Only I can make them stronger

Xia Ye shook his head and sighed.

Soon, the table was filled with a delicious lunch. Everyone was curious why the three of them came back at noon just after going out in the morning.

Xia Ye told her what happened before and her thoughts. After listening, Shana frowned and said first:

"From what you said, there may be some unknown secrets behind this amusement park?"

Hearing this, Xia Ye shrugged helplessly and said:

"It's just a guess. I don't have any substantial evidence. It can only be regarded as a hunch."

"And from what the manager said, this amusement park called Ocean of Laughter is a multi-city chain. To me, the fact that they came to the Shia City-State to invest and build it is a bit like charity. The Shia City-State Government Department is probably welcoming it and won't consider too many issues at all."

"So I can only remind you to try to pay attention to the situation in the city in the near future."

20. Teacher An Ke’s History Class

"Chain industry? Are there amusement parks of the same brand in other cities?"

Luo Qi asked curiously.

"Yes, there are many places. It's called [Ocean of Laughter], right?"

Before Xia Ye could answer, Karen spoke first.

Compared to small cities like the Shia City-State, she and Jinniel, who have lived in Phoenix for a long time, have much broader knowledge and are more familiar with the situations in other cities.

"It's a new brand that was founded three years ago. It was first in Fantita City, and it took a year before it started to appear in other cities. But the chain expanded very quickly, and it opened in the north soon."

"Is there one in Phoenix City too?" Xia Ye asked.

"No, Phoenix is not a traditional residential city. It is more like a combat city. The overall pace of the city is quite fast. Everyone is busy improving their strength and completing tasks. It is one of the cities with the highest density of high-end firms. It is impossible to make money by opening an amusement park there."

Karen shrugged.

Xia Ye quickly understood the typical positioning of cities like Phoenix. The living pressure in such places is very high. The majority of people who come here are chasing their dreams and trying to climb higher, and no one has the leisure time for entertainment.

"By the way, I asked you what the city of Fantita was. What exactly is this city like? Why is it so famous? Is it just because it's so big?"

Then he looked at An Ke and continued to ask.

"I'm really impressed by you. You don't even know this..."

An Ke curled her lips.

"When Mr. Xia Ye first came, he really didn't know a lot of common sense information. But when An Ke came back, he was already familiar with it. I've never seen Mr. Xia Ye act so curious about something very strange."

Luo Qi smiled and missed the way Xia Ye looked when she first came to the office.

He was quite cute back then, but now he just bullies people all the time.

"Ahem! Come on, come on, Mr. An Ke's mainland history class is about to start. Student Xia Ye, listen carefully!"

Seeing this, An Ke swallowed the last bite of bread, coughed twice to clear his throat, pretended to stand up and stand by the dining table, crossed his arms and raised a finger.

The others couldn't help but smile at her little adult appearance, and Xia Ye nodded repeatedly:

"Please go ahead, Mr. Anke. I really want to learn."

"Not bad, not bad~" An Ke looked at Xia Ye who cooperated with him with satisfaction and said:

"Fanti Tower, known as the 'City of the Hub', is one of the earliest cities to be built in the history of Hill Continent."

"Before that, there was only endless wilderness and a few human settlements scattered across the wilderness like inconspicuous stars on the Hill Continent. Basically, everyone could be considered a wanderer."

"The gathering of larger settlements and powerful people has established some powerful organizations. Some of these organizations are still active on the continent, such as the Mercury Chamber of Commerce, which has expanded its business into every city."

"There is another organization called the Expeditioners. Although its influence is not as great as that of the Mercury Chamber of Commerce, it still occupies an important position on the continent, especially in the southern region. Its power is basically like that of a local tyrant."

"The city of Fantita was built by them."

"As the environment becomes increasingly deteriorating, people begin to realize that small settlements cannot withstand the sudden natural disasters and endless attacks of terrifying beasts that may occur at any time. If this continues, the vitality of mankind will continue to decrease until it disappears."

"So the heads of the major organizations came together for a long meeting and discussion, and finally finalized the rules and standards for establishing the city. After the city was initially established, it was constantly revised, and finally it developed into what it is now."

"As the first generation of pioneers, the [Expeditioners] did something shocking—"

Having said that, An Ke paused, glanced around proudly and asked:

"Which student knows what they did?"

"Liya knows the answer to this question!" Leiya excitedly raised the fork in her hand and shook her non-existent tail.

At times like this, the two kids who usually make a lot of noise actually get along quite well.

"Liya, please speak."

"They killed a giant Enneagram and kept its intact body to build a city!"

"Wrong answer! Very wrong! Leah got it mixed up! This is the legend of the city of Duya in the Far North! As a punishment, you are not allowed to eat that roasted chicken leg!"

An Ke rolled her eyes. She shouldn't have believed that Liya would remember these.

"Why is this happening?" Leah pouted and put her face on the table, dejected.

An Ke shook his head helplessly and continued:

"They took the southern coastal area as their starting point and expanded a considerable portion of the sea area!"

"As we all know, the sea and the sky are still synonymous with restricted areas on the Hill Continent until now."

"Although they suffered heavy casualties, they also brought back rich harvests and resources from this expedition. The remaining expedition members have become much stronger, and based on this, they have boldly established a line of defense on the coast to resist the invasion of the sea."

"This line of defense has developed into the famous Fantita City!"

"...You know what, Enke's history class is quite vivid." Xia Ye nodded repeatedly and whispered to Luo Qi beside him.

The past of Hill Continent may not be as tortuous and exciting as the development of the previous life, but it has a bit more epic meaning, which sounds interesting.

"After all, An Ke has read many and diverse books. Although she is immature, I'm afraid even Canaanzi would find it difficult to compare with her in terms of knowledge." Luo Qi looked at An Ke with satisfaction.

