Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

"The PhD student used to be a very enthusiastic person, why is he suddenly acting so aloof?"

"MaiMai, now is not the time for idle chatter."

The doctor interrupted Magellan's finishing move, turned his back to the crowd, and said in a deep voice:

"I still have very important things to deal with, but I am also well aware that the Sami people are facing a difficult situation, and it is urgent to establish a system that can benefit all countries..."

No, to be precise, Terra is undergoing an unprecedented transformation. With the development of information globalization, there is an urgent need for a new system to harmonize relations between nations.

Muirsey and the Sami people who were meeting the doctor for the first time caught their breath.

How domineering, how majestic!

This Rhodes Island doctor's level of understanding is so high. While others are still habitually thinking from the perspective of their own country, the doctor has already transcended the conventional framework and achieved a true overview of the whole situation.

At that moment, the doctor's figure was elevated infinitely in people's hearts.

It wasn't until everyone saw the doctor raise his hand, lift his hood, wipe his eyes, and flick away a few glistening drops.

The PhD student was speechless and wept.

Goodbye, beautiful sisters of this land.

If you have no woman in your heart, you'll naturally be a god when you draw your sword!

I, Dr. Rhodes Island, will dedicate myself from this day forward to the glorious cause of saving this land.

The doctor, fighting back tears, said in a deep voice:

"Whether it's the people of Sami or the support team from Colombia, please don't rush to escalate the conflict. I will also take the time to warn the Wuyan Alliance, which is far away in another direction, not to make any rash moves."

Afterwards, with the help of the Extreme, I will return to Rhodes Island as quickly as possible. I have a draft in mind called the 'Black Hole Protocol'. Once I have perfected the details, I will release it to all countries using a large external network.

"At that time... if any country disobeys, I will have Qi Yan personally pay them a visit."

The crowd, who had been somewhat hesitant, suddenly became serious.

In the past, driven by self-interest, it's hard to guarantee that some organizations wouldn't have dared to risk retaliation from Qi Yan by engaging in petty actions.

But now, Qi Yan has launched a large-scale external network.

Qi Yan is the greatest interest of this land right now!

"Then we'll leave it to Rhodes Island," the Sami representative immediately agreed.

Muirsey exchanged glances with the representatives from Columbia around her, then curiously tiptoed to try and see the Doctor's profile, only to find that the Doctor immediately adjusted his position to avoid her gaze.

She puffed out her cheeks, suppressing her curiosity, and offered her support:

"Colombia is fine too."

The Doctor, not wanting to linger a moment longer, turned his back to the crowd and waved towards the Extreme Realm:

"Let's get going. I need to draft the 'Black Hole Protocol' before Kal'tsit returns to Rhodes Island, and then... go find that white-haired dog... and admit defeat."

The doctor couldn't hold back his sobs as he finished speaking.

Chapter 1137 Saria's existential crisis

Columbia, Rhine Life headquarters.

After admiring the golden sea showers, Christen slowly returned to her office.

Saria, who had been 'instructed' by Qi Yan, was already waiting for her in the office.

"If it weren't for Qi Yan, I'm afraid our reunion would have been a long time coming," Christen teased with a light laugh.

Wasn't she here to confront me?

Why did the topic suddenly shift to Qi Yan?

All the clues formed a complete logical chain in Seria's mind.

She took off her trench coat, hung it expertly on the office's hanging rack, and pulled out her neatly organized documents from one of its pockets.

“Kristen, after Qi Yan’s last outburst in Trimont, logically speaking, Rhine Lab will have completely offended the military.”

Seria slammed the file on the desk, looked directly at Christensen, and said in a deep voice, "But according to my investigation, Rhine Life's cooperation with the military has become increasingly close recently."

“It’s just a mutually beneficial business,” Christen said dismissively. “I don’t think it’s worth your time.”

"If that's all there is to it, then I don't need to pay too much attention to it."

Seria pointed to the documents that hadn't attracted Christen's attention at all, her expression grave.

She and Kristen had known each other for many years and co-founded Rhine Lab; they were the people on this land who understood each other's temperaments best.

“Based on Amiya’s contact with Justin Jr. in Lateran, she brought me a message.” Seria’s eyes were somewhat gloomy. “You are engaging in an unprecedentedly deep collaboration with the Colombian military. You are developing some kind of terrifying weapon.”

"It seems Qi Yan didn't tell you everything."

Kristen remained calm in the face of Seria's questioning.

Saria took a soft breath.

Sure enough, Qi Yan was also involved in this.

It was clear that after Qi Yan's prison break and subsequent rampage in Trimont, while everyone was focused on his shameless robbery, Qi Yan made some kind of deal with Christensen.

“Tell me, what weapons are you developing in cooperation with the military?” Saria stepped forward and asked.

Christen looked at the face that was so familiar to her as it approached, and a slight smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.

Saria remained the same as she remembered, always cold and aloof. Even when angry, she would never deliberately show a threatening expression; at most, her eyes would become a little more frightening.

Even just this is enough to scare most people into sweating.

“The answer is… I don’t know either,” Christen replied.

Saria frowned.

She didn't think Christen was the type to run away from things. Since she had taken the initiative to confront him, even if Christen knew the answer would cause a rift between them, he would still tell the truth without hesitation.

