Arknights' Lock of Heaven

Or rather, how you dress up.

After all, she didn't know anyone in that organization.

But she recognized the method and the habit immediately; it belonged to someone from the organization.

Upon seeing this, the lion scorpion blinked, surprised by the unexpected delight.

The assassin was hired by the lord's uncle, and his purpose was simple: to get rid of the lord's wife.

Although everyone knows the dirty secrets behind closed doors, they still have to maintain a facade of peace and tranquility on the surface.

Anyway, the lord's son is only six years old and doesn't understand anything. As long as his mother is eliminated, I can do whatever I want.

The lion scorpion just thought it was interesting, very interesting.

The lord's wife was clearly no pushover either; she immediately hooked up with the head of the guards, and the hundred or so tall and burly Vayvan guards also became hers.

The intrigue within a small lord's mansion far surpasses that of any television drama.

Nobody cares how the lord died.

They had no intention of bringing the murderer to justice, but they were shouting slogans loudly.

But instead of sending anyone out, they kept bringing people in from outside.

They probably also felt that the lord's death was not surprising at all.

After all, it was a perfectly good territory, and it's only been in his hands for a few years, and it's already turned into this.

Many people in the territory wished him dead.

Investigate? How do I investigate?

There's no way to check it.

Ha, that's funny.

However, the lion scorpion suddenly felt a bit bored.

Or rather, it wasn't interesting to begin with.

So, on a dark and stormy night, she caught the assassin from the organization, forced him to reveal the organization's current situation, and then, without hesitation, slit his throat.

Now, we have a clue.

Time to get down to business.

-

"Serious business? Serious business is eating, drinking, and having fun!" The Doctor shrugged at Amiya. "Come on, Amiya, we're here on vacation, why worry about so much?"

"Do you have to make yourself uncomfortable?"

“But…” Amiya was speechless upon hearing this, “…it’s almost impossible to keep it a secret from Eyjafjalla and the others…”

This story begins with the Siesta volcano.

The volcano was originally set to erupt soon after the situation became known, and even if someone wanted to study it, there wouldn't be enough time.

Therefore, most of the time they had to give up.

However, due to Xia Yu's intervention, the eruption of the volcano has been greatly delayed. In addition, the volcano's special characteristics have attracted a large number of scholars to come here in recent days.

Originally, their arrival was a good thing. After all, Eyjafjalla and the others came for a vacation. We couldn't let them spend their entire vacation at the monitoring station, could we?

These people have a reputation in academia that no incompetent good-for-nothing like Kronin can match. There's absolutely no need to worry about entrusting Siesta to these scholars.

However, here's the problem: data doesn't lie.

Even though Eyjafjalla is amazing, she can't possibly fake data to fool so many experts, right?

Compared to normal natural disasters, those data are really strange... so strange that they don't make any sense at all.

But you can't say they're incorrect, since the instruments aren't broken and the data is correct... If something is wrong, it can only mean that some factor was overlooked, or that your common sense is flawed.

That's normal. After all, common sense isn't the truth, and we're all still exploring.

But generally speaking, it's the first factor.

This is exactly what Eyjafjalla and Skyfire are worried about.

What if they figured something out... The little lamb was terrified at the thought.

Rhodes Island's response was... anything forged will leave traces and will eventually be exposed...

So, we won't fake it! We'll just show it out openly and honestly!

What's going on? No matter how powerful these experts are, can they really calculate that the reason the data is so abnormal is because someone put a holy grail in a volcano to fleece people?

At most, it's just another unsolved mystery in the world, no big deal.

What does this have to do with Rhodes Island?

"What happened at the volcano? We don't know! Why did this happen? Even our experts are baffled!" (Sound of tremors)

The Doctor, lying comfortably under the parasol, said to Amiya, "Let them tell everyone that!"

“But…” Amiya was still a little worried, of course, not about the Doctor’s countermeasures.

This is something that is practically impossible to verify. Do you think they would dare to hollow out a volcano to find factors that could affect the data?

Regardless of whether it's possible or not, Siesta, who was standing to the side, disagreed.

What if something goes wrong? Who would be responsible?

Amiya was worried about Eyjafjalla and the others.

It's mainly because... this group of people who came, well, they're all related to them in some way.

I wouldn't say we're related, we're just...acquaintances.

After all, everyone is thinking of keeping such a good research case within the family, and those who know about it definitely have more information than the average person.

Moreover, with a acquaintance as a guarantor, there's no need to worry about it being a scam, so you can come with peace of mind.

Many people are still observing and waiting to see what's going on.

But presumably, once the abnormal data on volcanic activity here is released, the small monitoring station that Siesta has built will soon be overcrowded.

334 I want an explanation.

Amiya wasn't worried that Eyjafjalla would leak Rhodes Island's secrets; she knew what kind of person the latter was.

What she was worried about was that someone would notice something amiss with Eyjafjalla.

After all, he was just a scholar, and his personality was somewhat naive, so it was inevitable that people would notice something.

“Then just bring them back,” the doctor shrugged. “We’re here on vacation, why can’t we have some fun here?”

"There's no need for them to squeeze into that tiny monitoring station. After all, they know that the data from this time isn't very meaningful."

"It doesn't contribute to the current scientific development at all, does it?"

“But…” Amiya sighed upon hearing this, “If only we could really convince them like that.”

"It may not mean much to you, Doctor, but I can see that it means a lot to Eyjafjalla and Skyfire."

Even if this meaning is useless now.

"But in the future, there will always be a day when it comes in handy."

“I see,” the doctor said after a two-second pause. “Well then, go tell them that this is an experiment.”

"Experiment?" Amiya looked blank upon hearing this.

“Yes, an experiment,” the doctor said confidently, “an experiment about a top-secret technology that Rhodes Island possesses.”

"At present, the experiment must not be known to outsiders, so please bear with it."

At this point, a glint flashed in the doctor's eyes, "After the holidays, I promised them I would let them join this project team."

"Let's officially use our own hands to change this world!"

Hearing this, Amiya hesitated, "But Doctor, is this really a good idea?"

"We originally intended for them to join the 'caravan', didn't we?"

"Wouldn't that be..."

"Otherwise what?" Upon hearing this, the Doctor spread his hands. "Amiya, you have to learn to be flexible. Our current problem is that we're afraid they'll cause trouble, but we can't force them to leave."

"This will hurt feelings after all."

"So let's make an exception for now. I wasn't lying, they can definitely join the 'caravan'."

“Okay,” Amiya said, no longer arguing.

They're still young, and easily embarrassed.

"Never mind, I'll go talk to her," the doctor sighed, looking at her conflicted expression. He stood up from the beach chair and stretched. "I'm such a busybody."

“Um… well,” Amiya suddenly laughed when she heard this, “Mr. Xia Yu has already passed away.”

"..."

Upon hearing this, the doctor froze, still in his stretching position.