Looking at Jiang Xuan's matter-of-fact expression, everyone opened their mouths, but ultimately gave up complaining.
This world doesn't make sense.
They just had to get used to it.
"Xiao, you're off. I'm starting work. Remember, don't go into dark places. Be careful."
"Most importantly, stay away from green monsters."
Hearing Jiang Xuan's instructions, Xiao nodded slightly, subconsciously trying to use his abilities to transform into a breeze and leave.
But strangely, the adeptal energy within him seemed to be asleep, completely unable to function.
Helpless, Xiao could only carry his axe and casually take half a stack of coal with him as he left.
"Zhongli, take this."
Watching Xiao leave, Jiang Xuan chuckled and handed Zhongli a stack of ladders.
"Just follow behind me. I'll build blocks upwards, and you'll place ladders in a straight line on my blocks."
Zhongli nodded thoughtfully.
"So, this is the tool for ascending to the sky island? It seems much more convenient than floating stones."
Jiang Xuan then turned to Ningguang and the others, who looked expectant.
Honestly, building the base of a sky island didn't require so many people.
At most, one Xiao and one him would be enough.
But Jiang Xuan wanted to give them some sense of participation.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Xuan said:
"Keqing, please take a shovel and go outside to dig some dirt. We'll need it later."
"Gan Yu, please help me dig some sand and gravel by the river. Remember, you must use a shovel."
"When digging gravel, pay attention that you might get flint. We really need that. As for the sand, bring some back and put it in the furnace with coal to smelt into glass."
"Save the other part for now. When I have time, I'll turn it into concrete."
"As for Ningguang…"
Jiang Xuan awkwardly scratched his head.
He wasn't entirely sure if this elegant woman could handle such work.
But fortunately, Ningguang was understanding. She covered her mouth and chuckled softly:
"If there's anything you need, just say so. I wasn't born pampered, I've also lived through hard times…"
At this, Jiang Xuan remembered.
When she was young, Ningguang used to pick seashells barefoot on the beach, then run back to Liyue Harbor to sell them in the streets.
Ningguang had also suffered.
Immediately, Jiang Xuan no longer hesitated and handed her a wooden axe.
"Then I'll trouble you to chop some trees and collect some wood. If there are any saplings, remember to bring them along too."
"Also, you can study the crafting recipes. I think you're better at mastering crafting recipes. In the future, you can stay in the back and provide technical support."
"Oh, and don't go too deep into the forest. Just chop some trees at the edge. It's quite dangerous in there."
"I'll make you a stone sword. Although I hope you won't need it, at least it'll protect you."
Jiang Xuan's concern was well received by Ningguang.
Since she ascended to the Tianquan position, people around her had come and gone.
Concern was naturally not lacking.
But…
There had never been concern like Jiang Xuan's, unmixed with any self-interest, offered purely as a friend.
It was also interesting.
The three women who had currently come to the MC world.
They truly were not good at making friends, and didn't have many friends…
They were all in high positions, though.
"Let's move! Be careful. Zhongli and I will be here."
Jiang Xuan chuckled and waved his hand, incidentally digging away the surrounding ground and pouring in a block of water.
After all, falling into water causes no damage!
It was necessary to make a layer of assurance.
Ningguang and the other two also greeted him and left, chatting and laughing side-by-side.
At the very least, for now, they had no differences in status; they were just friends exploring this world together.
"Tsk…"
Jiang Xuan turned to Zhongli and chuckled:
"So, should I call you Zhongli or Morax now?"
Zhongli wasn't surprised. He just looked at the ladders in his hand and said nonchalantly:
"In common sense, I prefer you to treat me as an ordinary person, Zhongli."
"I thought so too."
Jiang Xuan chuckled, hands on his hips.
"If I used your Morax identity, I'd feel too embarrassed to make you work."
Zhongli's lips curved slightly. He was happy with Jiang Xuan's disregard for his identity.