According to the information brought back by Amiya, Justin claimed that the cooperation between Rhine Life and the military was spearheaded by Christensen.

Christensen wouldn't lie to her.

Justin Bieber had no reason to lie to Amiya.

The intelligence she gathered herself was even less likely to be false.

“There’s a problem inside Rhine Lab,” Saria concluded.

Christensen nodded, walked past Seria, and returned to her office chair.

"You know, I rarely stay in my office, but I haven't been out and about for almost half a year now."

Even for a brief trip out, I was accompanied and protected by a large number of defense personnel.

"You're under house arrest?!" Saria's eyes widened.

But soon Saria fell into new suspicions.

“If you were under house arrest, how could I possibly see you so easily?” Seria’s mind raced. “And who is targeting you? The Colombian military doesn’t have the capability to manipulate Rhine Lab’s internal operations… It’s Ferdinand!”

Christen smiled, as if she were talking about something that had nothing to do with her:

“That’s right. He has now extended his reach into many departments of Rhine Life. In the past six months, many of Rhine Life’s external business operations have only been nominally conducted under my name, but in reality, they have all been handled by him.”

"Why would he do this?" A dangerous glint flashed in Saria's eyes.

"Because it was Qi Yan who instigated it."

A huge question mark appeared on Saria's head.

Christensen couldn't help but chuckle at Seria's reaction: "It seems you're the most confused one in Qi Yan's scheme."

“…Is it possible that I’m actually the one who’s most clear-headed?” Saria smiled bitterly. “I feel there must be some misunderstanding. Qi Yan has always been rather… uh, direct in his actions.”

"There is no misunderstanding. Qi Yan's methods are indeed very direct and effective."

Kristen didn't follow Seria's train of thought and explained on her own: "He was well aware of Ferdinand's ambitions. When he came to cause trouble at Rhine Lab, he taught Ferdinand a lesson, but also made promises in the process."

He had promised Ferdinand that the future of Rhine Lab would belong to him, and it was this promise that spurred Ferdinand to unleash his ambition.

Seria felt a chill run down her spine.

Based on her understanding of Qi Yan, that guy probably just wanted to beat up Ferdinand and have some fun with him.

How exactly did people like Christensen distort Qi Yan's simple behavioral logic into what it is today?

"I think there really is some misunderstanding..."

“I said there was no misunderstanding.” Christen shook her head and interrupted Saria. “The future of Rhine Lab has been given to Ferdinand by Qi Yan. Just recently, when Ferdinand’s weapons development was nearing completion, Qi Yan even specially transferred Muirsey, the only one who was willing to support me, to the north to deal with the ice field matter.”

I have no help at all anymore. Apart from handling some daily tasks, I have completely become a mascot.

Look, what a simple yet efficient layout! By merely moving a single inconspicuous piece on the board, one can precisely control the entire course of the game.

"Is...is that so?" Saria's expression was as strange as could be.

She was utterly unwilling to believe that Qi Yan would give up his invincible fists and instead waste his brain cells playing these pointless tricks.

But why did she feel that Christensen's analysis made perfect sense?

Kal'tsit, she must be insane!

Seeing Seria's conflicted expression, Christen continued to prove her point:

"Even you are Qi Yan's pawn. You appeared at just the right moment before I was about to take action, and in conjunction with Qi Yan's previous naming of me, you successfully made my efforts to minimize my presence a laughing stock."

Now, my every move attracts a lot of attention. I have no chance to fight back and can only let things continue to develop as Qi Yan expects.

If nothing unexpected happens, when Qi Yan personally intervenes, that will be my final moment.

Chapter 1138 One of these two must be Li Boli

Saria took a deep breath.

She raised her hand and brushed her hair aside, trying to maintain her independent thinking and refusing to be led astray by Christensen's absurd ideas.

Christensen's reasoning may be 99% logically sound, but there's one point...

That means Qi Yan's image is absolutely unreasonable!

"Kristen, listen to me..."

Just as Saria was about to give Christen a serious explanation of a Lupo-like creature called Qiyan, the work terminal on Christen's desk began to vibrate.

Christen raised her hand to interrupt Saria's explanation and picked up the terminal to check its contents.

Then she looked up and gave Saria a half-smile.

That expression sent another chill down Saria's spine.

What was said in the terminal?

Saria asked instinctively, then realized that her tone was clearly tense.

Christen generously showed the terminal screen to Serea:

"Your little tails have followed you all the way from Rhodes Island."

"Hime? Ifrit? And White Owl?" Saria asked, surprised, after seeing the screen's display. "Why did they return to Rhine Lab?"

"The written reason they gave was that they were Rhine Labs and Rhodes Island's cooperative operators, and they had to return to Rhine Labs regularly to report on their duties."

Christen smiled knowingly: "But obviously, this is just an excuse, Saria. Even your current reaction is exactly what Qi Yan expected."

These three girls are Qi Yan's means to control you in his scheme.

Saria: "..."

This is nothing!

Himer and Ifrit were definitely there for her, but it wasn't to keep her in check; it was out of concern. As for the White Owl, Himer brought it over purely to bolster her courage!

Moreover, Qi Yan had these three girls completely under his control.

Any one of these three girls could easily charm Qi Yan and make him smile!

It would be almost the same if the positions of the two sides were reversed!

Saria took another deep breath, trying to calm herself down from the urge to complain.