Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

He had already anticipated the torture and interrogation the man in the grey top hat would face upon his return, in order to dispel any doubts about his identity.

Of course, it's also possible that the Duke of Custer wouldn't dare take the risk and would simply assign that unfortunate fellow some trivial tasks, thus banishing him from the center of the workplace.

Turning his gaze away, the doctor looked back into the room.

Alder had now begun to resolve her inner conflict and was chatting with Vina and Amiya about the information she knew, hoping to help them understand the Duke of Caesar better.

Qi Yan was surrounded by a group of people asking her all sorts of questions, keeping her mouth constantly moving.

"Where is Clovisia?"

The doctor suddenly noticed that this lively scene was missing a key figure from the self-rescue army.

"Is it because she belongs to the Self-Salvation Army and isn't interested in Qi Yan from Rhodes Island?"

The doctor muttered something under his breath, then immediately denied it: "That doesn't make sense. She's not that kind of person. Given Qi Yan's special status and power, she should have taken the initiative to make contact with her."

With this in mind, the doctor was filled with doubts and stepped toward Qi Yan to ask for clarification.

On Qi Yan's side, he had just dealt with Chen's persistent questioning when the horn immediately took over, relentlessly pressing him for information about the situation in Lentinium.

"How would I know what the Duke's stance is? Those guys are all old silver coins, hiding their true colors even deeper than Resis's underwear."

Qi Yan, feeling utterly hopeless after being asked the question, gave a wry smile and said, "Anyway, I'll team up with Teacher Da Te and wipe them all out. It'll save us a lot of trouble. Then we young people can slowly work things out on the chessboard... Hmm?"

As they were talking, he subconsciously took the thing that Ni Yan handed him, and when he looked down, he was immediately stunned.

"Why are you giving me your wallet?" Qi Yan asked, holding Ni Yan's wallet, somewhat dumbfounded. "I don't have any money to give you. I'm very poor."

Mudstone nodded repeatedly, pointing to the wallet and saying:

"I know, that's why I gave you my wallet, so you won't have to run around the streets chasing me when you buy food outside."

Qi Yan: "..."

I'm a little touched, but also a little embarrassed. What's wrong with me?

"Damn it, which bastard leaked that I bought kitten egg rolls and the shop owner is chasing me down?"

Qi Yan glared fiercely at his surroundings, focusing his attention on Huang and the Doctor, two restless individuals.

Huang looked aggrieved: "You know me. If I had leaked the information, there would be more than just Niyan who knows right now."

"Thank you!" Qi Yan said irritably.

Mudstone waved his hands repeatedly, explaining:

“I learned about it from Manfred.”

"Okay, I see."

Qi Yan took a deep breath, stuffed the wallet back into Ni Yan's hand, and gave a kind smile: "I will find an opportunity to visit him and borrow some money from him to tide me over. Keep your money safe."

"Aren't you and him enemies?" Mudrock asked, puzzled.

"It was all just for fun. We're really good friends. I'll find him later and beat him up again."

Qi Yan smiled and calmed Ni Yan down, then turned his gaze to Kroos.

He then gave a genuine smile.

Amidst the bewildered gazes of the crowd, Kroos suddenly seemed to receive some signal, immediately revealing the same sincere smile.

"A new project?" Kroos asked mysteriously.

"Seven-thirds split!"

"Why is it only 70%?"

"Seventy percent belongs to Amiya! You and I will split the remaining thirty percent!"

"Amiya!"

Amiya, who was suddenly called out, looked completely bewildered and turned to look at him.

Qi Yan smiled at her, waved his hand to signal her to continue and not to worry about this side, then grabbed Kroos's twin ponytails and pulled her to his side.

“I know you’re not happy about this, and I’m not happy either. I finally managed to seize two plots of land and become the dean, but the situation is beyond my control.”

Qi Yan grabbed Kroos's twin ponytails and sighed in a low voice, "To make this deal work, we need to win over Amiya, come up with a clever excuse, and watch Kal'tsit's mood!"

Kroos frowned: "So after all that trouble, dragging me into this mess, you still got outdone by Kal'tsit. How pathetic, so damn pathetic!"

"Making money is nothing to be ashamed of," Qi Yan sighed. "Otherwise, if Kal'tsit summons a coalition of nations, they'll be wiped out in a flash, and if they're gone, the money will be gone too."

Kroos suddenly understood, leaning back in a gesture of respect.

The Rhodes Islanders around them had strange expressions, but weren't too surprised.

Qi Yan and Kroos have caused trouble more than once or twice, but each time they always get caught by Kal'tsit, and then get their bridge hoisted and their wages deducted – a complete package deal.

Only Eldo and Red stood in the group, looking at each other with some surprise.

Red lowered his voice and asked in surprise, "Who is that Kal'tsit? How could she make Qi Yan so afraid?"

"The point isn't Rhodes Island's food chain; we don't understand that stuff," Eldo said thoughtfully, stroking his chin. "The point is the moving landmass that Qi Yan mentioned."

"If our Reunion Movement were to invest in this, wouldn't we have a real base?"

..............................

I have something to tell you all, I might be late for tomorrow.

Weibo vs. T1, finals!

My friends have already booked tickets for the live-stream movie screening, and I've also prepared my Weibo team flag and T1 uniform. We're just waiting for the moment the champion is born.

There's no way I can lose, you all understand? ╮(╯▽╰)╭

Of course, if either side gets swept 3-0, I'll go home early and might update one or two chapters, depending on the situation.

