Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Warfarin was terrified. She kept backing away as Kal'tsit got closer and then bumped into M3, who was blocking her way.

"Listen to my excuse, I was just contributing to scientific research... Ah!"

Warfarin was only halfway through her sentence when M3 skillfully pinned her to the ground.

On the other side, Qi Yan, who was trying to sneak away in the chaos, bumped into his younger sister.

"No, I can make excuses too... Ah!"

Qi Yan followed in Warfarin's footsteps and had his feet frozen by his own younger sister.

After subduing Qi Yan, Qi Lin frowned slightly and suddenly leaned close to Qi Yan and sniffed.

"You have a suspicious smell."

Qi Lin's gaze locked onto Qi Yan's pocket, and she reached inside, pulling out a fiery red feather.

Her golden eyes narrowed slightly:

"Liboli's feather, if I remember correctly, is a gift that represents something special. Who did you steal it from?"

"What do you mean by 'stolen'? How can you slander someone's innocence like this..." Qi Yan widened her eyes and argued, "Can something involving handsome men and beautiful women be considered 'stolen'?"

This was a mutually agreeable exchange, and we are both satisfied.

He tried to argue with something like "a beautiful lady is sought after by a gentleman," but he was frightened by Qi Lin's increasingly dangerous gaze and didn't dare to do anything reckless.

Qi Linqian gently stroked the fiery red feathers with her fingers, smoothing out the slightly ruffled down, and said coldly:

"Regardless of whether the other party is willing or not, it is irresponsible of you to stuff the feather into your pocket without any protection."

I've taken the feather. I'll return it to you after I've cleaned it up and made sure it's not so easily damaged.

"Hehe, my little sister is so thoughtful."

Qi Yan shamelessly tried to rub against Qi Lin, but the latter dodged him with a look of disgust.

Before Qi Yan could continue teasing his younger sister, Kal'tsit's green figure appeared right in front of him:

"I must say, you always manage to surprise me, but I hope you are prepared to take full responsibility before you act. On this land, everyone must be responsible for their actions. Even a colossal beast has been killed by the Yan Kingdom, and you are no exception."

'Well done! Even if the King of Heaven himself came today, you wouldn't escape your punishment!'

After Qi Yan finished translating the riddle in his mind, a chill ran down his spine.

M3 let out a joyful roar, its left paw holding warfarin while its right paw pulled Qi Yan off the ground, and it swiftly darted out of the ward door.

"You can't treat me like this! I've done great things for Rhodes Island, I've shed blood for Rhodes Island, and I've just brought in a huge sum of retirement sponsorship for Rhodes Island!"

Qi Yan's struggles faded into the distance in the corridor.

Interspersed throughout were Warfarin's reassuring remarks, like "a dead pig doesn't fear boiling water."

After dealing with the two culprits, Kal'tsit looked at the messy ward, the innocent-looking Skadi, and Specter curled up in Skadi's arms, snoring softly. She couldn't help but feel a sense of unease, as if life was not worth living.

"Fortunately, the doctor didn't cause any trouble today."

Kal'tsit felt a sense of relief.

Qi Lin gently stroked the feathers in her hand, reminding her:

“If someone says this, there’s a good chance something bad will happen. In Qi Yan’s words, it’s like planting a flag for yourself.”

Chapter 150 Tripartite Talks on the Bridge

On the bridge of Rhodes Island, three figures, tightly bound, hung in mid-air, swaying gently in the wind.

Warfarin kept scratching her right leg with her left foot, trying to relieve her itch.

Despite wearing alluring black stockings, her actions and demeanor were so lewd that Qi Yan and the doctor beside her had absolutely no desire to appreciate her.

Qi Yan swayed slowly in the wind, watching the doctor with curiosity:

"You didn't do anything wrong this time, so why were you hung up too?"

That's one-sided, brother.

The Doctor, like a salted fish, hung stiffly on the rope: "Rhodes Island is so big, there's nowhere you won't get into trouble."

I didn't lose my memory, so I started learning from elementary school knowledge step by step. Now I have completed university courses through self-study and am preparing to pursue further studies.

Seeing this, Kal'tsit asked me to tutor the children on the island.

"Isn't this great?" Qi Yan asked, somewhat puzzled.

Although PhDs may seem lowly, their intellect is undeniable, and they handle academic matters with ease.

The doctor sighed deeply and said slowly:

“Being good at studying and tutoring your child to be good at studying are two different things. Those bratty kids are terrifying. Yesterday, there was a little girl named Ifrit... You should know her. She's the one you mentioned before, the protagonist of the Flame Demon incident involving Rhine Labs.”

She was once used as a live experimental subject by Rhine Lab and suffered a lot of torture. Although she was brought to Rhodes Island for treatment by a woman named Himer, the psychological trauma she suffered in the past still haunts her.

While Ifrit's mental state wasn't completely out of control like Specter's, she couldn't tolerate any stimulation, and for a mischievous child like her, studying was the biggest stimulus.

"So, Ifrit lost control and burned the assignment with her Flame Originium Arts?"

Qi Yan had already guessed the general outline of what had happened, but he was still somewhat puzzled: "Even so, there's no need to hang you up, is there?"

Upon hearing this, the doctor became somewhat agitated:

"I think so too. Not to mention, I took immediate action after the fire started. Although I couldn't stop the fire, I still put in a lot of effort!"

"Kal'tsit, this is outrageous!"

"I have a slight doubt as to whether you have truly worked hard," Qi Yan said with a cold laugh.

Warfarin, whose itching had subsided, interjected:

"Your suspicion is quite accurate. I heard about this when I was chatting with Himer yesterday. The doctor told the children to throw all their books onto the fire in order to put it out, saying it was a method of extinguishing the fire by cutting off oxygen."

