On the Ark.

Chapter 271 You even dare to steal God's man?! (Thirty-seven chapters owed)

Horn Peak removed the clothes from the two corpses, examined the snow mountain markings on their chests, and then turned to the waiting crowd: "They are indeed border guards."

"Border troops?" Silver Gray frowned.

Vector's gunshot wasn't loud, but it was loud enough for the Shiva's family to hear. Ordinary Kerrigans might not know what it was, but the SilverAsh siblings certainly did. So, just as Lin Ye dragged the two bodies together, the SilverAsh siblings, Horn, Sussurro, and several Shiva's family guards appeared at the scene.

The gunshots attracted considerable attention, and the guards, in their capacity as the Saintess, demanded that the civilians who wanted to watch leave. Within Kjerag, the Saintess Frostleaf's words carried far more weight than SilverAsh's from the Shiva Ash family; once they were told to leave, they did indeed depart, leaving only the Rhodes Island personnel and the Shiva Ash family at the scene.

"Border troops?" Lin Ye looked at Silver Gray and asked, "Are they your men?"

"Do you think that's possible?" SilverAsh said calmly. "Why would I send someone to kill you?"

Lin Ye pondered for a moment, thinking that if SilverAsh still didn't know he had given his two sisters catnip, then there really was no reason for it. But then again, what reason could catnip possibly be? It's clearly a local specialty, okay?

Horn Peak then said, "The master has not yet been able to fully control the border troops, and these two men have clearly run away from the army."

As he spoke, he pried open the mouth of one of the corpses: "Look, his teeth are all black."

Lin Ye hadn't noticed this yet. He bent down and carefully examined the corpse's mouth, discovering that there was a layer of black, viscous liquid on its teeth, and a faint herbal smell could be detected if he got closer.

"What is this?" Lin Ye asked Jiao Feng.

“A poison,” Horn Peak said. “If taken orally, it will kill within a minute.”

"Why would there be poison in his mouth?" Lin Ye asked, puzzled. "Didn't I kill him?"

Horn Peak shook his head and said, "The other one was killed by you, but this one wasn't. He was seriously injured and realized that he couldn't leave, so he quickly bit the poison in his mouth and committed suicide."

"...This is your border defense force?"

“They’re the elite of the border troops,” Horn Peak said.

“But they don’t seem to have even seen a guard gun before,” Lin Ye said. “When I shoot at them, they don’t flinch.”

Horn Peak smiled wryly, "It's not their fault. Even the elite border guards would normally never have the chance to come into contact with the outside world in their entire lives. To be honest, I only saw the Angelic Guardian Gun for the first time after arriving at Rhodes Island, and that was all. As for them, it goes without saying that the outcome of the battle was already decided when you took out the Guardian Gun."

Lin Ye sensed regret in Horn Peak's tone and felt speechless: "You seem quite disappointed that the two of them couldn't kill me."

Although Horn Peak knew Lin Ye was joking, he still explained seriously, "No, of course not. I'm just lamenting that elite members of the border troops died in this way in such a place. It's a loss for Sherag. After the Three Races Council, the border troops will belong to you, Master, which will also be a loss for you."

"I see..."

“Yes.” Horn Peak nodded, then asked with some doubt, “But then again, why would the border guards attack you?”

“They obviously weren’t there to attack me.” Lin Ye sighed and pointed to the tent not far away. “They were definitely after her. That’s how it was when the fight started. One person was responsible for holding me off while the other went to find her.”

Ya Xin was very surprised: "Is it the spy you mentioned, brother? But why would the border guards kill someone from the Aiben family... Could it be..."

As she spoke, she secretly glanced at SilverAsh. SilverAsh noticed his little sister's gaze and sighed softly, "Encia, even you doubt me?"

"No." Ya Xin shook her head decisively, denying it. "How could I possibly doubt my brother?"

SilverAsh knew his little sister well. Compared to Frostleaf, Cliffheart lacked shrewdness and experience. She could hardly see through things that everyone else could. So SilverAsh explained, "First of all, I don't have the authority to mobilize border troops, let alone elite personnel like that. Besides, I know that girl was sent by the Aiben family, and I already kicked her out. Why bother killing her?"

