Chapter 85

"Really? No airship needed anymore?" Chen Kai asked with some confusion after hearing Zheng Chen's reply, slightly enlightened when he saw the clearly sky city-originated aircraft behind Zheng Chen, "But they've already come here."

"Then tell them."

"…Alright." After pondering for a moment, Chen Kai nodded slightly. Since Zheng Chen said so, it would be fine.

"We'll prepare and leave." Zheng Chen said, placing the aircraft in a hidden spot and returning to the town. The journey ahead wouldn't be short, so they needed to prepare some supplies.

After purchasing some necessary supplies in the town, Zheng Chen left without lingering. After being away for two or three days, he noticed the atmosphere in the town was a bit strange. The residents seemed distracted, as if they were bewitched by something.

The players, however, seemed normal.

Thus, he didn't stay any longer.

Just as he left the town, footsteps sounded from behind. Chen Kai hurriedly caught up, his expression somewhat distracted, as if he had seen something that concerned him, "Phew~ This is for you."

He took out a map, "It's been arranged. This is provided by the owner of that airship."

It was a map with a very special texture, not the kind that could be easily bought in stores, but a high-quality one. Zheng Chen touched it, and it didn't feel like paper.

"It's too valuable." Zheng Chen frowned. If it were an ordinary map, he could accept it, but since he had never met the person, they could easily provide such a valuable custom-made map. Even if the person was well-intentioned, Zheng Chen would still be suspicious!

"Let me make a copy, you can keep the original if you like." Zheng Chen said to Chen Kai indifferently.

"Never mind." Chen Kai hesitated for a moment, shook his head, and pushed the map back to Zheng Chen, "After all, it's meant for you."

Her? Zheng Chen raised an eyebrow slightly, looked down at the map in his hand, and thought he might as well throw it away later...

"Goodbye."

After Zheng Chen left, Chen Kai's expression suddenly became puzzled and confused, "Strange, why did my mental attribute drop a bit!?"

He looked at his changing attribute panel in shock. His mental attribute, originally at six, had declined to five. Normally, players wouldn't experience such a decline in attributes unless they were under some abnormal negative status.

For example, anesthetic drugs would cause a linear decline in strength and agility attributes.

Now his mental attribute had weakened... Hmm, he didn't seem to have come into contact with anything unusual, did he?

Chen Kai frowned in thought. Zheng Chen wouldn't do such a thing, so what could it be? A figure flashed in his mind—the owner of the private airship?

His thoughts gradually became clearer, and a sense of clarity emerged. Chen Kai knocked on his head in surprise, wondering what had happened to him just now. It was as if he had been bewitched. Even if the owner of the airship was a very beautiful and alluring woman, it shouldn't have made him so uneasy, right?

If beauty were the issue, the girl by Zheng Chen's side was also very beautiful!

Sigh... That woman must be up to something!

Chen Kai was worried about Zheng Chen's situation. There shouldn't be any problems with the map, but now he couldn't contact him. Hopefully, there wouldn't be any misunderstandings.

After his mindset returned to normal, his mental attribute also recovered to full.

The problem was indeed significant!

Back in the town, Chen Kai immediately ordered his subordinates to investigate the status of the airship's owner. Since there was a problem, he couldn't feel at ease until it was resolved. As the president of a guild, he couldn't tolerate being tricked without realizing it.

However, when they found the place, the owner of the airship had already left, as if they had anticipated this situation.

"…Damn, I've been tricked too!"

He had seen many players being tricked by the natives before and felt somewhat schadenfreude. Now, he had been tricked himself.

On the aircraft, Zheng Chen quickly memorized the map in his hand. The map was two-sided. One side was a world map, depicting several super-large landmasses. The dense regional divisions made Zheng Chen frown, it was just too big...

Flipping to the other side of the map, it showed the land they were currently on. The map's owner seemed very meticulous, marking their current location. This made Zheng Chen even more suspicious!

He was very clear that since coming to this world, he hadn't formed deep relationships with many people. Why would someone unrelated to him give him such a valuable map?

After finding his destination, Zheng Chen opened the aircraft's window without hesitation and burned the valuable map, throwing it out. He could faintly hear a venomous roar, as if it were an illusion.

