Man on the ark, forced to become king

"Remian is very skilled in the use of firearms and shooting. I have never seen a better shooter than her. Even now, in a wheelchair, she is probably much better than an average Sarkaz."

"As a reward, I will persuade her to join the Golden Tree. If that's not enough, Fiameta and I will do our best to make up for it."

"What do you take the Golden Tree for? I don't think I'm that bad a person."

Seeing Mostima's determined gaze and solemn demeanor, for some reason, Lin Lu impulsively ran her hand through the black horn that had sprouted from the girl's hair.

Mostima shuddered, though she didn't react violently, her eyes widened.

"Sorry, sorry, I couldn't help it."

Lin Lu quickly apologized and changed the subject.

"Think about it, even without the Golden Tree, we're still friends, right? Treating someone doesn't take much effort; it's not as complicated as you think."

"Thank you."

Mostima would refuse to let anyone touch her horns, no matter who it was, even Remyane was no exception.

As is well known, for any race with horns and tails, those horns and tails are generally considered relatively private parts that they will not allow others to touch.

Lin Lu's direct approach caught her completely off guard. After all, she had been completely unguarded during their conversation and hadn't raised any suspicion at all.

If it's this guy... then I'll let it slide this time.

Gritting his teeth inwardly, Mostima gave a soft snort, put on his usual polite but distant smile, quickened his pace, then slowed down again as if remembering something.

"You just said you were going to Laterano?"

"Yes, contact with Lateran is necessary. I intend to learn some things there, some secrets about the past. Someone told me that perhaps those questions can be answered in Lateran."

Lin Lu spoke frankly, after all, there was no point in hiding such a thing. He was going to Lateran, and he would inevitably need Mostima and Fiameta, these two 'locals,' to guide him. There was not much difference between saying it sooner or later.

"What do you want to know? Perhaps I can help you. As for Lateran, you'd better not make contact with them right now."

Mostima frowned slightly. She didn't want the Golden Tree to make direct contact with Lateran at this time. As for Remian's treatment plan, she was also thinking of finding an opportunity to bring her out of Lateran.

In her eyes, the Golden Tree is still immature, and no one can predict whether the laws of the Golden Tree will conflict with the laws of Lateran, or other unforeseen events will occur.

The best solution is to prevent the two from meeting for the time being, especially since, according to Lin Lu, he is likely planning to go directly to the higher-ups in Laterano.

Small-scale contact, like when she and Fiameta returned to Lateran, is probably not a big problem.

But Lin Lu is different. He is the leader and controller of the Golden Tree. Every move he makes represents the will of the Golden Tree. His influence is too great, and there are too many unknown possibilities.

"The Laterans follow ancient laws, which are not laws they created, but things that have real meaning. My suggestion is to wait until the Golden Tree has grown a bit, so that Nian and Xi won't be able to appear in Lateran."

"Grow a little more?"

Lin Lu was somewhat taken aback, but quickly recovered.

He forgot that Mostima had been away from the Golden Tree for quite some time, and during that time she was unaware of the changes that had taken place in the Golden Tree, which led to the mistaken impression that the Golden Tree was still very young.

In fact, although it is still in its growth stage, the Golden Tree is not weak at all, especially with the addition of a god-level combatant.

Yera's power is indeed considerable... she is a genuine deity.

If we calculate it this way, Lani, Nian, Xi, Theresa, Yela, plus Linlu herself, that's six god-level combatants. As for the Black Serpent... let's not even talk about that shameful god. In terms of direct combat power, it's much worse than Yela.

Surely six gods wouldn't be so incompetent as to lack the qualifications to negotiate with Laterano?

If Lateran were truly that powerful, they would have unified all of Terra and established a divine kingdom on Earth long ago.

Thinking of this, Lin Lu couldn't help but put on a 'kind' smile.

"Xiao Mo, you may not know, but while you were away, our Golden Tree has become completely different. Let me just talk about myself."

"Not counting New Year and Evening, my strength has recovered considerably. Now, I have the ability to destroy a mobile city single-handedly. Do you understand?"

"Destroying a mobile city single-handedly?"

Mostima was completely stunned, followed by an unprecedented sense of crisis.

