Chapter 261 Exclusively published on Jinjiang Literature City: Going Global Again
"We won!"
"Number one! Our village is number one!"
"Lei Yan is amazing! Lightning-type abilities are indeed the strongest!"
"What do you mean the strongest lightning element? It's clearly Lu Xuan who's the strongest. But with Lu Xuan gone, Lei Yan's lightning element ability is indeed formidable."
The villagers of Yunlu Village were so happy that their faces turned red. When they saw Lei Yan and the others return after the competition, they immediately swarmed around them.
Although Lu Qing was proud of her husband's achievements, she still felt sorry for Lei Yan when she saw the injuries all over his body. She quickly took out the treatment device and called Mei Cheng to help treat him.
Besides Lei Yan, Li Tie, as the village chief, also extended his condolences to the others.
Although they didn't win first place, their results were still quite good.
Zhang Chengming, Xiong Mao, and Li Tuo took third, fourth, and fifth place respectively. When Lu Chen faced Du Qingyu, he even added gravity to the latter's ice, which in turn hindered Du Qingyu. After suffering some injuries, he narrowly won and also entered the top ten.
In this way, half of the people within the first ten miles are from their village, which is quite a show of bragging rights!
Mei Xue was a bit of a pity, as she was later matched up against Chen Bing, who had received a bye.
Although Chen Bing is not a wind-type, his fire-type ability can still burn away the poisonous fog, so he didn't make it into the top ten.
The villagers chatted excitedly for a while before they heard the announcement from above that it was time for the top three to take on the challenge.
The villagers had long been tired of fighting with Lu Xuan, or rather, tired of being tortured by him. Lei Yan and Zhang Chengming had no intention of seeking further humiliation, but Zhou Qing chose to take on the challenge.
Zhou Qing was given some time to heal his injuries and restore his powers. Fifteen minutes later, the challenge officially began.
When Lu Xuan, the renowned Marquis of Yunxian, appeared on stage, he immediately caused a great stir.
Those who had never seen Lu Xuan make a move were very curious about how strong he was and whether he could defeat Zhou Qing, who had just come in second place.
Some viewers in the live stream were puzzled after hearing similar comments.
[What nonsense are they spouting? A level seven ability user can't beat a level three? Are they kidding me? What do they take advanced ability users for?]
[If the streamer were to get serious, no, even if he weren't serious, he could easily defeat Zhou Qing.]
[But wouldn't that make Zhou Qing's second place seem a bit unfair? She worked really hard to get that spot, and now the streamer is stealing the spotlight before she can even enjoy her moment in the limelight.]
He himself issued the challenge; shouldn't he have expected this?
[Actually, from the perspective of those of the same level, Zhou Qing's own strength was only at level two. He only managed to fight Lei Yan to a standstill by relying on the power of beast blood, which is already quite impressive.]
Ordinary people don't understand these things.
Why worry so much? The streamer will handle it themselves. They might not even listen to our suggestions.
[…Speaking the absolute truth.]
At the start of the challenge, Lu Xuan did indeed proceed at his own pace.
He didn't actually overwhelm Zhou Qing at the start, but instead engaged in a few exchanges with Zhou Qing in a guiding manner. On the surface, it seemed that the two were evenly matched, making this short challenge not a boring one-sided situation, but a rather exciting battle.
Even the superhumans in Lianyunlu Village watched with rapt attention.
This isn't just releasing water, it's releasing the entire ocean!
[It's rare to see a streamer so considerate.]
[The streamer is so thoughtful, Mom is so touched, *crying emoji*.]
【？？？？】
Even more surprisingly, after ten moves, as Lu Xuan was about to end the battle, he deliberately took to the air and spread out his huge blue hummingbird wings in mid-air.
Everyone present, except those from Yunlu Village, widened their eyes in astonishment.
"Flying, it's flying!"
"Wings! Lord Yunxian has grown wings!"
The people were stunned, and some even knelt down on the spot, shouting "Gods have descended to earth!" It was like a large-scale feudal superstition scene.
