—Rustle, rustle, rustle, rustle.
The wind was strong tonight. The swaying Crystal Orchid Tree leaves sounded like a symphonic concerto; rather than becoming irritating, it made the heart calmer.
In a few days, he would temporarily leave Longwind City.
During this period, Lincon had convened several Longwind Council meetings in succession, assigning many matters to the core leadership.
These included Longwind City's future development, the acquisition of resource sites beyond Jiangzhou, and more.
But at this moment, all those matters had to be set aside.
Using Void Dandelion's spatial traversal ability, several Abyssal Lords from the Hive Legion had already knelt on one knee before Lincon, presenting generous spoils and offering loyalty to their master.
Lincon swept his gaze across the Abyssal Lords before him, each varying in height, build, and size. The worries that had plagued him for some time suddenly cleared.
With a smile, he said, "It seems this trip to the Lin Province Abyss has helped you a great deal. You're all in remarkably high spirits."
"It was all thanks to your farsighted planning, my lord, for guiding us in the right direction." The Blood Race Lord Bane wore a thoroughly ingratiating smile as he reported the results.
"By your command, my lord, we went to the Lin Province Abyss Rift and wiped out the Spinel Dragon Lizard Tribe. We harvested tens of thousands of tons of dragon lizard flesh, nearly completely resolving Hive Canyon's food problem. We also collected the Spinel Crystals from the Spinel Dragon Lizards for Longwind City's troops, and found Life Fruit and a small section of an Ancient Tree of Life Branch within the Abyss Rift..."
Bane recounted everything in detail. Alashu occasionally raised his head to interject, the soul flames in his eyes blazing with excitement, as if he had not