Man on the ark, forced to become king

It sounds like it's not much different from the festivals in the border areas.

He suddenly became interested and offered, "How about I put on a big show for you and make Longmen lively?"

"...Let's not do that."

Wei Yanwu's expression froze for a moment, then he quickly waved his hand in refusal.

He can't handle the grand scenes this guy is talking about. What if something goes wrong and blows the Dragon Gate into the sky?

Although the chances are slim, we still have to be careful.

"Tsk, never mind then."

Lin Lu shook her head regretfully, glanced at the box containing Hai Si's ashes on the ground, and walked out of the study with her hands behind her back.

Only after his figure disappeared into the courtyard did Wei Yanwu breathe a sigh of relief, thankful that he had stopped Lin Lu's dangerous idea in time.

This person is good in every way, except that their ideas are too unconventional and they are not on the same page as normal people.

But the fact that he's ridiculously strong is terrifying.

Wei Yanwu even had a premonition that if he couldn't stop her, and Lin Lu really put on a 'big show' in front of everyone in Longmen, it could very likely cause serious psychological trauma to the residents of Longmen.

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"Gulu~"

As the last sip of water flowed down her throat, the red-eyed girl emptied the water pouch in her hand and sighed softly.

She turned her head slightly, and her long white hair, which almost reached her knees, swayed.

The night in the wilderness is quiet; not even the chirping of insects or the calls of birds can be heard.

Apart from the occasional gentle breeze, only the flickering light of the fire on the ground could be heard.

In fact, lighting a campfire alone in the wilderness is not a wise choice, and most mercenaries and lone travelers would not do so.

While fire can repel ordinary wild beasts, it can also attract higher-level predators and mutated creatures.

Those monsters infected by Originium are not afraid of fire.

However, the white-haired, red-eyed girl clearly had no such concerns. A black greatsword, as tall as a person, was leaning against a dead tree not far from the campfire. The hilt had an unknown mechanical structure attached to it, and the weight of the thing could be seen from the dent in the ground beneath it.

The laws of the wilderness apply to ordinary people with limited strength; the strong need not heed them.

"We've run out of food and water, and we're going to go hungry again today."

The girl sat down by the fire, resting her chin on her hand, murmuring softly, her expression adorably dazed.

Her clothes were also very distinctive, seemingly in the style of some kind of uniform. She wore a large blue-black tricorn hat, had a shawl on her shoulders that extended to her feet, and unusually, had holes on the inner thighs that revealed her fair skin beneath the clothes, making her look very sexy.

crackle~

The dry branches in the fire burst into sparks, startling the girl who was lost in thought, and her hand trembled slightly.

After a moment, she came to her senses, took off the tattered little bag hanging from her waist, rummaged through it, but found only an empty food packaging bag.

"Skadi, cheer up."

The girl stared blankly at the fire, muttering to herself, trying to use words to combat her predicament of having no food.

However, the body's instinctive reaction is clearly not something that can be suppressed with words; the rumbling in the stomach says it all.

Finally, the girl named Skadi sighed and her expression turned sorrowful.

"I'm still so hungry. I should have bought a map."

If she had a map, she might have been able to determine her location and find the nearest town, instead of sleeping in the wilderness and suffering from hunger like she is now.

However, this is just wishful thinking.

After buying necessities in the previous town, she had no money left. Even if she found a town, she would first have to find a place to submit a bounty quest before she could receive her reward.

If there's nowhere to go, even if you do go, you'll continue to starve. At most, you'll just go from sleeping in the wilderness to sleeping in a town, but the situation won't be much better.

Therefore, there weren't many places where she could buy supplies.

She wouldn't be willing to enter villages or towns composed only of ordinary civilians.

If possible, she doesn't want to have too much contact with other people, as that could lead to some bad things.

She herself was naturally unafraid, but ordinary people who were accidentally caught up in the disaster she brought would have almost no chance of survival.

"I remember, if we go in that direction, there seems to be a city called...Longmen?"

There was no food, not even a drop of water, and there was nothing they could do but sit there staring blankly at the fire.

Skadi stared at the flickering flames, trying to recall what she had seen at the last supply depot.

