Poseidon in Arknights

"I don't really care~" Specter smiled as she looked at Kal'tsit. It was the first time she had ever seen Doctor Kal'tsit look so troubled.

However, it's understandable, since if Yuuki really went to Iberia, it would indeed be terrifying, as a group of fanatics would welcome their god.

Especially these fanatical believers, who actually have the ability to change the world. If Yuuki reveals even the slightest intention, those sea creatures will not hesitate to give everything to help Yuuki conquer the entire world.

Just like now, Haisi has almost effortlessly and subtly penetrated every corner of Iberia.

After all, the Sealings possess an entire ocean, but thankfully, the ocean is calm in every sense of the word.

"Sigh..." Kal'tsit looked at a report on the table with a headache. 'Iberia, Iberia... This matter must be resolved. If it can be resolved, then perhaps...'

Kal'tsit glanced to the side at the few documents that seemed extremely thin compared to those in Iberia. These were reports that Kal'tsit had commissioned to investigate after realizing that Yan Kingdom and Ursus's attitudes toward Yuuki were extremely strange.

It was very thin, and nothing was found during the investigation. As far as the report was concerned, there was nothing noteworthy. But the more this was the case, the more worried Kal'tsit became.

No problem, impossible. Putting aside Yan Country, just considering Ursus, their attitude towards the Reunion Movement is far too ambiguous.

There was no suppression, no expulsion, no siege. This was not in line with Ursus's usual behavior. Based on Kal'tsit's imagination and understanding of Ursus, they would at least send an army group to besiege it, just to demonstrate their military strength.

Even if they dare not openly sabotage Chernobog because of Yuuki, they could resort to underhanded economic sanctions or simply kick Chernobog out of Ursus' territory.

However, Ursus's cold treatment of the situation almost implicitly acknowledged that the Reunion Movement was an official Ursus organization, which is inconsistent with Ursus's practices.

"Dr. Kal'tsit seems to have a headache." Yuuki said with a gentle smile as she led Red, the Doctor, and Skadi into the office.

"Because of me?"

“…Yes.” Kal'tsit took a deep breath and nodded. “I hope Miss Yuuki will think carefully before you go to Iberia.”

“Your presence is far too great for Iberia, and Iberia will suffer a huge impact. I hope you will be cautious.”

“As far as I know,” Yuuki said with a smile, “whether I go or not, it won’t make any difference, will it? Iberia has already changed, hasn’t it?”

Yuuki's knowledge of Iberia is no less than Kal'tsit's, whether in dreams, by asking Eline, or by directly asking healers or medicine practitioners, or even Aleri.

Even if Yuuki wanted to, she could go there at any time in her divine form.

"..." Kal'tsit looked at Yuuki, "But if you go, the impact on the Deep Sea Cultists of Iberia will be..."

"Alright, alright, relax." Yuuki typed Kal'tsit's words on the computer, a gentle smile on her face. "It was bound to happen sooner or later, wasn't it? Or perhaps Dr. Kal'tsit will come along?"

"..." Kal'tsit looked at Yuuki and finally sighed helplessly, "Okay, I understand."

Chapter 179: The Iberian Uprising

"..." The Doctor followed at the back, listening to the speeches of these people. She had never seen Kal'tsit make such a compromise before. She wanted to stop it but was helpless, and it was just a few words from the other party.

There was no threat, nor persuasion, just the simplest facts. Kal'tsit could only remain silent, make a final compromise, and go along to prevent a certain possible event from happening.

The professor's gaze fell on Yuuki, who was standing to the side. It seemed he didn't know enough about Yuuki, and besides...

'I have to go too...' These were the thoughts that flashed through the Doctor's mind as she looked at the two of them. Her intuition told her that she had to go with them.

"I'd like to ask, can I come along?" the doctor asked, looking at the group.

"..." Kal'tsit watched as the Doctor tapped his fingers incessantly on the table, making a sound. Taking the Doctor along, Kal'tsit didn't want to take any greater risks.

The Doctor's identity is also very special to Hai Si. Although the Doctor's identity may not be that special to Hai Si now, Kal'tsit still does not want to take any risks.

Today, Haisi has transformed from a nuclear bomb on the verge of going out of control into a nuclear reactor that appears to be safe and controllable.

