Ark Traveler, I want to take a day off today too

Linley’s eyes widened immediately: “What’s going on? Are you craving for cigarettes?” However, he would still satisfy the old lynx’s small request. Then Linley took out a cigarette box from the inner layer of his coat. This was a Victorian imported product that Klushier bought specifically for Linley. Of course, someone paid a very high fee for this.

“Victoria’s goods?” Kal’tsit pushed open the door to the rooftop and took the goods from Linley’s hand. “It’s just a reasonable way to release my stress. Let’s have a good time.”

Upon hearing this, Linley could only pull out his lighter again and light one himself. The two of them used the same lighter to light their cigarettes. “What’s the grudge between Kosice and Longmen?”

"When Wei Yanwu was still the governor of Longmen, Kosice had been secretly controlling Longmen. Later, Wei Yanwu joined forces with the sick tiger of the Shi Huaiya family, the rat king of the slums, and a down-and-out nobleman named Edward to drive the immortal black snake out of Longmen."

“It sounds like that impoverished nobleman is quite important.” Linley and Kal’tsit blew out smoke rings together and looked at the busy scene below. “What’s so special about that Edward?”

“Tallulah Artelias, this is the full name of the leader of the Reunion Movement, and the name of the impoverished noble is Edward Artelias.” Kal’tsit smiled with a hint of sarcasm, “Based on the noble’s age, Edward is Tallulah’s biological father... but we don’t know anything else about this man.”

"The information about this person on the dark web and black market has been deliberately erased."

“Then Dr. Kal’tsit, your channels are really wide~” Linley glanced at the perfect profile of the person next to him. The fair and tender face seemed as if time had not been willing to operate on it - this old lynx would not have looked like this five thousand years ago, would she have also handed the axe to Pangu?

"Besides, you still haven't told me why you need my help with this matter."

"You should have come into contact with the group of shadow guards under Wei Yanwu, right?" Kal'tsit touched her nose and snorted softly.

“Yes, their fighting ability is incredible. Both their equipment and skills can be said to be first-rate.” Linley said as he suddenly pulled out the thorn and pointed behind him. “Did you just get here or have you been listening for a while?”

"I haven't been able to hide from you two for so long, but Mr. Dredger, Duke Wei invites you." A shadow guard wearing almost the same black raincoat as before walked out of the shadows, and behind him was Mon3tr, who was baring his fangs and claws. "Ms. Kal'tsit, I have no ill intentions."

“But your sudden appearance really annoys me.” Kal’tsit dusted off her cigarette ash, walked up to Linley and stared at the shadow guard. “Tell me why Wei Yanwu is looking for him?”

"I don't know, but Lord Wei has no ill intentions. Please rest assured, Miss Kal'tsit."

Miss Kal'tsit, this address sounds so strange... It's like the master of Chaldea next door calling a purple-haired tights lady a 'beautiful girl'. Kal'tsit seemed to have telepathy and slapped the cigarette out of Linley's mouth with her claws and smeared it on his face:

"If you say anything, I'll hang you on the bridge."

"Then I will take my leave first." The shadow guard nodded and disappeared in the blink of an eye. "Mr. Deruijie, please come to the Governor's Mansion tonight!"

“These guys are really scary. They look a bit like a fraternity.” Linley sighed, while Kal’tsit on the side said:

"Ursus also has similar troops, and their strength is no less than these people." Those black shadows wearing octopus-style respirators and coats instantly appeared in the woman's mind. These guys claimed to be the emperor's sharp blade.

"You mean Koschei might let these guys come to Longmen? Wouldn't that mean war?"

"As long as we can kill all those in power, no one will know that a war has taken place here." Kal'tsit explained calmly, "And don't forget that Longmen has not yet left the border of Ursus."

“Scout and Ace alone can’t stop those monsters, so I need you.” Filin, who had lived for about ten thousand years, walked in front of Lin Lei and put her head on the man’s chest. Her originally flat voice had a rare hint of weakness:

"Whether it's the Doctor or Amiya, we can no longer accept the death of the leader, so help me..."

......Longmen Outer Mine......

A group of Reunion fighters wearing yellow and black Reunion uniforms and masks walked into the base where only some children were crying. Compared with ordinary Reunion soldiers, their movements were faster and more agile, and the one who led these assassins was the Regicide.

"How come you two are in charge of this station?" King Slayer frowned. "Where is Broken Bones?"

"Has the news not yet reached the headquarters?" W said sarcastically, "It seems that the soldiers under Bonebreaker are not as obedient as I thought."

