I created a paradise in the folk world.

Chapter 108 Harvest

Not long after.

The monsters in the village were completely wiped out.

Shen Yi stood quietly to the side, watching the chaos without saying a word.

After this round of monster rampage, many houses in Yanling Village were damaged, but fortunately many people took refuge inside and escaped the disaster.

However, dozens of villagers who were outside and did not have time to return to their houses died at the hands of the monster.

"well-

'

Wang Zheng sighed deeply beside him.

"Actually, the situation in the village is much better than expected now."

He looked at Shen Yi and said in a heavy tone, "Originally, we thought we would be wiped out by the outbreak of the Blackwater Swamp."

"Even with the help of several villages, we expect to lose at least half of our population."

It's no wonder that Wang Zheng and the others were so pessimistic, after all, it was a disaster caused by a surge of spirits and monsters.

With their village's current defensive fortifications, there's simply no way they could stop them.

Only a town like Jiangchuan, with multiple defensive fortifications and access to high-grade magical materials, could withstand a tidal disaster of this scale.

Shen Yi's gaze was deep.

The various thrills he experienced tonight made him deeply aware of the terrifying nature of tidal disasters.

The territory must be fortified with multiple layers of defenses to prevent another tidal surge from causing huge losses to the territory.

"Big brother, this is something we got from the White-Faced Demon's body."

Shen Kun walked over, took out a pure white bead in his hand, and said quickly.

Shen Yi casually picked up the bead.

[The essence of a second-tier spirit, the White-Faced Demon, has been detected. Proceed with the refinement?]

[Required Refining Materials: 2 Lightning-Struck Black Locust Tree Essence, 2 Tier 2 Spiritual Essence Blood, 10 Soul-Nourishing Wood!]

Refining the essence of a second-tier monster actually requires so many materials.

However, he does have enough materials for the Lightning-Struck Black Locust Tree, and he can also obtain second-tier spiritual blood essence from the White-Faced Ghost.

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All that's missing is the Soul-Nourishing Wood.

Shen Yi collected the essence of the white-faced ghost.

After tonight's great battle, he should have enough materials to refine the White-Faced Demon's essence.

"Uncle Zheng! The village chief and the others are back!"

A teenager rushed in from outside.

These archers, who also had to help fend off the floodwaters outside, spotted Tang Qiang and his group.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zheng subconsciously looked at Shen Yi.

"Let's go out and take a look."

Shen Yi patted his shoulder, turned around and strode out.

The white-faced demon attacked the village, and everyone thought that Tang Qiang and his group had met with disaster.

Everyone is obviously speculating about the sudden news of their village chief's return.

A moment later.

Shen Yi then saw two swaying figures struggling to break through the floodwaters from a distance.

It's Tang Qiang and Zhao Hai!

Upon seeing them, the two quickened their pace, urgently calling out, "Village chiefs, is everything alright in the village?"

Shen Yi first glanced at the "Zhangyu Stone Eye" in his arms. After confirming that the two of them were still human and not possessed by any strange power, he replied, "Several hundred people were killed or injured in the village, but the rest are fine."

"Fortunately, the number of casualties is not too serious."

Tang Qiang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and said, "Just now, the white-faced ghost took advantage of our inattention and fled towards the village. We thought it was going to attack the village, so we rushed back immediately."

"Unfortunately, two second-tier monsters were still entangled with us, and it took a lot of effort to escape and return."

After he finished speaking...

Then they saw strange expressions on Wang Zheng and Niu Jun's faces.

The group's gazes all turned to a patch of mud on the ground not far away.

Tang Qiang swallowed hard, his face hardening. "Don't tell me this is the white-faced ghost."

"That's right."

Wang Zheng nodded and said with a smile, "Village Chief, the White-Faced Ghost did attack our village just now, but fortunately, Elder Mo from Black Mountain Village broke through his cultivation barrier at the last moment and successfully advanced to the Solidifying Yuan Realm. He then killed the ghost with overwhelming force, which is why our village did not fall."

"I see!"

Tang Qiang looked at Mo Guanhai and was slightly surprised to feel the surging hot blood and qi in the other's body.

He really has broken through to the Solidification Realm!

He strode forward and solemnly expressed his gratitude, saying, "Elder Mo, thank you so much for your help. On behalf of the entire Yanling Village, I express my sincere thanks!"

"There's no need for that. It's only natural for our village to help each other."

Mo Guanhai waved his hand and looked at Shen Yi, saying, "Besides, it was our village chief who severely injured the White-Faced Ghost, which allowed me to take advantage of the situation and kill him."

