Poseidon in Arknights

Yuzuki nodded: "Red, you'll be in charge of being the nurse. Skadi, you'll be her assistant, moving things around. By the way, be careful with everything, as many things inside are very fragile."

"understood."

"Alright, everyone, let's begin." After assigning tasks to everyone, Xiyue clapped her hands and announced the official start of today's free clinic.

Swire, who was standing there blankly, touched her head and realized that she seemed to have been forgotten.

“Um, Miss Yuuyuki,” Swire pointed to herself, “what about me?”

"Hmm, Miss Swire, how about becoming a mascot?" Yuzuki thought for a moment and then suggested.

"Hey, what do you mean by 'mascot'?!" Swire stared intently at Xiyue, who had a smile on her face.

"Anyway, Miss Swire can't be of any help in medical work."

“…That’s what you say.” Swire looked at the smile on Yuuki’s face, “but I always feel that there’s a hint of malice in your smile.”

"That's just your imagination~" Yuzuki said with a smile. "Alright, alright, don't worry about it. Alright, alright, everyone, let's get to work."

Swire sighed as he watched Yuuki try to change the subject: "Alright, alright, everyone, let's get to work."

And so, the first day of Xiyue's free clinic began quietly, without needing to set up a loudspeaker to announce it.

When Yuuki arrived, she noticed that many people had already gathered around her.

Some people were there because they were from the Guard Bureau and were attracted by the sudden appearance of a huge tent, while others came for other reasons.

Many others received various rumors beforehand, learning that the Guard Bureau had invited a reputable doctor to conduct free medical consultations in the slums.

The doctor and his colleagues had also learned about her through recent rumors and conversations with newly arrived homeless people.

Among these people, some were there to cause trouble. As gangs from the slums, they didn't want the Guard to get involved. Although they didn't know why the Rat King's men hadn't stepped forward first, their boss certainly didn't want the Guard to start making moves in the slums.

"Boss, they've started." A thug peeked out from the corner and saw that Xiyue and the others had already put down the medical supplies.

"Okay, Liu Quan, give me the incendiary bombs and throw them over to those supplies." The masked thug handed over a makeshift incendiary bottle he had already prepared, while a burly thug with his shirt off stood to the side.

Liu Quan nodded, took the improvised incendiary bomb, and picked up a lighter, preparing to light the cloth strip on the incendiary bottle, when a sharp pain shot through the back of his head, and he collapsed, his vision went black.

The other two thugs looked back warily and saw a person wearing a black vest, sunglasses, and a black mask standing behind them.

He grabbed the Molotov cocktail with one hand and held a stick in the other. Judging from the bloodstains on the stick, the person on the ground had been knocked unconscious by him.

One of the thugs, noticing his attire, seemed to remember something and quickly said, "You, you're Graytail? One of the Rat King's men... no, we didn't mean to use Molotov cocktails..."

Graytail tapped the wall with the stick in his hand. When the two people in front of him shut up, he looked at them coldly behind his sunglasses: "I know what you want to say, but unfortunately I'm here to stop you from doing what you're going to do."

"Wait!" The thug's eyes widened as he stared at Graytail. "What do you mean?! Did the Rat King agree to this?!"

"How could he... Ugh!"

Graytail knocked the thugs in front of him unconscious: "The Rat King's decision is none of your business to question."

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"Have a sip of this, you can go now." Xi Yue patted the burly man on the shoulder and handed him a bowl of green water.

The burly man nodded and drank the water in the bowl without hesitation. Then, before his eyes, the bruises on his arm disappeared at a visible speed. Just as he was about to thank him, he caught a glimpse of the words on the bottom of the bowl out of the corner of his eye.

The burly man looked up at Xiyue, who simply smiled at him and took the bowl from his hand: "You can go now, but be careful."

"...Thank you, doctor." The burly man thanked Xiyue, then picked up his clothes and left.

As Yuuki watched the burly man's departing figure, she tossed the bowl in her hand into a water sphere not far away, a water sphere that Yuuki had summoned earlier to wash dishes.

Then, Yu Yue clapped her hands: "Everyone can take a break now. You must be tired after a busy morning. It's time to eat."

Swire, who had been dozing off on the stool, suddenly looked up: "Is it over?"

She wasn't really planning to be a mascot; it's just that she felt completely out of her depth, and Swire knew she wasn't a professional and shouldn't cause any trouble.

In the end, he could only sit on a chair to the side to serve as a mascot to indicate that this medical outreach event was organized by the Konoe Bureau.

"There are still quite a lot of people..." Swire took out her phone and glanced at the time. "Is it already this late?"

"Maybe~"

"Oh, judging from your expression, quite a few people have come to show their support?" Swire raised an eyebrow at Xiyue.

"It would be strange if there weren't any, and I bet not only will people come later," Yuzuki shook her head, "but also people from the slums who will join our free clinic."

"You agree, right?" Xi Yue turned her head to look at the purple-furred rabbit that had just emerged from the alley. "An Suo."

"Ugh, to be honest, I didn't want to come." An Su kicked a stone at his feet. "I was wondering why there are so many rumors going around lately."

"When I found out I was being called a blabbermouth, I almost thought I had stepped into a deep pit."

"But the fact that you've come here shows that you've also received a lot of benefits, doesn't it?"

An Suo nodded, confirming Yu Yue's statement: "That's why I came here. I hope Dr. Yu Yue can give me a job that just involves sleeping."

"That's a good idea. What do you think you're here for?" Xi Yue squinted at An Suo. "But as for you, Hong!"

Hong, who was eating her meal nearby, looked up at Xiyue and asked, "What's wrong, Mom?"

"After dinner, take care of this little one and let her know what chores she should do," Xi Yue said, pointing to An Suo.

