Poseidon in Arknights

"Isn't that right?" Kong Huai chuckled twice. "When I went to the trading post to find you, you were still carrying boxes as tall as a person."

"You didn't have to say that directly," Croissant pouted. "If you really care about me, then come and help me!"

"I'm here on vacation~" she said, taking a bite of food. "I just finished a concert not long ago, and I'm really tired~"

"Tch..." Croissant rolled her eyes at Kong. "Alright, enough talk, let's eat. We have to go to work this afternoon."

【Beep beep beep~】

Upon hearing the sound, Croissant looked around and asked, "Whose phone is ringing?"

"Wait a moment, it seems to be a message from Rhodes Island." Yuuki took out her phone from inside her clothes, looked at the notification message, and raised an eyebrow.

"What's wrong, Mom?" Hong leaned over to look at the contents of Xiyue's phone.

[Work Adjustment Notice: The Doctor requests that Operator Yuzuki go to the Doctor's office to serve as an assistant, in order to consult with Operator Gavial, who was originally scheduled to be the assistant, and obtain her consent for the change.]

P.S.: You're finally back from your business trip, so go and rest. Don't let me see you in the medical department this afternoon, okay? Anyway, things are easy for the doctor.

—Gavial

"It's nothing." Xiyue shook her head as she looked at the message on her phone. "It's just that the doctor wants me to be his assistant. After all, I've already agreed to it."

"Going to work right after getting back?" Xi looked at Xi Yue. "Shouldn't you rest for a couple of days?"

"It's okay." Xiyue shook her head. "Anyway, I was originally planning to work overtime in the medical department this afternoon anyway. It's just working overtime in a different place."

——————The Rhodes Island Doctor's Office——————

"Hmm..." The doctor looked at the documents on the table with some boredom. "Ah, it seems everything is going according to plan."

The doctor then took the report that the accountant had just submitted, looked at the data on it, and nodded in satisfaction: "There are no problems with profitability either."

With the support of Lungmen, Siesta, Hellagur, and the Medical Mutual Aid Society from Iberia, Rhodes Island's profitability finally improved.

It's no longer a huge deficit, and we can invest more money in research on Ore-related diseases.

"The others..." The doctor picked up the other reports and glanced through them briefly. "There are no problems either. Well, we still need to find more partners."

After putting down all the reports, the doctor picked up another report from the medical department, skipping over some of the simpler medical reports.

The professor focused his gaze on an analysis report, tapping his fingers lightly on the table as he pondered: 'Such a complex compound, hmm… is it impossible to determine which part is at play?'

"Sigh... If there's no way to analyze it, there's no way to simplify it."

The report the doctor is reading is an analysis report of the samples of the Oripathy blocker they use, provided by the Chongming Medical Association.

While ensuring good efficacy, it also has a good analgesic effect. Although it is slightly less effective than the mineral blocker currently used on Rhodes Island, it is still an excellent medicine across the entire land.

Moreover, it is said that the production volume is very high, but this is also difficult for the doctor to understand. According to the analysis, the chemical composition of the drug is very complex, and theoretically, it should be difficult to mass-produce.

However, according to them, they have a lot of inventory.

"If we could simplify this compound..." The doctor looked at the report and analyzed it based on his remaining impressions. "Sigh, but it seems a bit troublesome."

Just as the doctor was still pondering, someone knocked on the office door.

"Please come in." The professor looked up at Yuuki, who had just entered. "Wow, Yuuki, you came so fast!"

"What's wrong? Isn't it good that I got here quickly?" Yu Yue smiled at the Doctor. "Have you eaten?"

"Yes, I ate it~" The doctor nodded. "Hehe, it's finally time for you to keep your promise~"

"But I just got back~" Yuuki looked at the Doctor with a somewhat helpless expression. "Shouldn't you let me rest for a few days?"

"If I'm not mistaken, Yuuki is planning to work overtime at the medical department again this afternoon, right?" The doctor rolled her eyes at Yuuki. It wasn't like she couldn't see Yuuki's attendance records at the medical department through PRTS.

