Pillar of Yita

Although some people were quite puzzled because there weren’t any cats on the ship at all.

After a thorough investigation, there was indeed nothing found, except they didn’t dismantle the Seven Seas Traveler; they checked every corner inside and out.

After this inspection, the incident became a little anecdote on the ship, one of the unexplained mysteries of the Seven Seas Traveler. However, in the view of Ai Xiaoxiao, Tianlan, and even Gita, Lady Daisy remained on the Seven Seas Traveler, becoming a political consensus.

Fang Hong also didn’t understand why the always calm Gita would join Ai Xiaoxiao and Tianlan in the commotion. In short, the ship was thereafter divided into Cat Enthusiasts Party and Rational Party, two political factions.

Rationally speaking, Fang Hong believed Lady Daisy had no reason to hide on the Seven Seas Traveler where they couldn’t find her, but emotionally, he always had a feeling that Lady Cat might not have left.

Thus, as the neutral party, he received unanimous disapproval from both sides.

Tianlan and Ai Xiaoxiao believed that his stance as a big cousin was unsteady, while Tang Xin mocked his set of paranoid theories, although she admitted she was accustomed to his foolishness.

As for Hilveld, Miss Ship’s Officer expressed unconditional support for Lord Captain, thus belonging to the opportunistic faction.

However, the complex political struggle on the ship didn’t last long, as it soon welcomed another significant event, essentially a sharing session.

The Elder Tree leaves obtained from the Grey Treant could be used directly, but Fang Hong discovered that turning them into Experience Potions yielded better results without altering their original properties.

So he entrusted Elf Miss to refine all the Elder Tree leaves they had into potion products. During this time, Atira was almost constantly busy, and if she were an Invoker, her Magic Potion Studies experience would likely have skyrocketed.

Even as a Native, getting such a substantial amount of materials to practice with was greatly advantageous, according to Invokers, providing a significant bump in Skill Level.

In fact, Atira herself also felt this way, and it even allowed her to make significant progress in understanding Nature Magic and some other Knowledge and Skills.

Fang Hong understood well that this ought to be the effect of Cognitive Experience. Although Natives don’t use Cognitive Experience as directly as Invokers, it was clearly still at work.

This means that during this period, Miss Atira’s Level may have increased again, though in the Life Profession direction. Actually, Elf Miss was not originally inclined toward combat; now she was increasingly leaning towards logistics.

Having finished making the potions, the next step was how these Experience Potions should be utilized.

Actually, Fang Hong already had a plan in mind. First, excluding the portion that should be distributed to Walnut and others underground, he had recently directly handed over about one-tenth to Forest Praise.

This portion, though not much, was sufficient for Forest, whose Level wasn’t particularly high, to achieve at least an average Level up.

If used selectively, it could cultivate a few key members within the team, reaching around Level 15, which is enough to support their current adventure level.

Forest Praise now roughly equates to the second squad of the Seven Seas Travel Group, so of course, he has to look after them. Moreover, this kind of feedback is not one-sided; they also provide some basic materials.

As for the portion remaining on the Seven Seas Travel Group side, the main usage direction was for Tianlan, Ai Xiaoxiao, Tang Xin, and Luo Hao, whose Levels were already seriously lagging compared to frontline members due to joining the group later.

Especially for someone like Luo Hao, who already has some strength—limited only by Level. Once the Level is increased, it’s equivalent to the group acquiring a capable member, which yields quite a high return.

Fang Hong’s thought process was simple.

He, Elisa, Xiangzi, and Luo Yu had relatively high Levels, so using these potions for them might only result in a Level or half Level up, but if distributed individually, it would be negligible.

Therefore, they simply relinquished their distribution rights to the Experience Potions and concentrated them among those with lower Levels to ensure they reach a competent level.

And the remaining portion was entrusted to Xiesta, Hilveld, Bakins, and the Big Cat People, these Native members, for use.

Bakins, the Big Cat People, and Xiesta, although their Levels weren’t low, considerations must be made for the difficulty Natives face in leveling up; direct growth from Experience Potions is quite a profitable affair.

However, neither the Big Cat People nor Miss Atira accepted this portion of the potions. The Lion Paladin returned the potions, telling him:

”Ade, after things here are settled, we might leave for a while, to return to Giant Tree Hill. I intended to tell you about this a long time ago, around the Istania time, but never found the opportunity.”

This statement took Fang Hong by surprise, as he looked at the other party, somewhat confused: ”Mr. Reed, you and Miss Atira are leaving, you... but where do you plan to go?”