Poseidon in Arknights

So the Emperor waved his hand and told Yuuki to buy whatever she wanted, and that she could just ask him or Is for reimbursement later.

He never shortchanged his employees in these aspects. He knew that Yuuki wouldn't waste money. If it were Exusiai or the others, he wouldn't dare to spend so lavishly, because those guys really do dare to spend money recklessly.

Several people sat on the sofa without turning on the lights, just watching TV. It's worth mentioning that Terra doesn't have a Spring Festival Gala.

However, many idol companies will still expand their publicity at this time and organize some galas for their idols.

"Speaking of which, it seems your company didn't have you perform this year, Sora." Exusiai was half-slumped on the sofa, eating snacks. "What happened?"

"I guess it's because of the last incident." Sora glanced at Exusiai. "After all, the agency doesn't know why they would throw a bomb at my place, so for safety reasons, they didn't invite me to this year's gala, right?"

"Won't there be a problem?" Croissant asked, snatching the snacks from Exusiai's hand. "This sounds like an excuse."

"No, it won't happen." Kong shook her head. "The boss is here, nothing will happen. Besides, my manager told me that I'm on the list for the next concert, so don't worry."

"Oh, okay then." Croissant nodded. "Hey, by the way, speaking of the boss, why didn't he watch the show with us?"

"As for the Emperor, he went out to drink with his old friends." Xi Yue replied casually to Croissant while stroking Red. "He said he went to apologize, but I guess it was just friends teasing each other."

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On the other side, at the banquet table, the emperor, who had just taken a sip of fine wine, suddenly sneezed, coughing up some of the wine.

"Cough cough cough!" The Emperor coughed twice, muttering, "Then who's talking about me? Old Dragon, is that you? I kindly dragged you out for a drink, you wouldn't be talking about me, would you?"

Wei Yanwu rolled his eyes at the Emperor: "Why would I nag you for no reason? But I should really nag you about that thing you kept from me."

"You've drunk three bottles already." Lin Gerui, standing to the side, smiled amusedly as he looked at Wei Yanwu. "Aren't you afraid your wife will nag you about making you kneel on a keyboard when you get back?"

"I definitely told Wen Yue before I came, so everything should be fine."

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

At this moment, the beautiful singing of the singers on the TV show slowly came to an end. After the singers left the stage, several hosts also came on stage to congratulate the people in front of the TV on the joy of the New Year and to announce the upcoming New Year.

At that moment, the sounds of fireworks began to rise outside the window. As the host on television counted down, the fireworks outside grew louder, and more and more fireworks soared into the sky, bursting into dazzling displays.

"Happy New Year!"

As the host on television gave the final countdown, the clock on the wall chimed, as if announcing the arrival of the new year.

"Happy New Year!!!" Exusiai walked to the dining table, lifted the tablecloth, and used the halo shining above her head to show everyone the many desserts on the table.

"I really gave it my all today." Neng Tianshi picked up a dessert and took a bite with a smug look on her face. "An excellent performance as always."

"Exusiai, this is the first time I've seen you make desserts other than apple pie." Croissant came to the table and glanced at the desserts on it; basically, all the common dessert types were there.

"Hmph, I call this hiding my true strength~" Exusiai said, hands on her hips. "How is it? Not bad, right?"

"It's much better than the food you make." Xi Yue picked up a piece of egg tart and took a bite. "But is there a bit too much sugar in this egg tart? It feels a little too sweet."

"No way, I feel fine~" Exusiai also picked up a tart. "Isn't this fine?"

"I also think it's a bit too sweet." Croissant picked up a piece of egg tart. "But it's alright."

"I think it's because Exusiai has been marinated in sugar." Sora picked up a dessert that didn't look like it had much sugar and started eating it.

"So, in that case, all the Sarkaz are actually marinated in sugar!" Exusiai picked up a piece of apple pie.

"Oh, right." Exusiai suddenly remembered something, and quickly slipped back to the kitchen. After a while, she came out of the kitchen with a deep blue gift box.

Finally, Exusiai surprisingly became coy and handed over the gift box, saying, "Um, Yuuki... Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year, Exusiai." Yuuki chuckled and accepted the gift box Exusiai offered. "May I open it now?"

"Yes, yes." Exusiai nodded repeatedly. "Of course, it's made for you."

Xi Yue pulled the ribbon on the gift box and gently opened it. Inside the box was a beautiful chocolate cake.

