Poseidon in Arknights

"Can't we talk to someone who exists like that?" The Grand Tutor looked at Wei Yanwu. "We can talk whenever there's a need."

"You should find a time to make arrangements."

—————Penguin Logistics Headquarters · Staff Rest Area—————

"Where did Muirsey go so early in the morning?" Exusiai sat on the sofa and suddenly realized that one of the people who always sat there seemed to be missing.

Although Muirsey had managed to raid their base a couple of days ago, they were still considered friends, though they were mainly worried that she might find another opportunity or excuse to raid their base again.

“She said she was going to get something,” Texas replied casually. “Weren’t you there when she said she was leaving?”

"Hmm, maybe I didn't notice?" Exusiai scratched her head. She was eating when Muirseth went out, so she probably didn't notice.

"So what use are you to me, Exusiai?" Texas rolled her eyes. "She can get rid of someone right in front of you, and you don't even know what she's doing there."

"Ugh, isn't this the breakfast that Yuuki made delicious?" Exusiai scratched her head, making up an excuse for herself, "A small mistake, a small mistake."

"Sigh." Texas sighed deeply. She didn't even know if having Exusiai as a teammate was a good idea.

But she couldn't possibly team up with Specter or Muirsey, since they weren't familiar with each other, and among the Penguin Logistics, the only one she knew was Exusiai.

When Croissant went to capture Muerseth last time, she was more concerned about the fact that Yuuki was with Muerseth and didn't have time to make lunch, so she didn't have the idea of ​​participating.

Sora didn't participate in their mission to capture Muirseth, and probably didn't have any plans either. So, among the shorter ones, they chose the taller one, and among the unfamiliar ones, they chose the more familiar one. Texas could only choose Exusiai.

However, Texas glanced at Specter sitting on the balcony enjoying the breeze. For some reason, Specter's attacks on Yuuki seemed to have become more obvious lately.

'Something feels off...' Texas looked at Yuuki in the kitchen. 'Yuuki seems to accept all of Ghost Shark's attacks without hesitation, and...'

Did Yuuki really not know what they were doing? Yuuki had been here the whole time, and most of their actions couldn't be hidden from her. They just thought they were being discreet, but weren't they being a bit too presumptuous?

—————Penguin Logistics · Boss's Office—————

Early in the morning, the emperor was holed up in his office, looking for inspiration for his trip to the Siesta Music Festival a few months later.

"This is not right." The Emperor recited the lyrics he had just written to himself, then tore them up and tossed them into the trash can beside him.

Just then, the Emperor's phone, which was on the table, suddenly rang. He picked it up and glanced at the caller ID.

"Hello?" the Emperor answered the phone. "Is, what's up?"

"Boss, someone's delivered an invitation," Is's voice came through the phone. "I've already had him come up."

"An invitation?" The Emperor was taken aback by Is's words, then understood, nodded, hung up the phone, and looked towards the door.

Given that guy's efficiency, by the time Is made that phone call, he should have already...

Sure enough, just as the Emperor put down his phone, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Wei Yanwu walked in, pulled open the stool placed in front of the boss's chair, and sat down.

"Hey, Old Dragon, what kind of invitation could possibly entice you to come all this way?" The Emperor took two cigars from his drawer, lit one for himself, and offered the other to Wei Yanwu, waving it around. "Want one?"

"You damn penguin, you kept this from me for so long." Wei Yanwu looked at the Emperor with a reproachful expression. "You've really found a good employee."

"Indeed a good employee." The Emperor nodded. "So, who is it that has arrived?"

“You’re quite prepared.” Wei Yanwu took the cigar, put it in his mouth, and lit it with two fingers. “I haven’t been able to calm down for the past few days.”

"You've found a golden Buddha for the Yan Kingdom, haven't you?"

"She's a doctor, why do we have to treat her like a god?" The Emperor took a puff of his cigar. "Isn't it good that everyone's getting along peacefully?"

