Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Looking at the still unfinished wonder, Li Yelai was quite surprised.

Although the wonder is not yet fully completed, it can be considered a semi-finished product, already taking on a human-like form.

Today, a large number of workers and psionicists are working on and building upon it.

"After you sent back the construction recipe for the wonder, the Great City conducted simulations and trials. Once the effectiveness was confirmed, construction began immediately. And it's not just one wonder," Cheese said. "The plan is to build six wonders, one for each branch and two for the central headquarters."

Compared to mimicking human city-states in the universe that are limited in resources and scale.

In the real world, megacities, whether in terms of their large population or deep industrial foundation, are completely incomparable to this.

More importantly, the path to advancement in the virtual realm has not been blocked in the real world. The existence and activity of divine beings have reduced the difficulty of obtaining high-level materials by more than one level.

The release of production capacity has led to ambitious planning.

If we have the capability to build them, why limit the number?

So, the Amber King spent the past month traveling between the three great cities, personally salvaging and refining many foundation materials in the virtual realm. The rest was up to the psionic artisans of each great city to polish and shape them.

As a result, all the top civil engineers in the entire megacity circle were mobilized.

It was dubbed the "Spring of Civil Engineering" by some well-meaning people.

A colossal city, a marvel of six foundations.

This means that as long as the main body of the giant city does not fall and these wonders are not destroyed, the giant city can readily deploy up to six powerful individuals with the strength of a hegemon whenever needed.

Whether used for the defense of large cities or for launching attacks, it is far more redundant.

There are only seven true overlords of the giant city, including Li Yelai.

Of course, the candidates for using the wonders must undergo rigorous screening.

The chosen captains for the East City branch are Furnace (Squad 3) and Moonshadow (Squad 4). Pale Captain is pregnant; we can't send a pregnant woman into battle, can we?
Among them, Moon Shadow received more support.

After all, when he was at the sixth level of his consciousness, he could verbally attack the enemy overlord until he was mentally and rationally destroyed, and the enemy would rather abandon their planned tactics and hunt him down all over the world.

Even now, he remains at the top of the "kill list" in both the Black Origin City and the Heavenly Realm, the two forbidden zones, with his bounty amount surpassing all others!
The competition includes two human champions, making it incredibly prestigious!
Once he gains the power of a hegemon and becomes more capable of protecting himself, he might be able to try to provoke the enemy's supreme being. If the enemy's supreme being can't help but chase after him and ends up in the city's encirclement, that would be fantastic!
How could the Supreme One escape like this? Li Yelai will just write his name backwards!

However, Captain Moonshadow believes he has found the opportunity for advancement and plans to try to become a hegemon himself first.

Therefore, the person who is likely to use the power of the wonder is the captain of the Crucible.

Listening to the introduction of the cheese, Li Yelai nodded silently.

The city's foundation is growing at a visible rate, and every bit of improvement in strength is a valuable asset in the face of the Black Source City invasion.

With time running out, the more cards you have up your sleeve, the better.

The team then split up and began their operations separately.

Visitors from the lost territories, including Chuhe and Yanhong, were guided by officials to a prepared temporary residence for rest.

Along the way, several wilderness wanderers came to visit and greeted Chu He and his companions warmly. Clearly, the wanderers were happy that their fellow believers in the Azure Flame Lord had returned safely.

Meanwhile, Li Yelai, Wanou, Zhishi, and Xiao Kuangwang, who was following closely behind, met Jing Lin, who had come to greet them on behalf of the Jing family, and Pang Yu, the highly respected councilor of Jucheng, in a heavily guarded meeting room.

This kind-faced old woman with silver hair has another identity.

After Little Mad King was adopted by Old Mad King, Pang Yu was responsible for taking care of her for a considerable period of time.

In a way, is she the guardian of the Little Mad King?

At this moment, Pang Yu's gaze first fell on Little Mad King.

When she saw this girl, whom she had watched grow up and whose emotions had gradually become numb, now wearing an unprecedented look of bewilderment, clinging closely to Li Yelai, and even subconsciously grabbing his arm, Pang Yu's eyes flickered with a complex emotion.

Then, her gaze swept over the dolls and cheese standing on the other side of Li Yelai, each with a different expression.

The doll's delicate little face showed obvious struggle and a hint of grievance, while Cheese had a helpless expression, its peach blossom eyes sparkling as if it were pondering something.

Even a seasoned councilor like Pang Yu, who had seen countless storms and dealt with numerous thorny issues, couldn't help but have his eyes twitch slightly in the face of this delicate and awkward scene. A complex expression, a mixture of embarrassment, relief, and worry, appeared on his face.

As an elder, she naturally felt that the little mad king seemed to be beginning to break free from the emotional shackles brought by the curse.

Li Yelai possesses curse resistance, allowing him to ignore the Little Mad King's curse and interact with her normally. Furthermore, as a human champion, his personality, ideals, and strength are all exceptional.

In Pang Yu's eyes, he was a very good candidate for son-in-law. Even the old Mad King wouldn't have any objections.

Of course, they can't interfere, they can only secretly place a bet or something to support them.

But after Xiao Kuang Wang lost his memory, his almost obsessive dependence, especially in front of Li Yelai's two partners, really made her, as his parent, feel a little uneasy.

Moreover, given Little Mad King's suspicion about the effects of the curse, who knows how many bizarre rumors will arise along the way.

Rumors of her seducing the champion are probably already circulating.
Pang Yu coughed lightly, suppressing the overly expressive look on his face and regaining the composure and competence expected of a councilor.

Now is not the time to dwell on trivial family matters; there are more important things to deal with.

"The Supreme Council has already discussed the situation regarding 'Mirror River,'" Pang Yu said to Li Yelai. "Currently, she has been temporarily transferred to a non-core auxiliary department to be responsible for a long-term, relatively fixed-location resource care mission. Her entire environment is under our close surveillance; her communications, actions, and contacts are all under our control. Before the truth is ascertained, she will not have any opportunity to access sensitive information or move freely."

Li Yelai nodded slightly: "We also need to investigate her previous locations. I suspect it's a side effect of me and Little Mad King being swallowed by the Chaos Sea. Therefore, all her routes of movement over the past month need to be investigated."

After a few seconds of silence, Pang Yu nodded at Li Yelai: "We're already investigating. What we see as normal social interaction is... I hope you're right. If they really have this kind of ability, it's terrifying."

Li Yelai nodded. It was naturally the best thing that the authorities were willing to trust him.

Then, Li Ye looked at Jing Lin, somewhat puzzled as to why this guy had come to greet him personally. The two had only seen each other less than a day ago inside the Ark.

But then Jing Lin mouthed something.

'Immortal Lord Chang Le has disappeared.' (End of Chapter)