Poseidon in Arknights

"Put your studies aside for now." Xi Yue patted Hong Deng's head and put him down, then quickly walked towards the kitchen. "Since you're here, stay for dinner. I'll make it up to you after I finish eating."

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Considering that two of the guests were deep-sea hunters, Skadi and Laurentina, who were obviously big eaters, Yuuki spent a long time preparing a table full of food.

"Hmm." Jessica looked at the table full of food with a strange expression. It wasn't that she hadn't seen this before, but this kind of thing was usually used at banquets, right?

This situation is unlikely to occur at a table with seven people, right?

Seeing the obvious confusion on Jessica's face, Yuuki smiled and pointed to Laurentina and Skadi sitting to the side: "Normally we don't need to, but today two of you have big appetites, so there's no other way."

"Actually, it's alright." Laurentina waved her hand. "My appetite is only slightly bigger than that of the Waifan people."

Then, Laurentina pointed mischievously at Skadi, who had already lowered her head, and said, "But one person is a different story~"

Finally, Laurentina quickly blocked Skadi's hand, which was rushing towards her from under the table, and the two then calmly began their battle under the table.

'Tch, pretty quick reaction…' Skadi glanced at Laurentina, who was smiling beside her. 'You were prepared, weren't you?'

Laurentina glanced at them subtly, as if to say, 'I've been watching out for your little schemes for a while now.'

Just as their hands were still entangled, a water balloon hit their hands. When they looked up, they were met with Yuuki's smiling face.

"Eat well, okay?" Yuuki looked at Skadi and Laurentis with a smile in her eyes. "It's okay to eat more!"

"Yes!"×2

Seeing the two people's smiling faces, they immediately sat up straight, picked up their chopsticks, and began to eat.

Compared to Laurentina and Skadi, who were just fighting amongst themselves, Exusiai and the others had already picked up their chopsticks and started serving themselves food.

Jessica picked up the rib closest to her with a reserved air and put it in her mouth. The rib, which had been stewed until it was tender, easily separated from the bone with a gentle bite.

The meat had already been cooked until it was fully flavorful, and the sweet sauce coating it made it taste even better.

After taking a bite of her meal, Yuuki looked at Jessica and asked, "How was it? Was it good? Did it suit your taste?"

Jessica nodded repeatedly as she ate the meat in her mouth: "Mmm, Ms. Yuzuki is delicious."

"That's good."

Meanwhile, Exusiai completely ignored everything and only focused on grabbing the food in front of her. Just kidding, Exusiai had already witnessed Skadi's appetite back in Penguin Logistics. If she didn't grab it now, when would she?

Although she knew Skadi wouldn't openly start stealing food, she still quickly ate her fill first, then left the table to leave the food for Skadi.

Meanwhile, Laurentina, who was eating Yuuki's cooking for the first time next to Skadi, looked surprised, but her hands were still busy, constantly putting the food she had picked up into her mouth.

Beneath her seemingly ladylike eating style lies a scene of almost any dish being gulped down in one bite.

—————Dinner Time—————

Xi Yue sat on the sofa, manipulating the teapot in front of her, and made herself some coffee.

As for the bowls and chopsticks on the table, Xiyue had already separated a water element to clean them up.

"Oh, right." Yuuki put the brewed coffee in her cup and took a sip. "Amiya and the others said they're going to hold a New Year's Eve party on Rhodes Island."

"What?! A New Year's Eve party?!" Upon hearing there was a party, Exusiai, who loved to join in the fun, immediately turned her head. "Really?"

Yuuki nodded: "I did the math. If Rhodes Island keeps going at this pace, we should arrive in Lungmen around New Year's Eve."

"How about it? Interested..." Xi Yue's words trailed off as she looked at the excited angel and shook her head. "Alright, my words are superfluous."

"Of course, you have to be interested!" As someone who would die if she didn't join in the fun, Exusiai is enthusiastic about participating in all parties.

"Hmm, anyway, there's unlikely to be any work during the Lunar New Year." Texas thought for a moment, "I'll call Kong and the others later and ask if they'd be interested in coming over for some fun?"

