Chapter 282 Jinjiang Exclusive Release
Everyone only felt as if a "buzzing" sound was heard in their ears, as if they saw some invisible waves spreading out from Lu Xuan's body to the front.
Then they felt an indescribable oppression, and the heavy air made it difficult for everyone to breathe.
Those who carried individual protective shields with them were fine and were basically unaffected, but the others were in a terrible situation.
There were so many people who couldn't bear the pressure that they fell to their knees, had nosebleeds, and fainted on the spot.
But the ones most severely affected were the beasts on the battlefield that were actually targeted.
The ant colony's forward movement came to an abrupt halt, and then exploded with a "bang bang bang". A large number of the others that did not explode were killed on the spot by the pressure.
These insects and ants, which can only exert their powerful killing power through group strength, are simply vulnerable when it comes to the endurance of individual individuals.
The only ones who barely survived were those who were pinned down by their own kind and did not bear the direct pressure, and the large groups of animals interspersed among the rats.
Large beasts have much stronger endurance than snakes, insects, rats and ants. Even though their bones are shattered and even their internal organs are massively ruptured, they are still alive.
These large beasts are much easier to lock onto than insects and ants.
Lu Xuan did not withdraw his pressure, but followed closely and used his gravity ability to press forward.
The last breath of the surviving animals was crushed in an instant, and they were all crushed into meat patties.
In less than ten breaths, the battlefield fell into dead silence.
The mutant beasts were completely destroyed.
[Hiss!]
[Ahhhh! This is an eighth-level esper! Too strong!]
[Just the pressure alone can kill thousands of mutant beasts in seconds, who else can do it! Who else can do it!]
[??? I just went to pour a glass of water and they all died? This is too fast!]
[I, I, I am so excited that I am already incoherent.]
[I suddenly understood why the anchor had never participated in the battle before. ]
With such destructive power, if the anchor had taken action right from the start, what would anyone else have done? It wouldn't be appropriate for the anchor to take all the benefits.
[I ordered.]
The new emperor, Huo Tiankuo and others were so shocked that they couldn't recover for a long time.
They knew that Lu Xuan was very strong, but they didn't expect him to be so amazing.
The number of beasts on the entire battlefield is more than tens of thousands, and the number in a single round may exceed 100 million.
They were all wiped out by him in the blink of an eye! ?
Is this really still a mortal?
Although Zhang Chengming and others were also greatly shocked, they had fought with Lu Xuan many times and had taken many courses with the little guys that were unimaginable to the outside world, which broadened their horizons and they quickly came to their senses.
But he couldn't help but exclaim, "Sure enough, he's no match for Lu Xuan."
Chen Rong tutted his words and said, "We fought tirelessly for several days, but our results are not as good as what Lu Xuan achieved with just a few flicks of his fingers."
Others agree.
It’s just a matter of moving your fingers.
Don’t be fooled by his brilliant record of killing a group of beasts in seconds. In fact, this is nothing compared to his previous record. I’m afraid it’s not even the tip of the iceberg of Lu Xuan’s strength.
Wu Yang commented, "He alone is worth thousands of troops."
This is indeed the case.
A quarter of an hour later, when a new herd of beasts appeared on the distant horizon again, it was the large herd that everyone had been predicting for many days, Lu Xuan finally showed his power.
First, let’s go through all the abilities with regular attributes.
Lu Xuan can handle everything by himself that other psychics can cooperate with.
The wind and fire blew together, and the entire battlefield was engulfed in a sea of fire.
□□ combined, the pouring rain and countless thunderbolts mixed together as if a thunderstorm had reappeared;
Thousands of miles of ice, tornadoes, and thousands of swords flying. Every kind of supernatural power used can kill a wave of beasts in seconds.
Even the earth-based elements that others had used before, which were not very effective, could cause the earth to surge and the ground to shake, and a large number of beasts could be buried alive in the blink of an eye.
Lu Xuan had mentioned the lethality of water-based abilities to the audience in the past, but he had not mentioned it much to the water-based ability users in the village, so naturally they had no chance to use it.
This time he did it with the same ease. He raised his arm towards the herd of beasts on the battlefield and with a wave of his hand, he sucked out all the water and blood from their bodies. The beasts were instantly sucked dry.
Another beautiful and neat kill.
The regular systems have all been rotated, and the special system abilities will continue.
The sky was covered with poisonous fog, and the hypnotic power controlled the beasts to kill each other. The attacks from the air also continued. Before the mutant birds flew into the city, they were stopped in time, and then with a pinch of the palm, all the mutant birds exploded into a bloody rain in the air.
The local soldiers and people with special abilities were shocked and a little scared at first, but the audience in the live broadcast room seemed very excited from beginning to end.
So exciting!
So wonderful!
So awesome!
Many people got goosebumps after watching it.
It is true that the Star Alliance has many opportunities, including but not limited to records, live broadcasts, or accidentally captured videos or movies that allow them to see the battles of high-level psychics.
But when you reach level eight, even level seven won’t act rashly.
No matter how bloody it was, the truly timid viewers who couldn't bear to watch it had already automatically and consciously left the live broadcast room, and only those who stayed could bear it.
In addition, the Star Alliance generally respects the strong, and many people with special abilities are so excited that they can't wait to fight together.
They are all first-level mutant beasts, they can deal with them!
Many people beat their chests and stamped their feet, wondering why they couldn't just crawl across the screen, even for just one day!
During the battle, Lu Xuan also enhanced his own status, showing that he was even more powerful than an ordinary eighth-level psychic.
There is no need to worry about the problem of excessive consumption of superpowers due to frequent use of big moves. He has prepared a large amount of supplies in advance, especially the high-level crystal cores, which contain extremely abundant energy and can be used for a long time. There is no need to worry about the problem of lack of follow-up.
Relying solely on his special abilities, he can fight from beginning to end.
However, in the middle of the journey, Lu Xuan took out the master-level customized mecha that he had never had the chance to use, got on it, jumped off the city wall and played around.
Others can only perform some basic movements when driving mechas. They have not learned for long enough, so it is difficult for them to perform highly skilled movements.
Lu Xuan was different. He displayed various difficult fighting skills as smoothly as flowing water.
For other people, the fights were not life-and-death contests but fierce battles with equal strength. But for Lu Xuan, it was a complete crushing defeat with a huge disparity in strength.
