Chapter 28: The First Apostle

[Believer: As a supreme existence, you possess the power to respond to your believers. Faith is an extension of great power, and the foundation of its immortality.]

[Current Level: 1. You possess the ability to summon one believer.]

[Fate Connection: 1,424. You have generated a karmic connection with 1,424 living beings. The next stage of advancement requires a Fate Connection value of 10,000 points.]

Xi Yu was truly surprised.

This Food Sacrifice ability was far too bizarre; he even felt it didn’t quite resemble a typical Food Sacrifice ability.

It was neither an Extraordinary Food Sacrifice, nor a Morbid Food Sacrifice, and even less of a Divine Food Sacrifice.

He studied it briefly for a moment, finding the ability of [Believer] increasingly filled with strange points.

First of all, the “supreme existence” mentioned in the ability’s description must surely refer to the true form of the white dragon.

Yet why was this ability actually condensed from his human form? This was quite difficult for him to comprehend.

Furthermore, he didn’t quite understand how to increase the value of the Fate Connection for the time being.

It seemed this didn’t refer to simple faith power.

He hadn’t experienced these changes in his past life; this time, the ability seemed to have been born because of his rescue of the people.

If that were true, it was no wonder he had never obtained the Believer ability in his previous life.

In his past life, he couldn’t even care for himself, so how could he have the strength to help others?

Although Xi Yu currently possessed limited mastery over the Believer ability, he felt it would be exceptionally useful, preparing to study it further in a bit.

Wei Kangming was exceptionally swift; in just half an hour, he compiled the number of people capable of raising chickens, totaling 2,326.

However, the specific list of people raising them hadn’t been finalized yet.

To raise chickens, there had to be chickens; they couldn’t raise empty air, and no one dared to take advantage of the divine dragon.

Furthermore, they couldn’t have one person raising a single chicken; at least twenty chickens per person had to be the starting point. Even so, they still felt they were taking advantage of the divine dragon.

Currently, too few people raised poultry, and the number of chickens was very small; if Baiji County wanted to raise them, they had to head to other counties to see if they could find breeding stock.

Thus, actually implementing this matter would surely take five or six days.

Xi Yu couldn’t afford to wait that long; he primarily wanted to help, not actually start a poultry farm in this place.

He handed the matter completely over to Wei Kangming, letting him handle the specific arrangements as he saw fit, and Wei Kangming agreed immediately.

Xi Yu calculated briefly; if one person received two pounds of grain daily, and over two thousand people were raising chickens, it would require about two tons of grain a day.

Calculating it this way, he realized the food on his person truly wasn’t a lot.

However, he wasn’t worried; food was not an issue for him.

And looking at the first wave of numbers Wei Kangming delivered, he was absolutely certain that his Fate Connection value originated from these two thousand-plus citizens.

“County Seat Wei, distribute this grain to them first.”

With a wave of Xi Yu’s hand, pile after pile of grain appeared on the ground, primarily consisting of corn and wheat.

In truth, Xi Yu didn’t know exactly how much grain was in his space, but there was at least a hundred tons.

As for the exact amount, he had no way to calculate it, and he couldn’t weigh it himself.

He directly took out half of his stored food now.

Even if he gave all of this food to Baiji County, he wouldn’t feel any heartache; after all, it had been obtained for free, and it was helping the citizens of the Middle Continent.

However, giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching him to fish; by having them do some work, they would surely feel more at ease receiving the food.

After all, he wanted to help them not just for a day or two, but for a long period.

“County Seat Wei, I’ll leave this grain for you to arrange; let everyone eat first. The subsequent purchase of mutated chickens, mutated locusts, and the food given to everyone will be drawn from here; you have full authority to handle the specific distribution for me,” Xi Yu said.

Wei Kangming’s eyes bulged out; he roughly estimated that the grain Xi Yu produced was at least a hundred tons.

‘Where on earth did the Lord Dragon obtain so much grain?’

Regarding his wonder, Xi Yu didn’t explain.

Keeping the food on his person was of no use, and currently, helping even one more person was good.

Soon, Wei Kangming arranged for people to move and weigh the grain; regarding Xi Yu’s instructions, he didn’t dare be negligent or dismissive in the slightest.

And those who came to move the items were primarily the affected citizens themselves; they were filled with gratitude toward Xi Yu as they approached.

The white dragon had not only rescued them, but was now providing them with food so they wouldn’t starve.

Their hearts were filled with an indescribable gratitude, and everyone greeted Xi Yu, though they didn’t truly disturb him, merely offering a simple bow from a distance.

Xi Yu also waved back at them, which instantly made them work even harder.

At this moment, Xi Yu also confirmed that the Fate Connection was indeed related to them.

