MC's career as foreign lord

But just as Zhou Ren was leading the little girl down the road, he saw Antinoya striding over from afar, ferociously punching the invisible air wall.

The force of this punch was so great that the soaring air waves even blew some of the stones around her into the air.

"Zhou Ren! I thought you were a Lawful Good aligned mage, but I didn't expect you to kidnap my little niece today!" she said, and upon hearing this, the two people and one bear were simultaneously stunned.

Liya was a little puzzled, "Why do I hear Aunt Anna's voice? (Let's just assume there's the word 'aunt' in this world; 'auntie' doesn't sound as good.)"

Zhou Ren also didn't expect that the only two elves he had genuinely interacted with in this world would actually be related?

He touched the little girl's head and turned her around, "Liya, look at that lady, do you recognize her?"

Liya looked in the direction of his arm, and then her eyes suddenly lit up, she cheered, and even threw the bear in her hand away, directly pouncing forward and hugging Anna, "Aunt Anna!"

"Ah?" The little bear looked on in confusion; he hadn't even reacted and could only helplessly fall from the sky.

Zhou Ren quickly caught the bear falling from the sky; the two of them stared at each other for a while, and then turned their heads away from each other.

They really did dislike each other. Zhou Ren held the little bear by the neck with one hand and walked towards the two elves, one big and one small, who had already finished their reunion.

"Miss Anna, don't make accusations without investigating in the future; it's not good to wrong good people!" Zhou Ren casually reminded her, "Now that your aunt has come, should I leave her here then?"

Anna seemed to have learned the truth from Liya and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Zhou; I just came back from town and was worried sick when I couldn't find Liya. I promise there won't be a next time!"

"Aunt Anna is wrong! Dad would be very happy if Aunt Anna admitted her mistake!" Liya said, then jumped out of Anna's arms and hugged the little bear again.

"But... Liya wants to plant trees with Big Brother and can't stay with Aunt Anna. Goodbye!" She said, and actually ran off on her own, back to the place where they had turned earlier.

She also waved at Zhou Ren, "Big Brother, come quickly! Let's go plant trees!"

Zhou Ren smiled; he never expected such a development, "Miss Anna, it seems she doesn't want to leave with you!"

"Um..." Anna rolled her eyes and thought of another idea, "Your Excellency Zhou Ren!" She leaned her face close to Zhou Ren's, looking watery-eyed.

"Hiss!" Zhou Ren couldn't help but shudder all over. Such a beautiful woman suddenly doing this was a bit too much to handle. He knew she must want something, but she was too big…

"Cough cough!" Steadying his mind, Zhou Ren raised his hand. Although the two were close, they could be said to be worlds apart due to the existence of the invisible territory wall.

Even at a distance as far as the horizon, Zhou Ren could still make it feel like the ends of the earth with a wave of his hand.

He saw through the woman's intentions at a glance and said, "Aren't you watching over your house?"

Anna waved her hand, "Someone is helping me watch it!"

Zhou Ren turned his head and saw two half-elves directing things there. A middle-aged half-elf even smiled at him, and he immediately understood everything!

"That old Ford... is it your property?" he asked, removing the territory restriction for her. The two of them walked towards Liya together.

Anna lightly snorted, indicating that he was correct. She had never seen such an unromantic man who actually wanted to lock her outside.

Zhou Ren nodded, "Then I still have to thank your two employees for giving me such a territory that I can make a living in!"

His impression of Anna suddenly improved a lot. Even if this matter might not have much to do with her, the subordinates reflected the boss. At least her education was very successful.

Anna turned her head, "It's still your things that are more interesting. I've never seen the energy of Evocation and Transmutation combined in such a way, and with such gentle alchemical tools!"

The relationship between the two of them gradually eased in these casual chats. On the contrary, Liya was impatient and shouted loudly!

"Big Brother, Aunt, what are you two doing! Come quickly! How can you be slower than a little elf like me!"

"Let's go!" Zhou Ren said with a smile, "The little girl is getting impatient!"

Anna also nodded. This human didn't seem as dull as she had imagined! He was as interesting as he looked from the sky before!

She was mainly observing Liya's performance. Zhou Ren didn't know, but she was very clear about it.

Liya had the special talent of detecting evil. If she found that someone really harbored ill intentions towards her, she wouldn't be so close to them.

So her attitude towards Zhou Ren had eased. After all, there were all kinds of humans, but in the Elven Empire, humans could only be Lawful Good or Neutral Good!

Zhou Ren certainly didn't know about this kind of test. He quickly arrived at the tree farm he had prepared with the two of them, a barren land backing against the mountain.

Of course, he didn't idle when he walked, but used a shovel to flatten the road from the entrance to here, so that it would be more convenient to come next time.

"I've been here before!" Liya said, "The teacher also built a small wooden house here at that time!"

"Oh!" Zhou Ren said in surprise, "When was that?"

Anna said lightly, "Liya is fifty years old this year, probably more than twenty years ago! I leveled this land!"

"Ah, this…" Zhou Ren suddenly didn't know what to say. He still couldn't explain the meaning of life to the long-lived races. This elf who looked like a little girl was actually fifty years old?

"Haha!" Seeing Zhou Ren's somewhat dull face, Anna couldn't help but laugh. This man was too calm and too indifferent before. It was really pleasing to have such a scene!

"But… Liya hasn't come of age yet, right?" Zhou Ren said. He quickly reacted. At this age, with such a mind, she must not have come of age.

Liya nodded vigorously, "Yes! Liya will be an adult in forty-nine years! Then I can go out and play like Aunt!"

She raised the little bear in her hand, "You think so too, Dag!"

Zhou Ren now knew the name of this gluttonous bear, it was called Dag!

He looked at Anna and said, "Anna, since you want to come here, take care of Liya! I'll level this place first!"

