A Busy Morning on the Floating Island
Juzi mused to herself, "Brother Su and Xinyu have been upstairs for a while. What are they doing?" She stood up and walked into the villa's courtyard. Closing her eyes, Juzi used her hearing talent. She could hear the girls talking in the living room and even overheard Ruoruo on the farm assigning tasks to Sister Zhou and others for raising chickens.
Focusing her hearing on Yuto Saito and Chen Xinyu, Juzi was surprised to hear their conversation. Yuto Saito was praising Chen Xinyu, saying she was a natural dancer. From their conversation, Juzi was able to imagine the scene upstairs. My God, Chen Xinyu usually seems so poised and elegant, but I didn't expect she'd be better at this than Mina! Juzi swallowed, getting more and more excited the more she listened.
Good News from the Pharmacy and Farm
At the same time, good news came from the refining pharmacy. Mifen had successfully refined a strengthening potion, a 100ml batch that would yield 1,000 drops. Each drop could increase combat power by 4 points—one point for each of the four attributes.
Ye Chuchu cheered, "Sister Xianxian, you're so powerful!"
Mifen smiled. "Chu Chu, make one using the method I just taught you."
Ye Chuchu nodded. "Mhmm."
Mifen said happily, "You make a strengthening potion while I make a King Kong Pill. Then we can go to lunch."
"Okay, Sister Xianxian," Ye Chuchu promised.
Meanwhile, on the farm, Ruoruo had organized groups to care for the new livestock. Zhou Shuyi, Luo Xin, Shu Nana, and Liu Yiling were in charge of the chickens. Wang Yumeng, Xiaoshen, Dubao, and Li Ge were assigned to the pigs.
Mifen's parents and a group of other residents were busy in the greenhouse, planting vegetables and fruits. They were happy to farm, knowing that once the crops matured, they wouldn't have to worry about food anymore.
In the villa's living room, Hu Tuan'er was using teleportation to pick up new arrivals, helping anyone who had successfully contacted a team member. Ni Shuang picked up her good friend Yan Susu and others, settling them into the Floating Community. Yun Yun also picked up her friends and colleagues, gave them some food, and told them to rest for the day before starting to farm tomorrow.
Lunch and an Unveiled Secret
Time passed, and it was soon noon. Yuto Saito and Chen Xinyu came downstairs together. The girls, all aware of what had happened, laughed without saying a word. Juzi and the others even looked a little envious. Yuqi looked over and couldn't help but admire Chen Xinyu.
Yun Yun announced, "Lunch is ready, everyone come and eat."
Yuto Saito saw that Mifen and Ye Chuchu had arrived. "Xianxian and Chu Chu are here too. Come, have lunch."
"Okay," Ye Chuchu responded. She had just met the other team members and they were all getting along well.
Chen Xinyu greeted Ye Chuchu. "Hello, I'm Chen Xinyu, number 12."
Ye Chuchu replied happily, "Hello, I'm Ye Chuchu, number 13."
Everyone gathered around the table.
Ni Shuang said, "Xianxian and Chu Chu have already refined 2,000 drops of strengthening potion and 100 King Kong Pills."
Yuto Saito praised them. "That's amazing; that's really efficient."
Mifen said, "If I had known earlier, I would have upgraded to level 7 first. At level 7, you can take 7 drops, which would increase your combat power by 28 points."
Yuto Saito laughed. "If you had leveled up first, I wouldn't have been able to copy your talent."
"Ah? Brother Su, when did you copy my talent?" Mifen asked in surprise.
Yuto Saito explained, "When I went to see Chu Chu this morning, didn't I put my hand on your shoulder? That's when I copied your seventh-grade pharmacist talent."
Ye Chuchu remembered the moment and thought, So the Captain was copying her talent then. I thought he liked Sister Xianxian.
Ye Chuchu asked curiously, "Captain, after you copy the talent, are you a seventh-grade pharmacist right away?"
Yuto Saito: "Yes. When copying a talent, the level of the opponent's talent is the same as the level of the copy. Inheriting a talent is different. When you inherit a talent, you have to level up from LV1."
Natto smiled. "I originally wanted to raise my Golden Bell Shield to level 7 this morning, but thankfully Sister Yun Yun reminded me to level up first."
Yun Yun smiled. "It's better to upgrade your character level first so you can take strengthening potions and inner alchemy to increase your combat power. Naturally, it's more advantageous to upgrade your character level first."
"Hmm," Natto nodded.
Mifen asked, "Captain, didn't you get the inner alchemy after killing the sixth-order wolf king and sixth-order mutant catfish?"
Yuto Saito looked into his ring. "I have two inner pills; I forgot to give them to you." He took out two inner pills and handed them over.
Mifen said with a smile, "I thought there were no inner pills. It seems that monsters above the sixth rank have inner alchemy."
Yuto Saito: "I have so many items in the ring that sometimes I forget to give them out."
Yun Yun: "Chu Chu just joined, and she doesn't have any experience pills. Should we all give her a 2x experience pill?"
"Okay," Mifen said without objection. She liked Ye Chuchu very much and treated her like a sister.
Yuto Saito took out a 3x experience pill. "Okay, everyone will give Chu Chu a 2x pill. Then I'll give each of you a 3x experience pill."
"Okay," all the women agreed.
Ye Chuchu took the experience pills and said gratefully, "Thank you, everyone! How do I use these?"
Yuto Saito smiled. "Don't worry, we'll let you know when everyone is ready to eat the experience pills. Xiaoshuang, pull Chu Chu into the group chat."
Ni Shuang: "Will do."
Yuqi asked curiously, "Xinyu, what talent did the captain pass on to you?"
Chen Xinyu answered truthfully, "I saw that the Tiger team was getting tired from using teleportation to help everyone, so I chose the teleportation talent. I can help reduce the pressure on her in the future."
"That's great; this will be more efficient," Hu Tuan'er said happily.
Yuto Saito asked, "How many people have you brought here?"
Ni Shuang: "I've picked up four people. Sister Yun Yun picked up six, Yuqi picked up four, Nako picked up four, and Mina picked up five. The others haven't arrived yet."
Natto: "A total of 23 people have arrived. There will be another group coming this afternoon."
Yuto Saito gestured. "Everyone eat first, and then we'll talk after we're done."
Ye Chuchu ate the delicious food with relish and praised it. "Sister Yun Yun's cooking is so delicious! I haven't eaten such a good meal in three days."
Yun Yun smiled softly, seeing Ye Chuchu's smile. "Chu Chu, your smile is so beautiful. Before you came to the Floating Island, were you with your parents?"
Ye Chuchu: "Yes. I stayed at home with my parents and we could only eat instant noodles every day. Once, I wanted to go out to find food and saw a huge fifth-order giant zombie. I couldn't beat it and had to run away. If I had the strength I have now, I would definitely kill that zombie."
Yuto Saito kindly reminded her, "To kill a giant zombie, you have to hit the back of its neck. You're inexperienced right now, but when you increase your level, your strength should be able to reach ten stars."
Ye Chuchu nodded. "Mhmm. I just took a drop of a strengthening potion and gained 4 combat power. Hehe, I can continue taking strengthening potions when I level up later."
Everyone chatted and enjoyed lunch together happily. After lunch, Ye Chuchu was very diligent and took the initiative to wash the dishes. Seeing how enthusiastic she was, everyone grew to like her even more.