Man on the ark, forced to become king

Indeed, helping the White Wolf Assassin was a very wise choice. He only killed a few insignificant characters, but gained a bright future!

Thinking of this, Dasmi suddenly looked up at Lappland, his eyes almost overflowing with fervor, his distorted expression forcibly forming a fawning smile, which was extremely eerie.

Lapland was even more frightened.

She was called a madwoman, but this person was far more insane than her. It was impossible to guess what he was up to. Anyone with a modicum of rationality would not want to be with such a guy, sharing a room with him.

He's gone mad to this extent that it wouldn't be surprising if he jumped up and beat himself up or even killed himself the next second.

“Miss Lappland, you can rest and recuperate here with me from now on. Don’t worry about anything. I will take care of all those bastards who are chasing you.”

Dasmi's voice trembled with extreme excitement, his fiery eyes were filled with madness and bloodlust, and his face was twisted and grotesque like a demon, with a hint of fawning. He gave the impression of a severely ill patient who had just escaped from a mental hospital.

He tried to appear more humble and respectful, but this respect was not directed at the white wolf in front of him.

As long as he can gain the favor and reward of that person, he wouldn't mind licking the white wolf even if it were replaced with wood or something else. That's his attitude, regardless of who he's dealing with.

If the White Wolf is indeed connected to that important person, then he has to treat him with respect!

Simply saving lives is not enough; we must also deal with the subsequent troubles and nip them in the bud!

Do things well; what if there are benefits later? Even if it's just a little, it's something many people can't achieve in their entire lives!

He had already sent people to investigate. The family that was chasing the White Wolf was just a second-rate family that had suddenly risen to prominence this year. They had no real foundation and were just a bunch of rabble. They had lost most of their men because of the White Wolf incident. Now they were probably not even as good as some small families. It wouldn't be too difficult to deal with them.

In Syracuse, such families can appear and disappear overnight, and no one cares.

"I……"

Lappland opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything, just nodded silently.

She realized that this guy was indeed a highly mentally unstable person. No matter what he wanted to do, it was best to go along with him before her injuries healed. Who knew if this kind of psychopath would be provoked into suddenly going crazy?

'Once I recover, I'll find a chance to leave and then figure out how to repay this favor.'

Secretly making plans, the white wolf girl couldn't help but think of the person she had fought alongside before.

As expected... I still really want to see Texas.

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wow~

The belt with a dozen or so grenades hanging from it fell to the ground, twisted into a ball. W, looking travel-worn, stretched his arms, his face bearing scorch marks from some unknown source, and his clothes were torn in many places, as if he had just returned from the battlefield.

That's probably true in all likelihood.

"Boss, are you looking for me?"

With her bright red tentacles swaying slightly, W took off her tattered coat under the glow of the golden tree, stretched her waist, and the T-shirt clinging to her body perfectly outlined the girl's figure.

"Well, there's something I'd like you to do."

Lin Lu nodded, her gaze sweeping over her before finally settling on the coat that had been carelessly tossed on the ground.

"Did you just come back from the battlefield?"

"Sure."

W spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world, completely unconcerned.

Although Kazdel is now nominally unified, that is only the beginning.

Accustomed to lawless mercenaries, the underground black market that has thrived during the civil war, outside speculators and spies, and a large number of infected thugs who have become numb and insane—there are many problems that need to be solved.

Previously, Theresis had focused his main efforts abroad. He planned to leave Kazdel temporarily after expelling Babel, so he hadn't paid much attention to the territories under his rule. Theresa wanted to take charge, but she didn't have the ability.

The consequence of this was that all the Sarkaz people except those who joined the Tower of Babel and the Royal Army were in a state of complete chaos and disorder. Even if they were to be unified again, it would only be a unification of the upper echelons, and would not reach the common people at the bottom.

There are plenty of mercenaries and thugs unwilling to accept constraints, and the underground black market, which has made a fortune, is even less willing to give up what it has already gained. Therefore, if we want to achieve true and complete unification, war is still inevitable.

The difference is that the two sides in the war changed from two royal heirs to regular troops and bandits, and the scale changed from large-scale combat to decentralized bandit suppression.

Theresis dispersed the royal army into smaller groups and also hired mercenary groups willing to serve the royal court to assist in the mopping-up operations. Part of the spoils of war were distributed as commissions, and captured thugs or mercenaries were thrown into the Originium mines to continue creating value.

He planned to use war to sustain war and slowly restore the vitality of this devastated country.

W accepted the royal court's offer to help eliminate thugs and unruly mercenaries in the wild. However, her goal was not the commission, but to hone her skills in battle. She has indeed made remarkable progress and is now proficient in using basic fire-based prayers. Unlike at the beginning, when she would only use one Fire Sin and burn all her clothes to ashes.

