66: Chapter 66 All Sides Submit? A Line of People Arrive with Generous Gifts

After the Heaven Realm Paladin left in disgrace, the village entrance remained quiet for a good while.

The next second, the entire Luofeng Village went wild.

"The Dragon Race is standing in the corner!"

"The Heaven Realm is cleaning toilets!"

"The Abyss Elder turned into a pig head!"

"The Empire Envoy is signing contracts!"

The world channel was refreshing like crazy.

And what was even crazier was the internal state of the four powers.

In the palace of Holy Light City, Wang Su recounted everything that had happened in Luofeng Village word for word, not even daring to omit the detail about the Imperial trade route being shut down with a single sentence.

Su Ninghua listened, fell silent for a few seconds, and only said one thing: "Send more."

"The previous sincerity was not enough."

Inside the Wanlong Nest, Ao Xuan knelt outside the hall, reeking of rotten eggs. The cracks on his dragon horns hadn't been repaired yet, and he didn't even dare to lift his head. The command passed down from above was even more direct.

"Since you've lost the face of the Dragon Race, use items to make up for it."

Over in the Heaven Realm, the disheveled-haired Paladin had just finished reporting the situation when he was scolded so harshly by the higher-ups that he couldn't lift his head. Finally, they gave him only one sentence.

"Go and apologize; no more testing him."

The situation on the Abyss's side was even worse.

The Shadow Elder returned with his face swollen like a pig's head, unable to even speak clearly. The Abyss higher-ups' faces turned dark after hearing the report. Everyone could see that Luofeng Village was not a place the Abyss could touch right now.

Thus, early the next morning.

The envoys from the four powers returned.

This time, none of them dared to put on airs.

Outside the village entrance, the four teams were lined up neatly.

Even Wang Su personally stood at the very front, first bowing toward the direction of the earthen slope.

"We are here by order to apologize; we dare not be presumptuous."

When the surrounding players saw this, they were all dumbfounded.

"Again?"

"Weren't they just dealt with yesterday?"

"Why is each one more well-behaved than the last this time?"

Lin Chen lay in Lin Zhe's arms and blinked his eyes.

"Daddy, they are much better behaved this time."

Lin Zhe's expression was calm: "They've suffered enough."

Soon, the envoys from the four powers stepped forward one by one.

Wang Su was the first to speak, his attitude significantly humbler than yesterday.

"Mr. Lin, Archon Lin, to show our sincerity, the Empire specially presents an Empire Special Grade Merchant Pass."

The gift box was opened, and a Red-Gold Token lay quietly inside, engraved with the Imperial Crest.

"With this token, merchant groups affiliated with Luofeng Village will have unimpeded passage within the Empire's borders. No checkpoints may intercept or exploit them."

As soon as these words were spoken, the players' eyes lit up.

"A Special Grade Merchant Pass?"

"Isn't this just a green light all the way!"

Wang Su lowered his head and added: "The Empire has no intention of being an enemy of Luofeng Village and only wishes to maintain long-term good relations."

The second to step forward was a new group of Dragon Race envoys.

This time, it was no longer a troublemaker like Ao Xuan, but an elderly Silver Dragon Attendant whose posture was extremely low.

He presented a Dragon-Patterned Treasure Chest with both hands.

"The Dragon Race's apology: one hundred Dragon Crystals."

When the lid was opened, the silvery-white dragon qi made the surrounding players gasp in unison.

"Furthermore, by order of the Dragon Domain, Luofeng Village players will henceforth obtain default Dragon Race Friendship Access when entering the outskirts of the Dragon Domain. Ordinary wild dragons will not take the initiative to attack."

The entire scene instantly became a sensation.

"Holy crap!"

"We won't get blasted by dragons in the Dragon Domain anymore?"

"This is a freaking map-unlocking privilege!"

The third was the Heaven Realm's new envoy.

It was no longer the toilet-cleaning Paladin, but a middle-aged Priest wearing plain white priestly robes.

He stepped forward, first performing a salute, then opening the box.

Inside the box were ten crystal bottles arranged neatly, with gold and white glowing liquid slowly flowing within.

"The Heaven Realm presents ten bottles of Spring of Light."

"This item can purify negative status effects and dispel poison, curses, and Dark Erosion effects."

"The Heaven Realm wishes to resolve all misunderstandings with Luofeng Village."

Many players gasped on the spot.

Purifying all negative status effects!

This thing is a life-saving trump card at critical moments!

The last one to step forward was actually the Abyss Envoy.

And his attitude was the most timid.

The black-robed man kept his head down the entire time, fearing that Lin Zhe might turn him into a pig head as well if he were unhappy.

He opened the box with trembling hands, revealing one hundred pitch-black, shiny Shadow Crystal Cores.

"The Abyss's apology: one hundred Shadow Crystal Cores."

"And... and we promise that from now on, no Shadow Hunters will ever set foot in the vicinity of Luofeng Village again."

When these words were spoken, the surrounding players were first stunned, then immediately burst out laughing.

"The Abyss has yielded!"

"They've been beaten into submission!"

"Shadow Hunters won't even dare to come anymore?"

Lin Chen kicked his little feet and spoke in his childish voice: "This is more like it."

The envoys from the four powers stood below the earthen slope, each one submissive, without a hint of their previous haughtiness.

Wang Su cupped his hands.

The Dragon Race envoy bowed his head.

The Heaven Realm Priest stood quietly.

The Abyss Envoy didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

This scene was captured by countless players and posted directly on the world channel.

Within moments, the entire server completely boiled over.

"The Human Race sends a merchant pass!"

"The Dragon Race sends a hundred Dragon Crystals plus friendship access!"

"The Heaven Realm sends Spring of Light!"

"The Abyss sends Shadow Crystal Cores and guarantees they won't dare return!"

"Big Boss Lin Zhe is the true overlord of the continent!"

"What four powers? They all have to line up to give gifts!"

"That NPC isn't an NPC at all; he's the granddaddy of them all!"

The world channel refreshed crazier and crazier.

After seeing the screenshots, the higher-ups of many major guilds felt their scalps go numb.

Before, they only wanted to curry favor with him.

Now it was different.

This wasn't just someone to curry favor with.

This was the thickest pillar of rules in the entire server!

If you offend other forces, at most you just move to a different map.

But offend Lin Zhe?

The Novice Area bans you, dungeons block you, events cut you off, and not even the four powers would dare to back you up!

That evening, another batch of players appeared outside Luofeng Village.

They were all sent by major guilds to build connections.

Some sent materials.

Some sent gold coins.

Some volunteered to help with patrols.

They were afraid that if they were a step too late, they would be noted down in the Lin family's little black book.

On the earthen slope, Lin Zhe looked at the gifts piling higher and higher, his expression remaining calm.

Lin Chen hugged a Dragon Crystal and laughed in his childish voice.

"Daddy, now they all know that they can't mess with our family."

Lin Zhe looked up at the increasing number of visitors gathering outside the village and said faintly, "As long as they know."

Further away, at the end of the main road, new caravans were already rushing toward Luofeng Village.