On the Ark.

Lin Ye asked with great interest, "What is the surname of the current emperor of Yan?"

The inspector waved his hand and said without turning his head, "Yes."

……

“The Emperor of Yan Kingdom is actually surnamed Ying,” Grani said. “A one-character surname sounds strange.”

"Most people from Yan have names like that," Warfarin said lazily. "You can tell they're from Yan just by hearing their names, right, Lin Ye?"

Lin Ye glanced at Warfarin: "Are you implying something?"

“Isn’t this an implication? Do I need to imply anything? Your name sounds like it’s from Yan.” Warfarin rolled her eyes and said, “And you look similar too, though it’s not necessarily true. Over the years, countless people have migrated from Yan to Ursus, some so long that they probably don’t even remember they’re from Yan anymore.”

Lin Ye ignored Warfarin.

"Is the emperor of Yan surnamed Ying?" Messiah recalled for a moment, then said with a smile, "In my memory, the rulers of Yan had compound surnames."

"A compound surname?" Warfarin looked at Messiah with a strange expression. "Are you sure you're not joking? The Yan emperor with a compound surname, that was a thousand years ago."

"Is that so?" Messiah said with a smile. "Then perhaps I've misremembered."

Lin Ye glanced at Warfarin, then at Messiah, a string of complaints stuck in his throat, unable to escape his lips. He guessed that Warfarin already saw Messiah as a clueless, glib-tongued little girl. And Messiah probably saw Warfarin the same way. But more likely, she was simply trying to tease the younger generation when she spoke to Warfarin.

This could be considered God's twisted sense of humor.

Poor Warfarin, she probably never imagined that she would one day be treated like a junior.

“Ah, we’re here.” Grani stopped in front of the room and said, “This is our room. There should be one double room and one triple room. So let’s divide the rooms. Hmm, let me think. Dr. Kal’tsit asked me to protect Dr. Lin’s safety, so I’ll share a room with Dr. Lin…”

Before he could finish speaking, Grani's ears, along with his hat, were pressed down.

“I don’t need you anymore, I’ll share a room with him.” It was Skadi who spoke after a long silence.

"Huh?" Grani was puzzled. "Why?"

Skadi calmly said, "I didn't bring any weapons. I need him to protect me."

……

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Author's note: I only updated 3 words yesterday, so today's 6 words doesn't count as "even better".

By the way, I'm planning to get some new illustrations. What do you guys think of the scene where Mostima gently kisses Lin Ye? I'd like to get your opinions first, since illustrations aren't cheap.

By the way, I'd like to recommend a friend's book, "I Really Didn't Want to Live Forever," you can check it out if you're interested.

Synopsis: Five hundred years after his death, Jiang Han finally crawled out of the ground.

The world is so different now, so unfamiliar it's unimaginable. He thought he could live a second life without any burdens, but why...?

"So... you're still alive."

"Now that you've come back to life, why don't you come to see me? Don't you feel guilty?"

“I said I wanted to spend my whole life with you. A year, a month, a day, or even an hour less doesn’t count as a lifetime. You can calculate it… how long have we missed each other?” Yu Ge asked him softly, her fingertips tracing the sword’s edge, her smile growing even gentler.

Jiang Han suddenly felt that even immortality might not be entirely a good thing.

Chapter 519 A Family of Three (First Update)

When Skadi calmly said, "I didn't bring a weapon, I need him to protect me," Lin Ye almost bit his tongue. He couldn't help but turn around, looking at Skadi with surprise, but Skadi's red eyes were completely devoid of emotion, as if she were merely stating a trivial fact.

But if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Lin Ye would never have imagined that Skadi would say such a thing, leaving him somewhat at a loss for words.

Warfarin was equally surprised.

"Did I hear that right?" Warfarin looked at Lin Ye, then at Skadi, her expression strange. "Who's protecting whom here? Dr. Lin, are you going to protect Skadi? And isn't that just a toy knife?"

Warfarin's questions were completely ignored.

