I've already reached the maximum level, and you guys are just starting out?

Chapter 167 Preparations for Level 10 Dawn City! Half a million people return to Blue Star!

"Woooo..."

On a ten-meter-long bed.

Naya cried her heart out.

Her eyes were completely red and swollen.

a moment ago.

She was still staring blankly at the embers, thinking about that 'knowledge', when the latter suddenly took off his helmet and woke up.

then……

Having mentally prepared herself, Nya boldly proposed, "I'd like to give it a try with the respected Lord of the City."

And then……

Nyarlathotep, a ninth-tier evolved being, cried, much to his dismay.

"Woooo..."

"Why does it hurt so much? They didn't tell me it would hurt this much..."

Naya was crying and sobbing, and at this moment she no longer resembled the Queen of Mole Star at all; she looked no different from an adorable little girl.

"cough--"

On the large bed, Yu Jin coughed lightly twice to ease the awkwardness.

Seeing Nyar cry like this made him feel like a perverted uncle.

But actually...

I haven't even had a chance to do anything yet.

Without even moving, the little girl couldn't take it anymore.

Yu Jin shook his head, sighed softly, and got up from the bed.

"Oh--"

Naya gasped softly, blushing, and covered her eyes.

only……

Through the gaps between their fingers, you could see their big, blinking eyes.

"..."

Yu Jin remained silent and walked to the heart of the city.

Although he had no practical results, he discovered a problem—

The "super luxurious 10-meter king-size bed" is a bit outdated.

With his current base stats as a level 16 evolved being, even if he accidentally uses a little too much force, the bed will fall apart on the spot.

and so……

[Beep beep!]

You have purchased the 'Luxury 10-meter King Bed'!

【Purchase quantity: 1】

[Points deducted: 500 million]

Points balance: 478 billion

……

……

Dawn City.

The figure of the embers appeared from the void.

He had learned about the developments in Dawn City during this period from Naya.

It is worth mentioning that--

Ember's previous guess was confirmed.

I only spent a total of 5 days on Mars Online.

However, on planet A3, a full 30 days have already passed.

Logically, this seems somewhat illogical.

"unless……"

"Time originally flowed normally on Mars."

"But after being used as a server for Wasteland Online, its internal timeline changed, at least relative to the lower-dimensional planet A3?"

Yu Jin had some guesses, but couldn't confirm them.

At the same time, he silently noted the 1:6 time flow ratio, which would help him control his time spent in Wasteland Online the next time he logged in.

The cooldown time for the High Dimension Helmet is 30 days, which means that Ember will not be available in Wasteland Online for at least another 30 days.

Ember walked the streets of Dawn City.

To avoid unnecessary crowd disturbance, he used the ability to 'reduce his presence'.

"Dawn City, level 9..."

As Yu Jin strolled through the streets, watching the crowds and the massive sky ring at the edge of the city, he felt a momentary sense of disorientation.

"This is my city."

This sentence echoed in Yu Jin's heart.

For Ember, this trip to Wasteland Online was not just about gaining unlock stats and unlock stones.

The real impact lies in the change in mindset.

Before this.

The embers were like a tightly strung string.

After logging into A3, he was busy advancing to Dawn City and returning to Blue Star.

After returning to Earth, it will purify the pollution and clean up Oumuamua 2.

Back in A3, they were busy dealing with wave after wave of extraterrestrial enemies, constantly upgrading in preparation for advancement to the star system wasteland.

The tension in Yu Jin's heart had been stretched to its limit after he killed Holland in the duel in the starry sky, only to be crushed to death by the high-dimensional hand.

This is why—

He even temporarily abandoned Dawn City, rushing to log into Wasteland Online in an attempt to glean information about higher-dimensional players.

But when Ember actually logged into Mars Online, he discovered...

The so-called higher dimensions are actually just ordinary players, and not that scary.

Beyond higher dimensions, there may be even higher levels of existence.

This "Wasteland" game, whose origins are unknown, seems to encompass all civilizations and life within the universe.

Promotion may or may not have an end.

What truly matters is perhaps the scenery before your eyes and the people around you on this long road to promotion.

call--

Yu Jin let out a long breath of stale air.

The extraordinary system in the game Wasteland does not contain the concept of "Dao Heart" found in fantasy novels.

But at this moment, Yu Jin was clear-headed and his thoughts were clear.

"Awesome, haha!"

……

……

Dawn City, Sky Tower.

Inside the council hall, everyone gathered.

Nyar had already informed Neil of Ember's return, and Neil quickly notified the others.

