Poseidon in Arknights

Bison looked up and saw a black and white penguin standing there majestically.

"Although it was just decided."

Xi Yue emerged from the blind spot: "How casual, Mr. Emperor."

"Yes, Your Majesty! Quickly inform the leader!"

Just as one of the gangsters was about to pull out his radio, he noticed another person slowly walking out from the other side of the alley: "Wait, there's another one behind!"

Texas appeared on the other side, at the end of the alley, a Pocky stick dangling from her mouth: "The bait's gone, Exusiai."

Hearing Texas's words, Exusiai looked indifferent: "The guys in Syracuse aren't all idiots, there will be other opportunities, don't mind them."

Exusiai walked over to Bison and used her light wings to create a backdrop for him: "Instead of this, let me introduce you. This is Bison, a temporary member of our Penguin Logistics team."

"That guy's blocking our escape route, we have no choice but to take action!" The gang members looked at Texas, who was blocking the road, and raised their weapons.

Texas casually swung the hilt of her knife, knocking a gangster unconscious; "Lie down, all of you. It's not your turn to die."

The gangsters slowly retreated: "Tch! Don't panic, just stall until the boss gets reinforcements—!"

Suddenly, a chill ran through all the Lupo gang members present, and their bodies felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, rendering them unable to move.

"Drag?" The Emperor's voice was full of mockery. "Turn on the lights, aha!"

With a few soft sounds of flowing water, the entire alley was suddenly filled with a bright, ethereal blue light.

"Wow, that's so bright! Where did that spotlight come from?!"

"Welcome to Penguin Logistics, kittens and puppies." The Emperor stood atop a pile of discarded crates, looking down at the gangsters below. "You are now within my sight, and within my sight lies the territory of the Penguin Empire."

"Excuse me, do you have your transit visa with you?"

Before the surrounding gangs could respond, or rather, from the very beginning the Emperor had no intention of letting the gangs respond at all.

"No? Then you'd better prepare to go back to your parents' house and cry your eyes out."

Chapter 34: Requiem Night (Part Two)

Xi Yue looked at the Emperor, who was standing high up and showing off, and then at the spotlight created by her water behind him, and smiled without saying a word.

After all, this alley was just one that Exusiai and the others randomly wandered into; how could there possibly be a spotlight there by chance?

As for the reason, it's because the Emperor thought it was cool, and even wanted to ask Yuuki if she would be willing to be a long-term lighting technician, but Yuuki refused. As for this time, it was just that Yuuki thought it was interesting.

"Hong, don't kill anyone, just knock her out. This is probably just a business dispute." Xi Yue patted Hong's head.

"Understood, Mom."

———Penguin Logistics Base———

Texas opened the iron gate and stepped aside to let everyone in.

Bison stood behind the crowd, his gaze sweeping over the throng and surveying the surroundings: "This is Penguin Logistics' base..."

He was originally looking forward to seeing what the legendary secure bases of Penguin Logistics would be like.

According to his expectations, the walls should be made of high-strength concrete, with ample weapon stockpiles and a good base environment, but the current environment is quite different from what he imagined.

"...It's so messy and so dark."

Bison looked at the surroundings that came into view. How to put it? It wasn't exactly what he had imagined, but it was also completely unrelated.

The environment was messy, with discarded boxes scattered everywhere; only the ground was relatively clean.

The few dim incandescent bulbs overhead tried their best to illuminate the entire space, but ultimately they were not enough, only illuminating a small area in the middle, where several sofas that looked like they were about to get moldy were placed.

Rather than calling it a safe haven, Bison felt more like it was an abandoned warehouse found by scavengers.

Texas glanced at Bison, who had frozen in place: "It's just one of our outposts, so it's not very well-maintained. Please make yourself at home."

Yuuki, who was standing to the side, turned around and said, "Actually, I cleaned this place up before. Otherwise, when Texas opened the door just now, a cloud of dust might have hit your face."

"Ah, thank you... I don't think I've formally thanked you all yet, everyone at Penguin Logistics." Seeing that Texas and Yuzuki had both said this, Bison could only step inside.

Texas shrugged: "It's just work. Let me introduce myself first."

"The messenger, codenamed Baison, comes from Longmen Fengchi Logistics. He has come to your company for a visit and learning under the guidance of my father. Please take good care of him."

After Bison finished speaking, he looked at the Emperor and said, "Regarding the contents of my contract with Mr. Emperor, although it has been confirmed before, it is still..."

The Emperor raised his hand to interrupt Bison: "Wait, I have a small question. How did your big, burly father raise you to be so..."

“…Boss.” Texas sighed. She knew her boss was eccentric, and Penguin Logistics was already used to it, but for a newcomer like Bison, it might take some time to adapt.

"Okay, okay, you can continue."

Although interrupted by the Emperor, Bison coughed and continued, "Ahem, regarding the attack just now, it was undoubtedly a provocation against Fengchi Logistics and Penguin Logistics."

“This matter must not be taken lightly. If necessary, I will inform my father and the Royal Guard. This should be treated as a serious attack…”

Before Bison could continue, the Emperor lost interest and turned to Texas, saying, "Hey, Texas."

"Ok?"

"what's for dinner?"

Texas pointed to Yuuki, who was petting the red-haired girl, and said, "Go find Yuuki; she's in charge of cooking."

Yes, Xi Yue has become the cook at Penguin Logistics because she discovered that the people at Penguin Logistics eat very unhealthy meals. Except for Kong, who eats some vegetables to maintain his figure, the others basically eat the most oily and spicy food possible.

The kitchen in the lobby of Penguin Logistics is basically just for show. The bowls and chopsticks inside are mostly still unopened. Apart from the few they are currently using, the microwave oven is probably the most frequently used item in the kitchen.

