Dugu Yan found it very amusing to see her grandfather puffing his beard and glaring, while Lin Beiya kept nodding in agreement.
So, under their gazes, she subtly pulled out a single strand of purple hair.
"Grandpa, I'm missing a strand of hair. What are you going to do about it?"
Lin Beiya: "????"
Dugu Bo: "..."
"Ahem, anyway, I'm leaving her to you, kid. I'm off."
With that, Dugu Bo ignored his mischievous granddaughter, flashed, and disappeared from the room.
Only Lin Beiya and Dugu Yan were left, staring at each other.
After a long while, Lin Beiya handed the Leo gold cloth card back.
"Yan Yan, you can Cultivate with the cloth during the day, and I will recall it at night."
"I'm sure you understand some of the benefits of Cultivating while wearing the cloth."
Dugu Yan obediently took the cloth, her head bowed shyly. This meant that for a long time to come, she would be wearing the same clothes as Big Brother Beiya.
"I understand, Big Brother Beiya. I will make good use of the cloth for Cultivation."
"Do I need to do anything to join Holy Crown City?"
"I heard you are constantly striking at the Evil Soul Master groups in the surrounding areas. Can I participate?"
Lin Beiya smiled and did not refuse Dugu Yan's eager request to join.
"Of course, if you find Evil Soul Master groups that aren't too strong, Yan Yan, you can use them to practice and get used to fighting."
"For daily tasks, just help Shi Nuo and Ming Xin maintain order in the mining areas and construction sites."
"The patrol work can be handled by the Soul Armored Warriors."
During her breaks from detoxifying these past few days, Dugu Yan had also explored Holy Crown City, and she was quickly drawn to the unique Armored Warriors.
Later, she learned that these were created by Ming Xin using her third Spirit Ability.
Who wouldn't want loyal guards with a small degree of independent thought? This made the Little Girl feel a pang of envy.
"I understand, Big Brother Beiya. With me there, there won't be any problems in the mining and construction areas."
She patted her rather flat chest; Supervisor Dugu Yan was about to go online!
Dugu Yan's addition greatly eased the pressure on the three brothers.
It's worth noting that over the past year, they had to spare at least one person to guard the city at night, to prevent Evil Soul Masters from acting under the cover of darkness.
This indirectly reduced a lot of their Cultivation time, but now Dugu Yan could help them share some of the work.
Shi Nuo and Ming Xin both wholeheartedly approved of Dugu Yan's joining and held a small welcome ceremony for her.
The next day, Lin Beiya taught Dugu Yan methods for physical and five-senses training.
Dugu Yan, who had not yet strengthened her physique, had only an average optimal spirit ring configuration, far inferior to the three brothers.
Due to a lack of System training, Dugu Yan's performance in the first few days was quite poor.
She even considered giving up at one point.
But when Lin Beiya and the other two took turns showcasing their spirit ring configurations, Dugu Yan instantly became invigorated, as if injected with a stimulant.
As Shi Nuo put it, "Goose, you wouldn't want to be disliked for your spirit rings being too weak in the future, would you?"
As the granddaughter of a Titled Douluo, Dugu Yan naturally had her pride. How could she tolerate such a situation?
Since her first four spirit rings couldn't be changed, she would start from the fifth spirit ring and absorb a ten thousand year spirit ring.
Uh... it seemed she had already planned to absorb a ten thousand year spirit ring for her fifth spirit ring anyway... Time ticked by, and buildings in Holy Crown City continued to rise.
After the Libra Palace, the Scorpio Palace, Sagittarius Palace, Capricorn Palace, Aquarius Palace, and Pisces Palace were also completed, until the Supreme Pontiff Palace, located at the very back, was finished.
Only the last month remained of the two-year assessment limit.
In half a year, Ming Xin's cultivation reached level 49, and she was about to become a Spirit King level expert.
Dugu Yan, after half a year of catching up, also raised her cultivation to level 45.
Shi Nuo's Cultivation speed slowed down, but he also reached level 63, not too far from the level 64 boundary.
The only one standing still was Lin Beiya, who remained at level 60, a quasi-Spirit Emperor cultivation.
The three of them repeatedly asked him why he didn't hunt for a spirit ring, but Lin Beiya only smiled and said nothing. With a hundred thousand year spirit ring, who would still care for those ten thousand year spirit rings?
Yes, Lin Beiya planned to challenge the hundred thousand year limit for his sixth spirit ring.
Anyway, as long as his physical and mental force strength met the standards, the god-bestowed spirit ring would not be stingy with its spirit power endowment.
Although his body could currently only withstand a strength close to 90,000 years, don't forget he still had the cloth cheat: a fifty percent all-attribute boost, just so you know.
In the last month, Lin Beiya constantly communicated with officials and merchants, urging the construction and operation of shops around Holy Crown City.
At the same time, he also arranged for nearly 50,000 people to move into Holy Crown City.
The establishment of the force had reached a certain scale, enough for him to handle the assessment.
Pointing to the Taurus Palace and Cancer Palace among the twelve palaces, Lin Beiya said to Shi Nuo and Ming Xin:
"Those will be your palaces from now on."
"Big Brother Beiya, what about me?"
Seeing that Shi Nuo and Ming Xin both had their exclusive palaces, Dugu Yan immediately became anxious.
What's going on? Differential treatment, is it?
After thinking for a moment, Lin Beiya still pointed to the Pisces Palace, closest to the Supreme Pontiff Palace.
"Yan Yan, you will guard the Pisces Palace."
"Uh... do we have a Pisces gold cloth?"
"No."
"Then why are you sending me there?"
"Won't there be one in the future?"
Dugu Yan was speechless for a moment, but she didn't continue to refute Lin Beiya. As long as she had an exclusive palace, it was fine; otherwise, it would make her seem like an outsider.
Shi Nuo lingered at the entrance of the Taurus Palace for a moment, then asked Lin Beiya with some confusion:
"Beiya, what's the reason for guarding these palaces?"
"To prevent any Evil Soul Master from entering Slaughter City."
"Either leave their lives behind, or repel them."
"Also, prepare for the arrival of the holy war."
Dugu Yan and the other two were confused by his words. Preventing Evil Soul Masters from passing through was easy to understand, but what was this holy war all about?
Sea God Island, we will definitely have a battle with Sea God Island.
Upon hearing this, Shi Nuo and Ming Xin's pupils instantly constricted. They had heard Lin Beiya talk about the power of Sea God Island, and they hadn't expected to actually fight them.
Meanwhile, Dugu Yan asked curiously:
"Where is Sea God Island? Are they very strong?"
Before Lin Beiya could speak, Shi Nuo quickly answered:
"Very strong. There are nearly ten Titled Douluo level experts."
"Hiss..."
Dugu Yan gasped. Although she still didn't know where Sea God Island was, she was well aware of the terrifying power of nearly ten Titled Douluo level experts.
She looked at Lin Beiya with a look as if he were an idiot, as if asking, "Why did you provoke them?"
Lin Beiya could only shake his head helplessly.
"They have already sent Titled Douluo to search for our whereabouts. It's not something I can avoid just because I want to."
"This concerns the grievances between two deities."
Dugu Yan immediately fell silent. She had heard Ming Xin and Shi Nuo mention during the past six months that Lin Beiya was undergoing a divine assessment.
"Alright... alright, I'll try my best not to be a burden."
"Hahaha, Sister Yanzi, Beiya doesn't mean for us to go and fight Sea God Island right now."
"When we all reach the Titled Douluo Realm, what do we have to fear from them?"