Poseidon in Arknights

Tianhuo raised his hand to interrupt, saying, "I'm tired! Let's not bring up such exhausting topics anymore!"

After brushing the dust off himself, Tianhuo stretched slightly and said, "Alright, it's always a pleasure to return in triumph. Let's hurry back; maybe we can still have some vacation time left."

"Eh." Provence paused, taken aback by Tianhuo's words, and looked with some concern toward the tunnel Pompeii had left through. "But is it a holiday time now?"

"Alright, alright." Tianhu shook his head. "Haven't we done what we were supposed to do?"

“We have bought Siesta enough time. If what the Doctor says is true, then we don’t need to worry about Siesta.”

"Hmm." The Doctor nodded, then took out his communicator. "Look at the message from Ceylon, it's already here, isn't it?"

“We’ve done everything we can; now it’s up to fate.” The Doctor patted Provence on the shoulder. “The fate of Siestas is in the hands of the Siestas themselves; they must resolve it.”

"By the way, Amiya." The Doctor looked at Amiya behind him, "Remember to print out the document I gave you before. I think we've done so much, our mayor should give us some respect."

Chapter 147: Rewards After the Battle

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

Alty walked through the medical department on Luozhou Island, observing the patients in the corridor and the nurses attending to them.

"Hmm." Alty looked around. "So this is the legendary Rhodes Island. It really does seem like a place full of mysteries. There are quite a few strange people here."

“Especially since there’s a very familiar scent in the air here…” Alty walked to a hospital room and felt the tranquil atmosphere around her. “If I hadn’t actually boarded this vehicle, I would have thought I was still at the beach.”

“Because He once used His power here.” Kal’tsit stood at the end of the corridor. The once bustling corridor was now empty, with only Kal’tsit and Alty remaining.

Kal'tsit looked at Alty and pointed to the ward next to her, "And the Agor people staying in the ward next to you are now considered His followers."

“And you, Miss, your name is not on today’s visitor list, so I think I can refuse to see you.”

"So direct? I thought you'd beat around the bush with me." Alty smiled at Kal'tsit. "But don't bother, I just need to ask you something and I'll be leaving soon. I won't be staying here for long."

"And aren't you already standing here? But how come you know my name?"

“Those who are still in Hista should all know your name, Madam,” Kal'tsit said, looking at Alty. “Although I haven’t been there, I’ve heard of you. Alty, the bassist whose life is as fleeting as the sunset, Rhodes Island is not a place you can come and go as you please.”

Alty waved her hand dismissively and said, "Oh dear, don't be so hostile. After all, we have a lot in common, right? Like when we can still see the stars?"

Kal'tsit was silent for a moment before nodding: "Come with me, let's go somewhere else, or would you like to feel the long-lost scent of the sea?"

"No, no," Alty quickly shook her head. "I've already been scared enough today."

Kal'tsit nodded: "It seems you want to see me about something else, such as the sea right now, or perhaps you're here to see your Agor friends?"

"Friends?" Alty thought for a moment and then shook her head. "Hmm... I wouldn't call it friends, would I? No, I should say, we're a bit far from friends, but considering the other person's relationship, we'll probably become friends later."

"However, I'm actually here to see you. Or rather, to come and check on you."

"Please sit down." Kal'tsit silently led Alty to an empty ward and used her authority to lock the ward. "I'm sorry, I don't know you, and I'm not an exhibit in a zoo."

“I didn’t treat you as an exhibit. I just came to ask you something.” Alty shrugged. “I’ve heard a lot about the Agorians from Frost. She rarely tells stories, but she talked a lot that time.”

"Especially before I came, she was still rambling on and on, and I guess she's still talking about it now."

Kal'tsit looked at the seemingly enthusiastic Alty: "I'm not interested in hearing your friends' strange adventure stories..."

After listening to Kal'tsit's words, Alty thought for a moment and then asked, "How about singing it?"

Kal'tsit sighed: "If you want to ask something, you can just say so. I hope you can be more direct. I don't want to hear rumors about me that have been completely distorted."

“Someone told me that small talk can ease the tension, but I don’t think I’ve been very successful at it…” Alty sighed. “Then let’s begin. Since you just mentioned that Agor person who has become a member of your household, may I ask which one it is?”

“They’re not the Agorians you’re imagining.” Kal’tsit crossed her arms. “And is that all you wanted to ask?”