Not only does its combat record and cleaning efficiency far surpass those of other mecha divisions, the key is that it looks so stunning that people can't take their eyes off it.
Lu Qing and other relatives and friends who were watching the game on the island, especially Lu Chen, were so excited that they jumped up on the spot.
"Brother is so awesome!"
Li Tie, Old Man Zhang, and the others were amazed: "Wow, the number of beasts that Ah Xuan has destroyed is too numerous to count."
Miao Jinfeng exclaimed, "With Ah Xuan here, it seems this beast tide will not become a big deal and will be resolved soon."
Others agree.
The people at the scene were also so shocked that they were speechless for a long time.
Not just on this day, but in the many days that followed, Lu Xuan displayed such tyranny and seemingly endless power that even many years later, when people recalled it, it was still fresh in their memory, as if it were yesterday.
After watching the live broadcast, the audience gradually understood why the host did not take action too early.
Because when Lu Xuan really killed the beasts, the speed at which the subsequent beasts were replenished could not keep up with his killing speed. Even under the eighth-level pressure, they began to feel fear and showed signs of retreat.
If Lu Xuan had taken action at the beginning, the battle could certainly have been resolved faster and easier, but if too many beasts escaped, they would still become a disaster and have a significant impact on the victims.
It would be better to kill as many as possible at one time. Even if it doesn't eliminate the trouble forever, it can achieve a similar effect.
However, having said that, the battle lasted for almost a month, from the time the beast tide appeared until they were frightened by Lu Xuan and gradually decreased in number until they completely disappeared.
It only truly stopped with the fall of the first snow of the extreme cold season.
When it was announced that the beast tide had retreated and the battle was over, the entire Western Continent was in an uproar.
The people, who had been worried, finally felt relieved.
It's finally over!
Admittedly, most mutant beasts were always blocked outside the defense line and were unable to cross.
But every day from morning to night, we have to listen to all kinds of beast roars, screams, and explosions. No one can really continue to live a peaceful life as if nothing happened.
Even the elderly and weak who were well protected from the pressure of battle could not sleep all night or had nightmares.
Every day many people have to go to the clinic to get calming medicine to drink, otherwise they will not be able to survive.
It has nothing to do with whether they believe that the soldiers and the psychics can defeat the beast tide. Objectively speaking, this environment is not suitable for human life.
Now, the screams of wild beasts and explosions outside the city walls have finally stopped, and the people feel the long-awaited peace.
Of course, although the battle is over, there are still many things to do.
Some of the greenhouses that were damaged by mutant birds before Lu Xuan sold them needed to be replaced and repaired, and the blackened bloodstains left by the mutant birds on the ground also needed to be cleaned up.
And most importantly, reward according to merit.
After Lu Xuan took action, he did not forget to collect the beast meat during the battle.
After the war, he kept half of the meat, and the rest was distributed by the new emperor to the soldiers and people with special abilities in various towns according to their merits.
Among them, Zhang Chengming and others have made great contributions among the psychics, and the share they received is second only to Lu Xuan.
In addition, a lot of other material rewards such as gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin that have resumed production were also given.
But the most important reward is the promotion of title.
Without exception, all those who participated in the battle and performed well had their titles promoted by one level.
Lu Chen, Mei Cheng, Mei Xue and other half-grown children were superior to their parents at the beginning because of their special abilities. Now, their parents have finally become equal to them thanks to their military exploits.
As for Lu Xuan, who had made the greatest contribution, he was directly promoted from Yunxian Hou to Duke and was given the Duke's Mansion. When he returned to the capital in the future, the court would be responsible for its construction.
The original 10,000 acres of fertile land under his name increased to 20,000 acres.
Lu Xuan can cultivate the land on his own, or he can wait until the disaster is over and the new emperor will reserve some for him around the capital.
In short, 20,000 acres is the amount of land he can legally own.
After the rewards were distributed, the Yunlu Village group led by Lu Xuan finally returned to the island and spent the winter in peace.
This winter was as cold as usual. When the first snow fell, the temperature dropped from 30 degrees Celsius below zero.
When Lu Xuan and others returned to the island, the temperature had dropped by another ten degrees.
Of course, with the constant temperature protective cover, Island No. 1 is still like spring all year round and very comfortable. It will only be a little hard to go to Islands No. 2 and 3 to take care of the greenhouse crops.
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After entering the extreme cold season, heavy snow falls every day, and half a month later, the polar night and the blood moon will come again.
The Western Continent, which had just been peaceful for a short time, once again saw the presence of a herd of beasts.
This time the mutant beasts are more crazy than during the beast tide, but their number is far less than before.
Lu Xuan did not bring anyone to support, and the Western Continent was still cleared peacefully.
The island was still calm and the lights provided light day and night.
Occasionally, the villagers would choose a few days to ask Lu Xuan to adjust the temperature of the constant temperature protective cover and make some winter-only processed products for storage.
The daily life of everyone, including Lu Xuan, is nothing more than tasting various kinds of food in different ways, playing games in the holographic world, occasionally going out to sea to fish to relax, and going to the Western Continent to trade supplies.
Time flies and it is the end of the extreme cold season.
On this day, Lu Xuan suddenly asked the village chief to gather the heads of each family.
Everyone who was called over was puzzled. It seemed like nothing big had happened recently.
It wasn't until Lu Xuan asked, "Do you all want to go back?" that everyone who was still confused was instantly shocked.
Many people's hearts suddenly skipped a beat, while others were unable to react and subconsciously asked, "Where are we going back to?"
Lu Xuan glanced at the person who was speaking and said, "Of course, we are going back to the real Yunlu Village and the Yunlu Mountains."
Everyone present: “!!!”
Li Tie, the village chief, breathed rapidly and asked excitedly, "Go back? Are you planning to take us back?"
Mr. Zhang, the oldest person present, was so excited that his face turned red. He couldn't help but hold down his pounding heart with one hand and control his breathing to prevent himself from fainting from excessive excitement.
The reactions of the others were not much better, and many of them began to tremble with their hands and mouths.
"Can we still go back?"
Lu Xuan asked back, "Why not?"
Carpenter Ye recalled the scene of the village being destroyed after the earthquake, and his voice became hoarse. "But... the village was destroyed in the earthquake."
