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Chapter 382 Dawn Breaks!! (Please vote with monthly tickets!~)

Deep in the Arctic.

On a certain icy cliff.

A figure sat cross-legged on the edge of the icy cliff, his back to the boundless gray-white ice plain behind him.

Facing the deeper, snow-ravaged Arctic wilderness.

Its body was covered with thick snow, almost blending into the icy ground beneath it.

Snowflakes piled up in his hair, on his shoulders, and even on his thick eyelashes, all covered with tiny ice crystals.

Time has lost its meaning here.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

The interior of the ice sculpture, covered by thick ice and snow.

A faint, extremely mysterious fluctuation emanated from it.

It's like a rhythm, as if a newborn star is awakening in the depths of a silent universe.

"buzz"

A soft murmur, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake.

It spreads clearly in the gaps between the howling wind and snow.

The thick layer of ice and snow covering Fang Qingyu was instantly transformed into the finest powder by an invisible hand, disappearing silently into the biting wind without leaving a trace.

The seated figure reappeared.

The combat suit, covered with star-like crystals, was spotless.

It was as if it had never been affected by wind and snow.

Fang Qingyu slowly opened his eyes.

In the depths of those starry eyes, which seemed to hold the image of the universe at its beginning, a fleeting glimpse appeared.

The frost that had been clinging to the eyelashes melted away quietly.

An invisible force field quietly spread out from its center.

Within a radius of several feet, the raging wind and snow seemed to encounter an invisible barrier, unable to get any closer.

Snowflakes fell about a foot above his head.

It then automatically slides to both sides.

Fang Qingyu's mind stirred slightly.

The map appeared silently.

The pages turned, stopping at the page with the Broken Star Dipper.

My gaze fell directly on the latest notification at the bottom of the graph.

Congratulations! Your core skill "Formless Heart Sutra" has reached Lv.4 (0/80000)!

Transformation!

Fang Qingyu's lips curled into a slight smile.

We finally made a breakthrough.
But he didn't linger long; he flipped back to his personal panel on the homepage.

Look at your own attributes.

【Starfall: 99 (Three Limit Breaks)】

【Pure: 99 (Three Limit Breaks)】

When you see the second line of text.
Fang Qingyu's starry eyes couldn't help but pause for a moment.

Immaculate attained perfection directly?!

Since the assassination attempt by the three royal families, the construction site of Dawn City has been working at full speed to complete its construction.

Fang Qingyu then plunged back into this desperate battlefield deep in the Arctic.

After the full-scale war began, the ferocity and frequency of battles on the front lines increased several times over.

So he hardly stopped for a moment.

They repeatedly drifted between those battlefields.

Wherever the battle is most critical, wherever the dead are most numerous, there you will find his figure tearing through the battlefield.

And every night.

They never stopped, in every corner of the cities on the Arctic front.

Changing identities, starting one new part-time job after another, frantically absorbing precious attribute points.

Use both skill points and attribute points.

That's why I was able to get 400 skill points in such a short time.

He broke through to the highest level of mastery of the Formless Heart Sutra.

However, the previous candlelight was only 88 points, not perfect.

Unexpectedly, after the Wuxiang Heart Sutra broke through from the Great Completion to the Transformation Realm...

He actually broke through from 88 points of Candle Illumination directly to the Perfect Immaculate Realm!?

Even though Fang Qingyu had always maintained a calm state of mind.

At this moment, a hint of joy couldn't help but show on his face.

Because next, to break through to the fourth level of the Spirit Platform, all you need to do is add points!
Fang Qingyu, on the other hand, kept only 1 attribute point throughout the entire process.

This is the moment I've been waiting for, the moment when I can break through to the Spirit Platform.

However, Fang Qingyu suddenly remembered something.
He subconsciously reached for the special communicator in his inner pocket.

The screen lights up.

The clear date immediately came into view.

Five days?!
Five whole days have passed since the breakthrough began?!
Fang Qingyu's expression froze for a moment.

The next second, a burst of dazzling starlight erupted!

Fang Qingyu's figure instantly tore through the thick, leaden-gray clouds and the swirling snow.
They disappeared atop the icy cliff.

Edge of the icy sea.

The cold wind was still biting, whipping up fine snowflakes that lashed against the coastline.

But now, the somewhat messy construction site is no longer there.

Instead, it was...
A magnificent steel megacity.

