Arknights' Lock of Heaven

An electromagnetic railgun with a caliber of at most 100mm could rival the power of city defense cannons in major cities, whose bases alone are tens of meters high...

With this ability, one could become a guardian deity in some small countries.

With your skills alone, no matter how small the country you're protecting is, even a large country like Ursus would have to think twice before invading it.

Let's see if the profits can be higher than those scrapped warships.

Obviously, it can't be done.

Seeing everyone sitting obediently, not daring to move an inch, Xia Yu nodded in satisfaction.

Artillery shells are definitely more effective.

After all, it's just a deterrent; if it gets too out of hand, it'll be hard to handle. This is just right.

He said without exaggeration that even if he took out the Noble Phantasm from the treasure vault and used the (imitation) Spear that pierced the Death Thorn, it wouldn't have the same deterrent power as it does now.

"First, I'd like to ask you all a question."

“I heard that Kazimierz is the land of knights… so I came all this way from afar because of its reputation.”

At this point, Xia Yu shook her head, "Who knows? Sigh, seeing is believing."

He pointed to two Sarkaz in the corner and said, "Knights, knights... do you think these are knights?"

"Ah, of course, I'm not discriminating against the Sarkaz, I just feel that you are not worthy."

"Kasimir is not worthy."

"The Kingdom of Knights? Heh."

"Then, I quickly figured it out."

"After all, what is a knight?"

"They were feudal nobles."

What is a business federation?

"He is a capitalist."

"It would be a miracle if these two things could create a good country together!"

"It's just my stereotype; all I've ever encountered are chivalrous virtues..."

"Humility, Honesty, Compassion, Valor, Justice, Sacrifice, Honor, Spirituality."

"Ha, I actually believed that in the past."

"As Aizen was right, longing is the emotion furthest from understanding."

"So-called chivalrous virtues are nothing more than things that feudal nobles use to decorate their own image."

"In this land, I have only seen one person who puts these virtues into practice."

"Her name is Margaret, and she is the Radiant Knight whom you banished from the country."

"And now, in Kazimierz... tsk tsk tsk, the knight has become a selling point, a commodity."

"Of course, I'm not saying it's bad. After all, the Knights' Tournament has kept Kazimierz alive until now, giving many people the opportunity to cross social classes."

"However, a knight in the hands of capitalists, heh heh."

"The Great Knight Territory is very prosperous. In fact, of all the cities I have visited, only Lungmen can compare."

"But what about the suburbs? What about the villages? What about the struggling common people?"

"Aren't they Qasimirians?"

"Half of the funds raised by the Knights' Games each year went to the army, and the other half went into the pockets of a few people."

"As for those people, they have long been abandoned by this country."

"Only bandits and thugs will care about them."

"Oh, Casimir."

"What a hopeless country."

Dr. 224: He's definitely plotting something big behind the scenes!

The atmosphere in Kazimierz is very bad lately.

Or rather, it would be strange if it could ever get better.

Ever since someone made a sharp critique of the politics, economy, and culture of Qazimir in the arena, addressed to the audience and the people watching on television, the entire country has been in an uproar.

Are we in Kazimir really that bad? That can't be!

So some people started rubbing their hands together, eager to refute it.

As we all know, if you want to refute someone's point of view, you must first understand what they said (except for scoundrels).

After learning more about Xia Yu's insightful comments on Kazimierz, these people fell silent.

They felt they were being convinced that Kazimierz was really that bad.

Shivering with cold, I wonder what's wrong with this country? I'm lost in thought...

This is the result of their research.

Of course, these people are reasonable, so they can be persuaded.

Meanwhile, those who pretended to be ignorant, those who knew the problem all along, remained silent from beginning to end.

Logically speaking, with such a big incident, shouldn't you, Kazimir, have to deal with it?

Even if we don't take any action against the other party, issuing a public announcement shouldn't be a problem, right?

Strangely, even though the public was already in an uproar over that speech, the National Assembly remained completely silent.

Are they being reasonable? They feel that what this person said... seems to make sense, so they don't intend to make things difficult for him?

How can it be!

Why not deal with it?

Do they dare to take action?

Don't forget, the power of that so-called electromagnetic cannon is still fresh in our minds!

Even now, a large group of weapons experts, still baffled, gather around the massive crater dozens of meters in diameter at the Flameblade Arena.

How exactly does an electromagnetic cannon deal this kind of damage?

The power to vaporize the special alloy that was cast into the foundation...

Simply unheard of.

And they have more than just that one cannon!

If a single cannon is this powerful, imagine the combined force of hundreds launching an attack...

If you really anger him, the entire Grand Knight Territory will suffer!

Having been established for so many years, Kazimir is not without its trump cards. Even considering Xia Yu's current level of power, Kazimir is confident in its ability to eliminate her.

Although the relics left by the pre-civilization are not numerous, they are still something that a country can be proud of.

But what about the cost?

Is it just the entire Great Knight Territory?

Don't forget, it's currently the time for the Knights' Tournament.

If you really go to war with Xia Yu in the Great Knight Territory, even if you can use your trump card to eliminate him, do you still want to continue your knightly competition?

Given the firepower he displayed, if he simply found a high point and randomly opened fire in the surrounding area, the entire Great Knight Territory would suffer heavy losses.

But that's a minor issue. The city can be rebuilt, but the reputation of the Knights' Arena cannot.

Don't forget, the Great Knight Territory now has more than just Kazimierz people.

Many tourists come here because of its reputation.

If they also die here, causing such a huge scandal, not to mention anything else, you can forget about restoring the Knights' Arena to its current glory within ten or eight years.

Can Kazimir's current distorted economic system really hold up for another ten or eight years?

To be honest, the entire National Assembly is in a real bind right now.

They were afraid that things might develop to the worst possible state if they weren't careful.

This is exactly what the saying "to throw a stone at a rat for fear of breaking the vase" means.

It's not worth it, not worth it at all.

First of all, the Business Federation, which had been the most harshly criticized by Xia Yu, was the first to disagree with taking action against him.

Not all board members can live without a major source of revenue like Knights Racing.

Take those equipment manufacturers, for example. They are the directors who rely most on Knights Arena. If Knights Arena suffers a major blow, they will be the first to suffer.

Pavel, the guards of the Howling Guard, had been thoroughly berated. After Xia Yu displayed his strength and gave a passionate speech, they scrambled to the Unarmored Alliance to cancel the assassination mission.

Just kidding, who would dare to cause trouble for this ancestor when it's a matter of life and death?