"What do you mean?" The King Slayer frowned upon hearing this, and she pulled out the dagger that was originally stuck in her leg. "You killed Bonebreaker?"

"How is that possible? Bonebreaker was captured by the people of Rhodes Island. I sent a centurion to rescue him, but he was also hacked to death by them." W shrugged and said, "So now this camp is managed by me and the guy next to me."

Froststar nodded: "What does Tallulah mean?"

"The leader wants us to launch the sabotage operation as quickly as possible and destroy everything in the Guard Bureau as much as possible." The King Slayer glanced at the child in the corner vaguely, "Are those our compatriots?"

"Well, my idea is to send someone to escort these women, children and the elderly back to the camp. It's not a good idea to stay in this mine all the time. It will also save a lot of our material reserves."

"But the leader means to arm these people as well." King Slayer endured the chill and walked to Froststar and whispered, "Let them become part of our plan."

"Is Talulah crazy?" Frost Star's eyes widened and she roared, "I will never agree to such a crazy plan!" Then, she remembered everything W had said to her in the wilderness.

'If Tallulah is no longer Tallulah, then everything makes sense.'

069.ACE: Is this domestic violence?

Unlike what Lin Lei had imagined, that there were eight hundred swordsmen ambushing in the Governor's office, the only person in the room besides Wei Yanwu, who held a high position, was Princess Wen Yue, who was wearing a kimono underneath a black suit jacket.

Not only were there no shadow guards, there were no guards either. But it was true—the man standing before Linley was none other than the strongest swordsman in the entire Dragon Gate. Anything he held could be called a ‘sword’.

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Drege, but I suppose this isn’t your first time at Longmen?” Wei Yanwu revealed a ferocious smile, while Linley nodded silently.

“The last time I came was a year and a half ago. At that time, the Dragon Gate had not yet entered the territory of Ursus, and now the Dragon Gate has not yet left Ursus.” Linley said as he sat down on the leather sofa beside him. “Why don’t you just tell me what your purpose in coming to me is.”

“Don’t be so impatient, young man.” Wei Yanwu said as he picked up the teapot and poured tea into the porcelain cup in front of Lin Lei. “On the one hand, I want to meet the chivalrous hero in the rainy night, and on the other hand, I came here for Rhodes Island.”

"Try it. This is good tea picked from the interior of Yan'e. I refused to give it to that old guy Adams the last time he asked for it."

“Sounds like I should try it more carefully?” Linley pinched the tiny cup with his fingers and drank it all in one gulp. “It tastes good, but it’s a pity that I don’t drink tea much. Coke might be more suitable for me than tea.”

Wei Yanwu immediately revealed an expression that said, "You are such a tasteless little bastard," and sat down across from Linley. "Then let's get this straight. First, what do you think of the Reunion Movement? And what does Rhodes Island think of the Reunion Movement?"

“If you ask me, then I can tell you, but I can’t say what Rhodes Island thinks of me… You should probably ask my leader about this kind of question.” Linley shrugged, “But as for me… So Ursus needs a reunion movement, but the reunion movement is not in the right hands right now.”

"It sounds like you know their leader, Tallulah?"

“You know him too, so let’s not fool each other.” Linley held his chin and stared at Wei Yanwu, who was also staring at him. “What is your relationship with Edward Artelias? What is Kosice’s relationship with you?”

"Where do you know so much?"

“If I say that Kosciuszko told me this himself, would you believe me?” This was a lie, but Linley said it anyway. After all, he didn’t know what Wei Yanwu’s attitude was towards Kosciuszko and the Integration Movement, and what Tallulah meant to him.

“Impossible! Koschei is dead!” Instantly, dragon might and sword energy burst out from this ruler and swept towards Linley. Linley said expressionlessly:

"He's not dead, and he's still using Tallulah's body. I saw it with my own eyes in Chernobyl!" The man's low roar instantly dispelled the pressure on Wei Yanwu. "If I'm right, this is revenge."

“But it’s not just revenge, kid.” Wei Yanwu looked at Linley deeply. “Koschei is not a person who would do something driven by hatred and anger. He would do this for only one reason: he needs the excuse of the Reunion Movement to attack Longmen.”

"Wenyue, do you have any wine? I want to have a drink with this boy." Wei Yanwu said softly, and Wenyue would naturally not stop her husband at this time, "After all, you need wine to listen to stories, right? But boy..." Wei Yanwu paused:

"If you tell this story to others, not only will my people come after you, but even the Yan Kingdom's imperial guards will probably come after you."

"It sounds scary, but go ahead."

