Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

"Those words we just heard were taught to us by him."

After explaining to Kal'tsit, the shapeshifter turned to Carmen and said, "I might as well inform you of something: Qi Yan has already integrated 80% of the well-known countries on this land through the World Summit."

He brought the Lateran cavalry not because that was all he could bring, but because that was all he needed.

Carmen's expression remained calm, but the clasped fingers in front of her eyes unconsciously tightened slightly.

Without giving Carmen a chance to speak, the shapeshifter spoke again:

"The following is what Qi Yan asked us to convey to you... I'm here to discipline my disobedient little pet, Carmen. Don't force me to slap you. You have three days to bring me over, or I'll tie you up like a crab, put a rope around you, and sink you into the sea to bait the way for sea lions."

After he finished speaking, both the shapeshifter and Kal'tsit stared silently at Carmen, waiting for his response.

After pondering for a while, Carmen asked softly:

"Ms. Kal'tsit, how confident are you in your ability to deal with Hai Si?"

Before Kal'tsit could answer, the shapeshifter couldn't help but sneer:

"Qi Yan's success rate in dealing with Hai Si is not important. What is important is that he is 100% confident in dealing with Iberia and does not mind taking action."

Carmen immediately looked at Kal'tsit.

When Carmen looked at her pleadingly, Kal'tsit showed a rare, vivid expression, raising an eyebrow.

Now you know to come begging to me?

Weren't you being pretty tough just now?

But when faced with Carmen's gaze, Kal'tsit couldn't help but soften her heart.

Iberia is, after all, the country that she witnessed step by step reach its present state.

She said calmly, "Qi Yan wouldn't actually go on a killing spree in front of me, or actively instigate a multinational war, but I can't guarantee what he might do to you."

Carmen closed her eyes, caught in a fierce internal struggle.

After a moment, he reluctantly chose to concede.

"Qi Yan is an important partner. Since he is the one who invited the reinforcements, Iberia is willing to place its trust in Qi Yan."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but emphasize, "But I hope that you two will come with me to the border to contact Qi Yan. I also hope that you two will understand Iberia's difficulties and ask Qi Yan to promise Iberia that the Lateran reinforcements must be kept under Iberia's surveillance at all times."

“This is going to be a bit tricky,” the shapeshifter shrugged.

"This is the biggest concession Iberia can make!"

“No, you’ve misunderstood us,” the shapeshifter explained. “Pope Lateran is a cultured man; he’s willing to play this game of international friendship with you, but asking us to accompany you to the border to find Qi Yan is far too difficult.”

You don't really think Qi Yan will just obediently wait for you to come to the border and invite him, do you?

The shapeshifter smiled as Carmen stared in horror.

"Qi Yan has been so angered by you that he has betrayed us again. He has now slipped into the Granfalo territory and joined the Deep Sea Church here."

If nothing unexpected happens, he's probably currently hiding somewhere in this town, plotting to overthrow the Iberian tyranny and bring the land dwellers into the glorious sea-evolutionary camp.

"Didn't he say he'd give me three days?!"

"That's right. I'll give you three days to find him and ask him to return to the human camp."

The shapeshifter's smile grew even brighter: "Three days from now, he will lead the Sea Legion army to stand before you."

Chapter 1023 The Hidden Dog Disaster

The town that was once familiar seems to have become less familiar.

Jody stood at the window of her house, gazing at the familiar, dimly lit street outside.

Even though the rain lasted all night, obscuring the sky and soaking the ground, when it was time for the sun to rise, it still got light.

The rain continued to struggle, but it was showing signs of exhaustion.

Jody looked at the rain and saw her uncle push open the door and walk out.

He wanted to ask something, but when he saw a figure walking towards him in the sparse rain with an umbrella, he swallowed back the words he was about to say.

It was a woman dressed in a black dress, holding a black umbrella. The black skirt, adorned with shimmering light, stood out conspicuously in the dim environment.

The woman holding the umbrella stopped, lifting the edge of the umbrella to reveal her beautiful face framed by a white shirt.

Jody knew the woman; her name was Amaya, and she was the town's only translator and one of the few intellectuals.

"What are she and her uncle talking about?"

Jody couldn't help but hold her breath, trying to hear their conversation.

But even though the rain had stopped making noise, it still swallowed up all the conversation.

As Jody watched Amaya and Thiago talk, her gaze casually swept over them. The wind blew through her short black hair, revealing her fair neck and smooth jawline.

Jody instinctively avoided eye contact, a blush creeping onto her freckled face.

By the time Jody finally managed to adjust his mindset and look back, Amaya and Thiago's conversation had already ended.

This woman, exuding intellectual beauty, left Jody with only a glimpse of her back as she held an umbrella.

The black umbrella and the black skirt gradually disappeared into the distance, and beneath the skirt, a pair of jade feet, seemingly the cleanest in the world, shattered the puddles on the ground.

The door was pushed open.

"Jordi, what are you looking at?" Thiago asked casually.

"Ah... I... I... I didn't see anything!"

Jody hurriedly looked away, this time even her pointed ears blushing.

Thiago was clearly preoccupied and didn't notice his nephew's panic. After all, the boy was good in every way, but because of his Agorian identity, he had been introverted since childhood.

