Chapter 304 [Rhine City] Newborn, Resonance of the Secret Realm


    "Miss Daisy, thank you for your hard work."


    Shane nodded and took the space ring handed over by Daisy.


    "Humph, it''s good to know that I worked hard."


    Daisy wiped her sweat and said with a hint of resentment: "You are very comfortable being the hands-off shopkeeper these days. You take the crew out to play every day."


    "I, on the other hand, not only want to participate in the auction, but also help you sell those goods..."


    Hearing this, Xia En couldn''t help but feel a little ashamed.


    Thinking about it carefully, it seems that what he did was indeed a bit unkind.


    "But, if you are willing to spend one night with my sister, I won''t be able to forgive you."


    Daisy smiled charmingly and said half-truthfully.


    Judging from her appearance and figure, this statement is indeed very tempting and reveals an unspeakable charm.


    In the past few days, siblings Xia En and Daisy have gradually become familiar with each other. This hot-bodied woman seems to have grown up and dared to make such dirty jokes with him.


    Xia En smiled: "Do you have the courage? Are you really afraid that I will eat you?"


    A flash of panic and blush suddenly flashed across Daisy''s pretty face.


    Obviously, she likes to talk about sex, but in fact she may have almost no actual combat experience.


    "Okay, you have the guts to tease me, my sister."


    Daisy continued to speak harshly and joked: "I don''t care, your crew member is already a little restless, right?"


    Xia En also felt the resentful gaze of a certain silver-haired girl coming from behind him, so he stopped joking and said seriously.


    "Thank you for your hard work these days. You should have received your share of the merits and gold dragon coins, right?"


    "Of course."


    Daisy replied: "When did our Moriarty family ever do business at a loss?"


    To be honest, until now, Daisy still has a lot of surprise in her heart.


    She almost watched Xia En put batch after batch of goods into the warehouse, and it seemed that this was far from Xia En''s limit.


    If he wasn''t worried about investing too many goods at once, which would cause huge price fluctuations, Xia En could come up with more weird products.


    Looking at that posture, it really looks like a small [Secret Realm] has been hollowed out!


    Not to mention Shane himself, even Daisy, the agent, made a huge profit from this trade.


    The combined income from all the businesses she had done in the past was huge this time.


    Even their siblings'' evaluation among the Moriarty family has been improved as a result.


    It can be said that it has benefited a lot.


    In fact, Daisy also vaguely guessed that Xia En didn''t just loot a [Secret Realm].


    Those living creatures can often only survive in special environments.


    If the [Secret Realm] was looted, I''m afraid these animals would be dying before they were transported to [Liu Li Island].


    However, Daisy didn''t have any questions about Xia En''s secret thoughts, and she didn''t even show them. She just buried this guess deep in her heart.


    Just as Xia En said, there are still many opportunities for them to cooperate in the future!


    Why ruin their relationship over a little curiosity?


    …


    …


    It didn''t take long.


    Xia En sent Daisy away and counted the precious materials in the space ring.


    Looking at the extraordinary materials in this ring, Xia En felt both love and hate.


    Previously, when the first batch of transactions were completed, Xia En became suddenly rich, with total assets reaching 2,000 merit and 8,000 gold dragon coins.


    On [Liu Li Island], the purchasing power of merit is almost 10 times that of gold dragon coins, which is nearly 30,000 gold dragon coins.


    This money is a huge amount of money no matter where you put it.


    And this was even when Xia En still had a large amount of unsold goods.


    At that time, Xia En couldn''t help but sigh.


    No wonder so many novels like to write about the theme of traveling between two worlds. It is indeed easy to make a fortune by being a "bad guy" between the two worlds!


    It''s just that Xia En makes money quickly and spends money faster.


    [Liu Li Island] is one of the commercial and trade centers of the Federation. As long as you want to buy it, there are almost no goods that you cannot buy.


    Of course, the prices of some goods will naturally be ridiculously high.


    For example, Xia En learned from Daisy that someone actually sold a [Secret Realm] in this auction!


    Although it is a dilapidated small [Secret Realm] like the [Blood Moon Secret Realm], selling the [Secret Realm] itself is quite an exaggeration.


    This is something that some small places on the Seven Seas simply cannot imagine.


    Now, since Xia En has come to [Liu Li Island], he still has a large amount of funds at his disposal, so he must make good use of it.


