Ranch Story: Start Over

As the system prompt sounded, Feng Ling looked at the system prompt and fell silent.

"The other party failed to invade the master's spiritual world and has escaped."

"The other party has successfully invaded Hua Xiaoling's spiritual world and implanted a spiritual seed. Is it necessary to brand Hua Xiaoling's soul in order to track her down?"

"What is this? Soul brand, lost tracking?"

Feng Ling asked doubtfully.

"Yes, Master. Considering that the opponent's concealment effect far exceeds your current scientific research and technology accumulation, I suggest that you use the soul-binding technique to lock Hua Xiaoling and then go to the Xingyue Town Library to accumulate knowledge. Here you will gain more advanced scientific research to crack the mission of this incident."

Hearing this, Feng Ling frowned and felt a little uneasy. Xiao Kun was already lost, which made him very worried. If Hua Xiaoling had any more accidents, he would really go crazy.

He didn't know why this unknown thing was interested in himself, Xiao Kun, and Hua Xiaoling, but no matter what, he couldn't let them succeed. He had to protect Hua Xiaoling and Xiao Kun, no matter what the cost.

Thinking of this, Feng Ling said without hesitation: "Okay! I agree with this plan."

As soon as the words fell, an invisible soul imprint quietly appeared in Hua Xiaoling's mind. Feng Ling breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little more at ease.

"Come on, sister, let's go to the library now."

"Are you not going to the shelter, brother?"

"No rush, we can go there later when we have time. Now let's go to the library first."

Hua Xiaoling nodded. Although she didn't know why Feng Ling suddenly changed his plan, she believed that Feng Ling must have his own considerations. So, the two walked towards the Xingyue Town Library.

Along the way, Feng Ling remained silent, thinking about how to deal with this unknown species. Hua Xiaoling followed him quietly, glancing at his face from time to time, her eyes full of worry.

With a backup plan, even if Hua Xiaoling lost Feng Ling, he could still track her down based on the soul imprint. Feng Ling was also very annoyed. What kind of expert was causing trouble? However, according to the system's description, the difficulty of this mission seemed to be quite high. If he guessed correctly, this town should be a derivative town of Stardew Valley. After all, he was very familiar with the game Stardew Valley.

Feng Ling was deeply impressed by most of the characters in Stardew Valley, but that was just a game. Looking at the different Star-Moon Town now, he felt a little emotional. This place used to be called Stardew Valley, but now it has become Star-Moon Town.

Stardew Valley is the predecessor of Xingyue Town, and no one knows how many people are still in Xingyue Town now.

After asking passers-by about the location of the library, Feng Ling and Hua Xiaoling strolled along the streets and admired the beautiful scenery of Xingyue Town.

It's true, it seems that the natural scenery of the past has been retained. The Stardew Valley is full of maple trees. The main road is very clean, and the boulevard on the other side is covered with maple leaves. Feng Ling took Hua Xiaoling and walked deep into the boulevard. At the same time, he spread out his spiritual sense to observe the changes behind him. This perception really discovered something different.

Although there was nothing behind them, Feng Ling's perception this time was indeed different. It seemed that something was following them. Although he could not see the face clearly, Feng Ling could feel a mysterious aura approaching.

He frowned and became secretly alert. It seemed that Xingyue Town was not as simple as it seemed.

As the two continued to move forward, a track-like mark appeared on the mud behind them. Sure enough, this thing was not a human.

Now Feng Ling didn't dare to alert the enemy. He had to use this thing to track down their base camp. If Xiao Kun got hurt, it would be a waste of time.

"What's wrong, brother?"

Seeing Feng Ling's absent-minded look, Hua Xiaoling asked with concern:

"Sister, you might get kidnapped if you go back. Take the risk and I will come to save you."

Feng Ling said in the pet chat room.

"Why? Is my strength not enough to deal with the attack of that unknown creature?"

"This is not a question of strength. The opponent's power comes from the application of magic technology, or it may be something else. In short, it is quite complicated."

"So I'm the bait?"

"Well, sister, if you don't want to go, I will send you home immediately and you can avoid this crisis."

Feng Ling was paying attention to the movements of the figure as he spoke. He knew that if Hua Xiaoling was willing to take the risk of being bait, then they might be able to find the lair of this mysterious creature.

However, he also understood that doing so was indeed somewhat dangerous for Hua Xiaoling. After all, facing such an enemy, it was hard to say how strong the opponent was, and the risk was too great.

However, Feng Ling also knew that if he wanted to solve this problem completely, he had to figure out what was hidden behind it.

Only in this way can he ensure the safety of himself and Xiao Kun. Therefore, he decided to send Hua Xiaoling back home first, and then find a way to deal with this matter.

Knowing the seriousness of the matter, Feng Ling did not force Hua Xiaoling to stay and help. After all, with his own strength, he was confident that he could solve this problem. However, if Hua Xiaoling could assist him, then the efficiency of solving the problem would be higher and the chances of success would be greater.

"Then I will definitely stay, brother. I have great confidence in your abilities."

Hua Xiaoling answered without hesitation. She believed Feng Ling could handle the crisis at hand, and these were small situations. At the same time, she also hoped to be able to accompany Feng Ling and face difficulties together.

Feng Ling felt a warm current in his heart after hearing what Hua Xiaoling said. He looked at Hua Xiaoling gratefully and nodded:

"Okay sister, then you stay safe, I'll come as soon as possible."

After saying that, the two continued walking towards the library.

Feng Ling and Hua Xiaoling pretended nothing had happened along the way and walked towards the library.

The library was located deep in Xingyue Town, surrounded by a quiet back garden. They walked along the path, through the dense woods, and finally arrived at the door of the library.

The library's architectural style is unique, ancient and solemn. Its walls are made of solid stone and the roof is covered with thick tiles.

The outer door was tightly closed, revealing a mysterious atmosphere. Feng Ling pushed the door open and walked in.

This is the external space. The contents of the books are relatively shallow and not that in-depth. It is filled with the smell of old books, and the bookshelves are filled with all kinds of books.

Feng Ling carefully checked every book, but after some effort, he did not find any clear records of abnormal events.

He frowned and fell into deep thought. At this time, Hua Xiaoling walked up to him and said softly:

"Brother, should we ask other people? There's no point in just looking for them. If we ask others, maybe they know some clues."

Feng Ling raised his head, looked at Hua Xiaoling, and nodded: "Well, this is also a solution. Let's go find the administrator or other residents here."

The two began to look for other people in the library. Looking at the huge magic formation on the ground, countless jades and magic crystals were inlaid on the ground. This was a basic spirit gathering formation that could increase the magic absorption effect by 3%.

Just as he was about to enter the underground stairs, Feng Ling was stopped by a barrier and looked at the projected subtitles floating in the air.

"The first level of the Soul Gathering Formation test. Those who pass the first test can enter the library for free to study. Those who fail will be charged 5000 magic crystals each time they enter."

Hua Xiaoling looked at the beautiful words in the air and asked Feng Ling with a smile:

"Brother, this is another test, are you sure?"

"This is asking about my major. I have been focusing on studying this area recently."

Feng Ling said that he felt no pressure at all. The magic array had been strengthened during the research on magic cables and magic street lamps, so the routine inquiries did not put any pressure on him at all.

"Please give me a question!"