Poseidon in Arknights

As someone who travels the world, often living without a registered residence and rarely spending long periods in the city, Yuuki naturally doesn't have time to take a driving test. She can drive, but she hasn't actually taken the test for a driver's license.

Seeing that Xiyue remained silent, Texas nodded: "Just go to the Transportation Bureau to register when you have time. Remember to bring your Penguin Logistics employee badge, it will speed up the exam."

"How does the accelerated exam system work?"

"You'll be given the test paper on the spot, and you don't need to take it with other people. Sometimes, you don't even need to take the actual driving test; you just need to pass."

"Did the boss get in through connections?"

Texas paused for a moment before replying, "The longest we've ever had a driver's license on record is two months. In most cases, it can be revoked within half a month to a month, and in some cases, it can even be done within a week."

Upon hearing this, Xi Yue remained silent for a while: "So they got used to it, couldn't stand it anymore, and gave you a crash course exam?"

Exusiai and Texas both nodded.

It's clear that the staff at Penguin Logistics aren't ignorant of traffic rules or how to drive; rather, they simply can't follow them in most situations, making their driver's licenses essentially a consumable item.

Sometimes, it's not uncommon for groups of several people to go to take the exam together; I guess the people at the transportation bureau are really annoyed by them.

Thinking that they're not ignorant of traffic rules, you can just go through the motions of the exam and then quickly put them into practice. Of course, the Emperor probably also contributed a little.

"A tragedy in a certain sense."

The Exia sitting in the back seat leaned in and rested her head on Yuuki's shoulder, saying nonchalantly, "You'll get used to it. Yuuki, you'll be assimilated by us sooner or later."

"Exusiai, don't you feel like this line sounds like something a villain would say?"

Exusiai chuckled, echoing Yuuki's comment, "When did Yuuki develop this feeling? We're not just having the illusion that we're villains~"

However, Exusiai caught a glimpse of Texas's gradually rising fist out of the corner of her eye and quickly said, "Of course, we are not really villains. We cooperate with the Guard Bureau. We are a legitimate company."

Hearing Exusiai's words, Yuuki glanced back at the carriage: 'A legitimate company? What legitimate company would accept the transport of goods of unknown origin, destination, and even more unknown contents?'

"Oh, right, speaking of which, we shouldn't have issued manifests for such secret shipments, especially not for a regular vehicle."

Exusiai patted Yuuki on the shoulder: "Don't be nervous, it's just your first time, and there's no need to be."

Texas, who was driving, explained to Yuu in a serious tone, "That's a slum, and cars usually can't go in. We'll have to park the car wherever there's space around, and we'll also have to move our stuff over there. If we drive a regular car, it might get stolen by unscrupulous people."

Exusiai nodded and then added, "We'll have to look for it later, but it will take time. If we find it and the car has already been torn to pieces, we'll have to pay the boss for compensation. It's better to just drive the car with the markings from the beginning, so at least people will know who it belongs to."

Xi Yue nodded knowingly: "Simply put, Penguin Logistics has a notorious reputation in the slums, so the vehicles are not easy for anyone to tamper with, right?"

"That's right, you understand very quickly!"

Chapter 25: Chen

"Well, after all, I've spent a lot of time doing medical work in the slums of other mobile cities, so I have a certain understanding of the ecology of the slums in most cases."

Upon hearing this, Exusiai pondered deeply: "Trust in medicine, trust in medicine, I feel like I've heard about medical activities in various cities before."

Texas glanced in the rearview mirror and saw Exusiai sitting in the back seat, looking deep in thought. She sighed, "Still no idea?"

"Hey, does Texas know about this?"

"At a previous party, Kong mentioned a Liboli with blue feathers who was willing to provide free medical care or medical care at very low cost in the slums of various mobile cities."

As she spoke, Texas pointed to Yuuki beside her: "And the doctor's code name is..."

At this moment, Yu Yue spoke up: "That doctor's code name is Xin Yi, which is me."

Upon hearing their conversation, Exusiai slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "I knew I'd heard that before!"

Looking back through the rearview mirror, Yuuki saw that although Exusiai looked like she had just realized something, her eyes were still filled with a kind of clarity.

It seems he still hasn't remembered.

Xi Yue shook her head, deciding not to expose them after all. After all, they had already acted as if they remembered, so it was best to let it go.

————Slums————

"Let's stop here. It's not convenient to drive up ahead," Texas said, parking the car next to a tree and pointing to the alley ahead.

“That makes sense.” Yuuki nodded, looking at the street ahead.

If we only consider the original width of the street, three cars could easily pass side by side, provided that the street was originally wide enough.

The various tin shacks that are clearly illegal constructions have squeezed the street, leaving only a narrow path in the middle. It's so narrow that even three people walking side by side might get stuck, let alone cars.

Needless to say, Penguin Logistics' trucks absolutely cannot get in.

'The environment looks pretty good; it seems the gangs here are well-managed.'

As Xi Yue walked through the alley, looking at the surrounding environment, although they were all illegal buildings and only had a thin layer of sheet metal to the touch, they were at least enough to shelter from the wind and rain.

The door was simply made of sheet metal laid on a metal frame, but there was no sign of it being vandalized.

Compared to other slums that Yuzuki had visited, the environment and order here were much better.

At least there is no litter scattered on the ground or dirty water flowing everywhere, and the people living here at least have iron shacks to shelter them from the wind and rain.

"What's wrong?" Texas turned to look at Yuzuki, who was touching the metal sheet of the house next to her.

"No, it's nothing. I just feel that this place is much better than other places," Yuzuki said with a smile. This time, it wasn't a habitual smile, but a genuine smile from the bottom of her heart.

