Arknights' Lock of Heaven

Sure enough, Skadi was still there, leaning against the railing, her eyes indifferent, lost in thought.

"Have you been to the Great Knight Territory before?" Xia Yu walked up to her and asked casually.

“I’ve done bounty missions here,” Skadi replied casually. “I didn’t stay long.”

“I see,” Xia Yu nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this. “Then we’ll probably be staying here for a long time, until Rhodes Island arrives.”

"Speaking of which, aren't you planning to try your hand at the Knights Arena?" Xia Yu said with a smile. "I think with your skills, winning the championship would be a piece of cake."

“Not interested,” Skadi turned to Xia Yu, “What about you? Aren’t you going to have some fun?”

“Me?” Xia Yu looked at the brightly lit neon city in the distance, “there are things in this city that interest me even more.”

After saying that, Skadi turned her head away, not intending to ask him what he was interested in.

The two chatted idly under the moonlight.

“What you said during the day was a lie to them, wasn’t it?” Skadi said calmly, “that so-called restriction.”

“How can you call it a lie?” Xia Yu replied with a relaxed expression. “It’s called a white lie. After all, if they knew the truth, they definitely wouldn’t be able to sleep well tonight.”

"And I'm not lying about the so-called drawbacks of the energy supply; the energy supply problem does exist."

But I don't lack that magic.

If we really want to go all out, arming a Silver Spear Pegasus Knights would be more than enough.

And if it really comes to that, the Kazimierz government will definitely reimburse the Originium consumed, right? We can't work for them for free.

Maybe we can even make a profit (laughs).

Skadi turned to look at Xia Yu, her gaze as if she had already seen through everything.

“Originium Arts… I can’t believe they would actually believe in it.”

“Otherwise,” Xia Yu said with a smile, “what else could this be but Originium Arts?”

Skadi fell silent upon hearing this.

She really didn't know what it was.

She could only be certain that this was definitely not the so-called Originium Arts.

Terra's Originium Arts aren't that outrageous.

If each of Xia Yu's abilities, when taken individually, were described as Originium Arts, she might still be somewhat skeptical.

But you never hid your diverse abilities from her, so how can she believe you?

Thinking of this, Skadi sighed and extended her right hand toward Xia Yu.

"I want to take another look at that chain."

"Okay, sure," Xia Yu readily released the Heavenly Lock upon hearing this, which slowly wrapped around her hand.

Skadi quietly held the Chains of Heaven in her hand, closed her eyes, and slowly felt it.

This feeling... is reassuring, yet also deeply unsettling...

Doesn't that sound contradictory?

She felt at ease because, with these chains, she could clearly feel that something within her was being suppressed.

However, this is also where the unease stems.

Every time she grasped the chain, she could clearly sense the abnormality in her body.

This feeling... is really awful.

After feeling it for a while, she voluntarily released the chain from her hands.

"Does it have a name?"

“Yes,” Xia Yu replied with a smile, “it’s called the Lock of Heaven.”

Skadi sighed as she watched the golden Chains of Heaven gradually recede.

"The Chains of Heaven... how fitting..."

She turned back and leaned against the railing, a hint of sorrow flashing in her eyes.

And the confusion about oneself and the future.

“What is Agor…?” After a moment of silence, Xia Yu asked softly.

“Agor,” Skadi said, turning to look at Xia Yu and joking, which was unusual for her, “don’t you know who Agor is?”

“Haven’t I already said that I’m an Agorian who grew up alone in Yan Country?” Xia Yu shrugged and replied, “So it’s normal that I don’t know much about Agor.”

"I've heard that Agor, which is built beneath the sea, doesn't use Originium energy from the mainland. I'm really curious about that."

“Agor…” Skadi sighed upon hearing this, “Without Originium, without Oripathy, do you people on land think this is wonderful?”

“Perhaps others would think that way,” Xia Yu shook her head and replied, “but it’s clear that my education doesn’t allow me to view the world in such a one-sided way.”

"Oripathy is not the root of all evil, nor is Originium."

"They are just a group of patients who are simply infected with the disease."

"The real contradiction on this land has always been the bottomless oppression of the lower classes by the vested interests."

"The so-called Oripathy and infected individuals are merely scapegoats pushed out to divert attention from the real issues."

Upon hearing this, Skadi stared at Xia Yu with wide eyes in astonishment.

“Emperors, nobles, capitalists, hehe,” Xia Yu said with a lowered head, “There are far too many discordant notes in this world.”

"Sometimes, I really want to start a prairie fire and burn this land to the ground, leaving behind a vast expanse of white and utterly clean."

Upon hearing this, Skadi swallowed hard, her body tensing slightly.

She sensed a dangerous aura coming from the other side.

This person is serious.

Looking at Xia Yu, who was looking down and sneering, Skadi realized this very clearly.

He really did have that thought, and he was convinced he could do it.

Faced with his words, Skadi felt as if she were standing not with a person, but with a massive natural disaster!

This is a feeling that cannot be described in words; it's as if the whole world is responding to his anger.

Dark clouds began to obscure the moonlight, and the originally cool early spring evening breeze began to roar and rage. From downstairs, Zofia and Maria cried out in alarm.

Seeing this, Skadi became even more eager to return to Rhodes Island.

We need to find a reliable doctor to examine him to see if he has any psychological problems.

Although Skadi could only exchange a few words with Kal'tsit, she was quite confident in her medical skills.

Seemingly noticing her nervousness, Xia Yu looked up and gave her a bright smile.

In that instant, it was as if nothing had ever happened before. The gale began to subside, the moonlight shone on the earth again, and the unsettling low pressure disappeared.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Xia Yu said with a bright smile. "Anger won't solve anything."

"I can't solve these problems either, and I have a pretty clear understanding of my own abilities."

"Sigh, it's all because I was lazy when I was in school. It's too late to regret it now."

"However, I will wait patiently."

"Wait until someone who can solve the problem appears."

172 Turmoil

Skadi trembled at the sight.

She closed her eyes.

There's no mistake, this feeling...

Just like them... no, even more so.

That is an existence that is superior to the races of Terra in the very essence of life.

Kal'tsit, Kal'tsit... how could you let such a monster into Rhodes Island...

You really dare to do that!

Are you so certain that His purpose is the same as yours? Are you truly on the same path?

Those things think in a completely different way than we do.

Skadi, who personally killed a god, has the most right to speak on this matter.

Those beings have a mindset that is fundamentally different from that of the Terrans.

Skadi sighed as she looked at Xia Yu, who was smiling broadly.

She felt like she had overlooked something, but she couldn't remember it for the time being.

The most important thing now is how I could have been so foolish as to come here. Only another god can suppress a god, right?

Should have figured it out a long time ago.