On the high platform, the shocked new emperor and his ministers also stood up, looking at Lu Xuan, who seemed to shine brightly in the sunlight, with shocked expressions.
[Joke, now the streamer's limelight is even greater.]
[I thought the streamer had finally become more considerate and was going easy on them, but it turns out they still stole Zhou Qing's thunder.]
[Looking at it from another angle, didn't the emperor, ministers, and Chen Bing want to see the streamer's wings? Now that the streamer has shown them, how can that not be considered considerate?]
Although Lu Xuan soon landed back on the ground and folded his wings, the cheers and exclamations from the crowd continued for a long time.
It took the new emperor a long time to come to his senses. He then ordered the competition to officially end and gestured for the top ten ability users to come forward and receive their awards.
Besides the top five mentioned earlier, the next five, ranked in order, are Ye Feiluan, Chu Ming, Xie Heng, Lu Chen, and Miao An.
Every town has people who have achieved good results, except for Licheng.
When the ten people went on stage, He Hongde looked very embarrassed, but could only force a smile.
The new emperor gave the ten men some encouragement before handing out the rewards one by one.
The common people watched with great envy.
In particular, Zhou Qing also received an extra luxury kayak, which provides a stable source of supplies, whether for personal use or for rent.
...
After the competition, the disaster victims in various towns discussed it extensively.
But for Yunlu Village, whose training intensity is usually much higher than that of the competition, the competition was over once it was over. Apart from chatting on the day of the competition, they could collect the land on the boat the next day, and their minds returned to their own affairs.
The land, including the land under Lu Xuan's name, was only a little over forty mu. Without the need for machinery, the entire village mobilized and harvested all the land in one day.
Apart from Lu Xuan, each family received several hundred catties of grain.
It certainly can't compare to before, but it's still a supplement.
On the bright side, although their arable land has decreased, at least their farms are still quite large.
The cattle, sheep and chickens raised alone occupied an entire floor of the cruise ship. Frying eggs and milking cows would keep the women busy for most of the day.
During this time, it started to drizzle on and off outside. Even though the temperature had risen back to springtime levels, it felt as if spring had been skipped and the rainy season had returned.
The villagers lamented every day, "At this rate, when will the seawater recede?"
Lu Xuan glanced at the weather app and saw that there would be scattered rain for several more months. He estimated that it would take at least another six months.
Although it was raining outside, the commercial area on the cruise ship was bustling with activity, packed with people every day. Eggs and milk, which are hard for ordinary people to buy outside, were sold in limited quantities and were very expensive. Similarly, limited quantities of mutated animal hides, feathers, and other rare items were immediately snapped up by a large crowd as soon as they were put on display.
Besides those who come to buy things, there are also quite a few people who want to establish a relationship with Yunlu Village.
Among these people were nobles and commoners. The former wanted to form marriage alliances to get more good things, while the latter envied the idyllic life in Yunlu Village and wanted to join in.
Both of them are targeting single men and women in the village, young and old, without any discrimination.
To achieve their goals, they resorted to all sorts of tricks, from rescuing damsels in distress to setting traps and selling themselves into servitude to bury their fathers. The variety of methods, both good and bad, kept the viewers in the live stream entertained, while also giving the villagers quite a fright.
They had only heard about these methods from other people before, and they mostly thought they were used on high-ranking officials or wealthy merchants. They never imagined that one day they would be used on their own family.
Among them, Li Tuo was the most fortunate in love.
Most of the other young men in the hunting party were already married with children, so while some of them did try to seduce others, they did so discreetly, since those people wanted to join them, not to be disliked.
Only with Li Tuo did everyone, from the noble families of the capital to ordinary people from various towns, exert all their efforts.
Tall or short, fat or thin, beautiful or plain, there was something for everyone. Some people even went to great lengths to send him a pair of twin beauties, hoping that Li Tuo could enjoy the blessing of having two women.
At first, the villagers watched the spectacle with envy, but later some couldn't help but feel envious and made sarcastic remarks about Li Tuo.
Annoyed by these people who followed him everywhere, Li Tuo glanced at them, chuckled, and then went to tell his sisters-in-law and aunts on them.
