Poseidon in Arknights

There's a reason why there are so few doctors on this land; not many people would take such a risk to become a doctor, let alone persevere.

The saying that one must be armed to the teeth to become a doctor on this land has never been a joke.

Rather, it is a sad truth summarized by those who practice medicine with difficulty on this land.

Seeing that Yuuki was silent, Lappland pointed to the words on the wall and said to Yuuki, "To become a doctor like this, you have to face not only illness, but also... and also..."

Lappland fell into a strange silence, her previously intense tone softening for some reason, her eyes flickering, and her hand pointing in mid-air.

Yuzuki smiled and put down her bowl, looking at Lappland. She didn't press Lappland for answers, nor did she say anything in the end, because she understood what Lappland would say and knew why Lappland was silent.

Then, Yuuki smiled and said to Lappland, "See, that's why I said I've already answered you, hasn't it?"

Chapter 15: The Changes at Longmen and Hong

"Mom, wake up, we're already inside." Hong nudged Xiyue, who was asleep in the passenger seat, from the driver's seat.

"Hmm?" Xi Yue opened her deep blue eyes, yawned, rubbed her face, and when she opened her eyes again, the deep blue in her eyes had faded into a clearer azure.

"We're in?"

"Mmm." Hong nodded and pointed to the image of the Longmen checkpoint reflected in the rearview mirror.

"You slept really well that night. It seems that my decision to teach you to drive was the right one. Driving while fatigued is unacceptable."

While in the wilderness, besides teaching Hong some common sense about life, Yuuki also tried to teach Hong how to drive to help him with some of his tasks.

At first, Hong didn't learn to drive very well, but fortunately, since she wouldn't crash in the wilderness, she could drive however she wanted. Gradually, under Xiyue's rudimentary teaching skills, Hong learned to drive.

And that's why Yuuki regained the right to take a nap... cough cough, more leisure time.

Since Hong didn't have the habit of taking a nap, she was naturally taken in by Xiyue as a laborer.

Hong had no objection to this; on the contrary, she was very happy that she could help her mother, so she was very enthusiastic when she was learning to drive.

"By the way, Mom, is Lappland alright? That wolf..."

“Since Miss Lappland has chosen to get off the bus early, we will of course respect her wishes. After all, the payment has already been received by us, and given Lappland’s status, it is indeed inappropriate for her to appear openly in places like checkpoints.”

After all, the obvious Originium crystals on Lappland's legs and the twin swords hanging at her waist already proved that she was a dangerous person, and the checkpoint would not let Lappland in so easily.

Lappland, being self-aware, got off the bus near Lungmen and prepared to find a smuggling crossing on her own.

After all, mobile cities are too big; any large enough sewage pipe can become a place for illegal immigrants to enter. Do you want to arrange for someone to guard it?

For a few illegal immigrants whose origins and arrival dates are unknown, the manpower and resources wasted are simply not worthwhile. No city administrator would do that.

Capable city administrators may attempt to control or establish a gang in the slums to actively guide illegal immigrants into the slums.

This would undoubtedly make things easier in many ways, whether it's allowing some foolish gangsters to get complacent smuggling fees, or causing some obviously problematic smugglers to accidentally fall into places like garbage disposal pits.

However, the most sensitive thing about Lappland is her identity as a top assassin and an infected person. But whether those gangs would know Lappland, an assassin from Syracuse, is perhaps unknown.

As for the identity of the infected, to be honest, there is no point in hiding it. No matter which city's slum, unless there is a deliberate expulsion, there are plenty of infected people.

Therefore, Yuuki wasn't worried about Lappland's ability to sneak into Lungmen. For Lappland, such a thing was probably already an easy and common thing.

As for Yuuki and Kurenai, they passed through the Lungmen checkpoint openly and honestly. They were neither infected nor dangerous individuals. Yuuki was even a well-known positive figure.

Unlike poor Lappland, who had to come in through the dark and gloomy sewers, she's probably now carefully clutching her wolf tail, avoiding the dirty water on the ground. Oh well... cough cough, she's never eaten a fox before.

"Achoo! Achoo! Achoo!" Lappland rubbed her nose.

“Hey, you stowaway, please put on your mask properly. I know the sewers smell awful, and that mask does look a bit old,” the person in the cloak turned and said menacingly to Lappland.

"But don't make any noise here. I don't want the Rat King's men to find out that I'm smuggling myself in."

"Alright, alright, I'll guide you with peace of mind." Lappland rubbed her nose, turned her head and touched the plastic bag that had just been put on her tail.

'I had a chill just now, could it be from Yuuki?' Lappland looked up.

After spending a few days together, Lappland keenly observed that Yuuki, aside from being quite attentive and somewhat emotional when it came to her medical career, was generally... well, a bit cunning and also a bit smug.

"What are you standing there for? Do you still want to go in?"

"coming."

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"Drive carefully, we'll find a place to stay." Xi Yue touched the red car that had been staring at her from the beginning.

"I know what you're thinking. Once we find a place to stay, I'll let you touch me."

Yuuyue sighed. Ever since Lappland got off the train, Red had been subtly and overtly hinting to Yuuyue to return to her original form and let her touch her tail.

“This child…” Xi Yue opened the car window and put her arm on it. Of course, she had no complaints about Hong. Hong was quite cute, and Xi Yue didn’t have the habit of making excuses to not keep her promises to the child.

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"Alright, alright, I really don't know where you learned that starry-eyed look from, Hong?"

