Chapter 170

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The two of them finished their breakfast quietly and prepared to go check out the farmland. Not long after they left the house, they ran into Mogo who was hurrying over.

Mogo looked at the two men with a serious expression and said, "The puppet is gone."

Lian Yun showed no surprise.

"When did it happen?"

"Probably last night... I didn't receive any news. They were acting too cautiously, and by the time I noticed, they had already evacuated." As if afraid that Lian Yun would think he was incompetent, Mo Ge added, "But I have detained the person who let them go and am currently interrogating them."

Lian Yun shook his head and did not show any dissatisfaction with him.

Mogo was a little confused: "...You know?"

"I just knew that this would happen sooner or later." Lian Yun did not intend to hide it and repeated part of his plan to him.

Among them, moving the puppets in the underground street was a very important step.

"The manpower they can use to transfer the puppets must be the remaining forces in the main city. Take this opportunity to reorganize them. I will find a way to deal with the rest."

With Lian Yun's words, Mogo's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed.

"But don't forget the proper reaction." Lian Yun raised his eyebrows meaningfully.

Mogo understood: "I understand."

Mogo briefly explained a few things to them and then left, but he didn't forget to secretly go to the tavern to reserve a table for the evening.

Lian Yun and Lan Na took a walk around the farmland. The farmland had now expanded to almost fill all the remaining vacant land in the town.

With Buck's planning and assistance, Mary planted the farmland into plots of various colors, arranging them in a beautiful and harmonious color scheme that is pleasing to the eye even from a distance.

Meili always had good eyesight. She noticed Lianyun and Lanna early in the morning, put down her work, walked up to them, and raised her straw hat: "My Lord, you have changed into a new dress today! It's very beautiful and suits your skin tone very well."

"Thank you." Lian Yun responded with a smile.

"How can I help you?"

"I have plenty of manpower here." Meili waved her hand and showed Lianyun the farmers working in the fields.

"Honestly, I didn't expect so many people would choose this profession."

These people came from various towns, including Jiaota City, Quoge City, and even Buli Lake City.

I don't know if it's because high wheat yields give people a great sense of accomplishment and motivation, or if it's because this class is easy to learn. In short, if the class elves offer this class, everyone will most likely choose it.

As sunflowers carrying professional elves were sent to various towns, and Lian Yun's men gave speeches in various towns, people quickly accepted the level and experience system.

If you work hard to do your job well, you will not only gain experience, but also receive extra rewards when you submit tasks.

Everyone is full of energy.

Lian Yun took a deep breath, inhaling the fragrance of the earth and the scent of the colorful flowers lining the path. Freshly watered green leaves gleamed in the sun, their vibrant sheen dotted with water droplets.

Lian Yun was basking in the comfortable sunshine when he suddenly remembered something and looked back: "Where's Lina?"

These days, Lian Yun and his friends were busy dealing with the main city and ignored Lina who lived under the same roof. Lina didn't want to get in their way and rarely showed up.

When Lian Yun came to his senses, he realized that Lina had been going out early and coming back late these days and they hardly ran into each other.

"Don't you know?" Meili covered her mouth again and smiled with some self-blame. "Oh no, I forgot what Lina told me."

Lian Yun and Lana looked at each other.

It seems that this little girl Lina is deliberately hiding something from them.

However, Lian Yun is a very open-minded parent and does not intend to ask in advance.

Even if there is something difficult, Lina has to take the initiative to seek help.

Their little girl is amazing.

"……grown ups."

A familiar voice sounded from behind the two of them. Lian Yun turned around and saw the person he had seen the most in the past few days.

"Mogo?"

Why hasn't he left yet?

Mogo spread his hands: "I can't seem to go back."

When they arrived at the door of the store, there was already a circle of people around, all brought by Mogo.

"We were just about to go back, and the door was gone."

Lian Yun walked into the store. The familiar wooden door on the wall was gone, and the wall was as smooth as before, as if there had never been anything there.

Lanna looked around, unable to think of any solution. He could only comfort Lianyun: "Jamie is still in the main city. He can handle things on his own now and should be able to stabilize the situation. It will take a few days to get to the main city from here. It will be much faster with Xiaobai leading the flying gerbil."

