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After Uncle Wayne finished explaining the rules, the human, the cat and the dog were all mesmerized except for Alan and Abraham.

"Have you all understood the rules? If so, shall we play two rounds?"

Wayne's eyes were filled with anticipation.

Lolita hurriedly nodded, indicating that she wanted to play.

When she looked at Alan again, his expression was a little conflicted.

"I think I'll pass. I will let Ai Xiaohei play. She understood the rules just now. I will need to open the shop in a while."

Alan resolutely refused. It was not that he was afraid of losing, but he was a businessman now, and he needs to tend to his shop.

Thus, a few of them worked together to move the mahjong table to a corner.

Ai Xiaohei sat on one side, while the remaining three sat on the other three sides.

Uncle Wayne said with disdain, "If Xiaohei loses, how will she pay?"

In the end, Alan made the decision. Ai Xiaohei will be his substitute to play the game. If she loses, the loss would be on him; if she wins, her earnings will be confiscated to pay off her debts.

When Ai Xiaohei heard the first half of the sentence, she was initially overjoyed. However, upon hearing the second half of the sentence, her mood sank to the bottom.

That day, every customer who came to the tavern to drink was attracted to this novel invention that appeared out of the blue. They gathered around the corner to watch three humans and a cat stacking walls with the mahjong tiles. Alan felt a pang of helplessness. Today's business had been affected by this mahjong table…

Ever since mahjong appeared in the tavern, every customer who came to the tavern wanted to try the new game. In order to get the opportunity to play the game using the one and only mahjong table, many people rushed to line up outside the entrance of the tavern before Alan opened the shop for business.

As time passed by, more and more customers became addicted to mahjong. Eventually, Alan set a rule that every four people would only play for one round. As long as someone lost the last chip, the game will end and the next four people will get to play.

Gradually, mahjong became popular in Rock City. When someone heard that the person who made mahjong was Wayne, there were always people gathering outside the door of the blacksmith's shop, asking Wayne to help them make a mahjong table.

When Uncle Wayne happily informed Alan about this, the latter's expression instantly became dark.

Alan began to regret bringing mahjong into this world. After all, this game has a detrimental impact on people as it has an element of gambling in it and it was very easy to become addicted.

Alan had a serious discussion with Uncle Wayne and came to a consensus. The least they can do is to limit the number of mahjong table to only one and not to increase anymore. Those who wanted to play mahjong can only come to the tavern and they need to follow the rules.

Under Alan's strict control, despite the fact that mahjong became the most popular entertainment game in Rock City, it did not have an adverse effect on the citizens. Many people felt that they had to queue for a very long time, and those who were lucky enough to play the game were satisfied with just playing one or two rounds.

After a few days of liveliness, Alan gradually got used to it.

As the sun rose early in the morning, Bart had woken up but Alan was still sleeping.

There was a series of banging on the door of the tavern. Alan reluctantly got up and went downstairs to open the door.

The short and stout dwarf man stood there, his face was full of excitement but his appearance was disheveled. Alan was startled as he looked as if he had just fled from the wilderness..

"What… What's wrong with you? How many days have you not slept…"

Alan asked in surprise, any signs of sleepiness he had were already gone.

"Alan, don't worry about me. Look at this, is this the incandescent lamp you have always imagined?!"

Bart's excited look made Alan perk up. This time, they could really use the electric lamp!

He let Bart into the tavern.

Alan lit up the magic lamp in the hall.

Bart stared at the hall which was still a little dim after the lights were turned on. He looked on with disapproval because according to Alan's description, when this incandescent light was lit, the light that appeared would be daylight white. When such a light will to be lit in a dark place, it will make it seem as if it was daytime.

Alan brought out the generator from the backyard, and the two of them began to fiddle with it.

"How do we connect the circuit? Do you have the blueprint?"

They had both the generator and the light bulb. The only thing left was to connect the circuit and let the electricity run.

However, Alan was completely clueless about the wiring. It would be terrible if Bart did not remember it..

Bart patted his chest and said confidently, "Don't worry, the blueprint is in my head."

Then Alan watched Bart deftly connect the circuit.

The two looked at each other and saw the nervousness on each other's faces.

"Bart, turn it on!" Alan said in a deep voice.

The two stared at the switch that was pressed. In that moment, the light bulb lit up.

"Success!"

Although Alan's reaction was not as animated as when the generator was successfully activated last time, the gratification he felt in his heart was not reduced at all.

"Bart, I need to ask you to help me with something," Alan said to him.

"Alan, don't worry. No matter what it is, I will definitely help you!"

Bart did not even ask what kind of help he needed and immediately agreed to his request.

Alan said seriously, "I hope that you can help me change the lighting facilities of the tavern into electric lights. If the manufacturing process is fast enough, I have another plan!"

"No problem, Alan, don't worry. I will immediately go back and change the lighting of the tavern. I will produce all the necessary items."

Bart wanted to leave quickly after saying that. It seemed that he wanted to go back and finish the things that Alan wanted.

Alan pulled Bart back and reminded him, "You can take your time. You should go back, tidy yourself up and have a good rest. After that, you can start doing it. I'm not that anxious."

After Bart left, Alan felt a little excited. After the generation of electricity, it would be the era of mechanization. Modern life would not be too far away.

Although Alan told Bart to rest well after he went back, it was obvious that he did not heed his advice.

The next morning, he went to the tavern again. This time, he brought some things with him. He wanted to directly plan and lay the groundwork for the lighting facilities of the tavern.

Alan was planning to wait until his own tavern was remodeled before he go round to educate his neighbors. He wanted to start from the surrounding shops and slowly but gradually turn the entire Rock City into a nightless city.

After all the shops and residents' homes at the back street had been installed with electric lights, he will propose to the governor to collaborate with them and ground the electric poles along the streets.

After completing the groundwork for the surrounding areas from his shop, he would use the Elf Tavern as the starting point to ground the electric poles one by one, and gradually integrate the entire city into the power grid.

This was Alan's plan for completing the fifth mission.

On the first day of changing the power supply to the tavern, the customers who came were all stunned. After all, this was something new to them, just like when mahjong had first appeared. Everyone was very curious about this and were discussing about the lamp while drinking.

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It was until the electric lamp at the entrance of the tavern had been changed that everyone knew the benefits of incandescent lamps when they left the tavern late at night.

The news of incandescent lamps became more and more widespread and the residents became receptive to it. As a result, it was easier to promote the idea of changing the lights in every household.

Alan was satisfied with the recent changes. The tavern had fully used electric lights and electricity.

Even at night, the tavern became as bright as day. However, Sofia had not once come again. Alan began to worry if something had happened to her.

He was thinking that he should go to the Elf Tavern due to the popularity of electric lamps, . Moreover, he was also very curious about what had happened to Sofia as she did not come by to drink anymore..The project for changing the electricity in the tavern came to an end.

Alan took the morning off and went to the Elf Tavern on the Main Street.

He was going to talk to Sofia about changing the lights and to see how his friends were doing.

Alan, who had not been to the Elf Tavern for a long time, came to said tavern that felt like stepping into a deep forest.

His mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts. He still remembered that when he had just transmigrated, he had spent the previous month in Elf Tavern.

It was also here that he got to know Uncle Wayne and the others, as well as Orina.

Those memories seemed to have happened just yesterday. Within the past few months, a lot of things have happened, yet nothing seemed to have happened either.

Alan felt that he was experiencing a very ethereal feeling, which he questioned whether it was truly a dream or not.

He stood at the door in a daze for a long time. Fortunately, it was not business time, or else he would have been in the way.

He gauged the time and decided that Sofia should have already woke up.

Alan went forward and knocked on the door. Sophia was not the only elf in the tavern. There were other elves who were working as waiters, so there should be at least seven or eight elves.

"Zhi… ya…" the door opened inwardly.

"I'm sorry, our tavern is not open for the time being. Please come back later."

