Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

"Hmm... Could it be that Lord has come here again to capture that person?" Tin Man asked tentatively.

He tried his best to embellish his words, not daring to directly use the euphemism "dog-catching operation," which had already become a popular nickname in the area.

Kal'tsit shook her head: "I just took advantage of Qi Yan's trip to Colombia to bring my people here to settle some old scores."

However, to my surprise, that person actually sent me a letter. His provocative behavior has made me somewhat angry.

Tin Man: "..."

Is he too old and starting to hallucinate?

That Kal'tsit, that ancient being, actually displayed a clear, undisguised anger.

Is she...protecting her own?

The tin man glanced at the rosemary in front of the counter.

“Don’t be too surprised. I came here for Rosemary and Loken,” Kal’tsit said frankly. “Qi Yan once discussed with me how to raise children. I think my previous habits were indeed a bit problematic, so I made a change. That’s all.”

The tin man was a little numb.

He was already under some pressure facing Kal'tsit alone, and now he suddenly discovered that Kal'tsit had been bewitched by Qi Yan, and her personality had changed drastically from what he had expected.

This unexpected change left the people of Xi somewhat at a loss as to how to cope.

"Lord, you wouldn't just let Qi Yan do it, would you?" Tin Man asked tentatively.

"I will if necessary."

In front of Kal'tsit, the Tin Man took out his terminal and contacted his men:

"Get Loken Williams out of prison, I need him urgently... What?!"

Kal'tsit raised an eyebrow slightly.

The tin man put down the terminal, and a hint of embarrassment appeared on his mechanical face:

"The Melander Foundation is very willing to cooperate with you, Lord, but there is a small problem. Loken was recently taken away from prison without anyone's knowledge."

"Who took it away?"

"Rhine Life, Head of Business, Mr. Justin Jr."

"Rhine Labs..."

Kal'tsit nodded, and seeing that Rosemary had finished serving the food, she turned around and went back to get Rosemary into the car.

The tin man watched the off-road vehicle drive away, and despite being just a mechanical body, he still let out a long, melancholy sigh.

"When it comes to courting death, the people of this land are truly full of talent."

With a sigh, the Tin Man prepared to hurry back to Trimont to deal with the matter.

"Hey buddy, wait a minute!"

The shop owner hurriedly shouted, "You just said you'd pay for this meal so you could chat up that beautiful girl, Fei Lin. Even if you failed, you can't make me pay for it!"

Tin Man: "..."

Lord Kal'tsit, you have indeed changed!

In the SUV, the doctor lowered his head, accepted the hot dog offered by Rosemary, and silently took a bite.

While almost numbly replenishing the energy his body needed, he didn't stop his daily task of using the terminal to break through the Lungmen Network.

Rosemary, leaning against the back of the passenger seat, reminded them in a soft, gentle voice:

"Doctor, constantly looking down at your computer is very harmful to your cervical spine."

"Xiangxiang, be good, I can't lift my head yet," the doctor explained casually.

"Is it because of Qi Yan's curse?" Rosemary said seriously, "I won't look down on the Doctor. The Doctor is my family. How could I possibly look down on the Doctor?"

The doctor paused, deeply moved, and then declined, saying:

"I'm really fine. Just sit still while the vehicle is in motion. Once I find Qi Yan in Trimont, I'll be back to normal."

Rosemary sat up straight, but still emphasized, "I really won't dislike the Doctor."

The doctor channeled his surging emotions into motivation, devoured the hot dog in a few bites, and continued his relentless battle against Longmen Network.

Kal'tsit, who was driving, listened silently to their conversation and sighed inwardly.

Silly child, it's enough that you have the intention, but there's really no need to force yourself to look the professor in the eye.

Kal'tsit couldn't help but recall her return to Rhodes Island, where she found the Doctor and learned about the situation. Her thoughts were similar to Rosemary's at this moment.

She used the monthly supply of Originium as leverage to force the Doctor to look at her while she spoke. As a result, the two of them had only been talking about the 'Black Hole Protocol' for less than five minutes when they successfully triggered Qi Yan's curse.

Even though Kal'tsit knew it was just Qi Yan's curse, she still acquiesced to the Doctor bowing his head when she saw him bleeding from the nose.

This is... way too much!

The Doctor guessed Kal'tsit's thoughts at that moment, took a deep breath, and his eyes became firm.

He channeled all his grief and anger into motivation, and in one fell swoop, he broke through the firewall that Kroos had set up for the Lungmen Network.

Inside the Dragon Gate, the staff of the newly established cybersecurity department heard the alarm.

He glanced at the intruder's IP address and immediately reminded his colleague beside him:

"The doctor is here again, and he's arrived a few minutes early this time. Everyone, let's get moving!"

All employees in the office were on high alert, and the clattering of keyboards was the only sound in the room.

Soon, one employee stood up excitedly:

I did it!

The rest of the people squeezed over immediately.

"What is the deletion order for the Doctor today?"

"Oh, the first one is his 'Ambition to Be a Prime Minister' collection."

"And... secondly, he also deleted his 'I choose the smallest bullet' bookmark."

"As expected of Rhodes Island's Doctor, his knowledge is truly extensive. By the way, did you all back up the data he deleted?"

"I backed up the content as soon as Kroos released today's update. According to the Doctor's deletion order, 'The Prime Minister's Ambition' and 'I Choose the Smallest Bullet' are definitely today's highlights."