Lu Xuan said calmly: "It's just that the house is destroyed, but the people are still there, so we just need to rebuild it."
Now every household has a safe house, and there are more than one. The so-called reconstruction is also very simple. They can just move the safe house there. All they need to build is a yard.
Tofu Liu was expecting but also a little hesitant. "But after the tsunami, the area below the Yunlu Mountains must have been flooded by seawater. Will we still be able to farm there?"
Lu Xuan: "We can start with treatment. I have special soil improvement products here that are as effective as plant nutrient solution."
If all else fails, collect plenty of fresh water to flush out the remaining salt, or use earth-based abilities to plow deeply and turn over the deeper soil. There are always more solutions than problems.
The most important thing is whether they really want to go back.
Many people said in unison: "Of course!" We dream about it!
It would have been better if Lu Xuan didn't mention it. As soon as he mentioned it, the longing for his hometown filled the hearts of everyone present like a surging river.
They missed the days before the disaster when they worked from sunrise to sunset;
I miss the days of picking wild vegetables in the mountains during my free time, the stream beside the village, and the destroyed Baisong Town...
I don't know what happened to the Yunlu Mountains that suffered a wildfire.
But……
Li Tie hesitated and said, "Isn't the disaster over yet? Is it appropriate to go back now?"
Lu Xuan: "There's nothing wrong with that. Although the extreme heat and cold will continue in the next two years, the peak temperatures will be milder than in the previous two years. There will be no major earthquakes of the same magnitude as the previous two, and there will be no tsunamis either."
"With our current coping capabilities, even if we go back it won't have much impact on our lives."
Of course, there is no problem going back in five years, but since you can go back earlier, why put it off?
Others also thought it made sense.
Li Tie looked around and saw that everyone's faces were filled with melancholy and nostalgia. He slammed the table and said, "Then let's go back! We'll set off when the snow melts and the weather warms up."
The heads of each family told their families the news as soon as they returned.
This made the villagers very excited.
The quiet village suddenly became noisy. The women gathered together every day to discuss and speculate about the changes in the Yunlu Mountains, and were busy packing up their belongings from morning to night.
Although I said I was cleaning up, there was actually nothing to clean up.
Valuable items and essential supplies are all in the space, and when the time comes, the things at home can be packed up and taken away directly to the safe house.
The only thing that really needed to be dealt with was the greenhouse. With the constant temperature protective cover, the greenhouse became dispensable, so the young and strong people simply dismantled it in advance.
After the last batch of grains, vegetables, fruits, bamboo shoots, lotus roots, etc. are harvested before spring comes, and the fruit trees are uprooted, you can leave.
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Lu Xuan also mentioned his plan to return to the new emperor.
As a result, the new emperor was also moved when he heard it, and couldn't help but summon his ministers to discuss it.
Then, the ministers inevitably began to get restless.
After all, the Western Continent is not their homeland after all, and the Central Plains people's attachment to their hometown is engraved in their bones.
What's more, even though they seem to be living a good life in the Western Continent now, in fact, many people have not yet adapted to the altitude sickness. They have to take medicine on time and carry oxygen cylinders with them at all times in case of emergency.
The climate of the Western Continent is not suitable for people like them who live in the plains, in the north or in the south.
Even if they didn't suffer from altitude sickness, they would still miss the familiar environment of the past. Maybe the supplies were not as abundant, and maybe the climate was not ideal, but it was still the place where they were born and raised.
When the other people in the village were playing the holographic game, they couldn't help but share the good news of their return to their hometown with other friends they met in the game. As a result, the news that Yunlu Village was about to leave spread throughout the entire Western Continent within two days.
Following the emperor and all the civil and military officials, the homesickness of all the victims was aroused.
Walking down the street, you can see groups of people gathered together in twos and threes, engaged in heated discussions.
"We left our hometown right after the earthquake. It's been three years now. I thought I'd never have the chance to go back."
"Didn't they say the disaster would last for five years? There are still two years left. If we go back now, what if we encounter any accidents?"
"I heard the natural disasters ahead won't be as extreme as the past two years. We've weathered those storms already, so why should we be worried about what's ahead? If the higher-ups really decide to go back, I'll definitely go with them. Do you want to stay?"
"I'm not staying. My wife has always had altitude sickness. Although she can take medicine, you can't take medicine all the time. It's better to go back to my hometown. I don't know what it's like over there now. I'm afraid I won't recognize where home is when I go back."
The others fell silent upon hearing this.
Aren't they the same?
If they could still live in their hometown, they would not have left their homes and followed the government all the way to the Western Continent, which is more than ten thousand miles away.
The more people thought about it, the more restless they became. After several days of private discussions, there was no movement from above. Many people bravely found the person in charge and asked him whether they should go back.
Chen Bing, Ye Feiluan and others were also eager to return home. After some internal discussions in each town, they solicited the opinions of many people. After confirming that the majority of people wanted to go back, they issued a notice, referring to the actions of Yunlu Village, announcing that everyone would return to their hometown after the extreme cold was over.
But this decision does not mean that everyone must be forced to leave. If someone does not want to leave, they can stay and settle down here.
The disaster may pass, but the suffering it leaves for people will not disappear.
It is true that the people miss their hometown, but at the same time, the earthquake has also brought them many painful memories about their hometown.
Relatives were wiped out, bones were separated, wives and children were torn apart, and countless tragedies occurred in just over two years.
Some people are strong-willed and can regroup quickly, while others don't want to reminisce and just want to start over in another place.
It would be a pity to abandon all the current construction in the Western Continent. The people who remain can just rebuild a new city and take root here completely.
Apart from anything else, at least the Western Continent, which has survived various disasters in the past two years, is still quite reassuring in terms of safety.
With new hope, even if the peak of the extreme cold season will soon arrive and the victims in poor conditions will have to live together in greenhouses again, it will not reduce their joy.
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After the extreme cold peak that lasted for ten days, the heavy snow that had been falling for almost three months finally stopped.
In just three to five days, the temperature rose from fifty degrees below zero to zero degrees. Two days later, it reached over fifteen degrees above zero.
With the efforts of the victims in snow removal and the help of the climate, the thick snow quickly disappeared, and patches of green representing vitality began to appear in the newly exposed soil.
Spring is coming and it's time to go back home.
