Man on the ark, forced to become king

In the original Syracuse, there were seven hills. The wolf mother led her children to build the country from scratch. Then one group was defeated in the struggle and attacked the wolf mother. In the end, they were driven out by the other groups.

Note that it is 'expelled', not 'eliminated'.

In other words, that rebellious tribe did not perish; they continue to thrive in some unknown corner.

So what about the remaining six families who upheld the wolf mother's will?

They were the original family of Syracuse and the first rulers of the country. They had the blood of the wolf mother flowing in their veins and maintained a deep reverence and worship for her, occasionally receiving blessings from her.

The birth of a true wolf is essentially the activation of the wolf mother bloodline within the Lupo people, who have already reverted to a certain degree of ancestral traits.

Following this line of thought, the origin of the so-called werewolf hunters is not hard to guess.

Who else could have such a deep hatred for the wolf mother and her offspring, except for that tribe that was defeated and driven out in the struggle?

They failed in the struggle and were driven out of Syracuse and the highest levels of power, forced to live in the shadows. How could they possibly be content with that?

Therefore, the matter is quite clear.

The wolf hunters must be a branch of the Lupo people!

Unwilling to accept defeat and relinquish their hatred, they yearned to reclaim everything they deserved. However, with the wolf mother's bloodline growing ever stronger, they could only hide away and secretly develop their skills.

Since we can't win overall, we'll resort to hunting down elites!

They would kill off the true elite members of their clan who had awakened the wolf mother's bloodline one by one, destroying their core strength, delaying or even destroying the development of those clans, and then find talented Lupo people, train and teach them from a young age to achieve their goal of strengthening themselves.

Lin Lu was 80% certain about this guess!

Logically speaking, the guess is entirely valid.

Lin Lu wasn't particularly interested in those true wolves whose bloodlines had awakened. Ultimately, their power came from their ancestor, the wolf mother, a gift from the gods, and wasn't truly derived entirely from themselves.

But the wolf hunters are different. They abandoned the power of the wolf mother long ago and can only rely on themselves to stand on this land. The successors they choose should not all come from within the family.

This means that every wolf hunter who can venture out into the world is exceptionally talented, possessing exquisite skills and strength.

Isn't this exactly the kind of talent that Golden Tree needs?

There are plenty of cannon fodder, but in real battles, what's always scarce are high-caliber talents who can stand alone.

The same blessing from the Golden Tree has completely different effects when applied to a mediocre person versus a genius!

Lin Lu also did not intend to mass-produce troops, dispersing the power of the Golden Tree among too many useless people, which would be of little use in the wars that might come in the future.

He needs geniuses, he needs elites!

Integrating the Tower of Babel was also for this purpose; otherwise, he could have easily recruited those mercenaries who were only interested in profit and power and controlled them.

But it's no use; no matter how many cannon fodder there are, they're still just cannon fodder.

The reorganized Tower of Babel no longer has an army. Those who remain are all veterans who have followed Theresa for many years. Their experience, abilities, and even strength are quite excellent. They only need to be blessed to play a significant role, making them much more useful than cheap cannon fodder.

The same applies to delving deeper into the mysteries of the werewolf hunter.

If possible, Lin Lu planned to find them and recruit them into her own service. A family born specifically for fighting and revenge—how wonderful! Much more useful than the Luches family.

He has already reaped a great harvest by planting the golden tree in Syracuse, but he wouldn't mind having a little more. Who would complain about becoming stronger?

only……

"This is the werewolf hunter?"

Looking at the werewolf hunter tied to the desk, only his head able to move, Lin Lu fell into deep thought.

No matter how you look at it, this should be a child under twenty years old, right?

Age is something that is very difficult to fake. In the face of a true strong person, appearance is meaningless. One can roughly judge a person's real age by their temperament and vitality. It cannot be said that there are no errors, but it is usually quite accurate.

This wolf hunter girl... is indeed very young, unbelievably young.

Then the problem is coming.

How did a girl who is not even twenty years old grow up to be what she is today?

According to W, she was able to fight Dasmi to a standstill after receiving the blessing of the Golden Tree. Even disregarding the bloodline suppression ability that could affect the Lupo people, her combat skills were already quite mature, and she could be considered a minor expert anywhere.

After all, Dasmi wasn't actually that weak; he just had a low status, but in terms of strength, he was still passable.

To be able to fight him, and to be so young, at what age must he have started training?

