Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Magellan noticed the bewildered look on the two women's faces. Suddenly, she puffed out her chest, looked proud, and leaned over to whisper about Qi Yan's glorious achievements.

Extreme then moved closer to the Doctor, tapped on the briefcase in his hand, and asked:

"What level of power do you think Qi Yan will put into this mirror?"

After a moment's thought, the doctor came to a conclusion:

"Judging from the way Grand Tutor looks like he sold his ass to get the chance to have the mirror, he's at least at the level to flip this ice field over."

"Then what's the point of us fighting!" Extreme cried out to the back of his hand, pleading, "Grandpa, wake up! Let's run away!"

The professor raised his hand and slapped him, saying irritably:

"In your eyes, I can't even handle a dog that can only throw wild punches?"

"Once I've gathered my team, I'll release him and show him what a mastermind he is. I'll have to feed him a good meal of dragon fruit!"

While the group was talking, they also kept moving, successfully crossing the last pass leading to the mountains.

The mountains revealed their full view to the group.

But the doctor and others had no interest in appreciating it.

In fact, there was nothing to admire about the scene before them.

The strongholds at the foot of the mountains, which originally belonged to the northern front, are now deserted, with only a lot of ruins. The wind and snow have buried much of the battlefield, and no one knows how many corpses are buried there.

This land is a cannibalistic place.

The doctor closed his eyes and took a gentle breath.

Then he reopened his eyes and said, trying to speak calmly:

"There are no signs of collapse here, so it must have been lured away by Skadi. This is both a good thing and a bad thing for us."

Elki said softly, "Doctor, I saw your prophecy. A red-haired Sarkaz girl is waiting for you in the center of the ruins."

Kal'tsit stepped off Agor's transport ship, followed by the delegations of various countries who had arrived in Granfalo and sailed to the Eye of Iberia to make it into this epic diplomatic event.

Before Kal'tsit stood a group of Agor soldiers who were questioning the meaning of life.

Elena mingled among the delegation, her eyes wide as she surveyed the city of Argor.

She had already been shocked once when she traveled to Lateran alone, but this time, arriving in the city of Argoll, she was shocked even more.

She had assumed that the so-called city of Agor was completely submerged in the sea, and that the Agor people swam around in the water like the sea creatures. But upon arriving in person, she discovered that the city of Agor, like the land, was in the air, separated from the sea by a magnificent, giant barrier that resembled a canopy.

The only thing Elena could find in common between this city and other land-based cities was the air.

There are countless buildings with bizarre shapes yet full of artistic beauty. The streets are brightly lit, and the Agor soldiers who came to greet the land delegation were dressed in high-class equipment that was obvious at a glance.

Elena tried to calm herself down, and then belatedly realized something.

She quietly tugged at Dario's sleeve beside her and asked curiously:

"Teacher, these Agorians are also quite surprised by our arrival."

Dario looked at his young apprentice with an expression as if he were an idiot:

"Leaving aside the fact that we were able to pass through the encirclement of Haisi unharmed, do you think they would not have seen your actions of secretly having Haisi help you catch starfish while you were riding on Agor's transport ship?"

At least three-tenths of their shock came from you!

"Um... I didn't mean to."

Alini covered her pocket and shrank back.

She didn't expect that either!

Because of Ital's will, the group of sea creatures obeyed her every word. She saw a starfish with a particularly beautiful color and couldn't help but take a second look. As a result, the sea creatures brought the starfish to her on their own initiative!

Because of this incident, Agor's transport ship almost went on high alert.

Thinking of this, Elena smiled guiltily at the Agor soldiers who were escorting her and the others.

Her smile sent chills down the spines of the Agor soldiers, who nervously looked toward the Haisi encirclement surrounding the city.

These soldiers were genuinely afraid that the sea creatures, because of this laugh, would capture them as starfish and hand them over to Elena.

Meanwhile, at the far end of the port, two Agor women of clearly different statuses waited for the land mission to approach, surrounded by soldiers.

One of the women, dressed in an Agor officer's uniform, hesitated, glancing at the consul in a white tuxedo beside her, clearly wanting to say something.

“Sikunda, just say what you have to say,” the governor said calmly.

Once the sergeant named Sikunda received the promise, she immediately voiced her concerns:

“Ms. Clementsa, the communication between the other party and Hai Si is too exaggerated. The report in the document just sent states that Hai Si is even willing to help capture starfish!”

I'm now very worried that the relationship between these people and Hai Si isn't the kind of equal relationship they claim to have, but rather... the kind of relationship the Deep Sea Church has.

Clementa listened calmly to Sikunda's words, her expression remaining completely unchanged.

Let's trust Goredia's judgment for now.

"Is there really no defense at all?" Sikunda asked tentatively.

"The number of people in this delegation is not large."

"……I see."

Chapter 1085 The little bird knew nothing; she only cared about her starfish.

Under the protection of Agor soldiers and witnessed by delegations from various countries, Kal'tsit and Clementsa, the governor of the city of Agor, officially shook hands.

The historians of both teams meticulously recorded this historic moment.

In the crowd, Elena looked solemn, feeling honored to witness this moment, but the fine sweat on her forehead betrayed her inner panic.

"Teacher... teacher..."

Alene whispered as much as she could, "The starfish in my pocket is about to pop out!"

Dario: "..."

Has my unlucky apprentice caught Qi Yan's influence?

He tensed his facial muscles, steeled himself, and quietly moved his feet, shielding Elena behind him to avoid being photographed by the historians' cameras.