Hong glanced at An Suo, then nodded to Xi Yue: "Understood."

"A nurse?" An Suo thought back to the nurses he used to secretly glimpse through other people's windows in TV dramas. "Passing things? No problem!"

"Alright, come on over here. I bet you haven't eaten yet. Come sit down and have something to eat." As Xi Yue walked over, she beckoned An Suo to come and eat with her.

As Yuuki passed by, she casually tapped Skadi, who was already serving her seventh bowl: "Eat less, there are others too. I'll give you extra food when we get back."

"Hmm." Skadi shrank back, looked at the bowl in her hand, and nodded. "Okay."

"Good girl." Yu Yue gently patted Skadi's head.

"Well."

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After the morning's medical activities and the outreach efforts of those with good intentions, the people who came in the afternoon were more like normal slum residents.

The few people at the back looked at the rabbit, An Suo, who was wandering around: "Isn't that An Suo, the rabbit?"

“Yes, that’s the rabbit.” The other person nodded. “So, where has this rabbit been these past few days?”

"So this is where you ended up." The thug clenched his fist. "Now that you've become a lackey of the Royal Guard, you must be able to afford protection money now, right?"

"Hey, wait a minute, look over there sitting on that chair, who's that?" Another companion pulled him aside and pointed to the figure sitting on the chair next to the car.

"What..." The thug looked in the direction his companion was pointing, "'Longmen Swear Words,' what is she doing here?!"

"Shut up, shut up! Do you want to provoke that tiger?!" His companion quickly covered his mouth.

"Ugh! Ugh!" The thug quickly patted his companion's arm, signaling him to let go.

"Alright, don't worry, old man, it's not what you think, it's just a simple cold." Xi Yue helped the old man up. "Please take care of yourself, it's been cold lately."

"Oh, that's good. Thank you, young lady." The old man nodded.

"It's alright, it's my duty. You can get the medicine from that table over there and leave. Be careful." Xi Yue pointed to A Quan's table. "An Suo, come help me up!"

"coming!"

After watching the old man being helped across by An Suo, Xi Yue glanced at the two thugs at the end of the line out of the corner of her eye.

'Now I don't know if sending Ansel here is a good thing or a bad thing.' Yuuki shook her head. 'It seems we'll have to get Ansel out in the end. Rhodes Island should be a good place for her.'

In this situation, even if the slums are gradually restored to normal, it will still be difficult for Amso to live a normal life here. Some of the things he said are quite true.

Prejudice in life is like a mountain; it's hard to move it. As for An Sue, she'd been a thief for far too long, and everyone in the slums knew who she was.

Even if things return to normal here, and Ansor gains normal citizenship because of this incident, will that really change many people's opinions of Ansor?

It's incredibly difficult. This is an unhealthy environment for Darkseids to grow. The only solution is to move Darkseids to an unfamiliar environment.

That environment should have people secretly searching for strangers, and people who are secretly searching for strangers, preferably in a safe environment.

Given this situation, Rhodes Island is the only option that Yuuki can think of right now, but there's another challenge to consider.

Xi Yuequ flicked a water ball, which hit Yin Suo's somewhat restless hand.

Chapter 55: Rhodes Island

————Penguin Logistics Headquarters————

Bouncing~ Bouncing~

Yuzuki brushed the confetti that had fallen into her hair and smiled as she looked at Exusiai and Croissant, who were holding confetti cannons: "Is there some kind of event I don't know about today?"

"Hehe, look at this." Exusiai pointed to the banner that was already hanging in the living room.

Upon hearing this, Yuuki raised an eyebrow. Although she had a rough idea of ​​what Exusiai was planning to celebrate, she still cooperated and followed Exusiai's gesture to look at the banner.

[Celebrating the successful completion of Yuzuki's free clinic for seven days!]

"As expected, I knew you were going to do this. This isn't something to celebrate, is it?" Yuuki looked at the banner, a smile on her face as she patted Exusiai's head.

"Hmm, of course this is something to celebrate." Exusiai looked at Yuuki, "But Yuuki, why do you seem to like touching my head more and more?"

"Well, who knows?" Yuzuki said, while continuing to rub Exusiai's head.

"Really~" Exusiai reached out and brushed Yuuki's hand away, "This is the first time that the Guard Bureau's operation has achieved seven days of stable development in the slums!"

"It's more accurate to say that if this event hadn't progressed so steadily, there would have been a major problem," Texas said, sitting on the sofa and looking at Yuuki. "Someone would have been furious."

“Perhaps someone has already been dealt with, who knows?” Yuuki smiled at Texas.

“Hmm, what a dangerous medical outreach event…” Texas shook her head. “Why did you come back today? Aside from Red and Skadi sometimes coming back to help you with things, you’ve been staying there all the time.”

"There's a lot to do, so I haven't had time to go back." Xi Yue stretched. "I've been quite busy these past two days, but the first phase is over."

"It doesn't matter if you don't need me for the work ahead."

"Looks like you've laid a good foundation?" Texas raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

"Yes, for the next type of event, I only need to make a brief appearance. The impression I want to leave on the people in the slums is not a free clinic hosted by me."

"It's a free clinic organized by the Guard Bureau, right?" Texas took a sip of her coffee and continued Yuzuki's words.

“That’s right. The main purpose of this medical event is not to make me the main character. What they need is my reputation, while all I need to do is provide medical care.”

“All that’s needed is medical care…” Texas breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Yuuzuki. “Alright, our doctor, please take your seat. This event will be all about you.”

"Alright, alright, you're here." Yuuki chuckled a few times, then sat down with Red and Skadi. "Who cooked today? Did you order takeout?"