MTLNOVEL Chapter 227: In the Blink of an Eye, 41 Years Old
Because every powerful civilization did just that.
Before the person died, the "Divine Skill" was stripped from the soul and assigned to a successor.
It sounds somewhat cruel, but "Divine Skill" nurtures the Qi Fortune of a civilization, a treasure of a civilization. If allowed to be lost, it would only lead to the slow decline of the entire civilization.
Thus, Lu Yuan decided to personally manage this task — of course, he would not forcibly strip it away, at least waiting for these people to die naturally.
Otherwise, the entire civilization would be panic-stricken and unable to develop.
"Miss Conch, do you want a new ability?"
"My soul is saturated now; I can't fit any more abilities."
The girl, clutching a pile of documents, hurried along, her braids swinging: "I don't need it, thank you. Divine Skill comes with historical responsibilities... your poor classmate Miss Conch is already working like a horse and ox. Another ability would probably exploit my soul."
Miss Conch was Lu Yuan's personal secretary.
As an almost all-powerful "Mind Follower" and controller of Green Grass Paradise, her value was actually even greater than Old Cat's.
Today's outfit consisted of a knee-length pleated skirt, white cloth shoes, and a light green loose-fitting shirt, sweet and cute, making her look very much like a schoolgirl.
What's it like to have a beautiful secretary?
The answer is... Lu Yuan didn't quite understand why she still had time to dress up in such a busy situation, but teasing her every day was indeed quite satisfying.
"If you don't want the ability, then I'll keep it myself," Lu Yuan asked casually, "By the way, how did today's civil service exam go?"
"The pass rate is still quite low. The pass rate of young people is much higher than that of middle-aged and elderly people... The oldest one is Sha Sanli."
"That old man, quite an ambitious person."
"What about those who are making slow progress or have stopped progressing? How do you plan to deal with them?"
Lu Yuan rubbed his temples. The crowd was invisibly divided into two parts, progress and backwardness coexisting... This was the dilemma he faced.
As for how to solve it?
The answer was: unless he controlled others, there was no way to solve it.
The power of education was limited, and economic stimulation was also limited...
In the end, he could only say, "Let them fend for themselves... Anyway, we don't offer social welfare; they just farm their own land and feed themselves."
"By the way, hatch a few of those mining insects; it can speed up the stripping of Sky City."
"That one eats a lot of food, maybe a ton a day."
Lu Yuan: "Let's start with one to test the waters; our second agricultural base is almost ready, so there should be enough food."
"That girl named Mu Gua, an Ability user with plant affinity, she's quite impressive, maybe doing even better than us…"
"Okay, once she's learned how to manage, let her take over the farm."
"What salary should she be given?"
"If she can truly increase the food production, 600 should be about right, don't make the income gap too large."
Lu Yuan's main job now involved approving various projects, coordinating resources, and appointing personnel.
Many things he did were just on a whim, casually handled.
The world is just a makeshift stage, and he, Lu Yuan... probably wasn't that incompetent.
Suddenly a day passed, and the sun set again.
Lu Yuan stretched lazily, feeling a bit like slipping away.
But thinking about the patients in the hospital and the diligent workers in the construction team, he felt a bit embarrassed.
He couldn't help but complain, "Leadership is really a job any fool can do..."
Miss Conch giggled, conjuring an orange-green fruit in her palm like magic: "Happy Birthday, boss!"
Lu Yuan slapped his forehead, realizing today...
Was his birthday.
It had been a very long time since he had celebrated his birthday.
"This year… 41 years old... Am I nearly fifty?"
Lu Yuan did the math, feeling a bit dazed.
In a blink of an eye, he had been away from human civilization for so long.
Lu Yuan was truly uncertain of his own age, as his timeline was a total mess, with a day in the Safe Zone equating to one hundred days... How should he calculate it?
"So you're an uncle," Miss Conch, holding the orange, placed it on his head, her tone playful, "Uncle, are you married, how much have you saved? Do you have a house and a car? You'll be 42 next year, have you climbed to a leadership position?"
"Cough cough, Miss who's nearly 4000 years old. I suggest you don't attack my age." Lu Yuan couldn't help but stretch out his hand and pull her ear, which felt very good to the touch. Find adventures at My Virtual Library Empire
"I I I... I'm really not 4000 years old! If you talk like this, we're no longer good friends!"
Miss Conch's offense was manageable, but her defense was really poor; she was overwhelmed in an instant, even her cheeks turning pink.
She thought, could the identity card in Green Grass Paradise be forcibly changed?
Seeing her huffing and puffing, Lu Yuan laughed, "Shall we go to Green Grass Paradise to rest for a while? Then I'll cook for you?"
"Hmph..."
Many features of Green Grass Paradise are not open to the public.
