Can Arknights dream about the Knights of the Round Table?

[What if a spirit appears! 】

After this topic, the two of them chatted for a few more words. After the new batch of cookies came out and the other needed items were bagged, Sakota said goodbye to the shopkeeper and then left. Left the snack shop.

Holding the sealed bag in his arms, he turned into the nearest alley, found an opportunity where no one was paying attention, and quickly went to the house, running and jumping on the rooftops, heading towards the house located The entire city center of Britain moved forward like a whirlpool, rolling up the high tower made of metal and earth and stone.

Since this commercial street was not "too far" from the royal court, it only took ten minutes for the angel, who kept jumping at high speed, to land in front of the huge wall - when he approached, this place was far away from the main entrance. The smooth and intact wall quickly cracked, deformed, and a small entrance protruded forward.And quickly closed it behind the angel who walked over.

However, before he could pass through the nursery under the tower, a guard with golden scales and heavy armor had already walked out of it.

"[Can you please stop coming back from this corner every time? If you don't go through the main entrance like this, I will really shoot you as a thief next time]"

The red dragon's scales repeated his master's complaints to him, and then he pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist with one hand, made a fist with the other and gently touched his breastplate, and bowed in salute:

"Welcome back, Lord Lancelot."

"You've worked hard too."

"It's just a matter of duty; His Majesty is waiting for you in the throne room."

The golden-scaled warrior shook his head and stepped aside to open the door he was guarding, allowing Metatron, who had returned from his mission, to enter.

However, the moment Metatron walked past him, thanking him, he reminded him in a low voice: "We have guests."

ps: One thing to note, Chapter 9 originally had a plot about the Rhode Island branch.But I thought about it and decided to cut it because it felt a bit unreasonable.

Just think about it, it’s okay if Rhode Island has a branch in Longmen. After all, Longmen is said to be the largest trading city in the world after leading a wave of economic renaissance.Xiaoqiu County is rundown, poor, and poorly informed. What's the point?After that, there are also Siesta, Cavaleliaki... Basically everywhere you go, there is a distribution of Rhodes Island, and it was opened long ago; Rhine Life is at the level of the Colombian country controller. Not even that way.Even Rhode Island went public as a medical company only five or six years ago ()

Well, the company's scale is not that big, but its branches are open everywhere... Just like Sakaz, whose country was destroyed more than 400 times and still hasn't disappeared, protruding from one person's hand, it's unreasonable, you know Bar?

ps2: Let’s also talk about Ozwald’s issue of housing to residents, because the prototype that gave birth to this idea was the Khrushchev Building, so you can refer to that image; after all, the entire mobile city is actually a fusion of nanomachines. Later, rubbing the house went very quickly ()

Turning the Pool: 22 Postwar Reconstruction

There is no Victorian who is proud and identified with being born in Victoria and as a citizen who does not have a longing for their capital city.

This is especially true for Jane Willow, who is an avid reader and grew up in a remote place like this Xiaoqiu County.

Her biggest wish was to go to the capital and see it with her own eyes. Every time before going to bed, she could not help but imagine how majestic the 300-story broken building was; buried in the mountain beneath the Royal Academy of Sciences at Londinium What kind of miraculous space can the teleportation circle lead to? Are King Daedrak's treasures mostly gems or gold?

What is more regrettable is that these fantastic ideas have long been ruthlessly exposed by colleagues from Londinium;

but it does not matter.

Perhaps the Broken Building is not as grand as the legend says, but the Tower of Babel, as a royal palace, is indeed stretching upwards as if to touch the clouds, and according to them, it is still growing slowly to this day.

And like this, it can be constantly changed and operated according to the owner's wishes, and the style of the entire hall can be changed to a completely different style and look in the blink of an eye. Every time you enter, you will have a simply different new experience; in such a place This place is like being in another kind of miracle.

Not to mention, such a city does indeed come from the Dragon Treasure accumulated since the first generation of King Drac... A dreamy white city. Is there any more exciting treasure than this?

Therefore, when the old dream was shattered, Jane Willow soon had a new fantasy again - and this time, it was a reality that could be touched by her hands and witnessed with her own eyes.

It's just that Jane Willow doesn't have much energy to be excited now.

Not only was the tragedy that happened in Xiaoqiu County made her brow still unable to relax; being in this pale royal court, meeting the emperor on the throne one-on-one was also a huge reason for her nervousness.

The gentleman who was often seen on the street before the disaster, playing games with children and doing simple crafts, was actually the master of this city, the last Lord Drac of her motherland Victoria...

This kind of plot related to bumping into a real dragon visiting in disguise in Yanguo novels, when it really happened to her, was somewhat too exciting for Jian Weiluo, who was just a village girl.

