Arknights' Lock of Heaven

If I could find evidence that the Duke of Victoria had secretly targeted me at this time, I would have something to say about it.

This is one of the reasons why Xia Yu doesn't reveal her full strength in public.

What if someone gets so scared by a Noble Phantasm that they dare not show their face?

It's about casting a long line to catch a big fish.

"Don't worry," Xia Yu reassured her as she looked at the newspaper. "I'm not so easily swayed, and there are plenty of smart people in Kazimierz. They won't let those countries succeed."

"I hope so..." Zofia sighed.

"That's all for now, I have something to do," Xia Yu nodded to them, then looked at Margaret, "Well, if you have time, how about we go out together?"

“I have a few friends here who I can introduce to you. They should be able to help you with something in the future.”

This refers to the Red Pine Knights.

“Alright, I’m also very interested. What friends have you made in the past few months since you came to the Great Knight’s Territory?” Margaret laughed heartily.

"By the way, are you coming too?" Seeing this, Xia Yu turned to look at Shining and Nightingale, who had been silent all along.

“They are all infected. As doctors, you might be able to help in some way.”

“I’m glad I could help,” Shining nodded, then looked at Nightingale, “Liz, you…”

“Let’s go together,” Nightingale said softly.

“Okay, let’s do it together,” Margaret said, taking Nightingale’s hand.

"..."

"That's wonderful," Maria exclaimed sincerely, watching the group leave. "My sister has found her most trusted friend now."

“Indeed, sigh…” Zofia sighed.

She knew what a difficult road lay ahead of Margaret.

"Your sister has friends she can rely on, but what about you?" She turned to Maria, her eyes widening. "How many do you have?"

"Ah, I only need Zofia!"

Maria wasn't intimidated by her and lunged forward to grab her arm, saying...

"Sigh, you really are..."

-

"How are you feeling? Any better?"

In the secret camp of Red Pine, Xia Yu looked at Sona, whose body had just been treated by Nightingale using Originium Arts, and asked her jokingly.

“Hey, you know what, it’s really effective,” Sona said, rubbing her arm and clicking her tongue in amazement. “I’ve almost forgotten how to feel this relaxed since I got Oripathy.”

After speaking, she looked at the infected people who were being diagnosed by Shining and Nightingale, and then at the children surrounding the Radiant Knight.

"Thank you so much," Sona said softly. "It's been so long since I've seen smiles on everyone's faces."

“No need to be so formal,” Xia Yu waved her hand and said, “Rhodes Island was originally established to help the infected, and everyone is gathered together for this purpose.”

"this is what we are supposed to do."

"By the way, how did that deal go?"

"That matter..." Upon hearing this, Sona's smile quickly faded.

"The other party is an old knight. He is indeed one of the high-ranking members of the Supervisory Council, there's no mistake."

Hearing this, Xia Yu raised an eyebrow.

"Judging from your tone, it seems the other party has a very high reputation."

“It’s Demian, the vice president of the Knights’ Guild,” Sona said softly. “He’s a big shot, a renowned knight of conquest.”

"Back then, his sudden discharge from the army and return to the Grand Knights to take up an administrative job was widely reported."

"What are the conditions?" Although Xia Yu had already guessed from Sona's expression, she still asked politely.

"He agreed..."

Sona gave a wry smile.

"They even... said the land in the north wasn't very good, and asked if I wanted to move to a better place..."

You didn't agree, did you?

"Of course not, I rejected him because infected people are not suitable to be in conspicuous places."

Sona took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

"Ah, it seems you were right, the Securities and Futures Commission really values ​​us."

"They value it so much that they're willing to offer such a price to win us over."

"This is going to condemn us to eternal damnation..."

Neither the Securities and Futures Commission nor the Business Council takes the existence of infected individuals seriously.

Sona knew it all too well.

If, if it's just as Xia Yu said, the Witness Council plans to use them and then abandon them...

Those who disrupted the business association's plans will definitely be hunted down and killed by them.

Of course, you can also trust that the veterinarian will not abandon those infected.

Trust in the conscience of politicians.

Ha ha.

Sona, of course, didn't believe it.

"What does he want you to do?" Xia Yu asked softly. "With such a price, this matter must be very important."

"He wants to use us... to put this city... to sleep."

Sona said softly, "The Great Division of the Four Cities."

"The plan was simple. Three years ago, on the eve of the last Major, just as the four city-states were about to connect, the core city's power plant was paralyzed by terrorists."

"In order to facilitate the merger, each district has shut down its own engines. Under these circumstances, losing the power of the core city means that each district will be forced to switch to its own power system, including the city engine."

"At that time, in order to prevent the city from collided, the Grand Knight Commander would be forced to break apart."

"But this time, we're going to completely extinguish the lights in all the arenas in the Grand Knights Territory during the Major."

“Normally, the place is heavily guarded, but this time, the supervisory council will deliberately leave a gap... so that we can take advantage of it.”

"Tsk tsk tsk, they're willing to take the blame for this kind of scandal. It seems the Securities and Futures Commission really isn't going to tolerate it anymore."

Xia Yu clicked her tongue in amazement, "No wonder they entrusted it to you. If they had done it themselves, what if it had been leaked? Wouldn't that have caused a huge uproar?"

"As for you... I don't need to say anything more, do I?"

Sona nodded heavily.

If they disagree with the plan, they will be wiped out in the encirclement and suppression by the Unarmored Alliance.

They agree to the plan, but face the risk of being rejected by the Securities and Futures Commission.

On the other hand, Xia Yu is heading towards the border...

"Since things have come to this point, let me show my sincerity."

Seeing Sona lost in thought, Xia Yu said calmly, "Attack the power center?"

"You won't need to go then."

"I can do it alone."

"What? You're planning to..."

Upon hearing this, Sona couldn't help but scream, drawing the attention of others.

"Sona, what's wrong?"

The gray-haired knight looked over.

"No, it's nothing," Sona said stiffly as she turned back to comfort Gray, "Little Gray, go back and get proper treatment."

Huihao frowned when she saw this. She knew something must be wrong, but since Sona said so, it was not appropriate to say it in public.

She turned around immediately and decided to ask Sona a good question after it was over.

“Do you know what this means?” Sona looked at Xia Yu and whispered after seeing her turn around, “Don’t forget what you just said in the arena.”

"While I admire your courage to be so direct in your insults, if it's just insults, they might not say anything because of your power. But if you actually take action, the situation will completely change!"

"I know you're strong, and I've witnessed it, but to provoke an entire nation with force..."

"This is different from verbal provocation. No matter what they think, they will have to take action against you."

Sona's expression was serious. "I don't agree with this plan."

"Well, how should I put it, I'm really grateful that you're so considerate of me."

Xia Yu smiled and said decisively, "But believe me, I have a way to make them submit whether they like it or not."

"We must obey!"