Chapter 89: Heart of the Kin and the Earth and Wood Holy Scripture

"..."

Soldiers on the city walls and citizens below them all widened their eyes, staring at the sky in shock and daze, as if they had never witnessed such a brutal and domineering fighting style.

In fact, this was the first time in human history in this world that anyone had seen someone conquer the sky with their physical body!

Soon, Old Vol, covered in blood, hovered in the air, glanced at the shocked humans below, curled the corners of his mouth slightly, and then tore the teleportation scroll to shreds without hesitation.

In an instant, silver light flashed, swallowing Old Vol's figure.

Only then did the soldiers and citizens in the city react, erupting in shouts of astonishment and excitement.

On the top floor of the tower, a middle-aged man in magnificent clothing snapped out of his shock, looking at the direction where Old Vol had disappeared with a gleam in his eyes.

"Who is he?"

"Why can he fly?"

"And that kind of power, is it truly something humans can master?!"

Hearing the Lord of the City's words, a young man beside him, also dressed magnificently, pondered for a moment and said in a low voice, "Father, this might be a powerful mage unknown to others, just like Lord Fu Fu Lamei who passed through here many years ago and built the barrier for this city."

"A mage again..."

The middle-aged city lord's eyes flickered, and after a moment he suddenly said, "I heard that Lord Fu Fu Lamei has a very close personal friendship with the Second Imperial Prince?"

The young man replied, "Yes, Father. The Second Imperial Prince has loved magic since childhood and has many powerful mages around him; Lord Fu Fu Lamei is the one who influenced him the most."

"According to rumors spreading from the Imperial Capital, the move by the Second Imperial Prince to propose to Your Majesty for promoting magic throughout the entire empire in recent years was instigated by Lord Fu Fu Lamei behind the scenes."

"Is that so?" The middle-aged city lord remained noncommittal. After a moment of silence, he said softly, "I heard that the First Imperial Prince suffered a military defeat on the front lines, losing a knightly order composed of noble sons, and many Great Dukes have thus developed resentment towards him."

The young man's heart stirred, and he said cautiously, "Father, do you mean..."

"It is time to make contact with the Second Imperial Prince!"

The middle-aged city lord looked at him meaningfully, then turned and walked down the tower.

On the other side, Old Vol, back in the Ridge Peak Territory, had no idea what impact his actions had brought about, nor did he know that this unintentional display of power before the masses had pushed a highly influential Great Noble towards the Second Imperial Prince, bringing Lord Fu Fu Lamei's ideal of promoting magic throughout the empire one step closer.

Of course, even if he knew, Old Vol would not have cared.

Compared to these things, he cared more about when he could retrieve his Divine Pet and Blessing.

Looking at Old Vol, covered in blood and full of expectation, Lin Yu waved his hand, summoned clear water to wash the filth from his body, and only then returned the authority of a Level Seven Follower to him.

Sensing the returned Favor, Old Vol finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"You must think it through!"

Lin Yu looked at Old Vol and said softly, "The greater the Favor, the stronger my restrictions on you. A Level Seven Follower means that in the future you will basically only be able to move within a radius of ten li..."

Old Vol knelt on one knee and said without hesitation, "As long as I can serve beside my lord, even if I can only stay within this castle, I will be content!"

"Then it is up to you!"

Lin Yu nodded and said with a smile, "You did well this time. Consider it a Da Gong. Wait until I study it properly, then consider how to reward you!"

"My Lord, your grace is the most..."

"Enough, enough. Say less flattery and go back first; don't delay my research!"

Before the words had fully faded, Lin Yu impatiently waved his hand and teleported the bewildered Old Vol back to his home.

Since then, Old Vol did not see Lin Yu for a full three days, and even praying in his heart yielded no response whatsoever.

Until three days later, when Old Vol finally received the 'Divine Edict', he breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to the castle to pay homage to his God.

"... My Lord, what is this?"

Old Vol raised his right hand, looking at the back of his hand somewhat blankly.

There, a silver tattoo had appeared at some unknown time.

In appearance, it looked like a vertical eye outlined by dozens of silver lines; the whole was intricate but not cluttered, vaguely emitting an aura of majesty and mystery.

"This is the reward I give you."

Lin Yu explained with a smile, "You may call it the Heart of the Kin!"

Thanks to Old Vol, he had finally found a way to break through the limitations: using Followers as eyes to walk the world for himself.

But even a Level Nine Follower is not truly free; after breaking the ten-li range, one would still feel restrictions like swimming in water.

Considering this, Lin Yu studied for three days and finally added a new tier beneath the Level Nine Follower system—the Kin!

Unlike Followers like Old Vol, the authority of the Kin is not bestowed directly by Lin Yu, but through this Heart of the Kin, where true Followers transform them into Kin.

This way, the aura of Lin Yu on the Kin is even weaker.

Theoretically, they can move freely outside the ten-li range!

Hearing Lin Yu's explanation, Old Vol could not help but become excited.

"My Lord, do you mean that Li Ya can also..."

"Correct!"

Lin Yu nodded with a smile.

Li Ya was Old Vol's wife, Dai Meng's mother. She was also in her sixties this year. The two had been married for over forty years, having experienced countless life-and-death situations together, truly a couple with deep affection.

Precisely because of this, after Old Vol secretly regained his youth, he did not disdain Li Ya for her aging appearance.

