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Chapter 169 Magnetic Mother VS Thunder God! A Return to Familiar Places! Old Tang Became My Miner?
Daxia, 丨zhou.

Compared to the East Coast, which is constantly plagued by infectious diseases, the inland areas appear much more peaceful and stable.

With the threat of infected and mutated beasts gone, people established survivor bases.

Each base mobilizes personnel daily to search for resources such as food.

A few bases have also begun to try to resume production and grow crops.

However, the growth of crops is not something that can be accomplished overnight. In the short term, people will still have to rely on the supplies left over from before the catastrophe to survive.

Within the state, the largest base with the most people is called the 'Magnetic Mother Base'.

Its leader was Cao Fang, known as the "Mother of Ten Thousand Magnets".

Originally, after the embers purified the pollution of Blue Star, Cao Fang's superpowers were also suppressed, and she could only exert one percent of her original power.

but……

As the rank of the Ember continued to increase, it has now reached a value of over 100 million at the sixteenth rank.

Cao Fang's 0.1% 'gain link' also increased accordingly.

Even considering that Ember was suppressed by 50% by the rules of Planet A3, his own value was still as high as 50 million.

This also gave Cao Fang a base value of 5, equivalent to an eighth-tier evolver.

Even though she was 99% suppressed on Earth, Cao Fang could still unleash a power of 500, equivalent to a fifth-tier evolver in their prime.

This is undoubtedly extremely exaggerated.

For this reason, Cao Fang's reputation as the "Magnetic Mother" has become increasingly prominent in the past two months.

Survivors from the state and surrounding areas continue to come to join the 'Magnetic Mother Base'.

Besides Cao Fang herself, this is also related to a widely circulated rumor—

The Magnetic Mother is also the Compassionate Mother.

Two months ago, the purifying light that caused a sensation throughout the entire planet was said to have been created by his son!
at this time.

Within the ruins of a city in the state.

Figures were busy collecting supplies.

Om-!
A tremor suddenly rang in everyone's ears.

People looked up and gazed at the sky in the direction of the sound.

What came into view were figures standing in mid-air.

……

……

| State Magnet Mother Base.

Ember, carrying Old Yu, descended from the sky.

Beside him, Yin Yao did not rush back to the capital, but quietly followed.

Behind the three were several local players from the state.

Their faces were filled with barely concealed excitement and exhilaration.

It contains both the anticipation of reuniting with loved ones and the pride of returning home in glory.

"Ah Fang!"

The group had just landed.

Old Yu then shouted at the top of his lungs.

He already possesses a sixth-tier rank, and his bonus link ratio reaches 0.5%, which makes Old Yu's actual value reach several thousand.

And he shouted it at the top of his lungs.

In no time, the name "Ah Fang" spread throughout the entire base.

Whoosh-!
The shout had barely faded.

A figure shot out from the center of the base.

It was none other than Cao Fang.

"Ah Fang!"

When Old Yu saw Cao Fang, his voice changed.

"Benefit the people!"

"You're back!"

Cao Fang was stunned, and her eyes instantly turned red.

"Little Jin!"

"You are all back?"

Compared to before, Cao Fang now exudes a more authoritative and commanding presence, but when she sees Yu Jin and his son, Old Yu, she seems to revert back to the traditional housewife she once was.

whoosh-

Cao Fang flashed and appeared directly in front of Yu Limin.

She pulled Yu Limin along and looked him up and down.

"how……"

"Why have you gained a little weight?"

Cao Fang could hardly believe it.

"..."

Yu Limin scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed.

How is he supposed to explain this...?

Should I tell my wife that I just transmigrated, was protected by a short-haired youth, later became sworn brothers with the Lord of Mangcheng, spent my days drinking and bragging, and then was found by Ember, joined Dawn City, and lived an even more comfortable life?
Old Yu didn't experience any of the hardships of the wasteland.

But facing his wife at this moment, he still forced himself to argue:

"The wasteland is dangerous!"

"However, I am a powerful evolved being, so..."

"You understand, don't you?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Fang rolled her eyes at Old Yu.

"Little Jin!"

Cao Fang abandoned Old Yu and quickly walked up to Yu Jin, taking his hand in hers.

"My good son..."

"You came back in such a hurry last time that I didn't even get a proper look at you."

"this time……"

"Are you going to leave again soon?"

As Cao Fang spoke, she looked somewhat nervous and worried.

"No, this time we can stay for ten days."

Yu Jin patted Cao Fang's hand and gently comforted her.

"That's good, that's good!"

A bright smile bloomed on Cao Fang's face.

only……

She looked behind Yu Jin, then looked at Yu Limin.

"Ah, where's Ah Chen..."

