Poseidon in Arknights

The Emperor walked to the table, glanced at Gu Mi and the others, and silently took the cigars out of their mouths and extinguished them: "What is the procedure?"

As soon as the Emperor finished speaking, Red, who had already walked to the light switch, immediately turned off the light. Meanwhile, Exusiai, who would normally ruin the atmosphere, had just wrapped her halo with a cloth to maintain the mood.

After the lights shone on them, everyone started singing the birthday song.

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you…

While everyone was singing "Happy Birthday," Exusiai and Gummy pushed the food cart containing all the desserts and food they had made that afternoon out of their bedroom.

As for why Exusiai went with the girl, it's because Exusiai was there to act as a street lamp.

The halo above Exusiai's head glowed, and she saw the candles on the cake. She fell silent, then looked up at Exusiai over Gummy and asked, "Exusiai, may I ask you how these candles are arranged?"

When Exusiai was placing the candles, she skillfully slapped a neat 8 into the shape of the candle. However, from Yuuki's perspective, the 8 appeared to be upside down.

"I didn't know your age, Yuuki~" Exusiai, looking guilty, took a small step back and hid behind Gummy. "So, so I just inserted one..."

"So you just gave me an infinity symbol?" Yuuki's face was smiling, but that smile looked slightly terrifying in Exusiai's eyes.

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"Hmm, it seems girls are very concerned about their age." The Doctor looked at Amiya beside him, leaned close to Amiya's ear, and whispered, "Hmm, she's a bit like Kal'tsit."

"Doctor..." Amiya looked up and whispered into the Doctor's ear, "Doctor, are you talking about that time after you came back from Sista, when you called Dr. Kal'tsit an old woman in front of everyone?"

"The Doctor was already hanging on the bridge at that time, and it took almost half a day before he was lowered down. Dr. Kal'tsit even had M3 watch over the Doctor."

"That was because I didn't calculate the situation properly," the doctor explained slightly. "I should have said it when we were alone, and it probably wouldn't have been so harsh."

Amiya looked at the confident-looking Doctor and silently complained, "It always feels like you say the same thing no matter when you say it."

"Waaaaah." Exusiai crouched in the corner, a large, visible bump appearing on her head.

No one sympathized with Exusiai, after all, she brought this upon herself, and it was a big one at that.

The famously reckless emperor also stated that he himself would not do such a thing, and only a busybody like the angel would do it without any self-awareness.

"Really, I'm only 24 years old this year, still young." Xi Yue wiped her hands.

"Do you believe that?" The Emperor, holding a glass of red wine that had been opened at some point, sat on the sofa and subconsciously complained, "24 years old? You probably forgot to say '24'... Never mind, don't hit me."

Yuzuki silently lowered her raised hand: "I'm just celebrating my birthday, and I really am 24 years old."

"If you say so, then so be it." The Emperor coughed; he had just unconsciously stirred up trouble.

Moreover, while it was noisy, Gummy quickly used candles to make a new hole for the cake. Although the hole left by the candles made the cake look a little less attractive, it was still better than the previous one.

"You're such a worry." Xi Yue sighed helplessly, clapped her hands, and put on a gentle smile again. "Alright, let's continue."

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"Gumi's cooking is pretty good." Xiyue sat on the sofa, taking small bites of various desserts. "Thank you for your hard work."

"Try what I made." Nengtian used a fork to hold a small piece of apple pie to Xiyue's lips. "Add mine to it, I put a lot of effort into it too."

"Okay, okay." With a hint of helplessness on her face, Yuzuki ate the apple pie that Exusiai had put to her mouth. "It tastes pretty good, but it might have been sitting out for a little while, so it's not as good as it used to be."

"Then I'll make you something new tomorrow at noon." Exusiai said happily, sitting back down to eat the apple pie in her hand. "It's just an apple pie, I can make it for you anytime."

Xi Yue smiled and said, "Thank you then, but let's wait a couple of days before eating again after this meal."

"It doesn't matter when we eat it, right?" Exusiai kept eating the apple pie in her hand, one bite after another. "Don't worry about it so much~"

"I feel that if it weren't for those halos above your head," Sora said, glancing at Exusiai's halo and then at her wings, "you would have weighed over 200 pounds by now, wouldn't you, as an extra energy consumer?"

"How could that be?" Exusiai rolled her eyes at the empty space. "Even if it really is my halo and wings that help me consume more energy, that's my skill too."

