On the Ark.

“Of course not.” Warfarin picked up her teacup and sipped slowly. “It’s just that I’m better at it.”

"If that's the case, why not call more people?"

Warfarin frowned slightly: "What do you mean?"

“What I mean is, if you’re the only one conducting experiments and research, it’s really hard to be efficient,” Lin Ye said. “Why not get the medical department involved? Aren’t Himer and Saria both excellent scholars? As the saying goes, many hands make light work.”

After hearing Lin Ye's words, Warfarin slowly put down her teacup, then looked at Lin Ye and said slowly, "Are you joking with me?"

"This is no joke."

“I’d rather take it as a joke,” Warfarin said. “Saria and Himeru, you’re quite familiar with them, aren’t you? You should know where they worked before they came to Rhodes Island.”

“Rhine Labs.” Lin Ye had a pretty good idea of ​​what Warfarin was going to say, “But now they are already…”

"You found out again?" Warfarin said calmly. "Lin Ye, you should know what you will face and what Rhodes Island will face once the news about 'L Cell' is leaked, right? This is no joke. The reason I have been opposing Kal'tsit letting you leave Rhodes Island is not only because I am afraid that you will be in danger outside, but also because I am afraid that you will blurt this out without thinking."

"...How could I possibly say that?"

"Who knows?" Warfarin curled her lip. "Aren't men just creatures who can't keep their mouths shut after a bowl of wine or when they see a pretty girl? Of course, I'm not dissing all men in the world, but in my opinion, at least half of them are like that."

Lin Ye said with some helplessness, "This is a matter of life and death for me, so of course I won't act rashly."

"But you weren't careful enough, otherwise you wouldn't have suggested that Saria and Himer join in."

Is it really that exaggerated?

"Tsk, it seems I really need to have a serious talk with you." Warfarin crossed her arms and looked at Lin Ye with the air of a senior, then slowly said, "Lin Ye, in this world, who is the person you trust the most? Besides your parents?"

"Why are you suddenly asking this...?"

"Never mind all that," Warfarin said impatiently. "Just answer me."

Lin Ye felt somewhat helpless. However, Warfarin's question was quite interesting. If it were in his past life, he would definitely answer his parents, but Warfarin had already ruled out that answer, and it was in this life that he chose to answer. So Lin Ye thought about it carefully, and then realized… he didn't know how to answer.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Can't you even find out who the person you trust most is?" Warfarin asked.

“How could we not find it? It’s just…” Lin Ye took a deep breath and then said, “Skadi, perhaps.”

Warfarin immediately looked surprised: "Skadi?! You're not kidding me?"

Lin Ye was a little annoyed: "Why do you think I'm joking no matter what I say?"

“Because your answer… was quite unexpected,” Warfarin said. “If I remember correctly, you only joined Rhodes Island last year, right? Yet you’ve already found the person you trust most in Rhodes Island, and that person is Skadi… How should I put it? I can only say that you are truly remarkable.”

Lin Ye said irritably, "I just trust Skadi, so what?"

“Nothing much, if that’s your answer,” Warfarin said. “Then let’s continue. Skadi is the person you trust most. Do you think Skadi will betray you one day?”

Lin Ye was taken aback at first, then immediately shook his head: "How is that possible?"

Warfarin raised an eyebrow: "And you know it's impossible?"

Why did Skadi betray me?

"It's just a hypothesis."

"This assumption is quite boring." Lin Ye's tone involuntarily became stiff.

“I knew it, this is an unpleasant question,” Warfarin shrugged. “But I’ll continue anyway. You said the person you trust most is Skadi, but do you think the person Skadi trusts most is you?”

Lin Ye subconsciously wanted to say yes, but when the words reached his lips, he found himself unable to utter them.

"There's no way to be sure, is there?" Warfarin said slowly, as if she had already guessed this. "Even if you can be sure of your own heart, you can't be sure of Skadi's heart. After all, you've only known Skadi for about a year. Do you know how Skadi got through the rest of the years? Do you know who Skadi trusted and who trusted her? Even if you did know, could you be sure that what she told you was true? You can't, can you? You can't see into someone's heart. You can't really see through them no matter what."

