Poseidon in Arknights

"How can you blame me? You guys didn't expose Texas's cheating, so you can't blame me either." Croissant turned her head to the side and started whistling.

—————Penguin Logistics Headquarters·Garage—————

"We're back." Yuuki, pulling her luggage and carrying Red in one hand, arrived at the garage. Looking at Exusiai and the others leaning boredly against the car, she asked, "Are you all ready?"

"Everything's ready, we're just waiting for you." The Emperor rolled down the car window. "But you guys are really slow, my time is very precious."

"I hope the swimsuit you choose will catch my eye, otherwise it will be a shame to have waited so long."

"Maybe." Yuuki smiled and casually put her luggage and Texas's luggage into the trunk, then took out the clothes she needed to change into and put them into the car.

"Hmm, isn't Is coming with us?" After putting the clothes away, Yuuki looked around and realized that someone who always carries a tablet was missing.

She slammed the makeup box shut: "He said he'd stay home to look after the house and also outsource any tasks that would come our way while we were on vacation, so he wouldn't be coming with us."

"I see." Xi Yue nodded and pushed the luggage further inside. "That's really a bit of a shame."

“Speaking of which,” Exusiai looked at Yuuki with some curiosity, “the Emperor and Is just said that when we get there, something very interesting will happen and we’ll have to record it for him. Yuuki, do you know what it is?”

"How am I supposed to know that?" Yuuki looked at Exusiai with a hint of exasperation. "If they don't want to tell me, I have no idea either."

Exusiai cleared her throat and nodded awkwardly, "Oh, I see."

"Alright, let's not dwell on this." The Emperor jumped off the bed. "Didn't I just say? My time is extremely precious."

"Girls, let's go! Let's go!"

Xi Yue glanced at the Emperor and had a feeling that the interesting things that were going to happen would probably be related to her.

The Emperor, seemingly sensing Xi Yue's gaze, gave her a reassuring look: "Don't ask anymore. You'll find out when the time comes. It might be a pleasant surprise for you."

"It's probably only a pleasant surprise for you," the Emperor said, a wicked smile playing on his lips. "For them, it's hard to say whether it'll be a surprise or a shock."

"Hopefully, nothing will go wrong." Xi Yue looked at the Emperor with a hint of helplessness, then casually created a water clone and headed to the cockpit.

"Alright, let's go."

—————Siesta·Intercity Suburbs—————

“A pair of sixes.” Yuuki casually took two cards from her hand and placed them on the table.

“A pair of sevens.” Texas glanced at her hand and placed two sevens on the table.

Exusiai looked at the straight in her hand, hesitated for a moment, and then shook her head: "No."

Inside the RV, Exusiai, Texas, and Yuuki were gathered around a table, bored. At Exusiai's suggestion, they started playing Dou Dizhu (a card game). Meanwhile, Sora, Croissant, and the Great Emperor also got together.

Of course, Sora also wanted to join in and play cards with Yuuki, but she was already seated by Exusiai and Texas and forced to sit aside with Croissant and the Great Emperor.

Of course, in order to prevent Yuuki's strange luck from being triggered again, Exusiai and the others did not count the stakes and just played a simple game to pass the time.

As for who is driving the car, Yuuki's water clones never get tired. As long as the car can still run, the water clones can take them straight to their destination.

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"So, where are we now?" Texas threw down the last card in her hand. "Has it been going on for so long?"

As long as Yuuki doesn't use her strange luck, she and Exusiai can still win a few more games.

"We should be there soon, right?" Xi Yue put away her cards, shuffled them casually a couple of times, placed them on the table, closed her eyes, and then opened them again after a while.

"We've reached Siesta's territory, we'll be there soon."

"Hey Exusiai, Texas, come here for a second, there's something." Sora, who was looking at his phone, suddenly waved and called Exusiai and Texas over.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? Is there something there?" Exusiai curiously leaned closer and looked at the empty phone.

The previously empty phone was now stuck on the chat interface, which prominently displayed several text messages sent several days ago.

Due to issues with intercity communication networks, generally speaking, if a text message is not sent from the same city or a nearby mobile city, and there is no paid intercity signal hop, or if it is sent through a signal station set up in the wilderness, it will be difficult to receive a message.

