Chapter 69 Suddenly Boiling
Lin Changqing and his companions returned to the Red Maple Fortress to rest. The harvest this time was similar to the last time, so they handed it over to several elders to deal with.

Lin Changqing returned to his residence and carefully checked every place with his spiritual sense. Only after confirming that it was safe did he enter the space.

As soon as they entered the space, the family of three-colored deer immediately spotted Lin Changqing. The mother deer and the fawn all ran to him to greet him, much more enthusiastically than last time!

The male deer was behind, walking slowly towards him. Why did Lin Changqing feel that he was on strike? Was it because the intensity of the work was too high? Forget it, I won't bother with it.

Although Lin Changqing did not come in these few days, he collected some tender leaves and grass every day and threw them in for them to eat, for fear that they would eat the spiritual medicines and plants in the space.

First, I checked to see if they had completed their work. After a careful inspection, I found that all the spiritual plants were growing well and there was no shortage of any. It seemed that the three-color deer family was very obedient.

He felt relieved that there were no spiritual medicines in the space. In fact, Lin Changqing was very afraid that he would come in and find that all the spiritual plants and medicines had been eaten by them.

Call the three of them over, start communicating with them, tell them to give them a name to make it easier to communicate with them in the future, and then tell them the name that Lin Changqing gave them last time.

After consulting them, Lu Xiaoya and Lu Xiaoling were quite satisfied. Lu Youqiang was not satisfied with his name, but his objection was futile because Lin Changqing was going to call him by this name anyway.

Then he began to check on Lu Xiaoya and Lu Xiaoling and found that they had both recovered their spirits. The soul damage they had suffered must have been healed. At least they no longer looked listless and dispirited.

Now Lu Xiaoya's cultivation is the same as Lu Youqiang's, both are at the peak of the first level, and Lu Xiaoling is already in the late first level. As expected, Hundred Flowers Intoxicating Wine has an effect on both humans and spirit beasts.

By the way, is it because I gave them the spiritual wine and improved their cultivation that they are so enthusiastic towards me, while Lu Youqiang did not take the spiritual wine and had to do the most work, so he went on strike passively!
It seems to make sense! Then we should give Lu Youqiang a bigger reward.

Lin Changqing thought about it and made a decision. He took out a hundred-year-old red fruit. Seeing that there was another good thing, Lu Youqiang and his family crowded around Lin Changqing again.

After cutting it open, the core was taken out and the flesh was fed to Lu Youqiang. This time he was much more enthusiastic, holding it on his head and rubbing his hands. This was completely different from before.

Giving Lu Youqiang a Hundred Years Red Fruit was the result of Lin Changqing's careful consideration. One Hundred Years Red Fruit was not enough for it to break through to the second level, so there was no need to worry about losing control.

He also fed Lu Xiaoya and Lu Xiaoling each a soul-nourishing pill, asked them to work hard, and promised them that if they did a good job, he would reward them with red fruit in the future.

Then he found two suitable locations and planted the seeds of two hundred-year-old red fruits. He used the spiritual rain technique and the birth-inducing technique, and left the rest to Lu Youqiang and his family.

It’s so great to have Lu Youqiang’s family helping with the work!

I didn't stay in the space for too long. After all, this was someone else's territory, so I had to be careful.

After leaving the space, Lin Changqing planned to go out and look for any spiritual crystals suitable for the Amethyst Scorpion to chew. The first-grade low-grade Red Flame Crystal was no longer suitable for the Amethyst Scorpion to chew.

This kind of small fortress doesn’t have any shops as big as Wanbao Pavilion, so you can only look around and see if there is anything suitable.

After leaving the residence, I knew where there were shops because I had visited there before. In fact, Lin Changqing had figured out a trick, which was to go to places with a lot of people. It was definitely the right way to go. Soon I arrived at the place, which had only a dozen shops in total.

He randomly chose a shop with the largest storefront and walked in. A waiter came up to greet Lin Changqing and said, "Please come in, sir."

"What do you need? Do you want to sell spiritual items or buy some?" the waiter asked respectfully.

"Do you have any mid-grade or high-grade spirit crystals here?" Lin Changqing asked.

The clerk thought for a moment and said, "There are some first-grade medium-quality loess crystals in the warehouse. Do you think they are suitable?"

Lin Changqing nodded and asked, "How many spiritual stones are there per portion? How many portions do you have?"

