Deep Sea Hunter, but Deep Sea Titan

Loting understood that if Shining could be by Margaret's side to assist her, Margaret would be under much less pressure.

However, the work that Shining is taking on seems irreplaceable. Surely her "sister" can't take over the research results of the Absolutioner instead?

"I understand her choice. Thank you again for helping my dear friend Wan."

Margaret stood up to thank him, knowing that she had no more questions to answer.

She thought that this was probably why he didn't have a particular attachment to worldly power.

"Being able to answer your questions will make our cooperation more efficient, Knight Shining. I'm glad you understand my approach."

"However, please listen to one more piece of advice from me."

"Your strength lies behind you, Radiant Knight. Sometimes you can try some wildly imaginative ideas that ordinary kings cannot."

"Be careful with the power in your hands, Radiant Knight. Don't let yourself become its puppet. If you fall into the same trap that the knights before you fell into, I will regret it."

Loting could already see traces of power influencing Margaret.

At this stage, this impact is still within a completely reasonable range, and can even be seen as a reflection of Margaret's more mature and professional governance capabilities. However, Loting still does not want such a prodigy of Kazimierz to eventually become just another ordinary person.

"Thank you for your advice."

Margaret saluted Lottin in farewell.

Once upon a time, she, like her uncle, lamented the power of authority and how the rule-makers made it impossible for her ideals to move forward.

Almost instantly, she became the only person in Qazimir with the authority to set the rules, a concentration of power in Qazimir more pronounced than in any other historical period.

This made Casimir's operation exceptionally efficient, and also gave Margaret a momentary sense of danger.

But she quickly nipped the dangerous idea in the bud.

“I will keep that in mind, Your Excellency Nautilus.”

While waiting for the Teleport cooldown, Lotin also briefly lingered in the Grand Knight's Territory, though W appeared rather impatient.

She had originally planned to slip away from Rhodes Island, but Skadi dragged her along, claiming that her "educational program" wasn't finished yet.

The strange Sister Agor kept her eyes on her, leaving her no chance to escape.

Loting noticed that the once deserted mansion of the Lin Guang family was now heavily guarded, with even Maria being escorted by knights when she went out.

It seems that Zofia has also moved in to live with her niece.

Given the pressure Margaret is under, this level of security is both reasonable and necessary.

Lotin secretly visited the museum he had funded, where the stone tablet was still on display.

The residents of the Great Knight Territory, especially the less affluent citizens and the infected, now regard the appearance of the [Knight of Light] as a sign of blessing and good fortune.

And indeed, Lotin would occasionally leave behind a few ancient knight coins as "sacred objects" that would bring some kind of good luck, and give them to a lucky citizen of the Great Knight's territory.

At noon on the second day, Lotin left the Grand Knights Territory. This time, he teleported to Lungmen, or more precisely, to the Rhodes Island office in Lungmen.

Chapter 175: W: Is this asking me to turn myself in?

A purple halo began to flicker slightly, and an uninvited guest dressed in a brass diving suit appeared in Rhodes Island's Lungmen office.

The new field operative was confused and simply thought it was another malicious Requiem Day prank.

"You must be playing that mysterious brass ghost, haha, look at this Originium Arts that alters the light, how realistic!"

Unlike the field operators in Kazimierz, this field operator stationed in Lungmen is truly carefree.

"Yeah, I wonder if he himself will come looking for trouble with me?"

As Lotin continued the conversation, he casually left the Rhodes Island office.

If this field operative hadn't been distracted by watching a local Lungmen idol's livestream, he should have been puzzled by Lotin's sudden appearance.

"Back here again. To be honest, I think it's even more crowded than the Great Knight Territory."

Skadi was visiting Lungmen during a period of complete peace for the first time, and she discovered that the number of advertising screens here was no less than that of the Great Knights Territory.

And like the Great Knights, they were playing similar pumpkin head advertisements.

"But it's also much taller."

But Skadi must also admit that Lungmen's high-rise buildings are much more magnificent.

"The Requiem Festival...that will make our actions much easier."

As for what Luo Ting wanted to do in Longmen—it was actually quite simple: he wanted to offer Wei Yanwu a price so that he could take him to see the original version of the "Scroll of Mountains and Seas".

The city is celebrating Requiem, so Lotin's enormous brass diving suit could easily be seen as part of the celebration.

W, who was being "disciplined" and was being kept by Lotin's side, seemed somewhat puzzled.

She was clearly talking to Theresa, but to onlookers it looked like she was talking to herself.

W didn't feel so awkward until Lotin said he could decide who got to see Theresa.

Why did you bring me here? To revisit familiar places?

Faced with W's question, Loting simply remained silent and did not answer.

Instead, he asked W a question:

"The Day of Requiem, do you know what that holiday is?"

"Theresia told me that it's a Sarkaz festival, so you brought me here to reward me for studying hard and to celebrate the festival for me?"

W felt a chill run down her spine at the thought of being treated like a child.

It's true that she really is a "kid-loving older sister".

"It's not that it's bad if you do well, but I have important business to attend to right now."

On the way to Kazimierz, Lottin had Laurentina keep an eye on her to prevent her from interfering with Lottin's business meeting with Margaret.

