Freeze the entire population, activate my Superman system?

When the king of the Oni-shami clan emerged from the darkness, Ying's expression also became more serious.

He was even shorter than the previous second-tier one, standing at just over two meters tall, which wasn't even considered tall among the Oni Shark Clan.

The scales are a dark blue-green that is close to ink, with dark gold patterns that extend from the forehead to the tailbone.

He wasn't carrying a weapon; he had one hand behind his back.

But the moment this guy appeared, the light from all the fire crystal veins dimmed for a moment.

The temperature inside the mine instantly plummeted.

"Ying, you are indeed very clever."

The king of the Oni-shaman clan let out a sigh.

"I originally wanted to leave you all here."

But now, I've changed my plans.

How about we talk about cooperation?

Ying put away the bone whip in her hand, her dark red pupils slightly contracting in her eye sockets.

"Yuan, only one of the two races can survive, what's there to talk about?"

Yuan sat down on the pile of fire crystal ore in the center of the cave, seemingly oblivious to everyone around him, and looked up at the dense vein patterns on the cave ceiling.

"No, there is another option."

He said, "The fire crystal tax for this quarter has been brought forward, and the inspectors are counting down the days."

Inspector—this name is a shared nightmare for all slaves.

They come once a season, carrying out the rancher's instructions, to check the production of fire crystals.

Those slave tribes that failed to meet their quotas were wiped out entirely.

Yuan shifted his gaze from the mine to Ying's face.

"I know you're also suppressing your third-tier evolution."

Ying snorted coldly.

"What, don't tell me you're going to help me break through to the third tier."

If the rancher discovers that someone among the slaves has broken through, we will be dealt with on the spot.

She spoke calmly, but the fingers gripping the handle of the bone whip tightened for a moment.

Ranchers only want obedient slaves.

Like the Night Demon Mother, it can break the slave seal at the third level, making it an unstable variable that must be eliminated.

Yuan's face was expressionless as he looked at Ying indifferently.

"What if I told you I could get you to level four?"

These words shocked everyone present, and Urg almost dropped his bone axe in fright.

Fourth order,

That was a power that even ranchers had to take seriously, a taboo that the slave tribe had never dared to touch for generations.

Ying immediately rebuked, "Do you want both tribes to die on the snowfield?!"

"Speaking such treasonous words, aren't you afraid I'll immediately go to the main city and report to Lord Turing?"

Yuan's voice remained calm.

"Stop pretending. Do you think we'll survive the next tide?"

Ying's expression froze, a stark contrast to the bewildered looks on Ulger and Nolan's faces.

She knew what the other person was talking about.

Yuan looked up and glanced at Ling Shuang and the other ghouls.

"So there's nothing to hide. My plan has six slots. Besides the two of us, we need to cultivate four more second-tier mature beings."

There must be more than a dozen commanders and deputy commanders in our tribe.

Let them fight and devour each other until only four remain.

Of the dozen or so core combatants, only four remained.

In the depths of the abyss, it seemed like a trivial matter.

Ying frowned.

This abyss didn't seem to be testing me; he didn't even seem to care about losing so many fire crystals.

Are you tempted? Or are you too scared?

Yuan slowly stood up.

"If you don't agree, then you can all stay in this mine."

Hearing that Yuan dared to threaten her, Ying's gaze instantly turned cold.

"Where do you get the confidence to let me stay?"

Yuan did not answer; he simply raised his right hand.

After seeing what was in his hand, Ying's expression changed completely.

"You dare to hoard fire crystal mother ore!"

"Impossible! There can't be fire crystal ore in the wasteland; it can only be in the fertile land!"

A palm-sized piece of fire crystal mother ore lay quietly in Yuan's palm.

The dark red veins inside the mother ore were much brighter than those in ordinary fire crystals, like a miniature heart beating slowly.

The tribes in the wasteland all know that the fire crystal mother ore will explode if it is triggered by even a slight amount of energy.

A second-stage mature being is utterly powerless against such an explosion.

