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Chapter 41 Beast Meat
Wasteland, Dawn Refuge.

Outer city, secluded alleys.

Swah——

There was a flash of light.

Yin Yao's figure appeared out of thin air.

"Miss!"

Ye Fan and his three companions had received advance notice that Yin Yao would be online, and they had been waiting there for a while.

"Mm," Yin Yao responded, "I asked you to gather information—"

Yin Yao stopped abruptly after only saying half of what she had said.

Her beautiful eyes suddenly widened.

Yin Yao's gaze was fixed on the dark, fleshy object that Ye Fan was holding.

"Mutant beast meat?!"

Yin Yao blurted it out, her tone somewhat high-pitched.

"Mutant beast meat?"

Ye Fan was taken aback, glanced down at the meat in his hand, and said, "We were just about to report to you..."

"While you were offline today, the new city lord of Dawn City suddenly started providing welfare to the refugees for some reason!"

"The four of us were about to leave the city to dig for crystals when we bumped into a few burly men on the street..."

"With a snap, they shoved this dark, mushy piece of meat into my arms, saying it was a perk from the new city lord, and I was one of two hundred lucky refugees..."

"He told me to remember the good things about the new city lord, and then he told me to shout 'loyalty'..."

"After that, the other group of refugees, although they did not receive the black meat, were enveloped by a beam of light that suddenly shot out from the center of Dawn City. They did not know what the purpose of the beam of light was, but the refugees hit by the beam of light were very excited. Many of them even knelt down and kowtowed on the spot, shouting 'Loyalty to the City Lord'..."

Yin Yao fell silent.

"Miss, you just said this is mutated beast meat?"

Ye Fan stared at the black meat in his hand for a long time before asking a question.

"Ah."

Yin Yao responded in a deep, resonant voice.

"To be precise, it's still the meat of a third-tier mutated beast."

After a long silence, Yin Yao added a sentence.

"Level 3?!"

Ye Fan and the other three exchanged glances, their eyes widening in surprise.

Yesterday.

They barely managed to defeat the weakest mutated rat in the second tier by 'dying and restarting'!
Tier 3 mutated beast...

I'm afraid one slap would be enough to turn them into minced meat!

Gollum—

Think about this.

Ye Fan suddenly felt that the black meat in his hand was a little hot.

He had initially disliked the meat because it was dark and looked unclean, but it turned out to be... the meat of a third-tier mutated beast that was beyond their reach!

the other side.

Unlike Ye Fan and the others who were stunned by what they had just realized, Yin Yao's feelings were extremely complicated.

Tier 3 mutated beast!
In my past life, I died at the hands of a third-tier mutated beast king...

at that time.

He himself was only at the third level.

But now?
This new city lord of Dawn City, who seems to have appeared out of nowhere, is giving away third-tier mutated beasts for free, even directly to 'lucky refugees'!
Place them in other refuge cities.

Not to mention refugees, even the citizens who contributed to the refuge city had no chance of obtaining such precious resources!

Yes, resources!
Mutant beast meat is an extremely important resource in the wasteland world!

First and second-tier mutated beast meat is the main food source for wasteland refugees, and it does not contain much energy.

but……

From the third stage onwards, the situation is completely different!

The meat of a third-tier mutated beast contains abundant energy; it is more of a 'supernatural resource' than food.

"call--"

Yin Yao let out a long breath.

She suppressed her complex and incomprehensible emotions.

"This piece of meat is of great benefit to me and to you all."

Yin Yao then gave a brief explanation to the four of them.

The expressions of Ye Fan and the others gradually changed from initial bewilderment to astonishment, and finally to delight.

"what?"

"We can become stronger by eating this meat?!"

……

……

Half an hour later.

A secluded alleyway.

A large piece of third-tier mutated beast meat was devoured by Yin Yao and her group of five.

Due to the rudimentary conditions, the meat was often eaten raw, without even being cooked.

The meat didn't taste good; in fact, it was extremely raw and unpalatable.

but……

The beast meat greatly enhanced the five of them!

slam-la-

The wind and sand howled incessantly around Yin Yao.

The momentum was more than twice as strong as before, which was visible to the naked eye.

