Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Chapter 354 The Battle for the Dog King, but only Qi Yan participated.

Kal'tsit sighed helplessly and raised her hand to support her forehead.

After a few seconds of silence, she lowered her head and said:

"I've heard of the Knights' Tournament in Kazimierz. It's an extremely dangerous competition where participating knights fight to the death in the ring, all for the title of champion knight."

However, the Special Championship is secretly manipulated by the Kazimierz Commercial Federation, and if the participating knights do not obey the federation's orders, their fate is generally dire.

The doctor nodded in agreement:

"Indeed, I did investigate the situation in Kazimierz after Nearl left. Nearl was forced to leave Kazimierz because she single-handedly defied the Federation and won the championship that year. That's when she earned the title of Radiant Knight."

However, due to this, Nearl's family, under pressure from the Federation, chose to use Oripathy as a reason to expel Nearl from Kazimierz.

Now that Linguang's sister is participating in the Special Championship and Linguang has returned to Kazimierz, things are likely to get complicated.

Kal'tsit raised her head again, a hint of well-concealed fatigue in her eyes, without a trace of panic or hesitation:

"Change the Rhodes Island route to Kazimierz. We can't let anything happen to Nearl."

“Entering Kazimierz territory without any justification will be considered an invasion by Rhodes Island.” The Doctor chuckled and raised his chin. “That’s why I submitted those two reports to you.”

One document is the trajectory of Rhodes Island's new flight path, and the other is a form applying to become an external medical assistant for the Casimir Major; both require your signature.

"Entering Kasimir under the guise of medical aid?"

Kal'tsit's eyes lit up.

The doctor looked at her, a wicked smile playing on his lips beneath his mask, and deliberately said:

“That’s right. As long as we can get this application approved, we can not only enter Kazimierz legitimately, but also earn a lot of money to support Rhodes Island.”

Kelsey: “…”

Very well, the fiscal deficit problem that she thought she had concealed perfectly has long been exposed.

"I have to go check Ifrit's homework, I'm leaving now, you go ahead and do your work."

After making a fool of himself, the PhD student promptly got up and made a run for it.

Kal'tsit watched the Doctor's figure disappear through the doorway before silently turning her gaze away.

M3 moved stealthily to the edge of the table, then darted under it and hid in the gap.

Kal'tsit ignored the silly M3, licked her lips, and pulled out a candy from the drawer again.

This time, after unwrapping the candy, she deliberately stuck out the tip of her tongue and licked it first to make sure it was sweet before putting it in her mouth.

"Traveler, let me tell you, there's a terrifying creature called Pero, possibly a canine, roaming Wolumond. It's very dangerous!"

A Sarkaz from the Mudrock Squad sat next to Qi Yan and vividly described, "It's said that guy has a blue face and fangs, and his gaping maw can swallow a person whole without spitting out the bones!"

Even Mr. Logos, the Banshee Queen of Sarkaz, is extremely wary of him. You must be careful lately and not provoke that guy, understand?

Qi Yan casually tossed a piece of wood into the campfire in front of him, looked at the vast night sky above, and nodded gently.

A dark and windy night is a perfect opportunity to kill and dispose of a body.

"What are you talking about?"

Anto walked over from the side, handed Qi Yan and Sarkaz a few pieces of bread, plopped down, and asked curiously, "Tell me too. I've been busy all day and I'm almost mentally exhausted. I desperately need to replenish my gossip energy."

Sarkaz also took a great liking to this lively and skilled little girl, and immediately took the bread and vividly recounted the rumors about the 'dog-like creature'.

Anto, chewing on bread, muttered:

"It sounds so familiar. I wonder who's more of a scoundrel, that person or Qi Yan."

Qi Yan: "..."

Great, killing one is the same as killing two, so dealing with them all at once is more convenient.

Sarkaz and Anto were still arguing fiercely about whether Qi Yan or the 'canine creature' was more of a dog, while Qi Yan silently stood aside like a quiet, handsome man, even planning when to fertilize the grass on their graves.