"Of course! This is a PhD's carefully selected product!"

Chapter 1163 Pluck a few hairs from it within three days

Blake moved quickly through the military base in Tremont.

The soldiers coming and going were all in a hurry, as if they were going through some important event, but when they saw Blake, they still made way for him.

Not only because of Blake's identity, but also because they all knew that the situation Blake was dealing with was far more serious than theirs.

Ignoring the greetings around him, Blake quickly arrived at the base's rest area and headed straight for the door of a separate dormitory.

After knocking on the door several times, Blake saw no response from inside, so he had no choice but to muster his courage and knock hard.

"Huh? Ah? The Doctor is going to destroy this land?"

Qi Yan's groggy voice came from inside the door.

“Mr. Qi Yan, let’s leave aside why you have this question for now,” Blake explained patiently. “The reason I’m disturbing your sleep is because something happened to Tremont.”

Early this morning, a focusing device that should have belonged to the military malfunctioned, took off without permission, and crashed in District 13.

"It wasn't me."

Qi Yan rubbed his eyes and opened the door.

Blake: "...If you hadn't explained that, I would never have doubted you."

"It really wasn't me!" Qi Yan was so wrongly accused that he was wide awake. "It was all Christensen's doing!"

"It is indeed her."

Blake's expression became extremely serious.

He took off his beloved sunglasses and lowered his head, lost in thought:

"But how did she do it? The focuser is part of the 'Horizon Arc Project.' To launch the focuser, it must be powered by an energy well, which is controlled by the military."

Could it be that the engineering director working for the military in the energy well played some underhanded trick?

"This matter is related to Nasti, but she didn't actually use your energy well for power." Qi Yan yawned and waved his hand, "Don't worry about it too much, it's just a test flight, it won't hurt you."

Blake corrected him in an extremely serious tone:

“Mr. Qi Yan, the ‘Horizon Arc Light Project’ is a weapon system jointly developed by Rhine Lab and the military. Although its scale cannot be compared with the ‘Paradise Project’ which has your support, it is still an extremely dangerous weapon.”

But now, with Christen's disappearance, this weapon is beginning to slip out of the military's control.

Today she can bypass military surveillance to launch a focusing device; tomorrow she can aim it at any coordinate in Colombia.

"Why did she point the focus at Columbia?" Qi Yan asked rhetorically.

Blake was taken aback by the question.

But he quickly explained, "I'm not saying she'll definitely do it, but I can't gamble."

Kristen Wright comes from a family of scientists. Her parents, the Wrights, were legendary scientific researchers at Columbia University. The couple dedicated their lives to the aerospace industry and even gave their lives for the sky.

It was precisely because of this couple's reckless flight experiment that their deaths caused a huge sensation in the scientific community, with many criticizing their recklessness. Christensen was also affected.

Previously, Christensen's actions were all under control, but now she's out of control. I can't be sure what kind of revenge someone who experienced the death of their parents and a media storm in their childhood might take after suddenly gaining extraordinary power.

"Neuropathy."

Faced with Blake's lengthy discourse, Qi Yan offered a simple and direct comment with just three words.

Blake: "..."

Qi Yan patted his shoulder and comforted him:

"Eat and drink as usual. This kind of boring trick of revenge killing is not part of Christen's plan."

Your most urgent task now is to organize a team to cover for me when Jackson goes to visit Rhine Life Sciences and I go to pluck Mark's bird feathers.

"This kind of thing happens to our military..."

"Stop pretending with me." Qi Yan interrupted Blake, "You've already reported what Mark and I were chatting about to your boss last night, haven't you?"

I'm not referring to the politicians in the Special Administrative Region, but to your actual superiors, those high-ranking military figures.

Seeing that Qi Yan had brought the matter up directly, Blake chuckled twice and stopped trying to hide anything:

"Yes, when our military discovered that everything Christensen did was with Mr. Mark's tacit approval, the higher-ups were furious."

Colombia is willing to move towards the future under Mr. Mark's leadership, but Colombia should not be a place where Mr. Mark has absolute power. Moreover, this matter should have been an internal plan of our military, but it was interfered with by outsiders, causing Christensen to slip out of control.

If the military does not take some action, it will only embolden certain individuals.

Qi Yan said with a smile, "So, wouldn't it be better to pluck a few feathers from Mark within three days and let your military vent its anger?"

Blake gave Qi Yan a deep look.

So all those seemingly nonsensical actions were part of Qi Yan's plan?

What a terrifying tactic!

“On behalf of the Colombian military, I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Qi Yan.” Blake bowed respectfully to Qi Yan.

Qi Yan revealed a smile that Blake couldn't quite understand.

You guys are actually pretty nice.

You should thank me for helping me with the work.

Blake couldn't fathom Qi Yan's thoughts, nor did he attempt to fathom Qi Yan's 'unfathomable' nature with his limited intelligence.

He composed himself and began to report on other matters:

“Your Rhodes Island people entered the city last night and are currently resting at a hotel in the city center. Would you like to arrange a meeting?”

"No need, let the doctor play with those people from the Melander Foundation."

“Okay, then there’s Loken. He was originally imprisoned for the 'Loken Tank' experiment going out of control back then, but he was recently secretly transferred by Rhine Labs and his whereabouts are currently unknown.”

"You mean that the military is the only one that has accomplished nothing in the current 'Loken Wheelchair Sprint' project, which is a collaboration between the three parties?"