Poseidon in Arknights

"You talk too much." The operator rolled his eyes at his companion. "Yeah, we did go quite far this time, and we even got tricked by Columbia into delivering goods."

"Fulfilling the contract." The agent shrugged. "I doubt we'll make much money from this, and I don't even know if it'll open up trade routes on this side."

The reason they came here to deliver goods is because a new rest stop has been built here, and according to Colombian regulations, the nearest mobile city has been granted management rights for this rest stop.

The mobile city also launched a bidding process within its own pharmaceutical companies, with the target of the bidding being the right to supply medicines to this rest stop for the current quarter.

There is also an Rhodes Island office in this city, which also participated in this bidding. After the Doctor confirmed the deal, the office's operators won the bid at a price that wouldn't be very profitable but definitely wouldn't lose money.

This is why Lin Guang and the others are here, while Lin Guang, unlike the others who went to the rest room, went straight to the small shed under the signal tower.

"I wonder how Nightingale is doing now," Nearl thought to her good friend as she walked. "From the videos from a few days ago, Nightingale seemed to be able to walk again."

To be honest, Nearl regretted taking on the mission, even though Nightingale didn't seem to be in very good condition when they set off.

But shortly after setting off, Nearl saw Shining start sending her Nightingale's rehabilitation videos.

As you walk to the signal tower near the light, you'll see many pioneers texting their friends or downloading novels to pass the time during their subsequent pioneering work.

Lin Guang glanced around before walking to a spot, picking up a data cable, plugging it into his phone, and connecting to the cell tower's network.

Finally, the chat interface was quickly opened, and after a series of circles, a message and a video finally appeared on the screen.

Even though it was just the cover, Nearl could already see the nightingale standing up. Looking at the nightingale standing on the grass, Nearl couldn't help but exclaim, "No, no way!"

Lin Guang's exclamation attracted the attention of a scavenger, but the scavengers only glanced at him before looking away.

"That's great." Lin Guang tried hard to suppress his excitement and immediately downloaded the video. Although he was in a hurry, this was, after all, a place close to the border.

Even though there's a cell tower right next to me, the internet speed is still terrible. I don't know if I can download the files before I finish checking the goods over there.

But no matter what, Pa Guang already had a sliver of hope in his heart, hoping that he would see a lively and energetic nightingale when he returned.

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

"There are quite a few people here." Yuzuki and Andreich pushed the food cart into the lounge. "It seems like we still haven't made enough."

"Are you sure you didn't make enough?" Garrel heard the voice, turned around and looked at Yuuki, watching her and Ansel push in the two food carts.

It should be noted that Andercher regretfully expressed that she could not participate in the party after making the desserts because she had to work the night shift.

"You've filled both food carts to the brim?" Warfarin, who was closer, leaned forward. "You've really gone to a lot of trouble. Just smell this aroma; it's worth the wait."

"Dr. Warfarin, you should eat more." Yu Yue smiled. "Alright, I declare the little gathering open!"

"All contestants, please feel free to perform as you see fit!"

"What kind of competitive tone is this?" Warfarin rolled her eyes, casually picked up a pine cone from the table, took a bite, and nodded. "This tastes good."

"It's really kind of you two to prepare meals for so many people." As the actual initiator and instigator of the small gathering, Gavial apologized to Yuuki with some remorse.

“It wasn’t just two people, there were three of them doing this.” Yuzuki waved her hand, then pointed to the pine cone in Warfarin’s hand, “The one Miss Warfarin is holding was made by Andrecher.”

“Oh, Anderchel came to help too.” Gavial looked around. “Speaking of which, didn’t Anderchel come back with you?”

“He said he was going to work in the processing room tonight,” Ansel replied casually, who was distributing plates, forks, gloves, and other supplies. “So he didn’t come with us.”

“Okay, then we’ll thank him later.” Gavial nodded. “It’s a pity that I can’t participate in such a great event because I have to go to work.”

Xi Yue picked up a cup of black tea from the dining car, poured herself a cup, and said, "Everyone has their own responsibilities; we can't neglect one for the other."

“That’s true.” Hamer nodded, glanced at his watch, turned to Nightingale and said apologetically, “Oh, sorry, I have to excuse myself now, I have to go to my shift.”

"Hmm." Nightingale nodded. She knew it was good enough that there were people available. Their work wasn't easy; overtime and night shifts were inevitable.

"Dr. Yuzuki?" Just then, Yuzuki heard someone calling her from the side.

