On the Ark.

Skadi looked at the [Maple] that Lin Ye had placed on the table, her brows furrowing slightly. Just as she was about to say something, the office door was suddenly opened.

Lin Ye's heart tightened, and he subconsciously turned his head to look. However, when he saw those familiar eyes and the ahoge (cowlick), the tension in his heart instantly dissipated.

The person who opened the door was a white-faced owl.

"It's you?" Lin Ye said irritably. "Why are you at work at this time?"

The White-faced Owl ruffled its feathers and said, "According to the data analysis by Operator White-faced Owl, the probability of seeing you in the office before 8 o'clock is much lower than the probability of White-faced Owl being in the office before 8 o'clock. Dr. Lin, although you are the person in charge of this office, your attendance rate is much lower than..."

"Alright, alright." Lin Ye couldn't help but interrupt White Owl. "Your data is the least reliable. You can fool others, but you can't fool me. Okay, okay, come in quickly and don't block the door. I thought it was someone else."

No sooner had Lin Ye finished speaking than that familiar voice came from behind the white-faced owl again.

Who did you think came?

Before Lin Ye could react, he instinctively looked up and met a pair of smiling, heterochromatic eyes. His mouth immediately gaped open, and after a few seconds, he managed to utter, "It really is you?!"

"Surprised?"

Messiah walked in, followed by a somewhat bewildered Eileen and a helpless-looking First Snow.

"Mr. Lin Ye," Eileen stammered as she greeted Lin Ye, "It's been a long time. How have you been?"

"Eileen?!" Lin Ye stood up from his chair, asking in great surprise, "You can actually talk?! Your tongue... was healed by Liz or Shining?"

Lin Ye remembered that Messiah had said that only the Sarkaz's medical skills, which could regenerate severed limbs, could heal Irene's tongue. So initially, they wanted Irene to come to Rhodes Island for treatment, but because her physical problems were more serious than her throat, she had to stay with Messiah.

“No, no.” Eileen shook her head and said, “It was Lord Messiah who healed me.”

Lin Ye was even more surprised. He looked at Messiah again and asked, "Didn't you say you had no way?"

“It was just a casual remark,” Messiah said. “You actually took it seriously?”

Lin Ye: "..."

“Just kidding.” Messiah chuckled and shrugged. “At that time, I really didn’t have any options, because all my power was concentrated in the temple. I could have just taken her back and nursed her back for a few days, but that was the limit of what I could do. She definitely wouldn’t be able to recover to her former state.”

"I'm already very grateful that I survived," Eileen said.

“You’re a very hardworking child too.” Messiah said, glancing at Skadi, who was standing by the window and hadn’t spoken for a long time, then sighed softly, “Lin Ye, it seems you haven’t listened to me.”

"What?" Lin Ye didn't understand what Messiah meant.

“I think I’ve already said that,” Messiah said, “that I would take you… away from the deep sea.”

Chapter 508 The Oppression of the Messiah

Lin Ye was completely taken aback when Messiah suddenly said something like that. He paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "You've misunderstood. Skadi isn't one of those deep-sea monsters; she's just an ordinary person."

"Do you know her well?" Messiah countered.

Just as Lin Ye was about to answer, the only person present who didn't know Messiah's identity—White Owl—slowly spoke up: "Operator White Owl believes that Doctor Lin understands his girlfriend quite well."

Messiah immediately looked surprised: "Girlfriend? This woman? Is she real?"

Just as the white-faced owl was about to nod, Lin Ye grabbed the ahoge (cowlick) on its head first, rendering it unable to move.

"Bai Gugu, if you spread rumors about me again, I'll pluck your fur right now!" Lin Ye threatened fiercely.

The white-faced owl immediately shut up.

“It seems not.” Messiah nodded, then smiled and extended her hand to Skadi. “Sorry, what I said earlier was just a joke. I hope you don’t mind.”

Skadi seemed not to see Messiah's outstretched hand. She stared into Messiah's heterochromatic eyes and slowly asked, "Who are you?"

