At dusk, when the sun began to tilt toward the northwestern horizon, stretching the shadows in the valley longer and longer, they finally reached their predetermined campsite, a relatively flat, sheltered spot below "Wind Shear Pass."
"This is it." Old George set down his heavy backpack, supporting his body with his trekking pole, breathing heavily.
"That's enough for today. Go any further, and we'll be close to our target area."
Lin Yu'an looked in the direction he pointed,...
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In early August Alaska, the frenzy of the midnight sun was slowly fading, the boundaries of night were beginning to regain their clarity, and precious twilight was reappearing.
The main structure of the house was complete, but the interior finishing and plumbing and electrical installations still had a long way to go.
However, Lin Yu'an had already moved into this log cabin to live, able to clearly smell the wood fragrance emanating from the wooden house.
He had a clear plan...
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Lin Yu'an and Cody immediately grabbed long-handled heavy-duty drilling machines, one left and one right, kneeling on the newly laid second layer of logs.
Accompanied by "buzzing" sounds, they drilled deep holes from top to bottom, penetrating both layers of wood.
"Stan! Patton! Thread the rods!"
Stan and Patton worked together to thread massive all-thread rods through the holes, then used impact wrenches with "rat-a-tat-tat" sounds for preliminary securing.
Layer one,...
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The next morning, the sound of ATV engines came from the distance once again.
This time, it was Hank, Patton, and Cody arriving as agreed, along with Old George and Stan.
A construction crew of six tough men from Wiseman was now formed!
They didn't rush to start work, but instead conducted a crucial pre-construction inspection.
"Kid, come take a look."
Old George beckoned Lin Yu'an over. He pulled out a pistol-shaped instrument with two metal probes at the front ...
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When he returned once again to that familiar construction site piled high with lumber and building materials, looking at the massive foundation platform that had already taken initial shape, his heart finally truly settled down.
For two consecutive days, Lin Yu'an worked like a tireless machine, completely immersed in his work.
He tended to the vibrant seedlings in the greenhouse, his heart filled with pastoral tranquility.
During the endless white days of the polar summer, ...
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The sound of rushing water stopped, and Lin Yu'an walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel.
His hair was still dripping, and his bare upper body showed distinct muscle lines, full of power.
Without looking at Emily on the bed, he walked straight to the window and pulled open the heavy curtains.
The midnight sun's light instantly flooded in, illuminating the entire room and also lighting up the calm and rational expression that had returned to his face.
Emily also ...
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He folded the four corners of the plastic sheet, wrapping the body and all traces of blood tightly inside like packaging a giant garbage bag.
Then, he dragged this enormous package out of the cabin and threw it into the trunk of Emily's Subaru Outback.
Lin Yu'an was originally an atheist, but having experienced rebirth, he began to develop some trust in such matters.
He decided to say something to the motorcycle man.
"Brother, I don't even know your name. Though I'm so...
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"Second sequence, so this Sevlin in the Blood Curse Court is only below Hussein." Locke pondered. "The curse this guy developed is a big trouble."
"Forget it, I'll deal with it later."
Speaking of which, the patient who had been affected by the Mother-Child Giant Corpse Blood Curse that Hussein developed earlier still hasn't been cured to this day.
Currently, they're just keeping him alive.
Because the academy's higher-ups, rather than having formal wizards solve this ...
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After formulating the treatment plan, things became much simpler.
Three hours later, Locke applied for a separate isolation room at the treatment center, then placed Ruxin and the Radiation Cauldron inside the isolation room.
Axi and Andrew were responsible for administering all the potions to Ruxin as well as setting up a blood transfusion device.
After the preparations were complete, the two left the isolation room, and Locke operated the Radiation Cauldron to release high...
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At that moment, Locke glanced at Ruxin on the hospital bed, with no intention of reminding her of anything.
Because now, the two had vastly different statuses and positions, completely different from their situation on the wizard ship.
Now she was a second-class wizard apprentice, while he was a first-class wizard apprentice and also a potion master's assistant.
Looking at her current condition, even if he and Andrew and the others cured her, she would probably be severely w...
