Chapter 1522 - 497: The Retreating Church

Chapter 1522: Chapter 497: The Retreating Church

"Lord Fanmao managed to hold off an 8th Rank Strong Person and still had the ability to destroy the flagship?"

A high-tier powerhouse received this intelligence and couldn’t help but express his surprise.

It wasn’t just him, as the information about the flagship’s destruction hadn’t been made public in the channel, not all the high-tier powerhouses who had participated in the battle were aware of this report.

They had only seen Bai Yi fighting with an 8th Rank Strong Person.

Many wore expressions similar to that of this high-tier powerhouse.

But soon, all eyes were inadvertently drawn to the dirt-covered "Mechanical Demon," their faces bearing expressions of disdain.

Everyone is at the 8th Rank, so how did you turn out so weak?

Lord Fanmao can fight an 8th Rank opponent while taking down a flagship at the same time.

And look at you, you barely managed to fight against an 8th Rank believer.

The glares made the "Mechanical Demon" uneasy, his face turning red, but after wrestling with various thoughts, all he could muster was a haughty snort.

"Hmph, what? There’s variation even among the 8th Ranks, and I did hold off a powerful 8th Rank believer, okay!

Hey, hey! What are those looks?

Lord Fanmao’s strength is evident to all. I’m just not as good as Lord Fanmao, and I accept that."

As everyone kept staring at him, "Mechanical Demon" raised his voice, stubbornly retorting.

With anyone else making him lose face like this, he would have immediately gone off to confront the source of the problem and issued a challenge.

But if it was Bai Yi, he wouldn’t dare to be reckless.

Whether he would offend Fanmao was uncertain, but he knew that with Fanmao’s current strength, acting rashly would only make him lose more face.

However, everyone else also knew the truth of the matter and was just teasing him a bit.

One by one, they acted as though nothing had happened and turned their gaze elsewhere.

"Haha, then thank you for the resources.

But you don’t have to worry too much about my fleet. I have my own special means, and we didn’t actually lose too much this time.

You might even see them again in the next battlefield."

Bai Yi vaguely revealed a bit of truth, but given his previous performance, everyone felt it was just polite talk to put them at ease.

Everyone bore faces of "I don’t believe it, but I’ll pretend I do."

I’ve already told the truth, whether you believe it or not is not my concern...

Bai Yi thought silently, still smiling on the surface as he changed the subject:

"Haha, let’s not talk about these sad topics.

This is our first victory, so we should celebrate a bit.

Since we’re all here, I might as well fulfill an extra task given to me by the Three Great Civilizations, and offer some Potion to celebrate?

Of course, it won’t be free."

Bai Yi exaggerated the last sentence on purpose, but in reality, there was no need for that; everyone’s enthusiasm was instantly ignited.

Even "Mechanical Demon," who was being teased earlier and looking somewhat disheartened, joined in the excitement with everyone else.

"Lord Fanmao, since it’s a celebration, how about a few discounts? That’s the real celebration!"

The high-tier powerhouse who had been mocking the "Mechanical Demon" earlier egged on deliberately.

He initially just wanted to try his luck, not expecting Bai Yi to actually agree.

"Discounts, huh? Since you all said so, let’s consider it a celebration for this victory!"

Bai Yi chuckled, hesitated for a moment, then spoke generously.

It wasn’t that she was really pressured by moral demands, but after that high-tier powerhouse’s suggestion, Bai Yi had already weighed the options.

It’s just a small discount; it doesn’t have much impact on her nearly cost-free Potions, so there’s no risk of loss.

On the contrary, because of the war, all the high-tier powerhouses here had ample resources to spend!

With such a rare discount, she could extract even more resources!

But this was something unknown to the other high-tier powerhouses.

Initially thinking Bai Yi wouldn’t agree, like the proposing high-tier powerhouse, realizing what Bai Yi said led to another burst of cheers.

"Lord Fanmao, are you serious?"

"Ahahaha, Lord Fanmao, you know I’ve always been your loyal supporter..."

"Hey, hey, don’t you have any shame..."

"..."

Seeing how Bai Yi easily diffused the last bit of tension in this temporary team, the Commander should have been relieved.

Even he was entirely captivated by Bai Yi’s proposal.

Though he was this battlefield’s Commander, he was also a high-tier powerhouse, taking the Commander role due to the Three Great Civilizations promising more resources.

He certainly wouldn’t want to miss this opportunity, quickly saying:

"I’ll arrange a venue for Lord Fanmao right now!"

With that, the Commander hurriedly returned to the control panel not far away, began directing his subordinates, arranging the warship’s rooms, and quickly handling some post-war affairs to temporarily free himself up.

The war wasn’t completely over yet, and there were many wrap-up tasks to handle, but fortunately, he could spare a small amount of time.

In less than five minutes, the Commander had already set up a venue in a cabin of the warship.