Chapter 30: The Rumors of Inviting the Chosen Ones Are True
The fire-breathing lizards' damage to the territory's buildings was completely repaired by Lin Nanxing using the power of money. Yun Junqi and her group of five strolled through the Star Territory, looking like a group of Alices who had stumbled into Wonderland, exclaiming in amazement every few steps.
"My God, these habitable houses are all built on the ground!" Yun Ziming shouted from the window on the first floor of the hotel, having long forgotten the trouble he had caused. "Look, you can see the sky through the window!"
He took a deep breath and said with delight, "Standing here, even the air tastes sweet."
This exaggerated action amused Lin Nanxing. "It's not as exaggerated as you say. You're just smelling the sweetness of milk tea, aren't you?"
Turning the corner, the sign for the Starry Night Milk Tea shop instantly caused a stir among the group of young people.
"It's milk tea, it really is milk tea!" The only two girls in the group tugged at Yun Junqi's sleeve, jumping up and down with excitement. "I've seen milk tea in my dad's old photos."
Actually, there aren't many buildings in Star Territory, but each one is a rare find for these children who grew up in the underground city.
Hearing their exclamations of surprise, Lin Nanxing said with a touch of pride, "Go ahead and buy some if you want. It's not expensive, only 100 game coins per cup."
"100?! So cheap?" The five exclaimed in unison. In the player shop, a 500ml bottle of drinking water also costs 100 game coins, but that's just the most ordinary water.
Upon hearing this, the group discussed it and decided to go buy milk tea together, getting all the kinds they wanted to drink.
Lin Nanxing stood still. Yun Junqi thought for a moment, then asked one of the girls with her to get her a drink, and then stood there with Lin Nanxing to wait.
Yun Junqi is the most composed of the five, but she is still just a child under eighteen years old. She doesn't know how to start a conversation with strangers.
After looking around, she noticed the farmland in the distance.
Watching the clover scurrying across the farmland, Yun Junqi couldn't help but recall the scene of being ganged up on, and she subconsciously shivered.
Lin Nanxing keenly noticed her unusual behavior and immediately looked over. "What's wrong? Are you still feeling unwell?"
"N-nothing." Yun Junqi tried to remain calm and pointed to the automatic sprinkler system to change the subject. "I'm just a little surprised that you would spill clean water on the ground. What a waste."
"You mean farmland? If you want to eat fresh vegetables, of course you have to give them water."
Yun Junqi had never seen a plant before, so she naturally didn't know anything about planting. After hearing that planting required a lot of water, she immediately turned her back on the farmland.
"Fresh vegetables!!" Yun Ziming, who had just finished buying milk tea, immediately came over when he heard Lin Nanxing say this. "Sister, you still have these here?"
Lin Nanxing looked at him, who was carrying four cups of milk tea in each hand, and asked in surprise, "You bought so many?!"
Yun Ziming chuckled, "We're going out without telling our families. When we get back, we'll probably be locked up, so I'll have to buy a few extra drinks to keep on hand."
He hasn't even tasted it yet, and he's already thinking about stockpiling it. This kid is quite the genius.
"Sister, are these vegetables edible? Can we eat them?"
Lin Nanxing looked over with a half-smile, and Yun Ziming immediately said, "Don't worry, sister, we'll definitely pay for the food!"
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but these seeds have only just been planted and we can't eat them all yet." Lin Nanxing shrugged.
"...Oh no, does that mean I won't get to eat any?" Yun Ziming wailed, his voice immediately attracting the attention of the other three people who had just finished buying their food.
"Yun Ziming, what are you yelling about here?"
"Sister Lin said you can get fresh vegetables here!!"
Lin Nanxing: "......"
This kid is calling her that so affectionately, when did she become his sister?
Yun Junqi took the fruit tea from her friend. The coolness spreading from her palm made her momentarily lost in thought. She stopped her cousin, who was still asking questions, and said, "Alright, Boss Lin just said that the vegetables are not ripe yet and we can't eat them. There's no point in you asking any more questions."
"Can we come and eat here in a few days?" Yun Ziming asked Lin Nanxing expectantly.
"If you are still able to come out, I will certainly welcome you."
Upon hearing this, Yun Junqi immediately turned to look at her. How did she know their identities?
Lin Nanxing calmly met her gaze, but Yun Junqi was the one who looked away first.
Will there really be a next time?
Yun Ziming looked like a wilted eggplant. This trip was a sneaky outing, and the thought of facing his family's anger and stricter surveillance when he got home made him lose all interest in the newly bought milk tea.
Having spent so much time with them, Lin Nanxing's patience was about to run out. After glancing at the sky, he began to quietly shoo them away.
"It's getting dark, you should head back. There's another escort team going back to Yunpei Town, it'll be safer for you to go with them."
Watching the young masters and ladies leave, Lin Qiulan walked over from a distance, somewhat puzzled, and said, "Nanxing, I don't understand why you treat these pampered young masters and ladies with such courtesy?"
Having lived in Yunpei Town for 10 years, she knew these children's background all too well.
As the children of various leaders, they were placed in safe zones from a young age, enjoying privileges that people at the bottom could not afford. When choosing a profession, they all chose the most comfortable and lucrative one: priest, and coincidentally, they all met the requirements for changing professions.
Since she took over the territory's service work, Nanxing hasn't personally entertained any guests for a long time.
