Chapter 66: Do you send midnight snacks?

  A moist evening breeze blows from afar, bringing with it the unique scent of the ocean. In the darkness, a vineyard shines with faintly flickering candlelight, resembling scattered stars in the night sky.

  In the spacious and warm hall, Lin Taiping lit a cigar, sat solemnly at the square table with Tulou, Lier and Yegong, concentrating on... playing mahjong.

  That's right, it's Mahjong. On this rare weekend break, considering the recent life is really boring enough, the Mahjong cards invented by a certain person from the East quickly became popular among the Minotaurs and Dark Elves.

  "Three tiles!" Tu Lu nervously placed a tile on the table, using his hoof to hold it in place. "I played it like this, is that wrong?"

  "That's right, pang." Ye Ge replied with a gloomy face, because she had lost twelve rounds in a row and her face was covered with small paper notes. "It's really strange, why do I always lose, sixty thousand."

  "Thank you, I've eaten." Lin Taiping replied with a smile all over his face, and didn't forget to add a sarcastic comment, "It's very simple, because your brain is only filled with having children. If you could spare one-tenth of your brain cells to think about something else, you wouldn't always lose."

  It's really great and powerful, because of his ruthless sarcasm, Ye Ge is about to pull out the wolf tooth stick again. Fortunately, Kristen finally couldn't bear it and wiped away her cold sweat, sighing in exasperation: "Please, boss, can you guys do something serious for once? Doesn't anyone think that pseudo-gentleman has been suspiciously quiet lately?"

  This is true, since the last evening newspaper was scolded to be dog-blooded, Marquis Ge Lang Tai has recently suddenly become a good baby and has hardly left home... To be honest, from any angle, this seems like the calm before the storm, making people feel that a crisis is coming.

  "Alright, alright." Lin Taiping puffed on his cigar, nonchalantly playing a card. "Even if I use my heel to think, I know what that guy wants to do. Actually, what's been bothering me is when that guy plans to... Meow, where did the 90,000 I just played go?"

  No one answered, Ye Ge and Lila looked at each other in dismay, Tulou's face was full of innocence with wide eyes, indicating that he knew nothing, but the problem was that this guy had been keeping his mouth shut all along, as if he was hiding something inside.

  "Ah!" Lin Taiping's loud cry was immediately followed by a vicious pounce, as he grabbed Tulu's neck and shook him violently: "You're going to be stewed in soy sauce! You've even learned how to cheat! Spit it out, spit it out for me, spit it out, ah, spit it out!"

  Needless to say, Tulu would rather die than open his mouth. In the chaos, Lila quickly stole a card from beside him, and Yege took out a wolf-toothed club, ready to help knock everyone present unconscious, then sweep all the gambling capital on the table clean.

  "Good grief! Kristen stared in amazement, finally unable to bear it and picked up the magic crystal cannon: "You bastards, are you even listening to me...""

  Boom! Without any warning, a thunderous roar suddenly burst forth at this moment, even the great hall slightly shook, causing several candelabras around to crash down.

  Is it outside? In an instant, the crowd that was originally cheating immediately jumped up quickly. Lin Taiping directly pushed open the window and looked out. In the southeast direction of the high ground, the lamp posts in the Ivory Island rich area were burning with fierce flames, and there was a faint black smoke rising into the air, mixed with the sound of screams and cries carried by the wind.

  "It's pirates!" Without even thinking, Kirsten, who had seen similar scenes before, made the correct judgment immediately. "Damn it, how did those guys get into Ivory Island? Is it..."

  Marquis Gelong! Lin Taiping and Ye Ge exchanged a glance, and without hesitation, they came to the conclusion that although there was no evidence, their intuition told them that this sudden disaster must have a great relationship with that hypocrite.

  But now, discussing this issue is meaningless. As the sea of fire spreads rapidly, the wealthy district of Ivory Island has fallen into chaos. It can be imagined that under the raging flames and thick smoke, what kind of bloody massacre is hiding at this moment.

  "Those bastards!" Kristen slammed her fist on the windowsill, her pale face filled with rage. "Boss, I won't just stand by and watch civilians die, even if it's just me, I'll..."

  "Come with me." Lin Taiping directly pulled her out and ran along the corridor for dozens of meters, then kicked open the warehouse door. "I'm very supportive, but before you set off, take a look at what I've prepared for you."

  As the door was kicked open, the secret supplies that were originally stored in the warehouse were suddenly exposed to the flames without warning. Kristen squinted her eyes slightly under the firelight, but a few seconds later, when she barely made out what was in front of her, she couldn't help but stare with wide eyes and a gaping mouth.

