Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 41 Swallow Valley

"Great King, are you really letting Mr. Jiang leave just like that?" The loyal Ice-winged Eagle watched as the companion flew further away and quietly whispered, "With just a point of his finger, he can locate an ore vein. Why not..."

Yun Mo’s eagle eye twitched, "Are you questioning my lack of education, that I can’t even make such a decision correctly?"

The loyal one quickly bowed in apology.

It flipped a page of the book and coldly snorted, "You said he could easily locate a vein with just a point of his finger, what does that imply? The foolish who doesn’t study obviously will think it’s just some human cultivator’s cunning trick!

I asked you to invite him, and he didn’t refuse; I asked him to assist in the mining, and he pointed out the location of the vein, even instructed the stinky rats on how to quickly excavate the ore; I asked him to call me boss and work for me, and he agreed.

Still not satisfied with this, what good would it do me to provoke him to a desperate struggle?

The book says harmony brings wealth, Mr. Jiang simply wants to pick some wild fruits without any major ambitions, naturally, we should get along and merrily extract more ores and earn more money!"

"Wise King." The loyal one shook the feathers on its head, somewhat not convinced but unable to say anything, so it withdrew awkwardly.

Yun Mo turned to look at the now distant subordinate and Jiang Yuan, then at the mining mice occasionally digging out a piece or two of ore with sharp stones under Jiang Yuan’s direction, began to ponder again with its small mind, what if... the underling was right?

What if Mr. Jiang reneges and hides tomorrow night, what should be done?

But keeping his words, he wouldn’t break a promise. Should he intercept him halfway and detain him on Lushan to mine for himself? What if he has even more elusive methods to counter me?

Furrowing his thoughts made him increasingly irritable; it slammed the scroll it held in its hand onto the stone. "You only hate having read too little when you’re in need of it, truly!"

"What, the favorability is actually 0?" Jiang Yuan, riding on the back of the Ice-winged Eagle and experiencing the immersive flying sensation, opened the character relationship interface and found that the Ice-winged Eagle leader, Yun Mo, was prominently listed, yet despite having just found a spirit stone vein for it, there was not a point of favorability, it was blank zero.

Is the big boss this hard to satisfy?

By comparison, apprentices are better; look, Wan Mingchuan’s favorability even occasionally increases by one point.

Yet overall, tonight’s experience was a bit peculiar; he still thought his "new boss" was okay.

Although he didn’t quite understand why "uneducated" was always on its mind, and it was somewhat petty, it wasn’t easy to encounter a boss who doesn’t paint empty promises. No matter what, respecting his value rather than detaining and coercing him to serve even after seeing what he’s worth is far better than many savage demon beasts.

For instance, the Flame Rat tribe, they simply don’t treat humans as humans!

Sadly, other Ice-winged Eagles were probably not big enough bosses to even have names, so they weren’t reflected in the character relationships; otherwise, he thought a previous one should have earned a heart or two in favorability.

If he could catch an Ice-winged Eagle and max out ten hearts in favorability, could he coax it as a mount?

Jiang Yuan thought as he closed the interface, looked up at the bright moon and vast starry sky, enjoying the rare flying moment.

The Ice-winged Eagle’s flight speed was fast, and it was adept at using wind power to fly very steadily, making it suitable for taming as a mount. He looked down at jungles and mountain ranges passing below, and from afar, he could see across the vast jungle, where Cat Ridge was supposed to be, under the moonlight—likely Riverfront Village, where Lin Chunxi lived.

Interestingly, the closer to the center, the bigger, spacious, and grander the buildings of this huge village were, with a small plaza standing with a divine statue at its exact center. Yet further out, the houses became lower, more dilapidated, with the most outer ring full of narrow, cramped thatched cottages, some even scorched by fire, with ruins left behind. His apprentice, Wan Mingchuan’s home was likely one of those.

At this moment, the entire village had no firelight, unknown where the villagers hid to rest at night.

No wonder Wan Mingchuan was thrilled about the protective barrier in the courtyard ensuring safe sleep at night, his favorability sharply rose. Turns out, he was hiding somewhere in the mountains, trembling and fearful, the previous night.

Furthermore, according to the apprentice’s description, the protection offered by the divine statue was merely of a basic concealment scope; should a demon beast come close, it would easily be discovered, with none of the system’s protective effects. Meaning even before the divine statue was damaged, living on the village’s edge in danger was to sleep with one eye open to impending peril from the wilderness.

He couldn’t help but lament in his heart, the lives of the NPC villagers were tough!

"This is it, Mr. Jiang." Moments later, the Ice-winged Eagle landed steadily in a small valley marked as Swallow Valley on the map, bending down to let him down, "Check if it’s this type of fruit."

Jiang Yuan found the wilderness game map’s naming intriguing; Lushan, Cat Ridge, Swallow Valley—they all had to do with animals, the thought crossed his mind as the aroma of fruit rushed into his nostrils!

A massive cherry tree stood in front, with a trunk thicker than his waist, laden with huge cherries from the wilderness, the fragrance of the fruits wafting in, filling him with joy.

"Yes, definitely the big cherries!" Taking in deep breaths, he already foresaw these big cherries being sold piece by piece, turning into money flooding into his bank account, unable to suppress the smile on his lips. freewebnσvel.cѳm

[Wilderness Long-fruit Mulberry: Edible. Sweet and juicy, unlike common varieties, matures once daily in spring. Standard shelf life of seven days; can store for three months in a storage bag; one year in a storage box]

He took a few steps forward, glanced, and spotted a new fruit—mulberries. Jiang Yuan immediately marked Swallow Valley as a key collection site, this was his money vault!

"Picking so many fruits will take forever; Mr. Jiang, please step aside a little. I’ll use my wings to fan down the wild fruits for a quicker harvest." This action-oriented Ice-winged Eagle quickly rose into the air, flapping its wings without waiting for a response.

Immediately, it unfolded its massive wings, about three meters wide, and gave a mighty flap, causing cherries to fall from the tree like rain; Jiang Yuan watched as the system’s auto pickup gathered the falling fruits into his storage bag.

"Great, thanks for the help, friend!" Efficient, damage-free fruit picking, this efficiency was superb!

The Ice-winged Eagle received orders from the Great King to accompany Mr. Jiang until all the fruits were picked and then to send him back to the cave. Seeing so many fruit trees, unsure when they’d finish picking, it was anxious. Originally concerned that the wing-fanning might be too rough, it didn’t expect Mr. Jiang to have a divine power that could instantly collect fallen fruits, thus with no burden, it flapped its wings with gusto.

The man and eagle collaborated perfectly, with the upper one fanning down and the lower one catching everything. Yet, still, it took two to three hours to finish picking all the vibrant red and purple fresh fruits in Swallow Valley.

Looking at the storage bag stuffed full with big cherries and sizable mulberries, Jiang Yuan’s worry about stock disappeared instantly.

He calculated mentally that he needed to craft another storage box for stockpiling fruits for emergencies. If only he could transplant some fruit trees to his courtyard, that’d be perfect; not sure if moving such large trees would ensure their survival...

"Mr. Jiang, may I boldly ask what you plan to do with so many wild fruits devoid of spiritual energy?" The Ice-winged Eagle bent down, waiting for him to climb on to take him back to the cave, couldn’t contain its curiosity, and asked softly.

Unable to tell the truth about selling them for money, he casually made up a story, "I thought the wild fruits were sweet and tangy and wanted to try brewing some fruit wine. If successful, I’ll send some to my friends for tasting. I’ll need your help again to guide me in picking fruits in the future."