Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 712 - 696: "Raising" Humans

"Buzz buzz buzz~"

As soon as Jiang Yuan entered the Wilderness World, he heard a familiar vibration sound.

He paused, wondering if he had his phone on silent. Who would call at this time? He just got in, and now he had to exit...

Then a prompt appeared before his eyes—[Yun Shu is calling, do you want to connect?]

Oh right, there’s a "phone" here too, but it’s called a Communication Stone. It can send texts, voice messages, and make video calls.

He quickly chose to connect, realizing it a bit late.

[Bound Puppet discovered Land Without Master, can choose to fuse with Riverfront Village instance, proceed with fusion and devouring?]

Meanwhile, another inquiry popped up on the visual interface.

"Sir, guess what I’ve found?"

On the other end of the "video," Yun Shu, with her dress fluttering and a bright smile, pointed to the vast prairie behind her, eagerly revealing the mystery, "I’ve come across a huge, huge world fragment!

But there’s no one on it, and I didn’t see any living creatures. However, there are many plants I’ve never seen before. I wanted to ask if they have any use."

Last time, she saw with her own eyes the scene where world fragments floating in the void disappeared instantly with herself as a medium.

The clever Yun Shu guessed that the sir must have some mysterious means of collecting world fragments through her.

Although not knowing what he would do with the fragments afterward, he certainly has a use for them if he asked her to search in the void!

Even if this large fragment can’t be devoured, instructions can be given later to harvest useful plants, so there would still be gains. It won’t be a waste of time flying in the void for so long.

"Well done!" Jiang Yuan saw many plants on the prairie identified by the system as "critically endangered in the Otherworld" and felt a surge of excitement, "Hold on, I’ll collect it right away!"

He clicked on fusion and devouring, and the gray progress bar slowly advanced.

Yun Shu patiently waited, knowing not to curiously probe into things the sir didn’t want to share.

Being a useful puppet, capable of doing whatever she can for the sir, was good enough. She certainly didn’t want to be seen as prying and causing unnecessary trouble.

"Wouldn’t drifting in the void feel lonely?" Jiang Yuan thought of standing at the edge of a world fragment, looking into the distance, that empty feeling of having nothing to depend on, not everyone can handle that for long periods.

Unexpectedly, Yun Shu looked bewildered at his question, "Lonely? Should I have such feelings? Sorry, I hadn’t thought about it that way.

I just follow the direction pointed by the sir, flying freely while comprehending runes, occasionally writing down my insights..."

She cautiously tested, "Is what I’m doing wrong?"

"No, no, you’re doing very well!" Jiang Yuan quickly affirmed and praised her, reminding, "The void is full of dangers, so be cautious and don’t take unnecessary risks. Also, don’t let yourself run out of motivation. If you feel tired, I’ll bring you back."

"I’m not tired! Also, there are many places in the void to replenish energy. I find it very free and enjoyable!"

"That’s great, when you come back, I’ll show you the results of our territorial expansions."

Yun Shu’s eyes widened immediately. Territorial expansion? Those heavy-weight words imply great achievements!

While speaking, the massive world fragment behind her vanished without a trace. Being a puppet with a mechanical heart, naturally, she wouldn’t get excited to the point of her heart racing.

But at that moment, Yun Shu felt a rich and delicate emotion that transcended her puppet form.

She realized that the sir might be searching world fragments to reconstruct a world and rescue void survivors, and the search task she was taking on was crucial!

She felt fortunate for the beings who persist and are saved, and proud for the sir’s effort in reuniting the wandering fragments.

Her soul stirred restlessly, and Yun Shu excitedly flew a round before bidding farewell, "Sir, I’m setting off again! I’ll keep you updated with any new developments, endeavoring to contribute to our expansion efforts!"

Putting away the Communication Stone, she once again headed into the vast void;

Jiang Yuan, on the other hand, opened the instance interface. In the top left corner of the Riverfront Village instance, which had just merged with a fragment, a "new" icon appeared.

Upon clicking open the instance log, beside marking the specific time of the new territory’s fusion, the log also recorded significant activities of the villagers residing in the instance.

For example, a villager had just caught a record-breaking big fish;

And another example, a few families had completed the temporary construction of thatched cottages yesterday.

Every entry in the instance log had selectable actions. If villagers encountered difficulties while constructing houses, he could click to consume certain resources and physical strength to help, and in return, directly gain the goodwill of the villager...

The entire page was somewhat like a text-based game, occasionally popping up notifications.

As the owner of the instance, Jiang Yuan had ridiculously extensive authority.

He could view the specific statuses of all the villagers and click options like reward, expel, banish, and even if someone did something bad recorded in the log, a couple of clicks could remove them as a warning.

Additionally, regarding the construction, layout, and demolition of houses within the instance, you can arrange them as you wish once you enter the editing interface.

With the system upgrade evolving to this stage, Jiang Yuan felt an illusion of "nurturing" humans.

"Immortal Master, you’re finally here!" Seeing the Immortal Master appear, the village chief greeted with slight panic, "Just now the ground suddenly shook, and I don’t know what happened, then..."

He couldn’t think of the right words to describe it, waving his hands to illustrate, "It seemed like a mountain floated across the sky, then vanished immediately!"

