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Chapter 143 A New Chapter in Civilization! Ten Thousand Miners! Tier 5 Commander!

Chapter 143 A New Chapter in Civilization! 100,000 Miners! A Tier 15 Commander!
Blue Star.

A full day has passed since the purifying light that enveloped the entire planet.

Following the light of purification, the last 1% of contamination from Oumuamua 2 was released.

Fifteenth-order galactic-level pollution source: extinction.

It landed in the ocean of the western hemisphere of Earth, and in just one day, it turned the once azure ocean into a deep, dark black.

The good news is—

Almost all the mutated beasts in the ocean were reduced to nothingness in that earlier purifying light.

Therefore, this portion of the pollution did not give birth to any more mutated beasts.

The bad news is -

The truly massive creatures in the ocean were only affected by the residual pollution from 'Oumuamua' and did not undergo any real mutation.

However, after coming into contact with the '15th-tier pollution source - Extinction', it skipped the initial energy accumulation development stage and directly evolved into a high-tier mutant beast.

If you look down at Earth from space, you will see—

The entire planet Earth is clearly divided by the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

In the Eastern Hemisphere, the blue sky remains unchanged.

In the Western Hemisphere, black fog spreads.

Even if it's only 1% of a fifteenth-order pollution source, it's not something Earth can easily withstand.

The survivors in the Western Hemisphere, despite being enveloped by the light of purification, are experiencing a rapid increase in their own level of contamination once again...

The infected individuals, who had mutated from those who were physically weak or seriously ill, died in the light of purification.

But new infections are quietly emerging in the population.

When the Embers unleashed their purifying light, it was daytime in the Eastern Hemisphere and nighttime in the Western Hemisphere.

Therefore.

Countless people in the Western Hemisphere witnessed the entire process of the 'gods' purifying the blue planet.

They saw it too...

A single deity stands in space, devoting all its power to purifying 'Oumuamua 2.

only……

Before they could even pray and cheer for their gods, they saw the remaining 'black meteors' hurtling down to the ground beneath their feet.

"Eastward! Eastward!"

"We must go to the east!"

"..."

Human wisdom is always elevated to its highest level in dire circumstances.

The surviving humans in the western hemisphere embarked on an unprecedented eastward migration in the history of Earth's civilization.

They had to get away from the pollution sources and go to the safe continent.

Otherwise, as time goes on, all the humans on this half of the planet will become infected.

This is destined to be a life-or-death race between humanity and pollution.

……

Blue Star, Eastern Hemisphere.

Unlike the pollution crisis faced by humanity in the Western Hemisphere.

Hundreds of millions of survivors are unaware that on the other side of the planet, an even more terrifying pollution has descended, and this pollution is spreading steadily towards the Eastern Hemisphere.

They only know that—

In the city, in the wilderness, in the ruins...

Those mutated beasts and infected creatures that were once dangerous and made it difficult for humans to move an inch have all disappeared!
When people walked onto the streets, they saw that the city streets, which had only been deserted for a little over ten days, looked desolate and dilapidated.

Countless people wept with joy.

Countless people embraced each other in excitement.

Over the past two weeks.

Humans have gone from being the masters of this planet to being like rats fleeing in panic.

Many, many people died in this 'catastrophe'.

But most people survived.

"Rebuild civilization!"

"Great rejuvenation!"

Countless people cheered, filled with hope for the future.

The boundaries between countries and the divisions between races became completely blurred at this moment.

The billions of survivors today share a common bond: the civilization of Earth.

Without the direct threat of mutated beasts and infected beings, people can freely go out into the streets to find supplies, and will no longer be starving or thirsty.

Survivor bases sprang up across this land like mushrooms after rain.

The old order will gradually become history.

Even if Oumuamua's pollution is purified, it has already caused irreversible and devastating damage to civilization and technology.

Withered technology cannot be restored.

Communication was cut off, and contact could not be made.

For a considerable period of time to come, humanity will survive by sticking together and living in isolated islands, whether they are called 'cities' or 'townships'.

Build a base, gather resources...

From this moment on, human civilization officially begins its post-apocalyptic chapter.

……

Daxia, the survivor base of the state.

Cao Fang became the leader of the base, elected by hundreds of thousands of survivors.

