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Chapter 221 Who's in favor, who's against? Natasha's new attribute! The opportunity for Rank 20?

Sky Tower, 17th floor lobby.

Ding Zhen stood there dumbfounded.

The remaining tens of thousands of examinees also looked completely bewildered.

Especially the top ten examinees, who were originally smug about being assigned to a large fortress, now had their smiles frozen on their faces.

After a brief moment of dead silence.

The hall erupted in uproar.

"no……"

"Why?"

"How could he be directly promoted to commander of a super-large fortress?"

"Even the top students who performed the best in the previous two assessments, I've never heard of any of them being assigned to a super-large fortress!"

"That's a super-large fortress, a super-large one!"

"..."

In the hall, tens of thousands of examinees erupted in chaos.

All eyes turned to Ye Ye, who was standing dumbfounded in the center of the hall.

"Why?"

At this moment, everyone had this thought in their hearts.

In fact.

Only a very few examinees near the center of the hall heard Tang Yunxuan's complete words.

The vast majority of the other examinees were drawn to Ding Zhen's scream.

therefore.

They were unaware that Ye Ye's promotion was the result of Lord Yu Jin's personal selection.

otherwise……

Even if these tens of thousands of examinees harbored a thousand grievances, they would absolutely not dare to show it.

Ember's authority in Dawnhold reached an exaggerated level from the day he took over Dawncity.

This awe, over time, has even evolved into a kind of religious fervor.

at this time.

The protesting examiners all believed that Tang Yunxuan was abusing his power and engaging in insider dealings.

"Ok?"

Center of the hall.

Tang Yunxuan gave a soft snort.

The once noisy and bustling hall instantly fell silent.

All eyes turned to the commander-in-chief, awaiting his reply.

Tang Yunxuan smiled slightly and spoke casually:
"Ye Ye's promotion was personally approved by the lord."

"Who is in favor and who is against?"

This statement came out.

The huge hall, filled with tens of thousands of people, was completely silent.

All eyes shifted from Tang Yunxuan to Ye Ye.

The doubt, anger, and jealousy that had been in their eyes vanished completely at that moment.

Instead……

It's looking up to someone, it's fawning over them, it's trying to please them!
They did not know Ye Ye before this.

Even now, they still don't understand why the lord is giving Ye Ye special treatment.

but……

Regardless of the reason, this result alone is enough to earn Ye Ye the fawning and flattering looks from everyone!
What they envied was not Ye Ye's status as the commander of a super-large fortress.

Beyond this identity, it was the special care that Lord Ember showed to Ye Ye!
The value of this care...

Words cannot describe it!
after all.

The development of Dawn Fortress has been far too fast.

Perhaps it won't be long.

Super-large fortresses will become more and more common, and will not be as precious and rare as they are now.

but……

The number of people who can be valued by the lord will not increase over time or as the fortress develops.

"My Cao..."

"With your powerful background, what were you worried about just now?!"

Center of the hall.

Ding Zhen, standing in the crowd, was completely numb at this moment.

……

……

Sky Tower, first floor lobby.

wow——

slam-la-

Tens of thousands of examinees came from the 17th floor to the lobby.

The anxious relatives and friends waiting in the hall quickly came to greet them.

"how is it going?"

"What did the adults at the fortress say?"

"Has he been officially promoted to commander?"

"..."

Relatives and friends kept asking questions.

The examiners, or rather, the newly appointed commanders, all had smiles on their faces.

They showed off the special marks on their palms and explained their significance to their relatives and friends.

"Warship access? Key?"

"So they've been assigned warships?"

"What?"

"We can board the warship now?"

"You can even bring your family and friends for a short visit? Is that one of the perks of being a newly promoted commander?"

"..."

Inside the hall, screams, cheers, and shouts never stopped.

Family, friends, and partners embrace each other.

And in the corner of the hall.

Leia nervously clutched the hem of her clothes, stood on tiptoe, and searched for Ye Ye's figure in the crowd.

"how come……"

"Why didn't Aye come down..."

Leia stared at the Sky Tower elevator entrance, now deserted, her slightly chubby face filled with worry.

She didn't envy what the people around her were talking about—the 'commander' or the 'visiting of the warship fortress'.

All she wanted was to see Ye Ye...

Time passes bit by bit.

The once bustling hall gradually became deserted.

The newly appointed commanders, along with their families and friends, left the Sky Tower.

The plaza outside the Sky Tower was already packed with onlookers.

