Who let him join the Sword Sect!

Chapter 449 Having 3D Maneuverability Doesn't Mean You're a Gundam, It Might Also Be...

Calming Lily down was not an easy task.

Unlike Momo, which can be kept quiet for a full five minutes with just a sausage.

Tightening the rope in her hands, Ah Li pulled Lily back from the second floor, who was about to perform a flying leap into the air again.

"Don't stop me, I don't want to live anymore?"

Watching Lily wriggle around, Ah Li's little brain began to think rapidly, and ancient wisdom began to awaken.

After a long while, it poured a glass of iced tea and handed it to Lily.

"Are you thirsty?" Ah Li asked.

After thinking it over, Ah Li realized that although Lily and Mao Mao were different breeds, feeding them something could calm her down.

This is proven by its own actions.

"I'm thirsty." Lily obediently took the iced tea, gulped it down, wiped her mouth, and let out a comfortable groan.

Then, just when Ah Li thought that tonight could finally be quiet, Lily started making a fuss again. But this time, instead of trying to kill herself or performing a flying leap into the air, she started muttering to herself.

Like an old lady with dementia, she kept nagging about those trivial things, tormenting Ah Li's ears.

"Alas~ the eldest doesn't know the cost of living when they're not in charge. What am I supposed to do? I'm so miserable... nobody cares about me..."

Ah Li, "..."

Just as Ah Li was about to use the coercive measure [Quick Sleep Headbutt], Lily suddenly fell silent again.

Someone downstairs called her.

"Boss! Boss! Who bullied you? I'll blow him up!"

Lily: "It's okay, it's okay, I was just kidding. Calm down, or it might eat you."

Lily, sitting on the railing, straightened her clothes, trying to appear as normal as possible so as not to lose face in front of her subordinates.

Ah Li also moved closer and looked down.

The one shouting was an antelope girl.

Its lower body is that of an antelope, its upper body is that of a human, but its head is still that of an antelope.

Its body was covered with all sorts of small bottles, and several small backpacks full of contents were hanging on either side of its back.

Judging from their attire, they look like a high-level orc siege elite unit with a high intelligence stat.

However, she did not come from the continent of Garen, but was a pure-blooded demon from the Northern Territory.

Ah Li remembered that Zhang Ze had mentioned this unique transformation style, something like 'furry' or something like that.

In short, it's very strange.

As for the outfit worn by the antelope girl...
Ah Li remained noncommittal about the words "Exploding Heaven Gang" embroidered on the Antelope Girl's clothes and the red rope tied around her arm to indicate her identity.

It's common knowledge that Lily runs a gang within the Thousand Machines Pavilion and acts as its leader every day. Zhang Ze tacitly approves of this, so Ah Li can't do anything about it.

but
Looking at the antelope girl's outfit, Ah Li frowned slightly, sensing something was wrong.

'Oh no, is Lily planning a rebellion?'

However, it soon realized that it had been overthinking things.

The antelope girl dressed like a suicide bomber was simply there to ask Lily for reimbursement of expenses and to ask her some questions.

"Boss, how should we blow this up?"

"Oh, you can do this for now. Then..."

Lily sat on the railing, answering her little brother's questions very seriously.

Seeing Lily become normal as soon as she talks about her professional field, Ah Li's brain, which had been closed off for many years, suddenly came alive.

It felt it had discovered the key to the problem.

'Is it possible that Lily's outburst stems from her fear of becoming useless, and her fear of returning to her former self?'

'After all, Xiangxiang can do anything Lily can do, and Xiangxiang doesn't even need to eat.'

'Not needing to eat is really crucial.'

Ah Li believes that this is Xiang Xiang's greatest advantage.

As Ah Li thought about it more and more, she began to ponder it.

After Lily finished explaining things to her underlings and was about to start causing trouble again, Ah Li raised her hand and made a gesture that said, "Listen to me."

"I have something to tell you." Ah Li said as she shook her iced tea and climbed onto the railing.

It wanted to climb onto Lily's shoulder, but then thought better of it, as Lily's small shoulders probably couldn't support it.

Settling down on the railing, it took out the second-generation small walnut, which was thinner and could be deformed freely within a certain range.

“This thing actually has a flaw,” Ah Li said.

"What defect?" Lily asked, perking up.

"The technology of White Emperor City relies on the Star God and that silver metal," A-Li said slowly, organizing her thoughts.

"The technology of Baidi City, strictly speaking, is an independent and closed system, and it cannot be connected with other weapon-refining methods in the Four Continents."

“Yeah, that’s why I said this is such a money-loser, so many ways to make money are gone…” Lily said with a dejected look, as if she was about to start complaining again.

Before Little Walnut ran into trouble, Lily had a grand plan: to create the final version of Little Walnut as a magical artifact with independent consciousness and a spirit.

At that time, the little walnut will be both a ritual implement and a companion. Besides fighting, it can also warm the bed, connect to all of the owner's ritual implements, and achieve intelligent customization of the entire cave, with the ability to be retrieved with a single thought, remotely controlled, and so on...