Lu Xuan briefly said goodbye to the people he knew in various towns in the holographic world a day in advance.
Besides, going back home doesn’t mean there will be no chance to meet again in the future.
Nowadays, each town has a lot of suspended buses, and his large-scale transactions with others will not stop in the next two years. There will be many opportunities to meet, so there is no need to be too sad about parting.
Therefore, when the departure day set by the village arrived, it happened to be the first day when the polar night ended and the polar day began, and Yunlu Village did not contact anyone else.
After packing up their luggage and safe houses, and retracting the three large protective shields covering the island, the entire village split into three hovercrafts and a motorhome and left the island.
There were too many cattle, sheep and chickens on the ranch, and the few hover buses could not accommodate them all. Lu Xuan took out the spaceship he had bought during the last holiday flash sale and was planning to resell it.
At first, the audience in the live broadcast room almost went crazy when they knew his plan.
[No, host, are you crazy? ]
"Even though this spaceship isn't as valuable as the battleship you bought, it's still worth billions! And you're just using it to transport animals?!"
[I can't take it anymore. I'm almost suffocating from anger. Oxygen tank, housekeeper, please bring me my oxygen tank!]
Isn't the worst part that even the villagers can't sit on it, and instead the cattle and sheep get to sit on it? Are humans worse than animals?
Lu Xuan said, "Cattle, sheep, and chickens can provide people with nutritious eggs and milk. They are already very valuable. What's wrong with treating them well?"
Audience: ...It seems to make some sense.
Regardless of whether the audience agreed with his approach or not, Lu Xuan had no intention of asking for their opinions.
After the cattle, sheep and chickens were loaded, the spacecraft slowly moved forward in the sky above the hover bus and RV they were riding in, at a height that was invisible to the naked eye.
They didn't intend to make this trip home in just a few days.
During the entire extreme cold season, Lu Xuan did not simply hibernate on the island. He spent a lot of time observing the mutated animals and plants, as well as the changes in the air.
Lu Xuan had previously discovered an unknown component in volcanic ash, and later this component also appeared in mutated animals and plants.
During the extreme cold season, Lu Xuan continued to observe from time to time and found that the concentration of this unknown component was highest in the first three months of the volcanic eruption, and then began to decrease.
Let us make an assumption here. If the cause of the mutation of plants and animals is really this unknown component, then can we speculate that when this component decreases or disappears, the number of mutated organisms will also decrease, or their abilities will weaken?
The current rate of reduction of the composition is not too fast. According to Lu Xuan's estimation, it will take about ten years for it to completely disappear.
Ten years is neither long nor short.
But as time goes on, the abilities of the mutated animals and plants will only increase. In other words, the practical experience accumulated by the psychics will become less and less.
And once they return to the Yunlu Mountains, the number of times they travel far away will definitely decrease.
This journey from west to north may be their last and best chance to accumulate a lot of combat experience, especially against those mutant plants that did not appear during the beast tide.
In fact, they did encounter many magical mutant plants along the way.
There is a psychedelic forest full of mutant trees that will capture all animals and humans that enter for nourishment.
There are large amounts of mutant mushrooms with special effects. If you get sticky with their spores, you will burst into laughter uncontrollably for a quarter of an hour to half an hour, and you can't stop. It can make you laugh half to death.
There are also other flowers, vines, and cacti.
Most of these mutated plants are poisonous or hallucinogenic.
The number of mutated cactus plants is not large, probably because they were introduced by foreign merchants or brought seeds by migratory birds, but they are generally very aggressive. Correspondingly, the fruits of many cacti taste very good.
Lu Xuan took the opportunity to add another type of fruit to the inventory.
In addition to these relatively common plants, they also encountered mutated ginseng and Polygonum multiflorum.
Legend has it that ginseng will become a spirit and be able to run after a long time. Before the disaster, this was just a strange story, but after the disaster, the legend became a reality.
They really encountered a 'ginseng spirit' that could run.
Of course, in the end the 'ginseng spirit' was caught by Lu Xuan.
The ginseng essence, or the mutated ginseng, is larger than the oldest ginseng that Lu Xuan had dug out in the deep mountains of Yunlu Mountains.
After testing, it was found that its efficacy had not changed and was still effective, and the effect had increased by more than ten times.
According to the above, the ginseng before the mutation was more than a hundred years old. If it multiplied tenfold, it would truly become the top-quality old mountain ginseng that is only found in thousand-year-old ginseng.
Not to mention a whole piece, even a tiny bit of roots could probably save the lives of dozens of critically ill people.
The efficacy of the mutant Polygonum multiflorum is not as exaggerated as that of ginseng, but after using the shampoo made by Lin Qingfu using the powdered and boiled water of the mutant Polygonum multiflorum, the gray hair of Mr. Zhang turned completely black overnight and returned to his "youth".
The immediate effect made many middle-aged and elderly people in the village feel like they had found a treasure.
Old Master Zhang almost laughed his mouth apart, and he would look in the mirror a hundred or eighty times every day.
In short, the various mutated plants are not of high level and do not pose much threat, but the strange and bizarre abilities that emerge from their mutations have opened the eyes of the villagers and the audience in the live broadcast room.
The group traveled and fought during the day to broaden their horizons. At dinner time, they stopped and found a piece of flat ground to rest, taking out the safe house to "camp".
At night, no matter whether it is still as bright as day outside, I just draw the curtains, close my eyes, and fall asleep.
On the way, they also passed by disaster victims who had arrived in their hometowns ahead of them.
The disaster victims who rushed back to their hometowns have already started rebuilding. With the joint efforts of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people, the towns that were originally hit by the tsunami and only had scattered ruins left have begun to take shape and are showing new vitality.
Licheng, Fengxian, Luochuan... Every time Lu Xuan and the villagers passed by a place, they would stop to rest for a few days, do business with the local victims, observe their reconstruction steps, and learn in disguise.
Along the way, Lu Xuan and many third-level psychics provided escort. Even though they encountered some large-scale small-scale beast tides in the middle, the journey back home to Yunlu Village was not greatly affected.
If I have to say what is inconvenient about the journey, it is probably that you can’t farm while walking.
But it's not a big deal.
Ever since the Western Continent was no longer short of food, the hunting teams rarely sold food when they went out to do business. The amount of food they had stored had been increasing continuously, to the point where they could not finish eating it in several lifetimes.
