Fortunately, Su Lan had anticipated that the authorities would not trust the [Alien] Hunting Grounds.
It would be strange if a force that rises like a storm within a year, with most of its members of unknown origin, could immediately gain the trust of local officials.
Even if the local officials really believed it, Su Lan was still worried that something fishy was going on.
The final decision still needs to be discussed in detail with the several national guardian masters of the Great Xia Dynasty.
"Yes, continue to advance the plan to purchase the properties in Asuka City, and prepare all the resources needed for Naval Battle City."
"Once I've finalized the deal, construction will begin immediately."
"Alternative plans should also be prepared."
Su Lan did not fight Asuka City to the death.
If we can't reach an agreement, wouldn't we be cutting ourselves off from Asuka City?
Therefore, in addition to Asuka City, Su Lan prepared several other plans.
They've even chosen several locations not only domestically, but also internationally.
Having learned about the development of the [Alien] Hunting Grounds along the way, Su Lan soon arrived at the gate of the Azure Sky Hunting Grounds.
He led Serafina straight in through the door.
"Entrust..."
Lingling, who was sitting in her chair doing her homework, subconsciously uttered the words of a request.
When she saw that the person who came was Su Lan, her little face, which had been gloomy because of doing her homework, shone with unprecedented radiance.
However, this expression was quickly concealed, except that his eyes remained bright and alert when he looked at Su Lan.
"Hmph, you big bad guy, you're only coming to see me now!"
Lingling's proud tone carried a hint of sourness and grievance as she complained that Su Lan hadn't come to help her with tasks for a while.
Seeing Lingling there, Su Lan ignored Lingling's expression, which showed resistance but not any attempt to avoid it, and pinched her little face.
Extremely bouncy!
Serafina, who was standing beside her, didn't just watch. She went up and teased Xiao Lingling with Su Lan.
If it were Lingling from six months ago, she would have run away as fast as she could if Su Lan had teased her like this.
They might even step on Su Lan's feet a few times.
But ever since that incident six months ago, Lingling's relationship with Su Lan has changed from that of ordinary friends.
They're more like siblings now.
Just as Lingling was about to be overwhelmed by Su Lan and Serafina's attacks, she quickly ran away and went behind the bar to work.
A short while later, Lingling brought out two servings of snacks and drinks that she had prepared in advance.
Then he sat down next to Serafina with an affectionate expression, suppressing his laughter, but the upturn of his lips was impossible to hide.
The current Lingling is far less aloof and sharp-tongued than when she first appeared in the original work.
There was no sadness or pity that could be hidden when someone was alone.
Even now, his interactions with Su Lan and Serafina are more relaxed and casual than those between family members.
This is because Lingling, who was supposed to die at the hands of the Red Demon and lose her father at a young age according to the original story, can still see her father now.
The Cold Hunter King is still alive and has not been killed in a sneak attack.
Lingling naturally wouldn't have to experience the pain of losing her father, and therefore wouldn't suffer the same blow as in the original story.
It also won't cause Lingling to have to mature excessively in order to seek revenge.
Although Lingling is much more mature than her peers now, she still has the mindset of a little girl and still enjoys her own wonderful childhood.
This is something Su Lan and Serafina are happy to see.
To be honest, saving Cold Hunter King was a coincidence.
After getting to know Lingling, Su Lan consciously wanted to change Lingling's tragic experience.
However, the original work does not explain when Cold Hunter King was ambushed and killed.
All he can do is increase his attention.
As Serafina's power increases, she becomes able to use more of the abilities she already possessed.
Su Lan had Serafina place a mark on the Cold Hunter King.
If the other party encounters a fatal crisis, a temporary protective barrier will be automatically activated.
The Cold Hunter King himself was unaware of and could not see this barrier.
But this barrier will hold until Su Lan and Serafina arrive.
At that time, Cold Hunter King was in the western suburbs of Shanghai when he was ambushed by Red Demon Yiqiu.
As it happened, Su Lan and Serafina were both near the western suburbs, so they could sense the battle between the two without activating the mark.
As for why they could sense the battle between the two, it was because Red Demon Ichiki's aura was simply too outstanding.
The so-called Red Demon is a special evil entity formed from the aggregation of negative human emotions.
The alien queen, who lives by killing, is extremely sensitive to such negative emotions.
She sensed the aura of this entity filled with malevolent thoughts immediately.
When Su Lan and Serafina arrived at the scene, they saw a man covered in red energy attacking the Cold Hunter King.
At that time, Cold Hunter King was already a super-class mage, and a multi-element super-class mage at that.
However, he still couldn't defeat the Crimson Demon Ichiki, who had collected a large amount of negative energy.
They were even beaten up.
Red Devil Ichiki's strength lies not only in magical attacks, but also in emotional attacks.
That emotional plague-like mental shock was the main reason why the Cold Hunter King was so exhausted from dealing with it.
On one hand, he had to resist the elemental magic attacks of Red Demon Ichiki, and on the other hand, he had to resist the disturbance of his mind by Red Demon Ichiki.
When a mage casts a spell, they need to concentrate on constructing the magic circuit.
If you cannot concentrate on building the magic circuit, the magic will inevitably fail to be cast.
Just as the Cold Hunter King was in grave danger, Serafina intervened and bound the Red Demon Ichiki.
Considering the danger posed by the Red Devil, Su Lan immediately ordered Serafina to finish off the Red Devil, Yi Qiu.
As for that Crimson Demon energy, it wasn't difficult for Serafina.
Serafina had dealt with countless instances of malevolent entities in the Starry Battlefield.
After all, that's a battlefield in the stars.
It was filled with an atmosphere of death and chaos.
The evil energy aggregate there is far more advanced and powerful than the evil thought aggregate of the Red Demon.
However, Serafina did not purify everything, leaving a small portion for the arriving people.
The first to arrive at the scene were neither the Shanghai authorities nor any nearby family factions.
It was Old Man Bao!
That is, the father of the Cold Hunter King.
As the former priest of the Holy Judgment Court of the Holy City, Bao Laotou possesses extraordinary strength.
As Old Man Bao's only son, Leng Lie Wang frequently participated in various dangerous missions. How could Old Man Bao not have left Leng Lie Wang a trump card to save his life?
In particular, having served in the Holy Judgment Court of the Holy City for a long time, he is extremely perceptive about the Red Demon, a type of evil energy aggregate.
In addition, upon receiving the message that his son had been attacked by evil thoughts, he rushed over immediately.
Old Bao, who originally thought he wouldn't make it in time, almost burst into tears of joy when he saw that it was Su Lan who saved his son.
Without the slightest hesitation, Old Man Bao recognized Su Lan and Serafina as their family's saviors.
Lingling and Leng Qing, who rushed over after receiving the message, saw their seriously injured father and learned that if Su Lan and Serafina hadn't arrived in time...
Perhaps the Cold Hunter King will not survive the attackers.
After all, Red Devil Ichiaki's strength had reached the Grand Monarch level at that time.
It's not something the Cold Hunter King can handle.
Even though he already knew that Cold Hunter King was not in any danger, just hearing the story was still thrilling.
At that moment, Lingling and Leng Qing's gaze towards Su Lan and Serafina changed.
There was no longer the slightest sense of alienation or vigilance.