Arknights, but the family has fallen again

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"Frederick still has a daughter whose life and death are unknown. Even if they were to elect a puppet, the dukes could just find a cat and pretend she was a lion."

"If Rhodes Island truly intends to use me to influence the situation in Victoria, then the only option is to gather an army and start a war with this tenuous legitimacy."

The Dragon Girl shook her head: "Even if I owe you a lot, this is still impossible."

Impossible in every sense of the word—objectively and subjectively.

The little rabbit imitated the impression of Otto: "No, Miss Tallulah. What we need is the stability of Victoria. To do this, we need the key left by your father."

"…Tracy?"

The Sarkaz were brought into Londinium as mercenaries.

Whether or not one agrees with this matter is also the most direct fuse of the civil war in Kazdel.

Since the end of the civil war, and until now and in the near future, the core forces of the Teresis and Sarkaz have been entrenched in the long-dead brain of the Victoria Empire. The empire's precarious situation and the dukes' intrigues have enabled them to systematically seize the nutrients of the "old empire."

Wait, who did this?

Chapter 209: A Gentleman Can Be Deceived with Tricks

Let's skip over the minor question of "Why on earth was Tracy able to build the Shard Tower right here in Londinium?" and not investigate the culprit. The Kazdel government-in-exile is pushing for the normalization of the Victorian state in order to eliminate Tracy's power...

This seems like a logical excuse.

The Patriot suddenly realized something - this seemed to involve the Kazdel Civil War again?

The soldier finally realized it: "...I'll take my leave first."

You can't get off the boat.

Sitting in the corner of the bed, Otto let go of the fruit knife, and the apple peel that could have been in a perfect spiral shape was instantly interrupted.

"Wendigo," he called. "You can stay and listen."

"Or rather, you should stay and listen."

In keeping with the image Ott was trying to portray, he said, "You don't owe the Sarkaz anything, but now that things have come to this."

It’s New Year’s Day, everyone has died, but they’re still here.

"..."

The Patriot glanced at Amiya covertly, but the overemphasis on concealment made the action a mere "glance."

Although he had led the Wendigo away from Kazdel, as the last pure-blooded Wendigo, news of the civil war had still reached him. The fact that Theresa's forces had used a "mining landship" as their base during the civil war was far from a secret.

Soldiers naturally have flexible minds, but they rarely delve into the intricacies of politics as they do now.

Since he had met the Lord and the Military Advisor here, this ship was most likely that ship. In this case, the nominal leader of Rhodes Island... might not be a figurehead as he had previously suspected.

There are many different kinds of Sarkaz, and even Bodracasti himself is unfamiliar with more than one or two groups. Having already seen the amazing creature Ot, Patriot had a flash of inspiration:

Perhaps, this "Castor" Carter is to the same degree as the military advisor is to the "Liberty".

Putting this exception aside, even within the royal court, there are species that resemble Liberi, like the Banshees. So what's so strange about a Sarkaz that looks like Carterus?

For subtle reasons, the Patriots' thoughts deviated to strange places.

“Whose appeal is this?”

Whose order is this?

Otto tilted his neck back and the apple peel slowly fell into his mouth.

He chewed for a while, and only responded after swallowing it all: "Probably, it's your responsibility."

A gentleman can deceive others.

"……clear."

Bozhuokaste agreed.

Surprised, Tallulah took the peeled apple and was stunned for a moment before saying, "The key is not with me. You should go find Wei... I guess you've already looked for him."

Tallulah's time in the Koschei Territory was indeed not wasted. Although her mental state was very bad now, she quickly grasped the core of the situation - at least, judging from this logical chain, this was indeed the core.

Moreover, even if the purpose is different, Kal'tsit's motivation for controlling the situation on Terra still comes down to expelling Tracy.

"It seems I'm the leverage." She turned slightly, glanced at Otto, and then fixed her gaze on the true leader of Rhodes Island again: "But I guess you have another story to tell... Mr. Wei Yanwu?"

"Ms. Tallulah, did you guess..."

"No, don't answer me. I don't need to know the details of these matters." The Dragon Girl glanced at the Patriot and said, "I will help you get the key."

The first half of the sentence was almost a reminder to Bodrakast: No matter what Rhodes Island wanted to do, if it wanted to get out, now was the time.

"But this is not enough, it is not enough to compensate you for your efforts."

The topic returned to Tallulah herself and Rhodes Island.