"I recently encountered a tough group. Their equipment was all new and looked like high-end stuff. They must have connections outside. These spies who were deliberately let in to cause trouble are the primary targets. It took me a lot of effort."

"Wow, you're even thinking about these things now?"

"What's that look in your eyes?"

Feeling looked up and down as if he were an idiot, W immediately bristled and became very dissatisfied. He put his hands on his hips and shouted, "I'm a Sarkaz, for goodness' sake!"

"That's a good thing. Progress is a good thing."

People grow up. W did come from a humble background, but that doesn't mean she's stupid. On the contrary, she's very smart. The trials of war have made her grow at an astonishing speed, which Lin Lu is happy to see.

"Tch, one day you'll see me in a new light!"

W grumbled in dissatisfaction, then asked, "What can I do? Apart from Hadley and Ines, anyone here is better than me. What can I possibly do?"

It's no wonder she felt useless; everyone who could settle in the Golden Tree was a god, a true big shot. Her two ounces of flesh weren't even as thick as a single hair on their bodies, so at most she could only do odd jobs.

A person should know their own limitations. As a mercenary who lives on the edge of a knife, she is quite self-aware.

"Don't underestimate yourself. You're still young and have a bright future ahead of you. You might even be stronger when you reach their age."

Lin Lu smiled and patted her shoulder, casually making a promise.

"I'm planning to send you to Syracuse to do something for me."

Syracuse? What's up?

W read the name aloud with a sense of unfamiliarity. Her knowledge of countries or cities outside of Kazdel was limited to 'knowing' them, without any real connection to them.

"I've recently become interested in that area. After you go, help me secure two people for the plant, and then find a place to plant it."

Lin Lu took out a golden tree seed the size of an egg, along with a test tube containing bright red liquid, and handed it over.

"This is……"

"The seeds of the golden tree, and my blood, can sprout if you mix them together and bury them in the soil. However, it will be much slower than if I did it myself, so you will probably need to go for two to three months this time."

"Time is not a problem. I'll get ready and leave right away."

W accepted the tree seed and test tubes without hesitation, and even planned to set off immediately.

She didn't care about or concern herself with things like what Syracuse was, who the people to be protected were, or why trees needed to be planted.

No other reason is needed, nor is it necessary to know the inside story; as long as it's Lin Lu's arrangement, that's enough.

"No need to rush, there's plenty of time."

Lin Lu was both amused and exasperated by this. He could tell that W treated his words as gospel, obeying them in every way possible. His loyalty was off the charts.

But he didn't treat W like an insignificant tool like Darcy.

"If you just leave like this, what will happen to the team you've built? Also, you need to rest properly after just coming back from the battlefield and get back into shape."

"Your business is the most important. Tell those people to disperse on the spot. I don't care if they die."

W carefully placed the tree seeds and test tubes into the tactical pouch hanging on his waist, still intending to take action immediately.

God knows how long she had been waiting for this opportunity. In the past, Lin Lu had only handled major events, which were far beyond her reach. With those big shots around, she didn't even have the room to intervene. She could only run around outside all day, occasionally bringing back some resources. Even Hedley and Ines, who were in charge of building houses and doing hard labor, were more useful than her.

She had obtained a lot from the golden tree, but it was of no use to her, which made her feel a sense of crisis.

For her, being worthless was worse than death.

Being useless means being dispensable and potentially discarded at any time, which is something she absolutely cannot accept.

Now that she finally had a chance, something she could do, W didn't say it outwardly, but she was actually overjoyed.

Wait? How could we possibly wait!

She must set off now, immediately, and get this done!

However, as soon as she lifted her leg, she found herself being hugged, and a large hand gently stroked her hair.

"Listen to me, go rest for a day, then find some information to learn about the specific situation in Syracuse, and then I will find someone to send you there."

Lin Lu's voice came from behind, gentle yet carrying an undeniable air of authority.

"……Um."

W's body stiffened for a moment, then softened, and she nodded dazedly, closing her eyes comfortably.

She didn't want it to be like this, but... it really felt so good...

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"Thirty thousand Lungmen Dollars?!"

At Black Steel International's Lungmen branch, Texas stared wide-eyed at the price list handed to him by the person in charge, his eyes filled with disbelief.

The lines of fees printed on the paper made her dizzy, and the final total amount left her speechless.

Black Wolf from Syracuse never imagined that the price to get to Syracuse using Blacksteel International's route would be a whopping 30,000 LMD! And that was with a shared ride!

Heaven has mercy on her. Despite working overtime to take on more orders, her monthly salary is less than 10,000 Lungmen Dollars. After deducting daily expenses such as rent, she has very little left over.

Not to mention that there are no orders to process this month, so she had to give up her rented room outside and move into the free dormitory provided by Penguin Logistics.

Thirty thousand Lungmen dollars is a huge sum of money for her now!