They are now very safe, and even able to benefit humanity to some extent, but all of this is based on the will of the sea, which serves as their safety insurance.

It may seem like they have an extra layer of insurance, but this extra layer actually makes them more dangerous. If they get out of control, the harm they cause will be even more terrifying than before.

Whether it's the individual Sea Heir, the Deep Sea Cult, or the Sea itself as a safety net, if any one of them were to lose control now, it would become far more terrifying than before.

Kal'tsit must be cautious in this matter, at least to make them a little more stable, even if it's just a little. As long as the current nuclear reactor remains stable, it will be a glimmer of hope for this land.

"Kal'tsit?" The Doctor couldn't help but call out as he looked at Kal'tsit, who was deep in thought.

“I can hear you, Doctor.” Kal’tsit pinched the bridge of her nose, then looked at the Doctor and shook her head decisively. “No, Rhodes Island cannot function without more than two leaders right now.”

"Is that so?" The Doctor raised an eyebrow, crossed his arms, and looked at Kal'tsit in front of him. "Do you really not need more than two leaders right now?"

"..." Kal'tsit looked at the Doctor, her head seeming to ache even more. She knew that she had unintentionally revealed too much to the Doctor.

With the Doctor's talent, she will soon be able to sort out some things about Yuuki. For the Doctor, the only thing she lacks is the most crucial link: Yuuki herself.

Of course, this so-called most crucial point is merely to help the Doctor better understand her attitude towards Yuuki. Whether the Doctor knows this or not is not of great significance to her.

Therefore, Kal'tsit chose to remain silent. It's best not to say anything if you can avoid it, as Kal'tsit has always understood the principle that too much talk leads to mistakes.

"Okay~" the Doctor drawled. If Kal'tsit didn't want to answer, fine, but she could tell that Kal'tsit didn't want her to go.

"Alright, I'm going to work now. Have a great trip to Iberia."

The Doctor waved his hand, glanced around, and before leaving, ran to the cabinet next to Kal'tsit and swiped a can of coffee powder.

“I just gave the Doctor a few jars a couple of days ago.” Yuuki shook her head at the Doctor, then looked at Kal'tsit, “Alright, Kal'tsit, let’s go.”

"Iberia is waiting for us."

"I understand." Kal'tsit nodded, then hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Dr. Yuzuki."

Upon hearing Kal'tsit's words, Yuuki raised an eyebrow and a smile played on her lips: "Calling me a doctor at a time like this?"

——————Deep in the Iberian Sea——————

What should have been a calm seabed is now experiencing a riot in a different sense. The seawater is being stirred up, and large numbers of sea creatures are gathering on the seabed, and they look unusually excited.

[The Sea Heirs who went to Rhodes Island report that the ocean will come to Iberia.]

The ocean will come! The ocean will come!

Hai Si's mental network was almost constantly repeating these words, expressing their extraordinary excitement about Xi Yue's imminent arrival.

After all, Yuuki had always come in spirit form before, but this time Yuuki came in person, which made the Sea Seers extremely excited.

[We must inform our kin on land that we will bring a grand ceremony to the sea, just as we have learned of how subjects welcome their king.]

"But what should we do?" a question posed in the large group. "The ocean doesn't like our grand gesture. What should we do?"

Do we need to make a big fuss?

But if we don't make a big fuss about it, what should we do?

[Show us what we've done?]

But the ocean knows everything about us, so is our display of knowledge necessary?

Different viewpoints began to emerge in Hai Si's voice, countless viewpoints began to arise among individuals, and eventually began to be accepted by individuals.

This is the thought process of the Hai Si: different viewpoints are recognized by Hai Si who hold the same or similar viewpoints, and the process of persuading each other with other Hai Si who have different viewpoints is the process of Hai Si thinking and making decisions.

As for the newborn like Isamara, their will is the will of a large group, but now the newborn's will only has greater authority than that of ordinary sea creatures, and they also put forward ideas that are more beneficial to the ocean than ordinary sea creatures.

Now, as they carry out the will of the ocean, more and more marine offspring are beginning to voice different opinions. They are involuntarily consuming nutrients to enter an evolutionary stage that should not exist in the first place, and are beginning to practice the will of the ocean in their own way.