Seeing that Skadi didn't intend to shake hands with her, Messiah didn't mind. She smiled and withdrew her hand, then said, "Lin Ye just said you're an ordinary person, so I'll be an ordinary person too. Just think of me as an ordinary person passing by... Oh, I almost forgot, I have a new identity. Let me think... an intern assistant at Rhodes Island's psychological counseling center, yes, that's it."

As Messiah spoke, he snapped his fingers, as if applauding his own humor.

But such humor naturally failed to move Skadi; ​​her expression remained unchanged throughout, making it impossible to guess what she was thinking. Only she knew that when Messiah stood before her, her body tensed reflexively, like a fully drawn bowstring.

That's a dangerous guy.

This was Skadi's most straightforward thought. Since leaving her homeland, she had never felt this kind of oppressive force compelling her to submit from anyone. What surprised her even more was that no one else in the room seemed to feel it, meaning that this oppressive force was only directed at her.

In Skadi's view, beings capable of such free control of their aura were far more troublesome than the ancient creatures of the deep sea that relied solely on brute force. Under the oppressive force of this aura, Skadi instinctively wanted to draw her sword, but she restrained herself, wanting to see what else the other party intended to do.

Fortunately, Messiah showed no further intention of pursuing it. Its aura, which had arrived like a tidal wave, receded just as quickly. Skadi soon lost the oppressive feeling, but her body remained completely uneasy. After all, a skilled hunter would never be unprepared in the face of a dangerous enemy, even if the opponent appeared to have lost all hostility.

As an outsider, Lin Ye was naturally unaware of the unspoken conflict between Messiah and Skadi. He still had a ton of questions for Messiah, and then he saw Chu Xue frantically winking at him and waving her phone. So Lin Ye secretly glanced at his phone and saw that Chu Xue had indeed sent a text message, which contained only one sentence, repeated three times.

"Quickly persuade her to go back to Kalan!"

"Quickly persuade her to go back to Kalan!"

"Quickly persuade her to go back to Kalan!!!"

Lin Ye's lips twitched slightly. He could completely sense Chu Xue's despair and the last glimmer of hope she placed in him from those final three exclamations. This made him feel the heavy burden on his shoulders. After all, this wasn't just Chu Xue's request; on a larger scale, it could be seen as the request of the entire Kalan!

It's exactly the format of "What should I do if my own god has run away from home? I need help urgently – Saintess of Kalan".

We really need to ask the Messiah.

However, before that, we need to get rid of the people who are in the way (referring to the white-faced owl).

Just as Lin Ye was pondering how to get the White-faced Owl back, the feathers on the White-faced Owl's head twitched, and it said, "Dr. Lin, I've brought the person over, so I'll head back to the medical department now."

Uh, you're leaving just like that?

Lin Ye was taken aback. He couldn't recall the White Owl ever being so accommodating. However, considering the recent busyness of the medical department, and that it was normal for Himer to keep the White Owl from running around, he felt relieved. After the White Owl left, he turned his gaze to Eileen and said, "You haven't seen Lappland yet, have you? She's at the training ground."

Eileen's eyes lit up considerably at the mention of Lappland.

"Then I'll take her there." Chu Xue volunteered and stood up, giving Lin Ye a wink as if to encourage him, before leaving with Eileen.

Next is...

Lin Ye looked at Skadi, but before he could speak, Skadi seemed to see through his thoughts, stood up, and walked past Messiah and Lin Ye.

"I'm right next door. Call me if you need anything," Skadi said, but as she walked to the door, she turned back and gave Messiah a deep look.

"Don't worry, little one," Messiah said with a smile. "I would never harm him."

Skadi then withdrew her gaze and went out the door.

This left Lin Ye, who was watching from the side, even more confused: "What are you talking about?"

Messiah laughed and said, "She's threatening me not to lay a hand on you."

“Threatening you? I didn’t feel that way at all,” Lin Ye said. “But you, you turned your attention to her the moment you came in.”

Messiah glanced at Lin Ye: "What's wrong, are you unhappy?"

"No... I just felt something was a little strange."

"I was just testing her."

Lin Ye was somewhat puzzled: "Test?"

Messiah walked to Lin Ye's desk, picked up his teacup, finished the water, and then slowly said, "The races of the deep sea are all dangerous, not only because of their personalities, but also because of their brains. This makes them prone to losing their minds in extreme environments."

