Arknights' Lock of Heaven

Of course, the medicine provided by Rhodes Island wasn't actually that effective. It was okay for other infected people, but for those with truly severe cases, it was truly beyond saving.

Even Kal'tsit herself couldn't cure it.

If Xia Yu hadn't added something to those medicines, the effects wouldn't have been so obvious.

194 Trust takes time to build.

If those medicines hadn't been so incredibly effective, they wouldn't have rushed over to find Xia Yu in such a hurry.

After all, inhibitors are the lifeline for patients with Oripathy.

People with mild symptoms can suppress the development of oripathy with inhibitors, and those with mild symptoms can even completely control oripathy to some extent with the use of some expensive drugs.

For critically ill patients, well, there's nothing we can do about that.

But these drugs were able to pull critically ill patients back from the brink of death... Although they were only sustaining their lives, the impact on those infected was unimaginable.

It's important to know that while inhibitors have been touted as amazing by major manufacturers, many of these drugs are actually not very effective.

At most, it will only delay the onset and duration of the disease. A person with Oripathy might normally only have less than twenty years left to live, and that's after proper treatment and spending a lot of money.

But not everyone has this condition.

The reality for most patients with Oripathy is that they die within eight or nine years due to a lack of medical care and medicine.

Under normal circumstances, if inhibitors are used continuously, they can indeed slow down the progression of Originosis to some extent.

You originally only had twenty years left to live, but if you had been taking better inhibitors, you might have lived another five or six years.

But Flame Tail and the others had never seen such an effective inhibitor before.

They've tried various drugs from different manufacturers, including Casimir, but even setting aside those substandard health supplements, genuine Oripathy inhibitors could never achieve this effect.

That's why they rushed over to find Xia Yu in such a hurry.

In this era, good medicine is the lifeline for those infected.

They don't just live for themselves.

The small Red Pine Knights, the little Zalak knights gathered together, bear the responsibility for the lives of the hundreds of infected people they have gathered in the Great Knight Territory.

Logically speaking, these women could have lived comfortably on their own with the prize money from the knight competition, but they resolutely exchanged all their prize money for necessities for everyone.

Not all infected knights are as selfless as they are; most are only after money and despise their actions.

As a result, Hongsong now has very few members.

"Hey, Little Grey," Sona said, looking at Maria slowly walking out of the arena, "Are you scared?"

"What are you afraid of?" The Gray Knight took a deep breath. "Afraid that this is another trap?"

“Yes,” Flame Tail lowered her head, “I’m really scared.”

“In the past, I could still mock those infected people who believed a few words from others and risked their lives on the kindness of others…”

"But now, I think I understand them a little better."

"They've all run out of options..."

"Even if there is only a sliver of hope in front of you, even if it's like a moth drawn to a flame, you must do everything in your power to seize it."

"What if this is a trap? What if those drugs are bait...?"

"I'm not the only one following behind me!"

At this point, Sona and Gray Hair looked at each other in silence.

“Then come over here and have a look,” a voice rang out from beside them.

“Look at what kind of company Rhode Island really is, look at our operating principles, look at how we treat infected people.”

Sona tensed up upon hearing this, then took a breath and slowly turned her head.

Xia Yu was sitting next to her with a relaxed expression.

“Mr. Xia Yu, what a coincidence,” she greeted softly.

The sound was quickly drowned out in the noisy arena, but it meant nothing to people like the two sides.

“Sona, he is…” Gray Hair also turned his head to look over.

“Hmm,” the former nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Huihao opened his eyes wide with curiosity and began to examine Xia Yu.

"Actually, it wasn't really a coincidence," Xia Yu waved her hand and said, "I just saw you sitting here, so I came over to ask if you were satisfied with my batch of medicine."

"But judging from your expressions, you must be quite satisfied."

“Satisfied, of course I’m satisfied,” Sona replied quickly. “This is the first time in all these years that I’ve seen such an effective medicine.”

“Then, Mr. Xia Yu, I’ll be frank,” she looked up at Xia Yu with a serious expression, “what price would we have to pay if we wanted to obtain these drugs?”

"The price? Uh," Xia Yu looked at her strangely upon hearing this.

"I'm telling you, at least give them some trust, okay?"

"I know your living conditions were really terrible before, but I didn't come to you for anything else."

"My purpose is very simple."

Xia Yu said in a very serious tone, "Money!"

"As long as you have money, you can buy it!"

“But what can we do when we’re broke?” Sona lowered her head and said softly, “All the prize money we’ve won from the competitions has gone into supporting everyone.”

"I don't have any spare money..."

"Not to mention that your company's drugs are so... astonishing, and the price..."

"You must know that, right? So please speak frankly."

The idea that they're after money is utterly ridiculous to them.

After all, everyone knows that these infected people are penniless and have no money to spare.

So he must be after something else!

Hearing this, Xia Yu sighed helplessly.

Well, Sona's judgment was correct; being after money was just an excuse.

What Xia Yu wants is far more important than money...

He coveted these people.

Don't misunderstand, I'm not simply referring to those people, but to the true Great Knights Territory, and even the infected throughout Kazimierz.

I came into this world to stir up a storm.

But now is not the time.

Even if you can move mountains and fill seas, what good is it if you're all alone and outnumbered?

Nothing can be changed; at most, a new group of people will sit at the top of the pyramid.

Therefore, some necessary forces still need to be cultivated gradually.

Is there anyone in this world easier to unite with than someone infected?

I'm afraid there aren't any left.

Given the common experiences of those infected, as long as someone is willing to hold the torch for them, they will surely follow suit.

How was Talulah able to assemble such a large army in the impoverished snowfield?

It's because the infected people have been suffering from Ursus for too long.

If Ursus treats his people well, would the infected be crazy to abandon their peaceful lives and rebel against him?

They simply couldn't survive.

They were all acts of resistance born of despair.

Having been in this world for several months, Xia Yu is gradually emerging from her caution and confusion.

After all, life goes on.

Therefore, it's time to leave my own mark on this world.

The first step is Kazimir.

This group is not only for the infected, but also for those villages abandoned by the state, ordinary civilians, and the truly ignored lower strata of society.

First, we must start with those who are infected.

So Sona's idea was correct; he did indeed have grand ambitions.

However, these are not things that can be fully disclosed at this stage.

What if we scare people away?

"Each inhibitor can work for one month, and each box contains twelve vials with a shelf life of three years."

Looking into her eyes, Xia Yu said earnestly, "And each box of inhibitors..."