Man on the ark, forced to become king

Theresa couldn't help but laugh out loud, and even Lani's lips curled up slightly as she struggled to hold it in.

"That's it? Pfft~ Haha... Sorry, I couldn't help it."

Lin Lu laughed wildly, but then realized something was off.

"A ticket costs ten yuan, how come it's being sold for fifteen?"

"Because someone canceled their ticket, they got half the money back."

Melina spread her hands, unable to hide her smile.

"In fact, I was quite surprised that someone actually went to see it."

Xi added another point, as she was always very enthusiastic about teasing her older sister.

"I'm more curious about how the person who finished watching it felt, no, did they actually finish watching it?"

"Aaaaaah! Stop talking!"

Nian was relatively reserved with others, but when it was Xi who teased her, she didn't tolerate it at all. She pounced on him and grabbed his cheeks, kneading them hard.

"Hmph... The person who bought the ticket was Old Carp. It's said that after he finished watching, he was picked up by Ahe and Huaihu."

Mentioning this made Melina smile even more, as she had specifically inquired about it and knew the details very well.

She knew those guys from the Koi Detective Agency. The fact that they were carried away by Huaihu after watching the movie meant they were probably deeply affected by it. It wasn't hard to see what kind of mental damage the movie had caused to Lao Koi.

"...Hoshiguma even wanted to drag me to buy tickets to see a really weird new movie, but thankfully I didn't go."

puff!

Chen's words dealt Nian the final blow, completely crushing her. She released Xi's hand, slumped onto the sofa, squeezed in next to Melina, and listlessly drooped her head, still stubbornly arguing.

"Just you wait! One day I will create a blockbuster masterpiece!"

"Okay, okay, when the chickens have finished pecking at the rice, the dogs have finished licking the noodles, and the fire has burned through the lock, I think that day will come."

"What do you mean?! Don't think I don't understand!"

“I didn’t say anything, I didn’t say anything.”

Lin Lu raised her hands in surrender and changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, there should be some movement from Kjerag. Tomorrow I'll go find my brother Black and ask him to get some Originium mini heaters, so that Xi won't have to bother transporting them from Lungmen. Then we'll go see that guy on the snow mountain, what's his name again?"

Lin Lu couldn't quite remember the name of the Snow Mountain God, but she thought for a while before she remembered it.

"Oh right, Yeragand, tsk, why does that name sound a bit weird?"

"Uh... what's so interesting about it?"

Nian raised her eyelids and waved her hand dejectedly, saying, "From what you've said, that guy probably hasn't moved for thousands of years. He's probably a shut-in like my little sister. Let me tell you, these kinds of gods seem difficult to get along with, but in reality, the only thing they're tough on is their mouth."

She finally seized the opportunity and changed the subject, bringing up Xi. She still remembered how Xi looked disheveled hiding in the painting when she first arrived. It was obvious that something must have gone wrong, so she couldn't blame her for bringing it up and making fun of it!

That brat is going to pay the price for what she did to her!

"I didn't!"

Xi immediately objected, hesitated for a moment, then suddenly grabbed Lin Lu and, under Chen's shocked gaze, directly attacked.

Boom!

With a loud bang, the immense force sent Lin Lu sprawling backward, smashing a coffee table in the process.

"teacher!"

"Lin Lu!"

Chen and Theresa rushed over and pulled Xi away, while Melina and Lani... were already used to it.

"Ouch, my back..."

Supported by Chen and Theresa on either side, Lin Lu thrashed around a couple of times, shaking off the pieces of the coffee table on her body. Her expression was contorted as she saw Xi blushing and trying to move closer, which frightened her so much that she backed away repeatedly.

"Calm down, calm down!"

"I, I... I'm not..."

Xi glared fiercely at Nian, who was laughing so hard he was doubled over, then lowered her head, muttering incoherently, unable to even speak properly.

"It's okay, it's okay. I meant... perhaps you could try a gentler way of expressing it?"

After being subjected to this twice in a row, Lin Lu really couldn't take it anymore. Who could stand this?

Goodness, she's so gentle and serene when she's alone, like a painting, but as soon as someone's around, she goes crazy? Is she having a severe social anxiety attack?

If this continues... good heavens, even a god couldn't handle it.

Logically speaking, given his current situation, wouldn't he be a shoo-in for a life of ultimate success if written into a novel? He'd have money, power, strength, multiple wives and concubines, a harmonious harem—wouldn't that be a wonderful thing?

But harsh reality told him that not everyone is entitled to the blessing of having multiple wives; if you don't have the ability, you'll die before you even get to enjoy the blessing.

Fortunately, thankfully the year wasn't like this, otherwise it would have been really tough.

"Look what you've done to him!"