Cliff pondered for a moment, then realized SilverAsh's words made sense, and became even more puzzled: "Then who could it be..."

Even Chu Xue couldn't stand it anymore and said, "The most likely candidate is the Aiben family, specifically the Gordon Aiben family."

“But wasn’t she driven out by the Aiben family?” Ya Xin asked. “If the Aiben family wanted to kill her, they could have done it within the family, right? Why did they have to release her and then send someone specifically to kill her? It doesn’t make sense.”

"This question..." Chu Xue also looked towards the tent, "...we can only ask her ourselves, is she still sleeping?"

“Yes.” Lin Ye nodded and said, “I think she’s been through too much lately. Maybe we should wait until she wakes up before we talk about it. If she finds out that the Aiben family has sent people to kill her again, it’s hard to say whether she can hold on.”

"You seem to care about her quite a bit."

"Yes," Lin Ye said with a smile, arms crossed, "After all, I'm a very good doctor."

At this moment, Lappland strolled over slowly, and after listening to Lin Ye's words, interjected, "An excellent doctor... in short, a quack?"

Lin Ye was annoyed and about to lash out when he suddenly noticed Silver Ash standing in front of him, which startled him: "What?"

SilverAsh looked into Lin Ye's eyes and slowly said, "You took care of both of them by yourself?"

"You could say that, what's wrong?"

“Alright.” SilverAsh nodded and said, “I remember your name is Lin Ye. I’d like to ask if you’d be interested in working for me? I’m willing to pay Rhodes Island double… no, triple what they offer.”

Lin Ye was stunned.

Everyone present was stunned.

Because SilverAsh's invitation came too suddenly.

The only one who wasn't stunned was Lappland. She probably didn't understand the situation. After hearing SilverAsh's words, she casually said, "You're pretty bold. You even dare to steal a god's man."

After he finished speaking, even SilverAsh was stunned.

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Author's note: There's still 37 chapters to go, and there should be one more chapter at midnight.

Chapter 272 An Invitation from Kalan (37 chapters owed)

Lin Ye never expected that Lappland's single sentence would change the expressions of everyone present, which is undoubtedly a unique talent.

As a saintess, First Snow couldn't let Lappland talk nonsense, so she coughed lightly twice and then said in a low voice, "Miss Lappland, please don't talk nonsense."

"Huh?" Lappland tilted her head, feeling somewhat bewildered. "What nonsense did I say? Doesn't your Sherag's god call quack doctors into his room every day, waaaaah..."

Lin Ye covered her mouth, gritting his teeth as he said, "Would you die if you didn't talk... Ahh! It hurts!"

He was bitten by Lappland again.

Faced with the farce unfolding before him, SilverAsh turned to look at Cliffheart. Although he didn't speak, his eyes seemed to ask, "What exactly happened?" However, Cliffheart didn't know the specifics either, since he hadn't even gone to the Temple; he had only stayed in the cabin for two days.

This made even the usually composed SilverAsh feel somewhat uncertain. Although he didn't believe the absurd claim that Lin Ye was the man of a god—after all, a god who had lived for thousands of years should have long since lost all emotions and desires—he thought about it carefully. The god had bestowed his weapon upon Lin Ye, a stranger. The Sherag people, who had worshipped their god for millennia, only possessed a sacred bell passed down through generations. What merit did Lin Ye, a stranger, possess to deserve such a gift?

Furthermore, according to Horn Peak, God did indeed meet with Lin Ye alone for two days, as his relationship with Lin Ye seemed to be better than his relationship with the saintess, Snowfall. This was equally inexplicable to SilverAsh.

Not to mention, God hadn't interfered in Sherag's affairs for a century, except to bestow power upon the Holy Maidens of each generation. But this time, God warned Lin Ye and his group before they entered the Holy Path, telling them not to interfere, and ultimately personally intervened to save them.

These things, which were previously impossible, all happened within just a few days. Although he still didn't accept the utterly absurd and blasphemous claim that "Lin Ye is God's man," however…

SilverAsh squinted at Lin Ye, who was fighting with Lappland.

The secrets about this man were indeed very interesting to him.

So he spoke again: "Dr. Lin Ye, you still haven't given me an answer."

While pressing Lappland's head, Lin Ye looked up at SilverAsh with some surprise: "What other answer do you want?"

