The darkest hour of the night. In the Federation, as long as it is after "sunset", it is considered the darkest hour of the night.
There are still a few hours before sunset, so Xu Zhi plans to hurry up and make a higher-level lantern first.
Like last time, the main raw materials for the lantern are still the branches and cores of small alien species. As the level of the lantern becomes higher, more "fuel" is naturally required, so Xu Zhi created some ten-in-one [moth] attribute cores and [lamp] attribute cores.
Just under the narrator's instruction, she created a few more with the [Cup] attribute.
According to the narrator's words, the light of the [Cup] is of no benefit to her, and even using the light of the [Cup] in the middle of the night will aggravate the erosion of the midnight on her, but when entering and exiting the crack, it is best to use the light of the [Cup] attribute to confuse the audience.
After all, there is no need to wonder, there must be a guy with the [Cup] attribute squatting at the entrance.
She also made several [10:1] refined cores of other attributes just in case. After getting the branches of the little alien species, according to the contents of the material list, she also needed Xiao Zhen's feathers, dog's teeth, spider webs, Xu Zhi's blood, and several other extraordinary materials that Xu Zhi did not have.
"But why do you need my blood? What use can it have?"
[Higher-level transcendental items will be more difficult to control. Adding your blood during forging will increase your affinity with transcendental items.]
Your mental power will affect the lantern's abilities. If it's just a lantern with no connection to you, it's a completely inanimate object, and its effects are fixed. Once your blood is added, your own abilities will also affect the lantern's effects.
".It's quite unscientific."
As usual, Xu Zhi planned to trouble Zhong Lingfan for the unavailable extraordinary materials. Anyway, she had no idea what extraordinary materials were in the base's warehouse. Although these were her property, she had rarely seen them and didn't care much about them.
The missing materials were basically bones or body parts of extraordinary creatures. Zhong Lingfan checked the list and quickly delivered the items to Xu Zhi.
Zhong Lingfan could have asked his men to deliver it, but this time he took the time to come here specially because he had something to report to Xu Zhi.
"Teams from the Federation have been entering Cloud City one after another, but they can only wander around the periphery. Their extraordinary abilities are far inferior to those of the mutant animals and alien species in Cloud City, but they have already suffered quite a few casualties in the past few days."
This is of course true. Whether it is the extraordinary people or other creatures in Yuncheng, they are immersed in energy all day long. More than half a year has passed, and the gap with the Federation has naturally widened.
"I'm considering whether to reach another cooperation with the Federation."
"What?" Xu Zhi looked at her.
Zhong Lingfan didn't directly state the content of the cooperation, but instead asked, "Are you planning to conceal from other residents the fact that Yuncheng is now open to the public?"
Xu Zhi slapped his forehead: "Oh! I forgot about this!"
She was only thinking about harvesting the leeks from the Federation, and almost forgot that she could also take this opportunity to harvest the leeks from her own family!
There was a hint of helplessness on Zhong Lingfan's face. She didn't expect that Xu Zhilian could even forget about this matter. How little did she care about the residential area!
"Then when do you plan to tell them?" Zhong Lingfan asked.
Xu Zhi said casually, "I can do anything. Just take your pick."
No one will rebel regardless of whether they tell the truth or not.
"Okay." Zhong Lingfan nodded. "We need them for another collaboration with the Federation."
"I'm temporarily calling it the Guide Program. Those entering Cloud City can make an appointment for a guide service in advance and pay a fee to get help from Cloud City residents."
"After all, they are so unfamiliar with Cloud City right now that even walking in the fog is difficult. They probably desperately need this service right now."
It’s true.
Whether it is finding a safe shelter to stay in Cloud City for a long time, or wanting to hunt creatures in Cloud City, it is currently difficult for the federal people.
"You really should go into business, right?" Xu Zhi sighed.
Zhong Lingfan just smiled and said, "I'm still a long way from being a businessman."
"Besides that." Her expression became a little more serious. "Based on what I learned from the lab and Lin Zizhen's intelligence, I think there's something you must know."
"What's up?"
"Ever since the last time the Federation was suddenly enveloped by the blood moon, the Cup attribute believers in the Federation have been acting strangely, constantly drawing complex formations across the Federation. The Federation's speed in destroying the formations has been unable to keep up with their frantic drawing speed, and these formation patterns have never appeared before."
"The Federation is currently unable to figure out the specific purpose of the formation, but this thing is definitely not a good thing. The Federation is currently trying its best to speed up the destruction of the formation and the capture of the believers."
"The number of illegal incidents caused by believers in the Federation has greatly decreased. This group seems to be obsessed with depicting battle formations."
"However, the number of formations that have been discovered is already large enough, and I'm afraid there are still some hidden and undiscovered."
"It's not a good sign." Xu Zhi commented after hearing this.
Zhong Lingfan nodded. "I don't know what those believers are planning to do, but if they can pull it off, it will be a major event that will endanger the entire federation."
"According to the Federation's observations, the strange patterns drawn by these believers across the Federation are interconnected. Once completed, they will cover the entire Federation."
Zhong Lingfan didn't know, but Xu Zhi obviously knew it. It must be an order from Him.
What does He want to do?
Is it for His resuscitation?
Or is it a higher-level purpose after resuscitation?
Because the archbishop is gone, the Federation can now focus on capturing believers and destroying formations, but if the archbishop was still there, the Federation would definitely be struggling to deal with him.
"Fortunately, the discovery was made in time. The destruction and capture efforts are currently underway. It would be almost impossible for the believers to complete the task."
Unless the Federation itself made some mistake and gave them the opportunity.
Xu Zhi's attitude towards this is obviously not optimistic.
The incident in Jincheng was just a rehearsal. Maybe the Federation will be the next Jincheng?
"Let someone follow the progress of the incident." After all, this matter was related to him, and Xu Zhi did not intend to stand idly by.
"Okay." Zhong Lingfan nodded, thought for a moment, and then said, "I've arranged for Lin Zizhen to go to the newly established Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
Xu Zhi said indifferently: "Whatever you want, just make your own arrangements. You don't need to report to me."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "If he dies one day and you're short of people, I'll go to the Federation to find some."
After all, negotiations with the Federation still require people who know the Federation well enough.
Seeing that Xu Zhi didn't have any special attitude towards Lin Zizhen, Zhong Lingfan said, "I thought you chose to bring him back because you had some special regard for him?"
"Look at you differently?" Xu Zhi was surprised: "How could that be? I am the one who looks at you differently."
Lin Zizhen is just a tool who appeared at the right time and is aware of the current situation.
Xu Zhi's tone was quite sincere, and it was obvious that she was speaking from the heart. In the past, in order to get Zhong Lingfan to work well, she would have concealed some of her overly cruel thoughts. Now that she was sure there would be no risk of backstabbing, Xu Zhi spoke without restraint, revealing more of her true self.
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