"...What are you trying to say?"

“I’ve made myself quite clear,” Warfarin said. “You think you trust Skadi as much as you trust Saria and Himeru, and you think they wouldn’t do anything to harm you. But you’re not them, so how do you know? If Skadi has someone more important to her than you, won’t she abandon you for that person one day? Can you guarantee that?”

Lin Ye was speechless.

Warfarin sighed: "Don't blame me for being so blunt, but it's true. Just like most newlyweds, they genuinely believe they'll stay together forever on their wedding day, but the ending isn't always happy. And for most couples, betrayal usually just means divorce, but if it happens to you, it could really kill you, so you need to think carefully."

Warfarin's words plunged Lin Ye into a long silence. He didn't speak for a long time, and the room was so quiet that the only sound was the ticking of the clock.

Just when Warfarin thought he had accepted her point of view, Lin Ye suddenly spoke up again.

“I know you’re right, and I know you’re doing this for my own good,” Lin Ye said softly, but his eyes held a firm resolve. “But I still believe that the trust between Skadi and me isn’t that fragile. She saved my life, and I… tried to save hers. You’re right, I can’t be sure I’m the person Skadi trusts the most, but I’m certain that Skadi wouldn’t do that to me, no matter what, just as I would never betray her.”

Warfarin paused, looked at Lin Ye's serious face, blinked, and finally sighed softly.

“What a fool. But… whatever makes you happy,” Warfarin said. “Looking at you now, I thought I was at a wedding.”

Chapter 468 Doctor Lin Ye, You Need to Exercise Restraint (4K)

Half an hour later, Lin Ye left Warfarin's laboratory, leaning against the wall.

At this moment, he felt as if his body was being hollowed out, so much so that his legs were shaking and he could barely stand.

"Damn Warfarin!" Lin Ye said through gritted teeth, "It's really going to beat me to death."

Because Lin Ye had been away for too long, delaying Warfarin's research, Warfarin administered a dose to Lin Ye that wouldn't harm his body, but would leave him feeling weak. This made Lin Ye feel as if he hadn't eaten for many days, or perhaps as if he had overindulged in excessive sexual activity, as his face had turned pale.

He had originally planned to go back and get a good night's sleep, but then he thought that if he went to sleep at this hour, it would probably be dark by the time he woke up, which would mess up his biological clock. So he abandoned that idea and decided to stick to his original plan and go directly to the medical department to find Nightingale. After all, the main purpose of this trip to Lungmen was to help Nightingale find the medicine, and now that the medicine had been found, it was natural to go find Nightingale.

As for whether it was during working hours, Lin Ye didn't care. He always went to the medical department during working hours anyway. And he wasn't doing anything proper there. This time, he was finally doing something proper, so no one would say anything. So, after standing there for a while and regaining some strength and energy, he took a detour to the medical department.

Upon arriving at the medical department, Lin Ye was quite surprised to find that there were many people there today, several times more than usual. This was probably because Rhodes Island had relocated, and the operators who had been working in the field had all returned. As soon as Lin Ye entered the room, all eyes turned to him.

"Dr. Lin Ye?" Hermer looked at Lin Ye with some surprise and asked, "When did you get back?"

Lin Ye answered Himeru, and then quickly found Nightingale in the crowd. Shining and Nearl were also by her side after a long absence. When Nightingale saw Lin Ye, she blinked, as if greeting him. Lin Ye walked directly towards her, taking out the Eastern Kingdom's secret medicine he had bought from Exusiai from his pocket.

“Liz,” Lin Ye said, “I’ve found a medicine that can treat you… uh, it might treat your leg.”

Upon hearing this, Shining, Nightingale, and Nearl all showed expressions of surprise.

"Treat my leg?" Nightingale stammered. "But my leg injury isn't external, it's..."