The one who came to open the door was a very young female elf. Alan did not see her in the tavern a few months ago and guessed that she was probably a newcomer who had just came from the Elven Forest.

"I'm not here to drink. Please help me inform Sophia that Alan has something to talk to her," Alan replied.

The elf girl looked at Alan warily for a while before saying slowly, "Then please wait for a while. I'll talk to the adults."

"Bang –"

The door was closed again. Fortunately, Alan was not standing close to the door.

He stood outside the door and watched the people on the street come and go. It was a lively scene. After waiting for a long time, the door behind him opened again.

"Long time no see, Sofia."

The person who opened the door was a beautiful woman with a cold face.

She didn't say anything. She just nodded at Alan and gave way for Alan to enter.

The two of them entered the tavern. As he looked at Sofia walking in front of him, Alan was a little stunned. They hadn't seen each other for a while and it seemed that she had revert back to the time when they first met.

"You… what happened?"

Alan sat down facing her and asked carefully.

The ice-cold female elf opposite him did not say anything. Her gaze fell elsewhere, but she did not look at Alan.

"What do you want? Speak."

Sofia said a little unnaturally.

Alan frowned. He felt that something was not right. When she came to the tavern earlier on to drink, she was clearly not like this. There must be a reason why she had became like this.

Sofia was currently experiencing internal turmoil. The young man in front of her gave her a different vibe.

But she could clearly feel the other party's emotional bias, and his bias was not her.

During this period of time, she had forced herself not to look for him, and also not to bear any thoughts towards the young man.

She had personally taken care of Orina and brought her up. Their age gap was not big, and their relationship was more like sisters.

Alan looked at Sofia who was generally expressionless but only her eyebrows were twitching. He stood up.

He reached out his left hand towards her and gently placed the back of his hand on her forehead.

"You are acting strange, really strange. You don't seemed to have a fever, so what's wrong with you!?"

Alan mumbled as he carefully felt the temperature on her forehead.

"Hey, what's going on? It wasn't hot just now!"

Her forehead had turned from cold to hot quickly…

"No, Sofia, what's wrong? Are you sick?!"

Alan nervously looked at the female elf with her head down. From Alan's perspective, her slender neck line looked very attractive.

Alan was focused on whether she was sick or not and was not in the mood to appreciate the beauty of the female elf in front of him.

"Sofia, don't force yourself. If you feel uncomfortable, it will be better to get treatment…"

Alan looked on and as her ears gradually turned red, the anxiety on his face became even more intense. However, no matter how many times he asked, Sofia did not say a word. She just lowered her head and almost buried her face into her plump chest.

Sofia was screaming crazily in her heart. She had spent so much time and effort to build up the defense line, but it was instantly destroyed by Alan…

She was once again lost in the vortex of her own emotions.

Sofia reached out her hand, grabbed Alan's hand that was on her forehead and gently pushed it away.

"I'm fine, just don't touch me. "Her voice was slightly trembling.

Alan let out a light exclamation and said, "Hey, did you hurt your throat? You didn't say anything just now. Is it because you have phlegm in your throat so you couldn't breathe?"

Hearing this, the thin pink bubble between the two of them instantly burst…

Sofia suddenly raised her head and glared at Alan angrily.

Alan, who was shocked by her fierce gaze, almost stopped breathing. He laughed dryly to cover up the awkwardness of saying the wrong thing. He thought to himself, "It seems that I was right. This is obviously turning humiliation into anger. I cannot mention this again."

Sofia stared at Alan for a while and realized that he was clueless. What did she do wrong? A strong sense of powerlessness rose in her heart. She could do nothing to the youth in front of her.

The two of them were silent for a long time. The youth who had said the wrong thing did not dare to speak anymore.

Amidst this silence, Sofia tried to calm down her heart which was thumping wildly because of her shyness.

"Tell me, why did you come to see me today? Don't beat around the bush, just get to the point."

As usual, she was direct and straightforward and went straight to the point.

"You haven't come to drink for a long time, and I haven't heard from you. I was worried that something had happened to you. Now that I know that it's because of your throat…"

Alan was about to continue with the rest of his sentence when a cold and fierce gaze fell on him. Alan, who was very aware of the potential danger signs, instantly stopped talking.

"Focus!"

Sofia frowned again.

"Actually, I have something very important to discuss with you today."

Alan can be very serious when it came to important matters.

"A lot of things have happened in the tavern recently, but I would like to tell you about the things that happened after the harvest season celebration…"

After which Alan began to tell the story of what happened in the tavern after the harvest season.

Whether it was the arrival of Bart, the young Patriarch of the Dwarves, Lolita, the princess from the Abyss Passage, together with her magical pet, Xiao Bai, as well as the magical beast which she had adopted, Ai Xiaohei, the most important thing was still the bet between Uncle Wayne and Bart, and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.

"The tavern has completely changed the lighting system to electric lights, which offers brightness and convenience. I hope to get your permission to let the Elf Tavern change the power supply system as well."

After saying that, Alan stared straight at Sofia and await her decision.

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"I'll go to your place tonight and then decide. After all, I'm responsible for the Elf Tavern."

Sofia replied after thinking for a while. As for why she blushed after saying that, only she herself knew.

It was not surprising that Sofia did not immediately agree to Alan's request. After all, no one could immediately accept something that was completely foreign to her.

Even if Sofia did not immediately agree to his request, Alan still told her his plan.

From the tavern, along the back street to the Main Street, a few telephone poles could be set up to wire up with the Elf Tavern. In this way, the Elf Tavern only need to use the same generator as the tavern..In the evening, Sofia arrived at the tavern when it was about to close.

At the entrance of the tavern, she could see that the street, which used to turn dim when the sky was dark, was now lit up by the white street lights at the entrance of the tavern.

Sofia was very shocked by this change because she had not come here for a long time. She felt that she had missed a lot of things. When she thought of this, she became even more dejected.

Sofia stopped herself from thinking too much and walked straight into the tavern. She got another shock when she entered the tavern.

The tavern was usually empty at this time of the day. But now, not only was the interior brightly lit, there were also many people who were still around.

Seeing that Alan was still standing at his usual spot, she smiled. However, there was also a Loli, a dog and a cat around him…

From afar, Sofia could also detect that the three of them had the scent of the Abyss. However, Alan did not seem to sense anything and was huddling with them without the slightest animosity.

Just as Alan was pulling Ai Xiaohei down from the table, Sofia came over to the bar counter.

Wayne had seen Sofia arriving at the tavern earlier than Alan. He said, "Hey, it's Sofia! You were not in the city after the harvest season? Haven't seen you for quite some time."

Sofia didn't answer his question. She simply nodded in return.

Wayne shrugged, expressing his helplessness. If he wasn't careful enough, he would have been frozen to death by this ice beauty.

"Sofia, come and sit here."

Alan beckoned her to sit at the bar counter to chat with her for a while.

At the same time, he got Abraham and Wayne to look after Ai Xiaohei and Lolita, and prevent them from drinking anymore.

After they had sat down, he poured some wine for Sofia. The new wine was too strong for women, so he did not let her try it.

"What are those people doing over there?"

Sofia raised her wine glass and pointed at a small group of people in the corner.

"There's a new game over there. Those people are playing it."

Alan looked in the direction of her finger. The people in the corner were watching other people playing mahjong.

When Sophia heard that it was a game, she frowned slightly.

"Why are you not doing your job anymore?"

"The most important thing in a tavern is wine. You should be researching on new wine types instead of doing things uncalled for."

Sophia started to get long-winded and was preaching about various issues.

Alan was oblivious to what she was saying.

"Well…"

He found the right time to interrupt her.

"Sofia, what do you think about the plan I told you about changing the light source and converting the energy source?"

Alan asked and then looked at her expectantly.

She thought for a while and said, "In principle, I agree with you, but are you sure that the electric pole is reliable?"

Regarding this, Alan had to go to the governor's mansion to discuss with him.

