The sweat is mine, but the numbers are all theirs.

In the logistics department, Lu Yuan looked at the exchange list and pondered.

There's definitely no need to save contribution points to exchange for something better, because things like the Void Eye fused with Star Candle are almost impossible to find.

Not only do you need to contribute a lot of points, but most of the time you can't even get them in return.

Moreover, we are currently at war, so it is the right thing to do to improve our strength as quickly as possible.

However... Chi Hui's abilities are too comprehensive, which makes Lu Yuan unsure what to replace her with for a while.

The speed of the Feather of Extreme Speed ​​is comparable to traversing the void; the power of the Feather of Extreme Speed, the sixfold divine power, and the unparalleled terrifying power of the End of Time; absolute indestructibility with infinite resurrection; and 100% tolerance for error...

After thinking for a long time, Lu Yuan still couldn't figure out where her weakness was.

With no other option, he had to change course and continue to enhance Blazing Radiance's stats, pushing the power attribute to its absolute limit.

He was about to exchange it for a top-tier item priced at 80,000 contribution points, but the Sacred Origin Fire Pattern next to it made him pause slightly.

Does it possess the same super-level power as the Eye of the Void?

Although the probability of mastering it is even lower than that of the Eye of the Void, and therefore its value is not as high, it still costs a full 300,000 contribution points.

This is something he could never earn in just a few days. After all, even with an emergency mission and his best performance, he only earned 80,000 contribution points.

After a while, this thing with super-level power will probably be gone.

Sigh... There's nothing I can do.

Before, with Uncle Yang by my side, I could manage to scrape together some money through a loan, but this 300,000 yuan is truly out of reach.

That immediately dispelled any thoughts of suppressing him.

Just then, a calm voice, one he hadn't heard in a long time, came from behind him.

"You want this?"

The woman wore fiery red armor with mysterious patterns, and when her face shield was pulled back, her eyes were even more unsettling.

It seemed as if it could suppress everything in the world.

Lu Yuan wasn't afraid; instead, he was overjoyed. "Prefect!"

Mu Honglian tapped the screen lightly, adding the Sacred Source Fire Pattern to the exchange slot, which almost made the logistics administrator jump up from his workstation.

"Red, red, red... The Crimson Throne!" He was so excited that he even stuttered a little.

In the half month that he spent in Tianyuan, the words "Red Lotus Throne" had already resounded throughout the land. He killed the overlord Abyss Beast with a single shot and shocked the entire Tianyuan!

Although the formidable barrier has now been breached, such times are even more worthy of admiration and respect.

"Things." Mu Honglian said calmly, almost without emotion.

But this didn't dampen the logistics manager's enthusiasm at all. "Yes! I'll bring it right now!"

His face flushed with excitement, and his hands became clumsy with haste. He made several mistakes in his familiar routine before finally managing to transport a black box down from the storage level and hand it over.

Lu Yuan quickly waved his hand, "Lord Prefect, I've already repaid my debt to the Eye of the Void, how could I possibly..."

"I don't remember saying I would make you pay it back." Mu Honglian stuffed the black box into Lu Yuan's hand.

Lu Yuan looked at it, his expression hesitant: "Then, then your wine..."

He remembered that Mu Honglian had posted a picture before. She couldn't even afford to buy her own wine, so where would she get contribution points to buy this Sacred Source Fire Pattern?

"I don't lose points just because I completed the task."

Although the level 119 Overlord Abyss Beast was not as valuable as the Big Eye that possessed the power of the void, the headquarters would still reward her for killing it.

After all, you need more things and spend more money after reaching level 100.

However, on the list of treasure wines to exchange, Mu Honglian's hand paused on the first treasure wine, but in the end, she moved it down without making a sound.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan immediately helped her choose the Spirit Brew she preferred before she could make her own order.

The price is 60,000.

This wine, brewed with rare and precious ingredients, is naturally not just delicious; it also enhances attributes and strengthens various parts of the body.

It's too expensive, which is why very few people buy it.

Mu Honglian glanced at him, but did not refuse. She took the Spirit-Slaying Brew and drank it down.

The sweet wine went down, but unlike before, it had no effect whatsoever.

The Blood Phoenix, growing ever clearer, almost visible with just a closed eye, was drawing ever closer…

Leaving the logistics department and walking on the deserted road where there was hardly anyone in sight, Mu Honglian said softly.

"What are you doing here?"

Without hesitation, Lu Yuan, who was following behind, said, "Let's lend a hand."

