Chapter 229: Chapter 138: Cleansing the Malignant Tumors, Unifying the Northern Territory, and Forming a Mysterious and Powerful Team of Waist-Cutters

As this group of Little Tree People walked, they actually grew as they moved, rapidly sprouting all sorts of fruits from their bodies.

Such magical creatures left Shen Fei completely dumbfounded.

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"They’re worshiping your vines! Most of their attention is actually on the vines..."

Just as Shen Fei was wondering what on earth was going on, the detail-oriented Zero reminded him from behind.

WHOOSH!

Hearing Zero’s reminder, Shen Fei commanded the vines lying flat on the ground, which he hadn’t retracted, to shoot straight up.

BANG!

As expected. Seeing the countless vines rise toward the sky, the approaching Little Tree People knelt once more, as if offering tribute.

This time, they were even more reverent, their prostration absolute.

Holy crap. Don’t tell me that by breaking their special incubation area, I’ve caused these little guys to imprint on my vines as their master, like premature babies?

He quickly manipulated the vines with Enlarge and Reduce, making them converge one moment and disperse the next. As he did so, the Little Tree People all adjusted their direction of worship to follow the vines’ position, and a thought surfaced in Shen Fei’s mind.

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Well, that’s not so bad. I’ll keep them around for now. It’s perfect—I can have these Little Tree People guard this place.

Half an hour later, he had finished testing the Little Tree People. Aside from discovering that he still couldn’t communicate with them, he did confirm that they truly had no hostile intentions.

On the contrary, they were extremely respectful, catalyzing fruit from their bodies and offering it to him as tribute.

The eighty-plus people who were to maintain the Ninth World’s trading operations had to remain here. Although the park had a large reserve of food, having these fruits to supplement their meals was still an excellent bonus.

After confirming the Little Tree People were indeed safe, Shen Fei assigned them their duties, regardless of whether they understood him. He tasked them with delivering fresh fruit every day and protecting the area in their spare time.

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"Is that it?"

Another half an hour passed. After having Zero place the Ninth World’s trading space here and teaching the eighty-plus people staying behind how to act as intermediaries, Shen Fei summoned the Horse chess piece he had gotten from Uncle Sun.

He gestured for Zero to mount the horse, preparing to leave.

Unlike Zero, who had few options and could only place the Ninth World here, Shen Fei actually had many more choices. Even without these eighty-odd people, he had countless supporters in Qing City and in his eight Neutral Cities who could help act as intermediaries.

Therefore, after quickly making arrangements for this location, Shen Fei prepared to depart. If it could develop safely and smoothly, that would be for the best. If not, it didn’t matter. As long as he held the Divine Artifact, the Ninth World could be placed anywhere at any time.

Placing it here was, on one hand, to give these eighty-plus good people something to do. On the other hand, it was also to maintain the appearance from his past life. He suspected that in his previous life, the Ninth Network was most likely located in this very place.

If everything went smoothly, then all was well. But if there were complications, he could always relocate, thanks to his vast team and support.

After all, Zero is my older sister-in-law. I have to support her...

"Alright!"

Seeing Shen Fei’s demeanor, Zero didn’t object. She disliked appearing before others, so Shen Fei had been the one to carry out all the actions.

Zero did not oppose Shen Fei’s decision. This time, the main goal had been to assemble the complete Divine Artifact. With that primary mission accomplished, everything else was secondary.

Zero’s only worry was how to build a reputation for the Ninth World. However, seeing Shen Fei’s confident expression, she didn’t press the issue.

WHOOSH!

Leaping onto the back of the Golden Celestial Horse, Zero found herself forced to wrap her arms around Shen Fei’s waist.

Then, her eyes drifted down involuntarily, landing on Shen Fei’s butt.

GULP.

Swallowing involuntarily, Zero quickly shook her head and asked, "Aren’t we going straight back to Mist City?"

Zero remembered Shen Fei telling her they would return directly to Mist City after acquiring the Divine Artifact.

"Cleaning up some cancers."

"It won’t take long!"

