Chapter 121

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The next day, Lian Yun packed up his things early and prepared to rush back.

The orcs traveled very quickly, and Ford promised to send the news back to the town within two days.

So Lian Yun drove nearly a hundred abandoned animals back to the town.

In fact, it can't be considered as being forced. They are too sensible. They follow Lian Yun wherever he goes. There is no need to worry about them at all.

Lian Yun got up early and went through everything yesterday, so she could barely hold on. But after leaving the orc tribe, she couldn't help but look a little tired.

Suddenly she felt something rubbing against her hand.

It's an abandoned beast.

It seemed to see Lian Yun's fatigue, and its smart eyes were full of trust and care, as if it wanted to help.

Lian Yun smiled and stroked its delicate fur, "Thank you, I'm not tired."

It then returned to the group without making any noise or noise.

Lian Yun looked at these little elves and sighed softly.

How should they be settled?

They returned to the town just after noon when the sun was at its highest.

The desert here has no four seasons and is always hot.

Therefore, the residents of the small town have long developed a regular schedule.

They rush out to work early in the morning, return to the house to rest when the sun is at its highest, and then come back to continue working when the heat of the sun subsides a little.

This way you can avoid the most unsuitable time periods for work without being too tiring.

However, there are still some exceptions who don't want to rest - such as several orcs who used to be bandits and who particularly want to obtain resident status.

Because they have made mistakes, the review of residents' applications will be more stringent.

They took the initiative to sacrifice their rest time to move stones, hoping to earn more points.

They were the first people in the town to see Lian Yun when they were just carrying stones back.

They put down their work and rushed over, happily greeting their escorting orc compatriots and saying hello to Lian Yun.

Lian Yun kindly reminded: "You still need to take a break when it's time to rest."

The orcs shook their heads: "We are not tired."

Fortunately, the road from the town to the mine has been repaired, and there is windbreak grass to provide shelter, so this physical work is really not a big deal for the orcs.

"And we heard from Gerry that there will be some kind of 'machine' in a few days. It is said that our work will be much easier with it." An orc grinned and scratched his head.

"It seems to be invented by a boy named... Luo? Gerry said he left with you. Once he returns to complete the final assembly and testing, it will be ready for use soon."

Lian Yun thought about it and thought that it was probably the research that Luo had done through reading and drawings before he left, which was used to help mine the ore.

The girl shook her head: "Luo is in the Elf Forest receiving treatment. If all goes well, he should be back soon."

She paused and looked in the direction of the mine. "Isn't the water transportation method ready yet?"

Still need human transportation?

"Buck has already led people to test it, and we can start tomorrow or the day after tomorrow..."

After saying this, several orcs looked at each other, as if they had something to hide.

"It's okay, just tell me what you think." Lian Yun encouraged.

After much hesitation, one of them finally stood up and spoke reluctantly, "Sir... if there were such transportation methods and machinery, would we no longer be needed?"

The combination of flying stones and ores does not require any wages to be paid to any of them, and the speed is also much faster.

As for the machines, they were not very clear about it, but if the machines were much more efficient than them... then no matter how hard they tried, they would have a hard time keeping their jobs.

That's what they were worried about.

"Machines will never replace you," Lian Yun promised responsibly. "The machines need you to operate them, and the combined transportation methods also require you to set up supervision points along the way. All of this is just to reduce your pressure and share the burden."

Perhaps she had heard the saying "machines replacing humans" a long time ago in her own world. Lian Yun understood their thoughts very well, so she always believed that whether it was magic or machines, it was impossible and should not replace human work.

Apart from emotions, even at the natural level, machines are cold and cannot adapt to changes; magic has fixed formulas and cannot be changed at will.

Only creativity, the creativity shared by these races and unique to them, is the most imaginative and full of possibilities.

"But there is one thing you need to know." Lian Yun changed the subject.

"When I first asked you to do this, it was largely a punishment. But now that you've atoned for your mistakes, there's no need to keep doing this work. Unless you genuinely enjoy this kind of work."