He could see light, and the intensity of the light varied. The strong light was dazzling, while the weak light was still highly prominent. From his angle, every single one of them appeared incredibly sacred, which filled him with emotion.

Inexplicably, he discovered that a certain connection had indeed formed between himself and them.

And this connection was extremely clear.

Furthermore, as Wei Kangming distributed the food, he discovered that the value of the Fate Connection began to increase, though the numbers didn’t match perfectly, so it wasn’t as simple as counting heads.

After watching for a while, Xi Yu still couldn’t understand how it worked, so he put it out of his mind for now.

[Fate Connection: 1,665]

The value of the Fate Connection had only increased by about two hundred points; it seemed helping people alone wasn’t the sole trigger. Xi Yu didn’t plan on dwelling on it, knowing he would find out sooner or later.

****

Handing the matter over to Wei Kangming saved Xi Yu a lot of trouble.

He returned directly to the levitating battleship and began studying the [Believer] ability.

His gaze focused on the ability to summon a believer.

Regarding this ability, he instinctively knew what to do.

Straightaway, Xi Yu closed his eyes and began to perceive his believers.

In the dark world, thousands of glowing points appeared, each corresponding to a person; these were the individuals with whom he had generated a Fate Connection.

Some points were dim, while others were very bright.

As long as Xi Yu’s consciousness approached a point, he could faintly see a hazy silhouette, though not clearly.

He perceived that those who were currently thinking of the white dragon, or even praying to the dragon, had brighter points. He could only roughly sense their emotions, unable to clearly know what they were saying.

And now, Xi Yu only had to select one of these points to make them his believer.

Regarding his first believer—who would very likely be exceptionally important—Xi Yu was somewhat cautious.

After searching for a long time, he finally settled on the brightest point he perceived.

Cheng Liang was currently eating a bowl of flour paste with his mother.

As part of the first batch to receive food, they had quickly boiled some paste to eat.

“Liangzi, you must remember the Lord Dragon’s kindness in the future, do you hear? The Lord Dragon not only rescued us, but gave us hope to survive; you must remember his goodness for the rest of your life,” Mother Cheng couldn’t help but advise as she ate.

“Mother, I know. Rest assured, I can’t do other things, but in the future, I’ll raise chickens for the Lord Dragon—lots of chickens,” Cheng Liang said seriously.

Since his father had died at the hands of ghosts to protect them, only he and his mother were left to rely on each other.

Over the years, Cheng Liang actually hadn’t wanted to farm; he desperately wanted to become a military guard. He hoped to protect his family, and even more, to take revenge against those ghosts.

But he had no choice; his physical constitution was average, and he lacked sufficient food to train, so he couldn’t even work hard if he wanted to.

Thus, his desire to raise chickens for the dragon now was not only to repay him, but also in the hope that if an opportunity arose, the dragon might make him strong.

He truly didn’t want to be useless for the rest of his life; as long as the dragon could fulfill his wish, he was willing to exert his greatest efforts.

This desire of his was so intense that it actually drew Xi Yu’s attention.

BOOM!

Suddenly, Cheng Liang, who was drinking his paste, felt a rumble in his mind.

Subsequently, a thought appeared in his head.

[Will you respond to the summons of the Lord of the Dragon Realm, the King of the White Dragons? If you accept the summons, you will become a believer of the King of the White Dragons, and henceforth be at his command.]

Cheng Liang was stunned for a moment, then became ecstatic.

He shouted loudly in his heart without hesitation, “Yes, I am willing!”

The next moment, Cheng Liang felt a slight prickling sensation across his entire body, and the world before his eyes suddenly underwent a transformation.

****

Xi Yu was currently very confused; his consciousness had suddenly appeared in an unfamiliar world.

Everything in this world appeared hazy, impossible to see clearly. Vaguely, only crimson lightning flashed in the sky occasionally. And behind the hazy world, something seemed to be watching him.

After being dazed for a moment, Xi Yu instantly realized where this world was.

This was the white dragon’s inner world.

In truth, Xi Yu hadn’t known what this world looked like before. Even when he transformed into the white dragon, his perception of this inner world had been very vague. He could collect objects into this world, but he didn’t know what was actually inside.

He only knew this world was vast and somewhat eerie; although it allowed humans to breathe, in his past life, when he threw his enemies into this world, they had all gone mad. Xi Yu didn’t know what they had encountered inside, so in the future, whenever he sent someone in, he would directly knock them out first.

At this moment, Xi Yu’s consciousness stood atop a massive platform.

At the very top of the platform sat a colossal dragon-head throne.

Below the throne extended a dragon-claw seat.

This was also the first time Xi Yu had seen what the white dragon’s inner world looked like, and the first time he realized such things actually existed within the world.

The Ogaso spaceship he had thrown in earlier was parked in the center of the platform, and the large group of crew members from the levitating battleships were also piled together.

