Elder Wang Breaks Through, a Gift from the Higher-Ups

At that moment, everyone in the territory felt a vast divine power, making them unable to help but prostrate themselves in worship.

Even the Golden Ancient Tree trembled slightly under this divine power, radiating an even more dazzling brilliance, standing shoulder to shoulder with it.

"This power is too exaggerated! What is the origin of this Lotus Lantern?"

Shen Xing covered her eyes, deeply shocked.

The noise lasted for about 10 seconds.

A moment later, all the light slowly subsided, and the vast divine power returned to calm.

As soon as Shen Xing opened his eyes, he looked over impatiently.

At this moment, the Lotus Lantern floated quietly before my eyes, its surface shimmering with light, and even the dim petal patterns began to glow faintly.

Compared to before, although it still looks dilapidated, it has gained a unique charm.

At the same time, several system notifications flashed by.

[Ding! You have successfully collected the first fragment, repairing the 'Unknown Lotus Lantern' and restoring some of its power!]

[The range of the Lotus Lantern's flame has been increased to a diameter of 1500 meters, and the invincibility time of the 'Lotus Flame Barrier' has been extended to 5 seconds!]

[The Lotus Lantern now has an additional effect: 'Lotus Flame Spatial Escape'!]

[Lotus Flame Spatial Escape: Activate the spatial power within the Lotus Lantern, carrying up to 100 friendly units, and randomly teleport them to a safe zone within a 10-kilometer radius.]

After being transported, the Lotus Lantern enters a charging state and can only be used again after 72 hours.

[...]

[Ding! You have successfully collected the first Lotus Lantern fragment!]

[Hidden Quest Triggered: The Lost Lotus Flame]

[Quest Objective: Collect the scattered Lotus Lantern fragments throughout the Land of Mist to restore the Lotus Lantern to their peak condition.]

[Current task progress: 1/7]

"Wow, wow, wow!"

Shen Xing couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

He never expected that a mere fragment would activate such a terrifying power within the Lotus Lantern.

A group of one hundred people being teleported over a distance of 10 kilometers—that's simply outrageous!

"This Lotus Lantern is absolutely bizarre."

"The Lotus Flame Barrier grants 5 seconds of group invincibility, plus the 'Lotus Flame Spatial Escape' group teleportation. If used well, it's hard to die."

Moreover, this is only the effect of collecting the first fragment.

It's hard to imagine just how powerful this Lotus Lantern was at its peak.

This made Shen Xing even more eager for the day when he could collect all the fragments.

"However... what's somewhat chilling is that even with such powerful life-saving abilities, this Lotus Lantern was shattered, so its previous owner has most likely perished as well."

"Then how strong must a being be to kill such a being?"

Is the other party a friend or an enemy?

Shen Xing frowned slightly, once again realizing that the waters of this world were deeper than he had imagined.

After a moment's hesitation, he quickly shook his head.

For Shen Xing, it's too early to think about these things now; knowing too much isn't a good thing.

As the saying goes, when the sky falls, the tall ones hold it up. He was just a newbie who had only been in the Land of Mist for a few months and couldn't yet touch upon such deep secrets.

"Next, let's utilize these resources and boost the strength of our territory."

He took a deep breath and regained his composure.

Then immediately open the Great Bonfire interface to upgrade.

[Consume the following materials: 100 Greater Soul Stone, 100,000 Wood, 100,000 Stone, 1,000 Mithril, and 1 Ancient Spirit Wood to upgrade 'Great Bonfire Lv5' to 'Sacred Flame Platform Lv1'?]

"Yes."

As he clicked "confirm," a large amount of materials in his inventory were consumed.

The blazing Great Bonfire was also enveloped in white light, and its base began to rapidly reassemble.

[Upgrading in progress, estimated time: 4 days and 15 hours...]

"It'll take almost five days, that's a bit long..."

"But I have nothing to do these next few days anyway, so I guess it'll take a little longer."

After upgrading the Bonfire, Shen Xing pushed his wheelchair to the blacksmith shop and called out Logan and Aqi.

Then he handed over the batch of standard equipment, as well as the blueprints for the [Mad Demon Battle Axe] and [Storm Crossbow Bolt], to the two of them.

He ordered them to recast the equipment, changing its style and color.

Several more Storm Crossbow Bolt need to be built.

Logan and Aqi readily agreed and then went back into the blacksmith's shop to get busy.

After finishing all that, Shen Xing immediately logged off to sell the Tier Four soul.

While you're at it, replace the Tier Four material [Knight's Broken Blade] with the kind your troops in your territory need.