"Hmm?" Xi Yue turned around and looked at Warfarin standing in the corner. After thinking for a moment, she roughly knew what Warfarin wanted to ask.

Then, Xiyue poured Warfarin a cup of black tea and placed it down: "Dr. Warfarin, would you like to ask about Nightingale's treatment method?"

"Hmm." Warfarin picked up her black tea and took a sip. "If this treatment method could be widely adopted, many patients on the island could be saved."

"So I'd like to ask Dr. Yuzuki, is your treatment method widely applicable? What methods are used to achieve the desired quality, and can we use it?"

"Wait a moment..." Xi Yue nodded, then reached into her clothes and rummaged around for a while before taking out a book and several bags of seeds. "It's about here."

"This thing can actually be cured with medicine?" Warfarin looked at the seeds. "And something about these seeds doesn't look right."

"And what is this book? Planting requirements? Why is it as thick as a brick?"

“Uh, not entirely.” Xi Yue weighed the book in her hand. “It contains planting methods, precautions, and prescriptions applicable in different situations.”

"But that only accounts for about a quarter of it. The rest... are diagrams of acupuncture points for various races across Terra."

"Oh, that explains it." Warfarin nodded understandingly, took the book from Xiyue's hand, and weighed it in her hand. "The weight is alright. I was wondering how it could be done with just herbs. It turns out acupuncture is needed as an adjunct."

Warfarin opened the book, intending only to skim through it, but her fingertips lingered on the cultivation method of a medicinal herb, and she fell into deep thought as she looked at the words.

"Miss Yuzuki, I'd like to ask, what kind of medicinal herbs need to be bathed in moonlight during cultivation?"

Chapter 204: The Confused Perfumer

“Yes, Moonflower.” Xi Yue smiled and then took out a bag of pure white seeds from the bag next to her. “This is it.”

"..." Warfarin glanced at the book in her hand, then at the bag that Xiyue was carrying. "Miss Xiyue, I wasn't asking about which seed. I was asking what kind of medicinal herb in this world needs to be bathed in moonlight to grow?"

"And these precautions? Why would it need to be kept out of the sun? Can plants even grow if they're kept out of sunlight?" Warfarin's eye twitched. "It can't be that this thing is a fungus, can it?"

“I already said it’s a flower,” Yuzuki smiled. “Since it’s a flower, how can you call it a fungus? It’s just a flower with somewhat demanding growing conditions.”

"It feels like Dr. Yuzuki is changing the subject," Warfarin rolled her eyes. "Well, let's leave this to the perfumers and the others to figure out."

Warfarin pinched the bridge of her nose, looking at the book in her hand, and surprisingly began to hesitate. How to put it, she always felt that if she continued reading, the contents might be even more surprising, well, or rather, it might shatter her worldview.

"Hmm, never mind..." Warfarin thought for a moment, then closed the book, turned around and called out to the crowd, "Perfumer, are you still there?"

"What is it?" The perfumer turned around from the crowd, carrying a small cake, and then saw Warfarin waving a bag of seeds that looked a bit strange at her.

"Hmm?" The perfumer walked over with the cake and carefully examined the bag of seeds in Warfarin's hand, comparing it with the seeds he remembered, but found that they didn't seem quite the same at all.

The perfumer couldn't recall any plant with such white seeds, so white they seemed to glow. Curious, the perfumer asked, "What plant's seeds are these?"

“These are seeds of a medicinal herb used to treat Nightingale Legs.” Warfarin put down the bag of seeds and then handed the book to the perfumer. “You’re the expert. I’m leaving it to you. I’m going to eat something. You have to hold on.”

"Huh? Oh." The perfumer nodded, somewhat bewildered, not quite understanding why Warfarin would say that. Even though the book in her hand was as thick and heavy as a brick, wasn't that normal?

"Miss Yuuki and the perfumer should have a good chat~" Warfarin winked at Yuuki, "Oh, by the way, shall I get you a plate of cookies?"

“No, no need.” The perfumer shook his head, his gaze fixed on the seeds. “I think when we start talking later, we won’t care about the cookies next to us anymore, so there’s no need to bring them over.”

"Well, alright then." Warfarin looked at the perfumer with a hint of pity, practically glued to the seeds. 'Hopefully, your moral compass will hold up later.'

She had originally intended to take the cookies and have the perfumer calm her nerves later, but since the perfumer herself had refused, she decided to let it go.

