Arknights' Lock of Heaven

"Lord Orlando!" Just as the two were exchanging angry glances, the butler who had brought Orlando the bad news that morning scrambled into the meeting room.

"Found him! Young Master, we've found him!"

116 What merit or ability do I possess?

Xia Yu stood atop the Dresden Tower, overlooking the city in celebration.

Even the homeless, who are usually chased away by the police as soon as they appear on Central Avenue, are trying to clean themselves up and wander through the streets and alleys to ask for lucky money.

This was destined to be a wedding that everyone would be watching.

Unfortunately, neither the invited guests nor the city's residents knew that the protagonist of this wedding was right there in front of them.

There's no need to go to great lengths to sneak into the wedding banquet inside the tower; you can simply look up and see the newlyweds.

Of course, this may not necessarily be a good thing for them.

"Didn't you say you wanted to share the joy with the people? This is destined to be a wedding that will be the focus of everyone's attention in Letania. That's a statement that your family made."

Xia Yu leaned against the spire of the tower, gently tapping the bright glass beside her, and said to the group of newlyweds hanging beside her, "How can being huddled in a cramped tower be considered being the center of attention?"

"How about the place I picked for you? Everyone in the city can see you as soon as they look up."

"Now that's what you call being the center of attention, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Miss Loren, who was hanging beside her fiancé, couldn't help but want to retort, but was gently kicked by her tense-looking fiancé.

Then Miss Loren obediently shut her mouth.

If the Loren family saw this, they would be absolutely stunned.

Even that arrogant and domineering young lady who always relied on her father's favor would have a day when she had to swallow her anger?

See you soon.

“You’re right,” Streich Mainz forced a smile, “The family is just too petty; they should let…”

“Indeed,” Xia Yu nodded in agreement before he could finish speaking. “You feudal nobles are not only stingy, but also corrupt and backward. You should all be hung on the streetlights.”

Streich Mainz was now speechless.

How am I supposed to respond to this?

"What terrible luck!" he sighed softly, stealing a glance at the mysterious figure completely shrouded in black. "What kind of mess is this..."

It was about to be the most important day of his life. Although the two families had a political marriage, he was happy to accept Miss Loren's outstanding appearance.

Moreover, as the eldest son of the Mainz family, he has already stepped into the realm of political animals and would not be foolish enough to pursue things like love.

As a result, on the night before his wedding, Mainz, who should have been sleeping in his room, was awakened by the cold night wind from the tower, wearing only a nightgown.

His fiancée beside him wasn't much better off; her long, messy hair meant that she, like him, had been dragged out of her warm bed. Well, at most, she had an extra layer of clothing over her.

As for why he remained obedient even after being kidnapped, well, that's because when he opened his eyes, he saw the mysterious man in front of him carrying his fiancée as he flew up.

Yes, they flew up!

Why were these two pampered young masters and ladies able to swallow their anger and obediently be hung up here all night?

Isn't it because of the ease and grace with which this person flew up this tower hundreds of meters high?

As members of the Tower family, the newlyweds knew all too well what this meant.

The Witch King, the former ruler of Letania, was defeated by the Twin Queens and fell to his death from his own tower.

Even the rulers of a nation like Letania, with its highly developed Originium Arts, followed this rule, demonstrating the immense value of free flight.

In other words, even the Mainz family, which owned the entire tower, had never seen such a powerful figure who only existed in legends.

At first, he thought that the Gemini Queens were unhappy with the marriage alliance between Mainz and the Loren family, so they sent people to cause trouble.

The more I thought about it, the more something seemed off. The Gemini Queens had been in power for some time now, and even if they were unhappy about the marriage between the two families, they wouldn't resort to such methods.

This is not their style.

Moreover, to be honest, even if this marriage is ruined, the fact that the two families are united by marriage cannot be changed. At most, binding them would only embarrass the two families.

The substance is still there.

The forces that were supposed to gather and seek refuge with them will still do so under the Queen's pressure. At most, they will need to spend some time and effort to re-establish their authority within this interest group.