“They’re not the ones I’m interested in.” Lin Nanxing walked towards the milk tea shop, greeted Aunt Li who was resting, and ordered a glass of iced lemonade for herself.
Seeing how much milk tea they bought made her a little craving it too.
Lin Nanxing took a sip of lemonade, the sweet and sour taste bursting in his mouth, before leisurely saying, "Yunpei Town is the closest power to us, and it is imperative to be on good terms with it, but if we take the initiative to visit them, we will inevitably be at a disadvantage."
"Only by arousing their curiosity and getting them to come to us will we have the initiative."
Lin Qiulan's eyes suddenly lit up: "So these children...?"
"That's right, they are the best disseminators."
They are full of curiosity about the world, have no sense of caution, and are generous with their money. Although they are important figures in Yunpei Town, they are very simple-minded. Lin Nanxing could not think of any shortcomings in them.
As Lin Nanxing had predicted, things turned out just as he had expected.
As night fell and all traces of human activity vanished from the surface, chaos reigned in the council chamber of Yunpei Town.
"Kneel down!" Yun Zhengzhen gripped the ruler in his hand, his hand trembling with rage. "You actually dared to take Qiqi to the surface, you..."
Yun Zhengzhen is Yun Ziming's father, a level 65 tank, and currently serves as the director of the Yunpei Town Guard Team.
Yun Ziming knelt down skillfully, muttering resentfully, "It's not like I'm the only one going out."
"You! How dare you talk back!" The man was furious and raised the ruler in his hand.
Seeing the ruler about to strike him, Yun Ziming instinctively flinched, then immediately shouted, "Dad! Take a look at this first!"
Through the thick protective suit, Yun Ziming clumsily pulled a sealed cup of milk tea from his backpack.
Black pearls floated in the milky white liquid, and the glass walls were still covered with moisture from the starry sky.
The council chamber was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. The moment Yun Ziming took out the milk tea, the chairs of several high-ranking officials simultaneously emitted a screeching sound.
"Ziming, where did you get that from?"
"Nonsense! What kind of place have you wandered into?!" Yun Zhengzhen shouted sternly, but his hand honestly took the milk tea cup. When his fingertips touched the cold cup, he froze: "It's still iced..."
Seeing that this move was effective, Yun Ziming immediately took out all the milk tea from his backpack as if presenting a treasure, and began to introduce what he had seen and heard that day as he did so.
"We didn't go to fight a boss, we went to the Star Territory," Yun Ziming said excitedly. "Their territory is much more comfortable than ours. Not only do they have milk tea, but they've also built a swimming pool and a hotel under the sun, irrigate their farmland with purified water, and the lord even uses magical plants as..."
"The buildings on the ground, the swimming pool, the farmland—is that the territory that suddenly expanded?" The woman sitting at the head of the table suddenly interrupted him, her slender fingers lightly tapping the table.
As the mayor of Yunpei Town, her sharp gaze silenced the overly excited Yun Ziming instantly.
Seeing that his sister had spoken, Yun Zhengzhen put away the ruler and frowned, saying, "Ao Bai, do you know this place?"
As the administrators of Yunpei Town, everyone is busy dealing with town affairs every day. At most, they pay attention to things outside the town, such as where the number of monsters has increased or where resources have refreshed.
They were unaware of this newly established camp.
Yun Aobai stood up and gestured for her daughter to follow. She paused at the door for a moment and said, "I've heard a little about it, but..." She glanced meaningfully at the milk tea on the table that was still emitting cold air, "I didn't expect the rumors to be true."
"Now that all the children have returned safely, I will not participate in their subsequent family education. I'm leaving now."
Yun Aobai's voice disappeared around the corner, and soon, the wails of several children came from the room.
Yun Junqi followed closely behind her mother, and after hesitating for a while, she took the initiative to say, "I'm sorry, Mom."
Yun Aobai stopped and looked back at his daughter, whose expression was completely transparent. He sighed, as if he had thought of something, and said, "You don't need to apologize to me. You haven't done anything wrong to me."
Yun Junqi suddenly looked up.
Seeing his daughter's anxious look, Yun Aobai reached out and touched her hair: "Qiqi, maybe we were all wrong. In the apocalypse, we thought that leaving you in the safest place would solve everything, but we forgot your own wishes."
"If you want to go out and see the world in the future, just tell me. Don't sneak out anymore."
Unexpectedly, Yun Junqi's face immediately lit up with surprise and delight. "Really?!"
"Really." Yun Aobai nodded, not wanting to continue discussing this, and changed the subject, "Qiqi, what do you think of this newly emerged territory?"
After the initial surprise, Yun Junqi's thoughts gradually returned to normal. She understood her mother's meaning and, after a moment's consideration, said, "The lord of the Star Territory doesn't seem to have any ill intentions towards us for the time being, so we should be able to try to make contact with him."
"Okay, I understand."
Yun Aobai didn't turn back. Yun Junqi looked at her mother's back, not knowing what she was thinking.
The reputation of Star Territory has spread not only in Cloudpeil Town, but also in other places.
The day after accompanying Lin Nanxing to subdue the Clover Squad, Shu Yi left home early as usual.
When he arrived at the agreed-upon location with the other players, he found that they were all there, and their expressions towards him were rather unpleasant.
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