Durin's Diary

Chapter 1034 Yelang Heaven

“There must be tens of thousands of people here.” Old Duke Alkin’s old friend looked around at the scene. “The last time there were so many people was when we were young and we were besieged by green-skinned orcs north of Evercast Fortress.”

“There were far more people back then than there are now,” Duke Alkin muttered as he led his old friend down the manor.

Guided by the young people in the manor, the two old men met Dulin and Tanya on the lawn outside the manor.

"Grandpa Alkin."

Dulin was still as sensible and adorable as ever, which made Duke Alkin feel inexplicably guilty. He felt that he had let down his old friend Xu Yi because his granddaughter had ruined his grandson.

Shaking that thought out of his mind, Duke Alkin pointed around and said, "Why are there so many children?"

“These are the children in the shelter. It’s a long story. This is…” “Count Dussef, my old comrade-in-arms. When we were young, we fought together in the trenches and charged back into the ranks of the Greenskins.”

When this old friend was mentioned, the Duke of Altyn was filled with pride—back then, these young people were truly fearless. Many of his old brothers are gone now, and only Dussef and a few other old buddies are left.

………………

"Hello, Duke Dulin Protector."

The old man in front of Dulin had lead-gray hair and a vertical scar on his left eye, which looked like he had almost ruined his eye.

So he smiled and nodded: "No need to be so formal, Mr. Dusef. Since you and Grandpa Altyn are comrades-in-arms, you must know my grandfather as well, so there's no need to call me the Protector of the Nation."

After saying that, Dulin casually handed over a box of fruit.

"Thank you so much!" He didn't recognize the fruit at first glance, but as a half-step legendary realm cultivator, he could clearly feel the energy it contained.

Dulin told the two of them what had happened in the past two days, including that there were still 30,000 hungry mouths in the shelter.

"Then can I proudly announce that the largest kindergarten in the Low Countries is located in the Duke of Altyn?" Old Altyn chuckled and patted his old friend's arm.

Then they laughed so hard they were breathless.

"Grandpa, do you agree?" Tanya asked.

"How could I object to my grandson-in-law? No problem. This land will be your territory from now on. Do as you please. But you'd better be prepared for so many children."

“That’s no problem. The children will grow up in the childcare system until they are four years old and will have the most basic self-care abilities.” Dulin wasn’t worried about it at all.

"That's good. By the way, did you come back this time just to deal with this? Is the matter in Changtang over?" Old Aljin asked curiously.

Du Lin nodded and pointed to Tan Ya: "The matter of Chang Tang has indeed been resolved, but there are still some minor issues. There are many people here now, so I will explain in detail to you later."

“No problem, I’ll go find the old cook and have her prepare a sumptuous dinner. I also need to invite your grandfather over tonight to have a drink with me.” With that, old Alkin left with his friend.

Dulin glanced at Tanya, who shrugged: "Grandpa didn't notice your problem; he's old." Dulin sighed—the old Duke of Altyn was indeed old; his eye sockets were sunken, and his eyes were no longer as lively as before.

Their era is coming to an end, while the curtain of a new era is slowly being raised as these children grow up.

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When Ish received the letter from Alkin, she was on the outer corridor of the Circle of Truth, talking with Enrique about the fall of the evil god.

Although everything that happened in Changtang was far in the past, the astrologers still confirmed the end of the star belonging to the evil god.

"The people of Changtang in the East are truly remarkable. They actually managed to kill the evil god, even if it wasn't the real one, it's still outrageous." Old Enrique still felt lingering fear about this news—because it was too outrageous. It's not impossible to destroy an evil god like the Primordial Truth Ring, but it would at least require more than half of the casualties.

Most importantly, they don't know where the evil god is, so even if they fight desperately, they can't find his location.

As a result, the people of Changtang in the East killed them all without saying a word.

“A new era has arrived, which is a good thing.” Ish said, glancing at the letter as he spoke. “Good lad, Dulin is back. He’s at that old bastard Altin’s place. He said there’s a dinner party and wants me to come over. He said it would be best to bring a few more old friends. Enrique, how about you come with me?”

“I have to go to the Alkin family’s dinner party, after all, his cook learned real skills from the people of Changtang.” Enrique nodded, then he was a little puzzled: “It’s strange, why would Dulin go to his place? Isn’t he in Changtang on business?”

"Alkin's letter says that Dulin dug a shelter in their village and released tens of thousands of children, saying he plans to transport them all to Lublin and open a university there to take them with him." Ish nodded as he read the letter—he agreed with Dulin's plan. The children in the shelters from the Old Era would definitely be brought back to Lublin. These children would be stronger and smarter than other children no matter what, otherwise why would they be placed in a shelter?

“I can’t even imagine a school for tens of thousands of people, but you in Lublin can certainly afford to support them now,” Enrique said.

“That’s for sure.” Old Yi Xu was overjoyed at the mention of this—although Du Lin was a boy who ran around everywhere, he was right to push his older brother to the position of acting official against all odds.

Poole is quite capable; he's managed such a large area, and the students he's trained over the years are reliable.

Today, Lublin is the most profitable and wealthiest duchy in the entire Eastern Territory. Its industry and commerce have expanded three times compared to when he was in charge, and the annual taxes and dividends are enough to cover several years' worth of old Ish's wealth back then.

“Then let’s go check on Altyn now,” Enrique asked.

“No problem.” Just as they were saying that, the two old men saw old Liz.

“You’re the one, Liz. Alkin asked me to have dinner with him and asked me to bring a few mouths to feed. Are you coming?” Ish asked with a smile.

“Then I’ll have to bring my husband along.” Old Liz smiled and nodded.

“No problem. Bring your old man along too. It’s not good for him to be tinkering with his inventions in the workshop all day. He needs to get out and about. Dulin is in Altyn too. If your old man has any worries, just ask Dulin. Maybe he can find a solution.” Enrique said.

“Then let’s go pick up your old man now.” As Yi Xu spoke, she directly opened a portal: “Let’s go.”

(End of this chapter)