The message will only appear when the recipient arrives near the recipient's mobile city.

The three men's faces darkened as they looked at the text message, which was sent by Specter Shark.

[Shark: Welcome to Siesta!]

[Shark: Should we come to Rhodes Island to find us first, or should you go to Siesta first?]

[Shark: You guys go straight to Siesta, we've already checked into the hotel~]

Exusiai looked at the three text messages and her lips twitched. She finally understood why Specter had taken Skadi away instead. It turned out that Rhodes Island, which claimed to be leaving Lungmen, had actually come to Siesta!

"Oh, looks like this won't be boring anymore." The Emperor looked at the three people whose faces had darkened and let out a wicked laugh.

As for how Specter knew they were coming to Siesta, who else but a certain unscrupulous penguin would say? Of course, it's also because they've been causing more and more trouble lately.

Therefore, to prevent them from destroying the house, when the Emperor learned that Rhodes Island was also going to Siesta, he told Specter that he would also take them to Siesta to participate in the music festival.

"Alright, girls, stop worrying so much. Just enjoy your holiday later, hahaha!"

Chapter 138: Rhodes Island Tour Group

—————Siesta - City Gate—————

"Oh, it looks so lively." Exusiai looked out the car window at the endless stream of cars. "No wonder it's a tourist destination."

“After all, it’s a tourist city.” Xi Yue looked at the traffic outside. “The whole city is based on the service industry. Without this kind of traffic, I don’t think the city could last long.”

"But all this crowd is probably here for the summer and the Obsidian Music Festival," Kong said, leaning against the car window and pointing to a few cars. "Look at those cars over there, they have artist support designs painted on them."

When Exusiai heard Sora say that many cars had fan support images for singers painted on them, she immediately started looking for them. Then her eyes lit up and she pointed to one of the cars.

"Hey, hey, isn't that the boss?"

"Hey, really!" Croissant looked in the direction Exusiai was pointing and saw a car with a picture of the Emperor wearing slightly oversized clothes, raising his hands, and surrounded by flames.

“Your boss, my approval rating has never been low.” The Emperor jumped onto the table. “Just look forward to my singing once the music festival starts.”

Dear traveler, welcome to Siesta during the annual Obsidian Festival.

Suddenly, the sound of a radio came from the side. Everyone turned to look and saw that Texas had turned on the car radio and was receiving the broadcast signal from outside.

"It seems pretty lively." Texas pulled a Pocky stick out of her pocket. "Just to kill some time."

—————Siesta, the outskirts of the city, Rhodes Island—————

At this moment, in the doctor's office, the broadcast from Siesta is still playing.

Since you've chosen to vacation and escape the summer heat in Siesta, this city certainly won't disappoint you!

On the desk, the doctor was working hard on the documents, and judging from the intensity in his eyes, he now regarded the documents as his greatest enemy.

Here, the heat will transform into boundless enthusiasm, and you will forget all your troubles and fatigue, completely immersing yourself in the enchanting city of Siesta!

"Doctor?" Amiya walked over to the doctor, who was writing furiously, with a cup of coffee. "Would you like some coffee first?"

This year, Siesta offers more than just azure seas, clear skies, and sunny beaches; it also hosts the grand Obsidian Festival!

As the doctor listened to the broadcast, the flames in his eyes grew even more intense. He casually grabbed the coffee that Amiya had brought him, drank it all in one gulp, and then precisely put the coffee back in its original place without looking back.

[During the two-week Obsidian Festival, in addition to food and entertainment, there are all kinds of entertainment activities open all day, as well as our grandest citywide music festival!]

"Okay, done!" Instead of drawing the final period, he placed the last document on the table beside him and let out a long sigh. "Can we go out and play now? Can we go out and play now?"

"..." Amiya looked at the excited doctor and remained silent for a while before slowly saying, "Um, Doctor, we're here on vacation. Didn't we say that Doctor doesn't have to work recently?"

"I call this being prepared," the Doctor said, hands on his hips, looking at Amiya. "Who knows how piled up these documents will be when I come back after my two-week break?"

"Hmm, is that so?" Amiya's voice was slightly weak, because she also thought about what kind of pile of documents the Doctor's desk would become after he rested for half a month.

