With the grain Mrs. Shen had grown, they had even made special food products. As soon as these special foods were made, they were snatched up in an instant, which made her extremely happy.

Everyone in the family had inherited an ability from a game, and for the first week, Mrs. Shen had constantly felt useless. It was a persistent source of regret for her that she couldn’t fight like her son, daughter, and husband.

But from the second week on, Mrs. Shen had finally risen. After seeing the incredible effect ordinary rice could have when planted and harvested on the golden land, she was most excited about the item she would inherit next week. She was going to inherit seeds with special properties from that farm-and-steal game.

Special seeds, plus special farmland.

Mrs. Shen was incredibly excited to see what sort of amazing things she could grow. She was also looking forward to everyone loving what she grew.

"Oh, really? That’s great!" Hearing his mother’s answer, Shen Fei, who was rapidly wolfing down his rice, praised her loudly.

He’d been away for three days, so he believed that the initial plans and arrangements for the nine cities he had conquered should have been made by now. Hearing his mother’s words, he instantly knew that she had already laid out the special farmland and started planting.

"Alright, shall we talk?"

Another ten or so minutes later, having quickly finished his meal, Shen Fei turned his gaze to the group of people staring at him. Although what he most wanted to do right now was check his haul from Japan—specifically, the Attributes of the completed National Treasure Divine Artifact—he had to deal with matters involving other people first.

He had been away for three days and knew there were definitely many things waiting for him to handle. After all, more than ninety percent of the nine conquered cities were taken thanks to him, giving him the highest authority and ownership. Moreover, before leaving, he had specifically brought Li Yunlong to the walls of Yang City to inform him about the nine cities. Shen Fei believed that after three days to process the news, Li Yunlong’s shock should have mostly subsided. However, he was also sure the man would have countless questions for him.

Besides Li Yunlong, Gun’Er—the one responsible for managing the Heaven-Reaching Gang—definitely had a lot he wanted to say too.

Online, the hottest topics of debate, aside from the Divine Capital’s Tourism Management Office headquarters capturing one large and one medium city, were about Hang City conquering two cities. However, at Shen Fei’s request, the fact that Qing City had conquered nine cities was not made public. In addition, an angry Number 0 had deleted all posts and information related to Shen Fei.

Although Sun Yu had later reassured everyone not to worry, the members of the Heaven-Reaching Gang had still spent the past three days in a state of anxiety. Even if the members themselves could hold back, some of their family members living in the new cities couldn’t. Gun’Er had been exhausted from managing things these last few days. He desperately needed to talk things over with Shen Fei.

A faint smile touched Shen Fei’s lips as he looked at Li Yunlong and Gun’Er, who were standing by and clearly had a lot to say. He hadn’t expected to "disappear" for three days for a single Divine Artifact, especially during the critical period of conquering the Neutral Cities. However, Shen Fei was satisfied with the result of his three-day "disappearance" because the goal had been perfectly achieved. Moreover, the outcome was infinitely better than he could have imagined!

"Fei, here’s the situation," Li Yunlong began, being the first to ask his questions now that Shen Fei had finished eating. "For now, I’ve only reported to headquarters that we’ve conquered Peter’s Castle. I’ve held off on reporting the other cities for the time being. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

"But I can’t hold them back much longer. A lot of people in our Qing City Tourism Management Office are already talking about exploring the mist.

"It took a great deal of effort for me to stop them..."

With Father Shen present, Li Yunlong was an elder, so it was perfectly fine for him to call Shen Fei by his nickname. Although information about the other cities shrouded in mist had only been shared with a few high-level members of the Tourism Management Office, three days had passed. The combination of the long wait, the mist’s peculiar appearance, and some photos occasionally popping up on the Forum meant that many people within the Qing City Tourism Management Office were getting restless. Li Yunlong urgently needed Shen Fei’s authorization; otherwise, he was finding it difficult to maintain control. After all, he was just an ordinary person who hadn’t inherited any game abilities.

"You can tell them," Shen Fei replied slowly after a moment of thought. "It’s all going to come out eventually anyway. But let’s do it slowly. Don’t reveal too much at once. I’m worried it might scare people."

To maximize their benefit, all nine conquered cities would have to be opened to the public eventually; there was no need to hide this. However, since they had taken so many, the reveal couldn’t be rushed. Although Number 0 had unintentionally deleted much of the information about him, the fact that he was overwhelmingly stronger than everyone else had to be revealed gradually.

"Gun’Er, what about you?" Shen Fei asked, turning his gaze directly to him when it looked like Li Yunlong still wanted to speak.

Unlike most people in the Tourism Management Office, who only had suspicions about the other eight cities, the eight hundred members of the Heaven-Reaching Gang and their families knew everything. They were even living in those cities. Shen Fei understood the pressure Gun’Er must have been under for the past three days.

Knowing Shen Fei had returned and had countless things to deal with, Gun’Er didn’t bother him with trivialities, mentioning only what he considered the most serious issue.

"The main thing is, some people have gotten a little full of themselves," Gun’Er explained. "Plus, for the past three days, no monsters have spawned near the cities, so everyone’s getting a little cocky."

He was especially concerned because he had seen the forums filled with praise and flattery for Divine Capital and Hang City, which had only conquered two cities each.