The owner of this coffee studio is very generous; he gave away a pour-over coffee set that cost over a thousand yuan.
However, single-origin coffee grinders were too expensive for him to give away, and he felt that using a lower-quality grinder would be a waste of the beans, so he subtly mentioned to Chen Yang that Chen Yang still needed a good grinder.
Chen Yang decisively spent over 10,000 yuan to buy one coffee machine, and then spent over 50,000 yuan to buy two more commercial coffee machines with a single brewing head to replace the coffee machine at the inn.
The owner's coffee studio mainly sells coffee beans and equipment, and also provides coffee skills training. Chen Yang plans to send two people over to learn, and Li Su'er seems to be very interested as well, so she can come and learn as well.
After loading everything into the car, Chen Yang stood there, stunned.
That feeling of growth suddenly returned.
He immediately drove to the area outside the boundary.
The land outside the boundary is already very large; if it were expanded several times over this time, it would be enough to build a town.
Moreover, this growth was quite significant. Chen Yang could sense that something was rising, something was sinking, something was expanding, and something was squeezing.
At that moment, he seemed to grasp the mystery of life; a piece of land was like a life, growing and changing.
Chen Yang felt itchy and hot all over, but he felt no unease, strangeness, or discomfort. It was like seeing flowers blooming before his eyes—a wonderfully strange and pleasant sensation.
He even wanted to close his eyes and fully experience the wonderful feeling that came from the depths of his soul.
But he was still driving, so he had to hold back.
As time went by, this feeling reached its peak.
Chen Yang was now not far from the outer boundary, and there was no one around.
Chen Yang couldn't take it anymore; he needed to vent.
He parked the car on the side of the road and then started running.
He leaped over weeds and dead trees, jumping more than ten meters in a single bound. The surrounding scenery rushed past, but his hair and clothes remained untouched.
He felt as if he had melted into the earth, his body and soul feeling light and airy, yet his mind remained perfectly clear.
Before long, he arrived at the outer boundary.
The land outside the boundary has undergone tremendous changes.
The once flat grassland has transformed into hills and valleys, with the river still flowing through it, but now several times larger.
The changes are not over yet; the earth continues to expand, the winds rise and the clouds surge, and the changes are astonishing.
Everything seemed to be on fast-forward. Chen Yang was in the midst of it all, seemingly insignificant, yet he was experiencing all these changes firsthand.
The changes were so drastic, it was as if the Creator was orchestrating everything with His great hand, controlling the rise of hills and the sinking of valleys.
Chen Yang noticed this time that on the edge of the expanding earth, soil appeared out of nowhere, plants grew wildly, and the animals, though terrified, were unharmed.
About ten minutes later, all these changes finally stopped, and the area outside the boundary had completely changed.
Chen Yang climbed to the highest mountain in the current Outer Boundary Land and finally saw the entire Outer Boundary Land.
The area outside the boundary is now about ten kilometers in diameter, which is not much larger than the area of a town.
What's lacking in the outer areas now is animals.
For the past few months, Chen Yang has been moving various creatures into the outer area, using rivers to separate carnivores from herbivores, and preparing food for the carnivores.
Meanwhile, the animals in the outer realms have begun to reproduce. Given the current situation, Chen Yang only needs to intervene for another year or so before allowing them to develop freely. This is because the micro-realm has just given him a hint.
"Congratulations, Realm Master. The Outer Realm has been upgraded. You can now bring five large carnivores, ten medium-sized carnivores or herbivores, five large herbivores, and twenty birds or insects each month. Seeds, microorganisms, and larvae carried by the wind from outside will no longer be blocked from entering the Outer Realm."
This allowed the area outside the boundary to develop, especially its connection to the outside world. Although it only contained seeds and microorganisms carried by the wind, this is what an ecosystem should look like.
As for what animals to bring into the area beyond the border and how to arrange it, Chen Yang doesn't need to worry about those things; there's an expert like Weng Ji to handle it.
Although the change did not harm the animals, it was a devastating blow to the house that Chen Yang and his friends had built. Their dilapidated house was completely reduced to ruins.
Chen Yang had just stepped outside the boundary and wanted to tell everyone about this major change, but as soon as his phone connected to the internet, it started bombarding him with notifications.
disaster!
die!
Mourning...
These words filled his phone's screen.
The same message appears in various software notifications and in many private chats; these few words are everywhere.
Earthquakes frequently occur along the Circum-Pacific Seismic Belt. Many areas are affected, including coastal provinces in China, such as Chen Yang's hometown.
However, the earthquake was the only domestic event and had little impact. The most severely affected areas were the west coast of the United States, Japan, and several islands in the Pacific Ocean.
The earthquake occurred in multiple locations, with the highest magnitude reaching 7.9.
Just as Chen Yang was about to call Chen Ming, he saw that both Chen Ming and Yang Yu had sent him messages.
"Son, I can't get through to you on the phone. Your mother and I are both fine."
"Yang, there was an earthquake just now. The windows in my house cracked and a lot of things fell down, but I'm fine."
Chen Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief, called his parents to confirm the situation, and then replied to everyone who had messaged him. Li Su'er, in particular, had sent him dozens of messages inquiring about his condition.
After putting down his phone, Chen Yang's heart gradually sank.
The timing was too coincidental, so coincidental that he didn't believe it was a coincidence at all.
The earthquake occurred precisely when the area outside the boundary began to undergo drastic changes, and the earthquake ended after the changes in the area outside the boundary ceased.
The timing is too perfect, and both events involve intense geological activity.
If the earthquake was indeed caused by changes in the terrain outside the boundary, then Chen Yang would truly be held responsible.
After all, he had chosen the land beyond the boundary, watched it expand step by step, and even buried the stone slab that granted him the micro-realm within it.
If the earthquake, which caused countless deaths and injuries, was truly caused by the expansion of the outer regions, then he bears a heavy sin.
The expansion beyond the boundary puzzled Chen Yang greatly. Where did those lands originally come from? Even the origin and destination of the river water remained a mystery. It certainly didn't originate from the original stream.
If the soil expanding beyond the boundary originated from Earth, then this earthquake can be explained.
Crustal movements are often caused by subtle changes underground.
Sometimes, even the slightest change can cause dramatic changes in the ground, much like the butterfly effect.
This time, the boundary has expanded to ten kilometers, which is not a minor change. If the soil in these ten kilometers was all extracted from underground, then the source of this earthquake is undoubtedly the boundary.
Chen Yang's heart was incredibly heavy at that moment.
Just then, a line of words suddenly appeared before his eyes.
"Please rest assured, Lord, the upgrade of the outer realm was caused by an earthquake, not the other way around."
(End of this chapter)
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