It couldn't possibly have been done by the newly emerging nobles under the Empress to curry favor with them.

Putting everything else aside, with such a powerful figure at her disposal, the Gemini Empress would probably treat her with great respect and use her to blackmail her. Hmm, what have I done to deserve this...?

Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken?

Streich looked up at the mysterious man in front of him.

At the very top of this towering spire, a peak so high that even the most delicate bird could not find a foothold, that person walked as if on flat ground. He even used Originium Arts, which he did not understand, to create a small stool and leaned against the spire in a very comfortable posture.

Both he and his fiancée were tied by the wrists and suspended above, with no foothold on the smooth glazed tiles to support their weight.

He now misses the tower from the past. Although it wasn't as glamorous as it is now, at least the rough stone surface allowed him to stand firmly.

Compared to himself, who was suffering terribly while hanging here, the mysterious person beside him seemed so relaxed.

As members of the Tower family, Streich and his fiancée knew all too well what this meant.

This one skill alone is enough for most warlocks to study for a lifetime. How to bind Originium energy into a fixed form and completely isolate its harmfulness is not something that can be done easily.

It's not much simpler than flying.

Even a basic understanding is enough for a normal person to use for a lifetime.

For such an important figure to condescend to kidnap him while his face was covered, Streich didn't know whether to feel unlucky or honored.

He had no idea how his family had offended such a powerful figure.

Yes, it was his family that offended him. Streich didn't think that the petty things he had done were enough to offend such a powerful person.

They couldn't even attract the other person's attention.

“Sir,” after a moment of silence, Streich decided it was better to fight for his own life.

What immense benefits would it bring to attract such a powerful figure?

Ironically, even though he was the chieftain's son, he still had to make sacrifices when necessary.

For example, this marriage alliance, for example... now.

The only difference is that the former willingly pays the price, while the latter...

Looking at his exhausted fiancée, who had been hanging with him all night, Streich suddenly felt a surge of inexplicable courage.

Perhaps out of a sense of responsibility, or perhaps for his own life, he spoke up anyway.

"Excuse me, is there anything I, the son of the Mainz patriarch, can do to help you?"

117 The young fledglings were ambitious

Upon hearing this, Grace Loren stared wide-eyed at her fiancé.

How dare you say that?!

What Strachey could see, she, who also came from a high-class noble family, could see as well.

Because of her powerful father, Grace felt even more deeply the power of the mysterious man before her.

You don't think such an important person would hang the two of us here because of our own fault, do you?

Although it sounds harsh, she truly believed that neither she nor her fiancé were qualified to provoke such a terrifying figure, to the point that the figure went so far as to carry out a kidnapping under a mask.

The only reason she and her fiancé ended up hanging from the tower could be due to family reasons.

The two of them were merely a pretext to cause trouble for the family.

A complete jinx.

Since the enemy was brought in by the family, what ability do you, the son of the clan chief who has little real power, have to 'help' them?

To put it bluntly, even if you wanted to be a traitor and defect, you might not even have the qualifications.

Grace secretly kicked Streich, but her fiancé seemed determined to fixate on something, his gaze fixed on the mysterious man gazing at the city.

Seeing that he seemed unwilling to repent, Grace closed her eyes in anguish.

It’s over.

She wasn't despairing because of her fiancé's recklessness; she was simply despairing for herself.

Ultimately, a political marriage is a political marriage. Although she had known him since childhood, she didn't actually have much affection for her fiancé.

It's all just a family task.

Grace didn't understand.

It was clearly an enemy brought about by the family; we were merely a pretext. Given the current situation, how could the two families, who have already banded together for mutual support under the pressure of the Twin Queens, possibly offend such a powerful figure again?

The mysterious person in front of them clearly had the ability to storm the tower, yet he only brought the two of them with him, which clearly indicated that the conflict between the two sides had not reached the point of life and death.

If it's truly an irreconcilable feud, wouldn't it be better to just storm into the banquet halfway through the wedding and wreak havoc?

They kidnapped them, but then placed them in such an obvious place, which means there's still room for negotiation.