Alligator's Ark of Tomorrow

As soon as Kanellian pushed open the door to the town's tavern, he heard people inside talking.

"...Speaking of recent events, a group of foreign mercenaries has arrived in the town of Redhorn. I think their name is Rhine Labs."

"I've heard about them. It seems the Dire Wolf Mercenaries suffered a great loss at their hands. They're different from us poor folks; they're all equipped with standard military gear."

"Hiss, how could the chieftain allow a group of foreigners fully armed to enter his territory?"

"It seems to be because that company has a partnership with Wang Qiu."

No wonder...

Chih-Horn Town?

Hearing the mercenaries' conversation in the tavern, Kanerian's eyes flashed, and he made a plan.

If she secretly follows Rhine Life's convoy, she'll surely find an opportunity for revenge.

She'll teach that bastard crocodile a lesson in cruelty.

Then she cried and begged me to learn Colombian from her!

......

At this point, after leaving the town, the convoy headed west.

Once inside the territory of King Ibart, the distance between towns is not so far.

After driving for about half an hour, the convoy arrived at the second town, the place where Rhine Life had agreed to meet up, the town of Red Horn.

The original plan was to enter the mobile city where King Ibart was located, but this proposal was rejected by King Ibart. He only allowed Rhine Life's staff to stay in the small town near the mobile city.

Because of the extremely poor security in Salgon, where it was common to see two mercenary groups fighting each other, Rhine Life employees rented two buildings on the outskirts and, after some renovations, turned them into two fortified strongholds.

The convoy approached and was only allowed to pass after verification.

As Gard and Seria got out of the car, the girl's indignant voice could be heard from afar.

"Director Serya, you have quite the airs of an official! We agreed to meet in a week, but look at the time now! It's already summer in Salgon. We'll die of heat in this small town before we even reach the hot land."

The girl with yellow-green hair leaned against the door, watching Seria and Gard walk towards them under the sun, and nodded.

"Is he our guide? Is he even taller than in the photos? I thought the stories I'd heard about the Adakles men being the ancestors were just rumors, but it turns out they're true!"

"By the way, are you sure he really went to that place? I heard some people ran out not far after they went in, they were terrified."

"If it's just about money, I suggest you have a serious talk with him..."

The girl kept talking, oblivious to Serea's slightly twitching lips.

"Mulsey!"

"what?"

“He understands Colombian.”

"..."

The girl named Muse's expression froze instantly. It took her a while to recover before she broke into a bright smile.

"Oh my, so you're the legendary warrior who ventured into the hot land? You look even more valiant than the rumors say. That upright figure, those hard scales, that thick tail. If I were an Adaklesian, I would definitely fall for you."

"Really? I wouldn't mind having a Liberian girlfriend."

Gard stepped forward to the door, his tall frame blocking the evil spirit's sunlight, making Mulsey appear completely obscured.

Especially when Gard grinned, Mulsey even felt a sense of unease, as if she had become the prey, being targeted by the hunter.

This is a form of suppression at the physiological and even racial levels.

Mulce stepped back, and Gard stepped forward.

Until Mulce had nowhere to retreat.

"Hehe, Mr. Gard, you're really joking. Someone like me, with your build, doesn't seem to fit with me at all."

Mulse turned her head away, stammering, unable to look at Gard's face.

"I quite like your petite and dependent type, madam."

Gard persisted until Serea coughed lightly from behind.

“Mr. Gard, even if it’s a joke, don’t go too far. Although Mulsey was in the wrong first, please forgive her this once, for the sake of the time we fought side by side.”

"Oh, I'm sorry!"

It was only then that he realized he was very close to Mulseath. Gard touched his crocodile head and said somewhat embarrassedly.

Seeing Gard away from her, Mulce breathed a sigh of relief and calmed herself down.

Whether it was Gard's imagination or not, he felt that when Mulseth was calming down, some ripples appeared on his body.

"Come out, attribute panel!"

A glint flashed in Gard's eyes, and Mulsey's attribute template appeared before him.

