After everyone exited the token space and bumped into each other, it turned out that most of them had their eyes on the Tranquilizing Flower collection task.
Shi Xuan said, "Let's go to the idle area first and check for information about this mission location, so as not to miss any important information."
The miscellaneous section is filled with all sorts of news, from minor things like a disciple from a certain sect taking a liking to a junior sister, to major things like a super-level monster appearing on a floating island. People will post all sorts of things here.
Shi Xuan read through some of the text carefully. Some people mentioned the precautions for picking the Tranquilizing Flower, while others mentioned the dangers lurking on that floating island.
Suddenly, a headline caught Shi Xuan's attention: Beware of the HarmonyOS team, they ambushed and stole monster resources, their methods are despicable!
Many people replied to his message.
[What nonsense are you spouting? The HarmonyOS team is at the top of the team rankings, and Yan Lingyi is at the top of both the Prodigy Ranking and the Wealth Ranking. Why would they want to steal your little things?]
[No one would believe these sarcastic remarks. Who is Yan Lingyi? Do you think people would believe such slander?]
[If you want to accuse someone, you should provide evidence. You can't just make baseless accusations. Last time I was in danger in the wild, I happened to run into the HarmonyOS team, and they even helped me!]
...
Most of the replies below were in disagreement, but the person who sent the message never showed up again.
After looking for a while longer and making sure he had read all the information about the Tranquilizing Flower, Shi Xuan exited the token space.
At the same time, the other team members also logged out of the virtual lobby.
"Did you see that message?" Shen Wuyang asked, his eyes shining. "Some people are saying that the Hongmeng team is morally corrupt. What do you think, Captain?"
Shi Xuan raised his eyelids slightly and said calmly, "There are doubts, but we cannot let our guard down."
One must always be wary of others, especially in the cultivation world; otherwise, one might not even know how they died in the end.
"Any other questions? If not, we'll settle on this one," Shi Xuan said.
Everyone agreed.
Shi Xuan said, "We've already spent a lot of time searching for information today, so let's not take any action now and set off again first thing tomorrow morning."
"So what are we going to do today?" Chen Qi couldn't help but ask.
Shen Wuyang laughed and said, "As expected of Chen Yaoqiang, he can't rest for even a day."
Everyone laughed again.
Chen Qi glanced at Shi Xuan, then at the others in the team, and at that moment he deeply regretted his actions of making trouble for Shi Xuan in front of the Luoyin Sect.
But what's done is done, and there's no point in saying anything more. Fortunately, after much adaptation, he can now face everyone's teasing without batting an eye.
Let them laugh all they want, what does it have to do with Chen Yaoqiang? Humph!
Shi Xuan waited until they had laughed enough before speaking, "Chen Yao, Chen Qi is right, we can't just sit idle today. We're in the outer realms now, we're newcomers, and we have the lowest combat power of everyone, which could put us in danger if we encounter a strong enemy. Let's practice a few formations today, and when we encounter enemies in the future, we'll follow my command!"
During the Six Sects Grand Competition, everyone witnessed Guo Shi's ability to announce formations and command, and naturally no one disagreed.
Therefore, it's best not to spend an entire day rehearsing formations with our team members, just in case.
The next morning, the nineteen people gathered in the public area of the floating island and flew together toward the location where the Tranquilizing Flower grew.
Compared to the previous green rat, this journey was a little longer. It took them quite a while to fly to the west of the floating island where they were located.
Standing on the flying sword, looking down at the floating islands below, Zhang Ying asked with a puzzled look, "The map only shows this area, without specifying any particular floating island. Could it be that, like the Green Rat, all the floating islands in this area are like this?"
That's quite possible, since the environment in each area is not much different in terms of growth.
Shi Xuan looked down from the air and selected a smaller one among the floating islands in sight, saying, "Let's go check that one first. It's a small island, so it won't take much time to search them all."
Nineteen people landed on the small island that Shi Xuan had pointed out.
As soon as Chen Qi landed, he wanted to run outside and immediately began searching, but Shi Xuan stopped him in time.
Shi Xuan said, "We cannot let our guard down. This time, we will not split up to search; the whole team will work together."
Although Chen Qi was somewhat eager to try, he hesitated when he saw Shi Xuan's expression and obediently listened to Shi Xuan's words, and honestly searched with everyone.
The calming flower is a small white flower with only four leaves, making it quite inconspicuous. It usually grows under large trees or in places covered by plants, and prefers shade.
The group of nineteen people searched the entire island thoroughly, but they couldn't find even a trace of a tranquil flower.
“This shouldn’t be the case,” Shen Wuyang scratched his head in confusion. “The information I’ve seen says that while the Tranquilizing Flower is hard to find, it’s not that difficult each time. Everyone says it’s much easier than finding a Green Rat.”
Chen Qi continued, "Then why couldn't we find a single leaf of the Tranquilizing Flower after searching the entire island? Could it be that the Tranquilizing Flower has also learned the Green Rats' ability to hide itself?"
Shi Xuan lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "No, there's still one direction we haven't explored."
"Where did we miss?" Zhang Ying asked, puzzled. "We searched thoroughly from the edges to the center, how come I don't remember forgetting anywhere?"
Shi Xuan glanced to his right: "We haven't reached the center yet."
"The center?" The group looked at each other in bewilderment. They had moved inward little by little from the edge of the floating island, and then outward again, going back and forth all around, but they really couldn't find any place they hadn't reached.
Shi Xuan said, "From the air, the center of this floating island is covered by several towering trees, but so far we have not seen any groups of towering trees, which means we have not reached the center of this island."
Everyone then realized what was going on.
So that's how it is! They hadn't observed such details from the air, and once on the island, they hadn't noticed whether they'd encountered several large trees clustered together. Anyway, the island was covered in trees.
“The captain is indeed the captain,” Chen Qi turned around and faced the direction Shi Xuan was looking, “But if there’s nothing on the outside, will there be something in the center?”
"Why aren't you being so assertive this time, Chen Yaoqiang?" It was Zhang Yingxin who spoke. She seemed to have found pleasure in teasing Chen Qi and would occasionally throw out a sarcastic remark.
"Don't you think this central area is so well-hidden, it looks like it holds a lot of good stuff!" Shen Wuyang urged Shi Xuan eagerly, "Let's go in and take a look, we're already here!"
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