"Jordi, remember what I told you last night. Stay home these next few days and don't go out no matter what happens!" Thiago emphasized again.

Hearing her uncle's serious tone, Jody suppressed her wild thoughts and then looked worried:

"Has the situation at the border become more serious?"

“It’s more terrifying than the border,” Thiago said bitterly. “Some terrifying being has infiltrated the town, and even the officials of the Inquisition are starting to panic…”

Yes, they panicked. They had originally come to the town quietly, but now they had come out in full force, trying to find something in the town.

He caught a subtle sense of unease in Thiago's words.

How did my uncle know all this?

If the townspeople noticed something because the court officials were in such a hurry, how did my uncle know the reason for the court's actions?

Did Amaya tell your uncle?

But Amaya was not just an ordinary translator, so how did she learn about this information?

A series of question marks made Jody's head spin a little.

During this time, Thiago had already found a raincoat, put it on, and walked towards the door.

"Jordy, remember, no matter what, don't go outside!"

Thiago repeatedly instructed, "I'm going to explain the situation to the other townspeople. They need me, the mayor, to calm them down. You need to stay home obediently."

"Got it, uncle."

Jody readily agreed.

After Thiago, clad in a dark gray raincoat, left under Jody's watchful gaze, Jody looked back at her quiet home, feeling a strange emptiness in her heart.

Perhaps rainy days are just the perfect time to evoke a person's inner artistic side.

Jody couldn't help but feel a little sad at that moment.

“Something is clearly happening in the town, but there’s nothing I can do, nothing I can help everyone.”

"Hello, can you help me?"

"Ugh!!!"

Just as Jody was expressing his emotions, a white dog's head suddenly peeked out from beside the window frame, startling him so much that he screamed.

The person outside the window was startled and retreated back into the rain.

"You...who are you?"

Jody tried to calm her wildly beating heart and carefully examined Rupert, who was soaked to the bone by the rain.

“I’m from the mainland.” Qi Yan stood in the rain, wringing out his tail. “Originally, according to the plan, my sister, my accomplices, and I… ah, I mean my companions, were supposed to act together.”

As a result, I was robbed by a group of unreasonable bandits on the road. They said that this territory belonged to them and that we were not allowed to pass. I was terrified at the time and lost contact with my sister and companions in my haste to escape.

Luckily, I had a GPS with me, and along the way, various friends helped correct the route, otherwise I would have wandered into the sea.

"What is all this nonsense?" Jody was a little confused, but she quickly came to her senses. "Don't stand in the rain, come inside so you don't catch a cold."

"Thank you so much, you're such a kind person!"

Qi Yan, with a joyful expression, climbed directly onto the window frame.

"Hey! Use the door!"

After much trouble, Qi Yan finally managed to enter Jody's house.

Jody pulled out her towel and clothes, and pushed Qi Yan into the bathroom to take a hot shower.

When Qi Yan came out of the bathroom looking refreshed, he found that Jody had thoughtfully prepared ginger soup for him.

"There are still many good people on this land."

Holding the steaming ginger soup, Qi Yan said with a touched expression, "You have no idea how much I suffered on this trip to Iberia. This is the first time in my life that I, Qi Xiaobai, have been humiliated by Old Deng!"

Jody didn't reply, but smiled shyly and threw Qi Yan's soaking wet clothes into the basin to soak.

After doing all this, he glanced at Qi Yan, who was gulping down the soup from her bowl, and hesitated:

“Sir, I’m not trying to drive you away, but after I wash your clothes, I can give you some supplies. You should leave Granfallo as soon as possible.”

"Huh?" Qi Yan looked up from the soup bowl. "You're trying to send me away? I may not have money to repay you, but I know some powerful and influential people in Iberia."

"That was not what I meant!"

Jody's face flushed again, and she waved her hands repeatedly to explain, "I didn't mean to take your money, it's just that things have been a bit turbulent in Granfalo lately, and I'm worried that your status as an outsider might get you involved."

"But I can't leave yet."

"why?"

My pet is lost.

"pet……"

Jody looked somewhat troubled.

Qi Yan said firmly, "I treat my little sea cat as my own child. It is not only my pet, but also my family!"

Although when I'm stuck with a bad gacha pull, I feel like I want to hang it up and whip it with cold water, you can't deny my love for it when it screams "All~All~"!

Jody gradually got used to Qi Yan's ramblings, and after filtering them in her mind, she roughly understood Qi Yan's concern for her pet.

He scratched his head, reluctantly agreeing:

"Can you tell me about your pet's characteristics? Maybe I can help you find it."

Chapter 1024 The Eye of Iberia

The raindrops falling from the sky have become so sparse that there is no need to use an umbrella.

Jody stood on the town street, looking at the figure in front of her who had half his body stuck in the trash can and was rummaging through it, her face showing a conflicted expression.

"Xiaobai, does your pet really like the trash can?" he asked tentatively.

"My pet won't, but what if we could find a gray-haired beauty in the trash can?" Qi Yan straightened up from the trash can and shook his head regretfully. "It seems like a pity, there isn't one here."

"How could such a thing be possible?"

Jody gave a wry smile.

He glanced around, helping Qi Yan find her pet while also keeping an eye out for his uncle.

After all, Thiago had repeatedly emphasized that he should not go out.