Lin Yi looked in the direction the guards pointed, only to see an empty, undulating basin.
However.
As the incandescent halo appeared in his eyes, a group of alien race hidden in the air immediately had nowhere to hide.
These alien race were about two meters tall, with thick bodies, dark skin, and looked somewhat similar to orcs, but with the slender ears of elves.
It seemed that Lin Yi had just removed the illusion, exposing the city wall.
Those alien race, one by one, hunched over, relying on their stealth abilities, excitedly approached his territory.
“Scouting rats.”
Lin Yi glanced at a light purple metal object beside him, covered with complex geometric patterns—a City Defense Arcane Cannon.
The cannon was mounted on the battlement, tightly connected to the wall.
The deep, dark muzzle gleamed with a cold light, like a giant beast in slumber gazing at its prey.
Looking out.
The city wall, which had been empty yesterday, was now covered with such deadly weapons, thanks to the Niu Ma's efforts overnight.
“Should I try the Hunter's Badge now?”
Suddenly, Lin Yi's heart stirred.
He had a full hundred chances…
As soon as this thought arose.
A special detailed prompt appeared before his eyes.
【Do you want to set the Beast Elf (Aptitude: Extraordinary) as a hunting target?】
“Extraordinary…”
“Then I guess not.”
There were plenty of creatures of all races; there was no rush.
Besides…
Apart from hunting for complete genes, there was another use: obtaining the power of faith.
It was better not to waste it.
Then, a cold smile appeared on Lin Yi's lips, and he commanded the nearby guards, “You know how to operate it, right? Let me see how powerful it is; just use them as targets.”
“Yes, Sir!”
The guards were incredibly excited to hear that they could activate this new toy, scrambling to rush to the cannon mounts.
Soon, runes flickered on the nearest four arcane cannons, and streams of energy like electric snakes rapidly coiled along the patterned lines, with multiple control joysticks extending from the end of the cannon mounts.
Each arcane cannon required two operators.
One was responsible for aiming, and the other for firing.
The operation seemed simple, but in fact, it was not difficult at all.
Lin Yi's soldiers were different from other lords' numbered paper figures; without further instructions, the muzzles of the four arcane cannons were aimed at different areas of the alien race team.
“Fire!”
A young guard shouted, his face flushed.
As his voice fell!
The rune energy on the four arcane cannons instantly surged towards the muzzles, transforming into a continuously compressing ball of light!
Less than three seconds passed.
Boom—
A sound that almost shattered eardrums resounded through the sky!
Those alien race, who thought they were well-hidden, had not yet reacted when four masses of energy exploded in their ranks!
The purple light transformed into four small mushroom clouds.
When the energy dissipated.
Looking at the location of those alien race, besides a newly formed deep pit several meters wide, not even a single limb of an alien race could be seen.
【Your defensive facility “City Defense Arcane Cannon” has killed a Beast Elf Lurker Lv20…】
【Your defensive facility…】
【…】
A series of combat log messages flashed by.
Lin Yi closed his eyes, carefully feeling the faint spiritual energy entering his limbs and bones, sinking into his dantian along the meridians.
Even with the Hunter's Badge's 500% bonus, it was still so slow.
In fact, most of the spiritual energy came from the operation of the territory.
After his strength increased, the conditions for promotion became even more stringent.
“What… what the hell is this?”
The Professionals below stared blankly behind them, swallowing in unison.
Although they didn't see the whole process clearly, they still knew that the purple thing was spewed from the cannon on the city wall.
One hit could blast out a small mushroom cloud with a radius of more than ten meters.
If that hit them, wouldn't they be scattered everywhere?
And such cannons…
The Professionals silently glanced at the dense, ominous muzzles on the city wall, their eyes instantly becoming as clear as a college student's.
“Hey…”
Lin Yi flicked his finger, and the dark gray helmet automatically fell off. He faced the Professionals below and asked, “Is there a leader?”
“Yes, great sir…” A relatively mature-looking young man stepped out of the team, his voice trembling, “My name is Chai Yu, and I am the squad leader…”
“Oh.”
Lin Yi responded, seemingly not hearing clearly, and snapped his fingers.
Dabai, already over ten meters long, descended from the sky under everyone's astonished gaze, obediently lying on the city wall and curling his tail, allowing Lin Yi to step on his tail and ride on his back.
Lin Yi mounted the saddle and rode Dabai in front of the Professionals.
Looking down at them, he asked, “Do you want to live?”
“So… so strong.”
