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

The back of the greatsword hit the transparent shield in the girl's hand again and again, "like a mountain crashing towards me." This was Grenadi's most intuitive feeling, and under the interference of the opponent, the speed of changing bullets with one hand was also much slower.

When the tidal-like beating continued for the seventh time, the girl finally couldn't hold on any longer and flew backwards, and she landed exactly where Ivona was sitting at the moment.

"Hey, come on!" Before a Kuranta could start running, Huimao hit him heavily on the back.

'boom! '

‘Dang~’

Oh, it seems that the two of them have knocked their heads together. It seems that it will take some time for them to wake up. At this moment, only Sona can fight. The girl just turned over and came to the stage. "It seems that I am the only one left."

“Hmm, so are you ready?” Linley still had a playful smile on his face. Unlike the other three, Sona had already met all the qualities of a fighter in a sense. What she lacked now was real fighting and a little bit of cold-bloodedness.

"In addition to my previous question, do you have your own choice, Sona?" The man raised the greatsword above his head and looked at her, "If you have, then use your sword to tell me."

038. Let’s take a break (th update)

Without any surprise, the battle ended with Flame Tail's complete defeat.

And unlike the other three knights who still had some strength left, Sona now felt that there was no part of her body that didn't hurt from head to toe, and she couldn't even lift a finger. The girl couldn't count how many times she struggled to get up, and then was knocked to the ground again by the opponent.

“Does my performance disappoint you, Drjie?” The girl looked at Lin Lei, who now had nothing in his hands, and smiled reluctantly.

“Why would you be disappointed? You performed very well.” Linley smiled, then hugged the girl by the waist. “You are their leader, so naturally you are a little stronger. But you really don’t want to admit defeat.”

The white light in his hand passed through the armor and entered the girl's body without a trace. Under the stimulation of the scorching sun of light energy, the wounds on Yanwei's body caused by the battle were rapidly dissipating.

"Because the infected can't afford to lose, right?" The girl laughed bitterly. "Drejie, you know, I was so happy when I learned that the infected could become knights, but what greeted me was a cage full of claw beasts and one death fight after another."

"At that time, I understood that the vast majority of the infected were still like that. The infected knights were just because those guys needed us to make money for them."

"So I'm unwilling to accept this. I don't want those children to have no choice like us... I hope that all infected people can buy delicious bread, play with fun toys, and live freely in the sun like normal people."

The girl became more and more excited as she spoke, and finally she lay down in Lin Lei’s arms and sobbed softly. She told him everything, from the natural disaster that turned her into an infected person to all the unfair treatment she had received since arriving at the Great Knight Territory... She sobbed as she recounted everything.

The man said nothing, but just kept stroking the girl's back to make her feel more comfortable. At this time, the remaining three little knights quietly hid in their rooms - they also knew that Sona needed a space to vent.

After a long while, the girl finally stopped crying, but her body’s instinct still made her sob from time to time: “I’m sorry… I shouldn’t be like this.” Sona struggled to get up from Lin Lei’s arms, but was pushed back by him again.

“Take a good rest. There’s no need to bear all the pressure by yourself, right?” Linley gently stroked the girl’s long red hair. Compared with the other three Red Pine Knights whose Ore Disease conditions were relatively stable, Sona’s condition was the worst.

This was also why Linley frequently used the Light Energy Fire to heal the other party. “But are you feeling better now?”

Lin Lei asked the little girl in his arms in an unprecedentedly gentle voice. After a long while, Sona finally replied in a sullen voice: "Well, thank you, I'm fine now." The girl raised her head. If it weren't for her red and swollen eyes and the obvious tear marks, she would have been no different from the cheerful girl she usually was.

"Are you leaving?"

“Yes, but don’t worry, I’ll be back tomorrow.” Linley rubbed the girl’s head with concern, “Actually, these things are not your responsibility.”

"Then can you tell me your name? Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else."

“Lin Lei-You, of course you can just call me Lin Lei.” The man turned around, scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, “But to be honest, if you call me brother, I have no objection…” Although according to my real age… maybe I am of the same generation as that old lynx?

"Go away, I don't have any brother, see you tomorrow~"

"See you tomorrow."

When Linley walked out of the Red Pine Knights' station again, night had already fallen - and this also meant that Casimir's other order was about to take over the city. However, Linley was not interested in harassing the Helmetless Alliance today. He directly took out the Monarch Butterfly and shot an arrow at a Helmetless Alliance assassin who was still squatting behind a trash can!

