Man on the ark, forced to become king

The Special Inspectorate is one of the most important teams in the Lungmen Guard Bureau. Members typically serve a term of no more than two years. Normally, few people within the Guard Bureau are willing to join there, because the casualty rate there is the highest in the entire Guard Bureau. A heroic sacrifice is almost the inevitable end for all veteran Inspectorate members.

Why would someone so young like Chen want to join the inspection team?

"Because... I want to go further."

Her fingers traced the scabbard of Chixiao's sword. Chen's eyes were lowered, and her long hair fell down, obscuring half of her face, making it impossible to see her expression.

“The tasks of ordinary police officers are too comfortable, and they rarely encounter any decent combat. I need real combat to hone my skills, and joining the Special Inspectorate is the best way to do that… I have something I must do, and I can’t stop here.”

Chapter Eleven: Now that you've mentioned this, I'm no longer sleepy.

Longmen City, commercial street.

As one of the most bustling areas in Longmen, the crowds seem to never disperse.

In fact, this is not an illusion. At least half of the shops on the commercial street are open 24 hours a day. No matter what time it is, they are never short of customers. Longmen, a bustling city, never stops.

Here, the only difference between night and day is probably the number of roadside stalls along a certain stretch of road.

With Lani on his shoulder, Lin Lu walked around half of the commercial street. Perhaps because there were so many people, he could feel the witch's little hands tugging at the clothes on his shoulders. She seemed a little nervous and didn't say a word the whole time. If it weren't for the wide hat on her head that kept moving, she would look no different from a real doll.

Don't you want to say anything?

The silence continued, and Lin Lu couldn't help himself anymore. He was just mechanically walking forward, and he felt out of place with the noisy crowd around him. What was the fun in shopping like this?

"Do not want to."

The witch's voice was very soft and sparing, she was unwilling to say much, and sounded very aloof.

But Lin Lu knew that she was simply not used to high-density crowds.

Back in the border region, this princess had always kept to herself, was aloof, and not good at communicating with others. Now, suddenly arriving in a strange world, and because of her doll body, she doesn't have much of her former strength, so she inevitably feels a little nervous and panicked.

However, she saw through it but didn't say anything, after all, the witch was still very concerned about her image.

"Alright, then I'll suggest that you buy some small accessories or something."

As her gaze swept over the clothing stores, Lin Lu offered her suggestions.

If he could, he actually wanted to buy Lani some clothes... but in her current doll-like form, the only way to buy clothes would probably be to have them custom-made at a doll shop, and the proud princess would definitely not accept that kind of thing, so he had to give up on the idea for the time being.

But he can't buy clothes, but accessories don't matter. Even if he doesn't need them now, he can use them after he restarts the Life Furnace and creates a brand new body.

Moreover, jewelry and accessories with unique local styles from another world should also be quite meaningful, right?

When have you ever seen me wear jewelry?

The little doll's hat swayed gently, as if it had glanced at the shops before turning back immediately.

"Yes, didn't I put a ring on your finger when we got married? And you already had one on your finger before that..."

Lin Lu held up her finger and gestured, smiling brightly.

He vividly remembered that Dark Moon Ring. He had gone through countless hardships to retrieve it from the magic academy's grand archives, and had even fought with his mother-in-law for it... cough, to be precise, he had fought with Lani, who was logged in from another location.

"Shut up!"

She stretched out her small hand and pinched a piece of flesh. The witch's voice seemed to carry a hint of embarrassment and annoyance as she pinched it hard before stopping.

"In short, I don't need those things. I'd rather understand the Originium Arts of this world."

"Ouch! It hurts! It hurts!"

Lin Lu's face contorted in pain, and she shuddered.

Great!

Knowing full well that the princess is sensitive, why bother flirting with her?

Tsk, when did she learn to pinch people? Is it just a woman's nature?

"As for Originium Arts... those materials aren't displayed in public. The bookstores here can only sell simple theoretical books at most. If you'd like, I'll try to find a way at the company."

Rubbing the flesh on her neck, Lin Lu thought for a moment and came up with a reasonably reliable solution.

In this world, Originium Arts are basically equivalent to dangerous goods; they're not something you can learn casually. However, he felt that his boss would definitely have a way.

That penguin is usually so arrogant when he drinks, surely he can't even do something this simple?

