studiobondurri Chapter 208 Taking Stock of the Harvest! The Ranch's First Divine Beast! A Gift from the Gods a
Chapter 208 Taking Stock of the Harvest! The Ranch's First Divine Beast! A Gift from the Gods a
Chapter 208: Taking Stock of the Harvest! The Ranch's First Divine Beast! A Gift from the Gods and the Mother River! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Although the great battle was over, it left scars on the city!
In the western part of the city, the main battlefield, almost half of the buildings collapsed, and the ground of the entire city was torn open with numerous ravines due to the appearance of the Holy City, which looked shocking.
Even the Starry Sky Beast Tower can only protect, but as for reversing the time of an entire large city, even the White Fox cannot do it!
It would take at least a true king or even a god of the time system to make it possible!
After all, creation is far more difficult than destruction!
After everything was confirmed to be alright, the wounded, who had been silent and clenched their teeth during the battle, loosened their grip and began to shout and yell:
"Hey! Big sister, you've got the wrong arm! The one lying on the ground over there is mine. And you guys, stop stepping on it, or it'll all be flattened and ruin my cool look!"
"Damn it, you're so noisy! You've brought me back from the brink of death. I've noticed my intestines are spilling out, they look a bit like pig intestines..."
"Stop talking, it's disgusting, ugh~"
"Your brains are practically splattered out, what nonsense are you spouting!"
"..."
The battlefield was in complete chaos, which amused and impressed the healing-type beast tamers.
Thanks to timely treatment, as well as the use of superhuman strength and a large number of precious items, all the wounded were saved.
Unfortunately, many soldiers still died in battle, including Lü Gaofeng, Huang Zhaoqing, and many others who were among the first to step forward.
They were covered with white sheets and placed on stretchers by Alliance soldiers. After the priests of the Church of Tranquility were invited to comfort their souls and remove the remaining spirituality from their bodies, they were buried together in the church cemetery!
This is both a prayer for their reincarnation and a way to prevent their corpses from being targeted by certain evil cults.
After all, the corpses of superhumans are also a kind of material, which is prone to mutation.
The moment their bodies were lifted, the noisy battlefield fell silent as countless people silently paid their respects, bidding farewell to these "comrades-in-arms"!
Situ Kong watched this scene silently, sighed, and murmured:
"They're just kids..."
"At least we won, and the tower was repaired. It's the best outcome, isn't it?"
Zhang Li spoke, tucking the blood clots from his hair behind his ear, and said with a serious expression:
"Guild Master, because the large power supply station in the west of the city has been destroyed, the remaining Beast Tamers can't supply enough electricity for half the city. Too many tamers would easily cause voltage instability and damage the machines. We still have to rely on you!"
"Okay!" Situ Kong nodded, not feeling that playing the role of "generator" was anything shameful.
The two continued to discuss post-war reconstruction efforts.
For example, how to repair streets, resettle people, and apply to the Border Alliance headquarters for wounded soldiers' allowances, rewards, and gold medals, etc.
We also need to build a monument to the heroes!
The process is not complicated; the key is to implement it effectively.
Just as they were discussing, a member of the special department suddenly ran over and interrupted them anxiously:
"Vice President, Commander Zhang, just now dozens of people reported that their children went missing, and some people witnessed several children looking dazed, ignoring shouts, and going straight into the shadow area to be dragged away."
Based on the investigators' speculation, it is highly likely that it was done by a special type of stealthy monster found in the shadow ecosystem—the Shadow Witch.
The Shadow Witch race resembles witches in appearance, their entire bodies are covered in shadows, they are born with strong spiritual power, and possess the racial skill [Shadow Gap Teleportation], which allows them to transport objects through shadows.
They prefer to manipulate shadows at a distance, bewitching the young of extraordinary creatures or human children. This requires little energy and is highly spiritual. They drag them into the shadows and then take them back to their lair to eat them.
"What!?"
Situ Kong and Zhang Li both changed their expressions. It wasn't that this guy was that strong; on the contrary, the Shadow Demon's true form was extremely weak, belonging to the weakling category among those of the same level. She was more adept at scheming and provoking conflicts to profit from them.
Otherwise, what powerful monster would be so obsessed with eating cubs?
Is it not good to eat everything?
But the Shadow Witch is ultimately a supernatural being, and to most human children, she is a terrifying monster.
If they act when the tower is broken and the crowd is in chaos, the chances of success are indeed very high, since everyone is busy dealing with the Daughter of Eternal Darkness.
