A farm that breeds gods and demons
Chapter 354 - 282: Transporting Resources (First update, request for monthly tickets)

Chapter 354: Chapter 282: Transporting Resources (First update, request for monthly tickets)

The people of "Tianlong Village" retreated, soon after, the folks from "Righteousness Village," "Hake Village," "Black Tower Village" and others paid their respects to Meng Ting and Su Yu by bowing or nodding and hastily retreated together with their people.

The number of people in "Wangdi Village" square gradually decreased. Meng Ting, surveying the surroundings, stated in a stern voice, "Anyone who doesn’t want to remain here may leave, including you guys, the people of ’Wangdi Village.’"

About ten minutes later, the representatives of other major villages had all retreated, and many of those who belonged to "Wangdi Village" cast a long look at Wang Di, who had fallen and remained unmoving, before they too quickly departed. Only the people of "Freedom Village" remained, as well as some forty people from "Loyalty Village," in addition to some from "Wangdi Village" who chose to stay.

Meng Ting was quite surprised to see this group of people from "Loyalty Village". She asked, "Why are you not leaving?"

The people exchanged glances. One of them came forward, despair in his voice, "Our leader is dead. We are no longer Companions. If we return to ’Loyalty Village’, we fear we won’t last long. Miss Meng... we would like... to join ’Freedom Village’."

Meng Ting was taken aback, and another person from "Loyalty Village" supplemented, "That’s right. From the moment our leader was killed, ’Loyalty Village’ ceased to exist. Miss Meng, everyone in ’Freedom Village,’ we hope you can take us in—"

"I see..." Understanding dawned on Meng Ting. The leader of "Loyalty Village" had indeed been killed by the people of "Wangdi Village" the day before. Without a Category 5 Lifeform, these people were no longer Companions. To stay in this world, they would deplete a year’s worth of life force every day. If they didn’t form a new bond with a Category 5 Lifeform soon, they truly wouldn’t survive long. Among the surrounding villages, joining "Freedom Village" was no doubt the best course of action at present. No wonder these people had chosen to stay behind rather than leave.

Of those from "Wangdi Village", some had left to find their own way, but approximately a hundred people were still there, embracing the same idea as the people from "Loyalty Village". To them, whether they belonged to "Wangdi Village" or "Freedom Village" didn’t make much difference. What mattered was survival.

With the approximately hundred people from "Wangdi Village", along with the forty to fifty from "Loyalty Village", plus the original members of "Freedom Village", there were around two hundred people left in the square.

Everyone was silent. Meng Ting looked at them and asked, "Is there no one left willing to leave?"

People looked at each other, then shook their heads in unison, saying, "We are willing to join ’Freedom Village’ and follow Lord Su Yu and Miss Meng."

With Su Yu’s victorious battle and defeat of Wang Di, his fame had overshadowed Wang Di’s, making him the most powerful person in the immediate area. People had begun to address him with a term signifying respect - ’Lord’.

Of those who were willing to stay, the vast majority were Fourth Order Black Iron Warriors. There was one Level Five warrior from "Loyalty Village" and three from "Wangdi Village". These people all chose to stay and declared their intention to join "Freedom Village".

At this point, Wang Di was dead. His Category 5 Lifeform, the Feathered Serpent, had disappeared, its whereabouts unknown. However, according to the rules of Category 5 Lifeforms, after the death of the Master of Companion, if the lifeform had not died, it would alter its form, enter a deep sleep and wait for the right time to re-awaken. Of course, that would be a matter of the next Solar Epoch.

In this epoch, it concluded its role and mission. It accomplished its purpose.

With the disappearance of the Feathered Serpent and its dormancy, all of the original partners who had formed symbiotic contracts reverted to free individuals. In their non-companion state, the equivalent of one year’s life force was depleted each day. In this world, after just a few dozen days, they would face the terrifying condition of "the five afflictions of man and heaven".

As for the people of "Wangdi Village" who had left, other villages would take them in, so they didn’t have to fear dying due to their life force draining away, without a contract with a Category 5 life form.

Seeing the people willing to join "Freedom Village", Meng Ting didn’t hesitate. She asked them to form a line and started forming symbiotic contracts with them.

Immediately after the birth of a Category 5 Lifeform, it can form a symbiotic contract with 20 people. When it evolves to the second growth stage, it can form a contract with up to 50 people. The third stage allows signing with 100 people, the fourth with up to 200, and the fifth stage allows up to 500 people.

Meng Ting’s Dragon Kid was in the third growth stage, which allowed it to form contracts with a maximum of 100 people. She had already bonded with about forty people, so she could only establish contracts with fifty more people at most.

Seeing the situation was settled, Su Yu slowly sat down, blood seeping out the corner of his mouth once again. His whole body was almost crushed by the giant demon that Wang Di had transformed into. The fact that he could still stand was a testament to his will. Wang Di was terrifyingly formidable. Even though Su Yu had ultimately achieved victory and killed him, the win was arduously carried out, far from easy.