However, he did not immediately set out to find Xiaobai, but waited quietly for Lian Yun to speak.

Lian Yun frowned slightly and confirmed again that the wooden door was really gone.

And she had a feeling it wouldn't show up next Wednesday either.

Isn't this a reward for upgrading the store? How could it just disappear?

According to previous conventions, the rewards obtained through tasks are constant, unlike lucky bags which will be cancelled in the end.

If I suddenly disappeared, she would definitely know.

Occasionally, I received some unknown rewards, but I also used another method...

Lian Yun suddenly had an idea and thought of something, and quickly clicked on [Skills].

Fortunately, she was not wrong.

The reward for the wooden door was exchanged in another way.

In the [Building] column under [Skills], the five boxes have changed from gray when Lian Yun first saw them to three lit up now.

Indestructible, gem buff, and another one is exchanged for the wooden door - [Fixed-point teleportation].

[Fixed-point teleportation: Establishes a teleportation array between two destinations, allowing multiple people to pass through at once. Use only once per month.]

After confirming that the reward had not disappeared, Lian Yun breathed a sigh of relief and quickly used the new skill.

This time the teleportation array is very large, so we need to choose a wider location.

Lian Yun thought about it again and again and decided to place the teleportation point of the small town on the altar and the teleportation point of the main city in the central church of the main city.

From then on, these two teleportation points were the hubs connecting the two locations.

Mogo had already begun to become immune to the town's magical things. After expressing his admiration, he led his men away. Unexpectedly, the people of the town gathered around the altar. After Lianyun sent Mogo away, someone weakly raised his hand and said, "Sir, can we try this teleportation array?"

"Of course," Lian Yun said without hesitation, "We're doing this to bring convenience to everyone, but we have to wait until the security issues in the main city are completely resolved."

Everyone cheered.

Lian Yun smiled as he led Lana down the altar and slowly walked away from the crowd, but Lian Yun's smile slowly faded.

Lana keenly caught Lian Yun's emotions and asked her why. Lian Yun finally couldn't help but sigh.

"Do you remember the aperture in the underground street?"

"Is it the one that connects the ground and underground?"

Lana recalled and immediately understood what Lian Yun was worried about.

That aperture is clearly another form of teleportation array.

Lian Yun himself had a cheat, but what about the aperture? Who created it? Was the person who created it the same as him?

This question lingered in her mind from the day she found out that the other person also had the medicine bottle.

In the darkness on the opposite side, there must be an opponent whose power cannot be underestimated.

When Lian Yun saw the man, he thought it was him.

But until the man died, she got nothing except the sovereignty of the main city.

Lian Yun never wanted power and status. She wanted to know why the other party had been causing damage. She wanted the land to stop deteriorating. She wanted that person to come out and confront her face to face.

But from beginning to end, Lian Yun was always in the open, while his opponent was always lurking in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

"We are not completely passive." Lana understood Lian Yun's thoughts and knew that she was hesitant and doubtful.

In the past, he could only watch silently, but now he didn't want to see Lian Yun wandering alone.

Lana can now at least hold Lian Yun in her arms and tell her firmly that she can do it.

And he did.

"Every step you take in leading us and this town will not be in vain. The town's progress is obvious to all. The elves and orcs across the continent are our allies. Now most towns are under our jurisdiction. With our help, these towns will continue to grow stronger and stronger."

"We are gradually gaining the initiative, aren't we?"

Lian Yun leaned motionless in Lana's arms, his expression slowly recovering from depression as his words came alive.

"Yes! One day I will take the initiative!"

Lian Yun's eyes regained their focus.

Nothing is wasted. Aren’t the current results the result of every step?

Without persistence in every small step, we would not be where we are today.

Lana couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth because of the light flashing in Lian Yun's eyes.

He approached Lian Yun, closed his eyes, and reverently placed a kiss on her forehead.

The warm touch disappeared in an instant. Lian Yun was stunned for a moment and then subconsciously raised his head to look for it, but was interrupted by a sound.

“…Excuse me.”

Lina threw away the rope in her hand, took a step back, and covered her eyes exaggeratedly.

"I didn't see anything! Really!"

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The author has something to say:

Lana (throws Lina into the teleportation array with a cold face): You have grown up, it’s time for you to go out and explore the world.