Poseidon in Arknights

“The buildings here need to be rebuilt, the buildings there need to be rebuilt, hmm, they should be restored first…” Talulah looked at the map in front of her with a headache, after the previous riots and the Black Serpent’s deliberate guidance.

Some large factories and agricultural facilities were almost completely destroyed, much of which was done by the Black Serpent controlling Talulah's body.

Although it's unclear why the Ursus army group is still holding back and doesn't seem to be advancing towards Chernobog to quell the rebellion.

But if things remain as they are, they will starve to death. Even if they restore the agricultural system now and start planting again, they can only gamble on whether the remaining food in the city can be grown before it runs out.

Not to mention that reconstruction is already difficult, and cleaning it up would take forever.

Are you annoyed?

Upon hearing the sudden sound beside her, Talulah was startled and instinctively tried to flick the flame she was using for illumination toward the source of the sound. However, when she saw the eerie blue light coming from behind her, she stopped.

"Lady Yuzuki, don't scare me."

"Sorry, sorry, it wasn't intentional." Yuuki smiled and patted Talulah's head. "Ready to meet people?"

"...To be honest, can I not go?" Talulah's face froze. "I don't know how to face Chen Huijie."

"He's been waiting for you for a long time," Yuuki said, patting Talulah's head. "You should see him, and besides—"

Yuzuki's gaze swept across the map, and onto it, marked in red, the key projects for the restoration of agricultural facilities.

“You’ll need Lungmen’s help, won’t you?” Yuuki raised her hand and gently tapped Talulah’s head. “Whatever it may be for, you should go and see them.”

“That seems to be true…” Talulah took a deep breath and looked at the blue vortex behind Xiyue. “Then, Lady Xiyue, shall we go?”

"Mm." After nodding, Yuuki first created a water clone to serve as a temporary marker, then took Talulah's hand and led her into the blue vortex.

—————Longmen City Lord's Mansion—————

"Cough cough!!!" Talulah held onto the back of the sofa, coughing incessantly.

Yuuzuki awkwardly patted Talulah on the back. He hadn't expected that the long-distance transmission of the crystal would cause physical discomfort, since it wasn't written in the system.

When Talulah finally came to her senses, she looked up at Chen Huijie, who was staring blankly at her, her mouth opening and closing but unable to say anything.

"Long time no see... Chen..."

Chapter 104: Little Nurse Misha

"Hmm...long time no see..." Chen Huijie stared at Talulah in a daze for a moment, then forced a slightly stiff smile. "It's been a long time, Talulah..."

"Hmm..." Talulah looked at Chen Huijie with a hesitant and questioning expression, then opened her arms and hugged her. "Is everything alright?"

Holding Talulah, Chen Huijie's voice sounded somewhat muffled: "It's alright, I'm a superintendent in the Royal Guard Bureau now."

"Oh, it seems you haven't given up on your dream of being a chivalrous knight-errant after all." Talulah patted Chen Huijie on the back. "Given your personality, you must have suffered a lot, right?"

"It's alright, everything went smoothly, with only a few minor issues." Chen Huijie slowly left Talulah's embrace, her gaze sweeping over Talulah and finally settling on the armband on Talulah's arm.

“You…” Chen Huijie looked at the armband on Talulah’s arm. She had already learned about the activities of the organization represented by that symbol in Chernobog when she was patrolling the slums before, by questioning a group of refugees who had illegally crossed the border.

I also learned about that organization during my recent conversation with Rhodes Island, and it seems to be slowly changing again.

Of course, none of that matters. What matters is what was said in the intelligence gathered from the refugees or from Rhodes Island.

The leader of the Reunion Movement, a silver-haired dragon girl who manipulates flames.

"Talulah...you." Chen Huijie really wanted to ask Talulah what was going on, but the words just wouldn't come out.

Talulah followed Chen Huijie's gaze to herself, looking at the armband she wore on her arm. After a moment of silence, she looked at Yuuzuki and asked, "Can I speak?"

"Hmm?" Yuuzuki, who was sitting and drinking red tea watching the sisters' reunion, was taken aback when Talulah suddenly asked him a question. After hearing the question, he casually waved his hand.

"Whatever, it's fine to say everything. Anyway, only Officer Chen here doesn't know, so one more person won't make a difference."

"What?" Chen Huijie turned her head and looked at Xiyue in confusion. "What do you mean by 'only I don't know'?"

Talulah pulled Chen Huijie to sit down on the sofa: "It's like this, do you remember when I was taken away before?"

"Of course I remember." Upon hearing this, Chen Huijie subconsciously clenched her hands. "How could I forget?"

