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

Chapter 362 Exploring Ancient Ruins!

A moment later, the reservoir was full of water.

"Thank you, City Lord Xiao Yu!" Seeing the reservoir full of clean water.

Although the water becomes turbid after flowing into the earthen reservoir, it is contaminated with mud.

But... in the wasteland, as long as there's water to drink, that's enough.

As long as it won't kill you, people drink urine all the time. Who cares if it's dirty or not?

"Next, we need to build the crystal light shield." Xiao Yu, with the crystal beast, took to the air.

Because the city of ruins is too large, and there are five cities in total.

Xiao Yu decided to build five crystal light shields that would not interfere with each other.

What followed was a series of jaw-dropping actions.

Xiao Yu waved his hand in mid-air, and countless rays of light immediately spread out. These rays of light instantly penetrated into various parts of the city of ruins, forming diamond-shaped crystal mirrors of two or three square meters each.

then.

These crystal mirrors enveloped the entire city of ruins at a speed visible to the naked eye!

About half an hour later.

The city of ruins has five cities, and five huge light shields have appeared.

Looking down from high above, Xiao Yu saw that they looked like five small mounds growing from the earth.

It is still night, but the moonlight shines on the crystal dome, refracting countless rainbows.

Those below were utterly shocked and wondered if they had arrived in the celestial realm.

In a dark corner, a group of men in black stared at Xiao Yu in mid-air, equally shocked.

"Who exactly is that person up there? How could this person possess such supernatural abilities? Could it be that the upheaval in the City of Ruins was caused by him?" A man in black stared at the royal carriage above his head, his face filled with horror.

"It's probably true! Sotun suddenly backed out, causing our plan to overthrow the City of Ruins to fail. Going back means certain death anyway! Perhaps we should find out his background and find a way to make amends..."

"That's all it can do."

After a brief discussion, the men in black quickly disappeared into the darkness.

At the entrance of the city lord's mansion, Xue Qingcheng looked up at the sky and exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, Father, our Ruins City has become so beautiful!"

The blonde girl flapped her wings and slowly flew into the air, where she began to dance gracefully.

In the past, she dared not fly into the air and would cover her wings with a black robe when she went out.

Otherwise, when they return, their wings will be covered in yellow sand.

But now... she can fly freely, and it feels so good.

"Hehe, I'm glad you like it." Lord Xueye looked at his daughter with doting eyes.

Then, he looked up at the ceiling and frowned slightly.

The city of ruins has been enveloped by a giant light curtain.

Although there is no longer any sandstorm, air circulation has slowed down.

Over time, the people inside will feel suffocated.

"City Lord Xiao Yu!" Seeing Xiao Yu gracefully land, City Lord Xue Ye spoke again, "What is the remaining deal you mentioned?"

Xiao Yu left many ventilation holes around all the light shields, which greatly reduced the stuffiness.

However, over time, it will still have a significant impact.

"Don't worry, the prices later on aren't high."

Seeing that the City Lord of Xueye City and the other high-ranking officials were looking at Xiao Yu with some wariness, Xiao Yu chuckled and shook his head, saying, "The first thing is to plant trees. I suggest you plant more mulberry trees, so you can also raise silkworms and develop the textile industry..."

"Plant a thousand trees, ten thousand silkworm eggs, and a thousand silkworm babies, and I'll charge you a total of one million!"

"The textile industry? Deal!"

Upon hearing this, Xueye's eyes lit up, and she immediately nodded in agreement.

Because the city of ruins is located deep in the desert, it naturally has few industries.

He had seen the silkworm farming and textile factories in Longcheng, and the silk spun by those golden silkworms was very beautiful.

Developing sericulture in the city of ruins would undoubtedly create a new industry.

"Let's settle the remaining amount together. Crystal light shield 1000 million, water source 500 million, lighting 200 million, green plants + silkworm eggs and silkworms 100 million... a total of 1800 million!"

"Okay, we've already paid 500 million, the rest will be delivered right away."

"Okay! Once you've paid, I'll go back and prepare the rest of the goods."

After all, the city of ruins is too large, requiring two hundred glowing insects.

Given the Brilliant Beetle's reproductive capacity, it would take approximately ten days to complete the task.

After the main transactions were concluded, Lord Xueye inquired further about the Dragon City Academy.

