Arknights' Lock of Heaven

"I've heard that you, Kroos, are quite knowledgeable about intelligent programs, right?"

"Intelligent program? Like a medical vehicle?" Kroos nodded, feeling somewhat puzzled. "I do have some experience in this area, but what does that have to do with siege cannons?"

“To put it simply,” Xia Yu pondered for a moment before stating her requirements, “I need a siege cannon that can be controlled by an intelligent program, automatically fires, automatically reloads, can perform automatic maintenance, and includes an energy supply device.”

After listening, Kroos and Nian looked at each other in bewilderment.

“It’s not actually that difficult to do,” Kroos said with a polite smile after a moment of silence. “Honey, we suggest you just go out, turn left, and go back to your room for a nap.”

"Hot fact: What you think about during the day, you dream about at night. If you crave this siege cannon in your dreams enough, you can have anything in your dreams."

"If what you're saying could actually come true, why would Rhodes Island even need to sell medicine? Wouldn't it be better to just transform itself into an arms company?"

"We guarantee that within five years, from Ursus to Yan Country, and then to Victoria Columbia, all will be using cannons produced by us."

"Actually, it's not that we can't discuss it," Xia Yu shrugged. He was just saying it casually and didn't expect them to actually do it for him.

"For example, intelligent systems, such as automatic start-up and automatic reloading, can be cut."

"Then what's left?" Nian asked after hearing the question, "Automatic maintenance?"

"Actually, this can also be cut."

138. Is the difference between people really that big?

"How could this be..."

Kroos stared intently at Xia Yu, as if it were a fight to the death.

"I've already told you, it's impossible! It's simply impossible with the current level of technology, you understand?"

"Unless you can unearth some strange and unusual artifacts from our ancestors, given Terra's current level of science, don't even think about finding out!"

There's a reason she's so angry.

The three of them were having a lively discussion about the giant cannons when Kroos casually asked Xia Yu where to install them.

Xia Yu felt there was nothing to hide from her, since she would use it after making it, and there was no way to hide it from her, so she showed her the King's Treasure.

Kroos's eyes widened in astonishment upon learning of Xia Yu's convenient abilities.

In particular, Xia Yu said that he could open hundreds of Gates of Babylon at the same time, and when the giant cannons inside fired, even Nian was stunned.

Hundreds of siege cannons can be carried by just one person. They can be deployed in two or three seconds upon arrival, fire one shot, and then retreat, repeating the same method in another location...

Which country in the world could stand this?

Not to mention that Xia Yu can fly.

In Terra, where there are almost no large aircraft, it goes without saying how important it is to gain air superiority.

If Xia Yu were to fly up and fire siege cannons from thousands of meters in the air... the image is too beautiful to contemplate...

The AC-130 gunship, a legendary weapon used by the US in its previous life to bully the weaker third-world nations with limited air power, how big of a cannon could it carry? How much ammunition could it carry?

Even with this, they can still crush a small country.

If Xia Yu's plan succeeds, it will mean hundreds of 380mm battleship main guns firing simultaneously from the sky...

Hmm, it seems to be no less powerful than some Noble Phantasms.

Let alone Terra, which is severely unbalanced in its studies, even the United States in its previous life would not be able to handle it.

Imagine an enemy that can fly, and flies incredibly fast, turning an entire city into ruins in a matter of seconds, then disappearing at lightning speed, firing a shot and moving to a different location, only engaging in guerrilla warfare, never facing you head-on, and sneaking up on you every now and then...

Who can withstand this kind of fighting style!

The AC130 gunship is supposed to have air superiority, but for humanoid targets like this, they can just shoot and run away without going anywhere else. They can just hide in the ruins that have just been bombed. Xia Yu has plenty of ways to get rid of them.

Or create a pseudo-spiritual origin for Jack, activate information erasure, and maybe you won't even know what kind of attack you were hit by.

And what engineer doesn't have a crazy side at heart?

Right then and there, very quickly, Kroos grabbed Xia Yu's hands with a snap.