'Ding! '

“Don’t squat there. Even if you’re a Platinum Lord, you won’t keep an eye on me at night.” Linley’s voice wasn’t loud, but it was loud enough for the trembling Helmetless Assassin to hear. “So get out of here while I’m still in a good mood.”

At this time, his phone received a text message: "Have you had dinner? If not, you can come to my house... Maria and I have some questions for you."

...half an hour later...

“Why are your clothes wet? Where have you been?” Zofia, who was wearing her home clothes, looked at Linley with curiosity. “And what about the assassin from the No Helmet Alliance who died in front of my house last night?”

"Dear aunt, can you please ask the questions one by one?"

But before Lin Lei could finish his words, Zofia grabbed both sides of his cheeks and stretched them fiercely: “Who is your aunt? And is that a question? I’m just concerned about you. Besides, if you dare to call me aunt again, I will beat you up!”

“Auntie, what’s the problem? Who doesn’t want to be Yin Zhiping, right? Yang Guo?” Lin Lei complained as he felt the sweet breath of the woman in front of him. It must be said that Sofia’s strength was not that great, and it only made Lin Lei feel a little bit of pain.

"What kind of nonsense are you talking about?" The female knight immediately loosened her hands, her eyebrows raised: "So hurry up and tell me, or I will make you into a dish too."

“A Whipblade Knight actually has to cook for himself?” Linley was stunned, but seeing that the man’s face was getting darker and darker, he decided to answer this question, which was like a question that his wife had caught him cheating on him: “My clothes are wet because a very cute little knight just cried in my arms. As for the corpse of the Helmetless Alliance…”

"I can only say that I am a kind person. If I see someone being hunted by the Wu Zhou Alliance, I will definitely help them."

"And the person you helped happened to be at my doorstep? Is there such a coincidence in the world?"

“That’s true.” Linley shrugged. “But can you really cook?”

“Of course I can. When old man Cyril was still alive, he always praised the food I cooked.” Sofia snorted again, then turned around and walked gracefully towards her own villa, and Lin Lei naturally followed closely behind her.

"You look very happy. Maria is learning quickly?"

"Of course, she is from the Linguang family!"

039. Not learning fast enough!

“Good evening, Mr. Drege!” When Lin Lei followed the rich woman into her house, Maria immediately stood up from where she was lying, but her originally smooth forehead was now wrapped in a piece of gauze.

"Good evening, Maria, what's wrong with your head?"

Linley stood with his hands behind his back, looking curiously at the embarrassed Maria. “You couldn’t have accidentally slipped during training, did you?”

"You guessed half right, but it wasn't during training." Zofia walked over and pinched the girl's collagen-covered face unhappily, "It was this girl who slipped when she said she wanted to help me fix the sprinkler in the garden... What can I say about you?"

"I can easily resolve this kind of situation by just making a phone call, but you insist on doing it yourself. Then wouldn't the person I hired be in vain?" She pinched Maria's face a little harder, and the girl quickly raised her hands to beg for mercy:

"It hurts, it hurts, aunt..."

"Hmm? I think you deserve a beating today~"

"Sister Zofia, it hurts!" Maria quickly changed her words, "Mr. De...Mr. De Ruijie is still watching..."

"Forget it, just take a good rest. After all, you still have training tomorrow." Seeing this, Zofia did not continue to embarrass the little girl, but walked straight to the kitchen. "You should not have any dietary restrictions, so I will cook according to my home cooking."

"It's up to you. Do you want me to help you?"

"Oh? You can cook too? But it doesn't matter, as long as you know some skills on the chopping board, come here." The beauty waved her hand.

“Then I’ll come over right away. Let me see if the pot in your kitchen is made of gold.” Linley said as he placed the monarch butterfly and his coat on the table. He then looked at Maria, who was already showing her curious gaze. “You can touch the bow, but don’t play with it. If you break something at your aunt’s house, I won’t stand up for you.”

“Yes, yes.” Seeing her master agreed, Maria immediately picked up the monarch butterfly, “It’s really beautiful, this bow... and this material, why do I feel like I have never seen it before...”