There were no disgusting gangsters who would smash the doors of the residents' homes anytime and anywhere, robbing them of the little bit of food they had painstakingly collected to fill their stomachs.

If it weren't for the fact that most of the houses here are in a dilapidated state, you might not really be able to tell that this is a slum or something like that.

"Is that so?"

"You two stop chatting, can you let me push the stroller by myself?" Exusiai, pushing the stroller, looked at the two people behind her with annoyance.

Exusiai, turning around, noticed something the two hadn't seen: "Hmm? That's strange, it wasn't raining today, so how come there's a rainbow?"

Yu Yue smiled and turned to look at the beautiful rainbow spanning the sky: "Perhaps the sky is in a good mood today, or perhaps we are just lucky enough today."

"Feeling... good?" Texas looked at Yuuki with a strange expression.

Yuuki caught up with Exusiai and casually patted Texas on the shoulder: "Yeah, in a good mood."

"I have a feeling you two are talking about things I don't know about." Exusiai scratched her head, looking at the two who seemed to be playing a game of riddles.

"No, Exusiai. Alright, it's time to go. The mission is more important, isn't it? As for the rainbow, there will be many more opportunities to see it later if you want."

Yuuki walked over and took the cart from Exusiai's hands: "I need you to lead the way, I'm not familiar with Lungmen."

Seeing that Yuuki didn't seem to intend to explain, the curious Exusiai turned her inquisitive gaze to Texas: "Texas?"

"Focus on your work."

"Oh, really!" Exusiai looked at the two of them speechlessly. "You two got along really fast. Did you know each other before?"

"So you could say we know each other~" Yuzuki smiled, thinking of Lappland, who she didn't know if she had actually come in yet.

'It would be even more lively with her around.'

———The Jerlan neighborhood, a slum———

“We’ve arrived!” Exusiai said with a relaxed expression. “To be honest, we should have found a road that’s barely passable; it’s too far.”

“Walking is fine.” Yuuki glanced at Exusiai. “And I also have to remind you, we’ll have to walk back again later.”

"How could such an evil thing happen?"

"Alright, Exusiai, stop fooling around. That should be the abandoned warehouse we're looking for over there." Texas pointed to the abandoned warehouse on the street corner.

"Looks like it is."

"Oh, then let's go all out!" Exusiai, who had been acting half-dead, started running while pushing the cart.

“What a clown.” Yuuki looked at Exia, who was going full speed ahead. “I bet you guys never know what boredom is, after all, you have such a clown around.”

"Yes."

"But in a slum where land is scarce, and this warehouse doesn't look so dilapidated that it's uninhabitable, why would it become an abandoned warehouse?"

Texas said as she walked, "Because the local gangs need him to be obsolete."

"I see. The waste is just a label; the warehouse is still a warehouse."

"You're walking so slowly, aren't you in a hurry to get back?" Exusiai stared at the two people who were slowly walking towards them.

“It’ll only take a short while, it won’t take much time. I’ll go up and keep a close eye on things.” Texas walked over, picked up the box from the cart, jumped over the wall to the second floor, and climbed in through the window.

"Seriously, all we can do is stay on guard." Exusiai took her submachine gun from her waist, saw Yuuki looking into the distance, and even raised her hand to greet her.

"Yuzuki?" Exusiai raised her gun in that direction. "Is anyone there?"

"No, I only have a general idea of ​​what this request is all about." Yuzuki lowered her arm.

"What is this?" Exusiai carefully examined the houses over there, but found nothing.

"It's alright, it's nothing," Xi Yue replied casually.

'Was that Bai Xue just now? Has the Emperor already spoken with Wei Yanwu? But what's the point of this commission? Is he sending me to see the slums? Or is it…?'

Xi Yue slightly expanded her sensory field, something she wouldn't normally do, as it involved a bit of privacy, and another reason was that it would be very noisy to put this thing in a busy urban area.

When Yuuki slightly expanded her senses, she discovered several people hiding in the houses surrounding the warehouse.

Especially two of them, one holding a huge triangular shield, and the other swinging a long, thin dragon tail.

"Penguin Logistics, it's you again!" A loud shout suddenly rang out.

The sudden shout and that familiar tone almost made Exusiai drop her gun. She quickly put it down and put on a smiling face: "Officer Chen, what a coincidence."

Texas jumped down from the second floor at that moment: "Some bad luck."

"Really? That's certainly bad luck."

Chen looked at the three men in front of him who showed no sign of nervousness and snapped impatiently, "Shut up! We received a report that someone is smuggling dangerous goods here. You'd better tell us the truth."

At that moment, Hoshiguma walked over carrying her shield: "It's you guys again. Hmm, and who is this?"

Xi Yue smiled and raised her hand in greeting, then casually showed off her employee badge.

"A newbie at Penguin Logistics, please give me some pointers?"

"A newbie?" Hoshiguma glanced at the name tag. "Sigh, I hope he won't be as troublesome as these guys, otherwise Old Chen's blood pressure will be high for a long time."

A police officer leaned out from the second floor: "Officer, the item is gone. It seems to have been taken away a short while ago."

Upon hearing the officer's reply from upstairs, Chen said, "Huh? Is there a problem? Look more carefully."

The officer upstairs looked helpless: "Officer, really, there isn't. It seems the recipient was already waiting here, and as soon as there was a commotion, they took the goods."

"Tch..." Chen glanced disapprovingly at the three Penguin Logistics members who were whispering amongst themselves without a hint of tension. "Did you fall for it? Hey, what's inside?"