Chapter 86: I

After the last player lingering in Dog Village left, Ji Ming stretched lazily and packed up his stall.

He runs a stall here, and also keeps watch.

Although for the players "Code Name: Yangyue" is just a game, what they encounter on the road are either monsters or NPCs.

But Ji Ming knows that every living thing here truly exists, and Yangyue is a complete magical world.

Given that, the game's bottom line must be tightened.

If we completely let them run amok and the darkness locked inside them in reality erupts from their hearts, that would be the true "Fourth Day Disaster."

Nevertheless, this batch of players has high quality; aside from wildly harassing villagers for photos, no one has broken into homes to steal in person.

After soothing the worried Elder Da Huang and promising to set rules, Ji Ming left Dog Village.

"My lord."

A gentle breeze brushed by, and Xi Er Wei Ya appeared beside him.

"Thanks for your hard work tonight."

Ge Rui Sen cannot fly, and Bu Long Fei Er De is a lazy dog.

Tonight, aside from himself, the Archangel is also busy patrolling everywhere, to prevent any accidents at the closed beta site.

"Let's go, take me to patrol the closed beta site again."

Guided by Xi Er Wei Ya's magic, Ji Ming also got a taste of flying.

He felt like an amusement‑park owner whose guests have all left, yet he still has to check the equipment again.

First he inspected the armory; using Night Vision, he looked at the ruined buildings and goblin skeletons on the ground and found the goblins' "loss" rate faster than he imagined.

Because of a siege and counter‑siege, the number of raging goblins dropped by sixty percent overnight.

If this continues, the newbie zone will become a shopping district.

【Little boss, is resurrecting fresh goblin corpses difficult? The kind without a brain.】

【Hmm, I recall Xi Er Wei Ya can do that.】

"My lord, I can indeed still use Resurrection, but such complex magic would consume too much mana for a senior professional."

"I'm afraid I cannot sustain so many uses…"

【Simple, Savior, prepare to bluff】

Ji Ming twitched the corner of his mouth and adopted a serious expression.

"Lost angel, as the Great Supreme Deity, I will temporarily grant you a sliver of my divine power."

Having said so, a miracle rained down, and a silk‑soft golden light extended from the void, binding around Xi Er Wei Ya's waist.

She stared blankly for a moment, then suddenly realized a terrifying fact.

—If the blue bar has a number, right now it's ∞!

Ji Ming waved his hand nonchalantly.

"No need to thank me; it's just a trivial gesture. Go ahead and do it."

The principle behind this is simple: as a higher‑dimensional being, Ji Ming possesses endless energy for Yangyue World.

Although he doesn't know the exact method, Yangyue, as his partner, understands.

Guided by the World Will, using the unlimited teleportation within the dungeon, a strand of the energy sea hidden inside the warship was drawn out and linked to Xi Er Wei Ya.

It's like temporarily giving her a plug that can charge anywhere, which means infinite mana, right?

For a half‑wizard, what could be more exhilarating than this?

Gratefully nodding, Xi Er Wei Ya immediately began tossing Resurrection spells around as if they were free.

The scattered raging goblins, bewildered, crawled up from the ground and continued their futile rage.

With the armory issue solved, they next headed to the training arena, arriving at its southwest section.

As a tree‑person druid, Ge Rui Sen can shapeshift into various animals, but lacking a rooted body in the earth, he always feels something missing.

When they conferred, Ji Ming recalled the place where Xi Er Wei Ya once died.

After sitting in a pre‑made tree pit and using roots to tunnel several underground hidden rivers, this once desolate wasteland, saturated with death and destruction, turned into a holy lake with a giant tree at its center.

A gentle breeze blew, phosphorescent specks fell among the branches, teasing the fish in the water to swim lightly, like a dream.

Only…

"Ge Rui Sen, what kind of fish are in your lake? Are you trying to harm the players?"

"Sorry, my lord, I accidentally let the ogre sharks in; I'll drive them away right away!"

Finally, behind an air wall, Ji Ming glanced at the ancient battlefield on the other side of the training arena.

In the dim ghostly flames, various bizarre malevolent spirits surged, turning the map a reddish‑purple.

"Pay special attention here; don't let players get close!"

After giving the instruction, the two returned to the sanctum.

Looking around, Ji Ming looked up.

"Come down!"

"What are you doing?"

Bu Long Fei Er De reluctantly flew down from the attic.

What a joke—being the leader, how could the opening day's briefing have any slip‑ups?

"The performance today was good; you slacked off all night, and I won't say anything."

"But remember, keep an eye on the Great Holy Seat number, understand?"

Silver Dragon gave him a look and then lay down like a dog.

It curled up, tucked its tail, lowered its eyes, and settled back into a comfortable sleeping state.

After a long while, it finally muttered.

"Nonsense, this is where I sleep—did you blow up my doghouse…"

You!

You'd better pray to the Dragon God and not let Xi Er Wei Ya's level be higher than yours!

Grinning, Ji Ming returned to the Clinic.

For him, today was also a workday.

After taking two sips of Rejuvenation Elixir Fourth Generation and freshening up, the Clinic opened as usual.

"Doctor, didn't you sleep well last night? You look a bit weary."

After treating a few patients, in a brief moment of idle time, AdaiEr curiously asked.

Yeah, the first half of the night I sat in the security booth watching the monitors, the second half I was posted at the community gate, already turned into a night‑shift guard.

He muttered a complaint in his mind, and Ji Ming gave a light smile.

"Lately I've had a lot of worries; it's true I'm a bit sleepless."

AdaiEr immediately expressed sympathy.

"Whatever worries you have, you can come to us to discuss; you're a member of the Iron Chain Squad, remember?"

Ji Ming nodded, but said nothing.

AdaiEr's words were moving, but at least for now, matters of the Dungeon must be completely separated from Sunlight City.

Or rather, if we could truly take the Iron Chain Squad into the Dungeon, why would we still need to guard against being surrounded by players when we set up stalls?

…

Wait.

Ji Ming cleared his throat lightly, and a hint of sincerity appeared on his face.

"Then, AdaiEr, may I see your magic?"

"Magic?"

Under AdaiEr's puzzled gaze, the doctor sighed wearily.

"Actually, even though I'm sitting here in broad daylight, I feel empty inside."

"I'm scared—what if bandits come again, what should we do?"

"If we're robbed again, I'll die!"

AdaiEr lightly clenched her teeth and held down his hand placed on her knee.

"Doctor, actually I'm a..."

At this point, she trembled her tongue and hesitated.

"A... very powerful mage, so..."

She exhaled, and the magical energy within her was summoned.

Automatically formed, quickly filled, operation successful; the magic was ready.

With a crackle, a fireball materialized in her hand.

"Doctor, I can use my magic to protect you!"

"Uh, yeah..."

Ji Ming's eyes widened slightly, and sparks of fire flickered in his black pupils.

He switched to high-dimensional vision and meticulously, completely reviewed the page of AdaiEr's fireball casting.

But even with a different caster and a more serious attitude...

It's like listening to an advanced mathematics lecture, just with a slight divine effort.

Um, what just happened O. o?

Ji Ming could only, while expressing gratitude, once again accept the painful reality that he cannot learn ordinary skills.