Arknights: Iron-Blooded Savior

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Instead of going anywhere else, he returned to the Lornes mansion again.

Without saying a word, Fick entered the interior of the mansion, not returning to his room, but passing through a few corridors to the left and coming to the door of another room.

At this time, Pelo's old servant Masters was standing at the door of the room, looking a little downcast.

"How is my father's body?"

Fick asked Master, the old servant standing in front of the door.

"Master Fick... Sir, he... Alas...... We have given him the best medicine and seen the best doctor, but the old man has a congenital metabolic disorder..."

"There is no cure for this disease, and they all say that they can only let the master take good care of his body."

"Thanks to the painkillers you bought from the black market at a high price, Master is now at least in no pain..."

Master's tone was a little choked, and he said,

"Master Fick... You are really a good boy with filial piety, tomorrow morning, the master will kick you out of the house, and you will almost starve to death outside..."

Fick shook his head and replied:

"It's all gone, after all, he is my family, my biological father, and I, as a son, can't leave it alone."

Masters replied:

"We all see your persistence, Master Fick, your dedication, the Lornes family... The Lornes family knows it.

Fick nodded and said

to Master: "Is the mercenary side in touch?" I received news from my side that Fika is likely to have headed for the steel radish mine from the border of Rembito.

"I need them to die halfway."

Master immediately replied

, "Everyone is already in touch, Master Fick,

but... Oh my God, that's a three-percent share..."

Fick shook his head and said to Masgoth:

"Master, take a long-term view, and from a business point of view, we can develop it in the future through a shell and get rid of them."

The so-called sleeve refers to the relocation of the property, and the shares are greatly reduced.

For example, if all the personnel assets of the steel radish mine are transferred to another new mine in the future, the value of the steel radish mine will naturally fall to the end.

Naturally, these shares become less valuable.

Of course, this kind of trick can only deal with mercenaries and bounty hunters, not suitable for regular shopping malls, and people sign contracts and have to be notarized in the judicial office, which has legal benefits.

"What you said is, Master Fick, I listen to you."

Master said in awe, bowing slightly.

"Hmm."

Fick answered, then staggered Master's body and pushed the door in.

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The room was unexpectedly simple, but this was just the decoration style, and the materials and comfort were still excellent, and at this time, in the large bed in the center of the room, there was an old Carters lying down.

"Ahem... Ahem..."

This old man is none other than Fika and Fick's father, the head of the contemporary Lornes family, Char Logs.

It's just that this old man Carters is in a very bad state, the whole person is as thin as skin and bones, and it only takes a stick to go down, and it is estimated that it will fall apart into parts.

"I'm coming, Dad."

Fick stood in front of his father and said in a calm tone.

"Faye... Fick. "

Char Lones's body is very difficult just to turn over, and congenital metabolic disorders make this old man Carters need no care from others all the time.

His speech was no longer clear, and saliva flowed out of his mouth every time he uttered a word.

"I am here, and today I am also doing intimate cleaning and cleaning for you."

Fick said to his father, and then brought a basin of warm water with a roll of towels inside.

Subsequently, without saying a word, Fick began to clean his father's body, including necrotic stratum corneum, pustules, washing his face and feet, cutting his nails, wiping his body...

He could have left these tasks to his subordinates.

But he never told him so, and he always did it himself, even if, as Masters said, his father had kicked him out of the house and almost starved to death.

After all, he was his own father no matter what.

"Faye... Fick, Fick... I...... I..." Char's

face had obvious symptoms of hemiplegia, and her mouth was crooked, unable to say even a complete sentence, but she could see an extremely complex light flashing in her eyes.

"Don't worry... Father.

Fick picked up a basin of dirty water, turned around, and said,

"The steel radish mine is on the right track, bigger and stronger."

"You, and my sister, from now on, my family will also be personally taken care of by me."

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Immediately after leaving his father's room, Fick went up to the attic to visit his sister, whose room was in the attic, the highest floor of the mansion.

It was the best room there with a view of the nearby greenery and scenery through the window.

"Ahhh... Good afternoon, Master Fick. When

Fick walked to his sister's door, a maid immediately stepped forward to salute.

"Did my sister go out today?"

Fick looked at the maid and asked her.

"Didn't... No, Master Fick, today the young lady is also staying in the room as always.

The maid seemed a little afraid of Fick, and her tone was trembling.