"Please let me finish this job, please!"

Her fanatical demeanor made it seem as if she would kill herself if she wasn't allowed to do it.

Then, not long after, Kroos regretted it so much that she wished she could strangle herself for saying those words.

Why do you want to know?

Ha ha.

In the Xia language, the King's Treasury cannot be inhabited by living creatures.

The golden ripples could penetrate any substance, but they could not touch anything that possessed life.

One moment I saw a screwdriver being thrown in, the next I reached out and touched it, and the golden ripples seemed like a phantom as my hand passed right through them.

Perhaps this is because it's a knock-off? Xia Yu rubbed her chin, feeling a bit of a headache.

It wasn't as simple as I thought.

Their research has now reached a dead end.

I need to know the environment inside before I can install the siege cannons.

But people can't get inside, so how can they know what's inside?

In the end, all we could do was try it little by little.

Because he had never seen such an independent space before, even Nian couldn't guarantee that the siege cannons he built would function properly inside the Gate of Babylon.

If problems arise, we can only analyze the impact on the siege cannons sent in, make improvements, and try and fail.

It's like the blind men and the elephant.

Just think about it and you'll know how massive this project is; it's a project that truly depends entirely on luck.

Although the thought of hundreds of giant cannons firing simultaneously made Kroos's blood boil, the sheer scale of the project was overwhelming...

Although Blood Demons have long lifespans, this person clearly cannot wait for me to slowly build up my power over a hundred or two hundred years.

This is going to be a work-from-overtime grind!

Thinking of this, Kroos felt dizzy and was about to blurt out, "I'm quitting!"

"Don't be so discouraged," Nian forced a smile and comforted Kroos. "Let's put a machine in and take a look."

"Maybe the environment inside is similar to the outside world..."

She's not like Kroos; the latter can simply quit, since she didn't ask Xia Yu to do anything.

But I want it myself, and I'm even thinking of asking him to help me solve this big problem of being 30.

Therefore, such a large workload absolutely cannot be undertaken by one person alone.

You'll die! You'll die from overwork!

So she helped Xia Yu persuade Kroos to stay.

She was even more proactive than Xia Yu herself.

"Better to die for my friend than for myself," it seems I'm destined to let down this new little fangirl.

Well, although this little fangirl's motives weren't exactly pure either.

“Actually, I don’t think the environment inside is that harsh,” Xia Yu said, opening the door to the Gate of Babylon while looking at Kroos with a stern face. “It shouldn’t be that serious.”

Kroos remained silent, directing the intelligent vehicle she had created to go inside.

Then the car never came back.

The instruction she just gave Castle-3 was to enter and immediately retreat.

But after two or three seconds, there was still no movement.

Seeing this, Kroos stared intently at Xia Yu.

Give me back my car!

Xia Yu read the meaning in her eyes, immediately waved her hand, and the car that had just gone in was sent out.

"Hey, Sister Kroos," Castle-3 said, pausing for a moment with remarkable human-like surprise after emerging, "What happened?"

"Castle-3, do you remember what you saw after you went in?" Kroos asked as she connected to Castle-3 with her terminal.

"Castle-3 has received the exploration order," Castle-3

He said, "It entered an unknown space, and then the next second Castle-3 returned to the studio."

"The time is inaccurate. According to the time obtained from the Castle-3's network connection, there are 12 seconds that are not recorded at all in the Castle-3's intelligent core."

“We’re doomed,” Kroos said, showing Xia Yu and Nian the terminal in her hand, which displayed footage from the Castle-3 camera.

The twelve seconds in Gate of Babylon are completely blank.

“I have no choice,” she shrugged. “Unless you can solve this problem, I will not participate in this project.”

"No matter how tempting your words may be, it doesn't change the fact that the amount of work involved is completely beyond the capacity of Rhodes Island's current engineering department."

"Unless you give us enough time."

He didn't listen to what she said, but instead focused intently on examining Castle-3 over and over again.