Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Outcast's wrinkled eyes narrowed slightly, his gray pupils fixed on Qi Yan:

"It's less of a plan and more of a prophecy to me."

Kal'tsit and Ace stared at Qi Yan, their expressions somewhat solemn.

“Outcast, whether Qi Yan’s words are a deduced plan or a prophecy, he wouldn’t joke about such a thing.”

ACE took the initiative to speak and said in a deep voice, "I don't have any missions scheduled for the next period of time, so the two of us can team up for now."

Outcast paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement with the proposal.

Qi Yan smiled again: "Everyone is happy."

Kal'tsit, with a sullen, cat-like face, glared at Qi Yan.

Clearly, she wasn't particularly happy.

Facing Kal'tsit's angry glare, Qi Yan waved his hand dismissively:

"I'll be going now if there's nothing else. I haven't even had breakfast yet. Also, I'll be choosing the right people for my team this time."

After saying that, Qi Yan quickly slipped out of the office.

Outcast and Ace nodded to Kal'tsit, and the two left together.

When only Kal'tsit remained in the office, she held the remaining half-cup of coffee, remained silent for a long while, then suddenly sighed and said:

"Come out."

A pair of long, slender legs in black leather pants silently emerged from the corner of the office, and the red-haired Sarkaz woman appeared in the office like a ghost.

The woman crossed her arms, and her stunning figure made Kal'tsit almost unable to look directly at her.

She looked at Kal'tsit curiously and asked, "Who exactly is Qi Yan?"

"I don't know." Kal'tsit's answer was unexpectedly concise and clear.

The woman narrowed her beautiful red eyes slightly and asked skeptically:

“If you don’t know him, then I think your actions lack sufficient rationality. He suddenly appeared and possessed a frightening amount of information. If such a person has any ulterior motives, once he has laid the groundwork, neither you nor I will be able to stop him.”

Rhodes Island already has a Doctor who could regain his memories at any moment, or who may not have lost his memory at all and is simply pretending, which is worrying enough. Add to that the uncontrollable Qi Yan... We cannot afford the consequences of a second failure.”

“We can’t be sure if the Doctor has really lost his memory, but we don’t need to be so wary of him,” Kal’tsit retorted. “The Doctor may be a terrible person, cold and ruthless, treating everyone as pawns, but his goals are the same as yours and mine.”

"What about Qi Yan?" the woman pressed.

"...The doctor said he had no ill intentions towards Amiya."

Kal'tsit paused for a moment before slowly offering an explanation that even she herself found hard to accept.

As expected, the woman let out a sneer, her eyes filled with unwavering skepticism.

"Ascalon."

Kal'tsit suddenly spoke up: "We don't need to guarantee that everyone will wholeheartedly support the Demon King. Rhodes Island is not the Tower of Babel. Rhodes Island was not founded for the purpose of seizing power."

"That's true, but aren't you afraid Rhodes Island will become the second Reunion Movement?"

Ascalon's words were like a sharp knife, pointing straight to the heart of the matter: "Qi Yan's reputation on Rhodes Island is growing, and you are placing more and more trust in him. When Amiya chats with others, two out of every three sentences she utters are about Mr. Qi Yan."

Even when Qi Yan returns to Rhodes Island after causing trouble outside, the logistics girls will proactively run over to remind him that he is about to cause trouble for Qi Yan.

These phenomena are a good thing when Qi Yan is helping Rhodes Island, but once he has other ideas, Qi Yan will become a second Talulah, and Rhodes Island will follow in the footsteps of the Reunion Movement.

“If I remember correctly, Rhodes Island’s shadow is Phantom, and you’re stealing his job,” Kal’tsit commented.

"That gloomy little cat has also been turned by Qi Yan!"

Ascalon was clearly determined not to let Kal'tsit steer the conversation astray.

