Arknights' Lock of Heaven

“Naive, so that’s how you all see me,” Ceylon smiled bitterly, “even in your criticism.”

"It seems that such a long separation has changed us."

“But this is not the time to talk about these things,” Ceylon took a deep breath. “I will tell you about these things later.”

"Now, there are more important things to do."

"The Siesta volcano is about to erupt."

After Ceylon finished speaking, he quietly looked at the black.

"A volcanic eruption...?" Black brows furrowed. "But a messenger of natural disaster..."

“The messenger of Siesta… it’s Kronin…” Ceylon shook his head.

“And this one,” she pointed to the doctor, “is a doctor from Rhodes Island. They are a professional organization, and they worked with me to map the volcano. We have enough evidence to prove this.”

Upon hearing this, the doctor nodded toward the black object.

It's finally been exposed.

Originally, she could have easily dragged it out much longer if she wanted to.

Just continue to mislead Ceylon quietly in all aspects.

Putting everything else aside, without her guidance, Ceylon wouldn't have been able to recover so quickly after suffering such a major blow.

It takes at least another three to five hours of depression, followed by various ups and downs, and the day is over.

But what can you do when a PhD student is always kind-hearted and can't stand seeing people like this?

I might as well play the good guy to the end. As for Xia Yu...

Whenever he wants to make fun of her about this, she will expose these things, first occupy the moral high ground, and condemn his idea of ​​making her break up other people's sisters for his own selfish interests.

Then, under the subtle questioning of his abilities, he couldn't solve the problem after so long. Could he have been bragging all along?

No way, right?

Although both of them knew in reality that they had lost, they were determined not to lose face, and they were not ashamed of it at all if they told others.

To fulfill the friendship between the two sisters, as for the task?

I've already procrastinated for most of the day, and by the time Siesta realizes what's happening, the day will probably be over.

There's still a ton of stuff left by Kronin to sort out tomorrow, so there's no time to send anyone to the volcano.

Besides, what good would it do to send ordinary people to deal with a natural disaster like a volcanic eruption? Experts are needed.

As for the team left behind by Kronen, well, after this incident, who in Siesta would dare to use them?

In the end, we still have to rely on Rhodes Island's experts, right?

Then whatever they say goes!

Ultimately, this was just a playful squabble between the professor and Xia Yu; both of them were very rational and wouldn't interfere with the bigger picture.

Even if the doctor loses, with her methods, once she takes over the research on the Siesta volcano, she will have a way to ensure that the Siesta people cannot find any fault with her.

But if that happens... the doctor's vacation will be mostly ruined.

She just had to run around and communicate in all aspects, and she still needed to cover things up a lot with Xia Yu.

Rhodes Island originally didn't have such a complicated plan; even the news of the Siesta volcano erupting was told by Xia Yu.

Of course, since it came from him, no one would doubt it.

The original plan was that since the locals in Siesta were unaware of the volcano's situation, they would handle it quietly without alerting anyone.

Who would have thought there were so many twists and turns involved?

The doctor didn't know, but she felt that Xia Yu would definitely know!

But he didn't mention it at all! This person must have already dug a pit for me here!

Tsk.

"Volcano...volcano..."

Hearing this, Blackie frowned deeply. "No wonder..."

“No wonder?” Ceylon asked.

“Actually… the investigation into Kronin started a long time ago,” Black said, looking at Ceylon. “The master also noticed that something was wrong with him.”

"This trip out of the city was to lull him into a false sense of security and expose his true colors."

"But our attention was all focused on the city, who could have imagined..."

At this point, Hei looked towards the distant Siesta volcano.

"His target... is actually Mount Siesta..."

“Miss, I need evidence,” Black said, looking at Ceylon, reverting to his capable self.

"The evidence is in the hotel where we're staying," the doctor said with a smile. "If you don't mind, shall we go get it together?"

“By the way, we’d better hurry,” she said, glancing at the bodyguards Black had brought. “These people… were they given to you by Kronin?”

"Whatever you were planning before, there's no time to slowly close the net now."

Hearing this, Hei looked at the doctor in confusion.

“The volcano will erupt within two to four weeks,” Ceylon explained.

"What?" Upon hearing this, Hei completely lost his composure for the first time.

"Then wouldn't that mean...it's right here..."

She thought there should be at least another month or two.

after all……

Hei looked at Siesta now, where people were still coming and going even under the blazing sun.

"A music festival... How dare he!?"

Black couldn't understand how Kronin dared to make a move at this time.

A volcanic eruption during a music festival... that means Siesta is completely destroyed...

What is Kronin after?

“Instead of asking how he dared,” the doctor chuckled softly, “it’s more accurate to say that he was driven to desperation.”

"It's not that I dare not, but that I have no choice but to!"

"Why do you say that?" Upon hearing this, Black grabbed the doctor's hand and asked.

"Obsidian... I suppose that's where you noticed something was wrong with him, right?"

Black nodded.

“He continued mining obsidian, even after it was strictly prohibited.”

The doctor chuckled, "Our operators initially thought that the mining traces on the volcano were just a show put on by Siesta to inflate the price of obsidian, since scarcity drives up prices. But Ms. Ceylon's words made me change my mind."

"And Miss Ceylon, do you still remember those Originium worms you found on the volcano?"

“I remember,” Ceylon nodded upon hearing this, “those lava Originium worms…”

“That’s right, those Originium worms are the key,” the doctor nodded. “These Originium worms live very close to the core of the volcano, which is also where obsidian mixed with special components is produced in large quantities.”

"And the people here discovered this property and used their tracks to mine obsidian."

"The problem is that this volcano last erupted a long time ago, and the obsidian here is limited. Over-mining has not only affected people, but also destroyed the living environment of the Originium Bugs."

"As a result, their behavior became noticeably more agitated. It is estimated that a large amount of abnormal activity inside the volcano was caused by their activities of clearing out habitats. Every inch of space cleared out weakens the fragile balance of the volcano."

"This behavior is an effective way for Originium Bugs to expand their habitat, but for Siesta City, it would probably be a catastrophe."

At this point, the doctor smiled, "Plus, I heard that the volcano once helped the people here withstand a natural disaster?"

"That probably left behind a lot of Originium deposits. This energy, combined with the abnormal movements of the Originium worms, is constantly destabilizing the volcano."

"Finally, it's like this now," the doctor smiled slightly, "a natural disaster has occurred."

"No, we must tell the master right away!"

Hei didn't quite understand these theories, but she knew she couldn't wait any longer.

She glanced at the bodyguards sent by Kronin in the distance, a fierce glint in her eyes.

Meanwhile, some people in Eyjafjallajökull finally found the owner of the volcano.

The three stared in disbelief at the ancient and enormous body.

Xia Yu, however, seemed lost in thought.

Can you keep pets on Rhodes Island?

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"No! Absolutely not!" Tianhuo exploded upon hearing this. "No matter how you look at it, this is absolutely impossible!!!"

"This is a mutated organism born in a special high-temperature environment, with a body surface temperature not much lower than the temperature of my spell!"