"Okay, that's fine." Xi Yue nodded, then thought of another problem, "I remember it wasn't done very well, the communication range probably hasn't reached yet, how do we make phone calls?"

"Hmm?" Texas paused slightly as she took out her phone, looking at Yuuki strangely. Finally, as if realizing something, she nodded knowingly.

Finally, Texas pointed to the ceiling: "If we were in the wilderness, it would be difficult to fight unless you had dedicated relay communications from another mobile city."

"But the associated costs are not recommended unless there is an emergency. As for now, we are on another mobile ship, so we can directly use Rhodes Island's communication network."

"And at this distance, we should have already entered Lungmen's communication range."

"Oh, oh." Xi Yue nodded. It's no wonder Xi Yue didn't know this, since he used to live in the wilderness and only went to mobile cities occasionally, either for supplies or to go to free clinics.

During this process, the only person Yuuki needed to contact the most was Hong, and Hong was always by her side, within easy reach by simply calling out to her.

Only after arriving in Lungmen did Yuuki have the need to contact others using a mobile phone, so she only just learned about this matter.

"Hmm." After explaining to Yuuki, Texas dialed an empty number, and after a few rings, the call was immediately answered.

"Hey, Texas-senpai?" Sora's voice quickly came through the phone's speaker. "Are you guys back?"

"Not yet." Texas casually turned on the speakerphone. "We're still on Rhodes Island with Exusiai and Yuuki."

"It will probably take another three or four days to reach Longmen."

"Oh, that's a real shame." Sora's voice was full of regret. "Xiyue, you have to come back soon. I'm so tired of eating takeout these past few days."

Exusiai looked at the phone in Texas's hand: "Sora, shouldn't you be calling us back right now? Why are you only talking about Yuuki? Is our friendship really less important than Yuuki's cooking?"

Facing the pretentious Exusiai, Sora's voice was filled with coldness as she said mercilessly, "Yes, Exusiai, you're no match for her."

Hearing Sora's voice, Exusiai pretended to clutch her heart in pain and collapsed onto the sofa: "Ah, how cold the world is~ years of camaraderie can't even compare to a meal."

Sitting next to her, Yuuki smiled and patted Exusiai's head: "Alright, alright, let's get down to business. Rhodes Island is planning to hold a New Year's Eve party."

"Do you have time to come over?"

"Of course we're free~" Sora's voice was full of enthusiasm now, a stark contrast to her previous indifference towards Exusiai. Exusiai, who was secretly touching Yuuki's thigh on her pillow, felt as if an arrow had been stabbed into her heart again.

"Anyway, nothing much has been happening lately." The sound of flipping through a notebook seemed to come from the other end of the line. "The company hasn't said anything about arrangements. Croissant, stop eating your long noodles!"

"Coming, coming, what's up?" Croissant's voice came through, slightly muffled. "Making a call? Have Texas and the others returned?"

"They're still on their way," Sora explained briefly to Croissant.

"There's a party, that's great! I've been so bored these past few days anyway." Croissant's voice was also full of excitement. "I've been so bored these past few days."

"Go tomorrow? I'll call my boss now?"

"Then we'll wait for you here." Xi Yue chuckled as she listened to the two voices on the other end of the phone. It seemed those two were probably incredibly bored in Lungmen lately.

Furthermore, this indirectly shows that these two were at least quite obedient, and did not continue to raise Officer Chen's blood pressure as the year-end approached.

"Oh, right, Exusiai." Croissant seemed to suddenly remember something on the other end of the phone. "I completely forgot! Happy birthday!"

"Oh, right, Exusiai's birthday has already passed." Sora, who was standing next to her, only belatedly remembered that Exusiai's birthday was December 26th. "Happy birthday to you too."

"But I bet you're having a pretty good time," Sora said teasingly. "Even if you don't say it, I can guess that day. Xiyue has spoiled you a lot, hasn't she? You've had your fill of cake, haven't you?"

"It's more than just a feast!" Exusiai sat up abruptly, almost knocking over Yuuki's coffee cup. "They even gave me a big surprise! I'll show it to you when you get here~"

"So mysterious." Kong muttered a couple of times before calling out, "Alright, we'll drive over tomorrow."