Several minutes have passed, and even if the Shadow Demon was subsequently annihilated by the repaired Starry Sky Beast Tower, this time has been enough for it to devour all the children.
but……
What if nothing happens?
Skill - Life Magnetic Field Perception!
Situ Kong acted decisively, activating the Spiritual Puzzle at full power. The giant Thunder-Eating Insect behind him spread its wings, and the entire swarm began to move. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the [Thunder-Eating Feast] began once again!
This time, however, instead of using thunder to kill, they used the power of magnetic fields!
Electricity and magnetism are inseparable!
Every life has its own unique life magnetic field. If this was troublesome before, now that people are gathered together, it is enough to find those who are alone.
The Feast of Thunderous Devouring began, and a swift search of the entire city ensued. Soon, Situ Kong pinpointed the location!
Inside an abandoned factory!
However, when everyone arrived, they found that the Shadow Demon had been nailed to the wall by a dark blue tree root, and her old, distorted face still showed signs of terror.
The children, on the other hand, were lying on the ground, still fast asleep.
After everyone counted the children and found that none of them were hurt, they breathed a sigh of relief.
"Is this the root of some kind of wood-type pet?"
The researcher was curious and was about to remove the Shadow Demon's corpse when the eerie blue root suddenly burst into flames, startling him so much that he retreated repeatedly.
Then I watched helplessly as it, along with the Shadow Demon's corpse, vanished into nothingness!
Situ Kong's gaze sharpened as he recognized the origin of the mysterious root:
"It seems to be... the power used by that mysterious soul monster behind the disciple!"
But why would the disciples protect these children?
And at that time, he seemed to be fighting the Daughter of Eternal Darkness...
He had absolute control over the great man's plan from beginning to end, yet he still had the energy to do other things!
What arrogance!
Situ Kong suddenly recalled a detail that everyone had overlooked: the remnant of the evil god's incarnation, which even the power of the Dragon King could not annihilate, was casually wiped away by the disciple...
This guy's true strength seems to have always been a mystery?
The children's parents arrived quickly, hugged their children who had just woken up, and thanked the special needs team members repeatedly. Some even knelt down and kowtowed.
After a brief inquiry, it was discovered that the children had only seen a dark shadow descend before falling into a deep sleep, which left the special studies team somewhat disappointed, as they assumed it was just a mysterious beast tamer passing by.
So they were told to go home and rest early!
However, he didn't notice that after the crowd dispersed, a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, rubbing her sleepy eyes on her way home, said:
"Dad, Mom, I think I remember now. That dark shape, even though it was obscured, looked a bit like our little hamster that used to run away. It was round and plump. I think I heard it say thank you to me before I fell asleep..."
When the little girl's parents heard this, they couldn't help but laugh, thinking that their daughter had been frightened and hadn't recovered yet.
After all, according to the Special Department, that Shadow Demon was a powerful demon that commanded high-level monsters, and anyone who could kill it instantly was definitely a beast tamer who had undergone spiritual transformation or higher.
The hamster we used to have wasn't even a supernatural creature; it was just an ordinary animal we bought from the pet market. Even if it had awakened its spirituality and transformed into a pet, it couldn't have become this strong in just six months!
After it ran away, it was either eaten or starved to death.
They had scolded their daughter for this, telling her to respect every life.
The little girl was also very regretful. After searching for several days without finding it, she finally buried all the things it had used in the garden behind her house, building a "cenotaph".
The new pet project was therefore put on hold!
"It seems this has affected her a lot; even at a time like this, she's thinking about that hamster..."
After a moment's thought, the girl's father waved his hand and said he would buy her a hamster-shaped pet in a while.
But if it's a servant, it's not that expensive!
"Thank you, Dad!"
The little girl was overjoyed to hear this, but after thinking about it, she shook her head and refused.
"Let me learn more about pet care first, otherwise Little Yellow will be disappointed if I can't take good care of my new friend!"
Little Yellow is the name of that hamster!
Perhaps, this time it was its spirit in heaven that protected it!
The people of the Da Yuan City Alliance began to repair the city, and about half an hour later, reinforcements from the Border Alliance headquarters arrived.
After the signal in Dayuan City was intercepted by the Daughter of Eternal Darkness, the Border Alliance headquarters also noticed something was wrong and quickly dispatched several Moonlight-rank and a large number of Morning Star-rank Beastmasters to provide support.
On the way, after seeing the phantom of the Dragon King illuminating the border, they urged their horses onward, but they were still too late.
