Man in the Ark: Revitalizing Kazdel

New Kazdale City Black-haired Sakota, carrying a black leather musical instrument case, walked through the noisy streets and came to a dilapidated church.

The mobile city below your feet once belonged to Victoria during its heyday. In order to meet the needs of the Sakota residents in the city at that time, the administrators built a Lateran Church.

At present, this church, like the city, has fallen into disrepair. The outer wall is dilapidated and the interior is covered with dust and cobwebs. When you enter the church, the smell of rotten wood is overwhelming.

The neatly arranged wooden benches have long since disappeared, leaving only rusted frames and wood dust left by termites.

The marble floor was broken and cracked, with weeds growing in the cracks. It was probably the seeds brought in by the winged beasts that stopped here.

The statue at the end of the church is a kind-faced old Lateran man, with his eyebrows lowered as if he is looking at the believers kneeling on the ground praying, and his hands respectfully holding a guardian gun.

Arturo accidentally discovered this Lateran Basilica hidden in the suburbs during an invited performance.

Out of her sense of belonging to the Lateran and some recent personal experiences, she decided to fund the renovation of the church.

In the past, she always believed that she was only freeing people from the cage of their true emotions, and that they should bear the consequences themselves.

During the time when she lost her magic, Arturo began to have some doubts about the life experiences that made her what she is today, so she tried to understand herself from a new perspective.

After this, she began to realize that she had committed many sins unknowingly by using magic casually in the past, and now she had to repent for the sins she had committed in the past.

In the years since he left the Lateran, Arturo has played for the Elector of Lettania, for the sea heirs who have come ashore in Iberia, and in crowded squares.

Some of these were invited performances, and they required performance fees. Arturo had accumulated considerable savings during his travels, and now he finally had a place to use these savings.

But renovating the church is not something she can accomplish on her own. The city now belongs to Roy, and Arturo needs to apply for it.

Roy was not in Kazdel at the moment, so Arturo went to the office responsible for urban planning, where the young lich lady was busy reading documents.

Seeing the black-haired Sakota knocking on the door, the numb expression on Miss Lich's face suddenly became nervous. She was afraid that Arturo would suddenly take out the guardian gun and shoot her.

"Miss, please don't be nervous. I'm here to ask you something." Arturo put down the instrument case, raised his hands and sat in front of Miss Lich.

"You...just tell me..." When Miss Lich saw that Arturo was not carrying any weapons, her tense body finally relaxed.

Arturo took out a map from his pocket, pointed his slender finger at the area where the church was, and asked softly, "There is a dilapidated Lateran church here. I hope to repair it at my own expense. Do you think it's okay?"

Miss Lich rubbed her tired eyes and moved closer to take a closer look.

After carefully determining the location, Miss Lich shook her head apologetically, "Miss Sakota, I'm very sorry. His Highness Roy had not made any plans for this area before he left."

"I can't make a decision on my own. I can ask for you after His Highness Roy comes back. Or you can ask Her Highness Theresa. She is the only one who can contact His Highness Roy now."

After rejecting Arturo's request, Miss Lich gave her own advice.

"Okay, I understand." Arturo nodded, picked up the instrument case again and left the office.

Although she didn't get the answer she wanted, she still gained something. She was going to meet another Sarkaz Demon King.

......

Arturo, who came to meet Theresa, was stopped by the staff.

"Ms. Sakta, are you with those three people just now?"

"Huh?" Arturo was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.

"I'm not."

"Then please wait here for a moment. His Highness is entertaining the three Lateran envoys." The staff member guided Arturo to his seat with a warm smile on his face.

At this time in Theresa's office, three Lateran envoys who came from afar were sitting opposite Theresa.

If Roy were there, he would have been able to recognize the identities of all three people.

The Sacotta man sitting on the left with a serious expression and methodical movements is Arturo's cousin, the newcomer to the executive department, Federico Giallo.

Sitting in the middle was the blue-haired Sakta, smiling and moving freely. He had the double horns and tail of the Sarkaz, and was the fallen angel Mostima that Roy met at Longmen.

On the right sat a red-haired Liberi, carrying a huge caliber gun on her back. She was Fiammetta, who volunteered to participate in this operation and was responsible for monitoring Mostima.

By the way, the code name she used for this operation was "Narrator of Suffering".

The purpose of the Lateran trio's trip to Kazdel this time was to deliver the letter written by Pope Lateran himself to Roy.

When Mastema met Roy at the Dragon Gate, Law determined that Roy was the "Visitor" through the halo on her head.

After receiving this information, Mostima immediately set out to return to the Lateran to inform the Pope of the news.

Considering that the identity of the "visitor" is the Demon Lord of Sarkaz, the Pope decided to send Mostima, the fallen angel, to Kazdel, and arranged for colleagues from the Executive Department to protect her safety on the way.

Although she herself is a powerful magician, she still needs someone to accompany her so that they can look after each other.

The Law Host gave new information at this time, that two more Sakota individuals came into contact with the "Visitors" in Kazdel.

One is Yan Yuntian, a male citizen whose birthplace is registered in Shangshu, Yan State, and who currently lives in Colombia. He registered his identity at the notary office and received the Guardian Gun.

The other is a wanted criminal who left Lateran a few years ago, a female citizen named Arturo Giallo, who has not yet received her Guardian Gun.

Considering that this operation required the participation of colleagues from the Executive Department, Mostima chose Federico Giallo, a newcomer who had just joined the Executive Department.

After learning that Mostima had returned to the Lateran, Fiameta immediately came to the Pope and took the initiative to apply to join the action team.

Just like that, the Lateran trio set out from Lateran in a grand manner, thinking that it would not be too difficult to meet the Demon Lord of Sarkaz.

But Theresa's next words poured cold water on them.

"I'm very sorry, the envoy from Lateran who has come all the way here. Roy is not in Kazdel right now..." Theresa's gentle tone was filled with apology to the three people.

"Ah this..." The smile on Mostima's face froze instantly.

Where else can the Sarkaz Demon King go if he doesn't stay in his own country?

What country could stand having such a human scourge roaming its city?

"Ms. Theresa, before Mr. Roy left, did he say when he would be back?" Mostima leaned forward and asked.

"He sent a message yesterday saying he would be back soon. Please wait for a moment." Theresa replied. She was also looking forward to Roy's return.

There was no special reason, she just missed Roy.

"We understand. Thank you Ms. Theresa for hosting us. Since Mr. Roy hasn't come back yet, let's find a place to stay in the city first."

Mostima stood up first to say goodbye, and Federico and Fiammetta nodded to Theresa and followed her out of the office.

Arturo, who was sitting in the waiting area, heard the door open and turned to look at the person coming out of the office.

Originally, she was interested in seeing which Sakota had come to Kazdel and whether she knew them.

However, when she saw the tall man, Sakota, her expression instantly turned serious.

Arturo slowly stood up and walked towards the Lateran trio.

"I didn't expect to see you here, Federico." Arturo's dark and deep eyes hid complex emotions.

"I've come here specifically to capture you, the wanted criminal Arturo Giallo." In contrast, there was only cold rationality in Federico's eyes.

His actions are all carried out according to established rules, just like a machine.