Arknights' Lock of Heaven

"How could I not be envious..." Hearing this, Frostnova lowered her head to hide her suddenly reddening eyes.

"Ursus...Ursus...barren Ursus, warlike Ursus, who would want to take up arms and rob if they weren't forced to?"

"The war between Ursus and Kazimir was not without reason..."

Her voice was filled with bitterness, "That barren land can't support so many people."

"And here, on this blessed plain, the high-quality land, the warm rivers, the comfortable climate... each one is what we have always dreamed of."

“But!” Her voice held a hint of indignation, “the people of Kazimir don’t cherish all of this!”

"From the moment I stepped into this country, I discovered... such a rich land, yet most of it is barren!"

“In Ursus, no lord who owns such land would ever allow it to be left to decay.”

“But here, the land we dream of is being bought and sold for a few hundred or a thousand marks. The farmers who cultivate it lose their land and are forced to move to the city to be exploited and oppressed.”

“I’ve seen a document,” Froststar said, her brow furrowed. “Ten years ago, in a small village in southern Kazimir called Stone Village, there were 215 households, of which 85 percent were engaged in agricultural production and 95 percent of the arable land was utilized.”

"Now, there are only 137 households left, with 15% engaged in agricultural production and 21% of arable land being utilized..."

"Ten years... ten long years, ten short years, and it's turned out like this. What if we wait another ten years?"

"A small village is a microcosm of all the land outside of Kazimir's cities. Will there still be farmers on this fertile land by then? What will the Kazimir people eat? Will they rely entirely on imports?"

“Even an outsider like me can see this problem, but I have never seen the issue of protecting agricultural production in the official policies of Kasimir.”

"On the contrary, they are constantly giving the green light to those companies that grab land."

"I can not understand."

"To be honest, perhaps I, as an Ursus, am not qualified to comment on the Casimir policy, but seeing such a rich land abandoned and left idle like garbage, and finally bought up by those companies at low prices and turned into factories, being wasted like this... it really pains me."

“In my hometown, no one would do that. Everyone who grew up on the snow-covered plains knows how precious a piece of farmland is.”

"Ha, maybe this is fate."

In the end, she gave a self-deprecating laugh.

“I could tell you a lot about that,” Xia Yu smiled slightly, “For example, the rapid rise of the bourgeoisie in Kazimir has led to a shortage of workers, so they have no choice but to turn their attention to the largest number of farmers, and so on…”

"I could say a lot, but I'm sure that's not what you want to know, so let's change the subject."

"So, do you want to change your fate?" Xia Yu turned to look at her, "to transform this imperfect world into the way you desire it?"

"Yes!" Without the slightest hesitation, she touched her heart and answered, "I think about it all the time!"

"Whether I was in the mines, in the guerrilla forces, or in the Reunion Movement, I was working hard for this cause."

Her eyes were full of expectation, because she knew that the person in front of her wouldn't bring these things up with her for no reason.

If anyone can change the world, then consultants are definitely the most qualified.

She had already seen the reason.

The moment he clenches his fist, all of Kazimierz will bow down and obey him.

Otherwise, how could this engineering marvel have been built?

Do you expect those big corporations and groups that are constantly fighting each other to suddenly have a change of heart and unite to give the infected people in Kazimierz a home?

Don't be ridiculous, that's impossible!

If it were him...

“My abilities are limited,” Xia Yu turned to look at the thriving Red Pine Valley, “and I may not be able to give you a promised land like the Casimir Plains…”

"But if it's a valley or a small green field, that's fine."

Yes, he doesn't intend to turn the entire snowfield into a perpetually spring-like climate right away.

While the Holy Grail might be able to do such a thing, this is, after all, Terra.

Natural disasters are extremely severe natural environmental disasters. Given the vastness of the planet's climate cycle system, no one can predict what such actions might bring.

That's why Xia Yu conducted experiments in Siesta first to see if this technique would be suitable for Terra.

If something goes wrong, we can deal with the nearby volcano together, which will save us trouble.

Fortunately, the experimental results show that there are no major problems.

This is quite normal, since this technology is not designed to improve the existing environment, but rather to ensure human survival in the most extreme environments, and it does possess basic adaptability.

