Poseidon in Arknights

Xi Yue found a house that looked relatively intact and pushed open the door to enter.

They lit a fire pit on the ground with a flint and steel. The temperature here drops drastically at night. Although Xiyue didn't care much about it anymore, it was still more comfortable to be a little warmer.

"Hurry up, find a place to stay quickly."

"Shut up, Pauline, don't you know how heavy John is?"

"Of course I know, I carried him for half a day too."

Just as she lit the fire, Xiyue heard a sound coming from outside.

"Judging from their conversation, they don't seem to be from a village..."

Yuzuki took the compound bow from her backpack and cautiously climbed out of the window.

Peeking through the earthen wall, Yuuki saw two people carrying a person with bandages haphazardly wrapped around their head as they entered the village.

"Looks like there's no threat."

Chris, panting heavily, said, "I think this room is still in good condition, so let's leave it here."

He was already very tired and didn't want to walk anymore, so before Bao Li could respond, he turned around and walked into the courtyard.

But before he could see clearly what was in front of him, a cold sensation came from his forehead.

"Gentlemen, isn't it a bit inappropriate to rob a lady's house?" Yuzuki smiled as she drew her bow, the cold arrow pressed against Chris's head.

“Wait, wait, miss, we mean no harm.” Bao Li, who was following behind, quickly stepped forward and raised his hands in surrender.

"Tell me?"

"We are a Columbia pioneer team. One of our comrades was seriously injured, and we have run out of supplies, so we have no choice but to go into the village."

“Columbia?” Yuuki raised an eyebrow; she finally knew where she was.

"Yes, the Columbia pioneers."

Paul quickly rummaged through his pocket for his identification. Although not many people in this wilderness would care about such a thing, who knows?

A clump of water enveloped the document and floated to Xiyue's side, where the document tumbled in the water.

After a while, Xiyue put away her bow and arrows and smiled at the two men, saying, "Come in, gentlemen. Your companion looks like he needs help."

The two men exchanged a glance and breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed they hadn't encountered Rusthammer's men.

Upon entering the house, Paulie saw a fire burning on the ground, a backpack placed next to it, and a first-aid kit laid out to the side.

Bao Li's eyes lit up, and he eagerly asked Xi Yue, "Um, miss, are you a doctor?"

Xi Yue was taken aback and looked down at the first-aid kit next to her backpack.

"Yes, oh, put your companion on the bed, let me take a look."

Chris glanced at Paul, leaned close to him, and whispered, "No problem, are we that lucky?"

"It's as if we can resist just because there's something wrong with what you're saying. Besides, who carries such a big medical kit when traveling in the wilderness, except for practicing medicine?"

"……makes sense."

Chris nodded upon hearing this, carried John to the bed and put him down, while Yuuki picked up the medical kit and walked to the bedside.

Take scissors from the first-aid kit, cut the other person's clothes into pieces, and peel them off.

After cutting him open, I reached out and touched various parts of his body, searching for wounds.

The wound on the other person's head was definitely not serious; it had already scabbed over and felt fine to the touch, unless there was intracranial hemorrhage.

However, if he had really suffered intracranial hemorrhage from the impact, given the length of time that had passed, even a miracle would have been impossible to save him.

“He has been injured for a long time, and... well, I guess you don’t have a stretcher, so several of his fractures have been dislocated.”

“We know, we know, Doctor, but as you can see, Columbia doesn’t care whether we live or die. To them, we’re just tools.”

Paul sighed: "Our pioneer team's medical supplies consist of just a few rolls of bandages, not even splints, let alone stretchers."

Xi Yue nodded. If the injury had just happened, it might be better, but the person in front of her had suffered even more serious injuries after a day of travel.

In fact, the head injury was a minor one. For the Terrans, this thing would at most cause a concussion, and even if it caused unconsciousness, it would only take a couple of days to recover.

The poor fellow's biggest injuries now are the other fractures caused by being hit by rocks in the storm, and the bumpy ride along the way made his fractures even worse.

Perhaps he had actually woken up several times on the way, but each time he woke up, the pain all over his body tormented him and made him faint again.

"Bring me my bow."

Chris quickly went over, picked up the bow that was on the ground, and handed it to Yuuki.

The bow emitted a fluorescent glow, and then a burst of light emanated from the bow, enveloping the surrounding area.

[The Forbidden Land]

[Type: Skill]

[Effect: Creates a large sphere within which most airborne pollutants will be forcibly repelled.]

[Description: It can create a relatively sterile environment anytime, anywhere, making it an excellent aid in medical practice. With it, you don't have to worry about injured people getting infected by bacteria in the air during medical work in the field.]

Price: 300 Medical Points

[E+ level medical rating available for purchase]

This is why Yuuki said that combat skills are much more expensive than medical skills.

