On the Ark.

Mostima sighed softly, and then, facing Exusiai's slightly questioning gaze, she smiled again. However, unlike her usual perfunctory smile, this time, even Exusiai sensed something amiss. It was as if the god of time had shifted the timeline, and Mostima had once again transformed into the angel who had taught her to shoot.

“Next time,” Mostima said, “I will definitely come to you first when I come back.”

Exusiai's mouth gaped slightly. Although Mostima would say this to her every time she left, she could sense that this time it was for real.

"As for the things you want to ask me, I will definitely tell you, I promise."

"Really? Really?"

“Of course it’s true, I won’t lie to you anymore.” Mostima suddenly reached out, brushed aside Exusiai’s bangs, and then kissed her forehead. Exusiai was stunned, her body stiffening, so much so that she didn’t quite hear Mostima’s next words, “Then you can decide whether to forgive me, whether to pardon my sins…”

After saying that, Mostima picked up her luggage and left the room before Exusiai could react.

"Mostima..."

Exusiai touched her forehead, muttering to herself. When she came to her senses, only a ray of sunlight remained in the room, along with Mostimana's words echoing in the corridor.

"If you want to see me sooner, go to Rhodes Island. I'll probably go there first. Goodbye, Exusiai..."

……

Mostima went downstairs, then paused at the top of the stairs and looked back.

She had initially thought Exusiai would catch up, just like when she was a child, crying and clinging to her legs, not letting her leave. But now it seemed she had underestimated Exusiai; after all, she was already an adult.

Mostima sighed softly to himself.

Then a familiar voice rang in my ears.

"That's quite rare. You actually informed Exusiai before you left." The Emperor, wearing a hip-hop T-shirt and sunglasses, was hugging his wings and leaning against the wall, waiting for Mostima.

Mostima had sensed the Emperor's presence long ago. He turned around and looked at the Emperor with a smile: "A boss who eavesdrops on his subordinates is no good boss."

The Emperor pushed up his sunglasses with his wing and said coolly, "I have no interest in listening to the secret conversation of two brats."

"I see," Mostima said, feigning disappointment. "So, in your heart, I'm still just a brat."

"What else did you think? But don't be disappointed, everyone's just a brat in my eyes anyway," the Emperor said irritably. "It's just that you're the most troublesome brat. What, not only are you running off to Rhodes Island yourself, but you're also trying to lure my adorable Exusiai there? Did I say the position you applied for at Rhodes Island was Head of Human Resources?"

“The Minister of Human Resources?” Mostima thought about it seriously for a moment before saying, “It is indeed a job I have never done before. It sounds quite interesting… But I don’t like staying in one place all the time, and Rhodes Island wouldn’t want someone like me in such an important position.”

The Emperor snorted coldly: "Stop beating around the bush. Aren't you afraid I'll break the legs of that brat who tried to steal my girlfriend?"

Would you do that?

"What do you think?"

“That would be difficult,” Mostima said, feigning distress. “I really don’t want to try to break your legs.”

The Emperor glanced sideways at Mostima and yelled, "You slut! I was here first!"

Mostima said with a smile, "No, he was here first."

"Heh, I don't argue with scumbags." The Emperor hugged his wings again, then looked away and said, "That guy over there has been waiting for you for a long time."

"I know."

"Did Lateran send someone to monitor you? They really value you quite a bit," the Emperor asked. "What do you plan to do now?"

“Back to Lateran.”

"Has it been decided?"

"It's been decided."

"Is he really worth you going to such lengths?" the Emperor said slowly. "You should know what you're facing, and that you alone are not enough..."

“I know,” Mostima said softly, “and I’m ready.”

The Emperor sensed Mostima's determination, and couldn't help but shake his head—no, sway his body—before turning and leaving: "Then it's up to you. But you must come back to report to me on time. If you don't, I'll have to send that man to find you. You've already gone to such lengths, and I won't allow a grown man to hide in the back knowing nothing."

Mostima looked at the Emperor's back, then bowed slightly and spoke softly.

"Thank you, Boss."

……

"Here, this is for you."