This traditional woman, who had cooked and carried pots for decades, embarked on a leadership path she had never imagined before.

although……

After the pollution was purified, her 'superpowers' were greatly suppressed, and their power was reduced to almost nothing.

but……

Even if she is not a 'magnetic mother', she is still a 'benevolent mother'.

It was that loving mother who descended from the sky, as powerful and terrifying as a god, the instigator of this planetary purification.

“Ah Zhen”.

"Tell me, what will the future look like?"

"Will there be new meteors, new pollution?"

"Or will this catastrophe just pass by like this..."

Cao Fang, the newly appointed leader of the base, gazed at the sky and muttered to himself.

Her child, Ember, never returned after soaring into the sky.

This mother had no idea whether she would ever have the chance to see Yu Jin, Yu Chen, and Old Yu again in the future...

Hearing this, Ah Zhen, standing beside Cao Fang, fell silent.

Her intuition told her that the disaster had more to come, and that reality was not so simple.

But what she said was:

"I believe……"

"The future will be better."

……

Great Xia, Jiangcheng.

In the men's dormitory building of Jiangcheng University.

Tang Yunxuan took off his helmet.

"call--"

He let out a long sigh of relief.

Upon landing, he mined for another 16 hours straight.

"There are more and more beta testers..."

"In the past day, there have been tens of thousands of new faces."

"We absolutely cannot let them steal the limelight from me, Tang, in the mining arena."

Tang Yunxuan muttered to himself, stood up, and looked out the window.

The sun in the sky remained dim and without light.

But downstairs in the men's dormitory, those dangerous mutated cats and dogs have disappeared.

The college students who have survived the ordeal are now emerging from their dormitories, classrooms, and cafeterias...

They gathered in small groups, searching for usable food and supplies both inside and outside the campus.

"Hasa—"

Tang Yunxuan raised his hand and gently patted the air in front of him.

A faint blue light flashed and disappeared.

After the pollution was almost completely purified, his Gale-type ability was also almost suppressed to the point of disappearing.

Keep in mind that he is now a fifth-tier evolver, a powerful figure who could be considered the lord of an ordinary refuge city on Planet A3.

"If it weren't for that damn time-travel countdown..."

"Perhaps the experience of the past two weeks was more like a short and illusory dream?"

Tang Yunxuan sighed softly and went downstairs.

Instead of taking the stairs or the elevator, he jumped directly from the sixth-floor dormitory window.

He has been doing this ever since he became an evolved being.

Just this time.

"Ouch—"

……

Time flies by.

Drake-3 Wasteland Galaxy.

A planet without an owner.

Dang Cang——!
Tang Yunxuan wielded the shovel in his hand and buried himself in digging a hole.

He jumped from the building and accidentally twisted his ankle.

His original plan was to go out and find some supplies, just like other students, and maybe chat up a few female students. But he had no choice but to limp back to his dorm, put on his helmet, and log back into Wasteland.

In reality, he lost his superpowers. During the closed beta, he was still a fifth-tier evolver!
and so……

Tang Yunxuan's mining speed is no slower than before.

Dang Cang——!
He shoveled away, one shovel after another.

Pale blue gusts of wind energy swirled around his right hand and the shovel.

This is the 'mining divine skill' that Tang Yunxuan comprehended—using the power of the wind to increase mining efficiency!
Not far from him.

Boom-!
The delicate young girl Peng Siyi, with a shovel in each hand, shovels the earth with each strike.

She also activated her 'Great Strength' ability while mining.

further away.

Yin Zhenzhong's mining movements appeared much more refined.

Instead of digging in the crystal ore with his bare hands, he sat cross-legged on the spot, waving his hands in the air.

A few meters ahead of him, there were six or seven 'golden shovels' flying up and down in the crystal ore, digging non-stop.

His attribute is 'gold', and he can control 'gold' products.

He also got this golden shovel from Carol.

Carol never refuses these kinds of work requests from the 'miners'.

Yin Zhenzhong had no idea where she got these shovels made of gold.

It is worth mentioning that.

On this unclaimed planet, the total number of beta testers, or 'miners,' has now exceeded 100,000.

Carol had no idea why more and more beta testers were logging in.

