On the Ark.

He smiled and said softly, "Good morning, Skadi."

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Author's note: One chapter is 3K, another is 4K, and I still owe 18 more chapters.

Chapter 379 Want to avoid being ambushed? Then go and chop them down!

There's still a whole day left until Halloween, and this is the final preparation time.

Lin Ye, Skadi, and Lappland still don't have their own outfits yet; they need to finalize them before sunset. They also need to prepare a few extra pumpkins for Ifrit. The pumpkin from yesterday was roasted and eaten by Ifrit, who said it was quite delicious; even Nightingale tasted some. This left Lin Ye feeling quite helpless, and he could only warn her not to do that again. Who knows if that pumpkin was clean? What if it was sprayed with pesticides…

Wait, why did I say something like "sprayed pesticide"? Lin Ye felt like she was becoming more and more like a nagging old woman. But there was no other way; only an old woman could handle unruly children. Lin Ye, who used to sleep until noon, had to get up early, knock on the door of the next room, drag the unruly children (mainly Ifrit) out of bed, and after paying the price of a few bite marks, take them to the dining room for breakfast.

Halfway through the meal, Lin Ye remembered the Lupo waiter who delivered the food last night, and asked Lappland, "Did anyone bring food to your room last night?"

“Oh, yes.” Lappland nodded.

"They're still your kinsmen."

“Of course I know.” Lappland glanced sideways at Lin Ye. “What are you trying to say?”

"No, I was just remarking," Lin Ye said. "Why do you look so different from him, even though you're both from the Lupo tribe?"

What do you mean by saying that we're so different?

Lin Ye said, "You still look like a human being, except you have a pair of... Hey, don't bite me! I'm just telling the truth. By the way, could you wipe your mouth before you bite me? And did you brush your teeth today?"

"Oh, I never brush my teeth."

"You have the nerve to say that if you never brush your teeth!" Lin Ye was speechless at Lappland. He pulled his hand back, wiped the grease off with a tissue, and continued, "Do you remember what you told me yesterday?"

What did I say?

“You said your people are all very restless,” Lin Ye said, “but the waiter last night was very well-behaved.”

"How do you know that?"

“How could I not know? Earning a living with your own hands and getting rich through hard work—that’s what makes a glorious worker,” Lin Ye said, tapping his bowl with his chopsticks. “Aren’t these kinds of people restless? Do your people have to live by fighting and killing like you?”

Lin Ye's words annoyed Lappland: "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"What I'm trying to say is, don't judge people with old eyes, Lappland."

"I never use my eyes to kill people, I only use a knife."

Lin Ye: "..."

It was utterly incomprehensible. Lin Ye felt like he had encountered a scholar who was a soldier, and he couldn't reason with him.

“Quack doctor, let me give you some advice,” Lappland said slowly. “I advise you not to underestimate my people. You have never lived in Syracuse, so you don’t know what it’s like there. Therefore, don’t make hasty judgments.”

“I know Syracuse isn’t exactly a peaceful place, but even in the worst environments, good people can emerge, right?” Lin Ye continued to try to educate Lappland, giving an example, “Look at Texas, isn’t she a good person? She’s also one of your own kind.”

“You don’t understand Texas, how would you know what kind of person Texas was before?” Lappland frowned slightly, displeased, when Lin Ye mentioned Texas. “Besides, in my opinion, Texas is far too weak now. As a Lupo, all you need are ‘sharp fangs.’ But Texas’s ‘fangs’ are almost worn down by herself.”

This was the first time Lin Ye had heard Lappland comment on Texas. Lin Ye didn't know much about Texas and hadn't spoken to it much. However, because he knew Lappland, he paid more attention to Texas.

“And…” Lappland turned to look at Lin Ye, a hint of doubt in her eyes, “Speaking of Texas, quack doctor, I remember you promised me something you haven’t done yet?”

Lin Ye immediately coughed: "Cough cough cough, you're overthinking it. How could that be? I, Lin, always keep my word. There's no way I would forget something I promised you. Just stop thinking about it."

Seeing that Lappland was still thinking, Lin Ye immediately called out loudly to the hotel owner who was walking by with a tray of food, trying to divert Lappland's attention.

"Boss, please thank that waiter from last night for me."

The hotel owner stopped and looked at Lin Ye with some confusion: "What did you say?"

“I was referring to that waiter, the Lupo,” Lin Ye said with a smile. “It’s kind of him to deliver food and work so late at night.”