Alty paused for a moment: "Alright, alright, it seems Miss Kal'tsit doesn't want to beat around the bush. Although the Agorians are the main point of my trip, the more important thing now is..."

Alty took a deep breath and slowly asked, "What does Miss Kal'tsit know about the sea?"

"I don't know much more than you do." Kal'tsit took out her thermos from her pocket, poured herself a cup of coffee, and said, "Want one?"

"This coffee smells wonderful." Alty took a deep breath of the aroma. "Then I'll have to trouble you."

"Hmm." Kal'tsit nodded, took a disposable paper cup from the bedside table, and poured coffee into it.

Alty picked up the paper cup, glanced at Kal'tsit who seemed not to intend to say anything more, and then took a sip of the coffee in her hand.

"This coffee is quite interesting." Alty raised an eyebrow. Although she was not injured and did not need any recuperation, she could still clearly and obviously feel the effects of the coffee.

"This isn't the kind of coffee you'd find in this place, is it?"

“Yes, that’s for sure.” Kal’tsit nodded. “This kind of coffee won’t exist on this land unless someone ‘creates’ it.”

The coffee that Kal'tsit poured for Alty was naturally the nourishment that Yuuki had given him before. If the other party could understand her meaning, then this cup of coffee was enough to show Yuuki's current attitude towards this land.

As for why Kal'tsit carries it with her, she doesn't want to be dragged into the sanatorium by the neck by some sea god just because she forgot to drink a couple of sips of coffee.

“Giving birth to life is the sea’s instinct…” Alty nodded, then downed her coffee in one gulp. “Neither destroyed nor annihilated, it seems I can put my worries aside now.”

“Hmm.” Kal’tsit nodded, looked up at the ceiling, and said with a hint of melancholy, “Giving birth to life is the sea’s instinct. All things are born from the ocean, rise because of it, and can also end because of it.”

"So that's how it ended," Alty nodded. "But speaking of which, Kal'tsit, were you just going to sit there during such a huge danger?"

"From what Frost has said, you've done quite a lot for this land."

Kal'tsit took another sip of coffee: "I've already spoken with the Emperor."

"I knew you wouldn't..." Alty nodded, then realized something was wrong; the person she was talking to seemed off.

"Wait a minute, what does this have to do with the Great Emperor?"

"Miss Yuuki is currently an employee at Penguin Logistics, which is under the control of the Earth," Kal'tsit said casually, sipping her coffee.

"..." Alty suddenly stood up, her previously calm face instantly turning somewhat angry as she remembered what Dan had said.

——————Siesta Hotel——————

"Yuzuki, Yuzuki!" Sora knocked on Yuzuki's door. "Strange, why hasn't she opened the door yet? Did she go out?"

"Stop knocking, Xiyue has gone out to attend to other matters." The Emperor opened the door to the side and looked at the group gathered together. "She'll be back in a bit."

"Oh, boss, you've resurrected?" Exusiai glanced at her boss. "Where did Yuuki go?"

"Don't go unless she tells you to." The Emperor shrugged. "Anyway, it's not like she can't find you. Go have fun if you want. Who knows when this city will reopen after this summer vacation is over?"

"Huh?" Exusiai looked at the Emperor with some confusion. "Why do you say that?"

"You'll find out later." The Emperor waved his hand. "Alright, go out and have fun. She'll come back to play with you later."

"Oh." Exusiai and the others exchanged glances. "Let's go to the amusement park. I heard they have a lot of activities there?"

"I'd recommend going to Music Avenue," Kong suggested after thinking for a moment.

Croissant enthusiastically suggested, "I think we could go into business..."

“You can visit places like that when you go back to Lungmen.” Exusiai and Sora carried Croissant outside. “Now that we’re here, we should naturally experience the beach.”

"..." Texas, biting into her Pocky, glanced at the Emperor beside her, "Aren't you worried anymore?"

"No need, go have fun..." The emperor was about to take out a cigar from his pocket when he suddenly shuddered and almost dropped it on the ground.

"What's wrong, boss?" Texas looked at the Emperor. "Is your injury still not healed?"

The Emperor put the cigar back in his mouth and stroked his chin: "No, I think something else has probably come to light. Who reported me?"

Then the emperor waved his hand and said, "Go have fun, go have fun, it's nothing."