The harsh environments in the pre-set scenarios even include extraterrestrial planets.

However, this is only a short-term experiment and may not reveal any real problems.

To prevent the situation from spiraling out of control after an unforeseen accident, this is destined to be a long-term and massive undertaking.

It wouldn't be fun if the technology from the Type-Moon and the natural disasters from Terra produced some strange reaction, giving the world a huge surprise.

Some things can't be achieved just by making a snap decision. Even though this technology has been verified to some extent, it hasn't been truly used in the Type-Moon universe.

After all, that world is incredibly awkward; the mysterious restrictions alone prevent these meaningful studies from ever reaching the world stage.

Therefore, such promising technology can only gather dust at Chaldea.

But now that it's in Xia Yu's hands, it will finally have a chance to prove its worth.

Of course, the reason Xia Yu could so easily reveal this technique with her half-baked magic skills was because she had a backup plan.

Tiamat, as the mother goddess of creation, possesses the power to reshape the ecosystem, and now her spiritual origin is recorded in the Holy Grail.

Since it exists in the form of a spirit origin, it certainly cannot do things as exaggerated as Tiamat herself, but it can definitely handle natural disasters within a certain range.

This is why we brought along scholars like Eyjafjalla and Skyfire. One person's plan is limited, but many people have more skills. After all, this is the first time we've done something like this, and it's always good to have someone oversee it.

Although they don't understand magic, they do understand Terra!

If a problem really arises, they might be able to spot it sooner than you would.

"Advisor...I...I'm sorry, I don't know how to say this..."

After receiving an affirmative answer, Froststar was somewhat at a loss.

Although I had guessed beforehand, this kind of thing...

It's really...it's unbelievable.

It's like a myth.

The evergreen valley... the land that so many Ursus people dream of.

"Since you don't know what to say, just watch quietly," Xia Yu encouraged. "Don't worry, everything will be alright."

"By the way, where are the little squirrels from the red pine? Shouldn't they have set off with me?"

“This…” Froststar gave a wry smile upon hearing this, “They are in Tsvonek, a city south of Kazimir.”

"They were held back by something, where a nascent industrial conglomerate was using the infected to carry out some kind of conspiracy..."

"The statistics on arable land that I mentioned earlier also came from information they sent back."

As he spoke, he looked at Xia Yu.

"Speaking of which, many people in Kazimierz are eagerly awaiting your reaction to this matter."

"That company called Gale Industries did not set up its headquarters in the Great Knight Territory because of its size."

"This means that they were lucky to escape that night, and although they have been trying their best to find out, they still don't know the truth about that day."

"The people of the Grand Knights have kept everything a secret very well."

“So that’s what businessmen are like,” Xia Yu chuckled. “Even after suffering such a blow, they turn around and start concealing all information, hoarding rare goods, ha.”

"Kal'tsit told you all this, right?"

“Yes,” Frostnova nodded, “Teacher…said a lot.”

"So what does she want me to do?"

“The matter of the snowfield is the most important,” Froststar said slowly. “These are the teacher’s exact words.”

"Oh, okay then," Xia Yu nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

"Uh, you're just going to let it go like that?"

Frost Star was a little confused.

This guy shouldn't have such a temper, should he?

"Isn't someone already handling it there?"

Xia Yu said calmly, "The Red Pine people, including the Rhodes Island operators and the Bounty Hunter Guild spread throughout Kazimierz, I believe they will handle it well."

“I thought you would take action yourself,” Frostnova said softly, “After all, the fate of the Grand Knights is still right before our eyes, and yet someone dares to…”

“You seem to have misunderstood something,” Xia Yu sighed upon hearing this. “Everything I’ve done here isn’t for any noble reason.”

"The idea of ​​changing this country or changing the living conditions of those infected is not so noble."

“You can’t do all this by killing alone. There are always things I can’t see. Although it’s not impossible, I don’t want to become a fanatic.”

"The killings I committed in the Grand Knight Territory were not motivated by any noble cause; they were simply to satisfy my own bloodlust."

He said calmly, "I just can't stand them, it's that simple."

"And coincidentally, I also had the ability to hang them all, so all of this happened naturally."