As for the reason, we'll have to look to a certain angel who frequently uses the microwave to make apple pie.

To reduce the impact of this unhealthy eating habit on her colleagues, Yuzuki resolutely became a proud cook.

As for the results, they were remarkable. After all, Yuuki's knowledge of food therapy was not just for show. Although she could not produce luminous dishes, the taste was not bad.

Even if she really wanted to make glowing dishes, Yuuki could exchange for the corresponding skills from the system, but Yuuki felt it wasn't necessary, so she didn't bother.

Before Yuuki could say anything, Exusiai spoke first: "Welcome to the party! Do you even need to ask? Yuuki, I want dessert!"

Yuuki's desserts are incredibly delicious; Exusiai thinks they can even rival some of the pastry masters in Laterano.

What Exusiai found infuriating was that Yuuki rarely made desserts. As a staunch dessert lover, having someone around who could make delicious desserts but refused to do so was undoubtedly torture.

Once a plausible excuse is found, Exusiai will definitely let it go!

Seeing that Yuuki was engrossed in petting the wolf and didn't intend to pay attention to her, Exusiai looked around, intending to find someone to bother Yuuki with her, but found that someone seemed to be missing from the base.

"Where did Kong go? Wasn't he supposed to stay behind and watch the house?"

"You just realized that?" Croissant said nonchalantly. "Anyway, as long as Texas contacts her, she can come back immediately."

Then Croissant saw Bison looking completely bewildered: "Ah, sorry, please continue."

"Empty?" Bison coughed lightly, trying to draw the others' attention, though he was puzzled. "...Ahem, the most urgent thing is to investigate the enemies who attacked us. Does anyone at Penguin Logistics have any leads?"

Exusiai, with her feet propped up on the coffee table, seemed to understand that Yuuki wasn't going to make her any dessert. Her face was gloomy. Hearing Croissant's question from the side, she casually replied, "A clue? Isn't it just a regular business dispute?"

Bison was somewhat confused upon hearing Exusiai's words: "Uh, a business dispute...?"

Which company would resort to bombs and thugs in a business dispute, and with such a large number of bombs that they even blew up the highway?

The Emperor walked to the table, opened a drawer, and, finding it empty, shouted, "Texas! Where are my cigars?!"

“Boss, we haven’t been back to this base in ages, it’s probably all moldy by now.” Texas looked at the boss and then pointed at Yuuki: “Sora and Yuuki, we cleaned it this morning, they probably threw them away then.”

"Don't bother looking for it, I threw it away this morning, it's practically growing mushrooms." Xi Yue replied casually, playing with the bouncy red wolf ears.

Upon hearing this, the Emperor slumped onto the sofa like a dying penguin: "Ah, then I'll die tonight! No, this won't do..."

"Oh, go on, don't worry about it."

Bison glanced around and saw that probably no one cared, but he felt this matter was very important, so he continued, "First, we should clarify the enemy's objectives..."

The emperor, who had been sprawled on the sofa, suddenly sat up as if he had just remembered something: "Wait, the music! My vinyl records! Did you put a whole case of them here?"

Croissant thought for a moment and then said, "Ah, it seems like I'm the one who moved it here. That box must be worth several months of my salary."

Exusiai looked around and pulled a box from under the table: "Here it is. Which one do you want to listen to?"

"Any one will do. The ones I choose will be absolute masterpieces." The Emperor waved his hand, letting Exusiai do as she pleased. "Ah, music! Life is never boring with art. Praise be to music, and praise be to myself!"

Exusiai randomly picked up a record and put it in the record player on the table. As the record spun, a Columbia jazz piece began to play.

The Emperor nestled comfortably on the sofa: "A life with music is a perfect life, Bison, go on."

Bison, who had been interrupted repeatedly, seemed to have forgotten what he was about to say: "...Where was I?"

"Their purpose."

"Yes! Their target is probably me, or perhaps, to sow discord between your company and ours."

The Emperor said nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? This is nothing. I thought it was just revenge for what happened before..."

Bison looked at the Emperor: "Do you have any leads?"

"Ahem! Texas! Go investigate them!"

Texas, babbling a Pocky, said, "Boss, it's your break time now, so overtime pay is triple."

"Hmm, fights of this magnitude happen about seventeen or eighteen times a month. Isn't that how messengers do their job?" Exusiai looked at Bison, seemingly puzzled as to why he was making such a fuss over a simple business dispute.

"What?" Bison looked at Exusiai with even more confusion. He couldn't understand why she thought the messenger's job was so violent.

"Shouldn't messengers be more discreet and faster...? They've never been judged by force."

Xi Yue put Hong down from her arms and said with deep empathy, "When I first joined, I had the same thought as you. We are clearly a logistics company, so why are we always getting dragged into gang wars?"

The Emperor slammed his hand on the table: "Because their taste is too low, their self-respect as human beings is too low."

"It's also because the boss pays our salaries. But we still transport goods in a lawful manner." Croissant paused and then said, "It's just that most of the time it becomes armed transport."

Exusiai largely agreed with Croissant's statement: "That's right, what's the problem with that?"

"Is this really okay?" Bison looked at Yuzuki.

"Don't look at me. All I can say is you have to get used to it. This is how Penguin Logistics operates." Xi Yue shrugged. "Otherwise, why do you think there are rumors that Penguin Logistics deliveries might disappear along with the recipient?"

Texas turned her head away and sighed deeply. She wanted to explain, but it was the truth.

"Wait a minute." Texas pointed to a box next to her. "Here is the password that Sora left behind."

Bison walked over and saw a row of broken cookies: "Cookies, cookies?"

Exusiai looked at the biscuits with a regretful expression: "Ah, why did you open it and leave it here? It'll get soggy and won't taste good."