Poseidon in Arknights

"We probably aren't as interested in desserts as you are." Yuuki smiled and gently wiped away the sugar frosting that Exia had gotten on her face when she squeezed through the crowd.

"Mmm~" Exusiai nuzzled Yuuki's hand, then casually handed her the donut.

Seeing the donut being offered to her mouth, Yuuzuki reluctantly opened her mouth and took a bite, then quickly took the skewers and milk tea that Sora and Texas offered her.

"Hmph~" Exusiai took back the donut and took a bite. "Even if that volcano over there erupts right now, it can't be stopped. I'm going to play from morning till night. I don't care about the noise at night."

"You can't just say that carelessly," a slightly lively voice suddenly rang out from the side.

“Miss Provence?” Amiya turned her head and saw her. Wearing protective gear, with bulging bags under her trench coat that looked like she was hiding weapons, Provence and Skyfire were there.

"Miss Provence and Miss Skyfire, good morning, what brings you here?"

"Good morning, Amiya, Doctor, and Huang and the others." Provence greeted them, then looked at Amiya, "We're planning to go check out the foot of the volcano."

"The foot of the volcano?" Amiya glanced down at the guidebook. "It doesn't seem to be marked on the map. Is there some hidden activity?"

“No, no, Tianhuo just wanted to go and investigate on a whim.” Provence shook his head. “As for me, as a messenger of natural disasters, it’s just a habit of me to visit places like this whenever I go somewhere.”

Tianhuo nodded: "As a researcher, I am quite curious. Opportunities to observe volcanic ecology firsthand are rare."

"You guys chat, we're leaving first." Xi Yue was surrounded by people, her hand clutching the red hand that was trying to sneak into Provence.

"Oh, bye-bye, Miss Yuzuki, have fun."

"I also wish you all a pleasant trip." Xi Yue nodded, then looked at Provence and Tianhuo, "Please be careful during your inspection, and I wish you all the best."

Watching Yuuki leave, Amiya suddenly looked at Skyfire and Provence with some unease: "Um, please be extra careful then."

“Don’t worry, we checked the report from the Sista monitoring station when we came here.” Provence looked at Amiya. “As far as the report is concerned, there are no problems.”

"Please also be careful, the reports from the monitoring station are not necessarily completely accurate."

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"Is there really something wrong with that volcano, Yuuki?" Sora looked back with some unease, then glanced at Yuuki beside him.

"Don't worry, don't worry, there won't be any problems." Yu Yue smiled. "What problems could possibly happen during a concert? Just have fun."

"You specifically mentioned it, so you're a little worried, aren't you?" Sora looked at Yuuki.

Xi Yue smiled and looked at Kong: "Don't I remind you to be careful when you go out every day?"

"Besides, even if there are problems, that's Siesta's official business, isn't it?" Yuuki produced a hat from somewhere and put it on her head. "Aren't we all tourists? Let's just enjoy our vacation, shall we?"

Kong nodded: "That makes sense."

Exusiai, standing to the side, didn't care about all that and said in a roundabout way, "Alright, alright, let's go. If we don't go now, the beach will be packed with people."

Chapter 140: Ceylon

—————Siesta Volcano—————

"Provence, can't I really burn this place down completely?" Tianhuo helplessly tugged at the clothes that were caught on the branches. Fortunately, they were specially made clothes, so they wouldn't be torn to shreds.

“These meaningless branches and grasses are really getting in the way.”

Provence also helplessly patted the weeds stuck to its big tail, but Provence's helplessness was more about the heavenly fire.

“This is the tenth time you’ve complained in an hour, Miss Skyfire.” Provence looked at Skyfire helplessly. “I just wanted to verify my doubts and collect some samples for Miss Eyjafjalla.”

"It's just a little complaint." Tianhuo's tone became somewhat weak, and she knew that her complaints were not very good.

Hearing this apology, Provence looked at Tianhuo with even more helplessness: "But you were the one who suggested coming here for an on-site survey. If you really can't stand the ecological environment here, you don't have to force yourself to endure it."

"Everyone should be playing at the beach right now. You can just go back and meet up with them. You don't need to come with me and suffer like this."

"No, I don't trust you to act so recklessly." Tianhuo shook his head decisively. "Although we have a messenger of natural disasters like you, only with my knowledge can I guarantee that you won't encounter any unexpected situations in the fiery environment."

