Man on the ark, forced to become king

We still need to think things through carefully. No matter how anxious she is, she can't just think about herself. There are some consequences that must be considered.

"It seems we've arrived."

As she was deep in thought, Xi, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped, almost causing the two of them to bump into each other.

Looking up, they could vaguely see the outline of a large area in the distance. They hadn't seen it before because of the hills, but now that they looked like this, it should be close. They could run there in no time.

"See? I told you there was nothing wrong with the way I led you."

With their destination in sight, Nian became somewhat excited, temporarily putting aside the troubles in Yan Country, and pressed her bright red floral arm against Xi's shoulder.

"Good sister, we need to speed up!"

"Hey--"

Before Xi could refute, the scenery in front of her suddenly became blurry. A fiery red streak seemed to rush past in her vision. Then everything stretched into a bizarre and grotesque shape as it moved at high speed. The strong pulling sensation on her body made her feel slightly dizzy.

Fortunately, the experience only lasted for a moment before it ended. Her feet touched solid ground again, and Xi blinked and looked up. A huge steel ship had appeared before her, and many soldiers were surrounding them from where they were standing.

"Idiot, you've trespassed into someone's camp!"

Even though Xi knew Nian was always unreliable, she still didn't expect her to be this outrageous!

This is the stronghold of the Tower of Babel, the residence of the Demon King who controls half of Kazdel. Its importance is no less than that of the Yan Kingdom's imperial city. Can this be entered so casually?

Moreover, they are currently operators of the Golden Tree. What if the Babel Tower misunderstands?

"Don't worry, isn't this what we were going to do? Trust me, if we do this, we'll see the Demon King very quickly, and we can skip a whole bunch of tedious procedures in between."

He patted his chest confidently, as if he had everything under control, practically wearing the words "Watch my performance" on his face.

"Yeah, skipping a whole bunch of procedures might get you arrested and thrown in jail."

Xi glared at her fiercely, but dared not let this girl run wild again. Who knew what else she might do? They came here to ask for a favor, not to fight. What if they messed things up and had to explain it to Lin Lu?

With this thought in mind, Xi slapped her across the mouth before she could speak, barely suppressing her discomfort as she cupped her hands in greeting to the approaching soldiers and said loudly, "We mean no harm. Please announce that someone from the Golden Tree has come to visit and requests an audience with the Demon King Theresa."

After saying this, she herself felt a little strange, something inexplicably wrong. Nian, whose mouth was covered, trembled, looking like she was struggling to hold back her laughter.

As for the soldiers who had gathered around, they looked at each other in confusion. It took a while before someone understood what was going on. The group parted, and a tall figure holding a shield and wearing sunglasses stepped out from among them.

He seemed a little uncomfortable, scratching his head as if considering how to speak. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "I am an elite operator from Babel Tower, codename ACE. Are you two from the Golden Tree? Do you wish to meet His Highness?"

"Yes, yes, that's it."

Xi nodded repeatedly, while Nian, whose mouth was covered, trembled even more violently.

"...Please wait a moment, I need to confirm something."

ACE scratched his head, feeling that these two guys looked strange.

This way of speaking was even stranger than their entrance, which was like a meteor crashing in. It felt out of place and strange; something just didn't feel right.

And the woman who was speaking... why was she covering her companion's mouth? She seemed a bit silly for some reason.

However, the problem shouldn't be too big.

After all, they didn't attack or hurt anyone after they barged in, and their attitude was quite good, so they probably didn't have any malicious intent.

The elite agents had all heard about Princess Theresa's recent cooperation with a force called the Golden Tree. It was said that Lord Kal'tsit made the initial contact, and Ascalon, the princess's personal bodyguard, had also revealed some information about it.

Since the other party claims to be from the Golden Tree, we can only report it to His Highness for judgment.

"No problem."

Xi nodded gently and released her hand from Nian's mouth.

"Pfft~"

Nian burst out laughing, which made Xi glare at her angrily.

"My dear sister, you really are... how come you haven't come out for hundreds of years and can't speak human language anymore?"

She leaned close to Xi's ear and whispered teasingly, her face beaming with undisguised joy.

"Humph."

Xi pushed her face away with disdain, keeping a straight expression and not saying a word.

She also felt that there seemed to be something wrong with what she said, but she didn't know what the problem was, so she could only pretend to be nonchalant to save face.

What's infuriating is that this guy actually dared to laugh at her openly in public! He made her lose face! She'll remember this grudge!

"..."

