Man on the ark, forced to become king

Why doesn't Mr. Lin say a word?

"It's rare for you sisters to see each other. Let me speak after you've finished."

Lin Lu smiled slightly and tapped her finger on the table. The wine pot on the table seemed to come alive and started to hop around, filling everyone's cups.

"I don't want to drink this, it's spicy."

Xi pushed the wine glass towards Nian with disdain. Nian thought for a moment and then pushed both wine glasses towards Ling.

Ling glanced at the two little girls, then at the three wine glasses in front of him, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Let's not indulge in drinking today. Let's get down to business. Does Mr. Lin really have a way to deal with the awakening of the Sui Beast?"

"There is a way, and there is no way."

Ignoring the sisters' little antics, Lin Lu picked up a bite of her side dish and spoke frankly.

"how to say?"

"If we only focus on the immediate problem, then there are ways to solve it. But if we want a permanent solution, that's not possible for now."

"What is the matter at hand, and how can it be resolved once and for all?"

"The situation before us is like that of Nian and Xi. I can isolate the influence of Sui on them and separate their consciousness from Sui's. In this way, they will become truly independent individuals. When the Sui Beast awakens, its own power and authority may still be affected, but there will be no danger of its consciousness dissipating and returning to its original form."

Lin Lu pointed at Nian and explained her method, then laughed and said, "As for a permanent solution, that's even simpler. When the Nian beast wakes up, I'll stab it to death with one sword, and that will solve the problem permanently."

"I don't understand the connection between you and the Year Beast, so I can't start the problem from there. It's easier to deal with the people who created the problem and nip it in the bud."

"Indeed, it's a good idea."

Ling remained noncommittal about directly dealing with the Year Beast, and then changed the subject to the first solution.

"Even if it's possible to isolate the effects of age, it's extremely difficult. What price does Mr. Lin's secret method require?"

"No need for anything."

A flash of pale golden light streaked past, causing him to instinctively lean back. In an instant, the light entered his body.

Snapped--

It felt as if a string on a musical instrument had snapped, causing my heart to tremble.

In a daze, the connection that had lasted for thousands of years quietly dissipated.

Deep within his consciousness, a tiny seed sprouted, broke through the soil, and grew rapidly into a towering tree. An ancient and vast aura emanated from the tree, illuminating all directions. The consciousness of the beast fled in panic, like a mouse seeing a cat.

As the golden light shone everywhere, Sui's obsession retreated again and again, and was directly expelled from Ling's consciousness. That thin layer of light became an insurmountable wall of steel, firmly blocking Sui outside, preventing her from advancing an inch.

If the original fragments of the Sui Beast were like kites released into the sky, with the kite strings all held by Sui's true form, then the appearance of this golden light severed the strings binding them, freeing them from all constraints and allowing them to roam freely.

A thousand-year-old dream, just a snap of the fingers?

What kind of skill or technique is this?

What kind of existence is that colossal tree that reaches for the sky?

Ling blinked and looked at the young man again. This time, she saw something different.

Its not particularly robust body exuded the same aura as that ancient tree—ancient, vast, and profound.

He sat there, as if he bore the weight of the history of this world.

Indescribable, unimaginable.

This is not about the difference in strength, but a fundamental difference.

That was clearly an ancient being more qualified to call itself a god than these fragments of giant beasts!

"See, Sister Ling, I didn't lie to you, did I?"

The man stood with his hands on his hips, extremely pleased with himself.

It was a rare opportunity for her to show her face in front of her older sister, and she was overjoyed.

"I didn't expect you to actually find it. As the older sister, I'm actually benefiting from my younger sisters' success."

He picked up his wine glass, drank it all in one gulp, and then picked up a second glass.

"Mr. Lin, would you like a drink?"

"Drinking like this is not enjoyable. I heard from Nian that your sister likes wine? Why don't we drink to our hearts' content today?"

The small wine cup, about half a finger's height, is only good for smelling wine to a connoisseur. Lin Lu, who doesn't drink much, knew this and immediately called the shopkeeper to bring over two wine jars, which they then opened.

"Here, drink this, it's so refreshing!"

"Good, good, that's great!"

Ling was not intimidated at all. He picked up the wine jar and drank it down in big gulps. The amount of wine in the jar dropped at a visible rate. He drank more than 30% of it in one go.

"Come on, drink!"

Lin Lu really went all out today.

He promised not to impose any restrictions on the blessing of the golden tree, but with such a great god present, he still had his own thoughts.

It's fine if you don't tamper with the blessing, but you can do it yourself, right?

At the very least, making friends first is definitely the right thing to do.

The first step in making friends is to cater to their interests.

It's just drinking, who's afraid of who?

"..."

"..."

When the restaurant owner came again, the table was piled high with food, an empty wine jar was on the floor, and a dozen or so unopened bottles of wine were piled up on the side.

Watching the two of them raise their wine jars and drink together without even eating a bite of food, drinking as if it were water, Nian and Xi looked at each other and shivered in unison.

They knew that her sister didn't have any other hobbies, except for drinking. This time, she really enjoyed herself.

The problem is... she's drunk and acting crazy!

They didn't know how Lin Lu was doing, because they had never seen him drunk.

They knew all too well that when drunk, not only did he like to recite poetry, but he also threw wild punches!

"Can you stop them?"

Nian shrank back, giving Xi a meaningful look and urging her to stop it.

"Why don't you go?"

Xi also moved further away, not falling for the trick at all.

Just kidding, your sister is terrifying when she's drunk. What if you try to stop her from drinking and get beaten up?

With their older brother not around, the two of them couldn't stop Ling from going on a drunken rampage.

"I'm not scared."

"Of course I'm scared, I am too."

Snapped!

The two large wine jars crashed to the ground, shattering into pieces and scattering fragments everywhere. The bickering Nian and Xi were so frightened that they stopped eating and retreated frantically.

"Good, good, good, great capacity for alcohol, that's really enjoyable, let's have another one!"

After downing two jars of wine, a blush spread across his fair face, his eyes became hazy, and he stood on a chair with one foot on the table, his posture extremely unrestrained, holding a wine jar in one hand and shaking it.

"Come!"

Lin Lu was a little dizzy from drinking so fast, and his vision was blurry. But he was not to be outdone, so he adopted the same posture, raising his wine jar to clink glasses.

Snapped!

The wine jars clinked together, splashing a large amount of liquid. The two men, each holding a wine jar bigger than their heads, drank it down in large gulps.

"Oh no, they've already gotten tipsy."

Nian and Xi huddled in the corner of the private room, trembling, helpless and forced to watch as the situation unfolded.

wow~

Just then, the door to the private room was suddenly pushed open, and a handsome young man holding a folding fan walked in. A familiar aura made Nian frown immediately and block Xi's way.

"What are you here for?"

"What, you're not even calling me 'Second Brother' anymore?"

The young man casually closed the door, smiled warmly, and looked at the two men who were drinking together.

Just then, Lin Lu put down her wine jar, swayed, and turned her head, staring wide-eyed, as if trying to figure out who the person was.

"Hiccup~ Who are you?"

"An annoying guy."

The blush on her face became even more pronounced. She jumped off the chair, grabbed the wine jar, and pointed at the person who had come, clenching her fist.

"It's time to hit!"

"Good! Good! He deserves to be hit!"