Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

"Bolivar's independence cannot be achieved overnight. Even if I win this war in Dosoles today with the help of Qi Yan's efforts, I will be powerless to resist the counterattacks from Letania and Colombia."

The seeds of resistance have now been sown in the hearts of these people; now we must wait for them to grow.

I plan to lead the team, rescuing people while heading towards City Hall to establish a cooperation agreement with Candela.

"You've struck a good balance, accumulating knowledge and experience before unleashing your potential." The doctor nodded with satisfaction. "You made a good choice. You didn't forget to watch your step just because of today's big event."

"Then the command is now in your hands. Rhodes Island can only accompany you this far."

Ernesto gave a wry smile and shook his head, saying:

"It's all we can do to accompany them this far... Qi Yan said he wants me to join Rhodes Island, and I have the same idea. I really want to study hard on Rhodes Island for a while."

“There’s also an unexpected bonus.”

The doctor chuckled, but didn't show much surprise.

If he and Qi Yan go through all this trouble and still fail to subdue this big golden retriever, that would be a real surprise!

The two exchanged a smile, then parted ways, with Ernesto returning to his unit to explain the next steps of the operation.

Susuru, the other two, and Hong also returned to the Doctor's side.

The cast iron circled the doctor twice, then nodded in satisfaction.

Her action left the doctor completely bewildered.

“Looks like you’re not seriously injured.” Cast Iron grinned wickedly. “Then I’m relieved. Taking you back to Rhodes Island this way will allow you to immediately face Dr. Kal’tsit’s punishment.”

PhD:"……"

He suddenly wanted to plunge into the sea, find Qi Yan who was diving, and betray Rhodes Island with him to start a new business and grow stronger.

Susuluo looked around and asked:

"By the way, why hasn't Qi Yan returned yet? He's also a target of Dr. Kal'tsit's capture mission."

"Didn't you guys watch the live stream?" The Doctor pointed to a large, shattered monitor in the distance. "That guy has defected from Rhodes Island and joined the Letania camp. He even said he's planning to enter the entertainment industry and do rap."

Sussuruo and Cast Iron instantly hugged each other, their faces turning pale with fright, and they exclaimed in unison:

"Has he finally decided to destroy this land?!"

Chapter 267 A Change of Body

The doctor looked at the two huddled together and felt a sense of helplessness.

"Aren't you worried about whether our top Rhodes Island fighters have run away with their buckets?" the Doctor asked.

Cast Iron and Sussuluo exchanged a glance, then suddenly realized:

"Oh right, Qi Yan has betrayed us again."

"The word 'again' is quite clever." The doctor was both amused and exasperated.

Susulu regained some composure and asked:

"Is Qi Yan planning to join the official Laetanian camp this time?"

The doctor pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said:

"No, the new boss of the white-haired dog is just a front to let everyone know where he is going and to collect some travel expenses along the way."

If I remember correctly, Qi Yan mentioned that there was a small team in Letania that had broken away from the Reunion Movement, and that he planned to bring them to Rhodes Island; that should be his real goal.

Sussulu nodded, indicating that she understood.

With this news, they can go back and report to Kal'tsit.

As for the troublesome matters, let Kal'tsit handle them!

"Qi Yan, swim faster! We're sinking!"

Eureka clung to Qi Yan's back, watching helplessly as she drew ever closer to the water's surface, tears welling in her eyes.

Qi Yan yawned, the golden light in his pupils slowly fading.

He said lazily, "I'm too tired to swim anymore, I want to take a nap."

"This is the sea! Wake up!"

Eureka went berserk on the spot.

Qi Yan thrashed about in the water a couple of times, then gave up struggling.

"Anyway, neither of us is going to die, so what's the rush? Let's get some sleep first."

"How could I not die? I'm just an ordinary Zalak girl!" Eureka saw Qi Yan actually start to close his eyes and immediately reached out to grab them. "Open your eyes! I haven't found a boyfriend yet, I haven't made a fortune, and I haven't become a top streamer yet!"

The slippery little hands scratched at Qi Yan's face, which only made Qi Yan feel more comfortable. So he kicked his legs and lay down flat.

Eureka, who was clinging to Qi Yan's back, was instantly pushed into the water, her scream turning into a gurgling sound of bubbles.

Just as Eureka was trying to climb behind Qi Yan and into his arms, she suddenly felt the temperature of the seawater around her drop rapidly, and then a piece of floating ice suddenly appeared under her feet.

The floating ice rose up, pulling the two of them out of the water.

Eureka spat out the salty seawater in her mouth, looked up, and saw Ya'er standing on a floating ice floe not far away, cautiously watching her.

"Waaah, Sister Ya'er, I don't want Qi Yan anymore, please save me quickly."

Eureka immediately burst into tears as if she had seen a savior.

Ya'er's face showed fear, and she waved her hands repeatedly:

"I will take you to the shore, but please don't come any closer, I'm afraid the ice will break."

