Man on the ark, forced to become king

The Emperor broke free from Exusiai's grasp, swaggered to the front of the bar, jumped onto a chair, grabbed a bottle of liquor from the counter, roughly twisted it open, and chugged down most of it like water. He then let out a burp, which even Texas glanced at with disdain and moved further away.

"I know what you're thinking. You just feel like your current job is different from your current one, and it's boring, right? That's how young people are; they're always looking for something exciting. In fact—"

"Ugh, I'm so tired of hearing that line. It's not interesting at all, is it?"

Exusiai's eyelids drooped, and she felt as if she had returned to school, facing those old-fashioned scholars, whose similar statements she was tired of hearing.

"That was actually really fun!"

The Emperor's voice suddenly rose, deviating from the expected pattern, and his startled manner startled Exusiai once again.

"What's the difference between young people who don't seek excitement and salted fish? Girls, let's go find some real fun!"

"How about the script: Penguin Logistics' elite team ventures into Colombia?"

"I don't think so."

Upon hearing the name Columbia, Exusiai waved her hands repeatedly in refusal. She was just a bit eccentric and occasionally liked to blow up the school to relieve her boredom, but she was academically sound and could distinguish between having fun and courting death.

Daring to venture into Colombia sounds incredibly dangerous, doesn't it?

Besides, what elite squad is there? This bar only has two people and a penguin, including the owner. Going to Colombian territory to cause trouble is just plain suicidal.

She's still young and doesn't want to die far from home so soon.

"I reject."

Texas's answer was even more concise, and her thoughts were quite different from Exusiai's.

Exusiai simply felt that Columbia was too dangerous; she believed she was not confident in protecting Exusiai's safety.

Unlike the minor skirmishes in Lungmen, the dangers of Columbia cannot be explained in just a few words.

If it were a small commissioned task, she wouldn't have much of a problem making the trip herself with the company's travel expenses reimbursed. However, with Exusiai, who has virtually no experience, the task becomes much more difficult.

"Hey, hey, hey, at least give me some face!"

The emperor was deeply distressed by his employees' statements and finally put away his playful expression to get down to business.

“It’s a cargo delivery mission to Colombia. There’s basically no danger involved. You can treat this mission as a free trip and do it together as a couple.”

"Your goal is to deliver the documents and materials to the Meland Historical Society, and then you can come back."

"Wow, so this is a task directly from the boss?"

Exusiai exclaimed in surprise, her whole body energized, and she rushed over with great enthusiasm.

"If that's the case, then I think we can give it a try?"

She certainly wouldn't dare cause trouble in Colombia, but if it's just delivering goods, it seems like it might be okay?

"Hmm, I made all the arrangements for you back then, my girls."

The Emperor nodded reservedly, enjoying the 'you can actually do serious things' look on Exusiai's face, while at the same time calculating in his mind how to maximize his benefits.

He had just received news from the Golden Tree that there was a chance to get some meat, so naturally he wasn't willing to let it go.

According to the intelligence provided by Lin Lu, Colombia will inevitably fall into a period of chaos in the future.

That gives us so much more leeway...

Chapter 151 Beach Umbrella Pharmaceuticals and Loken Water Tank

"Recently, the mobile city of Trimont was struck by a natural disaster..."

In the luxuriously decorated living room of the villa, the news broadcast on the television served as background noise. Lin Lu tilted her head and listened for a while, then couldn't help but shake her head and chuckle.

He had thought that the Colombian politicians and officials would have some sophisticated methods, but it turned out to be the same old tricks, which was quite disappointing.

Theresa and Theresis left Colombia without anyone knowing, taking Himer and the others with them.

The Grand Commander Christen was forcibly controlled by the Golden Tree's blessing, and currently, almost all of Rhine Lab's power is in Saria's hands.

She took over all the relevant experimental projects, screened them one by one, and then personally led teams to destroy the laboratories that were conducting illegal human experiments. She also provided more intelligence that was detrimental to the Colombian authorities.

With this, the matter of Rhine Labs is temporarily resolved. All that remains is for Saria to clean up Rhine Labs' internal affairs and gather valuable resources to strengthen the Golden Tree's coffers.

However, while the Rhine Life incident may be over, Colombia's troubles have only just begun.

After the hastily arriving negotiation team failed to meet the Demon King, they began to manipulate public opinion with exceptional skill, attempting to blame the events in Tremont City on natural disasters, just as reported on television.

This is blatant lying, but it's actually effective.

The residents of Trimont were not blind, and there were many soldiers and other personnel present at the time. In this country that cherishes 'freedom,' such an explanation, which is like fooling a fool, was naturally unsatisfactory.

