On the Ark.

"Otherwise what?" Lin Ye said irritably, "I feel like you're going to die."

"Tsk, I'm not that easy to die." Lappland sat down cross-legged, her tail swaying gently. "I just suffered a minor injury."

"Is that considered a minor injury?" Lin Ye asked. "How did you get hurt like this? Is there anyone who could injure you like this?"

“We were careless.” Lappland sighed, her ears drooping listlessly. “I thought he was dead for sure, but he wasn’t. He survived such a fatal wound. And he even escaped. It’s a disgrace.”

"...Who is it? What mission are you on?" Lin Ye asked. "Aren't we a pharmaceutical company? Why is it so bloody?"

"A pharmaceutical company?" Lappland twitched her ears in confusion. "A pharmaceutical company... what does that mean?"

"...Never mind, I didn't ask."

Although he said he wouldn't ask, Lin Ye was still very curious. After all, he knew Lappland's strength; so far, he had only seen Lappland suppressed by Messiah. But Messiah wasn't human, he was a god; being suppressed by a god was normal. So, Lin Ye really wanted to know what kind of being could injure Lappland like this.

Even though he was very curious, Lin Ye still knew what was important and what was secondary. He remembered Ansel's instructions from last night, so he stood up and handed the medicine next to him to Lappland: "Here, take these."

"What is this?"

"Medicine."

"Medicine?" Lappland took the bottle, opened it, sniffed the pills inside, and then frowned. "I'm not taking medicine."

"No, you have to take it," Lin Ye said. "You don't have to go to the medical department, but I've already brought the medicine for you, so you have to take it."

Lappland wasn't going to listen to Lin Ye. She put the medicine aside, shook her head, and said, "I don't need to take this kind of thing. My body has almost recovered."

Lin Ye had already guessed that Lappland didn't want to take her medicine. This wasn't the first time he'd seen this; Nightingale and Ifrit had both refused to take their medicine before, and he'd had to coax and trick them into taking it. So Lin Ye could say he had plenty of experience with this kind of situation, so he said directly, "Texas made you take it."

Lappland's tail stood up again: "Aww?"

"I called Texas last night," Lin Ye lied without batting an eye. "I told her about your situation, and Texas was very worried about you. She wanted to come to Rhodes Island immediately, but she couldn't. She could only tell me to take good care of you, and she prescribed all these medications."

Lappland's expression immediately changed.

She started by yelling, "You quack, can you please stop talking nonsense? How could you tell Texas something like this? In her mind, I'm an invincible senior, someone who can't be defeated or injured."

...Aren't you overthinking it?

Lin Ye really wanted to complain, but he held back.

After making a couple of noises, Lappland gradually quieted down. After about five seconds of silence, she asked again, "Texas really said that, huh?"

The sounds were much quieter than before.

Lin Ye knew his plan had worked, but his expression remained unchanged. He simply nodded calmly and said, "Of course. Would I lie to you? You know my character. Are you asking because you think Texas wouldn't care about you?"

"How could that be?!" Lappland's tail wagged again. "Texas cares about me a lot, so it's only natural for them to say something like that."

“So that’s why.” Lin Ye nodded again, then picked up the medicine that Lappland had put aside and handed it to her. “This is Texas’s way of showing her affection. Are you going to refuse? Texas will be heartbroken.”

Hmm... why do I have to add "ooh" too?

"Since that's the case, there's nothing we can do about it." Lappland crossed her arms and nodded. "There's nothing we can do about having a junior who likes to make a mountain out of a molehill."

Lin Ye barely managed to suppress a laugh as he watched Lappland take the medicine.

Lappland then obediently finished taking her medicine and started looking for clothes.

"Quack doctor, where did you put my clothes?"

Since Lappland's clothes were soaked in blood, Lin Ye simply threw them into the washing machine and forgot to take them out to dry; they're probably still wet. So Lappland is only wearing bandages, which, from a certain angle, even looks somewhat erotic. However, Lin Ye didn't pay much attention to it last night, even though he's certainly a magnanimous person.

"Your clothes aren't dry yet." Lin Ye opened his wardrobe. "I'll just find you something to wear for now."

“I don’t like other people’s smells,” Lappland said.

"You really have a lot on your plate." Lin Ye tossed a jacket over Lappland's head. "Wear it or don't, it's up to you. If you don't want to wear it, just stay under the covers and wait for your clothes to dry."

Lappland took the coat off her head, sniffed it, and then said in surprise, "Quack doctor, your clothes don't even smell!"

"Of course I don't smell, I wash every day... Wait a minute, why would you, who sleeps on the playground every day, complain that I'm dirty?"

Lin Ye was speechless. Just then, there was a knock on the door. He thought it was Ansel and went to open it.

However, when the door opened, standing in front of Lin Ye was—Skadi.

Lin Ye was stunned: "Skadi? When did you get back?"

“Just now,” Skadi said casually, still carrying her luggage, “what you told me yesterday seemed quite urgent, so I came straight to find you… Hmm?”

Skadi sensed something was amiss, so she tilted her head and looked behind Lin Ye, towards his room, her brows furrowing slightly.

Lin Ye immediately sensed something was wrong.

Sure enough, Lappland's voice soon rang out behind him.

"Quack doctor, you smell pretty good."

Chapter 475 I think this mask suits you quite well.

Lin Ye felt that he had been having a really bad run of luck these past few days. He felt like he hadn't done anything wrong, or that he was doing the right thing, but he always got some inexplicable results. If this were his previous life, he would probably have gone to the nearest temple to pray if he was in this situation where even drinking cold water would cause him to have trouble.

