Ark Traveler, I want to take a day off today too

"Where's Amiya?"

"She has already set off with the doctor and the Guard Bureau led by Officer Chen." The old lynx said as he walked towards the hotel entrance. "I'm going back to the ship to support Amiya and the others soon. I may not be back to Longmen until later. Do you have anything you want me to bring to you?"

As she spoke, she turned her head and glanced at Lin Lei: “Or should I ask Warfarin to bring it to you?”

“There is a black box under my bed in the dormitory. There is a set of arm armor inside. You can bring it to me later. Warfarin must be very busy right now. Don’t bother her.” Lin Lei scratched his head and said dryly. Are you kidding me to ask Warfarin to come over? With that lady’s personality, I’m afraid she will fight with Xingxiong.

“Huh! You are quite considerate of her!” Kal’tsit said and left without looking back. Linley also breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, Froststar came to the door. The white rabbit looked at the lazy Linley and asked curiously:

"Aren't you going out to play with Amiya today? Why do you have such an expression?"

“Happy times are always short-lived~” Linley sighed, “I was halfway through my meal when Kal’tsit called me over to work. Amiya said the same thing.”

"Then it sounds like you guys were pretty busy. By the way, do you know that Volper who just came back? She ran away after she saw me. Do I look scary?"

Looking at Froststar, who was wearing a Rhodes Island uniform and holding a water cup in both hands, Linley wanted to say, “No, you look like my mother’s daughter-in-law.”

094. The internal guards have arrived!

But Volper? “You mean Frost Leaf?” Linley thought of the fox girl who was in charge of driving. “Maybe she just prefers to be alone.”

"No, her eyes were a little evasive when she saw me, but I don't know her." Shuangxing said very seriously, "And I don't have any memory of this... um, child."

"You want me to take you to her?"

“That’s right.” Shuangxing said as she stretched out her snow-white right hand, her expression telling Linley: ‘You have to lead me over.’

Are you always so flirting, girl? Lin Lei smiled and took the initiative to grab White Rabbit's hand. It was different from Xingxiong's calloused hands, and also different from Warfarin's white and smooth hands. It was a unique softness.

"Then I should know where Frost Leaf went."

Frost Leaf had come to the island two years ago, but unlike Lin Lei who had always wanted to slack off, she had been living as a Colombian youth soldier and had asked Kal'tsit many times if she could return to the battlefield, because in her opinion, that was the only meaning of her life.

But fortunately, even though there was no one named Lockon and no Gundam to bring her out of the hell of a young soldier, the people of Rhodes Island still made her understand the beauty of life and the true meaning of fighting. That was why she began to like dressing up and enjoying music alone in a corner.

And now, the moment Frost Leaf saw Frost Star, a legend he had heard when he was a young soldier came to his mind again - 'They are the harshest winter in Ursus. Every inch of soil they walk on will be covered with ice, and wherever they go, there are frozen Ursus soldiers.'

Although Shuangxing was now wearing Rhode Island clothes and did not have the extremely low body temperature of the past, the unique evil spirit and the faint coldness always reminded Shuangye: "The white rabbit in front of her is definitely not a harmless existence!"

So the moment Shuang Ye saw Shuang Xing, she took the initiative to avoid him. "I don't know when Yun Xing will recover, should I go to Longmen City to buy some fruit to comfort him?" The fox girl leaned on the railing and looked down at the entire Longmen street, humming a tune that only she knew.

“Hmm-hmm? Hmm…hmm…?”

Meanwhile, in the safety passage, Linley was sweating profusely—the reason was simple. When Frost Star came up, she asked him, “Are you on good terms with that doctor named Warfarin?”

That's more than good. In a sense, Warfarin can be said to be a good brother without a penis, and also a confidante who understands him very well. "Yes, they have a very good relationship, and it was she and Kal'tsit who saved my life."

“Then I have to thank them. Without them, you wouldn’t be able to make me what I am now.” Frost Star said as he threw out a freezing grenade like a magic trick! Linley’s eyes widened as he watched—because this was not some Originium ice crystal, but pure Ice Shadow Power!

"How did you do this?"

"Since I came to Rhodes Island that day, I have felt a new power in my body, and the feeling it gives me is completely different from the Originium technique." Froststar showed a faint smile on her face, "And the feeling it gives me is very similar to yours... This is not a power related to Originium, right?"

“Well, this is a completely different power, but if it’s okay…” Linley was about to say something when Froststar blocked his lips with her fingers:

"Keep it a secret? Actually, this is not a request to me... but something I will definitely do. So, needless to say, whether it's Yelena or Shuangxing... this life is yours now." The white rabbit said very seriously:

"Of course, we still have to stop Tallulah now."