Ever since.

In a short period of time.

The current management of Dawn City are all gathered here, waiting for Ember to appear.

They have been very busy for the past 30 days.

But the result was gratifying.

Dawn City, promoted to level 9.

According to Neil, the window for advancing to level 10 has also opened, but it requires Ember to personally oversee it.

hum-

On the most magnificent throne.

The figure of the embers transformed from illusory to solid.

"President!"

"City Lord!"

"Little Jin!"

"Owner!"

"..."

Various titles and appellations rang out simultaneously.

Upon hearing the word 'master,' Yu Jin's lips twitched slightly, and he glanced to the side.

The one who spoke was none other than Natasha from Ghost King City.

Ellie was standing next to Natasha.

"Master~!"

Seeing that Ember was looking at her, Natasha got even more excited and shouted again.

"..."

The atmosphere in the hall was slightly strange.

"Cough-cough-"

Ember coughed twice and waved for Natasha to be quiet.

He noticed that Old Yu, who was standing at the front of the hall, was looking at him with a strange expression.

"Everyone."

"Thank you for your hard work during this period."

Yu Jin's voice deepened slightly, adding to his air of authority as the city lord.

"It's not hard work!"

"loyalty!"

Inside the council chamber, the crowd responded.

Even Old Yu was shouting loudly with his neck stiffened.

Yu Jin smiled slightly, and without beating around the bush, went straight to the point:

"I have gathered you all here to tell you—"

"Dawn City is about to be promoted to a level 10 refuge city."

The words fell.

No one showed any surprise.

"it is good!"

Old Yu clapped his hands and cheered, extremely excited.

Yin Yao then asked softly:

"President, what preparations do we need to make?"

Yu Jin looked at Yin Yao, nodded, and then explained the requirements and benefits of upgrading to a level 10 refuge city.

He learned this information from the city's core as soon as he returned to Planet A3.

[Level 10 Refuge City -]

[Possessing interstellar travel capabilities, it will automatically transform into a 'small interstellar fortress' upon advancement to the star system wasteland.]

Promotion Requirements

1. Conquer all the refuge cities on your wasteland planet.

[2. There are over ten million evolved beings, over one thousand high-level evolved beings (seventh rank and above), and over ten ninth-rank evolved beings (excluding city lords)]

Dawn City has met all the other requirements for promotion; the only thing missing is the number of 'Ninth-Tier Evolvers'.

Currently, besides Ember, Dawn City only has one other ninth-tier evolver: Naya.

But, it's not a big problem.

After returning from this trip, Yu Jin plans to improve the combat strength of Dawn City.

Eighth and ninth tier energy crystals + purification light.

Given enough time, even a direct confrontation with Ember could produce ten ninth-tier evolved beings for Dawn City.

The reason for upgrading the refuge city to level 10...

First, exercise the 'planet-jumping authority'.

This is one of the rewards Ember received after killing Holan.

[Planet Server Jump Permissions -]

[With this permission, you can leave planet A3 and travel to other wasteland planets within this server before the promotion begins.]

Planet A3, Ember has been completely cleared.

However, there are still more than a hundred days before it is promoted to the wasteland of the star system, and Ember plans to use this time to visit other planetary servers.

During this period, Ember can accumulate crystal resources by killing high-level mutated beasts/infected beings, thereby enhancing the strength of Dawn City's citizens.

At the same time, there is another very important reason.

Yu Chen is not on planet A3.

In the time leading up to his promotion, Yu Jin hoped to find Yu Chen.

Although his younger brother has the attribute of 'luck' and is likely to do well on his wasteland planet, the wasteland of the star system is still too dangerous, and Ember is not at ease.

Secondly, to return to Earth.

Ember missed several promotions because he was playing Wasteland Online.

This final promotion will cause a significant fluctuation in the rules of Planet A3.

The system told Ember—

This fluctuation can support large-scale spatial transmission.

in other words.

This time, it wasn't just Ember who returned to Earth; many other Earth players did too.

Maximum number of players: 500,000.

The maximum stay is ten days.

This is destined to be of extraordinary significance.

However, Ember's return this time was not to purify the pollution, but simply to take a look.

Ember still keeps the lessons learned from the Oumuamua 2 mission in mind. Before figuring out the source of the pollution, Ember is not prepared to rashly try to save Earth in a way that he thinks is right.

"so……"

"I ask that you all work hard during this period of time!"

"The day Dawn City advances to level 10 will be the day you all return to Blue Star!"