You have to understand that skills are different from pure strength; there are no shortcuts. Just like Chen, who has been practicing swordsmanship for more than ten years, if you want to become stronger, you can only achieve it through daily sweat and accumulation.

Moreover, this kind of combat skill, which is purely for killing, is different from Chen's swordsmanship—theoretical knowledge is not enough; it is not something that can be mastered by hiding in the courtyard and practicing hard. It requires a lot of practical combat training.

In other words, this young girl may have started receiving extremely rigorous training from a very young age, and then been assigned various bloody missions to hone her skills, which is how she achieved what she has today.

This... has touched a nerve with Lin Lu.

Although Lin Lu is sometimes quite eccentric, acts recklessly, and kills without blinking an eye, he also has his bottom line—no matter what, he should never lay his hands on children, let alone try to turn them into pure killing machines.

Every child is a treasure of the world and must not be pushed into an abyss of endless suffering and darkness!

Lin Lu wouldn't have felt anything if the person in front of him was someone in their fifties or sixties, but he absolutely could not tolerate raising a child under twenty into a heartless killing machine.

Initially, he wanted to see if there was any way to find the hidden wolf hunter group through this captured wolf hunter.

Now...

Lin Lu squinted, her expression turning somewhat unpleasant.

Now, he wants to drag that so-called wolf hunter group out of the shadows and see what they're really doing!

If children are truly being trained to become weapons, then there is no need for them to exist.

"Although I don't know what you mean by werewolf hunter, this should be it. When she got close, I couldn't even move. It was as if she was born to hunt the Luper race."

Lappland, huddled in the corner, weakly uttered a sentence. When she saw Lin Lu looking over, she shrank back and dared not speak again.

She was shoved into a leaf, and gained the enviable regenerative ability that Texas possessed. Her strength also increased significantly. To put it simply... she can now fight two of her former selves!

But the more this happened, the more fearful she became of this man.

There's no other reason than that this person is simply too strong... as strong as if he stepped out of a myth.

What kind of power is it to summon meteorite catastrophes with a wave of the hand?

Humans cannot fight against such a monster. Even if she were several times or dozens of times stronger, Lappland did not feel that she could touch the edge of that power. It was an absolutely insurmountable gap, like the difference between a human and an ant.

Humans have limits; some things cannot be achieved through effort alone.

Lappland is indeed a notorious assassin, but she's not stupid and doesn't have the bad habit of being headstrong in front of someone she absolutely cannot defeat.

Sometimes, it's okay to be a coward; there's no shame in it...

Why are you so afraid of me? I'm not going to eat you.

Seeing her like this, Lin Lu was speechless. She made him look like some kind of man-eating monster.

Honestly, he treats his own people quite well, so why is he so afraid?

"Who, who's scared? I'm just... I'm just a little out of it. The fight before was too exciting. Yes, that's it!"

White Wolf, huddled in a corner of the sofa, raised his head slightly upon hearing this, his small mouth hardening as he tried to defend himself.

She only did this because she didn't want to lose too much face in front of Texas; otherwise, she would have backed down long ago.

"laugh."

However, her closest friend delivered a fatal blow at this moment.

Texas lay expressionless in the chair, as if the sneer from just now hadn't come from her.

"What are you laughing at!"

Lappland glared at him angrily. She could see perfectly clearly that Texas was laughing at her!

But was it her fault?

She was just a pitiful, weak, and helpless little wolf cub. It's only natural for her to be afraid in the face of something of this magnitude!

"No, I was thinking of something happy."

Black Wolf raised her eyelids slightly and explained expressionlessly. If you ignored the slight curve of her lips, it would seem almost genuine.

"laugh."

"You've had enough!"

Chapter Thirty-One: The Stray Dog Yearning for Sunshine

Ignoring the friendly interaction between the two wolves, Lin Lu turned her gaze back to the werewolf hunter, stroking his short hair; it felt quite nice.

However, the other party's attitude was not so good.

The girl rolled her eyes expressionlessly, her body seemingly straining, but she couldn't break free from the special ropes Dasmi had found, and could only writhe on the table.

"Red, cut it off."

Tsk, this kid, why is he so silly?

Lin Lu stroked her chin, thought for a moment, and asked softly, "Your name is Hong?"

"..."

Red didn't speak, but her eyes widened instantly as she looked at Dasmi, who had just walked in carrying a tray of red wine. A beast-like roar seemed to emanate from her throat, as if the most important thing in her mind was her hunting target, and everything else was beyond her comprehension.