Arknights' Lock of Heaven

However, she quickly recovered and realized how far-fetched her words were after Surtr's reminder.

An apology arrived very quickly.

Aside from Xia Yu's team, the only people present were Tianhuo Eyjafjalla and Provence, plus Ceylon.

Oh, although it's Xia Yu's team, Xia Yu isn't here.

He had other things to do.

“You want to turn it around?” Skadi looked at the massive Pompeii beneath her feet, a hint of eagerness in her eyes.

"It's been a long time since I've encountered an opponent like this..."

She muttered to herself as she drew a greatsword from behind her.

Indeed, as a deep-sea hunter accustomed to fighting large sea creatures, the hunters who came to land were mostly dealing with humanoid creatures.

Looking at Pompeii's enormous size now, one can't help but feel a little tempted to touch it.

It's a pity that this thing can only injure, not kill.

She is very sensible and doesn't act impulsively, so it's just a pity.

But seeing her eager expression, Tianhuo's worry deepened.

She was genuinely afraid that Skadi would kill Pompeii with a single sword strike!

Not to mention, the aftershocks of yesterday's bloodshed are still fresh in our minds.

What's more, Skadi's face is full of expressions that say her opponent is worth fighting... how could she not be afraid!

After all, she didn't know Skadi; ​​the two were complete strangers.

In a moment of desperation, she had a sudden inspiration: "I remember that Consultant Xia Yu seemed to really like this big guy; he even named it Pompeii!"

At this point, she quickly and secretly kicked Provence's shin.

“Oh yes, yes, yes,” Provence chimed in, understanding her meaning. “The consultant even considered taking this big guy back to Rhodes Island to raise him.”

“But we managed to persuade them to stop later,” Eyjafjalla added, “After all, Rhodes Island… really can’t keep this big guy.”

"Just creating a suitable environment for it to survive is enough to make people rack their brains."

"I see," Skadi thought for a moment after hearing that Xia Yu liked Pompeii, and then changed her sword-wielding from two hands to one.

Upon seeing this, the scholars breathed a sigh of relief.

"The captain likes this?" Surtr looked at Pompeii thoughtfully. "Hmm, quite a unique taste..."

At least she couldn't appreciate it.

Upon hearing this, Skyfire and Provence guiltily turned their heads away, while Eyjafjalla also turned to look at her notes.

They knew it was just a joke, but they were genuinely afraid of Skadi's behavior, so they could only use Xia Yu as a shield.

Well, I'm sure Mr. Xia Yu won't blame me.

Surtr didn't notice the unusual behavior of the scholars, after all, she had just said it casually.

She followed Skadi, holding the greatsword in one hand.

The mudstone in the distance was also ready with its spell; the colossal rock statue rose from the ground and strode heavily toward Pompeii.

Seeing this, Skadi and Surtr also jumped off the platform in unison, forming a three-pronged attack on Pompeii.

Before him stood a colossal rock formation exuding an overwhelming sense of oppression, a fire giant rising from the ground on his left, and Skadi glaring menacingly on his right.

At this time, Pompeii had no idea what it was about to encounter.

"Truly, magnificent..." Upon seeing this, Ceylon couldn't help but turn to Skyfire and exclaim, "You Rhodes Island... are you really a pharmaceutical company?"

"Ah, well," Skyfire's lips twitched upon hearing this, "I guess so?"

“Should…” Ceylon fell silent upon hearing this.

312 The Shocked Doctor

“Rhodes Island’s technology is very advanced,” Eyjafjalla said seriously at that moment. “My Oripathy was also very serious before, but after joining Rhodes Island and undergoing a period of treatment, I am much better now.”

She exclaimed, "I've never seen such technology in Letania..."

Upon hearing this, Ceylon seemed to be deep in thought.

Even someone as knowledgeable as Eyjafjalla praised Rhodes Island's medical technology, so it must be truly impressive.

So……

-

Meanwhile, on the other side.

"Go ahead and torment me all you want," the doctor said, looking utterly defeated. "Can't you just give me a day off?"

"Why don't you just do these things yourself?"