After checking a jade slip, the clerk said, "There are 13 more yellow earth crystals in the warehouse, 50 spirit stones each."

Seeing that it was so easy to find the right spirit crystal, Lin Changqing said happily, "That's great. I want them all. Go and get them out!"

The waiter said happily, "Okay, please wait a moment, sir. I'll get it to you. It'll be quick!" Lin Changqing nodded and waved his hand to signal him to come back quickly.

After a while, the waiter came over with the things. After checking them carefully and finding nothing wrong, Lin Changqing counted out 650 spirit stones and paid them to the waiter. Then he packed up the things, said goodbye and left the store.

Just as he stepped out of the store and took a few steps, he suddenly felt the spiritual sense of a high-level cultivator sweep over, and then a purple figure quickly flew over the fortress.

Then a voice resounded throughout the fortress: "I am Mu Qingrong, the commander of the Red Maple Fortress. The vanguard of the beast tide is thirty miles away. Everyone, immediately go to the assigned defense area and wait for orders."

Then I saw that the fortress's defensive formation began to work, and soon a transparent shield covered the entire Red Maple Fortress.

The neighborhood where Lin Changqing lived immediately became lively. Lin Changqing knew that he could not return to his residence now, and he might not find anyone if he went back. So he made a prompt decision and rushed directly to the area assigned to the family's defense.

Along the way, there were monks rushing to various defense areas, and people were rushing around in panic everywhere.

After finally rushing to the defense zone, I saw the clan leader counting the number of people, so I immediately went to report to him.

Then he glanced around and quickly found his father and second uncle. His second uncle was waving at him, so he hurried over to stay with them.

Finally finding the organization, Lin Changqing now had time to look at the area assigned to the Lin family, which was about 600 meters long. So a member of the clan had to be assigned to defend every 7 or 8 meters.

The second uncle patted his shoulder and said, "Are you scared? It's nothing, just hunt monsters like usual."

Lin Changqing said seriously: "I'm not afraid, Second Uncle! You will be too far away from me and my father later. We need to stick together and support each other.

My father also said, "Yes, second brother, don't rush too far forward."

Uncle Feng next to him shouted, "Here we come."

Then we saw a large group of monsters, which were like an overwhelming tide, rushing towards the fortress. No wonder it was called the beast tide, it was really very vivid.

At this time, the clan leader's voice rang in everyone's ears: "Don't worry, the number of this group of monsters is only about 30,000 to 40,000, and most of them are in the early and middle stages of the first stage, with some in the late stage of the first stage and a small number of second-stage monsters.

After a while, we will disperse. Each of us may only have to deal with a dozen or twenty monsters, and there are formations to protect them. If you see a second-level monster, call us, and those next to you should also support each other.

We will use magic to attack the monsters outside the shield first. When we are done, the formation may open some holes to let some monsters in. We should kill the monsters that come in first."

Lin Changqing cheered up and began to stick Vajra Talisman and Thick Earth Talisman on his body. He also held the Golden Thunder Sword in his right hand and a golden defensive magic weapon in his left hand.

Seeing that my father and second uncle were making similar preparations, I felt a little relieved.

There were already tribesmen nearby preparing spells, and Lin Changqing also prepared a fireball spell. Because of the protection of the defensive formation, the monsters could only cling to the transparent shield like ants.

This layer of protection only protects against the outside, not the inside. People inside can attack the monsters outside the magic circle. At this time, using magic is indeed the best choice.

Lin Changqing's fireball technique was guided by his spiritual sense and smashed directly towards the waist of a late-stage first-order Gale Wolf. He wanted to kill the ones with higher cultivation first, and kill the ones in the middle and early stages of the first order later because they were less dangerous.

At this time, the advantage came out. Fireball was a spell that Lin Changqing practiced frequently, and he could basically cast one per second. This speed was close to the level of instantaneous casting.

Lin Changqing cast the fireball spell quickly, with the help of his super-strong spiritual sense, and he attacked the weak points of the monsters.

He quickly cleared the monsters in front of him and began to help clear the monsters in front of his father and second uncle. He even had extra energy to observe the battle situation on the entire defense line.

I feel that these thirty or forty thousand monsters were probably just a warm-up exercise, because they were discovered thirty miles in advance and the fortress was well prepared, so the damage caused so far was relatively small. Only some independent cultivators were in a hurry to deal with them, and the rest were fine.

(End of this chapter)