Chapter 62

When there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey becomes king.

Gu Fan is now just a monkey, and the new Jiangnan base is the mountain where she can be the king.

Of course, Gu Fan had no interest in competing for the throne. She just wanted to find a mountain to settle down where there was abundant spiritual energy and no monsters would invade.

As early as on the way to the base, Gu Fan had chosen the location - Fairy Peak.

Anshi once had an S-rank wind bear. Despite the numerous surrounding mountains, the wind bear chose Fairy Peak, proving it was a desirable location. Now that humans have rebuilt their base in Anshi, Fairy Peak has been enclosed within a protective shield, conveniently located next to the Lu Family Army's new barracks. It's both safe and secluded from the mundane world.

Fairy Peak rises high into the clouds, with snow covering the top all year round. At the foot of the mountain, there is a winding river, and not far away there is a large lake where aquatic herbs can be cultivated.

Since he had already regarded Fairy Peak as his own, Gu Fan first flew around the area of ​​Fairy Peak and scanned it carefully with his spiritual sense. He found that the base really had its own way of clearing out monsters. There was not a single monster in the huge mountain area, only some small animals, insects and birds that had not mutated.

It's a pity that she only knows how to make pills and knows nothing about formations. Otherwise, she could have set up a mountain defense formation around Fairy Peak, and no one could come in unless she allowed it. That would be truly peaceful and quiet.

When his strength was not high, Gu Fan wanted to settle down in the safest inner ring of the base. Now that his cultivation has improved, Gu Fan wants to live like a cultivator even more.

She hopes that all humans in the base can settle down and live happily, and is willing to provide help within her ability. But in the final analysis, she yearns for the path to becoming an immortal. There are only a few people in the base that she truly cares about and is willing to fight alongside.

The temperature changes of the four seasons hardly affect her anymore. Coupled with the change in her mood, Gu Fan no longer has high requirements for the comfort of her living place. She cleared a cave on the main peak of Fairy Peak and decorated it simply. From now on, this will be Gu Fan's home.

The cave is as big as a living room and is furnished with a coffee table and a sofa.

There is an alchemy room and a practice room on the left and right sides of the living room.

Human beings are always full of affection for their homes, and Gu Fan is no exception. After all, this is the first cave that truly belongs to her. Gu Fan wandered around the three caves and placed her intricate, exquisite and precious bunk bed in the practice room, which is very suitable for sitting cross-legged in meditation or recuperating her spiritual consciousness.

The living room was too spacious, so Gu Fan took out the pot of flowers that Lu Ya had given her and placed it on the side of the cave entrance. The red flowers and green leaves finally added a touch of vitality to the new cave.

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While Gu Fan was enthusiastically decorating his new home, the strong men from the five major families in the Jiangnan base had already moved to the meeting room of the new government.

Lu Ya formally explained to everyone why Gu Fan was so special: "I don't know where she came from, I only know that her cultivation method is different from that of psychics. Psychics' crystal cores basically don't evolve, but her strength increases with time. She cultivates all five elements: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. If she cultivates to a certain level, she might even become an immortal."

"In terms of attack, when he first entered the base, Gu Fan was only at the level of a C-class esper. Now, Gu Fan can easily kill hundreds of A-class monsters and can also cause damage to S-class monsters. In terms of defense, Gu Fan can withstand the fatal attacks of S-class monsters. Even if he can't defeat them, he can easily retreat with the speed of his sword."

"Gu Fan is an alchemist. With the herbs she's found, she can make four kinds of elixirs that the base desperately needs to eliminate monsters: Flesh-Regenerating and Blood-Replenishing Pills, Bone-Replenishing Pills, Life-Replenishing Pills, and Beast-Repelling Pills. However, cultivating the herbs takes time, and refining the pills is also time-consuming and labor-intensive. It's impossible for her to supply the base in large quantities all at once."

"It should be noted that Gu Fan's alchemy skills require certain qualifications to learn. It's not that she is unwilling to teach it to the base, but the base does not have the qualifications to learn it."

"Gu Fan has a laid-back personality and doesn't like being constrained. On the way back, she promised the base two things. First, she would provide the base with the four kinds of elixirs mentioned above from time to time. Second, she would accompany me on future clearing missions. The prerequisite is that the base won't interfere with her life. If Jiangnan Base doesn't make her feel comfortable, she will leave."

Lu Ya said a lot in one breath. After he finished speaking, there was a long silence in the meeting room.

The truth is, some of Gu Fan's abilities are too contrary to their understanding.

If they hadn't seen it, they would never believe it, but Gu Fan had actually forced Sheng Xi to kneel down and even flew on a sword, so it was impossible not to believe it.

Everyone present was a person with supernatural powers, and they could all tell that Gu Fan's skills were real, not some pseudo-scientific miracle.

Lu Ying, the current Marshal of the Lu Family Army, was the first to ask, "We've all used the Muscle-Regenerating and Blood-Replenishing Pills. Are the other three really effective?"

Lu Ya: "I used the Beast Repellent Pill when I killed the Wind Bear, and it was completely effective. Feng Huo used the Bone Renewal Pill, and his severed right arm did grow back, as everyone saw. As for the Life Renewal Pill, Gu Fan didn't know how to make it himself before, and I only have one, which is the one I gave you before the beast tide."

Lu Ying's face changed drastically. In the beast tide battle, she was always on the front line. Once, she was shot down from a high altitude by a monster, and her internal organs seemed to be shattered. She relied entirely on the physical fitness of an A-level mutant to have the strength to take the green pill. Unexpectedly, she recovered as soon as she finished eating it.