"Thank you, Village Chief Shen! If your Black Mountain Village ever needs anything in the future, just let us know, and we will do our utmost to help!"

Tang Qiang turned around and bowed to Shen Yi.

"You're too kind. It'll be dawn soon, and the floodwaters will recede quickly. Let's settle the villagers first."

Shen Yi's words were concise.

After speaking, everyone quickly got to work, instructing a few people to go back and let the villagers handle the situation.

The others tried to kill as many of the remaining monsters as possible before dawn.

at last.

A ray of dawn shone down from the sky.

Dawn arrived swiftly.

The sky was bright and clear.

As if encountering a natural enemy, the spirits and monsters emitted wisps of green smoke under the light and fled into the darkness, disappearing into the human world.

The scene was littered with the remains of corpses.

The two lines of defense in Yanling Village were completely breached, leaving the scene in complete disarray.

Tang Qiang looked at this scene with a bitter expression on his face.

"The fortifications that our village spent a lot of money to build have collapsed."

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"What are these?"

He quickly noticed the five barricades placed on the ground.

I was in such a hurry when I got back that I didn't even notice these things.

Tang Qiang was astonished to see that these barricades were actually pierced with many spirits and monsters, which were skewered together like barbecue.

"This was made by Village Chief Shen. It played a significant role in resisting the monster tide yesterday," Wang Zheng explained beside him.

"Village Chief Shen is truly an extraordinary person."

Tang Qiang looked at Shen Yi's busy figure in the distance and sighed silently.

"Brother, there's a three-headed lantern demon inside this corpse!"

"Collect them all."

"Okay!"

Shen Yi began to examine the pile of corpses.

Three lantern ghosts appeared here, and together with the lantern ghost's lair that was destroyed last night, he collected six soul-nourishing woods in one night.

Moreover, the corpse of the Lantern Ghost can be collected and decomposed into Yin Soul Wood.

Shen Yi was determined to take down these three lantern-bearing ghosts.

As for the other materials, we'll leave it to fate; we'll take whatever we get.

Shen Yi then instructed them to extract the Yin Soul Wood from the bodies of the lantern ghosts that had died there. He then called out, "We didn't have time to collect the Yin Soul Wood from that lantern ghost's lair yesterday, let's go and collect it together now."

"no problem."

The group walked quickly toward the north of Yanling Village.

After collecting the remaining Yin Soul Wood from the Lantern Ghost's lair, Shen Yi had gathered over five thousand pieces of Yin Soul Wood.

After a busy period of time.

When I returned to Yanling Village, it had already returned to normal operation.

Everyone is repairing the collapsed wall and must finish it before nightfall tonight, otherwise the monsters will attack again and they will have no choice but to hide inside the houses.

However, with three Tier 2 monsters dead in the Blackwater Swamp and many Tier 1 monsters also killed, it's unlikely that a large-scale tidal disaster will break out again.

at this time.

Shen Yi led Shen Kun and the others back to Yanling Village, covered in dust from their journey. After asking around and learning that the village chiefs were all in the council hall, they headed straight there.

Tang Qiang and his group were discussing the casualties.

"Our Niuling Village is alright; two people died and twelve were injured."

"In our Liulin Village, only five people died and seven were injured."

Niu Jun and Liu Yan received their own casualty statistics and began to speak.

"Li, the village chief of Pucao Village, sacrificed his life, and Huang, the village chief of Tantou Village, also died."

Tang Qiang looked grave.

They witnessed Huang Han being killed by the White-Faced Ghost, and their hearts clenched.

"But how did Village Chief Li Jun die?"

"According to Village Chief Shen, he was murdered," Wang Zheng replied in a deep voice.

"That's right."

Shen Yi happened to walk into the house and nodded immediately upon hearing his words. He sat down in front of a chair and said, "When I was rushing back to Yanling Village last night, I was attacked by two people. Village Chief Li Jun was lying in the grass nearby, barely alive."

"Who are they? Why would they attack us at this critical moment?" Tang Qiang and the others were shocked and quickly asked.

"I don't know either."

Shen Yi calmly glanced at everyone present. "But I have a suspicion that the Blackwater Swamp incident was not an accident. I suspect that someone did it on purpose."

"Village Chief Shen means that someone deliberately caused this tidal disaster, but how exactly did they do it, and what was their purpose?"

"Our Yanling Village hasn't offended anyone, why are they trying to kill us?"

