Chapter 229: A Perfect Return

“Ding~ Player ‘Daydreaming’ consumed 3,500 Merit to exchange for one ‘Heaven’s Gift Points Gift Pack’. Are you sure?”

“Yes!”

When the night of drunken celebration ended, the first thing Mo Xiaobai did when he woke up was to check his Merit and exchange for everything he wanted.

After two Instance adventures, Mo Xiaobai’s total personal Merit had reached 9,143. Among them, 5,243 points were earned from the “Guandu Instance,” and the Merit gained from this “Inscription on Langjuxu Mountain” Instance was 3,900 points.

It might seem like the battlefield Merit was much lower than the Battle of Guandu, but Mo Xiaobai knew the main reason he gained over 5,000 Merit in the Battle of Guandu was that other Players did not know the Instance as well as he did. Also, as he visited the battlefields one by one, Mo Xiaobai basically pocketed all the Merit he could gather.

Plus, the “Grain Farming BUG” in the Battle of Guandu allowed Mo Xiaobai to gain such a huge harvest.

In comparison, Mo Xiaobai actually wasted most of his time traveling during this “Inscription on Langjuxu Mountain” Instance, so he was already very satisfied to successfully earn nearly 4,000 Merit.

Mo Xiaobai opened the Exchange section of the Instance and, without even thinking, directly exchanged for one ‘Heaven’s Gift Points Gift Pack’.

As for the remaining 643 Merit points, Mo Xiaobai had no intention of keeping them. He glanced at the ‘Territory Building’ exchange list and exchanged for a “Building · Small Ranch” to go with the stable in his Territory.

The Merit cost was just right, exactly 600 points.

“I’m back to square one.”

Mo Xiaobai pursed his lips as he looked at the Merit ranking, which still sat at the top of both leaderboards. Although his Merit was still several thousand points higher than the second-ranked ‘Qixing Longyuan’, he still felt it wasn’t enough.

He only exchanged for a little bit of stuff, and it was already gone.

“Next time, next Instance, I must make a huge profit in Merit,” Mo Xiaobai thought, remembering the process of the future third Dynasty Instance, and then casually closed the exchange page.

He called his mother, Xiaoyou, and others to wake up for breakfast, and Mo Xiaobai also began to prepare for his return to the Plane.

…

Once the 24-hour countdown ended, Mo Xiaobai led his soldiers and the Master Artisans he recruited in the Western Regions through teleportation, returning to the long-lost Daming Town.

Unlike the first Instance where he only spent a few tens of days, the second Instance lasted for several months, returning only from the autumn of 89 AD to the spring of 90 AD.

After spending several months in another Plane, saying he didn’t miss his Territory was a lie. As soon as he returned, Mo Xiaobai took a deep, hearty breath of Daming Town’s air.

“Respected My Lord, is this the place where I will work?”

“That’s right, how does it feel?”

Mo Xiaobai nodded in response, then looked at Creyce and his newlywed wife by his side: “From today on, you are both members of our Daming Town. I represent Daming Town to welcome you.”

“Awesome~ This place is much better than the Western Regions.”

Creyce glanced over at Daming Town surrounded by mountains and rivers and couldn’t help but exclaim: “This is truly a wonderful place. I believe I can find the truth here, provided I can choose a place myself to build my laboratory.”

“You can choose any of the unused wasteland in the Territory, except for the areas already occupied. I also look forward to your future achievements.”

Since Mo Xiaobai had paid a high price to bring Creyce here, he naturally wanted to give him the most comfortable environment. After nodding to approve Creyce’s request, he turned to the other Master Artisans from the Western Regions:

“You artisans are the same. If you have any needs, please feel free to ask me, and I will do my best to meet your requirements.”

“Thank you, My Lord.”

The dozens of artisans had already been “trained” by Ban Chao, so they immediately replied in unison.

Smiling and waving his hand to show the artisans did not need to be so polite, Mo Xiaobai immediately walked toward Guo Yuan, who was walking toward him from outside the square: “Zini, I brought back quite a few harvests from the Instance Space this time, and you and Old Man Ban will be busy again.”

“My Lord.”

Guo Yuan had not accompanied Mo Xiaobai to the Instance, so in his memory, it felt like only an instant since he last saw Mo Xiaobai. Therefore, their meeting didn’t feel very exciting, and he was only surprised by the group of people behind his lord:

“Are they people from the Western Regions?”

“That’s right, they are all Master Artisans I invited from the Western Regions. You must help me settle them down properly. Also, I have a large batch of treasures here; please take them all to fill the Territory’s treasury.”

As Mo Xiaobai spoke, he handed his ‘Xumi Bag’ to Guo Yuan. Inside were all the spoils from the battle against the Kushan Empire, mostly the heavy armor and treasures of the Kushan army, along with some of the personal belongings of the Kushan generals.

After Mo Xiaobai had arranged for all his subordinates, he turned back and invited A-Dai and the others into his manor.

“Look, look, someone on the Forum has already started exposing the details of the various Dynasty Instances this time.”

When the group entered the manor one by one, Bai Hualin, who immediately opened the channel and the Forum, waved her hand at the three of them:

“The Great Han Dynasty Instance still has the most views, but this time, no other Player knows the specific details. Except for the three of you, even I and Little Yue only know that you defeated the Kushan Empire in the Western Regions. Now, people on the Forum are analyzing whether the Great Han or the Kushan was stronger back then.”

“Let them talk. By the way, I forgot to ask, how was your harvest from Luoyang?”

“Hah~ You have the nerve to say that. It’s all your fault. I and Little Yue almost ended up in jail. If we hadn’t happened to meet Ban Zhao and been saved by her, not to mention any harvest, I don’t know how many times we would have died.”

“Ban Zhao? Old Man Ban’s sister?”

“That’s exactly it. Don’t let her appearance as a delicate woman fool you. Even Dou Xian’s power dared not act rashly in front of her. She is deeply trusted by Emperor He of Han and is a remarkable woman who has captured the Emperor’s heart.”

Mentioning Ban Zhao, Bai Hualin seemed to have a fan’s admiration for an idol, but Mo Xiaobai just shrugged nonchalantly. Since Bai Hualin was fine, it meant that Dou Xian’s power in Luoyang had been cut down.

And since Bai Hualin was willing to do this, she must have investigated what arrogant and outrageous things Dou Xian had done in recent years to make heaven angry and people hate him.

Knowing that Xiao Bai and the others had not wasted their trip, Mo Xiaobai nodded and smiled: “Since everyone has gained something, this Instance trip can be considered a perfect success.”

“Our harvest was okay, but there are still members of our Alliance who are not in the Great Han. How do you know their harvest was also good?”

They?

Shangshan Ruoshui’s brother and sister?

If I wasn’t even worried about you, how could I worry about those two?

Mo Xiaobai shook his head with amusement. However, just as he was about to speak, the ‘Alliance Communication’ channel rang with Shangshan Ruoshui’s voice: “Leader, everyone, have you all returned?”

“We are all here. What’s up?”

“Haha~ I’m here to report our battle results. This Instance yielded much more than last time. Leader, why don’t you guess?”

Before Mo Xiaobai could answer, Fatty, who had already returned to his own Territory, suddenly spoke up from the channel: “Grandpa Fatty is back too. Wow~ I just took a spin on a Dayuan Horse, and running on the grass feels much better than running on the sand.”

After Fatty finished speaking, Mo Xiaobai chuckled: “Fatty, take it easy; don’t strain your old waist. As for you, Shangshan Ruoshui, judging by your tone, did you capture Yu Dayou?”