Although Ye Fan and the other three have not yet awakened their powers, their physical strength and various qualities have improved far, far.

Crack! Crack! Ye Fan simply clenched his fist, and a series of popping sounds came from his body.

"I could have beaten myself at least three times, no, five times, just half an hour ago!"

Ye Fan was extremely excited.

Ever since he was killed by the mutated rat, he has been holding his breath, wanting to become stronger.

Now, the opportunity has finally arrived!
In fact.

During the time Yin Yao was offline, the four of them diligently dug for polluted crystals outside the city, hoping to awaken their powers through the crystals.

Despite several attempts, none of the four have been able to awaken their powers.

"One step closer to the second tier."

the other side.

Yin Yao opened her eyes, and the howling sandstorm around her disappeared.

"Originally, to advance to the second tier, at least three to five first-tier crystals would be needed..."

"After eating this third-tier beast meat, I only need one or two more crystals!"

Yin Yao murmured to herself, a smile appearing on her face.

The previous life.

She stumbled and nearly died before barely waking up.

After reaching the first rank, it took several months to advance to the second rank.

And now?
The new city lord's sudden wave of 'mutated beast meat benefits' greatly accelerated her leveling process.

Think about this.

Yin Yao looked up and gazed towards the inner city of Dawn City.

That is where the new city lord resides.

but.

While feeling grateful to the mysterious new city lord, Yin Yao also felt sorrow for him.

No matter how powerful or benevolent this new city lord may be.

In the near future.

The boy named Ember will eventually take his place.

This is the future that Yin Yao saw in her previous life. Although rebirth may have some impact on the future, Yin Yao still feels that the identity of the city lord of Dawn City belongs to Yu Jin.

in the past.

The title of "Lord of Dawn City" resounded throughout the wasteland world, and his power seemed to be linked to the power of Dawn City.

"Miss!"

Ye Fan's call brought Yin Yao back to reality from her thoughts.

"You previously asked us to inquire about the new city lord of Dawn City..."

Yin Yao turned to look at Ye Fan: "Did you find anything?"

Ye Fan shook his head, but then nodded.

"We haven't been able to find any information about the new city lord."

"This may also be related to the fact that we can only move around in the outer city area now and cannot enter the inner city."

"As far as we know, at least in the entire outer city area, no one knows the new city lord's name, or even whether he is male or female..."

Yin Yao nodded upon hearing this.

This result did not surprise her; asking Ye Fan and the others to gather information was merely an attempt.

"but……"

But then, Ye Fan changed the subject.

"We unexpectedly learned quite a bit about the former city lord."

"The former city lord went out of the city to hunt infected creatures to celebrate his advancement to the fourth rank, but he was defeated and died. This is news you should already know."

"But what you may not know is..."

"Those who died outside the city were not only the former city lord, but also a group of high-ranking officials of Dawn City led by him!"

"We have confirmed this with many refugees. A few days ago, the city lord led a large group of evolved beings from Dawn City out of the city, but none of them have returned since."

Upon hearing this, Yin Yao narrowed her eyes slightly.

"what do you mean……"

"The entire elite evolved beings of Dawn City have been wiped out?"

Ye Fan nodded affirmatively.

"Yes!"

His tone was firm.

"I even suspect that in Dawn City right now, only the new city lord is a powerful evolved being!"

"Apart from the new city lord, the evolutionary power in Dawn City is actually very weak, almost non-existent!"

At this point, Ye Fan suddenly paused in surprise.

"So the new city lord has been giving out perks lately, like first-tier pollution crystals and mutated beast meat. Perhaps he wants to cultivate new evolved beings to serve as his personal guards?"

Ye Fan had barely finished speaking.

boom--

Dawn City Center.

Pillars of light and lightning, tens of meters in diameter, intersected and shot into the sky!

at the same time.

A figure soared from the inner city of dawn into the sky.

The figure looked somewhat frail, but the aura it exuded was incredibly imposing.

"The New City Lord's Decree—"

"Effective immediately, the Dawn City Guard will be formed!"

"Those who have evolved to the second tier or higher are eligible to participate in the selection!"

This is……

A woman's voice!
(End of this chapter)