……

……

Time passes slowly.

In the blink of an eye.

Twenty days have passed.

In the past twenty days, tens of millions of Blue Star players in Dawn City have been desperately consuming crystals to improve their abilities!
the reason is simple--

After the embers returned, they announced the Dawn's advancement to level 10 and the plan for 50 players to return to Earth.

With 50 slots available, Ember adopted the simplest and most direct ranking method.

Those ranked in the top 50 in Dawn City will be eligible for a spot.

Above Dawn City, a giant light screen projection floated silently.

It is the focus of tens of millions of people's attention, who look at it countless times every day.

[Dawn City Blue Star Player Rank Ranking]

【1. Embers】

【2. Yin Yao】

【3.……】

【…】

All sorts of slogans echoed in every corner of Dawn City.

"If it doesn't kill you, then drink it as much as you can!"

"Advance by one rank, and wipe out a million!"

"Break through to the top 500,000 and return to our homeland, Earth!"

"For your father and mother, for your wife and children, drink this!"

"..."

Everyone has a reason to work hard.

"Hahaha!"

"I've broken into the top 500,000!"

"I have a spot to return to Earth!"

"..."

"Fuck!"

"I finally broke through to the fifth rank, and I'm only ranked 55th!"

"Please stop this nonsense, I really want to go back and see my wife!"

"..."

"Waaah, Mommy!"

"My son has a chance to return to Earth..."

"I am so glad that I can see you again in my lifetime!"

……

……

Sky Tower.

Top of the tower.

Ember stood silently, looking down at Dawn City below.

All aspects of life are captured in a single glance.

Yu Jin also sighed softly.

very beginning.

The more I look at the 500,000, the more I see.

nowadays.

The number 500,000 seems to be decreasing the more you look at it.

"Almost, it's time."

Yu Jin murmured to himself, then looked away.

now.

Yin Yao was standing behind him, and her rank had already reached the ninth level.

This is a true ninth order, not the effect of 'gain link'.

Over the past twenty days.

While Ember periodically bestows purifying light upon the citizens of Dawn City, he devotes most of his energy to cultivating ninth-tier evolvers.

Eighth and ninth-tier energy crystals can be purchased from the 'Resource Mall' in Dawn City.

However, its points are extremely expensive and of average purity.

to this end.

Ember even left Dawn City to harvest the remaining high-level mutated beasts/infected creatures on Planet A3.

This also allowed the embers to harvest a sufficient number of high-level crystals.

nowadays.

The total number of ninth-tier evolvers in Dawn City has officially surpassed ten.

Yin Yao was the first to break through.

The second one was Wu Yufei.

He has come to Dawn City from Alpha City.

Ember told him a lot about Wasteland Online and high-dimensional players.

After absorbing this knowledge, Yufei's rank skyrocketed...

Even Yu Jin felt that the ninth rank was not his limit.

After being promoted to the Star System Wasteland, his rank will be further improved.

The third one is Lao Cui.

Even before the embers returned, he was already an eighth-tier evolver.

The reason is that—

Using the massive teleportation portal created by the embers, he began his journey of wandering and visiting refuge cities with astonishing efficiency.

Over the past twenty days.

He has already "checked in" at all 20,000 refuge cities on Planet A3.

Its rank naturally broke through to the ninth rank.

It is worth mentioning that.

Old Cui's abilities are exceptionally impressive.

When Yu Jin used his Eye of Insight to look at his information, he was stunned for a long time.

Aside from himself, this was the first time Ember had seen such a large number of abilities in any other evolved being.

Their total number has already exceeded one hundred, which is quite abnormal.

Fourth place, Natasha
Fifth place, Ellie.

These two have now officially become members of Dawn City.

The only thing that troubled Ember was...

Natasha would often sneak up into her luxurious 10-meter-long bed in the middle of the night with Ellie.

Sixth, Chan Kong.

The seventh, eighth, ninth...eleventh were all former subordinates of Naya, eighth-order evolvers from Mole Star.

"President!"

"City Lord!"

"Lao Yu!"

"Owner!"

"..."

At the top of the Sky Tower, as Ember turned around, various names and greetings from the crowd rang out.

Ember nodded in response.

then.

He took a deep breath and spoke in a low voice.

His words instantly spread throughout the entire city of Dawn.

"Starting today—"

"Dawn City, Advancement Begins!"

"Promotion period: three days!"

Fellow Earthlings—

"The rankings will be finalized in three days!"

"Three days from now, you and I will return to Earth!"

(End of this chapter)