Faced with Ascalon's relentless pressure, Kal'tsit's green eyes lowered slightly, and after a long while, she slowly said:

"You can think about it from a different perspective. Qi Yan's arrival provided Rhodes Island with strong combat support, and his physique brought Rhodes Island hope for curing Oripathy."

The second drug, using Qi Yan's blood as a raw material, is still in its early stages of development, yet it has already been able to stably control the condition of severely infected patients like Bozhuokastine and Froststar. These two have even gone a month without experiencing any symptoms of Oripathy.

Ascalon slowly walked up to Kal'tsit.

She was significantly taller than Kal'tsit, looking down at her with a slightly indifferent tone:

"Have you gone crazy from studying medicine? Rhodes Island is a pharmaceutical company and its goal is to treat Oripathy, but Rhodes Island has many other important missions, and you bear responsibilities far beyond that."

Qi Yan's blood alone cannot solve Oripathy, and the suffering of this land is by no means limited to Oripathy.

Oripathy is merely the surface wound of this land; beneath it, the true disease has already festered and festered. Simply treating the Oripathy wound will only exacerbate the underlying inflammation, until it penetrates deep into the bone marrow.

"A very powerful dialectic."

Kal'tsit did not deny Ascalon. Her green eyes stared directly at Ascalon as she said, word by word, "But Qi Yan's abilities are not just limited to his special physique."

"I never thought you would be so unreasonable."

Ascalon seemed somewhat angry.

Her fair fingers gently traced the rim of the coffee cup. Kal'tsit withdrew her gaze and turned to walk to the office window.

With her back to Ascalon, her tone was so calm that it betrayed no emotion whatsoever:

“I had been following a certain hope, but he told me that hope doesn’t have to be hope, and Amiya can just be Amiya.”

Qi Yan can simply be Qi Yan; there's no need to overcomplicate things.

He was Qi Yan, an ordinary person who knew a lot of random, unpredictable information, had a erratic and eccentric personality, loved to joke and laugh, and hoped to find a place for himself in this land…

The office fell silent as Kal'tsit finished speaking.

Kal'tsit slowly turned her head and found that she was the only one left in the room.

Turning her gaze away, Kal'tsit looked out the window at the slowly moving scenery.

When she is alone, her pretense quietly fades away, and an unyielding weariness creeps across Kal'tsit's face.

She picked up her half-cup of coffee, which had already gone cold, and couldn't help but frown.

The drawer of the desk next to me was pulled open.

Kal'tsit took out a candy, unwrapped it, and put the translucent fruit hard candy into her mouth.

The delicate fruity flavors bloomed on her lips and teeth, and the sweetness caused Kal'tsit's lips to curl into a barely perceptible smile.

Chapter 155 "Reluctantly"

"Old man, you've been in the military for so many years, you're certainly well-informed, but I assure you you've never been to jail. Want to experience it for yourself?"

Qi Yan, holding the boxed lunch his younger sister had prepared for him, sat by Patriot's hospital bed and enthusiastically promoted his travel plans.

The patriot put down his newspaper and said unhurriedly:

"The newspaper forecasts that the weather will get colder. The guerrillas are not coming with me to Rhodes Island. I'm going to help them get through the winter."

“These are minor issues. The Doctor extorted a large sum of money from Wei Yanwu. If you have him secretly manage it behind Kal'tsit’s back, he can provide the guerrillas with enough supplies to get through the winter.”

Qi Yan decisively betrayed Kal'tsit, secretly coming up with a terrible idea.

Patriot, long accustomed to Qi Yan's irreverent behavior, sighed helplessly:

"I already owe Rhodes Island a huge sum of money for treatment. If I continue to use Rhodes Island's money, I will have to spend the rest of my life working for Rhodes Island."

"This is great news!"

Qi Yan took out his terminal and prepared to contact the doctor.

Patriot quickly grabbed Qi Yan's terminal firmly with his large hand.

Otherwise, his fate would be firmly bound to Rhodes Island by Qi Yan.

