388: Chapter 389 Taming Wild Monkeys and Collecting Local Products

Yin Susu, Fang Yanqing, Ji Xiaofu, and Yang Huangyi followed Lu Chen, stepping onto the stone pier that had just been "created."

The stone beneath their feet was warm, carrying a hint of new life; it was perfectly seamless and as smooth as if it had been polished.

"This... it's already built?" Ji Xiaofu tapped it lightly, feeling how incredibly solid it was, her tone filled with disbelief.

Fang Yanqing caressed a massive stone with neatly cut edges, a rare ripple of emotion appearing on her cold face: "Supernatural craftsmanship, it is nothing less than that."

Yin Susu's beautiful eyes shifted to look at Lu Chen's back, the corners of her mouth curling up: "Your Majesty's skill is truly breathtaking. In the future, whenever the Great Ming wants to build a port, won't it be as simple as a wave of your hand?"

Yang Huangyi smiled gently and said nothing, silently watching the six glittering golden characters on the cliff face that read "Great Ming Luzon Military Port," her eyes shining with brilliance.

Lu Chen stood with his hands behind his back, the sea breeze blowing his robes.

While they were speaking, the flagship and the following warships began to slowly dock.

Sailors threw down the ropes, and soldiers began to disembark in an orderly fashion, lining up on the pier with swift movements and strict discipline. Although they had just been shocked by the divine miracle, their military training allowed them to quickly restore order.

With the rise of noise, the brand-new military port began to fill with vitality.

Lu Chen's gaze swept over the busy port and then looked toward the north, the direction of Taiwan Island.

He slowly raised his right hand, pressed his index and middle fingers together, and pointed at the Void Realm in the north.

A flash of golden light appeared at his fingertips, and a golden rune containing a majestic will condensed out of thin air. As if it had a life of its own, it trembled slightly, instantly turning into a stream of light that tore through the air and disappeared into the horizon.

"Your Majesty, this is..." Yin Susu asked curiously.

"Sending a message to the naval fleet at Keelung Port." Lu Chen withdrew his hand and said calmly, "Let them split half their ships and come over. This will be our important stronghold in the South China Sea from now on; we can't have too few people."

Sending a decree from the heavens was, for the current Lu Chen, nothing more than a trivial matter of a single thought.

Prince Yinye trotted over at this moment and bowed, saying: "Your Majesty, the fleet has initially docked. Is it necessary to set up camp and build defensive fortifications?"

Lu Chen waved his hand: "There are quite a few wild monkeys here. Let the soldiers come ashore to rest and familiarize themselves with the environment. I and the consorts will look around first."

He glanced at the coastline he had transformed and cast his gaze toward the dense tropical jungle inland.

"It's boring to always stay on the ships and at the port. Come, let me take you for a ride in the sky."

The four women were stunned.

In the sky?

Lu Chen just smiled slightly, his thoughts stirring.

The portal to the Kunlun Sacred Realm opened.

"Screech—!"

A clear, resonant crane cry echoed through the skies!

Five White Cranes with graceful bodies and wreathed in Immortal Qi flapped their wings and emerged from the Void Realm. Their feathers were as white as snow, their necks were elegant and long, and there was a touch of crimson on their heads, emitting a faint spiritual light.

They circled and descended, landing steadily in front of Lu Chen and the four women, their posture noble and gentle.

"Immortal Cranes?!"

"Heavens! It's an Immortal Crane!"

The busy soldiers on the pier were startled once again, turning their heads to look at these divine birds that seemed to have walked out of a painting, leading to another round of low exclamations and commotion.

Prince Yinye opened his mouth, but in the end, he swallowed the exclamation that had reached his lips. He stood to the side, bowing, trying hard to maintain his composure—following this Majesty, you couldn't have a weak heart.

"Come on up." Lu Chen walked to an Immortal Crane first, leaped lightly, and landed steadily on its broad back.

Yin Susu's eyes darted, and she was the first to follow. The crane feathers were soft and warm, making it exceptionally comfortable to sit on.

Fang Yanqing, Ji Xiaofu, and Yang Huangyi also chose their own Immortal Cranes one after another.

