Arknights: Iron-Blooded Savior

"..."Hearing

Dolly say that the Emperor's foot slipped and fell into the magma pool and disappeared, Rankopel seemed to have that picture in his head, and said in due time:

"Uh... The Great Emperor is dead? Dolly

replied

, "Well, this is dead,

but don't tell him that I even used his body as a surfboard for a while in the last few seconds before his body was roasted by magma."

"His newborn body was repatriated to a place about a dozen kilometers away from the volcano – I remember being reborn in a private villa on the edge of the town of Xista."

"The owner there was heating the bathtub, but it happened that he was fascinated by the new album of the Great in the living room, so he forgot about it, and the water in the bathtub was boiled to the boiling point."

"Then the new body of the Great Emperor was repatriated to that... In the bathtub. Hearing

this, the corners of Rankopel's mouth twitched, and said:

"And... Died once?

Dolly shook his head and said,

"No... Rankopel, no.

"He's not dead this time."

Rankopel said it was even worse.

"...,"

but he still took a deep breath, recovered his state, and asked in a serious tone:

"This is how death works on you?"

Dolly replied

, "Of course, Rankopel, the beast master is like this, death is only a boring experience on us, as long as all the branches of our bloodline do not die,

we will never die."

Rankopel asked:

"Bloodline branch? Does it mean the relationship between Dolly, your relationship as Lord of the Sheep and Caprini? "

The Kaprini race is taken from sheep in previous lives, whether sheep, goats or coiled sheep, which can be clearly seen from the horns on their heads.

However, the double horns of some Caprini that grow too twisted and deformed will look a bit like the horns of Sakaz - there have even been many experiences where Caprini has been mistaken for Sakaz at first glance.

Coincidentally, in previous lives, goats were always associated with darkness and evil, and in the continent of Terra, some Caprinis of Letania did not lack to delve into twisted and terrifying witch king spells.

"Hmm... It's more complicated than that, not only Caprini, but some ordinary beasts with my bloodline count... It is the same whether it is the Great or Zaro.

Dolly sorted out his language and said

, "When our bodies die, we are sent to another location, sometimes far away, sometimes close, sometimes we can see and choose for ourselves,

and sometimes we don't know where we will be thrown."

"But in short, as long as all the bloodline branches under our command don't die, we can't really die."

Rankopel pondered for a moment and then continued,

"Then what is the relationship between the beast master and ordinary beasts?"

Dolly replied without thinking:

"How to say it, to explain it in words that you can understand... Probably equivalent to bosses and employees? In esoteric language, we are 'superiors' that are fitted and converged by some kind of blood and will.

"But we have never been the master of any living or dead thing."

"To tell you the truth, some beast owners themselves have not understood its true essence, and even I am still in the exploration stage, Rankopel."

As he spoke, Dolly flipped lightly over Rankopel's shoulder, facing the sky on all fours.

"But I had a lot of fun along the way, with Adele."

Then Dolly rolled off his shoulders like a marshmallow again, spinning gracefully around him, erupting magenta steam from time to time.

"So this black crown on your head is...?"

Rankopel pointed to the top of Dolly's head - he really cared about the black crown, in his impression, the emperor who was also the beast master did not have this thing.

And although the color and style are similar to the crown of the demon king, the breath emitted is not small.

"I don't know, it seems that this thing has been inexplicably on my head since I was born, do you have a way to help me take it off?"

Dolly also seemed to have a confused look, and answered Rankopel bluntly.

"Then... Well...... I'll try..." Rankopel

tried to touch the black crown on the top of Dolly's head, which was diametrically opposed to the touch of Dolly's fuzz, the crown was so hard that it was impossible to tell what metal or other material it was.

The black crown seemed to be completely integrated with Dolly, and Rankopel could easily lift Dolly who was connected to it below by grasping the corner of the crown.

But the moment he touched the black crown, Rankopel always had a feeling in his mind that some kind of tiny stream of information was flowing intermittently, but he wanted to capture it but there was no trace of it.

"Look, look, sure enough, you can't help it, but I'm used to having such a huge thing on my head, and this thing seems to represent... 'royal power' in your world?"

"But I'm not interested in what that word stands for."

After Rankopel put Dolly down, Dolly said to himself in a cheerful tone as he rolled around at his feet.