Thinking about it on my fingers, each and every one of these deals is a huge business, a real money-maker.

Now, they've all disappeared because of the replacement of small walnuts.

Lily felt increasingly sad as she thought about it, and she couldn't help but cry.

Ah Li quickly comforted her, "But don't worry, there's still a chance."

"What turning point?" Lily perked up again.

"Since the Thousand Machine Array Talisman is the most basic unit, it can translate all kinds of laws. There is no reason why it cannot translate the laws of White Emperor City and the Star God."

"Once this problem is solved, can't you continue with your whole-house customization projects, or Little Walnut Maid projects, etc."

“Hmm, that makes sense… Go on,” Lily said, wiping her nose.

“And only you and Zhang Ze can do this.” Ali pointed at Lily.

Lily, "Me?"

Ah Li, "You're right. Because you're special. Although you're different from Zhang Ze, you're still a unique being, half-human and half-star god."

"Only you and Zhang Ze understand both the Star God Magic and the Four Continents Weapon Forging Techniques, but to combine the two, no one but you can do it."

Ah Li patted Lily's waist in encouragement, "After all, Zhang Ze, he..."

Lily: "I understand. The eldest brother is a complete lazybones. This is something only I can do. Without me, this family would have fallen apart long ago."

Ah Li, "..."

Although that's not what I meant, as long as Lily is in good spirits, that's all that matters.

Taking advantage of Lily's heightened state, Ah Li continued to brainwash the pig.

He talked about success principles and painted a rosy picture, like a seasoned HR professional, and by the end, he himself was getting a little excited.

Ah Li didn't know why she was so skilled. After thinking about it, she figured it was because she had been infected by Zhang Ze, so she didn't pay much attention to it.

"Got it? Roll up your sleeves and get to work! A bright future awaits us! Cheers!"

Believing she had successfully awakened Lily's life goals, Ah Li continued patting Lily's waist.

There's nothing I can do; my arms are too short and I'm too short to take pictures that far.

But as Ah Li brainwashed her, Lily, who had become excited, suddenly became listless again. Her heart ached as she swallowed the bitter tea, so she drank the iced tea in one gulp and then clapped her hands.

"But even if I can earn the money back later, am I still losing money now?"

Ah Li, "?"

So all that I just said was for nothing?

Ah Li flew up, put her hands on her hips, floated in front of Lily, pressed her little belly against Lily's face, and looked down at Lily.

"What about your ideals? What about your pursuits? Have I wasted all my time saying all this?"

Lily tilted her head back to avoid the impact to her stomach, then did a backflip and jumped off the railing, standing on the rooftop in a gesture of reaching out for money.

"I have no ideals, I just want money." "If I only had ideals but no money, I would have starved to death long ago."

Ah Li, "..."

It thought this person's brain was completely broken. After a long silence, Ah Li sighed, "How much money do you want?"

Lily quickly calculated the cost of Zhang Ze's trade-in program for home appliances across four continents.

In addition to the most basic expenses, she also calculated staff salaries, overtime pay, high-temperature allowances, kickbacks, etc., as well as her own compensation for mental distress, loss of elixirs, food, clothing, housing, transportation, and other miscellaneous items.

“This number…” Lily said, rubbing her fingers together.

Upon hearing the number Lily announced, A-Li waved her hand, signaling Lily to stand further away.

Under Lily's bewildered yet curious gaze, Ah Li focused her energy in her dantian, and golden light shone from her mouth.

Then Lily's expression changed from curiosity to surprise.

Looking at the enormous object before her, she shamelessly knelt down.

Lily crawled over and hugged the baby that Ah Li had spat out tightly, with an expression that said she wouldn't let go even if she were slapped.

"Hehe...hehehe, am I really getting this?"

It was a huge pearl, taller than Lily when placed on the ground. The surface of the pearl shimmered with light, and a landscape of mountains and seas could be vaguely seen. The surrounding spiritual energy was stagnant and lingering like water.

"Be careful, don't get crushed." Ah Li held the pearl and looked at Lily speechlessly.

"I'd be happy to crush you, my Goddess Li, is this for me?" Lily had already crawled onto the pearl like a cockroach, her twin ponytails swinging as she asked again.

"Here you go, consider it a bonus. Be good from now on, I have more here." Ah Li pointed to her mouth.

Ah Li didn't lie to Lili; she has several more pearls this big.

God knows where it was swallowed during the primordial era.

After receiving a truly impressive pie-in-the-sky promise from Ah Li, Lily's gloom vanished. No one knows where she got the strength, but with a "hey," she lifted the thousand-pound pearl above her head.

Then, with her characteristic furtive, cockroach-like gait, she vanished in a flash.

Watching Lily's departing figure, A-Li, who was not sleepy, did not want to go to sleep either. After thinking for a moment, she decided on a place to go for the night.

Sinking underground, Ah Li arrived at the Sizhou Hub Station, located fifty miles west of Qianji Town, in the blink of an eye.

