Chapter 736 - 723: Semi-Free Range
Chapter 736: Chapter 723: Semi-Free Range
It’s been three months since the rescue.
It was naturally impossible for the rescued people to remain at the port indefinitely; eventually, they were evenly distributed to various places through a lottery.
Owen and his sister Alice were luckily assigned to Fungus Castle, and a month has passed since then.
After the initial shock and joy, the two took the low-interest rescue loan of Contribution Points to start a new life.
However, today was a special day for them.
"Alice, try picking this up!" Owen’s voice was somewhat excited, placing an ordinary stone in front of his sister.
His sister, who had lost both hands, reached out with a fair and clean hand, trembling, very unskilled, and picked up the stone.
"It really worked, that’s great!" Owen hugged his sister tightly.
"Don’t squeeze so hard, my hand might fall off!"
Owen hurriedly stepped back, seeing his sister’s "hands" weren’t broken, he sighed in relief.
It wasn’t that Alice’s hands grew back; the initial loan of Contribution Points wasn’t enough to buy the restoration potion.
These fair and clean hands were essentially two Puki shaped like hands, a temporary substitute.
After connecting to the spirit, Alice controlled these two Puki through the Fungal Network, acting as her hands, albeit not very proficient yet, to Owen’s delight.
Looking at her new hands, Alice was initially delighted but soon frowned: "But this way, we won’t have much Contribution Points left..."
Owen comforted her: "Don’t worry, I have already found a job, Contribution Points won’t be a problem anymore!"
Alice was reassured, placing her hands in front, and began to smile: "Praise the Mushroom Lord."
"Of course, praise the Mushroom Lord!" Owen said, his eyes full of zeal.
Suddenly, a figure passed by, forcefully bumped into Alice, causing one of her Puki arms to fall to the ground, getting trodden on by a foot.
Owen helped his sister up and angrily shouted at the figure passing by: "Stop there!"
"Hmm?"
The person stopped, Owen met her cold, crimson eyes.
"Vam... Vampire!" Memories that had gradually faded resurfaced instantly, anger was replaced by fear, and Owen involuntarily stepped back, yet he instinctively shielded his sister.
At this moment, Demon Race Qiong ran over from behind, apologizing while transferring a large sum of Contribution Points to Owen and his sister as compensation.
Qiong approached the vampire, Eleanor, and said a lot with a smile.
Under Qiong’s persuasion, Eleanor finally snorted coldly and withdrew her gaze.
Once, anyone who dared to shout at her like this would have been drained of blood.
But now, living under someone else’s roof, the Fungus People belong to that lord; Eleanor has somewhat restrained her temper, refraining from taking action.
As she anticipated, Louisa needed to ascend, and she, as a duke, had considerable value.
Though she faced considerable humiliation when she first arrived, she ultimately gained a foothold in Fungus Castle.
In the future, she will reclaim everything, repay Louisa tenfold, even a hundredfold for the blow she received!
Imagining herself stepping over Louisa again, Eleanor left amidst Qiong’s flattery, leaving Owen and his sister.
Behind them, Owen and his sister’s fear and anger had now vanished.
Not only because of the Contribution Points from Qiong but also because they noticed the line of phantom text above Eleanor’s head:
"Death row criminal of heinous crimes, in open custody (don’t tell her)"
Everyone connected to the Fungal Network could see this line of text moving along with Eleanor, though she seemed completely unaware.
"Brother, what is an open custody death row criminal?"
"..."
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That damned Chis, daring to attack my transport team!
Fortunately, Lin Jun was already prepared; after sacrificing many escort Puki, he successfully transported nine giant Pukis to the destination, with only minor casualties.
And that damned Demon King, ever since he arrived, the difficulty of the Empire’s conquest has increased several times!
Unable to spread the fungal mat, Lin Jun tried organizing a wave of offensive, raiding those controlling the Slimes to devour the fungal mat.
However, after succeeding twice, the third time resulted in an ambush; the enemy specifically took a big detour to avoid Puki’s surveillance range.
With heavy losses, Lin Jun dared not organize random raids anymore.
Later, he tried attacking towards Levi to plunder some population.
Unexpectedly, Levi, for some unknown reason, resisted outwardly but secretly abandoned his heritage, fleeing with the Demon Race under his command, leaving Lin Jun to capture only a few cannon fodder left behind.
The dwarves were happily accepting the territories, but Lin Jun needed the population!
Moreover, ever since being completely adjacent, the dwarves began acting strangely.
On one hand, they quietly recalled a lot of craftsmen; on the other, they positioned part of their military at the border, even began clearing away the fungal mat to prevent further spread.
In short, as the Empire retreated, the honeymoon period between Fungus Castle and the Mountain Dwarves seemed to be ending.
Who knows what sinister and cruel tactics the Demon King might use next, and Lin Jun now spends some time watching Eleanor, who after initial caution has gradually restored her arrogant and wicked nature.
Little Pig still needs some time to level up to Level 70; before that, rather than imprisoning Eleanor, he lets her roam freely on the fungal mat, turning a blind eye to minor troubles, even specially dispatching Qiong to clean up her messes.
She is Lin Jun’s delicious mushroom, putting a little more effort into her is worthwhile.
Now, the Empire, shrinking back, has become a tough bone to chew, and the Demon King might rush out to wreak havoc at any time.
Fortunately, the affairs in Eleanor’s territory successfully created a lot of chaos for the Emperor; coupled with various legacy problems from the Mortis period, the Demon King also seemed temporarily unable to extricate himself.
Lin Jun took the chance to handle two other matters—Giant Dragons and Chis.
Those skilled in underwater combat were being gathered from all over to Tide Sanctuary; once assembled, Lin Jun planned to launch a surprise attack on Chis, aiming to pinpoint the exact location of Chis’s gigantic form.
On another front, the Giant Dragon gladiatorial arena, transformed from the Northern Territory’s underground ruins, was nearing completion.
It was equipped with numerous restrictions, isolation, and rescue measures.
It ensured Xiao Hai could fight and retreat, rest, and return to fight again, anyway, with the "Life Essence," recovery wouldn’t lose to anyone.
Just as Lin Jun was preparing to set traps, to capture some rampaging, flying Giant Dragons,
The fattest Vampire Duke in history, Fei Xi, left High Castle Fortress, using the Teleportation Magic Array to arrive at Mulin Castle in the Imperial Capital to meet the Demon King!