Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Qi Lin seemed to recall something, a slight smile curving her lips, her golden eyes holding a subtle hint of amusement:

"It's going to die."

Chapter 0 Conclusion

As I typed these three words, I felt quite emotional.

2023-03-18 19:47

At this time, I published a chapter titled 'This Land,' and made sure everyone saw the sentence: 'It's dying.'

Haha, I inexplicably feel like laughing. I remember someone commented on this sentence, saying "opening ceremony thunderbolt".

2025-01-02 22:51

At this time, I publish the final chapter of this book, and let this sentence, which I first introduced to you, become my farewell sentence.

To be honest, when I typed the first line of this book, I never imagined it would come this far, with so many people accompanying me all the way to the end.

Thank you everyone for joining us.

For almost two years, I've gotten to know all of you through this book, and I think... I'll probably never forget you all (laughs).

To be honest, the book's journey has been quite bumpy.

I remember that on my very first debut, it happened to be the Qingming Festival. A friend invited me out for a stroll, which prevented me from finishing the update in one go.

I thought to myself, "Oh no, I'm doomed. On my first day of debut, not only did I not post a big update, but I also owe everyone a chapter."

When I got back and checked the author's backend, wow, the drop rate was really high!

That day, people actually sent me nearly two thousand comments!

I finished updating the last chapter of the day while laughing like an idiot, and then I lay down on the bed and started reading everyone's comments, liking each one. I was so excited that I started to worry that I wouldn't be able to sleep that night.

Then... I slept like a log at night.

Later, I updated it little by little, imagining what kind of story I could write and whether everyone would like it.

I remember once, using a technique I learned from the author forum, I shamelessly asked everyone for some small gifts. At the time, I was worried that readers would come through the internet, grab me by the collar, and scold me for having so little talent, asking for gifts.

As a result, without saying anything, they actually sent out more than fifty pages of gifts that day!

Each page of gifts showed ten people, and there were over fifty pages in total. Everyone sent me more than five hundred gifts!

It scared me.

Of course, what followed was that I continued to happily count the gifts and royalties the next day.

However, I didn't dare to ask for more gifts after that. I know that I'm terrible at editing, and my update speed is really worrying.

Ah, looking back, those were truly glorious years.

If this were during my university days, updating would be a piece of cake. If I handled it well, I could easily update 10,000 words a day without any pressure!

What a pity, what a pity, I'm getting old, I'm no longer a young person.

Then, I experienced my first hiatus from updating. I remember it was really terrible. My eyes were inflamed, one upper eyelid was swollen and the other lower eyelid was swollen. I even pretended to look at people with a squinty eye, which made my colleagues laugh.

But people's joys and sorrows are not the same; I only found their noise bothersome and continued to look at them sideways...

Later, the inflammation didn't get better, so I had no choice but to stop updating. I stopped for more than a week. I thought I was done for, because stopping updating is a big no-no when writing novels.

As a result, hehe~

Everyone came back after the update resumed.

I was deeply moved, very moved. Then, after half a year, I gave everyone another unprecedentedly long hiatus.

Hahahahahaha!

It's really outrageous when you think about it.

I wanted to take the civil service exam back then, but I really didn't have the time. Later, my friend scolded me, so I had to give up on this book and start focusing all my energy on studying.

If I had to say I'm reluctant to part with it, it would definitely be because I can't bear to.

But novels can't put food on the table, and you can't change your fate by writing books, so you can only obediently bow your head.

At that point, I had already revealed the outline myself, thinking that it was over and there would be no more.

And then... hehe, I'm back again!

Back in May, after much hesitation, I reopened the novel, revisited my train of thought and got back into the swing of things, and continued updating it.

I've been off-season for almost six months. I thought it would be a foolish act of doing this out of love, but I never expected everyone to come back.

Yes, everyone is back. No one has given up on me, or on that bastard Qi Xiaobai.

Qi Xiaobai continued his journey, and he would continue on and on...

And I will continue on my journey, and I will keep going forever...

I didn't end the story with a declaration like many books do, such as "(The End)". The story we've witnessed has temporarily come to an end, but I believe that with Qi Xiaobai's story on this land, many things are still happening and will continue.

Sigh, after saying all this, I really have some feelings to share.

In any case, at the start of the new year, make this decision, let go of some things, and then embrace a fresh start.

I'm sure some of you are wondering about something else: Lao Yan, what's the next book? When will it start? Will there be any side stories about Qi Xiaobai?

I've received many inquiries about these things lately, so I'll share my thoughts here.

To be honest, I have no clue what the theme of my next book will be; I'm still wavering between fan fiction and original works.

I'll keep writing fanfiction; there are some things I don't know what to write. But I don't really have the confidence to write original content.

However, I'm not planning to start a new book anytime soon, at least not before the new year. I'll try to start another one after the new year when I have some ideas.

As for side stories, yes, there are definitely some. Tomato (the author) left us tens of thousands of words for side stories after the story was completed, so we'll definitely make use of them.

However, the update schedule is unpredictable. Occasionally, I'll release a couple of chapters to tell more stories about this land, and I hope everyone will enjoy them.

Finally, two things!

First, thank you all for liking this book!

Second, I love you all~~~~

Round Bench Racing

The completely dried-up pen tip could no longer write any ink.

In the quiet office, the young Ms. Felin, alone, lowered her eyebrows slightly and silently placed the pen in her hand on the table.

The pen made a soft sound as it touched the desk surface.

At the same time, Kal'tsit let out a sigh, her feelings a mixture of emotions.

"How did things turn out this way..."

