Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Although the women, including Yuu, did not speak, their silence spoke volumes.

Froststar shrugged at Qilin, indicating that there was nothing she could do.

Qi Lin pursed her lips.

She was actually a little confused now. Given Qi Yan's personality, these young girls from the Red Pine Knights should have been his targets, and he wouldn't have let them go.

But ever since the night of the finals, Qi Yan has completely let himself go, eating and drinking with a group of people from Rhodes Island every day, and vowing to play around with all of Kazimierz before the black card expires.

Qi Yan is no longer in a hurry, but Qi Lin is getting anxious for the first time.

Sona and the others were the first friends she made independently, and at this moment, Qi Lin still couldn't get used to parting ways with her friends.

Froststar also saw through Qi Lin's little thoughts, which is why she took the initiative to lead Qi Lin to the Red Pine Knights' base.

Seeing Qi Lin standing there expressionless, but the tail under her skirt kept swaying gently behind her, Shuangxing took a deep breath. Just as she was about to speak again, a knock sounded on the door.

Huihao got up, went to open the door, and then froze on the spot.

"Sorry for suddenly disturbing you, I may have startled you."

Lin Guang's voice came from outside the door.

"Ah...no, please come in." Huihao snapped out of his daze and quickly ushered Linguang into the house.

Even though several days have passed, Lin Guang's body is still wrapped in gauze.

Upon seeing Qi Lin and Shuang Xing inside, Lin Guang paused for a moment, then smiled.

"It seems I was too late. I saw a little girl's balloon hanging on a tree on the way. I wanted to help her, but I overestimated my strength and almost fell off the tree."

"Uh... Qi Yan, that guy, he doesn't know his own strength." Shuangxing couldn't help but cover her face.

Even Qi Lin was hesitant to speak up for her unfortunate child at this moment.

Lin Guang smiled and waved to indicate that he was fine, but then he aggravated the wound on his shoulder, causing his expression to freeze in pain.

Qi Lin quickly stepped forward and used Originium Arts to relieve her pain.

Sona and the others were somewhat taken aback by the fact that the two sides got along so well and had no reservations whatsoever.

Finally, Sona spoke up and asked:

"Swordsman, what brings you here?"

"It's nothing, it's just that after learning about the current situation of the Red Pine Knights, I feel that Kazimierz is somewhat dangerous and restrictive for you, so I wanted to recommend a place for you."

“…Rhodes Island?” Sona asked incredulously.

Inside the room, the Red Pine Knights fell silent.

They simply couldn't understand why, despite being bullied so badly by Qi Yan that night, Lin Guang didn't harbor any resentment and instead remained as close to Rhodes Island as family.

Nearl noticed Sona and the others' reactions and explained:

“You don’t understand Qi Yan enough, which is why you misunderstand him. Actually, the person I am most grateful to now is Qi Yan.”

He, a man who so yearned for companionship, was willing to stand against everyone else for my sake. Unfortunately, given the current situation, I cannot go to him to thank him in person, otherwise all his efforts would be in vain.

I came to see you not only to recommend you try Rhodes Island, but also to clear up your misunderstanding and to ask you to help me thank Qi Yan.

Sona opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.

Lin Guang took a deep breath and said seriously:

"Please tell Qi Yan that Margaret Lin Guang will always stand firmly by his side, and I will definitely come to him whenever he needs me!"

In the name of the knight, in the name of Nearl, I swear an oath to him.

The room fell silent because of Lin Guang's vow.

Sona turned to look at Huihao and the others, and then looked at Qi Lin and the other two.

She shrugged.

"Now that things have come to this, if we don't go to Rhodes Island to take a look, we might not be able to sleep all night because of our curiosity."

Russell sat in her office, looking at the documents reported by her subordinates, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in her eyes.

After the chaos of that night, the Great Knights Territory seemed to have finally settled down completely.

What pleased Russell even more was that Letania also expressed its attitude through the Count.

The misunderstanding regarding the afterimage of the Witch King has been completely cleared up, and both countries have agreed to send friendly ambassadors to each other, conduct trade, exchange policies, establish pilot cities, and achieve mutual assistance and common progress.

A knock sounded at the door, and after Russell gave his permission, a staff member came in with the latest report to give a briefing.

"Grand Knight, we have intensified our efforts with the Beach Umbrella Company, and even contacted the Colombian government through official channels. I believe that it won't be long before the Beach Umbrella Company can't withstand the pressure and announces the identity of the murderer."

"In addition, this afternoon is the press conference for the official establishment of diplomatic relations between Casimir and Letania, and your personal presence will be required."

Russell grew increasingly satisfied, feeling that Casimir was thriving in his hands.

After waving the staff member away, Russell took a deep breath, picked up his coffee cup, and walked to the office window to look out at the city.

"The spark has been ignited. Even if it cannot burn away these corrupt guys in the Federation, it is enough to bring the situation to a true balance, or even slightly better than the previous one."

Russell smiled and picked up his coffee cup, ready to take a delicious sip.

Just as the coffee cup was brought to his lips, a deafening explosion suddenly erupted.

Russell perfectly experienced Kal'tsit's terrible ordeal. Coffee spilled from her cup onto her clothes, but she paid no attention to it, staring wide-eyed at the plume of smoke rising into the sky from the city.

