Chapter 1469: Chapter 802: Changes in the Mirage Snake Space
The Mirage Snake Space has always been devoid of light, after all, it’s an independent space without any stars to illuminate it.
Back then, when Wu Yaobang established Eden on Little Straw Mountain, he didn’t dare to light a lamp even in the middle of the night, fearing that the light would attract mutant beasts to attack.
But now, with Liang Yuan and his team occupying the Mirage Snake Space, and having hunted down most of the powerful mutant beasts here.
They directly transformed the ecosystem here and planted mutated sunflowers.
Not only are there sunflowers all over Little Straw Mountain, but even on those buildings exposed above the water, passersby would plant mutated sunflowers for convenience the next time they come by.
It can be said that although the Mirage Snake Space has no sun, sunlight is everywhere human beings pass by.
Especially on Little Straw Mountain, because of the massive planting of mutated sunflowers, it has already become a glowing mountain, clearly visible throughout the Mirage Snake Space.
Logically, such a radiant Little Straw Mountain should have attracted a large number of mutant creatures.
But in fact, this is not the case. Little Straw Mountain is home to numerous masters from Yangshan, not to mention those at the gene recombination level, there are quite a few who have reached the Genetic Reorganization Level.
With so many powerful masters standing guard, which unwary mutant beast would dare to approach?
It should be known that when Liang Yuan occupied Little Straw Mountain, he had already cleared it out once in advance.
Among the mutant beasts in the entire Mirage Snake Space, there were only a few genetic mutation beasts, and even they had been captured and tamed by Liang Yuan.
Although over time there might be new mutant beasts evolving, evidently these mutant beasts have understood the prowess of humans and dare not approach human activity areas.
For the humans in the Mirage Snake Space, this is definitely the safest place to live.
Liang Yuan and his team’s warship sailed through the waters en route to Little Straw Mountain.
Before reaching Little Straw Mountain, Liang Yuan saw that the waters near Little Straw Mountain had already been filled with many floating buildings.
These buildings are mostly made of bamboo, wood, and other materials.
From a distance, they look like floating townships.
Liang Yuan frowned and asked, "Haven’t the residents been allocated residences? Why are they all living on the water?"
Dong Yan couldn’t help but laugh and said, "It’s not that these people have no homes; they want to be closer to Little Straw Mountain, so they built their houses on the water."
"They have assigned houses nearby, but some are far, some are near. Some people find it troublesome and have directly converted their boats into homes."
Liang Yuan couldn’t help but laugh bitterly at this reason.
Isn’t this similar to the city center before the apocalypse, gradually radiating outwards, with citizens spontaneously building their homes?
Liang Yuan thought for a moment and said, "This situation needs to be managed too. With too many people crowded on the river, how can Little Straw Mountain’s fleet move around?"
Dong Yan laughed, "You can rest assured; the management department has already set up the management. A certain fee is charged for mooring on the nearby river. Little Straw Mountain also has specialized public transport boats, and using public boats is free."
"Furthermore, a no-mooring zone has been specifically constructed on the mountain’s back area, exclusively for our warships to navigate."
Liang Yuan couldn’t help but laugh, "The public transport boat is like a bus, isn’t it?"
"Yes, with special routes, operating daily between Little Straw Mountain. It only costs one Point, and there are twenty-four boats daily, one every hour, making it very convenient." Dong Yan laughed.
Liang Yuan couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. Sure enough, Yangshan is now fully developed, even without me, it can operate very well.
Now the Yangshan Shelter can run smoothly without my constant attention, accumulating lots of Points every day to fund my lottery draws.
This feeling is truly exhilarating.
Soon, the ship docked at Little Straw Mountain’s port, and from afar, Liang Yuan could see several familiar figures standing at the milk tea shop’s doorway on the dock.
"Brother Liang, it’s Sister Mei and Sister Wen!"
Dong Yan also saw the people at the milk tea shop’s entrance and excitedly waved her hand, shouting loudly.
"Sister Mei! Sister Wen! Sister Lin Ya! Brother Liang is back."
As soon as she spoke, she instantly attracted the attention of many people nearby.
Seeing Liang Yuan on the boat, the surrounding crowd couldn’t help but reveal joyful expressions.
"Oh, it’s Mr. Liang!"
"Liang Yuan has returned!"
"I feel it’s been over a month since I last saw Mr. Liang."
"Not that long, but half a month for sure. I have a relative who said they saw Mr. Liang half a month ago at the Yangshan conference."
"It’s good that Mr. Liang is back. I always felt a bit uneasy with him gone."
"Hahaha, Mr. Liang is like the sky for our shelter. When he’s not here, it feels like the sky might fall."
"Miss Yang Mei and the others have also come to welcome Mr. Liang."
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Discussion continued around, and everyone sincerely rejoiced to see Liang Yuan.
Because they knew very well that Yangshan’s current scale was developed through Liang Yuan.
The earlier someone joined Liang Yuan, the better they understood the enormous changes Yangshan had undergone in just two short years.
Their gratitude and loyalty to Liang Yuan were unimaginable to newcomers.
Liang Yuan led Dong Yan and others to disembark at the port, arriving at the milk tea shop’s doorway.
Yang Mei and Song Wen ran over with smiles on their faces.
Yang Mei, holding Liang Hong, arrived a couple of steps later than Song Wen.
Song Wen flung herself into Liang Yuan’s arms, completely ignoring the crowd around them, her eyes slightly red, saying, "Brother Liang, you’re finally back."
She was a bit emotional, her eyes full of longing.