Before Nightingale could finish speaking, the white-faced owl appeared out of nowhere, its feathers ruffled as it looked at the secret medicine in Lin Ye's hand. "Doctor Lin," it said, "did you really find that medicine?"

"Yes." Lin Ye nodded, then told the medical staff about the effects of the secret medicine.

After hearing this, Lin Guang couldn't sit still any longer and stood up from his chair: "In that case, let's give it a try on Liz now."

However, Nearl's impulse was stopped by Saria.

“No,” Saria shook her head and said, “We can’t use it so hastily. Unknown drugs must be tested before they can be used.”

Lin Guang then came to her senses, realizing that in her eagerness to heal Nightingale's legs, she had overlooked such a basic question.

“Leave it to me.” Saria extended her hand to Lin Ye and said, “Let me do some basic testing. Eastern medicine is somewhat different from ours. Our medical practice focuses more on innovation, while theirs focuses more on inheritance. Maybe they really can solve the problems we can’t… provided that the medicine itself is not the problem.”

Saria's words made Lin Ye feel somewhat awkward. He had come excitedly to deliver the medicine, but Saria's words made him feel as if he had delivered some unknown poison rather than an antidote. Himer saw through Lin Ye's thoughts, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Don't misunderstand, Saria didn't mean any harm. She's just too straightforward. Give me the medicine."

Lin Ye nodded and handed the secret medicine to Hemo.

Saria, on the other hand, was somewhat confused: "Am I too straightforward? What does that mean? Did I say something wrong?"

Himer rolled her eyes at Saria and said, "You figure it out yourself."

Then he left with Lin Ye's secret medicine.

Saria looked at Lin Ye again and asked, "Did I say something wrong?"

Lin Ye, of course, couldn't say yes, so he could only smile and say, "No, you're right, it was indeed my oversight."

"It's alright, just be more careful next time." Saria nodded and added, "Also, I was just about to say something, Dr. Lin, I think your complexion is a bit off. Although I know you're young, excessive indulgence will eventually harm your health, so you still need to know how to be moderate. Here's what I'll do, I'll prescribe some vitamins for you later, you can chew a couple when you have time, and you'll recover in a few days."

Saria's words silenced the entire medical department, and Lin Ye felt that everyone's gaze towards him was different.

Two seconds later, Himer's rather annoyed voice came: "Saria, if you don't speak, no one will pretend to be mute for you!"

Saria was even more confused.

Lin Ye was even more embarrassed. He couldn't very well tell Saria that it wasn't because he had overindulged in sex, but because Warfarin had drawn too much blood from him, which made him look like he had kidney deficiency. If he said that, Saria would definitely ask Warfarin why she had drawn his blood, which would be even more difficult to answer.

But Lin Ye didn't want to confirm the fact that he was a womanizer. Everyone present knew he didn't even have a girlfriend. So who could he have sex with? Wasn't he limited to his own hands? That would be too sleazy. Lin Ye still cared about the glorious and noble image he held in the hearts of the many female officers in the medical department.

So, just as he was struggling with this, Eyjafjalla, who had just entered the medical department wearing a hearing aid, stammered out her words.

“Senior, it’s not that you’ve been indulging in excessive sexual activity. You’re just recovering from a serious injury,” Eyjafjalla said. “That’s why you don’t look well.”

The medical staff were unaware of Lin Ye's ordeal in Lungmen. After Eyjafjalla's explanation, they learned that Dr. Lin Ye had encountered trouble again in Lungmen, and this time, the situation seemed even more outrageous than the previous two. This was because Lin Ye was no longer passively taking the beating; he was actively seeking it out. Since Eyjafjalla had fallen unconscious early on, and Lin Ye was too embarrassed to boast in front of everyone, they didn't know what kind of opponent he had faced that night, only assuming it was some ordinary petty robber.

Such robbers were naturally not something these seemingly medical operators, who were actually unparalleled big shots, would look down on. So their focus was on Lin Ye's courage.

Only Lin Ye and Mostima, who experienced it firsthand, truly understood the extent of the danger that night.

