Arknights, But It's Terra: The Captive World
Chapter 36

Arknights, But Terra is Being Domestically Raised Chapter 36

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Chen Ran actually couldn't tell where it was for a moment.

However, this didn't stop Chen Ran from reaching into the planet model and grabbing Savior Kal'tsit.

Savior Kal'tsit didn't struggle, allowing Chen Ran to take her away from the surface.

Only after arriving at this playground of the gods did Chen Ran ask, "So, Savior Cat, what do you want me for this time?"

Upon hearing this, Savior Kal'tsit naturally opened her mouth and said, "Meow."

Chen Ran: "Le."

Kal'tsit: "... ..."

Chen Ran smiled because he understood.

This was a rule between him and this Savior Cat.

If the Savior Cat needed his help, she would just meow. Just like before, when Savior Cat meowed three times, Chen Ran brought food, water, and houses to this planet.

This way, it saved a lot of unnecessary words and got straight to the point, allowing Chen Ran to understand what this Savior Cat wanted at a glance.

But Kal'tsit didn't understand.

Kal'tsit, who had been watching Savior Cat the whole time with her other hand, now felt her vision go black.

Wait... me from another timeline, can you not even speak human language anymore?

What's with the meowing?

Have you really been tamed into a pet?

Kal'tsit rested her forehead in her hand, not wanting to speak. Chen Ran, of course, wouldn't remind her.

So Chen Ran just nodded and said to Savior Cat, "I see. Savior Cat, tell me about it."

"Replying to Lord God."

Savior Kal'tsit finally stopped meowing and said, "Because of your benevolence, our progress in developing this planet has been rapid. We have just reached Siracusa again... no, the land that was once Siracusa. There, we encountered Yelagund."

"Yelagund?"

"Yes."

Savior Kal'tsit reached out and pointed at the planet, saying, "Yelagund's current condition... seems a bit bad, so—"

Savior Kal'tsit didn't continue.

Because as soon as Chen Ran heard this, he looked into the planet model.

Soon, Chen Ran found Yelagund, whom Savior Cat mentioned.

After all, Yelagund was not in human form now, but in her true form.

In the eyes of Terra's people, she was a behemoth thousands of meters tall and hundreds of kilometers wide, an entire snow mountain.

And in Chen Ran's eyes, it was like a tiny hamster suddenly appearing among a pile of pixels; it was impossible not to notice.

However, this tiny hamster... no, this Yelagund, was lying on the ground, as if the mountain had collapsed, letting out faint whimpers from time to time.

The whimpers were indeed faint. The lake beside her had turned red, and the original snow mountain was no longer white, only bloody.

So Chen Ran gently placed Savior Cat on the table, then reached into the planet model and pulled out Yelagund.

But it was strange.

Even within the planet model, Terra's people and Yelagund's true form were not proportional, but after being pulled out by Chen Ran, Yelagund was still only as big as Chen Ran's palm.

But Chen Ran didn't bother with such trivial matters now. After placing the little hamster... no, placing Yelagund on the table, he turned to look for the medicine box.

He couldn't help it. Setting aside whether private doctors could see them, just the treatment... it looked like a job for a veterinarian.

054. Heart of the Corrupted Skadi: I found so many Sea Creatures on this normal timeline of Terra!

Savior Kal'tsit had been observing the entire time.

On one hand, she was quite curious how Chen Ran had shrunk the snow-mountain-sized Yelagund to such a tiny size—

Or perhaps it was the other way around; had she actually magnified them to the size of a snow mountain?

On the other hand, Savior Kal'tsit was also a doctor and wanted to observe the divine being's medical methods.

Then, Savior Kal'tsit found that she couldn't understand.

In her eyes, the divine being merely placed Yelagund on the scales, as if weighing her soul and the good and evil within, Then, from the tip of his finger, he condensed an incredibly pure drop of liquid and sprinkled it onto Yelagund's broken and ailing body.

The divine being then asked, "Is she alive?"

And Yelagund was alive.

Savior Kal'tsit: "... ..."

What kind of magic was this?

Ah, no, what kind of divine power was this?

Unfortunately, Chen Ran was unaware of what this Hakimi was thinking. He simply clapped his hands.

He then looked at Yelagund, who was no longer wailing but still had her eyes closed, appearing to be in a deep slumber.

If you were to lean in closer, you could even hear Yelagund murmuring as if from a nightmare, "Child... my children... wu..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ran glanced at the Savior Cat.

Seeing this, Savior Kal'tsit naturally began to explain, "Lord God, as you know, although our conclusion is that the Sea Creatures brought about the apocalypse... what they actually destroyed was only humanity."

No, to be precise, the Sea Creatures only targeted humans.

They left plants, trees, birds, beasts, and even the great beasts alone. But humans, or rather, the people of Terra, the Sea Creatures truly aimed to wipe them out.

Since it was called an apocalypse, the nation of Siracusa must have been destroyed as well.

