A World Worth Protecting

le, and didn ’t immediately fuse it with the black mask.
He pondered over whether the fragment could be used as an enticement for the Little Missy in the mask…

However, he was in the Federation capital.
Out of caution, he didn ’t attempt anything, instead deciding to try it out when he returned to the college.

In the days that followed, Wang Baole did not wait idly as the prodigies of the various political forces traveled from all corners of the Federation and gathered at the capital city to go through the selection process.
He conducted another round of refining and enhancement for his Numinous Treasures.

The consequence of that was that he required an enormous quantity of materials.
As a result, the various material stores in the capital became places he regularly frequented, to the extent that his reputation had started to slowly spread amongst the stores.

I, Wang Baole, have always relied on myself to travel the arduous path of cultivation! Every time he looked at the Numinous Treasure he had just refined, Wang Baole was filled with a sense of pride.
Pleased and confident, he gradually completed the enhancement of his Numinous Treasures.

Just looking at the self-exploding beads alone, almost a thousand were crafted in a single sitting.
There were also all kinds of puppets, of which he had refined approximately a hundred.
The puppets in the earlier batches of refinement, like Zhu Gangqiang, were also revamped and enhanced from a Dharma artifact to a perfected third-grade Numinous Treasure.

Wang Baole didn ’t give up on the strange and bizarre Dharma artifacts that had been modified by the Armament Sand.
They had come in useful during his battle with the giant tree which made Wang Baole realize that they could still be put to use.
As a result, he enhanced the fly-whisk, the umbrella, the large seal, the flying sword that did not differentiate between friend and foe—even the rope—to the level of a perfected third-grade Numinous Treasure.

Finally, he came to the sword scabbard.
With such an abundant stock of materials, the scabbard was also successfully enhanced to a perfected third-grade level.
The number of mosquitoes that appeared remained at nine; however, they were clearly bigger in size and more savage than before.

To increase its power, Wang Baole, after some consideration, embedded the bead he had obtained from the spear in Spirit Breath Village in the scabbard.

The moment he embedded the bead, a tenth mosquito finally appeared out from the scabbard.
It was gray in color and appeared different from the rest.
It seemed to contain a strange power that Wang Baole could not comprehend.
It was regretful that he could not test it out there.
He made a note to find an opportunity to give it a test run in the future.

Besides that, Wang Baole also enhanced the glove that had been at his side for so long and transformed it into a perfected third-grade Numinous Treasure.
With his ample material stock, Wang Baole even successfully modified his storage bag.

At that point, all of his Dharmic treasures were of third-grade quality.
He also had loads of materials stocked up.
The sense of satisfaction, as well as the improvement in his crafting skills achieved through the continuous refining, made Wang Baole never want to stop.

I really like this feeling of relying on myself, working hard, step by step, and getting things done!

While immersing himself in self-satisfaction, Wang Baole did not forget his snacks.
Almost everything was sold in the Federation capital, and snacks were no exception.
During that period, Wang Baole stretched his stomach wide and only managed to try part of the full selection available…

To him, the Federation capital was just too good to be true.
Bliss surged in waves inside his heart.
Finally, the prodigies from all four corners of the land and from the respective political forces, all arrived.

As a result, the selection for the Federation ’s Hundred Seedling Plan was to be officially held that day.
Unlike almost all the other nervous participants, Wang Baole didn ’t pay much attention to the selection round.
He didn ’t even pay much attention to the details of the selection.

That was especially so after he had sought a second confirmation from General Zhou Dexi and heard the latter tell him that his placement had been secured.
He had relaxed even more after that.
He went to register his details on the first day, then returned to the manor and continued snacking and refining Numinous Treasures…

The days passed one after another as the selection proceeded at full speed.
There was a great deal of news spreading every day, promoting the selection round throughout the Federation.
One after another, the candidates were seemingly transformed into celebrities, their news followed by everyone in the Federation.

Sometimes, after Wang Baole watched the news, he would feel tempted to do something.
However, after remembering his confirmed placement, he felt more pleased instead.

No matter how good they are, they can ’t be as awesome as I am.
My spot has already been confirmed! The selection went on for an hour and a half while he continued to stay in high spirits.
Then, he received a notice from the college.

The giant tree… had been found and exterminated!

The Ethereal Dao College also officially reported the matter of mutating trees to the Federation at the same time, so that all political forces in the Federation could keep an eye out for any similar mutations in plant life within their domains.

The lifespan of trees was, after all, different from that of animals.
Their roots grew deeper.
As a consequence, once mutated, it would invariably lead to disaster!