Arknights' Lock of Heaven

"Wei Yanwu's scheme is about to be revealed. Whether she knows it or not... let's wait and see."

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Amiya's worries were completely unnecessary.

Chen had a vague suspicion in his mind, but it remained just that—a suspicion.

Even though she acted differently from Wei Yanwu, she couldn't help but think the best of her uncle.

Therefore, all doubts were suppressed.

This remains true even now.

On the deck of Rhodes Island, she was still asked that question.

Amiya and her people left the city with you. Now you're on Rhodes Island. Where are Amiya's people?

Chen was unable to answer the question.

According to the intelligence she obtained, the gate closest to Amiya had been captured by the Reunion Movement.

She was attacked there as well, and after fighting and retreating, she was taken to Rhodes Island by Swire after falling unconscious.

But Amiya was still outside the city; it was she who left them there.

The city gate behind us had been occupied, and we had to take a long detour to enter the city.

But now, heaven knows how many Reunion Movement members are wandering outside the city.

That was in the wilderness, not in the streets of a city, so you can imagine the predicament of Amiya's squad.

"So, you've abandoned Amiya outside the city?"

Faced with the cold stares of the Rhodes Island operators, Chen could only stand there helplessly.

He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

To this day, she still doesn't know how that heavily guarded city gate fell.

The mission she gave Amiya shouldn't have been this dangerous, but unfortunately, her allies failed her, and Amiya's situation suddenly became extremely perilous.

But do I really not know?

Chen gave a bitter smile to himself.

How could the heavily guarded city gates have been breached by armed thugs from the Reunification Movement without any warning?

This is a setup.

Does it even need to be said who it is?

From the very beginning, his 'good uncle' had planned everything.

During her days of command, she also felt that although she had been entrusted with full command of the crisis of this integration movement, could the people she could mobilize really be considered to have full authority?

Even Swire, in her own eyes, was someone who indicated she had other tasks.

Chen could understand the decision to send the majority of the Guard Bureau's forces to maintain order, and she did not object to it.

After all, news of what the Reunion Movement had done in Chernobog had already spread through Lungmen among the refugees, and people in the city were understandably uneasy after learning that those thugs had their eyes on Lungmen.

After the city gates were captured, the headquarters of the Royal Guard was occupied, and the Reunion Movement came together, she understood Wei Yanwu's plans.

To be honest, she wouldn't necessarily agree to using the Guard Bureau building to gather all the hidden Reunion Movement members in the city and wipe them out in one fell swoop, as long as the evacuation of citizens was done in advance.

But Wei Yanwu hadn't told her a single word about any of this.

If I had known beforehand, I wouldn't have left Amiya outside the city.

It's too late to say anything now.

Chen knew that Wei Yanwu must have other goals he wanted to achieve besides these.

Those goals... will not be approved by oneself.

Before the incident, Wei Yanwu had been trying his best to ease the tension between the two.

But his current approach...

"..."

The Guard Bureau's team still set off.

No Rhodes Island operators were willing to fight alongside them.

"That's true, who would trust us with their back?"

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Kal'tsit knew about what had happened to the Royal Guard members on Rhodes Island.

She wasn't worried about Amiya outside the city at all; compared to them, Rhodes Island's main ship needed more defense.

But she couldn't just tell Chen directly, "You don't need to worry about them."

Kal'tsit sighed as she once again refused the operators' request to send reinforcements to Amiya.

Wei Yanwu's purpose has basically come to light: he urgently needs a great victory to cut off the eyes of those within Yan who are eyeing Longmen.

Even though the few thousand people inside Lungmen are only a small part of the Reunion Movement, annihilating them all demonstrates that Lungmen has sufficient power to deal with crises.

He had a good plan, but didn't he think the Reunion Movement was being far too cooperative with his schemes?

Or does Wei Yanwu really think that the Reunion Movement is just a bunch of mindless thugs?

If someone were truly so brainless, how could they have survived the repeated sieges and raids of the Ursus snowfields and the noble army until now?

Wei Yanwu's trump cards are now almost out in the open, but what about the tyrant of the Reunion Movement?

Why is she cooperating so well with Longmen's operations, even using thousands of troops as bait? What is she planning?

Kal'tsit sighed softly.

The Reunion Movement has gone down the wrong path.

Their actions in Chernobyl completely pitted the infected against everyone else.

This won't work; the infected aren't powerful enough to fight against the entire world.

Therefore, Rhodes Island must stop them.

This is due to the different roads.

However, facing a teammate like Longmen, Wei Yanwu was still too fixated on the present.

He is the ruler of Longmen, and he feels that everything is aimed at Longmen.

However, in Kal'tsit's eyes, perhaps the level could be raised even higher.

Why couldn't they have come for the Yan Kingdom behind Longmen?

57. Actions of all parties

One's perspective and self-interest determine their way of thinking.

Clearly, Wei Yanwu, as the governor of Longmen, only needs to worry about matters concerning Longmen.

This is generally the case.

Therefore, when faced with the invasion of the Reunion Movement, he first feigned weakness to disperse the entire Guard Bureau's forces, causing the Reunion Movement to misjudge Lungmen's combat strength.

Then, lure the enemy deep into our territory, using the Royal Guard headquarters as bait to draw them together, and finally concentrate our forces to wipe them out in one fell swoop, using this victory to shut out those eyes that are eyeing Lungmen.

They can also take advantage of the Reunion Movement's infiltration to do things that they wouldn't normally be able to do.

What if the Reunion Movement launches a large-scale invasion later?

Ha, the cannons at Lungmen are no mere decorations.

The enemy group is the one we fear least.

Applying this idea to a city like Lungmen would naturally be fine.

However, Wei Yanwu, who had been tyrannical in Longmen for decades, was also bound by the city. His first consideration was always the interests of Longmen, and he could not see the deeper undercurrents.

So when Kosic tried to take advantage of the situation by opening up the core of Chernobog, they were completely caught off guard.

Do you think they're after your Dragon Gate?

No, Lungmen is just a starting point; Kosichrie wants more.

Their attention was focused on the Yan Kingdom behind Longmen.

He wanted a war between nations.

War is the best way to divert domestic conflicts, and coincidentally, Ursus is currently facing numerous internal contradictions.

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"You old fogey! Are you just going to watch her continue like this?"

In the Shield Guard camp of Chernobog, Frostnova, provoked by the devastation in the 59th district, finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"She's changed a long time ago; she's become someone we don't recognize!"

Her anger even brought a long-lost glimmer of color to her pale face.