Linley instantly understood why Froststar had displayed such strength at this time: “Do you want me to take you with me when we face Tallulah?”

“Well, after all, I’m definitely not a burden now, am I?” Froststar blinked at Linley again. “Now let’s go up!”

...Longmen Slums...

Inside a compound with extremely shabby outer walls but extremely luxurious interior, countless gang members knelt on the ground and trembled, and the Double Flowered Red Stick, who represented the pinnacle of the gang's combat power, was kneeling on one knee with cold sweat pouring down his face.

There was only one reason why they were so terrified - the gang leader who had originally wanted to replace the Rat King had been beheaded, along with his two sworn brothers and the military advisor, who had fallen inside the auditorium in the compound. There were so many heads rolling around.

The seat that originally belonged to the boss was replaced by a white light that gave off an ominous smell. The seat was now occupied by a huge clock, and the people in the hall were all sitting there. It was actually more lively than most cities in Ursus... hehe..."

The sound that sounded like the distortion of a transistor TV made the crawling hooligans panic, as if the fruit knives and other weapons on their waists would pierce their throats in the next second. The leader, the double-flowered red stick, raised his head tremblingly:

"Sir, what do you want us to do?"

"I want you to spread a message." The emperor's inner guard stood up and walked in front of the gang members. The long knife stained with the blood of the gang leader was still bleeding: "Go find all the gangs or people living here that you can find, and tell them..."

"The government of Longmen will start clearing out all the infected people in the slums!" After saying that, the scarlet eyes that looked like evil spirits lit up even more, "Also... there are too many of you now." As the guards spoke, the black airflow completely enveloped the entire courtyard:

"Warriors, pick up your swords and start fighting! Half live, half die!"

Before the Emperor's inner guard finished speaking, the double-flowered red stick of the Ruper tribe chopped off the head of the other person who was usually a brother! The splashing blood was like a signal, and for a moment the whole courtyard was filled with shouts of killing.

The elder and younger brothers who used to drink and collect protection fees together took out their weapons and stabbed the people they knew best! But no matter how these gangsters shouted, no sound could pass through the faint black air and reach the outside world!

Anso, who had just stolen a thug's wallet, happened to pass by this compound. "Isn't this the territory of 14K, the one that always said it wanted to replace the Rat King? Why is it so quiet today? Isn't it always noisy on normal days? Was it cleaned up by Inspector Xingxiong or something?"

095. The Rat King is calling you

"Forget it, forget it. I'll ask him later after I get into the interrogation room." An Suo thought so and walked away. The wisps of black smoke rising from the courtyard were ignored by the girl. But her ignoring it did not mean that others would ignore it, especially since that woman was the daughter of the Rat King!

"What is that black smoke?" Lin Yuxia muttered to herself as she stood less than an intersection away from the gang's compound. "And what's with that sickening feeling? I have to go back and report to the old guy!"

"Black smoke, the 14K compound? What could possibly happen there? They just drill every day and try to resell drugs." Lin Gerui shook his paws casually while rocking in the rocking chair. "Yuxia, don't worry, as long as your father is still here, there won't be any such problems."

"But the problem is, old man, there's something wrong with that compound. Even though that little girl named Ansuo didn't see it, I can feel it." Seeing that her father didn't care, Lin Yuxia immediately stretched out her small feet wrapped in black silk and kicked the other party:

"If you don't come with me and take a look, I'll write to mother."

"Hey! Kid, your dad didn't give you pocket money or didn't care about you..." The Rat King glared and said, "Okay, I'll go with you to have a look, but there are conditions for me to go with you. Come with me to the park next door for a blind date this weekend!"

The old man said, "You can't be like Xiao Chen next door, who is almost 30 and still hasn't found a partner. Xing Xiong already has one." Seeing this, Lin Yuxia gritted her teeth and kicked her father again, then slowly followed him out of the candy store.

In fact, the Rat King's candy store is not far from the headquarters of 14K, only about two intersections away - and the reason why 14K chose this place as its base is because of the operation of the Rat King. Gangsters like this who are ambitious and want to make trouble must live under his nose!

If your gangs make plans to fight over territory or something like that, the Rat King will naturally not care. But if you plan to sell some not-so-good stuff to the city of Longmen, I'm sorry, the Gray Tail will come to your door that afternoon, and the Gray Tail incense masters with higher status will directly hang the gang leader in the yard.

