Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

“Then I advise you to save your energy,” Manfred sneered. “The Sarkaz have experienced far too much life and death on the battlefield. If you want to use me to blackmail His Highness, you’d be better off thinking about how to escape this battlefield after you fail.”

The doctor chuckled:

“You’re right, but we’re no longer on the battlefield.”

You don't need to try and mislead me with these words. I won't try to interrogate you for any information. If I really need to know something, wouldn't it be faster to just ask Qi Yan?

Manfred: "..."

Clovisia's expression turned somewhat strange upon hearing this:

"Doctor, you know what? I've always had a question."

"What exactly is the relationship between Qi Yan and Rhodes Island?" Clovisia hesitated for a moment before probing, "If you are close partners, why don't you work together? With his strength and your strategy, defeating the Sarkaz quickly shouldn't be a problem... To be precise, I don't think there is any force on this land that Rhodes Island should be afraid of."

But if you only have a normal working relationship or a subordinate relationship, Rhodes Island gives me the feeling that it trusts Qi Yan completely...

Of course, I was just asking out of curiosity; if it involves any secrets, you don't need to tell me.

The doctor smiled, not surprised by Clovisia's questions.

Almost every faction in this land is probably wondering about the true relationship between Qi Yan and Rhodes Island.

"You guys, the answer is already obvious, but you only focus on Qi Yan and ignore the truth." The doctor shook his head with amusement.

Klovesia was puzzled. Her gaze swept over the other Rhodes Island members behind the Doctor, and she then noticed that everyone had a funny expression on their face.

The Doctor pointed to Vina, who was engrossed in studying the Breath of Kings, and said:

“Vina had actually had doubts about this as well.”

She looked up, puzzled:

“I have no doubts. Everyone on Rhodes Island has always gotten along this way. Qi Yan is not special.”

“You’ve only changed slowly now, but six months ago, you were still completely out of touch.” The Doctor chuckled. “I remember you strongly demanding improvements to Rhodes Island’s security at the weekly meeting, claiming you were afraid to go to the cafeteria for food and found Ursus’s bodyguards panting heavily in the team.”

"...To be honest, I'm also very worried right now."

Vina made a comment before turning to Klovesia and explaining, "Rhodes Island isn't the kind of group you think it is. It allows for differing opinions within itself and doesn't force people to conform to its system or compel everyone to take sides."

On Rhodes Island, most people don't care about each other's race, nationality, or origin. The only thing that matters is whether we are working towards the same goal.

"You mean, save this land?" Clovisia asked blankly.

Vina smiled and shook her head, her gaze falling on the Doctor and the group of Rhodes Island operators:

"It is not a certain organization that saves this land, but all the brave people who persevere in their struggle against suffering."

Everyone on Rhodes Island is simply striving to live better lives. Whether it's developing Oripathy drugs, helping refugees, or popularizing Oripathy knowledge to eliminate prejudice, we just hope that everyone can live better lives.

"...This is even more idealistic than saving this land."

Clovisia seemed somewhat shocked.

The doctor glanced at Clovisia, then at Manfred, and said calmly:

"Actually, Vina's ideal is just her own ideal. There are many different kinds of ideals on Rhodes Island. We are in the same boat, but we are not grasshoppers tied to the same rope."

We were just companions on a journey, nothing more.

Chapter 649 Division of Labor and Cooperation

Clovisia fell silent, her eyes lowered slightly, her thoughts unreadable.

Manfred's expression also became complicated.

He vaguely realized something from the doctor's half-joking words.

He wasn't entirely unfamiliar with Rhodes Island's ideology, since Rhodes Island shared the same lineage as the Tower of Babel organization founded by Theresa, and he had come into contact with this ideology before.

But with the destruction of Babel in the Sarkaz civil war, the evil spirit before him entered the sarcophagus, and Kal'tsit led the remnants of Babel away from public view. Manfred believed that Theresa's dream had been shattered.

But when the evil spirits led their ranks back to stand before him, Manfred realized something.

Theresa's dream was not shattered; it was carefully preserved, infused with new content, and elevated to new heights!

"Will Princess Theresa's dream come true?" Manfred murmured absently.

His voice was low, yet it still drew everyone's attention.

Clovisia, suspecting some Sarkaz conspiracy, frowned and questioned:

"what are you saying?"

Manfred did not answer, but instead focused his gaze on Kroos and the other Sarkaz.

Seeing that Manfred was ignoring her, Clovisia turned to the Doctor, hoping to get some information from him.

She then discovered that the professor also looked puzzled.

The Doctor nudged Kroos with his elbow and asked:

What dreams did Theresa have?

“How would I know? You can only ask Qi Yan or Theresis about this…” Kroos shrugged. “Kal’tsit might know too, but you’d better not ask this kind of question.”

"Hmm, I understand. I just came out of the sarcophagus and I don't want to be stuffed back in by an emotionally unstable Kal'tsit."

The professor patted his chest and regained his composure, saying:

"Enough of the small talk, let's get down to business."

We must be extremely cautious about exchanging hostages with Therese. This deal is based on two things: first, Manfred and Marner are both important figures that neither side is willing to give up.

Secondly, there's the unique balancing point of the war involving the white-haired dog, so my suggestion is to choose a location where the white-haired dog is present at the trade fair.

