Man on the ark, forced to become king

Chen is stubborn; once she's made up her mind, nothing can change it. Talulah is even more single-minded. The two sisters share a remarkably similar stubbornness in their personalities, making it truly difficult to get them to spend the New Year together.

Either bring both of them back together, or don't bring either of them back, just bring one back—it's not even worth considering.

"What's wrong? You usually have so many ideas, but now you can't think of a single one?"

Seeing him slumped in his chair, stammering and not responding for a long time, Madam Wenyue raised her eyebrows and slammed her hand heavily on the table, startling Wei Yanwu so much that he almost dropped his pipe.

"I don't care what method you use, you have to see both kids this year. If they don't come back, you won't be going to bed!"

After saying this, Lady Wenyue turned and left.

"Madam! Husband—"

Bang!

The study door slammed shut, and Wei Yanwu shrank back into his chair, sighing and looking long and sullen, his face as long as a donkey's. He had no appetite for the tea he had brewed.

If he had a way, wouldn't he have brought those two little rascals back long ago?

What's the point of taking it out on him...?

But this is a principle I can't explain to my wife, otherwise I won't even get to eat, let alone sleep with her.

How could someone like Wei, the dignified Governor-General of Longmen and a high-ranking official, be so frustrated?

"It's so difficult, so very difficult..."

After thinking for a long time, Wei Yanwu still couldn't come up with a safe solution. He paced back and forth in the study dozens of times before finally gritting his teeth and stamping his foot.

"Someone, prepare the gear. This time I'm going to Ursus myself and bring those two little bastards back!"

"This……"

The man in the black raincoat appeared silently in the study, somewhat hesitant.

"Lord Wei, are you serious?"

"Why not?"

Wei Yanwu waved his hand weakly, glanced sideways at the black raincoat, and whispered, "Why don't you go and talk to Madam?"

"Your subordinate will prepare the necessary attire immediately!"

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The howling wind swept across the ground, stirring up large swaths of snow and making the swirling snowflakes even denser.

Creep~Creak~

Stepping onto the snow, the thick layer buried half of his legs. The icy snow seeped into his boots through the gaps, and Chen shivered, his arms trembling as he clung to Chi Xiao's.

Ahead, Talulah also trudged forward, her steps uneven with the snow. In this place, she dared not use her Originium Arts to keep warm, otherwise the snow would melt into water, making the path even more difficult.

Yelena followed behind Talulah on the right. She seemed to be used to this environment and walked very steadily, showing no signs of strain.

Behind them, the main force of the Reunion Movement marched forward along the path that had already been trodden, stumbling through the wind and snow.

"This is it."

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Chen felt that he had lost all feeling in his legs. Talulah, who was walking at the front, finally spoke up and told everyone that they had arrived at the new camp.

The new campsite was located in a valley, with small hills blocking the view from the side. The snow in the valley was not too thick, and there was not much wind blowing in, making it a fairly ideal place.

Talulah surveyed the valley's environment, activated her Originium Arts, leaped high into the air, and landed in the center of the valley. Blazing flames spread outwards from her, melting the snow and scorching the mud on the ground until it dried and hardened.

After she finished, the people following behind began to enter, skillfully dividing the work, cleaning the site, and setting up tents.

"Cold?"

Talulah had used Originium Arts to dry the entire valley, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. Her face was somewhat pale. After taking a few deep breaths, she finally had time to find Chen, who was driving anchor stakes into the ground. Seeing her shivering from the cold, she quickly went over and used Originium Arts to raise the surrounding temperature slightly.

"Okay."

Chen was still being stubborn, unwilling to admit that his hands and feet were so cold that they wouldn't obey his commands.

In her mind, her physical condition should be much stronger than that of ordinary infected people, so there was no reason why they could persevere but she couldn't.

"Go help Alina over there. I can manage our tent myself."

"……All right."

Seeing her younger sister's stubborn look, Talulah didn't know what to say and turned to Alina's side.

After she left, Chen shuddered again, and the hammer he was holding slipped from his stiff fingers, fell to the ground, and smashed directly into his foot.