  "This... this... boss, when did you prepare all these things?"

  "It's been a long time, since we arrived at Elephant Island, I've been preparing." Lin Taiping smiled and looked at her, "In order to buy all these things, I almost looted two museums, three magic equipment stores, plus a large shipyard... In short, in one sentence, we are now poor again."

  Museum? Magic equipment store? Large shipyard?

  Christine's eyes widened in confusion, but she immediately threw aside her doubts and rushed forward with a crazed look on her face: "Awesome! With these things, I can take down an entire army by myself. Let's set off now!"

  "Of course, but not just you." Lin Taiping pointed to Turo and Yege beside him, "The Minotaur and Dark Elf will also go with you. I hope you don't just win, but win beautifully, best if..."

  "Okay, who knows what the ghost muttered under his breath, but after hearing that sentence, Kristen was even more dizzy. For a tough sister who loves fighting, diapers and milk powder, some things are harder than these three."

  "It doesn't matter, you just take care of eliminating the enemy, Tulu and Yege will help with the rest." Lin Taiping comfortingly said, and once again turned his head towards the wealthy district shrouded in flames. "Alright, there's no time to waste, you'd best set off as soon as possible."

  This was true, and Kirsten shook her head vigorously, casting aside the jumbled thoughts, and was about to rush out when Ye Ge suddenly narrowed his Persian cat-like glassy eyes, as if thinking: "Wait a minute, what if we all leave, and those pirates take advantage of the emptiness to attack the manor..."

  No sooner had the words fallen than Kristen's face changed slightly, and she almost subconsciously turned her head to look at Lin Taiping, her eyes full of worry and doubt: "Boss, let me go alone, and let Turo and the others stay to help you."

  "Not at all necessary." Lin Taiping showed no worry, instead he smiled lightly, "In fact, from a certain perspective, I'm actually looking forward to their visit... Alright, hurry up, you should get going!"

  "How can that be? Kristen directly refused, but even if she protested, it would have been useless. Lin Taiping had already made up his mind: "Alright, alright, if you're really worried about me, then quickly resolve the battle on that side, this will make me feel more at ease."

  "Can... but..." Kristen wanted to say something, but Tulou didn't care about that and directly called the cow-headed people to gather together, dragging her out.

  What can be done, looking at the increasingly dazzling rich district, Kirsten could only grit her teeth and temporarily put down the unease and worry in her heart. Just as she was about to rush out, she turned her head around and clenched her fists very seriously: "Boss, if there's any trouble, you mustn't die of stubbornness, at most we'll give up the manor."

  "Don't worry, you have to believe in Lin's cunning and ruthlessness." Ye Ge followed beside her, smiling lightly as she licked her cherry lips.

  However, just as the words were spoken so lightly, the dark elf leader also glanced back with a seemingly profound gaze before disappearing: "Dear, don't disappoint me, I'm still waiting for you to have children with me."

  "Can I take this as concern?" Lin Taiping smiled and waved his hand, leaning lazily against the windowsill, watching as the crowd rushed out of the manor like a whirlwind and quickly disappeared into the night.

  With a strange smile, he stretched his waist listlessly and finally turned around slowly: "Uh, suddenly I feel very hungry, can someone prepare a... uh?"

  No one answered, and the originally bustling manor suddenly became empty. It was obvious that all the servants, including the chef, had escaped cleanly, which showed how loyal and reliable they were.

  "Where am I going? You guys don't have any faith in me at all?" Lin Taiping shook his head helplessly, and could only sigh that humans were indeed unreliable. "Alright, since no one is planning to prepare a midnight snack for me, then I'll just..."

  The next moment, with a flash of silver light, his figure vanished into thin air, and when he reappeared, he was already standing on the altar amidst the raging flames.

  Still the empty and spacious hall, still the statues of gods overlooking all living things, everything here remains unchanged, and that voice which has never had any emotion also echoes hollowly once again.

  "Mortal, kneel before the gods and offer your sacrifice with a devout heart, and you shall receive the blessings of the gods!"

  Here is the translation:

  "Here we go again. Can't you come up with a different opening line, such as 'Welcome, take your time, don't rush' or 'Buy one get one free shipping, dear'?

  Lin Taiping silently cursed in his heart, then lightly rotated the spatial ring. Along with a rustling sound, nearly a thousand magic crystals that had been stored up over the past few months poured out like flowing water and scattered all over the ground.

  In the midst of a raging fire, he stood in the vast empty hall, blinked his eyes very seriously, and then solemnly raised his hand to ask.

  "What's up? I think I need something new... By the way, do you guys have midnight delivery?"