"Well, let's go find Dr. Kal'tsit together." Amiya took the Doctor's hand and pulled him out of the office.

At this moment, the corridors of Rhodes Island were filled with a joyous atmosphere, as everyone eagerly anticipated heading to Siesta for a visit.

Perhaps because Sista promoted it so well to the public, people have come to believe that obsidian can suppress Oripathy.

As a result, the people of Siesta are not particularly hostile to the infected. Of course, this does not include tourists who go inside, since everyone comes from different places and their attitudes toward the infected are naturally influenced by their hometowns.

Therefore, everyone on Rhodes Island uses their own methods to conceal the Originium crystals on their bodies, such as wearing clothes with specific coverage areas, or using waterproof cosmetics to simply cover up those that are not obviously protruding.

Rhode Island has also developed a type of simulated skin made of rubber material. However, due to its lack of breathability and tendency to fall off during activities, few people wear it on their bodies in normal times. Of course, there is also the issue of its high price.

However, nowadays, it's only natural to pay a little for yourself in order to have a pleasant trip, which has led to a certain unscrupulous merchant selling fake skins for covering up making a fortune in the past few days.

Regardless, everyone on Rhodes Island is looking forward to going there, of course, in order to ensure the normal operation of Rhodes Island.

The official operators on Rhodes Island are all assigned a schedule to take turns going there for sightseeing. Of course, many of them have also applied for leave from the human resources department by accumulating vacation days or annual leave.

Knowing that most people might not want to work right now, I readily told the HR department that as long as the accumulated vacation days or annual leave were sufficient, I would agree to it.

Anyway, we don't know yet, but it will enter a low-consumption state, requiring only a small number of operators to maintain drug production and some medical operators to take care of seriously ill patients.

As long as it's not a large-scale leave of absence for medical staff or personnel involved in the production of related drugs, then it's fine.

—————Rhodes Island Medical Center—————

"Dr. Kal'tsit?" Amiya pushed open the door with the Doctor and looked inside.

"Hmm?" Kal'tsit looked up at the two who had entered. "Why haven't you gone over yet?"

"Yes, I've got all the previous documents and plans for the next few months ready." The Doctor gave Kal'tsit a thumbs up. "The next two weeks should be fine."

"Okay, distribute the documents to the heads of each department." Kal'tsit nodded, showing no intention of reviewing them. "But why are you here?"

"Isn't Dr. Kal'tsit coming with us?" Amiya asked Kal'tsit. "But it was Dr. Kal'tsit who recommended us."

“I don’t like going to places like that.” Kal’tsit looked at Amiya. “You guys go ahead.”

As the Doctor looked at Kal'tsit, a thought suddenly popped into his mind: "Kal'tsit, you're not afraid of water, are you? Is that why you don't want to go?"

“Please don’t make unfounded assumptions about others.” Kal’tsit glanced at the Doctor. “I’m not afraid of swimming, it’s just that I have other things to take care of here and I don’t like going to crowded places.”

"Eh, are you really not afraid of water?" The Doctor looked at Kal'tsit. "You were the one who recommended us, and we, as the recommenders, aren't we going with you?"

“I don’t think repeating explanations will help you, Doctor.” Kal’tsit looked at the Doctor. “Excessive investigation will not do you any good, and I have already given you my reasons. All you need to do is enjoy your vacation, nothing more.”

“The more you say that, the more curious I become.” The Doctor shrugged at Kal’tsit. “I think if you have something to do, you can put it aside for now. I’ve looked at the medical department’s recent files, and there aren’t any particularly seriously ill patients.”

"Even many people in the medical department have signed up for the trip, and many people on Rhodes Island have already submitted their annual leave and accumulated vacation days to go to Siesta."

"So if it's not a personal matter, wouldn't it be better to relax a bit?"

Kal'tsit sighed: "Doctor, your curiosity remains high, but my answer is still that you should go."

"Alright~" The Doctor took Amiya's hand. "Since Kal'tsit doesn't want to go, shall we go?"

"Yes." Amiya nodded regretfully, then looked at Kal'tsit, "Then Dr. Kal'tsit, please get some rest."