Xyrin Empire-Chapter 717 Qianqian’s Good Idea and the Fantasy Country Tour Group
Chapter 717: Chapter 717 Qianqian’s Good Idea and the Fantasy Country Tour Group
When Alice held up a recruitment notice drafted by Qianqian and felt she had found her life’s direction, everyone who knew her and me thought this poor witch had been duped, but a researcher’s fervor is something you can’t stop. It’s like how I could never prevent Taville from turning her fourth branch research institute into a European-style coffin. Not even Moriya’s earnest persuasion could dissuade Alice from her plan to further her alchemy studies at the Imperial Military Academy—after seeing an animated, sentient doll and its control over an even larger army of dolls, the girl named Alice Maggotroyde had irrevocably, resolutely, undeniably, and hopelessly fallen into the rabbit hole.
"I smell a plot brewing from your actions."
Moriya looked into my eyes, very seriously, then warily eyed the flyer in my hand. "I will absolutely not sign any contract to become a Magic Girl, DAZE!"
Tch, such a sensitive girl.
I clicked my tongue in dissatisfaction, then suddenly realized that the surroundings had darkened so much it was nearly evening. Looking up, I saw that Atlantis had almost completely emerged from the Space Rift, now casting a vast shadow over the plains. Even at the edge of this floating island’s shadow where we were standing, it was already quite gloomy. I bet right at the center of the Shadow Zone it was pitch black like midnight.
We still needed to figure out the location issue with this floating island. I had already promised the Skytopians a place to live in Avalon, and that couldn’t change. Since the island was to float in the sky, it would inevitably block sunlight. It wasn’t feasible to find a colossal crater hundreds of kilometers wide and tens of kilometers deep in Avalon to dock the island. It looked like I’d need to consult the Great Temple about tweaking some parameters of the Avalon World.
Perhaps my contemplative expression was too obvious, because Qianqian immediately grew curious, tugging at my arm and swinging it back and forth, "Ah Jun, Ah Jun, what are you thinking about?"
"Nothing much, just a small issue." I didn’t hide it from her and talked about the potential ecological issues that could arise from having such a massive structure as Atlantis floating above Avalon. I hadn’t expected the girl, whose brain never seemed to work in the normal way, to give any constructive suggestions, but surprisingly, as soon as I finished explaining, Qianqian’s eyes lit up.
"Hey! Ah Jun, I have an idea!"
Do you believe it? At that moment, my legs went weak: Qianqian had a new idea!
But as with every other time before, I still couldn’t prevent Qianqian from voicing her whimsical thoughts. The girl happily tugged at my arm, her face beaming in anticipation of being praised as she shared her view, "This is so simple, no need to bother the Great Temple at all—we just let Atlantis rise in the east and set in the west, right?"
This was the Nth time I stood dumbfounded by Qianqian’s remarks. Her brain, through God knows which neuron, had arrived at an idea so whimsical it required you to rebuild your entire worldview to truly understand it. But this time I was only stunned for a moment before realizing: Qianqian had come up with a good idea!
Rising and setting—how did this girl even think of that! By having Atlantis rise and set, wouldn’t that solve the problem? freewebnøvel_com
It’s well known that Atlantis is mobile. Its revamped propulsion system and reconnected link with the Other Space Ghost Energy Reactor, along with the Sunburn Obelisk, gave this behemoth tremendous power. The Sky City could move continuously above the lands of Avalon. It wouldn’t cost much in electric charges because the thing had essentially an endless battery reserve. This way, residents of Avalon would just have to get used to a period of darkness each day. Plus, we could designate Atlantis’s travel routes to go over less populated areas. Easy peasy!
"Eventually, this will become a novel sight in Avalon," Big Sister said, smiling indulgently as she tousled my hair. "A continent that rises and sets, moving and fleeting midnight—none of this is a hassle in Avalon, where natural wonders emerge every day. This is far richer and more colorful than a wandering continent. And since it’s a floating island, it might even become a tourist attraction."