But now, the Rat King, who had originally been smiling, suddenly became serious after approaching the compound! One after another, yellow sand swirled around him and Lin Yuxia's feet: "Something is wrong, and there is a strong smell of blood!"

"Yuxia, let's go in and take a look!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuxia immediately pulled out a small source stone staff and walked shoulder to shoulder with her father towards the gatehouse's closed courtyard: "I said there was something, but there was no smell of blood when I came here before."

"That's because someone has temporarily isolated the entire compound!" The Rat King said as he pushed open the gate of the compound. When he saw the slaughterhouse-like scene inside, even he, who was well-informed, frowned: "Yuxia, don't look at the scene inside, go find Huiwei!"

"What's in there... Ugh!" Lin Yuxia just leaned forward to take a look out of curiosity, and was disgusted by the stone brick courtyard full of blood, broken limbs, and internal organs. The white, green, and dark red colors were the most extreme abstract art.

"I don't think I can eat tonight! I'll go now!" The girl did not refute this time but ran directly to her father's territory, while the Rat King walked into the "slaughterhouse" with his crutches.

"If I'm not mistaken... this is the power of the 'Kingdom'. Are those crazy people from Ursus here too?" The Rat King frowned and used his crutch to turn over a corpse that was already lying on the ground. There was an unshakable fear on his face that looked extremely rude.

"They're shrinking in fear, but why are they only using it on these gangs... Are they confident or do they not want to really go to war with us?"

Unlike Lin Yuxia, after the Graytails arrived at the scene, they stared straight at the slaughterhouse without changing their expressions, while the Rat King waved his hand and said, "Come and count the bodies, and then bring the list of 14K members for verification."

"Dad, what do you mean?"

"There should be some survivors in 14K. There is only one Double-Flowered Red Stick among the dead present." Because the person questioning was his most precious daughter, the Rat King explained very patiently: "And this gang should have another Double-Flowered Red Stick. That guy seems to be called Latorre or something. He is a veteran thug from Syracuse."

"I see. So should we call the police or what should we do next?"

"Call the police? The Guards should be extremely busy right now." Rat King touched his nose. "It seems that Xiao Chen just led his team out of Longmen today to suppress the Integration Movement. Besides, the Guards building was blown up two days ago. Even if you want to call the police now, you probably won't be able to get through."

"Dad, I have another question. Do you know who did this?"

"I have a rough idea, but I'm not sure yet." The Rat King sighed, "I'll tell you after I talk to Friend Wei on the phone. Now let's go back first!"

......Rhode Island Station......

“Hello, I heard from Lin Lei that your name is Shuangye, right?” Shuangxing greeted the little fox who was leaning against the railing and listening to music as soon as he stepped onto the rooftop. Shuangye quickly took off his headphones and said a little haltingly:

"Hello, it's me. What can I do for you?"

“It’s nothing, actually. I noticed that after you came back, you were the only one avoiding me, so I came here to confirm one thing. Do you know me?” Frost Star released the hand that was tightly holding Lin Lei’s hand, walked forward slowly, and stood less than one meter away from Frost Leaf.

"I don't know you, but... I have heard legends about you."

"Legend?" The white rabbit tilted its head, its beautiful grey eyes full of confusion.

"A legend on the Ursus snowfield tells of a group of snow monsters... Your temperament is very similar to what is said in the legend... Oh, sorry, I don't mean to say bad things again."

"It turns out that Big Bear and I have become legends."

"Well, I heard this legend when I was still a mercenary, but I never thought that this legend would be so close to me."

Upon seeing this, Frost Star extended her right hand and smiled: "My name is Frost Star, nice to meet you. I will stay in Rhodes Island for a long time in the future, and I hope to get along well with you."

"Hello, you are much gentler than I thought."

096. When I go out with you, it doesn't matter how much money it costs

"Ge Rui, are you serious?" Wei Yanwu asked solemnly while holding the receiver. "The appearance of the Emperor's inner guards on the land of Longmen is never a funny joke."

"I won't joke about this, young master." The Rat King's voice was extremely serious. "But you have to understand that although the slums are adjacent to the urban area of Longmen, they are not considered part of Longmen in name so far."

"Besides, that guy has never appeared in front of me until now. I don't think he has any intention of starting a war. It seems that he is just carrying out a mission for someone else."

"If that's the case, then we can't go to the inland for support because of this." Wei Yanwu's brows relaxed a little, and Wen Yue, who was standing beside him, wiped the cold sweat from Wei Laoer's head with a distressed look: "And if the country really spreads in the slums..."

"The consequences would be disastrous, so we have to think of a solution."

