Man on the ark, forced to become king

“Your situation is different, so don’t be too hard on yourselves.”

Lin Lu offered a word of comfort and walked into the courtyard. Coincidentally, a golden leaf appeared from the void and swirled down.

"Fallen leaves?"

"I know that my sister is much better than me now, which is why I need to work twice as hard to close that gap, even if it's just a little bit..."

Chen didn't notice the falling leaves and continued talking to himself.

She's the kind of person who likes to dwell on things. After receiving news of her sister again after many years, she kept it all in her heart and tried her best to catch up with her.

"..."

Lin Lu didn't speak, hesitated for a moment, and didn't tell her the message Ye Zi had sent.

Talulah clashed with Ursus's army and was nearly killed by artillery fire.

It's best not to tell anyone this news, lest Chen hears it and gets anxious again, and the point is, there's no use in her getting anxious.

Besides, Talulah is fine.

It has to be said that the young dragon was really lucky, managing to grab onto the crucial lifeline twice in a row.

Last time it was him, this time it's W.

If W and the others had arrived a little later, the outcome might have been different.

However, why would Talulah face off against an army of three hundred Ursus men all by herself in the wilderness?

What about her Reunion Movement? What about that white rabbit and the Shield Guard?

With her limited strength and experience, how could she dare to attack a battalion-level unit in Ursus all by herself? Is she stupid?

Fortunately, W and the others arrived in time, and Mostima was also there, so they escaped unharmed. Otherwise, under the suppression of the army's artillery fire, they probably wouldn't even have been able to find a complete body.

Speaking of which, Mostima is back from Laterano. It's been quite a while since I've seen her, and I've missed her quite a bit.

Many thoughts raced through Lin Lu's mind. He thought that perhaps he could go to W's place for a visit, so that Mostima and Fiameta wouldn't have to take their junior across the snowfield back to Lungmen.

Mostima and Fiameta also possess the ability to use Blessed Teleportation, but they can only teleport between two nodes. Laterano lacks the Golden Tree, and they didn't carry any temporary Blessed Teleportation, making it impossible to return directly to Lungmen. This trip is perfect for bringing them along.

Otherwise, it would take them at least ten days to walk back to Lungmen, as the Ursus ice plains are not easy to traverse.

When we get back this time, we'll have Mostima and Fiameta undergo the Life Forge enhancement. After all, they were the original members of the Golden Tree, so we can't treat them unfairly.

"Teacher? Teacher?"

Chen's voice interrupted Lin Lu's thoughts. He turned his head slightly and saw Xiao Long leaning closer, rubbing his fingers together, looking a little embarrassed.

"What's the matter?"

"Um... teacher, I'd like to learn some magic, you see..."

"Learn magic?"

Seeing the look in her eyes, Lin Lu immediately understood. It was all because of Talulah.

Presumably, she didn't want to fall too far behind her older sister, which is why she had the idea of ​​learning magic again.

In fact, he has many ways to quickly improve Chen De's strength. The most basic way is to use the Life Furnace to strengthen the body, and it's very easy.

However, such rapid improvement in strength may not be a good thing for Chen at the moment, as she is still too inexperienced.

The others are able to receive the enhancement from the Life Forge because they are already strong individuals capable of standing on their own.

Lani doesn't need it at all.

The same applies to the year and the evening.

Theresa, who is weaker than them, may look like a young girl now, but in reality, she has fought more battles, killed more people, and experienced more combat than Chen has eaten.

The remaining three—W, Texas, and Lappland—are all seasoned veterans.

The same applies to Mostima and Fiameta, who have just returned. Even without the blessing of the Golden Tree, they can travel through various countries based on their own outstanding strength.

The Golden Tree's enhancement of them was merely icing on the cake; their own unwavering will was more than enough to harness that power.

In this respect, Chen is still far behind. She can't even use Chixiao freely. Rashly acquiring power beyond her control would be very disadvantageous for both the present and the future.

Therefore, Lin Lu does not intend to let her undergo enhancement in the short term.

However, magic is still an option; skills learned through hard work are far better than sudden advancements.

"As for magic, go find your master's wife. Lani has plenty of free time and can teach you."

"what……"

Hearing the title "Master's Wife," Chen felt a slight resistance. He pursed his lips and shook his head, saying, "Master...Mother, I can't learn her magic, can I? I want to learn the kind you used, the one that can conjure swords out of thin air."

After learning to pray, Chen felt a little smug, thinking she could try to learn magic that she couldn't learn before. But to be on the safe side, she wanted to prioritize sword-related spells, perhaps as they would have a higher success rate.

"You don't think your master's wife only knows a few tricks, do you? She's the Moon Princess of Kalia. All the spells you mentioned belong to her family. She knows them all, and she might even know them better than I do."

Lin Lu ruffled her hair and explained with a smile.

