As soon as he entered his manor and walked into the lobby of the main building, Tianyang heard a cheer.
"dad!"
A figure rushed over, revealing a faint aura of energy, like a lively pony. Xitong pounced on Tianyang with momentum and strength that could knock ordinary people away.
Tianyang smiled slightly and caught the little guy easily. After looking at him carefully, he found that Xitong had grown a little bit. However, compared with the growth rate when he was a baby, Xitong's growth rate was obviously slower now.
Of course, what slowed down was only the apparent growth rate, but Tianyang could feel that the little guy's energy growth trend had not slowed down at all, and there were signs of steady improvement.
"Dad, you guys are so cunning. It took you so long to come back!"
"I wonder when you will come back every day. I look out the door every day, but I never see you coming back!"
As he spoke, the corners of the little thing's eyes became moist, and his little mouth was pursed in grievance. He wanted to cry but was stubborn enough not to.
Tian Yang rubbed her head and said, "Okay, okay, we are back now, aren't we? I promise you, I will accompany you recently, okay?"
Xitong was not as easy to coax as before. The little thing stretched out a finger and said, "Pink?"
Tian Yang said unhappily, "It's a pinky promise, when did my words become so untrustworthy?"
After making a pinky promise with Tianyang, Xitong burst into laughter. Then Tianyang lifted her up over his head and let her ride on his neck.
Xitong giggled happily, gently grabbed a few handfuls of her father's hair, and hummed a song.
After comforting Xitong, Tianyang saw Xiaoniao with his hands on his waist. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he raised his hand to greet her: "Xiaoniao, we are back."
The bird laughed and said, "You're back. It must have been fun to go out. The trip must have been exciting. Otherwise, why would you come back now when you said you would be back in a month or two?"
Tianyang clenched his fist and coughed dryly, saying, "Something unexpected happened, so I'm not back until now."
The little bird snorted and said angrily: "I don't care, I don't want to hear any explanation, I just want to know how you are going to compensate me!"
"this... "
Tianyang just felt a headache. At this time, Qianhong came over and said seriously: "For the next week, you can have him all to yourself every night."
The little bird suddenly coughed and shouted with a red face: "Qianhong, why are you causing trouble? This is not the compensation I'm talking about!"
Qian Hong said with some surprise: "So you don't want it?"
The bird blushed even more. After a struggle between her conscience and her conscience, she gritted her teeth and spat out one word: "Yes!"
In this way, Tianyang's life for the next week was arranged. When he wanted to struggle and protest, Adolf and others came. Tianyang had to give up and handed Xitong to Xiaoniao and Hongxiu, and went to the study with the important figures of Lieyang Castle.
Next is the reporting time.
There were figures sitting in the study room one after another, including Adolf, Gong Zhibin, Luden, Megan, the leader of the Blue Fortress, Nan Pei from the Yunshang Society, Ah Huo from the Fire Ant Gang... It could be said that all the important figures in Lieyang Castle were present.
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A report like this would be more appropriately made in the conference hall of the headquarters building, but now, Tianyang didn't want to make a special trip, so he just listened to everyone's reports here.
"Everyone, thank you for your hard work during this period." Tianyang looked around, his eyes swept across the faces, and nodded slightly.
Gong Zhibin's fat face seemed to be shining as he laughed: "It's not hard, not hard. In terms of hard work, no one among us is harder than you, Lord Tianyang. Lord Tianyang, I don't know if the church troops you brought with you..."
Tian Yang smiled and said, "Don't worry, he's mine. Actually, there's one thing I need to announce to everyone."
"It's about the Church of War."
"I am a Holy Silver Knight of the Eastern Continent Cardinals' Council of the Church of the Lord of War. The five hundred church warriors, fifty high-ranking and middle-ranking Templars, and six Holy Silver Knights I brought with me are my private army. They belong to the church in name, but they only obey my orders."
The study suddenly fell into a quiet atmosphere.
Gong Zhibin and others looked at each other. Although they had already made some guesses, they were still shocked when they heard Tianyang announce this information.
Their city lord was actually a Holy Silver Knight of the East Continent Cardinal Academy, and he had brought back a private army of the church. Although the army was small in number, the fifty high-level and middle-level Holy Templars and six Silver Crown Knights were a considerable "wealth".
In addition, Tianyang is a Holy Silver Knight, so if you attack Lieyang Castle and offend him, it would be tantamount to attacking the church, and this is no joke.
However, this also made Adolf and his companions worried that Fiery Sun Castle would be constrained by the church.
Since Tian Yang announced the news, he naturally knew what they were worried about. He shook his head gently and said, "Don't worry, we will not be constrained by the church. I won't explain the details to you."