Clearly, the other party wanted their daughter to go to school in Longcheng.

“That’s no problem, just a small living allowance will suffice. Besides, Miss Xue Qingcheng is exceptionally talented, and she will definitely receive special training at my Dragon City Academy!” Xiao Yu would naturally give his full support to a talented young woman joining the academy.

After all, in her previous life, the appeal of such a top-tier school beauty was extremely strong.

After Xue Qingcheng enrolls in school, more children from powerful families will surely come to Longcheng to study.

Soon, Longcheng Academy will become famous.

"Thank you very much!" City Lord Xueye cupped his hands and smiled, his tone full of sincerity. "City Lord Xiao Yu has helped me too much. Please don't hesitate to ask if you need my help in the future."

My son mentioned Longcheng Academy when he came back earlier.

However, at the time, the Lord of Snow Night City had never been to Dragon City in person and did not take it too seriously.

But now that his daughter likes Longcheng, he naturally wants to find a way to satisfy her.

I thought I would have to pay some price, but it turned out to be so easy.

Furthermore, the immense changes that have occurred in the City of Ruins cannot be repaid with just a few million energy stones.

"Of course, of course!" Xiao Yu returned the greeting with a smile. "Speaking of which, I wonder if Brother Donglai has mentioned the reason for my visit to the City of Ruins to City Lord Xueye?"

Having just arrived in the City of Ruins, I've already made over 20 million in transactions; the haul is considerable.

However, he also wanted to achieve other goals.

This is, after all, a city of ruins, so we still need to get their permission.

"These are the little things."

After a moment of contemplation, the Lord of Snow Night City said in a serious tone, "Exploring ruins is up to Lord Xiao Yu. Just remember, don't go to those forbidden areas for humans, especially... some special places."

"What's so special about it?"

"This...it's hard for me to explain clearly. You'll know when you encounter it," the Lord of Snow Night said vaguely. "Just remember, if you find it, be sure to notify me immediately. Do not trespass."

"Okay, I understand." Xiao Yu thought for a moment and nodded.

If you promise him he can look around the city of ruins as he pleases, and that the pangolin can roam underground, then there won't be any problems.

As for the forbidden zone for humans that the Snow Night City Lord mentioned, he guessed it was nothing more than the spatial rift.

Because there is a constant flow of black energy there, the ferocious beasts' strength increases dramatically, and they can recover from injuries.

However, humans must use their own power to suppress the dark energy and are unable to fight at full strength.

Therefore, even a ninth-level expert would be greatly affected if they entered.

If things go wrong, even an eighth or ninth-level expert could be defeated.

However, these so-called restricted areas are negligible to Xiao Yu.

After all... he's no longer immune to all poisons, he's immune to everything!

"If you want to learn the totem secret techniques, then I can't make that decision..." Lord Xueye continued.

At this point, he smiled and shrugged, looking down at the array master Ashu at the head of the table.

Clearly, this array master holds a very high position in the City of Ruins.

Xiao Yu nodded, looking at Master Ashura with expectant eyes, "Master..."

"Your talent is astonishing."

Master Ashura stared at Xiao Yu for a moment, then nodded and said, "You have done a great service to our City of Ruins. It's not impossible for you to obtain the Totem Secret Technique. As long as you can learn the first part, I can teach you the rest."

Xiao Yu was immediately overjoyed and cupped his hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you very much, Master! I will pay you a visit tomorrow!"

He hadn't expected the master to be so easy to talk to.

The previous version only allowed for depicting totems of levels 1-3.

Longcheng has been developing for so long now.

The number of Tier 1 and 2 warriors is already in the single digits.

There are actually more third-order units.

Moreover, more than 80% of these third-tier powerhouses have carved third-tier totems.

However, the remaining hundred or so fourth, fifth, and sixth-tier warriors have not yet been depicted.

One of Xiao Yu's main purposes in coming to the City of Ruins was to obtain the totem secret method, so that he could inscribe totems for them and greatly increase their strength.

More than ten million energy stones is a considerable sum for the City of Ruins.

Therefore, collecting these energy stones takes a considerable amount of time.

It was around midnight when Xue Donglai delivered the remaining energy stones.

"City Lord Xiao Yu, here are the remaining energy stones, totaling 1300 million! Please check!"

"Okay, happy transaction! The goods will be delivered tomorrow—no, today..."

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