Besides, if he were going to the company, and that penguin really turned out to be unreliable, he could try asking his colleagues for help. As far as he knew, his colleague was a highly skilled expert in Originium Arts.

"company?"

Lani pronounced the two words awkwardly, unable to understand what they meant, but that didn't stop her from understanding the meaning—this place called the company had what she wanted.

"Then let's go to the company, right now."

"Seriously? I finally get a day off, don't you want to stroll around the streets a bit more?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Lu wore a pained expression, somewhat unwilling.

Who would go to the office during a holiday?

Shouldn't such a wonderful vacation be a time for relaxation and leisure?

"It's pointless to not want to."

Lani shook her head slightly, causing her enormous witch's hat to sway.

“Wang…Lin Lu, this world is not simple. We need to acquire enough power to protect ourselves as soon as possible. No matter where we are, power is the most important thing. You should understand this better than I do.”

"That's true."

Lin Lu understood perfectly, without a doubt.

Whether he craves it or not, sufficient power is indeed necessary, a fact he already understood when he was at the border.

After all, most of the time, reasoning with someone is useless. You must first possess the power to force the other party to reason with you before you can begin a calm and peaceful conversation...

A certain muscular old man who enjoys close-quarters combat once bluntly stated, "Strength is the reason to be king."

Lin Lu wholeheartedly agreed with this.

How did he become the King of the Stars, marry the Moon Princess, and reach the pinnacle of life? It all came down to having the biggest fist!

Back in the day, he wielded two curved swords and fought his way from Stonewell to the royal city of Rodel. He stepped on the sacred tree of the snow mountain, punched Famyazra, traversed the Eternal City, burned the Golden Tree with a single fire, and even beat up his brother-in-law without hesitation. Who dared to disobey him?

In comparison, their current strength is indeed too weak.

But... he was still a little unwilling. It was a good day off, with his wife by his side. Wouldn't it be okay to relax for a day?

"Recovering our strength as quickly as possible is our most important task right now, my king."

The witch hesitated for a moment, then moved closer, her voice barely audible.

"We'll have plenty of time to see different scenery in the future, after my body is rebuilt..."

"Huh? You said it yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Lu immediately perked up. "If you're going to talk about this, I'm not sleepy anymore!"

After reshaping the body... what should you do after reshaping the body?

There are some things that the princess is too shy to say, but he feels he has completely understood!

What else is there to say? There's no time to waste! Lin Lu!

How can someone so lazy become a king?

Forget about rest days or rest days, Lin is the best student in his life!

Upon hearing those words, a surge of pride welled up within him. The great King of Stars looked around, found a taxi, opened the back door, and got in, shouting with imposing confidence, "Driver! To Landing Avenue, to the End of the Earth Bar!"

Chapter Twelve: The Indescribable Penguin Scream

"I suddenly had a bad feeling."

At the bar at the end of the earth, a black penguin head suddenly popped out from the solid wood bar counter, knocking over several haphazardly placed empty bottles, which rolled down the edge.

Snapped!

The blue-haired figure appeared unexpectedly beside the bar, his hands, gloved in black and white, catching two falling bottles and preventing shards of glass from scattering everywhere.

"Drinking during the day is not a good habit. There's no reason for the boss to be drunk before the customers arrive. Besides, it's a real hassle to clean up broken bottles."

The broken, slightly blackened wings of light swayed gently, and the angel with a halo above his head placed a bottle of wine on the bar and smiled as he spoke.

"Mostima? Hiccup~ Uh, what are you doing here? Where's Lin Lu?"

Wearing an oversized T-shirt and several pure gold necklaces around its neck, the penguin staggered out from behind the bar, let out a burp, and asked in a daze.

"Lin Lu is off today, so I'm covering for him. You haven't even forgotten that, have you?"

The blue-haired angel was still smiling, but there was a barely perceptible hint of helplessness on her face.

"Of course not! Yesterday... I approved the leave yesterday, how could I forget!"

The bar owner, Penguin Logistics owner, and famous rapper, Emperor, flapped his wings and righteously refuted Mostima, then pondered, "But I do have a bad feeling."

"It was probably a nightmare from a hangover."

As Mostima said this, he suddenly turned to look at the bar entrance.

Bang!