Arknights, but the family has fallen again

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Ott asked in return: "Is it necessary? It's not like no one has researched pneumatic weapons before."

Kal'tsit paced back and forth, her bare feet hidden in her boots feeling a little restless, and she really wanted to communicate with Ott in a physical way.

"Lacking the necessary knowledge to guide them, they didn't understand the true significance of such weak weapons and simply attempted to develop firearms using various methods. They...were more focused on developing Originium weapons with a lower barrier to entry, rather than truly making up their minds and starting over from scratch."

"Until a battle of too great a scale consumes the warlocks that the Terran nations can command to a certain level, they will find the next step on this path through countless trials and errors."

"And you... Clearly, you retain some of the most vicious memories. Under your protection, this terrifying baby will mature within two to three years, grinding its teeth and sucking blood, killing people without mercy."

Having taken the lead, Otto even began to enjoy exchanging riddles with Kal'tsit.

Turns out, I don’t hate the Riddler—I just hate that I’m not the Riddler!

He certainly had no problem with the omission, but he still said, "Everyone is a prisoner of his past. The vast majority of people in this land are so limited by their own knowledge that they can't even grasp the significance of an armed near-ground aircraft and the two machine guns it carries."

The current prototype itself really doesn't make any sense.

But when this technology achieves usable results, a person who can't even tell left from right can become a pneumatic gun wielder within one to two months—without the need for years of Originium training, as long as he can understand the use of a stick.

If only he could understand… “sticks.”

Since Originium industrialization has penetrated into the blood of Terra, pneumatic guns are unable to change the direction of the entire Terra land, but it will undoubtedly greatly intensify the intensity of the war among the Terra countries.

With the sky's limit at around six thousand meters, once armed aircraft develop missiles suitable for them using Originium technology, Terra's modern warfare, which is based on armored units such as high-speed land battleships, will rapidly evolve.

The new war mode will catalyze the advancement of Terra with unprecedented intensity.

Or self-destruction.

After all, the Terrans really like to commit suicide.

The possibility of countries being caught in chaos and neglecting to guard against various monsters and demons on their borders, and thus destroying themselves... I can't say that it doesn't exist, but I can only say that it is indeed very high.

Kal'tsit couldn't help herself after all. Instead of correcting Ott's sophistry, she took the bait: "Then, Dr. Ott, by losing your past self, wouldn't that mean you've escaped prison?"

Ott held Kelsey's hand again.

He held her hand to his face.

Take a deep breath.

Of course, mental connection does not require physical contact, but firstly, Kal'tsit doesn't know it now, and secondly, Otto just wants to do it.

He deliberately conveyed his thoughts: What a pity it’s not the feet.

“…” Kal’tsit turned her head away.

"Yes." Ott said softly: "I have broken free from the shackles of responsibility and crossed the barriers of the past. Now, I live for myself."

Those emotions that are difficult to express in words surged through Kal'tsit's heart through the spiritual connection.

live for yourself?

Obscene!

What are you trying to do? Don’t I know!?

Obscene! Obscene!

Dirty bastard!

She felt embarrassed, annoyed, and somewhat at a loss: Was this better or worse?

Kelsey had no way of knowing.

But at least... he will be much more relaxed.

No longer an orphan, burdened by a dream that has already vanished...

Facing him like this, she would feel much more relaxed.

"...I hope you can maintain this mentality after you recover your memory."

Kal'tsit took the initiative to put her other hand on Otto's cheek.

"My lord!"

But the ghost shark couldn't help it. She rushed up and held Otto's left arm and refused to let go.

She whimpered, tilting her head towards Ott.

The blood-red eyes were tearful again and turned into wine red.

Ah this...

Ott glanced at Kal'tsit.

The lynx withdrew its hands as if it had touched something dirty.

"Comfort her. Ghost Shark's mental state is still not stable enough." She said expressionlessly.

Ott put his hand into the nun's headscarf, his fingers entangled in her long silver hair, and gently stroked it.

Kelsey picked up a document and said, "We should prepare for the negotiations with Longmen."

Amiya hesitated for a moment and pointed out, "Dr. Kelsey, you're holding the report upside down."

Seeing this scene, Otto couldn't help laughing out loud.

"..."

Kelsey turned the document back without saying a word.

She took a closer look, sighed, and said, "Amiya, please go to my office and get me the contract I drafted earlier."

"Okay! Dr. Kal'tsit!" Seeing that the atmosphere had eased, the little rabbit hopped out of the room.

After waiting for a while, Ott asked, "What's the matter that requires Amiya to leave?"

Kelsey rolled her eyes at him and said, "If I want to get rid of someone, isn't there someone next to you who can hear me?"

She was talking about the ghost shark.

"Compared to the topic that the Deep Sea Hunters had to avoid yesterday, what we're going to talk about now..." Kel'tsit shook her head: "It's just boring Terran politics."

It is indeed not convenient to tell the identity of the remnant of the pre-Otto civilization in front of the deep-sea hunters.

"Doc! I found it!"

