Man on the ark, forced to become king

This is a one-time exception; there will be no next time...

"Haha! What a surprise!"

Suddenly, a strangely familiar voice rang out from outside, the locked door was violently pulled open, and a gray-white figure flashed in.

"Lapland?"

In an instant, Texas recognized the person who had come. She instinctively tried to stand up straight, but paused briefly under the influence of alcohol.

In that moment of carelessness, the white wolf leaped in through the doorway, lunging at her with two somewhat familiar bright red cylinders in his hands. Sparks flew from the cylinders, and the smell of gunpowder filled the air.

"Wait, don't—"

Suddenly jolted awake, Texas sobered up instantly, her hair standing on end. She tried to stop her friend's dangerous behavior, but it was too late.

"I saw these for sale when I came here. They seem to be New Year's celebration props?"

Lappland, holding a firecracker in one hand, jumped forward and pointed it at Texas.

Similar things are often seen at banquets in Syracuse. They are used by aiming them at people and spraying out confetti or something. I don’t know why they need to be lit, but I guess it’s probably similar.

"Run!"

boom!

Before Texas could finish speaking, a burst of fire swept through the entire bar, its vibrant colors flowing freely and engulfing everyone inside.

"puff……"

As the flames subsided, luckily nothing was ignited by the sudden explosion of the fireworks. The remaining paper tube fell from the white wolf's hand, the girl's hair stood on end from the explosion, her face was covered in ash, and she gently exhaled a puff of smoke.

Across from her, Texas wasn't much better off. The explosion came so suddenly that she didn't even have time to react before being hit directly in the face by the firework, her clothes charred black.

"!!!!!!!!!"

The next second, an indescribable penguin scream emanated from inside the bar, startling passersby who were walking by.

Chapter 201 The Truth of the Deep Sea (Mega Chapter)

The New Year's Eve dinner was noisy and lasted for two hours before it finally ended.

Cleaning up the table after a meal was naturally not Lin Lu's job, so after the meal he returned to his idle state, and then he remembered that he seemed to have forgotten something.

The girl who called herself a deep-sea hunter was still hungry, and Wei Yanwu interrupted her, so she couldn't remember her for a moment.

But it's not too late now. Anyway, that guy is strong, so being hungry for two more hours probably won't be a big deal.

With this in mind, Lin Lu took two roast chickens that had been prepared for the New Year but were not used from the governor's mansion kitchen, grabbed a bottle of wine, jumped over the wall and crossed the yard, and returned to the Golden Tree's courtyard. After wandering around, she found the small courtyard that had been arranged for Skadi.

The courtyard has no gate; you can see inside from the outside.

As Lin Lu approached the courtyard gate, she saw the figure huddled against the wall.

The greatsword leaned against the wall, the girl sat on the ground with her back against the wall, hugging her knees, her long white hair spread out on the ground like a blanket.

The golden light fell upon her, reflecting a hazy glow and illuminating the girl's disheveled and tattered clothes.

The rather strange clothes were tattered and torn from the previous battle, far from being neat.

From a distance, the girl huddled against the wall looked rather pitiful.

"Hey, wake up?"

Lin Lu leaned over and poked Skadi's head with her finger. The girl must have been very tired, because she fell asleep right there and was sleeping quite soundly. It took several pokes before she groggily lifted her head.

"what?"

She snorted, seemingly still not understanding the situation, and subconsciously rubbed her eyes before she came to her senses.

"Would you like some food and a drink?"

She handed over two roast chickens packed in a bag, and Lin Lu sat down on the ground in front of her, shaking the wine bottle in her hand.

"Thank you, but no alcohol."

Skadi sniffed, swallowed, and politely thanked him before accepting the roast chicken.

"That's true, your job isn't suitable for drinking either."

Lin Lu nodded, watching the hunter from the deep sea tear open the packaging and bite into it. His eating manner was extremely unrestrained, completely different from her polite thanks. He must have been extremely hungry.

A huge roast chicken was devoured in no time, with even the bones chewed up and swallowed, leaving nothing to waste.

After finishing one chicken, the girl looked at the second one, but didn't eat it. She looked up and said thank you again.

Why don't you come inside and sit outside?

Lin Lu asked curiously, and then received an unexpected answer.

“You didn’t say I could come in.”

