Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

"Your Highness, why is the Shapeshifter not here?" Manfred asked. "He should be the most enthusiastic person in this situation. I was planning to discuss the recent rumors circulating in Kazdel with him at this meeting."

"Is there another rumor?" Theresa narrowed her eyes.

“Yes, recently rumors have been circulating in Kazdel that the Heartbreakers eat people’s brains, causing panic among many residents,” Manfred sighed.

He almost immediately thought of shapeshifters when faced with such outrageous rumors.

"I also wish to find the Shapeshifter."

Hedley followed up with a complaint: "Recently, a rumor has been circulating in literacy classes that scavengers like to eat a food called claypot rice, causing a lot of children and parents to panic."

Ling Zhang was startled: "What kind of food is that? It sounds delicious!"

Everyone: "..."

Good, at least they now know how these stereotypical rumors spread so widely.

Theresa's sense of relief had completely vanished.

She raised her hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and explained:

"I couldn't stand the behavior of the shapeshifters lately, so I personally taught them a lesson, which has caused them to try to avoid meeting me directly."

I will contact Theresis about this and have him have a serious talk with the shapeshifters.

Hedley stroked his stubble: "Didn't the Regent go back to the nursing home to continue his recuperation after his psychological trauma relapsed following the last time he plowed the fields?"

Theresa placed the pure Originium in her hand on the table, her fingers interlaced:

“I have informed him to return to Kazdel, but his responsibility is only to supervise the shapeshifters and Nezrei and others to prevent them from causing further trouble. The daily management of Kazdel will still be the responsibility of you.”

The people in the meeting room exchanged glances, all sensing something unusual in Theresa's tone.

"Your Highness, are you leaving?" Manfred asked.

"I'm leaving for a while, but it won't be long."

Theresa lowered her gaze slightly and glanced at the Pure Originium on the table: "I have a feeling that the task Qi Yan assigned me is about to undergo a new change, and I must take the initiative."

If my calculations are correct, Ananda will appear this time as well.

Everyone's expression immediately turned serious.

Theresa continued, "We couldn't keep Anana last time in Victoria, but I'm not going to let it go this time."

"I plan to bring it completely under Sarkaz control."

Hedley first glanced around, and seeing that Amiya wasn't there, he spoke in a deep voice:

"Your Highness, perhaps we can discuss this matter with Rhodes Island first."

“Rhodes Island also has its own things to attend to, and besides, my actions were guided by Qi Yan, weren’t they?”

Theresa smiled gently and reassured the worried crowd, "With Qi Yan here, I won't force myself if necessary."

No one tried to persuade them further.

They all knew that although His Highness was gentle, once he made a decision, he would not easily change it.

"Alright, I've finished explaining my plan. Now let's talk about Kazdel's current situation."

Theresa clapped her hands gently, bringing everyone's attention back on track.

Hours later, Amiya jogged somewhat hurriedly through the streets of Kazdel.

Mudrock, who was returning to the literacy class with Hadley, noticed Amiya's figure and immediately raised his hand to signal:

"The meeting has ended. Amiya, is there something you need to discuss with His Highness?"

Amiya stopped and nodded, saying:

"While dealing with the matter of the Dead Soul Forge, I accidentally learned some information and would like to discuss it with Miss Theresa."

"His Highness has already returned to his residence," Mudstone said, pointing in another direction.

"Okay, let's talk next time."

Amiya received Theresa's latest news and immediately turned and ran away.

"It seems to be something very important," Mudrock said with some worry.

“Even if Your Highness is to leave, you will certainly need to pack up. There is plenty of time,” Hedley reassured him.

Mudrock nodded, glanced in the direction Amiya had left, and finally turned and left with Hadley.

Meanwhile, Amiya rushed to Theresa's door and knocked.

"Miss Theresa, I have something to tell you."

There was no response from inside the house.

Amiya was a little confused and tried pushing the door open.

As a result, she pushed open the unlocked door.

"Ms. Theresa?"

Amiya tentatively poked her little head through the crack in the door, looked around, but didn't see Theresa.

"Strange, did he go out again?"

Amiya walked into the room with a puzzled look, came to Theresa's desk, picked up a small rabbit doll from the table and kneaded it in her palm.

By chance, she noticed a familiar Pure Originium on the table.

"Isn't this Miss Theresa's latest research result?" She cautiously poked the Originium with her finger. "Given how much Miss Theresa values ​​it, this Originium should never be out of her sight. Why is it left here alone..."

Amiya suddenly stopped speaking.

She sensed a familiar aura emanating from that source stone.

Amiya seemed to have realized something.

"They've already left." She rubbed the doll in her hand in distress. "They left in such a hurry. What should I do about what I found out... Oh well, I'll just take it one step at a time and continue gathering intelligence."

Amiya quickly snapped out of her confusion, redefined her plans, put the rabbit doll back in its place, and turned to leave Theresa's room.

Qi Yan lay on the edge of the Fool's Ship, sticking his head out from under the waterproof membrane, fully enjoying the powerful impact of the seawater washing over his head.

