199: Chapter 199 The Dust Settles

His family members each had their own tasks to attend to.

The house would likely be empty for a while.

His mother needed to shop for the new home, mainly for clothes and daily necessities.

Lin Jian was going to look after the shop, while the two girls would follow their parents respectively.

When Lin Fan arrived at the guild, he noticed a heavy atmosphere as soon as he stepped through the door.

He learned the reason shortly after.

Several guild members had fallen in battle yesterday.

To be precise, three people.

One of them was Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu's death felt like a bucket of cold water being poured over Lin Fan's heart.

He had only met Qiao Yu after joining the guild.

The man had an easygoing personality and had taken extra care of him during every mission and dungeon run.

He had treated Lin Fan like a younger brother, leaving Lin Fan with an excellent impression of him.

Though they had known each other for less than two weeks,

Lin Fan was still filled with sorrow upon hearing the news of his death.

According to the guild members, no one knew how Qiao Yu died; they only found his body after everything was over.

Lin Fan immediately asked about Fang Lu.

Even without being told, he could see that Fang Lu and Qiao Yu had a special relationship.

Upon learning the tragic news, Fang Lu must be devastated.

Sure enough.

He heard that Fang Lu had locked herself in her room since yesterday, crying incessantly.

Lin Fan felt terrible, and even more guilty that he hadn't been able to save Qiao Yu.

If he had paid more attention at the time, perhaps he could have prevented their deaths.

A short while later, Ge Ying and Aunt Mi Xue came downstairs to the living room.

"Let's go, there's still work to be done."

After Mi Xue spoke, she walked toward the door.

She wasn't joking around like usual; her expression was exceptionally solemn.

Someone asked if it was alright to leave Fang Lu alone at the base.

"She needs some time to herself. Let her be in peace."

After Ge Ying spoke, she followed after her.

The others said no more and set off together.

The group arrived at the outskirts and immediately threw themselves into the cleanup work, as other adventurers arrived one after another to join in.

...

Time flew by.

Near noon, news of the disappearance of everyone in the Su Family mansion spread throughout Baiyun City.

No one could guess what had happened.

Everyone who was in the mansion that night seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth, leaving no trace.

It was said that the mansion had been sealed off, and the Alliance was investigating the cause of the disappearances.

Hearing the news, Lin Fan couldn't help but recall what happened last night.

He had killed Su Yunsheng and used a Spatial Vortex to dispose of all the bodies.

After cleaning up the scene,

a haggard-looking Su Linlin walked into the room and happened to run into him.

Lin Fan had originally intended to leave after dealing with Su Yunsheng and the mages.

But since he had been seen, he absolutely could not leave any survivors.

Moreover, as soon as the girl saw Lin Fan, she seemed to go mad and immediately launched an attack on him.

Her eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Left with no choice, Lin Fan had also thrown her into the Spatial Vortex.

He then searched the entire mansion but found no one else.

Either the Su Family had no other members living in this mansion, or they simply weren't in Baiyun City.

Regardless, Lin Fan left after cleaning the scene.

It looked as though everyone had vanished into thin air rather than being wiped out.

Back to the present.

Lin Fan watched the trucks transporting the remains of the mages who had fallen on yesterday's battlefield.

He couldn't help but ask Yao Dong how the Alliance planned to handle these remains.

Yao Dong replied.

A collective funeral would be held for everyone, including Qiao Yu and the other two deceased from the Wave Guild.

Furthermore, there was a high probability that pensions would be issued to their families.

Lin Fan nodded, feeling that this arrangement was reasonable.

Nothing special happened for the rest of the day.

Everyone worked until evening before heading home.

Mi Xue dropped Lin Fan off at the entrance of his new home.

She then returned to the base with Yao Dong and a few other guild members.

Lin Fan walked into the residence.

When he got home, dinner was already prepared, and his family told him to wash up before coming to eat.

Returning to his room,

Lin Fan found that while shopping, his mother had bought him several sets of high-quality clothing.

After washing up,

he picked out a simple brown hoodie and a blue shirt to change into.

He went downstairs for dinner, leaving the new clothes to be organized into the wardrobe later.

During dinner,

Lin Jian announced to the family that he had signed up for driving lessons and intended to buy a car once he finished.

Everyone expressed their approval; with a car, it would be much more convenient for the family to travel.

For the rest of the meal, everyone chatted about their experiences throughout the day.

After dinner, the busy group retired to their rooms to rest.

...

Days flew by, and in the blink of an eye, several months had passed since the Void Rift incident.

Baiyun City had almost completely recovered, and everyone had returned to their normal lives.

However,

some people still bore deep scars in their hearts.

Those scars would take a long time to heal, or perhaps might never fade.

As for Lin Fan, he had long since returned to his daily routine, going to the outskirts of Baiyun City almost every day to farm experience.

The cleanup work on the outskirts took three weeks to completely erase the traces left by the battlefield.

Once the work was finished, Lin Fan immediately restarted his experience-farming plan, solely to create a Tier 6 Spell as soon as possible.

After the cleanup ended,

the various adventurer guilds also resumed taking commissions and going out to hunt monsters, and the Wave Guild was no exception.

Under the daily companionship and guidance of Mi Xue and the others, Fang Lu gradually began to open her heart again.

But everyone knew that the pain of losing Qiao Yu would forever hang over her heart, even if she tried her best to hide it.

As for the Arena tournament,

it had been completely terminated on the day the Void Rift appeared, with no follow-up and no winner decided.

After all, with so many teachers and students from various Magic Academies dead or injured, who would have the heart to continue the competition?

Not to mention the large number of mages who had come from outside the city to watch the matches; they too had become part of the city's collective funeral.

Other visitors also returned to their respective cities, academies, and Magic Universities, including Wei Yuan and Yun Wei.

Before they left, they contacted Lin Fan one last time to remind him that the enrollment for the next academic year would be in the first month of the following year, and that he must report on time to avoid any complications.

Even though he held a recommendation letter, the university would never tolerate tardiness.

Lin Fan promised to keep it in mind, and the two of them subsequently departed.

They were unable to get in touch with Mr. Chen, so they entrusted Jiang Tianhai to relay a message on their behalf.

The next day, when Lin Fan went to the Alliance Building to sell Demonic Beast carcasses, he received these words.

The general idea was for Jiang Tianhai to help remind Lin Fan.

He held the position of Honorary Lecturer at Yundu Magic University, and the school expected him to take up his post as soon as possible.

Wei Donglin, who had come from the Royal Capital, had also left.

The population of Baiyun City had returned to the size it was when Lin Fan first transmigrated.

Well, the headcount might not be exactly the same.

But those who had come for various reasons after his Transmigration had all left.

Schools had also reopened.

Lin Jian and Xia Yue decided to transfer Qing Yu to Lin Duo's school.

The two girls were in the same class and were inseparable.

After school, they would go to the shop to accompany their parents.

Lin Fan had no objection to this.

The Trinity bracelets he had prepared for his parents had been converted into necklaces to be worn close to their bodies, which was enough for protection;

and Qing Yu could also protect her younger sister at all times.