Can Arknights dream about the Knights of the Round Table?

After all, demon derivatives are really not a resume suitable for discussion with others.He hoped that these were just distant fantasies to those around him, a story told to scare children at night.

"No, you are so grown up, why are you still talking about such children's tricks? Can't you learn to be more mature like me? Ah, do you plan to publish a book about ghost stories like this that you care about every day - "

"——I've seen those horrible things."

"..."

"Yes, I met it."

Looking at the red dragon staring at him blankly, Shuangxing nodded slightly.And subconsciously he hugged his arm with his hands and rubbed it gently:

"When I was [-] years old, my team of snow monsters and I encountered two...

At first I had the idea of ​​going up to greet them, thinking they were people in distress, so I approached them... But at a certain moment, a sudden and huge fear swallowed me and all of us. "

"That crazy monster... doesn't know pain, doesn't feel fear... it's just a monster that wants to kill us..."

His breathing stopped subconsciously, his legs and body were trembling, and he could hardly even see with his eyes.

"That should be the weakest level...Really, I can feel it...the power of those two is not much stronger than most people in the integrated movement..."

But even for such a guy... Shuangxing and the others still paid a considerable price... one person died and a dozen others were injured...

She should have turned them into fragments and ice cubes at the first opportunity...but...for some reason, she failed to do it...Even in the months after that, Yelena often dreamed Foreseeing such a figure...a monster that glows with scarlet light in the darkness and whispers final and desperate words to the victim...

"This has nothing to do with you." Ozwald comforted: "It's just that they naturally have this power. Anyone who sees them for the first time will be frightened and shaken by their aura... The first round of casualties is often Just show up here.”

"Yes, I asked Old Stubborn about it afterward. It was also at that time that I roughly understood the horror that you, the guy, encountered at that time."

For several nights in a row, I fought against monsters as terrifying as Wan, and much more powerful...

"Oh, it's not that exaggerated. After all, there are still brothers who cooperate. We only fought about six or seven thousand, and if it weren't for your father's help at the last moment, we wouldn't have been able to withstand it."

"That was really a nightmare..." Yelena lowered her eyes and murmured with complicated emotions.

"Sorry, Ozzie.

I would like to send you a belated apology for looking down on you when I couldn't sleep. "

"Oh, it's all in the past."

Ozwald put his hand on Yelena's shoulder, and the dragon's life gradually flowed into her body, dispelling the pervasive fear with reassuring warmth.

"No matter what kind of nightmare it is, it will eventually dawn, Yelena."

"Yeah, then...it's up to you to be stubborn and Tallulah, Brother Oz."

"Leave it to me, I will bring them back, after all -

——Tears have always been the thing I hate the most, buddy! "

The Legend of King Arthur of Genterra - The Last Days of Kirijo: 71 The Rat King of the Slums

*5:26PM*

*Longmen Slums*

Riding the convoy of Penguin Logistics returning, and being 'escorted' by Angel Angel, Texas and other employees, Ozwald came to an old shop opened in a slum area.

After Texas took out a cultural shirt that was suspected to be a big penguin from his briefcase and used it as a token, and showed it to the store owner who had experienced yesterday's attack on Gantry by the integration movement but was still intact, Ozwald then He was taken alone to a small room in the inner courtyard.

This room is not too big, and it can even be seen from some of the furnishings that it was renovated on the fly from a place that was originally used like a mahjong parlor or chess and card room.In order to dispel some of the smoke in the air, expensive frankincense used to entertain guests was also lit.

And in the host's seat facing the door, sitting upright was an old man from the Zalak tribe who looked like an ancestor and was over the age of sixty.

He was wearing an exquisite Tang suit, and his white beard was carefully combed and hung in front of him. The golden dragon-headed crutch he often used was leaning casually against the chair.In the middle of his long and slender left hand, he picked up a beaded bracelet and began to pinch it slowly.

From his whole body, he exuded an aura that remained calm despite the collapse of Mount Tai, and powerful mental fluctuations. Ozwald immediately confirmed that he had quite powerful magical attainments, and the old man in front of him was the legend that the emperor once mentioned: Dragon Gate. The leader of the underworld, "Gray Forest"!