Everyone looked completely bewildered.

"I don't know about that."

Shen Yi slowly shook his head, his eyes cold, and said, "Village Chief Li Jun's body is still outside. We didn't have time to bring it back last night. Have the people from your Pucao Village go with our people to retrieve Village Chief Li Jun's body."

"Yes, Village Chief Shen."

Two representatives from Pucao Village are now also discussing this topic.

One of them immediately got up and, led by Shen Kun, quickly went to the location of Village Chief Li Jun's body.

"Where's the body?"

When everyone arrived at the scene, they only saw a few bloodstains and no trace of Li Jun's body.

"How could that be? Yesterday we smeared your village chief with monster fluids and covered him with shallow soil. No monster should have dragged him away."

Shen Kun frowned.

Everyone conducted a thorough search of the surrounding area, but still could not find their village chief's body, and immediately realized that something was wrong.

Everyone rushed back to inform the village chiefs of the matter.

Just then, someone rushed in from outside, urgently saying, "Something terrible has happened! Village Chief Gao Qu has gone missing!"

"What's going on?!"

Everyone immediately became restless.

Gao Qu is only seriously injured and can be saved. However, he may not be able to move normally after recovery, but at least his life is not in danger!

"Has anyone transferred him to another place for treatment?"

"No, we've asked all the doctors, and they all say they haven't seen any trace of Chief Gaoqu."

The newcomer lowered his voice and said cautiously, "Moreover, according to the doctors, they didn't see Village Chief Gao Qu being brought to them for treatment last night at all—"

"What exactly happened?!"

Tang Qiang was furious.

How could someone disappear after entering their Yanling Village?!

It seems that, just as Village Chief Shen said, there is indeed a big problem here!

"Could it be that our village chief Li Jun from Pucao Village also fell into the same situation, with his body taken away by the same group of people?"

"But what do they want the corpse for?"

The people of Pucao Village were talking about it.

After the village chief died, they were leaderless and in complete chaos.

Zhao Hai led his men back, his face grim: "Also, Huang Han's body is missing."

However, the possibility that Huang Han was devoured by the spirits cannot be ruled out.

After all, the situation was urgent last night, and they didn't have time to take proper protective measures for Huang Han's body.

"I think your Yanling Village has fallen into a conspiracy by a bunch of thieves."

97

A thin figure walked in, his steps steady, his face solemn.

"Master Lin, you've arrived." Tang Qiang saw him and quickly got up to greet him.

"Yesterday, when I was setting up the magic array, I sensed that the smoke from the incense you lit fell onto an invisible and powerful dark force."

Lin Song spoke in a deep voice, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, "Moreover, that force retaliated against me, breaking my magic array and causing me to faint. The opponent's magical power is probably far superior to mine!"

Everyone's expression changed drastically, and they looked at each other in bewilderment. "Master Lin, what should we do about this?"

"Thankfully you withstood this tidal surge; you should be fine after that."

Lin Song pondered for a moment and said, "However, you should frequently explore the surrounding area to avoid similar incidents as those in the Blackwater Swamp. If you detect any signs of malevolent energy brewing in a nearby gathering place, you should take immediate action to deal with it."

"Otherwise, there might be another tidal disaster."

"After this incident, when I return to Jiangchuan Town, I will also keep an eye out for similar matters for you, and I will inform you as soon as I discover anything."

"Thank you so much, Master Lin!"

Tang Qiang was extremely grateful.

If it weren't for Master Lin's help in activating the Blackwater Swamp's malevolent energy ahead of time, they would have been powerless to do anything once the Blackwater Swamp was fully formed!

"No need, you've already paid a price."

Lin Song smiled faintly, "As long as we pay close attention, there shouldn't be any major problems afterward. That guy's plan has failed, and he probably won't be able to swipe again anytime soon."

"Now that the matter has been resolved, I will not stay any longer and will set off back to Jiangchuan Town today. If you need anything, you can find me in Jiangchuan Town."

"Yes, Master Lin!"

They watched Lin Song leave.

Zhao Er couldn't help but ask, "Is this Master Lin really trustworthy?"

"He doesn't seem to have put in much effort this time."

"Master Lin possesses extraordinary skills, and is famous for his ability to fight magic from a distance. Yesterday, his manipulation of the magic array to summon demons played a significant role in this."

Tang Qiang said in a low voice, "Besides, Master Lin was introduced by the town's night patrol officer. He has many collaborations with the government and a close relationship with the town mayor. He is absolutely trustworthy."