"Put it back in quickly!" Dario urged expressionlessly.

"Put it in... Ouch, it's sucking my finger!"

Elena frantically rummaged in her pocket.

She was extremely flustered, terrified that someone would take a picture of her.

The thought of future generations watching this video of the establishment of diplomatic relations and discovering a little bird in the crowd with its hands tucked into its pockets, fiddling with something, made Elena feel like she was going crazy.

Dario was starting to sweat.

"Let me help."

A woman's voice with a touch of boyishness came from behind Elena.

Before Elena could react, she felt another hand reach into her pocket and grasp her hand.

A warm sensation came from the stranger's hand. Elena could feel the other person's fingers deftly moving, skillfully brushing away the starfish that was clinging to her.

"Th...thank you." Elena breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look behind her.

She recognized the person who helped her at a glance; he had been standing next to the governor and clearly held a certain position in the city.

"Sikunda, the captain of the city's security forces and coast guard."

Sikunda wore a gorgeous dark blue uniform, and the fish fin-style cape behind her shimmered with brilliant colors under the lights. Her tall figure made her have to lower her head slightly to meet the gaze of the petite Elene.

She withdrew her hand from Elene's pocket, raised her hand to adjust her helmet as usual, and her short blue-pink hair swayed gently with the movement, further highlighting Sikunda's heroic spirit.

"Thank you. My name is Elene, and I am a judge in the Iberian Court."

Alini blinked and added her self-introduction.

For some reason, she felt that the other person's movements looked somewhat familiar.

Dario, standing beside Siquinda, smiled gratefully at her, then glared at his little apprentice before resuming his solemn expression.

Compared to his clueless apprentice, Dario easily discerned some clues from Siquinda's little habits.

By adjusting his hat to conceal his true emotions, Dario saw a resemblance to Ulpian in Sikunda, clearly indicating a special connection between the two.

At the meeting, Kal'tsit had already exchanged polite initial greetings with Clementa and, at Clementa's invitation, proceeded to the actual meeting place.

The subsequent procedures took the delegation from the mainland by surprise.

They had expected that such a formal diplomatic event would be a lavish banquet, with all of Agor's top officials present, drinking and exchanging pleasantries with members of the land mission, testing each other's limits.

However, the actual process was so simplified that it made people wonder if they were being slighted.

At Clementa's invitation, Kal'tsit and the heads of the various delegations went directly to the conference room, while the rest of the delegations were allowed to freely tour the city of Millyuyam in Agor.

A group of people from the mainland stood staring at each other on the streets of Millyuyam, somewhat unable to adapt to Agor's welcoming customs.

Elena was also mixed in with the crowd, clutching her beloved starfish in her hand.

She nudged Jody beside her with her elbow and asked, puzzled:

"Are all Agorians this direct?"

Jody: "..."

A look of embarrassment and helplessness crossed his face as he explained:

"Is it possible that I am just an Agorian by blood, but otherwise just like everyone else, knowing nothing about Agor?"

Elena suddenly realized.

Just then, Sikunda slowly walked to the front of the crowd, introduced herself in a serious manner, and stated that she would be serving as a tour guide.

“Of course, everyone is welcome to visit the city freely in Agor,” Sikunda added with a smile after introducing herself. “Agor is a free city, and we respect everyone’s choices.”

"Is it really okay to visit freely?" a Victorian envoy inquired tentatively.

"As long as it doesn't disturb the Agor people who are working in the city," Sikunda reassured her.

A group of envoys from the mainland looked at each other, experiencing for the first time the clash of different civilizations, customs, and ideas so directly.

But in the end, no one chose to leave the team and act alone.

Seeing this, Sikunda didn't insist on anything. Her gaze fell on Elini in the crowd, and she walked over to her.

“Aline, if you keep holding the starfish like that, your body heat will make it lose its vitality,” Sikunda said.

"Huh?" Alini exclaimed in surprise, "What should we do then?"

Xikunda smiled, took out her terminal and operated it. Immediately, a strangely shaped little robot approached from a short distance away, carrying an ecosphere.

“Just put it in an eco-tank and take care of it,” Sikunda explained. “This is Agor’s most popular model right now, with a complete self-circulation system.”

"Thank you so much!" Alini happily accepted the terrarium.

Jody stood silently to the side.

Compared to Elena, who was easily swayed by a few words, he, as an outsider, could clearly tell that the captain of the coast guard was intentionally trying to contact Elena.

From proactively helping Elena out of a predicament at the previous meeting to the clearly well-prepared ecosphere now, Siquinda has controlled the pace perfectly.

Clearly, it was Elene's previous contact with Haisi that made her a key target of Agor's observation.

Jody didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, so she could only keep a close eye on things and try to prevent Elena from being left alone.

Sikunda seemed to sense what Jody was thinking. She looked over calmly and didn't offer any explanation, only giving a kind smile.

Then, almost without pausing, her gaze swept over the other envoys, and she said loudly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, it was my oversight that you all hadn't thought this through. Since you're all new here, you might not know where to start even if you want to visit. I'll give you a quick tour first."

Please follow me; I'm going to take you to the arena of wits in Milliuyam first.

No one objected; everyone obediently followed behind Sikunda.

Along the way, the envoys from the mainland seemed like Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden, their eyes constantly wandering over the various novel buildings they passed.

They truly felt that Agor's technological level was very high.

It was higher than they could have imagined.