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On the second floor, inside a separate compartment.
Locke walked in with Axi and Andrew. With just one glance, Locke understood why Axi and Andrew, these two experienced potion master's assistants, were at a loss with the current situation.
The second-class wizard apprentice from Virdantia University was lying on the hospital bed, her right side covered with extremely rough-looking vines. Each vine had purple-red roots and stems, with barbs growing from the surface. These barbs ha...
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Locke said to Terry, "I'm assigning you a task. This afternoon, a third-class wizard apprentice named Pierre will come. He's my friend, so try to ensure his safety when using him for experiments."
"You'll be responsible for conducting Memory Ointment effect experiments on wizard apprentices with him, and record his memory improvement effects daily in table form, as well as document all suspected side effects."
"For three months."
Terry, holding her materials, said, "Yes, bos...
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Locke went to the location where the academy's higher-ups had approved his pharmaceutical laboratory.
Strangely, this time the academy, for some unknown reason, did not provide him with a new alchemy hut, but instead gave him a pharmaceutical laboratory and alchemy hut that had been mortgaged by a former first-class wizard apprentice.
This way, his pharmacy would not be near Witch Sophia's residence, but in a city on another mountain range far from the port city.
However, su...
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At Lilith's Cottage, in Halen Vera's office.
Halen Vera looked like a shrewd and capable middle-aged man from his appearance. He asked the three breeder students in his office, "Your competition results this time were acceptable, you all made it to the finals. But I'm somewhat dissatisfied with your rankings. Although it was the preliminaries, you still can't relax."
"Competition is about momentum. If you lack momentum from the start, it might affect your later performance."
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In the semi-basement, vampire Howard spoke to the other vampires, "The Vampire Transformation Curse is itself the most powerful blood curse system of our Blood Curse Court."
"From the lowest level vampire servants to vampire barons, and the vampire grand dukes who stand at the very pinnacle, the hierarchy is strict with orderly advancement."
"This is a high-level blood curse personally cast by the formal wizards of the Blood Curse Court."
"Most of us were transformed into va...
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After purchasing a pile of magical resources, Locke left Chimera Trading Market with satisfaction.
By the time he returned to his residence, it was already dark.
But Witch Sophia had sent one of her elf servants to wait at his door and deliver a letter to him.
Locke took the letter, ignoring the elf servant who bowed to him, and opened the letter, only to find it was a reply from the White Wizard Association's breeder competition department.
"Hmm? I did indeed pass the...
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Kentri Furnace Workshop.
In front of the flame furnace alchemy circle, alchemist assistant Tyne wiped the sweat from his face with a towel, only to smear a patch of charcoal-like black across it. "I recommend you spend five hundred magic stones to purchase this Night Walker Cloak."
"Because this enchanted item best meets your requirements - it has sufficient defensive power, can resist apprentice-level spells, and is light enough that it won't affect your movement."
"It even...
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For Pledged Members:
Necromancer, What the Hell Is A Type 055 Summon? — Chapters 121 to 130
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Clark immediately went forward with concern.
"That car outside... whose is it? It's the car I said I really liked when I was young, you said you couldn't afford it, and I thought you were honest, so I decided to marry you!"
Lois was somewhat linguistically confused, letting the children hear some old stories. Her face was full of disbelief, showing that her inner emotions were truly fluctuating greatly.
"Hellcat! Yes, that's it! Where did this car come from?"
Lois's vo...
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Under normal circumstances, Ian couldn't keep his mouth shut at all.
However, to avoid having two red eyes that had been interrogated to the point of collapse quietly appearing by his bedside tonight, he could only immediately bury his head and stuff his mouth full of food.
This was too difficult!
Who said Superman couldn't be used as a scary story for children? Feeling the mountain-like weight of his father's paternal love on his shoulders, Ian chose to follow his heart and...
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The kitchen filled with the aroma of baked bread and stewed beef.
Night was deepening but the Kent family's dinner was not going pleasantly.
