32: Chapter 32 Village Construction

"Whew~"

The breeze blew as Mo Bai's Spiritual Power merged into the lake's surface, reflecting the gentle wind with ripples. The memory of Quiet Lake that had previously dissipated in his mind resurfaced once more, becoming increasingly clear at a visible rate, and his meditation efficiency slowly improved.

Everywhere his gaze fell, every tiny ripple on the lake's surface, and every trace of elemental fluctuation covered by his Spiritual Power—everything was etched into Mo Bai's mind.

Mo Lan's spirit merged with the elements. After adjusting his state to its peak, he slowly stopped, stood up, and began walking slowly around the lake.

He had only one thought in his mind at this moment.

When meditating on the scenery of heaven and earth, the deeper and more realistic the memory, the better the meditation effect, and the faster the Spiritual Power would increase.

In that case, how could meditating on Quiet Lake be limited to just one corner?

To only look at the ripples of a single corner, to only observe the elemental composition of one part, and then assume the entire Quiet Lake was the same, directly copying and pasting it?

Was this reality?

Perhaps the difference wasn't great, but Mo Bai still instinctively and stubbornly pursued perfection.

Walking around the lake with a focused gaze, he threw himself entirely into this perception, taking in every detail into his mind as if he were merging into this elemental field.

Without a single shortcut or a moment's distraction, under Mo Bai's full concentration, his entire mind seemed to merge into the illusory memories and imagination within his head. As the illusory details were filled in one by one, his mind seemed to be wiped clean of dust, becoming increasingly transparent and clear.

At this moment, time seemed to lose its meaning.

At this moment, the awe in the eyes of Yang Hao and Zhou Rin, who were following behind, grew even more intense.

At this moment, Mo Bai seemed to have merged into the lake; with every movement, his aura became more ethereal and his momentum more concentrated.

Realizing Mo Bai had entered a wondrous state, they couldn't help but hold their breath in admiration, not daring to make a sound for fear of disturbing him.

Just then, Yang Hao looked north, sensing something, and pointed in that direction.

"Someone is coming from over there. Don't let anyone disturb Brother Mo."

"Alright, no problem."

..."It's just up ahead."

Ye Qing said while pointing forward. Ye Ye nodded, and a hint of anticipation appeared in Parn's eyes.

Is the benefactor here?

However, before they could get any closer, they heard a voice.

"hasaige!"

Hearing this joyful voice, before Ye Ye could react, he saw Parn's expression turn solemn, his aura faintly rising.

"Parn, is there danger?"

Parn nodded heavily, his eyes full of vigilance. The group of players immediately became alert.

The next moment, a person flashed out from the side, looking at them in surprise.

"Ye Qing?"

"Zhou Rin? Why is it you?"

"I was about to ask the same thing!"

Seeing that the two knew each other and weren't enemies, Parn breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't in good shape and was truly worried he wouldn't be able to protect the uncles and aunts from the village.

"I'm here to find Mo Bai. Why are you here?"

"Looking for Brother Mo? Brother Mo is inside, but he's busy right now. If you plan to see him, you'll have to wait a while."

As the two chatted familiarly, Ye Ye's eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this.

The transcendent Parn called Mo Bai his benefactor, and then this player following Mo Bai made even the transcendent Parn stand on guard.

Is he also a transcendent?

Ye Ye's breathing quickened slightly.

Both people he was dealing with were transcendents—just what was this Mo Bai's background?!

After some pleasantries and clarifying the reason for their visit, Zhou Rin led them through the forest to a clearing by the lake, but he stopped them from getting any closer.

As soon as Parn saw Mo Bai, his eyes lit up.

"Parn, is it him?"

Kaven, the village chief nearby, asked.

"It's him, it's definitely him. He's the one who saved us."

He is our benefactor.

Seeing Parn like this, Ye Ye suddenly felt a pang of bitterness in his heart.

Hearing this, Zhou Rin tensed up. Looking at the 2.3-meter-tall Parn, his vigilance reached its peak.

Not good!

A rival has appeared!

Alarm bells rang in his head.

The others present looked curiously at this Mo Bai who was constantly being mentioned.

At first, they thought Mo Bai was just taking a walk or thinking, but after watching for a while, they couldn't help but be stunned.

They wanted to say something, yet they couldn't find the words.

But at this moment, no one dared to look down on Mo Bai anymore.

Sensing the gazes upon him, Mo Bai slowly withdrew his gaze and his Spiritual Power, focusing all his attention within his mind.

Right now, a corner of Quiet Lake in his mind had become incredibly clear, but Mo Bai knew that if he didn't consolidate the memory, it would soon become blurred again.

This was the human brain's innate storage management strategy and information compression program.

There were no shortcuts for this; one could only repeatedly reinforce the memory.

Mo Bai was the same. He gazed at the gradually solidifying lake surface in his mind and took a deep breath.

In the next moment, the previously stationary ink box suddenly began to spin at an extremely high speed, even leaving behind afterimages.

All the data from the corner of the lake flooded into the ink box, and under its high-speed operation, the deduction unfolded.

Mo Bai's Spiritual Power was responsible for the logical calculations, while the ink box handled the mechanical operations to provide computing power.

At this moment, the ink box seemed to transform into a top-tier chip and graphics card, providing the clearest video output.

The previously frozen image in his mind suddenly began to move slowly.

A gentle breeze blew, and the lake surface rippled.

Mo Bai's Spiritual Power also sank into it, rising and falling along with it, being tempered bit by bit within the elements and growing stronger.

After a while, a notification appeared.

"experience points +1."

A while later.

"experience points +1."

The corners of Mo Bai's mouth curled up slightly. He had a faint feeling that once he had reflected the entire Quiet Lake, it might trigger a transformation.

He was a bit impatient.

However, Mo Bai first slowly opened his eyes and walked toward the clearing by the lake.

As soon as Mo Bai walked over, Parn knelt down directly, and the crowd of people behind him knelt in unison, forming a dense mass.

"Benefactor."

Seeing this scene, Mo Bai felt a slight headache.

"Don't, don't, don't. Stand up and talk."

"You won't get up? Then I'm leaving?"

Seeing Mo Bai make a move to leave, the villagers next to Parn hurriedly helped him up. However, Parn remained in a crouched position so that his eyes were level with Mo Bai's.

"You all are..."

Mo Bai inquired for a bit, finally clarifying the sequence of events and the reason for their arrival.

"About that, Parn, it was just a trade. I obtained the secrets of the transcendent from you."

"Then I helped you smooth out your transcendence, and you saved your own uncles and aunts."

"It's nothing. If you really want to thank me, I'll just call on you if I need anything in the future."

"What you need to do now is settle down with your uncles and aunts; that's the most important thing."

"But my Lord, you still saved me and my uncles and aunts..."

Seeing this, Mo Bai immediately interrupted and turned his head to look at Kaven nearby.

"Are you their village chief? Persuade Parn; finding a place to settle down is the most important thing."

Upon hearing this, Kaven first bowed deeply to Mo Bai and then said respectfully.

"Yes, my Lord, I am the village chief. I believe it's most important for Parn to repay your kindness; regardless, you saved us."

"Otherwise, we would have surely died at the hands of the Great Axe Gang."

"As for now, we have no place to go and don't know where to head."

Halfway through, the village chief suddenly hesitated slightly before speaking up.

"I wonder if your Lordship could take us in and allow us to reclaim the wasteland here to create farmland and establish a village."

"This way, we and Parn can repay your kindness at any time, and it will also provide some convenience for your Secluded Cultivation."

Hearing this, Mo Bai thought of the wasteland a few kilometers downstream from the lake, and his heart suddenly stirred.