Lin Yu'an's heart suddenly contracted, and all his fatigue seemed to be cast to the ninth heaven in that instant.
He quickly crouched down, using a thick spruce tree as cover, his gaze fixed intently on that clearing as he observed carefully.
The air was filled with the fresh fragrance of pine needles and the moist scent of earth. The wind direction remained favorable to him, carrying his scent in the opposite direction.
He held his breath and listened carefully.
Besid...
2025-08-01 07:51:49 +0000 UTC
View Post
Besides the buoyancy device, Lin Yu'an also prepared for possibly spending the night on the island.
"The situation on that small island is completely unknown. I'm not sure if I can return smoothly today, so some necessary overnight equipment must be brought."
"No matter what, fire starter cannot leave my side. Tinder and magnesium rod must be brought. If I'm trapped on the island, my survival chances will greatly increase."
He also checked whether the bear spray could be use...
2025-08-01 07:51:08 +0000 UTC
View Post
Inside Ashgra City, Locke and Gabby Montoya came together to a group of dust-covered houses.
These houses had been without human presence for a long time.
The residents of Ashgra City didn't dare approach this area, since the owners of these houses had all contracted diseases they couldn't understand.
Locke looked at the house made of red and white bricks in front of him. The entire house resembled a small villa. He brought Gabby Montoya to briefly inspect three houses in th...
2025-08-01 06:03:34 +0000 UTC
View Post
Lord Ashgra and his soldiers stopped in their tracks at the entrance to the quarantine zone, and even the three centaurs that Locke had hired were now anxious and uneasy.
This was because ahead lay the quarantine zone surrounded by barbed wire.
At the entrance to the quarantine zone was a group of patients with mobility difficulties, severe physical deformities, and disordered facial muscles that could frighten people to death.
This group of sick civilians was clinging to th...
2025-08-01 06:02:53 +0000 UTC
View Post
Locke spent one magic stone in the port city to hire a carriage operated by three centaur brothers.
The purchasing power of magic stones was very high in mortal society.
Since he needed to leave the port city and head to a city called Ashgra City located deep in the mountains and forests within Lilith's Cottage's domain, Locke needed some reliable coachmen.
The three centaurs each put a harness over their shoulders, then exerted their full horsepower to pull the carriage alo...
2025-08-01 06:02:13 +0000 UTC
View Post
Nine months later, in a small wooden house next to Witch Sophia's cluster of wooden buildings, which was Locke's small botanical garden.
Lilith's Cottage had allowed Locke to establish a small botanical garden, and this small botanical garden was located in a wooden house similar to Witch Sophia's botanical garden.
A total of five acres of land, plus public areas, approximately six acres in size.
The academy's wooden houses were essentially alchemical products. Building a pl...
2025-08-01 06:01:32 +0000 UTC
View Post
In the First Circle wizard area of Lilith's Cottage, inside the advisor's office.
Witch Sophia calmly walked into this office and sat in front of Senior Academy Advisor Francis Zoe.
Francis Zoe was an old man with a white beard and white hair. He wore a black wizard hat and looked aged, though shrewd glints occasionally flashed in his eyes.
His chest was adorned with numerous honor medals, including various awards given to him for important new magical potion discoveries in ...
2025-08-01 06:00:58 +0000 UTC
View Post
Locke weighed the remaining 320 magic stones in his hand and entered a breeder tool shop. He spent 100 magic stones to purchase a complete set of basic breeder tools, a three-piece kit.
The three-piece kit included basic magical nutrient soil, magical nutrient solution, and growth gel.
The nutrient soil and nutrient solution were both elementary products of potion science, specifically used to cultivate magical plants. They could make magical plants grow better and reduce magical ...
2025-08-01 06:00:16 +0000 UTC
View Post
Benny was stunned for a moment. "Customer, your information... is quite well-informed."
"That batch of goods just arrived yesterday."
His gaze fell on the Lijin Secret Language Platinum membership badge on Locke's chest. "Yes, those cat girl slaves are priced at about 50 magic stones each."
"After all, they have ancient bloodlines. Many wizards are reportedly interested in ancient bloodlines, as it's a popular research direction..."
"If they weren't all mortals with bl...
2025-08-01 05:59:20 +0000 UTC
View Post
Dark elf assistant Benny immediately smiled and said, "Then, respected customer, I recommend you purchase our shop's minotaur slaves."
"Minotaur slaves are hardworking and enduring, eat little but work much. Their intelligence just reaches the level where they can understand your complex instructions, but is insufficient for contemplating life, reflecting on the past, or finding ways to slack off."
"Moreover, due to the recent collapse of the Minks Beastman Empire, large numbers o...
2025-08-01 05:58:34 +0000 UTC
View Post
Locke left Lijin Secret Language with nine hundred magic stones.