"That's...the direction of the prison?!"

Before Russell could recover from the shock, several enormous figures burst out from within the smoke.

In this bustling city in a foreign land, the power armor, gleaming with a cold, mechanical luster, revealed its ferocious fangs for the first time.

Four power armors, all from Colombia and specially developed by Rhine Labs for the Colombian military, unleashed their firepower in the Grand Knight Territory.

Two R-11a assault power armored vehicles, carrying shoulder-mounted rocket launchers, bombarded the prison in the Great Knight Territory.

The other two R-31a heavy powered armored vehicles strode with heavy steps, each step causing the earth to tremble. When they bent down, their two thick mechanical arms pounded wildly in turn, turning any obstacle in their path into dust.

"What's going on?!" Russell nearly lost control of his emotions. "Quickly, send Silver Spear Pegasus to stop them!"

The entire Great Knight Territory was thrown into chaos by the sudden attack, and Silver Spear Pegasus, whose entire crew was injured, rushed to the prison immediately.

However, those power armors clearly had a strong purpose, and they had already finished their work before Silver Spear Pegasus arrived, charging headlong towards the city gates to escape.

Silver Spear Pegasus was so angry he almost ground his teeth to powder.

They can't beat Qi Yan, but they can't beat a mere four powered armored vehicles?

The two sides, one in front and one behind, one chasing and one fleeing, soon broke out of the Great Knights' territory and headed into the depths of the wilderness.

Russell stood in the Oversight Council office, the terminal vibrating wildly in his ears.

She ignored the communications and turned to give orders to the staff behind her:

"Go and investigate why those power armored vehicles attacked the prison."

The staff immediately got to work, and soon the results were handed to Russell.

As Russell looked at the report in the document, her eyelids twitched wildly, and a bad feeling welled up in her heart.

"The assassins from the Beach Umbrella Company were all silenced by the power armor?!"

Chapter 499 On the Chessboard

Federation building.

Markowitz stood with his hands behind his back, silently watching the dust rising from the direction of the prison.

McGee appeared behind him.

“Brother Markowitz, the board members are very angry,” McKee reminded him.

Markowitz didn't turn around, but simply asked:

"Because Qi Yan chose to leave at a crucial moment?"

"They don't dare to be angry with Qi Yan yet."

“…That means they’re angry with me.” Markowitz wasn’t surprised.

McKee took a deep breath, feeling a touch of admiration for Markowitz's composure.

He said regretfully, "Because you were not involved at all on the night of the final, the board members are now questioning whether you should still serve as the spokesperson."

"Brother Markowitz, you're getting a little too close to Rhodes Island."

Markowitz finally turned around, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"You just mentioned questioning?" Markowitz seemed to have heard something out of the blue. "I thought you were here to tell me the results directly."

"The reason for this is that a reporter wants to speak with you, and then the board can decide whether you stay or leave."

McGee turned and gestured for Markowitz to come with him.

Markowitz paused, startled: "A reporter?"

After a brief moment of surprise, a sudden inspiration flashed through his mind, and his expression turned serious. He followed McGee into a room.

The room was simply furnished, with only a display stand and an old-fashioned telephone.

"I thought about what you said earlier about the phone call, and it was quite interesting and made a lot of sense." While waiting for the phone to ring, McGee started chatting casually.

"...Actually, I have a new perspective on telephones now."

Markowitz recalled the explosion that had just occurred in the prison.

Those four powered armored vehicles from Colombia made no attempt to conceal themselves, clearly intending to expose some information.

Markowitz didn't know, but by phone, the message would reach the ears of those who needed it at an unstoppable speed.

The ringing of an old-fashioned telephone echoed in the room.

Mackey respectfully stepped forward to answer the call and turned on the hands-free function, then stepped back to Markowitz's side.

"McGee?"

A calm, steady male voice came from the other end of the phone.

McKee responded and turned to Markowitz, introducing him: "Let me introduce you. On the other end of the phone right now is the chairman of Rose News Associated Media... 'Reporter' Kane."

Markowitz felt a jolt when he heard the name.

Kane nodded. "Markowitz is here too."

"Yes, it's an honor to communicate with you..."

Before Markowitz could finish his greeting, he was interrupted by Kane's words on the other end of the phone.

“I poached Markowitz from Meshko Industries at great expense. I have high hopes for him and he will be my right-hand man.”

Kane said calmly, "So there are no outsiders here, McGee. You can call me father."

Markowitz: "..."

“Yes, Father,” McKee said respectfully.

Markowitz gave McGee a long look, surprised by McGee's identity, but not particularly shocked.

Because Markowitz had already sensed something was off about McGee.

They crave power, yet they despise it.

Now that he has learned McKee's true identity, Markowitz finally understands the source of that awkward feeling.

McKee loves power, but he's not in it for power; he's just a spokesperson for the federation to prove himself—a kid proving his abilities to his father.

While Markowitz was pondering, Kane had already launched an attack on McGee from his father's perspective.

How is your mother?

“Very good, Father, she often thinks of you.”

"And you? Are you married?"

"...No, not yet."

"You haven't even been in a relationship?"

"No...the deal didn't go through."