Like a war fortress that grew out of the icy sea and permafrost.

It stands majestically on the dark blue sea.

Its main color scheme is a cold, deep blue and a somber silver-gray.

The city's framework consists of countless massive, dark blue alloy pillars.

The surfaces of these giant pillars are currently shimmering with a silvery-blue light, like liquid starlight.

Forming a network of veins, silently flowing through the steel framework of the entire city.

These streams of light flickered and rose like breaths.

A dazzling, ever-changing star trail pattern is outlined on a deep blue background.

The city's architectural style abandons all extravagance.

It is full of sharp, geometric cuts, like countless unsheathed swords pointing straight at the lead-gray sky.

The towering towers resemble a steel forest.

Countless wide sky corridors crisscross between towers and giant platforms of varying heights.

This forms a three-dimensional and efficient transportation network.

These corridors also have a silver-blue light flowing across their surfaces.

From a distance, they look like streaks of stars frozen in the sky.

The most breathtaking thing is the sky that covers the entire city.

It's different from the dreamlike aurora dome of the Crystal City.

Instead, it is a silver screen with countless tiny, dust-like silver-white light spots suspended in the air.

These specks of light are like stardust in the universe.

It flows and swirls slowly, flickering in and out of view.

Together they form a deep and vast starry sky.

Standing in the city and looking up, what you see is not a man-made, iridescent aurora.

Instead, it is a deep and boundless sea of ​​stars.

This "starry sky" not only provides a constant temperature force field.

It is isolated from the Arctic's extreme cold and snow.

It is also the city's strongest defensive barrier.

At the same time, it is also a standard feature in every city on the Arctic front.

At this moment, this newly born city of dawn stands quietly on the shore of the icy sea.

It faces the direction of the coast.

It is a tightly closed gate.

Up to 100 meters high.

On the exceptionally wide and flat entrance road in front of the gate, which was made of high-strength quick-setting concrete.

A dense crowd of thirty to forty thousand people had gathered.

They were the main force behind the construction of this miraculous city.

The Green Dragon Gang fighters, engineers and technicians from Deep Blue Heavy Industry, and tens of thousands of volunteers who came spontaneously later joined.

At this moment, they were covered in mud and oil.

Solidified concrete spots, even dried bloodstains.

The combat uniform was torn, and the work pants were worn white.

His face was etched with the deep exhaustion accumulated from seven consecutive days and nights of hard work.

But everyone's eyes were bright, expectant, and fervent.
Looking forward to the door opening ahead.

At the very front of these 30,000 to 40,000 people.

Standing in the core decision-making body of the city at dawn.

Wei Banmeng was dressed in a neat dark blue combat uniform, but her cool face couldn't hide her weariness.

But he stood upright like a pine tree, his gaze calmly fixed on the closed gate.

Chu Kuanglan was wrapped in thick bandages, his burly body resembling an iron tower.

He seemed somewhat anxious at this moment. He turned his head slightly and asked Wei Banmeng beside him in a low, rough voice, "Banmeng, still can't get in touch?"

Wei Banmeng gently shook her head.

"Yes. But the Federation said Aoko is fine."

Chu Kuanglan frowned, his thick fingers unconsciously tapping the hilt of the giant sword stuck in the ice beside him, producing a dull thud.

He turned to look at Jiang Wei, who was standing quietly on the other side.

The girl's long, crimson hair fluttered slightly in the cold wind.

His fair face remained calm and undisturbed, while his clear red eyes were also fixed on the gate.

"Sister-in-law," Chu Kuanglan's voice held a questioning tone, "why don't you preside over this ceremony?"

Ever since the day Jiang Wei boldly declared her sovereignty.

Chu Kuanglan then changed his address very naturally.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wei turned her head slightly, her crimson eyes looking at Chu Kuanglan. She gently shook her head, her voice like a clear spring: "Let's wait a little longer. Although he doesn't like this kind of scene, he will never miss this moment."

Today marks the seventh day since Shen Zhou made his pledge.

This Arctic head of DeepBlue Heavy Industry, with a frenzied, almost reckless approach, turned the impossible into the possible.

Before dawn on the seventh day.

The final acceptance test of the main structure of Dawn City has been completed.

This is the city of war.

The moment the city gates were officially opened.

Everyone is waiting for Fang Qingyu, the undisputed master of this city.

Come and push open this door that symbolizes the dawn.

Lead them into their homeland and battlefield.