Eureka: “…”

Qi Yan opened his eyes, saw Ya'er, and simply rolled his eyes as if to say hello.

Then the ice beneath him broke, separating Eureka, who drifted alone towards the distant shore.

Eureka lay prone on the ice floe, too afraid to move, lest she accidentally fall off.

After Eureka had drifted nearly a hundred meters away, Ya'er manipulated the ice floe beneath her to approach Qi Yan.

After the two ice floes merged, Ya'er even waved her hand to blow away the outermost layer of the ice floes, completely eliminating Eureka's aura before daring to step onto them.

"Your aftereffects are so strange."

Ya'er squatted down next to Qi Yan and poked his cheek with her finger: "It feels like your body is too weak to withstand your power, so it is forced into a weak state."

Why not get a new body?

Qi Yan rolled over, slapped away Ya'er's mischievous hand, and muttered:

"I'm not like you, changing bodies is as easy as changing clothes."

Ya'er hugged her knees, squatted down in a standard girlish pose beside Qi Yan, and smiled:

"I can sculpt a body for you, and I guarantee it will be beautiful."

Qi Yan: "..."

This adjective sounds like it's describing a young girl.

"I have no interest in being transgender."

Qi Yan lay on the ice floe, stretching out comfortably and feeling the cool breeze beneath him, feeling extremely pleasant.

In the distance, a tattered lifeboat drifted by, with several lucky survivors of the tsunami huddled together on board.

Ya'er looked up at those people and suddenly said:

"I don't really like this city. Could I do what you did and help clean it up?"

"Whatever you want," Qi Yan said lazily.

Ya'er tilted her head and thought for a moment, but did not take any action.

For some reason, after Qi Yan agreed, she lost interest.

"I thought you would stop me, after all, you seem to really like those humans." Ya'er started poking Qi Yan's face again, seemingly out of boredom.

"Because I am human."

"You're not human at all."

Qi Yan was so disturbed by the poking that he couldn't fall asleep. He opened his eyes and bit down on Ya'er's slender, delicate fingers that were causing trouble.

Ya'er winced in pain and quickly withdrew her hand.

"Since you're so free, help me find out where my new boss went." Qi Yan propped himself up and looked out at the vast sea. "I've finished my business, now I need to hurry up and make a run for it."

Ya'er moved to the edge of the ice floe, reached out and washed Qi Yan's drool in the seawater, and nodded in one direction.

Clearly, Qi Yan's new boss is in that direction.

I just don't know if it's floating on the sea right now, or sinking underwater, or if it's about to float up after sinking.

"I'm leaving now, see you later."

Qi said goodbye and jumped into the water.

Ya'er watched Qi Yan splash away in the water and fell into deep thought.

"I think this swimming style is called... doggy paddle?"

Ya'er was completely baffled by Qi Yan's rather unseemly swimming style.

Perhaps Qi Yan chose this posture for a deeper reason.

Shaking her head, Ya'er decided not to linger on the sea any longer and slowly drifted towards the coastline, controlling the floating ice beneath her feet.

A breeze blew from afar, carrying a low, heartfelt thank you from Ya'er.

Ya'er chuckled softly and asked the wind:

"Are you really that concerned about your last remaining member of your clan?"

Now that you've woken up, protecting your last remaining clansmen shouldn't be difficult. Why do you still place all your hopes on Qi Yan?

She even pitifully begged me to probe Qi Yan's attitude towards her current identity.

The wind brought Qi's reply.

After hearing this, Ya'er fell silent.

“You are an anomaly,” Ya’er suddenly commented. “You are nothing more than their totem, yet you truly consider yourself one of them, and even regard them as your own offspring.”

Are you so lonely you've lost your mind?

Qi did not refute Ya'er's sarcasm, and the commotion subsided quietly.

Ya'er looked back, her gaze piercing through the limitations of space, and saw the figure struggling in the sea, and the wolf silently following beside him, without uttering a word.

The strangest being on this land, and the strangest deity on this land, coexist in a strange harmony.

Ya'er gently rubbed her fingers that Qi Yan had just bitten, and for no reason, the image of En Ya began to appear in her mind.

“Let’s go back. But I remember that humans have a custom of bringing back gifts for their friends when they go out. What kind of gifts does Enya like?”

"...Let's choose the bell."

(Chapter 3 will be later, I'll have some food.)

Chapter 268 concludes; inheritance, beginning.

When Ya'er controlled the floating ice and followed the current to find the Doctor and the others, they had already arrived near the City Hall.

The team, which originally consisted of more than ten people, has grown to nearly thirty people after rescues and integration along the way.

They used the jet skis they found along the way to make sure everyone had a ride.

However, most of those who were rescued later were unarmed and followed the group timidly, looking like frightened birds.

Inside the city hall, Candela had already led a team out on jet skis to greet them.

The two teams met on the water in this way, which was strangely amusing.

Ya'er's arrival did not attract much attention.

Ernesto and Candela each piloted their own jet skis, gazing at each other from half a meter apart.