Synthesizing one Level 4 Mandrake Vine required 27 Mandrake Vines and took a total of 18 hours to synthesize one Super Mandrake Vine.
If he rushed, he could synthesize about 40 Super Mandrake Vines per month, earning 1,200 magic stones.
This was a relatively good income, since the mandatory new student contract loan that wizard prospects had to take when entering Lilith's Cottage was only 1,000 magic stones.
2025-08-01 05:57:57 +0000 UTC
View Post
Yuri Burns received the certification document from Locke's hands with some surprise. The certificate bore Witch Sophia's personal signature seal.
Formal wizards all had seals exclusive to themselves, enchanted with special magic from the enchantment school, making them virtually impossible to forge.
Yuri carefully examined the meaning represented by the seal and confirmed that this was a certification given by a First Circle wizard who was simultaneously a First Circle breeder an...
2025-08-01 05:56:31 +0000 UTC
View Post
Locke entered this relatively large and well-known shop within Chimera Trading Market.
He heard scolding voices from inside the shop.
He saw an elderly-looking witch being harshly berated by a beautiful witch who appeared to be only thirty years old.
Locke noticed the badge worn on the beautiful witch's chest, and his expression changed slightly, because that was a badge representing the status of a formal wizard.
In the wizard world, it was very difficult to tell a pe...
2025-08-01 05:55:56 +0000 UTC
View Post
Witch Sophia sat at her office desk, hands crossed, looking at Locke and said, "My good student, what do you want?"
"As long as it's a reasonable request, I can help you once."
Locke pondered for a moment. He already had a meditation technique, and this favor obviously wouldn't be enough to exchange for an advanced meditation technique.
As for other learning matters, even if he didn't mention them, Teacher Sophia had already arranged everything for him. He only needed to fol...
2025-08-01 05:54:21 +0000 UTC
View Post
In Witch Sophia's office.
Witch Sophia conducted some simple performance tests on the Level 4 Super Mandrake Vine.
After completing the tests, Witch Sophia's eyes showed a hint of interest. "It's truly unbelievable that such work could be produced by a second-class wizard apprentice like you."
"The basic performance of this Mandrake Vine can already rival ordinary quality Tiflo Root Vines."
"No, it even surpasses ordinary quality Tiflo Root Vines in terms of vine stren...
2025-08-01 05:53:29 +0000 UTC
View Post
At the edge of the port city, a herd of black-skinned rhinoceroses was charging wildly in the wilderness beyond, with more than twenty second-class wizard apprentices from the patrol team in front of them.
Captain Bruno called to Locke, "Locke!"
In the next moment, seven Berserk Rhinos crashed into the hidden Mandrake Vines. At this instant, Locke's Mandrake Vines transformed into vine hands, simultaneously trapping this herd of Berserk Rhinos in magical vines.
Moreover, the...
2025-08-01 05:52:51 +0000 UTC
View Post
Locke ate all the meat on the entire cart while channeling his mana into the Deep Purple Jade.
His stomach made sounds like thunder as his digestive abilities, enhanced by the ancient bloodline, rapidly and completely digested the dried beef.
Locke heard the sound of gemstone cracking. Looking down, he found that the Deep Purple Jade in his hand had turned into a pile of gem powder.
"The special substances inside the Deep Purple Jade have been completely consumed, causing th...
2025-08-01 05:52:07 +0000 UTC
View Post
Locke hadn't expected Witch Sophia to be so indignant.
He immediately probed tentatively, "Teacher, I want to perform [Orcni Great Bear] bloodline modification on myself. I wonder if I could purchase 500ml of that Orcni Great Bear's blood from you."
"I also want to purchase Orcni Great Bear specialized bloodline separation potion from you."
Witch Sophia glanced at Locke and smiled, "You really are a little schemer. Well, I'm in a good mood today."
"Orcni Great Bear blo...
2025-08-01 05:51:20 +0000 UTC
View Post
Seeing that worker Mike's condition was wrong.
"Everyone get back!"
Kara immediately shouted a warning to the surroundings with vigilance.
There were actually no workers left here.
Only Ian remained. But this young man was currently lying by a sewage pool, constantly sniffing the toxic gases emanating from inside, completely ignoring Kara's warning.
[Hydrogen Sulfide Poisoning]
Ian looked at the new negative status effect he had gained.
He was greatly...
2025-07-31 11:05:44 +0000 UTC
View Post
The Flash's encounter was ultimately something Ian would never know about.
High in the sky, in the cold wind.
"What are you doing! Are you afraid people won't know you've committed the serious crime of robbery before?" After flying to a sufficient height, Kara couldn't hold back her complaints anymore.
Ian had plenty of reasons though.