That day, when these people returned home, they were given a good scolding and interrogation by their wives.
"Envious? What do you envy about Li Tuo? Do you envy that he can choose from a bunch of beautiful women like he's selecting concubines, or do you envy that he can enjoy the blessings of having multiple wives?"
"Are you also tempted to divorce my wife who has shared so much hardship and find another wife?"
The men cursed Li Tuo for his gossipy nature while trying to appease their wives, but without exception, they all received a severe scolding.
Some people were curious and asked the village chief and Miao Jinfeng if they had any daughter-in-law they had their eye on.
For ordinary families, marrying into such a family would be considered a form of poverty alleviation, but marrying into a prominent family in the capital is a good thing, isn't it? Among them is the daughter of an earl's family.
Li Tie: "..."
Miao Jinfeng: "..."
It would be a lie to say I was never tempted.
Having come from a small village, they couldn't even dream of marrying a daughter of a noble family, let alone a distant relative of a county magistrate.
However, just when Miao Jinfeng was truly moved, a young lady from a viscount's family came to the cruise ship to find their family.
The other party's attitude was relatively polite, but their words always revealed a condescending attitude as someone from a prestigious family, as if her willingness to marry Li Tuo and into the Li family was a great honor for their ancestors, and they should be grateful and respectfully welcome her into their home.
Miao Jinfeng couldn't help but complain to her other old friends: "The way the other party acted, I felt like I wasn't marrying off a daughter-in-law to my son, but rather bringing back an ancestor."
If the daughter of a viscount's family is like this, how much more arrogant must the daughter of an earl's family be?
If she were even more domineering... Miao Jinfeng couldn't help but shudder.
If their family is truly still poor and struggling to make ends meet, then marrying a woman who is considered an ancestor is fine as long as it allows them to live a better life.
But they have no worries about food and clothing now. They probably eat and drink better than these so-called viscounts and earls every day. They are also guaranteed to give generous dowries. Why should they put up with this?
Knowing that her husband shared the same thoughts, Miao Jinfeng immediately warned Li Tuo.
"If you dare to marry those damned, demanding women, we'll split up the family and you'll live on your own!"
Li Tuo immediately assured her, "Mother, don't worry, I definitely won't marry her!"
Although he didn't care about his wife's social status, he didn't want to marry a spoiled, temperamental young lady who would upset his family.
It should be said that he has no intention of getting married at all; he wants to focus on improving his strength.
Once he becomes more powerful, what wife won't he want?
However, the Li family wasn't just having one exciting event with Li Tuo. Just when many families were vying to marry into the Li family, good news came from Li Yue, who had married out of the family.
This made the Li family and the Wu family father and son extremely happy. They no longer cared about the outsiders and were focused on how to take care of Li Yue.
Pregnant women need a quiet place to rest and recuperate.
The day after Li Tie learned that Li Yue was pregnant, he consulted with Lu Xuan. They felt that the cruise ship was too noisy and unsafe due to the large number of people coming and going, but closing the already opened commercial area again could easily provoke a backlash...
Lu Xuan said, "Then let's go out to sea. We've already got a general understanding of the situation here, and there's nothing we can do if we stay any longer."
There are still more than half a month before the harvest of the new greenhouses on the Western Continent. They can take a trip at sea and then come back to do a new batch of large-scale transactions.
On the day he made the decision, Lu Xuan informed the new emperor and others. That evening, after all the guests who had gone shopping had left, they sailed out of the dock under the cover of night.
This time, Lu Xuan deliberately chose a completely different direction from before, intending to see if he could obtain some different kinds of seafood.
I didn't achieve much in the first two days after leaving.
The fish caught by fishing nets are nothing special, and when you go out to sea to catch fish when the rain stops, you mostly catch common shrimp, crabs, abalone, and snails.
But on the third day, Lu Xuan accidentally discovered a large unidentified object underground in a sea area ahead on the radar.
After deploying a detector, it was discovered that it was actually an underground ruin that had been sunk to the bottom of the sea.
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