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Chapter 108 "Principal Jiang?" "City Lord Yu!" (13 words)

A308 area.

Central wasteland.

Naya stood suspended in mid-air.

Her twin tails have changed from chestnut brown to one red and one blue.

"Ho-"

She let out a soft, gentle sip.

boom--

Boom——!
between heaven and earth.

Ice and fire tornadoes, hundreds of meters high, appeared.

"Wow--!"

"Hi ha——!"

Inside the mutated beast's lair on the ground below.

Screams and wails continued.

Just a few seconds.

Thousands of mutated beasts turned to ashes, and thousands of mutated beasts shattered into ice crystals.

Naya watched this scene with a blank expression on her little face.

Whoosh-!
She moved swiftly, flying towards another mutated beast's nest in the distance.

Since being purified by the Ember, Naya's three attributes of ice and fire prophecy, as well as his eighth-tier level, have been exposed.

now.

She was appointed as Dawn City's 'diplomat' by the Embers.

They are specifically responsible for conducting diplomatic negotiations with the remaining mutated beasts and infected beings in the A308 area, so that they will willingly hand over the crystals and beast meat.

……

……

"take off!"

Dawn City.

Chen Gang stood on the city wall, and the roaring sounds echoed in his ears.

He looked down at the land receding into the distance, his smile radiant.

"Wow, this electricity is really powerful!"

a moment ago.

When Dawn City arrived at the eighth refuge city.

Although the city lord of this refuge city was killed by a cannon shot, the two deputy city lords chose to put up a stubborn resistance.

Chen Gang fought two opponents alone.

The fifth-tier attacker successfully eliminated two fourth-tier attackers, securing a double kill.

This was also the first time he had killed an evolved being since he transmigrated.

In principle.

Dawn City does not necessarily have to kill these city lords or deputy city lords.

but……

It's just unfortunate that...

In all the refuge cities that Dawn City has visited so far, all the Blue Star player refugees have been exploited or even persecuted.

Mining, human sacrifice, slavery, prostitution, livestock...

Therefore.

Yin Yao, who took over the 'control authority' over Dawn City from the embers, showed no mercy, much less a saintly nature.

Perhaps from the perspective of those city lords, this is how veteran players have always treated players from the new civilization.

but……

Yin Yao couldn't care less about all that.

Harm my fellow human beings on Earth?

Then let's take a shot at Dawn City!
She was only responsible for sending these city lords to hell; as for judging the sins, that was up to God.

"The eighth city."

"The president's goal is to have 100 subordinate cities."

"Including the previous 10, that makes a total of 19, still 81 short!"

Above Dawn City, Yin Yao stood in mid-air, manipulating the semi-transparent panel in front of her.

A fifth-tier evolved being can activate attribute energy to achieve a brief period of levitation.

And Yin Yao...

Three days ago, I was given a causal chain by Ember and enjoyed 'Buff Link lv1'.

As Yu Jin broke through to the tenth rank, her various stats also skyrocketed from over 500 to over 3500, reaching the level of a seventh-rank evolver!

Furthermore, it has been continuously improving over the past few days...

Yin Yao didn't know how Yu Jin had done it.

All she knew was that she had truly found a powerful backer this time.

Moreover, these thighs are excessively thick.

"President..."

Yin Yao's thoughts were interrupted by a shout.

She frowned slightly and turned to look at Yu Pan'er standing below.

"I am no longer the president of the dance club."

"Furthermore, you'd better not use this title casually..."

Yin Yao's last sentence carried a somewhat indescribable emotion.

President, that's clearly my personal way of addressing Yu Jin.

Why is Yu Pan'er calling me that...?

"Oh, sorry."

"Then I'll call you..."

Looking at the map and controlling the direction of Dawn City's flight, Yin Yao casually replied, "Just call it by name."

"Ok."

Yu Pan'er nodded.

Seeing that Yin Yao was busy with important matters, she moved her lips as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't.

She turned her head and looked at the city lord's mansion with its gates tightly closed.

"I also want to do my part for Dawn City, just like them..."

"But how can I contribute with this attribute?"

Yu Pan'er's pretty face wrinkled up.

not far away.

Neil stood in the training grounds, controlling the mechanical flying insects and monitoring every corner of Dawn City.

Over the past day.

As Dawn City conquered one refuge city after another, the number of its subjects increased significantly.

The vast majority of these players are from Earth.

but……

Although they are of the same race, it does not necessarily mean complete loyalty.

Neil's mechanical nature allows her to judge the behavior of these 'new subjects' with an extremely calm and objective stance.

thereby--

When distributing resources such as crystallized beast meat later, different tiers will be used.

……

……

City Lord's Mansion.

core zone.

Yu Jin sat cross-legged on the ten-meter-long bed with his eyes closed.

Snap!
He's taking crystals.

I'm constantly consuming crystals.

He assigned all matters concerning Dawn City to Naya, Yin Yao, and others.

after all……

The A308 area consists entirely of level 0 refuge cities, and the city lords are only at the fifth rank, so there's no need for them to personally take action.

