176: Chapter 176: The Composure of a Second Round Player 176: Chapter 176: The Composure of a Second Round Player “I have thoroughly mastered the game rules of this world.”
When Li Mumu said this, Li Ya had not yet grasped the true meaning of the words.
She just felt that her daughter had suddenly become somewhat unfamiliar.
She had returned, but not completely, and Li Ya couldn’t quite put her finger on what had changed; something was just off.
It was like the personality she had encountered earlier, which suddenly gave off an inexplicable sense of oppression.
What were those five plans?
Li Mumu had bought a cliffhanger and didn’t plan to continue, leaving Li Ya with a burning curiosity that made her feel uncomfortable all over.
It was then that she realized she could no longer see through her own daughter.
Mother and daughter were walking on the deck of the Olympus.
Outside, the sky was pitch dark, devoid not only of the moon but also of any starlight.
Even the sea was as calm as a mirror, without the slightest ripple.
“The Olympus, to be precise, should be called Ark of Olympus.”
Li Ya turned her head and whispered to her daughter, who was peering around behind her: “The vibrations of the strings of space-time are getting more and more intense.
Ordinary people may not yet feel such a profound change, but neither Heaven nor Hell can escape the shock.
Only the East Asian region, that ancient and colossal country, can dissolve the aftershocks with its sufficiently weighty historical heritage.”
“But their thinking is very conservative.
They call Westerners barbarians and are highly vigilant and exclusionary towards other non-human beings from outside their domain.
As the most ancient civilization, they turn a blind eye to such a terrible natural disaster and even refuse to provide those in distress with a little bit of shelter…”
“Is this what you think?”
“This is the slogan that Olympus advertises to the outside world.”
“Why choose such a tongue-twister name as Olympus?
Wouldn’t Mayflower sound nicer?”
Li Mumu watched as two demon waitresses, dressed in maid outfits with two horns on their foreheads and swishing tails behind them, passed by her.
If one ignored the fantastical aspects, they looked no different from normal humans.
They must be the legendary succubi.
“Is the owner of this ship a demon?”
“As long as there’s money to be made, demons will have a hand in it.”
“They can even squeeze US Dollars out of elemental bodies?”
“There’s definitely profit to be made, it’s just a matter of whose pocket they get it from.”
As expected.
When Li Mumu discovered the elemental bodies loaded onto the Olympus, she realized these beings were not passengers but cargo.
Otherwise, could one expect supernatural beings like the Miasma Giant to go work and earn money for a ticket, or to participate in human experimentation for a pharmaceutical company?
Li Ya led her through corridors and gates to the engine room below deck.
The wave of heat that hit her made beads of sweat form on her forehead instantly, and the sulfur-stenched, scorching air made Li Mumu feel nauseated, while also detecting a hint of a familiar smell.
She had been to this place during her first loop and was beheaded here by Wendy.
At that time, she was already in a daze, but she still remembered this suffocating heat.
Looking around, in this immense space of a thousand cubic meters, stood a bizarre and terrifying brass-colored engine.
Dozens of small Hell demons bustled about, ceaselessly shoveling coal into the flame-spewing furnaces.
I thought it would be an internal combustion engine, but it’s a steam-powered engine?
Li Mumu internally scoffed a little.
This thing looked like it had been around for a while.
In front of that enormous engine stood a burly, middle-aged man with blond hair, dressed in a white suit.
He was stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his head raised as he silently observed the readings on various gauges above.
The noise on the scene was deafening—boilers howling, machinery rumbling—yet that didn’t prevent him from keenly noticing the sound of unfamiliar footsteps, causing him to turn his head.
“Ms.
Liya, have you brought another little troublemaker?”
The man’s face was rigid and his features sharp, resembling less a human and more the imitation Greek marble statues standing at the center of Saifo City’s streets.
Or perhaps he really was a statue, that couldn’t be ruled out.
“This is my daughter, and this gentleman—I’ll introduce you.
This is Mr.
Goss, the owner of the Olympus.”
“Call me Ship Captain.”
“Very well, Captain Goss.”
Li Ya wore a polite smile, “I apologize, Captain Goss, my daughter’s little friend has caused quite a mess here.
I’ve brought her over to resolve the issue.”
Captain Goss smirked with a smile he thought dashing, yet was quite stiff, “It’s normal for a ship to have rats; one or two more doesn’t matter…
Is this your daughter?
I’ve heard her name.”
“It’s an honor, Your Excellency the Ship Captain.”
Li Mumu bowed demurely.
But it wasn’t.
Heard my name, what kind of good person could that be?
She noticed at a glance that the man before her was a Throne Knight.
Following this time-space retrospection, the Guiding Bodhisattva’s care for her had greatly increased.
Upon seeing this man, Li Mumu also saw the cause and effect between herself and him.
In the first loop, she fell into this dimension and merged with an Elemental Body seeking to possess her, degenerating into an irrational monster.
The Ship Captain of Olympus, the man before her, had sensed an anomaly on the ship and dispatched his Bloodthirsty Hounds, initiating a chase to kill Li Mumu aboard the ship.
The causality line remained unclear, as the situation was unexpected for both sides, making it hard to tell who had the advantage or who suffered the loss.
Or perhaps, both were equally harmed.
“Go find that little rat and take her away.”
In front of Li Ya, Captain Goss appeared especially magnanimous, casually waving his hand as if he didn’t care at all.
“We can talk after the ship docks.”
“We’ll speak then.”
Having received the Captain’s agreement, Li Ya wasted no more words, grabbed Li Mumu, and walked away.
“Does your dad know you’re acquainted with this kind of man outside?”
“Do you know how many women your dad knows outside?”
Li Ya, taking Li Mumu to a secluded spot, let go of her hand and said, “If you want to survive, don’t worry about these little details.
Hurry up and find Wendy; she’s hiding in a deeper place.
You’ll have to figure it out yourself.”
“Do you really not care, or is it because that guy is too strong, you can’t deal with him, and are just making excuses for your evasion?”
Li Mumu didn’t rush to find Wendy; instead, she stared at Li Ya with a smile and asked.
“Seriously, Mommy, I’m curious, how did you strike a deal with him on the destiny line before the time-space retrospection?”
Li Ya’s face immediately darkened, “What are you trying to say?”
“I’m just genuinely curious; is this a topic we can’t discuss?”
“Of course not.”
Li Ya was about to speak when suddenly someone else nearby spoke up for her.