Poseidon in Tomorrow's Ark

Lappland took a few big bites and swallowed the meat in his mouth, then spoke again.

"I just wanted to ask, Miss Xiyue, what did you mean by that? What does it mean to be able to refuse everything that will happen to you?"

"Well, Miss Laplande, let me ask you a question. What do you think freedom is?"

"Hmm?" Lapland stopped chewing and looked at Xiyue with a strange look, but still replied: "Of course I do whatever I want."

"Really? It's a very normal response, or this is the answer of most people." Xiyue nodded, but then gave another answer: "I think the real freedom is that you don't have to do what you don't want to do."

Lappland frowned. "Is there any difference? And this doesn't seem to be the question I asked you."

Xiyue picked up the bowl and smiled, "On the contrary, Lappland, I have already answered you."

"… a vague answer."

"Really? I'm really sorry that I couldn't satisfy your curiosity, Lappland. Why don't you take a look behind you?" Xiyue looked at Lappland, who looked dissatisfied, and pointed to the wall behind him with a smile.

Lapland looked back when she heard that. She had never noticed the wall of the carriage behind her, but behind her there seemed to be only a white cloth with a blue cross painted on it fluttering.

Before Lappland turned around to ask Xiyue, he had already snapped his fingers, and two water balls with white cloth slowly opened to reveal the wall of the carriage behind them.

There was a picture of a bamboo forest painted on the wall of the carriage, with words written in the blank spaces.

If someone comes to you for treatment for illness, you should not ask about his status, wealth, age, beauty, enemies, friends, Chinese or foreign, wise or foolish. You should treat everyone equally as if they were your closest relatives. You should also not look ahead or behind, worry about good or bad luck, or cherish your own life. When you see someone suffering, you should treat him as if he were suffering yourself. In this way, you can be a great doctor for all people. Otherwise, you would be a great thief with souls.

"This was written by a Yan country calligrapher whom I had asked Leishen Industries to invite."

"...What a wonderful medical ethics, Miss Xiyue, is this what you say in Yan Country?"

Xiyue was silent for a moment after hearing this: "...I don't know, but I hope he is."

"Medical ethics are too good, Miss Xiyue. No one in this world can live up to such medical ethics, and no one can become such a great doctor for the people." Lapland turned around and spoke to Xiyue seriously, emphasizing the last four words.

"why?"

"This cannibalistic land has no place for doctors like you. Good people will be eaten by the land until only bones are left, and then turned into ashes. Doctors save people, but who will save the doctors?"

Xiyue did not refute or say that this was the fact, just like the infected people who showed malice towards Xiyue when Xiyue first started medical activities.

There is a reason why medical practice is rare in this land. Not many people would take such risks to become doctors, let alone stick with it.

In this land, one has to be armed to the teeth to become a doctor, and it is no joke.

Rather, it is a sad fact concluded by those who practice medicine in this land.

Seeing Xiyue was silent, Laplander pointed at the words on the wall and said to Xiyue: "If you want to be a doctor like this, you won't just face illness, but also... and..."

Lappland fell strangely silent, and his originally fierce tone softened for some reason. His eyes flickered and his hand just pointed in the air.

Xiyue put down the bowl with a smile and looked at Lappland. She did not ask Lappland any more questions and did not say anything in the end because she understood what Lappland would say and why Lappland was silent.

So, Xiyue smiled and said to Lappland: "See, didn't I say I already answered you?"

Chapter 15: Longmen and Hong's Changes

"Mom, wake up, we're already in." Hong pushed Xiyue who fell asleep in the passenger seat while sitting in the driver's seat.

"Hmm?" Xiyue opened her deep blue eyes, yawned, rubbed her face, and when she opened her eyes again, the deep blue in her eyes dimmed into a clearer azure blue.

"Are we in?"

"Yeah." Hong nodded and pointed to the gantry checkpoint reflected in the rearview mirror of the car.

"You slept really well. It seems that my decision to teach you how to drive was the right one. Driving while tired is not a good idea."

When they were in the wilderness, Xiyue not only taught Hong some common sense of life, but also tried to teach Hong how to drive to share some of his chores.

Hong didn't learn very well at the beginning, but fortunately, there was no chance of collision in the wilderness, so Hong could drive as he pleased. Gradually, Hong learned to drive under Xiyue's mediocre teaching.

Because of this, Xiyue regained the right to take a nap... ahem, extra rest time.

