Chapter 95

This was an unexpected delight.

Li Yang had only come to the Nature Pavilion, yet his understanding of the "Sparse Words, Natural Heart Sutra" had already made some progress.

It's a pity that the teacher is in seclusion and cannot pass on this Heart Sutra to others; otherwise, given Lin Zhaoqin and the others' aptitude, they would probably have made remarkable progress.

Li Yang stepped onto the white jade steps first, Yu Hongyuan exclaimed from behind, "Every step is like walking on grass!"

After saying that, he covered his mouth, looking as if the sky had fallen.

Zhong Kun laughed uncontrollably, "Yuanzi, you're finished! You actually insulted your senior sister!"

Yu Hongyuan's face flushed red as he said, "No, I wasn't cursing... it's just that this really isn't a series of blossoming flowers, but rather a bunch of green leaves."

Li Yang looked down at the white jade bricks and noticed that where she stepped, small green grass was spreading out.

"You guys come up and try it too."

Everyone was eager to try, and upon hearing this, they quickly ran up the steps.

Strangely, only Li Yang had small green grass under her feet; while the others had some green light spots appearing under their feet, they couldn't form grass.

Zhong Kun asked curiously, "What's the principle behind this?"

Li Yang wasn't quite sure either.

Feng Yiqiao pondered for a moment and said, "It's probably related to talent. Junior Sister has the highest talent among us."

Li Yang: "..." Senior brother, you are completely wrong about that.

However, she couldn't explain it either, and could only understand it as a characteristic of those with the Nature Department Heavenly Fortune Bearer.

If there's anything that sets her apart from everyone else, it's that she's Nature Department Heavenly Fortune Bearer.

They ascended the steps with remarkable ease.

The steps were quite high, but I climbed them in the blink of an eye.

Looking down further, one is immediately filled with a sense of grandeur, as if surveying all the mountains below.

Li Yang looked at the houses in the eastern district and silently said to herself, "Sooner or later, I'll change them all to green!"

It's not noticeable from below, but looking down from above, the vibrant colors are really an eyesore!

The Nature Pavilion is right next door.

The scene before them took everyone by surprise.

Nature Pavilion...

That really does look quite natural.

This is a drafty attic.

How well-ventilated is it?

There were no walls on any side, only gently swaying green gauze.

The scenery is beautiful, but it's not a suitable place to live!

The furnishings on the first floor were also very simple, with only a few cushions casually placed on the floor.

That futon wasn't some special Star Artifact; it was just an ordinary futon.

Fortunately, there was no dust in the Huaxia Main City, otherwise this futon that had been there for 28 years would have been buried by dust.

The second and third floors are pretty much the same.

The rooms were well-ventilated on all sides, surrounded by green gauze, and a few futons were casually placed there.

This Nature Pavilion doesn't look like a habitable place at all.

The top floor finally had rooms with doors and windows, but they were locked.

Zhong Kun said indignantly, "I knew Marquis of Mirror Bamboo wasn't that kind-hearted; he locked us out of the crucial room!"

Li Yang wasn't in a hurry, saying, "It would be good enough if we could get Nature Pavilion back. Let's take it slow."

The uppermost room has a plaque with three characters: "Scripture Repository".

"Why isn't it Treasure Pavilion?" Li Yang thought with considerable regret.

Lin Zhaoqin was completely focused on her cultivation; she didn't care about the accommodations, only exclaiming with immense delight, "The Starlight here is so rich, and it feels so welcoming!"

Li Yang sensed it too.

With her inferior talent, she could still feel Starlight surrounding her body, trying to penetrate her star veins. For others, it must have felt like a flood of Starlight pouring into their bodies.

The Starlight in the Nature Pavilion was indeed intense, much more intense than in the residential area below.

However, one cannot stay in the Nature Pavilion indefinitely; the Starlight is too intense, and most people simply cannot withstand it.

Thinking about it that way, the furnishings of the Nature Pavilion make sense.

The senior members of the Nature Department in the past did not live in the Nature Pavilion; they probably only used it for lecturing or holding meetings.

Li Yang and his group stood at the highest point of the Nature Pavilion and looked eastward, their gazes piercing through the inner city walls and encompassing the entire outer city.

At this moment, the inner city, crafted from white jade, and the desolate outer city formed a stark contrast.

Nature Pavilion is a very tall building in the Huaxia Main City.

Only the Star Nexus Pavilion can rival it.

However, the Star Nexus Pavilion is located in the center of the Huaxia Main City, overlooking the entire white jade inner city from above.

Unlike the Nature Pavilion, from here one can see through the snow-white inner city to the desolate outer city, and even beyond the rough walls of the outer city to see the even more desolate scenery outside the city.

Everyone in the Agronomy Department was stunned by what they saw.

They had seen the outer city and beyond from the city walls in the northern district, but back then there were many ferocious beasts attacking, and it was far from the desolate emptiness it was now.

Li Yang suddenly said, "We need to work harder."

The others didn't understand what she meant and just nodded habitually.

