Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

"How could that be? I, Qi Xiaobai, never hold grudges." Qi Yan's face beamed with a sunny smile.

Red was suspicious of this, but he forced himself to calm down and said seriously:

"No matter what, I will remember this favor of asking Marna to protect Susie. I will do my best to help you if you need anything in the future."

Qi Yan couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing Red's words:

"Little Susie is also my little piggy girl. I protect her not out of any favor."

“She’s not a pig!” Red corrected.

"It does not matter."

"This is important. If you call her that, she'll use Originium Arts to shock you."

Qi Yan silently raised the corners of his mouth.

Red and Eldo both took a half step back.

Why does this guy seem even more excited?!

Eldo looked at Qi Yan with a strange expression, but Red accepted it very quickly.

Given Qi Yan's mental state, this little quirk doesn't seem so strange at all.

"Ahem, actually I've always had some questions."

Red suppressed his wild thoughts and asked, "Why do you know Susie and foresee everything that happened in Caraton City?"

Everyone says you have unparalleled strategy, using the world as a chessboard and all living beings as chess pieces, but could even an ordinary little girl in Karaton City and an ordinary fire be part of your plan?

Or perhaps... what happened in Karaton is not ordinary?

Qi Yan shrugged, not in a hurry to answer, and turned to lead the two of them out of the Duke of Cumberland's mansion.

The two instinctively followed behind him, their hearts gradually tightening as they prepared to witness the tip of a potentially grand and earth-shattering plan.

Qi Yan walked ahead with his hands behind his back, his tone tinged with a hint of emotion:

"The events in Karaton are no ordinary matter."

Reid's eyes narrowed: "Is Susie involved in some major incident?"

Qi Yan said without turning his head:

"A fire, a disaster that could cause someone to have a mental breakdown and lead to self-destruction, is just commonplace in your eyes."

What Susie experienced—the infighting among the councilors of Karaton City, the struggles of the infected—was it all just ordinary stuff?

“This land has never lacked suffering,” Red said softly.

"But we cannot treat suffering as an ordinary thing because of this. Doing so is just numbing ourselves. Even when grass is pressed under stones, it still struggles to raise its head in resistance."

Upon hearing Qi Yan's words, both Erdo and Red fell silent.

The two followed behind Qi Yan, and when they looked at his back, their gazes held a strange glint.

Qi Yan's inner self may not be as cold and strange as rumored.

Eldo recalled his first meeting with Qi Yan, and his reunion with his captain on Rhodes Island.

That guy's current daily routine consists of sitting in the wheelchair that Qi Yan specially brought back for him from Columbia and wandering around Rhodes Island, chatting and joking with the operators.

A hint of relief and envy flashed across Eldo's face as he lowered his head and shook his head with amusement.

Reid also recalled his encounter with Qi Yan, and then... he couldn't help but shudder.

He shook his head, trying to shake off the memories, and asked again:

"So, beneath your cynical facade, you actually harbor a kind heart that cares deeply for all living beings on this land?"

Qi Yan didn't stop walking, turned around and grinned:

"You're dreaming in broad daylight?"

I simply think little Susie is adorable; after all, who can resist a cute pink cat?

Eldo: "..."

Red: "..."

Qi Yan ignored the two men's crestfallen expressions, looked away, and waved his hand, saying:

"Only you can save yourselves. I don't have that ability. I can only use deus ex machina and then destroy this land."

That's why this land needs the Reunion Movement, and that's why it needs Rhodes Island.

The two of them were stunned at the same time.

Eldo seemed to be lost in thought, taking a deep breath and lowering his head.

Qi Yan and the other two left the Duke's mansion and came to the streets of the central district.

The streets were deserted and sparsely populated, but black Originium clusters were everywhere.

This city did not experience the bloodshed of Qi Yan. After the natural disaster, the Originium Cluster continued to grow, and even showed a tendency to exceed the number of living people in the city.

Even the most skilled statisticians cannot calculate how many people will contract Oripathy, or how many will perish quickly from the disease due to a lack of knowledge about its prevention and control.

Are you sure you want to leave here?

Qi Yan casually broke off a piece of source stone and played with it in his hand.

Seeing this, Eldo was so frightened that he pulled Red away from him.

Red didn't struggle. He first nodded, then suddenly shook his head, and finally remembered that Qi Yan had his back to him.

He coughed lightly and revealed his plan:

“Eldo must leave. He has no fighting ability, and Lontinim is too dangerous for him. Besides, Nine is also very saddened by Eldo’s sacrifice, and she needs to know this news.”

Suppressing the strange feeling of being 'sacrificed' within him, Eldo continued:

"But we are not prepared to flee Lentinium. As you said, there are still places where the Reunion Movement is needed."

After we rendezvous with Jiu, we will immediately bring the Reunion Movement forces back. The number of infected here will only increase as the war escalates.

"And then?" Qi Yan tossed the source stone in his hand and said casually, "You brought them back to their deaths?"

"As you said yourself, this is a war. Even if Nine and Talulah are quite strong, leading a rabble to seek development and survival in a war is nothing short of wishful thinking."

Erdo took a deep breath, ignoring Red's disapproving look, and said firmly:

"I want to join your two mobile plots."

Qi Yan stopped in his tracks, turned around to look at Eldo, and said sincerely:

"I see. Of course, I have no problem with this. We're friends."

Eldo's expression was equally sincere: "I'm glad to have a friend like you, and I'm grateful that you're willing to help me, but since we're friends, I can't just keep taking from you one-sidedly."

Moreover, as I said, we are joining, not borrowing or depending on each other; this is a collaboration.