The entire hub station is roughly half the size of the current Qianji Town.

Because it is a public project, it was rare that it was not tainted by Lily and Zhang Ze's art style and was covered with very normal colors and a very normal appearance.

Because only a single route to the Beast Taming Sect is currently open, the number of traveling cultivators is still within the normal range, so such a large space seems somewhat wasted.

"The population will grow significantly in the future. People from all over the four continents will use this place as a transit point. This place will become increasingly large, and eventually it might even become a city independent of Qianji Town, a city built on a transportation hub."

Thinking about what Zhang Ze said, A Li showed her identification and walked through the turnstile array.

Then they stood in front of a crystal screen that served as a backdrop.

The advertisements on the crystal screen, in addition to Qianji Pavilion's products, also included recruitment brochures from some minor sects.

Interspersed among these advertisements were slogans welcoming you to the Four Seas Hub.

But that slogan...

They were somewhat unfriendly to Ah Li.

To prevent people from evading the ticket, Lily added some clever touches to the crystal screen.

After purchasing a ticket and swiping your card, you will see "Welcome to Sizhou Hub Station".

But if you use magic or climb under the turnstile, you'll see a different sign.

Fare evasion is illegal and punishable by death.

Sadly, because of its height, whether Ah Li buys a ticket or not, all it sees is this sign: "Farewell to the fare is illegal, punishable by death."

Feeling targeted, Ah Li got a little angry. With a quick grab of its chubby little paw, it wrote a complaint letter in an instant.

Then, under the watchful eyes of eight surveillance arrays, he boldly slipped the letter into the mailbox hanging on the ceiling.

After doing everything, it drifted off in another direction, completely satisfied.

That's the internal testing route that hasn't been made public yet.

Ah Li decided to take a trip to Changzhou.

Let's see how the village is doing.

……

Changzhou.

Two young cultivators were chatting, and one of them asked, "Why do you think the Mother Tree has become like this? Shouldn't she be a tree? Just like the giant tree in Spirit Deer Valley?"

As he spoke, he took out the book "The Burning Legion and the Old Deer Planting Trees" and pointed to the towering tree in the illustrations.

"Hmm." Another cultivator, who had recently developed a pollen allergy, sneezed. "It's probably due to the influence of Lord Xiang and Senior Xiaoxue."

As he spoke, he gestured, "That's why it turned out to be a girl's upper body and a long, thin lower body."

"I understand the logic, but who taught her to walk like this?"

Before the two, the snake-like girl who was the mother tree had shrunk considerably, but she still appeared large to ordinary people.

She coiled her snake tail into a circle and moved forward like a rolling wheel, creating gullies as she rolled.

And after she rolled over, new green sprouted in the ditch.

Now, thanks to the simultaneous awakening of Mother Tree and the village, the purification process of Luoyu Mountain has accelerated considerably.

Especially the Mother Tree, after gaining a concrete consciousness, her control over Changzhou increased further, and at this time, her root system was already spread under the wasteland of Luoyu Mountain.

The dragon energy of the village, and the life force of Changzhou integrated by the Mother Tree, are dispelling the strange death aura of the wasteland.

Although this purification method is quite strange.

Just as the two young cultivators were in a state of great distress, another convoy of 'tire' floated past them.

It's Yingling and Fuhime.

Fukihime acted as the adhesive, and the turnip fireflies' ahoge (cowlicks) connected to form green tires, which rolled along the furrows plowed out by the mother tree.

"I think I know who she learned it from..."

"..."

The two looked at each other in silence, deciding to stop dwelling on the matter. Together, they stepped onto the floating magic array and flew towards the golden platform.

According to the sect mission displayed on the second-generation Little Walnut, their mission tonight is to observe the star field south of Changzhou and redraw the star map.

Stepping into the Spirit-Slaying Array, I somewhat awkwardly activated the telescope that the Thousand Machines Pavilion had sent me. The circular platform rotated and pointed south.

Tonight is cloudless, perfect weather for observation.

only……

The monk who was looking at the camera rubbed his eyes. "I think I'm sick."

"What's wrong? Did you drink some tea or eat some rare herbs? Let me tell you, no slacking off or skipping work." Another cultivator replied casually while organizing the star map records from the past few days.

"I'm not lying to you. Come and see, there's something strange over there."

"Strange thing?"

After setting down the star map, another cultivator came over, sat down in the spot his companion had cleared for him, and then pressed his eyes against it.

"?"

He saw something approaching the four continents in the starry sky, but it was not moving in a straight line.

Instead, it kept drawing circles and performing all sorts of absurd 3D maneuvers, as if it were dodging something.

As for this thing...

The young monk wasn't sure either; he personally felt that it was a stone arm with hands.

And this stone arm, which had been sitting in a 3D motorized vehicle, was giving him the middle finger.

That's incredibly disrespectful.

“Call the police, he’s pointing at me.”

Thinking this, the monk pressed the alarm bell that signaled the abnormality.

(End of this chapter)