She only knew...

With these miners, the progress of developing unclaimed planets will be accelerated once again.

That also means that she can truly make a contribution to the lord.

[Current planet occupancy progress: 2.7%]

"When will the lord arrive?"

"We must take over this unclaimed planet for the adult before he arrives!"

Looking at the 100,000 miners working hard before her, Carol secretly made up her mind.

just.

She didn't supervise for long before she heard a communication from the drone.

"Lord Commander!"

"Traces of an interstellar fleet detected near the planet!"

Swah——

Carol dove into the cockpit of the X-87 starship.

wow——

On the futuristic holographic projection, several striking red dots are approaching the unclaimed planet.

"how come?"

"They've already erased all the mothership's coordinates..."

Carol frowned.

"No, we must investigate."

A few minutes later.

boom--!
Carol piloted the S-680 miniature interstellar spaceship, soaring into the sky and heading towards the boundless starry sky.

……

In the depths of the silent starry sky.

The massive interstellar mothership, as large as a mountain, sailed silently like a ghost.

"It should be this star system nearby..."

"The mothership X-87, which was tasked with the 'capture the traitor alive' mission, lost signal here and could not be contacted."

Inside the spacious cockpit.

The man in the commander's uniform gazed at the vast star field before him and murmured to himself.

"Lord Holland!"

"The area ahead is covered with a large asteroid belt..."

"Activate the detection module and probe the star field ahead at full power?"

Behind Holland Benitez, the vice commander offered his advice.

As a high-level fleet of the Celsa civilization, they generally do not actively activate their detection modules during navigation, as that would mean their coordinates would be easily exposed.

In the vast wasteland of the galaxy, the Celsa aliens also have many enemies.

For example, the Larnaca people, who are also a Type II civilization.

The two sides have recently gone to war almost all over the matter over ownership of a mid-level unclaimed planet.

Wars between civilizations are not just about clashes between interstellar fortresses; they also involve a range of tactics such as tracking, assassination, and capture.

Holland Benitez's high-level fleet belongs to the Ninth Interstellar Refuge of Celsa, and is usually responsible for carrying out these kinds of clandestine war missions.

This jump from the battlefield to this star system is also to investigate the 'X-87 mothership loss of contact' incident.

Based on decades of war experience, Holland Benitez speculated...

The traitor Carol, who fled alone, received support from the Larnaca fleet.

The X-87 mothership was ambushed by the Larnaca Star fleet, which led to its complete annihilation.

“Not open yet.”

"First, use conventional methods to search and see if we can find any wreckage left by the X-87 fleet."

Holland waved his hand, making a decision.

He was known for his caution, which was one of the reasons why he was able to control an entire high-level fleet with only a level 15.

Time passes slowly.

Not long after.

Holland's fleet successfully located the battlefield where the X-87 mothership was originally located.

"Ok?"

"Debris from a drone?"

"That's... the corpse of the X-87 fleet commander?"

Holland's gaze sharpened instantly as he looked at the scene in space.

"An eleventh-tier mech?"

"Self-destruction?"

With his extensive war experience, Holland could almost reconstruct the details of the previous battle at a glance.

This made him frown deeply.

The Larnaca civilization was stronger overall than the Celsa civilization.

Generally speaking, ambushing and destroying a stray mothership would not require resorting to methods like mech self-destruction.

"Traitor Carol?"

"Single-handedly destroying the X-87 mothership?"

Holland instantly came up with this extremely bold conjecture.

As a fellow commander, he had heard some rumors about Carol. She was a woman who was only at the twelfth rank, but had been promoted repeatedly in the past ten years or so due to her outstanding war command skills.

If it weren't for this 'traitor exposure' incident, she might have become a high-ranking fleet commander on par with me in less than ten years.

“If it wasn’t Larnaca, but Carol…”

"So……"

Holland gazed at the starry sky outside the porthole, a variety of thoughts flashing in his eyes.

But suddenly.

He suddenly turned around.

"Who?!"

Holland shouted.

The deputy commander behind him had a look of utter bewilderment on his face.

"What is it, Lord Holland?"

Holland did not answer, but his brows furrowed even deeper.

As a level 15 evolved being and commander, one of his attributes is 'Perception'.