Morax, over six thousand years old, was also someone who lacked friends…
He treated the adepti as old friends, but the adepti, deep down, still regarded Zhongli as their leader.
Zhongli's identity was as important as Morax's identity.
"No time to waste. Keep up with me; I'm very fast."
Jiang Xuan took out a stack of stone blocks and stood on the one already placed.
Zhongli casually threw a ladder onto the stone block.
"This looks like quite simple work."
Jiang Xuan admired this kind of quick-witted and competent worker.
He immediately stopped dawdling.
He jumped in place, immediately placed a block underfoot, then jumped in place again, landing and placing a block.
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Xuan had stacked seven or eight blocks upwards, which was seven or eight meters.
Zhongli was startled for a moment, but quickly reacted.
He instinctively placed a ladder, then climbed up, gripping the ladder.
Unexpectedly, it seemed due to Jiang Xuan's partial physical constitution.
This climbing actually didn't consume any stamina, and he didn't worry about falling.
It was as if everything was etched into his bones.
It was clearly just a straight stone pillar, yet it didn't sway at all.
Zhongli marveled once again.
But he still didn't slow down.
The two continued to build upwards.
Who knows how long passed, Jiang Xuan looked down. The once large manor had now become a black dot the size of a fist.
He glanced at the stone blocks in his hand. What was originally a full stack now only had twenty-four left.
"Forty meters high, huh…"
Jiang Xuan thought for a moment and decided not to continue building upwards for now.
Forty meters was high enough. There was no need to build it hundreds of meters in the sky like Ningguang's Jade Chamber.
The MC world's maximum build height was only a little over two hundred blocks.
Besides, this was just the first phase of the sky island. Later phases would require further expansion.
"Not continuing?"
Zhongli looked up and asked, but his gaze was surveying the surrounding scenery.
From high in the sky, looking out, he saw the back of a large mountain and the front of a vast grassland.
The blocky sun and clouds seemed to be right beside him.
Just forty meters high, yet he could see a magnificent landscape.
Zhongli felt this scenery was breathtaking.
Yet, he had seen even more beautiful scenery in Jueyun Karst.
He still felt astonished at this moment.
Indeed, a new world would bring new expectations.
At the very least, Zhongli felt that before exploring this world completely, his erosion would not worsen.
"We'll keep it this high for now. We can consider continuing later if needed."
Jiang Xuan shook his head and softly said:
"I still have a stack of stone blocks. Next, I'm going to start expanding the ground. You place the ladders and then come up."
With that, Jiang Xuan squatted down, placed a few blocks along the edge of the stone pillar, rapidly.
A simple platform appeared above Zhongli's head.
Zhongli also casually threw a ladder and climbed onto the stone platform at the top.
In such a short time, Jiang Xuan had already built a 4x4 platform.
The two of them stood there, not feeling crowded.
Stepping onto the platform and looking around, Zhongli sighed with emotion:
"Indeed, the scenery is even better… But thinking about it, I still don't understand…"
"A rootless duckweed, how can it stand in the sky out of nowhere? Relying solely on a one-meter-diameter pillar, without even a foundation…"
"Amazing. If these blocks spread widely in Liyue, Liyue Harbor would become even better."
Jiang Xuan patted Zhongli and casually handed him half a stack of stone blocks.
"Isn't that already happening? Liyue Harbor will grow bigger and bigger in the future. We'll even build cities in various places."
"Cities in the sky, cities in the sea… and even cities in this world."
"You just wait with anticipation for that day."
Zhongli seemed to be in a good mood, nodding with a slight smile.
"I will look forward to that day. What should we do next?"
Jiang Xuan snapped his fingers and said with heroic pride:
"Next, of course, we're building a 50x50 sky island!"
"You take the left, I'll take the right. We'll build two blocks wide simultaneously, spreading outwards for twenty-five blocks each."
Hearing this, Zhongli raised an eyebrow and softly said:
"Then this stone won't be enough… I think I understand why you asked Xiao to dig for stone."
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