Clovisia objected:

"But how do you know where Qi Yan will appear, and how can you be sure that Qi Yan is not a shapeshifter in disguise?"

“The Norbert District,” the doctor said confidently.

“Then we’ll have to leave the city.” Clovisia frowned. “And isn’t Qi Yan’s second target the Highbury district?”

"What do you think Qi Yan was busy with while we were fighting the Sarkaz?"

Clovisia: "..."

Manfred: "..."

One was helpless, feeling that her actions seemed to be doing all the work for Qi Yan, while the other was worried about her teacher's health, wondering if Qi Yan's behavior would upset her.

The latter then thought of how, because of his mistake in trusting others, Tracy had been angered by Qi Yan and had to reluctantly exchange hostages for him. Manfred felt even more guilty, which almost overwhelmed him.

Clovisia noticed Manfred's somewhat withdrawn emotional shift and couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.

In her view, although it was called a hostage exchange, both sides were definitely thinking of a winner-takes-all scenario.

The doctor's words at this moment were definitely pre-planned by Qi Yan, aiming to disrupt Manfred's mental state in order to facilitate their subsequent actions.

Thinking of this, Clovisia tentatively asked the Doctor:

"Are you so sure that Qi Yan has already headed to the Norbert District?"

"I'm sure! Because there's a pink cat in a nurse's uniform there!" The doctor exclaimed with absolute confidence.

Clovisia narrowed her eyes slightly.

Sure enough, this was all planned in advance by the doctor and Qi Yan!

These two had actually scouted the area in the Norbert district beforehand!

"So we're going to start now?" Clovisia asked.

"No no no."

The doctor shook his head repeatedly: "It was Vina and me who formed a team to carry out the operation; the others have other tasks."

“You mean… the Sarkaz supply lines?” Clovisia reacted quickly. “But you didn’t say that the intelligence Kroos analyzed was false.”

You really believed that?

Clovisia almost blurted out a curse.

The doctor said with a grin:

"Information on the battlefield is a mix of truth and falsehood; it's all meant to deceive other forces."

"The plan is settled. I'll go check if Amiya is awake, and I also have some questions for Kal'tsit. I'll need your help with the planning for the Self-Defense Forces."

Clovisia didn't want to talk to the doctor and gave him a glare in response.

The doctor received a disdainful look from a beautiful girl, which made him feel happy and satisfied. He turned and left the scene.

Clovisia swallowed her resentment and went back to handle the mission arrangements for the self-rescue army with a dark face.

Since the information analyzed by Kroos is correct, then Brentwood Town outside Lentinium will be a key point that will determine the outcome of the battle, and she must take it seriously.

Holding the Breath of Kings, which was practically as useless as a broken iron bar, Vina sullenly went to Glasgow to help her group of girlfriends discuss countermeasures.

Seeing that Clovisia had left, Kroos led a group of Rhodes Island people to surround Manfred with smiles.

Manfred, who had been lost in his own emotions, felt a chill run down his spine and glared at Kroos through gritted teeth:

"what do you want to do?"

Kroos smiled like a combination of a chimera and a warfarin, her two adorable little braids swaying gently:

"Of course I want to talk business with you, the kind with low investment and high returns, it's very profitable, do you want it?"

"Kelsey?"

The Doctor noticed the figure standing outside Amiya's door and asked curiously, "Why don't you go in?"

"You've finally arrived, Doctor," Kal'tsit said expressionlessly, "on this land..."

"Is Amiya's condition related to you?" The Doctor interrupted Kal'tsit's riddle.

Kal'tsit glared at the Doctor, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded silently without saying anything.

The doctor pointed to the door: "And Amiya now..."

“Someone is taking care of her.”

As if in retaliation, Kal'tsit also interrupted the Doctor's question.

PhD:"……"

"You seem to be in a bad mood?" the doctor asked.

“What you should be more concerned about right now is Amiya’s condition,” Kal’tsit said coldly.

Faced with Kal'tsit's cold words and attitude of "I don't know you, don't talk to me," the Doctor's lips under his mask couldn't help but curl up.

He deliberately put his hands in his pockets and acted relaxed in front of Kal'tsit, teasing her:

"It seems that while Amiya was asleep, she didn't call your name, but kept muttering about me. Are you jealous?"

Finally, I've been wanting to see that expression on your face, that jealous look on your face.

Faced with the Doctor's antics, Kal'tsit's ever-present expression finally softened, and she slightly raised an eyebrow:

"Amiya didn't call my name, but she didn't call yours either... She kept calling Mr. Qi Yan."

PhD:"……"

The door was suddenly pushed open, and Qi Yan grinned strangely, winking at the professor.

"Hehehe, I've always wanted to see that expression on your face, that jealous look on your face!"

Chapter 650 The Correct Way to Use M3

"Holy crap, white-haired dog, what are you doing here?!"

The doctor was shocked, so much so that his hood almost flew off from the sudden appearance of Qi Yan.

Qi Yan crossed his arms and leaned against the doorframe, saying matter-of-factly:

"It was my big white dog who told me that the little rabbit kept calling my name, so I asked Paimon... oops, I mean, I asked the old witch king to help me find it."

The Doctor suddenly raised his hand and said, "The Witch King must have pointed you to a sufficiently hidden route so that you wouldn't expose the Duke of Cumberland's mansion, right?"

Qi Yan's eyes immediately began to wander.