Li Yang said earnestly, "This barren land is perfect for planting!"

Everyone: "!!!"

Nature Pavilion was not what Li Yang had imagined; there was no Divine Soil here... but looking out from here, she saw endless land.

Planting on Divine Soil is certainly comfortable, but the prospect of covering this barren land with greenery is even more enchanting!

Yu Hongyuan immediately said, "Senior Sister is right! Our Eastern District not only needs to develop the inner city, but also needs to rid the outer city of its desolation!"

Li Yang withdrew his gaze and looked at everyone, saying, "We haven't completely taken control of the Nature Pavilion yet. The beast tide three days from now will be the first test."

The expressions on everyone's faces turned serious.

Without wasting any more time, Li Yang quickly said, "Kunzi, you and Yuanzi go to the Pill Department and find out if Jiang Yuqing has come to the Huaxia Main City."

"If he doesn't come, try to contact the people in Central Capital and ask if Jiang Yuqing can come to the Huaxia Main City as soon as possible. Tell him I have something 'important' to discuss with him."

She specifically emphasized the word "important," Yu Hongyuan carefully noted down. He then said, "Leave it to me!"

Zhong Kun asked, "Without me, how could you contact the people in Central Capital?"

The two of them went to the Pill Division Naonao their Chaochao.

Li Yang then instructed the others, "Senior brothers and sisters, come with me to the eastern suburbs to find Little Ox's family. A-Qin, you and Chuyun stay behind to breed them."

Li Yang's Qiankun Bag was filled with Star Plant seeds brought from the Divine Miracle.

Her initial thought was to try growing it in the Agronomy Department to see if it could be used in Tree Tower.

Unexpectedly, it has now found a use.

During the Divine Miracle, Li Yang collected a total of 1,000 seeds of Star Plant.

If all 1,000 Star Plant are planted, the first wave of beasts can be easily stopped.

Therefore, Li Yang urgently needs the help of Little Ox's family.

Three days is really not a long time.

They have to work day and night planting and cultivating to keep up.

The most urgent task is to find the Plow Ox Clan!

Everyone understood the seriousness of the situation and readily agreed, "Okay, let's split up and get to work!"

Li Yang, Feng Yiqiao, and the others had just left the inner city and hadn't even searched the outer city extensively when they encountered a large herd of cattle.

Li Yang and the others were stunned.

The cows walking towards them were also stunned.

The next moment, the burly man at the front knelt down with a thud and said in a deep voice, "My lord! I beg you, my lord! I'm willing to give my life, please spare my children, please don't drive them out of the city!"

Chapter 95

The ox that knelt down with a thud was the Little Ox's father.

The Little Ox family escaped Divine Miracle and thought they could return to their normal lives after being reunited, but they never expected that they would return to find that everything was gone.

The Divine Miracle lasted for more than half a month.

Although there is some time difference between the two Realm Domain, it is within an acceptable range.

Counting from the time in Huaxia Main City, the Little Ox family had only been gone for about ten days.

What they didn't know was that the East District had undergone a complete transformation in those ten days.

Marquis of Mirror Bamboo handed over the key to the Nature Pavilion.

This is not just a relinquishment of power, but also a public announcement that the Spirit Division is withdrawing from the East District and will no longer protect it.

The inner-city residents of the eastern district are reluctant to give up their homes for the time being.

Firstly, real estate is expensive, and they are unwilling to sell at a low price; secondly, they are also gambling, betting that Marquis of Mirror Bamboo will not really hand over Nature Pavilion.

Most people shared similar thoughts with He Song.

Marquis of Mirror Bamboo appeared to be handing over the key to the Nature Pavilion, but in reality, he was waiting for Li Yang to turn around and beg him.

At the level of Marquis of Mirror Bamboo, everything must be done with proper justification.

Even if this legitimacy was obtained through coercion.

However, the people in the outer city were not as stable as those in the inner city.

They can't afford to gamble.

Land prices in the outer city are low, and the land is extremely unstable.

Even with the protection of the Star Wielders from the Spirit Division in the Eastern District, the outer city can still be affected by occasional fierce beast tides.

Therefore, those Star Wielders make a living in the outer city are more decisive and efficient than those in the inner city, and they are also better at avoiding risks.

As soon as rumors spread that the key to the Nature Pavilion had been handed over, the Star Wielders in the outer city began frantically gathering assets and rushing to relocate.

They've left, but the Plow Ox Clan work so hard here are in a terrible situation.

Oxen do not own their own land.

They contracted the Star Wielders' land and had to pay a large amount of rent every year.

After the Star Wielders left the outer city of the eastern district, the land they had been rented out was naturally taken back.

If the Little Ox family hadn't been caught up in the Divine Miracle, they could have harvested one last crop. Even without land, they would still have some assets and could have found a way to relocate to another area.

But their family was caught up in the Divine Miracle, and the Star Wielders who rented them the land assumed they had died in the Divine Miracle. They harvested all the ripe crops and then left the outer city of the eastern district.