"Okay, okay, stop arguing." Xi Yue looked at the noisy group with a smile. "Eat, eat."

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"Alright, are you full?" The Emperor put down his empty plate. "Come on, let's get to another highlight of today's birthday party: presenting gifts."

The Emperor took out a beautifully packaged small jar from behind him and handed it to Xi Yue: "Here you go, this is from Old Wei. It's top-quality tea, an extremely rare delicacy even in the capital."

"Isn't this too precious?" Xi Yue looked at the tea canister the Emperor offered. "I can't accept this."

"Hey, even though Old Wei looked pained, he still gave it without hesitation." The Emperor put the tea canister back into Xi Yue's arms. "According to him, if you don't accept it, he'll say it's both a gift for you and payment for the snake you helped him kill last time."

"In that case," Xi Yue nodded. Since that's what they said, she couldn't refuse any longer. She put away the tea canister and planned to brew some tea and try it sometime.

As for now, I've eaten quite a lot today, so drinking tea isn't really a good idea, as I won't be able to taste it. Tomorrow, I might eat something light first and then slowly savor the flavor of this tea.

"And then it's mine." The Emperor walked to the side, pulled back the black cloth covering it, and a beautiful vinyl record player appeared before Xi Yue's eyes.

"What's this?" Xi Yue looked at the gramophone and then at the ground. "Boss, you didn't just give me your vinyl record, did you?"

“Of course.” The Emperor nodded and pointed to the cabinet under the table where the phonograph was placed. “Your boss’s complete set of collector’s edition vinyl records, as well as some other vinyl records that I have collected.”

"Life is about experiencing music. To know how to enjoy music is to know how to enjoy life."

"Enjoy the music?" Xi Yue nodded to the Emperor with a smile. "I understand."

Meanwhile, he was thinking that he would have to find some time later to find someone from the engineering department and ask them to help improve the soundproofing of the room, otherwise it would be bad if playing vinyl records disturbed other people.

"And then it's mine~" Sora also came over at this moment and handed over a large gift box, "This is a complete skin care set of this year's new student products."

“I still haven’t finished using the ones from last time.” Xi Yue took the ridiculously large gift box for skincare products. “I don’t know when this one will last.”

“Take your time using it~” Sora sat down next to Yuuki and took her arm. “Girls should take good care of themselves.”

Exusiai scratched her head, feeling as if Sora's words were stabbing her.

——————Yan Kingdom, Gouwu City Suburbs, Huiqi Mountain——————

"Xi! Xi!" Nian walked through the mountains and forests, carrying a large megaphone. His voice kept shouting from the megaphone, "Your sister is here to see you! Don't hide! Your sister is here to play with you!"

But after a long time, there were only the sounds of birds and beasts around, and no one responded.

"Sigh, what a hassle." Nian turned off the megaphone and casually stored it in her inner space. This thing was something she had just forged.

"Xi, stop hiding!" Nian shouted calmly, "Your sister is coming to play with you. Don't worry, this is a good thing, definitely a good thing."

"This is absolutely not an invitation to eat spicy hot pot, nor is it an invitation to film a movie, really!"

But the surroundings remained completely silent, and even the birds and beasts that had been there before had all fled after Nian's loud shout.

"Really," Nian shook his head helplessly, "Your sister came all this way just to see you, and you're not even going to meet her?"

"Really, not a single one comes out." Nian shook his head helplessly, then thought for a moment and pulled a firecracker out of his pocket and lit it.

——————Painting Studio——————

In the slightly dark studio, Xi held a paintbrush and painted the landscape, completely ignoring Nian's antics outside.

Bang bang bang! The sound of firecrackers came from the motorcycle, making Xi's hand tremble suddenly. Fortunately, she had prepared in the shower, so the painting was not destroyed.

Xi's lips twitched as she watched Nian light firecrackers everywhere outside the painting. Fortunately, Nian had some sense and didn't let the forest catch fire.

Xi frowned: "What kind of trouble is this guy trying to cause now?"

Outside the painting, seemingly realizing that her act of setting off firecrackers had attracted attention, Nian started shouting again: "Xi, Xi! Your sister is here to play with you, don't you have any respect at all? Give her some face!"

"I guarantee with my reputation that it is absolutely not a bad thing."

Xi listened to Nian's words from within the painting and pursed her lips. Nian's reputation as a guarantee? Even if she was so sleepy that she was about to faint, she would not believe such a thing.

