People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 6 Transforming the City

"Transform the city?!"

Lin Feng was suddenly perked up when he heard a familiar place name, and hurriedly asked the unlucky guy in front of him.

"You said your name was Faberd and you came from a beggar town?"

Speaking of the transformed city walls, Lin Feng had some impression of the Faberd in front of him.

——Isn’t this the man who was criticized by Tinari, the tough guy who poisoned himself three times by eating mushrooms in a month?

"Yes, I think you are from another place, but I didn't expect you know how to transform the city."

Faberd was even happier when he heard Lin Feng mention Huachengguo, and said excitedly:

"Brother, you must come back with me. I swear on my honor as Faberd that I will ask the Tinari Ranger to give you a medal for bravery!"

"Ahem, you don't need a medal. I just saved you. I didn't do anything except helping you open the cage."

Lin Feng could not resist Faberd's visible enthusiasm. In his previous life, he was not very good at dealing with the elders who asked about his well-being during the New Year.

"To be honest, I'm a wanderer from Liyue. I got lost in the rain forest. If you can tell me how to get to Huachenggu, that would be a great help."

Back to the topic, Lin Feng asked Faberd the issue that he was most concerned about, which was also the original purpose of his action.

Although this information was not obtained through interrogation of the treasure-hunting group, Lin Feng felt that the day when he would leave the rain forest was just around the corner because he had a local leading the way.

"piece of cake!"

Faberd got up from the ground and looked at Lin Feng proudly:

"I, Faberd, am the best mushroom picker in Huacheng. I rely on my ability to identify directions!"

"My benefactor, please follow me. We will be out of the rain forest in half a day at most. Otherwise, shall we set off now?"

Faberd obviously didn't want to stay in this sad place for another half minute.

Seeing Lin Feng hesitated, Faberd explained:
"You know, although the rain forest looks pitch black at night, it is actually safer than during the day. Most monsters and wild animals are resting. Unless you burn the forest, you won't be able to see those things at all. Except for the difficulty in discerning the direction, there will be no problem."

"——And I am the person who is best at identifying directions in the entire Huacheng!"

Faberd raised his head, and for a moment he showed amazing confidence - if you ignore the snot hanging on his face.

Lin Feng was somewhat tempted. He really had no attachment to this mosquito-filled and humid rainforest, so he simply agreed.

After searching the camp for supplies, Lin Feng extinguished the campfire.

After throwing the tied-up trio of sand sculptures into the cage.

Lin Feng and Faberd, full of excitement, set out on their journey home.

Perhaps it was because we had reached the outskirts of the rainforest, and we began to see signs of human life along the way.

- A makeshift awning made of leaves, the embers of an extinguished campfire, bushes bent by trampling, and Lin Feng even saw the tent of a scholar from the Academy of Teachings.

Lin Feng communicated with the talkative Faberd as he walked.

Through Faberd's words, Lin Feng learned that the three treasure-stealing groups that kidnapped him were actually targeting scholars who could not afford guards.

Because of their graduation thesis at the Institute of Education, students of the Bio-Theory School often come to Dosunglin for ecological surveys.

The Huachengguo was originally a temporary resting place built by Xumi scholars in the rainforest, but later forest rangers were stationed here to protect the scholars of the Order and the merchants passing by. However, there are always some reckless people who, in order to make the content of their papers more colorful, will go deep into places that have not been cleaned by forest rangers.

Treasure-stealing gangs that kidnapped them for ransom also became popular for this reason. After all, students who could study at the Academy of Teaching generally had a lot of money.

It’s just that these three rookies are so amateurish that they actually stretched their hands to Lin Xingzhe, who can only produce mushrooms and nothing else.

In this way, while chatting to pass the time and getting information from Faberd's words, the sky gradually brightened.

A few hours later, Lin Feng, who had completely walked out of the dark rainforest, looked at the unremarkable and scattered temporary housing in front of him.
Although they were just a few simple wooden huts, they gave him an unprecedented sense of security.

Lin Feng rubbed Xiaobai on his shoulder and listened to the excited Faberd dancing and shouting beside him.

Looking up at the rising sun and the bright sky, he was so moved that he even had an urge to cry.

Standing on the road to Huachengguo, looking at the peddlers who were already hawking their wares in the early morning and the busy forest rangers, Lin Feng perked up, declined Faberd's proposal to visit him at his home, and took the initiative to meet the person in charge here first - Forest Ranger Tinari.

Faberd also knew that business was important, so he took Lin Feng to Tinari's tree house.

Lin Feng told Tinari about the treasure-stealing group that appeared in the forest, and Faberd told him the specific location.

After a while, the three treasure-hunting group members who were still snoring were brought back by the ranger. After giving them antidote decoction and verifying the situation, Tinari quickly arranged for his subordinates to escort the three unlucky guys to the temporary cell.

"I'm sorry, I was busy dealing with the treasure-stealing group just now and neglected you a little."

"Although arresting treasure thieves is not the main job of a forest ranger, thank you for helping to eliminate the dangers in the rainforest."

After explaining the detention of the treasure-stealing group, Tinari looked at the ragged Lin Feng and expressed his gratitude solemnly.

"Also, I want to thank you for your help on behalf of that idiot Farberd. This isn't the first time he's had a bad attack from eating mushrooms. After all, he always has one or two attacks a month."

"What a pity! My major is botany, and helping people grow brains is not my specialty."

Faced with a subordinate who was well-organized, mature, and seemingly omnipotent, Tinari showed a visibly helpless expression when talking about Faberd.

Lin Feng, who had finally calmed down, looked at the first character he met with some curiosity. Facing the familiar yet unfamiliar "Grand Forest Patrol Officer" in front of him, Lin Feng forced himself to look away from the other's ears and responded to Tinari's thanks.

"I didn't do anything. I just helped tie up the three of them. The main contributor was Faberd's poisonous mushrooms."

"These three treasure-stealing groups are rookies among rookies. If left alone, they will eventually poison themselves by eating mushrooms."

Lin Feng's face twitched when he thought of the specific process of this "rescue".

"Don't say that, Lin Feng, right? You should be a Liyue person. The fact that you are willing to lend a helping hand to people in distress in such an unfamiliar and dangerous environment as the rainforest is reason enough for me to thank you." Tinari answered seriously.

"And you don't have to be wary of us. Huacheng is a place where traveling merchants often stay, so it is not that averse to groups like wanderers."

Tinari looked at Lin Feng, whose body was shrouded in fatigue, and thought that Lin Feng was being modest because he did not trust him.

"Um"

Tinari thought about it for a moment and called the ranger nearby.

"Nasrin, as before, tell everyone else that I will be working from Amir's house for the next two days."

After finishing speaking, looking at Lin Feng, who was obviously young but dressed in rags, Tinari smiled and said:
"How about this, you must have been wandering in the rain forest for quite some time, you can rest here for a few nights first. I will think about the specific reward and give you an answer tomorrow, okay?"

(End of this chapter)