Character: Mulce

Code name: Mulsey

Gender: Female

Combat experience: None

Race: Liberi

Height: 169cm

Upper bust measurement: 88.66cm

Underbust measurement: 75.66cm

Waist circumference: 61.43cm

Hip circumference: 92.33cm

Ore-related disease infection status: Non-infected individuals

Physical strength: defects

Battlefield Mobility: Defects

Physiological tolerance: standard

Tactical planning: Excellent

Combat Techniques: Standard

Originium Arts Adaptability: Standard

Evaluation: The puppet dolls created by Muse, the head of the Ecology Department at Rhine Lab, are not intended for combat.

No wonder, it was just a puppet!

Gard said that something felt strange, and he couldn't sense any human presence in the girl in front of him.

But this was the first time he had ever seen a puppet like Gard that looked almost exactly like a real person, which made him unable to resist reaching out his finger and poking Mulseth.

And then later.

Boom————

The puppet exploded.

Water splashed all over Gard.

Gard froze, and after a long pause, he turned to look at Seria.

Seria sighed in exasperation, and after a long while, she finally spoke, "Let's go inside first."

It's just a puppet; Mulce shouldn't be so stingy.

Serea thought to herself.

Little did they know that in the basement of the fortress, Mulsey, who had been sitting in a chair, was now slumped on the floor and hadn't gotten up for a long time.

As the images the puppet had conveyed to her flashed through her mind, Mulsey clutched her chest, her heart pounding.

"My clone is being harassed!?"

Thinking of the crocodile man's teasing manner, and how he even poked her cheek with his finger, Mulsey could no longer maintain her composure.

"That guy, he must have done it on purpose. I only said a few words to him, didn't I? Narrow-minded and petty! Liberi and Adaklis are worlds apart, how can people of different races fall in love!"

Müller thought angrily.

......

Chapter Thirty-Nine Night Talk

Nothing unexpected happened on our first night in Chih-Hau town.

After his clone was destroyed by Gard, Mulseth never appeared again.

After a long day, the Rhine Life staff went straight to sleep.

As Gard leaned against the window gazing at the stars, he couldn't help but think of Laurentina and Garville.

I wonder how they are doing now.

But thinking about it carefully, it's only been a day or two since we were separated.

With a wry smile, Gard lay down on his side on the soft bed. Because he usually slept on a hard bed, the improved sleeping environment made Gard feel a little uncomfortable.

His tail couldn't help but wag, occasionally slapping against the wall on the right side of the bed.

After a while, he suddenly heard the same sound coming from next door.

Gard's heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, did I disturb the neighbors' sleep?

"Galder?"

When Gard heard Serea's voice from next door, he realized that Serea was sleeping right next to him.

Yes, that's correct.

"Sorry, Serea, did I disturb you?"

The building's soundproofing was clearly not very good; Gard's voice wasn't loud, but it was clearly heard on the other side.

"Don't worry about it, I'm not asleep either."

After saying that, neither Gard nor Seria spoke for a long while before suddenly speaking.

"Gald!"

"Seraphim!"

The two spoke at the same time. Gard awkwardly touched his nose, but on the other side, he seemed to hear Seria's laughter.

Although it was very brief, Seraya smiled?

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Gard has never seen Seraya smile. Even when she is in a good mood, the corners of her mouth will curve slightly, but it is still far from a real smile.

What does Serea look like when she smiles?

Will it look good?

As Gard was thinking, he heard a sound from the other side of the wall.

"Gald, are you homesick?"

"Ah."

There's nothing to be ashamed of in admitting it; he's never left home more than twice in his entire life, and this time it's a long trip. Gard doesn't even know when he'll be back.

Although the rainforest environment isn't great, just as Gavial dislikes the humid and hot rainforest environment, he doesn't really like it either.

Even if it's the worst place, it's still his home, where his family, his friends, and his wife live.

Gard thought he would marry Gavial once he returned.

Although he knew that revealing Laurentina's affair would surely result in a severe beating from Gavial, Gard didn't want to give up either of them.

This makes Gard seem like a womanizer, but what can you do about it?

Both are my flesh and blood, how could I bear to part with either of them?