Chapter 706 - 669: Establishing an Art School
When Da Fei returned to Radiant City, Tachiusu, Billbo, Arong, and others were waiting at the dock playing cards.
Da Fei chuckled in surprise, realizing that even poker had its uses here. He smiled and greeted, "Sorry for the delay."
Arong excitedly tossed his cards aside and exclaimed, "Lord City Lord, we’ve been waiting for you a long time. While you were away, we did a lot of preparation work, just waiting for your approval!"
Da Fei was surprised. "I need to approve it?"
Billbo enthusiastically said, "Lord City Lord, Arong Advisor can open an art school in our village. Our village has a school too!"
Da Fei’s eyebrow twitched. "Your village has a school?"
Billbo quickly replied, "Yes! Arong mentioned it, and I remembered that we do have a school. If Arong can teach there, won’t that solve the problem of too many classes in the city school?"
Arong added, "So I hurried to reserve some painting supplies and beginner painting materials in the city. As long as you approve, they’ll be shipped immediately!"
Oh my! Dealing with intelligent NPCs is really rewarding! Da Fei rejoiced, "Approved! And buy a few orders of candy on the way!"
Arong was delighted. "Alright, I’ll handle it right away!" He said, rushing through the Teleportation Array.
Da Fei was filled with amazement. So Habbit Village also had a school? Yes, that made sense. The standard of system villages was that all facilities combined needed to be level 10, so having a school wasn’t surprising. The more classes a school had, the worse the teaching quality. As long as there was a school in Habbit Village, they could focus all efforts on opening an art class, thus alleviating the city’s school burden.
And even more remarkably, Arong, a dignified Kingdom Advisor, was willing to be dispatched to a remote swamp village to teach? What dedication! A true paragon! Da Fei was genuinely moved.
Da Fei touched the corner of his eye where there were no tears and continued to ask Billbo, "What other facilities does your village have?"
Billbo smiled, "There’s a large cafeteria, a warehouse, a clinic, and that’s it. Oh, and a blacksmith shop, but without iron, it’s always been used to repair tools. Right, now there’s also a dock."
A large cafeteria? What’s this building? Without thinking much, Da Fei nodded. "I see. Don’t worry, with me here, Habbit Village will have everything it deserves in the future."
Billbo excitedly asked, "Just like the bustling cities outside?"
"Uh..." Da Fei cleared his throat. "That will require us to work hard together!"
Billbo was invigorated. "I’ll do my best! I’ll definitely follow Lord City Lord’s lead and work hard!"
Da Fei couldn’t help but laugh heartily! Then his laughter abruptly halted. Under normal circumstances, didn’t this mean a hero was practically offering themselves to be recruited by a player? But, my rule was only to recruit female heroes, so you better not be like that. Plus, you’re the future village chief, and ultimately the leader of the Habbit people, practically a Legendary Hero, how could you be recruited by a player? In any case, it’s all good as it is now, yes, just like this.
Anlicia, unwilling to be left out, laughed and asked, "Billbo, if you become an official Crusader this time, wouldn’t you be the first Habbit to do so? You know what that means?"
Billbo was taken aback, "It means the Great Crusader is not far from me?"
"Ice Fruit!" Anlicia gave a thumbs-up, praising, "But it’s not just that. If you really advanced to the Great Crusader, the Holy Court would definitely look at you, and even at your village, uh, our village, with a new perspective. By then, the Holy Court would certainly try to win you over with rewards. What would you do then?"
Billbo without hesitation replied, "I don’t know about the Holy Court. I only know Lord City Lord... and Miss Deputy City Lord!"
Oh yeah! That’s the kind of talk I genuinely love to hear! Da Fei laughed even more exuberantly. "We’re rolling directly with the Great Angel, the Holy Court? Don’t know them!"
Billbo immediately echoed, "Right, don’t know them!"
Amidst the chatter and laughter, the Teleportation Array flashed, and Arong returned with dozens of boxes of goods. So, there was nothing else to say—let’s set sail!
Amidst the sky full of fireworks and children’s cheers, the Flying arrived at Habbit Village.
Da Fei pointed to the lively children on the dock and laughed, "How about it, Mr. Arong? Clever enough, right?"
Arong nodded excitedly, "Indeed, they’re much smarter than those soldiers, real untapped talent!"
Da Fei sighed inwardly, these NPC children were indeed incomparable to any military unit in terms of intelligence. It’s just too bad, you’re not a God-level painter, I feel that potential is being wasted here!
Under the Old Village Chief’s welcome, the Flying docked. Billbo eagerly jumped off the ship, chattering animatedly about the day’s journey, astounding the nearby little friends with his tales. Indeed, the greatest joy in life was returning home in glory and boasting!
The Old Village Chief came forward with a chuckle, "Lord City Lord, Billbo’s been causing you trouble."