"A Lupo waiter?" The innkeeper was even more puzzled. "Guest, what are you talking about? I don't have any Lupo waiters here."

Skadi, who was leisurely eating her bread, heard the shopkeeper's words, her brows furrowed slightly, and then she put down her bread. A hint of alertness flashed in her crimson pupils, but Lin Ye did not notice it; he was just a little confused.

"No Lupo waiters?" Lin Ye murmured. "That's impossible. They look like that, what else could they be but Lupo? Boss, do you have any other waiters here?"

"Yes, there is," the hotel owner nodded. "But he should only be on the first floor for the night shift. If I remember correctly, you're staying on the third floor, right? My staff shouldn't be on the third floor so late at night... What was he doing there for you?"

Lin Ye was about to suggest unclogging the toilet, but then thought it would be disgusting to discuss such a topic at the dinner table, so he simply asked for free delivery. The hotel owner, upon hearing this, burst into laughter: "Guest, are you kidding me? Free delivery? I've never offered that service. Sir, this is a small business; if I offered free late-night snacks, I'd lose a fortune! You're really joking."

After saying that, the hotel owner left with the tray, leaving Lin Ye even more bewildered.

"What's going on?" Lin Ye looked at Skadi with great surprise. "Who was that waiter yesterday? Why did he bring us food?"

Skadi didn't speak, she just looked at Lin Ye, but the meaning expressed in her pupils was clearly "What do you think?"

Lin Ye's lips twitched slightly: "No way? Could it be that I've been targeted by some random people again? No way, I'm just here on vacation."

Nightingale looked at Lin Ye with some concern: "What exactly happened?"

She and Ifrit went straight to sleep after eating roasted pumpkin last night and had no idea what had happened.

Lappland then said slowly, "Quack doctor, it seems your judgment of people isn't very accurate."

Lin Ye's expression immediately turned sour. He had intended to use the Lupo tribe incident from yesterday to mock Lappland, never expecting it to lead to this. Disguised as waiters to serve them free food? Anyone with a brain knows this isn't a good thing. Luckily, he hadn't taken anything from the food cart… Wait, he seems to have sent that guy to find Lappland.

"Hey! Silly wolf." Lin Ye immediately looked at Lappland, "Did you eat his food?"

"I ate it, why wouldn't I eat something that's been delivered to my door?" Lappland nodded subconsciously, then realized something was wrong. "Aww?! Who are you calling a silly wolf?!"

Seeing that Lappland was about to bite him again, Lin Ye quickly pressed her head down: "I'm stupid! I'm stupid, okay? Stop messing around. You really ate their food?"

“Yes, but don’t worry, it’s been drugged inside. I smelled it carefully.” Lappland tapped her nose with her finger and said with pride, “Don’t underestimate the Lupo’s sense of smell. If there’s something in there, I can smell it very easily.”

"Is that so? That's good." Seeing that Lappland was alright, Lin Ye breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, even a silly wolf is still a wolf, and it still has this level of sense of smell. However, he quickly became puzzled again, "But if there was no poison in the food, then why did that person deliver the food to us?"

Surely it couldn't be out of kindness? That's such a stupid idea.

Lappland said, “I only took the snacks, not the water. So I don’t know if he put drugs in the water. But if they really had something in mind, it’s quite possible that they would tamper with the water. My people have been fighting for hundreds of years, and they still haven’t innovated on these ancient methods.”

"Is that so..." Lin Ye pondered, "Yes, if they drugged the drinks, they could easily... um?"

Before Lin Ye could finish speaking, Skadi suddenly stood up, startling him.

What are you doing?

"What do you think?" Skadi looked down at Lin Ye. "The enemy has already come knocking on our door. What's the point of all this analysis?"

Lin Ye was taken aback: "What are you trying to say?"

“I remember you’ve been complaining about always getting attacked when you go out,” Skadi said softly. “If you don’t want to get attacked again, why don’t you do something about it first?”

Lin Ye's lips twitched slightly: "You're not suggesting... that we could kill those people beforehand, are you? But we don't know what their purpose is, or where they are."

Skadi looked at Lappland: "You just said that you have a very keen sense of smell."

Lappland put down the bread in her hand, then stood up, looked at Skadi, and smiled slightly: "Of course, if you want, I can help you find them."

Skadi nodded. "That will be troublesome."

"What do you plan to do after you find them?"

"Need I say more?" Skadi said calmly, "Cut them down."

