Man on the ark, forced to become king

The warriors dodged the frenzied attacks time and time again, and the boulders that came crashing down were all deflected to other angles, failing to cause any impact. Only the general's wounds multiplied.

“@＃￥＃@%……”

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Blood gushed from his tall, muscular body; countless slashes had triggered a qualitative change.

With the final strike, the frenzied Ratahn's movements came to an abrupt halt. The warrior planted his curved sword in the sand, seemingly saying something.

Theresa didn't hear exactly what it was. She only saw the Shattered Star General fall on the sand, and the starry sky, which had been mostly obscured by the radiance of the Golden Tree, suddenly brighten up. The long-standing confinement was completely gone, and a dazzling meteor streaked across the Milky Way, falling towards a certain place.

Chapter Sixty-Five: The Origin of Shattered Stars

The ancient seal was broken after the general's death, and a giant star streaked across the night sky and fell from the heavens.

It seems to be announcing the return of the sealed fate.

Kosiché stared blankly at the night sky reflecting the golden light, then came to his senses, opened his mouth as if he had some questions to ask.

However, Lin Lu did not give her that chance.

Just kidding. Allowing her to watch the entire city fight against Rataen is already an extra act of kindness. If it weren't for the generous gift of Chernobog, we would have kicked her out long ago. Want to see more?

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"This is none of your business."

He turned around, raised his hand, and golden light rippled around him.

Lin Lu casually pushed Koschche's chest with her palm. The soft touch traveled through her fingers. Sure enough, this old snake was quite something.

Ripples spread through the air, and under the power of the Golden Tree, the black snake's figure trembled like an old television set that had lost its signal, shattering into tiny fragments that drifted in the air.

In the blink of an eye, she was banished from this battlefield of memories and returned to reality.

……

"What a ruthless man."

In the Marquis's mansion, in Boris's bedroom, a thin black mist appeared out of thin air, hovered for a moment, and then went straight into the body of the woman who was standing frozen in place, making her active again.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Despite having suffered a loss, Kosiché did not show the slightest negative emotion. He simply gave the man and woman leaning on each other a meaningful look, and after receiving a warning look from Theresa, he left.

……

Another world, the golden tree.

Things never encountered before... The evil gods dwelling on the earth were fascinated by this.

That was a completely different realm from Terra, and even though Lin Lu didn't say it, it couldn't hide it from the Black Serpent's eyes.

Having traversed this land for countless years, she was absolutely certain that no legend of the Sky-Supporting Tree had ever existed, no matter how distant the past, and that starry sky bore no resemblance to the starry sky of Terra.

Yet that battlefield was so real, so incredibly real, that it was flawless and showed no signs of deception.

That is the history that actually happened.

Therefore, there is only one answer—the so-called Golden Tree is a product from another world, a completely different power, which has happened before in history.

On a more immediate level, the alien demons that constantly threaten the borders of Ursus and require countless elite troops to hold them off with their own flesh and blood also share similar characteristics. They are naturally rejected by this world. Compared to those things, the Golden Tree is much more peaceful.

However, an outsider is an outsider, and anyone or anything that attempts to invade Ursus will stand on the opposite side of the Black Serpent, something Koschei was well aware of.

Therefore, understanding is essential.

Fear stems from the unknown; to overcome it, one must first understand one's enemy.

When enmity has already been established, the wise thing to do is to learn as much information as possible about the other party.

She really suffered a huge loss...

Of course, she wouldn't actively seek out a direct confrontation; that would be the most foolish thing to do. If all actions were to be taken by force, how would she be any different from a stupid wild beast?

If we use the historical allusions of the Yan Kingdom, it should be described as "the best strategy is to subdue the enemy without fighting."

The immortal black serpent was never a deity known for its martial prowess.

She always knew how to understand the enemy, understand their weaknesses, and place her pieces where they were most vulnerable, achieving the greatest victory with the least cost. This time was no exception.

Talulah's location has indeed been shared, and Black Serpent doesn't intend to tamper with it, not because she's particularly trustworthy, but because she has a better plan.