"Makes sense, but we only need Atlantis to follow a cyclic route in the sky. No need for actual rising and setting, which can’t be achieved anyway," Sandora was also drawn to Qianqian’s peculiar suggestion but noted that the plan needed refinement. "Avalon doesn’t have any place for Atlantis to fall, Dingdang didn’t design the back of this continent, and behind the world is impassable..."
Me: "..."
"Don’t look at Dingdang like that," the tiny Goddess said, seated on my shoulder, rubbing her little hands sheepishly. "Dingdang thought you wouldn’t need it, so she didn’t design it, to avoid problems..."
At this, Bubbles sighed deeply, "Sigh, just like domestic 3D games where the background is all textures, it’s deceiving."
Suddenly, the metaphor from Bubbles, their mother, felt spot-on.
"Ahem, then it’s decided for Atlantis. Ola, go up there and discuss with Zeus and the rest. Draft an appropriate route based on Avalon’s geographical environment," I instructed, then clapped my hands and turned to the group of Fantasy Land travel enthusiasts, "Those demons without a place to stay can stay here for now, and I hope you’ll enjoy this world. Of course, other residents from Fantasy Land are also welcome to register here. Yukari Yakumo has already applied for a permanently open World Gate. From now on, Fantasy Land can be connected with the Shadow City’s Dimension Hub. Just go from the Dimension Hub’s main gate, take the 26th route to the Teleportation Gate, turn left out of Exit A and walk 300 meters to reach Avalon. The other end of the portal will be set at the Boli Shrine, let everyone know when you go back, whoever wants to come over just needs Ling Meng to show the way. Of course, if you don’t have the Imperial Capital residence permit and want to visit, there will be a restriction on visitor flow and some selection procedures. Not anyone who applies can come over."
The group of demons immediately nodded excitedly, obviously having a favorable impression of this picturesque and magical world, while Yukari Yakumo blinked knowingly, "Understood, so I’ll be the Time-Space Administration’s Reviewer from now on, huh—by the way, when you coax people into working, don’t you ask for their opinion first?"
Although I complained about it, Yukari Yakumo had been working at the Time-Space Administration for so long that now it was just a matter of switching positions. She had no objections to my decision, knowing that we’d inevitably have to deal with the Empire in the future. Only Boli Lingmeng seemed to grumble with some resentment, "Guide? How come my job title is on the same level as Uncle Wang now?"
Anyway, enough small talk. With the settlement work of Atlantis now in place, our big family started to lead a group of Fantasy Land Demons who seemed to be purely here for sightseeing around the beautiful Ideal Country. This directly involved how many Fantasy Land Demons we could bluff into settling here and ultimately achieving that child’s mom’s ambition of relocating the entire Fantasy Land and building a museum. Therefore, the family of the Imperial Leaders demonstrated an unmatched enthusiasm as guides. Boli Lingmeng and the prank-loving Yukari Yakumo, who had already been bought off with a full bonus, had completely switched sides on this issue and started organizing this massive tourist group with great initiative. Ling Meng even miraculously pulled out various props from her Personal Space that left me dumbfounded; as a result, a group of over a hundred people, all wearing sun hats, waving little red flags, holding bottles of drinks, and carrying travel bags, began wandering across the Light Breeze Prairie. The items in their hands fully proved that I had indeed underestimated Boli Lingmeng’s ability to scrape things together and her methods of hiding them—not to mention that no-morals witch’s appetite and range of interests. Not everyone can arm a travel group with a pile of junk they collected.
The sight before me made me a little sentimental. Initially, I planned to ask Artemis to call upon the Heroic Spirits to form a few tourist groups to take the Demon Girls on a tour around the great landscapes of Avalon. I didn’t expect that after a bit of bribery, Ling Meng took on the role proactively. I had been too optimistic about the integrity of that red and white girl.