But now, after being summoned, she could only bite the bullet and report the current post-disaster work progress in Xiaoqiu County in a voice as clear and smooth as possible without trembling.

“As of today, most of the lightly damaged houses in Districts 1-16 of Xiaoqiu County have been rebuilt; District 17, where the unrest occurred, was severely damaged and considering the cost and material issues of reconstruction, We have chosen to build additional resettlement sites in relatively vacant areas elsewhere.”

Because Xiaoqiu County and Britain are two independent cities, the former does not have such a convenient means of completely rebuilding it with nanomachines like Britain, and instead uses more normal universal methods to repair... But that doesn't mean Ozwald will use human power honestly.

For the time being, a small base block that was still vacant was removed, and the nanomachines that built it were decomposed and combined. Named [Worker Bees], thousands of half-human-sized mechanical units were created and scattered throughout the small area. The work of clearing debris, repairing houses, and distributing disaster materials is being carried out all over Qiu County... It is far more time- and effort-saving than pure manpower.

I have to say that apart from the hairy hearts of the people of Xiaoqiu County who saw them for the first time, there is nothing that can be considered a small problem. It is only that the materials distributed after intelligent AI calculation inevitably lack a bit of human touch; but also Because it is not handled by human hands, it eliminates the situation of enriching one's own pockets and ensures sufficient fairness and justice... Moreover, the weak, such as the elderly, women and children, are also considered in the scope of programming from the beginning, and will be given slight favoritism.

"But the way I look at you still lacks the sense of relief that should come after everything gets better. Are there any additional changes? Miss Willow." The owner of the throne looked down at Vaifan and asked.

"……Yes."

Although he was just a flag bearer of the honor guard, he was noticed by the Red Dragon because he rescued the wounded during the initial period, so he was assigned to work. Therefore, Jian Weiluo, who has been gradually gaining popularity in Xiaoqiu County recently, pursed her lips and said with some hesitation. : "Area 17 was originally an area where Tara people gathered. They didn't really want to go anywhere else."

Ever since the death of the previous lord, the Earl of Warwick, the relationship between Tara and the Victorians has been very unharmonious; not to mention the garrison's bombardment of Hill Country some time ago...perhaps the essence of this matter And the cause is conspiracy and instigation from people with ulterior motives.

But whether they are Victorians or Tara people, the vast majority of ordinary people living here do not care much about the truth of the matter - the harm and discrimination they have suffered over the years has always been an indisputable fact.

Perhaps it is because he has protected and led them since ancient times, and indeed provided shelter in this most painful moment, so that the people of Tara can accept everything for the sake of Draco.But this is their limit.

They suppressed the hatred in their hearts and could tolerate maintaining superficial peace with the Victoria people under the control of the red dragon; but it was too difficult for them to live together with the Victoria people and not see each other when they looked up and looked down every day. point.

Therefore, the Tara people who originally lived in District 17 would rather clean up the dilapidated remains and build a crude thing with air leakage on it than live in a renovated and compensated house surrounded by Victorians.

And this became the final obstacle blocking Jane Willow's work progress.

"Then, this is the direction you should work hard for next, or even for a long time, Miss Willow." After listening to the report, Oswald said: "Maybe there is no way to be included in Victoria's files immediately. But as Drake, I hope you will be the person in charge of Xiaoqiu County in the future. Manage public security and coordinate people's livelihood work."

"I?"

Although what he was doing was basically the same, even so, Jian Willow was still a little panicked after hearing that the Red Dragon had made him the talker of Xiaoqiu County.

She immediately stood up from the seat under her buttocks and stammered: "But, but, I am just a flag-bearer, and I may not be able to do this...and, Your Majesty, you should be the best. The one who made this happen, right?”

Facing Miss Vaifan's confusion, Ozwald did not immediately explain. Instead, he raised his hand to signal her to calm down or at least sit down.

Then, he encouraged the other party:

"Don't belittle yourself, Miss Willow. In my opinion, you are actually very suitable for this job."

As an ordinary Victorian who grew up in other areas, Jane Willow has not been poisoned by this provocation and bewitchment, and maintains a relatively objective and equal understanding that [everyone is obviously a citizen of the same country];

At the same time, as a personal experiencer of this incident, she personally witnessed and experienced with her own eyes the way the Tara people treated the Victoria people, and the way the Victoria people treated the Tara people... She also had feelings for this wrong existence. Strong resistance and resistance.

Just like what she said during her promotional work in Xiaoqiu County these days, "Have you heard the screams of the children?" "Have you felt that the city is falling apart?" "Have you ever thought...that your friends will not No longer friends, home is no longer home.”

