After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Chapter 479: 362. The Truth About Snow Goose: Lin Da Turns Out to Be Lia’s “Father”?!_2
 

Not tying Lia up and throwing her into a dungeon for a harsh lesson already made him quite kind-hearted.

Lia was originally quite happy, with her heart blooming with flowers, but Lin Da’s unapologetic words instantly unleashed a torrential downpour in her heart, drowning all the freshly bloomed flowers.

A certain unsavory image abruptly appeared in Lia’s mind, like a nail driven deep into a plank of wood, impossible to pull out.

It even flickered in her dreams last night, making it hard for her to breathe.

Remembering that terrible dream, Lia’s head steamed with white vapor from the fever, and she spat out a curse, gritting her teeth:

“What trash, who wants to challenge that, I only lost to you last time because you were lucky, in this afternoon’s competition, I will beat you in front of everyone!”

“Ahem, ahem, if you two want to argue, could you please do it off the stage? The Valiant Adventure Team and the Gao Ge Adventure Team have already taken the stage.”

Kami, sitting in a hot-air balloon, transmitted her embarrassed voice through the microphone.

Only then did Lin Da notice that adventurers from two teams were awkwardly watching him from a distance.

Over ten thousand spectators in the square had also witnessed the argument between him and Lia.

For a moment, Lin Da felt so embarrassed his toes curled up into a tight knot, arguing with a fool made him look like a fool too…

With Lulu’s support, he returned to the competitors’ passage, an area enclosed by red fabric.

Inside were tables, chairs, water, and food.

Lin Da grabbed a bottle of water and sat down to rest, overhearing Lia’s dissatisfied muttering from the adjacent area, words like “rogue,” “disgusting,” and “shameless,” among other derogatory terms.

If these words reached the ears of the reporters, his title of “Ultimate Pervert” was likely to stick with him for life.

“Lin Da, congratulations!”

A hearty laugh came over as Weylon pushed aside the curtain and walked in spiritedly.

Weylon’s blonde hair was combed to a sheen, his aged face bore dimples in a smile, and his stride was vigorous, making him seem a decade younger.

“Guild leader.”

Lin Da, injured, nodded his head while sitting.

Weylon didn’t mind such minor details, pulled up a chair to sit down, and praised with a beaming smile:

“Congratulations on winning the competition, you played brilliantly. Even in my youth, I wasn’t as good as you! Speaking of which, do you know how much investment this competition has brought into White Dove City?”

Weylon chuckled without uttering a word, standing tall and straight.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Da said, “I’m not really sure about this stuff, maybe fifty million?”@@novelbin@@

Weylon laughed heartily, “Then you’re really underestimating the nobles from Gold Pool City. Out of over 300 cities in Cangqing Province, the wealth of Gold Pool City alone accounts for at least 5%. That city started out with trade and transportation, and its nobles are all flush with cash!”

Of course, the truly wealthy were the Great Nobility from the Royal Capital, with 30% of the wealth of the Mystic Continent concentrated in that top-tier city.

And the largest single investment in White Dove City also came from the Royal Capital.

Weylon extended his right hand with a hearty laugh, opening his five fingers one by one: “The total investment received by White Dove City is five hundred million Gold Coins!”

“Five hundred million?!”

Everyone present changed their expressions, unable to contain their surprise.

Such a large sum was something Lin Da had only seen in games.

Weylon curved his mouth proudly: “Most of the investment came from a Young Lady from the Royal Capital, she alone invested three hundred million Gold Coins in White Dove City!

In addition, Viscount Miwen and two other Viscounts, along with a number of merchants, both great and small, contributed a cumulative investment of two hundred million.

Our plan here is to rebuild the slums, construct more high-rise buildings, training grounds, and introduce new policies to recruit quality adventurers to join…”

Talking about the use of Gold Coins made Weylon passionate, as if he were a freshly graduated adventure apprentice eager to prove himself.

Lin Da was also infected by Weylon’s enthusiasm and smiled.

White Dove City becoming stronger was good news for all local adventurers.

For example, a large-scale fantasy simulation training hall could effectively enhance the combat skills of adventurers.

However, such a construction was too expensive, only present in the top ten cities of Cangqing Province.

“Oh, right.” Weylon suddenly slapped his forehead, remembering the matter at hand.