The terrain here was somewhat different from the wasteland, more like a hard land interwoven with stones and soil, so Zhou Ren not only brought a shovel, but also didn't forget the pickaxe and axe.

Liya happily played with her teddy bear. Without the pressure of eating, she could enjoy playing with anything.

For example, right now, she hung the bear on the fishing rod and swung it like a swing—although Dagg didn't want to be played with like this, covering its face with its chubby paws, roaring silently.

Zhou Ren had already raised his axe. Although it was called a wasteland, there were still many small trees and shrubs. He would cut down all the trees first!

After some special modification, these small trees wouldn't drop wood when cut down, but they would drop apples, tea seeds, and wooden sticks, which could be considered a resource anyway.

And the shrubs, like grass, would drop some plant seeds.

Zhou Ren was quite fast, quickly traversing this area, not only knocking down all the plants but also digging up all the stones and soil that appeared in the planting area.

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However, just as he finished clearing one row and was preparing to clear the second, a snow-white hand reached out in front of him. Zhou Ren raised his head in confusion.

Anna stood with her hands on her hips, "Are you really planning to clear this place all by yourself?"

"You mean…"

"Since Liya can use that magical fishing rod, then I can also use the tools here. Give me a tool, and I'll help you!" she said. "Don't tell me that's not allowed!"

She had a smile on her face, but the meaning of the threat was obvious, making Zhou Ren feel a little helpless. But since Anna wanted to try, let her try.

As the saying goes, unless the legendary gods intervene, he wouldn't worry about his territory being breached. That also meant that he wouldn't actually face any risks. In that case, why not have a free laborer?

"Okay!" Zhou Ren's decisive answer made Anna feel uneasy. She was prepared to use a bargaining tactic, and if he didn't agree to this condition, she would suggest another one. Why did he agree so readily?

"Then… what should I do now?" She felt a little unsure for a moment. After all, even though she had been mentally preparing herself, how could such a miraculous ability come without a price?

Zhou Ren smiled and shook his head, "You don't need to do anything. Just wait! I'll teach you when I get back!"

He opened the 《Territory Permissions》 again. This book was unexpectedly useful. He checked the box for block destruction and item usage before handing a pickaxe to her.

"You can try digging those stones!" Zhou Ren said. He had already cleared all the plants. Strangely enough, he didn't get a single grain of rice. When did his luck get so bad?

Now, only scattered soil and stones were piled up here. Zhou Ren naturally took on the task of moving the soil, piling large amounts of soil into small hills. This was no small project!

Anna had already started working on the stones, but she froze after digging up one stone, as if she suddenly didn't want to do it anymore, standing there motionless.

If she didn't want to do it, she didn't want to do it. Zhou Ren wasn't surprised. Even if such a beautiful woman just stood there, it would be pleasing to the eye. It was his own work, and he didn't really expect anyone else to help him complete much.

However, Liya came over, "Big brother, didn't we say we would plant the trees and then go home for dinner? Liya is hungry. When can I help you plant trees?"

Her face was full of confusion, but also excitement, especially since she was going to plant trees! Her teacher in the forest never let her plant trees!

Zhou Ren smiled and patted her head, giving her dozens of saplings. The little girl learned how to switch inventory items without being taught. It seemed that her speed wasn't too slow. The fishing rod in her hand disappeared and turned into an oak sapling.

And naturally, Dagg, the teddy bear who had finally gotten used to the swaying fishing rod, was also like that. It fell from the sky again, raising its little paw to silently accuse Liya!

Zhou Ren took it, opened its legs, and took a look. Oh! It was a male bear!

Then, Zhou Ren began to tell Liya the key points and tricks of planting trees. The specific requirement was to extend outwards from the corner, with a distance of four squares between each tree to ensure they had enough room to grow!

If there were still stones, skip them. Zhou Ren would come back later to replace all the stones with soil. This was also the main point of work he told Anna.

As for now… he threw away a discarded iron shovel, looked at the huge mound of soil, and sighed, "Work hard! So we can have lunch sooner today!"

His satiety was still okay. Making bows and arrows at the workbench in the morning didn't take too much energy. Moreover, standing still hardly reduced his hunger, which was pretty good!

Moreover, that wasn't all. He ate an apple in the middle, which he got when digging up shrubs. Liya saw it at the time and shared half an apple with Zhou Ren.

Then he noticed the little girl's power. With a gentle rub of her fingers, the single apple was strangely divided into two in a green light. They both ate half an apple to fill their stomachs.

As for Miss Anna, she was still standing there motionless, not knowing what she was thinking.

Zhou Ren didn't care so much, picked up a grain of rice that he hadn't picked up just now, "Oh! Finally got rice, can plant it first and cultivate rice seedlings!"

At this time, Liya, holding a pile of saplings and carefully counting the squares, finally walked to Anna's side, "Aunt Anna, lift your foot, Liya is going to plant a tree!"

She gently shook Anna's body, but the golden-haired beauty really didn't react at all, not even feeling it, making the little girl confused. She had no choice but to go around her and continue planting saplings in front.

She planted with great enthusiasm, especially after the teddy bear Dagg ran down, poked and bit, but had no effect on the saplings, she planted even faster.

Silver bell-like laughter spread in the area, "Bear bear! Come on! Bite again, it's about to fall!"

She shouted loudly, making Zhou Ren couldn't help but turn his head, looking at the teddy bear Dagg with a look of losing its dreams, hugging a sapling, and then the little girl pushed it hard from the side. He couldn't help but smile.

Having more people seems to be more interesting than having fewer people!

He looked at everything in front of him and knocked off the last piece of soil before returning to the area, watching Liya still diligently planting saplings, while the stones on the ground were scattered, hindering her placement.