"Where are we going?" Zheng Chen's actions were a bit strange, but Lei didn't ask much. She was more curious about their next destination.

"To where I first came." Zheng Chen said calmly.

"Your home?" Lei's tone suddenly rose, as if she had thought of something.

Zheng Chen shook his head, "I don't have a home."

After encountering many things, their journey didn't face any special situations. The quality of the ancient Laputan aircraft was exceptionally good. As long as they didn't fly at high speeds, maintaining a normal speed, Zheng Chen suspected it could fly indefinitely!

The processed flight stones seemed to have self-recovery capabilities, quickly restoring energy even after depletion. In automatic navigation mode, Zheng Chen didn't need to expend much energy controlling the aircraft.

Linyi Village had become more prosperous since Zheng Chen left, with more people, though many were players. The changes were significant.

Upon returning, some villagers couldn't help but rub their eyes when they saw Zheng Chen. Zheng Chen was back?

"Brother Zheng?"

A guard at the village entrance asked with some confusion.

Zheng Chen looked at the guard and immediately recognized him. This young man was from a family that had been victimized in the village, and he knew what Zheng Chen had done.

"Help me keep an eye on it." Zheng Chen pointed to the aircraft parked at the village entrance. He didn't drive it in directly but went to talk to Ping Shizhi first.

"Sure!" The young guard immediately stood straight and nodded vigorously. He was very grateful for what Zheng Chen had done, and it was because of his family's situation that he had decided to become a guard.

"Who is he?" After Zheng Chen left, another guard standing with the young guard asked curiously. He had moved here later and didn't know about Zheng Chen.

"A very capable person." The young guard didn't want to explain Zheng Chen's deeds in detail, so he gave a vague answer. He then curiously examined the aircraft Zheng Chen had left behind. In just a few months, not only did he have a private aircraft, but he also brought back two beautiful women. That was quite impressive.

After all, Zheng Chen's cold demeanor made people doubt whether he could even find a partner.

But you can't judge a book by its cover.

"Hey! You're being mysterious. Forget it, I'll find out after my shift."

"Ah! Old man, can I rest a bit first...?" In the blacksmith's shop, Lin Ying, drenched in sweat, threw the hammer aside and gulped down water from a nearby jug. Linyi Village had become much more prosperous due to the players, and their business had naturally improved.

Recently, there had been a shortage of hands, and the continuous high-intensity work was hard for him, who wasn't very steady. Seeing his father's increasingly large eyes, Lin Ying couldn't help but shrink his neck, "Um, can you consider hiring more people? Those outsiders are eager to come here."

"…Sigh, you really need to change your impetuous nature." Lin Xiangming shook his head helplessly.

There's hope! This time, he wasn't scolded by his father, and Lin Ying's eyes quickly moved. His father seemed to be considering it, "I'll post a notice tomorrow. The outsiders have mixed intentions, so we need to find reliable people."

"Sure, sure, Father is wise!" Lin Ying's cheeks nearly split with a smile. Finally, he had convinced him! He took another sip of water and glanced outside, seeing a familiar young man pass by. He sprayed out all the water he had just drunk, "Damn!!"

As soon as he spoke, Lin Xiangming slapped the back of his head, "What are you shouting about! Don't think you can slack off just because we hired someone!"

"…" Lin Ying pulled at the corners of his mouth, "No, it's him who's back!"

"Who?" Lin Xiangming looked outside but saw no one.

"Zheng Chen! I just saw him!"

"…Is that it?" Lin Xiangming raised an eyebrow. Why are you so excited that he's back?

"He brought two very beautiful women." Seeing Lin Xiangming's stern face, Lin Ying's voice weakened. As soon as he finished speaking, he received another slap on the head from Lin Xiangming!

"If you want a woman, go find one and bring her home!" Lin Xiangming said with a hint of frustration, "You're not a kid anymore."

"Cough, cough, that's not what we're talking about, right?" Lin Ying said awkwardly, quickly catching the hammer Lin Xiangming threw at him.

"Don't want to talk? Then get back to work!" Lin Xiangming said irritably, also wondering why Zheng Chen had returned at this time.

Ping Shizhi usually stayed in his clinic. When he saw the person who came, his teacup trembled, almost falling to the ground. He had actually returned?

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