Happy Cultivator was somewhat confused seeing Leopold’s expression, but something else shocked him even more.
After he said this, Leopold’s favorability towards him dropped!
The decline wasn’t significant but it was still quite strange.
Did he say anything wrong? His Majesty Snow’s Star Network ID was His Majesty Roland, right? The ID also looked pretty ordinary, right?
Happy Cultivator was completely bewildered. Just as he was about to ask a question, he saw Leopold suddenly stand up from his chair.
Leopold’s expression only twisted for a moment before returning to calm, or rather, somewhat wooden.
Under Happy Cultivator’s gaze, the silver-haired man turned and left his seat. He walked to a rock some distance away, sat down with his back to them and raised his hands to cover his ears.
Like this…
Why did he seem a bit shut down?
Happy Cultivator stared blankly at the other two at the table. Ivis’ mouth hadn’t stopped and he had already devoured half the snacks on the table.
Having heard about their journey, Happy Cultivator understood why he was like this and eagerly brought out a lot of snacks.
Then he cautiously asked, “Can I ask what happened to His Majesty? Is he okay?”
Ivis shook his head, indicating that he didn’t understand either. Brenda guessed something, but it was difficult to explain to Happy Cultivator.
“It’s nothing. He will be fine in a moment.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Rosam looked back at them, or rather, at Happy Cultivator.
“Happy Cultivator, thank you for bringing us this good news. It surprised me but I know that you aren’t lying.”
As an elementalist with a strength close to eight stars, it was quite easy for Rosam to determine whether someone was telling the truth or not.
“Roland has produced a truly remarkable ruler!”
Rosam wasn’t from Roland and used to be quite resentful of this leading nation. Now after experiencing so much, he had to admit its strength.
“Yes, His Majesty Snow is truly amazing!’ Happy Cultivator said sincerely.
“You just said that Roland has reclaimed half the land of Escher Star?”
“Yes, this is how it looks on the satellite cloud map.”
Happy Cultivator glanced at the other elementalists and belatedly realized something.
“Wait a minute, did you say that this place isn’t affected by level restrictions?”
Rosam nodded. “That’s right. There are indeed no star restrictions here. People like Leopold and Brenda were originally only two stars, but they were quickly promoted after coming here.”
“Leopold has already broken through to five stars while Brenda is also at four star strength. You…”
He paused for a moment before choosing to comfort him. “Given time, you can do it too.”
In his opinion, Happy Cultivator’s talent was too poor. Still, the fact that he could successfully cross the special magnetic field to get here had already shown his luck.
Luck was sometimes a form of strength. This showed that he was a favored person and he had high hopes for this young man.
Happy Cultivator wasn’t unhappy at all. He looked at the elementalists present. These elementalists…
“Can I ask what your star rating is?” He asked while looking at Rosam.
“Seven and a half stars, just one step away from eight stars,” Rosam said. “The lowest level among us is six stars, except for Leopold and Brenda.”
Happy Cultivator gasped in surprise.
He had just roughly counted. There were probably one or two hundred people in this forgotten land. This meant…
One or two hundred NPCs with a strength of six stars or higher!
What a powerful force this was!
It was much harder for NPCs to level up than players. To this day, the five star elementalists in the Roland Empire could be counted on two hands. Even three and four star elementalists were relatively rare.
Most of them were below two stars.
Even if the level restrictions were lifted, they still needed time to grow and rely on their own understanding of elemental power. This was completely different from players who leveled up by fighting monsters.
If Roland’s rules weren’t so comprehensive and strict, and if it hadn’t focused on cultivating players’ feelings for NPCs at the very beginning, the NPCs probably wouldn’t be able to control so many players whose strength had increased dramatically.
However, Happy Cultivator hadn’t expected such a group of high level NPCs to be hidden on Escher Star!
If these NPCs were released, they could probably dominate the entire interstellar space.
The more Happy Cultivator thought about it, the more excited he became. He had to complete this mission as soon as possible!
Putting aside His Majesty Snow, just knowing so many high level elementalists meant he already made a fortune!
He temporarily ignored the strange Leopold and started interacting with the elementalists around him.
Out of these nearly two hundred elementalists, half were from Roland. This meant he didn’t encounter any obstacles in making contact with them.
Upon learning that these elementalists didn’t have communicators, he readily exchanged two hundred of them directly from the faction warehouse.
