Chapter 8: The Desire for Strength

  The mentor had already left, Qin Lan stood up and let out a helpless sigh. It seemed that the death sentence imposed on this body since childhood was still effective, regardless of whether he was a magical transmigrator from another world or not.

  Although he tried hard all day, he couldn't feel even a hint of aura.

  Returning home with a sense of loss, even dinner was listless, making Cha Hongyan think that something big had happened to her son outside. What can be clearly felt is the huge change in Qin Lan's status within the Qin Manor. In the past, Qin Lan would have his dinner sent separately to the dilapidated courtyard where he lived, and it didn't matter whether he was present or not, family members didn't bother with him, and servants ignored him. But now, just because Qin Lan returned late, the family's dinner was delayed, and everyone in the manor was waiting for him, including Old Master Qin Bugui, who simply sat in the main hall reading a book, letting the sumptuous dinner on the table slowly turn cold.

  Qin Lan's return caused a stir in the manor, as everyone was worried that he wouldn't come back and no one could eat. Hearing the sudden commotion and liveliness of the Qin Manor, Qin Lan felt a wave of emotion. Now, it seemed like he had finally found a place to settle down in this strange world, and all he needed to do was slowly develop and grow stronger. The disappointment he felt during the day from not being able to learn how to cultivate his Qi also slowly lifted.

  However, things will never go as people expect, and fate always likes to toy with people in the palm of its hand.

  After dinner, Qin Lan went to see the three cheap sisters, don't get me wrong, he just wanted to see if they were awake and how their injuries were... He's not a good person, the three sisters used to bully him like that, would he really let bygones be bygones? Haha, how could Qin Lan be such a person?

  Qin Lan's intention to keep all three of them was, of course, a little selfish. At least when he said to keep them, Qin Lan thought to himself, "Hmm, I've never had twins before, and now that I'm in another world, I have the chance."

  If Qin Qing and her sisters were Qin Lan's biological sisters, then this matter would naturally be settled. However, they had been Qin Lan's sisters for over a decade without any blood relation, bullying his body for over ten years. Now it was time for Qin Lan to collect some interest. In his past life, Qin Lan lived for over thirty years and never got hit by any woman, but as soon as he came here, he got whipped, and the scar still hadn't faded until now. How could this not leave a deep impression on Qin Lan?

  It's just that, hating to the extreme doesn't necessarily mean making a thunderous vow to destroy someone's entire family. Qin Lan believes in one thing: a dog that bites never barks. He will treat you very gently, seemingly without any resentment or dissatisfaction, but just when you let your guard down, he will deliver a swift and deadly blow, leaving you dead with no chance of resurrection. This is Qin Lan, the ruler of the hot-blooded world.

  So, under the three sisters' suspicious and uncertain eyes, Qin Lan instead showed concern for them and even personally examined their soles. He then took out the medicinal ointment that Hong Yan had previously bought for him and let the three sisters apply it.

  Although the three sisters' experience was actually caused by Qin Lan, this matter would not have developed to this extent if it weren't for the two ladies having an affair outside and hiding it from everyone for so many years. Qin Lan didn't expect the three sisters to immediately put down their guard against him either; after a few words of concern, he planned to leave. Taking care of them was naturally something the maids would do.

  "Hey! Stupid... brother!" Second sister Qin Jin suddenly spoke up when Qin Lan was about to leave, having the habit of calling her stupid for so long that it's hard to change her mouth now, and even this younger brother, is also called for the first time, sounding very awkward.

  "......" Qin Lan turned around, "Is there anything else?"

  "What are we going to do now? What should we do?" Qin Jin's eyes were fixed tightly on Qin Lan, her whole body trembling with tension. Why did they still call Qin Buqun father, when they had already called him that for over a decade, and knew nothing about the other stranger who was their biological father. When they first found out that the Qin Manor could no longer accommodate them, they decided to run away, but didn't expect that their mother's natal family would not accept them, and that their biological father, whom they had never met, would be imprisoned... caught by the Imperial Guard and sentenced to be an official slave. The three girls were completely desperate, but unexpectedly, they were later brought back to the Qin Manor. Although Qin Buqun scolded them severely, after all, he was still the one who had raised them for over a decade, and had some feelings for them. What Qin Buqun scolded them for was that they shouldn't have run away, which led to their current situation. Later, with Qin Lan's appearance, it seemed like she didn't mind what happened before, and gave the three girls hope. The three of them lifted their heads nervously, waiting for Qin Lan's answer.

  "Things in the past are already over, don't think about it anymore. Now that you're back home, everything is like before, you can do whatever you want." Qin Lan smiled warmly and left, but there was one more thing he didn't say out loud, which was, of course, as long as I allow it.

  “……”

  Xianyang City is still bustling, everything is almost the same as when Qin Lan left. After all, after the game was closed, everything was in a state of suspension... Xia Hou Xuan is still lying in his room at Zhaoxiang Hall, staring blankly into space. Qin Lan went to visit him briefly without disturbing him and then exited. Afterwards, Qin Lan began formally developing the city.

  "Jiang Wei, dispatch all scouts, I want to know all intelligence about Xuchang city nearby."

  "Tian Feng, temporarily suspend the construction of resource mines, now focus on developing buildings in the city, build and upgrade more civilian houses and barracks, and take some time to upgrade the altar as well."

  Because of the tens of thousands of Yellow Turban prisoners joining, if there are not enough houses in the city to accommodate them, it is likely to cause human disasters and riots, which is what Qin Lan does not want to see. The upgrade of the barracks is also crucial. In Hot Blooded Three Kingdoms, the best tool for defending a city is the bed crossbow car. Once a large number of these are deployed on the city walls, except for super-long-range catapults, and there must be enough of them, otherwise, no matter how many soldiers come to attack, they can only retreat in defeat.

  However, the construction of the bed crossbow is not a one-day affair. First, the level of the workshops in the city must reach the requirement, and then the long-range attack technology must also keep up. Therefore, the academy is also urgently needed to be upgraded... So many things are enough to make Qin Lan busy and worried, fortunately, he has modified the construction speed, otherwise, in this variant of the Three Kingdoms, he would have left the protection so early, almost with only one dead end.

  Seeing the upgrade sequence being fully occupied, Qin Lan handed over Tian Feng and finally broke free, finding Jiang Wei in the school field.

  "Jiang Wei, I want to become stronger, as strong as you all, what should I do?"