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

Chapter 205 Starfield Mothership! Fortress Core! Goodbye Athena! Enemy from the Sky!

Silver Beach Island.

The former residence of the island's owner, Walter.

Yu Jin leaned back lazily in the rattan rocking chair on the top floor, taking in the panoramic view of the entire ocean.

More than half a day had passed since he killed Damian and annihilated his million-strong army.

In the past half day, the fluctuations on the Alpha Star server have ceased, and the boundless Black Sea has also returned to calm.

"You're moving a bit too slowly..."

Yu Jin gazed at the distant Black Sea and murmured to himself.

Damian's father, the planetary governor of Alpha, knew for certain that Damian died on Silver Beach Island.

In order to fully implement the strategy of luring the snake out of its hole and waiting for the rabbit to come to the tree stump, Yu Jin deliberately stayed on Silver Beach Island and did not go any further.

Although there are other islands deeper in the Black Sea, the Embers can no longer easily exploit the Wasteland Origin Points because the system's 'repeated reward mechanism' has been triggered.

"hold on."

"If they don't arrive after half a day, we can consider continuing to explore further..."

After a moment's thought, Yu Jin made a decision.

Swah——

With a thought, a semi-transparent game panel appeared before his eyes.

The panel is from Wasteland Online, and it displays the 'Wasteland Origin Shop' interface.

When Yu Jin first logged in, he didn't have access to the in-game store, but thanks to another push from Tongzi Ge, he finally got it, albeit late.

"Let me see what good stuff we have!"

Even Yu Jin couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation at this moment.

After all, this airdrop is not as significant as the previous ones.

Previously, resources were all airdropped to Carol, and Ember still hasn't seen them in person, including Star Destroyer battleships, Sigma mechs, and so on.

But now?
With Ember leading Dawn Fortress to successfully advance into the galactic wasteland, the airdrop coordinates are no longer limited to Carol, but can now include airdropping myself.

[Wasteland Source: 18 Billion]

A balance of 18 billion is not a lot, but it's still quite substantial.

"Buy what you can first."

"Too expensive to buy..."

"Once Damian's dad finishes delivering the warmth, we should be able to buy it too."

Yu Jin muttered to himself, glancing at the control panel.

Unlike previous instances, the mid-level server's shop did not display all the product listings at once.

Conversely, at this moment, Ember can only view information about one item.

"Ok?"

Yu Jin raised an eyebrow slightly, but still focused on watching.

Starship Mothership

[Civilization Level of Goods: Level IV]

[Original Price: 500 Billion Wasteland Points]

[Limited-time discount price: 5 million Wasteland Origin Points]

[Description: A mothership capable of traversing the cosmic ocean and crossing star systems, with a maximum capacity of tens of billions of people]

[Warp Engine: Activated]

[Weapon System: Not Activated]

【…】

Purchase limit: 0/1

After reading through the lines of text, Yu Jin fell into deep thought.

Good news—

They've released something amazing.

The first item is a top-quality product.

Its level of civilization even surpasses that of the Ophelia Federation.

bad news--

Expensive, and not just expensive!
When Ember first saw the original price of 500 billion Source Points, he wondered if he was seeing things.

especially……

This was followed by lines of text indicating that the application was not activated.

In summary, apart from navigation, warp, and basic life support devices being activated, all other system modules of this 'starship mothership' are yet to be activated.

To put it in Earth's parlance—it's a completely basic version.

"This discounted price..."

Ember's gaze fell upon the 5 million Origin Points, and a thought struck him.

"What did you do?"

The system is silent.

But Yu Jin already had the answer in his heart.

He recalled the 'Loot of the Strong' ability that appeared in the shop when he was on Earth.

The original price of this ability was displayed as '???', while the discounted price was 100 million points.

At that time, Ember had not yet realized the value of this ability that could be bought with a million points.

now?

Ember can say with absolute certainty—

The spoils of the strong are abilities that are in no way inferior to bug-level systems.

Its price can no longer be measured in wasteland points.

"I think I should buy it..."

Yu Jin stared at the product display before him, muttering to himself.

On the one hand, the discounted price of 5 million is indeed tempting.

On the other hand, at the very bottom of the product listing, there is a line of small print explaining—

[Purchasing this item will unlock access to view and purchase a second item.]

This mechanism is exactly the same as that of the Civilization Permission Mall.

"Bought it!"

Without hesitation, Yu Jin made a decision with a wave of his hand.

[Beep!]

[Wasteland Source - 5 Million]

[Remaining waste disposal sites: 13 billion]

You have obtained 1 Starfield Mothership.