But as the deity of Siracusa, Yelagund, who viewed her people as her own children, would naturally not want to see her children suffer such a fate.

So, Yelagund resisted—

But unfortunately, Yelagund couldn't defeat the Sea Creatures.

The final result was the complete annihilation of Siracusa, and Yelagund was gravely injured and fell.

From the perspective of the Sea Creatures, they had no intention of attacking Yelagund in the first place; Yelagund struck them first, and only then did the Sea Creatures retaliate.

As they fought, alas, Yelagund fell to the ground and wouldn't get up. They must have gotten tired of playing, right? Youth is wonderful, falling asleep just like that.

So, the Sea Creatures had no intention of finishing her off. After confirming that Yelagund was no longer fighting them, the Sea Creatures turned and left.

It wasn't until the Sea Creatures successfully ascended and survivors began to resettle within Siracusa's borders that they discovered the dying Yelagund.

"So that's how it is."

Chen Ran nodded in understanding, indicating he comprehended.

However, glancing at Yelagund, who was still sleeping soundly and showed no signs of waking, Chen Ran gently picked her up and moved her to the side, where he prepared a small bed for her and laid her down.

And during this time—

As Chen Ran carried Yelagund away and Savior Kal'tsit breathed a sigh of relief:

"Regarding the part about the Sea Creatures' apocalypse, please explain it to me in detail."

From behind her, a voice with the exact same tone as hers sounded, causing Savior Kal'tsit to pause for a moment before turning her head.

Then, she saw another Kal'tsit, who looked identical to her, staring at her with a solemn expression.

"You— no... I see."

Although Savior Kal'tsit was a bit surprised, given the precedent of the Demon King Rabbit, she quickly reacted. The person in front of her was likely herself from another worldline.

"What is your time?" Savior Kal'tsit asked.

"Terra Calendar, December 23rd, 1096." Kal'tsit replied.

"The day the Doctor was rescued?" Savior Kal'tsit inquired.

"Yes." Kal'tsit nodded and began to take the lead. "In your timeline, when did the Sea Creatures' apocalypse begin?"

"Terra Calendar, 1098, end of the year, around December 27th to December 30th." Savior Kal'tsit replied in detail.

"So, there are still 2 years left?" Kal'tsit summarized.

"Yes." Savior Kal'tsit nodded. "The key is Skadi."

After exchanging information in the simplest and fastest way possible—

These two cats had nothing more to say.

Until Kal'tsit looked up and glanced at Chen Ran's direction, confirming that the Lord God had no intention of returning—

"Why did you..." Kal'tsit chose her words carefully, "assume that posture?"

Kal'tsit had initially thought her counterpart from another timeline had become a Divine Messenger, but then she heard her meowing.

"... ... We... no, I accepted the blessings of that Lord God." Savior Kal'tsit took all the responsibility onto herself.

Fortunately, they were the same person, so no misunderstanding arose.

Kal'tsit quickly understood, "So, your timeline... is now considered the possession of that Lord God?"

"Yes."

Savior Kal'tsit nodded.

She had made one wrong step, and then another, and there was nothing she could do but accept it now.

Savior Kal'tsit knew very well that the moment she accepted the Lord God's blessings, everyone, including herself, and the entire planet, had become the possession of that Lord God.

This was why, upon discovering the dying Yelagund, Savior Kal'tsit had immediately swung her 'Holy Sword' to summon Chen Ran.

Because Yelagund was also one of the planet's native inhabitants, she was naturally Chen Ran's possession as well.

Only Chen Ran had the right to decide whether Yelagund stayed or died; Savior Kal'tsit had no authority to make that decision.

Kal'tsit: "... ..."

Honestly, after listening to the Savior Cat's account, Kal'tsit didn't laugh or feel speechless. Instead, a sense of dread washed over her.

But after the dread... came helplessness.

Because according to Kal'tsit's plan, after she had temporarily saved Terra from the Demon King Rabbit by "believing in that Lord God," she could use that as leverage.

However, Savior Cat then told her that there was no room for negotiation.

If you believe, you will directly become the property of that Lord God, just like Savior Cat is now.

But if you refuse to believe, the Demon King Rabbit will act directly.

This path was a dead end.

The subsequent helplessness was... even if Kal'tsit knew this now, what could she do?

"This path is a dead end?" It sounded as if there were other paths available to her.

And furthermore—

"Lord God."

A red ornamental fish peered in from outside the planet, then floated back to Chen Ran's side, reaching out to tug at his little finger.

Back and forth, it made Chen Ran unable to help but turn his head to look at it, wanting to see what this ornamental fish was trying to do—

"Family." Heart of the Corrupted Skadi reached out and pointed towards Terra in the normal timeline. "I see Sea Creatures inside that planet, and I want to bring them out."

Kal'tsit: "..."

Wait! Don't!

Huh...? No, taking the Sea Creatures away might work...

No, no... can it?

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