First Soul Skill—Infinite Provisions! (Thanks to Xian Xiyou Xun for the recommendation ticket~)

"Yay~"

Seeing that her mother was willing to move into the city, Zhuge Tong happily threw her arms around her.

Zhou Xuan lovingly patted her daughter on the head.

Of course, she understood that her daughter wanted to live in the city.

If she did not go, Zhuge Tong definitely would not go either.

Though she was reluctant to leave this place, she wanted even less to see her daughter disappointed because of her.

Once things had settled down in the future, it would not be too late to return.

Seeing his mother agree, Zhuge Ming smiled and handed her the flag design in his hand.

"There's no rush to move. We still need to go back and pack our things.

"But Mother, can you sew a flag according to this design?

"It doesn't need to be big. It just needs to look the same."

Zhou Xuan took the paper from her son and examined the pattern on it.

Though she could not recognize the two strange characters, she felt that they possessed a solemn sort of beauty.

After thinking for a moment, she smiled and nodded.

"Although I've barely embroidered anything since your father passed away...

"Before that, I had more than twenty years of experience!

"This pattern is novel, but it isn't complicated. It'll be easy to embroider.

"However, we're missing some embroidery materials at home. We'll have to go into the city first to buy some cloth and dyed silk thread..."

Zhuge Ming had anticipated this long ago.

"I've already asked General Zilong to handle the materials.

"When we get back, he'll deliver them.

"All right, let's go home! We won't need to farm anymore.

"You can do easier work, or even cultivate some hobbies of your own.

"Our family will never lack food again."

Zhuge Tong asked in confusion, "Why won't we lack food? Are we going to buy grain grown by other people?"

Zhuge Ming narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"I'll tell you when we get home."

And so, chatting and laughing, the three returned home.

Zhuge Ming shut the door and summoned his Records of the Three Kingdoms martial soul inside the house.

It was not the first time he had summoned his martial soul before the mother and daughter.

But this time, a blood-red ring had appeared around it!

It gave off dense, powerful fluctuations of soul power, though he kept them contained within the house.

At the sight of the blood-red ring, Zhuge Tong immediately asked in confusion, "Is that... a soul ring? Soul rings can be red too? Aren't there only white, yellow, purple, and black?

"I've never even seen a purple soul ring in my entire life!"

Zhou Xuan, beside her, was more knowledgeable.

After a brief moment of thought, she covered her mouth in shock.

"Could this be... the legendary hundred-thousand-year soul ring?! My heavens—"

Zhuge Ming smiled and nodded. "Mother truly is well-informed."

"A hundred-thousand-year soul ring?!"

Zhuge Tong pressed both hands to her cheeks, her mouth forming an "O."

"Wouldn't that mean killing a hundred-thousand-year soul beast?! Th-this... can that even be done? Did General Zilong take you there?"

Zhuge Ming waved a hand.

"Hundred-thousand-year soul beasts aren't that easy to kill. This soul ring was actually condensed by my martial soul itself.

"I'm already level 11 now!"

"Level 11?!"

Both mother and daughter were stunned, then their faces lit up with delight.

"That means you're now an honored Soul Master?!"

"That's right."

Zhuge Ming suddenly felt a belated sense of emotion.

Because Zhao Yun and the others were all Super Douluo, he had overlooked the fact that he had already become a true Soul Master.

But he knew very well that a mere Soul Master was nothing before truly powerful enemies.

For now, he could only bully ordinary people below the Soul Master rank.

If he encountered another Soul Master or a Great Soul Master, then without summoning Zhao Yun and the others, he might not necessarily be able to defeat them.

Therefore, conquering territory and raising his own soul power remained his primary task going forward!

Without further thought, Zhuge Ming demonstrated the first effect of his first soul skill before the two women—Infinite Provisions!

Driven by his soul power, the Records of the Three Kingdoms martial soul suddenly radiated a milky white glow.

The light then separated from the martial soul and fell to the ground, turning into a small pile of plump, pearly white rice grains that had already been husked!

At the sight of the pile of rice, Zhou Xuan and Zhuge Tong were dumbfounded!

Zhou Xuan hurriedly crouched down, grabbed a handful of rice, and rubbed it in her palm as she said in astonishment, "This rice is even better than what we grow!

"This is your first soul skill? It can actually create food?"

Zhuge Ming smiled proudly.

"It can create much more than just rice."

With that, Zhuge Ming willed it into action.

Streams of white light separated from his martial soul and fell to the ground, transforming into radishes, cabbages, eggs, rabbit meat, and all sorts of other food!

Naturally, producing meat required noticeably more soul power than producing vegetables.

With his current soul power, generating a month's worth of food for the household in one go was no problem.

But if it were used to feed Langya City's current army of thirty thousand soldiers, the pure grain he could generate in a day would only be enough to feed them for half a day.

Fortunately, Langya City was not only a provisions transit hub; it also stored a large amount of food itself.

Previously, considerable amounts of provisions from several nearby cities had been transported to Langya City for storage.

With those stored supplies, feeding thirty thousand soldiers would not be a problem.

However, once news of Langya City's capture spread, the surrounding cities would no longer send provisions over.

At that time, this soul skill of his would play a crucial role!

Seeing the various foods Zhuge Ming had created with his martial soul, Zhou Xuan and Zhuge Tong were overjoyed.

They immediately took the fresh ingredients and prepared a lavish dinner.

While they were enjoying dinner, Zhao Yun also returned with the materials he had purchased for embroidering the flag.

Zhuge Ming, who was gnawing on a rabbit head, waved Zhao Yun over and gestured for him to sit down and eat with them.

Zhao Yun could not refuse, so he sat in the empty seat beside Zhuge Tong.

Zhuge Tong's face instantly turned red.

She had been boldly enjoying the food a moment ago, but now she was too embarrassed to even pick up any dishes.

Fortunately, Zhao Yun was a thoughtful person and took the initiative to serve Zhuge Tong some food.

This only made Zhuge Tong feel flattered and overwhelmed. She was so embarrassed that she could no longer sit still, and after finding an excuse, she ran straight into the kitchen.

Zhao Yun, meanwhile, remained perfectly composed, as if he had not noticed the girl's shyness at all...

Watching the amusing scene, Zhuge Ming happily finished dinner with his mother.

After dinner, Zhuge Tong cleared the dishes and went into the kitchen to wash them.

Zhou Xuan took the various materials Zhao Yun had brought and began embroidering the flag.

Meanwhile, Zhuge Ming went out for a walk with Zhao Yun.

This might be their last night in this village.

Having lived here for six years, he still felt some attachment to it.

He likely would not return often in the future.

At that moment, Zhuge Ming suddenly sensed an unusual movement from his martial soul.

He immediately summoned it and hid the red soul ring.

Then, his martial soul automatically flipped to the third page. Taishi Ci's name immediately turned into a sphere of light and appeared before the two of them.

Taishi Ci looked at Zhao Yun, the corners of his mouth curving into an eager smile.

"Zhao Zilong of Changshan... it's been a long time!"

A trace of surprise appeared in Zhao Yun's eyes, followed by a smile.

"Taishi Ci of Jiangdong? I trust you've been well!"

Taishi Ci suddenly stepped forward, soul power surging around him as fighting spirit blazed in his eyes.

"Zilong, do you dare fight me?!"

Taishi Ci's challenge stirred Zhao Yun's fighting spirit, and he immediately responded, "Why wouldn't I dare?!"

With that, the two turned their expectant gazes toward the boy beside them...