Leah and her two girls often make her feel like a worried mother.

"Indeed, some of the things she said are unknown to me, not to mention Xia Ye..." Shana on the opposite side sighed.

"Anke is so awesome..." Fiti looked at Anke with admiration and almost took out a notebook to take notes.

At the table, she was probably the only one who truly regarded An Ke as her teacher.

Hearing these idle compliments, An Ke's expression became even more proud, and he continued:

"It is precisely because of this that Fantita City has become the only city on the continent with a standardized process for entering the sea and can profit from it. It has now become the largest port in the entire Hill Continent."

"Thanks to this route for the transportation of trade and resources, this city has earned the reputation of being the [City of Hub and Starting Point]!"

After listening to Encore's class, Xia Ye pondered:

"In that case, if we have saved enough money and have nothing else to do, would you like to consider traveling there?"

“If there were a standardized process for entering the sea, perhaps even tourist attractions could have been developed?”

"What a good idea...it really is!" An Ke's eyes lit up with surprise when he heard it.

She had always wanted to see with her own eyes the things she had seen in the books.

The expressions of the other people also revealed some anticipation.

Things that they had never considered before began to make them think about them after Xia Ye joined.

"Regrettably, this may not be possible for quite some time."

But at this moment, Qilisi, who was usually not very talkative, suddenly spoke.

21. Canaan's New Equipment

"What's going on?" Everyone's eyes turned to Qilisi sitting in the corner of the table, making her nervous.

"That's right... well, I went to the Sanhei Wharf in the south a while ago. It's also a settlement within the sphere of influence of Fantita City. People there said that Fantita City has closed several checkpoints entering the sea this year, and the inspections and procedures are several times stricter than before."

"Not only that, the sea-going areas designated for several surrounding docks have been shrinking again and again, causing their docks' revenue to decrease every month, so they keep complaining..."

Listening to Qilis' words, Xia Ye remembered what Careya had told him, that this girl originally came back to Xia City-State because the craftsmen at the Three Black Wharf did not recognize the blue crystal.

"Did they mention the reason?" Xia Ye asked puzzledly.

"No, that's all they said. I have no access to other matters. After all, it was an internal decision of the City of Fantita, and it must involve many high-level reasons."

Qilisi shrugged.

"Okay..."

At this point, the excitement of the crowd was dispelled, and An Ke returned to the dining table angrily. She quietly took the chicken leg that she had not allowed Liya to eat before and took a bite.

"Since it's a chain opened in such an authoritative city, I guess I'm just too sensitive..." Xia Ye shook his head and went back to the topic of Laughing Paradise:

"But it's always a good idea to be careful. We'll see what happens next."

"As for that amusement park, it's better not to go there for now."

"Anyway, you're the only ones who would go. We're all past that age..." Shana couldn't help laughing.

"The oldest sister, Shana, is only 26 years old..." Leah muttered.

"By the way, look at what gifts they sent. It's a big bag."

At this moment, Xia Ye remembered the gift that the Teddy Bear employee had forced into his hands before he left, and he took out a package from his subspace backpack.

"Is this... the surrounding area?"

After opening it, he found that there was nothing special. It was just some miscellaneous snacks, toys, decorative ornaments, etc. In addition, there was a set of teddy bear costumes that their employees wore... This set of doll costumes took up most of the space.

"I've wanted to complain about this before. This outfit is so ugly. Who would want to wear it..." An Ke picked up the doll costume with a look of disgust, took a look at it, and threw it back to Xia Ye with a look of disgust.

"Indeed...what was the idea of giving this thing..." Xia Ye opened a package of something similar to Cheetos in the gift, took a bite, then shook his head and threw it back into the subspace backpack.

This snack is not delicious either, it has a bland taste and no flavor at all. It may be because he has become accustomed to Luo Qi's delicious cooking, so he has no feeling for this kind of thing.

It's okay to be in an emergency when you have nothing to eat in the wilderness, but forget it for normal times...

…………

"Xia Ye, can you come in?"

In the evening, Xia Ye had just returned from the training room and was considering whether to sleep alone or with someone when there was a knock on the door. The sound outside seemed particularly strange.

Because that was Canaanzi's voice. In his impression, this woman seemed to have never taken the initiative to look for him, and she rarely left her room except for eating.

"Come in." Xia Ye sat up and said:

"What's the matter? Why are you looking for me at this time?"

"Nothing. I'm here to give you the research results from the sampling I did some time ago. After all, you've put in a lot of...hard work, right?"

Canaanzi, who was wearing a research suit and had a slim figure, closed the door, walked straight to the sofa and sat down, took out three boxes from his pocket and placed them on the coffee table.

“That really took a lot of effort…”

Xia Ye placed special emphasis on the word "hard work".

It is true that one drop of semen is equal to ten drops of blood.

"I think these achievements will not let your efforts go to waste." Canaan adjusted his glasses, and a cunning look flashed in his bright blue eyes.

"Tell me?"

Xia Ye looked at the table. The boxes on it were not big and they all looked like exquisite small devices.

"The first one is this——"

As he spoke, Canaanzi opened the first box and took out a ring.

"You really like to make equipment into accessories..." Xia Ye said upon seeing this.

At this time, I already had a ring and a pair of bracelets, and now I want to add another ring.

"After all, this kind of accessory is easy to carry and won't attract attention."

"Indeed...what's the use of this?"

Upon hearing this, Canaanzi picked up the ring, showed its structure to Xia Ye, and gently pressed an inconspicuous button on the side. A threaded thorn suddenly popped out from the ring surface.

"Weapons?" Xia Ye was a little confused.

As for weapons, his crowbar is already unique and is not really needed for now.