Liang Yuan couldn’t help but kiss her forehead, saying, "There were some things on the Floating Island that needed my attention, and I couldn’t leave for a while. But here I am, as soon as I could."
"Okay, okay, don’t cry, so many people are watching, and you’re a minister now in the Ministry of Agriculture."
Liang Yuan softly laughed.
Song Wen’s face immediately flushed, she looked around and indeed saw several gazes.
She quickly stood up straight, hastily putting on sunglasses.
At this moment, Yang Mei walked over, concerned, "Little brother, are you hurt?"
Liang Yuan shook his head and smiled, "Everything’s been taken care of, I’m fine."
As he said this, he looked at the little guy, Liang Hong, in Yang Mei’s arms.
Liang Hong blinked his big eyes, daringly sizing up Liang Yuan.
It seemed like he hadn’t seen Liang Yuan for half a month, and he was a bit unfamiliar with him now.
Yang Mei quickly said, "Dudu, look who’s this? It’s Daddy, Daddy’s back, are you happy?"
Liang Yuan also reached out to gently pinch Liang Hong’s little face, smiling, "Dudu, do you remember Daddy?"
Liang Hong suddenly cried out, "Waa," and whimpered, "Mom...mom..."
Yang Mei’s eyes widened suddenly, and her face showed a mix of surprise and joy.
"Little brother, little brother, did you hear that? Did you hear that? Dudu, Dudu called me, Dudu called me mom!"
Liang Yuan also looked surprised and joyful, "Dudu can talk now?"
A half month ago, when he left Yangshan, Liang Hong couldn’t talk, so he was very surprised.
Yang Mei was also full of excitement, "During this time, he often babbled some incomprehensible syllables, and I knew he might start talking."
"But this is the first time I’ve heard him call me mama, haha, I’m a mom now, he called me mom."
Yang Mei’s delighted eyes reddened, unable to stop herself from crying.
An emotion called touching erupted uncontrollably from her chest.
If there weren’t so many people, she would have really wanted to hug Liang Yuan and cry.
Liang Yuan was also surprised and joyful, "Hahaha, this little guy surprised me as soon as I got back, he can say mama, so doesn’t that mean it won’t be long before he learns to say daddy?"
Song Wen, who was beside them, was also all smiles and quickly ran to Liang Hong, gently saying, "Dudu, Dudu, say auntie."
Surrounded by them, Liang Hong kept wailing and calling out for mommy.
His big eyes would secretly glance at Liang Yuan.
Because among those present, the only one he felt unfamiliar with was Liang Yuan, the others, Song Wen and Dong Yan, were home almost every day, so naturally, he wasn’t afraid of them.
Watching this scene, Liang Yuan burst out laughing.
Obviously, this little guy was quite a smart cookie.
So young and already knew how to act clever.
The other girls were also amused by Liang Hong’s expressions, laughing heartily.
After chatting for a bit at the entrance of the milk tea shop, Yang Mei said, "Let’s go home and talk, oh right, Lin Ya made quite a few good dishes."
Saying this, Yang Mei then remembered that Lin Ya was also there.
She quickly turned her head and called out to Lin Ya who was standing not far off, "Lin Ya, come over, we’re going home."
Lin Ya then walked over, and her eyes inadvertently met Liang Yuan’s gaze.
Immediately her face turned red, and she quickly looked away, coming to Yang Mei’s side, saying, "Tired? Want me to carry him?"
Yang Mei smiled, "I’m about to break through the gene recombination, how could I be tired?"
But unexpectedly, at this moment, Liang Hong suddenly opened his little arms, crying for Lin Ya to hold him.
He was also crying out, "Mama."
Yang Mei was taken aback and then couldn’t help but laugh.
Lin Ya turned beet red, embarrassed, "This kid, just learned to talk, and calls everyone mama."
She was too embarrassed to hug Liang Hong at the moment.
But Liang Hong kept struggling in Yang Mei’s arms, insisting on being held by Lin Ya.
Yang Mei had no choice but to hand the child to Lin Ya, "Sigh, he’s usually with you, sometimes I come back too late, and he’s already asleep, it’s no wonder he’s fond of you."
Lin Ya took the child and smiled, "No, he grew up on your milk, blood is thicker than water, no matter what, he’s closer to you."
Seeing this, Liang Yuan laughed, "It seems like this little guy is close to both of you and not to me?"
Yang Mei burst into laughter, "If you spend more time at home with him now that you’re back, he’ll naturally be close to you."
Liang Yuan also smiled, "This time I’m back, I won’t be going out for a while, need to rest well."
"Just in time, the other floating islands should be arriving soon, and there’ll be a lot to handle."
The ladies heard this and immediately cheered up.
The group left the milk tea shop, preparing to go.
Liang Yuan then looked up at the second floor of the milk tea shop.
On the second floor, a charming woman in a cheongsam leaned against the railing, looking at him with a face full of resentment.
Liang Yuan had long sensed her gaze but hadn’t responded.
Only when he was about to leave did he meet her eyes.
Then Liang Yuan turned his face and continued chatting with the ladies as they walked home.
The cheongsam woman on the second floor pouted and sighed.
"Oh dear, Minister Zhuang, why didn’t you go say hello?" In the shop, Nai Bai was stirring the milk tea, smiling and asking.
Zhuang Shuyuan turned her head, glaring at her, "You rascal, itching for a slap!"
Bai Zhirui giggled, stuck out her tongue, and said, "Go ahead, hit me, if you hurt me, I’ll tell Mr. Liang."
"Oh, you brat, dare you!"
"Ah—Sister Zhuang, you really mean it?"
"Oh, cheeky brat, you dare grope?"
"You pinched me first."
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