"How about letting the shadow guard go?" Wei Yanwu asked tentatively, "The emperor's inner guard is not something that young people like Hui Jie can handle! And if there is only one inner guard, the presence of the shadow guard can minimize the losses."

“The lowest point is only Longmen, not the slums.”

After a long silence, the Rat King said coldly: "You also said that there is only one internal guard. Let the slum handle this matter himself. I will ensure that if the slum bleeds, it will not splash on Longmen!"

After saying that, the Rat King hung up the call. Wei Yanwu's purpose in asking the Black Cape Shadow Guard to come over was definitely not just to get rid of the elusive inner guard. He probably also wanted to use the Shadow Guard to clean up a wave of infected people in the slums and those who had something to do with the Integration Movement.

But this kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable in the current slums. Why should people who are still trying to survive be optimized because of mineral sickness? Why?

But the Rat King could only say such things in his heart, and rather than killing the Emperor's inner guard in the slums, he hoped to expel him... After all, once an inner guard died in Longmen, Ursus would naturally have an excuse to do something, and then the entire Longmen would be under tremendous pressure.

But it was extremely difficult to expel an inner guard, and it seemed that he did not have enough manpower to match the inner guards... No, he did have some! Linley's image suddenly appeared in the Rat King's mind: "But what reason can I use to get that brat to work for me?"

In an instant, a series of despicable means such as kidnapping, blackmail, bribery and even seduction appeared on the Rat King's list, but he soon crossed out all these ideas: "How about asking Yuxia to help Weng ask?"

...half an hour later...

"What the hell? You said you wanted to hire De Ruijie to help you investigate this matter?" Lin Yuxia was stunned. "Old man, I know that guy is good at fighting... but it doesn't mean he can handle this matter, right?"

"At worst, we can call that girl from Penguin Logistics to help us. After all, that guy named Latorre has not been found yet." The Rat King stroked his jade ring. "The key question is whether De Ruijie will accept the commission."

"Then he will definitely accept it. According to the information Shi Huaiya gave me before... uh... ten thousand for free shipping, and twelve thousand for door-to-door service." The Zarak girl said with a strange look on her face.

"So cheap?" The Rat King looked at his daughter uncertainly, "And are you sure this isn't the price of a whore?"

"Old man, how come you know the prices so well? You must have done something stupid before without telling my mom!"

......Early the next morning......

Because Xingxiong and Chen were traveling together, Lin Lei did not return to Xingxiong’s apartment last night but slept directly at the base in Rhodes Island. The Rat King called before six in the morning.

“Hello, whoever you are, could you please check the time next time you call?” Lin Lei picked up the phone with a tired look on his face. Although Shuangxing’s bed was large and soft... but out of his self-control that was worse than that of an animal, he still slept on the sofa in the living room. After all, he was only staying for one night and there was no need to make things too nice.

"You little brat, I've already walked around the slums and returned at this hour, why aren't you up yet?"

“Oh, it’s you, old man. What do you want to talk to me about?” After realizing it was the Rat King, Linley perked up immediately. If this old man could take the initiative to look for him, then it must be a big deal.

"Come to my candy store first. I have a commission for you to do." The Rat King hung up the phone immediately after he finished speaking, and called another person, or the Penguin, five minutes later.

"Stinky Rat, if you call me this early again, I'll have Exia and Texas drive an excavator to demolish your candy store. Do you believe it?"

"Ask your Texas to come over. I have a commission and need her to help me."

"I have money, that's easy... By the way, are you interested in the Q coin plan I mentioned before? In just a few years, we can make Q coins the most valuable in the world..."

‘Dududu’

Unfortunately, before the emperor could finish his words, the Rat King hung up the phone again. "I now really doubt whether it was a wrong decision to look for the emperor." Lin Gerui muttered a few words, then calmly made some tea and waited for Lin Lei and Texas to arrive.

But unlike what the Rat King had imagined, it was not until the sun was high in the sky that Lin Lei and Texas walked into the Lin Family Candy Shop together without any prior arrangement.

“Old man, just tell me directly, who do you want me to kill?” Linley ignored the Rat King’s strange look. After exchanging a glance with Texas, he said without hesitation, “Of course, the price is not 1 including shipping, but at the door…”

"So how much do you plan to take?"

"Thirty-six thousand, after all, the job that made you come to me in person must not be simple."

This guy really knows how to do business? For this price, you would probably spend more than this to find a thug in the slums, right? The Rat King knocked on the table and said, "I'll give you 100,000 Longmen coins. If you do a good job, you can get a promise from me. How about that?"

"make a deal."