Arknights' Lock of Heaven

"Even hiring a kidnapper like me... haha."

"It's less about courage and more about giving up on oneself."

Upon hearing this, Grace nodded in agreement, then her face twitched.

After being suspended all night, my whole body ached, especially the muscle strain in my arms.

The simple act of nodding almost made her cry out in pain, but thankfully she managed to hold it in.

She had long ago decided to be a wooden doll, and would never do anything unnecessary in order to survive.

"Give up on yourself?"

Streich opened his mouth when he heard this, but couldn't say anything.

Is that so? Perhaps.

Although she was unwilling to accept the status quo, even her father was powerless to help, so what could she do?

Seeing his speechless expression, Xia Yu felt a sense of boredom.

Well, to be honest, what happened to Streich is perfectly normal in this world.

It's just an exchange of interests between politicians. They only see a lot of things being given away and feel heartbroken, but why don't they look at what they got in return?

Is she just a beautiful wife?

No, it's a series of background factors and leverage, a broad road to the future.

It just takes time to deliver on its promise.

But do you have the time?

Old Mainz had long been well aware of this, so he acted nonchalantly.

Strachey just needs time to adapt to the world as it truly is, and time to smooth out his rough edges.

Is what you're encountering truly a setback? Or a predicament?

Xia Yu suddenly turned to look at Streich.

He pointed to the festive city below the tower and said, "Look, the whole city is mobilized for your wedding."

"This is the kind of treatment so many people dream of."

Have you ever been to the wilderness?

No, how could a playboy like Streich go to the real wilderness?

Have you ever gone hungry?

Even if Mainz's power was not secure, who would dare to cut back on his food?

Have you ever seen death?

I have seen that before, but how could a high and mighty nobleman care about a few homeless people who have frozen to death?

"Or rather, have you ever encountered a real life-or-death crisis?"

"You can see it getting closer and closer, but you are powerless to stop it, and can only watch your death approach little by little..."

Upon hearing this, Grace's alarm bells went off.

"You idiot!" She glared at Streich, "You've got us all in trouble!"

Streich panicked too. Although the mysterious man in front of him was still sitting there with his superb Originium Arts, his words were anything but... 'friendly'.

"Don't worry," Xia Yu scoffed at their reaction, "I have my own demands, and I won't just kill you like this."

"But do you know what?"

“One hundred and thirty kilometers away from this city is a small town called Wolumond, where people can die at any time.”

Grace and Streich were stunned when they heard this.

Wolumond, they vaguely remembered that name.

"The natural disaster tore a huge wound in the earth. Although they were lucky enough not to fall into it immediately, the great rift valley that stretches for tens of kilometers completely blocked the evacuation route of Wolumonde."

“Winter is coming. Wolumond is a commercial town. They did not provide enough food for 10,000 people for the winter. Despite their desperate calls for help, they received no assistance and there were no military police to maintain order.”

"Guess where those military police who are supposed to maintain order are?"

"Where are those officials who were supposed to be rescued, those nobles who were supposed to protect them, those eyes that should have been on them?"

Before they could answer, Xia Yu smiled and pointed to the city beneath her feet.

"Right here, in Dresden, at your wedding, doing nothing in this city."

"Just to embellish the image of your family."

"For your wedding."

"Tell me, is this right or wrong?"

right?

Grace and Streich felt the soreness in their bodies after being suspended all night, and looked down at the distance of a hundred meters between them and the ground.

Dare to say I'm right?

I dare not...

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Oh, they didn't even dare to get angry.

My life is still in someone else's hands.

Grace took a deep breath.

Wolumond, ah, she finally remembered.

The eighth moon of the Winterling Mountains used to be quite famous.

but……

This isn't my land!

It's not under my jurisdiction!

The pampered young lady almost burst into tears.

Hey sir, how do you want to find this guy over there? I'm just here for a marriage alliance, the wedding isn't even over yet, so if you need anything, go find him!

119 Anto, who almost died from overwork

"You are the renowned doctor?"

Anto looked dejected, but he had to force himself to cheer up.

To be honest, she was still somewhat curious about the rumored doctor.

Anto had left Rhodes Island before the Chernobog incident, so he hadn't seen the Doctor since.

She looked at the mysterious hooded figure in front of her, who was about the same height as her. The mask covered the entire face, and the only thing that was noticeable was the few strands of light golden hair peeking out from under the hood.

“Thank you so much for your support,” Anto said, extending his right hand to shake the doctor’s hand politely before letting out a long sigh of relief.

I haven't slept for two nights in a row...

The last time I slept was when Niyan couldn't stand it anymore and forced me to sleep.

Unfortunately, some irresponsible person abandoned a large amount of miscellaneous supplies and ran away. As the only person in charge of Rhodes Island in this area, the task of dealing with these things naturally fell to Anto.

After all, you can't expect anything from Eyjafjalla, who hasn't even started working yet, and the top-tier autistic Manticore...

Ultimately, it's Xia Yu's fault.

After all, no one knew better than him what his so-called supplies actually were.

From Iberian sea salt to Yan country rice, from Ursus bread to Victoria wheat flour, you can find almost any food available in the market here.

Besides food, there were also all sorts of miscellaneous tools and other things.

There were even some unspeakable things that the Ursus people absolutely could not see (referring to military supplies looted from the warships).

Even more appalling is that these things are completely not categorized or stored!

They just grabbed a big box and put it in. Even though the boxes were stacked neatly, only heaven knows what was inside.

It's like opening a blind box.

After all, these were 'friendly donations' from the bandits who came all the way from Rhodes Island, so we can't ask them for so much, can we?

So Xia Yu put down her things and ran away immediately.

Of course, he didn't intend to pass the work to Dr. Anto, since in his plan these things should be arranged by the Warrenmund City Hall.

But he underestimated the feeling of finding a lifeline in a desperate situation.

To put it simply, the city hall staff dared not bypass Rhodes Island to distribute these supplies.

In their eyes, why would a company risk a natural disaster to transport supplies for tens of thousands of people to a small, unrelated city?

There must be something else going on! It can't just be charity, can it?