Alligator's Ark of Tomorrow

Although the brown-haired girl, Waifan, was from a small town, she was surprisingly knowledgeable.

"Oh right, I bought you some pants. Take a look and see if they fit."

Darlina said casually, taking the clothes out of her bag and looking at Gard.

"Hey, why aren't you changing?"

Gard looked at Razer, who grabbed Darina without hesitation and dragged her out.

"What does it matter? It's not like we haven't seen it before!"

Darlina struggled loudly.

The little girl was quite strong; Razer couldn't catch her even with all its might.

“If you stay, I will tell Uncle Antoine.”

"Damn it!"

The girl gritted her teeth, threw down the Razer, and stormed out.

After Razer and Darina left, Gard finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Honestly, it was pretty awkward.

After evolving from crocodiles into crocodile-men, the Adakles' tails were actually positioned slightly above their buttocks, so they didn't interfere with wearing trousers.

But if it's clothes, you should choose the kind with a slit at the back. However, Darlina only bought him two pairs of underwear and one pair of shorts, not any clothes.

I'll just have to make do with wearing these.

To be honest, it's almost impossible to find suitable clothes for someone like Gard unless they make them themselves or have them custom-made.

For example, right now, after wearing underwear, the front of the underwear bulges out a lot, and when I put on shorts, it feels a bit uncomfortable.

But Gard didn't have much of a solution; he couldn't just go completely naked.

He's not an exhibitionist.

When Razer and Darina came in, they were shocked to see Gard standing up and almost touching the ceiling.

"How awful! How awful! How awful!"

Darlina looked at Razer with resentment. If she had known that this crocodile was so handsome, she would have brought him home even if her father had broken her legs.

As a result, Razer has gotten all the money.

Razer was also seeing Gald standing up for the first time. Being short, she couldn't even reach Gald's chest.

Upon noticing Gald's gaze, Razer involuntarily lowered its head, no longer daring to look at Gald.

I looked at Gard, then at Razer.

Darina, who was always good at reading people, quickly said, "Um, Brother Gard, Sister Razer, how about we go shopping? Brother Gard, you're new here now, you must want to buy a lot of things, right?"

As she spoke, Darina pinched Razer hard.

Unaware of Darlina's subtle movements, Gard nodded.

"Do you have a Salgonian Imperial Bank here? I once entrusted someone to deposit some pure gold there. If I can prove my identity, I should be able to withdraw some money."

Gard wrote on the paper.

Upon seeing the handwriting on Gard's paper, Darlina was shocked. She said seriously, "Mr. Gard, you wouldn't happen to be the son of that great tribal chief, would you? Can you tell me how much pure gold you have deposited in the Salgon Empire Bank?"

Gard scratched his head. He had actually forgotten the exact amount, but he thought he might need it, so when he left the rainforest, he asked Inam to deposit some of the red gold he had collected over the years into a bank account.

He had previously asked Inam to process his identity card in the Salgon Empire. Inam had a small facial recognition system, and as the official Salgonian messenger stationed in the Akahura region, Inam was well-equipped.

If the information of each mobile city has been shared, then he should be able to find his information here and reissue an identity certificate.

Although living conditions in the Akahura region are very poor, the area closer to Colombia is much more prosperous.

At first, they were worried that Gard was a bad person, but now that Gard was willing to go to the city's police station with them, they had nothing to worry about.

However, an unexpected incident occurred on the way from Razer's tenement building to the city's garrison.

"Mr. Gard?"

On the road, Gard encountered a Rhine Life clerk.

After they entered the hot land, Rhine Life's agents did not evacuate all of them, but left some behind to provide support.

Some of them are conducting business negotiations in this small town.

......

Chapter Six is, of course, about the adorable Mumtora!

"Mr. Gard?"

At first, they weren't sure, but after Gard turned around, the Rhine Life employee showed a surprised expression.

"Mr. Gard, is it really you? What are you doing here? Have you succeeded? Where are the director and the others?"

The Rhine Lab employee walked over and saw Razer and Darina beside Gard.

Who are they?

'My savior.'

Because he couldn't speak, Gard only had time to write on the paper after the Rhine Life employee stopped talking.

'I've temporarily separated from Seria and the others, but they're all safe and sound. If nothing unexpected happens, they'll be leaving this land soon.'

Gard learned from Razer that four or five days had passed since his battle with the Black Dragon. If they couldn't find him, Seria and the others would choose to leave the Hot Land directly, as agreed upon from the beginning.

Before entering the city of the ancient civilization, Gard had foreseen the current situation; driven by Renekton's rage, he was not going to stay put.

Even if he wanted to stay where he was, Gard's subconscious would make him try to stay as far away from Seraya and the others as possible.

Gard didn't want to find that after his anger subsided, he turned around and saw that the Black Dragon was still alive, but all his teammates were gone.

"Mr. Gard, is your throat?"

Don't worry, it's just a temporary injury.

The Rhine Lab staff spoke to Gard in Colombian, and noticing Razer and Darina beside Gard, they said solemnly.