This was a heartwarming and joyous scene. Cheng Miao, the Little Loli, was holding two little red flags and hopping at the front of the group. Because she had two cat ears on her head, she could only hang the sun hat, which oddly had "Fantasy Land Tour Group" written on it, around her neck, making it look like she was carrying a small backpack. The Miss Fox, Yukumo Lan, seemed to have finally mastered the Ear-folding Technique, with a pair of fox ears obediently drooping to solve the problems of the beast-eared tribe. A certain drunken loli, Ibuki Suika, staggered behind Moriya, her big horns, of course, couldn’t be taken off, so she had a hat dangling in the wind which directly skewed the whole group’s ambiance towards performance art...
Boli Lingmeng volunteered to be the tour leader, walking at the very front with a large megaphone powered by batteries in hand, "Dear visitors, our current location is Avalon’s picturesque..."
Yukari Yakumo discreetly reminded me, "Chen Feng, Chen Feng."
"...the picturesque, crazy windswept prairie..."
The residents of Fantasy Land, relocated here, laughed and chatted all the way, with the spring breeze passing through the ethereal times. Watching this carefree bunch find joy in the New World so quickly lightened my heart, burdened by the history of Atlantis. I began to tell the hopping Cui Xingshi and others about fighting in another world and the wonders of Fantasy Land, stories full of thrilling adventures to those who had never experienced inter-world activities. Chu Mei and Golden Canary even occasionally emitted low gasps of surprise, although they understood nothing. Cui Xingshi pretended to be indifferent, but her twitching ears betrayed the feelings of this hard-mouthed girl. Mercury Lamp took this opportunity to flaunt her sense of superiority; even though she was never allowed on the front lines, she had followed me on expeditions across two worlds. Even as just a family member in the retinue, this was enough for Little Light to depict it as an epic journey in life. Cui Xingshi expressed all sorts of envy and jealousy at Mercury Lamp for finding such a fascinating life after recognizing someone as her father, while Zhenhong hummed that Mercury Lamp was indeed a lucky individual—there seemed to be some compliments in her words, but for the two sisters whose relationship had been mended, this kind of interaction was a nice lubricant indeed.
By the way, a Fantasy Land girl called Alice, obsessed with dolls, kept a tiger-like watch on us from no more than five meters away, eyeing the several dolls I had with or on me, seemingly waiting for any that I might discard so she could pick them up and care for them.
Qianqian continuously waved her little hand, telling me about the fun things that happened during the carnival. Now, the carnival at Shadow City was nearing its end, and Qianqian felt particularly sorry that Sandora and I couldn’t attend many of the subsequent activities due to official duties. The simple-minded girl wanted to share the joy she experienced during the carnival with her boyfriend in this way, but to be honest, Qianqian might really perceive this world in a very marvelous way. Listening to her description of the carnival, I felt that my values needed to be reshaped again.
...By the way, can you tell me who hosted the grand group gymnastics theater play organized by the Skytopians and Ultraman: "Seven Hundred Little Red Riding Hoods Rage Against Forty Thieves"?
Our tour plan was to first take the residents of Fantasy Land to enjoy a bit of the natural scenery in the enticing outdoor areas of Avalon, then switch to a group of Unicorns in the suburbs to head to the vicinity of the Fairy Forest. There, we had prepared a temporary town for the demons to reside in, temporarily of course, though later they could choose their own new homes.
And even as a so-called "temporary town," it was definitely a classy place. The one hundred or so "experience households" might find it a bit spacious at the moment, but once the immigrants from Demon Mountain moved in, in a couple of days, it would surely become a bustling residential area. Who knows, perhaps the Fairy Forest might have to be renamed Demon Forest in the future.
