Chapter 130

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"How's it going? Are you surprised?"

After talking to Luo, Lian Yun immediately heard the voice of the system.

The system did not tell her that the energy remaining in the tree could be used in this way.

The system was very proud: "If another system wakes up, it can be used in the same way!"

Lian Yun cooperated very well and showed his happiness.

The other system is in the sea, and she hasn't even touched the edge of the sea yet.

In the afternoon, someone came to report to Lian Yun that Lana had returned.

When Lian Yun rushed to greet him, he almost couldn't find Lan Na.

Lanna came back with a crowd of people behind him.

From a distance, one could even see dust rising as the crowd passed by.

Lian Yun: "It's not my hallucination, right?"

If her memory served her correctly, she had agreed with Lanna yesterday to "find a plan with Peisi and Fangsuo on how to recruit and train the army, stabilize the people's hearts, and ensure that the development of Kuoge City is not hindered."

But it seems... there is no mention of bringing the person back directly!!

With the help of telepathy and good eyesight, Lian Yun finally found the front of the crowd, a blond man riding a camel and wearing a wide black cloak.

…In fact, the crowd has already reached the edge of the town.

Lanna is accompanied by Fang Suo.

"Lanna!"

Lian Yun waved at him to show that he saw him.

Hearing the call, Lana immediately turned over and walked towards Lian Yun without stopping as soon as his feet touched the ground.

"These people?" Lian Yun lowered his voice.

Lanna's expression was not very good: "Sir, please open the map and take a look first."

Upon hearing this, Lian Yun's heart skipped a beat and he quickly pulled up the map.

Zooming in on the screen with two fingers, Lian Yun saw that the fog-shrouded Kuoge City was no longer as bustling as before with smoke curling up in the streets.

It's not just a huge difference, it's no exaggeration to say that Kuoge City is now lifeless, it's simply...

Like a ghost town.

Lian Yun frowned: "What's going on?"

Lanna stood beside her and pointed in a direction on the map.

That was the road leading to the castle gate. Lian Yun zoomed in and saw that it was completely blocked.

There were soldiers guarding the area near the gate to maintain order. People were barely standing in three rows, and the area behind was a complete mess.

When he saw clearly what the soldier at the front of the line was doing, Lian Yun frowned even deeper.

"Release the grain?"

At the front of the three rows of teams were three huge grain bags filled with dried wind-dried grass and relatively fresh vegetables. It looked like they had been harvested not long ago.

Everyone in the queue was holding a cloth bag in their hands, with a worried expression on their faces, staring eagerly at the person in front of them filling their bags with food.

Lanna nodded. "I arrived this morning. When I arrived, Peisi happened to be about to use the sound transmission talisman. When he saw me, he asked me to pass on the message to the Lord."

Everything was fine last night because life was better than before. A lot of molten crystals from the town were transported to Kuoge City. Now many streets in Kuoge City were equipped with molten crystal street lamps, which allowed taverns and restaurants to remove candles that had many hidden dangers, and also allowed people who had worked all day to have a relaxing and entertaining time at night.

Everything was still as normal until the last person in Quoge walked out of the tavern drunkenly and returned home last night.

"When I woke up in the morning, everything had changed."

The parsnips and vegetables planted in front of and behind every household's house all dried up, as if they had been splashed with strong poison, and not a single one survived.

It seemed as if all its vitality had been drained away, leaving only a thin, brittle, dark gray-green shell that had lost its original color.

Not only the food in the land, but also the food stored in some families' warehouses were not spared.

"Everything happened overnight. No one was prepared. People usually dig food from the ground when they cook. Few people have stored food, let alone some of the stored food in the same situation."

So this is what Lian Yun saw.

There are no four seasons in the desert, and Kuoge City, located on the edge of the desert, is only slightly affected by the changes of the four seasons.

Outside the desert, the continent is just experiencing its autumn.

"The grain that Peis released was harvested not long ago. In addition, there is a field outside of Quoge City where the harvest was delayed for a few days. This will help us last for a while."

"You mean to say that the land outside of Quoge City was not affected?"

Lanna nodded.

It sounds like a disaster carefully planned for Quoge City.

"After I explained my purpose, Peisi hoped that I could take a group of people away immediately...Quoge City won't hold out for much longer."

"You did the right thing." Lian Yun said firmly.

"We are on the same line with Kuoge City. If Kuoge City has difficulties, we will naturally share them."

