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

"Don't forget you owe me a drink."

031. Maria: Ku Luxi! (rd update)

"So what happened last night?" Zofia stared at the body collection team at her doorstep. The twelve bodies had been wrapped up by the team, but the blood on the ground had not been cleaned up yet, which made the female knight feel fear and confusion.

"Could it be that Deruijie was targeted by the Wuzhou League? But it seems that all the dead are from the Wuzhou League? This guy is really something. If he is fine, he didn't even send me a message." Liren said and glanced at her phone. She found that there was no other message except her niece's message: "Aunt, I will be there in five minutes!"

Of course, this is because a certain person has received countless business invitations from other newspapers and spokespersons. After all, how can something purely for money be as important as taking care of and training one's own niece?

"If I remember correctly, the last time you and I practiced swordplay was before Margaret left." Zofia looked at Maria in armor and smiled in Spartan style: "Do you still remember which swordplay technique it is, which country it comes from, and how to use it?"

"Uh, what's that move called...ah, hahahaha" Maria then scratched her head and laughed awkwardly, and Zofia also laughed:

"So is our Knight Maria ready?"

"Gu..."

......Baiyinsong Hotel......

“Good morning, Miss Xinteleya. Why do you look so listless? Did you have a lot of work to do yesterday?” Lin Lei was still wearing a coat and a tricorn hat. It could be said that his current outfit was very suitable for going to Yharnam.

“In fact, there weren’t many left, but suddenly we found out that a team of assassins had lost contact at the doorstep of the Whip Knight.” Bai Jin rubbed his dark circles and looked at Lin Lei unhappily: “The deaths of those guys are also related to you, right?”

“Would you believe me if I said it had nothing to do with it?” Linley smiled and held out his hand: “How did you guess that?”

“After all, when I reported the casualties to my leaders, they didn’t say anything but remained silent. I knew something was wrong.” The girl glanced at the monarch butterfly behind Linley and asked, “Are you really not afraid that the No Helmet Alliance will cause trouble for you in the dark?”

As she spoke, she obediently placed her unguarded hand on Linley’s palm. In a sense, this was a submission of the weak to the strong, and Platinum was undoubtedly in the position of a weaker party when facing this unknown archer.

Not to mention that her Oathkeeper arm armor, which worked every time, was only temporarily borrowed from the other party. Secondly, even if she had a hundred guts, she would not dare to conflict with the two great men. “So obedient this time?” Lin Lei was a little surprised. “In fact, I wouldn’t say anything if you didn’t turn your hand over.”

"After all, one should be grateful to the person who has benefited from him, and one should be grateful to the person who has benefited from him... It's okay for you to take advantage of him a little." Xintelaiya didn't care. It was just holding hands after all. How dare he sleep with her in the street?

“Have you decided where to go? If not, I’d like to go take a look after breakfast.” Just treat it as a field trip, Lin Lei added silently in his mind.

"I definitely have no objection. I'll take you wherever you want to go." Bai Jin shrugged, "Of course, if you want to visit the board meeting of the Business Federation, then I definitely can't help you. Besides, you haven't told me yet... Are you really not afraid?"

“Why should I be afraid? Although the Wuzhou League may seem like a killer organization, don’t forget… they are also motivated by profit.” Linley said calmly, “Once they are sure that the power behind me has great commercial potential, how could they possibly kill me?”

And compared to them coming to trouble me? I have already given them face by not causing trouble for them. Although it is not the original Breath of Leviathan, Linley is still eager to consecrate this Yiwu version of the bow. Since it is to be consecrated, wouldn’t the blood of a blue gold or black iron be the best sacrifice?

"But you are really brave." Bai Jin had nothing to say about this. "Then let's go eat first. Where do you want to go?"

“Just decide. If possible, I’d like to find a place closer to where the Infected Knights compete.” Linley narrowed his eyes again. Although he didn’t know who they were, he was sure that a few people had locked onto him when he said this.

Why does this guy seem to care so much about the infected? Is it related to the forces behind him or his own interests? Speaking of which, he went to meet those famous infected knights yesterday. While thinking, Bai Jin pulled him and quickly mixed into the crowd: "Then come with me, but I haven't been to that store for a long time. I don't know if it's still that old lady."

A quarter of an hour later, Lin Lei and Bai Jin each held a fragrant freshly baked pancake. The soft dough was matched with perfectly braised pig meat. The old lady who ran the shop even remembered the girls and gave them an extra piece of meat.

"You shouldn't talk about such things in public." Bai Jin suggested quietly while holding a scone. It must be said that not having to do anything in the morning and being able to eat whatever she wanted really gave the girl a false sense of happiness - this was exactly the life she longed for.

"Oh, is there a problem? After all, the fact that infected people can also participate in the knight competition is what your Knight Association agrees to, right?"

