Arknights is too real, right?

Yehua City, Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Border Defense Military Region.

"boom!"

Xia Feng photographed the envelope with [Mesa to Medes] written on the cover on the table.

Even though there was a whole team of guards behind him who were on high alert, Xia Feng still patted the Shenyue Sword on his waist next to the envelope.

Because he was trying his best to suppress his emotions, Xia Feng's fingers were trembling slightly, but his voice was very calm.

On the territory of the Border Defense Military Region, Xia Feng spoke word by word as he looked at the newly appointed commander-in-chief of the military region, Medes.

"After reading this letter, if you feel that Mesha's death is meaningless, I will kill you with this knife."

Hearing Xia Feng's words, the guards in the room who were on high alert took two steps forward at the same time.

Medes raised his hand.

"Don't move and let him finish."

Xia Feng stared closely into Medes's eyes, turning a blind eye to the dozens of sabers that would slash at him in just one second.

"After reading this letter, if you feel that Mesha's death is not meaningless, but even so, you still will not order the disarming of the defense no matter what, then you can stab me with this knife."

Medes did not dodge Xia Feng's gaze.

"Why."

"You don't need to understand that I deserve this, you just need to tell me your choice."

Although this was the first time Xia Feng had seen Medes, judging from his mental state, it could be said that he was very haggard.

But the soldiers on alert in the room thought that since the news of Mesha's death reached the general's ears, he seemed to have aged ten years in just two days.

Medes didn't know why his daughter's letter to him was sent through Xia Feng, but looking at the handwriting on the envelope, it was definitely written by Mesa.

The palm covered with the traces of time stretched out to the table and picked up the envelope with slight trembling.

15 minutes later.

Medes didn't say a word while reading the letter, but before he knew it, he was already in tears.

Xia Feng didn't know what Mesha had written in this letter to her father, but looking at Medes's reaction, he knew that Mesha's death was not meaningless.

Is he taking advantage of Mesa?

maybe.

But this is what Mesha expected, and it was also the reason why she chose to send both letters to Shendi City. Even if she was determined to die, she wanted to use her death to help herself.

Putting down the letter, Medes sat dejectedly on the chair. He had lost the aura of a general and looked like an old man in his twilight years.

Xia Feng always stood in front of him with clenched fists.

"Have you finished reading it? Tell me your choice."

a long time.

Medes barely recovered from his dazed state, and he whispered instructions to the guards in the room.

"You all get out."

"General."

"Everyone, go out and close the door. This is an order."

"yes."

After the guards left, the room fell silent, leaving him and Medes alone.

Xia Feng asked directly without any foreshadowing.

"You should know who I am."

"I know, you are Xia Feng."

"Answer me now, was Mesha's death meaningless?"

Medes was silent.

Xia Feng in front of him clenched his fists loudly and asked through gritted teeth.

"If you are a father, a general, a man, just look me in the eyes and tell me that you dare say that your daughter's death is insignificant, that Mesha's choice means nothing, no matter what she does, convince me Can’t you be a father who is foolishly loyal to the empire? Look at me and say this!”

At this moment, Medes' self-confident heart and firm stance finally collapsed.

Tears flowed down his old cheeks. He held the letter in both hands, as if he wanted to hold the person who wrote the letter tightly in his arms.

However, no matter how hard he tried, he could never touch it again in this life.

Tears were streaming down his face, and Medes's cries were heartbreaking.

"Mesa, dad was wrong"

Medes' cries looked like crocodile tears to Xia Feng. Regardless of his reaction, Xia Feng took two steps forward and grabbed his collar.

"What's the use of crying now! Mesa can't come back. Do I have to use this method to make you understand? What the hell have you done? Damn it!"

The stronger he becomes, the more fragile he becomes. Medes allowed Xia Feng to grasp him and kept repeating.

"Mesha, dad is wrong, dad shouldn't deny you, ah"

I don’t know how long it took, but Medes’s tears had dried up.

The sky outside had darkened, and there was dead silence in the room.

Xia Feng squatted on the ground with his back on the desk. For a long time, his voice came out.

"General Medes, this empire is rotten. Disarm the border and let Sami and Sargon's troops come in. Victoria can still be saved."

Medes leaned back on his chair absentmindedly. His eyes were already filled with death, but his mind still maintained its final clarity.

"I understand, but I can't order disarming now."

"Why?"

"Just yesterday, Kazdaele's troops had completed their mobilization outside the country. If the border defenses were withdrawn, the monarch who had just seized the throne would definitely enter in force. He is a war madman."

In the dim room, Xia Feng's eyes were cold.

"As long as Kazdaele's army declares it will not interfere with Victoria, will you withdraw its defenses?"

"That's impossible. Tracys will definitely give the order. This is the purpose of his mobilizing the army."

"Let me confirm one last time, as long as Kazdaele's army gives up entering Victoria, you will withdraw your defenses, right?"

What else did Medes want to explain.

"I mean"

"You just have to answer, yes or no."

Medes hesitated to speak. Finally, his voice returned to the seriousness of a superior.

"Yes, as long as Kazdaele cannot interfere with Victoria's civil strife, I will order the withdrawal of defenses."

"This is what you said."

"I do what I say."

Xia Feng lowered his head and glanced at his bracelet.

[The fusion rate of somatic cells and Origin Stone is 15%]

[Crystal density of blood source stone 0.51u/L]

[Critical period: 1]

[Countdown to the next cycle: 7 days]

He raised his head and said in a low voice.

"I will be back in a week. At that time, you must fulfill our agreement."

Standing up, Xia Feng put the Shenyue Sword on the table back into its sheath.

When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped.

"General Medes, your daughter is a great soldier because she saved the lives of many people, not just the infected, but also yours."

Medes will never understand the true meaning of Xia Feng's last words.

Because no one in the world except Xia Feng himself would know what he would have done to the Border Defense Military Region if Mesha's letter had not been delivered to him at that time.

After leaving Yehua City, Xia Feng returned to Shengdi City.

He didn't say anything to anyone, but found Xiao Yunye alone.

"Master Xiao, I want to ask you for a favor."

"What's up?"

"At your age, can you still go cross-country with a heavy load?"