“...... Well, gradually I understood everything. Lan

Koper patted his head lightly, looking at Dolly who was rolling around at his feet, in fact, the amount of information poured in for a while was too much, and he was still a little confused.

I didn't expect to encounter such a rare existence as the beast owner in this originally just an ordinary volcano rescue mission, especially since it was not the emperor he knew.

But it seems that Dolly seems to be much better at talking than the Emperor, and the Emperor's words will use his poisonous tongue from time to time to improvise rap, and the whole time without a dirty word can make you jump to your feet in anger.

Dolly, on the other hand, feels that its tone is very gentle, laid-back, comfortable and relaxed, and feels like a free traveler, collecting beautiful scenery along the way.

"What are these magenta steam?"

Rankopel casually reached out and fished out a large handful of this pink steam, which was gentle to the touch, like a cloud above a volcano with a slight residual temperature, and asked Dolly himself.

"Ahhh... Nothing, a color I like is pinched into something I like... Hmm... [medium].

Dolly thought for a moment, and finally said

, "Don't worry,

it's right for your human temperature... But well... It is also a good thermal conductive material. Rankopel

immediately said,

"Ah this... So so much magenta steam here, won't Ayafarah and the Extreme Realm heat them out? But I don't see anything abnormal about them at the moment?

Dolly replied with a grin:

"How can I be hot to little Adele and her friends, these steames I have planned the path and heat absorption coefficient, but the steam absorbs all the heat, and the low temperature and cool space can be freed up for them."

"I can also heat these magenta steam on my own, and if it's cold, let the magenta steam fill the room, and warm it up a little hot."

Only then did he let go of his heart, and at the same time said that this magenta steam was really a useful thing.

"Uh... So if you just let these magenta steam cover that group of bounty hunters, and then Dolly, you heat it up to a high enough to produce lethal heat..."

Rankopel suddenly thought of something and asked Dolly:

"Can you burn them to death?"

Dolly narrowed his eyes and replied in an affirmative tone:

"Of course, magenta steam can be heated up to thousands of degrees Celsius, judging by the fragile bodies of these people... When heated to the upper limit, I am afraid that there will be no ash left.

"But I guess I'll have to rest on my stomach for quite a long time."

The corner of Lan Kepel's mouth twitched, what is the concept of thousands of degrees Celsius, the ordinary magma temperature is only more than a thousand degrees Celsius, this temperature can already melt most of the known metals.

"Ah, but I don't use this steam as a lethal weapon... It is more used to warm Adele's room or create a place with a sense of atmosphere.

Dolly said to Rankopel in turn.

"They... Can't see you? And your little black sheep? Rankopel

raised his hand and pointed sideways with his thumb in the direction where Ayafara was, at which point a small black sheep even stood on top of Weis's head, bending down to stare at the crossbow scope with Weis.

"Of course, this is one of our characteristics, if I don't want you to see it... Even Adele couldn't capture me visually.

Dolly replied.

"Just the extreme realm... Yes...... It was the one who held the transmitter, his robe caught on fire while climbing, is it also you who let the little black sheep help? Rankopel

suddenly remembered something, and finally decided that it was better to confirm it.

"Bleat~"

Before Doney could speak, Rankopel saw a small black sheep covered in volcanic rock debris running over in front of him with a robe that was burned to less than half of the extreme realm.

"Well... Looks like I have the answer, thank you, Dolly. "

Although he can also help the Extreme Realm separate the burning robe and put out the fire, the speed of the little black sheep is obviously faster than himself, so the Extreme Realm suffers less, and he must also thank him.

"Ahhhh It's not necessary... In fact, most of the time, it is easy to wrap a lot of trouble in their own fluff, maybe this is also because they find it interesting.

Dolly replied

bouncing and continued:

"How to say that he is also Adele's partner, and when he was kidnapped by that group of bounty hunters later, he also did not hesitate to be beaten to save the messaging unit, otherwise how can he contact you."

"If you come a few minutes later, I guess I'll kill or burn all those bounty hunters."

Rankopel stroked his forehead and replied,

"Well... I probably understood, so we are now?

Dolly said

, "Of course, first go see the little Adele I haven't seen for a long time, I can feel that she should be waking up soon,

so that her friends can also see me and my doppelganger?" Mr. Rankopel? Rankopel

immediately waved his hand and replied

, "So suddenly you can't scare them out of a good way, I'll go and prepare them first, you go see Ayafara,

Dolly."