Poseidon in Arknights

“Given your current physical condition…” Yuzuki thought for a moment, then looked at Liz, “I will come over every week to give you a medicinal bath.”

"How long will this process take?" Nearl asked, looking at Yuuki. "Approximately how well will it get better?"

"It's hard to say. It depends on Liz's recovery. It could take at least half a year." Xiyue thought for a moment. "Her injuries are too severe. Some methods simply cannot be used. We can only proceed slowly."

"As for the extent of recovery, once the hidden injuries are healed, Liz's body will see a significant improvement, but the muscle atrophy in her lower limbs and the toxins in her nervous system will require further treatment."

"Liz, how are you feeling?" Shining moved closer to Liz. "How is your body feeling?"

"It's a little hot, but my body feels warm." Liz raised her hand. "It feels very comfortable."

"Alright, everything's added." Xi Yue stood up. "Let it soak for half an hour, that should be enough."

"And then for daily routines," Xi Yue walked to the table next to her and started taking things out of her trench coat again, "These medicinal herbs should be taken twice a day after meals. As for diet and dietary restrictions, I looked at your original conditioning methods and you can follow those."

Xi Yue handed the wrapped medicine to Shan Ling: "This is a two-week supply. The dosage for each dose has been divided for you. Remember to take it on time."

“Understood.” Shining nodded. “Is there anything else I should be aware of?”

“No, that’s all.” Xi Yue shook her head. “As for precautions, your original treatment plan is sufficient.”

"As for issues other than her physical health... she's locked herself away, and there's nothing I can do about it."

“It’s alright, it’s fine as it is.” Shining nodded. “Thank you for your trouble.”

“Since she’s my patient, I’ll do my best to treat her.” Xi Yue smiled. “Oh, right, after she finishes soaking in the broth, don’t let her eat so quickly. Let her take a break.”

"Ok."

"Everything else is fine." Yuzuki patted Liz's head. "I'm going back to tidy up my room now. Exusiai and the others tidied it up well, but I'm a little worried."

"Mm." Shining nodded. "Take care, Miss Yuuki."

Rinko, who was standing to the side, walked to the door first and opened it for Yuzuki: "I'll see you out, Dr. Yuzuki."

"No need," Xi Yue waved her hand. "You just need to take good care of the child."

——————Rhodes Island·Accommodation Area·Penguin Logistics——————

"So the three of you are just waiting for me here?" Yuuki looked at Texas and Exusiai, who were sitting calmly on the sofa, and patted the little head of Red who had just pounced on her.

"At least scan it first."

“We swept,” Texas said, pointing to the broom on the table. “We swept almost the entire area.”

"I feel like you haven't swept at all," Xi Yue said, looking around. "We've been living here for a long time, so we should at least keep it clean."

Exusiai looked around and said, "Hmm, that makes sense."

“Now that you know,” Xi Yue said, taking gloves out of her trench coat. “Come on, everyone, get up and let’s clean up properly.”

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"That's about it." Yu Yue looked around the room. Because she had mostly stayed there for short periods, the room was quite cluttered.

It was a hodgepodge of things, but there were rooms everywhere, and none of them were clean. Basically, only the living room and the guest room were relatively clean.

The rest of the area is basically covered in dust, making it unsuitable for long-term living.

Both rooms were like this, and after some tidying up, the clutter was neatly stacked in the storage room, and the dust was also cleaned up.

"Finally finished." Exusiai stretched. "Shall we go back for dinner? Or should you cook, Yuuki?"

"Let's go eat." Yuuki patted Exusiai's head. "I'm too lazy to cook today."

"Okay." Exusiai nodded. "I wonder what good dishes Rhodes Island will have for us today?"

Xi Yue shrugged: "Why don't we just go and see for ourselves?"

——————Rhodes Island Dining Hall——————

"Gummy's cooking today," Exusiai said, looking at the long queue at the window. "I wonder what Gummy will be making today?"

"But it seems we're late, there are just too many people." Exusiai turned to look at the other window. She knew that Rhodes Island usually had multiple chefs in charge of each window.

After all, judging from the long queue that Gummy is currently forming, it's hard to say when it will be their turn.

However, instead of seeing the long queue, Exusiai saw the chef standing idly by the window.

"..." Exusiai paused for a moment, then decisively stood in Gummy's group. "Ah, let me see, I think I see Hibiscus."

"..." Texas also silently stood behind Exusiai and said in a low voice, "There's no need to escape reality. Everyone here is standing here because they don't want to eat."

"Mom, what's wrong with them?" Hong looked up, puzzled. Why was it so strange? Why was no one on the other side queuing up?

"It's probably because that lady's cooking wasn't very good, right?" Yu Yue touched her red head. "It's okay, we can just wait in line."

"Oh." Hong nodded obediently, then pulled Xiyue to the other side of the queue. "Let's queue here then. Gumi's ice cream was delicious last time."

"Okay."

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"Hello, what would you like to order?" After getting food for the previous person, Gummy looked up at Texas in front of her.

"One C-set meal, two A-set meals." Texas turned and saw Xiyuan at the very end. "Xiyue, what do you want?"

"Hmm." Gummy looked up at Yuzuki, who was standing behind Texas and the others. "Oh, Miss Yuzuki, it's been a long time."

"What would you like to eat? It's on me."