It's just a delay of one or two months, it's not a big deal.
It was early March when we left Yunlu Village from the island, but it was already May when we arrived at our destination.
When everyone saw the familiar Yunlu Mountains in the distance, many people couldn't help but have tears in their eyes.
They are back.
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"There really is nothing left."
It took the villagers a while to find the original location of Yunlu Village. Then, looking at the unfamiliar environment that was completely different from its past appearance, they felt disappointed and sighed.
Jin He, Gao Dalin and others who joined later were not as emotional as the others, but knowing that this would be where they would live for the rest of their lives, they couldn't help but look around curiously.
Li Tuo, Chen Rong and others went to look for the stream beside the village, but they found nothing. All they could see was a field of white salt and alkali.
In some places, there are some mutated weeds or wild flowers that have mutated appearance but no special functions. In some places, there is no grass at all and it does not look like they are suitable for human cultivation.
Fortunately, they had anticipated these things a long time ago, so they were not too disappointed.
Li Tiedao: "No matter how much the place changes, as long as people are still there, everything can start over again."
Mr. Zhang, Mrs. Lin and other elders nodded in agreement.
If these old guys didn't have the biological clothes and air conditioners provided by Lu Xuan, how could they return to this land in such high spirits?
The audience in the live broadcast room, especially the old fans who had been following Lu Xuan since before the disaster, were no less moved than the villagers.
[Three years ago, when the anchor first linked to the system, he only had a few hundred followers. I didn't expect that when he returned, he already had nearly 10 billion followers.]
[I still remember the time when the anchor went hunting in the mountains to improve his family's food supply and encountered a wild boar. At that time, the anchor stood there without running. I thought he was scared silly, but who would have thought...]
[It hasn't been that long, but to borrow a phrase from ancient times, it feels like a lifetime ago.]
[Things have changed, and people have changed... Well, the people haven't changed. Yunlu Village is probably the only one in the entire ancient plane that has maintained no loss of members from beginning to end, and has even gained quite a few new members.]
Li Yue thought of her daughter who died young because she did not believe her mother's family's advice, and a trace of sadness inevitably flashed in her eyes.
But soon, the tender cry of her little son in her arms brought her back to her senses.
Li Yue looked down at the innocent smile on his son's face, whose eyes and eyebrows seemed to be cast in the same mold as Wu Yang's. Although his heart was still sad, a faint smile appeared on his face.
At the same time, Wu Yang, who was standing by her side, put his arm around her shoulders, kissed the top of her head, and whispered, "We will all be fine from now on."
Li Yue's eyes were slightly moist, and he nodded: "Yes, I know."
She murmured to her deceased daughter in her heart, hoping that she could be born into a better family than her in the next life and not live such a hard life.
Li Tie clapped his hands and said, "Alright, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. We should first decide where to settle the village and build the safe houses. We also need to fence off the pasture and cultivate the fields. There are many things to do."
The others nodded, "The village chief is right."
Wu Cheng said, "I think the area to the east is good. It's big enough. We have more households now than before, and the safe houses are bigger. We need more space than before. A place that is too small won't be able to accommodate them."
The others also thought that the place Wu Cheng mentioned was good. After observing other places around and not finding any better locations, they quickly set up safe houses.
During the conversation, someone else laughed and said, "Come to think of it, although the population of our village hasn't grown much, every household has someone who has been granted a title, and each family has hundreds of acres of land. Add to that what's in Lu Xuan's name, and the land has grown beyond the size of the village. Shouldn't Yunlu Village be renamed Yunlu Town?"
Li Tie shook his head. "Whether a village can become a town is not up to us."
However, he also privately felt that Yunlu Village would not always remain in its current state.
There are dozens of barons and viscounts in one village, and even a duke. Who would believe it if I told others about it?
Just based on the reputation of their village, once the disaster is completely over, people who want to marry into the village or marry girls from the village will surely flock to it, and prosperity will be visible to the naked eye.
He even thought to himself, what's Yunlu Town? Yunlu City sounds more impressive!
After setting up the safe house, the villagers led by Li Tie began to check around the village to see if there was enough land that could be reclaimed.
Lu Xuan did not participate in these.
He looked at the comments of many old fans who mentioned their memories of going into the mountains before the disaster, and his heart was moved.
"I'm going into the mountains." Lu Xuan greeted Lei Yan and Lu Qing.
Lu Chen, who was describing the past of Yunlu Village to Mei Cheng and Mei Xue, twitched his ears and turned his head to ask, "Brother, can I go with you?"
Lu Xuan waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about it next time."
After saying that, his figure disappeared in a flash.
When he appeared again, he was already at the foot of the mountain.
·
More than two years have passed since the huge wildfire.
If nothing unexpected happened, the wildfire should have burned all the surrounding hills clean, but looking at the surrounding environment at this moment.
Two months have passed since the extreme cold season, and the outdoor temperature of 20 degrees is just the right season for many creatures to thrive. The already species-rich Yunlu Mountains are even more full of vitality. Green is everywhere you look, and mutated plants and animals can be seen everywhere.
After these animals and plants sensed Lu Xuan's strange aura, they became obviously restless.
Lu Xuan had no intention of hunting at this time, and casually released a little pressure.
The mutant creatures that were noisy just a moment ago suddenly became as quiet as chickens, as if they had never existed.
He walked in leisurely, but the surrounding environment did not look the same as he remembered.
Until he found a familiar creature.
A towering tree with lush branches and leaves and a thick texture.
It was the giant tree from that year.
He reached out and gently stroked the trunk of the giant tree, which showed no signs of burning at all, and raised the corners of his lips in a good mood.
"I didn't expect you were still here."
At first, he thought that this giant tree that had protected the villagers of Yunlu Village in the early days would die in the forest fire. Unexpectedly, it was not only alive and well, but also seemed to have other good fortunes.
The aura emanating from his body had clearly reached level three, far surpassing those level one mutant plants they encountered on their way home.
Lu Xuan remembered that he had given it wood-related abilities before he left, and guessed that there was some connection between them.
But his ability may be able to assist in the mutation, but it cannot even raise its level.
After all, it is this giant tree itself that has such an opportunity.