Shen Zhou had huge dark circles under his eyes, comparable to those of a panda, with bloodshot veins filling the whites of his eyes, and his lips were dry and cracked.

He rubbed his hands together, his face a mixture of extreme excitement and barely suppressed anxiety. He moved closer to Chu Kuanglan and Wei Banmeng, his voice hoarse like a broken gong: "Captain Chu, Captain Wei, when exactly will Captain Fang arrive?"

Qi Hao patted Shen Zhou on the shoulder, trying to comfort this meritorious official who was already on the verge of his limit: "Old Zhou, don't worry, it'll be soon! Qingzi has never broken her promise."

The moment Qi Hao finished speaking...
"buzz"

A deep, metallic vibration came from inside the hundred-meter-high gate.

Not loud.

But everyone's eyes were on them.

They all turned their gazes toward the gate that was emitting a soft hum.

The massive, mountain-like gate stood out under the gaze of countless eyes.

A crack slowly opened inwards.

The gap widened, revealing a deep passageway behind the door.

A figure.

It appears at the intersection of light and shadow in the passage behind the door.

He stood beneath that magnificent, breathtaking hundred-meter-tall gate, his figure appearing so small.

However, the moment he appeared.

It was as if the entire city of dawn had become his backdrop.

His combat suit, covered in star-studded crystals, outlined his tall and imposing figure. His deep, star-like eyes calmly swept over the dark crowd outside the door, and a slow smile curved his lips.

After a moment of silence.

"Fang Shen!!!"

A frenzied cheer, like an avalanche or a tsunami, erupted.

Fang Qingyu stood behind the slowly opening giant door.

He felt the fervent faith and sincere emotions that almost overwhelmed him.

A hint of emotion flickered in the depths of her starry eyes.

He took a step forward and walked completely out of the passage.

Step onto the wide avenue leading into the city in front of the gate.

The dazzling starlight silently spread out from beneath his feet, lifting his body slowly into the air until he was suspended several meters above the ground, ensuring that his figure and voice could be clearly seen and heard by everyone.

He spread his arms and made a downward pressing gesture.

Miraculously, the deafening, frenzied cheers seemed to be soothed by an invisible force and quickly subsided.

Tens of thousands of eyes, filled with unparalleled trust and expectation, converged on him.

"Less than a month."

Fang Qingyu's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly carried to every corner of the coastline: "We have accomplished a miracle!"

"I believe everyone understands the significance of this city's existence."

"I'll give you a final introduction here."

After saying that, Fang Qingyu turned around, raised his arm high, and pointed to the city behind him.

"This place is called Dawn!" "And it is also home to our human race."

Fang Qingyu's voice suddenly rose, resounding throughout the heavens and earth:
"The first ray of dawn cutting through this endless night!!!"

"Dawn! Dawn! Dawn!!!"

No guidance required.

The pent-up fervor erupted once again like a tsunami.

Tens of thousands of people roared those two words.

The outcry grew louder and louder.

Fang Qingyu smiled sincerely.

Just watch quietly.

His gaze swept over the familiar and unfamiliar faces below.

Looking at Wei Banmeng, Chu Kuanglan, Jiang Wei, Shen Zhou, and Qi Hao.
Looking at those volunteers covered in mud but with bright eyes.

Looking at those Green Dragon Gang warriors, scarred yet standing tall.

Fang Qingyu took a deep breath, and his voice clearly resonated throughout the entire venue:

"Now."

"Let's go home, brothers!"

boom--

The sluice gate was fully opened.

The long-accumulated torrent has finally found an outlet.

"go home!!!"

"Into the city!!!"

"Our city!!!"

Amidst deafening cheers.

Thirty to forty thousand people, like a flood bursting its banks, surged along the main road into the city towards the steel gate that had been opened for them, carrying an indescribable sense of belonging.

Fang Qingyu's figure slowly descended from the sky.

She landed lightly in front of everyone.

Looking at the familiar faces before him, and seeing the same barely suppressed excitement and relief in their eyes, his smile deepened.

"I didn't expect that," Fang Qingyu said with a hint of emotion, "you really did it."

A rare, relaxed smile appeared on Wei Banmeng's usually aloof face as she replied, "We also thought you wouldn't make it in time."

Although Fang Qingyu did not tell them.

But Fang Qingyu hasn't been at the base these past few days; instead, Jiang Wei has been keeping watch over him 24/7.