She didn't think Lin Lu had any reason to lie to her. This guy's strength had improved by leaps and bounds, and given that she had been gone for quite some time, it wasn't impossible for this to happen.

That's dangerous!

This danger doesn't refer to Lin Lu, but to Lateran.

Mostima had absolutely no idea what Lin Lu was thinking, and he consistently preferred to solve problems with violence, making him a true force-hungry individual.

What would happen if someone like that went to Laterano?

There are a lot of stubborn and inflexible people there. If something unexpected happens during the negotiations and those extremely dangerous things break out in Laterano, all the Laterano residents might see their grandmothers that very night.

Lateran, in danger!

In the blink of an eye, Mostima could picture Laterano typing "GG" amidst laughter and cheers, only to be blown to bits.

This situation would be impossible for anyone else, but it's very likely to happen to Lin Lu!

Absolutely! Absolutely! We absolutely cannot let Lin Lu go to Laterano right now! It's too dangerous!

In Mostima's eyes, Lin Lu was roughly equivalent to a super-sized Remuel, or even larger.

He truly has the potential and the ability to blow Laterano to the sky!

"I can testify to that!"

Lappland, who had fallen far behind at some point, was the first to jump out when she heard the conversation over here.

"Back in Syracuse, it was quite a spectacle. The boss alone unleashed a spell that was comparable to a natural disaster, and the city was almost destroyed!"

"What? He's already done that in Syracuse?"

If what happened before was just speculation, Mostima's sense of crisis has now reached an unprecedented level.

Good grief, so this whole period of separation has a history of this?

The city Lappland mentioned must be the place where she sensed the Golden Tree and met W and the others, right?

W didn't proactively explain the situation there, nor did she ask. She never expected such a thrilling thing to happen.

no! Absolutely not!

She must stop Lin Lu from landing in Laterano!

"Shut up, it's all because of you!"

Seeing Mostima's disbelief expression after listening to Lappland's 'testimony,' Lin Lu pointed ahead with a stern face.

"Go play with your Texas."

"Oh."

Lappland still held Lin Lu in considerable awe and fear, and without a word, she turned around and wagged her tail as she went to find Texas.

"Well, actually, there was a reason for what happened in Syracuse, and in the end I didn't actually take action."

After driving Lappland away, Lin Lu tried to defend herself.

"Haven't you noticed that I'm actually quite kind and easy to talk to most of the time? Don't worry, I would never do the same thing to Lateran."

He said this frankly because he really had no intention of going to war with Lateran.

He's not crazy, why would he attack Laterano for no reason?

The reason for wanting to go to Laterano is simply to learn about some of the world's hidden secrets. It has nothing to do with violence. How could it possibly lead to war? Mostima's concerns are completely unfounded!

"I believe it."

Mostima said that, but you could tell from her eyes that she didn't believe it at all.

Such words coming from Lin Lu's mouth are hardly convincing. To be on the safe side, it's better not to let him go to Laterano, lest everyone in Laterano enjoys a baby-like sleep that night, which would be anything but interesting.

"Okay, actually I don't necessarily have to go to Laterano. If you can help me find the answer I'm looking for, I can save time to do other things."

Lin Lu was heartbroken that his good friend didn't believe him.

But thinking about it carefully... well... what he said doesn't really seem very convincing...

Unbeknownst to many, he seemed to have become a dangerous element in the eyes of many.

This is very embarrassing.

"What do you want to know?"

Mostima breathed a slight sigh of relief. As long as Lin Lu didn't go to Laterano, everything would be fine. It was just a few questions, right? Could they possibly stump her?

"We'll talk about that later, no rush."

Lin Lu rubbed her hands together, her gaze suddenly becoming somewhat intense, causing Mostima to involuntarily pause and create a small distance between them.

"What do you want to do again?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing."

Lin Lu's gaze fell on the two staffs, one black and one white. She looked at them thoughtfully for a while, then asked, "Um... can I touch your staff?"

"I promise I'll just touch it once, I won't do anything."

Chapter 122 Cronus, the God of Time

Lin Lu is also very tempted by the power of time.

He knows many things: combat skills, magic, prayer, and several special powers, but none of them involve time.