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Chapter 173 Only magic can defeat magic, and only machinery can penetrate the realm of machinery!
A4 Wasteland Planet.

Streaming City.

Yu Jin shared his thoughts with Chen Gang and the others.

"Find the level 8 or 9 refuge cities on this planet."

“You will take over the position of city lord.”

"Then use Wasteland Points to purchase 'one-click max level' for each attribute ability."

"You don't need to worry about the points."

"What you need to do is take advantage of this opportunity to significantly improve your strength."

As the embers finished speaking...

Everyone in the council chamber responded in unison.

Everyone's face was filled with excitement and anticipation at that moment.

Back on planet A3, Dawn City ruled over all the refuge cities, which led to...

Even if key figures like Chen Gang and Yin Yao could temporarily leave Dawn City and become city lords of other subordinate cities, they could only hold the title of acting city lord.

The acting city lord cannot purchase 'instant max level'.

Yu Jin had considered temporarily relinquishing the position of true Dawn City Lord to Yin Yao and the others, but...

Brother Tongzi wouldn't allow it.

His identity as the Lord of Dawn City was obtained through the system and is deeply bound to him, unlike the positions of other city lords.

Also.

Even after they temporarily separated, some of Dawn City's subordinate cities truly belonged to them.

However, it is difficult for these cities to reach the level of level 8 or even level 9 refuge cities.

They also cannot upgrade all abilities to the maximum level with a single click.

If it's a level 5 or 6 refuge city, only the first to fifth/sixth tier abilities can be maxed out with one click.

Such an operation is not only troublesome, but also inefficient and extremely time-consuming.

In contrast.

After arriving on Planet A4, it became much easier for Chen Gang and the others to improve their abilities.

Occupy existing level 8 or 9 refuge cities, and then use points to purchase 'instant max level'.

This way.

The combat strength of Dawn City's high-level personnel will be greatly enhanced in a very short period of time.

It's not just key executives like Chen Gang and Yin Yao.

Even ordinary citizens of Dawn City can max out their ability levels through this 'usurping' method!

An evolved being's combat strength depends not only on their rank, but also on their ability level.

And in today's Dawn City, taking Brother Hong as an example—

Despite being a ninth-tier evolved being, many of their abilities are still pitifully at level 2 or even 1.

This led to—

If Brother Hong were to face off against that 'Invincible King' now, Brother Hong might not necessarily win easily.

There are still 100 days until it is promoted to the wasteland of the star system.

During these hundred days, besides finding his adopted younger brother Yu Chen, Yu Jin's more important task is to improve the overall strength of Dawn City.

……

……

A4 Wasteland Planet.

Over the next few days, the native inhabitants of this planet suddenly discovered...

Things have changed!
A sky city of unimaginable size slowly swept across the skies above various regions.

Every now and then, figures would appear out of thin air.

They were all subjects of Dawn City, who descended to the land below using a 'quantum teleportation array'.

then……

These subjects, of varying ranks, became lords of the refuge city according to their own abilities.

And then...

With a wave of their hand, they directly acquired Wasteland Points by selling Energy Crystals, and then purchased abilities of various tiers from the City Resource Shop with a single click to max them out.

As citizens of Dawn City, we have no shortage of energy crystals.

Even for eighth and ninth-tier energy crystals, Yin Yao, Chen Gang, and the others each had ten or eight pieces.

For ordinary evolved beings, eighth and ninth-tier crystals can only be obtained by killing ninth-tier mutated beasts and infected beings.

But for Ember...

He only took a short stroll around Planet A4 these past two days, and with a wave of his hand, he wiped out millions of sixth and seventh-tier mutated beast infected.

The Void +3 buff resulted in the Embers receiving only Tier 8 and Tier 9 crystals, all with an exaggerated 100% purity.

It's worth noting that a 100% pure ninth-order energy crystal can fetch a staggering 5 million points in the city's resource shop!
Even for a ninth-tier evolver like Yin Yao, a major consumer of Wasteland Points...

Just by selling 5 ninth-tier crystals, the points skyrocketed to 25 billion.

She then used those 25 billion points to max out all her first to ninth-tier abilities in the 'Sandstorm' and 'Mind Control' attributes!

Yin Yao's combat power thus achieved a qualitative leap!

of course.

When Yin Yao was promoted, the former king of Planet A4, the only ninth-order evolved city lord, became a stepping stone.

It was the second day after they landed on planet A4.

Dawn City then directly arrived above the Heavenly King City in the A480 area.

That 'Invincible Heavenly King' didn't even have time to see the enemy's face before being slapped to death by Ember from a distance.

Yin Yao also took his place and became the new level 9 refuge city lord.

The only slight pity is...

After Yin Yao maxed out all her abilities with a single click, she handed over the position of city lord to Neil, who was unable to use the 'resource shop' for a short period of time.

