Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Manfred: "..."

Looking at Qi Yan's sudden change of attitude, Manfred was filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

He was genuinely bewildered by Qi Yan, unsure whether Qi Yan was feigning ignorance or truly confident.

As Manfred was pondering this, his eyes suddenly lit up again.

He looked up, stunned, at the golden rain of light falling from the sky:

"This...this isn't a natural disaster, it's someone's Originium Arts?"

"Holy crap, my uncle is here too!" Qi Yan exclaimed in surprise.

Manfred's eyes widened.

What are you surprised about?

Isn't this your foreign aid?

Before Manfred could even open his mouth to complain, he saw three holes suddenly appear in the clouds in the sky, and three heavy iron arrows pierced through the clouds and fell into the city at the same time.

"Holy crap, the Doctor has already pulled out the Xuan Tie position?" Qi Yan exclaimed again.

Manfred: "..."

Seeing these three waves of unexpected troops arrive one after another, and the Sarkaz's firepower inside the city clearly faltering, Manfred's feelings were extremely complicated.

"So... is there anything else?" He turned to ask Qi Yan.

Qi Yan rested his chin on his hand, frowned and pondered for a moment, then said mysteriously:

Manfred: ?

Therese observed the battle situation within the city and realized that with these successive blows, it would be extremely difficult for him to achieve victory again.

His face darkened as he questioned Qi Yan:

"I don't mind losing to you again, but I thought I had been honest enough, yet you played me like this."

Is this what you call a win-win situation? Did you just try to trick me into doing town planning on your land?

Qi Yan raised his hand to scratch his face and gave an awkward smile:

"Win-win can also be understood in another way."

Therese stared at Qi Yan in silence.

Manfred looked away and joined Therese's line.

Faced with the stares of the master and disciple, Qi Yan spread his hands innocently and said:

"Win-win means I win twice."

"...I want to go back to the city."

Therese left out a remark, then glared warily at Qi Yan as she slowly moved away. Seeing that Qi Yan made no move to stop her, she turned and quickly left.

Manfred followed closely behind, his furrowed brows revealing his deep worry.

"If only I hadn't put all the blame on Hedley," Manfred muttered to himself, blaming himself. "These guys in the city are fighting like mad, and he, an ordinary Sarkaz, got involved, especially since he was already injured. What if... sigh!"

Qi Yan watched the two walk to the edge of the plot, then suddenly remembered something and asked loudly:

"Teacher Da Te, do you still stand by your promises regarding supplies, campsites, and assistance in building the landing port?"

Therese stumbled and nearly fell off the edge.

He steadied himself, and after a brief internal struggle, he turned around:

"Walk slowly, don't send."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yan's face immediately lit up with a smile, and he waved enthusiastically to say goodbye to the two of them.

Only after the master and apprentice disappeared at the edge of the plot did Qi Yan's smile slowly fade:

"What's Teacher Da Te up to? Why is he so eager to help me with the construction..."

I can't figure it out, so I'll stop trying. He can't beat me anyway. I'll ask the professor for help analyzing it later.

Putting all these chaotic thoughts aside, Qi Yan turned around, swishing his tail as he ran off in the direction from which the Patriot missile had come.

Chapter 633 Old Deng, how about I give you a job?

Contrary to Theresis's expectations, the King of Carrion did not return to Londinium and immediately enter the city, but instead sent only some troops to support the battle within the city.

He also did not linger on the main battlefield where the army of carrion eaters and the army of the dukes were locked in a standoff.

At this moment, he was leaning on his cane, strolling leisurely with a member of his tribesmen in the wilderness outside the city of Lentinium.

Neither of them showed any anxiety, just like friends who had agreed to take a walk after dinner.

"What does Qi Yan mean to you?"

The King of Carrion asked the Patriot beside him.

His thin, withered body appeared extremely small and fragile next to the patriot's tall and imposing figure.

But the Patriot dared not show the slightest contempt for this true elder of the Sarkaz.

Patriots are merely juniors in the eyes of this man.

“I want to take good care of him,” Patriot replied softly.

"I don't understand," the King of Carrion said, shaking his head.

“He’ll be here soon once he sees me make a move.” Patriot walked step by step. “You can get to know him yourself, not through me.”

The king of carrion fell into deep thought.

From a rational perspective, he shouldn't have rashly met with Qi Yan.

Even he, from the ancient Sarkaz royal court, was not confident that he could escape unscathed from Qi Yan's clutches. If Qi Yan intended to behead him, then this meeting would be the best opportunity.

The patriot noticed his worry and comforted him:

"Qi Yan said that he has no ill intentions towards Sarkaz. As long as you don't become his enemy, he won't take the initiative to attack."

“But I have already become his enemy.” The King of Carrion pointed to Lentinium in the distance.

Patriots shook their heads:

Qi Yan supports Rhodes Island, but also maintains his own views. Just like the Reunion Movement in the past, he is against the Reunion Movement, but that doesn't mean he hates the Reunion Movement.

The King of Carrion said nothing more.

How could he not be interested in Qi Yan? But he wouldn't be like the Blood Demon Lord, who would recklessly charge forward because he was overconfident in his own strength.

