City of Abundance

The feng shui of this place is excellent!

It took Xu Nan a great deal of willpower to restrain himself from beating this guy up.

This place may be auspicious for the deceased, but it may not be so for the living!

Fortunately, Xu Nan wasn't a superstitious person. After some investigation, he found that the area was indeed deserted and not far from the city center, basically within the range of the Hagrid's Flicker Spell. He was barely satisfied.

After all, land prices in H City are a number these days. Although they dropped slightly after the news of the otherworldly invasion, they still maintain a relatively high level overall.

Although Song Ying has considerable assets, it is estimated that Lü Junyi's room for maneuver is also quite limited.

The two quietly returned to the bottom of the forest. The Blazing Fire had already transformed back into its base form, and a large number of Alchemy Golem began to carry out the most basic work.

The underground city is being rebuilt in an orderly manner.

This time, Xu Nan is ready to make a big splash. At least he can't let it grow wildly like before. The development of an underground city must have a direction and a purpose!

Sitting in the Gaming Chair in the City Lord's Hall, Xu Nan fell into deep thought.

What direction should his dungeon take? Alchemy should definitely be the main focus. On one hand, it's due to Xu Nan's personal strengths, and on the other hand, having dealt with Ron Sorcerer so many times, Xu Nan knows how profitable alchemy can be.

This is one of the reasons why he applied to Old Hai for a drug production license.

In the future world, if the integration is completed, then magic potions will definitely be a very important resource. If I can take the lead in seizing the market, I will definitely gain the upper hand.

"Actually, with the Cloud Ascending Ship here, there won't be any problems with various buildings. As for energy, since we've plundered quite a bit of resources from several low-level Alchemy Heart, it won't be a problem for the time being. The biggest problem for the dungeon right now is still the population!"

"Population is the key to everything!"

Xu Nan, after much painful reflection, realized the gravity of the situation.

We can't keep relying on dwarves and a few healthy, green Minotaur to maintain our population, can we?

Qin Lele has been the City Management Captain for so long, but she doesn't have many people left to manage, and even the residents don't need her to take care of them anymore...

It's time to bring in more people!

Oh, right, before we start bringing in people, we need to name our dungeon!

Great cities have always needed a great name.

Xu Nan thought about it a lot.

By evening, the dungeon was basically rebuilt, and all the previous buildings were ready for use. In addition, a number of newly activated residential areas and barracks were also added.

Although Blazing Fire didn't understand the meaning behind Xu Nan's instructions, he still completed them one by one. Xu Nan was very satisfied with this.

However, he had always had one question.

Since Xu Nan returned from the moon, he has mentioned the return of the Arcane Empire to Liu Blazing Fire.

Blazing Fire was initially very excited, but when Xu Nan suggested sending her to the moon to see Princess Selena, she suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

Xu Nan was actually testing and probing.

After all, this Cloud Ascending Ship comes from the Arcane Empire. He has worked hard on the infrastructure, but what if Blazing Fire takes his research results back with him?

He wanted to use this opportunity to test Blazing Fire's attitude, but Blazing Fire's attitude left him feeling somewhat confused.

"I will not go back. I can never go back."

"Thank you. It must be the Ancient Covenant that summoned Yu Tuo Sang and Princess Selena back. Thank you for allowing me to see them again in my lifetime."

"Please rest assured, the Cloud Ascending Ship Blazing Fire will only serve you, Lord City Lord, in the days to come."

The Ship Spirit's attitude was very firm.

Xu Nan was completely bewildered. Just as he was thinking about something, Blazing Fire walked away looking annoyed.

"If there's nothing else, Blazing Fire will continue with his work. I hope you won't mention the Arcane Empire again."

This is such a huge contrast! Who was it that went through all that trouble to lure me into summoning the people of the Arcane Empire back? And now they're suddenly turning their backs on me?

Moreover, Xu Nan also discovered that the Setting Sun's Glow of the Cloud Ascending Ship had disappeared.

Blazing Fire seemed to have made up his mind.

There must be more to this guy's story.

But Xu Nan wasn't actually thinking about any of that right now; he was thinking about—

"What do you mean by 'within one's lifetime'? Aren't the lifespans of Ship Spirit almost eternal?"

Upon hearing this, Blazing Fire's figure visibly trembled, then coldly replied:

"Turn off your rant/comment section!"

Xu Nan was speechless.

I don't know if it's really because of feng shui.

Not long after moving to the new base, an Undead Creatures suddenly appeared in the long-dormant cemetery, much to the delight of the White-Clad Wraith Elder Sister had been living there alone.

This matter not only alarmed City Lord Xu, but also attracted many people to come and see what was going on.

"I always thought this cemetery was prepared for you, but I never imagined it could actually evoke the spirits of the dead!" Tom exclaimed.

Xu Nan glanced at her. "Don't think that just because I've become a young girl I won't issue Pet Edict."

Tom jumped back, his face wary. "What do you want?"

Xu Nan sneered, "No, I'm not interested!"

Ah Tang ran away, his face flushed with embarrassment.