It hadn’t even been a full day yet, and aside from being unconscious, every one of them was alive and well.

Looking at them, Xi Yu felt they were a bit of an eyesore. His consciousness directly returned to his body, and then he stepped off the Tianshen and stored the third levitating battleship into his inner world.

Subsequently, his consciousness entered the inner world again, tossing those crew members into the battleship, and then throwing the battleship further away.

Now, the inner world appeared much cleaner.

Once he finished handling all of this, he saw a person appear on the dragon-claw seat.

“Lord Dragon?” Cheng Liang looked at everything in this world with shock.

Although he had only seen the white dragon’s human form from a distance before, he would absolutely not mistake it; currently, the white dragon was sitting atop the dragon-head throne, watching him.

Cheng Liang felt the blood in his body boil; he had actually been personally summoned by the divine dragon.

Could it be that the dragon had sensed the thoughts in his heart, thus manifesting a miracle to help him?

Xi Yu nodded at him.

When Cheng Liang appeared before him, he had completely understood the Believer ability.

[Believer] indeed did not belong to the Food Sacrifice category, but was a unique ability of the white dragon itself—a power akin to a supernatural technique.

And the spots for believers were very precious, far from unlimited.

He had currently only pulled Cheng Liang’s soul into the white dragon’s inner world; he could also pull Cheng Liang’s physical body inside. Furthermore, he could use his believers for positioning, teleporting directly to their side. If he had more believers, as long as they were present, he could travel to any location in the world at any time.

And the most important point for Xi Yu was that he could permanently stack a portion of his believers’ foundational potential, unless the believer died completely and even their soul couldn’t be preserved.

Xi Yu checked his Fate.

Comprehensive Grade: F-class
Mutation (F-class): 35 (75+6)
Soul Transformation (F-class): 36 (100+3)

He had directly ascended to F-class after the previous wave of dragon lust erupted.

Originally, his mutation potential was only 75, but after summoning his believer, his potential value surged by 6 points at once, and his soul potential also increased by 3 points.

This truly shocked Xi Yu; summoning one believer was equivalent to utilizing one Food Sequence Essence. And this wasn’t the final increase; as the believer’s strength grew, he could continuously stack their potential.

And this was only one believer.

This was very important for Xi Yu; although compared to the white dragon, his human strength was insignificant, as his human form grew stronger, his ability to resist the draconic instincts would naturally strengthen along with it.

Taking a deep breath, Xi Yu temporarily set aside his study of the Believer ability; Cheng Liang was still watching him.

However, he couldn’t help but sigh in his heart; he had missed far too many things in his previous life.

If he had discovered the Believer ability in his past life, he wouldn’t have been in such a wretched state. He hadn’t expected that upon returning to the Middle Continent, all kinds of abilities would surface.

Xi Yu looked toward Cheng Liang, paying close attention to his first believer.

Looking at Cheng Liang, he also found him a bit familiar; he recalled seeing him protecting an elderly woman when he was rescuing people, so his character should be very good.

“Lord Dragon?”

Seeing Xi Yu remain silent, Cheng Liang felt very nervous, not knowing what the dragon wanted to do by summoning him here.

Just as Xi Yu prepared to speak, a realization suddenly struck him; the status between himself and his believer had to be defined clearly. His title was very important to his believers and couldn’t be treated lightly.

However, he was suddenly stumped as to what he should have his believer call him.

Suddenly, a title appeared out of thin air in Xi Yu’s mind: [Lord of the Dragon Realm].

“I am the [Lord of the Dragon Realm]. In the future, you may refer to me directly as Lord Dragon, and you shall act as my apostle.”

Xi Yu’s voice was very calm, yet to Cheng Liang’s ears, it sounded like a clap of thunder.

“Yes, [Lord Dragon].” Cheng Liang’s heart instinctively filled with awe.

Inside the white dragon’s inner world, Xi Yu discovered he could do many things, appearing capable of directly controlling a portion of the white dragon’s power.

He directly implanted the information regarding believers into Cheng Liang’s mind.

Cheng Liang naturally received benefits from becoming a believer.

Most directly, he could receive the white dragon’s protection, and Xi Yu naturally wouldn’t ignore him, intending to help Cheng Liang increase his strength, which was also beneficial to himself.

Since Cheng Liang had arrived at the perfect time, Xi Yu could directly hand the matters of Baiji County over to him.

He detailed the arrangements in his mind, and then sent Cheng Liang’s soul back. Cheng Liang’s strength was too weak, and leaving his body for too long would be dangerous.

“Liangzi, Liangzi, what’s wrong with you?”

As Mother Cheng was eating, she suddenly noticed something wrong with her son. Terrified, she quickly called out to him.