“In that case, it would be bad if it caused a big fire on the mountain.” Provence nodded, but looking at the sky, I still advised, “Although I know you can handle that situation… we’re just here for a vacation, so it’s better not to cause any chaos.”

"Otherwise, it will cause trouble for the Doctor and the others again. I heard that the Doctor has been dealing with official business on the way to Siesta, so let her have some fun recently."

"Alright, for the sake of the Doctor and Amiya, it's okay to bear with it for a bit." Skyfire nodded, then, to take over the topic, looked around and pointed to a striking black rock in the distance.

"Hey, do you see that pile of black stones over there?" Tianhuo pointed to the black stone. "It looks like obsidian or something. I'll go take a look."

Then, Tianhuo raised his staff and carefully pushed aside the withered grass and branches in front of him, moving them over the rock.

Provence stood behind, slowly walking along the path cleared by the fire: "Be careful, don't wander around in this area. Especially don't use fire carelessly, there seems to be a lot of dry grass here, be careful that a fire doesn't get out of control."

Looking at the samples taken from the obsidian a short distance away, Provence sighed softly and muttered, "Phew... dealing with this lady is much more tiring than conducting on-site investigations."

However, since the test had stopped, Provence simply took out some simple testing equipment he carried with him. As soon as he took it out, Provence realized that the temperature here seemed a bit too high.

"It's strange... even in summer, the temperature here is... somewhat abnormal."

Provence looked back at the overgrown grass covering the path they had just cleared. It was summer, and the abundance of grass and dead branches, along with the unusually high temperature, made Provence feel uneasy.

—————Siesta Beach Food Street—————

When Yuzuki and her group arrived at the beach, Croissant had already taken care of all the essential beach items for them, such as sun umbrellas. But, how can you talk about the beach without a barbecue?

So Yuuki and Texas went to the nearby food court to buy some barbecue or other drinks.

"Yuzuki, are you sure there's really no problem?" Texas was walking down the street when she suddenly turned to look at Yuzuki beside her.

Yu Yue took a sip of her milk tea and looked at Texas helplessly: "Why are you still dwelling on this question? Didn't I already answer it?"

“It’s because of your answer that I’m even more worried.” Texas looked at the hat on Yuuki’s head. “You even specifically suggested that the Siesta officials handle it. It would be a problem if there wasn’t one.”

“What you’re saying sounds a little strange.” Yuuki shrugged, then nodded at Texas. “Yes, that volcano does have some issues, but don’t worry, it’s not dangerous, at least not now.”

“Then…” Texas seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted by Yuuki raising her hand.

"Alright, alright, calm down." Yuuki stretched out a hand and waved it in front of Texas, like a magician showing that he had nothing in his hand. Then, with a flick of his wrist, a blue hat appeared in Yuuki's hand.

With a smile, Yuzuki gently placed the hat on Texas's head: "Now we are tourists, and tourists don't need to worry about so many things."

"Hey, isn't this Yuuki?" Ifrit's energetic voice rang out from a nearby stall. "You guys are here in Siesta too?"

"Hmm?" Yuzuki turned her head and saw Ifrit, dressed in a cool summer outfit, standing behind the stall, grilling meat.

"Good morning, Ifrit." Yuuki waved to Ifrit. "What are you doing here? Didn't you go out to play?"

“I don’t really like water.” Ife Fleet pouted. “Swimming isn’t for me. It’s much more fun to have a barbecue here.”

Then, Ifrit pointed to the skewers on the stall: "Want some?"

"I'll have some." Xiyue picked up the printed menu and started ordering.

"So many? Wait, wait a minute." Ifrit took the menu and fell into deep thought as she looked at the checked items and the quantities written after them.

“After all, there are quite a few of us here.” Xi Yue smiled. “It’s alright, you can take your time. We can leave ours for later. Let’s go take a walk first.”

"I'll be finished by the time you all come back from shopping." Evelyn nodded, then hurried to process the other smaller orders.

“Oh, right.” Ifrit suddenly looked up at Yuuki and Texas, “If you want to buy some desserts, Gumi over there is making, um, something like Ursus… right, Ursus’s specialty cold drinks.”

"Oh, really? Then let's go over there and show our support." Yuuki turned her head, smiled at Ifrit who was still busy, and then pulled Texas in the direction Ifrit pointed.

—————Siesta, Volcano, Forest—————

By this time, Provence and Skyfire had finished collecting the obsidian materials and were heading deeper into the territory. The further they went, the deeper their brows furrowed.

