CHAPTER 423: CHAPTER 395: RETURN TO RADIANT CITY

Vine Space, a day has finally passed, and Da Fei has collected hundreds of meaningful large soil rocks.

— System Prompt: You have rested for a full game day at Swan Lake, your Stamina and Life Value permanently increased by +10. Note: Each player can only use the permanent effect of a Swan Lake once.

Da Fei let out a long sigh, just as I thought, no matter how tricky the system is, it still gives out rewards for quests. At that moment, the sky flashed with a Thunderstorm, the entire sky a fiery red!

— System Prompt: Demons have cracked the password of the Vine Space and are about to invade!

Da Fei’s brow tightened. Has the inevitable finally arrived?

Just then, a flash of light appeared beside him, and Tamilia appeared: "Lord, the space seal has been lifted, and the Holy Vine has prepared for the interception. Let’s first escape to Subspace to watch the battle!"

Da Fei nodded repeatedly: "Good, good!"

With a wave of Tamilia’s hand, Da Fei and her appeared in a bubble-like space in mid-air, seeing the entire Vine Forest at a glance.

Da Fei couldn’t help but praise: "Your mastery of space is truly superb!"

Tamilia shook her head: "This is just the authority I have as the Holy Vine Space Manager. Without the Holy Vine, I’m just an ordinary Vine Demon."

Da Fei shook his head: "Even without the Holy Vine, as a Master-level Gardener, you are still the talent I urgently need."

"Thank you for the compliment, Lord, I will do my utmost to contribute to you."

Da Fei then asked, "What about the Holy Vine? When will it join the battle?"

Tamilia replied solemnly: "The Holy Vine’s power is running low, it can only strike forcefully once all the enemies have entered the ambush circle!"

As they were speaking, the fiery sky suddenly fluctuated violently, countless meteor fires raining down, turning the entire Vine Forest into a sea of flames in an instant! In the midst of the sea of flames, the meteor rocks transformed into massive fiery rock demons ravaging around! These Flame Demons, like woodcutters, destroyed everything in their path!

Da Fei was suddenly shocked: "Hell Flame Demon!"

Tamilia’s face changed: "This is the natural nemesis of the Holy Vine! This is not going to be easy!"

Da Fei exclaimed in astonishment: "Then we destroy as many as we can manage!"

The Hell Race is very strong, in the game’s backstory they stand equal to the Divine Race and have swept through the surface world multiple times with their formidable power. But the players of the Hell Race are not as strong, which is why, except for Japan, there are very few large teams focusing on the Hell Race mainly because the types of troops available to players are mostly cannon fodder! Many formidable beings, like the Hell Flame Demon, are hard for players to recruit.

At the end of the day, this is also a balancing measure in the game, after all, the Hell Race is not in the same class as the Mortal races, and of course, this also means that the Hell Race has great potential for development.

Tamilia bit her lip, shouting loudly: "Holy Vine, arise!"

The ground rumbled, and suddenly a large patch of thick thorns burst out from the ground in the sea of fire, these robust thorns with tremendous force wrapped and squeezed the rampaging Flame Demon, while the Flame Demons’ bodies burst into intense flames scorching the thorns fiercely!

Just then, a huge laughter echoed through heaven and earth: "A thousand years have passed, it finally appeared, but this weed is so weak it doesn’t even raise my interest in killing—kid, don’t you agree?"

Da Fei suddenly looked around in shock. Is he talking to me? Did he see me?

At that moment, the image of a fiercely burning Flame Demon appeared in Da Fei’s bubble-like space: "I know you, the little hero from the Alliance who defeated Siriel at the Pool of Radiance. It looks like you’ve got the seed of the weed? Great, the Pool of Radiance is indeed very suitable for the growth of the weed. I am very much looking forward to its growth later, I hope it won’t be as bland as it is now—so, kid, do you know the way back? Let High-level Flame Demon Balroque send you on your way! Wahahaha!"

Da Fei was suddenly shocked, only to see a fiercely burning finger in the image pointing at him, then the bubble-like space he was in shook violently, and everything went black!

— System Prompt: Loading scene, please wait a moment!

— System Prompt: You have triggered the event "High-level Flame Demon Balroque’s Attention". High-level Flame Demon Balroque will constantly monitor the progress of your planting of the Holy Vine Heart and seek opportunities to disrupt it. Therefore, after planting the Holy Vine Heart, please be sure to be well-prepared for defense.

Da Fei became speechless! What does High-level Flame Demon mean? Just from its aspect of talking to me through the image, its rank is at least a Demigod? Damn it! Just with the destructive force it just displayed, what can I use to defend against it? I thought the system wouldn’t be so generous, allowing players to easily plant the Holy Vine, it really matches the usual tricks of the system!

During his shock, the scene switched abruptly, and Da Fei suddenly appeared in a noisy construction site—it was Radiant City! Am I back? Was I sent back by that High-level Flame Demon? Damn, does this mean that the High-level Flame Demon can come to my Radiant City whenever he wants?

"Lord City Lord! Lord City Lord is back!" A group of advisors immediately gathered around.