"As long as you agree to this matter, you can leave the rest to me. I will discuss it with the governor."

Alan said with confidence.

After discussing it with Sofia, the two of them chatted for a while just like before and after a while, Sofia left. Because of the mahjong game in the shop, its closing time became much later.

It was not until Uncle Wayne left that Alan finally closed his shop.

Everyone went to rest. Since Sofia has consented, he will go and talk to the governor directly tomorrow morning.

The next morning.

Alan struggled to wake up before going straight to the governor's mansion.

This was his first time going to the governor's mansion.

The governor's butler, Morad, recognised Alan and when Alan arrived at the gate to meet him, Morad quickly invited him in.

"Morad, long time no see!"

Alan greeted him excitedly. He had an affinity for this person whose personality takes a drastic change after drinking.

"Mr. Alan, please don't make fun of me."

Morad said to him helplessly. He was aware of Alan's weird taste.

The two of them were walked and chatted. Soon, they arrived at the conference room.

This was the office of the governor, and also the place where the administrative officer, Severino, worked.

It was a very simple and crude room. Alan was surprised when he entered.

"Little Alan, it's really rare that you would come to the governor's mansion to look for me."

Kramer excitedly invited Alan to sit down and converse with him. Morad pushed the door open for Alan and left.

Alan bowed respectfully to the governor.

"It's okay to drop the formalities, it's such a rare scene to see you here."

The governor said to Alan kindly.

"There is indeed something I need to discuss with you."

Alan directly told him about his proposal. When the governor heard that it was an imperative matter, he returned to his seat and sat behind his desk with an austere expression.

"If you have any proposal, feel free to speak."

Alan saw the governor's way of doing things and knew that business meant business.

"Dear governor, the thing is, my tavern has recently changed our lighting system with electric lamps…"

Thus, Alan started telling him about the electric lamps, the generators, and the electricity poles on the streets, as well as the plan to connect the entire city with electricity.

"As of now, I have already discussed with the owners of the Elf Tavern on Main Street. Once you have approved my proposal, my team will immediately set up the electricity poles along the back street to the Main Street. After connecting the wires, we can let the taverns on Main Street use the electric lamps as well. We can then use the connection between the two taverns as a pilot to continue pushing the plan forward."

Alan saw that the governor was deep in thought. At this time, the administrative officer also came by. The governor signaled to him to start work and did not let him say anything.

"What is your purpose for doing this?" Kramer asked.

His face full of magnanimity, Alan said, "There is no special reason. Of course, I have tried it and felt that it was very useful, so I wanted to let Elf Tavern try it as well."

After which he started a new round of presentation with stakes involved.

"What did you say were the two modes of collaboration with the governor!?"

After listening for some time, the administrative officer finally understood that Alan was here to do business with the governor. He and the governor were at a level where they understood each other completely with no exchange of words. The governor was obviously interested in the new energy source that Alan was talking about, as well as the modes of collaboration.

"The first mode is that I will rent the completed generator to the governor's mansion. The governor's mansion will pay the rental fee to me. In return, you get to collect the electricity fees from the residents as part of your income."

"The second mode is that I will sell the blueprint of the generator to you. You only need to pay me a large sum of money one-time off."

Alan finished speaking and then stood aside and waited while the governor and the administrative officer discussed with each other.

After some time, the two of them finally had an answer.

"Alan, if we choose the second mode, how many gold coins do we need to pay?" the administrative officer asked.

"Just give me 5,000 gold coins. I will definitely not produce generators in private."

When the administrative officer heard Alan's words, he instantly felt a pinch. After all, this amount of gold coins was almost a year's worth of tax revenue.

However, from a long-term perspective, the second mode was the most reliable. The two of them reached an agreement and paid 5,000 gold coins to Alan.

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"Oh right, I have another idea. This thing must be handled by the officials."

"The governor's mansion can have a patent system. Under this system, anyone who registers a patent with the governor will be under protection. If other people want to use this patent, they will have to pay a fee."

A patent not only protects a new technology, it can also generate income for the governor's mansion.

After explaining the concept of the patent clearly, the governor and the administrative officer were full of admiration for Alan.

The two men repeatedly praised Alan..When Alan finally came out of the governor's mansion, it was already afternoon.

He had spent the entire morning discussing with the governor and the administrative officer about the issue of patents. The two of them drew inferences from one instance and were able to come up with several new policies. However, there were still many other problems that needed to be resolved before implementation takes place. Hence, it was highly unlikely to implement the policies in a short period of time.

After Alan took the initiative to chat with Sofia yesterday, their relationship seemed to have improved a little. However, most of the time, he was still receiving the cold treatment from her.

When Alan returned to the tavern, it was already past the afternoon. A group of customers who had came early to line up gathered at the entrance of the tavern. This group of people were all here to play mahjong…

Seeing that it was almost business time, Alan simply let them enter the tavern first.

As he looked at them, Alan felt a little guilty. He always felt that this group of people was about to become the first batch of gamblers in Hailar…

On one hand, he played a part in introducing mahjong to the people. On the other hand, the popularity of mahjong would definitely have a detrimental impact on society.

Alan was fully aware of the cons of being addicted to gambling and he was very apprehensive that these guys would also get so habituated to the game that they would give up their jobs and spend most of their exquisite time in playing mahjong game for money.

As he looked on at the group of people swarming to the mahjong table in the corner, Alan sighed slightly. It has already been created so it's too late for regrets. He could only try his best to keep things under control so that it would not lead to the worst case scenario.

The tavern had successfully used the electric lights and generators and every customer who entered the tavern was surprised as it was a very novel thing for them.

Many people came to visit the tavern out of curiosity. There were also people who heard that this new lighting tool was not only convenient but cheap, and they also wanted Alan to help them install it in their own shop.

In summary, for the residents of Rock City, the appearance of new things was like adding a bit of fun and color to their otherwise plain and mundane life.

Recently, Uncle Wayne had been showing off every time he came to the tavern. Not only did he create mahjong, he also made improvements to it. The effect was very good.

Bart finished making the two blueprints and replaced the power supply installations for the tavern. Finally, he had some free time.

The two of them had clearly been able to get along peacefully for a period of time, but recently as they had more free time, they began to find fault with each other.

"Shorty, aren't you the next patriarch? How can you be so free? Is it appropriate for you to stay in Rock City all the time?"

Uncle Wayne was drinking wine and taunting him with sarcasm.

"You uncultured boor. You only have height. Whether I am the next patriarch or whether I'm free or not has nothing to do with you."

Bart retorted unceremoniously. He never knew what being polite meant.

Alan was also at a loss when he saw them like this.

Recently, Abraham seemed to have a lot on his mind. Uncle Wayne was a rough guy and didn't notice it at all.

Alan was still a sensitive person. He could clearly feel the anxiety and worry that Abraham is experiencing.

Lately, Abraham was often staring at Lolita. Perhaps he was worried about the Abyss.

The reason why he suddenly became worried was because of Lolita, who was currently being teased by the guests and was about to cry from anger.

Alan guessed that Lolita's identity was definitely not as simple as being the demon king's youngest daughter. It was very likely that she had some special abilities in the Abyss, which made her identity even more special.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it made sense. Otherwise, why would Abraham, the evil lord, became so worried after the demon king's daughter was found? After all, that was what was written in the novels in the previous life.

Alan looked at Lolita, whose eyes were filled with tears and had a stubborn look on her face as she refuted the teasing of those uncles. Then he looked at the evil lord, whose gaze was always on the little princess.

The Abyss group was also made up of Xiao Bai and Ai Xiaohei, and they were the most carefree. Every day, they only thought about how to deal with that cat or dog discreetly.

Alan did not know what to do about the situation in the Abyss, so he could only wait and see.

Sofia came very early today. The day before, after Alan took the initiative to express his goodwill, she became a little tempted again.

An anonymous yet famous person once said that love was the most unpredictable emotion in the world, and the human heart was the most unsearchable place in the universe.

