Firefly Journey

Chapter 258 Thunderous Sound from an Earthenware Pot (5)

The next day, Duan Feibai held a note, his expression shifting between light and dark.

Lin Yuanran asked, "What's wrong?"

Duan Feibai frowned and said, "The Lu family has made a move against my mother. I didn't expect it to happen so quickly."

"Did Orlando inform you?"

"Yes, although he's annoying, he's a friend worth having. Last night, an assassin broke into my house, but he stopped him."

"Then the Lu family has already committed a deadly act."

"Unfortunately, there isn't enough evidence. All I can do now is wait," Duan Feibai said.

Lin Yuanran understood that the Lu family's matter involved the hearts and minds of the people of Yunzhou, and could not be taken lightly. Not only should they be punished, but they should be punished in a reasonable and justifiable manner, so that they would be completely subdued. Only in this way could they serve as a warning to others and establish authority.

"Take your time and have some fun these next few days. Yunzhou is in full bloom with apricot blossoms, it's quite lively."

"And you?" Lin Yuanran asked.

"I'll stay in the prefectural government office and not go anywhere else."

"OK then."

Lin Yuanran didn't ask why, but Duan Feibai naturally had his own plans. He was just a scoundrel; he didn't care about such formalities.

Duan Feibai packed his luggage, left the Qingsong Inn, and went to the prefectural government office.

Lin Yuanran wasn't in a hurry; Duan Feibai would call him if anything came up.

After Duan Feibai left, Lin Yuanran returned to his room, sat down at the table, and began to study the theoretical knowledge related to divine pronouncements.

Over the course of three years, Lin Yuanran made several attempts to become a Third Awakener, with both successes and failures.

Fortunately, it was ultimately successful, but there were also several failures along the way, which led to some side jobs.

In addition to his main profession "Sun Crown" and first sub-profession "Space Mage", Lin Yuanran is now also an "Earth Mage" and a "Healer".

Earth Mages belong to the Elemental Mage category and are a common basic profession in the Holy See. Healers, on the other hand, are more powerful and are a branch of support mages.

The most distinctive feature of this profession is its ability to perform magical healing on living beings, with effects far exceeding those of ordinary medical skills.

If one's level of understanding is high enough, one can even defy common sense and pull a person back from the brink of death.

To date, Lin Yuanran has mastered nearly a hundred divine pronouncements for existing professions, making him arguably the most powerful being on this continent.

Even so, Lin Yuanran did not slack off. He still set aside a fixed time every day for cultivation and studying divine oracle. It's always good to have more skills. Before finding a way home, he tried his best to improve himself.

Just as Lin Yuanran was seriously studying an earth-based divine oracle, a small mud figure stumbled up through the crack in the window.

Lin Yuanran had already spotted it. He smiled knowingly, gently beckoned, and drew it over.

Since becoming a clay mage, Lin Yuanran has also studied the method of creating clay figures. However, he found that with his current level of skill, the clay figures he created were very crude, and their duration and distance of movement were quite comical.

Compared to Cassius's clay figurines, it's like the difference between a three-year-old and an adult.

Later, Lin Yuanran stopped researching and focused on using his teacher's clay figures. After all, his main profession was fire mage, and he also had a space mage to explore, so he didn't have much time for that.

The moment Lin Yuanran touched the little clay figure, he couldn't help but laugh.

The only thing that could make him act this way was the letter from the wind chime.

Through the clay figurine, Lin Yuanran absorbed the messages transmitted by the wind chimes.

Besides the basic greetings, the other person also shared about their recent life—

The southern part of the mainland is mostly rainforest and miasma-ridden areas with a highly variable climate.

At the end of March, a light rain was falling for miles around the temple, intermittent yet never stopping. Fengling felt restless and didn't want to go out.

Lin Yuanran replied, saying that he was in the Chu Kingdom, where the weather was similar, but the difference was that the spring rain in Yunzhou was mixed with the fragrance of apricot blossoms, which smelled very pleasant.

This was the first time the two had contacted each other since he finished his graduation exams, and Lin Yuanran had a lot to share.

Upon learning that he had obtained the Ancestral Artifact, Lin Yuanran immediately shared the news. He was somewhat proud, because he also had a Wind Chime, and now he had one too. At least in this respect, the two were the same.

Lin Yuanran was generous in sharing Mr. Blair's secret about the Pope, not only with Fengling but also with Cassius, as it wasn't really a secret.

Blair's willingness to expose himself proves that he doesn't care.

After carefully replying, Lin Yuanran glanced at the yellow paper on the table that recorded the divine decree, but lost all interest in reading it.

He pulled the chair back, put his hands behind his head, and looked out the window.

A light rain had just fallen outside, but the apricot blossoms in the inn's courtyard remained vibrant, each flower glistening with water droplets, looking delicate and beautiful under the influence of gravity.

Lin Yuanran got up, went downstairs, and ordered a bottle of wine.

When paying the bill, Lin Yuanran said, "The family feud is about to be resolved. What are your plans for the future?"

The accountant, Hu Jun, accepted the money and put it in the cabinet, his expression far from happy: "We'll talk about it when that day comes."

That day is not far off.

Hu Jun remained noncommittal, watching Lin Yuanran go upstairs.

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Southern part of the continent, the Dark Temple.

The recent heavy rains have caused flooding in many areas, leading to the migration of various magical beasts and severely impacting local orc tribes.

As one of the seven major ancestral god churches, the Dark Temple naturally has the responsibility to protect the area, and its members have all been mobilized to carry out disaster relief and rescue operations.

As a saintess, Fengling was supposed to go as well, but she refused.

In her words, "If I'm one more person, how many more people can be saved?"

The Temple headquarters needs someone to stay behind, so I'll be counted among those who stay.

Faced with the wind chimes' capriciousness, the various palace masters had many complaints, but since the Grand Palace Master Hantina thought it made sense, no one dared to say anything more.

Looking at the spacious hall, which was more empty than usual, the wind chimes' mood, which had been ruined by the rain, was greatly improved.

She walked along the corridor of the main hall, looking at the vast rainforest, and felt completely relaxed.

"You seem quite relaxed."

At the corner ahead, Hantina appeared. She was a beautiful woman in a black dress, exuding an air of nobility in every gesture.

"Not really, but it's very quiet."

"Sometimes I wonder whether bringing you to the temple was a good thing or a bad thing."

"It has its pros and cons, it depends on how you look at it," Feng Ling smiled.

“Come with me to pick mushrooms in Thorn Ridge. They must have grown a lot in this weather,” Hantina said.

Fengling was about to agree, but then a little mud figure suddenly crawled out from the side of the corridor, so she changed her mind and said, "How about another day?"

Hantina also noticed the little mud figure and said, "Does it take so long to reply to a message?"

"Oh dear, it really takes that long."

Hantina said no more, and disappeared around the corner of the corridor with her hands behind her back.

Fengling sat at the edge of the corridor, reading the message delivered by the little clay figure.

A few minutes later, she tilted her head, deep in thought.

After a while, she placed her hand on the little clay figure's head and began to reply seriously.