It just so happened that the town was extremely short of manpower, and transporting grain over and over again was not a good idea. Fortunately, Lana understood her and brought the people back directly, otherwise it would take a lot of time to send messages back and forth.

Lian Yun looked past Lanna and saw the people standing behind Fang Suo with different expressions.

They had cautious looks on their faces and didn't dare to enter the town.

Although they had heard that Bubu Town was the base of the Sun and Moon Cult, and although the administrator of Perth knew the lord of the town... they were outsiders after all. To put it bluntly, they were even refugees who had "escaped famine."

As long as the black-haired girl in the distance waved her hand, they would go back to where they came from without any complaints.

The town was just starting out, the semicircular city wall was only half built, the crops in the fields in front of and behind the houses had just been planted and were just beginning to sprout, and a few scattered wisps of smoke indicated that the town was sparsely populated, not even as lively as their Kuoge City had been after the incident.

As they looked at Bubu Town from afar, they felt a little regretful.

If this town could accommodate more than a thousand people like them, it would cause huge troubles to the town!

Not to mention that the Sun and Moon Sect had once helped Kuoge City so much, and before they had time to repay them, they had to ask for help again.

Lana followed Lian Yun's gaze and immediately heard Lian Yun ask, "Did they come here voluntarily?"

Lanna turned back and said, "Yes. Fang Suo and Pesce drafted a notice together, which was announced throughout the process, explaining what our town can give them and what the town needs now."

For those who go to a small town, the town will provide them with food, clothing, housing and transportation for a period of time, and they are also required to complete the work tasks assigned to them by the town.

After a while, their expenses will be covered by their own earnings.

In addition, Lanna clearly pointed out that the town is in the recruitment stage and may go to war with the main city soon.

The place they are coming to is not rich and safe, and the quality of life may even be much worse than their original place.

Everything was said clearly and distinctly, because Lian Yun had told Lana that he didn't want anything to be hidden that would cause them to feel dissatisfied after their arrival.

They have to know one thing first - Bubu Town is not exchanging money for lives.

From the map just now, it is not difficult to see that the majority of the people queuing are women and children, and many young and middle-aged people have chosen the path of the previous group of people who came from Kuoge City and had just become residents of the town.

They chose to leave home and come to a small town - a hard place but a place where they could be self-sufficient.

The land of Kuoge City is already barren, and if they stay they will only add to the burden of the city and compete with children and the elderly who are unable to move for the limited resources.

They couldn't see the girl's expression from a distance and felt uneasy. The person standing behind Fang Suo bravely walked up to her.

"Fang Suo, you said we can..."

"Don't worry." Fang Suo interrupted him firmly, "Even if you have concerns, you will help us find a solution."

In Kuoge City, apart from those who run their own businesses, most people go to the task hall to take tasks to supplement their family income.

Fang Suo is the number one person on the mission hall ranking list, and his first position has never moved.

You don't see her normally, but once you see her, she's either on her way to do a mission or on her way to hand in a mission.

Fang Suo also has a lot of say in the eyes of the administrator, Ms. Pesce.

She must have some confidence since she spent so much time leading everyone to the town.

Such words undoubtedly put the people behind her at ease for the time being.

The man breathed a sigh of relief and said to himself, "Actually, if this doesn't work, we can look somewhere else."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man was hit hard by the person next to him: "Everything else is under the jurisdiction of the main city. Seeing us in trouble, why didn't you report it immediately? If something happens, it will be more than just starving!"

"Do you think other towns will just run away like our last rubbish mayor did?"

"Yes, yes, yes! I was confused."

Fang Suo frowned slightly when he heard the conversation between the two.

"Fang Suo!"

Fang Suo raised his head and just saw Lian Yun and Lana walking towards them.

The black-haired girl in a white cloak walked in front, her clothes as still as if there was no wind. The wind and sand blew around in front of the young lady, stunning everyone.

"Is he a magician?" someone in the crowd exclaimed.

"With such abilities, he must be a great magician!"

"How do you know?" Everyone looked over.

"My son is talented and is learning magic at school! Everything is good except the theoretical knowledge. I have to tutor him!"

The man sighed softly, and as he continued to tutor, he remembered everything.

"I've never seen magic like this!"

As she spoke, the girl had already walked in front of everyone.

"Everyone, come in and talk." The girl said with a smile, without any xenophobia.

"In the coming days, everyone needs to get used to this place."

Everyone was delighted and responded to Lian Yun's words: "Thank you, sir!"

"I'll definitely get used to it! As long as the Lord is willing to let us do something, we will definitely not let you down!"