"She's been here with you for almost a year now, have you seen her cause any trouble?" The Emperor shrugged. "She's much easier to talk to than that Sui. Speaking of Sui, that corpse in the capital has practically jumped up and down a couple of times, hasn't it?"

“But for those above, she can’t just be a doctor.” Wei Yanwu shook his head and didn’t respond to what the Emperor said. “Especially since she demonstrated the power of concept substitution in Chernobog. Even if we disregard her status, she is at least a behemoth, not to mention the Sea Si under her wing.”

"Tell me, can't we just not send anyone?"

"It's not that simple, is it?" The Emperor took off his cigar, exhaled a thick puff of smoke, and smiled. "If it were that simple, I wouldn't have bothered a governor like you from Lungmen to come and deliver an invitation."

"You are indeed quick-witted." Wei Yanwu rolled his eyes. "It is indeed not that simple, but I will ask the Grand Tutor to tell you the details at the banquet."

Wei Yanwu took out an elegant invitation from his clothes and respectfully placed it on the Emperor's table.

"Tsk tsk tsk." The Emperor picked up the invitation. "I wondered who could have sent you to deliver this invitation."

"Speaking of which, Lao Long, shouldn't you have given this invitation to Xi Yue? Why did you give me one? You're not going to send it to me too, are you?"

“You really have to go, and isn’t this what you’re waiting for her to come up?” Wei Yanwu looked at the Emperor. “There are some things that can’t be known by outsiders.”

"That's true." The Emperor nodded, picked up the phone and dialed Xi Yue's number. "Wait a moment, she'll probably log off soon."

—————Employee Rest Area—————

A little earlier.

"I'm back~" Muels said, pushing open the door with a bag in his hand. "Xiyue, Xiyue, I need to talk to you."

"Just a moment, I'll be right there." Xi Yue turned off the tap, put the bowl in the cupboard, and walked out of the kitchen. "What's up?"

Muirsey placed the bag on the table, took out a piece of clothing from it, and held it up against Xiyue: "Hehehe, Xiyue always wears that trench coat, so I bought you some clothes too."

With a smile on her face, Xi Yue took the clothes and looked at them: "If I remember correctly, I shouldn't have given you my size."

"I have my own way~" Muels said with a smile. Suddenly, a water sphere gathered in the air beside her. The water sphere deformed in the air and slowly turned into the shape of Xiyue.

"My manifold can be modeled after people I've seen. It's just a simple size, so it's no problem for me."

"..." Texas slapped her forehead as she looked at the clothes in Yuuki's hand. "That's right, why didn't they think of sending clothes?"

Have they gotten so used to seeing Xiyue wearing that black trench coat? They didn't even think to buy her any new clothes.

"Thank you, it looks great." Xi Yue patted Muerses's head, took the clothes and went into the room. "Wait a moment, I'll go change."

After a while, Xiyue pushed open the door.

She had changed out of her trench coat and into a fitted cheongsam with patterns that flowed like water across her entire body.

Xi Yue's figure, which was not particularly prominent due to her frequent wearing of loose trench coats, now appeared exceptionally tall and slender under the cheongsam.

She wore pristine white stockings and an ice-blue leg ring on her left leg.

She wore pure white high heels with only a few blue accents.

"I don't really think this outfit suits me well," Yuuki said, looking at herself and then at everyone else. "But what do you think? Does it look good?"

Everyone silently raised their phones and took a picture of Xiyue at that moment.

"It suits you absolutely perfectly." Exusiai looked at Yuuki and decisively moved closer. "She's super pretty."

"Really? That's good." Yuzuki nodded, slightly lifting the slit that extended all the way to her thigh. "But it doesn't seem quite suitable as everyday wear."

"And without a shawl, it's not suitable to wear in winter either."

“Yes, there is one~” Muels took out a pure white shawl from the bag and came over to drape it over Yuuki’s shoulders. “I knew I had good taste.”

“Speaking of which, the New Year is just around the corner.” Xi Yue smiled at Muersais. “Perhaps this outfit would really suit her.”

