Driven out of my home in the apocalypse, I built a fortress in return.

Chapter 522 A cigarette after a meal! Pure bliss!

Xue Qingcheng also spared no praise for Xiao Yu.

In fact, what she said reflects the audience's thoughts.

The audience really enjoyed these performances.

And all these songs and theatrical performances were created by the city lord!

But in the end, she suddenly became a little embarrassed to continue.

"What's wrong? Just say it." Xiao Yu could tell she seemed to be worried about him, so he said with a smile, "If there's anything wrong, tell us so we can improve."

"Is such that."

Upon hearing this, Xue Qingcheng nodded and explained:

"While the love story of 'The Butterfly Lovers' is beautiful, it's a tragedy, and most viewers won't watch it a second time. Therefore, the theater's performance is gradually declining..."

"Is that right?"

Xiao Yu nodded thoughtfully and said, "The theater's productions are indeed a bit monotonous; it's time to create more new works."

That's how literary works are; their popularity can't last forever.

Over time, people lose interest as novelty sets in.

"Is the City Lord going to continue creating? Really?"

Upon hearing this, the two girls' eyes lit up instantly.

After all, as far as they know.

All of the songs and novels created by the Lord of the City...

These are all high-quality products and are very popular.

The two of them had long since become die-hard fans of the city lord.

Even the male-oriented novel "Battle Through the Heavens" written by the city lord, they read it several times.

"Hmm, don't rush, I need to think about it first." Xiao Yu smiled and shrugged.

In fact, he had already decided which book to write.

I've been busy with various inventions lately, so updating the book has been a bit slow.

Even "Battle Through the Heavens" changed from updating three times a day to updating once a day.

But now, the bicycle and garment factories are gradually getting back on track and are not so busy anymore.

It's time to distribute some benefits to the people of Dragon City.

The four chatted and laughed, and soon arrived outside the city lord's mansion.

Xiao Yu led the red-haired girl inside, just in time to see three beast-eared girls coming in from outside.

"Lord Xiao Yu! You're finally back! We have news!" the rabbit-eared girl exclaimed excitedly.

"Oh, tell me quickly." Xiao Yu nodded gently.

Si Xi said with a smile:

"We've gathered some information. There's a large mountain southeast of the Mechanized City, and those powerful forces will likely bypass that mountain to reach us within the next day or two. Also, we've obtained some strange plants; we don't know what they are, but they have a unique fragrance..."

As the rabbit-eared girl spoke, she gestured for the cat girl and the wolf girl to bring the things up.

Now, although they have returned to the city.

However, they have already sent several small Shii clones to secretly lurk throughout the mechanical city.

Monitor the movements of the various squads in the city.

Report any activity by those squads immediately.

"This is... truly a good thing!"

Xiao Yu's eyes lit up when he saw the plants the two women were holding.

The plants in the hands of the two women were green plants ranging from 0.7 to 2 meters in height.

The whole plant has glandular hairs and thick roots.

The leaves are oblong-lanceolate, lanceolate, oblong or ovate, with an acuminate apex.

The base is slightly lignified.

Gradually narrowing until the stem becomes ear-shaped and semi-clasping the stem;

This is tobacco!

"Where did this come from?" Xiao Yu asked curiously, examining the herbs.

The three women actually brought back dozens of plants.

"Here's what happened..." June briefly recounted the events:

"When we were in the city of the mechanical palace, we happened to see an old man being beaten up. We stepped in and saved him. To thank us, the other party said they would give us this thing, saying it could cure many diseases. Aren't we amazing?"

Catwoman looked at Xiao Yu expectantly, as if to say, "You did a great job, please praise me."

"You did a great job!"

Xiao Yu shook his head with amusement, reached out and ruffled the catwoman's ears, turning her snow-white hair into a mess, which made the catwoman pout in dissatisfaction. Then he laughed and said, "Haha...this is indeed a good thing, you guys are really lucky!"

In my past life, tobacco was worth no less than gold!

"Let's go, let's plant them in the courtyard of the city lord's mansion first."

As Xiao Yu spoke, he led the women to the small courtyard.

He lightly stomped his foot, and the empty field churned up.

It instantly became very soft and fluffy.

Then, with a wave of his hand, Xiao Yu planted dozens of tobacco plants in the ground.

"Night-luminescent domain! Catalysis!"

Xiao Yu's mind stirred.

A large amount of emerald green light was released from his body.

It instantly enveloped dozens of tobacco plants.

Instantly, the tobacco plants, which had been somewhat withered from being dug up, perked up.

Then, it begins to grow taller and thicker, blooms, and bears fruit—the whole process is completed in one go!

"Mmm, smells amazing! Top-quality tobacco!" Xiao Yu took a deep breath and exclaimed.

"Yes! It smells so good!" The women also closed their eyes, took a deep breath, and looked on with enjoyment.

"Hehe." The rabbit-eared girl chuckled and said, "We just took it to Little Grass for identification. She tasted it and said that this grass has very good medicinal value, just like the old man said, it can treat many diseases."

"It seems that the old man you mentioned has some skills. We can ask him later if he'd like to join Dragon City." Xiao Yu nodded with a smile.

This world has no medical system at all.

Once you get sick, even with just a cold or fever, there's no cure.

Therefore, knowledgeable about herbs and skilled doctors are very valuable.

“Okay, we’ll go again tomorrow and bring the old man with us,” the rabbit-eared girl nodded.

The old man looked pale and thin, and it seemed that he was having a hard time in the Mechanical City.

They came back this time to ask Xiao Yu for his permission before bringing people with them.

"However... its medicinal value is not its greatest asset!" Xiao Yu suddenly said with a mysterious smile.

"What is its greatest value?" The women all looked on with curiosity.

"Hehe! It'll be a secret for now, you'll find out soon!" Xiao Yu's smile remained unchanged.

Tobacco is something that can only be understood through experience, not explained in words!

"First, help me collect some mature leaves, then I'll teach you how to make them." Xiao Yu pointed to the tobacco field in front of him and explained, "Just like this, a bit darker in color..."

"Brother-in-law, are you going to cook something delicious again?" Xinglan was just about to cook when she heard that Xiao Yu seemed to be making something delicious, so she immediately came over.

"Hehe, this isn't for eating." Xiao Yu chuckled and shook his head, lightly flicking the blue-haired girl's smooth forehead.

"Huh? Not food?" Xinglan immediately lost interest; she was most interested in food.

"Although it's not gourmet food, this stuff can be used to make something called cigarettes, which goes perfectly with food! Therefore... many people say: 'A cigarette after a meal! It's like being in heaven!'"