Xi waved her hand to shut out all sounds outside the painting, and then calmly continued painting. There was absolutely no way she would move today.

——————Beyond the Painting——————

“I won’t come out.” Nian scratched her head in an awkward manner. If Xi was hiding inside her painting, she didn’t seem to have any particularly good ideas.

She could use an extra-large special firecracker to blow the scroll open, but she came to see her sister, not to cause trouble, and besides, who knows how many layers of scroll Xi had set up here.

"Never mind, never mind." Nian shook his head as he looked at the quiet mountains and forests around him. He was afraid that he had no credibility left in front of his younger sister. It seemed that he would have to find some outside help, otherwise his younger sister probably wouldn't come out at all.

Since that's the case, Nian won't linger here. Since Xi won't come out if she stays, she might as well leave first, go to Rhodes Island to find a trustworthy ally, or perhaps...

Chapter 161: Medical Organization

"Hmm~" Yuzuki opened her eyes in the sunlight streaming through the window. She felt the pressure on her chest as Hong, who was lying face down on her chest and looked to be sleeping soundly.

Ever since Hong started living with her, Hong would often sneak down from upstairs in the middle of the night to sleep with her. Sometimes she would sleep obediently beside her, and sometimes she would lie on her chest like this.

Yu Yue reached out and patted Hong's head: "Stop pretending, okay? I noticed you moved. You can't sleep in~"

"Hmm~~" Upon hearing Xiyue's words, Hong immediately opened her eyes, looked up at Xiyue, and obediently rolled over to the side of the bed.

"Good boy." Xi Yue stretched out her hands and sat up from the edge of the bed, then patted Hong's head again.

——————Rhodes Island Medical Department · Lounge——————

Xi Yue, holding Hong's hand, pushed open the door to the lounge. "Good morning, everyone."

Gavial turned his chair around and looked towards the door: "Hey, Dr. Yuzuki, what brings you to work overtime again today? Didn't you have your birthday yesterday? Shouldn't you have taken a day off?"

Gavial walked over and patted Yuuki on the shoulder. "Congratulations, you've grown another year older. But Dr. Yuuki, you didn't invite us along."

"Sorry~" Yuzuki bent down slightly, making it easier for Gavial's hand to rest on her shoulder. "But Dr. Gavial, why are you all alone?"

"Hey, it's nothing." Gavial patted Yuuki's shoulder forcefully.

"Neither of us is on duty tonight, shall we go grab a drink?"

"Are you sure you want to drink?" Yu Yue looked at Gavial with some surprise. It wasn't like Gavial hadn't drunk with her before; on the very first night she arrived, Gavial had dragged her to a welcome party.

Of course, Yuuki wasn't referring to her alcohol tolerance. Even at that welcome party, Yuuki didn't intentionally drink everyone under the table to show off her drinking capacity.

It only showed a roughly average alcohol tolerance of Liboli, perhaps even less, but Yuuki was worried about something else.

If Yuuki remembers correctly, Gavial doesn't have a night shift today, but she's supposed to work the day shift tomorrow.

"Drink less~" Gavial released his hand from Yuuki's shoulder and patted Yuuki's lower back. "With your alcohol tolerance, I could drink three of you under the table. That's enough. Consider it a belated birthday party."

"Let's drink less," Xi Yue smiled. "After all, we both have work tomorrow. Drinking too much is bad for our health and also bad for our patients tomorrow."

"Alright, alright, you're right." Gavial looked at Xiyue helplessly. She wasn't one of those races that couldn't drink, so a little bit wouldn't hurt.

However, after hearing what Xiyue said, Jiaweier also considered the possibility that he might get drunk while drinking and put the idea aside.

"What a spoilsport." Gavial muttered under his breath before pulling out his chair and sitting down to eat his unfinished breakfast.

"Well." Yu Yue chuckled twice, walked to her workstation, pulled out a chair, and Hong also slipped over, pulled out her own chair, and expertly opened the drawer under Yu Yue's desk, taking out snacks from inside.

"Oh, by the way." Seemingly because they had finished eating, Gavial seemed to have regained some of his chatty interest, turning his chair to look at Yuuki. "Yuuki, did you know? A doctor came in last night~"

"Hmm?" Yuuki turned to look at Gavial, her expression somewhat strange. "Believe in medicine? Oh, the Believe in medicine association? What's wrong?"