Chapter 99: The Party in Progress—Everyone

"That's enough for today." Yuuki patted Jessica's head and closed her book. "It's already five o'clock."

"Okay, I understand." Jessica nodded obediently, looking at the book filled with notes, and couldn't help but wonder if it was really necessary for her to do this.

After all, the entire book is full of key points, without any fluff, or rather, there's just so much to memorize! You hardly need to highlight anything you need to remember or the key points, because you have to remember everything, and it's all important.

Seeing Jessica staring blankly, Yuuki understood what she was thinking and smiled as she patted Jessica's head.

"Don't be nervous, take your time." Xi Yue smiled, just like when he first came to Terra and was possessed by the system.

They simply threw her into a space filled with books that were piled up to the sky. The system even required her to learn, memorize, and master all of them.

To be honest, when Xiyue looked at the books piled up to the sky around her, she was dumbfounded. She didn't know how long it took her to master them before the system officially sent her to Terra.

"Let me see the bullets you recently engraved."

"Mmm." Jessica nodded and took out a brand new pistol from her lower back. She had asked her caretaker to get it for her a few days ago.

The day after Jessica played with the pistol on the phone, Raytheon Industries specially dispatched its personal messenger to Rhodes Island as quickly as possible to deliver it to Jessica.

To distinguish this pistol from her original one, Jessica specially changed it to white.

Jessica skillfully removed the magazine and took out two more magazines, one blue and one red, from her bag.

Jessica ejected the bullets from the three magazines one by one; each bullet was engraved with intricate patterns.

Xi Yue glanced at the bullets on the table and nodded in satisfaction: "Very good. It seems that your practice these past few days has not been in vain. You have basically learned how to completely carve the three types of healing bullets: Red Mark, Clear Water, and Healing Slash."

"As for the minor flaws, I think you understand that now we can only rely on experience and time to gradually overcome them."

"Mmm." Jessica nodded repeatedly, her face showing a hint of excitement. After several days of practice in the dream world and in the real world, she was finally able to skillfully and completely carve these three imprints.

At least the bullet won't be ruined due to some minor errors, and the yield rate can reach at least 90%.

As for minor flaws, such as the thickness of the lines, they can only be gradually smoothed out with time and experience, as Yuuki said.

"It leaves red marks, stops bleeding, heals wounds, and provides a shield of clear water." Yuuki looked at the three types of bullets on the table. "What's next? Should we go for offensive weapons? Or continue focusing on healing?"

"Or perhaps become a versatile player on the battlefield, choosing support or other roles?"

Jessica looked at the bullets on the table and thought for a while: "As a mercenary, I need to have a certain ability to protect myself. I want to learn about attack-related markings next."

"Hmm, I have an idea, but what about the goal?"

Jessica pulled a small notebook from her bag. It contained some reviews she had done with Franka and Razer after Yuuki gave him some bullets last time.

Jessica looked at the record above, thought for a while, and then said: "Hmm, flame, shatter, and... and this functional mist."

“Well, in that case~” Yuzuki nodded as she listened to Jessica’s words, then smiled and said, “These will be your classwork.”

"I hope you can hand in your work to me no later than the end of the third class and before the start of the fourth class."

"Yes, I understand, teacher."

"Mmm." Yu Yue patted Jessica's head. "I'm looking forward to your performance."

"But take these few days to relax, this is a once-a-year New Year's Eve celebration."

Just then, the door was pushed open, and Exusiai's slightly cheerful voice rang out.

"Yo, Yuuki, we're back. How's it going with teaching your little apprentice?" Exusiai glided in through the doorway and peeked into the room, looking at Xiyu and Jessica inside.

"Excuse me, Yuuki~" Sora followed closely behind and entered. "Did I interrupt your lesson, Yuuki?"

"No, we were just about to finish." Yuzuki turned to look at Sora. "Good afternoon, Sora."

"Hello, Ms. Sora." Jessica turned around after packing her things and looked at Sora. "Um, good afternoon."