Now she seems to be itching to do it.

Meanwhile, Theresa, drifting about, was imagining how the people of Kazdel would celebrate the Day of Requiem; Kazdel was now capable of holding a formal celebration.

"I wonder where Wei Yanwu is right now."

"It would be better to go to the Guard Bureau and have them make a contact, rather than going to the Lungmen Building only to be told that no one is in the office."

So, the guards on duty saw a colossal figure, over 6 meters tall, undulating towards the guards' gate.

At this moment, the unfortunate Guardian operative could only think that the first thing the other party would say was, "Trick or treat."

The real heavyweights were the Sarkaz behind Lotin, who seemed to be talking to thin air.

"This is... a wanted criminal, the leader of the Reunion Movement, the Sarkaz mercenary W?"

The Guardian operative on duty at the gate might not recognize the Brass Ghost, but he would definitely recognize W.

"Wait, buddy, how did you end up leading me to the Lungmen cops?"

"Damn it, are you trying to make money off my head?"

W was now quite unsettled. Why had this bronze ghost led him to the police station in Lungmen without saying a word?

Are you suggesting I risk my life to make money?

She had long found it strange that this big monster had so much money.

"You crazy girl, when have I ever been short of money? You better shut up, or I'll really take you to the police station."

Loting warned W again not to make a fuss over nothing.

"Please let your superiors come first. And by the way, don't sound the alarm."

Lotin approached the Guard Bureau officer in an extremely mysterious tone and spoke to him.

"Do you know who protected this Guard Bureau building?"

Loting casually swung the giant anchor, smashing a crater in the ground.

"You are... the Brass Ghost himself!?"

The guard officer on duty glanced at Sister Agor on Lotin's shoulder before running into the duty room to make a phone call to his superior.

A moment later, a senior police superintendent dressed in a dignified and luxurious manner appeared at the gate with a team of Royal Guard agents.

"Poetic and elegant comrade, how have you been?"

"Have you come here specifically to attend the city's Requiem Festival celebrations?"

"With your demeanor, I'm sure you'd be someone who attracts a lot of attention."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Swire turned his attention to W behind him, the former Reunion commander who had participated in the Chernobog incident.

"The leader of the Reunion Movement? She's worth a hefty bounty."

W wanted to throw a smoke bomb and escape, but Skadi's superhuman strength prevented her from making any rash moves.

"She is now my prisoner and is undergoing my education and reform, so I won't trouble you all."

"I am going to Longmen this time because I would like to ask Commander Wei for a small favor."

"I would like to ask you to convey this to Commander Wei."

Hearing this, W finally released his grip on the smoke grenade.

If it were anyone else, Swire would have already taken down both the other party and one of the leaders of the Reunion Movement.

Unfortunately, the other party was a guest of Wei Yanwu who single-handedly defeated the Brass Ghost, who was assisting the Reunion Movement's offensive. So Swire cleverly and obediently contacted Wei Yanwu.

This was not something she could handle, and naturally she dared not and could not act rashly.

"Commander Wei is waiting for you at his residence. Someone will come to take you there shortly."

Swire hung up the phone and breathed a sigh of relief; at least she no longer had to worry about this matter herself.

"I apologize for disturbing you during this holiday season."

Luo Ting saw a familiar silhouette emerge from the shadows; it was Wei Yanwu's shadow guard.

"I wonder if the tribute presented by Lord Wei satisfies you?"

The shadow guard leading the way clasped his hands in greeting.

"I'm very satisfied, and I've even prepared a return gift for you."

Wei Yanwu's attitude was impeccable, it's just that the reward for that system lottery was too abstract.

The return gift that Luo Ting mentioned was a Wei Yanwu dragon bubble that he had specially kept.

W also behaved quite well along the way.

She knew that in Lungmen, Luo Ting was the only person willing to guarantee her most basic personal safety.

More importantly, she had genuinely considered the Requiem Festival.

It was all Loting's fault for whispering about the Requiem Festival in her ear.

Based on the Halloween customs from before his time travel and the information in the advertisements, Lotin easily learned about the specific customs of the Requiem Festival in more detail than those described in the game's storyline.

As for why W doesn't watch the ads herself—she's illiterate. She's still learning the characters of her native language, so how could she possibly recognize a foreign language?

"Well, I..."

W rarely lowers his defiant head or humbly begs others.

However, spending a Requiem with Theresa was indeed an idea that W couldn't refuse.

W is now truly witnessing the real "whispers of the devil".

The indescribable sense of humiliation made W tremble all over.

"I, I will behave myself, but please, please allow me to enjoy this Requiem Festival."

Her pointed tail was almost twisted into a ball, and a fatal sense of shame made her cheeks turn red, making her feel like she was dying.

“Alright, if you continue to be this obedient, I will give you and Theresa the opportunity to enjoy this festival that originally belonged to the Sarkaz.”

This is exactly the result Lottin wanted to see; his carrot and stick approach has begun to show results.

His "teaching goal" was to bring a rebellious little devil into complete submission.

While W endured the torture, the Shadow Guard led Luo Ting and his group to a quaint Yan Kingdom residence, which was Wei Yanwu's home.

"We have arrived, Lord Nautilus. Lord Wei is waiting here."