You can choose the coordinates for deploying your mothership...

【hint--】

The deployment of the Starfield Mothership will cause server fluctuations.

You have been granted permission to view a second product!

Instead of immediately deploying the starfield mothership, Yu Jin looked at the merchandise display that had just lit up from the gray screen.

With just one glance, Yu Jin's eyes lit up.

[High-Dimensional Super-Large Fortress Core]

[Civilization Level of Goods: Level III]

[Price: 5 billion wasteland source]

[Description: Can be installed on fortresses of all levels, ignoring planetary rules, directly upgrading them to super-large fortresses, and can be retained even after the fortress is promoted to a higher dimension]

Purchase limit: 0/1

The core of a super-large fortress!
This is something that Ember needs even more than the 'Starfield Mothership'!
It's important to know that Dawn Fortress is currently only a medium-sized fortress.

Above medium-sized, there is large; above large, there is super-large.

Although Ember had already deployed three super-large fortresses to Carol beforehand.

but……

The Embers, or rather the core base of Blue Star players, has always been Dawn City.

Not to mention, Ember itself has an extremely deep connection with Dawn City.

Ember's original plan was—

Plunder resources and occupy planets as quickly as possible to gradually upgrade Dawn Fortress to a super-large level.

But now?
A shortcut has appeared!
No need for planetary occupation progress, no need for civilization origin points, no need for evolver rank...

The appearance of this item allows Dawn Fortress to jump directly to the super-large level!
even……

Dawn City reached its 'max level' even earlier in the galactic wasteland than Ember!
Not to mention……

The super-large scale of Dawn Fortress can still be retained after the upgrade to a higher dimension.

"Buy it! We absolutely have to buy it!"

Without a second's hesitation, Yu Jin placed the order immediately.

[Beep!]

[Wasteland Source - 5 Million]

[Remaining waste disposal sites: 8 billion]

[You have obtained the 'High-Dimensional Super-Large Fortress Core'!]

You can select the delivery location for this product...

[Your current Wasteland Source Point balance is less than 10 billion, and you cannot view third-party product information!]

The last line of text made Yu Jin pause slightly.

But after a brief moment of surprise, Yu Jin didn't dwell on it too much.

"It's not a big problem!"

"And Damian's dad too!"

Yu Jin, who had been sitting upright, lazily lay back down in the rattan rocking chair.

ga-

crunch--

The rocking chair swayed gently in the sea breeze, making soft creaking sounds.

Meanwhile, Ember leisurely gazed at the distant Black Sea, quietly awaiting the arrival of the last and greatest fleece.

……

……

Time passes slowly.

The sun sank below the horizon. As the sun set, the sky grew darker.

At this point, a full day had passed since Damian's death.

But the planetary leader of Alpha, the fat sheep that Ember was waiting for, still hadn't appeared.

"hold on……"

"If they don't come by dawn, I'll go and find out where that so-called central island is."

Due to the difference in the flow of time, Ember did not want to spend too much time on the Alpha Star server.

Time passes slowly.

The once dark sea surface has now completely lost all light.

ga-

crunch--

In the stillness of the night, only the rocking chair where Yu Jin lay stubbornly emitted intermittent sounds.

Suddenly.

Yu Jin's half-closed eyes opened slightly.

"coming?"

"It doesn't seem right..."

Yu Jin frowned slightly.

wow——

Wow——!
The Black Sea under the cover of night surges with raging waves.

Nearly ten thousand dazzling rays of light swept across the sea.

Amidst the radiance, the figures of human evolutionaries were clearly visible.

The woman at the very front was a slender woman with long, wavy blonde hair, enveloped in a divine glow.

"Ok?"

When Yu Jin saw her, he paused for a moment.

"Athena?"

Ember truly never expected that he would encounter this person on Alpha Planet.

And then...

Ember then noticed that not far behind Athena, his good older brother, Aaron Ferguson, was following closely.

Besides, there was another blue-haired young man, who else could it be but Don Fleck?
"Wow, are they all acquaintances?"

Yu Jin was somewhat surprised, and he sat up from the rattan rocking chair.

hum-

He released a little bit of his breath.

Various elemental energies, in the darkness of night, add a dazzling array of colors and brilliance.

Whoosh-!
Whizzing--!
The sound of wind breaking through the air echoed throughout Silver Beach Island.

Athena pushed her energy to its limit and rushed to Ember at top speed!
Upon seeing the embers face to face, Athena, the daughter of the chief councilor of the Ophelia Federation, actually had tears in her eyes…

What a pity!