Kal'tsit took a deep breath and briefly closed her eyes to calm herself down.

She had to work hard to control her emotions so that she wouldn't lose her composure in front of the other Rhodes Island members when faced with this situation.

She is the last person still holding on at Rhodes Island.

Doctor, Amiya... and Qi Yan...

"Tsk, in the end it all comes down to Qi Yan!"

Kal'tsit couldn't resist making a soft click of her tongue, which was somewhat out of character for her. After confirming that she was alone in the office, she skillfully pulled open a drawer, took out a candy, unwrapped it, licked it with her tongue, found it sweet, and put it in her mouth.

After completing this smooth and effortless operation, the sweet taste of strawberries blossomed on her tongue.

"Qi Yan...you've really gone too far!"

Kal'tsit mumbled something while sucking on a candy, then picked up another pen from the pen holder and began writing furiously.

"Caught stealing Kroos snacks, and as a result, the Kroos chased and bit him, breaking the glass of the corridor window...a fine of 500!"

"You invited Hoshiguma and Rei over while you were drinking with other people, which resulted in Akira and the others vomiting everywhere... Fine of one thousand!"

"Colluding with Frostnova to create a snowy wonderland for Qilin as a surprise, which resulted in Rhodes Island's central air conditioning system crashing... A fine of two thousand!"

"You instigated the Doctor and Kroos to build an illegal website on the Lungmen external network, and Chen caught you red-handed and brought it to Amiya's attention... What on earth are you doing? Amiya is still a child! Everyone is fined four thousand!"

"They came up with a multimedia escape room project and hired Phantom to design a horror and suspense-themed escape room. As a result, many operators were overly frightened while playing, and accidents occurred frequently. These included, but were not limited to, Yui being frightened and sent to the emergency room, Ifrit setting the house on fire in a moment of excitement, and Wendy using a high-pressure water cannon to blow up the escape room... Hiss!"

Kal'tsit sat up straight and took a deep breath.

Her knuckles, gripping the pen tightly, turned a faint white from the force.

Their crimes are too numerous to recount!

"Fines! Fines!! Fines!!!"

Now, Qi Yan has made a fortune by leveraging Kroos's large-scale external network operations, and he feels no psychological pressure when Kal'tsit imposes fines on him.

Just as Kal'tsit was about to make Rhodes Island's profits reach a new high this month with her single stroke, there was a knock on the office door from the outside.

Kal'tsit instantly reverted to her original persona.

The office door opened.

Kal'tsit's light green eyes widened involuntarily.

She saw a mountain of documents with Amiya's legs walking in from outside the door, swaying and wobbling as it approached her.

"Dr. Kal'tsit, I'm sorry to bother you, but I have a lot of documents that need your approval today."

Amiya peeked out from the side of the file mountain.

Kal'tsit: "...Put it on the table."

Amiya jogged to the desk and piled the mountain of documents on the table just before it was about to tip over.

Kal'tsit tried her best to keep her expression calm, shifting her gaze from the rickety mountain of documents to Amiya's figure, who was bowing her head and constantly poking at her hands.

"Amiya, weren't you packing your bags to go to Kazdel?" Kal'tsit asked. "Why are you working again? Is the Doctor slacking off again?"

"No, no!" Amiya shook her head repeatedly. "The Doctor... he's busy, he's very busy right now!"

Kal'tsit frowned suspiciously.

Amiya didn't dare to look up, and instead pointed to the document to change the subject:

“Let me help you with these documents before Mr. Tin Man comes to meet me.”

"Are the Tin People going back to Kazdel too?"

"Yes, ever since Mr. Qi Yan caused that trouble in Columbia, Mr. Tin Man's work focus seems to have shifted. He had already returned to Kazdel once before and was of great help in the Kazdel furnace incident."

“...Those dead souls in the furnace are not exactly peaceful. Be careful when you come into contact with them. No, you'd better not have too much contact with them. Let Theresa deal with them.”

"Actually, no, they're just a little bored and want to hear a story. They didn't seem to enjoy it enough last time, and Miss Neve, the storyteller, was also a bit affected. Mr. Tin Man and I are just going back to check on things, so there's no need to trouble Miss Theresa."

"Don't push yourself. If you run into trouble, just let me know. Qi Yan seems to have too much energy lately."

Amiya responded and sent a message through her terminal. Then she took the initiative to pull Kal'tsit into the fight against the mountain of documents.

Meanwhile, in Rhodes Island's training room, Kroos received Amiya's message under the expectant gaze of a group of people, and immediately raised her hands in cheers:

"Mission accomplished! Amiya has successfully held Kal'tsit back!"

"This time, our bench race will definitely be a breeze!"

"My round stool has been itching for battle for a long time, gentlemen, let's fight!"

Kroos gestured to the cheering crowd, and the cheers immediately stopped.

She nodded in satisfaction and said loudly:

"The successful hosting of our round bench race this time is all thanks to Amiya. Of course, Amiya also has her own requirements."

First, to prevent some people from getting carried away, Amiya canceled the prizes for the competition. This is purely a friendly match; her requirement is that friendship comes first, competition second!

"No, no, Amiya has reserved one of the prizes," the professor pointed out from the crowd.

Korohir Liberi paused for a moment, then quickly used the terminal to access the temporary chat group.

Amiya: We can hold competitions to enhance friendship among operators, but considering that some players in previous competitions were overly focused on rankings, we must cancel the prizes for this competition to curb the players' competitive spirit.

Qi Yan (this is the boss, you can't scold him): Wouldn't a competition without prizes be too dry?