34: Chapter 34 The village chief from the neighboring village came to seek refuge.

Just as order was restored at the dungeon entrance, an old man appeared on the main road outside Luofeng Village.

The old man was wearing a grey cloth village chief's robe and leaning on a wooden staff. He was followed by two minor officials carrying a basket of dried fruits, a bundle of Fengyu Grass, and a palm-sized cyan token.

Many players were stunned when they saw him.

"Isn't that the village chief of Fengyu Village?"

"Holy crap, the NPC village chief from the neighboring village ran over to Luofeng Village?"

"What is he here for?"

The old man walked all the way to the dirt slope. As soon as he saw Lin Zhe and Lin Chen, the hesitation on his face vanished completely. He tossed his wooden staff aside and bowed.

"Zhou Mu'an, village chief of Fengyu Village, greets Mr. Lin and Archon Lin."

The surrounding players fell silent instantly.

A village chief actually came over to bow to Lin Chen?

Lin Chen, nestled in Xing Jianwan's arms, blinked and asked, "What did you come here for?"

Zhou Mu'an gave a bitter smile. He looked up at the dense crowd of players around Luofeng Village, then looked back at the desolate main road behind him. Gritting his teeth, he held up the cyan token with both hands.

"I will not beat around the bush."

"Luofeng Village is incredibly popular right now; nine out of ten players are flocking here."

"Over in Fengyu Village, there are almost no people grinding monsters anymore. The quest board is empty, the shops are deserted, and the village is barely functioning."

"This is the authority token for the village chief of Fengyu Village."

"I am willing to hand over the administrative rights of Fengyu Village. I only ask that Archon Lin show mercy, bring Fengyu Village under your jurisdiction, grant us some buff, and increase the monster respawn rate."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire crowd erupted.

"Voluntarily handing over administrative rights?"

"That's allowed?"

"The neighboring village chief has come to submit!"

Even Xing Jianwan glanced at Zhou Mu'an.

Lin Zhe's expression remained unchanged.

He had long anticipated this step.

Luofeng Village was feasting on meat; it would be strange if the two adjacent Novice Areas weren't jealous.

Lin Chen raised his small hand, and the cyan token immediately flew over, landing steadily in his palm.

[Regional Village Chief Authority Token detected]

[Take over Fengyu Village?]

Lin Chen said in his childish voice, "Accepted."

Hum—

The cyan token instantly turned into a stream of light and merged into the center of Lin Chen's forehead.

The next second, two announcements popped up simultaneously.

[Regional Announcement: Fengyu Village has been brought under the jurisdiction of Archon Lin Chen of Luofeng Village]

[Regional Announcement: Free teleportation array between Luofeng Village and Fengyu Village has been activated]

Immediately after, a ripple of pale golden rules spread out into the distance.

[Fengyu Village regional buffs are now in effect]

[Experience gain + 5%]

[Monster drop rate + 10%]

[Monster respawn rate increased by 15%]

Zhou Mu'an was stunned at first, then he began to tremble with excitement and fell to his knees with a thud.

"Thank you, Archon Lin!"

"Thank you, Mr. Lin!"

Meanwhile, two small teleportation arrays lit up on the ground in the middle of the main road between Luofeng Village and Fengyu Village.

The eyes of the players present turned red.

"Free teleportation?"

"Now we can move resources back and forth between the two villages!"

"We can finally harvest the herb nodes over in Fengyu Village too!"

"Little Archon Lin is too ruthless!"

Less than half a day later, news came back from Fengyu Village.

The once desolate monster-grinding spots were now packed with players.

Many Luofeng Village players used the free teleportation to go over, taking advantage of the new buffs while clearing quests.

The Fengyu Village channel exploded on the spot.

Meanwhile, Zhou Mu'an stood to the side, his wrinkles smoothing out with a smile.

"It's alive... This village is finally alive..."

After this news spread, the entire Novice Area became even more heated.

Just two days later, another group of people arrived from the other end of the main road.

This time, it was the village chief of Shiti Village.

He was even more direct than Zhou Mu'an. Without even testing the waters, the first thing he said upon entering the village was, "I have brought the token."

After speaking, he directly presented the Shiti Village Chief's Seal, his face full of smiles.

"Archon Lin, Shiti Village is willing to be brought under your jurisdiction."

"We don't ask for anything else, just a share of the benefits; please don't let Shiti Village become a dead village."

The surrounding players were amused.

"The second one is here too!"

"The three villages are about to be unified!"

Lin Chen didn't waste any words; he grabbed the seal with his small hand, and it was in his possession.

[Take over Shiti Village?]

"Accepted."

Hum!

A third regional pillar of light lit up.

[Regional Announcement: Shiti Village has been brought under the jurisdiction of Archon Lin Chen of Luofeng Village]

[Regional Announcement: Free teleportation network between the three villages has been activated]

The next second, Shiti Village also received the buffs.

Experience, drop rates, and respawn speeds were all boosted.

The teleportation arrays between the three Novice Areas lit up simultaneously, connecting them to one another.

The players went completely wild.

"No more detours when doing quests from now on!"

"We can go wherever there are more monsters!"

"Doesn't this mean the entire Novice Area is now under the Lin family's control?"

Before Lin Zhe's eyes, system notifications popped up one after another.

[Ding! Eldest son's sphere of influence expanded]

[Currently controlled regions: Luofeng Village, Fengyu Village, Shiti Village]

[Host authority upgraded]

[Rule adjustment range expanded to three villages]

[Can now simultaneously modify monster respawn, quest, and teleportation rules for all three villages]

Lin Zhe's gaze flickered slightly.

It was done.

All three Novice Areas were now under his control.

From this moment on, no rules in the entire Novice Area could bypass Lin Chen.

The village chief of Shiti Village and Zhou Mu'an stood side by side, their attitudes becoming increasingly respectful.

Below the dirt slope, players were still rushing toward the teleportation arrays of the three villages.

"Go to Fengyu Village to clear quests first!"

"I'm going to the mining node in Shiti Village!"

"Hurry up, or we'll have to wait in line again!"

Lin Chen, lying in Xing Jianwan's arms, swung his little feet and said in his childish voice,

"Dad, now all three villages are ours."

Lin Zhe looked up at the three teleportation beams of light that had lit up simultaneously, but he did not speak.

In the distance, on the border of the Novice Area, the golden lines of rules had already begun to connect into a single whole.