Poseidon in Arknights

"Finally found it." Just as Yuuzuki, who had just arrived, breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to greet Muirse, a large golden retriever suddenly appeared in front of her.

"Hello?" After hesitating for a moment, Yuuki raised her hand and waved. "Nice to meet you?"

"Nice to meet you." Christen stared intently at Yuuki before her, a hint of wariness in her eyes, but more so curiosity. "Who are you? Why can you use Muels' manifold? Are you of her kind?"

"Are you also a water spirit? But why do you have the characteristics of a Vaiva, or a dragon from the Yan Kingdom?"

"Xi Yue!" Muels looked at Xi Yue in surprise. "You, how did you get here?"

"Is this the Miss Yuzuki you mentioned before?" Christen stepped back to Muirse's side, her eyes fixed on Yuzuki.

"But isn't Miss Yuzuki in your photo a member of the Liberi race?"

“This…” Muirse first glanced at Yuuyue and then at Krytens. She had never thought of how to explain this.

The main reason is that she didn't expect Yuuki to come here so suddenly today. Come to think of it, so Yuuki can come here directly through her manifold?

“Well, how should I explain this to you?” Muels scratched his head. “Anyway, Christensen, believe me, Yuuki is definitely not a suspicious person.”

"So, is this Miss Yuuki your compatriot?" Krytens glanced at Yuuki, pondered for a moment, and then looked at Muirses. "Never mind, I'll wait for your explanation."

Then, Krysten walked to her computer desk, picked up her tablet, but her eyes caught a small piece of data on her computer. She paused for a moment, but quickly resumed her normal movements.

“I’m going to Wanxing Garden. I think Miss Xiyue will have a lot to talk about with you.”

“I’m sorry…” Muirse looked at Klitns apologetically, then turned to Yuuzuki, “That Yuuzuki…”

"It doesn't matter." Xi Yue smiled. "Since we've been seen, there's no point in hiding it anymore, right?"

"..." Krytens turned to look at Yuuki, "Then I'd like to ask Miss Yuuki a question, who are you?"

Yuuki glanced at the tablet in Crytens' hand: "My name is Yuuki, Miss Crytens should know that."

“I know, but that’s not the answer I’m looking for.” Krytens shook her head and showed the tablet in her hand to Yuuzuki. “Just now, the environmental monitoring system in my room detected something.”

"The Originium dust content in my room dropped to zero in a very short time."

This system was originally installed by Kryttens for Muirseth. It can not only monitor various environmental values ​​in his room, but also regulate the Originium dust content in the office through the ventilation system.

Of course, this system is not very meaningful. Muirsey would actually wear simple protective clothing and could tolerate normal Originium dust.

Therefore, this system is not used very often, but today a number appeared on it that is theoretically impossible.

Krystenlis pointed to the large number zero on the tablet, her gaze fixed on Yuuki. "And just now, only one thing happened, and that was your sudden visit, Miss Yuuki."

"So I'd like to know, who are you?"

Chapter 208: Lusting after a Body

"That's a very straightforward question." Yuuki smiled at Klittens, and the coffee machine behind her started automatically, dripping coffee into the floating coffee cup.

"To be honest, most people became somewhat hesitant after realizing my abnormality." Yuuki pushed the coffee that had floated to the side toward Klittens's hand. "But don't you have eyes only for investigation?"

“For me, I’d rather unravel the mystery than fear the unknown,” Krytens replied calmly to Yuuzuki, glancing at the floating coffee beside her and picking it up from the air. “Of course, that includes now.”

"Of course, it would be a lie to say I'm not afraid. I've vaguely guessed your identity, but as far as I know, even those giant beasts don't have the ability to drive away the surrounding source stones simply by their existence."

"Therefore I dare to conclude that you are at least a behemoth, or even far beyond a behemoth."

"You've said everything, what am I supposed to say?" Xi Yue stroked her chin. "But since you've already guessed everything, what else do you want to know?"

“Speculation is not the same as the truth.” Krytens looked at Yuuki. “And right now, the truth is right in front of me.”

“Hmm.” Xi Yue nodded, then looked at the sofa behind Krytens. “Regarding the matter you want to know, perhaps we can sit down and have a proper talk.”

