I Build a Floating City in the Apocalypse – Chapter 115

Chapter 115

Regarding this matter, Wang Xiong appeared somewhat distressed.

Although the three newcomers were strong, they weren’t arrogant.

Whether it was out of respect for Ding Shan, their leader, or fear of Fang Bai, the Mage above them, despite their strength, they didn’t provoke or disrespect Wang Xiong in any way. They weren’t overbearing at all.

On the contrary, the three were quite humble. They did what they were told, occasionally guided their colleagues, and diligently protected their colleagues during missions without stealing credit or even experience points.

Their reputation was good everywhere. Even when others encountered Ding Shan, they would speak well of the three.

This pleased both Fang Bai and Bai Qing. The addition of these three had indeed brought about many positive changes to Yi Hao Village.

At the very least, hunting First-Order Magical Beasts could now be treated as a routine task without incurring significant casualties.

Not only did this provide Fang Bai with a considerable amount of research materials and gather a large number of resources for the village, it also allowed the members of the Field Operations Team to gain significant experience and improve their strength. Naturally, everyone was satisfied.

Only Wang Xiong felt increasingly uneasy.

After all, the apocalypse was a world where strength reigned supreme.

These three possessed greater strength, were approachable, took the lead during missions, ensured the safety of their teammates, consistently completed missions successfully, and brought tangible benefits.

Such individuals naturally won people’s hearts. After a few days, although Wang Xiong was still the nominal leader, he could clearly sense that his prestige within the team was diminishing day by day.

However, Wang Xiong had no way to counter this. He could only intensify his training after completing each day’s tasks, utilizing every bit of time to strive for the best cultivation results.

As long as his strength surpassed theirs, everything would naturally resolve itself.

After all, these three were open and aboveboard. If Wang Xiong were to complain to Fang Bai about this, he would only be embarrassing himself.

“Wang Xiong has been going crazy lately.”

Fang Bai said with a chuckle, while Wang Kai was grinding Elemental Materials beside him.

The steel roller hadn’t been replaced in the end. Wang Kai still used it to crush Elemental Materials, but the once incredibly heavy roller now seemed light and agile in his hands.

“These three are very smart, and they’re not bad people. Their conduct is good. It’s only natural for them to have their eyes on the Field Operations Team leader position.

If it were me, I’d also have ambitions and compete for it. As long as they don’t resort to any underhanded tactics and compete fairly, the capable should rise, and the weak should fall. It’s not a bad thing.”

Wang Kai spoke up, clearly having observed the recent events.

“At the very least, Wang Xiong has been utilizing all available time to train, hasn’t he? And it does have some effect on Knight cultivation. His daily training time has increased significantly, and his strength has improved much faster.”

“Indeed, it’s not a bad thing.”

Although Fang Bai had known Wang Xiong longer, he could still view the matter objectively, so his opinion was similar to Wang Kai’s.

It wasn’t a bad thing.

Even if Wang Xiong lost his leadership position, it would still be a good thing.

Because these three were also members of Yi Hao Village, to Fang Bai, there was no fundamental difference between them and Wang Xiong.

“However…”

Fang Bai said with a chuckle.

“Although these three still have a significant level advantage, in a few days, if they were to really fight, it’s hard to say who would win.”

Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on the corner of Wang Kai’s mouth. Although he had said those things earlier, he was, after all, more familiar with Wang Xiong, so he naturally had a subjective bias.

He had also witnessed Wang Xiong’s growth during this period, and it was indeed not bad. With his current strength, he might not necessarily be inferior to these high-level city survivors.

Fang Bai’s Mental Power scanned Wang Xiong, who was currently training, but he didn’t react.

It had been a full week since Ding Shan joined Number One Novice Village. During this week, apart from the matters concerning the Field Operations Team, many other things had happened.

Regarding the Spell Scroll shop, the hundred Spell Scrolls were basically sold out every day. In addition, for the first four days, five live Magical Beasts were brought in daily, until the fifth day when the number gradually decreased, with only one or two live Magical Beasts occasionally appearing for exchange.

At this point, strength was no longer the key factor. Intelligence and luck were crucial in determining whether one could exchange for these hundred scrolls. The First-Order Magical Beasts near Shen Shan Town in Stone City had basically all been examined on Fang Bai’s experimental table.

Fortunately, Fang Bai paid for these Spell Scrolls in installments. Although it still took up some of his time, the impact wasn’t significant.

Fang Bai had spent this entire week researching Magical Beasts and Spell Models. Apart from crafting Spell Scrolls, he hadn’t wasted a single moment. The total of over thirty Magical Beasts had significantly enriched the variety of Spell Models in Fang Bai’s possession.

Today, he finally finished researching the last Magical Beast. After killing it and harvesting experience points, he handed it over to Wang Kai for processing. Fang Bai then turned his attention to the Elemental Magic Plant Willow Tree!

The Elemental Magic Plant Willow Tree was growing well in the village, bringing a rich Fire Elemental Power to the area, allowing the surrounding grassland and the Fire Elemental Magic Plant to thrive, and making the Fire Bull very comfortable.

Fang Bai had suspected from the beginning that there were also Spell Models within the Elemental Magic Plant, but he hadn’t found anything when he explored it with his Mental Power at that time. The Elemental Magic Plant seemed like pure Elemental Material, and Fang Bai hadn’t found any trace of Spell Nodes.

The entire tree was filled with a fixed Fire Elemental Power, without a single gap or exception.

If Spell Models were like drawing with ink on white paper, then the Elemental Magic Plant was like a paper that had been completely covered in ink. No matter how hard one looked, they couldn’t find a single spot of white, let alone a “dot” of ink.

However, Fang Bai felt that something wasn’t right. Having studied so many Spell Models and calculated the “Fields” of so many Spell Nodes, he was currently at his most sensitive to “Fields.” Fang Bai wanted to try again.

Without hesitation, Fang Bai extended his Mental Power towards the Fire Elemental Magic Plant Willow Tree, covering every branch and painstakingly infiltrating it bit by bit.

Just completing this step took more than two hours.

But just as Fang Bai was about to start his research, a sudden change occurred.

Fang Bai instantly turned his head towards Stone City. He had just sensed an unusual Elemental fluctuation.

No, wait, it wasn’t just one.

Fang Bai quietly sensed the Elemental fluctuations occurring one after another, each stronger than the last.

Again and again, like ocean waves, the fluctuations grew increasingly intense, the Elemental Power contained within them becoming more and more concentrated.

Finally, a wave of dense Elemental Power surged like a tsunami, carrying a rich Elemental Power that continuously spread outwards!