Lin Ye looked at the apple cut into four pieces on his table, his lips twitched slightly, and then turned to look at Chen sitting next to him, asking cautiously, "Chen sir, what does this mean?"

"What do you mean?" Chen frowned. "This is a reward for you."

"A reward?"

"What else did you think?"

Lin Ye didn't speak. He was just thinking to himself that the way Chen cut the fruit with the knife just now didn't seem like she was rewarding him at all. Instead, it seemed like she was making sure he was full before he left. Moreover, he could also sense that Chen wasn't in a good mood, which puzzled him. He couldn't figure out what he had done to offend her, but he didn't dare to ask. He could only obediently eat the apple.

Then again, apples are something you either eat whole, peeled, or cut into small pieces and eaten with toothpicks. Lin Ye had never seen someone cut an apple into four small pieces like Chen did. In his previous life, this technique was used on pomelos, and it wasn't called cutting a pomelo, it was called killing it.

Watching Chen slice the apple, Lin Ye inexplicably felt sorry for the apple.

However, after taking a bite, that feeling disappeared; it was still quite sweet.

However, this sweet feeling dissipated after Chen Youyou uttered a single sentence.

“I’ve discovered… you’re more like the master of Chixiao than I am.”

……

……

Author's Note: After reading the comments on these two chapters, some people are worried that too many returning characters will ruin the book. But I assure everyone that it won't. Messiah's return is a plot point I've already planned. And I won't write the girls as the kind of sex slaves found in harem novels. This volume is for developing Mostima; the next volume should be for Frostnova.

Chapter 462 How come you're so skilled?

Chen's words caused Lin Ye, who had almost recovered after a period of rest, to feel his back pain and legs ache again, and even the apple in his mouth lost its sweetness. He didn't know if Chen had come to his door at this time to cause trouble, but if so, there was nothing he could do; since ancient times, the common people cannot fight against the officials.

We can only hope that the forest rangers nearby will be able to help him out.

Noticing Lin Ye's expression stiffen instantly, Chen realized what he was thinking and said impatiently, "That's enough. I'm not here to cause you trouble. I have something important to tell you."

"Oh, oh, oh." Lin Ye nodded repeatedly. "Please tell me, please tell me. I'll confess and be lenient... no, I'll tell you everything I know."

List:"……"

I really want to beat this guy up.

"Never mind, let's just treat it as practicing internal energy cultivation." Chen shook his head, then became slightly serious and held up two fingers to Lin Ye: "Two things. The first one is naturally about the attack that night."

Seeing that Chen was getting down to business, Lin Ye sat up straighter: "Have you found out who did it?"

“Most of them are people without identification, and a small number have criminal records in Lungmen. It is speculated that they are mercenaries, but it has not been found out who hired them,” Chen said. “There are three of them whose identities cannot be found at all, as if they appeared out of thin air.”

Lin Ye thought for a moment and asked, "Golden Ghost, Silver Blade, and Blackback?"

"Oh?" Chen raised an eyebrow. "These are their three names?"

“At least it’s a code name.” Lin Ye recalled for a moment, then remembered what Jin Gui had said to him when he fought him, and immediately said to Chen, “That guy called Jin Gui seemed to say that he was the emperor’s personal guard and came from Ursus.”

Chen's expression changed slightly: "The Ursus Emperor's personal guard? He really said that?"

Lin Ye nodded: "Yes."

Chen's brows furrowed immediately: "Although we did find out that the other party came from Ursus, if it was a force sent by the Emperor of Ursus, then the nature of this incident changes, turning from a terrorist attack into an international issue. But why would the Emperor of Ursus specifically send people to deal with these scholars? And why did those guys identify themselves?"

Lin Ye didn't speak, but thought to himself: He's not a policeman, why are you asking him?

However, Lin Ye had been wondering for the past two days whether the other party's identity was real, since the background of the Ursus Emperor's personal guard was just too great.

"Hmm... this incident is more complicated than I imagined." Chen pondered for a moment, then said, "We still need to report it to Mr. Wei. International issues are beyond my ability to handle. But don't worry, we will investigate and give you an explanation."

Lin Ye said with a wry smile, "I don't want any explanation. I just hope that I won't encounter this kind of thing again in the future."

