Ling Cage: Twelve Talismans? I have everything I need.

Chapter 41 Shielding Tower Maintenance

Yang Chen did not follow them to the mining area. After confirming that Hong Kou and the other person had entered a learning state, he turned and left.

He walked straight to the small square in the center of the village.

The music had stopped, but the crowd had not completely dispersed.

Now Belenkov is leading the team in stretching exercises.

Bai Yuekui stood not far away, his silver hair slightly damp with sweat and clinging to his forehead.

"Oh, Mr. Yang is here for an inspection?" Belenkov, with his sharp eyes, joked.

He was covered in sweat, his vest was soaked, and he had obviously jumped a lot.

Bai Yuekui turned around at the sound, his cool eyes sweeping over, gleaming slightly after exercising.

She picked up a towel draped over the railing and wiped her sweat, then walked over to Yang Chen: "Is everything settled?"

"Okay, I'll leave it to Qiushi." Yang Chen looked at her cheeks, which were flushed from exercise, and naturally took the towel from her hand.

"Are we going to run later?"

"I'm not running anymore," Bai Yuekui replied, taking the water bottle Yang Chen handed him and drinking a few sips.

"The shielding towers need regular maintenance. The energy in the marrow crystal of tower number two is almost gone, and the plasma ring of tower number three is also due for replacement."

"Let's go today then," Yang Chen nodded. "The weather's nice, who should we take?"

Bai Yuekui hesitated for a moment, then said, "Bring Xia Hua and Xia Dou along, Fang Yuan too, and Xu Tong as well..."

She paused for a moment: "Just the four of them."

The shielding tower is also regularly maintained, usually by other enlightened practitioners who lead teams to clean up the plants attached to the shielding tower or maintain the lines.

However, when it comes to replacing major items, Bai Yuekui still needs to go in person, since the 'key' is with her.

“Okay, you go and inform them, I’ll go prepare the things?” Yang Chen immediately understood her arrangement.

"Okay, meet here in fifteen minutes." Bai Yuekui said succinctly, then turned and walked away.

Yang Chen worked quickly and soon prepared all the necessary items, returning to the meeting point to wait for everyone's arrival.

Fifteen minutes later, at Longgu Village Square.

Bai Yuekui slowly approached, dressed in her usual attire, a Tang sword in her hand.

Fang Yuan had also arrived, and he looked somewhat excited.

She had never been to a shielding tower before, and today's field mission was full of novelty.

Xia Hua also brought Xia Dou over, but Xia Dou looked rather sullen at this moment.

"What's wrong with Xia Dou?" Yang Chen asked curiously.

It's rare to see this child looking unhappy.

Xia Hua explained helplessly, "Last night, Douzi stayed up late playing games and Mom found out, so she took away his game console."

After saying that, he reached out and stroked Xia Dou's head, trying to comfort her.

Fang Yuan came over and put his arm around Xia Dou's shoulder: "Don't be sad, going out can be fun too."

Xia Dou is actually about the same age as Fang Yuan, but because she awakened her potential too early, and her potential affected her pineal gland, her development was slow.

Looking around, Xia Dou was a whole head shorter than Fang Yuan.

Xu Tong arrived last, looking somewhat reluctant, rubbing her stomach as she walked: "Boss Yang, Lao Xia tormented me again yesterday, my stomach is still bloated."

Before he could finish speaking, a loud fart provided the answer.

Fang Yuan, Xia Hua, and Xia Dou immediately took a few steps back in unison, distancing themselves from Xu Tong.

Bai Yuekui glanced at them indifferently, then looked at Yang Chen beside him: "Let's go, Orange. Fly slowly with the child around."

Yang Chen nodded, and everyone, along with their equipment, floated up.

As the power of the Rabbit Talisman was activated, the figures of the group suddenly blurred, turning into several black shadows that sped towards the depths of the rolling mountains outside the village.

Before long, the group arrived at the No. 2 shielding tower.

Yang Chen carefully escorted Bai Yuekui to the top platform of the tower, while he himself landed at the base of the tower with Xia Hua, Xia Dou, Fang Yuan, and Xu Tong.