The benefits of cultivating subjects and developing strength lie precisely in this.

[You have used a 'Tenth-Order Energy Crystal'!]

【…】

Three days later, the "enemy from outer space" forced Yu Jin to take it seriously.

although.

A skilled player is unlikely to be a match for a cheater.

although.

The other party will be limited by the rules of Planet A3, with a maximum level of only nine, while I am at ten.

but.

Strategically despise the enemy, tactically pay attention to the enemy!
Ember was not taking any chances with the people he would encounter in the wasteland who could truly be considered his 'opponents'.

The only thing to do is consume crystals, consume crystals like crazy!
Ideally, one should be able to break through to the eleventh rank within three days!
Ember doesn't like things that are 'almost certain'; he only wants things that are '100% certain'!
Time flies by.

In the blink of an eye, another day has passed.

Ember opened his eyes.

"pity……"

He looked down at the empty crystal in his hand, which he had completely eaten, and sighed softly.

Apart from the tenth-tier crystal that served as an energy source for Dawn City, he had consumed all the other crystals in the past two days.

This also includes the rewards that the 'Territory' module gave me after Dawn City conquered Refuge City in the past day—which included 15 Tier 10 Energy Crystals.

But even so.

Yu Jin still hasn't broken through to the eleventh rank.

He took a deep breath, and a thought struck him.

Swah——

The 'numerical value' is displayed.

【ember】

[Rank: 10]

……

Overall rating: 260 million

This surge of crystal consumption doubled his stats.

Even taking into account a 50% suppression.

It also has a value of '100 + 160 * 50% = 180 million'.

The limit value for the ninth order is 99.

The value of the embers is already twice that of the ninth-order limit.

but……

"Unstable".

Yu Jin shook his head.

"We still need to find high-level monsters and get more high-level crystals."

Yu Jin murmured to himself, but didn't rush to leave the city to fight monsters.

He stood up and walked towards the council hall outside.

When I woke up just now, I habitually used my 'Light Touch' ability to check the situation in Dawn City.

The embers caught sight of the figure of an old friend.

This old friend deserves his personal welcome.

……

……

Let's turn back time slightly.

Buma City.

This is the western region of A308, an ordinary level 0 refuge city.

but……

An hour ago, a 'refuge city' flew in from the sky.

Without saying a word, the 'Refuge City' fired a cannon at the city lord's mansion.

The poor city lord died on the spot.

After this.

The 'Refuge City' landed near Bulma City.

Tens of thousands of evolved beings, a massive horde, rushed in shouting "Loyalty!"

then……

"Loyalty!"

In every corner of Buma City, whether they were subjects or refugees, or even the city lord's personal guard, everyone shouted "Loyalty!"

Such a scene.

In the past day, Chen Gang and others have met 15 times.

The number of cities under Dawn's control has also reached an astonishing 25.

25 cities, just enough to meet the requirements for upgrading to a Level 3 refuge city.

That's why.

After landing near Buma City this time, Dawn City did not immediately take off and fly away as before, but instead set up camp temporarily.

now.

Outside Buma.

The disheveled and filthy refugees formed a long queue.

Looking around, there were at least tens of thousands of people.

These are all players from Earth.

They are qualified to join Dawn City.

"Name?"

Wang Yunpeng and other members of the environmental protection society, along with a team of Blue Star Evolvers, registered the information of these refugees.

"Jiang Haochuan."

Without even looking up, Wang Yunpeng picked up his pen to write it down.

only……

"Wait a minute?"

Wang Yunpeng was suddenly stunned.

He suddenly raised his head.

What appeared before him was a sallow, thin, square face.

"Principal Jiang... Principal Jiang?!"

Wang Yunpeng was shocked.

Although there were bloodstains on the other person's face and their eyes were slightly swollen, that face, that voice...

Who else could it be but the president of Jiangnan University!
"What?"

Wang Yunpeng's shouts also attracted Chen Gang, who was responsible for maintaining order in the crowd not far away.

Whoosh-!
Chen Gang took a step and covered more than ten meters, appearing at the very front of the group.

"Damn! It really is Principal Jiang!"

Chen Gang's eyes widened, staring at the other person in astonishment.

"..."

Jiang Haochuan swallowed hard, unable to speak.

A hint of bitterness showed on his sallow face, which was pale from malnutrition.

In just six days, everything has changed.

He's completely unrecognizable now, bearing no resemblance whatsoever to the former principal...

In this cruel wasteland, he is already incredibly lucky to have survived this long.

He wasn't wearing a helmet at first, but he was still chosen by God to travel here by rolling dice.

……

……

Jiang Haochuan walked on the outer city streets of Liming City.

As a Blue Star player, he successfully gained the qualification to join Dawn City.

original.

Wang Yunpeng and the others wanted to report his information to Yu Jin.

But Neil said—

Yu Jin is currently in seclusion at the City Lord's Mansion, and no one is allowed to disturb him.

Unfortunately.