However, he didn't even have anyone to worship in his life. God, Buddha, and Allah all seemed to ignore this aspect of his life. The only god he knew was... the Messiah. Was he supposed to print out a picture of the Messiah, place it by his bedside, and pray to the great god Kalan every morning before brushing his teeth and washing his face so that bad luck would stay away from him?

This is just so jarring!

But then again, whether it feels awkward or not, as long as it works, that's good. It prevents him from standing awkwardly in front of the door, not knowing what kind of expression to make.

“Um, Skadi,” he coughed twice, trying to explain, “you might have misunderstood something…”

Skadi frowned slightly, interrupting Lin Ye's explanation, and asked, "Are you injured?"

“…Me?” Lin Ye was stunned. “I’m not injured.”

"Really? Then she's the one who got hurt." Skadi looked at Lappland, who was standing behind Lin Ye with a blank expression, nodded, and said softly, "That's good."

That's good?

"Is this a convenient place for you?" Skadi asked. "If not, I'll be leaving now."

Lin Ye hadn't quite reacted yet, but since Skadi had asked, how could he possibly say it was inconvenient? So he immediately took a few steps back to make room for Skadi, and Skadi followed suit and walked in. She looked at the blood-stained bandages and cotton swabs in the room, and then glanced at Lappland's bandages. She nodded thoughtfully.

"Did you make this?" Skadi asked. "You also know medicine?"

Seeing that Skadi hadn't misunderstood, Lin Ye nodded with a sigh of relief, then smiled and said, "Of course, this used to be my job."

"Your primary job?"

“Yeah, didn’t I tell you?” Lin Ye scratched his head and said, “I used to be a veterinarian, a really good one.”

Lin Ye's words made Lappland, who was listening in, widen her eyes instantly: "A veterinarian? Aren't you a quack?!"

"You're the quack doctor," Lin Ye said irritably. "Besides, being a quack doctor isn't a profession, are you stupid?"

“That’s true, quacks and veterinarians aren’t mutually exclusive.” Lappland nodded, but quickly realized things weren’t so simple. “Wait a minute, you’re a veterinarian… the person who treated me last night was a veterinarian?! A veterinarian with a reputation for being a quack, am I going to die?”

Lapland panicked.

"Go to hell! Just go to hell! I beg you, go to hell!" Lin Ye roared. "I went through all that trouble to save your life, and you don't give me any money or a banner, and you even dare to question my skills? I think you really don't understand!"

"Understand? Understand what?"

"I don't know what kind of person treated you last night." Lin Ye said with his arms crossed, boasting, "Back when I was in Chernobog, I was a very famous veterinarian, a 'famous doctor' in short. People would bring their cats and dogs to me for treatment, and the line of owners who wanted to have their cats and dogs spayed or neutered could stretch all the way to the medical department! The banners of appreciation I have at home would be almost as tall as a small dog if piled up, and I even won the pet hospital's monthly best employee award ten times in a row!"

Lappland was stunned by the inexplicable remarks: "It sounds like...it's really impressive, but something seems off."

"Wrong? What's wrong with it? It's totally right!" Lin Ye waved his hand and said, "If you don't believe me, go to Chernobog next time and ask around. Just go up to anyone walking their dog on the street and ask them if they know my name! Seriously, just because I'm a little low-key normally, you all take me for granted? Do you really think I got into Rhodes Island because of connections? Of course, it's because of my own strength!"

Lappland tilted her head. Lin Ye was speaking too fast, and she didn't understand much of what he was saying, but she could still sense a strong sense of pride in his words, though she couldn't quite figure out what Lin Ye was so proud of. After thinking for a while, she finally gave up and didn't pursue the matter further.

Skadi, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but shake her head.

Having dealt with Lappland effortlessly, Lin Ye was quite satisfied, feeling that his intelligence had been tested and proved to be far superior to that silly dog's. With Lappland settled, he could now focus on talking to Skadi. He turned to look at Skadi and saw her rummage through her luggage before handing him a neatly packed box.

“This is for you,” Skadi said.

"For me?" Lin Ye took it, somewhat puzzled. "What's this?"

"You'll see when you open it."

Lin Ye opened the box and saw the white mask inside, and was taken aback: "This is..."

“On the way back, I saw a merchant from Yan Kingdom,” Skadi explained. “He was selling some strange masks, which I heard were called face masks, so I bought one.”

Lin Ye's mouth opened slightly wider.

It wasn't just because of the mask—although he hadn't expected to see such a symbolic product as a mask in this world—but more importantly, this mask seemed to be… a gift that Skadi had bought specifically for him.

So, this is a gift?!

Lin Ye immediately asked, "Is this a gift from you?"

Skadi nodded.

It turned out to be true!

This is a gift that Skadi specially gave him!

This was the first time he had ever received a gift from a girl!

Lin Ye suddenly felt his luck had turned around. In his previous life, he had lived for twenty years and had never received a gift from a single girl. And the same was true in this life; he had never… um?

Wait, a gift for a girl.

Lin Ye recalled for a moment.

It doesn't seem like this is the first time.

The "maple" in Messiah's name is a gift, right? Although Messiah is a god, she is indeed a girl.

And Mostima's Guardian Gun, that was also a gift, wasn't it? And he gave a return gift as well.

And that kiss...

Wait, what's with this inexplicable feeling of guilt?

Lin Ye immediately dismissed these strange thoughts, and then smiled at Skadi, saying, "Thank you very much, but next time it would be best if I went with you to buy this kind of thing."

"why?"

"Because the facial makeup has symbolic meaning," Lin Ye said with a smile. "The boss probably didn't tell you, did he? The white facial makeup represents..."

"The boss said so."

Lin Ye was stunned for a moment: "You said it?"