Can Arknights dream about the Knights of the Round Table?

"I think most of them are welcome, sir. After all, you are always family, right?"

"Family... Haha, what you said makes sense. I'll take your word for it, Miss Jenny~~"

Turning the Pool: 3 Suburban Observers

Does the Shard really have more than 300 floors? Is there really a teleportation circle buried in the mountain under the Royal Academy of Sciences, which can lead to the Miracle Space and contains the treasure of the first King Drac?

Fiona Young always gets questions like this when people hear she's from the capital, Londinium.And every time, she would take the trouble to explain to her colleagues from other counties who had never been to the capital but were always proud to be Victorians and therefore yearned for them, telling them the settings that seemed to appear in novels. Destiny did not actually exist, at least she had never seen it during her time living in Londinium.

However, as a serious person who was trained by the Royal Guards College in Victoria and has three years of service experience, she has heard clearly what high-speed land warships look like when they leave the factory, and has also seen the operation mode of a hydroponic plant workshop... The former is work needs, the latter is purely based on personal interest.

Even after going through the Royal Guards School and the baptism of modern life after graduating as an outstanding non-commissioned officer, Fiona Young, who was born in a nomadic village in Victoria, still has a strong sense of country.

This is mainly due to the influence of rural life itself in childhood.And her childhood life also made Fiona Yang, who has helped her family farm and livestock since she was a child, prefer the sound of the harvester engine in the field during the autumn harvest compared to the smoke and roar of the city-breaking crossbow in her hand. And the smell of diesel... Lying on the pile of harvested and bundled wheat straw, covering her face with a straw hat to block the sun, and then spending a leisurely afternoon always made her feel better.

After all, since she was transferred to Xiaoqiu County as a member of the Stormtroopers to investigate the theft of source stone products, Fiona has often been in a unhappy mood throughout the day.

The residents of Xiaoqiu County always treat her like a life-and-death enemy. If she cannot move with the large army and choose to travel through certain areas alone, then there is a high probability that she will be attacked by a large number of rotten enemies. The baptism of rotten vegetables and fruits - Fiona has seen it in some TV dramas filmed in Yanguo. Death row prisoners who were put in simple small prison cars were often surrounded by civilians on both sides of the road when they were escorted to the execution ground for beheading. So welcome.

In the past, she complained to her college roommate who was also from Yanguo that this was too exaggerated and inconsistent with reality; but she never thought that just a few years later, she would experience the scene in the TV series... It was really embarrassing. .

[Obviously I am not a death row prisoner who has broken the law! ! 】

This situation caused Fiona to accumulate a lot of pressure, causing her to seek some channels to vent. Of course, this did not mean returning violence to the residents who smashed the vegetable leaves. It was just that as a child who was born in the countryside, she wanted to live again. It’s just a matter of finding the things you are most familiar with.

But even such a simple little wish is difficult to implement.

Even though Xiaoqiu County is a medium-sized city dominated by agriculture, even though she said that she just wanted to relax and experience life and could help out for free... But most of the locals were surprised when they heard her speaking in a clear and precise manner that was completely different from their own. When speaking with a Londinium accent, they would still look at Fiona with fear and stay away from her.

So she finally spent a lot of effort to find a small self-owned farm newly dug by a foreigner Vaifan (?) man who was also from Londinium on the outskirts of District [-], so that she could relieve her stress. place.

"Let me tell you... I can't understand the difficulties you have at work, Miss Fiona, but it's not a problem that you keep coming to my place every now and then. What should the army do?"

Stepping on the afterglow of the setting sun, I had just walked out of the city and returned to this temporary residence. However, I saw an orange figure squatting on the ground from a distance, working hard with a small hoe and tending to his small vegetable patch. The man suddenly He sighed helplessly.

"Don't worry about it, uncle. I was able to come here only after coordinating the time; and I also brought a communicator. If there is an urgent mission, just rush there immediately~~" He raised his head, The girl with a few drops of dirt on her face chuckled: "I am a girl from the Vaifan tribe. I have a body that is not injured even if I withstand the impact of bombs. This distance is nothing!"

"...You have said so, I can only praise you for your perseverance, girl."

Fiona puffed up her chest proudly: "That's necessary! When I was a child, my mother said that Waifan women must persevere to the end! It doesn't matter even if they face the wind and heavy rain, as long as they can't get rid of the wheat before it gets wet. If everything is packed away, the precious food will become moldy!"

Then, she said happily: "So don't worry, uncle. As long as I am here in Xiaoqiu County for one day, I will help you take care of these vegetables - Hey! Those that haven't grown yet Big, he’s just a cucumber boy!”