The battle is over!
"What exactly happened?"
The leader was also a peak-level expert of the Radiant Moon Realm, and he was shocked after hearing what had happened!
The Faceless Brotherhood's conspiracy!
The Skeleton Angel has been reborn! The Holy City of the Skeleton Emperor has appeared! The Old Gods have returned!
A city defense battle against the life of the film industry!
The border destroyer from a thousand years ago—the Daughter of Eternal Darkness—has descended once more!
The tower crumbled, and...
Successfully killed the disciple who was the incarnation of a god!
Just hearing this description was enough to send shivers down the spines of the beast tamers at the border headquarters.
Any one of them would be a super disaster, enough to destroy any city!
However, not only did Da Yuan City withstand the entire attack, but it also destroyed the incarnation of the evil god, leaving only one hand to flee in a sorry state. It also allowed the holy city buried underground to return to the underworld, completely eliminating two huge hidden dangers.
And the key to all of this is one person!
disciple!
A guy who dares to challenge the gods in pursuit of pleasure is no less insane than the Finger of God, who ranks high in the Faceless Brotherhood!
Logically speaking, since this guy orchestrated this disaster, he should be on the Alliance's wanted list!
But he never killed any ordinary people, and he also stepped in to resolve all the disasters, killed the Daughter of Eternal Darkness, and casually saved a group of children!
He is neither entirely righteous nor entirely evil, possesses no moral compass, and does everything as he pleases.
Even the beast tamers had mixed feelings about this guy and didn't know how to evaluate him!
Perhaps the only word to describe him is "chaotic neutral"!
This leading Beastmaster, at the peak of the Radiant Moon realm, couldn't help but sigh:
"This guy... he's really arrogant!"
This arrogance doesn't refer to personality traits!
It is the disciples' perspective, which seems to be looking down on all living beings from beginning to end, and all they do is to pass the time!
"I can't see through this guy either." Even Situ Kong shook his head.
Finally, after discussion, everyone quickly made a decision!
The Alliance headquarters will send Beastmasters specializing in Earth and Wood to help repair the city, while also increasing the manhunt for Fanlv, the Eighth Finger, and the Ninth Finger. As for the Disciples... they will not be wanted for the time being!
Raise its danger level.
Ranked number 100 on the League's Blacklist!
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At Lu Yu's home.
"It smells so good!"
The mouse was floating in the air, enjoying the shepherd's purse and pork wontons made by the little spider.
A handful of dried shrimp, a little seaweed, a pinch of salt and a little soy sauce, plus egg skin and blanched pork—each wonton is a perfect size, with a thin skin and plenty of filling!
"Whoosh!"
The little mouse picked up a spoon, scooped up one, blew on it twice, and then ate it in one gulp. It felt the meat juice and wonton skin burst on its taste buds, and the rich umami flavor rushed to its brain. It couldn't help but show a satisfied smile!
Spider Sister's cooking skills are amazing!
The fatigue of a working mouse after a long day was dispelled by this late-night snack!
"Gurgle!"
As for Egg, after looking at the full bowl of wontons for a moment, it opened its huge mouth and swallowed the bowl whole.
Unable to taste anything, it turned its gaze to the hamster beside it, its clear yet foolish eyes pleading for food!
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
The mouse resolutely refused, shielding the wonton behind its back with a fierce, defensive stance, which saddened Egg quite a bit, and then...
I went to eat potato chips!
"Thieves, please leave!"
The mouse was furious! These were all potato chips it had painstakingly collected by squeezing its own clones; every bag was practically a mouse's blood!
It was about to stop it, but suddenly stopped, sensing the roots of the Thousand-Faced Soul Tree dissipating, and murmured:
"The roots have disappeared; it seems they've been rescued!"
The hamster is still grateful to its former owner, who gave it a happy first half of its life. Although the owner eventually abandoned it because of its new love, the hamster would not have met Xiuren if it hadn't done so!
In return, and to say goodbye to the past, the mouse created an extra clone to protect her, unexpectedly saving dozens of children.
From now on, we're even!
It's just a rat that repairs people!
Thinking of this, the mouse looked at Lu Yu's back, clenched its little paws, and secretly made a vow.
Let us all ascend to the stars!
No one can be left behind!
But... feelings aside, I can't give you potato chips!
So it ran over and wrestled with Egg, only to have Egg sit on top of it, leaving the hamster to watch it eat!
The room was instantly filled with the "cheerful" squeaking of mice!