Cao Fang's voice trembled slightly as she said this.

Could her youngest son have met with some misfortune in the wasteland...?

“Achen is not on planet A3, but on another planet.”

"Don't worry, Mom, I'll find him soon."

“He’s doing very well and is safe right now. He might even have become a big shot in his own right.”

Yu Jin chuckled, allaying Cao Fang's worries.

"Oh, that's good, that's good!"

Cao Fang patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, she noticed Yin Yao standing quietly half a body length behind Yu Jin.

"This, this is..."

"Daughter-in-law?"

Cao Fang had met Yin Yao before, and seeing this scene this time, she couldn't help but speak her mind.

The words fell.

Old Yu chuckled and winked at Yu Jin.

Yin Yao lowered her head, her pretty face slightly flushed.

She deliberately didn't return to the capital first, but instead came with Yu Jin to meet her parents, which was indeed partly to make her presence known and to get to know them.

after all……

Whether it's Naya, Nasha Aili, or even Yu Pan'er, they've all been clinging to Yu Jin like vixens lately.

She spends most of her time dealing with affairs in Dawn City, and so far she hasn't even had the chance to climb onto Ember's ten-meter-long bed.

However, Yin Yao did not expect this.

Cao Fang was silent until she spoke, and when she did, her words were astonishing.

Yin Yao was still a virgin, and as the two elders stared at her from head to toe, her face turned even redder with embarrassment.

"Cough-cough-"

Yu Jin coughed lightly, breaking the strange atmosphere.

"How about we find a place to sit down and talk slowly?"

"This is standing on the main road..."

Inside the base at this time.

Because of what Old Yu said earlier, more and more people have come after hearing the commotion.

A variety of gazes, some filled with surprise, others with awe, and still others with curiosity, were directed at Yu Jin and his companions.

"Oh dear, look at my brain."

"Okay, okay, let's go inside and talk!"

"It's rare for you two to come back, so let me go get some ingredients and cook a proper meal for you!"

Cao Fang's face was filled with the loving smile of an elderly mother.

She pulled Yu Jin and the others along, heading straight towards the center of the base.

As we walked, he began to introduce the changes and developments at the base over the past two months.

"Magnetic Mother Base?"

Why is it called that?

Old Yu was still unaware of Cao Fang's abilities, and couldn't help but interrupt halfway through the conversation to ask a question.

"Ah--"

Cao Fang gave a smug snort.

She reached out her hand.

Swah——

On an open space not far from the base, piles of steel pipes came rushing in.

"Eh?"

Old Yu was astonished by what he saw.

"Ah Fang, weren't you supposed to stay on Earth? How did you become an evolved being?"

To this day, Old Yu still doesn't know that his 'Thunder God' ability actually comes from the buff link of Ember.

Yu Jin didn't say anything, and the thick-headed Old Yu really didn't ask at all.

"Evolver?"

“They all call me Magnet Mother now!” Cao Fang showed a rare hint of pride.

Seeing this, Old Yu immediately perked up.

"Hey--"

"Then I'll show you what your man is capable of!"

"I am—"

"Thunder God!"

……

……

Jiangcheng University.

hum-

The space fluctuated.

Yu Jin and Yin Yao's figures emerged from the void.

"Auntie's cooking is really good."

Yin Yao said softly.

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin smiled but remained silent.

The two walked side by side along the tree-lined path on the Jiangda campus.

After the mutated beasts and infected beings were wiped out by the light of purification, Jiangda University has regained some of its former glory.

Students could be seen coming and going along the tree-lined path.

Most of them carried snakeskin bags filled with various supplies they had collected from outside.

"Ok?"

"This snakeskin bag..."

"This looks just like the inventory of my environmental protection club!"

Yu Jin was slightly taken aback.

next moment.

With a thought, he activated his light-touch ability and directly 'saw' the scene inside the environmental protection club's activity room.

Behind the activity room, all the snakeskin bags that had been piled up had disappeared.

"It really is……"

Yu Jin looked puzzled.

Hearing Yu Jin's mutterings, Yin Yao glanced at the pink snakeskin bag a junior was carrying not far away, and a slight smile appeared on her lips.

She thought of...

I remember the times when I was reborn and joined the Ember Environmental Protection Society, picking up trash together under the leadership of the society leader.

Strictly speaking.

Not much time had passed; it was only about three months at most.

Can……

Returning to this place and experiencing this scene again, Yin Yao felt a deep sense of déjà vu, as if she had been transported to another world.

Da da da……

The two walked side by side, at a leisurely pace.

Students passing by would occasionally cast their glances at it.

Some people recognized Yu Jin, and others recognized Yin Yao.

However, they hadn't realized that the two had emerged from the void, so their emotions were still limited to curiosity and surprise.