"In short, I assure you that our fortress is absolutely not affiliated with the church. You can work with peace of mind."
With Tianyang's assurance, Adolf and the others were relieved. Otherwise, after all the efforts, they would be contributing to the development of the church, and no one would be happy about this.
Adolf laughed and said, "So Lord Tianyang is a Holy Silver Knight of the church. No wonder the East Continent Cardinals sent us a large batch of supplies a few days ago, including those large-caliber main guns used to strengthen the city's defenses."
"By the way, sir, the Church of the God of Nature has also sent people to our fortress. They hold your documents and want to preach here. They also promised to help us improve the desert. I have allocated an area for them and am beginning to arrange a place for them to build a church and set up a parish."
Tian Yang nodded and said, "Very good, I did promise them this, allowing them to preach in our fortress in exchange for their support."
Gong Zhibin raised his fat hand and said, "Sir, the financial revenue and expenditure of our fortress's first commission has come out. I will sort out the specific data for you to review tomorrow. For the time being, our expenditure is still greater than our income, but the expenditure gap is narrowing, and various incomes are also starting to increase. I believe that we will be able to achieve a balance between income and expenditure in the second quarter, and we will be profitable next year, and the fortress's finances will grow significantly."
Luden also coughed and said, "At present, the exploration of the Reverse Realm is progressing relatively smoothly. The influx of a large number of gold diggers and adventurers has saved us a lot of manpower. By recycling items from the Reverse Realm, we can analyze the history and culture of this Reverse Realm at a faster speed. This aspect has been
A team of experts has compiled the text, and it is available for review at any time if needed."
Tian Yang said to him, "Thank you for your hard work. Do you have enough manpower at the forward base? We need to ensure the safety of the forward base so that we can ensure that all supply lines are unobstructed, thus fundamentally ensuring that the progress of the entire exploration will not be slowed down."
Luden nodded and said, "Don't worry, sir. I have handed over this matter to Gong Zhibin. The construction funds I have received from him have never stopped. I will use that money to recruit personnel and improve facilities. In the future, we also plan to expand the forward base so that it can accommodate more outsiders."
Tian Yang looked at Gong Zhi Bin and said, "You did a great job."
The fat man was praised by Tianyang, and his face seemed to glow with humility.
Megan and others then made reports. From their reports, Tianyang could see that the development of Lieyang Castle was stable and improving. By the time everyone finished their reports, it was almost evening.
So Tianyang announced the end of the meeting. When they were leaving, Tianyang instructed Adolf to bring the sublimation medium required for the Glorious Rank 6 tomorrow.
Tianyang asked Adolf to complete this task before leaving the fortress. Adolf did not dare to neglect it and collected all the materials needed for the medium as early as last month.
After seeing these people off, Tianyang met Wang Lingjun. This "just man" had a rosy face and looked very healthy. When he saw Tianyang coming out, he hurried to greet him.
"Wang Lingjun meets the Lord of Tianyang City."
Although Wang Lingjun and Tianyang do not have a clear superior-subordinate relationship, this "fair man" is very clear about his position and always keeps a low profile whenever he sees Tianyang.
Tian Yang glanced at him calmly and said, "Mr. Wang, have you eaten yet? If not, why don't you stay and have dinner with us?"
Wang Lingjun said quickly: "If you are so kind, I will not trouble you. I just heard that the city lord has returned, so I hurried over to listen to your instructions."
Tianyang smiled and said, "It's not a big deal, just an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks."
As he spoke, Tianyang called the housekeeper Huaying and asked her to notify the servants in the restaurant to prepare an extra portion when preparing dinner.
Wang Lingjun immediately expressed his gratitude, as if he had received some great favor. He looked so grateful that he kept crying and thanked him.
The next day came in a flash.
Early in the morning, Adolf brought the prepared sublimation medium and handed it to Tianyang personally.
In the afternoon, Tianyang personally injected the sublimation medium into Xun, and then observed her condition from the side.
After the medium entered the body, Xun's entire body radiated a hazy silver-white light from the inside out. The light exuded a warm breath, making Tianyang feel like he was soaking in a hot spring.
Spots of silver-white light moved in and out of Xun's body, and every time they did, Xun's skin seemed to become a little more transparent.
In the light, Xun's aura gradually rose, like the rising sun in the morning, bright but not dazzling.
This change lasted for nearly a quarter of an hour before the light gradually shrank into her body. When all the light disappeared, Xun exhaled softly.
She opened her eyes, and a little light appeared in the depths of her pupils, like a miniature sun. The strange phenomenon disappeared after a moment.
Xun smiled slightly, looked at Tianyang and said: "I am already at level 6, and I am already a light-singer."