Xi Yue put down the portable medical kit she habitually wore at her waist, and turned around to see Hong sitting on the bed, staring at her with her big, watery eyes, which she didn't know how she had managed to do.

Xi Yue snapped her fingers lightly, and the feathers on her head instantly transformed into dragon horns. After a ripple at the hem of her trench coat, her slender dragon tail gently lifted the hem of the coat and peeked out.

Xi Yue looked at the red eyes that were practically gleaming as he sat on the bed and couldn't help but think to herself, "What are you complaining about?"

'I didn't buy you any funny skills like "eye flashlight," what's wrong with you? Your eyes are practically bulging out of their sockets. Did you learn it all by yourself?'

As Yuuzuki complained, she walked over, picked up Hong, placed her on her lap, and wagged her tail near Hong's hand.

Hong, who had been waiting for a long time, didn't hesitate to grab the tail in her hand, stroke it, and rub it against her face from time to time.

"Woo-woo-woo-mommy's tail~"

Yu Yue smiled as she watched Hong excitedly stroke her tail. Of course, Yu Yue's hands were not idle either. One hand pinched Hong's tail and stroked it intermittently, while the other hand played with Hong's bouncy wolf ears.

It was a very reasonable exchange of equal value. Yuuki touched Hong, and Hong touched Yuuki. Everyone was very satisfied.

"Hong, let's go eat."

"Okay, Mommy." Hong reluctantly rubbed against Xiyue's tail one last time before jumping down from Xiyue's arms.

Xi Yue watched as Hong stood to the side, then stood up, flicked her tail to turn into a water ball, and then shrank back into the hem of her trench coat. The dragon horns on her head turned into water balls and trembled twice before quickly shrinking, from which blue ear feathers slowly emerged.

"Once you gain a reputation, it becomes harder to change your image. Li Boli is almost more proficient in using this image than in my original form."

Xi Yue looked in the mirror, checking her disguise to see if there were any problems.

She can hardly feel any resistance to returning to her dragon form now that she has transformed into this Liberi form. However, there is no way to change her form since her identity as a doctor was confirmed.

Last time, she had a sudden idea and changed her ear feathers to a more common brown color. She was almost mistaken for an imposter. Fortunately, Xiyue pretended that it was done with dye, otherwise she would have been kicked out by that mercenary group.

Of course, it could also turn into a full-blown brawl, or a storyline where the victim is taken in and treated like a dog.

'I feel a little nostalgic, but if everyone didn't have non-human characteristics, I would have thought I was back.'

Looking around at her surroundings, Xi Yue couldn't help but feel nostalgic.

The familiar buildings, the occasional small shops or restaurants along the streets, and the people around speaking Mandarin with a slight accent.

If it weren't for the fact that the people around her had some non-human features on their heads or backs, Yuuki might have thought she had returned.

"Phew... It's so peaceful. I definitely prefer the current atmosphere. Compared to money-driven Victoria or the gangster system of Syracuse, this place suits me much better."

The Yan Kingdom's system is more suitable for the constitution of Chinese babies from another world; it's skin-friendly and non-allergenic. (Nods in confirmation)

Suddenly, Yuuki smelled a spicy aroma.

"Spicy hot pot? Hmm... Hong, let's go eat hot pot."

"Okay, Mom." Hong nodded.

"Good evening, guests. How many of you are at Dejia Hot Pot?"

"Gentlemen, if possible, could you please find a quieter spot?"

"Okay, this way please."

The waiter led Xiyue to a table inside and then took a menu from his pocket and handed it to her.

"Guest, what kind of hot pot base would you like to order?"

Xi Yue took the menu and turned to look at Hong: "Hmm, Hong, do you eat spicy food?"

"Hmm, Mom, Hong, I don't know."

Xi Yue nodded and glanced at the menu: "One hot pot with two broths, spicy and bone broth."

"Ok."

Then Xiyue ordered some unicorn rolls and tumor-shaped rolls. The unicorn and tumor-shaped rolls were actually equivalent to mutton and beef in his previous life.

Then we ordered some other common hot pot dishes and had the waiter take them away.

"Mommy, Hong, it's so hot~" Hong, who was sitting next to Xiyue, rubbed against her and said cutely.

“Okay, come on~” Xiyue took off her red coat.

Xi Yue didn't know what went wrong with his parenting approach, which caused Hong to become extremely clingy to her, even occasionally acting like this to act cute.

When Xi Yue took off Hong's coat and helped smooth Hong's hair, she noticed that a patch of hair on the back of Hong's head had turned out to be a faint blue color.

"..."

Xi Yue gently stroked that patch of hair. The sudden gray-blue hair blended seamlessly with the surrounding gray hair, not only without disrupting the original harmony, but also giving off an elegant feeling, except for the slightly awkward placement.

Under Yuuki's supervision, there was no possibility that Kurenai would dye her hair, so the hair could only have grown naturally on its own.

"What's wrong, Mom?" Hong nuzzled Xiyue's arm with her head.

"No, it's nothing." Xi Yue withdrew her hand.

'Although I roughly know what's causing this, I'll still be more at ease if I take a look.'

Xi Yue opened the system, searched through the store, and then took out a black iron ball from thin air.

Life Detection Device (Disposable)

[Type: Item/Consumable]

[Effect: Applying this to a single life unit target will generate a relatively detailed physical verification report for it (Terra Health Check template selected)]

[Evaluation: A quick and convenient detection device capable of detecting physical conditions in most situations, including those influenced by some mystical factors.]

[Price: D+ Medical Permissions 1000 Medical Points]

Xi Yue had used this thing before; she even had a physical examination report that came from it.