On the contrary, he constantly thought of Li Ya, thinking about when he would achieve a great merit to ask the Lord to transform Li Ya into a Follower as well.

As the only Level Seven Follower currently, Vol's thoughts naturally could not be hidden from Lin Yu.

In fact, the idea of the Heart of the Kin was inspired by Vol.

Lin Yu said with a smile, "Although the Kin do not possess the divine wonders of Followers, they too will anchor their souls to my world; thus, as long as the world does not perish, their souls will exist forever..."

"Thank you, my lord, for your blessing!"

Old Vol immediately knelt down excitedly, appearing to have understood Lin Yu's meaning.

Just then, Lin Yu perceived Old Walter's thoughts, his smile faltering as he hurriedly warned, "Let Livia go, but Hawk and Bailey are out of the question!"

"..."

Hearing this, Old Walter froze, a trace of disappointment then flowing across his face.

Clearly, this fanatic intended to convert his entire family into followers!

Fortunately, Lin Yu's reminder was timely, saving these two little ones, Hawk and Bailey.

"Yes, my lord!"

Despite his disappointment, Old Walter respectfully replied, "I will carefully select candidates for the followers, ensuring their loyalty to you!"

Lin Yu shook his head, saying, "I told you to spare Hawk and Bailey not because of loyalty or lack thereof—do you remember the first choice I gave you back then?"

"I remember."

Old Walter nodded, then suddenly realized, speaking with sudden understanding and excitement, "You mean... the two of them have the aptitude for implanting spiritual roots?"

"Not just them."

Lin Yu smiled, "For the past two years, all infants born in Ridge Peak City have this aptitude; once they grow to around seven or eight years old, they can have spiritual roots implanted and walk the path of cultivation."

So that was it!

Walter's face showed sudden understanding, his gaze toward Lin Yu becoming even more reverent.

Lin Yu paid it no mind, continuing, "You are currently a Level Seven follower and can develop at most two hundred followers; if any follower possesses an exceptional soul talent, bring them to me to promote them into a true follower."

"Your subordinate understands!"

After becoming a follower, Walter placed Lin Yu's interests first, making it impossible for him to feel jealousy over such matters.

He asked solemnly, "Then how should your subordinate distinguish a follower's soul talent?"

Lin Yu pointed to the silver vertical eye on the back of his hand, saying, "If such a person truly exists, the Heart of the Followers will naturally tell you."

As he spoke, he flipped his right hand, producing a thick volume of the Holy Scripture and handing it to Walter.

"And this."

"This is... the Holy Scripture?!"

Old Walter exclaimed with joy, "My lord, are you finally planning to spread the faith?!"

"Why would I spread the faith?"

Lin Yu shook his head, explaining, "This is another version of the Holy Scripture I specially crafted; let's call it the Earth and Wood Holy Scripture. The magic inscribed within all relates to civil engineering."

"With this Holy Scripture in hand, you can perfect the city construction of Ridge Peak City in a short time..."

Walter suddenly understood, nodded, and solemnly accepted the Holy Scripture.

Previously, the Ridge Peak Fief could only be described as unilaterally demanding from Lin Yu, so Lin Yu hadn't paid them much attention.

But now, with followers and followers able to become his eyes, he naturally needed to properly build the followers' homeland, while also broadening his own vision in this world.

After Old Walter departed with the 【Heart of the Followers】 and the 【Earth and Wood Holy Scripture】, Lin Yu flashed his figure, returning to the study.

At the same time, the clone that had stayed in the One-Below-All world for nine days finally returned, bringing a vast harvest into the inner universe, releasing the monkeys captured from the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Heavenly Valley into the mountains.

While the clone was busy in the inner universe, Lin Yu's original body also opened the chat group.

At this moment, Fan Xian and Xiang Yunye were discussing the construction of a feudal society.

Lin Yu briefly flipped through the chat history, then uploaded the fully mastered 【Foundation Establishment Chapter】 and sent a message:

【Lin Yu: For the next period, I will be in seclusion in the Frieren world, striving to perfect the 【Jin Dan Pian】 within five years.】

【Lin Yu: If you have nothing to do, do not randomly @ me; if you have something to do, do not forget to @ me...】

【Su Su Haoming & Fan Xian & Xiang Yunye: Understood!】

Su Su Haoming and the other two responded one after another, while He He Jingfeng was somewhat stunned.

【He He Jingfeng: F-five... five years?】

【Xiang Yunye: Old He, you don't know yet, do you? The time flow in Lin Dage's world differs from ours by a thousand times; his five years amount to at most one or two days here!】

【He He Jingfeng: Time flow difference?】

【Xiang Yunye: True, you joined the group and immediately pulled us over, so you indeed had no chance to learn the chat group's mechanisms.】

【Xiang Yunye: Old Su, hurry and explain it to him!】

【Su Su Haoming:...】

Watching the still lively chat atmosphere in the group, Lin Yu couldn't help but smile slightly, then closed the chat group.

Yesterday, my computer screen went black and wouldn't turn on. I tried fixing it myself following a video, but the more I fixed, the more problems appeared. With no other choice, I sent the host unit to after-sales repair today. Until it's mailed back, I can only type on that old laptop, so there will likely be two updates a day for a few days.

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(End of this chapter)