Before she finished speaking, she saw from the corner of her eye that the other party had climbed over the rough small fence, came to the cucumber pole set up on a bamboo stand, picked two cucumbers that were only about seven or eight centimeters, and rubbed off the top. After the small sting, he put it into his mouth and chewed it.

"I know they are still small, but they have to eat because they haven't grown up."

The man who finished one piece and started to eat the second one turned around, looked at Fiona with puffy cheeks, and spoke in a very matter-of-fact tone:

"In the final analysis, the reason why I grow them is to satisfy my appetite. Now when the desire comes, of course I can eat and do whatever I want!"

"Don't say that in front of a girl! I can hear it!"

"Damn, you Vaifan village girl, don't pretend to be a big-tailed drak in front of me; anyway, I definitely don't believe that you haven't heard any dirty jokes from the fellow villagers in your hometown."

"Oh, that's right! After all, I have one of the best figures in our village. Every time I go back for Christmas, my aunts and uncles always say that whoever marries me will be a great blessing!" In her arms, the girl gave a thumbs up proudly.

"In that case, when are you going to get married?"

"Hahaha! I won't get married!"

Just kidding, finding a partner to fall in love with is not as fun as driving a tractor in the fields!That chugging chugging...how cool!

Is it because the piles of wheat straw make it uncomfortable to lie down, or the roasted sweet potatoes are no longer fragrant? Why bother doing such a stupid thing?

But speaking of the fields, there was one thing Fiona had been wanting to ask the man in front of her for a long time after finishing the cucumbers and starting looking for tomatoes.

"Obviously the fertility of this land is so poor, uncle, how do you grow these vegetables so well?"

Although one of Xiaoqiu County's main industries is agriculture, the functions of each block in the mobile city have always been decided at the beginning of construction.

The only building blocks needed for scientific research are to build research facilities. The only environments suitable for growing crops are planting base blocks or private estates where nobles gather.

Although the place where they are now is a suburb, strictly speaking it is the dividing line between District [-], which is for people to live in, and another non-residential functional block... Even if the land in such a place cannot be said to be completely unplantable, That's at least a far cry from fertile.

Not to mention that apart from plowing and weeding, this soil has not been spread with organic fertilizers or anything else. This person saw that the surrounding terrain was flat and quiet enough, so he temporarily circled it and demolished it for the patrolmen to see. accurate illegal residence.

But it is such a messy land that has become a treasure in Fiona's eyes.

Be it potatoes, cucumbers, or tomatoes...these crops grown from poor soil are excellent.

Especially those few corns; based on Fiona's experience of running around and stealing food in the village when she was a child, just by looking at its plump and bright appearance, she has already judged that these can be said to be the best among corns!It will definitely be sweet and delicious when baked. She has even thought about the branches in the forest next door that are suitable for use as firewood!

I can only say that this is other people’s food after all, and I am just licking my face and begging for help (crying)

"Just go for it if you like the big one. Think of it as payment for helping me weed. Anyway, I don't lack this much food."

"Oh! How can you be so embarrassed, uncle?"

Fiona immediately declined the man's generosity.

But just like the reason why the other party didn't even bother to say a word, although the girl from the village said she didn't want it, she honestly threw the little hoe aside and began to rub her hair, which was still wrapped in green leaves. The corn was out... Just looking at it, he felt that this might not be Vaifan, but a blind bear who came to the corn field.

"So you haven't answered how I grew it!"

"Maybe it's because I poured love into it. Just like Sarkota, who loves sweets, always injects all the emotions into his works to make them delicious, they are also out of the barren land because of my enthusiasm. Shackles, to repay me by becoming so good (certainty)”

"Uncle, are you referring to love that is not even willing to wait until it is as big as a finger before eating it when it is mature?"

"Okay, okay, it's just the Origin Stone technique."

As he spoke, he took out a potato from the house. Under Fiona's curious eyes, he peeled a few pieces of the potato with a knife, then poured his Originium skills into it, and began to study the phenomena of life. Perform operations.

And just like what appeared in various fantasy works, the cut potato slices began to sprout and grow.

The fresh green buds sway in the cold wind of winter evening, growing tenaciously.

Fiona looked at this situation curiously and couldn't help but marvel: "It's such a magical spell. It can even do this kind of thing... So are these things here grown like this?"

"It's normal."

The man waved his hand modestly: "The essence of my family's ancestral Origin Stone skills is the manipulation of life phenomena, so apart from fighting, we can do this kind of thing by analogy."

