"Looking for trouble, follower..." Gong Qiying began to wonder if he hadn't hit him hard enough in the past, as this guy dared to pollute his eyes with nonsensical words.

He couldn't understand the contents of this letter at all.

"Forget it, let's not worry about this guy for now."

Gong Qiying tossed aside the letter and turned to start researching the Sain Dungeon.

This time he gained a bit of insight from the White Blood Dungeon. While his mind was still sharp, he decided to conduct a temporary hot update on the Dungeon.

Unusually, he didn't start with the Scamelon Sub-city but focused on his original start-up base—the Valfen City located in the Yanor Kingdom.

The Val Underworld was now operating smoothly as an independent world. Currently, there didn't seem to be any signs of imbalance, unless the whole world learned all the magic taught by the Magic Academy; otherwise, there was no need to worry about a lack of people here.

Gong Qiying aimed to make the residential area by Lake Lienia more presentable.

The existing safe zones were almost fully constructed, but the number of people moving in was increasing daily. If it's not addressed, the housing prices here might exceed those in the Royal Capital.

Using the hot update privileges, he created some new things and tossed them in on the spot. If expected, adventurers should discover them soon.

After finishing with the Valfen City, it was the turn of the Warrior Country Sub-City.

The updates here were even simpler. First, he reviewed the map of the Blood Dynasty Mongewin and added some new areas in certain places, incorporating Blood Magic from the White Blood Dungeon as a reward. Before the reward, throw in some elite monsters or winding mazes and it's done.

In his contest with Irene, he didn't leave empty-handed; just watching her clear levels made him think of new design methods, which he then attempted to test in the Blood Dynasty.

Anyway, adventurers capable of reaching here could be considered skilled enough, so letting them try new things wasn't bullying, right?

"Next is the renovation of older areas like Fran Fort. This is a big project, let me see where to start..."

Constantly adjusting the Dungeon Micro Model in front of him, Gong Qiying's eyes sparkled with fire.

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"Aunt asked me to do labor again, even though I'm a public figure and have a busy schedule..."

Steeran carried a wooden box filled with books, walking in the Academy Gate Town, grumbling and pouting with discontent.

Vienma asked her to send these precious Magic Books to a newly developed small safe zone. Although people could teleport between different safe zones using bonfires, moving these heavy items to the bonfire was already tiring.

Elves were already conspicuous among crowds, and with her appearance, she was even more recognized. Wherever she went, people greeted her, and she responded with a smile.

"Miss Steeran, thank you for driving away the intruders yesterday."

"Miss Steeran, I'm your fan; could you sign my ear!"

"Hey, Steeran, come have a drink; after such hard work, you should relax."

"Thank you, everyone..."

Steeran's smile began to reveal signs of fatigue.

Everyone says I'm tired, can't some good person help share my burdens?

Though it's not their fault for being indifferent—as these miscellaneous items were enough to make a strong archer like her tired; ordinary folks would just be asking for trouble if they tried to help.

Fortunately, Steeran finally caught some elves of her kind busy at midday, fully pleased to share her burdens with them, which brought her a sense of relief.

Only then did she finally have some leisure to look at the street view.

The Academy Gate Town was now entirely different from before. If the initial adventurers who entered this place were called back, they probably wouldn't recognize the former shabby ruins.

The whole Town had been built anew.

The surface was cleared of Lake Lienia's characteristic water accumulation by Civil Engineering Magicians using special Magic Arrays, and even the surrounding environment was slightly transformed, preventing excessive humidity.

The muddy ground was paved with neat bricks by skilled technicians, and ramshackle ruins were cleared out, replaced by built houses.

Since this was inside the Sain Dungeon, these houses, designed by adventurers, could be described as varied in style.

One could see Beacon Towers from Fran Fort alongside Yarn-style pointed buildings, gates imitating those in checkpoint fronts coexisting with Yanor Londo-style watchtowers, among other sights...

Without saying this was a residential area, outsiders might mistake it for a large cosplay event.

Incredibly, adventurers were very pleased with the current style of Academy Gate Town, as everyone wanted to create their own little haven and do their activities.

However, despite their satisfaction with this world detached from the outside world, there was still something uncomfortable.

For instance, the safe zone was too small; the area where no monsters could intrude was minuscule, preventing further civil constructions.

To build more houses, they would have to construct upwards, and the Town's height would likely continue to rise.

It's difficult; Count Bed, who could manage things, was obsessed with selling toys and didn't manage Academy Gate Town, leaving people without any building standards.

"Recently, more people have come here, seemingly from Warrior Country," Steeran observed the bustling street crowd and said, "I've heard many people want to learn Gravity Magic. Is it because Latan is so famous over there?"

No matter what Academy Gate Town may become in the future, she liked it now, as many beautiful memories were linked with the Sain Dungeon.

They finally moved the Magic Books to the bonfire and queued for a while before getting their turn to use it.

This time, they were to deliver the Magic Books to a small safe zone on a plateau northwest of Lake Lienia, developed for less than a month. These Magic Books acted as miniature magic arrays, helping the safe zone survive the early frequent monster sieges.

In general, as long as they could hold out for a month without monsters breaking the defenses, this safe zone would likely stabilize and have long-term development potential.

Steeran and her group transported the heavy books to the safe zone they visited just once before, where it was night, and Lake Lienia's sky was covered with stars, appearing gem-like.

But, at the moment the teleportation ended, the sudden shout of battle cries erupted, breaking the tranquility.

Steeran looked up and found the entire safe zone engulfed in war, with monsters rampaging and adventurers desperately resisting everywhere.

These monsters seemed powerful, unlike regular ones! 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

But still...

"Haha."

Steeran drew three different-shaped bows she had been carrying, channeling her pressure from labor into a flurry of arrows.

Soon after, the monsters disappeared, leaving scattered light points, amidst people shouting, "Long live Steeran."

"What is this?"

Right then, a light point slowly descended from the sky, landing in front of her, colored differently, shimmering with Radiant Stone Magic hues.

Upon holding it, it was palm-sized, glowing stone.

[Blessing of Shimmering Stone]

[A grand blessing descending from the sky after defeating profane monsters, placing it in the camp's bonfire will strengthen the luminous stone's power for allies at camp]

"Huh?"

Steeran suddenly felt she seemed to have received something significant.