Man on the ark, forced to become king

Seeing the intact hood, Lin Lu's eyes lit up. She took it and gestured to Kal'tsit, who had no expression on her face.

duang~

The grayish-white stone head was placed on Kal'tsit's head, and the two fluffy cat ears fit perfectly through the holes that Fiameta had deliberately left!

"It looks much better this way."

Looking at her work, Lin Lu nodded slightly, quite satisfied.

Her expression was really awful, especially her eyes, which made people very uncomfortable. It was much better after she put on the hood.

Are you sure you want to continue this pointless behavior?

Kal'tsit's voice came from inside the hood, sounding somewhat muffled. She stood motionless, her fists clenched, and her chest heaving more noticeably.

"Don't worry, you haven't seen anything even more boring yet."

Lin Lu didn't think much of it and put her hand in her pocket. Suddenly, her fingertips touched something cold and cool.

"..."

Taking out the small metal box from his pocket, looking at the people around him, and then at the ruins of the free village of Ramtu, Lin Lu suddenly realized that the mission he had received from Wei Yanwu seemed... perhaps... maybe... not yet completed?

The aftershocks of the natural disaster swept through the village, and now there are almost no intact buildings to be seen. Even the ruins have been buried in sand, making it look like there are still people around.

Judging from the army's previous performance, this village may have already been relocated to another place. Now, if they want to complete the mission, is it still possible to find people?

Chapter 71 Wei Yanwu: Dragon face dumbfounded.jpg

"Is this the tree?"

"Yes."

Inside the study, Wei Yanwu held a pipe in one hand, his brows slightly furrowed, carefully examining the flowerpot on the table.

The small tree, which was entirely pale gold, did look peculiar, but after observing it for a long time, Wei Yanwu couldn't see anything special about it except for its color.

However, according to Black Cloak's report, golden light did indeed burst out from the tree at the time of the incident, and when the light dissipated, Chen and the other woman had disappeared.

It sounds like some kind of special magic involving spatial transformation. Although such things are rare, Wei Yanwu, who comes from the royal family of Yan Kingdom, still knows something about them.

But this tree...

"Let's arrange a city-wide search first."

After pondering for a long time, Wei Yanwu could only give the order helplessly.

Although he was furious about Chen's mysterious disappearance, as a ruler, he knew that acting impulsively would not solve the problem.

"Yes."

Hei Suo accepted the order and disappeared from the study. Wei Yanwu sat in a chair, taking one puff of cigarette after another, staring intently at the golden sapling for a long time, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

Smoke drifted, and a hand hidden in a sleeve slowly rose to touch a tree branch.

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"At this rate, if the two golden trees influence each other, it shouldn't take long to teleport them back. Chen, why don't you stay here for a few days?"

After briefly explaining the cause of the accident to Chen, Lin Lu glanced helplessly at the Golden Tree, knowing there was nothing she could do.

There is a connection between the two golden trees, and they can exchange energy to some extent. However, the process is not fast at all. It is estimated that it will take at least two or three days to send a living person over.

Of course, they could choose to drive straight back to Longmen, but there are still many things to be resolved here, and they can't leave anyone behind for the time being, so they can only ask Chen to wait here for a while.

"Staying here for a few days... isn't out of the question, but Longmen..."

Chen frowned, feeling both sorry for himself for not having worked a perfect month and a little worried.

She herself didn't care, since she had acquaintances here anyway. It was just a matter of staying in a different place for a few days. But if she disappeared in Longmen for no reason, the old dragon would definitely react, and no one could predict what would happen then.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of this."

Lin Lu patted her shoulder and looked at Melina beside her: "Why don't you go back first? It's just teleporting a spirit body, right?"

"Okay, I can still transfer the remaining energy to myself without any problem."

Melina nodded and readily agreed. Without delay, she closed her eyes and began communicating with the Golden Tree.

As she moved, a thin mist drifted from the tree trunk, enveloping her entirely.

"Something's not right, there's someone over there—"

The floating fog gradually thickened. Melina, who was communicating with the Golden Tree with her eyes closed, suddenly opened her eyes and cried out. Before she could finish speaking, she disappeared from the spot, enveloped by the fog. The fog, which should have dissipated, not only did not dissipate, but became even more solid.