However, the Kisame clan possesses a natural frost aura ability, allowing them to freeze themselves before activating the mother mine.

So if the explosion is triggered, Yuan and Nolan will survive, but the ghouls in this sealed mine, including Ying, a second-stage mature being at the limit, will die.

Urge and the other two scrambled to hide behind Ying.

As for Ling Shuang, she had already quietly taken her position closest to the exit, her wing bones silently opening a gap behind her.

His pupils were fixed on the pulsating mother ore in Yuan's palm, and he had already switched to the critical point of Night Demon mimicry.

Therefore, Yuan never cared about leaking secrets from the very beginning.

From the moment he stepped into the mine, he had the lives of everyone in his hands.

Ying said with a grim expression, "Tell me, how do you want to cooperate?"

"We discovered a relic from the last era in our territory."

"Shall we, from both our races, offer up all the fire crystals we're going to use as tickets to the ruins, and go in together?"

"Are you crazy? How are you going to face the inspectors?"

"Inspection?"

A slight smile finally appeared on Yuan's lips.

"Once I reach the fourth rank, even a rancher won't be able to do anything to me."

Sure enough, this guy wanted to completely bind the two races together.

Ying didn't speak, but tapped the handle of the bone whip lightly with her fingertips.

Yuan looked at her, his voice unusually sincere, unlike anything he'd heard in a negotiation.

"Let's join forces. If we both reach the fourth rank, we can completely shed our slave identities."

"How can you be sure the relics can help us reach the fourth level?"

"This fire crystal mother ore was dug out at the entrance of the ruins."

Yuan flipped the mother ore in his palm, and dark red light patterns reflected on his dark green scales, like blood flowing.

"Moreover, we Kisame can smell that there is even more inside."

This piece is only enough for me to evolve to the third tier, but the ruins are definitely enough for both of us to reach the fourth tier at the same time.

The remaining clansmen can at least reach the third rank.

Advance to the fourth rank.

This statement was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake.

The fourth level signifies complete freedom.

This means that we no longer have to wait anxiously for the whip and the knife of the inspectors every quarter.

"Why should I believe you?" Ying asked.

Yuan took off the animal skin bag from his waist and poured out several broken stone slabs.

The edges of the stone slab show obvious signs of energy burning, and there are incomplete relief patterns on it.

A majestic city on the water, with towers and domes rising from the waves, their lines flowing so smoothly they seem alive.

A humanoid creature receiving worship stands atop the city, with prominent fish gills and a crown-like ornament on its head.

Below the relief is an inscription in an ancient and unfamiliar script.

"This was taken from the outer wall of the lake bottom ruins," Yuan said. "The core of the ruins requires a lot of energy to be reactivated, and the fire crystal is the key."

Ying remained silent for a long time.

Then she raised her head, her gaze sweeping over Yuan's shoulder, past Ulger and Nolan, and finally landing on Ling Shuang.

"So what you mean is?"

"After handing over all the Fire Crystals and advancing to the fourth rank, we'll head to the main city."

With the city lord's appointment, even a ranch owner can't do anything to us.

Ulger really wished he had gone deaf for that moment.

He stared blankly ahead, his lips moved a few times, but he couldn't utter a single word.

He has never dared to dream of reaching the third tier.

Not to mention the fourth order!

He defected from the ranch, embezzled fire crystals, and attempted to break through to the fourth tier.

Any one of these items would be enough to have the entire clan slaughtered several times over.

Ling Shuang, on the other hand, stared intently at the shattered stone slab in Yuan's hand.

His pupils froze on that line of ancient inscription, and his breath almost stopped for a moment.

Because a familiar mechanical voice was slowly ringing in his ears.

[Remains of the ancient human civilization of Atlantis have been discovered.]

[Triggering a milestone—the continuation of civilization.]

[Gained 8000 achievement points.]

There was only one thought in his mind.

Could the legend of Atlantis be true?

So we are not the first Earth civilization to arrive in this apocalyptic world!