Although this thing has "knight" in its name, it's only suitable for the orthodox kind of knight.

The Black Moon Knight, Silver Knights, and Wolf Riders in Shen Xing's territory are all useless.

"Whoosh..."

The Flower of Mist slowly rotated, spewing out thick white mist.

As the fog dissipated, four items gradually became visible on the coffee table.

They consist of two Tier Three advancement materials, 'Knight's Seals', a dazzling Tier Four Boss Soul, and a heavy broken blade.

"Time to go out."

Shen Xing put all the materials away and then pushed his wheelchair toward the door.

Just as he arrived in the yard, preparing to summon the Fried Chicken, he saw a figure walking towards him from the street in the distance.

"Tap tap... tap tap..."

The flat shoes clattered on the floor, and a pair of remarkably long legs swayed gently, drawing attention.

Looking up, her tight jeans hugged her full hips and thighs, and her casual shirt was tucked into her back, making her look energetic.

It was his good neighbor: Yu Feifei.

"Where are you going?" she asked, standing at the doorway, carrying a thermos.

"The Anomaly Handling Bureau," Shen Xing replied casually.

Yu Feifei's gaze fell on the bag in his hand, and she narrowed her eyes. "Oh, looks like you've caught something good again."

"So-so," Shen Xing said calmly, glancing at her before asking, "Did you need something?"

"I made seafood porridge, but I couldn't finish it all by myself, so I brought you some." Yu Feifei shook the thermos in her hand. "How about it, would you like to try some?"

Shen Xing also smelled the aroma of wheat, then opened the courtyard gate. "Okay, you can put it in the kitchen, I'll eat it when I come back later."

"Good."

Yu Feifei responded and, with her long legs, entered the house with practiced ease.

After putting the thermos away, she returned to the yard.

"Let's go, remember to eat it while it's hot." Yu Feifei reminded him, "Don't secretly throw it away, or Duoduo will come and rummage through your trash can."

"That's so perverted?" Shen Xing was stunned for a moment.

"Hehe, it was Duoduo who flipped the page, not me," Yu Feifei chuckled.

"Wasn't that at your behest, master?" Shen Xing muttered under his breath, then remembered something. "Oh right, this is for you."

As he finished speaking, he stretched out his arm, and the Flower of Mist began to spin again.

A moment later, the mist slowly dissipated, revealing an ancient book made of animal hide.

"What is this?" Yu Feifei felt a strange attraction to this book.

"There's a skill book called 'Voice of the Hundred Beasts,' but you need to be Beast Language Mastery to learn it," Shen Xing said.

"The Voice of the Hundred Beasts..." Yu Feifei murmured, then her beautiful eyes widened instantly. "Is it that skill book that can drastically increase the speed of wild beasts over a wide area?"

"Yes."

"Oh my god, I've been looking for this book!" Yu Feifei exclaimed. "This is one of the few skill books that suits me, and I've been searching for days without finding it."

Shen Xing had no idea that this skill book was so important to her, and casually said, "Since it's useful to you, then you can take it."

Yu Feifei looked at the animal-skin book handed to her, her eyes narrowing slightly. "You're... going to give this to me?"

"Yes."

"This skill book is very expensive; it can sell for at least tens of thousands of contribution points."

Shen Xing's eyelids twitched when he heard the number.

However, the words have already been spoken, and it's not easy to take them back.

Besides, Yu Feifei is a nice person and quite capable; there might be opportunities for cooperation in the future.

"Take it, friends don't talk about money." Lord Shen waved his hand generously, though he felt a pang of heartache.

Yu Feifei didn't say anything, but just looked at the book and then at him.

Then, she walked over gracefully, not immediately taking the skill book, but slowly bending down.

A head of jet-black, shiny hair cascaded down Shen Xing's shoulders, the air filled with the faint scent of shampoo and a fresh, wild aroma.

Shen Xing looked up and immediately saw that exquisite and sophisticated face, less than ten centimeters away from her, with warm breath on her face.

Chapter 210: Elder Wang's Breakthrough, A Gift from the Higher-ups

"What do you want?" Shen Xing looked at the face so close to his own and subconsciously leaned back in his chair.

"Hehe, why are you so nervous? I'm not going to eat you."

Yu Feifei smiled, then took the book and stood up. "Thank you, this skill book is very important to me, I'll accept it."

I'll compensate you later if I get something good.

Shen Xing was about to say it wasn't necessary when he saw her walking towards his front door, "Wait a minute, aren't you going home?"

Yu Feifei glanced at him and said, "I'll stay at your place for a while to work out my new skills and clean up the kitchen. I'll leave when you get back."