On the Ark.

Texas fell silent.

Lin Ye was not in a hurry and silently waited for Texas's response.

About thirty seconds later, Texas slowly spoke: "Lappland... what happened to her?"

“I found her at the training ground today,” Lin Ye said. “She has always lived at the training ground and sleeps on the grass. Even though there are houses, she doesn’t sleep there.”

"Well, then what?"

“Then she got injured,” Lin Ye said. “Although it wasn’t life-threatening, it was still a serious injury. I saw that she had already received first aid and stopped the bleeding with bandages. But… you’ve been to Rhodes Island before, so you should know that the medical department is staffed 24 hours a day, and the training ground is less than 300 meters away from the medical department.”

Lin Ye's words were disorganized and he didn't ask any formal questions, but Texas still understood what he wanted to ask.

“That’s normal,” Texas said calmly. “She never lets anyone else treat her injuries.”

"why?"

“Because she doesn’t trust anyone,” Texas said. “Her race and past make her only trust herself. Even if the medical department were less than 300 meters from the training ground, she would try her best to leave and then go to a place she considers safe to treat her injuries alone. No matter how serious the injury, she can pull through… But since you’ve already called me, it seems she didn’t handle this well.”

"Hmm." Lin Ye looked up at Lappland again. "Covered in blood."

Texas sighed softly, then said, "Although you might think what I'm about to say is nonsense, I still want to say that if you decide to treat her, you'd better get her consent. If she's already unconscious, then remove her knife and have some strong people hold her down, otherwise you'll suffer."

"...I have already experienced it."

"...This can be considered a lesson learned in blood."

Why is this happening?

“If we hadn’t done that, she wouldn’t be alive today,” Texas said. “Dr. Lin Ye, I think I know why you called me. But her past is complicated and bloody, something you wouldn’t like, and something I don’t want to talk about.”

"Because your past is the same as hers, right?"

Texas was silent for a moment, then said, "Yes, that's why I don't want to recall it either. The only difference between her and me is that I've moved on, but she hasn't, and she may never be. Alright, Dr. Lin Ye, let's end our chat here. I have one last delivery to make, so I'm hanging up."

But Lin Ye called out to Texas, "I won't make you feel bad."

"Huh?" Texas asked, puzzled. "What did you say?"

“I told you I wouldn’t make you sad.” Lin Ye took a deep breath and said, “Didn’t you tell me that you would be sad if Lappland died like this? So I won’t make you sad, she will live well.”

After saying that, Lin Ye hung up the phone.

……

"Texas?" Sora turned around and looked at Texas, who was staring blankly at her phone, and asked with some confusion, "What's wrong?"

Texas put down her phone and turned to look at the river that ran through Lungmen. Steamboats chugged by on the water, which reflected the iridescent colors of Lungmen. A gentle breeze blew by, bringing a refreshing coolness.

"It's nothing," she said calmly, averting her gaze. "I just suddenly felt like smoking."

"Huh? Didn't you quit for a long time?"

“Yeah, so let’s have some chocolate.” Texas took a box of Pocky out of her pocket, and as she put the Pocky in her mouth, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, though only for a fleeting moment. “Alright, let’s get back to work.”

Okay~

……

Lin Ye returned to his bedside and looked at Lappland, who was fast asleep on the bed.

"Should we send her to the medical department?" Ansel asked, standing next to Lin Ye. "There are still a few wounds that haven't been treated."

Lin Ye shook his head and said, "There's no need. Let me do it."

Ansel frowned slightly: "You sent me?"

“Yeah,” Lin Ye said with a smile, “Don’t look at me like that. Although I’ve wasted a bit of this past year, I had a full two years before that…”

"Veterinary experience?"

"Don't rub salt in the wound." Lin Ye shrugged. "Besides, it's just applying medicine; a veterinarian could do that too, right?"

Ansel shook his head immediately: "No, she's too dangerous. You saw it yourself. If she had been any stronger, your hand would have been gone. It's better to go to the medical department. Tonight, not only Sussuro is on duty there, but also Miss Nearl. If it's her, she can definitely hold Lappland down."

“I don’t need Nearl, I can do it too.” To prove himself to Ansel, Lin Ye reached out and pinched Lappland’s cheek. “See, she can’t attack either… uh.”

