Chapter 588: The Burden of Work
Chapter 588: The Burden of Work
Lindsey was a man who valued etiquette.
Although he emptied the Messenger Hall of its documents, he left behind a brief note, detailing the whereabouts of the items.
In the letter, he promised that if the Wasteland ever returned to normal and the messengers from Starpoint City came back, they could reclaim this abandoned building.
At that time, they could use this letter to retrieve the documents from Banyan Forest.
After plundering the hall, Lindsey and Vivian returned to the territory together.
His original intention was to let Vivian rest, but the young girl was stubborn.
After a quick handover of her work, Vivian quickly selected the guards for escort and the workers for road construction, and they set off again on the second day at noon.
Lindsey escorted the team all the way to the entrance of Banyan Forest.
As their figures gradually disappeared, he noticed the sound of a wheelchair approaching from behind.
"So young, yet so hardworking."
"Lindsey, are you really grooming her as your successor?"
Lindsey glanced at Silude and didn't deny it:
"I can't stay here forever."
"That's true." Silude smiled slightly, "The heroes who become lords are often corrupted by time, eventually turning into dragons themselves. It's a wise decision to prevent the hero's true colors from fading."
At this point, Silude's tone changed:
"But everything here was built by your skills. Are you sure you want to give it all up?"
Lindsey replied:
"Every separation and reunion is a step towards a better future."
"I'm not ready to give up moving forward yet."
"I hope that in the future, these people can move forward on their own strength."
Silude wanted to say something more.
But before the writer girl could speak, Lindsey took the initiative and wheeled her behind him, his grip on the wheelchair's handles was assertive.
"Huh?"
Silude raised an eyebrow.
After nearly a year together, she understood that Lindsey wouldn't be tempted by beauty. So, aside from the anticipation hidden in her eyes, she asked in a more realistic tone:
"You never do anything good when you take the initiative to push me."
"Come on, what is it this time?"
Lindsey flashed a mysterious smile.
"Don't worry, this time I won't make you teach those villagers again."
"I have... we have a very fulfilling task that can pass a lot of time, and we can't waste it now."
"..."
"My goodness, you've ransacked the messengers' secrets!"
That night, Silude screamed.
After returning to the interior of the territory, Lindsey used his skills to build a storage room that was sheltered from the wind and rain, specifically for storing these documents.
And when these items were presented before the writer girl...
"..."
Silude turned to look at the university beside her, then at the library in front of her, her tone and gaze both blank:
"What are you up to?"
Lindsey gave her a heartwarming smile:
"You can guess who I'm going to assign this task to?"
"..."
"Can I write a letter to the Writer's Guild in the City of a Thousand Sails, complaining about the exploitation of high-level Awakened labor here?"
Silude's body slumped back into her wheelchair, and she seemed to shrink.
But Lindsey's smile remained:
"If you can deliver it, you can give it a try."
Silude couldn't catch her breath for half a day.
After waiting for a few minutes, she raised her finger, suggesting a bold idea:
"Or you can just keep pushing me into the store and make me a slave to watch the shop!"
Lindsey encouraged her:
"Once the territory's economic system is rebuilt, you can take full responsibility for this task."
"Right, if you can train your students well enough, they can help you with this task too!"
And with that, Silude was pushed into the building by Lindsey.
As the sound of turning pages and the wheels of a wheelchair filled the air, some people had to embark on a new round of work.
...
Lin Sai assigned this task to Silude, but he himself was not idle.
The management of the territory was extremely demanding, especially as the number of residents increased day by day. Housing, food, territorial division, and even consideration of past grudges among the people in the wasteland were all part of the work.
The work accumulated during these months could be handled by Hammer, but some tasks still required Lin Sai's personal attention.
An entire night passed, and Lin Sai still hadn't finished the backlog of work, but the sky outside was already glowing with morning light.
"How long has it been since I last stayed up all night?"
Lin Sai wasn't sleepy, but he yawned out of habit.
"Also, the Town Hall needs an upgrade."
Lin Sai glanced at the territory board, and all the materials were ready.
As for gold coins, the mint factory had been producing them during his absence.
"Just one more week..."
Lin Sai rubbed his nose and headed downstairs to start the production line.
Silude had also worked through the night yesterday.
At this moment, he didn't want to disturb the unlucky writer.
But as he descended the stairs, Lin Sai's figure suddenly paused.
At that moment, his gaze caught a glimpse of the flowerbed in the backyard. Amidst the low-growing rye, a distinctively tall golden rye stalk flashed by.
"Huh?"
"Is this... a mutant plant?"
Lin Sai's expression changed, and he didn't bother going down the stairs; instead, he jumped directly into the backyard.
As his figure landed in the rye field, the attributes of this plant were also revealed.
【Golden Sparrow Wheat (High-Yield)】
【Extremely prolific, adaptable, high-yielding, and disease-resistant mutant crop.】
【A super plant with moderate value.】
"A super plant?"
Lin Sai blinked, and for a moment, he was even hesitant to touch the Golden Sparrow Wheat in front of him.
How long had he been cultivating plants here? It had been almost a year.
But this recent mutation had truly rewarded him with a perfect-grade crop.
Whether it was yield, disease resistance, or other attributes, he couldn't find any flaws!
"Anyway, stay calm first."
Lin Sai took a deep breath.
He quickly switched modules and transformed the plant in front of him into resources.
Lin Sai valued this experiment immensely.
Half a day later, under the effect of bone dust and resources, the Golden Sparrow Wheat successfully reproduced, and Lin Sai harvested the corresponding seeds without any signs of breed degradation.
He set aside some seeds for backup and started a new cultivation.
In this way, without rest and using only his spare time to handle official duties, Lin Sai completed the preparation of seeds for sowing and propagation.
When he stepped out of the house again, it was just in time for the day's meal, and he planned to eat with the citizens.
On the way, Lin Sai saw some children and a few mothers who had stepped out of their homes.
The Banyan Forest was also an ideal environment for children to play, and they were engaged in a hide-and-seek-style game.
"You can't catch me!"
"Hahaha!"
"You can't catch me."
"..."
Then, the mothers' voices rang out:
"You little rascal, come back here!"
"It's time to eat!"
The children's cheerful figures became listless under the mothers' anxious calls.
This was a scene that couldn't be seen anywhere else in the wasteland.
"..."
Lin Sai looked at the Golden Sparrow Wheat in his hand and then at his citizens.
He nodded to himself:
"Not bad."
"All efforts are worth it."
(End of Chapter)
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