On one hand, the processing power of the Opium poppy tree was severely insufficient.
The Opium poppy tree had been heavily damaged and had still not recovered — even if it truly recovered, it could not be like it was in its heyday.
And its current stored energy had to be used to elevate Sky City.
On the other hand, the virtual world was more interesting than the best games, and humans found it hard to resist its allure...
Even the Green Grass Civilization, with thirty years of compulsory education and an extremely high quality of population, was still addicted to the virtual world beyond redemption.
Lu Yuan certainly didn't want to create a bunch of internet-addicted teenagers, adding more trouble for himself.
Of course, playing around with a girl was quite fun.
Lu Yuan lay inside a flower bud, quietly asleep.
Gradually, he had a dream.
He dreamt of the familiar skyscrapers.
In the square, a KFC was playing the classic ad "Crazy Thursday, unlimited joy," and there was the 16-yuan braised chicken rice he often enjoyed, emitting a familiar aroma.
"Dong dong dong!"
A knocking sound appeared beside his ear.
"Come in."
The figure of Miss Conch appeared in the dream.
She looked around, "Hey, the quality of this dream is not bad... Should we use it as a teaching scenario?"
"Sure."
Lu Yuan's dreams and subconscious were the best way to understand human culture.
And since the Green Grass Paradise had dream abilities, Miss Conch often helped him by recording his dreams.
That way, it could help others experience human culture and strengthen their sense of identification.
However, today's dream was a bit unusual. Lu Yuan kept feeling someone whispering in his ear, softly calling him.
"Hey, hey..."
Suddenly, he let the voice in.
It was a white paper airplane.
It was written with odd garbled text, impossible to recognize.
A bizarre black mist slowly rose from the paper airplane, like a ghostly spider face.
Upon seeing Lu Yuan, it revealed a sinister smile.
An 18-point Divine Attribute booster!
The spider face lunged at him.
"Ying!"
The next moment, the black mist burst into a shriek and disappeared like steam.
After all, in front of the Opium poppy's dream abilities, this little thing was just delivering itself for extra helpings.
Lu Yuan sighed, "This must be a letter from my sister... Ah, it's been contaminated by some monster again. Why is it so tough?"
This had happened a long time ago.
The humans had always been trying to reach him through dream abilities, but the information transmitted was sparse.
Pangu Continent was so big, there were always some monsters causing trouble.
Just as Lu Yuan was about to destroy the letter, the young girl quickly snatched the paper away.
"Can you restore it? Then hurry up!"
Miss Conch blinked provocatively, "Don't give me that pitiful look. Truly beg me, and I'll help you."
Lu Yuan's eyes shifted, shamelessly scheming, "Let me gather my thoughts…"
"Mom!"
Thump.
The girl, startled, fell to the ground on her bottom.
Lu Yuan immediately ran away.
She jumped up from the ground and chased after Lu Yuan, hitting him, "Shameless!"
Lu Yuan was being hit but was very joyful.
Actually, there was a way to legitimately call out "Mom"...
But he didn't dare say it, since the laws of Green Grass Civilization stipulated that one must be 100 years old to be an adult and 200 years old to get a license... even though Miss Conch was almost four thousand years old.
It took quite some time for Miss Conch to calm down from her embarrassment, "Since you begged me like that, I can let the Opium poppy help you out, provided that the person who sent the letter is currently dreaming."
A pale green light emerged from the envelope, a Demon-level ability, a thousand times more powerful than human's Divine Skill.
A few minutes later.
A faint, almost illusory figure appeared in Lu Yuan's dream.
Lu Yuan's sister, Lu Qingqing, appeared drowsy.
The girl was dressed in a beige down jacket, a pair of pink cotton shoes, and a thick cotton hat... perhaps it was winter in the Safe Zone?
These days, it was not possible to have central heating, so they could only endure with their physical constitution.
Upon seeing Lu Yuan, her eyes first scattered, and then she cooed softly, "Brother, I'm out of money, it's been a long time since I had milk tea, give me some money."
Lu Yuan was somewhat excited, not often seeing her in dreams, but what are you talking about?
"Give me some money, brother, I'm broke."
"Just thinking about blowing up my Gold Coins? Even in dreams, you want to blow up Gold Coins?" Lu Yuan said irritably.
Yet in his heart, a subtle sense of familiarity arose.
Yes, perhaps this is what warmth from relatives feels like.
"She's dreaming, it's her subconscious controlling this image," Miss Conch walked over and gently patted Lu Qingqing's head, "Many people actually can't be lucid."
"Doesn't your sister have the ability to sense dreams? She should be able to become lucid."
The girl suddenly shuddered as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her.
"I, your brilliant and mighty big brother!" Lu Yuan proudly told her.
"You're in a dream right now. I pulled you in, don't be nervous."