Ember speculates that this is likely an anti-bug mechanism in the Wasteland game.

This is to prevent situations where ability levels are increased in batches by constantly changing city lords.

of course.

Ellie could actually first occupy a level 8 refuge city, then conquer other refuge cities, and upgrade the level 8 refuge city to level 9, thus achieving the goal of being able to purchase all abilities and max them out with one click.

but……

It's too complicated and too time-consuming.

Dawn City did not intend to stay on planet A4 for long.

Three to five days is already the limit.

Instead of spending time building new Level 9 shelters, it would be better to simply replace the existing Level 9 shelters when we arrive on new wasteland planets.

And these days.

In addition to hunting mutated beasts and collecting millions of high-level crystals from the system, Yu Jin also made sure to improve his own strength.

The level of an Evolver at the sixteenth rank cannot be increased at present.

One hundred million is already the limit of the planetary server's capacity. Although Ember still has eighteenth-tier crystals, if it continues to consume them...

The server would probably crash on the spot.

Ember had already maxed out all his attribute levels to level 9.

nowadays.

The key to improving Ember lies in...

property!
"A mere fourteen attributes are far too few."

"Not enough, far from enough!"

Ever since.

Ember wanders around planet A4, using the Eye of Insight to search for attributes he deems to have potential.

then……

"Your attributes are good, but now, you're mine!"

You have defeated 'Seventh-Tier Evolver - Sairim'!

['The Spoils of the Strong' activated...]

You have gained one of his attributes!

[You have awakened your fifteenth attribute: Water!]

Pure water properties are extremely rare.

But the embers still discovered it and successfully looted it.

[You defeated 'Eighth-Tier Evolver - Kato Sumire'!]

['The Spoils of the Strong' activated...]

You have gained one of his abilities!

[You have acquired a new ability: Kato's Hand]

This ability requires a 'vibration' attribute to be used.

"..."

Yu Jin stared at the pile of minced meat on the ground not far away, lost in thought.

What he originally valued was this guy's 'vibration' attribute, similar to Whitebeard's.

I never thought...

The strong got their spoils by mistake.

"pity."

Ember sighed softly and continued his search for a new target.

Half a day later.

[You have defeated 'Eighth-Tier Evolver - Aoki Ryoju'!]

['The Spoils of the Strong' activated...]

You have gained one of his attributes!

[You have awakened your sixteenth attribute: Growth!]

"It's right this time."

Yu Jin looked at the nine newly added 'growth' attribute abilities on the panel and nodded in satisfaction.

When it comes to 'growth', what Ember really wants most is the 'life' attribute.

The 'death' ability he acquired back then remains unusable, a fact that still troubles Ember. But...

The rarity of the 'Life' attribute is clearly far beyond Ember's imagination.

Or.

Attributes like life, destruction, cause and effect, space, and time are inherently bug-like.

Among the nearly 10 billion evolved beings on Planet A4, Ember has not found a single one who has awakened these attributes.

This is no longer just one in a hundred million, but one in tens of billions, hundreds of billions, or even trillions.

Another day later.

[You have defeated 'Tier 1 Evolver - Kawasaki Suzuki'!]

['The Spoils of the Strong' activated...]

You have gained one of his attributes!

[You have awakened your seventeenth attribute: Mechanical!]

Yu Jin looked at the young man kneeling on the ground not far away, trembling like a leaf, and shook his head with a sigh.

In principle.

It's really unreasonable for a level 16 evolved being to bully a level 1 evolved being.

but……

The 'mechanical' attribute, similar to that of NieR, is indeed extremely rare and powerful.

and.

Ember had previously tried to have a deeper conversation with Neil, but it didn't go very smoothly.

There is still a slight gap between the machine and the flesh.

Even with the added benefits of 'hardening' and 'rapid proliferation', the embers were still somewhat overwhelmed.

Therefore, Ember became interested after discovering the 'mechanical' attribute evolver.

Only magic can defeat magic.

Only by using machinery can one truly understand machinery!

Of course, before leaving, Ember didn't forget to leave the young man a few energy crystals.

"If you have to blame someone, blame the matchmaking system in the Wasteland game."

……

……

Time passes slowly.

Five days passed.

Area A409, Flowing Cinema.

After Dawn City swept across all areas of Planet A4, it eventually returned to where it had arrived.

On the land outside Liuying City.

At a glance, there were countless figures.

They were all subjects of Dawn City, and in the past five days alone, they had all received tremendous improvements.

Even those who had only recently entered the city and were at the third or fourth tier had generally raised their low-tier abilities to the maximum level of their current tier.

Everyone's face was beaming with excitement and joy.

"Joining Dawn City was the best decision I ever made, without a doubt!"

