Poseidon in Arknights

"Huh?" Elena looked at Yuuki in surprise, "Hai Si wants to communicate with us?"

“Some misunderstandings need to be cleared up.” Xi Yue touched Elini. “From the beginning, Hai Si has never been the enemy of this land, and the people living on this land also need resources from the ocean.”

"This misunderstanding should end now."

——————Iberia, the Tribunal, the Underground Prison——————

The sound of chains sliding came from the prison, followed by the sound of metal cutting through flesh.

Inside a huge iron cage, a rather large sea creature sat calmly in the center. Many iron chains ran through its body, and new muscles grew from the wounds, as if the chains had become its skeleton.

Even though the chains pierced its body, it did not intend to struggle or break the chains. It simply stayed there. It had always intended to stay there from the beginning, but today it exhibited some unusual behavior.

[Following orders from the main group, collect nutrients...]

Hai Si's muscles began to shrink, and his massive body became thin in a very short time. Skin began to slowly appear on his thin body.

It was like a fleshy sack, which was writhing strangely. It didn't care about the new wounds that the chains tore open during its writhing, and those wounds could heal in a very short time.

Finally, limbs slowly extended from the round, fleshy sac, and then a head grew out. However, at this moment, his appearance was extremely bizarre, like a rough doll made of clay.

Normal human organs began to appear on the round face, and a strange twisting occurred in the throat. That twisting eventually spread to the face, and a gaping maw was torn open, from which a dry, hoarse sound began to emanate.

"This is Haisi, the Great Group, seeking your contact."

"This is Haisi, the Great Group seeking to establish contact with you."

"This is Haisi, the Great Group, seeking to contact you."

The gradually flowing voice began to echo in the dungeon, and Hai Si had already taken on a human form. The skin on his body began to grow and turn into the clothes he often wore, the clothes of those judges.

As he wriggled and grew, his body broke free of the chains, but he still did not intend to leave. He responded to the commands of the swarm and to the will of the ocean.

"I am a communicator, and the group seeks to connect with you and looks forward to communicating with you."

——————Deep in the Sea——————

"I'm back." In front of Skadi, the seawater converged to the center, and Yuuki's figure appeared from it. As soon as Yuuki appeared, Skadi rushed towards her with tears in her eyes.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Yuuki hugged Skadi and patted her head. "What happened? Why are you like this?"

“They’re so noisy.” Skadi looked at Yuuki and pointed to her head. “I understand how you feel, Yuuki. They’re really noisy.”

Just after Yuuki left, the volume of communication in the large group that was exchanging information instantly increased. The sea creatures on land began to share the information they had just obtained, and the sea creatures in the sea began to respond and quickly began to analyze it.

Skadi, perhaps because of Isamara, was able to hear the voices of the crowd from the very beginning, but she didn't know how to turn them off, or perhaps Skadi simply couldn't turn them off in the first place, so a flood of information echoed in Skadi's mind.

Skadi was bombarded with a constant stream of information, but unlike Yuuki, she understood almost nothing. She simply found them incredibly noisy, like a constant stream of noise echoing in her mind.

"Pfft..." Yuuki looked at Skadi, who was making accusations in front of her, and couldn't help but laugh. Finally, someone could understand her pain.

"Alright, alright." Yuuki touched Skadi's cheeks, which were puffed up with anger from the laughter. "Let's go, let's go."

"Isamara," Yuuki called out, turning to Isamara, who was still communicating with the Sea Kings with her eyes closed. "We should go."

"Understood." Upon hearing Yuuki's words, Isamara opened her eyes and obediently came to Yuuki's side. "The Great Flock also understands your will."

"I hope it will end soon." Yuuki patted Isamara's head. "Yeah, let's go."

——————Rhodes Island, Accommodation Area, Exusiai and Texas's Room——————

"Speaking of which, isn't Yuuki's birthday just around the corner?" Exusiai leaned down from the top bunk. "Should we call Croissant and the others over?"

"You're only remembering now?" Texas, in the lower bunk, opened her eyes and looked at Exusiai speechlessly. "If I remember correctly, I already told you about this back in Siesta, didn't I?"

"Hehe, do we? Do we?" Exusiai scratched her head. "Sigh, never mind that. Hmm, don't we have any good gifts to give you?"