Alan could be extremely sharp at times, but he was completely slow in dealing with certain emotions.

"Sofia, soon the electric light will be made available to the Elf Tavern. Today, the governor and the administrative officer have agreed to it."

Alan said excitedly. He was quite invested about completing the first part of the fifth mission. After all, the lighting system was the foundation of his life in the other world.

"Is that so? The governor came to see it?"

Sofia was not surprised. It was expected that Alan's proposal was approved

After coming to the tavern yesterday, Sofia was very astonished and conflicted about the changes in the tavern. Seeing how the electric light made the tavern so bright, she felt incredible.

"They didn't come. They agreed after listening to me. They even said that they would come to the tavern to drink after they had some free time."

Alan was wiping a glass that had just been washed as he chatted with her.

Alan has gradually got accustomed to life in the tavern and it was reflected in his daily habits as well. He had gone from an ordinary white-collar worker to a small boss in the tavern. His life had undergone a tremendous change.

He had transmigrated to the other world alone. At the beginning, he had to take things step by step, and now, he had friends all over the city.

The customers who came to drink took good care of him. Alan's friends also increased day by day. Not only humans, but also elves and dwarves. He believed that in the future, he would have friends among the eight great races.

It was late in the night. Alan was about to close shop and rest.

Standing outside the door of the tavern was a man with a shocked face.

Alan recognised this man. After all, this was the number one waiter in the tavern that he had been longing for!

"Yupanki!"

Yupank stood on the street with a wooden look and raised his head to look at the plaque on the door of the tavern. It was a familiar square character, and he had found the right place.

However, why did the door change its appearance? The street lamp had turned into a pole that he had never seen before, with a small glowing ball on its head.

This small white ball had actually made the entire entrance as bright as day. Standing under the light, everything can been seen and it was impossible to hide away.

He was making wild guesses in his heart. He had left not long ago, how had it become like this!?

What was that glowing white ball!!? How could it illuminate the surroundings so brightly!?? Was it Alan's new toy!?

Yupanki was still in a state of shock as he stood outside the tavern's door for a long time. It was not until Alan came out to call him that he came back to his senses.

"Alan, this…"

He pointed at the electric light at the door and asked in puzzlement.

"Come in first. A lot of things have happened during this period of time. I'll tell you slowly."

Alan was very happy when he saw Yupanki return. After all, the best employee of his tavern had returned!

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Yupanki was full of doubts as he followed Alan into the tavern.

He saw that the magic lamp in the tavern had turned into a small ball of white light, just like the one outside the door.

Yupanki sat down and looked at Alan with a puzzled face, waiting for him to explain.

"It's a long story. After the harvest season, business at the tavern has skyrocketed. I'm so busy that I'm going crazy."

Alan couldn't help but lament to him. He never got to have time on his own after the harvest season..

In the tavern

Yupanki and Alan were sitting face to face.

Alan had long chased Lolita to sleep. The existence of Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai surprised Yupanki. It seemed that the tavern had added many new companions after he left.

"There is a child upstairs who is sleeping. Her name is Lolita. She will be staying in the tavern for a period of time. There are two guests here. One is Xiao Hei, my new cat. The other is Xiao Bai, Lolita's magical dog."

Alan introduced them to Yupanki happily.

"After you and Olivia left, I was very busy for a long time because of the harvest season."

Alan rambled on about the recent events to Yupanki, and Yupanki just listened patiently.

"Then Bart made both the generator and the electric light. The cost of the electric light is much lower than the magic light, and the materials are easy to obtain. When the generator can be mass-produced in the future, Olivia can consider implementing electricity to the whole country."

"My next plan is to promote electric lamps to the entire Rock City. Such convenient technology should be popularized."

Yupanki looked at Alan, who was in high spirits during the narration, and his heart was even more shocked.

He was not from the Oreste Empire to begin with, but since he had chosen Princess Olivia now, he had long considered himself to be a member of the country.

From the moment Yupanki met Alan, Alan had continuously created surprises for him. It was only at this moment that he finally understood why Princess Olivia valued him so much.

It was because the princess had seen the magical aspects of the young man.

For example, the blueprint for the electric lamp and the generator. If it was not designed by Alan himself, where could it have come from?

And then there was that very interesting mahjong…

These were all things that had never appeared on the mainland. It was already shocking that the youth could create all these things.

"Alan, do you know why I would return to Rock City at this time?"

After listening to Alan's explanation, Yupanki said with a serious expression.

Alan was stunned. He had indeed not thought about this problem. When he saw Yupanki just now, he was immersed in the joy of the tavern attendant's return.

He shook his head and looked at Yupanki with a puzzled expression.

"Princess Olivia ordered me to come." he continued after a pause.

"The situation in the Imperial City is not good. The next few days after the king's death, Princess Olivia is managed to handle the matters. However, the other heirs won't be too friendly to her, who has a close relationship with the princess. At least we received the news…"

Alan suddenly realized when he saw Yupanki staring at him.

"Someone wants to kill me!" Alan took over his words and said seriously.

It seemed that from the day he met Olivia, he was destined to be involved in this boring fight for the throne.

Yupanki nodded and said, "We received the news that the other crown princes are about to join forces and kill all the people related to Princess Olivia."

Alan felt the pressure from Yupanki 's words.

The conversation was basically clear at this point, and the tavern fell into silence.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter. We'll take it one step at a time. You're back anyway, so you'll continue to work tomorrow. Please do your job well before the killer comes."

Alan yawned, already very sleepy.

He had been tired all day. He had even chatted with Yupanki until midnight.

They were acquaintances, so there was no need to make any further arrangements. After all, he had room for Yupanki.

Alan staggered upstairs to rest.

Before leaving the first floor, Yupanki took a deep look at the cat and dog. He had a feeling that he had missed something.

In the forest outside Rock City.

Balls of gray fog floated in the air. When he thought carefully about where the fog had come from, he realized that it was where Xiao Hei and Lolita had appeared at the spatial node in the human world.

The fog, which was originally just a shallow layer, had started to gather together at some point in time. They floated in the direction of Rock City.

The next morning, after daybreak.

Alan woke up much later than usual. When he woke up, Yupanki had already finished tidied up the tavern.

He could not help but sigh. Sure enough, he could be more relaxed when Yupanki was around. He always helped to take care of everything.

For the whole day, Alan laid lazily on the bar counter in a daze.

After introducing Yupanki and Lolita to each other, Alan did not pay any attention to their interactions.

The weather in Rock City today was not good. It was cloudy, and it felt like it was going to rain.

Such gloomy weather always made people feel dispirited.

If electric lamps were to be popularized throughout the city, Bart alone would have to make generators and electric lamps for a long time. Alan did not want this matter to take up too much of his time. So, he still had to think of a way, to free Bart from this matter as soon as possible.

In the afternoon, Bart came to the tavern, and Alan introduced him to Yupanki.

With his outstanding social talent, he quickly dug up Bart's old secrets.

When Alan expressed his hope that Bart would find some people from his clan to help him build the things needed to lay out the electric lights in Rock City, the incredulous expression on his face made Alan somewhat puzzled.

"Alan, can you hand the production method to my clansmen?" Bart asked in puzzlement.

"Of course, why not? If you're the only one who can make it, how long will it take for all the electric lights to be used in Rock City?"

Alan could not believe that Bart actually planned to build all the machines and lights by himself. Judging from his expression, it seemed that he had never considered the second possibility.

"Alan, actually, it won't take long for me to work harder. I will make sure that the entire Rock City has electricity as soon as possible."

Bart frowned. He still felt that it was inappropriate to ask his clansmen to build it.

"It really doesn't matter. Moreover, compared to this matter, I have something else to ask of you. After all, this matter is more important."

Alan thought about it. Based on the current information, Mission 5 was most likely a very long chain of missions.

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He would get more different blueprints, and new blueprints that needed to be tried out. The best candidate for this task was Bart.