Da Fei finally snapped out of it and chuckled, "I’m back, I’m finally back!"

The military advisor spoke with a grave expression, "Lord, there was an abnormal fluctuation in the space here when you returned. Did you teleport back from a Demon’s Teleportation Array?"

Da Fei’s eyebrows twitched. They noticed it too? Good, let’s clarify things. Pointing to Tamilia beside him, Da Fei introduced, "Let me introduce everyone, this is the gardener manager of the Holy Vine Space, which lost contact a thousand years ago. We were teleported back from the Holy Vine Space, which was invaded by the High-level Flame Demon Baroque. Does anyone know who Baroque is?"

The advisors were shocked, "Lord City Lord actually found the long-lost Holy Vine Space?"

Ah, I knew this would be their reaction, Da Fei sighed, "Now it’s probably destroyed by Baroque, but no worries, I’ve obtained the seeds of the Holy Vine. I want to plant them here, but Baroque has threatened to come and destroy it..."

The military advisor said solemnly, "It seems, Lord, that you gained a lot from this mission. The High-level Flame Demon Baroque is the gatekeeper general at the entrance of Hell. His power is comparable to that of a god. But given his duties, it’s unlikely he will leave his post. Most likely, he will send an avatar to attack, and mortals can still deal with an avatar."

The entrance to Hell? The sulfur mine I found is indeed the entrance to Hell!

The political advisor confirmed, "Lord, the Holy Vine is fundamentally a parasitic plant, and poses a great threat to the World Tree, especially now when the World Tree is in a dormant state. It’s not something that can be casually planted. Approval from the Elf Kingdom is needed; otherwise, the Kingdom will hold us accountable!"

Da Fei was startled, "Accountable?"

The political advisor sighed, "Because the Holy Vine is not a normal plant. It needs to absorb a lot of Divine Power to grow. Without Divine Power, it will feed on flesh and turn into a Demon Vine. Considering the Kingdom’s full effort to restore the World Tree, they probably wouldn’t approve planting the Holy Vine in the Pool of Radiance."

Tamilia immediately defended, "The Holy Vine won’t turn into a Demon Vine, as long as we find a place rich in Spiritual Energy, I can cultivate it!"

The advisors sighed, "A place with Spiritual Energy is still within the Kingdom’s territory. We still need the Kingdom’s approval."

Da Fei’s head swirled, Dammit, just how awesome is this Holy Vine? I need the Kingdom’s approval to plant it, and even the Demons are threatening me. Why do I have such a complicated situation?

Right, the place with Spiritual Energy, does that small paradise I encountered in the Nether Sea count? It seems it should, right? But what’s the use of planting the Holy Vine there? Would Baroque come to attack it if planted there? Can Angel Brother handle it alone? More importantly, it’s also his cultivation paradise, would he allow me to plant there? Ultimately, it should be planted in the Pool of Radiance, where everyone can defend together. That would be strategically meaningful.

The military advisor also said, "I suggest, Lord, to wait until the World Tree recovers from its dormant state before planting. It will be easier to get approval then. Otherwise, even if it’s planted now without barriers, there will be huge defensive pressure."

Da Fei sighed deeply, in the end, we have to wait for the World Tree to recover. Although I’ve secured a high-level item beforehand, lack of the necessary conditions means I still have to wait. Speaking of which, my Flying also advanced this time, and now it’s just sitting here. In the end, I still have to wait for the World Tree to recover. Waiting is realistically going to be several months, and my early advantage gets lesser and lesser. I can’t stand this, dammit!

Flying? Suddenly, Da Fei had a brilliant idea!

Does my Flying count as a place with Spiritual Energy? The ship is a moving territory, who cares what I plant on my own territory? The key question is, can the seeds be planted on the ship? Yes! Why not? The Noah’s Ark in the UK has a tree on top, right? That tree is definitely not an ordinary tree, right? It must significantly enhance the ship’s Defense and Durability, right?

Damn, what early advantage do I have? When my Flying is still lying low, the British have already outpaced me by an era!

Da Fei hurriedly asked Tamilia, "Can this Holy Vine Heart be planted on my ship?"

Tamilia was surprised, "Plant on a ship? Can I see your ship?"

That means it’s possible! Overjoyed, Da Fei then asked the advisors, "If I plant the seeds on my own ship, the Kingdom won’t have any objections, right?"

The advisors looked at each other and spread their hands, "We don’t know!"

If they don’t know, then it’s possible! Da Fei burst into laughter, "Come on, aboard the ship!"

Just then, the Guild Channel erupted!

"It’s a hit! We got the BOSS, we got the BOSS!"

Da Fei couldn’t help but be startled, what’s happening? And at the same moment,

—World Channel [Royal Dominator]: Da Fei Dragon Cavalry Commerce’s trash, stealing our Guild’s task BOSS, we Royal Guild will remember this vendetta!

What? We really stole it? What did it drop?

(Sorry everyone. The author has been under the weather with a weakening resistance, battling a cold and now continuous diarrhea, can’t seem to stop~~) (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to recommend tickets and monthly tickets at starting point (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)