Wang Di’s ability to dominate hundreds of miles around him for so long is no idle boast. Whether it is the "Giant Demon Badge" he obtained, or the mysterious treasures like the "Impermanence Black Rod", their power is very terrifying. Without a doubt, Wang Di, like himself, must have had many extraordinary experiences. Su Yu understood that Wang Di’s true strength was indeed not inferior to his own.

If both sides were to fight again, Su Yu wasn’t even confident that he could once again triumph over Wang Di, unless he used the "Demon God Core"... But this "Demon God Core" is a double-edged sword, capable of hurting the enemy, but just as likely to kill himself...

Su Yu pondered, analyzing the gains and losses and experience of the recent battle. The Gasification Mysterious Power within him was continuously released, healing various injuries throughout his body. As for Wang Di, the once renowned leader of "Wangdi Village", his body was rotting away in a corner and no one wanted to give him a second glance.

The winner is king, and the loser is the villain. If he himself had lost and died, perhaps his end would be the same as Wang Di’s. Suddenly, Su Yu let out a quiet sigh.

Zhang Zhongmou walked over, patted his shoulder gently and said, "Sighing again? After today’s battle, no one in the vicinity has a bigger reputation than you now, haha."

Qin Jiagui also came over, his hand on his chest, coughing lightly. He had also been badly injured in the recent battle. Smiling, he glanced at Meng Ting, who was forming symbiotic contracts with others, and only then said, "Meng Ting is quite clever. ’Freedom Village’ has a very fragile foundation. If it swallows too many people and power structures at once, it might burst its belly. Having it grow slowly like this not only avoids drawing attention due to its size but is indeed very powerful. At first, even I thought that after you beat Wang Di, she would announce on the spot the integration of other powers to establish a town."

"Meng Ting...has always been very clever..." Su Yu said with a faint smile, his face a little weary. Suddenly, as if he had remembered something, he said, "Oh yes, where is Ziye? I don’t seem to have seen her all day."

"Hmm? Instant Noodles (a nickname)?" Zhang Zhongmou was taken aback, then also stood up and looked around. "Yeah, where is Instant Noodles? Why isn’t she here? It’s strange. Did she not dare to watch the result of your battle and so stayed in ’Freedom Village’?"

Su Yu also found it strange, but he didn’t dwell on it. The Gasification Mysterious Power in his body was constantly working, and his injuries were gradually healing. Finally, on the other side, Meng Ting finished forming the symbiotic contracts. The number of people who had formed contracts with Dragon Kid had reached 100, and no more companions could be added.

"Su Yu, the remaining people are handed over to you. My Dragon Kid is only at the third phase, and can only form contracts with 100 people. How many people can Ada contract with in the fourth phase?" Meng Ting hurried over to ask.

Su Yu said, "Ada can form contracts with 200 people. Alright, leave the rest to me."

After contracting with just over fifty people, Meng Ting had maxed out at 100. Now more than eighty people were left, all of them rushing to Su Yu.

Su Yu asked everyone to line up in succession and open their minds. Then he began to infuse them with Ada’s power, forming the symbiotic contracts little by little.

Su Yu’s Ada had only contracted with Qin Jiagui, Zhang Zhongmou, Xu Ruyun, and a dozen others. Now with these eighty plus people, when all of them had formed contracts, the number of Ada’s companions reached 104.

Combined with the 100 people contracted by Meng Ting, this signifies that the population of "Freedom Village" has surged to 204.

With such a sudden increase in population, tasks immediately multiplied, but Meng Ting seemed very excited. After this battle, although she gave up the idea of integrating other villages and establishing "Freedom Town," the gains for "Freedom Village" were tremendous. Firstly, the population had surged to more than 200. Moreover, they had fully acquired the resources of "Wang Di Village" and "Loyalty Village." Although the resources from "Loyalty Village" were negligible, what was left by "Wang Di Village" was quite substantial.

Meng Ting immediately ordered the Level Five warriors who originally belonged to "Loyalty Village" to lead some people to the former site of "Loyalty Village" and move all useful resources back to "Freedom Village." The remaining people began inventorying the remaining resources of "Wang Di Village" for transport back to "Freedom Village."

Meng Ting had considered moving "Freedom Village" directly to the site of "Wang Di Village." However, in the end, "Freedom Village" was something she had watched grow bit by bit, and she had profound feelings for it and couldn’t bear to abandon it. Ultimately, she decided to remain at "Freedom Village" and transport resources from other places there.

Tasks were easier to execute with a larger population. Moreover, "Wang Di Village" originally had seven or eight wooden carts for transporting heavy goods, as well as a large amount of food. All of these were gradually being transported to "Freedom Village."

Meng Ting tasked Qin Jiagui with managing the inventory of the resources from "Wang Di Village." As for the three Level Five warriors who belonged to "Wang Di Village," she ordered them to temporarily stay by Su Yu’s side. (To be continued, for the continuation of this story, please visit www.qidian.com. Support the author and original reading by reading more Chapters!)