There, she seemed to have heard passing merchants say that they were going to deliver goods to Longmen, which was probably in the direction she was heading.

If you're lucky, if you keep going in this direction, you should be able to encounter a city inhabited by land dwellers.

This is on the premise that the gantry has not been moved.

She hadn't been on land for very long, but she had already seen and heard a lot along the way, including the technology of many land dwellers.

The vast cities that sprawled across the land left a very deep impression on her.

While it may not compare to the underwater city of Argonauts, it is still breathtaking enough.

Most importantly, cities on land are like walking creatures; they can move around and don't have a fixed location.

Even small towns can change locations, which caused her a lot of trouble when she first arrived on land.

She didn't know if the city called Longmen had left recently. If it had, she would be disappointed and would have to wander in the wilderness for a long time.

"Beep beep!"

Skadi was lost in thought when she suddenly heard strange noises coming from afar, like the sounds of some kind of machinery, somewhat like vehicles, but different from those she had heard in town.

She looked up and her superhuman night vision quickly located the source of the sound.

Two bright lights appeared in the darkness, approaching from afar and soon coming into view.

A strangely shaped car drove up, looking like an upside-down semicircle on the ground.

Skadi thought for a moment and vaguely remembered that this thing was called 'beetle' by the land people. She didn't quite understand the meaning of the name, but she had indeed seen it in town.

The somewhat clumsy-looking car quickly arrived and stopped a dozen meters away from the bonfire. The door opened, and a person with a large tail got out, with his hands tucked into his sleeves.

Skadi found that tail very familiar; it looked a bit like a fish from the sea. This was rare on land, at least it was the first time she had ever seen one. There were similar creatures in the sea, though.

Could it be that this person also comes from the sea?

Thinking of this, Skadi stood up, sniffed, and carefully examined the area before hanging her head in disappointment.

She couldn't smell the sea on that person.

"Miss, I'm a traveling merchant passing by. You can call me Old Carp. Would you like a ride?"

Old Li chuckled and approached a few meters away, stopping at a relatively safe distance for both of them. He then took his hand out of his sleeve and waved it, indicating that he had no weapon and meant no harm.

"Ride-sharing?"

Skadi had never heard of this word before, but after thinking about it carefully, she could barely understand its meaning.

She subconsciously touched her stomach, glanced at her empty bag, and nodded emphatically: "Thank you."

"I know what it's like to suddenly encounter a stranger in the wilderness—hmm? You agreed?"

Old Carp was reciting his prepared remarks when he paused halfway through, wondering if he had misheard.

"Yes, can you tell me where the nearest town is?"

Skadi didn't think there was anything wrong with what she did. She tilted her head and asked blankly.

"..."

Old Carp thought he might have met a strange person, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. He immediately nodded and said, "The nearest city is Longmen. I'm going back to Longmen anyway, so I can take you there."

He had already planned to do that, which is why he stopped.

In fact, it is not a reasonable thing to do to talk to strangers and meddle in other people's business when walking in the wilderness, but for some reason, when he saw this girl from afar, he had a premonition that something was amiss.

It's like asking what benefits there would be in bringing this girl back to Longmen.

Having roamed the world for many years, Lao Li trusted his intuition, so he did just that.

Chapter 194 Miss Skadi's Embarrassment

"Just tell me where Lungmen is, and I'll walk there myself."

Under the old carp's gaze, the white-haired, red-eyed girl slowly shook her head, declining his invitation.

"Walk there yourself? Do you know how far it is from here to Lungmen?"

So you were planning to ask for directions and walk there yourself?

That makes sense, since it's normal to be wary of a stranger who suddenly strikes up a conversation in the wilderness.

Upon closer examination, it is his behavior of stopping the car and striking up a conversation without any apparent reason that is abnormal.

However, since I'm going to meddle in other people's business, I might as well go all the way and be a good Samaritan.

Old Carp chuckled and shook his head, patiently explaining, "It's at least a hundred miles from here to Longmen. Even if you drive there, it will take an hour or two. If you walk there, you probably won't get there until tomorrow. You'd better come with me."