    Therefore, in addition to the list given by Jane, Shane also purchased a batch of rare materials to be used to strengthen the [Diamond Star] and [Black Swan].


    Not only that, the equipment and abilities of each crew member also need to be updated.


    For example, Joey''s staff and robe, props to strengthen An''s armor...


    The books and crowns of the Church of Storms are used to help Joey feel the authority of the Storm Goddess and gain stronger power.


    Skill books of various magic and martial arts - allow crew members to learn new fighting methods and face various situations more flexibly.


    The latest steam machinery, the new generation of [Steam Heart] - Feiya is as obsessed with such things as the dragon is with treasures.


    Even Xian Ge, who was still sleeping, and Miss Ghost, who usually had no sense of presence, received gifts from Xia En.


    A small dragon''s nest made of gold.


    A [Soul-fixing Pearl] that is said to make the soul body more stable.


    Plus the purchase of some furniture in the [Black Swan].


    Although each item does not seem particularly expensive, when they are all added up, it becomes a huge amount of money that cannot be ignored.


    Otherwise, they always say that if you don’t become a family, you don’t know how expensive firewood and rice are!


    Now, even if Xia En is still working hard to make money these days, his total assets have dropped to 300 meritorious deeds and 1,000 gold dragon coins, for a total of about 4,000 gold dragon coins.


    It was even less than the deposit he had when he landed on [Liu Li Island].


    However, Xia En felt that the money was well spent!


    At this time, the [Black Swan] and [Diamond Star] have begun to upgrade their hulls, but it will take a while to complete the upgrade.


    After the upgrade, Xia En''s overall quality will definitely soar again!


    …


    …


    It didn''t take long.


    After returning to his room, Xia En put one hand on his chest, and with a thought, a silver light door opened.


    Xia En stepped into it, and after feeling a little familiar dizziness, he came to the [Rhine Secret Realm].


    As soon as he looked up, he saw the [Crimson Ancient Tree] that was growing more and more vigorously.


    Since this big tree absorbed the aftermath of Xia En''s promotion, its growth rate has skyrocketed again.


    In just ten days, he grew ten meters taller!


    Not only that, the texture of the bark of the [Crimson Ancient Tree] has also undergone subtle changes.


    From the original plant form, it becomes like some kind of special translucent crystal. You can even see through the epidermis the spreading and entangled tissues underneath like blood vessels.


    This seems to be a form that the [Crimson Ancient Tree] in [Blood Moon Secret Realm] has never had before.


    For this reason, Xia En also made a special trip to the [Federal Library] to check with Jane for information.


    Finally, he came up with a conjecture.


    It was as if Feiya''s bloodline had completed its transformation under the influence of [Crimson Reality]. So, wouldn’t it be possible for this [Crimson Ancient Tree] to achieve atavistic evolution?


    Under the influence of the power of [Secret Sea], perhaps one day it can turn into the original [Crimson Mother Tree], causing bloodline suppression to most vampires.


    Of course, right now, the evolution of [Crimson Ancient Tree] has just begun.


    To reach the state that Shane expected, it may take at least decades or even hundreds of years of evolution.


    Even so, Xia En still has great expectations for this.


    In addition to the changes in the [Crimson Ancient Tree], Xia En looked farther away and saw a gray and white city that was very different from before.


    Compared with half a month ago, [Rhine City] has changed a lot.


    It has almost transformed from a hollow flower shelf into a liveable city.


    Of course, there is still a long way to go before it is officially completed, but it can already accommodate residents of both races.


    Considering that there might be huge races like tree people moving in in the future, Xia En made a request at the beginning of the planning and design of this city.


    That is...be big!


    The streets should be wide, and some important buildings should be accessible to tree people.


    Anyway, the [Rhine Secret Realm] is vast and sparsely populated, so there is no problem in setting aside a large area to build a city.


    The only people who had a harder time were the tree people who carried the stones and built the city.


    But compared to the previous life in [City of Giant Woods], although this kind of labor is hard, the days are more promising.


    It''s not like under the rule of the [Giant Wood God], you can live one day longer. Even if you linger on, you still feel that life is hopeless.


    Moreover, watching a home rise from the ground in their own hands is also a great sense of accomplishment for the residents living in [Rhine City].


    Perhaps many years later, they can point to this huge city and say proudly to future generations.


    "This city was built in our hands!"


    …


    …


    It didn''t take long.


    Xia En''s arrival attracted the attention of the people of the Yongyue tribe next to the [Crimson Ancient Tree].