"Ugh..." Exusiai looked at Muirse's actions and couldn't help but let out a mournful cry in her heart. Hadn't they lost again?

"Hmm?" Xi Yue watched as Muelsys pulled out some jewelry as if by magic. "So it's not over yet?"

"Of course not, I spent a long time picking them out." Muirsey pinched her earring. "Come on, lower your head a little, I can't wear them."

"You just want to act cute, don't you?" Xi Yue smiled helplessly and lowered her head slightly.

Muirseth felt the slightly resentful gaze behind her, and with a smile, she put the earrings on Xiyue.

Suddenly, at that moment, a few rings came from Yuuki's room.

"Hmm?" After confirming that Muerses had let go, Yu Yue looked up and turned to look at her room. "Wait a moment, it should be my call."

"okay."

Xi Yue walked into the room, took out her phone from her trench coat, looked up at the caller ID, and then looked up at the screen.

"Looks like someone's here."

With a smile, Xi Yue dialed the number. Before the Emperor could speak, she asked, "Hello, does the boss want me to come up?"

"Come on up." The Emperor's voice carried a hint of helplessness. "And let me tell you about next time."

"Okay." Xi Yue smiled. "I'll be more careful next time."

Immediately, Xi Yue hung up the phone and subconsciously put it in her pocket, but then remembered that there was nowhere to put anything in her cheongsam, so she could only hold it in her hand.

"The boss wants to see me, I'll be right back." Xi Yue said to everyone as she walked out of the room with her phone in hand.

—————Boss's Office—————

"You came pretty quickly." The Emperor raised an eyebrow as he looked at Xi Yue, who was wearing a cheongsam. "Oh, you've changed into new clothes. I thought you'd always be wearing your trench coat."

“It’s just a habit.” Xi Yue smiled. “Actually, I also have a white coat.”

The Emperor rolled his eyes: "There's no way you could wear that out."

"Good morning, Commander Wei." Xi Yue waved to Wei Yanwu. "I'm sorry, it seems I've caused you trouble."

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Wei Yanwu shook his head. "I should be the one thanking you."

Chapter 128: The Banquet

"Commander Wei, are you talking about the snake or about Talulah?" Xi Yue smiled at Wei Yanwu. "As for those two things, there's no need to thank me. I just did what I was supposed to do."

"Speaking of which, it's been so long, things should be a bit better on Talulah's side by now."

“I had someone disguise themselves as merchants and deliver a batch of grain and some tools to them,” Wei Yanwu said, looking at Xiyue. “But that’s all we can do. If we make a big fuss, that snake certainly won’t miss such a reason to declare war.”

"As for Talulah, the girl wrote a letter, and they are trying to get back on track, although it will probably be difficult to reverse their image."

"Let's take it one step at a time. It's only been a few days." Yu Yue smiled. "As long as everything is developing in a positive direction, that's enough."

"What's wrong, Lao Wei? Are you still worried about that snake?" The Emperor flicked the ash off his cigar. "Wasn't it already dealt with? You don't think that snake will come back, do you?"

"I just want to prepare for the worst," Wei Yanwu casually replied to the Emperor. "Besides, right now... Yan Kingdom needs to focus its energy on dealing with other things."

"Oh~" The Emperor nodded. "I knew I was right."

"Go ahead and show off your cleverness." Wei Yanwu rolled his eyes at the Emperor, then looked at Xi Yue, respectfully took out the invitation from his clothes, and presented it with both hands, "Please accept it."

"Thank you for your trouble." Xi Yue accepted the invitation and nodded to Wei Yanwu. "Thank you for making this trip, Commander Wei."

—————Employee Rest Area—————

At this moment, in the staff rest area where Yuuki had left.

Muels was being stared at with slightly malicious intent by everyone. She smiled at them and then slowly began to put away the jewelry that she hadn't yet put on Xiyue.

Then, under everyone's gaze, Muirsays sat on the sofa and asked, "Everyone, why are you looking at me like that?"