"Come on! I saw the reporter! Be a reasonable cousin, okay? I don't have your magic glasses, so I need some way to protect my privacy a...
2025-07-31 11:05:11 +0000 UTC
View Post
It had to be said, Boeing still had something going for it.
Just a company name alone completely destroyed all the doubts and conspiracy theories in Ian's heart. Looking across the globe, there were probably few companies that possessed such brand power.
This deeply ingrained brand image had even made superheroes accustomed to it. Even with Ian's knowledge, he couldn't help but feel moved. For the sake of superheroes' performance, this company really went to great lengths!
"...
2025-07-31 11:04:30 +0000 UTC
View Post
It was unclear if this was the first time she had been so wide-eyed today, but Supergirl's facial expression was extremely vivid. She opened and closed her mouth, but ultimately couldn't muster the courage to speak.
"The next book, the next book will definitely include you, cousin. The story that Wonder Woman and Supergirl must tell, I think this will definitely receive incredibly positive market feedback in America." Ian didn't want to disappoint his relatives, so he gave Kara what he ...
2025-07-31 11:03:53 +0000 UTC
View Post
Going downstairs, people were gradually returning home to the Sunrise Electronics Factory residential area, presumably having received the second wave of lifted restrictions.
Seeing Cheng Ye, who didn't look like an ordinary person, everyone instinctively took detours around him.
Anyone who dared to go out at this juncture was either a ruthless character seeking to risk their life for advancement, or someone bearing special duties.
Whether the former or the latter, neither w...
2025-07-31 05:43:16 +0000 UTC
View Post
The wind had stopped.
Rain was pattering down.
The deep corridor of the tube building seemed to echo with ghostly wails, wave after wave, each cry higher than the last, filled with mournful resentment.
After switching the power supply, the voltage began to fluctuate somewhat, causing the light bulbs to flicker faintly, alternating between bright and dim.
Cheng Ye sat upright on his small bed, but at this moment he had no mind to pay attention to these sounds or changes...
2025-07-31 05:42:37 +0000 UTC
View Post
New Era Year 35, July 11th.
Night 8:03.
The wind gradually subsided, but the rain curtain became increasingly torrential.
Bean-sized raindrops smashed down from high altitude, creating ripples of water on the ground.
The vast North Station was now completely sealed, with heavy Steel Tooth Barriers deployed at all exits.
In the F District clearing, two 9.6-meter cargo trucks were quietly docked in front of a two-story building.
Over ten staff members were bu...
2025-07-31 05:41:59 +0000 UTC
View Post
Parking the bus steadily in the Works Department parking lot.
Master Tian checked his attire once more, confirming no parts were exposed, then quickly got off to complete the handover procedures and headed straight home.
As a formal employee of the Works Department, he had been allocated a house long ago. Though it was also a tube building, the area was slightly larger than Cheng Ye's room.
Later, when his daughter also joined the Works Department, the adjacent room happened...
2025-07-31 05:41:23 +0000 UTC
View Post
"Is this the true strength of Happiness City?"
Cheng Ye looked at the scrolling text on his defense communicator, utterly shocked!
Although he had raised his expectations of Happiness City several times over these past days, only now did he truly understand the foundation that allowed Happiness City to dominate Shi Province and become a super sanctuary city.
The Stand-In Starfish, capable of easily destroying medium-sized sanctuary cities, had already spread completely, yet ...
2025-07-31 05:40:06 +0000 UTC
View Post
Combat techniques usually aim to subdue opponents, emphasizing the application of skill and control of force.
Killing methods, on the other hand, pursue the efficiency of breaking through defenses with one strike, focusing on the instantaneous release of extreme explosive power.
In the current wasteland environment, killing methods were only popular for a few years at the beginning of the New Era. After humans rebuilt their industrial systems, they were quickly marginalized and al...
2025-07-31 05:39:22 +0000 UTC
View Post
"You don't need to give me the secret medicine formulas. Just sell them to me at cost price in the future."
The bus started moving.
Cheng Ye waved his hand. Where did he have the time now to look for crystallized cores and concoct these secret medicines?
As for whether these secret medicines could form a product line to make money, if it were feasible, Master Tian would have tried it long ago.
"Uh, Inspector Cheng, the price I quoted you for the liniment is actually th...
2025-07-31 05:38:36 +0000 UTC
View Post
The wasteland people's desire to climb upward, their longing to live a prosperous life, could it ultimately overcome the terrifying infected entities?
Cheng Ye had no definitive answer in his heart.
But he felt that as long as Happiness City's leadership hadn't given up struggling, this super shelter city that dominated Shi Province still had hope of surviving this disaster.
"The Stand-In Starfish infected entity's strength isn't actually that strong. Although its defense ha...
2025-07-31 05:37:46 +0000 UTC
View Post