Lappland immediately gave a thumbs up: "Wow, I love what you did! Count me in! What's the point of solving problems? It's more interesting to become the problem yourself!"

Chapter 380 If she's from the Mafia, that would make things much easier (4K)

Lin Ye didn't know why things had suddenly turned out this way.

Ten minutes ago, they were having breakfast in the restaurant, chatting and thinking about what to wear to scare people tonight. But ten minutes later, they were already standing in the corridor on the fourth floor of the hotel. According to Lappland, she had memorized the scent of the Rupo waiter from last night, and if she wanted, she could easily find his room.

However, just to be on the safe side (and also because Lin Ye felt the waiter's smell after unclogging the toilet last night was indescribable, and it was hard to say whether Lappland remembered the waiter's smell or something else), Lin Ye inquired with the hotel owner beforehand. He asked if any Rupo guests were staying. Although there were many guests at the hotel because of Halloween, and the owner couldn't remember everyone, the Rupo's features were still quite obvious, and the waiter from last night looked so ancestral. Lin Ye only mentioned it briefly, and the hotel owner remembered.

Then Lin Ye said that the Lupo was their friend, and used Lappland, who was also a Lupo, as a shield. The innkeeper didn't suspect much and simply told them their room number, which turned out to be right above theirs. So the group immediately went upstairs and stood in front of the door.

"What should we say?" Lin Ye was a little flustered, as this was the first time he had ever done something like this, coming directly to someone's door. "Should we say the staff is cleaning and ask them to open the door?"

Skadi glanced at Lin Ye and said calmly, "Why do you do this?"

“Otherwise, why would they open the door?” Lin Ye said. “We need to find an excuse…”

Before Lin Ye could finish speaking, he saw Lappland draw his sword, and he immediately had a very bad feeling.

"Hey, you stupid wolf, you wouldn't be thinking of..." Before he could finish speaking, Lappland had already swung her sword.

With a crisp sound, the door to the room was split into four pieces.

Lin Ye was stunned.

"That opens the door, doesn't it?" Lappland pouted, glaring at Lin Ye. "And besides, didn't you just call me a stupid wolf again?"

Lin Ye shook his head decisively: "How could that be? You must have misheard."

He didn't want to get bitten.

but……

Lin Ye stared at the damaged door, his lips twitching again. They hadn't even confirmed whether the person in this room was an enemy, and they'd already broken in using such methods? What if they'd found the wrong person? And who would pay for the damages after breaking down the door like this…? Well, that was a no-brainer. Who else but him would have to pay? Was there anyone in this group who could afford to pay?

Lin Ye felt helpless, but he quickly thought that compared to Skadi and Lappland's reactions to suspected danger, he, as a man, was always concerned about such trivial matters. Was he being too fussy?

Skadi and Lappland didn't give Lin Ye much time to think before rushing into the room, seemingly determined to eliminate every creature within. Ifrit, the little dragon, eagerly ignited flames in her palm, wanting to follow Skadi and Lappland in, but Lin Ye grabbed her by the back of her collar and dragged her back just as she was about to enter.

Ifrit glared at Lin Ye: "What are you going to do?!"

"The two of them are enough," Lin Ye sighed. "You'd better not go in and join the fun. Do you want to set the whole hotel on fire?"

Lin Ye had been hesitant about whether he should be as carefree as Skadi and Lappland, but now he realized he definitely couldn't be like that. There weren't many normal people in this group to begin with, and if he weren't a little more abnormal and didn't keep an eye on these guys, they probably would really cause a huge uproar.

Just like a "housekeeper" can never go crazy with a "brat".

Compared to Skadi, Lappland, and Ifrit, Nightingale was much more well-behaved. While the other three were itching to rush into the room and humanely eliminate all the suspicious enemies, she stood quietly beside Lin Ye, holding her staff and protecting him, which made Lin Ye feel very gratified.

A moment later, Skadi came out again, but the expected commotion did not occur; Skadi had already put the greatsword back on her back.

Skadi calmly said, "The person has already escaped."

"They've already escaped?" Lin Ye was very surprised. "How is that possible? Did they know we were coming?"

“Go in and take a look,” Skadi said, stepping aside. “They didn’t have time to take everything with them.”

Even without Skadi saying anything, Lin Ye was going to go in and see. After all, Skadi and Lappland had already smashed someone else's door; if he didn't know what was going on after such a big commotion, he would end up paying for nothing. So he immediately went inside and saw Lappland standing in the center of the room, holding something in her hand and examining it carefully.