"It didn’t seem like a mountain, it was incredibly big, and then suddenly it was gone!"

"You got it wrong, something big floated across first, then the ground shook. I almost fell..."

......

The villagers, treating Jiang Yuan as their backbone, gathered around, eagerly explaining the strange events that occurred.

He scanned the surroundings and immediately noticed the newly devoured and integrated territory, adjoining beneath the waterfall formed by the easternmost lake. The rivers on the world fragment melded with the lake, creating a continuous winding river flowing across the endless plains.

The original Riverfront Village instance was simply a copy of the mountainous terrain occupied by Riverfront Village.

Starting from Cat Ridge in the west, a river flowed through the village plain, forming Hidden Dragon Lake at the easternmost edge, just like the edge of a world fragment, with the lake marking its border.

Now, after the fusion with the Land Without Master, the lake water began to flow downwards, becoming a waterfall with a drop of more than ten meters, and below was the new plain territory.

"Everyone need not worry or be afraid. When you first arrived, it was the same. Just now, I found you another piece of grassland suitable for farming and grazing." Jiang Yuan motioned for them to look east, where a previously empty expanse had transformed into a broader plain with a lower elevation.

Rubbing his eyes, the village chief looked again and again. After experiencing the upheavals, he felt that he truly hadn’t lived in vain, witnessing miracles beyond his wildest dreams.

"Immortal Master, you are indeed an Immortal!" He looked at Jiang Yuan with a face full of seriousness, extremely devout and respectful, "Even the mountains, rivers, and grasslands heed your command, moving as you please. Isn’t this the way of immortals?"

"Thank you, Immortal Master! We beseech you to bless us with favorable weather!"

"Thank you, Immortal Master! We beseech you to protect us with peace and safety..."

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After rigorous selection by the system, the remaining villagers were few but all gentle and of good character. Hearing that the Immortal Master had opened up a larger area for living, pioneering farming, and grazing, they all knelt sincerely to pray for protection.

"Everyone, please rise. Since you reside here, I will do my best to make your lives easier and wealthier, but happiness must be created by your own hands. Those who slack off or cheat will be banished to save the community from harm."

Jiang Yuanxin thought that while the system was amazing, he still had to farm daily, so they should farm well too.

Aside from big events or occasionally checking the instance log, don’t expect me to manage trivial matters.

"The Immortal Master has already helped us a lot." With the assurance, the village chief laughed so broadly his mouth couldn’t close, "It’s strange because the crystal stones you taught us to identify and mine seem to grow back overnight after we mine them. With these, exchanging for rice, flour, and oil from you, our lives are far better than before in the village!"

Riverfront Village once fused with Wufeng City, and since opening the instance, materials for making soy sauce, vinegar, salt, sugar, and other seasonings would refresh.

Jiang Yuan previously had to take time to personally mine and process these into cooking ingredients. Now, after taking in the void refugees, he taught them to identify and mine it, exchanging for daily necessities at a set price, which satisfied both parties.

"Just right, everyone come with me, and I will teach you how to recognize new plants." He looked at the junction, with steep cliffs on both sides of the waterfall, so he simply unleashed the Dragon Roar Sword to carve out gentle stairs, preventing villagers from climbing up and down dangerously.

[Marigold: As the Otherworld collapsed, it became an extinct herb outside, which when boiled into water, can cure dysentery for common people, randomly refreshing on the prairie]

[Speckled Chrysanthemum:...Can ease fire and irritation when infused, randomly found on the prairie]

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Previously, during a distant conversation with Yun Shu, he didn’t see clearly. Now, walking on the prairie, Jiang Yuan realized that those plants near extinction in the Otherworld or extinct outside were medicinal herbs useful for common people.

This was even better, as there wasn’t even a barefoot doctor among these villagers. By teaching them to identify and use herbs, they could handle minor ailments on their own in the future.

He explained each with patience, and the villagers studied earnestly.

After the Immortal Master departed, the village chief, staring at the endless blue sky and white clouds, instructed, "Xing’Er, record the herbs the Immortal Master taught us today, and make sure it is written clearly in the village chronicle.

Moreover, these herbal teachings came from the Immortal Master, and there must not be any errors. Everyone should compile what they learned and remember it with Xing’Er so she can document it!"

After speaking, he looked at the small number of villagers, filled with hope for the future, "Also, work during the day and gather with Xing’Er at night to learn to read and write.

That little girl is amazing. Even when drifting aimlessly in the void, she took any chance to learn to read and write with the little Immortal Masters. Isn’t it paying off now?

Learn well, and in the future, use crystal stones to exchange for paper and pens with the Immortal Master, recording our experiences to pass onto our children and grandchildren, ensuring they remember the Immortal Master’s great kindness!"

"Village chief, let’s build a shrine for the Immortal Master, shall we? Offer a Longevity Tablet, praying for the Immortal Master’s ascension and our safety and peace."

"Yes, yes, yes, and we should also craft a Divine Statue in the Immortal Master’s likeness to worship; after all, he is a living Immortal!"

"Alright! Dawn is breaking soon, so let’s get started on building the shrine today!"

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