She will definitely try her best to do this job well.

It's just that sometimes individual efforts may not necessarily change the overall atmosphere; especially in this matter, it depends on Jane Willow's efforts, but more importantly, it depends on the thoughts of the Tara people living in Xiaoqiu County.

Therefore, Ozwald also has relative psychological expectations regarding the possibility of failure.

"Do your best, Jane Willow; as for the final result, it is to let go of the prejudices brought about by the region and live in peace with the Victorians who were once regarded as "enemies", or to choose to give up one's origin more completely. The difference, together with the entire county of Tara, which represents the history of Tara, has become a part of [Britain] in every sense... Whichever one is good, I don't insist on it.

After all, the prerequisite for changing your life is to have a heart that accepts change, right? "

As the Dragon Emperor spoke, he looked past the girl in front of him, and with the sound of footsteps echoing in the throne room, he looked at the chief knight wearing black robes at the entrance, and nodded to him.

The latter also walked in front of the Vaifan girl who was sitting upright and looked nervous, and finally stood in front of the throne of the British Emperor.

"Let's end today's conversation here. You can leave, Miss Willow. But there is one thing I must remind you."

"Yes Yes?!"

"Believe in yourself, Jane Willow, but don't put too much pressure on yourself. Britain will stand behind you as support for your good deeds."

"I look forward to seeing your success, the day when the barriers dissipate and the two sides get back together."

ps: By the way, I can tell you directly about Oswald's backup plan when the two parties are really unwilling to reconcile naturally - to directly eat up Xiaoqiu County and a piece of land related to the Gaelic King, and become a part of Britain. Members; and then include Tala language as a compulsory course at the same level as English (it takes nine to 18 years to learn it).There is no point in distinguishing Tara from Tara. It is as if anyone born here is not from Tara or is not from Victoria. They talk about one thousand and ten thousand, and in the end everyone reveals their nationality. At first glance, he is a Briton (Zhijiang)

It can be said that it is very effective ()

Stirring the Pool Water: 23 Tower Dragon Emperor

"Is everything over there finished?"

After learning from the AI's feedback that Jane Willow walked out of the throne room, Ozwald put his right fist against his cheek, changed into a more comfortable position on the throne, and lazily asked Metalon a question.

——What?You don't even bother to give your brother a chair, right?After waiting for a long time and finding that there was still no chair around him, Sakota let out an unpleasant snort in his nose, and then he stopped showing any good looks and said with a smile on his face.

"Well, Hamilton has been executed."

This morning, following the order of the Red Dragon, Sakota went to Xiaoqiu County and carried out the execution of the former garrison chief, Colonel Hamilton, in front of the city hall in front of the people of Xiaoqiu County. It was a long-awaited review. Let him work in his old profession that he has never done since leaving Rutland more than 30 years ago... Metatron couldn't help but lament the decline of his craftsmanship from the bottom of his heart. He was no longer the master of mille-feuille in his youth. Master Rutland.

[Although this is not allowed in Xiaoqiu County]

Of course, the execution of Colonel Hamilton was not prompted by Red Dragon's compulsion, but the result of Little White Wolf's own application.

After all, in this Xiaoqiu County incident, the damage to the second detachment of the Stormtroopers can be said to be quite serious, especially the backstab from the "colleagues" who was caught off guard; coupled with the subsequent deep pool invasion, in addition to the horn himself, With the exception of the strong village girl Vaifan, the only two remaining people were seriously injured - physical injuries can be healed in the fire and rain, but the exhaustion of betrayal and loss of companions will take time to recover.

So the horn did not immediately set off to return to Londinium, but stayed for the time being.

However, during the period when she was preparing the report text and various materials and evidence that would be used in the military court; Bai Lang also used his own eyes to see those things that could not be observed during the incident at the time, and could only be seen after the war. We have seen a lot, including the countless material losses caused by the shelling, and the more difficult-to-calculate human damage.

Having seen all this, heard it in his ears, and remembered it in his heart, the White Wolf naturally felt even more disgusted with Colonel Hamilton.

Another factor is Hamilton himself. The body that was highly burned after being shocked did not actually recover satisfactorily. On the contrary, there was a faint trend of infection worsening - because a certain dragon despised this kind of thing from the bottom of his heart, and the other two It was impossible for Drake to confront him in this regard. The final result was that he deserved it and the matter was settled with a small "hmm".

In a sense, these three attitudes of Drac, who possesses healing-related Origin Stone skills, are a microcosm of the entire Xiaoqiu County, hospitals or clinics.

There were so many obstacles, and after calculating the possibility that she might not be able to survive the bumpy journey back to the capital, Bai Lang simply did a favor... which made her feel happier.