But that was Ifrit's Originium Arts flame, essentially a fire spell from our Sarkaz Balrog branch. Its temperature was off the charts; the Doctor's sanity was definitely running low at the time.

The doctor's face flushed red beneath his mask, and he couldn't utter a single word of rebuttal for a long time.

Qi Yan couldn't help but chuckle: "It's quite impressive that the Doctor was able to keep this from Kal'tsit for a whole day."

"We were keeping it a secret until who knows what happened? I promised the logistics girls I'd treat them to a meal, and they all said they'd help me cover it up." The Doctor's face was full of bitterness. "But after you guys got into trouble, Kal'tsit got some kind of shock and suddenly started investigating my actions over the past few days, which led to the whole thing being exposed."

Warfarin's expression turned serious upon hearing this: "Gentlemen, this means there is a traitor!"

Qi Yan and the doctor immediately looked at her.

Seeing the two looking over, Warfarin immediately began her analysis with a serious expression:

"The Doctor's original plan was perfect, and Kal'tsit should not have been able to detect it, but the result was unexpected. I can't think of any other reason except that someone informed on it."

Among those in the know, Ifrit and her mischievous friends were forced into becoming accomplices; they wouldn't inform on the truth. The logistics girls were bribed and wouldn't inform on the truth either. Therefore, there's only one truth: the traitor is Dr. Himer!

"Nonsense, Hermer isn't the kind of person who likes to gossip."

Qi Yan was the first to stand up and speak up for Hemer.

Unfortunately, his words had little effect; the Doctor, provoked by Warfarin, had already started squealing and yelling:

"That's outrageous! I was tutoring her child and almost got roasted alive, and then she went and exposed me!"

“You’re absolutely right, that’s outrageous!” Warfarin added fuel to the fire. “This is absolutely unacceptable. Swing over here, I’ll bite through the rope for you, then you can untie me, and we’ll go settle the score with Himer!”

They acted on their idea immediately and hit it off right away.

The doctor, looking like a caterpillar, began to pupate, using the momentum to swing himself toward warfarin.

As the two got closer and closer, Warfarin stretched her neck, opened her mouth, and bared her two little tiger teeth, as if she was about to bite.

"What are you doing?"

A voice with a touch of childishness came from behind.

Doctor Pupa froze, then slammed his head into Warfarin's teeth, and both of them cried out in pain.

Qi Yan peeked out in the direction from which the sound came.

A Sarkaz girl with light yellow hair was walking towards the three people hanging there. The girl's hair was not long and was combed into two cute little braids at the back of her head, looking like two fluffy balls, making people want to reach out and grab them.

Qi Yan recognized the person's identity and chuckled:

"Ifrit, those two are eyeing your mother."

Ifrit's orange-yellow eyes, which resembled dragon eyes, widened slightly: "Why did you insult me?"

"No, I didn't!" Qi Yan panicked and explained, "I meant that these two things are eyeing your mother... no, oh dear, these two things are trying to do something bad to Himer!"

"White-haired dog, traitor!"

The doctor and Warfarin shouted in unison.

Ifrit was clearly a little out of sync with the three's thought process and was somewhat bewildered by the situation.

She studied it for a long time before she gradually realized what was going on.

The "mother" Qi Yan mentioned refers to Hemer.

Ifrit was startled.

Her eyes widened, forgetting that she had come here to secretly drop off the doctor, and she looked at Qi Yan anxiously:

"You mean, Himer is actually my mother?"

Qi Yan and the other two fell silent at the same time.

Within Rhodes Island, everyone knows about the relationship between Himer and Ifrit. Although they are not related by blood, Himer's gentleness and attentive care for Ifrit always makes people naturally associate them as mother and daughter.

It was a feeling that transcended blood ties.

Ifrit clearly places Himer in a very important position in her heart, but unfortunately, due to her past experiences, she lacks understanding of many things and her own emotions.

“Ifrit, let me explain.”

Warfarin felt it necessary to use her professional skills as a doctor to reassure Ifrit: "From a physiological point of view, Himer is a Liberi, and you are a Sarkaz, and the age difference between you two isn't that great, so..."

Warfarin attempted to explain the intricacies of the situation in a more tactful way.

But Qi Yan didn't mince words, directly interrupting Warfarin and nodding:

"That's right, Himer is your mother!"

Ifrit was struck dumb, frozen in place.

Warfarin immediately panicked: "What nonsense are you talking about? What if Ifrit loses control?"

The doctor remained silent, not in a hurry to speak.

He felt that, as a brother, he shouldn't be like that spendthrift woman Warfarin, rushing to question his good brother at a time like this.

You must always give your brothers your full trust!

As the doctor waited expectantly, Qi Yan slowly spoke: "Anyway, I am immortal. If Ifrit goes out of control, only the two of you will die."

"You dog!" The doctor instantly lost his composure, "I'll f*** you, you white-haired dog!"

Chapter 151 Qi Yan's Experience

The air on the bridge was somewhat scorching.

Warfarin and the doctor began to struggle frantically.

They couldn't help but panic. Although Ifrit was a kind child by nature, her mental illness was something that couldn't be faked.

According to Ifrit's own account, there was always a hateful voice in her head that constantly urged her to cause trouble.

At this moment, ifrit, who suddenly learned that Himer was actually her mother, was shaken and the voice in her heart uncontrollably filled her mind.

'Happy now? Let's set off a fire to celebrate!'

"Ifrit, aren't you having a good time? Why don't you set a fire and have some fun?"

Besides the voice in her heart, Ifrit discovered that there was someone in her ear urging her on as well.

She was startled and snapped back to reality from the seductive voice in her heart.

Flames had somehow ignited in her palm.

"Qi Yan, you dog, stop barking! Someone's going to die!"