"That's right!"
Chen Jin Dong scratched his head, his expression excited. "I... I Chen Jin Dong have today thanks to Mr. Ye... Without Mr. Ye, I would have likely died in the Icebound Snowfield long ago... Lin Jing too..."
"I've never had the chance to repay Mr. Ye... These enhanced serums are just a small token of my gratitude..."
As he spoke, Chen Jin Dong once again offered the beast-type enhanced serum in his hand towards Ye Feng, his eyes filled with gratitude.
"Uh... I'll take this ancient inscription tablet. You can keep the rest!"
After some thought, Ye Feng spoke.
He didn't outright refuse. After all, judging by Chen Jin Dong's emotional state, if he took nothing, Chen Jin Dong would surely feel disheartened...
"Mr. Ye... This..."
Chen Jin Dong looked at the beast-type enhanced serum in his hand, hesitant. He was about to say something when Ye Feng interrupted him, "Ah Jin, it's decided. The value of this ancient stone tablet is far greater than the enhanced serums!"
"Then... then fine!"
Seeing that Ye Feng had already taken the ancient stone tablet, Chen Jin Dong no longer insisted.
"Then, Mr. Ye, since you're here, please do come to my place and sit for a while. Let's have a meal together!"
After a pause, Chen Jin Dong spoke to Ye Feng again, his face full of expectation and excitement.
"Okay, fine!"
...
Evening,
A seven-story building quite far from the city of enhancers,
"Ah Jin is quite capable... to have built such a large force..."
Ye Feng, holding a bottle of juice by the windowsill, couldn't help but mutter as he looked out at the rather vast town.
The entire town was well-established, with various professions... Agriculture, industry, and commerce all appeared to be doing well...
"Chen Jin Dong's strength at Golden Tier Two... coupled with the Barrier Crab's ability to condense spatial energy barriers... From the previous situation, his character is also good... Naturally, people will sincerely follow him..."
Yue Fei Xue, also holding a large glass of freshly squeezed juice, picked up the conversation, drinking it ungracefully.
"Indeed!"
Qiao Ying nodded in agreement.
"Feng Xue City... Feng... Xue... Ye Feng, you met Chen Jin Dong in the Icebound Snowfield... The reason he named this town this way is likely related to you..."
Yue Yan looked at the city gate plaque they had seen earlier and mused.
"Big brother... do you feel the ground shaking slightly... very subtly... and it started just now, happening at intervals..."
At this moment, Xiao Xiao spoke with some curiosity.
"This... it seems there really is~"
Ye Feng frowned slightly, quite puzzled.
He hadn't noticed before, but since Xiao Xiao mentioned it, upon careful sensing, he realized it was indeed true.
"Ye Feng... this town we are in... is likely mobile..."
Before Qiao Ying could finish her sentence, Chen Jin Dong's voice came from the doorway, "It's Mecha City!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng and the other four turned to look and saw that Chen Jin Dong had changed out of his previously tattered and burnt clothes. A young woman with short hair was beside him.
"Uh... it's not Mecha City, one of the seven major forces... it's that at the bottom of this town are two Earth-grade Tier Eight mechs... they can move the entire town at any time..."
As Ye Feng and the others watched, Chen Jin Dong explained.
Then, he took the hand of the short-haired young woman and strode up to Ye Feng. "Mr. Ye, this is my wife, Chen Lin Jing!"
After speaking, Chen Jin Dong looked at the short-haired young woman and extended his hand towards Ye Feng. "Lin Jing, this is the Ye Feng I told you about earlier, Mr. Ye. This is also why I insisted on naming this town Feng Xue City!"
"Hello, Mr. Ye!"
"Hello!"
"Hello, I'm Xiao Xiao!"
"Hello..."
After a round of greetings, everyone gathered around a round table and began eating fruits and pastries.
"Ah Jin, you mentioned two Earth-grade Tier Eight mechs just now? Can you pilot these things?"
Ye Feng, eating an apple, said in surprise.
"How could I..."
Chen Jin Dong chuckled and turned to look at the short-haired young woman beside him with a doting expression. "It's Lin Jing... Lin Jing, you explain!"
"Okay!"
Chen Lin Jing nodded. "Mr. Ye, this town was originally part of a rather large human survivor base, located in the middle of a city..."
"From the situation back then, that huge city was likely mobile as well... but for some reason later, it was attacked by monsters and zombies... There were no survivors in the entire city..."
"When I was young, I accidentally found a book about mechs, and I also spent time in the mech repair center under Mecha City... So, by chance, I learned about and could perform simple repairs on the damaged Earth-grade mechs beneath the city..."
"At that time, Jin Dong and I were stunned when we saw the dense mechs..."
"Later, Jin Dong and I worked hard to restart two basically undamaged Earth-grade Tier Eight mechs... and that's how we came to operate this town..."
Chen Lin Jing quickly explained to Ye Feng.
"Wow... is it that outrageous? Carrying the entire city with mechs and moving around?"
After hearing Chen Lin Jing's explanation, Ye Feng was still very surprised.
"To cope with the Great Cataclysm and... humanity's ancestors made many efforts..."
Yue Fei Xue sighed slightly and continued. Although she didn't say it explicitly, Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, Qiao Ying, and Yue Yan all knew she was referring to the gods...
At this moment, several waiters pushed in food carts.
"Here, Mr. Ye, try the red wine stewed carp..."
"This is salted pork trotters... Kung Pao chicken..."
...
The next day,
Ye Feng, Yue Yan, and Yue Fei Xue were strolling through Feng Xue Town, accompanied by Chen Jin Dong and Chen Lin Jing, who occasionally explained things to Ye Feng and the others.
Meanwhile, Xiao Xiao and Qiao Ying were happily flying kites...
During this time, many explorers, farmers, and workers saw the Chen Jin Dong couple and greeted them enthusiastically. It was clear that the Chen Jin Dong couple was well-liked.
"Mr. Ye, are you also interested in this Stone of Hope?"
Chen Jin Dong saw Ye Feng staring at the pattern of the Stone of Hope on the documents he obtained from the City of Enhancers and spoke up.
"Yes!"
Ye Feng nodded. "Sort of~"
"This... I encountered a group of explorers before, and I heard them mention it... It seems someone saw it in the City of Innocence..."
Chen Jin Dong frowned and recalled for a moment before slowly speaking.
"City of Innocence?"
Ye Feng looked at Chen Jin Dong with some confusion. "What kind of place is that? I've never heard of it!"
...