Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Chapter 454 Silver Spear and Heavenly Horse

"The hard times are about to begin."

Roy put down his terminal and gave a pitiful smile: "How did those guys manage to get across the border?"

Monique had no interest in joking around at the moment. Her mind was racing, trying to come up with a solution. Then... she looked at Roy obediently.

"Don't look at me like that," Roy said, shrinking back in fright. "We can handle any one of them on our own."

"Two people will require us to join forces; three will be an unprecedented and arduous battle; and if there are more than two... even the entire Wuzhou Alliance combined wouldn't be enough to defeat them."

Monique said irritably:

"I know all that, no need for your kind explanation. But how many of them actually came?"

Roy shrugged: "What do you take our sentries for? They didn't dare count them one by one; they just glanced at them and ran back."

About forty or so.

Monique: "...Do they intend to take over the city?"

“Who knows?” Roy typed a text message on his terminal and sent it out, then regained his composure. “This isn’t something we should worry about. Let the board of directors of the Federation deal with it.”

The facts deviated somewhat from Roy's predictions.

When those in power encounter troublesome situations, they naturally won't make things difficult for themselves; it's the employees below who will suffer.

McGee's lips were almost blistered from the heat.

Holding his terminal, his usual composure and calmness crumbled, and his voice became hurried:

"That's impossible. The Supervisory Council did mobilize a conquest knight force before, but when they reported last time, they were still 573 kilometers away from the Grand Knight Territory!"

The person on the other end of the communication line said weakly:

"We all know that the marching speed of a regular expeditionary knight squad could not possibly reach this terrifying level..."

"...Yes, unless..."

McGee's expression grew increasingly grim: "Silver Spear Pegasus, only Silver Spear Pegasus's forced march can achieve this speed."

There's no need to verify it; the answer is already clear.

At that moment, an employee walked over quickly and bowed to McGee and Markowitz, who was standing next to him.

McGee waved his hand, interrupting his tedious formalities: "Report on the progress of the communication line repairs!"

"Some communication lines have been repaired!"

"Connect with the deputy judge of the National Assembly!"

With McKee's decisive command, the communications he needed were established at the fastest speed.

The other party didn't keep McKee waiting long; they answered the call as soon as the phone rang.

McKee immediately questioned, "Your Excellency, you know what I'm going to say. These conquering knights entered the Grand Knight Territory without permission, which violates the Second Act..."

"Former National Assembly deputy judge Duke is suspected of multiple crimes including bribery, involvement in illegal trade, murder, and dereliction of duty, and has been detained in accordance with the law."

The voice on the other end of the communication interrupted McKee.

As Mike fell silent in shock, the voice on the other end spoke again:

"Please choose your words carefully, Your Excellency. The Great Knight Territory is currently under a state of emergency, and the Supervisory Council has the authority to send troops to occupy it."

Do you have any further questions?

McKee: "...No, sorry to bother you, sir."

The call ended, but Mackey remained holding the terminal, the intermittent busy tone echoing in his ears.

Although Markowitz remained by his side the whole time, he never paid attention to these things.

Markowitz simply looked at everything in front of him, watching the busy figures of the employees inside the Federation building.

When the large partition occurred, these people panicked because of the power outage.

They lost all sources of information, lost their former composure in controlling resources, and lost the leverage to manipulate the situation...

“Mr. McKee,” Markowitz suddenly spoke up, “look how busy they are… what do you think a telephone is?”

This highly abrupt statement left McGee stunned.

After a long pause, he said, puzzled, "Of course, it's a communication tool."

"No. The telephone is the spindle and plow of modern society, the channel through which this modern society is woven."

Markowitz calmly looked out the window, his shadow reflected on the glass. The darkness outside provided the perfect backdrop, allowing him to clearly see the confident curve of his lips.

The reflection in the glass spoke: "The telephone is a great symbol, Mr. McKee."

McGee remained silent.

He stared blankly at the man in front of him. This man, who had failed in his business a few months ago, accomplished nothing, and was timid and submissive, had somehow developed an almost natural aura.

McKee was no stranger to this kind of momentum; he had seen it in many people, only those who had perished in the changes and struggles, while those who survived...

Almost all of them have become part of some form.

It was only then that McKee realized that this young colleague, whom he had always treated with a somewhat mocking attitude, had not, as he had thought, succumbed to the allure of power.

What color is moonlight?

The rise of electrically conductive glass tubes has led modern people to gradually forget what moonlight originally looked like.

Until, the city, which had once again fallen into darkness, was illuminated by a silver light.

Passersby momentarily forgot their panic and stopped on both sides of the street.

The armored knights recognized the group approaching from the end of the street. Looking at their pure silver armor, they felt an inexplicable urge to run away, afraid to let their own armor, covered in advertisements, appear before them.

A procession of knights, clad in silver armor and wielding silver spears, moved through the crowds and across the city known as the City of Knights.

The silver-speared pegasus horses looked out of place surrounded by advertising signs.

They were not recognized by the city, and they did not recognize the city either.

They came from a remote border fortress.

