Arknights' Lock of Heaven

At that time, I can still be just as tough, but you, brother... can still be so unruly in front of me?

Hey, isn't this Ursus? It's been months, what happened?

The scene is simply beautiful to imagine.

After being dominated by Ursus for so many years, Kazimierz is finally going to get his revenge.

What? You're saying this wasn't my (Kasimir's) doing at all?

Then look at where those supplies sent to the infected came from? Where did those ships come from? While I wouldn't dare claim credit for everything, I can't say I didn't contribute at all, right?

As for the idea that the two sides wouldn't fight... they didn't even consider that possibility. How could such a thing possibly happen?

So now both countries are keeping an eye on the Orville.

It's somewhat ironic, but the Ursus Emperor and Kazimir naturally hoped that Xia Yu and half of Ursus would fight each other, the more brutal the better, ideally to the point of mutual destruction, although that was unlikely.

Meanwhile, the dukes on the other side, unaware of the truth, were also keeping a close eye on the ship. On one hand, they didn't want it to ruin their brothers' business, and on the other hand, they wanted to seize it. Not to mention the piles of supplies on board, it would be an excellent reason to threaten, intimidate, or even directly start a war in Kazimierz.

Everyone was waiting for the ship to sail into Ursus.

The infected eagerly awaited their arrival, the dukes sharpened their knives, the Kazimir people beat drums and gongs, and the Ursus emperor secretly plotted his next move.

"Therefore, we are carrying out this important mission to save those infected."

Xia Yu said to Chen in a serious tone, "Is this alright?"

"No, of course there's no problem," Chen said, looking puzzled. "In fact, how could I possibly not support it!"

“If I weren’t so tied up here, I would have liked to go with them.”

"Before I took charge of this security bureau, I also submitted an application to accompany the ship, but unfortunately it was not approved."

"The question is, why did you come to me?" Chen frowned. "If you want to contact Lungmen..."

"No, no, no," Xia Yu waved her hand, "It has nothing to do with that."

"I'm here to ask you for one person, oh no, I mean a group of people."

“A group of…” Chen paused, “Your people were the ones I captured… Ah, no, were they the Sarkaz?”

“Yes, yes, yes,” Xia Yu nodded. “I heard that you and W can’t get together either, so I might as well take you with me. My ship is short of guards.”

“No, it’s fine for you to take W away,” Chen said seriously, “but her subordinates will be a problem.”

"After all, I'm so short-staffed here. If you take them all away, I'll be left with no one!"

"In the end, when I asked Dr. Kal'tsit for people, these were the people she gave me..."

There is something in the words.

“You don’t need to worry about that,” Xia Yu smiled and said, “Most of the operators’ vacations are over. After we leave, Rhodes Island won’t be as busy, and many people will probably have some free time.”

"Nothing else matters, but we have enough people to pack them all!"

345

Beside the makeshift prefabricated steel house, W crossed his arms, looked Xia Yu up and down, and clicked his tongue in amazement.

The latter was completely baffled. After waiting for two minutes without receiving a reply, he couldn't help but ask, "What are you looking at?"

"We've known each other for a long time, why am I such a peculiar person?"

"How strange! How very strange!"

Upon hearing this, W answered without hesitation, "The medical department... the medical department of Rhodes Island..."

"Although I already knew that place was full of tough guys... but someone as good as you in fighting, and also with such expertise in medicine... that's quite rare. I had to take a second look."

"Oh?" Xia Yu raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. "I thought Kal'tsit would keep it from you, but it seems she told you quite a lot."

“Hmph, that old woman,” W turned her face away unhappily upon hearing Kal'tsit’s name, “If it weren’t for your recent large-scale operations causing a manpower shortage, which led her to set her sights on my few hundred Sarkaz mercenaries, she probably wouldn’t have given me a single word.”

“But you,” she turned to look at Xia Yu, reaching into her pocket to pull out a vial of medicine, her eyes full of meaning, “this thing… is truly a pleasant surprise.”

"So you're planning to go back to Rhodes Island?" Xia Yu asked curiously. "And what's your 'goal'?"

"It's not entirely true to talk about Rhodes Island's development," W said, a subtle smile curving his lips. "After all, I'm currently a spy on Theresis's black sheep's radar."

"Right now, he's really nervous about your big moves."

"No, he really trusts you that much?" Xia Yu's expression turned strange upon hearing this. "I've heard that most of the Sarkaz royal court is under his command, how could he be so short-handed?"

"Well, who knows," W replied with a smile. "Whether they trust me or the spies among my hundreds of men is hard to say."

Hearing this, and glancing at the specially made inhibitor in W's hand, Xia Yu seemed to be deep in thought.

"It seems Kal'tsit is prepared to swallow this sugar-coated bullet whole."

"Ha, isn't that old woman's confidence all thanks to you?" W held the inhibitor high, pointing it at the sun, admiring the deep blue-green medicine inside the transparent plastic container through the glaring sunlight.

"You should know what this means to the Infected, to the Sarkaz."

“I dare say that if you dare to reveal the true effects of this thing and prove it to the world, the royal court under Theresis’s command will collapse by more than half in an instant.”

