I Build a Floating City in the Apocalypse – Chapter 105

Chapter 105

“Village Chief.”

Wang Kai, Bai Qing, and Wang Xiong stopped beside Fang Bai. Seeing them, Fang Bai glanced at the sky.

“It’s already 10 PM, huh?”

“Yes,” Bai Qing said, panting. All three of them were pale and out of breath, clearly having undergone strenuous exercise before coming.

Fang Bai didn’t say anything. When he walked over with the crystal cores, they endured their fatigue and stood in their stances. Fang Bai directly used the crystal cores to guide them into a cultivation state.

After using three crystal cores, Fang Bai still had two Spider Demon crystal cores left. However, one crystal core could only guide cultivation for forty minutes. Wang Kai alone needed three crystal cores for cultivation, so Fang Bai couldn’t continue to train more Knights.

But then Fang Bai looked at the three magical beasts that had been crippled on the open ground. He still had one crystal core from the wolf-like magical beast.

So, this meant he had another four usable crystal cores.

“I can train three more Knights. This way, the number of Knights will reach six.

Bai Qing and Wang Xiong, one focused on civil affairs and the other on military, can use the strength amplified by the Knight class to assist in managing the village. After all, it’s the apocalypse. Wang Xiong’s field operations go without saying, but even Bai Qing, who handles internal affairs, needs sufficient strength. Otherwise, it will be difficult to command respect.

Then there’s Wang Kai, who can barely be considered my apprentice. This way, I can use the three new Knight slots to train three trusted individuals, forming a Knight squad directly under my command, not taking on other duties.”

Fang Bai pondered, researching as he thought. Before long, Bai Qing was the first to finish his cultivation, reaching a duration of twenty-six minutes, a significant improvement from before. However…

“Bai Qing, how much time did you spend training?”

“I did two hours of high-intensity training just before coming here.”

“Two hours… still a bit short. I estimate that if you trained longer, your cultivation time could be extended further.”

Bai Qing smiled wryly at his words.

“Village Chief, the village has over four hundred people. With the food, clothing, shelter, and sanitation of over four hundred people, plus the current series of construction projects, two hours of training is the most I can squeeze out.”

Fang Bai nodded in understanding.

“I know you’ve been very busy and working hard lately.

But things will get much better after we get through this initial period. You should still try to squeeze out as much time as possible for training.

After all, you understand the current environment. Strength is paramount. Although you manage internal affairs, without sufficient strength, you definitely won’t be able to command respect, and you’ll also be more vulnerable to danger.

That’s why I asked you, the head of internal affairs, to come for cultivation.”

Fang Bai took off his backpack and pulled out five Fireball scrolls and five Water Shield scrolls. Then, from a hidden compartment containing three Blood-red Barrier scrolls, he took out one and handed it to Bai Qing.

“Take these eleven scrolls for self-defense. I don’t need to explain the Fireball and Water Shield scrolls. The last one is the Spider Demon’s Blood-red Barrier scroll. It can form a close-fitting defense. The defense area is small, but the strength is high. It’s very troublesome to create, and I don’t have many. Use it sparingly.”

Bai Qing took the eleven spell scrolls. Recalling what he had just seen, there were clearly only three Blood-red Barrier scrolls in the backpack…

This made Bai Qing understand the preciousness of this Blood-red Barrier scroll. His heart was slightly touched, and he nodded.

“I understand, Village Chief. I will try my best to find time to train!”

After Bai Qing left, Fang Bai looked at the only two Blood-red Barrier scrolls left in the backpack’s hidden compartment. He thought for a moment and took one from another compartment and put it into the hidden one.

In that other compartment, although there weren’t as many Blood-red Barrier scrolls as Water Shield scrolls, there was still a thick stack…

Indeed, there weren’t many, but Fang Bai didn’t say there were only three.

Wang Xiong and Wang Kai’s cultivation continued, but Wang Xiong’s cultivation also ended at the seventy-sixth minute, almost double the time compared to last time.

Clearly, this fully demonstrated that high-intensity training before cultivation could effectively increase cultivation time, and for now, the two values seemed to be directly proportional.

Fang Bai also gave Wang Xiong eleven spell scrolls. After he left, only Wang Kai remained cultivating.

However, Wang Kai’s cultivation stopped after only ninety-eight minutes.

It wasn’t that Wang Kai had reached his limit, but that the elemental power within the crystal core was completely exhausted.

“From now on, in addition to cultivating at 10 PM, you will also come to me for cultivation at 10 AM.”

Fang Bai said while constructing a spell model to accelerate the recovery of the elemental power within the crystal core.

“Yes!”

Wang Kai, who had been a little disappointed, immediately responded excitedly. Then he reported, “Village Chief, I leveled up today. I should be able to reach 10 Mental Power by tomorrow.”

“Mm, good.”

Fang Bai nodded and glanced at the sky again. He immediately said, “It’s so late. Go and rest. Come back tomorrow for cultivation.”

“Okay, then Village Chief, you…”

Fang Bai turned his head and looked at Wang Kai, revealing a smile that made Wang Kai feel a little unnerved.

“Don’t worry about me. Cherish the time you have to sleep.”

Wang Kai suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

Working 996 before the apocalypse was one thing, but could it be that after the apocalypse, not only did it not decrease, but it intensified to 007?

This would lead to death from overwork!

Unfortunately, Wang Kai didn’t ask this question. If he had, he wouldn’t be confused.

Because Fang Bai would tell him not to worry…

“Are you kidding me? How is that possible?!”

“Death from overwork? How could that happen? Mages don’t die from overwork!”

After Wang Kai left, Fang Bai walked over to the three crippled magical beasts.

Extracting spell models from magical beasts was very simple, requiring only time, without any difficulty.

After spending more than an hour, Fang Bai obtained the remaining two spell models.

“This one converges aura, conceals oneself, and even has a certain degree of influence on Mental Power.

Let’s call it Invisibility.”

Fang Bai then looked at the other monster and pondered for a moment.

“This monster’s skill is to summon lightning. Let’s call it Lightning Spell.

Adding in the previous Wind Blade, I’ve now mastered three spell models.”

A smile appeared on Fang Bai’s lips as he turned his gaze back to the three magical beasts.

Extracting the spell models was just the beginning. With three readily available, living test subjects here, Fang Bai had many ideas he wanted to implement.

For example, the operating mechanism of spell models, the consequences of modifying spell models, the specific function analysis of spell nodes, and so on. The magical beasts exchanged for one hundred spell scrolls couldn’t just be used to master a single spell model!

He had to make the most of them!

After pondering for a moment and arranging the experiments he wanted to do in order of the degree of damage to the magical beasts, Fang Bai began his experiments.

And in the room, Fang Bai’s main body was still meditating.

After all, this was the apocalypse, where the strong ruled. While others were fighting for their lives, Fang Bai didn’t dare to relax at all.

007?

That was only twenty-four hours of work a day, which was nothing. How could it be so comfortable?

Fang Bai’s working hours today were forty-eight hours!