At this point, they knew that Fang Qingyu had gone to attend to his own business.

Fang Qingyu chuckled upon hearing this and shook his head: "Even if I'm lazy, I can't miss this moment, can I?"

He paused, his gaze falling on Jiang Wei, who was clinging tightly to his arm. Her long, bright red hair brushed against his arm, bringing a soft, warm touch.

A hint of doting flashed in Fang Qingyu's eyes.

He gently patted the back of her hand.

"Let's go." Fang Qingyu looked at everyone, his gaze finally settling on Shen Zhou, who had a smug look on his face. "Take us inside to see this Dawn City that belongs to us."

"Alright! Captain Fang, everyone, this way please!"

Shen Zhou immediately perked up and straightened his back.

Leading the way, we embarked on the main road into the city.

The moment I stepped through the gates of the City of Dawn.

It was as if we had crossed an invisible boundary.

The biting cold wind outside the city and the snowflakes slapping against my face vanished instantly.

The main road leading into the city beneath our feet is extremely wide.

It is large enough to accommodate dozens of heavy engineering vehicles side by side.

The architectural style of Dawn City perfectly embodies the fusion of a war fortress and a city of stars.

The walls of all the buildings are primarily constructed using special alloys in dark blue and silver-gray.

The surface is covered with functional ridges, heat dissipation grilles, and energy delivery grooves.

On top of these metal skeletons.

It flowed with the silvery-blue light streams that we had seen outside before.

It flows silently along the pre-set tracks on the building's surface.

These light trails are not merely decorative.

It is part of force field defense.

This is what Shen Zhou said.

Shen Zhou then gave a brief introduction to the city's architecture.

The buildings here are generally dozens of stories high and come in various shapes and sizes.

Countless sky corridors crisscross between buildings of different heights.

These corridors are open alloy platforms.

It also flows with a silvery-blue light.

Like starry sky walkways suspended in the air.

The city's functional zones are extremely clearly defined.

Near the gate is a huge material transfer area and a war preparedness square.

Further inwards, there are relatively neat residential areas.

Deeper inside are the core command area, research and development center, life-destroying material center, and the city lord's mansion that pierces the starry sky like a giant sword.

As Shen Zhou led the way, he introduced the key facilities along the route as if they were his own treasures.

soon.

Shen Zhou led the group to an extremely open area near the front of the city lord's mansion.

The ground here is paved with dark gray alloy plates, as smooth as a mirror.

Its area is comparable to the size of several football fields.

Around the square stood eight even thicker, dark blue alloy pillars.

The silver-blue light flowing along the pillar was also more refined and dazzling.

These streams of light also extend to the ground of the plaza.

"Captain Fang, everyone, this is one of the core hubs of Dawn City, the Instant Domain War Preparedness Plaza!"

Shen Zhou's voice carried a hint of mystery and pride.

He deliberately stood in the center of the square.

He gestured for Fang Qingyu and the others to come over as well.

Looking at the flowing light patterns beneath his feet, Fang Qingyu's eyes flashed with understanding. He asked curiously, "You designed and placed all the combat units underwater?"

"Haha, Captain Fang has a keen eye!"

Shen Zhou smiled smugly, as if the fatigue on his face had been greatly reduced.

"That's right! Dawn stands on the icy sea, its foundation in the deep sea! The core of our fighting force must naturally be rooted in the most stable and unexpected place!"

As he spoke, he pulled a specially made tablet terminal from his pocket.

My fingers flew across the surface a few times.

"Hold on tight, let's go down and take a look."

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Zhou pressed a prominent blue button on the tablet screen.

hum-

A sudden tremor ran through the ground beneath my feet.

Immediately afterwards, the platform where Fang Qingyu and the others were standing began to descend vertically, like an elevator.

The light overhead dimmed rapidly, and the surrounding scenery rose quickly.

In just a few seconds, everyone had sunk deep underground.

The surrounding area was filled with dark blue seawater.

But they were all firmly kept out.

"Look outside!"

Shen Zhou suddenly pointed outside.

Under the illumination of the searchlights, the deep sea unfolded before everyone's eyes.

It wasn't the dark and desolate place one might imagine.

One after another, massive alloy pillars, equally gleaming, were firmly rooted in the dark seabed.

It supports the massive city above.

Between these pillars.

In the deeper seabed.