"Long time no see." Xi Yue smiled and raised her hand to greet Gu Mi. "Just get them all done first."

“Okay.” Gummy nodded and bent down to serve food to Exusiai and the others. “Speaking of which, last time in Siesta, I saw someone who looked a lot like you, Miss Yuuki, and even their voices were similar.”

"At first I mistook him for someone else, but the other person seems to look like Wa Yifan."

"Really? That's quite a coincidence." Xi Yue smiled, not intending to explain, and finally walked to the side.

"Eh, Miss Yuzuki?" Gummy looked up at Yuzuki who had left, then leaned out and walked toward another window where Yu was talking to Hibiscus. "Um, Miss Yuzuki!"

"It's okay, I just wanted to try it out."

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"Sigh, Yuuki, are you really going to try this?" Exusiai looked worriedly at the food in Yuuki's hand, which seemed to be emitting purple smoke. "After you eat it, hell awaits you."

"I don't want you to become part of the urban legends of Rhodes Island."

Yuuki squinted and gave Exusiai a playful tap on the head: "Can't you say something nice about me? It's just a slightly unappetizing nutritious meal, is it really that big of a deal?"

"Ugh." Exusiai covered her head with one hand and pointed to Xiyue's back. "I think I'm not the only one who thinks this way. Look behind you."

"Hmm?" Yuuki turned to look at the large group of Rhodes Island operators behind him, who were looking at him with the expression of looking at a warrior, and didn't even bother to eat their own food.

Xi Yue turned her head to look at Fu Rong, who was looking at him expectantly through the window.

With her powerful hearing, Xiyue also heard other people's whispers.

"Hey, look, another brave warrior has come to challenge us."

"Should we call and tell the medical department?"

"Someone should have already called, right?"

"Warrior, I salute you."

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Most of the comments were similar, expressing everyone's respect for Yuuki's courage to try Hibiscus's nutritious meal.

"Is it really that outrageous?" Xi Yue looked down at the nutritional meal in her hand, even though she knew that in the story, Fu Rong's nutritional meals were always in a state of persecution.

But in essence, how bad can vegetables taste? At most, they just don't have any seasoning?

With this thought in mind, Xiyue picked up her chopsticks, took a small piece of vegetable, and put it in her mouth.

"..." Yu Yue silently finished her nutritious meal quickly, picked up the drink Texas handed her, took a sip, and said, "At least from a nutritional point of view, this nutritious meal is not bad."

As Xiyue finished her nutritious meal, the surrounding operators began whispering among themselves again.

"Holy crap, am I seeing things? Someone can actually finish those nutritious meals without even breaking a sweat."

"Are you sure that's keeping your face expressionless? I think you're practically turning into a pale, sickly person."

"The medical department just called to ask if that person is alright?"

"Tell them they don't need to come, that's all. Oh, and by the way, post it on the challenge leaderboard: someone succeeded! Hurry up!"

"How does Yuuki feel?" Exusiai looked at Yuuki curiously. To be honest, although they knew that Hibiscus's cooking was terrible, they had never actually tried it themselves.

The main reason is that every time Exusiai tries to do something reckless, a large number of operators always try to stop her. In addition, her reputation is so great that even Exusiai, who likes to do reckless things, has never tried it.

"How should I put it?" Xi Yue said, taking one sip of her drink after another. "It feels like they're prioritizing nutrition over the taste buds of the diners."

"From a nutritional point of view, it's perfect. But from a taste perspective, this thing gets zero points, no, negative points."

“Oh, that does seem pretty outrageous.” Exusiai nodded. “Luckily, I haven’t tried it.”

“If it’s to your taste, this nutritional meal might leave you with a bad impression.” Yuzuki threw her empty drink into the trash can. “It tastes really strange, although I know how that taste is probably formed.”

"But Miss Furong does have some talent to cook dishes like this."

"A talent for biological weapons?" The carefree Gavial emerged from the crowd and patted Yuuki's shoulder forcefully.

"Oh dear, I was wondering who else felt comfortable eating Hibiscus's nutritious meals. It turns out it was Miss Xiyue."

“Hello, Miss Gavial.” Yuzuki turned to look at Gavial. “I just wanted to give it a try. I would say there’s a lot of room for improvement.”

“I’ve tried to persuade her, but it was no use.” Gavial shrugged. “Hibiscus is still very stubborn. Although its nutritional value cannot be denied, not many patients have the courage to eat it without batting an eye.”

"Mm." Yuuki nodded. "Things will get better. Take it slow."

“Take it slow, how long have we been going on?” Gavial sighed. “By the way, how’s Nightingale? Is there anything we can do?”

“I’ve already devised a treatment plan for her,” Xi Yue smiled. “Although it will take a long time, she can be cured.”

"Oh, that's wonderful."

Chapter 154: Whispers of Loss

"I'll be happy if things get better. I'm not asking for anything more." Gavial shrugged. "That child's situation is too complicated. I just hope he gets better."

"Hmm." Xi Yue nodded, also with a slight headache. "It's not easy for this child to have held on this long, given how long he's been injured and how many injuries he has."

“Yes.” Gavial nodded. “It’s not easy to have persevered this long. If it weren’t for Shining and Nearl, that child… sigh, never mind.”

Gavial seemed to instinctively want to raise his staff, but he hadn't brought it with him when he came out, so he could only clench his fist: "If I find out who did this, I'll crack his head open."