PDLP Chapter 98 It's so good to be home
Chapter 98 It's so good to be home
After washing up and putting on clean clothes, Li Chenglong wanted to test his spatial teleportation ability. With a thought, a red light emanated from him, and he vanished. Yun Lan was cooking the only dish she knew how to make, fried rice, when she felt herself being hugged from behind. She exclaimed in surprise, "How did you do that? Wait, you leveled up?" Li Chenglong smiled and said, "Yes, I leveled up. This is my upgraded ability: spatial teleportation. From now on, I can move freely within a 100-meter radius of myself. This is much better than my old teleportation." Yun Lan sighed, "I only reached level 6 not long ago, and you're already level 7. The gap between us is getting bigger and bigger." Li Chenglong hugged her and laughed, "No way, I see you have 40% experience points now. You're accumulating them very quickly."
He then ate his not-so-delicious fried rice while telling Yunlan about what had happened in the Trial Grounds. The two chatted until four in the morning. Yunlan was deeply moved and said she wanted to take a few people to the Trial Grounds next time. Upon hearing about the rewards Zhao Liying and her group received, she insisted that she go after the cooldown period ended. Li Chenglong, washing the dishes, said, "I feel like I haven't been to Dawn City in ages. I was injured and rested for seven or eight days, then went to the Trial Grounds for nine days—more than half a month! I wonder how Dawn City is doing now. I must take a good look this morning." Yunlan smiled and said, "It's not really my impression here. You'll see for yourself during the day. There's still a little while until dawn, you should get some rest."
At eight o'clock in the morning, Yun Lan had already left her room. According to the previous plan, she was going to Production Zone 1 to check on the factory's production. Although Li Chenglong still felt a little tired, he was eager to see the recent developments in Dawn City. He first went to Alice's office to have her report on the current situation of Dawn City. Alice displayed a large computer screen: Dawn City currently has a total of 16,200 residents, including 805 people with superpowers and 5 awakened individuals. She then reported on the recent output of the two production zones and some data from various departments. Li Chenglong was quite satisfied. After saying goodbye to Alice, he took the elevator downstairs.
Upon arriving on the seventh floor, Wang Xiao, the assistant in the city lord's office, greeted Li Chenglong with joy, saying, "City Lord, you're finally back! There's a backlog of documents here. While none are urgent, there are still some matters that need to be addressed." Li Chenglong asked, puzzled, "Isn't Yun Lan here every day? Why isn't she handling these?" Wang Xiao replied, "Actually, Yun Lan and the other deputy city lords, Zheng Yong and Ma Tiancheng, have already discussed and resolved many matters, but they said you need to take a look first." Li Chenglong smiled and said, "If there's nothing urgent, I'll come over tonight. I'll definitely finish reviewing them today and hand them over to you tomorrow. Is that alright?" Wang Xiao smiled slightly, "Of course! How about this, I'll categorize the documents, putting the more important ones on one side and the less important ones on the other. That way, when you come back tonight, you'll know which ones to look at first and which ones you can postpone. Is that alright?" Li Chenglong rubbed the back of his neck, "Of course! Thank you for your hard work, Sister Wang. I'll go take a look now." With that, he left.
Li Chenglong then descended floor by floor, spending considerable time interacting with the people on each floor, especially with Deputy City Lord Ma Tiancheng, with whom he spoke for half an hour before leaving. Upon reaching the third-floor canteen, Li Chenglong inspected the hygiene and variety of ingredients in the kitchen. He also took out over ten thousand kilograms of mature, fresh vegetables from his storage space. Now that Li Chenglong had reached level seven, his storage space was enormous, equivalent to eight football fields. Even the natural area, with only half the storage space, was the size of four football fields. Nourished by Li Chenglong's level seven awakened spiritual energy, the vegetables grew large and healthy, even possessing a slight spiritual plant effect. Li Chenglong instructed them to distribute the vegetables, except for those for their own use, to other kitchens so they could also use them for lunch.
When he arrived on the first floor, he was quite satisfied to see that all ten service windows in the office lobby were open for business. Li Chenglong had previously emphasized the need for a large number of service windows, and not only that, but that they must all be staffed so that people could handle their various matters more smoothly and quickly. The staff members stood up in surprise to greet Li Chenglong, and he nodded, quickly signaling them to continue their work. Some residents of Shuguang City spontaneously applauded to welcome him. An elderly woman approached Li Chenglong and took his hand, saying, "Lord Li, I heard you were seriously injured protecting our family. Seeing you so energetic and walking around today makes me truly happy. Please take good care of yourself in the future." Li Chenglong helped the woman to a seat and smiled, saying, "Thank you for your concern. It's so kind of you to come and handle things personally at your age. I'll talk to them and have them send a car to take you home. From now on, we'll have specialists go to the homes of all the elderly, sick, or disabled people to help them with their affairs." The woman nodded repeatedly, "Okay, thank you for your trouble."
After leaving, Li Chenglong planned to finalize this matter at the meeting the next day. He wanted to not only make things easier for the people but also ensure that those facing difficulties could experience the humanistic care of Shuguang City. Li Chenglong then inspected the eastern production area, residential area, and entertainment area. Because these areas were quite far apart, Li Chenglong had traveled by bicycle the entire way. However, at each location, he dismounted to personally inspect the area, communicate with the staff and residents, listen to their reports, accept their suggestions, and record them all.
Military Zone 2 was the last stop of the morning, and it was now 11:00 AM. The 1st, 3rd, and 5th Battalions were currently stationed there. Upon Li Chenglong's arrival, he received a warm welcome from the soldiers. Battalion Commander Wu Gang and Deputy Battalion Commanders Qian Guangming and Wang Yousheng of the 1st Battalion, Battalion Commander Hao Dahai, Deputy Battalion Commander Zhao Gang, and Zhao Rui (who had just returned to the unit) of the 3rd Battalion, and Battalion Commander Qi Guoan, Deputy Battalion Commanders Song Tie and Liu Jianye of the 5th Battalion, all came to greet him warmly. Li Chenglong shook hands with each of them and even hugged a few. The three battalions, if fully staffed, would number 1500 men, but the 3rd and 2nd Battalions were responsible for the defense of the city wall, so only the 1st and 5th Battalions, along with a small portion of the 2nd Battalion, were present.
Looking at the soldiers standing neatly in formation before him, Li Chenglong said happily, "Not bad. Although only half a month has passed since the last great battle, I feel that we are even better now than before the war. We need to be strong ourselves to succeed. As long as our strength has improved, we won't be afraid of any siege now." Li Chenglong ate lunch at the military camp, where the battalion commanders, deputy battalion commanders, company commanders, and deputy company commanders all came. Li Chenglong ate and chatted with them, spending a pleasant noon.