In Alan's assumption, Bart would be in charge of innovation and research on new machines, while the dwarves would be in charge of mass production of the machines!

After telling Bart about this plan, his face suddenly became excited, and his eyes were full of tears.

Alan generously gave the technology to him unconditionally. As a friend, it was fine to accept it, but to give it to his own clansmen was really not right.

However, Alan insisted. Bart really couldn't argue back, so he could only accept it gratefully. He also said that he would quickly discuss with his clansmen and use electricity to light up the entire Rock City as soon as possible..Alan and Bart had just finished discussing.

It wasn't too late, but the sky was already completely dark.

A sharp curse suddenly came from the small tavern, but the one who was cursing was a green-skinned dwarf with pointy ears.

"Stupid pig Bart, come out."

In this world, people with this appearance were called goblins. They were inventors in this world. They were shrewd and creative. Although they were short, their speed wasn't slow.

Alan was stunned. The appearance of this guy had caused a visual impact on him to a certain extent.

Wayne was looking around excitedly, wanting to see who hated that short man as much as he did.

Abraham's gaze was still locked on Lolita. The two magical beasts were working separately.

"Bang…"

Bart smashed his wine glass heavily on the bar table. When he looked back, he saw that familiar green skin. If it wasn't the goblin, Shaman, who else could it be.

The goblin named Shaman was the most creative scientist in the modern era. Bart was not convinced by this title. He believed that his creativity was not inferior to Shaman. Once the news was out, Shaman was the first to fly into a rage.

The conflict between the dwarves and the goblins had a long history. The goblins scolded the dwarves for being low-level workers without creativity, while the dwarves scolded the dwarves for being saboteurs without proper work.

The living habits of the two races were very similar. They even chose to live next door to each other. This was also the reason why the conflict between the two races was getting more serious. Those who did not share the same ideals were destined to either become best friends or rivals.

"Damn Baldy, why are you so haunting? I see you everywhere I go. Aren't you annoying?"

Bart was furious. Alan could see that the conflict between the two of them was unusually deep.

"You're the bald one. Your whole family is bald. You're a coward. You ran away when you lost. You're a coward!"

Shaman's words made everyone notice his bald head again. He did indeed have sparse hair.

He was somewhat bald indeed.

"Pfft…"

Suddenly, a muffled laugh came from the tavern. When they looked again, it was Alan who could not help but laugh.

Shaman looked at Alan. Judging from his expression, he was quite angered by his laughter.

Just as he was about to curse, Bart shouted at him first.

"Baldy, you're the Baldy. And who said that I lost to you? I didn't lose to you. If I had gone up the stage, do you think you would have been the champion?"

Bart was furious when he said this. Shaman had said that the match was the reason why he had left his clan.

Alan looked at his good friend who seemed to be immersed in his memories. He was a little confused, but he did not interrupt. He turned to ask Shaman about Bart.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh just now. I just remembered something very interesting. I didn't mean to laugh at you."

Alan apologized for his behavior just now. Even if Bart was telling the truth, his laughter was indeed very rude.

Shaman looked at the youth squatting in front of him and looked at him with a sincere apology. He believed what Alan said, but his pride did not allow him to easily forgive his behavior just now.

"Hmph…"

Shaman turned his head away proudly and did not look at Alan.

"Hey, you don't want to forgive me?" Alan pretended to be shocked.

"Well, how about I buy you a drink and you tell me the story of Abraham and forgive me?"

Alan looked at Shaman as if he had just thought of a brilliant idea.

"Humph, since you sincerely want to apologize, then I will reluctantly have a drink."

Shaman hadn't even entered the tavern when he smelled the rich aroma of wine. He climbed up the leg of the stool and sat down in front of the bar counter.

The corners of Alan's mouth curled up. He got up and returned to the bar counter. He thought to himself, "I didn't expect this goblin to be so interesting."

After preparing the w0ine, Alan was ready to listen to a story. The next story was about a young dwarf who had gone out of his way.

"The dwarves and goblins have been enemies for generations. The war between our two races has always existed. In the beginning, it was a war that would really kill people. Later, it slowly evolved into the current situation."

Alan asked curiously, "What is the current situation?"

"It's a battle that changed from fist fighting to "brain" fighting." Shaman shrugged and said in a relaxed manner.

Alan compared the personalities and characteristics of the two races that he knew in his previous life with the current situation, and he found that the personalities of the two races were basically the same.

At the beginning, the goblins and the dwarves lived together. The dwarves liked to mine and forge iron, and the goblins liked to research all kinds of strange materials.

Until one day, the two races fell out due to some differences in ideals, and the dwarves continued to follow in the footsteps of the previous generation. Mining and forging, their days were dull and boring.

The goblins were originally a curious species. They did experiments and did all kinds of research.

"Hey, do you know what's going on with that silly boy behind us?"

Shaman pointed at Bart, who was standing behind him in a daze.

Alan shook his head and continued.

"Bart is a different among the dwarves. Although he liked to forge since he was young, the dwarves always forged the same weapons. He felt that it was a waste of time that his own people only knew how to forge according to the methods passed down by their ancestors, because no master blacksmith will excel by using old designs over and over again.

"In Bart's eyes, this is torture. He has been forging the same swords day after day for ten years, and there has never been a weapon that could be compared to the original one."

"Bart always thought that creativity was the prerequisite for the progress of the race. He tried to combine what the goblins and dwarves were good at. But unfortunately, there are many conservative factions in the dwarves. They guard those old-fashioned forging methods, and they don't want to keep up with the times, so the things they forge are getting worse and worse…"

While drinking, Shaman rambled on with his story. He was very satisfied with the wine that Alan had treated him to.

"Later on, he began to resist, but he never sold a single weapon that he created and forged himself

"He began to study all kinds of forging-related things. One day, he heard he would have been kicked out of the clan long ago if he wasn't the child of their clan leader."

At the end of the story, the rebellious young dwarf went to participate in a competition. At the last stage, he met a strong opponent, Shaman.

Bart's family knew that he was participating in the competition and even got to the final. In the end, he was captured by his own people on the day of the competition.

As an opponent, Shaman won without a fight. It was not a glorious victory. Many people even said that Shaman was not as good as Bart. The label of "The smartest inventor of the generation" on his head should also be Bart's.

Shaman was not happy. He had been looking for an opportunity to have a rematch with Bart, but he was unable to do so.

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At this moment, Bart returned to the bar counter.

"Bart, I'm sorry, because you haven't said anything. I'm just curious about the reason why you ran away."

Alan apologized first, indicating that he was not trying to pry into his friend's secrets.

"Actually, there's nothing to say. I ran away because of this competition. I only have one more match left, and I can prove to my people that even dwarves can create something new. We are not only stupid, boorish people who keep swinging the hammer."

After Bart finished speaking, Alan fell silent. He knew very well the feeling of not being understood by his family. It was quite frustrating..

After the story was finished, Alan went silent. Shaman's dissatisfaction with Bart was mostly because the match had ended without a beginning. His own strength had been questioned by many people.

"Bart, actually, the main reason you ran out of the clan was because they stopped you from participating in the match, right?" Alan asked.

Bart nodded and didn't say anything. Alan fell into deep thought again.

"By the way, is this tavern using a new type of light?" Shaman asked in puzzle.

Bart looked at Alan and saw him nod.

"It's called an incandescent light. This kind of light was just made a week ago."

After hearing this, Shaman's face was filled with shock. He never thought that this new thing was just made a week ago.

Who made It? This was too amazing.

"This kind of lamp needs electricity to light up, and the generator is a machine that provides energy for the lamp."

"This new lighting tool also has a very powerful advantage. Its cost is very cheap. The generator doesn't need to be placed in every house. After all, one generator is enough to support several houses using electricity together."

"In addition, the power source of the generator is a low-level magic crystal. One magic crystal can maintain the low-power generator for three months. One generator can satisfy the lighting needs of twelve incandescent lamps at the same time."

Bart explained in detail to Shaman.