    After all, this big tree has been regarded as the sacred tree of [Rhine City], and only very few people are allowed to get close to it.


    And the only one who will suddenly appear under the [Crimson Ancient Tree] is the great and benevolent Holy Son, the benefactor of the [Moon Yong Clan], and the [Lord of the Rhine] - Lord Xia En!


    "Lord Holy Son!"


    The first person to rush to Xia En''s side was none other than the lively Sha Jingjing.


    Her ears were raised high, her fluffy tail swung so fast that it seemed like an afterimage appeared, and she ran over quickly.


    If Xia En hadn''t stretched out a hand to stop him, Sha Jingjing might have pounced on him like a big domestic dog and washed his face with her tongue.


    Looking at Sha Jingjing''s sparkling eyes, Xia En''s mouth twitched slightly.


    Such a beautiful girl, why did she become a husky?


    But think about it carefully.


    In the past, when she was on the Sand Island, Sha Jingjing, as a tribal saint, spent every day in fear and exhaustion in order to hunt for food and survive.


    But now that she has come to the [Rhine Secret Realm], the pressure of survival has been greatly reduced, and she does not need to make decisions on many things.


    Sha Jingjing''s life became more comfortable and her repressed nature was liberated, which led to such a big change.


    After thinking about this, Xia En understood Sha Jingjing.


    But at this time, Xia En took a closer look and found that her aura had increased a lot, and couldn''t help but be surprised.


    "Did you break through?"


    "yes."


    Sha Jingjing said happily: "I was running in the forest yesterday and found that I became stronger again! My training during this period must have taken effect."


    When she said this, the girl kept staring at Xia En intently.


    Those big watery eyes clearly seemed to be saying, "Praise me! Praise me!"


    Seeing this, Xia En had no choice but to stretch out his hand, touch Sha Jingjing''s head, and praise him at the same time.


    "Yes, you are great!"


    It has to be said that the Yongyue clan is indeed gifted.


    The path they took was not a regular secret path, but rather a rank path from an older era, and the improvement of the polyphonic songs was somewhat similar.


    Sometimes, it often only requires the accumulation of time and strength to be promoted, without the need to participate in the trials of promotion rituals.


    Sha Jingjing''s breakthrough obviously falls into this situation.


    Now, her combat power has firmly entered the fourth level, and she is considered a strong person in the [Rhine Secret Realm].


    After enjoying Xia En''s "head-touching" reward, Sha Jingjing remembered one more thing and reported it excitedly.


    "By the way, Lord Xia En, the first newborn baby in [Rhine City] was born!"


    "Huh? Newborn?"


    Hearing this, Xia En couldn''t help but look happy.


    The birth of a newborn is of great significance to the entire [Secret Realm].


    This means that the population of [Secret Realm] has begun to gradually grow.


    With the population, there will be more labor force, and more territory can be opened up. Only then can they truly gain a foothold in the [Rhine Secret Realm].


    "Yes, Aunt Martha was pregnant before moving to the [Rhine Secret Realm], and she just gave birth successfully this morning."


    Sha Jingjing continued: "By the way, Aunt Martha has another request."


    "What is the request?"


    Sha Jingjing hesitated for a moment, then said: "She hopes...the Holy Son can name her child."


    "In the past, it was the work of the high priest and the saint to give names to newborns."


    "But now, you are the master of this [Rhine Secret Realm]. I think no one is more qualified than you to name this first newborn."


    Xia En quickly understood what Sha Jingjing meant and nodded.


    "No problem, take me to Ms. Martha."


    Soon, Sha Jingjing brought Xia En to a house.


    "It''s the Holy Son!"


    "Martha! The Holy Son is here!"


    As Xia En walked over, the faces of the nearby Yongyue clan members showed expressions of excitement and awe—Xia En''s status in their minds was so high.


    Seeing Shane''s arrival, Martha, who was still lying on the bed and resting, immediately wanted to stand up and salute him.


    Xia En waved his hand: "You don''t have to be so restrained."


    Then, he looked at the baby in Martha''s arms and asked softly.


    "Is this child a boy or a girl?"


    "It''s a girl."


    "Then, let''s call her Index."


    When Xia En spit out this name, the [Empty Beast Heart Seal] on his chest beat suddenly.


    Then, an invisible wave spread.


    That seems to be... the resonance of the entire secret realm!


    (End of chapter)