However, the only flaw is that there are some abnormal traces vaguely visible on the corners of the luxurious white velvet fur coat hanging on the hanger in front of the hall... This has become a flaw that leads to speculation.

"I think Your Highness must not have eaten at this moment. I wonder if you can give me a favor and have the honor of having dinner together?"

"Mr. Lin is a landowner and can make his own decisions. Even if he just makes some simple street snacks such as egg waffles and fish balls, it doesn't matter. Except for Houttuynia cordata and coriander, I have nothing to eat."

"Haha, although it is a characteristic of Longmen, if you treat a distinguished guest like you like this, it would be too negligent, inappropriate, inappropriate!" The Rat King gently stroked his beard, like an enthusiastic old citizen who can be seen everywhere on the streets of Longmen. At the same time as he called the shop owner who was accompanying him with a smile, Tong Honglong asked again:

"In addition, His Highness Guan just said that he seems to be familiar with the catering of our country, Yan. If so, I can also send someone to prepare other dishes. I wonder if Your Highness has any favorites in mind?"

"Chicken, fish, any kind of seasonal vegetables, and some lamb suitable for winter."

While Ozwald was looking for a chair to sit down, he casually told the Rat King who was hosting the meal for him that he wanted to eat some food to reward himself for being so busy since he had been running around since he arrived near the dragon gate. That leads to the internal organs of not having a good meal.

"Except for the mutton, which is soup, the other dishes are fried, cooked and stir-fried... It is up to Mr. Lin's chef to choose which cuisine he is good at."

"What about the staple food?"

"Although the staple food can be finished with pancakes of ground pot chicken, but it happens to be just after the New Year. How about dumplings? Maybe some cabbage and pork stuffing, and some pickled radish or 'sauce board' as a side dish; and give me the warm pot Huadiao —That’s pretty much it.”

"It seems that Your Highness really not only 'understands' you. I'm even beginning to wonder if you were from the Yan Kingdom in your previous life... According to [Jiang Ban], were you from the south?"

huh~~

Ozwald made a pleasant twang.There was no denial or approval.

Of course, this was just a casual sigh from the Rat King, and he had no intention of pursuing this aspect too closely.In addition to the boss noting down what Ozwald wanted to eat, he also gave him some instructions before leaving, asking Huadiao to add another pot.

Obviously, he also planned to drink some.

"My daughter has a job today, so I'm not afraid that she will go back and talk about why she secretly drank again."

The Rat King smiled and said these words to the red dragon as if he had taken advantage, which made people feel that he was less and less like the underground governor who ruled the Longmen underworld, and was really just an ordinary old man.

However, that's the end of the polite chat, and now comes the real reason for this meeting.

"Mr. Lin's meeting gift... I received it. But depending on the outcome of this discussion, there is the possibility of returning it. I will make triple compensation for the consumed part."

The red dragon, who leaned back slightly and leaned his weight completely on the back of the chair, looked at the Rat King in front of him and spoke in a calm but unquestionable firm tone.

"Mr. Lin, what do you want? What do you want from me?"

"Old man, all I want... is an opportunity.

One, to your highness Drac, to Master Edward, and to his miserable daughter Tallulah... Why am I an old man who couldn't do it? I apologize to everyone and apologize for my fault. Chance……"

Ozwald frowned: "That's it?"

The Rat King nodded: "That's just it."

"That's it...then there's actually nothing to say, and you have nothing to apologize for. Old man - you don't owe the Drake family anything."

For Lin Gerui, what happened back then was that he was generous enough to do it; but he was helpless when he couldn't do it.

Because even like Edward, he can be regarded as a victim who "paid" for Wei Yanwu to a certain extent, rather than a vested interest who "gained" from what he did.

"The Rat King of the Slums" "The Gray Forest"

Although this plays an important role in the shadow world of Longmen, but... so what?In the final analysis, he is still a watchdog who does dirty work for someone who is inconvenient to take action and bears the infamy.

