Man on the ark, forced to become king

After thinking for a long time, she finally remembered what she had done for this guy, and her eyes widened in surprise.

"You really went?"

"Of course, why wouldn't I go?"

Chen was very puzzled, wondering why Swire would ask such a stupid question.

If she hadn't gone, why would she have gone through all that trouble in the first place?

"That's true, after all, it's you."

The person who did this was Chen Huijie—applying this reason to any unreasonable thing seems to make it seem more reasonable.

Swire quickly stopped worrying about it; it was just a trip to Ursus, nothing really.

More than that, she wanted to ask Chen if he had succeeded in finding Talulah's whereabouts, but she was afraid of getting a bad answer if she asked. She hesitated at the table and ultimately didn't dare to speak.

"I found it."

Judging from her expression, Chen knew what she was struggling with and offered his answer.

They bicker as they please, but that's just how they usually interact. It doesn't affect their close relationship. They're not blood sisters, but that doesn't matter much. There's no need to hide this kind of thing.

"Really?"

Upon hearing Chen's reply, Shi Huaiya exclaimed in delight.

"Really, but she has her own life now and doesn't come back to Lungmen often. She's still at the Governor's Mansion. You can go see her after get off work."

"Huh? Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

Shi Huaiya initially showed joy, but then became dejected.

If she had known this was going to happen, she would have kept a day off as a backup. Now she can't do anything and has to wait until after get off work to visit her childhood friend.

"I was going to tell you that, but you weren't even in Lungmen a few days ago!"

Chen glared at her, leaving Swire speechless.

She did go to Victoria when she took leave a few days ago, not to Longmen. Today is her first day back on duty.

"Okay, then I'll go home after get off work... Wait, Talulah's already married?"

With a weak wave of her hand, Shi Huaiya muttered Chen's words, and suddenly realized that she had discovered a blind spot.

What does it mean that Talulah now has her own life and can't return to Lungmen often?

Does living your own life mean building a family over there? Otherwise, what difference does it make if you're alone somewhere?

"...What are you thinking about all day long?"

Chen was speechless and didn't really want to talk to this person with such a bizarre thought process. She always managed to interpret normal things in an abnormal way.

"So you weren't married. That's good, that's good."

Under Chen Wuyu's gaze, Shi Huaiya clicked her tongue, her expression making it impossible to tell whether she was relieved or regretful.

Anyway, Chen felt his fist harden and really wanted to find something to hit it with, preferably a head, Felin's head.

Bang!

"Ouch! What are you doing!"

Swire covered her head and jumped away, hopping mad with anger, but dared not approach any further.

"You two should at least be more mindful of yourselves. This is an office, not a park."

Hoshiguma slapped herself in the face, feeling utterly helpless.

The phrase "dragons fighting tigers" was probably invented specifically for these two, right?

Whenever these two are together, they always start arguing for no reason, which is really baffling.

With Chen away for a while, the Guard Bureau has had a rare few days of peace and quiet, but it looks like things are about to get noisy again.

Or perhaps she should go out for a walk and join the patrol?

If she stays here any longer and leaves Prajna, she might not be able to control her inner turmoil!

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"I'm going back tomorrow. I wonder if Shining has been discovered yet."

Facing the rising sun, Talulah stretched her body while muttering to herself.

Having been away from the Reunion Movement for several days without receiving any news from them, she couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Even though they knew that with two top experts, Shining and Surtr, in charge of the Reunion Movement, there was little chance of any accidents, they still couldn't help but worry.

If it weren't for Lin Lu's request, she would have actually wanted to go back to the Ursus Icefield and rejoin the Reunion Movement today.

"Speaking of which, I wonder if the teacher has woken up yet at this time."

After stretching her body for a while, Talulah felt a little bored, and her thoughts gradually drifted away, floating to the Golden Tree Garden next door.

Yesterday during our New Year's Eve dinner, the teacher said she would take her to see the Golden Tree today, but so far nothing has happened.