Suddenly, Cheng Liang’s body finally moved. He grabbed his head and nearly knocked the bowl over, but his face was filled with intense excitement.

“Mother, I’m fine.” Cheng Liang came to his senses and grabbed Mother Cheng. Unable to restrain his excitement, he said to his mother, “Mother, I’ve become the apostle of the Lord Dragon.”

Mother Cheng’s eyes widened.

“Mother, you absolutely must not tell anyone about this. The Lord Dragon said that if others find out, we might be in danger; in the future, only the two of us should know,” Cheng Liang said seriously.

“Alright, I won’t say a word, not even if they beat me to death.”

Mother Cheng was still a bit dazed, but she instantly believed her son’s words; her son had never lied to her. Not to mention this matter concerned the white dragon. Since it was related to the dragon, she would absolutely keep her mouth shut.

The two of them ate their meal with excitement.

About half an hour later, the mother and son had finished their meal. At this moment, Wei Kangming arrived. Looking at Cheng Liang, a strange look appeared on his face. “Your name is Cheng Liang, right? The Lord Dragon said that we should handle the distribution of grain and poultry in Baiji County together.”

He truly didn’t know why the white dragon would notice the ordinary Cheng Liang, even mentioning him personally; what unique quality did Cheng Liang possess?

“Alright, I understand.” Wei Kangming saw that Cheng Liang seemed prepared, showing not a hint of surprise as he agreed immediately, which made him even more astonished.

With Cheng Liang in Baiji County, Xi Yu could leave with peace of mind.

In the future, he could learn of Baiji County’s situation through Cheng Liang, and if he wanted to come over, he wouldn’t even need to transform, simply teleporting directly.

****

Xi Yu stored all the levitating battleships into his inner world and set out for the capital.

As for Acrylic and the other two, he also sent them into the inner world, though this time he didn’t knock them out. Currently, he could monitor the situation inside the white dragon’s world at any time, and if an emergency arose, he could simply release them.

Inside the inner world.

Augustus and the other two stood on the dragon-head platform, looking into the distance, suddenly feeling wave after wave of trepidation. It felt as if some terrifying existence was watching them from the depths of the hazy world.

In this moment, they suddenly felt that being knocked out might not be a bad thing.

Watching the white dragon fly toward the capital, the people of Baiji County watched his departure, many waving their hands, not lowering them until the white dragon had completely vanished from sight.

Xi Yu traveled to the capital successfully, encountering no major incidents along the way this time.

However, upon reaching the capital, he faced a dilemma: where should he find Ding Ren or Chu Luan?

He had intended to buy a communicator previously, but Chu Luan’s arrival had been too sudden, and he hadn’t thought of contacting Ding Ren, so he lacked his contact information entirely.

‘Forget it, I’ll just have Ding Ren and his partner find me.’

After all this time, they should have already returned to the capital.

Xi Yu simply found a flat clearing on the ground, deployed the levitating battleships once more, and had Acrylic and the others power them up.

Regarding this, the three were exceptionally enthusiastic; the three battleships quickly soared to the outskirts of the capital, circled for a while, and once they confirmed they had been spotted, they ceased their movements.

And their action successfully threw the capital into a frenzy.

However, despite the commotion, the capital didn’t resort to any aggressive measures.

Soon, three helicopters flew toward the battleships.

****

Chu Luan had only returned to the capital a few hours before Xi Yu.

The moment he returned, he issued a notice, which prevented the capital from falling into chaos due to the sudden appearance of the battleships.

Furthermore, once he learned of the battleships’ presence, he immediately rushed over without pause.

Xi Yu stood on the central landing platform of the Tianshen.

This was the landing pad for helicopters on the ship.

Seeing Xi Yu standing there, the helicopter turned and flew over, landing on the platform, and then Chu Luan and Ding Ren led a group of people off the helicopter and walked over.

Chu Luan strode forward, extending his hand before he even reached him.

“Xi Yu, thank you so much. Thank you for your immense help to the Middle Continent.”

In truth, even if Xi Yu hadn’t given the battleships to the Middle Continent, the fact that the Drance Federation had lost them was a great thing for the nation. Even if they could construct more, it would take years to complete, giving the Middle Continent a chance to breathe.

“First Guard, you’re far too polite,” Xi Yu couldn’t help but smile.

“I have to be polite, hahaha!” Chu Luan couldn’t help but laugh.

Then, he quickly became solemn. “Xi Yu, how do you plan to handle these three battleships? If possible, I hope you can let us study one of them.”

Xi Yu immediately smiled. “First Guard, I have no use for them, and I had intended to contribute them all to the nation. You can study them however you like. By the way, aside from the battleships, I have other things to hand over to you.”

“There’s more?” Chu Luan was stunned.

The three battleships were already shocking enough, yet there was more?