“Yes, I understand how you feel,” Chen said. “To comfort you, our Guard Bureau also brought you a gift.”

Gift?

Lin Ye watched with some curiosity as Chen rummaged through her backpack and pulled out a bright red certificate of merit.

His lips twitched slightly: "What is this?"

"The Lungmen Good Citizen Award." Chen tried to adopt the solemn expression of an award presenter. "This award is given to citizens who have made outstanding contributions to Lungmen."

"...What's the use of this?"

"What's the use? What's the use of a certificate... uh, wait a minute." Chen thought for a moment, then said, "How about this, if you get caught visiting a brothel next time, just show this certificate and I'll reduce your fine by half."

Lin Ye almost bit his own tongue.

"What the hell is this 50% off?! Your Good Citizen Award is so worthless! It should at least be free!"

“What you’re saying makes sense. I didn’t think it through. After all, no law-abiding citizens have ever visited brothels before, so we have no experience. Since you’ve already brought it up, we’ll waive the fine when you get caught.”

Lin Ye nodded in satisfaction: "That's more like it... my foot! Is the so-called Good Citizen Award just for avoiding fines when you get caught? That's too useless, and why does it have to be based on me visiting brothels? You're a very problematic person. I don't want this form anymore, can you give me some bonus?"

"The application process for bonuses is too troublesome. Certificates are much more convenient. They're five dollars each at the entrance of the Guard Bureau... Cough cough cough, don't look at me like that. I'll apply for a bonus for you when I get back." Chen sighed. "Seriously, our Guard Bureau's finances are also very tight. How about I just give you the char siu cat and you can resell it?"

Lin Ye: "..."

"Alright, alright, let's talk about the second thing." Chen placed the certificate on Lin Ye's bedside table, then slowly said, "It's about Chi Xiao..."

Lin Ye immediately tensed up: "Why are we talking about Chi Xiao again? Didn't we agree not to mention it? I really have nothing to do with Chi Xiao, you have to believe me, Officer Chen!"

An unnamed rage surged from the depths of Chen's heart: "You bastard! I haven't even said a word, and you've already confessed everything? And what kind of talk is this? Why does it sound like a cheating husband talking to his wife?! How come you know how to do it so well?!"

Lin Ye realized there was something wrong with what he said and immediately shut up.

Chen looked at Lin Ye and grew angrier the more he looked, but there was nothing he could do. He could only suppress his anger and then slowly said, "I didn't express myself accurately just now. The second thing is a task that Mr. Wei gave me. He asked me to investigate your past identity."

"Uh..." Lin Ye almost forgot about this matter and quickly said, "That won't be necessary."

"What do you mean 'no need'? Didn't you ask Mr. Wei for it in the first place?" Chen said somewhat displeased. "Now that Mr. Wei has assigned this task to me, you're saying it's no longer needed? Do you think I'm not capable?"

"No... You're very capable."

Lin Ye dared not say Chen was incapable, even though it was true that she wasn't. As a transmigrator, he was already in his twenties when he arrived in this world. How could he possibly investigate things before he was twenty? If he could actually trace back to his past life, then Lin Ye would be truly impressed. However, of course, he couldn't say such a thing. Since Chen wanted to investigate, let her investigate. In any case, she wouldn't find anything, so he would eventually give up.

During the conversation, Chen took out a notebook from his backpack, as if he had prepared it specifically for this purpose.

“Mr. Wei told me to start the investigation from Yan Country first.” Chen looked at Lin Ye, his brows furrowing slightly. “It does seem that way. Your name clearly comes from Yan Country, but how did you end up in Chernobog? And didn’t you have any doubts?”

Lin Ye feigned helplessness and said, "So what if we have doubts? We have nothing to lose. Just surviving is already a great effort. Why would we care about our past identities?"

“That may be true, but the people of Yan really care about this, it’s even ingrained in their bones,” Chen said. “Moreover, you can use the Crimson Sky Sword, and the Crimson Sky Sword is even more compatible with you than with me. If you’re not from Yan, this just doesn’t make sense, because the Crimson Sky Sword is the sword of Yan. If we start from this point, we should be able to find the answer quickly.”