Arknights' Lock of Heaven

Kal'tsit's statement on this point is quite true.

“Okay,” Xia Yu nodded, agreeing with her statement, “What about the rest?”

“That’s all,” Kal’tsit said, spreading her hands with an innocent look in her eyes.

"Gone?" Xia Yu was somewhat surprised. "I remember that elite operator squads usually have at least seven or eight people."

“Can they be like you?” Kal’tsit sighed. “Do you know how hard it is to find someone in this world who won’t hold you back? Rhodes Island is lucky to find two.”

"If we send you a group of ordinary operators, won't you have to take care of them on the battlefield? Besides, the missions that require you to take action are definitely not very dangerous, and they can't keep up with your pace."

“Someone like Nian actually has a cooperative relationship with Rhodes Island, so how could he possibly become an operator under you?”

"Similarly, there are Miss Frostnova and Miss Chen, whom you brought back. The former is the link between us and the Patriots, and the latter is entrusted by the Governor of Lungmen. How could we possibly send them to the front line?"

"If something unexpected happens, how will we explain it to them?"

"Of course, if you can convince them, then I have nothing to say."

Kal'tsit's words were reasonable and well-founded, and Xia Yu could not refute them.

He organized the team members.

Special species – Lion Scorpion.

Guards – Skadi, Surtr (both are tentative)

Heavy armor – mudstone.

Gone……

There were only four people.

Of course, it wouldn't be a problem for these four to make it to the Kazimierz Knights Tournament and win the championship.

Actually, when you think about it this way, Xia Yu doesn't have anything to complain about.

Besides, I can always find someone else to help me later.

Holding the resumes of the group of people, Xia Yu nodded in satisfaction.

This squad is of good quality.

It's just that you need to negotiate it yourself.

How to convince Surtr Xia is still a mystery, but Skadi...

What she cares about most is Ghost Shark's condition.

Putting aside everything else, I can at least treat her illness.

Just as he was looking through Skadi's resume, Kal'tsit spoke up, "I think you've noticed it too."

"Skadi cares deeply about her former comrade Specter, and the reason she came to Rhodes Island and stayed here is entirely because of her."

"Let's go, I'll take you to see the Ghost Shark."

-

Rhode Island, Intensive Care Unit.

Xia Yu saw Specter behind Kal'tsit.

She was dressed in a nun's habit, sitting on the hospital bed, half-covered by the blanket, calmly flipping through the book in her hands. Soft light fell on her, filling the room with a peaceful atmosphere.

"When Operator Specter was received by Rhodes Island, she spoke politely and sincerely, claiming that she had just escaped from captivity and wanted to deliver a message to Rhodes Island."

Kal'tsit said calmly, "However, Specter fell silent before she could finish expressing her message."

"At the last moment before Operator Specter's mental state was still at a normal level, Specter told the Rhodes Island operator in charge of receiving her that she might fall into the darkness designed by the conspirators once again."

"After failing to tear off her nun's habit, Operator Specter suffered a mental breakdown and only occasionally remained lucid. We don't know how much torture she has endured."

"Although Operator Specter did not develop Originium crystals on her body, contrary to the appearance, her nervous system was severely infected. The cause of these symptoms is currently unknown."

Kal'tsit flipped through the files in her hands, a cold smile appearing on her lips.

"The imaging results show that the outlines of her internal organs are blurred, abnormal shadows are visible, and the detection of Originium particles in her circulatory system is abnormal, indicating signs of Oripathy infection. At this stage, she can be confirmed as an Oripathy patient."

“Do you know?” Kal’tsit turned to Xia Yu and said, word by word, “Specter is not an ordinary Agorian. Like Skadi, she is a Deepsea Hunter.”

"They can be described as biological weapons created by Agor. Ordinary Agor people are infected with Oripathy, but there is no precedent for this among Deepsea Hunters."

"Their resistance to Originosis even made us think that we had found hope for completely eradicating Originosis."

“Take Skadi for example, the time and money required to infect her would be astronomical.”

Kal'tsit's tone was chillingly cold: "This shows just how cruel the experiments on the Specter Shark were."

"Moreover, her condition is not simply a case of Oripathy infection."

“I can heal her,” Xia Yu said, her tone unchanged in the face of Kal'tsit’s words. “Even if it takes a lot of effort, healing her is not a problem.”

“The problem is I can’t let you heal her,” Kal’tsit interjected, saying calmly, “at least not now.”

She looked at Xia Yu, and Xia Yu looked at her too.

Their eyes met, and they both understood each other's thoughts.

Xia Yu's ability to completely cure Oripathy must not be exposed.

Even though he has already demonstrated his strategic capabilities.

The logic is simple: you are just one person, while there are tens of millions of people suffering from Oripathy in the world.

Moreover, the number continues to increase with industrial development.

Xia Yu once wondered if, if the Holy Grail were fully replenished with magic, she could wish for Oripathy to disappear from the world.

But as Xia Yu gained a deeper understanding of the Holy Grail in her hands and of the world, she abandoned that idea.

The Holy Grail might change a city, a country, or a continent, but what about an entire planet?

And look up at the endless starry sky!

Originium isn't just found on Terra...

The Holy Grail's claim of being an omnipotent wish-granting machine sounds appealing, but anyone who has used it knows that it has its limits.

Otherwise, they could have burned the entire history of humankind. If Goetia, who made so many Holy Grails by hand, wanted to do something, he could just use the Holy Grails he made to make a wish. Why did he have to throw those Holy Grails to various singularities?

Of course, the Holy Grail isn't a cure-all, but it's more than enough to heal a Specter.

But Kal'tsit can't let Rhodes Island take that risk.

In today's world, if someone could cure Oripathy, their reputation would immediately rival that of a king of a first-rate country, and it would be quite normal for them to be posthumously honored as a saint.

If such a person were to rally a large following of infected individuals, it wouldn't be impossible for him to overturn the world.

But Xia Yuzhi does not do this.

Or rather, he knew that he could save their lives, but he didn't have the power to change their fate.

The first "fate" is life itself; the second "fate" is destiny.

Is Xia Yu willing to accept this?

Of course he was unwilling to accept it. He had long wanted to overturn this terrible world, but the question was, what would happen after he did?

How are you going to govern them? How are you going to feed these people? How are you going to ensure their livelihood?

How do you intend to govern this world, instead of repeating the centuries-old cycle of aristocratic rule where one dynasty rises and falls?

How do you plan to make the world a better place, instead of simply changing the ruling class?

Hundreds of millions of people depend on you for their lives. Can you really shoulder that responsibility?

He can't do those things; a person's abilities have limits.

If this cannot be done, then the war will only result in the needless loss of life.

Fortunately, Rhodes Island is heading down this path.

They just need to accumulate experience and wait for the right opportunity.

I believe it won't be long before the flames burn down the entire land.

Meanwhile, the evil spirits in the north are eyeing the land covetously, and the sea creatures in the ocean are stirring restlessly.

There are too many things in this world that are beyond our control.

If Xia Yu were a carefree person, he wouldn't need to care about these things; with his abilities, he could go anywhere in the world.

But what can he do when he's not one?

Kal'tsit loved Amiya so much, but she still didn't let Xia Yu heal Amiya.

She knew it wasn't the right time yet.

Therefore, it is impossible to cure the ghost shark.

But it's still possible to cure it a little.

134 Unexpected

"Could I have a room where I can see the stars?"