The Undead Creatures emerged from the cemetery and gave Xu Nan a crooked salute. All creatures born in the cemetery would acknowledge Xu Nan as their master, which was one of the reasons Xu Nan initially wanted to rely on the cemetery to multiply the dungeon's inhabitants. At least their loyalty was reliable, and they didn't consume food. If the cemetery's resources weren't so unstable, he might even have had the urge to throw the dwarves into the cemetery to transform them into Undead Creatures.

This is a Skeleton Soldier. It might not be used to Earth's gravity at first, but it will get used to it soon.

He looked tall and imposing, carrying a long sword, quite dashing. Everyone applauded to welcome the new resident of the underground city.

Xu Nan's heart skipped a beat; he wanted to test the Skeleton Soldier's combat strength. His Appraisal Technique showed it was a Tier 1 monster, so he decided to use a weaker monster to probe it.

He thought for a moment, then used Level 1 Monster Summoning to summon the Crippled Bro.

After so much time, the Crippled Bro looked even weaker. Although it was a miracle that it hadn't died after all this time in the Astral Realm, Xu Nan didn't think it could continue to perform miracles.

"Here, you two, have a fight."

Xu Nan gave a simple instruction.

The tall and imposing Skeleton Soldier immediately charged forward with murderous intent.

The Crippled Bro seemed to be having some difficulty walking, and was almost slashed by the Skeleton Soldier's long swords several times!

Suddenly, he stumbled and fell to the ground, whereupon he fell silent.

The Skeleton Soldier, unsuspecting, approached and was about to crouch down to check the situation when suddenly, the Crippled Bro pulled a gleaming Stone Dagger from its pocket!

With lightning speed, he plunged the Stone Dagger into the Skeleton Soldier's groin, dislocating his hip bone!

The movement was so skillful that Xu Nan felt a chill run down his spine just looking at it.

Before long, the Skeleton Soldier were dismantled into individual parts. If Xu Nan hadn't stopped them in time, the new residents of the dungeon might have been destroyed by the Crippled Bro.

Xu Nan noticed a detail: even after he called a pause, the guy still clung to the Skeleton Soldier's leg with some reluctance.

This goblin is something else!

Xu Nan comforted the Skeleton Soldier and had the white-clad vengeful spirit take him back to the cemetery for repairs. Qin Lele volunteered to help set his bones, and although the Skeleton Soldier couldn't speak, he was still extremely grateful.

Everyone scattered in a panic.

Xu Nan stared at the Crippled Bro, then, after a moment's thought, summoned Lulu.

Fairy Nymph possess exceptional communication skills; they should be able to communicate with even low-level goblins, if necessary.

"... He, he wants to stay here a little longer. It's much safer in the Astral Realm." Although Lulu was somewhat reluctant, she still relayed the Crippled Bro's intentions to Xu Nan exactly as they were.

Xu Nan thought for a moment, "Ask him how dangerous the Astral Realm is?"

The Crippled Bro: "It's very dangerous. I spend 39 out of 46 hours fighting, and the rest of the time escaping and searching for food and water."

Xu Nan did some calculations. "You've been fighting for so long and you're still alive. You should be leveling up quickly, so why are you still only at Tier 1?"

The Crippled Bro remained silent. "I've lived this long not because I'm good at fighting."

Xu Nan understood immediately.

It turns out that the lame master was following a sneaky development strategy.

He suddenly became interested in the goblin, so he simply said to it, "I can lend you a set of equipment to make you stronger. When you grow up, you can repay me with Constant Gold Coin, or do things for me."

The Crippled Bro remained silent for a moment, then agreed.

Xu Nan immediately asked Lulu to draft an Equipment Rental Agreement. He didn't have much knowledge of contracts, but Lulu was an expert!

Not long after, the crippled big shot upgraded his equipment and returned to the Astral Realm with a full set of low-level magical gear!

Along with him was a lease agreement.

The contract clearly states that the crippled tycoon will regain his freedom as long as he repays the principal and interest; otherwise, he must obey Xu Nan's summons and orders until then.

This set of magical equipment is worth 5,000 Constant Gold Coin, with an interest rate of 5%. Seems pretty reasonable, right?

The Crippled Bro was quite careful when he looked at the contract, probably because he was afraid of being scammed by Xu Nan. He especially examined the interest rate repeatedly before finally nodding in satisfaction.

Xu Nan smiled and signed the agreement with him.

This goblin is quite intelligent; it even understands the meaning of interest.

This guy probably doesn't want to be at Xu Nan's beck and call for the rest of his life.

Pity.

Even the smartest goblin doesn't understand the meaning of compound interest. Buffett has said that compound interest is the most important principle for accumulating wealth.

"Interest compounded weekly... As long as his growth rate is even slightly slow, he'll be working for me obediently in his next life!"

Xu Nan let out a long, villainous laugh.

He cheerfully sent off his summoned creature and leisurely opened Lost Paradise.

It had been a long time since Xu Nan had explored the Lost Paradise. He checked out suitable locations for second-tier warlocks to explore, and there were currently three dungeons that were recruiting members.

He reviewed the information and ultimately chose the "City of Abundance," which was one out of ten.

You can't keep leveling up by doing shameful things, can you? Bloodline Fruit are effective until Ron Sorcerer level exceeds 10.

The sixth floor of Lost Paradise has opened...

[10-Player Dungeon - City of Abundance!]

[Coordinates confirmed, teleportation complete!]

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