Anyway, Hong didn't have the habit of taking a nap, so Xiyue naturally forced him to do labor.

Hong had no objection to this. On the contrary, she was very happy that she could help her mother, so she was very excited when learning to drive.

"By the way, Mom, is that wolf...Lappland okay?"

"Miss Laplander chose to get off the bus early, so of course we respect her opinion. After all, the reward has been paid to us, and with Laplander's identity, it is indeed not appropriate for her to appear openly at places like checkpoints."

After all, the obvious Originium crystals on Lappland's legs and the double swords hanging at her waist have already proved that she is a dangerous person, and the checkpoint will not let Lappland in so easily.

Lapland was also self-aware. After arriving near Longmen, he got off the car early and prepared to find a smuggling crossing by himself.

After all, the mobile city is too big, and any sewage pipe that is large enough can become a place for illegal immigrants to enter. Do you want to arrange people to guard it?

For a few illegal immigrants who came from who knows where and when? The manpower and material resources consumed are simply not worth it, and no city manager would do that.

Capable city managers will try to control or form a gang in the slums to actively guide illegal immigrants into the slums.

This will undoubtedly facilitate many aspects, whether it is allowing some stupid gangsters to be complacent with their smuggling fees, or preventing some obviously problematic smugglers from accidentally falling into places like garbage disposal pools.

However, what Lapland is most sensitive about is his identity as a top killer and an infected person. But it is still unknown whether the gangs will know Lapland, a killer from Syracuse.

To be honest, there is no hidden meaning in the identity of the infected people. No matter which city the slums are in, there are plenty of infected people unless there is a deliberate eviction.

Therefore, Xiyue was not worried about Lappland's ability to sneak into Longmen. This kind of thing might be easy and common for Lappland.

As for Xiyue and Hong, they of course passed the Longmen checkpoint openly. They are not infected, nor are they dangerous people. Xiyue is still a well-known positive character.

She doesn't have to come in from the dark and gloomy sewer like poor Lappland. Maybe she is now carefully holding her wolf tail and avoiding the dirty water on the ground. Woo woo, well... cough cough, she has never eaten a fox before.

"Achoo! Achoo! Achoo!" Lappland rubbed his nose.

"Dear stowaway, please wear your mask. I know the smell of the sewer is bad, and the mask is indeed a bit old." The man in a cloak in front turned around and said viciously to Lappland.

"But don't make any special noises here. I don't want the Rat King's people to find out that I'm smuggling."

"Okay, okay, I'll lead you on your way." Lappland rubbed his nose, turned his head and touched the plastic bag that had just been put on his tail.

"I just felt a chill, could it be Xiyue?" Lapland looked up.

After a few days of getting along, Lapland keenly discovered that Xiyue, except when facing the medical career, she would be more concerned and emotional, but how should we describe her behavior in normal times? A little dark and a little bit scumbag.

"What are you standing there for? Do you still want to go in?"

"coming."

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"Drive carefully, we'll find a place to stay." Xiyue touched Hong, who had been staring at her from the beginning.

"I know what you're thinking. When we find a place to live, I'll let you touch me."

Xiyue sighed. Ever since Lappland got off the car, Hong has been hinting at Xiyue to change back to her original form and let her touch her tail.

"This child..." Xiyue opened the car window and put her arm on it. Of course, she was not dissatisfied with Hong. Hong was very cute like this. Moreover, Xiyue did not have the habit of finding excuses not to fulfill the promise she made to the child.

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"Okay, okay, I really don't know where did you learn this trick of starry eyes, Hong?"

Xiyue put down the portable medical box that she usually wore around her waist, and turned around to see Hong sitting on the bed, staring at her with her big watery eyes that she didn't know how to make.

Xiyue snapped her fingers lightly, and the feathers on her head transformed into dragon horns in an instant. The hem of the windbreaker behind her fluttered for a while, and the slender dragon tail gently lifted the hem of the windbreaker and poked out.

Xiyue looked at the red eyes sitting on the bed, almost shining, and couldn't help but complain in her heart.

"I didn't buy you any funny skills like eye flashlights, what's wrong with you? Your eyes are almost glowing. Did you learn it on your own?"

Xiyue complained as she walked over, picked Hong up and put her on her lap, her tail wagging to Hong's hand.

Hong, who had been waiting for a long time, grabbed the tail in her hand without hesitation, stroked it, and rubbed it on her face from time to time.