A mere colonel and more than a hundred soldiers were executed... Although this could not completely erase the resentment and estrangement caused by time, at least part of it was still there.And this may be a very effective step in bridging the gap between the two sides in the future.

"Actually, you should go take a look, Ozwald. That man's mental state was very bad at the end of his life."

He casually sat down on the steps below the throne, and Metatron, as the executioner, told the red dragon what he saw with emotion.

"How should I put it? It's the kind of despair that is difficult to describe in words. After a person knows that everything he does is contrary to his original intention, and his spiritual belief collapses... Do you think that is because he knows the truth? Or is it because Is it caused by your existence as a person with Victorian legal principles? Oz, which one do you think it is? Or do they complement each other?"

"I have never been interested in caring about what the people I hate think about before they die." Ozwald shrugged: "Also, I have to remind you, May. It's okay to just start now. In the future, when the people living in Britain become more When things get too much and various incidents happen one after another, don’t do such boring things. Although I think you should be the kind of person who won’t let so-called empathy affect your work.”

"Ha, I have to return the same words to you, young emperor - what you should worry about is that I, who is responsible for the decision, are too dedicated to my duties, and I may return to the time when everyone stayed away from Rutland. Then I will But it can directly scare girls with weak psychological endurance into fainting."

"I heard Gabriel say this. Mortisma and Lemuel didn't let you participate because they were worried about how stressful you would make things happen."

"It's Mastima and Lemuan." Metatron corrected: "After all, you brought them back from a desperate situation in life. They regard you as a child of light and hero. They can't even remember their names." Stay here, be careful if people find out about it, they will get angry and gang up to eat you up!"

"Only if I go to Rutland again."

"You're confused! If you don't go to Rutland, can't I be an undercover agent and help them both inside and outside? For example, it's up to you to apply for a church branch in Britain and a security gunnery, etc.?"

Metatron slapped his thigh hard and said with a look of pain on his face.

But before the electric light flashed between the horns of the ferocious-looking red dragon, he changed the subject first.

"Speaking of which, is it time to give your special warriors official names? After all, steam armor is now quite an independent thing, and what you do is very different from before.'

As an extension of your will, if they sacrifice their lives for this honor, you should respond accordingly.Isn't it? "

Ozwald, who was lying on the throne, waved his hand to Sakota, with an indifferent look on his face: "Oh, you are worrying too much. May, I was just joking for the sake of the ceremony, and I didn't really intend to do it. They sacrificed their lives. If there is really a strong enemy, I will go up and fight it myself, so as not to let them help me... die in vain or something like that. I have never done this kind of thing."

"Soldiers will die for this name and identity, but you can't treat them with this attitude."

Metatron frowned:

"They are soldiers, warriors, Ozwald. Protection and care are not what they really need. What they want is to fight for your glory and ideals. Even death is a reward. This is what they chose to end decadence in the first place. The reason time follows you—that’s when they literally gave their life to you.”

Metatron's words made the red dragon scratch his face: "That being said, I actually don't like that, letting others die for me or something... Mei, you know. The reason why I want to build The original intention of Britain is to allow people to "live", otherwise wouldn't it be a bit like putting the cart before the horse?"

"But think also, Oz; they are your soldiers, not your sons.

Besides, even if he is really a son, as a father, he has to let go when he grows up, right? "

"Tsk." Feeling that what the other party said made sense, Ozward clicked his tongue when he found that he was beginning to be overwhelmed, and had to make a compromise: "If you insist, Metatron; as a person born from the blood I share. , the companions who convey my will and serve as an extension of my existence—Holy Blood King Companions.”

【Divine-Blood Companion】

Divine (god-given, sacred), Blood (blood), Companion (partner, in this context refers to the ancient Macedonian "king's companion")

Together they are the companions of the Holy Blood King.

And if you care about grammar, it’s Companion of the Divine-Blood

"If anyone finds it troublesome, they can call themselves Paladin."

Under the angel's raised eyebrows, the red dragon added something else.

"It's like the origin of the titles Emperor's Blade and Internal Guard."

Because they guard the holy palace where the red dragon is located, they are called the guards of the holy palace, the warriors of the holy palace; henceforth they are simply called paladins.

"There is another thing I want to tell you, Metatron. But I hope you don't spread it out, or because you are the person responsible for the judgment and need to know this so that you can deal with it if rumors arise in the future."

After suppressing the irritated expression on his face due to fear of trouble, Ozwald sat up straight and spoke in a rather cold or commanding voice to Metat, who was also serious and listening. Long said:

"I will have no heirs, and I cannot have heirs."

"...I'm not kidding."

"No."

He answered decisively.