Before she could finish speaking, Lappland bit Lin Ye's hand.

Lin Ye and Ansel exchanged a glance, and the atmosphere immediately became awkward.

Fortunately, Lappland didn't use much force and quickly let go, muttering, "You quack...why did you step on my tail...ow?"

Ansel raised an eyebrow: "Did you step on her tail?"

"Ahem, that's not important." Lin Ye took the medicine from Ansel's hand. "Leave the rest to me."

"Are you really courting death?"

"I already said it's not that serious, she won't hurt me."

"How do you know?" Ansel's tone was displeased. "Do you think you know her very well?"

“This isn’t the first time you’ve said this to me,” Lin Ye said. “It was the same with Skadi.”

Ansel was speechless.

"Whatever you want." Ansel turned and left. "Anyway, you're not going to listen to me... I'll just wait for you outside. Just call me if you need anything."

Requesting leave (and by the way, reporting today's shipments).

Because I got ripped off by the driving school, I'm so exhausted I can barely keep my eyes open, so I'm taking a break. I'll resume updates tomorrow.

By the way, let me report on the shipments I made today. To be honest, I think this 70%... well, never mind, you should just look at the shipments I made, which I did live in the group chat.

A total of 648 RMB was spent on four single pulls, plus what I saved up beforehand, the 328 RMB supply pack I bought, and the monthly recruitment. I don't remember the exact number of pulls, but it was definitely over 300. The six-star pulls are as follows: five Nian, one A (I spent so much money because she didn't appear for half a day), two Eyjafjalla, one Ifrit, one Saria, one Schwarz, one Hellagur, and one Siege. The number of off-banner pulls was quite disheartening, the only consolation being... Nian seems to like me a lot, she's almost at max potential =_=

Chapter 474 Quack Doctor, You Smell Pretty Good (4K)

Just as Texas said, even in her unconscious state, Lappland's body is extremely dangerous, like a programmed machine that reacts swiftly upon sensing a threat. For example, the way she drew her sword against Ansel, and the sudden bite she gave Lin Ye when he was rubbing his face.

Fortunately, his strength was greatly weakened due to his severe injuries. If he had tried to draw his sword in his normal state, Lin Ye would have lost an arm, and the bite would have been much deeper. This was why Ansel insisted on sending Lappland to the medical department, with Nearl assisting. However, Lin Ye quickly discovered that as long as he didn't recklessly rub Lappland's head and tail, her resistance wasn't as fierce. Even when he applied alcohol swabs to her wounds, her body only trembled slightly and showed no further reaction.

Lin Ye thought it was probably because his ability had taken effect again.

So while treating Lappland, Lin Ye had a fleeting feeling that he had returned to Chernobog and become the renowned veterinarian known for his "I Love My Pets" again. Once again, he stood by the operating table, performing spaying/neutering... cough cough, surgery on the cats and dogs on it.

The sense of déjà vu was overwhelming. Although Lin Ye didn't particularly enjoy his veterinary career, reminiscing about it occasionally was still quite pleasant, after all, it was his former means of making a living. The smell of those alcohol swabs was incredibly comforting. If only he had a scalpel to cut off Lappland's... bandages, that would be even better.

These bandages were used by Lappland herself to treat her wounds, and her professional technique showed that she was quite skilled at this. Given the Lupo tribe's constitution, she should recover after some rest. However, Lin Ye wanted her to heal faster, so he decided to remove the blood-soaked bandages and re-dress her.

To be honest, this was quite risky; there was no guarantee she wouldn't get bitten again. But Lin Ye calmed down and carefully removed the bloodstained bandages, then applied anti-inflammatory ointment. Because he was afraid Lappland would wake up in pain, Lin Ye was extremely careful with every movement, even more so than when performing a sterilization procedure.

Even so, Lappland still felt pain, especially in the deeper parts of the wound. When the cotton swab touched it, the fur on Lappland's tail almost stood on end. Several times, Lin Ye thought Lappland was about to wake up, after all, her hands were clenched into a ball, as if she finally couldn't help but punch Lin Ye.

Fortunately, this did not happen in the end.