Nian grinned from ear to ear and leaned close to Xi, launching into a tirade of ridicule. Lin Lu calmed down a bit and waved her hand, saying, "Don't lecture Xi. There's always a process, isn't there? At least she dared to do it, which is better than yours."

Although Xi's way of being affectionate was really hard to resist, he did feel a touch of warmth on his face before the impact, so it wasn't a complete waste of time. On the other hand, Nian, who was always quick to criticize, was far less affectionate than this during the Great Blessing.

"That was part of the process too! A beautiful romance, like something out of a movie, you don't mean—"

"Okay, okay, sweet love..."

Compared to Xi, Nian was incredibly shameless. Lin Lu couldn't do anything about her. She took two steps back and leaned closer to Melina.

"This hotel has a limited number of suites. How about tonight?"

Chapter 101 Going to Ursus to Buy Some Originium Stove

In the end, Lin Lu did not get what she wanted. There were three rooms in the suite. Lani, Melina and Chen slept in one room, Theresa took the unconscious Surtur in another, and Nian and Xi stayed in the remaining room.

Perhaps his intimate behavior with Lani caused some dissatisfaction, so as punishment, the only place left for him was the sofa in the living room.

Fortunately, the sofa in the luxury suite was large enough, and it was quite comfortable to sleep on.

...In fact, Lin Lu had considered sneaking in at night, but unfortunately, the room's personnel allocation completely eliminated his idea, and there was no comic book plot where someone sneaks out in the middle of the night to give out perks. In the end, he could only spend a relatively unsuccessful night curled up on the sofa.

He has wives, and more than one, yet he can only sleep in the living room, gazing longingly at the door. This feeling is truly unbearable.

If it weren't for Lani... cough cough, Lin Lu wouldn't have thought so much. Anyway, she'd gotten through years, decades, even centuries like this before, hadn't she? She could have just endured it.

But once you start eating meat, it's like a dam bursting; the thoughts in your mind just won't stop.

The key is that the conditions weren't there before. There were many enemies, and the fighting never stopped. Lani and Melina didn't have real bodies back then, so they gradually got used to it.

Even now that we have the means, we still have to endure it... It's much more painful than when we didn't have the means.

Actually, it's not impossible to be a little firm and make a direct request. Even if others don't say anything, at least Lani and Melina definitely won't refuse.

However, given their relationship, there's absolutely no need for them to do that kind of thing; mutual respect is the most basic requirement.

What else can I do? She's my wife anyway, I can just put up with it and it'll pass. This little temper of hers won't last long, and then I'll have everything I need.

Before this, in order to calm her restlessness and the jumbled thoughts in her mind, Lin Lu got up very early, or rather, she didn't sleep for more than a few hours. At four in the morning, she got up from the sofa and went out to find Koschche.

'Things like black snakes probably don't need to sleep, right?'

Thinking this way, Lin Lu completely ignored how terrible it was to disturb others in the early morning. Following the golden tree's senses, she found another hotel not far from where the dukes had met the day before and unceremoniously climbed through the window.

If the current Duke of Koschche were a cute and attractive young woman, like Talulah, he might have been more discreet. But what does a middle-aged man have to care about?

"You came."

The suite was brightly lit, and Kosic was sitting in the living room with a lot of documents on the coffee table. He seemed to be thinking. When he heard the noise from the balcony, he slowly looked up, not at all surprised.

"Is your next sentence that you shouldn't have come?"

Lin Lu casually made a joke that no one could understand, picked up an apple from the fruit plate, glanced at the documents on the table, and saw that they were all in Ursus language, and she couldn't understand a single word.

"Working at this hour? Looks like you really don't need sleep."

"Thanks to you, last night's incident caused quite a stir."

Kosiché put down the documents in his hand and reached into a cluttered basket containing many items to take out a black card with a metallic sheen and red patterns.

"The highest-level access key for the land-based ship is yours."

"Oh? Those old men chickened out so quickly? Is the immortal Koschicchi really that intimidating?"

Lin Lu looked at the card with a puzzled expression.

That's a large land-based warship, extremely expensive to build, not something that can be given away casually. Even a powerful grand duke would hesitate, right?

And yet, in just a few hours? The landship's key was delivered to Kosichev.

This efficiency... I bet those dukes immediately dispatched the fastest messengers to handle this matter after the meeting ended? Are they really that afraid of Koschei's threat?

"It has little to do with me; it's your fault."

Kosiché shook his head slightly, scoffing at the dukes' reactions.

"Yesterday's commotion was too great. Fortunately, it did not affect the central square. The lockdown was timely and did not cause too much of a stir among the public."

"Even so, you and that fragment of the god fought fiercely on the top floor of the most prestigious hotel in St. Petersburg. Most of the top floor was completely destroyed, and the floors below were also damaged to varying degrees. There are so many people attending the Ice Lantern Festival, there are bound to be some who are not blind."