It wasn't that Ian's second brother Jordan Kent was already implementing some plan more shocking than shocking itself, but Lois's anger tonight was definitely not just because of the suspicious Clark and the suspicious second son.
The main outbreak point of family conflicts came from Lois's father, also Ian's grandfather, General Sam La...
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Inside the Batcave.
The cold light from hundreds of screens flickered, and the mechanical humming echoed between the rock walls. The sudden appearance of thunder in the underground base truly startled Bruce Wayne greatly.
The burning sacred flame text reflected in Bruce's violently shaking pupils. However, after his body briefly entered a stress response and tensed up in alertness for several seconds, he also calmed down.
"Click Click"
The armor on his body was directl...
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"It doesn't matter, I love showing off anyway, not pretending to be weak." Ian's completely honest answer left Clark not knowing how to respond for a moment.
"I'm glad you can think that way, sigh, if only you had come back earlier." Clark's voice lowered, carrying a somewhat wistful feeling.
"What does that mean?" Ian blinked.
He couldn't understand his father's expression.
"It's nothing, forget it, you should go back first... give me your finished manuscript, they're...
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A Boeing 787 passenger jet glided smoothly above the cloud layer. Seated in first class, the wealthy and famous writer Richard Castle was boredly stirring his coffee while contemplating the plot of his new book.
As a classic mystery novelist, writer's block was also very classic daily routine for Castle. Just as he was racking his brains without results and beginning to weigh whether he should abandon the project and start a new series under a different pen name, suddenly Castle's gaze ...
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Xinghuo Sanctuary City?
Those five words exploded in Cheng Ye's ears, making him unable to help but be dazed for several seconds.
As the currently recognized strongest sanctuary city in the entire wasteland, Xinghuo's name was mentioned by thousands upon thousands of people every minute and second. It was the dream city of countless people and the place where countless dreams originated.
Its construction began in the first year of the New Era, making it the super sanctuary c...
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The bus smoothly drove into the Works Department, traveling all the way unobstructed to the parking and charging area.
When the weather turned cold, the battery consumption of electric vehicles immediately skyrocketed.
All the charging stations in a row were occupied. After waiting a few minutes, one bus slowly drove away, freeing up a charging spot.
The remaining vehicles seemed to be planning to stay overnight, waiting until early morning to unplug and pack up.
Maste...
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Light rain was falling, pattering gently as it hit the ground and splashed into tiny droplets, making soft rustling sounds.
People moved in and out of the quarantine zone.
Most were guards changing shifts and workers clearing accumulated water, hurrying through the curtain of rain with quick steps.
After several heavy downpours, the rainy season belonging to Happiness City, belonging to Shi Province, had finally arrived.
According to records from previous years, this r...
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[EMERGENCY NOTICE]
[Unknown disaster "Void Mist" has descended on the Happiness City perimeter, impact has now ended]
[All duty inspectors must immediately begin personnel evacuation work, strictly prevent border inspection chaos]
[This Void Mist is a regional disaster in Sha Province, relevant data is being urgently retrieved from Sha Province's "Tianxin," "Liantan," "Xueyuan," "Olympics" and other super-class and large shelter cities, expected to synchronize to all inspect...
2025-08-18 10:26:50 +0000 UTC
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"It's me!" Song Hai withdrew his hands, probably moving closer to the isolation net, his voice becoming slightly clearer. "This isn't infected entity influence. Don't scare yourself, and don't randomly shoot in panic. If I'm not mistaken, this is the kind of... empty fog that's been appearing frequently in Sha Province recently."
"Sha Province, empty fog?"
Cheng Ye was stunned, frowning in thought.
He seemed to have heard of such a thing somewhere, but couldn't recall the sp...
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"Snake, does Happiness City often have fog like this before?"
Cheng Ye called over Snake, pointing toward the city ruins swallowed by thick fog.
Snake was stunned for a moment, looking in the direction he pointed, his gaze freezing. "How did fog arise?"
This reaction immediately made Cheng Ye's heart skip a beat.
When inspecting Red Mountain merchant convoy, his attention had been entirely focused on the smuggled goods and Jin Dafei's reactions, paying no attention to ...
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