Versatile Mage: Lord of the Styx, but Lord of the Living

Chapter 283: One person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven
Yu Shishi nodded, and flew out to circle around the area.

Five minutes later, she returned and told them the locations of the several attractive hills.

Lu Ran summoned Little Flame Princess again and patted her head:
"rely on you."

Then, guided by Yu Shishi, they went wherever she pointed.

As soon as the Heavenly Calamity Flame was unleashed, large areas of nearby mountains were transformed into a sea of ​​fire.

This scene shows that Flame Princess is intentionally holding back her power; otherwise, it wouldn't be as simple as just weeding.

Even some stubborn, unusual rocks on the mountaintop were burned down in an instant.

Set fire to the mountain?

But if it's a mountain on your own territory that's being burned, then it's fine.

"I'll call over a few squads of earth mages for you later and have them build the structure according to your instructions."

Yu Shishi's eyes lit up when she heard this.

This treatment was something she had never dared to dream of before!
"Thank you, Master~"

Such a commotion on the hill north of Asuka City quickly attracted the attention of the central city.

'Whoosh, whoosh!'

"Who dares to be so insolent here!"

In the blink of an eye, two figures flew over quickly, each with two wings of wind on their bodies.

Lu Ran looked up, somewhat surprised.

"Two high-level wind-element mages? Although they've only just crossed the threshold into the high-level realm."

Lu Ran didn't recognize either of them; it seemed they had been recruited by Qin Yu'er.

Lu Ran didn't recognize them, but the two high-level wind-element mages were startled when they saw him.

"Lord Lu, Lord Lu?!"

Lu Ran raised an eyebrow.

The two people immediately descended from the sky, their faces beaming with smiles.

"You know me?" Lu Ran asked with a slight smile.

"Of course I know him! Councilor Lu is the creator of our Feiniao New City!"

"Yes, those are Vice City Lord Qin's exact words!"

This Deputy City Lord Qin must be referring to Qin Yu'er.

However, it was this new city of Flying Birds that caught Lu Ran's eye, and he immediately inquired about it.

"Oh, the area that used to be the city center of Asuka City is now called the Old City. The place where we live now is closer to the coast, more developed, more beautiful and bigger, and is now called the New City."

Asuka New Town
Lu Ran seemed to be deep in thought. It seemed that in the years he had been away, the changes in Feibiao City had been remarkable!

“Lord Lu, actually, we should call you an old classmate,” one of the wind mages said.

Old classmate?
Lu Ran smiled: "You also graduated from Pearl Academy?"

The two shook their heads, and one of them laughed, "We're from Bo City. We went to Tianlan Magic High School. In our senior year, we were lucky enough to survive the Bloodstained Alert and were assigned to the Demon Capital. We even got into the Demon Capital Academy (all our wilderness training earned us A-level bonuses). Because of the disaster, the cultivation resources we received were pretty good."

Lu Ran was stunned.

Tianlan Magic High School?

Such an ancient term.

So they were survivors of the Bo City disaster! They actually broke through to the high-level. Later, Lu Ran learned that the two of them had come to Feiniao City after hearing about Lu Ran's reputation. It was through the reforms in Feiniao City that they accumulated some merits and exchanged them for resources, which enabled them to break through from the peak of the mid-level to the high-level in one fell swoop.

What surprised Lu Ran even more was...

These two were actually from Class 7 of the first year of high school, which was Xu Zhaoting's class.
"It was Zhaoting who recommended us," another person said.
Said that Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived.

Security squad leader Xu Zhaoting arrived late, and upon seeing Lu Hou, his expression changed from surprise to delight.

Xu Zhaoting rushed over, his arms outstretched as he tried to hug Lu Ran. "Ran, Brother Ran!"

Brother Ran?

Xu Zhaoting, you're not being honest!
"They've never called me that in Bocheng," Lu Ran thought to himself.

But one shouldn't hit a smiling face, so Lu Ran went up and hugged him.

Lu Ran then discovered that although Xu Zhaoting was only at the first level of the high-level cultivation, his cultivation was much stronger than the two people next to him.

That makes sense.

After all, when Xu Zhaoting awakened his lightning element, the light from that lightning almost blinded Lu Ran, who was separated by a wall.

It's not surprising that he survived in Shanghai and was able to cultivate to a high level.

"So, the four of us are all from Bocheng?" Lu Ran asked with a half-smile.

Xu Zhaoting was also a little embarrassed, thinking to himself, there are actually more than just the four of us.
In reality, he was doing quite well in Asuka City, and his treatment was also good, so he brought his old classmates who were still in the intermediate or even beginner stages to Asuka City.

In other words, anyone Bo Cheng knows, anyone he has a decent relationship with, or even distant relatives, can come to Feiniao City to find a job and make a living.

Xu Zhaoting didn't know how to say it, but how could he hide his true feelings from Lu Ran?

Lu Ran narrowed his eyes. Good heavens!

So all the people invited by Xu Zhaoting are Xu's faction!
You think you're Qi Tongwei?!

They're practically ready to bring over the dogs from your neighborhood in Bocheng to be police dogs!

If Xu Zhaoting were a super-level mage, wouldn't Feiniao City be under the Xu family name?

After all, Lu Ran himself didn't pay much attention to Feiniao City, which made things difficult for Qin Yu'er.

However, he immediately thought that the city of Bo was already destroyed beyond recognition under the Bloody Alert, and most of the survivors were students from Tianlan Magic High School (Lu Ran had intervened).

Thinking about it this way, Lu Ran felt a little sentimental.

It's likely that most of the survivors in Bo City are living as dependents, since they've lost their homes.
That's why Xu Zhaoting could easily call him over, and they hit it off immediately. They were indeed doing quite well in Feiniao City.

With this in mind, Lu Ran decided to personally step in and take another look.

"Come on, let's call our old classmates from Bocheng, and have a meal together later," Lu Ran said, patting Xu Zhaoting on the shoulder.

Xu Zhaoting's eyes lit up. He hadn't figured out how to explain it to Lu Ran yet, so he decided to do it at the dinner later.
Xu Zhaoting and the other two left first, while Lu Ran didn't move because someone was hiding in the shadows.

"You are finally back."

In mid-air, Qin Yu'er walked step by step, ice crystals condensing under her feet, each step creating a lotus flower.

"Long time no see." Lu Ran himself felt that it was a bit unreasonable to say it, but fortunately Qin Yu'er didn't blame him.

"Just come back."

Qin Yu'er looked at Yu Shishi, blinked, and smiled sweetly, "Aren't you going to introduce me?"

"Oh, this is Yu Shishi, the talent I invited, um, a technical talent."

"Forget about her, let her rest for now. When she has time, just call a few earth mage teams here to be under her command," Lu Ran said, waving his hand.

Yu Shishi pouted: "Why shouldn't we care! I want to go to Feiniao City too!"

Qin Yu'er smiled and said, "Shall we talk as we walk?"

"Ah."

"Wow, what a magnificent new city!" Yu Shishi exclaimed, looking around with wide eyes, like a little girl who had never seen the world before.

Upon seeing this, Lu Ran sighed and said:

"Thank you for your hard work. Asuka City has changed so much, and I, who hold the title of city lord, haven't been able to help much. I really feel ashamed."

"Not at all. Without the massive funding and connections you provided, Feiniao City wouldn't have been able to develop so rapidly," Qin Yu'er said with a light laugh.

Lu Ran laughed as well: "Isn't it because we need a super-level mage like you to keep things in check? Otherwise, how could we keep those villains in check?"

(End of this chapter)