Yin Yao was currently in seclusion, focusing on her health and consuming crystals, and was unaware of Jiang Haochuan's arrival.

of course.

Even if she knew, she wouldn't dare to abuse her power for personal gain and take care of Jiang Haochuan.

Everyone knows that Ember is the only true master of Dawn City.

"This is……"

"Dawn of the Embers?"

Even with some mental preparation, Jiang Haochuan still couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the streets, which were much wider than those in Buma City, and the rows of buildings.

He knew this even before he traveled through time—

Ember will be very powerful in the wasteland; he is a ninth-tier evolver and the lord of Dawn City.

but……

Only six days have passed since I traveled to this time.

He was still working as a black slave in Buma City, mining.

But what about the embers?
They've already become the city lords of Dawn City!
Even the refuge city he ruled not only had hundreds of thousands of subjects, but could also fly!
"How on earth is it done?"

"I heard Yao Yao is here too. Perhaps she's become a powerful evolved being as well..."

Jiang Haochuan sighed softly, one sigh after another.

He walked with his head down, and gradually realized that he seemed to be somewhat out of place with the crowd.

It wasn't the ragged clothes on the outside, but...

"Evolver?"

"Why are they all evolved beings?"

Jiang Haochuan stopped, looking bewildered.

In Bulma City, there are only a little over a thousand evolved beings in total.

Every evolved individual gains the city lord's attention and receives a formal position in the refuge city.

Over the past six days.

Jiang Haochuan also considered whether he should secretly use a piece of contaminated crystal to try his luck at the chances of successfully awakening.

But after seeing a companion die in agony while trying to awaken, Jiang Haochuan gave up.

But now?
Although Jiang Haochuan was not an Evolver, after six days in the wasteland, he could already sense the difference in the aura of the 'Evolver Master'.

"How come even children are evolved beings?"

Jiang Haochuan stared at the little girl who looked only seven or eight years old not far away, his pupils contracting.

"They're all evolved beings..."

"Besides me, and the new subjects who just joined Buma City?"

Jiang Haochuan was bewildered.

He walked towards the inner city of Dawn with his head down, somewhat numbly.

When he entered the city, Wang Yunpeng told him that all new citizens had to go there to receive the most basic 'welfare'.

What kind of benefits are they?

Food? Water?

"They might even give us clothes..."

Jiang Haochuan guessed in his heart because he noticed that the people coming and going were all dressed very cleanly and neatly, unlike himself who was so sloppy.

Not a moment later.

Jiang Haochuan arrived at the martial arts square.

He saw—

The spacious square was filled with people.

They were all sitting cross-legged on the ground with their eyes closed.

"This is……"

Jiang Haochuan looked puzzled.

boom--!
next second.

A ball of flame suddenly shot out from a figure not far from Jiang Haochuan, startling him so much that he took two steps back.

"Awakening? Evolution?!"

Seeing this, Jiang Haochuan belatedly realized what was happening.

The figure excitedly stood up from the ground, raising its arms and shouting, "Loyalty!"

"Hey--"

A call brought Jiang Haochuan back to his senses.

"newcomer?"

A young man dressed in the uniform of the Dawn City Guard walked up to Jiang Haochuan.

"Ah, yes, the new guy!"

Jiang Haochuan nodded repeatedly.

"Here——"

The young man placed a slightly grayish-black crystal into his hand.

"Second-order infection crystallization, entry into the city is a benefit."

"Go sit in the square and awaken!"

"Theoretically, you have a 95% chance of success. If you fail..."

"You need to collect crystals and move beast meat for Dawn City to accumulate a certain number of 'contribution points' before you can exchange them for new crystals."

"Oh, right, remember to collect your identity token, food, water, and new clothes after you awaken."

"It's so sloppy and messy, it affects the appearance of Liming City."

After the young man finished speaking, he did not leave, but stared straight at Jiang Haochuan.

Jiang Haochuan was puzzled and somewhat flustered.

"loyalty?"

The young man suddenly spoke.

"loyalty!"

Jiang Haochuan quickly responded.

"Oh, right!"

The young man nodded in satisfaction and turned to leave.

Jiang Haochuan stood there, watching the young man's departing figure.

a long time.

He looked down at the crystal in his hand.

"Secondary crystallization...?"

Jiang Haochuan finally understood why he had only seen evolved beings on his way here!

He finally understood how those people who had awakened while sitting on the ground in the square ahead had come to be!
"This……"

"This is Dawn City?"

Jiang Haochuan swallowed hard, his throat bobbing.

Although he had never seen a second-tier crystal before, he was well aware of how precious it was!
In Buma City, let alone second-tier crystals, even first-tier crystals are precious resources that are out of reach for refugees!
hum-

Suddenly.

A ripple emanated from the space in front of Jiang Haochuan.

The embers appeared out of nowhere.

"Principal Jiang."

He addressed him softly, his tone respectful.

After a moment of stunned silence, Jiang Haochuan lowered his eyelids and spoke respectfully:
"Lord Yu!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin was momentarily stunned, unsure how to respond...

(End of this chapter)