Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

What alarmed Marna the most was that among those people was a masked young man with a long knife on his back.

Although he didn't draw his sword, the fighting spirit and hostility revealed in the young man's eyes gave him the illusion that he had been stabbed.

"...I got scammed."

Marna's face darkened.

Qi Yan suddenly sneezed, startling Feng Di, who was monitoring him.

"Wow, didn't you say you were Rupert who came from the snow-capped mountains? Why are you catching a cold?" Bagpipe asked in surprise.

"There must be someone talking about me behind my back."

Qi Yan sniffed, muttering with a thick nasal tone, "It's a bit hard to tell. Aside from a certain idiot, I've offended quite a few people these days..."

"Forget it, let's just say he's the idiot. He won't need this scapegoat anyway."

Bagpipe glanced around at his companions who were setting up their tents for the night, then turned to Qi Yan and continued their casual conversation:

"By the way, how do you know so much random information?"

"I know a little about everything, but that's about it."

Qi Yan didn't deliberately boast: "I've just seen a lot."

"Wow, that's amazing. I think people like you who travel to all over the world are incredible. If I were to travel there, I'd probably get lost." Bagpipe scratched his head and chuckled sheepishly.

"Getting lost is something I'm destined to never experience," Qi Yan said modestly.

Bagpipes wanted to continue the conversation, but noticing Horn approaching, he quickly shut his mouth and pretended to be intently monitoring Qi Yan.

The horn glanced sideways at the simple-minded girl, temporarily ignoring the bagpipes.

Her goal is Qi Yan.

"Xiaobai, I'm confirming with you one more time, your information is not false."

The horn said sternly, "If I find out you dare to deceive us, your fate will be far more severe than just going to jail."

Looking at the solemn horn, Qi Yan felt no fear whatsoever.

He spread his hands and asked in return:

"You've already made your own judgment, haven't you?"

Horn pursed his lips, put on a stern face, and tried to intimidate Qi Yan with his imposing manner, hoping to make him reveal some flaws.

Unfortunately, even when the horn unleashed what it considered its fiercest gaze, Qi Yan remained calm, even somewhat...enjoying it?

No, is this person crazy?

The horn, regaining its composure, solemnly proclaimed:

"You said before that you went to that warehouse to steal food?"

"That's right! I was just looking for some snacks, but unfortunately I was a step too late." Qi Yan said earnestly, almost as if he was about to raise his hand and swear.

"You said you came to Little Hill to visit a friend?"

"That's right! I'm here to see Old Chen."

Even though Qi Yan was always willing to answer questions, Horn felt that this guy was more troublesome than anyone he had interrogated before.

"Tell me who your friend is..."

Horn instinctively pressed for an answer, but then realized what he was doing and changed his mind, saying, "Don't worry, I'm not trying to do anything. I just want to confirm a few things. If you're worried about your friend's safety, you don't have to answer."

"It's collapsed," Qi Yan said with amusement.

"Captain, your tough-guy persona has crumbled," Qi Yan reminded him with a grin. "Your change of words has exposed your kind heart. Who comforts someone during an interrogation?"

Horn: "...I was never a bad person."

Bagpipes nodded repeatedly in agreement with his captain.

Qi Yan smoothed his hair, not bothering to hide anything, and said frankly:

"I don't need to worry about Old Chen's safety. If she goes crazy and pulls out a water cannon, we're all doomed."

Speaking of which, she has a special connection with Victoria. She graduated from Victoria Guard Academy, and her real name is Chen Huijie. She was working at the Lungmen Guard Bureau recently, and she's here to catch up with an old classmate.

"Chen Huijie? The one with the bagpipes..."

"It's Chen Chen!"

The bagpipes' surprised sound interrupted the horn.

Qi Yan seized the opportunity, giving him a knowing look:

“She mentioned bagpipes and the Stormtroopers to me, which is why I cooperated with you so much after I learned who you were. Now you understand, right?”

She felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

Bagpipes didn't care about any of that and immediately became friendly with Qi Yan:

"So you're Chenchen's friend? Then you're my friend too! Chenchen and I are really good friends!"

"What a coincidence! Since you're Old Chen's friend, you're naturally my friend too. Old Chen and I are very close; she even calls me brother-in-law!"

"Huh?!" Bagpipe was completely dumbfounded.

Horn looked at the two of them, his lips pressed tightly together. Although the wariness in his eyes had lessened somewhat, he was not as completely relaxed as Bagpipe.

“Xiaobai, even so, I can’t completely trust you for now,” Horn explained. “Rest today, and tomorrow I will go to the military base in Xiaoqiu County to inquire about the results of that young man’s interrogation.”

Next is the matter of the Deep Pool troops; I hope you can cooperate.

"Yes, Captain! No problem, Captain!"

Qi Yan once again displayed an enthusiasm that the bugle could not comprehend.

Horn didn't want to delve into Qi Yan's strange behavior. At least for now, having Qi Yan, who had a lot of inside information, was very advantageous to the Storm Assault Team.

"The whole team is resting; there's still a lot to do."