"I see."

Fick nodded, then went to the left and knocked on the door.

Tuk tuk....

“...... Who? Inside

the door came the voice of a little girl who was also a little afraid.

"I'm Fick."

Fick said to Mennei.

"In... Come on in...... Brother. The

voice inside the door replied timidly.

Squeak -

hearing this, Fick pushed the door in, this room was long ago transformed from a study, a very luxurious and soft large bed next to two very delicate bookcases.

The floor of the whole room is covered with a heavy blanket, which is of extremely high quality, and stepping on it barefoot can give the feeling of walking in the clouds, and it also has a medicinal effect.

The room is filled with a faint fragrance, similar to a mixture of gardenia and lavender.

"Are you in a bad mood today... Alice?

Fick stepped forward gently and sat down next to his sister.

And the Carters girl sitting on the bed is named Alice Lornes.

She is the youngest member of the Hornes family, only eight years old, and her delicate face and petite body make her look like a fine porcelain doll, for fear of breaking her.

Alice was only wearing her own pajamas a long time ago, and on the hanger next to her, Fick had obviously bought her a series of dresses of various colors and styles, but she was also not wearing them.

"Brother Fick... Please you... Let's go back to the way it used to be.

Alice trembled and stretched out her hand, grabbed her brother, Fick's palm, and said:

"You obviously weren't like this before, although you are anxious, you wouldn't do such a thing... You are really good to me, to my family, but you are to the miners and the others..."

Why...... Why do you want to do this? I dream every night about the twisted faces of those dead uncles and aunts..."

"When are you... Can persecute others so easily...?

In the face of Alice's trembling inquiry, Fick sighed, looked at his sister, and said:

"Do you probably think I'm conflicted? Alice.

Then, his tone paused, and it became as flat as water:

"I can oppress the ultra-intensive labor of those workers without the slightest sense of guilt, and even squeeze their lives, cold, cruel, and without mercy."

"This filth and malice is real, and I will never deny it."

"But at the same time, I can take care of my sick father, wipe his body, wash his feet, clean pustules, and prepare your favorite books and toys."

"So is this kind of care, gentleness and thoughtfulness fake? No.

"They're both part of human nature, coexist in my body."

Alice looked at Fick and said with some fear:

"Brother Fick... You know what, the book you bought me with that money ... I feel that every word is written in blood, and in the eyes of those toys... There is a terrifying light.

Then the

Carters girl, who was only seven or eight years old, plucked up the courage and said to Fick:

"I... I just think it's wrong for you to do that. "

Crushing others ... Yes, is incorrect behavior.

Fick shook his head and said

, "The world is complicated, Alice, I am also complicated, I am a selfish person,

I can do a lot to protect the interests of the family."

"Cruel things, terrible things, things you can't imagine, I will do."

Alice tugged at the corner of Fick's coat and said in a trembling tone:

"But... Many miners have died. "

Why... Why do you have to...?

Fick patted Alice lightly on the shoulder, and under Alice's gaze, silently pushed the door and left:

"If you have to ask why, Alice, my dearest sister."

"I can only tell you a cruel answer."

"All kinds of life born in this world have long been clearly priced, and our price is higher than theirs."

"That's all."

Yes, Fick.

In this world, there are mostly only two identities, the dominant and the dominated.

You choose, the former.

Secular accusations, vicious insults, historical irony.

Fick doesn't care, he can give everything and plunder everything for the sake of his family and family, and one of the knowledge he learned in Victoria is more valuable than any knowledge.

That is:

[The law of the jungle, survival of the fittest]

The resources in this world are limited.

Delicious dishes, too.

Beautiful woman, okay.

Gorgeous supercars, too.

Extravagant mansions, too.

These are limited things, things that only the strong can have, and the strong are inherently expected to use their knowledge to override others, enjoy privileges, and protect the family.

These are the things that really should be written into textbooks, and not locked us in ridiculous fairy tales in the first place, this is the world, the world of the jungle.

The strong, abuse.

The weak, abused.

The profound knowledge I have acquired is to abuse others, plunder others, strengthen myself, give back to my family, and I don't care what anyone thinks.

For I know, because I understand, because I am thorough, what I carry.

That is the continuation of the Lornes family.

...... I'm Fick Lones.

Steel Radish Mine Mine Real ... Master.