Chapter 531 - 227: Puppet Threads, Another Rune Acquired!_2

"Brother Liang, why are you back? Did you see Sister Ding and Dr. Yang?"

Liang Yuan smiled and said: "I saw them. I wasn’t comfortable leaving this place unattended, so I had them guard that side for the night while I came back to report that all’s well here."

Zhao Kai, full of smiles, said: "Wu Ying already came back to report. Did all the superpower users at the mine’s shelter die?"

Liang Yuan smiled and said: "Yes, Tian Wei went mad and blew up a lot of the mines. Those superpower users watching didn’t escape in time and were all killed in the explosion. Everything is fine here, right?"

"Nothing happened here; it’s been very quiet."

"Good, keep up the patrol, I’m heading back now."

"Sure, go on. Sister Mei has been asking about you."

Liang Yuan smiled and quickly returned to his bamboo house’s cave.

The stone gate of the cave was already closed, but faint light seeped through the gaps.

Liang Yuan patted the stone gate: "Sister Mei, I’m back."

"Little brother! Is it you, little brother?" Sister Mei’s voice came through, filled with joy.

She hurried over, took a look through the ventilation hole, and when she saw it was Liang Yuan, she quickly opened the heavy stone gate.

A burst of warm air flowed from the house, originating from the sunflower in the living room, emitting warm sunlight.

Yang Mei, along with Song Wen and Dong Yan, came out to greet Liang Yuan.

"Brother Liang, are you alright?"

"Brother Yuan, did you see Ding Yan? They went to find you."

Song Wen and Dong Yan quickly asked.

Yang Mei pulled Liang Yuan inside and said: "Come in first, welcome home. Have you eaten? I’ll make something for you. Do you want to take a shower? You’re all wet."

Her concern for Liang Yuan more and more reflected the look of a good wife.

Liang Yuan smiled and said: "I’m actually hungry. I rushed back just to eat your dinner."

Yang Mei immediately beamed with joy, her eyes almost overflowing with affection.

Song Wen and Dong Yan exchanged a glance and tactfully stepped aside.

Song Wen said: "Uh, Sister Mei, since Brother Liang is back, we won’t stay here then."

Dong Yan also said: "Sister Mei, we’re heading back."

Yang Mei quickly said: "Hey, why go back? There’s plenty of room here, stay. I’ll make a few dishes, and we’ll all eat together."

"No, no, we’ve already eaten."

"Yeah, I’m not hungry."

The two quickly waved their hands in refusal.

Yang Mei said: "Today, your Brother Liang captured the mine shelter. It’s a big event. Aren’t you going to celebrate with him?"

"No more talking, come and help me."

The two women exchanged looks, their faces blushing slightly, and they instinctively glanced at Liang Yuan.

Liang Yuan smiled: "Stay, all of you."

The two women giggled and nodded.

While the three women busied themselves in the kitchen, Liang Yuan went outside, cut off the remaining meat from the pangolin, preparing to share some with the patrolling team.

"I wonder if there’s a skill bead inside this pangolin’s head."

Liang Yuan’s heart stirred as he thought of the pangolin’s skull. He immediately pried it open.

But there was no skill bead inside, instead, there was a piece of bone with patterns on it!

"Oh, a rune!"

Liang Yuan was overjoyed to find a rune!

He quickly washed it with rainwater and examined the rune skull closely.

This rune skull was about the same size as the previous one he found, with square and neat patterns, looking like a piece of stone.

Liang Yuan’s heart moved: "Could this be a defensive rune?"

Thinking of this, Liang Yuan suddenly became excited.

This pangolin is considered an earth attribute mutant beast. If it’s a defensive rune, combined with the revealed official rune creation techniques, wouldn’t he possibly be able to create an earth attribute defense rune?

"Digging the cave already has the risk of collapse. If I can use a defense rune to reinforce the dug-out cave, it would ensure the cave’s safety."

"And with the sea tide coming soon, who knows if the ordinary stone gate can withstand the mutant beast hordes emerging from the sea tide. If I can develop a defense rune, it will come in handy just in time."

Liang Yuan became excited and temporarily put aside the meat cutting, quickly storing the meat and running to the study to start studying the rune.

Having had the experience of creating Spirit Turtle Shield Runes before, he was quite proficient in this rune study.

The first step was still to simulate the rune patterns using spiritual power.

Once he mastered the rune technology himself, he would attempt to draw it, then carve it.

But this wasn’t something that could be done in one go.

Whether it was the Spirit Turtle Shield Rune or the Puppet Thread Rune, he had studied for a long time before creating them.

It required repeated practice.

"Only two days left before the sea tide arrives, I wonder if I have enough time."

Liang Yuan quickly started practicing. Thanks to his increased spiritual power, his control and manipulation of spiritual power had also reached a new level.

Half an hour later, Yang Mei’s knocking interrupted him.

"Little brother, it’s time to eat."

Liang Yuan came back to his senses, put down his practice temporarily, and came out.

Yang Mei wore a loose apron, which still couldn’t conceal her ample figure.

"Why did you go straight to the study upon returning?"

"I was studying a rune I just found."

Yang Mei smiled and glanced back, and taking advantage of Song Wen and Dong Yan not looking their way, she quickly pecked him on the cheek and said: "Come eat quickly."

Back in the living room, a table full of dishes awaited, with fish, meat, and a balanced mix of vegetables and proteins.

Dishes like these could only be afforded by Liang Yuan.