"Woo~ woo~ Mommy's tail~"

Xiyue smiled as she watched Hong excitedly touching her tail. Of course, Xiyue's two hands were not idle either. One hand pinched Hong's tail and began to touch it from time to time, while the other hand played with Hong's elastic wolf ears.

It was a very reasonable and equal exchange. Xiyue touched Hong and Hong touched Xiyue, and everyone was very satisfied.

"Hong, let's go eat."

"Yeah, okay, Mom." Hong rubbed Xiyue's tail reluctantly for the last time, then jumped out of Xiyue's arms.

Xiyue looked at Hong standing aside, stood up, swung his tail and turned into a ball of water, then retracted into the hem of his windbreaker. The dragon horns on his head turned into a ball of water and shook twice, quickly shrinking, and blue ear feathers slowly emerged from it.

"It's harder to change my image now that I'm famous. This Liberi is almost more skilled in using it than I am in my original form."

Xiyue looked in the mirror to see if there was any problem with her disguise.

Now that she has transformed into the form of Liberi, she almost feels no resistance to returning to the dragon form. However, there is no other way. Since her identity as Xin Yi has been confirmed, it is really difficult for her to change her image.

Last time, she had a sudden idea and changed her ear feathers to a more common brown color, and was almost thought to be an imposter. Fortunately, Xiyue pretended that it was caused by dye, and she was almost kicked out of the mercenary group.

Of course, it is also possible that a fight breaks out and the person becomes your dog.

'I miss it a little bit, but if not everyone here has non-human features, I would have thought I was back.'

Xiyue looked at the surrounding environment and thought with nostalgia.

Familiar buildings, occasional small shops or restaurants on both sides of the street, and people around speak Mandarin with a slight accent.

If the people around her didn't have some non-human features on their heads or behind them, Xiyue might have thought that she was back.

"Huh... It's really peaceful. I really prefer the current atmosphere. Compared to Victoria where money is everything or Syracuse where the mafia is the rule, this place suits me better."

The Yan Country system is more suitable for the physique of Chinese babies from another world. It is skin-friendly and non-allergenic. (Nods in confirmation)

Suddenly Xiyue smelled a spicy smell.

"Spicy hot pot? Um... Hong, let's go eat hot pot."

"Okay, Mom." Hong nodded.

"Good evening, guests. How many people are there at Dejia Hotpot?"

"You two, if possible, please take a quieter seat."

"Okay, this way please."

The waiter led Xiyue to a table inside, then took out a menu from his arms and handed it to Xiyue.

"Guest, what soup base do you want to eat?"

Xiyue took the menu and turned to look at Hong on the side: "Well, does Hong like spicy food?"

"Um, Mom, Red, I don't know."

Xiyue nodded and looked at the menu: "A double-boiled hotpot with spicy bone soup."

"Ok."

Then Xiyue ordered some horned beast rolls and tumorous beast rolls. Horned beasts and tumorous beasts are actually equivalent to mutton and beef in his previous life.

Then we ordered some other common hotpot dishes and asked the waiter to take them away.

"Mom, Hong, it's so hot~" Hong, who was sitting next to her, rubbed Xiyue and said cutely.

"Okay, come~" Xiyue took off Hong's coat.

Xiyue didn't know what was wrong with his educational policy that caused Hong to be so clingy to her and even do such things to act coquettishly from time to time.

When Xiyue took off Hong's coat and helped smooth her hair, she found that a spot of hair on the back of Hong's head had turned a light blue.

"..."

Xiyue gently stroked that patch of hair. The sudden gray-blue hair blended perfectly with the surrounding gray hair. Instead of destroying the original harmony, it had a light and elegant feeling except for the slightly awkward position.

There is definitely no possibility that Hong dyed her hair under Xiyue's supervision, so the hair could only have grown by Hong herself.

"What's wrong? Mom." Hong rubbed Xiyue's arm with her head.

"No, nothing." Xiyue withdrew her hand.

"Although I have a rough idea of ​​what caused the trouble, I still feel more at ease after taking a look."

Xiyue opened the system, searched in the mall, and then took out a black iron ball from the air.

【Life detection device (disposable)】

[Type: Item/Consumable]

[Effect: Use on a single life unit target to generate a relatively detailed physical verification report for it (Terra physical examination template has been selected)]

[Evaluation: A quick and convenient detection device that can detect physical conditions in most situations, including those affected by some mystical factors.]

[Price: D + medical privileges 1000 medical points]

Xiyue had used this thing before, and she also had a physical examination report that was issued using this thing.