"May I ask who invented and made this generator and incandescent lamp?"

Shaman was shocked after hearing this. The goblins had always said that they were the only inventor on the continent, but they had not been able to make such a convenient machine like an electric lamp.

He felt that if someone could design and create such an awesome machine, he must be a very powerful inventor. If he could chat with the inventor for a while, he might be able to gain a lot.

"The blueprint was provided by Alan. I made it."

After Bart finished speaking, his gaze instantly fell on the youth at the bar counter. After talking for a long time, he realized that the inventor was right in front of him!

"Mr. Alan, can I ask you some questions?"

After knowing that Alan was the one who designed the blueprint, Shaman looked at Alan with a serious expression.

"Don't, don't, don't… It's too polite to call me that. We're the same age, just call me by my name. Besides, it's not a big deal."

Alan had a modest look on his face. He waved his hand repeatedly to reject that, as if he was calling him sir.

After listening to his story, Alan had a new idea, but he didn't know if Bart would mind.

"Well, Bart, I mean, if, if…"

Alan was in a dilemma and didn't continue. His eyes kept glancing at Bart beside him.

Bart asked in a low voice, "Alan, we are good friends, just say it!"

"That… That's right. Shaman, you are actually very creative, right?"

"Look, what do you think about keeping him in our team?" Alan waited nervously for Bart's answer.

"Hahaha, Alan, you don't have to think about me. My relationship with shaman is even better than those stubborn old fogies in the tribe. If he is willing to stay and give us some time, we can even improve the current generator."

After saying that, he looked at the little green-skinned man beside him.

Shaman nodded. To Bart, he was indeed such a character.

For Alan to be able to produce such a high-level blueprint, he must have something even more powerful on him. If he wanted to see more new things, he would definitely be pleasantly surprised if he followed this youth around.

"That's great. I was worried that Bart would be the only one to produce it. That would be too difficult. If Shaman is willing to stay and help with the things that haven't been completed, we can prepare the entire city to use electricity." Alan smiled happily and found another suitable researcher.

It was different from the lively scene in the tavern.

The Abyss.

Demon King's bedroom

It was silent. By the window with his back facing the door, there stood a man whose body was covered in wisps of white mist. His aura was extremely strong.

The last time they opened the door, they had originally planned to send Samael to the human world. However, he did not expect his youngest daughter, Lolita, to take advantage and scuttle over when they were maintaining the portal.

Xiao Bai even knocked Samael off his feet and ran after her. It only took a short while for Lolita to actually escape from the Abyss.

That day, when he was in contact with Abraham, it was not easy for him to successfully communicate with him. He even told Abraham the news that Lolita had gone to the human world.

Demon King had a feeling that something was not right. He had arranged for two people to go to the human world, but why there was nothing happened? In Abraham's report, he had repeatedly mentioned a tavern and a youth.

According to Abraham, Xiao Hei and Lolita were both in the tavern, lurking around the young man.

However, what puzzled him was that Abraham was such a powerful man. How strong was the man guarding the young guy?

Why would such a powerful man stay in a small border city? And why did he protect the young guy so well? What was the identity of that young guy?

Demon King pondered in the Abyss. This investigation was completely off track, but what made him the most upset was his youngest daughter, who had run away from home with her companion.

Demon King was completely unprepared for this kind of situation.

After a while, Demon King summoned Asmodeus, Beelzebub, and Beryl to his bedroom for a meeting.

Demon King didn't plan to use gentle methods anymore. He planned to forcefully open the portal and head to the human world!

He wanted to bring his little daughter back to the Abyss and to his side.

Elven Forest.

It had been almost a month since Orina returned to the forest. She had been patrolling and attending classes every day. Sometimes, she would just walk around the forest outside the tribal lands.

It seemed like there was a big conspiracy going on in the Abyss this time.

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All of the passages had traces of fluctuations within a certain period of time.

However, the fluctuations disappeared very quickly, leaving no traces behind. The seal did not seem to be loosened. It was still stable and did not need to be reinforced.

Right now, Orina only wanted to return to Rock City to look for Alan. She did not know if he would think of her often.

Before they parted, they had agreed that when she went back, he would prepare a gift. Something that she had never seen on the continent. Orina was filled with anticipation.

The great elder saw everything and sighed faintly. She knew very well that her queen was probably already immersed in the whirlpool of love..

The Abyss, in Demon King's palace.

Demon King looked at the Lust Lord Asmodeus, Glutton Lord Beelzebub, Sloth Lord Belial. They were the lords and the evil rulers who had gone to the human world from the very beginning.

Four of the Seven Lords of the Abyss were about to go to the human world.

But when he thought of Abraham, Demon King could not help but frown, sinking into his memories.

Ten thousand years ago

The Abyss was not yet unified. At that time, Demon King was not the ruler of Abyss yet.

In that era, the Abyss was divided into groups of demons. Powerful demons were everywhere, and no one was willing to submit to anyone.

As time passed, Demon King gradually grew up. His powerful cultivation talent allowed his strength to quickly catch up with the other veteran demons.

For tens of millions of years, no demon had been able to unify the Abyss. Finally, after Demon King had fully grown up, he led a trend of unification.

The final piece of the puzzle for the unification of the Abyss was in the hands of an old demon. The demon in charge of that race was Abraham's father.

Abraham's father was a very tough person. His race's temperament and appearance did not match at all.

At that time, Demon King was on his way to unify the Abyss. Demon King had almost conquered the entire Abyss. The last piece of the puzzle was the Abraham family.

Abraham, who had just been born, was still a baby in someone's arms.

After Demon King had slaughtered his entire family, he picked up Abraham from his mother's arms, who was still sleeping soundly. The young Demon King's heart, which had been numbed by years of war, suddenly softened up.

With the principle of eradicating the obstacles entirely, he did not know how many families he had slaughtered on his way to hegemony. At this final step, his heart finally softened. He adopted Abraham, gave him his name and taught him cultivation.

This time, he sent the vanguard army to the human world. Because Abraham was the one he trusted the most, he did not hesitate to send him out.

However, after such a long time, not a single piece of news came back. This was a very unusual thing.

Although he always said that there were many strong warriors in the human world and that it was very difficult for him to make a move, it was not to the extent that there was not even a single piece of news from him.

Demon King could not help but wonder if Abraham knew about what had happened back then. Did he have the intention of betraying the Abyss long ago?

When he thought of his adopted son betraying him without any warning, Demon King's pressure instantly soared. The lords stood with their heads lowered. They were so frightened that they trembled.

Fortunately, he did not see their trembling faces. Ever since they came to the main hall, Demon King had only glanced at them and remained silent. Then, we went into furious without any reason.

After a while, Demon King regained his calm and reorganized his thoughts.

"I asked you to come today."

Demon King's dignified and deep voice rang out in the hall.

When the three of them heard Demon King finally speak, they pricked up their ears and listened attentively.

"In a few days, the space passage between the two worlds will stabilize again. At that time, I will forcefully connect the two worlds. At that time, the three of you will follow me to conquer the human world."

As soon as Demon King finished speaking, the three of them were ecstatic. They had finally waited for this day!

"We will obey the orders of Your Highness."

The three of them answered in unison, their voices filled with surprise and joy.

"Remember, the main purpose of this expedition is to bring back the princess. Also, try your best to investigate the current situation of the human world and obtain information."

Demon King's voice continued to echo in the plain hall, arranging the expedition in every detail.

No one in the entire Abyss knew the final outcome of the four's discussion. They only knew that the three lords were full of excitement when they left the hall.

Unlike the gloomy atmosphere in the Abyss, the atmosphere in Rock City was very cheerful.

As more and more people came to drink, the news of the incandescent lamp gradually spread in the city.

The deeper everyone's understanding of electricity and the incandescent lamp, the more they looked forward to their own homes being able to use it. After all, with electricity, the era of oil lamps would end.

Every day, they watched the people of the governor's mansion carry thick poles between the main street and the back street.