Lin Ye said, "No way, I've never seen Skadi lose her mind. Aren't Oripathy patients the ones who are prone to losing their minds?"

"That's only because you don't understand the deep sea," Messiah said calmly. "Under high pressure and extreme conditions, the mindless deep-sea race will attack any target, including their own kind. That's why I tested her just now. If she were to lose control, you would have no chance to resist. The reason you haven't seen her lose control yet is because her strength is sufficient to deal with most threats on this continent."

This was the first time Lin Ye had heard this explanation, and he couldn't help but ask, "Then how did you test it just now? I feel like you didn't do anything."

“I put pressure on her,” Messiah said. “She performed much better than I expected. Even in that situation, she managed to resist drawing her sword, which was quite impressive.”

"You put pressure on her? I didn't feel it."

Messiah glanced at Lin Ye, then shrugged.

"Don't worry, I will never give it to you."

……

……

Author's note: I'm currently working on a new volume, and I'll start with 4 words. I'll also end the bounty now; I'll calculate the total amount owed tomorrow.

Chapter 509 Stupid, I just wanted you to never leave me (4K)

Although they hadn't seen each other for some time, Lin Ye and Messiah's relationship didn't seem to have grown distant; it was as if they had maintained contact throughout. In Lin Ye's mind, Messiah was never a deity in the traditional sense, after all, no deity was quite like her.

As Lin Ye looked at Messiah, the question that had been hidden in his heart resurfaced involuntarily.

That is, is Messiah the reincarnation of the cat he picked up in his previous life? Lin Ye had this question in his mind when they parted last time. Although he thought it was absurd, after experiencing the Guigu Xuehui incident, he felt that this possibility had greatly increased. This could also explain why Messiah, as a deity, had such a different attitude towards him, a mortal. Compared to the amnesiac Guigu Xuehui, Messiah might still have memories of his previous life.

That makes sense.

However, this question is really hard to ask.

Saying things like "Are you the cat I picked up in my past life?" to a woman is utterly indecent, especially since Messiah isn't just any woman, she's a goddess. In that sense, he's not just being indecent, he's blaspheming a deity. If Chuxue outside heard this, she'd most likely give him a concussion from being hit with her holy bell.

Given Chu Xue's robust physique, Lin Ye felt that he might not be able to beat her in a fight with his bare hands.

So Lin Ye hesitated for a long time before finally managing to utter, "Is it alright for you to leave Kalan?"

I still don't dare to ask.

"Which aspect are you referring to?" Messiah asked.

“Didn’t you tell me this before?” Lin Ye recalled for a moment and said, “You can’t leave Kalan because you’re helping Kalan suppress natural disasters. Only when all the leaves on the maple tree in front of the temple have fallen will it be time for you to leave.”

"Is that so?" Messiah tilted his head slightly. "Did I ever say such a thing?"

"I did say that."

Messiah smiled and said, "You remember it so clearly, it seems you take my words to heart."

How could I not care? You're a god, after all.

Lin Ye mentally complained.

Even if it wasn't Messiah who spoke to him before, but Buddha, he would definitely remember every word Buddha said.

“If you’re worried about Kalan’s safety, there’s absolutely no need,” Messiah said with a smile. “First of all, Kalan isn’t a place prone to natural disasters, so leaving in the short term shouldn’t be a problem. Secondly… haven’t you noticed anything different about me compared to last time?”

As Messiah spoke, he sat down on Lin Ye's desk. He placed his hands on the desk, leaned back, and swung his booted legs gently. He had no divine aura whatsoever; he looked like a childhood sweetheart from next door standing in the snow on a very ordinary winter morning, smiling broadly and asking Lin Ye how he looked today.

Of course, all of the above scenes are from Lin Ye's imagination. Reality isn't a two-dimensional world; where do so many childhood sweethearts come from? Lin Ye's neighbor is a hapless brat two years younger than him whose favorite thing to do is wipe his snot on Lin Ye. However, Lin Ye can't do anything about it because he can't beat him.

So anime is all lies, how despicable!