Man on the ark, forced to become king

That's all?

"How much more do you want?"

The Emperor rolled his eyes and waved his short wings at the black wolf girl.

"Texas! Bring me a bottle of wine!"

"You really know how to order people around."

The Black Wolf Girl worked tirelessly and without complaint. Upon hearing this, she put down her work and went to get a bottle of wine.

Lin Lu curled her lip, showing great contempt for this exploitative behavior.

"Aren't you planning to hire a few more people? Texas is the only one. She has to clean during the day and deliver packages at night. Aren't you exploiting her too much?"

"Squeezing? How can you call that squeezing!"

The emperor patted his belly and refuted him righteously.

"I was paid overtime!"

"Besides, is hiring something I can just do whenever I want? Mostima did say she was going back to Laterano to bring over a junior, maybe that would be possible..."

"No, no."

Lin Lu interrupted his delusions without hesitation.

"Xiao Mo is already my employee, so of course her sister will join me. You heartless penguin, don't even think about exploiting her!"

"You're just poaching from your former employer like this?"

The emperor was furious and yelled for Texas to see the guests out, but no one paid him any attention.

Lin Lu knew this guy too well. He would calm down after a while if no one paid attention to him. The more you paid attention to him, the more energetic he would become.

Sure enough, not long after, the chubby penguin lay back down on the sofa, humming and slurping as it took a sip of wine.

"Let me tell you, kid, Dionysus is not someone to be trifled with, hiccup..."

“You’ve offended Him this time, and you’ll be harassed for at least a decade. That guy is incredibly annoying. If all else fails, I suggest you take a trip to the heart of Yan Kingdom. Maybe he’ll just stumble into someone’s doorstep and get beaten up and run away in terror. That way, you might be out of trouble.”

"It's alright, let Him come. He's just a god, I don't even consider him a threat."

Lin Lu waved her hand and took a piece of paper out of her pocket and placed it on the table.

Do you have any connections regarding the materials listed here?

"A way? Of course there is! But..."

The Emperor squinted his small eyes and looked closer, rubbing his wings on the table, his meaning very clear—the item was there, but it would cost extra.

Finally, he asked curiously, "Haven't you been getting quite close to Wei Yanwu lately? Why do you need to find a way to buy these things yourself?"

"He is him and I am me."

Lin Lu didn't intend to explain further. After thinking for a moment, she decided to ask about the price first.

"I need these things within three days. How much do you need?"

"Three days? That's a bit tight."

The Emperor put down the wine bottle, thought for a moment, and then used his wings, still wet with wine, to draw a '2' on the table.

"We're all acquaintances, so I won't overcharge you. How about I add 20% to the market price?"

"Farewell!"

Upon hearing the price, Lin Lu stood up, turned around, and left.

Good grief, a 20% premium? Are you trying to rip me off?

Even if you have a lot of money, you shouldn't spend it like this!

"Twenty percent, that's not much. Some of the things in here are very hard to buy through legitimate channels."

The Emperor remained calm and composed, smiling as he uttered a few words: "One and a half percent."

"……make a deal."

Admittedly, what the penguin said makes sense. Without Wei Yanwu's connections, some of these special alloys are really impossible for individuals to buy directly from the market. They can only try their luck on the black market, where the price might be cheaper, but the timeframe... well, that can't be guaranteed.

Why was he in such a hurry to buy materials? It was because he wanted to quickly assemble a body for Lani.

If you want to wait, then there won't be so much trouble.

One and a half percent... that's it, one and a half percent!

One day he'll make back all the money that this heartless penguin swindled from him, with interest!

"Very good, young people are just so straightforward."

Having made a big profit, the emperor was immediately in high spirits, his pride evident in his expression.

"Texas, bring me another bottle of wine!"

"Boss, we're opening for business."

Texas whispered something, and the Emperor's wings stiffened. He hesitated for a moment, then put down the bottle.

These words also reminded Lin Lu that, despite feeling like she hadn't been inside for long, the sky outside had already begun to darken.

"We agreed on three days. I'll come to pick up my things in three days."

Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Lu had no intention of staying any longer. Since the deal had already been finalized, there was no point in continuing the conversation, so she got up and left.

Instead of continuing to chat idly with this heartless penguin, he might as well go home and watch Little Dragon Man; isn't that much better than this penguin?

Book Recommendation: Genshin Impact, The Ancient Demon God

Drifting from the void to a world called Teyvat, I watched as the Throne of Heaven descended from the heavens, the ancient dragons were banished from the world, and the first Daedric Lord named Morax was born. Familiar figures gradually took to the stage.

After being bored for so long, it's time to find some fun.

"If you don't want anything to happen to your sister, then you'd better listen to your master, Shadow!"

"Heureia, with your abilities, instead of leading your people to a life of humiliation in war, why not become my pet—no, a god?"

"Liu Yun, are you really capable of raising a child? Never mind, I'll take care of her for you. Hmm? She can't speak yet? How about 'Daddy' for her first word?"

"Fox Palace, your pink-furred little fox is quite interesting. Why don't you lend it to me to raise?"

"Kong, don't worry. I will take good care of your sister for the next five hundred or even a thousand years."

"Oh? You little girl who sells grilled tigerfish also wants to become one of the Liyue Seven Stars someday? No, hahaha, that's quite an ambitious idea."

"Madam, you wouldn't want Claire to be without a father, would you?"

P.S.: Because it involves events prior to the Demon God War, there may be some fan-made content.

Chapter 137 Go quickly and invite Mr. Lin!

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The mechanism popped open, and the wooden violin case slowly opened, revealing what was inside—a violin that showed signs of use.

A trembling hand, clad in a white glove, reached out as if to touch, but stopped abruptly just before it was about to.

Snapped!

The violin case closed, Karlov withdrew his arm, and the fervor in his eyes slowly faded, as if a faint melody was gradually disappearing from the surrounding air.

Who would have thought that the so-called forbidden item was actually just an ordinary-looking violin?

The instrument itself is nothing special; even if a sorcerer skilled in magic were to examine it, they would not find anything amiss.

Both its materials and structure are 'ordinary' enough that no one would associate it with magic.

However, being ordinary does not mean being mediocre.

The fact that 'the Witch King once used it to play music' is enough to give an ordinary thing extraordinary meaning.

—The god wielded a withered branch to slay the demon; that withered branch was a divine weapon.

Sometimes, what seems intangible is more important than what can be seen and touched.

The title "Witch King" carries such weight.

That represents a glorious and brilliant era, a monarch who rivaled the gods, who ushered in the scholarly era of Letania, creating numerous spells that have been passed down to this day.

No one dared to question his authority and power. Even the victor who now sits on the throne dared not easily speak of the former king, and tried to erase and clean up all traces of him as much as possible.

They were terrified that the nightmarish ruler would return from hell and reign over the country once more, casting a dark shadow over the land once more.

Even the most revered scholars in the tower must bow before the Witch King.

The idea of ​​bringing the dead back to life, which sounds like a fantasy, might not be unattainable for the Witch King, considering that he was a master of soul magic when he was alive.

Even the smallest, most insignificant trace he leaves in the world could become a beacon that opens the gates of hell.

He is the god of scholars, the dictator of Letania, whose subjects fear and dread, yet are filled with desire for that power.

Karlov was one of them.

Anyone who has witnessed the Witch King's power to reverse life will inevitably become obsessed with it. Karlov craves that power, craves a young body, and craves unparalleled magic.

He was both fearful and greedy.