"Then you two can chat sometime~" Warfarin waved her hand, and was just about to slip away to get something to eat when she remembered something, "Oh, by the way, should we tell Kal'tsit about this, Dr. Yuuki?"

"After all, I just glanced at it briefly and found that the cultivation conditions for many medicinal herbs are quite demanding, so they may need special funding."

"Then I'll trouble Miss Warfarin to inform her." Yu Yue smiled, then looked at the perfumer, "Which aspect would you like to know first, Miss Perfumer?"

“No, I’ll wait a bit and take a look at how these herbs are cultivated first.” The perfumer smiled. “I’ll ask Miss Yuzuki my questions after I’ve finished looking at them.”

"Please go ahead."

Seeing that the two seemed ready to start talking, Warfarin slipped over to the crowd and took out his phone to contact Kal'tsit.

——————Rhodes Island, Medical Department, Kal'tsit's Office——————

"So you..." Kal'tsit looked at the Doctor with a headache, "If I remember correctly, I should have already confiscated all your instant noodles, right?"

"Where did you get this new instant noodles?"

"..." The doctor turned his head away, then raised a wooden sign from behind him.

[This was just the last pack of stock from before. As for today's burns, it was just an accident.]

"A mistake?" Kal'tsit's lips twitched. "Is that your excuse for shoving boiling water down your throat?"

"And I remember I should have told you that if you want to eat instant noodles, I don't object, but please don't use your mouth to make instant noodles anymore."

“Although Rhodes Island’s medical technology has effective solutions for this situation,” Kal’tsit said, staring intently at the Doctor, “I still hope that the Doctor can reduce such unnecessary actions and not waste Rhodes Island’s medical resources.”

"..." The Doctor stroked his chin, looked at Kal'tsit, then tore off a layer of paper from the wooden board, took out a marker and began to write on it. After a while, he showed the wooden board to Kal'tsit.

"You even prepared several layers of paper?" Kal'tsit's lips twitched again, then she looked at the wooden board.

[Kal'tsit, were you worried about me just now?]

"..." Kal'tsit sighed, "No, I was just giving the Doctor a necessary lecture about the unnecessary waste of medical resources due to an avoidable accident."

Then Kal'tsit saw a smile on the Doctor's lips. The Doctor then reached out and tore off the paper, revealing the words he had written on the back beforehand.

[You're clearly concerned about me, so stop being so stubborn!]

'Really...' Kal'tsit looked at the Doctor, whose eyes revealed a hint of smugness, and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

Didi didi~

Kal'tsit's phone, which was lying to the side, suddenly rang. She picked it up and, after reading the message, found her head was throbbing even more.

[Warfarin: Hey, Kal'tsit, are you free? If you are, come to the medical department. It seems like Miss Yuuki has pulled off some big things again.]

[Warfarin: For example, plants that need moonlight to grow, I think they're flowers, have a calming effect on the nerves.]

Warfarin: Oh, by the way, we're having a little party here to celebrate Nightingale's foot returning to normal!

"...Sigh." Kal'tsit pinched the bridge of her nose with a slight headache, then looked at the Doctor who looked curious. "Hurry up and drink this medicine. I have other things to do. Doctor, you haven't finished your work yet, have you?"

"Ugh~" The doctor let out a mournful cry from his burning throat. Reluctantly, he tilted his head back and drank the bitter medicine. Although the medicine was bitter, it was indeed effective, and his burning throat felt a cool sensation.

After confirming that the Doctor had finished his medicine, Kal'tsit still instructed, "Later, the Doctor can go to Ward 8 to find Ceylon or go to Ward 6 to find Aya."

"They can all help relieve your symptoms, Doctor."

After seeing the professor nod, Kal'tsit quickly left the office.

'And she says she's not worried about me…' The Doctor stroked his chin, watching Kal'tsit's departing figure. 'Hmm, but what could possibly have made Kal'tsit so anxious?'

Although he didn't really want to go and explore the area together, the burning sensation in his throat made the doctor give up the idea.

'Never mind, I'll go look for her anyway. Hmm... I have a feeling that if I ask Aya for help, I'll get another scolding. I'll go find Ceylon instead.'

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

"...Uh." The perfumer's expression gradually furrowed. He didn't quite understand the contents of the book. Although the herbs and planting methods were largely the same as what the perfumer knew, they just required a little more careful care.

However, they mature far too quickly; even the slowest-maturing medicinal herbs only take 21 days to mature before being harvested.