Mu Honglian remained silent, gazing at the pitch-black night. "You should leave."

Why?

Lu Yuan was stunned, somewhat puzzled.

He watched as the woman drank the Spirit-Extinguishing Wine to the last drop, and only after a long while did she speak, her voice colder than ever before.

"This place can't be defended anymore."

Lu Yuan suddenly stopped. Before coming here, he didn't really feel much, but when he saw the garrison soldiers painstakingly collecting the remaining traces of the dead who had been here, he was speechless.

That feeling choked him up.

This also makes it a little hard for him to accept what the prefect said.

"We still have four lines of defense, and you, Prefect, are still here. How could we possibly lose them..."

He was a little down.

"I'm still here... but what if I'm not?... I've become the biggest trouble."

Lu Yuan's pupils contracted slightly. "What...does that mean? Prefect, has something happened? Is it because you...?"

He didn't dare to say anything more, and Mu Honglian didn't respond, or rather, she had disappeared.

In her final moments, she plunged into the abyss.

Both jade and stone were destroyed.

……

"In the final stage of assimilation, you will likely choose to go to the Heavenly Abyss, entering a state where 'I am the Law,' where probably no demon can stand against you."

Optimus Prime, who had stepped out of the third line of defense, was expressionless.

"But all of this is exactly what they wanted, Crimson Lotus..."

"This is the parasitic abyssal beast you mentioned, Qingtian? It's truly terrifying."

Po Yu looked at the thousand-meter-tall giant tree rooted in the shattered second line of defense, its trunk blood-red and its veins pulsating like blood vessels, and his expression was solemn.

Its aura was stronger than that of a normal throne, and it was even absorbing the corpses buried here, becoming even more terrifying.

If it's not dealt with in time, it will indeed be a big problem.

Thinking of this, he didn't hesitate any longer and immediately took action.

Just then, a sudden change occurred, and a terrifying aura erupted behind Po Yu.

Before he could react, he saw a hand pierce through his chest, clutching his bloody...heart.

"Qing, Brother Qing, you..." His eyes widened in astonishment, followed by disbelief.

Countless thoughts flashed through my mind, but they all vanished when I saw the figure appearing on the high wall of the second line of defense.

"Zhongtian... wasn't I talking about you? You were seriously injured and trapped, weren't you...?"

Qingtian withdrew his hand, carrying the still-beating heart.

He looked at Po Yu, who was lying on the ground, his breath rapidly fading. "If this situation doesn't occur, how can we find out the limits of support? How can Tianyuan... break through this defensive line without fail?"

"You..." Po Yu's pupils shrank drastically. The source of the laws within his body was maintaining the last bit of his life. He wanted to touch the intelligent assistant on his wrist.

but.

"Have you forgotten that this is the second line of defense, a place that has already been captured by Tianyuan? How could there be no signal jamming here?"

Po Yu's hand fell limply, blood continuously flowing from the hole in his chest. "Why...why..."

His voice was low and filled with resentment, "You are the throne... the throne that has guarded this place for over twenty years..."

"Why...why did it have to be like this..."

The questioning continued until his voice became hoarse.

Qingtian remained expressionless, as countless streams of dark golden law power surged from his body.

The moment they made contact, Po Yu felt his last bit of life being worn away.

He looked at Qingtian, at the path that had led him to the garrison, and at the words that he wanted to become someone who stood before ten thousand men.

Now, it feels so unfamiliar.

"Brother Qing... ah..." Po Yu had lost the strength to even get up, her consciousness was blurring, and she was unable to hold onto Qing Tian in front of her.

"The Qing-ge I know is definitely not the kind of person who would shatter and trample on his own ideals. You... are not him..."

The usually expressionless Qingtian's hand trembled slightly, and his breathing quickened. "No, I, I am, this is all for, for, for what... How come, I seem to... can't remember..."

Those eyes gradually lost their color; how could he not remember... how could he...?

My mind was being torn apart by these thoughts, and then suddenly, they all changed, turning into layers of maniacal laughter.

click -

As something reached its threshold, the laughter suddenly became unified, and the real Optimus Prime laughed again.

From confusion, I have returned to clarity.

"Hehehe, how much do you really know about me, Po Yu? Die."

boom!

The pitch-black laws completely engulfed the Soul Feather and threw it under the roots of the Blood Tree.

As he watched his body being absorbed, Qingtian turned around with a smile, but the smile was extremely strange.

His eyes were already wet with tears, which fell silently as if he were crying.