Swish!

A burst of golden light flashed, the smoke dissipated, and a figure emerged from the mist, collapsing to the ground with a thud.

"Wei, Master Wei?!"

This time, Lin Lu was truly shocked.

Those orange-red dragon horns, crimson fur, and clothing... isn't that Wei Yanwu?

Putting aside the issue of the Golden Tree's teleportation mechanism, how did it even emerge without enough energy to teleport a physical entity?!

Bringing over Chen was troublesome enough, but now they've brought over the leader of Longmen? The people on Longmen's side must be going crazy!

"..."

The two looked at each other and remained silent, creating an awkward moment.

ba da~

Wei Yanwu subconsciously took a puff of his cigarette, looked at the sky, then at the ground, then at his surroundings, and then took another puff, his eyes filled with bewilderment.

"Lord Wei, how did you get here?"

After a long silence, Lin Lu couldn't help but ask a question.

"Yeah, how did I get through it?"

Realizing his posture was rather unseemly, Wei Yanwu stood up, dusted himself off, and looked even more bewildered when he heard Lin Lu's question.

He remembered that he touched the tree, and then a large chunk of his energy was absorbed, and then... he arrived here.

"Well, we might be experiencing a minor technical glitch on our end."

Lin Lu was a little embarrassed after the blessing transmission failed twice in a row. He thought for a moment and decided to ease the awkward atmosphere, so he said, "Lord Wei, we have good news and bad news. Which would you like to hear first?"

"...Let me tell you the bad news first."

After a brief moment of confusion, Wei Yanwu calmed down, hesitated for a moment when he heard Lin Lu's question, and decided to hear the bad news first.

"The bad news is that you may have to return to Lungmen through our means at least two days from now."

"What about the good news?"

"The good news is..."

Lin Lu raised her hand, revealing a metal box containing the mission items, her eyes subtly revealing her expression.

"This is Ramtu Village. You can now hand this to the recipient yourself. Chen is here too, so you don't need to worry about her safety."

"...I don't think this is funny, do you think?"

After confirming that Lin Lu was not joking, Wei Yanwu's dragon-like face almost crumpled into a frown, feeling quite annoyed.

Why did he have to touch the tree when it was perfectly fine planted in the flowerpot?

He originally wanted to find a reason for Lin Lu to stay in Kazdel for a few days so as not to interfere with his plans, but he ended up getting himself into Kazdel on a whim.

Well, that's it. Lin Lu wasn't in Longmen, but he wasn't there either!

"That's the situation. If I'm not mistaken, you probably moved my tree to your office, right? Or were you right next to it? Putting aside my technical issues, don't you bear even the slightest responsibility?"

Lin Lu shrugged and gave up.

Anyway, sending people back is impossible now. I don't know what's wrong with this golden tree. It failed both times it was used for teleportation. I wouldn't dare use it again next time. Who knows what kind of monsters it will bring next time.

"Huijie, come here."

Wei Yanwu waved to the dumbfounded Chen Zhao, glanced around, and said in surprise, "There was a battle here just now? It must have been quite large."

"A natural disaster broke out ten kilometers away. The situation here is basically the result of the aftermath of the natural disaster, but some of it was indeed caused by the battle."

This is Kazdel, not Lungmen. Lin Lu spoke more casually, waving her hand dismissively and pointing to Kal'tsit wearing a Radiant Stone shield.

“You know the Tower of Babel, right? It’s the force under the current Demon King of Kazdel. I just fought with them and captured the commander of the garrison here.”

"Pfft~ cough cough cough..."

Chapter 72 Lin Lu: I always feel like everyone is targeting me

This kid... he really dares to do anything.

Facing the regular army head-on in Kazdel, even Wei Yanwu had to admire Lin Lu's courage.

He shielded the reluctant Chen behind him, pondering what to do. Unlike Chen, as the ruler of Longmen, he could not easily leave Longmen, let alone suddenly disappear. If it went on for too long, the entire Longmen would be in chaos!

Moreover, staying here could potentially draw them into the conflict between Linlu and the Tower of Babel, which would make things even more complicated.

"Give me that box. If I'm not mistaken, the person who needed it has already left. The mission ends here."