"They're both bad at cooking and love to play games. If they keep eating like this, won't the Rat Bank go bankrupt prematurely?" Lu Yu stroked his chin, not paying attention to this potential danger.
Anyway, it wasn't him who got the lamppost hung on!
However, the little spider's delicate face tightened before it placed an extra bowl of wontons in front of its owner and protested:
"Waaah!"
You're not allowed to do such dangerous things alone anymore!
At least bring it with you!
"good!"
Lu Yu readily agreed, then patted its head, instantly breaking the little spider's composure and bringing a happy smile to its face. The spider rubbed its cheek against his palm before taking out a plate of fried wontons.
It's a special treat for the master!
You've worked hard today!
While enjoying the delicious food, Lu Yu began to organize the gains from his trip.
First, there are the two orbs of light that were born after the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree was devoured by the Chaos Egg.
The first orb of light dissipated, revealing an ancient, earthen-yellow, one-piece priest's robe. Printed on the robe was a huge, half-sun entwined with thorns, resembling a sun sinking below the horizon, radiating the glow of dusk.
All around were numerous distorted figures—humans, snakes, trees, and so on. Countless lives seemed to be worshipping the setting sun, or perhaps mysterious writing, making it quite enigmatic.
Lu Yu touched it and found that the material used to make the robe was even smoother than the finest silk, and it emitted a faint twilight glow.
The Eye of Truth was activated, and relevant information was quickly revealed.
【Twilight Robe: Born from the evil god's familiar "Mother Tree of Ten Thousand Desires" after being devoured by the Chaos Egg, it possesses powerful defensive capabilities. When worn, it can resist three early-stage Morning Star mental attacks each day.
It has 30% resistance to attacks of the twilight and shadow attributes.
Possessing a fixed skill—"Twilight Tentacles"—you can condense a large number of twilight tentacles to attack your opponent by consuming your own spiritual energy. However, each use will result in corresponding twilight contamination, transforming you into a twilight life form. The more tentacles you condense, the more severe the contamination becomes, up to a maximum of one hundred tentacles.
Wearing it at dusk will increase your psionic and spiritual power by 30% until nightfall. (Current maximum boost: Morning Star tier)
The ritual to sacrifice to the Mother of Twilight can be initiated using the Twilight Robe by offering sufficient sacrifices, or by defeating the Mother of Twilight's hostile minions to strengthen her.
"..."
After reading it, Lu Yu fell silent. This function was indeed very powerful, equivalent to having an extra top-tier mental defense gear.
After all, he could only rely on his status as the Lord of the Gate to be immune to high-dimensional pollution, but he could not resist mental attacks.
Moreover, in real-world battles, few people follow the rules of the game; most disregard martial ethics and directly aim to kill the beast tamer.
Now, with the physical attack ability [Etherealization] and the mental attack ability [Twilight Robe], the weaknesses have been completely addressed, and most importantly, it can also attack the opponent.
As for side effects, they were practically nonexistent for him!
In addition, the Twilight Robe can enhance your strength during specific twilight times!
If used properly, it can be a trump card to turn the tide!
The only drawback is that it can only be strengthened and upgraded through sacrifices or by killing the Twilight Mother's enemy retinue.
This was essentially forcing him to become the High Priest of the Twilight Order.
Becoming the number one target of the alliance's crackdown on prostitution!
From that moment on, the philanthropist Lu became sworn enemies with gambling and drugs!
"However, from another perspective, this resistance can be used to target the Twilight Mother's minions, which is a huge gain."
Lu Yu was always optimistic, and then looked at the second item.
Transformed from the Mother Tree of Ten Thousand Desires, the first one on the ranch...
livestock!
The pasture in the puzzle of "The Herdsman" was repaired the moment Lu Yu was resurrected, and the fence with silver flames burning on its edges became even more dazzling.
On the grass, a black lamb appeared, with horns curving backward and four eyes on its face, much like the four single eyes of the Mother Tree of Ten Thousand Desires. Its tail was a ferocious venomous snake, constantly hissing.
boom!
However, before it could utter more than a few cries, it was slammed into the ground by a paw, and a stern warning was given:
"Woof!"
Eat more grass and talk less!
The four eyes of this little black lamb are filled with a violent emotion!
"Meow!"
Its forelegs bent, the power of dusk gathered in its horns, and it was about to charge when it was slapped away by the sun-chasing ram. It rolled several times on the ground and was completely stunned!
It got up again, and was swatted away again!
