Chapter 632 - 595: Incorporating Habbit Village
When Da Fei’s Flying crossed the Vortex Gate and appeared in the swamp, the Habbit villagers floating wood from the log cabin by the lake near the Vortex Gate were stunned!
Da Fei stood at the bow of the ship, smiling and waving to everyone.
In that instant, the Habbit villagers finally reacted and shouted loudly, "The Lord is here! The Lord has come after killing the Eight-Headed Snake!"
With a clang, the door slammed open, and the Old Village Chief stumbled out to take a look. Tears streamed down his face as he opened his mouth but was too overwhelmed with emotion to speak!
Haha! Wahahaha, this is the effect I was going for!
Da Fei said with a smile, "Village Chief, I have killed the Eight-Headed Snake. You have worked hard during this time!"
The Village Chief finally regained his composure and shouted shakily, "Fire the fireworks! The whole village, fire the fireworks to welcome the Lord~~!!"
In an instant, fireworks shot up from the log cabin over the lake and exploded with a boom. Fireworks from afar over the lake immediately responded. Not to mention anything else, just the scale of this fireworks display was unprecedented. This time, shouldn’t you be won over?
Da Fei then laughed and said, "Village Chief, everyone, come aboard the ship for a tour, won’t you?"
The Village Chief, too excited for words, stammered, "I will, I will!"
A rope ladder was lowered from Flying’s side, and the Habbit villagers excitedly climbed up with loud cheers and screams, jumping and hopping around.
But Da Fei suddenly realized that with the Village Chief in such a state, how could he climb a rope ladder? There’s no dignity in that!
Da Fei quickly said to Lady Tachiusu, "Lady Tachiusu, please welcome the Old Village Chief."
Lady Tachiusu smiled and said, "No problem!"
Then, a dozen Vine Demons gracefully flew down and formed a vine chair, "Please, sit, Village Chief!"
"This is—?" The Old Village Chief was stunned for a moment, but without further questions, he exclaimed excitedly, "Good! Wonderful!"
"Wow!" Among the exclamations of the Habbit villagers, the Old Village Chief floated up onto the ship.
Heh, heh, this counts as the first greeting between neighbors, right? Strike while the iron is hot, get things done while he’s excited!
Da Fei introduced with a smile, "Village Chief, this is Lady Tachiusu, Clan Leader of the Lumang Tribe in the Vine Forest Space downstream of the Eight-Headed Snake passage. Their tribe greatly helped in the action of slaying the Eight-Headed Snake, and you will be neighbors from now on."
The Old Village Chief quickly bowed and said, "Because of the barrier of the Eight-Headed Snake, for a thousand years we didn’t know we had such good neighbors! Thank you! Thank you, Miss Clan Leader, your help to the Lord also assists us in Habbit Village."
Lady Tachiusu smiled and said, "Very pleased to meet you, Village Chief. Our tribe was saved by the Lord. We are about to become the Lord’s subordinate village, helping him is our duty!"
Da Fei chuckled, "Lady Tachiusu, you’re being too polite." Heh, Lady Tachiusu has already stated that her tribe will become my subordinate village, so now it’s your turn, right?
Sure enough, the Old Village Chief excitedly said, "The Lord is wise and mighty. Our Habbit Village also wishes to become the Lord’s subordinate village. I wonder if the Lord would accept?"
It finally came, the moment I’ve been waiting for!
Da Fei hurriedly stepped forward to shake hands, "To work with such a wise and heroic elder as yourself, to achieve great success together, is my honor!"
The Old Village Chief shook hands vigorously and repeatedly, "Thank you! Thank you, Lord!"
—System Prompt: Your reputation among the Habbit has become Revered!
—System Prompt: Habbit Village has applied to join Radiant City. Once your city is officially completed, Habbit Village will become a subordinate village of Radiant City.
—Newbie Tip: The definition of a village includes having functional structures with a total level of 10 or above and a gathering point for a population of 100.
A city with a Level 1 administrative hall can only have two subordinate villages, each of which can increase the city’s prosperity score by at least 10 points. Once a subordinate village reaches a City Level of 30 and a population of 1,000, it qualifies to build a Teleportation Array. You may also cancel a subordinate village’s status and directly move its population to the Main City.
Haha! Wahahaha, it’s finally Revered. This is the kind of effort only a God Slayer possesses to gain a village’s allegiance, truly not easy!
Then Da Fei introduced to the Old Village Chief the accompanying Cave Person Shakert, Lizardman Fu’er, and his other Vice Heroes, finally focusing on Selvia: "Village Chief, last time we discussed employment in the Minstrel profession, I brought her over. What do you think?"
Selvia bowed, "Greetings, Village Chief, please guide me."
The Village Chief was startled, his eyebrows lifting, "What a voice! Could I trouble this lady to sing a song? Anything will do!"
Oh yeah! It’s mostly settled! Even someone like Coltner could instantly see that Selvia is a genius, let alone this old man! Sure, Selvia’s hero talent is Sea Hymn!
