“Darling! Darling!”
Esther suddenly shouted. Chris replied helplessly, “Darling, I really can’t come!”
“Darling, no, I mean…”
“Alright, alright, darling, since you insist so strongly, I guess I’m risking my life to accompany you this time.”
“Oh! Darling, what are you saying?”
“Isn’t that what you said?”
“Nonsense, I’m telling you there’s a ship coming!”
“Ah! A ship is coming!”
Upon hearing this, Chris immediately stood up.
Not far out at sea, a steamship approached.
“Darling, what should we do now?”
“Hold on, darling, I’ll quickly go and gather some dry branches.”
Having said that, Chris collected a pile of dry branches and leaves. After lighting them, thick black smoke billowed into the sky. Soon, the distant steamship turned towards the direction of the deserted island. Esther excitedly exclaimed, “Darling, you are truly brilliant!”
Although Esther fantasized about living a secluded life with Chris, it was unbearably dull on the deserted island. Food was scarce, there was no fresh water, and they could only drink coconut juice daily. The lack of entertainment was suffocating!
Once aboard the ship, Chris and Esther learned it was a cargo ship heading to the Middle East. The ship had deviated from its course, which is how they discovered Chris and Esther. It was indeed lucky. If the cargo ship hadn’t strayed, Chris might have well established a nation on the island.
After several days of sailing, Chris and Esther finally arrived in the Middle Eastern Kingdom of Babylon. Babylon, once a great civilization known for its Hanging Gardens and rich oil reserves, had been ravaged by numerous wars and was now in utter chaos with constant armed conflicts erupting.
Upon disembarking in Babylon, the first thing Chris and Esther did was find a place to have a hearty meal. After days of eating nothing but roasted fish on the island, they were thoroughly tired of it. After the meal, Chris bought a cellphone and called Tiger.
“Tiger, where are you?”
“Boss, you’re alive? That’s wonderful! Truly wonderful!”
Tiger cried with joy upon hearing Chris’s voice.
“Boss, Phoenix and I have been searching for you all over the Caribbean! Master William had ordered the four great armies of Amerosia to deploy hundreds of warships in search…”
Then, Tiger recounted the events following Chris’s disappearance.
“What?”
Chris was stunned for a moment. He hadn’t anticipated that his disappearance would cause such a storm, almost leading to a world war. At the same time, Chris was deeply moved. After his disappearance, Master William had dispatched the four great armies of Amerosia to find him. Tiger, Phoenix, Lynx, and the leaders of the four legions had mobilized nearly hundreds of thousands of troops. So many people from Amerosia had mobilized just for him…
Chris took a deep breath and said, “Tiger, I’m now in the Kingdom of Babylon in the Middle East. Esther and I are both safe. Send someone to pick us up immediately.”
“Yes!”
Without any hesitation, Tiger immediately led three thousand Guards of Death to Babylon to retrieve Chris.
Meanwhile, in the Caribbean.
“What? Chris appeared in the Middle Eastern Kingdom of Babylon!”
Ironheart Steer, leading tens of thousands of Hall of Valerian members, was searching the Caribbean Sea for Chris.
After several days, they had not found him.
Then, Ironheart Steer received news that Chris had appeared in the Kingdom of Babylon.
“I must report this to the prince immediately!”
Without taking any chances, Ironheart Steer made a phone call to Daniel Williams.
“Your Highness, Chris is still alive and now in the Kingdom of Babylon!”
“What? Chris is still alive!”
Hearing that Chris was still alive, Daniel Williams was infuriated.
Daniel had not expected Chris to survive such strong odds, not even dying after jumping into the sea?
“Ironheart Steer, I now command you to lead all members of the Hall of Valerian to the Kingdom of Babylon and kill Chris at all costs!”
“Yes, sir!”
Upon receiving the order, Ironheart Steer immediately relayed it.
“Pass my command, everyone head to the Kingdom of Babylon!”
At that time.
Kingdom of Babylon.
Chris and Esther were staying in a local hotel.
Although it was the best hotel locally, it was far inferior to the ones they usually stayed in.
The network signal was particularly poor, and even the TV was unwatchable.
This was not surprising, as the Kingdom of Babylon had experienced over a decade of war and was in dire need of rebuilding.
Living in the Kingdom of Babylon was like living in hell; the people felt as if each day lasted a year.
Compared to the citizens of Babylon, the people of Amerosia were truly fortunate.
This was why Chris had always been committed to protecting his country.
If he didn’t protect his country, if there wasn’t a stable living environment, today’s Babylon would be tomorrow’s Amerosia, so he would not allow anyone to disturb the peace of Amerosia, no one at all!
“My dear, I’m going out to buy you some clothes.”
“Okay!”
Since Esther’s clothes were very dirty, Chris decided to go out and buy some new ones.
After purchasing the clothes and preparing to return, suddenly, an accident occurred.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Suddenly, a burst of gunfire erupted.
However, the people around did not panic.
After all, for those living here, such incidents were all too common.
The Kingdom of Babylon, known as the most chaotic region in the Middle East, wouldn’t feel right if a few gun battles didn’t occur daily, killing dozens to hundreds of people, and making international news headlines.
Chris turned his head and saw a familiar figure.
Chris frowned and muttered, “Does that figure look like Seraphina?”
With that thought, Chris quietly followed.
He saw Seraphina wielding a firearm, killing several militants.
“Seraphina, is that really you?”
Chris approached, surprised.
“Mr. Shelby, what are you doing here? Weren’t you lost in the Caribbean Sea? Even Master William has deployed four major armies to find you, how did you end up in the Kingdom of Babylon?”
Seeing Chris, Seraphina also showed a face full of surprise.
The news of Chris’s disappearance had spread worldwide.
Seraphina never expected to encounter Chris here.
Chris smiled and said, “My wife and I were stranded on a deserted island, and later we were rescued by a cargo ship, which brought us here. And you, how did you end up here?”