At this time, Lin Lei had already walked into the kitchen. Consistent with the overall classical style of Sofia's villa, this kitchen, which did not seem to be very big, was also dominated by white. Of course, there was no golden kitchen knife and golden wok that someone had been thinking about in this kitchen.

Besides, the pots and pans in this kitchen were too clean. “Have you never used this kitchen?”

"Of course, and this kitchen is not the one I usually use." Zofia swung her golden ponytail and chopped potatoes and carrots with a kitchen knife. "I've always thought of using this kitchen to cook for Maria when she comes...but the child still refuses to come."

“Because the mansion with Lin Guang’s name is her home, right?” Linley understood the girl’s inner determination. “In fact, you can sense it, right? The girl is actually not interested in knights or anything like that. But everyone has their own responsibilities, right?”

"But this responsibility should have been taken by Mauna, but that guy just let it go and didn't do anything."

As the woman spoke, she brought the piece of meat from the tumor beast over and started to chop it one by one. "Clang, clang, clang!" It was as if she was not chopping meat but a worker who was still working overtime. "Go and help me chop the onions and celery."

“Your will.” Linley shrugged, then walked to the other side and began to process the vegetables in front of him. “Are you going to make that traditional thick soup?”

"Yeah, if you've done it, I'll give it to you~"

“I have done that…” But compared to making this kind of Western-style thick soup, he still prefers the simple and delicious seaweed egg drop soup - after all, in Lin Lei’s opinion, this is the only thing that can be made with just a little skill and taste good. But since others are making this kind of Western-style soup, then he can make it too.

"But Zofia, have you ever thought about this?" The man asked softly while dicing. "If we do this now, we will be noticed by the Business Federation, right? They are willing to pay a lot for the benefits, but they definitely don't expect the Linguang family to rise."

Zofia, who was cutting meat, paused for a moment: "When the time comes, as soon as Maria comes on stage, everyone will pay attention to her. From her equipment to her fighting style... every detail will be thoroughly analyzed by the analysts of the Knights."

"Zillazla~"

With a slight popping sound, the aroma of butter and vegetables immediately filled the entire kitchen, and Linley picked up the milk and poured it into the pot. “So simply honing your skills isn’t enough, right?”

"Although I don't know what Margaret's fighting style was like in the past, every move she makes now is learned from struggle."

"So Margaret...what is she doing now?" The female knight stopped her movements and stared at the other's back with burning eyes, "And what do you do?"

“It seems that this is what you want to ask this time.” Lin Lei did not turn around, but continued to make the soup. At this time, it is time to cut the potato cubes and throw them in to cook together! “We are a pharmaceutical company, and Lin Guang is fighting for those infected people who are suffering.”

"An infected person... Margaret's personality is normal." Zofia nodded, then picked up the frying pan beside her and prepared to fry the meat. "So what do you want to do?"

"Let Maria face real battles. Even though she may get hurt and bleed...she will complete her transformation and become a warrior who is not afraid of any conspiracy or trickery."

"You want her to participate in the underground dark competition? No! I don't agree!"

“But! Ms. Zofia, you should know that this is the best way to allow Maria to survive the conspiracy of the Chamber of Commerce. As long as you are strong enough, no conspiracy or trick can do anything to you, right?” Linley’s voice suddenly became very loud, and Zofia drowned it out with an even louder voice.

"But Maria might die in that place! Underground competitions don't care which noble family you are from, or how rich you are!"

“I will go with you. I have pledged to you under the name Lin Lei-Yu… Maria Lin Guang will be fine.” Lin Lei’s voice remained steady. “There are still four months until the start of the trials. We still have time!”

"It's better to bleed now than to fail unwillingly in the future!"

040. Kindness is the right of the winner

"Why do you two have such gloomy faces?" Maria scooped a spoonful of the soup, blew on it, and then stuffed it directly into her mouth: "Ah, it's still too hot! But it tastes so good. Did you cook this, Sister Zofia?"

"This was burned by Mr. Dredger on your right." Zofia said word by word, her blue eyes revealing the sharpness of a sword: "If you want to take Maria to such a place, you can, but you have to beat me."

In response, Lin Lei slowly picked up a piece of tumor beast steak with black pepper sauce and stuffed it into his mouth: "I think so, but Whip Knight, let's wait until the wound on your left hand is healed before we fight again." As he spoke, the white light that was extremely familiar to Zofia flashed from Lin Lei's fingertips and accurately sank into her left hand.