“But I haven’t done it, so it hasn’t happened yet~” Yuzuki walked to the side, “Tea or coffee?”

"How about some coffee?" the doctor said after thinking for a moment. "But I'm almost out of coffee, Miss Yuzuki, would you like to leave two more cans?"

"Just say you want it." Yu Yue shook the nearly empty coffee can, then tampd the coffee grounds down. "Do you want it to rest? Or are you planning to try a different flavor?"

"Hmm, let me think..." Just as the Doctor was considering whether to try a different flavor, he suddenly stopped and looked at Yuzuki. "I don't think I've tried many flavors."

"Really?" Xi Yue looked at the coffee dripping out and replied casually, "Yeah, it seems you only used Spirit Nourishment and Warm Nourishment before."

"Hmm, but~" the doctor's tone gradually brightened, "As my assistant, how about you let me try all the coffees you think are good these next few days~"

"If you don't want to drink it, I'd be happy to make it for you~" Yuzuki smiled and nodded, picking up the brewed coffee. "One kind a day, that should be fine, right?"

"Oh, by the way, how many sugar cubes do you want in this coffee? Would you like me to do some latte art for you?"

"Just put in one piece of sugar, no need for the flowers~" The doctor shook his head, "Anyway, they'll be ruined when we drink it later."

"Hmm." Xi Yue nodded, dropped a sugar cube into her coffee, and placed the coffee next to the professor. "Although I'm not very good at paperwork, I'm quite confident in taking care of daily life."

"Well, it's alright. There aren't many operators who are good at paperwork anyway." The Doctor picked up his coffee and took a sip. "Most of them are just helping to pass things around."

"And there aren't many people I know who can take care of others like Yuuki, so don't worry~"

"In that case, I'm relieved." Yuuki smiled at the Doctor, then asked, "Speaking of which, was Gavial originally scheduled to work today?"

"Yes, yes." The doctor nodded, then pretended to have a headache. "When she was her assistant, I was really busy."

“They always think I’m too thin and weak, and then they make me exercise.” The doctor pointed to a few dumbbells in the corner of the office. “Oh, Yuuzuki, look, those dumbbells are the ones Gavial brought over.”

"And her exact words were that it was a weight she could lift with ease, but how can I compare to her?"

“But I think…” Yuzuki reached out and pinched the doctor’s arm, “it’s actually having some effect, you can feel some muscle in it.”

"Of course it's effective with her training like that," the professor rolled his eyes. "But I'm so tired~"

"Alright, alright, Gavial is only doing this for your own good." Yuzuki patted the doctor's head. "Your health has improved a lot now."

"And if you want to rest, you should hurry up and finish the work here."

"Good~"

Chapter 200: Rhodes Island Leisure Club

“That’s quite a lot…” Yu Yue stood to the side, watching the professor hunched over his desk, writing furiously. “It looks like this is his workload every day.”

'No wonder he's still in good health despite drinking warming drinks every day, and he felt a little better when he first woke up.' Xi Yue touched her chin. She originally thought that the Doctor's condition was just like this, but now it seems that it is still closely related to the Doctor's own lifestyle habits.

'Unfortunately, I'm not very good at paperwork...' Yuzuki stood behind the professor, looking at the report he was reading. Although with Yuzuki's reading ability, as long as it was within her field of vision, she could read a thousand lines at a glance, which wasn't a big problem.

However, seeing is one thing, but understanding the content above, or even providing a solution in a short time, is not a simple matter for Yuuki.

After all, everyone has their own area of ​​expertise. Yuuki is good at medical work, while the doctor is good at paperwork. It's understandable that Yuuki can't understand the work the doctor is handling.

After all, Yuuki had never done this before. If she knew exactly how to do it right away, those companies wouldn't bother hiring someone specifically to handle this job.

Moreover, the reason why PhD students are so overworked is certainly not just due to these paperwork tasks. Although there are many of them, PhD students can give their opinions almost at a glance.

Some are just simple reports, the kind you only need to know.

Yuuki had already consulted Gavial before she arrived. From Gavial, Yuuki learned that after finishing all the paperwork, the Doctor would take care of other things.