She nodded to the heads of the other four families.

Sheng Xi suddenly snorted, "Her medicine is good stuff, we all admit it, but she has no sense of collective honor. She's said to have a casual personality. Doesn't that mean we'll have to rely on her charity if we want medicine in the future? She can refine it if she wants to, and if she doesn't want to, do we have to beg her? You have to pay something for asking people for help, right? Does she want to use her medicine to control our base?"

He Jing originally supported treating Gu Fan with courtesy. After hearing what Lu Ya said, she supported Gu Fan even more unconditionally. Naturally, she accepted Sheng Xi's provocation and counterattacked, "The pills belong to Gu Fan. If she is willing to give them to the base, it is out of her affection for the base. If she is not willing to give them, it is her freedom. Having a sense of collective honor is a virtue, and not having it is not a mistake. Besides, collective honor shouldn't be used in this way. Otherwise, why didn't the Sheng family give away so many good medicines to the base for free or at a low price before?"

Sheng Xi: "Drug research and development requires costs..."

He Jing: "Gu Fan doesn't need to spend money to refine pills? Or is it that your Sheng family's costs are valuable, but Gu Fan's costs are not?"

"you……"

Sheng Xi wanted to say more, but when he received Sheng Heqing's look, he shut up angrily.

Lu Ya looked at the five family heads and said, "Let's discuss now whether the base agrees to Gu Fan's conditions. Gu Fan is still waiting for news, and I need to give her an answer."

The Li family had already lost their only S-rank expert during the Beast Tide War, and now ranked last among the five major families at the base. But the Li family hadn't forgotten the elixirs Gu Fan had sent them, nor had they forgotten the five Flesh-Regenerating and Blood-Nourishing Pills Lu Ya had distributed to the marshals. Marshals He and Wang both relied on the Flesh-Regenerating and Blood-Nourishing Pills to heal the damage from the nuclear shockwave. Only Marshals Lu and Li were unable to dodge, and the pills couldn't save them.

At this time, the Li family was the first to stand up and support the base's courtesy to Gu Fan.

Lu Ying and Marshal He followed closely behind.

Marshal Wang glanced at Sheng Heqing and his son Sheng An, smiled, and expressed his support.

In this case, the Sheng family’s opinion is no longer important.

But Lu Ya still warned Sheng Xi in a cold voice: "From now on, Gu Fan is a VIP guest of Jiangnan Base. If anyone privately provokes Gu Fan and he kills in self-defense, the military will not take action. If anyone does something to force Gu Fan to leave and causes irreparable damage to the base, that person will be regarded as a public enemy by the entire base."

After another period of silence, Sheng Heqing suddenly smiled and asked Lu Ya in the tone of an elder: "Xiao Lu, I remember you and Gu Fan were in a relationship, but you broke up last time. Now Gu Fan is willing to return to our Jiangnan base. Are you two together again?"

Lu Ya: "Yes, because I lured away the two S-level pelicans and ensured her safety, she found me after successfully building her foundation and was willing to give me another chance. But our emotional foundation is not solid. If the base cannot satisfy her, she will never compromise herself for me."

Sheng Xi started to speak sarcastically again: "Let her be satisfied. Does that mean we have to agree to whatever conditions she puts forward in the future?"

Lu Ya: "Her only condition is that no one else can disturb her unless she shows up on her own initiative."

He Jing: "I understand. Gu Fan needs to cultivate herself and also find time to refine pills and cultivate herbs. She's so busy, she definitely doesn't want to have any more unnecessary social engagements. Besides, Gu Fan is already so strong, what else in our base would she care about? Is it your Sheng family's potions, or Sheng Xi, this charming and handsome guy?"

This irony was even more powerful, and even Sheng Xi's face turned red.

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After some discussion on how to distribute the three bone-renewing pills in Lu Ya's hand, the long meeting finally ended.

The Sheng, Wang and Li families left first. The He family had been on good terms with the Lu family before, so Marshal He and his grandson He Jing stayed for a while longer.

Marshal He smiled and patted Lu Ya's shoulder. "Little Lu, I've always wanted to bring you and He Jing together, but neither of you has shown any interest. I didn't expect you'd be so single. In my opinion, Gu Fan doesn't want anything from our base, he just wants you. You have to coax him into a good relationship, get married and have children soon, and let him always be the lucky star of our Jiangnan base."

He Jing was quite unhappy when he started talking, unhappy that the old man brought up the past. But when the old man finished, He Jing smiled and said to Lu Ya, "Really, Captain Lu, the long-term peace of our base depends on you. The base needs some time to recuperate. While the base won't be organizing any cleanup activities in the next few years, you should spend more time learning how to please your girlfriend. Don't make Gu Fan angry and run away again."

Marshal He nodded repeatedly.

Lu Ya thought of the two questions that Gu Fan and he asked each other in the cave.

His answer was truthful and firm, and Gu Fan was unwilling to even tell a "white lie".

"You can't force feelings."

Faced with the expectations of the two, Lu Ya could only say this.

Marshal He shook his head and left with He Jing.

Lu Ya and Lu Ying got into a car.

Lu Ying whispered, "You really don't know Fanfan's origins?"

Lu Ya: "I know, it's very complicated, so I won't tell you."

Lu Ying: "Okay, I won't ask. Just tell me whether you are sure that Fanfan can stay with you forever."

Lu Ya could only smile bitterly.

Lu Ying: ...

After the radiation, there were very few infatuated men in the Lu family. All of them married several wives and had a lot of children. Why is it that when it comes to my nephew, he is not sure he can even get one?