Qi Yan tried to grab it twice, but in his black-eyed state, unless he used his teeth to bite, he couldn't budge Patriot at all.

Qi Yan clicked his tongue, abandoned the terminal, picked up the lunchbox, shoveled down two mouthfuls, and then mumbled:

"After everyone came to the island, they stopped loving me. Not a single one of them was willing to go out and have fun with me."

Patriot placed the terminal on the bed and chuckled somewhat:

"If I'm not mistaken, you don't have it yet. Go ask Qi Lin, she'll be happy to."

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

Qi Lin appeared from the ward door as if refreshed instantly, casually checked the condition of the other patients in the ward, and then went straight to the two of them.

"Sir, it's just a routine check-up. What are you two talking about?"

Patriot said with a smile, "Qi Yan wants to go to Columbia and is currently recruiting travel companions."

Seeing that the patriots had brought up the topic, Qi Yan casually asked, "Are you going?"

Qi Lin frowned slightly, rested her smooth chin on her hand, hesitated for a moment, and reluctantly said:

"Nothing much has been happening lately. If you can't find anyone, I can reluctantly accompany you."

"嘤嘤嘤!"

Qi Yan was immediately moved and put down his lunchbox to hug his little sister's leg: "As expected, only you still love me."

Before his younger sister could kick him, Qi Yan stopped in time, sat back on the bed, and happily ate his breakfast.

Qi Lin gave a soft snort, turned her head, and quickly left.

Patriot watched Qi Lin's retreating figure, tilting his head slightly in confusion.

Wasn't it supposed to be a routine check?

"Hermer, are you going to Columbia?"

Risking being discovered by Kal'tsit, Ifrit sneaked into the medical department's office, grabbing Himer's sleeve and asking her questions with pleading eyes.

The Liberian woman, whose clothes were being tugged by Ifrit, adjusted her glasses, a hint of surprise flashing in her orange-yellow eyes.

She looked at Ifrit, who was a full inch taller than her, and asked in confusion:

"How did you know?"

Ifrit gently shook Himer's oversized coat and said coquettishly:

"That's not important. What's important is whether you can take me with you. I... I can't bear to leave you."

Hermer's short brown hair was slightly frizzy, and she instinctively wanted to back away.

Unfortunately, she was just a petite Liberi, and under Ifrit's power, she was forced to stop after taking only two steps back.

Himer was clearly somewhat surprised and uncertain: "I don't care who told you my itinerary right now, I only care who taught you to act cute. You scared me."

Ifrit: "..."

Doctor, you're a fraud!

Ifrit cursed inwardly, loosened her grip on Himer's sleeve, scratched her head, and chuckled:

"That's not important. The important thing is that you're taking me with you."

“I’m not going to Columbia this time… to that place, but to a prison,” Himer firmly refused. “Besides, your condition isn’t stable yet; you need to continue receiving treatment on Rhodes Island.”

"Don't underestimate me, I can already control flames!"

Ifrit was immediately filled with competitive spirit and tried her best to control her Originium Arts, igniting only a small flame at her fingertips.

The flame flickered gently at my fingertips, radiating warmth.

She excitedly showed Hammer her achievements.

Himer was also somewhat surprised by Ifrit's progress.

However, she was not prepared to be persuaded so easily.

Seemingly understanding Himer's meaning, Ifrit became anxious, forcefully blowing out the flame on her fingertips, and then grabbing Himer's sleeve again:

"You don't need to worry about me losing control. Qi Yan is with us on this trip to Colombia. With him there, I'll be absolutely fine. Even if I do lose control, he'll stop me in time, just like Seria did!"

A look of realization flashed across Himer's face.

She had been wondering who had leaked the news of her trip to Colombia, and now it was Ifrit who had revealed it herself.

Seeing Himer's expression, Ifrit immediately realized that she had exposed Qi Yan, and her face was filled with annoyance.

Himer patted Ifrit on the shoulder, intending to say a few words of comfort and dissuade Ifrit from her idea.