well-behaved won't help me solve the problem I'm facing." Agnes said, looking at Mr. Hicks' grey eyes.

"That's right." Mr. Hicks nodded approvingly, and did not continue the conversation.

"You're here today to meet your future teammates?" Mr. Hicks asked.

"Yes." Agnes nodded, not dwelling on the previous topic.

"Rita is resting today, and Cash, Meno and Justin are on a mission and won't be back for the next two days. The others should be there in a moment, and you will be able to meet them then. ”

"Okay."

"By the way, your mother wants you to be treated like a normal person in the squad, so your name in the squad, Agnes Spinoza, remember not to show it." Mr. Hicks added, tapping his index finger on the table.

"I understand, my mother told me about it yesterday." Agnes nodded and replied.

"Then reacquaint myself with you, I'm your future captain, Claude Hicks, you can call me Captain Claude." Mr. Hicks stood up, pressed his right hand to his chest, and bent slightly.

"Captain Claude, your future teammate, Agnes Spinoza, thank you." Agnes made a standard curtsy and smiled in response.

Mr. Claude said with a smile: "I didn't expect that one day Mariana's daughter would be part of my team. ”

Agnes looked at Mr. Claude with some confusion.

"Didn't your mother tell you? Mariana, Olivia, and I were originally on a squad, and they were still my seniors. Mr. Claude said with a smile.

"Let's not talk about this yet, while I don't have anything to do, you sign the contract first." Mr. Claude waved his hand and said.

Mr. Claude took out two kinds of contracts from the drawer and handed them to Agnes, both in duplicate.

"You need to sign two contracts. One is of the heart of nature, which focuses on secrecy in terms of extraordinary powers; One is from the Izulia Institute of Biology, which focuses on secrecy in terms of the research carried out here. ”

"Wouldn't there be a lot of risk factors that would lead to exposure covered up by biological research institutes?" Agnes couldn't help but ask.

"Where is it easy to be exposed?" Mr. Claude asked, looking at Agnes with interest.

"For example, the entry and exit records of the personnel doing the task, as well as the results of the most important biological research institute, the use of relevant reagents, and the exchange and learning activities of the institute, this is what I can think of at present."

"You don't need to worry about the results of the biological research institute and the use of reagents, after all, we do do relevant research." Mr. Claude blinked and said with a smile, "After all, there are so many members of the squad with so many cultivators and doctors, wouldn't it be a waste to be only combatants?" ”

Agnes nodded.

"In addition, the Institute of Biological Research of Izulia is actually one of the most classified institutes in Fenerport, after all, although our focus is not on research, we still produce some important results. Exchange and learning activities are only carried out by institutes of the same level, and the people of this level of research institutes are generally familiar with the situation of the Izuria Institute of Biology. As for the entry and exit records," Mr. Claude scoffed, saying, "If anyone were to monitor the entry and exit of people here, they would be suspected of espionage." ”

Agnes nodded abruptly, and looked down as she carefully read the contract of the Heart of Nature, which was a five-year contract.

"The confidentiality clause of this contract is very similar to the one I signed at the end of November last year."

Mr. Claude laughed and said, "Of course, the contract itself is based on the secrecy clause of the Nature's Heart Affiliation Contract. ”

Agnes picked up the one from the Izuria Institute of Biology again.

"Laboratory reagent management at the Izulia Institute?" Agnes looked at Mr. Claude quizzically.

"Yes, that's a reason to be here." Mr. Claude smiled.

"I see." Agnes nodded, and she casually picked up the pen on the table, signed and fingerprinted the two deeds in their respective places.

Mr. Claude withdrew the deed and stamped it with the seals of the Heart of Nature and the Izulia Institute of Biology, respectively.

"The contract of the heart of nature also needs to be kept secret, as for the research institute, it can be a little more lenient, but it is also stricter than most." Mr. Claude said casually.

"I don't think you're paying much attention to the treatment, so I'll tell you again. Nature's Heart gives you a weekly salary of 7 gold liso, 1 gold liso for confidentiality and risk subsidy; The reagent management position at the institute is a temporary position of 16 lira per week. The total is 9 gold and 6 lira per week. I know you don't really care about that, but after all, it's what you earn on your own, so you should pay attention, don't you? ”

Agnes nodded. Kinriso is the top of the Fenerport monetary system, the unit of the next level is the lira, and the lowest level is the cent. Each level follows the decimal system, after all, Fenerport had worshiped both Mother Earth and the goddess of knowledge and wisdom before the War of Oath. The currency conversion rate with Rune is generally stable at around 1 gold pound to 1.2 gold lisos.

"Also, we usually take one day off a week each, and according to your mother, you're still taking music lessons every Thursday?"

"Yes, Captain."

"Thursday then?"

"I have no opinion."

Claude put away one copy of each of the two contracts, then handed the remaining one to Agnes and said, "Okay, then there is one question left, do you have any ideas for studying here?" ”

"Don't rush to answer me, you can think carefully and discuss it with your parents. I know how you were when you entered Arnold before you were eight years old, and it took you three years not only to meet the graduation requirements, but also to take almost all of the additional language courses. In addition, you graduated in the top 10 of all students graduating in the same year, and you were at least 7 years younger than them. ”

"With your ability to learn, it's a shame not to continue your studies, isn't it?"

"I'll think about it." Agnes nodded.

"The way of teaching here is different from the way you teach in school, and it's mainly up to you to teach yourself."

"The tutor will make a list of books for you, you can study by yourself according to the list, if you have any questions, you can ask the tutor, you have completed the self-study, the tutor will give you a paper, if you can pass, you can join the research group according to your interests and participate in their research. As long as you are able to make a phased achievement that you lead by the graduation deadline, you can graduate. ”

"How?" Mr. Claude asked Agnes with a smile.

"I need to think about it." Agnes replied.

"Okay, tell me when you've thought about it." Mr. Claude nodded, and glanced out the window.

"Okay, I guess your teammates are coming soon, I'll take you to meet them."