The mutated giant tree was more spiritual than before. After sensing the familiar breath from Lu Xuan, it quickly extended a branch, completely ignoring the not-so-heavy pressure from Lu Xuan, and took the initiative to come over and rub against him.
Lu Xuan raised his eyebrows. Did he recognize him?
His expression was obviously happier. He gathered a lot of wood energy in his hands that were pressed against the tree trunk and sent it to the giant tree.
The branches of the giant tree instantly stretched out wider, the leaves became denser, and even the entire tree grew in size.
The giant tree shook its branches vigorously, making a rustling sound, as if thanking Lu Xuan.
The old fans in the live broadcast room were also very pleased to see the interaction between the man and the tree.
It’s great that the giant tree is still there.
Lu Xuan stepped on the tree, jumped up lightly, and sat on one of the thick tree trunks.
With one leg on the tree trunk, his elbow resting on his knee, and the other leg hanging naturally down, he opened the system background and the system message that had been flashing since he entered the mountain.
Half a year has passed since the last screen projection recommendation.
During this period, because there were no live broadcasts more exciting than the Beast Tide, the subsequent data growth has been very stable, but after half a year, the original 8 billion fans have increased to 10 billion.
During the beast tide, the Western Continent purchased a large number of weapons, and Lu Xuan spent a lot of his points.
Including the holiday flash sales that occurred again during his journey, Lu Xuan spent over 10 billion yuan.
After counting on my fingers, I found that it has almost reached a peak.
Sure enough, after opening the system message, two consecutive achievement reminders popped up.
[Achieve the 'Spend 100 Billion Points' achievement, unlocking the interdimensional teleportation function. This is the highest achievement for this item.]
[Achieve the '10 Billion Fans' achievement, unlocking the ability to purchase Plane Transmission Tickets in the mall. This is the highest achievement for this item.]
The rewards for both achievements were much smaller than before, but the contents made Lu Xuan, who had already made some guesses and mental preparations, tremble violently.
Interdimensional teleportation function!
As the name suggests, it has the function of teleporting Lu Xuan to the Star Alliance.
Unlike the previous seven-day teleportation ticket with a time limit, this function has no time limit and no limit on the number of times it can be used. The only thing required is the plane teleportation ticket.
Lu Xuan opened the system mall and saw that there was indeed an extra item in the mall.
It is the teleportation ticket mentioned in the 10 Billion Fans achievement.
When he first obtained the seven-day teleportation ticket, he searched for this item in the mall, but it was not available in the mall at that time. It was added this time.
Plane transfer voucher, a necessary certificate for using the transfer function.
To use an analogy, if the teleportation function is an airplane, then the teleportation voucher is the plane ticket, and both are indispensable.
A teleportation ticket can only transport one person, and it is a one-way ticket. The price of a teleportation ticket is 10 billion points.
Lu Xuan: It’s really expensive.
His points balance has continued to grow since he obtained the battleship he wanted. Apart from the once-a-year flash sale that allows him to spend a large sum of points, there is no other opportunity for him to spend a large amount of points at once.
No matter how much it increases, it's just a number to him.
But now, looking at the balance of the increase, which was only enough for him to go back and forth five times at most, he suddenly felt that it was not much.
The audience in the live broadcast room didn’t know that Lu Xuan was in Versailles, and they were also extremely excited after seeing these two achievements.
【Finally unlocked the teleportation function! 】
[Spending hundreds of billions of points in just three years to achieve the highest achievement, this is already the three highest achievements the streamer has achieved, right? Too fast, really too fast!]
[The host's ranking in the dimension is already in the top ten, so it's normal for it to be fast. ]
[Having already obtained Star Alliance citizenship, the streamer's immigration to the Star Alliance is just around the corner! ]
Just when Lu Xuan was about to say something, a reminder box that had never appeared before suddenly popped up on the mall page in front of him.
[The purchase quantity of Evolution Liquid has reached 1,000, and the purchase permission has been revoked.]
Lu Xuan: “?”
He was a little surprised that he had bought so many as 1,000 of them, and looked a little puzzled.
"Can the purchase rights for Evolution Fluid be revoked?"
[Ah! The streamer has already bought 1,000 bottles of Evolution Liquid so quickly?]
[I seem to have forgotten to remind the streamer that the Evolution Liquid is not available for unlimited purchase. Each streamer can only purchase a maximum of 1,000 bottles on the mall purchase page.]
[I haven't forgotten, but I didn't expect the streamer to buy so much. So far, I've never seen anyone other than the streamer actually buying evolution liquid every day.]
[Because I don't have an absolute advantage in strength from the start like the anchor, I'm not afraid of others surpassing me in strength after I give away the evolution fluid.]
The most I've ever seen someone buy is only 100. Is 1,000 the upper limit? There's no need to remind them.
[Streamers don't need to worry, just the daily purchase privileges are gone, but you can still get them from discounts and blind boxes. ]
After seeing the last comment, Lu Xuan's frown finally relaxed.
Although other items in the mall made great contributions to the survival of the villagers of Yunlu Village during the disaster period, from Lu Xuan's personal perspective, the evolution liquid helped him further optimize his replication ability, allowing him to possess more than a dozen special abilities, which are incomparable to any other items, not even battleships.
Not to mention that the evolutionary fluid also brought about seventy psychics to the village, more than two hundred to other towns combined, and hundreds to the Star Alliance.
It would be such a pity if such a good thing were no longer available.
Now the fixed daily purchasing rights are gone, and it may take several days or even longer to get a discount or blind box. With fewer people getting one, the number of external transactions will naturally shrink.
Lu Xuan was even considering not releasing the evolutionary liquid to the outside world anymore.
After the audience finished discussing the topic of evolutionary fluid, they quickly returned to the previous topic and asked Lu Xuan when he planned to come to Star Alliance again.
It just so happened that they hadn’t seen enough during the seven days in Sorensen, so they went for another tour and slowly visited other planets in the Star Alliance.
Lu Xuan said calmly, "The disaster isn't over yet, don't worry."
Since the functions and coupons have been unlocked, there's no time to go anytime. If nothing unexpected happens, he won't be back for a short time next time he leaves. As for the Lu family...
·
The next two years were the same as what Lu Xuan had told others in advance.