The politically naive little rabbit thought:

As Doc Otter had analyzed, Miss Tallulah herself was a decent, good person. From her perspective, we had already paid the price, and she would proactively help us gain the benefits.

Although...even if there is no reward, we will still do it.

She said firmly, "In order to resettle Chernobog's infected, Rhodes Island Pharmaceuticals needs Lungmen to provide more appropriate policies to help the development of the poverty-stricken areas. We hope to reach a new agreement through you, Miss Tallulah!"

It seemed that because Otto was pushing the map too fast, Black Snake's understanding of Longmen's current situation was still a little behind reality. As a result, Tallulah was also a little confused:

"The slums? The slums of Lungmen? What does that have to do with Rhodes Island?"

"Governor Wei has contracted the security work of the slums to us."

"The last time I checked, he was still the governor of Dayan, not Ursus." Tallulah tactfully expressed her disapproval of this decision.

But in the end, she agreed: "I... will try my best, but I can't promise you that I can complete it."

"Based on my understanding of Wei Yanwu, if you can't get him enough benefits, even if his blood relatives participate in the negotiations..."

Ott nodded.

Amiya's negotiation results were good.

He swallowed the peel and spoke sweetly to Tallulah, "That's all Rhodes Island wants from you. Besides, even if you don't help us, matters other than the 'Reorganization and Integration Movement' are on our agenda."

After saying that, he stuffed the other apple he had just peeled into his mouth.

No, you are sitting here just to steal the patient's fruit?

Also, since you eat both the skin and the flesh, why do you need to peel it?!

"Thank you."

The apple that Otto had given to Tallulah earlier had already turned slightly yellow because it had been peeled and exposed to the air for a while.

She bit the apple in her mouth, turned over and got out of bed, her white feet shining brightly on the white floor.

Taking the apple off again, the tomboy in her hospital gown swayed a little, but she remained decisive. "I'll leave this here for you to talk. I assume you've already prepared the surgery for me."

"Go out and turn right, there's a blood demon waiting for you." Otto wiped his hands and said suddenly: "Oh, by the way, Alina was very dissatisfied with you for landing barefoot just now."

"Please tell her... I will take good care of myself."

Tallulah fumbled to find her slippers from under the bed and ran towards the new student.

Before leaving, she stared at the patriot again, hinting to him with practical actions how to escape from the political quagmire.

But unfortunately, the soldiers were either really stupid or pretended not to know and did not respond at all.

"……military adviser."

"This girl...she..."

Is she the new Demon King?

Kal'tsit frowned and said nothing - she actually hated the word "demon king".

After Ott personally toppled the Tower of Babel and killed Theresa, and after Ott was sent to the sarcophagus in Che City to recuperate, Kal'tsit was left alone to clean up the mess. The only object of hatred and hostility she could have was that prop, that word.

Chapter 210 Comedy

1097年01月03日，08:24:38。

"Hurry up! We have to fix the heating system before the disaster hits!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Shovel the ice first! Otherwise, nothing will work!"

Winter Soldiers, Yeti Squad, guerrillas, refugees from Checheng, parts of the Reunion Movement, and even shackled former Ursus regulars were all working furiously, either being driven to work or being driven to work. Just like this diverse group of hands, shovels of all sizes and various engineering vehicles also participated in the de-icing activities.

As expected, the moisture surging from the gantry transformed into a blanket of ice crystals at Facility 14. Combined with the previous heavy rain and the accumulated snow, the construction environment here was now a complete mess.

Until these things are initially cleared away, it will be difficult to make any substantial progress.

Long and Qie are geographically very close, but the source stone veins and the wilderness create an invisible dividing line, making the climates of the two places incompatible most of the time. This incompatibility exacerbates the harshness of the wilderness.

"Huh, no wine for breakfast? Can this place in Rhodes Island even be considered an Ursus company?!"

Someone said casually during a break in work.

"[Ursus swear] It's not like everyone drinks it even in the morning!"

"That's it!"

"Who told you that Rhodes Island is an Ursus company?"

"Then why are you helping us so much? We are obviously infected!"

There was a lull in the conversation for a moment, and then someone would come up with something new to kill time while they were working.

"Miss Amiya is from Rembit, right?"

"Dr. Kal'tsit and her apprentice are both Ursus!"

"Why don't you talk about Dr. Ott?"

"Shh!"

"[Ursus swear]! There are no military police here!"