They cast envious glances at these commanders, which strengthened their resolve to continue participating in the fourth national commander selection until they passed the assessment.

"Hello there!"

"Excuse me……"

Have you seen my Ye Ye?

"He looked very young, not very tall, and a bit shy..."

In the lobby on the first floor of the Sky Tower.

Leia, who hadn't waited for Ye Ye, continued to ask questions of the passing crowd.

"Ye Ye?"

Many people's expressions changed visibly when they heard this name.

"Who are you to Ye Ye?"

More and more people surrounded Leia.

But no one took the initiative to speak up and recount what happened on the 17th floor of the Sky Tower.

The announcement of the roster and the allocation of warships are classified information and cannot be easily leaked, especially given the uncertainty of the woman's identity.

These requirements are detailed in the commander assessment.

"I……"

"I am Ye Ye's friend, a very, very good friend!"

Leia was a little nervous and answered repeatedly.

In her heart, her relationship with Ye Ye was no longer that of ordinary friends, but in the end, the two of them had not yet made the confession clear, and Leia could not say it in front of outsiders.

"friend?"

"What a good friend!"

In the crowd, a young man with slightly dark skin suddenly spoke up.

"Um……"

Leia thought for a moment, then said sincerely:
"I, I live in the same house as him."

"I, I am Cao Yeye, I am Cao Yeye!"

This statement came out.

The crowd that had gathered fell silent instantly.

The dark-skinned youth who had just asked the question suddenly changed his expression.

"I am Cao!"

The young man was none other than Ding Zhen.

At that moment, he was utterly astonished by Leia's answer.

"You, your Ye Ye..."

"He is not in danger; on the contrary, he is very safe, and not only safe, he has also obtained an incredible opportunity!"

After hearing Leia's words, Ding Zhen began to acknowledge Leia's identity to some extent.

He took a certain risk by proactively revealing some information.

As for why...

Ye Ye is someone highly regarded by the lord!

Ding Zhen didn't think that a few casual words in the lobby would be enough for the two of them to become friends and build a good relationship.

in contrast.

If I can make a good impression on Leia now, I might be able to become Ye Ye's true friend in the future.

For this, he was willing to take some risks.

"what?"

"Opportunity?"

Hearing Ding Zhen's explanation, Leia felt a sense of relief, but also a surge of curiosity. The next second...

[Beep!]

A crisp sound rang in her ears.

at the same time.

Swah——

A semi-transparent light curtain panel automatically popped up in front of her.

"Aya!"

The screen of light showed Ye Ye's face.

"Xiao Ye!"

L'Oréal was overjoyed.

But next second.

Ye Ye's two sentences left her completely stunned.

I did it!

"I've become the fortress commander!"

"It's still a super-large interstellar war fortress, a super-large one!"

Leia was stunned.

"what?"

Besides this word, she didn't know how else to express her emotions.

Followed by.

She then heard Ye Ye excitedly say from inside the light screen:

"It is the Lord, the supreme Lord!"

"He personally selected me for a promotion, making an exception for me!"

"Leah, we must thank our lord!"

……

……

Sky Tower, top floor.

The lord's private estate.

On the 100-meter-long bed, Yu Jin was busy.

He was fulfilling a promise he had made to himself recently—to give Natasha a reward.

Natasha has been a member of Dawn City for quite some time now.

From initially acknowledging Yu Jin as her master and even wanting to betray the Lord of Ghost King City, to now taking on the role of Yu Jin's mentor in his backyard.

Both morally and logically, Yu Jin believed that she should be given some reward.

especially--

Natasha had her 'wind' attribute stolen by herself.

After that, Natasha's wind attribute was reawakened due to the civilization's overall reward.

but……

In the current context of Dawn City's upper echelons, where almost everyone possesses dual or even triple attributes, Natasha's attributes seem somewhat inadequate.

to this end.

Ember decided to personally infuse her with energy.

"Ah~!"

Natasha tilted her head back.

Om-!
Her body trembled, but her breath continued to rise.

Within her body, a brand new elemental energy is rapidly developing and being born.

Around the large bed.

Dongfang Li, Nangong Linglong, and the newly arrived Diana were all awestruck by this scene.

Although they had heard from Natasha that their master possessed the incredible ability to awaken new attributes in people, seeing it with their own eyes was still an indescribable shock.

"New attribute..."

"Awakening is possible just like that?"

Diana, the strongest of the three and the one who had only recently joined the force and had tens of millions of Moonlight Fortress subjects, was deeply shaken.

At that moment, a kind of emotion called longing flickered in her crystal-clear eyes.