"I will use your supplies for the people and ideals Tallulah cares about...just treat them as annual money and adult gifts given to your children by your elder, Mr. Lin."

"That's... couldn't be better, thank you. Thank you so much!"

The Rat King kept saying.

After letting out a long sigh of relief, his back, which was originally a little rickety, seemed to straighten a little.

Seeing the old man like this, Hong Long felt somewhat sad, but it was not too surprising.

After all, he had already gotten word from the big penguin before, and he knew that the Rat King most likely wanted to say something to him about what happened to Edward back then.

"But to be honest, I thought Mr. Lin was coming to me to pay for Wei Yanwu's life because of what happened back then... Those materials were the first batch of funds."

"I have the intention, but I dare not expect it."

The Rat King shook his head and admitted frankly that he had indeed planned to pay for Wei Yanwu's life.

However, compared to the red dragon who didn't know much about himself, he already had a rough understanding of Oswald Artolis through his conversations with the Emperor and the collected career histories, and he also knew With his character.

What's more, even excluding the "private enmity" of Edward, a member of his race who died in a backstabbing, some of the things Wei Yanwu did with the convenience of attacking Longmen through the integration movement are by no means pursuing equality and protecting the weak [Round Table] 】Atrocities that can be accepted and tolerated.

————Last night, Wei Yanwu, who had always been troubled by the existence of slums, finally took the long-awaited action. The Black Capsule Shadow Guards were ordered to start "cleaning up" the slums and even the entire lower city area.

This sudden action caused hundreds of corpses to be hung in the sewers of Longmen... And before more poor people and infected people in Longmen became one of them, the Rat King, who received the news, rushed to the city as quickly as possible. Du stepped in and moved people to safety.This broke the argument that he was "connected with the integration movement" and put an end to the mission of the black hat.

Afterwards, Wei Yanwu did not pursue the Rat King's intervention. In view of past feelings, the Governor acquiesced to Lin Gerui's actions, even if it led to the failure of what he wanted to do.

But such acquiescence made the old man feel miserable.

The lives of thousands of poor people combined are not as good as the relationship between an old man who has half of his body in the coffin and the governor. There is no trace of friendship left... This makes the Rat King, who claims to be a member of the slums, feel somewhat Somewhat...speechless.

A governor can issue such orders to his subjects in the mobile city under his rule, and to the Enders who are supposed to be protected.Just because they are poor and infected people who cannot integrate into the glamor of Longmen, they must be abandoned...turning these people who were born and raised here into a drag on the mobile city, they need to be eliminated as "non-citizens"...He I came up with this idea and waited until the right opportunity came to implement it.

Even if it can be said that Wei Yanwu anticipated his intervention, so he issued the order for Hei Li to let go and kill... But are those corpses hung upside down in the waterway like livestock really all thugs from the Integration Movement?

And why, there are some local infected people in Longmen who have connected with the integration movement and accepted their invitation to become companions... The fundamental reason is, who left them with no other choice?

"Sigh... I hope Hui Jie doesn't know about this, otherwise, with her temperament, she will definitely--sigh..."

Since the incident, the Rat King has prayed countless times in his heart that Chen Huijie, who has been secretly trying to improve the slums, must not know about today's tragedy and never tear apart the last love between this family that is already full of barriers. noodle.

Similarly, in order to prevent the young and energetic red dragon in front of him from noticing the sadness in his heart, and then following the clues to discover the truth, he started to be furious again based on emotions such as 'justice' or 'sympathy', so he started to attack Wei Yanwu. After attacking, the Rat King revealed another piece of equally bombshell news to him to distract Ozwald.

"Speaking of which, does His Highness know about Chernobog, or is there another major event that happened in the integration movement?"

The Legend of King Arthur of True Terra - The Last Day of Qicheng: 72 Lin Gerui of the Slums (monthly ticket for additional updates)

"Well...if Mr. Lin is referring to the active evacuation of the Yeti team and some infected people, then I did it. But if Mr. Lin wants to say something other than this - I am willing to listen."

