Magic? My Iron Torrent will sweep it all away!

Chapter 62: Return Report - Teleportation Portal Secured

Lin Mo looked completely innocent.

"I just wanted to exchange technical information, but who knew he had artistic aspirations, so I had no choice but to respect his wishes."

Fendona: "..."

The two continued walking, and Lin Mo's gaze was drawn to a small stall.

A timid-looking cat-eared girl was squatting on the ground, with a cloth spread out in front of her, on which were several clumps of water plants emitting a faint green light.

Lin Mo stopped in his tracks.

Twenty-three years of Earth's otaku genes: Activated!

Cat-eared girl! Alive!

I want to pet it!

He crouched down, trying his best to make his expression look kind and approachable.

"Little sister, what...are you selling?"

The cat-eared girl was startled by him; her ears twitched, and she spoke nervously:

"Yes, it's the Radiant Grass, sir. If you put it in water, it can keep you lit for many days."

She had short, light blue hair, fluffy ears, and her princess dress, though somewhat worn, was still quite clean.

"How amazing!" Lin Mo exclaimed, intrigued.

"All-natural, pollution-free, low energy consumption, and long battery life—awesome!"

Cat-eared girl: "???"

She blinked her big, watery eyes.

"Sir, please forgive me for not understanding your meaning."

Fendona didn't want to go forward, but then she realized Lin Mo seemed to have no money on him, and worried that he might cause some trouble again, so she had no choice but to step forward and ask in a low voice:

"Lord Lin Mo, are you looking to buy it?"

Lin Mo waved his hand.

"No, just looking at cat-eared girls, isn't that rare?"

After saying that, he sincerely said to the cat-eared girl:

"May I pat your head?"

Cat-eared girl: "???"

Fendona: "!!!"

"No!" she shouted immediately.

"Lord Lin Mo, you can't just touch a cat-person's ears, that's very offensive!!"

As she spoke, she quickly pulled Lin Mo up, wanting to get away from here.

"Hey, hey—slow down, slow down!"

"By the way, if cat-eared girls are called cat people, then wouldn't there also be people called bird people?"

......

Ultimately, at Fendona's insistence, Lin Mo had no choice but to regretfully end his shopping trip.

Back in his European-style room, after washing up, he threw himself heavily onto the bed.

In his hand was a small glass bottle containing a small amount of soil and air, as well as a small clump of water, which Academician Liu Chengen specifically asked him to bring.

"Another hard day at work."

"Once we return to the Elven realm tomorrow, we can build the portal."

"If my real-world body comes through the portal and sees myself sleeping, will there be a bug?"

"Furthermore, when I fall asleep in this body on Terra, I wake up in another body in reality. So, am I actually asleep or not in the meantime?"

"Hmm, that's a problem."

He touched his chin, lost in thought.

......

Lin Mo opened his eyes, his consciousness leaving the Terra continent and returning to reality.

He grabbed the intercom from the bedside table and pressed the call button.

"Brother Zhao, I'm back. Call everyone for a meeting."

A steady voice came through the static.

"receive."

Everyone had arrived in the conference room.

General Long Zhan, dressed in a crisp military uniform, stood with his hands on his knees, his back ramrod straight like a javelin, with two staff officers sitting beside him.

Several academicians, including Qian Zhenhua and Liu Chengen, sat opposite him. One was wiping his glasses, while another was looking expectantly towards the door.

Zhao Gang sat opposite the head of the table, with only a water glass in front of him.

Lin Mo pushed open the door and entered.

Swah——

Everyone immediately stood up and greeted them.

"Commander Lin."

Lin Mo was taken aback. Such a big show of force?

He immediately waved his hand, signaling everyone to sit down.

"Here you go, Academician Liu, here's what you wanted." Lin Mo placed the glass bottle on the table.

Liu Chengen was immediately overjoyed,

"Commander Sherlin, with this, we can know whether humans can live normally over there."

Before Lin Mo could even sit down properly after pulling out the chair, the large screen hanging on the wall flickered, and the face of the top leader appeared clearly on the screen.

Lin Mo was taken aback, not expecting that the chief commander would also attend this meeting.

Seeing that everyone seemed unfazed, it appeared they were prepared. It must have been arranged by Zhao Gang.

The atmosphere in the meeting room became a bit more serious.

"Greetings, Commander!" Everyone stood up to greet him.

"Please sit down, please sit down," the chief said with a smile, waving his hand.

"Don't be so tense. I'm just here to listen in and hear what Comrade Lin Mo has to say."

"Lin Mo, you can continue."

Lin Mo nodded, and without further ado, got straight to the point.

He recounted his experience from the side chapel of the Holy See yesterday in detail.

From Archbishop Kyle's meticulous scrutiny of the weapons list, to the assistance of the Elven Wood-Speaking Elder, and then to the heated debate between the two sides over the details of the terms.

When he heard Kyle propose the outrageous clause that "if one person breaches the contract, everyone will be executed," General Long Zhan's fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

"What kind of bullshit terms are these! These charlatans are trying to trap us before we've even met!"

Academician Liu Chengen adjusted his glasses, looking displeased.

"This is a typical example of a technology monopoly, trying to control everything just because they have teleportation technology."

Lin Mo continued:

"Yes, but thankfully, everything was settled in the end. The other party changed their approach to setting up an inspection team, which is essentially like setting up a customs office. Oh, and the penalty for breach of contract is also quite strange..."

Upon hearing the penalties for breaching the magic contract, Liu Chengen couldn't help but say:

"The rejection of the world's will? Is it the will of Gaia? Good heavens, even the hypothetical will of Gaia exists!"

"Old Liu!" Zhao Gang had to interrupt him.

"Listen to the end first."

Lin Mo continued his story,

"...The most crucial point is that the portal is not permanent."

"The elves only purchased the right to use it for ten days."

His words stunned the entire conference room.

"Ten days?"

"Aren't portals permanent?"

"This news has completely disrupted our previous plans and arrangements!"

Long Zhan frowned deeply and said in a deep voice:

"I don't know how big the portal is, but since it's a portal, it shouldn't be too big."

"A force of 25,000 men, along with supporting heavy equipment, logistical supplies, ammunition, and other provisions... ten days is far too tight!"

"It's more than just tense!" a operations staff officer exclaimed.

"This is practically an extreme transport operation!"

"Moreover, once the gates close in ten days, our 25,000 men will be isolated, completely cut off from our retreat!"

"Yes! That's why I thought about how to return after the war, and I signed a second contract with the elves." Lin Mo nodded and explained the contents of the supplementary agreement.

"After the war, the elves paid for the opening of the second portal and gave us a seed of the World Tree."

"If we hadn't captured Emerald Leaf City, wouldn't we have been unable to open the second portal?" one of the advisors asked.

Lin Mo remained silent.

Everyone's hearts sank; this was quite obvious.

"This is our problem; we didn't expect this. Fortunately, Commander Lin discovered it," Academician Qian Zhenhua said with some shame.

"Plans can never keep up with changes, that's normal." Lin Mo waved his hand, indicating that it was okay.

Zhao Gang then looked at Lin Mo.

"Commander Lin, there must be more ways to use the teleportation portal than this, right?"