Chapter 621 Theresa's Dream

Red was intrigued by the idea, but then shook his head and rejected Eldo's proposal.

"First, the Reunion Movement has no leverage to do business with Qi Yan; second, Qi Yan has caused indelible psychological damage to many of the older members of the Reunion Movement..."

Finally, I don't want to have too much contact with Qi Yan.

"Do you two have some kind of conflict?" Eldo asked, puzzled.

Reid seemed to recall some unpleasant memory, tightened his face mask, and said with a wry smile:

"It wasn't really a conflict, but I did get a glimpse into Qi Yan's mental state."

Besides, to be honest, I still owe him a favor. It was Qi Yan who arranged for Marna to go to Karaton... Come to think of it, I don't even know where Marna is now.

Eldo seemed to understand but not quite, but he had grasped Red's attitude, so he nodded and said no more.

Qi Yan and Kroos have already finalized the cooperation agreement with smiles on their faces, and Qi Yan has begun to try to recruit the people around him to join him.

Unfortunately, those who already knew Qi Yan and Kroos were not fooled and shook their heads vigorously.

Even Mudstone, clutching his wallet, refused:

“I can give you money to improve your life, but I can’t give you money to make mistakes. If you do that, Dr. Kal’tsit will be angry.”

"When is she not angry?" Qi Yan retorted confidently.

She doesn't get angry when she's not angry.

The PhD student squeezed into the crowd and ended Qi Yan's charade with a nonsensical remark.

He then grabbed Qi Yan and pulled her away, only asking in a low voice when they were far away from the crowd:

Do you know Clovisia?

"A little tailor, a unicorn skilled in sewing and mending," Qi Yan suggested. "You can befriend her and have her give you a blessing that can make you immortal."

PhD:"……"

There was no need to ask any more questions; the doctor already had a decision in mind.

“That’s exactly what I was looking for,” Qi Yan said, turning the tables and taking the initiative. “There are many wounded people on the land I seized. Although I cleansed it with my blood, there are almost no Originium residues left on the land, but…”

"But you got carried away with your bravado and smashed the Blood Demon Lord with a piece of land, causing a bunch of injuries, right?"

The professor picked up where Qi Yan left off, looking rather annoyed.

Qi Yan scratched his head and chuckled:

"If you happen to have a handy weapon and a target that's easy to smash, who could resist?"

It's like playing a video game and only opening half of a dragon's attack; even knowing the enemy is closing in, you're reluctant to let it go, right?

"What is this all about?"

The professor rolled his eyes, ignoring Qi Yan's ramblings.

He turned and walked towards Amiya, waving to Qi Yan without turning back:

"I'll arrange the medical team and security team for you when I have time. You can go and meet them when you have some free time."

“I didn’t mention security forces.”

"But I really need it, just like when I'm ambushing someone in a game, I feel safe only when I have teammates behind me."

"Sure, sure, I think we'd be great teammates when we play games."

"And then you get beaten 3-0, right?"

Londinium, The Shard.

Therese held the medicine in one hand and drank it sip by sip with a blank expression.

He held the terminal in his other hand, listening silently to the report coming in.

"The Duke of Godottin still hasn't made a move... Every night, lavish salon dinners are held at the Duke of Normandy's residence, but the flow of steel is highly suspicious, and all the intelligence agents have returned empty-handed..."

"The Iron Duke's fleet has been activated, but Deeppool has suddenly dispatched a force that keeps approaching Londinium... Duke Castle, having received some intelligence, has suddenly withdrawn a large number of troops to defend the city, but has still accepted the surrender of other ducal forces..."

"Furthermore... the Queen's Voice made high-profile contact with Duke Windermere, and then Duke Windermere, a formidable enemy of the Elector of Letania, led his army deep into the country from the border, approaching Londinium..."

"The Duke of Windermere claimed that it was to escape a natural disaster."

The medicine was almost gone, the reporting in the terminal came to an end, and the communication was cut off by Theresis.

He didn't say a word the whole time. He put down the medicine and the terminal, closed his eyes as if he had fallen asleep.

Therese didn't really like resting in the Shard; it was always a mess, but he had no choice.

The Western Hall of the Holy King Society, where he usually resided, was destroyed by Qi Yan.

This made Therese somewhat worried about whether the prophecy would come true. He didn't want to die, but he hoped that the prophecy about Lentinium's fate would come true.

"If war comes, may we die a worthy death."

Therese whispered a blessing to herself.

Silence enveloped the room once more. Therese closed her eyes tightly, yet she seemed to see many possible future scenarios.

The sound of footsteps interrupted Therese's thoughts.

He opened his eyes and saw that familiar figure.

"Are you asleep?" Theresa asked.

Therese sat up straight and said softly:

"Maybe... or maybe I'm thinking about something."

"what's up?"

"...a dream."

Upon receiving this answer, Theresa was clearly unable to follow her brother's train of thought. She simply looked at him gently with her pink eyes, waiting for his explanation.

Therese looked up, his gaze seemingly piercing through the Shard, penetrating the layers of buildings in Lentinium, and even over the perennial fog that shrouded this ancient city.

His gaze was fixed on a distant place that could never be reached.

“I see that we are still in Lentinium, but we did not come fully armed.”

Therese said softly, “Dark clouds, natural disasters, black stones, calamities are spreading across this land, and the Sarkaz... the Sarkaz stand between the natural disasters and the people.”

When the natural disaster ended, people cheered our arrival, calling the Sarkaz "...friends."