In the town of Wolumonde, which had just been ravaged by a natural disaster, the three of them were in the most bustling corner of the square.

Mud Rock originally wanted to come over and ask Qi Yan if there would be any aftershocks following the natural disaster, but after hearing some dangerous remarks, she wisely chose to turn around and leave.

Before Niyan had gone far, she heard shouts coming from ahead.

"The main reason we suffered this natural disaster is because the messenger of natural disasters, Biederman, failed to act and foresaw its arrival. We must make him pay the price!"

"It can't be that bad. Commander Severin has already arrested and imprisoned Biederman as punishment. I heard that once Wolumond leaves the area affected by the Cataclysm, Biederman will be exiled."

"Don't be naive. Don't think that our suffering will end when the natural disaster is over. It is said that the town's mobility module is damaged, and the speed will become very slow. We are still far from escaping the disaster area."

"That's not the point. The point is that a seemingly endless rift has appeared outside the city, blocking the town completely. The rift is full of active source stones. If an outbreak occurs, everyone in our city will become infected!"

These people became more and more excited as they spoke, and the scope of their discussion expanded wildly.

Before Niyan could come up with a way to appease them, the infected and non-infected people in both squares began to discuss the matter.

"It's so lively, it's like a party," Qi Yan said with a smile as he walked behind Ni Yan.

"Is it possible that what they're saying could become a reality?" Mudrock asked.

Qi Yan shook his head: "No."

Before Ni Yan could even catch her breath, Qi Yan continued:

"The reality is more dire than they feared, because with the appearance of the Great Rift Valley and the damage to the mobile modules, Wolumonde will be stuck within the Cataclysmic Zone for a long time."

During this period, caravans from the vicinity of Wolumond would continuously pour into the town, creating immense population pressure. Coupled with inevitable food and medicine shortages, and psychological stress, many would resort to extreme measures.

"Then what should we do?" Mud Rock asked in a deep voice.

“There’s no need to be so pessimistic,” Anto interjected, walking over as well. “Severin has already dispatched several military police units out of the city to seek support from the mobile city-states in this region.”

Even if they don't send any personnel, as long as they provide some supplies, we can get through this.

Qi Yan spread his hands and said regretfully:

"The lord of this region offended a fellow named Aatrox and was killed without even a proper body. Now the city-state is in chaos and has no time to care about Wolumond."

Anto stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

After his initial surprise, Mudstone quickly recovered and shook his head, saying:

"Based on my understanding of Letania, even if that lord hadn't been in trouble, he wouldn't have cared about Wolumond."

Catastrophes represent active Originium and Oripathy, and no lord wants his people to take such risks. They will only provide support after Wolumonde has left the range of the Catastrophes.

Let's think about how to appease these angry residents.

"No, let them argue." Qi Yan's white wolf ears twitched twice, and he laughed. "This is a topic that Severin went to great lengths to bring up."

Look, both the infected and the uninfected are united, focusing their attacks on Biederman, forgetting all about being enemies.

Mudrock and Anto were both somewhat surprised, not expecting that Severin was involved in this.

Mudstone pondered for a moment, but his mood did not improve.

Resentment can be transferred, but it will not disappear into thin air.

Severin's plan can only control the situation in the short term; once new conflicts arise, his plan will be completely destroyed.

Chapter 355 An Impossible Attempt

The discussion between Niyan and Qiyan yielded no results.

Mudstone didn't know whether Qi Yan truly had no solution or simply didn't want to talk about it; in any case, Mudstone hadn't received any information.

As Qi Yan had predicted, the medical team spent their days treating the wounded and their nights resting on the spot, listening to the infected and non-infected people in the square cursing Biederman together.

Although aftershocks still occur from time to time, the overall situation seems to be slowly improving.

During this period, some residents were killed, but the military police arrived in time to take them away and handle the situation.

As the natural disaster gradually came to an end, the military police completed their inventory of the well-preserved buildings in the town and began to arrange for residents to return to their homes based on the list.