Natural disasters still continue, but disasters such as major earthquakes, tsunamis, and large-scale volcanic eruptions that can bring about huge topographic changes in a short period of time are almost gone.
The reason why it is "almost" is that small earthquakes still occur occasionally, but the intervals have increased from the initial ten days to half a month to one month, two months, and half a year.
Five years have passed and now it has completely calmed down.
In the past two years, the Central Plains has undergone tremendous changes.
The disaster victims who returned to various places have already rebuilt new towns. As the natural disaster gradually weakened, the people, who are stronger and more resolute than before, are living better and better.
A year ago, the new emperor also used the floating bus in his hands to open bus routes all over the world to facilitate travel between people in various towns.
Among them, Yunlu Village, as the smallest but most special residential area, also has a separate station that villagers often use.
In addition to their own use, from time to time some children of noble families or curious common people would come to visit.
Whenever I see the hundreds of exquisite three-story villas in the village, as well as the Duke's Mansion in the center of the village, which covers a vast area and has a majestic appearance, I can't help but exclaim in admiration.
The Duke's Mansion was specially built by the new emperor half a year ago with the help of people he sent. In addition to the one in Yunlu, there is also one in the capital.
The exterior still retains the classic ancient royal architectural style, but the interior is equipped with many technological products that facilitate life, and the living comfort is extremely high.
The servants in the Duke's Mansion are all robots from the Star Alliance.
There are butler robots, nanny robots, and bodyguard robots.
Agricultural robots were distributed among the tens of thousands of acres of fertile land around the village that belonged to Lu Xuan.
The other 10,000 acres were in the capital, just like before, and Lu Xuan also left robots to guard them.
In addition to Lu Xuan's fields, the Lu family and the fields of each family in the village totaled tens of thousands of acres. Counting all these fields, Yunlu Village became Yunlu Town, as the villagers mentioned two years ago.
Mid-Autumn Festival.
Lu Qing started taking Lu Miaomiao to make arrangements before noon, and Lei Yan and Lu Chen also helped.
Three-year-old Lei Xiao also went in and out to help run errands.
When it got dark outside, Lu Xuan came back and the Lu family's dinner was served.
The dishes for this Mid-Autumn Festival reunion dinner are even richer than those for the Chinese New Year.
There were things flying in the sky, running on the ground, swimming in the water, as well as vegetarian dishes made from various mutated vegetables. There were more than twenty dishes in total, filling up a long table.
Even though they saw Lu Qing and Lu Miaomiao making it with their own eyes, the two children in the family couldn't help but cheer out loud.
“So rich!”
Lu Qing smiled and said, "This is the first Mid-Autumn Festival since the disaster completely ended. It is of great significance, and no matter how grand it is, it is not excessive."
Lei Yan nodded in agreement.
Although the audience in the live broadcast room were extremely greedy, they also waited for the Lu family to officially start eating before joining in the eating.
Lu Qing picked up a piece of food for Lu Chen and Lei Xiao respectively, and then asked Lu Xuan: "Are there many people coming today?"
Lu Xuan nodded.
Lei Yan was helpless. "More and more people have been coming here in the past few months. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, and there are still so many people who didn't stay at home to come here specially."
Lu Qing smiled and said, "It can't be helped. Xuan's sales volume has been decreasing."
Transactions with official towns are still continuing, but the shipment volume has also dropped significantly. The people in charge don’t have enough to share themselves, so naturally there is even less that flows out.
Since Lu Xuan doesn't go out to sell it, those who want it can only find Yunlu to find a way to buy it.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a festival of family reunion, and for this reason, it is also the day when others are sure that they will find Lu Xuan here.
At other times, he might have gone out to sea or to another town, or simply traveled alone to unknown places to avoid being seen.
Lu Xuan said: "Before, we changed a lot because of the need for disaster. Now that the disaster is over, there is naturally no need."
Lu Qing joked, "Others don't think it's unnecessary."
Whether it is biological clothing, air conditioners, refrigerators, rice cookers and other household appliances, once you have enjoyed them, who can't bear to live without them?
In the last year of the disaster, gold and silver regained their value, and naturally more and more people felt they had the capital to acquire them.
It's a pity that only a very small number of these people can get what they want, and the price they spend is far from what it was during the disaster.
After dinner, Lu Miaomiao brought up a fruit plate, and the family continued to eat and chat.
Lei Xiao nestled in Lu Xuan's arms, and kept pulling Lu Xuan to tell him stories about his battles with mutant beasts.
Ever since the little guy was able to walk, he has been particularly attached to his uncle Lu Xuan. Of course, Lu Xuan also likes this nephew who looks more like him than his biological father.
People who don't know their relationship always mistake them for father and son when they see them.
Lu Xuan casually talked about the mutant beasts he had encountered outside, and sometimes he would also intersperse stories about his time in the apocalypse to Lei Xiao. Whenever the little guy heard something exciting, his eyes would light up and he would exclaim "Wow".
Lu Chen, who was already a grown-up boy next to him, also pricked up his ears and showed an excited expression similar to Lei Xiao's from time to time.
Lei Yan looked at the three of them and smiled.
Lu Qing stared thoughtfully at the calm expression on Lu Xuan's face, and suddenly asked, "Ah Xuan, when are you planning to leave?"
Lu Xuan was surprised, "Where are you going?"
Lu Qing looked at him silently without saying a word.
After a moment, Lu Xuan, Lei Yan, and even Lu Chen vaguely understood something, and their expressions changed slightly.
The living room suddenly fell silent.
The audience in the live broadcast room noticed something and the speed at which they posted comments slowed down significantly.
The only one who was not in the situation was Lei Xiao.
He looked up at Lu Qing, then at Lu Xuan, "Mom? Uncle?" Why is no one speaking?
Lu Xuan touched Lei Xiao's head and asked in confusion, "Why did you suddenly bring this up?"
Lu Qing smiled calmly and said, "Actually, I've wanted to bring it up for a long time, but I just didn't know how to start."
Ever since the disaster ended, no, even since the disaster began to weaken significantly, she had a vague feeling that Lu Xuan's life was very boring every day.
It’s not that there is nothing to do, but his eyes no longer have the vitality that was there when he was fighting in the beast tide, shining with unprecedented light.
Lu Xuan is so powerful that he can even scare off a tide of beasts. It's such a waste to have him be useless here.