The residents asked curiously and knew that these were thick poles. They were important tools to transmit electricity to every household. Everyone hoped that they could help and let their own homes use electricity as soon as possible.

At night, the governor and the officer came to the tavern. They had not visited the tavern since Alan left the governor's mansion.

"Would the two of you like to try my new wine?"

Alan looked at the two people who had not come to drink for a long time and asked.

"We're here to drink new wine." Kramer replied.

For the governor who was partial to Lafite, Burning Knife Soju was a little too intense. However, for the governor who was partial to whiskey, drinking Burning Knife Soju occasionally was a very enjoyable thing.

The two of them sat in the tavern and chatted idly. As they looked at the busy Alan and Yupanki, they could not help but sigh at the changes in the tavern during this period of time.

"Alan is really amazing. There's nothing bad about the wine he made. Now, he even made such a convenient invention."

As the governor spoke, he stretched out a hand and pointed at the incandescent lamp on the top of the tavern.

"That's right. Other than the slight regret of not being able to cultivate, Alan is indeed perfect."

Governor Kramer also sighed.

Alan helped Yupanki busy himself for a while before returning to the bar counter. He planned to discuss his plan with the governor and the officer.

"Governor…"

"Hey, Little Alan, didn't I already say that as long as it's not work time, you don't have to be formal."

Kramer interrupted Alan after hearing the address.

"Sorry, sorry, Uncle Kramer." Alan smiled and started again.

"I want to discuss with you about the popularization of electricity. After the electricity in the Elf Tavern is connected, the next step is to popularize electricity and incandescent lamps throughout the city."

Hearing Alan's words, the governor and the administrative officer nodded repeatedly. They did have the same idea, but they hadn't had the time to communicate with him yet.

"I think it can be done this way. It will be difficult for the entire city to use electricity at the same time, but it is still possible to connect a few important places in Rock City and all the streets to electricity first. It is just that Bart and Shaman will have to work a little harder."

Right now, the production progress of both generators and incandescent lamps was relatively slow. It was not ideal to rely solely on the speed of Shaman and Bart.

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Recently, Alan had been discussing with Bart how to speed up the production process.

As they listened to Alan's plan, Kramer and Severino's plans, which were not yet perfect, gradually became clear in their minds.

The electricity that Alan mentioned was replacing magic power, and the widespread use of electric lights in the entire city. This the future development of Rock City. After listening to Alan, Kramer and Severino looked forward to it.

In the Imperial City, in the princess's residence

Olivia and Stanton sat opposite each other with solemn expressions. They were discussing something important..

"Your Highness, in the current situation, it's best for you to wait in the residence for news."

Stanton's face was full of worry. The current situation of the Imperial City could indeed be said to be unstable.

"Have you chosen a suitable person to consume the Lafite that I brought back from Alan last time?"

Olivia no longer had a willful look on her face. Her solemn little face made her look much more mature.

Her father's sudden death caught her off guard. According to her plan, it would still take some time to complete the progress.

"Your Highness…"

Stanton tried to persuade her again but was interrupted by Olivia. He stopped persuading her and told her about the current situation.

"The original plan was to find only eight people in the 20-man team. We can completely trust them, and their strength has reached the standard."

"As for the plans of the first prince, the second prince, and the third princess…"

Olivia smiled and said as she looked at the chief knight who had a solemn expression when she her three elder brothers and sisters.

"Three defeated dogs. There's nothing to be afraid of. What you should be most worried about is the fifth prince who hasn't made any movements. Go investigate what his plan."

Olivia's confidence infected her chief knight, and his expression relaxed a little.

"Yes, Your Highness. Then I'll focus my investigation on the fifth prince."

Stanton responded, and the two continued their discussion on the next item.

Not mentioning the undercurrents in the capital, Rock City had also become unstable recently.

The sky was gloomy, and the residents in the city were like gunpowder barrels. They were irascible just because of a small matter.

"If you want to leave, then leave! But don't even think about getting a single cent from me! Look at yourself now, even a pig is better looking than you!"

The man's angry roar did not scare his usually submissive wife. Instead, she seemed to be provoked by the curse and became fierce, shouting back at the man at the top of her lungs.

Similar scenes kept playing out in Rock City. Homes, shops, and streets. These scenes could be seen everywhere.

The governor and the administrative officer were almost burned out because they had to deal with all kinds of small disputes. The governor's mansion did not have enough manpower.

Recently, Alan also felt that the customers who came to the tavern to drink were not in a good mood. They usually made joke and mocked each other, but now they would fly into rage when they heard it.

Just like that, Rock City finally received news from the capital after a period of time. The old monarch had passed away, but he did not leave behind any information about the new monarch.

When Alan heard the news, he finally understood why Olivia had left in a hurry during the harvest festival. He did not know how she was now.

Just as Kramer and Severino worried about the news from the capital, they brought the news to the tavern.

"The situation in the Imperial City is really not good…"

Kramer sighed and whispered to everyone at the bar counter.

"Not only the Imperial City, but our border is not necessarily that good either."

Severino added.

Alan, Wayne, Dorje, Abraham, and Yupanki all listened to the news brought by the two with serious expressions.

"The neighboring city is in chaos now. I heard that the knights of Roders are hiding in the city now, and even the soldiers outside the city are creating all kinds of chaos."

Kramer's face was solemn as he talked about the latest news.

"Rock City seems to be very irritable recently. Kramer and I have to deal with a lot more things every day than before, and they are all trivial matters. I don't know why…"

Severino's face was full of helplessness.

"I have the same feeling. Recently, the customers in the tavern are very easy to get angry. A small matter can enrage them, but they'll stop after we interrupt them. I thought it was because of the recent weather."

After Alan said that, Wayne also expressed that he had the same feeling when he was in the blacksmith shop. It was like there was a rage in his blood that kept irritating him.

Abraham fell into deep thought. He had some clues about everyone's recent situation. The gray fog that shrouded Rock City was the same thing as the gray fog in the Abyss.

If one stayed in such an environment for a long time, one would become particularly irritable, grumpy and impulsive. In the Abyss, only those who were over 800 years old and those who had cultivated to a certain level would not be affected.

Ai Xiaohei leaned on the bar counter and listened to everyone's words. Her furry cat face was full of worry as she looked at Alan.

As if sensing the Ai Xiaohei's worry, Alan reached out his hand and gently rubbed her little head, comforting her in a soft voice.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. Moreover, the tavern is very powerful."

Xiao Bai's face was full of envy. He also wanted his master to stroke his head so gently.

In the dog's mind, the image of Lolita stroking his head and praising him with a bright smile appeared in his mind.

"Xiao Bai, if your dog's mind continues to run wild, I'll chop off all three of your heads!"

Lolita had just gotten two glasses of wine from the table when she saw her stupid dog actually looking at her with a disgusting smile. How could she tolerate this?

The little white dog's expression froze. It looked wronged and lied on the ground to play dead with regret.

Abraham pulled Lolita to the side and whispered something behind the few humans who were talking.

Seeing Lolita's expression, Abraham's words made her feel conflicted.

The magic power in Ai Xiaohei's body had been completely replaced. On the first day that she came to the human world, the magic power contained in the high-level Lafite did not kill her. It was a blessing in disguise, after being cleansed, the magic power in her entire body had become incomparably pure.

Training in the Abyss was very easy, but the difficult thing was to remove the impurities contained in her magic power.

Ai Xiaohei was not a magic beast with very strong talent and strength. She was just lucky to meet Demon King, and after being taken in, she had more opportunities to train. But because she had been greedy for a quick training in the beginning, she never removed the impurities in her body's magic power.

In the end, she almost caused a disaster. Fortunately, she was saved by Demon King at that time but she couldn't continue cultivating.

After coming to the human world, Ai Xiaohei underwent a thorough baptism. It was equivalent to a rebirth. She was very excited to be able to cultivate again in the human world.