"Otherwise I would feel that the victory was unfair."

"It sounds like you have already won the game?" Zofia sneered. She rubbed her numb left hand and lowered her head to imitate her niece and drank a sip of Lin Lei's special soup. 'This guy is quite good at cooking.'

"So Auntie, where does Mr. Dredge want me to go?"

“In a sense, the place I’m taking you to is the darkest part of Casimir. Are you willing to go?” Linley stopped what he was doing and began to fiddle with his fork. “But don’t worry. I’ll ask you about this again after you have acquired the qualities that a competitive knight should have.”

"Now all you have to do is train."

"That's right. No matter what your plans are for the future, what you need to do now is training." Zofia nodded in agreement. "After all, it is the knightly competition that can make you rich and famous."

“But now, let’s eat. Maria, come and try this cream stew… This is my masterpiece!” As she said this, she scooped a large spoonful of it into the girl’s plate, which made Lin Lei, who was standing beside her, sigh at the good relationship between the two.

At this time, Maria raised her head and looked at the man who was eating silently beside her: "By the way, Mr. Drege, can I ask a question?"

“If it’s about your sister, then ask your aunt…” Before Linley could finish his words, Zofia threw a fork at him, and he caught it. “If it’s something else, I can consider it.”

"Next time you want to throw the fork, I suggest you take two more." He raised his eyebrows at a woman who was already full of black lines on her head, "If you only have one, it may not be good enough~"

Maria at the side immediately tried to smooth things over: "Auntie, Sister Zofia and Mr. Dretjie certainly didn't mean it...right?"

"What the hell!" The guy's mouth was "Auntie!" And you, little girl, did you let it slip just now?

“Forget it, just leave me alone. If you have anything to say, just tell me now. I’m going to settle accounts with this guy.” Zofia said no more and immediately lowered her head to drink her soup. She was afraid that if she said a few more words to Lin Lei, he would get angry to death.

Maria then asked, "Um, Mr. Dredger, can I ask how this bow of yours was made? I can't tell what material it is made of or the forging process."

“This thing was made in a forge, but as for the specific materials used and the welding process... I can’t really tell you, and it would be difficult for me to find that place again.” Linley shook his head. He had no idea how this artifact from the Black Army Arsenal was made. After all, it was related to Ada.

"You mean this weapon came from some ruins that have been destroyed? That's such a pity..." The girl's golden eyes revealed visible regret, "But can you lend me this bow a little longer?"

“Of course.” Linley said, slapping his thorny remains on the table. “You can take these two over, but there is a prerequisite…”

“What conditions…?”

"Your training workload will have to be doubled... and the target is not your... Sister Zofia, but me." The man smiled like a harmless sheep: "Don't worry, I won't use any of the weapons here. They are used to kill people, not for training."

"it is good."

...An hour later, at the training ground at Zofia's home...

Maria held her sword and shield in her hand and stared blankly at Linley at the end of the training ground. “Why does it have to start today?” The girl looked at the silver moon hanging high in the sky. “It’s already this late, and we’re still going to fight, right?”

"In a sense, this is also a way to train your ability to adapt to the environment." Zofia, who was leaning against the street lamp, elegantly held a cup of black tea and said, "So, Maria, keep working hard~"

“Should I give you some more time to digest the food?” Linley said as he formed the popsicle that had beaten up the entire Red Pine Knights. “Although I’ve been working with Margaret for such a long time, I’ve never competed with her.”

"But Maria, you are also from the Linguang family, you won't let me down, right?"

“Mr. Drijer, I think you should go look for your uncle instead of me!!!” Before the girl could finish her words, Lin Lei rushed forward with the stick in his hand raised!

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

Linley raised his hand and unleashed three consecutive attacks, sending Ivona flying. However, unlike Ivona who only had a lance, Maria used a standard sword and shield. In addition to the wing-like decorations, the shield was a standard medium-sized curved shield.

But this shield, which was powerful enough to deflect any slashing weapon, could not cause his stick to deviate at all. Three consecutive strikes hit the center point of the shield, and the horrific impact force almost knocked Maria over.

Fortunately, the girl still remembered what her aunt had taught her that morning. She bent her legs slightly to direct the impact force downwards, and the straight sword in her right hand shone brightly like a lightsaber under the effect of the Originium technique.