"Yes, but some people don't think so. And if I remember correctly, a considerable number of traditional knight nobles also look down on infected knights, believing that these patients tarnish the glory of knight competition." Xinteleya glanced at the back: "For example, those two guys, judging from the emblem, they should be from the Boiling Blood Knights. They are descendants of a traditional noble knight family."

“It doesn’t matter. If they try to cause trouble, I’ll break their hands and hang them on the wall.” Linley opened his mouth wide and asked for a large piece of scone. “I have to say, Miss Xinteleya, you really know how to eat.”

"It's just some beautiful memories from my childhood." Xinteleya shook her head. The smile on her face was no longer the sweet smile of yesterday's internet celebrity. Instead, it was a recollection of the good old days. "It's a pity that I don't have much time and leisure to experience it now. How is the salary in your company, Mr. Drijer?"

“In a sense, it’s good.” Linley said as he placed the half-remaining scone in the girl’s hand. “Help me hold it. I need to eat more later.”

"Isn't this a bad idea?"

“They’re all waving at me, so there’s no reason for me not to go. And if I don’t deal with them, those infected knights participating in the knight competition might also be affected.” Linley waved his hand as he walked towards the two young knights who were obviously not good people.

"Uncle, I like these arrogant little bastards the most~"

032. The era of Grandpa Knight is over (fourth update!)

If one were to look for a knightly order that was a good combination of a traditional knight family and a capital enterprise, then the Boiling Blood Knights, which had both huge financial support and the ancient knight family 'Ingra', could be considered the best.

The ancient knight heritage is perfectly combined with the endless stream of new knights under capital operation. It can be said that every knight of the Boiling Blood Knights, from the knight apprentice to the grand knight of the Knights Templar, has inherited the wild fighting style of this family, and every time a knight of the Knights Templar falls, the remaining knights will become more powerful.

In a sense, the entire Knights Temperance is an oversized revenge warrior, which is why most knights and ordinary people would choose to retreat when they see the extremely eye-catching battle axes and cloth armor of the Knights Temperance of Boiling Blood - no one wants to fight with a group of lunatics who become stronger and stronger as they fight.

Enix and Yasha are the latest batch of people who have been promoted from apprentices to official knights, and they have also inherited the ancient family's disdain for those infected with mineral disease: "That boy really doesn't know his place. With such a beautiful girl, he actually wants to watch the fights of those infected. Isn't that just a fight between mud legs? What's so good about it?"

"Do you think we should beat that guy up?" Enix whispered, "I don't think he's dressed like a noble knight, and he doesn't have any protective armor."

"Look, that guy has already come over here, hasn't he?" Yasha responded immediately, "But it's not good to fight on the street, let's go to the alley next to us, and just in time to tell the nearby infected knights who is the master of this city!"

But then, the guy who looked like a bounty hunter broke the fantasy of the two young Kuranta with his actions. Before Enix's axe fell, Yasha's body flew high and hit his arms like a huge sandbag!

"boom!"

“Tell me, who are you and what do you want to do?” Linley said as he kicked Yasha in the chest. Ice crystals gradually spread from the soles of his shoes to the two knights. The cold and hard ice crystals pried open the connection between the armor little by little and extended inwards!

"If you kill me, the Boiling Blood Knights will not let you go later, and the Knights Association will not let you go either!" Yasha had never felt death so close to him. He now felt like being stripped naked and thrown in the snow in the middle of winter, and the worst thing was that there was a series of spikes in the snow!

“Killing people is against the law, I know that.” Linley squatted down and looked at the two knights. “So I will at most paralyze you halfway. These ice crystals won’t kill you directly, but the long-term low temperature will make your limbs and nerves less sensitive, and your muscles will be frozen…”

"I don't think even the largest knight order would be willing to take in two knights who were paralyzed because of provoking trouble, right?"

The man's smile now looked like a devil: "So tell me, what do you want to do?"

"I just heard that you wanted to watch those losers' games and wanted to teach you a lesson... Is that ok?"

“That’s really boring. The era of knights is over.” Linley stomped his feet again as he spoke. The ice crystal slowly dissipated like powder. “And you remind me of those warriors who used civilians to test their swords. It’s really disgusting.”

Although the Ice Crystal disappeared, neither Enix, who had fainted, nor Yasha, who had a ferocious look on her face, could move their bodies: "You...what did you do to us?"

"It's nothing, just a small gift. Don't worry, you won't die." The man said and snapped his fingers. An ice crystal suddenly rose from the ground and completely pierced the calves of the two knights!

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

The knight's fierce howl suddenly resounded throughout the alley. Bai Jin, who was standing next to the shop and chatting with the old lady who had run the shop for more than ten years, couldn't help but look sideways: "Fuck, what did that guy do? But he still has the energy to scream, so he shouldn't be dead."