When he said this, the potatoes that had sprouted did not stop there, but sprouted further and blossomed directly.

But I don’t know if it was because he was talking and so he didn’t control his power properly, which caused the power to be used too violently. Fiona could feel that the potato stems and flowers seemed to start to heat up, as if they were about to explode... uh... Potato grenade?

Fortunately, this situation was quickly noticed by the manufacturer and began to control it.

As the intensity of the application decreases, the temperature of the potato flowers begins to weaken, and eventually the flowers wilt and the rhizomes at the base begin to expand rapidly to form tubers.

Eventually, several new, larger and plumper potatoes were born.

"By the way, because I directly use my power to catalyze it from small to large, these have a different kind of activity compared to those products that are just induced."

When the man said this, he handed the handle of the knife and the potato to Fiona: "If you trust me enough, you can ask Miss Fiona to make a small cut on your finger and eat the potato." ?

It’s okay not to do this, but on the other hand, I won’t tell you what will happen after you do it, because this is a small game where the secret can only be revealed after a challenge~~”

"Well, no problem, leave it to me." I don't know whether it was true trust or whether she was too careless, but Fiona accepted the challenge with a smile without fear.

The orange-haired Vaifan took the potato and the knife, and according to the man's instructions, he directly made a small cut on his finger, enough to ooze out a few drops of blood. After that, he peeled the potato simply and skillfully. Then he took a bite of raw potatoes.

After the crisp chewing sound, she swallowed.

Soon, Fiona seemed to feel something and looked at her fingers - just as she had guessed, the small wounds healed quickly.

"Awesome! Can it still be like this!"

Fiona looked at her hand and tried to move it. It seemed that there was nothing wrong with it... This also made her excited when she saw the big potato being born. She looked at the man with almost a look in her eyes. Let two rays of light shine out.

"Wouldn't this be used as medical supplies in emergencies?!"

As a graduate of the Royal Guards School, Fiona relied on her high literacy to think of it in a short period of time: If there were a large number of healing foods created by men manipulating life phenomena, then the risks of breakthroughs and formidable battles would be It will be greatly reduced... At the same time, in many tasks, you can also try to adopt some bolder strategies.

This made her couldn't help but have the idea of ​​​​recommending this outstanding talent into the army, or at least becoming the foreign aid of their storm commandos in this operation, and she said it directly - after all, even if she helped recommend, but Joining the military always requires your consent.

However, when Fiona expressed this idea, a playful expression appeared on the man's face.

This made her stunned, and she began to think about the reason why the other party behaved like this.

After a while, Fiona lowered her head in frustration and crunched the potatoes with her front teeth.

"That's right. That would be equivalent to dragging uncle into the water and smashing the vegetable leaves together..."

"After all, the residents of Xiaoqiu County, or the Tara people, are quite afraid and resistant to Victoria, especially Victoria's soldiers. In terms of national identity, they who have been treated unfairly cannot compete with others. Like the people of the county, we maintain a high level of recognition and pride.”

Although this is not actually what makes me laugh, what Fiona said can indeed be regarded as a reason.

Therefore, the man told the somewhat nervous girl Vaifan about the current situation in Xiaoqiu County.

According to the current situation that he has collected through nearly a month of observation, it is that Tara, a race of primitive residents, has awakened its national consciousness under the increasingly repressive rule of Victoria, and began to resist and riot → Victoria, who discovered the territorial riots, in order to suppress The riots further intensified the high-pressure rule, and even explicitly legislated the upper and lower boundaries between races → Tara, who could not bear the higher-pressure rule, set off a new and more violent resistance → the high-pressure escalated → the resistance intensified... ... Such a continuous cycle is the current situation in Xiaoqiu County.

Overall, the situation is quite clear.

It is also worth mentioning that it is not just Xiaoqiu County that is not in harmony with Victoria. For example, some of the former Gaul territories annexed through the Battle of the Four Emperors also have a similar situation, and the troubles are even more fierce.

At least there is still tax revenue here in Xiaoqiu County, but it has only recently been incited by some "troops" to cause riots; those fierce former Gaul areas can't even get tax revenue, which is already considered a negative expenditure for Victoria. .

Of course, he has not been there yet, so he cannot comment on how serious the situation is.

And that was ultimately a problem that he couldn't get around and had to deal with.

Digging the Pool: 4 Banquet

*The junction of District 109 and District [-], Xiaoqiu County, No. [-] Dam Street

At eight o'clock in the evening, a party of unknown scale was held at the property belonging to Baron Bolton.