They still carried the scent of earth from their journey, as well as the smell of gunpowder and death from being baptized in blood and fire.

It's as if the whole city is building momentum for this team.

As the silver light traveled through the darkness, the streetlights flickered, and then the neon colors returned to the city that had just taken a nap.

People have a misconception that these celestial horses brought the light.

The city is gradually recovering its vitality behind them.

Roy and Monique stood side by side on the building's rooftop, overlooking the silver-lanced winged horse procession marching down the street.

Perhaps countless disputes and silent battles have unfolded in this city surrounding the appearance of the Silver Spear Pegasus, yet no one dares to stand before the Silver Spear Pegasus's ranks.

"Notify all members of the Unarmored Alliance to stop whatever they are doing."

Roy even lowered his voice instinctively: "Absolutely do not make any rash moves!"

Monique let out a cute, surprised sound, which was unusual for her.

Roy was so shocked he almost fell off the rooftop, his expression even more astonished than when he saw the Silver Spear Pegasus.

He turned his head and saw Monique quietly pointing into the distance.

Roy looked up and saw a golden figure.

Marna stood silently in the corner of the street, gazing at the silver procession in the distance.

Toran appeared out of nowhere, arms crossed, and teased him:

"Do you miss it?"

"I do miss it."

Toran rarely showed a hint of melancholy: "I miss that time when we mistakenly thought this land wasn't so bad, when it was a time of great ambition and vigor."

Maena: "..."

Toran pressed on, "If you really didn't have any ideas, you wouldn't be here, right?"

I know you have many concerns, but sometimes I feel they're unnecessary. Whether it's the Federation, the Supervisory Committee, or even Qi Yan, there's no need to be overly wary. People always have to move forward.

Marner remained indifferent, giving a reply that Toran hadn't expected:

“I have never been held back by fear, and even if I were, it wasn’t by the people you mentioned.”

In this city, the only person I now feel awe for is one person.

"The Doctor from Rhodes Island."

Chapter 455 Qi Yan: I'm leaving the city!

Toran tilted his head, feeling his pig brain was a bit overloaded.

"The Doctor from Rhodes Island?" He was puzzled. "I've heard of him. He seems to be a brains at Rhodes Island, holding a high position, and has a close relationship with Qi Yan."

But...is there anything terrible about him?

"What do you remember the Doctor doing?" Marner asked.

"...Does beating Qi Yan so badly with a pillow that he ran away with his head in his hands and didn't dare to return to the hotel for many days count?"

Maena: "..."

He turned to look at his unreliable companion, deeply worried that one day he might actually be beaten to death because of his own mouth.

Toran felt a little guilty under Marna's gaze.

He quickly coughed twice to cover his embarrassment:

"I actually did some serious research on Rhodes Island. That doctor is no ordinary person. Unlike Qi Yan, he doesn't run around everywhere. He only contacts the Federation through official channels."

But these days, Rhodes Island has successfully integrated into the Federation... well, that's not quite right; it should be said that it has successfully stood on equal footing with the Federation.

While other medical companies were still waiting for Kazimierz to provide them with funding, Rhode Island, through its spokesperson Markowitz, had successfully navigated the complex and become a true partner of the Federation.

“Not only that,” Marna said calmly.

Toran scratched his head vigorously, frantically squeezing out every last drop of his precious brain cells:

"They're probably involved with the Unarmored Alliance. They couldn't possibly be unaware of the Unarmored Alliance's background, yet they still chose to do this. It's nothing short of insane."

Furthermore, the Red Pine Knights must have received help from Rhodes Island, otherwise Qi Lin wouldn't have gotten involved with those young girls.

As he spoke, Toran's eyes gradually widened:

"Holy crap, without me even noticing, Rhodes Island seems to be everywhere?"

Marner did not mock Toran's belated realization.

In fact, if Qi Yan hadn't deliberately kept him there that night and let him hear some things, even he wouldn't have noticed the situation at Rhodes Island.

“There’s definitely more to it than that,” Marner asserted. “The Doctor from Rhodes Island must have other tricks up his sleeve.”

Toran said dismissively:

"What backup plan could we possibly have? We can't just let Qi Yan out and wipe out everyone in the Federation, can we?"

To put it another way, Rhodes Island is definitely on the side of the Radiant Knights, which means we have Qi Yan as a backup, especially seeing that the Supervisory Council has brought out the trump card, Silver Spear Pegasus.

I'm so fired up right now, I could burst into the federation building and slap each and every one of the board members!

Marner shook her head in protest:

"There's no doubt that Qi Yan is very strong, but his strength is based solely on absolute brute force, and some things cannot be physically destroyed..."

"Alright, it's late, I'm going back to rest. I have work to do tomorrow."

After saying that, Marna turned and left without looking back, leaving Toran and the silver-speared Pegasus in the distance behind.

Before he had gone far, Toran suddenly shouted:

"Speaking of which, with everything so lively tonight, Qi Yan has been nowhere to be seen the whole time. Do you have any guesses?"

"Since you think he can be trusted, don't try to guess his intentions."

Leaving behind a word of advice, Marner's voice disappeared completely around the street corner.