He took out a white magic scroll from his ring and handed it to Lin Da: “It was delivered by that Young Lady’s guard, and he asked me to pass it on to you.”

“What’s this?”

Lin Da took it curiously and glanced:

[Item: Fast Recovery]

[Category: Magic Items]

[Quality: Epic Five-star]

[Effect: Effective for adventurers below level 50, accelerates wound healing]

An Epic Five-star scroll?

Lin Da’s eyelids twitched. Such an item would be worth at least a million gold coins on the market.

Why would someone give him something so valuable?

Weylon, seeing his bewildered expression, laughed and said, “Just accept it. I heard from the guard of the Powerful People Clan that the young lady from the Royal Capital seems to admire you. Knowing that you were injured in the competition, she specially sent this scroll.”

The young lady from the Royal Capital?

Lin Da put away the scroll, not daring to use it, and pondered secretly. With such a generous hand, could it be the same person who bought his spoils at the Imperial Credit Bank last time?

He had some guesses in his mind.

But there were too few clues right now to be sure.

If the person was indeed who he thought, his body would be in great danger.

If he fell into that person’s hands, he might be squeezed dry!

Weylon stood up and said, “I’ve delivered the item to you. I still have to go back and accompany those viscounts… Oh, one more thing, the daughters of the viscount want to meet you…”

“No need.” Lin Da’s expression turned cold, and he refused on the spot.

Weylon nodded. He had guessed Lin Da would react like this, but Viscount Miwen had asked on behalf of his daughters, so it was only proper to come and ask to show sincerity.

Ever since Lin Da, covered in blood, subdued Abner, Milis’s attitude towards him had suddenly changed.

From “the rude and unsophisticated Lin Da” to “the brave and fearless adventurer,” they now thought Lin Da had a lot of guts.

“There’s one more thing. There was a match scheduled for this afternoon between you and Lia…”

“Cancel it.”

Lin Da waved his hand. “Healing comes first.”

“Are you afraid?” Lia’s voice came from next door.

The aisle for the competitors was made of red drapes, and the Phoenix Tail Flower and Snow Goose were close to each other. The soundproofing wasn’t very good; if you put your ear to it, you could basically hear everything clearly if the voices on the other side were loud enough.

“President, I take back what I said. The match will go on as usual.”

Lin Da pointed emotionlessly at the next room, “Some people are like toads, always hopping around until they’re taught a lesson.”

Despite his injuries, with the Black Eagle Wings, he could wear Lia down slowly.

Since Lia insisted on sticking her face out for a beating, he would oblige, albeit reluctantly.

Lin Da had to teach Lia a lesson, to make her put away her arrogant and capricious temper!

In the blink of an eye, the afternoon arrived.

The sun was slanting westward, and the exhibition match drew to a close.

Compared to the exciting, eye-catching matches of the first half, the closing match was more for entertainment.

The competitors adopted the roles of the captain of the Snow Goose Adventure Team and the former support and commander of the Snow Goose Adventure Team.

The planners put a lot of effort into this match, studying the history of the two’s acquaintance and subsequent parting extensively, compiling research materials thick as the “Encyclopedia of Wild Grasses,” and investigating scenes witnessed by passersby, various rumors, interviews obtained through bribing a minor member of Snow Goose, combined with newspapers from previous generations… to reveal the truth behind Lin Da’s departure from the team.

The person responsible for this was the new editor-in-chief of White Dove Press, Kami, a strong supporter of Lin Da’s “Ultimate Pervert” title.

Through studying these materials, Kami arrived at a shocking conclusion:

Lin Da was actually Lia’s real father!

Yes! Not a team member, or the secret lover from the rumors, but her father!

Compared to the Bloody Baron from Red Heart City, who neglected Lia, when Snow Goose faced poverty, Lin Da took care of Lia’s meals, mended her torn clothes, and worked part-time in the library to earn copper coins for food…

Neighbors repeatedly witnessed Lin Da, on payday, buying a box of strawberry cake from the bakery on that street and taking it home!

Initially, they thought Lin Da liked sweets, but it wasn’t until after Lin Da left the team that the neighbors saw Lia buying the strawberry cakes, and they realized whose stomach the cakes had been going into.