For example, before finding the composite bow in the eye of the storm, the clever one also set his sights on a combat skill.

[Storm Guidance]

[Type: Combat Skill - Bow]

[Effect: Enhances the skill user's perception of air currents. Arrows fired can consume the user's energy to apply a storm buff, increasing their range, but air current interference will reduce accuracy.]

[Description: A combat technique prevalent and practical among the Wind Elves. Evolved over thousands of years, it has developed into a complete set of techniques that can be quickly adjusted and used in any airflow environment.]

Price: 3000 Medical Points

[A medical facility with a D- rating is available for purchase.]

The price difference between the two is as high as ten times. As for the effects, although I haven't experienced them, I think the difference between the two should not be too great, but the price difference is quite obvious.

The skill "Forbidden Land" doesn't require Originium to activate. Letting them bring it over is just to reduce trouble and make them think that the bow is just a staff.

Once she confirmed that the skill was working properly and that most bacteria in the surrounding environment were gone, Yuuki began the surgery.

.....................

[Surgical treatment completed: Statistics complete]

[Injured person: Multiple fractures and dislocations throughout the body; treatment completed.]

The fracture has been immobilized with a splint, and the dislocated bones have returned to their normal positions.

Overall Rating: C

[Evaluation: The surgery was reasonable, but the patient bled excessively during the procedure to return the bones to their normal position, which posed a significant risk.]

[Reward: 100 Medical Points, Medical Rating Upgraded to D.]

"Hoo..." Xi Yue summoned a water ball to wash away some of the blood that had splattered on her body.

"Alright, your companion is fine now, but he needs to rest. He's not a Vyvan, so his bones won't heal that quickly."

"I understand, thank you doctor."

Chris shrugged. "Bory, it looks like we'll be making up for our old friend John's hours for the next few months."

"Alright, Chris, those guys up there don't care about a scavenging team or how many people go out every day. John has been leading us for so long, let's help him out."

Yuzuki waved her hand to interrupt them and asked, "Medical treatment isn't free, but I know you don't have much money, pioneer team. How about this, do you know where the nearest Columbia mobile city is around here?"

"Thank you for your understanding, Doctor. We don't know the exact location. We need to go back to the settler camp and look it up there."

After thinking for a moment, Bory added, "But even if we don't go, it should be fine. There shouldn't be any natural disasters recently, so the mobile city should still be in place."

Mobile cities aren't constantly moving; after all, moving an entire city is extremely energy-intensive and makes trade very inconvenient.

Even with a super-large Originium industrial engine, it is very difficult to simultaneously move a city and supply energy to the industries on it.

Unless it is to escape natural disasters, mobile cities are usually fixed in a certain area to facilitate trade and the collection of surrounding resources.

When a natural disaster strikes, mobile cities will receive a warning 2 to 8 weeks in advance, either from disaster messengers or their own disaster early warning devices.

Going forward, the vast majority of industrial facilities will shut down, except for essential civilian facilities which will continue to operate; other industrial facilities will cease operations to reduce energy consumption.

At the same time, urban areas will disintegrate and disperse, reducing weight, increasing speed, and improving the survival rate of individual urban areas. After all, it is difficult to predict the specific scope of a natural disaster before it officially occurs.

After completely leaving the area affected by natural disasters, the city will slowly move to a climate-stable region to re-establish itself, and will announce its location to people in the surrounding area and other nearby mobile cities through city broadcasts.

These locations will be transmitted layer by layer through mobile cities, eventually forming a distribution map of mobile cities on the land.

"So, consider this medical service as me hiring you, and your payment is to take me to that city, is that alright?"

"It's a pleasure to serve you, beautiful lady."

Chapter 6: The Free Messenger

"Phew, Miss, we've arrived. Welcome to San Felt, Colombia," Chris said to Yuzuki, looking at the vast city in the distance.

"I see it, a beautiful city, isn't it?"

"It is indeed beautiful, provided you are not infected and you are rich, then it can be called beautiful." The person lying on Boli's back spoke leisurely at this moment.

He is John. After receiving treatment, he finally woke up the day before yesterday, but multiple fractures throughout his body still prevent him from moving.

"Free Columbia, ah, I'm sorry, Miss, we can only take you this far. We are not allowed to return to the city unless we have permission from the pioneer team."

"It's alright, it's right there. Thank you, all three of you."

After bidding farewell to the three members of the pioneering team, Yuuki set off again, heading towards the distant city.

...St. Phil City checkpoint...

Yuzuki followed the flow of people toward the checkpoint, but there weren't many people there, or rather, very few hikers like her.

Xi Yue looked at the huge advertising slogan next to her.

Welcome to San Felt, welcome to Colombia.

[This may not be the best tourist city, but it will definitely give you an unprecedented experience.]