“But this place isn’t suitable. First Guard, find a spacious location for me to deposit them.”

“Alright, I’ll lead the way.” Chu Luan clapped his hands, unable to help but swallow hard, needing a larger location? He was truly very curious now.

At this moment, the three massive objects began to travel toward the northwest of the capital.

In this moment, millions of citizens in the capital couldn’t help but look up at the sky.

Even though they had received an emergency notice across the city half an hour ago, seeing the battleships appearing in the sky of the capital still startled them.

Those internet users who had been arguing with the Baiji County users this morning realized that what Baiji County said was actually true; the levitating battleships had truly appeared over the Middle Continent. Furthermore, they were currently flying openly over the capital.

Although… this was truly far too magical.

But no matter how they rubbed their eyes, the battleships in the sky continued to fly unhurriedly.

In this moment, countless citizens felt a warm current erupt uncontrollably from their bodies.

If the battleships were real, what about the white dragon?

Could he be real too?

Meanwhile, a group of people in the capital was frantic.

The diplomats of the Drance Federation stationed in the Middle Continent were protesting frantically, demanding to see the First Realm Guard, but the Middle Continent officials who received them said helplessly that the First Guard was busy and had no time.

‘No time? What is he busy with? Busy receiving the levitating battleships?’ The federation’s diplomatic personnel felt their vision go dark.

However, no matter what they said to the Middle Continent officials, they were met with polite responses, which only made them increasingly frustrated yet helpless.

Aside from them, the diplomats of other nations stationed in the Middle Continent were also dumbfounded and bewildered.

But they lacked the fury and terror of the Drance diplomats, only feeling that the wind was changing. They hadn’t contacted their homelands in a long time, and now they suddenly felt filled with hope.

At the same time, the three Ogaso people living in the Middle Continent stared at the battleships overhead, their eyes wide with disbelief.

But they could only watch right now, unable to do anything.

They were also very bewildered, not understanding what was going on.

The battleships traveled along, eventually stopping over a massive, empty plaza.

Once the battleships were parked, Acrylic and the other two stepped down from the ship with apprehension. They quickly ran to Xi Yu’s side, their hearts in their throats, terrified that Xi Yu would hand them over to the Middle Continent.

In the past, if they were accidentally captured, they wouldn’t have been worried about what the Middle Continent would do to them. But now, the Drance Federation’s greatest card was gone, and even five B-class experts had been captured by the white dragon; the Middle Continent would no longer have any reservations.

If they fell into the Middle Continent’s hands now, their end would certainly not be good.

“The [Machine King], the [Sea King], and the [King of Twin Cannons],” Chu Luan nodded to them, having truly grown numb to the shocks; to think that even the B-class experts of the Drance Federation had been captured to operate the battleships.

“First Realm Guard,” the three quickly replied politely.

After greeting them, Chu Luan temporarily ignored the federation B-classes who had once made him highly alert, looking back at Xi Yu, wanting to see what kind of surprise the dragon would bring him.

Xi Yu never liked to keep people in suspense, directly transforming and releasing the Ogaso spaceship from the deep sea, and then pulling out the thirteen B-class experts inside.

Thud.

Chu Luan and the others felt as if their hearts had been struck by a heavy hammer at this sight.

The Ogaso people were very different from humans and easily recognizable, and since only thirty-six of them had survived initially, with some having died over the years, basically no one in the world was unfamiliar with their appearance.

Yet Chu Luan didn’t recognize a single one of these thirteen people, and most terrifyingly, every one of them was a B-class expert.

However, compared to the Middle Continent’s side, Acrylic and his partners were a thousand times more shocked when they saw this.

Their scalps felt numb, beyond their imagination.

If the Ogaso had such a powerful force, how could they have allowed the Drance Federation to capture one of their own so easily in the beginning, and even construct the levitating battleships?

In an instant, the three felt a thick scent of conspiracy, which left them shocked and enraged.

However, no one was paying attention to them right now.

Chu Luan’s heart was pounding.

Previously, Xi Yu telling him that the Ogaso held a massive hidden force on Kun Star was one thing, but seeing it with his own eyes was entirely another. What was even more incredible was that just moments ago, Xi Yu had been worrying about the impact of the Ogaso on the Middle Continent’s future, and the next moment, he had wiped them out completely.

This was too unexpected; even he was startled.

“First Guard, I’ll give you this Ogaso spaceship as well; keeping it is of no use to me. But regarding these Ogaso people, how do you want to handle them?” The small white dragon looked at Chu Luan, pointing at the Ogaso B-classes.

Chu Luan hadn’t calmed down yet, shaking his head instinctively. “We truly have no way to handle this; why don’t you keep them for your own arrangements?”