"At that time, it won't be difficult for you to elect a little rabbit who isn't even a Sarkaz as the Demon King."

“The Sarkaz are very pragmatic; they'll follow whoever can save them.”

"Everyone wants to find a way out. The bigwigs in the royal court are looking, and so are the nameless mercenaries. Although their goals are slightly different—some are for themselves, and some are for their tribes—there is no doubt that no one wants to slowly watch themselves turn into a stone in a godforsaken desert."

"You don't even need to do much publicity. As long as you raise the banner of the Tower of Babel, most of the tribes in Kazdel will immediately come to the king's aid with their families!"

"It's unrealistic to expect Theresis to become completely isolated overnight, but at least he's no longer the Sarkaz's last resort, or even the best one."

"Oh?" Hearing this, Xia Yu raised an eyebrow. "So, it seems you're not so eager for revenge anymore?"

"How is that possible?" As soon as he finished speaking, W's face darkened for a moment, then returned to that bright, almost manic smile.

"I wish I could cut him into a thousand pieces and eat his flesh raw!"

"But there's some truth to what that old woman Kal'tsit said."

"Why don't I destroy his spirit before destroying his body?"

"His ambition, his aspirations, the goals he strived for his entire life, even at the cost of murdering his own family, have been realized in our hands, while he could only watch helplessly, across the entire territory of Victoria, as everything he had worked so hard to build crumbled and vanished like snowflakes."

"Watching his followers leave one after another, and being powerless to do anything about it, watching his grand plans turn into a pile of worthless paper..."

W was completely lost in his fantasy. "What a wonderful scene! When he's abandoned by everyone, in the mansion in Londinium, I'll open the door and there he'll be, sitting there, on the throne no one recognizes, disheveled, with sunken eyes, trying to numb himself with alcohol, but the bottle in his hand is already empty..."

"He was so drunk he was almost unconscious. He didn't recognize me as a servant and was waving his hands wildly, ordering me to bring him a bottle of wine."

Seeing W's blissful state, Xia Yu wanted to say that based on his understanding of Theresis, he wasn't the type to be a sore loser. But looking at W, who was completely absorbed in his own fantasy, he simply shrugged and didn't disturb the latter's wonderful moment.

W's speech continued.

"Yes, I'll get him a bottle of wine, and then use the bottle to **his**, in ***! ****! (Sarkaz profanity, the following three thousand words omitted)"

"Finally, I'll hang him, still clinging to life, from the clock tower, so that all the people of Londinium can see that this is the demon who wants to rule them, ha ha..."

Hearing this, Xia Yu interrupted her helplessly, "You can do whatever you want, it has nothing to do with me anyway."

“But I have to remind you of something,” Xia Yu said seriously, “you’re not the only one who harbors a deep hatred for Theresis. You’d better hurry, because, hmm, you know, Kal'tsit…”

“We made a deal,” W said, taking a deep breath to calm himself down. “When the time comes, he will be mine.”

"Wow, she's really willing to spend that much," Xia Yu exclaimed in amazement. "Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Since you've been planning to join us for a while, tell me how many people you have under your command."

“There are probably a few dozen now,” W shrugged upon hearing this. “Don’t look at me, it’s all that old woman’s idea. The majority of them are eating dirt in the deep mountains and forests of Ursus.”

"According to her, the point is not to attract so many Sarkaz at once, which would provoke the Qazimirs."

"Do you believe that?" Xia Yu looked at her.

“I don’t believe it,” W chuckled. “What about you?”

"Ha, how could any decent person believe that?" Xia Yu's lips curled up. "Don't even mention a few hundred Sarkaz mercenaries, even if I recruited tens of thousands, would they dare to say no?"

“Looks like you guys have really made it big now,” W said, looking at Xia Yu meaningfully. “I see Kazimierz is being so eager to send you things… tsk tsk.”

"Everyone outside says they're trying to cause trouble for Ursus, but when did those short-sighted businessmen become so generous?"

“Don’t be fooled by how generously these supplies are being sent. They might actually be hoping I’ll stay here permanently,” Xia Yu said, narrowing her eyes. “After all, they can’t control a homeless, jobless person, but once I have a family and business, I’ll have something to hold me back.”

"Once you have responsibilities, you can no longer act recklessly. That's the tragedy of middle-aged corporate slaves."

Look at Marnna, Nearl! He single-handedly thwarted the Letanian invasion plot, and look at what he's become now.

why?

It's not that he's penniless; he has a family and a business, and two nieces left behind by his older brothers. Responsibility forces him to endure humiliation and compromise.

However, Margaret has now proven herself capable of standing on her own, and Maria has also gone out to explore with Rhodes Island.

How much of the shackles of the past remain?

And what about the Kasimir Business Federation?

They were desperate too, having encountered someone who didn't play by the rules at all, someone who would kill their whole family without batting an eye.

All the experiences that had allowed them to thrive in this world in the past were now ineffective, leaving them momentarily stunned.

As for the bond or something... I do have that thought, but it's just in my imagination. Just like W fantasizes about how she will treat Theresis in the future, right now, she naturally doesn't dare to let out even the slightest hint of it.

What else can we do in the end? Just let things take their course.