Watching the two sisters interact so oblivious to everyone else, ACE felt an even stronger sense of unease.

The two girls seemed completely unaware that they were surrounded, and appeared to disregard their defenses. It was unclear whether they were genuinely naive or simply incredibly skilled and daring.

However, judging from the way they appeared, the latter is probably more likely.

He dared not delay and quickly took out his communicator to report the situation. If it really was a guest, it wouldn't be good to keep them waiting too long.

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"The messenger of the Golden Tree?"

In the office, Theresa looked up from the pile of documents, her expression somewhat surprised. After seeing the description in the report, her surprise deepened.

Two powerful members of the Golden Tree whom I've never seen before?

According to eyewitness reports, the two people fell directly into the camp like meteors, covering a distance of at least several thousand meters, without causing a strong impact or any damage.

Putting aside this method of movement, the sheer absolute control over power alone is not to be underestimated.

It seems she was right before. The Golden Tree is definitely not as simple as it looks. What Kal'tsit saw and came into contact with may only be the tip of the iceberg of their true nature. The number of strong people within this force is probably beyond imagination. Otherwise, what's going on with these two people today?

Such powerful individuals are not commonplace; they are not something you can just find whenever you want. If the contents of the report are entirely true, then it can be roughly judged that their strength is comparable to the top elite operators of Babel.

"Inform Kal'tsit to go and greet them, then take them to the reception room. I'll wait for them there."

Theresa hesitated for a moment before replying, and at the same time, she stood up from behind her desk and stretched her stiff body.

Since the other party wants to see her, then let's meet. Judging from the information presented so far, Golden Tree does indeed deserve her attention, so we should give her that much face.

Chapter 129 Kal'tsit Starts Acting

"Someone from the Golden Tree has arrived? They want me to greet them?"

Upon hearing the message from the Babel Tower operator, Kal'tsit paused slightly and put down her work.

Everyone knows that Lord Kal'tsit always has endless work to do, and Kal'tsit herself is indeed very busy. She is responsible for handling not only political and financial matters, but also medical matters. Such things should not be her responsibility.

If Lin Lu came in person, that would be more appropriate.

Could it be some other important figure?

The person who could make Theresa make this decision must not be an ordinary envoy.

Lost in thought, Kal'tsit stood up from behind her desk and nodded.

"I see."

Anyway, since it was Theresa's order, let's go and take a look.

With that in mind, she temporarily put down her work and followed the operative's instructions to walk outside, while also tidying herself up a bit to make herself look less haggard.

No matter who comes to Golden Tree, you can't give them a bad impression as soon as you meet them.

However, when he saw the two figures, one in red and one in blue, the well-traveled Lord Kal'tsit was stunned.

She had many guesses, wondering which one she had seen in the Golden Tree had come as an envoy, but she never imagined she would meet these two here.

The legendary deities of the Yan Kingdom—Nian and Xi.

Ordinary people would naturally have no way of knowing such secrets, but Kal'tsit is different. Her footprints have covered this land, and many secrets are not considered mysterious in her eyes.

Therefore, the moment she saw Nian and Xi, she recognized their extraordinary qualities.

That is ancient after the passage of time.

No matter how young you look, some things can't be hidden.

That antiquity, that vastness, that ethereal quality that seems to exist independently of the mortal world—all these testify to their identity.

The gods of casting and painting.

Their stories are mentioned in many folk legends. They are deities that exist in the ancient history of Yan Kingdom. Why would they visit as messengers of the Golden Tree?

Judging from Wei Yanwu's attitude that day, the Golden Tree and the Yan Kingdom did not have any deep relationship. Even if they did, it wouldn't be so profound that even the gods would be involved in the Golden Tree.

Kal'tsit is also one of the 'victims' of the Golden Tree's blessing, and so far she has not found a way to solve the problem of the blessing's constraints; in fact, she is completely clueless about it.

She was well aware of what that unknown constraint meant.

Just as Theresa never considered resolving the problem that way, she also didn't believe any deity would accept being restricted by another being, especially such a forced restriction, as it would undoubtedly be an insult to them.

Theresa would not accept it, and the proud deity would be even less likely to.

Could it be that they did not receive the blessing of the golden tree?

While pondering for a moment, Kal'tsit approached and politely asked, "Are you two the messengers of the Golden Tree? Forgive my intrusion, but do you have any tokens to prove your identities?"

"A keepsake..."

Nian touched his chin, momentarily troubled, but quickly came up with a solution.