“I don’t believe you wouldn’t care.” Texas rolled her eyes. “I saw you went to see Kroos this afternoon.”

"Just tell me what I want to give you, why beat around the bush?"

"Hehe, let's find a topic to talk about." Exusiai rolled out of bed. "After all, it's the first birthday we've celebrated for Yuuki, so we should make it a bit more grand."

“I’ve already called Croissant and Sora.” Texas sat up. “They’ll be here in a few days. They said they have a good request from Lungmen and they’re working on it, so they’ll be a few days late.”

"A good request?" Exusiai took out her phone and opened the Penguin Logistics app. "It's not on the request board. Is it a private request?"

“Hmm.” Texas nodded. “To be precise, it’s not a private commission, it’s an official commission that can’t be known by others. Remember Chernobog?”

“Of course I remember.” Exusiai rolled her eyes at Texas. “Do I look like the kind of person who forgets things so easily? How come this request is related to Chernobog?”

Texas nodded: "Yes, send a large fishing net. They said there aren't many large fishing grounds in Ursus, so they ordered one from Lungmen."

"It seems like things are developing quite well over there." Exusiai stroked her chin. It's not like they haven't been there with Yuuki before.

Because there were so many patients there, Yuuki would sometimes go there to teach and treat patients. If they had time, they would also go with Yuuki to help out.

Over time, they became familiar with Talulah and the others, and each of them had their contact information.

"Speaking of which, should we invite more people over for Yuuki's birthday?" Exusiai suddenly thought of something and asked, "The more people, the more lively it will be."

"That seems to be true." Texas nodded. "Yeah, let's invite some acquaintances over. I'll ask Jessica and the others if they're free tomorrow."

"Hmm." Exusiai stroked her chin. "I was wondering if I should call Talulah and the others over?"

“They’re not really suited to be on Rhodes Island,” Texas rolled her eyes. “Don’t give me bad advice. You should have listened to what Yuuki said.”

"Hmm." Exusiai waved her hand. "It's just a suggestion, nothing more."

——————Rhodes Island Medical Department, Ward 3——————

"It's alright, judging from the numbers, your recovery is going very well." Xi Yue said to a patient on the hospital bed, holding the file. "Well, perhaps you can consider trying to get out of bed in a day or two."

"Really?" The patient lay weakly on the hospital bed, looking at Xiyue. "But why do I still feel so uncomfortable?"

“That’s normal. According to your hospital records, you’ve been in bed for almost half a month.” Xi Yue flipped through the file. “It’s normal for you to feel unwell.”

"Once you are able to get out of bed and do some light activity, your discomfort will disappear quickly."

"Oh, Yuuki's still busy? Shall we go eat?" Gavial walked into the ward, looked around at the many Yuuki standing by each bed tending to the patients, and asked in confusion, "Um, Miss Yuuki, are you here?"

"I'm here." Yuuki turned to look at Gavial. "Oh, it's already noon."

"Yeah, how come you're so busy you've forgotten about time?" Gavial looked at Yuuki, the only one who turned around. "But you always create so many clones, won't your mental state suffer?"

Gavial looked quite helpless. Since Yuuki came, their pressure has been greatly reduced. The reason for this is Yuuki's superb medical skills, which are so advanced that she can treat almost any patient.

Another reason is Yuuki's ability to create clones. Almost every time, Yuuki can completely control an entire ward, providing meticulous care for all the patients inside.

Logically speaking, this should be a good thing, but the patients are no longer worried; they are more worried about Xiyue's current mental state.

If they were just ordinary elemental clones, that would be one thing, but almost every one of Yuuki's elemental clones has an independent will; otherwise, it would be impossible for her to be responsible for the patients' ever-changing states.

They tried to persuade Yuuki not to take on so much responsibility alone, but she insisted that she had always done it this way, and they couldn't argue with her.

In the end, everyone could only come up with a work schedule specifically for Xiyue, which was different from most of their original 007 work schedules.

Yu Yue's work schedule is basically three days on and four days off, but even so, the pressure on the entire medical department is still much less.

Of course, even when Yuuki is off work, she will still come over to help from time to time, but she won't have as many clones.