Two hours later, Lin Ye finally finished everything. He let out a long sigh and slumped into a chair like Uncle Ge, his entire body soaked in sweat. At his feet were rolls of blood-stained bandages and blood-stained alcohol swabs scattered all over the floor, filling the entire room with a strong smell of blood.

It was already 2 a.m.

Exhausted, Lin Ye just wanted to sleep. At that moment, the door was pushed open, and Ansel walked in. He glanced at Lappland, who was wrapped in new bandages, and said, "You're pretty quick."

Lin Ye smiled and said, "Of course, as I said, I'm a professional."

"With this technique, it seems we can ask you for help when the medical department gets too busy in the future." Ansel said, tossing the paper bag he was carrying to Lin Ye.

Lin Ye asked, somewhat puzzled, "What is this?"

“Oral anti-inflammatory drugs or something like that,” Ansel said calmly. “She’s injured like this, there’s no way she can be cured by just a little alcohol. Make sure she takes all the medicine in this bag when she wakes up. I just got them from the medical department. I’ve written down the course of treatment on them. I don’t know if she can read, but you can make sure she takes them.”

Lin Ye looked at Ansel in surprise: "You just went to the medical department to get medicine?"

"Or else?"

“Uh…” Lin Ye couldn’t help but smile. “I thank you on behalf of Lappland.”

Ansel rolled his eyes: "You talk like she's her guardian. She's your colleague, and she's my colleague too. How could I do nothing when she's injured like this? Also, how's your hand? Take some medicine too."

"I'm already much better," Lin Ye said confidently, flexing his injured hand. "I'm not the same person I used to be!"

"Suit yourself then." Ansel waved his hand, turned around, and prepared to leave. "I'm leaving."

"Leave?" Lin Ye was taken aback. "Where are you going? It's already this late."

“Go to the medical department.” Ansel glanced at Lin Ye. “This room has been turned upside down. I don’t like sleeping in this kind of environment. I’d rather go to the medical department for the night shift. There are beds there.”

Lin Ye looked around and forced himself to stand up: "It's okay, just wait for me to clean up."

“You should sit down, don’t fall over,” Ansel said. “I don’t want to stay and take care of two people, and Lappland is already sleeping in your bed. If I sleep in my own bed, where will you sleep?”

“I can sleep on the sofa,” Lin Ye said.

“There’s no need.” Ansel shook his head. “You can sleep at my place. It’ll also keep an eye on Lappland. I’m not very familiar with her, and I don’t want to rest in the same room.”

“…Alright.” Lin Ye could only nod. “Thank you.”

"Don't thank me yet, my bed isn't free," Ansel said casually. "You're too dirty right now. You need to take a shower before you get on my bed. I don't want to come back tomorrow to change the sheets; I'm a germaphobe."

After saying that, Ansel left the room.

Lin Ye watched Ansel's retreating figure, couldn't help but shake his head, and revealed a helpless smile: "She really does have a sharp tongue but a soft heart."

He was indeed exhausted, both physically and mentally, so he took a shower. He had originally intended to sleep on Ansel's bed, but after thinking about it, he was worried about getting the bed dirty, so he decided to make do on the sofa. That way, if anything happened to Lappland in the middle of the night, he could react immediately.

With this thought in mind, Lin Ye slowly closed his eyes, and fatigue washed over him like a tide, and he quickly fell asleep.

But he didn't sleep for long before he was startled awake by a loud "ow".

When she opened her eyes, the room was already brightly lit, and Lappland was sitting on the bed, looking around.

"Where am I?" She quickly spotted Lin Ye. "What are you doing here, you quack doctor?"

Lin Ye's lips twitched slightly, but before he could explain, he saw Lappland think seriously for a moment, and then get angry again.

"I remember now, you stepped on my tail last night!"

Lin Ye immediately flew into a rage: "What's wrong with you?! I worked so hard to change your dressing last night, don't you know? All you remember is me stepping on your tail?!"

"Huh?" Lappland tilted her head, looking somewhat confused. "What do you mean by changing the dressing?"

"Haven't you realized it yet?" Lin Ye couldn't help but rub his forehead, thinking that Lappland didn't seem this stupid when they first met.

Reminded by Lin Ye, Lappland began to observe her surroundings and realized that her body was a little different. After being stunned for several seconds, she said in a daze, "Why did you change my dressing, you quack doctor?"