The Ocean's Call

Lappland spoke seriously, and with one punch sent a burly man who was at least 1.9 meters tall flying, before helping Texas up from the side.

Soon, Texas spotted her target in the chaotic crowd.

"218."

"Clear!"

Lappland laughed wildly and decisively changed direction.

FrostNova followed after them, joining in their silly antics.

"You seem quite pleased with your relationship with Maria?"

"No one hates Lady Maria! No one!"

When FrostNova asked her question, Lappland answered with absolute certainty.

She smiled, as innocently as a child.

But she didn't do it that way.

She delivered another punch, slamming it into the opponent's face; the powerful impact nearly broke his nose.

Texas, standing to the side, helplessly grabbed her opponent and threw her out of the chaotic battlefield.

The three of them had rushed to a chaotic place... They didn't pay attention to where they were, only vaguely recognizing that it was some kind of preliminary round venue for a competition.

However, none of the three cared about these things; their goal had been clear from the beginning.

Take that man back!

"Ms. Maria doesn't like too much violence... she prefers peace."

Texas said, trying to get Lappland to slow down.

"Peace?!"

FrostNova's expression was subtle.

She stared in astonishment at Texas before her, her mind replaying several scenes from her meetings with Maria.

At their first meeting, his own father, the raging Wendigo, was so overwhelmed by the other man that he was almost speechless.

Then, they went to that strange Yharnam, who was completely suppressed and unable to speak from beginning to end...

And in her battle against Qiexike, who had no longer bothered to hide, Maria displayed a devastating power...

You say she likes peace?!

Is this some kind of joke?!

"That's just how it is... Lady Maria likes to sit by the fireplace in the evening with a book in her arms. If she's in a good mood, she'll hug us and rock us while reading stories."

"Hug?!"

This time, FrostNova didn't answer, but Lappland, who was standing next to her, suddenly raised her ears.

She stared at Texas in astonishment, her expression one of disbelief.

"I've never been hugged!"

"That's because you always go straight to sleep after training, while I always go to Ms. Maria for extra lessons during the day..."

Realizing she had been exposed, Texas turned her head away with an unnatural expression, but she still forced herself to speak, pretending nothing was wrong.

But Lappland couldn't stand it anymore.

"You never told me about this!"

"You don't like academic subjects... I'm just trying to understand you!"

"Celinina!"

Gritting his teeth, Lappland looked at the girl with a betrayed expression, and this time he even called her by her name.

Texas knew she was in the wrong, so she didn't say much, but simply used someone's shoulder to leap up once more.

"It's right in front of us... Let's catch it and then go back."

"Don't even think about changing the subject!"

Lappland had no desire to let the other party change the subject!

She just wanted to know how much favoritism Ms. Maria had shown to Texas!

Her pupils widened as she looked at the people around them who had already noticed them.

A dazzling silver light exploded instantly, and a ferocious wolf howl spread out in an instant!

The surging shockwave immediately intimidated the surrounding thugs, and even made FrostNova's eyes widen in surprise.

No... why?

You didn't show this ability when you were fighting the Inner Guards in such a dangerous situation... and now you're saying this just because your companion was hugged by Maria more times than you?

What's wrong with you?!

Lappland had no intention of answering. In a moment of surging blood, she simply stepped over dozens of people and rushed to her boss, who was already out of breath.

With an over-the-shoulder throw, he slammed him to the ground, rendering him unable to move!

"Celinina! You..."

"Beep--!"

Before Lappland could even begin her questioning, a piercing blare from a loudspeaker instantly pierced the entire hall.

Soon, a cheerful female voice rang out.

"The match is over!"

"I'm the host for this match, Eureka, whom everyone likes!"

"Let's give a round of applause to the final group of participants who have qualified for this Summer Extreme Triathlon!"

"Oh!!!!"

A frenzied atmosphere, colorful cards flying around, and a joyful crowd all around.

For a moment, Lappland and the others were stunned.

But soon they noticed that most people around them were already lying on the ground, unable to get up.

Only a small number of people are still standing here.

Before they could figure out what was going on, a serious-looking man dressed in naval attire appeared in front of them.

"For you."

He spoke in a less than friendly tone, but the thing he tossed landed heavily in the girl's hands.

That is...

A pure gold trophy?!

Chapter 250 The Call of the Ocean

"Wait, wait, wait!"

Upon seeing the trophy, Lappland couldn't help but chuckle.

"You gave me the wrong one, didn't you?"

"Um?"

"This thing... it should be the trophy for the final grand prix, right? We only passed the preliminary rounds... we didn't even register."

Lappland handed over the trophy, his words quite frank.

They didn't care about this stuff; they were only here to arrest people for Lady Maria.

Now that the person has been caught, nothing else matters.

"This is Dossoles, girl."

The man dressed as a naval officer didn't even turn his head after hearing Lappland's words; he simply spoke with a cold laugh in an unpleasant tone.

"You'll get used to it."

"Ah?"

The girls held back.

They all looked at the trophy in their hands, their expressions subtle.

A moment later, FrostNova, who was unaware of prices, tilted her head.

"Is this thing... very valuable?"

There's a reason FrostNova would ask such a question.

She lived in the mines of Ursus since childhood, and life was very difficult. Even after being adopted by the Patriot, she was almost completely outside the normal social order.

The Yeti Squad is not only a description of their abilities, but also a description of their lives.

Because they truly live an extremely primitive and savage life, just like the Yeti.

Therefore, she had no idea how much the solid gold trophy was worth.

Texas and Lappland, seeing FrostNova's interest, also examined the object and then gave their answers.

"Perhaps several hundred thousand Lungmen Credits? Or sixty or seventy stacks of Red Gold?"

The two girls couldn't give any precise answers about it; they could only rely on the price of the metal itself.

"Sixty or seventy groups?"

FrostNova suddenly widened her eyes, her heart fluttering as she looked at the trophy in front of her.

Sixty or seventy sets of Red Gold...

That could buy so much food and warm clothes...

Coincidentally, many members of the Yeti Squad have also recently had their clothes torn... Because of the different environment, they can no longer find any supply transport teams to attack.

If we had that money...

"You want it? Then it's yours."

The two little ones were kind-hearted. Seeing FrostNova's expression, they understood that she had something on her mind, so they gave her the trophy.

But FrostNova hesitated for only a moment before decisively refusing.

"This belongs to all of us..."

As the leader of the Yeti Squad, FrostNova has known for a long time that credit cannot be taken by one person alone... even if it is given to you by someone else.

Only by upholding the most steadfast principle of relative fairness can a team go further.

"You care a lot about this principle?"

Lappland looked at the woman in front of her with some curiosity. After the woman nodded firmly, she looked at Texas, who was pretending that nothing had happened. Texas frowned and then smiled.

"Hey! I have an idea!"

"You mean... you want to participate in that competition?"

Back in the casino bar, under the watchful eyes of the two young ladies from top families, the owner reluctantly signed the shop transfer agreement. Maria sat in a chair, curiously watching the two little ones in front of her.

She didn't have any particular thoughts about the two little ones coming along; she was just curious why they suddenly had such an idea.

"I've improved a lot over the years... I hope you can see my progress!"

Lappland spoke decisively, looking at Maria with a resolute gaze.

"We will definitely win first place in this competition!"

"Is that so?" Maria had no interest in the progress the girl mentioned; for her, progress was actually unimportant.

What she didn't tell the girls was that she was actually quite happy since her return... because she could still see the two little ones standing happily in front of her, instead of, like Salvadore, having seen over fifty years pass in the blink of an eye...

Even knowing that she would eventually experience separation due to her lifespan, she still found it difficult to adjust.

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