Arknights' Lock of Heaven

"The data is normal..." Kroos frowned as she looked at the data on the protective suit, which showed no abnormalities.

Did he absorb the source stone as he said?

"What exactly are your Originium Arts?"

While thinking, Kroos asked casually, just a habitual question, and she didn't expect Xia Yu to give a direct answer.

They'll probably just laugh it off.

After all, Originium Arts are quite private, especially for someone like Xia Yu whose origins are unknown.

“Originium Arts,” Xia Yu thought for a moment before answering, “You can think of it as storing up a large amount of energy and then releasing it in different forms when needed.”

"What about, for example?" Kroos glanced at him, feeling that he wasn't telling the truth.

After all, phrases like "different situations" are too vague and just standard, perfunctory templates.

“For example,” Xia Yu didn’t notice her expression, raised her right hand, and familiar magic flowed through her fingertips.

"Synchronicity - Begin."

Golden light appeared before the two of them and then flowed into his hands.

First, there was the lake-blue hilt, then the gleaming gold guard, and finally the bright silver blade…

Excalibur, the sword of kings, the sword that breaks steel...

This is the star-forged sword that King Arthur wielded.

Xia Yu used Emiya Shirou's projection magic. Since it was meant to be a demonstration, this magic was very intuitive and, most importantly, it consumed little magic power, making it very suitable for her current situation.

As for where magic came from? Well, it was stolen from Chaldea, of course.

With Fujimaru Ritsuka in hand, even King Solomon would have no choice but to obediently hand over all the data on the Heroic Spirits recorded by Chaldea.

The most valuable of these are the Spirit Origins of various Heroic Spirits. Although they are just data, as long as you have the Holy Grail, you can load them at any time, just like the Heroic Spirit cards in Magical Girl Illya.

All I need is the Holy Grail, of course, a Holy Grail with magical powers...

In his current state of partial disability, he is powerless to help despite possessing a treasure trove of wealth.

As for projection magic, it was extracted from Archer's spirit origin and tested during the Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia battles. After all, no matter which version of Emiya, he can cut down Gilgamesh without any hesitation.

"This is..." Kroos touched the longsword in Xia Yu's hand in confusion, "It's actually a real sword?"

No, this is a fake, a fake that's just an empty shell.

In Xia Yu's current state, how could he possibly project a star-forged holy sword? That's a Noble Phantasm that can cut down even the giant god Attila without hesitation.

The one I have is just a pretty face.

8. A place to stay

In the end, Xia Yu left Kroos empty-handed.

She refused Xia Yu's offer to take the Originium away, insisting that he absorb it completely in front of her.

Moreover, if Xia Yu hadn't mentioned that Kal'tsit had specifically requested him as her bodyguard, Kroos wouldn't have been willing to sell him Originium.

It seems that the Originium Arts that Xia Yu mentioned are a bit too dangerous.

But in the end, he still managed to obtain one hundred Originium.

Note that it is Originium, not Pure Originium.

This has already depleted the Originium reserves of Kroos's workshop.

These are all prepared for operators who are carrying out missions, since not everyone in Terra recognizes LMD.

In some places, red gold and Originium are the real hard currency.

Rhodes Island does have other Originium reserves, which are certainly many times larger than these hundred.

But none of those can be sold to Xia Yu.

Xia Yu was aware of this as well, and did not ask for anything more.

One hundred Originium stones wouldn't even be enough to fill a gap in the Holy Grail, but for him, it was enough to restore some of his self-defense capabilities.

Although the release of their Noble Phantasm is still a long way off, given the average combat strength of the Terrans, they are more than capable of fighting a couple of battles.

It's unacceptable that a simple bodyguard mission would involve encountering an opponent of Nian's caliber.

As for fully restoring magic power... it might be possible if the energy reserves of a large city like Lungmen were fully absorbed.

After all, it's the energy source that can power a city to move across the land.

However, it's not easy to take advantage of Lungmen, but then again, there's more than one Lungmen in a big city.

For example, in a future riot in Chernobog, even if some Originium reserves disappear in that kind of chaos, the blame would still be placed on the Reunion Movement.

As for himself? He was just a passerby, a bystander. After all, those were tens of thousands of Originium stones. How could someone as penniless as him take them with him?

“Lion Scorpion,” Xia Yu thought about the future while standing at the entrance of Kroos’s workshop, but finally realized that she should focus on the present.

For example, I've forgotten how to get back to my dorm right now...

Lion scorpions are truly angels!

As yet another hand-drawn map descended from the sky, Xia Yu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

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This is not the dormitory I used to live in.

Although Xia Yu forgot the way, she hadn't forgotten Huang Maomao's earth-shattering kick.

She kicked the door to my room open.

Compared to the bustling atmosphere of Rhodes Island today, this cabin feels less lively.

In layman's terms, it's a bit eerie.

Xia Yu glanced at the room number on the left.

Lion scorpion.

Turn your head to look to the right.

Skadi.

Then look at the name hanging on the hatch in front of you.

Xia language.

Finally, he took a few steps back and took in the surrounding cabins.

The list included names like Blue Poison, Ghost Shark, and Red Cleaner, along with several other unfamiliar names.

It's obvious that they are all lone wolf type operators who prefer to work alone.

Moreover, they are all quite skilled.

Xia Yu had a pretty good idea of ​​why she was arranged to stay here.

After all, he was a suspicious person with an unknown background.

Xia Yu first thanked Lion Scorpion. It was already past nine o'clock, and Lion Scorpion had been busy following her all day, so it was only right to thank him.

Then came another note that fell from the sky.

'You're welcome'

There's a little smiley face at the back.

The paper still carried a faint fragrance of violets.

Then Xia Yu turned around, opened the hatch, and went into her room.

A table, a chair, a wardrobe with a full-length mirror, a neatly made bed, and a bathroom equipped with brand-new toiletries.

Although it is simple, it carries the air of the civilized world.

This aura instantly captivated Xia Yu's heart.

This small room was his first refuge on this continent of suffering.

Finally, I don't have to sleep in caves anymore; I can sleep in trees now.

She collapsed onto the bed, her breath filled with the unique scent of brand-new bedding.

How nostalgic that is.

In the world of Absolute Demonic Front: Battlefront, Xia Yu could only sleep in caves at first.

Gorgon wouldn't care about his men's accommodations.

Later, after she began to use the power of the Beast Motherhood that she obtained from Tiamat to create magical beasts, Xia Yu could no longer even sleep in the cave.

It wasn't that Gorgon was driving people away, but Xia Yu simply couldn't stand the natural fishy smell emanating from the magical beasts.

He could tolerate the occasional whiff of the stench while leading magical beasts, as he wasn't someone who couldn't endure hardship. However, he would rather avoid spending every day and night with those foul-smelling magical beasts.

Gorgon only cares about whether the monsters are powerful and ferocious enough; she doesn't care how strong their smell is.

Perhaps in her eyes, those savage magical beasts were the weapons she needed.