Chapter 169 Mining Team Assembled

Leaving a teleporter back on New Airmem had proven a wise decision. Hao Ren knew he’d be running back and forth between Earth and New Airmem, and using the teleporter was much easier than piloting a spaceship—not to mention convenient for walking the cat.

At least he wouldn’t have to worry about taking “Roll” on a ship and the cat girl messing with the bridge equipment.

A flash of teleportation light, and the scenery around them changed from the basement to a spacious and bright circular hall. Around the circular hall were many elven-style vein carvings, and on the floor was depicted the complex crest of the Airmem elves: they had already arrived in the basement of Hilda’s palace.

Elven guards were always on duty in the hall. Before the teleporter was activated, they had received a message that distinguished guests were arriving, so as soon as Hao Ren and the others stood firm, they saw a large group of elves approaching, guards and ministers alike, led by an old acquaintance—the elven queen Hilda.

"Hearing that you were coming, I couldn't prepare much in a hurry," Hilda said with a smile, with her usual gentleness and courtesy. "I heard there's another big project?"

Hao Ren smiled. "Let's talk in detail when we get there. The situation is rather complicated this time."

The group exchanged greetings with Her Majesty, while "Roll" stared wide-eyed at the surrounding scene. With a cat's comprehension, she didn't understand why crossing a beam of light would bring her to a place so different from her home. She even turned to look in the direction she had come from, but after the teleporter was deactivated, the light was gone. The cat girl was immediately a little scared. She glanced at the surrounding elven soldiers and shrank back behind Hao Ren. "Can't go back, meow…"

"Don't run around. I'll take you back later," Hao Ren patted "Roll" on the head. "Don't be afraid. This is our place too."

Hearing this, the cat girl immediately relaxed, and was very surprised that the "Cat King's" territory was so big: she had never known there was so much land! Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel like Hao Ren's second-in-command, and quickly stuffed the leash into Hao Ren's hand. "Say no more, meow. Walk me, walk me!!"

Hilda looked at the new face in surprise. "This is…"

Hao Ren untied the leash from the silly cat's neck while explaining with a wry smile, "This is my cat… The situation is too complicated. I'll tell you later… Don't be silly! You've turned into a human, don't you know? Even if I walk you in the future, there's no need to use a leash!"

Nangong Sanba followed nervously behind the group, looking around with eyes that couldn't keep up. He looked incredulously at the elven guards in their bright armor, as well as the exquisite and magnificent elven-style pillars and reliefs along the way—although Airmem was still in a difficult startup period, the regulations of these buildings themselves were still grand enough. Nangong Sanba couldn't help but mutter, "Holy crap… is this all the landlord's property?"

"This is the Airmem elves' industry," Lily said with a grin. "But the land under their feet belongs to the landlord, the entire planet."

Nangong Sanba thought for a moment, then tugged on his sister's arm, pointed at Hao Ren with the other finger, and said with a resolute expression, "Hit on him."

May was stunned. "What?"

"Hit on him," Nangong Sanba said with a serious face. "This is our family's glorious tradition…"

Hao Ren only heard a splash behind him, and a cloud of white mist briefly obscured his vision. When he turned around, he found that the siren girl had turned into a water snake, using her tail to swing her brother around in the air. Nangong Sanba was two meters off the ground, being swung around so much that his face couldn't be seen clearly, and all that could be heard was his intermittent voice in the air: "Brother is just… giving you… a suggestion…"

"Ah, I forgot to ask," Hilda had already seen the family's abnormal daily activities, so she wasn't surprised, but looked curiously at the half-baked demon hunter who was spinning in the air. "I haven't seen this one before. He is…"

Nangong Wuyue introduced with gritted teeth, "He's called Pinwheel!"

