Chapter 1407
Chapter 1407 - 1403 Flower City
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"It’s truly beautiful..."
From the deck, as she gazed upon the soaring firefly trees and the continuously falling sparks, Wang Xier also smiled joyfully.
Having come to Mercury 42, although there was still work to be done... it was entirely different from the nearly suffocating responsibility and pressure of before. Her dark circles had greatly improved, and her originally thin figure had also filled out a bit.
She hadn’t imagined that she would be able to see beautiful fireworks in this Exotic Realm and even have the mood to appreciate the scenery...
"What a beautiful view, Lu Ping’an, why did you say the scenery in your Territory is terrible..."
In that moment, even the perplexed Lu himself was somewhat surprised.
He had already confirmed that the time had slightly overrun, yet he hadn’t expected that the area below the ship that was supposed to be a green sea had once again become clear.
"Is that so, you’ve worked hard..."
White pupils saw through space; those roots inserted into the ocean and earth were absorbing endless contamination, while the sparks scattered in the sky were actually the result of Purification.
Lu Ping’an touched the sparks that flew over the sea towards him and offered thanks and commendation to his "flock."
The extended time had let many unexpected things happen. The original Seeds had bloomed and sprouted, and Lu Ping’an’s "Big Trees" had already begun spreading throughout various cities.
"...Truly beautiful."
Still far away, those petal-like sparks drifted over leisurely, and the Travelers on the ship excitedly tried to catch them.
At least, Wang Xier was almost reaching out of the deck to grab them...
"It’s so beautiful, what exactly is this?"
She grabbed with high spirits, and then...
"So many, so many... uh, isn’t this too much!"
When a multitude of "sparks" crashed directly onto the ship’s deck and when Wang Xier was almost swept away, Lu Ping’an finally replied.
"...Don’t worry, I will arrive soon."
Clearly, this was "Redemption" greeting its Creator, and of course, it might also be another possibility...
"Lu Ping’an? Did you create this? What exactly is it?"
Buried in the petals, not only did Wang Xier joyfully scatter these petals, but their girlish hearts also overflowed, feeling as if they were in a fairy tale.
"Dandruff, I guess..."
But just one sentence from Lu chilled the scene in an instant.
He rubbed his chin, adding two more sentences.
"... Something like tree bark, it’s her waste product, rest assured, very clean. It’s the result of the ’Contamination’ being purified. Similar to how flowers are the reproductive organs of plants, very clean..."
"Alright, no need to go on."
The women glared at him irritably, and with that, the mood for bathing in a sea of flowers was gone.
At that moment, in the sky, a "floral ring" appeared, a "pathway" composed of countless red petals connecting Salt City’s distant ship... This was "Redemption" greeting its "Father," perhaps also showing off its own growth.
"...This really has gone a bit beyond expectations."
Lu Ping’an ordered Mei Yuge to produce a batch of seawater, and after confirming their clarity and harmlessness, nodded in satisfaction.
After the Redemption Tree took root here, its Purification capabilities had obviously increased significantly, surpassing the theoretical limits initially designed—something definitely must have happened...
"This is really helpful for the plan to sell its Child Body all around the world, heh, hit the jackpot, a walking advertisement."
"Can’t you be a little romantic? These flower bridges... and the rain of flowers covering the entire city could be a tourist attraction."
At that moment, the ladies had their opinions about Lu, even Xia Qin couldn’t stand it anymore.
"Uh, different perspectives, I guess. When I think that this is the product of Redemption metabolizing after being lifted from Contamination, I just..."
"Alright, since you don’t want to talk like a human, please shut up."
Lu Ping’an shrugged and didn’t continue.
The truth is, it’s about different perspectives and also because he "can’t see" colors... His true eyes gave him a clearer vision and naturally stripped him of so-called romance.
After all, he wasn’t only able to see the "scum" inside the "flower petals" that still couldn’t be Purified but also, in his mind, could piece together the petals to form a pattern of "screaming human faces."
"Looks like there’s been a significant increase in ’flower fertilizer.’ At least the spirit bodies are well-fed."
𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
The "Purification" points were probably not only cleaning up the material level of Contamination but also the lives buried here over the years, the Foreigners who invaded... Redemption, as the Hell Tree, had long been able to digest spirit bodies.
In Lu’s eyes, these petals were also a statement... It was declaring that this city had become its garden, and all Life was within its control.
In Lu’s eyes, this was no different from a dog marking its territory... To avoid being battered by the ladies, he wouldn’t be stupid enough to actually say it.
"Let’s go back and make some adjustments..."
It looked like in just half a year, its Evolution had gone a bit beyond expectations; Lu Ping’an decided it was time to make some adjustments.
Guided by the flower-laden passage, the ferry slowly entered the dock, and the petals scattered in the air and over the sea announced to the citizens and surrounding boats the reality of the "big shot’s" return.
"Fire a salute!!"
Before the boat had even fully steadied, the saluting cannon and gunfire noises erupted below.
Next, the band played, and on the red carpet covered in petals, the local officials were waving the Salvation Army flag and the Eastern Country’s flag...
"Welcome home, Governor Lu!!"
Following that, there were children waving flags and flowers along the roadside.
At this moment, "Governor Lu" looked utterly baffled; he slowly turned his head back, meeting the astonished gazes of the others, and said,
"I’m saying, it wasn’t my arrangement; I had no idea, do you believe me..."
The tumultuous interlude passed in a flash, and Lu Ping’an, with his face stiff from smiling, finally returned to his residence here... but now, it seemed to have been extended at least two circles wider and was surrounded by very high walls.
It was originally a small building, but now it had become a Castle; this past brief half-year had been anything but ordinary for the city ahead.
"This month’s business tax revenue increased by thirty percent from last month, six times that of the same period last year..."
When the local official reported, Lu Ping’an felt there must be something wrong with the numbers.
A city in its growth and development phase that has an annual growth of ten percent is already excellent; a monthly growth of over thirty percent? That’s just too far-fetched.
And on the way here, Lu Ping’an surprisingly hadn’t smelled that pungent chemical odor; those crazily polluting super chimneys seemed to have been closed off as well.
It seemed, in his absence, Salt City had welcomed a ridiculously Golden development period?
At least from what Lu Ping’an could see, the Long Hand Clan civilians, their clothing and builds (well-fed) were significantly better than half a year ago.
"Salt City..."
"Apologies, Your Excellency, the geographical name of Salt City has been changed. This place is now Flower City, Your Governor’s City."
Well, only Governor Lu himself had no idea what had happened to his city.
— End of Chapter 1407 —