Riding an Immortal Crane like this was not the first time; they were already accustomed to it.

"Rise!" Lu Chen tapped the crane's neck lightly.

The five Immortal Cranes flapped their wings simultaneously, stirring up a breeze, and elegantly took off into the air, flying toward the interior of Luzon Island.

The newly built military port looked like a giant "U" shape, firmly embedded in the coastline, with twenty giant warships lined up neatly, and soldiers moving about on the pier like ants.

In the distance, the sea and sky were the same color, with vast, blue waves.

Beneath their feet was strange, primitive land, with dark green jungles rolling and extending to the end of their vision.

"Your Majesty, where are we going?" Yin Susu asked, turning her head, her voice drifting in the wind.

"To see the wild monkeys I've domesticated." Lu Chen answered lightly, "And by the way... collect some local specialties."

The Immortal Cranes flew extremely fast, and before long, they crossed the hills near the coastline and arrived at a relatively open plain.

The vegetation here was lush, with all kinds of strange fruit trees visible everywhere, and the air was filled with the humid fragrance of plants and fruits.

Lu Chen signaled for the Immortal Cranes to lower their altitude, circled once, and swept his gaze below.

He saw some simple settlements: shacks made of branches, treehouses hidden in the canopy, and even some caves dug directly into the ground.

"It seems the 'natives' here are living in a truly... primitive state." A playful look curled at the corner of Lu Chen's mouth.

His thoughts stirred, slightly drawing on the Origin Qi of heaven and earth.

"Boom!"

In the clear sky, a muffled thunder suddenly sounded!

Immediately after, several blinding flashes of lightning tore through the sky!

This sudden anomaly in heaven and earth was, to the primitive tribes living on this land, nothing less than the anger of a god!

"Ooh-wa! Ooh-wa!"

"Hu-hu! He-he!"

The scene below was instantly thrown into chaos!

One by one, savages with dark skin, short stature, messy hair, and almost completely unclothed emerged from the shacks, treehouses, and underground caves.

They looked like an uncivilized troop of monkeys, dancing and gesticulating, making unintelligible shouts, their faces filled with terror and awe.

When they saw the giant Immortal Cranes circling in the sky, and Lu Chen and his companions on their backs, dressed in gorgeous attire and looking like Heavenly Gods descended to earth, their fear instantly reached its peak!

"Thump! Thump!"

Almost at the same time, all the savages, regardless of gender or age, knelt and prostrated themselves on the ground, kowtowing and worshipping toward the sky.

Some savages even scrambled to bring out all kinds of fruits from nearby trees or their dwellings—golden bananas, huge durians, prickly jackfruits, green coconuts... holding them high above their heads as offerings to the "Heavenly God."

"Quite... simple-minded." Lu Chen looked at the dense crowd of trembling savages kneeling below and commented calmly.

Yin Susu curled her lip: "Just a bunch of uncivilized savages."

Lu Chen's thoughts stirred again; this time, he communicated with the nine tripods in his Sea of Consciousness!

"Hum—!"

Once the nine tripods appeared, the Origin Qi between heaven and earth seemed to become viscous.

The savages below were so terrified that they were experiencing Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, and they kowtowed even louder, with many even fainting outright.

Lu Chen didn't care about this; he expanded his Divine Sense, which acted like an invisible giant hand, covering the entire plain.

"Collect!"

At the command!

An incredible scene unfolded!

Whether it was what the savages held high in their hands or what hung on the treetops—bananas, mangoes, durians, pineapples, coconuts, lychees, longans, rambutan...

The ripe fruits, as if subjected to some powerful attraction, broke away from the branches and palms one after another!

In an instant, thousands of colorful fruits converged into streams of multicolored torrents, surging toward the nine giant tripods in the sky as if all rivers were returning to the sea!

The scene was like a rainstorm of fruit, truly spectacular!

The torrent of fruit poured endlessly into the nine tripods.

Those nine giant tripods, like mountains, seemed to be bottomless pits, devouring countless fruits without showing any signs of overflowing.

After a while, half of the fruits on the plain were gone.