It should be noted that news of the sudden appearance of a tour group with more than a hundred people in the wilderness quickly spread throughout Avalon by some means. The first to react were the local transportation rental businesses. All the Unicorns that worked the mid-distance routes in the suburbs gathered together, and after we left the prairie, they formed a spectacular square formation, reminiscent of the unofficial taxi ranks that could cover a few miles around long-distance bus stations. The vast number of Unicorns decided it was a fine day, a day they could earn enough for half a month’s food in one go. Hence, they began a fierce competition for customers, fighting each other like stray dogs on the street. Initially, they seemed to be negotiating, but intense discussions led to only one consensus: they still had to fight. The tour group of more than a hundred people from Fantasy Land, including the Leader’s family, sat on the side, munching on sunflower seeds as they watched the thunderous spectacle ahead, appreciating the group performance of these creatures, known for their distinctiveness as crafted by Dingdang, biting and kicking each other. In the end, after the dust settled, we picked over a hundred standing Unicorns as our mounts, and the Fantasy Land residents, not yet accustomed to local customs, generously opened their wallets after learning about the beautiful animals’ preferences, bringing out a heap of treats that moved the Unicorns to tears. Heaven knows, ever since Lilina began to regulate the Fantasy Land taxi business, they rarely ever saw Universal Currency bigger than a mini steamed bun...
In just a moment, the Unicorns reached a consensus that "over a hundred big fools from the outside world had arrived."
With a large number of treats (fares) as an incentive, the Unicorns picked up the pace. It was only then that these divine creatures displayed a speed befitting their stature, galloping, leaping, racing, drifting, performing Rattlesnake Maneuvers in mid-air while walking upright with roasted pancakes in their mouths, until the Fantasy Land girls riding on their backs began to roll their eyes. Finally, Lilina had to resort to her pistol, pointing it at the foreheads of these beasts to coax them into recognizing their positions. Meanwhile, Cheng Miao had already started to vomit.
Ilya, riding the steadiest mount among us all, joyfully followed behind. This time, she didn’t wield a flashlight to overtake us, but I noticed she was installing two round mirrors on Uncle B’s shoulders, causing me to speculate whether a clutch lever might sprout on Uncle B’s elbow by the time we reached the Fairy Forest.
At last, the travel group, shaken all the way by the black taxis, arrived safely at their destination, the Fairy Forest known as the Emerald Jewel of Avalon.
Lilina used her shotgun to shoo away the Unicorns shamelessly trying to ask for a little extra high-speed fee, Yakumo Lan was busy comforting Cheng Miao, who was nearly shaken to tears, Ilya abandoned her attempt to install a strobe light on the back of Uncle B’s head and jumped directly from a height of two and a half meters into my arms, shouting with glee, and Hercules, the tough man, was moved to tears at the sight. Little Light tugged from below, while Mercury Lamp kicked from above, both daughters trying to dislodge Ilya. Dingdang once again crawled out of my chest pocket, struggling to squeeze through the small gap between Ilya and me, murmuring, "... Too fast... everything is too fast... "
"Look, this is your new home, the residents’ area of Fantasy Land," I pointed to the elf-style town that was established in harmony with the forest terrain, blurred amidst the dense jungle, embodying a sense of nature and mystery. "Don’t be fooled by its modest size from the outside; the town utilizes space expansion technology and can accommodate half the population of Fantasy Land, let alone just a Demons’ Mountain. The Temple Guards of the Life Goddess Sect also serve as town sheriffs. Their outpost is only tens of meters from the town, ensuring the finest security environment. The town offers free water, electricity, and heating, along with access to over 23,000 live broadcast channels from various worlds. If you want to visit the bustling streets of the Imperial Capital, the Teleportation Gate in the town center will take you there. Now, let me take you to see what other surprises this new home has in store."
A whole bunch of demons showed keen interest. They certainly weren’t all attracted by the residential environment of the town, but "the mysterious village from another world" was surely enough to pique the curiosity of these beings, who had never left Fantasy Land. Only Ling Meng pouted dissatisfiedly at me, "Hey! If it’s so nice here, why did I and Yukari have to squeeze into a staff dormitory before?"
I glanced at the wronged Witch and said leisurely, "Even in a staff dormitory, you dared to scrape off the gold powder from the furniture and steal it. I really can’t imagine what would happen if I let you live in an Avalon full of natural treasures..." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to give recommendation votes and monthly votes on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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