As Ozwald spoke, he took the iron basin brought by the servant; after skimming the ginger slices in it with a spoon, he took the initiative to pour a cup of warm rice wine for the Rat King as a junior and a guest. Pass it over.

Although Lin Gerui had nothing to do with Edward's death, he still apologized for what happened that year, which made Ozwald inevitably have some respect for the old man in his heart.

As for Ozwald's proactive show of kindness, the Mouse King also maintained his courtesy and politeness, took it with both hands, clinked his glass with him, and drank it all.

Then, the old man spoke solemnly.

"I got the news just at noon that part of Chernobog... more precisely, its core city, is approaching Dragon Gate. It is expected to collide with Dragon Gate in less than two days."

Colliding cities is not a problem in itself; moving cities crashing into each other was an excellent and powerful means of attack in many of the wars throughout Terra's history.

Because of this, standard mobile cities are bound to have the means to withstand attacks from mobile cities and warships of the same level, just as they also have protection against natural disasters.

Chernobog, which has lost tens of thousands of square kilometers of mobile base blocks, leaving only the standard core city, is like hitting a steel ball with cotton. It is easy to eliminate.

But the problem is that the city-state identification code of the core city of Chernobog has not been changed, which means that the core part of the mobile city-state of Chernobog is still part of the Ursus territory.

In this case, once Longmen attacks the core city out of self-protection, it is equivalent to declaring war on Ursus - the other party also understands this, so the core city of Chernobog is constantly releasing and sending its own city-state certification. Code, just like he was worried that others would not know that he belonged to the Ursus Empire, he declared to the entire Longmen that this city was the territory of Ursus!

This approach is not so much that the Integration Movement intends to use such a whimsical way to hijack Ursus, but it is more like a long-planned plan of a certain Ursus noble... A battle that made Ursus, a station that was once famous for its The aggressive and crazy war machine is ready to start again.

"This really looks like someone's handiwork, Your Highness."

"Mr. Lin is referring to Cosiche who kidnapped Tallulah back then."

"Not bad!"

This is really very similar to what the black snake did; he longed for revenge on Wei Yanwu who took away his dragon gate, and even more longed for a war that could unite Ursus, which had been decadent for a long time, and become great again.

Although the Rat King had no way of telling whether this was a plan laid down by Corsicher before his death, or whether Tallulah, as the heir, had perfectly learned the snake's conspiracy... one thing was certain.

"Sir Wei, he is already very worried about this."

Because any action taken by Longmen carries huge risks, as long as a hint of news leaks out, it will be regarded as the beginning of a war.

Taking the initiative to start a war means that those who start the war will definitely be hostile to other countries, and it will also be more difficult to form wartime allies with other countries.The country that declares war first is likely to be left alone and helpless.

Of course, some countries don't care about the truth, they just want an excuse.

Even if you fail to get satisfactory results and feel that the time does not allow it, it doesn't matter if you stop - for Ursus, Chernobog is only damaged by the core city; for True Dragon, it is the Dragon Gate, It's hard to say whether the city where Wei Yanwu wanders alone is a real part of the Yan Kingdom, and he doesn't mind either.

But Wei Yanwu can't.

As the governor of Longmen, he only has Longmen.

As the governor of Longmen, he has dedicated everything to the development of Longmen; he has sworn brothers, nieces, sisters...

Now, almost like Ozwald's revenge on him earlier, Wei Yanwu was forced to make a choice between his city and his remaining family, putting him on the fire.

However, if the revenge given to Wei Yanwu by the red dragon can be said to be a disaster that can be eliminated by humiliating the former and bowing his head to the Great Flame True Dragon, losing money and losing a few percent of the profits.

This time, if you are not careful, you will really lose everything and fall into an unchangeable abyss.

In other words, in addition to sending away his last family members, such as Wen Yue and Chen Huijie, he led the team alone to try to paralyze the core city of Chernobog, and died in Chernobog on the charge of causing the war, or was captured by the Great Yan True Dragon. With all the gods out there, there was no choice.