"Big Tail." Tianhuo stopped and turned to look at Provence, who was deep in thought. When Provence didn't respond, he raised his voice and shouted again, "I said, Big Tail!"

Provence withdrew his gaze from the depths of the forest and turned back to Skyfire: "Hmm? Hey, are you calling me?"

Tianhuo frowned and touched his nose: "Have you smelled anything strange since just now?"

“Yes, there is.” Provence nodded. “It’s very faint, but I’m sure it’s not my imagination.”

Skyfire frowned. He pulled out a pendant that was emitting a faint glow from his pocket: "The smell is so obvious in this location. The amount of volcanic gas emitted is more than I expected, and the detection rune that Eyjafjalla gave me is already reacting."

“This doesn’t match the Siesta monitoring station’s claim that it’s an extinct volcano,” Skyfire said, looking at Provence. “It looks like I don’t need to do anything; this place might just turn into a sea of ​​fire in a while.”

“This volcano may indeed have a problem…” Provence nodded gravely. As a messenger of natural disasters, she knew how dangerous the current situation was for a volcano.

The abundance of withered grass and branches in the forest during the summer, the lingering smell of volcanic gases, and the unusually high temperatures for summer all serve as evidence that this is not the state of a dormant volcano.

However, being meticulous, Provence still said, "But we can only ask Miss Eyjafjalla for more information."

“That’s simple, we can use samples to prove it.” Tianhuo nodded and pointed to the nearby rock wall with his staff. “There are some samples on the rock wall here.”

Provence climbed up the cliff, collected the samples, jumped down, and handed the samples to Tianhuo.

“The sample data can be tested with temporary instruments and then sent back to Rhodes Island.” Skyfire took the sample. “Eyjafjalla should be the first to conduct follow-up data analysis.”

—————The cliffs on the other side, near the beach—————

"Damn it, I should have changed my clothes before coming here." Ceylon tugged at her skirt, looking at the torn hem with some heartache.

Although the dress was beautiful, the large skirt was so loose that it could easily get snagged and torn in this environment. But since she was already there, Ceylon had no choice but to grit her teeth and keep going.

To be honest, I didn't want to come here wearing this, but Ceylon was in the room thinking about the station's inaction. I ran over here with my tools because of a moment of anger. However, Ceylon remembered to take the tools, but I really forgot to change into clothes that were easy to move in.

"That's strange." Ceylon looked at the instrument in his hand with a puzzled expression. "Why are the readings so much lower than the last test?"

"Is it broken?" Ceylon patted the instrument in his hand. "Just one day off, and the readings are so different!"

If yesterday's data indicated that the volcano was on the verge of eruption, then the current data suggests that the volcano is on the verge of danger, but it doesn't seem to have reached the point of eruption yet.

Of course, the values ​​measured by such temporary instruments cannot prove anything; they are merely an auxiliary method for judgment. To obtain accurate values ​​and conclusions, more precise instruments are still needed.

"It might be temporary." Seeing that the numbers on the instrument didn't change much after he patted it, Ceylon put the instrument away.

After everyone packed up, Ceylon continued towards the mountain. Since the instrument readings were unreliable, they could only rely on the samples to be tested by the instrument.

"Ouch!" Just as Ceylon was heading deeper into the forest, she suddenly slipped and fell to the ground as if she had stepped on something. Before she could get up, she heard the sound of grass sliding around her.

Ceylon looked up and saw an Originium Bug lunging at her, and the one she had just stepped on was another Originium Bug.

'How did they get here?' Ceylon quickly stood up as the Originium Bugs approached. Although this was an undeveloped area, patrols still came here. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be so many Originium Bugs gathered in this place.

Seeing the Stone Beetles gradually closing in, and having no weapons on his person, Ceylon could only break off a thicker branch from a nearby tree to drive them away.

"Damn it, damn it!" Ceylon shouted, brandishing the branch in his hand. "When I get back, I'm going to tell my father to dock these patrol teams' wages!"

—————Siesta Hotel Singers' Lounge—————

Alty sat on the sofa, adjusting his instrument. As he did so, he looked up at his companions and asked, "When is our next performance?"

"Let me see." Dan picked up the schedule beside him. "Tonight's the premiere. What's wrong? Do you want to go out?"

“Listen to what’s going on outside.” Alty pointed to the window. “Don’t you want to get the plot moving ahead of schedule?”

“Alty seems excited.” Aya smiled at Alty. “That makes sense, you’re leading the team.”