Perhaps he didn't belong here from the beginning.
Lu Qing looked at Lu Xuan steadily and said, "You have helped us enough. You should go back to where you belong and live your life."
Lu Xuan's expression changed slightly, and he glanced at Lu Qing, unable to tell for a moment whether her words had any other meaning.
He thought about it for a moment, but didn't ask in the end.
Apart from anything else, he had to admit that Lu Qing's suggestion really touched his heart.
When he just came from the apocalypse, he thought that this place could give him the peaceful life he wanted, but the impact of the ten years of the apocalypse on him was ultimately too great.
On the one hand, he does yearn for stability, but on the other hand, he has an indelible interest in an exciting and dangerous life.
What's more, he didn't want to waste time here after finally reaching level eight.
Even if Lu Qing didn't mention it, he would take the initiative to say goodbye and leave in two or three years at most.
Since Lu Qing brought it up first...
Lu Xuan said: "Okay, I'll leave tomorrow."
Lu Qing's expression instantly broke down, and she blurted out in a panic, "So fast!?"
When she asked this question, her intention was not to let him leave immediately.
Lu Xuan curled his lips and said, "Don't worry, it's not like I'll never come back after leaving."
Lu Qing's anxious expression suddenly paused, and she asked in surprise, "Can you come back?"
Lu Xuan: "Sure, but it shouldn't be too frequent." After all, 'air tickets' are too expensive.
Lu Chen and Lei Yan, who were worried, just breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Lu Xuan say again: "Maybe he will come back in a few decades."
“!!!”
They don’t know whether it will still be there decades later.
Lu Xuan reminded: "I will leave you enough crystal cores. As long as you absorb them step by step, you will live for a long time."
The lifespan of psychics below level five can reach a maximum of 150 to 200 years. For those above level five, there is no exact number, ranging from 300 to 400 years. According to what the audience mentioned accidentally before, the Star Alliance also has psychics at level eight who are over 500 years old and look like young people.
Whether it is him or the Lu family, they still have a chance to live.
In fact, if he had not discovered later that the plane teleportation function was only for the teleporting host, with his financial resources, he could have taken the Lu family on an interstellar trip as a family.
The Lu family didn't know what he was thinking. They were just stunned by the fact that their lifespan had increased without their knowledge.
I felt happy yet a little dazed and unreal at the same time.
Lu Qing murmured, "If I really live to be one or two hundred years old, I'm afraid I'll become an old monster."
Lei Xiao seemed to understand their conversation, and subconsciously said, "Mom will always be the most beautiful no matter how long she lives."
A few words from a child instantly dispelled the sadness of parting that was lingering in the hearts of several people.
Lu Qing chuckled, "You're the only kid who's so talkative."
She looked at Lu Xuan and sighed.
Even if one can really live for more than a hundred years, a few decades is still a long time.
But it's definitely better than what I thought would be a farewell forever.
At first, Lei Xiao didn't understand that the departure they were talking about meant a long separation that would last until he grew up or even longer before they would meet again. It was only after Lu Qing and Lei Yan explained it to him in detail that he finally understood.
Then, the little guy hooked his arms around Lu Xuan's neck and started crying loudly.
"I don't want my uncle to leave! I can't bear to see him go!"
As she cried, she began to change her tune, "Uncle, take me with you!"
Lei Yan and Lu Qing, who were about to comfort their son, were choked up on the spot.
The audience in the live broadcast room couldn't stop laughing.
[Hahaha, I love my uncle more than I love my parents, little baby Lei Xiao is awesome!]
[I also like anchors more. Who doesn’t like anchors? ]
[I ordered.]
Lu Chen was also very dependent on Lu Xuan, and his eyes unconsciously turned red.
But he felt that he was no longer a child, and he had to set an example in front of his eldest nephew, so he tried hard not to cry.
Lu Xuan rubbed his head like he did when he was a child, and then said to Lei Xiao: "Okay, don't cry, Xiao Shitou is also a little man. If you leave too, who will protect your mother in the future?"
Lei Xiao, with tears in his eyes, suddenly realized: "That's right!"
Lei Yan: “……?” Am I not a human being?
Lu Xuan took out some soft toilet paper to wipe Lei Xiao's tears and coaxed him, "So you have to stay and protect your mother with your uncle. When you grow up to be as tall as your father, I will come back to see you."
Lei Xiao sniffed and asked seriously, "Will you really come back to see me?"
Lu Xuan nodded, "A man's word is as good as his bond."
Lei Xiao used the back of his hand to touch the tears that were falling uncontrollably, and said in a sobbing voice, "Then, I will stay and protect mother until uncle comes back."
Lu Chen also said: "I am also waiting here for brother to come back. I will wait for brother forever."
Lei Yan and Lu Qing also said, "And us."
Because of the upcoming separation, the whole family was reluctant to leave. They gathered in the living room until midnight, talked about many family matters, and then reluctantly went back to their rooms.
In Lu Xuan's room.
After a few years, his old fans who felt they knew him better asked him: [Is the anchor really leaving tomorrow?]
Lu Xuan turned on the live broadcast system and said, "Of course not."
Once the news spreads, other people in the village will inevitably come to see him off, and by then there will be even more people crying.
He couldn't stand that atmosphere.
"I'm leaving tonight."
He glanced at the balance of points. After two years of accumulation, the original 100 billion had more than doubled, and there would still be a large amount left after ten rounds.
Lu Xuan didn't have the time to teleport repeatedly in a short period of time, but in order to avoid the mall becoming unusable after arriving at the Star Alliance, he bought four teleportation tickets at once.
Not only that, I also bought a large batch of goods in advance that I didn’t stock up on purpose, and would only buy in the mall when I needed them. I also bought a batch of goods that were cheap in some malls but expensive in Star Alliance.
It took more than half an hour just to go shopping, and I lost hundreds of billions of points before I finally stopped.
As Lu Xuan opened the teleportation ticket and clicked to use it, he looked up and glanced at the countless viewers of the Star Alliance across the screen. A bewitching light flashed in his eyes, and he smiled brightly and said, "Everyone, see you at the Star Alliance."
The familiar blue light appeared again, and in the blink of an eye, the slender figure disappeared from the room along with the live broadcast screen that only he could see.
A new journey belonging to Lu Xuan has begun.
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