"Don't forget you have a performance this afternoon, boss," Texas reminded the Emperor as they walked. "Don't get beaten too badly and won't be able to recover."

"Ha, worrying about that?" The Emperor shrugged as he watched Texas leave, his hand in his pocket touching a small card with Rhodes Island's label, a slight smile on his face.

"You seem quite carefree, Your Majesty," a female voice suddenly rang out. "It seems Your Majesty is already prepared for what's to come?"

"Looks like I'm going to get a few beatings today." The Emperor shrugged and turned to look at the Sunset Choir, whose eyes held a hint of murderous intent. "I wonder if you guys will hit them harder, or if they'll hit them harder later."

"Why don't you experience it for yourself, Your Majesty, and you'll know?"

——————Siesta City Government VIP Reception Room——————

“On behalf of the Siesta government, I am very grateful for everyone’s help.” Herman sat on the sofa and looked at the doctor. “Thank you all for everything you have done for Siesta during this crisis.”

“As for this contract,” Herman, the one I had handed to him earlier, “it seems that Miss Doctor wants to become our sole designated medical partner in Siesta.”

"You seem to have a rather large appetite?"

“We can talk, isn’t the point of sitting here to talk?” The doctor smiled. “If Mr. Herman feels it’s inappropriate, we can change it.”

“No need.” Herman put down the contract. “I’ll investigate your Rhodes Island background. Although you may lack resources in the medical field, your medical technology is among the best in this region. Becoming your sole partner is not a loss for Siesta.”

The doctor and Amiya exchanged a glance. It seemed there was no need to bring out the other contracts they had prepared. "So, Mr. Herman agrees?"

“That is indeed the case.” Herman nodded. “I now wish to order supplies from Rhodes Island, and at the same time, I would like my daughter to study at your company.”

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"That's quite a lot of orders." The doctor looked at the thick list in his hand, a satisfied smile on his face. "Now our financial problems can finally be solved, and we may have a lot of money left over to renovate the house."

Although they had previously established trade partnerships with Lungmen or Kalan Trade, they must have had other partners in the medical field, so the funds they could obtain were not substantial.

Furthermore, Rhodes Island has been dedicated to developing treatments for Oripathy, or even specific drugs, or even inhibitors. In this area, it's basically a bottomless pit; they can never have enough.

Not to mention, Rhodes Island is practically a charity. It not only accepts patients at will and does its best to treat them, but if patients don't have money, it even allows them to buy on credit or work to pay off their debts.

And it wasn't just one or two patients, but all the patients on the island were like this, so you can imagine the financial mess Rhodes Island was in.

Now, Rhodes Island has finally reached a unique trade agreement with a city, and it's Siesta, a city with a large population, not a small city. This trip is not only not a loss, but it's a huge windfall.

For this order, the doctor plans to renovate the house. To fill the financial gap, the renovation of many rest rooms has been changed to furniture made of corrugated cardboard.

Although everyone understands Rhodes Island's financial problems, so the operations team and others who use the lounge don't have any particular complaints right now, it would be better to resolve the issue now that there's some spare money.

"You seem to be in a good mood?" Yu Yue suddenly appeared from the sofa with a smile on her face. "Congratulations on preventing the destruction of a city."

“Miss Yuzuki.” Amiya was taken aback when she saw Yuzuki suddenly appear. “Well, good morning.”

"Good morning, Amiya," Yuuki greeted with a smile. "How was it? Did the magical artifacts I gave you work? Were you injured?"

“The tea was very effective.” The doctor nodded. “Although ACE and General Helag had some burns, they have been treated, and the others only had abrasions.”

"Because Pompeii was frightened by Miss Yuzuki, it was already in a state of being easily frightened. Coupled with the damage we caused it, it quickly chose to flee instead of continuing forward."

"That's good." Yuuki nodded, her gaze falling on the resume sheet placed alongside the contract. "Then, as an extra bonus~"

Chapter 148: The Emperor Dies Again

"A reward?" The Doctor looked at Yuuki with some curiosity. If it were Amiya or Kalchite, she might have to think twice about whether to accept the reward.

After all, both of them had already been labeled as heartless by the Doctor. If they were to give rewards, the Doctor would worry that it would be like how she arranged for ACE before, where the missed holidays due to overtime were made up according to the accumulated holidays.