"Eh?"

"President Yu and Senior Sister Yin?"

"I hadn't seen them for the past two months. I thought they had traveled through time!"

"..."

The students' discussion reached their ears.

The two exchanged a glance and smiled faintly.

Not long after.

Yu Jin led Yin Yao to the men's dormitory building.

His main purpose in returning to Jiangda University was to find Tang Yunxuan.

but……

"Ok?"

"Not here?"

With a thought, Yu Jin activated his light touch and perception abilities.

Since resolving the contamination of Blue Star, Ember has not been able to sense Tang Yunxuan's condition or location for a long time.

And it doesn't matter if you don't perceive it, but once you do...

Yu Jin stood there stunned.

"Not on Earth?"

"Not even in the solar system?"

"This distance..."

"Extremely distant, seemingly transcending dimensions?"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Ember belatedly realized what was happening.

"An internal testing helmet?"

"Old Tang received the helmet and went to other wasteland planets for internal testing?"

Not long after.

Yu Jin found several of Tang Yunxuan's former subordinates.

"Oh, you mean Dom?"

"He time-traveled..."

"More than two months ago, he received the beta test helmet and started wearing it to log into Wasteland every day."

"According to Tang Laoda, he was working hard mining inside, at least 16 hours a day."

"Later, he said that he became the commander of an interstellar fortress and commanded interstellar warfare..."

"Anyway, they made it sound so convincing that we were a little skeptical and didn't know if it was true."

“A month ago, Boss Tang told us that he was going to time travel…”

"That day, right before our eyes, he and his helmet vanished into thin air..."

"Oh, right, another junior from Jiang University also received the helmet; he also time-traveled that day..."

……

……

Yu Jin sat on a bench beside the tree-lined path of Jiangda University, frowning in thought.

Based on key information such as 'mining' and 'interstellar fortress', the Embers have been basically identified—

Tang Yunxuan's beta test, login, and traversal took him to the galactic wasteland.

Moreover, there is a very high probability that he is under Carol's command.

This guess had crossed Yu Jin's mind a long time ago, but he had never been able to confirm it.

after all--

Carol and his communications were extremely limited; they could only process applications and could not transmit more information.

"so……"

"Millions of helmets, millions of miners?"

"Old Tang has become one of my miners?"

Thinking of this, Yu Jin's expression turned strange.

I didn't come back this time with the same reckless approach to purifying the pollution of Blue Star as before.

Ember was worried that after purification, a new Oumuamua 3 would appear.

The embers are currently at the sixteenth rank, a very high rank, but they still seem insignificant in the face of the source of pollution.

It's worth noting that Oumuamua 2 was a Tier 15 contaminant, and if Oumuamua 3 were to descend, it could be a Tier 20 contaminant.

but……

Allowing pollution to spread across Earth is equally unacceptable.

The massive spatial passage between Dawn City and Blue Star can accommodate 50 returning Blue Star players, but it cannot take even a single human from Blue Star.

Ember had confirmed this with the system long ago.

Non-Wasteland game players cannot forcibly log in to Planet A3 and the wasteland of the star system.

"If the pollution cannot be stopped, and Oumuamua 3 will one day still arrive."

"So--"

"Closed beta testing, traversal, landing in the galactic wasteland..."

"Perhaps this is the only way for the remaining billions of humans on Earth to survive?"

Yu Jin had a sudden thought.

Swah——

A semi-transparent light screen appeared before his eyes.

[Civilization Origin: 650 Million]

After killing Holland, Embers gained a considerable amount of Civilization Points, but he didn't rush to use them.

The purpose was to confirm the whereabouts and function of the 'internal testing helmet' after returning to Earth.

Now that the results are in, Yu Jin can finally 'consume' with peace of mind.

[Level I Civilization Permission Shop]

[Internal testing period extended]

[Price: 1 million Civilization Points]

【…】

Purchase limit: 1/5

Yu Jin was not in a hurry to buy such a product.

For Earth today, extending the beta testing period is not a good thing.

Under the premise of ensuring safety, the optimal solution is actually to travel to the galactic wasteland as soon as possible.

His gaze fell on the second item.

[Level I Civilization Authority -]

[Top up in advance]

[Price: 100 million Civilization Points]

[Effect: Before traversing, you can acquire Wasteland Points and use them to purchase resources (warframes, spaceships, etc.) for use after traversing.]

Purchase limit: 0/1

After reading it, Yu Jin raised an eyebrow slightly.

This access is extremely similar to that of the 'Celsa' civilization, where Eureka resides.

but……

This doesn't really apply to Earth today.

Ember's gaze fell upon the third item, which was also the last item in the shop at that moment...

(End of this chapter)