“If you wish.” Krytens breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, she had indeed felt as he said. It would be a lie to say she wasn’t afraid. The other party’s existence was clearly far beyond what she knew.

This is an innate fear of the unknown, but fortunately Crytens never lacks the courage to explore the unknown, and the other party did not have any malicious intent.

“You really startled me, Yuuki.” At this moment, Muelses also spoke up, “Speaking of which, so you could always come through my manifold?”

“Sure, but it’s inconvenient.” Xi Yue smiled at Muerses. “It wasn’t easy for me to come here; I had to jump from one body of water to another.”

She knew that Muirses was trying to smooth things over and find a topic to talk about.

As for his identity, now that it has been seen, there is no need to hide it anymore.

Yuuki had once considered hiding it, but after trying, she realized that it was impossible to hide. Anyone with a discerning eye could see the abnormality on her body.

According to Xi, if ordinary people try to consciously perceive themselves, they will not perceive anything, and that is enough.

But people like him and Nian can sense something deeper, and can even glimpse a corner of the Evening Moon Ocean.

"Water-based transformation?" Klittens asked, holding her coffee. "Could it be that Miss Yuzuki's power is primarily based on water?"

“That’s not right.” Xi Yue shook her head. “You only guessed part of it. It’s not that water is the main element. Perhaps you could say that water is an extension of my hands and feet.”

"What do you mean?" Krytens looked at Yuuki with some confusion.

"Hmm..." Xi Yue looked around, "There shouldn't be anything particularly sensitive around you, right? Like something that would break if you moved even slightly?"

“This place is far from the testing grounds,” Krytens said calmly. “The systems or facilities here won’t be damaged by the slightest accident.”

Christian roughly understood what Yuuki wanted to do; the other party probably didn't know how to explain it, so she wanted to use a more direct approach.

He wanted to show himself something, but perhaps this way of showing it would have some impact on the surrounding environment? However, the other party only asked him if there were any particularly sensitive machines around him that could be damaged for any reason.

If that's taken into account, what the other party wants to show him shouldn't be too grand...

Just as Kryttens was still pondering, he suddenly heard the sound of surging waves, but something seemed different about it.

"What is this?!" Krytens stared at the floor beneath her feet, which had somehow turned into water. Looking up at her surroundings, she saw that the walls had also vanished, replaced by an endless expanse of water.

"Is this the sea?" Krytens looked down at the water on the ground, pondered for a moment, and then reached out to touch it. What she touched was no longer the hard floor of the laboratory, but the damp water.

"Hasn't this gone a bit too far, Yuu-tsuki?" Muels looked around. "Where have you brought us?"

“We’re not going anywhere.” Yuzuki shook her head. “We’re still in Columbia. You can see this area as an illusion or as reality.”

"If you need, you can go for a swim, that's fine too. If you don't want to get your clothes wet, just focus and don't get distracted, then this place is still ground."

While Yuuki was still talking, Muels had already instinctively waded across the water to Yuuki's sofa.

“This doesn’t seem realistic.” Kryttens stared at the water beneath her feet. She could vaguely see through the water that dark shadows swam by in the abyss below, those shadowy figures that seemed to be swimming sea scales.

Everything felt so real; Krysten could even feel the slight sea breeze blowing in her face.

For the sake of science, Christen traveled to most corners of Terra to collect data, including Iberia.

Although the coastline was closed at that time, and in principle the court did not allow people to go into the sea, for Christensen, the prohibition of others did not mean that she could not act.

So she made a decisive move and secretly got a small boat and sailed on the sea, but there was almost nothing on the vast sea.

It was vast, stretching as far as the eye could see, with only the waves in sight and the only sound the water lapping against the small boat.

During that expedition, Cryttens did not see the most important marine species, or the dinosaurs.

“There’s nothing unscientific about it.” Xi Yue smiled. “It’s not scientific, it’s just that you can’t understand it yet. For example…”

“No need for analogies.” Krytens shook her head. “As a scientist, I understand what you mean. There’s nothing that can’t be explained. The things that can’t be explained are just things that we can’t explain right now.”

