Lu Tingyan’s green crystal stone was Forest Power, the blue crystal stone he had given to Li Chenlin symbolized Sea Power, Yelias’s purple crystal stone was Wind Power, and Wen Lan’s yellow crystal stone was Earth Power.
Three of the powers resonated with the Beast God’s Power within Bai Su, all except... Wen Lan’s.
Everyone looked at Wen Lan.
"..." Wen Lan said, "Why are you all looking at me? I don’t know what’s going on either."
Lu Tingyan said, "All four of us must resonate with Susu. Otherwise, her Beast God’s Power won’t be enough to resist the three beast tides and the final Dark God."
Li Chenlin glared accusingly at Wen Lan. "What’s wrong with you?"
Wen Lan glared back. "Are you deaf? I already said I don’t know what’s going on."
Lu Tingyan said, "It must be related to emotions. You have to be emotionally in sync before you can resonate."
Bai Su froze. If that was the case, then it was hopeless.
’Wen Lan has no feelings for me.’
’And I’m very cold toward him, too.’
’Our only connection is our child, and the few months he spent as my apprentice for the child’s sake.’
’If that’s the case, this is going to be difficult.’
Bai Su and Wen Lan exchanged a look, each seeing the helplessness in the other’s eyes.
Lu Tingyan added, "But there’s no need to panic yet. We still have some time before the Dark God breaks out of the Abyss. Let’s first figure out how to survive the coming three beast tides."
Bai Su nodded.
Lu Tingyan had Kong Ji activate a floating screen, which displayed the current situation online and the distribution of personnel within the country.
Bai Xiaolang and the others joined the discussion, adding the Bounty Hunter Guild’s personnel and resources to the display.
Staring at the resource chart Bai Xiaolang had provided, Lu Tingyan suddenly narrowed his eyes. "Bai Xiaolang."
Bai Xiaolang: "?"
Lu Tingyan: "Where did your guild get the Green Core Guns?"
Bai Xiaolang answered without batting an eye, "What about it? We bought them internationally."
Lu Tingyan: "As I recall, the Green Core Gun is the exclusive sidearm of the Wolf Clan’s elite corps. Forget internationally—in the entire Snow Country, only the corps under my direct command has them."
"And as it happens, I sent you there for a week of special training."
Bai Xiaolang was the picture of composure. "Oh, what a coincidence."
Lu Tingyan clicked his tongue, a hint of pressure in his eyes. "Did you steal my weapon blueprints?"
Bai Xiaolang: "For a man of letters, how can this be called ’stealing’?"
Lu Tingyan laughed in exasperation. "Fine. I’ll settle this with you later."
He turned his attention back to the other resources. "Our top priority now is to heighten the city walls, gather the entire population in one location, distribute supplies, and build a new city."
Yelias frowned slightly. "But we might not have that many people right now."
Lu Tingyan looked at him. "How many people do you have with you?"
Yelias: "The Lanton Family has two hundred people remaining."
Bai Su suddenly asked, "Speaking of which, I haven’t seen Grandfather in a long time. Yelias, when is he coming back? It’s not safe outside right now. Shouldn’t he stop traveling for a while? I’m worried something might happen to him."
Yelias’s gaze flickered. "Okay..."
Li Chenlin said, "I also have about two or three hundred people. The rest are just ordinary civilians with no combat ability."
Bai Xiaolang: "Only 100 people from the Bounty Hunter Guild have stayed."
Rumors were now rampant online, all claiming that Qin Nuo, the young mistress of Qin City, was the savior personally chosen by the Beast God. To survive, everyone had to go to Qin City.
Bounty Hunters were a bunch of wanderers who lived life on the edge.
[I hope Bai Su is still streaming then so we can see the females over there getting chased and screaming their heads off as the corrupted beasts attack.]
[HAHAHAHAHAHAHA just thinking about it is so thrilling.]
Bai Su didn’t get angry, just said with a grin, "Sure thing. For those who haven’t followed yet, be sure to hit that follow button. I’ll give you a live report from the scene when the time comes."
The moment she finished speaking, quite a few people from Qin City actually did follow her.
Bai Su’s live feed showed the construction happening both inside and outside the city, as well as Lu Tingyan and his men reinforcing the walls.
[What a pity. Those males could obviously be of much greater use in Qin City.]
[They’re just being tied down by Bai Su. It’s a real shame. Those males are all exceptionally talented; they shouldn’t be wasting away in Snow Country, waiting to die with them.]
[I know, right?]
Qin Nuo also saw Bai Su’s live stream.
She sneered. "To think she’s still in the mood for this useless nonsense. What a fool!"
Mrs. Qin stroked her daughter’s hair. "Alright, don’t pay her any mind. The number of citizens is growing, and they all trust you. You mustn’t let them down."
Qin Nuo: "Don’t worry, Mommy. I’ll do my best to lead everyone to survival. It’s just a shame, that’s all. A Level 10 Beastman like Lu Tingyan, and Yelias... to think they’re just waiting to die with her..."
’Such outstanding males should be by my side, helping me make Qin City stronger.’
Qin Nuo still couldn’t get over Lu Tingyan. He was the only man who had ever rejected her so bluntly—and one so exceptionally capable, at that.
After a moment’s thought, she entered the live stream and typed to Bai Su: [Bai Su, if I were you, I wouldn’t be leading your Beast Husbands to their deaths out of sheer stubbornness.]
[As long as you beg, I can allow you into Qin City.]
Seeing Qin Nuo enter the chat, the viewers immediately erupted with another round of flattery.
After all, they were all in Qin City now, relying on her for protection.
Qin Nuo basked in the praise, her gaze growing even more contemptuous as she watched Bai Su on the screen.

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