The Great Group deemed it necessary. The Sea Heirs began to agree with this view, [showing the ocean everything we had done in accordance with His will, and showing Him the changes in the nation called Iberia.]

【agree. 】

【I agree.】

[Inform the believers that we need to show the ocean everything we have done in Iberia.]

——————Headquarters of the Iberia Iberia Medical Mutual Aid Association——————

“Elena,” Dalio said, arms crossed, looking at Hai Si who seemed to be in a frenzied state, “what do you think they’re doing?”

Dario and Elene were assigned by the court to guard this place. Originally, there should have been more than just the two of them coming, but the scope of the entire Medical Mutual Aid Association was too large.

Even sending only two judges to each region is far from enough. In some places, only disciplinary troops can be sent to supervise, and in some places, the judges have to supervise two regions.

Elene hid the surprise in her eyes. Now Elene could understand the language of the Sea Kings and knew that Yuuki was coming to Iberia.

"I don't know, teacher." Although she knew the real reason, Elena could only say she didn't know. "They just seemed very happy?"

“Happy… oh yes, happy…” Dario muttered to himself. He could read their emotions, of course; he could tell they were happy, but…

“Only living beings have emotions…” Dario looked at Hai Si, who seemed to finally be calming down. “They… well, I may not mean exactly, but I never thought these guys would have emotions.”

"I feel like this surveillance won't last much longer, Alene?"

"Huh?" Eleanor looked at Dario with some surprise. "Teacher, why do you say that?"

“...because such surveillance is becoming increasingly meaningless.” Dario looked at the maritime personnel and cultists who, after the commotion, went back to doing their own thing. “They acted harmlessly, and the observation began to become a formality.”

"And everything is normal, including paying taxes. If a criminal organization wants to whitewash itself, it's normal for them to become open and aboveboard, but they've gone too far."

Eleanor looked at Dario: "Teacher, what do you mean?"

“They have nothing to hide.” Dalio shook his head. “I find it hard to believe I would say that, but if an organization is this open and aboveboard, it proves they are not afraid of our investigation at all.”

"They cooperated fully with all our investigations, down to the smallest detail, without even requiring us to conduct any inquiries or investigations."

Between what they did—just because they were afraid of us investigating—and the fact that they didn't actually do anything and have genuinely reformed, I choose the latter.

“Teacher, this doesn’t sound like something you would say.” Eleanor looked at Dario with surprise, she had thought her teacher would be keeping a close eye on the Seachilds the whole time.

“That’s true,” Dario sighed. “The public opinion of the Iberian Medical Mutual Aid Society is now almost ridiculously positive.”

“There are actually differing opinions within the court itself regarding whether to continue wasting human and material resources on its supervision.”

"Is that so?"

------wilderness------

“Doctor Kal’tsit, there’s no need to look so gloomy~” Yuuki waved the cards in her hand. “Since you’re already out here, smile a little.”

"Sigh." Kal'tsit sat down in a chair to the side, watching Yuuki who seemed engrossed in playing cards, and sighed. "Miss Yuuki, don't you have any plans for this trip?"

"A plan?" Yuuki smiled at Kal'tsit. "If I had a plan, Dr. Kal'tsit wouldn't be able to sleep tonight, would she?"

"Oh, no, it shouldn't be just tonight."

"..." Kal'tsit shook her head helplessly. She admitted that if Yuuki really had a plan at this moment, no matter how harmless the plan seemed, she would probably not be able to sleep for the next few nights, just like Yuuki had said.

"Miss Yuuki, do you really have no plans at all?" Kal'tsit looked at Yuuki. "Not even which city to go to first?"

“Ah, there really wasn’t a plan, after all…” Yuzuki pointed to her head: “Those kids have been making noise in my ear for a very, very long time.”

"Huh?!" Kal'tsit looked at Shiozuki in surprise. "So, Miss Shiozuki actually knew everything the Sea Kings had said all along?"

"So, was their decision to begin communicating with the land also because of Miss Yuzuki?"

"Really." Yuuki looked at Kal'tsit and sighed helplessly. She asked the water clone waiting beside her to pour Kal'tsit a cup of black tea. "I told you not to be so vigilant. Relax. Have a cup of tea first."