There is no such thing as an invitation to this banquet - although a small number of people who like classics and pay attention to the sense of ceremony will still follow the original practice, but in today's Victorian upper class, more and more aristocrats have I chose this secret gathering method that declined too cliché invitations.

This also has the advantage of being able to screen out a considerable number of upstarts who are unqualified due to incompetence; and using the channels you have to obtain information to find the location of the secret banquet and attend on time is a kind of your own ability and heritage. proof, so I have the qualifications to cross the threshold.

Of course, the final token used to prove identity is still indispensable.

But no one can satisfy this condition.

Therefore, when faced with the inspection by the guards at the door, he used some small tricks... To these guards who stayed at their posts with care, Ozwald gave them a beautiful sound that soothed the body and mind. As a gift that represents your sincere respect.

Maybe Red Dragon could walk in without being noticed, but then he wouldn't be able to enjoy himself with the nobles from Xiaoqiu County and surrounding counties while swaying the wine in his glass like he is now. The conversation was endless.

One more thing is always better than one less thing, especially considering that in a sense this will be the premise of a family reunion after a long absence.

"It seems that it will take some time for the master to arrive... In that case, can you tell me who the distinguished guests are? Just think of it as a way to kill time."

He had been here for a long time but still couldn't wait for the climax of the banquet. This made Ozwald, who was standing on the second floor overlooking the people drinking wine and drinking wine, feel somewhat bored. He looked at the heavily made-up woman next to him without turning his head. the noble asked.

After hearing his question, the lady with blurred and empty eyes nodded, and stammered in a mechanical voice without any emotion:

"…Yes, sir…invitations have been sent to all the wise men and women of the whole Hill Country, including our recently popular poet, Seamus Williams…"

The red dragon had heard of this name and found Williams surrounded by several nobles and celebrities in the main hall below.

This guy can be said to be a hot and famous figure in today's Victorian literary world; his latest collection of stories related to the history of the Tara area is extremely interesting - and this is what he has been working towards. , using words to cause waves in Victorian society, trying to gain a louder voice for the land where he was born and raised, a voice that can flow into the ears of Parliament and the Dukes.

If it were a more private occasion and a secluded environment, Ozwald would be willing to chat with him and listen to his Tara native's views and demands on today's society. This may help to change in the future... But now But there are other priorities.

"I saw this famous poet, who is indeed extraordinary. But if there were only literati like him, then this banquet would still be somewhat monotonous; so I guess there should be other 'colors' ?For example... wealthy nobles and businessmen?" Taking a sip of the wine in the glass, Ozwald continued to ask.

“…We have also invited Lord Pauley, the leader of the textile industry in the southern region, Dr. Bashir, who won the McCoy Award, and Mr. Evans, who owns several steel plants… Some of them are already here. "

"I heard that the most distinguished guests were present, and several Gelyuya people came from other cities just to have a glimpse of her and her companions..."

"Wow~ sounds really good."

Ozwald raised his eyebrows slightly.

Let’s not mention the previous ones; for several steel plants to receive such support, it means that they can make good use of Xiaoqiu County’s environment and have a relatively fast and stable source of troops, which is very important for a force. of.

But having said that, with Iron Duke Wellington, one of the Eight Dukes, relying on him, achieving such an achievement is actually not very commendable - it is even more strange to say that it cannot be done.

Or is this actually just [she] looking far away from the near, without any help from the Iron Duke, and forming a private army based only on her own blood?If this is the case, then even if the quality of the finished product is poor, it will still be acceptable... Well... Although there are many cases where the combat effectiveness of ordinary people who are temporarily armed and lack of training is worse than that of the Victoria troops who have received formal military training. The so-called "several chips" are enough.

"Anyway, I would like to thank you for your acceptance first, kind lady, because you are here, I have saved a lot of effort. For this achievement, I must express my most sincere thanks to you, madam. , your loyalty is worthy of praise~~"

In a way that can be said to be a little rude, he directly reached out and touched the cheek of the female noble. The almost undetectable arc of magic light flashed on his fingertips. Ozwald was satisfied and signaled that there was no need to ask her any more questions for the time being. , you can go to the dance floor below and choose a male companion of your choice to spend this dinner or even the night after that.

The prerequisite is that she can wake up from the "voice" quickly, otherwise in her current state of being slightly taciturn and wandering, it will be difficult to even accept invitations from others.

But that was none of his business.

"After all, you were the one who came up with it yourself!"

The young and powerful Red Dragon King thought happily, and casually placed the crystal cup that had become empty during the conversation on the passing waiter's tray, and politely thanked him.