"Since that's the case, then so be it." Xi Yue took a sip of coffee, and the surrounding environment gradually disappeared, the distant scenery gradually became illusory, and the shadowy image of the wall could be vaguely seen.

The office quickly returned to normal.

"I can hardly believe it." Krytens watched as Yuuki felt the coffee in her hand getting cold, then picked it up and took a sip. "So, Miss Yuuki, you're a giant sea monster?"

“…No.” Before Yuuki could answer, Krytens dismissed the idea herself, “The behemoth doesn’t have that ability.”

"A very outrageous answer seemed to flash through my mind, and I was a little hesitant to believe that the answer could be true."

"Because the ocean is right in front of you?" Muirses slipped over to Crittens' side again and poked her cheek. "I was just as shocked as you when I found out~"

"Of course, you were..." Yu Yue had a mischievous smile on her face, but just as she was about to say it, Muels, who was about to pounce on her, covered her mouth.

"Let's not talk about this kind of thing!"

“It certainly looks like something interesting has happened.” Krytens smiled as he watched Muels and Yuuki interact. “But I’m more curious about you…”

"Although it may be somewhat offensive, but..."

“Wow, you’re so straightforward…” Yu Yue ruffled Muirseth’s hair and looked at Crittens with some surprise. “You seem to be the first person who wants me to cooperate in doing some experiments.”

“There’s no need to be so subtle.” Krytens took a sip of coffee. “Just be direct. I’m very interested in studying you, your body or your powers.”

“Hmm…” Yu Yue looked at Kryttens with a helpless expression. “This is the first time I’ve heard someone talk about lusting after someone else’s body so openly.”

“After all, it’s Krystens.” Muirses turned her head but then remembered something else. “Speaking of which, Yuuzuki, you still haven’t explained how you got here?”

“It’s nothing.” Yuzuki took a sip of coffee. “Didn’t I tell you? It just jumped over water bodies one by one. Rhodes Island and Columbia are a million miles apart.”

"I want to come here. The principle is very simple: just jump across bodies of water, like rivers and lakes. If it's just passing by, even a puddle by the roadside will do, but..."

“Some large bodies of water are easy to find, like rivers and lakes, which are very easy to detect and jump over.” Xi Yue smoothed Muirse’s hair. “But your manifold is not so easy to find.”

To be honest, it's so small, it's really hard to find.

"So you mean it's my fault?" Muels looked unhappy, poking at Yuuki's chest with his finger. "It's too small, it's not my fault."

“It really wasn’t your fault.” Yuuki patted Muirses’ head. “That was only in a physical sense.”

"Hmph." Muels sat down to the side. "Oh, right, I forgot to ask, Xiyue, what brings you here to see me this time?"

"Well, I need your help with something. You're more of an expert in this area."

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“I think I understand.” Muirseth nodded. “So, Xiyue, in order to save people, you made up a prescription yourself, and then, for this prescription, you gathered a whole bunch of plants that didn’t originally exist on this land.”

"Because of their unique circumstances, they didn't realize that these plants might be experiencing problems adapting to the new environment, and they didn't know how to solve it, so they came to me for help?"

“Mhm.” Xiyue nodded. “After all, I think you should be more professional in this area.”

"What an extravagant method," Krytens, who had been quietly listening in, grumbled. "To create a drug that doesn't even exist just for a prescription..."

"That's quite an extravagant approach."

“That’s right, that’s right.” Muirses nodded. “It’s an incredibly extravagant approach, but I can help with this. Completely unknown plants are incredibly attractive.”

"I'll approve your leave right now." Krytens walked directly to the desk, took out a leave slip from the drawer, quickly signed it, and handed it to Muirses.

"By the way, Miss Yuzuki, if possible, could I request a few seeds for research purposes?" After handing the leave slip to Muirseth, Kryttens looked at Yuzuki. "Please rest assured, Rhine Lab will absolutely not touch the prescription you gave to Rhodes Island."

"That study will not appear in any archives; I only conduct private research."

“Private research? Hmm, that works too.” Yuzuki pondered for a moment and nodded. “I’ll give Muirses a seed later.”

"Remember to call me when you're almost there, and I'll cook you something delicious." Xi Yue looked at Muerses, waved her hand, and then her body began to emit blue light.