Chapter 1038 - 613: I’ll Wait for You in the Floating City!_2
Rosde looked at the Floating City on the horizon, filled with emotions.
If not for the dormant Life Ancient Tree still in his hands, he would want to communicate with Lis after the celebration; Rosde now just wants to return to the Elf Forest.
...
As someone belonging to the Elf Kingdom, Rosde was happy, but at the same time, there were surely those unhappy.
Those were the hidden gazes in the shadows, shocked by the appearance of the Floating City and looking at Lis with heavy expressions.
This is trouble...
Besides these people, Bishop Geoffrey of the Storm Church and Bishop Candice of the Ocean Church also had serious expressions.
Strictly speaking, although the Storm Church and the Ocean Church employ some brutal methods, they also belong to the True God Church.
When Lis arrived at Danerluo Port as the new Duke Kane, he had met with these two once.
But these two bishops wanted to gain the support of Lord Lis to expand the church’s influence, but they were rejected by Lis, who instead opened the door to let the Dawn Church in.
Because of this, back then, Lis did not have a very pleasant time with the Storm Church and the Ocean Church.
In the following years, the relationship between Lis and these two churches was ordinary, maintaining superficial peace.
The Ocean Church and the Storm Church also secretly engaged in little tricks, but Mora and the others solved them while Lis never bothered with these matters.
It was only after Lis’s identity as the World Tree Favored spread in the Church of the Gods that the Ocean Church and the Storm Church stopped these small actions.
Geoffrey and Candice originally intended to stay low for a while, thinking that in a decade, these wouldn’t be matters of concern.
But unexpectedly, Lis broke through to the Legendary Rank within a few years.
This made the two of them panic a little.
They both understood that if Lis truly sought accountability, irrespective of how they were punished, the church wouldn’t intercede.
Unless Lis continued to target the Storm Church and the Ocean Church without reason, the church might intervene.
But if it came to that, their lives might not be safeguarded.
Originally, Lis becoming the World Tree Favored and breaking through to Legend had already made it difficult for the two of them, even ready to hide away, but now a Floating City appeared before them?
The main area of influence of the Storm Church and the Ocean Church is in the coastal cities, and the appearance of a Floating City surely impacts more than just Lis’s territory.
Even if it doesn’t impact these two churches’ faith among traditional sailor and fisherman communities, the emergence of a powerful new force is bound to encroach on the influence of the existing extraordinary forces, which is the concern for these two bishops,
Of course, how other churches elsewhere will act is unknown, but in Lis’s territory, they undeniably have no capital left to speak of.
The two felt only darkness in their future.
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While everyone was still reeling from the shock of the Floating City’s appearance, Lis’s voice spread throughout the city again.
"As the Lord of Kane Floating City, I hereby announce!"
"Kane Floating City welcomes anyone to join. As long as you pass the evaluation, you can gain the qualification to become a resident of the Floating City."
There was no need to say much more. Simply these two sentences instantly stirred everyone’s fervor.
The qualification to become a resident of Kane Floating City!
Whether ordinary people or those extraordinary professionals, hope shone in their eyes.
"This is the Floating City; wouldn’t living there add a few more years to your life?"
"Of course, but surely only those powerful Transcendents can ascend to the Floating City, right?"
"Can those people be stronger than Lord Lis? I’m going to try; surely the Floating City needs people to keep it clean?"
"True, I’ll go try too!"
Ordinary people in the square chatted lively, while those extraordinary professionals, even if not mages, were eager to give it a try.
As for the players participating in the celebration, they were even more excited.
"Zhao Zhao, I definitely want to participate, I must go up and see!"
Mo Yun clutched Zhao Zhao’s hand tightly, looking at the magnificent Floating City in the distance, said excitedly.
"Hmm."
Zhao Zhao responded, feeling a surge of excitement inside.
He realized this was a rare opportunity; as one of the few top players in Danerluo Port, he felt he had a good chance of earning a place in the Floating City.
Yet, due to version restrictions, players’ level cap is at Level 50.
This meant they were currently High-level Bronze extraordinary professionals, and if they competed with all the extraordinary professionals, they might not be a match for those Silver Rank adventurers.
Golden Rank professionals were rare, but there were quite a few Silver Rank professionals among adventurers.
Zhao Zhao pondered silently, considering how to secure a resident spot in the Floating City.
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The uproar caused by the Floating City resident qualifications didn’t surprise Lis.
It was all part of his plan.
The foremost reason for revealing the Floating City was to recruit personnel, especially the scarce mage professionals.
The allure of the Floating City for mage professionals was enough to make most mages abandon their past foundations, coming to Kane Floating City in pursuit of higher magical mysteries.
Besides, Lis would also recruit some player professionals, but would not be recruiting on a large scale for the time being.