Just as the old man and the young were drinking and telling stories of the past, Misha finally met Broken Bones.

Looking at the face that was almost identical to hers but much thinner and paler, Misha didn't know what to say for a moment, "Ya..."

"Alex is dead, Misha...died on that snowy day with our mother."

“I’m sorry…” Misha lowered her head, and in her hand she tightly grasped the amulet that Lin Lei had stuffed into her at noon, as if only this amulet could give her the strength to continue standing in front of her brother.

"You are standing with our enemies, Misha." Broken Bones sat in his chair with a pale face, but he had no way to move freely. No matter the chains on his hands or the alarms on his feet, any extraordinary behavior on his part would attract the security guard at the door.

The man codenamed ACE stood in a corner of the room motionless, as if nothing in the world was worth his concern. No matter what Broken Bone did, he would not care as long as it did not threaten him or others.

"Enemy? Rhodes Island is not the enemy!" Misha retorted subconsciously, "They are helping those infected, those children who are living in poverty... and you are hurting those who are trying to live."

"We are just practicing the creed of 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth'!" Broken Bones growled, "We should treat our friends as warmly as the spring breeze, but those people, whether they are from the Dragon Gate Guard Bureau..."

Before she finished her words, the girl's hand had already made intimate contact with Broken Bone's face.

"Snapped!"

"When you were doing this, didn't you ever think that there are still some people who are doing their best to make life better for the infected?" Misha thought of Officer Chen, who looked extremely serious but showed leniency to her and those innocent infected people.

After seeing ACE nodding at her in the corner, Misha mustered up her courage and said, "How many people have you, the soldiers of the Reunion Movement, and the Sarkaz mercenaries who are in cahoots with you, killed? Don't you have any idea of how many people have you killed?"

"You are the first to use hatred and violence in this city! Not all the infected people!"

"We are just those cowardly compatriots who have found a brighter path!"

"Snapped!"

"Bright, where is the bright? Do you mean using grenades and crossbows to kill passers-by?" Misha laughed in anger, "Those Sarkaz mercenaries didn't give those ordinary people a chance!"

"If Mother were still alive, she would be very disappointed in you, Alex!"

The hesitation and uneasiness before seeing her brother completely disappeared at this moment. A feeling of "How can this little bastard be so naughty" arose spontaneously. Misha rolled up her sleeves thinking this way: "A stupid brother like you, I will teach you a lesson!"

070. Ursus-style education (4K)

ACE swore with his nearly 40 years of life that he had never seen such an interesting and violent family action movie. He only saw Misha kick the extremely weak Broken Bones to the ground, and then rode on him:

"Admit it or not!"

"What's wrong with me!"

"Snapped!"

"What's wrong with me!"

"Snapped!"

There were only the sound of loud and clear slaps. ACE even wanted a bottle of wine and a plate of peanuts to eat while watching. At this time, there was a knock on the door - it was Amiya. The little rabbit just poked his head in and saw Misha waving her hands and slapping the broken bones on his head, which were a little red and swollen.

"Clap clap clap clap!"

"What are you doing?" Amiya mouthed to ACE who was watching the show in the corner.

"A sister hits her brother, what else could that be?" ACE was speaking the truth, of course. In response, Amiya could only quietly close the door again to leave space for the brother and sister in the room.

Misha lifted Broken Bone's collar and patted his face with her other hand: "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. You should do this to Ursus, to those who are really oppressing us, instead of coming here and going crazy against innocent people!"

"Father may have done something wrong, but revenge is not what we should do as sons of men! All we can do is atone for our sins!" The girl raised her swollen hand and said, "Do you admit your mistake?"

"I don't admit it!" Broken Bones still maintained his unyielding appearance, but his voice and tone were much softer. If this were a game, Broken Bones' status bar would have added a message that his determination was wavering.

“And what’s wrong with speaking up for your fellow man?”

"Your way of expressing your opinions is to shout at other people's homes with a loud speaker?" Misha raised her fist again and said, "I will replace my father and mother to complete the education you have not received in these years!"

Don't ask why Broken Bones didn't resist. Not to mention that Broken Bones hadn't eaten anything except water for almost two days, his hands were still shackled. Misha had just finished dinner not long ago. Although her physical condition was not as good as that of Rhodes Island's field operators, it was definitely much better than her stupid Ou Doudou.

Then a new round of domestic violence began, and at this moment, Lin Lei and Wei Yanwu had three rounds of drinks.

The war that laid the foundation for Longmen’s rule and order also came to an end in Wei Yanwu’s bland narration. “So no matter whether it’s Sir Chen or Tallulah, they have to call you uncle?” Linley said in disbelief as he put down his wine glass.