However, compared to the entire population of Colombia, the number of people who know the truth about the Trimont incident is negligible. As long as the news is blocked in advance and other arguments are released to confuse the public, most people will forget about it before long.

In this world, there is no shortage of news.

Faced with the power of the state apparatus, it is all too easy to make something become history and then rewrite it.

The premise is that no other force capable of opposing it intervenes.

Unfortunately, this time, there just happened to be one.

This morning, the external departments of Yan, Victoria, and Ursus simultaneously announced scandals related to Rhine Lab's human experimentation practices and presented relevant evidence.

This is undoubtedly a very rare occurrence.

Anyone with eyes to see can see that the sudden agreement among the three great powers to do this is definitely not for the sake of a small Rhine Life.

Although the Rhine Life Forms are large in scale, they are incomparable to countries like Yan, Ursus, and Victoria.

Such high-profile accusations and propaganda ultimately target the entire country of Colombia as a whole.

The signatures and seals of officials from the Colombian Ministry of Defense, the Security and Defense Council, the military, and other departments on those documents were clearly legible, directly thrusting Colombia into the eye of the storm. No matter how they tried to refute the claims, they all appeared weak and powerless in the face of verifiable evidence.

In fact, Colombia has a very poor reputation internationally, and many countries are dissatisfied with it.

What the Golden Tree did was to set a precedent, providing a reason for countries dissatisfied with Colombia to have an opportunity to enter the game from a moral high ground without any risk.

Then, Kazdel volunteered to become the blade that slashed at Colombia.

The Sarkaz also had a bad reputation, and the re-establishment of the royal court made countries and forces that were interested in them wary.

However, as swords alone, they are good enough.

It must be said that Therese's political skills far surpassed Theresa's.

This time, taking the initiative to step forward and act as the scapegoat was a very wise decision.

Internally, it allows the internally depleted Kazdel to acquire more resources, while also providing a place for war-craving extremists to release their stress, which plays a significant role in maintaining overall stability afterward.

Externally, it can make other countries temporarily acquiesce to the re-establishment of Kazdel's royal court. As long as they need this weapon, they will not break it before achieving their goals.

Kazdel can use this as a valuable period of development, and all that's needed is to sacrifice some radicals who were already unwilling to submit to the royal court.

Even without much gain, this decision is still worthwhile.

Colombia must be feeling very uncomfortable facing the short-lived alliance of four countries.

This is also what Lin Lu wants to see.

Using a bigger issue to cover up a smaller one is a tried-and-true tactic.

Next, the attention of Colombian leaders will be drawn to the external crisis, and they will no longer focus on Rhine Life, making Golden Tree's subsequent actions much smoother.

Furthermore, the remaining value of Rhine Life has not yet been used up.

"Qingyan, what do you think?"

With no outsiders present, the villa that originally belonged to Chief Kristen now housed only two people. Lin Lu stopped calling Lin Qingyan by his code name 'Jingzhe' and instead used a more intimate term.

Lin Qingyan did not object to this.

After learning that she had been sold by her master, she was terrified and felt that her future life would be miserable.

But after living in the Golden Tree for a while, she had only one feeling—the Golden Tree smelled so good!

Compared to when I was working at the Dali Temple, this was like living in paradise.

Under the Golden Tree, not only is the speed of cultivation several times faster, but one can also obtain Golden Tree Dew, which is considered a rare treasure in the outside world, as a cultivation resource. There are no scheming officials or politicians, and no more deceit or treachery from the outside world.

Moreover, she can often meet some senior experts who are difficult to contact on a regular basis and ask them for advice.

Such an environment is no exaggeration to describe as a paradise.

Therefore, when she learned that Lin Lu needed someone to accompany her to handle matters, she was the first to sign up and volunteered to come along, hoping to make a good impression.

We can't just eat and not work, can we?

There are so many good things inside the Golden Tree, like those unknown spells and such. She's been eyeing them for a long time, but she's never dared to learn them.

Even though Lin Lu had said that those things were open to all members of the Golden Tree, Lin Qingyan didn't touch them.

A person should know their own limitations. She always kept this saying in mind. She was well aware of her somewhat awkward position in Golden Tree. How could she take other people's politeness seriously?

She wants to use her abilities to contribute to the Golden Tree, and then exchange that for the opportunity to learn those spells!

This trip to Colombia is her opportunity!

Therefore, after arriving here, she strives to complete every task assigned by Lin Lu meticulously, trying her best to make it as perfect as possible.

This time is no exception.

Upon hearing Lin Lu's question, Lin Qingyan quickly leaned over, picked up the document on the table, read it carefully, and after considering it in his mind, expressed his thoughts.