No matter how much they resisted, they were powerless against the Sun Chaser, who bore the mark of the ranch, and could only passively take the beating!
Finally, after being beaten until he had no temper left, he could only resign himself to eating grass obediently. Then, after chewing only a few bites, he was slapped again, and his head fell into the ground.
The little black lamb pulled its head out with all its might, its face covered in weeds, and raised its head with a wronged expression.
It's been eating grass all along, so why is it still fighting?
"Woof woof woof woof!"
They eat too slowly. If they don't grow up quickly, how will they provide profits for their owner?
Thinking of this, Zhu Ri also felt a little regretful. If the ranch had enough livestock, he could have implemented a reward system to encourage them to work in.
Once there are enough of them, we can win over a group of them and let them manage themselves, thus diverting the conflict!
This will definitely increase the number of livestock sold, and the owners will be very happy and will pet and stroke their fur!
Thinking about this fills me with motivation every day!
"You're truly my good dog!"
Lu Yu nodded in satisfaction as he watched this scene.
Zhu Ri is indeed a qualified sheepdog. He inherited Lu Yu's excellent qualities from a young age and learned how to squeeze... no, how to stimulate the potential of life on the ranch!
This is a blessing for the future lives of the ranch animals!
Furthermore, based on daily feedback, the treasures produced by livestock transformed by different [superiors], even those of the same attribute, are different.
As for its specific effects, it can only be harvested after the little black sheep transformed from the Mother Serpent Tree of Ten Thousand Desires has eaten enough Soul Grass and grown up.
When there are enough harvests, the ranch can evolve as well!
"What kind of treasures will the superiors, who are like livestock, produce by devouring souls?" Lu Yu wondered with great anticipation.
If it's a top-tier material with the Twilight attribute, that would be great; it's good for personal use or for resale.
After seeing the harvest brought by the Myriad Desires Serpent Mother Tree, the second thing is naturally the gift from the Hidden Corpse Emperor.
A pair of black boots with skeletal markings!
【Boots of the Skeleton King: Originating from the gift of the underworld deity, the Skeleton King, they are imbued with His blessings. Wearing them allows one to change appearance at will and possesses the properties of cleaning and self-repairing.
Once damaged, it can be repaired simply by standing in the cemetery or the area where the corpses are located. It automatically gains mastery of the mythological language—the language of the ghouls—and all skeletal lifeforms will have a natural affinity towards it.
[Comment: When you put on your boots and step into the underworld, you will find your way back to the land of night!]
"Is Xiao Mo afraid I'll go to Him to fix my shoes? He actually gave me a self-healing ability!" Lu Yu complained on the surface, but he was extremely satisfied in his heart.
It wasn't because I didn't have to repair shoes and could save money that I was happy, but because it involved a promise from the Hidden Corpse Emperor!
If Lu Yu can't make it outside, or is being hunted by a powerful enemy, he can choose to enter the Underworld, find the path to Night Village, and receive His protection.
Even though the Hidden Corpse Emperor still needs time to recover his power, and is even being targeted by the Mother of Twilight, he is still a god, a great being who reigns supreme over all realms!
If Lu Yu didn't have the Key of Truth, he could easily become an angel with just that. However, he has a forbidden rank and doesn't want to stay in some godforsaken place for the time being.
"That's a decent fallback plan!"
Lu Yu was satisfied and decisively put it on his feet. With a thought, it quickly transformed into his special forces boots.
I stomped my foot, and hmm... it feels perfect on my feet!
The third gain was the transformation of the anomaly. Although it was ultimately interrupted by his prepared trump card, it still received a slight favor from the Mother River.
The most obvious change is that his beast-taming space has doubled in size, and the amount of spiritual energy he can accumulate has also doubled.
The improved battery life enhances its overall capabilities and combat strength!
"The Mother River is truly generous!"
Lu Yu is thrilled. He's no longer the weak-willed little dog who gets weak after using the Eye of Truth for a short while. Now he's Fat Tiger!
In addition, the Chaos Egg in the ranch also absorbed some of the Mother River's blessings at that time, and it's unknown how this will help in nurturing the [Seed of Law]...
The fourth gain, which can barely be considered as a reward, was obtained by the mouse by using the power of the gods to command the angels. It was a whole Soul-Stealing Demon Cloud, but unfortunately, it was almost used up when fighting the Daughter of Eternal Darkness. Fortunately, it boosted the mouse's combat power.
As for the fifth harvest...
"It's time to make the egg's evolution secret food!"
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(End of this chapter)