Man on the ark, forced to become king

This is our own team, so we can't treat them badly. Only by experiencing real benefits can we gain their deeper recognition.

Besides these two formidable experts, W was also categorized as one of Lin Lu's "one of her own," but she still needed some training and trials.

Then there are Hedley and Ines. These two mercenary leaders are not easy to fool, and it will take more time to truly bring them under her command. Lin Lu is not in a hurry.

Anyway, the golden tree has just been planted, and everything is in a state of disarray. Many things need to be done slowly.

It's worth mentioning that Melina, who was teleported back to Lungmen via the Golden Tree, brought good news. Wei Yanwu's disappearance and Melina's appearance in his study immediately caught the attention of the guards, which in turn led to Wei Yanwu's wife. The city lord's wife was equally decisive and calm, and immediately transferred enough pure source stones from the warehouse for the little Golden Tree to absorb, thus activating the blessing teleportation function ahead of schedule.

Therefore, Chen and Wei Yanwu were able to return to Lungmen via teleportation in less than an hour.

Wei Yanwu teleported back first, and then continued to recharge the Golden Tree. With the support of the generous Dog tycoon, Lin Lu also hitched a ride back to Longmen. While discussing the details of the cooperation with Wei Yanwu, she also needed to find a good location for the Golden Tree in Longmen.

Once the Golden Tree on the Lungmen side has absorbed enough nutrients and grown, the two Golden Trees will be able to form a more stable connection, and the efficiency of absorbing energy will be higher, eliminating the need to use Originium to 'charge' each time to initiate the teleportation.

However, this may take some time.

Mostima and Fiameta, who had just received the blessing of the Golden Tree, offered to stay in Kazdel. They needed to use the Great Golden Tree to familiarize themselves with their powers, protect the Golden Tree from harm, and keep an eye on the not-so-well-behaved mercenary trio.

Melina also stayed by the Great Golden Tree, for an even more important reason—to use the power of the Golden Tree to reopen the Great Blessing located in the space-time rift!

The original Great Blessing was a misaligned spacetime created by two fingers, modeled after a portion of the royal city of Rodel, to guide the Faded Ones returning from the Land of Mist. However, after Lin Lu became the King of Elden and decided to step into the Stars, he changed the 'anchor point' of that place to himself, Lani, and Melina, and incorporated his collection from conquering the borderlands into it, using it as a warehouse.

With enough energy, the 'Great Blessing' located in that space can be activated, connecting it to the newly grown golden tree.

The current Golden Tree is still immature and far from being able to establish stable blessing connections all over the world like the large Golden Tree at the border. However, it should be no problem to go in once and retrieve a few items.

So after planting the golden tree, Lin Lu had this idea in mind and planned to let Melina try it. If she succeeded, that would be great, but if she failed, it wouldn't matter. After all, the Great Blessing was there, and she could enter it sooner or later; it was just a matter of time.

With Melina in charge of the Golden Tree, Lin Lu felt reassured. So, after briefly explaining some potential problems, he followed Wei Yanwu back to Longmen.

But as soon as he got there, he noticed that the atmosphere in the study seemed a little off.

Wei Yanwu and Chen stood facing each other. Chen glared at him angrily, looking very unhappy. A woman dressed in gorgeous clothes with a red horn on her head stood beside them, watching the two competing with a helpless expression.

"What...what happened?"

"These are some family matters; I hope you won't find them amusing, Nephew Lin."

Wei Yanwu seemed to have a headache as well. He waved his hand and suddenly said, "Nephew Lin, I would like to ask you to be Chen's teacher and teach her for a period of time. What do you think?"

He paused, then added, "One hundred pure source stones every month!"

Pure Originium? One hundred of them?

Lin Lu's eyes lit up immediately. As expected of that rich dog, he was indeed wealthy and generous. Kal'tsit, look at him and then look at yourself!

"If Chen is willing, I certainly have no objection. Although I am not very knowledgeable, I am quite skilled in the arts."

Forget about Originium... He mainly likes Chen as a person; he genuinely thinks she's great!

"Then I'll have to trouble Mr. Lin with my niece. It would be great for her to learn even a little bit from him."

Upon hearing Lin Lu's agreement, Wei Yanwu immediately laughed and waved his hand, saying, "Men, prepare a banquet!"

So Chen is his niece, not his daughter?

Lin Lu was somewhat surprised, but then felt that this made sense. He had said that Wei Yanwu, with his hairy body and looking like an orc, could not possibly have a daughter as beautiful as Chen.

"Hmph! No need to trouble Lord Wei, Lin Lu, let's go!"

Chen pursed his lips, glared fiercely at Wei Yanwu, and grabbed Lin Lu's wrist without saying a word, pulling her out.

"Hey? Hey?"

Caught off guard, Lin Lu scratched her head blankly and whispered, "Is this not a good idea? I'm still..."

"You what?"

Chen was clearly angry; he spoke with great force and at a very loud voice.

"It's just a meal, right? I'll treat you to one when we get back!"

"not me……"

"Go on, Mr. Lin must be exhausted from performing two shows a day. How about we discuss our business tomorrow?"