The Airmem elves attached great importance to the space-time teleporter, regarding it as an important facility for contacting the "Lord," so the teleportation hall was located deep underground. The group passed through layers of guards and gates before arriving on the ground. Hilda deliberately let Hao Ren see the results of the city's construction, so she chose an exit that led directly to the Royal Spire. After the group reached the ground, they took an elevator directly to the top of the tower, which overlooked half the city. Standing on the semi-circular terrace, Hilda proudly pointed to the new coastal city below, which was already quite large in scale. "The capital's industrial base is operating normally. We dismantled ready-made equipment from several floating islands. Although it's old, it's all very useful. We're now building a main road to the nearest big city. Another city is located north of the coastline, where there are abundant edible seaweed and shallow beach mineral resources. Life is getting better and better."

Hao Ren didn't understand any of this. He had never thought that one day he would inspect city construction like a leader, so at this time, he could only pretend to be a big shot, nodding with an important expression. "Yes, very orderly, very orderly…"

"Roll" followed Hao Ren, joining in the fun. When she saw the city houses below surrounded by greenery, the whole cat perked up and tugged hard at Hao Ren's sleeve. "Let's go play, let's go play!"

Hao Ren's purpose in bringing "Roll" here was to find a place where the cat could play, thereby distracting her and preventing her from running around in the streets. At this time, he couldn't wait for her to immerse herself in the elven streets and forget to return. He patted the silly cat's head. "I'm going to take care of business. You go stroll around the streets—can you find your way back?"

The cat girl nodded happily and vigorously. "Yes, yes, definitely!"

Hao Ren thought about it and was still a little worried, so he took a small locator from his portable space and put it on the cat girl's collar, then smiled and nodded to Hilda. "Send someone to take her down, let her run around a bit and she'll be happy."

Several elven guards led the excited silly cat away from the terrace. Lily watched enviously from behind, biting her fingers. Seeing this, Hao Ren glanced at the husky. "Are you planning to go down for a stroll too?"

Lily quickly tucked her tail between her legs. "This lady has been refined for many years, I'm not as childish as that cat…"

Hao Ren pursed his lips at Lily and turned to look at Hilda. "By the way, how's the situation at the Demon King's city?"

"The Airmem Kingdom has not interfered in the internal affairs of the Demon King's city, but we have helped that city complete its connection to the land and adapt to the environment. Recently, we have each formed diplomatic teams to discuss issues related to border demarcation and trade cooperation. We are very happy that these are easy-to-get-along-with neighbors—as long as this momentum can be maintained, I believe the two kingdoms will get along harmoniously."

Izhaks nodded. As the former ruler of the Demon King's city (in fact, in the hearts of the residents of that city, he is still the current ruler), he was still very concerned about the future of his people, and he also knew that coexisting with another strange kingdom on a planet was a sensitive and important issue. But he believed that the two kingdoms could coexist peacefully for a very simple reason: anyway, the houses are all rented, and they don't have the property ownership certificate in their hands, so what's the point of arguing? Just make do with dividing up a bunk bed or a suitcase…

Hilda also knew that Hao Ren was here to talk about serious matters, so she didn't drag everyone to inspect the city or anything. After briefly discussing the development of the Demon King's city and the Airmem Kingdom, she led the group to the reception room in the royal district. Hao Ren had the data terminal project the prepared information. "The scale of this task isn't large, but it's rather troublesome to operate: this planet, which I'll temporarily call Holletta, has two harmful plants buried in the mid-southern strata of the planet. I need some large equipment to uproot these two plants from the planet and send them into outer space. You don't have to worry about the transportation process in the middle or the final placement process. Just find a way to organize some experts at digging holes."

"Plants?" Hilda was surprised. "How big? Would it require the use of a fleet?"

Hao Ren spread his hands. "One is relatively large, with a diameter of two hundred kilometers, and the other is slightly smaller, but it's still over one hundred kilometers. Both targets are buried about one hundred kilometers underground. Pay attention to underground magma flows during the operation."

Hilda: "...Huh?"

Hao Ren sighed. "I know this hole will be quite big…"