Not long after, Amiya returned here again with a document.

"Leave it to Doc Otter." Kal'tsit was completely unaware of what she had just blurted out.

Ott flipped through it quickly.

"Everything else in this contract ... is relatively insignificant."

"They're just normal business practices."

"The folly of the Integration Movement provides us with an opportunity."

Kal'tsit was still speaking her riddle.

"Twenty years ago, Edward Artorias—the current leader of the Reunion Movement and the father of Tallulah Artorias—died at Lungmen."

Ott raised an eyebrow.

If we add the ten years that Wei Yanwu kept the death secret, that would make it thirty years.

If Sister Tazi was Liberi (bird), she would have lived more than half of her life, but she is Draco.

"And when he fled from Victoria to Longmen, he took away... the key to the resting place of the kings of Victoria... that was a very crucial item."

Kal'tsit felt a little self-loathing - she actually began to hope that Otto had not lost his memory.

"Since you have lost your memory, it is not convenient for me to elaborate further for the time being."

"Anyway, we'll definitely need that relic when we're in Londinium..."

"And now this relic is in the hands of Wei Yanwu, the governor of Longmen."

Amiya realized it later and said, "Huh? Tallulah's father died at Longmen? Is this why she wants to attack Longmen?"

Ott laughed and said, "Telling only specific moments of an event often leads to such a distorted conclusion."

Kel'tsit remained noncommittal and said, "Doc Otter, if that's the case, then use your intelligence and find a way for us to get the key."

Chapter 27 What are you laughing at? I thought of something happy

This is actually very difficult.

This key has two meanings for Wei Yanwu:

First, this is a political bomb.

Victoria's "Sleeping House of the Kings" is, in a sense, a shared "tomb" for its two royal families. After Aslan's conquest, the famous "Sword of Promised Victory" was kept there for most of the time.

At this moment when the throne is vacant, this sword, which almost serves as proof of Aslan's royal power, is of extraordinary significance to the dukes, especially a certain unknown grand duke of Aslan's royal blood.

Despite being essentially divided and unable to work together, Victoria is still a superpower entrenched in the heart of the Terra continent.

This lost key, which can open the door to the resting place of the kings, will undoubtedly affect the political situation of Terra.

Second, this is the relic of Wei Yanwu’s sworn brother.

While living in Longmen, Edward fell in love with Wei Yanwu's sister and gave birth to a posthumous child, Tallulah, who was of both Victoria's and the Great Yan royal family's blood. However, due to Kosciuszko's schemes, the affair was soon exposed...

Despite the heavy pressure from both Victoria and Dayan, in the end, it was Wei Yanwu himself who had to bear the unshirkable responsibility for Edward's death.

Not to mention that in order to protect his sister, he directly recruited a Great Yan noble to take over and forcibly betrothed his sister, Edward's widow...

The worst part was... Wei Yanwu failed to protect his sworn brother's only child...

Tallulah was kidnapped by Kosciuszko!

Debt, debt and more debt. Under this multiple guilt, Edward's relics are even more meaningful to Wei Yanwu.

To sum up, whether as a politician or as an individual, Wei Yanwu would not give up this key easily.

——Unless you are sweating profusely.

Ott stroked his chin through his gloves and the strangely shaped hood.

In the original plot, Kal'tsit's negotiation skills can be described in one word: "needs improvement."

But considering the time she could use to improve her negotiation skills... the only way to put it more emotionally intelligently is: "There's still a lot of room for improvement."

Before the Reunion Movement took action, Rhodes Island exposed its bottom line in negotiations.

He signed a military contract with Longmen that was completely contrary to his own stated beliefs, and ultimately parted ways due to this ideological disagreement, which he should have recognized from the very beginning...

Frankly speaking, 90% of Kal'tsit's achievement in obtaining the key was due to Black Snake, and of the remaining 10%, 90% was due to the dedication of the frontline operators and Amiya's participation in beheading Tallulah.

If Black Snake had not insisted on using public frequency broadcasting and hitting the gantry to forcibly provoke a war, it would have been impossible for Kal'tsit to obtain the key through normal means.

Even Chen Huijie's move to the island was inseparable from Black Snake's activities in the integration movement.

If Black Snake had not pushed the conflict between Longmen officials and the infected to the limit, and if Chen Huijie had not been beaten down by reality, it would have been impossible for her to give up the upper-level reform line and leave Longmen and join Rhodes Island.

Quick! Kel'tsit, thank the little black snake girl!

"Pfft."

Little girl?

Thinking of this, Otto couldn't help laughing.

Kelsey was a little puzzled: "What are you laughing at?"

"Hahahahaha! Cough! Ha! Haah! Hahahaha!"

This time, even "Reynard's head" could not secure Otto's sternum amidst the continuous laughter.

But Otto, he still wanted to laugh out loud.

This smile is very healthy.

But the only people who could break through the hood and see Otto's smile were Kal'tsit and Phantom.

Ugh?

Doesn't that mean Amiya is the only one who can't see?