I know your territory has Rhodes Island's support and doesn't lack medical resources.

"Defense capabilities are not lacking either," Qi Yan reminded her with a smile.

Erdo nodded, and said with certainty:

"The Reunion Movement can offer benefits beyond these two, and you certainly can't refuse it!"

Qi Yan became interested: "What is it?"

Just those two words were enough to make Qi Yan throw the source stone in his hand into his mouth, causing his eyes to light up like lightning.

………………

It's funny, but I woke up around 1 a.m. last night because I was hungry.

After struggling in bed for a long time, it suddenly dawned on me that I rushed home after watching the game yesterday, then started writing, and after finishing writing, I went to wash up and go to bed.

At first glance, does it seem like there's nothing wrong?

But my stomach is telling me I freaking forgot to feed it!!!

There was no food at home in the middle of the night. I sat in front of the cat's food bowl and stared at my cat for a long time before finally getting dressed and running a long way to find a 24-hour store, where I bought bread and milk.

I'm so ashamed of my own stupidity ( )

Without further ado, it's the same routine today: I'll eat first, then play with the cat, and then I'll start writing.

Chapter 624 Is this how you siblings play around? (Two chapters combined)

Qi Yan and his two companions walked through the streets of Lentinium.

The city's residents had long since given up traveling due to the natural disaster, while some of the workers recruited by the Sarkaz simply solved their food and lodging problems within the factory.

This resulted in Lentinium becoming almost a ghost town, desolate and even somewhat eerie, after a disaster.

The arrival of the three added a touch of liveliness to the city, but also highlighted the desolation of the ghost town.

"The Integration Movement still has a great reputation in this land, especially among the infected population."

Eldo spoke with conviction and reason as he explained his side's advantages to Qi Yan: "After leaving Chernobog with the Reunion Movement, I traveled all over this land, visiting many places such as the southern border of Ursus, Letania, and Colombia."

I've noticed that many infected individuals have a fervent attitude towards the Reunion Movement, especially towards its founder, Talulah, to the point of almost idol worship.

Qi Yan nodded in agreement, not surprised by this phenomenon.

The Reunion Movement may have made many mistakes under the manipulation of Black Serpent, but its existence and influence are definitely not something Black Serpent can erase.

Erdo's pride faded slightly; he was not lost in the glory of the Reunion Movement.

"But I also discovered many problems. Many infected people have deep resentment that is hard to erase. They yearn for the integration movement, but more than that, they yearn for the power that can vent their emotions."

As the Reunion Movement, regrouped nine times, gradually grows stronger, this problem continues to fester, and I am very worried that one day a division will erupt within the Reunion Movement.

“This kind of thing is very common, and it’s a good thing that you can foresee it,” Qi Yan reminded him. “But just sensing something is wrong on a macro level is useless; you need to analyze each specific situation.”

Eldo excitedly pulled out his notebook: "During my time living on Rhodes Island, I finally had the free time and energy to study this matter, and I have made some initial progress."

First, the Reunion Movement lacked a guiding principle. The Reunion Movement came together simply because of Talulah's slogan, but there was no unified spiritual guideline to direct the group's actions.

Cleopatra once sold me a book that said an organization is a group of two or more people who work together to achieve a common goal.

The integration movement is an organization, a collective, but it lacks a clear common goal and the necessary coordination and coordination; in other words, it lacks management.

Qi Yan held up one finger and helped analyze:

"To be precise, management includes decision-making and planning, organization, leadership, control, and innovation, none of which you possess."

The current Reunion Movement has slogans and manpower, but including Nine, it lacks the necessary knowledge of management. The knowledge Talulah learned from Black Serpent belongs to an outdated aristocratic school of thought, which is incompatible with the revolutionary new force of the Reunion Movement.

Eldo's eyes widened as he looked at Qi Yan with the same surprise and delight as someone walking in the dark finally seeing a ray of light.

"You're absolutely right. Have you also read Kroos's book, 'Management'?" Eldo asked in surprise.

"What the hell!" Qi Yan rolled his eyes. "That book was written for my little sister, but that swindler, Kroos, found out about it, bought the copyright, and started promoting it everywhere."

"Your sister... Qi Lin?"

Eldo scratched his head and asked curiously, "Does she also like this kind of book? I should have spent more time with her on the island and learned a lot from her."

Qi Yan chuckled and said with a smirk:

"She doesn't like anything. The main problem is that I always mock her for her low education level, and she retorts that I only didn't graduate from high school."

I stayed up for three nights straight to produce this groundbreaking, legendary teaching book, *Management*, which successfully stunned her, causing her to retaliate by slapping me with the book and remaining silent for a full half hour.

Eldo: "..."

You siblings' bickering can even give rise to a new school of thought?

Could it get any more outrageous?!

Taking a deep breath, Eldo suppressed the excitement in his heart and excitedly began an academic exchange with Qi Yan.

As Reid listened to the two of them constantly spouting unfamiliar terms like "decision-making is the premise of planning, and planning is the logical continuation of decision-making," "scientific management theory," and "the Hawthorne experiments," he felt completely overwhelmed and almost had an acute attack of Oripathy.

Seeing that Qi Yan's side had started bringing up all sorts of random, unheard-of celebrities and contributions, Reid quickly moved away from the two guys.

At this moment, when he looked at Eldo, who could keep up with Qi Yan's train of thought, his gaze had changed to one of reverence for an unparalleled expert.

At this point, Red didn't understand why Eldo was excited, nor did he understand what Eldo had gained.

"This is a power that can change this land."