Grani removed Skadi's hand and adjusted her ears and hat before saying, "But this is my duty. Besides, isn't Dr. Lin a doctor? How can a doctor protect others? Miss Kal'tsit didn't tell me that, and Nearl specifically instructed me to make sure..."

Before he could finish speaking, Messiah interrupted him.

“It’s alright,” Messiah said. “Aren’t there two doctors here? Little officer, you can go protect the other little girl.”

"A little girl?" Warfarin looked around, puzzled. "Where did this little girl doctor come from?"

Warfarin's questions were once again ignored.

Grani was a little confused: "So how are the rooms going to be assigned?"

“It’s simple.” Messiah stretched out her hand and, somehow, took out another three-person room key, saying with a smile, “This one is fine with me. Me, Lin Ye, and that frail little girl who can only be protected by Lin Ye because she has no weapons can share a room.”

Grani tilted her head.

She didn't know what was going on, but she felt that the temperature around her had dropped a lot.

At this moment, Warfarin suddenly realized what was happening and glared at Messiah: "You just called me a little girl?!"

And then she was ignored once again. Warfarin, who had never been at a disadvantage against anyone before, was completely suppressed when facing Messiah, as if she was restrained from head to toe.

Lin Ye, witnessing the scene before him, felt a headache coming on. He never expected that assigning rooms on a ship could turn into such a mess. He should have brought a male operator, like Ansel. If Ansel were here, there wouldn't be so much trouble. Two beautiful women fighting over a room—it's like something out of a lowbrow Mary Sue novel… huh?

Lin Ye pondered for a moment.

Thinking about it this way, it's surprisingly kind of fun.

If he were to add, "Hey, stop arguing, stop arguing!" at this moment, wouldn't it be even more convincing? Especially that "了啦" at the end, it has to have a nasal sound, it has to be very evocative... Holy crap, what kind of inexplicable, shameful things is he thinking about now? It's so disgusting.

Lin Ye shook his head, shaking off those inexplicable thoughts from his mind.

But by then, the conclusion was already clear: Grani, though a fervent young mounted policeman, was utterly inexperienced before the deity of Kalan, easily swayed by Messiah's few words to change his target. From protecting Dr. Lin to protecting Warfarin, it took less than three minutes. Warfarin's protests were repeatedly ignored by Messiah, infuriating her to the point where she felt an urge to pounce on Messiah and suck his blood.

However, this impulse was quickly dispelled. When the thought crossed Warfarin's mind, Messiah merely glanced at her, and the idea vanished instantly. As a Sarkaz blood demon whose raw strength wasn't particularly outstanding, Warfarin's longevity wasn't solely due to her knowledge, but also, and perhaps more importantly, her premonition in the face of danger. When Messiah looked at her, she instinctively sensed that this woman wasn't as simple as she appeared, and immediately quieted down, following Grani to a nearby double room.

By the time Lin Ye snapped out of his Mary Sue reverie, the three of them were already standing at the door of the three-person suite.

The so-called three-person suite is naturally a family room. When entering the room, Lin Ye was a little worried. Would this family room be a terrible combination of a large bed and a small bed? If so, he didn't dare to think about what would happen next. Who would he sleep with? It was such a difficult decision... cough cough, his thoughts had wandered off again.

Fortunately, the family suite didn't just have two beds. It had three beds of the same size, which relieved Lin Ye slightly, but at the same time, he felt a strange sense of loss... What the heck? Why did he feel lost? Why were these weird thoughts filling his mind?

“This room is much more spacious than I imagined,” Messiah said with a smile, looking at Skadi. “So, which bed would you like?”

Skadi stood with her arms crossed, leaning against the porthole, and said nothing.

Lin Ye felt a bit of a headache. The rooms had already been assigned, so why was he still arguing about the beds? He was just bored out of his mind. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Messiah's leisurely voice: "Speaking of which, I've never experienced this kind of life before."

"That kind of life?" Lin Ye looked at Messiah. "You mean traveling by boat?"