"I originally wanted to make a blue one, but a blue cake just looks weird." Exusiai looked at the cake in Yuuki's hand. "So I'll go with a more classic dark chocolate cake."

"Thanks." Yuuki raised her hand and patted Exusiai's head, then picked up a spoon from the table next to her and scooped out a piece. "Mmm~ It tastes good."

"And there's one for me too." Sora quietly handed over a gift box as well. "Open it and see~"

"Looks like you've all prepared?" Xi Yue looked around, noticing that everyone seemed to be hiding something behind their backs. She smiled, took the cake that was supposed to be given to her tomorrow, and walked to the sofa.

He put down the cake in his hand, took the gift box handed to him by Kong, opened it, and found a set of exquisite cosmetics lying quietly inside.

"These are newly released cosmetics this year. The theme is roses." Sora smiled. "Although Yuzuki seems to never wear makeup, I think every girl should have a little set."

'Rose?' Yuuki looked at a bottle of foundation with a rose-shaped cap in the gift box. 'That's a pretty obvious little trick, isn't it?'

"Thank you, I'll try." Yuzuki nodded to Sora, then placed the gift box aside. "Is it you next, Croissant?"

"I don't have that much thought, and I don't know what to send," Croissant scratched her head. "But I do have my own little way of doing things."

Then Croissant handed over a small card simply tied with a ribbon.

"Is this a movie ticket?" Yuzuki asked, taking the croissant from him with some confusion.

“That’s right.” Croissant nodded. “There are 12 tickets in total. You can use them to watch any movie with seats at the cinema in Pacific Place. One ticket per person, and they are valid for this month.”

As Croissant finished speaking, Yuuki immediately felt a chill run down her spine. Looking around, she found that almost everyone, except Croissant and Kurenai who didn't particularly like watching movies, had their eyes fixed on the stack of tickets in Yuuki's hand.

Yuuki glanced at Croissant, who was smiling, as she stuffed the ticket into her trench coat: 'This gift... I feel like I'll be having a lot of trouble afterward.'

"..." Texas took a deep breath and handed over the gift box. "Here you go."

"What's this?" Xi Yue opened the gift box and looked at the several sets of clothes inside. "Clothes?"

“Hmm.” Texas nodded. “You said last time that the clothes Muels gave you weren’t suitable for everyday wear. And since you only have that one trench coat, I still think it would be more appropriate to give you a few sets of clothes that you can wear regularly.”

Texas noticed that Yuuki didn't seem to like wearing that cheongsam very much. After Muirse left, Yuuki didn't take the cheongsam out and seemed to just keep it in her closet.

"Thank you." Xiyue nodded to Texas, accepted the clothes, and planned to hang them in the closet later. She could wear them for the next couple of days and see if it really suited her to wear a trench coat all the time.

Ghost Shark also came over with a small gift box and stuffed it into Xiyue's hands.

"Don't be in such a hurry." Yuuki patted Ghost Shark's head, opened the gift box, revealing two wooden carvings inside. "Is this a carving of me?"

The gift box contains two wooden carvings: one depicts Xiyue wearing a trench coat, and the other shows Xiyue standing on one leg, wearing a cheongsam and holding a fan.

"Hehe, how about it? It's a perfect replica." Ghost Shark smiled. "I put a lot of effort into carving it."

"Thank you for your hard work, Ghost Shark." Yuuki patted Ghost Shark's head and decided to place the root carving on the table in his room later.

Hongzi, who was standing to the side, rushed into Xiyue's arms with a small bottle in her hand and held the bottle up to Xiyue's eyes: "Mom, this is Hong's gift."

"Is this a tooth?" Yuzuki looked at a tooth inside the cup.

"Mmm." Hong nodded, then opened her mouth and poked her sharp canine tooth with her finger. "These are Hong's teeth. Mom should keep them safe."

"Alright, alright." Xi Yue chuckled softly, then patted Hong's head and tucked the teeth in her hand inside her clothes.

Skadi, standing to the side, looked extremely flustered as she watched the line of gift-givers. She hadn't prepared a gift at all; after all, she had only just returned and knew nothing about this sort of thing.

Furthermore, Specter didn't tell her about the gifts she was supposed to receive today.

Yuuki glanced at Skadi, who was fidgeting and looking very awkward beside her. She stood up, walked over, and patted Skadi's head: "What's wrong? Skadi, is something bothering you?"

"Ugh~" Skadi looked up at Yuuki, her expression even more flustered, "Um, I didn't prepare a gift."