She finally found out.

Why does Natasha always describe what just happened as a reward?

If this isn't a reward, then what is?

To know.

Even in the vast wastelands of a galaxy, the number of attributes possessed by the vast majority of high-level evolved beings is limited.

Generally speaking, three attributes represent the limit.

Four attributes, five attributes?
That would require a high-ranking official or leader of an extremely powerful civilization!
As the number of attributes increases, awakening a new attribute not only requires a terrifying amount of attribute stone resources, but also a considerable amount of talent and luck!
Whoosh-!
The sound of wind breaking through the air interrupted Diana's reverie.

She saw...

Natasha was curled up on the large bed, and above her body, there were... rope shadows?
The rope shadow looked illusory, yet it whistled through the air, emitting a sharp cracking sound as it cut through the air.

"Attributes related to rope?"

Diana was slightly taken aback.

And the next second.

But she heard Natasha's joyful cry.

"Rope art attributes?"

"Bound?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"With this attribute, the master will be happier and more comfortable!"

Around the large bed.

Diana and the other two fell into deep thought.

On the large bed.

The Momono sisters, who had been just as busy, had a strange emotion flickering in their eyes, a mixture of fear and longing.

"Cough-cough-"

Even Yu Jin blushed at Natasha's words.

"Alright, alright."

"Rope art attributes..."

"It might lack in burst combat ability, but its practicality is still acceptable."

"Keep up the good work, and you might be rewarded with new attributes in the future..."

……

……

A 100-meter-long bed.

Yu Jin temporarily dismissed everyone.

Even the Momono Kaori sisters, who had always served him, temporarily left.

"Now that the absurdity is over, it's time to get down to business."

Yu Jin murmured, a thought suddenly occurring to him.

Swah——

A screen of light appeared before him, and inside the screen was Carol.

"Supreme Lord!"

Carol still addressed him respectfully, even though Ember repeatedly reminded her that there was no need to be so formal.

"grown ups!"

"Now, we have ventured even deeper into the Serena Galaxy Cluster..."

"Based on the information from the star map detection, it is estimated that it will take at least three more days for us to reach the center of their true encirclement."

"However, if we take into account the fact that we will be conducting live-fire training exercises for newly appointed commanders in the starry sky surrounding the fortress in the following days, this period may be extended to seven days..."

"It is still uncertain whether the Serena civilization will launch a full-scale attack before we reach the center of the encirclement, or whether it will adopt the most conservative strategy and wait until we are inside the net before starting the war..."

"..."

Carol's report was very detailed.

Yu Jin listened quietly, lost in thought.

After a while.

He gave detailed instructions.

"Let's proceed according to the original plan for now."

"At the same time, continue to closely monitor the movements of the fortress legions of the Serena civilization."

"Training for newly appointed commanders should be done as much as possible. Although we now have a lot more new warships and fortresses, we're not at the point where we can just give them away for free..."

As Yu Jin finished speaking.

Carol responded respectfully:
"Understood, Your Majesty!"

Swah——

Before Yu Jin's eyes, the light screen disappeared.

But he continued to frown, pondering another question.

He is now at the nineteenth level.

After the battle in P-8808, he not only gained a large number of fortress warships, but also a massive amount of high-level crystals.

Due to the characteristic of "Void Plus Three" of Tongzi Ge.

Even though the leaders and commanders of civilizations like Kloster were only at the sixteenth or seventeenth rank, Ember still managed to obtain nineteenth and twentieth rank crystals.

During the past two weeks of sailing, aside from enjoying the freedom of the bird, Ember spent most of his time in seclusion consuming crystals.

The result is……

In just half a month, Yu Jin broke through from the eighteenth level to the nineteenth level, and now he has reached the limit of the nineteenth level.

His number skyrocketed to an astonishing 999.99 million.

We are just one step away from reaching 10 billion.

but……

It was this final step that trapped the embers.

Even though he consumed a lot of level 20 crystals, it was still to no avail.

The system responded with...

[Current server's highest rank cap: 19!]

"Is there any way to break through to level 20?"

Ember, who had logged into Wasteland Online, knew for certain that Tier 20 existed.

[Upgrade!]

Only after ascending to a higher dimension can one break through!

This was the system's response at the time.

Over the past few days, Ember has been thinking about whether there is another way to break through to level 20 before ascending to a higher level, becoming a level above the maximum level in the galactic wasteland.

just now.

The moment he infused Natasha with energy, he thought of...

(End of this chapter)