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Chapter 687 - 675: End of the World Dimension 63

Chapter 687: Chapter 675: End of the World Dimension 63

After settling in, Xia Yue and Ziluo began to plant crops while Xia Xi and Mo Si took charge of harvesting and transporting. Xia Xi knew some paper craft techniques - she used small paper figures to harvest ripe crops which Mo Si would then store in the warehouse prepared by Qi Ran.

Yan Mo was in charge of training Lin Jingyang to increase his power and also taught him some practical knowledge.

The footage of Xia Yue transforming into a dragon was not live-streamed back to Blue Star.

The system manipulated the footage so that she still looked like her human form while using her water spiritual power to water the seeds.

The live broadcast of Xia Yue and others aroused much discussion among the audience, mainly because it seemed very realistic, leaving no loopholes to suggest that it was fake.

However, because of the previous promotions in the vacation area, Xia Yue and Ziluo both made appearances—especially Ziluo whose beauty made her a goddess in many people’s hearts.

Many who had been to the vacation area and had met Xia Yue and Ziluo felt that they were no different from ordinary people. Seeing them use superpowers now felt somewhat unbelievable.

Thus, most viewers leaned towards the possibility that they were filming a variety show at some location.

However, this viewpoint wasn’t very convincing.

The leader of Xia Long Kingdom, having received information from Yan Mo, came to know that upon completion of their task, spurts of spiritual qi would be unleashed within the country. With the awakening of spiritual qi, long-term residents in nearby areas including humans and wildlife would undergo a series of changes, such as the activation of human spiritual roots, which if left unguided might lead to spiritual power overflow and physical damage. Even plants and wildlife could attain spiritual wisdom and start cultivation.

So they sent people from the Special Ability Bureau to find potential areas with spiritual qi surge.

Knowing that all people might eventually cultivate, the national leaders were slowly guiding the citizens without making any direct public disclosures since the matter had no immediate implications.

After half a month, with the cultivation boost from Ziluo and Xia Yue, as well as the purification of the water source, the land and water resources of G City had basically returned to its pre-apocalyptic state.

Their harvest consisted of grains and crops with long shelf life, such as wheat, rice, corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, pumpkins, red peppers, etc. Their vegetables included cabbage, cucumber, and onion which were sealed with Xia Xi’s freshness talisman for preservation.

They had also planted some long-lasting fruits like apples.

Once they felt their storage was sufficient, Yan Mo instructed Qi Ran to guide Lin Jingyang to invite people over—the way of invitation was left up to their discretion.

They had no intentions of showing up themselves as they planned to return in the end. Privacy was judged as the best policy.

Xia Yue checked with the system about the effect this would have on the mission’s progress - the system assured her it wouldn’t.

Qi Ran and Lin Jingyang didn’t return until half a month later, bringing a considerable number of people with them.

Though Xia Yue and others didn’t go out to meet them, they were able to observe through their spiritual senses.

Once Qi Ran and Lin Jingyang had settled the newcomers, they came over to them.

"You’re back. Come in and drink some water. You’ve lost weight, little one." Realizing they were coming over, Xia Yue had already opened the villa’s main gate. She poured them some juice and laid out some fruit along with a plate of dim sum when they entered.

Observing Lin Jingyang’s obviously thinning body, but improved spirits, she figured that although the trip was tough, it probably posed no major difficulties.

"Thank you." Lin Jingyang took a sip of the juice, relieving his exhaustion from the past few days. After eating dry food for more than half a month, having sweet juice again was truly delightful.

Qi Ran didn’t refuse either. Though he was a zombie and didn’t place much importance on food, he knew things from Xia Yue and others could enhance his strength, so he didn’t reject it.

"You guys have made quite a gain on this trip, bringing back so many people." Ziluo remarked.

On hearing her words, Lin Jingyang’s face looked a bit peculiar as he stole a glance at Qi Ran.

"From the look on your face, Xiaoyang, it seems something amusing happened. Share it with us." Ziluo noticed Lin Jingyang’s expression and curiously pushed for an answer.

Lin Jingyang took another look at Qi Ran’s calm face and took a deep breath before saying, "The people didn’t come voluntarily; they were threatened by Uncle Qi Ran. He surrounded their bases with a bunch of intermediate to high-level zombies, demanding the base leaders select a few people to accompany him to buy grain. If they didn’t comply, he threatened to send the zombies in to nab them.

We targeted C and D level bases with generally low defence capability, where the highest individual level only reached level 5, and even that was rare.

It would have been easy for Uncle Qi Ran to forcefully break in.

Left with no choice, the bases sent some people with crystal cores to tag along with us.

We have temporarily ’invited’ representatives from eight bases, ten people from each." After finishing in one go, he shot another glance at Qi Ran.

"Bro, you’re truly something." Xia Yue widened her eyes in surprise and gave Qi Ran a thumbs-up, impressed by his resourceful method.

"I wanted to actually invite them nicely, hoping them to come voluntarily. But seeing me made them run faster than rabbits.

I had to use this method to garne their presence. As soon as they see the grain and transport it back, they’ll know it’s real, bring more people and simultaneously promote our service to other bases. That way we won’t have to approach them one by one." Qi Ran explained casually, as if his method was completely ordinary.

"Give them the grain tomorrow so they can get lost. It’ll spare us the gossip about us eating them up

I’ll go back to check on Huanhuan - I reckon she’s missing me." After informing Lin Jingyang, Qi Ran stood up to leave and return to his home.

"Me? Deal with this?" Lin Jingyang pointed to himself. He would never have expected that he’d have to handle this matter in the end.

"Of course you! This is your turf after all, you can’t be timid." Xia Yue reassured him with a pat on his shoulder.

"I see." Lin Jingyang could only draw upon his inner strength and encourage himself.

The people who had come along were accommodated in the residential area that Qi Ran had previously prepared for trade delegates.

The newcomers were allowed to move freely within the residential area but were warned not to venture out of it. If they encountered a zombie and got eaten, it wouldn’t be their fault.

This was Qi Ran’s warning to them after they were settled. Fearing for their lives, they didn’t dare to move recklessly and spent an anxious night in the new environment.

Finally, concerned that Lin Jingyang wouldn’t be able to handle the people, Yan Mo accompanied him, wearing a mask, to meet the newcomers and lead them to the warehouse for viewing the grains.

"This is where we store our grain—rice, wheat, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and pumpkins as well as cabbage, cucumbers, apples. The prices are listed on the board at the entrance. Once you decide what you want, register it with me at the pavilion outside." Opening a warehouse for them to inspect, Lin Jingyang let them see the goods up close.

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