“No,” Xia Yu said with a mischievous grin, shaking her head and speaking seriously, “After all, it’s my first time controlling such a large-scale spell, so I don’t really know what to expect.”

"Moreover, this is a technique designed for the natural environment, so we can't be careless at all."

As he spoke, his hands kept drawing a magic circle, "So naturally we need to invite a learned person to oversee it."

At this point, Xia Yu shrugged, "Kal'tsit is still working overtime at Rhodes Island, so the only person I can ask is you, Doctor."

"Ah, I see," the doctor said with a look of sudden realization. "Then I'll reluctantly help you with the selection."

"It's not that I'm trying to help you, it's just... I just don't want the spell to go wrong and damage Rhodes Island's reputation."

"Don't overthink it... Do you think I would say that!"

At this point, she glared angrily at Xia Yu, stomping her feet and yelling, "You want me to vet you?"

"You know I have amnesia! Now I only have a PhD title, and I have to stay up all night to catch up on my knowledge. How can I possibly be a good judge?"

"And this thing of yours..." she complained loudly, pointing at the magic circle at her feet, "Even if I've lost my memory, the knowledge I've learned during this time is still there!"

"Swear on your heart that this is a magic array drawn stroke by stroke using modern Originium Arts?"

"Don't even mention me, even an expert like Eyjafjalla would be completely baffled by your magic circle! From the nodes to the circuits, it doesn't resemble mainstream Originium Arts on Terra at all!"

"I even doubt whether Kal'tsit can figure anything out!"

"Oh, you don't understand?" Xia Yu smiled upon hearing this. "Then I'll teach you."

"This is called a base plate. It is a system that is pre-printed on the world in order to enable the use of magic. Of course, a real base plate would not be this simple. This is just a disposable item."

Xia Yu smiled and pointed to a magic circle, saying, "This is a spell formula, contained in the magic base plate, which records the function of magic."

"And what I've inscribed is a barrier spell..."

"No, please don't do this..." Hearing this, the doctor took a step back, "I'm a little scared by what you're doing."

“Magic…not Originium Arts…” Her voice was somewhat low.

"Including the magical weaponry from before, those things are completely different from modern Originium Arts..."

"Why are you telling me all this?" She looked up at Xia Yu. "Don't give me any lame excuses like 'time is running out' or 'you're leaving'."

“No, it’s not that dramatic,” Xia Yu rolled her eyes at her. “I just wanted to say it.”

"Isn't this your secret?" the doctor asked tentatively. "Why...why are you telling me?"

"A secret? Haha," Xia Yu laughed upon hearing this.

"Soon, it won't be a secret anymore. After all, someone like me can't be hidden anywhere."

“I understand, I understand,” the doctor nodded knowingly. “It’s not that you can’t hide it because of other people, but that you don’t want to hide it at all.”

“To be honest, you really scared us back in Casimir,” the Doctor said, lowering his head. “You really killed them all…”

“That’s right,” Xia Yu smiled slightly, “Even if we know that killing these people won’t change anything, temporary awe is nothing in the face of boundless interests.”

"Human greed is like a boulder rolling down a mountain; it cannot be stopped."

"But I still killed him."

“I’m not saying they shouldn’t have been killed, nor am I feeling sorry for them, it’s just…” The doctor sighed, “I thought you would be more radical after killing them all and make a big splash.”

“I’m not crazy,” Xia Yu smiled upon hearing this. “Even if I succumb to my emotions in Kazimierz, of course, I don’t regret it.”

"I even hope to do it again."

He clenched his hands loosely, as if recalling that pleasure.

"But I also know that killing won't solve the problem, even if I can keep killing."

“If we keep killing, the country of Kazimir won’t get better,” the doctor said softly. “Merchants will only flee, and the country will never recover.”

“This isn’t the future I want,” Xia Yu nodded. “Besides, who told you I haven’t become more radical?”

He turned to look at the doctor.

“As I just said, this is a barrier,” Xia Yu blinked. “Do you know the extent of this barrier?”

Do you know what it does?

"Use your clever little brain to think it over," Xia Yu said retaliatoryly, reaching out to rub the doctor's head. "Think about what I'm planning to do."