Giving Zero a slight smile over his shoulder, Shen Fei spurred the horse with his legs, and it took flight.

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

Then, to Zero’s astonishment, Shen Fei rode the Celestial Horse, moving rapidly across the Northern Territory of Myanmar. Whenever he reached a certain location, he would release 100 Defense Towers and unleash their strongest, world-destroying attack.

Afterward, without a second word, Shen Fei would ride the Celestial Horse onward to the next location.

Under Zero’s watchful eyes, Shen Fei rode the Celestial Horse, taking the better part of a day to tirelessly travel across the entire Northern Territory of Myanmar.

Park No. 1!

Park No. 2!

Park No. 3!

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Park No. 18!

Shen Fei didn’t spare a single one of the parks in Myanmar’s Northern Territory, regardless of whether anyone was still there. He delivered a devastating blow to each of these cancerous places.

Park No. 9 had already become the secret base for the Ninth World. Shen Fei chose to wipe out the other parks in one fell swoop. Not only did this uproot the disgusting cancers, but it also eliminated potential dangers to his Ninth World.

During this time, Shen Fei even encountered a Super Boss that had just been inherited from the Game World, its power completely unrestricted. With the bosses’ power restrictions lifted, their respawn rate had slowed; they no longer appeared gradually as they had two weeks prior. Shen Fei happened to stumble upon one such Super Boss.

In a hurry to complete his mission of clearing out the cancers, Shen Fei had no intention of greeting it.

Just as the boss shouted, "I have been imprisoned for ten thousand years..."

Shen Fei’s immeasurable attack shot toward it. Then, the converged attack from the 100 Defense Towers blasted the boss—a creature that had only just appeared due to the lifted restrictions—into smithereens.

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"Let’s go!"

"Time to go back!"

Riding the Celestial Horse, he had worked from night until dawn, covering all the planned locations. After all the "cancers" were cleansed, Shen Fei finally stopped the Celestial Horse and stood with Zero.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Using the Divine Artifact Skill, Long-range Teleportation, the two of them instantly returned from the lands of Myanmar to Mist City.

Before they left, Zero’s Divine Artifact had been incomplete. Now, upon their return, it was whole.

Moreover, there was also the Ninth World, currently in its incubation area. The organizational structure of the Ninth Network had already been arranged before their return. Therefore, Zero didn’t need to go there in person; she could issue all commands through the new Forum. The Ninth World was entirely dependent on the Divine Artifact for its existence, so there was no possibility of rebellion. And since Zero still had a sliver of authority on the new Forum, she certainly wasn’t afraid of those people posting nonsense.

"Hurry!"

"Hurry! Where’s my V!"

"I need to pick an auspicious day to prepare for the wedding!"

Zero was still reviewing the gains from the long day, but Shen Fei, having landed on the walls of Mist City, was already running excitedly toward the City Lord’s Mansion.

He was going to find his long-legged V.

Watching Shen Fei’s frantic rush, Zero was momentarily speechless. As she watched his retreating back, a playful look appeared in her large eyes.

"WHAT!!!!"

"Suicide!!!??"

"V committed suicide after I left???"

"How is that possible!!!!"

Five seconds later, Zero heard Shen Fei’s wretched scream echoing throughout Mist City. His voice was filled with utter disbelief and incomprehension.

I finally found a girlfriend I adore after waiting for twenty years, and she killed herself right after I left? I and II saw the whole thing clearly? And now, her body has already been cremated? They even followed V’s last wishes and scattered her ashes? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

After hearing the retelling from the little lolis I, II, and the others, Shen Fei still couldn’t believe it.

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Walking up from behind, Zero leisurely arrived at the City Lord’s Mansion and saw Shen Fei slumped on the ground, completely crestfallen.

Isn’t this a little too cruel...

Seeing Shen Fei’s miserable state, Zero grimaced, ducked her head, and tiptoed back out.

I had to make V commit suicide. If I let Shen Fei keep going like that, I wouldn’t be able to take it. The probability of being exposed was small, but the fact that I couldn’t handle it was a much bigger deal! So I could only have V commit suicide...

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