“Yes. I already mentioned it, it’s been so many years since I last took a boat trip,” Messiah blinked and said. “Back then, the boats were wooden, and there weren’t any rooms like these. Everyone was crammed onto the deck, and if a wave came, everyone would get soaked. If the waves were bigger, a few unlucky souls might even be washed overboard. So back then, taking a boat trip was definitely the worst way to travel. Nobody would choose that mode of transport unless absolutely necessary, let alone a cruise ship like we have now.”

Lin Ye nodded and said, "After all, times have changed."

Messiah smiled and said, "And it's not just by boat; I've never experienced anything like this before."

"This way?" Lin Ye asked, somewhat puzzled. "What do you mean?"

“This feeling of traveling as a family, I’ve never experienced it before because I’ve always been alone.” Messiah slowly walked up to Skadi, looking at her with a smile. “But I’ve read quite a few of these stories in books.”

At that moment, Lin Ye suddenly sensed something was wrong.

“Like this, the father who is the head of the family but is somewhat reckless.” Messiah first looked at Lin Ye, then pointed to herself, “and the mother who has everything in order but is unwilling to steal the limelight from the head of the family.”

Finally, Messiah raised his hand and gently rubbed Skadi's head.

"There are also daughters who are overly dependent on their fathers."

pat.

That was the sound of luggage falling to the floor, hitting Lin Ye's foot, but Lin Ye didn't feel any pain.

Because he only had one thought in his mind.

If this is a dream, could you please wake him up soon?

Autumn pear cream!

Chapter 520 Warfarin's Intuition (Second Update)

Lin Ye never expected that Messiah would dare to touch Skadi's head.

Touch Skadi's head!

Oh my god!

Having known Skadi for so long, Lin Ye had never seen anyone so foolish as to touch her head… except, of course. But that wasn't important. What was important was that Lin Ye could already feel the growing coldness rising in Skadi's red eyes. Although Messiah seemed completely oblivious—of course, if it were Messiah, even if she had noticed, it wouldn't matter—her indifference didn't mean others were indifferent. If the two of them were to start fighting, wouldn't they destroy the entire ship?

Now that things had come to this, Lin Ye couldn't just stand by and watch the show anymore. He quickly stepped forward, laughing as he pulled Skadi behind him.

“Oh, it doesn’t necessarily have to be a family unit,” Lin Ye said. “It can also be friends, as long as they are equals. Nobody wants to be someone’s son or daughter for no reason.”

Actually, Lin Ye was still a little unsure when he said those words. After all, demanding equal status with a god was too arrogant no matter where it was placed. Fortunately, Messiah didn't care about such things. She simply withdrew her hand and then smiled, saying, "What you said makes sense. But it seems you're rejecting a father-daughter combination, not a husband-wife one."

What does this have to do with anything?!

Lin Ye felt that Messiah was really too difficult to deal with. She was definitely the smartest woman he had ever met in his life... no, in both his lives. No other woman could compare to her in this respect.

Ok?

It seems Mostima is possible.

Wait, wait, why did I think of Mostima again?

Lin Ye felt a great headache.

Fortunately, Grani came knocking at that moment.

"Dr. Lin, we should go to the restaurant," Grani said from outside.

Lin Ye then said with a sigh of relief, "They're here, they're here."

Then he left the room with Messiah and Skadi.

"Dr. Lin?" Grani looked at Lin Ye with some doubt and said, "Your face is so red. Are you really sick? I'd better go back and get you some medicine."

"No need, no need." Lin Ye certainly didn't want to go back, and quickly pushed Grani's back forward. "I'm fine, I'm just a little excited because I haven't been out for so long."

"Haven't been out for too long?" Warfarin suddenly interrupted, "You mean you haven't been out for too long? I think you'd love to be out every day."

Lin Ye's lips twitched involuntarily, then he turned around and glared fiercely at Warfarin. However, Warfarin was completely unafraid of Lin Ye and ignored his threat, leaving Lin Ye feeling quite helpless, as if none of the women around him were easy to deal with.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Warfarin stopped Lin Ye and slowed down, deliberately leaving the two of them at the back of the line.