251: My fellow villager who was almost forgotten (Happy Chinese New Year 2025)

Tianyuan Great World.

Lapu Galaxy Empire.

Yuanfei Star, within Ilaitaya Mechanical City.

Xia Mulin had just finished sealing his archives. There was still some time before he had to report to the Lapu Star River Academy.

Before the transport ship arrived, he was free to move about.

He first had a brief gathering with his subordinates to understand their latest situations and dispense rewards and punishments; after that, it was his own time.

As the saying goes, a moment in the spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold. Especially in front of the top-tier cat-eared mature older sister—Lingchan, Xia Mulin had no resistance at all.

I'll give it to you, give it all to you.

After expressing his longing, the System's notification sound rang out.

【Ding! You have a gift waiting!】

After checking the System's gift, Xia Mulin immediately understood that he would be busy for a while.

Because the System told him that within five Lapu days (ten days in the Jufang Great World), the recovery speed of lapu crystals would be tripled.

For Xia Mulin, who was about to enter the Lapu Star River Academy and whose replication points were running low, this was simply a joyous event of heavenly proportions!

Inside the Lapu Star River Academy, there were higher-level Races and talents from various Star Domains.

Perhaps he could even equip a few more traits.

But unfortunately, the number of traits was tied to one's own energy level; if he encountered a better trait, he could only replace an existing one.

“Young Master... what are you thinking about?”

Behind him, Lingchan approached, her face still flushed. Xia Mulin pulled her small hand, dominantly drawing her into his embrace.

“Sister Ling, please help me purchase more lapu crystals. I have a great use for them.”

Subsequently, Xia Mulin spent most of his time recycling lapu crystals and the rest of the time expressing his longing to Lingchan.

By the time the ship for Lapu Star River Academy arrived, he had saved up nearly a million replication points again.

“Student Xia Mulin, congratulations.”

“Planet Sailer, the Lapu Academy directly under the Empire's Seventh Cold Crow Prison welcomes you!”

Before him, five Lapu People dressed in solemn black guard uniforms stood there, confirming the procedures with Xia Mulin.

However, their eyes held mostly indifference, as if they were looking at a dead man.

“Audit verified. The ship needs an Armed Equipment inspection.”

“We depart in two days. For the Emperor.”

...Cangmo Great World, a certain Lower Realm.

Guixu Sect, within the Kingdom of Longjing.

In Tumao County, two Middle-aged Men on reclining chairs were leisurely sunbathing in the backyard of the county government office.

Around them were several bowing servants and a few beautiful maids.

“Lord Magistrate, Lord Captain, how is it?”

“Not bad, it'll do. All the men can step back now.”

“Yes, My Lords, we shall withdraw.”

After those male servants withdrew, Zhou Linxin looked at those beautiful maids and commanded.

“Put on the cosplay outfits (clothes of anime characters) I carefully prepared for you, then resume the music and the dancing.”

“Yes, My Lord~”

Outside the Kingdom of Longjing, Zhou Linxin and Su You kowtowed to others and called them Immortals.

Inside the Kingdom of Longjing, others kowtowed to Zhou Linxin and Su You and called them Immortals.

With their Late Stage Qi Refining cultivation, they only needed to show their power and say a few words of loyalty to be enfeoffed with a county.

Though this place was small, it was quite pleasant.

However, this didn't mean they were slacking off; they were waiting, waiting for an opportunity to soar to the heavens!

Clearly, today, that opportunity had arrived.

【Ding! This month's System rewards are tripled!】

【Ding! This month's System rewards are tripled!】

“Old Zhou?”

“Old Su?”

“You got a reward too?”

“Mm-hmm, maybe the reward content is the same as yours.”

The two of them set aside their leisure, each mobilizing resources or going to extort the wealthy households of the county.

After half a month of intense activity, both Zhou Linxin and Su You successively broke through to the Purple Mansion Realm!

In the Cangmo Great World, cultivation is divided into: Qi Refining Realm, Purple Mansion Realm, Nine Apertures Realm, Xianpo Realm, Five Sorrows Tribulation Realm... Songqing Great World, Minglin Plane.

Dragon Elephant Sword Sect, Ten Thousand Swords Mountain Range.

In a certain small mountain gully.

Gu Xinyan was awakened from her slumber by the System, which then told her there was good news.

Gu Xinyan asked, what exactly is the good news?

The System said, there's overtime pay for working overtime now.

【Ding! Within this month, the Host can actively extend the clock-in duration to obtain more rewards!】

【Ding! This event is for a limited time, please seize the opportunity and strive to become stronger quickly.】

“Heh, System, I thank you.”

“Waking me up from my sleep just to tell me to get up and work overtime?”

...After finishing sending out a series of rewards personally, Li Jinian felt an extraordinary sense of accomplishment.

Setting everything else aside, being able to help a Fellow Countryman was the most important thing.

It was just that the number of Fellow Countrymen was still too few. His current strength was insufficient; even if he could detect the aura of a Fellow Countryman, there was a distance limit.

Beyond a certain distance, he could no longer detect them.

If conditions permitted, Li Jinian truly wanted to provide selfless help to all the Fellow Countrymen who had transmigrated to other worlds.

Of course, if in the process of this assistance, they could mutually benefit each other, that would certainly be excellent.

With the New Year's gifts distributed, Li Jinian controlled his main body, the bronze eye, to fully refine that Origin fragment.

“Eh? What's going on, why do I have a strange feeling.”

“It seems like there's one more thing.”

Li Jinian pondered for a moment. After a long while, he suddenly cried out in surprise.

“I forgot, there's another Fellow Countryman!”

That's right, before Li Jinian met Between the Flowers, he had indeed sensed the aura of another Fellow Countryman.

But during the journey, a small accident occurred, which not only delayed his progress but also caused him to only remember this matter now.

By now, about half a year had likely passed. The Clone he had sent over initially was extremely weak.

It was equivalent to how he was when he first met his Fellow Countryman Qin Dong, and it was the kind that couldn't even afford a beginner's gift pack, so it couldn't provide much help to that Fellow Countryman at all.

In fact, Li Jinian could no longer even sense its existence.

Wasting no time, Li Jinian's main body split off two Clones, taking different paths to head towards that Fellow Countryman's location.

“Fellow Countryman, oh Fellow Countryman, where are you?”

“Fellow Countrymen in front of the screen, if one day you also transmigrate, I will immediately bring the System to your door for service!”

“Rest assured, I, Li Jinian, am absolutely honest and will not cheat anyone.”

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. To ensure no accidents, the two bronze eyes chose two different advance routes and charged forward frantically.

Through the continuous Void Realm, the way was clear.

Within the Chaos, an unknown amount of time passed.

The fastest-moving bronze eye Clone finally reached its destination; this was a magnificent and majestic Great World.

Li Jinian sensed the Fellow Countryman's aura once more and was instantly overjoyed—the Fellow Countryman was still alive inside.

But finding the Fellow Countryman's location was only the first step; he still needed to sneak into someone else's Great World.

Just as a vast villa complex cannot absolutely prevent individual thieves from climbing in, Li Jinian simply found a corner and slipped inside.

As long as he was quiet enough, he wouldn't attract the attention of this place's Heavenly Dao, and he could enter with ease.

“Let me see what's going on with this Great World.”

Finding a spot, Li Jinian began to scan the situation of this world.

However, when Li Jinian finished the scan, he couldn't help but be secretly startled. He hadn't expected this world to actually be...