“Yes!” Chai Yu nodded heavily, his body almost bent at a ninety-degree angle, pleading, “I guessed that the great sir's territory is nearby, and I dared to lead everyone to find it, hoping that the great sir can allow us to camp outside your territory!”
Those who could survive until now were all perceptive people.
He had never thought of entering Lin Yi's territory; setting aside whether it was presumptuous or not, the latter certainly wouldn't agree.
And camping outside Lin Yi's territory, given the current situation, there was no need to worry about safety at all.
“Please, great sir, save us…”
Everyone bowed in unison as if rehearsed, waiting uneasily for Lin Yi's reply.
However…
Lin Yi's next words sent chills down their spines.
“You…” Lin Yi leaned down slightly, gritting his teeth, “Did you know you messed up my good deed today?”
As soon as his voice fell, an invisible spiritual pressure instantly enveloped the entire scene.
In an instant.
All the Professionals felt as if a mountain had been placed on them, unable to breathe.
“Great sir…”
Chai Yu was stunned, as if personally named by Death, his mind blank.
Fortunately…
Lin Yi didn't continue to scare them; he was just on a whim, wanting to test his spiritual energy control.
He dispersed his spiritual energy and said speechlessly, “You can camp within fifty meters of the city wall, but there's no free lunch in this world. When I need it, you'll have to prove your worth.”
“Thank you, great sir, thank you, great sir!”
Things took a turn for the better; Chai Yu disregarded the cold sweat on his forehead and said excitedly, “We will be at your command, great sir!”
After transitioning to individual professions, their sensitivity to power had increased by several levels.
The display Lin Yi had just shown convinced him from the bottom of his heart.
One must know.
He himself was already a Second Order, yet he could barely resist the energy Lin Yi leaked.
The other party was not just a mere Third Order!
Trial Land…
A lord who had advanced to Fourth Order; just thinking about this, Chai Yu felt incredibly bewildered.
He felt that, compared to the higher civilization alien race…
The Lin Yi before him was even more terrifying.
“If you contact other Professionals, you can also have them come and camp. I'm leaving.” Lin Yi patted Dabai's neck and flew towards the territory.
Passing the city wall.
Lin Yi instructed the guards, “If any other alien race approach the territory, just open fire and blast them.”
“Yes!!”
The guards cheered, extremely excited.
Although continuously killing alien race would accelerate the exposure of his territory, Lin Yi no longer cared.
After resolving the sudden incident.
He now had only one thing on his mind—to continue discussing life philosophy with Sister Xiang Yi.
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The main building of the territory had six floors.
Excluding the first-floor hall used for meetings and receiving guests, there were quite a few bedrooms on the other floors.
Currently.
Lin Yi lived in the most spacious master bedroom on the sixth floor.
Lü Xiaoyou and Xiang Yi lived on the fifth floor, Wang Qiu'er and Ailina on the fourth floor, and little girl Wang Qianqian on the third floor.
Although Lin Yi had also arranged rooms for the rest of the Wang family on the second floor, they had never stayed there.
At this moment…
On the fourth floor, inside an antique-style women's chamber, the doors and windows were tightly shut.
Xiang Yi, who had said she wanted to rest, sat upright, her pretty face tense, listening intently to Wang Qiu'er's “experience talk.”
She somewhat didn't understand why the latter could speak so casually about something so difficult to mention.
Especially the subtle details; after just a few words, Xiang Yi's fair face turned red like a cooked shrimp, even her earlobes felt warm.
“General Xiang… that's pretty much it.”
Wang Qiu'er looked at the former's girlish demeanor, which was completely opposite to her usual valiant appearance, and couldn't help but purse her red lips, smiling, “I didn't expect the General to be so shy; it's quite a surprise to Qiu'er.”
One must know that usually, Xiang Yi was the one who most liked to tease Lin Yi.
But once it came to the real thing, the latter immediately chickened out, which was also quite cute.
“You're making fun of me…”
Xiang Yi touched her burning cheeks and said, “Between you and me, there's no need to be formal. We are all family, so there's no need to call me by my official title anymore.”
“Mm~”
Seeing that Xiang Yi didn't treat her as an outsider, Wang Qiu'er's face beamed with joy, “Then how old are you this year?”
“Age, you ask…”
Xiang Yi collected her thoughts and fell into recollection, then replied after a moment, “I don't know how long it took for my parents to conceive me and condense my soul, but from when I first gained consciousness, it's been about twenty-one years.”
“Then…” A hint of a smile flashed in Wang Qiu'er's eyes, and she tentatively said, “I'm four years older than you. How about I call you Sister Yi from now on?”