Upon returning to the battlefield, he immediately received the battle report from not long ago.

When the Blood Demon and the Shapeshifter attacked at the same time, one became withdrawn and the other was plagued by bad luck.

"I hope my old bones can withstand the strain."

The King of Carrion sensed the rapidly approaching presence in the distance, sighed, and calmly welcomed the approaching Qi Yan.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a white-haired Lupo appeared on a distant hilltop.

"Grandpa, here I am, here I am."

Qi Yan happily wiggled his legs and ran to Patriot in a flash, only then noticing that there was a thin old man following him.

"Holy crap, Old Deng, what are you doing here?" Qi Yan exclaimed in surprise.

The King of Carrion explained, "I'm holding back Wendigo, but I'm too old..."

"That was not what I meant."

Qi Yan raised his hand and pointed at Lentinium, his expression somewhat strange: "Teacher Da Te thought you had already returned to the city, so he rushed back to prepare to join forces with your various royal courts to turn the tide."

"So you're not even in town? Professor Trunks's a patient, and I hear Little Cat Egg Roll's become withdrawn. The Shapeshifters can't distinguish friend from foe anymore. The only one he can use is the Pardoner. Doesn't this mean Rhodes Island is going to surround and beat him up?"

King of Carrion Eaters: "..."

After a moment's hesitation, the King of Carrion attempted to analyze:

"Even though the royal courts are not in good condition, their strength should not be underestimated."

"Don't be silly, you have no idea what kind of monsters and demons are on Rhodes Island these days."

As she spoke, Qi Yan ran to Patriot's side, grabbed his huge hand, and started walking towards her nursing home:

"Let's not talk about those things for now. Anyway, I'm not the one who got beaten up. Grandpa, come with me. I'll show you the new stuff I've been working on."

Old Deng, you're here too! Don't be shy, make yourself at home. Teacher Da Te and Xiao Man just had a visit, and they were both very happy.

"That Kazdel?" asked the King of Carrion.

“Kazdel?” Patriot was taken aback.

"That's right, I built Kazdel and became the Demon King, officially certified."

When Qi Yan said this, even the King of Carrion, who was prepared, was somewhat stunned.

Seeing that the two men didn't believe him, Qi Yan pulled out the tape recorder with a missing corner.

The conversation between Qi Yan and two others at the nursing home was heard coming from a tape recorder.

Listening to Manfred's town planning and reflections on Kazdel on the tape recorder, as well as Theresis's proactive attitude of sending supplies and contributing his efforts, the King of Carrion felt like he was dreaming.

What exactly happened to Sarkaz during his absence?

Why does it feel like the entire Sarkaz has been taken away by the bulls in the blink of an eye?

Patriot was led forward by Qi Yan, his feelings incredibly complicated.

Based on his understanding of Qi Yan, he naturally wouldn't easily believe these contents and assume that this was just a hoax orchestrated by Qi Yan.

Patriot even pictured Qi Yan pinning Therese and his apprentice to the ground on the nursing home site, holding a knife to their necks and threatening them to contribute to the construction of the nursing home.

"Old Deng, there's something I'd like to confirm with you."

Qi Yan suddenly put away the tape recorder and looked at the King of Carrion with a sincere expression: "Aren't you carrion eaters very good at handling corpses? Would you like to work in the morgue of my nursing home?"

King of Carrion Eaters: "...Why would a nursing home need a morgue?"

"Don't nursing homes need to build morgues?" Qi Yan turned to Patriot with a questioning look.

Patriot felt somewhat helpless when he met Qi Yan's gaze.

He turned to look at the King of Carrion and reminded him:

“You are the ruler of the Sarkaz court. The things you should be considering are not whether the nursing home has a morgue.”

“But…that’s Kazdel.”

The King of Carrion's words silenced the patriots.

As Qi Yan led the two forward, he turned back to the King of Carrion and smiled:

"The old man is right. You are the ruler of the Sarkaz court. There are some things I need to make clear to you first."

This Kazdel will have more than just Sarkaz customers in the future.

“I realized this, which is why I didn’t refuse you.” The King of Carrion followed Qi Yan step by step, leaning on his cane. “I think that’s why Theresis was willing to cooperate with you, and that’s why Manfred was too.”

Qi Yan, you are not the Demon King, but that doesn't matter.

If your Kazdel can stand on this land, then you are the Demon King.

“I don’t mind, but the Sarkaz cannot have two Demon Lords.”

"So to outsiders I can be the Demon King, but actually I'm the Dean!"

Qi Yan raised his thumb to himself: "I am determined to make money from everyone on this land. The Sarkaz are nothing special to me. You are the same as all the races on this land."

In my nursing home, I can't guarantee that everyone will love each other, but I can guarantee that everyone will pay their share equally.

King of Carrion Eaters: "..."

It was clearly a noble wish, but when Qi Yan said it, something felt off.

But... that's enough.

The King of Carrion looked up at the Kazdel Retirement Home, which was faintly visible in the distance, and said softly:

“If you can do that, I am willing to let the scavengers’ children go to Kazdel… no, to live in your retirement home.”