Thirteen B-class experts, even if merely imprisoned, would consume a massive amount of the Middle Continent’s energy. Even if they had thoughts, they were powerless.

“In that case, I’ll continue to keep them for now.” The small white dragon nodded, preparing to have Ding Ren squeeze every bit of their secrets out later; he lacked Chu Luan’s reservations.

“By the way, First Guard, all the crew members from those three battleships are aboard the ‘World’ battleship; I’ll hand them all over to you to deal with.” The small white dragon pointed at the final battleship.

“Alright, the matter is finished, and I should head back. Captain Ding, see you in Xichuan Province.”

The white dragon swept his tail, wrapping Acrylic and the other two into his inner world, then soared into the sky and quickly vanished.

Ding Ren watched the white dragon’s departing figure, instinctively extending his hand, but it was already too late.

Chu Luan shook his head, filled with immense emotion. “I finally understand the meaning of ‘the divine dragon reveals its head but not its tail.’”

Xi Yu truly came and went like a whirlwind.

However, no one answered Chu Luan; they were still immersed in the shock of Xi Yu transforming into the white dragon before their eyes.

Originally, seeing a beautiful youth appear on the levitating battleship, and having Acrylic and the other two be completely obedient to him, had been shocking enough, but they hadn’t expected him to actually transform into a dragon.

They wanted to calm down now.

After handing everything over to Chu Luan, Xi Yu quickly fled.

He had done many things throughout the night, so he decided it was best to stay away from Ding Ren for now. Furthermore, the trade he had promised to complete with Guan Zhang had already been delayed for a day, and he didn’t want to delay further.

Returning from the capital to Xincheng City took less than ten minutes.

Since the white dragon was basically known to all now, he had no intention of continuing to hide in Xincheng, dropping directly from the sky into his courtyard.

Thus, the citizens of Xincheng saw a white dragon fly over their heads, appearing to land within the city.

In an instant, Xincheng went wild.

When Xi Yu returned, Zhang Qingyuan and the others were training. Seeing his sudden appearance, the six stopped immediately, looking at him with resentment.

Xi Yu was a bit embarrassed; disappearing for three consecutive nights indeed made him feel apologetic.

“I promise, if I leave next time, I’ll definitely let you know,” Xi Yu said obediently.

“Xi Yu, are you hungry? I’ll get you some food.” Zhang Qingyuan let out a sigh; facing the well-behaved little dragon, he truly had no way to be angry. Furthermore, he had already heard from Guan Zhang what Xi Yu had done last night, and he felt he was completely numb to the shocks now.

“I am indeed hungry, thank you, Captain Zhang. I’ll go see City Seat Guan first and come back to eat immediately.” Xi Yu took a couple of steps, then tossed a pile of seafood onto the ground. “Cook these as well; we’ll have a feast.”

Zhang Qingyuan and the others’ eyes bulged.

‘He’s been gone for a night, and he went harvesting seafood on the side?’

‘Could he bring us along next time?’

Before Xi Yu could even head out, Guan Zhang arrived himself.

With the white dragon causing such a massive commotion, it was impossible for him not to know.

“City Seat Guan, just find a place to put the meat; there’s no need to hide it this time.” Seeing Guan Zhang arrive, Xi Yu didn’t have to make another trip.

“Then I’ll just drive the truck over directly and put it inside,” Guan Zhang swallowed what he had originally intended to say.

“Alright.”

Guan Zhang moved swiftly, quickly arranging for people to drive the truck over.

Xi Yu deposited all the processed mutated poultry meat into the truck, and as agreed upon, he only took out half of the total weight.

“City Seat Guan, check the count yourself.” Xi Yu waved his hand, placing a truck’s worth of various seafood onto another vehicle. “Give these to the military guards to have a taste.”

Guan Zhang’s eyes widened, and he couldn’t bring himself to refuse, only expressing his thanks. “Thank you, Xi Yu.”

Xi Yu waved his hand with a smile. “I should thank you for taking care of me. You guys get to work; I’m heading back to eat.”

****

Returning to his room, Xi Yu immediately took a shower.

By then, Zhang Qingyuan and the others had already prepared the food.

The seven of them ate to their heart’s content; eating seafood until they were full after the catastrophe left Fang Jianbo and the others near tears. Staying by Xi Yu’s side was truly too blessed.

On the other side, the entire Xincheng City was practically decorated with lanterns and banners; once Guan Zhang distributed the meat, everyone was ecstatic. Aside from the older generation, the new generation had never eaten pure meat, and now they had all tasted it.

Although the portions weren’t large—about one or two pieces per person—even so, it filled the citizens with immense gratitude.

It felt as if their lives suddenly had something to look forward to.

And they now knew all of this was due to Xi Yu.

Thus, Xi Yu suddenly discovered his Fate Connection value had increased by several points.