Having grown accustomed to Chen's fiery temper, Wei Yanwu was unfazed and didn't take it to heart, simply saying with a smile.

Since he had said that, Lin Lu had no choice but to nod and follow Chen's lead as they went out the door.

"This is the first time Huijie has been so intimate with a man."

As the two young people pulled each other out the door, Madam Wenyue watched from the sidelines, her eyes sparkling, and she smiled very kindly.

"With her temper, how many people can put up with it?"

Wei Yanwu shook his head and chuckled, glancing at the small golden tree on his desk with a deep look in his eyes.

"Lin Lu is quite mysterious. I don't know if letting him come into contact with Hui Jie is a blessing or a curse. I hope that my choice this time is right."

Chapter Seventy-Eight: Let Me Show You Something Good

So you're offering me this as a reward for pooping out?

Staring at the steaming rice noodle rolls in front of her, Lin Lu felt quite regretful. She should have just gotten a free dinner from Wei Yanwu. Even if the food at the city lord's house was simple, it would still be much better than eating rice noodle rolls at a street stall.

"Stop talking nonsense, are you going to eat or not?"

Chen blushed slightly and shouted loudly, trying to cover up his guilty conscience.

Eating at street stalls... but I haven't received my salary for this month yet.

The rent in Longmen is so expensive, and she's just graduated. The salary of an ordinary police officer is average, barely enough to make ends meet, so how could she have any savings?

Given the cost of living here, if we go to a high-end restaurant for a meal, she'll definitely have to eat bread for the rest of the meal. If we order more dishes, she might not even have bread left. How can that be acceptable?

Besides, rice noodle rolls... aren't rice noodle rolls pretty good too... cheap and affordable...

"Okay, okay..."

Rice noodle rolls are fine, it's all the same. At least I'm eating them with pretty girls, which is better than eating them with that old geezer Wei Yanwu.

With everything already served, Lin Lu could only console herself with this thought.

"If you don't want to eat, you can order something else. Give me this bowl."

Chen glanced at the untouched rice noodle roll in front of Lin Lu, then looked at his own and muttered something under his breath.

"...Here you go."

Lin Lu helplessly pushed the bowl away, at a loss for words.

The niece of a high-ranking official, who is about to study under him, not only invited her future mentor out for rice noodle rolls, but also ate two bowls herself.

With your attitude, it's difficult for me to do anything!

However, considering what Wei Yanwu gave him... cough cough, considering their good relationship, he tolerated it!

"Boss, two baskets of shrimp dumplings, please."

There was no other way, so Lin Lu had to order another dish, since she still needed to eat dinner.

"By the way, Chen, your uncle wants you to learn from me... Have you thought about what you want to learn from me?"

"Ok?"

Upon hearing the title "uncle," Chen frowned slightly, instinctively feeling a bit resistant, but he didn't say anything, pondering with half a rice noodle roll in his mouth.

She had witnessed the entire previous battle from the sidelines. To be honest, the power Lin Lu displayed completely overturned her understanding of the world. Even the instructors at the Victoria Royal Guard Academy were far inferior to her.

Moreover, although she didn't want to admit it, in her heart Wei Yanwu was indeed the strongest person she had ever encountered in her life. However, Lin Lu's performance in the battle was no weaker than Wei Yanwu's, and was even stronger. Perhaps the two of them were on the same level?

Undoubtedly, learning from such a powerful figure would allow her to acquire a great deal of knowledge. The magnificent lightning blades, the spells that summoned soldiers out of thin air, and the dragon head that turned the mutated Originium worms into a thick liquid all filled her with longing. However, her talent in Originium Arts was truly pathetic. No matter how magnificent the moves were, she could only look on with envy. She probably wouldn't be able to learn them if she actually tried.

After much thought, it seemed she had no other choice but to continue learning swordsmanship...

Gollum~

After swallowing the rice noodle roll in his mouth, Chen touched the Chixiao sword hanging on his waist with a hint of disappointment, but quickly regained his resolve.

"I'll learn swordsmanship instead, as long as I can draw the Crimson Sky Sword."

“I told you long ago, you might be able to control the Crimson Sky, you just think you can’t.”

Chen's obsession with Chixiao moved Lin Lu somewhat; perhaps it was this obsession that had driven her to train so diligently until now.

It's true that swordsmanship relies on hard work and perseverance, but some things require more than just diligent practice.

"Your swordsmanship has reached a bottleneck. Why don't you think about trying a different path? Maybe you'll gain some different insights."

When the shrimp dumplings were served, Lin Lu slowly picked one up and popped it into her mouth, asking curiously.

"I……"

Chen Xin said, "Is it because I don't want to? Who doesn't like cool moves? But you still have to be able to learn them!"

She was quite talented in swordsmanship, but when it came to Originium Arts, it was simply appalling. Almost every time she used them, she would lose control and make a mess of the surroundings. Over time, she gave up the idea of ​​learning magic.

"I'm not very talented in Originium Arts."

"Then we won't learn Originium Arts. To be honest, I don't know Originium Arts either, and even if you wanted to learn, I couldn't teach you."

Lin Lu shoved the shrimp dumplings into her mouth one after another, let out a burp, and winked with a smile: "Check, I'll show you something good."

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