That's right. Of the magic Chen mentioned, the only one that can conjure a sword out of thin air is the Kalia Greatsword. Kalia Piercing Thrust, Kalia Swift Sword, and at most, the Radiant Circle Sword Formation.

Which of those things isn't magic controlled by the Kalia royal family? As a princess of Kalia, how could Lani not know them?

She just doesn't like melee combat; that doesn't mean she hasn't mastered it or can't use it.

Oh right, there's one more special one, Adura's Moonsword, but that's not a problem either.

The dragon named Adura is known as the 'Devouring Mage'. It was defeated by the Moon Princess Lani. Afterwards, it swore allegiance to the Dark Moon as a knight. Although Lin Lu hadn't asked about the Moonlight Sword's magic, she assumed it must know it.

In short, Lani knows all the spells Chen needs.

"Well... okay, I'll go ask."

Despite a slight resistance in her heart, and the feeling that learning from Lani would be a loss, Chen became determined when she thought of Talulah and decided to ask her during the day.

So what if she loses face? Anyway... she has no face to lose in front of these big shots.

Just then, probably having heard the commotion outside, Lani came out of the house with her toiletries.

In fact, as a goddess, she does not need to use these mortal cleaning tools. Her divine body is untouched by dust and has a very strong self-cleaning ability. Even if she does nothing, she will quickly become clean again. Otherwise, given Nian and Xi's way of communicating by rolling around on the ground every day, they would have to soak in the bathtub all day long.

However, she quite enjoys this lifestyle and is becoming more and more integrated into it.

"Just in time."

Lin Lu greeted them and then pulled Chen over.

"Xiao Chen recently wants to learn some sword-related magic. Could you teach her? I remember you know how to use those, right? Like the Kalia Greatsword and Adura's Moonlight Sword. Do you know them?"

"Learn magic?"

Lani glanced at Chen, who was bowing his head and remaining silent. Holding a water cup containing a toothbrush and toothpaste in one hand, she clenched her free hand and a semi-transparent blue longsword instantly took shape. It then rapidly transformed from an ordinary longsword into a slender rapier, then into a broad two-handed greatsword, and finally settled into a giant frost sword over two meters long, exuding a chilling aura. Chen, who was secretly observing, stared in disbelief, his eyes almost overflowing with longing.

She had been craving Lin Lu's magic, which allowed her to conjure a sword at any time, for a long time, but she was afraid she wouldn't be able to learn it and never dared to say anything. Recently, after feeling that she had mastered prayer quite well, she gained a little more confidence.

"Kalia's magic, and Adura's magic, there's no reason I wouldn't know them, right?"

"Actually, these spells are all branches that extend from one source. They are just variations of the materialization of magic. They are not difficult. If Xiao Chen wants to learn, I can teach her, but I cannot guarantee that I can definitely teach her."

Lani knew a little about Chen's peculiar magical talent.

There's no way to deal with talent; you either have it or you don't. If someone doesn't have that talent, even she would have a hard time teaching them. Even if they put in several times or dozens of times the effort, they might not be able to use it fluently even if they managed to grasp it.

"Thank you, thank you, Master's wife."

Chen felt somewhat embarrassed and awkward, but she still agreed immediately. She wouldn't give up the opportunity to become stronger.

"Actually, with Xiao Chen's talent, I don't think she needs to learn these things. Learning combat skills would be more helpful to her, and there are similar techniques in combat skills."

After thinking for a moment, Lani, unusually, remembered the book she had read, 'The Art of Speaking,' and changed her words to a more tactful way to avoid being too blunt and hurting Chen.

She had no idea that her earlier comment about not being able to teach him was somewhat hurtful.

If it were a border region, and even the Moon Princess wasn't confident she could teach her students, then their chances of mastering magic could basically be considered a death sentence.

"Great is Kalia, it is one of the variants of the Kalia Greatsword, but the way of using it has been changed to rely on the weapon to release it. If you master it, you can also condense a magic sword. If you learn that first, it may be easier to learn magic later."

"How great is Kalia..."

Upon recalling this combat technique, Lin Lu's expression turned strange.

He knows that technique, but he rarely uses it. The main reason is that charging up before attacking is inefficient and doesn't quite fit his violent aesthetics.

In addition, the initial learning process for that thing can be somewhat embarrassing for older people.

"Well, can you?"

"……I can."

Lani's eyes darted around for a moment, then she nodded, as if she had remembered something.

She certainly does know how, but... how should I put it?

I didn't feel it before, but now that I've been in this world for a while, when I think back to those Kalia knights in formation, raising their greatswords and shouting "Great! Kalia!" before slashing down, I feel a little ashamed for some reason.

Furthermore, since combat techniques were originally designed to arm ordinary knights, the step of shouting slogans is indispensable in the early training.

He shouted while gathering his strength...

Anyway, she definitely wouldn't do that kind of thing here.

However, at Chen's age, to use a popular phrase in Lungmen, he's in his chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) phase, so he probably wouldn't care... right?