This includes, but is not limited to, participating in medical research and development of products related to Oripathy, or handling interpersonal relationships between operators that are difficult to manage.

According to Gavial, the Doctor manages almost everything, from the small details of personnel relationships between operators to the general operations of Rhodes Island.

It's tiring just to look at.

'How about making some cookies for the Doctor?' Xiyue looked at the Doctor, stroked her chin, and glanced at the drawers in the desk.

Each drawer has an identical partition, separated by a carefully painted wooden board. Even the drawer slides have been modified to make the partitions completely invisible.

Inside those compartments were bags of instant noodles.

'Really...' To avoid disturbing the professor's work, Yuuki summoned her water clone directly outside the door, and then Yuuki's vision appeared outside the door.

Although Yuuki could summon her water clones from any water source in the kitchen, putting aside other concerns such as whether the water source in the kitchen might contain something else, Yuuki was mainly worried about whether she might scare others.

Let it pass slowly. There's no rush. The PhD student should have some time to finish those paperwork.

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"Phew..." The doctor put down the report in his hand and patted his shoulder wearily. "Finally, we're all on the right track."

Just as the doctor was stretching her neck, which hadn't been used for a long time, she felt a pair of hands pressing down on her stiff shoulders: "Ooh~"

The doctor turned to look at Yuuki's gentle face. Yuuki smiled and looked at the doctor: "Are you tired? Would you like to take a rest? You should be almost done, right?"

"Hmm, let's not do it yet." The doctor glanced at the documents on the table, estimated the time, picked up his coffee cup, and drank the last sip.

"Give me another half hour, and I'll be done in no time."

"Hmm." Yuzuki nodded. "It's alright, Doctor, you can continue."

Then, Yuuki took the coffee cup from the doctor and walked to the side. At that moment, at the office door, Yuuki pushed open the door and walked in carrying warm cookies.

"What... eh?" The Doctor heard the door open and subconsciously looked up. He was about to ask the operator who came in what was wrong when he saw another Yuzuki walk in carrying a plate of cookies.

The professor turned to look at Yuzuki, who was standing next to the coffee machine: "Yuzuki, when did you arrive?"

"Is it that important~" Yuuki smiled. Standing at the door, Yuuki's entire body turned into water and flew to her side with the biscuit. The water then merged into Yuuki's body.

"Now, what's more important is to have a cookie?" Yuzuki took two cookies from the plate and placed them on the saucer holding the coffee cup.

"Thank you then~" The professor looked at the coffee that Yuzuki had brought over, "It's starting to feel like afternoon tea now."

“No one does paperwork here during afternoon tea,” Yuuki said, putting down her coffee. “But I must remind the Doctor that while my coffee has some health benefits, it’s still not advisable to drink too much.”

"No, not at all~" The doctor looked at Yuzuki with a big smile, "I didn't drink much."

"Don't lie to me~" Yuzuki gently flicked the doctor's head, "If you hadn't drunk a lot, it would have been impossible to finish it in two months."

"Ugh~" The doctor turned his face away, "I... I just drank a little too much~"

"Aren't you going to tell the truth?" Xi Yue poked the doctor's head, then, under the doctor's horrified gaze, pulled open the drawer, expertly snapped on the hidden latch, opened the secret compartment, and took out the packets of instant noodles.

"As punishment, these items will be confiscated."

"Eh? Eh? Eh?" The professor looked at Yuuki in surprise as she received the instant noodles in her clothes. "Yuuki, how did you know I hid my instant noodles there?"

"You might be able to keep it from Amiya and the others, but it'll be a little harder to keep it from me~" Yuzuki patted the Doctor's head. "Eating too much isn't good, and I heard that the Doctor makes instant noodles with hot water at night and puts them in his mouth."

Burns inside the mouth are difficult to treat.

Hearing Yuuki's words, the Doctor was even more surprised: "Eh, how did you know that?"

"Well~" Yuzuki chuckled mischievously without offering much explanation. "Alright, hurry up and finish your work, or it'll drag on forever."

"Woo~"

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