SilverAsh said calmly, "Are you interested in joining Kallan Trading? I'm willing to offer you three times your salary at Rhodes Island."

Lin Ye hadn't expected SilverAsh to still be asking this question, so he scratched his head: "You have no idea how much I earn at Rhodes Island..."

“It’s alright,” SilverAsh said. “I can offer three times as much as Rhodes Island offers.”

"But I don't know how to do business."

“Trading companies don’t just need people who know how to do business. As long as I know how, that’s enough.” SilverAsh said slowly, leaning on his cane. “I will put you in a suitable position, and I assure you, it will be much easier than at Rhodes Island.”

Lin Ye: "..."

What kind of deal is this? Higher pay, easier work, and the boss himself is poaching him—there's simply no way to refuse! Putting everything else aside, once he gets triple pay, he won't even need to use his Vector to shoot birds anymore. Just hold the trigger and keep firing; whether he hits or not doesn't matter, as long as he gets the soul, there will be plenty of bullets.

It's absolutely wonderful!

Anyway, you have to work no matter where you are. A place with lots of work and little pay is definitely not as good as a place with little work and high pay.

Lin Ye almost agreed in a moment of impulsiveness, until Su Su Luo walked up to him, stood on tiptoe, and poked his waist.

"Hmm?" Lin Ye looked down at Su Suluo. "What's wrong?"

Sussolo held up her phone and said, "Did you text Miss Liz? She's been calling me for the past half hour, saying you seem to be sick, but she can't get through to me on the phone, and asked me to check on you."

Lin Ye's mouth opened slightly wider.

"Why don't you call her back first?" Su Sulu handed the phone to Lin Ye. "Otherwise, I feel like she won't be able to sleep."

Lin Ye was silent for a moment, then took the phone from Su Suluo's hand: "Understood."

He took the phone, dialed Nightingale's number, and within ten seconds the call was answered. Nightingale's anxious voice came through the receiver: "Susuluo, you found..."

"I'm fine," Lin Ye said with a smile. "Don't worry, you should go to sleep."

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A minute later, Lin Ye hung up the phone. He took a deep breath, feeling much clearer-headed. He handed the phone back to Su Su Luo, then looked at Silver Gray: "Um..."

“I understand, no need to say more,” SilverAsh said calmly. “If you come to me so easily because of money, even God wouldn’t favor you.”

Lin Ye scratched his head, feeling as if he had been praised.

“However, I will not take back what I just said,” SilverAsh said. “As long as you want to leave Rhodes Island, as long as I am alive, the doors of Kharlan Trade will always be open for you.”

Lin Ye felt a little embarrassed by the warm invitation. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw the tent move. Eileen crawled out from inside, and after being stunned by the scene outside, she shrank back in fear.

"Let's talk about that later," Lin Ye said as he walked past SilverAsh. "It's better to finish up the work at hand first."

As Lin Ye and Yin Hui approached the tent, Ya Xin reached out and tugged at Chu Xue's sleeve. When Chu Xue turned around and looked at her with a puzzled expression, she pulled Chu Xue aside and then asked in a low voice, "Sister, why does Brother want Doctor Lin Ye so much?"

Chu Xue casually replied, "How would I know?"

“You definitely know!” Ya Xin knew Chu Xue’s intelligence well, so she grabbed Chu Xue’s hand and wouldn’t let her leave. “Tell me, Sister En Ya.”

Faced with Ya Xin's coquettish advances, Chu Xue was somewhat helpless, but still said, "It's obvious at a glance, isn't it?"

"Hmm...is it because of Dr. Lin Ye's professional skills?"

"Dr. Lin Ye clearly lacks professional skills," Chu Xue said calmly. "And that man obviously wouldn't value that either. What he values ​​isn't Dr. Lin Ye himself, but the identity of being 'recognized by God.'"

Ya Xin slightly opened her mouth.

“Encia, don’t be so naive. That man has always been like this. As long as he can help Shiva Ash rise again, he will stop at nothing to bring any available forces to his side.” Snowflake said coldly, looking at SilverAsh’s back. “Stop at nothing.”

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Author's note: I wrote 8,000 words today, still owe 37 more chapters... Luckily, the bounty ends in two days.