"Ha~ I knew you couldn't wait."

Just then, Lin Lu walked in from the courtyard gate, yawning, and casually teased him.

"..."

Talulah blushed but did not refute, because that was indeed what she thought.

"Young people are always so impatient. Now that you're ready, let's go."

Lin Lu yawned again and walked out unhurriedly, which puzzled Talulah, who finally couldn't help but ask.

"Teacher, did you not sleep well last night?"

"I didn't sleep well, but it's alright, it's alright."

Lin Lu waved her hand, not intending to explain. How could this be explained? Yesterday, your teacher rescued a fallen beauty, defeated a god, and then went to Yumen Pass in the middle of the night to fight an extraterrestrial demon.

It sounds like it was made up; it would be better to say nothing at all.

He didn't speak, and Talulah was also a quiet person, not good with words.

The two of them walked silently out of the governor's mansion, wandered into the Golden Tree Courtyard, and eventually found Skadi's place.

Whether she slept last night or not is unknown, but when Lin Lu brought Talulah over, she was already standing at the door like a wooden stake, and it looked like she had been standing there for quite some time.

Not wanting to ask too many questions in front of Talulah, Lin Lu simply remained silent and stopped walking. Instead, she summoned the teleportation light of the Golden Tree, and enveloped in a soft mist, she was transported to a completely different world in the blink of an eye.

Before your eyes, there are no more tall buildings like those in Longmen; instead, a gigantic golden tree, so large it exceeds the field of vision, stands out.

"This is the Great Golden Tree?"

Talulah took a breath and finally understood why the tree in Lungmen was so big, yet it was still called the 'Little Golden Tree'. Compared to the one in front of her, wasn't it just a little golden tree?

"This is the Golden Tree's territory. You'll get to know it better soon."

It's normal to be shocked when you see the giant golden tree for the first time. Even Skadi, who had a blank expression, had a look of amazement in her eyes. Lin Lu wasn't surprised by this. She patiently waited for them to look at it for a while before turning her gaze away and starting to make arrangements.

Talulah came here purely to broaden her horizons and get acquainted with the headquarters of the Golden Tree; she had no specific purpose.

Skadi is different. She came here seeking treatment, hoping to rely on the power of the Golden Tree's Life Furnace to completely integrate the part of her body belonging to Haizi into her own.

Such meticulous adjustments are something that, apart from Lin Lu, only Melina at Golden Tree is absolutely confident in.

Therefore, Skadi will have to be under Melina's responsibility for the foreseeable future.

Melina hasn't arrived yet, so Lin Lu told Skadi to wait inside the Great Blessing. Kronos lives inside the Great Blessing every day and will tell her what to do when the time comes.

After settling Skadi in, he led Talulah towards the buildings surrounding the Golden Tree. A little surprise awaited Talulah today.

……

The master and apprentice walked along the road, passing several streets, and finally stopped in front of a house near the outermost edge.

"Knock on the door."

Lin Lu took a few steps back, gesturing for Talulah to go and knock on the door.

Boom boom boom!

crunch~

The door opened from the inside, startling Talulah. Standing inside was a burly figure over two meters tall, with antlers and exposed bones, looking somewhat ferocious and terrifying.

After recognizing the person, Talulah became excited.

"Mr. Patriot?!"

Although he wasn't wearing the disabling power armor that had become almost a symbol on the Icefield, Talulah recognized Bodrakaste at a glance—it was Patriot, whose entire body had crystallized on the Icefield!

She had initially had some doubts about whether Bozokasti was still alive.

After all, almost no one has ever actually witnessed someone come back to life. It completely violates the laws of life. An immortal black snake can possess another's body, but it cannot create its own.

Although Lin Lu is very strong and the Golden Tree is very mysterious, it is normal to have doubts before confirming things with your own eyes.

Now that she saw the Patriot, who was supposed to be dead, standing alive and well before her, Talulah had no more doubts.

The Golden Tree can truly bring the dead back to life!

"Tallulah?"