"Is it true that Mr. Chen is a relative?"

"That's right, but I failed to save their mother and my brother Edward." Wei Yanwu responded after drinking the last drop of wine in his glass, "But Huijie's current position is related to her own efforts. I didn't give her too much care in politics."

"And the current situation is that Black Snake might want them to kill each other?" Wei Yanwu said as he stood up and walked towards his desk. "So I hope you can help me, or help the poor child who lost his mother and sister when he was young."

To persuade him with emotion or reason? Although Lin Lei drank a lot, his alcohol tolerance had been honed through drinking with Xingxiong! How could he be so easily used as a gun by the person in front of him?

“Mr. Wei, I can help you, but I can’t do it for free.” Linley responded calmly, “After all, I am still a Rhodes Islander. If you want me to take private jobs… I have to pay you more.” He took out his thorn and placed it on the table. “Also, how do you want me to help you? Shoot Chen Sir to death before he meets Tallulah?”

"How come you didn't get beaten to death for talking like that in Rhodes Island?" Wei Yanwu frowned, opened the table, and took out an extremely exquisite walnut box from it. "I hope you can protect Chen when she fights with Tallulah or Kosice, and then bring her back."

“Then why can’t you do this?” Linley touched his nose. “With the strength of you or your shadow guards, it shouldn’t be a problem to ensure the safety of Mr. Chen, right?”

“We have our own battlefield, and if a Lungmen Governor appears outside of Lungmen, do you know what this means?” Wei Yanwu said as he threw the box to Linley. “The Chixiao that Huijie used was originally my sword, but I can’t use it anymore. I asked someone to make this with the remaining raw materials from making Chixiao.”

"The Shadow Guard said that your swordsmanship is not inferior to his, so I think this should satisfy you."

Upon hearing this, Linley opened the box immediately. It turned out to be a dagger. Both the pattern and the dark red blade light were almost exactly the same as the Chi Xiao in Chen's hand. It could even be said that this dagger was a smaller version of Chi Xiao.

“It’s really good, but I still prefer to use a gun… But this one is not bad either.” Linley closed the wooden box and put it directly into his pocket. “I’ll take this commission. Also, can I ask why you asked me to do it?”

"Because you are strong enough, and you still have a certain degree of kindness towards others, which is something I can no longer do." Wei Yanwu said, waving his hands impatiently, "Besides, the fact that you can persuade the Rat King is enough, now get out!"

“Okay! We’ll meet again someday~” Lin Lei said as he pushed open the office door and left. After Lin Lei left, Wei Yanwu also looked at Wen Yue:

"What do you think of him, ma'am?"

"From the moment he saw you to the moment he left, he didn't show any sign of losing his momentum... Also, is there really no other way? Do Xiao Chen and Xiao Ta really want to kill each other?"

"If Xiaota's consciousness has not been completely assimilated by Kosice, then there is still a chance... If not, I will send Xiaota away myself, and then I will send you and Xiaochen to the inland." Wei Yanwu said softly, but the will in his voice was heavy.

"The sins of the previous generation should be ended by the previous generation. It's just that Xiaota suffered... and maybe I should have died on that day, and these tragedies might not have happened."

In this regard, Wen Yue could only hug Wei Yanwu's head and comfort him softly: "This is not your fault, this is not your fault..."

......Star Bear's Apartment......

When Linley opened the door to the girl’s house, he was surprised to find that Xingxiong had not fallen asleep as he had thought. Instead, he was sitting at the dining table, looking at him with drunken eyes:

"Welcome back."

Xingxiong, whose figure can only be described as tall, was wearing only a thin black underwear besides a white shirt. His long green, wet hair was casually draped over his shoulders and exuded a faint scent of shower gel.

“I thought you were asleep.” Lin Lei said softly, taking off his shoes and walking to sit next to Xingxiong. “Don’t you have to go to work tomorrow?”

"You smell strongly of alcohol~" Xingxiong frowned and asked slightly mischievously: "Did you go to see the boss or drink wine?"

“I would like to drink flower wine, but it’s a pity that Longmen doesn’t have it. I’ll go to the East Country next time I get a chance~” Linley sighed and rested his head on the other’s shoulder. “Originally I thought it was just Kal’tsit who came to see me, but later Wei Yanwu also came to see me. I had this drink with him.”

“Ah?!” Xingxiong suddenly sobered up and looked at Linley nervously. “Did I hear correctly? Governor Wei wants to have a drink with you?”