Ulpian and Shuiyue stood aside, watching Qi Yan's reckless actions, and said worriedly:

"This situation is dangerous. What if he hits something like coral?"

"Are you worried about Coral or Qi Yan?" Shuiyue asked curiously.

"Both."

"That's true, it's highly likely to end in mutual destruction."

Shuiyue chuckled and released her tentacles to pull Qi Yan over.

"What's going on?" Qi Yan asked, bewildered. "Why are you two disturbing my chance to slack off instead of working properly?"

“We’ve been wandering aimlessly in the sea for so many days, the marine life in this area has long been completely absorbed by us.”

Shuiyue pointed at Ulpian: "As you wished, he has become a big star in this sea area. All the sea creatures who see him will come forward to offer their own nourishment."

Ulpian turned his face away with mixed emotions.

He was never the type to enjoy being fawned over, especially since his target was Hai Si, whom he despised the most.

Qi Yan pointed at Ulbian and grinned:

"Look at this third team, they're just pathetic. They've only come into contact with a few Sea Heirs, and their resentment is enough to support a whole company of Evil Sword Immortals."

"Qi Yan, I think you must have misunderstood something."

Ulpian retorted, "My willingness to follow your arrangements and make contact with Haisi does not mean that I have any goodwill towards Haisi. All my actions are solely for the purpose of ultimately eliminating the threat posed by Haisi."

But I will not change my attitude; I despise Haisi.

"No problem, please keep your disgust to yourself." Qi Yan nodded cheerfully.

Ulpian adjusted his hat brim and frowned, saying:

"I don't understand, what's the point of your actions right now?"

Shuiyue also pricked up her ears curiously, waiting for Qi Yan's answer.

He could see that Qi Yan's actions during this period, seemingly focused on recruiting Hai Si, were actually aimed at Ulpian.

Faced with the two's impending exhaustion of patience, Qi Yan could only shrug resignedly and turn to grab a blue slime.

Amidst the bewildered looks of Shuiyue and Ulpian, Qi Yan tore two roughly circular pieces of tissue from the slime.

"Gentlemen, I have a question for you..."

Qi Yan lowered his head and used the suspicious Hai Si organization in his hand as contact lenses, sticking them onto his eyes.

Then he raised his head, brushed a strand of his white hair aside, and stared at the two people in front of him with his blue-black eyes:

Why can fish fly?

Chapter 1101 The Dead Civilizations Are the Best

Shuiyue and Ulbian looked at Qi Yan in silence.

After a moment, Shuiyue couldn't help but point to her eyes and suggest:

"Putting aside the question of whether fish can actually fly, are your eyes really okay? They're tearing up."

Qi Yan, tears streaming down her face, stubbornly stared wide-eyed:

"Don't worry."

Shuiyue looked at Ulbian helplessly: "Why don't you answer him? Otherwise, he'll probably stick to your guns even if it means going blind and having to recover his sight."

Ulpian: "...I'm not crazy, how am I supposed to answer that kind of question?"

"Don't you Agorians love discussing philosophy the most?"

Qi Yan tried hard to stop herself from blinking, but tears streamed down her face like they were free.

"You call this kind of question philosophy?" Ulpian felt a chill run down his spine.

"Of course, this is a famous meme!"

Ulpian had no choice but to remain silent.

Qi Yan finally gave in and rubbed her eyes hard, rubbing the contact lens off her eyeballs.

With a flick of their fingers, they sent the two contact lenses flying, and Qi Yan pursed his lips, saying:

"Using the meme as a joke, I genuinely think this meme fits Agor and you perfectly right now."

"What do you mean?"

"Ulbian, what do you think of Agor now? Or rather, do you think Agor has any future?"

Ulpian's brow furrowed more deeply.

He still hadn't caught up with Qi Yan's train of thought, and could only follow the topic and reply:

"This country has rejected too many things, enough to bring about its own destruction."

But it's too early to discuss giving up now.

“That’s right, it’s too early to draw conclusions about the ending of the story now,” Qi Yan echoed. “But just as you despise Hai Si, you also despise Agor now. You’ve done well, Ulbian.”

Keep your disgust. You disgust yourself with everything you've experienced, with everything you're about to experience, with the past and with the future.

Then, carrying all your loathing, break through the obstacles before you and forge your own path to Agor's future.

“Thank you for your advice, but I have never hesitated to do so,” Ulbian said calmly.

"Then let's be even more determined."

Qi Yan smiled and said, "As a scholar of Agor, I believe you must have also come into contact with information about ancient civilizations. You know that there was once such a magnificent civilization that has been silently lost to history."

The demise of a civilization does not signify the end of everything; from their corpses, a new civilization is born.

Urpian, many people despair because of the demise of their ancient civilization, and that sense of powerlessness engulfs them. But there are also many like you who swallow their despair and keep moving forward.

Keep moving forward; you stand at the crossroads of civilizations, at the fork in the road of civilizations.

Ulpian was slightly moved.