Da Fei laughed heartily, "Old Village Chief, this time it’s my turn to trouble you. I have something important to discuss with you." He then turned and pointed at Arong, "Let me introduce, this is Arong, the Cultural Consultant of our city!"
Arong quickly bowed, "I’m but a humble Master Level painter, Arong, pleased to meet you, Village Chief!"
Billbo shouted, "Grandpa, Mr. Arong is here to teach art. In the future, our village’s youth will be artistic geniuses in both art and music! Nowadays, only musicians struggle outside, working odd jobs in taverns without any social status!"
The Old Village Chief uttered an "Oh," "So that’s how it is!"
Da Fei continued, "Plus, learning to paint this time is related to the construction of the Nightmare Space, and it concerns Billbo’s progression to Crusader, and even the Great Crusader in the future."
The Old Village Chief was shocked, "Billbo actually progressing to Crusader? How is that possible? The Holy Court has always looked down on us Habbits!"
Billbo exclaimed, "It was a direct promotion by the Great Angel, nothing to do with the Holy Court!"
Da Fei smiled, "The thing is..."
After a detailed explanation by Da Fei, he finally clarified this grand educational plan concerning the century-long objective of Habbit Village to the Old Village Chief.
The Old Village Chief was incredibly excited, "Good! Great news! Since this is a mission from the Angel Leader, and it concerns the future of Habbit Village’s children, from today, our school will cancel cooking classes and fully focus on learning art!"
Arong was overjoyed, "In my unworthiness, I will give my all to live up to this great trust!"
Da Fei was suddenly taken aback, "So the school used to teach cooking?"
The Old Village Chief laughed, "I was the teacher. It’s just the classes weren’t in a classroom, so the kids didn’t realize they were in class. But now that Lord has opened the path to endless food sources, cooking can take a backseat."
Billbo also laughed, "Exactly, if Mr. Arong hadn’t mentioned it, I would’ve forgotten that our village actually has a school."
Da Fei’s eyelids twitched wildly in surprise—teaching without a trace, even to the point of people overlooking the existence of a school, what level had this Old Village Chief achieved? The level of "Which place’s cooking school is the best, from computer programming to cooking machine operations!" Cooking is truly the Habbits’ treasured heritage that must not be lost!
Da Fei hurriedly said, "Old Village Chief, right now learning art is a stopgap measure, cooking must not be abandoned. In the future, when the conditions are right, we must continue to focus on cooking, grasp both hands well, and both hands must be strong!"
Arong also agreed, "Correct, an upscale gourmet is an even more upscale artist. We need to ensure every young Habbit that ventures out is stunningly remarkable!"
Anlicia exclaimed anxiously, "Please, stop! I can’t cook or paint, and I’m no high stature!"
Billbo hastily interjected, "You’re the noblest Miss Deputy City Lord!"
The Old Village Chief laughed wholeheartedly, "Alright, since Lord City Lord is so mindful of our village’s future development, I can’t retire these old bones just yet. And Billbo, you have more to learn, we can’t slack off."
"Got it, Grandpa!"
The Old Village Chief laughed, "Come, come, today let’s welcome Mr. Arong and let him taste our village’s specialties!"
Arong laughed, "I appreciate it very much."
Da Fei smiled, "By the way, let’s invite all the village’s children to come eat and listen. There are some key matters everyone should know about, this isn’t just painting, it’s dream painting!"
The Old Village Chief was elated, "Wonderful, a dream in each stroke!"
Thus, amidst laughter and chatter, Da Fei completed the most crucial plan for developing the Nightmare Space. Whether it would succeed was uncertain, but even if it failed, it would cultivate a significant number of painters and create an industry. If in fact Habbit youth were nurtured into gourmet and artistic nobility, it would indeed be a delightful surprise.
Then Da Fei took a look at the ongoing construction of the Hydra Fortress site; very satisfying. In short, another significant achievement accomplished, allowing focus to be shifted toward dealing with Divine Punishment City.
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European Union Zone, Divine Punishment City.
At this moment, a large number of Demon workers and construction machinery appeared on the Despair Plain below Divine Punishment City. They began digging trenches encircling Divine Punishment City at the former site of the Sealing Array. While trenches were useless against angels, they would undoubtedly complicate things for players who couldn’t fly, as those without flying units wouldn’t be able to travel far, even if they had angels.
And trenches were surely just the beginning. To address the upcoming situation, the British Royal Ark Team held a brief seminar and concluded with the most primitive yet often most effective response: human wave tactics!
Following the official strategy for getting exam certificates, the plan was to send all hundred-plus main and secondary team members into Divine Punishment City in a short time frame. This way, they could counterattack the demons at the base of the mountain without care for sacrifices, covering the main forces with troops to secure crucial victories.
The Royal Ark Team members quickly mobilized, and their movements inevitably caught the attention of players from other countries within the European Union Zone. The stormy European Union Zone was about to witness yet another wave of upheaval. (To be continued. If you enjoyed this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes, your support is my greatest motivation.)