In addition, she was very satisfied with her current living situation. Although she was threatened by that powerful and terrifying female elf, Alan protected her. He was indeed a good man.

Not only did he give her his surname, but he also treated her as his family. Ai Xiaohei was very grateful to Alan.

She would often be conflicted. On the day when the Abyss attacked, should she return to Demon King's side or betray Demon King and stay by Alan's side?

Judging from how much Alan doted on her, if she left him, how sad would he be.

At the thought of this, Ai Xiaohei's emerald-like cat eyes were instantly filled with tears. The original bright green color could not be seen clearly.

Alan did not expect that a kitten would have so many strange ideas in its head. The ability of her imagination was no less than that of his previous life.

After drinking, Abraham returned to the blacksmith shop and took out his diary after a long time.

Hailar Calendar: xth day after invading the human world.

I have been in the human world for a long time, and I started to question Demon King's plan to conquer the human world.

The human world is a good place. With my friends here, life in the human world is very pleasant!

But the recent atmosphere made me feel that it was not long before the door to the Abyss opened.

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The next time the door opened, Demon King would most likely come to the human world. I wonder if I have the ability to save my friend's life when that time comes.

Sigh.

Wayne saw Abraham's sigh, and before he was discovered, he averted his gaze.

He truly treated Abraham as a friend. Even if he had some ulterior motives in taking him in in the beginning. After getting along with him for a period of time, he knew that he was a good person, it was completely different from the Abyss demons described in history.

But looking at his recent state, Wayne could only think of what the Abyss was going to do. Perhaps the day when everyone separated would soon come..

As the battle for the throne in the capital became more and more intense, the atmosphere in Rock City gradually became tense.

Recently, Alan had been running around every table in the tavern, constantly appeasing the mood of every customer.

The rest of the matters were left to Yupanki to handle.

Looking at citizens that became violent, Alan finally realized that something was wrong.

Alan voiced out his concerns when Kramer and administrative officer Severino were around tonight.

"What should we do with this violent situation recently? Bart and the shaman have also been affected quite a bit. The two of them almost fought…"

Alan looked worried. He had put in a lot of effort in the city-wide electricity plan of Rock City. Victory was in sight, and there was nothing he could do about the problems of the two important inventors.

Although he did not know why, as long as the irascible duo heard Alan's persuasion, they would calm down. However, he could not stay by the two of them all the time.

"Sigh, we are also worried about this matter. Today, Severino almost got into a fight on the street. However, the two of them don't remember why they fought after they calmed down."

After saying that, Kramer could not help but sigh. His most important right-hand man, his closest friend, had also been affected.

"The most important thing, I've checked both inside and outside the city to find out the reason why everyone has become so irascible, but I haven't found anything suspicious at all!"

After he finished speaking, Kramer's expression became even more bitter. As the master of a city, he had actually been plotted against by someone, yet he hadn't been able to find even the slightest trace of it!

Alan was also very surprised when he heard this. He had thought that the governor's manor more or less knew the reason, but he hadn't expected that they had no clue as well.

Wayne glanced at Abraham, his pale face under the hood, looking conflicted.

He looked at Abraham for a long time, but in the end, he chose not to say anything. Wayne believed that Abraham would not watch Rock City be destroyed.

At this time, Ai Xiaohei meowed, but none of the people present understood the beast language. They looked at each other.

Ai Xiaohei meowed for a while and realized that everyone was looking at her in confusion. She also realized that this group of people could only understand her through voice transmission.

"Eh, I think Ai Xiaohei is trying to say that she might know the reason why everyone has become so irritable!?"

Alan explained uncertainly.

Just as he finished speaking, Ai Xiaohei nodded vigorously, indicating that this was what she meant.

Seeing her like this, everyone was shocked!

"Quick, quick, quick, Alan, get Xiaohei to say more. We'll try our best to understand!"

Kramer said excitedly. He could tell that he was naturally anxious after finally seeing the clues to the cause of the incident.

Following that, they surrounded Ai Xiaohei. She tried very hard to convey her words with meow and body language. After struggling for a long time, she finally expressed the matter clearly.

Looking at everyone's stupidity, Abraham thought that he should not let them know. He also knew the reason.

"If what Ai Xiaohei said is right and this gray fog is the product of the Abyss, then this time it will be difficult to deal with." Kramer's face was solemn.

"Indeed, anything related to the Abyss means trouble. Moreover, we still haven't figured out if this was done by the demons or if there's a problem between the two worlds."

Wayne's face was solemn as well, and his eyes kept sizing up Abraham and Lolita.

"Can I ask something?" Alan asked curiously.

"Is the Abyss filled with this gray fog?"

"Is this fog caused by the demons, or does the Abyss have it in the first place?"

No one could answer Alan's question.

None of the humans in the bar had participated in the war between gods and demons 800 years ago.

As for the demons that had never appeared on the continent in 800 years, the humans didn't have any clue about them.

In the silence, a loud voice came from outside the bar.

"Allow me to explain to everyone."

Everyone at the bar looked towards the voice.

The speaker was an old man who looked very similar to Bart.

The old man looked very old, but his complexion was very good. His face was rosy, and his silver-white beard was almost dragged to the ground. There was a cute braid tied on it, which made him look less serious and more amiable.

Bart and a dwarf girl stood on his left and right. Compared to the man, the dwarf girl looked gentle, and her figure was only sturdy, well-proportioned, and not buff.

Behind her were three strong dwarven men. They seemed to be guards protecting the elderly and young dwarves along the way.

The goblins and dwarves were at odds with each other. This was known throughout the entire continent. So, Shaman kept a distance from this group of dwarfs when he entered the tavern.

Seeing that the dwarves had stopped, he did not follow them. Instead, he walked straight towards Alan.

"Shaman, sit here."

Alan arranged for him to be with Kramer first.

Then, he walked towards Bart.

"Hello, I am the owner of this tavern, Alan. May I know how I should address you?"

Alan squatted down and said while propping himself on one knee on the ground.

The old man looked at Alan's actions and nodded. He was very pleased with the respect of this little human child.

"I know you, Alan. You can call me Grandpa Babor like Bart, or you can call me Great Elder."

The old man's loud voice rang out. Alan could hear a trace of gratitude and caring from his voice.

He had doubts in his heart. He would only ask Bart when he had the chance in the future.

Bart, who was standing beside Grandpa Babor, appeared to be very obedient. He kept a straight face. He had been silent since he entered the door.

"Grandpa Babor, you and your clansmen come and sit here. Just now, you said that you knew about the Abyss, so please feel free to tell us about it."

Alan led them to sit next to Kramer and went to get the wine. This time, he did not ask and directly prepared two types, Lafite and whiskey. They were mainly prepared for the elderly and women.

"Ha…"

"Bart is right. Alan, the wine you made is all good wine!"

Grandpa Babor sighed as he downed a glass of whiskey in one go.

Alan poured him more wine and did not hide the smug look on his face. The wine he brewed was indeed good wine, there was no doubt about it.

After drinking two glasses, Grandpa Babor began to talk about the Abyss.

"I heard you guys talking about the layer of gray fog outside just now. That is indeed something from the Abyss."

"You young people really don't know much about the Abyss anymore."

Grandpa Babor felt a bit helpless. He glanced at Abraham and Lolita at the table next to him and continued.

"That layer of gray fog is something from the Abyss. It's also a very troublesome substance. Even demons in the Abyss will be affected by it."

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"It will make people irritable, bloodthirsty, and gradually lose their rationality. It floats in the air. As long as you're still breathing, you'll definitely be affected by it. You can't get rid of it at all…"

With Grandpa Babor's explanation, everyone began to pay attention to the layer of gray fog. After all, it could affect people as they breathed. It could not be removed or controlled.

"As for why this abyssal gray fog appeared in Rock City, I think you can ask the two over there."

The people who did not understand looked in the direction the old man was pointing at. Abraham and Lolita?

Only Alan and Wayne looked at each other helplessly..