Skadi blinked her innocent eyes and answered truthfully.

That's what she thought.

He didn't ask her for compensation for breaking so many things, helped her escape Hai Si's spying, brought her back, and provided her with tangible things. Without a doubt, in the simple mind of a young girl, this kind of person is a very good person.

Therefore, she shouldn't cause any more trouble for others.

She didn't need a house or anything like that; she was perfectly content just sitting in the yard.

"..."

Seeing her dazed look, Lin Lu felt a pang of sympathy for no reason, and wanted to pat her head, but then she felt it would be impolite to reach out her hand halfway and withdrew it.

"This courtyard, including the house, is prepared for you. You can stay here. If you have nowhere to go, you can stay here."

"...I have no money."

You have to pay for what others eat and what they live in. If you don't have money, you can't use other people's things for free. Skadi's logic is very simple: even if it is indeed very comfortable here, she still has to go out and earn money first, and then pay.

"So what would you do?"

Lin Lu glanced at the greatsword leaning against the wall and already had an idea in mind.

As expected, the girl's answer was exactly what was going on.

"fight."

Skadi seemed a little ashamed after hearing those two simple words, and lowered her head, adding softly, "I'm very strong."

Ah, what a simple-minded, muscle-bound idiot...

This result perfectly matched Lin Lu's first impression of the girl.

"From now on, you'll work for me and earn money, and then you can live here, how about that?"

"Can I?"

Skadi suddenly looked up, her big eyes shining brightly, as if they were glowing.

It's clear that she really likes this place and her current environment.

"of course can."

Lin Lu raised her arm and pointed, causing a glittering gold dot to fall from the golden canopy that shaded the courtyard, like a shooting star, and land on Skadi's body.

"This is the Golden Tree logo. From now on, you are an employee of Golden Tree."

"oh oh."

Skadi patted the spot where the golden light had flown in, a gesture that made Lin Lu feel slightly embarrassed.

It has to be said that she has a really good figure. If she weren't carrying a weapon, she would look exactly like a cute and innocent girl.

This is different from Surtr's case. Surtr suffered from pure amnesia, and his mind was somewhat impaired. It wasn't stupidity, but a lack of common sense, which led to his behavior being out of step with others.

Skadi, on the other hand, may be intelligent, but her way of thinking is very simple. Combined with that greatsword, she has a kind of 'cute contrast' feeling.

"Can you tell me about the Deep Sea Hunters and Agor? You should know that those troubles are nothing to me, so there's no need to worry. Hai Si's influence can't reach me."

Lin Lu was in a good mood after successfully recruiting another decent fighter.

However, more than Skadi's own strength, he was more concerned about the information the girl knew about the Sea Heirs and the underwater kingdom of Agor.

It's really too difficult to collect those things on land.

The Golden Tree's existing intelligence channels have never stopped, but all they've gathered are fragmented pieces of information that aren't very detailed. Even the all-powerful Emperor couldn't figure it out, so no one else could either.

Of all the lands in the world, Iberia is the region most closely connected to Agor and the sea, and most of the existing intelligence comes from there.

Iberia is located on the southern coast of the continent of Terra. It is one of the few countries on Earth that has a certain understanding and exploration of the ocean. Its main ethnic group is the Liberians, but there are also a large number of Agorians who live there and practice the Lateran religion.

In the past, many people came to land from the sea country of Agor. They brought with them advanced technologies and knowledge, which contributed to the past glory of Iberia. The Agorians living in Iberia today are almost all descendants of those immigrants who came ashore.

However, times have changed, and with the passage of time, Iberia's connection with the sea has long been severed, and the once mighty golden fleet that traversed the seas has been lost in the depths of the ocean.

One day, a catastrophe known as the 'Great Silence' swept through Iberia. From that moment on, Iberia was cut off from most of its contact with the outside world, falling into complete silence and becoming virtually unknown.

Today, the information about Agor that we can obtain from them is all from many years ago, and its veracity is questionable.

Anyway, after reading those things, Lin Lu felt that they should just be treated as stories and not taken seriously.

Now that there is a lively, genuine Agor from the deep sea right in front of us, the information coming from Skadi is definitely more credible.

Not to mention, Skadi is a 'professional' from Agor who specializes in dealing with the Haizi problem, so her understanding of the Haizi group is undoubtedly second to none.