This truly surprised him, and left him somewhat bewildered—how exactly did this value increase? Could it be that feeding everyone meat worked?

Having eaten and drunk his fill, Xi Yu currently only wanted to get a good sleep.

Lying on the bed, he felt vaguely as if he had forgotten something. He thought about it but couldn’t recall, and deciding it shouldn’t be important, he put it out of his mind.

Soon, he fell asleep.

****

Inside the white dragon’s inner world, Isaac and the other two, along with the final B-class expert of the Drance Federation, watched the thirteen B-class Ogaso experts opposite them with extreme tension.

“Don’t come over! We are under the protection of Lord White Dragon!” Augustus and his partners threatened the other side with bravado.

At this moment, they felt they were truly pitiable; not only were their stomachs empty, but they were now in such a dangerous situation. Had they known, they would have beaten the Ogaso experts unconscious earlier despite the dragon’s potential wrath; who would have thought they would wake up?

Ao Lan’s puppet body and his B-class companions looked at Augustus and his partners with frowns.

They weren’t dead? But what was this place? And why had Augustus and his partners appeared here as well?

Ao Lan naturally recognized Augustus and his partners, and he suspected they knew something right now. He desperately wanted to know who this “Lord White Dragon” they spoke of actually was.

Thus, Ao Lan gestured for Owen and the others to capture Augustus and his partners for interrogation.

Vroom.

However, just then, a majestic roar suddenly exploded in the ears of everyone present.

Subsequently, Ao Lan, Augustus, and the others watched as the hazy world in the distance began to move. There, as if some unprecedentedly terrifying creature was slowly slithering, its gaze was fixed in their direction.

In an instant, Ao Lan and his companions suffocated.

****

Xi Yu tossed and turned, finding himself unable to sleep.

He instinctively checked the white dragon’s inner world, only to find Ao Lan’s puppet body and his companions had awakened, though their faces were currently filled with dazed expressions.

Even Augustus and his partners nearby had similar expressions.

But seeing they were fine, Xi Yu didn’t think much of it. His consciousness entered the inner world and instructed: “No causing trouble; anyone who causes trouble will be beaten to death.”

Seeing the white dragon flash past, Augustus and his partners wanted to cry; this place was too terrifying. Most importantly, their stomachs were still empty, and they wanted to go out, not wanting to stay inside for another minute, but the white dragon had already vanished.

Ao Lan and his companions were now completely well-behaved. There was indeed a great terror here, and who was that human figure that had flashed past moments ago? Was he the one who had imprisoned them here?

But no one was giving them answers right now, and they didn’t dare ask Augustus and his partners.

Xi Yu rubbed his head; he had used too much dragon power last night, and had used a lot today as well. The draconic instincts were beginning to surge through his mind once more, bringing him a wave of discomfort.

It wasn’t actually severe, but why did it feel so difficult to endure now?

He didn’t want to sleep anymore.

He checked the sky; it had been dark for a while.

He simply sought out Cheng Liang, who was currently in Baiji County.

Sensing Xi Yu’s summons, Cheng Liang said a word to his mother and locked himself in his room.

Inside the inner world, Xi Yu appeared once more. He sent the ecstatic Augustus and his partners to a distant, invisible location, and then summoned Cheng Liang over.

However, this time, both he and Cheng Liang were brought in with their physical bodies.

“[Lord Dragon],” Cheng Liang bowed respectfully.

“Mhm,” Xi Yu nodded. “How is Baiji County now?”

Cheng Liang shared the events since his departure.

Over the afternoon, Wei Kangming had already arranged for people to purchase mutated poultry, but the exact number they could collect wasn’t clear yet.

However, the grain had been distributed first, twenty pounds per person. Although not much, it was easy to carry and would last everyone for a few days. Wei Kangming would deliver the poultry and the remaining grain to each household later.

Xi Yu nodded; this efficiency was decent.

At this moment, Cheng Liang appeared to hesitate, wanting to speak. But at the same time, with a wave of Xi Yu’s hand, a pile of items appeared before Cheng Liang.

First was a bag of rice, a small bag of flour, then two pure chicken carcasses, and two five-pound blue crabs.

“As my apostle, this will be your basic weekly benefit in the future; other rewards will be discussed later.”

Xi Yu didn’t know how to define a believer; he didn’t need Cheng Liang to become a fanatic. He simply felt that a believer worked for him, so he naturally had to offer rewards. He couldn’t let his believer worry about his livelihood every day, and he also hoped Cheng Liang’s strength could increase quickly.

Cheng Liang looked at Xi Yu, his eyes turning red as he choked out, “Thank you, Lord Dragon.”

He truly needed these things right now.

He hadn’t expected the divine dragon to be so thoughtful and care for him in this way; he finally had the confidence to become strong now.