However, the problems that Mudstone was worried about also emerged.

Beneath the gray clouds, the anger of the infected residents burned fiercely.

Led by several representatives, they ignored Wolumond's restrictions on the movement of infected individuals, and surrounded the roofless council chamber, shouting and protesting.

"Why should infected people be driven to the outskirts of towns, where they are most severely affected by natural disasters? Who knows if they might suddenly become disconnected from the main population?"

"Infected people also have human rights. Why should the bodies of infected people who die be dumped directly out of the town?"

“I think it’s very unfair at Wolumonmund right now. The leaders who make the decisions are all non-infected. We demand that infected people also participate in the deliberations!”

The military police lined up in front of the infected group, and they were somewhat intimidated by their angry faces.

Even though the military police are far stronger than these ordinary infected residents, no one wants to get into a conflict with the infected.

The incident of the squad leader whose face was splattered with blood is still fresh in everyone's mind, and anyone who recalls it feels a deep sense of fear.

Inside the council chamber, Severin walked briskly down the open-air corridor, preparing to go outside to comfort those infected.

But just around the corner near the gate, he saw a figure standing silently.

"Captain White, were you waiting for me?" Severin stopped in his tracks.

The White Queen listened carefully to the commotion outside for a moment before slowly speaking:

Why did you make this arrangement?

"You mean the living areas of infected people and the way their bodies are disposed of?" Severin was somewhat surprised. "This is the most reasonable arrangement under the current circumstances, and all mobile towns and even mobile city-states would do this in an emergency."

After all, non-infected individuals constitute the majority of Letania's population, far exceeding the number of infected individuals, and are much easier to manage.

"But according to Letania's laws, the infected and the uninfected have equal rights, as you said when you comforted the infected in the square."

The White Queen noticed that Severin was eager to go out and deal with the infected, but she forcefully blocked his way.

Severin felt a headache coming on.

In his view, the White Queen's question was simply absurd; even a three-year-old wouldn't bring up such a law that was more nominal than practical.

However, he dared not show any impatience in front of the White Queen, and honestly explained:

"Theoretically, that is true, but the non-infected people live in the city center, which is part of Wolumond's town planning. These infected people are just using the name of a natural disaster to protest in order to gain more rights and benefits."

Furthermore, theoretically speaking, both the town center and its outskirts are safe. This conclusion was reached after the military police led engineers on-site investigations, and the concerns of those infected are unfounded.

The White Queen nodded, said nothing more, and stepped aside to make way.

Severin quickly walked over.

As the two brushed past each other, the White Queen suddenly spoke again:

"I thought you, this stubborn guy, really treated infected and non-infected people the same."

Severin stopped in his tracks, slowly turned his head, and said firmly:

“I truly treat them both equally, because they are both part of Wolumond, and for the sake of Wolumond, I will make the necessary arrangements when necessary.”

"...You did the right thing," the White Queen said softly.

"Thank you for your recognition, Captain Bai."

Severin didn't linger any longer and strode out of the council chamber.

Soon, Severin's familiar roll call announcement came from outside again.

The White Queen stood there, silently listening as the commotion outside gradually subsided, eventually turning into Severin's speech alone.

"He's a talented person, and your idea is great, but reality is also very cold."

A voice, neither quite expressing emotion nor mockery, echoed through the corridor.

The White Queen did not directly respond to the voice, but instead asked:

"Did you try this before, Witch King?"

"Hmph, no comment." The Witch King sneered. "If it weren't for Qi Yan's orders, I would have already suppressed those clamoring infected people, along with the non-infected. Anyone who dared to utter a single word of dissent, I would have turned them into infected and used them to experiment with my magic!"

"That was a nice way to say it, keep it up."

The White Queen made a sarcastic remark and turned to leave.

After she left, the Witch King's voice continued to mutter to himself:

"It's all in vain. That's human nature. No one can change it. Even if you and Qi Yan join forces, it will still be a waste of effort."