"Relax, relax." Talulah gently patted Chen Huijie's tightly clenched hand. "In short, after that person took me away, he taught me for a long time. There's no need to go into the details. According to Miss Yuzuki, it was a conspiracy theory of the inherent evil of human nature."

"That person is the embodiment of the will of Ursus, or at least that's what he says. In other words, he is a god, a real god."

As for his purpose…” Talulah paused for a moment, “He wants me to save the infected, or rather, he's guiding me to want to do so.”

"And then you founded the Reunion Movement and started committing massacres?"

"I told you to calm down." Talulah pulled hard on Chen Huijie, who was trying to stand up. "I haven't finished speaking yet."

"Xiao Chen, sit down." Wen Yue looked at the two gesturing for Chen Huijie to wait. "I believe that Xiao Ta's true nature is not like that. There is another reason for this."

Wei Yanwu, who was standing to the side, seemed to be deep in thought. A conjecture gradually emerged in his mind. He also believed that his brother's daughter would not do such a thing as massacre.

The intelligence is accurate; Talulah is indeed the leader of the Reunion Movement. However, it is unlikely that Miss Yuuki would tolerate the leader of a terrorist organization, especially one that has carried out a massacre.

Not to mention, just now, Miss Xiyue's attitude towards Talulah seemed to be quite friendly, even somewhat... indulgent?

Considering what Miss Yuzuki said earlier about teaching a snake a lesson, the fact that Talulah wouldn't do such a thing doesn't mean that the snake wouldn't do the same.

Intelligence doesn't lie, and neither does Miss Yuuki's attitude towards Talulah. So, is it possible that the problem lies with Talulah herself?

“As he wished, I became an infected person.” After comforting Chen Huijie, Talulah slightly showed off the exposed Originium crystals on her body. “I did not ask Dr. Yuzuki to remove them. As the leader of the Reunion Movement, I need them.”

"You didn't say that to me when you heard what was going on next door~" Yuzuki said with a smile, sipping her red tea and immediately tearing down Talulah's facade. "Let me tell you, Talulah's tone wasn't nearly as righteous back then~"

"Miss Yuuki!" Talulah looked at Yuuki, whose face was flushed, whether from anger or embarrassment, as she was being carried away. "That's exactly what I thought when I refused your surgery!"

"If you say so, then it is."

Talulah watched as Yuuzuki's face remained flushed with a delighted smile, and finally, with a blushing face, she continued to explain to Chen Huijie.

"He cast a spell on me, or at least that's what I thought at the time: if I ever came to agree with his ideology, I would become him, become another snake..."

Upon hearing this, Wei Yanwu's expression darkened, and his eyes couldn't help but scan Talulah. As a prime example of someone who has been bitten by a snake once and is afraid of snakes for ten years, he found it hard not to suspect that Talulah in front of him was still...

Suddenly, Wei Yanwu felt a chill on his hand. Looking down, he saw a layer of tiny ice crystals clinging to his hand.

The ice crystals seemed to recognize Wei Yanwu's gaze and slowly began to show color, which then formed a sentence.

[Don't worry, I've removed the part of the snake's soul from Talulah. Also, just a friendly reminder, don't give her that look. Look at your neighbor's wife.]

When Wei Yanwu saw the painting on the ice crystal, his expression froze instantly. He glanced at Wen Yue, who was smiling at him.

Wen Yue's eyes clearly conveyed the message: 'This is a wonderful scene of sisters reuniting. If you dare give me that look again, you won't even be able to get into the room tonight.'

Well, Wen Yue's eyes can't convey that much information, but Wei Yanwu felt that this was probably what he meant.

"And then?" Chen Huijie's eyes were full of inquiry, but then she remembered the tragedy in Chernobog mentioned in the intelligence. "You...failed?"

“Yes, you’re right. I failed, I failed completely.” Talulah’s eyes were filled with sorrow. “The Reunion Movement has become a complete terrorist organization.”

"His original plan was to use Chernobog to crash into the Dragon Gate, using this as a fuse to ignite the war between Ursus and Yan Kingdom, and to use this war to reactivate Ursus, the war empire."

“But don’t worry, Xiao Chen, it’s impossible for that to happen again.” Talulah patted Chen Huijie, who was in shock, and then pointed to Xiyue beside her. “Miss Xiyue, you banished that evil god from me, that’s why I’m here.”

"Wait, you just said that snake was a god, so, wouldn't Miss Xiyue, who can expel it from you, be able to do that?" Chen Huijie turned her head in shock to look at Xiyue, whose tail had somehow dragged on the ground, revealing a dragon's tail and horns.

“This way, it’ll be quieter.” Xi Yue smiled and raised her teacup to Chen Huijie, then switched back to Li Boli’s posture. “Of course, if you want me to perform something else, I can find you something quieter.”

