Arknights' Lock of Heaven

"Oh...aren't you overestimating me?"

He chuckled twice, "How could I possibly do that?"

"Whether you can do it or not, you'll only know after you try," Xia Yu gave her an encouraging look. "Go for it, I believe in you."

"You really think too highly of me..."

Toran gave a wry smile.

“Tell me about your situation,” Xia Yu said, gazing into the distance, “Let me see if this investment is worthwhile.”

"The situation... it's just that kind of situation."

Toran sighed. "It's tough."

"I have quite a few people under me, but their skill levels are really uneven."

"First are my old brothers, those who fought alongside me all the way. They're good at fighting, but when it comes to using their brains... there are very few of them."

"Secondly, there are the farmers in those dozen or so villages. They're not a huge number, but they're not a small number either. What can we expect from them besides food?"

“We provide them with protection from bandits and outlaws, and they provide us with food and strongholds. There is nothing else we can count on them for.”

"Thirdly, the infected people are mostly miners. How should I put it... they are brave and determined, especially after they used the medicine you provided."

"But what good is it to be brave and fight? How can flesh and blood stand against steel warships?"

"Fourth are college students who have received an education and impoverished nobles."

"Speaking of which, this group of people should be the most suitable for your requirements."

"With their skills, they could easily make a living in a mobile city, but they still came to this desolate place to hang out with us..."

"How should I put it, most of these people have given up on the current state of the country."

"Ugh……"

"In this world, it's already difficult enough to stick together and survive; to overthrow... I don't even dare to think about it."

"Why don't you dare to dream?" Xia Yu smiled slightly upon hearing this. "Everyone should have some dreams, right?"

"Don't say you don't dare to think about it, be bolder and more confident."

"As their leader, you need to stand up straight and confidently tell them that your goal is to change this country, change the status quo for everyone, change injustice, and oppose oppression..."

"If even you don't dare to think about it, then your organization... has a limited future..."

“You really think highly of me,” Toran said with a wry smile.

-

“Mr. Charn, this is a new batch of supplies,” Markowitz said, approaching Charn with the documents.

"There is also a list of registered infected riders who are willing to join the pioneers."

"Ha, don't be so formal. After all, we're on the same path."

Charne looked at Markowitz and laughed.

"Perhaps he values ​​you more than me."

“This…” Markowitz recalled the several meaningful words he had spoken to Xia Yu when they first met, and was speechless.

“I knew it all along. You’re more genuine than me.”

"I heard that before he attacked the Ingra family, you wanted to arrest him because the butcher killed an infected person."

"And there's Plot Zero. Your contact with Rhodes Island and your concerns about Plot Zero have all been observed by them."

Charn gave Markowitz a meaningful pat on the shoulder and said, "I'm not as good as you."

"You are joking..."

Markowitz lowered his head, unsure how to answer.

Meanwhile, Charné began to peruse the documents.

"Oh? Dikeopolis?"

He raised an eyebrow as he looked at the familiar name on the list.

"Yes, he's reached the point where he can't hold on any longer."

When talking about the champion he discovered, Ciarne was full of emotion.

"Infected people..."

"I had heard before that he planned to buy a piece of land and become a farmer after the competition."

"I didn't expect him to actually do it, even though no one in the Grand Knight Territory dares to discriminate against infected people anymore."

At least that's the case on the surface.

“The Blood Knight is indeed pure,” Markowitz remarked, “He is just that pure a person.”

“Yes,” Charné laughed, “as always.”

The Blood Knight was actually invited by Margaret.

Upon learning that Hongsong had a piece of land on the border belonging to the infected and that it was still being reclaimed and developed, he resolutely chose to join in.

The arrival of the Blood Knight brought stability to the people of Red Pine.

In the Great Knights' Territory, the most revered person among the infected is none other than the Blood Knight, Decaeopolis.

It was he who pioneered the Infected Knight system; it was he who, as an Infected, won the Knight Tournament championship; it was he who continuously fought for the rights of the Infected.

Admittedly, rights gained through compromise are incomplete; infected individuals must undergo extremely bloody selection processes to become competitive knights.

But this has already given countless infected people a chance to survive.

Flame tail, gray hair, wild mane, distant fangs...

These knights of the red pine are where they are today because of his appearance.

Blood Knight De Caiopolis, a hero among the infected, truly deserves the title.

268 Departure

"Look, it's a Blood Knight!"

With a gasp, the infected who were anxiously waiting to board the ship all focused their attention on the Blood Knight, Dikeopolis, who was slowly walking towards them.

"Ah, Blood Knight!"

"hero!"

"Hero! Hero!"

Along his journey, he has received countless praises and applause.

Blood Knights, the spiritual pillars of the infected in the Great Knights.

After the Radiant Knight was proven not to be infected, his reputation soared.

Although everyone knows that the Radiant Knights are not bad, the fact that they are infected is ultimately an invisible chasm that binds everyone in their hearts.

This chasm is formed by worldly perspectives, ignorance, and fear.

If you hate someone, let them become an infected person.

This is no joke.

The Blood Knight was the most revered figure among the infected in the Great Knights.

It was his creation of the Infected Knight system that changed the living conditions of the entire Kazimierz infected population.

Without him, countless infected people would have starved to death on the streets, or would have gone astray and gone astray.

He is also the champion of the Knights' Tournament, the recipient of the highest honor.

It is only natural that they are revered.

"Hello," even Sona was somewhat flattered to be facing her idol.

"...There's no need to be so formal."

Blood Knight Decaeopolis is a very simple and honest person.

Although many people are flattered by his championship status, he himself is actually very down-to-earth.

“You… did a very good job,” he said, looking around at the excited infected.

"With so many infected people, it won't be easy for them to survive in the Great Knight Territory."

Hearing this, Sona felt a little embarrassed.

"No, if it weren't for the Infected Knight system you established, we wouldn't have this ability."

“I…I just started,” the Blood Knight shook his head. “In the end, it’s up to you all.”

"..."

"Do you think... olives can be grown near snowfields?"

After a moment of silence, the Blood Knight asked, "I'd like to plant a few acres of olive trees."