Chapter 187 - 138: We’re Here for the Spoils (Part 2)

Lin Lan stared intently into Eleanor’s eyes.

He suddenly caught a trace of unease in the Dragon Lady’s heart.

"Don’t worry, Eleanor, Pure Beauty can’t affect me, I will never become like Justice."

Lin Lan winked at the tall beauty: "Thank you for your concern."

"What... What are you talking about? That’s not what I meant at all!"

Eleanor instinctively let go of him, bit her lip, and actually looked away on her own.

"But you’re right, currently, I don’t yet have the power to redeem Justice (kill the Beauty God)."

Under Roman’s bewildered gaze, Lin Lan nodded cheerfully.

He lightly exhaled: "I shouldn’t be so impatient."

Eleanor instantly became all smiles.

"Right? Right? We just need to focus on charting the routes for now."

The Dragon Lady turned her head, swinging her thick tail, and laughed with eyes narrowed.

"Your previous approach was already great, we can totally focus our attention on this decaying ring-shaped giant city."

She patted her chest: "If you’re going to wreak havoc, then I’ll accompany you all the way, after all, we’re here to conquer the sea, not understand it."

"I understand, but the question now is..."

Lin Lan was noncommittal, blinking, his eyes clear: "How do we profit from this?"

Eleanor: ...

The Pirate Leader sighed deeply.

"All you know is causing trouble, isn’t it?"

At this moment, Eleanor suddenly understood why her First Mate Lucia often rolled her eyes at her.

She always ignored her First Mate’s advice, steering the ship all over the place, never expecting retribution to come so soon.

That scoundrel Lin Lan is even more offbeat than me!

"Anyway, I’ll take over the direction of the next expansion from here on!"

Eleanor pulled out a uniquely designed pocket watch ’Angel’s Right Eye’ from her bosom, snapped it open with a click.

Lin Lan stared eagerly at the pocket watch in the Dragon Lady’s hands.

His understanding of expansion was severely lacking; he would have to rely on the experienced Eleanor here.

"Listen up, rookies, a navigator must be able to chart clear, achievable goals amidst the chaotic and disorderly seas, and then complete them one by one."

Eleanor faced the crew, taking the initiative to share her plan: "Let’s follow the direction we initially set, doing the opposite of Nightingale, hunting Heroes, guiding citizens, destroying the so-called ’Hero ranking’ step by step, and solidifying the terrifying image of the man in purple in the citizens’ minds."

She concluded: "Only by doing this, can we establish a stable sea for our Ark in the present world."

"Where will the new routes ultimately lead?" Lin Lan was a bit curious.

"New islands? A new world? Who knows, it’s impossible to predict."

Eleanor shrugged, giving a cold laugh: "But of course, routes can be both good and bad, I guess using singers to assist heroes in ranking expansion will likely turn the routes into breeding grounds for Celestial Calamity followers."

Lin Lan nodded his head.

The Alliance, with its numerous routes, was probably riddled with infiltrations by the finality.

"Back to business, I’ve always been observing the operation methods of this maritime area and its core products."

Eleanor stared intently at the pocket watch in her hand: "Although the clothes on our back could be considered products of the Deep Sea, they don’t have any real use, taking them out would be embarrassing."

Gradually, new images appeared on the Pirate Leader’s pocket watch.

She grinned: "The real treasures are right here."

Lin Lan leaned forward.

The image showed a woman gritting her teeth, shielding a young "Sinner," coldly facing the malicious taunts of the wicked citizens.

Lin Lan was taken aback: "It’s actually a ’person’?"

"That’s right." Eleanor nodded: "The true valuable existence in this maritime area are those ’Sea Waves’ still struggling to maintain their identity under the pollution of the finality."

——These Gravekeepers truly represent the soul of a hero!

Lin Lan’s eyes gradually lit up.

Yes! Although I cannot directly confront the essence of the finality, I can absolutely irritate the Beauty God some!

It’s because of these Gravekeepers’ existence that Justice, that old man, has formed hard bones, making him tough to digest.

The Beauty God’s essence is now obviously in a state of semi-paralysis. I can totally reclaim people from right under the Beauty God’s nose!

To be precise, bring back the Sea Waves and Sea Monsters that belong to the Ark as ’guests’.

"For a navigator, subduing Sea Waves is not an unusual tactic."

Eleanor glanced at the excited man in purple.

"No wonder people always call you a country bumpkin."

She shook her head: "Did you think the Alliance and the Empire fought sea battles, collected maritime taxes, and lorded over the seas without it?"

In the next instant, everyone’s eyes locked onto Roman.

"Hehehe..."

Lin Lan rubbed his hands together, his gaze towards the Judge becoming sticky: "Roman, come join us..."

"What... what are you guys trying to do?!"

Roman couldn’t understand what these people were up to.

He suddenly thought of some unknown twisted hobbies of certain heroes.

Roman instinctively covered his exposed chest, aghast: "You can’t be... No way! How can you be so insane?!"

"Behave yourself!" Eleanor shot a fierce glare at the curly-headed Judge.

At the same time, she stuffed a list into Lin Lan’s arms: "Take it, I picked it up on the way."

"What’s this?"

"The hero ranking list of Flower Celestial City, you pick the targets to strike."

Eleanor gave orders: "Time is short, we need to simultaneously rescue and hunt."

Lin Lan nodded and obediently squatted by the wall, sweeping through the faces on the list with a mischievous gaze.

"During this time..."

Subsequently, Eleanor set her sights on two Feis girls whose expressions were always bewildered: "Let me teach you how to be proper villains."

"What about me?"

Lin Lan raised his head, pointing at himself: "Is there anything for me to learn?"

Eleanor glanced at Lin Lan: "You just need to be more restrained."

Lin Lan: ...

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"Uwaaah!"

Daisy made a grabbing motion with her empty hands, lunging forward fiercely.

"How was that?" The Sanhua girl nervously wagged her tail, looking up at the serious Pirate Leader, timidly asking.

"Very cute, completely failed."

Eleanor pinched the girl’s cheek hard, giving an honest assessment, then looked at Molly: "Your turn."

The brown-haired girl gathered her courage, arched her back, trying hard to make a fierce expression: "Ha—"

Seeing Eleanor’s expressionless face, Molly’s ears drooped down again.

"Sorry..."

The girl’s eyes turned a bit dim: "Eleanor sister, are Daisy and I dragging everyone down?"

Eleanor came beside Molly, equally mercilessly pinching the girl’s cheek.

"You have to learn to shed your timidity, if you don’t learn to become stronger, to actively show your edge, others will take all the treasures you hold dear."

She rubbed the brown-haired girl’s ear: "The sea is very cruel, the Gray Realm never gives navigators a second chance to survive."

"But I will never treat you as a burden."

Eleanor laughed: "I am willing to trust every companion who dares enter the sea with me!"

Molly twitched her ears.

She gradually realized that Eleanor sister’s heart was not as bold as her outer appearance.