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Chapter 292: Running Away
Chapter 292: Running Away
"Sigh..."
Lindsey sighed, lamenting the unpredictability of fate.
"Real life always makes one feel helpless."
Mumbling to himself, Lindsey squeezed into the warehouse behind the shop and dug out the woodworking chisels and planes he had used a few days ago.
Then, he changed into a set of ragged clothes and started to painfully sand down the furniture.
This was the price of becoming a homeowner.
Earlier, Qinggan's outburst in the shop had caused a powerful life skill to affect the surrounding environment. While it helped Lindsey recover from his injuries, it also made the furniture and building materials in the shop uneven.
If he wanted to continue using the shop in the future, he would have to fix it now.
"What a hard life!"
Snap!
Scissors cut off a protruding branch.
Lindsey's gaze returned to the cultivated plants in his shop.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
It was indeed troublesome to fix the furniture here, but after Qinggan's interference, the plants in the shop had become much more lush.
With this back and forth, along with the speed of his recovery...
It was hard to determine whether it was a loss or a gain.
...
Lindsey spent most of the day busy at home.
Finally, after finishing with the shop, he walked out the door and gazed into the distance.
The forest outside still exuded a dangerous aura.
"..."
"Hasn't it calmed down yet?"
Lindsey furrowed his brows slightly and turned his gaze back to the city.
Due to the tremors that far exceeded the previous ones, some wooden buildings in the city had tilted, but fortunately, there was no large-scale collapse.
Moreover, the scholars of life from the town hall had sent people to calm the situation.
The terrified pedestrians on the streets had disappeared, and order had mostly been restored.
Lindsey waited on the side of the street for a while, silently counting in his mind.
After confirming the increased number and frequency of patrolling soldiers on the streets, he turned and headed south towards the city.
Along the way, Lindsey extended his right hand and clenched it with force.
The burn injury still made his arm uncomfortable, but if he gritted his teeth and endured it, he could now fight without any issues.
"Three or four days... It should be almost fully recovered by then?"
The biggest concern was the death erosion left on his left hand by the Extinction Crown.
Lindsey organized his thoughts and made a decision.
Soon after, he arrived at the commercial street in the south of the city and bought a batch of bamboo paper.
This type of paper, made from bamboo, was durable and promoted by the scholars of life and artisans in Forest Courtyard.
The only issue was its price, which wasn't cheap.
Lindsey bought some and hurried back to his residence, starting to write down the cultivation techniques that Finn had taught him.
He had already prepared to leave early.
The matters of Forest Courtyard, or Lookout City, had nothing to do with Lindsey.
He certainly wouldn't recklessly rush towards the source of danger like he did in the Black Mountain World.
At the same time, Lindsey also didn't plan to ignore Finn's instructions.
So, he decided to write down this knowledge on paper before leaving, intending to pass it on to others.
That evening, Lindsey finished his dinner and closed the shop door.
He prepared to give up rest for the night, using the cover of darkness to rush his work.
His constitution was the strongest among many attributes, and with the additional buffs, it could even reach over 40. Not sleeping for a day or two was nothing to him.
But just as he was writing vigorously in the middle of the night, a strange noise came from outside the city, like the sound of thick liquid being squeezed forcefully from a container.
"What's going on now?"
Lindsey walked to the window.
The sky was already pitch black, but at the top of the distant forest, something seemed to be interfering with the normal state of the atmosphere, causing the strange noise in the forest.
"Huh?"
Lindsey raised his eyebrows slightly.
He directly climbed out of his residence and ran to the watchtower next door under the cover of darkness.
After downing a bottle of Eagle Eye Potion, he picked up the telescope, and the blurry area became clear.
"Is that... Essence?"
Lindsey's voice held a hint of disbelief.
High above the distant forest, a powerful essence force was in a state between real and imaginary, being forcibly interfered with by a powerful Awakened.
As the two sides continued their manipulation, the essence in the air transformed into a gaseous and liquid state, intertwining in a majestic manner.
An indescribable force was brewing in the forest.
It transcended the boundaries of mere killing and violence, evolving into something closer to a primordial concept.
...
This process lasted for over a quarter of an hour.
A loud pop, like a bursting bubble, echoed through the air. The force rapidly spread and diffused in all directions.
In that instant, the night air seemed to become a few degrees fresher.
Lin Sai looked around once more.
The moonlit forest had regained its tranquility.
After an afternoon's effort, a Seventh Stage Wizard and several Sixth Stage Awakeners had finally calmed the restless forest.
They had done so in a completely peaceful manner, without any coercion or violence.
"But..."
"The Earth Pulse of the forest was attacked, that's why..."
Lin Sai thought about the situation he had encountered earlier.
He had already informed the other party of this news. What they could achieve now depended on the abilities of the city's managers.
As for Lin Sai himself, after completing the writing on the bamboo paper, he suddenly remembered something.
"Bamboo!"
In the Hidden Frontier and the Black Mountain World, he had a synthesis list that he couldn't execute due to the lack of bamboo.
However, the Forest Courtyard was abundant in various plants, including bamboo.
At that moment, Lin Sai's inventory contained a decorative bamboo plant!
[1 Ignition Stone + 1 Bamboo + 1 Charcoal + 1 Combustible Powder = Incendiary Explosive]
"Aside from the flame bombs..."
"I can make a batch of these explosives as well."
Lin Sai pondered, then leaped down from the watchtower and returned indoors to continue his work.
The technique for cultivating plants didn't take up much space in the book, as most of the content consisted of selected experimental records.
By the next day at noon, Lin Sai had organized all the materials.
At that moment, Rily was in his shop, so Lin Sai entrusted the Tea Lo Rabbit to deliver the manuscript to the Town Hall.
After seeing Rily off, Lin Sai bid her farewell in a voice only he could hear:
"Then, goodbye."
After the farewell, Lin Sai took out a package containing the food he had prepared and placed it on the spot, along with a sticky note with a short letter to Rily, explaining his departure.
The next second, Lin Sai activated his skill.
In an instant—
The entire house, including its foundation, was absorbed into his skill.
The exposed ground was bare, and the neatly arranged soil gave the impression that it was a prepared site for a future construction.
"Even the house was packed up and taken away..."
"Hehe..."
Looking at the empty ground, Lin Sai couldn't help but laugh.
The day before, he had noted the guards' patrol routine, and his timing was perfect.
Any longer and it might have caused trouble.
Lin Sai didn't linger and headed towards the city's eastern gate.
His appearance had completely transformed into someone else.
After a week of consecutive disturbances, some residents of the city were anxious, and a small number of them prepared to leave Lookout City.
Lin Sai easily blended in with his new physique and appearance, passing through the guards' inspection and heading out of the city.
The skill [Character Creation] was truly remarkable.
As long as he completely altered his appearance, infiltrating or escaping at this level was almost effortless for Lin Sai.
As the team left the city, half an hour later, Lookout City had disappeared into the forest behind them.
Only when looking up could they see the towering watchtower and the city's unique silhouette.
This last glance was a farewell.
Lin Sai waved goodbye, turned his body, and merged into the team, looking forward:
"The only regret is not being able to upgrade the shop to level two in Lookout City."
"But there's no rush; there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
(End of Chapter)
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