By the time some brave pedestrians arrived at this rarely visited alley, Lin Lei had already disappeared.

"Well, it's still hot, how nice." The man took the pancake and sighed at Bai Jin's eyes again, while the girl touched the other's chest:

"You didn't kill those two guys?"

“Of course not, but these two people probably won’t be able to participate in any knight competitions in the short term.” Linley said with a ‘sad’ look on his face: “And why didn’t you ask me if I was injured? There were two of them!”

"Don't give me that. At least I know it wasn't you who was screaming just now." Bai Jin rolled his eyes in a rather coquettish way, "Let's go?"

"Walk"

......Underground Knights Stadium......

Compared with the tickets for the upcoming Knights Championship, the tickets for this pure points tournament were quite cheap. Of course, the venues here were not as good as those sponsored by companies. Neither the arena nor the seats in the audience could be considered clean. However, Lin Lei still bought two portions of popcorn and two cups of Coke.

“Why do you look like you’re going to the movies?” Bai Jin took the popcorn and Coke that Lin Lei handed over with a dazed look on his face.

"Well, what else? Damn, this Coke doesn't have any gas, so I give it a bad review!" The man said indifferently, "After all, if we spend money, can the knights also get some money from it?"

"I don't know, but there should be a certain amount of appearance fee subsidy, right?" Bai Jin took a sip of Coke after sitting down, "Shit! Mine is also flat, isn't this just cough syrup?"

"That's still better than cough syrup."

Not long after, following the referee’s order, several knights, all of whom had some black mineral crystals on their bodies, entered the arena. Their armor was not as good as the armor of the Boiling Blood Knights that Linley had just beaten up. Some of them even wore different parts of several different sets of armor. Among these infected knights, he once again saw that familiar red figure.

"Sona...Is she actually going to participate in this kind of points competition?"

"She probably came here for the prize money. With the Flametail Knight's points, it's more than enough to enter the trials." Bai Jin explained in a low voice, "But are you here just to see her?"

"Of course not. I'm here to look for a venue for a young knight who's still in training."

033. Miss Platinum, you have to work overtime~ (th update!)

Not only Linley and Platinum discovered the existence of Flametail, but the experienced Knight Zarak also discovered the two of them. Although this kind of thing would not break Sona's faith, she still felt a little dazed when she saw these two people sitting together so closely.

"How dare that guy sit so close to the guy from the Wuzhou League? Isn't he afraid that the assassin from the Wuzhou League will poison him?"

Sona was thinking wildly while dodging attacks from all directions with her own agility, "Hey, how did you survive in that cage full of claw beasts with such a fight!"

"Flametail, don't be so arrogant! Although I know that you will most likely get all the points this time when you participate in the competition, these points and the biggest prize will not be given to you so easily!" A Kuranta infected knight holding a battle axe suddenly rushed out from the encirclement of several people and chopped towards Flametail from behind!

The girl just slid sideways nimbly and bumped into another Filin Knight who had the same idea as her.

"It looks like I'll be the one to take all your points~" Yanwei smiled and raised the rapier in her hand. Compared with yesterday, her movements were indeed much simpler and more capable. She moved among the battle groups of several infected people like the most cunning predator in the jungle without getting hurt.

Every time she thrust her sword, she gained points from an infected person. “Just stand over there and watch my progress!” the little squirrel thought, while Linley threw another popcorn into his mouth with an expressionless face.

"Well, the popcorn tastes pretty good, but every time I drink this Coke I want to give this venue a bad review."

Very good, there is some bloodshed and these infected people are still restrained to a certain extent, even if this tolerance means that they can't make money today and then can't buy bread sold by those small vendors. But it is better to starve than to kill your compatriots. If they die here, how can they take revenge on the nobles and capitalists who treat them as playthings for viewing!

As time passed, fewer and fewer infected knights were able to stand, while the red figure continued to leap for joy in the field like a ball of fire, and Linley finally ate the last popcorn in the bucket.

"Very good, but this place may not be suitable for her." He frowned and whispered, this place is still too civilized, too restrained... After all, this place is still under the control of that Knights Association, and most people are thinking of stopping at the right time...

But this kind of thought should never appear in a fighter or a knight who shoulders the glory of his family.

Platinum on the side glanced at him and said slowly: "The Infected Knight Arena like this is already a very bloody part of all the arenas. The blood rate in such a place is already very high... If you want to find something more exciting... then it can't be an arena certified by the Knight Association."

"It sounds like you know that too?"

“The Helmetless Alliance once went to places like this to hunt down disobedient tournament knights.” Bai Jin’s voice was very soft, so soft that only Lin Lei could hear it clearly. “And I was very unfortunate to become the commander of that operation.”