"I understand that you want to have your resident status in this town sooner, and I look forward to it too, but you have to know that there are many possibilities for each of you."

Orcs are not born to be hard laborers.

Few people really like to do mechanical and repetitive work day after day.

The orcs thanked Lian Yun solemnly and said they would think about it carefully.

Lian Yun also put his concerns about these orcs to rest.

After all, it was she who designed to bring them here in the first place. Although both parties had a bad initial impression of each other, Lian Yun hoped to change the situation through hard work.

Now it seems that both sides are working hard, and she finally doesn't have to worry anymore.

The news that Lian Yun had returned to the town quickly spread throughout the town.

The children who had just sat down in the classroom were obviously unable to stay any longer after hearing the news coming from the street. They got up from their seats again and again, but were glared back at by the teacher on the podium.

"If anyone dares to move me again, I will tell the adults about your bad behavior these days."

Eugene's light words made the students lower their heads obediently.

"The master is back!" Gary rushed over here with the support of Buck, and happened to run into Lian Yun and his group who were going to look for him.

"Gerry. You've worked hard these days."

During her absence, everything in the town was developing well, thanks to the experienced Gerry who was in control.

Gary glanced behind her and saw a large group of monsters looking at him. He immediately forgot what he was about to say.

"These are abandoned animals. We rescued them from a village yesterday," Lian Yun explained. "I'll tell you more about them later. Let's find a place for them first."

Gary asked someone to lead the abandoned animals to the south and said with a smile, "It just so happens that the large area in front of the frog farm was cleared not long ago."

He guessed that the lord would bring some good things back this time, so it would be a good idea to prepare in advance.

Lian Yun called all the main persons in charge from various aspects to the mission hall.

Now is the time for the task elves to rest. They returned to the big sunflower in the back, leaving the large open space in the front to Lian Yun and his group.

When almost everyone had arrived and looking at their eager expressions, Lian Yun decided to give them some time first.

"Sir!" Mary stood up excitedly.

Days of hard work have made her skin healthier and she looks full of energy.

"I know," Lian Yun smiled. "Five crops have already been cultivated on a large scale, right?"

Mary didn't expect that the adults knew about her achievements, and she smiled even more happily.

Lian Yun was also infected by her smile: "On the way past the farmland, I put the seeds and saplings I brought back this time in the crop warehouse nearby. You can go and take a look later."

There are also several kinds of beautiful and tenacious flowers and seeds that Lian Yun specially selected as gifts for her.

Mary responded with a smile on her face.

"I learned the planting method from the Elf Queen, but she meant that the planting method in the desert might be different, so you may need to observe carefully for a while."

Mary immediately became serious and took on the task solemnly.

She takes everything about farmland and crops very seriously and treats it as her job, and Lian Yun also believes that she can do it well.

Next up were Gerry and Buck.

They reported to Lian Yun on the progress of the 911 training team.

After many days of basic training in various aspects, they have now completed the most basic first aid, combat and management operations.

"Of course, we remember what the adults said about being flexible. Some bias is inevitable."

For example, some people just can't understand the intricacies of management, but their combat ambush skills are top-notch.

Lian Yun understood it very well, just like when he could get 130 points in Chinese in high school, but could perfectly avoid the correct answer in physics throughout the whole passage.

It's so painful.

So after Gary and the others confirmed again and again that those people were really not suitable for a certain training, they only asked them to understand it briefly and it was not counted in the assessment.

"We had all the tests done the day before yesterday. Everyone passed the test and we are just waiting for the adults to come back."

After all, to truly become a resident of the town, one must pass a unique custom of Bubu Town - the confirmation of the altar.

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The author has something to say:

It’s a bit short today orz I’ll try to be a little fatter tomorrow!

I've been feeling unwell for two days straight, and I have to do an experiment tomorrow (damn it)

P.S. It's really hard to be biased in one subject hhh (referring to myself, I actually got a zero in Physics... I guessed all 15 multiple-choice questions seriously!