Man on the ark, forced to become king

"If you want to withdraw, then I will only try to get this small piece of land in Saltwind City, and I will give you some things as temporary rent."

"However, there is only one chance, and only the victor and his followers are entitled to enjoy the fruits of victory. You should understand this."

Each word, like the whispers of the devil, echoed in the Grand Inquisitor's ears, leaving him frozen in place, his mouth agape, yet unable to utter a word.

He was shaken.

Chapter 246 Thunder Rumbles Across a Thousand Miles

"I thought you would go straight to the people who actually control the court, beat them up, and then force them to agree to your plan by choking them."

The Grand Judge left dejectedly with his young apprentice, but he did not leave Saltwind City. Instead, he planned to find a random house to stay in and use some special means to report everything that had happened there to the court.

Before that, he planned to go to the beach to calm down a bit.

The large moon that had been suspended in the sky quietly receded, revealing the sky that had been obscured by the dark moon. Dark clouds filled the sky, creating a very oppressive atmosphere. Lani, who had dispelled the dark moon's aura, fell from the sky and landed next to Lin Lu. She blinked her big eyes a few times, smiled and teased, and finally added, "Just like what you did in Sherag."

"How could you miss me so much?"

Lin Lu pursed her lips and waved her hand, saying, "Although I did have that idea at first... I thought about it again and realized it wasn't necessary."

"Those things in the sea are clearly not simple. This great battle may not be easy to win, so why should I start another war and deplete my own strength while preparing for one?"

"Moreover, even if we win, it won't benefit us much. What use is Iberia now, apart from the Tribunal's own combat strength?"

"So, there's no need. In any case, whether they agree or not, the war between the Golden Tree and the Sea Si is inevitable. Our main battlefield is at sea, on the seabed. All we need is a forward base for gathering, and Saltwind City is enough."

"Of course, if they're really out of their minds and want to do something unnecessary, I wouldn't mind bringing them to their senses."

"Time is a very strange thing."

Lani leaned over with her hands behind her back, her eyes crinkling with a smile, like a fox that had just stolen a chicken.

Even someone like you has learned to play power games.

"There was no other way. We didn't have a chance when we were at the border. We just sat on the throne for a moment and then ran here. We didn't have time to think about these things."

“It’s different here. The Golden Tree has been rebuilt, and so many people depend on me, their king, for their livelihood. I can’t just lead them to their deaths, can I? So, I have to think of a way to minimize the cost, even if it means starting a war.”

"However, that's all I can do. In the end, I still have to rely on military force to deter others. That can barely be considered a strategy."

Lin Lu was also helpless; what he said was the absolute truth.

Back when we were in the border region, if one person was full, the whole family wasn't hungry, so it didn't matter. Relying on our military strength, we did whatever we wanted.

However, on the continent of Terra, he had to consider the operators of the Golden Tree. Even if the Forge of Life had the ability to revive, using it too much was not a good thing. Therefore, he had to be more conservative in his approach, even if he was not good at it.

The saying "If you wear the crown, you must bear its weight" applies here.

If this had happened during the border region period, he would have already used a spell to deal with it directly. Since he had no worries about what was behind him, there was no need for such things.

"This is a good start, my king."

Lani shook her head and sighed, "In the past, after Holleru, the King of the Wildlands, became king, he had to carry the Beast Chancellor Serlosh to suppress his boiling fighting spirit in order to become the Golden King Gofrey. Now, you are also on the path to truly becoming a king, and you have achieved this transformation on your own, which makes you stronger than Holleru."

“I have no beastly prime minister to carry on my back, but I have you all, don’t I?”

Lin Lu gently wrapped her arms around Lani's waist and ruffled her hair.

"Your existence is my anchor point, which is much more useful than wild beasts."

"Go away, drag me over to do the work, and then you'll start saying these sweet words after the matter is resolved."

Lani turned her head away, broke free from the embrace, and waved the spatula in her hand disdainfully, saying, "There's still food stewing at home, I don't know if it's burnt. I don't have time to sit here in the wind with you, I'm leaving."

Swish!

A flash of golden light left only a lingering image of red hair.

Seeing this, Lin Lu couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle. Lani was still too shy; he had seen her blush just now.

The excuse about having food cooking at home was just that—an excuse. She was clearly just shy and ran away.

Let's go find her when we get back; we won't let her get away so easily then.

……

The crystalline monster, several meters tall, carried Kal'tsit, Warfarin, and Laurentina out of the bottom of the underground cave. Just then, it saw the enormous dark moon quietly recede, revealing the original gloomy sky, and the falling starlight also disappeared.

Boom!

Golden wings carried Skadi out of the cave, and the sound of her landing made the ground around them tremble, causing Kal'tsit's lips to twitch.

She originally wanted Mon3tr to bring them all out to save some effort, but Skadi's slender figure, which looked neither tall nor fat, had a weight far exceeding what it appeared to be. With her, Mon3tr simply couldn't carry her, so she had to fly out on her own.