As soon as they landed, Xia Dou and Fang Yuan ran to the side, looking at Xu Tong with disgust. Xu Tong shrugged, looking innocent: "What could I do? I couldn't control it either."

"Next time you're at the very back, we don't want to suck in your taillights." Xia Dou pinched her nose, her words muffled.

Yang Chen was a little embarrassed, since he couldn't control whether Xu Tong was in front or behind.

I was thinking of putting Xu Tong in front to shield the two kids behind from the wind, but I forgot there would be a wake.

He quickly changed the subject, looking at Xia Hua and saying, "Xia Hua, you and Xu Tong take the two of them to clear away the plants clinging to the surrounding area, and also check the wiring."

"Call me after you're done cleaning, and I'll take you upstairs."

"Okay, Mr. Yang."

Xia Hua nodded and, together with Xu Tong, reached out to take the floating equipment.

If the shielding tower's wiring is damaged or its main components are damaged, Yang Chen can actually repair it using the power of talismans.

However, this means that other people will not have access to the maintenance process.

It's impossible for him to do everything in the village by himself.

Xu Tong pointed to the numerous red spherical objects in front of him: "These are eye tumors. Once they mature, they will scatter mana spores and take root in the ground to grow into mana flowers."

Xia Hua continued, "Although the shielding tower can interfere with the perception of the Devouring Beast, it cannot inhibit the growth of eye tumors, so it needs to be cleaned regularly."

"You've learned about this in class, so I won't go into detail. Today, I'll mainly teach you how to handle these things and some precautions."

Looking at Xu Tong and Xia Hua teaching earnestly in the distance, Yang Chen smiled and then flew towards the top of the tower.

Bai Yuekui stood in front of a control panel at the edge of the tower, his fingers rapidly tapping on the keyboard to retrieve data. "The sensors on this shielding tower must be broken; the data they're transmitting is inaccurate."

"The consumption of myelin crystals is 30% faster than before. I just checked, and the plasma ring here is also burned out."

"I'll go and take a look."

Yang Chen walked to the other side, pried open the heavy alloy lock, and opened the core compartment where the marrow crystals were stored.

Inside the cabin, the three marrow crystals that should have been a brilliant, deep blue had turned dull and lifeless. The three accompanying plasma rings were also completely charred black.

"Indeed, these three pieces of myelin are unusable, and three of the plasma rings are broken."

Fortunately, there were plenty of myelin crystals, and although there was only one plasma ring for teaching purposes, it didn't matter.

A noble horse can ward off all external forces.
The three burnt plasma rings immediately became shiny and new when touched by Yang Chen.

Unconcerned about the high temperature generated by the equipment, Yang Chen directly reached out and took out the three marrow crystals that had already been burned into carbon.

Then, with a wave of his hand, two myelin crystals floating behind him slowly entered the device, accurately landing in the core slot and replacing the original myelin crystal.

"Let Xia Hua plant the last one."

Yang Chen walked to Bai Yuekui's side, and the two leaned against the railing, looking at the scenery in the distance. A gentle breeze caressed their faces, making them feel very comfortable.

About ten minutes later, Xu Tong's voice came through the communicator.

"Mr. Yang, the eyelids and wiring below are all done."

Yang Chen craned his neck to look down and saw Xu Tong and the others standing below, waving.

The four of them then slowly floated up under Yang Chen's control.

"It feels so fun to fly." Xu Tong looked at the ground beneath her feet gradually receding into the distance.

"No, I have to ask Belenkov to build me a flying machine."

"Don't we have a flight backpack?" Yang Chen walked over with a smile and handed Xia Hua another container containing marrow crystals.

"Just replace it with this marrow crystal."

Xu Tong watched as Xia Hua led the two children away before continuing their previous conversation.

"That backpack doesn't match my style. I want a skateboard that can fly. I hope Lenkov can't make one."

"Koff is certainly capable of building it, but whether your request will anger him is another matter."

Xu Tong imagined Belenkov's irritable state and sighed.

"Then I have no choice but to kneel down and beg him."

(End of this chapter)