However, after learning about this, everyone's attention shifted from the Eastern Kingdom's secret medicine to this matter. Even Nightingale, the person involved, looked at Lin Ye with concern, constantly asking if his injuries had healed. Nearl also said with interest, "A year ago, when I met you in Chernobog, you were just a weak veterinarian who couldn't even beat a bunch of thugs. I never expected you to have grown to this level in just one year. But I've never doubted your courage. Back then, you dared to confront those guys with only a few bullets in your Guardian Gun. You really aren't afraid of death."

When Nearl brought up Lin Ye's experiences before joining Rhodes Island, the operators present showed great interest, especially Nightingale, whose beautiful eyes were full of curiosity. Since she was already waiting and Lin Ye hadn't objected, Nearl simply recounted what had happened back then. It must be said that the "Radiant Knight's" memory was quite good; she even memorized Lin Ye's line, "A real man only needs to remember number 1 to survive in this world."

After saying this, Nightingale exclaimed in amazement, "Lin Ye is amazing!"

"No, no," Lin Ye said modestly. "It was just something I said offhand."

Although he spoke modestly, Lin Ye actually straightened his back even more.

"Wow, Dr. Lin Ye," White Owl exclaimed, "You're so brave!"

"No, no... uh..." Lin Ye glanced at the white-faced owl. He didn't know if it was his imagination, but why did the words of praise sound so irritating coming from the white-faced owl's mouth?

After chatting for a while, Himer finished her test.

“We just did some routine tests.” Hemer returned the medicine to Lin Ye, then put his hands in his pockets and shrugged. “We didn’t find any harmful ingredients. However, many of the herbs in this medicine are not available here, or we don’t know how to use them. Both the Eastern Kingdom and the Yan Kingdom like to use herbs to treat illnesses, and I don’t know much about them. I only know that there are no harmful substances in this medicine. As for whether it can cure Liz’s leg… I personally think it can’t.”

Hermer's words diminished the hope in Nightingale's eyes considerably, until Shining also stood up and said, "Since things have come to this point, let's give it a try. Although I've never been to the Eastern Kingdom or the Flame Kingdom, I've heard of those two countries... especially the Flame Kingdom, which is a very ancient country. It's not impossible that they might have some technology that we can't understand."

“That’s why I said it’s just my personal opinion; from my perspective, I really can’t see the mechanism of this medicine,” Himer said. “But that doesn’t mean it’s really useless. Let’s give it a try. Anyway, we’re all here, so nothing will go wrong. This medicine is for external use, so you can use it now.”

Shining gently patted Nightingale's shoulder and said, "Liz, give it a try. Don't be too afraid, we're all here for you."

Nightingale nodded, then slowly bent down and took off her white boot on her right leg, followed by her white stocking. When her fair calves were revealed to everyone, their gazes turned to Lin Ye. Lin Ye was also a little nervous at this moment, fearing that the secret medicine wouldn't work.

Despite his nervousness, he opened the lid, poured the elixir into his hand, and then knelt down, applying it to Nightingale's calves as his family used to give him medicinal wine for bruises and sprains. However, as soon as he reached out, he felt something was amiss.

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly realized, why was he the one applying the medicine?!

Right now, he was the only man in the medical department, and a bunch of women were watching him expectantly as he prepared to apply medicine to Nightingale's legs. The feeling was strange. And the area to be treated was her legs, the importance of which to a girl is self-evident. Using the pretext of applying medicine to caress a girl's smooth calves... this felt like something out of an hentai anime!

"What's wrong?" Shining looked at Lin Ye with some confusion. "Why aren't you moving?"

How the hell am I supposed to move this? Doesn't Shining find it strange at all? Are the Sarkaz people just too oblivious, or do the demons simply lack this kind of awareness? But regardless, Lin Ye couldn't get over that mental hurdle. Fortunately, the others quickly realized the problem. Their attention had been focused on the secret medicine itself, ignoring the fact that Lin Ye was a man. Touching a girl's sensitive areas shouldn't be done in public.

It's okay in private.