Chapter 36: The Request That Gave Kantisi a Headache

Returned to A Ru Cun.

The first thing Luo De did was to find Kantisi and quit his guard job.

The reason was simple.

"I no longer have a Vision, so I can't use elemental power anymore."

I don't know what method Duoli used.

In short.

When Luo De's deal with her was settled, he clearly felt that his connection to the Vision had disappeared.

Exactly.

He simply could no longer sense his ice-element Vision.

Luo De tried.

He now indeed cannot use ice elemental power anymore.

"What about your Vision?"

Upon hearing Luo De say that, Kantisi was shocked.

On the Teyvat Continent, such a thing as a Vision is called a divine gift.

Although it does not contain the power of gods within.

But a Vision has one property that is extremely special.

That is, it cannot be lost.

Don't be fooled by the Vision's appearance being like a glass bead.

Even if it is chopped by knives and axes, burned by fire, buried in soil, or thrown off a cliff or into the deep sea, it will return to its user on its own.

In theory.

There are only two situations in which one can lose a Vision.

One is the user's death; the other is the user's wish being shattered.

Kantisi's brain suddenly short-circuited.

When Luo De left, he was clearly in normal condition, and he was even with Dixiya.

What happened to them along the way?

How did Luo De's wish suddenly shatter?

And Luo De's answer surprised Kantisi so much she couldn't close her mouth.

"Sold?"

"You're saying you sold your Vision?!"

Unconsciously, Kantisi's voice rose several degrees.

That's a Vision, after all.

Something countless people seek but cannot obtain.

How could it just be sold?

"That's just the fact."

"I've been short on money lately, so I sold it to get some cash."

Luo De explained this matter confidently.

"You"

Kantisi moved her lips a few times, not knowing what to say.

Countless things she wanted to say, when they reached her lips, ultimately became: "How much did you sell it for?"

"One million Mora."

Upon hearing that number,

Kantisi couldn't help but shake her head.

One million Mora is something A Ru Cun can also produce.

However, in terms of A Ru Cun's economy, one million Mora is already a sum large enough to hurt, and spending that much just to win over a Vision bearer is still not very cost-effective.

However, Kantisi did not simply agree to Luo De quitting his guard job just because he lost his Vision; instead she advised: "Even without a Vision, with your skills, the guard job is fully manageable."

During the earlier sandstorm, Kantisi had seen Luo De's martial prowess.

Moreover, Dixiya's side had also confirmed it.

Luo De's martial arts now surpass hers.

In A Ru Cun, where talent is scarce, he can be called a rare expert.

So Kantisi still does not want him to leave the guard team so easily.

At the same time, she worries more about one thing.

That is, what does Luo De intend to do with all that money? Could he be planning to leave A Ru Cun?

Fortunately.

Luo De never said he wanted to leave A Ru Cun; he simply declared firmly that he would not continue staying in the guard team.

Seeing him so insistent,

Kantisi also stopped trying to persuade him, merely asking what other needs he had if he didn't do guard duty.

"I need a piece of land."

"Not the wasteland outside the village, but within the village's protected area, preferably a larger spot."

Luo De recalled the page on quicksand eel farming methods in the "Rainforest Biological Illustrated Guide," and listed his requirements for that piece of land to Kantisi one by one.

Actually, raising quicksand eels is not that difficult.

These amphibious fish in the desert, in order to adapt to desert life, have long evolved strong survival abilities.

As long as there is water and enough food, they can be kept alive.

In other parts of the desert, due to the water shortage problem, raising quicksand eels is somewhat troublesome.

But in A Ru Cun.

Water is completely not a problem.

Kantisi kept Luo De's request in mind, nodded and agreed.

Next.

Luo De then took out three more sheets of drawings; the first depicted an iron cage that could be used for raising mushroom chickens, the second listed the site requirements and facilities needed for raising mushroom pigs, and the third was a specially made cage for containing grass slimes.

The markings on the drawings are very detailed.

Whether material requirements or dimensional information, all are written precisely and professionally on them.

Likewise.

This is also drawn by Tinari, except that only the cage for containing grass slimes in this set was drawn on the spot by him; the other two are clipped from that book 'Rainforest Creature Illustrated Guide'.

For Luo De.

The half-note, half-textbook book that Tinari gave him is truly more precious than gold.

This is genuine, valuable knowledge, far more detailed and rich than the knowledge he orally imparted back in Zhenna Garden.

This time Kantisi's agreement was not so readily given.

Nengmei looked over these drawings once, calculated in her mind, and replied: 'To accommodate all this, your current house isn't big enough, is it?'

Hmm.

Indeed.

So I plan to move and live there.

Luo De pointed to a direction.

Following the direction of his finger, one looks over.

Relying on her superb memory, Kantisi immediately thought of the place Luo De was referring to.

'That location isn't very suitable, is it?'

A hint of hesitation appeared on Kantisi's face.

The house Luo De wants is the place where the Scholar of the Vitalist School, A De Ba Yi, lives.

If it were elsewhere, Kantisi could still decide.

But she really cannot decide on A De Ba Yi's behalf.

That proud scholar lives so far away precisely because he does not want to stay in the village.

The place is indeed large enough, and it is also within the protection range of A Ru Cun.

According to the land needed for the things on Luo De's drawings, it is indeed quite suitable.

That is

'Mr. A De Ba Yi is there.'

Kantisi thought Luo De made this request because he didn't know about A De Ba Yi, so she quickly and concisely told him about A De Ba Yi.

However, what she did not expect was.

After listening, Luo De actually said indifferently: 'What does it matter to me whether he dislikes A Ru Cun? If you have the ability, get the Academy not to exile him! Humph, just because of him I have to move—how much Mora and effort would that waste? Forget it, I won't move; if he's got the guts, let him chase me away.'

Luo De, who is usually easygoing, this time adopted an unusually firm attitude.

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Kantisi rubbed her temples.

No matter who it is, running into two stubborn donkey-like fellows would likely leave anyone feeling as she does now.

After a moment's thought.

Kantisi ultimately still agreed to this.

Regardless.

For A Ru Cun, the villager Luo De is obviously more important than A De Ba Yi, who despises the village from the bottom of his heart.

If it weren't for the knowledge that A De Ba Yi possesses, which A Ru Cun urgently needs,

Kantisi and Uncle Anpu would not give him such a good face either.

Watching Luo De's departing back, Kantisi silently said a prayer for A De Ba Yi: 'Hope you don't provoke him; otherwise, it will really be difficult.'

(End of chapter)