Published: February 7, 2025
Chapter 3: Thank You for the 588 Attention from Your Book Friend, and There’s One More Chapter Coming, but It Will Be Late.
Recently, Ying City has been a bit desolate. The sounds of battles among survivors hunting seem to have largely disappeared. Even the "Blood and Bodily Fluids" bar located in the air raid shelter at the edge of the city is less packed than usual.
In the innermost room, three people are sitting there, facing three crystal-clear goblets filled with amber liquid that sways slightly, exuding a faint floral fragrance.
At the round table sit three individuals: Bai Feng, Zhao Xingmei, and Shasha.
In today’s Ying City, these three individuals are quite famous.
Bai Feng has rebuilt the Renxing Battle Team, rising from the ashes after a fall from grace. Although they now rank second, recovering to this level in just half a year is quite impressive, especially since he has just become a five-star evolver.
Shasha's team is also doing well. While not as standout as the Renxing Battle Team, it has developed rapidly, moving from outside the top fifty in Ying City to now being in the top eight, showing great potential.
Of course, the throne of Ying City is currently occupied by the Star Beauty Corporation. Zhao Xingmei became a five-star evolver a month ago, making her the first local individual in Ying City to achieve this status. She has now replaced Ye Zhongming as the number one in Ying City.
These three people, whenever they appear in any survivor gathering place, draw enough attention that hundreds or thousands of warriors surround them. Yet at this moment, they sit in a dimly lit candlelit room, drinking in silence, speaking very little.
"Shouldn't we be drinking whiskey from a whiskey glass?" Shasha muttered, taking a sip from her goblet. Now a four-star evolver, her birthmark has faded significantly, and under the soft yellow light, both she and Zhao Xingmei are so beautiful that even Bai Feng, used to seeing beauties, can't help but admire them.
This remark broke the earlier silence in the room.
"Bai Feng invited us here just to drink?" Zhao Xingmei, dressed in a beige combat suit that fit her snugly, with a green Flying Star on her back, didn’t look at Bai Feng but instead stared at the goblet in front of her.
Bai Feng has regained the aura of the number one in Ying City, though he has lost one arm in battle against the magic crystal sacred seat. Now, he has a mechanical arm of the same white level, full of technological flair, with blue lights occasionally flickering inside, grabbing people’s attention.
"Nice arm, where did you get it?" Shasha casually inquired, glancing at the mechanical arm.
Bai Feng, who was about to answer Zhao Xingmei's question, was momentarily stunned, looking at Shasha, unsure if she was making a deliberate remark.
"The fighting at Cloud Summit is probably starting soon," Bai Feng said, tilting his head back to down the drink, then sighed.
"Ha!" Zhao Xingmei scoffed, causing Bai Feng to frown.
"Bai Feng, is it meaningful to talk about this now? When Xia Lei sent word asking for your help in defense, you didn’t even look at it, right? It’s not too late to regret now, you might catch the big battle."
Bai Feng's face flushed with anger as he glared at Zhao Xingmei and retorted, "Isn’t the Star Beauty Corporation the same?"
Zhao Xingmei shook her head. "Not the same. I've always had a cooperative relationship with Cloud Summit Villa, mutually beneficial. When encountering such matters, I have the right to choose. Moreover, I backed Cloud Summit because I believed in Ye Zhongming. Unfortunately, he’s dead now, so I have even less reason to offend several major powers by helping them."
"But you’re different," Zhao Xingmei shot back, unafraid, staring defiantly at Bai Feng. "The people from Cloud Summit saved your life, not just once. Are you not afraid of being labeled ungrateful by standing idly by now?"
"Smash!" Bai Feng slammed his goblet down, shattering it, almost roaring.
"I’ve repaid that favor! I’ve repaid it! They saved me, and I fought for them. This arm is the price! I owe Cloud Summit nothing!"