“That's fine.” Xiang Yi, not bound by status, chuckled lightly, “In many ways… I'll still need to learn from Sister Qiu'er in the future.”
Speaking of learning.
She remembered the reason she came to find Qiu'er this time, and her recently recovered face blushed again.
“However…”
Wang Qiu'er asked somewhat curiously, “Why did Sister Yi suddenly want to…”
Though the words weren't fully spoken, Xiang Yi knew what she meant. Her eyes looked at the tightly closed window, and she said wistfully, “Today I went to the tavern for a drink, and that old fellow Zhuge Hei said that the one who came to pledge allegiance to the Lord this time is also a female hero…”
“And… her aptitude is extraordinary, possessing extremely powerful individual and commanding abilities.”
“In the future, there will surely be more and more powerful generals and heroes by the Lord's side.”
She then looked at Wang Qiu'er and said earnestly, “Sister Qiu'er and I are different. I don't understand poetry, nor politics; I only know a little bit of martial arts. I'm afraid the Lord… will forget me in the future.”
“How could that be!” Wang Qiu'er quickly grabbed her hand and comforted her, “Everyone can see your strength, and you are truly devoted to the Lord. Don't overthink it.”
“No.”
Xiang Yi sighed, “I realized during the battle with Klara's legion last time that human spearmen have too many limitations… In the future, facing other alien race, they will hardly be able to achieve great things.”
“Spearman limitations…” Wang Qiu'er's red lips curved slightly upon hearing this, and a hint of understanding flashed in her eyes, “Sister Yi, you don't need to worry about that. If I'm not mistaken, it won't be long before your legion undergoes a qualitative change.”
“Really!” Xiang Yi's intoxication somewhat subsided, and she nodded, “Then I'll take that as a good omen.”
After speaking.
The room fell into a brief silence.
“The Lord is back.”
Xiang Yi stood up with a whoosh, rushing to leave the room.
“Wait…” Wang Qiu'er took something from the cabinet and whispered in her ear, “You use this thing like this… and that… and so on.”
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On a giant tree, about ten meters in diameter, hung various small huts woven from vegetation.
More than thirty ghostly Eternal Night Elves appeared and disappeared among the branches, holding longbows and monitoring the surrounding environment.
“Another reconnaissance team died.”
“According to the map…”
Romani stared intently at the virtual light screen, her excitement almost uncontrollable!
“It should be there!”
“The map doesn't show strongly claimed land, proving that Super Love Farming has an item that hides territory…”
Hiding territory on the large map; while such items were scarce, there was no precedent for them not existing.
“Allocate…”
Romani's lips curled up, and she coldly closed the map light screen.
If Super Love Farming was just an interesting human lord who stole the Hunter title, then so be it.
But now.
According to the latest news, Super Love Farming was actually the target the Supreme God was looking for, and his worth could no longer be calculated in the usual way.
She wanted not only Super Love Farming's wealth, but also the rewards for the hunt and the Supreme God's quest, all of it!
“The Beast Elves also died. Do they have detection methods?”
Romani sneered inwardly as she organized her arrows.
Eternal Night Elves!
Children of the night, and loyal followers of the God of Stealth.
With the ultimate civilization's stealth talent, assassinating a human lord was as easy as picking something out of a bag.
“Mobilize the legion, prepare to move!”
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Creak—
Lin Yi pushed open the main building's door and rushed down the hallway in a hurry, heading straight for the fifth floor.
His full strength as a Foundation Establishment Grand Perfectionist was used for the first time in traveling.
In just a few breaths.
He arrived in front of a bedroom door.
He knocked gently.
Bang, bang—
“Cough cough… Sister Xiang Yi, I have something I'd like to discuss with you.” Lin Yi said earnestly.
“My Lord… I am tired, let's talk another day.”
Xiang Yi's voice, as faint as a mosquito's hum, came from inside the room.
“No time like the present…”
Lin Yi reached out, about to push open the door, when he suddenly remembered something.
Uh…
If he remembered correctly.
Last time, Xiang Yi said she didn't like being passive.
Would it be inappropriate for him to barge in like this?
“Never mind.”
Lin Yi reluctantly withdrew his hand and turned to leave.
Suddenly!
The door opened on its own.
A fair hand pulled a long black scarf around his neck.
Then—
With a sharp tug, Lin Yi instantly disappeared from the hallway.
The door immediately closed!
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(I worked overtime last night and rushed this out overnight. I originally wanted to post it before midnight… I haven't checked or revised it, so it might be a bit rough… Sorry! Please forgive this little author just this once! Ahhh~)