They are built on or directly on the seabed, relying on massive underwater mountain ranges.

They are all different shapes and sizes.

A colossal building resembling a deep-sea fortress.

"This is our battle cluster in Dawn City."

Shen Zhou's voice echoed within the enclosed descent platform, filled with heroic spirit.

"The core command centers of all front-line combat units are concentrated here. The buildings, constructed using the core materials of the Fate Ghost, are capable of withstanding attacks from fourth-tier Fate Ghosts for an extended period of time."

"Unless they can gather several Abyss-level Life Demons to bombard them relentlessly, they won't be able to budge them in the slightest."

Then the rate of descent on the platform began to slow down.

It finally came to a steady stop next to an underwater hub platform.

Through the transparent shield.

As you can see, the platform connects to several wide alloy passageways leading to different fortresses.

"This plaza connects the locations of all combat units."

Shen Zhou concluded, pointing to the platform beneath his feet and the distant entrance above his head.

"In other words, when war comes, you can gather all the combat personnel in that square in the shortest possible time."

"Compress the time to the limit!"

Fang Qingyu looked at the brightly lit fortress complex hidden in the deep sea.

He nodded sincerely.

"Well done."

After a brief tour, the elevator quickly carried everyone back up.

We returned to the open plaza.

Shen Zhou's excitement subsided slightly, replaced by a look of seriousness.

Fang Qingyu said, "Captain Fang, now that the city is built and the initial personnel framework has been set up, thirty or forty thousand people sounds like a lot, but when spread across various fields, especially as the front-line fortress facing the Ghost of Fate, our manpower is still far from enough."

“Other rear cities, serving as strongholds of the Great Wall defense line, have garrisoned combat personnel reserves of over 100,000. Here… the shortage is too great. We must find a way to replenish our troops as soon as possible, especially combat personnel with real combat experience.”

Fang Qingyu heard this.

A thoughtful glint flashed in her starry eyes.

"I actually have a method that I can try."

His gaze turned to Wei Banmeng and the others: "You guys go and arrange for the brothers to enter the city first. As for Supervisor Shen, you also need to hurry up with the follow-up details and defense testing."

He paused for a moment, then looked at everyone and said, "I'm going into seclusion for a while."

Retreat?

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

The city has just been built, why did Fang Qingyu choose to go into seclusion at this time?
A hint of doubt flashed in everyone's eyes.

But they knew Fang Qingyu too well.

If there were nothing more important than everything else combined.

He would absolutely not choose to go into seclusion at this time.

“Okay.” Wei Banmeng was the first to nod.

"Qingzi, don't worry, we'll take care of things in the city!"

Chu Kuanglan patted his chest and assured him.

Jiang Wei didn't say anything, but tightened her grip on Fang Qingyu's arm.

His clear red eyes were full of trust and support.

Fang Qingyu nodded to everyone and said no more.

With a slight shimmer of starlight around him, his figure had already detached from the ground.

Heading towards the city center.

The pure white city lord's mansion, resembling a giant sword reaching to the sky, shot off rapidly!

The City Lord's Mansion is the absolute core and symbol of Dawn City.

It is not a palace in the traditional sense.

Instead, it is a giant spire hundreds of meters high, cast entirely from some kind of pure, milky-white, high-strength alloy.

The entire tower has no superfluous decorations.

Only the surface of the tower is engraved with fine silver-white patterns.

From a distance, it doesn't look like a building, but more like a sword drawn from its sheath.

It stands quietly in the heart of the city of dawn.

Fang Qingyu did not go inside.

Instead, it flew straight to the very top.

There is a small platform.

It's just big enough for one person to sit cross-legged on.

Fang Qingyu landed lightly on this small piece of land and sat down cross-legged.

Slowly close your eyes.

Consciousness sinks into the sea of ​​consciousness.

The map unfolds silently before my eyes, remaining on the first page.

Fang Qingyu

【Starfall: 99 (Three Limit Breaks)】

【Pure: 99 (Three Limit Breaks)】

His gaze lingered for a moment on the two 99s that symbolized the three perfect breakthroughs.

Fang Qingyu no longer hesitated.

Thoughts moved slightly.

That one attribute point that I had deliberately reserved for this moment from beginning to end.

It was added to the 99 points of Immaculate.

Om-!
It was as if the first roar of the universe at its beginning resounded in the deepest part of Fang Qingyu's soul.

(End of this chapter)