Arknights' Lock of Heaven

In addition, he had been to Rhodes Island and met Yelena...

They might do something to her to threaten her.

Patriots never trust those who claim to be wise.

He simply... had no other choice.

Even if it's a desperate measure, at least... he can still shelter the infected on the snowfield and those who follow him for a while.

Patriots have no choice.

But at least...

He didn't want to involve Yelena.

The tall Wendigo walked slowly and quietly to the bedside.

His armored hand instinctively reached for his daughter's forehead, but he only realized what was happening when they were just a hair's breadth apart.

Aren't iron armor too cold?

Wendigo hesitated for a moment, then prepared to withdraw his hand and remove his gauntlets.

But a pair of rosy hands embraced his strong arms.

Yelena slightly opened her eyes.

"A familiar feeling..." Her voice was slightly weak.

"dad?"

A voice, as if in a dream, rang out.

"..."

“It’s me, Yelena,” Patriot said, lowering his hand and stroking his daughter’s forehead.

He still clearly remembers that after rescuing the girl from the mine, he was helpless when she had nightmares every night. He, a warrior who had fought all his life, could only hold her in his arms and stroke her head again and again, hoping that this would comfort her.

Warfarin quietly left the room and closed the door.

This father and daughter need to be alone.

"dad."

"I'm here."

Is this heaven?

"No, we are still in this world."

-

Everyone is busy.

Kal'tsit is right, Rhodes Island needs to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible.

Taking advantage of the moment when the two great powers were hesitant to act rashly, he took Talulah as his protective charm and left far away.

Therefore, everyone is very busy. Setting sail as a land-based ship is not a trip that can be taken on a whim. It involves everything from the most basic geographical data to the arrangements of various waterways.

The weather conditions along the way and the possibility of natural disasters are matters of life and death for everyone. There are countless mobile cities abandoned on the shipping routes and destroyed by natural disasters.

There's also the matter of supplying ships with provisions. Feeding and drinking hundreds or thousands of people on a land-based warship for several months is no small matter.

The arrangement and transfer of personnel also require manpower. The human resources department is already extremely busy. After all, they have just gone through two battles in Lungmen and Chernobog. Many operators need to rest, but the tasks they originally had cannot wait. We need to arrange manpower from the already strained personnel.

Everyone is very busy.

The only ones who can take a break, besides children and patients, are pure combat personnel and special units like Xia Yu.

For example, the year.

For example, the Xia language.

“So much stuff…” Miss Nian’s face twitched slightly as she looked at the large bags of groceries Xia Yu was carrying at the door. “Can we finish all of this?”

“Of course,” Xia Yu gave her a bright smile. “I have a very good appetite.”

"Don't do this, I'm starting to panic," Miss Nian said warily, clinging to the doorframe. "What exactly are you up to?"

To be honest, Nian really didn't want to get close to Xia Yu.

From the very first meeting, this person was like a timid hedgehog, raising all its quills and cautiously observing the world from this protective layer.

To be honest, that alone isn't so bad, but the sheer scale of his achievements is just too terrifying!

If it weren't for that great achievement, Nian would definitely treat Xia Yu differently. She would shamelessly try to get close to him. After all, she was a divine artifact forged by the gods! And she even had her own consciousness!

But now, all I can say is that I've slipped away. Someone with such a great achievement is still wary of his surroundings; she wouldn't be so foolish as to provoke him.

I might really die here.

They're so wary; if you go up and provoke them, you might get wiped out in one fell swoop.

"Intentions?" Xia Yu shrugged innocently. "I just came to borrow some seasonings."

"After all, the hot pot broth stored in Rhodes Island's kitchen just doesn't taste right..."

"That's it?" Nian looked at Xia Yu suspiciously; she felt something was off.

"What else could it be?" Xia Yu shrugged, her eyes revealing innocence.

He wasn't lying; he really just wanted to borrow some seasoning.

Building a good relationship with Nian is secondary.

"What day is it today?" Nian glanced at the large bags of groceries again. "Are you having such a lavish meal?"

“It’s not a special day,” Xia Yu shook her head, “It’s just that I’m happy.”

Upon hearing this, Nian finally realized that something about this guy was different.

It's no longer a hedgehog curled up in a ball.

That confident demeanor radiated from within.

How did he go through all that to become like this in just a few weeks?

Logically speaking, at their level, emotional changes should become very calm. Just a few days ago they were like frightened birds, so how come they are so confident now?

Such situations are quite rare.

Curiosity, like a cat's, tickled Nian's heart. She hadn't wanted to have much contact with him before because of his cautious demeanor.

It would be bad if we accidentally provoked him.

But now it looks like this...

"Seasonings, right? Which kind do you want? I'll go get them for you."

"The most exciting kind!"

"You know your stuff!" Nian gave Xia Yu a thumbs up, turned around and went back to his room, then returned to the living room with a bunch of bottles and jars.

"By the way, you've changed quite a bit these past few days, haven't you?"

He got into A-levels that year.

As the saying goes, you can't hit a smiling face. He just received so many things from me, so if I ask him a question, he won't turn on me instantly, right?

“Changes,” Xia Yu said casually as she placed the ingredients she brought back from the cafeteria on the table in the hall and began examining the pile of bottles and jars from the past year. “It’s just that I’ve simply settled down.”

"Chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, cumin..."

“Don’t worry…” Nian’s lips twitched. “So you’ve been uneasy all along?”

"Yeah, after all, this era is so unfamiliar to me, it's always good to be cautious, you should understand, right?"

No, I don't understand! Although I really wanted to say that, what should I be wary of if someone could accomplish such a great feat as binding the creator god? But I held back.

Sometimes, it's best not to know.

"So you don't need to be careful anymore?"

“I met a god of this era a few days ago…” Xia Yu sighed, “How should I put it… he was a bit weak…”

"Um," Nian recalled the major events that happened on Rhodes Island a few days ago, "that black snake?"

The snake is the only thing that can cause trouble in Ursus.

“Hmm,” Xia Yu nodded, and pulled a half-dead little snake out of her bosom, “This black snake.”

"you……"

Before the dying Koschke could finish speaking, Xia Yu casually put him away again.

Nian silently steadied herself against the doorframe again.

Her legs went weak!

That's brutal!!!

My God, that's a part of Koschche's soul, isn't it? Right? Right? I can't be seeing things, can I?

A part of the soul was torn off alive... Look at the wounded state...

That's terrifying, no, it's absolutely terrifying.