"No, what's wrong?" Xi Yue shrugged. "This will be very efficient. Don't worry, I'm fine. You don't need to worry about me so much."

“To be honest, I could also consider you a patient in your situation,” Gavial shrugged. “Being in charge of an entire ward all by yourself, I now understand how you built your reputation.”

"Let's go, it's lunchtime, shall we grab some?"

"Okay, here it comes." Xi Yue closed the medical record in her hand and looked at the patient next to her. "After that, patients should be coming to deliver meals."

The other Xiyues closed their medical records and placed them in a drawer. They left the hospital bed together, gathered in the middle, and upon contact with each other, they all turned into flowing water and merged together.

"Let's go." Finally, Yuuki gathered the collected water back into her body. "But who cooked lunch today?"

“Don’t worry, it’s not Hibiscus anyway.” Gavial waved his hand. “However, since receiving the recipe from you, Hibiscus seems to have been trying to improve it.”

"Improve?" Xi Yue raised an eyebrow. "Theoretically speaking, the nutritional value of the meal made from the recipe I provided is sufficient, and the taste is also acceptable. Why would we need to continue improving it?"

“Sigh, you know that.” Gavial waved his hand. “Hibiscus has always been extremely particular about the nutritional content of her meals, so you know what I mean.”

“…Sigh.” Xi Yue shook her head helplessly. “Let her do what she’s supposed to do.”

"Logically speaking, if it's just a matter of changing the seasoning, it should be edible, unlike what she made before, barring any unforeseen circumstances."

“You said it yourself that nothing unexpected would happen.” Jiawei looked at Xiyue. “The recipe for Hibiscus Nutritional Meal looks pretty normal to me, but the taste is still inedible.”

“…Let’s wait until she finishes her research before we talk about it.” Xi Yue shook her head helplessly. “Logically speaking, it shouldn’t be a big problem, it shouldn’t be a big problem.”

"Alright, alright, why think so much?" Gavial patted Yuuki's lower back forcefully. "Let's go, let's go, it's on me today?"

Yuuki smiled at Gavial and said, "Is that so? Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Chapter 159: "Surprise Party"

"Ugh..." Exusiai groggily opened her eyes, staring into complete darkness, and reached out to pull off her blindfold.

He then fumbled around by the bed, took his phone from the basket hanging beside the bed, and turned off the alarm.

"I slept so well~" Exusiai stretched, climbed over the railing, jumped out of bed, and went to the mirror. Looking at her still-bright face in the mirror, she said, "The eye mask that Yuuki gave me is really useful."

The reason I say this is because Exusiai has been staying up all night for three consecutive days watching dramas. Generally speaking, let alone staying up for three days to binge-watch dramas, she should have dark circles under her eyes after just one day.

Even now, Exusiai's face is still fair and smooth, without even eye bags, let alone dark circles.

This was all thanks to the gifts that Yuuki gave them during the New Year. Texas received a pair of gloves, and Sora received a bracelet. They both seemed quite satisfied.

As for the croissant, it is said that Yuuki thought for a long time about what to give the croissant, and in the end, Yuuki simply gave the recipe for the hangover cure that the croissant had before.

However, Yuuki repeatedly instructed that it must be packaged in small doses, as many people would not accept the bitter taste that might come at any time, and if the croissant got hit, they might have no choice but to accept it.

Of course, Croissant understood the reason, so she asked Is for a lot of ingredients for hangover cures and reportedly made a fortune. Anyway, Croissant always came back with a big smile on her face.

Exusiai received an eye patch.

【Eye Mask for Restoration】

[Type, Equipment/Item]

[Effect 1: Light Blocking: The eye mask uses a luxurious light-blocking array inside. When worn and activated, the wearer will enter a dark environment, where even a strong flashlight will not illuminate the area.]

[Effect Two: Restoration: In addition to the luxurious light-blocking array inside the eye mask, a mild restorative array is also used. Although the effect is weak and cannot provide substantial treatment, it helps to improve the wearer's sleep quality and alleviate some symptoms caused by sleep deprivation.]

[Description: Actually, it also has a slight whitening effect, but the effect is very weak and almost imperceptible; it's a luxury skincare product.]

Price: 100 Medical Points

No redemption permission required.