"No, that's not necessary."

"That's all." Talulah finished her story and then looked at Wei Yanwu, who had a smile on his face. "I also hope that we can reach some trade agreements with Lungmen in the name of the Reunion Movement or in some other capacity."

“Go ahead and speak,” Wei Yanwu nodded. “Just say what you need to say, as long as it’s something Longmen can do.”

“I want to save the infected people’s situation. Our Reunion Movement is the only fire that is burning right now, and I want to protect it.” Talulah sat on the sofa and looked directly into Wei Yanwu’s eyes. “But because of the previous riots, Chernobog’s original agricultural system was almost completely destroyed.”

"So you need food, as well as maintenance equipment and personnel?" Wei Yanwu nodded, and after thinking for a while, "Why not just abandon Chernobog? After that snake's plan failed, he won't keep your Reunion Movement around."

“I was a little surprised about that at first, because the Fourth Army, which had been stationed nearby, hadn’t made any moves.” Talulah pulled the pendant out of her clothes and looked at Yuzuki beside her. “But it doesn’t seem so hard to understand.”

"Huh?" Xi Yue, who was quietly drinking her tea, was suddenly looked at by everyone and quickly waved her hand, "This has nothing to do with me. I didn't do anything."

"This probably has nothing to do with whether you make a move or not," Talulah said, looking at Yuuzuki. "Or rather, you've already made a move, haven't you? The Chernobog campus is still a city made entirely of water!"

Yes, how could he forget? In the snake's eyes, their group was undoubtedly under Xiyue's protection, so it seemed unlikely that the black snake, which had just been beaten up, would offend Xiyue.

As for those army groups, Chernobog, with its water-filled urban area, was already the most terrifying deterrent.

At this moment, Wei Yanwu's thoughts were actually similar to Talulah's. The snake's greatest strength lay in its scheming, but scheming was meaningless in the face of absolute power.

Previously, his calculations had allowed his net to avoid all hard rocks, but this time the rocks he encountered were a bit too big and ridiculously hard.

Although it's unclear why the army group didn't advance to quell the rebellion, it's certainly related to Yuuki herself, though she doesn't realize she did anything wrong.

“In that case…” Wei Yanwu tapped his thigh lightly with his fingers, “How much grain do you need? I can give you as much as you need. I probably can’t help you with equipment and manpower.”

"Although Miss Yuzuki has driven the snake away, he certainly won't give up, and he probably won't let go of any opportunity to start a war."

"I can send people to pretend to be merchants and let you rob and take the grain, but I'm sorry, there's no suitable way to deal with the large-scale industrial equipment used in mobile cities."

“I understand.” Talulah nodded. Providing food was enough.

"Okay, then I'll send someone down to make the arrangements."

"Looks like you've finished your discussion?" Xi Yue finished her cup of black tea, put the cup on the table, stood up, and stretched.

Seeing Yuuki stand up, Talulah quickly stood up as well: "Are you taking me back?"

"Send you back?" Yuuki looked at Talulah and thought for a while, then waved her hand and tossed a crystal to Talulah. "Stay for one night."

"Or you can just crush this crystal. I've already set a beacon on it to take you back, so you can just go back on your own."

"And you, Miss Xiyue?"

"Me?" Xi Yue casually took out her phone from her pocket and tapped the screen, revealing the lock screen and the time displayed. "It's time to rest. Why don't you stay for the night? You sisters rarely have time to get together."

"Anyway, I don't think Commander Wei will be without a bed for you~" Xi Yue smiled and glanced at Wei Yanwu. "Alright, bye-bye, let's get along well~"

After waving to the group, Xi Yue transformed into a cloud of mist and disappeared before their eyes.

"Little Ta, stay for the night." Wen Yue looked at the spot where Xi Yue had left, then immediately turned to Talulah, "And Little Chen, you stay for the night too. I'll have Bai Xue tidy up your rooms right away."

"Yes, thank you, Aunt Wenyue." Talulah looked at the crystal in her hand and put it back into her inner pocket. "Thank you for your help."

"There's no trouble at all, we're all family."

—————Longmen Slum South City Free Clinic—————

"Here, Grandma, take the medicine." Misha put the medicine in her hand into a plastic bag, packed it up, and placed it aside in the old woman's hand. At the same time, she reminded her with concern, "Grandma, make sure to keep the doors and windows closed for the next few days. The weather hasn't warmed up yet."

"Okay, I understand." The old woman nodded. "Misha, you really are a good girl. Hmm, if only my daughter could be even a fraction as easy to take care of as you."

"Alright, grandma, take care this way."