Over the past few days, she had logged into one different Wasteland Online server after another, all in search of the man before her.

And now?
She really found it...

"???"

Compared to Athena's tearful eyes, Ember was completely bewildered.

no……

He and this federal heiress could only be considered to have met a few times at most.

How do you interpret this reaction...?

It's not that Yu Jin is narcissistic, but this scene really does have a bit of a 'successful pursuit of her husband' vibe.

"Ember, the master!"

Aaron Ferguson, though slightly slower than Athena, also rushed to the Ember.

"Brother Aaron."

Yu Jin addressed this kind older brother with a polite address.

then……

Puff-!
Aaron immediately knelt down, leaving Yu Jin completely stunned.

"no……"

Ember stepped forward and helped Aaron up, but the good brother refused to get up, repeatedly saying things like, "Without you, I wouldn't be where I am today," "It's because of you that I have achieved what I have today," "I am deeply grateful for your kindness, I would go through fire and water for you..."

Ah Long, my good brother, kept talking non-stop.

Ember used his Eye of Penetration to take a look and discovered that his unlock value had actually reached 5%.

A 5% unlock value, while not as outrageous as Ember, would definitely make him a figure of considerable importance even within the Ophelia Federation.

after all……

Without considering the 'limit-breaking talent', Athena's current limit-breaking value is only 8% in Ember's eyes.

"Big guy!"

Don Fleck came along too.

Unlike Athena, whose eyes welled up with tears, he didn't kneel down to express his gratitude like Aaron.

Donflake just stared intently at the embers, muttering things like, "Damn, he really is that South Hot guy," and "I'm doomed, I have to twist my head off and use it as a football."

"..."

The reactions of the three acquaintances left Yu Jin somewhat bewildered.

At this moment, he had no idea how much effort Athena had put in to find him.

"ember!"

Athena, her eyes red, stared at the embers and suddenly spoke.

She took deep breaths repeatedly, her large chest rising and falling with them.

Yu Jin glanced at her, then looked away to meet the eyes of the Federation's young lady.

"you you……"

"Where are you from anyway?"

"You're not in the Ophelia Federation, are you?"

"I've been looking for you for a long time, but I still can't find you..."

Athena was no longer the pampered young lady she usually was; she was even somewhat incoherent.

As she spoke, she noticed that Yu Jin's expression seemed a little off.

Athena paused slightly, then her beautiful eyes widened, and she quickly added:

"No no no!"

I had no intention of investigating or offending you!

"I... I want to be your friend!"

"No, more than just friends, I hope you can become my teammate!"

"The Cosmic Genius Battle is about to begin! The Ophelia Federation needs a peerless genius like you!"

Athena finished speaking.

Yu Jin raised an eyebrow slightly.

"A battle of geniuses in the universe?"

This entirely new term caught his attention.

but……

Before Ember could press for further questions, Athena had no chance to explain.

boom--

Rumble——!
The Silver Beach Island beneath their feet suddenly began to shake violently.

Along with the tremors, the endless black sea in all directions also shook.

The waves surged up and rose to a height of tens of meters in an instant!
This scene left Athena and the others stunned.

For the first time since landing on Alpha Star, Ember's face showed a solemn, even serious, expression.

The height of these waves...

This is even more exaggerated than his previous breakthrough to the eleventh level!

"where is it?"

Ember gazed into the depths of the Black Sea, his brow furrowed.

In his perception, the presence of the Alpha Planet leader has not yet appeared at the end of the Black Sea.

It stands to reason...

The mere 10% of the fallen who had escaped the restrictions could not escape his perception.

"wrong!"

Suddenly, the embers sent chills down my spine.

He suddenly looked up at the sky.

This action instantly attracted the attention of Athena and the others, who also quickly looked up at the sky.

Just a glance.

Athena and the others stared wide-eyed, frozen in place.

"That, that's..."

"Space battleship!"

"Star Domain Level?!"

"This is the territory of a Level IV Civilization Federation!?"

Athena's voice was somewhat high-pitched at this moment.

Meanwhile, Ember stared intently at the massive, dark red warship that was slowly emerging from the void at the very top of the sky, its size obscuring the heavens and the earth.

click -

Kaka-

The crisp mechanical sound echoed throughout the entire Black Sea at that moment.

On the warship, one after another deep cannon muzzle extends out.

"fire!"

A cold shout rang out from the very top of the sky.

Om-!
Within an instant.

The energy of the entire planet Alpha was almost completely drained.

The originally black sky was completely illuminated by the intense beams of energy!

(End of this chapter)