Such remarks had already spread throughout Dawn City.

Meanwhile, inside the City Lord's Mansion of Liuying City.

Yu Jin was leaning back in his seat as the city lord, looking at the two kneeling figures in front of him, lost in thought.

One of them is Momono, the former city lord of Liuying City and a fifth-tier evolver.

another……

It was discovered by Yu Jin on planet A4 and brought back to Liuying City.

【Momomonogi】

[Home Planet: Flower Planet]

[Level: Level 6]

【Attributes: Milky, Soft】

[Evaluation: A dual-attribute evolver, possessing two extremely rare and unique attributes. While its attribute-based combat power isn't strong, its comfort and overall experience are top-notch!]

Momono and Momonoka are twin sisters.

Yu Jin originally brought Momono back to Ryujo with the good intention of 'bringing the sisters together'.

But now?
"grown ups!"

"I beg you—"

"Let my sister and I join your city and serve you day and night!"

Momonoka knelt on the ground, shouting repeatedly.

Her voice was hoarse from shouting.

Although Momono, the older sister, did not speak, her eyes were filled with tears as she looked at Yu Jin.

This scene made Yu Jin exclaim, "This is a test for the cadres!"

Dawn City has not yet fully reached the limit of its population capacity.

Considering that Yu Chen might become the city lord and have his own subjects and subordinates, Yu Jin deliberately left a vacancy of about five million.

Putting in a pair of twin sisters out of a quota of five million people wouldn't be a big problem...

Yu Jin propped his head up with his hand, lost in thought.

Swah——

Suddenly.

Apart from Ember and the Momono sisters, a figure appeared in the otherwise empty council hall.

The visitor was Yin Yao, who is now in charge of all affairs in Dawn City.

"President."

Yin Yao glanced at the two sisters kneeling and prostrating themselves in front of Yu Jin, their buttocks sticking up high, and then reported to Yu Jin in a low voice:
"A group of high-level evolved beings on Planet A4 request to join Dawn City and serve you."

"After my screening, this group of evolved individuals currently numbers about one hundred."

"Among them, there are 20 eighth-tier evolvers and 80 seventh-tier evolvers."

"Should we accept them as new subjects of Dawn City?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin raised an eyebrow slightly.

Seeing this, Yin Yao added an explanation:

"In the past few days, Dawn City's reputation has spread throughout the entire planet A4."

"Countless evolved beings on the planet would fight tooth and nail to join Dawn City..."

At this point, Yin Yao paused slightly, a strange look on her face:

"Even the subordinates of that ninth-tier 'Invincible Heavenly King' have come to pledge allegiance, hoping to join us."

"They said they would be more than willing to accept even the lowest-ranking citizenship, even if it was just a job like a doorman or a street sweeper."

This statement came out.

The two Momono sisters, kneeling and prostrate, trembled once more.

Compared to seventh and eighth-tier evolvers, the two of them were far too insignificant and couldn't even catch the eye of the person before them...

"What do you think?"

Yu Jin thought for a moment and then asked Yin Yao for her opinion.

The latter pondered for a moment and said:
"I think it's okay."

"Although the citizens of Dawn City have an unlimited supply of crystals, as well as the purifying light you regularly bestow, absorbing high-level crystals themselves requires a lot of time to digest."

"If we want to truly build a legion of high-level evolved beings who are all at the eighth or even ninth rank before the promotion, perhaps they can play a role."

"and--"

At this point, Yin Yao paused, took a deep breath, and said:

"The interstellar wars of the future are destined to be brutal."

"Even in Dawn City, losses of personnel and even legions are inevitable..."

"If we absorb these foreign evolved beings, we might be able to let them lead the charge in future interstellar wars, thus preserving as much of the living strength of our Blue Star civilization as possible."

Yin Yao's words were extremely direct, even selfish.

but……

What Yu Jin wanted was this selfishness.

He is not a saint, nor does he want to be some kind of benevolent immortal.

and so……

"can."

After pondering for a moment, Yu Jin gave a reply.

"Understood, I'll make arrangements right away."

Yin Yao smiled when she saw that her idea had been adopted.

just.

Before she turned to leave, she glanced at the twin sisters kneeling in front of Yu Jin.

Yin Yao's eyes flickered slightly, but what flashed within them was not jealousy or dissatisfaction.

But...

The sense of tension and urgency is growing stronger every day.

these days.

More and more vixens are trying to climb into the president's 50-meter-long bed.

If it were someone like Nyarlathotep who beat him to it, that would be one thing.

These twin sisters...

What if they beat me to it?

That would be unforgivable!

Yin Yao took a deep breath and made up her mind.

Once she's finished with what she's doing, she wants to do what Naya did: go find Natasha and Ellie to learn poses—no, I mean, to learn knowledge…

(End of this chapter)