Fortunately, Skadi learned the Forge spell quite quickly, otherwise she would have had to climb up step by step.

God knows what's wrong with this guy's body; he's ridiculously heavy, even a regular car can't carry him. Laurentina, who is also a deep-sea hunter, doesn't have this problem and is not much different from a normal person.

Or is this the reason for her extraordinary physical strength?

For once, Kal'tsit felt a surge of research interest.

"Is this the end?"

Laurentina jumped off Mon3tr's back and looked up at the sky with a sense of awe.

She had witnessed firsthand the power that could wipe a city off the face of the earth.

The dark moon hung high, and starlight rained down, washing over the entire Saltwind City.

Whether it was the newly born Sea Heir or the monsters transformed from members of the Deep Sea Church, they were as fragile as wooden or clay sculptures in the face of that falling, dazzling starlight.

Their strength was such that even Laurentina, a veteran deep-sea hunter, found them somewhat troublesome. But in front of Starlight, they were no different from paper. They crumbled at the slightest touch, instantly frozen by frost, and decomposed into fine ashes.

With such power enveloping the city, killing all life within it would be as easy as lifting a hand, wouldn't it?

Moreover, this was only the power of the Golden Tree leader's wife; the leader had merely used a spell casually and hadn't actually made a move yet.

How strong must his all-out effort be?

"This is true power... I really want to see it."

She couldn't help but murmur aloud, a hint of anticipation and excitement flashing in Laurentina's bright red eyes. Just thinking about it made the fighting blood flowing through her body uncontrollably hot.

After all, she was a deep-sea hunter, spending her days traversing the most brutal battlefields, experiencing countless battles, struggles, and killings, which had become ingrained in her very soul.

She simply couldn't ignore such an unprecedentedly powerful individual.

da~

Lin Lu, with her hands in her pockets, landed lightly beside the group. She grinned and said, "Want to see? Don't worry, you'll see soon, Miss Hunter."

Lani's Dark Moon naturally solved the problem of Saltwind City. In the face of the power of the rules, no matter how those sea creatures evolved, it would be useless.

So-called evolution is essentially the modification of one's own physical structure, and it has its limits. Lani's Dark Moon Domain is something that life at their level can no longer access.

Just like a piece of paper, no matter what shape it is folded into, it is still paper. When faced with flames, it will only be burned to ashes and cannot fight against fire.

Therefore, the evolution of the Sealings is useless against Lani, and they cannot evolve a body that can resist the Dark Moon.

How can something evolve if it's beyond our comprehension and unanalyzable?

However, Lani only solved the problems of Saltwind City. On the vast sea outside the city, undercurrents were already approaching.

Whether it was the Sea Heirs' own initiative or something the high-ranking members of the Deep Sea Church did before their deaths is no longer important. What matters is that a large number of real Sea Heirs are about to rush out of the sea and head towards Saltwind City.

Lin Lu smelled their scent; there were many of them, a vast number, enough to be called an army.

So, it's time for him to step in and bring today's events to a perfect close.

Having lost face by failing to control his magic before, he'll have to get his revenge on Hai Si this time.

This hunter lady wants to witness true power? Perfect, just what she wants!

Showing off in front of others is something that always feels great, no matter how many times you do it...

"Huh? Wasn't the problem solved? Miss Lani displayed her incredible power; the entire Saltwind City should be completely wiped out by now, right?"

Warfarin scratched her head, somewhat puzzled.

“Lani will certainly not miss anything when she takes action. However, while the city has stabilized, there is a large area of ​​sea monsters in the sea outside the city that is about to crawl onto the land.”

"How many Haisi do you have?"

Kal'tsit frowned, looking somewhat worried.

"I don't know, but there are a lot, at least tens of thousands. I can smell the taste very clearly even here."

"Hiss~ Tens of thousands of Sea Heirs?!"

Warfarin gasped, and Laurentina was also startled, instinctively reaching for the weapon on her back.

Tens of thousands of sea creatures—such a massive scale would be difficult even for Agor to handle. If these deep-sea hunters were to deal with it, who knows how many people would die before they even had a slight chance of victory.

If there are any particularly powerful Sea-seed individuals inside, then we will have to resort to devastating weapons to solve the problem.

However… seeing Lin Lu's composed demeanor with her hands in her pockets, Laurentina felt relieved. That big shot had just wiped out the entire Deep Sea Church and monsters in Saltwind City, so this leader should be able to do the same if he takes action personally.

A scale of tens of thousands sounds like a lot, but in the face of such a force comparable to a natural disaster, it is not so terrifying.

Should we assemble the troops?

Skadi was somewhat worried when she learned that the Golden Tree was going to take action against Hai Si.

"If you were to take action, you could eliminate this batch of Sealings, but it would also give them the opportunity to evolve adaptive abilities, making subsequent battles more difficult."