Chapter 524 Rhodes Island Daily from Amiya

When the bugle sounded from his tent the next day, he would routinely scan the situation of his companions at the camp.

Then she felt like something was wrong.

"Hahaha!"

The familiar laughter of the command horn lingered in her ears.

That was the guy codenamed Cello in the Stormtroopers, and the sound of that loud laughter meant that another guy, codenamed Oboe, was starting to tell corny jokes again.

As the horn approached, its horn turned somewhat dark upon seeing the scene.

The Storm Commando members were gathered together, eating their marching rations and chatting. The cellist was laughing so hard that he almost dropped his food, and he kept patting the oboe's shoulder, making the latter grimace.

This is normal, just part of the team's daily routine.

But what's with that white-haired Lupo who blends in so seamlessly?!

Why are these guys so familiar with each other after just one night?

Seeing the horn approaching, the oboe quickly broke free from the cello's clutches and began to speak, trying to divert its companion's attention:

"Captain, you're here. Let me tell you, Xiaobai is truly amazing. He just told us about his travel experiences, and guess what?"

"...What?" the horn asked, sounding somewhat helpless.

He said that when he was traveling in Siesta, he saw a huge volcano suddenly turn into a snow mountain!

While speaking, the oboe also gestured with his hands, as if he were the one who had personally experienced it.

The horn took a deep breath and calmly said:

“I advised you to read the news and newspapers more often; this matter has already been reported.”

“I see.” The oboe clicked his tongue and continued, “To be honest, if I had the chance, I would also like to go to Siesta for a vacation and see that snow mountain. It must be spectacular.”

Qi Yan interjected from the side:

"What a coincidence! I also want to go back and visit Siesta again. Let's exchange contact information and go together next time."

"A word is settled!"

The oboe excitedly pulled out his personal terminal and exchanged contact information with Qi Yan.

The others watched with amusement.

The cello suddenly spoke up in surprise:

"Xiaobai, your terminal looks different from the ones on the market."

"I had this custom-made by a friend in Kazimierz!" Qi Yan suddenly became interested and boasted, "I call it Nokia, it works really well, even the Champion Knight in Kazimierz can't break it with a single blow!"

"Hmph, keep bragging."

A group of people immediately booed.

"You still don't believe me? Watch me show you a terminal skull crushing kill!"

Qi Yan pretended to slap the Nokia on his head.

The others were so frightened by what they saw that they quickly stopped him.

Horn looked at the chaotic but clearly united group of guys and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

"Forget it, as long as you are happy."

As the horn turned to leave, it didn't forget to instruct, "Keep an eye on Xiaobai, don't let him run around, don't let him eat anything, and definitely don't let him hit his head with that terminal!"

Bagpipes and I went to the military base in Hillsshire.

Although the cello players were fooling around, they immediately responded seriously after receiving the order.

Horn felt somewhat relieved upon seeing this. He found Bagpipe, who was maintaining his city-breaking spear, and the two of them swiftly set off to leave the temporary encampment.

On the road, the bugle suddenly sounded:

What do you think of that newbie?

Bagpipes wasn't surprised when his captain suddenly asked him about it; it seemed he had expected it.

"He shouldn't be lying, he's telling the truth. When I talked to him about Chenchen, he didn't say anything wrong. But when he said he was Chenchen's brother-in-law... he must have been joking, right?"

"What do you think of his abilities?" Horn asked another question that he was very concerned about.

"Hmm, a bit weak."

"It is extremely weak."

Horn frowned and corrected, "I don't understand why he, as a Rupert, could be so weak. He struggles to carry things and is clearly not keeping up with the pace when traveling, and it's definitely not an act."

If he only possessed this level of strength, how did he manage to travel alone from Kazimierz to Victoria?

"What if he's a sorcerer skilled in Originium Arts?" Bagpipe guessed.

"Don't try to justify what's right for others," the horn admonished.

"Oh, I know."

Bagpipes immediately made a face and said he had remembered it.

"Never mind, let's keep him here for observation. Our main objective is to investigate the ghost forces in Deep Pool and the lost Originium artifacts."

The bugle reiterated the mission objective, and then they quickened their pace.

Meanwhile, at the Storm Commando's temporary base, the team had breakfast and began their daily patrols.

Qi Yan lay on the grass in the camp, fiddling with the terminal, not getting involved in these matters to avoid causing unnecessary misunderstandings.

"Let me see if the little bunny has sent me any recent reports from Rhodes Island... Hmm?"

Qi Yan sat up in surprise, rubbed his eyes, and then looked at the content displayed on the terminal again.

"My goodness, W and Arturo eloped?!"

On the terminal, the first item in the report that Amiya sent to Qi Yan was that W had done a lot of bad things and was being relentlessly hunted down by Logos. In the end, she dragged Arturo along to accept a long-term overseas mission and fled the Rhodes Island ship in a sorry state.

Qi Yan sat on the grass, feeling the wind blowing for a long time, but still couldn't figure out why this devil-angel duo could become best friends.

On the next page of the report, Amiya explains why everyone on Rhodes Island unanimously agreed to let the two girls leave the island.