"So what? What does it matter?" Yuuki patted Skadi's head. "I know you just got back, so it's okay. If you want, you can come these next few days."

"Ugh." Skadi turned to Specter for help. She really couldn't think of any gift Yuuki would like, so she could only look to Specter, who had already prepared the gift, and ask her for help.

Meanwhile, Specter gave Skadi a look that said "keep it calm" and indicated that she should talk to her later.

Chapter 135: Each Person's New Year's Day

—————A rental house near the Royal Guard Bureau in Lungmen—————

"Hmm, New Year's Day." Chen swung his dragon tail as he leaned against the windowsill railing, watching the fireworks rising outside. "A new year."

Chen did not live under Wei Yanwu's residence. Due to the conflict between her and Wei Yanwu, she resolutely chose to live in a rented house nearby while receiving her salary from the Imperial Guard.

"It's still a bit cold." Chen exhaled a puff of white breath, rubbed her hands together, turned around and went into the room. She had no interest in setting off fireworks; watching was enough.

If the fireworks don't cause any safety issues, that would be best. Speaking of accidents, the Penguin Logistics guys haven't caused any problems for a long time under Xiyue's supervision.

In any case, there have been no reports of gang fights or bomb explosions related to Penguin Logistics in recent months.

Therefore, Officer Chen stated that his mental state and blood pressure have been relatively good over the past few months. After all, Penguin Logistics, the biggest problem gang in the entire Longmen, finally has someone who can manage them.

As for Miss Xiyue, Chen was initially worried for a while after learning about her true identity, but after a few days of observation and reflection, he decisively put those worries to the back of his mind.

Putting everything else aside, Miss Yuzuki is definitely not the kind of person who would cause trouble. She is completely different from those guys like Penguin Logistics who use the name of a legitimate company to do illegal things.

Therefore, for a considerable period of time, Officer Chen felt that Miss Xiyue could appear anywhere, but it was highly unlikely that she would appear in a place like Penguin Logistics.

But for now, it doesn't matter. It's a good thing that Penguin Logistics has someone to manage them, which is a great help to the security of the entire Lungmen.

Not to mention that Miss Yuzuki herself brought the slums of Lungmen back under her control—or rather, the preparatory factory district.

As for the current situation, the people in the slums may have some objections to the possibility that their original homes may be demolished and rebuilt into factory areas, but it will be worth it.

Of course, in return, the burden on Chen and her colleagues will be much heavier, and in the process, it is inevitable that some of the original gangs from the slums will cause trouble.

Of course, there are gains and losses. Once the slums are fully rebuilt, they will have a safer environment, and some infected people will get jobs, which will be much better than their previous lives.

As Chen thought about it, she picked up a letter from the table. Judging from the creases, she seemed to have read these letters many times recently, so much so that they were placed on the table within easy reach.

"I wonder how Xiaota is doing now?"

—————Chernobyl Coastal District—————

"Come, come, carry this plank over here." A shield guard directed several Yetis to put the plank down. "Come, come, put it down."

"So why am I adding fuel to the fire for you here?" Talulah sat on a chair that had somehow appeared out of nowhere, listlessly spitting out flames to heat up iron rods that had been salvaged from somewhere on the stove, allowing them to be joined together.

"Who told you to be so free right now?" Frostnova sat on the chair she had frozen herself in, smiling as she looked at the bored Talulah next to her.

“We need a fishing ground; simply going out to sea to catch fish won’t do much good.” Patriot, standing to the side, took off his armor, revealing a muscular physique beneath his simple clothing.

“I know, I know, you just said it, but I still don’t quite understand you. What’s the point of having me weld steel rods here?” Talulah shrugged. “You can’t possibly make an extra-long fishing rod, can you?”

“Of course not.” Patriot shook his head. “We need a huge fishing net, not an extra-long fishing rod.”

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked you to weld so many steel frames."

“Hey, Talulah, stop complaining. We’ve been doing this for over a decade, and we haven’t really touched anything other than weapons.” One of the shield guards pointed to the ropes in his hand. “We’re still weaving fishing nets here.”

"Sigh, braid it a little denser. If you braid it so sparsely, are you trying to let the fish escape?"

"Someone pull me up!" Suddenly, a shout came from a house not far away. A Yeti, clinging to the water that was still on solid ground, shouted to the people on the shore.

"Here it comes." The Yeti, who had been staying on the shore, pulled his companion ashore and looked at the huge fish in his arms, which was almost half his height.