The most brutal trials are what forge the strongest warriors. Talulah is still too inexperienced and unfit for greatness.

However, her potential is foreseeable, and perhaps this time it's not entirely a bad thing.

The arrival of the Golden Tree could help her break free from her cage, or it could be the best catalyst to help the young dragon hatchling mature.

Lin Lu could naturally take her away from the snowfield, but Black Snake could also add his own touches to the process.

For example—the Emperor's blade, the Ursus guards, and those demons who roam the lands of Ursus, carrying out the Emperor's will.

Black Snake believed that Lin Lu must be ready.

The game between them has indeed only just begun.

The chessboard will be set up on the southern ice plains of Ursus; the outcome remains to be seen.

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"Are you really just going to let her go like that?"

In the battlefield of memories, Theresa blinked, somewhat puzzled.

"I thought you would take the opportunity to do something else."

"Why not? You know we can't keep her, and there's no need to. The game has just begun; there's no need to rush."

Lin Lu smiled and didn't take the black snake's problem to heart.

He has a lot of dealings with that old snake in the foreseeable future, so there's no need to rush.

Compared to that, he felt that Theresa was more interested in the scene before her. Her pale pink eyes were almost overflowing with curiosity, but she refrained from asking any questions.

Shyness? Or something else?

"Are you curious about this memory?"

Since Theresa remained silent, Lin Lu decided to be blunt and speak frankly. Girls might be shy, but he was quite thick-skinned.

"I am indeed curious... understanding the past is a necessary process, isn't it?"

Theresa blushed slightly and nodded gently.

It wasn't explained exactly what the 'necessary process' was, but Lin Lu already understood it completely.

What else could there be?

Indeed, mutual understanding is the first step to mutual trust. If you want to know something, then tell her. There's nothing to hide.

"Then what do you want to hear? My past is very long."

Lin Lu stroked the princess's hair, her tone full of affection.

"Tell me how things are now?"

Theresa was still a little unaccustomed to such close and intimate contact. Her face flushed, and she subconsciously wanted to avoid it, but she forcibly stopped herself and pointed to the red sand in the distance where the general had fallen.

"And then? What happened? Why did the sky change like that after you defeated General Shattered Star?"

"And then... well, that's how it is."

Lin Lu spread her hands and shook her head, explaining, "I mentioned before where the title 'Shattered Star General' came from. Do you remember?"

"Shattered Star...?"

The princess blinked her innocent eyes, thought for a moment, and tentatively asked, "He sealed the stars in the sky with his own power, so he was called the Star-Shattering General?"

"more or less."

Above the sky, the traces of the meteor had not yet completely disappeared. Pointing to the long trail of clouds that stretched across the night sky, Lin Lu began to tell the story of the past that took place in the border region.

"There is actually another interpretation to the name 'Shattered Star,' which is more fitting."

"In his youth, General Rataen studied gravity magic in the magic town of Seria so that his favorite warhorse and companions could continue fighting alongside him. However, one day, a meteor suddenly fell from the sky. No one knew where the star came from, only that it fell in the magic town of Seria. It was as if someone had thrown a meteorite from the sky to completely destroy the magic town."

How could a young general agree to such a thing?

"So he set off. Having mastered gravity magic, he directly intercepted the meteor falling from the sky and shattered it. Then, he used his power to seal the stars in the sky, causing the starry sky to stop, and no more extraterrestrial objects could fall to the earth."

"Shattered Star" refers not only to the fact that he sealed away the stars, but also because he actually shattered a star.

"But at the border, the starry sky hanging in the heavens has another meaning—it represents destiny."

"When the starry sky is sealed off by a great force from the earth, fate is also frozen. Before Ratahn died, no one could change fate."

“I defeated Rataen during the battle ceremony, so the seal naturally no longer exists.”

"So from that moment on, the stars began to move, and meteors fell from the sky, opening a passage to the underground world, to the lost civilization's eternal city."

"So that's it."

These words were quite clear, but Theresa still didn't fully understand them.

For her, fate was a very vague and ethereal thing, hard to connect with real stars.

She couldn't imagine what kind of power would be needed to seal the starry sky above her.