“Alright, head back first; I’ll come find you in a few days.” Xi Yu felt a bit of relief in his heart, nodding to let Cheng Liang return.

“Lord Dragon, wait a moment. I have something to discuss with you,” Cheng Liang said, which was what he had been trying to say earlier.

“Go ahead,” Xi Yu looked at him curiously.

“It’s like this, Lord Dragon. See if this works: instead of having the affected citizens of Baiji County raise chickens for you directly, we have them help you purchase mutated poultry,” Cheng Liang said quickly.

This was what he had been thinking about this afternoon. Originally, he had planned to find an opportunity tomorrow to discuss it with Xi Yu, but since Xi Yu had found him, he wanted to take the chance to speak directly.

“Actually, everyone knows you want to help us, but just raising a few chickens and receiving two pounds of grain daily makes everyone feel embarrassed, and they’re also worried about raising the chickens poorly. But if we change it to purchasing mutated poultry directly, there won’t be so many worries. Everyone can collect as much as they can, which will make them feel more at ease, and it will also be more convenient for you.”

Cheng Liang finished in one breath, then looked at Xi Yu with some anxiety, unsure of the dragon’s attitude.

Xi Yu quickly responded, smiling. “Let’s do that; this is indeed better.”

He had only thought about helping Baiji County during the day and hadn’t considered much. Currently, Cheng Liang’s proposal was indeed simpler and more direct. This way, whoever wanted to raise chickens could do so, and he could purchase them uniformly.

With this thought, he was even more satisfied with Cheng Liang; having a believer indeed saved him a lot of effort.

“Cheng Liang, if you have any thoughts in the future, speak them boldly. The purchase price for the poultry will remain as previously discussed. Once you’ve made the purchases, I’ll come collect them. Go back first.”

With that, Xi Yu sent Cheng Liang back to Baiji County.

In his room in Baiji County, Cheng Liang carried a massive pile of items out, then presented them to his mother like treasures. “Mother, look! The Lord Dragon rewarded me with these!”

“So many things?!” Mother Cheng was stunned.

“Yes, I gave the Lord Dragon some advice today, and he praised me!” Cheng Liang said excitedly. “Mother, I’ll go find County Seat Wei to discuss things now.”

Watching her son leave, and looking at the pile of resources on the ground, Mother Cheng’s eyes turned red. “There is truly hope; there is truly hope for our lives.”

****

Xi Yu knew that the concept of the white dragon raising chickens was somewhat unimaginable to others; when Wei Kangming and his partners first heard of it, they had been extremely shocked.

But he didn’t care how others viewed the white dragon; he only cared about what he could do for the Middle Continent. This was his greatest capability currently, and it could help more citizens, so he would follow through with determination.

But now it looked like this breeding farm could only be operated by himself, and since he had the locust feed on hand anyway, he didn’t need to trouble himself with delivering it to Baiji County.

He planned to officially start selecting a location tomorrow to build the breeding farm.

The labor was already on hand; Augustus and the others had nothing to do anyway, so this was the perfect opportunity for them to perform. With B-class experts raising chickens, no accidents would occur, and they would surely raise them well.

Just thinking about it made him look forward to it.

Xi Yu tossed and turned on the bed, unable to sleep.

On the contrary, his headache was growing worse.

‘It’s easy to go from rags to riches, but hard to go from riches to rags.’

He had only spent one comfortable day, yet he already couldn’t endure it.

Xi Yu gritted his teeth.

He couldn’t help but think of the events of the day before yesterday, and a flame began to burn within his heart. Soon, his body grew burning hot, and even his eyes began to turn red.

Since he couldn’t endure it, Xi Yu didn’t plan on holding back.

In an instant, Xi Yu leapt from the bed, transformed into the white dragon, and flew toward the capital.

In just a few minutes, Xi Yu returned to the location he had visited during the day. In the air, the white dragon spread his spiritual perception completely, and the next moment, he located his target and descended.

****

Ding Ren lived in his own house in the capital’s suburbs.

This place was very remote; he didn’t like living in crowded areas, and the threat of ghosts was insignificant to him anyway. The house had been cleaned up by people in the afternoon, and he had returned not long ago, preparing to rest for the night and continue processing his new identity tomorrow.

But suddenly, he felt his bedroom was a bit off.

Ding Ren walked over quickly and discovered what looked like a person lying on his bed.

A familiar sensation rose in his heart. He walked over and pulled back the covers, and the person he had least expected appeared out of thin air on his bed.

‘This is really killing me… but I can’t blame myself. It’s only been two days, and I don’t know if Ding Ren has recovered yet. What if he’s still too weak? Can he still do it?’

Xi Yu’s entire body was flushed, and he looked at Ding Ren pitiably.

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