"Thank you for saving Mr. Gard. Mr. Gard is an important partner and a friend of ours. This is Rhine Life's temporary base in Mellon City. We are conducting some business negotiations here. If the negotiations go smoothly, we will have a dedicated person stationed here in the future. If you need anything, you can come here to find us."

The Rhine Life staff member spoke fluent Salgon while pulling a business card out of his pocket.

Both Razer and Darina were stunned when the staff handed them their business cards.

“I knew it, I knew it! We’re going to make a fortune this time. That’s Rhine Life! I heard my dad say that the most powerful foreign companies in the city right now are Rhine Life, Black Steel International, Beach Umbrella, and Raytheon Industries.”

Unlike the relatively unknown Razer, Darlina, influenced by her family background, knew all the major powers in Mellon City like the back of her hand and excitedly began to talk to Razer about them.

Until just now, Razer had some doubts about Gald's identity, but now that he heard that Gald was actually a partner of a large company, Razer finally dispelled his last bit of concern.

However, after learning that Gard's identity was not ordinary, Razer felt somewhat disappointed for some reason.

As Irina recounted the local news, the Rhine Life staff's eyes flickered slightly.

Seeing his thoughts, Gard wrote on the paper.

'Miss Darlina belongs to the local Waiva family; I think they would certainly be quite aware of the local situation.'

Although he might become the security captain of Rhine Life in the future, Gard is currently only a partner of Rhine Life, so he only touched on the topic briefly.

However, since this Rhine Life staff member is fluent in Salgon, he is very likely the person in charge of Rhine Life who will remain here in the future. As long as he is not stupid, he knows what he should do next.

Sure enough, the staff member asked directly.

“Miss Darina, I heard from Mr. Gard that you belong to the local Waivan family. We at Rhine Life are newcomers and are currently looking for a trustworthy partner. I wonder if you and your family are interested in cooperating with us?”

"what?"

This is truly a windfall. The Vaiva family, to which Darina belongs, is actually just a small, powerful family in Mellon City.

Logically speaking, a company like Rhine Life Sciences would never choose them as partners, but because of Gard's existence, their family was actually nominated!?

However, Darina couldn't make the decision on such a big matter, and could only stammer, "I can't make the decision on this matter, I have to ask my father."

"It doesn’t matter."

The staff member smiled.

“Ms. Darina, once you’ve made up your mind, just give us a call. Our contact information is on your business card.”

After speaking, the staff member turned to look at Gard.

“Mr. Gard, what do you need right now? I can have it prepared immediately.”

Are you the person in charge here?

Gard continued writing on the paper, saying, "To be honest, writing on paper is really a hassle."

"No, it's Director Mulsey."

Mulce!?

Upon hearing the name, Gard pictured a blond figure, assuming that Mulsey had already returned to Colombia.

The staff member explained, "After you, Mr. Gard and Director Serea, entered the hot land, Director Parvis and some of the company's staff, escorted by Captain Alba, returned to Colombia, while Director Mulsey chose to stay."

He said that once Seria entered the hot land, she shouldn't expect him to save her, but in the end, everyone else was beaten up and driven away, while he stayed behind.

Initially, Gard only intended to tease Mulsey, but her actions actually made him feel more favorably toward her.

'Can I go see her?'

"Of course."

......

At Rhine Life's temporary headquarters in Mellon, a blonde girl slumped over a table, staring at the documents on it, looking utterly listless.

I'll occasionally poke the document once or twice with my finger.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

"Hmph, all you do is bully me, a girl!"

There were already several companies in Mellon, and now Rhein Life Sciences has suddenly jumped in, wanting a piece of the pie. The other companies are definitely not happy about that.

It's not that there's no solution; Mulce just finds it troublesome.

If Serea were here, without her saying a word, the other companies would obediently give up their quotas.

Do you even realize how prestigious Tremont Polytechnic's "King of Fighters" title was back in the intercollegiate tournament, when they defeated students from dozens of colleges and universities in Columbia?

Serrea played an indispensable role in RheinLife's current status.

However, Serea, the second most important person in Rhine's life, went to the hot land alone, leaving Müller-Syss in a real predicament.

If Seria doesn't return, Mulce will have no way to explain it when he goes back!

As Mulsay was pondering this, he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

Who is it?

Mulsey said irritably, but she had just sat up, ready to display her authority as the head of the Department of Ecology at Rhine Life.

The door opened.

"Wait, I didn't say you could come in..."

Before Mulce could finish speaking, a tall figure appeared at the doorway and waved to her.

Upon seeing who it was, Mulsey was stunned.

"A scoundrel crocodile man!?"

......

(Nearly 8,000 words today. Including the previous two days, I've completed three chapters, totaling 3/60. I'll update more tomorrow because the author is single and doesn't have a girlfriend.)

Chapter Seven: The Unremarkable Muse

The figure that suddenly appeared at the door almost scared Mulsey half to death.

But when he saw who it was, Mulsey was stunned.

"A scoundrel crocodile man!?"

Standing at the door, Gard scratched his head and took out a piece of paper to write.