newbobooks Chapter 494 Restoring Nature
Chapter 494 Restoring Nature
When Li Chenglong woke up, it was already noon. As soon as he woke up, he felt a little pain in his arm. He turned his head and saw that Yun Lan, who was still asleep, was nibbling on his arm with her little mouth, as if she were gnawing on a bone.
He gently flicked Yunlan's forehead with his left hand, which was still fast asleep. Because it contained some energy, it could wake Yunlan up without hurting him.
"Hey! What are you doing?" Yunlan was startled awake by the tap. She touched her slightly sore forehead and said with some dissatisfaction, "I was still dreaming about having a big meal when you woke me up."
Li Chenglong stretched out his drool-covered right arm in front of Yunlan and said with a smile, "Look at how you bit my arm, it's bleeding. If I hadn't woken you up, you really would have bitten off a piece of my flesh."
Looking at Li Chenglong's right arm covered in teeth marks, Yunlan stuck out her tongue sheepishly and immediately said, "Wait a minute, I'll bandage it for you right away." But before she could finish speaking, she saw that the teeth marks on Li Chenglong's arm were already rapidly healing, and in no time it seemed as if they had never existed at all.
At this moment, Li Chenglong asked, "What are you dreaming about eating? It looks like you're enjoying it very much."
Yunlan shook her head, then asked seriously, "I don't know what's wrong with me. Ever since you leveled up yesterday, I've felt a fatal attraction to you. Yesterday, I was distracted by the battle, but as soon as I had some free time, I really wanted to get close to you and desperately wanted to get energy from you."
Li Chenglong was puzzled. He looked at Yun Lan, who was licking her lips, and quickly said, "Calm down." After saying that, he quickly suppressed his ability, and soon the thought in Yun Lan's mind disappeared.
Yunlan asked in surprise, "What's going on? This is so strange." Li Chenglong didn't say anything, but opened the window of their bedroom and then took a potted plant from the side.
Yunlan saw that the flower that was originally half-dead because it was the end of September immediately sprouted new branches. These branches grew rapidly and soon bloomed with more than a dozen delicate and beautiful flowers.
Li Chenglong placed the revitalized flowerpot back in its original spot before turning around and saying, "After I reached level 14, my life energy increased further. And now my body naturally radiates life energy. You probably did this because you were attracted by this energy. But I've turned it off now, so this shouldn't happen again."
The two chatted briefly before getting dressed and going outside. They saw Song Yixin playing with the little one. Seeing the couple emerge, Song Yixin smiled and said, "You're finally awake! Li Yunhao and Su Qian went out to play after lunch. I just fed Yunxi and am putting her to sleep. Li Xue arrived at 11 o'clock; she made lunch herself. There's still some in the kitchen; I'll get it for you."
Li Chenglong stopped Song Yixin: "Sister Song, I can handle this. Let Yunlan take a good look after the child. She just said she misses her daughter, hahaha."
Li Chenglong went to the kitchen, took out the food Li Xue had prepared, and reheated it briefly. Because Yun Lan was still breastfeeding, her meals were specially made and kept in her spiritual energy space.
Yunlan said to her daughter while playing in the living room, "You eat first, I'll eat later. Just leave it there when you're done, and we can clean it up together after I have dinner."
Li Chenglong had only taken a couple of bites when he received a call from Mu Wanqing, the head of the Shuguang City Environmental Department. After hanging up a minute later, he quickly finished the rest of his food, then went to the living room to put on his shoes, saying, "I have to go out for a bit. I have some things to take care of. You can wash the dishes when I get back."
After saying that, he kissed his daughter on the cheek and then kissed Yunlan on the forehead before leaving.
An hour later, Li Chenglong arrived at the site of their battle on the east side of Dawn City. There were already quite a few environmental department staff members there, while Mu Wanqing was checking some of the latest data.
The Ministry of Environment, officially the Ministry of Resources and Environment, is one of the departments established after the founding of Shuguang City. Because Shuguang City is relatively small—even the Shuguang Autonomous Region only covers 12,000 square kilometers—there isn't much to research regarding resources, so it's generally simply referred to as the Ministry of Environment. Currently, with the development of Shuguang City, many of its departments have undergone adjustments and optimizations.
Since the last major reorganization, Shuguang City now has the following departments: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Development and Reform, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Scientific Research, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Taxation, Ministry of Urban Security, Ministry of Urban Defense, Ministry of Supervision, Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Social Security, Ministry of Urban Construction, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Military Affairs, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Sports, Shuguang City Bank, Financial Management Department, and Shuguang City Radio and Television Department.
In addition to these government departments, there are also institutions such as the Shuguangcheng Court and the Shuguangcheng Procuratorate that play an important role in Shuguangcheng and the people living in Shuguangcheng.
As soon as Li Chenglong arrived, someone notified Mu Wanqing. She quickly ran to Li Chenglong, shook his hand, and said seriously, "City Lord, do you see the situation before us? Because of our battle and the rampage of the special forces, these places have become like this."
Li Chenglong didn't speak. He squatted down and grabbed a handful of soil from the ground, finding that it had completely turned into fine sand. He looked into the distance, and as far as the eye could see, whatever had been there before had become a desolate expanse of sand.
Mu Wanqing said from the side, "According to our measurements, the desertified area is more than 3000 square kilometers, and the depth is at least five meters. Moreover, this desert is not an ordinary desert; it is as if it has been drained of its life force. Neither our water-based nor wood-based abilities have any effect on this desert."
A staff member nearby added, "That's not all. This morning, Li Qingwan, the Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, rushed to the farmland west of Shuguang City. After the destruction by special agents over the past few months, those tens of thousands of acres of farmland are basically in a state of total crop failure."
Li Chenglong closed his eyes and dug his hands into the sand, carefully sensing everything around Dawn City. After five minutes, he stood up and said, "Don't worry, these places have become barren because their life force was completely drained by the special forces. If I were at level 13, I wouldn't be able to do anything, but I can now!"
After speaking, Li Chenglong slowly rose into the air under everyone's watchful eyes. Once he reached a certain height, two pale green orbs of light slowly appeared in his hands. The orbs gradually increased in size over time before leaving Li Chenglong's hands and flying into the air.
After the two green orbs of light flew into the air, Li Chenglong's hands began to accumulate more orbs of light. These orbs, after leaving the air, slowly converged into a larger energy orb. An hour later, as Li Chenglong continued to release energy, the orb in the air had reached a diameter of five or six hundred meters.
Seeing that the time was right, Li Chenglong leaped up, lifting the giant ball of light and sending it soaring into the sky. "Resurrection Technique!" Everyone heard Li Chenglong's shout from the sky, followed by countless streams of green rain falling down.
It was described as rainwater, but it didn't feel wet when it dripped onto my body. "This is energy, this is life-giving energy!" exclaimed a level 12 wood-water type ability user.
As the green "rain" fell across the entire Dawn City Autonomous Region, everything that had lost its vitality began to recover rapidly. The damaged crops regained their vitality and grew at a fast pace, soon reaching harvestable condition.
The land to the east of Dawn City has been transformed from sandy soil into fertile soil, and its overall condition is several times better than before the apocalypse.
Mu Wanqing covered her mouth in surprise. She looked at the land in front of her, which had just been a barren wasteland, but now it was full of birdsong and fragrant flowers. She was incredulous.
At this moment, a staff member ended the communication and walked over, saying, "Minister Mu, according to the information management department of the center, the environment throughout the Dawn Autonomous Region has been completely restored, and is even better than before the apocalypse. Also, City Lord Li has gone to the Dawn Army headquarters. He said he will come back in a few days to hear our latest report."