“It looks like another midnight operation then?” Linley smiled, then took the popcorn bucket that Platinum had only eaten a little of, and said, “If you don’t want to eat, I’ll continue to eat~”

"You can eat, but if you want to go to a place like that, the ordinary laws of Casimir don't apply there, and there are quite a lot of infected people in that place." The girl said indifferently, "If you are not careful, you may be at risk of being infected, but if you really want to go, I can still take you there."

"Then let's go in two days."

As Linley spoke, he was thinking about how long it would take for Zofia to train Maria into a qualified competitive knight. What he had to do was to make this competitive knight less "competitive". Fighting and blood were the fastest way to transform an ignorant rookie.

At this moment, there was only one infected knight holding a lance left in the field, but he was much faster and more agile than Flametail. "It looks like the winner of this match is about to be announced." The man stood up while speaking, and the cup of cola, which he thought was even more unpalatable than cough syrup, was left there.

"Yeah, there's a huge gap between that man and Flametail." At this time, Platinum's phone rang, "Who are you?"

"Your Excellency Lord Platinum, you can call me Spokesperson Charne. The directors have some tasks for you to carry out, and these plans have been approved by Lord Sapphire." The voice of the spokesperson of the Chamber of Commerce on the other end of the phone was gentle and reserved.

"I will be waiting for you on my private terrace. I believe my position will not be a problem for the youngest platinum king in history."

The spokesperson then hung up the phone, and Bai Jin's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. The audience who didn't know the truth were even wondering whether such a beautiful girl was so angry because someone around her said something bad about her.

“Looks like there’s something urgent going on again?” Linley pulled the girl up from her seat. “It seems like the No Heroes Alliance is not idle any more.”

"The lower your position, the more work you have to do." Although she was extremely reluctant, Xinteleya rubbed her face and adjusted herself. "Then there may be other people coming to monitor you. But if possible, please notify me before you start killing people."

"Oh, are you so confident that I won't do anything if you come?"

“No, I just want to take this opportunity to slack off.” Bai Jin said as he walked away from Lin Lei. “See you tomorrow at the same time and place, Mr. Dredge.”

“See you there~”

.......A quarter of an hour later......

Before Linley could even walk out of the arena’s gate, he was stopped by the familiar red figure. “Where’s that woman?”

"You sound like you're catching someone cheating, Miss Sona." The man smiled and ruffled the girl's hair, which was wet from the battle. "She naturally has her own work to do, and what about you...do you have any other competitions?"

“Of course not, but do you have anything to do later? Can you accompany me to a place?” The girl said as she stuffed a coin into Linley’s hand: “This is your reward.”

034.Sona

“Drejie, are you going to just agree to this?” Sona put her hands behind her back and bent over like an ordinary girl next door. She looked up at Linley who was standing beside her with a calm expression. “Just one gold coin?”

“What else? Since you’ve already paid me, I’m willing to be your escort.” Linley shrugged. “Anyway, there’s not much for me to do in the Great Knight Territory. After all, it will take time for the Commerce Federation or the Supervisory Commission to notice someone like him.”

"But you can't buy much with just one gold coin." The girl said softly, "Also, thank you for your guidance and help yesterday. My oripathy seems to have improved a lot."

The man looked at the girl beside him, almost possessed by a ghost. He put his hand on her hairy head and rubbed it hard: "But that's only temporary. You can think of it as a form of Originium magic. If you want to live longer, you have to receive formal treatment."

"Live long? This may be a luxury for us." The girl didn't mind the other party playing tricks on her head. In a sense, she felt that this feeling was quite comfortable. "Here, the infected can't live like a normal person. We are just ornaments for those guys."

But before Sona could say anything else, Lin Lei tilted her head. The force was not strong but it could suddenly lift people’s spirits: “Why did you hit me? Believe it or not, I will use my sword to pierce two holes in your stomach so that you will leak water when you drink water at night!”

The Zalak girl bared her teeth and threatened the man, while Linley smiled and rubbed the man’s head again: “But not many people can survive with a hole in their stomach. After all, I am not that unrivaled cat.”

This girl is really similar to Amiya. At their age, they should have been enjoying their lives like ordinary girls, but now they have to bear burdens far beyond their age because of oripathy... But what were I doing when I was their age?

Hiss... It seems like she is being tortured by exams and further studies in high school, but even so, it is better than the living conditions of these children now. Lin Lei sighed, and the healing white light in his hand flashed again and was thrown into the girl's body:

"But where are you going next?"

"Of course I went shopping. The money I won from the game today is just enough to buy some more food and clothes for those kids." Yanwei chuckled and pointed to the bakery nearby. "But because I am infected, I am not allowed to enter stores like this, but you are not..."