Fortunately, my feet were so cold that I couldn't feel anything and didn't feel any pain at all.

……

After working hard for a full hour, Chen Kankan gradually warmed up a bit while working, and just as everyone else had almost finished setting up their tents, he also set up his own.

The person in charge of food set up a simple stove in the middle of the camp and started cooking porridge. Chen crawled into the tent, enduring the damp clothes from the melting snow, and stared blankly at the ground.

She thought that what she had seen before was the whole picture of life on the icy plains, but little did she know that it was just the tip of the iceberg.

They had to worry about raids by the Ursus army at all times, and each change of camp required braving heavy snow, traveling long distances day and night to reach their destination.

In this process, some people will die, and the survivors will pick up their belongings and keep going.

This was the real ice plains. Chen felt out of place here. She didn't even know why the Ursus army would use force against a group of poor people who couldn't even get enough to eat.

Did they do something wrong?

No, they just wanted to survive. However, on this vast ice plain, even such a simple and insignificant wish was unattainable.

Here, the infected and Ursus's army seem to share an innate hatred.

The wet clothes were dripping water. Chen suddenly began to understand why her sister had stayed here. The things that her sister saw were gradually becoming blurry in her eyes as well.

Perhaps, if she stayed here, she could accomplish more, instead of focusing all her attention on her sister.

"You must be feeling uncomfortable. Let me help you dry your clothes."

Talulah crawled in from outside, brushing the snowflakes off her body. As she sat down, the temperature inside the tent began to rise rapidly, soon reaching a level that could not be achieved with the Originium heater.

Are you really not planning to go back?

The Originium Arts energy filled the small tent, evaporating the moisture from the wet clothes. Although it was still not very comfortable, it was much better than being damp.

However, Chen was in no mood to dwell on these things at the moment. She pursed her lips, hoping to get an unexpected answer.

Unfortunately, no.

Talulah's answer remained unchanged, still as firm as ever.

She will never return to Longmen.

"I see."

Chen hung her head, looking very disappointed, but seeing her like this, Talulah was actually quite happy. She thought that after this incident, her sister had finally figured things out and realized that this was not a place for her to stay.

That's how it should be. She deserves a brighter future, instead of living a precarious life on a desolate, icy plain.

"Then I won't leave either; I'll stay here with you."

"..."

Talulah blinked, wondering if she had misheard, and even wanted to reach out and touch Chen's head to see if she was delirious from a fever.

Is this icy wasteland some kind of auspicious place? Not only do I not want to leave, but I'm even more determined to stay?

"Huijie, listen to me..."

“I know exactly what I’m doing.”

Chen interrupted Talulah and reiterated his thoughts.

"My presence here is a good thing for the current Reunion Movement, isn't it?"

"..."

Talulah found herself unable to refute this statement.

Indeed, as long as Chen is here, those two powerful Sarkaz women will also remain; their presence is the shield of the Reunion Movement.

If it weren't for their help, how many Reunion members would have survived the Ursus army's raid?

Perhaps, total annihilation is not out of the question.

“You need me, sister.”

Seeing that her sister didn't refute her, Chen forced a smile; she felt she had won.

As long as this is the reason, Talulah will no longer want to send her back to Lungmen all the time. Otherwise, after this incident, Talulah's desire to send her back to Lungmen will definitely be at an all-time high.

"Tata, what you want to achieve—"

Snapped!

Chen lowered her head and continued to express her thoughts, but the instant she lowered her head, a love chop from her sister struck her on the back of the neck, knocking her unconscious and causing her to collapse to the ground.

"I'm sorry, Huijie, if this continues, I'm afraid I really won't be able to resist letting you stay here."

Talulah patted Chen's hair, pursed her lips, took a pre-prepared burlap sack from outside the tent, stuffed her younger sister inside, tied it shut, and then, clutching the bulging sack, sneaked out of the tent and headed straight for Shining.

This time, she's determined to send Chen back no matter what! No one can stop her!