Of course, there was no outside signal here. Still, he carried a signal transmitter with him and managed to add all these elementalists as friends.
The elementalists who received the gifts found the sight of Happy Cultivator particularly pleasing. Under his guidance, they started using the communicator.
The people who were initially resistant quickly fell in love with this little thing.
This land was so small and everyone’s mental strength was so high that what they said to each other was immediately known to everyone else.
Now with this little gadget, they could chat privately via text!
Only the Roland language and the international language were used, but Roland was the strongest nation on Escher Star at the time. The language was a required course for elementalists, and everyone could use it.
Suddenly, the elementalists who had been holding back for nearly a century started adding each other as friends and whispering secrets.
Meanwhile, Happy Cultivator was constantly taking out various foods and drinks in the open space. After emptying his inventory, he would go to the system store to buy more.
The sheer number of things he brought out surprised everyone.
“It’s fine. There will be more after you finish eating, so don’t be shy!”
With a wave of his hand, Happy Cultivator displayed extraordinary generosity. Every elementalist who enjoyed his gift continuously increased their favorability towards him!
Seeing the system notifications that were practically flooding the screen, Happy Cultivator couldn’t stop smiling.
Rosam and the others were somewhat relieved when they learned that Roland already possessed the power to wipe out half the interstellar beasts on Escher Star.
At least, Roland wouldn’t be without resistance if they lost here.
Upon hearing that His Majesty Snow had ordered the construction of main cities named after various ancient kingdoms, many elementalists of the fallen kingdoms had tears in their eyes.
Everyone liked Happy Cultivator because this young man brought something called hope to their previously stagnant world.
They gathered around the campfire and held a long awaited campfire party.
Above their heads, the colorful crystal shimmered faintly as if witnessing all of this.
After a satisfying meal and seeing that he had raised the favorability of all the NPCs to the required level, Happy Cultivator’s old habit was brought up again.
“I need to return to Roland to bring back news of this land and everyone here. I can take one senior with me on a round trip for a short time. Does anyone want to come back with me?”
He kept staring at Leopold as he said this.
However, Leopold silently looked away, not wanting to pay attention to him regardless of whether his words were true or not.
Go back?
Thank you, he didn’t want to go back now.
The moment Happy Cultivator’s words came out, everyone started talking and discussing it.
Of course, almost no one believed him. They were just discussing how to comfort the child.
They couldn’t go back, they really couldn’t go back.
Happy Cultivator was really helpless. The property usage card could only be bound to one NPC, but there was also a one week cooldown after unbinding. He couldn’t find any loopholes.
“I really can do it. Please believe me.”
He continued, “Why don’t we give it a try? You can send a representative back with me. Once you see the results, you will believe me.”
Finally, everyone pushed Ivis forward.
Leopold was the most suitable candidate, but he refused very firmly. Brenda was his bodyguard and insisted on protecting him.
As another member of the Roland imperial family, and nearly half the people here being from Roland, Avis was forced to take the lead.
Ivis took the card from Happy Cultivator and examined it carefully.
The card design was very simple. It was pure blue with only the Roland coat of arms printed in the center of one side.
“Is this some type of alchemical product?” He asked curiously.
“I guess so.”
He had never taken an NPC back with him, so Happy Cultivator was suddenly a bit nervous after speaking so confidently.
“I will begin now. Please hold onto this card lightly and don’t lose it.”
Fortunately, the home system still worked.
However, just as Happy Cultivator was about to enter his home, a system notification popped up.
[You are about to enter your home with Ivis.]
[Warning: When an NPC leaves the forgotten land, the defenses here will become weaker. The chance of failing the ultimate main quest will be greatly increased, so please choose carefully.]
Happy Cultivator was taken aback, but now he was caught in a dilemma. Despite feeling uneasy, he still chose to continue taking Ivis back home.
As he disappeared on the spot, Ivis felt the card in his hand start to heat up and a force quickly enveloped him.
The next moment, he felt dizzy. After opening his eyes again, he found himself in an unfamiliar house.
Was he teleported into a magic tower?
Ivis stared blankly at his surroundings but didn’t sense the presence of the magic core, the tower spirit.
On the contrary…
“Oh my god, your greatest captain, Mike, is back!”
A voice that sounded incredibly familiar was heard from outside the window.
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