Lian Yun smiled lightly and led everyone into the town.

The direction they were coming from was exactly the edge of the city wall, which had not yet been built. As they walked by, everyone looked up to see the orcs working on it.

Lian Yun took a look and explained, "We are short on manpower, and the city wall isn't an emergency, so the tasks assigned to it aren't many. But now that you're here, I believe it will be completed quickly."

Everyone smiled awkwardly.

In fact, they were not looking at the city wall, but at the orcs on it...

The orc holding the brick grinned at them, but they always felt that the brick would fall on their heads in the next second.

The team's impressive appearance attracted a lot of attention along the way, but those in the team felt they shouldn't have looked around, but...

The orcs that can be seen everywhere are too conspicuous!

Before coming, they heard that Bubu Town was a place that accepted all races. In fact, they thought that Kuoge City’s capacity of accommodation was already strong, but compared with Bubu Town, it was simply not worth mentioning!

What is that!

Is the orc helping a kid move books?

Ok, I understand...

What is that!

A group of orcs, each holding a large wooden stake, ran from one end of the street to the other, and after putting it down, they pressed the wood with a serious look on their faces. What was going on?

Lian Yun happened to notice them, and when they brought the wooden stakes back, they saluted Lian Yun happily.

Lian Yun introduced them to everyone: "This is our town's unique '911' training team. The team you see now is the medical team. They are sent by the Orcs to our town to learn technology."

"If I'm not mistaken, they were performing CPR just now, right?" Lian Yun turned around and, after receiving the orc's response, continued to explain, "It's a first aid method that has a high chance of reviving an unconscious person."

"You can do this by training yourself to do rhythmic compressions."

Everyone nodded in sudden realization, and then looked at the wooden stakes in their hands.

Hey, hey! That orc guy cracked the wood!

"The strength was too great to control, so I used the wooden stake." The orc chuckled, "Don't mind it."

Everyone looked at each other silently.

They actually had a harmless conversation with the orcs.

And... they also felt respected.

Lian Yun smiled without saying a word and led them all the way to the altar.

When the crowd walked through the streets and alleys and arrived in front of the altar, without the obstruction of the houses, what came into view was a large green wheat field that was growing well.

The land is not the usual grayish yellow color of the desert. They have relied on the land all their lives and know that fertile land should be light brown and always moist.

They had thought about it before they came. It is true that there are no four seasons in the desert, but for various reasons, even if it is summer all year round, it is difficult to grow crops intermittently throughout the year.

But today it seems that the situation in the town is far beyond their expectations.

Far to the south lies a group of strange-looking monsters.

Something they had never seen before.

"That's the Weeping Beast, a very intelligent and friendly monster."

“…But don’t touch them yet.”

Having just experienced a betrayal that overturned her faith, she wanted to give them some time to cool down.

Everyone agreed.

After everyone stood still, Lian Yun expressed his hopes to everyone.

She planned to select from among them to form a small army, based on voluntary participation. The treatment would be slightly higher, but those who did not join would still be treated according to the conditions offered to them by the town before, which would definitely not be worse off.

Lana was in charge of organization, and Gary brought people to take charge of record-keeping, and quickly made a list of several pages.

Lana showed it to Lian Yun, who raised his eyes and asked, "Is it done?"

"More than two-thirds of the people volunteered."

Lian Yun nodded, it was a pretty good result.

However, when she opened the task panel, [Racial Conflict (II)] was still marked as "In Progress".

Lian Yun thought of something and walked up to the altar, from where she could see this group of temporary residents from Kuoge City.

It's not an army at all.

There were expressions of relief and cautious nervousness on their faces. Although they were all strong and healthy, when they gathered together, they looked a huge black mass and was quite spectacular.

But it has nothing to do with the "army".

They are foreign guests, refugees who huddle together for warmth, and migrant workers who feel fortunate but still have no choice but to come to a foreign land.

Fang Suo stood beside her and had the same feeling. She pursed her lips and said, "It's very tricky."

Lian Yun raised his eyebrows slightly: "Really?"

Training can begin immediately and without delay - this is what Lanner and his men do.

What Lian Yun needs to do now is to make them change from the heart, accept their own identities, and... change their views on the town.

"I'll pay for dinner at the tavern tonight," Lian Yun said loudly.

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The author has something to say:

Lian Yun: There is nothing that cannot be solved by eating meat.

I'm very busy today and it's a bit late, but it's very fat, right!