Selvia nodded, "Then I shall sing a segment of the Holy Mother Hymn!"
Da Fei quickly applauded, and the whole ship burst into applause as well. So, Selvia’s crisp, loud, holy, and solemn singing echoed through the swamp. Amid her song, the swamp’s pervasive stench seemed refreshingly clean.
Flying set sail towards Habbit Village, and the rafts that came to greet along the route fell into a hush, silently following the ship after hearing the song.
Finally, after her song ended, the Old Village Chief nodded repeatedly with excitement, "Genius! This lady is a natural-born singing talent. Her voice reaches the nearly impossible 0th and 8th musical scales!"
Da Fei exclaimed, "0th scale? 8th scale?"
The Old Village Chief excitedly explained, "Indeed, ordinary scales are ’Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do’ — 7 notes. However, beneath the 7 notes is the inaudible 0th note, and above, the difficult-to-sing 8th high note. In essence, due to racial advantages, the Beastman’s Professional Skill battle roar reaches 8th and even 9th high notes, while the 0th and 8th notes are scales with damaging effects in battle. And according to legend, angels possess the God-level twelve-tone scale, which is unimaginable for mortals. In short, Miss Selvia’s talent destines her to become a great Minstrel. Please, Lord, allow me to devote the rest of my life to imparting all my knowledge to her!"
I get it, the so-called 0th and 8th notes must be akin to infrasound and ultrasound that can kill mice and cockroaches!
Da Fei and Selvia were overjoyed, "Thank you, Village Chief!"
The Old Village Chief warned sincerely, "However, the Minstrel profession differs from an ordinary Hero profession. It cannot be learned simply by spending a Skill Point. Its teaching process is quite lengthy; therefore, this lady will need to bear the simplicity here and stay for some time."
Selvia looked at Da Fei, "I wonder if it’s convenient for the Captain?"
Damn, the longer the duration, the more impressive it must be. The skill that one just clicks to learn from a Skill Tutor isn’t even on my radar! Da Fei quickly agreed, "Convenient! The big battle is over, the situation is settled!"
The Old Village Chief laughed, "I believe this lady’s aptitude will ensure it takes little time, certainly not delaying the Lord’s business much."
Da Fei laughed heartily, "Then it’s settled!"
Now, in the distance, the island in the lake revealed Habbit Village. Hundreds of fireworks rose into the sky, and the Habbit villagers around erupted into a chorus of cheers.
Habbit Village has arrived!
The Old Village Chief smiled and said, "The feast is ready. Please, Lord, graciously accept the finest hospitality of us Habbit people!"
Da Fei, waving at the surrounding villagers, laughed heartily, "I am honored by your hospitality! Unfortunately, I was so focused on fighting that I didn’t bring any gifts this time. Now it’s different; if Habbit Village needs anything, just say so. I’ll bring it over later, don’t be shy."
Lady Tachiusu also smiled, "Indeed, the Lord’s generosity is something we’ve deeply experienced!"
The Village Chief was overjoyed, "We’ve had firsthand experience of the Lord’s generosity. He gave us an antique worth nearly ten million Gold Coins for our children to play with."
—Achoo! Da Fei spewed a mouthful of old blood! Damn it, so the junk antique I picked up from the Sea Demon’s mouth was worth that much?
Just then, a voice called out from beyond the crowd, "Lord City Lord, what we lack most now is woodcutters. We should dispatch more woodcutting personnel just in case!"
Another young voice shouted, "Make way, make way, I want to see Lord City Lord!"
It was the long-missed Tai Da and young hero Billbo!
The Village Chief laughed, "Everyone is here, it seems there are quite a few matters to discuss. Let’s sit and eat while we talk!"
Indeed, there were a lot of matters to handle. Of course, Da Fei wasn’t particularly interested in the eating and drinking of the game. After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Da Fei then jovially approached the long-absent Tai Da, "Advisor Tai Da, you worked hard. I’ve read your wood reports. It is precisely because of your daily reassurance of safety that I could calmly prepare and ultimately claim the significant victory of slaying the Eight-Headed Snake. But this is just the beginning; the Demons entered in Lava Space are our next target to clear. However, as you said, before that, we need to intensify our logging efforts to clear the entire battlefield. Then, concerning the Mercury Mine, I’ve already purchased advanced Mercury Mines from the Mage Academy, so planning for mining is our next move."
Tai Da laughed, "As expected of Lord City Lord, wise and far-sighted!"
The Village Chief also laughed heartily, "As expected of Lord City Lord, even though I have been isolated for a millennium, I still know that acquiring anything from the Mage Academy is quite challenging."
Da Fei laughed heartily, "As long as you have a will, you can accomplish anything."
Billbo queried, "Grandfather, what’s the Mage Academy? You’ve never mentioned it before."
The Village Chief waved and shook his head, "Just a group of people who think themselves gods and are indifferent to world peace."
Da Fei’s heart stirred, and he immediately said, "Right, Village Chief, I believe Billbo, being young and promising, should see the outside world now that the passage is open!"
Heh, heh, I need a top chef for my restaurant!
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